Friday, April 26 — Big Money Friday is circling the lot in a "rented" limo

Matt and Nick show up overcaffeinated and underqualified, clutching San Francisco Night 2 like it’s a fragile investment but definitely believe in it. The show was sharp, flashy, messy.  Not San Fran, Insuphishient....

Meanwhile Trey walked off stage like he just paid cash for your soul and didn’t need a receipt.

Nick says it felt like a setlist you’d frame and hang in a gas station bathroom. Matt says it was cleaner than a Page arpeggio(look it up) in unfiltered moonlight.

Then the wheels come off, as they always do.

• A listener wants to sell NFTs of their ticket stubs but only to people they’ve met on lot
• Someone’s launching a Phish-themed dating app called Cavern — tagline: “Whatever you do, take care of your heart”
• Nick had a spreadsheet that shows why Tweezer Reprise needs to be in the same set as Tweezer but never used it because.... Well you'll see.

And yeah, Derek’s back. This time with a cease and desist from the “Tweezer Advisory Council.”

It’s San Fran Night 2. It’s Big Money Friday. And yes — we already spent it. Let’s go.

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Thursday, April 24 — This Day in Phish - Tory (Sort of)

Matt and Nick are back with a very short episode. Why? Because Nick spilled cold brew on the master file and Matt’s mic was pointed at a plant the whole time. We move on.

We know it’s April 24, but we’re talking about the San Francisco show from 4/22, because linear time is fake and the setlist hit harder two days later. This was one of those nights where everything felt half a step above in the best possible way — like the band was letting Fishman chase them.

Matt insists the encore was unintentional. Nick swears it was a dare. The room sounded like wood and velvet and distant thunder. No we will not be explaing that.

Also on April 24, so fun facts:
The Library of Congress was born.
The Hubble Telescope launched.
It’s National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day.
Do with that who you will.

Short show. Long trails. It’s Phish - Tory. Let’s go.

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It’s Wednesday and the inbox is glowing.
World Wide Wednesday rolls in with the Portland show front and center — a night that felt like few others in recent memory. Not sleepy. Not pushed. Just confident. Like the band was already in the pocket before the lights even dropped.

Half way through today's show Nick glitches out for a few minutes. Then Matt explains how to eat a burrito "Rapid fire style..." No one’s right, but no one’s wrong either.

Then the real flood hits.

Listener texts. Voicemails. One handwritten letter with a drawing of Mike riding a dolphin. Someone sent us a full theory that Trey’s rig is tuned to the lunar cycle. Another person claims to have invented glowsticks. Honestly, they made some good points.

It’s happening. Not online — here.

It’s World Wide Wednesday. Let’s go.

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It’s Tuesday and we’ve fled the country.
International Jams broadcasts live from a suspicious motel room in Vancouver, where Matt insists the Wi-Fi smells like patchouli and Nick is wearing a shirt he bought from a dog.

Tonight we’re diving into Seattle Night 2, but since we crossed the border, it counts. The show felt big. The sound was tight, the way Page’s shirt was tight (not the fit. The vibe). Fishman played like he knew something.

Nick claims he wrote down the entire second set in a dream three nights ago. Matt finds meaning in the strangest of places when he looks at it right (WRONG BAND).

There’s something in the air. Maybe it's momentum. Maybe it’s maple.

It’s Tuesday. It’s Seattle. It’s Vancouver. It’s International Jams. Let’s go.

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Nick and Matt are back and you don’t even care that you could be listening to new Phish right now.
We break down night one. Codename Snoozy. Took some turns, landed on its feet, kind of. Matt had questions. Nick took a nap.

Night two? Untouched. Codename Fire. Tuesday’s problem. We’re not ready. You’re not ready.

The week’s schedule is upside down and we’re reading it out loud anyway.

It’s Monday. It’s Soundcheck. It’s Insuphishient. Let’s go.

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Matt and Nick show up with a briefcase full of bad ideas and no exit plan. Big Money Friday kicks off with a pitch for a Phish branded Peloton that only works When you are listening to "Sand." 

Then it somehow gets worse.

Nick wants to license the phrase “vibe rotation” and sell it to Spotify. Matt built a deck for a silent lot auction platform that only accepts crystals as currency. Then there's also a brief exploration of what it would mean if Fishman ran Etsy. No conclusions. Lots of dead air...

IN other news:
Someone is designing a line of tour shirts for cities Phish has never played. Nick preordered Anchorage Alaska.
A listener suggests we mint a coin for every Tweezer. Matt Puked.
A guy named Derek claims he owns the rights to the phrase “3.0.” 

Ideas. Opportunities. Delusion.

It’s Big Money Friday. Let’s go.

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Matt and Nick are back with Phish - Tory, digging into 4/17/23, Berkeley. A west coast evening with just enough breeze to make your hoodie worth it. The show? It happened. The people? Present. The vibe? Alive.

Nick insists the second set was structured like a haiku. Matt says that makes no sense and then accidentally proves it. There’s a brief argument about pine pollen. Someone says “intentional drift” and refuses to explain.

Meanwhile, back in time:
Ben Franklin died on this day in 1790.
Women were officially allowed to run the Boston Marathon starting today in 1972.
Also it's National Cheeseball Day. And Malbec World Day.
Pick your lane.

History echoes. The jams roll on. It’s Phish - Tory. Let’s go.

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Wednesday, April 16 — World Wide Wednesday continues 

Matt and Nick jack into (not onto) the feed and immediately regret it. World Wide Wednesday is bursting at the seams. The takes are loud, the jokes are faster than light (and love), and one listener swears they saw Page at a rest stop eating a banana with a fork.

Spring tour is in the air but there’s no ticket panic. 

Someone is texting in 4.0 setlists that don’t exist yet. 

Nick uncovers a forum thread that might actually be a cult (he started it). 

Matt reads a Reddit post in full and then forgets where he is.

Melissa keeps commenting on everything “OMG OMG OMG! I’m pretty sure Trey winked at me”. Who is Melissa? We don't know either....

The internet is pulsing. The fans are restless. The mics are hot.
It’s World Wide Wednesday. Let’s go.

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Mike Check (get it?)

It’s Soundcheck Monday, and Matt and Nick are back, ready to kick off the week with some serious momentum, its' probably from the coffee. We’re feeling out the vibes, getting the engines running, and preparing for what’s shaping up to be a wild one.

Tomorrow, we’re crossing the border for International Jams — heading to Toronto 8/10/22, where "Sample in a Jar" took on a life of its own, and “Theme From the Bottom” became a whole other beast. Plus a visit from our old friend G-O-B-1.

On Thursday, we’ll hit 4/17/23, a show from Berkeley that brought a fresh energy, full of groove and anticipation for the tour ahead.

But that’s just the start.

World Wide Wednesday is one you don’t want to miss.
Big Money Friday will probably break the internet.

Nick’s plotting. Matt’s scheming. The week’s ready to unfold.
Let’s go.

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It’s Tuesday and G.O.B.-1 joins us on the map of Canada.
International Jams has touched down in Toronto, 8/10/22, and nothing is behaving. The band opens a groove somewhere around song three and never really comes back. The energy is precise. The transitions are love and light. The crowd might be levitating.

Matt declares the setlist is actually a coded message. Nick keeps yelling “they’re doing it again” without context. G.O.B.-1 speaks only in nods and rhythmic pulses.

Everything’s working like normal.
This is one of those shows.

Plug in. Lock on. Let’s go. It's International Jams!!

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