Gifts From Enola @ The Turf Club

Here's the torrent for .FLAC files.

Here's a .RAR (same as .ZIP) containing .mp3s.

Gifts From Enola
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Wednesday July 29th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
Source: SP-C4 Cards > 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) [No other editing was done]
TRT: 40:03

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. City Lights Scraped the Sky
02. Thawed Horizon
03. Trieste
04. Aves

Andrew Barnes - guitar
Nathaniel Dominy - bass, keys, samples, vocals
CJ Deluca - guitar, some vocals
Jud Mason - drums
Tim Skirven - guitar, keys, samples

www.myspace.com/giftsfromenola

GFE were to play Minneapolis the summer of '07 but I believe the show was canceled on the venue side. They came back summer '08 but I was unable to attend. Finally caught up with them in St. Paul, as this recording demonstrates I'm certainly glad I did. These guys tour hard and you still have a couple weeks to catch them as they head back out East. The new album "From Fathoms" is out on Mylene Sheath Records.

Gifts From Enola, Falcon Arrow and peoplearemagnets opened for Paragraphs.

Thanks to the Turf Club for being the Midway spot.

Future of the Left @ The Turf

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Here's a .RAR (same thing as a .ZIP) containing the .mp3 files.

Future of the Left
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Wednesday July 22nd 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
Source: SP-C4s > 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 (fade out)
TRT: 49:36

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Arming Eritrea
02. Chin Music
03. Wrigley Scott
04. Small Bones Small Bodies
05. Fingers Become Thumbs
06. Land of My Formers
07. ...banter
08. Manchasm
09. ...banter
10. You Need Satan More Than He Needs You
11. Stand by Your Manatee
12. My Gymnastic Past
13. Adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood
14. Cloak the Dagger

Jack William Egglestone - drums
Kelson Louis Tregurtha Mathias - bass / singing
Andrew "Falco" Falkous - guitar / singing

www.futureoftheleft.com | www.myspace.com/futureoftheleft

I was vaugely familiar with Egglestone & Falkous's former band mclusky but I had been sleeping on Future of the Left. A friend had asked if I wanted his spare ticket. It was a chance to see what these guys were up to and to also catch STNNNG again. Have you ever felt like you were in the right place at the right time? I'm so glad I attended this show. The band was fine with it being shared online as long as it was a good representation of the show and that I believe it is. Being so close to the PA it's hard to not make a good tape at the Turf unless you're taping a folk show with bar patrons talking over the music. It's pretty impossible to talk over FOTL. Go see these guys and buy a record if you get the chance.

STNNNG @ The Turf Club

Here's the torrent for those that want .FLAC files.

Here's the .RAR (same as a .ZIP) containing 320kbps mp3s.

STNNNG
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Wednesday July 22nd 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
Source: SP-C4s > 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: 32:44

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. ...intro
02. The Ugly Show
03. No List
04. Dead Sex
05. Dubbed Warehousing
06. I held it; for an instant, I knew what it was...and then it was vanished.
07. Slow Water
08. Continental Dog
09. Some Raw Girls
10. People and Their Cell Phones
11. Real Horror Show
12. Two Sick Friends

Chris Besinger: vocals
Adam Burt: guitar
Jesse Kwakenat: bass
Nathan Nelson: guitar
J. Michael Ward: drums

www.stnnng.com | www.myspace.com/stnnng

Tracks 7, 9, 10 & 12 will be on the new record.
Tracks 3, 4, 5 and 11 were on the most recent album, "Fake Fake".
Tracks 8 and 10 were on the first album, "Dignified Sissy".
Track 6 was on their first split 7" with The Means.

Thanks to the band for allowing me to share this recording. Thanks to the Turf Club for being the best music venue in St. Paul. Modern Radio is one of my favorite Twin Cities labels. I highly recommend you explore their catalog a bit.

This was an opening set for Future of the Left.

No Bird Sing @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the FLAC torrent.

320kbps mp3s are below.

No Bird Sing
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday July 18th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~10' ^
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: 35:34

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Legal Blood Money
02. Interlude
03. Ashen
04. ...we're No Bird Sing
05. Dead Leaves
06. Drum Skin
07. ...35 ninjas
08. ars poetica?
09. ...Mountain Goats intro
10. Mountain Goats
11. ...we got a couple songs left
12. Horse Trap
13. Devil Trombones

Joe Horton - Voice
Robert Mulrennan - Guitar/Electronics
Graham O'Brien - Drums/Electronics

No Bird Sing and The Teddy Holidays opened for Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble. NBS has been one of my favorite Twin Cities bands since getting into them this past October. They have an All Ages CD Release Show at Eclipse Records September 11th and an 18+ CD Release Show at the Triple Rock on September 12th.

Check out Culture Bully for more info on the new album.

Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble @ The Triple Rock

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320kbps mp3s are also available below.
Megaupload is annoying so here's a .RAR containing all of the mp3s.

Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday July 18th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~10' ^
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: 64:48

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. instrumental
02. Don't Look Back
03. Broken Dishes
04. Find Your Way Home ^
05. Cemetery Stroll +
06. Where the Cutthroats Stay +
07. Walk on Water +
08. Hunting Season
09. Wipe the Dust *
10. Big Money
11. Vermillion +
12. freestyle #
13. 7-8-9 +

^ Roma di Luna
+ Kill the Vultures
* w/ Big Quarters
# w/ Joe from No Bird Sing

Crescent Moon - vocals
Twinkie Jiggles - bass
Peter Leggett - drums
Steve Mcpherson - guitar
Josh Peterson - guitar

www.myspace.com/getinbigtrouble

This was a rare performance by Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble. Maybe their second this year? Maybe their sixth ever? You try not to miss these if at all possible but sometimes it happens. Well, if they had to listen to one in 2067 I'd like for it to be this one because the quality is sassy. The performance and the sonics are tops. The BBQ Chicken Po-Boy was delicious as usual. Look for their EP on emusic or other fine online stores and independent record shops.

Roma di Luna @ The Cedar May '09

Roma di Luna
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 15th 2009

01. ...intro
02. Before I Die
03. Red Walls
04. Trouble Down the Road
05. Below Our Feet *
06. Porcupine *
07. Lion
08. ...banter
09. Wildfire
10. Soldier Song *
11. I Can't Afford to Be Broke
12. ...band intros
13. These Tears Ain't Mine (reprise)
14. Pearls for Pigs w/ extended intro
15. Miss You, Too *
16. ...encore
17. The Baby Hotel *
18. The Romance Of Wolves

* unreleased

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

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

www.thecedar.org

Please support Roma di Luna by picking up the official releases.

I kept this one on the shelf because of the five unreleased songs that were played. Out of respect for the band these songs will not be made available for download. This post is unique in that it's the first time I've offered hi-res mp3s for direct download instead of .flac files via a pesky torrent hosted on another site.

More hi-res mp3 downloads of other shows to come. Keep an eye on the "mp3 series" tag.

Bella Koshka - "Fiction" Live @ The Beat

Due to a lot of the material played being unreleased I didn't want to post the full recording. You can still check out a hi-res mp3 of "Fiction" here.

Learn more about Bella Koshka at this location.