Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Tuesday, March 5, 2013



More speculated dates found this morning:

7/3 Bangor Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, ME
7/5 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
7/6 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
7/7 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
7/9 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
7/10 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
7/12 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
7/13 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
7/14 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
7/16 Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
7/17 Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
7/19 Northerly Island/Charter One (large capacity event/camping), Chicago, IL
7/20 Northerly Island/Charter One (large capacity event/camping), Chicago, IL
7/21 Northerly Island/Charter One (large capacity event/camping), Chicago, IL
7/26 Gorge Amphitheatre, Quincy, WA
7/27 Gorge Amphitheatre, Quincy, WA
7/29, 30, 31 Tahoe (2 nights) and/or L.A (Hollywood Bowl)
8/2 Greek Theatre or America's Cup, San Francisco, CA
8/3 Greek Theatre or America's Cup, San Francisco, CA
8/4 Greek Theatre or America's Cup, San Francisco, CA

8/30 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
8/31 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
9/1 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO

"It's quite possible that one of the Atlanta dates turns into a Charlotte, or even a Southaven, MS show. Announcement supposed to come 3/12, TM on-sale date of 3/29. This is all the confirmed dates as of right now, or dates that still have a venue hold placed on them. I would not expect much more to be revealed before the announcement. Fall tour is supposed to be pretty big, with a 30th anniversary run in early December, followed by NYE. The band is rumored to take another hiatus in 2013..."


Today is Tuesday, which means maybe dates...

Monday, March 4, 2013

Rumors, rumors, and more rumors

   As another Tuesday approaches, phans are speculating that dates will be announced tomorrow. While I have no idea, someone did shed light that 3/14/13 (next Thursday) could be plausible because the numbers add up to '30'. Phish has historically announced dates on Tuesdays and I will guess that it will occur either tomorrow or the following Tuesday.

Record Store Day confirmations

Today, the Phish camp did in fact confirm the release of 'Lawn Boy' for April 20th's Record Store Day. This release will be quite fitting for the day to give phans a new medium to listen to old tunes on 'hippy Christmas' per say. Here is the official announcement from Phish:



"On Record Store Day 2013, Phish will release Lawn Boy, the band's second full-length studio album, as a Limited Edition Deluxe 2-LP vinyl set, available exclusively at participating independently owned record stores across the country. Lawn Boy marks the band's third release in conjunction with Record Store Day (joining Two Soundchecks and Junta) and the first time Lawn Boy has been available on vinyl in well over a decade.

This LE Deluxe 2-LP vinyl set is limited to 7,500 individually numbered copies. Lawn Boy was recorded and mixed at Archer Studios in Winooski, VT in 1989 and 1990 on 16-track 2" tape and was mixed to 1/4" stereo reels. The band won the initial studio time with a first-place Rock Rumble performance on April 21, 1989 at a downtown Burlington, VT club called The Front. The Lawn Boy sessions that followed consisted of mostly live takes with a few effects and overdubs. Engineer Dan Archer acquired a baby grand piano specifically for the recording, Fish played his drums squeezed into a vocal isolation booth and the band utilized local musicians including members of what would soon be called the Giant Country Horns. Like Junta before it, Phish self-produced Lawn Boy on a hands-on level, surrounding the console for group fades without aid of automation.

Lawn Boy was initially self-distributed on cassette tape in 1990 and officially released on September 21, 1990 on Absolute A-Go-Go and Rough Trade Records on cassette, single-LP vinyl and CD (with CD bonus track Fee). The album was later re-mastered by Bob Ludwig and re-released on CD and cassette by Elektra Records June 30, 1992 and was eventually certified Gold.

This new vinyl release was created from the original 1/4" stereo master reels with lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Each LP is pressed onto 180g audiophile grade vinyl and includes a free MP3 download of the entire album (transferred from the new vinyl master). Deluxe packaging includes an 8-page photo booklet, plenty of painted-Fishman outtakes, and an etched D-side.

This LE Deluxe 2-LP vinyl set was created exclusively for Record Store Day. Lawn Boy will be available in stores only beginning Saturday, April 20th. For a complete list of participating record stores, please visitwww.recordstoreday.com"

Lawn Boy Limited Edition Deluxe 2-LP Vinyl Tracklisting

Side A

The Squirming Coil
Reba

Side B

My Sweet One
Split Open And Melt
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
Bathtub Gin

Side C

Run Like An Antelope
Lawn Boy
Bouncing Around The Room




The other confirmation came from Trey Anastasio, which read:


"On Record Store Day 2013, Trey Anastasio will release Blue Ash And Other Suburbs, a limited edition picture disc vinyl, available exclusively at participating independently owned record stores across the country.
The 7" picture disc features outtakes from the Traveler sessions that were co-produced by Trey and Peter Katis in Fall, 2011 and original artwork by Micah Lidberg.

This picture disc was created exclusively for Record Store Day and will be available in stores only beginning Saturday, April 20th. For a complete list of participating record stores, please visit www.recordstoreday.com.

Blue Ash And Other Suburbs Tracklist

Side A
Blue Ash And Other Suburbs
Gone
Side B
Tree
Can You See It"





Sunday, March 3, 2013

Record Store Day

April 20 or '4/20' will mark 2013's first Record Store Day with the other one probably happening on Black Friday in November.

Phish is supposedly releasing 'Lawn Boy' on vinyl, which is very cool and I will probably try and get a copy. 7,500 reportedly to be released.

Also, Trey Anastasio will release:

Trey Anastasio Blue Ash & Other Suburbs 7" Picture Disc (features 3 unreleased tracks from the Traveler Sessions---tracklisting: Blue Ash & Other Suburbs and Gone b/w Tree and Can You See It?)

Grateful Dead releases:

Rare Cuts & Oddities 1966 180g 2LP, individually numbered.

Page McConnell:
(Phish Keyboardist) Unsung Cities and Movies Never Made (1000 copies, each numbered on 180g Red vinyl)

March Madness>where the dates at?

   As we all know by now March usually means Phish will ultimately suck every penny out of phans' pockets as they plan for summer terrrrrr' thus at the end of this post I will provide you with some succulent dates I found on a phorum that probably hold no relevance at all.

 My ultimate goal is to just express my love for the music and writing. I will most likely make posts whenever I get the chance to write because I like to and there aren't enough 'headies' at school to talk music with...womp womp.


Out of these SPECULATED dates I think I would shoot to make give or take 12 dates. A Monday night 7/15 date in Raleigh seems doubtful, but I'd go and probably skip Atlanta although I've wanted to make that drive every summer they've stopped through there. I would then save my money for this much anticipated and talked about 'Festival X' in Long Pond, PA mid-August. Yes, I would be there no questions asked. All of the crew would be. Next I'd probably be able to swing 10/26 in Charleston, WV. Saturday night show around 3 1/2 hours from school. Finally, a Hampton run would happen and then I'd bolt bus it to NY for New Years....but these won't be right so that's just guessing.


06/28/2013 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale NY

06/29/2013 Comcast Theatre Hartford CT

06/30/20 13 Comcast Center Mansfield MA

07/03/2013 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto ONT

07/05/2013 Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center Saratoga NY

07/0 6/2013 Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center Saratoga NY

07/07/2013 Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center Saratoga NY

07/10/2013 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls OH

07/12/2013 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville IN

07/13/2013 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati OH

07/15/2013 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Raleigh NC

07/17/2013 Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood Atlanta GA

07/18/2013 Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood Atlanta GA

07/21/2013 Frank Erwi n Center Austin TX


08/02/2013 The Gorge George WA

08/03/2013 The Gorge George WA

08/06/2013 Oracle Arena Oakland CA

08/07/2013 Oracle Arena Oakland CA

08/09/2013 Thomas and Mack Center Las Vegas NV

08/10/2013 Thomas and Mack Center Las Vegas NV

08/11/2013 Thomas and Mack Center Las Vegas NV

08/16 /2013 Pocono Raceway Long Pond PA

08/17/2013 Pocono Raceway Long Pond PA

08/18/2013 Pocono Raceway Long Pond PA

08/30/2013 Dicks Sporting Goods Park D enver CO

08/31/2013 Dicks Sporting Goods Park Denver CO

09/01/2013 Dicks Sporting Goods Park Denver CO


10/17/2013 Indiana University Auditorium Bloom ington IN

10/18/2013 Allstate Arena Chicago IL

10/19/2013 Allstate Arena Chicago IL

10/22/2013 Sprint Center Kansas City MO

10/24/2013 Bridgestone Ar ena Nashville TN

10/26/2013 Charleston Civic Center Coliseum Charleston WV

10/28/2013 Hersheypark Arena Hershey PA

10/30/2013 Times Union Center Albany NY

10/31/2013 Barclays Center Brooklyn NY

11/29/2013 Dunkin Donuts Civic Center Providence RI

11/30/2013 Blue Cross Arena Rochester NY

12/02/2013 G utterson Fieldhouse Burlington VT

12/05/2013 Hampton Coliseum Hampton VA

12/06/2013 Hampton Coliseum Hampton VA

12/07/2013 Hampton Coliseum Hampton VA 


12/28/2013 Madison Square Garden New York NY

12/29/2013 Madison Square Garden New York NY

12/30/2013 Madison Square Garden New York NY

12/31/2013 M adison Square Garden New York NY


This week's shows in RVA:
Dangermuffin-March 5 at the Camel 
Shack Band- March 8 at the Camel