Joshua Colky

Joshua Colky (@jcolk) has been an administrator at Umphreak's Anonymous for several years. He maintains this website and contributes to the majority of its tools. Outside of celebrating for his love of music and technology, Josh is also a wordsmith, outdoorsman, traveluster, working on several other projects including his personal writing projects like "Links and Methods", moutainragers.org and Eyes of Sand. His most recent book of poetry is 2010's "Things I've Written Since You've Stopped Reading".

“You Walked Up Shaking in Your Boots but You Stood Tall and Left a Raging Bull” Album Review

The newest release from Umphrey’s McGee, “You Walked Up Shaking in Your Boots but You Stood Tall and Left a Raging Bull“, is unique for more than the ample characters that make up its title. For starters, it’s an album built of songs that were previously reserved for the ‘intro’ portion of the set. The …

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Little Sign of “Selling Out” in these Sell Out Shows

By Joshua Colky Photography by Kristine Condon The summer sun was beaming stupendously against the majestic desert rocks as Umphreaks began to file into Red Rocks Amphitheater for a full evening of improvisational onslaught. Umphrey’s McGee, in their 10th appearance upon the rocks, brought a small festival’s worth of a lineup and earned their second …

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Umphrey’s Crushes 23rd Boulder Appearance

By Joshua Colky Photography by Kristine Condon  This past Thursday, Umphrey’s McGee hosted their 23rd Boulder show, drawing a huge crowd to the famed hippie mecca in the Colorado foothills. While the venue and seasonal hosts have varied, a precedent has been established that Red Rocks runs will include a Boulder date (save for 2010). The …

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Good People, Bad Fridays: Umphreys and Widespread Panic

Umphrey’s McGee returns to the stage Friday, after nearly two weeks off, to open for jamband massives Widespread Panic. This marks the third time which Umphrey’s will be opening for Panic in some official capacity, two shows in Charleston (2013) and one in Columbus (2010) previously under their collective belts together. If previous shows set …

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