More cool stuff from around the web...Via hypebot -- 21 things you didn't know about music criticsVia Rolling Stone -- Ten most annoying concert behaviorsA Phish fan and phantasytour.com user won a twitter contest offered by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and was mailed $8500 in cash. Best part: the picture he took for proof...

Hidden Track did some outstanding research into the total sales of the Phish concerts in 2012. Upon seeing the figures, they seemed to demand a visual presentation. I tweeted the following image, and am putting up on the blog for increased visibility.We've definitely seen a trend towards smaller venues in 3.0. With some of the larger...

Helping Phriendly Orchestra is Chicago's premier Phish tribute band and I'm inclined to believe they're the best in the country. Unabashedly borrowing the Dark Star Orchestra's concept (as explained to The Barn by guitarist Mark Hague) and 1/3 or their name -- their goal is to recreate Phish shows in their entirety. They even attempt to...

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.View Current RotationView All Summer Tour Visual Setlists

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.View Current RotationView All Summer Tour Visual Setlists

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.View Current RotationView All Summer Tour Visual Setlists

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.View Current RotationView All Summer Tour Visual Setlists

In 2010, when I first conceived of a holiday mix tape, the concept seemed like fertile ground -- there were a number of much celebrated holiday takes from my favorite jambands, and all I had to do was assemble them. The playlist just sort of fell togetherA few leftover tracks turned into the seed for the 2011...

The debate rages on, what was this tune that Bob Dylan played at his last United Center stop in November?Hendrix turns 70 -- army records released (suprise: he liked his guitar). Also, his most influential job interview:This guy has collected a nice cross-section of Tame Impala bootlegs.Chicago's much-hated Congress Theater is in...

Justin Bieber hanging out with his Jewish Grandmother (aka Phish's Mike Gordon) via @dankanter instagram.Everybody hates Nickleback, right? Everybody except BusinessWeek who goes into detail about the band's "genius" business modelThese types of deliberately viral videos typically do suck, but this one is funny and right on the money.