Umphrey’s McGee | 11.3.11 | Toronto
TORONTO, CA – Last Thursday night Umphrey’s McGee made a long awaited return to Toronto for hundreds of rabid fans. On the 2nd night of a four night run the nationally touring progressive rock masters Umphrey’s McGee delighted the crowd with an incredible two set performance. First set highlights included a masterful Turn & Dub > Booth Love > & Wappy Sprayberry funk dance party. To close out the set Umphrey’s brought on home town drummer Daren Shearer of The New Deal in place of Kris Myers. The second set featured another special guest appearance with Marla Joy joining the band for a bust out of G&R’s “Sweet Child of Mine.” The band had no…
Interview: Mason Jennings
BTJ Photographer Chris Monaghan sat down recently with singer/songwriter Mason Jennings to talk about his current cross country tour, his beginnings as a musician and his songwriting style. You can stream Jennings’ latest Minnesota and see his remaining dates on his website. BandsThatJam:    How old were you when you started playing guitar, and when did you know you wanted to be a musician? Mason Jennings: I would always write these songs when I was pretty little, even when I was 8 or 9 I would write these full songs and sing them in to a tape recorder, so I was always really writing. But I really wanted to play drums. I started on drums…
Interview: Victor Wooten, Bassist
Victor Wooten (twitter: @victorwooten) is one of the world’s most talented bass players. He is well known as a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones as well as a solo artist. He discussed the biggest obstacles he’s had in his career, how he met Bela and how his family got him into music.
Phish 2011 Summer Tour Dates
5/27 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY 5/28 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY 5/29 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY 5/31 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 6/01 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 6/03 – DTE Energy Music Theater Clarkston, MI 6/04 – Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH 6/05 – Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 6/07 – Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA 6/08 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY 6/10 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ 6/11 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 6/12 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 6/14 – Verizon Wireless @ Encore Park, Alpharetta,…
Summer Camp 2011 Lineup
CHILLICOTHE, IL, – Summer Camp Music Festival returns this Memorial Day weekend to Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois for it’s 10th anniversary of celebrating life & music. Summer Camp is the premier festival in the midwest with a stellar lineup featuring jam band greats moe, Umphrey’s McGee, Widespread Panic, STS9, & hard hitting electronic beats with Bassnectar, Lotus, & EOTO, . Hosted by moe. from upstate NY, Â Summer Camp has become a festival staple in the midwest since it’s inception in 2001. This years festival is May 27th to May 29th. Pre-festival passes are available for Thursday night shows for an extra $25. This years festival will be broadcast live on http://iclips.net. FULL LINEUP:…
Interview: Brendan Bayliss of Umphrey’s McGee
Brendan Bayliss is the guitarist and co-founder of Chicago-based band Umphrey’s McGee. Their upcoming dates include the Hangout Music Festival and Summercamp. Brendan called in to discuss the growth of their fanbase, his favorite places to play, and how Umphrey’s sound has evolved. ————————– McClain Johnson: How old were you when you first started playing guitar? Brendan Bayliss: I started playing guitar right around Christmas break my freshman year in high school. My older brother brought one home from college. I was 14 when I started playing. McClain: Do you remember the first full song you learned on guitar? Brendan: “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd. McClain: You guys tour all the time. What have been some…
Umphrey’s McGee | 12.31.2010 | Riviera Theatre
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Chicago IL -Â Photos by Abby Mathews Setlist Taped By:Chris King Set 1 01. Band Intro 02. Nothing Too Fancy> 03. In the Kitchen 04. Rocker prt II 05. Nemo 06. Bright Lights 07. new song> 08. Nothing Too Fancy Set 2 01. Wellwishers 02. The Payback (Kris on Vocals) 03. Get Up (Sex Machine) (Kris) 04. unknown 05. Andy’s Last Beer 06. All in Time> 07. Ringo 08. Demolition Man (Police)> 09. 1348 Set 3 01. Hajimemashite 02. Sex Laws (Beck)> 03. Auld Lang Syne 04. Partyin Peeps 05. Miss Tinkles Oveture 06. Higgins 07. Slacker 08. Booth Love> 09. National Anthem (Radiohead) 10. Encore Break 11. Sir…
Introducing: Thunder Body – More Roots Reggae from Upstate NY | Free Download
ROCHESTER, NY – After leaving Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad in 2010 we knew it was only a matter of time before Matt & Rachel would form a new band. Well that time is here. Introducing Thunder Body a brand spankin’ new original roots reggae band with  Matthew O’Brian (GPGDS founder, lead singer), Rachel Orke (GPGDS), Dennis Mariano, Jeremiah Pacheco, and Brian Blatt. The first thing you’ll notice about this is band is that while O’Brian played guitar & vocals in GPGDS he now plays drums & vocals in Thunderbody. We’re glad to see there was enough talent in GPGDS to sustain two bands. The current members of GPGDS have been doing well as a…
Gallery: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad @ Mercury Lounge NYC
We’ve just come across these great photos of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad’s sold out NYC show last Saturday, November 20 at Mercury Lounge.
Lotus | Buffalo | 10.15.2010
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Setlist: Grayrigg > Mollukunk > 128 > Nri > Blender > The Surf > Jump Off > It’s all Clear To Me Now > Travel > Jump Off > Kesey Seed > Bush Pilot > Invincibility of Youth Purchase the soundboard for this show on Live Downloads. To download for free head over to The Archive. Tammy Wetzel Tammy is an artist and photographer in Buffalo, NY. She has had her work featured in many galleries including the world famous Albright Knox. When she isn’t teaching the next generation of artists, Tammy loves capturing her favorite acts performing live. Her concert shoots included shows by Umphrey’s McGee, Phish,…
