Suuns: December 10, 2011 Webster Hall – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 11, 2012
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Suuns Ventrice
[photo courtesy of Maryanne Ventrice and Impose Magazine]

When acidjack recorded Suuns in January at Rock Shop, he noted the versatility of the band and the “controlled intensity” that the band brings to each song. By December, when I recorded their show at Webster Hall opening for The Antlers, Sunns seem to have perfected that approach. In one of the best-received opening sets we’ve seen in quite some time, Suuns began with the new 12″ b-side “Red Song” (streaming below), which presaged the compelling tension and release of the post-rock they delivered in spades. The balance of the setlist included much of their excellent 2010 release Zeroes QC (Secretly Canadian Records) and one new song. We expect that the continued development of this talented and imaginative quartet will bring to them to larger stages and audiences — it won’t be long before they’ll play Webster again as the headliner.

I recorded this set in the same manner as the Antlers set from the same show, and the sound quality is superb.

Stream “Red Song”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/S0125Suuns0211/01.%20Red%20Song.mp3]

Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

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Suuns
2011-12-10
Webster Hall
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, downsample, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2011-12-18

Setlist:
[Total Time 31:46]
01 Red Song
02 Arena
03 Pie IX
04 [new song – Cities]
05 Sweet Nothing

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Suuns, visit their Facebook page, and purchase Zeroes QC from Secretly Canadian Records [HERE].

Kevin Devine: January 7, 2012 Maxwell’s – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 10, 2012
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[screenshot from video here]

It almost unfathomable, considering the many many shows we’ve attended over the last decade, that we had not previously crossed paths with Kevin Devine. His abundant vocal and songwriting talents, and the picture perfect nature of his intelligent indie-pop records are exactly what we look for in a performer. So when we finally got the chance to catch Kevin at Maxwell’s on Saturday, the entire show felt completely natural. And when we met and chatted with Kevin after the show, he seemed like a kindred spirit. The songs themselves make it obvious that we are listening to a writer with vision, emotion and fortitude — dealing with life’s difficulties while persistently finding the beauty in it all. On Saturday, Kevin performed solo acoustic and while surrounded by diehard fans in an intimate venue, and delivered a powerful set that included much of his new album Between the Concrete & Clouds (Razor & Tie), but also dug deep into his catalog including classics “Cotton Crush”, “Tap Dance” and “Ballgame” (streaming below). Kevin even included a song from his old band Miracle of ’86 (“Knife”), and two new songs. Kevin Devine will be touring Europe in February, and will be back in the US for some Midwest dates in March, but promised some East coast dates in the Spring.

Stream “Ballgame”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/K7010KevinDevine1202/21.%20Ballgame.mp3]

Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [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.

Kevin Devine
2012-01-07
Maxwell’s
Hoboken, NJ USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2 x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2012-01-08

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:26:30]
01 [intro]
02 Petite Mort
03 Tap Dance
04 Off Screen
05 Afterparty
06 Brooklyn Boy
07 Time To Burn
08 [banter – Maxwells]
09 Knife
10 [banter – dream]
11 Awake in the Dirt
12 A Story A Sneak
13 Noose Dressed Like a Necklace
14 [banter – I know how its gonna go]
15 Tomorrows Just Too Late
16 Carnival
17 No Sides
18 [banter – encore]
19 Country Sky Glow
20 Cotton Crush
21 Ballgame
22 [crowd – teases]
23 I Used To Be Someone
24 Between the Concrete and Clouds
25 [banter – thanks]
26 Brother’s Blood

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Kevin Devine, visit his website, and purchase Between the Concrete and Clouds from Razor and Tie Records [HERE].

Clear Plastic Masks: January 4, 2012 Mercury Lounge – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 9, 2012
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[Photo courtesy of the band and hosted at the band’s Facebook page]

I started my musical 2012 off right with a dose of feel-good rock from Brooklyn’s Clear Plastic Masks at the always-welcoming Mercury Lounge in Manhattan.  Despite the continuing interest in various forms of bedroom recordings and keyboard-and-loop heavy atmospherics in the Brooklyn scene, there remain a solid cadre of new bands making organic, straight-ahead rock, and CPM fall into that category.  The most obvious reference for their bluesy rock sound is The Black Keys, but being a four-man act (Charlie Garmendia on drums, Eddy DuQuesne on bass/keys, Matt Menold guitar/keys and Andrew Katz guitar/keys/vocals), they have a denser, richer sound that also draws from classic acts like Sam and Dave, the Violinaires, and Jimmie Rodgers.  The band puts that dense sound – and good humor – to good use in the live setting, cranking out the type of songs that shake asses and sell drinks.  It’s not clear whether their new single, “Working Girl”, intends the double-entrendre for that title, but this modern-day version of a blue collar lament makes a good starting point for understanding the band.  The song was recorded at the Bomb Shelter in Nashville for a forthcoming 7″ single, which will accompany the band’s self-released, self-titled EP available at their bandcamp page.  The band have a relaxed, easy rapport with the crowd and clear enthusiasm for what they’re doing, besides the ability to shred pretty hard – witness the guitar work on “Phoenix is Rising”, streaming below. You can find out for yourself at their next NYC show tomorrow (Tuesday Jan 10) at Union Pool, after which they head on a southward tour that will wind up in New Orleans. Clear Plastic Masks also plan to dive in to recording a full-length record while down South – a good way to immerse themselves in their source material, for sure.

I recorded this set in our usual manner for Mercury, with Schoeps supercardiod microphones and a soundboard feed from Kevin, the head engineer at the club.  The results are outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream “Phoenix is Rising”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/C1004ClearPlasticMasks2012/14 Phoenix Is Rising.mp3]

Stream “Working Girl”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/C1004ClearPlasticMasks2012/06 Working Girl.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE] | Direct Download of the FLAC files [HERE].

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Clear Plastic Masks
2012-01-04
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

Recorded and produced by acidjack
for nyctaper.com

Soundboard + Schoeps MK41>KCY>Naiant littlebox >> Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, downsample to 44.1kHz, set fades, tracking, amplify and balance)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 [intro]
02 Death of Me
03 I’m Free
04 Outcast [Eddie and Ernie]
05 [banter]
06 Working Girl
07 [banter]
08 Pegasus and Glue
09 Rolling Down A Hill
10 [tuning]
11 Uncle Chris
12 Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
13 [banter]
14 Phoenix Is Rising
15 Baby Come On

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Clear Plastic Masks, visit their Facebook page, and download their self-titled EP from their bandcamp page.

THE FIELD RECORDINGS: January 4, 2012 Mercury Lounge – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

January 8, 2012
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[Photos by acidjack]

The very first band I saw in 2012 was a bit of a shot in the dark – I wasn’t really aware of THE FIELD RECORDINGS (capitalization theirs), but scanning the first-week schedules of my regular haunts, I came across their gig with Clear Plastic Masks at Mercury Lounge, checked out their music on bandcamp, and liked what I heard.  The New Haven, CT threesome didn’t disappoint, delivering a set of ambitious, well-crafted guitar-driven noise pop.  Their upbeat guitar sound and penchant for unusual time changes recalls some bands of the mid-90s DC scene, The Dismemberment Plan in particular, while frontman Daniel Gallo’s vocals remind me of a younger, more caffeinated Lou Barlow (Gallo claims to have never listened to Sebadoh, so it would seem to be coincidental).  The band’s name derives from, as Gallo puts it, “that our songs are whatever is going on around us, socially, politically, and philosophically.  Which is a long way of saying that I don’t quite write about girls but I wish I did.”

No matter.  In the live setting, you’re likely to be paying more attention to the band’s infectious enthusiasm (Gallo’s in particular) and the tightness and professionalism of their playing – a sloppy indie band this is not. Gallo and drummer Jared Thompson have been playing music together since high school, and have been in the band’s current configuration since 2008 when bassist Noel Thomas joined, and the time spent building that chemistry shows. The band’s current record, The Elastic Nostaglia, is available for five bucks on their bandcamp page, and that’s money well spent for some of the most exciting music coming from our neighbor state to the northeast.  After gigging heavily for the last few years, the band is looking to take things to the next level this year – and if this show is any indication, they have a solid chance of doing it.

The most important factor in any Mercury Lounge recording is the quality and skill of the FOH team, and Kevin did not disappoint as usual with an outstanding house mix and board feed.  Schoeps supercardiod mics recorded the house mix. The sound quality is flawless. Enjoy!

Stream “Wide-Eyed Runners Kicking In Time”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/F0014FieldRecordings2012/06 Wide-Eyed Runners Kicking In Time.mp3]

Stream “(Caught Up In All the) Interludes”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/F0014FieldRecordings2012/11 (Caught Up in All the) Interludes.mp3]

Direct download of MP3 files [HERE] | Direct Download of the FLAC files [HERE]

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THE FIELD RECORDINGS
2012-01-04
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

Recorded and produced by acidjack
for nyctaper.com

Soundboard + Schoeps MK41>KCY>tinybox >> Edirol R-44 [Oade Concert Mod]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Audacity (mixdown, downsample to 44.1kHz, set fades, tracking, amplify and balance)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 We Will Become Strangers Faster Now
02 The Sad Catalogers
03 Lifelines of the Magical Thinkers
04 [banter]
05 Framing Happiness
06 Wide-Eyed Rumors Kicking In Time
07 Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me
08 [banter]
09 “The Sun Looked Down on Nothing New”
10 Here Comes the War Dept
11 (Caught Up In All the) Interludes

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT THE FIELD RECORDINGS, visit their website, and purchase The Elastic Nostalgia from their bandcamp page [HERE]

NYCTaper Upcoming Schedule: Winter/Spring 2012

January 5, 2012
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[image by Songbirdnest]

Happy New Year to all of our faithful readers. 2011 was a banner year again for NYCTaper and the site continues to grow in size and recognition. We again must thank in earnest the artists who have contributed their superb music to the site, along with the many venues who have welcomed us. Additionally, the management, labels, agents, photographers, fellow bloggers, fellow tapers, and all other people who have contributed one way or another in making this site what it is today are so appreciated. We hope again to bring all of you the same kind of quality recordings in 2012!

[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:

Kevin Devine / Common Prayer:
January 7, 2012 Maxwell’s Hoboken NJ

The Lemonheads:
January 11, 2012 Knitting Factory Brooklyn

Scud Mountain Boys:
January 13, 2012 Bowery Ballroom NYC (permission pending)

Cracker / Camper Van Beethoven:
January 14, 2012 Highline Ballroom NYC

Phantom Family Halo:
January 16, 2012 Glasslands Gallery Brooklyn

Mission of Burma:
January 19, 2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn

Akron/Family:
January 21, 2012 285 Kent Brooklyn

Nada Surf:
January 24, 2012 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Cass McCombs:
January 25, 2012 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Cloud Nothings / Jump Into The Gospel:
January 26, 2012 Studio at Webster Hall NYC

Rubblebucket:
January 28, 2012 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Grandfather:
February 1, 2012 Glasslands Gallery Brooklyn

Larkin Grimm:
February 2, 2012 The Rock Shop Brooklyn

Thurston Moore:
February 3, 2012 Maxwell’s Hoboken NJ

Bjork:
February 3-18 NY Museum of Science Queens (some dates)

Howlin Rain:
February 7, 2012 Mercury Lounge NYC

JEFF The Brotherhood:
February 9, 2012 Maxwell’s Hoboken NJ

Screaming Females:
February 11, 2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn

Frankie Rose:
February 21, 2012 Knitting Factory Brooklyn [permission pending]

Bjork:
February 22, 2012 – March 2, 2012 Roseland Ballroom NYC (some dates)

Parts & Labor / Oneida:
February 24, 2012 285 Kent Brooklyn

Heartless Bastards:
February 24, 2012 Webster Hall NYC

Sharon Van Etten:
February 24, 2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn

Sharon Van Etten:
February 25, 2012 Bowery Ballroom NYC

Craig Finn:
February 29, 2012 Mercury Lounge NYC

Wussy:
March 3, 2012 Cake Shop NYC

The Wedding Present:
March 21, 2012 Bell House Brooklyn

the Mountain Goats:
March 24, 2012 Merkin Hall NYC

Cursive:
April 3 or 4, 2012 Bowery Ballroom NYC

The War On Drugs:
April 6, 2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn

Yo La Tengo: December 24, 2011 Maxwell’s – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

January 4, 2012
By


[photo courtesy of Eardrum NYC]

We are fortunate the longtime friend of the site and part-time contributor neild was able to capture the Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Night 5 / Christmas Eve show this year.

neild reports:
As soon as I spotted Tara Key limbering up her guitar on Saturday, I had a good feeling about Night 5 of this year’s Yo La Tengo Hanukkah run. Having seen Tara many times with her excellent band Antietam, as well as sitting in with YLT this spring at the Bell House, I couldn’t have been more thrilled to see her introduced as the night’s guest guitarist while Ira Kaplan makes his deliberate return from the disabled list. The band started slow, literally, with their quiet version of “Big Day Coming,” the beautiful “Crying of Lot G” (one of the best in YLT’s mini-genre of domestic-argument songs), and a weird, droney, slowed-down version of “Upside Down” from 1991’s May I Sing With Me. It was all lovely and enjoyable … and then the band kicked it into another gear, starting with the three-guitar version of “Double Dare” (James McNew switching from bass to acoustic guitar), which was only one of the best versions of that song I’ve yet heard live. Things only got better from there: Georgia was absolutely on fire behind the drums (when Hubley’s on fire, no one can touch her!), and Ira and Tara’s guitars intertwined magically on the rocked-out songs that followed, especially a brilliant “Decora” (cf. “Double Dare” re: “best versions ever”). The main set culminated in *another* version of “Big Day Coming,” followed by YLT’s cover of “Little Honda,” (streaming below) which devolved into a noise jam to end all noise jams that has my ears still ringing 24 hours later. Add in an encore that featured comedian Jon Glaser performing Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” as his character from “Delocated” – it turns out that this is a song that’s always cried out to be sung through a voice modulator – and it was an epic, epic night, even by Maxwell’s Hanukkah standards.

(For still more on the night’s festivities, check out the writeup by Tim Harris of Antietam on yolatengo.com)

The show was recorded with Core Sound binaural mics, mounted on a stand at the corner of the Maxwell’s sound booth, fed into a Microphone Madness battery box (with moderate bass rolloff) and then to an iRiver 320 running Rockbox. Big thanks to Carson for all his help, and both Carson and Mark for creating a great mix that brought out the nuances of the quiet material while keeping the high-decibel songs from being reduced to white noise. (“Little Honda” excepted, and that was intentional.) I’m going to stop gushing now, and go listen to this show again. You should do the same, if you know what’s good for you.

Stream “Little Honda”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/Y6644YLT9879/14.%20Little%20Honda.mp3]

Direct download of complete show in MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [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.

Yo La Tengo
2011-12-24
Hanukkah Night 5
Maxwell’s
Hoboken, NJ USA

Digital Master Audience Recording

Core Sound Binaural Microphones > MM Battery Box > iRiver 320 (Rockbox) > 16bit 44.1kHz wav > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded by neild
Produced by nyctaper
2012-01-03

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:33:08]
01 Big Day Coming (slow)
02 Stockholm Syndrome
03 The Crying of Lot G
04 Demons
05 Upside Down
06 Beanbag Chair
07 If It’s True
08 I’m On My Way
09 Double Dare
10 Five-Cornered Drone
11 Orange Song [Antietam]
12 Decora
13 Big Day Coming (fast)
14 Little Honda
15 [encore break]
16 Rock and Roll Santa [Jan Terri]
17 [banter – Jon intro]
18 Night Moves [Bob Seger]
19 Yellow Sarong [The Scene Is Now]

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Yo La Tengo, visit their website, and purchase their official releases from the store at their website [HERE].

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