Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 7:10 pm by Todd Levy
Of all the lot-merch on Summer Tour, the piece that generated the most buzz had to be the Trey bobblehead, one of which Jamtopia gave away back in April.
Assuming you liked that one, you'll probably want to add the latest and greatest Phish bobblehead to your collection: it's bassist extraordinaire Mike Gordon.
Like the Trey bobblehead, the Mike bobblehead is a superb likeness given the medium. He comes complete with day-glo shirt, hiked-up sweats, Modulus Q5 bass, and prominent schnoz.
Best of all, he's even easier to care for than a real cactus.
Read on to learn how you can win one for free.
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Posted Jun 27, 2009 at 8:58 pm by Todd Levy
Sorry. You need to Flash to see the Phish Halloween Festival Save the Date map.
Yesterday Phish confirmed what had been circulating on the rumor train for weeks — that they'll be hosting a 3-day Halloween Festival from October 30th to November 1st, 2009.
See above for the custom announcement from Phish.com. The map is being updated every few days with a new animated clue, slowly revealing the festival location and potentially the name:
“Save the Date”
Speaking of which, all signs are pointing to the Phish Halloween Festival being held at the stunning Empire Polo Field in Indio, California, home of the annual Coachella festival and fertile spot for growing dates.
The Coachella / Empire Polo Field rumor is strong enough that nearby hotel rooms and rentals are pretty much sold out. And apparently there's already huge demand for Naked Wizard costumes.
Read on more analysis and speculation about the Phish Festival 2009.
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Posted Jun 23, 2009 at 4:57 pm by Todd Levy
Okay, so the post title may be a bit misleading, but hit play at right for a live compilation of the new Phish album using tracks from the 2009 Summer Tour.
Entitled “Joy,” the 10 song album is scheduled for release some time in August. Joy will be the first Phish studio album since Undermind came out back in 2004.
Steve Lillywhite, who also produced Billy Breathes in 1996, manned the boards at New York’s Chung King Studios for the new album — a rumor that broke right here on Jamtopia over nine months before it was confirmed in Rolling Stone (page 1, 2, 3)
[Joy] feels more like a live record than a lot of our live records.
— Trey Anastasio
Speaking of rumors and the studio, there's a photo below showing a leaked tracklist photo from the studio. Said tracklist would have made this a very long album, but given that there will only be ten tracks on it, there should be plenty of material left on the table for a follow-up. And meanwhile, I've Been Around hasn't been played so it's missing from the preview player.
Scroll down for the full tracklist plus related articles and lyrics to most of the songs.
P.S. Thanks to the tapers who make this possible and special thanks to Yossarian Kelley for transcribing the song lyrics below.
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Posted Jun 17, 2009 at 9:19 am by Todd Levy
The first set of this show was dull and I liquidated it, but the second set is one of those EVENTS in Phishtory that all should experience.
— Charlie Dirksen via Phish.net
The story of the show has been told a million times already, so for now, just take a listen and enjoy. Jump to 2001 (track 10) for the beginning of the second set and all the OJ goodness.
And if you're really looking for something to read while you listen, try this extended Harpua review by Yance Davis.
Source: AKG 460b/ck61 by Jeff Jordan
Sorry. You need to Flash to watch this movie.
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Posted Jun 12, 2009 at 3:16 pm by Todd Levy
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Various
Date
June 12nd and 14th, 2009
Venue
Bonnaroo
Location
Manchester, TN
Phish Rock Bonnaroo with the Boss!
Hit “play” above to watch Phish with Bruce Springsteen.
The 8th annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Machester, TN has just wrapped up. And though the festival was inspired by Phish's off-the-beaten-path-festivals, this year is the first time Phish played the festival.
On Friday Phish played three-hour set featuring a Highway to Hell bustout (first since 2/26/97) and later a YEM > Wilson > YEM sandwich to close the 2nd set at 2:15 am.
The band had Saturday off, but Fishman (in a suit) and David Grisman joined the Del McCoury Band at Bonaroo for three songs including Beauty of My Dreams.
On Sunday Phish closed the festival with a two set show. The obvious highlight — a sit-in by Bruce Springsteen during the 1st set for Mustang Sally (first since 8/05/88), Bobby Jean, and Glory Days.
My boyhood hero and still hero.
— Trey Anastasio introducing Bruce Springsteen
Overall the whole experience looked like a blast, and with the help of PhishTube, Joephus and Bonnaboobs, once again I almost feel like I was at the show. Thank you intrepid streamers. Total game-changer.
Read on for setlists, audio, reviews, photos and more from Phish at the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival.
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