We Move Through Stormy Weather

Ryan, Megan, and Justin recap the top jams, sets, and shows of Phish's 2026 nine-night residency at Sphere Las Vegas!

Ryan Storm, Megan Glionna, and Justin Bruce break down Phish's 2026 Riviera Maya, MX run!

Ryan Storm, Megan Glionna, and Justin Bruce go through the Bomb Pop region of the 2025 Phish Jam of the Year Bracket! Read more and get involved in the bracket here!

For this episode, I am excited to be joined by Jordan Hoffman! Jordan is an entertainment journalist whose work can be read in Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Foreign Policy Magazine and more. He is a former chair and two-time vice chair of the New York Film Critics Circle, an organization dating back to 1935, and the former host of CBS Radio’s Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast. He first heard Phish in the summer of 1990, when he asked a friend if he could have a tape of “that weird a cappella version of ‘Free Bird.’" We talk about two excellent versions of Mike’s Song, ⁠his recent interview with Trey⁠, and more! Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! Read my breakdowns of both jams ⁠here⁠.

A lot has happened since the last time Joel and I chatted in January...time for another quarterly interview! We catch up on Umphrey's tour (and the proper way to fluff your own shows), recap the first night of UMBowl, look ahead to their summer schedule, and more! Originally published in 2024.

Before Umphrey's McGee's show at House of Blues in Cleveland on January 31st, I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with keyboardist Joel Cummins and bassist Ryan Stasik to talk about what's been happening in UM world since the summer. We highlight the rotating cast of drummers that subbed in during the fall and New Year's Run, talk about Kris Myers' return, and look ahead to the upcoming tenth UMBowl in April!

For this episode, I am joined by Jay Blakesberg! Jay is a San Francisco-based photographer, filmmaker and public speaker. He is best known for his music photography, where he has worked with many legendary artists including the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Tom Waits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Flaming Lips, and Phish. He has published 16 coffee table books of his work and his second solo museum exhibit – RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped is open now at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Listen as we talk about his journey into the Phish world in the early 90s plus some of his favourite experiences shooting the band since then! Originally published in 2023.

For this episode of We Move Through Stormy Weather, I am excited to be joined by Scotty Zwang! Scotty is a professional drummer currently residing in Denver. He has recorded and toured with acts like The New Deal, MORE!, Ghost Light, RAQ, Chris McClenney, Dopapod, Conspirator, Greenhouse Lounge, Sonic Spank, Clown Vomit and Code Anchor. Other collaborations have included members of Umphreys McGee, Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention, The Disco Biscuits, Lotus, Soulive, Stanley Jordan, DJ Logic, and many more. He is skilled in a wide variety of musical genres, but I’m most notable for my work within the jam and live improv scene. He is endorsed by Tama drums and hardware, Sabian cymbals, Promark sticks, and Evans drumheads. Originally published in 2023.

Ryan and JRAD/Ghost Light/MORE! guitarist Tom Hamilton sat down at Peach Festival in early July to talk about all of his current projects, how he approaches improvisation at shows, and more! Originally published in 2023.

For this episode of We Move Through Stormy Weather, I am excited to be joined by Benjy Eisen! Benjy is a writer, journalist, and artist manager based in California. He has interviewed and written about hundreds of musicians and celebrities including everyone from the Rolling Stones to Ted Nugent for a variety of publications. He just wrapped up the fourth season of Undermine, Tom Marshall’s Phish podcast that he writes, co-hosts and co-produces alongside Tom Marshall and RJ Bee and he continues to work closely with Bill Kreutzmann on a number of current, creative projects including Billy & the Kids. Listen to us dive into his Phish history, share our love for modern-era jams, and two incredible versions of David Bowie! Originally published in 2023.

For this episode, I am excited to be joined by Mike Rogge! Mike Rogge is an award winning and losing editor and journalist. He is the editor and owner of Mountain Gazette, an outdoor culture magazine. Rogge has been writing about mountain culture professionally for over 20 years. He lives in North Lake Tahoe, California, with his wife, two sons, and dogs, Sunny and Quinn. We get into his live music history, writing about sports and music, and compare a mutual love for what WE love! Originally published in 2023.

Brian Brinkman and Justin Bruce join an episode once again for a deep dive on the best jams of 2003! We had so much fun talking about the last two years of JOTY brackets (check out our 2021 episode here and 2022 episode here) that we decided to continue the series and look at some previously-completed brackets from the phish.net forum! This 2003 iteration was compiled and voted on in the mid-2010s! Download a copy of the bracket to fill it out and follow along ⁠here⁠. Stay tuned for more Jam of the Year episodes coming soon! Originally published in 2023.

#BracketSeason continues... Join myself and We Move Through Stormy Weather alumni Justin Bruce and Brian Brinkman as we break down the entire Phish Jam of the Year 2022 bracket! Hear our personal picks for winners, hot takes on jams, and more! To participate in the bracket, head on over to the phish.net forum - voting has begun! For more information, check out my blog post about the bracket via ryanstorm.substack.com! Originally published in 2023.