The Barrymore Theatre Madison WI: January 31, 2003
Notable: A short Dump City, only 3 minutes, and then they go right into a big Divisions. Between songs,…
The Madison Theater Peoria IL: January 30, 2003
Notable: Track titles are off in this archive.org recording, but as usual it’s a great recording and plays in…
The Union Bar Iowa City IA: January 29, 2003
Notable: They open with a mostly non-rhythmic improv jam, 7 minutes. It turns into Resolution, with a nice improv…
Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo MI: January 25, 2003
Notable: They start with an 8 1/2 minute jam, which is common these days. You can hear Kris feeling…
Temple Club Lansing MI: January 24, 2003
Notable: Opening the show again with a jam, this time for 7 1/2 minutes, experiment for some of the…
Buskirk-Chumley Theatre Bloomington IN: January 23, 2003
Notable: A 6-min improv jam to start a Kris Meyers’ first show with the band. They go right into…
The Vic Theatre Chicago IL: December 31, 2002
Notable: Nothing Too Fancy, very well done. It has a cool jam with Joel on organ and everyone quieting…
The Vic Theatre Chicago IL: December 30, 2002
Notable: A nice 5-minute jam to start, and then a smooth transition into Roulette. Tribute to the Spinal Shaft…
Mississippi Nights St. Louis MO: December 14, 2002
Notable They start the show with a 7-minute improv jam, as is usual for these days. This is Mikey’s…
I’m Gregg Davis (@gregg_tweets on Twitter) and I’m doing an Umphrey’s McGee listening project called umph20 – Twenty Years Gone. Listen with me as I review and post about shows that happened exactly 20 years ago.
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