We would like to wish our own Jake Cinninger a very Happy Birthday! And for your present this year, we give you “Interloper” . . . now available to stream or download wherever you stream or download.

We are all missing live music, so we have teamed with our friends at nugs.net to offer Umphrey’s McGee fans $80.00 off an annual streaming subscription (regularly $129.99). For just $50.00, you can listen to a collection of archived Umphrey’s McGee concerts, and you will also have on-demand access to hundreds of other artists’ live recordings for a full year. With each new subscriber, a $5.00 donation will be made to Sweet Relief to provide …

We want to offer a big thank you to everyone who tuned in on Saturday night for the 18th Annual Holiday Show. Like much of 2020, it wasn’t how we planned it but your support means a lot to us and to the People’s Music School. Through your generous contributions, we will be writing a check for $12,000 to help the People’s Music School continue their mission of educating those who would not otherwise have …

On December 31st, 2010, UM celebrated the last of a decade’s worth of New Year’s shows in sweet home Chicago. A streak that started on December 31st, 2000 at the Cubby Bear would come to a close that raucous evening at the Riviera Theatre. Cameras were rolling, and while the intent was to release the show in 2011, the inertia of touring continued and the tapes descended into the archives. Until now! We are pleased …

Join Brendan Bayliss for an evening of acoustic revelry as the Friday-night favorite “Wine Not” comes correct. Got a request? Make it good. Venmo @Brendan-Bayliss Friday, December 4, 2020 10:30 pm ET / 9:30 pm CT / 8:30 MT / 7:30 pm PT / 6:30 pm AKST