The music of Umphrey’s McGee unfolds like an unpredictable conversation between longtime friends. Its six participants—Brendan Bayliss [guitar, vocals], Jake Cinninger [guitar, vocals], Joel Cummins [keyboards, piano, vocals], Andy Farag [percussion], Kris Myers [drums, vocals], and Ryan Stasik [bass]—know just how to communicate with each other on stage and in the studio. A call of progressive guitar wizardry might elicit a response of soft acoustic balladry, or a funk groove could be answered by explosive percussion. At any moment, heavy guitars can give way to heavier blues as the boys uncover the elusive nexus between jaw-dropping instrumental virtuosity and airtight songcraft.
2018 Tour
17 February 2018 US Cellular Center, Asheville, NC, US
18 February 2018 The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL, US
10 March 2018 Rockwell @ the Complex, Salt Lake City, UT, US
14 March 2018 The Wilma, Missoula, MT, US
15 March 2018 The Showbox, Seattle, WA, US
16 March 2018 McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, US
17 March 2018 McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, US
22 March 2018 South Shore Room, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV, US
23 March 2018 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, US
24 March 2018 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, US
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