Arbouretum: February 15, 2013 Cameo Gallery – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

February 21, 2013
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[Photos courtesy of P Squared Photography]

One of the first things you notice at an Arbouretum show is how clearly you can hear frontman and lyricist Dave Heumann’s vocals. He enunciates, he articulates each word carefully, in a way that suggests he wants you to actually hear what he’s singing. And if you don’t pay attention to that, you’re missing out. This is, after all, a band that wrote an entire album (The Gathering) inspired by Karl Jung’s The Red Book.  You could be forgiven, though, since along with those literary-inspired vocals, you’ll get a deep, Southern rock-inflected groove punctuated by Heumann’s own searing guitar solos. This show, which we helped to present, at Cameo Gallery proved a worthy sequel to their set at Glasslands back in 2011 when we last saw them. This set introduced us to new material from their excellent Thrill Jockey release, Coming Out of the Fog, plus some choice back catalog including one of my favorites, “St. Anthony’s Fire” from their split EP with Hush Arbors. Also not to be missed among the older material was the mighty set closer, “The Gathering”, while “World Split Open” was a highlight of the new material, which is some of the band’s most concise in years.  Helped by an outstanding mix from Josh of the Cameo Gallery, the band put out a flawless set before the packed house that surpassed the 2011 show in intensity, though not quite in length. The band is spending the rest of this month and March in the UK and Europe, so for our readers across the pond, now is your chance.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK5 microphones and a soundboard feed from house engineer Josh. The sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!


Direct download of the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

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Arbouretum
2013-02-15
Cameo Gallery
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK5 (cardiod, DFC, DINa)>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2 + Soundboard (engineer: Josh)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (set fades, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (light EQ, exciter)>Audacity 3.0 (tracking, amplify, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 46:03]
01 All At Once, the Turning Weather
02 World Split Open
03 [banter]
04 The Promise
05 Oceans Don’t Sing
06 [banter2]
07 St. Anthony’s Fire
08 The Gathering Song

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Arbouretum, visit their website, and buy Coming Out of the Fog and their other releases directly from Thrill Jockey [HERE]

Lemuria: February 8, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

February 20, 2013
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[photos by acidjack]

Buffalo’s Lemuria aren’t actually on Don Giovanni Records, but as friends of the label they joined several of their like-minded acts for an epic night of music that also included Hilly Eye (that recording coming soon), Jeffrey Lewis (recording here), Waxahatchee (coming in early March) and Laura Stevenson (recording here). The band served up a healthy dose of their early-90s style sound which recalls the raw, direct style of acts like Superchunk and Sleater-Kinney. Highlights included the pop-punk confection “The One” from their Pebble LP and the more measured burner “Lipstick” from 2008’s Get Better.  The band’s tour calendar is empty save a Montreal date in May, but be on the lookout for them on their next NYC run.

I recorded this set from an optimal location in the venue with MBHO microphones and a soundboard feed provided by the house engineer, Jim.  The sound quality, like all of our recordings from this night, is excellent. Enjoy!

Direct download of the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

If the FLAC link is no longer working, email nyctaper for the FLAC files

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Lemuria
2013-02-08
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Soundboard (engineer: Jim) + MBHO KA200N>MBP603>>Roland R-26>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (mix down, limit peaks)>Izotope Ozone 5 (light EQ, exciter for “retro”)>Audacity 3.0 (set fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 34:16]
01 Cannonballs to Hurt
02 Dog>
03 Dogs
04 Wise People
05 Durian
06 Chautauqua County
07 Lipstick
08 Expert Herder
09 Ozzy
10 Pants
11 The One
12 Mechanical

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Lemuria, visit their website, and buy their records directly from their online store [HERE]

Bleeding Rainbow: February 12, 2013 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

February 19, 2013
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[photos by acidjack]

Bleeding Rainbow just released their first album, Yeah Right, under that band name, but the husband-and-wife team of Rob Garcia and Sarah Everton have been making music together for several years. As the band Reading Rainbow, the pair put out a couple of lo-fi records that hinted at, but didn’t fully deliver on their potential. With Yeah Right, the band has a masterfully produced record that does. Now joined by Greg Frantz on drums and Al Creedon on guitar, the beefed-up lineup has developed a rich, shoegaze sound with a newly-minted pop sheen. This show at Glasslands was the first NYC gig for the Philadelphia band since the record’s release, and they came out blazing. After a brief false start, the band launched into an extended version of the record’s leadoff track, “Go Ahead”, followed by the record’s next to two tracks, “Pink Ruff” and “Drift Away”.  One thing that sets Bleeding Rainbow apart from many like-minded acts is that they aren’t afraid to actually sing rather than let their vocals be buried in the washes of MBV-style guitars. Though Everton provides the lead vocal on most tracks, Garcia’s harmonizing with her gives the songs added depth. The pair mesh well together live, feeding off of each other’s energy, and enjoying the added freedom lent by the new personnel.  Bleeding Rainbow have set themselves on a path that will give them even more room to grow, and we look forward to watching that happen.

I recorded this set from our usual position in the venue with Schoeps MK5 cardiod microphones and a soundboard feed provided by longtime Glasslands engineer Josh.  The sound quality is excellent.  Enjoy!

Thanks to Kanine Records for obtaining permission for us to record this show.

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Bleeding Rainbow
2013-02-12
Glasslands
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK5 (DINa, DFC)>KCY>Z-PFA + Soundboard (Engineer: Josh Thiel)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (mix down, adjust levels)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, tube effect)>Audacity (set fades, tracking, amplify, limit peaks, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 50:32]
01 [intro]
02 Go Ahead
03 Pink Ruff
04 Drift Away
05 Inside My Head
06 You’re Not Alone
07 [unknown1]
08 Waking Dream
09 Losing Touch
10 Get Lost

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Bleeding Rainbow, visit their website, and buy Yeah Right directly from Kanine Records [HERE]

Retribution Gospel Choir: February 12, 2013 Knitting Factory – Flac/MP3/Streaming

February 18, 2013
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[photo by Jonathon Bernstein courtesy of brooklynvegan]

Retribution Gospel Choir has a new album called simply 3 which features a grand total of two songs, each of which is twenty minutes long. This is a departure for the band whose albums have previously consisted of solid standard-length post-rock material. The album also features a guest appearance from Nels Cline — guitarist extraordinaire, LA rock/jazz/experimental legend, and long time member of Wilco. On Tuesday night at Knitting Factory, RGC headlined a show at also had Nels’ jazz trio BBC on the bill, and when it came time for setup of the main set, we were excited to see Nels set up his pedals to play. The opportunity to witness duel guitar shredding of RGC’s Alan Sparhawk and Nels from the front row of the Knit was one of my more memorable recent music highlights and not one I will soon forget. We are streaming that track below. The recent Retribution Gospel Choir tour is now complete, but Alan will return to NYC with his main band Low in March.

I recorded this set with the Sennheiser microphones set up at the soundboard cage and mixed with a feed. Enjoy!

Stream “Seven”:

This Recording is now available to Download in FLAC and MP3 and to Stream at Archive.org [HERE].

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 links or the files on other sites without our permission. Please respect our request.

Retribution Gospel Choir
2013-02-12
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

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

Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2013-02-17

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:06:55]
01 Breaker
02 They Knew You Well
03 For Her Blood
04 When Jesus Comes Back
05 Can’t Walk Out
06 Seven
07 Feel It Superior
08 Maharisha
09 Workin Hard
10 Your Bird
11 Hide It Away
12 Take Your Time

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Retribution Gospel Choir, visit their website, and purchase their new album 3 from Chaperone Records [HERE].

NYCTaper Upcoming Schedule: Spring 2013

February 16, 2013
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As we turned the corner of the security problems that threatened the site, nyctaper.com is completely overhauled. All posts now have flac and mp3 links and all of the missing media has been restored. The site work now complete, we are back to recording everything possible with the full crew on board. So, we are in a need of a new schedule since there have been so many new shows announced recently. 

[Caveat: Below is the updated schedule. We expect to attend and record these events. However, circumstances will prevent some of these from being done, and others will be added in the meantime.]

If you want nyctaper to record your band, a band you represent, a show you’re promoting, or even your favorite band in the world, get us in the door and make sure everyone who needs to approve of the recording gives permission. Also, remember each person on the nyctaper crew does this all for free, the recordings, the post-production, the reviews, the links, etc., so treat us fairly.

Schedule:

Jim James:
February 19, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg

Bad Books:
February 20, 2013 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Kung Fu:
February 21, 2013 Highline Ballroom NYC

Deafheaven / Sannhet:
February 22, 2013 Saint Vitus Brooklyn

Beach Fossils:
February 23, 2013 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals:
February 23, 2013 Capital Theatre Portchester NY

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:
February 28, 2013 285 Kent Brooklyn

The Wood Brothers:
March 1, 2013 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Chelsea Light Moving:
March 2, 2013 Maxwell’s Hoboken NJ

Ingrid Laubrock:
March 5, 2013 Cornelia Street Cafe NYC

The Thermals:
March 7, 2013 285 Kent Brooklyn

The Men:
March 7, 2013 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Savoir Adore:
March 9, 2013 Glasslands Gallery Brooklyn

Low:
March 20, 2013 Concert Hall at the Society for Ethical Culture

Meat Puppets:
April 3 and/or April 4, 2013 Mercury Lounge NYC

Purling Hiss:
April 4, 2013 285 Kent Brooklyn

The Black Crowes:
April 6, 2013 Terminal 5 NYC

Caveman:
April 10, 2013 Webster Hall NYC

Metz:
April 17, 2013 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Acid Mothers Temple:
April 17, 2013 Knitting Factory Brooklyn

Acid Mothers Temple:
April 19, 2013 Mercury Lounge NYC

GOAT:
April 23, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg

Akron/Family:
April 24, 2013 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Oberhofer:
May 2, 2013 Glasslands Gallery Brooklyn

Annie Dressner:
May 5, 2013 Rockwood Music Hall NYC

Dana Falconberry:
May 8, 2013 Mercury Lounge NYC

Liars:
May 19, 2013 Brooklyn Masonic Temple

Mountain Jam:
June 6 – June 9, 2013 Hunter Mountain NY

Laura Stevenson: February 8, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg – Flac/MP3/Streaming

February 13, 2013
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[photo by acidjack]

We last saw Laura Stevenson exactly a year ago, at last year’s Don Giovanni showcase where she was a mid-bill act. In the year that followed, Laura has ramped up her career to the point where she was the Friday night headliner and brought out a respectable crowd on the night of the blizzard of the century, even when her family could not make it in from Long Island. She released an EP this month in anticipation of her new album Wheel, which will be released in April. At Music Hall on Friday, she and her band The Cans performed an hour long set which highlighted Laura’s strengths, sweet vocals and superb songwriting — the sort of confessional folk-influenced style that can be redundant, but in the hands of craftsperson like Stevenson is a joy to behold. She only played a handful of songs from Wheel, along with a nice selection from her several previous albums, but the new material is quite strong. We expect that after the release of the new album, she’ll climb to even greater heights. Laura Stevenson will be on tour throughout March including multiple SXSW shows, dates [here].

I recorded this set in the same manner as the Jeffrey Lewis recording and the sound is equally superb.

Stream “Barnacles”:

Download the Complete show [MP3] / [FLAC]

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Laura Stevenson
2013-02-08
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Sennheiser 8040 Cardioids > 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 by nyctaper and acidjack
Produced by nyctaper 2013-02-13

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:02:11]
01 Runner
02 [banter – amp]
03 The Healthy One
04 Mouthbreather
05 Caretaker
06 Oh California [new song]
07 808
08 Baby Bones
09 Telluride
10 A Shine To It
11 Renee
12 Barnacles
13 [banter – electric guitar]
14 Nervous Rex
15 Peachy
16 The Wheel
17 Master of Art
18 [encore break]
19 The Move

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Laura Stevenson, visit her website, and purchase her official releases, including Wheel when its released in April, from Don Giovanni Records [HERE]

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