Collections post from me today. Man, am I glad I got to see these guys. They disbanded in 1995 and got back together in 2023 and they ripped. Big thanks to Alex Botkin for helping arrange the multitrack recording- this one turned out nice.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix GH5S; G9ii monopod – both w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 3x Gopro Hero 7 Black
Multitrack mix by Shayne (shout out to Patrick Hills)
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Bonus post tonight- if you were following along, you’l remember that I screwed up the voting timeline and I had 2 patreon $10 tier votes happening at once. This one ended on Friday night and it processed yesterday, so up it goes today!
I did have permission to video this one, but they asked me to keep cameras off the stage so you only get 1 camera. It turned out pretty good! I usually hate watching my own stuff, but this one is enjoyable! Check out Harley’s face from 7min to 7:30- classic!
this band sounds great, but I really wish that JJ’s vocals were there.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens
Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
TL:DR version- Forward to 2min 47 seconds for better audio, and to 3min 15 seconds for the DSLR angle to kick in.
Here’s one from my collection today. I am about 4 months behind on getting multicam edits done, so I decided to skip to one of the most recent.
I went to Southern Cal for Big Frank’s memorial (and to get some gear repaired) a couple weeks ago and saw this show(underdog/ cro-mags) on the calendar the next night, so I figured I would hit this one too. I had to drop my gear off in Burbank on Monday and pick it up on my way back home on Tuesday, so going to this was a no-brainer.
What I didn’t expect was the brutal mid-day L.A. traffic on Monday. After spending a couple hours in traffic up to Burbank, I took side streets from Hollywood back to my hotel in Cerritos, hitting a few shops on the way. I did not get back until about 8pm. I was texting with my old friend Grant, who works at Alex’s on occasion and for some reason, I had it in my head that shows at Alex’s ran late so I thought I was good rolling in a bit late but Grant told me they run 100% on time. I had to get my ass to the venue immediately if I was to catch Underdog.
Backpacks are not allowed at Alex’s so I had to improvise a way to get multiple cameras into the venue. I rammed the gopros in the tripod bag and held my DSLR by hand walking in. Security gave me a long look but could tell I was totally stressed about getting there on time so he let me in. I make a beeline to the Underdog merch tent and get permission and they tell me they are walking on stage NOW.
So I fly into the venue, toss a USB drive to the soundman with no notice (sorry), put 1 gopro up on stage and the band starts. It takes me a minute to get the Schoeps and the DSLR going, so stick with it. It gets really good after about 5min.
GREAT set. I have not heard these songs in about 40 years and remembered just about every one of them.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Gopro Hero Black 7;
Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder and a USB drive through the soundboard
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
OK, since nothing continues to work properly with the video capture setup, let’s start these. I have been holding off on posting anything multicamera from the Big Frank Memorial because I was told that there was multitrack audio and I would be getting access to it… possibly sharing angles/footage.. but it has been 8 months and no word so let’s get moving on them.
This show was extremely chaotic. The main stage was fine- plenty of seating and great sight lines. The issue was the tiny “Locker Room” which seemed to be the venue’s green room that was repurposed as a tiny music venue. It was constantly a cluster F in there- you could not get in unless you arrived early. Pair that with the fact that there was no set break in between bands (main stage would end, locker room would start immediately), and you were gonna miss some sets.
So that’s why this Excel set is only 2 camera. 2 of my gopro angles were moved/bumped/dead when I left the Locker Room and came back out to the main stage to see Excel. They were starting their set so there was no way to fix anything. Given all that, it still turned out pretty good. This and Farside were probably my 2 favorite bands I had not seen before. They were both amazing. Wish I had more Excel guitar shots, but good enough. Is the guitarist still the same baby-faced guy from the 80s? He looks super different.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens and gopro hero 7 black; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 to boost guitar
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Huge thanks to Sammy Siegler for the help with access
The amazing thing about the Big Frank Memorial was not one, but many bands reforming and playing in his honor. This is one of them- Farside had not played in years but reformed to play this set for Big Frank. They were one of the original Revelation records Artists, and probably the most enjoyable set out of the bands I was not too familiar with. Not what I expected at all, and that’s a good thing!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens and 3x gopro hero 7 black; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 to boost guitar
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Huge thanks to Sammy Siegler for the help with access
This is the 2nd to last multicam I have from last year’s Big Frank memorial. The audio on this set was top notch- one of the better mixes of the night. I video’d them at Alex’ Bar the next night and asked for permission. The guitar player said “sure but no cameras on stage”. Whoops, lol. Glad I got this one.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens and 3x gopro hero 7 black; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 to boost guitar
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Huge thanks to Sammy Siegler for the help with access
Since I discovered that the Econochrist video post from this morning has already been posted by the taper, let’s do this collections one and then another On This Day that I am sure isn’t out there.
This is a long story that I’ll get into some other time, but I drove to Southern Cal to see this show, the Cro-Mags Alex Bar show, and get a bunch of studio equipment repaired. The memorial had 2 stages- the big stage you usually see in photos and videos, and then this tiny building called the Locker Room. I have multiple cameras from the main stage, but there was no breaks in between sets so it was impossible to lug a multicam setup between stages and catch everything. I did 2 bands in the Locker Room with the G9ii and Schoeps. Here’s the first of them- I think Bold reunited because of this memorial and ended up playing a run of shows out here. I am standing at the back of the room- that’s how small it was.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
EQ (drop bass, boost everything else) in Sony Sound Forge 10.
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: I didn’t save settings, but + at least 5 on guitar and maybe a little drums
I was supposed to post a badfinger show from Tony Philputt’s collection today, but the video was not cooperating. Instead, you get another Big Frank Memorial multicam.
Man, I wish the crowds acted like this at DI shows in Sacramento. So many stage dives. It was nice to see the energy for one of my all time favorite bands.
This was the one set of the day that I could not make sound decent, no matter what I did. There was no guitar in the mix. It doesn’t take away from the performance imho, it still rules.
19 minute set since they were running late.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens and 3x gopro hero 7 black; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 to boost guitar
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Huge thanks to Sammy Siegler for the help with access
My kids are off on spring break next week and I have realized there is no way that I can get enough videotapes digitized to work far enough ahead to cycle through the ol’ “1 collection per day” sequence. So you are going to get a few of my recent master videos tossed in the mix. I have a huge backlog anyway so it all works out.
This was Big Frank’s band, so it made perfect sense that Carry Nation would play the memorial in his honor. I think they sounded good, but one of the band members was a little tough on the critique of his own performance.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens and 3x gopro hero 7 black; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 to boost guitar
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Huge thanks to Sammy Siegler for the help with accesss
Busy day today, so today’s On This Date in History is going to be late. Veerrry late.
Here is the collections post, from me.
DFL came through Sac back in June for the first time in forever and they were nice enough to allow us to film a multicam. It turned out pretty nice!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens (x2); 3x gopro Hero 7 black;
Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder matrixed with soundboard.
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
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