Posts Tagged ‘Umphrey’s McGee’
Oooh! Aaah! Fourth of July Live Music Roundup
While a good majority of the US population is gearing up for BBQ's and firework displays in the major metros or local suburban villages they frequent, live music fans across the country know that Fourth of July weekend brings some seriously fun festivals and concert events that simply can't be... more
Umphrey’s McGee Scrambles to Sing the National Anthem @ Wrigley Field
(Half of) Umphrey's McGee sings the National Anthem at Wrigley [The Floor] As Wayne Messmer, the Cubs PA announcer, belted out "Chicago's very own, Umphrey's McGee," we beamed with pride, only to be surprised moments later as he told everyone in the stadium and on TV that we would be singing... more
Tour Dates: Red Rocks and Blue Lineup (UM, Galactic, & Wailers)
One of the other great events going down Fourth of July weekend will be taking place right about halfway between High Sierra and Nateva Festival at Red Rocks Ampitheatre. Umphrey's McGee and Galactic are teaming up to throwdown the day before Independence Day and it should be a rad... more
Tour Dates: Umphrey’s McGee Tour Hard in 2010
Umphrey's McGee is at Wakarusa this weekend, and based on the sets they were dropping while at Summer Camp, I'd say these guys are a must-see in 2010. There was a newness to their playing that I hadn't heard in a while. Umphrey's McGee 2010 Tour Dates 06.04 -... more
North Coast Music Festival: Chemical Brothers, Umphreys, Bisco, Flying Lotus and more…
Last night during the second set of Umphrey's McGee on Couch Tour, we got an announcement from keyboardist Joel Cummins regarding a festival that the band was going to be a part of in Chicago on Labor Day weekend. The festival is called the North Coast Music Festival and... more
Download: Umphrey’s McGee – Summer Camp Soundcheck
Umphrey's McGee just tweeted out a 10 minute clip from their Summer Camp soundcheck. Check it. Umphrey's McGee - Summer Camp Soundcheck [MP3] There's something super fun about listening to a band soundcheck, at least for me.
Webcast: Watch UMBowl @ Lincoln Hall, Chicago Live Tonight
If you can't make it out to the sold-out UMBowl tonight at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, featuring over four hours of Umphrey's McGee opening themselves up the mother-of-all audience participation experiments, then you can go uber-geek and get the premium webcast from iClips for $14.99. The concert will begin... more
Live at Moog Season Two Announced
The new season for Live at Moog was just announced. Each week a new session will debut on Pastemagazine.com's homepage and on LiveatMoog.com. Each episode features multiple songs, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive info on each band. This season features Amanda Palmer, RJD2, Umphrey's McGee, Joseph Arthur, Cage the Elephant, Evan Dando,... more
Mayan Holidaze: Disco Biscuits, Umphrey’s McGee and STS9 in Mexico
The Disco Biscuits just announced Mayan Holidaze, a twist on their intimate Caribbean Holidaze festival held in Jamaica for the past few years... Get ready for a new location with everything you loved about Caribbean Holidaze, just with a Mayan twist. Come join The Disco Biscuits, Umphrey’s McGee & STS9 on... more
Bear Creek Music Festival 2010 Lineup Additions: Umphrey’s McGee, London Souls, Members of the JBs
The Bear Creek Music Festival has announced another round of additions to its 2010 lineup, including: Umphrey's McGee (two sets), The London Souls (two sets), Saltwater Grass, The Soular System, Curious Circus, Lingo, and Papadosio. They've also added Pee Wee Ellis and Jans Ingber (formerly of the Motet) as "artists-at-large."... more
Gathering of the Vibes 2010 Lineup: Damian Marley and Nas, Primus, Jimmy Cliff, Keller Williams
Gathering of the Vibes 2010 Line-Up from Vibe Tribe on Vimeo. The Gathering of the Vibes festival just released this video above officially rolling out their 2010 Lineup, which includes: Damian Marley and Nas, Primus, Jimmy Cliff, Rhythm Devils featuring Keller Williams, Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic, Jackie Greene, Robert Randolph... more
Nateva Festival 2010 Lineup Additions: STS9, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Umphrey’s McGee
The all-new Nateva Festival has announced a number of additions to its 2010 lineup, including: STS9, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Umphrey's McGee, Max Creek, John Brown's Body, The Felice Brothers, Ryan Montbleau Band, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, and Greensky Bluegrass. Now it's looking a lot more like a... more
Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Additions: Ween, Galactic, Umphrey’s McGee, John Butler Trio, The Gossip
Bonnaroo just announced a number of additions to its 2010 lineup, including: Ween, Galactic, Umphrey's McGee, John Butler Trio, and The Gossip.
All Good Festival 2010 Initial Lineup: Furthur, Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee, YSMB
The All Good Music Festival - now in its 14th year - has released its initial 2010 lineup, including headliners like Furthur, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's McGee, YSMB, among many other acts of the jam-friendly variety. This year's All Good will take place July 8 - 11, returning to their usual... more
Wakarusa 2010 Lineup Additions
Amidst the ongoing frenzy of festival lineup announcements, the Wakarusa Music Festival has announced their next round of lineup additions: Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets including a late night), The Black Keys, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 7 Walkers featuring Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann, State Radio, Dub Tribe... more
Umphrey’s McGee Simulcast on Sirius Radio Tonight
Umphrey's McGee's show tonight at the Belly Up in Aspen is sold out, but it will be available live on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On channel tonight at 10PM ET (JamOn is Sirius 17 & XM 56). Keep in mind, if you're not a subscriber, you can try... more
Video: Umphrey’s Mcgee at 2009 All Good Festival
iClips.net is offering a little holiday freebie for fans of Umphrey's Mcgee: video of the band's full set from the 2009 All Good Festival.
Follow the Irie Report for Updates from Caribbean Holidaze
If you, like us, are not lucky enough to be down in Jamaica enjoying the sun and the sounds of the Disco Biscuits and Umphrey's Mcgee at the Caribbean Holidaze festival, then follow along for updates over at the Irie Report. (via Hidden Track and PT)
Download: Umphrey’s McGee’s First Concert at Aragon Ballroom
In honor of their return to the Aragon Ballroom for their annual New Year's Run, Umphrey's McGee is releasing free soundboard recordings of their first two shows at the Chicago venue. They've just released 12/30/05 to the Live Music Archive and will be uploading the NYE recordings soon. By... more
Caribbean Holidaze: This December is Last Year in Jamaica
The annual Caribbean Holidaze festival led by the Disco Biscuits and Umphrey's McGee has announced that this year's event will be its final incarnation in Jamaica...at least for now: Jamaica has been such a gracious host to Caribbean Holidaze for the past two years, and we are looking forward to rocking... more
Video: Umphrey’s McGee’s First Interactive Improv Event
A while back we posted about a cool improvisational experiment that Umphrey's Mcgee was rolling out as a part of their Fall Tour, called the Stew Art Series aka S². Well, the band recently held their first S² event in Milwaukee, and they just posted a video montage of the festivities: Umphrey's... more
Umphrey’s McGee Drop “Turn and Dub”-style
Umphrey's McGee just announced the release of a dub remix of "Turn and Run" from Mantis, which they're calling "Turn and Dub." Normally it wouldn't be big news to see a band put out a remix, but I was psyched to see the man behind the mix is Michael G. of... more
Umphrey’s McGee Announce More NYE Details, Release Latest Podcast
Umphrey's McGee have announced that Z-Trip and Prefuse 73 will be joining them for their NYE shows in Chicago... For the 2009 end-of-year run Umphrey's McGee have invited two of the biggest names in electronic music to join them for what is sure to be another set of amazing shows: Z-Trip... more
New Year’s Eve 2009 Roundup
Updated on Wed, Nov. 4 For live/touring bands, New Year's Eve is a key night of the year to really bring out the big guns and party down with hardcore fans. As such, we tend to see lots of bands playing bigger shows to hometown crowds, often mixing in some fun/silly... more
Umphrey’s Mcgee Announces Series of Interactive All-Improv Shows
Even though I've not always been the biggest fan of Umphrey's Mcgee's music, I definitely give the band credit for continually experimenting and thinking of new ways to engage with their fans. I thought their strategy for releasing their last album, Mantis, was an innovative approach. I also thought their... more
Heady Links: Animal Collective, Pavement, Umphrey’s McGee and more
Animal Collective just announced some tour dates in Australia. Pavement is reuniting to many tweets of enjoyment. Umphrey's McGee is playing in Las Vegas tonight and the weekly sits down with Brendan to talk about the band. Forward Music Fest returns to Madison this weekend. Yo La Tengo is getting the NPR webcast treatment... more
Tour Dates: Umphrey’s McGee Fall Tour, NYE in Chicago
Lizard Lounge Not a huge surprise at all that Umphrey's McGee just added a "TBA" at the bottom of their tour dates for a three-night run in Chicago for New Year's Eve. Read on for the improg masters' itinerary for the fall... Umphrey's McGee Fall 2009 Tour Dates August 27-28 Canopy... more
Halloween in California? Don’t like Phish? Go To Las Tortugas
No offense to the promoters behind this year's Las Tortugas Music Festival, but they clearly did not do their homework and decide to hold off this year given that they'll be in direct competition with the Phish Halloween celebration dubbed Festival 8. It's a good lineup and all, even... more
Jam in the ‘Dam 2010
It was a little over three years ago that I first attended Jam in the 'Dam, the greatest tiny music festival you could ever wish for as an American jamband fan (or as a Dutch jamband fan, for that matter). For three nights I got to see my four... more
Photos: Umphrey’s McGee @ Rothbury 2009
Our Rothbury photo fest continues...
moe.down 2009 Lineup Announced
Speaking of moe., the lineup for the 10th Annual moe.down festival in Upstate NY was just finalized, and it's pretty unique compared to some of the other lineups you've seen this year. moe.down X Lineup moe. CAKE Umphrey's McGee, Method Man and Redman Ani DiFranco Matthew Sweet Sam Bush The New Mastersounds Ominous Seapods The Heavy Pets Okemah Nate Wilson Group Family... more
