Catch Umphrey’s McGee live performance at MECU Pavilion (731 Eastern Ave Baltimore) this Saturday Oct 13 at 6:30 p.m. Opening artist is Southern Avenue.

Ticket prices vary and can be purchased online at https://www.ticketmaster.com/umphreys-mcgee-mecu-pavilion-formerly-pier-six-baltimore-md/venueartist/172104/821327.

The music of Umphrey’s McGee unfolds like an unpredictable conversation between longtime friends. Its six participants—Brendan Bayliss [guitar, vocals], Jake Cinninger [guitar, vocals], Joel Cummins [keyboards, piano, vocals], Andy Farag [percussion], Kris Myers [drums, vocals], and Ryan Stasik [bass]—know just how to communicate with each other on stage and in the studio. A call of progressive guitar wizardry might elicit a response of soft acoustic balladry, or a funk groove could be answered by explosive percussion. At any moment, heavy guitars can give way to heavier blues as the boys uncover the elusive nexus between jaw-dropping instrumental virtuosity and airtight songcraft.

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