Reprise Band, the East Coast’s premier Tom Marshall-endorsed Phish cover band, recreated two classic New Jersey Phish shows in the same state where they were first performed.
First, the quartet comprised of Cal Kehoe (Pink Talking Fish) on guitar and vocals, Scott Chasolen (The Machine, ulu) on keys and vocals, Chris DeAngelis (Kung Fu, The Machine) on bass and vocals, and Adrian Tramontano (Twiddle, Mihali, Kung Fu) on drums and vacuum reprised 7/4/00 at The Homestead in Morristown. The Fourth of July show originally took place at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ and, unlike this year’s Independence Day concert at Folsom Field, was replete with patriotic fanfare from the “Star-Spangled Banner” opener to the fireworks displays that kicked off an explosive cover of Led Zeppelin‘s “Good Times Bad Times” to end the night.
The show is best remembered, however, for having a particularly epic and expansive 30-minute “Gotta Jibboo” that has remained a favorite version among fans ever since. Check out fan-shot footage from the original performance (“Gotta Jibboo” starts at 00:18:01), click below to view the full setlist, and scroll down for a gallery of photos from Reprise Band’s recreation at The Homestead courtesy of photographer Ken Spielman.
Phish – Tweeter Center – Camden, NJ – 7/4/00
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Next, Reprise Band recreated 5/3/93—a show Phish originally played at the intimate State Theater in New Brunswick, NJ—at Wonderbar in Asbury Park.
“This show took place venue was a historic movie/vaudeville house opened in 1921 with a capacity of about 1,800,” reads a description of the show from the Phish.com tour archives. The recap goes on to recount how “Trey’s mischievous narration during Fly Famous Mockingbird convinced the audience that Paul [Languedoc] was pumping nerve gas into the venue through the air vents so they would not recall their journey to Gamehendge.”
Later on in the show, “During Love You, Page teased Blue Monk and Fish launched into a particularly long set of crew introductions for which the band punished him with an extra round of Hold Your Head Up before his vacuum solo.” The evening culminated with a cappella versions of “Memories” and “Amazing Grace”, performed without microphones, and a cover of AC/DC‘s “Highway To Hell”. The show was released via LivePhish in 2013 to raise funds for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Click below to view the full setlist.
Reprise Band will return to the stage this week for shows in Westport, CT (8/14), Topsham, ME (8/15), and Gloucester, MA (8/16). The band also has upcoming performances around the East Coast, with dates in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts leading up to a two-night run at Brooklyn Bowl on November 7th and 8th. Click below for a full list of tour dates and head here for tickets.
The group is also set to premiere full, pro-shot video from its recreation of 4/4/98 at FTC StageOne from April 15th next Tuesday, August 19th via the Reprise YouTube channel.
Reprise Band Tour Dates:
Aug 14, 2025 – Levitt Pavilion – Westport, CT
Aug 15, 2025 – Topsham, ME
Aug 16, 2025 – The Cut – Gloucester, MA
Sept 4, 2025 – Bearsville Theater – Woodstock, NY
Sept 5, 2025 – Brooklyn Bowl – Philadelphia, PA
Sept 25, 2025 – Soundcheck Studios – Pembroke, MA
Oct 2, 2025 – Shea Theater Arts Center – Turners Falls, MA
Oct 9, 2025 – XL Live – Harrisburg, PA
Oct 10, 2025 – F.M. Kirby Center – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Oct 11, 2025 – Putnam Place – Saratoga Springs, NY
Nov 7, 2025 – Brooklyn Bowl – New York, NY
Nov 8, 2025 – Brooklyn Bowl – New York, NY