Face Candy :: Jam City (Volume 1)

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Face Candy
Jam City Volume 1
The West Bank Tapes

Tracks 1-8
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Friday August 3rd 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish, 20cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec 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 (fade in)

01. ...intro
02. Shedding Light
03. the First Step
04. Ground Meets Walls
05. Know The Inside
06. Grips of the Ego
07. ...banter
08. the Mayor

Michael Larsen - Freestyle
JT Bates - Drums
Casey O' Brien - Bass

A couple of days after the bridge collapse. Playing with Abzorbr and the Bill Mike Band.

Tracks 9-20
The Nomad
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December 27th 2007

Taper: me
Location: AB, 20cm, ~6ft LOC, 10' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec 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 (fade out)

09. Carnage beatbox set
10. Icicles
11. I'm Awake
12. It Happened on a Nice Sunny Day
13. A Path to Break
14. The Damage
15. Wired in Different Ways
16. Jam 1
17. Jam 2
18. Jam 17
19. Jam 16
20. Jam 14

Michael Larsen - Freestyle
Carnage - Beatbox
Casey O' Brien - Bass
Kristoff Krane - Freestyle (12-20)

Playing with Mel Gibson & the Pants and Cecil Otter from Doomtree. The last night of MG&TP's December 07 residency at the Nomad.

www.myspace.com/facecandy
www.crushkillrecordings.com

Freestyle meets free jazz and now that I have permission to release whatever I want it's time to kick out the jams. Face Candy shows are always an experience because you never know who's going to be on stage or what you're going to get. I thought about doing a two disc compilation with the best tracks from six or so shows but realized people would probably prefer full sets. Since we're talking improv all of the song titles are made up.

In 2006 Rhymesayers released Face Candy's first and only album "This Is Where We Were." It's a live album comprised of recordings made during an 8 date Midwest tour. The line up for the album included Eyedea (vocals), Mazta I (vocals), Kristoff Krane (vocals), Carnage (vocals), JT Bates (drums) and Casey O' Brien (bass). Face Candy have since continued playing shows in MN/WI as a trio featuring Eyedea, Casey and JT. With that said, Chris has always been a member and he's joined them for at least half of if not all of the set at 95% of the shows I've seen. I've also seen two shows that brought Carnage back to the fold to provide percussion in JT's absence.

Michael, Casey and JT are also in Carbon Carousel. Chris and Casey are also in Abzorbr. JT is in a dozen bands at any given time and I'd have to say he's my favorite Twin Cities drummer. Check out Carnage's solo material or anything he's done in Ill Chemistry.

The next Face Candy release is going to be a studio album culled from a non-stop 48 hour recording session that has yet to go down.

City on the Make @ The Turf

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City on the Make
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday July 3rd 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, ~20cm, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: 49:07

01. ...intro
02. No Thumbs *
03. A Million Bucks
04. New Shoes *
05. Pick Me Ups
06. ...banter
07. Tangled Webs: Slithering Cobras
08. Fake I.D.
09. Chicks on Bikes
10. ...band intros
11. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon (alt version)
12. Good Old Fashioned Fire

* unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

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

www.turfclub.net

Long live the Turf Club. It's a landmark. They support taping. It sounds great most of the time. They book great shows.

I wanted to return on the 4th for Sims and Mictlan of Doomtree with Toki Wright, Maria Isa, Trama and M.anifest but I just didn't have the salt. I'm sure I missed out.

Kill the Vultures & P.O.S. @ First Avenue

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Kill the Vultures & P.O.S.
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Friday June 27th

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: 36:34 (excluding 13-18)

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01. Dirty Hands
02. Moonshine
03. The Spider's Eyes
04. Strangers in the Doorways
05. ...banter
06. Birchwood
07. ...banter
08. The Vultures
09. Lovin' You Dangerous
10. 7-8-9
11. Searchlights & Suspects
12. Behind These Eyes > freestyle
13. ... P.O.S. intro
14. Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)
15. Paul Kersey to Jack Kimball
16. Savion Glover
17. P.O.S. is Ruining My Life
18. Yeah Right

Tracks 13-18 are "bonus tracks." Most of the P.O.S. set has been omitted due to the unreleased nature of the material. I'm sure that's annoying for several people but it has to be this way.

Opening the Dosh CD Release for "Wolves And Wishes." The main stage was not used. A smaller stage was constructed 2 or 3 feet off of the dance floor.

See also Fog, Happy Apple, Andrew Bird, Fat Kid Wednesdays and Alpha Consumer to name a few.

www.myspace.com/killthevultures
www.myspace.com/posisruiningmylife

www.doomtree.net

Dragons Power Up @ The 400 Bar

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Dragons Power Up
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 7th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), FOB, ~6 ROC, ~15' back, ~9' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: 57:08

01. Where do you go?
02. Nickels
03. Yr Money's no Good Here
04. ...band intros
05. My Hands Are Strong
06. Orbitt Danse
07. Filter Valve
08. Long Division
09. Worm and Plow/Prayer
10. House Fires
11. Ballahall

Mike Coyne
Dan Ries
Mike Ries
Chris Tures

www.myspace.com/dragonspowerup

Super tight and super sick indie rock from St. Paul, MN. You need to check these guys out. This show was with City on the Make and The Tender Sweaters.

"Mike Ries, Mike Coyne, and Chris Tures started playing together in 2005 and were joined shortly after by Dan Ries.

They are currently working on their second full-length album, tentatively due to be self-released in summer of 2008. Their first album, "This Way To Gunshire..." is considered to be an underground classic; so far underground in fact, that all proof of this claim has melted, given the proximity to the center of the earth. Not any old album, but the first in a trilogy - or "thrillogy.""

Roma di Luna "Casting the Bones" CD Release

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Roma di Luna
"Casting the Bones" CD Release
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 14th

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: 72:48

01. ...intro
02. I Can't Afford to Be Broke
03. ...please welcome Ben Durrant of Crazy Beast Studio
04. Red Walls
05. ...please welcome the baby & the band
06. Trouble
07. Tamar
08. ...some proceeds from tonight's CD sales go to Cangleska
09. Wildfire +
10. Fortune Teller
11. I'm Gone
12. Romance of Wolves
13. Ghost Dance
14. Face of My Friends
15. Tears
16. Pearls for Pigs
17. ...Encore
18. Summertime *
19. Bury Me

+ with Ethan Sutton from Spaghetti Western String Co. on cello
* originally composed by George Gershwin

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

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

If you like what you hear I certainly encourage you to purchase some music by Roma di Luna. The EP "Face of My Friends" is currently out of print but the debut LP "Find Your Way Home" and the new LP "Casting the Bones" are both available on CD as well as digitally from several sites. All three of these have been self-released by Roma di Luna. Support local music.

...and with that a short break.

I'm actually looking forward to laying low until the 27th but unfortunately these two shows are on the same night. I've been meaning to hit some shows at Eclipse since they started booking again but Dosh has been on the calendar for a long time. Might try cabbing it to First Avenue but would have to leave immediately after City on the Make...pretty bummed since I really like all 3 bands. Living where we live this predicament happens often but I guess it's not a bad problem to have.

First Avenue
Dosh CD Release
w/ P.O.S. & Kill the Vultures

Eclipse Records
Dragons Power Up + Gospel Gossip + City on the Make

Back Log...

So maybe this post is just a reminder to myself that I have lots of stuff I still want to get out there. I'm currently working two jobs but that's how the mortgage gets paid. El Ten Eleven and Roma di Luna are priorities and I should be able to get something posted Tuesday night. Here's some other recent stuff that's been taped...

DOOMTREE (First Avenue 5-14)

Koo Koo Kanga Roo (The Varsity 5-15)
The Sweet Colleens (The Varsity 5-15)
City on the Make (The Varsity 5-15) - Torrent out there.

Mike Mangione Band (The Entry 5-30)
Jeremy Messersmith w/ Band (The Entry 5-30)
Roma di Luna (The Entry 5-30)

DOOMTREE (Grand Ol Day 6-1)

The Tender Sweaters (City on the Make EP Release 6-7 )
Dragons Power Up (City on the Make EP Release 6-7)
City on the Make (EP Release 6-7) - Torrent out there.

Solid Gold (The Turf 6-12)
Dance Band (The Turf 6-12)
El Ten Eleven (The Turf 6-12)

Spaghetti Western String Company (The Cedar 6-14)
Roma di Luna (The Cedar 6-14)

City on the Make @ The 400 Bar

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City on the Make
The 400 Bar
"$1,000,000" E.P. Release Party
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 7th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB (~20cm), FOB, ~6 ROC, ~15' back, ~9' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: 86:19

Disc I (43:20)

01. Good Old Fashioned Fire
02. Tangled Webs: Slithering Cobras
03. 900 Nails
04. Fake I.D.
05. No Thumbs *
06. Little T&A #
07. Strange Moon ^
08. Arc Lamps
09. Money is My Friend *

Disc II (42:59)

01. Chicks on Bikes
02. A Million Bucks
03. Cyborg Killer
04. ...band intros
05. Crashing Down
06. New Shoes *
07. ...guitar swap
08. Pick Me Ups
09. ...encore
10. Sixteen Tons ^
11. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon

* unreleased originals
# The Rolling Stones
^ traditional covers w/ alt. lyrics

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

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

I hope a 14 hour turn around time isn't to long to wait. Out of a half dozen this was hands down the best City on the Make show I've seen. Granted, I can't speak for the shows in 2006 but this band only continues to get tighter and tighter. When you come out you can expect to never be bored or see the same thing twice and in my opinion that's going to keep the people coming out. Thank you to the 400 Bar for being cool with the recording of this show and to Ron for the stellar mix. All 3 sets sounded great. Be sure to check out Dragons Power Up and The Tender Sweaters as well.

The Dresden Dolls @ First Avenue (Reseed)

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The Dresden Dolls
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday October 18th 2006

Taper: empty - neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com
Location: DINish (cm, º), FOB, ROC ~5', ~25ft back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking, no other post-editing)

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Disc I - 73:32

01. ...intro
02. Sex Changes
03. Missed Me
04. Gravity
05. Modern Moonlight
06. Blueprint *
07. Coin-Operated Boy
08. Mandy Goes to Med School
09. War Pigs #
10. Mein Herr ~
11. Shores of California
12. ...Jeep Song intro
13. Jeep Song
14. Backstabber

Disc II - 49:17

01. Delilah
02. Slide
03. Bad Habit
04. Sing
05. ...encore break
06. ...Bush folds
07. Mad World w/ Trash ^
08. Half-Jack
09. Girl Anachronism
10. ...outro

* Fugazi
# Black Sabath
~ Liza Minelli
^ Tears for Fears

www.dresdendolls.com

Notes: Thanks to First Avenue (www.first-avenue.com) for allowing people to tape when the artist's policy permits it. Thanks to JhonnyOnasis for making sure taping went smoothly, maryr for the setlist help and of course thank you to the Dresden Dolls for being cool with audio & video documentation.

A reseed request was made by someone who actively posts many popular torrents on TTD. I've checked out several of them myself so of course I was happy to fill the request. I always really enjoyed this recording so it will be fun to get it out to a new wave of people, especially since new Dresden Dolls sets have been recently circulated.

Other than minor tweaks to the format of the .txt file this is the same exact file set that I originally seeded on 10-26-06.

The Pines @ The Cedar 07

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The Pines
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 29th 2007

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (normalize + fade out)
TRT: 68:16

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01. ...intro
02. Don't Let Me Go
03. Coat Of Arms
04. ...banter
05. World Done Gone
06. Spike Driver Blues (traditional folk number)
07. WW III Blues ?
08. ...band intros
09. Without A Kiss
10. Just A Ride
11. ...banter
12. So Far Away From You
13. Can't Make Peace? (willy Dixon)
14. Going Home
15. ...please welcome out friends Roma di Luna
16. Good Night Irene (traditional folk number) *

* with Alexei and Channy Moon Casselle from Roma di Luna

Benson Ramsey - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vox
David Huckfelt - acoustic guitar, vox
J.T. Bates - drums
Chris Morrissey - bass
Alex Ramsey - piano
Michael Rossetto - banjo

www.thepinesmusic.com
www.myspace.com/thepinesspace

I love taping at the Cedar because the recordings always sound so nice. I did boost the levels on this. I ran them conservative to prevent the applause from clipping. Great bill all around with Jeremy Messersmith and Roma di Luna open. Please check out The Pines music and purchase a disc if you dig it. This show was also taped by my friend Dave Kunath (Nak CM1000/CP101).

Spaghetti Western String Company @ The Cedar

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Spaghetti Western String Company
The Cedar Cultural Center
"Lull & Clatter" CD Release
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 9th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 79:00 (SWSC set only)

Deviated Septet set:

01. Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap)
02. Leave Me There (Hem)
03. I Am The Walrus (The Beatles)

Spaghetti Western String Company set:

01. Beacon Waltz *
02. Osa’s
03. Claude
04. The Percussionist
05. Please welcome Josh to the stage...
06. The Onceler +
07. check under your chair for a copy of the new cd...
08. Fresnel’s Flea Circus
09. Die Winterreise (Franz Schubert)
10. Merton’s Woods
11. Ellesmere Island *
12. Hoof on the Rail
13. Thank you...
14. Exit Music for a Film (Radiohead) ^
15. Encore...
16. Uncle Roland the Inquisitive
17. Eye of the Tiger (Survivor) #

* w/ Deviated Septet
+ w/ Josh Gronouski
^ w/ JT Bates and Josh Gronouski
# w/ Deviated Septet and Fat Kid Wednesdays (yes, 16 folks on stage!)

Spaghetti Western String Company is:

Michael Rossetto - banjo, guitar
Nicholas Lemme - voice, mandolin, guitar
Paul Fonfara - clarinet
Ethan Sutton - cello
Josh Gronouski - upright bass

Deviated Septet is:

Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
Jennifer Rissman, soprano
Laura Krider, alto
Abbie Betinis, alto
Jeff Stern, tenor
Bryan Fisher, tenor
Chad Shultis, bass
Michael Meyer, bass

Fat Kid Wednesdays is:

Michael Lewis - saxophones
Adam Linz - bass
JT Bates - drums

www.spaghettiwesternmusic.com
www.myspace.com/spaghettiwestern

www.myspace.com/fatkidwednesdays
www.myspace.com/deviatedseptetacappella

Carl Atiya Swanson's review on How Was The Show.
Andrea Myers's review at backstage.reveillemag.com

What a great great show. Amazing set, closing with the Survivor cover blew me away...there was an insane amount of energy in the room. I encourage you to purchase SWSC's and FKW's discs if you ever run across them.

Thanks to all of the bands and to the Cedar for being cool with taping. This show was also taped by my friend Dean Lambrecht (AKG C 414b). Thanks for letting me fly the HOs Dean!

List of torrents Part II...

Registration at The Traders' Den is free. As with signing up to any other message board it takes 30 seconds but this one has lots of hot live recordings (which are also free). What's with torrent's? You download the .torrent file at the bottom of a post to you computer and open it in a "torrent client." After torrenting for 5 years (yeah I'm kind of a dork like that) I'm sticking with utorrent because it's great.

The post here covers November 2004 to December 2007.

Here's December 2007 to May 2008:

City on the Make 2008-04-05 The Bedlam Theatre Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
City on the Make 2008-04-27 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
City on the Make 2008-05-15 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Gospel Gossip 2008-05-14 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2008-05-10 Hexagon Bar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Murder by Death 2008-05-04 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
dios 2008-05-04 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Happy Apple 2008-04-25 The Artists Quarter St. Paul, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Dark Meat 2008-04-27 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Angelo Spencer 2008-04-16 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
L'Orchidee D'Hawai 2008-04-16 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Converge 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
The Red Chord 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Baroness 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Genghis Tron 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Converge 2005-09-21 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Iced Ink 2008-03-29 400 Bar Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Kill the Vultures 2008-03-08 The Turf Club St. Paul, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Humanboy 2008-02-28 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Young Widows 2008-03-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Russian Circles 2008-03-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
A Whisper in the Noise 2008-02-28 "Dry Land" US CD Release, The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Fat Kid Wednesdays 2008-02-09 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (MBHOs) (FLAC)
Saturday Morning Soundtrack (6 hip hop sets) 2008-02-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Enemy Entropist 2008-02-01 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Gratitude 2005-11-23 The Ascot Room Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) (RESEED)
Roma di Luna 2007-12-29 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Happy Apple 2007-12-07 The Artists Quarter St. Paul, MN (16-bit) (FLAC) ACTIVE
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-12-20 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC) ACTIVE
Abzorbr 2007-12-20 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-12-03 The Marquis Theatre Denver, CO (FLAC)
Eyedea & Abilities 2007-10-26 The Aquarium (Late Show) Fargo, ND (FLAC) ACTIVE
Thunder in the Valley 2007-12-06 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)
Big Quarters 2007-12-02 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN (FLAC)

City on the Make @ The Bedlam Theatre

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City on the Make
The Bedlam Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 5th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), 3' ROC, 20' back, 6' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 55:41

01. 900 Nails ^
02. Fake I.D.
03. Pick Me Ups
04. Crashing Down
05. broken drum...
06. Cause of it All #
07. Chicks on Bikes ^
08. New Shoes #
09. Cyborg Killer
10. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - six string guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass guitar
Colin Stumbras - percussion

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

Dig this 50 minute City on the Make set. Really nice sound on this one. In the top 3 with The Varsity and The Nomad for sure.

2008-04-27 The Nomad Minneapolis, MN:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58685

2008-05-15 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58679

City on the Make @ The Nomad (April 08)

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City on the Make
The Nomad Pub
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday April 27th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (~20cm, ~90º), DFC 15' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 42:11

01. 900 Nails ^
02. Pick Me Ups
03. New Shoes #
04. Cold Blood
05. Hey Angela
06. Money is My Friend #
07. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon
08. No Thumbs #
09. A Million Bucks ^
10. Chicks on Bikes ^
11. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

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

A great article from Reveillemag.com

With Dark Meat and Old James.

City on the Make are releasing their new EP $1,000,000 June 7th at the 400 Bar with Dragons Power Up and the Tender Sweaters.

2008-05-15 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN:

www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58679

City on the Make @ The Varsity Theater

Get some.

City on the Make
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday May 15th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), DFC, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 49:19

01. Pocket Full of Copper *
02. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon
03. Cyborg Killer
04. A Million Bucks ^
05. Arc Lamps
06. Money is My Friend #
07. New Shoes #
08. Pick Me Ups
09. tuneage...
10. Chicks on Bikes ^
11. Good Old Fashioned Fire ^

Encore:

12. "honey you ain't holy" *

* w/ 3 piece drum cadence - Colin, Stephen & Mischa
^ on the $1,000,000 EP to be released June 7th
# unreleased

Mike Massey - vocals
Mischa Kegan - guitar
Stephen Rowe - bass
Colin Stumbras - drums

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

An extremely accurate and fun review of the show.
A great article from Reveillemag.com

I've been taping & torrenting shows since Jan. 2004 and a large part of that has been making an effort to put the word out on local music that I believe in. When someone from Moscow says thanks for posting the latest A Whisper in the Noise show you keep going because it's something that you really care about doing. Some of you that have grabbed past torrents may be familar with lines such as "______ is a great band from the Twin Cities..." or "______ is one of my favorite Minneapolis bands." Well, I'm going on the record. City on the Make is my favorite Minneapolis band. To be honest I didn't know who they were prior to May '06. I had been popping into the Nomad every Thursday night to tape Abzorbr's May residency. After staggering up the basement stairs my face was melted (OK, not really) by a fusion of Blues & Rock & Punk & lots of other words that people use to find tidy places to put music. Yeah, I know other people have rocked similar formats but there is something else going on here folks, trust me. Would I ever lead you astray?

I'm really not a fan of how most bands sound coming out of a murdochspace player...especially if you have crappy pc speakers like mine. So I guess in the end, the LP "In the Name of Progress" & EP "$1,000,000" both sound great pulsating through a home/car stereo but don't base your decision to download this or future shows off of a couple quick 96kbps mp3 listens.

Much respect to Stacy for making it through Law School and inviting everyone to her party. Check out her amazing concert photography here.

City on the Make are releasing their new EP $1,000,000 June 7th at the 400 Bar with Dragons Power Up and the Tender Sweaters.

utorrent needs the .torrent file to download the show.
I convert FLAC to WAV for CDR burning.
I play FLAC and everything else on PCs.

Gospel Gossip @ First Avenue

Here's a link to the torrent.

Gospel Gossip
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday May 14th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, ~5' ROC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 35:52

01. Wire
02. new/untitled
03. new/untitled
04. new/untitled
05. Wind
06. new/untitled

Sarah - guitar and vocals
Justin - bass
Ollie - drums
Deanna - synth

www.gospelgossipband.com
www.myspace.com/gospelgossip
www.guiltriddenpop.com

Gospel Gossip are from Northfield, MN, 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities. I dig them a lot and you should check them out. They are a young band that have been around since sometime in '07 as far as I know...I plan on taping them more this summer.

This set was part of the "City Pages Best of the Twin Cities 08 Celebration" which also featured sets from Romantica, The Alarmists and the mighty Doomtree. Here's to no cover. Thanks City Pages! Tracks 1 & 5 can be found on their debut LP "Sing into My Mouth." The rest of the set is comprised of unreleased material. Great songs. Track 6 clocks in at an epic 12+ minutes. Hopefully it's tracked properly.

"Sing into My Mouth" was released by Guilt Ridden Pop, home to a host of talented Twin Cities bands including; Malachi Constant (RIP, kinda), Mark Mallman, Superhopper, Volante, Maps Of Norway, Baby Guts and many others.

Sound at the legendary First Avenue never disappoints and it's always a real treat to tape there. Much respect to them for being cool with the documentation of the great shows that get booked (www.first-avenue.com).

"City Pages Best of the Twin Cities Celebration"

Good time at First Avenue last night. Taped all 4 bands. I'm going to try and get the full Gospel Gossip set out soon. I cannot circulate any unreleased Doomtree so I was thinking of also torrenting a compilation that would feature tracks from the Doomtree set that have already been released as well as tracks from the other sets.

Doomtree
The Alarmists
Romantica
Gospel Gossip

Kaddisfly @ Station 4 ('08)

Great 50 minute set Friday night...will torrent down the road. Taped the Station 4 show last July as well.

Abzorbr @ Hexagon Bar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Abzorbr
Hexagon Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday May 10th 2008
Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)Location: AB, FOB, LOC, ~15' back, ~8' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48kHz > 44.1kHz) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 27:53

01. soundcheck
02. Follow the Leader
03. Routine Lovers
04. improvisation / freestyle > Childish Perfection
05. Private Permission
06. I Breathe I'm Dead
07. improvisation / freestyle

Kristoff Krane - Vocals/Lyricst
Casey O'Brien - Bass/Laptop
Graham O'Brien - Drums

www.abzorbr.com
www.myspace.com/abzorbr

This was the after party for Louis N. Lapierre's art show opening (555 Studios on 39th and Minnehaha for the next month). A five band bill that was running late resulted in short sets but it was still a great show. Face Candy (also featuring Chris & Casey) and City on the Make played later in the evening. I love the Hexagon but let it be noted that it's a chatty neighborhood joint from back in the day. No cover also means a lot of traffic but the music is full enough to mask much of the chattiness.

Murder by Death @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Murder by Death
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday May 4th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12.5' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 71:13

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Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02. Sometimes the Line Walks You
03. '52 Ford
04. Ball & Chain
05. Masters in Reverse Psychology
06. Ash
07. Steal Away
08. I'm Afraid of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe
09. Dead Men and Sinners
10. Killbot 2000
11. Dynamite Mine
12. Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue
13. The Devil in Mexico
14. Comin' Home
15. Three Men Hanging
16. Brother
17. Boilermaker banter...
18. Spring Break 1899
19. encore break...
20. The Big Sleep
21. The Desert's on Fire

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. This band will be legendary at some point so if they stop through town check them out.

There is a pleasant amount of crowd banter that adds to the recording, including the "official dude of the show" who got shirtless a couple of times.

dios @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

dios
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday May 4th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (~20cm, ~90º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 33:25

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

01. I Feel Fine ALL the Time
02. Feels Good Being Somebody
03. Girl...
04. Marry You
05. Frequency
06. Alcohol
07. Heart It (hard to make out on set list...)
08. Dumb
09. Don't Be...
10. Nobody's

Patrick Butterworth - drums
Joel Morales - vocals & guitar
Edwin Kampwirth - keyboard
James Cabeza de Vaca (Jimi) - keyboard (not on tour)
John Paul Caballero (J.P.) - bass

www.wearedios.com
www.myspace.com/diosmalos

Songs 4-10 are not on the first 2 albums I have so I'm not even sure that they've been released. I'm also not certain that the 4-10 song titles are 100% correct as I got them from a set list. Opening for Murder by Death all of May '08.

Discography:

dios (Startime International, 2004)
dios (malos) (Startime International, 2005)

Dark Meat @ The Nomad

Here's a link to the torrent.

Dark Meat
The Nomad World Pub
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday April 27thth 2008
Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), DFC 15' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 45:15

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Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. intro
02. One More Trip
03. Last of the Frontiers
04. No One Was There
05. Freedom Ritual
06. New Eyes
07. Future Galaxies
08. Three Eyes Open
09. outro

www.myspace.com/darkmeats
www.archive.org/details/DarkMeat

Many thanks to Dark Meat & Bernard for being cool with taping. I think it's going to pay off for them in the end because these shows and their energy need to be documented for others to hear, be it now or 20 years from now. This is a listing of the band members however; I believe only 12 of them are on tour. This information also denotes more of what they contributed on the album but should be pretty faithful to the live show as well. I can't say for fact who did what in Minneapolis but it was amazing. I had serious doubts about what they would be able to pull off in a small venue (with a TINY stage) like the Nomad but doubts were quickly laid to rest. They sounded better than a lot of the 4 piece rock bands I've seen at the Nomad and this is likely due to their sound engineer Bernard. Bernard is known to some as One Man Machine. He has short opening set prior to Dark Meat coming on. Check out his album "Get My Sound."

Jim McHugh (guitars, vocals, percussion)
Ben Clack (bass, bamboo flute, vocals)
Forrest Leffer (drums, percussion, vocals)
Kris Deason (guitars, percussion, vocals)
Jason Robira (drums, percussion)
Aaron Jollay (trombone, trumpet, guitars, percussion, keyboards, vocals)
Charlie Estes (trumpet, vocals)
Nick Canada (trumpet, baritone, vocals)
Jeff Tobias (alto saxophone, percussion, vocals)
Al Daglis (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, vocals)
Dylan Angell
Emily Armond (piccolo)
Tim Schreiber (percussion, vocals)
Chris Smith (percussion, vocals, strength & motivation)
Nate DeYonker
Heather McIntosh (vocals, Celtic harp, percussion)
Sara-J Ursrey (vocals)
BP Helium (from Of Montreal, not a regular member)

Angelo Spencer @ The Cedar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Angelo Spencer
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday April 16th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 44:47

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01. intro...
02.
03.
04.
05. Hasil Adkins
06.
07. banter...
08. Fearless Freak
09.
10. banter...
11. "Music Is My Sweat" (new song)
12. Tonight's the Night
13. banter...
14. unknown Karl Blau cover (also on K Records)
15. L'Orchidee D'Hawai introduction...
16. Cousteau *

* with L'Orchidee D'Hawai

www.myspace.com/angelospencer

On tour with his wife Kimya Dawson and L'Orchidee D'Hawai. Not much information is out there on Angelo but he is from the French Alps and now lives in Olympia, WA. At times I found myself verifying that there was only one person on stage when there could have easily been several. I definitely plan on attending the next Twin Cities show if at all possible.

Drop Angelo an email about purchasing some music if you'd like: angelospencer AT gmail.com

L'Orchidee D'Hawai @ The Cedar

Here's a link to the torrent.

L'Orchidee D'Hawai
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday April 16th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 42:51

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

01. intro
02. Ojczyzna
03. Half A Bridge Too Far
04. Prelude en Fa Mineur
05. Mark Hunt
06. Smierc Ministra
07. Janya
08. The Branch
09. (Yoshio Tabata cover)
10. You Are The Roads
11. I'm Off And To the Gallows
12. Angelare

Charles Suave: vocals, claviers, guitare
Davinci Grasselli: vocals, guitare
Flaz Tulenz: basse
Lucien Tapageur: batterie, percussions
Fedor Terrell: studio and live sound

www.myspace.com/hawaiorchid

L'Orchidee D'Hawai are from Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes France. They are currently on tour with Angelo Spencer and his wife Kimya Dawson. What an amazing set this was, I highly recommend you catch the rest of the tour if possible! All 3 sets were great and really well received here in Minneapolis. Go on and treat yourself to a stellar fusion of European surf rock featuring songs in English, Polish and Italian. Many thanks to Piotr for his help with the set list. Several of these songs appear on L'Orchidee D'Hawai's latest album "Nobody Beats Me" while some are available on their first album "Gold." This set also features some unreleased songs as well.

Triple Rock > Bedlam > Triple Rock

I had been excited to tape Fuck Buttons for a long time. Met up with my bud and fellow taper, Guy at the Triple Rock. I've heard great things about Caribou's live show so we were looking forward to making some sweet tapes. We were both clamped to the same stand when Fuck Buttons merch guy came up and very politely told us that per their management he was not to allow anyone to record any of the shows on this tour. He was very cool about it, explaining that they were playing songs the label had not heard yet and their management wanted to prevent the songs from leaking. I suppose we could have given the old "we'll give the band copies and then just keep the recordings to ourselves" argument but I wasn't in the mood to go there.

Knowing that Caribou was covered my original plan was to tape FB and then head to the Bedlam Theatre to tape Mel Gibson & the Pants. I stayed and checked out most of FB's set but because I was already all packed up and ready to go I ducked out before they finished. Short story short I made a really nice recording of MG&TP then headed back to the Triple Rock in time to catch the last 2-3 Caribou songs. They sounded very tight and it's a good thing Guy was rolling on them.

I ran into one of the Fuck buttons guys and just mentioned that "it's a bummer we couldn't record your set but we fully understand the label concerns so no worries at all." He was a bit confused so I just explained that we were asked to to record per the management. He had verified that it was due to the two new songs that were in the set and was a bit apologetic about the whole deal. "Just as long as you don't think we're assholes." I assured him that wasn't the case at all and thanked him for coming through.

Converge & Openers @ The Triple Rock 2008

Here's a link to the torrent.

Converge
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday April 8th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: iZotope RX (48 > 44.1) CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 69:30

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Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

If you get a copy to Jake before I do, please don't pass off 128kbps mp3s again.

01. intro
02. Plagues
03. No Heroes
04. Thaw
05. My Great Devastator
06. Bitter and Then Some
07. Eagles Become Vultures
08. The Broken Vow
09. Drop Out
10. Heartless
11. Last Light
12. Locust Reign
13. Sacrifice
14. Downpour
15. Versus
16. Heartache
17. Hellbound
18. Concubine
19. Jane Doe

Jacob Bannon - Vocals
Ben Koller - Drums
Kurt Ballou - Guitar / Vocals
Nate Newton - Bass / Vocals

www.convergecult.com
www.deathwishinc.com
www.jacobbannon.com

Over the course of 18 years they have been there for a lot of people. This band deserves your support.


Here's to the tough guy that slammed into a friend filming beside me over what he thought was an abandoned beer on the drink rail. After a polite elbow to chill out I handed over the empty root beer bottle in an effort to keep him off the recording. He dropped it on the ground and proceded to text on his phone, yelling out the occasional Bro comment. Thankfully you can only hear the jackass a couple of times. FUCKING JESUIT! WE WANT NATE! ...oh man texting at shows is so cool. I wanted to ask why he felt the need to drink other peoples beverages but he wasn't around after the show. Bro, drinking strange beverages can be bad for you.

Here are the openers:

Genghis Tron 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Baroness 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
The Red Chord 2008-04-08 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN

Converge @ The Triple Rock 2005

Here's a link to the torrent.

Converge
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
September 21st 2005

Location: DINish, 20cm, right drink rail, 20' back, ~8' ^
Taper: empty - neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com
Source: Sonic Studios DSM-6S/L > PA-6LC2 --> Sony MZ-NH1 Hi-MD
Lineage: Hi-MD master (PCM WAV) > USB > SonicStage 3.2 > WAV (44.1kHz 16 Bit Stereo) [Normalize -3dB Sound Forge 6.0] > CD Wave > FLAC8 + Verified OK
TRT: 46:31

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Please Do Not circulate mp3s or other lossy formats.

01. First Light
02. Eagles Become Vultures
03. The Broken Vow
04. Drop Out
05. Hope Street
06. Bitter and Then Some
07. You Fail Me
08. Black Cloud
09. Heartless
10. Homewrecker
11. Last Light
12. Concubine
13. Conduit
14. The Saddest Day

Jacob Bannon
Kurt Ballou
Nate Newton
Ben Koller

www.convergecult.com
www.deathwishinc.com

Someone bumped this down to 128kbps and gave it to Jake. Here's a reseed of the original lossless files. Please go support Converge on tour this year. Thanks to cavis for tracking the set.

City on the Make @ The Bedlam Theatre

I heard great things from a couple of friends about City on the Make's set opening for the Black Diamond Heavies at the 400 Bar Friday night. Those who were at the Bedlam last night were treated to another set full of heart and rock by the band. They played the after-party for the second night of Idigaragua and Massgraves, two memorizing productions being put on by local theatre company A Lamb Lays With Lion. Check out both of these shows! The schedule is posted below. Even if you are not able to attend these particular productions please be sure to stop by The Bedlam Theatre and show them your support. It is a valuable establishment.

I'm going to hold off on posting a torrent of the City on the Make set until I talk to them some more. Keep an eye on their page for info on the soon to be released new EP.

The following information was taken from bedlamtheatre.org.

Apr 3, 2008 - Apr 13, 2008
A LAMB LAYS WITH LION PRODUCTION
THE ENCORE PRESENTATION OF
FORT WILSON RIOT PRESENTS: IDIGARAGUA
IN REPERTORY WITH
MASSGRAVES
Directed by Jeremey Catterton
April 3-13, 2008 (Opening April 4)

Fort Wilson Riot Presents: Idigaragua premiered at the Bedlam Theatre to great critical acclaim and sold out crowds in September of 2007. Conceived by local art-rock band Fort Wilson Riot and directed by Jeremey Catterton, Idigaragua features dance, puppetry, film and live rock 'n' roll to fully visualize their concept album of the same title. A five-part epic, Idigaragua relates a magical tale of one man's lifetime, from the mundane to the fantastic. It speaks of intention, possibility, and choice, while all along accompanied by a mystical bird and its song, "Idigaragua . . . " Idigaragua was voted "Best Rock Opera" by MSP Magazine in 2007.

"Massgraves…is a lot of bodies…or the end of religion... or possibly the mourning of our weak wrecked planet, as we gift it unto our children. Massgraves is the story of how to properly put to bed everything we hold dear. It is how we say goodbye to all that was good about life and striving. The Requiem for all that we did not do, or simply the Prayer for all that we still hope to happen…which keeps us living. Massgraves is a hiphop-beat ridden vision that peers through the art of performance to tell us the story of ourselves in a city, Nosferatu on the floor in a heap, and The Egyptian Book of the Dead in our sleep," from writer/director Jeremey Catterton. Massgraves will feature live original music by Kill the Vultures.

www.lamblayswithlion.org
www.fortwilsonriot.com
www.myspace.com/killthevultures

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Preview: Thursday, April 3 (pay what you can)
Idigaragua at 7:30
Massgraves at 9:30
Opening Night: Friday, April 4
Massgraves at 7:30
Idigaragua at 9:30
After Party featuring Abzorbr
Saturday, April 5
Idigaragua at 7:30
Massgraves at 9:30
After Party featuring City on the Make
Sunday, April 6
Idigaragau at 7:00
Massgraves at 9:00
Monday, April 7
Idigaragua at 7:00
Massgraves at 9:00
Thursday, April 10
Massgraves at 7:30
Idigaragua at 9:30
Friday, April 11
Idigaragua at 7:30
Massgraves at 9:30
After Party featuring Screamin' Cyn Cyn & The Pons
Saturday, April 12
Massgraves at 7:30
Idigaragua at 9:30
After Party featuring Mel Gibson and the Pants
Sunday, April 13
Idigaragua at 7:00
Massgraves at 9:00
TICKETS:
Priced at $15 for one show, or $20 for both (on the same night)

About Lamb Lays With Lion
Lamb Lays with Lion is an Original and Experimental company dedicated to the exploration of unique and radical new forms, virtual and spectral expressions, and the thrust into a new age of art; one in which expectations are checked at the door, to be replaced by ear plugs and open minds.

Iced Ink @ The 400 Bar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Iced Ink
400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 29th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º), a hair ROC, ~8' back, ~6.5'^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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: 51:38

01. Secret Asian Man
02. The World According To A Drunken Trendy Asshole
03. Stupidface
04. Steve Buscemi Overture
05. Weird Beard Rides Again
06. Buy Me Toys
07. Theme From The Ritardo Montelban Show
08. La Chica
09. This Is What The Fuck Robster Craws Are
10. Pedomorphic Surveillance of an Ambiguous Correspondence
11. I Feel Good, I Feel Great, I Feel Wonderful

Micycle - guitar
Barry - drums
Joe - bass

www.icedink.com
www.myspace.com/icedink

Check this band out! Great 50 minute set opening for the Paper Chase. Be sure to support these fine fellas, especially if you live in the Twin Cities area.

Iced Ink is/are/am an instrumental surf-jazz-metal guitar - drum - bass - percussion group that are slowly emerging from the snowy bowels of Minneapolis, MN. It spawned in 1998 when Mike (guitar) abandoned all contact with outside musicians for a few years to focus on writing music he wished he was hearing more of in the Twin Cities area that couldn't necessarily be written by just "jamming".

Let's move ahead to July of 2001: Freshly transplanted to the Twin Cities from that one famous music school in Boston full of gifted wankers, VomitGod (drums) along with his wifeperson Sara T. (percussion) were lured in by shameless Iced Ink promotional bait printed on the back of Minneapolis' premier weekly alternative news source, City Pages. He contacted Mike, and 6 months later, Joe Berkman's skillful (and very audible) bass manipulations won the Iced Ink Bassist Pageant to complete the lineup. They bought a colorful bus, were driven around by their mother and manager Reuben to perform to the delight of many screaming fans, and compelled families across the world to tune in every week for a half hour of pure watery comedy and bad lip-synching.

In the spring of 2005, VomitGod and Scara moved back out East which caused Berkman and Mike to search high and low for replacement drums/percussion. Iced Ink fan and CEO of HighTide Music Doug Kasper was kind enough to refer a lovely and talented drummer to them by the name of Barry Knudson. Barry proved to be an eggsellent fit for the band and they are now playing as a boner feed power trio.

In closing, if you obtain a copy of our CD "There's A Bee In Here", "ALIVE!", and/or come out to see us live, you may find yourself wondering: "How come nobody told me weird music that people can't dance or sing to could be this totally bitchin?!!"

The answer, my friends, is ketchup.

- icedink.com

Kill the Vultures @ the Turf

I couldn't bring myself to cough on Alexei but here's a link to the torrent.

Kill the Vultures
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Saturday March 8th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 at yahoo dot com)
Location: AB, 20cm, left side, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades)
TRT: 39:35 (w/o track 11)

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01. Dirty Hands
02. Moonshine
03. The Spider's Eyes
04. Days Turn Into Nights
05. Strangers In The Doorways
06. Frontline
07. Birchwood
08. The Wine Thief
09. Vermillion
10. The Vultures

11. Frontline (sbd > rca > 120, normalized in SF 9)

www.myspace.com/killthevultures

Stephen Lewis - beats
Alexei Moon Casselle - mic

Two of the four vulture killers live at the Turf in St. Paul. Mario is in San Francisco and Adam is in Chicago . Maybe I'll torrent the full crew reunion from last month. I highly recommend purchasing any of the 3 releases or catching them live in any form.

Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble

That sickness that everyone has had finally caught up to me. Kicked my ass. Still kicking it. I missed the EP release at the BLB. Never been to the Theater part of the BLB. Word is it holds 75 and to get a good recording you either need to be on-stage or get their early enough to get permission to clamp to the projector. I didn't a clamp or the motivation to drag my sick ass down there. Heard it was great. Pick up the EP if you see it out and about.

I'm going to head down to the Turf Club for Kill the Vultures, Painted Saints and American Catastrophe and Alexei better have my copy or I'm coughing on him.

Humanboy @ The Varsity (SBD)

Here's a link to the torrent.

Humanboy
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 28th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Source: Soundboard > 1/4" adapters > dual RCA Monster cable > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking)
TRT: 52:47

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

Brie Harthun - Vocals, Nord Synthesizer
Ben Berg - Electric and sometimes acoustic guitar, Yamaha RS7000, bass, artwork
Geoff Fischbein - acoustic fingerstyle guitar
Ryan Guanzon - drums, electronic automation

www.myspace.com/humanboy

This is a really great set from Humanboy that opened the A Whisper in the Noise "Dry Land" US CD Release. All 4 of these people bring something to the table that makes me want to see this band again. I really don't think you'll be disappointed after giving this a quick download. I have a really nice Audience recording I'll post as well. To be honest, I'm only familiar with the tracks on myspace (check 'em out) so I was hoping Ben would help with the setlist! I hope you enjoy some Humanboy.

Young Widows @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Young Widows
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 1st 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades) & iZotope RX (48 > 44.1)
TRT: 30:11

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01. Took a Turn
02. Old Skin
03. Formerer
04. King of the Backburner
05. Mirrorfucker
06. Delay the Pressure
07. Let Him Be
08. Feelers
09. Swamped and Agitated

www.youngwidows.net
www.myspace.com/youngwidows

Jeremy McMonigle
Evan Patterson
Nick Thieneman

This is the set that Evan was kind enough to get to me. It's probably not tracked properly. It goes well burned with the Russian Circles set which is what I am listening to now. Support these fine young lads from Louisville, KY at a show or purchase a cd online. Thanks to Young Widows and the Triple Rock for being cool with taping.

Russian Circles @ The Triple Rock

Here's a link to the torrent.

Russian Circles
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 1st 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~12' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 48kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades & down sample to 44.1 - High Interpolation accuracy & Anti-alias filter)
TRT: 46:35

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01. [11:03]
02. [05:39]
03. [04:11]
04. [07:55]
05. [10:45]
06. [07:02]


Mike Sullivan - guitar
Dave Turncrantz - drums
Brian Cook - bass (recording member for upcoming album only, not certain who is on tour)

www.russiancircles.net
www.myspace.com/russiancircles

Of the 3 shows I've taped this is definitely the best one. I don't think I've seen a bad Russian Circles show, this band only gets better. Pick up a CD and support them. I believe the new album is out in May. Chances are this is not tracked properly. There's a couple of new songs in there. Dälek and Young Widows also played. Long live the Triple Rock.

A Whisper in the Noise "Dry Land" US CD Release

Here's a link to the torrent.

A Whisper in the Noise
"Dry Land" US CD Release
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 28th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), DFC ~25'back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (fades d1t1 & d2t9)

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Disc I - 55:43

01. The Times They Are a Changin' (Dylan)
02. Last Night
03. In Will
04. As We Were
05. Awaken to Winter
06. A New Dawn
07. Hell's Half Acre
08. This Time, It's
09. Traffic
10. Anymore

Disc II - 45:19 w/o sbd tracks

01. Refuse You #
02. Into You (alt version)
03. Armament
04. Through Wounds We Soon Will Stitch
05. The Tale of Two Doves
06. In the Dark

Sons *

07. Tango
08. A Child
09. The Song You Hate

10.Armament ^
11.The Song You Hate ^

Encore:

You, The Orphan *
Silence *
Wall of You *

# unreleased
* on setlist but not played
^ soundboard (sbd > rca > h120)

West Thordson - Vocals / Composition / Piano / Synthetics / Guitar
Matt Irwin - Drums / Guitar / Synthetics
Hannah Murray - Violin / Vocals
Severin Peterson - Bass/Saw

www.awitn.com
www.myspace.com/awitn

You can purchase a copy of the new album at awitn.com/option1.html. Thanks to Ben from Humanboy and Erik from the Varsity.

Spread the word in Germany and throughout EU. Tape some shows...

Fat Kid Wednesdays @ The Cedar

Here's a link to the torrent.

Fat Kid Wednesdays
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 9th 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~20cm, ~90º), FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a + KA200N > Mil Spec 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 (fades)
TRT: 42:28

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01. intro
02. Art Deco (Don Cherry)
03. Faithful (Ornette Coleman)
04. Dewey's Tune (Dewey Redman)
05. That Little Sports Car (The Shaggs)
06. Unrecovery (Duster)

Michael Lewis - saxophones
Adam Linz - bass
JT Bates - drums

www.myspace.com/fatkidwednesdays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Bfj_PczLg - Au Zèbre de Belleville, Paris 10-17-07

So there are numerous extremely talented jazz trios in Minneapolis but FKW are by far my favorite. Add together all of the other bands and artists that these guys are in or gig with and you'd have an intertwining tree of at least another 20 other active bands. Don't let this set fool you either, they have plenty of original material to check out.

See also; Happy Apple, Alpha Consumer, Carbon Carousel, Face Candy, Slide Huxtable, James Buckley Trio, The Pines, Dosh, Fog, Dubsack, Gloryland PonyCat and Kelly Rossum Quartet to name a few.

Enemy Entropist @ The Triple Rock

Link to the torrent.

Enemy Entropist
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Friday February 1st 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: DIN (~17cm, ~90º), right drink rail, 20' back, ~10' ^
Source: Studio Projects C4's > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9.0 (+4.5db & fades)
TRT: 22:44

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01. Ecid's intro
02. Mathematics of an Umbrella
03.
04. Violets
05.
06. Worm Food
07.
08.

Cadaver - MC
Optix - MC
Asei MT - DJ

www.myspace.com/enemyentropist
www.brainstemrecords.com

The first of 7 hip hop sets and definitely one of the best of the night. Check out the Brainstem Records site for more information on the artists affiliated with the label.

"Enemy Entropist was founded in 2004 by Minneapolis MC's Optix & Cadaver, who were/are members of MNeapolis Junction. The motivation was to explore the stylistic and lyrical capabilities of the two as a duo, and to shine a spotlight on Cadaver's perpetually growing prowess as a producer. Fellow Junction member Asei MT joined up to add his flavorful cuts as well as production, to the Lake of Fire sessions and perform DJ duties at shows. He has also began upping his game as an MC on various ENTROPIST tracks. The group has a solid self-made debut album plus several unreleased tracks in the bag, as well as a hand full of recent new tracks in one form of creation or another. The style is underground and lyrically-complex, more or less pondering on the dark and intense vibe of the rap spectrum. As with all Brainstem projects, production is highly valued and the beats demand your appreciation. The live show is energetic and executed with precision. These guys have known and been working together for several years, and it shows."