When Chum played their first live date in December of 2010 on a rainy Tuesday night in North Beach, nobody in the band knew what to expect. Phish fans are notoriously difficult to please, Phish's music is notoriously difficult to play and with the real band firmly back in touring mode, there were questions about whether people would come out to see anything but the actual band. As longtime Phish fans, Eric Schiff (guitar), Alex Bowman (drums), John Greene (keys) and Chad Kimner (bass) knew that they would be excited to see a band playing Phish music at intimate venues and so they bet that there was a sizeable group of fans just like them.

Judging from that first show and subsequent shows throughout the west coast, it's clear they were right. What started as three guys getting together just to see if they could ever make "Stash" sound anything like it ought to, has turned into the West Coast's longest-running Phish Tribute Band. Chum specialize in tackling the hardest compositional work in Phish's catalog and re-creating the improvisational journeys of the biggest Type II jams.

$15 advance, $20 at the door

All Ages

Capacity is a mix of standing and seating, mostly standing. No reserved seating, no saving seats.