Few music groups have been able to sustain a fan base as passionate and dedicated as that of Phish, and this entertaining guide rewards those fans with everything they need to know about the band in a one-of-a-kind format. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures that every Phish fan should undertake, it ranks each item from one to 100, providing an indispensable, engaging road map for devotees old and new.
Few music groups have been able to sustain a fan base as passionate and dedicated as that of Phish, and this entertaining guide rewards those fans with everything they need to know about the band in a one-of-a-kind format. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures that every Phish fan should undertake, it ranks each item from one to 100, providing an indispensable, engaging road map for devotees old and new.
Andy P. Smith is a writer, entrepreneur, and marketing
consultant who has been attending Phish shows for more than 20
years. He is the Arts Editor at Greenpointers.com, founder of
PhanSite.com, and the author of The Last American Gypsy: Chronicles
of Phish Tour 2004. His writing has also appeared in JamBase.com,
FreeWilliasmburg.com, Quartz, Vice, and The Village Voice, among
other publications.
Over the years, he has produced content for Wieden+Kennedy, The
United Colors of Benetton, MINI, PBS, and the Northside Festival.
As an avid music lover and impresario, he has booked shows and DJ'd
gigs all over the country, continually seeking out new sounds and
music communities worldwide. He has degrees from NYU and Pratt
Institute and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and
their weird dog, Luigi. You can find him on social media at
@apsmithnyc or through www.apsmith.nyc.
Jason Gershuny has photographed and written about concerts
and festivals since 1999 for a variety of music news media outlets
including but not limited to Jambase Magazine, Glide Magazine, and
Billboard Mobile Beat. During that time he has covered a variety of
festivals including High Sierra Music Festival, The Northwest
String Summit, and The Portland Blues Festival. He has also
reviewed and shot photographs for individual concerts such as
Phish, moe., and String Cheese Incident. He has reviewed albums and
interviewed various musicians such as George Porter Jr., Steve
Kimock, and Karl Denson for publication.
Outside of the musical journalism realm, he was the Oregon team
Leader for the national voter registration organization Headcount
for more than a decade. He attended the University of Buffalo,
graduated from the University of Arizona with an undergraduate
degree in Sociology, and received his Master's degree in teaching
from Lewis and Clark College.
Since first seeing Phish in 1993 in a dusty fairgrounds in upstate
NY, he has seen them more than 200 times. He lives with in
Portland, Oregon, with his loving wife, Mindy, his precious
daughter, Izabella, and his two cats, Luke and Leia. He has been a
social studies teacher in a variety of grade levels for more than
15 years.
Mike Greenhaus is co-Editor-in-Chief of Relix magazine.
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