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Relix Daily
July 26, 2025
July 26, 2025
RECAP
Last night, Phish arrived in New York for their first night of their long-awaited series at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium. The band’s debut at the beloved historic tennis stadium on the city’s outskirts was their first performance in an NYC venue other than Madison Square Garden in a decade, and night one’s packed house and celebratory energy were a testament ot the band’s passionate following in the Big Apple. While a cherished Pollock poster and appearances from Mr and Mrs. Met at the Waterwheel Foundation Table and out on the floor amplified the experience, Tuesday stood apart from the rest of Phish’s Summer Tour as its highlight wasn’t an unexpected setlist inclusion, but the novelty of Forest Hills itself.
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Yesterday, the music world lost one of its pillars with the death of Ozzy Osbourne. In his tenure as the founding frontman for Black Sabbath and his solo career, the singer and songwriter guided the development of a titanic subculture by possessing the hardest-hitting strains of rock with grim themes and his unmistakable howl, earning widespread reverence and household recognition as the godfather of heavy metal. The Prince of Darkness was 76.
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In 1974, Relix began as an independent self-published zine focused on connecting the Grateful Dead fan community and furthering an underground culture of tape trading. Before we became a magazine, we were homegrown, photocopied, and hand-assembled...Dead fans loved it, and it spread like wildfire.
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Ozzy Osbourne, the godfather of heavy metal, has died. In his tenure as the founding frontman for Black Sabbath and his solo career, the singer and songwriter guided the development of a titanic subculture by possessing the hardest-hitting strains of rock with grim themes and his unmistakable howl, earning widespread reverence and household recognition as the “Prince of Darkness.” He was 76.
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Grateful Dead to Present Remastered and Unreleased Recordings on Blues for Allah 50th Anniversary Set, Share “The Music Never Stopped” 2025 Edition
In October 1974, the Grateful Dead had established an undeniable following that cemented their status as cultural iconoclasts, bred from the beatnik movement’s rejection of conformity. A tribe of originalists with nearly a decade of gigs under their belts, the band performed what they believed was their final stint of concerts at San Francisco’s Winterland, dubbed the “farewell run.” What followed was a self-imposed hiatus, which would come to an end a year later with the surprise release of Blues for Allah.
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Dead & Company has partnered with nugs.net to livestream the band’s sold-out Golden Gate Park concert series in celebration of 60 years of the Grateful Dead’s song and spirit. The shows and subsequent streams will take place over three nights, Friday, August 1, through Sunday, August 3, which will feature opening frames from Billy Strings, Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson, and Trey Anastasio.
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Gregg Allman Band and Relix Release Exclusive Uncle Sam’s (Hull, MA – July 1, 1983) Archival Pressing
Over the course of more than four decades, Gregg Allman tirelessly expanded Southern rock’s sonic horizons with countless unforgettable recordings and performances. Today, the late, great artist’s estate has partnered with Relix to share another archival dispatch that properly highlights the scale of his innovations as a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. The Gregg Allman Band’s long-vaulted powerful live record Uncle Sam’s (Hull, MA – July 1, 1983) is available in an exclusive orange marble variant now.
FEATURE
The phone rings. Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman answers. I’m greeted with “Hello John!” His voice gives the sensation of an auditory bear hug, and my mind easily imagines that infamous Herman smile that now crosses the miles from his current location to mine.
THROWBACK
A sunny Newport, RI hosted day two of the Newport Folk Festival and the surprises continued as James Taylor and his band showed up for a brief afternoon set on the Fort Stage. Taylor’s appearance, as noted by festival producer Jay Sweet, was of historical importance as the singer-songwriter played at the 1969 edition of the festival which happened to coincide the night of the moon landing. Sweet noted that Taylor is “here to finish the job” during his introduction.