When Chris Difford played Maxwell’s last month, he promised that Squeeze would return to NYC in the Fall. Today it was announced that Squeeze will perform at Radio City Music Hall on Friday September 19. When we last saw Squeeze last August at Nokia Theatre, the performance was quite excellent.
The presale begins tomorrow (June 27) at the Radio City site [HERE]. There is no general on-sale date listed yet.
I would like to write about the live experience of Brilliant Sweaters, but to be honest with all the stages and multiple recording locations at the After the Jump Fest, I actually didn’t witness any of this 23 minute set. However, one of the nice parts of going back to review 12 hours of live material is the discovery of some pretty excellent music — and the Brilliant Sweaters were one of the sets that jumped out at me. They write catchy power-pop tunes and have a wicked sense of humor. We will certainly (actually) see them live this summer! Brilliant Sweaters perform at SEALAB744 tomorrow night (June 27) and also have a midnight gig at Cake Shop on August 15 that we will likely attend.
This recording is a superb capture, as the soundboard feed and Neumann microphone mix was balanced perfectly. The only flaw from this set seems to be a loose guitar cable that created some intermittent pops in the feed. 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].
Brilliant Sweaters
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
2008-06-26
Setlist:
[total time 23:10]
01 Are You My Mother
02 I Dropped Out of High School
03 Sexy Genius
04 Black Toxic River
05 Pick Up the Phone
06 I Love You But You’re Worthless
07 Uncomfortable Places
08 Any Other Way
09 Mixed Up in the Business of Pleasure
10 Do It Again
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[photo courtesy of Bob Sanderson]
As with all the bands that were to appear at the amazing After the Jump Festival on Saturday in Williamsburg, we researched Ponytail listening to their songs and reading some reviews. Absolutely nothing we heard or saw could have prepared us for the live experience. This quartet from Baltimore present a truly original and undefinable approach to modern music.
My best comparison would be the early 80’s version of Pere Ubu — except that the singer is a 22-year old women named Mollie Siegel who looks about fourteen, instead of an obese savant. Each of the three musicians were quite proficient but we were particularly impressed with Dustin Wong who plays a frenetic mix of lead and rhythm guitars along with keyboards and backing vocals.
Ponytail are touring extensively in support of their brand new CD Ice Cream Spiritual. These dates include the July 12 ToddP show at the Yard, July 13 at Mercury Lounge, and July and August dates at the Knitting Factory. Visit their MySpace page for more tour dates and details.
We recorded this set from inside the soundboard booth with our DPA microphones mounted to the soundproofed wall above the booth. The sound in this venue is always outstanding and this recording reflects that quality. 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].
Ponytail
2008-06-21
After the Jump Festival
Music Hall of Williamsburg
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Inside Soundboard Booth
DPA 4021s > Marantz PMD-660 (Oade BCM Mod) > 16bit 44.1kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, set fades) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-06-23
Setlist:
[Total time 33:21]
01 Late For School
02 G Shock
03 7 Souls
04 Music Tunes
05 Music Tunes Part 2
06 Beg Waves
07 Die Allman Bruder
08 Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From an Angel)
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We are old enough to remember when “Whip It” was a hit, and certainly remember the sheer joy hearing “Genius of Love” for the first time. We first witnessed the Tom Tom Club live during their mini-set in the middle of the Talking Heads 1983 show at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. So it was a real exciting surprise to see the listing for Devo and Tom Tom Club performing together at the McCarren Pool. The concert is this Thursday June 26, and we will be there, having purchased a ticket months ago.
Devo has permitted the free share of unofficial live recordings at their site for quite some time. The excellent Booji Boy site organizes the free trading among the fans, and provides a wealth of information about Devo live recordings. However, today we were doubly excited to receive an email directly from Chris Frantz that will permit our recording of the Tom Tom Club set. Thanks, Chris!
There are still tickets available for this show, which can be purchased through the Devo site [HERE].
As we decided to stay for the evening session of the After The Jump Fest, we missed Sharon Van Etten‘s performance at the Rooftop Films Concert on Saturday night. The good news is that we learned that Sharon has added two more NYC dates, including a Summer Party show at “42 Jefferson”. Google maps tells us that this location is about a block away from the Market Hotel.
The two more accessible dates to see Sharon Van Etten live are:
June 25 Zebulon 9pm
Aug 3 Cake Shop
Next weekend, Sharon begins a July tour of the East Coast with Noa Babayof, and then an August tour in the Midwest. See the MySpace page for tour details.
And finally, Sharon’s new CD will be entitled “Because I Was in Love” and will be released in the next couple of months. Today she is streaming a new song (“Strong”) on her MySpace music player.
I did not recognize John McCauley standing by the soundboard booth as I set up to record the Deer Tick performance at tonight’s Rooftop Films concert. He has shaved his mustache and looks younger — a reminder that this enormously talented and poised performer with the world-weary voice is merely twenty-four years old. On the roof, Deer Tick performed the standard 30-minute pre-film set. Despite the inattentive movie crowd John managed to pull in quite a few of the restless throng with the opening Faron Young cover, the Deer Tick “MySpace hit” (“Art Isn’t Real”), and a strong “Baltimore Blues” closer.
We recorded from 10 feet in front of the PA and as a result there is no crowd noise or wind on this recording. The basic sound system has some over-modulated vocals, but overall we are extremely happy with this recording. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Deer Tick
2008-06-20
Rooftop Films Concert Series
New Design High Rooftop
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from PA Stacks
Neumann KM-150’s > Monster Cable > Marantz PMD-600 (Oade BCM Mod) > 16bit 44.1kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, set fades) > CD Wave 1.75 > Flac Frontend (level 7) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-06-21
Setlist:
[Total time 30:12]
01 [introduction]
02 Live Fast Love Hard Die Young
03 Ashamed
04 Art Isn’t Real
05 Spend The Night
06 Straight Into A Storm
07 Little White Lies
08 Dirty Dishes
09 Diamond Rings 2007
10 Baltimore Blues No. 1
Deer Tick at Mercury Lounge March 30, 2008 is still available on nyctaper [HERE].
Deer Tick perform again tonight (June 21) at Silent Barn, and again on June 30 at Southpaw.
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