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…
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:…
Umphrey’s McGee | UMBOWL II | 4.2.2011
CHICAGO - Last Saturday Umphrey’s McGee performed their 2nd anual UMBOWL in Chicago. This is a unique concert experience for Umphrey’s McGee’s most loyal fans. The show is broken down into 4 “quarters” of music. Each quarter having a different theme. Quarter 1 was “Choose Your Own Experience.” Fans where presented with a list of song choices to decide the opening tunes. Fans voted via text message and the results where tallied in real time. The highlights of this set where “In The Kitchen” with Spanish Lyrics played to perfection and the Daft Punk-esque prog metal jam “Bona Fid Lovin.” Quater 2 was a Stew Art Event described as “a one of a kind Umphrey’s innovation.” This…
Photo Gallery: The String Cheese Incident at Horning’s Hideout
Photos by Slayter Creative.
Picture Show: The Rhythm Devils at the Ogden Theater
Can’t wait to see these guys headline Hoxeyville in August. Keller’s Friend of the Devil was an inspired, respectful, and oh so Keller. Mickey and Bill got their groove on and made me remember the drums at Rothbury. Enjoy!
Umphrey’s Mcgee | 7.16.2010 | Meijer Gardens
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Frederick Meijer Garden. Grand Rapids, MI Photos and Words by Benjamin Slayter. Set I: Alex’s House > Made to Measure > Bright Lights > Alex’s House, 2×2, Thin Air Set II: NothingTooFancy> Conduit, Africa, Phil’s Farm > Kula > Phil’s Farm, Gulf Stream, 2nd Self, Night Moves > NothingTooFancy. E: Orfeo, 1348 Stream “Made To Measure” from this show. Quote of the evening: “Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart would have been able to use Kris Myers’ drum sticks as tooth picks after what happened here tonight.” – Z Brah Zink. When you’re expecting to have you mind blown, things can be a bit dangerous but who would have…
Gallery: Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa at Summer Camp 2010
I hadn’t seen ZPZ since Rothbury, and I think they’ve been taking vitamins. This show gave me goosebumps, and not just for the helicopter-ing, horns, and stage presence. These guys know how to perform and put on what I thought was a SCAMP2010 top-10.
Gallery: Rare daytime pics of EOTO from Summer Camp 2010
Just as good in the daytime.
Photos: Papadosio, live at the Loft in Lansing, Michigan
The most I had heard of Papadosio was during my sprint past the Campfire stage at last weekend’s Summer Camp Festival. I’m thrilled to have fixed that situation last night, when they came to Lansing and threw down at the Loft. After an inspiring opening set by the Macpodz, I found myself in for a treat. I truly feel that these types of musicians are the future of music. No longer content to play one instrument, these musicians drop into and out of percussion roles, guitar playing, keyboards, and vocals, weaving a dance of improvisational and downright provoking music. I found myself hanging on each note, wondering where they’d take each fantastical voyage. From psychadelic…
Summer Camp: Keller Williams
Keller’s just so damn cute you want to take him home and make him a peanut butter sammich, watch cartoons and chill. Would have loved to see the new “Keller & the Keels” but alas this was a solo performance. One of the biggest issues I had with Summer Camp is that Keller supposedly “gave away his shoes”. This is an issue because every time I’ve seen the guy (even in northern michigan in the 40′s) he doesn’t wear shoes. Keep it casual, Keller. Great show, happy dancing music on a late afternoon / early evening set.
