Bittersweet Motel

For the uninitiated, Phish 101: They're a four-man band of scruffy guys in their 30s — voluble guitarist Trey Anastasio, bass player Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman and keyboard player Page McConnell — who got together in 1984 and without benefit of blockbuster marketing, heavy radio play or glossy MTV exposure have amassed a fan base so devoted that an outdoor show can easily draw tens of thousands. Like the Grateful Dead, Phish specialize in rambling improvisation and have a hardcore group of followers who've made nomadic devotion into an alternative lifestyle. This documentary by Todd Phillips (a founder of the New York Underground Film Festival) shou...