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August 10, 2011

Hollywood Bowl: Live Review – Phish at the Hollywood Bowl [LA Times]

Following a half-decade hiatus, a new generation has cropped up to bolster the stalwarts who have memories and mythologies attached to nearly ever number in the group’s estimable catalog. Consider them a funkier, funnier Pearl Jam, or maybe the J.R.R. Tolkien of jam.

November 1, 2010

Halloween: Phish’s Halloween 2010 Mask? Little Feat [LA Times]

October 13, 2010

Interviews: Which Classic Album Will Phish Perform? [LA Times]

Although Anastasio held fast against revealing which album gets the nod for Halloween 2010, he did offer a clue that might get fans chattering.

“This year,” he said, “this one’s for me. The one we picked, I’m going to get more out of this as a musician than I ever have before. Three songs into it, I called everybody and told them, ‘None of the other ones — I wouldn’t think, hopefully — will have nearly the effect on my playing this one’s going to.’ ”

April 14, 2010

Influence’d: How Phish Fest 8 Rocked Coachella’s World [LA Times]

To hear it from Coachella’s co-founder and mastermind, Paul Tollett, Phish’s hippie-dippy jam band idealism directly resulted in a sea change in Coachella’s approach to certain fundamentals.

October 1, 2008

Comeback: Phish Resurfaces For March Comeback Shows [L.A. Times]