Trey Anastasio, guitarist for Phish, is one of the most creative and influential rock musicians playing today. He's managed the rare feat of making Phish both a creative and commercial success and helped to foster a whole generation of new jam bands.
Vulture has published a long profile interview with Anastasio.
Your annoying friend who won’t shut up about Phish has a point: The 40-year-old jam band with its intensely dedicated following is in an incredible groove right now. They rang in 2024 with a puppet-enhanced New Year’s gig, then brought their psychedelic improvisation skills to the Las Vegas Sphere for four sold-out nights with no repeats on the set list or the screens. They’ve also got a new album, Evolve, coming out on July 12, just in time for a summer tour that concludes with their own four-day festival (they do this kind of thing periodically) in Delaware.
But for the prolific Trey Anastasio, Phish’s primary songwriter, guitarist, and lead singer, that’s not nearly enough. You may have seen him recently sit in with Billy Joel or introduce Steely Dan at the Songwriters Hall of Fame when he should have been home practicing for some upcoming solo gigs he has with a full symphony orchestra. He also just ended a short tour with his Trey Anastasio Band, a slimmed-down quartet from the usual percussion-rich, horn-enhanced octet, following the death of saxophonist and backup vocalist James Casey.
If you don't have time to read it, Relix has a helpful summary of some of the key points. But I encourage you to read the full Vulture article, which takes advantage of the web format to embed some of the songs being discussed in the profile.
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