Most Grateful Dead tribute bands have a hard run perfecting the sound of Jerry & company. For Bertha, the test wasn’t mastering the Dead’s music, but learning how to contour some killer eyebrows. The ...
When Melody Walker and her friend Caitlin Doyle first envisioned the Grateful Dead tribute band Bertha, Tennessee’s legislature hadn’t yet introduced legislation limiting drag performance. The ...
The first time Bertha: Grateful Drag performed, it was meant to be a one-off show. The seven-piece, which covers the music of the Grateful Dead while decked out in drag, made its debut in April 2023 ...
Rolling Stone: A Grateful Dead Tribute Band — in Drag — Raises Money for Trans Youth in Tennessee
A Grateful Dead Tribute Band — in Drag — Raises Money for Trans Youth in Tennessee
MassLive: BERTHA: Grateful Drag brings tribute music and drag to Northampton as part of Back Porch Festival
NORTHAMPTON — They are a Grateful Dead tribute band. They dress like drag queens and describe themselves as an “all-star collective of queer and allied East Nashville talent.” “We’ve known about the ...
BERTHA: Grateful Drag brings tribute music and drag to Northampton as part of Back Porch Festival