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New Fiery Furnaces Live Album Features NYCTAPER Recordings

May 19, 2008
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We spoke today via email with Jason Lowenstein from the Fiery Furnaces. There was a rumor floating around the official Furnaces forum (temporarily offline for upgrades) that the new Furnaces live album Remember was culled entirely from “bootlegs”. This rumor is not completely true. The recordings that provide the raw material for Remember include over a dozen recorded by Jason himself, three multitrack recordings and five recordings from nyctaper.

Obviously, we are thrilled to have contributed material to an official release for one of our favorite bands. This kind of news makes all the hard work worthwhile.

Remember will be released in August by Thrill Jockey, but the album is finished and pressed and copies will be available at Fiery Furnaces merch tables at concerts this summer.

Visit Fiery Furnaces website or MySpace page for more concert dates.

Oakley Hall Just Added to Concert For A Healthy City Benefit at Webster Hall

May 19, 2008
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The Concert for a Healthy City is a benefit being held at Webster Hall this coming Wednesday night May 21. The excellent band Oakley Hall have just been added to the bill.

The Concert’s mission is stated on their site:
“Concert for a Healthy City is a collaborative effort among student-run free clinics in New York. We strive to bring about awareness of the growing healthcare access problems faced by New Yorkers as well as raise funds to support efforts to provide primary care to those in need.”

More information about times and tickets is available at the Webster Hall site [HERE].

Mountain Goats May 16, 2008 Brooklyn Masonic Temple – Flac and MP3 Downloads

May 17, 2008
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The Mountain Goats stepped back in time last night at the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn. In 90s fashion, John Darnielle performed solo as bassist Peter Hughes and drummer Jon Wurster did not make the trip to NYC for this Aids Walk Benefit. John performed no songs from the Mountain Goats 2008 release Heretic Pride, dipping into the older catalog for such early chestnuts as “Young Caesar 2000”, “Going to Scotland” “The Last Day of Jimi Hendrix’s Life” and “Baboon”. The result was an extraordinary and unique Mountain Goats concert for the year 2008.

We recorded from literally 10 feet in front of the right PA stacks with the hyper-directional DPA microphones. The recording is very clear and contains almost no crowd noise during songs. The only “flaws” are the two songs where John sang in the front of the crowd and away from the vocal microphone and we were able to capture very little vocal audio. Other than those two numbers, this is a recording of outstanding clarity and balance. Enjoy!

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

Mountain Goats
2008-05-16
Brooklyn Masonic Temple
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Recorded 10 Feet from Right PA Stacks

DPA 4021’s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge (level boost, set fades, resample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-05-17

Setlist
[Total Time 1:10:10]
01 [introduction]
02 Transjordanian Blues
03 Dinu Lipatti’s Bones
04 Up The Wolves*
05 Balance
06 [banter]
07 Wizard Buys a Hat
08 Cotton
09 Young Caesar 2000
10 The Last Day of Jimi Hendrix’s Life
11 [banter]
12 Alibi
13 Song For an Old Friend
14 Wild Sage**
15 Going to Scotland
16 Song for Dennis Brown**
17 Baboon
18 Best Ever Death Metal Band
19 [encore break]
20 This Year

*Including “the thing where he forgets the first line”
**Vocals off microphone

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Mountain Goats, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase Mountain Goats official releases from their website.

Steve Wynn to Perform “Days of Wine and Roses” in Entirety

May 16, 2008
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Steve Wynn was the frontman for the early 80’s post-punk band The Dream Syndicate. Their first full album, 1982’s Days of Wine and Roses is one of the best albums from this period and was influential in the west coast music that followed in the late 80s and early 90s.

Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 will perform Days of Wine and Roses from start to finish at Maxwell’s on July 25, 2008. As Steve Wynn has an open taping policy, we will be there to record this excellent event.

Steve Wynn has pursued a solo career since the Dream Syndicate ended in 1989, garnering enough cred to merit a tribute album (From a Man of Mysteries) with covers by bands such as The Silos, Minus 5, Chuck Prophet, and Sid Griffin of The Long Riders.

Please support Steve Wynn and purchase his official releases from the store at his website.

The Loom May 11, 2008 Pianos – Flac and MP3 Downloads

May 16, 2008
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Of the four bands who performed at the nyctaper Anniversary Concert last Sunday, The Loom was the band with whom we were the least familiar. To say that The Loom’s performance was a revelation would be to understate the significance of this unit. They combine musical talent, strong writing, and an abundant amount of band camaraderie into an intense amalgam of folk, americana, bluegrass and alt-country. The Loom are releasing their debut EP in the next month, and as we told vocalist/guitarist John Fanning after show the not-yet-finished recordings on their site do not do them justice. We hope that the final product captures the spirit we experienced on Sunday.

As this was an nyctaper-produced event, we were not in a position to run microphones for this recording. We patched out of the soundboard into a digital pre-amp and captured the raw board feed. The soundboard mixes in small clubs tend to be quite heavy in vocals and kick drum, and this recording tends towards that mix but also contains acceptable amounts of the other instruments in this six-piece band. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

The Loom
2008-05-11
nyctaper Anniversary Concert
Pianos
New York, NY USA

Digital Soundboard Master

Soundboard > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack > 16bit 44.1 wav > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades) > CD Wave (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-05-11

Setlist:
[Total Time 46:06]
01 Patience for Books
02 Red Devil
03 Vampires
04 Montreal
05 This Savage City
06 Of Vegas and Vanity
07 True Believers All
08 All Your Famous Friends
09 Song for the Winter Sun
10 New Blood for Old Hearts

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Loom, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase the new EP when it is released.

Chris Difford May 13, 2008 Maxwell’s – Flac and MP3 Downloads

May 15, 2008
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On some level, it has to be quite disconcerting to play a room the size of Maxwell’s and have literally every single person in the room singing along with every classic song. At Maxwell’s Tuesday night, Chris Difford seemed relaxed and slightly amused at the fan participation, and indeed borrowed the crowd to help him through some of the harder Squeeze vocals normally assigned to Glen Tilbrook’s tenor. Difford’s new album The Last Temptation of Chris features several strong numbers that were performed, including the poignant “Battersea Boys”, but the intimate setting was most powerful during the crowd’s many singalongs.

There is a story behind my permission to record this show. My initial email to Chris was during the Squeeze tour last year, and he wondered whether I meant taping “like the deadhead way”. Later, when I explained the interactive and promotional aspects of the site, he was for the idea. So thanks to Mr. Difford and to the Maxwell’s crew. The recording is a fine mix of the very boisterous audience and the very well-mixed soundboard. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Chris Difford
2008-05-13
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 > 16bit 44.1kHz wav file > Soundforge (set fades, slight level boost, no EQ) > CD Wave 1.95 > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-05-14

Setlist:
[total time 1:06:04]
01 [introduction]
02 Slap and Tickle
03 Cool For Cats
04 Fat As A Fiddle
05 Battersea Boys
06 My Mother’s Handbag
07 Take Me I’m Yours
08 Lamas Fayre
09 Tempted
10 Cowboys are My Weakness
11 Never Coming Back
12 Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken
13 Up The Junction
14 Is That Love?
15 Black Coffee in Bed
16 Goodbye Girl

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Chris Difford, visit his website, visit his MySpace page, and purchase The Last Temptation of Chris directly from the links at his website.

Antietam and Ladybug Transistor — Free Concert in front of Brooklyn Public Library

May 14, 2008
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I guess this gig makes perfect sense, since Tara Key from Antietam is in fact a librarian, but we find this one pretty interesting and slightly amusing. The Saturday afternoon readers’ attempts to “shh” the noise will be futile, as Antietam’s powerful post-punk will be on display across the Plaza.

Who: Antietam and Ladybug Transistor
Where: Brooklyn Public Library — Grand Army Plaza Branch [MAP]
When: Saturday May 31, 2008
Time: 2 p.m.

Dirty on Purpose release FREE EP Today and New Performance Dates

May 13, 2008
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Today Dirty on Purpose released a new EP which is available as a free download at RCRDLBL (HERE). The four-song release features all songs that were performed live when nyctaper recorded Dirty on Purpose in early April.

Dirty on Purpose have three new dates, including two NYC performances in June:
Friday, June 6, 2008 “Rooftop Films” at New Design 350 Grand Street NYC
Saturday, June 7, 2008 The Bug Jar Rochester, NY
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Bowery Ballroom opening for Swervedriver (sold out)

Market Hotel Cases Dismissed

May 13, 2008
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Today in a Manhattan courtroom, four of the eight charges against the Market Hotel arising from the legal problems encountered in February were dismissed outright. The other four matters were given an administrative adjournment to a date in June, and are expected to follow the same course.

A judge ruled that the Showpaper benefit held on February 28, 2008 did not violate the “bottle club” statute, and granted the attorney’s motion to dismiss the cases on both technical and legal grounds.

nyctaper Updates — More Live NYC Music News

May 12, 2008
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As a live music blog for exactly one year and one day, we continue to scout out new bands and events to attend and record. Today is a list of upcoming events in the standard format for this site. However, we feel that we owe the artists and our readers more information, so expect to see more previews, news and profiles of artists that peak our interest.

Unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

Chris Difford:
May 13, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ

The Mountain Goats:
May 16, 2008, Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Brooklyn NY

British Sea Power:
May 19, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ

The Loom / Dead Confederate:
May 29, 2008, Piano’s NYC

Bridges and Powerlines / Spanish Prisoners:
May 30, 2008, Cake Shop, NYC

The Breeders:**
June 10, 2008, Webster Hall, NYC
-or-
Death Cab for Cutie:**
June 10, 2008, McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY

Oh! Custer:
June 12, 2008, Cake Shop, NYC NYC Popfest

Oneida:
June 13 or 14, 2008, The Kitchen, NYC

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, Venue TBA

Marco Benevento Trio:
June 24, 2008, JVC Jazz Festival, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

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

Mark Knopfler:
July 23, 2008, Central Park Summerstage, NYC

My Bloody Valentine:
September 23, 2008, Roseland Ballroom, NYC

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