PSA - I had no idea Trey keeps the little tuner on his headstock when I tweeted earlier, and while I disagree with it, I meant no disrespect against your leader. My dm’s are filled with HATE. Phish Twitter is an extremely full contact place. Jeez…
I woke up today & had a Shake Shack burger at JFK for breakfast, and am now in San Francisco having an In N Out burger. I’m simultaneously equal parts disgusted with & impressed with myself.
You want some form of concerts by the end of 2021? Me too - you have no idea how bad I do. Wear the damn mask. If you don’t, you’re part of the problem. End of story. Don’t be a dick. Wear it. 😷❤️
During
@RussoAlmostDead
1st song yesterday in Hermosa Beach this enormous pelican swooped down from out of nowhere & landed on stage about 2 feet from me and proceeded to chill there for a few minutes. Musta wanted to hear Bird Song...
when you come home from tour, go straight to the best Italian joint in Manhattan, & have the place to yourself except for a 3 top of Goodfellas in the back corner, at least one of which is DEFINITELY a made guy.
don’t tell me this town ain’t got no heart.
My wife headlined the NOLA jazzfest today with
@TheWho
& I couldn’t be prouder or more psyched for her. Wish I could’ve gotten to see it (I’m out here workin,) but was there in spirit. Congrats
@KatieJacoby
- that’s a bucket list gig for sure
🎻 👏❤️
No shorts on stage. Don’t @ me with your pics of Weir & Garcia - I don’t care. Unless you’re Angus Young or Henry Rollins, no shorts on stage. Ever.
@acdc
@henryrollins
Medeski, Martin, Nels Cline & myself gettin after some improv in NYC a couple years back. Incredibly thankful to play with masters such as these. Nice moment...
#mmw
#nelscline
Lots of people reaching out lately inquiring about my sobriety. Maybe it’s something in the spring weather. I got sober July ’06. 17 years this year & I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Thought I’d put a few words out there for anybody who might need it...
“If 95% of Americans wore masks, we’d save up to 85,000 lives over the next few months.” Can you imagine hearing that and thinking to yourself “Fuck that, I’m not wearing one. They don’t mean me.” What the fuck kind of people are these?
15 minutes ago,
@joeyrusso
gifted me this incredible Domino 12 string. First order of business... Wanted Dead or Alive. Thank you JR - This things gonna get a lot of FaceTime. ❤️🎸🎸 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎬:
@katiejacoby
had to hit the head between sets last nite at Wonder Bar
dude at urinal next to me yelling to everyone in the bathroom:
“Holy shit, I’m takin a piss next to Scott Metzger!”
dreams do come true
LaMP tour closer tonite in Amherst, MA at The Drake
Thinking back to when I auditioned for Circles Around The Sun and when I got to LA turned out they were putting me up at the hotel from True Romance with the ruthless James Gandolfini scene. (I got the gig.)
15 shows with Russ & Ray and I wouldn’t change a thing. Colorado, to Maine, to North Carolina thanks to each and every one of you for coming out & supporting the cause - and to all of you who have been spreading the word bout LaMP! We’re just gettin started!
Happy Labor Day! Let's enjoy that freedom while we still got it. You want normal concerts next year? Me too. So, pretty please... with sugar on top... wear a fucking mask.
Just saw today would’ve been Charlie Parker’s 102nd birthday. I’ll forever be amazed by his level of musicality. Unbelievable. Here’s me having a go at his tune ‘Confirmation’
#CharlieParker
#birdlives
TFW you get to your hotel room and everything seems to be clean and in order EXCEPT for the totally unmarked large red pill sitting in the middle of the floor
The entire world should've known this dude was bad, BAD news when 20 years ago he said on tv that if his daughter wasn't his daughter he'd like to date her. For real - who the fuck says that? His celebrity should've ended then & there. Red flag on fire. What'd everybody expect??
Surprised/disappointed there wasn’t more recognition & praise for Officer Eugene Goodman today for the job he did a year ago. Dudes an actual, real life hero
You know you’re in a band with dudes from Vermont when you come home from rehearsal with a Mason jar filled with the best goddamn maple syrup ever had in your life
Much
@phish
talk in my feed right now. Figured I'd share the time
@KatieJacoby
, Simon Kafka, & I played 'Stash' at the
@RelixMag
office in the style of gypsy jazz & it worked out great. Enjoy!!
For me, Marquee Moon is a holy grail of creative rock guitar, song-craft, & arranging that I always end up going back to year after year. This man’s importance can’t be overstated.
RIP Tom Verlaine
I delight in the fact that the decisions I've made for myself so far in this life allow me the opportunity to sleep til noon every so often when I feel it's needed with no repercussions from anyone
I tuned into the RNC last nite. Lasted about 8 very surreal minutes. Made me very glad I didn't waste any more time or emotional energy watching these fuckin loonies. I've got more important things to do... like play Animal Crossing.
Riding the subways aimlessly for a few hours is the best place/way to practice bringing lyrics to about 80
@BobWeir
songs to the front of your brain when you have a
@RussoAlmostDead
run of shows coming up
Every time I come to Chicago I fall in love with it. Midwest manners with East Coast style. What a great town. Huge bummer to be cancelled tonite due to weather, but happy to be here
We all look like a nation of attention starved, over privileged, machismo fueled selfish know-it-all morons to the rest of the world right now... brutal. Idiots like this keeping me & my friends out of a job...
Just seen/heard out my window - moving company guys in masks cat calling two girls walking down the street both also in masks. One of the most memorable NYC moments I'll ever have.
Listening to Rush tonight - which is not something I do very often. I had friends try for years to get me into the band - never took. So many people I look up to as musicians held a DEEP connection to Neil Peart. I feel for all my friends who lost a hero and role model today. RIP
I posted on Instagram for the first time in months about 2 hours ago. A few minutes later, insta & FB went down all over the world. Taking this moment to let in the feeling that I ACTUALLY, in fact, broke the internet
In Atlantic City for Peach Fest this place on the boardwalk was selling milkshakes for $14. FOURTEEN dollars. For a shake. That’s milk & ice cream. They don’t put bourbon in it or nothin…
Yesterdays JRAD bus ride from Montana to Oregon along the Columbia River. Seriously scenic & Bill Frisell’s ‘Good Dog, Happy Man’ was the perfect soundtrack (that’s Dave in the second pic)
Now all Pence's people testing positive. Wether or not a mask makes a difference cannot be spelled out any clearer at this point. You want concerts to come back in 2021? Me too. Put a fucking mask on - it won't kill ya (but if you don't it just might, and maybe other people too)
Politics aside, Pence must be the worst hang ever. Before meetings folks on the hill are probably like "Christ here comes Mike. Let's get outa here before somebody gets Penced."
Please join me in wishing my wife
@KatieJacoby
a happy birthday. Beautiful on the inside & out, making ordinary days extraordinary for those of us lucky enough to know her.
Big love, my love!
Currently in an elevator with a woman who looks so much like Mrs Peacock from ‘Clue’ it’s taking everything I’ve got to not blurt out “But look what happened to the cook!” Don’t say it Scott, don’t say it Scott, don’t say it Scott...
Jim Hall is my favorite jazz guitarist ever. Took some time this morning to transcribe his solo on ‘Something Special’ off the his album of the same title.
Sat in on a few with my pal Daniel Donato & his shit-hot band on Saturday night at the bowling alley. A gawdamn good time was had by all. Cosmic Country, baby... I'm a believer!
@danieljdonato
@brooklynbowl
@RelixMag
What an honor to play solo sets two nights back to back to packed houses at
@LevonHelmRamble
. My man
@MarcoBenevento
& his band are sounding killer. Thanks for havin me. I’m still feelin it
📸
@BahramForoughi