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.
GIRLS
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Great Lakes Swimmers
Lost Channels
THE BLACK ANGELS
Clear Lake Forest
Paul McCartney
Good Evening New York City
The Dirtbombs
We Have You Surrounded
YOUTH GROUP
The Night is Ours
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