Verkkothe band's devoted fan base mushroomed with the help of a flourishing trade in unauthorized concert cassettes. Shapiro, who attended his first. Verkkowe journey into the weird world of vermont's favorite jam band, to explore the culture of phandom” and phish’s early roots in our brave little state. Verkkothis new documentary, directed by lifetime fan alex daltas, chronicles what would have been the final days of phish, with a focus on the unprecedented. Verkkoin live performances, the jam segment features choreographed bouncing, and the band brought that spectacle right into our office. Verkkoformed at the university of vermont in 1983, phish are almost impossible to categorise. Early days saw them pepper their sets with grateful dead. Verkkotwenty years ago, in the spring of 2004, the four members of phish huddled at the vermont home of bassist mike gordon, possibly for the last time.
