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The
Philosophy of Phix (why we do what we do...if you've never
seen us before, or even if you're an old friend, you might want
to start here.)
The
reunion continues - Phix to Festivate this summer! We
are excited and honored to have been coaxed back out of
semi-retirement to play a couple of the nation's top festivals
this summer. We'll be making our second consecutive appearance
at the legendary High Sierra Music Festival over 4th of
July weekend out in California. In addition to a Sunday
slot, we'll be doing a late-night show Thursday with Tahoe's
own Blue Turtle Seduction. Not only does this get us back
out to the West Coast to see some old friends, but we'll
also get to check out some great music as the roster is
full of our favorites. Other acts confirmed for the festival
are Bob Weir and Ratdog, Gov't Mule, Michael Franti and
Spearhead, Railroad Earth, The Duo, The Slip, New Monsoon,
some guy named Mike Gordon and many, many more.
Later
on in July we'll be making our very first appearance at
the 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota. This is another
top-notch event in a gorgeous natural setting and it features
more of our favorites on the bill: Phil Lesh & Friends,
The Flaming Lips, Leftover Salmon, George Clinton, MSM&W,
JJ Grey & MOFRO, Mickey Hart Band, Everyone Orchestra
and tons more. We hope to see you this summer!
Phix's
500th
Our
500th show here in our home town of Boulder, CO was a great
night all around. Thanks to everyone who joined in the celebration--the
crowd was big and the energy was all there. You can see the
setlist here, or read a review
here.
You can download and/or listen to the show at the Live
Music Archive. The crowd enjoyed the opening sets by The
Ethereal Plane and The Higher Good, two of the new projects
that the Phix guys are involved with (see below for links
to these and all of our projects). We've had a lot of fun
at our recent "reunion" shows, and we appreciate
all of the continued support from our friends and fans.
Follow
the lines going south!
We
had an amazing time playing at the 2008 Langerado
Festival at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation. We started
right at 11:55 pm and played until we were cut short by bad weather
at about 3:45 am. You can see the setlist from the evening here
and pictures
here. The YouTube video to the right does a decent job of showing
how cool it was, but not really - it was definitely the coolest
thing we've ever done. We'd like to send our most sincere thanks
to the folks at Langerado for having us down - it was great to
be back together.
"So,
are you guys getting back together, or what?"
The fact that Phix has reunited for a couple of shows in recent
months begs the question of whether or not Phix is going to be
touring again. Therefore, we feel the need to clarify to everyone
that Phix is no longer an active, touring project. We sold the
van and trailer, and no longer even live in the same state. However,
we have been having a BLAST at the occasional events that we've
been invited to (namely, High Sierra and Langerado), and we are
likely to play an occasional festival or other special event in
the future as well. If you are interested in bringing Phix to
an event, contact us.
New
projects for Phix guys
We've
all been keeping busy since Phix's "pharewell." Chris (drums), Brian (bass), and Paul (guitar) are all in Colorado and involved in several various projects, and Derek (keyboards) is living in the Chicago area with his family, teaching piano lessons and playing occasional shows. Here's the rundown of everyone's current projects:
The Higher Good (Chris and Paul). An original Boulder-based project that's all about good friends, good tunes, and good vibes. http://www.myspace.com/thehighergood
Mason's Children (Chris and Paul). A Grateful Dead tribute band, intending to focus on the Dead's more obscure and complex material, as well as freaky-deaky psychedelic jams. http://www.myspace.com/masonschildren
Treefus (Paul & Brian). The Two Good plus Brian on bass guitar.
Upcoming
Phix-related shows
We
will reserve this space to keep you posted on the non-Phix
shows that we're all playing.
Saturday,
May 17: Mason's
Children AND Mountain Jam at Owsley's, Denver.
Wednesday,
May 21: The
Higher Good at the Fox Theatre supporting Donna Jean and
the Tricksters, Boulder
Friday,
May 23: Mikee
T and the Peaceful Warriors (with Brian and Chris) at the
Chaffee County Fairgrounds, Salida CO.
Saturday,
May 24: Mikee
T and the Peaceful Warriors (with Brian and Chris) at the
Sliver Crest Palace - Crestone, CO.
Friday,
May 30: Mountain
Jam at the Boulder Theater supporting Shakedown Street.
Friday,
Saturday & Sunday, Aug 15-17: The
Higher Good, The Ethereal Plane, Mason's Children, Mountain
Jam AND the Peaceful Warriors at LeeFest - Van Eden Ranch,
Idaho Springs, CO
Recording
Phix Shows Everyone
is welcome to record Phix shows (audio or video). If you recorded
any of our shows, please send us a copy and we will share it with
other folks! Just don't sell it. You can also upload it to archive.org,
where there are already many live phix shows you can listen to.
Booking
Phix Phix
is done touring and playing regular shows. The band may be available
for festivals and private shows through the year 2012. Please
contact us and let's put on a show!