Awesome Color released their new CD Electric Aborigines in May and celebrated with a release party at Glasslands that we reviewed and recorded. The next week they were off to Europe for two months of steady touring with the likes of Dinosaur Jr. and Black Mountain.
Awesome Color are back in town and are showing their appreciation for their patient fans by performing a free all ages concert at Knitting Factory on Saturday July 26th.
Twenty years seems to be the magic number. Last night at Maxwell’s, The Feelies became the latest in a long of line of bands to stretch out over two decades and reclaim old magic. The band was tight as always, and performed two sets of nearly two hours of flawless music which included 5 encores. We last saw the Feelies at the old Ritz in 1988 when interestingly Big Dipper was the opener. In the last year, we have experienced Dinosaur Jr., Mission of Burma, Was Not Was, and of course Big Dipper turn back the hands of time, but for The Feelies this show had the added dimension of taking place at their old regular stomping grounds — the equally legendary Maxwell’s.
The crowd (which included such local luminaries at Yo La Tengo‘s Ira Kaplan) were almost reverential. Between each number, after the audience cheered there was an eerie silence as The Feelies tuned for their next number. When a rowdy patron near the bar was chatting too loud he was actually shushed by members of the audience. In the end, the church of the Feelies would not be denied after three encores, and called the band back for a second two-song encore.
The setlist was quite comprehensive as the band worked through much of their recorded material and sprinkled in some standard covers (two Velvet Underground staples) along with one interesting Neil Young number (“Barstool Blues”).
We arrived during the first song, so that we were not able to set up and record the first set. In between sets we assumed our usual location in this venue and recorded a matrix with the Neumanns and a soundboard feed of the entire second half and encores. The sound quality in the venue was absolutely superb and The Feelies crew did an outstanding job. We were fortunate to capture that quality. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete 2nd Set recording in FLAC [HERE].
Feelies
2008-07-01
Maxwell’s
Hoboken, NJ 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 > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (set fades, slight level boost, downsample, dither) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-07-02
Setlist:
[First Set was Not Recorded]
Second Set:
[Total Time 51:21]
01 Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith)
02 Original Love
03 Deep Fascination
04 Outdoor Miner (Wire)
05 The Final Word
06 Sooner Or Later
07 Too Far Gone
08 Time is Right
09 Fa Cé-La
10 [encore break]
11 She Said (Beatles)
12 Barstool Blues (Neil Young)
13 We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (VU)
14 [second encore break]
15 Fun To Be Happy (Love Tractor)
16 What Goes On (VU)
CD Cover Art [HERE] (Thanks Mark!)
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Feelies and visit their official MySpace page, and purchase their official releases at various commercial outlets. While all Feelies albums are out of print, and there are no plans to tour beyond this week of shows, they are working on new songs. Purchase their new CD when it is released!
It has been some month of June for nyctaper! Two festivals, lightning storms, thirteen nights out, and something like 24 bands recorded. We have a backlog of over 20 hours of material that will be posted consistently over the next few weeks. nyctaper and correspondents recorded everything on the previous update except for Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (illness), and even added a few extra recordings.
We will be adding dates in the future, but here’s the current schedule through September.
Unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).
Upcoming nyctaper Events:
The Hold Steady: (tentative – rain predicted)
June 29, 2008, McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NY
The Feelies:**
July 1, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ
Sonic Youth: (correspondent recording)
July 4, 2008, Battery Park
Oneida (and others): (correspondent recording)
July 12, 2008, The Yard, Brooklyn
Fiery Furnaces:
July 17, 2008, East River Park NYC
and/or:
Ted Leo:
July 17, 2008, Castle Clinton NYC
Mark Knopfler:
July 23, 2008, Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Steve Wynn:
July 25, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ
Bon Iver:**
July 29, 2008, Bowery Ballroom NYC
-or-
July 30, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Old 97s:
August 1, 2008, Webster Hall NYC
The National:
August 4, 2008, Central Park Summerstage
Bob Dylan: (review only)
August 12, 2008, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Regina Spector:
August 15, 2008, McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn
Sigur Ros:
September 17 and 18, 2008, United Palace Theatre
My Bloody Valentine:**
September 23, 2008, Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr./Meat Puppets:
September 26, 2008, Terminal 5 NYC
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We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.
Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.
Alphabetical List of All Available Recordings at NYCTAPER.COM
(Click on Title for location):
Posted in 2007 (62 Recordings):
Animal Collective 2007-09-30 Webster Hall
Animal Collective 2007-10-01 Webster Hall
Bjork 2007-05-03 Radio City
Bjork 2007-09-24 Madison Square Garden
Bjorkestra 2007-02-02 Canal Room
Bjorkestra 2007-06-15 Highline Ballroom
Bjorkestra 2007-09-22 Blender Theatre
Black ’47 1996-12-28 Paddy Reilly’s
Bruce Springsteen 2007-10-18 Madison Square Garden
Dinosaur Jr. 2007-06-06 Irving Plaza
Disco Biscuits 2007-08-15 McCarren Pool
Fiery Furnaces 2007-06-30 Maxwell’s
Fiery Furnaces 2007-08-26 Socrates Sculpture Park
Fiery Furnaces 2007-10-06 Sound Fix Records
Fiery Furnaces 2007-11-03 Hiro Ballroom
Fiery Furnaces 2007-12-08 Music Hall of Williamsburg
Figgs 2007-08-03 Maxwell’s
Gary Lucas 2007-11-02 Bowery Poetry Club
Govt Mule 2007-12-28 Beacon Theatre
Hold Steady 2007-09-17 World Trade Center
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey 2007-09-22 Blender Theatre
Kria Brekkan 2007-09-09 St. Mark’s Church
Meat Puppets 2007-08-30 Knitting Factory
Meat Puppets 2007-10-17 Pianos
Mekons 2007-10-03 Blender Theatre
MGMT 2007-12-08 Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mike Watt 1998-10-16 Knitting Factory
Morrissey 2007-10-22 Hammerstein Ballroom
mum 2007-11-09 Church of St. Paul
mum 2007-11-10 Society for Ethical Culture
National 2007-08-17 South Street Seaport
Neil Young 2007-12-19 United Palace
of Montreal 2007-03-09 Irving Plaza
of Montreal 2007-10-13 Roseland
Old 97s 2007-09-17 World Trade Center
Pat McGee Band 2007-08-24 Dewey Beach DE
Phil Lesh and Friends 2007-11-08 Nokia Theatre
Pylon 2007-11-07 Mercury Lounge
Radiohead 2006-06-14 Theatre at MSG
Regina Spektor 2007-10-16 Hammerstein Ballroom
Richard Hawley 2007-12-01 Bowery Ballroom
Richard Thompson 2007-06-21 Prospect Park
Richard Thompson 1997-06-15 Fleadh
Roger Waters 2006-09-12 Madison Square Garden
Roger Waters 2007-05-24 Meadowlands
Roger Waters 2007-05-30 Madison Square Garden
Scott Maher 2007-06-19 Luna Lounge
Sigur Ros 2006-02-09 Theatre at MSG
Sigur Ros 2007-10-03 Gould Hall
So Percussion 2007-11-20 Wintergarden
Squeeze 2007-08-02 Nokia Theatre
Sugarcubes 2006-11-17 Reykjavik
Ted Leo 2007-12-05 Music Hall of Williamsburg
Umphrey’s McGee 2007-08-15 McCarren Pool
White Stripes 2007-07-11 Charlottetown PEI
White Stripes 2007-07-24 Madison Square Garden
Wilco 1997-02-15 Irving Plaza
Wilco 2007-06-25 Hammerstein Ballroom
Yo La Tengo 2007-11-16 Music Hall of Williamsburg
Yo La Tengo 2007-12-06 Maxwell’s
Zappa Plays Zappa 2006-10-31 Theatre at MSG
Zeena Parkins 2006-02-01 Tonic
One Recording was removed as it was later officially released:
New York Dolls 2007-12-29 Irving Plaza
Posted in 2008 Coming Next
Well, I guess we’re overdue for an update. The site has posted so much news lately, that the last update was buried four pages back. We have added quite a few shows, to the point where we’ll be out recording at least fifteen concerts in June alone. Death Cab won the battle of June 10th because a generous reader mailed us a ticket. Oneida was removed from June 13/14 because the Kitchen has denied taping permission, but fortunately we have permission to record Oneida at the ToddP outdoor event on July 12. In terms of the Rooftop Film series events, we are still waiting for permission from the show producers.
Unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).
Upcoming nyctaper Events:
Fever Marlene:
June 5, 2008, Pianos NYC
Dirty on Purpose:**
June 6, 2008, Rooftop Film Series NYC (8 p.m.)
Sharon Van Etten:
June 6, 2008, Pianos NYC (12 a.m.)
Death Cab for Cutie:
June 10, 2008, McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Love is All:
June 12, 2008, Cake Shop, NYC NYC Popfest
Oh! Custer:
June 12, 2008, Cake Shop, NYC NYC Popfest
Ladybug Transistor:
June 14, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
moe.:
June 15, 2008, Governor’s Island, NYC
Sigur Ros:
June 16, 2008, Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, NYC
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey:
June 20, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC
After The Jump Fest:
June 21, 2008, Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
Marco Benevento Trio:
June 24, 2008, JVC Jazz Festival, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
Sharon Van Etten:
June 25, 2008, Zebulon, Brooklyn
Devo:
June 26, 2008, McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY
The Hold Steady:
June 29, 2008, McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NY
The Feelies:**
July 1, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ
Oneida (and others):
July 12, 2008, Unannounced Outdoor Venue, Brooklyn, NY
Fiery Furnaces:
July 17, 2008, East River Park NYC
and/or:
Ted Leo:
July 17, 2008, Castle Clinton NYC
Mark Knopfler:
July 23, 2008, Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Steve Wynn:
July 25, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ
Bon Iver:**
July 29, 2008, Bowery Ballroom NYC
-or-
July 30, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Old 97s:
August 1, 2008, Webster Hall NYC
The National:
August 4, 2008, Central Park Summerstage
My Bloody Valentine:**
September 23, 2008, Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr./Meat Puppets:
September 26, 2008, Terminal 5 NYC
_______________________
We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.
Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.
We saw the premiere of this video at the Glasslands CD Release party, but today Awesome Color have released the video for “Eyes of Light” from their new CD Electric Aborigines on Ecstatic Peace Records.
The video has the feel of an early 70s BBC music broadcast, which fits the Brit-Prog influence in the song. Awesome Color is in Europe for the next two months, with headlining gigs, and shows opening for Dinosaur Jr. and Black Mountain. Check their MySpace page for dates.
It should always be so easy to wipe out 20 years in a single night. On our way to see Big Dipper at Southpaw in Brooklyn, we read the 20th Anniversary issue of New York Press on the subway, and then entered the club to see an Homestead reunion of sorts, as Great Plains and Antietam performed strong solid sets. When Big Dipper took the stage, the band dispelled any doubts or fears of rust as they ripped through a 90-minute 21-song set that covered their entirely too-brief career.
Merge Records decision to compile the recorded output of this all-but-forgotten great late 80’s post-punk pop band is one of those record company decisions that makes you shake your head at its sheer brilliance. Merge was also responsible for prodding the band to reform for these concerts, and based upon the stunning success and clear musical inspiration exhibited last night, Big Dipper may become the 2008 version of Dinosaur Jr. or Mission of Burma, 80’s reunions turned-working-bands.
Merge Records is also primarily responsible for the existence of this recording. With their forward-looking and web-friendly approach, Merge representatives were extremely courteous to nyctaper, secured permission from the band, and gave us list access. As a result, we arrived early at the venue and set up in the ideal location at Southpaw — in the dead center of the rail area with a 30 foot direct line to the PA and above the crowd. This recording reflects that excellent position, and we are proud of its superior quality. Enjoy!
Antietam was also recorded and will be posted on nyctaper in the near future.
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Big Dipper
2008-04-25
Southpaw
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Dead Center
Front of Board — Front Railing at 30 Feet
Neumann KM-150’s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules) > Monster XLR cables > Apogee Minime > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge 8.0 (set fades, slight level boost, resample 16/44) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced
nyctaper
[email protected]
2008-04-26
Setlist:
[total time 1:25:53]
01 Guitar Named Desire
02 Faith Healer
03 Hey! Mr. Lincoln
04 She’s Fetching
05 Easter Eve
06 Lou Gehrig’s Disease
07 San Quentin, CA
08 Meet the Witch
09 Life Inside the Cemetery
10 Lunar Module
11 Bonnie
12 All Going Out Together
13 Making Plans For Bison
14 Bells of Love
15 What in Sam Hill…?
16 The Beast
17 Younger Bums
18 Ron Klaus Wrecked His House
19 Mr. Woods
20 [encore break]
21 Edith
22 A Song to Be Beautiful
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Big Dipper, visit their MySpace page, and purchase the Supercluster Anthology directly from Merge Records (which also offers FLAC downloads).
We attended 85 concerts this year, recording 75 of them. Of all of these many shows, these 5 concerts below are the most memorable experiences of the year for a variety of reasons.
nyctaper’s Top Five Concerts of 2007:
1. Yo La Tengo December 6, 2007 Maxwell’s
An absolutely amazing YTL set, with legendary openers the dBs. We had a great time, with a great atmosphere and an excellent taping experience.
2. White Stripes July 24, 2007 Madison Square Garden
Jack and Meg fill up the big room with a sonic masterpiece. Two hours of intense blues rock and nine encores. nyctaper enjoys the concert and records from the perfect location.
3. Fiery Furnaces August 26, 2007 Socrates Sculpture Park
This concert was like seeing your favorite band at a family picnic. Eleanor, Matt and company rock through the final live performance of the Bitter Tea medley in a beautiful park on a beautiful day with the scenic East River and Manhattan skyline behind them. nyctaper sits on the grass and records from the ideal spot.
4. Bruce Springsteen October 18, 2007 Madison Square Garden
The only 57-year old in rock history to perform a non-stop concert of such intensity for two and a half hours straight. The Meeting Across the River / Jungleland was the highlight of any Bruce concert of the entire 2007 tour.
5. Pylon November 7, 2007 Mercury Lounge
1980s Athens legends tour for the first time in 17 years, and miraculously sound as tight as if they’d played together all that time. Vanessa and company seem thankful for the fans in attendance that night, and are incredibly gracious to nyctaper before and after the show.
Honorable Mention:
Dinosaur Jr. June 6, 2007 Irving Plaza
Regina Spektor October 16, 2007 Hammerstein Ballroom
of Montreal March 9, 2007 Irving Plaza
Richard Thompson June 21, 2007 Prospect Park
Meat Puppets August 30, 2007 Knitting Factory
Venue of the Year:
Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ
Without question, the most enjoyable location to attend a concert in the NYC area. From top to bottom, Maxwell’s offers the music fan every ingredient for a positive experience — fine sound system, excellent sight lines, excellent beer selection, and the venue does not include any of the negatives that often detract from enjoyment — the staff is friendly and professional, there is no power-drunk security, and concert goers are permitted to freely mingle and move around inside the venue. nyctaper attended 3 shows at Maxwell’s this year (Fiery Furnaces, Figgs and Yo La Tengo), and each experience was as positive as the last one.
nyctaper plans to attend each of the following concerts:
Dinosaur Jr.:
June 6, 2007, Posted Above
Bjorkestra:
June 15, 2007, Posted Above
Scott Maher:
June 19, 2007, Posted Above
Richard Thompson:
June 21, 2007, Posted Above
Wilco:
June 25, 2007, Posted Above
Morrissey:
June 30, 2007, Concert Postponed
White Stripes:
July 11, 2007, Posted Above
Sonic Youth:
July 28, 2007, Sonic Youth McCarren Park Pool
Squeeze:
August 2, 2007, Squeeze Tickets at Nokia Theatre Times Square
Recordings will be posted at this site for each of those concerts that nyctaper attends and records. As with any future plans, some of these concerts may not be attended or recorded by nyctaper, for reasons out of my control. Please check back to the site often for updates.
[photo by Chris LaPutt – Prefix Mag – complete set [here]]
On Friday night, Oneida performed their new album Preteen Weaponry for the first time in NYC and the scene could not have been more surreal and yet completely appropriate. As the black rain clouds hovered overhead and the holiday crowd filtered in and around the Seaport, Oneida dipped into their bag of magic tricks and pulled out the most psychedelic prog-rock music they have produced to date — an album with influences from A Saucerful of Secrets to Bug — that could have been appropriately performed in 1968, 1988 or 2008.
As Bobby rose from his keyboard seat to strap on the bass for much of the Preteen set, the center stage of the band shifted to Kid Millions. The keys and guitars set the mood for the album and sustain the long-form melodic structure, but its the drums that are the lead instrument on this album. Kid propels the band while beating relentlessly in double time. Each part of Preteen molds directly into the next, but it is the consistent perfection of the beat that provided the backbone for this outstanding performance.
We recorded this set from a fine position inside of the soundboard tent, and we are quite grateful to the excellent sound crew for the permission to get under their tent and avoid the rain. We are doubly fortunate that the wind did not hamper this recording and we were able to capture this excellent concert with a superb recording. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Email nyctaper with a request for the download location of the FLAC files.
Firefox users can Down Them All! at once (here).
Oneida
2008-08-29
South Street Seaport
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Inside Front of Soundboard Tent
Approximately 50 Feet from Stage
Neumann KM-150’s > Monster Cable > Apogee Mini-Me > digital coax > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample) > CD Wave 1.75 > Flac Frontend (level 7) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-08-31
Premiere Download offered at
http://www.nyctaper.com
[email protected]
Setlist:
[Total time 38:03]
01 Preteen Weaponry Part I
02 Preteen Weaponry Part II
03 Preteen Weaponry Part III
04 Double Lock Your Mind
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Oneida, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, visit their page at Jagjaguwar Records, and purchase the new CD Preteen Weaponry at the Jagjaguwar site [HERE].
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