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Umphrey's McGee is an American
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originally from
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. The band experiments with many musical styles, including rock,
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, bluegrass,
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, and folk. They have toured regularly and released several albums.


History


Early years (1997–2000)

Formed by students at the
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in December 1997, members were
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Brendan Bayliss Brendan Bayliss (born August 11, 1976) is an American musician and the founder, a lead guitarist, and primary vocalist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. Biography Bayliss formed Umphrey's McGee in 1997 and took its moniker from the ...
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Ryan Stasik,
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Joel Cummins Joel Nathan Cummins (born January 12, 1975, in La Grange, Illinois) is an American musician, and founding member/keyboardist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. Cummins tours full-time with Umphrey's McGee, playing a range of shows each ...
, and drummer Mike Mirro. Umphrey's McGee combined members of Tashi Station and Stomper Bob, two Notre Dame rock bands. Early concerts consisted of both originals and
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s, including
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' "Patience" and
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's ''
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'' theme " Linus and Lucy," as well as songs by
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, and
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. According to Cummins, "The origins
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are of an actual person. Brendan Bayliss, our other lead singer and guitar player has a cousin ... and his name is actually Humphrey Magee but it's not possessive with the apostrophe s ..." In mid-1998, after 8 months together, the band released their debut album, '' Greatest Hits Vol. III.'' Having a released studio disc allowed them to more readily book live performances. Though long out of print, the album contains songs that remain staples of Umphrey's live sets, such as "Divisions", "Phil's Farm", "FF", and "All in Time". Shortly after the release of the album, the band added a fifth member, percussionist Andy Farag. Farag's father became the band's agent. A second pressing of '' Greatest Hits Vol. III'' featured Farag in the album's inner sleeve and credits. By the end of the year, Umphrey's McGee, along with peers Ali Baba's Tahini, were one of the most popular bands in the South Bend/Notre Dame area. They began performing outside the area at colleges and house parties, allowing listeners to tape and trade their music freely. In 1998, the band released their first live album, ''
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''. Guitarist
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was added to the band in September 2000. Cinninger deepened the Umphrey's sound, and also contributed a large repertoire of original music, much of which comprised the bulk of the catalog from his previous band, Ali Baba's Tahini. The band also adopted several songs written by Karl Engelmann, Ali Baba's Tahini frontman. (He now fronts
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-based rock band Mother Vinegar). Shortly after Cinninger's arrival, the band released another live album, ''
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'', which contained live performances recorded in the summer and fall of 2000.


Full line-up with Mike Mirro (2001–2002)

In 2001, the band began practicing intense improvisational exercises. One of their first productive sessions took place in the "Jimmy Stewart Ballroom" of a hotel, prompting the band to call their onstage improvisational excursions "Jimmy Stewarts". This form of improvisation differs in approach from the methods used by many of their jam band peers.
Jake Cinninger Jacob Alan Cinninger (born December 16, 1975) is an American musician. He has risen to fame as one of two lead guitarists in the Chicago-based jam band Umphrey's McGee. He is influenced by a wide range of styles and guitar players such as Joe Pa ...
and
Joel Cummins Joel Nathan Cummins (born January 12, 1975, in La Grange, Illinois) is an American musician, and founding member/keyboardist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. Cummins tours full-time with Umphrey's McGee, playing a range of shows each ...
released solo albums in 2001 and 2002, respectively. At least two songs from each of those albums are part of Umphrey's concert repertoire. In June 2002 the band released its first proper recording, ''
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''. That summer, they played at the first annual
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in rural
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, among over 30 bands performing in front of nearly 100,000 people. Other artists included
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, and
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. The band almost broke up in late 2002 when drummer Mike Mirro announced he was leaving the band to attend medical school. After hundreds of audition tapes were reviewed by the percussionist Andy Farag, the band settled on the first one they had received, which was from Kick the Cat drummer Kris Myers.


''Anchor Drops'' (2003–2005)

2003 was a year of change for UM. New drummer Kris Myers had to learn their extensive repertoire of originals and covers. The band continued their grueling tour schedule, logging over 150 shows for the year. The band began experimenting with a new "Lego" style of songwriting, which involved piecing together original sections and lifted pieces of "Jimmy Stewart" improvisations to create new songs, such as "Ocean Billy", "#5", and "Wife Soup". That summer, UM entered the recording studio in Chicago for their first studio album with Myers. In the Fall, the UM Live program was started by "Sound Caresser" Kevin Browning. Each night's show would be offered on CD, for sale directly after the show. This soon translated into a partnership with Disc Logic for online distribution, and a few years later all of the band's shows would be moved to UMLive.net. In November, the band released their first DVD, ''Live from the Lake Coast'', and later that month their first official release featuring Kris Myers, ''Local Band Does Oklahoma'' (Recorded on April 23 in Oklahoma City). In 2004, the band released ''
Anchor Drops ''Anchor Drops'' is Umphrey's McGee's third studio album, released on June 29, 2004. It is the first studio album to feature drummer Kris Myers. For this album, the band mixed progressive rock with acoustic folk, jam band grooves, heavy m ...
'', recorded in several different studios throughout the
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area. Shortly before the release of the album, the band scored a distribution deal for both ''
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'' and ''
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'', and for the first time, Umphrey's McGee music was available in stores all over the country. The album was said to be the "sound of a band reaching maturity". Once again, Umphrey's headed to Bonnaroo, playing a coveted late-night spot. The band performed to over 20,000 people, many of whom had never heard the band before. In July, the band was declared by ''
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'' to "have become odds-on favorites in the next-
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sweepstakes." Starting in 2005, the band began producing Umphrey's McGee Podcasts, an effort to provide fans with highlights of recent shows. Each podcast is around 75 minutes in length and is released about twice a month, and it has 20,000 listeners. "In the Kitchen" won the Jammy Award for Song of the Year. That evening, the band performed with
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for the first time (they were also joined by
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, Sinead O'Connor, and
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). That summer, the band participated in the Big Summer Classic tour, which was the first time UM played Red Rocks.


''Safety in Numbers'' (2006–2008)

On April 4, 2006, Umphrey's released their fourth studio effort, ''
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''. They appeared on ''
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'' alongside
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in support of the new album on May 18, 2006. The band was featured at many of the major U.S. festivals throughout the summer, playing 129 shows before a three-night stand in
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for New Year's Eve. ''
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'', a 2-disc album compiled from the ''Safety in Numbers'' sessions, was released a year later on April 3, 2007. Near the end of 2006, Umphrey's began a program to provide complimentary tickets to audience tapers in exchange for their distributing the recordings digitally online. A live double-album titled ''
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'' was released on October 16, 2007. The album was recorded over 2 nights at the Egyptian Room in the
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on April 6–7, 2007. It received a 4-star review from ''
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''. The album also won a Jammy for best live album. The band's 2008 Halloween show was the first to feature a mash-up theme. Riffing on the idea of mash-ups popularized by DJs, they arrange new composition from 2-3 songs (a mix of covers and originals). This tradition has continued on Halloween every year since.


''Mantis'' (2009–2010)

The album ''
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'' was released on January 20, 2009. The release concentrated more on the progressive style that was associated with ''Anchor Drops''. Unlike previous albums, most of the songs went unplayed until the album was released. Later in the year, Jefferson Waful took over duties as lighting director. In 2010, the band debuted UMBowl, an interactive concert in 4 sets (or quarters), each with a different theme. Ticket purchasers are sent ballots to vote for the selections for two quarters, while the other two quarters are based upon interactive text submissions/votes. October 3 saw the debut of the Stew Art (S2) events. Each S2 event, limited to 50 fans, was an hour-long event that had the band improvising based upon text submissions from the audience. The S2 has since become a regular feature for UMBowl.


''Death by Stereo'' (2011–2014)

The band's seventh studio album '' Death by Stereo,'' was released September 13, 2011. The album features a mix of new songs as well as old songs that the band has used in their live rotation for years, such as "Hajimemashite" and "The Floor". With the album's pre-order came a set of packages for super fans, including fishing trips and bar crawls with the band. The Bill Graham For A Day option for a private show became a reality, and has since inspired several follow-up events. In 2013, the band debuted "Headphones and Snowcones", a program available at their concerts which provides a soundboard feed delivered to a set of headphones via wireless receiver. Original drummer Mike Mirro died on January 30, 2014, at age 36. Cummins said about his contributions,
Musically, I think he was the backbone of us playing mixed meter and polyrhythm. We had a lot of fun writing sections of music together and trying to do things a little different from what was being produced then. ... When I met him, he was an incredibly accomplished drummer, but when we worked together, we talked a lot about musical theory and composition.


''Hall of Fame Albums'' (2011–2020)

Starting in 2011, Umphrey's McGee yearly released an album entitled ''Hall of Fame'' each year, which includes the fan-voted best songs from live shows of the previous year.


Recent work

On June 10, 2014, UM released their eighth studio album, ''
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'', their first album released on their new music label Nothing Too Fancy Music. On April 7, 2015, UM released their ninth studio album, ''The London Session'', an album recorded in one day at
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. The LP includes some rerecorded versions of previously released Umphrey's McGee songs as well as other selections. On November 11, 2016, UM released their tenth studio album ZONKEY, an experimental album consisting entirely of mashups from artists such as
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, among others. Some of the mashups have been performed live by the band for years while some are entirely new compositions for this record. On December 29–31, 2016, UM returned to Chicago for a 3-show New Year's Eve run, their first such run in Chicago for the holiday since performing in the city for New Year's Eve each year from 2000–2010. The shows took place at the Riviera Theatre and Aragon Ballroom. On January 12, 2018, UM released their eleventh studio album, ''
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.'' On May 18, 2018, UM released their twelfth studio album, ''It's You.'' This was unannounced and was a surprise to fans and acted as a companion to their previous album released earlier in the year. On July 16, 2021, UM released their thirteenth studio album, ''You Walked Up Shaking In Your Boots But You Stood Tall And Left A Raging Bull.'' This album was a compilation of introduction tracks that had been regularly played at their live shows. On July 1, 2022, UM released their fourteenth studio album, "Asking For a Friend".


Influences

The band identifies
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, and
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as primary influences.


Members

;Current members *
Brendan Bayliss Brendan Bayliss (born August 11, 1976) is an American musician and the founder, a lead guitarist, and primary vocalist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. Biography Bayliss formed Umphrey's McGee in 1997 and took its moniker from the ...
– guitar, lead vocals (1997–present) *
Joel Cummins Joel Nathan Cummins (born January 12, 1975, in La Grange, Illinois) is an American musician, and founding member/keyboardist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. Cummins tours full-time with Umphrey's McGee, playing a range of shows each ...
– keyboards, backing vocals (1997–present) * Ryan Stasik – bass guitar (1997–present) * Andy Farag – percussion (1998–present) *
Jake Cinninger Jacob Alan Cinninger (born December 16, 1975) is an American musician. He has risen to fame as one of two lead guitarists in the Chicago-based jam band Umphrey's McGee. He is influenced by a wide range of styles and guitar players such as Joe Pa ...
– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2000–present) * Kris Myers – drums, backing vocals (2003–present) ;Former members * Mike Mirro – drums, backing vocals (1997–2002, died 2014)


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums

*'' Greatest Hits Vol. III'' (1998) *''
Local Band Does OK ''Local Band Does OK'' (stylized as Local Band Does O.K.) is Umphrey's McGee's second studio album, and the first studio album to feature Jake Cinninger and Andy Farag. This album also marks the final studio appearance of original drummer Mike ...
'' (2002) *''
Anchor Drops ''Anchor Drops'' is Umphrey's McGee's third studio album, released on June 29, 2004. It is the first studio album to feature drummer Kris Myers. For this album, the band mixed progressive rock with acoustic folk, jam band grooves, heavy m ...
'' (2004) *''
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'' (2006) *''
The Bottom Half ''The Bottom Half'' is the fifth album from progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee recorded during the band's 2005/2006 sessions of their previous studio effort ''Safety in Numbers''. The first disc contains complete songs that were initially ...
'' (2007) *''
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'' (2009) *'' Death by Stereo'' (2011) *''
Similar Skin ''Similar Skin'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Umphrey's McGee. It was released on June 10, 2014. Umphrey's McGee recorded ''Similar Skin'' at IV Lab Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and it was the first album on the band's la ...
'' (2014) *''The London Session'' (2015) *'' Zonkey'' (2016) *''
It's Not Us ''It's Not Us'' (stylized as it's not us) is the eleventh studio album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. The album was released on January 12, 2018. Track listing Personnel * Brendan Bayliss – guitar, vocals * Jake Cinninger – ...
'' (2018) *''It's You'' (2018) *''You Walked Up Shaking In Your Boots But You Stood Tall And Left A Raging Bull'' (2021) *''Asking For A Friend'' (2022)


Live releases

*''
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 was recorded just months after the addition of percussionist A ...
'' (1999) *''
One Fat Sucka ''One Fat Sucka'' is the second live album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. It was recorded at various concerts throughout the summer and fall of 2000. Most of the material contains brand new guitarist Jake Cinninger, who joined the ba ...
'' (2001) *''
Local Band Does OKlahoma ''Local Band Does OKlahoma'' is the third live album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. It was recorded just months after the addition of drummer Kris Myers. The album features excerpts of a small concert in Oklahoma City in 2003. Becau ...
'' (2003) *''
Live at the Murat ''Live at the Murat'' is the fourth live album by American progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee, recorded over Easter Weekend at the Murat Centre's Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, Indiana. The album was released October 16, 2007. The album cont ...
'' (2007) *''
Jimmy Stewart 2007 ''Jimmy Stewart 2007'' is a double live album by progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. The album was released on June 17, 2008 and consists of some of the band's best improvisational performances from 2007. "What is Jimmy Stewart?" is a brief ex ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2010 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2011 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2012 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2013 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2015 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the gre ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2016 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
'' (2017) *'' Hall of Fame Class of 2017'' (2018) *''
Hall of Fame Class of 2018 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
'' (2019) *''BeSides'' (2018) *''
Back at the 'Nac The human back, also called the dorsum, is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral column ru ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2019 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
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Hall of Fame Class of 2020 In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the ...
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DVD releases

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Live from the Lake Coast ''Live from the Lake Coast'' is the first DVD release from Umphrey's McGee and features excerpts from the band's two-night stand at the Skyline Stage in Chicago, on July 26 & 27, 2002. It is the only video to feature original drummer Mike Mirr ...
'' (2002) *'' Wrapped Around Chicago – New Year's Eve at The Riviera'' (2005) *'' Soundstage: Umphrey's McGee – Live'' (2009) *''
Live at Summer Camp 2011 Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums ...
'' (2011) *'' Live from The Pageant: NYE Weekend 2011'' (2012) *'' Live at Red Rocks'' (2012) *''
Live at the Tabernacle ''Live at The Tabernacle'' is a live DVD concert of the band, Widespread Panic, filmed at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA between January 27–29, 2012. Track listing January 27, 2012 Disc one # Heaven # Send Your Mind # Surprise Valley # I'm N ...
'' (2012) *''STUMP Tour'' (2013) *'' UM Halloween: Live from the Riverside'' (2013) *''Rage.Riv.Repeat.'' (2014)


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