We Move Through Stormy Weather

Ryan, Megan, and Justin recap the top jams, sets, and shows of Phish's 2026 nine-night residency at Sphere Las Vegas!

I'm excited to be joined by Umphrey's McGee keyboardist Joel Cummins once again for a long overdue instalment in our interview series! Listen as we dive in to 2025's Blueprints, the addition of Scotty Zwang on drums, and a look ahead to their destination "Deep Dive" event and more hints at the year ahead.

Ryan Storm, Megan Glionna, and Justin Bruce break down Phish's 2026 Riviera Maya, MX run!

Ryan Storm, Megan Glionna, and Justin Bruce break down the second half of the phish.net 2025 Jam of the Year Bracket! See the bracket and more info about how to get involved here!

Ryan Storm, Megan Glionna, and Justin Bruce go through the Bomb Pop region of the 2025 Phish Jam of the Year Bracket! Read more and get involved in the bracket here!

For this episode, I am excited to be joined by The All's Eye Trio! All’s Eye is a newly formed trio of musical equals, creating an unmistakably original sound. Bringing together three of the hardest working artists on the scene, the collective talents of guitarist Ari Joshua with Ben Atkind on drums and Kris Yunker on keys are on display in a refreshing way. They come together to play the omnivers...

For this episode, I am excited to be joined by Jordan Hoffman! Jordan is an entertainment journalist whose work can be read in Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Foreign Policy Magazine and more. He is a former chair and two-time vice chair of the New York Film Critics Circle, an organization dating back to 1935, and the former host of CBS Radio’s Engage: The Offic...

Before Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB’s second of three shows in Brooklyn, bassist Dezron Douglas and I sat down for a discussion about the current tour, playing with different TAB lineups, the constant flow of new material, his other projects, and more! Originally published in 2024.

A lot has happened since the last time Joel and I chatted in January...time for another quarterly interview! We catch up on Umphrey's tour (and the proper way to fluff your own shows), recap the first night of UMBowl, look ahead to their summer schedule, and more! Originally published in 2024.

Ryan, Justin Bruce, and Brian Brinkman are back for another special Jam of the Year episode! We look back at the amazing year of Phish that was 2023 through a bracket of our own creation (special thanks to The Formula), highlighting key matchups and moments that defined the high-quality improv throughout. Download and fill out your own bracket ⁠here⁠!

Before Umphrey's McGee's show at House of Blues in Cleveland on January 31st, I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with keyboardist Joel Cummins and bassist Ryan Stasik to talk about what's been happening in UM world since the summer. We highlight the rotating cast of drummers that subbed in during the fall and New Year's Run, talk about Kris Myers' return, and look ahead to the upcoming tent...

Ryan and Neal Francis sat down at the Borderland Festival in East Aurora, NY to talk about Neal's touring, live improvisation, the upcoming Francis Comes Alive album, and more! Originally published in 2023.

For this episode, I am joined by Jay Blakesberg! Jay is a San Francisco-based photographer, filmmaker and public speaker. He is best known for his music photography, where he has worked with many legendary artists including the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Tom Waits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Flaming Lips, and Phish. He has published 16 coffee table books of his work and his second...

Last weekend at Music at the Intersection in St. Louis, I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with funk supergroup The Fearless Flyers before their headlining set for a quick hit about their rare live performances! Hear Cory Wong, Mark Lettieri, Nate Smith, and Joe Dart share some memories about their surprise encore performance after Vulfpeck's Red Rocks show in 2019, their favourite song...

For this episode of We Move Through Stormy Weather, I am excited to be joined by Scotty Zwang! Scotty is a professional drummer currently residing in Denver. He has recorded and toured with acts like The New Deal, MORE!, Ghost Light, RAQ, Chris McClenney, Dopapod, Conspirator, Greenhouse Lounge, Sonic Spank, Clown Vomit and Code Anchor. Other collaborations have included members of Umphreys McGee,...

Ryan and JRAD/Ghost Light/MORE! guitarist Tom Hamilton sat down at Peach Festival in early July to talk about all of his current projects, how he approaches improvisation at shows, and more! Originally published in 2023.

We might as well make this a trend... Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee and I sat down for a quick chat at Peach Music Festival earlier this month! We talk about the live music he has seen recently, UM's big plans for the rest of the year, and more! Originally published in 2023.

Ryan and special guests Justin Bruce and Brian Brinkman break down Phish's top jams of 2018 using phish.net's bracket as a launchpad for discussion!

For this episode of We Move Through Stormy Weather, I am excited to be joined by Benjy Eisen! Benjy is a writer, journalist, and artist manager based in California. He has interviewed and written about hundreds of musicians and celebrities including everyone from the Rolling Stones to Ted Nugent for a variety of publications. He just wrapped up the fourth season of Undermine, Tom Marshall’s Phish...

In the midst of a whirlwind weekend at the final Summer Camp Music Festival, I sat down with Umphrey’s McGee keyboard wizard Joel Cummins to talk about his longtime experience playing at the festival, how UM continuously is trying to change and evolve their improvisational style, and even break down a few key jams from 2023 so far! Originally published in 2023.

For this episode, I am excited to be joined by Mike Rogge! Mike Rogge is an award winning and losing editor and journalist. He is the editor and owner of Mountain Gazette, an outdoor culture magazine. Rogge has been writing about mountain culture professionally for over 20 years. He lives in North Lake Tahoe, California, with his wife, two sons, and dogs, Sunny and Quinn. We get into his live musi...

For this episode of We Move Through Stormy Weather, I am excited to be joined by Collin O'Brien! Collin started playing drums at an early age but has been a huge music fan all his life. He moved to Chicago after high school and eventually connected with Neal Francis, who he still plays with today as part of his energetic touring band. Listen as we dive into some choice versions of Stash, talk abou...

Brian Brinkman and Justin Bruce join an episode once again for a deep dive on the best jams of 2003! We had so much fun talking about the last two years of JOTY brackets (check out our 2021 episode here and 2022 episode here) that we decided to continue the series and look at some previously-completed brackets from the phish.net forum! This 2003 iteration was compiled and voted on in the mid-2010s...

For this episode, I am excited to be joined by Rich Knox! Rich is the drummer in the Canadian power trio Danko Jones⁠⁠⁠⁠. He’s toured the world with them over the past 9 years and recorded 4 studio albums, garnering a #1 hit and a Juno nomination. In 2021, he founded ⁠Performer’s Health⁠⁠, a company that guides performers to greater physical, mental and creative health. Listen as we dive into Rich...

#BracketSeason continues... Join myself and We Move Through Stormy Weather alumni Justin Bruce and Brian Brinkman as we break down the entire Phish Jam of the Year 2022 bracket! Hear our personal picks for winners, hot takes on jams, and more! To participate in the bracket, head on over to the phish.net forum - voting has begun! For more information, check out my blog post about the bracket via ry...