[photo courtesy of Steve at Baby Stew blog]

We have seen Woods on four prior occasions, but they have never sounded as good as they did Wednesday last at Bowery. While their electric “freak folk” certainly has a distinct lo-fi element that fits well with the DIY shows where we had previously seen them, the superb sound system at the Bowery clarifies the songs and gives us a different light within which to see this excellent group. As their new album Songs of Shame has received very favorable reviews, we expect that Woods will play through high-end systems often in the near future.

Acidjack recorded this set from the center of the floor, where the crowd was significantly more sedate than the Wavves set later in the evening. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Woods
2009-07-15
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center
30 Feet from Stage

DPA 4061 > Edirol R-09HR > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge (set fades, slight level adjustments, downsample) > CD Wave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded by acidjack
Produced by nyctaper
2009-07-23

Setlist:
[Total Time 32:43]
01 Blood Dries Darker
02 Twisted Tongue> The Hold
03 The Hold (continued)
04 The Number
05 To Clean
06 Get Back
07 The Dark
08 The Creeps
09 Rain On

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These days its a challenge within the “indie/rock/pop” realm to actually produce music that is “original” either in its presentation, production or writing. Miracles of Modern Science have mastered that challenge. The band consists of a cello, violin, stand-up bass, mandolin and drums, and writes and performs songs that sound equally of rock, pop, opera and Broadway. MOMS have in their brief career established a unique identity. On Wednesday at Pianos, MOMS played a forty-minute set of 7 numbers, including three from their debut EP, one single (“Didit”), and three newer songs. The packed room also included another rarity in the fledgling indie band scene — several rows of rabid fans who danced, sang along and demanded an encore that the venue would not permit.

Miracles of Modern Science have two gigs left this Summer in NYC:
Jul 25 2009 Le Poisson Rouge NYC
Aug 8 2009 NYCTaper Presents @ Shea Stadium Brooklyn

We recorded from directly in front of the soundboard where we have set up for all of our Pianos recordings. Other than some distortion on the vocal microphones in the first song, the set was mixed well and this recording is an excellent listen. Enjoy!

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Miracles of Modern Science
2009-07-16
Pianos
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Front of Soundboard
30 Feet from the Stage

Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2009-07-20

Setlist:
[Total Time 36:56]
01 Eating Me Alive
02 Luminol
03 Typo Gygo
04 Didit
05 Tensity
06 MR2
07 Bossa Supernova

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[photo by Ryan Muir courtesy of Stereogum]

This Wavves concert was already three days ago, which means that the “comeback” story is old news. In the atomic-speed Behind The Music career time of Nathan Williams, he’s undoubtedly moved on to the next chapter of the story. We are not sure whether by now he’s found Jesus, gone country, or written a symphony. What we do know is that on Wednesday at Bowery Ballroom with the reverb at full throttle, Wavves delivered a fifty-minute set of 15 songs, both old and new, to a crowd of bouncing, slamming and crowd-surfing fans all with a cast from a broken wrist on Nathan’s right arm.

Acidjack recorded this set from the middle of the floor, which was crowded and crazy. There’s quite a bit of crowd noise on this recording which rather than distracting the listener, actually adds authenticity to the capture. Enjoy!

Setlist help needed below.
Two previous Wavves recordings on nyctaper [here] and [here].
Woods set from the this was also recorded and will be posted soon.

Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)

Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].

Wavves
2009-07-15
Bowery Ballroom
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Front of Board Center
30 Feet from Stage

SP-CMC-8 (Audio Technica U853 Cardiod Capsules)> SP-SB-8 > Edirol R-09HR > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge (set fades, slight level adjustments, downsample) > CD Wave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded by acidjack
Produced by nyctaper
2009-07-18

Setlist:
[Total Time 49:07]
01 Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)
02
03 Beach Demon
04 Summer Goth
05
06
07 Side Yr On
08 No Hope Kids
09 California Goth
10 California Goths
11
12 Weed Demon
13 To The Dregs
14 Friends Were Gone
15 Wavves

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Wavves, visit their website, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their available releases through links at the Wavves MySpace page, and at Fat Possum Records site [here].