[photos by PSquared Photography]
Other than the Feelies, Mission is Burma is likely the only still-active band to have played Maxwell’s in the 1970s. The club closed for good last night, but in its final week we were treated to a series of outstanding concerts, not the least of which was the double shot of MOB for early and late shows on Sunday. Acidjack covered the early show, and I was there for the late. If on this night the band’s setlist was more geared towards older material than their recent shows (January at Bowery for instance), it was a fitting acknowledgement to a club that was, according to Clint Conley, a “safe place for weirdos” in the old days. Thirty-five years and thousands of shows later, on this night it was a place for memories and tributes, but more importantly still-vibrant music played by a band that virtually invented American post-punk.
I recorded this set with the Neumann large diaphragm cardioids mounted at the front of the soundboard booth and the quality is excellent. Enjoy!
Stream “Trem Two”:
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Mission of Burma
2013-07-28
Late Show
Maxwells
Hoboken NJ
Digital Audience Master Recording
Neumann TLM-102s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, EQ, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)
Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper 2013-07-30
Setlist:
[Total Time 1:10:16]
01 Opener
02 Sevens
03 Sectionals In Mourning
04 Fame and Fortune
05 Outlaw
06 Mica
07 Nu Disco
08 Devotion
09 Dumbells
10 Spider’s Web
11 2wice
12 Trem Two
13 [banter – Dirt]
14 Dust Devil
15 That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
16 [Johnny false start]
17 The Ballad Of Johnny Burma
18 Secrets
19 This Is Not A Photograph
20 [encore break]
21 Donna Sumeria
22 Academy Fight Song
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i’m dying for this band. great post. special thanks from germany
Thank you so much. You guys have done a great job taping Maxwell’s shows and I’ll miss them along with the club. This was my last show, too. I was there Wednesday night, but didn’t get in to hear a or The Bongos. Thanks for the memories.