Phish
November 20, 2009
U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH
Set 1: Chalkdust Torture, The Moma Dance, The Divided Sky, Alaska, Water in the Sky, Fast Enough For You, Time Turns Elastic, Gotta Jibboo, Fluffhead
For the play-by-play from Cincinnati, check out @YEMblog.
Furthur, the band made up of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jay Lane, Joe Russo, John Kadlecik and Jeff Chimenti, will play a warm-up show this evening at the intimate 19Broadway nightclub in Marin County. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6PM.
There’s something about Cincinnati that the members of Phish must love as they keep on coming back to the city for two-night stands. For an example of how good Cincy Phish fans have it, consider that The Queen City has gotten a total of seven Phish shows since Fall ‘99. During that same span, the only show in the Cleveland area was in Cuyahoga Falls on September 18, 2000. Quite the disparity when you consider Cleveland is the bigger city.
Phish in Cinncinnati – Venue Segues
Bogart’s (5/5/92,12/3/92) > Cincinnati Zoo Peacock Pavilion (8/6/93) > Cincinnati Music Hall (6/21/94) > The Crown (11/14/98)/Firststar Center (12/3,4/99) > Riverbend Music Center (9/20/00) > U.S. Bank Arena (2/21,22/03, 11/20,21/09)
Capacities: Bogart’s (300), Peacock Pavilion (?), Music Hall (1,150), The Crown/Firststar Center/U.S. Bank Arena (17,090), Riverbend (20,500)
This weekend, Jeditang will be tweeting the setlist and full play-by-play details from the U.S. Bank Arena for @YEMblog. Jeditang has prepared a bit of a bio to give you some background on who will be providing the deets from Cincinnati. You call also follow the action at JamBase’s Phish Page and via PhishTwit.
In other Phish-related news, past HT contributor Ginz has been making onesies for the band’s youngest fans. You can read all about Ginz’s new venture – and find out how to buy a onesie – at the PhanArt Blog.
[Originally Published August 9, 2007]
Steely Dan 03/20/1974 FM (MP3):
After listening to one of Steely Dan’s rare live gigs from the ’70s, I’m just confused as to why these guys didn’t tour behind any of their legendary albums. The Dan absolutely tore it up in the live setting with a band that included Michael McDonald, Denny Dias and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. To see what I’m talking about, download this crispy as fuck radio show Steely Dan recorded on March 20th, 1974.
I’ve had a copy of this show for years, but the analog tape hiss made it unlistenable. Last week a pristine copy of the set made its way to the torrent sites. My old copy has now become my new coaster. The show begins with a high energy romp through Bodhisattva that features Baxter and Walter Becker trading mind-blowing licks. Do It Again is a little more groovin’ than the album version thanks to McDonald’s work on the Rhodes. Other nuggets on this recording include the nasty solos in Rikki Don’t Lose That Number and a soulful version of Any Major Dude. We can only hope that more crispy recordings from the Dan’s epic 1974 tour surface soon.
Seattle rockers Pearl Jam make their Austin City Limits debut this weekend on your local PBS channel. Eddie Vedder and his mates focus on material from the recently released Backspacer and add a few Pearl Jam classics for good measure during this performance taped on October 13.
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Ekoostik Hookah bassist Cliff Starbuck, who has held down the low end for the Ohio-based jamband since they formed in 1991, will play his last show as a full-time member of the band on New Year’s Eve. The band will resume playing gigs after a six week break following their New Year’s show at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus with a new, as-of-yet unnamed bassist.
READ ON for Cliff’s statement and the band’s statement…
Jam Cruise 8 will set sail from Ft. Lauderdale on January 3rd filled to the brim with amazing artists and the band fans who love them. Today, we’ve got our third Jam Cruise Files column which profiles a band or musician scheduled to perform on the MSC Poesia between January 3 & 8. This installment of Jam Cruise Files features singer/guitarist/Jam Cruise Veteran Brock Butler.
Brock Butler Plays Graceland on Jam Cruise 5
Name / JC8 Gig: Brock Butler / Solo Performer
Band: Perpetual Groove
Past Jam Cruise Experience: Perpetual Groove (JC3, JC5, JC6) Solo (JC7)
2009: Solo Album – Lately Here Though, PGroove Album – Heal
Hidden Track: How much has Jam Cruise changed from your first cruise to last year’s cruise?
Brock Butler: The first year we played Jam Cruise, there was a vibe similar to going to camp–the coolest camp ever mind you. I remember not knowing a good deal of the faces I was seeing, I had been on a cruise before, so seeing the ship was fun , but watching my comrades enjoy the size and treats of our vessel was about as much fun too.
Cut to the end of the trip – you have jammed with musicians you never thought you might jam with, played blackjack with Ivan Neville and leave torn up at the realization you wont be seeing your new friends on a daily basis. After a few trips back on board, it’s just as much fun. The vibe now being more a reunion than a group of strangers, you can spot the virgins. Look on the schedule to see who you want to say hello to, if they might be up to letting you sit in again, hell, would they like to sit in with you? Any year I’m unable to go would be a heart breaker. I think that sums that up.
READ ON for more of our Jam Cruise Files on Brock Butler…
Kyle Hollingsworth’s solo band has been touring the country behind the SCI keyboardist’s excellent Then There’s Now release. Hollingsworth – who stoked the String Cheese reunion flames with a recent blog entry – mixes songs from Then There’s Now with a couple of fun covers including Kodachrome by Paul Simon. This clip was filmed at The Mint in LA…
Kyle Hollingsworth – Kodachrome
Tonight, The Kyle Hollingsworth Band teams up with HT faves the Ryan Montbleau Band at the Pour House in Charleston, SC.
Phish
November 18, 2009
Cobo Arena
Detroit, MI
Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Foam, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, Bouncing Around The Room, Sample In A Jar, Kill Devil Falls, It’s Ice, Horn. Mountains In The Mist, Poor Heart, 46 Days, David Bowie
Set 2: Runaway Jim, Down With Disease -> Free, Waste, Taste, Bug, Wading In The Velvet Sea, Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Cavern
Encore: Character Zero
For the play-by-play from Detroit, check out @YEMblog.
Music Today has started sending out notices of regret and confirmation to those who entered the lottery for tickets to Phish’s New Year’s Run in Miami. How did you fare? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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