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Spacin’: April 4, 2013 285 Kent – Flac/MP3/Streaming

April 17, 2013
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SPACIN
[uncredited photo from last.fm – will credit if info provided]

The band Spacin’ began as the solo project of Jason Killinger, who was also a member of Birds of Maya. Philadelphia has produced a plethora of superb gargage-influenced music over the last several years and Killinger’s contribution is no less impressive than others such as Kurt Vile, The War on Drugs, and Purling Hiss. In fact, Killinger teamed with Purling Hiss’ Mike Polizze in Birds of Maya, and their solo bands just completed a tour together. On Thursday last, we caught Spacin’ opening for the Hiss at 285 Kent and their set, although short in song titles and total time was a superb neo-psych/garage workout which included a couple of numbers from their debut album Deep Thuds, a couple of apparent new songs, and a killer cover the the MC5’s “American Ruse” (streaming below). Now that Spacin’ is on our radar, we won’t miss their NYC shows.

This set was recorded in the same manner as the Purling Hiss set and the sound is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “American Ruse [MC5 cover]:

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.

Spacin
2013-04-04
285 Kent
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann TLM 102s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 > (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2013-04-12

Setlist:
[Total Time 33:53]
01 Human Condition
02 Sunshine No Shoes
03 [banter]
04 American Ruse [MC5]
05 [new song]
06 Oh Man

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Spacin’, visit their bandcamp page, and purchase Deep Thuds from Richie Records / TestosterTunes [HERE].

Zoned Out: March 28, 2013 Union Pool – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

April 16, 2013
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[Photos by acidjack]

Little is known to date about the Brooklyn band Zoned Out, though they have quietly been building a following around town. Featuring current and former members of La Otracina, Grateful Dead cover band Dead Tape, Titan, Polygamist and Mirror Queen, they serve up deep multi-part psych meditations grounded in the rock aesthetic. For this Union Pool show, the band played under the swirling light show of Planetary Projections, adding to the otherworldly vibe of the night. Expect to see a new album from these guys, as well as more Brooklyn dates, soon.

I recorded this set with Schoeps MK5 cardiod microphones from our usual position in the venue, along with an excellent soundboard feed from the house engineer, Patrick. The sound is excellent.  Enjoy!

Stream “Smoke Signals”

Download the complete show [MP3] / [FLAC]

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Zoned Out
2013-03-28
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK5 (DFC, DINa)>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2 + Soundboard (engineer: Patrick)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, mix down)>Audacity 3.0 (set fades, EQ, tracking, upward compression, amplify, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 Feathers of the Wild Cloud outro>
02 Bigger Funner>
03 Feathers of the Wild Cloud
04 Eyes Within A Dream>Gypsy Dance>Eyes Within A Dream
05 [tuning]
06 Smoke Signals
07 Woodland Blues

If you enjoyed this recording, be on the lookout for more from Zoned Out, including a new record, in the near future.  

Caveman: April 10, 2013 Webster Hall – Flac/MP3/Streaming

April 14, 2013
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[photo courtesy of Will Oliver of We All Want Someone to Shout For]

Caveman has come a long way very quickly since we first saw them 18 months ago as an opening band at Cameo Gallery. At that show, opening for fellow quick-climbers The War On Drugs, it was fairly obvious that Caveman would be going places. A couple of months later they were playing larger gigs, and when their debut CoCo Beware was picked up by Fat Possum Records, the band went national. This month, the band released their anticipated follow-up to CoCo, a self-titled second album that retains the band keen sense of melody and 80s-influenced pop while taking the next step. Caveman is a more mature and more consistently excellent album — just exactly the kind of second album that bodes well for the long term future of Caveman. On Wednesday night at Webster Hall, the band celebrated a homecoming and the CD’s new release with a triumphant show before a packed house. The setlist included most of the band’s recorded material and they were simply ebullient throughout the seventy-five minute set. Matthew Iwanusa spent much of the between-song banter thanking the crowd and acknowledging the band’s fortunes, and the feeling was mutual.

We recorded this set with the Sennheiser cardioids mounted inside the soundboard booth and mixed with an excellent feed provided by the band’s touring FOH. Enjoy!

Stream “In The City”:

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.

Caveman
2013-04-10
Webster Hall
New York, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Sennheiser MKH-8040s > 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
2013-04-12

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:14:35]
01 Thankful – Backwards
02 Shut You Down
03 Easy Water
04 A Country’s King of Dreams
05 In The City
06 Over My Head
07 My Time
08 December 28th
09 [banter]
10 I Never Want to Know
11 Ankles
12 Vampirer – Old Friend
13 Decide
14 [encore break]
15 Great Life
16 Where’s the Time

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Caveman, visit their website, and purchase Caveman from the Fat Possum Records site [HERE].

Purling Hiss: April 4, 2013 285 Kent – Flac/MP3/Streaming

April 8, 2013
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[photo by PSquared Photography]

When we broke the news back in November that Purling Hiss had signed to Drag City Records and that their new album would be released in March, it was one of those well-deserved jumps in stature that we love to see for the bands that we’ve championed here on NYCTaper. Now that their new album Water On Mars has been released to universally positive reviews, its also good to see that the band are still the same humble guys we met for the first time several years ago. At 285 on Thursday, the merch table was moved to the DJ table where we record the shows, and so we were by default the band’s unofficial merch guy when they were on stage. But afterwards while breaking down my equipment, it was refreshing to see up close Mike Polizze’s natural and sincere interactions with the long line of fans waiting to buy the album. In these days when the quality of fan relationships are almost as crucial to a band’s success as the quality of the music, its good to know that Purling Hiss is ahead of the game in both respects. The band’s set was almost entirely Mars material played with ferocity and among the many highlights, we’re streaming “Don’t Even Try It”. Purling Hiss will continue to tour the midwest for the next couple of weeks before spending May in Europe. The tour dates are on their Drag City Records artist page.

I recorded this set with the wide diaphragm Neumann TLM 102 microphones mounted on the pole 10 feet from the stage and mixed with a vocal-heavy board feed. The sound quality is excellent, enjoy!

Stream “Don’t Even Try It:

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.

Purling Hiss
2013-04-04
285 Kent
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann TLM 102s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, set fades, downsample) > CDWave 1.95 > (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and Tagging via Foobar)

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2013-04-06

Setlist:
[Total Time 48:03]
01 Water on Mars
02 Lolita
03 Rat Race
04 Mercury Retrograde
05 Run From the City
06 [banter]
07 Mary Bumble Bee
08 Don’t Even Try It
09 The Harrowing Wind
10 Almost Washed My Hair
11 Face Down

If you download this recording from NYCTaper, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Purling Hiss, visit their Facebook page, and purchase Water on Mars from the Drag City Records site [HERE].

Meat Puppets: April 4, 2013 Mercury Lounge – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

April 7, 2013
By

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[Photos from the April 3 show by P Squared Photography]

I last saw the Meat Puppets at Mercury Lounge four years ago, when I made this recording.  Four years later, the band has proven that fires cannot only be rekindled, they can be made made brighter. Now in the fourth decade of their career and on their second reunion as a band, the brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood have all the scars to prove what 30 years of rock n’ roll can do to a person and a unit. Rock n’ rollers are meant to die happy warriors. If they’ve lived how they’re supposed to live they make their memories early, then check out before their time with a ledger of music a mile deep. Maybe they were onto something when they titled their most commercially successful record Too High To Die, but the Kirkwoods haven’t bowed out or toned it down. They keep re-grouping, re-generating — so much so that Curt’s son Elmo is now the band’s rhythm guitarist.

After a shorter set the night before owing to being the “early show”, this “late show” set on Thursday at Mercury Lounge was a marathon that gave fans everything they could possibly want.  We got all of the Meat Puppets II classics that Kurt Cobain made famous (“Oh Me”, “Plateau”, with a searing guitar solo, and “Lake of Fire”), fiery versions of band classics (a nine-minute “Up On the Sun” and equally sick “I’m A Mindless Idiot”), covers (Beach Boys’ “Sloop John B”, Freddy Fender’s “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”, the Texas Tornadoes’ “(Hey Baby) Que Paso” and Jimmy Driftwood’s “Tennessee Stud”), a taste of their forthcoming album, Rat Farm (the title track, “Time and Money” and “Original One”), plus two of their better-known Too High To Die numbers (typical set closer “Backwater” plus “Comin’ Down”). Among the new songs, “Original One” from Rat Farm was the live debut of that song. The band kept their feet on the gas for all of this nearly two-hour set, with minimal breaks between songs, and the brothers’ interplay between each other on stage seemed, to me, to be at an all-time high. The Puppets have always been capable of writing great songs, but haven’t always been what you’d call musically consistent. Tonight, we saw them at their absolute full potential — a band that can be both.

I recorded this set in our usual manner for the venue, with Schoeps MK41 supercardiod microphones and a feed of the excellent house mix by the Meat Puppets’ touring FOH (please send his name if you have it) working with Mercury head FOH Kevin Mazzarelli.  The sound quality is outstanding. Enjoy!

Stream “Plateau”

This Recording is now available to Download in FLAC and MP3 and to Stream at Archive.org [HERE].

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Meat Puppets
2013-04-04
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY USA

Recorded and produced by acidjack for nyctaper.com

Schoeps MK41>KCY>Z-PFA>Sound Devices USBPre2 + Soundboard (engineers: Kevin Mazzarelli and Meat Puppets traveling engineer)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS5.5 (align, mix down, fades)>Izotope Ozone 5 (light EQ, exciter)>Audacity 3.0 (tracking, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time: 1:53:50]
01 [Intro]
02 Sometimes Blue
03 Waiting
04 The Monkey and the Snake
05 Oh, Me
06 Touchdown King
07 Up on the Sun
08 Comin’ Down
09 Plateau
10 [banter1]
11 Wasted Days and Wasted Nights [Freddy Fender]
12 (Hey Baby) Que Paso [Texas Tornadoes]
13 I’m a Mindless Idiot
14 [banter2]
15 Rat Farm
16 [banter3]
17 Sam
18 Lost
19 [banter4]
20 Time and Money
21 Tennessee Stud [Jimmy Driftwood]
22 Original One
23 [banter5]
24 Open Wide
25 [banter6]
26 Sloop John B [Beach Boys]>
27 Lake of Fire
28 Seal Whales
29 Backwater

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT the Meat Puppets, visit their website, and pre-order Rat Farm from their online store [HERE].

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Sky Picnic: March 28, 2013 Union Pool – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

April 4, 2013
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[Photos by acidjack]

Sky Picnic is the psych-driven rock band fronted by guitarist/vocalist Chris Sherman and bassist Leah Cinnamon, who on this night were joined by drummer Russell Wahlquist, who did an admirable job filling in for band regular Pete Meriwether.  This Union Pool show was made extra memorable by the liquid light show of Planetary Projections, who coated what is usually a drably lit shade with intense swirls of color.  Sky Picnic play a more vocal-driven brand of psychedelic rock, as well as using tighter arrangements on certain songs in addition to the typical sprawling songs typical of the style. The result is a slightly more pop-driven sound with songs that have more individual character than those of some of their contemporaries. This set consisted mostly of songs from their Paint Me A Dream LP, plus a longer, older number called “Universal Mind Decoder”.  Paint Me A Dream is still available in limited quantities on vinyl from the band’s bandcamp page, plus download options.  Sky Picnic plan to have some more local gigs in the coming months, so check back at their facebook page for updates.

I recorded this set in our usual manner in the venue, with Schoeps MK5 microphones and a soundboard feed from the house engineer, Patrick. The sound is excellent. Enjoy!

Stream “Rippled”

Direct download of 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.

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Sky Picnic
2013-03-28
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY USA

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

Schoeps MK5 (cardiod, DINa, DFC)>KC5>CMC6>Sound Devices USBPre2 + Soundboard (engineer: Patrick)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (mix down, reverb on vox)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, exciter)>Audacity 3.0 (set fades, amplify, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 Translucent Lucy
02 Paint Me A Dream
03 Freak Out Ethel
04 [banter]
05 Dream Yourself Away
06 Rippled
07 Universal Mind Decoder

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Sky Picnic, like them on Facebook, and purchase Paint Me A Dream from them [HERE]

Stars: March 09, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

April 2, 2013
By

stars second night-1[photos courtesy of Jill Harrison and For the Love of Brooklyn]

The Music Hall of Williamsburg recently hosted the two-night sold-out “Evenings of Sex and Death” tour featuring Canadian indie group Stars. A cheeky theme, yet one the band has continually explored throughout their long-running career. While the first night’s performance focused on the carnal, the second show paid tribute to their darker material.

Though the theme of the night was DEATH, the band was rested and in great spirits after such a warm reception the previous night. Highlights of this show included “Dead Hearts,” which was preceded by a onstage seance to summon the ghosts of Williamsburg, and the over-the-top melodramatics of “Do You Want to Die Together?” – a raucous duet about suicide from their latest album. Ever paying it forward for their longtime fans, Stars also played many of the hits from their classic LP “Set Yourself on Fire”, including the title track and “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead”, featured below.

I recorded the Stars with an excellent soundboard feed again provided by the band’s engineer and good friend, Marty, and for the second I decided to use a pair of MBHO cardioid microphones which are among my favorite indoor microphones. Their slightly brighter tone and ability to cut through the natural reverb of the room produces an incredibly clean sound which I think is even better than the previous night.

Our thanks goes to the Stars and their management for allowing us to record both nights from their recent run and we hope you enjoy!

Stream “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/S1110Stars1102/stars2013-03-09.yourexloverisdead.mp3]

Stream “Fixed”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/S1110Stars1102/stars2013-03-09.fixed.mp3]

Direct download of 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.

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Stars
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY
2013-03-09

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and Produced by hi and lo

Recordist : hi and lo
Source: MBHO KA200/603 (PAS) > PSP-2 + Soundboard >> Tascam DR-680 @ 24 bit / 48 kHz

01. Intro
02. The Theory of Relativity
03. Elevator Love Letter
04. A Song is a Weapon
05. Death to Death
06. Ageless Beauty
07. The North
08. Backlines
09. The Light
10. Do You Want To Die Together?
11. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
12. Set Yourself on Fire
13. Going, Going, Gone
14. Lights Changing Colour
15. Dead Hearts
16. Tru
17. Fixed
18. Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It
19. Take Me to the Riot
20. Walls
21. (Encore Call)
22. My Favourite Book
23. What the Snowman Learned About Love
24. Reunion
25. Barricade

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Stars, visit their website, and purchase any of their CDs or Vinyls from their online store [HERE].

Stars: March 08, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

March 29, 2013
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The Canadian indie pop group Stars recorded their first album in NYC in 1999 and although they’ve since moved away, they always manage to make each return feel like a homecoming party. Band frontman and founder Torquil Campbell recently gave an interview in which he elaborates on his love-hate relationship with this city:

To this day, my wife still says that, even though I was born in England and I grew up in Canada, I act like a New Yorker. That was where my personality came into full fruition, where I found 11 million assholes just like me. [Laughs] I feel very at home there. On the other hand, I hate New York. Like everybody does. New York is a reflection of you. It’s whatever you imagine yourself to be.

The whole interview is highly entertaining, just like their recent sold-out two-night stop at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The crowd had a blast as Stars dusted off a few fan favorites and mixed them up with a selection of new tracks from “The North”, their newest album released last September. Streaming below are two of my favorite songs from the night, but other surprises in the setlist included 2001’s “Krush” and a new unreleased song called “Wishful.”

I recorded this night’s performance using a pair of Schoeps MK41 microphones and an excellent soundboard feed graciously provided to us by the band and expertly mixed by their long-time engineer, Marty. The mix is an even balance of the two sources and the results are nothing short of outstanding!

We also recorded Stars the following night at Music Hall of Williamsburg and will be posting that performance very soon.

Stream “Midnight Coward”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/S1110Stars1102/stars2013-03-08.midnightcoward.mp3]

Stream “Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It”
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/S1110Stars1102/stars2013-03-08.holdon.mp3]

Direct download of 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.

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Stars
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY
2013-03-08

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded and Produced by hi and lo

Recordist : hi and lo
Source 1 : Schoeps MK41 (DINa) > PSP-2 > AD2k + Soundboard >> Tascam DR-680 @ 24 bit / 48 kHz

01. Intro
02. The Theory of Relativity
03. Fixed
04. A Song is a Weapon
05. The North
06. We Don’t Want Your Body
07. Backlines
08. Personal
09. Do You Want To Die Together?
10. Wishful
11. Soft Revolution
12. (Banter)
13. Krush
14. The Loose Ends Will Make Knots
15. Life Effect
16. Midnight Coward
17. What I’m Trying to Say
18. One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)
19. Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It
20. Take Me to the Riot
21. Walls
22. (Encore Call)
23. My Favourite Book
24. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
25. The 400

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT Stars, visit their website, and purchase any of their CDs or Vinyls from their online store [HERE].

The Habit: March 26, 2013 Knitting Factory – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

March 27, 2013
By

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[Photos by acidjack]

The Habit are members of the new cohort of bands seeking to re-examine the possibilities of traditional American rock music.  With one record under their belt (Lincoln Has Won) and another coming very soon, this show at the Knitting Factory gave them a chance to debut their new stuff in front of an appreciative crowd. While Brooklyn may not seem like the obvious hometown for an act whose sound leans heavily on traditional country as well as American rock, The Habit tacitly acknowledge their Northeastern present with some punked-up arrangements that give a nod to Yankee bands like the Dropkick Murphys. The result is a live show that serves up both high energy and high variety, with dual vocalists Brian Mendes and Siobhan Glennon giving them range for both heartfelt country ballads and honky-tonked-up punk. The band, founded by Mendes and guitarist Willie Croxton, arose out of their mutual respect for the original folk recordings of famous archivist Alan Lomax, followed by later influences like Alan Parsons and Jimmie Rogers.  They have done an excellent job of respecting those influences while creating their own personality — and most importantly, a fun live show — at the same time.

hi and lo recorded this set with my Schoeps MK5 microphones and a soundboard feed from Rubes, the Knitting Factory FOH.  The sound is excellent.  Enjoy!

Stream “Break Down the Walls”

Direct download of the full show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

If there are any issues with the links, please email NYCTaper.

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.

The Habit
2013-03-26
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, NY USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com
Recorded by hi and lo
Produced by acidjack

Schoeps MK5 (cardiod, slightly ROC, DIN)>KC5>CMC6 + Soundboard (engineer: Rubes)>>Tascam DR-680>2x24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (align, adjust levels, mix down, fades)>Izotope Ozone 5 (exciter, EQ)>Audacity 3.0 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time 39:03]
01 Tell Me How From Love To Fly
02 Demons
03 Evol
04 Leave Her, Johnny
05 Boat On A River
06 For You
07 You Will Miss Me When I’m Gone
08 From Seat 9
09 Break Down the Walls
10 [banter]
11 War Is Done

If you enjoyed this recording, PLEASE SUPPORT The Habit, visit their website, and buy Lincoln Has Won and their first EP in their online store [HERE].

Alexandra Stewart: March 15, 2013 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

March 20, 2013
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[Photos courtesy of Oresti Tsonopoulos]

While thousands of young artists chose to ply their wares in the marketing-drenched trenches of Austin last Friday, Alexandra Stewart played her first full-band show at Glasslands.  There were no junk food ads or cell-phone chattering PR flacks on hand, no distractions or status-obsessed bullshit. People were there to celebrate music, rather than exploit it. Stewart has a brand-new, well-produced record (Wàbà) to preview.  She chose to do it here, in a place that feels like home, in front of people who actually cared.  In some ways, an artist’s choices can matter as much as their art.

As for her performance, Stewart and the band (Chris Pattishall on keys, Austin Vaughn on drums, Jack Hill on bass and Russ Flynn on guitar) evinced none of the first-show jitters that derail early shows, starting this eight-song set as strongly as they finished it.  The focused, effortless groove Stewart lays down with her vocals reminded me at points of artists like Feist and Laetitia Sadier, and her full-band arrangements gave those vocals a lush, engaging backdrop.  Wàbà is named for the little village in Ontario, Canada where Stewart grew up, and her hometown and country figure prominently in her style. If you look at the Pinterest page where she assembled inspirational images for the record, several are the kind of wintry, grey-washed photos one might associate with our colder, less populated neighbor land to the north. But the images aren’t bleak; they can inspire hope, or pensive reflection. Stewart’s music is much the same, drawing on darkness and light.  Her songs can range from the playful-sounding pop of “Pow Wow” (whose subject matter is shade darker than the song’s sound) to the somber “Graveyard”, which starts with a spare vocals and keys arrangement until it crests on waves of guitar.  On this night, these and other songs arrived fully formed, delivered with an understated grace and poise that is hard to come by for a first show. Stewart will continue playing more live shows through the year as she looks for a home for the record, and I suspect that if she and the band continue to perform at this level, she will find some takers.

I recorded this set with MBHO microphones placed directly in front of the band to capture the sense of being up front, combined with an excellent soundboard feed of the house mix by engineer Josh Thiel.  The sound is excellent.  Enjoy!

Direct download of the full show: [MP3] | [FLAC]

Stream “Pow Wow”:

Stream “Graveyard”:

Watch “Soul Like A Ghost” (shot by Oresti Tsonopoulos):

If there are any issues with the links, please email NYCTaper.

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.

Alexandra Stewart
2013-03-15
Glasslands
Brooklyn NY USA

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

MBHO KA200N (onstage, NOS)>Z-PFA>Aerco MP-2 + Soundboard (engineer: Josh Thiel)>>Edirol R-44 [OCM]>2x24bit/48kHZ WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (effects on soundboard, align, mix down)>Izotope Ozone 5 (light EQ, exciter)>Audacity 3.0 (fades, tracking, amplify, balance, downsample)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks
01 Lone Wolf
02 Pow Wow
03 You Don’t Know How
04 Indian Summer [Victor Herbert]
05 Soul Like A Ghost
06 Lullabye
07 Lovesick
08 [band intros]
09 Graveyard

Band:
Alexandra Stewart – Vocals
Chris Pattishall – Keys
Austin Vaughn – Drums
Jack Hill – Bass
Russ Flynn – Guitar

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