Phish bassist Mike Gordon has released a new playlist, “Mike’s Feb/Mar 2018 Faves”, comprised of Mike’s favorite jams from his 2018 west coast tour. The playlist is now available via LivePhish for LivePhish App subscribers. Joined by his regular touring outfit consisting of guitarist Scott Murawski, keyboardist/organist Robert Walter, drummer John Kimock, and percussionist Craig Myers, Gordon and his quintet hit the road hard in 2018, releasing a plethora of new music and debuting unique covers.
The playlist opens up with “Pendulum” and a cover of Tower Of Power’s “You Strike My Main Nerve”, two cuts from February 10th, 2019 at Portland, OR’s Wonder Ballroom. A trio of tracks from Gordon’s February 11th show at Stateline, NV’s Montbleu Resort Casino come next, with originals “Up And Down” and “Long Black Line”, along with the second “You Strike My Main Nerve” cover included in the playlist. Mike includes 3 more tracks off 2017’s OGOGO with “Go Away”, “Victim”, and “Whirlwind”, as well as covers of Rancid’s “Ruby Soho”, Max Creek’s “Just A Rose”, Jon Cleary’s “Got To Be More Careful”, and more.
Mike Gordon and his ensemble are gearing up for their upcoming 2019 winter tour, which will begin on Friday, March 8th at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse before makings stops at Asheville, NC’s The Orange Peel on March 9th and Nashville, TN’s The Basement East on March 10th. The tour will continue March 12th with a performance at Charleston, SC’s Charleston Music Hall before the band heads north with stops at Rocky Mount, VA’s Harvester Performance Center (March 13th); Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club (March 15th); Asbury Park, NJ’s Asbury Lanes (March 16th); Jersey City, NJ’s White Eagle Hall (March 17th); and Buffalo, NY’s Town Ballroom(March 19th). Mike Gordon and his band will wrap up the tour with a special four-night run at Cambridge, MA’s The Sinclair from Thursday, March 21st through Sunday, March 24th.
For more information on ticketing and upcoming tour dates, head to Mike Gordon’s website here.