Weird Phishes: A Mashup of Radiohead and Phish
About This Event
Weird Phishes appears at Brooklyn Bowl as a mashup act drawing on the material and approaches of Phish and Radiohead. The lineup centers on Weird Phishes, which pairs Phish's improvisational live practices—rooted in Burlington, Vermont and noted for multi-night runs at Madison Square Garden—with Radiohead's mid-1980s-formed emphasis on atmosphere and structural experimentation developed with Nigel Godrich.
About A Mashup of Radiohead and Phish
At Brooklyn Bowl, *A Mashup of Radiohead and Phish* stages an unlikely conversation between two rock lineages. Weird Phishes filters Radiohead’s precise, anxious songwriting through Phish’s open-ended improvisational logic, letting familiar melodies drift into extended grooves and back again. In New York, where tribute nights and jam culture often overlap, the format reads as a small study in how fandom reshapes repertoire. The critical point is simple: the mashup works when it treats structure and looseness as equal partners, not a gimmick.
About the Artists
Weird Phishes
Official website of Weird Phishes, the Radiohead + Phish Mashup Band. Find tour dates, videos, and news right here.
Radiohead
Radiohead is an English rock/pop group formed in the mid-1980s, built around Thom Yorke with Jonny and Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, and Philip Selway. Their work is known for treating guitar-band formats as a flexible framework, shaped over decades with producer Nigel Godrich and visual collaborator Stanley Donwood.
Phish
Step into the electrifying world of Phish, where rock and pop converge in a symphony of improvisational genius. With roots stretching back to Burlington, Vermont, this band has carved out a legendary status, captivating audiences with their dynamic live performances.