Phishing for Acclaim

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Five years after calling it quits, Phish gave its first reunion concerts this weekend in Vermont and the neo-hippie jam band is reportedly discussing a new album. Today we debate: Is the eclectic, free-form rock of Phish and other jam bands the pinnacle of self-expression in rock or the ultimate in pointless self-indulgence? Plus: Soprano Jessica Rivera of John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic” joins us to perform live.

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