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For this episode I spoke with Joel Cummins, keyboardist for the band Umphrey’s McGee. We discussed their new album, “It’s You”, how the extensive vocal training he had back in school influenced his keyboard playing, and why – despite his years of keyboard and piano experience – he still takes lessons here and there.

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00:00 Mamu > 05:35 Out of Order (8.27.02 - Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio) 14:20 JaJunk jam* (8.15.02 - The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana) 27:53 Hangover > 30:25 Garbage Man > 32:53 Hangover** (8.16.02 - Bluebird Nightclub, Bloomington, Indiana) 37:54 Soul Food I > 50:32 Orfeo (8.25.02 - North Star Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 56:23 Muff II: The Revenge (8.28.02 - Little Brothers, Columbus, Ohio) 63:01 Dr. Feelgood > 65:54 Space Funk Booty^ (8.16.02 - Bluebird Nightclub, Bloomington, Indiana) Total Broadcast Length 75:10 Notes: * with No Quarter (Led Zeppelin) jam ** with Who Knows (Jimi Hendrix) jam ^ with 13 Days jam

00:00 The Linear > 06:04 Day Nurse (7.7.12 - White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana) 12:37 Through the Cracks (7.3.12 - Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, Michigan) 17:57 Liquid* (7.5.12 - CEFCU Center Stage, Peoria, Illinois) 30:48 Crucial Taunt (6.30.12 - Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts) 35:59 Miss You** (6.29.12 - Outside the Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 42:22 Robot World > 49:34 End of the Road 52:56 Partyin' Peeps (7.6.12 - Weekend at Harmony, Geneva, Minnesota) 59:03 Let's Dance^ (7.4.12 - Moonlite Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio) 66:40 Rocker part II (6.30.12 - Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts) Total Broadcast Length 78:38 Notes: * with Stanley Jordan on guitar; Stanley performs Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles) solo ** debut (The Rolling Stones); with G. Love on harmonica ^ with Cincinnati Brass

00:00 Tango Mike > 04:12 The Floor (5.26.12 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 11:01 Great American > 12:15 "Jimmy Stewart"^ > 16:50 Great American (5.27.12 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 23:18 Cemetery Walk II (6.2.12 - Wakarusa, Ozark, Arkansas) 38:12 Comma Later (6.3.12 - Wakarusa, Ozark, Arkansas) 44:56 Miss Tinkle's Overture (5.18.12 - Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, Alabama) 60:15 JaJunk > 71:48 Breathe (6.8.12 - Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee) Total Broadcast Length 80:00 Notes: ^ with lyrics

00:00 Walletsworth 06:41 Nothing Too Fancy (6.11.04 - Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee) 24:33 Plunger > 39:32 Intentions Clear > 48:22 Blue Echo (6.16.06 - Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee) 59:04 moe./UM switch jam* > 64:23 …And Justice For All 72:15 40's Theme (6.11.04 - Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee) Total Broadcast Length 81:32 Notes: * full-band segue with UM replacing members of moe. This week UM returns to Bonnaroo for their 7th appearance, and their first late-night since 2006. The 2004 show stands as one of the most important shows in the band>s history, playing for upwards of 20,000 people for over 4 hours, with a little help from moe. at set break. After moe.'s cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman with UM manager Vince Iwinski on vocals, UM returned to stage and answered with some Metallica of their own with …And Justice For All. The 2006 show had the band in front of another overwhelming audience and they had no problem stretching the improv out, including the debut of a fan-favorite recurring "Jimmy Stewart" dubbed "Mrs. Robinson's Strut."

00:00 Groove Holmes (2.13.99 - Madison Oyster Bar, South Bend, Indiana) 01:41 Loose Ends (4.21.12 - House of Blues, Dallas, Texas) 07:03 Bridgeless (4.14.12 - House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana) 18:42 Deeper (Neon Feather Remix) (Death By Remix) 22:09 Plunger (12.30.11 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri) 33:22 Don't Do It* (12.31.11 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri) 39:52 "Middle Eastern Metal" (4.27.12 - UMBowl III, Park West, Chicago, Illinois) 44:20 The Triple Wide (12.11.04 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC) 56:02 9:30 (4.27.12 - UMBowl III, Park West, Chicago, Illinois) 67:27 Puppet String** (4.28.12 - Martyrs', Chicago, Illinois) Total Broadcast Length 78:07 Notes: * debut (The Band); with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret ** with In the Kitchen tease So many topics to cover! We open with a vintage take on the Beastie Boys' Groove Holmes in memoriam of MCA. Loose Ends is the newest Brendan Bayliss tune, debuted in March. Bridgeless is one of the many highlights from the band's gig in New Orleans. Deeper is one of the cuts off the newly released Death By Remix, a download of which comes free with your pre-order of the New Year' Run 2011 DVD set featuring all 3 shows in their entirety including an Plunger with explosive improv and a cover of The Band's version of Don't Do It (RIP Levon). Middle Eastern Metal was one of the Q2 highlights at UMBowl III. If you haven't checked out Raw Stewage yet, be sure to pick up 7 hours of the finest improvisation at UMLive.net. The 12.11.04 Triple Wide is a legendary improv that the band recreated during Q4 of UMBowl. To close, the first Puppet String with improv, by fan request, was played at the Bill Graham For A Day event.

00:00 Ocean Billy (The Bottom Half) 03:29 "Jimmy Stewart" (3.29.03 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado) 12:03 Pennis (Local Band Does Oklahoma) 15:50 "Jimmy Stewart" ^ (9.4.03 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, Indiana) 28:30 Ocean Billy (11.1.03 - State Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan) 36:04 Ocean Billy (3.9.12 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado) Total Broadcast Length 57:54 Notes: ^ with lyrics Read the companion piece to this podcast, Ocean William Comes of Age, over at The Floor.

00:00 The National Anthem (2.9.12 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York) 06:01 Forks 11:54 August (1.21.12 - Best Buy Theater, New York, New York) 23:43 Wellwishers > 29:51 Night Nurse* (3.11.12 - Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, Nevada) 37:28 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft > 52:31 The Bottom Half (3.17.12 - Fox Theater, Oakland, California) 65:59 Kimble (3.18.12 - Harlow's, Sacramento, California) Total Broadcast Length 71:55 Notes: * with "$5 Footlong" jam

00:00 Flamethrower (2.17.12 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio) 04:14 Voyager* (1.21.12 - Best Buy Theater, New York, New York) 10:51 There's No Crying in Mexico > 14:27 Eat (2.17.12 - LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio) 18:41 Gurgle^ > 22:00 Resolution > 36:37 White Man's Moccasins (2.16.12 - Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina) 43:33 Jekyll & Hyde > 47:21 Miss Tinkle's Overture (2.12.12 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, Maryland) 59:29 Phil's Farm (2.2.12 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Total Broadcast Length 78:22 Notes: * debut (Daft Punk) ^ debut; original

00:00 I Am the Walrus (2.2.02 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois) 05:08 The Emperor^ (2.13.02 - Axis, Bloomington, Indiana) 17:11 Coming In From the Cold (2.2.02 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois) 23:00 Der Bluten Kat > 38:03 She Came In Through the Bathroom Window > 41:51 Der Bluten Kat (2.1.02 - Canopy Club, Urbana, Illinois) 46:16 Acoustic duet* (2.2.02 - Park West, Chicago, Illinois) 53:58 Make Me (2.27.02 - Stella Blue, Asheville, North Carolina) 56:41 Walk the Proud Land (2.6.02 - Copper Dragon, Carbondale, Illinois) 60:23 The Fussy Dutchman > 67:23 Tomorrow Never Knows (2.27.02 - Stella Blue, Asheville, North Carolina) Total Broadcast Length 70:58 Notes: ^ with Michael "Mad Dog" Mavridoglou; without Jake (flu) * Brendan and Jake on acoustics; with Is There Anybody Out There? (Pink Floyd) and Ten Years Gone (Led Zeppelin) jams; with Norwegian Wood teases

00:00 Catshot* > 04:18 Dump City* (12.31.11 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri) 17:01 Susanah@ (10.28.11 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia) 21:41 Nemo@ (12.30.11 The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri) 32:22 1348 > 36:36 "Jimmy Stewart"^& > 45:23 Hajimemashite& (11.26.11 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois) 51:05 All In Time** (10.29.11 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia) 71:36 You Can't Always Get What You Want&& (11.26.11 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois) Total Broadcast Length 79:02 Notes: * with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret @ with Brendan and Jake on acoustic guitars ^ with lyrics & with Allie Kral (Cornmeal) on fiddle ** with Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) jam && first time played (Rolling Stones); with Chicago Mass Choir

00:00 The Skunk, The Goose, and The Fly (12.31.01 - The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois) 07:38 Padgett's Profile > 11:20 Kat's Tune > 14:34 Padgett's Profile 16:30 Black Water^ (12.8.01 - Loeb Playhouse, West Lafayette, Indiana) 21:54 Front Porch > 36:42 Out of Order > 45:19 Front Porch (12.14.01 - Bluebird Nightclub, Bloomington, Indiana) 49:20 Joel solo* (12.8.01 - Loeb Playhouse, West Lafayette, Indiana) 54:45 Slacker** (12.12.01 - Club Soda, Kalamazoo, Michigan) 75:36 Regulate (12.1.01 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin) Total Broadcast Length 80:52 Notes: ^ Brendan and Jake on acoustic guitars * with elements of Carol of the Bells, Flight of the Bumblebee ** with Dump City jam

00:00 My Favorite Things* (10.24.01 - Cicero's, St. Louis, Missouri) 07:21 Thin Air > 19:49 Flying > 23:25 Big Bottom (2.5.02 - Cicero's, St. Louis, Missouri) 25:47 Get Down > 34:28 Glory > 38:43 Roxanne > 41:18 Pay the Snucka (part III) (7.22.02 - Cicero's, St. Louis, Missouri) 44:29 Last Call (12.14.02 - Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, Missouri) 48:55 In the Kitchen > 61:46 Higgins > 77:30 In the Kitchen (4.5.08 - The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri) Total Broadcast Length 79:44 Notes: * with Much Obliged ending

00:00 The Pequod* > 02:17 Dim Sun* > 03:55 The Pequod* (10.24.11- I.V. Labs, Chicago, Illinois) 05:19 Hourglass (9.13.11 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, New York) 13:46 Day Nurse (10.29.11 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia) 21:43 Plunger > 25:16 No Comment > 30:38 Plunger (7.3.11 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colorado) 33:36 Live and Let Die^ (5.28.11 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 40:02 Utopian Fir > 43:02 Night Nurse (6.24.11 - Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, Kentucky) 57:09 Nipple Trix > 61:07 Domino Theory (9.23.11 - Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, Virginia) 69:48 Tom Sawyer (7.15.11 - All Good Music Festival, Masontown, West Virginia) Total Broadcast Length 74:41 Notes: * acoustic ^ first time played (Wings); with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret

00:00 Power of Soul (9.21.11 - AE Stage, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 16:01 Nothing Too Fancy* (9.22.11 - House of Blues, Atlantic City, New Jersey) 37:20 Miami Virtue > 54:47 Ocean Billy** (9.23.11 - Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, Virginia) Total Broadcast Length 78:58 Notes: * with Luke's Theme (Star Wars) and Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love (Van Halen) teases ** with Soul Food II teases

00:00 "Brian Eno Ambient" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 02:48 Domino Theory* (9.6.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 06:33 "Funky Porn Groove > Honeymoon Suite" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 10:02 Red Tape > 27:54 Puppet Strings (9.8.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 34:44 "Industrial > Soaring Uplifting > Heavy Metal Uplifting" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 43:56 Go To Hell (9.7.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 49:15 "Melodic Drum and Bass" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 51:54 Forks (9.7.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 58:08 "Heavy Metal Glory" (9.8.11 - S2, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 60:10 Divisions (9.9.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) 81:27 The Joker** (9.8.11 - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York) Total Broadcast Length 85:46 Notes: * first time played ** first time played (Steve Miller Band}; with Biz Markie

00:00 Cummins Lies > 03:58 The Floor (8.20.11 - Hoxeyville Music Festival, Wellston, Michigan) 10:16 Booth Love* (5.28.11 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 23:21 Conduit (5.19.11 - Sundown in the City, Knoxville, Tennessee) 31:56 "Jimmy Stewart" > 41:26 Search 4 (7.08.11 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan) 47:41 Tribute to the Spinal Shaft > 63:14 Deeper > 68:29 Kid Charlemagne jam > 73:15 2nd Self (3.13.11 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California) Total Broadcast Length 79:09 Notes: * with Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret horns

00:00 The Haunt (12.03.04 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia) 10:28 Hurt Bird Bath (8.14.10 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, Georgia) 24:47 Q*Bert > 31:45 Anchor Drops (3.11.05 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia) 37:27 Blue Echo (3.02.02 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia) 52:48 Much Obliged (2.06.10 - The Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia) 67:02 Stylophone jam* 71:04 YYZ (4.12.03 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia) Total Broadcast Length 77:45 Notes: * with Jake on Stylophone

00:00 Glory (11.02.02 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado) 02:57 40's Theme > 07:32 "Jimmy Stewart"* > 16:18 40's Theme* (3.29.03 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado) 20:17 Believe the Lie (3.05.07 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado) 32:08 Resolution > 44:02 Visions of Parin > 48:12 "Jimmy Stewart"^ > 52:16 Roulette (2.5.04 - Cervante's Masterpiece, Denver, Colorado) 57:00 Bright Lights, Big City (2.11.11 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado) 69:32 Sociable Jimmy** (7.17.03 - Double Diamond, Aspen, Colorado) Total Broadcast Length 80:43 Notes: * with Jamie Janover on toy guitar, percussion ^ with lyrics ** with alternate Latin and November Rain endings

00:00 Puncle Wally (5.30.04 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 04:20 Front Porch* > 12:34 I Want A New Drug jam** (4.7.00 - Martyrs', Chicago, Illinois) 13:47 Women Wine & Song^ (11.18.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, New York) 17:44 Ain't No Sunshine^^ (2.10.11 - Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, Colorado) 23:56 Water > 29:33 "Jimmy Stewart"& > 34:12 Water (5.27.05 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 35:02 Bad is Bad^ (11.18.05 - Irving Plaza, New York, New York) 40:44 Phil's Farm (5.23.08 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) 57:02 The Linear^^ (2.10.11 - Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, Colorado) 64:51 Soundcheck jam (5.27.10 - Summer Camp, Chillicothe, Illinois) Total Broadcast Length 74:57 Notes: * with Waterfalls (TLC); Rich Cohen, John Wiseman, Aren VanHousen on horns ** with Rich Cohen, John Wiseman, Aren VanHousen on horns ^ with Huey Lewis ^^ with John Oates & with lyrics