Dead Sounding Phish: A Song Analysis and ComparisonBy: Matt FricksSince the announcement of Trey Anastasio as the lead guitar player for the GD50 / Fare Thee Well / Reunion / Goodbye / Whatever shows in Chicago this July, there has been no shortage of opinions of how well of a "fit" Trey will be in the style of Jerry...

By: Steve Siegel (@thebarnpresents) & Brian Brinkman (@sufferingjuke)Photos: Phish From The Road (@Phish_FTR)Brian and I come from different perspectives in our respective Phish fandoms that roughly equate to when we saw our first shows. But we can both agree on one thing: we both want Phish to be the best possible version...

In years past, I've done my yearly round ups as a mixture of best "things" -- shows, albums, concepts -- that made in impact that year.In 2014, I had such a diversity of show experience that I would consider in the top echelon, that I decided to go shows only. It also gives me a...

 [1/16 Update. It's On]There's been chatter about something -- anything -- to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead since the 49th anniversary was just a month old. Bob Weir speculated as such in a Rolling Stone magazine interview last January ("we owe it to the songs").But that was a Furthur break-up,...

By: Steve Siegel (@thebarnpresents) & Brian Brinkman (@sufferingjuke)Photos: Phish From The Road (@Phish_FTR) Brian and I come from different perspectives in our respective Phish fandoms that roughly equate to when we saw our first shows. But we can both agree on one thing: we both want Phish to be the best possible version...

Posting this mid-first set, so really have no idea what it all means, but here's some nice shots of the entire 10/31/14 Phishbill.

Without one "big" show dominating Halloween in Chicago this year, there's a lot of talent playing in a lot of places. As usual, this city can't seem to keep its Halloween celebration to just one day (even when it falls on a Friday!) -- so we're listing shows in this preview from Wednesday through Saturday....

Phish fans gambling on a one-of-a-kind Halloween experience in Vegas this fall, got a bit of a jolt earlier this week when Trey dropped this bomb in a recent interview with OregonLive.I dont know that were going to cover anything this year, to be perfectly honest, he said. Thats the word Im getting from...

By Brian R Brinkman @sufferingjukeThe weekend and the Summer Tour ended with a show that flirted at times with being an instant classic, yet whose parts were somehow greater in the end than the sum.Opening with "The Curtain With" for the first time since 6/19/88 was a clear nod to the symbiotic energy that exists...

Many thanks to all who sent in responses. It was hard to narrow down to just a handful of winners.The task. Complete this sentence: Whiskey + Phish = ____The three runners up will receive admission for two to Monday's show with Helping Phriendly Orchestra at City Winery Chicago. The grand prize winner will get 2 admissions plus...