NYS Music 202​2

Category: Jam/Progressive

  • In Focus: Phish Return to Blossom Music Center

    Phish played the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on August 2, following a night off after a fantastic run in Maryland. The Blossom Music Center is a special place, a beautiful wooden, wedge-like structure nestled in the forests of Ohio. If you are from New York, I would highly recommend you make the trip if you have not yet, it’s certainly up there with the best sheds around. This was my first time there, but it certainly won’t be my last.

    The band started the night off with a nice acapella version of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” which they played for only the second time. “Crowd Control” was up next, and then a mid-set “Punch You In The Eye.” After this was a short “46 Days” before delighting the crowd with a “You Enjoy Myself.” They did a short vocal jam before dropping back into another second “YEM” jam, which the crowd ate up. Keeping the funk going, was a short “Tube” before slowing things down with a “Shade.” A gorgeous “Reba” was a perfect soundtrack to the color leaking from the sunset sky. They wrapped the set up with the staple set closer of “Cavern.”

    Phish has really been feeling “Free” this summer, and they opened up the second set with a monster 25-minute version. “Esther” was next, which they unfortunately struggled through due to Trey’s guitar being out of tune. “Blaze On” followed, the jam was on the shorter side, and then Trey started off “Scents and Subtle Sounds.” As they worked their way through the composition, the sound twice completely cut out for a few seconds. The band played through it and either didn’t notice or they tried to make it up with what was probably the jam of the night. This version was heavy on the dark funk, with a gorgeous ambient outro. Maybe it was a nod to the night being the 19th anniversary of the IT music festival from 2003, which was the band at their peak in ambient jamming, but probably not. A short but sweet “2001” got the whole place dancing, before a wild and beautifully cacophonous “Split Open and Melt” had some in the crowd staring at the stage in awe.

    It was amusing to see the confusion and then elation as the Page started up “Bathtub Gin” for the encore. Even though the band was a little bit short on time, they were able to cut out the fat and immediately get right to the good stuff as the jam matured into a some very opulent themes and textures before wrapping up the night.

    Phish Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls , OH 8/2/22

    setlist via Phish.net

    Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, My Soul, Crowd Control (this soundcheck is possibly incomplete)

    Set 1: Strawberry Fields Forever, Crowd Control, Punch You in the Eye > 46 Days > You Enjoy Myself, Tube > Shade, Reba, Cavern

    Set 2: Free > Esther > Blaze On > Scents and Subtle Sounds > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Split Open and Melt

    Encore: Bathtub Gin

    Strawberry Fields Forever was performed for the first time since July 22, 2017 (168 shows). Fish quoted Strawberry Fields Forever in the YEM vocal jam and in the jam that followed. Trey teased Also Sprach Zarathustra at the end of Gin.

  • Goose Release Radio City Music Hall Short Film

    On Aug. 3, Connecticut-based rock band Goose released the ninth episode in their short film series, Day of Show. The newest episode focuses on the band’s debut show at NYC’s iconic Radio City Music Hall on June 24-25.

    Goose Live at Radio City Music Hall. (L-R): Trevor Weekz (bass), Ben Atkind (drums), Rick Mitarotonda (vocals, guitar), Jeff Arevalo (vocals, percussion) Peter Anspach (vocals, guitar, keys). Photo: Adam Berta

    The jam band Goose consists of Rick Mitarotonda (vocals, guitar), Peter Anspach (vocals, keys, guitar), Trevor Weekz (bass), Ben Atkind (drums), and Jeff Arevalo (vocals, percussion, drums). Their sound fuses multiple genres and their most recent release, Dripfield, combines pop and psychedelic elements into one. Goose recorded the full album in Woodstock with production by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon. 

    The new Day of Show, episode highlights the band’s first show at Radio City Music Hall as they celebrate the release of their critically acclaimed album. Directed by Bryan Murphy, viewers can watch Goose in intimate behind-the-scenes footage during their sold-out shows at the venue. Featuring the band, crew, close friends and family, and fans watching the band perform some of their best work, the just over 20-minute video is a must-see. 

    Goose’s performances at Radio City Music Hall included one acoustic and two electric sets, with sit-ins from Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, Father John Misty, Stuart Bogie, Dave Nelson, and Dripfield’s producer D. James Goodwin. The video gives all a chance to take in the legendary Radio City Music Hall during one of the band’s most exciting moments.

    Trey Anastasio (R ) and Rick Mitartonda (L) – Photo: Michael Nuchereno

    With previous performances at landmark festivals such as Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Peach Music Festival, and Newport Folk Festival, the band is currently having a career-defining season. Fans of Goose’s music, and short film, can catch the group at more performances this summer. To see the upcoming tour dates, and the full short film release, see below. Tickets can be found at Goose’s website.

    DRIPFIELD FALL TOUR 2022:

    8/12 – Columbia, MD – The Chrysalis Amphitheater

    8/13 – Columbia, MD – The Chrysalis Amphitheater

    8/16 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

    8/17 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

    8/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)

    8/20 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl

    8/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

    8/23 – Stateline, NV – South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe (SOLD OUT)

    8/25 – Portland, OR – The Square

    9/29 – Richmond, VA – The National (SOLD OUT)

    9/30 – Richmond, VA – The National  (SOLD OUT)

    10/1 – Atlanta, GA – Pullman Yards

    10/2 – Atlanta, GA – Pullman Yards

    10/4 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant

    10/6 – New Orleans, LA – Joy Theater

    10/7 – New Orleans, LA – Joy Theater

    10/7-10/9 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits

    10/11 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre

    10/13 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live

    10/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion

    10/15 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom

    10/14-10/16 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits

  • eberwine Crushes DeadPhish Weekend

    There’s been quite a buzz surrounding the Buffalo-based rock/jam quintet eberwine lately, seemingly out of nowhere. The band’s name has been popping up all around social media and summer festivals across the Empire State asking the question, “Who the heck is eberwine?” So who is eberwine?  They’re the next band you need to see live. 

    The five-piece headed out this past weekend to honor the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish with a DeadPhish weekend that made stops at the Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay, Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs, and Flour City Station in Rochester.  Each night, eberwine played one set of original material and one set of DeadPhish.  Each show seeped in its own distinct vibe including a noted variation with the cover set setlist. 

    Post covid, the jam scene feels different. Fans are looking for something new and different.  Enter eberwine. While people in the Buffalo jam scene have known about the band’s lead guitarist and frontman Todd Eberwine for years, eberwine may just be Western New York’s best-kept secret. And this weekend was their coming out party. 

    The band’s original material is rooted in rock and blues, but hidden among this traditional music lineage are hints of 90’s alternative rock greats like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. You can hear the influence of jam scene greats like the Dead or Phish, but eberwine doesn’t imitate.  There’s a great sense of familiarity with the band’s original material; it sounds like everything you know but is unlike anything you’ve heard before.  Even the band’s covers are unique.  Eberwine isn’t trying to play like Jerry or Trey.  His style floats in fluidity between dark, edgy intensity and moments of brightness and sheer joy.  At times, he appears to be in a trance, as if the notes are coming from a place that only he can see. He’s captivating to watch. 

    And while the band carries Eberwine’s namesake (with obvious reason), the rest of the band’s personnel are equal contributors to the band’s live show.  Bassist Pablo Zabrycki and drummer Jay Race add a deep, steady foundation that’s critical to the band’s groove and rhythmic sound.  Guitarist and vocalist Aaron Ziolkowski creates layers of subtle harmonies with Eberwine on all accounts.  For this three-day run, keyboardist Scott Molloy filled in for the band’s primary keyboard player who wasn’t able to play the shows due to other commitments. But you wouldn’t have known that by seeing any of the three shows.  Molloy’s contributions were thoughtful in placement and flow. eberwine may be a “new band”, but these five are highly experienced, players who thrive in moments of improvisation. Like they’re social media accounts claim, they are in fact a “ROCK band that JAMS.” 

    eberwine plays next weekend at the Whirlybird Music Festival where Todd Eberwine will be one of the events Artists at Large. You can also check out the band at Firelights Music Festival as well as the Lake George BBQ Festival. Todd Eberwine will be performing on August 25 at Buffalo Iron Works as Eberwine and Friends with Evan McPhaden (Aqueous), Ryan Nogle (Funktional Flow), and Donny Frauenhofer (Intrepid Travelers.)

    Friday July 29, 2022

    Riverboat Bar, Alexandria Bay, NY

    Set One

    In Flight Movie-> Cry Me The Blues, Fever, One Vision-> Movie Reprise

    Set Two*

    Althea> Back On The Train, Brown Eyed Women, Gotta Jibboo, Sand, Deal

    E: Character Zero

    *DeadPhish Weekend

    Saturday July 30, 2022

    Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, NY

    Set One

    Get On, Worlds Away, Real Good> One Vision, Divided, Cry Me The Blues

    Set Two*

    Carini-> The Other One->Bird Song, Free->The Wheel, Character Zero

    *DeadPhish Weekend set

    Sunday July 31, 2022 

    Flour City Station Rochester, NY

    Set One

    In Flight Movie, Cry Me The Blues, One Vision, Worlds Away, Fever

    Set Two*

    Bertha, The Moma (Brunch) Dance, Sugaree, Wolfman’s Brother, Deal, First Tube

    *Part of DeadPhish Weekend

    Kat Horton performed a 10 minute stand up set between eberwine’s Set 1 and 2

  • Dead Meat To Wrap Up Garcia Tribute Tour

    Dead Meat, a Nyack-based Grateful Dead tribute act, is currently in the middle of its own “Days Between” celebration. The band is on a four-show tour throughout New York, with a promise to play 80 songs between them in honor of Dead guitarist’s Jerry Garcia’s upcoming 80th birthday. The tour is set to conclude at Garcia’s in Port Chester this Friday, August 5.

    This tribute to the late guitar legend began on July 22 at Kensico Dam Plaza in Westchester County. The opening featured songs like “Here Comes Sunshine,” “Sugar Magnolia” and “Truckin’” to open. They followed this up with a unique sequence of “China Cat Sunflower” >“Playing In the Band” >“I Know You Rider” > “Playing in the Band.” Other gigs included stops at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City and the band’s hometown of Nyack with a performance at  Memorial Park for a free Hudson River-side concert. 

    Dead Meat is a five-piece band known for its moving harmonies and ripping jams that features Dan Rappaport on bass and vocals, Tom Clancey on guitar and vocals, Stephen Jordan on guitar and vocals, Ryan Liatsis on keys, guitars and vocals, and Kevin Weinberger on drums. 

    For more information on the band and upcoming shows, visit deadmeatband.com

  • Jazz is Dead Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Tour Stops in Tarrytown and NYC

    Jazz is Dead, the acclaimed All-Star instrumental ensemble, famous for interpretations of classic Grateful Dead songs, is celebrating its 25 anniversary with a fifteen show tour. They will also be performing Grateful Dead’s Wake of The Flood marking it’s 50 anniversary.

    jazz is dead

    The group was formed in 1998 by bassist Alphonso Johnson, who was in groups like Santana and The Other Ones. Joining Johnson are guitarists Steve Kimock and Bobby Lee Rodgers, and percussionist Pete Lavezzoli, who is known for his work with Oteil & Friends and the Jerry Garcia Band.

    The group recorded three acclaimed albums, and their album Laughing Water released in 1999 was an instrumental Wake of The Flood reinterpretation. That album has been described as “a superior remake of the Grateful Dead’s rather ordinary rock album Wake of the Flood” by Ed Kopp for All About Jazz.

    The 25 anniversary tour makes stop in Tarrytown on Jan. 26 and NYC on the 27. Tarrytown is located in Westchester county on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan, with a small population of about 12,000. The town is rich with Revolutionary War history and known for the river views.

    For more information about Jazz is Dead, and to buy tickets to their upcoming tour, go here.

    Jazz is Dead Tour Dates

    Jan. 10 – The Coach House – Capistrano, Calif. 

    Jan. 11 – The Canyon – Montclair, Calif. 

    Jan. 12 – The Canyon – Agoura, Calif. 

    Jan. 13 – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco

    Jan. 15 – The Paramount – Denver

    Jan. 17 – Celebrity Theatre – Phoenix 

    Jan. 19 – Barrymore Theatre – Madison, Wis. 

    Jan. 20 –  Des Plains Theatre – Des Plaines, Ill. 

    Jan. 21 – The Arcata – St. Charles, Ill. 

    Jan. 22 – The Agoura – Cleveland

    Jan. 24 – The Wilbur – Boston

    Jan. 25 – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pa. 

    Jan. 26 – Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, N.Y. 

    Jan. 27 – The Palladium at Times Square – New York, N.Y. 

    Jan. 28 – Penns Peak – Jim Thorpe, Pa.

  • New Ownership Takes Over Nectar’s

    Legendary Burlington, VT bar and music venue Nectar’s is officially in a new hands thanks to a recent change in ownership. ElmThreeProductions founder Edward Maier, along with an investor group who shares a passion for music, have purchased Nectar’s with plans to not only preserve the history of this local landmark but also update the capabilities of the venue to current technology standards.

    Nectar's

    Under the new ownership Nectar’s and it’s connecting space Metronome will maintain its reputation for booking local, regional, and national musical acts. The technology upgrades are set to include new lighting, 4K streaming capabilities and a podcast studio partnering with Osiris Media.

    Maier and ElmThreeProductions are teaming up with Matt Kolinski, founder and agent at Omni Arts Group, who has an extensive history in the jam world, having worked with artists like Goose and Spafford previously. This merger will reestablish the Nectar’s Presents entity and bring in their talent buying, promotions, and management clients. Nectar’s Presents will now expand into a talent buying and management branch focused on emerging musicians as well as promoting musical acts in venues throughout the region.

    Nectar's

    Brett Fairbrother, former manager or Strangefolk, RAQ, guest service director of the Capitol Theater in Port Chester and talent buyer for Garcia’s bar, will also oversee the talent buying for Nectar’s and Metronome, further strengthening the venue’s musical ties.

    As a huge supporter of live music and Phish fan, I couldn’t think of a better venue to co-own, while leveraging the name for a new talent management agency with Matt Kolinski. Nectar’s and Metronome have been a staple in my life for catching a show and discovering artists.

    Ed Maier, managing partner for Nectar’s and Nectar’s Presents

    The talent management arm under the Nectar’s Presents umbrella will be called APON Artists and will
    include musicians from both the Omni Arts Group and A.F.T Artist rosters as well.

    ElmThree Productions is the creator of the “Jams on The Sand” for Asbury Park’s Convention Hall and
    has established itself as an independent promoter for venues such as Asbury Park, NJ’s The Stone Pony,
    Wonder Bar, The Saint and Atlantic City’s Bourbon Room (Formerly House of Blues Atlantic City).

    Jam On The Sand

  • In Focus: Phish Return to Merriweather Post Pavilion

    Phish continued their Summer 2022 tour as they rolled into Columbia, Maryland for a weekend run at Merriweather Post Pavilion (MPP)

    Fans got their first look at the venues upgrades from the renovations in 2018. The raised canopy and improved sound system is a major upgrade if you’re on the lawn, the sightlines in the pavillion have also improved. They have also added a “Skylawn” if you’re looking for an almost pavilion like lawn experience, if you can manage to get in there early. The one thing they forgot to improve were the bathrooms, as the wait could take a good 30 minutes.

    Phish MPP

    A bit light on the improv, Phish leaned on a mix of classics along with some surprises deep from their catalog for the first night of the run on a beautiful, but hot, Maryland summer night. The night started off with “Sand” to get things cooking. Next was an always welcomed “If I Could”, before throwing things back into high gear for the heart of the set with “Buried Alive”, “Set Your Soul Free” and “Llama”. Next Page took over with a “Halfway to the Moon” as the sun set. The song featured some improv for the first time in the song’s history as the jam melted into “Shafty.”

    Afterwards was a take on The Brothers Johnson classic “Strawberry Letter 23”, which again, the band took the song out for an extended spin for the very first time. They made the perfect call to end the set with a Lizards, and not a person in the building disagreed with it.

    Phish MPP

    The second set started out focusing more on the songs before loosening into a slippier fourth quarter. “First Tube” started the set off and had the venue pumping. Next up was a “Fuego” that included some of the better improv of the night. After was a solid combo of “Sigma Oasis” and “Prince Caspian.” The peak of the show was next with “Waves,” “Meastick” > “Simple. “

    “Waves” was the another fantastic jam, and the “Meatstick” was one of the better versions they have played in some time. The band linked up like a funk Voltron and it felt like we were back in 1998. “Meatstick” oozed into a ‘Simple” that was sublime. Simple turned into “The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony,” which turned into a rocking “Suzy Greenberg” to wrap the set up. The encore started with a fun “Alumni Blues” > “Letter to Jimmy Page” > “Alumni Blues” and ended with a rocking “Character Zero.”

    Knowing not to miss a Sunday show, Phish fans returned to MPP for a show with on-again, off-again rain throughout the day, best described as “alternately annoying, refreshing, fun, beautiful, obnoxious, baptizing, cleansing, cold, healing, and joyous” by phan @ZZBenz.

    Set one began and ended with 15 minutes versions of “A Wave of Hope” and “Ghost,” respectively. Prior to “Ghost,” Mike Gordon Band’s “Mull” took a surprise turn as a jam vehicle, stretching out farther than many expected, and segued neatly into the Junta composition, “Foam.”

    Prior to playing a Set two opening “Halley’s Comet,” Trey and Mike briefly teased “Those Were the Days” (All in the Family theme). A long-awaited “Tweezer” featured a jam on “All Along the Watchtower” before delving into a unique final seven minutes of improvisation. After a jump to “Wingsuit,” a little bit more “Tweezer” was played before working into “Birds of a Feather.” A rare second set “Taste” gave way to “What’s the Use?” which had Trey ‘holding the note’ in a “Divided Sky” manner. A combo of “The Howling” and “Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.” closed the set, with a three song encore of “Show of Life,” “Loving Cup” and “Tweezer Reprise” to wrap up another Sunday show at MPP.

    Phish keep the tour moving to the beautiful Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, then Clarkston, MI at Pine Knob Music Center, before returning to the East Coast for three nights in Atlantic City over August 5-7.

    Phish – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD – Saturday, July 30, 2022

    Soundcheck: My Soul, Fluffhead

    Set 1: Sand, If I Could, Buried Alive > Set Your Soul Free > Llama, Halfway to the Moon -> Shafty, Strawberry Letter 23 -> The Lizards

    Set 2: First Tube > Fuego > Sigma Oasis > Prince Caspian > Waves > Meatstick -> Simple > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg

    Encore: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues > Character Zero

    The jam out of Halfway to the Moon contained Shafty lyrics from Trey and Page and teases from Trey and Mike. Mike teased Miss You (Rolling Stones) in Strawberry Letter 23 and Flash Light in Character Zero.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA-N7BMMrjI

    Phish – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD – Sunday, July 31, 2022

    Set 1: A Wave of Hope, Dogs Stole Things, AC/DC Bag > Sparkle > Back on the Train, Mull > Foam, Ghost

    Set 2: Halley’s Comet > Tweezer > Wingsuit > Tweezer > Birds of a Feather, Joy > Taste > What’s the Use?, The Howling > Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.

    Encore: Show of Life, Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise

    Mike teased Twenty Years Later in Ghost. Mike and Trey teased Those Were the Days before Halley’s Comet.

  • Turkuaz Releases Material From Band’s Final Albums

    Turkuaz has announced the release date for its last albums. Paradiso, inspired by the band’s recent sound, which draws on synth and electronic influences, and Apollyon, a funk-laden 12-track that pays homage to the band’s roots, will both be released on September 9.

    In advance of the band’s final release, Turkuaz has also shared the single “Strange People (Strange Times)” as well as its B-side “Feel No Pain.”

    The forthcoming albums were recorded before the 2021 exit of several band members amid the ensemble’s final tour, which left two founding members, Taylor Shell and Dave Brandwein, to polish these final albums,

    It’s bittersweet finally putting these records out. Taylor and I are obviously sad about the break-up of the band. Though we have our frustrations, what seems most important right now is to give something to the fans that have supported us all these years, and we hope that two full albums of new Turkuaz material will serve as a half-way decent consolation prize in lieu of being able to tour anymore…This release is a celebration of the legacy and sound that the nine of us built together.

    ~ Dave Brandwein

    According to Brandwein, the forthcoming albums show two very different sides of Turkuaz. The musician views Apollyon as an old-school take on the group’s sound, drawing on an increasingly raw edge that still allows room for elaborate grooves and the band’s true funky spirit. Whereas, Paradiso is a modern, synth-laden exploratory that captures elements of Turkuaz’s developed tone in more recent years. Moreover, these albums will allow fans to experience a certain totality for Turkuaz, with the precision of an understood ending.

    Bred out of what Brandwein has deemed a full circle experience, Turkuaz’s final albums deliver two unique sides to the band, which flex distinct facets that showcase a decade worth of hard work and expertise.

    For more information on Turkuaz, visit the band’s website here.

  • eberwine closes out July with DeadPhish weekend

    Buffalo-based fusion rock quintet eberwine will celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish this weekend. The band will play two sets each night, including one set of original music featuring songs from the project’s forthcoming studio album One Vision. The weekend takes the band to the Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay on July 29, Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on July 30, and Flour City Station in Rochester for a brunch set on July 31. 

    The three-show run will highlight the band’s collective passion for the music of the two jam giants.  “Everyone in the band grew up on the Dead and Phish,” noted lead guitarist and frontman Todd Eberwine. “We’re looking forward to crafting sets that intermingle the two bands. So much of the bands’ respective histories are rooted in setlists that mixing their catalogs is exciting in an artistic and energetic way.” 

    eberwine will be joined in Saratoga Springs by Albany-based genre-bending improv quartet Hilltop, who will celebrate the music of the String Cheese Incident. Eberwine recently released Live at the Strand across all streaming platforms including Bandcamp and Spotify. 

    Known for innovative jams, soulful lyrics, and high-energy shows, eberwine is fronted by guitarist Todd Eberwine (Dive House Union, Todd Eberwine Band, Soul Roach). The five-piece pulls musicians from the Buffalo music scene into a Western New York supergroup featuring Aaron Ziolkowski (Little Mountain Band), Jay Race (Dead Alliance Buffalo), Scott Molloy (Lazlo Hollyfeld, BEU) and Paul Zabrycki (Dead Buffalo Alliance). For those who haven’t checked out the band, according to Eberwine, they can “expect plenty of hooks and plenty  of jams that range from a dance party to psychedelia.” More information about show details and tickets can be found through the band’s website at www.eberwineband.com.

  • Phish Return to Jones Beach for First Time in 9 Years

    Phish continued their 2022 Summer Tour as they performed their first shows since 2013 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach in Wantagh. The pair of shows were heaters and displayed no lack of jamming prowess or song selection, as fans got a healthy dose of deep jams and surprises over the two days.

    The parking lots and beaches were full of fans, with a Lot scene that brought our vendors of food, clothing, art, merchandise, fresh coconuts with rum, and everything else you’d expect to find at a Phish show under the Long Island summer sun.

    Night one began with “The Curtain” and featured a deep “Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan” well worth seeking out on LivePhish.com. “Roggae” as the sun set behind the venue hit the spot and gave way to fan favorite “Pebbles and Marbles.” The fiery “Maze” led into a set closing “Squirming Coil,” in perfect time for the sun to completely set and envelop the crowd in darkness (save for Chris Kuroda’s ever-impressive light show).

    The second set provided an enormous opening segment with pandemic tune “I Never Needed You Like This Before” leading the way and giving space for “Leaves,” which to some may look like the energy was sapped out of the room but instead developed into the jam of the run, with a beautiful, ethereal mediation ensuing. The segue from “Everything’s Right” into “The Mango Song” was as smooth as they come, and a trio of high energy songs closed the set with “Most Events Aren’t Planned” > “Chalk Dust Torture” > “Julius.” An encore of “Harry Hood” was as fitting as it gets, the band extending the third section of Hood as Fishman hit his ‘Moo’ samples to drive the peak of the jam home.

    Night two brought a show-encompassing “Mike’s Groove” that featured an set 1 opener of “Mike’s Song” and a show closing “Weekapaug Groove.” A hefty “Wolfman’s Brother” stood out as the highlight of the first set, along with the second ever performance of the Sci-Fi Soldiers tune “Something Living Here.”

    Set 2 never seemed to let up as the energy flowed from “No Men In No Man’s Land” into “Down with Disease” for 25 minutes of fist-pumping, head-nodding grooves. Another Sci-Fi Soldiers tune, “Don’t Doubt Me” was performed for two fans in the front row wearing ‘Genuine Asshole,’ a reference to the song’s lyrics. After “Golden Age” jumped into the mix, the softest landing possible came in the form of the ever rare “Lifeboy”. Before getting back into the “Weekapaug Groove,” “Fluff(head)” came to New York, and an encore of “Slave to the Traffic Light” paid fans safe travels as they headed to the next stops in Raleigh, NC and Columbia, MD.

    For those heading to Atlantic City for Phish, Anchor Rock Club has added two free, interactive daytime events to its weekend programming during Phish’s three-night Atlantic City run on Sat. Aug. 6 and Sun. Aug. 7 from 2-4 p.m. The Helping Friendly Podcast (HFPod) is hosting The Disco Biscuits’ Jon Barber on Saturday and Phish lyricist Tom Marshall on Sunday. Fans can catch it streaming live, or register for free with the venue to attend in-person.

    Setlists via Phish.net

    Phish – Northwell Health Jones Beach – Tuesday, July 26, 2022

    Soundcheck: All of These Dreams, Don’t Doubt Me -> Billie Jean, My Soul

    Set 1: The Curtain > Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. > Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan -> NICU, Roggae, Pebbles and Marbles, Bathtub Gin > Maze, The Squirming Coil

    Set 2: I Never Needed You Like This Before > Leaves > Everything’s Right -> The Mango Song, Most Events Aren’t Planned > Chalk Dust Torture > Julius

    Encore: Harry Hood

    Phish – Northwell Health at Jones Beach – Wednesday, July 27, 2022

    Soundcheck: My Soul (incomplete)

    Set 1: Mike’s Song > Wolfman’s Brother > Ya Mar, 46 Days > It’s Ice > All of These Dreams, Something Living Here > Axilla (Part II) > When the Circus Comes > Run Like an Antelope

    Set 2: No Men In No Man’s Land > Down with Disease > Don’t Doubt Me -> Golden Age > Lifeboy > Fluffhead > Weekapaug Groove

    Encore: Slave to the Traffic Light

    photo gallery by Rob Tellerman