Umphreys McGee and Matisyahu opened their joint tour last night at Bostons Bank of America Pavilion. Matisyahu played first, showing off his new band that includes keyboardist Rob Marscher, longtime guitarist Aaron Dugan and the Duo Trio (guitarist DP Holmes, bassist Stu Brooks and drummer Joe Tomino). Partway through Umphreys McGees show-closing set, Brooks emerged to play bass on one of the groups freeform

Jimmy Stewart segements. Matisyahu himself sat in with Umphreys at Rothbury this past Sunday.
Umphreys McGee and Matisyahu will perform at Philadelphias Electric Factory tonight and New Yorks Central Park SummerStage tomorrow. Relix and Jambands.com are giving away a pair of tickets to the groups Central Park engagement. Please e-mail your full name and contact information to [email protected] with the subject Central Park by 2 PM Thursday. Winners will be selected at random.