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Video of the Week: 1995-06-26

donotreply@phish.net — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:14:43 GMT

We've been remiss. Over the last six months or so we've highlighted some incredible videos on our weekly Video of the Week blog post. In so doing some of the most prolific YouTube uploaders have had their videos featured including HarpuaFSB, mkdevo, and Silverchair97. Another videographer that has some pretty stellar videos is telekinetica. Here is the amazing Down with Disease from 1995-06-26. While unfinished, this monster clocks in at over 20 minutes and rightfully gets highlighted on the Disease jamming chart. Check it out, and by all means, leave a thumbs up or a positive comment on the YouTube page of this v...

Possum Pin for Mockingbird

donotreply@phish.net — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:09:56 GMT

Matty and Caitlin are auctioning yet another beautiful Phish-related pin with 100% of the proceeds going to the Mockingbird Foundation. This one runs until the morning of Tuesday the 7th, and features a roadkill'd possum - the perfect Valentine's gift, perhaps?

Guy Forget

donotreply@phish.net — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:30:45 GMT

Moroccan-born Guy Forget began playing pro tennis in 1982, making a name for himself that many enthusiasts of the game won’t soon... Oh, skip it.

Mike Gordon’s “Catapult,” was actually dreamed up by the occasional writing duo of Trey Anastasio and Dave Abrahams. Coming out of an especially fruitful night at the Rhombus with Tom, Daubs, and Pete (the songs “Pyromaniac” and “Girlfriend Named Bubba” were also composed that evening, also known as T...

When

donotreply@phish.net — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:58 GMT

The Trey/Tom composition “When” debuted with TAB on 7/11/01 in San Diego. A spooky song with Middle Eastern horns and an ominous guitar lick from Trey that sounds like Jason Voorhees approaching, the saxophone played in the first 4 minutes of “When” adds an eerie vibe to the beginning of the song, setting the stage for the interesting lyrics.

The first verse seems to set the scene of a couple who are distant, or at least one who is not receptive to the conversation of the other. Not replying in kind to simple requests for a name, time, or if they are hungry adds to the confusion of the last line which pauses the scene. An interlude plays with the horns carrying the song and Trey’s licks plus Rus...

Steam

donotreply@phish.net — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:32:07 GMT

In simplest terms “Steam” is a song of ice and fire. To generate steam a source of heat and a source of vapor are required. The combination of these two elements can be paroxysmal, ebullient, intoxicating, or industrious. Unfortunately, depending on the ratio of each component thrown into the mix or the rate at which the heat is applied to the vapor source, the same two things can produce nothing more than more than $40,000 in new grants for music education for children.

15th Round of Grants Announced

donotreply@phish.net — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:46 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 31, 2012 The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded by Phish fans, has announced ten new grants, totaling $40,751, supporting music education for children. The grants come from the Mockingbird Foundation’s 15th round of competitive grant-making, and bring total Mockingbird disbursements to over $700,000. These newest grants support programs [...]

Mystery Jam Monday Part 84

donotreply@phish.net — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:59:23 GMT

Download Phish.net-Mystery-Jam-84.mp3

Welcome to the 84th running of the Mystery Jam here at Phish.net. As usual, we will be playing for a free MP3 download, courtesy of our friends at LivePhish.com / Nugs.Net. The rules haven't changed: you need to correctly identify the song and the date to win. Post your guess in the comments. One guess per person per day (with the second “day” starting after I post the hint). A hint will be posted on Tuesday (if necessary) and the answer will be posted on Wednesday. Good luck...

Tuesday Hint: No hint needed this week.

Wednesday Answer: Congrats to @FarginBastage (love the username, BTW) for (pretty much) ID'ing the

Video of the Week: 1991-10-15

donotreply@phish.net — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:24 GMT

It is funny how videos surface after long periods of time. It always piques the interest of what other gems lay out there waiting to be discovered. Such was the case earlier this week when Chalkdust Torture from 1991-10-15 appeared on YouTube. Though just debuted earlier in the year at the shortened show from 1991-02-01 at Brown University, Chalkdust was already a setlist veteran and in heavy rotation. The prior show was the Olympia Gamehenge show from 1991-10-13. Sadly, the uploader has not much more of the show, barring a few minutes of the opening to "Foam", as he was asked to stop taping.