Phish shares jokes, jams and overall weirdness with Providence

At the risk of sounding like I don't know what I'm talking about, Phish turned in a weird show. It was still a blast.

REVIEWS

Capturing the Rolling Stones in a moment of revolution, via Live’r Than You’ll Ever Be
Nearly 50 years later, one of the key nights in the transformation of the Rolling Stones lives on.

Wilco arrives at a new, familiar destination on Ode to Joy
It's been a long time getting here, but Wilco keeps refining their approach and delivering music that's at once foreign and recognizable.

This is the place: Delving into Radiohead’s hacked minidiscs
Through questionable means but ultimately positive results, hours and hours of Radiohead's demos and outtakes from OK Computer have been unleashed, and they're a revelation.

Dylan, the Band and capturing the flood in 1974
Bob Dylan and the Band set out on a tour that resulted in a series of raucous shows that captured America's imagination, and resulted in the double-live Before the Flood.

VOICES

Ginger Baker, a life umatched
Ginger Baker was not an easy man to get along with. He spoke best behind a drum kit.

Winding through the astral plane with the Velvet Underground
A history lesson through Boston and Cambridge via 1968 leads to the Velvet Underground, and an excuse to hear the band in its element.

The blinding, belated brilliance of Bob Dylan’s Street-Legal
Within the overall arc of Bob Dylan's career, Street-Legal is regarded as an experimental flop. This is an argument that it might be one of his best records.

Weird, real, emotional: traveling the years with Stephen Malkmus and Pig Lib
It's bizarrely comforting to know that Malkmus still confuses and thrills all these years later.

CONCERT REPORTS

Mudhoney keeps fighting creeps everywhere, one show at a time
Mudhoney's fuzz keeps marching through the years, fighting the good fight and keeping audiences enthralled.

Gov’t Mule plies their trade with brilliance in Boston
They couldn't have known it, but Warren Haynes and company were the perfect band at the perfect time on this night at the waterfront.

Mark Lanegan works within the moment at the Sinclair
Stepping up on a Monday night in Cambridge, Mark Lanegan channeled greatness and played without compromise.

Climbing hills and breaking down walls with the Magpie Salute in Paris
The Magpie Salute stepped into one of Paris' historic venues and proceeded to knock down any barriers.