Phish Share New Song ‘ Evolve ’
Phish has announced the premiere of “ Evolve ,” the title track from their forthcoming new album , available now at all DSPs and streaming services . Phish ’ s 16th studio album and first in over four years , “ Evolve ” arrives via JEMP Records on July 12 .
Phish ’ s summer tour will be getting underway with a three-night stand at Mansfield , MA ’ s Xfinity Center ( July 19-21 ) and then continuing on with performances at Uncasville , CT ’ s Mohegan Sun Arena ( July 23-24 ), East Troy , WI ’ s Alpine Valley Music Theatre ( July 26-28 ), St . Louis , MO ’ s Chaifetz Arena ( July 30-31 ), Noblesville , IN ’ s Ruoff Music Center ( August 2-4 ), Grand Rapids , MI ’ s Van Andel Arena ( August 6-7 ), and Bethel , NY historic Bethel Woods Center for the Arts ( August 9-11 ). The tour will culminate with Phish ’ s traditional Labor Day Weekend run at Dick ’ s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City , CO , returning for four nights ( August 29-September 1 ). Limited tickets remain available for most dates . For complete details and ticket availability , please visit phish . com / tours .
This summer will also see Phish hosting Mondegreen , a four-day festival set for August 15-18 at The Woodlands in Dover , DE . The band ’ s 11th self-produced festival and first in nine years , Mondegreen will see Phish performing over four days and nights , alongside an array of interactive fan experiences , specially curated regional food and drink , art installations , and much more . For complete details on passes , car and RV camping and parking options , on-site glamping accommodations , travel packages , and more , please visit phish . com / mondegreen .
‘ Copyright Sullivan ’ Staged Reading
The Dorset Players and Director , Luke Krueger , invite you to a one night only staged reading of Copyright Sullivan or The Place Where People Come To Die by Luke Krueger . Join us May 4 at 7:30pm at the Dorset Playhouse , 104 Cheney Rd . in Dorset , VT . No tickets necessary , $ 10 donation , requested at the door . Eric Sullivan returns to his home town to discover nobody remembers him . Though he is now wealthy and a war hero , he offers the town a break from paying him for the town ’ s name – the town refuses and decides to kill G . I . Joe . Along the way there is a possible virgin birth , a woman who speaks only in lines from The Princess Bride , and a funeral home owner who loves the circus and has a clown fetish . Do not miss this fun romp through the place where people come to die ! The Staged Reading Series is brought to you by Spivey Lemonik Swenor P . C . dorsetplayers . org .
‘ Little Shop Of Horrors ’
The Paramount Players presents Little Shop of Horrors on April 26 and April 27 at 7pm and on April 28 at 2pm . It ’ s a deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical that has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years ... and now it is coming to Rutland ! Content Advisory : Contains comic horror violence , mild language , and sexual references . Recommended for teen and adult audiences . Performances are at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland , VT . Tickets are : $ 25 , $ 30 , and $ 35 . paramountvt . org .
MUSIC
Concert to Benefit MCL
Country Blues duo Paul Rishell and Annie Raines will perform in the Arkell Pavilion at Southern Vermont Arts Center on May 4 in a concert to benefit the Manchester Community Library ( MCL ). They will be joined by opening acts Kate LeVine , a student at Burr & Burton Academy , and Long Trail School student band Maple Road , both of whom have performed at Library events in the past .
Rishell and Raines have recorded six albums , including the award-winning Moving to the Country . They have performed and recorded with John Sebastian , Susan Tedeschi , Pinetop Perkins , and Rory Block , opened for Ray Charles , Dr . John , and Little Feat , and performed on Late Night with Conan O ’ Brien and A Prairie Home Companion .
The show at SVAC will begin with opening acts at 6pm . Paul Rishell and Annie Raines will take the stage around 7:30pm . Tickets are $ 25 each and can be purchased online at mclvt . org or in person at the MCL Help Desk . This event is made possible through the generosity of the Vermont Blues Society .
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