Archive for March, 2016
Summer 2016 Tour Dates Announced
Sun is shining, the weather is sweet Ah . . . Summer. It is just around the corner, and Umphrey’s Summer Tour rolls through a town near you as we traverse the East Coast, Midwest, Colorado, and the South. In addition to a smattering of festival appearances and solo Umphrey’s shows, we will be joined by a diverse supporting cast, including The Werks, The Main Squeeze, and Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath along the way. So, …
UMBowl Quarters Revealed + Special Guests
We are pleased to unveil the lineup for UMBowl VII, coming at you from Las Vegas, Nevada on May 6th (UMBowl VII) & 7th (“standard” rock show). This year’s big game includes an UMBowl debut. Making its rookie appearance after a solid performance at training camp is the new All Improv Quarter. Coaches were initially unsure of his reliability but a strong showing earlier this year in Madison, Wisconsin has earned the young upstart a spot on the …
Chicago Reel To Real Premiere
Umphrey’s McGee & Nothing Too Fancy Music are pleased to present the Chicago premiere of Reel To Real, an archival documentary that dives deeply into the early years of the band’s existence. Culled from hundreds of hours of never-before-seen camcorder footage offset with current day commentary about the van & trailer days, Real To Real is riveting for the die hard and casual fan alike. It’s appropriate The Vic should be home to the Chicago …
West Coast Couch Tour
Umphrey’s and TourGigs are happy to deliver six more Live Streams from this 2016 Spring Tour. We kick things off this Thursday in Aspen by bringing you three nights (17th, 18th, 19th) from the intimate Belly Up. Next week, we will be live from Stateline, Nevada on Thursday the 24th, followed by Oakland (25th) and Los Angeles (26th). Individual nights of the tour can be watched a la carte for $12.99. Save by bundling all …
Joel reflects on Safety In Numbers
On the heels of our first national release, Anchor Drops, we began work on the follow up right after our ’04-’05 New Years’ run. It was an emotionally charged time as I had lost one of my best friends after the New Year’s show and Brendan went through his own personal strife. Seemingly overnight, we went from being a band with an abundance of youthful energy to a band contemplating many of the harsher and …
UMBowl: The Ultimate Interactive Live Music Experience
UMBowl weekend returns to Las Vegas on May 6th & 7th. Come decide for yourself how it will all unfold.
Safety In Numbers 10 Year Anniversary Reissue
It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years since the release of Safety In Numbers. That sure went fast. Today we are pleased to announce a Nothing Too Fancy Music-remastered release to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of SIN. We, too, were tired of watching vinyl copies sell for a few hundred bucks on eBay so we’re solving that problem with a new 180-gram double-LP pressing. Remastered specifically for vinyl by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic …