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
Them Hills
We Wrote the Book on Connectors
M. Bison
The Lo_Fi in Seattle, WA
12-03-09:
Justin Klump, Northern Pacific Coffee Company, Tacoma, WA
12-13-09:
Ultraklystron
Death*Star
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, Seattle, WA
2010-01-17:
Howie Day, The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA
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
RevBadger
Mercury in Seattle, WA
06-12-08:
Ultraklystron
Beefy
YTCracker
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater in Seattle, WA
10-30-09:
Justin Finch-Fletchley
Lake Hills Club House in Bellevue, WA
11-07-09:
Zero Gravity Circus
M. Bison
Blue Moon Tavern in Seattle, WA
11-12-09:
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Neumos in Seattle, WA
11-13-09:
Zero Gravity Circus
Nectar in Seattle, WA
It is time for another edition of Recently Released Recordings. Since my last post I have released many recordings and have done a few updates to this page. With that, I want to thank Monny of Syndicate of Scattered Thought for the new logo, bobsmith of mc chris LIVE for recommending a button maker and Courtney for helping me come up with color schemes for my buttons. I have also started to use my twitter and Facebook to post shows so feel free to add me on either of those, since I usually post on those before I post here. Without much further ado, here is the list of the shows:
09-10-09: 10th & Commerce at the High Dive in Seattle, WA
10-09-09: Eli Porter and Fresh Espresso at The Comet Tavern in Seattle, WA
10-21-09: I Fight Dragons and mc chris at the Nightlight Lounge in Bellingham, WA
10-22-09: I Fight Dragons and mc chris at El Corazon in Seattle, WA
So since my last post I have released many recordings. I thought it would be easier to make one big blog about all the shows I have released instead of making several smaller blogs. If I do become more active in releasing shows I may make Recently Released Recordings a weekly to bi-weekly thing (or maybe longer). Anyways, here is the shows I have released (the date next to the show is the date for the recording(s)):
01-07-06:Secret Chiefs 3 opening for Sleepytime Gorilla Museum at Neumos.
02-24-08: Secret Chiefs 3 at the 608 playing early and late sets.
08-28-08:The Goondocks playing with Beefy, ytcracker, Optimus Rhyme and MC Frontalot at the High Dive. The Beefy set will be coming out soon too.
Very nice mellow show at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Great sometimes to get out and see mellow music compared to the hip hop and nerdy stuff that I normally see. The Cowboy Junkies recording has been posted on the live music archive here while the Son Volt set is up on bt.etree.org here. Here is the source info followed by the setlists for both:
Taper: Jarod Watson (alienbobz@gmail.com)
Source: 4 Mic Matrix > Busman Hybrid Mod Edirol R-4 (24/48)
Channels 1 & 2 (W Mod): MBHO 603/KA200N (A-B)
Channels 3 & 4 (T Mod): Studio Projects LSD2 (Blumlein)
Mic Location: FOB, 25′ from stage, stand at 11′, mics aimed at left stack
Lineage: R4 > Adobe Audition v2.0 > r8brain v1.9 > CD Wave v1.95.1 > FLAC
Son Volt Setlist:
The Picture
Down to the Wire
Dust of Daylight
Highways and Cigarettes
When the Wheels Don’t Move
Ten Second News
Dynamite
Pushed Too Far
No Turning Back
Big Sur
Feel Free
Windfall
The Search
Bandages & Scars
Afterglow 61
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way *
Notes:
* Waylon Jennings cover
Cowboy Junkies setlist:
Crescent Moon
A Common Disaster
I Don’t Get It
Hold on to Me
Sing in My Meadow
Blackeyed Man
Hunted
Working on a Building
Don’t Let It Bring You Down *
Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park
Notes:
* Neil Young cover; Dedicated to Nancy (Nanz) on her 60th birthday
This is what I refer to as the “second chance” show. All of these bands I have seen more than once and for some reason or another I decided just to not listen to them anymore. In the case of Das Vibenbass, I pretty much wasn’t in the mood for there music for about a year. I really enjoyed Das Vibenbass from the first time I saw them at Tost back on 03/21/05 up until the last show I saw of theirs at Consolidated Works on 07/14/06, but after getting involved with other local acts, I eventually fell off the wheel (in a sense). It wasn’t until earlier this year that I got back in the mood for them. Unfortunately, their shows always conflicted with my other shows. I was planning on going to the show in March at the Triple Door but I didn’t get my upgraded recorder back in time for the show. It wasn’t until I saw this gig that I really wanted to go to see them again. I was hesitant at first because the other two acts Clinton Fearon and Flowmotion were both the type of bands that I saw many times but never really pulled me in. I eventually decided that I would see these bands just to see if my mood changed.
Clinton Fearon opened the night up with a good solo acoustic reggae set. Clinton is an amazing musician, but I have never ever have been into reggae. I enjoy all forms of music, but Reggae, County and Rap never pull me in. I think for Reggae and Country it is the accents that drive me away from it. For Rap (just in case you are curious), I find that most of them are untalented “musicians”. Some of the old school rappers like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and others are good, but I just can’t stand most of the modern rappers. Das Vibenbass played a beautiful jazz set. One of the songs that I really liked was “Film Noir” off of their new album “Fodakis”. Flowmotion finished the night. This band failed again to pull me into their music. I remember that the last time I saw them, I really like the fact that there percussionist used a vibraphone for some of their songs, and I did like that he used it again for this show, but everything else just wasn’t working for me. I honestly haven’t been able to figure out why I can’t get into them. I do enjoy jam bands like Phish and String Cheese Incident, but it could be that these guys just don’t match up those two bands. Maybe I will figure out the real reason sooner or later, but for now I am not going to any of their shows for a really long time. I plan to see Das Vibenbass again eventually (as soon as their shows stop colliding with my other shows ), and I am pretty sure I will catch another Clinton Fearon set.
I love many things about taping, but one of things I hate the most is the weird fans/concert goers that I meet at the shows. This show has one example of such occurrence. During the first act, Joe Gould’s Secret, I noticed the fan that I am going to talk about. At the time, he was just relaxed and not bugging me or anyone else. During Dig the Particulars’ set, his attitude changed a little bit (more than likely due to alcohol). I was filming their set and he came over a few times to dance around me and even peek over my shoulder to see what I was capturing. I pretty much just ignored him and let him do his thing.
It was during the Water Babies set when everything changed. After they finished their first song, this guy went on stage acting like he owned the venue and tried to kick the band off the stage. Jason (the trumpet player) handled him well and told him to give them a chance. About the third song into the set, the guy came over to one of my microphones located on-stage and decided to “play” with it (he moved it around to face the crowd). I abruptly stopped him and moved it back towards the band and gave him the gesture that he shouldn’t be doing that. About a few minutes later he did it again. This time I talked to him about it. I tried to tell the guy he should not be playing with it. He wanted to know who owned it and I said that I did. He said he just wanted to play with it. I tried to tell him that I using it record but he didn’t seem to grasp that. Eventually my friend Aaron moved in and took him away from the stage to the bar. For a bit everything went OK. Towards the end of the set this guy showed up one more time. He tried to get on stage again but Jason just kicked him off this time. He decided to sit on the steps to the stage and lean his right arm on the chair that happened to have my recording bag. He had a very firm grasp on the chair and I had to watch him like a hawk just to make sure he didn’t knock over anything. Eventually, security came over and told him to leave but he wouldn’t budge. It took three security guards to pry him from the steps and kick him out the door. For the rest of the night everything went good.
As far as the music, all of the bands did a great job. The show was hosted by Kyle “KOZ” of nadamucho. Joe Gould’s Secret had a folk, almost jam band sound with a spice of hip-hop. Dig the Particulars did a great rock set. Both the Water Babies and Pocket Change played awesome jazz sets. I would definitely like to record all of the bands again (of course, I hardly miss a Dig the Particulars show so they really don’t count). The Dig the Particulars set should be up on the archive soon and the rest will end up here.
Good show. The show benefited Noise for the Needy. I pretty much went to this show to see Optimus Rhyme (they have to started to become one of my favorite Seattle bands). TV Coahran started off the night. Pretty good set. Reminded me of a cross between Man Man and Modest Mouse. The PA for his set seemed a little bit messed up though. Don’t know if it just the room or his setup, but something didn’t sound right (he did use a good amount of pedals). Tall Birds put on a great rock set. Just pure in-your-face Rock ‘n Roll. Optimus Rhyme played third (The Cops also played, but I left after Optimus played). I ran video for their set, but it turned out pretty dark. The audio for the Optimus Rhyme set should be up on the live music archive soon and I will post the other two sets on request.
I love seeing these two together. This was my second time seeing them together and they just play awesome with each other. Like the last show, I came to this really jacked up on caffeine, but I really wanted to see this show. High Ceiling came up first and did a kick ass set. They get better and better each time I see them. The Special Purpose played a funk-tastic 2 hour set. The recordings for both bands sound super sweet. I ran on stage with my MBHO split omnis and the LSD2 in the center. I also ran video for this but it is dark in some points. Audio for both sets will eventually be posted on the Live Music Archive and the videos will end up on either youtube, google videos, and/or stage6.divx.com.
I pretty much came to this show juiced up on energy drinks (I was still tired from the night before) and only wanted to tape the opener, Dig the Particulars, because I try to catch them in Seattle as much as I can. When I arrived for the show, Eli Jayson from DTP came over and told me that the middle band, The Retrofits, wanted me to tape their set too so I thought “what the hell” and ran for their set too. I also thought about taping the last band, Emila, but there was already a guy recording for them with a multi-track setup and I was pretty much done by the time The Retrofits were done.
This was my fourteenth Dig the Particulars show and it was awesome. They always put on a great show and I never get tired of seeing them live. The Retrofits put on a good show. A bit too poppy for me (I am still going through my Nerdcore Hip-Hop & Electronica phase) but I would see them again. Both of the recordings sound great. I also ran video for DTP’s set, which has been posted on youtube. Some of my favorites are posted below:
The audio also has been posted on the Live Music Archive, located here. The Retrofits recording has been tracked out and will be posted here shortly.
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), and I am pretty sure I will catch another Clinton Fearon set.
