Anastasio and friends jam for sell-out crowd March 1st, 2001 - Collegiate Times (VA Tech) by Brian McNeill & Sarah Jones Burruss Hall Auditorium filled with fans Tuesday to hear Phish front man, Trey Anastasio, play an eclectic blend of funk, blues, jazz and rock. The show opened with an upbeat song called "In the Night" and the crowd immediately started dancing in the aisles. The energy level continued through the next four songs, which tended to be long and funky instrumentals heavy on the horns and low on the lyrics. However, the band took a more traditional rock 'n' roll stance next by covering The Band's "It Makes No Difference." Anastasio kept up the momentum with the fast single-lined song, "Burlap Sack and Pumps." After the sixth song, "Done Done It," a member of the crowd yelled, "Welcome to Blacksburg!" Anastasio smiled and said he was happy to be here as the crowd roared its approval. During the intermission, lollipops were handed out and a marshmallow fight broke out between different sections of the audience. After the short break, the band came back out with a rocking instrumental and went on to put a funk twist on Phish's popular "Gotta Jibboo." Then, to the delight of the crowd, Anastasio put down his electric guitar and strummed Phish's "Get back on the train" and "Wading in the Velvet Sea." The normally talkative Anastasio was silent the whole night until someone yelled, "Say something, Trey." "All right, I'll tell you something," he said. "This is a new song called 'At the Gazebo.' Everybody close your eyes and try to picture a town band — the local town band — (playing) out at the gazebo." He introduced his native Vermont band and said that the new song was the companion to "At the Barbecue." He finished the set with a powerful "First Tube" incorporated with a light show and an ecstatic crowd. The show continued until approximately 10:45, and then Anastasio and the band came back out and played the Stevie Wonder classic "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" for an encore. After the encore, a girl threw roses onto the stage. Anastasio picked them up and walked offstage. Tuesday's show was the sixth sold-out performance of Anastasio's second solo tour. He performed with bassist Tony Markellis from the Unknown Blues Band, drummer Russ Lawton from the Gordon Stone Band, Phish collaborator Dave "The Truth" Grippo on saxophone, trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick and trombonist Andy Moroz.