Love the Grateful Dead but hate the band’s reputation for extended jams and excessive noodling? It’s true, those people exist out there—folks who like the spirited melodies and foot-shuffling rhythms, but whose attention spans start cutting out at the five-minute mark. Well, for all those fans come the San Francisco five-piece tribute band the Rolling Jays. The band doesn’t worry with hours-long drum solos or spaced-out jamming, instead focusing on simple and straightforward rock and blues tunes made for moving and grooving. The Rolling Jays bring their old-fashioned dance music to the woods of west Sonoma County when they play on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Forestville Club, 6250 Front St., Forestville. 8:30pm. $5. 707.887.2594.
