[photo by Maryanne Ventrice]
One of the real joys of seeing live shows is seeing an opening band that just blows you away. That was the case with this opening set from White Fence on a stacked Bowery Ballroom bill led by NYCTaper favorites Woods. White Fence’s records are the solo effort Tim Presley, who also does time in the Strange Boys and Darker My Love, so for this show his backing band consisted of Nick Murray on Drums, and two members of Woods (Jarvis and Kevin), who handled Presley’s material as capably as if it were their own. Presley brings a Dylanesque vocal turn to his garage-psych songs, but the laid-back vibe of the songs doesn’t mean the playing isn’t also top notch, particularly Presley’s guitar work. The band’s entire set brought the rapidly-packing room to peak energy level, climaxing with jammed-out version of “Sticky Fruitman Has Faith” that was worthy of the night’s headliner in its ambitious scope. Whatever Presley’s other commitments musically, I hope he makes this project a priority, as White Fence is a can’t-miss band on any bill they’re on.
We recorded this set in the same manner as the Woods set, and the results are similarly outstanding. Enjoy!
Stream “The Love Between”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/W0813WhiteFence0211/03 The Love Between.mp3]
Stream “Sticky Fruitman Has Faith”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/W0813WhiteFence0211/15 Sticky Fruitman Has Faith.mp3]
Direct download of MP3 files [HERE]
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
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White Fence
2011-08-13
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY USA
6-Channel Multitrack Digital Master Recording
Recorded by nyctaper and acidjack
Produced by acidjack
Soundboard + Neumann KM150 + DPA 4021>Sound Devices USBpre2 >> Tascam DR680>6x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audition (mixdown, EQ)>Audacity (tracking, set fades, amplify and balance)>FLAC ( level 8 )
Tracks
01 Mr. Adams>
02 Who Feels Right
03 The Love Between
04 Baxter Corner
05 [banter]
06 Be Right Too
07 When There Is No Crowd
08 Growing Faith
09 Enthusiasm
10 Harness
11 Lillian (Won’t You Play Drums?)
12 Get That Heart
13 [banter]
14 Sara Snow
15 Sticky Fruitman Has Faith
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Excellent!
Many thanks – Sounds Fantastic
I saw White Fence open for Woods/Fresh & Onlys here in Los Angeles a few weeks ago and was completely blown away, especially by Tim Presley’s amazing guitar playing. One of best live bands I’ve seen all year, no contest. Thanks for posting!
Dave (E). You can find that LA performance here:
http://nomorethanabigcrashingbeathappenings.blogspot.com/2011/08/white-fence-echoplex-los-angeles-2nd.html
Not quite up the standards of Acidjack’s recording, but pretty decent.
acidjack and I both recorded this show.
Reminds me a lot of the early Velvets and that’s a good thing.
LOVE WHITE FENCE LOVE SEEING THEM AND SEEING THEM LIVE AS WELL AS DOWNLOADING SHOWS BUT ALOT OF THESE TAPER GUYS YOU no WHO YOU ARE ALWAYS TELL PPL ABOUT YOUR SITES AND RECORDINGS BUT THEN WHINING OR NOT LETTING PPL DOWNLOAD THEM? I KNOW I APPRECIATE THEM
I’m not sure what you are talking about. All of our White Fence recordings are available, including this one, one from later in 2011 and one from 2013. Search White Fence in the Search option and click where it says to download.