2004-07-13
Chicago-based jam-band Umphrey’s McGee make their national splash with “Anchor Drops”, their new disc available from Sci-Fidelity Records.No secret among Midwestern jam-fans, Umphrey’s Mcgee has broadened their audience through recent appearances at Bonnaroo, South by Southwest and the High Sierra Music Festival.
The six-man band brings a progressive-rock precision to a genre stereotypically dominated by extended Grateful Dead-style jams.
SMITH WESTERNS
Dye It Blonde
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS
ROCKSTEADY
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Rave On Buddy Holly
DAVID BAZAN
Strange Negotiations
Various Artists
Catch and Release (Soundtrack)
THE DEER TRACKS
The Archer Trilogy Pt. 2
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