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