Artist: Trey Anastasio

The Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB tour kicked off tonight at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA with the title track of 2005's effort Shine. Let's take a look at the setlist... Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB February 8, 2010 Jefferson Theatre Charlottesville, VA Shine, Cayman Review, ??, Liquid Time, Drifting, Let Me Lie, All That Almost Was, [via @thebutterroom and PT ] Check back later for photos and a recap of tonight's show.

Trey Anastasio just opened up his solo tour in Charlottesville with "Shine," and his PR team put together this amazing Super Bowl ad to air last night in anticipation of tonight's event. You've simply got to see it to believe it. Trey Love [YouTube] Related posts: New Live Trey Anastasio - "Shine" Video: Trey Anastasio's 8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes Debut "First Tube" [...]

Dark Star -> It’s Up To You > Dark Star -> My Favorite Things -> Mississippi Half-Step, Bird Song, Terrapin Station > Down With Disease > Dark Star Phil Lesh and Phriends April 17, 1999 - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA This is a Dead Phish jamwich of some seriously large proportions!

Trey Anastasio returns to the road on Monday with the latest iteration of his Classic TAB ensemble. This version of the band adds the three-piece horn section of Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet), Natalie Cressman (trombone) and Russell Remington (sax, flute) to the basic core of Russ Lawton (drums), Tony Markellis (bass) and Ray Paczkowski (keyboards), which most closely resembles the unit that toured with Big Red in Winter '01. While we know the members of the band, we don't know what they'll be playing. For this week's B List, we asked five [...]

O-o-h Child was originally recorded by Chicago's Five Stairsteps, it was released both as a single and on the 1970 album The Stairsteps . O-o-h Child reached #8 on the Billboard charts. What did I learn this week? That the correct way to spell the song title is O-o-h Child. The Contestants: Beth Orton : Beth Orton leads us off this week with her down-tempo solo acoustic performance. This cover was included in an episode of the television show Alias. Source: [...]

Photo Credit: Audrey Leon It's that time again, we've looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we're sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News After two successful years during which it rapidly earned a reputation as one of the premiere large-scale festivals in North America, Rothbury Music Festival has announced that it will postpone its third inception until 2011. That means no Rothbury this summer, campers. When Rothbury launched in 2008, the four-day camping event positioned itself as the greenest festival in America, attempting to motivate its tens of thousands of attendees to be a little more eco-conscious in their own lives beyond the [...]

St. Stephen > The Eleven - Phil Lesh and Friends (ft. Trey Anastasio) 6.30.06 - Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ Phil and Friends play a ripping St. Stephen > The Eleven.  This was Trey’s first public appearance on stage following his admission to rehab earlier in the year, and some wonderful guitar work. For some more Phil and Trey, check out today’s jamwich , the first set of 4.17.99 which is one big Dark Star!

In the lead-up to Trey Anastasio's upcoming solo tour with classic TAB, the official Phish YouTube Channel has posted two live videos from past Trey solo performances. The first is a rockin' version of "Last Tube" from TAB's July 17, 2001 show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. But the second video is what really caught my eyes and ears, as it's the debut of "First Tube" from April 17, 1998 at the Higher Ground in Winooski, VT: Trey Anastasio - "8 Foot [...]

Over at his website, Trey Anastasio answers a few interview questions about his solo band and their upcoming tour . Related posts: Trey Anastasio Winter Tour Dates Confirmed Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB Announce Northern Exposure Tour New Live Trey Anastasio - "Shine"

Trey Anastasio follows Phish's year-end shows with month-long Classic Tab outing this February Tour Commences On February 8th With Benefit Show At Jefferson Theatre In Charlottesville, VA And Takes Anastasio To Several New Markets Online Ticket Request Period Begins Tomorrow, January 6th, At 10:00 AM EST; Tickets Go On Sale To General Public Next Week [...]

Now that all that Phish madness is over (for now), frontman Trey Anastasio has announced plans to return to the solo side of things. Throughout the month of February, he'll join Classic TAB, the band which has backed him on many of his solo projects, for a series of tour of U.S. tour dates. The tour kicks off with a special benefit show at the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA on February 8th. According to an issued press release, the date marks what would have been the 47th birthday of Trey's sister, Kristine, an esteemed [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Less than a week after Trey Anastasio brought Phish 's triumphant comeback year to a close, via a four-night stand in Miami, the king of jam guitar has announced a February tour with his solo band, Classic TAB . Anastasio first introduced the core of this band as as a power trio featuring Russ Lawton (drums) and Tony Markellis (bass) in 1999. On subsequent tours, he gradually expanded the group into a full-on big band with as many as [...]

The majority of those Trey Anastasio solo tour dates we posted yesterday have been officially confirmed and announced . All classic TAB. Good stuff. Related posts: Trey Anastasio Winter 2010 Tour Dates Rumor: Trey Anastasio Solo Tour in February 2010 Trey Anastasio Tour On Sale Now, MP3 from APW

This afternoon, former 70 Volt Parade vocalist Trey Anastasio announced a solo tour that puts together the members of his Classic TAB ensemble with a three-piece horn section for three weeks worth of shows. For this run of shows Anastasio will be backed by Classic TAB members Tony Markellis on bass, Russ Lawton on drums and Ray Paczkowski on keyboards as well as a three-piece horn section featuring Jennifer Hartswick, Russ Remington and Natalie Cressman. The tour which features 16 shows in 21 days opens in the city that Coran Capshaw built, [...]

It looks like the earlier rumor we posted of a Trey Anastasio solo tour in early 2010 was legit, as we're seeing a few dates trickle out onto the interwebs. Although there's nothing officially confirmed from the Trey camp just yet, a number of the rumored dates are looking pretty solid (we've included links where available): Feb 11 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA Feb 13 - Oakdale/Chevrolet Theatre - Wallingford, CT Feb 16 - Terminal 5 - NYC Feb 18 - Pabst Theater [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Returning to Madison Square Garden for the first time since their first reunion on New Year's Eve of 2002, beloved jam band Phish held nothing back for its first of three shows this week in New York City. Before the gig, diehard fans were passing out photocopied fliers reminding the crowd that it was the 26th anniversary of the band's formation. Unfortunately, the Phan-driven 'Happy Birthday' serenade never got off the ground before the concert that may or may not have marked a [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive It's that time of year where people like to make lists and check them twice. While every music blogger and Facebook friend of yours prepares their Top 10 lists for 2009, singer-songwriter Todd Snider gave Spinner a look at his. He gives slots to Phish for their new album 'Joy' (No. 2), and to the Rolling Stones , for an upcoming reissue of their all-time classic album, 'Exile on Main Street' (No. 7). But Snider's top spot goes to -- drum roll, [...]

40,000 fans would only camp out in the desert for one band: We all know who.

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Music Appreciation At Festival 8 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California Saturday night, Phish , as promised, donned a musical Halloween costume and turned their second set into a top-to-bottom recreation of the Rolling Stones ' rock 'n' roll classic, 'Exile On Main Street.' To help them with this lofty ambition, Phish employed a horn section with female vocals delivered by none other than the venerable Sharon Jones . The band's choice was kept under wraps [...]