The Canopy Club Urbana IL: December 13, 2002
Notable Smell the Mitten to open, very good, into an awesome Water. No stopping, flowing into Professor Wormbog, and…
The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis IN December 12, 2002
Notable A synth start to Nothing Too Fancy, as is common. The band is just fading in as a…
The State Theatre South Bend IN: December 11, 2002
Notable: The show starts with a nice mellow build in a 7-minute improv jam. August starts with a cool…
The Rave Underground Milwaukee WI: December 7, 2002
Notable After a 5-minute jam to start, they go into a more developed In the Kitchen to open the…
Otto’s DeKalb IL: December 6, 2002
Highlights: In the Kitchen debut, video in this post. One of Mikey’s last shows with the band. A 4-song…
The Cabooze Minneapolis MN: November 23, 2002
Notable Short intro into Kabump. Jam at 6:45 with Ryan’s bass line is cool. 2nd Self goes into a…
People’s Ames IA: November 22, 2002
The track titles are off in the Live Music Archive and any apps that access it. The setlist in…
The Blue Note Columbia MO: November 21, 2002
Track names are off at archive.org; use the description or the set list at allthings.umphreys.com Notable: Starting with 6:30…
Park West Chicago IL: November 16, 2002
Notable: A weird synth buzzing intro and the band opens the show with a strong Smell the Mitten. The…
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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Thanks to Kevin Browning, UM’s original sound caresser, all the audio is available as soundboard + audience recordings at archive.org, Live Music Archive app (iOS) and Taper’s Section app (Android). Enjoy!