It’s clear that for improvisational artists certain rooms inspire them more than others. Take the case of prog-jammers U-Melt and New York City’s Highline Ballroom: The quartet first visited the Highline on New Year’s Eve, when they delivered a magical performance in one of the city’s most underrated venues. On Friday night, U-Melt brings their complex grooves back to a room that has quickly become a favorite for both the band and the fanbase.
We like bargains on Hidden Track, so we’re down with paying $14 ($16 day of show) for two long sets of U-Melt along with improv-filled support sets from DJ Tucci, Digital Frontier and Psylab. While giving away tickets would have been fun, we decided to up the ante and get creative for the latest edition of Everybody Wins When I Plug Something And In Return They Offer Me Free Shit To Give Away.
Simply leave a comment below naming a band and venue combination that always leads to special shows, and you’ll be entered to win a package of gig used U-Melt gear. After the show the band will put away drummer George Miller’s drumsticks, a copy of the setlist that was taped to the floor, one of Rob Salzer’s guitar picks, a brand-new U-Melt t-shirt and a signed copy of the show poster from the New Year’s Eve show we discussed earlier. The winner of the contest gets it all. So, purchase your tickets and come say hello.
Just to review:
- To enter the contest leave a comment below telling us about your favorite venue/band combination
- Your comment must be left by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday October 5
- Don’t be greedy, only one entry per person
- One entry will be selected at random from entries that follow the rules
- Winners receive our Gig Used U-Melt Gear package
42 Responses
The Beatles and Shea Stadium! Cool contest, fellas.
the Dead and Winterland
Anyone know what time U-Melt goes on? Oh… and Queen & Wembley Stadium
Umphrey’s and Skyline Stage
PHISH AND HAMPTON COLESSEUM, BABY!
Phish, Hampton Coliseum (including 3/6-3/8/09).
The Rolling Stones and the Altamont Raceway
DEAD @ KNICKERBOCKER ARENA ALBANY
Dave Matthews Band – The Gorge Amphitheater
moe and Radio City Music Hall
Bruce Springsteen and the Stone Pony.
Sun Ra @ Sideshows by the Sea
A loooong time ago Sun Ra & John Cage performed a duet show in an little out-of-the-way venue on the boardwalk in Coney Island to promote a new avant garde record label: Meltdown Records.
About 200 people attended this utterly “other” show, complete with interpretive dancers and that infamous John Cage silence, including the members of NRBQ (which was quite surprising for me).
An unforgettable experience!
umphreys mcgee and the barrymore theater (madison, wi)
phish, MSG – always a blast!
my top 3 (in no particular order):
Phish @ MSG
the disco biscuits @ Electric Factory
U-Melt @ The Highline Ballroom
ps – props to above poster for the Barrymore nod, thats a great little theater
u-melt @ the stone pony!
Disco Biscuits – Culture Room, Ft. Laudy Florida
Medeski, Martin and Wood @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC.
close second: MMW @ Tonic (RIP).
U-Melt @ River St Jazz Cafe (Plains PA)
The Breakfast @ Toad’s Place (New Haven CT)
Opeth @ The Palladium, Worcester MA
That and U-Melt in a late-night cabin at Wormtown Music Fest.
Umphrey’s Mcgee in Jamaica on the beach (Holidaze)
Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East
my top 5 for now:
Allmans @ The Beacon
Springsteen @ Giants Stadium/ anywhere in Jersey!
Counting Crows @ Town Hall, Bowery, Blender or any small NYC venue
moe. @ Highline
Phish @ MSG
PHISH
The Gorge Amphitheatre – George, WA
absolute most BEAUTIFUL place on earth to see a phish show – or any show for that matter!
peace/love/light,
jonezy
u-melt in ithaca on saturday.
also, u-melt should book a late-night gig in hampton now.
The Grateful Dead – Red Rocks
The Grateful Dead – Fillmore East
The Grateful Dead – Hampton Col
The Phish – Hampton Col
The Phish – MSG
The Phish – Big Cypress
MMJ – Bonnaroo
Dumpstaphunk – Tipatina’s
Soulive – Baby Jupiter
RANA – Wetlands
Moe. – Wetlands
Springsteen – Anywhere in NJ (As posted above)
The Neville Bros – Fairgrounds at Jazzfest
Ween – John & Peters
Panic – Oak Mountain
Wilco – anywhere in Chicago
Allman Bros – Beacon
Galactic – Tipitina’s
Radiohead – anywhere
Arcade Fire – GAMH
club toast(VT)/god street wine
The Polyphonic Spree – The Vic Theater, Chicago
Gov’t Mule @ Bonnaroo
Pearl Jam @ Satyricon
Big Head Todd & The Monsters @ Red Rocks
Plus I agree with Jonezy about the Gorge in George Wa. Without a doubt, the best place to see anyone (DMB every Labor Day)
lots of combinations here, but as far as what I have personally witnessed:
Widespread Panic at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, Oregon.
I reread the rules:
Widespread Panic at Red Rocks
everyone stole my Allmans at the Beacon!!
umelt at the Mezzanote, Syracuse, fo sho…
Phish at SPAC…
Umelt @ the Mezz syr. ny . . .my home show
Umelt @ the Mezz . . . .syr. ny . . .my home show!!
Outkast Fox Theater ATL
Recently, my top 3 band/venue combos have been U-Melt @ moe.down (not being a homer, seriously. The Michael Jackson tributes alone), Lotus @ The Fillmore NYC (actually saw crowd surfing. excellent energy) and MMW’s most recent tour @ the historic state theatre in Ithaca.
of course every year, as tradition, we haul up to Darien Lake in WNY for the Allman Bro’s and/or Phil show.
cheers.
The Phish from Vermont at “The Show” Big Cypress
U-Melt and the Stone Pony
Umphrey’s and Nokia
Umphreys/Bisco and the Melkweg (Amsterdam)
Anyone at Red Rocks
ABB at the Beacon
GD/Phish at MSG
U-Melt at Highline Ballroom – Fantastic Show Last Night!
Better late than never. Besides, The only thing I don’t already have on the aforementioned list is a pair of George’s sticks and the setlist for this particular show.
No particular order.
Bisco- some shit hole in Charlotte,NC ’99
UM- Blue Cats Knoxville,TN ’99
“- ” ” November 13th of ’03
“- Bogarts Cincinnati,OH ” ” of ’04
moe.- Singletrey Concert Hall Lexington,KY 2-17-05
moe.- TN Theatre 3-7-08
Dave Bruebeck Quartet – Tennessee Theatre 1-30-05
Phish- Verison Ampitheater ’03
Trey w/Nashville Symphony Orchestra – Ryman 10-27-08
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U-Melt
2-15-07
9-8-07 Ten Hours !!
9-25-07
9-26-07
9-28-07
10-31-07
11-2-07
11-24-07 <-RAWKED!!!
12-28-07
12-31-07/1-1-08 (Thanks Jimmy!! melodic percussion is rad!)
2-23-08
3-29-08
and despite George saying he didn’t feel on this night 9-8-08
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