Letters From The Schvice Pt. II
Dog Gone Blog posted their second installment of “Letters from the Schvice” today. These are so fun to read–I sure wish the Schvice was still around. Winter 1997 Dear Mike, When you are going off on...
View ArticleIt’s Snow
Phish is arriving at the DCU Center tonight for their first show since Halloween. The snow has been falling the past 24 hours and is supposed to continue up until showtime. One of the first things that...
View ArticleTales of Mental Tangle #4: Festival Sets
As anyone reading this surely knows, Phish's festivals have provided eight of the most iconic and musically riveting weekends of the band's career. From the jubilant opening notes of Chalk Dust Torture...
View ArticleTales of Mental Tangle #5: The Story of Two Ghosts
Since its inception in 1997, Ghost has been a jam vehicle. Here, we'll focus on two of that year's giants: 7/23 Lakewood and 11/17 Denver.
View ArticleSummer Rage Sauce: Lakewood ’97
Yes, I know this show is pretty popular. But it's really popular for only one reason--Ghost. I'm here today to explain why the rest of the show is just as good.
View ArticleSummer Rage Sauce: Feel Good, Good About Pierre!
Phish swung by Le Transbordeur in Lyon, France for a splendid show a few days before the end of their month-long European tour during 1997. On July 9, 1997, Phish mixed their emerging experimental funk...
View ArticleMonday Morning Video Pick-Me-Up
I was really inspired by the killer Llama from the 3/24/92 Richmond show that I included in last week's pick-me-up, so I thought I'd delve a bit further into the show.
View ArticleMonday Morning Video Pick-Me-Up: Festivals
In preparation for Phish's three-night blowout party at Watkins Glen race track this weekend, I thought we should take a look at some clips of great moments from festivals past.
View ArticleJams that Capture Summer – Episode 1
Phish have played a lot of summer shows--containing a lot of jams. However, being a jam that simply was played during a summer tour isn't the only prereq to be on my list of "summer" jams. To me, a...
View ArticleUnder the Covers Vol. 7 – Auld Lang Syne
With the New Year’s Eve run just over a week away, and 12.31.11 just beyond that, I wanted to provide a little encore to my three part MSG Preview that worked to recap a number of Phish’s covers from...
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