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Umphrey’s McGee Deliver with Two-Set Show at Brooklyn Steel on Friday Night

Umphrey’s McGee – Brooklyn Steel – January 19, 2024

In the vanguard of 2000s-era jambands, Umphrey’s McGee have often been thought of as the prog-rock one, and undoubtedly, the way their more complicated tunes can sprawl out into guitar-storm, drum-clattering, puzzle-box creative madness recalls some prog-rock forebears, especially King Crimson. But prog is only a slice of how eclectic Umphrey’s can get and how they make that eclecticism a weapon instead of a neat trick. As a going concern for more than 25 years now (!), Umphrey’s shows travel what often feels like the full gamut, from arena rock to psychedelia to scraping-crunchy industrial metal, brain-bender jazz, acid blues, reggae and tender ballads. Yeah, there’s many a jamband trope — dual guitar stack-ups, lengthy excursions, brilliant improvisation, oblique lyrics and song titles, the kinds of setlist gymnastics most bands would go hands up at — but in each Umphrey’s era, they’ve sounded more like themselves, even as they got more varied, their songwriting got better and their fan base grew and stayed.

At Brooklyn Steel on Friday night, the first of three local shows in what’s become a traditional(-ish) Umphrey’s swing through NYC at this time of year, the six-piece got to business as only they know how, creating two sets of sonic voyages that sometimes felt like visits to little worlds, destination assured, and sometimes felt like madness-bordering searches for those worlds, destination unknown. They do both, equally well.

Set 1 stops included “There’s No Crying in Mexico,” “40’s Theme” and a long excursion from “Half Delayed” into the prog-metal “1348,” plus the big guitar crunch of “Hourglass.” “Sociable Jimmy” was that first stanza’s standout. It began like a gnarly Frank Zappa workout and moved into a soaring guitar noise. Set 2 featured the instrumental “Nothing Too Fancy,” starting with a wash of cooling synth, kicking up the kind of slippery drums-and-percussion you’d associate with Radiohead, and then going full Zeppelin stomp. Other highlights included “Cemetery Walk” — a Police-meets-Traffic kind of thing — which bled into its constant companion, “Cemetery Walk II,” keyboards-forward and somewhat soothing until its jittery drums kicked in again. The beloved “Ringo” — more than 20 years in the Umphrey’s repertoire — closed the show, its not-quite-laid-back-not-quite-jittery reggae lilt briefly shifting into a cover of Tenacious D’s “Kielbasa” before taking things home.

Umphrey’s McGee — as ever, guitarists Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger, keyboardist Joel Cummins, bassist Ryan Stasik, and the monster drums-percussion core of Andy Farag and (back behind the kit after an injury-sidelined 2023) Kris Myers — are so adept at so many styles because they seem to approach each of them like a really dialed-in jazz combo would. The lead instruments duck and weave around one another. The rhythm instruments are tight in the pocket. They all have big ears and use them. Improvisation is constantly inspired, rarely wonky or wanky. In another band this would all be too much, from the varying styles to the arsenal of effects and the fortress-like stage setup. Umphrey’s make it all not just coherent but effective, and after their show, you’re spent. —Chad Berndtson | @Cberndtson

Photo courtesy of Chad Berndtson

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Umphrey's McGee

Umphrey's McGee is an American progressive rock band formed in 1997 in South Bend, Indiana. The band's music incorporates a wide range of genres, including rock, jazz, blues, metal, and funk, often within a single performance. Known for their improvisational live shows and intricate compositions, they have built a dedicated fan base through extensive touring and live recordings. The band's lineup consists of Brendan Bayliss (guitar, vocals), Jake Cinninger (guitar, vocals), Joel Cummins (keyboards, vocals), Ryan Stasik (bass), Andy Farag (percussion), and Kris Myers (drums, vocals). Umphrey's McGee has released several studio albums, live recordings, and concert DVDs, gaining a reputation for their musicianship and innovative approach to the jam band scene.

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Umphrey’s McGee’s Kris Myers to Miss the Rest of 2023 for Rotator Cuff Surgery

- Jason Bonham, Duane Trucks, Ben Atkind and Jeremy Salken to rotate in UM’s drum chair

Drummer Kris Myers will miss the rest of Umphrey’s McGee’s 2023 tour dates to undergo and recover from rotator cuff surgery.

Four October concerts have been moved to April 2024. But Umphrey’s’ remaining gigs will go on with a revolving door of drummers - including Jason Bonham, Widespread Panic’s Duane Trucks, Goose’s Ben Atkind and Big Gigantic’s Jeremy Salken - filling in.

Guitarist Jake Cinninger and percussionist Andy Farag will also “spend a little time behind the kit to help round things out,” the band said.

“I love and appreciate you all and please take comfort in knowing that everything will be OK and I’ll be playing again soon with my favorite band,” Myers said in a statement.

8/4/23

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Mandolin Enters NFT, Crypto Space

Mandolin Enters NFT, Crypto Space

First crypto-enabled event will feature live NFT song creation by Jake Cinninger of Umphrey’s McGee, 4/23 Mandolin expands its mission to increase digital monetization and fan connection opportunities for artists Mandolin, the premiere livestream platform, is entering the world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and blockchain. NFTs give fans an opportunity to support their favorite artists by…

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Jake Cinninger of @umphreysmcgee | @peachmusicfest | 8.14.16 #jakecinninger #peachfest #umphreysmcgee #rockandroll #montagemountain @pavilionatmontage @nystatemusic #jimhoulephotography #musicfestival #music #musicians #livemusic #livemusicphotography #concert #concertphotography #nikon #nikond750 #nikonphotography @montagemtnpa #guitarist @glguitars (at Montage Mountain)

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Umphrey's McGee Reworks David Bowie's "Space Oddity" As "Santa Oddity"

Umphrey’s McGee have released, “Santa Oddity,” a Jake Cinninger-penned take on the David Bowie classic, “Space Oddity.” Recorded live at the 10th Annual Brendan & Jake Holiday Show in 2011, the track features Cinninger on vocals and Brendan Bayliss on acoustic guitar. “Santa Oddity” is a heartwarming holiday rendition that includes the misadventures of Santa getting stuck down the chimney.

“Santa…

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Umphrey’s McGee Cap Beacon Theatre Run on Saturday Night

If it’s winter in New York City, Umphrey’s McGee are due for a visit. The veteran jammers settled back into their traditional mid-January Beacon Theatre weekend after switching it up last year with February shows at Brooklyn Steel. Saturday really was winter in NYC with just about every kind of precipitation falling during the day. Umphrey’s matched the weather with their own exploratory wintry mix, cramming multiple styles and genres into their two-set show. At the 15-minute mark of the opening set, my show notes were already a page long, marking the passage from chugger metal guitar to a drum-bass room pulse to an electric shred from guitarist Jake Cinninger to a chilled-out keyboard interlude led by Joel Cummins, then a two-axe climax with Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss in each other’s faces center stage to a darker minor-key full-band smolder to a bright anthemic arrival to a prog-rock pretzel and so on. Rain, sleet, snow and combinations thereof, the camera-ready lights shining just as many permutations of colors and geometries into the venue. And that was the first just-getting-started 15 minutes or so.

The highlight stretch of the first set came in its second half. A without-a-map version of “Nothing Too Fancy” found the band clicking in several spots over an extended improvisation. They say, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” but on Saturday on the Upper West Side, Umphrey’s filled 26.2 miles of distance with seemingly infinite 100-yard dashes of ideas, quick spurts of jamming, beautiful, then gnarly, funky then ecstatic. The first set ended with the band bringing out NYC guitar stalwarts Mike Stern and Leni Stern for a four-guitar take on Miles Davis’s “It’s About That Time,” both Sterns taking multiple turns leading the outsize version of the band and thrilling the full house. The five-song second set opened with Umphrey’s McGee paying tribute to Rush drummer Neil Peart with a high-energy cover of “Limelight” sung by drummer Kris Myers.

The rest of the set was a “What song is this again?” blur. “Der Bluten Kat” gave everyone a spot in the limelight, with frenetic stop-start guitar forays, an excursion led by bassist Ryan Stasik and a nice simmer-down section fronted by Cummins under muted pastel lights. “Booth Love” was a dark-funk dance party under triangles of green, orange and yellow, Cinninger moving over to the keyboards to bring an extra dose of groove, Bayliss grabbing phones from the audience to take pictures from his vantage, the crowd of faithful fans going full boogie. The set ended in appropriately triumphant fashion, a jubilant arms-aloft take on “All in Time,” with maybe another guitar solo or two thrown in, like those last few lingering snowflakes from the passing storm, for good measure. The temperature in the theater sufficiently raised to melt the slush, the roads all clear, Umphrey’s McGee capped off their 2020 Beacon run encoring with their somewhat rare version of Pat Metheny’s “Last Train Home,” a fitting end until, we can only hope, next winter’s visit. —A. Stein | @Neddyo

Photo courtesy of Aaron Stein | @Neddyo

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Song Review: Umphrey’s McGee - “Band On The Run” (Live, Dec. 29, 2018)

Watching and listening to Umphrey’s McGee performing “Band on the Run” is an experience much like the first - and only - time Sound Bites saw the group in concert.

First thought: these fuckers can play.

Second thought: these fuckers can’t sing for shit.

As for this musically faithful Wings cover from Dec. 29, 2018, it’s not just that Joel Cummins, Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger and Kris Myers are singing parts made famous by Paul McCartney. It’s that each of them is about as qualified to take the mic as Linda McCartney was.

The music is superb. The vocals are the opposite. And that makes this freshly released, professional video a tough sell.

Grade card: Umphrey’s McGee - “Band On The Run” (Live - 12/29/18) - D

11/9/20

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Jake Cinninger G&L S-500 in "Swamp Ass"

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PHOTO RECAP: Umphrey's McGee @ Rochester, NY 1.29.17

Umphrey’s McGee recently rolled through upstate New York and had to play a set of shows sans lead ripper Jake Cinninger. They made due by bringing Joshua Redman out and playing their hearts out, and our friend Jake Silco was there to get shots from the show. Check out his full gallery below… —Editor Set 1: Domino Theory, Loose Ends > Turn & Dub > Yoga Pants > The Linear[1], Example 1[1], Make It…

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Reverb – Umphrey’s McGee’s Jake Cinninger on Mash Ups and Effects | Reverb Interview Jake Cinninger of reputed jam band Umphrey's McGee came by the Reverb studio to discuss his preferred pedals, his influences and Umphrey's new mash-up record 'ZONKEY''.

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Try to Win Tickets to Umphrey’s McGee at the Beacon Theatre on Friday

Umphrey’s McGee return to the Upper West Side this weekend with two shows at the Beacon Theatre, on Friday and Saturday. And while there are still some tickets left for each show, The House List is giving away a pair of them to Friday’s show. Want to try to win tickets? It’s easy. Just hit up Eddie Bruiser at thehouselist@bowerypresents.com, making sure to include your full name, e-mail address and which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Umphrey’s McGee, 1/17). Eddie will notify the winner by Friday. Rules below apply.

Rules

No Purchase Necessary. Offer ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, 1/17 or when pass inventory is exhausted whichever occurs first. To participate you must be a legal citizen of the 50 U.S. states or D.C., 18 or older (19 in NE and AL, 21 in MS). Submission of pass request does not guarantee your selection. Two admission passes per entitled responder will be distributed on a first come first served basis. Selected recipients will be notified via e-mail no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, 1/17. If you do not receive a responsive e-mail from thehouselist@bowerypresents.com you have not been awarded tickets. Passes for personal use only and resale of such passes is prohibited. Participation subject to The Bowery Presents, LLC Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Additional terms and restrictions apply. Exclusions apply. Void where prohibited. All decisions of The Bowery Presents, LLC are final.

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"Not all men" you're right, Jake Cinninger would have never done this

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“I Know We Could All Use Just One More:” Umphrey’s McGee Dedicates ‘With a Little Help’ to ‘Friend’ Jeff Austin

“Umphrey’s McGee,” a smiling and headphones-sporting Jeff Austin says gleefully.

“Do people really dance to this crap?”

The screen then fades to white. Black letters and numerals appear: “Jeff Austin 1974-2019.”

The poignant and funny moment comes at the end of a pro-shot video of Umphrey’s McGee and members of Turkuaz performing Joe Cocker’s arrangement of “With A Little Help From My Friends” at Red Rocks. Dedicated to the former Yonder Mountain String Band mandolinist, it was the first time Umphrey’s played the Beatles song in more than a decade.

Austin, who also played with Umphrey’s’ Brendan Bayliss in 30db, died June 24 at 45.

Goosed along by Turkuaz’s horn section and singers Shira Elias and Sammi Garett, it’s an emotional rendition, obviously motivated by the musicians’ love for their fallen comrade.

In an equally emotional remembrance, Bayliss called Austin “a giant tidal wave” and encouraged readers to listen to his music and tell stories about him.

“I know I will never ever meet anyone like Jeff again, and the world will never know anyone like Jeff again,” he wrote. “And that is what makes me cry at random times – the realization that I don’t get to have one more hug, one more laugh, I know we all could use just one more.”

6/26/19