Tag: 2013

Los Lobos – San Luis Obispo, CA (03/08/13)

Los Lobos
March 8, 2013
SLO Brewing Company
San Luis Obispo, CA

50-Year Anniversary Show

Source: Neumann KM-140s (ORTF) > 50 ft. XLRs > MV-100 > SBM-1 > Sony TCD-D8
Transfer: DAT Master > Tascam DA-P1 > coax > HHb CDR 800 PRO, using a Y cable to sum the left channel to mono > AIFF > .WAV (via xACT 1.73)
Mastering: .WAV’s > Sound Forge Pro 10.0a (fades, minor edits, normalize, left channel copied over the missing right channel with a 25 millisecond delay) > CDWav (tracking) > Trader’s Little Helper (level 5) >FLAC >

Location: FOB, mics bungee-corded to the front ceiling post 10′ high, 8′ from the front of the stage
Taped & transferred by: OldNeumanntapr
Mastered by: Dennis Orr
FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.53 & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Setlist:

  1. Dream In Blue
  2. Maricela
  3. Reva’s House
  4. Chat & Tuning
  5. That Train Don’t Stop Here
  6. Evangeline
  7. Chat & Tuning
  8. Chuco’s Cumbia
  9. Red House
  10. Papa Was A Rolling Stone >
  11. I Can’t Understand >
  12. Exodus >
  13. Crossroads
  14. Tears Of God
  15. Wicked Rain (1)
  16. Chat & Tuning
  17. Maria Christina
  18. Chat & Tuning
  19. Anselma
  20. Let’s Say Goodnight >
  21. Volver, Volver
  22. Bertha
  23. Encore Break
  • Encore –
  1. Don’t Worry Baby
  2. What’s Going On (2)

(1) DAT change at end of song, no music missed
(2) with Jonah Smith on vocals

Louie Perez – Drums, guitar, percussion, vocals
Steve Berlin – Saxophone, percussion, flute, midsax, harmonica, melodica
Cesar Rosas – Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Conrad Lozano – Bass, guitarron, vocals
David Hidalgo – Vocals, guitar, accordion, percussion, bass, keyboards, melodica, drums, violin, banjo
Enrique “Bugs” Gonzalez – Drums/percussion

Notes:

  • A bad cable rendered the right channel unusable
  • A huge thanks to Kip Stork, SLO Brew’s sound man, and Mando Tavarez, Los Lobos’ sound man ,for all of their help

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was a special show in an intimate venue to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of Los Lobos as a band. SLO Brew was a small club in downtown San Luis Obispo on Garden Street where I have been fortunate enough to record many shows over the years. I ran two DAT recorders at this show, one off the board and one from my Neumanns hung from the front center ceiling post. As per the band’s policy I am not allowed to release the soundboard recording, so the public gets the audience tape. I had borrowed a set of 50ft XLR cables from Bill Gaines Audio in SLO and unfortunately one of the XLR connectors didn’t seat completely into the jack on one of my microphones. By the time I realized that I was only getting one channel it was too late to fix the problem, as the mics were mounted on a little portable shelf I had made to hang high above the crowd’s head on the front center post. Fortunately Dennis Orr had a fix for that which would make the recording into a ‘faked’ stereo image. SLO Brew held a maximum of 500 people so it was a nice intimate venue to record in. Thanks to the Wolves Of East LA for their generosity in recording their band, and thanks so much to Dennis Orr for the awesome job he does at post production.

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Phil Lesh & Friends – Jim Thorpe, PA (07/24/13)

Phil Lesh & Friends
20130724
Jim Thorpe, PA
Penn’s Peak

Source: Audience
Lineage: Schoeps MK41’s > Schoeps KCY 250/05I > Schoeps VST62iu > Grace Design Lunatec V3(SPDIF Digital Out) > Marantz PMD661MKII (Oade Concert Mod) (24 Bit/44.1khz) > PMD661 MKII > Sound Forge (Fades, 16/44.1) > CDWAV TLH > FLAC
Quality: 9

Set 1:

  1. tuning 02:39
  2. Loose Lucy 16:43
  3. Loser 12:42
  4. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > 07:56
  5. jam > 08:28
  6. Dire Wolf 06:25
  7. Cosmic Charlie 09:19
  8. Deal 10:40
    __
    01:14:52 Set 2:
  9. tuning 03:05
  10. Scarlet Begonias > 12:05
  11. Cryptical Envelopment > 04:26
  12. The Other One > 13:40
  13. Eyes Of The World > 18:45
  14. The Wheel > 11:40
  15. space > 05:35
  16. Help On The Way > 06:46
  17. Slipknot! > 08:31
  18. Franklin’s Tower 13:07
  19. donor rap 01:35
  20. Not Fade Away 09:33
    __
    01:48:48 ________

James McMurtry – San Luis Obispo, CA (06/12/13)

James McMurtry
6/12/13
SLO Brewing Company
San Luis Obispo, CA

FOB: Neumann AK-40s >LC3 >KM-100s >Tascam DR100mkII (24/48)
(Recorded 10 Feet From Stage Center, Leaning Against Right Side Of Front Center Ceiling Post.)
Transferred: Tascam DR100mkII >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o.

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC, Tags, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Disc I:

  1. Bayou Tortous
  2. Red Dress
  3. I Know A Thing Or Two Now*
  4. Just Us Kids
  5. How Am I Going To Find You Now*
  6. Hurricane Party**
  7. You’d Of Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)
  8. Choctaw Bingo (w/added new verse)

Disc II:

  1. These Things I’ve Come To Know * **
  2. We Can’t Make It Here
  3. Copper Canteen*
  4. Restless
  5. Levelland

Encore:

  1. Too Long In The Wasteland

James McMurtry – Electric And Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Ronnie Johnson – Bass, Backing Vocals
Darren Hess – Drums
Tim Holt – Sound, Plus Electric Guitar And Accordion ‘Copper Canteen’ Through Remainder Of Show

*new song
** acoustic

Jonny Burke opened

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was another weeknight show, this time on a Wednesday, and I had to hurry up to SLO Brew right after work. I was no longer using DAT recorders and had just purchased my Tascam DR100mkII flash recorder, which made things a bit easier. I really like James’ imagery in his music. I guess being the son of a famous author has its benefits! I don’t know why I elected to put this on CD first rather than just transferring directly to the computer, unless I was just used to doing things that way with DAT. This was the last time that I saw James in concert.

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Brad Mehldau & Chris Thile – Boston, MA (04/14/13)

Brad Mehldau & Chris Thile
04/14/13
Berklee Performance Center
Boston, MA

Scarlet Town (Gillian Welch Cover)
Untitled
On the Bound (Fionna Apple Cover)
Talking/tuning
Knives Out (Radiohead Cover)
Medley: St. Ann’s Reel, Dexterity
Talking
Me and Us
Some kind of Irish tune that Chris was unable to pronounce
Chopped Down Your Shade Tree
Talking
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Bob Dylan Cover)
Clapping/tuning
I Cover the Waterfront

Received in a trade with no source info.

Carolyn Wonderland – Avila Beach, CA (05/26/13)

Carolyn Wonderland
05/26/13
Avila Beach Golf Resort
Avila Beach, CA

Neumann AK-40s (In Hat) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >Tascam DR100mkII

7th Row DEAD Center. [Audio Sound Is ‘A’, But Minor Talking In One Song]
WAV >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.23

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged (Via xACT 2.53) & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

  1. Only God Knows When
  2. Samson And Delilah
  3. Victory Of Flying
  4. Don’t Do It
  5. Where You Gonna Be When The Moon Goes Missing
  6. Still Alive And Well
  7. What Good Can Drinkin’ Do
  8. Living In The Palace Of The King

Comment
20th Annual Avila Blues Festival
Opened For Both Elvin Bishop, And Also The Steve Miller Band

Carolyn Wonderland – Vocals, Guitar, Lap Steel
Cole El-Saleh – Keyboard, Key-Bass, Back Up Vocals
Rob Hooper – Drums

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was the 20th anniversary of the Avila Beach Blues Festival, held at the Avila Beach Golf Resort on the beach in Avila Beach. I have recorded the Avila Blues Fest many times over the years, thanks Dave! I don’t think I’d seen Steve Miller since he played at the Native American Indian Benefits at Shoreline in 1992, and the last time I saw Elvin Bishop was at the Pozo Saloon in 2002. This was my first time seeing Carolyn Wonderland and I thought she was really good, so much in fact that I recorded her twice more, both at the the SLO Vets’ Hall for the SLO Blues Society.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Geelong, Australia (03/16/13)

Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
2013-03-16
The Hill Winery
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
A Day On The Green

[2:11:17]

  1. Love And Only Love
  2. Powderfinger
  3. Born In Ontario
  4. Walk Like A Giant
  5. Hole In The Sky
  6. Heart Of Gold
  7. Ramada Inn
  8. Cinnamon Girl
  9. Like A Hurricane
  10. Rockin’ In The Free World
  11. Sedan Delivery
  1. encore break
  2. Mr. Soul
  3. Roll Another Number

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Melbourne, Australia (03/15/13)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
March 15 2013
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Australia.

Equipment: Edirol R09 / Church CA-11 Cardoid Mics / Church PreAmp
Location: Floor (Standing), on the Rail, two Rusties to the right of dead centre, staring into the eyes of the Horse.. .
Sound Quality: PDG…Pretty Darn Good considering the position.

On the good advice of Warwick Curly Brown who has seen plenty of shows on this tour,
I backed my levels off and inserted the earplugs in anticipation of a loud show and am pleased I did.
It was extremely loud but I’m happy to report everything was captured perfectly.

Being a stickler for great sound, ordinarily you’ll find me as close to the soundboard as possible,
but there was no way I was gonna be back there when I had the opportunity to arrive early and be right up the front!
Sometimes sacrifices have to be made. But I don’t think you will be disappointed.
I’ve lived with the recording now for a few days and I am enjoying it more and more with each play through.

Slick Artwork included in the torrent.

Happy 50th Warwick Curly Brown!
No post processing, just tracks splits and fades… so you hear it just as it played out…
warts and all!
Share freely but never sell. Another Hbomb recording

01_Day in the Life (Stage Props setup) 04:37
02_Advance Australia Fair 01:27
03_Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979) 07:04
04_Love To Burn (Ragged Glory, 1990) 11:12
05_Born in Ontario (Psychedelic Pill, 2012) 04:46
06_Walk Like A Giant (Psychedelic Pill, 2012) 22:47
07_Hole In The Sky (new, unreleased) 05:07
08_Heart Of Gold (Harvest, 1972) 03:52
09_Twisted Road (Psychedelic Pill, 2012) 04:18
10_Singer Without A Song (new, unreleased) 06:18
11_Ramada Inn (Psychedelic Pill, 2012) 16:07
12_Breakin’ out our time machine now 03:42
13_Cinnamon Girl (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969) 06:28
14_Cortez The Killer (Zuma, 1975) 13:43
15_Fucking Up (Ragged Glory, 1990) 08:56
16_Prisoners Of Rock And Roll (Life, 1987) 05:12
17_Welfare Mothers (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979) 04:48
18_Sedan Delivery (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979) 04:42
19_My My Hey Hey (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979) 09:28
20_Mr Soul (Buffalo Springfield Again, 1967) 06:16
21_Roll Another Number (Tonight’s The Night, 1975) 04:15

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Adelaide, Australia (03/05/13)

Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
2013-03-05
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    lineage: Church Audio CA-11 > CA Ugly pre-amp > Sony M10 > 24bit/96kHz WAV > Audacity (editing) > FLAC

    [2:22:47]

    1. national anthem
    2. Love And Only Love
    3. Powderfinger
    4. Born In Ontario
    5. Walk Like A Giant
    6. no rain banter
    7. Hole In The Sky
    8. Heart Of Gold
    9. Twisted Road
    10. Singer Without A Song
    11. Ramada Inn
    12. Cinnamon Girl
    13. F*!#in’ Up
    14. Mr. Soul
    15. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
    16. encore break
    17. Like A Hurricane

    notes:

    • taped by Stringman
    • edited by rdvdijk
    • Levels are pretty ‘hot’ on this one, there is some minor clipping
      here and there, mostly during moments of heavy guitar feedback,
      for example in Hey Hey, My My and Like A Hurricane.
    • This is the 16-bit version

    Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Melbourne, Australia (03/13/13)

    Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
    March 13, 2013
    The Plenary
    Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
    Melbourne, Australia

    1. Intro – National Anthem
    2. Love and Only Love
    3. Powderfinger
    4. Born in Ontario
    5. Walk Like a Giant
    6. Hole in the Sky
    7. Heart of Gold
    8. Twisted Road
    9. Singer Without a Song
    10. Ramada Inn
    11. Cinnamon Girl
    12. Cortez the Killer
    13. Dangerbird
    14. Barstool Blues
    15. Prisoners of Rock ‘n’ Roll
    16. Opera Star
    17. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
    18. Sedan Delivery
    19. Encore
    20. Like a Hurricane.

    Track Info: The Plenary, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Source Info: AUD>LPCM>WAV>FLAC [2x Countryman B3s > Tinybox > Sony PCM-M10]

    Mastering: Adobe Audition Amplify (~20 main set -25 DB acoustic set), track split and down sample to 16 bit 44khz

    Taper: Roman79 ~ 40m LOC (seated)

    Sound Rating: B+

    Length:
    172:07
    Sound Comments/Faults?: Good quality, some echo on the vocals but not overly distant, audience noise is negligible. However low recording level caused by taper error has generated background hiss which is quite significant on the solo acoustic section.

    Show Comments: Long show for the Australian leg of the tour. Heckler heard in #5 ì Do it in your own time Neil!î.

    Note : track 00: Intro – A Day in the Life has been omitted from this torrent because of the official content played.

    This is one source from taper Roman79 a marginally inferior CA-14s source from the same taper is also in circulation.

    Todd Snider – San Luis Obispo, CA (05/09/13)

    Todd Snider
    SLO Brewing Co.
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    May 9, 2013

    ** 16 BIT **

    Source: Neumann KM-140s (ORTF) > 25 ft XLRs > Beyer MV-100 > Tascam DR-100mkII @ 24 bit/48 kHz
    Mastering: .WAV > Sound Forge Pro 11.0 (Build 299) [iZotope Mastering Suite (declick); minor edits, normalize, & fades) > CDWav (tracking) > iZotope MBIT+ (dithered and downsampled to 16 bit/44.1 kHz) > Trader’s Little Helper (level 5) > FLAC > TagScanner 5.1 (tagging)
    Location: FOB, microphone crossbar bungeed to front center ceiling post, 9’ from stage center, 9.5′ high
    Recorded by OldNeumanntapr
    Mastered by Dennis Orr
    Photos, and front cover artwork by OldNeumanntapr (Nikon FM2N w/24mm f/2.0 AIS & 50 mm f/1.4 AIS)

    Setlist:

    • Set One –
      01 Intro
      02 Conservative Christian, Right Wing, Republican, Straight, White, American Male
      03 Easy Money
      04 Is This Thing Working? >
      05 Good News Blues
      06 The Devil You Know
      07 Horseshoe Lake
      08 Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
    • Set Two –
      01 Intro
      02 Statistician’s Blues
      03 Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance?
      04 Alright Guy (with Band Intros)
      05 Play A Train Song
      06 The Ballad Of The Devil’s Backbone Tavern
      07 East Nashville Skyline >
      08 Too Soon To Tell >
      09 Mission Accomplished (Because You Gotta Have Faith)
      10 Encore Break
    • Encore –
      11 Enjoy Yourself

    Todd Snider – vocals, guitar, & harmonica
    Jim Lewin – electric guitar
    Chad Staley – keyboards
    Brian Adams – bass
    Chris Sheldon – drums
    Amanda Shires – violin

    OldNeumanntapr Notes-
    I got to SLO Brew at 5:30, walked in the side door, and said Hi to Kipp (SLO Brew sound man). He looked at me and said, ‘Hi, imagine seeing You here.’ 😉

    I then saw Todd Snider’s sound man Brian, who is balding but has a HUGE beard. I said hi, and that I had recorded them last year and asked if everything was the same. He said yes.

    It took me about an hour to set up. I bungeed the Atlas mic bar to the ceiling post about 9.5 feet off the floor, and ran the borrowed XLRs down the side of the post and across the floor. I had to thoroughly tape all the cables down to keep people from tripping on them.

    I set up the Tascam by the side of the board and put one of the wooden stools in the little alcove for me to sit on during the show. (This was probably the most comfortable I’ve ever been at a SLO Brew show. I was able to sit through the entire set, when I wasn’t on the floor shooting photos.) It wasn’t that crowded, so I could move around and shoot without any problem.

    The red-shirt SLO Brew staff people are kind of clueless. The one guy said, ‘You can’t sit here’, at the start of the show. I told him that I was running my gear in this spot and he said, ‘Oh’. He never noticed the black duct tape holding down the cables. Hardly anyone
    did.

    I thought the first set was kind of short. Kipp later told me that Todd was sick and was throwing up between sets. 🙁 Poor guy. I thought that he didn’t seem as happy as usual and didn’t tell any stories between songs. The show must go on!

    I shot photos during the show with my Nikon gear, details above.

    Amanda Shires opened the show. You can grab her show here.

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