by Jon Eisenberg | Dec 5, 2015 | Bands
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Thirty years ago, Kyle Hollingsworth set out on a career in music. Since then, with a wealth of desire and an abundance of ability, Hollingsworth has established himself as a formidable and versatile music talent, with the ability to contribute, collaborate, compose, and communicate on a number of levels and within a vast spectrum of musical environments.
Today, as a member of acclaimed jam masters The String Cheese Incident, Hollingsworth is revered by both peers and fans for his ability to write and perform in a mosaic of styles, from rock to classical, ragtime to bebop. Playing in SCI has allowed him unrestricted access to the world of music, and has bestowed on him the kind of fearlessness a composer needs to flirt with such disparate genres. Those who’ve seen SCI know that they can jerk from funk to bluegrass on a chord change. “In the jam world, where there are no set ways of doing things, we’re not afraid to move in and out of genres,” he says, “and because of that, I’ve learned to be creative, not only onstage but in the studio. I can get on board with something pretty quickly. You have to.”
While his versatility and quick-study nature have become his signature skills with SCI, they have also proved tremendously helpful on stage during collaborations with a bunch of major acts, including Paul Simon, Bruce Hornsby, Bob Weir, Little Feat, and banjo master Bela Fleck. One summer he toured with Phil Lesh in a band that also included Steve Kimock, John Molo, and Warren Haynes. In the summer of 2008 he spent the summer touring with the Mickey Hart Band.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVzjWepOp78″ align=”right”][vc_btn title=”Website” color=”primary” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fkylehollingsworth.com%2F|title:http%3A%2F%2Fkylehollingsworth.com%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Facebook” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkylehollingsworthmusic%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkylehollingsworthmusic%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Instagram” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkyle_on_keys%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkyle_on_keys%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Twitter” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FKyleOnKeys|title:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FKyleOnKeys||”][vc_btn title=”Join The Street Team” color=”warning” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackspymarketing.com%2Fapp%2F|title:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackspymarketing.com%2Fapp%2F||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”14290″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Upcoming Events” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
by Jon Eisenberg | Dec 5, 2015 | Bands, Tour Marketing
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]After 17-plus years of performing more than 100 concerts annually, releasing eight studio albums and selling more than 3.5 million tracks online, Umphrey’s McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels. But then that wouldn’t be consistent with the work ethic demonstrated by the band, which consistently attempts to raise the bar, setting and achieving new goals since forming on the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana, in 1997. After releasing their eighth studio album, Similar Skin, the first for their own indie label, Nothing Too Fancy (N2F) Music (distributed by RED), the group continue to push the envelope and test the limits. Their brand-new studio album, The London Session, was a dream come true for the members having been recorded at the legendary Studio Two at historic Abbey Road. The stealth recording session yielded 10 tracks in a single day, proving once again, the prolific UM waits for no one.
The original Umphrey’s McGee played a mix of originals and cover songs, waiting just eight months to release their debut album, the cheekily titled Greatest Hits Volume III. Their initial “proper” recording, Local Band Does OK, came out in 2002, followed shortly afterward by an appearance at the first-ever Bonnaroo in Tennessee, selling more albums than any other band on the bill. The 2007 double album, Live at the Murat, earned a four-star review in Rolling Stone and a Jammy for Best Live Album.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqhX1BZePV4″ align=”right”][vc_btn title=”Website” color=”primary” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.umphreys.com|title:www.umphreys.com||”][vc_btn title=”Facebook” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fumphreysmcgee%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fumphreysmcgee%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Instagram” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fumphreysmcgee%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fumphreysmcgee%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Twitter” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fumphreysmcgee|title:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fumphreysmcgee||”][vc_btn title=”Join The Street Team” color=”warning” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackspymarketing.com%2Fapp%2F|title:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackspymarketing.com%2Fapp%2F||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”14301″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Upcoming Events” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
by Jon Eisenberg | Dec 5, 2015 | News
Umphrey’s McGee Summer Tour 2016. Ah . . . Summer. It is just around the corner, and Umphrey’s Summer Tour rolls through a town near you as we traverse the East Coast, Midwest, Colorado, and the South. In addition to a smattering of festival appearances and solo Umphrey’s shows, we will be joined by a diverse supporting cast, including The Werks, The Main Squeeze, and Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath along the way. So, where will we see you?
06.02 – Mountain Jam – Hunter Mountain, NY – Tickets
06.03 – Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY – Tickets
06.04 – Bunbury Music Festival – Cincinnati, OH – Tickets
06.16 – Riverbend Festival – Chattanooga, TN – Tickets
06.29 – Brenton Skating Plaza – Des Moines, IA – Tickets
06.30 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI – Tickets
07.02 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO % – Tickets
07.03 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO $ – Tickets
07.07 – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL * – Tickets
07.08 – House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC * – Tickets
07.09 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC * – Tickets
07.15 – Pier Six Pavilion – Baltimore, MD ** – Tickets
07.17 – The Stone Pony Summer Stage – Asbury Park, NJ ** – Tickets
08.03 – CrossroadsKC – Kansas City, MO ** – Tickets
08.05 – The Lawn at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN – Tickets
08.06 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KY ** – Tickets
08.11 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT – Tickets
08.12 – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA *** – Tickets
08.13 – The Peach Music Festival – Scranton, PA – Tickets
08.14 – F Shed at the Market – Syracuse, NY *** – Tickets
08.18 – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN – Tickets
08.19 – Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN – Tickets
08.25 – Lockn’ Music Festival – Arrington, VA – Get Tickets
% with special guests Sinkane and Zappa Plays Zappa
$ with special guests The Main Squeeze and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
* with special guest The Werks
** with special guest The Main Squeeze
*** with special guest Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath
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by Jon Eisenberg | Dec 5, 2015 | Bands
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]There’s a great scene in The Last Waltz – the documentary about The Band’s final concert – where director Martin Scorsese is discussing music with drummer/singer/mandolin player Levon Helm. Helm says, “If it mixes with rhythm, and if it dances, then you’ve got a great combination of all those different kinds of music: country, bluegrass, blues music, show music…” To which Scorsese, the inquisitive interviewer, asks, “What’s it called, then?” “Rock & roll!” Clearly looking for a more specific answer, but realizing that he isn’t going to get one, Marty laughs. “Rock & roll…” Well, that’s the way it is sometimes: musicians play music, and don’t necessarily worry about where it gets filed. It’s the writers, record labels, managers, etc., who tend to fret about what “kind” of music it is.
And like The Band, the members of Railroad Earth aren’t losing sleep about what “kind” of music they play – they just play it. When they started out in 2001, they were a bunch of guys interested in playing acoustic instruments together. As Railroad Earth violin/vocalist Tim Carbone recalls, “All of us had been playing in various projects for years, and many of us had played together in different projects. But this time, we found ourselves all available at the same time.”
Songwriter/lead vocalist Todd Sheaffer continues, “When we started, we only loosely had the idea of getting together and playing some music. It started that informally; just getting together and doing some picking and playing. Over a couple of month period, we started working on some original songs, as well as playing some covers that we thought would be fun to play.” Shortly thereafter, they took five songs from their budding repertoire into a studio and knocked out a demo in just two days. Their soon-to-be manager sent that demo to a few festivals, and – to the band’s surprise – they were booked at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival before they’d even played their first gig. This prompted them to quickly go in and record five more songs; the ten combined tracks of which made up their debut album, “The Black Bear Sessions.”[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaGUFRhuINQ” align=”right”][vc_btn title=”Website” color=”primary” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadearth.com%2F|title:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadearth.com%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Facebook” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRailroadEarth%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRailroadEarth%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Instagram” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FRailroadEarth%2F|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FRailroadEarth%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Twitter” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FRailroadEarth|title:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FRailroadEarth||”][vc_btn title=”Join The Street Team” color=”warning” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackspymarketing.com%2Fapp%2F|title:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackspymarketing.com%2Fapp%2F||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”14298″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Upcoming Events” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
