Last night in Charlotte Umphrey’s McGee kicked off a three week tour that will take the prog-rockers from the East Coast to the Midwest and back again. Along the way the Chicago-based sextet will hit a number of cities and venues they missed in 2007 including the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb (04/08), the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville (4/17) and New Haven’s Toad’s Place (4/13).

Umphrey’s concludes their first jaunt to the east coast in 2008 with two Green Apple Music and Arts Festival appearances: at Ram’s Head in Baltimore on the 4/19 and a free performance on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on 4/20.

The band continues to make great strides in their vocal abilities, jamming techniques and setlist construction. If you haven’t seen the band in a while, perhaps now’s a good time to see where they’re at. Unless of course you harbor a secret resentment for a buncha guys who practice non-stop everyday.

For a taste of what you can expect be sure to check out iClips’s webcast of Umphrey’s show in St. Louis on Saturday night. Read on for a full list of dates…

4.2 | House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
4.3 | The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
4.4 | Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
4.5 | The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
4.8 | Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL
4.9 | Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
4.10 | Revolution Hall, Troy, NY
4.11 | Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA
4.12 | Brown University, Providence, RI | with M.I.A. and Girl Talk
4.13 | Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT
4.16 | Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT
4.17 | Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
4.18 | Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA
4.19 | Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore, MD
4.20 | Green Apple Music Festival - National Mall, Washington, D.C.
4.30 | Canopy Club, Urbana, IL
5.1 | Sundown in the City, Knoxville, TN
5.2 | House of Blues (late-night), New Orleans, LA
5.3 | House of Blues (late-night), New Orleans, LA
5.4 | Beale Street Music Festival - Memphis, TN
5.23 - 5.25 | Summer Camp (2 shows) - Chillicothe, IL
5.30 - 6.1 | Mountain Jam - Hunter Mountain, NY
6.12 - 6.15 | Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
12.11 - 12.15 | Caribbean Holidaze - Runaway Bay, Jamaica