The Dude of Life Band have confirmed a few shows around Phish’s return to Madison Square Garden this week. The longtime Phish collaborator and his current project will perform at Port Chester, NY’s Garcia’s tomorrow, December 27 and New York’s Hill Country on Friday, December 29.  The latter gig is billed as a “Phish Happy Hour” and will kick off at 3:30pm with a live taping of the Helping Friendly Podcast.  Then, Relix Editor-in-Chief Mike Greenhaus and Deal author Benjy Eisen, who hosted the Cold Turkey podcast together from 2005-2009, will conduct a live interview with The Dude of Life.

Steve Pollak, who performs as The Dude of Life, has co-authored such Phish songs as “Fluffhead,” “Slave to the Traffic Light,” “Suzy Greenberg,” “Run Like An Antelope,” “Show of Life” and ““Dinner and a Movie,” among others.