Jerry Fuchs died long before he should have.

I only got to talk with him a few times but he made a lasting impression at Maserati's last Triple Rock show. There's already been enough said about what a great person Jerry was, most articulately by a close friend, so I won't go there. But I will help make sure his time with the band is always out there and available.

It takes about 90 seconds to register (for free) on The Traders' Den. You have to be down with torrents and FLAC. Once you have done this you're welcome to download two Maserati shows from this past October. My buddy Zach just posted Portland yesterday. Minneapolis is one of the best recordings I've made all year and I don't just say that to say it. I remember how excited I was when I got home and listened to it.

Maserati - 2009-10-05 The Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN

Maserati - 2009-10-10 Doug Fir, Portland, OR

Kittens Ablaze @ The 400 Bar

Hi-res mp3s can be downloaded via emptystapes.com

Kittens Ablaze
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday November 3rd 2009

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

xx. Strobelight
xx. This Machine is Dying
xx. Gloom Doom Butter Cups
01. Rabbit is a Livewire
02. Hotel Room
03. Evangeline
04. Branches (new song)
05. Wandering Song

Nick Dalton - bass/harmonica
Grant Rafter - acoustic guitar/synth
Nate Senge - electric guitar/keys
Michelle Young - cello
Tim Spellman - lead vocals/drums
Jenny Bress - violin

www.kittensablaze.com

Unfortunately the first three songs of the set were cut from this release due to persistent static that was coming through the PA but later resolved. Other than that the set was toppity top. I guess it goes without saying but you'll be hearing more about these ladies & gentleman as the months pass. Their new album "The Monstrous Vanguard" can be had both physically as well as digitally. Kittens Ablaze, Dragons Power Up! and Colder in Moscow supported Where Astronauts Go To Hide.

Where Astronauts Go To Hide @ The 400 Bar

.mp3 files are available on emptystapes.com

Where Astronauts Go To Hide
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday November 3rd 2009

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Maggie
02. Be Patient
03. ...thanks to Kittens Ablaze
04. Hollywood Hairstyles
05. ...the knot is tied
06. Great Lakes and Greater Lays
07. ...thank you
08. Chilly Bones

www.myspace.com/whereastronautsgotohide

Short sets do no always equate to bad sets. There is proof to be downloaded. The debut LP "Amongst Friends" can be purchased via itunes as well as through the band. Dragons Power Up! (St. Paul) and Kittens Ablaze (Brooklyn) supported. The video premiere is going down December 4th at The Triple Rock with Brett Saxon, Fan Fiction and Nallo.

If you want FLAC files let me know.

The Book of Right On @ The Turf Club

The Book of Right On
The Turf Club Halloween
St. Paul, MN
Saturday October 31st 2009

These Joints Are for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Pinpointing the Exact Moment Hollywood Said Enough
02. Obligatory Jam for the Lady Folk
03. Year of the Acronym

I've been following this Dave fellow for some years and have always admired what he's had to say. On top of that he's assembled another shut the fuck up and listen unit. Unfortunately for us it's likely he and I will end up sitting around Hell lamenting M.A. Rosko's purity. The Book of Right On headlined the Midway Halloween festivities alongside Red Pens and Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream. No one died that I'm aware of.

Red Pens @ The Turf Club

Red Pens
The Turf Club Halloween
St. Paul, MN
Saturday October 31st 2009

These Jams Are for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Children and the Kids
02. Weekdays
03. Stay Small

Sometimes it's easy to forget that genuine people exist so it's always a nice change of pace running into a couple. Their debut album is available through Grain Belt Records. Red Pens and Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream supported The Book of Right On. If you want to hear more tracks or if you want FLAC files you can email me.

Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream @ The Turf Club

FLAC files are available via torrent on TTD
mp3 files can be downloaded from emptystapes.com

Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream
The Turf Club Halloween
St. Paul, MN
Saturday October 31st 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 10 (fades)
TRT: 22:12

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. untitled 1
02. untitied 2
03. untitled 3
04. ...banter
05. untitled 4
06. ...banter
07. untitled 5

Mr. Dufault - production
Eyedea - vocals
Impulse of Sector 7G - vocals
Kristoff Krane - vocals

"If I had a feather for everytime you fucked up I would fly away and reconnect with what I once was." Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream is a new group featuring the cats above. This was their first show and these tracks are the public debut of their material. No website exists yet but keep your ear to the street for their next show. You won't be sorry you attended. If you are I'll give you $5. I was going to put compression on this but didn't want to. As a general rule I listen to studio releases at 20 and live tapes at 30 on playback anyways. Mike assured me RSE wouldn't be sending 3 cleaners in a black sedan to my place of residence for posting this. If you see her, tell my mom I love her anyways. Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream and Red Pens supported The Book of Right On.

William Elliott Whitmore @ The Entry

I escorted a pretty girl to The Entry to see William tonight. Unfortunately neither of us had gear in tow. The plan was to follow suite with Tuesday night and bring shiz to work but it didn't happen. I can guarantee you this was a good time regardless. We had previously recorded William at The Triple Rock. We say we because that's what cool people on the internet say. William's new album "Animals in the Dark" was released February 17th 2009. The Western Fifth opened and Hoots and Hellmouth headlined. It would have only taken one recorder & one cable for there to be a sweet soundboard to post. I failed...boo.

The Grates w/ Ice Palace + Zoo Animal @ The Entry

Dear Party People,

If you're not at The 400 Bar tonight you should check out The Entry. The Grates are in town from Australia. Ice Palace and Zoo Animal support.

Halloween Weekend @ The Turf Club

Friday night Lookbook was recorded. The tape sounds nice but I think I'll hold out for the First Avenue show that's coming up to release anything. No offense to Sissy Wish or The Melismatics but I was saving cab money for Saturday and hopped the 21 early.

Saturday night The Turf was full of first times as I hadn't seen any of the bands prior to this evil evening. A new group by the name of Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream featuring Michael Larsen (Eyedea is dead), Kristoff Krane, Impulse of SecTor7G and Austin on beats made their public debut. If this was their first show I'm damn excited to see where they take it. Stop back for the full set later tonight or tomorrow. Next up was Red Pens. All I've got to say is; believe the hype. Their debut album is available through Grain Belt Records. Rounding out the night was The Book of Right On. I knew this set was going to worth coming out for alone so there was no surprise there. I'd be hard pressed to not record anything David Joe Holiday is involved with, within reason!

This Machine is Dying

Brooklyn's Kittens Ablaze will be rolling through The 400 Bar on Tuesday November 3rd. Someone is excited for the opportunity to record them. Whoever put this show together knew what they were doing because the local support includes Where Astronauts Go To Hide, Dragons Power Up! and Colder in Moscow. On unrelated notes, Where Astronauts Go To Hide have a new video coming out and DPU! will be playing songs from their new album. 8PM doors and 5 bones to get in. $5!

Martyrs & Maglites...

There's a girl on the Southside who claimed I always liked playing the victim. The truth is I hope I didn't catch the Death walking up to East Lake to hop the 21 over to The Turf Club. 60 pounds of gear on my shoulder and a tripod wrapped in plastic has to be at least minus 12 scene points. I'm never going to make it out of this hole and I kind of like it that way. The music was completely worth it by the way. Sleep tight, Longfellow. The big one is coming.

WHY? - "21st Century Pop Song" Live in Minneapolis

We're laying the obsession to rest for now but here's a special bonus for the folks at home...

WHY? - "21st Century Pop Song" Live in Minneapolis

WHY? - Select Tracks From the Desert Tapes

WHY?
Modified Arts
Phoenix, AZ
Friday October 23rd 2009

WHY? - "The Vowels Pt. Two" Live in Phoenix
WHY? - "Good Friday" Live in Phoenix

WHY?
Club Congress
Tucson, AZ
Saturday October 24th 2009

WHY? - "This Blackest Purse" Live in Tucson
WHY? - "A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under" Live in Tucson

Thanks to WHY?, Snake and the venues for allowing these recordings to go down. Thanks to blood for being blood. I'm grateful for the opportunity to return to The Modified before the stage is taken out. Shared memories never die, they just fade. Phoenix isn't what it was 15 years ago but what really is? It was my first time at Hotel Congress and if you're in Tucson it's the place to crash. Serengeti (Chicago) and AU (Portland) supported both shows.

Sims & Paper Tiger Thursday 10/22

Sims & Paper Tiger will be at The Turf Club Thursday 10/22.

9pm || 21+ || $6

Pelican @ The Triple Rock '09

320kbps mp3s are included in Culture Bully's all-encompassing piece on Sunday's show.
FLAC files are available via The Traders' Den.

Pelican
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday October 18th 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: 57:08

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Embedding the Moss
02. Dead Between the Walls
03. The Creeper
04. Ephemeral
05. GW
06. An Inch Above Sand
07. Strung Up From the Sky
08. Glimmer
09. Sirius

Laurent Schroeder-Lebec - guitar
Trevor de Brauw - guitar
Bryan Herweg - bass
Larry Herweg - drums

www.myspace.com/pelican

Another amazing band from Chicago that always delivers live. Thanks to Pelican and to The Triple Rock for allowing this recording to go down. Pelican's new LP "What We All Come to Need" was released through Southern Lord Records on October 27th 2009. Sweet Cobra and Minsk supported.

I wanted to get the Sweet Cobra set edited before I left town but I have to get some recordings to Eyedea and finish packing so we'll see what happens tonight...

The action doesn't stop just because I'm leaving town.

10-22 - Alpha Consumer, Tarlton & Ghostband @ Uptown Bar
10-22 - Kill to Kill, Gospel Gossip & Red Pens @ Hexagon Ba
10-23 - A Whisper in the Noise @ Triple Rock
10-23 - Lucero @ The Varsity
10-23 - The Pines @ The Cedar
10-24 - P.O.S. @ First Avenue
10-25 - Saul Williams + No Bird Sing @ the Varsity
10-25 - Langhorne Slim @ the 400 Bar
10-26 - Chinese Stars + Vampire Hands @ The Turf
10-26 - E&A + P.O.S. + NBS + Kristoff Krane @ Mankato
10-26 - The Black Angels @ First Avenue

Beagles are like big Dachshunds

I don't know how many people actually read this thing but for those playing along... no audio editing was done this passed weekend because I was beagle sitting in the burbs. It was a good weekend and a nice change of scenery but I belong 55406.

Tonight I want to start editing the Pelican, Sweet Cobra and Minsk sets from last night. Pelican has priority of course. More importantly though, I'm swinging back downtown tonight to acquire the Loring Freestyle tapes. This is an important mission and soon you'll understand why.

Anyways, a couple of things will get posted before I return to the desert. Stay tuned.

Disembodied @ The Triple Rock (mp3)

320kbps mp3s are available on emptystapes.com

Disembodied
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, ~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: 49:22

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. ...intro
02. Anvil Chandelier
03. Forget Me
04. Seven Stitches
05. Gone
06. Devils Green
07. ...thank you
08. Heroin Fingers
09. Feel
10. Barbiturate
11. Nicotine
12. Deity
13. Eulogy
14. Dislocation
15. Cascade
16. Bloodshed Rain

www.myspace.com/thegreatdisembodied

FLAC files were originally posted here.

Murder by Death @ The Cabooze

FLAC files are available on The Traders' Den

(Check back in 24 hours for mp3 files)

Murder by Death
The Cabooze
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 3rd 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: right side of "the pole" AB DFCish, 20' 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 10 (fades)
TRT: 41:20

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Sometimes The Line Walks You
02. '52 Ford
03. Ball & Chain
04. Rum Brave
05. A Masters In Reverse Psychology
06. Fuego!
07. Steal Away
08. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) *
09. Brother
10. That Crown Don't Make You A Prince
11. Until Morale Improves, The Beatings Will Continue
12. Comin' Home

* Cher

Adam Turla - Vocals, Guitars
Sarah Balliet - Cello, Keys
Matt Armstrong - Bass
Dagan Thogerson - Percussion


www.murderbydeath.com

Murder by Death was the reason I went to this show. The Gaslight Anthem is the reason I bought an advance ticket. It did sell out. It wouldn't be a Murder by Death night if we didn't close down the Triple Rock no matter where the show takes place. Murder by Death, Frank Turner and The Loved Ones supported The Gaslight Anthem. All four sets were very enjoyable. Thanks to the bands and to The Cabooze for being cool with taping.

Frank Turner @ The Cabooze

FLAC files are available on The Traders' Den
320kbps mp3 files are available on emptystapes.com

Frank Turner
The Cabooze
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday October 3rd 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: right side of "the pole" AB DFCish, 20' 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 10 (fades)
TRT: 29:33

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous
02. Try This At Home
03. Long Live The Queen
04. The Road
05. Dan's Song *
06. The Fastest Way Back Home #
07. Photosynthesis
08. The Ballad Of Me And My Friends

w/ Chris on harmonica
w/ Nick's proposal to his special lady friend

www.frank-turner.com

This was Frank's first show in Minneapolis and holy christ am I glad I was there to get it on record. I had first heard of him when Million Dead toured Europe with Jonah Matranga of FAR in 2004(?). Frank and Jonah toured together again in 2006 eventually releasing a split. I had been wanting to see this guy for a few years now but I honestly had no idea what he would bring to the table live. A truly captivating and sincere performance is what those paying attention in the Cabooze got. If I had the dough I'd follow Frank around with my little black bag and my little silver mic stand. Lomax style. I'm usually not wrong in these matters so I encourage people lend an ear. His new album "Poetry of the Deed" is out now on Xtra Mile/Epitaph Records. Frank, The Loved Ones and Murder by Death supported The Gaslight Anthem. Thanks to the bands and to The Cabooze for being cool with recording.

FTHC