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Wilco: September 6, 2014 Lockn Fest (1st Night) – Flac/MP3/Streaming

September 13, 2014

[screen capture from this video]

Wilco is currently celebrating their 20th year as a band, and we’ve been there virtually from the beginning — my first Wilco show was at Mercury Lounge in 1996. And throughout these past two decades, the band has consistently delivered quality albums, epic live shows and an infinite number of memories. I think its fair to say that many of my own personal peak experiences have come with Wilco as a soundtrack — whether it be a classic 1997 show at Irving Plaza, a rewarding trip to Coney Island, a great roadtrip upstate, or another great roadtrip upstate, or what is perhaps this site’s highlight last Summer’s cover extravaganza. So this year I even considered dropping everything and driving down to Virginia for a day. Unfortunately that was not possible, but that’s what friends are for. And this site has been blessed with some great friends, including Kubacheck who volunteered to “cover” Lockn Festival for the site. So we’ll have both Wilco sets from this Festival, as will we have the recently announced Portchester shows. For this night, the takeaway was Jeff Tweedy’s tongue-in-cheek revelation that he hates rainbows. Although the set was a truncated ninety-minute festival-sized Wilco show, there were also several musical highlights. As this is the 20th year celebration, some early numbers have been featured in the setlist and we are streaming from their first album “Shouldn’t Be Ashamed”. See you at the Cap in October!

Kubacheck recorded this show from the official taper’s section with his high-end MBHO cards. I did some post-production which included boosting the levels and adding some tasty EQ to provide some punch. Overall, its an outstanding recording that is consistent with the many quality Wilco recordings we’ve had on NYCTaper. Enjoy!

Stream “Shouldn’t Be Ashamed”:

Download the Complete Show [MP3] / [FLAC]

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.

Wilco
2014-09-06
Lockn Festival
Arrington VA

Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded at Taper’s Section

MBHO 603a – KA-500 > Naiant Tinybox > Roland R-05 > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge
(level adjustments, EQ, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac
(320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)

Recorded by Kubacheck
Produced by nyctaper

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:29:42]
01 War on War
02 Misunderstood
03 Impossible Germany
04 Shouldn’t Be Ashamed
05 [banter – chicken weed]
06 Forget the Flowers
07 I’m the Man Who Loves You
08 [banter – rainbows suck]
09 Red-Eyed and Blue
10 I Got You
11 Jesus Etc
12 Handshake Drugs
13 Born Alone
14 Laminated Cat
15 Passenger Side
16 California Stars
17 Walken
18 Kingpin
19 Dawned on Me
20 A Shot in the Arm

If you download this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Wilco, visit their website, and purchase their official releases at their website [HERE].

Jonathan Wilson: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 19, 2014

By acidjack

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[Photo from the Mountain Jam website]

We sang the praises of Jonathan Wilson after seeing him at Bowery Ballroom earlier this year, and we are very pleased to have had the chance to catch him again so soon at this year’s Mountain Jam. Jonathan was an ideal addition to the Mountain Jam lineup, serving up five songs of his breezy Southern California-inflected rock n’ roll to a welcoming crowd lolling in the midday sun. This set jumped around Wilson’s deep catalog, giving us only one track from his latest, Fanfare, hanging closer to his 2011 effort, Gentle Spirit. My personal highlight was a number off that record, the song “Valley of the Silver Moon”, which Wilson performed with festival organizer and jam partner du jour Warren Haynes. The twelve-minute song gave Wilson, Haynes and the band plenty of time show off their guitar skills, and set the tone for the rest of a beautiful, relaxing day of music.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones from the “taping area” near the soundboard. As with other recordings from this day, there is a bit of phasing due to wind, but Jonathan’s vocals, and the music, otherwise come through loud and clear. Enjoy!

Stream “Valley of the Silver Moon”

Download the Complete Show [MP3] | [FLAC]

Jonathan Wilson
2014-06-07
Mountain Jam X (West Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

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

MBHO KA200N/MBP603 (PAS, Side of Board)>Sound Devices USBPre2>Sony PCM-D50>24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (fades, compression)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time: 52:23]
01 Angel
02 Desert Raven
03 Natural Rhapsody
04 Dear Friend
05 Valley of the Silver Moon *

* with Warren Haynes

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Jonathan Wilson, visit his website, and purchase Fanfare from the links at Music on his website or Downtown Records [HERE]

Tedeschi Trucks Band: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 17, 2014

By acidjack

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[band promotional photo]

Rock n’ roll has had its share of power couples over the years, but the combination of the blues singer Susan Tedeschi and the legendary slide guitarist Derek Trucks was a formidable one indeed. Tedeschi Trucks Band has been active for the better part of this decade, giving a more mature perspective on the sounds that made each of these musicians famous. On this crystal clear Mountain Jam night, TTB rolled in as an eleven-piece and played a soaring 90 minutes of blues-inflected rock that gave its signature members plenty of room to show off their chops. We got some especially deep jamming during “Bound for Glory” and “The Storm”, the latter of which reminded us that we were really, really happy to be bone-dry at a Mountain Jam for once. With Gov’t Mule (that recording here) coming up next, by the time TTB left the stage the night was still young, but we had already had our hair blown back.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones from the “taping area” near the soundboard. While the effects of occasional wind and distance can be heard at times, the MBHOs do an excellent job of adding vocal clarity and presence that compensates for those issues, and the Aerco preamp adds warmth to the sound of these microphones. Enjoy!

Download the full set from the Live Music Archive: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Stream the entire show:

Tedeschi Trucks Band
2014-06-07
Mountain Jam X (West Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

Hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

MBHO KA200N/MBP603>Aerco MP-2>Sony PCM-M10>24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects, M/S compression)>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (adjust levels, multiband compression, fades)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 1:26:31]
01 [intro]
02 Idle Wind
03 Misunderstood *
04 Darling Be Home Soon
05 Get What You Deserve
06 Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring *
07 Midnight In Harlem
08 Made Up Mind
09 The Sky Is Crying
10 Bound For Glory
11 Keep On Growing
12 [banter]
13 More and More
14 The Storm

* with Eric Krasno

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Tedeschi Trucks Band, visit their website, and buy their merch and records there.

Gov’t Mule: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam (Hunter, NY)

June 13, 2014

By acidjack

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[photo from this post at MuleArmy.net]

Guitarist Warren Haynes is a busy man, playing in multiple iterations of Grateful Dead-related bands (including the recent Phil Lesh and Friends that we documented), The Allman Brothers, and of course, Gov’t Mule. On top of all that, Warren continues to play an integral role in the Mountain Jam festival that he founded, where Mule can be counted on for a spectacle of a Saturday set. This year’s version was three and half hours of guitar pyrotechnics and a host of especially inspired covers. Along with an encore of three consecutive Doors songs, we got to see Mule’s version of the song that made Radiohead famous, “Creep”. Even if Haynes’ vocals and persona don’t convey the sense of self-loathing and alienation that Thom Yorke does so effortlessly, Mule’s version was nonetheless a notable one. The set also echoed recent Mule Mountain Jam successes, with a fiery rendition of “Brighter Days”, which kicked off Mountain Jam VIII (that set here), and last year’s set opener, “Broke Down On the Brazos” (that set here). As is also a Mule tradition, the band was joined by a slew of special guests, including Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, who played their own set just before this one, along with Jackie Greene and Soulive’s Eric Krasno. No Mountain Jam is complete without the Mule, and this one was yet another winner.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones and an extra-warm Aerco custom preamp. The sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [MP3] (permanent link – use if first one is not working) | [FLAC]

Stream “Creep” [Radiohead]

Stream “Brighter Days”

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 download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

Gov’t Mule
2014-06-07
Mountain Jam X (West Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

Hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Tracks [Total Time: 3:29:11]
Set One
01 World Boss>
02 Steppin’ Lightly
03 Inside Outside Woman Blues #3
04 Trane
05 Eternity’s Breath
06 St. Stephen (instrumental) [Mahavishnu Orchestra]
07 Beautifully Broken>
08 Breakdown> [Tom Petty]
09 Beautifully Broken
10 Whisper In Your Soul
11 Banks of the Deep End
12 Stratus [Billy Cobham] *
13 Game Face
14 Stoop So Low
15 Since I’ve Been Loving You [Led Zeppelin]

Set Two
01 Mule
02 Tell Me Something Good # [Rufus & Chaka Khan]
03 Funny Little Tragedy
04 Which Way Do We Run
05 Brighter Days
06 Soulshine
07 Creep [Radiohead]
08 Sugaree [Jerry Garcia] %
09 Sometimes Salvation [Black Crowes] %
10 Broke Down on the Brazos>
11 Tributary Jam
12 [encore break]
13 People Are Strange [The Doors]
14 Five To One [The Doors]
15 Break On Through (To the Other Side) [The Doors]

* with Derek Trucks
# with Eric Krasno, Susan Tedeschi, and Kofi Burbridge
% with Jackie Greene

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Gov’t Mule, visit their website, and purchase their official releases from the Mule Store [HERE].

GOASTT (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger): June 8, 2014 Mountain Jam (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

June 12, 2014

By acidjack

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[Promo photo from the band’s Facebook page]

“This is the most people we’ve ever played to. That’s fuckin’ awesome” – Sean Ono Lennon

We had nothing but good things to say about The GOASTT’s performance at SXSW this year, and I’m pleased to report that their Mountain Jam debut was even more well-received. If Sean Ono Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl, together with their crack band, didn’t gain some new followers out of the thousands teeming the Hunter Mountain Ski Area on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon, it wasn’t for lack of trying.

The band tore through a set focused primarily on their 2014 release, Midnight Sun, a blast of modern, Beatlesque pop that has taken the band’s sound further in the rock direction than it has ever been. These are perfect songs for this kind of afternoon, with swirling chords and dreamy choruses, all suffused with the sweetness of Ono Lennon’s voice and Kemp Muhl’s harmonies behind them. The set followed the SXSW set fairly closely, kicking off with three of the album’s strongest and hardest-hitting tracks, “Too Deep”, “Xanadu” and “Animals” before hitting a nice mid-set jam of the album’s title track into “Jardin du Luxembourg” from the Le Carotte Bleu EP. By the time The GOASTT closed things out with Syd Barrett’s “Long Gone”, the mountain was full, the sun was high, and hardly anybody wasn’t on their feet. My suspicion is that The GOASTT have many more large audiences in their future.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones and a high-end EAA PSP-2 preamp on loan from hi and lo. The sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream the entire set:

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

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 download links or the files on other sites without our permission. Feel free to re-post the Soundcloud links. Please respect our request.

The GOASTT (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger)
2014-06-08
Mountain Jam X (West Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

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

MBHO KA200N/MBP603>EAA PSP-2>Sony PCM-M10>24bit/44.1kHz WAV>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (adjust levels, fades)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 Too Deep
02 Xanadu
03 Animals
04 Midnight Sun>
05 Jardin du Luxembourg
06 Golden Earring
07 Devil You Know
08 Moth to A Flame
09 Long Gone [Syd Barrett]

Personnel:
Sean Ono Lennon – guitar/vocals
Charlotte Kemp Muhl – bass/vocals
Jared Samuel – keyboards
Tim Kuhl – drums
Robbie Mangano – guitar

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The GOASTT, visit their website, and order Midnight Sun from Insound, Amazon, Chimera Music or iTunes

Jeff Tweedy: June 7, 2014 Mountain Jam X (Hunter, NY) – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Full Set

June 9, 2014

By acidjack

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[photos by acidjack — they’re not very good, but you wanted this post up fast, right?]

We’ve written about Wilco and Jeff Tweedy a lot in the years of this site, in part because Wilco continue to be supportive of what we tapers do, but more importantly because they’ve continued to refine and expand their live show, making for something worth recording. For Jeff Tweedy’s inaugural Mountain Jam, Tweedy decided to serve up a slew of new songs (twelve, to be exact) , as well as some of the best-loved Wilco classics including “Jesus, Etc.” and “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart”, as well as the always-poignant “California Stars” from the band’s collaboration with Billy Bragg. The new tunes will appear on Tweedy’s forthcoming album with his son, Spencer, entitled Sukierae, which drops on September 16.

While the Wilco classics are always welcome, the new material was this set’s standout. Tweedy managed to get the audience to sing along to “Slow Love” despite that none of us had heard it before, and “Diamond Light” already looks like another great “jam” song, with a fiery guitar outro that begs for improvisation. There’s plenty more we could say about the set, but for Tweedy fans, the reason to hear this will be clear, and we want to get it out there as quickly as possible. Without further ado, here you go.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones from an area to the immediate right of the soundboard. Despite this being a wide-open outdoor show at a decent distance from the stage, the vocals and general PA sound is clear and direct, and an excellent representation of this performance. Enjoy!

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC] (faster offsite links — if these are not working, please try the links below)

Stream the complete show (minus banter tracks):

Permanent Download Links (Please use only if the offsite links aren’t working) [MP3] | [FLAC]

Jeff Tweedy
2014-06-07
Mountain Jam X (East Stage)
Hunter, NY USA

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

Tracks [Total Time 1:14:14]
01 Down From Above
02 Flowering
03 Summer Noon
04 [banter1]
05 World Away
06 [banter2]
07 New Moon
08 [banter3]
09 Slow Love
10 Nobody Dies Anymore
11 High As Hello
12 Fake Fur Coat
13 [banter3]
14 Low Key
15 Honey Combed
16 Diamond Light
17 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
18 New Madrid [Uncle Tupelo]
19 [banter4]
20 California Stars
21 Jesus, Etc.

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, visit their website, and purchase their official releases at their website [here].

Mike Doughty: November 22, 2013 9:30 Club (DC — 2 sets) + November 23, 2013 Webster Hall – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

November 25, 2013

By acidjack

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[photos by acidjack]

Mike Doughty promised to reimagine some of the favorites he wrote with Soul Coughing, and with a successful PledgeMusic campaign, he made it happen. The new LP features brand-new arrangements that hew closer to the vibe of Doughty’s solo work, with more straight singing and less of the scatty sing-speak that he popularized as “M Doughty” back in the Soul Coughing days.

Doughty has refused to play Soul Coughing songs live for years; his book documents his animosity toward his former bandmates and his perception of how and why the band ended. When he played an acoustic doubleheader at City Winery earlier this year, it was the first time I had seen Soul Coughing material live since the late ’90s.

You don’t have to buy into, or agree with, Doughty’s perspective on the band’s breakup to enjoy the new-old songs. If you were a fan of the band in its heyday, it won’t take long to remember how infectious and unusual many of these songs were. From their breakout hit “Super Bon Bon” to their big hit “Circles” to Ruby Vroom’s standout “Screenwriter’s Blues”, this sound hasn’t been replicated by anyone. It was Doughty’s, and his bandmates’, alone.

We are offering three shows in this post: First, an exclusive “VIP” acoustic performance of five songs prior to the main set at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC; second, that night’s main set, where Doughty paid a much-deserved and touching tribute to the deceased longtime 9:30 Club fixture Josh Burdette, the kind of person that, if you have ever been to that club, you would remember. Finally, we have a homecoming performance at NYC’s Webster Hall, which due to my failure to charge my preamp, is missing the last few songs. It and the 9:30 Club set are fairly similar.

The acoustic set is the best example of where Doughty is musically today — you hear him deliver some powerful renditions of both his solo stuff and Soul Coughing material in a manner that he grew more comfortable with over the past decade-plus. It’s heartfelt and reflective, more personal than any Soul Coughing performance ever came across.

The Soul Coughing material presents a different challenge. You have a performer who used to be known for spastic, hyperkinetic performances in his 20s, backed by musicians from a variety of disciplines, trying to redefine that material in a newer, more mature image. Soul Coughing shows were just that — shows — and some songs’ delivery covered up some of the original arrangements limitations. In some instances, these “re-imagined” Soul Coughing songs felt the way Doughty said in The Book of Drugs that he wanted them — leaner and meaner, with fewer distractions. “Unmarked Helicopters”, from the X-Files soundtrack, certainly makes that argument, as do, among others, songs like “True Dreams of Wichita” and “Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago”. “St. Louise is Listening” highlights its essential opening lyric when Doughty’s smoother arrangement is deployed.

In other cases, the reimagination becomes more of an adjustment: Without the classic bass line once played by Sebastian Steinberg, a song like “Super Bon-Bon”, with its mad flow and seemingly random lyrics, is no longer what it was. Absent the classic loop credited to Mark De Gli Antoni on “Screenwriter’s Blues”, Doughty’s lyrics have a different cast than they did in the original. That said, that Doughty dared to mess with his original success on this album is a credit to his growth in the past 13 years. As a fan of both his solo work and Soul Coughing, I think I speak for more than myself that we always hoped to hear some of his ’90s work alongside his current material. So, Mike — thank you.

DC-based friend of the site Kubacheck recorded both of his sets with MBHO cardiod microphones. My recording from Webster Hall was made with Schoeps MK4V microphones in a mobile fairly close to the stage. We have streaming tracks and full downloads of each, and all three are excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Fully Retractable” from the 9:30 Club acoustic set:

Stream “St. Louise Is Listening” from the 9:30 Club

Stream “True Dreams of Wichita”

Download the 9:30 Club acoustic set from the Live Music Archive: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Download the 9:30 Club main set from the Live Music Archive: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Download the Webster Hall set from the Live Music Archive: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Mike Doughty
2013-11-22
9:30 Club
Washington, DC USA
[VIP acoustic set]

Hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded by kubacheck
Produced by acidjack

MBHO KA200N>MBP603a>Naiant adapter>Naiant Tinybox>Roland R-05 (24/48)>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (adjust levels)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, exciter)>>Audacity 2.0.3 (tracking, amplify, additional level adjustments, parallel compression, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 [intro]
02 Sunken-Eyed Girl
03 Fully Retractable
04 [tuning/banter]
05 No Misfortune
06 27 Jennifers
07 American Car
________________

Mike Doughty
2013-11-22
9:30 Club
Washington, DC USA
[Main set]

[same info as acoustic set]

Tracks [Total Time: 1:23:11]
01 [intro]
02 Is Chicago Is Not Chicago
03 Sugar Free Jazz
04 Bus to Beelzebub
05 The Idiot Kings
06 Unmarked Helicopters
07 Lazybones
08 Screenwriter’s Blues
09 Uh, Zoom Zip
10 Mr. Bitterness
11 Soft Serve
12 How Many Cans?
13 Monster Man
14 True Dreams of Wichita
15 St. Louise Is Listening
16 [banter]
17 Moon Sammy>So Far I Have Not Found the Science>Moon Sammy
18 Super Bon Bon
19 [encore break]
20 Janine
21 Circles
________________
Mike Doughty
2013-11-23
Webster Hall
New York, NY USA

Hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK4V (FOB/DFC)>KCY>tinybox v2>Sony PCM-D50>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.0.3 (tracking, amplify, additional level adjustments, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time: 54:11]
01 Is Chicago Is Not Chicago
02 Sugar Free Jazz
03 Bus to Beelzebub
04 The Idiot Kings
05 Unmarked Helicopters
06 Lazybones
07 Screenwriter’s Blues
08 Uh, Zoom Zip
09 Mr. Bitterness
10 Soft Serve
11 Monster Man
12 True Dreams of Wichita
[rest of show cuts]

If you enjoyed these recordings, PLEASE SUPPORT Mike Doughty, visit his website and buy his record of Soul Coughing songs reimagined there.

The Lawsuits: October 26, 2013 Backyard Brunch Sessions – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Full Set

November 22, 2013

By acidjack

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[Photo by Steve Alexandre]

Philly’s The Lawsuits are just straight up quality. This young act, who have established a reputation in their hometown that is growing around the East Coast, are one of those bands so ready for primetime that you can’t believe you’re seeing them in someone’s living room. Such are the advantages of living in New York City, I suppose.

This Backyard Brunch Session, like the Field Mouse set from later in the day, wasn’t exactly true to the format in terms of being (a) in a backyard or (b) acoustic, but The Lawsuits played this backup location the same way I’m sure they’d have played Bowery Ballroom. Dual lead vocalists Brian Dale Allen Strouse (also guitarist/keyboardist and lead songwriter) and Vanessa Winters give the band a wide palette to choose from vocally, and the core rhythm section of Brendan Cunningham on bass and Josh Friedman on drums (joined for this set by guitarist Joe Bisirri) give power and structure to the intricate arrangements. As a unit, the band’s highlight was probably “Love Is Weight”. With its hooky keyboard backing and catchy chorus, the song would be as at home in any of the last four decades, and it’s a home run now. The strongest individual performance could well have been Winters’ on the country-blues number “Long Drive Home”, where her vocals soared in the room without need of amplification. But it’s hard to be partial to any one performance out of this excellent set — even the impromptu, unrehearsed cover of Tom Petty’s “American Girl” brought a huge smile to everyone’s face. If a choice of cover song could fully encapsulate the spirit, style and vibe of a band, the choice of that song by The Lawsuits might well be it. The band has shows in Philly on December 6 and New Year’s Eve, and should be touring New York again next year. Don’t miss them.

I recorded set with MBHO microphones on each of the lead vocalists with a mid-side pair of Schoeps MK5 and MK8 in the middle of the room. Of all of the site’s Backyard Brunch recordings, I believe this is the finest quality one yet. Enjoy!

Stream the full set (with banter removed):

The incorrect version of “You Won’t Love Me If You Won’t” has been replaced with the right song.

Download the full set: [MP3] | [FLAC]

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.

[Photo by Paul Dryden]

The Lawsuits
2013-10-26
Backyard Brunch Sessions
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK5 (cardiod)+Schoeps MK8 (M-S) + MBHO KA200N>MBP603>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Voxengo MSED (decode M-S)>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (various effects and mixdown)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.03 (fades, tracking, light compression, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 [intro]
02 Fine Quality
03 Ebony Rose
04 Long Drive Home
05 [banter]
06 Dreaming #26
07 [banter2]
08 Onion
09 Love Is Weight
10 [banter3]
11 You Won’t Love Me If You Don’t
12 American Girl [Tom Petty]

Players:
Brian Dale Allen Strouse (vocals, keys, guitar)
Vanessa Winters (vocals)
Brendan Cunningham (bass)
Josh Friedman (drums)
Joe Bisirri (guitar)

If you enjoyed this recording, please support The Lawsuits, visit their website and buy Cool Cool Cool and their merchandise from their online store.

Field Mouse: October 26, 2013 Backyard Brunch Sessions – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

November 6, 2013

By acidjack

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[Photo by Jordan Frazes]

Those familiar with the Brooklyn dream pop band Field Mouse and their intense, guitar-driven wall of sound might wonder how exactly they could play an un-amplified acoustic session in somebody’s backyard. Fortunately for those of us attending this Backyard Brunch Session, the only thing consistent about this installment in the series was the food.

A fully-amped combo of lead guitarist Andrew Futral and vocalist/guitarist Rachel Browne arrived at an apartment on Grand Street in Williamsburg with a guest drummer in tow and their full complement of amps. Other than the absence of bassist Saysha Heinzman, this was going to be an almost full-strength Field Mouse show. And thanks to a scheduling conflict, that wall of sound was going to be ricocheting off the walls of a medium-sized living room. Thankfully our hosts have cool neighbors, because this was not a quiet Saturday afternoon.

Since I first caught the band at Northside Festival last year, their confidence and songwriting have only gotten stronger. After releasing a series of singles, the group is laying down tracks for an album that we expect to see hit the streets next year. Several of the songs played at this session should make their first appearances on it, including the outstanding new track “Asteroid” which is streaming below. While this less-than-full complement of players doesn’t quite give you the full Field Mouse experience, it gives as close of an idea as is possible in a small room in a residential area. Besides their ability to write addictive, hook-laden songs, their trademark sense of humor was on display as well. This is one recording where I don’t advise skipping the “banter” tracks.

I recorded this set with a mid-side combination of Schoeps microphones in the center of the room, with my MBHO cardiods serving as both the vocal mic and miking the vocal PA. I have attempted to give a realistic representation of how the band sounded in the room, while trying to capture the power the band has in a larger setting. I hope you enjoy it!

Field Mouse is playing Cameo Gallery on November 23 and Piano’s on December 18. Check out their live shows.

Stream “Asteroid”

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

[Photo by acidjack. That’s not actually the right running order]

Field Mouse
2013-10-26
Backyard Brunch Sessions
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK5 (cardiod)+Schoeps MK8 (M-S) + MBHO KA200N>MBP603>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Voxengo MSED (decode M-S)>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (various effects and mixdown)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.03 (fades, tracking, compression, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 [intro]
02 You Guys Are Gonna Wake Up My Mom
03 [banter]
04 Tomorrow Is Yesterday
05 [banter2]
06 Asteroid
07 Plate Tectonics
08 [banter3]
09 Everyone But You
10 [banter4]
11 Water In the Valley

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Oneida: October 4, 2013 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming Full Set

October 6, 2013

By acidjack

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[Photos by acidjack]

An Oneida show is a fairly rare occurrence these days, an event not to be missed. Such was the case with this Friday night set at Glasslands, which found the band joined by James McNew (of Yo La Tengo and opening act Dump) to perform an unreleased 45+ minute song called “Get Brighter” (nominally an Incredible String Band cover), followed by “Sheets of Easter” to close out the set. “Sheets” reminds me of what a Bruce Nauman installation might sound like as a song, with its harsh, repetitive vocal giving it a claustrophobic feel that teeters on the edge of madness. “Get Brighter”, on the other hand, was a classic, percussive Oneida sprawl, which comprised the bulk of the set and set a new standard, perhaps, for “interpretive” covers. As always, this show both defied and exceeded expectations, cementing Oneida as one of those bands whose shows should always be a standing appointment.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones at the stage lip, plus a soundboard feed by the Glasslands staff. The sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream and download the full set

Download the complete show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Oneida
2013-10-04
Glasslands
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

MBHO KA200N (onstage)>MBP603 + Soundboard>Roland R-26>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (compression on KA200N source, mix down, fades)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects)>Audacity 2.03 (tracking, amplify, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 Get Brighter
02 [banter]
03 Sheets of Easter

If you enjoyed this recording, please support Oneida, visit their website, and purchase A List of the Burning Mountains and their other releases from Jagjaguwar [HERE]

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