Sunday, June 29, 2008

Kill the Vultures & P.O.S. @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Kill the Vultures & P.O.S.
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Friday June 27th

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) 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 > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 36:34 (excluding 13-18)

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

01. Dirty Hands
02. Moonshine
03. The Spider's Eyes
04. Strangers in the Doorways
05. ...banter
06. Birchwood
07. ...banter
08. The Vultures
09. Lovin' You Dangerous
10. 7-8-9
11. Searchlights & Suspects
12. Behind These Eyes > freestyle
13. ... P.O.S. intro
14. Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)
15. Paul Kersey to Jack Kimball
16. Savion Glover
17. P.O.S. is Ruining My Life
18. Yeah Right

Tracks 13-18 are "bonus tracks." Most of the P.O.S. set has been omitted due to the unreleased nature of the material. I'm sure that's annoying for several people but it has to be this way.

Opening the Dosh CD Release for "Wolves And Wishes." The main stage was not used. A smaller stage was constructed 2 or 3 feet off of the dance floor.

See also Fog, Happy Apple, Andrew Bird, Fat Kid Wednesdays and Alpha Consumer to name a few.

www.myspace.com/killthevultures
www.myspace.com/posisruiningmylife

www.doomtree.net

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Dragons Power Up @ The 400 Bar

Jump onto the torrent here.

Dragons Power Up
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 7th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), FOB, ~6 ROC, ~15' back, ~9' ^
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 > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 57:08

01. Where do you go?
02. Nickels
03. Yr Money's no Good Here
04. ...band intros
05. My Hands Are Strong
06. Orbitt Danse
07. Filter Valve
08. Long Division
09. Worm and Plow/Prayer
10. House Fires
11. Ballahall

Mike Coyne
Dan Ries
Mike Ries
Chris Tures

www.myspace.com/dragonspowerup

Super tight and super sick indie rock from St. Paul, MN. You need to check these guys out. This show was with City on the Make and The Tender Sweaters.

"Mike Ries, Mike Coyne, and Chris Tures started playing together in 2005 and were joined shortly after by Dan Ries.

They are currently working on their second full-length album, tentatively due to be self-released in summer of 2008. Their first album, "This Way To Gunshire..." is considered to be an underground classic; so far underground in fact, that all proof of this claim has melted, given the proximity to the center of the earth. Not any old album, but the first in a trilogy - or "thrillogy.""

Monday, June 23, 2008

Roma di Luna "Casting the Bones" CD Release

Here's a link to the torrent.

Roma di Luna
"Casting the Bones" CD Release
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 14th

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) 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 > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 72:48

01. ...intro
02. I Can't Afford to Be Broke
03. ...please welcome Ben Durrant of Crazy Beast Studio
04. Red Walls
05. ...please welcome the baby & the band
06. Trouble
07. Tamar
08. ...some proceeds from tonight's CD sales go to Cangleska
09. Wildfire +
10. Fortune Teller
11. I'm Gone
12. Romance of Wolves
13. Ghost Dance
14. Face of My Friends
15. Tears
16. Pearls for Pigs
17. ...Encore
18. Summertime *
19. Bury Me

+ with Ethan Sutton from Spaghetti Western String Co. on cello
* originally composed by George Gershwin

Alexei Moon Casselle - voice, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Channy Moon Casselle - voice, violin, viola
Ben Durrant - electric guitar
James Everest - bass guitar
Ryan Lovan - drums/percussion
Jess Prusha - backing vocals
Michael Rossetto - banjo (Spaghetti Western String Co.)

www.romadiluna.com
www.myspace.com/romadiluna

If you like what you hear I certainly encourage you to purchase some music by Roma di Luna. The EP "Face of My Friends" is currently out of print but the debut LP "Find Your Way Home" and the new LP "Casting the Bones" are both available on CD as well as digitally from several sites. All three of these have been self-released by Roma di Luna. Support local music.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

...and with that a short break.

I'm actually looking forward to laying low until the 27th but unfortunately these two shows are on the same night. I've been meaning to hit some shows at Eclipse since they started booking again but Dosh has been on the calendar for a long time. Might try cabbing it to First Avenue but would have to leave immediately after City on the Make...pretty bummed since I really like all 3 bands. Living where we live this predicament happens often but I guess it's not a bad problem to have.

First Avenue
Dosh CD Release
w/ P.O.S. & Kill the Vultures

Eclipse Records
Dragons Power Up + Gospel Gossip + City on the Make

Back Log...

So maybe this post is just a reminder to myself that I have lots of stuff I still want to get out there. I'm currently working two jobs but that's how the mortgage gets paid. El Ten Eleven and Roma di Luna are priorities and I should be able to get something posted Tuesday night. Here's some other recent stuff that's been taped...

DOOMTREE (First Avenue 5-14)

Koo Koo Kanga Roo (The Varsity 5-15)
The Sweet Colleens (The Varsity 5-15)
City on the Make (The Varsity 5-15) - Torrent out there.

Mike Mangione Band (The Entry 5-30)
Jeremy Messersmith w/ Band (The Entry 5-30)
Roma di Luna (The Entry 5-30)

DOOMTREE (Grand Ol Day 6-1)

The Tender Sweaters (City on the Make EP Release 6-7 )
Dragons Power Up (City on the Make EP Release 6-7)
City on the Make (EP Release 6-7) - Torrent out there.

Solid Gold (The Turf 6-12)
Dance Band (The Turf 6-12)
El Ten Eleven (The Turf 6-12)

Spaghetti Western String Company (The Cedar 6-14)
Roma di Luna (The Cedar 6-14)

Sunday, June 08, 2008

City on the Make @ The 400 Bar

Here's a link to the torrent.

City on the Make
The 400 Bar
"$1,000,000" E.P. Release Party
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 7th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), FOB, ~6 ROC, ~15' back, ~9' ^
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 > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 86:19

Disc I (43:20)

01. Good Old Fashioned Fire
02. Tangled Webs: Slithering Cobras
03. 900 Nails
04. Fake I.D.
05. No Thumbs *
06. Little T&A #
07. Strange Moon ^
08. Arc Lamps
09. Money is My Friend *

Disc II (42:59)

01. Chicks on Bikes
02. A Million Bucks
03. Cyborg Killer
04. ...band intros
05. Crashing Down
06. New Shoes *
07. ...guitar swap
08. Pick Me Ups
09. ...encore
10. Sixteen Tons ^
11. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon

* unreleased originals
# The Rolling Stones
^ traditional covers w/ alt. lyrics

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

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

I hope a 14 hour turn around time isn't to long to wait. Out of a half dozen this was hands down the best City on the Make show I've seen. Granted, I can't speak for the shows in 2006 but this band only continues to get tighter and tighter. When you come out you can expect to never be bored or see the same thing twice and in my opinion that's going to keep the people coming out. Thank you to the 400 Bar for being cool with the recording of this show and to Ron for the stellar mix. All 3 sets sounded great. Be sure to check out Dragons Power Up and The Tender Sweaters as well.

Friday, June 06, 2008

The Dresden Dolls @ First Avenue (Reseed)

Here's a link to the torrent.

The Dresden Dolls
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday October 18th 2006

Taper: empty - neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com
Location: DINish (cm, º), FOB, ROC ~5', ~25ft back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking, no other post-editing)

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

Disc I - 73:32

01. ...intro
02. Sex Changes
03. Missed Me
04. Gravity
05. Modern Moonlight
06. Blueprint *
07. Coin-Operated Boy
08. Mandy Goes to Med School
09. War Pigs #
10. Mein Herr ~
11. Shores of California
12. ...Jeep Song intro
13. Jeep Song
14. Backstabber

Disc II - 49:17

01. Delilah
02. Slide
03. Bad Habit
04. Sing
05. ...encore break
06. ...Bush folds
07. Mad World w/ Trash ^
08. Half-Jack
09. Girl Anachronism
10. ...outro

* Fugazi
# Black Sabath
~ Liza Minelli
^ Tears for Fears

www.dresdendolls.com

Notes: Thanks to First Avenue (www.first-avenue.com) for allowing people to tape when the artist's policy permits it. Thanks to JhonnyOnasis for making sure taping went smoothly, maryr for the setlist help and of course thank you to the Dresden Dolls for being cool with audio & video documentation.

A reseed request was made by someone who actively posts many popular torrents on TTD. I've checked out several of them myself so of course I was happy to fill the request. I always really enjoyed this recording so it will be fun to get it out to a new wave of people, especially since new Dresden Dolls sets have been recently circulated.

Other than minor tweaks to the format of the .txt file this is the same exact file set that I originally seeded on 10-26-06.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

The Pines @ The Cedar 07

Here's a link to the torrent.

The Pines
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 29th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC, 30' 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 (normalize + fade out)
TRT: 68:16

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.

01. ...intro
02. Don't Let Me Go
03. Coat Of Arms
04. ...banter
05. World Done Gone
06. Spike Driver Blues (traditional folk number)
07. WW III Blues ?
08. ...band intros
09. Without A Kiss
10. Just A Ride
11. ...banter
12. So Far Away From You
13. Can't Make Peace? (willy Dixon)
14. Going Home
15. ...please welcome out friends Roma di Luna
16. Good Night Irene (traditional folk number) *

* with Alexei and Channy Moon Casselle from Roma di Luna

Benson Ramsey - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vox
David Huckfelt - acoustic guitar, vox
J.T. Bates - drums
Chris Morrissey - bass
Alex Ramsey - piano
Michael Rossetto - banjo

www.thepinesmusic.com
www.myspace.com/thepinesspace

I love taping at the Cedar because the recordings always sound so nice. I did boost the levels on this. I ran them conservative to prevent the applause from clipping. Great bill all around with Jeremy Messersmith and Roma di Luna open. Please check out The Pines music and purchase a disc if you dig it. This show was also taped by my friend Dave Kunath (Nak CM1000/CP101).