BB’s lyrics aren’t ironed out yet and there’s some apprehension on tempo, which vanished when Wappy showed up with swagger six shows later during Chicago NYE run

GIZZ 🐉 🤘🏽

@joshterry.bsky.social wrote a tremendous piece after 26-story beer-bonging their catalog www.noexpectations.fyi/p/king-gizza...

Cory Hart’s Sunglasses at Night joins 5 other cover debuts at The Vogue:

Hendrix - Power of Soul, Who Knows
Miles - Shhh/Peaceful
Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Seger - Night Moves

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In addition to 5.22.03 top shelf Hurt Bird Bath, set 2 boasts an August featuring early sketches of what would become
Plunger 🪠

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At UM’s very first Vogue show - 6.15.00 - Graham Wiggins (aka Dr Didg) guested on his own song, “Bob’s Cloud”

In the 2nd set, UM debuted Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys “Power of Soul” which UM has performed 87x total (T-3rd most frequently played cover song)

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Three most frequently played songs in UM’s 11 Vogue shows:
7 - Syncopated Strangers
6 - August
5 - “Intro” (code for set-opening improv)

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With 11 prior visits between June 2000 (pre-Jake) and June 2004, The Vogue beats out The Murat (10) for most indoor Indy shows

This week marks UM’s first multi-night run at Vogue. Other 2-nighters in Indy:
3/13-14/09 Murat
4/6-7/07 Murat - captured on UM’s 4th live release

#umphreys #geekery

Two years later, Bath was blossoming into an improv-heavyweight, focal point of any set. One of UM’s most euphoric moments at The Vogue (5.22.03) is courtesy of a Bath sandwich: HBB > Glory > HBB, a peak moment discussed (and snippeted) on Side B: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Speaking of debuts, The Vogue witnessed the world debut of Hurt Bird Bath on October 4, 2001, becoming the birthplace of a song that’s spent the last 24 years etching itself onto UM’s Rushmore

The Wow Show explored the history & impact of Bath — Side A: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Last time UM played The Vogue was June 8, 2004 as a warmup show for the band’s epic late night set at Bonnaroo three days later.

Set 1 was an acoustic affair, closing with the debut of Bob Seger’s Night Moves
#umphreys #livemusic #UMVogue

At UM’s very first Vogue show - 6.15.00 - Graham Wiggins (aka Dr Didg) guested on his own song, “Bob’s Cloud”

In the 2nd set, UM debuted Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys “Power of Soul” which UM has performed 87x total (T-3rd most frequently played cover song)

#umphreys
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Three most frequently played songs in UM’s 11 Vogue shows:
7 - Syncopated Strangers
6 - August
5 - “Intro” (code for set-opening improv)

#umphreys #livemusic
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