What an incredible weekend of celebration, improvisation, and jubilation as the Everyone Orchestra took over Portland Oregon
For twenty one years, Phish continually challenged our ears with their complex compositions and unpredictable musicianship. For their final shows – the multi-day “Coventry” festival in Coventry, Vermont – Phish challenged their fans to the physical extremes. Of course for others, the final shows put some fans through emotional extremes as well, as a chapter in not only the band
For their final New York City stunt, Phish performed higher than ever before, playing a free mini-set on top of the Late Show with David Letterman
Last Thursday, Phish kicked off the farewell tour in a Class A baseball park in the middle of Coney Island. It was a unique setting for the band, providing a circus-themed backdrop, which called to mind some of the more elaborate festivals the band has produced on their own.
The ever-rotating lineup of the Everyone Orchestra took its philosophy of improvisational-based collaborations with a diverse core of musicians, combined with a focus on social consciousness on both local and global issues for a small road trip through Oregon, and us north westerners are sure glad that they did.
Phish is on the musical rise. If they were in a rut before the hiatus they have certainly broken through now. Even the lighting, always so perfect and well done is coming into new levels of excitement, stretching out into uncharted territory during this most recent New Years run in Miami.
Herein, Chris McGregor of Stage II Design & Production neither confirms nor denies the whereabouts of the oversized sea life remnants included in the Aquarium from Phish’s 1993 New Year’s run. Whether or not the props are indeed stored in Fishman’s basement remains anyone’s guess. Nevertheless, McGregor kindly shares incisive commentary regarding his role in masterminding some of the most epic moments in Phish history.
While he is certainly a household name as the bass player for Phish, Mike Gordon’s interests and passions range far beyond just playing the four string with one of the world
