Spaghetti Western String Company @ The Cedar

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Spaghetti Western String Company
The Cedar Cultural Center
"Lull & Clatter" CD Release
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 9th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > 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: 79:00 (SWSC set only)

Deviated Septet set:

01. Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap)
02. Leave Me There (Hem)
03. I Am The Walrus (The Beatles)

Spaghetti Western String Company set:

01. Beacon Waltz *
02. Osa’s
03. Claude
04. The Percussionist
05. Please welcome Josh to the stage...
06. The Onceler +
07. check under your chair for a copy of the new cd...
08. Fresnel’s Flea Circus
09. Die Winterreise (Franz Schubert)
10. Merton’s Woods
11. Ellesmere Island *
12. Hoof on the Rail
13. Thank you...
14. Exit Music for a Film (Radiohead) ^
15. Encore...
16. Uncle Roland the Inquisitive
17. Eye of the Tiger (Survivor) #

* w/ Deviated Septet
+ w/ Josh Gronouski
^ w/ JT Bates and Josh Gronouski
# w/ Deviated Septet and Fat Kid Wednesdays (yes, 16 folks on stage!)

Spaghetti Western String Company is:

Michael Rossetto - banjo, guitar
Nicholas Lemme - voice, mandolin, guitar
Paul Fonfara - clarinet
Ethan Sutton - cello
Josh Gronouski - upright bass

Deviated Septet is:

Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
Jennifer Rissman, soprano
Laura Krider, alto
Abbie Betinis, alto
Jeff Stern, tenor
Bryan Fisher, tenor
Chad Shultis, bass
Michael Meyer, bass

Fat Kid Wednesdays is:

Michael Lewis - saxophones
Adam Linz - bass
JT Bates - drums

www.spaghettiwesternmusic.com
www.myspace.com/spaghettiwestern

www.myspace.com/fatkidwednesdays
www.myspace.com/deviatedseptetacappella

Carl Atiya Swanson's review on How Was The Show.
Andrea Myers's review at backstage.reveillemag.com

What a great great show. Amazing set, closing with the Survivor cover blew me away...there was an insane amount of energy in the room. I encourage you to purchase SWSC's and FKW's discs if you ever run across them.

Thanks to all of the bands and to the Cedar for being cool with taping. This show was also taped by my friend Dean Lambrecht (AKG C 414b). Thanks for letting me fly the HOs Dean!

List of torrents Part II...

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The post here covers November 2004 to December 2007.

Here's December 2007 to May 2008:

City on the Make 2008-04-05 The Bedlam Theatre Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
City on the Make 2008-04-27 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
City on the Make 2008-05-15 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Gospel Gossip 2008-05-14 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2008-05-10 Hexagon Bar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Murder by Death 2008-05-04 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
dios 2008-05-04 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Happy Apple 2008-04-25 The Artists Quarter St. Paul, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Dark Meat 2008-04-27 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Angelo Spencer 2008-04-16 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
L'Orchidee D'Hawai 2008-04-16 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Converge 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
The Red Chord 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Baroness 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Genghis Tron 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Converge 2005-09-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Iced Ink 2008-03-29 400 Bar Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Kill the Vultures 2008-03-08 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Humanboy 2008-02-28 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Young Widows 2008-03-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Russian Circles 2008-03-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
A Whisper in the Noise 2008-02-28 "Dry Land" US CD Release, The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Fat Kid Wednesdays 2008-02-09 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC)
Saturday Morning Soundtrack (6 hip hop sets) 2008-02-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Enemy Entropist 2008-02-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Gratitude 2005-11-23 The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) (RESEED)
Roma di Luna 2007-12-29 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Happy Apple 2007-12-07 The Artists Quarter St. Paul, MN (16-bit) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-12-20 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-12-20 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-12-03 The Marquis Theatre Denver, CO (FLAC)
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-10-26 The Aquarium (Late Show) Fargo, ND (FLAC) ACTIVE
Thunder in the Valley 2007-12-06 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Big Quarters 2007-12-02 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)

City on the Make @ The Bedlam Theatre

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City on the Make
The Bedlam Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 5th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), 3' ROC, 20' back, 6' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > 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 (fades)
TRT: 55:41

01. 900 Nails ^
02. Fake I.D.
03. Pick Me Ups
04. Crashing Down
05. broken drum...
06. Cause of it All #
07. Chicks on Bikes ^
08. New Shoes #
09. Cyborg Killer
10. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - six string guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass guitar
Colin Stumbras - percussion

www.cityonthemake.net
www.myspace.com/cityonthemake

Dig this 50 minute City on the Make set. Really nice sound on this one. In the top 3 with The Varsity and The Nomad for sure.

2008-04-27 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58685

2008-05-15 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58679

City on the Make @ The Nomad (April 08)

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City on the Make
The Nomad Pub
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday April 27th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (~20cm, ~90º), DFC 15' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 42:11

01. 900 Nails ^
02. Pick Me Ups
03. New Shoes #
04. Cold Blood
05. Hey Angela
06. Money is My Friend #
07. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon
08. No Thumbs #
09. A Million Bucks ^
10. Chicks on Bikes ^
11. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

www.cityonthemake.net | www.myspace.com/cityonthemake

A great article from Reveillemag.com

With Dark Meat and Old James.

City on the Make are releasing their new EP $1,000,000 June 7th at the 400 Bar with Dragons Power Up and the Tender Sweaters.

2008-05-15 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN:

www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58679

City on the Make @ The Varsity Theater

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City on the Make
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday May 15th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), DFC, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 49:19

01. Pocket Full of Copper *
02. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon
03. Cyborg Killer
04. A Million Bucks ^
05. Arc Lamps
06. Money is My Friend #
07. New Shoes #
08. Pick Me Ups
09. tuneage...
10. Chicks on Bikes ^
11. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

Encore:

12. "honey you ain't holy" *

* w/ 3 piece drum cadence - Colin, Stephen & Mischa
^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

www.cityonthemake.net | www.myspace.com/cityonthemake

An extremely accurate and fun review of the show.
A great article from Reveillemag.com

I've been taping & torrenting shows since Jan. 2004 and a large part of that has been making an effort to put the word out on local music that I believe in. When someone from Moscow says thanks for posting the latest A Whisper in the Noise show you keep going because it's something that you really care about doing. Some of you that have grabbed past torrents may be familar with lines such as "______ is a great band from the Twin Cities..." or "______ is one of my favorite Minneapolis bands." Well, I'm going on the record. City on the Make is my favorite Minneapolis band. To be honest I didn't know who they were prior to May '06. I had been popping into the Nomad every Thursday night to tape Abzorbr's May residency. After staggering up the basement stairs my face was melted (OK, not really) by a fusion of Blues & Rock & Punk & lots of other words that people use to find tidy places to put music. Yeah, I know other people have rocked similar formats but there is something else going on here folks, trust me. Would I ever lead you astray?

I'm really not a fan of how most bands sound coming out of a murdochspace player...especially if you have crappy pc speakers like mine. So I guess in the end, the LP "In the Name of Progress" & EP "$1,000,000" both sound great pulsating through a home/car stereo but don't base your decision to download this or future shows off of a couple quick 96kbps mp3 listens.

Much respect to Stacy for making it through Law School and inviting everyone to her party. Check out her amazing concert photography here.

City on the Make are releasing their new EP $1,000,000 June 7th at the 400 Bar with Dragons Power Up and the Tender Sweaters.

utorrent needs the .torrent file to download the show.
I convert FLAC to WAV for CDR burning.
I play FLAC and everything else on PCs.

Gospel Gossip @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Gospel Gossip
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday May 14th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, ~5' ROC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 35:52

01. Wire
02. new/untitled
03. new/untitled
04. new/untitled
05. Wind
06. new/untitled

Sarah - guitar and vocals
Justin - bass
Ollie - drums
Deanna - synth

www.gospelgossipband.com
www.myspace.com/gospelgossip
www.guiltriddenpop.com

Gospel Gossip are from Northfield, MN, 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities. I dig them a lot and you should check them out. They are a young band that have been around since sometime in '07 as far as I know...I plan on taping them more this summer.

This set was part of the "City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 08 Celebration" which also featured sets from Romantica, The Alarmists and the mighty Doomtree. Here's to no cover. Thanks City Pages! Tracks 1 & 5 can be found on their debut LP "Sing into My Mouth." The rest of the set is comprised of unreleased material. Great songs. Track 6 clocks in at an epic 12+ minutes. Hopefully it's tracked properly.

"Sing into My Mouth" was released by Guilt Ridden Pop, home to a host of talented Twin Cities bands including; Malachi Constant (RIP, kinda), Mark Mallman, Superhopper, Volante, Maps Of Norway, Baby Guts and many others.

Sound at the legendary First Avenue never disappoints and it's always a real treat to tape there. Much respect to them for being cool with the documentation of the great shows that get booked (www.first-avenue.com).

"City Pages Best of the Twin Cities Celebration"

Good time at First Avenue last night. Taped all 4 bands. I'm going to try and get the full Gospel Gossip set out soon. I cannot circulate any unreleased Doomtree so I was thinking of also torrenting a compilation that would feature tracks from the Doomtree set that have already been released as well as tracks from the other sets.

Doomtree
The Alarmists
Romantica
Gospel Gossip

Kaddisfly @ Station 4 ('08)

Great 50 minute set Friday night...will torrent down the road. Taped the Station 4 show last July as well.

Abzorbr @ Hexagon Bar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
Hexagon Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday May 10th 2008
Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)Location: AB, FOB, LOC, ~15' back, ~8' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 27:53

01. soundcheck
02. Follow the Leader
03. Routine Lovers
04. improvisation / freestyle > Childish Perfection
05. Private Permission
06. I Breathe I'm Dead
07. improvisation / freestyle

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

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

This was the after party for Louis N. Lapierre's art show opening (555 Studios on 39th and Minnehaha for the next month). A five band bill that was running late resulted in short sets but it was still a great show. Face Candy (also featuring Chris & Casey) and City on the Make played later in the evening. I love the Hexagon but let it be noted that it's a chatty neighborhood joint from back in the day. No cover also means a lot of traffic but the music is full enough to mask much of the chattiness.

Murder by Death @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Murder by Death
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday May 4th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12.5' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 71:13

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

01. intro
02. Sometimes the Line Walks You
03. '52 Ford
04. Ball & Chain
05. Masters in Reverse Psychology
06. Ash
07. Steal Away
08. I'm Afraid of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe
09. Dead Men and Sinners
10. Killbot 2000
11. Dynamite Mine
12. Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue
13. The Devil in Mexico
14. Comin' Home
15. Three Men Hanging
16. Brother
17. Boilermaker banter...
18. Spring Break 1899
19. encore break...
20. The Big Sleep
21. The Desert's on Fire

Adam Turla - Vocals, Guitars
Sarah Balliet - Cello, Keys
Dagan Thogerson - Percussion
Matt Armstrong - Bass

www.murderbydeath.com

Murder by Death support the taping & filming of their shows. This band will be legendary at some point so if they stop through town check them out.

There is a pleasant amount of crowd banter that adds to the recording, including the "official dude of the show" who got shirtless a couple of times.

dios @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

dios
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday May 4th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (~20cm, ~90º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 33:25

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

01. I Feel Fine ALL the Time
02. Feels Good Being Somebody
03. Girl...
04. Marry You
05. Frequency
06. Alcohol
07. Heart It (hard to make out on set list...)
08. Dumb
09. Don't Be...
10. Nobody's

Patrick Butterworth - drums
Joel Morales - vocals & guitar
Edwin Kampwirth - keyboard
James Cabeza de Vaca (Jimi) - keyboard (not on tour)
John Paul Caballero (J.P.) - bass

www.wearedios.com
www.myspace.com/diosmalos

Songs 4-10 are not on the first 2 albums I have so I'm not even sure that they've been released. I'm also not certain that the 4-10 song titles are 100% correct as I got them from a set list. Opening for Murder by Death all of May '08.

Discography:

dios (Startime International, 2004)
dios (malos) (Startime International, 2005)