North Carolina’s outstanding melodic pop band The Annuals have announced an extensive national headlining six-week tour that begins in January. The NYC date is January 28, 2009 at Bowery Ballroom.
The new album from The Annuals is titled Such Fun and features the song “Confessor” — a free MP3 can be downloaded below.
The Annuals – Confessor MP3 [HERE]
The NYCTaper schedule is still on the front page if you scroll down or click [here]. We still plan to attend and record those events. We also have new NYCTaper photographers who will capture several of the events listed below. More photographers are needed!
Additionally, we have added several new dates since that was posted (even more will be added — still not certain about New Year’s week). Here are the new additions:
Pylon:
December 15, 2008 Knitting Factory NYC
Of Montreal:
December 16, 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Antlers / Sharon Van Etten / Pet Ghost Project:
January 3, 2009 Cake Shop
Jonathan Segel (of Camper Van Beethoven) / Victor Krummenacher (of Camper Van Beethoven) / Sharon Van Etten / and Special Guests:
January 11, 2009 NYCTaper Presents Sunday Night at Pianos
The Annuals:
January 28, 2009 Bowery Ballroom NYC
There is also a bit of backlog on recordings captured in the recent past. These artists were recorded by NYCTaper and will appear on the site in the weeks after Thanksgiving — Naked Hearts, The Secret Life of Sofia, Treasure, and Olof Arnalds.
We also received two packages of DAT masters captured in NYC by two other tapers over the last decade. Those recordings will also appear on this site and include Belle and Sebastian, Dismemberment Plan, Neil Halstead and Iron and Wine. Those recordings should be posted on the site by the end of the year.
We will be away until Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving!
[photo by Impose]
We arrived at Cake Shop on Friday a couple of songs into Rafter‘s set opening for The Loom. One of the members of The Loom was standing near the stage and when we approached to say hello, he immediately suggested that we tape this artist. Rafter was in the midst of a wildly impressive set of his frenetic diy approach to pop. Accompanied by a digital tape machine and a live drummer, Rafter employed an energetic stage presence and “talk box” to fine effect.
We recorded only half the set from the same location at our Loom recording. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the partial recording in FLAC [HERE].
Rafter
2008-11-21
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from the PA
DPA 4021s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample 16/44) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-11-25
Setlist:
[total time 19:31]
[missing first 5 songs]
01 Thunderclap
02 No Fucking Around
03 Salt
04 Juicy
05 ZZZPenchant
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Rafter, visit his MySpace page, and purchase his official releases from the Asthmatic Kitty Records website [HERE].
“Yeah, Minnesota!” we heard from behind us in the crowded Union Hall on Saturday night. Jeremy Messersmith had just finished one of the songs on his Minneapolis-based new CD The Silver City, when we surmised that we were among either some transplanted midwesterners in Prospect Park Brooklyn or just fans of superb melodic folk-rock with a midwest charm. Jeremy performed a too-brief thirty minute set of selections from his two excellent CDs and undoubtedly gathered some new converts. When we spoke to this modest and unassuming young man after the show, he seemed quite genuinely moved by the positive reception he received a full 1500 miles from home.
We recorded this set from an excellent location, as we attached our microphones to the metal bar that holds the stage lights in front of the stage at approximately 15 feet. The sound quality is well balanced and deep and this recording is marred only by an extremely chatty group of people who spoke unbelievably rude and loud during the first song. At the beginning of the second number they were literally told to “shh” by half a dozen people and did so. The rest of the recording is nearly flawless. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Jeremy Messersmith
2008-11-22
Union Hall
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
15 Feet Center – Microphones on Ceiling bar
DPA 4021s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample 16/44) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-11-24
Setlist:
[total time 32:11]
01 7:02
02 Welcome to Suburbia
03 Light Rail
04 Virginia
05 Novocain
06 Beautiful Children
07 Skyway (Replacements)
08 Franklin Avenue
09 Miracles
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Jeremy Messersmith, visit his website, visit his MySpace page, and purchase his official releases from the Store at his website [HERE]
[photo by Tiny Mix Tapes]
Friday night at Cake Shop saw the next step in the evolution of the excellent band The Loom — the first time we have seen them play before a packed house. When a band with tremendous musical chops, harmonies and songwriting ability begins to accumulate critical praise, as The Loom have throughout 2008, it is only a matter time before the word spreads and the crowds grow. The band responded with quite a bit of friendly banter with the crowd and a prototypical strong set. We continue to be impressed with the work of guitarist-multi-instrumentalist Mark Rogers and his seamless transition into the band. The set also saw the inclusion of several new numbers and one apparent debut performance, which should mean that the anticipated follow-up to the At Last Light EP can not be far away.
We recorded from our usual spot at Cake Shop and the sound quality is quite excellent. There was quite a lot of rambunctiousness in the crowded room, but not much ended up on the recording. This is perhaps the best of the four recordings of the Loom that have been featured on this site. The other three are [here] [here] and [here]. Enjoy!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
The Loom
2008-11-21
Cake Shop
New York, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from Upfront
10 Feet from the PA
DPA 4021s > Edirol UA-5 (Oade Digimod) > digital coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48kHz wav > Soundforge 8.0 (level adjustments, downsample 16/44) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-11-23
Setlist:
[total time 46:22]
01 Montreal
02 All Your Famous Friends
03 In Your Doldrums
04 Song for the Winter Sun
05 Patience for Books
06 True Believers All
07 Wings
08 For All My Friends
09 Not Really Lost
10 Vampires
11 Song of Faint Praise
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT The Loom, visit their MySpace page, and purchase their EP At Last Light from The Loom Store [HERE] or digitally from their MySpace page.
Today we received great news from Pylon — an unexpected and just-announced performance in NYC in a few weeks. Pylon recently played a couple of dates on the West coast and did not have plans to return North — until now.
Pylon were so unbelievably tight when we saw them at the Mercury Lounge in November of last year, that it is not surprising that they will continue to perform.
Here are the details:
Pylon
The Knitting Factory
Monday, December 15, 2008
7 p.m.
WNYU 35th Anniversary
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