PHIX CALL IT QUITS IN '07

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From www.phixband.com

This has all been wonderful, but...


Phix
After over five years and almost 500 shows, Phix will be calling it quits in 2007. It has been an amazing experience for all of us, but it's time for a change and we are looking forward to pursuing original projects again. For now, we plan on having a couple more Phix tours to try and get back to some of our favorite places to say goodbye and give folks a last chance to catch us before we stop touring. We'll play a handful of shows in our home state of Colorado and maybe someone will bring us out to a festival, but we should have it wrapped up by the end of the summer. We will make ourselves available for festival invites and private shows through the end of the year while we still have the chops. Thanks for all your support over the years! (Read more on our MySpace blog).

With this announcement the band is excited to release their first round of confirmed "Pharewell Tour" dates. Dates marked with an asterisk* will be the last shows for that town.

Phix Pharewell Tour Dates:
1.25 | Cervante's Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver, CO
1.26 | Sandbar | Vail, CO*
1.27 | The Goat Soup and Whiskey | Keystone, CO*
2.22 | The Varsity Theatre | Baton Rouge, LA*
2.23 | Soul Kitchen | Mobile, AL*
2.24 | Base Camp | Birmingham, AL*
2.25 | Smith's Olde Bar | Atlanta, GA*
2.26 | The Georgia Theatre | Athens, GA*
2.27 | Blue Cats | Knoxville, TN*
2.28 | The Visulite Theatre | Charlotte, NC*
3.01 | The Lincoln Theatre | Raleigh, NC*
3.02 | The Pour House | Charleston, SC*
3.03 | Potbelly's | Tallahassee, FL*
4.21 | B.B. King's | New York, NY* (Late night show during Green Apple Fest)

Summer 2007 - Weekend farewell show in Colorado - details to come!

http://www.phixband.com

[Published on: 1/24/07]
 

Comments

fydo1974 star Wed 1/24/2007 04:05PM
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Maybe they're emulating the band they tribute and are just taking a hiatus...

k23orchestra starstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 04:27PM
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k23orchestra

Damnit, someone beat me to the hiatus joke. Next time fydo1974, next time........However, good luck with the pursuit of your original projects. Anyone that can handle a bunch of Phish songs has a lot to offer to sound.

Timberrrr starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 04:58PM
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Timberrrr

i am friends with these wonderful musicians and yes they are calling it quits for good. they all have real jobs and original projects... phix began as a fun thing for all of them and sprouted into a u.s. tour. they were not expecting it. i wish them all luck in their musical projects to come and hope they can share them with us as they did with phix. i will miss you guys!

GoldenGateSF starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 05:07PM
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GoldenGateSF

I think it woould be awsome if they reunited as "Ralph's Kind" again. That was a fun freak'n band =) Whatever Paul and the other guys do in future plans, its going to be grate, and you can bet on it!!!

jerryil starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 05:25PM
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jerryil

I heard Trey was going to start his own Phish cover band and that he hired some New Jersey mob goons to make Phix call it quits.

duckswiller starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 05:28PM
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I thought Coventry was there last show????????????????

shakobe starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 05:42PM
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Please try and come back to cali one last time,you fellas really know how to phish.

funkmeup Wed 1/24/2007 05:54PM
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funkmeup

Hell yeah for the goat! Best burgers I've ever had.

hipchc starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 05:56PM
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hipchc

*HUGE POUTS!!*
Please please please come to Arizona too!! We only got ONE Phix!! ~ We DEFINATELY need more!!!
~ Purty pwease??

mickrod420 Wed 1/24/2007 07:14PM
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Funny...even the cover band breaks up. Hey sometimes you just gotta move on. Maybe the breakup will inspire groovy side projects like kottke and gordon hopefully not a d.u.i though.

anitrak starstarstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 07:28PM
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anitrak

Wow, Phix is playing the Green Apple Festival? That's kind of interesting.

sk8er4ever0101 starstarstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 07:58PM
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ha brings me back to 2.5 years ago :P

oskarlos starstarstar Wed 1/24/2007 08:51PM
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Well, descent band but I sure as hell won't be missing them. Although you don't see too many left handed shredders out there anymore. But, Phish's music is a thing of the past as sad as it is to say. Original music is good.

mtnjam2 Thu 1/25/2007 06:42AM
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mtnjam2

I was lucky enough to sit in with these guys 3 times on their visits to St. Louis. The kindness they showed in plugging the St. Louis Phish tribute band I play in, Riker's Mailbox, was awesome. The also kicked serious butt in each show they played here. If you are in St. Louis come on out to hear us and another great St. Louis Phish tribute band, our phriends, The Helping Phriendly Band. Original music IS good, but I will testify that PLAYING Phish tunes is SO MUCH fun, I can hardly contain myself!!

Joshl92482 Thu 1/25/2007 06:52AM
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just as long as they don't burst into tears and screw up their final song

livin_grateful Thu 1/25/2007 07:10AM
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its too bad these guys are calling quits. they were really amazing live...ive only started seeing them since '05 but ive already seen handful of shows....ill miss them specially since i live in colorado....

vwphan starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 07:23AM
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Best of luck guys! I'm sure you will do great in whatever new projects lay ahead!

EVILFUNK starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 08:09AM
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EVILFUNK

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.....SOOOOO FUCKING FUNNY....GOTTA GO FALL ON THE FLOOR AND LAUGH AT THIS ONE FOR A WHILE. ILL BE BACK LATER (WHEN I CAN STOP LAUGHING) TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS.....HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

zephyr1132 Thu 1/25/2007 08:35AM
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people, please! trey and MIKE or ph..ph...phixxx?!

SuperDee starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 09:00AM
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SuperDee

now they are a true phish tribute band. sigh.

m00ns starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 09:18AM
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m00ns

thank god

barrett starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 09:43AM
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barrett

good choice phix original music is the way to go maybe some other bands could do the same thing , wink wink ( DSO) cover bands are lame play new tunes and new style....tribute bands are cover bands.....

WILBUR!!! star Thu 1/25/2007 10:10AM
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WILBUR!!!

NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh wait who?

kevinp17 Thu 1/25/2007 10:19AM
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good. if i wanted to see a cover band i'd go to my local bar.(did i write this before?)
i like bands when they cover a tune but i can't stand cover bands.

joeye starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 10:23AM
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Oh good...these guys wouldn't want to become caricatures of themselves or anything (just kidding).

But seriously, these guys rock! They are super cool guys, and I am happy for them. Not only are they probably bored of just playing phish songs, but they surely are losing their market by the month.

I saw them in 06 and they kicked ass! But as much as I love(d) phish, I just don't get that excited about their music anymore. Maybe I am still bitter that phish called it quits so abruptly, only to see Trey put out such bad solo music. It was kind of like a bad divorce where your dad leaves your cool mom for an ugly skank (maybe that's a harsh analogy).

Good luck guys formerly in Phix!

mikeyj1 starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 10:38AM
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mikeyj1

First of all DSO is rad. Also I know its really cool to hate on Phish and cover bands. I love when people say they hate cover bands because these are the same people that attend OR have attended shows like these and get super-fadded and just hate on the band the whole time. I know I am right because I see it all the time. If you are that perosn, you suck. Thats original.

custiechump starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 10:42AM
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custiechump

oh my god! like, phix is breaking up! anything but that! who will I tour with, SUPERDIAMOND? ELVIS IMPERSONATERS? (sobing about it)

dont tell me....you folks have finally discovered music as art - not empty entertainment worth no more than the $$ you can make as lightweight song and dance men. congrats!!!!

so...what happened to talk at phix band meetings of making "billions" like your friends DSO? why would you guys stop playing phish covers when doing so makes so many cash regesters in the burger joints youall play at across the country SING SING SING so loud? there is no money in origional music.....also a low tolerance for posers...mabey you could think about a reunion tour every so often?

does this mean that you guys will go back to writing shit that all sounds like phish songs anyway...like you all did with Ralph's Kind? (you fucking posers...im so glad this bullshit is over...you will be eternally labeled 'the jerkoffs form the phish cover band'...forever branded 'the assholes who thought they would be on top of the world by now'....ha ha ha ha ... i have heard jukeboxes make more of a creative statement than you!

rest without peace...phix has been working against every concept that made Phish cool!

-EF

HOPEFULPHAN star Thu 1/25/2007 10:49AM
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does this mean phish will come back now?

barnylee starstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 10:51AM
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barnylee

Best of luck! Don't let all the "cover band" haters bother you. Lots of us love over bands...and bands like the Grateful Dead, Phish, and Zeppelin, evolved from playing covers of their favorite musicians. Most of the original music out there stinks anyway! Cheers to tribute bands! (I also love original bands!)

redredwine starstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 11:39AM
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hey custie

learn how to spell dork

then maybe you could appear smarter than you are when

you're bashing people



"IMPERSONATERS? ,sobing,

youall, origional, music"

get a life

I don't even care about phix

Jam Thu 1/25/2007 12:58PM
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Phix -Great Band, Great People, Gald to see that they are moving on.

custiechump - You are so out of line and off base it is sad. Period.
Geez, maybe Phish broke up becuase losers like you were following them around.

breadloaf starstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 01:00PM
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I continue to be mystified by the visceral reaction to these guys; I mean, it's not like like they started a freaking war. Nobody got hurt. I hope you angry ones are walking the walk and writing your own excellent music. I would think that knowing Page and Mike looked in on them for kicks would at least make people take stock and chill on the attacks, whether you dislike the idea of them or not. Best of luck. They really are excellent musicians and perfectly nice people.

Bill_Dube starstarstarstarstar Thu 1/25/2007 02:35PM
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Hi everyone! How's it going? I love messageboards!

BubbbleHouse Thu 1/25/2007 04:32PM
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Wow Custie Chump.... you should be on "the view" cause you bitch like a little girl...

-your wasnt an opinion.....you just sound bitter!

harpua5 star Thu 1/25/2007 05:34PM
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harpua5

hmmm..wierd...the helping phriendly band?

GlassWorks Thu 1/25/2007 05:54PM
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GlassWorks

Are they going to live healthier lives now?

ssrh4 star Thu 1/25/2007 09:29PM
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Big fucking deal...they are a cover band of a band that hasnt been good since the mid-90s you wont be missed at all

begratefulnow star Thu 1/25/2007 10:33PM
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yo custie...or EF...or whoever you are.
You sure gotta lot of hate in your heart - but know that there are people out there who know the real story.

I'm sorry you couldn't hang onto your girlfriend, and she thought it would be rad to hang with a phix dude - but just know, that as much as you are fake laughing at this news...we are all REAL laughing at you.

hang in there tiger.
I'm gonna go catch some phix shows while they are still around - and I'm SUPER glad I won't be running in to you.

digggy Fri 1/26/2007 06:49AM
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Good! Go see Panic!!!

travis1999 Fri 1/26/2007 09:33AM
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good, this band made me sick...if you can call it a band...how about a band of thieves....now thats a good one...

kaiserbun Fri 1/26/2007 09:52AM
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i agree that you shouldn't call it a breakup if your a cover band, but some of you people really suck. especially this custiechump, bet you've got a lot of friends.

EVILFUNK starstarstarstarstar Fri 1/26/2007 10:08AM
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