Hoards of jam enthusiasts spent the weekend getting tuned up in Atlantic City during the three-night Phish run, each evening show sandwiched between pre- and post-performances offering a rich variety of live music from all over the world.

PIECE OF MY HEART: Mystic Bowie steps aside as Tracy Jo takes the lead on a Janice Joplin hit. (Monique M. Demopoulos)

For Deadheads, Monday marked tour kickoff, with Dead & Company’s Raleigh, N.C., performance. For their first concert back since pre-pandemic, they chose a most appropriate opener: “Touch of Grey.”

“… Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains, I don’t care ’Cause it’s alright I…