Prelude Music. A sequence of notes and keys possessing the magical ability to spark synapses that stimulate an array of conscious, subconscious and unconscious impulses [1] . This primal reaction manifests in countless neuro-anatomical ways, shaping our expectations, moods and emotions when experiencing music’s performance, whether witnessed live or captured in some re-playable form. T he end result compels your body to seek the same epiphanal peak with subsequent transformative concert trips, or, thanks to the digital music revolution [2] , re-listen at your leisure and enjoy anew the soul-stirring straw in your water-toting vessel [3] . This piece attempts to capture with words the musical supernova spawned one June night circa 2008 by a Midwestern band that thrives on the unexpected. The improvisational peaks attained still resonate nearly a decade later. Before we get further, a few orienting facts and nomenclature to dispense: Umphrey’s McGee [4] (or Umphrey...
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