Posts Tagged ‘ soundboard ’

Larkin Grimm: February 2, 2012 Rock Shop – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

February 7, 2012

[photo by nyctaper]

In the two years since we last checked in with Larkin Grimm, much has happened in her life. When we recorded her at Knitting Factory in December of 2009, Larkin had a set of excellent new songs and a new album was expected soon. But Larkin received a wonderful gift in the interim — a baby boy. She also parted ways with Young God Records in a split that does not seem to be completely amicable. But in a fashion consistent with her incredible life story, Larkin persevered. This week her new album is out, and the self-released Soul Retrieval is the album we have been waiting for. The record features an abundance of Larkin’s strengths — her rich voice and the mystical nature that makes her so compelling. At Rock Shop on Thursday, Larkin Grimm celebrated the CD’s release with a special hometown show. She opened the show with two solo songs before being joined by her band. The trio worked through much of the new album, a couple of older songs, and then were joined by the entire Cuddle Magic band for the final two numbers. The show ended with the opening track from the album “Paradise and So Many Colors”, a terrific ensemble version that we’re streaming below.

I recorded this set with the Neumann microphones positioned in front of the soundboard, and mixed with an excellent board feed. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Paradise and So Many Colors”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/L2712Larkin2992/14.%20Paradise%20and%20So%20Many%20Colors.mp3]

Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

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Larkin Grimm
2012-02-02
The Rock Shop
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2012-02-04

Setlist:
[Total Time 44:21]
01 Hello Pool of Tears
02 Dirty Heart Dirty Mind
03 [banter – Apollo and Marsyas]
04 The Butcher
05 Lying in a Pool of Milk
06 I Am Not Real
07 [banter – Hafiz]
08 Be a Great Burglar
09 All The Pleasures In The World
10 [banter – cats]
11 Mino Minou
12 [intro Cuddle Magic]
13 The Road Is Paved With Leaves
14 Paradise and So Many Colors

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Larkin Grimm, visit her website, and purchase Soul Retrieval from the links at her website [HERE].

Hospitality: February 3, 2012 Glasslands Gallery – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

February 5, 2012

By nyctaper

[photo courtesy of Maryanne Ventrice]

On nyctaper, we take pride in recognizing the talent and potential of bands long before they hit it big. We have had a nice little track record and the results are archived in five years worth of posts on this site. But we’re also perfectly willing to admit when we miss one entirely. Two and a half years ago, I recorded Hospitality at Littlefield but did not post it on nyctaper, because, well, I did not see the band’s potential. This week Hospitality released their debut album on Merge Records and I’ve had it on constant play. The album is a superb collection of brilliant pop songs, with elements of British folk pop, twee, and American indie. The main features are intelligent lyrics, irresistible hooks and tight musicianship. I met the band at that Littlefield show, and it was clear that they are modest and authentic people — the kind of band that you like to root for. Out of curiosity, I went back and listened to the 2009 recording, and sure enough I just completely missed Hospitality’s appeal. They were great back then, just not quite as tight. At the record release show at Glasslands on Friday night, the buzz from their outstanding new release resulted in a packed sold out show. A poorly-timed visit from the NYC Health Department caused a lengthy delay to the start of their set, but the crowd seemed calm and patient and Hospitality were thoughtful enough to inform their followers of the situation on their twitter feed. Once the show began, it was clear that buoyed by the recent acclaim and a supportive local crowd, the band worked through the entire new album (and two new songs!) with confidence and a lot of energy. Hospitality welcomed a horn section for the last two songs of the set, including “Friends of Friends” which we’re streaming below. When the song ended, I turned to acidjack and predicted that they will play that very song on Fallon, Letterman or Leno within the next couple of months. I hope I finally get one right with Hospitality.

Acidjack recorded this show with his AKG microphones on cardioid setting and mounted on the projector ledge about fifteen feet from the stage. The excellent upfront audience recording is mixed with a superb soundboard feed from house FOH Josh, and the sound quality is superb.

Stream “Friends of Friends”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/H20312Hospitality1212/12.%20Friends%20of%20Friends.mp3]

Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Hospitality
2012-02-03
Glasslands Gallery
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + AKG C 414 B-XLS (Cardioid setting) > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by acidjack and nyctaper
2012-02-04

Setlist:
[Total Time 42:40]
01 [introduction]
02 The Right Profession
03 The Birthday
04 The Drift
05 Betty Wang
06 Eighth Avenue
07 Julie
08 Sleepover
09 Liberal Arts
10 Monkey
11 [banter]
12 Friends of Friends
13 All Day Today
14 [encore break]
15 Argonauts

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Hospitality, visit their Facebook page, visit their artist page at Merge’s website, and purchase their debut album from the Merge Records website [HERE].

Low Roar: January 19, 2012 Pianos – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 30, 2012

By JFCB

[Photos courtesy of Matthew Eisman. See more of his excellent work HERE.]

I’ve always been a rock music guy. And if it can rupture eardrums and upset my equilibrium just by listening to it, I’m usually in my happy place. That’s why I was surprised to find Low Roar’s debut album with its haunting melodies so intriguing. Having already drawn comparisons to the mellower offerings of Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and Sigur Rós in reviews, I also heard flashes of Brian Eno in that first listen. The band’s backstory is no less interesting. Formerly of Oakland’s Audrye Sessions, frontman and songwriter Ryan Karazija pulled up stakes in San Francisco and moved to Iceland where he began this project and recorded the tracks. Much as I really liked it, I was left wondering how well this music would translate to a concert setting. My concerns were unfounded as the songs, beautiful as they are on record, were stunningly gorgeous when played live. Joined on stage by Júlíus Björgvinsson, Ryan’s magnificent hymn-like vocals and the duo’s brilliantly understated musicianship fleshed even more nuance out of the studio material and expanded on it. Suffice to say, I’m looking forward to the next chance I get to see Low Roar. If their music is to your tastes and you have an opportunity to catch them, I suggest you run, don’t walk, to go see them, too.

Recording in small clubs always has its challenges and this night at Pianos was no exception: chatty patrons, an adjoining bar with its accompanying noise, and a feedback spike early in the set. All that aside, venue engineer, Ofer, did a superb job in both his house mix and the soundboard feed he provided for us to blend with our microphones. The resultant capture is excellent and we hope you like what you hear as much as we did. Enjoy!

Special thanks to Low Roar and Bryan Vaughan at Indigenous Promotions for making this recording possible, and to the staff at Pianos for their courtesy and cooperation.

Stream “Just A Habit”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/L9110LowRoar1022/Low_Roar_-_Just_A_Habit.mp3]

Direct download of the complete show in MP3 [HERE]

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Low Roar
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Pianos
New York, NY, USA

Source: SBD + AKG C 414 B-XLS’s > Edirol R-44 (WAV @ 24-bit/48kHz)
Lineage: R-44 > USB > PC > Adobe Audition (mixdown, adjust levels, downsample, dither, tracking) > WAV (16-bit/44.1kHz) > Trader’s Little Helper (check/fix SBE’s, FLAC) > FLAC Level 8
Pianos house engineer: Ofer Tiberin
Recorded and produced by: Johnny Fried Chicken Boy

SETLIST:
[Total time: 38:51]
01. Intro > Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out) > Low Roar
02. Just A Habit
03. Give Up
04. Rolling Over
05. Help Me > Dalalæða

If you download this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Low Roar and their related projects, visit their Facebook page, and purchase their official releases at the Tonequake Records shop [HERE], at iTunes or at Amazon. And definitely go see their shows.

Akron/Family: January 21, 2012 285 Kent – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 24, 2012

By nyctaper

[iphone photo by PP]

Its hard to fully describe the complete manic communal energy at Saturday night’s Akron/Family show at 285 Kent. On the night after the band received the great gift of being able to perform with the Sun Ra Arkestra (in Philly), it seemed as if A/F wanted to reach that kind of high on their own — and to a great extent, they succeeded. The crowd was quite animated from the very outset of the show, a superb opening set from Bad Weather California. By the time Akron/Family took the stage, the venue was packed to the gills and buzzing in anticipation. The set began with a cacophonic jam that led into the quiet “Gravely Mountains of the Moon”. The show wouldn’t be quiet very long, as a great segue of lengthy songs mixed with incendiary jams were all mixed in with periods of direct crowd participation. By the time the band reached the main set closing “Silly Bears”, the set was approaching ninety minutes of mania. The encore intermission wasn’t a break as much as a chance for the crowd to take over, chanting and playing the band’s shared percussion instruments until Akron/Family returned. We are streaming below the show’s finale, an absolutely brilliant take on “Light Emerges” that brought the festivities to appropriate close. Although its quite early in 2012, its obvious that this amazing show will be one of the highlights of the year.

I recorded this set with the DPA Cardioid microphones mounted to a pole ten feet from the stage and mixed the upfront mics with a soundboard feed. The recording is mixed with a larger amount of the audience feed in order to fully capture the concert experience. Enjoy!

Stream Entire Show via Archive.org:

This recording is now available for download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].

Akron Family
2012-01-21
285 Kent
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + DPA 4021s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2012-01-22

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:42:39]
01 [intro – auld lang syne]
02 Gravely Mountains of the Moon
03 Say What You Want To
04 River
05 Island
06 A AAA O A WAY
07 So It Goes
08 Another Sky
09 Ed Is A Portal
10 Everyone Is Guilty
11 Silly Bears
12 [encore break]
13 Light Emerges

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Akron/Family, visit their website, and purchase Shinju TNT from the Dead Oceans Records website [HERE].

The Notekillers (w/ members of TV On the Radio, Oneida and Liturgy): January 18, 2012 Union Pool – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

January 23, 2012

By acidjack

[Photos by acidjack]

DONATE TO JONATHAN TOUBIN’S RECOVERY [HERE]

The beloved New York DJ Jonathan Toubin, proprietor of the New York Night Train & Soul Clap parties, was recently the victim of a bizarre and horrifying accident while he was sleeping in a hotel room in Portland, OR last month. The odds were against that he would be alive beyond that night, but Jonathan has beaten those odds. He is convalescing in a Portland hospital at this moment. He will likely need years of expensive treatments to restore him to the life he had before the accident. As you may already know, musicians, DJs and other creative, independent types in America often don’t have the best health insurance. Jonathan is going to need our help.

Which brings me to this benefit show, a one-of-a-kind bill at Union Pool, organized by the legendary Philadelphia avant-garde instrumental rock band The Notekillers. Formed in 1976, The Notekillers broke up in 1981 before coming back together in 2004. Since then, the band have picked up where they left off, continuing to innovate and push the boundaries of rock music. This show pushed those boundaries even further, as it saw the band splitting into various combos with a number of special guests, including Kyp Malone of TV On the Radio, Kid Millions of Oneida, Greg Fox of Guardian Alien and Bernard Gann of Liturgy. The various combinations produced a range of thought-provoking pieces, from Fox’s electronics work to a three-drummer trio of Millions, Fox and Barry Halkin of The Notekillers, to The Notekillers’ own instrumental avant-punk. For his part, Malone played two separate “solo” sets (in a three-person band setup) and also joined the Notekillers and Millions in an improptu supergroup they called The New Party Systems Band. Added to all of this was a psychedelic light show for some numbers that gave the compositions and even more otherworldly feel.

On a cold Wednesday night, the show ended, appropriately, with Kyp Malone performing “Winter Song” from his Rain Machine solo album. The song alludes to how love can thrive even in the darkest of moments. Jonathan Toubin is having one of those right now, for sure. But in this little room on Union Ave., his friends let the world know that he is not alone.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK22 “open cardioid” microphones and a soundboard feed by Ian, the house engineer, who was kind enough to arrange it especially for me. With many stylistic and volume variations, it was a bit interesting to mix down, but I am very happy with it. Enjoy!

Although you are not required to donate to Jonathan Toubin in order to download this set, I strongly encourage you to help him out. To that end, I will personally match the first $150 of new donations that people can provide proof of by means of PayPal receipts. The PayPal link for Toubin is [HERE] and you can send your proof of donation to me [HERE]

Stream the New Party Systems Band performing an instrumental:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/N8101Notekillers2012/15 New Party Systems Band 1.mp3]

Stream The Notekillers performing an instrumental:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/N8101Notekillers2012/21 Notekillers 6.mp3]

Stream Kyp Malone performing “Winter Song”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/N8101Notekillers2012/24 Winter Song.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE]

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

The Notekillers
2012-01-18
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording hosted exclusively at NYCTaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK22>KCY>Naiant littlebox + SBD >> Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audition (mixdown, level adjustments, downsample to 44.1)>Audacity (set fades, tracking, amplify and balance, downsample to 16bit)>FLAC ( level 8 )

[Total Time 1:59:05]
Set I

Kid Millions, Barry Halkin & Greg Fox
01 [3 Drummers]

Kyp Malone
02 [Kyp Guitar]
03 [Kyp banter]
04 [unknown Kyp song 1]
05 [Kyp banter 2]
06 Smiling Black Faces
07 [tuning]
08 [unknown Kyp song 2]

The Notekillers with Greg Fox, Bernard Gann & Kid Millions
09 [instrumental]

The Notekillers
10 Ricochet
11 Compelled
12 [tuning]
13 Glider
14 [tuning]

New Party Systems Band [The Notekillers/Kid Millions/Kyp Malone]
15 [New Party Systems Band 1]

Set II
Stephen Bilenky & David First
16 Guitar/Congas
17 [tuning]

Stephen Bilenky, David First & Greg Fox
18 Guitar/Congas/Electronics

The Notekillers
19 Airport
20 Airport (cont.)
21 Eyelash

New Party Systems Band [The Notekillers/Kid Millions/Kyp Malone]
22 Stockhausen

Kyp Malone
23 [Kyp tuning]
24 Winter Song

Musicians
The Notekillers (drummer Barry Halkin, guitarist David First, bassist Stephen Bilenky)
Kyp Malone (and band)
Greg Fox
Kid Millions
Bernard Gann

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The Notekillers, visit their website, and purchase their records via the links on that site, as well as supporting the other fine bands on this bill.

Our Mountain: January 16, 2012 Glasslands – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

January 19, 2012

By acidjack

[Photos by acidjack]

In an excellent piece in the L Magazine entitled “101 Secrets to Indie Rock Success”, the magazine advises that “[p]laying instruments on a stage isn’t all there is to a performance. It’s got to rise to the level of a show. There are different ways to put one on, but just playing instruments, even quite well, isn’t enough.” Our Mountain have obviously taken that to heart in a big way – they’re one of the most dynamic, engaging new live bands I’ve seen in awhile, and they look the part.

The third act of a four-act Glasslands bill with no weak links, Our Mountain still stood out immediately. They come at you with punk sneer but play with adept, post-punk atmospherics and texture. Their sound is all-encompassing, at times foreboding, at times coke-buzz intense. Frontman Matthew Hutchinson’s writhing, twisting moves and confident delivery make him seem like a frontman with decades of experience, and his vocal delivery puts him squarely in the company of great postpunk forebears like Gang of Four. He comes by his non-American accent honestly as well – the bandmembers, now based in Brooklyn, originally hail from Melbourne, Australia.

Along with the killer music, the band has also gotten a fair amount of press for one of its founders, percussionist/keyboardist, femme fatale and model Abbey Lee (Abbey Lee Kershaw, in the fashion world). She’d be the tall, beautiful, striking blonde woman in the back corner – most strikingly, when she was banging a heavy chain against a trashcan lid during the set opener “Drury Lane”. But beyond Lee and her look, this band has that general sense of polish that tells you they are going places. Live, each of their songs is delivered like it’s the last time they’ll ever play it – like they mean it. Maybe it’s that whole “journeying from halfway around the world to make your rock n’ roll dreams come true” thing that makes them try that little bit harder – maybe. Whatever the reason, Our Mountain are playing like they want this all to mean something, and they’re only getting started. With no official releases under their belt yet, the band is gunning for live and studio opportunities. My suspicion is they’ll get them.

I recorded this set with DPA 4021 microphones and a soundboard feed from the Glasslands FOH team. The results are outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream “Drury Lane”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/O0116OurMountain2012/01 Drury Lane.mp3]

Stream “Wooden Hearts”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/O0116OurMountain2012/05 Wooden Hearts.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE] | Direct Download of the FLAC files [HERE]

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Our Mountain
2012-01-16
Glasslands
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording hosted exclusively at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

DPA 4021>Naiant littlebox + Soundboard >> Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, set fades, tracking, downsample)>FLAC ( Level 8 )

Tracks
01 Drury Lane
02 Midnight Black (with a white diamond on her forehead)
03 Untitled
04 1981
05 Wooden Hearts
06 Pink Elephant

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Our Mountain, visit their website, like them on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter. And go see their shows. Definitely do that.

The Phantom Family Halo: January 16, 2012 Glasslands – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 19, 2012

By acidjack

[Photos by acidjack]

The Phantom Family Halo deserve your attention – and they’ve already gotten their fair share. Last year’s The Mindeater EP with Bonnie “Prince” Billy, another artist with some Louisville roots, earned them mention in the New York Times and beyond. Bandmember Dom Cipolla also participated in another high-profile collaborative affair recently when he contributed to a live session at Joe’s Pub that covered Brian Eno’s Here Come the Warm Jets. This Monday night show at Glasslands, however, was dedicated to the band’s own material, in particular their forthcoming release When I Fall Out, due out on Knitting Factory Records on Valentine’s Day. You can stream the studio version of one of the album tracks, “White Hot Gun”, here, and the live version from this show below.

This show found the band tearing through what should be a large portion of the new record, and in fine form while doing it. With a sound that straddles the divide between psych rock and British metal, Phantom Family Halo put on a sonic assault of a rock show that isn’t just a display of the power of their effects pedals or ability to noodle on their instruments. Rather, their songs are often tightly wound and forcefully delivered. With members of Sapat and The For Carnation among the players, it’s as if Phantom Family Halo takes some cues from those acts, but with the energy turned to eleven. This fairly short set felt a bit like a preview of what to expect when the record drops – so lucky for you, they have a record release show set for February 11 at the up-and-coming Greenpoint venue Saint Vitus, where they will be joined by our good friends The Loom.

I recorded this set with DPA microphones from our usual spot in the venue, plus a soundboard feed from the Glasslands FOH team. The results are excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “White Hot Gun”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/P1106PFHalo0212/02 White Hot Gun.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE] | Direct Download of the FLAC files [HERE]

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The Phantom Family Halo
2012-01-16
Glasslands
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording hosted exclusively at NYCTaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

DPA 4021>Naiant littlebox + SBD >> Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, set fades, tracking, amplify and balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 The Fall Out
02 White Hot Gun
03 Dirty Blade
04 Light Year Girl
05 Above My Head
06 Lightning On Your Face
07 The Fall Out (Suite)
08 Vital Energy

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The Phantom Family Halo, like them on Facebook, and pre-order The Fall Out and buy their other official releases from Knitting Factory Records [HERE]

Cracker: January 14, 2012 Highline Ballroom – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

January 18, 2012

By nyctaper

[screen cap from this youtube video]

As we noted in the Camper Van Beethoven post, there will be another East coast “Camp Out” this year. The main event for the multi-day show at the 40 Watt Club in Athens Georgia (March 1 to March 3) is the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Cracker’s debut album. On Saturday night at Highline Ballroom, Cracker headlined the show and played an energetic 75 minute set. Although this show was not exactly a preview of the Camp Out celebration, five songs from Cracker were performed, including the album’s opening track “Teen Angst” in the encore slot, which we’re also streaming below.

I recorded this set in the same manner at the Camper set and the sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Teen Angst”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/C0109Camper9002/17.%20Teen%20Angst.mp3]

This recording is now available for download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].

Cracker
2012-01-14
Highline Ballroom
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2012-01-16

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:13:27]
01 Seven Days
02 Don’t Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)
03 100 Flower Power Maximum
04 Big Dipper
05 [banter – San Jose]
06 I See The Light
07 Mr. Wrong
08 Been Around The World
09 Gimme One More Chance
10 Wedding Day
11 Lonesome Johnny Blues
12 Turn On Tune In Drop Out
13 Happy Birthday To Me
14 Eurotrash Girl
15 Low
16 [encore break]
17 Teen Angst

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Cracker, visit their website, and purchase their official releases directly from the Store at their website [here] or from the 429 Records website [here].

Camper Van Beethoven: January 14, 2012 Highline Ballroom – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

January 17, 2012

By nyctaper

[screen cap from this youtube video]

Camper Van Beethoven has an extensive catalog dating back almost thirty years to their early 80s formation, which permits the band to play divergent setlists on any given night. But CVB has not released a new album since 2004’s brilliant New Roman Times. So it was a bit of a surprise to hear that Camper has three new fully formed songs that have been played on each night of the current tour, including Saturday night at Highline Ballroom. Of the three, the most impressive was “Too High For The Love-In”, a very Camper-like irreverent and catchy song that we’re streaming below. The balance of the set consisted of a variety of classics culled democratically from each of their albums. The set ended in high form with an energetic take on “Pictures of Matchstick Men” that we are also streaming below. The current tour ended last night in Boston, but Camper Van Beethoven returns to the East coast for another “Camp-Out” Fest, this time at the 40 Watt Club in Athens GA from March 1 through March 3.

I recorded this set with the Neumann microphones set up at the front right corner of the soundboard and mixed with an outstanding stereo board feed. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

The Cracker set was also recorded and will be posted in the coming days.

Stream “Too High For The Love-In”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/C0109Camper9002/15.%20Too%20High%20For%20The%20Love-In.mp3]

Stream “Pictures of Matchstick Men”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/C0109Camper9002/18.%20Pictures%20of%20Matchstick%20Men.mp3]

This recording is now available for direct download in FLAC or MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].

Camper Van Beethoven
2012-01-14
Highline Ballroom
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Recorded by nyctaper and Johnny FCB
Produced by nyctaper
2012-01-15

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:06:03]
01 All Her Favorite Fruit
02 Sweethearts
03 Tania
04 Summer Days
05 O Death
06 Eye of Fatima Part 1
07 Eye of Fatima Part 2
08 You’ve Got to Roll
09 Sad Lovers Waltz
10 Tina
11 Ambiguity Song
12 Take the Skinheads Bowling
13 Balalaika Gap
14 The Poppies of Balmorhea
15 Too High For The Love-In
16 [banter – rock operas]
17 Seven Languages
18 Pictures of Matchstick Men

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Camper Van Beethoven, visit their website, and purchase their official releases directly from the store at their website [HERE].

The Lemonheads: January 11, 2012 Knitting Factory – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

January 16, 2012

By acidjack

[Photos by Ken Grand-Pierre. See his Flickr stream here]

As acts from the early 90s have continued to take victory laps over the past few years, I have had a chance to reflect on how different the personalities were that dominated the music scene then than those from today’s self-affirming generation making vital new music today. In an era principally concerned with authenticity, its troubadours were often people who lived hard and felt deeply – addicts, romantics, and the generally self-destructive. And if you wanted a picture of the archetypal musician of the era, you might consider Evan Dando of The Lemonheads (which he actually formed in ’86, but rose to stardom in the early 90s). A soft-spoken singer whose lyrics tell tales of broken romance, addiction, and self-doubt, Dando has had his ups and downs professionally. I last saw the band headline the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC in 1997 – the last year the band was together before going on hiatus – and they packed the place. In fact, a little known Orlando, FL band called Matchbox 20 opened. The next time I encountered the band, Dando was playing a show in an out of the way honky tonk near a Vermont ski resort.

Dando brought the band back in 2005 and has put out two new records, The Lemonheads and the covers album Varshons, as well as a greatest-hits collection in the UK, Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners: The Best Of. While Dando has struggled at times on this current tour – I heard reports from other cities of shows completely falling apart due to him being too impaired to play – the quality of his music and his songwriting hasn’t wavered. To see a Lemonheads show is to see song after song that you know, each as good as the last, each intensely, searingly personal. Listen to “All My Life”, streaming below, and see if it hits close to home.

At this show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, Dando was every bit the musician I had seen nearly 15 years ago, playing an epic show that consisted of multiple solo sets, a full run-through of The Lemonheads’ breakout album, It’s A Shame About Ray, and a second full-band set. The show ran for an epic 105 minutes – even more impressive considering the average song length of about three minutes. Dando delved into some ~~of the~~ covers from Varshons, as well as some of his other concert favorites. Some of these covers could have been written especially for Dando; he chooses covers that tell his story as much as the orignal authors’. As Dando continued to play a string of classics, it was hard not to yearn for the era that spawned them, when cred and emotions were a band’s currency, and musicians didn’t need car commercials to earn enough money for the booze and drugs that fueled their damaged art.

Wrapping up a set that never faltered, Dando closed with the twofer of “Rick James Style” – whose refrain “don’t wanna get high / but I don’t wanna not get high” is lent added menace by James’ eventual end – and the Angry Samoans’ “You Stupid Jerk,” a short, chaotic burst of silliness that ended this show on a happy note. The band continues their U.S. tour westward today, and I hope fans in the Midwest don’t miss a chance to see Evan Dando back at the top of his game.

I recorded this set with Schoeps “open cardiod” microphones and an excellent soundboard feed by the Knitting Factory team. The recording is an outstanding capture of the night. Enjoy!

Stream “All My Life”

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Stream “Confetti”

[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/L1111Lemonheads0002/lemonheads2012-01-11knit_mixdown-09.mp3]

Stream “How Much I’ve Lied [Gram Parsons]

[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/L1111Lemonheads0002/lemonheads2012-01-11knit_mixdown-26.mp3]

Direct download of the complete set: [MP3/FLAC]

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The Lemonheads
2012-01-11
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording hosted exclusively at NYCTaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

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Tracks [Total Time 1:44:00]
[Evan Solo]
01 Being Around
02 My Idea
03 Why Do You Do This To Yourself?
04 The Outdoor Type
05 Frying Pan
06 All My Life
07 [intro the band]

[The Lemonheads perform “It’s A Shame About Ray”]
08 Rockin Stroll
09 Confetti
10 It’s A Shame About Ray
11 Rudderless
12 My Drug Buddy
13 The Turnpike Down
14 Bit Part
15 Alison’s Starting to Happen
16 Hannah & Gabi
17 Kitchen
18 Ceiling Fan in My Spoon

[Evan solo (finishing “It’s A Shame About Ray”)]
19 Frank Mills

[Evan solo]
20 It’s About Time
21 No Backbone
22 Tenderfoot
23 Your Home Is Where You’re Happy [Charles Manson]
24 Streets of Baltimore [Gram Parsons]
25 A Song For You [Gram Parsons]
26 How Much I’ve Lied [Gram Parsons]
27 Ride With Me

[The Lemonheads]
28 [intro band]
29 Hospital
30 Down About It
31 If I Could Talk I’d Tell You
32 Big Gay Heart
33 The Great Big No
34 Rick James Style
35 [encore break]

[Evan solo]
36 You Tore Me Down [Flaming Groovies]
37 Don’t Tell Yourself
38 Rain [Blake Babies]
39 Favorite T
40 It Looks Like You
41 Like A Rose [Lucinda Williams]
42 Nighttime [Big Star]
43 $1000 Wedding
44 You Stupid Jerk [Angry Samoans]

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The Lemonheads, see them on tour, visit their website (which contains those tour dates) and purchase Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners and their other records from Amazon or your favorite retailer (their online store is not yet up).

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