Phish Tribute · Rochester, New York

Chasing the jam wherever it wants to go. Every show takes its own shape and ends up somewhere nobody planned.

Who we are

The improv is
the whole point


The Nasty Flyers are a Phish tribute band out of Rochester, New York, here to chase the jam wherever it wants to go.

Every show takes its own shape, builds its own peaks, and ends up somewhere nobody planned — band and crowd figuring it out together in real time.

The lineup brings real range. Miles McHugh (guitar, vocals) and Lou Chitty (keys, vocals) come out of the Dead tribute Into the Now. Tommy Mintel (drums, vocals) holds it down from Rochester neo-soul/funk outfit Helium Bubble. Chris Meeker (bass, vocals) has logged time in the Genesis tribute The Waiting Room and the Yes tribute Going for the One, and now plays with Lou and Miles in the original band Moving Mountains.

Between the prog, the funk, and the Dead in their bones, they've got the chops the catalog demands — and the instincts to take it off the rails when the moment's right.

The Nasty Flyers, four-piece band portrait

Four-piece · Rochester, NY

The band

Four players,
one conversation


Miles McHugh playing guitar

Miles McHugh

Guitar · Vocals

Also plays with Into the Now (Dead tribute) and Moving Mountains.

Lou Chitty at the keys

Lou Chitty

Keys · Vocals

Also plays with Into the Now (Dead tribute) and Moving Mountains.

Chris Meeker on bass

Chris Meeker

Bass · Vocals

Time logged in The Waiting Room (Genesis) and Going for the One (Yes). Now in Moving Mountains.

Tommy Mintel behind the kit

Tommy Mintel

Drums · Vocals

Holds it down in Rochester neo-soul/funk outfit Helium Bubble.

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On the road

Upcoming shows


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The archive

Every set,
as it happened


2026

Aug 20, 2026 Birdhouse Brewing · Honeoye, NY
Set I

Tweezer > Run Like an Antelope > Tweezer > My Friend, My Friend > Tweezer > Sample in a Jar, Weigh, Rift

Set II

Axilla II, Birds of a Feather > Tweezer > Possum > Tweezer > Birds of a Feather, Reba, Free > Tweezer Reprise

Encore

Fuego

Jul 25, 2026 Harborfest · Oswego, NY
Set I

Cavern, DWD > Gumbo > Maze, Waves, First Tube > DWD outro, Blaze On, Waste, Character Zero

Feb 21, 2026 Murph's · Irondequoit, NY
Set I

Blaze On, Rift, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan, Sand, Llama, Weigh, Reba

Set II

Split Open and Melt, Birds of a Feather > 2001 > Birds of a Feather, DWD, Waste, Slave to the Traffic Light, Chalk Dust Torture

Encore

Gotta Jibboo

2025

Dec 19, 2025 Funk n' Waffles · Syracuse, NY
Set I

Tweezer, My Friend, My Friend, Squirming Coil, Reba, My Sweet One, Split Open and Melt, The Oh Kee Pah Ceremony, Bathtub Gin, Run Like and Antelope, Lawn Boy, Bouncing Around the Rooom

Set II

Reba Reprise, Tweezer jam > Waves, It's Ice, A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > Waves > Scents and Subtle Sounds, Stash, NICU, Carini, Tweezer Reprize, Bug

Encore

Harry Hood, Possum

Nov 22, 2025 Three Heads Brewing · Rochester, NY
Set I

No Men in No Man's Land, The Wedge, Ocelot, Limb by Limb, Scents and Subtle Sounds, Squirming Coil

Set II

Lawn Boy > Hold Your Head Up, Bouncing Around the Room, NICU, Stash, Reba, Fast Enough for You, Run Like an Antelope

Encore

Rocky Top, Carini

May 16, 2025 Three Heads Brewing · Rochester, NY
Set I

Slave to the Traffic Light, Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Horn, Waves, Rift, Timber, Gumbo

Set II

Llama, Steam > Scents and Subtle Sounds > Ghost > 2001 > Chalk Dust Torture

Encore

Meatstick, Crosseyed and Painless

Live video

Watch a jam
find its way


The Nasty Flyers live at Three Heads Brewing 2/4/23 — ‘Maze’

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The Nasty Flyers live at Three Heads Brewing pt.2 — ‘Gotta Jibboo’

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On stage

In the room


The Nasty Flyers mid-set, seen from the crowd Lou Chitty on keys with Miles McHugh behind him Miles McHugh and Chris Meeker trading lines under green light Tommy Mintel behind the kit Lou Chitty at the keys, facing the crowd Tommy Mintel and Chris Meeker mid-song

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Live photos by Geoff Haller · tap any shot to enlarge

Electronic press kit

Everything you
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One-line bio

The Nasty Flyers are a Phish tribute band out of Rochester, New York, here to chase the jam wherever it wants to go.

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Short bio · press & listings

The Nasty Flyers are a Phish tribute band out of Rochester, New York, here to chase the jam wherever it wants to go. Miles McHugh (guitar), Lou Chitty (keys), Chris Meeker (bass), and Tommy Mintel (drums) come out of the Dead, prog, and funk scenes around Rochester, and bring the chops the catalog demands along with the instincts to take it off the rails when the moment's right. Every show takes its own shape and ends up somewhere nobody planned.

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Brand

Logo files

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Photo

Photo library

Twelve print-quality live and promo shots, hosted on this site.

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Video

Live footage

Full-length performance video on YouTube.

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Stage plotFour-piece · 6 vox

Stage plot: keyboards stage left with three keys and a vocal mic, guitar and bass amps center with vocal mics, drums and percussion stage right with a vocal mic.

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The Nasty Flyers press photo with logo

Primary press photo

The Nasty Flyers candid band photo

Band candid

Booking

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