The Schwag is a band dedicated to carrying on the music and the vibe of the legendary Grateful Dead. Founded in 1991 as a local St. Louis-based Dead tribute, the group began touring after the 1995 death of Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, and has played more than 2,000 shows in 18 states, with an average of 150 shows a year, and a working repertoire of 200 songs.
In 1997, The Schwag began their own self-produced festivals, Schwagstocks. After holding the events at progressively larger venues in Missouri, in 2004 bassist and founding member Jimmy Tebeau purchased Camp Zoe, a 330-acre former youth camp near Salem, Mo., in the heart of the Ozarks, to serve as a permanent home for Schwagstock.
In 2005, Schwagstocks and other festivals at Zoe drew more than 30,000 people to the site, and the first event of 2006, Schwagstock 29, drew a crowd of more than 7,500. Besides music, festival-goers enjoy swimming in the creek that runs through the property, canoe trips in the nearby Ozark National Scenic Riverways, on-site camping, nightly drum circles and bonfires, and shopping from the vendors on the site's "Shakedown Street."
Besides bassist-vocalist Tebeau, the group's members are Tim Moody, guitar and vocals; Nate Carpenter, piano and Hammond organ; and Tony Antonelli, drums and vocals. Several Schwag members have extensive jazz training, and the band's live performances emphasize improvisation and spontaneity. Like the Dead, The Schwag operates without set lists. Its only rules are to avoid repeating songs from recent shows and to give high-energy performances that encourage dancing and good vibes.
The Schwag is an established group that has attracted some prominent members of the jam-band community to sit in on their sets, including Merl Saunders, the late Johnny Johnson, Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers, Mike Gordon of Phish, Fred Tackett of Little Feat, Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon, Bill Nershi of String Cheese Incident, Melvin Seals of JGB, Chuck Berry, and the late Vince Welnick.
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hey hey hey...im ganna be there today im sooo excited wee leaving at 4....i just cant wait to get there and chill in the cool water....well ill be there ♥Alisha Berger
you guys played an amazing show! i had such a great time dancing behind the shadow screen thingy, it was definitly the highlite of my schwag. i cant wait to c u again at spook. <3<3<3<3much love
you guys were awesome last night in branson but we need you to come back to peoria and rock island! you definitely made it worth our drive though! fantastic sets as always!
EOTO @ Schwagstock 37 VIDEOS I have them posted on my page. A couple of EOTO themselves, and a couple from later in the set of the EOTO SUPER JAM with a little help from some of their friends. Enjoy, John
Jimmy, you really are a rock star to me!!!!!!!! Hope your week-end goes well in Minnesota. Also great show on the 10 at Broadway Oyster Bar. Love you all. Come by the drum circle on a Wed. if you stay an extra day in town sometime. flutterbyedeb. P.S. It would be an honor for you to be there.
I miss you guys, I haven't seen or talked with any of you since Mardi Gras....BOOO...I will get my next fix of the groove very soon....Love and blessings to you all!
HAPPYYYYY SCHWAGGGGGGG MISS YA'LL JANET...DEAF CAMP
