Podcast #126 - Loose Ends

Posted: 05.06.2012

128Kbps .mp3 [113.3Mb]

• 00:00 Groove Holmes (2.13.99 - Madison Oyster Bar, South Bend, Indiana)
• 01:41 Loose Ends (4.21.12 - House of Blues, Dallas, Texas)
• 07:03 Bridgeless (4.14.12 - House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 18:42 Deeper (Neon Feather Remix) (Death By Remix)
• 22:09 Plunger (12.30.11 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 33:22 Don't Do It* (12.31.11 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 39:52 "Middle Eastern Metal" (4.27.12 - UMBowl III, Park West, Chicago, Illinois)
• 44:20 The Triple Wide (12.11.04 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC)
• 56:02 9:30 (4.27.12 - UMBowl III, Park West, Chicago, Illinois)
• 67:27 Puppet String** (4.28.12 - Martyrs', Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 78:07

Notes:
* debut (The Band); with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret
** with In the Kitchen tease

So many topics to cover! We open with a vintage take on the Beastie Boys' Groove Holmes in memoriam of MCA. Loose Ends is the newest Brendan Bayliss tune, debuted in March. Bridgeless is one of the many highlights from the band's gig in New Orleans. Deeper is one of the cuts off the newly released Death By Remix, a download of which comes free with your pre-order of the New Year' Run 2011 DVD set featuring all 3 shows in their entirety including an Plunger with explosive improv and a cover of The Band's version of Don't Do It (RIP Levon). Middle Eastern Metal was one of the Q2 highlights at UMBowl III. If you haven't checked out Raw Stewage yet, be sure to pick up 7 hours of the finest improvisation at UMLive.net. The 12.11.04 Triple Wide is a legendary improv that the band recreated during Q4 of UMBowl. To close, the first Puppet String with improv, by fan request, was played at the Bill Graham For A Day event.

Podcast #125 - The Evolution of Ocean Billy

Posted: 04.12.2012

128Kbps .mp3 [83.9Mb]

• 00:00 Ocean Billy (The Bottom Half)
• 03:29 "Jimmy Stewart" (3.29.03 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 12:03 Pennis (Local Band Does Oklahoma)
• 15:50 "Jimmy Stewart" ^ (9.4.03 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, Indiana)
• 28:30 Ocean Billy (11.1.03 - State Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan)
• 36:04 Ocean Billy (3.9.12 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)

Total Broadcast Length 57:54

Notes:
^ with lyrics

Read the companion piece to this podcast, Ocean William Comes of Age, over at The Floor.

Podcast #124 - 2012 Coast to Coast

Posted: 03.20.2012

128Kbps .mp3 [103.7Mb]

• 00:00 The National Anthem (2.9.12 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)
• 06:01 Forks
• 11:54 August (1.21.12 - Best Buy Theater, New York, New York)
• 23:43 Wellwishers >
• 29:51 Night Nurse* (3.11.12 - Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, Nevada)
• 37:28 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 52:31 The Bottom Half (3.17.12 - Fox Theater, Oakland, California)
• 65:59 Kimble (3.18.12 - Harlow's, Sacramento, California)

Total Broadcast Length 71:55

Notes:
* with "$5 Footlong" jam

Podcast #123 - An Intro to 2012

Posted: 02.23.2012

128Kbps .mp3 [113Mb]

• 00:00 Flamethrower (2.17.12 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio)
• 04:14 Voyager* (1.21.12 - Best Buy Theater, New York, New York)
• 10:51 There's No Crying in Mexico >
• 14:27 Eat (2.17.12 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio)
• 18:41 Gurgle^ >
• 22:00 Resolution >
• 36:37 White Man's Moccasins (2.16.12 - Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• 43:33 Jekyll & Hyde >
• 47:21 Miss Tinkle's Overture (2.12.12 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, Maryland)
• 59:29 Phil's Farm (2.2.12 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Total Broadcast Length 78:22

Notes:
* debut (Daft Punk)
^ debut; original

Podcast #122 - Ten Years Wrong: February 2002

Posted: 02.02.2012

128Kbps .mp3 [102.3Mb]

• 00:00 I Am the Walrus (2.2.02 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois)
• 05:08 The Emperor^ (2.13.02 - Axis, Bloomington, Indiana)
• 17:11 Coming In From the Cold (2.2.02 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois)
• 23:00 Der Bluten Kat >
• 38:03 She Came In Through the Bathroom Window >
• 41:51 Der Bluten Kat (2.1.02 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 46:16 Acoustic duet* (2.2.02 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois)
• 53:58 Make Me (2.27.02 - Stella Blue, Asheville, North Carolina)
• 56:41 Walk the Proud Land (2.6.02 - Copper Dragon, Carbondale, Illinois)
• 60:23 The Fussy Dutchman >
• 67:23 Tomorrow Never Knows (2.27.02 - Stella Blue, Asheville, North Carolina)

Total Broadcast Length 70:58

Notes:
^ with Michael "Mad Dog" Mavridoglou; without Jake (flu)
* Brendan and Jake on acoustics; with Is There Anybody Out There? (Pink Floyd) and Ten Years Gone (Led Zeppelin) jams; with Norwegian Wood teases

Podcast #121 - Holidays 2011

Posted: 01.12.2012

128Kbps .mp3 [114.4Mb]

• 00:00 Catshot* >
• 04:18 Dump City* (12.31.11 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 17:01 Susanah@ (10.28.11 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 21:41 Nemo@ (12.30.11 The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 32:22 1348 >
• 36:36 "Jimmy Stewart"^& >
• 45:23 Hajimemashite& (11.26.11 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 51:05 All In Time** (10.29.11 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 71:36 You Can't Always Get What You Want&& (11.26.11 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 79:02

Notes:
* with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret
@ with Brendan and Jake on acoustic guitars
^ with lyrics
& with Allie Kral (Cornmeal) on fiddle
** with Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) jam
&& first time played (Rolling Stones); with Chicago Mass Choir

Podcast #120 - Ten Years Gone: December 2001

Posted: 12.21.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [120.3Mb]

• 00:00 The Skunk, The Goose, and The Fly (12.31.01 - The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 07:38 Padgett's Profile >
• 11:20 Kat's Tune >
• 14:34 Padgett's Profile
• 16:30 Black Water^ (12.8.01 - Loeb Playhouse, West Lafayette, Indiana)
• 21:54 Front Porch >
• 36:42 Out of Order >
• 45:19 Front Porch (12.14.01 - Bluebird Nightclub, Bloomington, Indiana)
• 49:20 Joel solo* (12.8.01 - Loeb Playhouse, West Lafayette, Indiana)
• 54:45 Slacker** (12.12.01 - Club Soda, Kalamazoo, Michigan)
• 75:36 Regulate (12.1.01 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 80:52

Notes:
^ Brendan and Jake on acoustic guitars
* with elements of Carol of the Bells, Flight of the Bumblebee
** with Dump City jam

Podcast #119 - Meet Me in St. Louis

Posted: 11.30.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [115Mb]

• 00:00 My Favorite Things* (10.24.01 - Cicero's, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 07:21 Thin Air >
• 19:49 Flying >
• 23:25 Big Bottom (2.5.02 - Cicero's, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 25:47 Get Down >
• 34:28 Glory >
• 38:43 Roxanne >
• 41:18 Pay the Snucka (part III) (7.22.02 - Cicero's, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 44:29 Last Call (12.14.02 - Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 48:55 In the Kitchen >
• 61:46 Higgins >
• 77:30 In the Kitchen (4.5.08 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)

Total Broadcast Length 79:44

Notes:
* with Much Obliged ending

Podcast #118 - New in 2011

Posted: 11.10.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [107.8Mb]

• 00:00 The Pequod* >
• 02:17 Dim Sun* >
• 03:55 The Pequod* (10.24.11- I.V. Labs, Chicago, Illinois)
• 05:19 Hourglass (9.13.11 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, New York)
• 13:46 Day Nurse (10.29.11 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 21:43 Plunger >
• 25:16 No Comment >
• 30:38 Plunger (7.3.11 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colorado)
• 33:36 Live and Let Die^ (5.28.11 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 40:02 Utopian Fir >
• 43:02 Night Nurse (6.24.11 - Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, Kentucky)
• 57:09 Nipple Trix >
• 61:07 Domino Theory (9.23.11 - Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, Virginia)
• 69:48 Tom Sawyer (7.15.11 - All Good Music Festival, Masontown, West Virginia)

Total Broadcast Length 74:41

Notes:
* acoustic
^ first time played (Wings); with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret

Podcast #117 - Fall 2011 Face Melt

Posted: 10.18.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [114.3Mb]

• 00:00 Power of Soul (9.21.11 - AE Stage, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• 16:01 Nothing Too Fancy* (9.22.11 - House of Blues, Atlantic City, New Jersey)
• 37:20 Miami Virtue >
• 54:47 Ocean Billy** (9.23.11 - Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, Virginia)

Total Broadcast Length 78:58

Notes:
* with Luke's Theme (Star Wars) and Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love (Van Halen) teases
** with Soul Food II teases

Podcast #116 - Death By Brooklyn

Posted: 09.26.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [123.6Mb]

• 00:00 "Brian Eno Ambient" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 02:48 Domino Theory* (9.6.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 06:33 "Funky Porn Groove > Honeymoon Suite" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 10:02 Red Tape >
• 27:54 Puppet Strings (9.8.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 34:44 "Industrial > Soaring Uplifting > Heavy Metal Uplifting" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 43:56 Go To Hell (9.7.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 49:15 "Melodic Drum and Bass" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 51:54 Forks (9.7.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 58:08 "Heavy Metal Glory" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 60:10 Divisions (9.9.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)
• 81:27 The Joker** (9.8.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 85:46

Notes:
* first time played
** first time played (Steve Miller Band}; with Biz Markie

Podcast #115 - Death By Podcast

Posted: 09.04.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [114.1Mb]

• 00:00 Cummins Lies >
• 03:58 The Floor (8.20.11 - Hoxeyville Music Festival, Wellston, Michigan)
• 10:16 Booth Love* (5.28.11 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 23:21 Conduit (5.19.11 - Sundown in the City, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 31:56 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 41:26 Search 4 (7.08.11 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 47:41 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 63:14 Deeper >
• 68:29 Kid Charlemagne jam >
• 73:15 2nd Self (3.13.11 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California)

Total Broadcast Length 79:09

Notes:
* with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret horns

Podcast #114 - Hauntlanta

Posted: 08.05.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [112.2Mb]

• 00:00 The Haunt (12.03.04 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 10:28 Hurt Bird Bath (8.14.10 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 24:47 Q*Bert >
• 31:45 Anchor Drops (3.11.05 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 37:27 Blue Echo (3.02.02 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 52:48 Much Obliged (2.06.10 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 67:02 Stylophone jam*
• 71:04 YYZ (4.12.03 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia)

Total Broadcast Length 77:45

Notes:
* with Jake on Stylophone

Podcast #113 - Best of Colorado

Posted: 07.04.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [116.5Mb]

• 00:00 Glory (11.02.02 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 02:57 40's Theme >
• 07:32 "Jimmy Stewart"* >
• 16:18 40's Theme* (3.29.03 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 20:17 Believe the Lie (3.05.07 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 32:08 Resolution >
• 44:02 Visions of Parin >
• 48:12 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 52:16 Roulette (2.5.04 - Cervante's Masterpiece, Denver, Colorado)
• 57:00 Bright Lights, Big City (2.11.11 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)
• 69:32 Sociable Jimmy** (7.17.03 - Double Diamond, Aspen, Colorado)

Total Broadcast Length 80:43

Notes:
* with Jamie Janover on toy guitar, percussion
^ with lyrics
** with alternate Latin and November Rain endings

Podcast #112 - Summer Camp, Huey & Oates

Posted: 05.26.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [108Mb]

• 00:00 Puncle Wally (5.30.04 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 04:20 Front Porch* >
• 12:34 I Want A New Drug jam** (4.7.00 - Martyrs', Chicago, Illinois)
• 13:47 Women Wine & Song^ (11.18.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, New York)
• 17:44 Ain't No Sunshine^^ (2.10.11 - Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, Colorado)
• 23:56 Water >
• 29:33 "Jimmy Stewart"& >
• 34:12 Water (5.27.05 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 35:02 Bad is Bad^ (11.18.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, New York)
• 40:44 Phil's Farm (5.23.08 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 57:02 The Linear^^ (2.10.11 - Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, Colorado)
• 64:51 Soundcheck jam (5.27.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 74:57

Notes:
* with Waterfalls (TLC); Rich Cohen, John Wiseman, Aren VanHousen on horns
** with Rich Cohen, John Wiseman, Aren VanHousen on horns
^ with Huey Lewis
^^ with John Oates
& with lyrics

Podcast #111 - Fall 2010 part 3

Posted: 05.06.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [113.7Mb]

• 00:00 2x2 (9.28.10 - El Rey Theater, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
• 18:39 Push the Pig (10.21.10 - Mr. Small's Theatre, Millvale, Pennsylvania)
• 30:41 Wife Soup >
• 42:39 Dump City (10.27.10 - People's Court, Des Moines)
• 56:06 Pay the Snucka >
• 64:54 August (12.30.10 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 75:15 Fuck You* (9.04.10 - North Coast Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 78:53

Notes:
* first time played (Cee Lo Green)

Podcast #110 - Fall 2010 part 2

Posted: 04.17.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [109.8Mb]

• 00:00 "Jimmy Stewart"^ (11.05.10 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 08:49 Prowler >
• 14:30 The Crooked One (10.07.10 - McDonald Theatre, Eugene, Oregon)
• 26:50 Der Bluten Kat >
• 34:05 I'm On Fire >
• 48:00 Der Bluten Kat* (10.29.10 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 47:50 Slacker** (10.28.10 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 65:38 Cemetery Walk II (9.25.10 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Total Broadcast Length 76:09

Notes:
^ with lyrics
* with I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen) tease
** with Frankenstein (The Edgar Winter Group) teases

Podcast #109 - Fall 2010 part 1

Posted: 03.24.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [106.9Mb]

• 00:00 Barracuda* (11.12.10 - Bear Creek Music Festival, Live Oak, Florida)
• 04:12 Alex's House (11.05.10 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 13:43 JaJunk (9.25.10 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
• 26:36 Uncle Wally >
• 44:07 Good Ol' Boys (9.29.10 - Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, Arizona)
• 46:56 All In Time (12.31.10 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 63:39 Wellwishers >
• 69:23 JaJunk (10.22.10 - State Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Total Broadcast Length 74:10

Notes:
* with Jennifer Hartswick on vocals

Podcast #108 - Summer 2010 part 3

Posted: 02.26.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [108.8Mb]

• 00:00 Nemo (6.02.10 - House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 11:37 Hurt Bird Bath (7.17.10 - White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 23:06 2nd Self (7.16.10 - Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 29:40 Mulche's Odyssey (7.30.10 - Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts)
• 43:22 Come Closer (6.05.10 - Wakarusa, Ozark, Arkansas)
• 48:08 Mantis >
• 54:42 Robot World >
• 57:30 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 65:03 Mantis (8.5.10 - Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, New York)
• 70:24 Moby Dick* (8.12.10 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)

Total Broadcast Length 75:23

Notes:
^ with lyrics
* with Jake on drums

Podcast #107 - Summer 2010 part 2

Posted: 02.12.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [110.8Mb]

• 00:00 Utopian Fir (8.06.10 - Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)
• 18:58 Liquid* >
• 28:01 Get in the Van (8.12.10 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
• 34:23 Higgins (6.03.10 - House of Blues, Dallas, Texas)
• 48:09 Orfeo (7.16.10 - Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 52:29 Front Porch >
• 60:46 Cheap Sunglasses** >
• 69:48 Front Porch (8.14.10 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, Georgia)

Total Broadcast Length 76:48

Notes:
* with No Quarter (Led Zeppelin) teases
** with Bulls on Parade (Rage Against the Machine) jam

Podcast #106 - Summer 2010 part 1

Posted: 01.29.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [101Mb]

• 00:00 Snake Juice (8.12.10 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
• 02:54 The Fuzz >
• 12:13 The Floor (6.30.10 - Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 17:16 Bridgeless >
• 29:22 Partyin' Peeps (6.05.10 - Wakarusa, Ozark, Arkansas)
• 35:25 Last Man Swerving >
• 49:02 Thunder Kiss '65* >
• 50:41 Immigrant Song (8.06.10 - Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)
• 53:20 In the Kitchen >
• 65:15 Bridgeless (6.05.10 - Wakarusa, Ozark, Arkansas)

Total Broadcast Length 70:03

Notes:
* first time played (White Zombie); partial

Podcast #105 - UMBowl, Summer Camp

Posted: 01.09.2011

128Kbps .mp3 [114.5Mb]

• 00:00 Sledgehammer* (5.29.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 05:30 Muff II: The Revenge (4.24.10 - UMBowl, Lincoln Hall, Chicago, Illinois)
• 09:33 Walletsworth (5.28.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 15:51 Bright Lights, Big City (5.30.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 31:38 Lisztomania (5.28.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 36:37 Muffburger Sandwich
• 42:43 Mashup Anything Theme** (4.24.10 - UMBowl, Lincoln Hall, Chicago, Illinois)
• 47:17 Phil's Farm (5.29.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 61:21 Land of Wappy
• 74:58 The Weight Around^ (4.24.10 - UMBowl, Lincoln Hall, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 79:28

Notes:
* with horns
** partial; "Tribute to Lade Madonna" > "Bowie Comes the Mantis"
^ first time played

Podcast #104 - Winter 2010 part 5

Posted: 12.14.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [109.5Mb]

• 00:00 KaBump* (2.09.10 - WorkPlay Soundstage, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 17:31 Mail Package (1.22.10 - Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, Colorado)
• 24:40 Blue Echo** >
• 34:42 Pop Tart^ >
• 39:42 Blue Echo (3.04.10 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)
• 49:11 Turn & Dub (2.25.10 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 59:52 The Bottom Half (3.10.10 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City, Iowa)

Total Broadcast Length 75:58

Notes:
* with Born Under a Bad Sign and Meeting in the Aisle jams; 2nd Self teases
** with Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution tease
^ first time "officially" played

Podcast #103 - Winter 2010 part 4

Posted: 11.30.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [110Mb]

• 00:00 Plunger >
• 03:36 The Pequod* >
• 16:01 Plunger (1.16.10 - Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, California)
• 19:03 Much Obliged >
• 32:08 Hajimemashite >
• 33:38 Glory >
• 37:20 Hajimemashite (3.12.10 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 40:29 Cold Gold** (2.09.10 - WorkPlay Soundstage, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 45:41 August >
• 59:52 Resolution^ (2.25.10 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 76:18

Notes:
* with Roundabout (YES) teases
** first time played (Brock Butler); with Brock Butler on guitar
^ with Hysteria (Def Leppard) teases

Podcast #102 - Winter 2010 part 3

Posted: 10.27.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [106Mb]

• 00:00 Syncopated Strangers >
• 02:50 Conduit >
• 06:54 Syncopated Strangers (3.11.10 - Orpheum Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 11:37 Nothing Too Fancy >
• 21:58 Divisions (1.16.10 - Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, California)
• 43:50 You Know What I Mean (2.13.10 - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• 50:00 Booth Love* (3.12.10 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 61:17 Got Your Milk (Right Here) >
• 64:50 Nothing Too Fancy (2.09.10 - WorkPlay Soundstage, Birmingham, Alabama)

Total Broadcast Length 73:31

Notes:
* with Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley) jam

Podcast #101 - Winter 2010 part 2

Posted: 10.12.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [107.3Mb]

• 00:00 Example 1 (2.06.10 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 07:31 Spires >
• 22:53 The Linear (3.12.10 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 28:58 Morning Song (3.10.10 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City, Iowa)
• 43:45 Made to Measure >
• 50:07 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 57:14 Out of Order (2.04.10 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 65:05 The Triple Wide (3.04.10 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 74:29

Notes:
^ with lyrics

Podcast #100 - Winter 2010 part 1

Posted: 09.20.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [107.5Mb]

• 00:00 Slacker >
• 02:11 Dear Lord >
• 05:40 Slacker (3.14.10 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 10:22 Wizard Burial Ground >
• 14:57 Wappy Sprayberry >
• 29:17 Miss Tinkle's Overture (1.23.10 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)
• 38:29 Steppin' Razor >
• 45:12 Mullet (Over)^ (1.20.10 - The Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah)
• 52:28 1348 >
• 56:23 All Things Ninja >
• 71:57 1348 (3.05.10 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio)

Total Broadcast Length 73:51

Notes:
^ with Allie Kral (Cornmeal) on fiddle

Podcast #99 - New Year's Run 2009

Posted: 08.17.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [76.9Mb]

• 00:00 Mantis Ghetts >
• 05:57 Pay the Snucka >
• 10:54 Mantis >
• 16:54 Mantis Ghetts >
• 18:59 Mantis >
• 25:11 Pay the Snucka (12.29.09 - The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 31:25 Headphones & Snocones^ (12.31.09 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 36:09 Lady Madonna^^
• 43:40 2x2 (12.30.09 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 67:31 40's Theme
• 77:37 Nopener (12.29.09 - The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 79:54

Notes:
^ with Mike Mirro on marimba and Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret horns
^^ first time played (The Beatles); with Jeff Coffin on saxophone

Podcast #98 - November 2009 part 2

Posted: 07.26.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [74.6Mb]

• 00:00 Robot World (11.17.09 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, New York)
• 11:02 Rocker part II (11.11.09 - The Opera House, Toronto, Ontario)
• 21:57 FF >
• 25:52 Tomorrow Never Knows (11.15.09 - Port City Music Hall, Portland, Maine)
• 30:21 Mulche's Odyssey
• 47:49 Hangover (11.13.09 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)
• 59:08 JaJunk (11.17.09 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, New York)
• 69:40 Baby Honey Sugar Darling^ (11.14.09 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)

Total Broadcast Length 77:37

Notes:
^ with Jen Hartswick (trumpet), Dave Grippo and Bryan McNamara (saxophones)

Red Rocks & Blue

Posted: 06.02.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [61.2Mb]

• 00:00 a message from Andy
• 01:06 Women Wine & Song^ (7.18.06 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH)
• 07:40 a message from Robert Mercurio of Galactic
• 08:14 Gossip*$ (4.23.10 - Tipitina's, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 14:40 Joel and Jake reminisce about their first trip to Red Rocks
• 15:36 Hajimemashite** >
• 26:55 Nemo (7.02.05 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colorado)
• 31:25 No More Okey Doke*$ (4.23.10 - Tipitina's, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 36:04 a message from Ben Ellman of Galactic
• 36:27 Cineramascope* (4.23.10 - Tipitina's, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 43:06 Ringo^^ (7.20.06 - Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York)
• 57:27 Balkan Wedding* (4.23.10 - Tipitina's, New Orleans, Louisiana)

Total Broadcast Length 63:26

Notes:
^ with Ben Ellman (Galactic) on harmonica
* performed by Galactic
$ with Cyril Neville on vocals
** with Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd) jam
^^ with Rich Vogel (Galactic) on keys

Podcast #97 - November 2009 part 1

Posted: 05.16.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [71.8Mb]

• 00:00 Partyin' Peeps >
• 07:16 Great American >
• 08:24 Peter Gunn Theme/Every Breath You Take >
• 12:30 Great American >
• 23:02 Partyin' Peeps (11.18.09 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, New York)
• 24:43 In the Kitchen^ (11.13.09 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)
• 39:23 #5 >
• 46:20 "Jimmy Stewart"* (11.17.09 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, New York)
• 55:15 Wife Soup >
• 63:27 Baby You're A Rich Man >
• 69:40 Wife Soup (11.18.09 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 74:36

Notes:
^ with Mike Gordon on bass
* with "Rumble" (Link Wray) teases

Podcast #96 - October 2009 part 3

Posted: 04.28.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [76.4Mb]

• 00:00 Prowler >
• 05:33 Turn & Run (10.28.09 - McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, California)
• 14:32 Professor Wormbog (10.21.09 - Knitting Factory, Spokane, Washington)
• 24:36 Cemetery Walk >
• 32:39 Padgett's Profile (10.31.09 - Las Tortugas, Groveland, California)
• 38:59 Ocean Billy >
• 46:47 The Crooked One >
• 53:18 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 58:16 The Crooked One (10.03.09 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 58:29 In Violation of Yes (10.02.09 - Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
• 66:22 Cemetery Walk II (10.23.09 - McDonald Theatre, Eugene, Oregon)

Total Broadcast Length 79:33

Notes:
^ with lyrics

Podcast #95 - October 2009 part 2

Posted: 04.08.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [75.8Mb]

• 00:00 Red Tape (10.21.09 - Knitting Factory, Spokane, Washington)
• 11:00 Bridgeless >
• 29:12 Roulette >
• 32:29 Visions of Parin >
• 42:29 Roulette (10.25.09 - Eureka Theatre, Eureka, California)
• 44:23 Push the Pig >
• 52:51 I'm On Fire* >
• 58:28 Push the Pig (10.08.09 - House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio)
• 59:31 Resolution >
• 66:13 Much Obliged^ >
• 73:03 Hollywood Nights** (10.29.09 - House of Blues, West Hollywood, California)

Total Broadcast Length 78:48

Notes:
* first time played (Bruce Springtseen); instrumental
^ with Q*Bert tease
** first time played (Bob Seger)

Podcast #94 - October 2009 part 1

Posted: 03.10.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [71.6Mb]

• 00:00 Sociable Jimmy >
• 10:24 Sweetness >
• 21:18 The Bottom Half >
• 27:35 Can't You See* >
• 29:34 The Bottom Half (10.02.09 - Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
• 33:01 Alex's House >
• 42:18 Spires (10.08.09 - House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio)
• 47:13 E.T.I. >
• 58:38 Water (10.09.09 - The Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 67:49 1348 (10.10.09 - Expo Gardens, Peoria, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 74:29

Notes:
* first time played (Marshall Tucker Band)

Podcast #93 - September 2009 part 2

Posted: 02.18.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [70.3Mb]

• 00:00 Soul Food I* >
• 12:49 Anchor Drops (9.15.09 - Rialto Theatre, Tucson, Arizona)
• 18:21 Uncommon >
• 20:56 In the Flesh >
• 23:49 Another Brick In The Wall >
• 29:30 Raymond (9.16.09 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV)
• 36:30 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft (9.18.09 - Mesa Theater, Grand Junction, Colorado)
• 51:41 Blue Echo >
• 66:55 All In Time (9.10.09 - House of Blues, Houston, Texas)

Total Broadcast Length 73:11

Notes:
* with Soul Food II jam

Podcast #92 - September 2009 part 1

Posted: 01.27.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [72.3Mb]

• 00:00 All in Time >
• 10:03 Women Wine & Song (9.10.09 - House of Blues, Houston, Texas)
• 16:03 The Fussy Dutchman >
• 19:50 Keefer >
• 22:52 The Fussy Dutchman (9.12.09 - House of Blues, Dallas, Texas)
• 26:03 The Haunt (9.11.09 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, Texas)
• 41:14 Got Your Milk (Right Here) >
• 52:04 Q*Bert >
• 56:01 Syncopated Strangers (9.15.09 - Rialto Theatre, Tucson, Arizona)
• 64:37 Thin Air >
• 66:33 Kimble >
• 70:31 Thin Air (9.04.09 - Mishawaka Amphitheater, Bellvue, Colorado)

Total Broadcast Length 75:10

Podcast #91 - Summer 2009 part 3

Posted: 01.07.2010

128Kbps .mp3 [74.8Mb]

• 00:00 Search 4 >
• 10:18 Release >
• 14:57 Search 4 (8.27.09 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 18:12 Bright Lights, Big City (7.02.09 - High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, California)
• 35:46 Der Bluten Kat >
• 52:44 The Fuzz >
• 62:05 Der Bluten Kat (7.15.09 - Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater, Des Moines, Iowa)
• 65:00 When the World is Running Down You Make the Best of What's Still Around >
• 73:28 Bright Lights, Big City (7.02.09 - High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, California)

Total Broadcast Length 77:49

Podcast #90 - Summer 2009 part 2

Posted: 12.23.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [69.9Mb]

• 00:00 Dump City (8.28.09 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 19:38 Billie Jean (6.25.09 - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia)
• 24:54 Rocker part II* (7.16.09 - Capitol Theatre, Davenport, Iowa)
• 38:12 Power of Soul** >
• 51:51 Miss Tinkle's Overture (6.26.09 - Rocks the Harbor, Buffalo, New York)
• 62:51 Time >
• 69:21 Great Gig in the Sky (8.27.09 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 72:35

Notes:
* with Everything In Its Right Place (Radiohead) jam
** with Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) teases

Podcast #89 - Summer 2009 part 1

Posted: 12.03.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [73Mb]

• 00:00 Catshot (8.27.09 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 06:12 Divisions >
• 16:34 A Love Supreme >
• 21:42 Get In the Van (6.27.09 - Paper Mill Island, Baldwinsville, New York)
• 28:12 Ringo >
• 33:55 Space Funk Booty >
• 37:43 Ringo (7.16.09 - Capitol Theatre, Davenport, Iowa)
• 46:10 Great American (7.10.09 - The NorVa, Norfolk, Virginia)
• 63:16 Comfortably Numb >
• 69:46 Divisions (7.05.09 - Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, Michigan)

Total Broadcast Length 75:57

Notes:

Podcast #88 - Spring 2009 part 4

Posted: 11.18.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [75.3Mb]

• 00:00 Gulf Stream >
• 06:12 Andy's Last Beer (5.01.09 - House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 13:04 Let'em In >
• 17:51 August* >
• 25:29 End of the Road (4.05.09 - Toad's Place, New Haven, Connecticut)
• 28:54 Front Porch** (5.30.09 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio)
• 47:24 Ocean Billy^ >
• 52:57 Just the Two of Us^$ >
• 57:36 Ocean Billy^ (4.16.09 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio)
• 60:50 JaJunk (4.09.09 - House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts)

Total Broadcast Length 78:14

Notes:
* with Ten Years Gone (Led Zeppelin) jam
** with I Keep Forgettin' (Michael McDonald) and Baba O'Riley (The Who) jams
^ with Nick Blasky (Ray's Music Exchange) on bass
$ first time played (Bill Withers); Kris, Ryan & Nick Blasky only

Podcast #87 - Spring 2009 part 3

Posted: 10.29.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [75Mb]

• 00:00 Smell the Mitten (5.22.09 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 11:37 Higgins (4.07.09 - Lupo's, Providence, Rhode Island)
• 25:34 The Floor (5.01.09 - House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 33:08 #5 (4.08.09 - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 40:06 Wappy Sprayberry >
• 55:10 Last Man Swerving >
• 65:56 Wife Soup (4.10.09 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 77:54

Notes:

Podcast #86 - Spring 2009 part 2

Posted: 10.12.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [74.5Mb]

• 00:00 Nothing Too Fancy* >
• 10:10 Roulette (4.03.09 - Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)
• 22:00 The Crooked One** >
• 35:55 Partyin' Peeps (3.26.09 - Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas)
• 43:52 Nemo (3.28.09 - Minglewood Hall, Memphis, Tennessee)
• 55:47 Plunger >
• 59:21 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 70:21 Plunger (4.08.09 - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 74:09 Ride On Pony^^ (5.24.09 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 77:32

Notes:
* with Prophecy Now tease
** with March of the S.O.D. (Stormtroopers of Death) and Young Lust (Pink Floyd) jams
^ with lyrics
^^ with Brendan and Jake on acoustics, Mike Racky on pedal steel

Podcast #85 - Spring 2009 part 1

Posted: 09.28.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [71.4Mb]

• 00:00 The Bottom Half >
• 13:12 Walletsworth >
• 19:09 The Bottom Half (3.27.09 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 25:19 Resolution*^ >
• 36:58 Professor Wormbog^ (5.24.09 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 41:28 Utopian Fir >
• 63:00 Mulche's Odyssey (4.30.09 - House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana)

Total Broadcast Length 74:15

Notes:
* with Chank (John Scofield) teases
^ with Brendan and Jake on acoustic

Podcast #84 - Winter 2009 part 4

Posted: 08.17.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [72.8Mb]

• 00:00 A Fifth of Beethoven (2.15.09 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 05:12 Push the Pig >
• 15:13 White Man's Moccasins (2.20.09 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 22:09 In the Kitchen >
• 32:11 Prophecy Now >
• 33:53 In the Kitchen (2.22.09 - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• 35:46 Blue Echo >
• 38:45 Livin' On a Farm* >
• 40:03 Blue Echo >
• 51:48 Example 1 >
• 60:26 Memphis Underground^ (2.13.09 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 70:53 Mullet (Over) (3.14.09 - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, Indiana)

Total Broadcast Length 75:43

Notes:
* first time played (Ali Baba's Tahini); partial
^ with Jennifer Hartswick and Kevin Sinclair

Podcast #83 - Winter 2009 part 3

Posted: 07.15.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [71.9Mb]

• 00:00 Cemetery Walk >
• 07:18 Cemetery Walk II (3.13.09 - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 20:08 Morning Song (3.07.09 - UC Patio, Coral Gables, Florida)
• 28:28 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 47:16 13 Days (2.01.09 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 51:48 Intentions Clear >
• 67:38 The Fussy Dutchman (1.24.09 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)

Total Broadcast Length 74:42

Mantisyahu

Posted: 06.30.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [43.6Mb]

• 00:00 Andy, Joel & KB #1
• 01:21 Turn & Run (3.12.09 - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan)
• 07:55 Andy, Joel & KB #2
• 09:07 Close Your Eyes* (10.20.07 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 16:38 Matisyahu #1
• 16:50 Felicitacion (Dub Trio - Another Sound is Dying)
• 21:23 One Day (Matisyahu - Light)
• 24:51 Matisyahu #2
• 25:08 Struggla (Matisyahu - 6.01.09)
• 30:57 Andy, Joel & KB #3
• 32:45 Made to Measure >
• 38:30 Get in the Van (4.01.09 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 45:11

Notes:
* with Matisyahu

This special edition podcast features members of UM discussing Mantis and the upcoming July shows with Matisyahu, who also makes a guest appearance. Hear his new single One Day and a live cut featuring Dub Trio (his new backing band), who also contribute a track.

Podcast #82 - Winter 2009 part 2

Posted: 06.14.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [72Mb]

• 00:00 Jazz Odyssey >
• 02:37 Padgett's Profile (3.05.09 - WorkPlay Soundstage, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 09:10 FF (2.15.09 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 21:38 Atmosfarag >
• 32:47 Thin Air (2.12.09 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 43:24 2x2 (3.12.09 - Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan)
• 63:00 Hurt Bird Bath* (2.22.09 - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina)

Total Broadcast Length 74:58

Notes:
* with People's Court jam; with Let 'em In (Wings) jam

Podcast #81 - Winter 2009 part 1

Posted: 05.28.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [74.6Mb]

• 00:00 Got Your Milk (Right Here) >
• 16:49 Anchor Drops (2.22.09 - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• 22:23 Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty* (3.05.09 - WorkPlay Soundstage, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 29:33 Robot World >
• 41:28 Out of Order (1.30.09 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 50:38 All in Time (2.14.09 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 77:36

Notes:
* first time played (Herbie Mann)

Podcast #80 - December 2008

Posted: 05.14.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [72Mb]

• 00:00 Sweetness* >
• 06:56 August (12.30.08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 19:48 Women, Wine & Song^ (12.31.08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 25:45 Bright Lights, Big City** (12.30.08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 35:46 Hajimemashite (12.29.08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 41:23 With a Little Help From My Friends^^ (12.31.08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 47:01 Alex's House&
• 55:53 Rocker part II& (12.30.08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 66:13 Lenny (12.13.08 - Caribbean Holidaze, Runaway Bay, Jamaica)

Total Broadcast Length 74:54

Notes:
* acoustic
^ with horns
** with Stanley Jordan
^^ with Chicago Mass Choir; first time played (The Beatles)
& with Joshua Redman

Podcast #79 - November 2008 part 2

Posted: 04.29.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [69.6Mb]

• 00:00 Rastaman Chant* >
• 06:56 Syncopated Strangers >
• 10:16 Mamu >
• 14:03 Syncopated Strangers (11.14.08 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 19:51 Divisions^ >
• 40:34 The Triple Wide** (11.13.08 - Canopy Club, Urbana, llinois)
• 51:40 Water (11.18.08 - Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee)

Total Broadcast Length 72:27

Notes:
* with Can't You Hear Me Knockin' teases
^ with Regulate intro
** with Stairway to Heaven teases

Podcast #78 - November 2008 part 1

Posted: 04.15.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [72.1Mb]

• 00:00 Wappy Sprayberry >
• 15:29 Dear Lord/Amazing Grace (11.21.08 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 19:49 Great American* >
• 31:08 Down Under* >
• 33:40 Great American* (11.19.08 - Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 35:50 Dump City (11.22.08 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 47:25 Der Bluten Kat >
• 63:22 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 68:20 End of the Road >
• 71:49 Der Bluten Kat (11.01.08 - Slim's, San Francisco, California)

Total Broadcast Length 75:00

Notes:
* acoustic
^ with lyrics

Podcast #77 - October 2008 part 2

Posted: 03.22.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [75.3Mb]

• 00:00 a message from Andy
• 00:59 Andy's Last Beer (10.04.08 - CEFCU Center Stage, Peoria, Illinois)
• 07:18 The Crooked One* (10.23.08 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia)
• 39:33 Bloody Well Right
• 45:19 40's Theme^ (10.14.08 - Blender Theater, New York, New York)
• 57:30 Phil's Farm >
• 68:10 Partyin' Peeps >
• 69:31 Phil's Farm (10.17.08 - Smith Opera House, Geneva, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 78:42

Notes:
* unfinished; with Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones) teases
^ with Rob Merscher on keys

Podcast #76 - October 2008 part 1

Posted: 02.27.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [74Mb]

• 00:00 After Midnight* >
• 05:05 Get in the Van (10.28.08 - House of Blues, West Hollywood, California)
• 11:38 The Haunt (10.27.08 - Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, Nevada)
• 28:51 Waist Down (10.10.08 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)
• 36:14 JaJunk >
• 39:35 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 55:21 JaJunk (10.11.08 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)
• 61:44 Ocean Billy >
• 67:06 Kula >
• 73:46 Ocean Billy (10.10.08 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)

Total Broadcast Length 77:02

Notes:
* first time played (J.J. Cale)
^ with lyrics

Podcast #75 - September 2008

Posted: 01.30.2009

128Kbps .mp3 [70.6Mb]

• 00:00 Rocker part II >
• 17:27 The Fussy Dutchman (9.12.08 - Granada Theater, Dallas, Texas)
• 24:51 Liquid* >
• 32:50 Plunger* (9.01.08 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 39:23 Utopian Fir >
• 66:09 Mail Package (9.14.08 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)

Total Broadcast Length 73:28

Notes:
* acoustic

Mantis teaser 2

Posted: 12.30.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [1.2Mb]

Podcast #74 - Summer 2008 part 3

Posted: 12.09.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [71.6Mb]

• 00:00 The Floor (7.27.08 - Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, Maryland)
• 05:51 Higgins (7.10.08 - Willow Island, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 19:45 Bright Lights, Big City >
• 27:24 Voices Inside My Head* >
• 39:24 "Jimmy Stewart" (7.31.08 - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• 45:10 Slacker^ (7.18.08 - White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 55:23 Example 1 >
• 67:44 Ringo** (7.06.08 - Minnesota Zoo Amphitheatre, Apple Valley, MN)

Total Broadcast Length 74:28

Notes:
* first time played (The Police)
^ with One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic) teases
** second half, only

Podcast #73 - Summer 2008 part 2

Posted: 11.17.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [74.6Mb]

• 00:00 Making Flippy Floppy >
• 16:41 Kat's Tune (7.17.08 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio)
• 19:52 Mullet (Over) (6.05.08 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 25:40 Professor Wormbog >
• 37:24 Intentions Clear >
• 50:49 Mulche's Odyssey (7.11.08 - Live on the Levee, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 60:01 Push the Pig* (7.25.08 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Total Broadcast Length 77:41

Notes:
* with David Murphy and Zach Velmer of STS9 replacing Ryan and Kris

Mantis teaser

Posted: 11.12.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [1.6Mb]

Podcast #72 - Summer 2008 part 1

Posted: 10.29.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [70.6Mb]

• 00:00 Resolution >
• 13:32 The Bottom Half* (7.05.08 - Saturday In the Park, Sioux City, Iowa)
• 23:12 Eat >
• 34:26 Alex's House (7.26.08 - Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 43:17 All Things Ninja^ (6.07.08 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, Michigan)
• 61:20 Bridgeless (7.10.08 - Willow Island, Madison, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 73:31

Notes:
* with Third Stone from the Sun (Jimi Hendrix) jam
^ with Angular Momentum tease and America the Beautiful

Podcast #71 - May 2008

Posted: 10.12.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [74.1Mb]

• 00:00 Hangover (05.31.08 - Cleveland, Ohio)
• 10:55 2nd Self (5.01.08 - Sundown in the City, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 18:10 Wappy Sprayberry* >
• 33:04 Got Your Milk (Right Here) (5.02.08 - New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 36:57 Great American^ (5.24.08 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 52:10 Hurt Bird Bath** >
• 65:35 In the Kitchen (5.30.08 - Mountain Jam, Hunter Mountain, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 77:07

Notes:
* with The Triple Wide teases
^ with Mike Racky on pedal steel and George Jones (Chicago Afrobeat Project) on percussion
** with Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) intro

Podcast #70 - April 2008 part 3

Posted: 09.21.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [74.8Mb]

• 00:00 Wife Soup* (04.16.08 - Higher Ground, South Burlington Vermont)
• 18:00 Miss Tinkle's Overture (4.04.08 - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Georgia)
• 26:29 Last Man Serving^ (04.18.08 - Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
• 34:03 Atmosfarag >
• 37:49 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 44:12 Atmosfarag (4.30.08 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 45:27 Blue Echo >
• 64:29 Pay the Snucka (4.13.08 - Toad's Place, New Haven, Connecticut)

Total Broadcast Length 77:51

Notes:
* unfinished
^ with Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) tease

Podcast #69 - April 2008 part 2

Posted: 08.19.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [74.5Mb]

• 00:00 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 14:20 Water (4.03.08 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, North Carolina)
• 27:21 Visions of Parin >
• 44:45 Words (4.11.08 - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 55:00 Nothing Too Fancy (4.17.08 - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, New Jersey)

Total Broadcast Length 79:36

Notes:

Podcast #68 - April 2008 part 1

Posted: 07.31.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [72.7Mb]

• 00:00 2x2 (4.11.08 - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 14:44 Gulf Stream (4.05.08 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 21:23 Der Bluten Kat >
• 30:13 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 37:15 Der Bluten Kat (4.11.08 - Calvin Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 47:59 Kimble (4.13.08 - Toad's Place, New Haven, Connecticut)
• 52:04 Front Porch >
• 59:34 Another Brick in the Wall >
• 63:33 Front Porch (4.04.08 - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Georgia)
• 66:16 Phil's Farm* (4.03.08 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, North Carolina)

Total Broadcast Length 75:42

Notes:
^ with lyrics
* with Karl Engelmann on kazoo

Podcast #67 - March 2008

Posted: 07.12.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [73.4Mb]

• 00:00 JaJunk* (3.16.08 - The Max, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• 18:43 Search 4
• 26:15 August^ (3.01.08 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 44:59 Rocker (part II)** (3.18.08 - The Max, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• 53:40 #5 (3.16.08 - The Max, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
• 61:04 Much Obliged >
• 72:51 Kula (3.04.08 - Bluebird Nightclub, Bloomington, IN)

Total Broadcast Length 76:22

Notes:
* with Home (The New Deal) jam
^ with Voodoo Child (Jimi Hendrix) teases
** with Amazing Grace jam

Podcast #66 - Jimmy Stewart 2007 companion

Posted: 06.10.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [74.8Mb]

• 00:00 talking Jimmy Stewart 2007 #1
• 02:57 Waist Down (6.05.08 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 09:28 talking Jimmy Stewart 2007 #2
• 12:45 "Nemo"* (7.26.07 - Sonar, Baltimore, Maryland)
• 20:00 "The Crooked One" (07.05.07 - Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 23:38 "Nemo" 09.14.07 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 29:33 "Ocean Billy" (3.02.07 - Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 36:20 "The Crooked One" (3.22.07 - Orpheum Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 40:57 "The Bottom Half" (7.13.07 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado)
• 45:25 "Dump City" (3.15.07 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 48:16 "The Triple Wide"* (6.07.07 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon)
• 55:54 "Der Bluten Kat" (7.28.07 - Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH)
• 58:50 "Divisions" (6.28.07 - NTELOS Pavilion, Portsmouth, Virginia)
• 64:21 "Nemo" (3.17.07 - Morris Center, South Bend, Indiana)
• 69:29 "Der Bluten Kat" (11.10.07 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 77:45

Notes:
* with lyrics

Jimmy Stewart 2007 is the latest addition to the Jimmy Stewart album series. The band stops by to talk a little about the album and discuss a little about how a Jimmy Stewart becomes a brand new song. The newest song to make the jump is Waist Down, inspired by Eat - 2.17.07 - San Francisco, CA, one of the tracks off the new album. The rest of the podcast features some of the best UM improvisation that did not make JS2007.

Podcast #65 - February 2008 part 3

Posted: 05.26.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [73.3Mb]

• 00:00 Mail Package >
• 09:03 Walletsworth >
• 14:57 Mail Package (2.16.08 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California)
• 19:20 Dump City (2.07.08 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia)
• 40:03 Dear Prudence* (2.11.08 - Majestic Ventura Theatre, Ventura, California)
• 45:58 40's Theme (2.29.08 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 56:16 Syncopated Strangers (2.09.08 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, Oregon)

Total Broadcast Length 76:19

Notes:
* first time played (The Beatles)

Podcast #64 - February 2008 part 2

Posted: 05.12.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [74.9Mb]

• 00:00 Wizard Burial Ground (2.13.08 - Crash Mansion LA, Los Angeles, California)
• 11:11 Uncle Wally >
• 17:00 "Jimmy Stewart" (2.28.08 - The Capitol Theatre, Davenport, Iowa)
• 23:11 All in Time (2.13.08 - Crash Mansion LA, Los Angeles, CA)
• 41:59 Passing >
• 44:36 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 50:00 Passing (2.08.08 - The Showbox, Seattle, Washington)
• 51:31 Meeting in the Aisle (2.27.08 - People's, Des Moines, Iowa)
• 59:14 Ringo^ (2.12.08 - San Diego, California)

Total Broadcast Length 77:55

Notes:
^ with Mike Keneally on guitar

Podcast #63 - February 2008 part 1

Posted: 04.28.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [75.1Mb]

• 00:00 Jazz Odyssey (2.27.08 - People's, Des Moines, Iowa)
• 05:21 Mulche's Odyssey >
• 21:01 Ocean Billy >
• 35:58 Alex's House (2.11.08 - Majestic Ventura Theatre, Ventura, California)
• 45:02 Believe the Lie (2.07.08 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia)
• 56:27 Bright Lights, Big City >
• 71:10 White Man's Moccasins (2.13.08 - Crash Mansion LA, Los Angeles, California)

Total Broadcast Length 78:13

Notes:

Podcast #62 - December 2007

Posted: 04.14.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [73Mb]

• 00:00 You Got the Love* (12.14.07 - Caribbean Holidaze, Runaway Bay, Jamaica)
• 06:51 Black Messiah** (12.31.07 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 11:38 You Can't Blame the Youth^ >
• 15:04 Equal Rights^ (12.14.07 - Caribbean Holidaze, Runaway Bay, Jamaica)
• 18:51 FF >
• 24:15 "Jimmy Stewart" (12.31.07 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 32:55 Abacab (12.16.07 - Caribbean Holidaze, Runaway Bay, Jamaica)
• 46:23 Wappy Sprayberry >
• 61:17 Can't You Hear Me Knockin'^^ (12.30.07 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 72:52

Notes:
* first time played (Rufus), with Jennifer Hartswick on vocals
** first time played (The Kinks), with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret horns
^ with Andrew Tosh on vocals
^^ first time played (Rolling Stones), with Jeff Coffin on saxophones

Podcast #61 - November 2007

Posted: 03.30.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [75.7Mb]

• 00:00 Breathe >
• 13:17 The Floor (11.09.07 - IU Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana)
• 18:54 Hangover* (11.17.07 - WorkPlay Soundstage, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 27:47 Roulette (11.29.07 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 33:32 The Haunt
• 45:34 The Pequod >
• 46:35 Hurt Bird Bath** (11.16.07 - City Hall, Nashville, Tennessee)
• 59:54 Got Your Milk (Right Here) >
• 63:49 The Triple Wide (11.10.07 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 78:48

Notes:
* with Power of Soul (Jimi Hendrix) jam and Ringo teases
** with Luke's Theme (Star Wars) tease

Podcast #60 - October 2007 part 3

Posted: 03.13.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [71.6Mb]

• 00:00 End of the Road (10.22.07 - Harro East Ballroom, Rochester, New York)
• 03:27 Miss Tinkle's Overture >
• 11:43 Thin Air >
• 21:52 Miss Tinkle's Overture (10.06.07 - Stubb's BBQ, Austin, Texas)
• 23:05 In Violation of Yes*
• 32:52 Utopian Fir >
• 62:17 Masoko Tanga (10.24.07 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)
• 68:09 Ain't No Fun (10.27.07 - Vegoose, Las Vegas, Nevada)

Total Broadcast Length 74:29

Notes:
* with Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) teases

Podcast #59 - October 2007 part 2

Posted: 02.20.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [70.6Mb]

• 00:00 Great American^ >
• 01:29 That's the Way^ >
• 07:15 Great American^ (10.19.07 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 11:59 Higgins (10.26.07 - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 30:40 Uncommon >
• 31:59 Glory >
• 35:20 Uncommon (10.20.07 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 36:59 Smell the Mitten* >
• 46:07 The Bottom Half (10.17.07 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 57:45 Hey 19 (10.16.07 - Toad's Place, Richmond, Virginia)

Total Broadcast Length 73:28

Notes:
^ with Brendan and Jake on acoustics
* unfinished

Podcast #58 - October 2007 part 1

Posted: 02.06.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [73.5Mb]

• 00:00 Out of Order >
• 09:49 Mood for a Day* (10.19.07 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 11:30 Women, Wine & Song >
• 18:13 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 25:04 Get in the Van (10.18.07 - Magic City Music Hall, Johnson City, New York)
• 31:49 Morning Song (10.20.07 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 28:02 Der Bluten Kat >
• 53:02 Dump City^ >
• 66:20 Der Bluten Kat** (10.27.07 - Vegoose, Las Vegas, Nevada)

Total Broadcast Length 76:33

Notes:
* first time played (Steve Howe); Jake solo
^ with Dave Murphy (STS9) on bass
** with Hot for Teacher (Van Halen) ending

Podcast #57 - Summer 2007 part 3

Posted: 01.15.2008

128Kbps .mp3 [70.1Mb]

• 00:00 Walletsworth >
• 02:46 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 07:24 Walletsworth (7.06.07 - Petrillo Music Shell, Chicago, Illinois)
• 10:45 Plunger* >
• 15:03 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 23:15 Plunger >
• 28:02 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 40:40 In the Kitchen >
• 48:53 Rainbow Country >
• 53:22 Anchor Drops >
• 58:50 In the Kitchen (06.08.07 - Truckee Park Amphitheater, Truckee, California)
• 61:06 Pay the Snucka (06.30.07 - Masquerade Park, Atlanta, Georgia)

Total Broadcast Length 72:59

Notes:
* with In the Kitchen intro
^ with jam similar to 07.16.2006 August

Podcast #56 - Summer 2007 part 2

Posted: 12.12.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [74.4Mb]

• 00:00 August (7.05.07 - Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 12:23 Atmosfarag >
• 17:54 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 24:12 40's Theme (6.07.07 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon)
• 33:39 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 45:13 It's About That Time^ (6.14.07 - Downtown, San Diego, California)
• 53:03 Bad Poker* (8.25.07 - Riverview Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois)
• 60:25 JaJunk (7.19.07 - 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota)

Total Broadcast Length 77:24

Notes:
^ with Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa) on piano, guitar, bass
* with Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi All-Stars) on washboard and Mike Rackey on pedal steel

Podcast #55 - Summer 2007 part 1

Posted: 11.26.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [70.3Mb]

• 00:00 Nothing Too Fancy (8.16.07 - Camp Bisco, Mariaville, New York)
• 25:05 Nemo >
• 27:21 Wizard Burial Ground >
• 36:38 Nemo (7.19.07 - 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota)
• 39:22 Blue Echo >
• 52:00 Bron-Yr-Aur (6.28.07 - NTELOS Pavilion, Portsmouth, Virginia)
• 53:48 Wife Soup (8.25.07 - Riverview Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 73:07

Notes:

Podcast #54 - May 2007, Murat leftover

Posted: 11.12.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [73.9Mb]

• 00:00 Last Man Swerving* >
• 11:14 The Fussy Dutchman (05.03.07 - WorkPlay SoundStage, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 18:37 Hurt Bird Bath (04.07.07 - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 37:35 Example 1 >
• 49:41 Syncopated Strangers (05.31.07 - Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York)
• 58:29 Ringo (05.02.07 - WorkPlay SoundStage, Birmingham, Alabama)

Total Broadcast Length 76:54

Notes:
*with Voodoo Child (Jimi Hendrix) jam

A rare Last Man Serving makes its debut podcast appearance and features a brief take on Voodoo Child, with Jake at the lead. The Murat Hurt Bird Bath may not have made the album, but a mixed version can now be heard by all thanks to KB. The patient improv out of Example 1 makes a slow build before splashing into Syncopated Strangers. Ringo has had a resurgence in 2007 as a springboard for experimentation.

Podcast #53 - Live at the Murat preview, April 2007 part 2

Posted: 10.11.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [73.1Mb]

• 00:00 talking Live at the Murat #1
• 02:03 Eat (Live at the Murat, in stores Oct 16)
• 06:23 talking Live at the Murat #2
• 09:00 The Stranger >
• 17:35 All in Time (04.05.07 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 40:01 talking Live at the Murat #3
• 42:12 Partyin' Peeps (04.14.07 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC)
• 51:01 talking Live at the Murat #4
• 53:00 Got Your Milk (Right Here) (04.15.07 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY)
• 56:48 The Bottom Half >
• 60:44 Born Under a Bad Sign >
• 64:30 The Bottom Half (04.03.07 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City, Iowa)
• 68:37 talking Live at the Murat #5
• 70:47 Kimble (04.18.07 - Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)

Total Broadcast Length 76:03

Notes:

With the 2-disc Live at the Murat due in stores this coming Tuesday October 16, Brendan, Joel, Kevin Browning and special guest Andy Farag stop by to talk about the new album, making mistakes, and midgets on unicycles. A cover of Billy Joel's The Stranger fades into an All in Time that explores rare territory. Born Under a Bad Sign made it's first full appearance in several years in the middle of The Bottom Half. The Joel Cummins penned Kimble dates back to the first Umphrey's show.

Podcast #52 - April 2007 part 1

Posted: 09.24.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [73.9Mb]

• 00:00 The Crooked One >
• 11:33 Alex's House >
• 19:53 Soul Food I >
• 29:04 The Crooked One (04.19.07 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)
• 33:58 Phil's Farm* (04.14.07 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 53:06 The Triple Wide >
• 68:53 Slacker (04.03.07 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City, Iowa)

Total Broadcast Length 76:54

Notes:
* with For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica) jam

The newly opened up The Crooked One has expanded into a setlist weapon in 2007. Alex's House originated from a Brendan Bayliss demo that would eventually become part of The Bottom Half. A dark jam in the middle of Phil's Farm offers another of Umphrey's many influences with an appearance of Metallica's For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Podcast #51 - March 2007 part 2

Posted: 09.06.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [74Mb]

• 00:00 Water@ (03.02.07 - Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 06:50 Red^ (03.15.07 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 12:58 Intentions Clear >
• 18:13 "Jimmy Stewart" (03.23.07 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 32:34 Space Funk Booty (03.24.07 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• 37:10 Bridgeless >
• 44:27 Plunger >
• 49:06 Glory >
• 51:59 Plunger >
• 61:59 Bridgeless (03.06.07 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 68:59 Thela Hun Ginjeet^ (03.16.07 - Clutch Cargo's, Pontiac, Michigan)

Total Broadcast Length 76:22

Notes:
@ with Brendan and Jake on acoustic
^ with Adrian Belew

Podcast #50 - March 2007 part 1

Posted: 08.23.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [73.4Mb]

• 00:00 #5^ (03.16.07 - Clutch Cargo's, Pontiac, Michigan)
• 07:57 Much Obliged >
• 18:54 Utopian Fir >
• 26:16 Bright Lights, Big City >
• 37:58 Utopian Fir (03.14.07 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 44:43 The Haunt >
• 57:27 Sweetness >
• 61:10 13 Days (03.01.07 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, North Carolina)
• 65:33 Padgett's Profile* (03.16.07 - Clutch Cargo's, Pontiac, Michigan)

Total Broadcast Length 76:22

Notes:
^ with Adrian Belew
* with jam similar to 06.16.06 Intentions Clear

Podcast #49 - Trancegression

Posted: 07.24.2007

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• 00:00 talking Trancegression #1
• 01:16 Resolution^* >
• 12:32 Svenghali$ (07.15.07 - Trancegression, Copper Mountain, Colorado)
• 22:36 talking Trancegression #2
• 24:32 Gangster^ >
• 30:37 Helicopters^ >
• 39:11 Orch Theme^ (07.14.07 - Trancegression, Copper Mountain, Colorado)
• 47:01 talking Trancegression #3
• 48:19 Der Bluten Kat >
• 64:55 Mulche's Odyssey >
• 71:11 Der Bluten Kat (07.15.07 - Trancegression, Copper Mountain, Colorado)

Total Broadcast Length 77:34

Notes:
^ performed by The Disco Biscuits
* with Brendan and Andy
$ first time played (The Disco Biscuits); with Jon Gutwillig of The Disco Biscuits

Ryan, Joel and sound caresser Kevin Browning are joined by Marc and Aron of The Disco Biscuits as they talk about their highlights of their first Trancegression Festival. Continuing on the D.U.M.B. tour theme of band camaraderie and interaction, for the Trancegression encore, The Disco Biscuits with the addition of Brendan came out to perform UM's Resolution, after which Umphrey's replaced them on-stage to perform a version of tDB's Svenghali joined by Jon Gutwillig on guitar and vocals.

Podcast #48 - February 2007

Posted: 07.10.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [71.3Mb]

• 00:00 Professor Wormbog >
• 02:13 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 07:10 Professor Wormbog (02.28.07 - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Georgia)
• 09:52 Miss Tinkle's Overture (02.18.07 - Grand Sierra Theatre, Reno, Nevada)
• 23:20 Liquid >
• 40:48 Get in the Van (02.27.07 The NorVa, Norfolk, Virginia)
• 47:10 Believe the Lie (02.16.07 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California)
• 58:51 Robot World* >
• 65:29 I Want You (She's So Heavy) (02.17.07 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California)

Total Broadcast Length 74:14

Notes:
* with Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N' Roses) tease

Podcast #47 - December 2006

Posted: 06.14.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [76.1Mb]

• 00:00 Push the Pig* (12.29.06 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 10:49 Wife Soup >
• 20:23 "Jimmy Stewart"** >
• 30:26 Wife Soup (12.01.06 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 35:28 Further On Down the Road^# (12.31.06 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 39:46 The Fuzz >
• 49:39 Dear Lord (12.30.06 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 52:38 My Old School^^# (12.31.06 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 58:04 Hurt Bird Bath$ (12.02.06 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 79:10

Notes:
* with Chris Chew (North Mississippi Allstars) on bass and Ryan on keys
** with 1812 Overture and Carol of the Bells teases
^ with Taj Mahal
# with with Jeff Coffin on saxophone, Michael "Mad Dog" Mavridoglou on trumpet, Chris Neal on saxophone, and Brent Sanders on trombone
^^ first time played (Steely Dan)
$ with Thank You (Dido) teases

Podcast #46 - November 2006 part 3

Posted: 05.30.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [70.4Mb]

• 00:00 Young Lust >
• 04:58 White Man's Moccasins (11.15.06 - Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio)
• 12:04 Syncopated Strangers* >
• 16:56 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 25:54 Syncopated Strangers (11.16.06 - Headliner's Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky)
• 29:45 In the Kitchen@ (11.17.06 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 41:47 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 46:15 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 55:58 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 63:16 Groove Holmes$ >
• 66:00 "Jimmy Stewart" (11.02.06 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 73:16

Notes:
* with Young Lust vocals
@ acoustic
^ with lyrics
$ with Jake on keys

To start off, a cover of Pink Floyd's Young Lust which dissolves into White Man's Moccasins. The outro telephone conversation of Young Lust is revisited the following night in Syncopated Strangers just before they start that patiently developed "Jimmy Stewart". We close out our look back at November where we started, at the Barrymore, with the much talked about Tribute to the Spinal Shaft featuring the "Cemetery Stew" rumored to now be a song in progress. After a long overdue revisit to the Beastie Boys' instrumental Groove Holmes, the band approaches terminal velocity with a climactic finish.

Podcast #45 - November 2006 part 2

Posted: 05.11.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [70.5Mb]

• 00:00 The Bottom Half >
• 05:36 KaBump >
• 12:34 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 20:16 The Bottom Half (11.08.06 - Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas)
• 23:19 Divisions* >
• 40:57 I Heard It Through the Grapevine$ >
• 48:46 Dump City >
• 59:50 Divisions >
• 61:29 Dr. Feelgood >
• 64:17 Divisions (11.09.06 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Total Broadcast Length 73:23

Notes:
^ with lyrics
* with Simple Gifts teases
$ with Dump City jam

The Bottom Half sets the table for a rousing KaBump which featured some crowd interaction, including Jake using an audience member's cell phone as a slide. The "Jimmy Stewart" that follows is a fine example of a few simple ideas coming together to form a 'song' in the moment, with melodies sure to be stuck in your head for days. Divisions is a spring board for Umphrey's to cover a wide array of genres and styles, everything from a Bill Frisell-ian stroll through I Heard it Through the Grapevine, a quick stop in the dirty funk of Dump City, a foray into some minimalistic post-rock, and even a tribute to Motley Crue.

Podcast #44 - November 2006 part 1

Posted: 04.27.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [75Mb]

• 00:00 Morning Song >
• 02:07 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 09:49 Morning Song (11.02.06 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 15:52 The Girl is Mine@ >
• 21:28 August@* >
• 33:10 Out of Order (11.03.06 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 42:43 Ocean Billy >
• 56:24 Blue Echo^ >
• 74:17 Ocean Billy (11.04.06 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 78:02

Notes:
@ acoustic
* with National Anthem (Radiohead) jam
^ with Jake on keys for portion

The 3-night Wisconsin run from last November, showcased some of their strongest playing in 2006 -- a level which would continue through the end of the year. The podcast begins with an extended take on Morning Song takes a includes a sublime solo section from Joel. Adopted from Jake's Ali Baba's Tahini days, a cover of the Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney collaboration The Girl is Mine also features the standard Jane Says (Jane's Addiction) interlude, while August features the band digging into the dark drone of Radiohead's National Anthem. The closing Ocean Billy sandwich is packed with 3 sections of Umphrey's more organic improvisational style, as they traverse through several genres and moods in each jaunt.

Podcast #43 - October 2006 part 2

Posted: 04.12.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [69.1Mb]

• 00:00 Prowler >
• 05:34 Uncommon >
• 06:53 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 14:38 Uncommon (10.02.06 - The Egg, Albany, New York)
• 16:20 JaJunk >
• 21:00 Breathe >
• 29:43 JaJunk (10.21.06 - The Avalon, Hollywood, California)
• 35:23 Hajimemashite >
• 40:47 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 47:46 Words (10.24.06 - The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California)
• 57:03 Front Porch* (10.25.06 - House of Blues, Anaheim, California)

Total Broadcast Length 71:51

Notes:
* with No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne) teases

Podcast #42 - The Bottom Half preview, October 2006 part 1

Posted: 03.29.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [72.7Mb]

• 00:00 band intro
• 00:37 Bright Lights, Big City (The Bottom Half, out April 3rd)
• 04:21 interview segment #1
• 07:13 Higgins >
• 10:50 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 20:24 Higgins (10.20.06 - Senator Theatre, Chico, California)
• 25:41 interview segment #2
• 27:03 Kat's Tune (10.05.06 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 30:01 Smell the Mitten (10.07.06 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA)
• 37:10 interview segment #3
• 38:59 The Fussy Dutchman >
• 47:24 Mail Package
• 50:38 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 56:30 Mail Package (10.02.06 - The Egg, Albany, New York)
• 61:15 interview segment #4
• 62:51 The Triple Wide* >
• 72:05 Can't Find My Way Home (10.07.06 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA)

Total Broadcast Length 75:37

Notes:
* with Take On Me (A-Ha) jam

Podcast #41 - September 2006 part 2

Posted: 03.15.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [71.5Mb]

• 00:00 Resolution (09.27.06 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)
• 16:30 Rocker* (09.22.06 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)
• 23:42 Senor Mouse (09.07.06 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 32:22 Thin Air^ (09.08.06 - Robert J. Fischgrund Amphitheater, South Bend, IN)
• 43:06 2nd Self >
• 49:04 "Jimmy Stewart" (09.29.06 - Higher Ground, Burlington, Vermont)
• 60:29 Pay the Snucka (09.30.06 - Higher Ground, Burlington, Vermont)

Total Broadcast Length 74:22

Notes:
* with Brendan on acoustic
^ with Jamie Magera on guitar

The Resolution that opened the two-week East Coast swing would set the tempo for much of the band's style for the rest of the year. Often times playing without a setlist, every song was a potential springboard that could lead into extended improv. Chick Corea's Senor Mouse is among the most difficult covers that Umphrey's tackles. Jake and Brendan welcomed their old guitar teacher, Jamie Magera, on-stage to pay respect to the man responsible for introducing them to many of the stylings that define their sound today. The 2nd Self is another example of the open-ended improvisation, as the band traverses through several different moods. Astute listeners may recognize a Jake lego from the 6/2/06 Great American, one of the tracks on "Jimmy Stewart" The Second Album.

Podcast #40 - September 2006 part 1

Posted: 02.28.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [73.2Mb]

• 00:00 Last Train Home (09.28.06 - The State Theatre, Ithaca, New York)
• 04:19 Nemo >
• 06:22 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 11:32 Nemo (09.22.06 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)
• 13:50 Nothing Too Fancy >
• 37:15 Orfeo (09.07.06 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• 43:53 Passing* (09.22.06 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)
• 47:55 Uncle Wally* >
• 53:03 Memories of Home* (09.08.06 - Robert J. Fischgrund Amphitheater, South Bend, IN)
• 57:33 Sociable Jimmy >
• 65:33 Bridgeless (09.27.06 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 76:13

Notes:
* acoustic

A cover of Pat Metheny's Last Train Home displays a more gentle Umphrey's McGee, with careful attention to arrangement, dynamics and space. An improvisationally augmented Nemo gives way to an explosive Nothing Too Fancy, which becomes a gateway for an extended narrative jam lead by Jake. The rare Orfeo, one of the band's earliest songs, let's Joel Cummins showcase his writing talents, while Memories of Home displays another side of Jake Cinninger's musical personality.

Podcast #39 - "Jimmy Stewart" - The Second Album leftovers

Posted: 02.14.2007

128Kbps .mp3 [72.2Mb]

• 00:00 "Great American" (02.10.06 - The Rave Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 02:57 "FF" (02.21.06 - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• 10:10 "The Triple Wide" (06.01.06 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
• 18:25 "Der Bluten Kat" (04.10.06 - McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, California)
• 24:12 "Robot World" (02.21.06 - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• 29:31 "In the Kitchen" (04.07.06 - The Showbox, Seattle, Washington)
• 36:06 "Der Bluten Kat"* (02.11.06 - Orpheum Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 40:19 "Hurt Bird Bath"** (06.10.06 - White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 47:54 "Der Bluten Kat" (02.11.06 - Orpheum Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 54:13 "The Haunt" (06.10.06 - White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 59:56 "Nothing Too Fancy" (02.10.06 - The Rave Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 63:39 "Nemo" (04.14.06 - Fillmore, San Francisco, California)

Total Broadcast Length 75:07

Notes:
* with Ryan, Jake, and Brendan on keyboards; Safety Dance (Men Withour Hats) teases
** with Buster (moe.) teases

Here's another in-depth look into the improvisation of Umphrey's McGee. "Jimmy Stewart" The Second Album, now available at UMLive.net, is a look back at the first half of 2006, these tracks are the best of what didn't make the cut. As the band's improvisation style has matured, there's an increasing amount of attention being paid to creating lasting melodies. Listen as they develop from a simple riff into a "new section of music." This collection displays the wide cross-section of genres they could fall into at any time on any given evening.

Podcast #38 - August 2006 part 2

Posted: 01.31.2007

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• 00:00 Phil's Farm (08.30.06 - Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota)
• 16:43 40's Theme
• 25:41 Eat (08.20.06 - Hartwood Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• 30:20 Let Me Go Home, Whiskey (08.30.06 - Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota)
• 33:48 2x2
• 47:29 Atmosfarag >
• 51:47 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 57:46 Atmosfarag (08.31.06 - Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota)
• 59:04 All in Time (08.19.06 - Cannery Row Revival - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, Tennessee)

Total Broadcast Length 74:54

Notes:


Phil's Farm is used as a launching pad for a progressive dance section that segues smoothly back into the closing section. Brendan's outro solo is undoubtedly one of his strongest to date, enhanced by the rest of the band following along the way. Let Me Go Home, Whiskey is adapted from Asleep at the Wheel's cover of the Amos Wilburn jazz tune. Atmosfarag, for the first time, was extended far beyond any boundaries that had been set before.

Podcast #37 - August 2006 part 1

Posted: 01.14.2007

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• 00:00 Intentions Clear (08.26.06 - Riverview Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois)
• 05:51 Believe the Lie
• 18:11 Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 (08.25.06 - FUNK Fest, Bean Blossom, IN)
• 31:55 Der Bluten Kat >
• 47:18 Glory >
• 52:19 Der Bluten Kat (08.26.06 - Riverview Music Festival, Chicago, Illinois)
• 56:00 All Things Ninja (08.25.06 - F.U.N.K. Festival, Bean Blossom, Indiana)

Total Broadcast Length 72:06

Notes:
entire podcast with Joshua Redman on saxophone

Umphrey's McGee was once again honored to welcome Joshua Redman to the stage for 2 shows, August 2006. He revisited his Safety in Numbers appeareance on Intentions Clear. The new "fusion" intro to Believe the Lie is augmented even further with Redman's horn. The Shine On You Crazy Diamond encore closed their appearance at the F.U.N.K. Festival.

Podcast #36 - July 2006 part 2

Posted: 12.27.2006

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• 00:00 Waiting Room (07.30.06 - Fuji Rock Festival, Niigata, Japan)
• 02:50 KaBump* >
• 16:08 Slacker (07.21.06 - 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota)
• 23:28 Utopian Fir >
• 26:36 Meeting in the Aisle$ >
• 32:00 Utopian Fir >
• 45:50 Liquid >
• 60:22 Push the Pig (07.18.06 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH)
• 68:07 Partyin' Peeps (07.20.06 - Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 75:44

Notes:
* with Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) jam
$ first time played (Radiohead)

A cover of Fugazi's Waiting Room was well received by the energetic Fuji Rock Festival crowd on Umphrey's first trip to Japan. On the other side of the world, fans were treated to an extended take on Radiohead's Meeting in the Aisle, which was lifted from the moe. and Umphrey's collaborations at Summer Camp. The extended outros of both Utopian Fir and Liquid demonstrate a more patient approach to their improvisation.

Podcast #35 - July 2006 part 1

Posted: 12.10.2006

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• 00:00 The Fuzz >
• 11:57 Miss Tinkle's Overture (07.19.06 - Pines Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 20:45 August >
• 23:44 "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 32:17 August >
• 39:07 Hurt Bird Bath >
• 47:32 Family Feud theme >
• 48:58 Hurt Bird Bath (07.16.06 - Atlantic City, New Jersey)
• 58:10 White Man's Moccasins >
• 62:04 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 66:23 White Man's Moccasins (07.19.06 - Pines Theatre, Northampton, Massachusetts)
• 70:19 Mulche's Odyssey (07.01.06 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 77:37

Notes:
^ with lyrics

Podcast #34 - June 2006

Posted: 11.23.2006

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• 00:00 Anchor Drops (06.09.06 - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio)
• 09:46 In the Kitchen* >
• 20:40 13 Days (06.01.06 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
• 25:06 Ringo (06.02.06 - Westport Outdoors, Kansas City, Missouri)
• 34:49 Words (06.01.06 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
• 43:56 Water (06.08.06 - Sundown In the City, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 52:42 JaJunk (06.03.06 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado)
• 67:46 Mullet (Over) (06.02.06 - Westport Outdoors, Kansas City, Missouri)

Total Broadcast Length 73:04

Notes:
* with Glide (The New Deal) teases

Podcast #33 - May 2006 part 2

Posted: 10.26.2006

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• 00:00 Blue Echo* >
• 11:30 Wife Soup (05.06.06 - The Avalon, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 28:45 Home Again** (05.05.06 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• 41:45 Morning Song (05.03.06 - Disco Rodeo, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• 49:41 Example 1 >
• 59:53 Andy's Last Beer (05.30.06 - Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, Iowa)
• 66:41 We're Going to War^ (05.26.06 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 72:32 Nopener^^ (05.03.06 - Disco Rodeo, Raleigh, North Carolina)

Total Broadcast Length 76:54

Notes:
* with Baba O'Reilly teases
** first time played (The Disco Biscuits)
^ with Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident) on fiddle
^^ lounge version

A haunting Blue Echo opens up before sliding into an extended take on Wife Soup. Home Again was the result of a little band interplay with The Disco Biscuits, who on the same night in Chicago, performed In the Kitchen. Morning Song, one of Umphrey's newest tunes, was taken from 2 previous "Jimmy Stewarts", one of which was featured on Podcast 16. Michael Kang once again lends his fiddle to augment Umphrey's, a common occurence last summer on the Jammy award-winning Big Summer Classic tour. The lounge rendition of Nopener features Jake showing off his drum chops while Kris takes center stage.

Podcast #32 - May 2006 part 1

Posted: 10.09.2006

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• 00:00 Glory* >
• 08:06 2nd Self (05.05.06 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• 14:53 FF >
• 18:01 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 23:08 Hangover (05.03.06 - Disco Rodeo, Raleigh, North Carolina)
• 30:40 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 45:12 Sweetness >
• 47:42 Resolution >
• 55:54 Hajimemashite >
• 60:52 Phil's Farm (05.04.06 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)

Total Broadcast Length 74:30

Notes:
* with Aceetobee (The Disco Biscuits) jam
** with Words tease

Podcast #31 - April 2006 part 2

Posted: 09.21.2006

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• 00:00 Utopian Fir >
• 16:08 All Things Ninja (04.08.06 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, Oregon)
• 31:29 Believe the Lie (04.10.06 - McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, California)
• 39:49 Bridgeless >
• 45:25 "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 56:30 Bridgeless (04.09.06 - McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, California)
• 62:34 Soul Food^ I >
• 68:31 It's About That Time jam^ >
• 72:47 piano solo (04.14.06 - Fillmore, San Francisco, California)

Total Broadcast Length 77:03

Notes:
^ with Mitch Marcus on saxophone

Podcast #30 - April 2006 part 1

Posted: 09.05.2006

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• 00:00 Liquid >
• 09:23 In Violation of Yes* (04.08.06 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, Oregon)
• 18:02 Slacker
• 26:29 Plunger >
• 36:26 Power of Soul** (04.14.06 - Fillmore, San Francisco, California)
• 44:00 Eat >
• 49:17 Flying >
• 53:40 Intentions Clear >
• 59:07 End of the Road^ (04.28.06 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 62:29 Ocean Billy^^ (04.03.06 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 77:10

Notes:
* with Crazy Train teases
** with Dump City teases
^ with Jake on acoustic
^^ acoustic (full band)

The live arrangement of Liquid contains an extended instrumental outro that stemmed from its debut appearance. Brendan and Jake get to show off a little bit of their Jimi Hendrix interpretations in Power of Soul. Eat is Umphrey's new King Crimson inspired tune, which is followed up by The Beatles' Flying. Joel's Moog is used as the musical interlude out of Intentions Clear into the gentle End of the Road. The closing Ocean Billy is from the band's Safety in Numbers CD release party and displays an alternate acoustic approach to their improvisation.

Podcast #29 - March 2006 part 2

Posted: 08.14.2006

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• 00:00 Uncle Wally* (03.10.06 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)
• 05:42 40's Theme >
• 09:22 Dump City >
• 16:36 40's Theme (03.21.06 - Jam in the 'Dam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 21:38 Get in the Van
• 28:53 Mail Package (03.23.06 - Knust, Hamburg, Germany)
• 39:11 Atmosfarag >
• 45:35 Der Bluten Kat (03.20.06 - Jam in the 'Dam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Total Broadcast Length 77:21

Notes:
* acoustic

Umphrey's McGee opened with a short acoustic segment at the Chicago Theatre, starting with Uncle Wally. Dump City is deposited right in the middle of 40's Theme. The band'? first German crowd witnessed a unique Mail Package with a patiently extended middle segment. The gentle opening of Atmosfarag sets the table for yet another adventurous Der Bluten Kat.

Podcast #28 - March 2006 part 1

Posted: 07.31.2006

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• 00:00 Women Wine & Song (03.11.06 - Langerado Music Festival, Sunrise, Florida)
• 05:56 Great American (03.19.06 - Jam in the 'Dam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 22:40 Thin Air (03.20.06 - Jam in the 'Dam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 33:04 The Pequod >
• 35:49 Ahab >
• 38:03 The Pequod >
• 39:39 The Fussy Dutchman (03.16.06 - La Boule Noir, Paris, France)
• 47:56 Sociable Jimmy*
• 60:42 The Triple Wide (03.10.06 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 74:12

Notes:
* with Intentions Clear teases

The band's soundcheck at the Langerado Music Festival lead right into the Women Wine and Song opener. Great American has acquired 2 extended improv sections in recent months, allowing for the band to expand their interpretation of the short form. Umphrey's teases their hometown crowd with, the yet to be debuted (at the time) new original, Intentions Clear, off of Safety in Numbers. It would make its live debut a month later at The Fillmore in San Francisco.

Podcast #27 - February 2006 part 3

Posted: 07.11.2006

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• 00:00 Hurt Bird Bath (02.24.06 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 20:52 August >
• 24:43 "Jimmy Stewart"* >
• 34:31 August >
• 44:27 Roulette (02.10.06 - The Rave Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 49:09 The Haunt >
• 54:03 "Jimmy Stewart"
• 62:58 In the Kitchen^ (02.23.06 - Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio)

Total Broadcast Length 79:55

Notes:
* with lyrics
^ with Nick Blasky (Ray's Music Exchange) on bass

One of the most exploratory Hurt Bird Bath's to date shows Umphrey's willingness to expand their songs far beyond their typical boundaries. Astute listeners may pick up on a bass line "lego" in the jam out of August into Roulette. It has previously appeared in Podcast #11 and was a foundation for a lyrical "Jimmy Stewart." Nick Blasky's guest spot during In the Kitchen demonstrates why he has an open invitation to sit in. His band, Ray's Music Exchange, and UM have played many shows together over the years.

Podcast #26 - February 2006 part 2

Posted: 06.22.2006

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• 00:00 - Nemo >
• 03:07 - "Jimmy Stewart"* >
• 16:25 - Nemo (02.08.06 - Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, Iowa)
• 18:35 - 2x2 >
• 31:39 - Nothing Too Fancy (02.17.06 - Nokia Theatre, New York, New York)
• 37:26 - Got Your Milk (Right Here) (02.20.06 - Ram's Head Live, Baltimore, MD)
• 41:22 - Front Porch** (02.25.06 - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN)
• 58:34 - JaJunk (02.16.06 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT)

Total Broadcast Length 76:09

Notes:
* with extended Burning Down the House (Talking Heads) teases; with lyrics
** with Jake on acoustic for a portion

Podcast #25 - February 2006 part 1

Posted: 05.25.2006

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• 00:00 - Visions of Parin >
• 04:16 - "Jimmy Stewart"* >
• 12:37 - Syncopated Strangers (02.24.06 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 21:30 - Blue Echo >
• 38:23 - The Bottom Half (02.08.06 - Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, Iowa)
• 45:07 - Passing >
• 49:04 - Nothing Too Fancy >
• 69:51 - Bright Lights, Big City (02.17.06 - Nokia Theatre - New York, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 79:35

Notes:
* with lyrics

Podcast #24 - December 2005 part 2

Posted: 05.07.2006

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• 00:00 - #5 (12.02.05 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon)
• 07:09 - Resolution* >
• 17:01 - Miss Tinkle's Overture* >
• 24:20 - Higgins* >
• 32:26 - Miss Tinkle's Overture*
• 33:55 - Professor Wormbog (12.31.05 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 39:57 - Space Funk Booty
• 44:43 - The Crooked One (12.08.05 - Belly-Up Tavern, Solana Beach, California)
• 52:29 - Plunger >
• 59:58 - "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 71:10 - Play This^^ (12.30.05 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 75:36

Notes:
* with with Michael Mavridoglou on trumpet, Chris Neal on saxophone, and Brent Sanders on trombone
^ with Keller Williams
^^ first time played (Keller Williams); with Keller Williams

Podcast #23 - December 2005 part 1

Posted: 04.20.2006

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• 00:00 - Example 1 (12.03.05 - The Showbox, Seattle, Washington)
• 10:41 - Dump City >
• 14:38 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 24:01 - Hajimemashite >
• 29:25 - Dump City (12.30.05 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 30:35 - I Ran >
• 34:52 - Kimble
• 38:56 - Bad Poker* (12.06.05 - Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, Nevada)
• 46:34 - All in Time (12.31.05 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois)
• 59:24 - KaBump >
• 72:51 - Dig a Pony (12.02.05 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon)

Total Broadcast Length 76:17

Notes:
* with Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) tease

Podcast #22 - November 2005 part 2

Posted: 03.31.2006

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• 00:00 - Der Bluten Kat (11.12.05 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado)
• 27:29 - Push the Pig >
• 39:51 - Slacker (11.17.05 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 47:28 - Robot World >
• 55:26 - Norwegian Wood >
• 60:57 - Walletsworth (11.19.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, New York)
• 66:58 - Heart and Soul*
• 70:39 - Pay the Snucka (11.18.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, New York)

Total Broadcast Length 79:56

Notes:
* with Huey Lewis on vocals

Umphrey's McGee opened up at the Denver Fillmore with, one of their oldest tunes and concert staples, the epic Der Bluten Kat. The post-rock Robot World leads into the band's unique interpretation of Norwegian Wood. Huey Lewis guests on a cover of one of his tunes, Heart and Soul, continuing the relationship started at the Jammy's in 2005, and continuing to his guest slots on Safety in Numbers.

Podcast #21 - November 2005 part 1

Posted: 03.13.2006

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• 00:00 - FF >
• 04:05 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 11:37 - 40's Theme (11.04.05 - Indiana Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana)
• 20:32 - The Fussy Dutchman (11.17.05 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.)
• 27:52 - Red (11.19.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY)
• 33:58 - Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 50:10 - The Pequod >
• 51:57 - Ahab >
• 54:15 - The Pequod >
• 55:15 - Out of Order (11.16.05 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio)
• 64:35 - Hurt Bird Bath (11.11.05 - Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas)

Total Broadcast Length 78:56

Notes:
A frenetic "Jimmy Stewart" out of FF flies head first into 40's Theme with a "blink and you missed it" segue. The grand piano Joel had access to at the 9:30 Club makes an excellent addition to The Fussy Dutchman. Umphreys pays tribute to one of their influences by covering the King Crimson classic Red. The podcast debut of Out of Order showcases a rare fan favorite.

Podcast #20 - October 2005 part 3

Posted: 02.27.2006

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• 00:00 - Bridgeless (10.02.05 - Barrymore Theater, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 11:09 - The Triple Wide >
• 21:36 - Wife Soup*
• 35:13 - Immigrant Song^ (10.28.05 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, Nevada)
• 45:59 - Ocean Billy >
• 53:43 - Ringo >
• 70:36 - Ocean Billy (10.15.05 - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Georgia)

Total Broadcast Length 72:34

Notes:
* with March of the S.O.D. (Stormtroopers of Death) teases
^ first time played in full; with Warren Haynes

We conclude our look back on October with some highlights from the much anticipated late-night Vegoose gig. This includes a sit-in by Warren Haynes, adding his incendiary guitar to an extended take on the Led Zeppelin classic Immigrant Song, a version which dwarfs the brief apperance it made in Podcast 5. To close is a wildly improvisatory Ringo bookended by Ocean Billy, another track that will appear on the new album.

Podcast #19 - October 2005 part 2

Posted: 02.09.2006

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• 00:00 - Sociable Jimmy >
• 07:42 - Jazz Odyssey >
• 14:43 - Partyin' Peeps (10.25.05 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, Arizona)
• 21:21 - Divisions >
• 35:09 - Sweetness* >
• 43:25 - Divisions (10.01.05 - Barrymore Theater, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 48:47 - Making Flippy Floppy >
• 54:13 - "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 71:26 - Mulche's Odyssey (10.12.05 - Blue Cats, Knoxville, Tennessee)

Total Broadcast Length 81:03

Notes:
* with Bridgeless jam
^ with Nachos for Two teases; with lyrics

The mixed-meter Sociable Jimmy slides into a soaring Jazz Odyssey, before slipping into the unique slow Partyin' Peeps intro. The rare Sweetness inside of Divisions was a treat, while the Bridgeless jam that followed teased the fans (the band delivered said song the following evening). The Talking Heads' Making Flippy Floppy is a springboard for extended improvisation including a tease of the no-longer-played Nachos for Two.

Podcast #18 - October 2005 part 1

Posted: 01.27.2006

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• 00:00 - Get in the Van (10.02.05 - Barrymore Theater, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 07:42 - Believe the Lie
• 17:18 - Prowler >
• 22:51 - Uncommon (10.12.05 - Blue Cats, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 30:52 - In the Kitchen (10.26.05 - Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, Arizona)
• 43:09 - Smell the Mitten (10.02.05 - Barrymore Theater, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 49:56 - Padgett's Profile* >
• 66:34 - Thin Air (10.26.05 - Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, Arizona)

Total Broadcast Length 77:30

Notes:
* with Miss Tinkle's Overture teases

Believe the Lie, here with an extended ambient intro, is the opening track for the new album Safety In Numbers, due out April 4th. After an always rousing Prowler comes an Uncommon with a unique (uncommon, if you will) extended improvisational take. Smell the Mitten is another in the arsenal of Spinal Tap references across the Umphrey's McGee catalog. To close is another improvisation laden Padgett's Profile that sees the band traversing several moods before dissolving into Thin Air.

Podcast #17 - September 2005 part 3

Posted: 01.09.2006

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• 00:00 - In Violation of Yes - (09.14.05 - Avalon, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 07:40 - Syncopated Strangers >
• 11:38 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 17:55 - Syncopated Strangers - (09.09.05 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY)
• 21:50 - The Fuzz >
• 33:01 - All Things Ninja - (09.13.05 - Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA)
• 45:50 - 2x2 - (09.11.05 - Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vermont)
• 58:27 - Phil's Farm - (09.29.05 - The Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 75:17

Notes:

Jake Cinninger switches from guitar to bass guitar while Ryan Stasik moves over to the Fender Rhodes on the opening track, In Violation of Yes, which originally appeared on Joel Cummins' 2002 solo album Common Sense. All Things Ninja, a concert rarity these days, ventures into some of the more dark and dissonant territory that UM can explore. The closing combination of 2x2 and Phil's Farm mark the podcast debut of these two songs that have been staples of the repertoire since the earliest days in 1998.

Podcast #16 - September 2005 part 2

Posted: 12.22.2005

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• 00:00 - All in Time (09.17.05 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• 12:05 - Plunger (09.14.05 - Avalon, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 24:37 - FF >
• 30:05 - "Jimmy Stewart"*
• 35:12 - White Man's Moccasins >
• 42:54 - Great American (09.07.05 - Majestic Theater, Detroit, Michigan)
• 46:53 - Ringo >
• 52:23 - "Jimmy Stewart"*
• 60:47 - Ringo (09.30.05 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri)
• 61:56 - Blue Echo** >
• 68:24 - Hangover (09.13.05 - Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, Massachusetts)

Total Broadcast Length 73:55

Notes:
* with lyrics
** with Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (AC/DC) intro

More selections from September bring an extended take on the ending of Plunger, demonstrating yet another direction ths song can go. All in Time, FF, and Hangover are threee of the oldest songs in Umphrey's McGee songbook as well as consistent fan favorites.

Podcast #15 - September 2005 part 1

Posted: 11.27.2005

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• 00:00 - Dump City (09.14.05 - Avalon Ballroom, Boston, Massachusetts)
• 10:21 - Nothing Too Fancy (09.29.05 - The Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 34:05 - Higgins >
• 43:18 - Walletsworth >
• 49:48 - Anchor Drops (09.28.05 - The Blue Note, Columbia, Missouri)
• 64:24 - Resolution* >
• 76:44 - Nopener (09.14.05 - Avalon Ballroom, Boston, Massachusetts)

Total Broadcast Length 78:37

Notes:
* with Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) tease

As with most Umphrey's McGee setlists, seeing a song listed in the podcast can only give you an idea of what the playing resulted in. In this broadcast, Dump City and Anchor Drops receive extended improvisational treatments, stretching the boundaries of each. The band explores several different themes and layers in another fantastic rendition of Nothing Too Fancy. To close is the Ween-inspired, tongue-in-cheek Nopener.

Podcast #14 - August 2005

Posted: 11.14.2005

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• 00:00 - Miss Tinkle's Overture (08.20.05 - LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa)
• 11:03 - Women Wine and Song >
• 23:35 - Utopian Fir >
• 26:40 - Kat's Tune >
• 29:47 - Utopian Fir (08.26.05 - Recher Theatre, Towson, Maryland)
• 35:28 - Ocean Billy >
• 39:54 - Black Sabbath >
• 43:06 - War Pigs >
• 45:55 - Ocean Billy (08.24.05 - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey)
• 49:38 - The Pequod >
• 50:50 - Ahab >
• 52:46 - The Pequod >
• 54:20 - Andy's Last Beer (08.25.05 - Recher Theatre, Towson, Maryland)
• 61:07 - Mulche's Odyssey (08.23.05 - Mr. Small's Theatre, Millvale, Pennsylvania)

Total Broadcast Length 76:10

Notes:

After a summer of one set shows on Big Summer Classic, Umphrey's McGee came back ready to let loose in their typical two set fashion. With more room to work with, and selling out clubs along the east coast, songs like Mulche's Odyssey and Women Wine and Song were receiving extended improvisatory treatments. The opening cut Miss Tinkle's Overture is one of their most blistering to date, and the Black Sabbath covers sandwiched inside Ocean Billy relive some of the (in)famous Halloween 2004 show.

Podcast #13 - "Jimmy Stewart" - The Album preview

Posted: 10.27.2005

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• 00:00 - "Blue Echo" - (10.25.04 - SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, Santa Barbara, CA)
• 02:50 - "Blue Echo" - (11.11.04 - The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio)
• 08:45 - "Visions of Parin"* - (08.21.04 - Minnesota Zoo Amphitheatre, Apple Valley, MN)
• 14:41 - "Ocean Billy" - (08.27.04 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 18:26 - "All Things Ninja" - (08.27.04 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 22:33 - "Q*Bert" - (10.27.04 - Arcata Community Center, Arcata, California)
• 28:39 - "August" - (09.16.04 - Ron's Dixon Alternative, Fayetteville, Arkansas)
• 36:00 - "Front Porch" - (10.27.04 - Arcata Community Center, Arcata, California)
• 40:45 - "Uncle Wally" - (11.11.04 - The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio)
• 47:11 - "Phil's Farm"** - (12.07.04 - Revolution Hall, Troy, New York)
• 52:27 - "August" - (10.25.04 - SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, Santa Barbara, CA)
• 58:28 - "Der Bluten Kat" - (12.06.04 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, North Carolina)
• 63:34 - "Der Bluten Kat" - (10.09.04 - The Rave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 68:59 - "Der Bluten Kat" - (02.18.05 - The Barrymore, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 74:52 - "Ocean Billy" - (10.09.04 - The Rave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Total Broadcast Length 79:50

Notes:
* with Roundabout (Yes) teases
** with X-Files theme jam

With the release of the UMLive.net exclusive "Jimmy Stewart" - The Album, Umphrey's McGee is offering fans a unique look into their world of improvisation. This broadcast is an 80 minute collection of improvisations taken from the same time period that the new album was culled from, and is the cutting-room floor disc for the album. The band's unique approach to structured improvisation is evident as they take you through their many influences and styles. From spacious textures to blaring crescendos, each piece is unique.

Podcast #12 - New Year's Run 2004

Posted: 09.30.2005

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• 00:00 - Soul Food I
• 09:56 - Nemo (12.30.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 14:21 - JaJunk (12.31.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 29:42 - The Fussy Dutchman* (12.30.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 36:56 - Ophelia^ (12.31.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 41:40 - Padgett's Profile (12.30.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 51:52 - Mail Package^
• 57:04 - Push the Pig
• 65:52 - Wife Soup^ (12.31.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 78:05

Notes:
* with Linus and Lucy (Vincent Guaraldi) teases
^ with horn section

In celebration of the new DVD Wrapped Around Chicago, due out October 18th, this episode features selections from the New Year's run from last year. Outstanding versions of The Fussy Dutchman and Padgett's profile stand out, while the addition of horns to Mail Package and Wife Soup brings new personality to concert staples. The Band's Opehlia served as one of the debut cover choices that we have come to expect from an Umphrey's McGee New Year's Eve show.

Podcast #11 - Skyline 2005

Posted: 09.15.2005

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• 00:00 - Higgins >
• 08:28 - Uncle Wally >
• 13:59 - Glory
• 19:07 - City of Tiny Lites* (09.04.05 - Skyline Stage, Chicago, Illinois)
• 29:21 - Atmosfarag
• 35:12 - 2nd Self >
• 41:37 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 52:36 - Mullet (Over) (09.03.05 - Skyline Stage, Chicago, Illinois)
• 58:15 - The Triple Wide >
• 65:37 - "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 72:52 - The Triple Wide (09.04.05 - Skyline Stage, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 74:44

Notes:
* first time played (Frank Zappa); with Ray White on vocals, guitar and Greg Rzab on bass
^ with lyrics

For the fifth, and possibly final, time, the Skyline Stage was the setting for Umphrey's McGee in Chicago during the summertime. To start off is the brand new tune, Higgins. Debuted a week before, the song is a continuation of the songwriting direction the band has taken with songs like The Bottom Half and Believe the Lie. The eccentric Frank Zappa bandmate Ray White and local bass legend Greg Rzab hopped on-stage to join the band for a rousing rendition of Zappa's City of Tiny Lites, complete with White "taking a phone call" mid-song.

Podcast #10 - May 2005 part 3

Posted: 08.15.2005

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• 00:00 - Hajimemashite >
• 04:53 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 11:39 - Believe the Lie (05.05.05 - Key Club, Los Angeles, California)
• 20:25 - Anchor Drops >
• 26:43 - The Fuzz* >
• 34:05 - Lenny >
• 40:35 - The Haunt >
• 51:53 - Kinky Reggae (05.12.05 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia)
• 59:54 - Ringo** >
• 65:09 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 75:25 - Baby You're a Rich Man$ >
• 77:34 - Ringo (05.27.05 - Summercamp, Chillicothe, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 78:52

Notes:
* with Kimble tease
** second half, only; Jake on piano during intro
$ one verse/chorus

We round out the trio of May podcasts with a wide array of tunes and some more tasty improvisation. The lack of a straight setlist in Vancouver led to some very relaxed and open playing as demonstrated by their seamless hopping from song to song. To close is a segment of the Ringo from Summercamp. The band opened the second set by completing the song they opened the first set with, with some inspired jamming and a brief detour into The Beatles along the way.

Podcast #9 - May 2005 part 2

Posted: 08.02.2005

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• 00:00 - Plunger >
• 07:15 - "Jimmy Stewart"* >
• 14:37 - Big Heart** (05.05.05 - Key Club, Los Angeles, California)
• 25:22 - Much Obliged^ (05.27.05 - Summercamp, Chillicothe, Illinois)
• 38:42 - Nothing Too Fancy$ >
• 53:33 - Women Wine and Song >
• 62:13 - Nothing Too Fancy (05.13.05 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon)

Total Broadcast Length 73:45

Notes:
* with lyrics
** with Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) tease
^ with Al Schnier (moe.) on guitar
$ with Cowgirl in the Sand (Neil Young) jam

More highlights from May bring you a sit-in from Al Schnier, a friend as well as a fan of Umphrey's. The three-pronged guitar attack in the jam out of Much Obliged is a treat. Another vocal "Jimmy Stewart" is followed by the obscure Lounge Lizards' Big Heart, one of the few more straightforward jazz songs that the band attempts. To close out is the 35-minute Nothing Too Fancy excursion that was the highlight of the two week West Coast run for many.

Podcast #8 - May 2005 part 1

Posted: 07.14.2005

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• 00:00 - Slacker^ - (05.08.05 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California)
• 11:49 - Partyin' Peeps
• 20:04 - The Bottom Half - (05.07.05 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA)
• 33:34 - Example 1 >
• 43:17 - Jazz Odyssey >
• 50:50 - Great American >
• 55:00 - Mulche's Odyssey - (05.06.05 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA)
• 63:16 - All in Time - (05.08.05 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California)

Total Broadcast Length 76:37

Notes:
^ with Eric Levy (Garaj Mahal) on keys

Umphrey's spent three nights in San Francisco at the historic Great American Music Hall, and we are featuring selections from those special evenings in this Podcast. San Francisco-native Eric Levy stops by to add his unique key stylings on Slacker. The Bottom Half from 05.07 was on the receiving end of some excellent improvisation that will give the listener a much different impression of that song than the version from Podcast #4. The frenetic ending of Mulche's from 05.06 is followed by All In Time, one of the band's most immediately recognizable tunes.

Podcast #7 - April 2005 part 3

Posted: 06.30.2005

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• 00:00 - In the Kitchen >
• 12:19 - The Crooked One >
• 20:46 - In the Kitchen (04.13.05 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio)
• 22:35 - Thin Air^ (04.29.05 - Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• 36:39 - Jazz Odyssey >
• 40:21 - KaBump >
• 53:07 - Resolution* >
• 65:20 - 40's Theme (04.30.05 - Tipitina's Uptown, New Orleans, Louisiana)

Total Broadcast Length 75:12

Notes:
^ with Warren Haynes on guitar
* with Nothing Too Fancy tease

To finish out our feature on April, here are a few more tasty selections. The highlight is the appearance of guitarist-of-all-trades Warren Haynes lending his stylings to Thin Air. The Jazz Fest late-night medley closes out the broadcast. Even though they were just getting warmed up, they opened with some smooth playing that culminates in the frenzied finish of 40's Theme.

Podcast #6 - April 2005 part 2

Posted: 06.14.2005

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• 00:00 - August* >
• 17:20 - Utopian Fir >
• 34:07 - Passing (04.15.05 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois)
• 38:03 - Nemo >
• 40:17 - "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 46:04 - Nemo (04.08.05 - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN)
• 48:16 - Q*Bert >
• 53:30 - "Jimmy Stewart" >
• 60:10 - Hajimemashite >
• 64:21 - Water >
• 69:32 - Peter Gunn Theme/Every Breath You Take >
• 70:59 - Water >
• 73:01 - Peter Gunn Theme/Every Breath You Take >
• 74:09 - Water (04.13.05 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH)

Total Broadcast Length 76:24

Notes:
* with Blackbird (The Beatles) bass intro and a brief Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) tease
^ with lyrics

There was some very powerful jams and gorgeous flowing medleys of tunes in early April. The "Jimmy Stewart" in the middle of Nemo is beautiful, many fans are hoping that this makes its way into a new song, much like the chorus to Believe the Lie. The ebb and flow of moving into and out of Water demonstrate the band's ability to shift directions and moods. Also featured is the new tune Passing, which debuted for the first time on 3.26.05

Podcast #5 - April 2005 part 1

Posted: 05.31.2005

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• 00:00 - Der Bluten Kat* >
• 22:39 - Bron-Yr-Aur >
• 24:11 - Der Bluten Kat (04.02.05 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, Texas)
• 28:03 - Padgett's Profile >
• 31:40 - How Many More Times** >
• 33:18 - Padgett's Profile (04.06.06 - Temple Club, Lansing, Michigan)
• 41:18 - Robot World >
• 44:23 - "Jimmy Stewart"$ >
• 52:43 - Mail Package >
• 58:10 - Immigrant Song^ (04.16.05 - The Rave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
• 59:11 - Front Porch$$ (04.07.05 - Intersection, Grand Rapids, Michigan)

Total Broadcast Length 75:15

Notes:
* with Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin) jam
** one verse
$ with Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) jam; with lyrics
$$ with Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) and Kinky Reggae (Bob Marley) jams

Umphrey's McGee likes Led Zeppelin. If the influence wasn't apparent to you, maybe this podcast will help you out. They just seemed to be busting out major Zeppelin passages over the first few weeks of April, so here they are. Lots of exploratory segments in this Podcast, that give a better feel for what the band does when they stretch the limits of a song.

Podcast #4 - Jam in the Dam

Posted: 05.14.2005

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• 00:00 - We're Going to War >
• 04:50 - The Bottom Half
• 10:40 - Push the Pig*
• 19:46 - Syncopated Strangers
• 31:21 - Trenchtown Rock^ (03.21.05 - The Old Hall, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 37:45 - Visions of Parin >
• 43:58 - Plunger (03.20.05 - The Max, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 49:56 - Ringo^^ (03.22.05 - The Old Hall, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• 62:38 - Roulette (03.26.05 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)

Total Broadcast Length 77:11

Notes:
* with Lose Yourself (Eminem) teases
^ with Keller Williams on vocals, woodblock
^^ with Charlie Hitchcock (Particle) on guitar

Here is a collection of tunes from Jam in the Dam. The band was loose, relaxed, and very playful. All of the bands were having a blast; you can hear the mutual respect among the artists during the Keller Williams and Charlie Hitchcock sit-ins. To close out this collection of tunes is the Roulette from their triumphant return to The Riviera, a few highlights. You can feel the band and the crowd feeding off each other's energy.

Podcast #3 - early March 2005

Posted: 04.30.2005

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• 00:00 - Divisions - (03.07.05 - Exit/In, Nashville, Tennessee)
• 19:56 - "Jimmy Stewart"^* - (03.11.05 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia)
• 31:04 - explanation of the title for Miss Tinkle's Overture
• 33:30 - Miss Tinkle's Overture
• 42:08 - FF >
• 45:08 - "Jimmy Stewart"^ >
• 50:28 - Walletsworth (03.09.05 - WorkPlay, Birmingham, Alabama)
• 55:37 - Jimmy Stewart"^ (03.08.05 - Blue Cats, Knoxville, Tennessee)
• 63:39 - Hurt Bird Bath** - (03.09.05 - WorkPlay, Birmingham, Alabama)

Total Broadcast Length 79:52

Notes:
^ with lyrics
* with Napoleon Dynamite theme teases
** with Peter Gunn theme teases and Paradise City (Guns N 'Roses) jam

The band's week long tour through the south yielded some gem "Jimmy Stewarts" that everyone should check out. Each of the three "Stewarts" in this episode are of the rare lyrical variety. The Atlanta and Knoxville "Stewarts" could easily be confused as songs to the untrained listener. The Pearl Jam-tinged Birmingham "Stewart" is a nice treat for the children of the 90s in us all. The explanation of the title for Miss Tinkle's Overture gives us at least a little bit of insight into the band's song naming conventions (unconventional as they are). For those unfamiliar with the "Jimmy Stewart", be sure to check out this write-up.

Podcast #2 - February 2005

Posted: 04.14.2005

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• 00:00 - Believe the Lie (02.25.05 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 07:21 - Tribute to the Spinal Shaft >
• 25:40 - Hajimemashite >
• 30:41 - White Man's Moccasins (02.18.05 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin)
• 37:22 - Ocean Billy (02.26.05 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado)
• 48:26 - Nothing Too Fancy >
• 70:07 - Sociable Jimmy (02.16.05 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City, Iowa)

Total Broadcast Length 78:57

Notes:
The touring year opened with the band feeling relaxed and eager to stretch the boundaries. Believe the Lie is one of the newest additions to the UM repertoire, is and an example of the band's use of "Jimmy Stewarts" to write new songs. The chorus initially appeared as an improvisation during Der Bluten Kat from 02.11.04. Debuting on 02.16.05, it has quickly become a crowd pleaser. Also featured, the improvisation in the "Jimmy Stewart" (02.18.05) as well as the second half of Nothing Too Fancy (02.16.05) show the band's ability to create wave upon wave of momentum to drive the crowd into a veritable frenzy.

Podcast #1 - Best of 2004

Posted: 04.04.2005

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• 00:00 - In the Kitchen (02.05.04 - Cervante's, Denver, Colorado)
• 10:36 - Nemo (10.21.04 - Key Club, Los Angeles, California)
• 15:08 - The Triple Wide >
• 27:14 - 2nd Self (12.11.04 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC)
• 32:41 - The Pequod >
• 34:24 - Ahab >
• 36:11 - The Pequod (08.07.04 - Skyline Stage, Chicago, Illinois)
• 36:57 - Blue Echo >
• 46:19 - Bridgeless (04.02.04 - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, Indiana)
• 56:21 - Women Wine and Song^ (12.31.04 - The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois)
• 60:02 - Wife Soup^^ (02.21.04 - Funk Box, Baltimore, Maryland)

Total Broadcast Length 75:15

Notes:
^ with horns
^^ with Joshua Redman

This selection is a version of the Best of 2004 Compilation that was put together for use as a promotional CD. It is a good peek into what the band is all about, and contains some stand-out moments from 2004.