2/16/13 Umphrey's McGee @ Orpheum Theatre - Madison, WI

(picture by Jefferson Waful)

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Umphrey's McGee
2/16/13
Orpheum Theatre
Madison, WI

I: Nipple Trix > 2nd Self, Puppet String > Preamble > Mantis > The Triple Wide > Hajimemashite, All Night Long*, Headphones & Snowcones**, Resolution > Puppet String

II: Jajunk > Slacker > Linear > Jajunk, Conduit > Mantis, 40's Theme, Hollywood Nights

E: Divisions > How Many More Times > Divisions



* w/ Mike Dillon
** w/ tromboner





I worked a 10 hour day and then drove by myself the three hour journey to Madison this evening for UM. It was my first live music of the year. Immediately I saw familiar faces including Ocean Timmy and Steve A in the line to enter. We commanded a large section of the Jake side balcony. I liked the new reconfigured Orpheum stage setup. In retrospect the sound was better on the floor but I had an enjoyable experience with our group of friends. I parked in the Overture Center garage and was shocked at how cold it was. Mike Dillon Band was forgettable what little I saw of it. I liked the poster and made that purchase.

I'm still learning the intros. 2nd Self had a nice peak by BB. Puppet String has been the bands go to song recently. The Triple Wide was my favorite jam of the first set. I liked the slowed down tempo and eventual groove. Haji was well placed. The songs with Mike Dillon added to the flavor of the set. Reso per usual had some interesting playing before dropping into the end of Puppet String. Well played first set. I went to Pizza Di Roma during the setbreak

The entire second set was energy filled and played with purpose. Its hard to pinpoint who was the MVP with Jaco and Joel being my picks. Jajunk had a fruitful piece of improv. Slacker and Linear both had improv, one of which had an Eminem jam that I recognized from the Chryster commercial. I liked the unexpected drop back into the finale of Jajunk. Conduit was anti-climatic playcalling but had an incredible peak before finishing up Mantis. 40's appeared to be the set closer but they generously gave us the Seger cover. The encore was Divisions with a verse of How Many More Times. At that point I hit the road and beat the crowd. I loved the overall energy of this show. There were several jams that demand a second listen. This was my 146th Umphrey's McGee show.