Unbroken Chain: Celebration of Phil Lesh Returns to The Capitol Theatre
Duane Betts Pulls Out Dickey's ’57 Les Paul “Goldie”
Relix Daily
December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025
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Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh Will Return to The Capitol Theatre in March with an All-Star Grahame Lesh & Friends Lineup
One of Phil Lesh’s longstanding traditions was his annual run of shows at Port Chester, N.Y.’s Capitol Theatre in conjunction with his March 15th birthday. Earlier this year, Lesh’s son Grahame took up the mantle following Phil’s passing. Grahame served as band leader for Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh, in which he honored his father’s legacy over four poignant, elevated evenings with a rotating cast of notable guest players.
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Duane Betts Pulls Out Dad’s ‘57 Les Paul “Goldie” During Allman Betts Family Revival Stop in Clearwater
On Sunday evening, The Allman Betts Family Revival Tour pulled into Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Fla., to perform a night of music that paid tribute to the bandleaders Devon Allman and Duane Betts’ legendary fathers and their Allman Brothers Band roots. As is tradition for the yearly pre-holiday tour, several guests were waiting in the wing for their cue to join in. The crowning moment of the night was the arrival of an instrument with tremendous history: Dickey Betts’ ‘57 Les Paul Goldtop, lovingly known as “Goldie.”
A rare artist’s proof of Tony Smith’s iconic New Piece—long linked to Phish’s Gamehendge mythology—is now up for auction on Retroactv, alongside Rhombus-inspired apparel created in collaboration with the artist’s family.
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On Monday evening, the Big Apple’s Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts saw an influx of artists taking part in Jack Antonoff’s 11th annual Talent Show in support of The Ally Coalition, which supports equity for LGBTQ+ youth and their communities. On deck and taking part in the musical aspects of the concert event was year-two participant Phish’s Trey Anastasio, along with other performers, including Florence Welch, Hayley Williams (Paramore), and more.
Celebrate Goosemas XII with the Relix Goose Bundle. This bundle includes the limited Live in New York 2-LP and the Relix July/August 2025 issue with Goose on the cover. Spin the vinyl while you read the story.
Goose brought their signature event, their 12th annual Goosemas, to a close at Providence, R.I.’s Amica Mutual Pavilion Saturday night. The theatrical presentation continued the story of Barnaby Glimpse’s Show Upon Time, an original conceptual piece which the band has described as “a surreal, dark carnival narrative set in Lovering’s Hollow in 1734.” The four-person Connecticut outfit used the occasion to both debut a handful of new covers as well as weave a mix of originals into the story-cycle offering, which was brought to life through vivid costumes, puppetry and theatrical production.
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Joe Ely, the celebrated singer-songwriter who played a vital role in the progressive country renaissance of the 1970s, died on Monday. Through a lifetime of traveling and storytelling, the West Texas icon blazed a trail beyond the polished Nashville sound, looking to the music’s past to guarantee its future and laying the foundation for Americana. He was 78.
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Widespread Panic has dropped a pair of dates at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, Ala. The concert will occur over two nights, Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, 2026. The performances will mark the group’s first gigs in Birmingham in eight years, and end a two-year lapse in Alabama appearances.
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Yo La Tengo’s annual Hanukkah celebration continued last night, Dec. 15, as the indie icons presented the second performance in their eight-show residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. In keeping with the tradition that’s been a beloved light on their live calendar since 2001, the trio delivered a set of fan-favorites and deep cuts without any repeats from night one, mining their expansive four-decade discography in the company of a surprise opening band, comedian and full-set sit-in
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New Orleans beloved music venue, Tipitina’s, has unveiled its nightly schedule for Mardi Gras 2026. Festivities at the location will begin on Friday, February 6, with music from Crescent City mainstays Galactic, with featured guest Anjelika Jelly Joseph.
