Umphrey's McGee & The Wailers - December 29th, 2007 - Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL

Umphrey's McGee
and The Wailers

December 29th, 2007
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, llinois

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All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski

Set I: Words, In the Kitchen > Got Your Milk (Right Here) > "Jimmy Stewart" > In the Kitchen, Padgett's Profile*, Higgins, The Floor

Set II: Pay the Snucka > (new song)**, 2x2, Nemo > "Jimmy Stewart"^ > Nemo, Hurt Bird Bath, Holding Back the Years^^ > Pay the Snucka

Encore: JaJunk

* with Caden Shapiro on "guitar" (son of Scott Shapiro; legal counsel to Umphrey's McGee)
** first time played, original
^ with Jeff Coffin on saxophone
^^ first time played, Simply Red; with Jen Hartswick on vocals and trumpet



The Wailers opened with their irie island reggae style (above & below).










Sold out capacity crowd inside Chicago's Aragon Ballroom (above)



(above) Caden Shapiro on "guitar"


(above & below) Jeff Coffin on saxophone


Jennifer Hartswick guests vocals & trumpet on
Simply Red's "Holding Back the Years" (above & below)




Barry Brown (center) and the USTORM
crew held an incredible raffle "for the kids".
One lucky raffle winner winner won this
great UM autographed Heineken guitar!

Headcount registered voters and signed up future
volunteers for their 2008 registration campaign.

Check out my photographs from last year's Umphrey's McGee
three night Aragon showcase: 12/29/06, 12/30/06, 12/31/06

Rabbit in the Moon - Empire Ballroom - October 30th, 2007 - Las Vegas, NV

Rabbit in the Moon
w/ DJ Deekline

Empire Ballroom
Sunday, October 30th, 2007
4:20am-Sunrise
Las Vegas, NV

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All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski














Rabbit in the Moon
Sep 21st, 2006
Empire Ballroom

Umphrey's McGee - House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV - October 27th, 2007

Umphrey's McGee

House of Blues
Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV

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All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski




Set I: Pay the Snucka (unfinished)> Push the Pig > jazz odyssey > Push the Pig, 40s Theme, Nothing Too Fancy (unfinished) > In The Kitchen > Dr. Feelgood > Pay the Snucka (part 3)

Set II: Bridgeless > Bright Lights, Big City > In The Kitchen > Nothing Too Fancy, Dirty Love*, Der Bluten Kat** > Dump City*** > Der Bluten Kat

Encore: Ain't No Fun****

* farag on vocals
** Jake Cinninger on percussion
*** with David Murphy from Sound Tribe Sector 9 replacing Ryan Stasik on bass
**** Andy Farag, Brendan Bayliss & MC Pumpernickle on vocals (Snoop Dog cover)

The encore ended with the grim reaper killing the entire band.










Paul & Susan ride the front row rail






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