Upcoming Gigs for March ‘10

Dub, Electronica, Funk, Hip-Hop, Jam Band, Jazz, Nerdcore, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin March 5th, 2010

This will hopefully be the last time I post an Upcoming Gigs the day of a show. I should of done this sooner but this week was interesting to say the least. Anyways, this month marks the 7 anniversary that I started taping. March 15th of 2003 was the first time I started taping and I still enjoy it to this day. I also have added a Todays Gig and Upcoming Gigs widget. I wanted this to be as a calendar but I couldn’t find one that would work so I just went with a list. That is it for now. Enjoy!

Friday 5th:
Zero Gravity Circus and Spyn Reset at ToST, Doors at 9 p.m., 21+, $5

Wednesday 17th:
Zero Gravity Circus and The Special Purpose at Eastlake Zoo Tavern, show at 9 p.m., 21+, $2

Saturday 20th:
Library Science, Madly in Dub and Selecta Gro at ToST, Doors at 9 p.m., 21+, $5

Wednesday 24th:
Billy the Fridge, Southside, People Within and Apostropheus show at 8 p.m., 21+, $3

Thursday 25th:
Death*Star, Taybot and Hello Square at Skylark Cafe, 9 p.m., 21+, free

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New Toy

Profile & Equipment | Posted by admin February 25th, 2010

So I finally got a new camcorder. After 3 years of using a Sony DCR-HC96 for my recordings, I have upgraded to a Canon HF20 HD HDD Camcorder. I would like to thank Billy the Fridge for suggesting that different bands would help me out with getting this, for Death*Star and Southside for donating their hard earned money towards this, and Madhatter of Scrub Club Records for mentioning this to fellow nerdcore artists on this post. I look forward to debuting this at the Southside gig on Saturday and using it at other concerts.
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Updates and a Discussion

Uncategorized | Posted by admin February 23rd, 2010

So this will probably be my first and last time asking this, but for this post I am looking for some comments. If you follow me on facebook, twitter or even myspace, I would like to at least see some type of feedback. I am not asking cus I need to feel important or anything, it is mostly that this post will have some questions and I rather have them answered then just left blank.

So the first part of this post is about the updates on my sidebar. The first is the “Posters” widget. This will be just of the shows that I did end up going to, but you are free to explore the poster folder for other posters. The second update is my last.fm feed. Pretty simple which is what I like. The same can be said for my late update, my Twitter feed. I have also been thinking about adding a Calendar Event widget, but I can’t seem to find one that works for me.

Another big update is the addition of a mp3 player (located below). I have thought about adding this for most of my recordings that have mp3s. I may also add a widget at some point that would have random “singles” for each show.

Now for the discussion part. This is mostly about quality of my recordings. For the last several years I have recorded at 24 bit with either 96 or 48khz. Usually I would release both the 16 and 24 bit recordings on the live music archive, but lately I have been releasing just the 16 bit versions. Should I continue to just release the 16 bit or should I upload the 24 bit flacs too? The other part of the quality is my youtube videos. I started uploading videos to youtube when the video restraints on uploading were so different then what they are now. Most of my old videos can look so much better and even the ones I have released in the last year could be better if I were to reupload them now. The only issue is that I would have to delete all the videos and the comments. If I do end up doing this, it would probably be in a month or two when I get my new computer.

Anyways that is it for now. If you have any other things you think I need to add go ahead and let me know. I look forward to the feedback.

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Recently Released Recordings #4

Complete Years, Downloads, Geek Music, Indie Rock, Jam Band, LlaMA, Mustache Rock, Nerdcore, RRR, Singer-Songwriter, Youtube | Posted by admin February 9th, 2010

Welcome to another RRR. I finally have the complete list of shows that I have taped in the 2009 year up in the Shows page and I am now accepting requests. Hopefully I can setup a request button for that but for now feel free to contact me via email or one of my social networks and I will try to get them done asap. Enjoy!

11-20-09:
Heatwarmer
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Them Hills
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We Wrote the Book on Connectors
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M. Bison
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The Lo_Fi in Seattle, WA

12-03-09:
Justin Klump, Northern Pacific Coffee Company, Tacoma, WA lma16 audio mp3 audio

12-13-09:
Ultraklystron
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Death*Star
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Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, Seattle, WA

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Howie Day, The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA lma16 audio

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Upcoming Gigs for Feb ‘10

Electronica, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Nerdcore, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin January 28th, 2010

This list for Upcoming Gigs for Feb ‘10 seems to be very filled with hip-hop, which is great cause I have been in the hip-hop mood lately. I am really looking forward to finally seeing P.O.S. after a few years of listening to him and always missing him whenever he comes to my area. I am also looking forward to seeing STS9 again since it has been awhile since I have seen them. Also, I think the show reviews posts will be only done when I feel it is necessary and not for every show. Expect a RRR later this week. Enjoy!

Saturday 6th:
Eyedea & Abilities, Dosh and Sadistik at the Nectar, Doors at 5:30 p.m., Show at 6 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $10 adv/dos

Friday 12th:
P.O.S., Grieves and Dessa at the Nectar, 9 p.m., 21+, $12 adv/dos

Thursday 18th:
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Eastside Club Tavern, Doors at 8 p.m., 21+, price TBA

Saturday 20th:
Sound Tribe Sector 9 and St Andrew at the Showbox (Market), Doors at 8 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $22.50 adv, $25.00 dos

Sunday 21st:
Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Virtual Boy at the Showbox (Market), Doors at 7 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $22.50 adv, $25.00 dos

Saturday 27th:
Eclectic Approach, Southside and People Within at High Dive, 9:30 p.m., 21+, $7

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Show Reviews (01-16,17 2010)

Concert Reviews, Jam Band, Rock, Singer-Songwriter | Posted by admin January 20th, 2010

So this post is something I thought I would start to do on my facebook but I think I am gonna try it out here for a while. These will usually be just a review from the show(s) and probably won’t (unless I am really fast) have links to any concert downloads. Those will be linked in the RRR posts. So here are my reviews:

Saturday 16th Nefarious Jones and Below Blackstar at ToST:
Below Blackstar started off the night and did a great job. They have a very rock/alternative sound and I really enjoyed it. I hope I get the chance to see them again. This was my third time seeing Nefarious Jones and I am starting to like them more and more. They played some great covers like Phish’s “Back on the Train” and Camper Van Beethoven’s “Take The Skinheads Bowling”, while playing great original songs like “Top Secret!” and “Slide”.

Sunday 17th Howie Day and Serena Ryder at The Crocodile:
Serena Ryder shocked me. I heard one song of hers before the show and I wasn’t sure what to expect. It turns out she is awesome live and has a great voice and stage presence. Howie Day’s set was one of the best sets I have seen of his if not the best. I am an old school fan of his starting back in 2001 when I saw him open for Vertical Horizon. Of course at the time I didn’t know who he was but I found out about him and got huge into his music. Then around the time he got big with his hit “Collide”, I started to listen to his less and less (it wasn’t cause he was popular, I just was into other music). When his new album “Sound the Alarm” came out last year, I started to get back into him. That album has some great songs and reminds me of some old school Howie but at the same time shows how much he has matured. The set from this night was a solo acoustic set and I was so happy just to see him onstage with just his acoustic guitar and pedals. He played many of his old songs like “Bunnies”, “Ghost” and “She Says” while playing some of the new songs “Be There” and “Weightless”.

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Upcoming Gigs for Jan 2010

Geek Music, Hip-Hop, Indie Rock, Jam Band, Mustache Rock, Nerdcore, Pop, Rock Opera, Singer-Songwriter, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin January 6th, 2010

Happy 2010 everyone! I am just gonna leave this opening short and sweet and give the list of upcoming gigs for this month. Enjoy.

Sunday 10th:
Death*Star, Go Slowpoke and Hurricane Lanterns at the Skylark Cafe & Club, 7 p.m., All Ages, Free

Theoretics, 10th & Commerce (EP Release), Evergreen One and DJ Hanibal at Nectar, 8 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $6

Saturday 16th:
Nefarious Jones and Below Blackstar at ToST, 9 p.m., 21+, $5

Sunday 17th:
Howie Day and Serena Ryder at The Crocodile, 8 p.m., 21+, $20 adv

Saturday 23rd:
Rock Opera at The Crocodile starring Discs of Fury and We Wrote the Book on Connectors, 9 p.m., 21+, $12 adv, $15 dos

Sunday 24th:
Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard with John Roderick of the Long Winters at the Showbox (Market), Doors at 7 p.m., All Ages + Bar with ID, $25 Adv, $28 DOS

Friday 29th:
TapWater, Lazybones and Nefarious Jones at Nectar, Doors at 9 p.m., 21+, $7

Death*Star, Billy the Fridge and All-Purpose at the Blue Moon Tavern, 9 p.m., 21+, $5

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Recently Released Recordings #3

Downloads, Funk, Geek Music, Jam Band, Jazz, LlaMA, Nerdcore, RRR, Rock, Wrock, Youtube | Posted by admin December 8th, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Recently Released Recordings. As with the Upcoming Gigs, I wanted to get this post up and done over a week or so ago. Alas, life caught up with me and I had other things to do. I released a bunch of recordings these last few weeks and I have been posting all of these links in my shows page so if you are impatient and want to hear some music now you can always go there before I post here. I did also add a bunch of links on that page and plan to continue that with shows that were posted a long time ago. I will also add playlists for my videos soon and post them in the shows page. Anyways, here are the recordings:

05-29-08:
Shinigami
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RevBadger
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Mercury in Seattle, WA

06-12-08:
Ultraklystron
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Beefy
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YTCracker
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Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater in Seattle, WA

10-30-09:
Justin Finch-Fletchley
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Lake Hills Club House in Bellevue, WA

11-07-09:
Zero Gravity Circus
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M. Bison
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Blue Moon Tavern in Seattle, WA

11-12-09:
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
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Neumos in Seattle, WA

11-13-09:
Zero Gravity Circus
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Nectar in Seattle, WA

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Upcoming Gigs for Dec 09

Alt Country, Bluegrass, Electronica, Geek Music, Hip-Hop, Jam Band, Jazz, Nerdcore, Rock, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin December 1st, 2009

As I mentioned with my last Upcoming Gigs post, I would try to get this done by the 1st of the month. I did plan to get this up yesterday but I have been busy with other things so at least it is up on the 1st. I forgot to mention that in the first Upcoming Gig post that these gigs would be gigs I would hopefully be taping. If I do end up making it, the recordings will be posted in one of my future RRR posts. I will also update any of these gigs if more information comes out including gig posters and I will also add any more gigs that I am interested in seeing if they come up later on. I am also thinking for next year of adding bands that are taper friendly to this monthly list. If you have any ideas please let me know. Here is the list for December:

Friday 4th:
Son Volt and Massy Ferguson at Neumos, Doors at 8 p.m., 21+, $17.50

Friday 11th:
Eli Porter, Eclectic Approach and Shotty at the Showbox SoDo Lounge, Doors at 8 p.m., 21+, $8 adv., $10 at door

Saturday 12th:
Pink Gorilla presents a Child’s Play Charity event Pinkapalooza 3 with music by Beefy, KGHB and Robotronica at Nectar, 7 p.m., 21+, $10 suggested donation

Sunday 13th:
Death*Star, The Mages Guild (canceled), Hi-Fi Reset and Ultraklystron at the Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, 10 p.m., 21+, $7

Friday 18th:
BoozeGrass at Sage’s Brunch House in Olympia, WA, 8 p.m.

Luc and the Lovingtons at WAIDS Haitian Cuisine and Lounge, 9 p.m.

Saturday 26th:
Nectar presents The Jokes on You 3! with music by Type, Gran Rapids, Mr. Xquisit and Eli Porter and comedy by Robo Comic, Jeremy Whitman, Nick McCord and Jen Seaman, 9 p.m., 21+, Free

Tuesday 29th:
Beefy, Ultraklystron, Death*Star and Billy the Fridge present Nerdcore Rising: A Movie and A Concert at the Nectar, door at 7 p.m., movie at 8, 21+, $3

Thursday 31st:
Zero Gravity Circus and Nefarious Jones at the Eastlake Zoo Tavern

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Upcoming Gigs for Nov 2009

Electronica, Funk, Jam Band, Jazz, Mustache Rock, Reggae, Rock, Soul, Upcoming Gigs | Posted by admin November 11th, 2009

Since I have become more active and interested in gigs in the northwest area, I thought I would start announcing gigs that I am interested in seeing each month. This is something I will try to post at the 1st of each month. I will also post gig posters that I find for any of these gigs after all the dates for those that are interested. Here are the shows:

Thursday 12th:
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Faun Fables and A Gun That Shoots Knives at Neumos, doors @ 8 p.m., 21+, $13.50 adv.

Friday 13th:
Zero Gravity Circus, Luc and the Lovingtons and The JB Quartet at Nectar, 9 p.m,, 21+, $6

Friday 20th:
M. Bison (Album Release Party), Heatwarmer, Them Hills and We Wrote the Book on Connectors at the Lo_Fi, 9 p.m., 21+, Free/Donate

Saturday 28th:
Zero Gravity Circus and Snug Harbor at ToST, 10 p.m., 21+, $5

Opti-Grab Danksgiving Celebration with The Special Purpose, High Ceiling, Olde Growth, The Zoo Keepers and Kindler at the Wallingford Studio (the Wherehouse) in Seattle, 8 p.m., 21+ (?), $15 at door

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