With #CK5 on hand for visual "sit-ins" on each of the first two nights, #Phish seems to have signaled a shift in its approach to playing the #Sphere. More thoughts and revelations from night two of Phish at Sphere:

Hot dog rocket ships, gummy bad trip nightmares, and a familiar dog licking the screen. Phish must be back at #Sphere. Treated To A View Of Everything You Love: Phish Marries Songs & Sounds To Open 2026 Sphere Stay [Review]:

Two nights after turning 86, #HerbieHancock walked onto the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage like a man who had just discovered time was optional... Read our review:

We're hard at work sifting through the details of #Phish #Sphere night one for our full recap. In the meantime, check out a selection of videos from the show here:

It's today! Tune in for night one of Phish at Sphere: nugsnetenterprisesinc.pxf.io/c/7122650/38... 📷: Alive Coverage – #Phish at #Sphere, 4/21/24

#DaveSchools of #WidespreadPanic talks absurdity, ego, permission to fail, and the eventual return of #JimmyHerring in this new interview:

With the launch of #PlayDead, a streaming platform dedicated to the live #GratefulDead vault, #nugs just got a whole lot danker (sorry)... Read more/start listening:

BREAKING: A federal jury has found that Live Nation, owner of ticketing giant #Ticketmaster, has acted as a monopoly in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. Full story:

Pro tip: Order your #Phish #Sphere webcasts on #nugs and you can watch them straight from your smart TV with nugs' native streaming app. Details:

Some helpful packing tips if you're headed to Phish at Sphere this weekend. Don’t Wear A Hat At Sphere & Other Helpful Tips:

Fresh off weekend one of #Coachella and announcing their first album in six years, The Strokes are going on tour this summer. Dates, tickets, & details:

We'll miss your catchphrases, Bobby. Even if they made zero sense. Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia Give Famous “Frog In A Glass Of Milk” Interview On ‘Letterman’, On This Day In 1982 [Watch]:

'soul.exe,' the new album from #ResidualGroove, is both primed for live expansion and thoughtfully realized as a finished product on record. Listen:

Saturday's #Coachella crowd caught three different singers performing Justin Bieber's "Baby" on Saturday: Cameron Winter ( #Geese cover), #JustinBieber (young, via #YouTube), and Justin Bieber (live, singing along). Full story and videos:

Bruce Springsteen broke out The Clash's "Clampdown" for the first time in 12 years this week on his politically-charged 'Land of Hope & Dreams Tour'. Photos, videos, setlist:

The Sphere's almost here, and Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas will keep the party going after each #Phish show with late nights from The Disco Biscuits, Eggy, Grahame Lesh, and others. Full series schedule:

Watch Trey Anastasio sing "Sample in a Jar" in new footage from this week's Divided Sky Foundation benefit in L.A. with Marc Maron, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman, and Nick Kroll. Video:

#Phish was the first act to livestream its #Sphere shows back in 2024. Two years later, as the band rolls out nine more Sphere webcasts, Phish remains the only band to ever attempt it. Order yours:

A year after his departure from Spafford, bassist Jordan Fairless opens up for the first time about the split, his new band Big Deep, and not caring whether he’s “formerly of.” A Big Deep Interview With Jordan Fairless [Feature]:

"As I listened, leaning over the amps with my jaw hanging agape...I was thinking, 'What’s the use? How can we possibly play after this?'" —Phil Lesh on Miles Davis opening for the #GratefulDead in 1970 Full story:

On Sunday night, we dance... Catch you at Toulouse Theatre for a #SylvanEsso DJ set as #NewOrleans #JazzFest weekend one slips into the "daze between."

Caught in this storm of fractured selves and looping memories, who are we? As the show unfolded, the answer rang clear: never just one thing. Jeff Tweedy Is Never Just One Thing [Review]:

#GoldFish will hit Toulouse Theatre on the first night of #JazzFest season for a special performance billed as "Disco Fish." What's Disco Fish, you ask? Your new favorite late-night dance party. Details/Tickets:

[*Stefon voice*]: This #Goose album announcement has everything—matching yellow sweatsuits with magenta letters, Jake Lacy from 'White Lotus' yelling nonsense for four minutes, people wearing their own faces on their faces, and New York Knicks legend Walt Frazier... Photos/Videos/Audio:

Everwild Music Festival is bringing 311, Dirty Heads, Andy Frasco & The U.N., Tropidelic, and more to Ohio this summer. Full lineup & schedule:

Suwannee Hulaween will return for year #13 with Pretty Lights, My Morning Jacket, Geese, The String Cheese Incident, STS9, Of the Trees, and many more. Phase one lineup:

The Grateful Dead kicked off one of the most legendary tours of the band's entire career 54 years ago today in London. Grateful Dead Open Europe ’72 Tour At London’s Wembley Empire Pool, On This Day [Audio/Photos]:

We could get into the nitty-gritty of what pedals Billy Strings used on "Wargasm", or we could talk about Tracy and Everett. A More Important Story Than The Billy Strings Review I Was Supposed To Write:

Check out some memorable Warren Haynes sit-ins with Phish, Soulive, Daze Between Band, and more for his 66th birthday today. Watch:

From the lot to the clothespins to the post-show afterglow, and maybe a little music in there somewhere. A Billy Strings Review That Isn’t Really About The Music [Videos]:

New #BruceHornsby album #IndigoPark makes its great, big entrance today. Listen:

Paradise waits... in #NewOrleans.

A game of "name that tune" leads to reflections and stories about Hendrix, Coltrane, Col. Bruce, Leon Russell, and more on the #DerekTrucks vs. #SusanTedeschi episode of Track Star*. Watch:

The Great American Pastime returned to northern Florida last night as Billy Strings threw out the opening pitch of his spring tour. ⚾ Billy Strings Comes Out Of Spring Training For Opening Day In St. Augustine [Videos]:

Tickets for Billy Strings' 2026 fall tour are on sale today. Good luck in the queue! #BillyStrings #FallTour

“Biggest, coolest reaction I’ve ever seen of a live audience ever." – #JohnMulaney on watching #DavidByrne debut footage of a delivery driver evading ICE in Chicago Full story and videos:

#JohnnyBlueSkies & the Dark Clouds will bring their new album, 'Mutiny After Midnight', to arenas throughout the U.S. this fall on the 'Mutiny For The Masses Tour.'

For the NHL's inaugural #AnginedePoitrine night, the Canadiens will serve French fries dotted with cheese curds and doused in brown gravy, or "Angine de Poutine." Montreal Canadiens Announce NHL’s First-Ever Angine de Poitrine Night:

If you find yourself smelling a curious scent during Phish's upcoming #Phish #Sphere residency, it might just be 'Olfactory Hues: Precautionary Aromas by Sphere 4D.' Read more:

The butt of a cigarette #JerryGarcia bummed from #BobDylan during the 1987 'Dylan & The Dead' tour is hitting the auction block. Jerry Garcia Cigarette Butt, Bummed From Bob Dylan, Expected To Fetch Millions Following “Tiger” Auction:

Doug Irwin hand-crafted some of Jerry Garcia's most iconic guitars, including Wolf, Rosebud, and Tiger, the latter of which sold for $11.5 million earlier this month. Luthier Behind Jerry Garcia’s Most Famous Guitars Dies At 76

Several of the cities on the tour will get both an intimate underplay and a massive arena show when #BillyStrings comes to town. Dates, venues, details:

Anyway, here's "La Bamba". Revisiting The Grateful Dead’s Short-Lived Love Affair With “La Bamba” [Video/Audio]:

"You gotta be careful what you say sometimes," Fare Thee Well promoter Peter Shapiro said 11 years later. Peter Shapiro Addresses Fare Thee Well Rainbow Conspiracy [Video]:

See Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson perform publicly with new #Rush drummer, Anika Nilles, for the first time. Rush Debuts New Drummer Anika Nilles At First Performance Since 2015 [Watch]

#EricClapton will bring his #CrossroadsGuitarFestival to Austin in 2026 with help from #TreyAnastasio, #TedeschiTrucksBand, #JohnMayer, #PeteTownshend, #JohnMcLaughlin, and many more. Full lineup, announcement video, and ticketing info:

The Grateful Dead took "Dark Star" for one last voyage through the transitive nightfall of diamonds, 32 years ago today at The Omni. Listen to the Dead's last "Dark Star":

Twelve years after the Allman Brothers took their final bows at the Beacon Theatre, former bandmates Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks reunited on the same stage. Recap, videos, & audio:

Less than three weeks until #Phish returns to #Sphere. Who's coming?

Full, pro-shot videos of the last 50(ish) #BillyStrings shows are now available to stream on demand via #nugs: