phish 2019 – Not just reading the book,

Phish MSG NYE

My final block print of 2019, created for Phish’s NYE run. The 14th in my yearlong series inspired by the work of Albrecht Dürer. This print was inspired by part of “The Tapestry of Michelfeld” (date ND) and includes several birds found in Phish songs, as well as Trey’s dog Marley. As I researched the image, I found it interesting that it was actually based off a tapestry made about a 100 years prior, this being a recreation of it. Prints are currently available in my shop.

NYE Blue web

NYE BW web NYE Warm web

It’s been quite a year working on all these block prints! I didn’t expect that it would take nearly all my free time, but it was a fun experience. For those asking, yes there will be a Dick’s Run linocut, hopefully before the end of the month. I had opted to not make one at the time, mainly since I was back at school teaching, and had too many other things on my plate.

As for what 2020 brings, I’m still not sure. A new year will bring a new theme and possible medium for my Phish prints, although I see myself going back to printmaking for some song illustrations or Grateful Dead inspired work.

Tapestry of Michelfeld-NYE

Phish MSG NYE Run 2019

SET 1: Evening Song^[1], No Men In No Man’s Land, Down with Disease, 20-20 Vision^[2], Ghost, Gumbo > Rift, Weigh > Dog Faced Boy, Twenty Years Later > Tube > Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.

SET 2: Everything’s Right > Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1 > Set Your Soul Free -> Gotta Jibboo > Free > Piper, Drowned > Ass Handed > Chalk Dust Torture Reprise^[3] > Character Zero^[4]

ENCORE: A Life Beyond The Dream, Rocky Top

This show was webcast via Live Phish and featured the debut of Evening Song and the Phish debut of 20-20 Vision. Trey teased Shade in Ghost. Dog Faced Boy was performed for the first time since October 24, 2016 (114 shows). Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. contained Martian Monster quotes. Set Your Soul Free included an On Broadway jam. Trey teased and quoted Set Your Soul Free in Gotta Jibboo. Trey and Fish quoted Guy Forget at the end of Drowned. Chalk Dust Torture Reprise was played with Ass Handed lyrics and contained Guy Forget quotes. In Character Zero, Fish changed the “waste the day” lyric to “Guy Forget.”

12-29-19 MSG II web

SET 1: Turtle in the Clouds, The Moma Dance > Kill Devil Falls, Yarmouth Road, The Wedge, Beauty of a Broken Heart, Fuego > My Friend, My Friend^[1] > Birds of a Feather, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Walls of the Cave

SET 2: Carini > Back on the Train > Bathtub Gin > Golden Age > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley > Chalk Dust Torture, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Show of Life > Run Like an Antelope

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Beauty of a Broken Heart was played for the first time since December 29, 2016 (103 shows). My Friend My My Friend didn’t contain the “Myfe” ending. While My Guitar Gently Weeps was played for the first time since October 23, 2013 (234 shows). Trey teased No Men In No Man’s Land in Back on the Train. Trey teased If I Only Had a Brain in Bathtub Gin.

12-30-19 MSG III web

SET 1: Wilson, The Final Hurrah, 46 Days, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Blaze On, Corinna, Mike’s Song > Contact > Weekapaug Groove, About to Run, More

SET 2: Tweezer, Ruby Waves > Steam > Tweezer > Ruby Waves > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Rock and Roll

This show was webcast via LivePhish. The Ballad of Curtis Loew was played for the first time since October 16, 2016 (121 shows). The first Tweezer ended with a Let’s Go Blue jam and was followed by banter in which Trey talked about being repeatedly hit in the head with a pan and screaming on December 30, 1994 (the night of Phish’s first show at Madison Square Garden. This story was accompanied by sound effects by Fish and Page.

SET 1: Martian Monster, Buried Alive, AC/DC Bag, Halley’s Comet > Prince Caspian > Sparkle > Axilla, Maze, Fluffhead > Rise/Come Together

SET 2: Punch You in the Eye, Wolfman’s Brother > Light > Twist > Soul Planet > Mercury > Possum

SET 3: Send in the Clowns^[1], First Tube, Auld Lang Syne, Sand, Drift While You’re Sleeping, What’s the Use?, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Tweezer Reprise, Rescue Squad^[2]

Axilla featured the Axilla II ending and was followed by banter from all four band members continuing the pan story from the previous night’s show and ending with a mention of pan flute extraordinaire Zamfir. Richard Glasgow (a.k.a. Dickie Scotland) then came onstage appearing as Zamfir, holding both a pan flute and a pan. The third set opened with the Phish debut of Send in the Clowns, sung a cappella and with lyrics changed to Send in the Clones. For First Tube through Tweezer Reprise, each band member performed on separate moving platforms hoisted above the stage as dancers dressed as their clones performed onstage and provided additional vocals throughout the set and encore. Trey’s platform became stuck for the majority of the set and he had to be rescued after Tweezer Reprise. Given that the band (Trey) could not leave the stage after You Enjoy Myself, there was no encore break and Tweezer Reprise was announced as the start of the encore. Rescue Squad was performed Trey solo (singing and playing Fish’s drum set) while he was waiting to return to the stage.

Prints are available in my shop! Also available as digital prints. Free shipping for orders over $35.

Phish Charleston Run 2019

SET 1: Carolina, Party Time, Strawberry Letter 23 > Undermind, I Been Around > Divided Sky, The Sloth, Destiny Unbound, We Are Come to Outlive Our Brains > My Friend, My Friend^[1] > About to Run, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, David Bowie

SET 2: Axilla > Scents and Subtle Sounds > No Quarter > Your Pet Cat, Mercury > Saw It Again > Limb By Limb^[2] > The Lizards, Suzy Greenberg

ENCORE: Bittersweet Motel^[3] > Death Don’t Hurt Very Long > Loving Cup

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Carolina was performed for the first time since December 30, 2016 (103 shows). MFMF didn’t contain the “Myfe” ending. Trey teased Axilla in Scents and Subtle Sounds and Suzy Greenberg. The theme to Mission: Impossible was also teased in Scents. Limb By Limb was unfinished and contained a Divided Sky tease from Trey and This Old Man singing from Fish. Page teased the theme from Speed Racer in The Lizards. Suzy Greenberg also included a Saw It Again quote from Fish. Bittersweet Motel was played for the first time since July 6, 2016 (134 shows) and had lyrics changed to “halfway from Charleston to Pittsburgh.”

12-7-19 Charleston II

SET 1: Fluffhead > Ocelot, Nellie Kane > The Dogs > Reba, Halfway to the Moon > Train Song > Guyute, Strange Design, Moonage Daydream

SET 2: The Connection, Mr. Completely > Crosseyed and Painless > Dirt, Cool Amber and Mercury > Split Open and Melt > Crosseyed and Painless > Split Open and Melt, A Life Beyond The Dream > Wilson > The Squirming Coil

ENCORE: Grind, Frankenstein

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Page teased Linus and Lucy in Nellie Kane. The Connection was last played on July 29, 2015 (171 shows). Trey teased No Men In No Man’s Land In Mr. Completely. The Little Drummer Boy was jammed in Crosseyed and Painless, whistled and teased in Dirt, and teased in the first Split Open and Melt.

12-8-19 Charleston III

SET 1: Sigma Oasis^[1], Buried Alive > Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One > Everything is Hollow, The Curtain > Mound, Brian and Robert, Crazy Sometimes > Frost, Breath and Burning, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues > It’s Ice > Walls of the Cave

SET 2: After Midnight, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan > Energy > Soul Planet, Wingsuit > I Always Wanted It This Way, Petrichor, Boogie On Reggae Woman > Rise/Come Together

ENCORE: Pebbles and Marbles, Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1, Izabella, Chalk Dust Torture Reprise

This show was webcast via Live Phish and featured the Phish debut of Sigma Oasis. Trey teased Plasma and The Little Drummer Boy in Buried Alive. The Curtain was performed for the first time since August 28, 2012 (270 shows). After Midnight was performed for the first time since September 6, 2015 (153 shows). Trey quoted Sigma Oasis at the end of Soul Planet. Trey teased Sanity before Pebbles and Marbles. Chalk Dust Torture Reprise was performed for the first time since July 11, 2000 (524 shows), started as Chalk Dust Torture, and ended with a Plasma tease.

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping.

Phish Pittsburgh 2019

SET 1: 555, AC/DC Bag, Cars Trucks Buses, Water in the Sky > Sample in a Jar, Theme From the Bottom > Funky Bitch > Wolfman’s Brother, Halley’s Comet > When the Circus Comes, Victim^[1] > Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Cavern > Runaway Jim > Ghosts of the Forest^[1] > A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > Prince Caspian > Fuego > You Enjoy Myself > Good Times Bad Times

ENCORE: Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Julius

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Before 555, Page played an audio sample of Trey’s vocals from Ghosts of the Forest. Trey teased San-Ho-Zay in Wolfman’s Brother. This show featured the Phish debuts of Victim and Ghosts of the Forest. Terrapin was last played on August 11, 2004 (436 shows).

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping.

Phish at the Met 2019

SET 1: Hello My Baby, Tweezer > Free, The Moma Dance > Tweezer -> Blaze On, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Kill Devil Falls > Tweezer > Ya Mar, Drift While You’re Sleeping

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture^[1] > Tweezer > Mike’s Song > Sparkle, Ass Handed > Weekapaug Groove, Miss You > Waves > Twist > A Day in the Life > Also Sprach Zarathustra^[2] > More

ENCORE: Waste > Tweezer Reprise

This show was broadcast on SiriusXM radio. Hello My Baby was performed for the first time since June 18, 2009 (417 shows). Jesus Just Left Chicago was played for the first time since October 22, 2014 (186 shows). Chalk Dust Torture was unfinished. Weekapaug Groove contained Ass Handed quotes from Trey, Fish, and Page. 2001 featured Fish on Marimba Lumina.

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping.

Phish Uniondale 2019

SET 1: Ghost > Rift, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > The Wedge, Martian Monster > Timber (Jerry The Mule) > Cool It Down > Roggae > Poor Heart > Tube > Character Zero

SET 2: Everything’s Right > Down with Disease^[1] -> Cities > Carini > Ruby Waves > Twenty Years Later > Backwards Down the Number Line > Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.

ENCORE: Roses Are Free > Slave to the Traffic Light

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Trey teased Call to the Post before Everything’s Right. Down with Disease was unfinished.

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping.

Phish Providence Run 2019

SET 1: First Tube, The Final Hurrah > NICU, Steam > Scent of a Mule, Bye Bye Foot, No Men In No Man’s Land, Gumbo > My Soul, Maybe^[1], Sand > Fire

SET 2: 46 Days > Back on the Train > Plasma > Farmhouse, Light -> Plasma^[2] > Birds of a Feather, Joy, Simple -> Set Your Soul Free -> Plasma^[2], Walk Away

ENCORE: Meatstick > Sleep, Driver, Bug

This show was webcast via Live Phish and featured the Phish debut of Maybe. Bye Bye Foot was last performed on August 10, 1997 (705 shows). Plasma included The Final Hurrah quotes. Birds of a Feather contained The Birds quotes. The ending of Plasma was played after Light and Set Your Soul Free,

SET 1: Turtle in the Clouds, Punch You in the Eye > Llama^[1], Meat, The Old Home Place, Lawn Boy, I Didn’t Know, Maze, Horn, Gotta Jibboo > Stash^[2] -> Plasma^[3] > Golgi Apparatus

SET 2: Bathtub Gin > Alaska^[2] > What’s the Use? > Piper > Golden Age -> Plasma^[3] > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Big Black Furry Creature from Mars^[2] > Kung > Wombat, Possum > Plasma^[3]

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Llama was played in the slow Llama arrangement. Meat through I Didn’t Know and Big Black Furry Creature from Mars were all introduced to the crowd by Trey and Meat through Stash and Golgi Apparatus began with Page playing the THX sound effect. Stash, Alaska, and Big Black Furry Creature from Mars were unfinished. The ending of Plasma was played after Stash, Golden Age, and Possum. Trey teased Quinn the Eskimo prior to Big Black Furry Creature from Mars (which subsequently contained a Lengthwise quote from Fish. Page teased Long Tall Glasses In Possum. After the soundcheck’s Jam, Heavy Things was briefly played for a few seconds, Fish teased Time Loves a Hero, and Chalk Dust Torture Reprise was played and sung for under a minute. Trey then introduced Tweezer, Lawn Boy, The Squirming Coil, and My Sweet One with Phish playing a few seconds of each song.

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping.

Phish MPP Run 2019

SET 1: Undermind, Tube, Funky Bitch, Steam > My Sweet One > NICU, Friend^[1], No Men In No Man’s Land > The Horse > Silent in the Morning > David Bowie, The Squirming Coil

SET 2: Ghost > Axilla > Set Your Soul Free > What’s the Use? > Billy Breathes, Death Don’t Hurt Very Long > Backwards Down the Number Line > Harry Hood > Rise/Come Together > Golgi Apparatus

ENCORE: Bug > Character Zero

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Friend was a Phish debut. No Men in No Man’s Land had a Blister in the Sun tease by Trey.

SET 1: Carini > My Soul > Rift, Gumbo, It’s Ice > Winterqueen, Yarmouth Road, Shade, Halfway Home^[1], The Wedge > Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Crosseyed and Painless > Everything’s Right > Ruby Waves^[2] -> Twist > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Blaze On

ENCORE: Maze, Waste > Sanity > Wilson

This show was webcast via Live Phish and featured the Phish debut of Halfway Home. Trey teased My Soul in Gumbo. Crosseyed and Painless was quoted and teased in Everything’s Right and quoted in Ruby Waves, Twist, and Wilson. Ruby Waves was unfinished. The Very Long Fuse was quoted in Sanity. Wilson included a quote of The Birds.

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping, and I also have my linocut (low quantity alert!) from Merriweather available! www.joseeen.etsy.com

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Phish Camden Run 2019

This show was webcast via Live Phish. Mike teased Strawberry Letter 23 in Halfway to the Moon. Birds of a Feather was preceded by a The Birds quote. Birds of a Feather also had The Birds and The Final Hurrah quotes from Page, and a lyric change of “Like whippets they attack,” from Trey. Light contained quotes and teases of We Are Come to Outlive Our Brains and quotes of The Birds and The Final Hurrah. Fish quoted We Are Come to Outlive Out Brains in the Antelope intro.

SET 1: Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Divided Sky, Everything’s Right > Guelah Papyrus > Sparkle > Roggae > 46 Days

SET 2: Blaze On > NICU > Golden Age > Ruby Waves > Death Don’t Hurt Very Long > Rift > Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1^[1] > Waiting All Night > Ghost > Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.

ENCORE: You Enjoy Myself, Grind

This show was webcast via Live Phish and featured the Phish debut of Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1.

6-30-19 Camden III web

This show was webcast via Live Phish. BBFCFM contained a Your Pet Cat quote from Page and an Ass Handed quote from Fish.

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping, and I also have my linocut (low quantity alert!) from Camden available! www.joseeen.etsy.com

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Phish SPAC Run 2019

SET 1: Cathy’s Clown^[1], Tweezer Reprise > Carini > AC/DC Bag > The Moma Dance > Theme From the Bottom, Meat, Home > Bathtub Gin > Walls of the Cave

SET 2: Cool Amber and Mercury > Down with Disease^[2] > Scents and Subtle Sounds > Twist > Wilson > Scent of a Mule^[3], Fuck Your Face > Halley’s Comet > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Fee^[4], A Life Beyond The Dream, First Tube

This show featured the Phish debut of Cathy’s Clown. Down with Disease was unfinished. The lyrics on Scent of a Mule were changed to reference Cathy’s Clown. Fee featured Trey on megaphone. During the soundcheck, Page teased the Star Trek theme before Home and Trey teased Tweezer Reprise before A Life Beyond The Dream.

SET 1: Fluffhead, Guyute, Martian Monster, Llama, Steam > Poor Heart > Crazy Sometimes > The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Sleep, Drift While You’re Sleeping

SET 2: No Men In No Man’s Land > Dirt > Plasma -> We Are Come to Outlive Our Brains -> Plasma -> Tweezer Reprise > The Wedge > Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley -> Run Like an Antelope, More > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Rock and Roll

Sleep was performed for the first time since August 17, 2011 (289 shows).

Prints are available in my shop! Choose from a single night, or both nights. Orders over $35 get free shipping, and I also have my linocut (low quantity alert!) from SPAC available! www.joseeen.etsy.com

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