The Disco
Biscuits and Umphrey’s McGee previewed their summer tour together throughout
the Chicago edition
of the Green Apple Music and Arts Festival. On Saturday Umphrey’s McGee played
an intimate show at the Vic
Theatre
as part of its hometown festivies, bringing out a number of Green Apple
performers. During “The Triple Wide,” String Cheese Incident’s Michael Kang,
who was in town performing with Chris Berry, replaced Umphrey’s McGee guitarist
Jake Cinninger, while Disco Biscuits keyboardist Aron Magner replaced
keyboardist Joel Cummins. Soon after, Disco Biscuits’ drummer Allen Aucoin
played percussion on “Nothing Too
Fancy.” On Friday, Magner, Aucoin, Marc Brownstein and Jon Gutwillig played a
set of completely instrumental music at Chicago’s
Ontourage under the name Tractorbeam.
On Sunday, Umphrey’s McGee headlined an afternoon of free
music at Chicago’s
Lincoln Park Zoo which drew an estimated 15,000 fans. The Disco Biscuits supplied
support duties, along with children’s performers The Deep Fried Pickle Project,
children’s singer/songwriter Ella Jenkins, kids stars The Blisters, Paul
Green's School of
Rock, dub icon Mad
Professor, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters leader Todd Park Mohr.
Green Apple lined the Zoo with environmental vendors and
greening information booths. Later in the evening, the Disco Biscuits
headlined
a show at the Vic
Theatre.
The event doubled as a birthday
celebration for Magner and featured a guest appearance by Umphrey’s
McGee
guitarist Brendan Bayliss on “Home Again.” During the night the Disco
Biscuits
confirmed rumors that its annual Camp Bisco festival would be held in
Mariaville, NY,
the weekend of August 16. Flyers sprinkled throughout the venue
announced a new Jamaican destination event, created by the minds behind
Jam Cruise and Langerado,
featuring the Disco Biscuits and Umphrey’s McGee.
The Green Apple
Music & Arts Festival had a presence at over 20 additional shows throughout
the Windy City. Other standout performances
including a kick-off show by The
Decemberists at The Riviera, a DJ
performance by RJD2 at the Metro, an appearance by bluegrass singer Del McCoury
and a spot by indie-violinist Andrew Bird.
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