PHIX - Celebrating the Music of Phish

The Philosophy of Phix (why we do what we do...if you've never seen us before, or even if you're an old friend, you might want to start here.)

The reunion continues - Phix heading back to High Sierra!
We are excited and honored to have been coaxed back out of semi-retirement to play the legendary High Sierra Music Festival over 4th of July weekend in 2008! Not only does this get us back out to the West Coast to see some old friends, but we'll also get to check out some great music as the roster is full of our favorites. In addition to a Sunday slot, we'll be doing a late-night show Thursday with Tahoe's own Blue Turtle Seduction. Other acts confirmed for the festival are Bob Weir and Ratdog, Gov't Mule, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Railroad Earth, The Duo, The Slip, New Monsoon, some guy named Mike Gordon and many, many more.

Phix's 500th
Our 500th show here in our home town of Boulder, CO was a great night all around. Thanks to everyone who joined in the celebration--the crowd was big and the energy was all there. You can see the setlist here, or read a review here. You can download and/or listen to the show at the Live Music Archive. The crowd enjoyed the opening sets by The Ethereal Plane and The Higher Good, two of the new projects that the Phix guys are involved with (see below for links to these and all of our projects). We've had a lot of fun at our recent "reunion" shows, and we appreciate all of the continued support from our friends and fans. We hope to see you around again this summer!

Follow the lines going south!
We had an amazing time playing at the 2008 Langerado Festival at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation. We started right at 11:55 pm and played until we were cut short by bad weather at about 3:45 am. You can see the setlist from the evening here and pictures here. The YouTube video to the right does a decent job of showing how cool it was, but not really - it was definitely the coolest thing we've ever done. We'd like to send our most sincere thanks to the folks at Langerado for having us down - it was great to be back together.

"So, are you guys getting back together, or what?"
The fact that Phix has reunited for a couple of shows in recent months begs the question of whether or not Phix is going to be touring again. Therefore, we feel the need to clarify to everyone that Phix is no longer an active, touring project. We sold the van and trailer, and no longer even live in the same state. However, we have been having a BLAST at the occasional events that we've been invited to (namely, High Sierra and Langerado), and we are likely to play an occasional festival or other special event in the future as well. If you are interested in bringing Phix to an event, contact us.

New projects for Phix guys

We've all been keeping busy since Phix's "pharewell." Chris (drums), Brian (bass), and Paul (guitar) are all in Colorado and involved in several various projects, and Derek (keyboards) is living in the Chicago area with his family, teaching piano lessons and playing occasional shows. Here's the rundown of everyone's current projects:

The Higher Good (Chris and Paul). An original Boulder-based project that's all about good friends, good tunes, and good vibes. http://www.myspace.com/thehighergood

The Ethereal Plane (Brian). Funky fusiony jamband with some killer musicianship, based in Boulder. http://www.myspace.com/theetherealplane

Mason's Children (Chris and Paul). A Grateful Dead tribute band, intending to focus on the Dead's more obscure and complex material, as well as freaky-deaky psychedelic jams. http://www.myspace.com/masonschildren

Mountain Jam (Chris). An Allman Bro's tribute based in Colorado, featuring some great musicians. http://www.myspace.com/allmanstribute

Mer (Derek). An up-and-coming songwriter in Chicago. http://www.myspace.com/mer

The Two Good (Paul). An acoustic duo with Trevor, the singer-songwriter from The Higher Good. http://www.myspace.com/thetwogood

Treefus (Paul & Brian). The Two Good plus Brian on bass guitar.

Upcoming Phix-related shows

We will reserve this space to keep you posted on the non-Phix shows that we're all playing.

Saturday, May 10 (8am): Folsom Field MS Walk in Boulder CO with the Lunchbox All-Stars (w/Paul & Brian).

Saturday, May 10 (7:30-10 pm): Mason's Children at the Jamestown Mercantile - Jamestown, CO

Friday, May 16: Mountain Jam at The Q, Denver (Cherry Creek).

Saturday, May 17: Mason's Children AND Mountain Jam at Owsley's, Denver.

Sunday, May 18: Mountain Jam at Nissi's, Lafayette.

Wednesday, May 21: The Higher Good at the Fox Theatre supporting Donna Jean and the Tricksters, Boulder

Friday, May 23: Mikee T and the Peaceful Warriors (with Brian and Chris) at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds, Salida CO.

Saturday, May 24: Mikee T and the Peaceful Warriors (with Brian and Chris) at the Sliver Crest Palace - Crestone, CO.

Friday, May 30: Mountain Jam at the Boulder Theater supporting Shakedown Street.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Aug 15-17: The Higher Good, The Ethereal Plane, Mason's Children, Mountain Jam AND the Peaceful Warriors at LeeFest - Van Eden Ranch, Idaho Springs, CO

Read more about why Phix stopped:
Phix MySpace blog and A personal note from Paul

Recording Phix Shows
Everyone is welcome to record Phix shows (audio or video). If you recorded any of our shows, please send us a copy and we will share it with other folks! Just don't sell it. You can also upload it to archive.org, where there are already many live phix shows you can listen to.

Booking Phix
Phix is done touring and playing regular shows. The band may be available for festivals and private shows through the year 2012. Please contact us and let's put on a show!