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May 3, 2014 Umphrey's McGee — The Capitol Theatre — Port Chester, NY, USA "UMBowl V"

Set 1: Gents[1], Skin the Cat[1], Onward & Upward[1], Mad Love[1]

Set 2: Rebubula, All Things Ninja, Crazy Fingers, #5, Brain Damage > Eclipse

Set 3: Stew Art Event

Set 4: The Haunt[2] > The Triple Wide > Funk Improv[3] > Wife Soup, Flamethrower > FF > "Brendan & Jake switch rigs"[4], Space Funk Booty[5] > Mulche's Odyssey[6]

Encore: Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang[7], Much Obliged[8]-> Glory[8]

Footnotes:
    [1] debut, original
    [2] with Rock & Roll, part 2 (Gary Glitter) intro
    [3] with Funky Monks (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) jam
    [4] with All In Time tease
    [5] with Think! (Julann Griffin) tease and Mind Left Body (Kanter/Garcia) jam
    [6] ending
    [7] with Jake on bass for Ryan
    [8] with Bill Evans on saxophone

Show Notes: first quarter was Raw Stewage, comprised of attendees' votes for past "Jimmy Stewarts": Gents [2013-03-07 In the Kitchen + 2011-09-23 Ocean Billy], Skin the Cat [2007-04-03 Nemo + 2011-09-09 Bridgeless], Onward & Upward [2014-02-06 Mantis + 2013-02-06 Got Your Milk (Right Here) + 2013-10-16 Dump City + 2013-10-17 All In Time], and Mad Love [2012-08-11 Wappy Sprayberry + 2004-02-21 FF]

second quarter was comprised of attendees' votes, "All Request"

third quarter was a Stew Art Event: A song of fire and ice > Opium sunrise [with A Love Supreme (John Coltrane) teases] > James Brown revival [with Licking Stick-Licking Stick (James Brown) quotes] > Chase theme > Emergency dance party [with Safety Dance (Men Without Hats) teases and Du Hast (Rammstein) quotes] > Patriotic UM [with Simple Gifts and The Star Spangled Banner teases; with Bill Evans on saxophone] > Fire On the Bayou [with Fire On the Bayou (The Meters) quotes; with Bill Evans on saxophone] > Daft Funk [with Bill Evans on saxophone] > Barry White Love Letter [with lyrics; with Bill Evans on saxophone] > Rockabilly Throwdown [with Bill Evans on saxophone] > Baby Makin' Music [with Bill Evans on saxophone] > Frank Zappa-esque jam [with Willie the Pimp (Frank Zappa) quotes and Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) tease; with Bill Evans on saxophone]

fourth quarter was "choose your own adventure," with attendees voting for the next "adventure" live: Great American, Kabump, or The Haunt; The Triple Wide, JaJunk, Last Man Swerving; Industrial improv, Funk improv, or Electronic improv; Ocean Billy, Plunger, or Wife Soup; There's No Crying In Mexico, Flamethrower, or Depth Charge; Bad Friday, Soul Food II, or FF; Jake on drums, Jake on keys, or Jake and BB switch rigs; Visions, Space Funk Booty, or Dear Lord; end of JaJunk, end of Bridgeless, or end of Mulche's

the between-quarter clips had an Around the Horn theme

last Crazy Fingers 2009-04-02 (576 shows)
last Brain Damage 2006-06-16 (902 shows)
last Eclipse 2006-06-16 (902 shows)
last "Brendan & Jake switch rigs" 2010-04-24 (445 shows)
last Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang 2011-02-03 (363 shows)

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