Cubensis

CUBENSIS, the band that plays Dead, had its beginnings in 1987 when a group of Deadhead musicians became frustrated with the Dead’s all-too-infrequent visits to Southern California. To fill the gap, guitarist Craig Marshall assembled a group and began to perform at backyard parties and local bars, initially appearing as “Sugar Cubensis” until being repeatedly mistaken for Bjork’s band the Sugar Cubes. For clarity the name was pared down to just “Cubensis.”