I spent the day recovering from the roadtrip to Des Moines. I watched the Cubs defeat the Pirates before I left for Peoria. The hour and half drive to the riverfront landing was uneventful. I went to this show by myself. I saw Doc, Nickmo, and Steve right away. There were a lot of people I knew in attendance at this show. The stage was set up in a different location than in previous years. It was on the side of the train station building. I actually liked this setup better.
Drink My Drank was the intro they walked out to and eventually started playing. This is the way most UM shows start these days. PTP turned out to be fruitful ont his occasion. Jajunk also had a decent jam. Anchor Drops next to the Illinois River worked well. Kabump had another piece of successful first set improvisation that landed in 2nd Self. I've seen Stanley Jordan play with UM and he's talented but he takes over when he's onstage. GA and Fame wrapped up a good first set.
Bridgeless to open set II was one of the highlights of the night. This was left unfinished. GITV is one of my favorites. I wasn't thrilled to see Stanley Jordan again for M.O. but I was happy with the selection of Lenny as a cover choice. Fir was the highlight of the night. The Snoop Dogg jam and then the outro jam were both huge. Rocker II led into the end of the unfinished Jajunk from the first set. Everyone assumed the end of Bridgeless would be included in the encore but it was not. The transition from Reso into SF II was some funky stuff. Africa sent everyone off into the night. UM played a very well rounded show that was much more nuanced than the one setters I'd seen in Milwaukee and Des Moines.
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