SET 1: Just A Touch [1], Cayman Review [2], Back on the Train, Simple Twist Up Dave, Slave to the Traffic Light [3], Let Me Lie [4], Heavy Things[2], Undermind, Love Is What We Are[2], Burlap Sack and Pumps, Shade [5], 46 Days
This show was billed as The Beacon Jams (celebrating the 5th anniversary of 2020's Beacon Jams residency), benefited Divided Sky Foundation, and featured the first public TAB performances of Just A Touch and Slave to the Traffic Light (both had been previously played on November 27, 2020 during the Beacon Jams). Just A Touch featured just Trey on acoustic guitar and vocals from Kenneth, Jennifer, Natalie, and Jo Lampert. Jo Lampert was a guest singer for Just A Touch, Cayman Review, Let Me Lie, Heavy Things, and Love Is What We Are. Slave to the Traffic Light, Let Me Lie, and Shade featured the Rescue Squad Strings (Rachel Golub, Katie Kresek, Maxim Moston, and Anja Wood) with Jeff Tanski joining on piano for Slave to the Traffic Light. Slave to the Traffic Light featured Trey on acoustic and electric guitar, the Rescue Squad Strings, and Jeff Tanski on piano.
RESCUE SQUAD
PUSH ON 'TIL THE DAY
THE 9TH CUBE
SET 1: Speak to Me, Olivia, Pigtail, Set Your Soul Free, Petrichor [1], About to Run, Evolve [2], The Inlaw Josie Wales [3], Water in the Sky [4], Valentine[2], Sand
SET 2: Wolfman's Brother, Oblivion, Pebbles and Marbles [5], A Wave of Hope, Twist > Last Tube, In Long Lines[2], Shine, Money, Love and Change, Simeon, Ghost
ENCORE: Snowflakes in the Sand [6], Brian and Robert [7], Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.[2]
This show was billed as The Beacon Jams (celebrating the 5th anniversary of 2020's Beacon Jams residency) and was a benefit for Divided Sky Foundation. Petrichor, Evolve through Valentine, Pebbles and Marbles, In Long Lines, Brian and Robert, and Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. featured the Rescue Squad Strings (Rachel Golub, Katie Kresek, Maxim Moston, and Anja Wood) with Jeff Tanski joining in on piano for Petrichor, The Inlaw Josie Wales, and Pebbles and Marbles. Petrichor featured just Trey on acoustic guitar, the Rescue Squad Strings, Jeff Tanski on piano, and the horns (who provided additional vocals). The Inlaw Josie Wales featured just Trey on acoustic guitar, the Rescue Squad Strings, and Jeff Tanski on piano. Water in the Sky and Brian and Robert featured just Trey on acoustic guitar and the Rescue Squad Strings. Pebbles and Marbles featured Trey on acoustic and electric guitar. Trey teased Oye Como Va in Twist. Snowflakes in the Sand was performed by Trey solo acoustic. Brian and Robert was aborted and restarted.
SET 1: In the House - In a Heartbeat [1], Stash [2], What's Going Through Your Mind, Mozambique, Alive Again, The Moma Dance, Monsters [3], Divided Sky [4], Everything's Right
SET 2: Lost in the Pack [5], Blaze On, Spin, Real You, Harry Hood [6], Gotta Jibboo, My Friend, My Friend [7], What's the Use? [8], First Tube[3]
ENCORE: A Life Beyond The Dream[3], The Lizards[3], Carini[3]
This show was billed as The Beacon Jams (celebrating the 5th anniversary of 2020's Beacon Jams residency) and was a benefit for Divided Sky Foundation.The Rescue Squad Strings (Rachel Golub, Katie Kresek, Maxim Moston, and Anja Wood) performed Rescue Squad alone before Trey and TAB joined for the first public TAB performance of In the House - In a Heartbeat (it had been played previously during the Beacon Jams on October 30, 2020). In the House - In a Heartbeat, Stash, Monsters, Divided Sky, Harry Hood, and My Friend, My Friend through Carini featured the Rescue Squad Strings with Jeff Tanski joining on piano for In the House - In a Heartbeat, Stash, Divided Sky, Harry Hood, My Friend, My Friend, and What's the Use?. Divided Sky featured just Trey on acoustic guitar, the Rescue Squad Strings, and Jeff Tanski on piano. Lost in the Pack was performed by Trey solo acoustic. Harry Hood featured Trey on acoustic and electric guitar. My Friend, My Friend was a TAB debut. What's the Use? featured just Trey, the Rescue Squad Strings, and Jeff Tanski on piano.
RECAP: 11/22/95 US AIR ARENA
[We would like to thank Jamie Pemantall (@disenlighten) for recapping this adored show from three decades ago. -Ed.]
This month is the 30th anniversary of seeing my first Phish show, and I’m taking this chance to share some great memories from the distant past and thoughts from the present.
I had been a listener of the recorded music of Phish since 1993, when I was introduced to the Rift album by a childhood friend. I recall a feverish amount of excitement from my high school peers who saw 2/4/93 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, two days after the release of Rift. When I told my sister I listened to Phish, she asked, “Aren’t they weird?” Yes. Yes, and that was the appeal for me. I was mostly a metal and punk listener at the time, but I was habitually drawn to the bizarre.
Earlier in 1995, I had run into a high school friend who remarked that the platitude “There’s nothing like a Grateful Dead show” was also true for Phish’s live shows. “There’s nothing like a Phish show.” That statement gained significance when Jerry Garcia died in August 1995. There was already crossover between fans of the Grateful Dead and Phish, but many more fans followed Phish on the Fall ’95 tour.
SET 1: Cayman Review, The Moma Dance, Tuesday, Alive Again, Real You, Sand, Liquid Time, Oblivion, Shine
SET 2: Set Your Soul Free, Blaze On, Last Tube, Spin, Valentine, Monsters, Ghost
I ALWAYS WANTED IT THIS WAY
ZIGGY STARDUST
SET 1: First Tube, Evolve, Wolfman's Brother, Mozambique, Cayman Review, Heavy Things, Steam, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Blaze On
SET 2: Pigtail, No Men In No Man's Land, Sand, Olivia, Back on the Train, Night Speaks to a Woman, Love Is What We Are, Sightless Escape > Twist, Push On 'Til the Day
ENCORE: A Life Beyond The Dream, What's Going Through Your Mind
NEW KASVOT VäXT MUSIC UNEARTHED?
A discovery that is sending shockwaves through the Scandinavian Prog Rock and Phish communities, the long-lost, never-before-heard follow-up to Kasvot Växt’s debut album í rokk surfaced in Portland, OR, over Halloween weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 1, at Hōkū Space, 149 lucky music fans were treated to a surprise appearance from the reclusive group.
Trading in their signature all-white suits for pumpkin spice-flavored all-orange, and immersed in a landscape of shimmering silver cubes, Kasvot Växt tore through í roll, an adventurous set of brand-new originals. The details are sketchy but, according to inside sources, í roll was recorded in 1983, with a giant World Tour planned for 1984. However, someone in Kasvot Växt did something to offend someone in Van Halen, and the band found their tour stolen out from under them and their new album buried and forgotten. Where Kasvot Växt has been since 1984 is anyone’s guess.
MOST COMMON SONG PER STATE 🗺️
NOTE: This has been updated to counts of shows with each song rather the first number being all performances in the state. This removes HYHU from every state but Florida, and addresses other anomalies. For example, HYHU, Weekapaug, and Mike's all have been played in Georgia more than any other songs - but Possum is the song that appears in the most shows.)
There are five states (shaded black) in which Phish has not yet performed. In fifteen more (those in grey), there is a tie for the most common song performed, ranging from every song at the one Oklahoma show, to a tie between only Chalk Dust and Wolfman's among the 43 shows in Washington state.
For the remaining 30 states, this map shows the most common song performed in each state, the number of that state's shows in which it was performed, and the number of shows in that state. There are some vague patterns, such as "Possum" in the far northeast (geographically ironic), a spotty "YEM" Belt (settled like a belly above the Bible Belt), and "Chalk Dust" spread far and wide.
States that share a most common song are colored the same (such as California, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, and New Jersey each having "Chalk Dust Torture" most commonly, and all in green). Those in pink have a unique most-common song (such as, fittingly, "Alumni Blues" in Vermont).
PHISH STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 6 - 8
[This post is courtesy of Paul Jakus. -Ed.]
After two well-attended academic conferences at Oregon State University in 2019 and 2024, and following last Fall’s wildly successful Phish Studies 101 webinar series, Phish Studies Association (PSA) is happy to announce its official incorporation as a non-profit academic society.
PSA has also become affiliated with the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) and will participate in MAPACA’s annual conference each November.
Our first annual meeting in Philadelphia begins on Thursday, November 6. We will run a full slate of sessions (18 presentations, plus a Guided Listening Session). If you’re in the area, day passes are available.
Watch Instagram (@phishstudies) and Facebook (@PhishStudies) for daily updates from the conference.
If you are interested in learning more about joining PSA, please visit our webpage, https://phishstudies.net, and keep an eye out for next year’s Call For Papers (June).
Chryss Allaback, President
Paul Jakus, Executive Director
HARRY HOOD, YOU BE 40! 🎂
A sonnet to celebrate....
When first thy notes did through the rafters soar,
A playful hymn of dairy, light, and cheer,
We knew not yet what wonders lay in store,
Nor dreamed thy glow would blaze for forty year.
Thy jam, a river winding, ever free,
Reveals new visions each and ev’ry night,
A mirror tuned to human revelry,
Whose peaks ascend toward everlasting light.
The faithful gather, drawn from near and far,
To ride thy arc as day dissolves to flame,
Each tone a spark, each chorus like a star,
Eternal yet reborn, thou art the same.
So sing, sweet Hood, thy blessing understood:
Four decades prove thou mak’st us all feel good.
And, uh... "Dog Log" is 40, too, sooo....
When dogs must squat and leave their steaming gift,
The noble nose recoils, the stomach shifts;
Yet Phish, in mirth, did raise this dung-born song,
A hymn to logs that tumble brown and long.
Four decades now this turd hath rolled on stage,
A forty-year-old joke that will not age.
Its fragrance fills the hall, a fetid cheer,
The crowd cries “Dog Log!” – poop to every ear
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST PHAMILY POKER CLASSIC AT THE TROPICANA IN ATLANTIC CITY
Nearly fifteen years ago, on October 30, 2010, the first poker tournament fundraiser for The Mockingbird Foundation took place in the poker room of The Tropicana Hotel along Atlantic City's boardwalk. It raised more than $5K for Mockingbird and you can read more about it here.
BELLNGJAM A SUCCESS!
This report was submitted by Dylan Daugherty, of Rune Signal Media, who organized and orchestrated this event...
BellingJAM 2025 was a true community celebration that radiated love, music, and togetherness in every way. Thanks to incredible sponsors, this dream came alive — transforming an afternoon in Bellingham into a gathering that reminded attendees of why live music is such a vital part of our lives. Four stellar artists — Vibacious, Tryin’, GLYF, and Willdabeast — each brought their unique energy to the stage, weaving a tapestry of sound that had everyone grinning from ear to ear. With the Mockingbird Foundation as the beneficiary, the music didn’t just fill the air; it echoed forward into supporting music education for kids, ensuring that the jam carries on for generations to come.
CROUCH ON HAMPTON: A PHOTO ESSAY 📷
This photo essay was written by photographer John Crouch, who took the accompanying 27 photos (among others) for the Mockingbird Foundation at Hampton shows in 2009 and 2025.
Sixteen years ago, I went to Hampton to see my favorite band in the world. Just five years prior they said they'd never play again, so of course these shows were extremely special. Not only did I get to go to this very special reunion but I was going there as a photographer of the Mockingbird Foundation to capture the experience for the upcoming PC2 book. I don't think I'm alone here, but they are more than a band today me, they've been a big part of most things I've done in my life.
To stand in Hampton coliseum at the lip of the stage waiting for the band to come out in a room full of quite possibly the most animated, inebriated, unique, and diverse fan base in the world, is the rush concert photographers are chasing. The moment when the band hits the stage and the energy level between fans and the four immediately hits high gear.
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