Marijuana Deathsquads @ Nick and Eddie (XXV)

Marijuana Deathsquads
Nick and Eddie (XXV)
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday July 21st 2010

Taper: empty emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: In the spot, 5' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Wide Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > razorlame > 320kbps]

Week Twenty Five:

Ryan
Isaac
Ben
Freddy

Brad Cook (Megafaun)
Travis Bos (Chibalo, Song of Zarathustra, Chariots)
Jeremy Nutzman (Bight Club, Spider Baby)

Back from a six week hiatus and this is still my favorite way to spend Wednesday nights around town. Thanks to Nick and Eddie.

You need to hear this one to believe it.


Photo by Ben Clark

Seawhores @ The Triple Rock

Seawhores
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday July 15th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~8' ^
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]

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

Link removed until further notice due to unreleased material being played.

Seawhores and Knife World supported Lightning Bolt. Seawhores make me proud to call Minneapolis home. Thanks to Cody for being cool with the set being shared. For information on the Seawhores LP "Blunt Force To The Everything" check out Death By Audio Records. Expect the other two sets to follow soon.

The Book Of Right On @ The Triple Rock

A .RAR file containing this recording is available here.

The Book Of Right On
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday July 3rd 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~8' ^
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: CD Wave (tracking)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Frankly, Ms. Janke
02. Pinpointing The Exact Moment Hollywood Said Good Enough
03. Obligatory Jam For The Lady Folk
04. People
05. Manchild At The Helm
06. Year Of The Acronym
07. Sense Of Entitlement Is The New Herpes
08. Silk Scarves & White 'Zin

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This was a top notch bill with The Book Of Right On and To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie supporting Dosh. The Book Of Right On's debut album "All These Songs About Music" will be out through Half Door Records on 09/11/10. In my humble opinion you're listening to one of the best bands in Minneapolis but haters gonna hate, right D.J.H.? Long live The Triple Rock Social Club.

PostScript...

1) The 03/20/05 Silkworm recording is receiving a Pro Tools massage. I hope to have that posted within the next week or two.

2) I was not able to attend Clipd Beaks, Haunted House, Skoal Kodiak & Whitesand/Badlands last Saturday but I was able to loan some gear to a friend. Word is that "everything" was recorded via the ceiling mounted mic (Rode NT4?) at The Turf Club. I'll be getting the deck back tonight to see how things turned out.

Tapes On The Way...

Stay tuned for The Book Of Right On (07/03/10) and Lightning Bolt (07/15/10). I'm also hoping to obtain permission to release Seawhores and Poop Smeared Mirror (members of Knife World).

What I'm probably most excited about? Returning to Nick & Eddie on Wednesday nights for the weekly Marijuana Deathsquads residency. Bye bye July.

07-21 - MDS @ Nick & Eddie
07-22 - Bird Sounds + Voytek @ The Turf
07-24 - Communist Daughter + Alpha Consumer @ The Turf
07-25 - Skoal Kodiak + Gay Beast + Cacaw @ The Entry
07-26 - Langhorne Slim + Ha Ha Tonka @ The Varsity
07-28 - MDS @ Nick & Eddie
07-31 - The Dynamiters + The Blind Shake @ The Turf
07-31 - Kings Go Forth + Chooglin' @ The Cedar

Child Abuse, Gay Witch Abortion, Sarah Johnson @ The Entry

Child Abuse, Gay Witch Abortion & Sarah Johnson
The Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday July 14th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, left drink rail, 25' back, ~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]

These Recordings are for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

Sarah Johnson - Live at The Entry

Gay Witch Abortion - Live at The Entry

Child Abuse - Live at The Entry

A huge thanks to the Sarah Johnson, Gay Witch Abortion & Child Abuse for allowing me to record and Matty for always being at the top of his game. Please support the bands by picking up the official releases. Lots of good shows coming up at The Entry so peep the calendar. After Tyler told me that the Sarah Johnson set was one song I might offer all three sets untracked and in the same post. If this annoys you email me and let me know.

I'm Out Of Town This Weekend But You're Not...

I haven't seen my Grandparents in over 2 years and sometimes it eats at me because they helped raise us while mom was working the long hours needed to afford us with certain opportunities in life. While many good friends are dead, in jail or otherwise absent from society I get to document musics that I care about and that likely wouldn't have been so if I hadn't come from an outstanding family of sturdy Midwestern stock. Yes, while I'm heading deep into prairie country to say Thank You those in town should be privy to these events...

Friday July 16th:

Paul Metzger "The Uses of Infinity" Release Show @ The Rogue Buddha Gallery

Saturday July 17th:

Clipd Beaks, Haunted House (CD Release), Skoal Kodiak & Whitesand/Badlands @ The Turf Club

Gay Beast, Slapping Purses, Food Pyramid, Seated Heat @ The Hexagon

BUT...before you check anything out Saturday night I highly recommend the annual Learning Curve Records Fest. This also the Release Show for "Alive in High Five" the new Private Dancer LP. This is dropping outside of Grumpy's Downtown. Estimated set times might be...

3:15-4:00 Guystorm
4:15-5:00 Cars and Trucks
5:15-6:00 Seawhores
6:15-7:00 Blind Shake
7:15-8:00 Gay Witch Abortion
8:15 Private Dancer

Sunday July 18th:

Radical Cemetery Tape Release: Sarah Johnson, Seated Heat, Tips 4 Twat, DJ Clpd Bks and Tender Meat at XXX.

Remembering Michael Dahlquist (12/22/65 - 07/14/05)

When I walked into The Triple Rock to record Silkworm 5 years ago I obviously had no idea that Michael would be dead less than four months later. Being that we didn't know this at the time everyone I talked to had a blast at the show. Malachi Constant and Maps of Norway supported. I can remember standing on the corner of 7th & Cedar as people filed out of The Triple Rock. For lack of a better word there was some kind of cheer bustling through the air and everyone was wearing a smile. Those close to Michael Dahlquist and Silkworm were no longer smiling on July 14th 2005 when it was reported that Michael along with his friends Douglas Meis and John Glick were killed when Jeanette Sliwinski intentionally crashed her car into theirs in an attempt to commit suicide. At this point I'm not going to let my emotions get the better of me but Sliwinski was paroled October 2nd 2008 and completed probation on October 2nd 2009 which hardly seems just.

Back to being happy I was able to attend this show and walk away with a recording of it. It does sound pretty nice considering the equipment and techniques a young Empty was using 5 years ago. With that said I wanted to take a second look at the master tape before releasing the full set. This will happen soon but for now please enjoy the following tracks.

Silkworm - Don't Look Back (03/20/05)
Silkworm - Raging Bull (03/20/05)

ALERT: Stolen Lens – Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR – Serial Number 219289

Hey Everybody,

My friend Erik with noisedamage.com had a lens stolen after a recent shoot. It's a Nikon 70-200. There is a $200 reward for any information leading to the recovery of the lens. Please check out Erik's post here for further information. There's also a flier available at the above link if you were in a position to post it up in your establishment. Thank you for reading this.

Fresh Links? Yes It's Time.

Not quite ready to move to a .com yet (almost) but new sections on the blog include...

Art & Design
Cinematography
Photography

The Record Labels list will also focus more on local DIY labels. I'm also going to add to the Local Blogs section. Getting all of the people I support linked to on here is a work in progress so if you don't see a link to your skillz don't get too peeved because more will be added. If you would like to be added or have any recommendations (trying to keep it local) send me an email anytime.

See you around town,

John

Russian Circles @ The Triple Rock '10

A .RAR file containing this recording can be download here.

Russian Circles
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Friday July 2nd 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Mix: Zach Boes
Source: AKG 414B-xls + SBD (Matrix)
Other: see .txt file

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Carpe
02. Harper Lewis
03. Malko
04. Youngblood
05.
06. Death Rides A Horse
07. Geneva

Dave Turncrantz - Drums
Mike Sullivan - Guitar
Brian Cook - Bass Guitar

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Nomia (Minneapolis) and Sweet Cobra (Chicago) supported. Thank you to Russian Circles and The Triple Rock for allowing me to record all of these shows for the past four years. Thanks to Zach for another sick mix. Thanks JL. I've seen Russian Circles a handful of times but the one set I never released due to it being a st3@lth affair was Tempe, AZ '06 with The Velvet Teen, P.O.S. and Minus the Bear. That business was pretty crazy. I don't think Stef was expecting to see me in the desert. A pretty young lady accompanied me to the show but we left before Minus the Bear to check out the pool. Gone are the salad days.

Nomia @ The Triple Rock '10

A .RAR file containing this recording can be downloaded here.

Nomia
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Friday July 2nd 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~8' ^
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: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (fades)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Red Wing
02. Untitled
03. Strangelet
04. Perseus

Bay Scroggins
Spike Ebinger
Pete Demas
Josh Olson

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Have you heard? Nomia is back. There was a last minute show with Guzzlemug at the Hexagon last April, then a couple shows in May and a couple more in June. I unfortunately missed the June 17th show with Empires but I was able to catch up with them supporting Russian Circles and Sweet Cobra. Some people may remember the 6/23/07 tape also recorded at The Triple Rock. It's still available here on the Live Music Archive. While you're at the Archive you may also want to check out the 6/28/10 In-studio Nomia recorded for Nowlikephotographs which airs on Radio K Monday nights at 8-10pm CST. Thanks to Nomia and The Triple Rock for allowing me to record. Stay tuned for the Russian Circles set.

That West Bank Apartment Should Have Been Mine.

The folks running the WBSC have something great going on and I encourage you to keep an eye on their calendar. You may sweat out a few ghosts while there but you'll enjoy yourself while doing so. After getting set up I had to run some compact discs down to Chris at The Triple Rock and happened to run into Mr. Salinas, curator of your favorite Funk/Soul/Blues dance night Hot Pants as well as many other parties around town. Always good running into this fellow. Back at the WBSC the potluck was in full swing and sets had begun. For a little taste of The Somethin' Else #2 I wanted to share Makr's set (Live from the West Bank Social Center 07/09/10). If you get your stuff in order you can catch him again tonight at the Whitesand/Bandlands LP Release Show with Moonstone and Visions of Christ (who also played WBSC). So thank you to Jon Davis, The West Bank Social Center and everyone who performed last night.

It was at this particular point in the evening where I chose to fail Mother of Fire. Then again you don't need some shoddy live two track recording from The Bedlam to discover this band. The new LP is available through Destijl Recs. It wasn't time to retire yet so I asked Fish to head to Memory Lanes. Power of 2 had a few songs left and I rather enjoyed what I caught. I had stopped through for The Yoleus and they did not disappoint.

With 30 minutes left before the clock struck 2:00am it was time to see what was shakin' at the Hexagon. I walked straight into a Bight Club set which was a pleasant surprise. It made me recall the first time I saw Jeremy at The Suburban World Theatre in April '07. Call number two to 24/7 and to all a good night.

The Somethin' Else #2 Tonight!

Got a call from Mr. Davis this afternoon and it sounds like I'll be helping document The Somethin' Else #2 tonight at The West Bank Social Center (above The Nomad). Hoping to make the Mother of Fire Record Release Show w/ Brute Heart, Paul Metzger and International Novelty Gamelan at The Bedlam Theatre afterwords.

3 hours of continuous drone
The Somethin' Else #2
curated by Jon Davis

Tympanic Topography
An Electronic Music Potluck

Friday, July 9th
West Bank Social Center
501 Cedar Avenue Sounth
Minneapolis, MN
7pm-10pm
All Ages
$5 (optional with potluck contribution)

Visuals by Visionquest
Afterparty with DJ Jonathan Ackerman

Set Times:

7:00-Garland Villanova
7:15-John Vance
7:30-Datura 1.0
7:45-Cordell Klier
8:00-S/M (The Radar Threat schedule conflict)
8:15-Basinski Drone Corps(Seth Ryan schedule conflict)
8:30-Visions of Christ
8:45-Makr
9:00-Mike Hallenbeck
9:15-FoodTeam
9:30-Tim Kaiser
9:45-Tim Kaiser

Music Around Town This Weekend

Friday 07/09:

Mother of Fire Record Release Show (#2) w/ Brute Heart, Paul Metzger and International Novelty Gamelan at The Bedlam Theatre 10PM - $5

The Somethin' Else #2 three hours of continuous electronic music curated by Jon Davis at the West Bank Social Center from 7PM-10PM - $5 (optional w/ potluck contribution).

Spider John Koerner with Charlie Parr at The Cedar with 6:30PM doors and 7PM music - $12.

The Yoleus, The United Sons of Toil (Madison), Geronimo! (Chicago) and Power of 2 at Memory Lanes 10PM, 21+, FREE.

Saturday 07/10:

Whitesand/Bandlands LP Release w/ Moonstone, Makr and Visions of Christ at XXX.

Orange Electric Music Collective Presents...
Haroh, Dragons Power Up!, The Japanese Space Program, Company Inc., and Wizards are Real at The Turf Club 9PM - $6.00.

Chelsea Boys, Dearling Physique and Aaron & The Sea at The 501 Club 10PM - No Cover.

Sunday 07/11:

Tapes 'n Tapes, Eyedea & Abilities, Total Babe, Just Wulf, BubbleTeeth, and Wolf Mountain at the Walker Art Center 1PM-9PM - Free.

Strong Bones @ The Hexagon (First Show)

Strong Bones
The Hexagon Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday June 23rd 2010

(Select tracks from a 40 minute set. Right Click & Save Link As or the Mac equivalent)

01. "Untitled 01"
02. "Untitled 02"
03. "Untitled 03"

Ben Polk (NYC native)
Adam Harness (ex-Hockey Night)
Zach Rose (ex-Hockey Night)
Ben Hecker (ex-Malachi Constant)

"Strong Bones started jamming over two years ago and have finally decided to go public with their new project." This was their first public performance. Their next official show is August 25th at The Entry. Congratulations to the Hecker family and their brand new baby boy!

This recording was made with the Sony PCM-D50's internal mics on a tripod/table dead center. It was recorded at 24 Bits 48 Kilohertz. All dithering was done in Sound Forge 10 and an encoding to 320kbps mp3 was done using Razorlame. Thanks also to The Hexagon, Burnt Ones, Leisure Birds and American Cream.

Why? @ First Avenue

Download a .RAR file containing this recording here.

Why?
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 26th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Mix: Zach Boes
Source: AUD + SBD Matrix
Other: see .txt file

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes ONLY.

01. The Fall of Mr. Fifths
02. January Twenty Something
03. Against Me
04. Rubber Traits
05. These Hands
06. The Vowels, Pt. 2
07. Good Friday
08. Song of the Sad Assassin
09. Fatalist Palmistry
10. Brook & Waxing
11. Yo Yo Bye Bye
12. A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under
13. Twenty Eight
14. Into the Shadows of My Embrace
15. By Torpedo or Crohn's
16. ...encore
17. Simeon's Dilemma
18. 21st Century Pop Song *

* Hymie's Basement

Yoni Wolf
Josiah Wolf
Doug Mcdiarmid
Andrew Broder
Mark Erickson

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Thank you to Why?, Snake and First Avenue for allowing me to document this show. Thanks to Zach for putting his time into the mix. A year and a half ago I was in a pretty dark place but "Alopecia" scooped me up out of the gutter and dusted me off. I made it back to the green room to thank Yoni for the heart medicine. He thanked me for all of the recording and that meant a lot. Broder and Erickson do Minneapolis proud. Dosh and Jeremy Ylvisaker contributed gear for the show. Hopefully you didn't miss Deerhoof or Southeast Engine.

- empty 07/04/10


Photo by Adam Bubolz

Sleeping in the Aviary - "The Very Next Day I Died" Live At The Cedar

Last Friday was not like other Fridays. I was hired to record a funeral service. No need to get into it on the blogosphere other than saying that she was an amazing woman and a fixture in her South Minneapolis neighborhood for 30 years. After the service I stopped into Roadrunner Records to collect thee thoughts a bit. I've always loved that store but it didn't seem like the time to shop for music so began the hustle to the West Bank via Downtown. There was a less somber occasion that needed to be archived.

Hawks & Oxen were holding their CD Release Show at The Cedar, one of the best venues in town. Don't sleep on Hawks & Oxen's "Coarse Course" release. Sleeping in the Aviary and Sundowners supported. On the way over the sky opened up with heavy rains which is always a hoot when you have gear on foot. Made it to The Cedar in time for soundcheck but after getting set up I was craving some eats from The Triple Rock. The chili with veggie sausage was sounding tasty and tasty it was. At this point the rain had come back with a vengeance. It was torrential and not letting up. My shirt had just barely dried off and I wasn't about to let it get soaked again. A West Bank ghost told me to stuff the shirt in my pants and sprint like a mother. The Cedar Avenue cabbies all stared as if I had lost my mind but I had no time to stop and ask if anyone had seen it.

Back at The Cedar folks who weren't scared off my the rain enjoyed an evening of fine musics. Details on posting a track or two from the Hawks & Oxen set are still being worked out but since Sleeping in the Aviary are one of my favorite bands around town I wanted to share a track from their set. It may seem as though it's related to the first paragraph of this post but it's not. I just really like the song. Their official releases are available through Science of Sound. A new album is on the way but in the meantime may I recommend a little "Expensive Vomit In A Cheap Hotel?"

Sleeping in the Aviary - "The Very Next Day I Died" Live At The Cedar

(Right Click and "Save Link As" or the Mac equivalent)

Dosh w/ members of Why? in the Clown Lounge

Saw Linz mention this on F-Book yesterday afternoon but I never posted about it. More Cowbell is already on it.

Info dropped by Linz:

1st set : Dosh with members of the WHY? band. Anticon Records represents hard in the Clown Lounge. If you’ve never seen WHY and members nows your chance. Highly Recommended!

2nd set : Metzger, Linz, Bates. Banjo trio from Antarctica. Werner Herzog got’s nothing on this trio as they play some old timey rags and swingers! Modestly Recommended

The Clown Lounge
21 + and all the booze you want to drink. Dave might even make you a Pink Squirrel?????
10:30 like you mean it!
$5 gets you access to heaven.
See you there.

Pretty Quiet Around Here Lately...

So there seems to be a constant stream of 50 or so people who check in even if I'm not posting much. I just wanted to say thank you for the interest. Now that the nice weather is here I've been trying not to sit locked away in my apartment. This of course leads to a reduction in the frequency of tapes being processed. I've recorded some shows in the passed couple weeks that haven't made it online yet so I need to go over some stuff. Perhaps I'll obtain permission to post a Dave King Trucking Company set from the Clown Lounge a couple of Mondays ago? Looking like a busy weekend though...

- I've been hired to record my first funeral this week.

- Friday night is sounding like a nice night to spend at The Cedar. Hawks & Oxen CD Release w/ Sleeping in the Aviary and The Sundowners. 7pm doors / 8pm music with a $5 admission in advance and $10.

- Saturday night WHY? play the Mainroom with Deerhoof and Southeast Engine. This is sure to be good medicine. I need some. 6pm doors $13/$15.

- Sunday night our friends Gastro Non Grata take over First Avenue & The 7th Street Entry with the Gastro Non Grata: Vagabond Vacation. Mainroom sets will feature; School of Rock, Birthday Suits, Unknown Prophets, Private Dancer and Pink Mink. The Entry will feature sets by; Moonstone, Fuck Knights, Rifflord and Guystorm.