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Phish Revives Tradition With Festival 8

Phish fans have had plenty to be excited about this year. Since the beloved jam quartet reunited in March, they released the track "Time Turns Elastic" in May and announced the July 28 release of a studio album recorded with Steve Lillywhite. They've been on the road all summer, with a headlining gig at Bonnaroo and marathon shows at the scenic Red Rocks and Gorge amphitheaters. Now, Phish-heads can add one more item to their list of reasons why 2009 is the best year ever: Phish has announced Festival 8, to take place this October at Indio, Calif.'s Empire Polo...  read more

Current Events: Phish for non-phans, a reunion playlist

An introduction to the loved—and loathed—jamband, on the occasion of its recently announced reunion...Sure, some of their fans are obnoxious, stoned idiots. Rich-kid runaways strung out on MDMA and just enough misconstrued New Age philosophy to make them unbearably self-righteous. And, yes, the band’s hour-long atonal vamps on a song called “Tweezer” make most people want to take said grooming tool and remove their ear drums....  read more

Mike Gordon To Tour With Leo Kottke

Phish bassist Mike Gordon and acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke will soon join forces for a summer tour. Performing together for the first time since their appearance at Bonnaroo in June 2003, they will play a mix of festivals, multi-band bills and headlining appearances. Kottke and Gordon will highlight material from their collaborative debut CLONE as well as new material, featuring songs from their upcoming album, Sixty Six Steps. The album is tentatively set for a late summer release on RCA. Dates include: 6/19 - Telluride, Colo. - Telluride Bluegrass Festival 6/24 - Portland, Ore. - Northwest String Summit 6/26 -...  read more