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6 unusual facts about Umphrey's McGee


Easy Star All-Stars

Michael Goldwasser compiled a dub version of the song "Turn & Run" by Umphrey's McGee.

Live from the Lake Coast

The first DVD release from Umphrey's McGee features excerpts from the band's two-night stand at the Skyline Stage in Chicago, on July 26 & 27, 2002.

Songs for Older Women

Songs for Older Women is the first live album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee, recorded over a two-night stand in Indiana in November 1998 and released in 1999.

The album contains many Umphrey's McGee concert classics such as "Der Bluten Kat" and "2x2."

Soundstage: Umphrey's McGee – Live

Soundstage: Umphrey's McGee – Live is the third DVD release from progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee.

Wrapped Around Chicago – New Year's Eve at The Riviera

Wrapped Around Chicago - New Year's Eve at the Riviera is the second DVD release from progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee.


25 or 6 to 4

This song has been covered by several artists, including Vince Neil (on Carved in Stone), Straitjacket, Local H, Robert Forster, Intruder, Bruce Foxton, The Moog Cookbook, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Pacifika and Umphrey's McGee.

Catalpa Festival

Headlining artists for Catalpa's inaugural year were The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg performing Doggystyle, TV on the Radio, Umphrey's McGee, Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, Cold War Kids, ASAP Rocky, Matisyahu and Hercules and Love Affair.

Jake Cinninger

He also uses an early '80s Marshall JCM 800, endorses Marshall Vintage Modern amps, OldField amps, and also uses Fuchs Audio Technology, and with Umphrey's McGee endorses Moog synthesizers, Morley effects pedals, Source Audio effect pedals and BBE Sound effects.

Live at the Murat

Live at the Murat is the fourth live album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee, recorded over Easter Weekend at the Murat Centre's Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Local Band Does OK

Local Band Does OK is Umphrey's McGee's second studio album, and the first studio album to feature Jake Cinninger and Andy Farag.

The Bottom Half

The first single from the album is "Bright Lights, Big City," written by Mother Vinegar frontman Karl Engelmann, who is also a member of Ali Baba's Tahini with Umphrey's guitarist Jake Cinninger.

Work Drugs

The band has three official LPs through botique Chicago based label Bobby Cahn Records and toured on the festival circuit in the United States, including SXSW and CMJ, as well as national support slots for the likes of Two Door Cinema Club, Umphrey's McGee, Maps and Atlases, Battles, Peter, Bjorn & John, Sun Airway, Memoryhouse, Parts and Labor, J.Viewz, and more.


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