Save the date!
Sunday May 11, 2008 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The anniversary bash celebrating one year of nyctaper is going to happen! Its all coming together very quickly. We have a venue booked (in NYC of course), and we have two bands committed. We are currently in negotiations with a third (headliner) band. We also have one major blog to photograph and review the event, and perhaps several more.
As soon as the headliner is booked, we will announce all the details.
[photo by Beth]
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum opened in 1972. I first entered this arena in 1973 to witness megastar “Dr. J” Julius Erving carry the New York Nets to the ABA championship. That very same year Bruce Springsteen released his second album The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. Thirty-Five years later, we returned to Nassau to witness the ageless wonder Springsteen perform an epic song from that very album, “Incident on 57th Street”, as if no time had passed at all. In a show that last over two and half hours, Bruce chose heavily from his 1970’s catalog, and performed highlights including “Because the Night”, “Adam Raised a Cain”, and “Jungleland”, along with a rare “Ramrod” from 1980’s The River.
Although the ill E-Streeter Danny Federici was noticably absent — Bruce hoped for his return later in the tour — the Band was running on all cylinders. Little Stevie was as energetic as ever, but the guitar work and harmonies of Nils Lofgren were particularly strong and notable. One wonders how long this unit can continue to perform at such quality and at such length, but last night time truly stood still as Bruce magically transported us back 35 years.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2008-03-10
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale, NY USA
Setlist:
[Total Time 2:32:24]
01 [Introduction]
02 Night
03 Radio Nowhere
04 Lonesome Day
05 Adam Raised a Cain
06 Gypsy Biker
07 Magic
08 Reason to Believe
09 Because the Night
10 She’s the One
11 Livin’ in the Future
12 The Promised Land
13 Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
14 Incident on 57th Street
15 Devil’s Arcade
16 The Rising
17 Last to Die
18 Long Walk Home
19 Badlands
20 [encore break]
22 Girls in Their Summer Clothes
22 Jungleland
23 Born to Run
24 Ramrod
25 Dancing in the Dark
26 American Land
27 [outroduction]
Our readers who seek a recording of this concert can peruse the web.
Eleven years ago, it was much easier to drop everything and take a four-hour spur of the moment road-trip to see some music. Since we had tickets to see moe. on Halloween in New Jersey, it seemed perfectly reasonable to see their ‘Een Eve show in Baltimore at a smaller and more intimate club. We piled into Eric’s SUV, and soon enough were driving around Fell’s Point looking for Bohager’s.
moe. were particularly strong this night, as their relaxed and festive mood was evident throughout the evening, particularly during the jam segment of the second set from “It” through “Punchline”. The show was also back in the day when moe. permitted soundboard patches, and I fortunately remembered to bring my trusty D-7 DAT on the trip. Steve the soundman provided a very nice mix for this show, and the recording is outstanding. Enjoy!
This recording is now available for download in FLAC and MP3 at Archive.org [HERE].
moe.
10/30/97
Bohager’s
Baltimore, MD USA
Digital Soundboard Recording
Soundboard > Sony D-7 DAT Master
DAT Master > Panasonic SV-3800 > digital coaxial > Audigy 2 ZS Platinum > CD Wave (capture) > 16 bit 44.1 wav > Soundforge (set fades, level boost) > CD Wave 1.75 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded, extracted and edited by nyctaper
2008-03-09
Setlist:
Set 1
[total time 1:17:45]
01 [introduction]
02 32 Things
03 Awesome Gary
04 Bring You Down
05 Akimbo
06 Recreational Chemistry
07 Stranger Than Fiction
08 Plane Crash
Set 2
[total time 1:50:19]
01 Seat Of My Pants
02 Sensory Deprivation Bank
03 Threw It All Away
04 Water
05 It
06 CalifornIA
07 Waiting For The Punchline
08 Brent Black
09 [encore break]
10 Waiting For The Punchline [Reprise]
11 Spine Of A Dog
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT THIS ARTIST and buy their official releases at their website. The new moe. album Sticks and Stones can be purchased directly from the moe. store here.
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.
At last Friday’s multi-band bill at the Knitting Factory, headliner Oneida made sure there were no stones left unturned. As “Fat” Bobby introduced each song with stream of consciousness banter, and the quartet pounded out in perfect syncopation, the level of intensity reached its peak during a particularly tight 11-minute version of “Up With People”. After their hour-long sonic explosion of psychedelic neo-punk, the lights came up quickly and Oneida left the crowd dazed but satisfied.
This recording was made from the identical location as Oakley Hall, but is perhaps a bit clearer as the volume was quite intense for this set. We thank Bobby, Kid and the rest of Oneida for the permission to record and the notification of that fact to the venue. It was a terrific night of music, and we’re very pleased we captured it all. Enjoy!
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Oneida
2008-02-29
Knitting Factory
New York NY USA
Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Front of Balcony Far Left
Neumann KM-150 (AK-50 Hypercardiods) > Monster Cable > Apogee Mini-Me > Digital Coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48 kHz wav > Soundforge (set fades, level adjustment, slight EQ, downsample) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-03-07
Setlist:
[total time 1:04:55]
01 [introduction]
02 Now Stoned Jam
03 Ghost in the Room
04 Summerland
05 History’s Great Navigators
06 You’re Not a Virgin Anymore
07 I Will Haunt You
08 Spirits
09 Town Crier
10 Life You Prefer
11 Up With People
12 Privilege
13 All Arounder
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Oneida, visit their webpage, and purchase their official releases directly from the label that they operate, Brah Records.
Oneida has another NYC gig in the near future, March 22, 2008 at the Market Hotel in Brooklyn. The Market Hotel site lists “special guest TBA”, which has been confirmed to be Oneida on ToddP’s site, and Oneida’s list of shows.
Its not a stretch to say that Oakley Hall are a different band live than on their albums. The acoustic becomes electric, the shuffle becomes a romp, the picking becomes searing guitar solos. There are few bands who can pull off such a switch, but at the Knitting Factory on Friday, it became obvious why this band has built such a solid live reputation after opening stints for Bright Eyes and Gillian Welch. Additionally, their latest release 2007’s I’ll Follow You appeared on quite a number of best-of-year lists, and further enhanced this band’s solid reputation.
We received advance permission to record this set from Oakley Hall, through their site and Jesse the bass player. We set up in the balcony, perhaps a bit further back than we would have liked. The recording is a bit boomy and lacks the clarity of our previous Knitting Factory recording from a similar location (Meat Puppets in August on nyctaper [here]), so we applied some minor EQ in post-production to accentuate the highs. Enjoy!
Oneida was also recorded and will be offered in the coming days.
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
Oakley Hall
2008-02-29
Knitting Factory
New York NY USA
Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded from Front of Balcony Far Left
Neumann KM-150 (AK-50 Hypercardiods) > Monster Cable > Apogee Mini-Me > Digital Coaxial > M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 > 24bit 48 kHz wav > Soundforge (set fades, level adjustment, slight EQ, downsample) > CD Wave > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Thanks Oakley Hall (via Jesse) for permission to record!
Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2008-03-02
Setlist:
[total time 54:00]
01 Eyes, Lock and Steel
02 Hiway
03 No Dreams
04 If You Can See Them, They Can See You
05 All the Way Down
06 Superpowers
07 Volume Rambler
08 Rue the Blues
09 If I Was in El Dorado
10 Confidence Man
11 Having Fun Again
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Oakley Hall, visit their webpage, and purchase I’ll Follow You directly from the Merge Records website.
Oakley Hall has another NYC show coming up soon. They are scheduled to perform on March 15, 2008 at Glasslands Gallery.
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