[photo courtesy of hoovesontheturf]
The Loom are a “group with momentum” according to Breakthru Radio, who have chosen the band as their current artist of the week. There is also an interview available at the Breakthru site.
The Loom have also been added to the BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival. The performance date is February 12, 2009 at the Bell House.
[photo by Ear Farm music blog]
Last Thursday, The Antlers started the Naked Hearts CD release party at Cake Shop with a tight forty-minute set of primarily songs from Hospice and one interesting cover. The strong closing version of “Two” from Hospice was particularly compelling, as was their shoegaze-style version of the Neil Young song “Harvest Moon“.
Hospice will be released on March 3, 2009. The CD release party will take place on March 5, 2009 at Union Hall and will feature a complete performance of the album from start to finish. The Antlers have promised “a whole mess of special guests” for this event. The Antlers return to the road for an extensive tour throughout March which will find them in Austin for SXSW.
We recorded this performance from the same location as the Naked Hearts recording. Although the vocals are too low in the recordings, we still feel its a fine listen of an excellent band. Enjoy!
This Recording is now Available for Download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].
Antlers
2009-01-22
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from 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
2009-01-31
Setlist:
[total time 42:04]
01 Bear
02 Atrophy
03 Harvest Moon (Neil Young)
04 Shiva
05 East River
06 Two
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Antlers, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their new CD Hospice when it is released on March 3.
The Naked Hearts released their new EP this month and Thursday last (Jan 22), it was time to celebrate. In the venue where they garnered positive attention at CMJ, at Cake Shop Naked Hearts performed a set that featured five of the six songs on the new release These Knees. We were particularly pleased to hear “No One Nothing” for the first time live where the song’s hooks and melodic guitar work translated well.
Naked Hearts have completed their East Coast tour to support the EP, and return to live performance next weekend (Feb 6) at Death By Audio. They will also perform at Glasslands on March 1 before returning to the road for some Midwest dates.
We recorded this set from our upfront location at this venue. The sound quality is not quite what we anticipated, as the vocals are perhaps a bit too light and there is some noise in the drums. Nevertheless, its a fine performance by a fine band! Enjoy.
The Antlers and Air Waves (permission pending) were also recorded and will be posted in nyctaper in the near future.
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Naked Hearts
2009-01-22
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from 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
2009-01-24
Setlist:
[total time 28:42]
01 Like I Do
02 Mass Hysteria
03 No One Nothing
04 Cat and Mouse
05 One False Move
06 Call Me
07 Only For You
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Naked Hearts, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their new EP These Knees from InSound (vinyl and download card) or Other Music (mp3).
[from Annuals MySpace – photo by Brian Vetter]
Annuals are on tour in support of their new CD Such Fun. On Wednesday at Bowery Ballroom, Annuals played an energetic eighty-minute set that drew equally from their two full-lengths and four EPs. The highlights included the new single “Confessor”, “Brother” and as the first encore “Carry Around”. While the band maintains a youthful and exuberant energy on stage, Adam Baker‘s lyrics exhibit a wisdom beyond his years. That kind of maturity has enabled Annuals to move beyond the blog-buzz and its inevitable backlash, and produce an excellent new CD and tour.
We recorded from our standard balcony location in this venue and the sound is excellent. The vocals were mixed too low for the first couple of songs, but the balance improved thereafter and ultimately we are pleased with the high quality of this recording. Enjoy!
Jessica Lea Mayfield and What Laura Says were also recorded and will be posted on nyctaper pending artist approval.
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Annuals
2009-01-28
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Balcony Rail
Next to Soundboard
Neumann KM-150’s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (set fades, slight level adjustments, downsample) > CD Wave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2009-01-30
Setlist:
[Total Time 1:20:45]
01 [drum intro]
02 Hot Night Hounds
03 Always Do
04 Confessor
05 Down The Mountain
06 Sway
07 Hardwood Floor
08 Fair
09 Complete or Completing
10 Chase You Off
11 Springtime
12 Around Your Neck
13 Sore
14 Brother
15 Wake
16 [encore break]
17 Carry Around
18 Hair Don’t Grow
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Annuals, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their new CD Such Fun from the links at their website and MySpace page.
[photo courtesy of Impose Magazine]
Friday night (January 30) ToddP presents a show that pits four Brooklyn bands in a “battle” against four bands from Baltimore. This show had been scheduled for the DanBro studios, but it has just been moved to a new venue – “The 1896”, located at 215 Ingraham Street in Bushwick. This venue is about a block from the Jefferson Street stop on the L.
We had not previously scheduled to record this show, but in light of our recent revelation about These Are Powers, nyctaper will attend and record the Brooklyn portion of this marathon event.
Here is ToddP’s updated information:
| THE 1896 | ¦ moved from Danbro ¦
215 Ingraham St @ Gardner Ave | East Williamsburg / Bushwick, Bklyn
L-Jefferson | 8pm | all ages | $3 |
| PICS | http://www.the1896.com/the1896/Area_-_2.html
all other details remain the same, two stages, bands playing staggerred one after the other, great times, two towns coming together, etc!
pro PA system on both stages, in two beautiful -heated- rooms, both w/ vaulted ceilings and great sightlines!
NOTE: to accomodate all these sets, we will be starting the first bands EARLY @ 8:15pm!!
====| FRIDAY 1/30 @ THE 1896 |====¦ moved from Danbro ¦
:: BKLYN vs. B-MORE BATTLE MARATHON!
:: 2 stages, bands from Brooklyn on one, Baltimore on the other
:: | $3 |
:: DAN DEACON
:::: Double Dagger
:::::: Future Islands
:::::::: dj Dog Dick
:: Woods
:::: Blank Dogs (canceled – replaced by VIVIAN GIRLS)
:::::: These Are Powers
:::::::: USAISAMONSTER
:: PLUS SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS!!!!
NOTE: to accomodate all these bands, we will be starting the first bands EARLY @ 8:15pm!!
| THE 1896 | ¦ moved from Danbro ¦
215 Ingraham St @ Gardner Ave | East Williamsburg / Bushwick, Bklyn
L-Jefferson | 8pm | all ages | $3 |
| PICS |
While it has not yet been officially announced, word has leaked that tickets for Bruce Springsteen Madison Square Garden date(s) on the Spring Tour will go on sale through Ticketmaster on Monday February 2, 2009 at 9 a.m. EST. There are some dates already listed at Ticketmaster, which include Hartford, Penn State and Washington DC.
The dates also include Meadowlands (May 21 and May 23) and Nassau Coliseum (May 4), which are listed on Springsteen’s site as going on sale Monday at 9 a.m., but have not yet appeared on the Ticketmaster site.
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