Mountain Jam 2008 was another amazing weekend for the jam scene with mind blowing performances by the country’s best bands.

I wasn’t able to make it this year but we still enjoyed the festival from home. We had a party in the back yard with a fire going and and thanks to iclips.net we had sweet sounds of Umphrey’s and Gov’t Mule blasting through my stereo. For pics from the weekend check out the excellent photos from Dino Perrucci.

Here’s a few shows that have started appearing online. Be sure to check back for updates. Read the rest of this entry »

Mountain Jam IV returns to Hunter Mountain Ski Resort with one of the best lineups of the 2008 festival season. Gov’t Mule whose Warren Haynes is jam scenes most polarizing figure will be playing 2 sets on both Friday and Saturday night followed up by Bob Weir & Friends on Sunday night.

iClips.net will be streaming live video and audio all weekend starting Friday May 29th at noon. If you can’t make it to the show or are catching a session in your chalet at Hunter Mountain tune that PC to the net for all the jam band goodness.

iClips.net Full Mountain Jam Schedule and streaming links

For those of us with Sirius they will be re-broadcasting Umphrey’s McGee and Gov’t Mule this weekend on Jam On 17.

• Also be sure to check out The Official Mountain Jam Blog for coverage through out the weekend. Currently they have some great coverage of the transformation of the festival grounds from ski resort to festival site.

Related Link: Mountain Jam 2008 Torrents & MP3’s.

 

The boys from Chicago put on a killer show on Wednesday for the Umphreak’s of Buffalo. The first set is simply amazing and will quickly become one of their most downloaded shows. I wouldn’t be surprised if some or all of the material eventually made it onto an official live release.They came on at roughly 9:30 to a raucous crowd who had been chanting for a the better part of half an hour for the band to take the stage. The crowd consisted of the usual buffalo heads, some teenagers, and even some gray haired fans that know that even though it’s not the 60’s Umphrey’s will impress every time out. Read the rest of this entry »

Umphrey’s McGee has made a soundboard recording of their recent show at NIU available for download on The Archive.

To grab this set now in MP3 format click HERE.

Here’s the word from Umphrey’s on this rare SBD release for The Archvie.

“The city of DeKalb and students of NIU have welcomed Umphrey’s McGee for many years, and after hearing the news of the tragedy on February 14th, we decided to give back and do whatever we could to help express how much the community has meant to us. On April 8th, we donated all of our UMLive sales as well as proceeds from poster and ticket sales to the NIU February 14th Memorial Fund.

In that spirit of giving back, we are providing for all of our fans an opportunity to listen to the UM Live recordings of our return performance to DeKalb for free on the Live Music Archive at archive.org (available for FLAC/MP3 download and streaming). UMLive.net purchases will still be available, and all proceeds will be donated to the fund.

We encourage all Umphrey’s fans interested in donating to this worthy cause to visit:

http://www.niu.edu/memorial/scholarships.shtml “

Just in from the Umphrey’s newsletter.

“We are happy to announce that we will be joining forces with STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector Nine) for a co-headlining tour this summer through the eastern half of the US.

Each band will play equal extended sets and switch up closing and opening duties depending on the city they are in.

Starting in Madison, Wisconsin, the tour will make its way through the mid-west, including a FREE SHOW under The Arch in St. Louis, our return to the White River State Park in Indianapolis, Charter One Pavilion in Chicago, and two nights in Ohio. We will make our way east to New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. And finally heads south through the Carolinas, ending with two nights in Atlanta.

We’ll be announcing some special late night parties (including an Umphrey’s late night show at the TLA in Philadelphia after our Festival Pier Penn’s Landing show on July 25th and another Umphrey’s late night show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh after the July 31st Koko Booth show) as well as travel plans through ConsiderItDan, and much more.

This summer party is going to be epic, so hop aboard!”

This is very similar to what they did last year with the Disco Biscuits when they co-headlined their summer tour last year. I’m looking forward to seeing Umphrey’s next week at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo.

For the full tour schedule check out the newsletter here.

Are you already dreaming of Jamaica?

Caribbean Holidaze 2008 returns to Runaway Bay, Jamaica with
Umphrey’s McGee and the Disco Biscuits December 11th-15th!

The initial lineup includes Toots & The Maytals, Toubab Krewe, OTT, Mad Professor with the Ariwa Posse, and the Brain Damaged Eggmen!

Pre-booking begins this Tuesday, April 1st; make sure to reserve your spot before they’re all gone!

I really want to make it to one of these I’m hoping 2008 is my year!

Also be sure to check out our post from last years jam in Jamaica!

This is a real treat for all the Umphreaks out there. Many thanks to Kenny Shook and Umphrey’s McGee for uploading this awesome soundboard matrix of the boys from Chicago jamming in Ocean Beach California back when the band was in its early stages. For a full review of this show check out this great article on Jambase.

To grab this set now in MP3 format click HERE.

For the lossless file head over to The Archive.

Disc 1/Set I
1. Red Baron
2. 2×2
3. Example 1>
4. The Fuzz> Groove Holmes> The Fuzz
5. Kat’s Tune
6. Nothing Too Fancy>
7. Walking On The Moon>Drums

Disc 2/Set I cont.
1. Professor Wormbog
Set II
2. All Things Ninja
3. Blue Echo>
4. Syncopated Strangers
5. Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
6. Q*Bert>*
7. Phil’s Farm>
8. Space Funk Booty
9. All In Time#

Disc 3/Set II cont.
1. Padgett’s Profile>
2. Africa>
3. Padgett’s Profile

*w/ YYZ tease
#w/ Safety Dance tease

Say whaaaat?? Those of you in the know - know that this is a side project of Umphrey’s McGee and The Disco Biscuits where a few members from each band play some of the best Pink Floyd and Beatles covers I’ve heard. Check out the samples below to hear for your self. If you’re a fan of these bands this is a must have for your collection.

To grab the MP3 files now click here.

To grab the lossless files cruise on over to The Archive.

Dear Prudence>
Baby You’re A Rich Man
Mean Mr. Mustard
Polythene Pam>
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window>
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight>
I Got a Feeling
Tomorrow Never Knows>
I am The Walrus
Breathe
In The Flesh
Another Brick In the Wall Pt. 1 >
Have A Cigar>
Comfortably Numb (1)
Brain Damage
(E) Hey Jude

Last Monday night we were treated to an excellent jam session with the guys from Chicago at the Harro East Ballroom in Rochester, NY. The turn out was good for Monday night. Outdoors it was very much a festival atmosphere with plenty of heads catching the show after a few Phil Lesh & Friends shows the past couple of nights in upstate, NY.

To grab the MP3’s for this in zipped format click here.

To grab the lossless files head over to The Archive.

Check samples below for quality.

Set I

Disk One:
Jimmy Stewart->
The Fussy Dutchman
Wife Soup->
Space Funky Booty->
Wife Soup->
Jimmy Stewart->
Alex’s House->
All Things Ninja

Set II
Resolution->
Hysteria->
Resolution->

Disk Two:
FF->
Anchor Drops
Slacker
The Haunt->
Robot World->
Syncopated Strangers->
Padgett’s Profile

Encore:
End Of The Road
Let Me Go Home Whiskey

The schedule is here with 4 days of Umphrey’s McGee and Disco Biscuits each performing 2 sets each day. Highlights include a dose of Brain Damaged Eggmen (Umphrey’s and Disco Biscuit members join together for Beatles and Pink Floyd covers.)

This is an all inclusive 4 day event in Jamaica this December. For complete details check out the official website here.