Posts Tagged ‘Umphrey’s McGee’
Widespread Panic and Umphrey’s McGee Announce Two Nights in Charleston (10/4 & 10/5)
Widespread Panic will return to Charleston for the first time since 2010 for two nights at the Family Circle Stadium, October 4th and 5th. Umphrey's McGee will be joining both nights. This marks the first announced dates of Panic's fall tour. Tickets go on sale Friday May 17th at 10am... more
David Gilmour Remembers Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013)
Earlier today, we saw the sad news that iconic graphic artist Storm Thorgerson has passed at the age of 69. Thorgerson notably contributed the timeless album art to many Pink Floyd records (including Dark Side of the Moon), Phish's Slip Stitch and Pass, two Led Zeppelin albums and work for... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues in Hollywood, CA 3/22/13
Umphrey's McGee have made LA a mid-March stomping ground for the last several years and this time the band made it extra-special, scheduling a two-night stand on the Sunset Strip for 2013. With Joel Cummins (keyboards) now calling SoCal his home, and the band playing at what several vets... more
FEATURE: Bonnaroo’s Collaborative Nature
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, especially in its early years, was in large part all about the unknown collaborations and Superjams that were to unfold once you crossed the Centeroo arch threshold into the venue area of the magical 700-acre Tennessee farm. In recent years, the Superjams have been... more
WEBCAST: Umphrey’s McGee Set to Stream Aspen Shows
Who isn't in favor of some mid-week couch tour? Umphrey's McGee takes the stage in just a few hours for the first of two sold-out shows at the Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado. Umphrey's is offering live broadcasts on pay-per-view for $6.99 each or as a 2-night bundle... more
SETLIST: Umphrey’s McGee Celebrates 15 Years in Brooklyn, NY (1/20/13)
Photo by Chad Smith Photography Although the band's actual anniversary is on January 21st (1/21/98), Umphrey's McGee celebrated 15 years together a day early on Sunday at New York's intimate Brooklyn Bowl. Check out the setlist and a video of "Bob" (UM's first song) which ironically had to be aborted... more
Wakarusa 2013: Phase Two Lineup Announced (Amon Tobin, UM, Dispatch and more)
The second phase of the Wakarusa Music Festival lineup was released this morning, and topping the list are three artists that together will make for one eclectic stew of music: Dispatch, Amon Tobin and Umphrey's McGee. Also added to the lineup this year: SOJA, Shpongle, Calexico, MUTEMATH, Karl Denson's... more
NYE ROUNDUP: MMJ, Umphrey’s McGee, Primus, Furthur, Avett Brothers, Disco Biscuits & More
Photo by Chad Smith Photography. NYE is one of the biggest music holidays of the year right alongside Halloween. For music junkies, if you told us we were doing anything besides seeing live music at the stroke of midnight, we wouldn't call you a friend. It's sacrilegious to miss... more
SETLIST: STS9 @ Mayan Holidaze 3, Tulum, Mexico 12/17/12
Mayan Holidaze 3 is underway in Tulum, MX at Dreams Tulum Resorts & Spa. The event kicked off today and culminates with a midnight set on Thursday night/morning to take the crowd into the first cycle of the new Mayan Calendar on 12/21/12. Continue below for the setlist. SETLIST: STS9... more
Summer Camp 2013: moe., UM, TAB, STS9, Avett Bros and more
Following the news that Trey Anastasio Band was going to be one of the headliners at this year's Summer Camp Music Festival, the promoters have gone ahead and confirmed the first wave of artists joining Big Red and team. As expected the festival will feature three days of moe.... more
VIDEO ROUNDUP: Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 2012
The music junkie's paradise that is the annual Bear Creek Music & Art Festival went down this past week in the usual magical surroundings of Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. As always, some extremely dedicated videographers were in attendance (and our dedicated photo team Ali... more
CONCERT RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ The Calvin, Northampton MA 11/1/2012
One of the most powerful forces next to the music at a live show is the energy emitted by the fans. On this crisp fall Thursday in Northampton MA, simply walking around on the streets one could feel the presence of good vibes in the air. It seemed easy to... more
SETLIST / TWEETS: Umphrey’s McGee @ The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD 10/31/12
For their All Night Wrong Halloween 2012 show at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Umphrey’s McGee’s promised a fan-selected covers-filled set two and with The Grateful Dead's Help on the Way > Slipknot > Jessica (The Allman Brothers Band) & Talking Heads Girlfriend is Better to kick it off... more
LIVE ROUNDUP: Photos, Setlists and Links from Halloween 2012 (Primus, Umphreys, Pretty Lights and More)
In the live music world there are really only two major holidays that matter: Halloween and New Years Eve. Both offer a chance for fans and band alike to wear costumes, act like children for a night and get overly intoxicated (although hardly anyone notices when you're wearing a wig... more
Umphrey’s McGee Announces Early 2013 Tour Dates
Jam Band vets Umphrey's McGee have announced their first batch of tour dates for 2013, starting on January 16 in Buffalo, New York and ending on February 15 in Columbus, Ohio. Pre-sale for these dates will start Friday, November 2, at 12:00 pm ET through Umphrey's Ticketing. Umphrey's McGee 2013... more
VIDEO: Umphrey’s McGee to Release 2012 Colorado Run on Blu-Ray
Just last month, Umphrey's McGee played an epic two-night run in Colorado and recorded the whole thing for an eventual release. They moved quickly on the production and already have pre-order info up along with a nice HD sample of a raging 19-minute version of "Ocean Billy" from the 9/14... more
Umphrey’s McGee to Broadcast Halloween Show Live on AXS TV
Yesterday, Umphrey's McGee announced that this year's Halloween performance "All Night Wrong" will be broadcast live on channel AXS TV. Umphrey's McGee will offer two sets on 10/31, with one set being voted on entirely by the fans. Check out how to vote and more info on how... more
FESTIVAL RECAP / PHOTOS: moe.down 13
Words by Senor Martin, Photos by Nick Irving Veteran jamband moe. hosted its annual three day music festival dubbed moe.down over the weekend of August 10th through 12th, with this year's fest scheduled earlier in the summer than in previous years and returning to its long-time home at the Snow Ridge... more
PHOTOS: Catalpa Music Festival Day One (Black Keys, Umphrey’s, TV on the Radio and more)
Yesterday was day one for the inaugural Catalpa Music Festival on Randall's Island in NYC, and I was psyched to have a photo pass and was able to shoot Zola Jesus, Hercules and Love Affair, Umphrey's McGee, TV on the Radio and The Black Keys. Read on for my... more
PHOTOS / VIDEO: Umphrey’s McGee @ Hangout Fest 2012
Umphrey’s McGee was at the beach this year at Hangout Festival 2012 shredding it up and making the crowd surf the waves of their entranced minds, and luckily we were there to catch the magic as it happened. Check out this ear-melting video and these incredible pics from the... more
EPIC FESTIVAL RECAP: Wakarusa 2012
Wakarusa isn’t the biggest festival I’ve been to. They don’t get the A list headliners of Bonnaroo or the media coverage of Coachella. They can’t boast about the bustling city life of San Francisco like Outside Lands or the shady woodlands of Rothbury like Electric Forest, but what Waka may... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Webcast Schedule Posted
The webcast schedule for this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival has been announced and posted on YouTube. It's effing stacked, too. For those of us enjoying this year's festival from the comfort of our own Couch Tour parties, we're in for a treat with webcast sets planned for tUnE-yArDs,... more
PHOTOS: Summer Camp 2012 (Umphrey’s McGee, Yonder, Weir and more)
Our friend Sean Delaney went and shot this year's Summer Camp festival down in Chilicothe, IL and was able to turn in about 80 solid photos from his adventures. We've got some great shots in here from Umphrey's McGee, Cornmeal, Keller Williams, Bob Weir with Chris Robinson and Jackie... more
Summer Set Music Festival: Pretty Lights, Umphrey’s, Big Gigantic and more
Summer Set Music & Camping Festival was just announced and will be a welcome new addition to the summer music festivals we've seen over the past few years. Set for Somerset, Wisconsin the weekend of August 24-26, 2012, Pretty Lights, Umphrey's McGee, Big Gigantic, Nas and more will be... more
ACL Fest 2012 Lineup: RHCP, Neil Young, Black Keys, Jack White and more
The lineup for ACL Fest just dropped officially after a few days of leaking out a few of the artists all around Austin via scratch off clue cards. This year's fest will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys, Jack White,... more
CONCERT RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues, NOLA 4/14/12
Words by Lon Marchand || All Photos by Jimmy Grotting For the last 10 years, the Umphrey’s McGee Jazz Fest late nights have been heavyweight contenders for some of the craziest shows of the Festival marathon – filled with the sort of shenanigans somehow atypical for Jazz Fest but perfect for... more
Re:Generation Adds UM, Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic, MiM0SA, more…
In case you missed it, there were also a few lineup additions yesterday on the RE:GENERATION Music Festival that STS9 is putting on up at Horning's Hideout in June. Umphrey's McGee will be playing two sets at the festival, and they also added Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic, MiM0SA, Midnight,... more
Catalpa NYC Festival Initial Lineup: Black Keys, Snoop, TVOTR, Umphrey’s McGee
It looks like we've got yet another summer festival on our hands here in NYC. The inaugural Catalpa Festival is set to take place July 28-29 on Randall's Island and they've announced their initial lineup, including The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg, TV on the Radio, and Umphrey's McGee in the... more
Mayan Holidaze 2012: STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, Bisco celebrate Mayan Calendar reset
The folks over at Cloud 9 have just announced this year's lineup and timing for Mayan Holidaze. This time around they're welcoming back STS9, Umphrey's McGee and the Disco Biscuits and they're moving it to a new location to coincide with the December 21, 2012 Mayan Calendar resetting. ... more
Heady Links: YouTube Festival Couch Tour, SXSW Finishes Up, Paul Simon and more…
Happy Monday, folks. Here are some links and news items and random other things to get you through the rest of your day... Late last week, Dell and YouTube sent out a press release announcing that they're partnering up to offer free, live webcasts from Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin... more
