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12/31/07 - Mockingbird Announces New Grants!
The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer group of Phish fans organized in 1996, has announced seven new grants, totalling more than $25,000, to mark New Year's Eve. This twelfth round of competitive grants brings the total number of Mockingbird disbursements to 175 grants totalling more than $550,000 - and more are planned for later this year. There's still time to make a tax-deductible contribution - and The Phish Companion and Sharin' in the Groove make excellent Christmas, Channakuh, or Kwanza gifts for anyone you forgot this year!

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12/28/07 - Fishman in Nasvhille NYE
Tennessean.com reports that Phish drummer Jon Fishman will perform with the Del McCoury Band, IBMA award-winners Steep Canyon Rangers, Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman (of Leftover Salmon), and Ronnie Bowman at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nasvhille New Year's Eve. Show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $24.50-$49.5; call 889-3060.

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12/27/07 - DMB Credits Oswego
Oswego is cited as givin the Del McCoury Band their "full initiation into the jam-band world" by Nashville Scene.

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12/20/07 - Claypool Comments on Vegas
Primus bassist Les Claypool comments in an interview with Jambands on the 12/6/96 show (recently released) at which he sat in for YEM and a bass duel.

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12/19/07 - Plattsburgh Airpot Revamped
The site of the Clifford Ball has gotten a huge influx of federal and state investment - and the Ball continues to be mentioned in every article about the place, lol.

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12/18/07 - Vegas as Catalyst
Jambase contest award winner's words about how 12/6/96 hooked him (well after it happened) provide inspiration - and a win. :)

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12/9/07 - Gordon w/ Levon
Phish bassist Mike Gordon sat in for "Chest Fever" with the Levon Helm Band last night (12/8/07) in Woodstock, as reported by the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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12/4/07 - Mimi Auction Ends Tonight!
Bidding on all items on the current Mimi Fishman Foundation charity auction (except for the Michael Kang Golf Package and Mandolin) will end at various times throughout the late afternnoon and evening.

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12/2/07 - Here Ducks the Bride
Ryan Hoherd's 11/30/07 wedding included this glowstick war to the tune of "Down with Disease" from Red Rocks '04. Catch a clip on YouTube.

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11/29/07 - Another Mimi Auction is on!
The current Mimi Fishman Foundation charity auction goes until December 4th, featuring items donated by Phish,String Cheese Incident, moe., Yonder Mountain String Band, Scramble Campbell, The Meters, The Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, Disco Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee, Dave Matthews Band, Vegoose, Jack Johnson, Keller Williams, Jam Cruise, Ozzy Osbourne, and Michael Franti.

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11/20/07 - Rowe's Posters Back
Mike Rowe has revised a collection of scans Phish posters he collected 1989-1990. The collection was originally on the Brown U. server Netspace that Lee Silverman set up circa 1991 to house the original Phish.net files. At some point, that server disappeared and Rowe's site went with it. Now... it's back!

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11/27/07 - ALO in Best 25?
Rolling Stone lists A Live One among the "best 25 live albums".

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11/15/07 - Reunion NYE in Dubai?
No. Is it funny? Kinda.

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10/23 - Podes Knows Phish
Hockey great Shjon Podein played 699 NHL games, for Edmonton, Philadelphia, Colorado and St. Louis, as well as in Japan and Sweden, scoring exactly 100 career goals. In a recent interview, he mentions getting hooked on Phish by John LeClair.

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10/21/07 - Trey w/ Phil and Friends
Trey sat in for the entirety of last night's Phil and Friends show. Clips are scattered on YouTube, and an intersting discussion is taking place @ the Terrapin site.

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10/3/07 - A musician who doesn't understand improv
Winonans writer Brandon Rompa suggests that Phish, like other jambands, "gives listeners the illusion of musical freedom and explosive creativity when it is actually just sound flowing aimlessly." Editorial comment: Rompa is either confusing free jazz (which lacks any structure whatsover) and the band-wide transitions of jambands, or is simply ignorant about the latter.

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9/27/07 - Mockingbird Foundation announces Phish Reunion Fund!
Celebrate your hopes of a return, while supporting music education for kids!

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9/5/07 - French Eye Phish FLACs?
Okay... Only a small mention, and it was mostly the alliterative opportunity that appealed, but... Live Phish is mentioned in a Paris post to the International Herald Tribune about "anti-MP3 audiophiles".

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8/30/07 - Twelve Reasons Phish Should Reunite
Good for a chuckle - and/or a sigh...

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8/23/07 - Gordon on Worrell album
Bernie Worrell (P-Funk, Talking heads) has a new album out (via Infectious) featuring Phish bassist Mike Gordon, Warren Haynes, and others. Gordon plays banjo on track two, "Up in the Hills", available for download (at least for now) here.

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8/16/07 - Ten years since the Great Went...
A full decade... Wow...

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8/15/07 - Trey and Dave
Trey sat in with the Dave Matthews Band last night (8/14) at Saratoga Performing Arts Center for "Lie in Our Graves".

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7/25/07 - Amfibian Release Party
On Friday, July 27, Amfibian will have a release party for its new CD Skip the Goodbyes, with 2 sets starting at 9pm, at the Lion's Den in NYC. Special guests include Room 1091 and Frogg Cafe. The First 100 people in the door get the July issue of Relix, featuring exclusive interviews with Page McConnell, Tom Marshall, and more.

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6/12/07 - Murat released!
The 8/13/93 show from the Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, IN) has been released via LivePhish, "the whole show in full, crisp, beautifully re-mastered soundboard audio." The show - which features epic versions of Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song, and Ya Mar - is available via download or on CD with filler from the soundcheck.

This release also starts a new LivePhish service whereby shows ordered online will also be "delivered to your doorstep ... in an innovative and earth friendly folding digi-pak with sticker labels." The last three archive releases (11/14/95, 12/1/95, and 12/29/97) are also available via this service, "with bonus tracks where space permits.quot;

The release is also being hailed with a limited edition (n=1,000), brand new, mid-size (13"x19") Pollack poster for the show.

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6/6/07 - He didn't even try?
WCSH reports that Page "'didn't try to get the band back together'", and "didn't want" to reassemble the band virtually, although all four "happened to play on his new self-titled solo CD." He also said there would be "a lot of conversations that would take place" before a reunion could happen.

BTW, here's the Glide review of a recent Page show (6/4/07).

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6/4/07 - Need a reason to party?
Phish is 24 years old in 150 days. Prepare to debauch.

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5/6/07 - Tunick Tops in Toplessness
Spencer Tunick, who photographed a horde of Phishheads naked at the Great Went, snapped pics of eighteen thousand (!) in Mexico City! (CNN)

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4/9/07 -
Trey due back in court.

Friday is also Blame Someone Else Day.

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4/1/07 [NOTE DATE!] - Fishman arrested, Page next
Drummer Jon Fishman was arrested outside Whitehall, NY, this morning on his way home from a Dead show in Jones Beach, where he was taking pictures of his wife having an argument backstage. Arresting officer Richard O'Donnell-Chappelle observed Fishman riding his white 2005 Segway in the opposing lane. He then discovered that Fishman's ASCAP license had been revoked when he failed to respond to a August 1993 ticket for recording with J. Willis Pratt.

After Fishman passed several sobriety tests described as "not gentle with sensitive areas of the rock star's body", police searched the vehicle and discovered nine-year-old art photos of 60 pharmacists in a battle with members of the Hell's Angels. Fishman admitted to driving while under the influence of hash browns, which have since been identified as Tasty Cakes, and reportedly told O'Donnell-Chappelle, "You know what, I've got a problem and I've got to take care of it. Do you have any Immodium?"

Keyboardist Page McConnell, the only member of the band not yet arrested, will spend the summer in a studio composing and recording several unusual crimes to be produced and prosecuted this fall. Following decades with Phish, several years with Vida Blue, and short stints with the Allman Brothers Band, James Gang, and Al Qaeda, this will be McConnell's first solo criminal effort. Showcase exhibitions of the work are planned for several cities in the Northeast, followed by an immediate apology to fans and a quiet getaway to the Carribbean.

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4/1/07 [NOTE DATE!] - Betty out of Beta
Phish staple "Betty", who has answered fan snail mail since it became too voluminous for Mike to handle, will now be licensed by the band for use by Fortune 500 companies. Betty proved to be an efficient and scalable solution to what had seemed a grotesque communications burden, a realization that came recently, in the wake of the breakup and the withering of tour revenue. Following six months of Beta testing, by competing fan clubs in the the wildly controversial thumbtack and paperclip industries, licensing to music fan clubs, grassroots political parties, and Lifestyle event planners will begin this week.

Phish will release a scaled-down retail version, iBetty, this fall as part of a suite of software allowing those who used to organize other aspects of their lives around Phish, to now allow Phish to organize all aspects of their lives.

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4/1/07 [NOTE DATE!] - Page Tour Announced
Page has announced a summer tour opening for Norah Jones, including an unusual leg of shows stretching through the Canadian border states. Patrons are asked to arrive in dress casual, refrain from unruly verbal utterances, and uncork bottles only between songs.

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4/1/07 - All Phishing a Hoax
The band Phish announced today that the worldwide fear of computer-related crime has been unfounded, as every single instance of apparent frauds known as "phishing" have simply been part of an elaborate marketing ploy on behalf of the band. Bassist Mike Gordon reportedly bought some film with two of the credit cards, "just to make it seem legit", but no charges were filed in those instances, since the apparent victims were Danny Bonaduce and Michael Bolton.

The hoax was reportedly brought to a halt in order to mend relationships between th band's management and several national banks, whose financial assistance will be needed in order to mount the reunion tour planned for Summer of 2008. Turnout for that tour is expected to require the construction of new, super-sized stadiums nationwide, as well as on-site...uh...something about...wookies... oh, forget it. Happy April Fool's Day.

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3/30/07 - Page tour announced
Page will promote his new solo album (Page McConnell, due out April 17) with a 13-date tour stretching from Burlington's Higher Ground on May 30, through MA, RI, PA, NY, DC, GA, NC, OH, IN, MI, and IL, ending at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis on June 14. Page's band includes Adam Zimmon, Jared Slomoff, Rob O'Dea, and Gabe Jarrett. Tickets will be available online through a real time presale beginning Friday, March 30th at 5:00pm (Eastern Time) and ending Friday, April 13th at noon (Eastern Time).

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3/29/07 - Trey @ SOB?
Christina Durfee (one of Trey's backup singers the last few tours, and part of the Phil/Trey ensemble @ Vegoose) is listing on her myspace page that she is playing the Phil and Friends shows at Sounds of Brazil, the 450-standing capacity club in the west village, a week from Mon/Tuesday. That's far from official news that Trey will be there, but a either a good hint or a strong tease.

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3/29/07 - Fish picks Manix
Drummer Jon Fishman was a judge at the Vermont Youth Orchestra "Battle of the Bands" at Higher Ground in South Burlington. The winning act, The Manix, won the chance to perform as an opening band at Nectar's in Burlington and an invitation to perform in the Burlington First Night Battle of the Bands. The other judges were saxophone player Dave Grippo and singer-songwriter Amber deLaurentis. (Burlington Free Press)

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3/21/07 - Hershey released
Phish has released 12/1/95 in both audio and video via LivePhish.com.

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3/21/07 - Page album, show, posters, and tickets giveaway
Page's debut solo album will be released April 17, and his showcase will be April 4th at Gramarcy Theatre in NYC. Anyone who preorders the album will be entered in a drawing for showcase tickets and for one of 100 limited edition posters.

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3/14/07 - Happy Pi Day!
Phish has performed on Pi Day (3/14) three times, in 1989, 1992, and 1993.

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3/8/07 - International Women's Day
Drink some chardonnay, listen to some Page tunes, and think about Tela.

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3/8/07 - Amfibian on the way!
Tom Marshall has posted new songs on his MySpace page, and is slated to release the next album in June at the World Cafe in Philly.

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2/27/07 - Trey pleads not guilty
Trey attended his arraigment hearing with wife Sue today, having instructed his attorney "not to fight the charges", according to the Burlington Free Press, which reports his attorney Steve Coffey as saying he had told him, "I’m here to face the consequences and work it out with the court and go on with my life." He plead not guilty, however, was released on bail, and is scheduled to return to Washington County Court on March 27.

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2/?/07 - 11/14/95 Audio and Video released!
Phish has released the University of Central Florida Arena show, in video and audio, via the growing LivePhish.com catalog, featuring "crystal clear, mastered soundboard audio". Get the full show in MP3s for 9.95, FLAC files for $12.95, or fifteen videos for $19.95. The videos will play on any player that supports MPEG-4, and users can freely transfer videos onto popular portable video players, including Apple's video iPod. Other recent released include 12/29/07 at Madison Square Garden; and the historic "Headphones Jam", recorded near the beginning of the Undermind album sessions (and from which proceeds go to Ocean's Harbor House in New Jersey)

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2/14/07 - Trey indicted on 7 counts
The Burlington Free Press has reported that Trey has been indicted on seven counts - three felonies, three misdemeanors, and a traffic violatoin and faces up to 14 years in prison.

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2/6/07 - Trey Speaks
Trey will host a Q&A tomorrow night at the 92nd St Y in NYC, scheduled prior to his bust and already sold out but could be interesting. (This editor would ask if he's written anything since December 15th and, if so, what he can say about it.)

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2/6/07 - DryGoods sale
We try to stick with news and not be marketers, but several DryGoods (Phish merchandise) items are noteworthy. First, there are several dozen new items that may be of interest. Second, there's a big sale, up to 50% off and some items (mostly stickers, but also includes Mike's OutsideOut video) as low as $1.

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2/2/07 - Trey indicted on a felony!
A Washington County, NY, grand jury filed a felony drug possession charge against Trey yesterday. The degree of the charge is not yet public, but represents an upgrade from misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and indicates a grand jury finding that there was sufficient evidence for the DA to bring a felony case.

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1/5/07 - Details @ Smoking Gun
The Smoking Gun has posted the "Supporting Deposition" (the arrest report) with details of Trey's being stopped, field tested, and interviewed at the station.

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1/3/07 - Too high to get over?
Trey, who performed Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" as his first song of 2007, apparently also had heroin in the car when he was stopped and will probably need to go through rehab to avoid jail time.

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6/6/07 - He didn't even try?
WCSH reports that Page "'didn't try to get the band back together'", and "didn't want" to reassemble the band virtually, although all four "happened to play on his new self-titled solo CD." He also said there would be "a lot of conversations that would take place" before a reunion could happen.

BTW, here's the Glide review of a recent Page show (6/4/07).

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6/4/07 - Need a reason to party?
Phish is 24 years old in 150 days. Prepare to debauch.

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5/6/07 - Tunick Tops in Toplessness
Spencer Tunick, who photographed a horde of Phishheads naked at the Great Went, snapped pics of eighteen thousand (!) in Mexico City! (CNN)

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4/9/07 -
Trey due back in court.

Friday is also Blame Someone Else Day.

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4/1/07 [NOTE DATE!] - Fishman arrested, Page next
Drummer Jon Fishman was arrested outside Whitehall, NY, this morning on his way home from a Dead show in Jones Beach, where he was taking pictures of his wife having an argument backstage. Arresting officer Richard O'Donnell-Chappelle observed Fishman riding his white 2005 Segway in the opposing lane. He then discovered that Fishman's ASCAP license had been revoked when he failed to respond to a August 1993 ticket for recording with J. Willis Pratt.

After Fishman passed several sobriety tests described as "not gentle with sensitive areas of the rock star's body", police searched the vehicle and discovered nine-year-old art photos of 60 pharmacists in a battle with members of the Hell's Angels. Fishman admitted to driving while under the influence of hash browns, which have since been identified as Tasty Cakes, and reportedly told O'Donnell-Chappelle, "You know what, I've got a problem and I've got to take care of it. Do you have any Immodium?"

Keyboardist Page McConnell, the only member of the band not yet arrested, will spend the summer in a studio composing and recording several unusual crimes to be produced and prosecuted this fall. Following decades with Phish, several years with Vida Blue, and short stints with the Allman Brothers Band, James Gang, and Al Qaeda, this will be McConnell's first solo criminal effort. Showcase exhibitions of the work are planned for several cities in the Northeast, followed by an immediate apology to fans and a quiet getaway to the Carribbean.

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4/1/07 [NOTE DATE!] - Betty out of Beta
Phish staple "Betty", who has answered fan snail mail since it became too voluminous for Mike to handle, will now be licensed by the band for use by Fortune 500 companies. Betty proved to be an efficient and scalable solution to what had seemed a grotesque communications burden, a realization that came recently, in the wake of the breakup and the withering of tour revenue. Following six months of Beta testing, by competing fan clubs in the the wildly controversial thumbtack and paperclip industries, licensing to music fan clubs, grassroots political parties, and Lifestyle event planners will begin this week.

Phish will release a scaled-down retail version, iBetty, this fall as part of a suite of software allowing those who used to organize other aspects of their lives around Phish, to now allow Phish to organize all aspects of their lives.

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4/1/07 [NOTE DATE!] - Page Tour Announced
Page has announced a summer tour opening for Norah Jones, including an unusual leg of shows stretching through the Canadian border states. Patrons are asked to arrive in dress casual, refrain from unruly verbal utterances, and uncork bottles only between songs.

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4/1/07 - All Phishing a Hoax
The band Phish announced today that the worldwide fear of computer-related crime has been unfounded, as every single instance of apparent frauds known as "phishing" have simply been part of an elaborate marketing ploy on behalf of the band. Bassist Mike Gordon reportedly bought some film with two of the credit cards, "just to make it seem legit", but no charges were filed in those instances, since the apparent victims were Danny Bonaduce and Michael Bolton.

The hoax was reportedly brought to a halt in order to mend relationships between th band's management and several national banks, whose financial assistance will be needed in order to mount the reunion tour planned for Summer of 2008. Turnout for that tour is expected to require the construction of new, super-sized stadiums nationwide, as well as on-site...uh...something about...wookies... oh, forget it. Happy April Fool's Day.

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3/30/07 - Page tour announced
Page will promote his new solo album (Page McConnell, due out April 17) with a 13-date tour stretching from Burlington's Higher Ground on May 30, through MA, RI, PA, NY, DC, GA, NC, OH, IN, MI, and IL, ending at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis on June 14. Page's band includes Adam Zimmon, Jared Slomoff, Rob O'Dea, and Gabe Jarrett. Tickets will be available online through a real time presale beginning Friday, March 30th at 5:00pm (Eastern Time) and ending Friday, April 13th at noon (Eastern Time).

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3/29/07 - Trey @ SOB?
Christina Durfee (one of Trey's backup singers the last few tours, and part of the Phil/Trey ensemble @ Vegoose) is listing on her myspace page that she is playing the Phil and Friends shows at Sounds of Brazil, the 450-standing capacity club in the west village, a week from Mon/Tuesday. That's far from official news that Trey will be there, but a either a good hint or a strong tease.

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3/29/07 - Fish picks Manix
Drummer Jon Fishman was a judge at the Vermont Youth Orchestra "Battle of the Bands" at Higher Ground in South Burlington. The winning act, The Manix, won the chance to perform as an opening band at Nectar's in Burlington and an invitation to perform in the Burlington First Night Battle of the Bands. The other judges were saxophone player Dave Grippo and singer-songwriter Amber deLaurentis. (Burlington Free Press)

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3/21/07 - Hershey released
Phish has released 12/1/95 in both audio and video via LivePhish.com.

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3/21/07 - Page album, show, posters, and tickets giveaway
Page's debut solo album will be released April 17, and his showcase will be April 4th at Gramarcy Theatre in NYC. Anyone who preorders the album will be entered in a drawing for showcase tickets and for one of 100 limited edition posters.

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3/14/07 - Happy Pi Day!
Phish has performed on Pi Day (3/14) three times, in 1989, 1992, and 1993.

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3/8/07 - International Women's Day
Drink some chardonnay, listen to some Page tunes, and think about Tela.

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3/8/07 - Amfibian on the way!
Tom Marshall has posted new songs on his MySpace page, and is slated to release the next album in June at the World Cafe in Philly.

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2/27/07 - Trey pleads not guilty
Trey attended his arraigment hearing with wife Sue today, having instructed his attorney "not to fight the charges", according to the Burlington Free Press, which reports his attorney Steve Coffey as saying he had told him, "I’m here to face the consequences and work it out with the court and go on with my life." He plead not guilty, however, was released on bail, and is scheduled to return to Washington County Court on March 27.

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2/?/07 - 11/14/95 Audio and Video released!
Phish has released the University of Central Florida Arena show, in video and audio, via the growing LivePhish.com catalog, featuring "crystal clear, mastered soundboard audio". Get the full show in MP3s for 9.95, FLAC files for $12.95, or fifteen videos for $19.95. The videos will play on any player that supports MPEG-4, and users can freely transfer videos onto popular portable video players, including Apple's video iPod. Other recent released include 12/29/07 at Madison Square Garden; and the historic "Headphones Jam", recorded near the beginning of the Undermind album sessions (and from which proceeds go to Ocean's Harbor House in New Jersey)

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2/14/07 - Trey indicted on 7 counts
The Burlington Free Press has reported that Trey has been indicted on seven counts - three felonies, three misdemeanors, and a traffic violatoin and faces up to 14 years in prison.

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2/6/07 - Trey Speaks
Trey will host a Q&A tomorrow night at the 92nd St Y in NYC, scheduled prior to his bust and already sold out but could be interesting. (This editor would ask if he's written anything since December 15th and, if so, what he can say about it.)

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2/6/07 - DryGoods sale
We try to stick with news and not be marketers, but several DryGoods (Phish merchandise) items are noteworthy. First, there are several dozen new items that may be of interest. Second, there's a big sale, up to 50% off and some items (mostly stickers, but also includes Mike's OutsideOut video) as low as $1.

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2/2/07 - Trey indicted on a felony!
A Washington County, NY, grand jury filed a felony drug possession charge against Trey yesterday. The degree of the charge is not yet public, but represents an upgrade from misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and indicates a grand jury finding that there was sufficient evidence for the DA to bring a felony case.

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1/5/07 - Details @ Smoking Gun
The Smoking Gun has posted the "Supporting Deposition" (the arrest report) with details of Trey's being stopped, field tested, and interviewed at the station.

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1/3/07 - Too high to get over?
Trey, who performed Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" as his first song of 2007, apparently also had heroin in the car when he was stopped and will probably need to go through rehab to avoid jail time.