Crimson Rose:
The first band to sell out Garcia's at one of their reunion shows, Crimson Rose's reign as THE Grateful Dead band in Westchester spanned a good part of the 1980's. The boys started their journey young. By the time the band started hitting the club scene in Westchester at the Fore n Aft & Left Bank they were not only too young to drink, they were too young for a learner's permit. Well before they graduated high school they were packing them in, especially at their Tuesday night residency at the Fore n Aft where hundreds of fans religiously caught the band weekly. Towards the end of the 80’s the band fell apart following the death of drummer Ron Sassone. 

When members of the band went their separate ways they continued to make music.  

Multi-instrumentalist Doug Grean toured with Scott Weiland's Wildabouts and was their music director. He's closely worked with STP & Velvet Revolver and is a studio musician and producer who has worked with artists such as Slash, Sheryl Crow, and Glen Campbell. He's shared the stage with Bono and Stevie Wonder on national TV. Doug recently moved back to the New York area and just opened a recording studio in Harlem.  

Now living in Florida, Greg Koerner is on perpetual tour with Gent Treadly and has played Bass with DJ Logic, Vince Welnick, Charles Neville, Garth Hudson and others sometimes with twin brother and Crimson Rose guitarist Jonathan Koerner by his side.   

Jon Koerner has been immersed in Jazz jams with some of the finest muscians in New York branching out to play keyboards along with guitar duties. 

 Marc Loponte was a long time vocalist with Stella Blue's Band and spent many years with another Fore n Aft favorite High Time in the 90’s. He is still jamming out in several GD tributes. 

Drummer Rich Baker has turned up in multiple bands including Connecticut’s long running Grateful Dead tribute Shakedown. 

Crimson Rose combines music from the Grateful Dead and other hippie anthems, rocking songs old and newer along with a few originals for a unique mix of songs played Crimson Rose style.  The band is loose, playful, unscripted with superb musicianship and stellar vocals. Its always a good time. 

Crimson Rose will reunite once again after a four year absence and share the spirit of the Deadhead community of the 80’s, Tuesday nights at the Fore n Aft, and the annual Rye Harrison game. Get your tickets now before it sells out. You don't want to miss this very special one off show.