Post by noreen sobczyk on Mar 28, 2006 23:15:01 GMT -6
SAFETY IN NUMBERS, ON APRIL 4, 2006.
THE BAND ANNOUNCES SPRING TOURDATES TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE, INCLUDING THEIR FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR AND AN INTIMATE PERFORMANCE AT NYC’S CBGB AS PART OF THE FIRST ANNUAL GREEN APPLE FESTIVAL.
Safety In Numbers, to be released April 4, 2006, is the third studio album by the musically muscular and relentlessly inventive Umphrey’s McGee. For this highly anticipated release, personal chaos provided plenty of fuel for an explosion of collaborative, creative energy. From top to bottom, in its carefully constructed yet deeply felt notes, Safety In Numbers is strong and coolly calculated, yet easy-going and improvisational -- an aural representation of life’s balancing act. Without sacrificing their endearing playfulness, Umphrey’s McGee - dare we say it - is growing up.
The album’s eleven original songs offer intriguing insight into these rising stars. For Safety In Numbers, the band’s complex and often spectacular musicianship move from the surface of their craft, and rest instead just under the skin of the music. From top to bottom, in its carefully constructed yet deeply felt notes, Safety In Numbers is a strong and decisive, yet easy-flowing representation of Umphrey’s McGee and a tribute to a friend’s life in the face of a recent loss—a sonic companion to life’s balancing act.
The album features guest performances by saxophone sensation Joshua Redman and veteran rocker, Huey Lewis. Album artwork is by famed album designer Storm Thorgerson.
In support of the new release, Umphrey’s has announced their spring tour dates, which includes an appearance at the Langerado music festival, a quick European jaunt, a special CD release party in their hometown of Chicago, an appearance at The World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler B.C. (The site of the 2010 Winter Olympics), and an exclusive and intimate performance at NYC’s CBGB as part of the first annual Green Apple Festival (www.greenapplefestival.com).
The complete list of confirmed tour dates is as follows:
April 03 The Park West - cd release party Chicago IL
April 07 The Showbox Seattle WA
April 08 Roseland Theatre Portland OR
April 08 Music Millennium - In store Performance Portland OR
April 09 The Mystic Theatre Petaluma CA
April 10 Crystal Bay Club Crystal Bay NV
April 12 House of Blues San Diego CA
April 13 The Avalon Hollywood CA
April 14, 15 The Fillmore San Francisco CA
April 15 Tower Records - In Store Performance San Francisco CA
April 16 World Ski and Snowboard Championships Whistler BC
April 21 CBGB New York NY
April 27-28 Canopy Club Urbana IL
April 29 Republic New Orleans New Orleans LA
May 01 Workplay Theater Birmingham AL
May 02 The Orange Peel Asheville NC
May 03 Disco Rodeo Raleigh NC
May 04 930 Club Washington, D.C. MD
May 05 Electric Factory Philadelphia PA
May 06 Avalon Ballroom Boston MA
May 26-28 Summer Camp 2006 Chillicothe IL
June 03 Red Rocks Morrison CO
June 16-18 Bonnaroo Manchester TN
June 29-02 High Sierra Music Festival Quincy CA
July 01, 02 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy WI
July 04 Virginia Beach Amphitheater Virginia Beach VA
July 05 Pavilion at Montage Mountain Scranton PA
July 20 10,000 Lakes Festival Detroit Lakes IL
More dates to be announced soon, including summer plans. For now, look for festival favorites Umphrey’s McGee to perform Bonnaroo for the fourth year in a row.
It’s been a quick rise for Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee. Their virtuoso playing and edgy songcraft recently compelled RollingStone to choose Umphrey’s “a band to watch” in their annual Hot Issue. Relix magazine put them on the cover of their December 2004 issue and the prestigious Chicago Music Awards bestowed Umphrey’s McGee with the coveted Best Rock Entertainer of the Year award. Booked coast to coast by the Monterey Peninsula Booking Agency, the band recently sold out two nights at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, two nights at Irving Plaza, San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium, the list goes on.
For more information visit www.umphreys.com.