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Attendance Bias12/7/95 @ The Niagara Falls Convention Center w/ Brian BlattSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Whenever a guest messages me and wants to tell a story about a show from the fall 1995 tour, it’s nearly impossible to say no. And when it’s a guest who has previously been on the podcast, I know it’ll be a compelling conversation. Such is the case today, when Brian Blatt joins me to tell about Phish’s incredible show from December 7, 1995 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, NY.Brian...
2025-08-201h 26Attendance Bias7/14/19 @ Alpine Valley w/ Chris BojarSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. You know, everybody has their own standards for what constitutes a “special” Phish show: a killer setlist, monster jams, rarities, meeting up with old friends, making new friends, going to your hometown venue, and more. I mean, that’s the entire premise of this podcast! But every now and again, Phish plays a show that is an undisputed SPECIAL SHOW. A show that encapsulates all of the above, and maybe even a little more. Today’s episode w...
2024-08-211h 27Attendance Bias6/22/00 @ AmSouth Amphitheater w/ Thom EppsSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s special guest is a returning champion: Thom Epps, who was a guest on attendance bias way back in the summer of 2020, when the podcast was just getting off the ground. Somehow, with the excitement on my part of hosting a podcast, and Thom’s excitement of being a guest on a podcast, his that early episode completely missed the point: Thom picked a show that he did not attend, and I didn’t see anyt...
2024-08-071h 10Attendance Bias10/31/95 @ The Rosemont Horizon w/ Jamie BoldtSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s special guest is Jamie Boldt, and boy, did he pick a winner to review today: 10/31/95 at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois.Regular listeners of Attendance Bias will note that The Who was THE band for me as I made the transition from classic rock and alternative radio in my early teens to exploring the world beyond the corporate record stores and Top 40 radio. To say it another way: before Phish, there was...
2024-07-241h 32Attendance Bias4/6/94 @ The Concert Hall w/ Brian BlattSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest, Brian Blatt, takes us back 30 years to April 6, 1994 at the Concert Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Phish had just started their spring tour promoting Hoist, but also showcasing their increasing ability to play anything and everything–from straight rock and roll, to bluegrass, to latin jazz, to a capella tunes, and more. Plus, a recurring theme of today’s show was the band’s improvisational exercises paying off. Whereas in 1993, they could segue in and out...
2024-07-101h 15Attendance Bias7/4/00 @ Camden w/ Will LittleSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today's episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. When I began this podcast, I didn’t know too much about the key shows of the end of 1.0. The years 1999 and 2000 weren’t exactly lost to me, but it was harder then than it is now to get the most recent recordings. And even if you were lucky enough to get a recording of a recent show at the end of the century–or the beginning of the new one–chances are that the recording...
2024-07-031h 27Attendance Bias12/2/97 @ The Spectrum w/ Matt HoffmanSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest, Matt Hoffman, takes us back to an instant classic: December 2, 1997 at The Philadelphia Spectrum, the first night of a 2-night run that has since been released officially by Live Phish. The fall 1997 tour has been reviewed on this show before on Attendance Bias…and basically any other conversation about Phish, but today’s discussion focuses more on the micro–this specific show, and Matt’s experience seeing the band for the first time at a career...
2024-06-241h 15Attendance Bias6/16/00 @ Zepp Osaka w/ Jordan KahnSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s episode is about a Phish show, to be sure, but in the larger picture, it’s about an entire tour. Today’s guest, Jordan Kahn, chose to tell his story from June sixteenth, 2000, when Phish played Zepp Suminoe-ku, in Osaka, Japan. Four years into this podcast, it’s not often that a guest chooses a show from a tour that has not yet been covered, but Jordan saw nearly every show from the Japan, 200...
2024-06-121h 12Attendance BiasThe Phish Mapping Project w/Steven GrippSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Steven Gripp, the creator of the Phish Mapping Project. Steven is here today to tell about one of his favorite segments of Live Phish he’s ever witnessed: “46 Days>The Dogs>46 Days” from the Austin 360 Amphitheater on July 28, 2015, in Austin Texas.Steven and I also talk quite a bit about his project: If you’re a nerdy fan like me who could spend hours down a wormhole on Phish.net or used...
2024-05-2955 minAttendance Bias12/30/13 @ MSG w/ Anton MiliotiSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Anton Milioti, bass player from the acoustic-ish Grateful Dead cover band, Crickets and Cicadas. Today, Anton and I spend a good deal of time talking about the Grateful Dead and live performance, but the majority of our conversation centers around a show that was Anton’s first, and still holds up in Phish history–December 30, 2013 at Madison Square Garden. When a guest chooses a show to discuss, I tend to get ex...
2024-05-151h 29Attendance Bias7/23/93 @ Jones Beach w/ Jonathan FredericSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. When I first began collecting tapes, I would always keep my eyes out for Phish shows at Jones Beach. Having grown up on Long Island, going to concerts at Jones Beach was a summer tradition. It didn’t even matter who was playing–the venue was a 10 minute drive for me, and on a nice night, it’s one of the best outdoor venues in New York. So you can imagine my reaction when I found o...
2024-05-011h 06Attendance BiasPhil and Phriends from April 1999 w/ Charlie DirksenSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I am ecstatic to introduce today’s episode, as it features both a knowledgeable guest who is well known within certain circles of the Phish community, and a thorough, wide-ranging discussion about three of the greatest improvisational rock concerts ever played: Phil and Friends at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on April 15, 16, and 17, 1999.While not a Phish show, or even a Grateful Dead show, this run of concerts was a milestone for b...
2024-04-151h 44Attendance Bias10/31/94 @ Glens Falls w/ Jeff ParadiseSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today, we’re taking on one of the big ones: one of the most pivotal shows in the band’s 40 year career. Guest Jeff Paradise was at the first modern Phish Halloween show, October 31, 1994 at the Glens Falls Civic Center, where the band played a 3-set show that included the band’s first musical costume; a full cover of The Beatles’ White Album in the second set. The full show lasted about 5 hours, concluding at around 3...
2024-04-031h 37Attendance Bias12/16/99 @ Raleigh, NC w/ Brent SummervilleSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein.We’ve covered plenty of shows from the summer of 1999 on Attendance Bias but, lest we forget, there was a lot more to that year than a raucous summer tour. There was also a fall tour and a lesser-explored December tour, which took place entirely within the last month of the millennium. Today’s guest, Brent Summerville, chose one of the last Phish shows of 1999–December 16 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC–to review tod...
2024-03-201h 19Attendance BiasThis Time Will Be Different: 15 Years Since Hampton, E3Send us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias, or more really, the third and final episode of “This Time Will be Different: 15 Years Since Hampton.” I am your host, Brian Weinstein.Today’s episode ends our look back at what led to Phish’s comeback at Hampton, 15 years ago on March 6, 2009. If you haven’t listened yet, previous episodes have covered The pressures that led to the hiatus in 2000, the multi-faceted hot mess that was 2004, and the rebirth of the Phish experience in the early spring of 2009.When I fir...
2024-03-0647 minAttendance BiasThis Time Will Be Different: 15 Years Since Hampton, E2Send us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias, or more accurately, episode two of “This Time Will be Different: 15 Years Since Hampton.” I am your host, Brian Weinstein.Today, I join my two co-hosts: Scott Marks and Charlie Dirksen of Phish.net and the Mockingbird Foundation, to take a look at the 2.0 era, as well as Phish’s breakup in 2004. For those of you who listened to episode 1, it was clear but not obvious, that Phish needed a break after Big Cypress, and it was never really in doubt th...
2024-02-281h 03Attendance BiasThis Time Will Be Different: 15 Years Since Hampton, E1Send us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein.The first week of March is always a conspicuous part of the year for me. No religious or secular holidays, no birthdays or wedding anniversaries in my social circle, but there is one series of dates that will always deserve some deep thoughts, if not any flowers, chocolate, or greeting cards: March 6-8 , 2009, when Phish returned to the live stage at the Hampton Coliseum. As of 2024, it will be 15 years since that bea...
2024-02-2045 minAttendance Bias6/21/94 @ The Cincinnati Music Hall w/ Kev HolloSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. If you’ll indulge my Grandpa-Simpson waxing poetic about the past for a second: when I was first getting into Phish, there were some shows (mostly from the early-90s) that lived in legend. There were stories about them, but it wasn’t so easy to find internet posts or first-person narratives about them. One of those shows was June 21, 1994 at the Cincinnati Music Hall. Phish began the show as usual when, about a half ho...
2024-02-071h 40Attendance Bias10/30/98 @ The Thomas and Mack Center w/ Eric DoyleSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Halloween is, without question, one of the highest profile nights of the Phish calendar. All Phish Halloween shows are judged, compared and, for better or worse, claim their spot in the band’s mythology. But, as part of a pattern that’s been discussed on this podcast before, it’s not always the high profile night that gets the best show. It’s usually the night before the night. December 30 for New Years Eve, and in this...
2024-01-2458 minAttendance Bias9/5/15 @ Dick's w/ Nate SchwerinSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I would guess that most of us have had the experience at a Phish show where the band is communicating to us, directly. Not communicating with the crowd; I mean, the members of the band are playing a show that speaks to our exact life experience. Whether or not you’ve ever made eye contact with Trey right before they leave the stage after the first set, there’s no denying that the best kind of...
2024-01-171h 15Attendance Bias12/31/10 Set 2 @ MSG w/ Jared CowenSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I’ve mentioned a number of times on this podcast that, when I’m not spouting gibberish with strangers about Phish, I am a middle school teacher. I try not to offer too much personal information on the podcast for obvious reasons, but I am overly thrilled to say that, today, my personal life on the podcast and my professional life at school intersect in the most glorious way.That way is through...
2024-01-101h 07Attendance Bias7/22/17 @ MSG w/ Adam & Jeff WinikSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. It is another family affair today on the podcast, as we welcome father and son Adam and Jeff Winik to tell us about Phish’s show from July 22, 2017 at Madison Square Garden, also known as Strawberry Night of the Baker’s Dozen.This is not the first time that a father and son have shared guest duties on Attendance Bias, nor is it the first time that a couple of dogs appear in the ba...
2023-12-201h 05Attendance Bias“Beneath a Sea of Stars, Pt. 1” from 7/25/23 @ The Mann, w/ David FactorSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Phish shows can be special for a million reasons, and there are times when “coincidence” doesn’t even begin to describe the crossroads of music, surroundings, timing, and information that all occurs at once and makes us feel as though something bigger must be at play. I shy away from the word “magic,” and I’m not the religious type, so I’ll just call it Phish synergy. Today’s guest, David Factor, is here to tell us about o...
2023-12-0640 minAttendance Bias8/14/09 @ The Meadows, Hartford, CT w/ Derek HillSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest–Derek Hill–picked an outstanding show from an underappreciated year: August 14, 2009 at the Meadows Music Center in Hartford, CT. Long-time listeners of Attendance Bias may remember that I recorded a mini-episode about the version of “Icculus” from this show, which was played right in the heart of the 2nd set. And that leads to just one of several themes that come up during today’s show: the idea that Phish was back during the...
2023-11-221h 32Attendance Bias4/11/94 @ Snively Arena, UNH w/Jay WilsonSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today, we are taking a ride on the the way-back machine as guest Jay Wilson takes us to the UNH college campus and tells us about his second show–April 11, 1994 at Sively Arena.1994 was a pivotal year for the band in so many ways. In addition to this spring tour promoting Hoist–which was produced to be their most commercially viable album–the band was really showing off their schizophrenic musical style, combining absurdit...
2023-11-081h 05Attendance Bias“Oblivion” and “Chalkdust Torture” from 7/11/23 @ Orion Amphitheater, with Bobby and Oliver ShirleySend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I am not a parent, but something that I frequently hear from my friends who have kids is that one of the best parts of being a parent is that you get to see the world, and the things you love, through the eyes of your kids. If that is a benefit of having kids, then today’s guests must be two of the happiest people in the world of Phish.Those guests are...
2023-10-2555 minAttendance Bias7/5/13 @ SPAC w/ Sam HuberSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Sam Huber, from the Philadelphia area. Sam is an enthusiastic fan who picked a show where the crowd energy just seeps through the audience recording–July 5, 2013 at SPAC in Saratoga, NY. A few themes come up repeatedly in today’s conversation: how special SPAC is, peacefully surrounded by trees that seem to have an affect on the energy and vibes of any given show, the idea of the band messing w...
2023-10-111h 03Attendance Bias"Tweezer" from 8/1/21 @ Alpharetta w/ Nate C. and Hannah R.Send us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guests are able to offer a unique insight into Phish’s music because they each play in a Phish cover band. Not only that, but they both play keyboards in separate Phish cover bands! Nate plays keyboards in a Phish coverband called Adam Knight’s Buried Alive, and Hannah plays keys for the Lumpy Heads. Both bands are based out of the Carolinas and play around the southeast. So if you’re a Phish...
2023-09-271h 20Attendance Bias8/10/97 @ Deer Creek w/ Ryan ThompsonSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Ryan Thompson who is here to tell us about Phish’s show from August 10, 1997 at Deer Creek. The fall 1997 tour is the one that is better known, but there were a lot of quirks, idiosyncrasies and highlights in the summer of that . 8/10/97 features all of this and more.When I listened to this show, I understood almost immediately why Ryan chose it. Aside from the musical highlights, which we discus...
2023-09-131h 07Attendance Bias6/30/19 @ Camden w/ Jordan SheldonSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. If you have a pet, especially a dog or a cat, you may want to bring him up to the speakers for today’s episode. That is because today’s guest is Jordan Sheldon, the founder and operator of Dog Faced Toys–the online pet shop for Phish themed dog toys. For today’s show, Jordan chose to tell his story of being surrounded by friends at a high point in his life’s journey: June 30, 201...
2023-08-301h 28Attendance Bias10/23/21 @ Chula Vista w/ Andy and Dave from "Rock Docs"Send us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. As a podcast host, I am always on the lookout for new podcasts and I recently found out about one that I really enjoy, and so I reached out to the hosts to come on Attendance Bias. Luckily, of the two hosts, one of them is a big Phish fan, while the other is…well, less so. I’m never one to exclude, so today, I welcome the co-hosts of the podcast Rock Docs: Andy and Da...
2023-08-091h 41Attendance BiasTAB from 4/29/19 @ Brooklyn Bowl w/ Jordan HoffmanSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is entertainment writer and contributing editor, Jordan Hoffman. I first became of Jordan through his twitter feed, and we tried for a while to set up a show and a date to record. After a while, Jordan chose what is, at the time of this recording, chose the second live performance NOT from Phish. But as we discuss early in the episode, it is Phish-adjacent: today we’re talking about TAB–the Trey Ana...
2023-07-261h 12Attendance Bias"Tweezer>Izabella" 12/6/97 @ Auburn Hills w/ Bill StadlerSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Bill Stadler who came to discuss one of the best jams from one of the best tours: “Tweezer” into “Izabella” from December 6, 1997 at The Palace at Auburn Hills, Michigan.When it comes to the fall of 1997, there’s no shortage of shows or jams to break down, and between all of the Phish podcasts out there, lots of it has been covered by fans. That said, most guests on Attendance Bia...
2023-07-121h 09Attendance Bias"Carini" from 4/20/22 @ MSG w/ Adam PerleSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. You know, April 2022 doesn’t sound like it was that long ago. In fact, at the time of this recording, it was just one year ago. But in terms of atmosphere and the public’s attitude toward Covid and indoor, live events, it could have been a life time ago. Compare April 2022 with April 2023, and for those of us with immunocompromised conditions, it’s a completely different world.In my world, the beginning of that...
2023-06-2858 min
Sippin' & Shippin'Episode 42: Disruptive conversations: A midyear look backDescription: We’re midway into 2023 and hosts Brian Weinstein and Caitlin Postel are taking a look back at the year so far. We’ve had some incredible guests visit the podcast, who are disrupting e-commerce challenges and sharing their wins. Listen to how they are adapting nimbly and boldly through the ever-changing wave of consumer demands,
2023-06-2326 minAttendance Bias3/22/93 @ The Crest Theater w/ Mikey ReppySend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. For us fans who remember the days of tape collecting, certain dates probably stand out as core memories as we learned more about this mysterious band who had delightful stories and secrets, even as the songs were played in plain sight. A key puzzle piece to understanding the lore of Phish is the entire notion of Gamehendge–Trey’s senior year thesis and the genesis of several fan favorite songs. Once tape trading and the...
2023-05-311h 14Attendance Bias8/3/22 @ Pine Knob w/ Mark and Jovi CrusenSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. As I’ve mentioned on previous episodes of Attendance Bias, I was not that well informed about the Phish scene during the summer of 2022. Only a few general thoughts about the band’s playing crept their way to my consciousness at the time. However, before Phish hit the road that summer, Trey did a solo acoustic tour that contained a very special highlight in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A young fan named Jovi was called up on sta...
2023-05-1755 minAttendance Bias7/4/99 @ Lakewood Amphitheater w/ Brad GordonSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. 1999 has been a very popular year to discuss on Attendance Bias, and for some reason, July of 1999 has been chosen 7 separate times by various guests. With today’s episode, we are nearly through the first two weeks of that tour, which is becoming legendary…at least for me and my various guests.Today’s guest is Brad Gordon, who chose to discuss Phish’s show from July 4, 1999 at the Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta. July 4th i...
2023-05-031h 11Attendance Bias12/1/95 @ Hershey Park Arena w/ Jeff CarrollSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. There are certain months and seasons in Phish history that represent more than just a page on a calender: August ‘93, Fall ‘97, June ‘94…but there is one that overrides them all: December ‘95. A month that not only has some of the best music of Phish’s 40 year career, but a month that represents their ascent from large theaters and college campuses to city-center arenas across the nation. Today’s guest, Jeff Carroll, brings us to the very be...
2023-04-191h 23Attendance BiasAlbany'99 @ The Pepsi Center w/ Andrew MatrangaSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. As we all know, 1999 is a very popular year to discuss on Attendance Bias. However, the overwhelming majority of shows or jams from that year on the podcast are from the summer. It’s a little more rare that a guest picks something from the fall or December tours to break down. That is the case today as our guest, Andrew Matranga, chose the two night run that closed the fall tour–Albany ‘99 from October 9 and 10.
2023-04-051h 13Attendance Bias"2001" from 6/25/10 @ Camden w/ Scott MarksSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Every once in a while, Phish acknowledges their musical inspirations in interviews, by playing cover songs, or in some very rare cases, playing a certain band’s style within Phish’s own original songs and also acknowledge something that’s going on outside the insular world of the show. When they blend it all together successfully, we all win and go home happy.This was the case on June 25, 2010 at Camden–the first anniversar...
2023-03-2236 minAttendance Bias"Free" from 8/2/22 @ Blossom Music Center w/ Mercedes and Mike LoweSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. A few months ago, I arranged an episode with a guest who wanted to talk about Phish’s performance of “Free” from August 2, 2022 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. After trying to set up a recording date and time with the guest, things eventually fell through. I was left with a great jam and a boatload of notes with no one to talk to about it.I put out a call on...
2023-02-221h 07Attendance Bias7/4/12 @ Jones Beach w/ Ashley BaierSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. It’s not unusual for musical theater to pop up as a conversation topic on this podcast–after all, despite their down to earth appearances, Phish is a very theatrical band. But today’s guest may be the first professional musician who has played percussion and drums in Broadway level pit bands! Today’s guest is Ashley Baier, and as a fan of drums, theater, and of course Phish, I am thrilled to welcome her to Attenda...
2023-02-081h 15Attendance Bias"DWD" from 7/22/17 @ MSG w/Colin StangleSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Collin Stangle, from Brooklyn, New York. Collin is a longtime listener of Attendance Bias and he simply reached out to me on Twitter to ask if he could come on the show, and here we are. It was as simple as that! For today’s episode, Collin chose to discuss a major highlight from the early part of the Baker’s Dozen: “Down with Disease” from July 22, 2017 at Madison Square GardenI’ve me...
2022-12-1539 minAttendance BiasFestival 8 w/ Todd MSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Todd M, who chose one of the last remaining Phish festivals not yet discussed on this podcast: the underrepresented and possibly underappreciated Festival 8, from October 30 to November 1, 2009 in Indio California. Like most festivals covered on Attendance Bias, it would be the longest episode ever if we covered every song from a three day festival, so Todd chose highlights from each set from that weekend.Although 2009 doesn’t garner much discus...
2022-11-301h 03Attendance Bias7/30/03 @ Camden w/ Mike KSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Michael K, who chose to discuss Phish’s show from July 30, 2003 at what was then the Tweeter Center in Camden.The end of July 2003 was, at least in my opinion, the pinnacle of the 2.0 era. The band had the February tour to get reacquainted with the road, and the longer summer tour hit all of the familiar and favorite venues. By the time they reached the end of July, 2003, the ba...
2022-11-091h 02Attendance Bias8/9/04 @ Hampton Coliseum w/ Jonathan HartSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. The phrase “attendance bias” typically means that you enjoy a show, or find it special, to a degree that might be irrational compared to a more objective assessment. But today’s guest took the term and expanded its meaning a bit. He chose a show that was extremely meaningful to him in a way that no other guest thus far has approached. It is not a stretch to say that today’s guest tonally broke new ground...
2022-11-021h 20Attendance Bias7/25/99 Set 1 @ Deer Creek w/ Jenn MooreSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. When Attendance Bias was first getting off the ground about two years ago, it seemed like every guest chose a show or a jam from the summer of 1999. Even though I didn’t see any shows from that tour, it seemed that within a few weeks, I became an expert on that time and place of Phish history. Then, as more and more guests came on the podcast, we ventured all throughout Phish histo...
2022-10-191h 03Attendance Bias"DWD>WMGGW" from 7/15/2000 @ Polaris Amphitheater w/AJ MaskoSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. In the film Almost Famous, which I’m guessing is a favorite among many Phish fans, there’s a scene toward the very beginning where the hero’s older sister leaves home and secretly donates her extensive record collection to her younger brother. He sorts through them, settling on The Who’s Tommy and plays “Sparks.” That scene is the literal transition from the character being an immature young wallflower, into a young man with solid musical...
2022-10-121h 00Attendance Bias8/7/09 @ The Gorge w/ Lindsay HopeSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Although it’s arguably the most important year of Phish’s career, not many Attendance Bias guests pick shows or jams from 2009. It’s understandable–2009 isn’t exactly overflowing with standout jams from Phish’s entire catalogue, but this podcast is about what’s special to the guest; not necessarily the most mind blowing music out there. However, today’s guest–Lindsay Hope–chose a show that has it all: August 7, 2009 at The Gorge.Any Phish show at The...
2022-10-051h 02Attendance Bias7/26/17 @ MSG w/Derek HartleySend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Derek Hartley of Portland, Maine. Derek chose to speak about July 26, 2017, better known as Powdered Night of the Baker’s Dozen at Madison Square Garden. Two nights of Phish’s landmark residency have already been covered on Attendance Bias, so I initially wasn’t sure what else could be said, but immediately after emailing with Derek, I was brought back to the absolute splendor that was Powdered night. Since it was play...
2022-09-281h 16Attendance Bias11/16/96 Set 2 in Omaha w/ Chris from Just JamsSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Chris from the Phish Just Jams website and app. We all love Phish songs, but sometimes you just want to get straight to the jams, and that’s what Chris, and his brother Brian, created: a database that allows fans to do just that. In addition to Just Jams, Chris is here to talk about the second set of an out-of-nowhere, or in the middle of nowhere, show: November 16, 1996 at the Civic A...
2022-09-211h 14Attendance Bias7/21/91 @ Arrowhead Ranch w/ Carl GerhardSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. We have a very special guest for today’s episode. For the most part, Attendance Bias is focused on fans of the band, and each fan tells his or her story. But once in a long while, a person directly associated with the band will come on the podcast to talk about their history with Phish and to break down a special show or jam. Tom Marshall has been on the pod, Sue Drew who was...
2022-09-071h 21Attendance Bias8/15/12 @ Long Beach Arena w/ Jack and Frazer of PhanSetsSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guests are Jack and Fraser of PhanSets.com, who are here to tell about their NFT startup, Phansets, as well as their chosen attendance bias show: August 15, 2012 at Long Beach Arena, in Long Beach, CA. If you got into Phish at a certain time in their history, you probably obtained a tape, or if you’re like me, hundreds of tapes. Everything about obtaining a tape was special: finding someone who had a t...
2022-08-311h 26Attendance Bias8/6/21 @ Deer Creek w/ Drew PlettnerSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Drew Plettner of Charlotte, North Carolina. For today’s episode, Drew chose what is likely the most recent show for any guest, if you leave out any of the recap episodes: August 6, 2021 at Deer Creek.The summer 2021 tour was an odd time for Phish and Phish fans. It was really an odd time for the world at large. This was the postponed 2020 tour, and fans didn’t know what to expec...
2022-08-171h 06Attendance Bias"Simple" from 7/15/17 @ Northerly Island w/ Andy MichelsSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Andy Michels of JEMP Radio. For today’s episode, Andy chose to discuss one of the best jams during a summer full of the best jams: “Simple” from July 15, 2017 at Northerly Island in Chicago, Illinois.JEMP Radio is an internet radio station that occupies a special space within the jamband scene. It’s been around longer than most Phish-centric music sources, it’s totally free, and it’s run and organized by...
2022-08-101h 11Attendance Bias2/22/03 @ U.S. Bank Arena w/ Scott KingSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Scott King of Ontario, Canada. For today’s episode, Scott chose to discuss a show for which we BOTH have attendance bias: February 22, 2003 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The February, 2003 tour was a special time to be a Phish fan. During the band’s 18-month hiatus, dozens of jambands gained prominence and began to specialize in specific genres popularized by Phish to jamband fans and ironicall...
2022-08-031h 16Attendance Bias11/2/98 @ The E Center w/Shawn FausettSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s we have a returning guest: Shawn Fausett of Colorado. Shawn previously appeared on Attendance Bias to tell his story from Phish’s show from December 6, 1996 at the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas. He is originally from the southwest, so While discussing that legendary Las Vegas show, it casually came up that he also attended the show we are discussing today: November 2, 1998 at the E Center in Salt Lake City Utah. I almost...
2022-07-271h 23Attendance Bias7/21/97 @ Virginia Beach Amphitheater w/ Megan GlionnaSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is the newest co-host of the Helping Friendly Podcast, Megan Glionna. I’ve had hosts of the HFPod on before, notably RJ Bee and Brian Brinkman. The HF Pod is filled with facts and analysis, and Megan brings a lot of personality to the table. Although stats and facts are always a part of Attendance Bias, I’m in it for the personalities and the stories, so I was thrilled when Megan agreed t...
2022-07-201h 18Attendance Bias"The Moma Dance" from 10/29/14 @ The BGCA w/Michela RattoSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Michela Ratto of New York, by way of San Francisco. For today’s episode, Michela chose to discuss Phish’s performance of “The Moma Dance” with a segue into “We Are the Champions” by Queen from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on October 29, 2014.Baseball has come up a number of times on this podcast, most notably with Hal Hansen, who chose to discuss Phish’s show from June 28, 2000...
2022-07-131h 10Attendance Bias"If I Could" -- 10/11/95 @ The Compton Terrace Amphitheater with Robert MillerSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Robert Miller. I love every episode of Attendance Bias, and while hosting this podcast, it’s become clear that the word “special” or “meaningful” means something different for every Phish fan. Some people want to talk about their first show, others have a special connection with the venue or city where the show was played, and sometimes, it’s simply a matter of the music. Other times, a fan has a memory and...
2022-06-2250 minAttendance Bias100th Episode Special!Send us a textHello everyone, and welcome to Attendance Bias! I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Before anything, I want to begin today’s episode with a message of gratitude. A few weeks ago, I put out two requests to you, the attendance bias audience. First, I had to swallow my pride and ask for monetary donations. Attendance Bias, or any podcast, is not free to produce. It does take quite a bit of money to produce each episode on a weekly basis, and I’m happy to cover it, as long as I can. After all...
2022-06-1559 minAttendance Bias12/6/96 @ The Aladdin w/ Shawn FausettSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Shawn Fausett of Colorado. For me, there are some Phish shows that I’ve always taken for granted as being part of the DNA of the assumption that Phish is one of the greatest bands of all time. Every fan may have his or her own list, but I always assumed that there are some that are inarguably great, with a capital “G,” and are agreed upon as the best. For t...
2022-06-081h 21Attendance Bias12/7/97 @ The Nutter Center w/ Eric CreightonSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is fan Eric Creighton of Illinois. For this episode, Eric picked a show that was an instant classic from a legendary tour: December 7, 1997 at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. I know, I know. This show is often cited as a top tier show from one of the best tours in Phish history but believe it or not, the only thing I knew from this show before Eric selec...
2022-06-011h 16Attendance Bias12/11/95 @ The CCCC w/ Luke HallSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Luke Hall, and he is here to talk about an old-school favorite: December 11, 1995 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. I love speaking and learning from all different kinds of guests on Attendance Bias, and Luke offered a new perspective; one which I haven’t heard before: Luke is Canadian! And while that isn’t wildly different from any other fan, it does offer a unique perspective. Phish isn’t huge in Can...
2022-05-251h 31Attendance Bias10/8/95 @ The Adams Fieldhouse in Missoula, MT w/Damon CallistoSend us a textHi everybody. And welcome to today's episode of attendance bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today's guest is the founder of the Oceans of Osyrus message board, Damon Callisto. For today's conversation, Damon picked Phish's show from October 8th, 1995 at the Adams Fieldhouse at the University of Montana in Missoula. Now, this is a pretty unique pick for a number of reasons. Number one, it was played in 1995. And as I combed back through the Attendance Bias episodes, the only other show from that year was December 31st, 1995; th...
2022-05-181h 28Attendance Bias"Chalkdust Torture" from 7/20/91 @ Arrowhead Ranch with Peter ConnersSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is author Peter Conners. If you’re a reader of nonfiction and enjoy books about The Grateful Dead or the jamband scene at large, chances are that you’ve at least heard of Peter and hopefully read some of his books. Some of his titles include: “JAMerica: The history of the jam band and festival scene,” “White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership of Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg,” “Cornell ‘77: The Music, The Myth, and the Magnif...
2022-05-1156 minAttendance Bias12/30/97 @ MSG w/Kate FuegoSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is fire dancer Kate Houlihan of Austin, Texas. At the beginning of this podcast, I was surprised that so many guests picked shows from 1999. But now that we are two years into the show, a new trend has developed: the holiday run. For a multitude of reasons, many special moments in Phish history happen during the holiday run. By now, at least six guests have come on Attendance Bias to talk...
2022-04-271h 10Attendance Bias9/14/00 @ Darien Lake PAC w/Bobby F WeaverSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is my friend Bobby from Massachusetts who, for privacy purposes, is speaking under a pseudonym today. For today’s episode, Bob picked Phish’s show from September 14, 2000 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center near Buffalo, NY. I recorded a mini episode about the Suzy Greenberg from this show that closed the first set but there is so much more to this show than that. Musically speaking, this is one of...
2022-04-201h 18Attendance Bias12/29/94 @ Providence Civic Center w/Rob MurraySend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is my friend Robert Murray. When Rob first reached out to me, he had a novel idea: he knew that I already spoke about the epic performance of David Bowie from December 29, 1994 in Providence with Tom Marshall. But Rob thought that the Providence show deserved its own full episode, even without the David Bowie! I had never revisited the same show twice before, but I thought that Rob’s idea was creative enough...
2022-04-131h 21Attendance Bias9/6/15 @ Dick's w/ Scott MarksSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Phish twitter mainstay, Scott Marks of Phish.net and The Mockingbird Foundation. If you’ve ever looked up a setlist on Phish.net, noticed a tease in the middle of a jam, or discovered a crazy bustout statistic, Scott is part of the team that keeps track of all of that on Phish.net. I first knew about Scott years ago when he band to tweet setlist updates in real-ti...
2022-04-061h 01Attendance Bias"JEMP Truck" set from 12/31/13 w/ Scott MikitaSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today I am speaking with returning guest Scott Mikita who previously appeared to talk about the “Cavern” that closed the Island Tour on April 5, 1998. But for today’s episode, Scott moved from talking about a single song to a full set. And that set is one of the most legendary of Phish’s career: Set 2 of December 31, 2013, otherwise known as the JEMP Truck set. Forgive the hyperbole, but Phish fans can be quite a d...
2022-03-3049 minAttendance Bias"Simple" from 8/29/14 @ Dick's with Rachael WesleySend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is writer Rachael Wesley. As an English teacher who has certainly dabbled with writing for publication, I’ve always been interested in speaking to writers who have pursued the art as a living. I first became aware of Rachael’s writing through Instagram, and the more I dug into her career and her social media posts, it seemed like we had a lot in common but also some very different life expe...
2022-03-231h 04Attendance Bias12/30/94 @ MSG w/George McCarthySend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is my friend George from Astoria, Queens. For today’s episode, George chose one of the most epic Phish shows of all time and a true milestone of their career: December 30, 1994. As you’ll hear us mention several times, this was Phish’s first time playing at Madison Square Garden, and you’ll hear the excitement both in their playing and in George’s memories of the night. George is a native New Yo...
2022-03-161h 07Attendance BiasFare Thee Well and MUCH MORE w/ Matt Busch: Bob Weir's Personal ManagerSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I am so excited to share today’s episode with you, because it’s one of my favorite kind’s: the kind where I just ask one question or bring up one topic, and the guest gets to be the story-teller. And boy, does today’s guest have a lot of great stories to tell.That guest is Matt Busch, who has held several jobs with bands that you and I are familiar with but h...
2022-03-091h 22Attendance Bias8/13/96 @ Deer Creek w/ Josh Millman of Passion House CoffeeSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. You know, if you’re anything like me, you absolutely need a cup of coffee to start your day. And if you’re anything like me, you also like to support small businesses. And if you’re anything like me, you like to especially support small businesses run by Phish fans. And that leads us to today’s guest and show, Josh Millman–a fan who is the owner and founder of Passion House Coffee out of Chica...
2022-03-021h 06Attendance Bias"Chalkdust Torture" from 7/10/99 @ Camden w/Adam RosenbergSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is Adam Rosenberg. At first Adam had some difficulty narrowing down the show or jam he wanted to discuss. It seemed like every choice he suggested had already been chosen by a previous guest. Then, it seems like he took a moonshot and suggested one of Phish’s best jams ever: “Chalkdust Torture” from Camden, played on July 10, 1999. While many guests on this podcasts have told their stories about shows or ja...
2022-02-1656 minAttendance Bias"Down with Disease" from 6/3/11 @ DTE Energy Music Center with Clay BirdSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is Clay Bird, who is the host of the “We Are Everywhere” Phish podcast. As you’ll hear Clay explain, “We Are Everywhere” features Clay and a rotating lineup of guests talking about their Phish experiences, stories, and lives. “We Are Everywhere” and “Attendance Bias” share some of the same DNA, but they are very different shows. Soon after Clay posted his first “We Are Everywhere” episode, I gave it a listen and enjoyed it...
2022-02-0954 minAttendance Bias"Cavern" from 4/5/98 @ The Providence Civic Center with Scott MikitaSend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. My guest on today’s episode of Attendance Bias is Scott Mikita of Wook Plus. We’ve had Tim of WookPlus on the podcast previously, and those guys do such a good job that it was exciting to dip back into the well and have another member of the team to talk about a favorite jam.Scott chose to talk about “Cavern” from April 5, 1998 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. There’s something about the Island Tou...
2021-11-1040 minAttendance Bias8/16/96: The Clifford Ball, Day 1 @ Plattsburgh Air Force Base w/Scott BarsamianSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is fan and teacher, Scott Barsamian. Scott contacted me a while ago about discussing Phish’s first large-scale festival, The Clifford Ball. Now, when an Attendance Bias guest chooses a festival, I always get hesitant. Phish festivals are so big, they loom so large in the imagination, and in reality, I am intimidated to take them on for an hour-long discussion. But once the guest and I talk for a bit, we nar...
2021-10-271h 07Attendance BiasPrime Cuts, with Don Kantor and Cara PolizziSend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. And boy, do I have a heck of a show for you today. A few things to note before we get started:First, I was so excited to talk to today’s guests that I literally forgot to plug in my microphone before I hit record. Yes, really. As a result, the computer mic picked up my voice, and it doesn’t sound as clear as usual. I couldn’t believe it once I noticed, but after about two mi...
2021-10-201h 38Attendance Bias"Ghost" from 12/30/16 @ MSG with Brian BrinkmanSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s special guest is Brian Brinkman of Osiris Media. Brian is all over the place in the Phish podcasting world, having co-hosted Beyond the Pond, current host of The Drop and The Ravine, and the producer of Undermine as well as 36 From the Vault. I’ll have to check again, but I think I got it all. During Phish’s 2021 summer tour, Brian hosted wrap up episodes of every run on live vers...
2021-10-131h 16
Sippin' & Shippin'How to green your business one order at a timeToday’s consumers want to make sustainable purchasing decisions – and they want merchants to help them do it. We’re talking to Dane Baker, Co-Founder and CEO of EcoCart, about how ecommerce brands can take the right steps to lessen their carbon footprint. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome everybody to Sippin’ and Shippin’. I’m your host,
2021-10-0723 minAttendance Bias12/5/09 @ John Paul Jones Arena w/Bruce WoodallSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is the co-host of the very popular podcast, “The Corner of Grey Street,” Bruce Woodall. “The Corner of Grey Street” is a podcast centered around the Dave Matthews Band. Bruce and his co-host Nolan are huge fans of DMB, and their podcast dives into the past, present, and future of the band. Personally, my passion for the Dave Matthews Band is firmly rooted in the past, but talking with Bruce, I was...
2021-10-061h 12Attendance Bias12/28/90 @ The Marquee, NYC w/Sue DrewSend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to today's episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I have to be honest: I love every single episode of Attendance Bias. I'm proud of every episode and I'm grateful to every single guest who's willing to come onto the show and talk about a favorite jam or a favorite show. That said, I also have to tell you that, just like everyone, my interest of Phish goes beyond the music and extends into their history, the mythology of the band's early...
2021-09-151h 17
Sippin' & Shippin'How to best manage channel conflict in a post-COVID eraMore selling channels, more problems? Ecommerce expert and author, Brian Beck, joins us to discuss the power shift transformation in the marketplace and the channel conflict it can create. In this post-COVID era, ‘value’ has a whole new meaning. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome everybody to Sippin’ and Shippin’. I’m your host, Brian Weinstein. We’ll
2021-09-0926 minAttendance Bias"46 Days>Bug" from 8/15/15 @ MPP with RJBSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is a name that Phish podcast fans will recognize: RJB, the CEO and Co-Founder of Osiris Media. As a podcaster, I’m always looking up to the professionals and in the Phish podcast world, you can’t get more professional than Osiris Media. A few months ago, I had Tom Marshall on Attendance Bias to talk about being the face of Osiris Media, the Undermine podcast which was then wrapping...
2021-09-0153 min
Sippin' & Shippin'Peak season is here. Here’s how retailers should be approaching 2021.If you haven’t started forecasting peak season demand already, it’s high time to get started. Andrew Bagwell, the VP of Engineering at Whiplash, is joining us in this episode to tell us how 3PLs are getting their clients’ peak season ready. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome everybody to Sippin’ & Shippin’. I’m your host, Brian
2021-08-1222 minAttendance BiasOne Year Anniversary! Interview w/Brian WeinsteinSend us a textHi everybody and welcome to today's episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today, we wish Attendance Bias a HAPPY BIRTHDAY since it appeared on Apple Podcasts for the first time one year ago today, August 11, 2020. It's been a full year of episodes, and I'd like to thank you all SO MUCH for listening. In celebration, I thought it would be fun to have a guest host so I could take a break and be the guest for once. I was lucky enough to have previous Attendance Bias g...
2021-08-111h 31
Sippin' & Shippin'How to use content to drive community in ecommerceOnline shoppers are often flying solo through the purchasing process. So, how do you make sure that your brand is connecting with customers and building that repeat purchasing power? Habib Salo, CEO of the phenomenally successful cosmetics brand Young Nails, is here to talk about the importance of community-building in ecommerce. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein:
2021-07-2940 min
Sippin' & Shippin'Finding your brand’s voice in today's digital eraRoosterly founder, Irfan Jafrey, found out the hard way that the strategy of ‘if you built it, they’ll come’ simply doesn’t work in today’s business climate. In this episode, he explains how the humble sales funnel is the lifeblood of today’s digitally native brands. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome everybody to Sippin’ & Shippin’. I’m
2021-07-1529 min
Sippin' & Shippin'The A to Z of launching a D2C brandThe direct-to-consumer marketplace has never been more competitive. So, what separates the brands that succeed from those that don’t? We speak (and drink) with Founder & CEO of Brunt Workwear, Eric Girouard, about how he built a thriving online brand just seven months after launching. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome, everybody to Sippin’ & and
2021-07-0150 minAttendance Bias7/8/94 @ Great Woods w/Jeff GoldbergSend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. My guest today on Attendance Bias is sound engineer, Phish.net contributor, and the man responsible for the recent remastering of previously unreleased Phish recordings, Jeff Goldberg. Jeff chose to discuss the legendary Phish show from July 8, 1994 at Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts. If you’ve been paying attention to Phish.net or the Phish.net blog over the past few years, you may have noticed that, every once in a while, the site announces the release of an...
2021-06-301h 12Attendance Bias8/2/03 @ Loring AFB w/Nathan TobeySend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. My guest today on Attendance Bias is Nate Tobey of Northern California. Nate chose to discuss August 2, 2003 at the Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine. If this date sounds familiar to you, it is because it is the first day of the IT festival.IT was my first overnight festival experience and we both had a lot of say about not just the music, but the entire experience. For decades since the festival, I just took for...
2021-06-231h 18
Sippin' & Shippin'Finding relevancy in post-pandemic retailShould direct-to-consumer brands bother with brick and mortar in the age of ecommerce? That’s what we’re here to discuss with Yohan Jacob from Retailbound. Because while the retail landscape may be tough right now, there are some huge opportunities for retailers who are willing to adapt. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome everybody to Sippin’ &
2021-06-1727 minAttendance Bias9/22/90 @ The Student Union Ballroom, UMASS, Amherst, MA w/Dave "ZZYZX" SteinbergSend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. My guest today on Attendance Bias is the creator of the Phish Stats website and the author of “This Has All Been Wonderful: A Travel Monologue from Summer 1994, the Year Phish Became Phish,” David “Zzyzx” Steinberg. Jeff chose to discuss the Phish show from September 22, 1990 at the Student Union Ballroom at UMass Amherst in Amherst Massachusetts.When I first discovered Phish’s internet presence, Dave’s statistics website was one of my first stops. As you’ll hear me say early i...
2021-06-161h 29
Sippin' & Shippin'Brand Personalization, What to Keep and How to Scale — with Robert Escobar, Camino Real GroupAs your brand grows up, don’t lose that connection to your customers. Sure, you might not be able to personally write a “thank you” to include in every order. That’s ok. There are solutions that allow you to scale while maintaining that connection to your customers. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome, everybody, to Sippin’ &
2021-04-1527 min
Sippin' & Shippin'Sippin' & Shippin'? Who dis?Welcome to our first episode! Sippin’ & Shippin’ helps brands, rising entrepreneurs, and future industry leaders by sharing valuable information about the industry and their peers as told by industry insiders and their peers themselves. Show Transcript Brian Weinstein: Welcome everybody to Sippin’ and Shippin’. I’m your host, Brian Weinstein. We’ll be kicking it here
2021-03-2525 minAttendance Bias7/27/14 @ Merriweather Post Pavilion w/@WeekendWookSend us a textHi everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. My guest for today’s episode is Tim of Wook-Plus, also known by his Twitter handle, @WeekendWook. If you’ve engaged with the Phish community on Twitter over the past three years, no doubt that you’ve come across one of Tim’s “Phish Brackets,” in which songs, tours, or venues are pitted against one another, round-robin style, to compete for the title of Best. When I first encountered the brackets, I was immediately intrigued to get to know the pers...
2021-03-0359 minAttendance BiasMini Episode #13: Suzy Greenberg, 9/14/00, Darien Lake, NYSend us a textMini-Episode #13: Suzy Greenberg, 9/14/00, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, NY Hi everybody, and welcome to mini-episode #13 of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Mini-episodes of Attendance Bias feature a breakdown of a single song or jam from a show that I’ve attended. I’ll give a little background about what makes the song or jam so special to me, and then we dive right in.These mini-episodes are posted on a bi-weekly basis in between full episodes of Attendance Bias, when a guest and I go...
2021-02-1021 min