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Litle Feat – Avila Beach, CA (05/30/99)

Little Feat
5/30/99
Avila Beach Golf Resort
Avila Beach, CA
6th Annual Avila Beach Blues Festival

Soundboard >XLR >Tascam DA-P1
Master DAT >WAV Transferred: Sony TCD-D8 >S/PDIF coax >Tascam DR-100mkII
WAV >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.25
FLAC Taga Via xACT 2.53

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

Disc I:

  1. Cajun Rage
  2. Big Bang Theory
  3. Heaven’s Where You Find It
  4. Calling The Children Home
  5. Spanish Moon >
  6. Skin It Back
  7. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry^ >
  8. A Fool In Love
  9. Can’t Get Satisfied >
  10. Hot Tamales

Disc II:

  1. Dixie Chicken
  2. Oh Atlanta
  3. Clownin’^
  4. Cadillac Hotel
  5. Home Ground
  6. The Blues Don’t Tell It All
  7. Let It Roll

Encore:

  1. Willin >
  2. Don’t Bogart That Joint >
  3. Willin’

^ 1st Time Performed

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was the first time that I saw Little Feat and I was impressed with how taper friendly they were. I had no problems plugging my Tascam DA-P1 DAT recorder into the board, though the local sound crew people are always clueless. I had to smuggle my deck into the show but once inside had no problem getting the band’s sound man to plug me in. The Avila Beach Resort is such a beautiful venue, right on the beach in Avila. I’ve recorded many shows there over the years, starting with the first Avila Beach Blues Festival in 1994. Thanks to Dave, as always, for his help.

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John Lee Hooker – Avila Beach, CA (05/25/97)

John Lee Hooker
5/25/97
Avila Beach Golf Resort
Avila Beach, CA

4th Annual Avila Beach Blues Festival

Nyquist Omnis >Sony TCD-D7
(Combination Of Front Of Gen Admin And, As Show Progressed, Up To 6th Row FOB)
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >S/PDIF >HHb CDR 800 PRO
CD Master >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.37

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, & Tagged By OldNeumanntapr

  1. Intro >Black Gloves
  2. Cold Cold Feeling
  3. Evil Hearted
  4. John Lee Hooker Intro jam
  5. Red House
  6. Here I Am
  7. I Got A Letter
  8. Crawlin’ King Snake
  9. Baby Lee
  10. Tuning into >The Boogie >Crowd

–Encore–

  1. Burnin’ Hell
  2. Outro / Crowd

OldNeumanntapr Notes-
This was another Avila Blues Festival, and who better to have headline but John Lee Hooker, the King of the Blues, the Godfather of the Boogie! I went with my brother-in-law George, while my wife and her sister did something with the kids.

A lot of my friends went to the Pozo Saloon that day to see another concert, I can’t remember who. Does it matter? No. But I wanted another chance to see ‘Mr Lucky’! I love John Lee Hooker. I also like seeing shows at the Avila Beach Resort. Beautiful scenery, right on the beach, and good weather. Pozo, on the other hand, is always hot and is out in the middle of Nowhere! A lady DJ from KOTR radio announced this show and from what I remember made an ass out of herself berating the crowd. She kept screaming, ‘Get on your feet people!’ and other things, some of which I thought sounded rude. Maybe it was just me but I felt that she was kind of hard-edged. Interestingly enough that she soon left KOTR. Gee, I wonder why?

John Lee Hooker always was a fun artist to see, but you could tell that as he was getting older he jammed less and less and relied more on vocal improvisation, and did his customary ‘You-You-You’ vocal rap on some of the songs and played very little guitar, letting his band make up the difference. When I went to work on Tuesday (right after Memorial Day) Jackie, my boss who was at the show, looked right at me and said, ‘You, You, You!’ mimicking Hooker. Too funny!

I was glad to be there and glad to get to record another Hooker show. I think the Anaconda show that I recorded in ’92 was a more intimate and special place to see Hooker but hey, I wanted to see him every chance I got. I’m glad I did because he’s gone now. Lots of good memories.

I started out recording from the very front of the Gen Admin section, as that was what our tickets were, but as the show progressed I gradually moved up closer and snuck into the Reserved Golden Circle Section to about the 6th row. So, the sound on the recording changes a bit. Listening to the very end of the recording, before the final announcements, you can hear me ask a woman with a camera if she would trade photos for a recording. I never heard back from her. Oh well. Thanks to John for his ‘Best Guess’ at a set list.

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Etta James – Avila Beach, CA (05/28/00)

Etta James & The Roots Band
Avila Beach Blues Festival
Avila Beach Resort
Avila Beach, CA
May 28, 2000

Source: Nyquist Omnis > Sony TCD-D7
Transfer: DAT Master > Tascam DA-P1 > coax > HHb CDR 800 PRO > AIFF > .WAV (via xACT 1.73)
Mastering: .WAV’s > Sound Forge Pro 10.0a (minor edits & normalize) > CDWav (tracking) > Trader’s Little Helper (level 5) > FLAC
Location: 6th row, center
Recorded, Transferred, FLAC Tags (Via xACT 2.53), + Front-Cover Artwork Photo By: Oldneumanntapr
Mastered by: Dennis Orr

Setlist:

  • Disc One –
  1. Instrumental
  2. Instrumental
  3. Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
  4. I’d Rather Be A Blind Girl
  5. Come To Mama (with Ya Ya tease)
  6. You Can Leave Your Hat On
  • Disc Two –
  1. I’ll Take Care Of You
  2. Baby, What You Want Me To Do >
  3. Bright Lights, Big City >
  4. The Things I USed To Do >
  5. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
  6. Love And Happiness >
  7. Take Me To The River >
  8. Love And Happiness (with Band Intros) >
  9. My Funny Valentine >
  10. Love And Happiness
  11. Outro

Etta James – vocals
Bobby Murray – guitar
Leo Nocentelli – guitar
Marty Graham – piano & organ
Donto James – drums
Sametto James – bass
Lee Thornburg – trombone
Jimmy Zavala – tenor sax
Tommy Poole – trumpet

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
I always loved the Avila Beach Blues Festivals. I had connections and was able to get my gear into the festival without too much trouble. For this show, not only did I bring in the audio gear, but I also took in my black body Nikon FM2N and 300mm f/2.8 AIS manual focus Nikkor telephoto lens. In the early days of the festivals, the stage was perpendicular to the bay, which meant that the crowds looked directly into the setting sun before it set behind the hills. In later years the stage was moved and placed parallel to the bay. I had to wait until the sun was down behind the stage canopy and the lighting was better before shooting any photos, and I had to be careful with that big lens not to be too obvious. I used one of my photos for the front-cover artwork for this recording. Of all the blues shows that I’ve seem, this was one of the best. As I remember, there was a rider in Etta’s contract that called for an elevator to get her on stage because she was around 400 lbs, and the venue staff were not being able to get one. They ended up having several people push her up the stairs to the stage…and the Show Went On!

Thanks so much to Dennis Orr for the post-production on this one. He always does a fine job in that department. RIP Etta. You were wonderful!

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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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Elvin Bishop – Avila Beach, CA (05/28/95)

Elvin Bishop
5/28/95
Avila Beach Resort
Avila Beach, CA
Avila Beach Blues Festival

FOB: Nyquist Omnis >Sony TCD-D7
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o,
CD Masters >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

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

  1. Pig Meat On The Line
  2. My Dog
  3. Beer Drinking Woman
  4. Rock My Soul
  5. Travelin’ Shoes
  6. Think
  7. In The Still Of The Night >
  8. Fooled Around And Fell In Love
  9. Give Me Some Of That Money
  10. Fishin’
  11. Party ‘Til The Cows Come Home
  12. Little Brown Bird
  13. Booty Bumpin’

Opened For Robert Cray

OldNeumanntapr Notes-
This was the second annual Avila Beach Blues Festival, following last year’s sets by James Cotton who opened for John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers. The Avila Beach Resort is a golf course located right on the beach in Avila Beach, and is a beautiful setting for summertime concerts. This was the first time that I had seen / recorded Elvin Bishop.

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Johnny Lang – Avila Beach, CA (05/27/01)

Jonny Lang
5/27/01
Avila Beach Resort,
Avila Beach, CA
‘Avila Beach Blues Festival’

7th Row Center:
Neumann AK-40’s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >SBM-1 >Sony TCD-D7
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o
Tayio-Uden CD Masters Transferred With xACT 2.24 >WAV >FLAC (Level 8)
FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC, Tags, & Front-Artwork Photo + Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Disc I:

  1. Still Rainin’
  2. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
  3. A Quitter Never Wins
  4. Before You Hit The Ground >The Levee
  5. Walking Away
  6. Right Back
  7. Second Guessing

Disc II:

  1. Rack ‘Em Up
  2. It’s Only The Wind
  3. Irish Angel
  4. I Am

Encore:

  1. Wander This World
  2. Breakin’ Me
  3. Lie To Me

Avila Blues Festival

Jonny Lang – Lead Vocals And Guitar
Paul Diethelm – Guitar
Bruce McCabe – Keyboards
Billy Franze – Bass
David Eiland – Saxophone And Percussion
Billy Thommes – Drums

Roy Gaines Opened

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was another AWESOME Avila Beach Blues Festival recording, made possible by the usual suspects, primarily my friend Dave! Last year when Etta James played I thought it couldn’t get any better than that, but this year I was blown away with Jonny Lang and his soulful blues playing and vocals. I couldn’t believe how talented he was and how young he was! He is truly a great blues man and time will only make him better. Again, I was able to thwart the security staff and bring in my Neumann rig plus my black body Nikon FM2N 35mm and 300 f/2.8 AIS manual focus Nikkor. I got some good shots, one of which I used for the front-cover artwork.
Pulling off both a front of board recording and shooting with a large pro camera in BROAD Daylight is no easy feat, and I was not resting easy until I was out of the venue and back to the safety of my car. I hope everyone enjoys this and please don’t rip me off by trying to make a dollar off of my work or the artist’s performance. I pride myself in that in almost 40 years of recording shows I have NEVER sold anything, and never would.

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Bonnie Raitt. – Avila Beach, CA (05/24/15)

Bonnie Raitt
5/24/15
22nd Annual Avila Beach Blues Festival
Avila Beach Resort,
Avila Beach, CA

7th Row, Slightly Right Of Center:
Neumann AK-40s (ORTF In Hat) >LC3 >KM-100s >Beyer MV-100 >Tascam DR-100mkII (24/48),
WAV >iZotope RX3 Advanced v3.00.695 (declick) >Audacity (Track Splits, Minor Edits. Amplify, Down Sample / Dither To 16 Bit/44.1k) >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.35 >FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.35

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d & Tagged By Oldneumanntapr.
iZotope RX3 Advanced v3.00.695 (declick) By Dennis Orr.

  1. Intro > Down To You
  2. Used To Rule The World
  3. Right Down The Line *
  4. Band Intros
  5. Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
  6. Women Be Wise **
  7. No Getttin’ Over You
  8. Hear Me Lord ***
  9. Something To Talk About
  10. I Believe I’m In Love With You****
  11. I’ve Got News For You *
  12. Love Letter
  13. Love Sneakin’ Up On You
  • Encores –
  1. I Can’t Make You Love Me
  2. Angel From Montgomery
  3. Coming Home
  4. Never Make Your Move To Soon
  • Gerry Rafferty cover
    ** Sippie Wallace cover
    *** Oliver Mtukudzi cover, preamp battery change at end of song. No music lost
    ****The Fabulous Thunderbirds cover
    ***** BB King tribute, Mike Finnigan, lead vocals

Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals & guitars
George Marinelli – guitar & backing vocals
Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3, electric piano & backing vocals
James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass
Ricky Fataar – drums

ONT Notes-
I hadn’t seen Bonnie since 2002, at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. She’s as good as ever and is definitely one of my all time favorite slide guitar players. The weather in Avila Beach was beautiful, with a slight breeze in the air. The wool cap makes for a good windscreen, but there were occasional gusts that can be heard. The Blues Festival is at the Avila Beach Resort Golf Course and is right next to the ocean. It’s really a beautiful setting. At one point Bonnie remarked, I can’t believe there are whales right over there. Have they gone yet?.’ (I saw/recorded Bonnie the last time she played in Avila Beach, in 1996 for the Walter Capps For Congress Benefit with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, And John Trudell.) I got my ticket to the festival at the last minute, as there are three people who are higher in the pecking order. Fortunately for me, not for them, two couldn’t make it. One was in the hospital with a kidney stone and one was home with a bad back. I had to scrounge for 9 volts before I left the house, not having time to stop to buy new ones, and ended up using previously used batteries from other recordings. I noticed that, a little over 30 minutes into the Bonnie set, the red light on the MV-100 preamp was on, indicating low voltage. I made a battery swap between songs, and fortunately, no music was lost, just a bit of on-stage dialog.

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