Umphrey's McGee Stories

Visual Setlists: Umphrey’s McGee @ Record Archive & Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY 9/13/11

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2011-09-13aRecord Archive Rochester, NYOne: Conduit, Domino Theory, Booth Love, Miami Virtue, Wellwishers, Puppet String2011-09-13bWater Street Music Hall Rochester, NYOne: Domino Theory, Jimmy Stewart > Domino Theory > In the Kitchen > Mullet (Over), Hourglass, Steppin' Razor > Go to...

Umphrey’s McGee Fans, Get Happy! Introducing Charts, Graphs & Stats From The Barn

After a blistering four night run in NYC (complete with bonus sets galore for all manner of media outlets), and on the release day of their latest album Death By Stereo, it's not as if fans of Umphrey's McGee need an excuse to get happy.But, when it rains, it pours, and The Barn is...

Setlist & Video: Umphrey's McGee & Bob Weir @ Brooklyn Bowl 9/6/11

Umphrey's McGee welcomed special guest Bob Weir to the stage to open their second set last night at Brooklyn Bowl. They opened the set with a tune long associated with Weir and the Dead "Not Fade Away" and segued into the Umphrey's original "Glory". The show was the first of a four night stand with...

A Hometown Thanksgiving: Umphrey's, Cornmeal & Chicago Mass Choir @ The Aragon

This all worked out like a game of musical chairs where in the end everybody is rolling on the floor and giggling.First, rumors swirled about Umphrey's McGee abandoning their traditional Chicago New Year's Eve gig for a Year closing Run in St Louis. Then, as the fall tour dropped, Chicagoans realized a two-nighter at...

Summer Camp Sunday: A Review In Chart Form

It took a little while, but I'm ready comment on my experience at Summer Camp Music Festival this year. I'll withhold detailed comment on the weather or conditions, but there is enough to say about the music, even with my Sunday only pass, to get on the page. So, in keeping with The Barn's sub-theme...

Bass'd In Chicago: The Barn Interview With Mr. Blotto's Mike Bolger

Mr. Blotto bassist Mike Bolger considers himself a very lucky man. "If you're lucky, you get to really enjoy and connect with music," he tells me. "Luckier than that, you are able to play it. Even luckier you get to be in a band... and write your own stuff. Still luckier you get to play...

Talking Heads Tuesday: Jambands Celebrate Talking Heads

More than just about any band (and I'll throw the Beatles, Dead, and Zappa in there too), Talking Heads have provided direct inspiration to the jamband community. Attribute it to their rhythmic ideals, engaging melodies or passion for innovation, but with only 8 studio albums to draw from, the variety of tunes covered and interpretations that...