Lighted @ Heliotrope Eight

Photo: Adam Bubolz

320kbps mp3 | FLAC available upon request.

Lighted
The Loring Theater
Heliotrope Eight
Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 27th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail)
Location: DFC stage lip, 5'^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Wide Card) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: Compression (Sound Forge 10)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. intro
02. Morning Miami Mega
03. Ascent of Mountain w/ Sword
04. Milk Glass Plateau
05. Non-Traditional Wounds

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Lighted is the Minneapolis based trio of John Marks, Jason Millard and Patrick Benjamin. I've only known about them for a year or so but now that I've seen them a few times I've promised myself to not miss a Lighted set if at all possible. Thanks to John for the permission to share. Thanks to Heliotrope and The Loring Theater for being the live event combination of the year.

Brute Heart Album Release Show @ The Turf Club

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Brute Heart
Lonely Hunter Release Show
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Saturday May 14th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, left stack, 10' back, ~7.5' ^
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: Pro Tools magic. Track indexing in CD Wave.

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Eclipse
02. Blindfolded
03. No Darkness
04. Satellite
05. Open Window
06. Evil Eye
07. Hunter

Crystal Brinkman (drums and vocals)
Jackie Beckey (viola and vocals)
Crystal Myslajek (bass and vocals)

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Brute Heart's new album Lonely Hunter can be purchased through Soft Abuse Records in a variety of formats. It's also available on Amazon and iTunes. Have you seen the excellent video done by MPLS.TV for the City of Music series? Tender Meat, Jerusalem and the Star Baskets (Columbia, MO), Lighted and Patches supported. Thanks to Brute Heart and The Turf Club for allowing me to record. Thanks to J. Miller for his patience in post. Catch Brute Heart on their westward tour at the below dates and hold a copy of Lonely Hunter in your hands.

06/03 - Minneapolis, MN - Club Med (with Mother of Fire, Mattie Mozelle)
06/08 - Missoula, MT - BSMT (with Shahs)
06/10 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern
06/12 - Portland, OR - Valentine's
06/13 - Portland, OR - In Other Words
06/14 - Olympia, WA - Le Voyeur
06/15 - Weed, CA - Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture
06/16 - Oakland, CA - The Church (with Cacaw, Rrind)
06/17 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern (with Horrid Red, Burial Hex)
06/18 - Santa Cruz, CA - TBA (with Horrid Red, Burial Hex)
06/19 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Records in-store
06/19 - Los Angeles, CA - Public Figure (with Metal Rouge)
06/21 - Denver, CO - The Hi-Dive
06/22 - Lawrence, KS / Kansas City, MO - TBA

Sarah Johnson/Visions of Christ Split Tape Release.

Well goddamn it. I can't always record everything on both sides of the river every night. Last Wednesday Sarah Johnson and Visions of Christ had their split cassette release show at The Turf Club which included one of the sickest bills that side of the Mississippi. Check out Soothing Almonds Collective for more information. Anyways I don't own a time machines or anything but if you don't already know Sarah Johnson will be moving to Asheville, NC for the winter and possibly longer. You can get the tape by contacting either of the bands. Word is SJ are halfway through their share of tapes so grab one while you can...I'm sure they will need monies for gas and gas station food on their journey to escape another Midwestern winter.

For anyone with a time machine here are your coordinates:

Wed. Oct. 6th
Turf Club
10pm $5

Sarah Johnson
Visions of Christ
Daughters of the Sun
Voyager
Lighted

Speaking of Sarah Johnson, they've already left town and you can purchase the tape in the following cities while supplies last.

Oct 14 OASIS NEW LONDON, CT
Oct 15 Castelvania PROVIDENCE, RI
Oct 16 SURREAL ESTATE NYC, NY
Oct 17 HELP! NYC, NY
Oct 18 HELP! ALLENTOWN, PA
Oct 19 JRs PHILLY, PA
Oct 20 VISITING MY MOM DC, MD
Oct 21 HOPES + DREAMS CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Oct 22 TBA NASHVILLE, TN
Oct 23 TBA NASHVILLE, TN
Oct 24 BREAK? WHERE?, TN
Oct 25 RANCH RANCH PERVERT PIT TAMPA, FL
Oct 26 NEW COLLEGE SARASOTA, FL
Oct 27 LOU'S BAR ORLANDO, FL
Oct 28 MEADOWS of DAN W/ YOHIMBE! CARRBORO, NC
Oct 29 GSS2 HAUS W/ YOHIMBE! RALEIGH, NC
Oct 30 GREEN BEAN W/ YOHIMBE GREENSBORO, NC
Oct 31 HOME ASHEVILLE, NC