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Oranger- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Ca 2/26/23 Digital Soundboard Master Rebal Peter Ellenby

Long old man rant warning!
Even with a google calendar tracking upcoming shows (after buying tickets to 3 shows on the same day a couple years back), I managed to buy tickets to 2 shows on the same day. I’m screwed! But then I realized that this show was a matinee and I could hit both.
I got to the club about 30min after doors and bands were not even setting up yet, but a ton of people showed up early to celebrate Peter which was really nice- it was like a high school reunion! I asked Dan for permission to video Oranger and Overwhelming Colorfast(he drummed for both bands) and got the ok. It was so crowded that it was hard for me to get set up. Bottom of the Hill is dark and I was turning into a trip hazard, all hunched down and getting cameras ready. So I went out to the car to get cards and batteries in cameras, cameras in mounts, etc. While I was out there, I hear noise from the club. It must be the opener.
So I get into the club and the band(who I thought was Kingdom First) was GREAT- great power pop with catchy keyboard melodies. They are well into their set so I plug the A10 in to the board and hit record, but keep the cameras in the bag since it was dark and packed.
Well, the band playing was Oranger and I totally blew it by not getting video. At least the board mix was good enough to rebalance- this sounds great! Thanks to the band for permission and sorry about the miss. Total rookie move. I DID get the rest of the bands on video.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony A10 into the soundboard
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass +8, Drums +1, Guitar -0.5

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Thee Sgt Major VI- Bottom of the Hill 2/26/23 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix Audio Fastbacks Kurt Bloch

It’s Friday – time for some videos. I think anyone who is paying attention knows that I am a massive Fastbacks fan- I flew to Seattle to see them play SubPop’s 30th anniversary show in 2018. I had never seen Thee Sgt Major, which was Kurt Bloch’s band that he formed after the Fastbacks broke up and went through the 2000’s decade pretty much. They had Jim Sangster from Young Fresh Fellow and Mike Musberger from The Fastbacks, Posies and tons more. There were multiple vocalists including Leslie Beattie- Discogs isn’t making finding all of them easy and I am not digging through the record collection- gotta work.
Anyway, Thee Sgt Major played a show for Peter Ellenby in SF, where they are assembling all versions of the band.. calling it SGT Major 6(VI). It takes an act of nature to get me to go to SF anymore, but this was enough. I had originally requested the edit to be made with a rebalanced soundboard, but I wasn’t totally happy with the sound so I matrixed it with the DPA audio I had. Enjoy!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, Gopro Hero 7 Black (x3)
Soundboard audio recorded with Sony PCM-M10
Edit by Tromster
Audio Matrix/Sondboard rebalance by Shayne

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Overwhelming Colorfast- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 2/26/23 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix Audio

Overwhelming Colorfast played for the first time in over 6 years at the Peter Ellenby tribute/remembrance show in Feb. They were damned good- I had never seen them before but heard their albums. They are one of those bands that you need to experience live to really get it, I think. The board mix was good but a little harsh sounding so I blended it with the audience mics I ran and it turned out really nice. Thanks to Dan for the permission to video and to Parker for being Parker.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, Gopro Hero 7 Black (x3)
Soundboard audio recorded with Sony PCM-M10. I can’t remember what mic I used but it sounds like the DPA4061s
Edit by Tromster
Audio Matrix/Sondboard rebalance by Shayne

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Flipper- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 12/30/21 4K UHD Complete Show David Yow

Finally, here is the makeup post for the one I missed on NYE. There will also be a normal Monday audio post in addition to this. This took a while to process to 4K. I filmed with 4 4k cameras (and pulled a board mix), but this angle is the only complete one. The gopros conked out before the end of the set. I will get them edited together as soon as I can.
Bottom of the Hill is not an easy place to film. My monopod was on a barstool which had a swivel, so that’s why you sometimes see a little back-and-forth movement for no reason. Also, the lighting on the stage was super uneven. Rachel, Ted and Steve are in low light and Yow was well lit. When he would walk to the stage lip, he was lit way too much. I set exposure to at least see the other 3, but it overexposes when yow comes way up front. Not much else I could do.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HFG60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo

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Mike Watt and the Missingmen- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 12/30/21 4K UHD The Minutemen

Brian McKenna and I came from Sac for this show. We left at 5 and we hit a couple of places on the way there, thinking we had plenty of time to get to B.O.T.H. to see Watt. We pulled up to the club at 8:55, and after the temp check, ID check and Vax check, Watt was already on stage- they were so good (and sounded so good), it was a bit shocking. I have seen Watt so many times over the years and this was probably one of the best, if not the best, performances I have ever seen. Still kicking ass at 64 years old. Well done!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HFG60 and Rode Videomic Pro Stereo

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Lydia Loveless- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Ca. 4/25/15 Multicam with Matrixed audio!

Lydia put on a super long set with some amazing covers at the end. Recorded with 1 HFG10 & 1 HFG30. Audio is a matrix ofsbd/schoeps MKIV audience. Thanks to Mike Mayer for the sbd, Jason Ellis for the Schoeps Recording and the matrix work, and Agelos for the editing job.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: HFG10, HFG30, Schoeps MKIV, SBD

Edited/Remixed By: Agelos

Additional help by: Mike Mayer, Jason Ellis

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The Muffs-Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 10/29/11 Part 1 Punk

This was a fun night. The Muffs & The Fastbacks — 2 of my all time favorite bands — on one bill! Additionally, The Fastbacks have been inactive for a while.. so this was a rare treat. Filmed with the HF200 & stock mic, so audio isn’t perfect. This was Mark Murray’s request. Lance Davis might also want to see it.

This is part 1 only- you can find the rest of the show on Youtube

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: Canon HF200

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The Fastbacks- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 10/29/11 HD Master w/Neumann KM140 audio!

First off, check out that thumbnail. That is the best thumbnail EVER. Kurt is a rock god. Anyway, The Fastbacks played a VERY RARE show at Bottom of the hill back in 2011. As much as I hate BOTH’s late end times, I went with “anonymous”. I filmed with my non-pro equipment at the time and he audiotaped. Here, for the first time, are the original HD video files synched with his Neumann KM140 mic audio. Nice!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy & Anonymous

Equipment Used: Canon HF200 camcorder & Neumann KM140 mics

Thanks to Derek Purtell for the synch!

 

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The Muffs- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 10/29/11 HD Master w/Neumann KM140 audio!

The Fastbacks played a VERY RARE show at Bottom of the hill back in 2011. Not only that, but The Muffs co-headlined! 2 of my favorite bands on one show! So happy. As much as I hate BOTH’s late end times, I went with “anonymous”. I filmed with my non-pro equipment at the time and he audiotaped. Here, for the first time, are the original HD video files synched with his Neumann KM140 mic audio. Nice!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy & Anonymous
Equipment Used: Canon HF200 camcorder & Neumann KM140 mics
Thanks to Derek Purtell for the synch!

 

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