2009

UM Virtual Tour: Wappy Sprayberry

DaveO February 3, 2009 4 Comments

Welcome to Day Two of the Umphrey’s McGee Virtual Tour. Yesterday, Higgins from Lollapalooza 8/4/2006 kicked things off over at ilike.com. Hidden Track has the pleasure of debuting the video of Wappy Sprayberry from August 31st, 2008 from the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. This Virtual Tour is another effort of the UM team in its promotion of their 2009 release Mantis, which debuted this week at #64 on The Billboard Top 200.

READ ON after the jump for a full history of the song Wappy Sprayberry…

Volume 20: Serena Ryder

Katie Cook February 3, 2009 No Comments

I hate the radio. I’m impatient; I don’t want to hear vacuum repair commercials or the crappy, overproduced pop du jour. However, there are a few songs that, when they fill my rinky-dink, factory speakers, allow me to sink back in total driving pleasure for at least three whole minutes. Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” is one of those songs.

Bonnaroo Reels In Phish and The Boss

Scott Bernstein February 2, 2009 29 Comments

As expected, Bruce Springsteen and Phish have been tapped to headline the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 11 – 14 in Manchester, TN. Indie favorites TV on

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Dan’s New Band

Jeffrey Greenblatt February 2, 2009 No Comments

A few months back Dan Auerbach – one half of the Akron-based blues combo The Black Keys – announced he’d be releasing and touring behind his solo debut Keep It

Hors d’Oeuvres: Langerado Giveaway

Scott Bernstein February 2, 2009 2 Comments

We’re teaming up with Glide Magazine to giveaway two tickets to this year’s Langerado Festival. Langerado 2009 takes place March 6-8 at Bicentennial Park in Miami and features HT favorites

The Interface Debuts Acoustic of Montreal

DaveO February 2, 2009 3 Comments

of Montreal stopped by Spinner’s The Interface and laid down three brand new live performances – all of which featured front man Kevin Barnes on acoustic guitar. Anytime a song is performed acoustic, or “unplugged” if you will, it seems to take on a bit of new context.

This is especially true with lyrics such as, “He’s the sort of guy who would leave you in a K-hole to go play Halo in the other room.” I think this series of videos reassures that without all the freaky live stage antics, Barnes is a great songwriter and performer at his core.

READ ON after the jump to check out of Montreal @ The Interface…