Wall of Sound is a Southern California-based Grateful Dead tribute band known for recreating the energy, improvisation, and expansive sound of the Deads live performances, with a particular focus on the bands larger, high-powered 1980s era. The group features veteran musicians from the West Coast jam-band and Deadhead scene, including guitarist Nick Sandoval, whose rsum includes performances with Stu Allens Mars Hotel, Tiger Rose, Skull s mission is to honor the spirit of the Grateful Dead while bringing their own musicianship and spontaneity to every performance.