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Helium Angel- KALX Live in Studio, Berkeley Ca 9/12/98 transfer from KALX Pre-FM Cassette Power Pop

We are getting close to the end of the Rick Sylvain KALX live in studio cassettes. There are a lot of reels, but they seem to be victims of sticky shed syndrome so they will need to be baked… so I need to learn how to do that.

This band is one of the best “discoveries” that I had through the entire KALX digitizing project so far. I am a sucker for power pop bands, and especially bands who have those dudes who sing with that high register vocal style. My favorite bands right now are Gleeson (the II album) and The Suitesixteen, and this session is right in that vein. Wow.

Unfortunately, the B side of this tape is sped up, like the band is on… helium. Sorry. It was not easy to pitch correct it. I think this one is on a reel- I will try to get a good transfer from there, otherwise I will come back and complete this off cassette.

Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Dinosaur Jr.- Ace of Spades, Sacramento 10/20/26 Schoeps Audio Master J Mascis

I can’t remember the last time that I posted something a few hours after the concert took place, but I was pretty happy with this recording and I didn’t need to do anything to it- no EQ, no Izotope magic… thanks to standing on J’s side and Lou’s bass tone being schoeps friendly, we don’t get the typical schoeps bass overdrive.

It was a good show, and the band played together in a way that I had not seen in a long time. Lots of fun banter from Lou as well. They played my favorite song (Freak Scene) so I went away happy. I also shot video which will take my typical year backlog to process, lol.

Thanks to my friend Kirk for contacting me about the show and to Kurtis Bishop for the ticket donation– remember, we are a 501c3 nonprofit over here and donations are welcome!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Somy A10 digital recorder

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Chain- Harlow’s, Sacramento Ca 5/18/26 Schoeps Audience Master Recording Partial Set Fresno

A late one from my collection today. I went to Harlow’s last month to record Restraining Order for my friend ⁨@PunksNotDeadGR⁩ and this band happened to be opening. It had been a while since I went to a show and stopped what I was doing and really took notice of the opener. These guys were great! Classic grunge sound out of that grunge metropolis, Fresno Ca.

The quality changes during the recording as I was just testing recording levels while I set up cameras and tried to get permission, but it is still worth a listen. I will definitely check them out if they come around again. I even went to the merch booth to buy some music and they only had shirts. Boo.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder

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Maurice Tani- Thursday Night Live, Oddfellows Hall, Davis Ca 4/2/26 digital master soundboard

Scott Schiller came through with a nice one to post today- my apologies for posting it so late. It was a busy day.
I had not heard of Maurice Tani before this, but I am sure glad Scott sent it my way. Maurice has been releasing CD’s since 2010 with the last 3 on the nonprofit record label Little Village Foundation. Cool.
Here is an 80 minute set from last week.

Recorded by: Scott Schiller
I think Kurt Roggli was the sound engineer that night

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Caliban- Davis Oddfellows Hall 3/5/26 Soundboard/Audience matrix Celtic

Here is a fresh new show from Scott Schiller and the “That California Sound” KDRT gang. Celtic duo Caliban played the Oddfellow’s Hall last week and Scott was there with his recorder. He was able to capture the first 45ish minutes of the set. It had some pretty severe brickwalling/clipping but Izotope’s declip worked like magic. I seriously don’t see how it does it. Btw, this is not a paid Izotope endorsement. I don’t do that kind of crap. Gotta keep it real. But man, Izotope is amazing.

Thanks for sharing, Scott!

Recorded by: Scott Schiller
Co engineer: Kurt Roggli
Recorded with a Zoom H1 I think

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Mike Blanchard and Vinny Montoya- Morgans Mill, Woodland 1/23/26 Californios Tattooed Love Dogs Sdbd

We have a NEW contributor to the Sac Music Archive! Scott Schiller and Chuck (Jonemery) Dodds have started to record the excellent Morgan’s Mill shows in Woodland. I really appreciate them- these guys do a weekly segment on the Sac Music Archive on their KDRT show called “That California Sound” on Monday evenings, so they have been supporting us for a while.

Mike Blanchard and Vinny Montoya played the Mill last weekend. These 2 guys have been playing together for over 30 years- first in the Tattooed Love Dogs in the 1990s, then in Mike Blanchard and the Californios more recently.

Recorded by: Scott Schiller
Sound by: Chuck Dodds
I did nothin’ to this one but create the video file and upload.

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Kevin Seconds and Alex Walker- Morgan’s Mill, Woodland Ca 1/16/26 Digital Soundboard Master

It’s time for another collections post from new contributor Scott Schiller. Scott and Jonemery (Chuck) Dodds are promoting a new series of shows in the Davis/Woodland area. It looks like they started at Morgan’s Mill in Woodland and they are now doing some stuff at Watermelon Music in Davis, but I saw another show at the Mill in March. Go follow left of the dial promotions if that is your jam, as the kids say.

This show took place about a month ago with Kevin and Alex. Almost 2 hours of song swaps and stories. It’s a bit dynamic, so turn it up.

Recorded by: Scott Schiller
Prep for upload by Shayne

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Ozomatli- Petaluma Music Festival 7/26/25 Schoeps Audience Complete Set

LATE collections post tonight. It’s from my collection, so no harm done, haha.
Ozomatli played in between Cracker and Camper van Beethoven at the fest. I was going to go sit and rest my old man bones, but Anonymous asked me to audiotape. I’m glad I did, because it sounds pretty damned good. I was also right next to the off-stage/audience drum jam at the end of the set, so you get a good sampling of that too.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder

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Victims Family- Big Easy, Petaluma Ca. 11/30/24 Schoeps Audio 40th Anniversary Complete Show

Where do I start with this one. What a show! This was a one-off local headlining show to commemorate their 40 years of being a band, and they made sure that it was a special occasion to celebrate. The band starts with playing songs off of Voltage & Violets- there were so many from the album that I wondered if they were going to play the entire album. Then they moved on to Things I hate to Admit.. and I realized that they were playing songs from each album in chronological order. It was amazing- almost a 2 hour show, easily the longest VF show I have ever seen.
The band was remarkably tight and well-rehearsed. These songs are not easy to pull off, and pulling off about 50 of them had to take a ton of prep. Massive thanks to the band for this gift. It was really amazing. I counted 2 false starts, which warrants an A in my grade book.
The first hour of the show sounds a bit harsh- I had to move to an area to video that was not the best sounding. Vocals are a bit squelchy and guitars were distant. It still sounds good- it’s hard to screw up too bad with these mics. I think it sounds a lot better after I moved back. Apologies for the chatter in the 2nd hour- I had a small health issue and friends were checking on me. More on that when I post the video this weekend. The video is over 95gb- it’s gonna take some time to process

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder.
EQ in Sony Sound forge 10
1st 60ish minutes Rebalanced in Izotope RX8- guitar +6

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KRS-One: Harlow’s, Sacramento Ca 11/29/24 Digital Master Soundboard Complete Show Conscious

I was at Harlow’s on Friday night for 7 Seconds and JT (John Taylor) saved the day. First, the batteries in my digital recorder (for the soundboard) were dead, and he pulled out 2 AA’s like he was waiting for someone to ask. Thanks John!

He then gives me this USB drive. He told me that it was a recording from a recent KRS-one show, and KRS-one gives him a shout-out from stage because the sound was so great, and the man is right. Holy cow, this things sounds amazing! Thanks again for an awesome gift, John!

The volume took a dip about halfway through the set, then came back up so I fixed that up the best I could. Otherwise, it’s all JT & KRS-one.

Recorded by: John Taylor
Equipment used: Zoom H6 w/HYX-6 mics

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