Earlier this week, I finally found a good deal on Groupon to book an hotel in Amsterdam for mid-march. Now I know where my family and I will sleep during Jam In The Dam !

I'll choose the flight next week between the one taking of from Lyon or from Geneva...

And then, the schedule will goes like this :

• 14 March
  • Lotus
  • Mike Gordon
  • moe.
• 15 March
  • Keller Williams (of if I don't like the first 30 minutes, Lotus)
  • Dark Star Orchestra (first 2 hours only)
  • Mike Gordon
• 16 March
  • Mike Gordon
  • Dark Star Orchestra
  • (end of) moe.

 

 

 

Later tonight, I'll be watching my first Phish concert live at it happens. Yes, I'll be in my living room, chatting with Holger, during the webcast of the New Year's Eve show at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Holger has been live-facebooking during the first 3 nights. You can seen what happened and follow us tonight on EU Phans, Phish Phans in Europe page on facebook.

 

See you tonight ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not least, Phish has just released today an archival show from 20 years ago exactly !

31th December 1991, Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA.

Here is the official announcement followed by a last minute chrstmas gift.

Phish had a busy year in 1991, signing a record deal with Elektra Records and touring coast-to-coast for a total of more than 130 shows including a fourteen-show tour with a three-piece horn section and the first unofficial Phish festival at Amy’s Farm. That summer Phish also recorded their third studio album, "A Picture Of Nectar". White Crow Studios in Burlington, Vermont provided the backdrop for Nectar’s namesake with engineering duties covered by Kevin Halpin and Jon Altschiller. While Jon was still getting his start as an engineer, he was also a fan and was among the dozen-or-so tapers at The New Aud for the band's New Year's Eve concert. Thanks to his work on Nectar, Jon was allowed to set up his microphones inside the front-of-house position. He also managed to snag a then-rare soundboard patch from FOH engineer Paul Languedoc.

Fast forward to 2010 when Jon returned to work with Phish on the road as LivePhish.com remote engineer and the seeds were sown for the release of this classic show. Twenty years later, Jon combined his audience and soundboard DAT recordings to create the matrix for The New Aud release. Mastered by Fred Kevorkian, this unique source is a proper document of the show, combining the qualities of both sources and harnessing the electricity that characterized this special performance.

For your listening and sharing pleasure...please feel free to download and share (by stream, download or broadcast) the following track from this archival show:

Tweezer>McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1327822594/d06bfb7f7fd5866ba5c024d40fd5c35c

Setlist:
12/31/91 Worcester Memorial Auditorium (The New Aud), Worcester, MA

Set I
1. Possum (8:25)
2. Foam (8:11)
3. Sparkle (4:33)
4. Stash (9:00)
5. The Lizards (10:03)
6. Guelah Papyrus (5:46)
7. Divided Sky (12:42)
8. Esther > (9:49)
9. Llama (4:47)
10. Golgi Apparatus (4:56)

Set II
1. Brother (6:12)
2. Bouncing Around The Room (3:43)
3. Buried Alive > (2:28)
4. Auld Lang Syne > (0:52)
5. Runaway Jim (7:37)
6. The Landlady > (3:27)
7. Reba (11:30)
8. Cavern (4:53)
9. My Sweet One > (2:28)
10. Run Like An Antelope (10:35)

Set III
1. Wilson > (6:50)
2. The Squirming Coil > (7:33)
3. Tweezer > (13:13)
4. McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters > (8:10)
5. Mike’s Song > (7:42)
6. I Am Hydrogen > (3:04)
7. Weekapaug Groove (7:09)

Encore:
8. Minkin Appreciation (1:26)
9. Lawn Boy > (2:30)
10. Rocky Top > (2:36)
11. Tweezer Reprise (3:16)

 

What about the gift ? I have two livephish.com codes to download a free show of your choice. You can use it to download tonight NYE show, of the one from 20 years ago, or any show you want ! Just leave a message here with your new year's resolution and the two first will win.

 

Happy New Year !

Here are the results of the contest started last week to win the new Phish 7 CDs boxset Hampton Winston/Salem '97.

There has been 2 comments and only 1 tweet.

 

Here are the list of the people who entered the contest and the random number choosen by random.org

 

And the winner is... Stashrock48 !

 

Here is a video of Hally's Comet with the audio coming from the boxset.

Everyone Orchestra is a unusual band.

First of all, its structure is always changing. It's actually a kind of Super Band with each member coming from other bands and none of them is permanent. There are regulars like John Fishman (ring any bell ?) or Marco Benevento and new comers like Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band). it's really an orchestra for everyone to come and play. The only central axis is Matt Butler, leader and creator... whow doesn't play any instrument.

Everybody Orchestra's music can be defined as conducted improvisation. Indeed, Matt Butler conduct the band with gestures, jumps and boards where he writes words, feelings, moods to lead the music. Needless to say, each concert is different as there's no specific "song".

After 10 years of shows, Matt Butler wanred to make a studio album. But how could one make a studio recording of a concert-only, full improvisation, ever changing line-up act ? Simply by re-creating the same feeling in studio for a one of a kind recording : improvisation.

So he gathered the following line-up : Jon Fishman (Phish), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), Al Schnier (moe.), Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green), Steve Kimock, Marco Benevento, Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Jamie Masefield (Jazz Mandolin Project) et Jans Ingber (The Motet). Session lasted two days and a preview of the result can be viewed bellow.

Now, in order to finish producing the album, a project has been set up on kickstarter.com to collect the needed 15.000$. Anyone can participate with any amount to help the cause and your credit card will be charge only if the goal is reached on January 6th 2012.
But it's more than just giving money. Depending on how much you gave, you'll receive a download of the album before it's released, a signed CD, all of that + bonus tracks, all of that + a signed poster or picture... It goes on to concert tickets, a meeting with the band or you nammed as producer of the album !
So even if you can't afford to have Matt Butler conduct your own band in your living room, it's like you pre-order the album while helping it happens ! It's open to everyone...

Anyway, have a listen to a preview of the session and let's participate here :
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/178370795/everyone-orchestra-first-studio-album-brooklyn-ses

 

It's here ! The new cd-boxset from Phish, Hampton Winston/Salem '97, is at home and playing...

But I have a copy for you to win by just leaving a comment here to tell why you're interrested in this boxset. You can also tweet the following line to double your luck :

Win the new @Phish 7CDs Boxset at #BouncingAroundEuroom http://tinyurl.com/BouncingGiveAway @YomeNetSan

Winner will be randomly choosen among comments and tweets made between now and Friday 16th December 13:00 (France time). This contest is open to european residents only.

To make up your mind, listen to AC/DC Bag -> Slave to the Traffic Light and Mike’s Song -> Harry Hood -> Weekapaug Groove.

 

Version française ici : http://tinyurl.com/ConcoursGamusik

Here are the results for last week contest which consisted of answering a bunch of Phish related questions. The price was the new double DVD/CD Live in Utica. You'll find bellow the correct answers (green) along with some pieces of detail and the name of the winner.

1. Which of these songs has never been covered by Phish ?
   • "Waterloo" (ABBA)
     Never played by Phish although it was mistakly on the Wikipedia page : List of Phish cover versions.
     You can browse every song Phish has played on Phish's Stats.
   • "Sabotage"
     Played at the Hampton Coliseum on 21th November 1998
   • "99 Problems"
     Played on the 18th June 2004 in Brooklyn, with Jay-Z himself !
   • "Gettin' Jiggy With It"
     Sung by drummer John Fishman at the Hampton Coliseum on 20th November 1998
   • "I Kissed a Girl"
     Sung by drummer John Fishman on the 16th August 2010 in SPAC
   • "Mmm Bop"
     Played James Brown style during an open soundcheck in Italy on the 6th July 1997
2. Which of these songs is covered by Phish a cappela ?
   • "Bohemian Rhapsody"
     New Year's Eve 1996 encore, with a gospel choir
   • "Free Bird"
     Last example on the 29th November 2009
   • "Auld Lang Syne"
     Played intrumental at midnight at every NYE show
   • "The Great Gig In The Sky"
     Last time sung by John Fishman on the 2nd November 1998
   • "Big Pimpin'"
     Covered on the 18th June 2004 in Brooklyn, with Jay-Z.
3. When Phish cover these songs ("Purple Rain", "Love You", "Sexual Healing", "Gettin' Jiggy With It", "Bike" ), which instrument does the drummer use in his solo ? 
   • A Vacuum cleaner !
     FAQ on Phish.Net
     Here is an example with "Love You" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QovUHcmaw3U
4. Which of these video games has the same name of a Phish cover song ?
   • Wipeout
     Played on the 27th Novembre 1998
5. Ben Harper, k's Choice, Franz Ferdinand, Alanis Morissette and Phish both have played (at least once) a song having the same name, but which one of these ?
   • "Walk Away"
     Cover for Phish, original song for Ben Harper, k's Choice, Alanis Morissette and Franz Ferdinand
   • "Sexual Healing"
     Ben Harper has also covered this song as presented in his live album "Live From Mars"
   • "Something"
     Covered by k's Choice during their 2000 tour, as a tribute to George Harrison
   • "Take Me Out"
     Name for a Mike Gordon and Franz Ferdinand song
   • "Hand In My Pocket"
     A song by Alanis Morissette covered by Mike Gordon's solo band
6. What is special about those two shows (speaking of "reprise", the french word for "cover") : 6/18/10 and 6/19/10
   • "Tweezer Reprise"
     In Ted's words : Hartford had the double Tweezer Reprise (back to back Tweezer Reprises in the encore), and the very next night at SPAC they opened and closed the show with Tweezer Reprise! Classic Phishiness!
7. From which Michael Jackson album come the songs teased during the 2001 jam on the first anniversary of his death ?
   • "Thriller"
     In Ted's words : I was able to turn a Parisian friend onto Phish by playing him that 2001!
8. Which of these albums have never been covered in its entirely by Phish as a "musical costume" on Halloween ? 
   • "Quadrophenia"
     31th October 1995
   • "The Dark Side of the Moon"
     In Ted's words : In '98 everybody thought they were going to do "Dark Side" in Vegas for Halloween, but they did "Loaded" by the Velvet Underground instead. A couple of days later, on 11/2/98 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the arena was only half full. In the second set, out of nowhere Phish played a "Harpua" that went into a full rendition of Dark Side of the Moon! Craziness!
   • "Loaded"
     31th October 1996
   • "Exile on Main St."
     31th October 2009
   • "Waiting for Columbus"
     31th October 2010

 

The winner is Ted, a reader living in Grenoble, France. He sent me very detailed answers for every question and was radomly picked.

You can still watch several excepts from the DVD (almost all set 1) along with other HD video from current tour on the Vimeo Phish page.
LivePhish.com also provide two great live compilations to download here : Live Bait Volume 3 and Live Bait Volume 4.

I have the new double DVD/CD from Phish, Live in Utica, to offer to the winner a this little contest. The combo is released today in the USA.

All you have to do is answer the following question by using the contact page (don't answer in the comments). I'll pick up  the winner at random in answers I'll got here and on Gamusik. Answers has to be sent before the may 31th 23h59 (french time). Don't hesitate to sens partial or multiple answers. I'll trim them to the last one. This contest id open to european residents only.

Questions are about songs Phish have (or ahaven't) covered. Maybe you'll learn funny things about the best band in the world, who know ? Don't be affraid, there's nothing complicated and don't forget that Google is your friend...

1. Which of these songs has never been covered by Phish ?
   • "Waterloo" (ABBA)
   • "Sabotage" (Beastie Boys)
   • "99 Problems" (Jay-Z)
   • "Gettin' Jiggy With It" (Will Smith)
   • "I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry)
   • "Mmm Bop" (Hanson)
2. Which of these songs is covered by Phish a cappela ?
   • "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen)
   • "Free Bird" (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
   • "Auld Lang Syne" (Traditional)
   • "The Great Gig In The Sky" (Pink Floyd)
   • "Big Pimpin'" (Jay-Z)
3. When Phish cover these songs, which instrument does the drummer use in his solo ?
   • "Purple Rain" (Prince)
   • "Love You" (Syd Barrett)
   • "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye)
   • "Gettin' Jiggy With It" (Will Smith)
   • "Bike" (Pink Floyd)
4. Which of these video games has the same name of a Phish cover song ?
   • Portal
   • Gran Turismo
   • Spore
   • Haunted Castle
   • Wipeout
5. Ben Harper, k's Choice, Franz Ferdinand, Alanis Morissette and Phish both have played (at least once) a song having the same name, but which one of these  ?
   • "Walk Away"
   • "Sexual Healing"
   • "Something"
   • "Take Me Out"
   • "Hand In My Pocket"
6. What is special about those two shows (speaking of "reprise", the french word for "cover") :
   • 6/18/10 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
   • 6/19/10 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
7. From which Michael Jackson album come the songs teased during the 2001 jam on the first anniversary of his death ?
   • Off the wall
   • Thriller
   • Bad
   • Dangerous
   • Invisible
8. Which of these albums have never been covered in its entirely by Phish as a "musical costume" on Halloween ? 
   • "Quadrophenia" (The Who)
   • "The Dark Side of the Moon" (Pink Floyd)
   • "Loaded" (The Velvet Underground)
   • "Exile on Main St." (The Rolling Stones)
   • "Waiting for Columbus" (Little Feat)

 

So send me your answers with the contact page and good luck !

 

When I like something, I jst can't get enough of it. It means I seek infos, I buy, I listen to everything I can. Very often, I discover something which leads me to discover something else which leads me to discover something else, and so on... These combos are rather frequent and may have a lot of branchs. The real problem is that I like a lot of different things (music, games, movies, comic books...) and it's often hard to make a choice.

During the past few months, there were several of these phases and I decided to present them as a Phish setlist with two sets (the first one is rather straight, the second one with lots of improv), segues, sandwiches, guests, covers and old tunes.

Don't forget to click on each link as they're all different. Most of them will lead you to the object's description page my other blog Gamusik, where you can browse my collections. Although this website is in french, the collection part should be easy to navigate for english speaking people...

 

>> French, original version on Gamusik

During a funny banter in his TAB show in Pittsburgh, Trey Anastasio has confirmed what we already supposed about why he and Phish won't come to Europe right now.

Responding to a loud fan during the acoustic set (right after Driver), he said :

So Trey isn't allowed to leave the USA as a consequence of his arrest drug back in december 2006. Thing is that I can't find on the web the complete sentence to know when he will be allowed again to leave the country. If somebody find the info, please, let us know !

Punch You in the 8ye !!

 

Divided Sk8 !!

 

The only thing's missing is a NES type of plate-form game (ala TMHT).

 

Also, don't miss the Dark Side of the NES by Brad Smith

With the New Year's Eve simulcast and the Acoustic Trey free download, it's already Christmas time !

 

Have a great Christmas diner, drive safe and see you in 2011 !