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 …
Everything about A Day in the Docks should induce sheer excitement for Umphreaks. While almost all of the band members host some sort of tutoring through the LiveLessonMasters platform, many of the band members have also crafted extra-curricular offerings. Joel Cummins has taken up a weekly Wednesday night slot and started soliciting for curbside …
Umphrey’s has been a busy band. Within the past five months, the group has released a fantastic album, played over thirty-three shows, released a remix disc, reanimated numerous side projects. Now, Umphrey’s adds to that amazing production rate with an unanticipated full-length disc, full of eccentric new tracks and studio iterations of fan favorites, ensuring that …
It’s Not Us, the most recent release from Umphrey’s McGee, is an extremely diverse and well crafted disc, showcasing some of Umphrey’s best studio work in quite some time. While the band is unquestionably at their best in a live environment, they have occasionally produced groundbreaking studio work, and while it’s unlikely It’s Not Us will …
Joel from Roosevelt Collier’s Colorado Get Down. Was trying not to be a dick about standing in front of people so only got a few minutes of footage total. Still fun to see! – @jcolk
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 …
Little Sign of “Selling Out” in these Sell Out Shows Read More »
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 …
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 …
Good People, Bad Fridays: Umphreys and Widespread Panic Read More »
The 1up Colfax has had ties to the Umphrey’s community since the barcade opened its stage in 2013. The full band has played an infamous Bill Graham show there over the NYE 2013 run (see: Epic “Blue Echo”). Cosby Sweater has hosted a handful of shows there with old man Joel Cummins. Now, Kris Myers …
Kris Myers on the line up for Jen Hartswick Super Jam! Read More »
Ahhhh…2010. A year after the release of the epic opus Mantis, much of that spent on the road absolutely setting fire to every stage they’d come upon, Umphrey’s introduced us to a brand new concept: UMBowl. A concert beyond all concerts, both interactive and improvisational all at once, all boiled into four quarters of …