P H I S H U P D A T E
* * Thursday, September 3, 2009 * *
www.phish.com
- JOY IN STORES THIS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH
- THE "JOY BOX" DVD TRACKLISTING
- PHISH ON NPR's MORNING EDITION TOMORROW
- STREAM ENTIRE ALBUM AT MYSPACE
- MIKE'S TOUR BEGINS TUESDAY
- ADDITIONAL TREY TICKETS RELEASED
JOY IN STORES THIS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH
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We're less than a week away from the release of Joy, Phish's eleventh studio album, and first in five years, which will be in stores THIS TUESDAY, September 8th!
Everyone who pre-orders Joy from Phish Dry Goods will be automatically entered to win a travel package to Festival 8, Phish's upcoming Halloween festival in Indio, California, including air-fare, a 3-night hotel stay, Two (2) 3-day Passes and 24 Hour Shuttle Transportation all weekend between the hotel and festival site.
THE "JOY BOX" DVD
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Joy is available on CD, and also as part of the Joy Box, a Limited Edition deluxe version and on 180 gram vinyl. The super deluxe Joy Box, which is available only at Phish Dry Goods, includes a complete second album entitled Party Time, a hard-bound book, posters, and live DVD.
The DVD features live performances from the first half of Phish's summer 2009 tour - including footage from the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and the Summer Tour's opening show at Fenway Park in Boston with fully remixed (from the band's multitrack recordings) and mastered audio.
Joy: THE DVD (from Joy Box)
1. Time Turns Elastic (16:34) - 5/31/09 Boston, MA
2. Sugar Shack (4:52) - 6/7/09 Camden, NJ
3. Joy (5:08) - 6/7/09 Camden, NJ
4. Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan (5:03) - 6/12/09 Manchester, TN
5. Alaska (7:37) - 6/12/09 Manchester, TN
6. Light (12:30) - 6/14/09 Manchester, TN
7. Ocelot (9:32) - 6/19/09 Noblesville, IN
8. Backwards Down The Number Line (7:44) - 6/19/09 Noblesville, IN
9. Kill Devil Falls (8:09) - 6/20/09 East Troy, WI
The Joy Box will ship in early October, but you can pre-order today at http://drygoods.phish.com/Dept.aspx?cp=773_21803
Since this box will not ship until after the album's release date, everyone who pre-orders the Joy Box by this Monday, September 7th at 4PM ET will receive a free MP3 download of the entire album (10 tracks) on the September 8th release date from LivePhish.com. You can also pre-order (both FLAC and MP3) the album today at LivePhish.com.
JOY PRE-ORDER: http://drygoods.phish.com/Dept.aspx?cp=773_21803
PHISH ON NPR's MORNING EDITION TOMORROW
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Tune into NPR's Morning Edition tomorrow, Friday, September 4th for a feature on Phish, which includes new interviews with Trey and Page. To find your local NPR member station, please visit npr.org
Last week, Phish's "Backwards Down The Number Line" from Joy was featured as NPR's Song Of The Day. If you missed it, you can re-listen at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112403847
STREAM ENTIRE ALBUM AT MYSPACE
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We invite you to stream Joy in its entirety now at Phish's MySpace page (myspace.com/phish). Joy, Phish's eleventh studio album, and first in five years is available for pre-order now at Phish Dry Goods and will be in stores this Tuesday, September 8th.
MIKE'S TOUR BEGINS TUESDAY
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Mike and his band will embark on a 20-plus date Fall Tour beginning Tuesday in Brooklyn, NY and winding down at the beginning of October in Burlington, VT. Tickets are on sale now. Please visit http://mike-gordon.com/tour for complete details and ticketing info.
MIKE GORDON FALL 2009 TOUR DATES
09/08 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
09/09 - Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA
09/10 - Port City Music Hall , Portland, ME
09/11 - Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock, NY
09/12 - State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
09/14 - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
09/15 - Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
09/17 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
09/18 - Freebird Live, Jacksonville, FL
09/19 - WorkPlay Soundstage Theatre, Birmingham, AL
09/21 - Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN
09/22 - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
09/24 - The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
09/25 - Park West, Chicago, IL
09/26 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI
09/28 - 20th Century Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
09/29 - The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI
09/30 - Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
10/02 - Mod Club, Toronto, ON
10/03 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
10/04 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
ADDITIONAL TREY TICKETS RELEASED
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A limited number of tickets at the $80 level have been released to the public for Trey Anastasio's upcoming performance with the New York Philharmonic. Trey will join conductor Asher Fisch and the New York Philharmonic for orchestrations of classic Phish and Trey songs and the New York premiere of his composition "Time Turns Elastic" at 8p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Carnegie Hall. The evening's performance will serve as a benefit for for the Kristine Anastasio Manning Memorial Fund.
The program will feature classic Phish songs and solo Trey compositions, as well as the New York premiere of Time Turns Elastic, co-composed by Anastasio and long-time collaborator Don Hart. Tickets can be purchased at carnegiehall.org or by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800. Tickets may also be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 57th Street at Seventh Avenue.