Oct 26, 2012
We're putting Umphrey's Visual Setlists and on temporary hold until we can process the awesome amount of new and refined data contained at allthings.umphreys.com, but we'll but we'll continue to post setlists here for convenience until we get it straightened out.Umphrey's McGeeState Theater - Kalamazoo, MIOctober 25th, 201210.25.2012 Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI,...
Oct 25, 2012
We're putting Umphrey's Visual Setlists and on temporary hold until we can process the awesome amount of new and refined data contained at allthings.umphreys.com, but we'll but we'll continue to post setlists here for convenience until we get it straightened out.Umphrey's McGeeThe Music Hall - Toronto, ONOctober 24th, 201210.24.2012Danforth Music Hall,Toronto,...
Oct 24, 2012
On paper, AfroZep appears to be a Frankenstein's monster of mismatched parts. Stripped from their heavy blues roots, it's hard to imagine Led Zeppelin's songs retaining their power. Layered with polyrhythms and funky horn blasts, they would seem to lose all semblance of what makes them such an important rite of passage for rock fans...
Oct 24, 2012
This is the second edition of the The Barn's These Are My Jams series. To see what this is all about, check out Volume One.1. The further and further I get from my youth, the less and less inclined I feel to want to hang out with the people that make the music that I...
Oct 24, 2012
Webcomic The Oatmeal is extremely popular. So much so that Matthew Inman, its creator, was able to motivate tens of thousands of donations to charity (including the building of a goddamn Tesla museumte...not the Tesla you're thinking of music fans) entirely via mentioning it on his blog. So, while the site probably doesn't need...
Oct 24, 2012
On their recent swing through Chicago, two members of Yonder Mountain String Band, bassist Ben Kaufmann and guitarist Adam Aijala, dropped by Chicago Music Exchange to try their hand at some of the store's inventory of classic instruments. Kaufmann is excited to try an Ampeg double bass, claiming this is the second time in his...
Oct 23, 2012
Halloween is on a Wednesday this year, and apparently that means six full days of Halloween musical goodness in Chicago. While the bulk of the "costume" shows will take place on the prior weekend and, of course Halloween night itself, there's even a few heavy-hitting shows in the "days between" that serious music fans have...
Oct 23, 2012
There are rumblings of another one of these collaborations soon, maybe this time with Jon Fishman (!) on the kit. Here's a taste of the original Kottke and Gordon tour from the Park West in Chicago back in 2002, where percussion was not required. Pound for pound -- this could be the most satisfying of Phish...
Oct 22, 2012
One thing I've long admired about Chicago music scene is the community. Fairly removed from music industry bigshots on the coast, there is not an overwhelming sense of competition, no ruthless fight to seize some limited opportunity for a big break. Talent, creativity and social graces correlate to your happiness and ultimately success.Bassist Janis...
Oct 21, 2012
Lots of great reports coming in from this one... Check out videos for The Beatles' "Hey Bulldog" and "40 Miles From Denver" below. Night two at the HOBYonder Mountain String BandOctober 20th, 2012House Of Blues - Chicago, ILSet OneUp On The Hill Where They Do The Boogie, Roll On Blues, Trophe, Idaho, Don't Worry, Happy Birthday,...