The Bend Roots Revival kicked off last night around town and I made it down to the Victorian Cafe where Rising Tide, Bend's own Grateful Dead tribute band was kicking off the festival, as is becoming tradition.

As longtime Bend Roots fans know, there tends to be plenty of Dead covers (or covers of songs the Grateful Dead also covered) throughout the festival, so it's fitting that the Revival should kick off with a Jerry-centric party. That's essentially what we had at the Vic patio -- well, once the power stopped going out...but in time the music returned and here's some video.

Stay tuned for more updates from Bend Roots, which moves to the Century Center with music kicking off at 4pm today. Here's our guide to the fest.