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Naked Raygun- Subterranean, Chicago IL 11/4/06 Riot Fest Reunion Warm-Up Show Holyy Lazarski Nahane

Bonus On This Date post! The Poison Idea show actually took place on 1/4/14, not 11/4/14.. so you get this instead. I probably should have picked this one in the first place.

This was a riot fest secret warm-up show for Naked Raygun’s return to the stage after a 9 year hiatus. They did one warmup show at Cobra Lounge in October, and then this. They were billed as Holyy Lazarski Nahane. You can tell that the crowd was pumped to see them- the crowd sing-along is INSANE. It’s a must listen just so you can hear the crowd, especially during Knock Me Down. Wow!

Recorded by: SM
Equipment used: DPA4061 mics – Sharp MD-DR480 Minidisc
EQ by: Shayne Stacy (bass drop, mid boost)
Photo courtesy of MXV/ Punk Vault dot com.

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Jeff Tweedy- Lounge Ax, Chicago Il 3/2/99 xfer from DAT Clone Complete show Uncle Tupelo Wilco

Man, This day in history has been heavy on the alt country/americana stuff recently. I have one more in the next week, then it is back to rockin’, I promise.
Here is a full show from Jeff exactly 1 week before “Summerteeth” was released. Probably my favorite non-uncle tupelo era from Jeff. This is a DAT clone- I got it from the guy who got it from the taper. I think the taper was Jeff Segota- he always had excellent gear. I wonder how he is doing now…
Oh, the photo used may or may not be from this show. It was titled “Jeff Tweedy Lounge Ax 1999”.

Recorded by: Jamie Syrek
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Photo by Marty Perez

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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes- Mancow’s Morning Madhouse Show, Chicago Il 10/97 xfer f/pre-FM sbd

When I pulled this from Barry Ward’s collection this morning to digitize, I figured it would be Spike in studio for an interview with Mancow. Nope. It is the full band performing live with interviews in between. I can’t pin down a date- they were touring with Incredibly Strange Wrestling, which I learned Spike’s wife Aurda managed. So I am going with late 90s/early 2000’s, since it was probably back when barry was in the band. Mancow says “their CD is out” which implies one CD out (1997).

The lineage is also mysterious. When you get one of these generic clear shell tapes, it usually means that it is from the studio- pre FM soundboard.. but this one has FM reception static at times. So who the hell knows, but it is a fun listen. Live mix improves after a couple minutes.

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

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Shellac- Taste of Lincoln Ave, Chicago Il 7/27/97 xfer f/ DAT Clone Audience Full Show Steve Albini

Man, this recording sounds awesome. Vocals are a little low, but it’s really nice. I got it from the taper, but once again I can’t remember who. Maybe Paul Galis? Dunno. Show yourself if it was you, haha.
The tape was marked as being performed at “Lounge Ax Stage” but the newspaper ad says Fullerton Stage. So, I guess I won’t spam the Lounge Ax group unless someone can confirm there really was a Lounge Ax stage at this festival.

Recorded by: Brian Dowling
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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The Jayhawks- XRT 4th of July, Petrillo Bandshell, Grant Park, Chicago Il 7/4/97 Master Video, Sbd

For today’s collections post, I grabbed one of Neil Werries’ master videos. I posted this entire set before, but this time I attempted to synch the soundboard-fm audio (master audio thanks to Ross Weyman) to the video. It worked for about half the songs, so that’s what you get today.

If you want to see/hear the entire thing in this quality, please get involved! The Sac Music Archive is a 501c3 nonprofit and you will receive a tax deduction when you volunteer! Contact me through the website if you are interested. For this, we would need someone who is good at synch 2 analog sources (audio/video) together.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Audio/video synch via Pluraleyes 4

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Jayhawks- Petrillo Bandshell, Grant Park, Chicago Il 7/4/97 xfer from Hi8 Master tape americana

I don’t have much time to make funny today, so here’s the video. The Jayhawks, outdoors, right off Neil Werries’ master tape! There is also an FM broadcast of the show, but of course pluraleyes won’t synch it so I need to figure out how to get it done. This will do for now, still sounds good.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub

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Liquid Soul- Taste of Chicago, Petrillo Bandshell 7/4/97 xfer from Hi8 Master jazz, hip-hop, funk

Here’s something a little different for today. Neil Werries caught these guys opening up the Jayhawks show at Taste of Chicago back in 1997… and they still appear to be active! That’s amazing.
Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub

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The Jayhawks- Riviera Thtr, Chicago Il 5/23/97 Lossless xfer f/Hi8 master tape Americana Alt country

It’s Friday, so that means video from one of the many collections over here. It is Neil Werries’ turn for a post today. Coincidentally, I happened to be burning a bunch of lossless transfers of his to disc, and I realized that this show had not been posted yet.
For those with skillz- there are 2 angles of this show, but we need help with time alignment for editing. If this is something that you are able to do and you are willing to help, please reach out at shaynestacy@hotmail.com thanks.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony DCR-TRV340 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (denoise) in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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The Smugglers & The Queers- Chicago Filmmakers, Il 9/16/96 xfer f/1st gen VHS tape Lookout Records

I pulled this DVD out for today’s On This Date in history and discovered that there are 2 sets from this night on the same disc. So I guess it’s an inadvertent 2 for Tuesday!

From Jason Ross’ collection

This looks like the Byrne brothers’ work but I am not sure. Looks and sounds pretty good. Steady camera work. Well done!

Recorded by: The Byrne Brothers?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: One of the JVC’s (HR-S9800?) and canopus ADVC300

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Helium- Riviera Theater, Chicago Il 10/26/95 xfer from 1st gen VHS Tape Boston indie Rock

The first of not one, not two but THREE videos today! That’s crazy!
Today’s On This Date in History comes (once again) from Jim Utz’ collection of VHS tapes that I digitized years ago. There was a person who followed Sonic Youth around in 1995 and video’d a bunch of their shows. I have the Sonic Youth set from this show, but I chose this because it seems that Helium shows from 1995 are not too common.

Recorded by: That guy who followed Sonic Youth around in 1995
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9800 or 9911U- Canopus ADVC300

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