Wizards Are Real @ Hymie's Records

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320kbps mp3s of this recording can be downloaded here.

Wizards Are Real
Hymie's Records
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday November 13th 2011

Recorded by: emptystapes AT gmail DOT com
Location: DINish, at the pilar, 7' ^
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: mild compression (Sound Forge 10) track indexing (CD Wave)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. I’m Your Free Lieutenant
02. We Need Zinc
03. The Expert
04. Through the Pipes
05. 9 Volt
06. Clamander
07. Falconry
08. Flavor of Coal
09. Stay Golden
10. Keep Still
11. Making Out the Hard Way

Melanie Bergstrom - sax
Tim Baumgart - drums
Ted Held - bass
Brian O'Neil - pedal steel

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Thanks to Dave and Laura at Hymie's (3820 East Lake Street) for doing what they do for the community and Wizards Are Real for being cool with me sharing this. Check out the Hymie's site for weekly in-store performances from some of the best bands in all the land.

Nonagon (Chicago) @ Hell's Kitchen

Nonagon - Live at Hell's Kitchen (07/29/11)

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One song teaser. You can buy Nonagon's new CD single for $5 at any of the shows. More music is available on their site. Sets from Self-Evident, Wizards Are Real and Lovely Dark all made for a great evening of live music at Hell's Kitchen.

Wizards Are Real LP Release @ Cause

A .RAR files containing this recording is available here.

Wizards Are Real
Cause Spirits & Soundbar
Minneapolis, MN
Friday March 4th 2011

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: Along the left wall near the front. ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Hypers) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > razorlame > 320kbps]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (compression + fades)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Sweet Kit
02. Stay Golden
03. Making Out The Hard Way
04. Keep Still
05. Falconry
06. We Need Zinc
07. Pigeon Kicker
08. Through The Pipes
09. The Flavor of Coal
10. Good, Goods
11. Clamander

Melanie Bergstrom (sax)
Tim Baumgart (drums)
Ted Held (bass)
Brian O'Neil (pedal steel)

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With 3 shows that I wanted to attend Friday I couldn't be swayed from recording the Wizards Are Real LP Release Show. Even though it's walking distance from the house it took me a while to warm up to Cause for various reasons but I'm actually starting to like the place. This recording reminded me of how clean this room can sound and that's due in no small part to Ross, the front of house engineer. I'm going to suggest contacting the band directly to purchase a copy. It should also be available in most of the local record stores as well. Seymore Saves the World, Dragons Power Up! and National Bird supported.

Douchelords And The Affliction Spring Collection: Saturday Night Downtown

All snide hyperbole aside last night was well worth the effort. With a half dozen choice shows to attend last night I devised a plan to keep it Downtown for maximum documentation. Guante & Big Cats! and Kristoff Krane were playing the Fine Line as part of Botzy's annual The Best Love Free is show. I was glad I got down to the Warehouse District in time to catch the Wesley Opus & Botzy set. Be sure to check them out if you haven't. No slight intended to Soulcrate Music or Culture Cry Wolf but after Guante & Big Cats! left the stage in smoldering ashes it was time to head to Hell's Kitchen aka the Downtown safe house.

Got downstairs just in time to hear the last couple Ill Chemistry numbers. I've been a supporter of Desdemona and Carnage for years but unfortunately it's impossible to capture all of the 1s and 0s in this city we love. I knew I had seen Wizards Are Real once before at The Turf Club but the details of that evening were foggy at best. I was really impressed with their set and would definitely enjoy seeing them again. They delivered a much needed jazz cut wormhole into the end of the night. And then now? The Book of Right On, the band that drew me in. A band whom if you've poked around this site for the past six to thirty six months you know comes highly endorsed. Recordings to follow.

Electric Orange Music Collective

Have you heard of The Electric Orange Music Collective yet? EOMC is a St. Paul based music collective that currently consists of Dragons Power Up!, Wizards Are Real, Power of 2, The Japanese Space Program, Haroh, Company Inc. and Mr Mustachio. As you can see from the Myspace page they already have a series of shows booked on both sides of the river to start out the new year. If you're into Facebook perhaps you would like to keep up with them there.

As of January 1st 2010 EOMC has already put out their first sampler. In the works is a quarterly release that will alternate between samplers and a zine as well. The first zine can be expected in early April if not before with the second sampler to follow in June and the next edition of the zine sometime in September et cetera. The track listing for Sampler Number 1 is:

01. Dragons Power Up! - "House Fires"
02. Wizards Are Real - "Flavor of Coal
03. Mr. Mustachio - "Helicopter, Baby!"
04. Haroh - "Curses"
05. Power of 2 - "The End is Near Here"
06. The Japanese Space Program - "Superchunk Was the Jam"
07. Company Incorporated - "Science"