Next week, on Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8, Reprise will pay tribute to Phish\u2019s esteemed 1997 Texas run when they return to Brooklyn Bowl New York. During the upcoming performances, the band, which includes Goose drummer Cotter Ellis, will also pay homage to the late backbeat Bob Gullotti, who sat in with Phish on three occasions, including two concerts during their aforementioned \u201897 Lone Star State stint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Feeding off the energy and spirit of the improvisationally heavy \u201897 gigs, dubbed the dawn of the Vermont band\u2019s defining cow-funk era, Reprise will deliver performances that elicit a familiar fusion of hefty grooves, stretch out instrumental t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates, and explosive improvisations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gigs will also serve as tributes to Gullotti, who joined Phish on October 23, 1996, at the Hartford Civic Center for the entire second set and encore, and during their July 25 and 26, 1997 shows in Dallas and Austin, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gullotti was also a member of Trey Anastasio\u2019s free jazz Surrender to the Air project, taking part in the studio project and concerts at New York\u2019s Academy of Music, April 1-2, 1996.<\/p>\n
During Reprise\u2019s concerts at the Bowl, Ellis will take on Gullotti\u2019s parts. \u201cWe felt that Cotter, one of the most energetic and experimental drummers out there, would add a perfect layer to what we do out there,\u201d says Reprise keyboardist Scott Chasolen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor our second appearance at Brooklyn Bowl, we wanted to play something from the \u201897 era,\u201d Chasolen extends. \u201cWe can pay tribute to both these amazing shows and the incredible late drummer\u2013 it\u2019s also a little unexpected and different, in the true spirit of Phish!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be able to play with the Reprise dudes,\u201d says Ellis. \u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of all of them individually for years and to be able to add my voice to this killing band is really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets are on sale now at brooklynbowl.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n