Locals only video weekend continues. Pure trash is based here in Sac, and with a name like that, I was expecting loud and angry hardcore. They were melodic and pop punky with 1 main lead vocalist and friend Dean Crist playing bass and doing the harmony vocals. Good stuff! Funny side story- I went up to the band’s merch table and asked one of the guys if he minded if I video’d. He told me “we already have a video guy”. I was like “OK whatever”, then he came back and told me I could video if I wanted… glad I did. They were good. If they are on a local bill with Lamonta, I would totally head out.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Video equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/ Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens and Rode Videomic Pro stereo
Jerk! are a punk band from Las Vegas- I think they played Sac before, at the Cafe Colonial possibly. They were the opener for Marky Ramone for the tour that came through town last month. Nice guys- they gave me the OK to video their band (they were working merch), and they tried to give permission to film Marky. I have been burned by the “merch guy said it was OK” think before, so I sought out Marky’s manager. Good thing I did… Lots of “whoah ohs” in the Jerk! repertoire, so if that is your thing, check it out.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Video equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/ Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens and Rode Videomic Pro stereo
Busy day, late post. Screaming Bloody Marys have been around since at least 1991, when they put out a single on my ex-brother in law’s label Sympathy for the Record Industry. They Were a San Francisco-based band, but guitar/vocalist Dave Dalton moved up to Sacramento somewhat recently, so we might get to see them play a bit more often. I saw them play once back in 2019, opening for the Undead. This show was much better in my opinion. Great catchy 70s style punk/garage stuff. This was the rhythm section’s first show with SBM but you couldn’t tell, it went off without issue.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Video equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/ Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens and Rode Videomic Pro stereo
This show was so much fun. Marky’s band was perfect- they were not trying to look exactly like the Ramones, but they pulled off their sound really well. A small nitpick would be about the guitar- should have been in your face… but I am sure that this would have compromised the live sound, so I am good with it. The vocalist was so Joey sounding, it was eerie.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4, Naiant tinybox, Sony A10 recorder
Before I start bagging on the situation, I must say that Marky and the band were amazing. This is the closest you can get to seeing the Ramones in 2024. I can’t believe that Marky can do 85 minute punk rock sets every night, at 71 years old! Just amazing. OK, so the Goldfield staff were cool as usual. Thanks to Chad for bringing the show to town. I video’d all of the openers with permission, but I had a hard time getting the OK from Marky. I asked the merch guy, who happened to be in the band Jerk! and he thought it would be ok to film him, but I have been burned on that before. At the last minute, thanks to Eddie Jorgensen, I was able to ask the manager for video permission. His reply? “You can do the first 3 songs”… the ol’ first 3 songs rule was dreamed up by the makeup and hair spray crowd for photographers to get their pictures while they were still looking pretty.. it doesn’t make much sense for a bunch of 50+ dudes in a punk band. I complied, but found it funny. 3 songs equals about 6 minutes in Ramones time, so here you go. In the span of 6 minutes, I had 2 things go wrong- they played loud enough to make the floor vibrate, so it is “vibraty” for a song or so until I pop the camera up on the toe of my shoe… and I put in a new battery to film his 3 songs, and the battery almost immediately poops the bed. So, there is a cut a couple minutes in. Fastest battery change ever! If you want to hear the entire show, come back tomorrow.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Video equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/ Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens Audio Equipment: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder Audio/Video synch in pluraleyes 4
Late post today. Man, am I tired. Very physically demanding day. MDC came to town a few weeks back on a stacked bill. If you have not seen them lately, they are worth seeing. The new songs are great, Dave sounds much better now that he can hear (in ear monitor) and the band is tight. The lighting in the cafe gave one of my lenses fits- it kept losing focus due to the lighting, so apologies for that. Just try to imagine that it is a special effect. Related to that, I am looking for a good micro 4/3 f2.8 panasonic lens, if you know of any deals. I could not get the multitrack set up in time, I could not get there early enough. You get rode audio, as it was better than the Schoeps.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: 2x Panasonic Lumix GH5S: one with Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens and one with Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH Lens; 3x Gopro Hero 7 Black; Rode Videomic Pro Stereo mic. Edit by Tromster
The last post of “locals only” weekend comes from the band Mob Rule. They have been around for quite a while, but play shows rarely. If you like what you hear, they are playing TONIGHT at Old Ironsides with Rebel Holcrons and Cracked Lids. Head on out! Mob Rule released a 7″ in 2016 and a 10″ EP in 2020. Jordan Wolfe(bass/backing vocals) was in well-known Sacramento band Final Summation. I had a very hard time keeping focus with the lens I used- it is not light sensitive enough for the Cafe. I am working on buying another F2.8 lens to deal with it. Camera loses focus quite a bit until I figured it out. Also, the schoeps recording was so bass heavy that I opted to use the cheap/generic mic that I used on this camera (the rode was mounted on the wall camera).. and it sounds thin but not all that bad. Go figure.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Video equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/ Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens and generic external mic
Since I have actually been out video recording some shows recently, I’ll post some of the opening sets from local and regional bands who played over the past couple weeks. First up is Class of ’77. The band has members of other well-known bands from the 80s and 90s, including Carmela Thompson (Short Dogs Grow and many others), Chelsea Rose (White Trash Debutantes, Bite). The band had a sun/interesting concept- they play old punk covers along with a couple of their original songs. Unfortunately, I missed about the first 5 minutes of the set. I grabbed a random GH5S and it happened to be one I had not used before and the settings were all jacked up. It does sound nice- the schoeps did a nice job on this set.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Video equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/ Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens Audio Equipment: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder Audio/Video synch in pluraleyes 4
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