The Gleam @ The Triple Rock

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The Gleam
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 14th 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 10 (fades)
TRT: 34:35

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. The Ballad of Carlos Avery
02. Hedger's Sword
03. Cough it Up
04. Somebody/Nobody
05. Head from the Sand
06. Rapid Falls
07. Leave Yr City
08. Damn City Lights
09. The Bitter End
10. Away Like a Song

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I've been listening to The Gleam for coming up on two years now but for whatever reason this is the first time I've caught up with them live. As was the word on the street they do not disappoint! Don't miss The Gleam's new album due out January 2010. The Gleam, Fuck Knights and Coltrane Motion supported Kill the Vultures. This was a torturous night for live music attenders in Minneapolis. Hank III was at the Mainroom, City on the Make and Military Special were at the Kitty Cat Klub. While I wish I could have been at all three shows I'm certainly glad I was able to make these recordings at The Triple Rock. It was a knock down drag out Saturday night.

Kill the Vultures @ The Triple Rock

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Kill the Vultures
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 14th 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 10 (fades)
TRT: 46:49

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. 14th St. Ritual
02. The Vultures
03. 7-8-9
04. ...banter
05. Sick Days Are Upon Us
06. Beasts of Burden
07. Walk On Water
08. "Shake My City Awake" > Spare Parts
09. The Spider's Eyes
10. Moonshine

www.killthevultures.com

I haven't seen them since the "Ecce Beast" CD Release Show last April but this tape is sonically superior in my opinion. All of the Kill the Vultures releases are available through their online store as well as various online retailers. They have a few shows coming up so keep your eye on their site. Fuck Knights, The Gleam and Coltrane Motion supported. Thanks to the bands for being down with taping and to Andy for holding down the board.

Face Versus Pavement...

So I wanted to go to the gym today. On the way there my gym bag got stuck in the front wheel of my bike and I went flying over the handle bars with only the left side of my face to break the fall. Minus most of one front tooth, some of my left face, some chunks of my right leg and what is probably at least a sprained left hand/wright I dusted off. Please note I was sober. A passerby was kind enough to inquire "You straight man? You straight?" Straight as I was I was minus one front tooth and bleeding all over. Did I mention the hole in my new jeans? Thankfully my neighbor and my friend Mike were both willing to take me to the emergency dental place in East St. Paul. It was a trip returning to the old neighborhood under these circumstances. I got nothing but a consultation and some antibiotics to ward off infection. It sounds like a root canal and a cap folks. Please don't tell Tammy.

Anyways would near crippling experience keep me from recording Kill the Vultures at The Triple Rock? It'd take a doozy. I didn't get the nap in but broken face and all I made it out. Sorry I wasn't my usual dapper self, ladies. Coltrane Motion, The Gleam and Fuck Knights supported. I bought Mike a Chicken Po Boy and some ginger ales.