nyctaper Upcoming Schedule

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Its been a while since our latest update, and we have many new additions. As the Fall concert season approaches, the indoor events are now beginning to be announced often — expect more additions.

Unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

Mark Knopfler: (tentative: massive rain forecasted)
July 23, 2008, Central Park Summerstage, NYC

Steve Wynn:
July 25, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ

Bon Iver:**
July 29, 2008, Bowery Ballroom NYC
-or-
July 30, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Sharon Van Etten:
July 30, 2008, Zebulon, Brooklyn

Old 97s:
August 1, 2008, Webster Hall NYC

Sharon Van Etten:
August 3, 2008, Cake Shop NYC

The National:
August 4, 2008, Central Park Summerstage

Dirty on Purpose:
August 10, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Bob Dylan: (review only)
August 12, 2008, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Regina Spector:
August 15, 2008 (early), McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn

Brilliant Sweaters:
August 15, 2008 (late), Cake Shop NYC

The Bloodsugars:
August 23, 2008, Mercury Lounge NYC

Spanish Prisoners:
August 28, 2008, Cake Shop NYC

The Figgs:
August 29, 2008, Knitting Factory NYC

Sonic Youth:
August 30, 2008, McCarren Pool Brooklyn

The Loom:
September 2, 2008, Zebulon, Brooklyn

Sigur Ros:
September 17 and 18, 2008, United Palace Theatre

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

Black Mountain:
September 24, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr./Meat Puppets:
September 26, 2008, Terminal 5 NYC

Of Montreal:
October 10, 2008, Roseland Ballroom NYC

bearsuit:
October 13, 2008, Cake Shop, NYC

Mountain Goats:
November 8, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
and
November 9, 2008, Webster Hall, NYC

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It has been some month of June for nyctaper! Two festivals, lightning storms, thirteen nights out, and something like 24 bands recorded. We have a backlog of over 20 hours of material that will be posted consistently over the next few weeks. nyctaper and correspondents recorded everything on the previous update except for Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (illness), and even added a few extra recordings.

We will be adding dates in the future, but here’s the current schedule through September.

Unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

The Hold Steady: (tentative – rain predicted)
June 29, 2008, McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NY

The Feelies:**
July 1, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ

Sonic Youth: (correspondent recording)
July 4, 2008, Battery Park

Oneida (and others): (correspondent recording)
July 12, 2008, The Yard, Brooklyn

Fiery Furnaces:
July 17, 2008, East River Park NYC
and/or:
Ted Leo:
July 17, 2008, Castle Clinton NYC

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

Steve Wynn:
July 25, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ

Bon Iver:**
July 29, 2008, Bowery Ballroom NYC
-or-
July 30, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Old 97s:
August 1, 2008, Webster Hall NYC

The National:
August 4, 2008, Central Park Summerstage

Bob Dylan: (review only)
August 12, 2008, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Regina Spector:
August 15, 2008, McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn

Sigur Ros:
September 17 and 18, 2008, United Palace Theatre

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

Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr./Meat Puppets:
September 26, 2008, Terminal 5 NYC

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We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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Well, I guess we’re overdue for an update. The site has posted so much news lately, that the last update was buried four pages back. We have added quite a few shows, to the point where we’ll be out recording at least fifteen concerts in June alone. Death Cab won the battle of June 10th because a generous reader mailed us a ticket. Oneida was removed from June 13/14 because the Kitchen has denied taping permission, but fortunately we have permission to record Oneida at the ToddP outdoor event on July 12. In terms of the Rooftop Film series events, we are still waiting for permission from the show producers.

Unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

Fever Marlene:
June 5, 2008, Pianos NYC

Dirty on Purpose:**
June 6, 2008, Rooftop Film Series NYC (8 p.m.)

Sharon Van Etten:
June 6, 2008, Pianos NYC (12 a.m.)

Death Cab for Cutie:
June 10, 2008, McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY

Love is All:
June 12, 2008, Cake Shop, NYC NYC Popfest

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

Ladybug Transistor:
June 14, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

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, Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY

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

Sharon Van Etten:
June 25, 2008, Zebulon, Brooklyn

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

Oneida (and others):
July 12, 2008, Unannounced Outdoor Venue, Brooklyn, NY

Fiery Furnaces:
July 17, 2008, East River Park NYC
and/or:
Ted Leo:
July 17, 2008, Castle Clinton NYC

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

Steve Wynn:
July 25, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ

Bon Iver:**
July 29, 2008, Bowery Ballroom NYC
-or-
July 30, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Old 97s:
August 1, 2008, Webster Hall NYC

The National:
August 4, 2008, Central Park Summerstage

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

Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr./Meat Puppets:
September 26, 2008, Terminal 5 NYC

_______________________

We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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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

_______________________

We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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As we prepare for the Summer festival season, there are still two solid months of indoor concerts, and we have added quite a few to our schedule. There are several dates that are still not certain for recording, and several artists where permission and/or policy has not been confirmed. These unconfirmed dates are indicated with asterisks (**).

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

Colin Meloy:
April 17, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Tea Leaf Green/Hot Buttered Rum:
April 18, 2008, Highline Ballroom, NYC

mum:
April 22, 2008, Gramercy Theatre, NYC
April 23, 2008, Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY

Big Dipper:
April 25, 2008, Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (approved!)

Fiery Furnaces:
April 26, 2008, Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY

Was Not Was:
May 1, 2008, Blender Theatre, NYC

Awesome Color:
May 2, 2008, Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn NY (CD Release Party)

British Sea Power:
May 10, 2008, Bowery Ballroom, NYC

nyctaper Anniversary Bash:
May 11, 2008, Piano’s, NYC (Artists TBA)

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

X:**
May 24, 2008, Irving Plaza, NYC

The Raconteurs:**
June 1, 2008, Terminal 5, NYC

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

Oh! Custer:
June 13, 2008, NY Popfest (venue TBA)

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

(The Oh! Custer performance may take play during another night of the NY Popfest and Oneida performs on June 13 and 14. nyctaper will record both artists on whichever nights apply)

moe.:
June 15, 2008, Governor’s Island, NYC

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey:
June 20, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC

Devo:
June 26, 2008, McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY

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

_______________________

We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who would enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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We continue to add new dates and events!

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

Oneida:
March 22, 2008, Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY

Drive By Truckers:
March 26, 2008, Terminal 5, NYC

The Diggs:
March 28, 2008, Union Hall, Brooklyn NY (CD Release Party)

U-Melt:
March 29, 2008, Sullivan Hall NYC

The Antlers:
April 2, 2008, Club Midway, NYC

Spanish Prisoners:
April 5, 2008, Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY

Kimya Dawson:
April 6, 2008, Webster Hall, NYC

Explosions in the Sky:
April 8, 2008, Terminal 5

Saul Williams:
April 9, 2008, Irving Plaza

Marco Benevento:
April 11, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC
April 12, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC

Colin Meloy:
April 17, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Tea Leaf Green/Hot Buttered Rum:
April 18, 2008, Highline Ballroom, NYC

mum:
April 22, 2008, Gramercy Theatre, NYC
April 23, 2008, Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY

Big Dipper:
April 25, 2008, Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (tentative — pending permission request)

Awesome Color:
May 2, 2008, Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn NY (CD Release Party)

British Sea Power:
May 10, 2008, Bowery Ballroom, NYC

nyctaper Anniversary Bash:
May 11, 2008, Piano’s, NYC (Artists TBA)

Oh! Custer:
June 13, 2008, NY Popfest (venue TBA)

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

_______________________

We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who would enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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There are a few changes since the last update. We have added Oakley Hall and Oneida events, and removed Pat McGee and Bob Mould. We are attending Springsteen at Nassau on Monday in replacement for McGee, but won’t be posting a recording. Bob Mould’s management sent us a nice email reply that unfortunately Bob does not permit taping.

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

Oakley Hall:
March 15, 2008, Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Pierce Turner:
March 16, 2008, Puck Fair, NYC

Oneida:
March 22, 2008, Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY

Drive By Truckers:
March 26, 2008, Terminal 5, NYC

The Antlers:
April 2, 2008, Club Midway, NYC

Spanish Prisoners:
April 5, 2008, Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY

Kimya Dawson:
April 6, 2008, Webster Hall, NYC

Explosions in the Sky:
April 8, 2008, Terminal 5

Saul Williams:
April 9, 2008, Irving Plaza

Marco Benevento:
April 11, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC
April 12, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC

Colin Meloy:
April 17, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Tea Leaf Green/Hot Buttered Rum:
April 18, 2008, Highline Ballroom, NYC

mum:
April 22, 2008, Gramercy Theatre, NYC
April 23, 2008, Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY

Big Dipper:
April 25, 2008, Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (tentative — pending permission request)

British Sea Power:
May 10, 2008, Bowery Ballroom, NYC

nyctaper One Year Anniversary:

May 11, 2008 marks the one year anniversary of the establishment of the nyctaper blog. We are in the early stages of planning an event. We would like to present a concert with several bands who have been featured on this blog and who permit recording. We would also like to present this concert at one of the many venues we have recorded this past year.

If you are a band who would like to perform at this event, please contact nyctaper, or if you would like to offer any assistance or suggestions, please let us know. We have not promoted a concert in nearly 12 years, and we are admittedly quite a bit out of the loop.

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We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who would enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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We have added many new concerts and we’re still hoping to add more:

Upcoming nyctaper Events:

The National:
February 22, 2008, BAM Opera House, Brooklyn NY

Bon Iver/Black Mountain:
February 23, 2008, Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Bjorkestra:
February 25, 2008, Jazz Standard, NYC

Oneida/Oakley Hall:
February 29, 2008, Knitting Factory, NYC

Pat McGee:
March 10, 2008, Canal Room, NYC

Bob Mould:
March 13, 2008, Irving Plaza, NYC (tentative — pending permission request)

Pierce Turner:
March 16, 2008, Puck Fair, NYC

Drive By Truckers:
March 26, 2008, Terminal 5, NYC

The Antlers:
April 2, 2008, Club Midway, NYC

Spanish Prisoners:
April 5, 2008, Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY

Kimya Dawson:
April 6, 2008, Webster Hall, NYC

Explosions in the Sky:
April 8, 2008, Terminal 5

Saul Williams:
April 9, 2008, Irving Plaza

Marco Benevento:
April 11, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC
April 12, 2008, Sullivan Hall, NYC

Colin Meloy:
April 17, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Tea Leaf Green/Hot Buttered Rum:
April 18, 2008, Highline Ballroom, NYC

mum:
April 22, 2008, Gramercy Theatre, NYC
April 23, 2008, Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY

Big Dipper:
April 25, 2008, Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (tentative — pending permission request)

British Sea Power:
May 10, 2008, Bowery Ballroom, NYC

nyctaper One-Year Anniversary Event:
May 11, 2008, Details to be Announced

We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from artists and readers who would enjoy our work. Thank you to those artists and readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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New Policies
The implementation of the email-for-access policy has been an unmitigated success. We are very pleased to receive so many supportive emails and have the opportunity to interact with the many readers who enjoy the recordings. The large number of emails pointed out by one reader comment (here) has not been a burden, and the total number of anonymous downloads has been reduced by between 3000 and 4000 per day.

Two minor points: one reader posted a private link in a public forum, which I would ask that readers do not do. It defeats the purpose. Secondly, we are very pleased when readers return an email link with a compliment about the recording or the performance. We only ask that in order to help the site and reduce the total number of emails, that you post thoughts about the recordings at the site itself.

In terms of the approved-recordings-only policy, while we are somewhat disappointed when nyctaper recordings are not approved (NY Guitar Festival, Magnetic Fields), the new policy has given us a further opportunity to interact with artists (Kimya Dawson, Rings). In the case of Deakin from Animal Collective, we actually were able to forward the recording for assistance in the progress of a new work. Many thanks to those artists who have been so accommodating and helpful.

nyctaper in Relix Magazine
We’ve been readers of Relix Magazine since the late 70’s, and we subscribed for several years in the late 80’s and early 90’s. A new reader pointed out to us that there is a small blurb about one of our recordings in the new issue of Relix. Thanks to Paul for the scan of the magazine page. Read the blurb (here).

Upcoming Events:
Marco Benevento & Guests:
January 31, 2008, Posted Above

The Antlers:
February 8, 2008, Posted Above

Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble:
February 15, 2008, Symphony Space (review, awaiting artist decision on recording approval)

Citizen Cope:
February 16, 2008, BAM Opera House

The National:
February 22, 2008, BAM Opera House, Brooklyn NY

Bruce Springsteen:
February 28, 2008, Civic Center, Hartford, CT (review only)

Explosions in the Sky:
April 8, 2008, Terminal 5

Saul Williams:
April 9, 2008, Irving Plaza

Other Upcoming Events
I have a tickets for Springsteen in March at Nassau Coliseum and July at Giants Stadium, and will review but not record. A Black ’47 recording event will take place within the next few weeks. We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from readers who would like a particular artist recorded. Thank you to those readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

Happy New Year
A Happy 2008 to all of our faithful nyctaper readers. We had a great 2007, and hope to continue to bring quality live recordings to our readers, and connect our readers with the wonderful artists we feature. This past year we built some solid cooperative relationships with artists, management, and of course the band’s supporters. We hope to continue to foster these positive relationships and encourage performers and readers to contact us.

Upcoming Recordings
We recorded moe. on December 30, but the recording needs more post-production. We also recorded Pierce Turner on December 9, and that recording needs quite a bit of work (removing audience noise). Both of these recordings will ultimately be featured on this site. We also continue to dip into the ‘archives’ and encourage more archive requests from readers. We intend to honor every request for which we have a recording.

Upcoming Events:

John Prine:
January 5, 2008, Carnegie Hall (oops, my ticket “source” ended up being a scam–any help getting a ticket for this sold out show would be appreciated)

Natalie Merchant:
January 8, 2008, Hiro Ballroom, NYC

Marco Benevento & Guests:
January 10, 2008, Sullivan Hall

The Royal Albert Hall Project:
January 12, 2008, Wintergarden, World Financial Center

Kimya Dawson:
January 13, 2008, Southpaw, Brooklyn NY

Fiery Furnaces:
January 17, 2008, Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ

Mission of Burma:
January 19, 2008, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

Marco Benevento & Guests:
January 31, 2008, Sullivan Hall

Citizen Cope:
February 16, 2008, BAM Opera House

Magnetic Fields:
February 21, 2008, Town Hall, NYC (Review only, not recorded at band’s request)

The National:
February 22, 2008, BAM Opera House, Brooklyn NY

Bruce Springsteen:
February 28, 2008, Civic Center, Hartford, CT (review only)

Other Upcoming Events
I have a ticket for Springsteen in July at Giants Stadium, and plan on purchasing tickets for the Nassau Coliseum shows this Spring when they become available. I will also be taping an upcoming Black ’47 show, but probably not St. Patrick’s Day. I also have a great ticket for Meredith Monk at Symphony Space on February 15, but I am not sure if we will be recording that show. We continue to receive offers of sponsorship (tickets/guest list) from readers who would like a particular artist recorded. Thank you to those readers.

Feel free to email nyctaper if you’d like to make suggestion, ask a question, enter a complaint, introduce us to new music, encourage us, or even make a donation. We enjoy the interaction with our readers.

On to 2008!