Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Sleeping in the Aviary - "The Very Next Day I Died" Live At The Cedar

Last Friday was not like other Fridays. I was hired to record a funeral service. No need to get into it on the blogosphere other than saying that she was an amazing woman and a fixture in her South Minneapolis neighborhood for 30 years. After the service I stopped into Roadrunner Records to collect thee thoughts a bit. I've always loved that store but it didn't seem like the time to shop for music so began the hustle to the West Bank via Downtown. There was a less somber occasion that needed to be archived.

Hawks & Oxen were holding their CD Release Show at The Cedar, one of the best venues in town. Don't sleep on Hawks & Oxen's "Coarse Course" release. Sleeping in the Aviary and Sundowners supported. On the way over the sky opened up with heavy rains which is always a hoot when you have gear on foot. Made it to The Cedar in time for soundcheck but after getting set up I was craving some eats from The Triple Rock. The chili with veggie sausage was sounding tasty and tasty it was. At this point the rain had come back with a vengeance. It was torrential and not letting up. My shirt had just barely dried off and I wasn't about to let it get soaked again. A West Bank ghost told me to stuff the shirt in my pants and sprint like a mother. The Cedar Avenue cabbies all stared as if I had lost my mind but I had no time to stop and ask if anyone had seen it.

Back at The Cedar folks who weren't scared off my the rain enjoyed an evening of fine musics. Details on posting a track or two from the Hawks & Oxen set are still being worked out but since Sleeping in the Aviary are one of my favorite bands around town I wanted to share a track from their set. It may seem as though it's related to the first paragraph of this post but it's not. I just really like the song. Their official releases are available through Science of Sound. A new album is on the way but in the meantime may I recommend a little "Expensive Vomit In A Cheap Hotel?"

Sleeping in the Aviary - "The Very Next Day I Died" Live At The Cedar

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Dosh w/ members of Why? in the Clown Lounge

Saw Linz mention this on F-Book yesterday afternoon but I never posted about it. More Cowbell is already on it.

Info dropped by Linz:

1st set : Dosh with members of the WHY? band. Anticon Records represents hard in the Clown Lounge. If you’ve never seen WHY and members nows your chance. Highly Recommended!

2nd set : Metzger, Linz, Bates. Banjo trio from Antarctica. Werner Herzog got’s nothing on this trio as they play some old timey rags and swingers! Modestly Recommended

The Clown Lounge
21 + and all the booze you want to drink. Dave might even make you a Pink Squirrel?????
10:30 like you mean it!
$5 gets you access to heaven.
See you there.


Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pretty Quiet Around Here Lately...

So there seems to be a constant stream of 50 or so people who check in even if I'm not posting much. I just wanted to say thank you for the interest. Now that the nice weather is here I've been trying not to sit locked away in my apartment. This of course leads to a reduction in the frequency of tapes being processed. I've recorded some shows in the passed couple weeks that haven't made it online yet so I need to go over some stuff. Perhaps I'll obtain permission to post a Dave King Trucking Company set from the Clown Lounge a couple of Mondays ago? Looking like a busy weekend though...

- I've been hired to record my first funeral this week.

- Friday night is sounding like a nice night to spend at The Cedar. Hawks & Oxen CD Release w/ Sleeping in the Aviary and The Sundowners. 7pm doors / 8pm music with a $5 admission in advance and $10.

- Saturday night WHY? play the Mainroom with Deerhoof and Southeast Engine. This is sure to be good medicine. I need some. 6pm doors $13/$15.

- Sunday night our friends Gastro Non Grata take over First Avenue & The 7th Street Entry with the Gastro Non Grata: Vagabond Vacation. Mainroom sets will feature; School of Rock, Birthday Suits, Unknown Prophets, Private Dancer and Pink Mink. The Entry will feature sets by; Moonstone, Fuck Knights, Rifflord and Guystorm.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Lookbook At First Avenue w/ Slapping Purses, Bight Club & Zoo Animail

Lookbook at First Ave. w/ Zoo Animal, BIGHT CLUB, & Slapping Purses from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.



Produced/shot/edited by Dan Huiting.
Additional camera operators: Adam Olson, Andre Durand and Chris Hadland.
Art by Matt Bardins and Hannah Haugberg.
Sound by John Coughlin.

A huge thank you to Dan, Lookbook, First Avenue (Conrad & Lee especially) and MPLS.TV for allowing Empty's Tapes to capture the 1s & 0s. All 4 sets were top notch from start to finish. The First Avenue staff ensured that everyone in attendance shared a wonderful night of local music. I also highly recommend checking out Zoo Animal, Bight Club and Slapping Purses if you're not already familiar with what they are up to. Hungry before of after the show? Check out The Depot, a newly opened restaurant owned and operated by First Avenue.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Prairie Sons @ The Triple Rock (Mara's Birthday)

Download a .RAR file containing this recording here.

Prairie Sons
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday June 6th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (slight compression + fade out)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

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James Russell - Guitar and Vocals
Andrew Rinker - Lead Guitar
Adam Roddy - Bass Guitar and Vocals
Jeff Brown - Drums

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This was Mara's birthday party. Voytek and Class of 86 started off the evening. MC/VL played a set and DJed in the old bar as well. This was one of the funnest nights in recent memory and I'm really happy with the way this Prairie Sons tape turned out. Do not sleep on their record when it comes out! Want to read more about Prairie Sons and local Country-related events? Check out Nikki Miller's Are You Ready For the Country blog.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

MC/VL @ The Old Bar

MC/VL
The Old Bar (The Triple Rock)
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday June 6th 2010

So Mara's birthday party featured MC/VL playing a set and spinning records in the old bar as well sets from Prairie Sons, Voytek and Class of 86 on the venue side. With the 414s set up in the other room I had to channel Lomax and MacGyver, a couple of long time heroes to get this recording made. Drew hooked me up with a rag that I folded up to cradle the Sony PCM-D50 as I pointed it to the speaker positioned above the door. The capabilities of the D50's internals are well known. This deck is extremely well made and the internals don't mess around. This was recorded at 24 bit 48 kHz. The dithering to 16 bit was done in Sound Forge Pro 10 and the 320kbps mp3 encoding was done using RazorLame.

MC/VL - "Live From The Old Bar"


Voytek - "Saturday Night Again" (Live at The Triple Rock)

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Chastity Brown CD Release Show This Saturday

The Cedar
416 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55454
Saturday June 12th
Doors at 7pm with music at 8pm
Tickets $10 in advance and $12 day of show


Looking for a surefire good time at one of the city's best venues this Saturday? If you're a fan of legendary acoustics you may want to consider joining Chastity Brown at The Cedar for the release of her band's new album High Noon Teeth, the follow up to 2009's Sankofa and 2007's Do The Best You Can. Chastity's stellar vocal capabilities are worth the price of admission along but her band certainly packs a punch with Michael X. (percussion), Adam Wozniak (of Tarlton, upright bass) and Nikki Schultz (backing vocals) in the lineup. Leave it to Chas to round out the bill with some top shelf support in Roma di Luna (duo) and No Bird Sing (acoustic). Roma di Luna duo sets can be rather rare these days and are not to be missed. As many times as I've seen them I myself have yet to witness an acoustic No Bird Sing set. I'm not even certain this has publicly happened before but with it going down at The Cedar it's sure to be special. With all three of these acts sharing the same bill it's going to be difficult for folks in attendance to take their attention away from the stage.

City of Music: Chastity Brown from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.


MPLS.TV's weekly live performance series, "City of Music," featuring Chastity Brown
Produced by Dan Huiting and Chris Cloud
Shot/edited by Dan Huiting

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Marijuana Deathsquads @ Nick and Eddie (XIX)

Marijuana Deathsquads
Nick and Eddie
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday June 9th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: Shorty stand on stage
Source: Sony D50 > Internal Mics (XY) > (24bit 48kHz WAV)
Transfer: D50 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > razorlame > 320kbps]
Edit: Compression + Dithered to 16 bit (Sound Forge 10)

Marijuana Deathsquads - "Live at Nick & Eddie (XIX)"

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Week Nineteen!

Ryan
Stef
Ben
Freddy

Foodteam (Ryan Olcott)
Spacebar

So I missed a couple of weeks to record other shows and then I missed a couple more because I was out of town. See previous post on missing 6/3 due to annoying flight issues out of Seattle. Anyways, not even bruised ribs could keep me away tonight. Thank the pharmaceuticals for this one. Thanks also to Doug and Nick and Eddie. See you next week?

Monday, June 07, 2010

Naked Raygun @ The Triple Rock

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Naked Raygun
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 20th 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~11' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 73:31

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Home Of The Brave
02. Metastasis
03. Backlash Jack
04. Home
05. Dogs at Large
06. The Promise
07. Walk in Cold
08. When The Walls Come Down
09. Peacemaker
10. Treason
11. Surf Combat
12. Coldbringer
13. Potential Rapist
14. Which Side You're On
15. ...encore applause/banter
16. I Lie
17. Wonder Beer
18. Rat Patrol
19. ...I've Got Gear intro
20. I've Got Gear *

* w/ Paddy Costello of Dillinger 4 & The Arrivals

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"I ventured out into a minus 25 degree wind chill to tape this show but I'm glad I did. I also made an honest attempt at the set list. After the Arrivals set I raised the mics a foot or less to get above the chatting a little more. This ended up being a good move.

This one one in a series of shows to celebrate The Triple Rock's 10th Anniversary. Thanks to the band and the venue for us being able to hear this recording. Please support Naked Raygun by purchasing the official releases.

- empty 12/26/08

This was originally circulated here.

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Murder by Death @ The Triple Rock (May '10)

A .RAR file containing this recording is available here.

Murder by Death
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday May 12th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (slight compression + fades)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. '52 Ford
02. Ball & Chain
03. Rumbrave
04. A Masters In Reverse Psychology
05. Sometimes The Line Walks You
06. White Noise
07. As Long As There Is Whiskey In The World
08. Steal Away
09. Foxglove
10. You Don't Miss Twice (When You're Shavin' With A Knife)
11. End Of The Road
12. Brother
13. One More Notch
14. Comin' Home
15. Dead Men And Sinners
16. Until Morale Improves The Beatings Will Continue
17. Spring Break 1899
18. ...encore
19. Shiola
20. Fuego!

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Murder by Death is one of my favorite bands so I try to catch them whenever they stop through town. Traditional highlight? Talking with Adam about what looks good on the menu tonight. The guy has no fear when it comes to The Cook's Revenge. Thanks to the band and to The Triple Rock for allowing me to document so many great shows. Their new album "Good Morning, Magpie" is out now on Vagrant Records. Ha Ha Tonka and Linfinity supported.

RX Bandits @ The Triple Rock (Matrix)

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RX Bandits
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday April 6th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Matrix: Zach Boes (AUD + SBD matrix in Sony Vegas)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~9' ^
Source 1: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Source 2: SBD > RCA Tape Out > iRiver h120 (Line-in)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. In Her Drawer
02. My Lonesome Only Friend
03. It's Only Another Parsec...
04. Dinna-dawg (And The Inevitable Onset Of Lunacy)
05. Hope Is A Butterfly, No It's A Captor, She Beats Her Wings And Softly Sings Of Summer Scent And Children's Laughter (Virus Of Silence)
06. Apparition
07. Mientras La Veo Sonar > drum jam
08. To Our Unborn Daughters
09. Only For The Night > Drum Off > Jam > Only For The Night Cont.

Encore

10. Decrescendo
11. Bring Our Children Home Or Everything Is Nothing > Jam

Website | Myspace | Facebook | Sargent House

The Builders & The Butchers and Zechs Marquise supported.

Friday, June 04, 2010

Missing shows already...

The plan was to record Marijuana Deathsquads at Nick & Eddie last night but instead of getting back into town at 6:30pm Wednesday I got back in at 6:00am on Thursday morning. See you next week I hope.

Stopped through Loring Park to say hello to some friends tonight. After getting word that Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream and Muja Messiah were playing The Triple Rock I headed for the train to record but feeling pretty drained I said hello to some folks and headed South.

Summer is here and sleep deprivation has set in. Be safe all. 24/7 keeps me safe.