Greensky Bluegrass + Umphrey’s McGee in Detroit
Michigan favorites Greensky Blugrass opened for Umphrey’s McGee two for the second night in a row. Photos by Erin Slayter.
Umphrey’s McGee Fall Tour Opener @ The Capitol Theatre
PORT CHESTER, NY- Last Wednesday, road warriors Umphrey’s McGee opened their fall tour at the recently reopened and refurbished Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. The Legendary Westchester County NY venue is a short train or car ride from New York City, with unusually easy access for anybody in the northern suburbs- it couldn’t be in a better spot. Location, venue history, and one of newest and highest caliber light rigs in the land made for a highly anticipated event. Umphrey’s McGee and Jeff Waful’s lighting expertise made the small theater seem like MSG, or exactly as owner and visionary Pete Shapiro wanted it to look- “a psychedelic rock palace” (NY Times). A missing element was the typical small venue, pre-show parking…
Umphrey’s McGee @ Red Rocks & Boulder Theatre 2012
Words: Max Filter Pics: Jake Plmack COLORADO – Umphrey’s McGee is a band that wears many hats. From their variable musical stylings to the unique approach that they bring to concerts such as the StewArt (s2) and UMBowl events, this is a group who has demonstrated their technical prowess, flexibility, and diversity time and time again. Therefore it should not be surprising that a two-night run might showcase two very different sides of the same band. It is even more fitting that UM selected these two nights to be the latest edition in their Live DVD series. These two concerts were exemplary performances that captured all of the best elements of Umphrey’s in 2012, even…
Photo Essay: Umphrey’s McGee in Louisville
Sometimes, when your friends call and say “want to go to Umphrey’s in Louisville?” you just have to say yes. I usually get three or four UM shows a year, but this has been a busy one, and I hadn’t been to church since 11/25/2011 (With Beats Antique opener – YUM.) I’d missed Detroit (had a paid gig) and Summercamp this year, then was tied up with Electric Forest and missed the Michigan show. I couldn’t wait, and the six-hour drive south was filled with familiar sounds of past shows, interspersed with the tidings of JamOn. As we’re heading into the city, I get a text from an old friend, “Are you in Louisville?” to…
Review: North Coast Music Festival 2012
Three weeks after the Windy City’s final festival hoorah and we’ve still got North Coast Music Festival on our minds. Check out Erica Treais’s review of the festival and Rad Photos awesome photo gallery below. Hundreds of young raving teens showed up at Union Park to test out their dance moves at the three-day, Labor Day weekend party. The festivals primary musical focus was electronic dance music, though there were quiet a few brass, jam and rock bands in the line-up. We all seemed to luck out with three days of sunshine and nothing more then a bit of drizzle, unlike last years weekend of downpour. Papadosio, a group that spent a hefty amount of…
North Coast Music Festival 2012 Preview
Labor Day Weekend marks a last hurrah for music lovers in the Windy City and the crew running North Coast Music Festival has made sure there is a “little something for everybody” in this years line up. This is the third year of NCMF hosted at Union Park in Chicago, IL and the first act takes to the stage at 2:00 p.m. sharp. If you haven’t already bought your tickets, good luck! All but 3-Day VIP tickets have been sold out; if you’re lucky you can catch some of the after party’s going on throughout the city. Headliners include Pretty Lights, Girl Talk, STS9, and hometown heroes, Umphrey’s McGee. And when I mentioned there is…
Photos: Umphrey’s 6.29.12 Philly
Thanks to Bud Fulginiti for the gallery.
Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee’s UMBowl III
Our thanks to Abby Fox Photography for sharing these images from the show. #wafulvision enabled.
Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee at the Electric Factory
Apparently _not_ lost in the archives were these photos from a new contributor, Bud Fulginiti who was so happy to get a photo credential from UM he prodded us to share. We love to showcase the talent of music photographers, so take a moment when listening to the show to check out the gallery. For more of Bud’s work, check out his picasa page. Setlist, via Umphreys.com: Set OneJazz Odyssey > Ocean Billy$ > Glory$$, Conduit, Forks > Resolution > Morning Song, The Triple Wide -> Dr. Feelgood -> Ocean Billy Set TwoNothing Too Fancy* -> The Linear > Nothing Too Fancy, Freedom of ’76**, Utopian Fir > Day Nurse > Utopian Fir, Rocker Part…
Gallery: Umphrey’s McGee Detroit Rock City
(Detroit, Michigan) Umphrey’s annual visit to the Motor City brought smiles to the melting faces of Motown. Highlights included Nick G from the Twin Cats joining them on “Maneater” and a debut of “Detroit Rock City” for the first encore. Full review forthcoming, for now enjoy the photos from Erin Slayter. Setlist, via Umphreys.com: Set One Nipple Trix > Phil’s Farm > 2×2 > Forks > Smell the Mitten, Morning Song, Nothing Too Fancy > The Linear > Phil’s Farm Set Two Bridgeless > Hajimemashite*, Slacker, Preamble > Mantis Ghetts, Maneater^, Wappy Sprayberry > Bridgeless Encore Detroit Rock City** > Nothing Too Fancy Notes Twin Cats opened * with Glory teases ^ with Nicholas…
