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TAB 2-22-01 Review and Download

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Nine years ago, Trey Anastasio Band, about as close to the way we see it today played it’s second show of a winter 2001 tour at the Landmark Theater in Syracuse, NY. Reflecting on these past shows of a rejuvenated TAB, replete with horns and female vocals that are better than ever, I gave a listen to this show from 2/22/01 and found the same band, 9 years younger and full of the same talent and jam potential as we have today.

Set 1: In the Wee Wee hours, Push on Till the Day->Tube Top Wobble, Sunday Morning, Mozambique, Gotta Jibboo, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Guyute*

Set 2: Rainy Day Woman #12 & #35, Sand**, It Makes no Difference, Mellow Mood, Happy Coffee Song^, Nothin but an E Thing^^, At the Gazebo, Drifting

Encore: Will it Go Round in Circles?

* acoustic, performed seated on edge of stage

** with Trey on keys (20 minutes)

^ dedicated to Paul Languedoc

^^ Known now as the intro to  ‘Pebbles and Marbles’,

Trey 2-22-01 ticket

Shortly after listening to this, I remembered that I very strangely wrote a review of this and sent it off to a few friends that night, a supreme rarity since I never wrote a music review until that night. Since I’m great at cataloging and saving everything (see PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish for solid evidence of this OCD), my email review fo 2/22/01, written a few hours after the show ended.

Hello all. if you didnt get a chance to catch the trey and his band tour this time around, you missed an unbelievable show. it was well worth it, and even though the landmark is an amazing place to see a show, it is not run too well, ie, they ran out of water. but enough of that, on with the show.

acoustic guyute

After having some beers at the blue tusk, myself and some friends from faegans hit off the show.  i wound up having seats right i front of the sound board, about 16th row. the show began with what may be an old cover, called ‘wee wee hours’, (i think). they then played a very funky song ‘push on till the day’, which went on for close to 15 minutes. then an amazing new song, ‘its true’, which sounded like ‘fast enough for you’/’waste’.  ‘mozambique’ was next, and that is a very funky salsa tune, which had trey dancing a bit. then the band busts out into the one song i knew i would hear, ‘gotta jiboo’. i hear this song every place i go, and every venue in the last 2 years. after a long jam which made t seem like  jiboo as done, they went right back into it, then hit off a new one, burlap sack and pumps. the set ended with a rendition of guyute which cannot be compared to. acoustic, front and center of the stage, with trey teasing the crowd before going right back into the lyrics at the end.

after a 50 minute set break, the band returned and played, amazingly, ‘rainy day woman’ by dylan, which was key with the horns. then a long funky version of ‘sand’, (with trey on keys), followed by ‘it makes no difference’. trey then tells the audience that they want to play this next song that they have only rehearsed once, called out ‘mellow mood’, got ‘mellow mood’, great marley tune.  then as a dedication to paul, he plays the ‘happy coffee song’. after that, while i rememberit clearly, i have no idea the names of the songs. but everything was great, including a 15 minute encore of ‘will it go round in circles’

ed note: It seems that I left out a good deal of the show, but it was a clearly a blast going there, being nine years younger and being at my first Trey show. One of my favorite Trey shows ever, as well as being my first of a (personally) epic 2001

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New Auction for Mockingbird!

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We have another auction up for Mockingbird Foundation’s benefit, courtesy of PhanArtist and PhanArt Blog contributors that donated art for this purpose. This auction features 5 posters and 2 shirts!

Bid here and support music education!

Details……

Posters:

1. Vinny Naro Festival 8 poster, signed and numbered, 17/100

2. Scramble Campbell Artist proof from 12/31/95, MSG, signed with A/P designation

3. Drew Suto, Surrender to the Flow cover art, signed and numbered, 11/15

4. Noah Phence, ‘Lizards at the Rhombus’, top has a slight bend in the paper, will frame out.

5. Phamily, Guy, Summer Tour 2009 poster
Shirts:
Two shirts are also included in this bundle, a Rift/Jif shirt, red, size medium, and a Miami NYE/Miami Vice shirt, blue, size large
Good luck bidding!
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Andru Cariboni’s Phish posters

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Andru Cariboni, a native of Toronto, Canada started creating art to support his Phish habit. Like many other lot artists, selling prints makes it affordable to go to shows. In the past year his art has helped him to see Phish and granted him enough time to make music in his own band, Fried Dough.
Check out his site here: www.andrusartprints.com
The Phull Band “12” by “14”


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Rock ‘n’ Roll Jewelry!

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Here on the PhanArt Blog, we aim to present the Phish community with the most unique fan creations, all the while raising money for The Mockingbird Foundation. We continue this effort with Wear Your Music’s Rock ‘n’ Roll jewelry!

Hannah Garrison began crafting bracelets made from used guitar strings for musician friends and their families. Steve Bernstein was trying to find a unique way for guitar strings to garner advertising attention. He posted an ad on Craigslist that read: “Do you have any ideas for interesting products made with guitar strings?” Hannah contacted Steve and the Artist Bracelets were born.

Wear Your Music’s philosophy centers around love of music and an innate desire to contribute to more than their own pocketbooks. They also make jewelry, bracelets specifically, out of guitar strings donated from select artists. Each guitar string bracelet is handcrafted from recycled fine silver and guitar strings used and donated by a wide variety of artists (some below, more here). The bracelets can slip over your hand or a custom clasp is added.

The best way to measure your size is to use a string and measure the widest part of your hand when your hand is the smallest—like if you were reaching into a pickle jar. Measure the string in inches and this is your size!

The bracelets are packaged in recycled DVD cases with certificates of authenticity. Profits are donated to charities selected by the artists. Each bracelet is custom made upon order and production time can take up to three weeks before item ships.

With over 150 artists, Wear Your Music Artist’s Bracelets are a must have for any live music fan! Hannah adds, “Wear Your Music has become a brand that represents the intersection of music, fashion, and philanthropy.” Steve adds, “In growing our business, we won’t lose sight of our original goals: not only to do well, but to do good.”

Select artists of note include:

Al Schnier, Barry Sless, Bela Fleck, Ben Harper, Bill Nershi, Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, David Grisman, Brendan Bayliss, Michael Kang, Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Chuck Garvey, Dave Schools, Derek Trucks, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Clapton, G Love, Gregg Allman, Jack Johnson, Mike Gordon, Jake Cinninger, Jim James, Jimmy Herring, John Bell, John Scofield, Jon Gutwillig, Keith Richards, Les Claypool, Marc Brownstein, Michael Franti, Oteil Burbridge, Pete Townshend, Reid Genauer, Rob Derhak, Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, Willie Nelson, Xavier Rudd and Ziggy Marley – and thats a SMALL sampling of the Artist Bracelets they custom make.  Check them out at wearyourmusic.org

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Cody Schibi and his one of a kind PhanArt

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Cody Schibi offers original, one of a kind art to his Phish prints. Keeping them whimsical & colorful, Schibi’s detailed pieces attempts to draw the viewer into their world & beg them to see something different at every glance.  Now’s your chance to grab some of these limited pieces of art while they’re still available.

You can also order these prints & more at Cody Schibi’s blog. File through his portfolio & stay updated on his current projects. For any questions or orders you can contact Schibi at: codyschibi@gmail.com

All prints are printed digitally on 80lb. stock:

SPAC 09 Print: 8”x17” – Signed/Numbered limited to 200 = $15

Red Rocks 09 Print: 11”x17” – Signed/Numbered limited to 200 = $15

Coventry 04 Print: 11”x17” – Signed/Numbered limited to 200 = $15

IT 03 Print: 8.5”x11” – Sold Out

Deer Creek 04 Print: 11”x17” – Signed/Numbered to 60 = SOLD OUT

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One Year Anniversary of PhanArt’s Release!

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It’s been a great year for PhanArt.  On 2/7/09 we held our kickoff party at Revolution Hall in Troy, NY (click to see photos by Andy Hill from State of Mind Magazine) and it was an immense success.  Besides the 100+ pre-ordered books, we sold 30 more books at the show, raised over $300 for Mockingbird, and set sights on Hampton. We sold over 40 books in Hampton and sold out of the first printing in less than 4 months time!

The McLovins, photo by PhanArt Pete

We are midway through the second printing which has been selling quite well. As of today, the 1-year anniversary of PhanArt’s publication, we have sold 374 books and raised over $1500 for Mockingbird Foundation.

PhanArt Pre-party, photo by Mike Wren

Thank you all for your continued support of PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish, the PhanArt Blog and The Mockingbird Foundation

PhanArt Pete and Andy Hill, photo by Mike Wren
The Flow encoring with 'After Dark', artwork by Jon Blake, aka crazyredbeard, photo by Mike Wren
The McLovins, photo by Mike Wren
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Help get PhanArt in your local library!

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An idea that was presented to us during Summer Tour last year piqued our interest – PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish in libraries nationwide. It’s a great idea, but we discovered that making it happen would present a challenge – how do we get libraries interested in the book?

A few fans suggested that by using the Phanart blog, I could get the word out to fans more quickly, ask for their help, and ultimately sell the book to libraries all over the country which would result in even more contributions to Mockingbird!

The Library of Congress- PhanArt is in here!

Here’s what you can do to help:

1) Find your local library’s website and look for the link to ‘Recommend a book‘ or ‘Suggest a title‘. This is typically how the library looks into purchasing new titles. If for some reason, you aren’t able to find a link like this, most libraries have a keyword search tool where you can search for ‘recommend‘ or ‘suggest‘ to help you find out where to make a request of this nature.  Once you’ve done this, pass the word along to any friends who would be willing to help and ask them to do the same.

1a) If you go to college, go to that library’s site and do the same – colleges have already been purchasing PhanArt, as there is a greater demand for the book at colleges and universities.

2) Put in the information about PhanArt:

Title: PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish

Author: Pete Mason

Website: www.phanart.net/blog

Make sure to note that the only place to buy it is the website, so they don’t go looking for it in the wrong place. And especially note that net profits benefit Mockingbird Foundation, which supports music education nationwide.

Tell them about the book so they are familiar with the title and seek it out. Libraries are always looking for new books, so submit a recommendation and get PhanArt in your library. Of course this means if they buy it you have a copy to check out of your local library! Check it out, share with friends, and return the book so you don’t get fined.