Weekly Encore
Here's a look back on this week's top stories.
Carter Norfleet, Carly Field, Viktor & Corinne Guglielmo
April 19, 2025
April 19, 2025
From Phish's spring tour to summer shows at Forest Hills, the return of The Brothers to Zak Starkey's split from The Who… here's a look back on this week's top stories.
RECAP
Phish kicked off their spring tour at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena last night. It was the group’s first Seattle appearance since 2023, though Mike Gordon opened for Vampire Weekend at the arena last June.
NEWS
Forest Hills Stadium’s summer concert programming will go on as planned, resolving a brief flare in a long-simmering feud between the venue and its neighbors.
RECAP
The Brothers returned to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, April 16. The staging marked the first time since 2020 that this conglomerate of Allman Brothers Band originals, associated players, and collaborators had come together.
POSTER DROP! 💀 Richard Biffle x Grateful Dead
The 8th installment of the Grateful Dead at The Capitol Theatre, 1970–1971 poster series features artwork by Richard Biffle, commemorating the Grateful Dead’s November 8, 1970 performance at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY.
NEWS
After nearly three decades with drummer Zak Starkey, The Who have split from their longtime backbeat. This news comes a matter of weeks after the band’s latest slate of live performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall, which featured the now-former member.
NEWS
On Tuesday, a number of Bay Area players will come together for an all-star super jam. Coinciding with Phish’s upcoming shows at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, the event will take place at the nearby Boom Boom Room from 9pm-2:20am.
NEWS
Newport Jazz Festival has unveiled the initial artist lineup for its 2025 presentation, set to return to Newport, R.I.’s Fort Adams State Park from August 1-3. This first dispatch for the standard-setting festival’s 71st annual staging spans a vast array of genres related to the event’s jazz core, curated in collaboration with Newport Jazz Artistic Director Christian McBride.
WATCH
On Saturday, April 12, artists aligned in support of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s multi-city freedom-rousing tour, Fight the Oligarchy, at Los Angeles’ Gloria Molina Grand Park. The event’s musical component brought a range of talent, including Neil Young, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, and more, who, in addition to their hosts, drew a crowd of 36,000.