In the Summer of 2017 Phish settled into Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” for a residency of 13 shows, immortalized as The Baker’s Dozen. Across nearly three weekends and four weekday gigs, Phish played 230+ songs without repeating a single one. They fused jokes from their past with music that looked ahead to their future, and connected with the fan community in a way they’d long hoped to. It was a historic run—not only for the band, but in rock history.
In the first episode of the season, Phish lyricist Tom Marshall walks listeners through the history of Madison Square Garden, as well as Phish’s history in that room. Highlighting the importance of the venue to 20th Century American Culture, as well as the comfort Phish had playing in such a historic room, we set the table for our third season on the band’s home court. We hear from journalists such as Will Hermes and Rob Mitchum, as well as fans who got to all 13 nights of the run such as Dianna Hank and Sam Timberg.
Undermine is brought to you by Osiris Media. Executive Producers are Tom Marshall, RJ Bee, Brain Brinkman, Matt Dwyer, and Benjy Eisen. Produced and edited by Brian Brinkman. Mixed and Mastered by Matt Dwyer. It is written by Benjy Eisen. Production assistance from Rob Mitchum, Matt Bavuso, Christina Collins and Nick Cejas. Original Music by Amar Sastry. Art by Mark Dowd. Thank you to all our interviewees. We’ll see you next week.
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S4E31: 11/21/97 — Craig Hillwig
S4E30: 11/19/97 — Andy Kahn
S4E29: 11/17/97 — Trey Anastasio
S4E28: 11/16/97 — Scott Galbraith
S4E27: 11/14/97 — Dom Deluca
S4E26: 11/13/97 — Drew Hitz + Charlie Dirksen
S4E25: 8/16/97 + 8/17/97 — Jim Pollock
S4E24: 8/10/97 — Rob Mitchum
S4E23: 7/1/97 +7/2/97 — Scott Marks
S4E22: 3/1/97 — Brad Sands
S4E21: 2/17/97 — Brian Brinkman
S4E20: 12/6/96 — Richard Gehr
S4E19: 10/31/96 — Gerald Gottesman
S4E18: 8/16-17/96 — Lars Fisk
S4E17: 12/31/95 — Drew Hitz
S4E16: 12/14/95 — David Steinberg
S4E15: 12/1/95 — Benjy Eisen
S4E14: 11/14/95 — Ari Fink
S4E13: 6/22/95 — Lenny Stubbe
S4E12: 12/29/94 — Jonathan Hart
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