UMBowl IV Videos    

UMBowlers! We’ve got 8 new power strips with your names on ’em for tonight’s festivities. Bring your cell phone chargers and snag some juice at half time to ensure you can participate quarters three & four. They will be scattered around the back of the venue , scout it out and power up. Power Strip  Power Strip

UMBowl IV is upon us. Umphreaks around the globe are getting ready for Friday’s event. If you weren’t lucky enough to snag a ticket, you’d best get your Couch Tour setup in place. UMBowl parties are all the rage this year. They’re gonna make your Grammy Party seem like a party at grammy’s (unless, of course, you have access to her walk-in liquor cabinet). To provide a little more excitement, we’re gonna run a contest …

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We lost a legend today. Storm Thorgerson created some of the most iconic album artwork of all time, including Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon which will forever resonate throughout popular culture. We had the privilege of working with Storm on two covers that remain amongst our favorites. I will always remember my conversations with him as he unknowingly taught me the finer points of British, dead pan humor.  I would repeatedly ask myself, “Is he …

We are pleased to offer you a free live audience stream (audio only) of tonight’s sold out show at the Georgia Theatre courtesy of taper David Randle and Team Dirty South. Monday just got better. Tune in around 8:45pm ET. UPDATE: Network issues at the venue are resulting in an inconsistent stream. Team Dirty South is working on a remedy. [iframe src=”http://www.ustream.tv/embed/2532523?v=3&wmode=direct”]   In addition, Couch Tour rolls on from historic Stubb’s in Austin, TX!  The …

It’s time to do it again. Cast your votes for this year’s Hall of Fame album, featuring your favorite versions of your favorite songs of 2012. Vote for up to 10 selections and help us help you. We’ll then create a seamless remastered live album featuring the top vote getters and you can relive the fun. Sound like a plan? VOTE NOW!  Check out last year’s selections on Spotify or UMLive or iTunes or ?.  

Songwriting was one of many topics covered last year at our inaugural sUMmer school event. Digging back into the archives this Friday, we wanted to share a portion of the Songwriting 101 session. This clip contains a 40 minute deep dive into the world of UM songwriting featuring a breakdown of the origins of “Plunger”, conversations surrounding technique, approach and more. This slideshow features audio from the workshop at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY …

We are pleased to announce that we’ll be offering the ability to experience live UM like never before on the entire April run. Headphones & Snowcones makes its debut east of the Ole Miss! What the hell is Headphones & Snowcones you ask? H&S is a pristine soundboard mix piped wirelessly to your ears through audiophile quality headphones. The nuance of every note, the clarity of every lyric, the breath of every space is now …