Amfibian is an American musical project led by

Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the ...

lyricist Tom Marshall.

History

Future members of the band appeared on Marshall's 2000 solo album ''

Amfibian Tales ''Amfibian Tales'' is an album by Phish lyricist Tom Marshall, who also handles lead vocals and keyboards on the album. Officially billed under "Tom Marshall and Co.," the disc includes a number of special guests, including Matt Kohut (formerly o ...

'', after which Marshall (on vocals and keyboards) officially formed Amfibian as a proper band. The group initially included guitarists

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and Andrew Southern, bassist Matt Kohut (formerly toured with Ween), and drummers Pete Cottone and JP Wasicko. The group played a series of concerts in 2001, including a benefit for murdered

fan Kristin Laurite at the Stone Pony in

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. The show, hosted by Kevin Cassels of ''

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'', was to be released as a live album, but Marshall temporarily retired Amfibian at the end of the year. Three years later in 2004, Marshall reformed a completely new Amfibian with guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Chris Metaxas, drummer Joe Larsen, bassist Bob Kay as well as guitarist Anthony Krizan, and released the band's first studio album, ''

From the Ether Amfibian is an American musical project led by Phish lyricist Tom Marshall (singer), Tom Marshall. History Future members of the band appeared on Marshall's 2000 solo album ''Amfibian Tales'', after which Marshall (on vocals and keyboards) offic ...

'', in the spring. The band went their separate ways after eight months of touring the U.S. east coast. In the fall of 2006, Marshall and Anthony Krizan returned with three new members for ''

Skip The Goodbyes Amfibian is an American musical project led by Phish lyricist Tom Marshall. History Future members of the band appeared on Marshall's 2000 solo album '' Amfibian Tales'', after which Marshall (on vocals and keyboards) officially formed Amfibian ...

'', released on

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Records in June 2007. The album features

leader

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, as well as contributions from former Amfibian members Chris Metaxas,

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, Mark Varga, and Thorp Rivingston. The son of keyboardist John Korba died in a car accident in November 2007. This and other circumstances caused Amfibian to take a hiatus of indefinite length. Tom Marshall spent much of Spring 2008 in collaborative writing sessions with longtime friend and partner

at Anastasio's studio in upstate New York, partially in preparation for Phish's 2009 album release,

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Discography

*''From the Ether'' (2004) *''Skip the Goodbyes'' (June 17, 2007)

External links

Amfibian WebsiteAmfibian MySpace Website
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