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Lucius: June 8, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 11, 2014

[photo by acidjack – if you have a better replacement that you have the right to transfer, please send]

It says quite a bit that out of the many sets by well-known “jam band” luminaries and others at this tenth annual Mountain Jam, one of my very favorite was by my hometown band (and decidedly non-“jam”) band Lucius, who we first got acquainted with playing as a duo in a humble backyard, before the crowds and the record and the festival circuit. The ladies who played Backyard Brunch Sessions that day weren’t anything close to a well-known act at that point — they had one EP to their name — but what they already had was what would carry them to where they are today: talent, great songs and humility. Back then, we hoped for, but never could have predicted, the way this band has blown up, to the point that on this past weekend alone, they were scheduled for both Mountain Jam and the much larger Governor’s Ball back in the city.

Compared with my last outing with the band at Webster Hall (and another set I didn’t record at SXSW) this Mountain Jam set was revelatory. Simply put, this always-promising band has upped their game to where it needs to be to play these kinds of stages. Vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe have mastered their sound, their harmonies carrying well across Hunter Mountain’s wide-open space, and the band, consisting of percussionists/instrumentalists Andrew Burri, Peter Lalish, and Dan Molad is similarly able to play big, loud, and dialed-in. Lucius manage the difficult feat of sounding modern without coming across corny or derivative, while offering some of the same arena-filling fire that great female-fronted 80s groups like Heart used to be able to without sounding retro. They even served up a few bars of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” during “Turn It Around” (streaming below) just to put an exclamation point on that notion. Fittingly, I’m streaming “Nothing Ordinary” from this set below, because there is nothing ordinary about Lucius. This was by far the best set of theirs that I’ve seen, and they’re just getting started. Please support them — they’re on the festival and otherwise U.S., UK and Europe tour circuit until the fall, and their album Wildewoman is out there for purchase.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK4V microphones from an optimal spot at the festival, and the sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Look for more Mountain Jam recordings in the coming days.

Stream “Nothing Ordinary”

Stream “Turn It Around”

Download the complete set: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

Lucius
2014-06-08
Mountain Jam X (West Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK4V (Right of SBD, PAS)>Sound Devices USBPre2>Sony PCM-D50>24bit/48kHz WAV>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, exciter, punch/glue)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, dither, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 43:54]
01 Genevieve
02 Go Home
03 Don’t Just Sit There
04 Tempest
05 Nothing Ordinary
06 Until We Get There
07 How Loud Your Heart Gets
08 Wildewoman
09 Turn It Around

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Lucius, visit their website, and buy Wildewoman directly from the band’s online store.

Blitzen Trapper: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 10, 2014

By acidjack

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[photos by acidjack]

Mistakes have been made. I first caught Blitzen Trapper at Music Hall of Williamsburg way back in 2009, dug what they were about, but then managed to miss every single one of their NYC shows for the next five years (though the site covered them as recently as 2012 at the Stuyvesant Oval). When Trapper took the stage at Mountain Jam this year, I expected the same good-time band I’d seen back in 2009. Instead, what I witnessed was a far more robust performance that featured some amazing covers (including the set closer of Led Zep’s classic “Ramble On”), killer improvisations, and excellent new work from their latest record, VII. The Portland band hadn’t played Mountain Jam before, and they obviously decided to make the most of the opportunity, bringing their A game for the full hour allotted. Highlights for me included the jammed-out “Thirsty Man” from VII, “God & Suicide” from 2008’s Furr, and “Black River Killer” from the 2009 EP of the same name. The big stage has a way of proving a band’s mettle, and given the opportunity, Trapper proved that they’re more than a great club band. Give them the chance, and they’re a juggernaut.

I recorded this set from a location to the immediate right of the soundboard with MBHO microphones. There is a bit of phasing caused by the higher winds during this set, but the vocals and instruments are clear and the sound quality is overall excellent. Enjoy!

Look for more Mountain Jam sets soon.

This NYCTaper recording is being hosted on the Live Music Archive. You can stream the entire show by clicking the song titles below or download it via the links provided.

Download the complete set: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Stream the complete set from the Live Music Archive:

Blitzen Trapper
2014-06-07
Mountain Jam X (East Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

MBHO KA200N/MBP603 (PAS, Side of Board)>Sound Devices USBPre2>Sony PCM-D50>24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (fades, compression)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time: 1:00:11]
01 Fletcher
02 Feel The Chill
03 Thirsty Man
04 Rocky Mountain Way [Joe Walsh]
05 Shine On
06 [banter1]
07 Black River Killer
08 Don’t Be A Stranger
09 God & Suicide
10 Love the Way You Walk Away
11 Furr
12 Wild Mountain Nation
13 Big Black Bird
14 Ramble On [Led Zeppelin]

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Blitzen Trapper, visit their website, and buy VII and their other records from them there.

Jeff Tweedy: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Full Set

June 9, 2014

By acidjack

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[photos by acidjack — they’re not very good, but you wanted this post up fast, right?]

We’ve written about Wilco and Jeff Tweedy a lot in the years of this site, in part because Wilco continue to be supportive of what we tapers do, but more importantly because they’ve continued to refine and expand their live show, making for something worth recording. For Jeff Tweedy’s inaugural Mountain Jam, Tweedy decided to serve up a slew of new songs (twelve, to be exact) , as well as some of the best-loved Wilco classics including “Jesus, Etc.” and “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart”, as well as the always-poignant “California Stars” from the band’s collaboration with Billy Bragg. The new tunes will appear on Tweedy’s forthcoming album with his son, Spencer, entitled Sukierae, which drops on September 16.

While the Wilco classics are always welcome, the new material was this set’s standout. Tweedy managed to get the audience to sing along to “Slow Love” despite that none of us had heard it before, and “Diamond Light” already looks like another great “jam” song, with a fiery guitar outro that begs for improvisation. There’s plenty more we could say about the set, but for Tweedy fans, the reason to hear this will be clear, and we want to get it out there as quickly as possible. Without further ado, here you go.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones from an area to the immediate right of the soundboard. Despite this being a wide-open outdoor show at a decent distance from the stage, the vocals and general PA sound is clear and direct, and an excellent representation of this performance. Enjoy!

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC] (faster offsite links — if these are not working, please try the links below)

Stream the complete show (minus banter tracks):

Permanent Download Links (Please use only if the offsite links aren’t working) [MP3] | [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

Jeff Tweedy
2014-06-07
Mountain Jam X (East Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Tracks [Total Time 1:14:14]
01 Down From Above
02 Flowering
03 Summer Noon
04 [banter1]
05 World Away
06 [banter2]
07 New Moon
08 [banter3]
09 Slow Love
10 Nobody Dies Anymore
11 High As Hello
12 Fake Fur Coat
13 [banter3]
14 Low Key
15 Honey Combed
16 Diamond Light
17 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
18 New Madrid [Uncle Tupelo]
19 [banter4]
20 California Stars
21 Jesus, Etc.

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, visit their website, and purchase their official releases at their website [here].

Lee Ranaldo and the Dust: April 24, 2014 Union Pool – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 9, 2014

By hiandlo

[photos by hiandlo]

We like to think we have a special relationship to Lee Ranaldo’s solo career here at NYCTaper. We recorded the first few of his local solo shows back in 2011, and have been there for many more NYC-area gigs moving forward. We have captured live versions of pretty much all of his two excellent solo albums, some really neat covers, and an occasional look back at his Sonic Youth material. But through it all, the quality has been consistent — Lee is a pro with a fertile musical imagination, a penchant for picking superb collaborators, and unique guitar skills. At this Union Pool show a few weeks back, we were fortunate to catch all of this and more. Lee worked through most of the latest album Last Night on Earth (Matador Records) of which we streaming show-stopper “Ambulancer”, and from his eclectic bag of covers, Lee played a faithful cover of proto post-punk legends Wire, this one from their debut album Pink Flag. “Mannequin” is streaming below.

This set was recorded in our usual manner in this venue, this time with the AKG’s attached to the balcony rail and mixed with an excellent board feed. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Ambulancer”

Stream “Mannequin” (Wire cover):

Download The Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

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Lee Ranaldo
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY, US
2014-04-24

Recordist : hi and lo
Source : Soundboard + AKG CK61 (DIN) > Naiant Active > Naiant PFA > E.A.A. PSP-2 >> Sound Devices 744T @ 24 bit / 48 kHz
Edit : WaveLab V6 (mixdown/eq/gain/fades/dither/resampling)
Encoding : FLAC v1.2.1 Level 8 with TLH v2.6.0

Tracklist:

01. Key/Hole
02. Lecce, Leaving
03. Everybody’s Been Burned [David Crosby]
04. Last Night on Earth
05. Angles
06. Home Chds
07. The Rising Tide
08. Late Descent #2
09. Stranded
10. Ambulancer
11. Xtina as I Knew Her
12. (Encore Call)
13. Mannequin [Wire]
14. Blackt Out

Running Time: 1:30:48

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Lee Ranaldo, visit his website, and purchase their album Last Night on Earth [HERE].

Quilt: May 16, 2014 Bowery Ballroom – Flac/MP3/Streaming

June 5, 2014

By nyctaper

[photos by Sachyn Mital]

We have already posted our recording of Woods set from this show, so now we’re fortunate to be able to feature the recording of the outstanding set from Quilt at Bowery Ballroom last month. Quilt first came onto our radar a couple of years back when acidjack saw them at Glasslands, and then last year when I caught the band’s set at Baby’s All Right. But neither of those two shows quite prepared us for the quality of the performance on this great Bowery night. Quilt’s new album Held in Splendor (Mexican Summer) was produced by Jarvis from Woods and released in January. The album represents a step-up in terms of the band’s maturity, songwriting and harmonies. In the live setting, Quilt also continues to grow. The Bowery set featured everything from sweet numbers like “Tie Up The Tides” (streaming below) to ferocious jamming vehicles like an extended “Mary Mountain” or the ten-minute version of “Milo” that anchored the set. At this point, things continue to look up for Quilt as their tour with Woods was an unqualified success — but having played 85 shows thus far this year, the band is taking a short well-earned break. We look forward to their impending return.

I recorded this set with the Sennheisers mounted in our standard balcony rail location and mixed with a fine board feed from Bowery legend Kenny. We are very pleased to report that the sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Tie Up The Tides”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud link. Please respect our request.

Quilt
2014-05-16
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard [engineer Kenny] + Sennheiser MKH-8040s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 45:39]
01 Young Gold
02 Saturday Bride
03 Eye of the Pearl
04 Arctic Shark
05 Mary Mountain
06 Open Eyes
07 Tired and Buttered
08 Tie Up The Tides
09 Milo
10 Penobska Oakwalk

If you download this recording from NYCTaper PLEASE SUPPORT Quilt, visit their website, visit their Facebook page, and purchase Held In Splendor from the Mexican Summer Records website [HERE].

Twin Peaks: 2014-05-13 Mercury Lounge – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 5, 2014

By acidjack

Follow @acidjacknyc

[Photos by acidjack]

The Chicago band Twin Peaks have been on the receiving end of much positive hype lately, and after seeing them in action at Mercury Lounge, I can see why. Like youthful compatriots The Orwells, these fellas make hard-hitting, pop-inflected punk rock that’s well-crafted, doesn’t take itself too seriously, and makes for a hell of a night out. Their forthcoming album, Wild Onion was anointed one of Consequence of Sound’s 25 most anticipated albums of summer, and we got a solid preview of many of those songs at this show. Despite the affable nature and could-give-a-fuck presentation of it all, don’t be confused — Twin Peaks are playing for keeps. Look for Wild Onion on August 5, and pre-order it now.

I recorded this set in our usual manner for the venue, with Schoeps MK41 microphones and the house mix courtesy of Mercury’s head of production, Kevin Mazzarelli. The sound is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Sloop Jay D”

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

Twin Peaks
2014-05-13
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK41>KCY>Z-PFA + Soundboard>Roland R-26>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audition (align, mix down, fades, compression)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, additional EQ, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 37:25]
01 Stand In the Sand
02 Strawberry Smoothie
03 Baby Blue
04 Natural Villain
05 Fast Eddie
06 Telephone
07 Flavor
08 Fade Away
09 I Found a New Way
10 Mirror Of Time
11 Sloop Jay D
12 Out of Commission
13 Irene
14 Boomers

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Twin Peaks, visit their website, and pre-order Wild Onion directly from the band here.

Rocketship: June 1, 2014 Trans Pecos – Flac/MP3/Streaming

June 4, 2014

By nyctaper

[photo by nyctaper]

The sun was so bright in the yard of Trans Pecos for Rocketship’s afternoon show on Sunday that ToddP was passing around tubes of sunscreen to the crowd. It was that kind of day — friendly, fun and bright. The new outdoor area at Pecos was the perfect setting for Rocketship and Todd to do a throwback of sorts. Rocketship hasn’t toured since the 90s and not entirely coincidentally they also played the first show ever booked by ToddP in Austin in 1996. The band was in town for the NYC Popfest (they’re also playing the LA Popfest) but in the afternoon before their flight West they visited with old friends and old material in a setting that must have reminded them of their home in sunny California. Rocketship played everything from their first single (“Hey Hey Girl” streaming below) to several songs on the one full album they released on Slumberland Records, and indeed a couple of brand-new unreleased songs. Considering that the Rocketship catalog is a bit of a puzzle of singles, EPs, compilations, split-albums and long plays (excellent summary here), it was no small feat the band really quite democratically cherry-picked from seemingly all of their eras. But in the end, this show was all about the vibe — of which there were a ton of good ones. The band played forty-five minutes, but it easily could have been longer save for the plane the band had to catch. But for that near-hour, it was indeed a perfect day.

I recorded this set with the large diaphragm Neumann 102s set up at the front of the stage and mixed it with a fine board feed. The result is a superb recording of which we are very pleased. Enjoy!

Stream “Hey Hey Girl”:

Stream “I Love You Like The Way That I Used To Do”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud link. Please respect our request.

Rocketship
2014-06-01
Trans Pecos
Queens NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + On-Stage Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann TLM-102s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 43:52]
01 Modern Livin
02 Your New Boyfriend
03 Oh Woe Is Me
04 Sleeping Pills
05 I’m Lost Without You Here
06 What’s A Girl To Do
07 Carrie Cooksey
08 The Passersby
09 You’ll Regret It Someday
10 Hey Hey Girl
11 Our New Track
12 I Love You Like The Way That I Used To Do
13 [banter – thanks]
14 Like A Dream

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, PLEASE SUPPORT Rocketship, visit the website of Non Stop Co-Op the label they co-own where much of the Rocketship catalog is available [HERE] You can also still purchase A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness from Slumberland Records [HERE].

Dead Stars: May 6, 2014 Cameo Gallery + October 17, 2013 Cake Shop – Flac/MP3/Streaming

June 3, 2014

By nyctaper

[photo by PSquared Photography]

Dead Stars is one of those bands for whom you naturally root. They make excellent music that lacks any posing or pretentiousness, they are superb musicians, and the trio are generally all around good guys. This is the kind of band that you want to hang out with after the show. And thankfully we’ve been able to do that twice, last October at our annual CMJ Day Party at Cake Shop and earlier this month at a show we presented at Cameo Gallery. In the interim months between these two shows, Dead Stars signed with Old Flame Records who will release their new album Slumber, due out on June 17. The recordings of these two shows feature what amounts to most of the new album in a live format. Speaking of which, Dead Stars will play the CD release show for Slumber at Union Pool on June 19. Thereafter, the band heads out on a two week tour through the East coast and Midwest.

I recorded the Cameo show with the Sennheisers mounted high in front of the soundboard and mixed with a fine feed. The Cake Shop show was recorded with the Sennheisers mounted on the low ceiling in front of the stage and again mixed with a board feed. Cameo is deeper and richer sounding, but has some boominess, while Cake Shop is very upfront but perhaps a little thinner than Cameo. Both are excellent recordings in their own right. Enjoy!

Stream “Someone Else” (live at NYCTaper CMJ):

Stream “Dreaming To Forget” (live at Cameo):

Download the Complete Cameo Gallery Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Download the Complete Cake Shop Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud link. Please respect our request.

Dead Stars
2014-05-06
Cameo Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + FOB Audience

Soundboard + Sennheiser MKH-8040s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 30:35]
01 Crawl
02 Summer Bummer
03 Waste Away
04 Dreaming To Forget
05 Someone Else
06 Disappearing
07 Fractured
08 Wasted

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Dead Stars
2013-10-17
NYCTaper CMJ Day Party
Cake Shop
New York, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + On Stage Audience Matrix

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 22:58]
01 Someone Else
02 Disappearing
03 Never Knew You
04 Summer Bummer
05 Dreaming To Forget
06 Waste Away

If you download these recordings from NYCTaper, PLEASE SUPPORT Dead Stars, visit their Facebook page, and Pre-Order Slumber from their Bandcamp page or from Old Flame Records [HERE].

Split Single: May 21, 2014 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 2, 2014

By acidjack

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[Photos by acidjack]

Split Single is the latest effort from guitarist Jason Narducy, best-known for his bands Verboten and Verbow before kicking off a second career as a sideman in various acts including Bob Mould, Superchunk, and Robert Pollard. Narducy’s long career inspired a whole generation of artists, most notably Dave Grohl, and his new album Fragmented World suggests that he best belongs front and center. You might’ve heard of Narducy’s own sidemen in this effort before, too — that’d be Spoon’s Britt Daniel and drummer Jon Wurster, who’s played with Superchunk, the Mountain Goats, Bob Pollard and many others.

This show at Glasslands was, if anything, proof positive of the power of experience. Narducy and his companions played the Fragmented World material with precision, one song after another delivering on the promise of carefree, infectious power pop without losing momentum. These are songs that feel good to listen to, and that makes them work all the better in the live setting. Appropriately, Narducy was joined for the album’s title track by another player whose recent career was defined by side man work — Doug Gillard (who we saw recently) — who added his guitar work to that sweet short burst of pop perfection. We’re glad Narducy’s back in the spotlight again.

I recorded this set with our installed rig in the venue, featuring Naiant X-R cardiod microphones and a soundboard feed by the night’s engineer Chris Madden. The sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Fragmented World” (with Doug Gillard)

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

Split Single
2014-05-21
Glasslands
Brooklyn, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Naiant X-R (FOB, DFC, PAS)+Soundboard (engineer: Chris Madden)>Roland R-26>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (effects, EQ, compression)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 44:07]
01 Made for Breaking
02 Never Look Back
03 Cold
04 [banter]
05 Gloria
06 Monolith
07 Love Is You
08 Waiting for the Sun
09 My Heart Is Your Shadow
10 Last Goodbye
11 [banter2]
12 Fragmented World [w/ Doug Gillard]
13 [banter3]
14 Searches
15 Broken Spines

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Split Single, visit their website, and buy Fragmented World from the band’s store here.

Phil and Friends: May 28, 2014 Central Park Rumsey Playfield – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Song

May 30, 2014

By acidjack

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We’ve had plenty of opinions aired on this site about the various incarnations of post-Grateful Dead bands — including praise for Joe Russo’s Almost Dead last year at Brooklyn Bowl and Phil Lesh and Friends at last year’s Mountain Jam. What we got here at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield this past Wednesday was a kind of turbocharged version of the last Phil and Friends set we saw, with this one featuring Warren Haynes, Joe Russo, John Medeski, Ross James, Jordan Levine and John Scofield. With this kind of monster lineup, even by Phil and Friends standards, it was kind of hard to go wrong. This set featured a sweet lineup Grateful Dead classics and other people’s songs they liked to play, fully realized in these musicians’ own unique style. Vocal duties were shared among the group, with Haynes a welcome addition on that front. The park was packed for the sold-out event, and despite the unpredictable and chilly weather, the band had the crowd dancing in no time. By the time the 10PM curfew arrived, cutting short what could have been a longer “Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad”, we had already been treated to three and a half hours of music, making for a memorable night that we still didn’t want to end.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK4V microphones in the official tapers’ section, which was behind the soundboard. While it should be as good or better than any other tape from that location, I’ll admit it’s nothing special. The Rumsey Playfield sound system isn’t loud, there was a walkway in front of us, and the section itself wasn’t exactly the most attentive portion of the crowd, either. That said, it’s an accurate reflection of the night, and if you weren’t there, it’s worth hearing what you missed.

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC (16-BIT)] | [FLAC (24-BIT)]
(Note: 24-bit FLAC files cannot be used for CD burning)

Stream “Not Fade Away”

Note: All of the material on this site is offered with artist permission, free to fans, at our expense. The only thing we ask is that you download the material directly from this site, rather than re-posting the direct download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

Phil and Friends
2014-05-28
Central Park Rumsey Playfield
New York, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK4V (BOB, PAS)>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2>Sony PCM-D50>24bit/48kHz WAV>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Set One
01 Jam>
02 Not Fade Away [The Crickets]
03 Sunshine of Your Love [Cream]>
04 Sweet Jane [Velvet Underground]
05 Bird Song [Jerry Garcia]
06 Just A Little Light [Grateful Dead]
07 West L.A. Fadeaway [Grateful Dead]
08 Sugaree [Jerry Garcia]

Set Two
01 Shakedown Street [Grateful Dead]
02 El Paso [Marty Robbins]
03 Uncle John’s Band [Grateful Dead]
04 Stella Blue [Grateful Dead]
05 I Know You Rider [Tossi Aaron]
06 Unbroken Chain [Grateful Dead]
07 The Other One [Grateful Dead]
08 Terrapin Station [Grateful Dead]
09 [encore break]

Encore
10 Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad [traditional]

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Phil Lesh, visit the website, and purchase the official releases at the dead.net Store [HERE]

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Lucius: June 8, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Blitzen Trapper: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Jeff Tweedy: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Full Set

Lee Ranaldo and the Dust: April 24, 2014 Union Pool – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Quilt: May 16, 2014 Bowery Ballroom – Flac/MP3/Streaming

Twin Peaks: 2014-05-13 Mercury Lounge – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Rocketship: June 1, 2014 Trans Pecos – Flac/MP3/Streaming

Dead Stars: May 6, 2014 Cameo Gallery + October 17, 2013 Cake Shop – Flac/MP3/Streaming

Split Single: May 21, 2014 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Phil and Friends: May 28, 2014 Central Park Rumsey Playfield – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Song

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