U-Melt Fall Tour Dates

U-MELT'S 2009 FALL TOUR

Fri, 9/18 - Higher Ground - S. Burlington, VT
Sat., 9/19 - Wormfest - Greenfield, MA
Thu, 9/24 - Iron Horse Music Hall - Northampton, MA
Fri, 9/25 - Calling Planet Earth Music Festival - Charlestown, RI
Sat, 9/26 - Port City Music Hall - Portland, ME
Fri, 10/2 - Castaways - Ithaca, NY
Sat, 10/3 - Nietzsche's - Buffalo, NY
Thu, 10/15 - The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD
Fri, 10/16 - The North Star - Philadelphia, PA
Sat, 10/17 - Sullivan Hall - New York, NY
Fri, 10/23 - The Middle East - Cambridge, MA
Sat, 10/24 - TBA
Fri, 10/30 - The Westcott Theater - Syracuse, NY
Sat, 10/31 - Red Square - Albany, NY (LATE NIGHT POST MOE. SHOW)

U-Melt/Jim Loughlin at Sulivan Hall

Here is a picture of the set list. U-Melt (great band bad name) played a funky "Get Down On It"( Kool and The Gang) and they jammed with Jim Loughlin from .moe who they split the bill with.

This guy brought out a tank, and I was really skeptical until I found out it was just a guy trying to support his family and the whole organized thing was just a fantasy. It was going all night even while a complete brigade of mounted cops passed by. Trotting down the street.

Big up to Jim Cunningham who I saw at the show Honest Tune writer and fellow MHS alumni! Speaking of MHS alumni, just found out U-Melts manager also went to my high school and knows my sister pretty well.

Underground Brooklyn Warehouse/Loft Party with U-Melt

Meanwhile this weekend while Reuban was on tour with phish....

U-Melt is a band that has a lot of potential, (I outline this in detail on the mighty Jambase) They are one of the few great bands of the new generation carrying the torch for the "jamband" genre; A word people in the music business shy away from now as it is synominous with anti-corporate anti-greed and anti-radio play. so basically it doesn't sell tons or albums. The whole concept of jambands is great though, going on tour, and will always be loved. Traveling the land of the brave and free and playing great improvisational music. My friend and partner in gonzo journalism Rob lives in this old art gallery with a really cool layout, a stage, sound booth and a bar. These guys live there and the place borders on residential/commercial. it has an elevator in the building so bands can transport their gear and all this really cool art laying around the owner of the apartment has kept there. Everywhere you look there is something mind expanding and best of all there are no hipsters! Even if there were, the vibe about the place has one just want to check their ego at the door and get funky, did I mention you can chill on the roof? Because this is not a proper "certified" venue it is totally illegal! which makes it a lot more fun, this is why the show could not be publicized and sadly very few U-Melt fans knew about it. Of course this made it extra special too. There will be some more unannounced shows coming up, and I'll drop a word on here or my facebook about them. Some other bands who have played there so far include The Brew and The Macpodz.

Mulberry Mountain, Festie Additions, Weekend Links

-The Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival, which will take place September 11-13 in the Ozark Mountains, will feature Leftover Salmon, Umphrey's McGee, the Avett Brothers, Perpetual Groove, Split Lip Rayfield, and the Wailers.

-Levon Helm, U-Melt, the Bridge, and Swampadelica have joined the lineup at moe. down

-Camp Bisco just added Bassnectar, Pnuma Trio, Shpongle, and the Egg

-I am considering moving to Buffalo after seeing the schedule for its Thursday at the Square concert series, which will include FREE concerts this Summer from the Disco Biscuits, Yonder Mountain String Band, Mickey Hart, Mike Gordon, Tea Leaf Green, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, and the New Deal

-we can all expect free soundboards from moe.'s Friday and Saturday shows at Summercamp

Last Call

Here's some fun to wrap up the day...

-lucky enough to have a ticket to see the String Cheese Incident at Horning's Hideout? Check out what the Peak Productions has in store for you

-the Summer really brings the Phish nostalgia out; Gadiel recalls 6/19/95 at Deer Creek while the Joker reminisces about 6/26/04 at Alpine Valley

-get to know U-Melt

-Cinema Blend highlights everything that wasn't awesome about Bonnaroo

-ned covers the decline of the music industry

-while you've got a second, check out the new JamBase