Phish Play "Sleep" for First Time Since 2019 During Night One at MSG
Gov't Mule Welcomes Reeves Gabrels in Schenectady
Relix Daily
December 29, 2025
December 29, 2025
RECAP
Phish returned to Madison Square Garden last night, Dec. 28, to set off their long-awaited 2025 New Year’s Eve residency. The foundational jamband’s 88th engagement at the World’s Most Famous Arena set high expectations for their 18th annual year-end run, showing a band rejuvenated after a spell away from the stage and prepared to cap off another year of musical achievement with four very special performances.
RECAP
On Sunday, Dec. 28, Gov’t Mule initiated its New Year’s Eve run, performing the first in a series of three concerts built around the looming firework displays and champagne toasts as the clock strikes midnight. Last night’s live show occurred at the Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, N.Y. During the event, the band delivered two thrilling sets before bringing out Reeves Gabrels for a musical reunion that simmered on pieces from Alice Cooper, Humble Pie, and The Faces. The guest guitarist had previously joined Gov’t Mule on multiple occasions, and as recently as one of their 2023 Jazz Fest appearances.
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FEATURE
Here we look back a quarter century to one of our earliest interviews with Derek Trucks. Here he talks about the ongoing development of the Derek Trucks Band (prior to Mike Mattison’s involvement with the group), working with his uncle Butch Trucks in Frogwings, performing with Phil Lesh, and playing in the Allman Brothers Band, which then featured Trucks and Jimmy Herring on guitar (just before Warren Haynes rejoined the ABB).
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NEWS
Banjo prodigy Gabe Hirshfeld has passed away. The Berklee College of Music graduate, known for his co-founding of The Lonely Heartstrings Band, which released a successful series of records and toured nationally, while evoking the spirit of the great Earl Scruggs, succumbed to a long-term health issue stemming from an organ transplant the artist received earlier this year and, more recently, spine decompression. He was 36 years old.
FEATURE
On Saturday night in Albany, moe. wrapped up a landmark year. In the spring, the revered sextet released its latest studio album, Circle of Giants, the group’s first with keyboard player Nate Wilson. Meanwhile, the members of moe. have maintained an active transcontinental tour itinerary as they celebrate the 35th anniversary of their formation at the University of Buffalo. Here, Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Al Schnier (guitar, vocals), Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Jim Loughlin (percussion, vibes), Vinnie Amico (drums) and Wilson share some photos spanning the band’s singular career.
NEWS
On Thursday, Dec. 18, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board of trustees voted to rename the cultural institution as the Trump-Kennedy Center. On December 26, after the controversial renaming was swiftly enacted on the national theater’s website and in new signage on its facade, the Kennedy Center’s president sharply criticized a musician who cancelled his performance in protest, vowing to sue the artist for $1 million in damages.
NEWS
A year after their long-awaited reunion run culminated in an onstage melee and instant break-up, the members of Jane’s Addiction have dismissed their lawsuits against each other and formalized their split. The legal battle between frontman Perry Farrell and bandmates Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins came to a close with a legal settlement, according to court documents obtained by People.
FEATURE
Season two of The Energy Curfew Music Hour debuted in October on Audible. Here, during a quiet moment in late December, we look back to April when one of the episodes came together.
NEWS
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Anders Orborne will host a night of music to celebrate his 60th birthday at New Orleans’ Civic Theatre. The Swedish-born, Crescent City-based guitarist will take inspiration from the Big Easy by throwing a NOLA Birthday Bash, featuring special guests Dave Malone, Jackie Greene, Lindsay Lou, plus the Rebirth Brass Band, and more artists that will be announced prior to the concert.