1993 was one of the most critical years in Phish’s development from a hopped-up Type I machine gun-wielding juggernaut to the looser Type II

By Kevin Hogan (@radiator9987) The architect of what is known as the “Bo Diddley Beat” is widely considered an 'oldies' or 'novelty' act,...

We are looking at the longest Jam from each Dick’s run for an almost 3-hour journey. 09/04/2011 Bathtub Gin 15:19 Set 1 Not the longest...

In recent years Trey Anastasio has performed a large number of songs from Phish’s catalog solo acoustic. It begs the question, why does...

Robyn Hitchcock - Tropical Flesh Mandala Off Hitchcock's breakthrough LP Globe Of Frogs, this is so suited for Mike. It would be a...

By Kevin Hogan Phish are often framed by their relationship to American Psychedelic music, particularly The Grateful Dead. There are some...

If you want a big show, you call on the man with 1,000 names; Jon Fishman. From June 1990 through 1995 a Fishman song was a given most...

We are looking this week at one of Phish’s more endearing audience participation exercises, The Secret Language. Most famous for the...

by Kevin Hogan The phone ringing early, and strange words of a being ceasing (you said soul to flesh). I never thought about it until...

By Kevin Hogan (@radiator9987) As I am listening to the encore of the July 21, 1991 show, Trey introduces that night's guest; the Giant...

By Kevin Hogan Jerry Garcia, with the Grateful Dead and his side projects, created a catalog that would make any musician jealous. Over...

Dire Straits "Money for Nothing and Jams for Free" By Kevin Hogan In the midst of Punk's 2nd wave in England, a band called Dire Straits...