Mel Gibson & the Pants Nomad residency.

12-06:

(Great audience & soundboard tapes)

01. intro
02. That Ain't a Knife
03. Spurs of Steel
04. Unleash the Beats
05. A Mannequin American
06. Crosby Steals Nash and Runs
07. Where It Hurts
08. Don't Stop Drop and Roll
09. Paper Shaper Shifter
10. Don't Believe the Hype Man

12-13:

(Performance-wise I thought this was a great set. Recording-wise it's marred by the mics cutting out)

01. Sweet Science Vs. Bad Blood
02. Ghini
03. Volatile Mixture
04. do we got another mic?
05. Landmarked w/ Sims
06. (Dead Baby Joke skipped because of mic issues)
07. Antique Lures
08. That Ain't a Knife
09. This Boat is Obviously Sinking
10. Where It Hurts
11. Unleash the Beats (I'll Never Be Happy Again skipped due to fucked mic cable)

12-20:

(With a bit of back and forth from the E&A show down the street I managed a soundboard recording, more or less just so I knew what was played cause I'm a dork like that. I was able to make it back over at some point during "This Boat is Obviously Sinking" so it was cool to catch the rest of the set.)

01. Tubes Tied
02. Don't Believe the Hype Man
03. The Slippery Slope of Giving U
04. This Boat is Obviously Sinking
05. Reagan's Dead
06. The Shake Up
07. Where It Hurts
08. Shark Sandwich w/ P.O.S.
09. Spurs of Steel
10. Stress Fracture w/ Mictlan
11. That Ain't a Knife

12-27:

(Another night of great audience and soundboard tapes. Cecil Otter played a surprise set. Eyedea, Casey, Kristoff Krane and Carnage brought a really tight incarnation of Face Candy.)

01. intro
02. Unleash the Beats
03. Barnburner (first time in over 2 years)
04. Cast Me in Oak
05. That Ain't a Knife
06. (Cecil has left the building = no Beat it Loose)
07. Don't Believe the Hype Man
08. Papacy Schmapacy w/ Eyedea
09. Collars Popped and Loaded w/ P.O.S.
10. Shark Sandwich w/ P.O.S.
11. Reagan's Dead
12. Where It Hurts
13. Bit of a Buzz w/ Dessa

I do wish I had audience sources of The Shake Up and Stress Fracture from this run but the E&A show would have went untaped.

Thank you to Mel Gibson & the Pants and the Nomad (Matt, Ryan and the rest of the staff) for being cool with taping.

Eyedea & Abilities @ The Triple Rock

Link to the torrent.

Eyedea & Abilities
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December20th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, 17cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 63:17

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. Man Vs. Ape
02. "teeth marks on the skin"
03. Birth of a Fish
04. Seizure Suite (E&A remix)
05. ...Powdered Water Too (A)
06. How Much Do You Pay?
07. Exhausted Love
08. Abilities scratches your eyes out
09. freestyle
10. Abilities scratches your eyes out II
11. A Thank You Letter ^
12. freestyle
13. freestyle *
14. freestyle *
15. untitled
16. Liquid Sovereignty
17. untitled
18. Paradise
19. On This I Stand (heroin remix)
20. Glass
21. encore
22. Now
23. Abilities scratches your eyes out III

^ w/ Impulse from SecTor7G
* w/ Carnage and Kristoff Krane from Abzorbr

www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities

I was going to post this last week so I hope this wasn't to much of a wait. Back home for the final show of the tour. I'm really happy with the sound on this so I didn't touch a thing.

Thanks again to everyone who taped or filmed a show on this tour. Maybe a few more recordings will circulate in the coming months.

Abzorbr @ The Triple Rock

Link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December20th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, 17cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 35:55


01. Follow The Leader
02. Routine Lovers
03. Private Permission / improvisation / Childish Perfection
04. The Bed
05.
06.
07.
08.
09. I'm A Little Tadpole

Kristoff Krane - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop
Graham O'Brien - Drums

05-09 Kristoff Krane solo set w/ loop pedal

www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.crushkillrecordings.com

There's about 4 seconds at the beginning of Follow The Leader that feature me adjusting levels.

EP2 is out now.

All Songs written by Abzorbr
All Voices and Words by Kristoff Krane
Bass Guitar and Music Production by Casey O'Brien
Drum Set and Music Production by Graham O'Brien
Additional Guitar by Drew Kragg
Live Recordings by Empty (www.emptystapes.blogspot.com)
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Graham O'Brien
All Design and Layout by Casey O'Brien

The Triple Rock >>> The Nomad

I can't remember the last time I felt such a warm vibe of friends and family converging at a show but both circles were at the Triple Rock to welcome Eyedea & Abilities home last night. Abzorbr and Sector 7G opened. Torrents to follow...

After the Sector 7G set I ran a recorder down to the Nomad and patched out of the soundboard...hit record...brisk walk back to the Triple Rock.

I'm really excited to torrent these Triple Rock tapes but I was even more excited to get back to the Nomad in time to catch the last 4-5 MG&TP songs including Shark Sandwich with P.O.S. and Stress Fracture with Mictlan. Much respect to good-hearted Minneapolis cabbies.

The Nomad >>> First Avenue Last Week.

Late post but more so a reminder to myself for when I make updates to a future website and process the recordings.

Last Thursday December 13th was the 2nd night of the Mel Gibson & the Pants December residency at the Nomad. D Numbers from Santa Fe, NM opened. Special guests included a set by Dosh playing new material from his album being released in May. Sims played a short set and also returned to the stage and did Landmarked with MG&TP. Performance-wise I thought the sets were great. Recording-wise many of the tracks are marred by issues with the house mics cutting out. Dosh wins for not having any vocals.

So, Friday December 14th the Doomtree Blowout III at First Avenue. Good show. I'll leave it at that, no use wasting space about drunk frat boys here. A highlight for me was the Big Trouble set. They busted out some Doomtree instrumentals. Word was that Gay Witch Abortion were playing somewhere downstairs and Roma di Luna was playing somewhere upstairs.

Eyedea & Abilities @ The Aquarium ( Soundboard)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Eyedea & Abilities
The Aquarium (Late Show)
Fargo, ND
Friday October 26th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Source: Soundboard > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-in @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 59:37

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02. Man Vs. Ape
03. "teeth marks on the skin"
04. Birth of a Fish
05. Seizure Suite (E&A remix)
06. ...Powdered Water Too (A)
07. How Much Do You Pay?
08. Exhausted Love
09. On This I Stand (heroin remix)
10. untitled
11. freestyle
12. freestyle *
13. freestyle *
14. Liquid Sovereignty
15. untitled
16. Paradise
17. Glass
18. encore
19. Now
20. Abilities melts your face

* with Kristoff Krane from Abzorbr

www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities

Friday morning I went over to Micheal's house...him and Abilities were getting things rounded up. Chris and Louis arrived after a bit so we all piled into the beast de Louis for the 5 hour trip to Fargo.

I did audience and soundboard for the all ages show but with the layout of the venue and the anticipated size of the crowd (many of them understandably there to booze it up) I decided to put my mics away for the late show and just enjoy it while taping from the board. I'll eventually post one or both of the sources from the early set but check out this nice sbd of the late set for now.

This one goes out to all of the fellow tapers that did audio or video on the recent Appetite for Distraction tour. E&A support taping so if you'd like to ever cover a show get in touch with me and I'll get you onto the list.

Thunder in the Valley @ The Nomad

Here's a link to the torrent.

Thunder in the Valley
The Nomad
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December 6th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, 20cm, ~6ft LOC, 10' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 39:28

01. The Skies May Cease To Be
02. new
03. 94 In Reverse
04. new
05. Come Now Virginia
06. new
07. My Only Anna Lee
08. Motherless Children *

* originally recording by Blind Willie Johnson & the Rev. Gary Davis 1927

Graham Smith - vocals, guitar
Jake Luck - piano, vocals
Nick Ryan - guitar, vocals
Matt Ryan - bass
Colin Johnson - drums

www.myspace.com/thunderinthevalley
www.walkingdead.net/~titv/

Opening the first night of the Mel Gibson & the Pants December residency at the Nomad.

Canine Heart Sounds from Duluth also played (for 60mins...so this set as well as Mel's are a bit short).

List of torrents...

By now you've probably figured out that I torrent a lot of live recordings at The Traders' Den. The torrents with an ACTIVE next to them currently have seeds and are available for download.

Big Quarters 2007-12-02 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Themes 2007-09-22 The Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA - ACTIVE
Mono 2007-10-21 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-11-01 The Turf Club St.Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Big Quarters 2007-11-01 The Turf Club St.Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Mono 2007-10-21 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Happy Apple 2007-06-08 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-08-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-10-12 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Empires 2007-10-06 The Beat Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
A Whisper in the Noise 2007-09-22 The Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA - ACTIVE
Portrait of a Drowned Man 2007-10-06 The Beat Minneapolis, MN -
Sleeping in Gethsemane 2007-10-06 The Beat Minneapolis, MN -
Abzorbr 2007-09-29 O' Gara's Garage St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-10-02 Roy Wilkins St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Roma di Luna 2007-01-11 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Roma di Luna 2007-09-21 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Kill the Vultures 2007-09-21 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Roma di Luna 2007-09-06 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Caspian 2007-09-13 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
Portrait Of A Drowned Man 2006-04-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN -
Ambulette 2007-03-08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Big Quarters 2007-08-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-08-24 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-08-03 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
YO! The Movement 6th Annual Celebration of Hip Hop 2007-08-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Bill Mike Band & Carnage 2007-08-03 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Themes 2007-08-03 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN -
Manchester Orchestra 2007-08-01 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
The Snake, The Cross, The Crown 2007-06-25 Station 4 St. Paul, MN -
Langhorne Slim 2007-07-07 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO - ACTIVE
Sarah Johnson 2007-07-21 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN -
This Will Destroy You 2007-07-11 Station 4 St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Kaddisfly 2007-07-11 Station 4 St. Paul, MN (FLAC) -
Kaddisfly 2007-07-11 Station 4 St. Paul, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
Manchester Orchestra 2007-06-25 Station 4 St. Paul, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
A Whisper in the Noise 2007-06-23 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
mewithoutYou 2007-06-25 Station 4 St. Paul, MN - ACTIVE
Themes 2007-06-23 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Nomia 2007-06-23 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Rocky Votolato 2007-04-05 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN -
Secret Architecture 2007-06-08 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN -
Abzorbr 2007-05-31 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
mewithoutYou 2006-06-29 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Ill Chemistry 2007-05-24 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Jesu 2007-03-25 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
Abzorbr + Eyedea & Carnage 2007-05-24 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN -
Abzorbr 2007-05-17 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Abzorbr 2007-05-10 The Nomad Pub Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Yea Big + Kid Static 2007-05-10 The Nomad Pub Minneapolis, MN (Hip Hop) -
Kaddisfly 2007-05-03 The Underground Roseville, CA -
World's End Girlfriend 2007-04-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN -
MONO 2007-04-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
The Drift 2007-04-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) -
Murder by Death 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN -
Jason Lytle de Grandaddy 2006-07-31 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN -
Ela 2007-01-19 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) - ACTIVE
A Night In The Box 2007-01-02 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN
The Belles of Skin City 2007-02-17 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
The Evening Rig 2007-01-13 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Zozobra 2007-03-25 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Ken Andrews 2007-03-28 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Explosions In The Sky 2007-03-29 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
ISIS 2007-03-25 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
The Blood Brothers 2007-03-21 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
William Elliott Whitmore 2007-03-16 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Red Sparowes 2007-03-16 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Themes 2007-03-08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Ambulette 2007-03-08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Fitzgerald 2006-10-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Pretty Boy Thorson & The Fallen Angels 2007-01-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2007-01-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
Zerkalo & Thupten Dadak 2007-01-11 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Ambulette 2006-12-13 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
¡Forward Russia! 2006-12-06 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
mewithoutYou 2006-11-15 Trocaderos Minneapolis, MN ACTIVE
Page France 2006-10-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Russian Circles 2006-11-05 The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ (FLAC)
Anathallo 2006-10-29 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN - ACTIVE
The Red Paintings 2006-10-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2006-10-25 The Toybox Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
The Dresden Dolls 2006-10-18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2006-07-17 The Underground Roseville, CA
A Whisper in the Noise 2006-09-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2006-07-14 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Cracker 2006-08-30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Suffrajett 2006-08-30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2005-08-29 Knitting Factory Hollywood, CA
Kaddisfly 2006-07-09 The Alley Fullerton, CA
Vedera 2006-08-23 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Kaddisfly 2005-12-16 The Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Kaddisfly 2006-07-10 Knitting Factory Hollywood, CA
Kaddisfly 2006-08-12 Profile Music Center Minneapolis, MN
Metal Hearts 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Langhorne Slim 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Unwed Sailor 2006-06-29 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Hank Williams III 2006-06-27 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Russian Circles 2006-06-09 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Pelican 2006-06-09 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Murder by Death 2006-05-28 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
A Whisper in the Noise 2006-04-29 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
A Whisper in the Noise 2006-03-31 The 7th Street Entry Minneapolis
A Whisper in the Noise 2005-03-11 The Loring Pasta Bar Minneapolis, MN
dredg - 2005-08-29 El Torreon Kansas City, MO
A Whisper in the Noise 2005-12-20 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
My Morning Jacket 2005-11-10 Live on KCRW Los Angeles, CA
Malachi Constant 2005-06-17 Hexagon Bar Minneapolis, MN
Broken Social Scene 2005-11-08 Live on KCRW Radio
The STNNNG 2006-01-27 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
A Whisper in the Noise 2005-01-07 Minnesota Museum of American Art St. Paul, MN
dredg 2005-12-04 La Boule Noire Paris, France
Mono 2005-09-17 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Gratitude 2005-11-23 Final Show: The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN
Tracy Chapman 2005-10-11 Live ON KCRW
Gratitude 2004-09-28 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Converge 2005-09-21 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2005-09-16 KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Los Angeles, California
Silkworm 2005-03-20 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Bella Lea 2005-08-26 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
Dredg 2005-05-06 The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN
Dredg 2004-07-22 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Dredg 2003-11-15 The Roxy West Hollywood, CA
Dredg 2004-07-19 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA
Dredg 2003-02-27 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Dredg 2004-07-28 The Wiltern LG Los Angeles, CA
Dredg 2003-03-02 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Dredg 2004-01-06 The Roxy Hollywood, CA
Dredg 2003-06-07 The Palladium Worcester, MA
Nine Inch Nails 2005-03-25 Freeborn Hall at UC Davis, Davis, CA
A Whisper In the Noise 2005-03-11 The Loring Pasta Bar Minneapolis, MN
Modest Mouse 2005-02-27 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
The Arcade Fire 2004-12-14 Mesa Luna Vancouver, BC
Hank III 2005-02-19 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
The Arcade Fire 2005-01-17 KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic
A Whisper In The Noise 2005-01-07 Minnesota Museum of American Art St. Paul, MN
The Arcade Fire 2005-01-17 Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW Los Angeles, CA
The Kinison 2005-01-29 The Modified Phoenix, AZ
Cursive 2004-02-25 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Clann Zú 2004-07-29 The Casbah Hamilton, ON Canada
The Deftones 2002-03-23 Westwood One's "Absolutely Live High Voltage"
Saul Williams (band set) 2004-11-07 The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN
Gratitude 2004-09-28 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Clann Zú 2004-08-07 The Railway Club Vancouver, BC
Minus the Bear 2004-11-06 The Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
The Arcade Fire 2004-11-27 400 Bar Minneapolis, MN

Big Quarters @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Big Quarters
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday December 2nd 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, 20cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 62:25

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02.
03. Beacons
04. Lake City Browns freestyle
05. Sign of the Time
06. Everyday
07. Call Me
08. live beat making on the MPC 2000 Excel
09. Big Quarters
10. Lou Diamond
11. Toki Wright - www.tokiwright.com
12.
13. Land of Opportunity
14. Test
15. new song
16. Song For Brown Babies
17. Painkillers
18. Sing Like This
19. new song
20. Put it in the Air improvisation

www.bigquarters.com
www.myspace.com/bigquarters

Thanks to Big Quarters and the Triple Rock for being cool with taping.

If you felt like supporting Big Quarters you could pick up a copy of Cost of Living.