Phish Notes: Cactus Jams With STS9

Last night, Sound Tribe Sector 9 ditched their tour mates, Umphrey’s McGee, to play a two-set show at the Higher Ground in Burlington. During the second set former Tombstone Blues Band bass player Mike Gordon joined STS9 for what folks on The Lowdown are describing as a funky improv. In other Mike Gordon news, WNEW posted their interview with Cactus from the Mile High Festival in which he made it clear Phish will be getting back together “pretty soon.”

While we’re discussing Phish (for a change) you gotta check out this really cool feature from Goal.com. Pat Walsh uses Phish lyrics to help describe the first half of the Major League Soccer season. Here’s one entry to give you a taste:

Incoming Rumors

Well I’m convinced the whole day long

That all I learn is always wrong

— Character Zero

This summer the big names bandied about for possible big names coming to MLS were a pair of Barcelona aces, Ronaldinho and Deco. Why fans continue to believe superstars under 30 would realistically leave Europe to come here makes no sense. But that doesn’t keep the message boards from being run amok at the slightest hint of transfer rumors. Rumors that are almost always wrong.

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