Subject: Phish

• From Colfax to Coolfax

  October 25, 2006

• How Playing the Guitar Saved Leo Kottke's Life

  July 18, 2007

• Rearview: The Week in Review (9/27/08-10/3/08)

  October 3, 2008

• Sounds Like Fun!

  Bittersweet Motel

  August 31, 2000

• Tasty Treat

  The Disco Biscuits give fans of electro-jam fusion something to snack on.

  September 20, 2001

• Best Men's Room in a Bar

  March 27, 2003

• Phix

  July 28, 2005

• Phish at Red Rocks sells out in minutes; fans call bullshit

  It's not exactly a surprise that Phish's four-day stand at Red Rocks sold out in minutes, but there are elements of the whole thing that smell, well, Phish-y (sorry, I couldn't resist). At least one hard-core fan (the one I live with, to be specific) was online within seconds of the tickets going on sale, had several friends at different locations coordinating efforts to get tickets and ... still failed to get even a single seat. Yet somehow, minutes after the event sales opened, some guy had f

  March 26, 2009

• Something's Phishy here

  screen capture from StubHub.com (click to enlarge)So after last week's outrage over how the Phish shows at Red Rocks sold out seemingly instantaneously -- thanks, allegedly, to a gaggle of unscrupulous scalpers short-changing countless fans -- we thought we'd check back in to see how much tickets were going for now. Great googily-moogily, we about spit out our Tropicana this morning when we came across this listing on Stub Hub. Can't imagine anybody would actually fork over that much loot a

  March 31, 2009

• Take a Little Trip

  June 26, 2008

• Festival Fun

  The hills are alive with the sound of music. Ever wonder why?

  June 12, 2003

• Big Easy Blowout

  Friday, January 25, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030; Saturday, January, 26, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

  January 24, 2008

• Page McConnell Cuts Bait

  Phish’s piano man tries to make a name for himself.

  July 12, 2007

• Sound Tribe Sector 9

  Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

  March 15, 2007

• Phish

  Colorado '88
  Jemp Records

  November 9, 2006

• Pretty Girls Make Saves

  As video games go indie, here's some ideas for a few likely pairings.

  June 22, 2006

• RAQ

  Thursday, April 20, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772; Friday, April 21, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

  April 20, 2006

• Trey Anastasio

  Saturday, November 26, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  November 24, 2005

• Blue Turtle Seduction

  Thursday, November 17, Quixote's True Blue, 303-297-1772.

  November 17, 2005

• How to Survive...A Hippie-Fest at Red Rocks

  Watch out for beer bottles, laser pointers and pointy umbrellas.

  June 2, 2005

• Sound Tribe Sector 9

  Artifact (System)

  February 10, 2005

• New York Wit Man

  Adam Ferrara brings his big-city humor to Denver

  December 30, 2004

• The Radiators

  Saturday, December 11, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

  December 9, 2004

• Umphrey's McGee

  Friday, October 1, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399; Saturday, October 2, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  September 30, 2004

• Backwash

  Radio waves: Clear Channel clears the air about independent promoters.

  April 17, 2003

• This week's Day-by-Day

  February 13, 2003

• moe.

  Wormwood (iMUSIC/ARTISTdirect)

  February 6, 2003

• Phish

  Round Room (Elektra)

  January 16, 2003

• Phish Out of Water

  Jon Fishman gets swept up in Pork Tornado.

  October 24, 2002

• Pure Energy

  Particle, L.A.'s newbie jam band, charges up for a journey.

  June 27, 2002

• Transcend This

  Sound Tribe Sector 9 is cheaper than therapy.

  December 20, 2001

• Feedback

  May 27, 1999

• A Phish Tale

  Bassist Mike Gordon explodes some myths about Phish--and confirms others.

  October 29, 1998

• Feedback

  November 13, 1997

• To Buy or Not to Buy

  Reviews of 23 recent superstar recordings--just in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure.

  December 19, 1996

• Letters

  August 22, 1996

• Feedback

  August 15, 1996

• Something's Phishy

  Legions of neo-hippies latch on to the catch of the day.

  August 8, 1996

• The Americans

  April 30, 2009

• The details of Phish's Festival 8 revealed

   Great news for those of you who missed out on getting tickets for Phish's upcoming four-night stand at Red Rocks next week. Ahem, actually, let us rephrase that -- this is great news for those with disposable income (yeah, we know, what is that, right?), vacation time and frequent flier miles to cash in: Phish has just announced Festival 8, a three-day extravaganza slated to take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California (yes, the exact same place as Coachella) during the weekend

  July 24, 2009

• Show Time

  July 30, 2009

• Exchanging Phish stories before the big gigs this weekend

  ​For fans of America's biggest cult band, the term "boys of summer" doesn't refer to guys who get paid millions to play baseball but rather four Vermont men in their forties who earn millions by playing goofy, unpredictable music while jumping on trampolines, having glowsticks thrown at and around them, and in the case of Phish drummer Jonathan Fishman, wearing a polka-dot muu-muu and playing a vacuum cleaner.

  July 30, 2009

• Last Night: Phish at Red Rocks

  ​PhishThursday, July 30, 2009Red Rocks AmphitheatrePhish's first show in their return to Red Rock was, by all accounts, a success. The four-night run sold out instantaneously, and spare tickets were a rare site in the parking lot before the show. The few that were available were being sold for $300 to $400. Phish is a counter-culture phenomenon and since its return from exile in March, the act's shows have been snowballing into musical bliss. The outfit's fans travel from far and near to exper

  July 31, 2009

• Over the weekend: Phish at Red Rocks, 07/31/09

  Aaron Thackeray​Phish's second night in Morrison was a rain soaked affair that offered a stark contrast in music, from the leisurely and drab first set to the energized and voiciferus second set. Despite a strong start with crowd favorites like "Runaway Jim" and "Bathtub Gin," the dawdling feel to the set kept the mood rather subdued. One of the more sluggish moments came early on with the lengthy bathroom tune "TImeTurns Elastic." Even the raucous and set closing "Melt" was bland and lacked e

  August 3, 2009

• Over the weekend: Phish at Red Rocks, 8/01/09

  Aaron Thackeray​Phish's return to the stage after five years on the lamb has the members reenergized, focused and, most importantly, sober. The effects of these changes have greatly enhanced the Phish experience. Phish 3.0 was on glorious display Saturday night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The quartet from Vermont used its momentum from Friday night's stellar second set to play one strong show. The setlist was full of surprises and many crowd favorites. It seems not only are the fans reaping the

  August 3, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 3 edition

  Ballin'.​Meat your maker. Today in Cafe Society: • Maggiano's is on a roll with winning meatball, winning two-fer deal. • Milking It: Kellogg's Raisin Bran Extra! • The Capital Grille kicks off six-week wine tasting event. • Video: Live ramblings from Jason Sheehan at the Denver Press Club. • Guess where I'm eating? • Watercourse owners have a new project in the works -- and on the water. • Today's three square deals: Pho, Mexican suds and a fresh catch. • Ask the Critic:

  August 3, 2009

• Over the weekend: Phish at Red Rocks, 8/02/09

  Aaron Thackeray​Phish's last night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre was made complete with one very special guest, Bill Kruetzman. The former drummer of the Grateful Dead was not expected and to bring him out for six songs to close out the second set was quite a treat. In typical Phish fashion, the band employed a little trickery to keep everyone guessing. Instead of honoring Jerry Garcia on his birthday, Saturday August 1, they choose to bring Bill Kreutzman out on the day after his birthday, becaus

  August 4, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 4 edition

  The Diamond Boiz.​Diamonds in the rough? Today in Backbeat Online: • Update: Diamond Boiz crew ready to bust through. • Over the weekend: Phish at Red Rocks, 8/02/09. • Flobots check in from the Blasting Room to hype the Bowling Ball. • Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists. • A first look at the Heyday's new video. • Introducing the Dancin' In the Streets music festival. • 3OH!3 nominated for VMA for Best New Artist. Today in Cafe Society: • Beers and Brewha

  August 4, 2009

• Advice for Phish phans in need of a buzz: Look for Colorado license plates

  ​Believe it or not, drugs are fairly common at most concerts by Phish, whose phans have been known to follow them around the country, Grateful Dead-style. And according to police in Howard County, Maryland, a couple of Coloradans were doing their best to fill the phaithful's needs this past weekend -- at least until the boys in blue harshed their vibe. During Saturday's Phish concert at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, 31 people were busted on drug-sales charges, including Jeffr

  August 18, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 2, 2009

  ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

  November 4, 2009