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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.)
Phinally! The Boys are back. A couple of us were lucky enough to have been at the Phish reunion in Hampton back in March, and the shows were incredible. We just want to say how happy we are that the real deal is back in action, and that we are looking forward to summer tour in a big way. In these difficult times, it feels really good to have Phish shows to look forward to again. Thanks, fellas, for pulling it together and getting back out on the road...a lot of us have really, really missed your music for these last 5 years, and we are glad to have the opportunity to hear you guys play again. BRING IT!
Now, does anyone have some extra Red Rocks tickets for us?
2008 - What a year!
Seeing how we meant to stop playing in 2007, 2008 turned out to be what you would call "icing on the cake." If someone had sat us down in 2001 when we first got together and told us that in 2008 Phix would be playing the Langerado festival, the High Sierra Music Festival, the 10,000 Lakes Festival, the Mishawaka Amphitheater AND our 500th show at the Boulder Theater, we wouldn't have believed it (maybe because two of those festivals didn't exist in 2001?!) We are humbled and flattered to have been invited to all of these amazing events, and we want to extend our deepest gratitude to the organizers of these festivals who invited us to re-unite and play, as well as all of the fans who came out. This has been a year that none of us will ever forget and if it turns out we never play together again, it would be ok because this year was so great.
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 this year 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 all even live in the same state. However,
we have been having a BLAST at the occasional events that we've
been invited to (namely Langerado, High Sierra, and 10KLF), and we are
likely to play an occasional festival or other special event in
the future as well. Mostly though, we are looking forward to the real thing reuniting in the upcoming year and having the chance to go and enjoy the music purely as fans again.
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:
Great American Taxi (Chris). A nationally touring outfit based out of the Boulder County Mountains that features Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon fame and an all-star cast of characters playing their version of "Americana without borders." http://www.greatamericantaxi.com
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
Magnolia Row (Brian and Paul). Bluegrass in Boulder with singer/songwriter Daniella Katsir and others. http://www.myspace.com/magnoliarow
Recording
(and downloading) 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.
Last time we checked, there have been over 125,000 downloads
of Phix shows on Archive.org - thanks for listening!
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!
2008 - What a year!