This is the benefit concert we wrote about last week, featuring members of Yo La Tengo, The Feelies and The Schramms. Terry Karydes has a serious medical condition and as is the unfortunate fate of many artists, she has insufficient medical coverage. Please support this benefit and purchase a ticket. The link is not yet up on the Maxwell’s page, but Ticketweb now has tickets for this benefit [HERE].
At Cake Shop on Sunday night, Sharon Van Etten opened her headlining set to an enthusiastic crowd with a new song we believe is called “Whoa!”, and contains the refrain “oh, slow down”. Sharon could well be singing about how fast so many aspects of her career are moving. The very next day after Cake Shop, Sharon began another tour, this time with Festival, Bowerbirds and others, that runs through the end of August and covers the South and Midwest. The exciting date on the tour is Sharon’s appearance at the 47th Annual legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 16. She has also booked an appearance at an official CMJ showcase in October, with more details to follow.
We recorded Sharon’s final NYC appearance of the summer from the upfront location at Cake Shop that we have used in the past. Unfortunately, the air conditioning at Cake Shop was broken, and the room was ventilated with two rather loud electric rotating fans. The recording has a consistent hum of the fans in the background. Otherwise, its an intimate recording of a outstanding performer. Enjoy!
This Recording is now available to Download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].
Sharon Van Etten
2008-08-03
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from the PA
DPA 4021s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample 16/44) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-08-06
Setlist:
[Total time 40:17]
01 Whoa
02 I Wish I Knew
03 Consolation Prize
04 Picking Up Rocks
05 You Didn’t Really Do That
06 A Perfect Day
07 Damn Right
08 Strong
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Sharon Van Etten, visit her website, visit her MySpace page, purchase one of her custom-made self-released CDs directly from her website, and purchase her new CD Because I Was In Love when it is released this summer.
One night after their excellent gig at Lollapalooza in Chicago, and one day before they will fly to Norway to begin a tour of Europe, The National made a pit stop in the middle of New York City and performed an outstanding set at Central Park Summerstage tonight. Despite all the travel, the show was quite energetic from the start, as “Brainy” and “Secret Meeting” set the tone for a 90-minute set of The National at full power. The middle of the set featured some rare nuggets, including “The Geese Of Beverly Road”, and the set closing was top notch. Matt Berninger was so over the top during “Mr. November” that he pulled his microphone cord out of the jack more than once. The band seemed to be enjoying themselves and expressed disappointment that the set was over at the curfew.
We recorded from the perfect location at Summerstage with our best mobile rig. We thought we had captured an outstanding sound quality performance of The National at BAM in February, but frankly this recording is a significant improvement even over that excellent recording. We “nailed it” tonight. Enjoy!
This Recording is now available for Download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].
The National
2008-08-04
Rumsey Playfield
Central Park
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center
30 Feet From Stage (“Sweet Spot”)
DPA 4021’s > Marantz PMD-660 (Oade BCM) > 16bit 44.1 wav > Soundforge (set fades, level adjustment, slight eq) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper 2008-08-04
Setlist:
[total time 1:31:11]
01 [Flume introduction]
02 Brainy
03 Secret Meeting
04 Baby We’ll Be Fine
05 Slow Show
06 Squalor Victoria
07 You’ve Done It Again, Virginia
08 Abel
09 The Geese Of Beverly Road
10 Ada
11 All The Wine
12 Daughters Of The SoHo Riots
13 Apartment Story
14 Green Gloves
15 Mistaken For Strangers
16 Fake Empire
17 [encore break]
18 Start A War
19 Karen
20 Mr. November
21 [band introductions]
22 About Today
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The National, visit their website, and purchase their official releases from The National’s Merch store directly.
Fiasco are young, bold, and on the move. In May, the proto-punk/speed-metal kids from Brooklyn signed with Impose Records, in June they headlined the Galapagos stage at After The Jump Fest, this week they are running away with the voting for Deli Magazine band of the month, in August they will tour the East Coast in support of their upcoming release, Native Canadians, which drops this October, and on October 24 Fiasco will play the Panache CMJ showcase at Knitting Factory. Tomorrow night, Tuesday August 5, the Fiasco tour kicks off with a gig at the Market Hotel.
Back in June, we recorded a small portion of the Fiasco set at After the Jump. We offer this ten minute portion to give readers a taste of the intensity of this excellent band. This recording was captured with the same rig as all previous bands from this stage. Enjoy!
After The Jump is a charitable organization of NYC music bloggers who donate all proceeds of their events to the advancement of music in NYC schools. nyctaper requests that if you download this recording, that you support this cause. Selected tracks from the recordings to be featured on this site from the ATJ Festival will be produced into a compilation, with all proceeds being donated to the music programs in NYC schools. When the compilation becomes available, all nyctaper readers who downloaded ATJ sets will be expected to purchase the release.
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download this Partial set in FLAC [HERE].
Fiasco
2008-06-21
Galapagos Main Stage
After The Jump Festival
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Soundboard/Audience Matrix
Soundboard + Front of Board Neumann KM-150s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 16bit 44.1kHz wav file > Soundforge (set fades, level adjustments) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-08-03
[total time 09:37]
Partial Set – 5 Tracks
Fiasco August Tour Dates:
Aug 05 – Market Hotel / Brooklyn [w/ Ninjasonik, The Homosexuals, Pony Pants]
Aug 06 – International Waters / Philadelphia [w/ Pony Pants]
Aug 07 – The Talking Head / Baltimore [w/Eyeball Skeleton, Smarts]
Aug 08 – Comet Pizza and Ping Pong [w/ The Apes, Double Dagger!], Washington DC
Aug 09 – AD Lib / Lancaster, Pa. [w/ DEERHUNTER, Times New Viking, Hot Guts]
Aug 10 – O’Reilly Club Parking Lot / Springfield, MA [w/ Bat Attack & American Business Machines]
Aug 11 – AS220 / Providence, RI [w/ The Brown Book & Bat Attack]
Aug 12 – House party / Boston, MA
Aug 13 – The Bakery / Burlington, VT [w/ Bat Attack + more tba!]
Aug 14 – Daniel St Club / Milford, CT [w/ PANTHER & Digital Leather]
Aug 15 – Silent Barn / Brooklyn [w/ Future Islands, EAR PWR, more]
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Fiasco, visit their MySpace page, and purchase Native Canadians when it is released in October.
The New York Times scooped the blogs late last week when they reported that Yo La Tengo will perform the final “Pool Party” at the McCarren Pool on August 24. This gig appeared on the Yo La Tengo tour page yesterday.
Today a new gig appeared on the Maxwell’s page. On Friday, September 5, Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley (2/3 of YLT) will perform at Maxwell’s. While technically not a specific YLT gig, this event is a benefit for Terry Karydes who played bass long ago for YLT, but is better known for her work with The Schramms. The benefit also features Glenn Mercer of the Feelies, Dave Schramm and drummer Dave Metz (Human Switchboard, Schramms).
We are in the process of obtaining permission for nyctaper recordings of both of these gigs. Stay tuned.
The Forms unique melodic post-shoegaze songs translate well in an outdoor Summer setting. Their performance at the After The Jump Festival in June was well received but unfortunately, they had to split the audience with the concurrent amazing indoor performance by Ponytail. When we last saw and recorded The Forms it was last Summer in an opening slot for The National in the rain at the Seaport. The setlist at After the Jump was primarily material from their excellent Fall of 2007 release of The Forms (Rebel Music), and the band appeared more mature and confident than last year.
We recorded this set from the identical location and equipment as the Pela recording. The quality is quite excellent. Enjoy!
After The Jump is a charitable organization of NYC music bloggers who donate all proceeds of their events to the advancement of music in NYC schools. nyctaper requests that if you download this recording, that you support this cause. Selected tracks from the recordings to be featured on this site from the ATJ Festival will be produced into a compilation, with all proceeds being donated to the music programs in NYC schools. When the compilation becomes available, all nyctaper readers who downloaded ATJ sets will be expected to purchase the release.
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
The Forms
2008-06-21
After the Jump Festival
Main Stage (on N. 6th Street)
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from in Front of Soundboard Booth
Neumann KM-150s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Monster XLR cables > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 16bit 44.1kHz wav file > Soundforge 8.0 (set fades, slight level adjustments) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-07-31
Setlist:
[Total time 30:54]
01 Alpha
02 Red Gun
03 Focus
04 Bones
05 Stravinsky
06 Sunday
07 Transmission
08 Blue Whale
09 Classical
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Forms, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their official releases from links at their MySpace page.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed their three-night stand at Giants Stadium with a show for the ages, and one which by all inside accounts may be the final appearance of this legendary unit in its home state. The band performed for nearly three and a half hours, and closed the evening at 1 a.m. with a crowd favorite from the early years, “Rosalita”.
The death of original E-Street keyboardist Danny Federici, the age and fragile health of sax player Clarence Clemons, and the impending move of drummer Max Weinberg to LA to join Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show have all led to the unmistakable conclusion that this is the final tour for the E Street Band. Thursday night’s performance was the final New Jersey night on the tour.
When we saw Springsteen in the Fall of 2007 and this past Spring, the setlists were still quite heavy in Magic material. Last night, as he has all Summer, Bruce collected placards of song requests from the front seating area. While the sign “collection” did take some of the momentum from the performance, these requests yielded some rare nuggets, including “Blinded By The Light”, “Candy’s Room” and “Incident on 57th Street”, along with Bruce’s own selection of the third-ever performance of “Pretty Flamingo”.
Ultimately, there was little reference in the songs or the banter to historical relevance of the evening, other than Bruce’s apparent emotional response near the end of the “Jungleland” — and of course the sheer length of this concert.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2008-07-31
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ USA
Setlist:
[Total Time 3:14:42]
01 Summertime Blues
02 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
03 Radio Nowhere
04 Prove It All Night
05 Two Hearts
06 The Promised Land
07 Spirit In The Night
08 Light Of Day
09 Brilliant Disguise
10 Pretty Flamingo
11 Blinded By The Light
12 Cadillac Ranch
13 Candy’s Room
14 Night
15 Because the Night
16 She’s the One
17 Livin’ in the Future
18 Mary’s Place
19 Incident on 57th Street
20 The Rising
21 Last to Die
22 Long Walk Home
23 Badlands
24 [encore break]
25 Jungleland
26 Born to Run
27 Bobby Jean
28 Dancing in the Dark
29 American Land
30 Jersey Girl
31 Rosalita
A recording of this concert may be found at the dimeadozen website [here].
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