So I tried to video the show and I was told NO. I tried to track down John from Gold Mountain, and he appeared to be avoiding me. So, I snuck up into the upper seats of the Crest to set up my mics to at least get an audio recording. Glad I did- sounds pretty damned good.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Marantz PMD430 & 2x Nakamichi CM300 mics
Edited/Remixed By: Mike Ziegler
This is not the soundtrack from the video I shot- this is a separate recording of the same show, recorded with a Marantz PMD430 (like a Sony D5) and 2 Nakamichi CM300 mics. Sounds good. ALso for Marc Malakie, wherever he is.
Hi, this one is for Marc Malakie- we ran into each other at Old Ironsides last night and we chatted about the old days. He was the biggest fan of Kai Kln’s early stuff! Please tag the band since I am not fb friends with them. A funny side note about this show- they were opening for Blue Oyster Cult and since it was in the bootlegging glory days of the early 90s, they FREAKED OUT about my camera. I was trying to explain to them that I did not even want to video their band, but they wanted the camera out of there. So, it was a quick 30min and bail after Kai Kln’s set.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
I think we all got the shocking news that Mojo Nixon passed away on the Outlaw Country Cruise yesterday. I don’t have any personal anecdotes to add- I met him twice to ask permission to video, and he was very kind. Condolences to his family and friends- it sounds like he was on the cruise with his wife and family.
I had already mentioned in past posts/comments that the Mojo and Skid show from cattle club was the drunkest I had ever been videotaping a show- what a party! It seemed like the party always followed Mojo’s personality. You can find Jim McLain’s 2 camera edit of that show- my & Jerry Perry’s camera angles and possibly anonymous’ audio- on the archive. I will post that link to FB as well, or you can easily search it out.
This was the last time I saw Mojo- shortly after Mojo and Skid had parted ways, he recorded 1 solo album and then formed to Toadliquors and started touring as a full band. Excellent, high energy show. It drew a pretty decent crowd as well. I am a bit bummed about the audio- that sony mic that I velcro’d to the top usually sounded better than this.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 and Sony ECM-909 mic
Transfer equipment: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Denoise in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
So, I have the master of this show here, and it made its way to youtube courtesy of these nirvana nerds (jeez they are obsessive)
Recorded by: “Anonymous” (see “about” for Anonymous’ story)
Equipment Used: Sony WMD6C & ECM909 Mic
This one has a story. Back in 1990, I was the manager of the office softball team. We only had 9 players on the same day that Sonic Youth was playing the Crest. So I drove downtown, showed up early to the show, set up the camera and had a friend turn it on. Then I drove back to Citrus Heights and played the game, then sped back downtown to the show. The camera does not move for the first half, until I get there. I also missed filming the opener- Nirvana. D’oh. At least I filmed them at Cattle…
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV80 & Sony ECM909 mic
Enhancements: Brighten/increase exposure/denoise with Adobe Premiere & neat video
So the day after the show at the Crest Theater, I drove over to San Rafael to see Robyn in a much smaller venue. New George’s was packed to the gills, so I was not able to get a great place to film. I sat on a chair side stage and did a handheld job. I have a 1st gen VHS copy of another stationary angle taken straight on that would edit nicely with this one, if anyone wants to give it a try.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV80 & Sony ECM909 mic
Herbie Kritzer was in Sacramento band Wood is Good before performing as a one man band (including chapman stick- talk about multitasking!) called Herbiovre. He has played for Charlie Peacock and was a Sacramento fixture for years. Anyway, this must be one of the only recordings of Herbivore. Enjoy! For Lee Osh and his appreciation of Wood is Good.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
This was such an exciting show. Robyn was one of the biggest artists at the time to give me the OK to video. It turned out to be a great show, and the video turned out great as well. Robyn even name checks Dennis Yudt toward the end when someone is pounding on the side door at the Crest. Fun fact- Robyn’s rider required that he have a tuned piano on stage with him, something that Brian and Jerry had to make happen at no small expense… and then he never used it. Enjoy!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
This is my only early video of Anton- it seemed like he was always playing a show that I did not attend. Luckily, I was able to film the big show- opening for Robyn Hitchcock at the peak of his popularity. My tripod crapped out a bit during the set, sorry for the sideways shot there for a bit.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
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