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Greetings, fellow music enthusiasts! Welcome to the Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast! This is your space to explore the role of music in our lives, our love for it, and the sense of community that it creates. Each episode will feature a diverse selection of topics and insightful conversations revolving around three core themes: music, community, and Umphrey's McGee. I'm your host, Sara J, and I am thrilled to have you along for the ride. Are you prepared for what comes next?
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This week host Sara J is joined by Dylan Gleit, guitarist for CO. based six-piece Eminence Ensemble. In this part one of a massive conversation, we take it back to where it all began for Dylan in Long Island, NY, and the music room in his childhood home. Dylan takes us on his journey with music which includes excelling at the recorder in elementary…
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Alright Solmates, it's time for Sara J's recap of this year's inaugural Summer Camp Presents: Solshine Reverie! This episode also features a conversation with Sasha Savinov from Grateful Gnomads (and Solshine Camp Counselor) bringing you an even more in-depth rundown of the all happenings over the four nights of music, art, & gratitude at Three Sis…
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This week on the show host Sara J brings you her conversation with Luke and Rory from lespecial, backstage Saturday afternoon at Solshine Reverie, right after they arrived at the festival grounds. This chat features all sorts of special guests – see if you can pick them all out. Sara and the guys chat about Luke vs. Stasik back in 2022, the rite of…
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This week on the show host Sara J goes over some exciting things coming from DATC Media Company in the next couple of weeks! Check out the show notes for additional episodes and content to help you prepare for this weekend's Solshine Reverie in Chillicothe, IL. Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast is now on Cameo! https://v.cameo.com/e/2o7KYNDCMJb Supp…
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This week on the show, host Sara J gets you ready for this year's Summer Camp Presents: Solshine A Music & Arts Reverie May 24th - 26th at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany 20% off all Merch: https://datcmediacompany.com/datc-store/ols/products/datc-media-company-…
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Here it is folks, the highly anticipated Sara J's comprehensive look at UMBOWL X! Going set by set over the two nights; April 26th & 27th at the House of Blues in Boston, MA, Sara dishes out all sorts of nerdy facts, insight, opinions and more! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany Buy the official "Droppe…
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DATC Media Company Presents: Live UMBOWL X Expert Analysis Panel (AN EXCLUSIVE RE-RELEASE) Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast host, Sara J. is joined by special guests, Scott Marks & TJ Bannon for an in-depth UMBOWL X night one discussion, night two predictions and more! Sponsored by Driftless Mixology, RoughGauge LLC & InternetFM Originally aired li…
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In this special bonus episode of Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast, Sara J revels in excitement for the weekend's upcoming two night event & announces DATC Media's coverage plans Saturday in Boston. To help you prepare for what comes next, this episode also contains an exclusive rerelease of episode 210, "UMBowl IX Recap with Adam Scheinberg & Josh …
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It's UMBowl X week! Dropped Among This Crowd and DATC Media are bringing you all sorts of coverage all week long leading up to night one of the big event, this Friday April 26th at The House of Blues in Boston, MA! In this week's episode Sara J gets into what she voted for on her three UMBowl X ballots, digging a little deeper into what did and did…
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This week on the show, host Sara J shares her Hall of Fame: Class of 2023 votes and discusses an additional 10 "honorable mentions" from the year. Listen to the "Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast Hall of Fame: Class of 2023 Votes" playlist powered by nugs.net: https://2nu.gs/4cYQPcJ *New podcast intro and outro music courtesy of Mosey Beat! Check th…
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This week I am joined by Frank Deringer, frontman for The Jake Deringer Project! Frank discusses his experience playing an after-party with Jake Cinninger for the first time last February in Madison, WI. describing it as the greatest musical experience of his life. He takes us back to the beginning of his musical journey with his family band, start…
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It's the 250th episode of Dropped Among This Crowd and this week I am joined by Luke, Mitch, Skylar, and Hartland from Denver, CO-based band, Polysanto! We had such a blast in our conversation and boy did we talk about a lot! We get to know a little bit about each of the guys, and how they came together only 10 months ago. A lot has happened in tha…
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This week on the show I am very excited to be joined by lespecial drummer Rory Dolan! Rory and I cover a lot in our chat, taking it back to the beginning, growing up in Connecticut, starting to play music with bassist Luke at a young age and what it’s like being in a band that’s already been playing together for 20 years. Rory takes us through his …
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It's a little over a month before UMBowl X in Boston, MA. And the time has come to cast your votes! For the first time, every UM fan can vote, not just ticket holders. If you're feeling overwhelmed with the task, especially the 'raw stewage' vote, this episode is for you! First up, host Sara J brings you a look at this year's ballots and what the f…
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Join host Sara J for some fresh news of the week & an exclusive re-release of her conversation with Lotus drummer Mike Greenfield, recorded fresh off his four night run with Umphrey's McGee back in September 2023, where he filled in for their drummer, Kris Myers. Mike tells Sara more about when his passion for drumming started, sharing a little abo…
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Here it is folks! The highly anticipated, Dropped Among This Crowd podcast episode looking back at New Year's Eve 2023, December 29th, 30th and 31st at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL. Check the show notes for my NYE 2023 highlights playlist powered by nugs.net! This podcast is sponsored by: https://flashcityrecords.com Grab a LIMITED EDITION pr…
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Happy New Year! Sara J here checking in on this week's episode of the show. Tune in for some news from DATC Media, tangents, catching up and more! Grab your LIMITED EDITION copy of Crooked Conversations: Issue #7 before they're gone! (https://datcmediacompany.com/datc-store) This podcast is sponsored by: https://flashcityrecords.com DATC Media is v…
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Join Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast host Sara J, Umphrey's McGee chief technology officer Adam Scheinberg & Much Obliged Podcast cohost Benji Rosenzweig for a replay of this special episode. The trio recap night one of the Umphrey's McGee run at The Riviera Theatre with Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater & Rory Dolan from lespecial on drums. We also…
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Sara J here, checking in and bringing some recent news, announcements & more! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany Check out official DATC Media Company sponsor Flash City Records: https://flashcityrecords.com DATC Media Company: https://datcmediacompany.com DATC Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chan…
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This week on the show, host Sara J continues her look back at Summer Tour 2023 in part 3 of this series. Featuring a discussion about the shows on August 17th at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, August 18th at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, MD, August 19th at Saranac Brewery in Utica, NY & August 20th at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke, MA Check …
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This week on the show, host Sara J gets into her votes for Hall of Fame 2022. Listen to the "Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast 2022 HoF Votes" nugs.net playlist: https://2nu.gs/3QsubiH "Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast: 2022 Highlights" nugs.net playlist: https://2nu.gs/40rPMw3 Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Datcmedia…
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Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast was taking the week off, but then this turned into a mini episode. Not mad about it though, tune in for a rundown of the latest news from UM, DATC Media and more! Joel Cummins & Brendan Bayliss in South Bend 10/27/23: https://juke.band/umphreysmcgee/brendan-joel/landing Willie Waldman Project featuring Jake Cinninge…
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This week on the show, Sara J is joined by drummer Scotty Zwang, who recently sat in with Umphrey's McGee for four songs at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in Bellvue, CO on September 7th, 2023. Sara and Scotty cover an array of topics throughout their conversation, that begins with Scotty sharing how drumming has been beneficial to his life since the a…
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This week on the show, host Sara J is joined by Chicago based InternetFM co-founder Steve Leventhal. Sara and Steve nerd out about music, dive into Steve's start in radio, the Chicago market, Acid Flashback Radio & what inspired the creation of InternetFM. We get into music streaming, the future of radio, Umphrey's McGee, King Gizzard & the Lizard …
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This week on the show, host Sara J is joined by Much Obliged podcast cohost Benji Rosenzweig, who talks about all things Healing Appalachia Festival. Benji gets into the history of the festival and the organizations that were present over the weekend, Much Obliged's involvement, and the artists and bands that stood out to him. Benji shares multiple…
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This week on the show, host Sara J continues her look back at Summer Tour 2023 in part two of this series. Featuring a discussion about the shows at Resonance Music & Arts Festival in Garrettsville, OH on July 1st, Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI on July 2nd, and 4848 Festival in Snowshoe, WV on July 13th. Check out the show notes for a…
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This week on the show, host Sara J chats with Lotus drummer Michael Greenfield fresh off his recent four night run with Umphrey's McGee, where he filled in for their drummer, Kris Myers. Mike tells Sara more about when his passion for drumming started, sharing a little about his musical history prior to joining Lotus in 2009. Mike reveals what it w…
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This week on the show, host Sara J begins her look back at Summer Tour 2023 in this part one. Featuring a discussion about the shows at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN on June 18th, Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY on June 29th and The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, PA on June 30th. Check out the show notes for a link to listen to S…
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When worlds collide! This week on the show host Sara J is joined by Leslie and Hannah from Goose Chicks Podcast. The trio chat about the recent Jake and Joel sit in with Goose at Resonance Music & Arts Festival in Garrettsvile, OH on July 1st 2023, make predictions for when Ben Atkind sits in with Umphrey's McGee during some upcoming dates in Kris …
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This week on the show, host Sara J talks about the "Triple Wide Weekend" in Colorado, June 15th at The Dillon Amphitheater in Dillon, CO and June 16th & 17th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. Check out the show notes for Sara J's 2023 nugs.net highlights playlist! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacomp…
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This week on the show, host Sara J gets into the shows in the northeast back in the beginning of June. June 1st at Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT, June 2nd at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, NH, June 3rd at Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA and June 4th at State Theatre in Portland, MA. Check out the show not…
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This week on the show, host Sara J gets into the happenings at this year's Summer Camp Music Festival, May 26th - 28th at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. Check out the show notes for Sara's Scamp 2023 nugs.net highlights playlist! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany "We've Come So Far" (datcmediaco…
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This week on Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast, host Sara J chats with Benji, Lauryn, and Matt the co-hosts of the new show on the DATC Media network - The Much Obliged Podcast, a Yellow Balloon Experience. In this powerful episode, Sara J, Benji, Lauryn, and Matt talk about the history of the yellow balloons, how it has grown and evolved over the y…
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This week on the show, host Sara J talks about the shows on April 27th at The Windjammer in Isle of Palms, SC, April 28th at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC, April 29th at Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savanah, GA and April 30th at Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL Listen to Sara J's 2023 highlights playlist - link in show notes!…
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This week on the show, host Sara J is joined by Austin Davey and Mark Benjamin from RoughGauge LLC, creator of The Jake Blade. The guys share the history of The Jake Blade, from conception to the production of the first blade, how the company and the blade have evolved over the years, and how a fire at the RoughGauge shop back in 2018 became referr…
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This week on the show, host Sara J chats about the April 19th show at JJ’s Live in Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 21st at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas, and April 22nd at the House of Blues in Dallas Texas. Check out the show notes for the Dropped Among This Crowd Podcast 2023 Highlights Playlist Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: https:/…
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This week on the show, host Sara J gets into the recent Florida run, April 12th at Vinyl Music Hall in Pensacola, April 13th at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, April 14th at House of Blues in Orlando and April 15th at Miami Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach. Check the show notes for a link to Sara J's 2023 highlights playlist! Support DATC Media Compan…
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This week on the show, host Sara J dives into the recent Aspen, CO run at Belly Up on March 10th, 11th, and 12th. Check the show notes for a link to check out Sara J's nugs.net 2023 highlights playlist! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany "We've Come So Far" (datcmediacompany.com) DATC Media Company: http…
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This week on Dropped Among This Crowd podcast, host Sara J chats with progressive funk rock jam band Mosey Beat! Guitarist Taylor O'Connor, drummer Blair O'Connor, and new bassist Thomas Hart talk about the seamless transition of bringing Thomas into the band, how the pandemic and the addition of a new bass player helped change and mature their cre…
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This week on the show we relive the pacific northwest run back at the beginning of the month. March 2nd at Midtown Ballroom in Bend, OR, March 3rd at McDonald Theatre in Eugene, OR, March 4th at The Showbox in Seattle, WA, and March 5th at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR. Check the show notes for a link to listen to my 2023 highlights n…
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This week on the show we continue our look back at the west coast tour in February. Finishing up the five-show run started in last week's episode with the shows at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, NV on February 25th and Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ on February 26th. Check the show notes for a link to listen to my 2023 highlights nugs.net playlist. Sup…
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This week on the show we begin to look back at the west coast tour in February. Starting with the shows at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA February 22nd, McNear’s Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, CA February 23rd, & House of Blues in Anaheim, CA February 24th. Check the show notes for a link to listen to my 2023 highlights nugs.net playlist. Support DAT…
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This week on the show we're going to talk about UM's two shows on Jam Cruise 19 February 10th and 11th. * Check out the show notes for my ever-evolving 2023 highlights playlist * Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany "We've Come So Far" (datcmediacompany.com) DATC Media Company: https://datcmediacompany.co…
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This week on the show we discuss the recent Umphrey's McGee shows on February 2nd at The Sylvee in Madison WI and the two nights at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on February 3rd and 4th. Check out the show notes for a link to my Nugs.net highlights playlist featuring my favorite tunes from 2023 so far. * Stay tuned at the end of this week's episo…
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This week on the show we chat about UM's recent four nights in the Midwest, January 26th at The Clyde Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana, January 27th at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 28th at The Fillmore in Detroit Michigan, and January 29th at The House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [ht…
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This week on the show, we're going to chat about Umphrey's McGee 25th Birthday Bash weekend! Kicking off January 19th at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY followed by two nights, January 20th & 21st at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany DATC Media Company: https://dat…
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This week on the show, we're going to chat about the beginning of UMXXV and the first four shows of winter tour 2023! Kicking off with two nights at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. followed by an evening at The Fillmore in Philadelphia and Wind Creek Events Center in Bethlehem, PA Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcme…
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This week on the show, we're going to chat about everything that went down over this year's NYE run at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia December 30th - 31st! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany Pre-order the UMBowl IX edition of Crooked Conversations: DATC Store (datcmediacompany.com) DATC Media Co…
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This week on the show, we're going to take a look back at 2022. All of the shows the band played, exciting episodes here on the podcast and more! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany DATC Media Company: https://datcmediacompany.com DATC Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXM4rMP_2fWvjcVP4UH0G…
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This week on the show we dive into all things Hall of Fame 2021! Tune into hear what made my ballot, some honorable mentions, what's on the official vinyl release now available for pre-order and more! Support DATC Media Company on Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/Datcmediacompany DATC Media Company: https://datcmediacompany.com DATC Media YouTube:…
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