Back to back denials at First Avenue.

First I got shut down trying to tape Cursive & P.O.S. Friday 5/8. I ran into Stef outside and he was cool with taping as long as it didn't end up online which has always been our understanding. I taped Cursive at First Ave in '06 and more recently at the Triple Rock Jan. '09. They were very appreciative of taping. Baffling that they would be against taping 5 months later?

Three of us got denied at Mogwai Sunday 5/10. Only two of us had stands but we were all going to clamp to the same one to conserve space. Mogwai has over 90 recordings on the Live Music Archive and has supported taping for years. Come to find out from their sound engineer once inside nothing has changed. Once getting the OK P.J. and I did bring a stripped down rig inside. His recording turned out GREAT and can be downloaded here.

Not sure what's up. Taped three shows there in December and the P.O.S. homecoming in February. Others have been openly taping there recently as well. Perhaps they're trying to crack down on how much floor space tapers take up. Perhaps we should have contacted Mogwai ahead of time and brought the email.

About to redeem myself tonight pulling double duty on the West Bank. Folk Americana at the Cedar and Black Metal at the Triple Rock. I'm disappointed that I'll be missing No Bird Sing, Kristoff Krane and Junkyard Empire at the Turf Club. I love these cities but they don't always make decisions easy...

Coalesce @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Coalesce
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 25th 2009

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: 31:26

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

01. You Can't Kill Us All
02. The Comedian in Question
03. Have Patience
04. Cowards.com
05. Wild Ox Moan
06. A Disgust For Details
07. Son of Son of Man
08. Jesus In The Year 2000 > Next On The Shit List
09. One On The Ground

Sean Ingram - Vocals
Jes Steineger - Guitar
Nathan Ellis - Bass
Nathan Richardson - Drums

www.myspace.com/coalesce | New Coalesce Website

Coalesce (Kansas City), Architect (Syracuse) and Frontier (Minneapolis) opened the Disembodied (Minneapolis) reunion show. All four sets were recorded and if all goes well all of them will circulate. Thanks to the bands and to the Triple Rock. I believe the last time the post-break up line up played was 2002 but I'm not certain how long it's been since the oirginal line up played. This was an intense set and I'm very happy to have had got it on tape. Please excuse the lack of a set list. Both old and new songs were played. Please support Coalesce by picking up the new album when it's released in the coming months.

Chastity Brown @ The Triple Rock

This recording is available via direct download on the Live Music Archive.

The Chastity Brown Band
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Friday April 17th 2009

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: 45:29

01. ...intro by Omaur Bliss
02. A Melody
03. Bluegrassy Tune
04. Gracy
05. ...thank you
06. Pull Myself Together
07. ...banter
08. New Orleans Groove

Chastity Brown - vocals, guitar, saprano sax
Micheal X.- drums and percussion
Adam Wozniak - upright bass
Jennifer Levenhagen - violin
Robert Mulrennan - guitar

www.myspace.com/chastitybrown

Chastity Brown and M.anifest opened the Black Blondie CD Release show. Please support local music. The Triple Rock has some of the best food in town.

Murder by Death @ The Triple Rock '09

Here's a link to the torrent.

(This link is current & working. Please see this post regarding broken links)

Murder by Death
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday April 21st 2009

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: 73:32

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

01. Ball & Chain
02. '52 Ford
03. A Masters in Reverse Psychology
04. Sometimes The Line Walks You
05. ...The Cook's Revenge
06. Fuego!
07. Steal Away
08. ...banter
09. End of the Road
10. ...you're letting us out at 9:30
11. Brother
12. The Organ Grinder
13. Three Men Hanging
14. ...sweet DragonForce shirt
15. Comin' Home
16. One More Notch
17. Dead Men and Sinners
18. ...happy birthday
19. Dynamite Mine
20. Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue
21. ...Spring Break 1899 intro
22. Spring Break 1899
23. ...encore
24. Shiola
25. ...a place that gives you free bacon on Wednesdays cannot be bad
26. Rum Brave

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. Please support them by buying the official releases. Thanks to the band, The Triple Rock and to Dixie. MBD tour constantly so check them out when they roll through town. I ran into Adam at the bar and they are not used to playing early shows at all. He's a glutton when it comes to the Cook's Revenge. I myself prefer the BBQ Chicken Po-Boy. I wish I would have stayed post-show but I had been up since 6AM only to do it again the next day.

Please note that some schmuck spilled a drink about 5 inches to the left of my bag. Therefore, the first song and 1:06 of the second song are patched with the soundboard source. I was very happy with the way this turned out because the sbd mix sounds nice which can be rare. Thus I present you with a complete copy of the show. Enjoy.

Minneapolis band Where Astronauts Go To Hide opened. Look for their set to be posted soon.

Dub Trio @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

(This link is current & working. Please see this post regarding broken links)

Dub Trio
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Monday April 13th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), left 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: 44:54

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

01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.

Stu Brooks - bass, keys, dubs
DP Holmes - guitar, keys, dubs
Joe Tomino - drums, keys, dubs

www.dubtrio.com | www.myspace.com/dubtrio

Dub Trio and Faun Fables opened for Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. I want to put this on the Live Music Archive but not until it is properly tracked out and titled. Any help is greatly appreciated. Please support Dub Trio by buying the official releases.

Coming soon...

Faun Fables and Dub Trio from 4/13. Chastity Brown, M.anifest and Black Blondie from BB's 4/17 CD Release show. Drum roll... also Where Astronauts Go To Hide and Murder by Death from last night. Sleep tight.

Kill the Vultures "Ecce Beast" CD Release

This set can be downloaded directly from the Live Music Archive in multiple formats.

Kill the Vultures
"Ecce Beast" CD Release Show
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Friday April 10th 2009

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)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 63:05

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

01. ...intro
02. 14th St. Ritual
03. The Big Sleep
04. Spare Parts
05. Walk on Water
06. The Vultures
07. 7-8-9
08. Moonshine
09. The Spider's Eyes
10. ...banter
11. Searchlights & Suspects
12. Heat of the Night
13. Burnt Offering
14. ...banter
15. Beasts of Burden

Crescent Moon - vocals
DJ Anatomy - beats/production

www.myspace.com/killthevultures | www.triplerocksocialclub.com

April 2009 interview with the Decider.

Please support Kill the Vultures by picking up a copy of the new album "Ecce Beast" or any of the official releases. Thanks go out to Kill the Vultures and the Triple Rock for allowing this recording to happen. It was a busy night. Weeks heading into the show I was torn between archiving the local scene and catching dredg, one of my favorite bands from Los Gatos, CA at the Varsity. Respect to dredg but I could not let KTV's CD Release go unrecorded. Some drunken conversations weave in and out of the tape but so goes capturing an audience recording at a popular show on Friday night. With that said, this has to tie and or beat one of the First Avenue sets as my favorite KTV tape. The sound is crisp and the performance is meaty. That's a compliment, trust me.

Mike Mictlan of Doomtree and Mel Gibson & the Pants opened. What's up Mike the 2600 King.

City on the Make @ The 400 Bar '09

This set can be downloaded directly from the Live Music Archive in multiple formats.

City on the Make
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday April 2nd 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Source: SBD > XLR outs > Dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 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: 67:57

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

01. Crack in the 80s
02. 900 Nails
03. ...banter
04. Combat Zone
05. No Thumbs
06. Fake I.D.
07. Money is My Friend
08. Arc Lamps
09. Ships Across the Ocean
10. Scorpion Juice
11. Chicks on Bikes
12. Good Old Fashioned Fire
13. ...banter
14. Rustoleum Royal Blues > Little T&A +
15. Tangled Webs: Slithering Cobras
16. New Shoes
17. Pick Me Ups

+ original > The Rolling Stones

Mike Massey - Vocals
Mischa Kegan - Guitar
Stephen Rowe - Bass
Colin Stumbras - Drums

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

www.400bar.com

First "official" City on the Make show of 2009. Anyone catch Jackie & the Rippers at the Nomad a few weeks ago? They definitely got some of their chops from City on the Make. Massey was worried about a head cold tonight but I think everyone brought their A game. This is no doubt my favorite Combat Zone yet. It's highly likely the new album will be out this year so keep your eyes out for that. The new material is really coming together.

Tom Greenwood of Jackie-O Motherfucker and Whitesand/Badlands opened.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

(This link is current & working. Please see this post regarding broken links)

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Monday April 13th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), left 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: 88:27

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

Disc I

01. Phthisis
02. ...banter
03. Helpless Corpses Enactment
04. The Widening Eye
05. Salamander in Two Worlds
06. Angle of Repose
07. The Salt Crown

Disc II

01. The Only Dance
02. Save It
03. 1997 (Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's...)
04. FC: The Freedom Club
05. Bring Back the Apocalypse

Matthias Bossi - Drums, Percussion
Nils Frykdahl Vocals, Guitar
Carla Kihlstedt - Vocals, Violin,
Michael Mellender - Guitar
Dan Rathbun - Bass guitar, Vocals

(That's the short list. Everyone in the band is basically a multi-instrumentalist.)

www.sleepytimegorillamuseum.com

The first show I ever taped was dredg opening for Sleepytime in Tempe, AZ Jan. 2004. I have since missed at least three Minneapolis SGM shows for various reasons but I redeemed myself last Monday. This is an amazing band. If you're into it please support them by buying the official releases. Faun Fables and Dub Trio were also recorded. Many thanks to the bands and to The Triple Rock for permitting these sets to be documented.

The Traders' Den got hacked...

The Traders' Den, the site I post torrents to had their domain stolen. To locate the site please remove the "the" from the URL. The site can now be found @ www.tradersden.org - This is a link to the Audio section of the site:

www.tradersden.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=12

Unfortunately all of the links I've posted to TTD are now broken. Many of the torrents are still available but not at the links I have provided you. I'll try to go through and fix some of the more recent ones. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Update: Remove the "the" from all Traders' Den torrents.

Correct:

http://www.tradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72089

Incorrect:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72089

Chastity Brown @ The Cedar

This set can be downloaded directly from the Live Music Archive in multiple formats.

Chastity Brown
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday December 23rd 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) FOB, DFC, 30' 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: 68:39

01. Damn the Weatherman
02. Get So Low
03. Gracy
04. Demond Keith Reed
05. ...banter
06. New Orleans Groove *
07. Pull Myself Together
08. House On a Hill
09. Bluegrassy Tune *

Chastity Brown - vocals, acoustic guitar, saprano sax
Micheal X.- drums and percussion
Adam Wozniak - upright bass
Jennifer Levenhagen - violin
Javier Trejo - guitar *

www.myspace.com/chastitybrown

This was a special Roma di Luna Holiday show with the Chastity Brown Band. Both sets were great and the Cedar is a wonderful place to see music. If you dig this recording please consider picking up "Sankofa" - Chastity's new album around town or online.

PS: This really should have been uploaded sooner so apologies for the wait!

Hey East Lake...

I've got quality recordings of City on the Make @ the 400 Bar 4/2/09 and Hand Over Fist 4/3/09 at the Triple Rock. Well, let's top it off with the Kill the Vultures's CD Release show tonight at the Triple Rock. I just need to talk to the sobriety fairy this weekend.

Hyder Ali CD Release @ The Turf Club

Here's a link to the torrent.

Hyder Ali
(Careless Talk CD Release Party)
The Turf Club
Saint Paul, MN
Friday March 20th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
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: 62:08

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

01. ...intro by See More Perspective
02. Careless Talk
03. ...what's goin' on Turf Club?
04. Every Now & Then
05. Make it There
06. ...banter
07. Dark Room
08. Sunrise
09. If I Had
10. New Song *
11. ...band intros
12. All Falls Down
13. ...banter
14. Paper Dolls *
15. improv freestyle & jam # (Kyle Keller on sax)

* with Chastity Brown
# with Chastity Brown, Shiz (Acoustic Beatdown), Kristoff Krane, See More Perspective & various audience members

Eric Blair: Lead Vocals
Kahlil Brewington: Drums
Edwin Scherer: Electric Bass, Upright, Loops
Robert Mulrennan: Electric Guitar, Acoustic, Loops, Effects

www.myspace.com/hyderali

The Careless Talk EP is out now. It has my vote for local EP of the year and there are always a ton of great EPs released around here. Mel Gibson & the Pants, Kristoff Krane and El Guante & Big Cats opened. Thanks to the bands and the Turf Club for being down with taping.

Jesse & the Rippers @ The Nomad

Here's a link to the torrent.

(No idea when I'll get it upped to the Archive to be honest.)

Jesse and the Rippers (aka City on the Make)
The Nomad 4th Anniversary Party
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday March 15th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), ~6 ROC, ~12' back, ~8' ^
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: 40:34

01. ...intro
02. Crack in the 80s
03. No Thumbs
04. Chicks on Bikes (Two Chicks One Bike)
05. Combat Zone
06. Scorpion Juice (very tentative title)
07. Pick Me Ups
08. New Shoes
09. Ships Across the Ocean
10. 900 Nails > extended outro jam

Mike Massey - Vocals
Mischa Kegan - Guitar
Stephen Rowe - Bass
Colin Stumbras - Drums

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

Short but sweet set from Jesse and the Rippers to help celebrate the Nomad's 4th anniversary. Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapels, The Running Scared and DJ Turtleneck were also on the bill to provide musical enjoyment. Really nice sound on this IMHO. A few chatters during quiet passages but over all the audience enhances the tape. I meant to get this out over a week ago but you know how life can be distracting. Still beating the two week mark.

The new album was recorded in a cabin "up North" as well as in a South Minneapolis basement.

Hey...

After some personal stuff is sorted I'll be posting Jackie & the Rippers (aka City on the Make) from the Nomad March 15th as well as various sets from the Hyder Ali CD Release show at the Turf Club March 20th.

Muja Messiah @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Muja Messiah
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 14th 2009

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: 28:17

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

01.
02.
03.
04. Growing Pains
05. The Madness
06. U Betcha
07. acapella joint
08. Amy Winehouse
09.
10. Patriot Act (part two)

Muja Messiah - Raps
DJ Turtleneck - 1s & 2s

www.myspace.com/mujamessiah | www.myspace.com/djturtleneck

In all honesty you won't find me listening to a lot of "gangsta rap" unless I'm somewhere where someone else is controlling the stereo. With that said, I really like Muja and I'm putting this recording out to help promote his first official LP "Thee Adventures Of a B-Boy D-Boy." Muja Messiah has basically taken over the Northside as far as quality Rap goes. The "MPLS Massacre Vol. 1" mixtape is also available for purchase through CD Baby, Amazon & available for download if you look. DJ Turtleneck is one of my favorite Twin Cities DJs. Check out his tracks as well.

Muja Messiah and Mayda opened for Heiruspecs. Not sure who Muja's hypeman was. Another MC also came out and joined him on a track. As you can see there's a few tracks I'm not familiar with but I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Thanks to The Triple Rock for being the spot.

...Trail of Dead @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 14th 2009

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: 75:17

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

01.
02.
03. Homage
04.
05. (Smiths cover)
06.
07. Relative Ways
08. Clair de Lune
09. A Perfect Teenhood
10. ...banter
11. Another Morning Stoner
12. Caterwaul
13. ...encore
14. Richter Scale Madness

Conrad Keely – vocals, guitar, drums, piano
Jason Reece – drums, vocals, guitar
Kevin Allen – guitar, vocals
Aaron Ford – drums, piano, vocals
Jay Phillips – bass, vocals
Clay Morris – piano, vocals

www.trailofdead.com

As you can tell from the set list I haven't really heard the new album. Second time taping TOD. Haven't seen them since 2005 but I really enjoyed the show. Go check this tour out if you get the chance.

Heiruspecs @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Heiruspecs
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 14th 2009

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: 87:10

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

01. All In All
02. I Know
03. Move With Me #
04. Meters
05. Pay To Play
06. Let It Fly
07. Not You
08. instrumental > Some From None
09. Change Is Coming *
10. Sadie Hawkins (a Dessa original)
11.
12. freestyle w/ Carnage on beat box
13. Tongue Slingers +
14. 5ves
15. Heartsprings
16. We Want a New Flow
17. Get Up
18. ...encore
19. The Pushback

Felix - Words
Muad'dib - Words and Sounds
Twinkie Jiggles - Bass
DVRG - Keys
Peter Leggett - Drums
Josh Peterson - Guitar

# ft. Mastermind of Guardians of Balance
* ft. Dessa of Doomtree
+ ft. Carnage

www.heiruspecs.com | www.myspace.com/heiruspecs

Great way to spend a Saturday night. Muja Messiah and Mayda opened. This was Mayda's CD Release show. All 3 sets were very solid and I think the recordings reflect that. Track 8 should really be two tracks but I caught it after everything was FLACed and ready to go. No overburn possible, please split disc two wherever you prefer. Heiruspecs has a number of official releases to pick up...

Small Steps (2002)
A Tiger Dancing (2004)
10 Years Strong (2007)
Heiruspecs (2008)

Hand Over First @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Hand Over Fist
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 28th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) Right of Board, ~35' 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: 30:47

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

01. Plain Ole Bill intro > Hand Over Fist
02. Suicide Jimmy Snuffa
03. Clam Casino
04. Game Over (Go Big or Go Home Boy) *
05. Fire on the Watermark
06. Young Hunger
07. LA Raiders Hat
08. Prizefight

uh oh, we got bonus tracks:

09. Shux feat. P.O.S. #
10. Purexed +
11. Slow Burn %

Mike Mictlan - Raps
Lazerbeak - Beats

* on the Doomtree crew record. Everything else is on the Hand Over Fist s/t LP.
# on the HoF record but taken from the P.O.S. set.
+ available on the new P.O.S. record "Never Better" through Rhymesayers Entertainment.
% Sims, Mictlan & Lazerbeak from the Sims set. Beat by MK Larada I believe.

www.myspace.com/handoverfistdoomtree | www.doomtree.net

www.doomtree.net/store/Music/HOF.html

Hand Over Fist and Sims opened the P.O.S. "Never Better" Tour homecoming show.

So it's 12:30am and I can't sleep. Night cap? Sure. Checking the gmail and I see an 11:59pm email from Beak. It's permission to circulate the recent Hand Over Fist set. This is serious business. I can't sleep until this is out. Cocktail two. Let the FLACing begin. You see, this is pretty much a big deal because in the land of hip hop cats aren't fast to let tapes fly publicly or even permit taping to go down. I understand both the benefits of allowing it and not allowing it so I won't get into that. Let's just all be thankful we get this hear this piece of music though. This is the standard disclaimer for any live torrent but it's coming from deep down tonight; please support Hand Over Fist and pick up a copy of the album they put out in '08. Don't be afraid to also explore the rest of the DOOMTREE catalog. Thank you Beak & Mike. Goodnight.

A Whisper in the Noise @ The Turf Club

Here's a link to the torrent.

A Whisper in the Noise
The Turf Club
Saint Paul, MN
Saturday February 28th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~9' ^
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: 41:53

01. To Forget *
02. The Carpenters' Coalmen
03. The Tale of Two Doves
04. Awaken to Winter
05. Armament
06. Into You
07. Last Night
08. As We Were

* new instrumental

Current line up of the band?

West Thordson - vocals, piano, guitar
Steve Yasgar - drums
Matt Irwin - bass
Hannah Murray - violin, vocals
Chris Quinn - cello

www.awhisperinthenoise.com | www.myspace.com/awitn

After taping the P.O.S. show at First Avenue a friend and I went over to the Turf Club. Unfortunately we missed To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie but we did catch Lookbook and A Whisper in the Noise. This was the first AWITN show I had seen in a while and only the second one that's been played recently (missed the show at the Whole). I was told this was also the first show with this line up. Glad to see Steve behind the drums and Quinn back on cello. It was the Turf Club on a Saturday night. This makes taping bands with quiet passages interesting. With that said, the recording turned out quite nice in my opinion. Hopefully I'll get around to doing a matrix with the soundboard tape. AWITN have a number of official releases to check out. Lookbook and TKAPB are both amazing as well.

All the Saints @ The Triple Rock

All the Saints
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 26th 2009

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: 26:52

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

01.
02. Sheffield
03. Regal Regalia
04. Farmacia
05.
06.

Matt Lambert - Guitar/Vocals
Jim Crook - Drums
Titus Brown - Bass/Vocals

www.myspace.com/allthesaints

www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=114

I like All the Saints and look forward to them coming back to town. Nice as hell and a great live band.

This set was opening for These Arms Are Snakes along with Darker My Love and Minneapolis band Beekeeper.

These Arms Are Snakes @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

These Arms Are Snakes
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 26th 2009

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: 53:38

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

01. ...intro
02. Meet Your Mayor
03. Red Line Season
04. Crazy Woman Dirty Train
05. Woolen Heirs
06. The Shit Sisters
07. ...banter
08. Cavity Caroussel
09. Horse Girl
10. Angela's Secret
11. Ethric Double
12. ...encore break
13. Drinking From The Necks Of The Ones You Love

Brian Cook - bass, pump organ, guitar, MicroKORG
Ryan Frederiksen - guitar
Steve Snere - vocals, synth (Korg KAOSS Pad)
Chris Common - drums

www.thesearmsaresnakes.org www.myspace.com/thesearmsaresnakes


This was a really top notch night of music. TAAS ALWAYS bring it. All the Saints and Darker My Love opened. Check out all three bands if you're not familiar.

Thanks to blive for the set list help.

Busy week indeed...

I've got torrents up from the Appleseed Cast show Tuesday. Thursday was another night spent at the Triple Rock. Beekeeper, All the Saints and Darker My Love opened for These Arms Are Snakes. Not a boring set in the bunch.

Unfortunately I didn't make it to the Cedar Friday night. Alexei curated another show as part of the 416 Club series including performances by Roma di Luna (duo), Eliza Blue, The Porchlights (Martin Devaney and Jake Hyer), The Floorbirds, Jack Torrey & Suzanne Vallie. I really wanted to record this show but it didn't happen.

Saturday night kept me going. The Never Better Tour made it's way home. It kind of goes without saying that Hand Over Fist (30mins), Sims (40mins) and P.O.S. (80+mins) all killed it at First Avenue. Afterwards we headed over to the Turf Club. Unfortunately we missed To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie's set but I was able to record Lookbook and A Whisper in the Noise. 3rd time seeing Lookbook and they are super sick. Go see them and buy the ep. On the AWITN front West put together a new band. Steve Yasgar, one of the best drummers in the Twin Cities happens to be behind the kit.

The Appleseed Cast @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

The Appleseed Cast
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday February 24th 2009

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: 78:36

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




Christopher Crisci (vocals, guitar)
Aaron Pillar (guitar, vocals)
Nate Whitman (bass)
John Momberg (drums)

www.myspace.com/theappleseedcast | www.deepelm.com/bands/index_apple.html

This is one for the headphones, trust me. Please pardon the lack of a set list and any incorrectly tracked songs. I really like this band but I am not super familiar with some of the material. Giants, One For the Team & Daybreak opened. Please support the bands by stopping at the merch table.

Giants @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Giants
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday February 24th 2009

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: 29:52

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

01. untitled #
02. Vessels *
03. The Palace Stands in it's Proper Place ^
04. Sleeping False Idol *
05. While the Ages Steal *

# new
* Old Stories
^ They, the Underserving

Hospodarsky, Heath
James Lyle
Dave Livingston
Paul Miller
Josh Parks

www.myspace.com/giantsmusic

Giants are a very tight band and I would tape future shows. I highly recommend you check them out when they come to town. They have two releases that you may also want to add to your music collection. Health was very supportive of taping so bring your gear. Soundboard and video are probably fine as well but be sure to talk with the band. This was a set opening for the Appleseed Cast. One For the Team and Daybreak were also on the bill.

The levels start out a little warm because I had to go get a friend from the bar.

Roma di Luna & the Jacky Molard Quartet @ The Cedar

This was recorded by my friend Dean, I'm just posting the torrent.

Roma di Luna with special guests the Jacky Molard Quartet
May 18, 2008
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Sur Seine Festival

Source: AKG c414b-xls (DIN subcards DFC 30' from stage, stand 9.5'^) > Hi Ho Silver xlr's > UA5 (BM2p+ mod.) > JB3 (opti) @ 44.1 kHz
Transfer: JB3 > usb1 > Macbook > xNJB3 1.4.6 > Audacity 1.2.5 (track & fades)> xACT 1.59 (SBE, FLAC, verify, .ffp & .md5)
Recorded & transferred by Dean Lambrecht ( DLambrecht@earthlink.net )

01. Woman Blue (4:44)
02. Inside The Bells (4:19)
03. Don't Take My Baby To War* (4:59)
04. tuning/banter (0:48)
05. Ice Cold Body * (5:54)
06. banter (1:11)
07. Moonshiner* (5:48)
08. White Slave* (4:34)
09. banter/intro Jacky Molard Quartet (1:35)
10. Silver Dagger ** (4:32)
11. banter/tuning (0:52)
12. No Child Of My Own ** (5:13)
13. Red Walls ** (4:04)
14. Killing Fields** (4:14)

Notes:

Channy Moon Casselle - vocals, violin
Alexei Moon Casselle - vocals, guitar *
Michael Rossetto - banjo **
Jessie Wilimek - harmony vocals
Yanick Jory - saxophones
Hélène Labarrière - bass
Janick Martin - accordian
Jacky Molard - violin

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

No Bird Sing @ The Turf Club

Here's a link to the torrent.

No Bird Sing
The Turf Club (Sean McPherson presents Reloaded Wednesdays)
Saint Paul, MN
Wednesday February 18th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~9' ^
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: 45:26

01. Horse Trap (instrumental)
02. ...banter
03. Drum Skin
04. Ars Poetica
05. Air Tight (tentative title)
06. City in the Sky
07. freestyle jam
08. ...banter
09. Legal Blood Money
10. ...banter
11. Devil Trombones

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

www.myspace.com/nobirdsing

There are so many great bands active in Minneapolis/St. Paul right now. Well going back to the late 70s/early 80s I guess that's nothing new. The Turf Club is the St. Paul venue in my opinion, so freezing wind punching me in the face and all I crossed that river to capture the 1s & 0s on another No Bird Sing set. GWMC opened with DJ sets by DJ Anton.

The Drift @ The Triple Rock (Matrix)

I made audience and soundboard recordings of the Drift's set when they came through with MONO and Pelican. I originally seeded my audience tape but my buddy Zach took the soundboard and matrixed the two sources. I haven't listened yet but word is it's hard to tell if it's a live recording at times.

The audience source as well as a 5/18/08 ATP Festival recording can both be heard on the Live Music Archive.

Here's a link to the matrix torrent.

The Drift
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 21st 2007

Taper: empty
Location: ROC, 20' right drink rail, ~12' ^
Mic Config: DIN (20cm, ~90º)
Source 1: Studio Projects C4 Cards > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Source 2: SBD > XLR cables > male XLR adapters > RCA Y cable > iRiver h120 (Line-in @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Workflow/Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC > Vegas 7 (sync/mix/master) > CD Wave (tracking) > Flac 16
Mix/Master by: Zachariah Boes

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

1. untitled
2. Invisible Cities
3. Transatlantic
4. Gardening, Not Architecture

Rich Douthit - drums
Safa Shokrai - upright bass
Danny Grody - electric guitar / keys
Jeff Jacobs - trumpet / flugel / electronics

Eyedea & Abilities :: New Years Eve Party

Here's a link to the party.

Eyedea & Abilities
The Entry
Minneapolis, MN
New Years Eve Saturday December 31st 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Source: SBD > XLR adapters > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)

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

Disc I - 43:53

01. ...Midnight Countdown 2009
02. new song
03. Man Vs. Ape
04. "teeth marks on the skin"
05. Birth of a Fish
06. Seizure Suite (E&A remix)
07. ...Powdered Water Too (A)
08. How Much Do You Pay?
09. Exhausted Love
10. Abilities & the Business
11. freestyle
12. Skydiver (new song)
13. Liquid Sovereignty
14. new song
15. Glass

Disc II - 46:27

01. ...banter
02. Abilities & the Blood
03. On This I Stand (heroin remix)
04. Paradise
05. Storms Coming (Sleep Tight) *
06. Now
07. ...encore
08. Carnage, Eyedea & Abilities jam
09. ...banter
10. Kristoff Krane & Carnage freestyle
11. Carnage & Abilities
12. ...stay alive
13. Carnage, Eyedea & Abilities freestyle

* acapella Alpha Consumer cover tease

www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities | www.rhymesayers.com

Please support Eyedea & Abilities by picking up a copy of the new album due out Spring 09 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

I present you with a soundboard because I wasn't into running an audience rig in a Sold Out Entry on NYE.

Knonam, Sector7G, Carnage and Kristoff Krane opened. If anyone else was in there I apologize, I wasn't exactly sober.

Permission to post from Micheal.

Reloaded Wednesdays @ The Turf Club

Every Wednesday night you can stop down to the Turf Club for RELOADED WEDNESDAYS. Reloaded Wednesdays is curated by Sean McPherson and is billed as a "Hip-Hop, Jazz and R&B Oriented Night."

This evening you can check out sets by:

No Bird Sing
GWMC
House DJ - DJ Anton

Heiruspecs :: Tour

Heiruspecs has lined up a bunch of Midwest dates. Don't forget your microphones or video camera. Keep an eye on the murdochspace for updates.

Feb 27 - The Aquarium - Fargo, ND
Feb 28 - Kirby Student Center Ballroom - Duluth, MN
Mar 06 - Stone’s Throw - Eau Claire, WI
Mar 07 - The Waterfront - Menomonie, WI
Mar 14 - The Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
Mar 27 - The Industry - Iowa City, IA
Mar 28 - Rock Island Brewing Company - Rock Island, IL
Apr 03 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL
Apr 04 - UW Madison - Madison, WI
Apr 10 - Nutty’s North - Sioux Falls, SD
Apr 11 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
Apr 24 - North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND
May 22 - Harmony Park Music Garden - Clarks Grove, MN

Gastro Non Grata @ The Triple Rock

I went to tape Gospel Gossip at the Triple Rock last night but the taping conditions were not optimal. The place was packed and I showed up to the venue late after having a BBQ chicken po-boy and some beers in the bar. Saw some really nice sets though. Skirt, Jim & the French Vanilla and That's What You Get also played.

It was Gastro Non Grata, a free event featuring beer tasting with Tom Gardner of Duvel USA. Food tasting with Jim Grell of the Modern Cafe and cupcake tasting with Miel Y Leche Catering.

Black Blondie @ The Cedar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Black Blondie
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday January 24th 2009

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
MBHO 603a KA200N > 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: 42:34

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

01. For the Taste *
02. Hunger
03. Bipolar Bear
04. World Won't Rest
05. Dressed to Kill a Mockingbird
06. Candy Cigarettes
07. Untitled
08. Knife Fights and Xmas Lights
09. Marla Singer

Samahra - vocalist
Liz Draper - upright & electric bass
Tasha Baron - Fender Rhodes, synths & boxes
Kahlil Brewington - drums

www.myspace.com/blackblondiemusic
http://www.reveillemag.com/features/...-black-blondie
www.thecedar.org

I wanted to get this great set out a couple of weeks ago but I fell into the drink. Thank you for baring with me.

Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles & Black Blondie opened Aby Wolf's CD Release show. * Unfortunately track one is missing the first 15 seconds. At the Cedar you usually start recording with the house intro. There was no intro and poof BB were on stage! Many thanks to both the bands and the Cedar for permitting these stellar sets to be recorded.

Ladyfinger (ne) @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Ladyfinger (ne)
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday January 14th 2009

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: 41:27

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

01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

Ethan Jones
Pat Oakes
Chris Machmuller
Jamie Massey

www.ladyfingersucks.com | www.myspace.com/ladyfinger

www.triplerocksocialclub.com

Ladyfinger and Story of the Sea opened for Cursive on another frigidly sub-zero night while we all remained cozy as could be in the Triple Rock. Not even arctic wind chills will keep me from seeing Cursive. Ladyfinger's new album is being released through Saddle Creek Records on February 3rd. Please support Ladyfinger and check out the official releases.

The Triple Rock is one of the best music venues in Minneapolis. They also serve up some of the greatest food and have some of the friendliest staff in town.

No Bird Sing :: Ars Poetica single

As previously mentioned No Bird Sing recently had their single for Ars Poetica mastered by Brian Johnson at Winterland Studios.

The single can be downloaded @ 320kbps mp3 here and here. Please repost these links wherever you like and or email the track to anyone you think may dig it.

In related news, Joe & Bobby's other band, Hyder Ali will be releasing their debut EP very soon. Graham is also keeping busy with several different bands. The most up to date information on his gigs can always be found on his page.

No Bird Sing @ The Depot

Here's a link to the torrent.

No Bird Sing
The Depot
Hopkins, MN
Saturday January 10th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) DFC, 20' back, ~8' ^
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: 30:19

01. City in the Sky
02. Drum Skin
03. ...we're No Bird Sing
04. Legal Blood Money
05. Ars Poetica
06. ...thank you
07. Breathe It Out
08. ...fits of improvisation
09. Devil Trombones

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

www.myspace.com/nobirdsing

This was the 2nd of 4 residency shows featuring Kristoff Krane & friends that are taking place every Saturday in January at the Depot in Hopkins, MN. This show featured No Bird Sing and Big Quarters. First of all the Depot is a great place and I'm sure many of us would have liked to have had a similar space when we were coming up. If you're in the metro area the Depot deserves your patronage. Amy, Eric, Ryan and many others whom I didn't formally meet, thank you for doing what you're doing.

You're now invited to check out an amazing Twin Cities band that goes by the name of No Bird Sing. Some people grabbed the Uptown tape from last October. Others may recognize the members of NBS from other bands including; Hyder Ali, Abzorbr, Junkyard Empire, Keston & Westdal, dial_system and Root Decision to name a few. With that said, No Bird Sing stand on their own. I'm really into what these guys are doing and it's highly likely you'll find me standing under a pair of mics at the shows they have coming up.

Please contact me if you would like a hifi copy of the newly mastered single for Ars Poetica. Much respect to Brian Johnson at Winterland Studios for the stellar job he did on the mastering.

To be torrented after the move...

What up all. I'm moving but fear not, I'm staying in South Minneapolis and I'm of course going to keep taping. I might be without the net for a week or so, we'll see. Getting a connection at the new place ASAP is obviously a priority for me and for what I do.

I have some shows I'd like to torrent but they'll probably have to wait until after the move. For anyone who cares to know what they are I've listed them below.

Been wanting to get the Dosh CD release out there because it's great. Also want to finish up the Mill City Scene release party sets. Not wanting to lug gear around with me on NYE I popped into The Entry and got Soundboards of everything. Same goes for Mel Gibson & the Pants and Lookbook on the 3rd. I don't like running mics in the Kitty Cat Klub so that's another SBD. I love The Clown Lounge but any chance I get to see Fat Kid Wednesdays at the AQ, the Cedar etc. I'm there. I won't be torrenting the Face Candy sets from last night because they were recorded for an official release. I'll try to get the Fantastic Merlins out there because it's some great jazz. Also looking forward to putting some more Carnage sets out.

2008-06-27 - Dosh @ First Avenue
2008-12-27 - Carnage + Kristoff Krane @ The Entry
2008-12-31 - Eyedea & Abilities + Kristoff Krane + Sector7G + Carnage @ The Entry (SBD)
2009-01-02 - Fat Kid Wednesdays @ The Artists' Quarter
2009-01-03 - Lookbook @ Kitty Cat Klub (SBD)
2009-01-09 - The Fantastic Merlins @ The Black Dog Cafe

Going to try and make it to The Depot in Hopkins for Kristoff Krane, Big Quarters and No Bird Sing tonight. If everything goes well I'll post the first Hopkins torrent in the history of torrents.

El Guante & See More Perspective @ The Entry

Here's a link to the torrent.

El Guante & See More Perspective
The 7th St Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 27th 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB (cm, º), left drink rail, 20' back, ~8' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > 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 (7dB boost to t10 + fade out)
TRT: 31:00

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

01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

www.myspace.com/elguante | www.myspace.com/seemoremusic

www.truruts.com | www.millcityscene.com

This was the release party for Mill City Scene's first issue with performances by El Guante & See More Perspective, Carnage, Hyder Ali, Kristoff Krane and Big Quarters. If you don't know about El Guante & See More Perspective you should check them out. The LP "El Guante's Haunted Studio Apartment" is available now.

Hyder Ali @ The Entry (Dec. 08)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Hyder Ali
The 7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 27th 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Source: Soundboard > XLR adapters > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 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: 36:58

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

01. ...intro by El Guante & improv jam
02. Sunrise
03. Careless Talk
04. Dark Room
05. EN & T
06. All Falls Down
07. If I Had
08. Paper Dolls

Eric Blair: Lead Vocals
Kahlil Brewington: Drums
Edwin Scherer: Electric Bass, Upright, Loops
Robert Mulrennan: Electric Guitar, Acoustic, Loops, Effects

www.myspace.com/hyderali | www.millcityscene.com

This was a show that was put on by Mill City Scene to celebrate the release of their first issue. Mill City Scene is a newspaper/magazine/website that covers all things concerning the local hip hop scene in Minneapolis. This was the sickest local hip hop bill I've seen in a long long time. As you'll find on the recordings many of the performers felt the same way as well. If you live in the metro area pick up a copy of MCS and if you don't you can still read all of the great articles on their website. This show included performances by; El Guante & See More Perspective, Carnage, Hyder Ali, Kristoff Krane and Big Quarters. There was not a weak set in the bunch and you'll get to hear all of them.

I chose to post the Hyder Ali set first because they're my favorite local band to come out of 2008. I haven't seem them since the Kristoff Krane CD Release in September and I was excited to get another set out. I'm putting the soundboard out there because the mic source is full of people talking about porches and stuff. I usually don't get into the spammy street team stuff but if anyone reading was up for going to the Current's site and requesting their new single "Paper Dolls" it would be greatly appreciated by me and likely the band as well. If you're interested you can do so here.

Naked Raygun @ The Triple Rock

Naked Raygun set. The Arrivals set. The Framed set.

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

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

01. Home Of The Brave
02. Metastasis
03. Backlash Jack
04.
05.
06. The Promise
07.
08. When The Walls Come Down
09. Peacemaker
10. Treason
11. Surf Combat
12. Coldbringer
13. Potential Rapist
14.
15. ...encore applause/banter
16.
17. Wonder Beer
18. Rat Patrol
19. ...Gear intro
20. Gear *

* w/ Paddy Costello of Dillinger 4 & The Arrivals on guest vocals

www.nakedraygun.org | www.myspace.com/nakedraygun

www.myspace.com/thearrivalsrock | www.myspace.com/theframed

www.triplerocksocialclub.com

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.

Naked Raygun came to play a two night stand at the Triple Rock in I believe it was 2006. They played an All Ages show one night and a 21+ the next. This time around they were in town to help the Triple Rock celebrate their 10th Anniversary. The Framed (Minneapolis) and The Arrivals (Chicago) opened the show.

Naked Raygun are one of a kind and I encourage you to support them by purchasing their official releases. I'm sure many people already have.

Roma di Luna @ The Cedar (Dec. 08)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Roma di Luna
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday December 23rd 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) FOB, DFC, 30' 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)

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

Disc One: 41:24

01. ...intro
02. Silent Night ^
03. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas ^
04. Before I Die
05. Trouble Down The Road
06. Tamar
07. The Romance Of Wolves
08. Plenty
09. Fortune Teller

Disc Two: 40:56

01. ...intro to the new songs
02. The Moonlight Will Always Be Ours *
03. Below Our Feet *
04. Ghost Dance
05. Face Of My Friends
06. Pearls For Pigs
07. Blue Christmas ^
08. ...encore applause/banter
09. Bury Me (Beneath The Killing Fields) (3:38)
10. ...intros/banter
11. Stand By Me #

* Dedicated to Dan Mack, Channy and Alexei perform as a duet.
# w/ Chastity Brown (King, Leiber & Stoller)
^ traditional Christmas songs

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

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

www.thecedar.org

This was a special Roma di Luna Holiday show with the Chastity Brown Band opening. Thanks go out to the artists and to the Cedar for allowing these sets to be recorded. There were 3 tapers in attendance (AKG 414, Microtech Gefell & MBHO). The original material that Roma di Luna produces is always top notch but this particular show is worth checking out for the chilling renditions of "Silent Night" and "Stand By Me" alone. Trust me, you won't be disappointed by anything in between either. The Cedar was filled to capacity and I still wish more people would have gotten the chance to witness this great evening of music. Long live the Cedar.

Heiruspecs @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Heiruspecs
"Heiruspecs" Record Release Show
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 13th 2008

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) Right of Board, ~35' 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)

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

Disc I (42:11)

01. Without Much Sleep
02. All In All
03. I Know
04. Move With Me #
05. Meters
06. Pay To Play
07. Let It Fly
08. Not You
09. Lenses *

Disc II (53:29)

01. interlude jam
02. Some From None
03. Change Is Coming ^
04. Smash +
05. Tongue Slingers +
06. The Nguyens
07. 5ves
08. Heartsprings
09. Get Up
10. ...band intros
11. War Drums =
12. The Pushback

Felix - Words
Muad'dib - Words and Sounds
Twinkie Jiggles - Bass
DVRG - Keys
Peter Leggett - Drums
Josh Peterson - Guitar

# ft. Mastermind of Guardians of Balance
* ft. Maria Isa
^ ft. Dessa of Doomtree & New MC of Kanser
+ ft. Carnage
= ft. Martin Devaney

www.heiruspecs.com | www.myspace.com/heiruspecs

I know I'm always hyping the shows I post because, well I want people to check them out. With that said, this is a recording that I'm really excited to bring to people. I can't really think of a better way to close out the year as far as sharing recordings goes even though there are some great shows left. I started taping shows to document the music that I was into and like any "taper" I enjoy listening to live music. Not everyone digs live recordings, that's cool. I've always had nothing but respect for Heiruspecs but unfortunately I showed up late to the party late with some bands and as I was really getting into them back in 05 they decided it was time to slow things down. It's understandable, if you want the back story it's out there. Anyways, they've played shows here and there since the hiatus but this was the first real time I set out to tape them. I wish I would have taped the 10th anniversary sets at the Turf Club.

"Heiruspecs" is the 4th official LP from Heiruspecs and the first since 2004's "A Tiger Dancing." I'm extremely happy these guys are back full time and I'm grateful that Sean in particular was cool about this show being taped. In my top 3 shows of 2008? Yes. A huge thank you goes out to both Heiruspecs and First Avenue for making this recording possible. Big Quarters and Mayda opened. Please support your favorite local bands, whoever they are.

Big Quarters @ First Avenue (Dec. 08)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Big Quarters
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 13th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) ROB, ~35' 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)

Please Do Not sell this recording. Share & trade it freely.
Enjoy this live set but remember to support the official releases.

01. New War *
02. Sign of the Time
03. Barter System *
04. Painkillers
05. All Day Long *
06. another new joint *
07. Good Look *

* Check out bigquarters.com to subscribe to Big Quarters Direct. 5 new songs each month.

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

Big Quarters and Mayda opened the Heiruspecs CD Release show. I've talked up BQ a lot in past torrent postings so I'll keep it short. Big Quarters is legit and if you're into it hit their webstore for a CD, shirt or a subscription to BQ Direct.

Thanks to First Avenue, Heiruspecs, Big Quarters and Mayda for allowing me to make these sick tapes.

City on the Make @ The 400 Bar (Nov. 08)

Get some hot torrent action right here.

City on the Make
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 29th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), FOB, ~6 ROC, ~15' back, ~9' ^
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: 81:19

Support local music and be proud.

01. Crack in the 80s *
02. 900 Nails
03. A Million Bucks
04. Combat Zone #
05. Tangled Webs: Slithering Cobras
06. Fake I.D.
07. Ships Across the Ocean #
08. Money is My Friend *
09. No Thumbs *
10. ...band intros
11. Cyborg Killer
12. Scorpion Juice (very tentative title) #
13. Good Old Fashioned Fire
14. Rustoleum Royal Blues > Little T&A +
15. New Shoes *
16. Pick Me Ups
17. Chicks on Bikes
18. ...encore
19 Strange Moon ^

* unreleased
# unreleased, debut live recording
+ original > The Rolling Stones
^ traditional cover

Mike Massey - Vocals
Mischa Kegan - Guitar
Stephen Rowe - Bass
Colin Stumbras - Drums

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

City on the Make return to the 400 Bar for their first show in nearly 3 months. This set kills. I was close to calling out for Arc Lamps but I didn't want to be that guy and I didn't need to hear my voice on the tape. Be excited for the new songs. Thanks to The 400 Bar for allowing me to tape these shows.

Dragons Power Up! and The 757s opened.

Burning options:

1) You might be able to squeeze an overburn.
2) Track 10 is a good spot to start disc 2.
3) You could omit track 18 when burning. (boo)

The Builders and the Butchers @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

The Builders and the Butchers
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Friday December 5th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) ROB, ~35' 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 (fade out)
TRT: 33:53

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

01. ...introduction by Steven Mitchell Wright *
02.
03. Bottom of the Lake #
04.
05.
06. Sea Shanty
07.
08. When It Rains

Ryan Sollee: vocals/guitar
Ray Rude: percussion
Paul Seely: percussion/trumpet
Harvey Tumbleson: mandolin/banjo
Alex Ellis: acoustic bass

www.myspace.com/thebuildersandthebutchers
www.bladencountyrecords.com
www.first-avenue.com

* Unfortunately 3 seconds of Steven's intro is missing. It cuts in.
# with Lyndon Chester on violin

I love these guys! I really dug the music and thought they sounded great in the Mainroom. Opening for Amanda Palmer. Steven is director of The Danger Ensemble from Australia.

Amanda Palmer @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Amanda Palmer
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Friday December 5th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) ROB, ~35' 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)

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

Disc I (64:13)

01. ...introduction by Steven Mitchell Wright
02. Neil Gaiman, Zoe Keating & Lyndon Chester
03. Astronaut (A Short History Of Nearly Nothing)
04. Ampersand
05. ...passionate love for Purple Rain
06. Blake Says
07. Bad Habit *
08. I Want You But I Don't Need You %
09. Oasis
10. ...the stores are all collapsing
11. Strength Through Music
12. Guitar Hero
13. ...Neil Gaiman
14. I Google You (co-written with Neil)
15. ...there's a lot of people I'd like to thank
16. Coin-Operated Boy *

Disc II (58:26)

01. "Ask Amanda"
02. Runs In The Family
03. Have to Drive
04. Half Jack *
05. Umbrella w/ The Danger Ensemble
06. ...encore > introducing The Danger Ensemble
07. Livin' on a Prayer +
08. ...Purple Rain intro
09. Purple Rain =
10. Leeds United

* The Dresden Dolls
% Momus
+ Bon Jovi
= Prince

Zoe Keating (cello) & Lyndon Chester (violin) join Amanda on stage after the "Ask Amanda" session.

www.whokilledamandapalmer.com
www.myspace.com/thedangerspace
www.first-avenue.com

I was in hustle mode all afternoon to get this out to the fine fans of Amanda Palmer. I'm heading back to First Ave tonight to tape another show...

Many people are to be thanked for this recording's existence. Join me in thanking Katie, Mary, Sean and of course Amanda for starters. A huge thanks also goes to First Avenue for permitting audio/video documentation when the artist's/band's policy allows. Having taped the Dresden Dolls 2006 stop at First Avenue this show went on my calendar as soon as I saw it booked. It was an amazing night of music and performance art. I'm also very happy with the recording. I do suggest that you crank it. There are some "quieter" songs and I didn't want to use compression on the recording. Beware of clinking beer bottles as they hit the bin. I ran the mics high in anticipation of this, there are a few but it in no way detracts from the tape.

Please support Amanda's (and the Dresden Dolls) official releases.

The opening sets: They were great to say the least. Unfortunately Zoe is incomplete. I was given the green light by Amanda's camp (thank you) to enter the venue pre-doors around 7:30 to set up. I got there at 7:40, talked with a staff member at the front door about permission to set up early. He went to check, came back, told me it was cool and to go in through the side door. I was immediately stopped, made brief mention of my situation and was told I "had to wait in line like everyone else." No problem, being happy to tape at all and not waiting to create problems for anyone I went back outside. I tape at First Ave a good bit and don't want to become known as that guy who thinks he deserves special privileges. I got in around 8:20 thinking I was good since the opener usually goes on around 9. Zoe went on at 8:30 and I spent the majority of her set setting up. Some songs were recorded. The Builders and the Butchers set is complete and it sounds great.

What's up Chip.

Recent additions to the Live Music Archive...

Judgement Day - The Varsity Theater 11-17-08

The Smashing Pumpkins - Roy Wilkins Auditorium 10-02-07

Explosions in the Sky - First Avenue 03-29-07

MONO - The The Triple Rock 06-09-06

Dragons Power Up! - The 400 Bar 11-29-08

Kristoff Krane - The Entry 09-19-08 (Soundboard, both sets)

Themes - The Turf Club 08-03-07

Dragons Power Up! @ The 400 Bar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Dragons Power Up!
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 29th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), FOB, ~6 ROC, ~15' back, ~9' ^
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: 53:07

Support local music and be proud.

01. Nickels
02. Long Division
03. Worm and Plow
04. Where Do You Go?
05. Stuck Between Stations +
06. (Interlude)
07. Orbitt Danse *
08. Filter Valve *
09. Prayer > Regular John # > Prayer
10. ...thank you
11. House Fires
12. Ballahall (Returns)

+ The Hold Steady
# Queens of the Stone Age
* Mike Coyne on vocals

Mike Coyne - Bass
Dan Ries - Guitar
Mike Ries - Drums
Chris Tures - Vocals, Guitar

www.dragonspowerup.com | www.myspace.com/dragonspowerup

Here's another great set from my favorite St. Paul Rock band. Opening for City on the Make.

Be sure to score the 2nd LP when it's released.

You can also check out the 6/7/8 recording via the Live Music Archive if you're feeling frisky:

http://www.archive.org/details/dpu2008-06-07.mbho.flac16

dredg @ The Varsity Theater

Here's a link to the torrent.

dredg
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Monday November 17th

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > 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 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 78:00

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

01. Same Ol' Road
02. The Tanbark is Hot Lava
03. Of the Room
04. New Heart Shadow
05. Ode to the Sun
06. Planting Seeds
07. Ireland *
08. ...banter
09. R U O K *
10. Savior *
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd banter > Slayer tease > Welcome Judgement Day > unkown song w/ lyrics
12. Triangle #
13. Jamais Vu #
14. 18 People Living In Harmony #
15. Sang Real #
16. Bug Eyes
17. Here kitty kitty > instrumental > The Canyon Behind Her
18. Wondrous Miracle > drum takedown jam

* new
# w/ Judgement Day (Anton on Violin & Lewis on Cello)

Gavin Hayes - Vocals / Slide Guitar / Guitar
Drew Roulette - Bass / Samples
Mark Engles - Guitar
Dino Campanella - Drums / Piano

www.dredg.com | www.myspace.com/dredg

The new album is being released 03/29/08. Thanks to both dredg and the Varsity Theater for being cool with taping.

Gavin had mic/mic cable issues in places but other than that the show sounded great and the tape is very solid.

Pretty standard set for the second half of the tour. Earlier in the tour some sets also included "Catch Without Arms" as well as unreleased songs such as "Waterborne," "I Don't Know" and "It's Not Worth It." Thanks to JRundquist a pic of Mark's set list is included. I'm curious what "Shark Nap" is.

Please support dredg and buy the official releases.

Judgement Day @ The Varsity Theater

Here is a link to the torrent.

Judgement Day
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Monday November 17th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, ~90º), DFC, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > 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: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 35:55

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

01. Death March
02. Barrage
03. Out of the Abyss
04. Cobra Strike
05. ...band intros
06. Klagenstuck
07. Air Raid (acoustic)
08. Finis Omne
09. Genosha

Anton Patzner - Violin
Lewis Patzner - Cello
Jon Bush - Drums

www.stringmetal.com
www.myspace.com/stringmetal

This band is amazing and I'm so glad dredg took them on tour. Anton really supports taping and I think we should return the favor. Don't miss these guys out in the Bay Area or elsewhere.

Abzorbr @ The Turf Club November 08

Here's a link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
The Turf Club
St.Paul, MN
Saturday November 14th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: AB, 20cm, left side, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fade out)
TRT: 48:49

01. ...intro *
02. BeMeTooConfused *
03. Easy Way Out *
04. Miracle? *
05. ...banter *
06. Crystal Clear *
07. new abzorbr song 1 #
08. new abzorbr jam 2 #
09. Routine Lovers #
10. 24 Hours (new abzorbr song 3) #
11. dial_system jam +
12. I'm A Little Tadpole *
13. crowd freestyle w/ loop pedal *
14. Pleasure Island =

Kristoff Krane - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop (dial_system)
Graham O'Brien - Drums (dial_system)
Kyle Keller - Sax

* Kristoff Krane (6 w/ Graham & Casey)
# Abzorbr
+ dial_system jam
= Abzorbr w/ Kyle Keller on Sax

www.myspace.com/abzorbr
www.myspace.com/kristoffkrane
www.myspace.com/dialsystem

Sector 7G, Kristoff Krane & Abzorbr opened Eyedea & Abilities first hometown show in 5 years.

This show was packed and just plain crazy. I got there a little past 9pm and the line was down the block towards Snelling. I haven't seen anything like it at the Turf Club since the July 07 Doomtree show. This show was lots of fun from time Secto7G went on until 2AM came around. Lots of intoxication. Lots of mic stand protection.

THE NEW EYEDEA & ABILITIES RECORD IS DONE. The new Abzorbr material sounds great. Don't miss the exclusive dial_system jam either.

Eagles of Death Metal @ The Electric Fetus

Here's a link to the torrent.

The Eagles of Death Metal
The Electric Fetus (In-Store)
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 8th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), DFC, ~10' back, ~6.5' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > 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: 35:47

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

01. ...attacked by ninjas
02. Midnight Creeper *
03. Bag O' Miracles *
04. ...ladies & gentlemen The Eagles of Death Metal
05. I Only Want You
06. Bad Dream Mama
07. Now I'm A Fool
08. I Want What I Want What I Want (?)
09. ....any requests?
10. Wannabe In LA
11. I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)
12. Whore Hoppin'
13. I Like To Move In The Night

* Jesse & guitar only

Jesse Hughes (guitar, vocals)
Dave Catching (guitar)
Brian O'Connor (bass, vocals)
Joey Castillo (drums)

Hutch (sound engineer)

www.eaglesofdeathmetal.com
www.electricfetus.com

3PM in-store got started around 3:30 because Jesse was attacked by ninjas on the way. He had to kill them all and defend a woman's honor.

Being roughly 10 feet in front of Jesse this is a pretty nice sounding tape. You really feel like you are there. I was not able to attend the Fine Line show later that evening.

Support The Eagles of Death Metal on tour Fall 08. Many thanks to them for being cool with taping. Thanks to the Electric Fetus and staff as well.

No Bird Sing @ The Uptown Bar

Here's a link to the torrent.

No Bird Sing
The Uptown Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday October 15th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (cm, º), FOB, ~30' back, ~10' ^
Source: Rhode NT5s > Soundboard's Pre > 1/4" adapters > Dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 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: 42:47

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

01. untitled
02. Ars Poetica is Dead
03. ...banter
04. Devil Trombones
05. ...banter
06. Legal Blood Money
07. ...banter
08. Life in You #
09. improv > freestyle #
10. improv > freestyle #
11. improv > freestyle #

Eric Blair - Voice
Robert Mulrennan - Guitar/Electronics
Graham O'Brien - Drums/Electronics
Casey O'Brien - bass #

www.myspace.com/nobirdsing
www.myspace.com/hyderali
www.myspace.com/abzorbr

This is the 2nd ever live performance by No Bird Sing, a band that includes members of Hyder Ali and Abzorbr. Many other bands could be listed. Basically these are some talented fellas involved in many different local bands. Casey is not a full time member. The whole set is sick but "Legal Blood Money" is worth your bandwidth alone, which is not available anywhere else. They're working on an EP that may be released in early 09.

I was in the mood to travel light, only bringing a h120 & cable to get a board patch. The house engineer was kind enough to bust his mics out. Thank you B.

Not that it really matters but I skipped Minus the Bear + Annuals + Themes at the Varsity Theater to catch this set and I'm glad I did.

Jonah Matranga @ The Varsity Theater

Hope this is cool Jonah. Really wanted it to come out before the election.

Jonah Matranga
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
August 5th 2006

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 lvl 6 + Verify]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (normalized + fades)
TRT: 60:07

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

01. Better Than This ^
02. Got My List ^
03. As Much to Myself as to You ^
04. I Want You To Be My Witness ^
05. Aeroplanes ^
06. Hostage > The Cross * #
07. banter
08. If Ever (false start)
09. If Ever +
10. Feel Alright +
11. Sadie +
12. Drive Away +
13. This Is The Part +
14. The Greatest Wonder > Stay + ^

Tracks 1-7 & 14 are solo while 8-13 are with the band.

^ Jonah Matranga
* New End Original
# Prince
+ Gratitude

Jonah Matranga - Vocals, Guitar
Jeremy Tappero - Guitar, Vocals
Bob Lindsey - Bass
David Jarnstrom - Drums

www.jonahmatranga.com
www.attentionrock.com (Jeremy, Bob and David's Minneapolis based rock band)

This is a good time for this tape to surface. This was the first of four dates in a short Midwest run with Attention opening for Jonah and then coming back out for a set of Gratitude songs. Unfortunately Jeremy's mother passed away after Chicago. Jonah played Cleveland and Detroit by himself.

So this guy Jonah was in the band FAR from 91-98. Officially went "solo" in 99. He formed New End Original with a different bunch of fellas from 2000-2002. "Gratitude was formed in 2000 by Mark Weinberg (Crumb) and Thomas Becker. Initially called the Collision, the band was joined by Bob Lindsey on bass and Robbie Cronholm (Crumb) on vocals." After touring with New End Original in 02 Jonah took over on vocals. "Gratitude released a statement on November 25, 2005 claiming that they had in fact decided to split after playing one final show at the Ascot Room in Minneapolis two days earlier."

As of October 08 FAR have been playing shows again which is exciting. Jonah has been one of my favorite musicians for over 10 years now. Purchase a cd or a show ticket if you're not familiar with his doings.

Check out Jonah, check out Attention, check out Little Hot Pony.

"This is the part where we start to feel..."