Phish Perform 41-Minute “Life Saving Gun,” Announce NYE Run Culminating in 100th MSG Show
Interview with Cris Jacobs on Reopening Baltimore’s 8x10
Relix Daily
October 07, 2026
October 7, 2026
RECAP
Phish last appeared in Richmond, VA during the summer of 1994. That gig, at the Classic Amphitheater (now known as Virginia Credit Union LIVE!) was a memorable one. It featured a notable “Split Open and Melt” during the first set, as well as a wild second set with “Yerushalayim Shel Zahav” tucked into “You Enjoy Myself” and a version of “Harpua” that also included “Kung” and an audience member singing “Honky Tonk Women.” Fishman also offered up some vacuum action during his version of Syd Barrett’s “Love You.” It’s a show well worth your attention. Tuesday’s performance at Allianz Amphitheater At Riverfront in Richmond, also proved compelling.
NEWS
Phish have confirmed their annual New Year’s run. The Vermont Quartet will return to New York’s Madison Square Garden from December 30-January 2, the first time they have closed a New Year’s run in January since 2016. Of note, the January 2 performance will be Phish’s highly anticipated 100th show at MSG.
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FEATURE
In the early aughts, a young Cris Jacobs and his band, The Bridge, played Baltimore’s storied 8x10 club for the first time. The band soon established a weekly residency that Jacobs credits with helping him discover himself as a musician. He would go on to perform at the venue more than any other artist, and this summer, when it looked like the club was going to shutter its doors to the great dismay of music lovers, he and a new ownership group, including the owners of Ardmore Music hall, stepped in from nowhere to keep it alive, to the delight of music fans both local and worldwide.
DelFest’s bluegrass heart meets the Grateful Dead songbook again on DelFest Does Dead, Volume 2, a live 2-LP vinyl featuring 12 interpretations captured across DelFest 2026 (May 21–24, 2026), in Cumberland, MD. Festival favorites bring their own pulse and picking to Dead staples: The Travelin’ McCourys, Toy Factory Project, Blackberry Smoke, Maggie Rose ft. Sierra Hull, The Infamous Stringdusters, Peter Rowan, Shadowgrass ft. Heaven McCoury, Magoo, Gilbert Lee, Falco & Book, Buffalo Rose, and Sierra Hull.
WATCH
The String Cheese Incident recently performed in Morocco via their special destination event. The group played three two-set shows during their debut appearance on the African continent.
NEWS
TeachRock, the free curriculum program founded by Steven Van Zandt that uses music to produce learning materials, has announced that its Help on the Way fundraising concerts will return in November. These benefit events are set for Wednesday, November 4 at The Cutting Room in New York City and Saturday, November 7 at Fairfield Theatre Company in Fairfield, CT. Proceeds will help TeachRock in its ongoing efforts to offer its curriculum, professional learning and resources completely free for educators. TeachRock is currently utilized by 80,000 educators and has reached more than one million students.
NEWS
The theme song to the Apple TV series Ted Lasso was co-written by Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons and composer Tom Howe. Mumford also performs the tune. However, folks who watched the final episode of season four, noticed that another artist offered an interpretation of the song.
RECAP
Last night at the Fillmore in San Francisco, My Morning Jacket performed the third night of their seven show run at the venue. In addition to plenty of MMJ originals by the band’s five members, all three shows have also included guest musicians and some select covers.
RECAP + GALLERY
There were a lot of goodbyes at the 2026 edition of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, including the bestowing of the inaugural Legacy Artist award to retiring Dry Branch Fire Squad founder Ron Thomason to open day three on the Banjo stage, the day two, Aaron Lee Tasjan-curated Todd Snider Rules! tribute set at Towers of Gold and covers galore in memory of the late Dolly Parton.
