[ATTENDED: November 28, 2016] Mike Gordon
I saw Phish for the first time this summer. But I’ve been a fan of the band (especially their live stuff) for years. And while Trey Anastasio is the defacto leader of the band, I’ve always loved Mike–his bass playing is funky, his songs are a catchy and he seems like a generally fun guy.
So when I saw that he was playing a small club tour, I grabbed tickets right away. With Phish I could never get anywhere near the stage, but here at Union Transfer I could have been literally up against the stage. I was frankly surprised at how uncrowded the show was–where were all the Phish-heads?
I really like Mike’s album Overstep (from 2014), and was happy to see he’d be playing songs from that album as well as covers and new songs.
But aside from that I didn’t really know exactly what to expect. I wasn’t sure if the point of this band was to be different from Phish–short structured songs–or just a chance to play with different people or what. (more…)
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