#people: trey anastasio

[tayfabe75]

December 19, 2022: Matty joins Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood, Jack Antonoff, and Trey Anastasio to perform a live cover of Nico's 'These Days' at the 8th Ally Coalition Talent Show at the NYU Skirball Center in New York, New York. (source)

[krispyweiss]

Trey Anastasio: A Phish Looks at 60

Most people, if they’d been in a rock band for 40 years and established themselves as a musical hero to many and an all-around good guy to most, might feel like a fish out of water when turning 60.

Trey Anastasio does not feel like a Phish out of water. On the prospect of turning 60 - which happens today, Sept. 30, 2024 - the guitarist, singer and songwriter recently told Rolling Stone magazine: “I really like it.

“It’s like something really amazing is happening, where I’m not part of the scramble anymore,” he said.

“It gives me the opportunity to observe, and enjoy. It’s a beautiful feeling. And it’s a different stage of life where you want to share what you’ve learned with people, and just be quiet on the side of things.”

So to be clear, being the face of Phish, fronting his own eponymous band, playing solo, bouncing around to various side projects and establishing a drug-treatment center is what Anastasio considers to be “quiet.”

Dude clearly is not mellowing with age. And may that trend continue.

9/30/24

[xabiramone]

"When I was learning how to play guitar, I was obsessed with that album," Phish's Trey Anastasio said in 2005 of Frank Zappa's 1981 collection of intricate and blistering solos, Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar. "Every boundary that was possible on the guitar," Anastasio said, "was examined by him in ways that other people didn't." As the absolute boss of his bands, including the legendary lineups of the Mothers of Invention, Zappa fused doo-wop, urban blues, big-band jazz and orchestral modernism with an iron hand. As a guitarist, he drew from all of those sources, then improvised with a furious and genuine delight. His soloing on "Willie the Pimp," on 1969's Hot Rats, is an extended studio party of greasy distortion, chomping wah-wah and agitatedblues slaloms. In concert, Zappa would "walk around, doing his thing, conducting," Anastasio recalled. But when he picked up his guitar for a solo, "he was completely in communion with his instrument… It just became soul music."

[horseshoehate]

Phish Degrees of Separation

a/n: this is my first Phish & Community fan fiction. there may be another one coming at a later date, I haven't decided yet.

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As the study group walked around campus, they noticed some new faces. Jeff's attention was immediately drawn to a group of hippies setting up a tent near the quad. "Hey, Britta," he said, "you think they're Phish fans?"

Britta rolled her eyes. "You know Jeff, just because they're hippies doesn't mean they like Phish."

"Actually, I do like Phish," a voice from behind them said. They turn to see Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman, and Page McConnell, all wearing Greendale Community College t-shirts.

"Wait, you guys are Phish!" Britta exclaimed.

"That's us," Trey replied with a smile.

"They're fish?" Troy said to himself, "They look human to me!"

The study group was ecstatic to meet the band and invited them to their study room to hang out. As they settled in, Jeff couldn't help but be skeptical. "So, what brings you guys to Greendale?"

"Well, we wanted to go back to school and get our degrees," Mike explained. "And we heard Greendale has a pretty relaxed admissions policy."

"Plus, we wanted to get away from all the crazy fans," Fishman added. "It's nice to be in a place where people don't constantly ask us to play our most famous song, You Enjoy Myself. I don't know about the rest of the guys, but boy, was I getting tired of it!"

"But don't you guys already have degrees from Goddard College?" Abed asked

"Well, now that's a funny story," Page started, "we actually all misplaced our degrees and the registrar refuses to reissue them on account of the constant flood of Phish fan mail they get sent. Admittedly, some of it is jarringly inappropriate."

"You all misplaced your degrees?" Jeff asked in shock.

"Weeeeeeelllllll," Mike said, "not to point fingers or anything, but the reason we lost them is that, during a particularly heated jam session, Fish's drumsticks broke and so he grabbed the nearest items to use as makeshift sticks to play out the song. They happened to be our degrees. He accidentally flung them out of an open window and into a nearby pond."

Fishman added sadly, "Despite our best efforts to retrieve them, our degrees sank to the bottom of the pond, never to be seen again."

"And so we enrolled here, at Greendale." said Page.

Still squinting in disbelief, Jeff asked "Well, if you're such great musicians with some massive cult following, why do you need degrees anyways?"

Sighing, Trey explained, "Well, the state council of Vermont passed a new law requiring all musicians based in the state performing in public venues to hold at least an associate's degree in music theory or performance, in order to improve the overall quality of live music in the area. We would have faced fines out the wazoo!"

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Abed, Annie, and Troy offered to help Phish navigate Greendale's bureaucracy to get their degrees. They started by going to the Dean's office to ask for a waiver of certain requirements.

The Dean, delighted to have famous musicians on campus, agreed to help them. The band thanked him, but the Dean's stipulation was yet to be announced.

"A-ha! Well, I've just gotten the numbers and enrollment is up 200% since it was announced on Leonard's Twitter that you were attending here." the Dean said.

"Oh, that's great. I'm glad we could help." Trey said with a soft smile.

"Not as happy as I am that we don't actually have to stay here." said Mike under his breath.

"About that," said the Dean.

Mike narrowed his eyes.

"I'm going to need one more thing from all of you actually." the Dean said, pausing, "I need you all to live on campus for the rest of the semester and live like Greendale students."

Immediately, the band began protesting.

"Now, now, I'm still offering you all degrees by the end of this semester, but you just need to make Greendale seem fun and exciting to be at! I want you all attending classes and participating in activities. I need you to become part of the student body and endear youselves to the students. No if's, and's, or but's!." the Dean said with finality, "This is the greatest recruitment tool I've ever been given as a dean, and I won't have it taken away from me!"

The band quickly became a fixture around campus, often jamming in the quad or playing impromptu shows in the cafeteria. The entire student body was enamored with their laid-back attitude and unique musical style. Slowly, the band became just another part of Greendale's colorful tapestry.

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One day, a college student named Max was walking to class when he saw Mike Gordon walking towards him. Max was a huge Phish fan and was ecstatic to meet one of his musical idols. He approached Mike and nervously said, "Hey man, I love your music! Can I get a picture with you?"

Mike smiled and agreed, he was always very generous to his fans. But as Max fumbled to get his phone out, he accidentally dropped it and it shattered on the ground. Max was devastated. But Mike just laughed and said, "Don't worry about it, man. I've got something even better."

Mike then proceeded to pull out a tiny keychain that played the bass line from "Down With Disease" whenever you pressed the button. He clicked it and placed it in Max's hands. Max was stunned and left speechless.

As Mike walked away, he hummed to himself, oblivious to Max's disappointment.

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One day, a student named Dave was walking to class when he saw Jon Fishman walking towards him. Dave was a huge Phish fan and couldn't believe his eyes. Fish approached him and said, "Hey man, do you have the time?"

Dave, trying to play it cool, responded, "Uh, yeah, it's 11:36."

Fish nodded and thanked him, then walked away.

Dave was thrilled and couldn't believe what had just happened. He went to his class, but couldn't focus on anything else. From that day on, Dave thought about that everywhere he went and every time someone asked him the time, he would tell the story of how Jon Fishman himself had also once asked him the time also.

Years later, Dave would see Fish again at a Phish concert and tried to thank him for the interaction, but Fish didn't remember him at all, and just stared blankly when Dave brought it up. Oh well, at least he still had his memory of the time that Jon Fishman asked him what time it was.

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One day, Brett was walking around campus when he saw Trey Anastasio walking towards him. Brett, being a huge Phish fan, was starstruck and didn't know what to say. As Trey got closer, Brett blurted out, "Hey Trey, I love your music! Can you play 'You Enjoy Myself' for me right now?" After all, Trey did have a guitar with him, so it wasn't that unusual of a request, right?

Trey smiled and said, "Sure thing!" as he set down his guitar, revealing it to be made entirely of cardboard. It was now apparent that this was some sort of project for one of his classes. He then proceeded to beatbox and make weird mouth noises for a few seconds, causing Brett to look on in confusion.

He looked at Trey, bewildered, as he continued to beatbox. He didn't know what to do or say, so he just stood there awkwardly. Trey didn't seem to notice or care that Brett was so uncomfortable, and just kept on with his beatboxing.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Trey finished his impromptu performance and looked up at Brett. "How was that?" he asked, grinning expectantly and awaiting Brett's approval.

Brett didn't know how to respond, so he just awkwardly said, "Uh, yeah, that was... great."

Trey laughed and said, "Thanks, man! I'm always happy to please a fan!"

And with that, he picked up his cardboard guitar and walked off, leaving Brett standing there, still in shock at what had just happened.

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One day in the cafeteria, a student named Jake was standing behind Page McConnell in line at the campus deli. Page was trying to order a sandwich, but he seemed to be struggling with the menu.

"Uh, can I get the, fuckin', uh, turkey club with uh, no, tomato?" Page fumbled.

The deli worker said cheerily, "Sure thing. Would you like any dressing on that?"

Page looked panicked, as if this was an entirely unexpected question, and he said, "Uh, what kind of dressing do you have?"

The deli worker replied, "We have mayo, mustard, or ranch."

Page thought for a moment, and said "Hmm, I don't know. What do you think, man?" and he turned to Jake.

Jake (caught off guard) blurted out, "Uh, I don't know, man. Maybe try the ranch?"

Page, horrified that somebody would suggest ranch, turned to the deli worker and said, "Yeah, okay, I'll go with the mustard."

Jake immediately felt burning shame as his face turned red. He had made a grave error and now Page would never ask him for sandwich advice again.

The deli worker said, "Okay, coming right up!"

As they waited for their sandwiches, Page consciously avoided Jake's eye line. After Page recieved his sandwich, he walked to his table. His sandwich was immensely disappointing.

"I guess I should have gone with the ranch." he sighed.

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On Halloween night, the band invited the study group, along with a few other select friends, to a secret Phish show to be played on Greendale's campus. The group was excited to see their new friends in action, but became hesitant when they realized the show is being held in the abandoned Greendale Asylum.

As they made their way through the dark, creepy halls, they heard strange noises and see unsettling sights. Suddenly, a figure jumped out from behind a corner, causing everyone to scream in terror. It was just the Dean, dressed as Jon Fishman for the Halloween show. Relieved but still a little shaken, the group settled in for the concert.

It was an exciting and heady concert, but halfway through the second set, as the band launched into an evil rendition of "David Bowie," things start to get even weirder. The walls began to shake, and the floor started to tilt. Suddenly, the band was sucked into a strange, swirling vortex and transported to an alternate dimension.

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In this new dimension, everything was just a little bit off. For instance, instead of coffee, the locals drank a beverage called "mud juice" made from dirt and water. They also noticed that all the stop signs were actually green. Additionally, there were no televisions or computers, but everyone spent their free time listening to radio dramas and playing board games. Even though the differences seemed bizarre to the band, the locals didn't seem to find anything unusual about their way of life. It was all very foreign and surreal to the band, but the strangest difference of all was the absence of jam bands.

They soon realized that in this dimension, music is still a big part of life, but jam bands simply didn't exist. No long, improvised jams or extended guitar solos. Instead, every song is a tightly controlled four minutes or less, and this rule is strictly enforced.

As the group explored this bizarre new world, they come across a street performer playing a guitar. They asked him to play some Phish, but he looked at them like they were crazy. "I've never heard of them," he says. "But I can play you some nice, short tunes if you'd like!"

Turning away from the man, Page says in a hushed tone, "Well guys, this may be our scariest Halloween show yet!"

[thebowerypresents]

The Sinclair Turns 10

The Sinclair celebrates 10 years on Monday 12/12, and we wanted to share some of our favorite moments over the years at The Bowery Presents in Boston:

[photo: Johnny Anguish]

As cliché as it sounds: Out of the thousands of shows we have had, it’s truly impossible to pick just one. There have been shows with artists who rocketed off to stardom, like Sam Smith, who played their first Boston-area show at The Sinclair, to legends like the Replacements, Dinosaur Jr. or Trey Anastasio joining his bandmate Mike Gordon for an epic set. But above all, as unbelievably stressful as our (late) opening was, there was a certain magic to it. The stress was the wondering if it would all come together in the end and whether or not people would even like the room, topped off with a complete lack of sleep. But behind all that, the teamwork, camaraderie and everyone helping out in every way possible just added to all the excitement. We were down to the wire and when 12/12/12 finally came, and we opened our doors, there was so much excitement and relief. I’m unbelievably appreciative of all my coworkers who have made The Sinclair what it is and of the hundreds and thousands of fans who have come out and enjoyed a concert (or two or 50). Long live The Sinclair!

—Josh Bhatti, Vice President of The Bowery Presents

So many shows at The Sinclair to choose from, it’s really hard to narrow down what my favorite one was. In terms of just being a major fan in general, I’d say my favorite show to see was Refused in the glorious summer of 2015. Plus, Josh Smith going into the pit really helped push this show to the top.

Honorable mentions in no particular order:

Fucked Up with Twin Peaks & PAWS: because Damian singing on our bartender Josh Millman’s bar and sliding down the banister was epic

Charles Bradley: I’ll never forget him kissing my hand and thanking me for having him at The Sinclair in our hallway

Two nights of Caspian

Courtney Barnett + Benjamin Booker

Big Freedia on Halloween 2013

Two nights of Angel Olsen

The Dead Milkmen

The Walkmen (Boston Calling aftershow)

Frank Turner (Boston Calling aftershow)

Questlove DJ Set (first Boston Calling aftershow)

FUZZ

Piebald (Boston Calling aftershow)

Diarrhea Planet NYE … but more importantly DJ Graham Crack vs. Leather aftershow in the restaurant 

Frightened Rabbit

The Bronx

White Denim with the Districts

The Black Angels and Roky Erickson

PUP

Workwise:

Another top highlight: Joe Sansone checking an actual dog at coat check

We can’t forget the epic Converse week. Some highlights:

Changing all of the light bulbs in Slayer’s dressing room to red

Watching one of our heads of security at the time go on a cute Harvard Square date with Action Bronson, including sneaker shopping and getting ice cream across the street at Lizzy’s

The fact that Dinosaur Jr. opened for the Replacements in our little 525-cap room

Ending the week with Descendents, who absolutely killed their set and were the nicest humans 

—Allison Finney, General Manager of Roadrunner (former GM of The Sinclair)

[photo: Matthew Shelter for Bowery Boston]

There have been so many amazing shows over the years. It’s tough to nail down just one. I have way more favorite shows than this, but in honor of The Sinclair’s 12/12/12 opening date, here are 12 highlights:

12/12/12 Concrete Blonde Opening night was special for many reasons. We had spent the previous month and a half moving shows to other venues because of construction delays, and when we finally got the green light to open, it was all hands on deck. It was great to finally welcome fans into the room, and it was a hell of a team effort to pull it off.

7/29/13 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  Southeastern had only been out a month at this point and had quickly become one of my favorite albums of all time. My girlfriend at the time (now my wife) went to this show with me, and ever since then, we've been hooked. Many years later, we’ve seen Jason quite a bit: in theaters and amphitheaters and at festivals, all over the place. It’s fun to think back to this show as our first with such an intimate setting.

10/31/13 Big Freedia  Big Freedia playing Halloween was one of the wildest shows I can remember at the Sinclair. It was a crazy high-energy performance, and everyone in the room was in some sort of a costume. 

3/25/14 Sam Smith  I will never forget the chills I got hearing Sam Smith’s voice live in person the first time. I remember asking our production manager if they were using any vocal effects, and the response was something along the lines of “Nope, that is 100% their voice.” I couldn’t believe it. 

5/18/15 Courtney Barnett   Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit is a hell of a good album. It was great to see it live shortly after its release. One of our house photographers got a great picture of Courtney on the ground really getting into it — that photo still cycles on my desktop today. 

3/30/16 Rüfüs Du Sol  Rüfüs was one of the first few artists I had ever booked at Great Scott in 2014. This show was great, and the production was amazing ... it’s been fun to see these guys go on to play massive venues and festivals all over the world.

4/10/17 Maggie Rogers  This was Maggie’s first Boston-area show. I remember the set being very short as she didn’t have a ton of music released at the time, but I also remember leaving the venue knowing we had just seen a superstar in the making. 

2/21/18 and 2/22/18 Frightened Rabbit Two nights playing The Midnight Organ Fight, with one of the shows being the night of my 30th birthday. Seeing one of my favorite bands play one of my favorite albums in one of my favorite venues with some of my best friends was something quite special. 

11/13/19 and 11/14/19 Billy Strings  BMFS blew us all away with his incredible talent and every musician in his band is a hell of a musician. Production was killer and he has a great photographer who captured some of the best photos I’ve ever seen of the room.

2/28/20 Glass Animals  After selling out Agganis Arena, Glass Animals decided to play an intimate venue and we got to host it. I didn’t know it then, but this would be my last show I would see at The Sinclair for a long, long time.

7/11/21 Ripe  Our second show back after the shutdown but the first one I was able to attend. It had been almost a year and a half since I had seen a show that wasn’t a live stream or at a drive-in. I hugged a lot of people this night and pretty sure I cried out of pure happiness to be back open again.

4/1/22 Viagra Boys  One of my Top 5 shows at The Sinclair this year. 

Honorable Mention: 

12/18/12 Jared Dobson   We had a small staff holiday party in the venue a few short days after opening. I am proud to say I was one of the first handful of performers to ever grace the stage at The Sinclair. It was a pivotal moment in my karaoke career as it was (at the time) the largest venue I had ever performed in.

—Jared Dobson, Talent Buyer

I’m totally biased, but my favorite show at The Sinclair was the Sidewalk Driver CD-release party for their album My Face with openers the Organ Beats, Worshipper and LeoLeo on 12/17/15. I love when a venue that books national acts supports the local scene, and I love it even more when those local bands can sell out the place.

—Andie Egan, Marketing Director

My favorite show in the little time I’ve been here was the Ripe after-party. I am not too familiar with some of the names that come through The Sinclair, and I wasn’t too familiar with Ripe before that weekend either. Being one of my first Memorial Day weekends in Boston and one of my first actual shows at The Sinclair, it was a truly memorable experience. It made me realize once again why I love working where I do. The vibes, the people and the music. ❤️

—Fran Alicea, Sales Manager

[photo: Liz McCarthy for Bowery Boston]

Even though I only moved to Boston in 2020, The Sinclair has become one of my favorite venues to see live music. The space reminds me of my other favorite venues in NYC but in its own unique way. The combination of the intimate space, incredible live sound and knowledgeable staff (yes, I’m biased) makes The Sinclair a destination for any showgoer. I wish I got to see more shows in the first 10 years of the venue being open, but I was lucky enough to catch Foxing this past summer. Aside from them being one of my favorite bands to see live, The Sinclair was the perfect venue to host the show. I look forward to seeing many more shows at The Sinclair for years to come.

—Justine Souchack, Guest Services at The Sinclair

Back in December 2019, Lucero did a three-night run at The Sinclair. I worked coat check for night one, attended night two and stayed home for some necessary sleep night three. Coat check was absolutely freezing during the show, but that was to be expected during the winter. Regardless, I was shocked when a woman I had helped on night one came back for night two with gloves and hot hands for me and found me in the crowd after being told I was attending. Would a Lucero show really be complete without befriending strangers? Would going to a show at The Sinclair be?

—Nikki Senecal, Ticketing Assistant

[photo: Greg Gaffney for Bowery Boston]

Converse Week as a whole was pretty great (aside from my feet killing me from zero arch support for five days). Never in my life would I have I thought I’d go to a Slayer show, let alone work one. I loved the diversity of the week and that all the openers were local. Here are some other highlights:

T-Pain. I had no idea he could actually sing. He was pretty funny too

Diarrhea Planet NYE 2017 — it was a toilet year so seemed appropriate

I also saw Thee Oh Sees aka the Oh Sees aka Oh Sees aka the Ohsees aka Osees live for the first time at The Sinclair. It was a sweaty good time.

—Emily Green, Ticketing Manager

It’s been an honor to work alongside this incredible team for the last 10 years. It never gets old hearing from artists that this was the best day of tour, the best crew, the best venue, etc. I love hearing patrons talk about their experience as well, especially for the first time. We’ve put on thousands of shows here. What’s my favorite? That’s a tough question: There are too many incredible nights to choose from. But it’s still my favorite place to see an artist, and I’m proud of what our team has accomplished in these years and will continue to make this one of the best venues in the country. Here’s to the next 10 years and beyond.

—Josh Smith, Talent Buyer/Non-Answer Giver

[photo: Bryan Lasky for Bowery Boston]

I’ve seen so many incredible shows at The Sinclair over the years, and it’s truly difficult to pick just one: From the first show I went to there, the Thermals, to many others, including some of my favorite acts like Descendents, the Breeders, Courtney Barnett, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers, Leikeli47, Stephen Malkmus and Built to Spill. My favorite shows at The Sinclair are always ones where an artist is on the precipice of greatness: Clairo, Mitski, Kim Petras and King Princess are four artists I saw at The Sinclair just moments before their careers took off in a huge way. I also love seeing local artists both perform at The Sinclair and sell it out. It makes me proud to be from Boston and see our community grow. If I had to pick just one show out of the thousands we’ve hosted in the last 10 years, it would have to be the Speedy Ortiz, Mitski and Krill show on 4/25/15 celebrating the release of Speedy Ortiz’s album Foil Deer. It was a stacked bill of growing indie-rock bands coming together for a magical moment that couldn’t be duplicated. If we booked the same show now, we’d need a venue at least six times the size 😂

I also adopted a dog the day of my first shift in the box office, and when I arrived to work without her, Allison said, “Where’s your dog?” Granger then joined me many a Friday night in the box office, and her favorite show we worked was PUP.

—Christine Varriale, Marketing Manager

[farfromyourself]

So, what’s the point of all this? The sheer joy of writing and the birth of a song and then seeing people dancing in the audience and being with my friends on stage. In a weird way that answers all the questions you asked me.

Like, why wouldn’t you stay in the Sphere and make a whole lot of money? Because it’s not as much fun and what’s the fucking point? Look at how many musicians we love who are passing away. It doesn’t last forever, so what are you going to do with what you have?

—Trey Anastasio

[gettingreadyfortour]

Welcome back to 30 days of remembering: Phyllis, David and Jill, my mom, my dad and my big sister.

Day seven

You just don’t understand how my life is set up to music. It blows me away every single day! I started off listening to Yaz on YouTube this morning after doing my rituals and stuff. I woke up late because I’m sick and I was up late yada yada yada. So after four or five songs from Yazoo, again I just learned that yesterday. YouTube gave me “Dear Mr. Fantasy” by Traffic. Okay, I’ll take it I love it and then I was going through my phone to get this picture that I took last night because the picture is on my refrigerator, so I can look at it every day. And as I was about to write this out YouTube gives me “Drift While You’re Sleeping” by Trey Anastasio. I literally cannot make this shit up! For you non-Phish people this song, this entire project is referred to as Ghosts of the Forest, Trey wrote while his best friend Chris was dying from cancer. And you know that my dad and my sister passed away from breast cancer and the fact that this song came to me right now yeah, no there are no coincidences. I don’t care what the phuck Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld said when Elaine told Rava that it was a big coincidence. Everything happens for a reason!

Okay you don’t understand I had to get that out because I deal with synchronicities like this throughout my day every day for the past two years since Melissa hit me over the head. Now I can carry on in remembering my family lol.

Here is a picture of me with my big sister Jill and my dad David on 12/1/92. My dad used to take us out to eat quite often as that’s how we celebrated birthdays and occasions. I believe this may have been for my father‘s birthday even though his birthday is November 1. I was away at college 4 1/2 hours away from everybody so I don’t know what this was from but I feel like it was my dad‘s birthday. Regardless, Jill as per usual helped guide me with my food selection. Yeah I know I was 19 years old and she still helped me figure out what I would like for my palate when I was at restaurants what can I say? She babied me when I was little so much that I became a pointer when I wanted something because she would always get what I wanted before I could get the words out. She anticipated my needs at six years old and then remained like that until the day she passed at 35 years old. Oh plus she was a chef so!

Lol, Jill would help me decide what to eat and my dad would pay for it. Quite the setup Stacy! And I never even looked at it like that until this very moment in time. Proof positive that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. No they aren’t physically here on this earth anymore but I tell you this communicating with your spirit team is easier than communicating with people in the physical 3D, it’s quicker than text. Granted, I would give everything up for them to be here, but I can’t. It doesn’t work like that. I make the most out of every situation no matter how dark no matter how bleak it may appear I find something positive out of the worst of the worst! It’s a gift. Some may call it a curse because people resent me for it but that’s not my problem. This is my life and Jill and my dad understand that.🫶 #rememberingmyfamily #welcometomyphishylife

[laufire]

cross-genre musical covers are just *clenches fist* everything to me

[merelygifted]

Godfather and trailblazer Daddy U-Roy has died | Entertainment | Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting, Ewart Beckford, better known to the world as Daddy U-Roy, has died, his partner Marcia Smikle confirmed to The Gleaner.

He passed away at 11:10 last night at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) after undergoing surgery there.

Born on September 20, 1941, the trailblazer, who gave every toaster, rapper and MC their career, was 79.

An emotional Smikle, who has been by the legendary toaster's side for 41 years, said that U-Roy had been ailing for some time and had been in and out of the hospital.

"He has diabetes and hypertension, but those are under control because we make sure that he takes his medication. But he also had a kidney problem and was being treated at Andrews [Hospital], and then they told us to take him to UWI for surgery because the kidney had messed up the bladder, and he was bleeding," Smikle said.

"They recommended dialysis for the kidney, but he didn't want to do that," she added.

U-Roy was admitted to the UHWI, and the surgery performed on Tuesday.

"It was successful, and the bleeding stopped. But afterwards, the doctors realised that somewhere else was blocked up, and they had to take him back to theatre on Wednesday. Him heart stopped three times, and him come back and then last night he died. Him never mek it," she told The Gleaner, between tears.

Smikle said that despite his illness, U-Roy was still active on a daily basis.

"He was still doing dubplate specials here at home for people who wanted them," she said...

... An original toaster from the 60s, often hailed as the Godfather of Dancehall, Daddy U-Roy was also known as The Originator and Hugh Roy.

His melodic style of toasting, applied with a highly developed sense of timing, set him in a class by himself.

U-Roy's first two singles released on Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label, Wake the Town (1970) and Wear You to the Ball (1970), were Jamaican hits and established his reputation as one of Jamaica's most popular toasters.

U-Roy then went on to work with other major producers on the island, including Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, Sonia Pottinger, Rupie Edwards, Alvin Ranglin, and Lloyd Daley.

The year 1971 saw the release of Beckford's DJ version of The Paragons' The Tide Is High. Beckford first toured the UK in 1972 with the artistes Roy Shirley and Max Romeo.

In 1975, the album Dread in a Babylon was released in the United States, Europe and Jamaica by Virgin Records.

The success of Dread in a Babylon led to a series of Tony Robinson-produced albums: Natty Rebel (1976 ), Rasta Ambassador (1977), and Jah Son of Africa (1978).

Beckford's international popularity led to the album Natty Rebel being released in 1976 on Virgins' imprint Front Line label in Nigeria, as well as in France on Virgin and Polydor.

In 1980, Blondie had a world-wide hit with the reggae track The Tide Is High, which prompted Virgin to re-release the original Paragons' track from 1967 and the 1971 U-Roy version as a single that same year.

U-Roy was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites.

In 2007, U-Roy was honoured by the Jamaican Government, receiving the Order of Distinction for his contribution to music. ...

[geekynerfherder]

'Trey Anastasio at The Beacon Jams' by Jim Pollock. 15" x 22" screen print on Neenah Stardream Crystal paper, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 1600 for $100, a signed and numbered Variant edition of 500 for $150, and a signed and numbered Line Art Variant edition of 200 for $175. All 3 prints are also available as a set for $425. 100% of the net proceeds from this release will be donated directly to the Divided Sky Fund, which helps provide safety and care for people struggling with addiction. On sale Friday May 22 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

[wickedsrest-rp-archive]

Name: Clover Sunshine Species: Vampire Occupation: Herbal Tea Seller + UTP Age: 85 Years Old Played By: OPEN Face Claim: Maya Rudolph

"Bring it home, daddy-o.”

Clover was born sometime in the 1930s and reborn in 1969 at Woodstock. She had always lived a life of free love and worshiping mother earth, and she didn’t see why any of that had to stop just because of her new, bloodsucking nature. In fact, she felt closer to the earth, like she was connected with everything. It was a spiritual awakening, and she wanted to share it with anyone who would take it. They just had to open their eyes.

Truthfully, Clover wasn’t exactly sober when she was sired; those ‘shrooms had been potent, and all she could remember about her sire was that he had a lovely accent. Even in her life as a vampire, she refused to harm her fellow human; some beliefs simply can’t be stripped. It was less out of sympathy and more out of finding the idea of eating something alive unpalatable, but nonetheless it made her an upstanding vampire. Instead, she became a regular at the butcher shop and fed off the occasional willing human whenever they came along, turning anyone who asked it of her. She even got a taste of Trey Anastasio during the time she spent following Phish on tour in her VW van. They would both later go on to describe the experience as “trippy.”

Whenever she turned a willing participant, it didn’t take long for her to realize that most of the people she’d liberated didn’t share the same ideals that she took so closely to heart. They slaughtered, they hurt others for fun, they fed from anyone they could find, they didn’t buy free trade. Clover was an outsider among outsiders; too dangerous for humans, too set in her ways for vampires, and too unusual for both. It was becoming increasingly clear that something had to give.

Clover had settled in Burlington, Vermont for a while, even built herself a nice life there. That went well until she was literally chased out of town with torches and pitchforks. Someone found an old picture of her at a protest and put two and two together, which meant she’d have to keep on truckin’. But Clover liked coming back to New England after being away from it for so long, so she traveled north to White Crest, where she knew there was a sizable vampire population. Her recent relocation made her eager to explore. She found the same things she usually did when she checked out the vampire bars; none of them had good auras (or, as any actual aura reader could see, any), and there was an overabundance of leather. The back room held a surprise, though— that was when Clover rediscovered the world of supernatural drugs and rare blood after years of staying clean. She supposed every vampire had their vices, after all.

Character Facts:

Personality: Eccentric, peaceful, moody, curious, flaky, friendly, stubborn in her convictions, outspoken, opinionated, idealistic, “out there”

Clover is convinced she can see and read auras. She can’t. And she never could.

Clover practices Paganism, but unfortunately cannot touch any religious iconography. This has always been a bit of a bummer to her, but she finds workarounds.

She runs a small herbal tea store in downtown White Crest, which is popular with some of the college students. Sometimes she mixes her teas with some blood.

Clover has always had an addictive personality, and experimented with drugs throughout her life and un-life. Supernatural drugs and the blood of non-human species hold a special allure to her.

[krispyweiss]

Trey Anastasio Band Saxophonist James Casey Dies at 40

- “James was a magnificent soul,” Anastasio says

James Casey, the Trey Anastasio Band saxophonist who battled colon cancer for the past two years, has died, his family said.

Casey was 40 and died early Aug. 28.

“James brought joy to everyone around him and his legacy will live on, both through his music and the advocacy work that’s become so integral to him,” Casey’s family said.

“It was so important to James to help others avoid his fate – to learn the importance of early colon cancer screenings, know your family history and be an advocate for your own health. When detected early, colon cancer is almost always curable. He shared his diagnosis publicly and illuminated his ongoing battle to raise awareness and help others. James was a remarkable human being, beloved for his wit, humility, kindness and generosity. He will be dearly missed.”

Prior to joining TAB, Casey had played with Lettuce and Soulive. He eventually went on to collaborate with Phil Lesh & Friends and Billy & the Kids among other acts.

Casey was “incomparable,” Bill(y) Kreutzmann said in a statement.

“I loved James Casey from the very moment we met and playing music with him was a gift and a joy that is hard to put into words,” the former Grateful Dead drummer said.

A “heartbroken” Anastasio lamented his “friend and bandmate(’s)” loss at such a young age.

“James was a magnificent soul,” Anastasio said. “His spirit and personality glowed. His playing was elegant, stormy, soulful and lyrical. He was a powerful and melodic improviser, and spot on when reading intricate charts. His tone was full and warm, his singing voice was beautiful. I loved harmonizing with James. His smile filled the room.”

Casey was “one of the sweetest people and best musicians I’ve ever met,” said Billy Strings, who termed Casey’s death an “absolutely heartbreaking” event.

“I loved hearing him play bluegrass licks on the sax and sharing some of my favorite fiddle tunes with him,” Strings said. “He seemed to be able to play anything you could throw at him. He was such a beautifully intentional and vocal player. He made that thing sing and you felt it in your soul.”

8/28/23

[xabiramone]

If I was ever going to teach a master class to young guitarists, the first thing I would play them is the first minute of Neil Young's original "Down by the River" solo. It's one note, but it's so melodic, and it just snarls with attitude and anger. It's like he desperately wants to connect. Neil's playing is like an open tube from his heart right to the audience. In the Nineties, we played a festival with Crazy Horse. At the end of "Like a Hurricane," Neil went into this feedback solo that was more like a sonic impressionist painting. He was about six feet back from the microphone, singing so you could just hear him over the colorful waves of hurricanelike sound.

I think about that moment a lot when I'm playing. Traditional concepts of rhythm and keys are great, but music is like a giant ocean. It's a big, furious place, and there are a lot of trenches that haven't been explored. Neil is still blazing a trail for people who are younger than him, reminding us you can break artistic ground. By Trey Anastasio

#HbdayNeilYoung 🎂

[possum-in-a-jar]

was just thinking about it and i'm pretty sure my blog is turning 10 this year. this month, maybe, but icr for sure. we'll see when i get that email.

dudes, i was just a kid when i started this shit. i gravitated toward a group of fellow 18-20 year olds who also ran hippieish blogs and liked my favorite band. we used to go bonkernanas watching live shows, getting excited about our favorite songs and in-jokes. our celebrity crushes, usually trey anastasio or mike gordon, were these cute innocent infatuations, barely even sexualized - even by those chicks who wrote that weird fanfic that time. we still said "xD" instead of using specific laughing emojis or casually self conscious "lol"s. sooooo many of us did drugs in the irresponsible manner of people who don't yet realize they're adults; i remember how naive those kids were about going into k holes - like the world would always be safe, always be their oyster, never force them to face responsibility.

i watched urls go inactive. die-hards jumped ship to other band fandoms. fb friends were removed because we hadn't spoken in years. some people just vanished, after losing their childish openness in the face of the big scary real world. and at the same time i was watching that happen with my high school friends too; graduation and moving tore apart our deceptively fragile bond. "friends forever" has to be maintained and it just wasn't. "forever," in fact, was so much easier in theory than in practice.

i don't miss the kid i was when i started this blog. but sometimes, unfairly, i miss the invincible glow our unknowing youth had given us.

[jennywilbury]

I was tagged by @glitterkittythefabulous to answer 21 questions and tag 21 people (which I never really do because I want everyone to be included and do the thing if they want to).

Nickname : Jenny. I’m really a Jennifer but I only go by Jennifer formally. Juniper, Jenny Lou, Prudence.

Height : 5’2”

Last thing I searched for : My dad’s social security number.

Favorite musician : today it’s Trey Anastasio. that could change tomorrow.

What song is stuck in my head? Uncle John’s Band

If I had a time machine I would go back or visit the future? I would go back, no question.

Do I get asks? Not really.

Who am I following? I follow cool people, art, politics, nature/animals, and music mostly.

Would I rather be rich or famous? Rich. I do not want to be famous at all.

How much sleep do I get? Regularly about 6 hours a night. If I’m depressed I can sleep for days.

What’s my favorite food? Tex-Mex, and falafel. Pasta is always comforting.

Favorite books, films, shows, games? Book -Anne of Green Gables, film - North by Northwest, show - MST3K, game - Scrabble

Lucky number? - eleven

Do you play any instruments? Guitar, piano, and violin.

What am I wearing? A Birdwell Beach Britches t-shirt and cut off jean shorts.

What’s my dream job? I wish I worked at the Australia Zoo.

Dream trip? Let’s go to the Amalfi Coast.

If you were an animal what would you be? A bunny.

Hobbies? Painting, making crafty things of all sorts, yoga and swimming, music and making music, reading.

Zodiac? Cancer.

Age? Forty fucking six. What. The. Fuck?

[gettingreadyfortour]

This picture watches over me, especially while I sleep as it’s right next to my head while in my bed. I’d like to keep her close to me. This soul has been protecting me since I started this life. She, Jill B was 6 and a half years old when I was born and I was her second little sister.

I ended up staying the baby throughout my life within that family unit. Don’t even get me started on birth order, lol.

I have been calling Jill my “protector” for as long as I can remember. Just gut wrenching the day she left for college. I watched her leave from the top of my driveway at 12 years old scared for what was ahead for me but excited for her. I can’t believe I have made it since 2002 without her on this earth it’s just really difficult for me to comprehend that. I know I’m not the only person who lost her, I can only speak on my experiences. I don’t dare speak on anybody else’s. That’s not my right that’s not my place that’s not my intention. This is my experience. This is my perspective. She was my big sister. She was a lot of things to a lot of people but my goodness nobody has the memories I have. I remember her parading me in front of her friends when she was in high school having me burp the alphabet and their names just to make everybody laugh.

I was a form of entertainment you could say. Seriously any of her friends remember that cause I sure do l. I hold that near and dear to my heart that is a gift I still have by the way. My kids thoroughly enjoy and partake these days, so thank you Jill for allowing me to own it, and share it freely!

Again, since Melissa, my dead best friend hit me over the head March 21, 2021 while I was sleeping; I have been more aware of the presence of my loved ones who have passed. Jill comes through strong to me in way of music and food and cooking. Jill has a long history of helping me decide what to eat for my palate even in death it’s quite remarkable.

Okay, speaking about music I am inclined to tell you what I remember Jill listening to in high school. She graduated in 1984 so you can do the math with all the rest cause that’s just not my thing. I remember her listening to: Yes, Rush, the Kinks, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, The Who, Rod Stewart , Jackson Browne those are the big ones I remember I could be conflating Rod Stewart Jackson Browne from a different time. I do not remember I mean “Time turns elastic“ lyrics by Trey Anastasio and Don Hart. Yeah of course it’s music. It’s lyrics I live by it. I always refer to lyrics. Are you new here? Okay well that’s part of my thing, that’s how I roll. Oh, I’m sorry my vibe lol.

#rememberingmyfamily #musicformysoul