Send us a Text Message.Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Halloween is, without question, one of the highest profile nights of the Phish calendar. All Phish Halloween shows are judged, compared and, for better or worse, claim their spot in the band’s mythology. But, as part of a pattern that’s been discussed on this podcast before, it’s not always the high profile night that gets the best show. It’s usually the night before th...

10/30/98 @ The Thomas and Mack Center w/ Eric Doyle

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Send us a Text Message.Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Steven Gripp, the creator of the Phish Mapping Project. Steven is here today to tell about one of his favorite segments of Live Phish he’s ever witnessed: “46 Days>The Dogs>46 Days” from the Austin 360 Amphitheater on July 28, 2015, in Austin Texas.Steven and I also talk quite a bit about his project: If you’re a nerdy fan like me who could spend h...

The Phish Mapping Project w/Steven Gripp

Send us a Text Message.Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Anton Milioti, bass player from the acoustic-ish Grateful Dead cover band, Crickets and Cicadas. Today, Anton and I spend a good deal of time talking about the Grateful Dead and live performance, but the majority of our conversation centers around a show that was Anton’s first, and still holds up in Phish history–December 30, 2013 at Madison Square Garde...

12/30/13 @ MSG w/ Anton Milioti

Send us a Text Message.Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. When I first began collecting tapes, I would always keep my eyes out for Phish shows at Jones Beach. Having grown up on Long Island, going to concerts at Jones Beach was a summer tradition. It didn’t even matter who was playing–the venue was a 10 minute drive for me, and on a nice night, it’s one of the best outdoor venues in New York. So you can imagine my reaction whe...

7/23/93 @ Jones Beach w/ Jonathan Frederic

Send us a Text Message.Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I am ecstatic to introduce today’s episode, as it features both a knowledgeable guest who is well known within certain circles of the Phish community, and a thorough, wide-ranging discussion about three of the greatest improvisational rock concerts ever played: Phil and Friends at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on April 15, 16, and 17, 1999.While not a Phish show...

Phil and Phriends from April 1999 w/ Charlie Dirksen

Send us a Text Message.Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today, we’re taking on one of the big ones: one of the most pivotal shows in the band’s 40 year career. Guest Jeff Paradise was at the first modern Phish Halloween show, October 31, 1994 at the Glens Falls Civic Center, where the band played a 3-set show that included the band’s first musical costume; a full cover of The Beatles’ White Album in the second set. The full ...

10/30/98 @ The Thomas and Mack Center w/ Eric Doyle

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