Phish is on the road and (per some accounts) tearing it up. Can’t go to every show? Neither can I. Fortunately, in this wonderful age of social networking on the interweb and mobile devices, you don’t have to sit home wondering what’s going down at the shows.
Here’s a list of useful resources:
Phish – From The Road: Phish’s official website is updated during the shows but it is often bogged down by traffic.
Twitter ?? I don’t use twitter but plenty of people do. Surely some of them are posting setlists on the fly. Phish has their own twitter, don’t they?
PhishTwit : as a matter of fact, there is a ton of Phish tweeting going on. This site helps bring it all together on one screen.
YEMBlog : Great Phish blog. Even when he’s not at the show, great updates, video links and more.
Flickr : Phish – From the Road has a Flickr page but there are dozens of people posting pics after each show. (check out these great Fenway pics.)
Speaking of after the show…
LivePhish : purchase soundboard recordings of each show here. Usually available overnight right after the gig!
PhishThoughts : Mr. Miner’s blog is still running the “no spoilers” download feature. Hit them up after the show and download and listen without seeing the setlist first.
Etree : Use bit torrent to download free, legal, audience recordings in the days following the shows. There’s a ton more than Phish on there so watch your disc space!
It’s really amazing how far we’ve come in 15-20 years. From tape trading via ads in the back of Relix to tape trees setup on r.m.p to today when an adventurous soul with an iPhone (and an unlimited data plan) streams audio and video of the show to the internet. Used to be, if you didn’t go to the show it could be months, or even years before you could listen to it on tape… I’ll stop rambling on about my old age and close with this: See you on tour!