Jamboozle Fest | Umphrey’s McGee, Donna The Buffalo, Dark Star Orchestra | Upstate NY
Jamboozle Fest | Umphrey’s McGee, Donna The Buffalo, Dark Star Orchestra | Upstate NY
Filed in JAMBOOZLE on May 25, 2010 with View Comments
One of our favorite bands Umphrey’s McGee is playing just outside my home town in Big Flats NY at Tag’s.
For years Tag’s has been bringing nationally touring bands to this intimate outdoor venue nestled in the southern tier of upstate NY an hour and half east of Binghamton. They have really outdone themselves this year bringing in an all-star jam band lineup for this one day festival.
Also joining Umphrey’s McGee is Dark Star Orchestra, Rusted Root, Donna the Buffalo and Tea Leaf Green.
Tickets are on sale now May 27th at http://tagstickets.com
Where? Tags Summer Stage - 2679 State Route 52 - Big Flats NY 14814
When? July 11th 2010
Every day more and more people are tuning in and turning on to Umphrey’s McGee, and for good reason. Like true sons of the American Midwest, Umphrey’s McGee has risen to the upper echelons of the improvisational-rock scene through their seamless compositing of diverse musical influences, from progressive-rock to metal to funk to folk to jazz-fusion to classic song-based rock-and roll, all woven together with infectious melodies, thought-provoking lyrics, pristine harmonies, blistering musicianship, and rollicking grooves that keep dem bones a-shaking throughout the course of their patented sonic sagas. Their latest studio release Anchor Drops demonstrates with undeniable conviction the band’s fluency in drawing from a wide variety of styles in the American popular music lexicon.
Dark Star Orchestra, a Greatful Dead recreation band, takes its act to a level of detail that befits a rock band famous for its fanatical following. DSO not only performs the Greatful Dead’s material, it recreates entire concerts, down to the instruments used, the songs played, the musicians present, even where they stood on stage. DSO has developed its own tie-dyed fan base, released a CD – a rarity for a tribute type artist – and caught the attention of their musical heros. Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and singer Bob Weir, drummer Bill Kreutzmann and keyboardist Vince Welnick have all sat in with the band. The band doesn’t reproduce the Greatful Dead’s songs note for note – though it would be hard for most listeners to tell. The Dead’s music is improvisational, with rock, country and jazz influences. DSO members say there’s room for interpretation while staying true to the original.
Rusted Root is a multi-instrumental six-piece group from Pittsburgh, known for
photo by Flash Curren
their fusion of Worldly style bluegrass rock with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin, Native American, and Middle Eastern influences. With support from college radio and a good buzz from the band’s entrancing live shows, Rusted Root has become quite successful in alternative circles.
Donna the Buffalo’s eclectic and often socially conscious music has its base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. The group’s core artists are vocalists Tara Nevins, who plays fiddle, guitar, accordion, and scrubboard, and guitarist Jeb Puryear. Keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Jay Sanders, and drummer Vic Stafford complete the ensemble. Donna the Buffalo represents one of the most respected brands in the world of touring roots acts.
In times past, you could run away and join the circus or ride the freight trains, and Tea Leaf Green offers the same seductive pull to today’s kids. Sharing some of the style and substance of musical contemporaries My Morning Jacket, Wolfmother, and the Raconteurs, Tea Leaf Green conjures the spirit of bands like ’70s Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and The Grateful Dead, taking classic sounds and giving them a present-day polish. Tea Leaf Green reminds us at every turn just how alluring rock ‘n’ roll can be.
Gates open at 12 noon – show starts at 1:30pm. Tea Leaf Green opens followed by Donna the Buffalo, Rusted Root, Dark Star Orchestra with Umphrey’s McGee up last. All bands will be playing full sets
Who’s going? Who are you most looking forward to seeing???
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