Phish have long been hailed as their generation’s successor to jam band godfathers the Grateful Dead, but the Trey Anastasio-led quartet has rarely performed the latter’s music in concert during its ...

We’re all still reeling from the sad news that Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh passed away at age 84 today, and one of the bands who wouldn’t be here without the Dead, Phish, paid tribute by ...

Hours after the death of Phil Lesh, Phish opened the first night of their three-show Albany, New York run with a poignant rendition of “Box of Rain,” the bassist’s most enduring Grateful Dead song.

Phil Lesh is one of Mike Gordon’s biggest heroes. Gordon, the bassist for Phish, became aware of the Grateful Dead in high school and soon zoned in on Lesh. The two briefly met at a show in 1993, but ...