January 2010
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Dear Mike, Remember that night at the Tractor Tavern.  Sold out show, high energy, great music (featuring the “With” part of “The Curtain With” and “Things That Make You Go Hmmm (reprise)”), and a lot of fun?   Well we do.  Just because we’re thousands of miles away from your home and it’s hard for a band playing small clubs to afford the gas to get...
Jan 26th
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“American ‘Psychedelic music’ is mostly bullshit. It’s...”
– “Wally”, author of Wax Banks blog article “An addendum re: psychedelic music” at http://waxbanks.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/an-addendum-re-psychedelic-music.html
Jan 17th
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“Playing to a sizable crowd, the Benevento Trio played an intelligent yet...”
–  Michael Lallo, reviewing a recent Marco Benevento Trio performance in the Philadelphia area for “The Weekender” blog.  http://tinyurl.com/yesj7p8
Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Anatomy of a Setlist: Nothing is Permanently...
At about one minute fifty-five seconds and without any jam, a fairly faithful replication of an album version of a song shouldn’t be a setlist standout. But, by many accounts, the 12/31/09 offering of “Demand” is a notable and curious point in a long setlist. It’s notable not because it was flawlessly performed (although it was inarguably done justice), not because it...
Jan 6th
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Trey Anastasio solo band tour announced
Trey hits the road in February for a month-long tour with Classic TAB, beginning with a special benefit show at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA on February 8th. The date marks what would have been the 47th birthday of Trey’s sister, Kristine, an esteemed environmentalist and author who died of neuroendocrine cancer last April. Proceeds from the show will go to the Kristine Anastasio...
Jan 5th
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Twilight star Kellan Lutz does NYE run "incognito"
“NEW YORK: Twilight star Kellan Lutz had to don a black wig and hide under a hoodie in South Beach to avoid fans. The actor, who’s been dating 90210 beauty AnnaLynne McCord, attended a Phish concert recently.” “And then he tried to go incognito while partying for hours at the Delano’s Florida Room. But his plan to hide didn’t really work.” - DNAIndia.com ...
Jan 3rd
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Jan 2nd
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Anatomy of a prank
What makes this year’s stunt so impressive is that the more you think about how they did it, the more impressive the staging was.  There are some surprisingly hidden depths here that also serve the purpose of teaching how to stage a similar prank if you’re so inclined. The key here is the magicians’ rule.  It’s all about setting expectations.  Phish actually set up the...
Jan 2nd