Instrumental jam-rockers Umphrey's McGee [ tickets ] have the final days of 2008 in their sights, with the band setting up its traditional three-night hometown run to close out the year.

The Chicago-based group kicks off its late-year stretch Oct. 2 in Kalamazoo, MI, with 23 cities lined up before the Dec. 29-31 New Year's run. The schedule also include an Oct. 31 Halloween show in San Francisco, as well an Oct. 14-16 slate of New York City shows. Details are below.

Umphrey's McGee's most recent release was last year's "Live at the Murat," which documents the band's concert at the Indianapolis venue last April.

The two-disc set, produced by the band's longtime sound engineer, Kevin Browning, features fan favorites like "Push the Pig," "The Triple Wide" and "In the Kitchen," along with rare tunes including "Padgett's Profile." A few songs from the record are streaming at Umphrey's McGee's MySpace page.

The live album follows UM's 2006 studio release, "Safety In Numbers" and its 2007 sequel, "The Bottom Half." The latter set includes two discs--the first comprising 10 recordings that didn't make it onto "Safety In Numbers," and the second featuring more than two dozen outtakes, alternative versions, dialog, a cappella recordings and other material designed to give fans a sneak peek into the band's creative process.