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
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.