Posts Tagged ‘Umphrey’s McGee’
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
New Release: “Soundstage Presents: Umphrey’s McGee – Live”
I'm psyched to see another DVD release by Umphrey's McGee, because I have the other live DVD's they released and I rarely think of them as disappointing in the slightest. Their first live DVD, Live at Lake Coast, captures the band at their peak with original drummer Mike Mirro... more
Jazzfest 2009: Suckiness, Does-Not-Suckiness, and U-Melt Late-Night
My good friend Lauren Siegal just got back from her first trip to Jazz Fest and she wanted to share her thoughts with us. --Justin I haven't slept in four days, I have a permanent hangover, my feet hurt from dancing, and my stomach is full of crawfish. While this was... more
10KLF ’09 | 10,000 Lakes Music Festival Lineup
The lineup for the 2009 10,000 Lakes Music Festival was announced a while back while we were still on hiatus, and they announced a few lineup additions late last week. The festival is set for July 22-25 back at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN, the long-time site... more
Umphrey’s McGee Makes-A-Wish
Umphrey's McGee recently got to fulfill a long-time wish that a very ill music fan and drummer had, which was to spend the day with the band and jam with them. I thought it was a pretty touching story and glad that the band shared it. You can... more
Umphrey’s McGee Announces Sick Summer Tour Triple Bill! Not Really!
It's only fitting that the first posts back be about the bands that we covered so regularly at LMB, with the one band I've seen the most clearly taking the lion's share of the news updates we tried to cover on the site -- Umphrey's McGee. I last saw... more
Tonight: Umphrey’s McGee at The Warfield
Happy Halloween, party people... I'm quite psyched to be heading out in a few hours to catch Umphrey's McGee and The New Deal play here in San Francisco at the Warfield, even if I'm totally and completely lame by deciding to just skip dressing up in a costume this year. ... more
Heady Links | New Year’s Eve Preview Edition
The live music universe is a world filled with ebbs and flows of energy; when things get busy, they really get busy and then there will be a down period. Suffice to say that in Chicago, right when that 90 day limit Lollapalooza puts on its performers finishes, October is... more
Umphrey’s McGee | Fall 2008 Tour Dates, New Year’s Eve
The band I've seen more than any other band ever is going out on tour again, and guess what -- I'm going to go see them twice. Why not, AM I RIGHT?!? I've got Umphrey's McGee lined up for Halloween this year right here in SF, which is crazy cool... more
Toubab Krewe Release Live Disc, 2008 Tour Dates
I haven't paid much attention to what Toubab Krewe has been up to lately, so it's cool to hear that they're releasing a live disc and going out on a fairly large tour which started last night in Atlanta. I won't be able to catch them on Halloween because... more
Weekly Roundup
I tried my best to keep up with the reports from All Points West this past weekend, but I also tried to get away from the computer to check the Everyone Orchestra here in SF. Unfortunately my press contact's list must have been a bit borked because I was... more
South Padre International Music Festival
Have you made your plan for Halloween yet? I just found out that I'll be hitting the Umphrey's McGee two-night run here in San Francisco, which they're dubbing a "Monster Mash-Up" kinda affair. I'll be leaving my body and soul at the door and plan on dressing up... more
