Helping Friendly Podcast

Hello! Happy September! Today's episode recaps both the Lockn' shows and the Dick's run. Jonathan recaps Lockn', and for Dick's we're joined by Myke of Lawn Memo fame, and we always appreciate having him on. We also are joined by Becky, who is making her HF Pod debut. Lots to discuss, and of course we mix some music in with the recaps of both runs. Lockn' discussion & music goes until 38:45, Myke...

This week it's just us, and we're bringing you the first set of Phish from the Greek Theater, from August 28, 1993. This is a classic show from an amazing year for the band, and we really felt like this first set represented where the band was at that time. The setlist is below. Please, review us on iTunes, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. -- Phish, 8.28.93, Greek Theater, Berkeley, C...

We're excited to have Scott Bernstein join us to recap Summer Tour 2016 thus far. As part of that, we discuss and play 7.20.16 from BGCA in San Francisco. Lots to discuss, and we appreciate Scott coming on to join us again. As you probably know, Scott heads up JamBase, the place for music news and reviews. You should check it early and often for the latest live music news, interviews and tour date...

Today we're releasing a mix of Summer tracks and jams, compiled by our very own @RowJ. If you want to see the track listing, you can do so here, but we'd strongly suggest just listening through and looking at the tracks after. This is entirely made up of audience recordings, and we want to extend a sincere thank you to the tapers who take on the ups and downs of bringing us these shows. It's a ser...

For the tour closer from Chula Vista, we're back with Brad! We included a clip from the Tube from last night -- it kicked ass! Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Also, if you haven't yet, check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Jane's Addiction, Summe...

For the Quick Hit from The Forum, we have our very own Brad! We included a clip from the Waves. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Also, if you haven't yet, check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Jane's Addiction, Summertime Rolls Photo from Coventry...

For the Quick Hit from BGCA night 3, we have Chris Pandolfi joining us. He's the banjo player for The Infamous Stringdusters, and a huge Phish fan. He shares his experience from the BGCA shows. We included a clip from last night's Fee. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work,...

Today we're recapping last night's show from San Francisco with Felicia. This Quick Hit features a clip from A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Jane's Addiction, Summertime Rolls P...

Today's Quick Hit is recapping last night's show in San Francisco, with our guest Matt. We've included a clip from the great Sneakin' Sally. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Jane's Addiction, Summertime Rolls...

Today's Quick Hit is recapping last night's show at The Gorge, with our guest Jon. We share some of the Weekapaug and some of the Hood. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Jane's Addiction, Summertime Rolls Photo...

Phish is back on the West Coast, and today we have Brad & Jonathan recapping the first night of The Gorge. We have a clip of the No Men In No Man's Land > Stash. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Jane's Addicti...

For today's Quick Hit, we're reviewing the Syracuse show from Sunday night. We are joined by Jake, who caught the past 9 shows of the tour! In a show with lots of banter, we included the Ha Ha Ha with some introduction from Trey. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and t...

For today's Quick Hit, we're reviewing last night's show. We are joined by Alex, who shares his take on Hartford. Great Saturday night show, and we included a clip from the Meat from last night. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them....

For today's Quick Hit, we're reviewing the Great Woods show. We are joined by Brian and Brittany, who share their take on last night's show. Lots of great music from last night to chat about! We've included a clip from the Cities jam (from set 1!). Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also, check out the Phish Companion! Th...

For today's Quick Hit, we're reviewing the show from the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland (this venue will ALWAYS be known as the Cumberland County Civic Center). We're joined by Portland residents Josh & CJ, who help us break the show down. We've included a clip from the Tweezer. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also,...

For today's Quick Hit, Chillwig is back with us to review the last night of SPAC. He also wrote today's review for Phish.net, which you should check out. Plenty of controversy and thoughts for discussion. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also, check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, an...

Our Quick Hit from SPAC Saturday night is up! We're joined by The Vic, who we're happy to have back on the podcast. Also included a clip from last night's Light -> Golden Age. Here's a shot of The Vic with his personalized meme memorialized on a card for Summer Tour. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also, check out the ...

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at SPAC, with our buddy Patrick, an old friend of the podcast (from episode 6!). Patrick has some good pics and videos from last night on his Instagram feed as well. The Chalk Dust is what we've chosen to share with you, because wow, this is probably the jam of the tour thus far. Some really fun stuff going on here. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net,...

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at The Mann, with Matt, who's joined us before. Today we've included the Crosseyed & Painless jam, which segues into a new song, Friends. We also included some of the Hood jam, because, you know, Hood. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! P.S. If you haven't yet seen the new Phish C...

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at The Mann, with Dianna, who's joined us before. She also wrote the recap for Phish.net, which you should check out! We included a clip of the new song, Breath & Burning, along with the segue into Timber. Great stuff in the 2nd set. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! P.S. If you...

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at Klipsch (it will always be Deer Creek to us). We're joined by our friend Art, who shares his experience with us. We included a clip from the Light jam from last night as well as the segue from Golden Age -> Boogie On. The photo you see is the aftermath of a huge storm that just missed the venue -- but left a beautiful sunset.  Here's the full setlist, v...

Here's a Quick Hit from Wrigley Field night 2, with the HF Pod team. We've included a clip from the Piper -> Steam from last night, excellent segue and a really energetic jam in Piper. If you haven't yet seen the new Phish Companion from the good folks at The Mockingbird Foundation, check it out. It's beautiful and supports a great cause. Here's a link to the full setlist from Wrigley night 2 from...

Here's a Quick Hit from Wrigley Field night 1, with our good friend Brian Brinkman. As a lifelong Cubs fan born and raised in Chicago, this was a huge night for Brian. We're glad he was able to share it with us. We've included a clip from the Twist from last night, which really just shows how nimble the band is, with their ability to "turn on a dime" in the middle of a jam, as Brian said. If you h...

For this tour, we're going to bring you a "quick hit" from each show -- a brief discussion and clip from the show -- and put them up by the next afternoon. Today we're chatting briefly about the show from last night in St. Paul, MN. We've included a clip from the Wolfman's Brother, as we feel like that captures the sound well. But this overall was a nice tour opener, and of course we're looking fo...

This week, we have our most ambitious podcast undertaking to date, done in partnership with our guest Justin Bruce. We compiled about 50 Phish Summer jams from across the eras, then asked people to vote on their top 15 jams. The results are in! This episode will feature the top 15 Phish Summer jams, as voted on by YOU! The format is a bit different: We count down the 15 jams a few at a time, and d...