What band is reuniting at the Alpine Valley Music Theater on June 20 and 21?”
hish is many things, among them heir apparent to the Grateful Dead, punch line, ragtag assortment of deities, lingering cliché, and a bunch of preternaturally skilled musicians. Until recently, however, Phish was notably not one thing in particular: an active band. After bidding farewell to fans at a muddy, poorly received final festival in 2004, the members scattered to various side projects, solo engagements, and unfortunate run-ins with the law—an unacceptable state of affairs for fans who hit the road with surrogates like Widespread Panic and String Cheese Incident, but held out hope for the legendary jam band’s reunion. This is that reunion, and a whole lot of people are very pleased about it.
Phish is many things, among them heir apparent to the Grateful Dead, punch line, ragtag assortment of deities, lingering cliché, and a bunch of preternaturally skilled musicians. Until recently, however, Phish was notably not one thing in particular: an active band. After bidding farewell to fans at a muddy, poorly received final festival in 2004, the members scattered to various side projects, solo engagements, and unfortunate run-ins with the law—an unacceptable state of affairs for fans who hit the road with surrogates like Widespread Panic and String Cheese Incident, but held out hope for the legendary jam band’s reunion. This is that reunion, and a whole lot of people are very pleased about it.
