Some
nights are just magical.
On
February 6, 2010 Umphrey's McGee took the stage at The Tabernacle in Atlanta,
GA for a now legendary performance in front of a rabid sold out crowd.
The energy in the historic room was so contagious that it created a
palpable band-audience synergy, propelling the music to incredible heights.
Luckily, the band's HD video camera captured the show from the soundboard
and now you can experience The Tabernacle, a short film
directed by the band's lighting designer, Jefferson Waful, who has worked in
television, radio, and print media for more than 20 years. The 3-part
documentary takes fans behind-the-scenes, in the dressing room and on stage
during the night. Also included are musical highlights, in-depth
interviews with the band and crew, and humorous outtakes that truly capture the
band's collective personality.
"It was
one of the most magical and most energetic rooms and crowds that I've ever been
a part of," says bassist Ryan Stasik. "I could feel and hear the
crowd and when that happens, I can't really describe how that is, but it's the
most amazing thing in the world."
(Click on the YouTube logo in the bottom right of video to watch in full screen mode)
In what's rapidly becoming a tradition here at UM, manager Vince Iwinski and monitor engineer Bob Ston sub in for the National Anthem on the south side. Shot and edited entirely by Andy Farag on his iPhone, oh how we love technology.
We have done a lot things over these 12 years but we encountered a new one on this tour, playing in the round on a rotating stage. Trust me when I tell you it is a bizarre experience from our end for the entire band and crew. From the band's vantage point, your point of reference is never the same. When any one of them opens their eyes after a quick solo that cute girl in the front row is now a bearded wookie. No offense wooks but you're not quite the ideal eye candy. From the crew's standpoint you find yourself constantly adapting to the new center. The lights have to be managed from four sides instead of one. The audio changes significantly depending on which way the amps are facing and how close the drummers are to any one portion of the audience. It was a novel and enjoyable experience but not one we'd want to do everyday. We'll leave that to In The Round pioneers Yes.
I wanted to try and give all of you fans playing along at home a sense of our perspective on the evening. So what you have here is one complete revolution of the stage at 8x the normal speed. This 360 took place during all of #5 and a small portion of Mulche's Odyssey. Enjoy the trip. Make sure to watch in HD for optimal viewing.
Audio of #5 and the rest of the night can be found here.
Backstage at Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pa. 08/06/10 (in the stairway)
This Monday we spent
a gorgeous summer evening off at Fenway. As we departed the stadium, Kris agreed to our sit in request and joined up for a quick bucket jam, complete with Stasik dance party cameo.
Thanks for the mash up love Rolling Stone. JT - it's on.
Literally.
52nd Infantry 5th Brigade in Afghanistan. Can't Ya Hear Me Knocking?
Denver has recently launched an eclectic public arts project downtown on the 16th Street mall. About a dozen painted pianos are sprinkled around the main pedestrian corridor of downtown Denver. They are fair game to anyone who wants to tickle the ivories 24/7. Naturally, Joel couldn't resist taking one for a quick spin during our 4th of July weekend in the Great State of Colorado.
More info on the project and the art being made on these pianos here.
It's not all about face melting rock kids
Thanks to Chad Smith for the video
Several of you have reached out requesting a high resolution version of the 2nd lightning picture for your desktops. And you know we love you, so click on this post and inside you'll find an attachment to download the shot. Enjoy.
Saturday night in Indianapolis was chock-full of highlights as Mother Nature sat in for most of the show. One for the books...
Day off at Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH
Wizard Burial Ground from Summer Camp 2009
We take our live recording seriously here at Umphrey's McGee and strive to bring you a high quality product night after night. Today we take another step to enhance the user experience as we roll out a new and much improved umlive.net, the home of all UM audio downloads. We have streamlined the interface, expanded the search functionality, added featured shows & free downloads, and highlighted top shows & singles. All of this and more should enhance and simplify your experience as you search for UM audio, both new and old.
Just what exactly is so new and much improved you ask?
To begin, we will now have a revolving Featured Show that will highlight a night that we found memorable or particularly noteworthy. This corner will have space for band commentary with our thoughts and a featured fan review for yours. We'll select our favorite review every time we rotate out the featured show so make sure to leave your mark and impress us with cunning wit and charm. In addition, the Featured Show will also have a FREE revolving download just because we love you.
Below that you will now find the seriously robust Show Archive Search. This is designed to help you easily find exactly what you are looking for inside of our archive. Search by a specific song and filter your results by state, city, or year. Want to find every version of Nothing Too Fancy ever played in Ohio? Go nuts. Even search for a guest artist that joined us for a sit in and it will comb through show notes to find what you're after.
To the right you will find a guide pointing out the Top Show Downloads and Top Singles. See what's hot and what's not. Have a friend who's checking out the band for the first time? Send them over here and see where they land.
Once you click on an individual show you'll get all the pertinent details. Set lists, audio samples, show notes, artwork downloads, share buttons via twitter, facebook & email, additional recommendations and reviews are all there. Post your show reviews in here and maybe you'll be selected for the featured home page review.
All in all, we wanted to give you an overall site revamp that looks a little cleaner, functions a little smoother and rocks a little harder. We hope you like the new digs. Stay tuned as we continue to tweak and update the new umlive.net based on your experiences and feedback.
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