Here is some late night jazz for you all. From Tony Passarell’s archive of tapes and discs. If you have more info on this one, please let me know.
Recorded by: ?
Extract and prep for upload by SHayne
Tag: Demo
Unless – Gone Tomorrow – demo
Unless from Davis, CA, 2006 demo.
Members went on to Loma Prieta, Punch, Prison Shank.
Songs: The Lorax, An Open Letter, Way of the Samurai, Metropolis, Fly Empire
Beerlords- Demo, Sacramento Ca 9/2003 xfer from master demo tape Hardcore Punk
Another late start today. The On This Date post will be later today- I am going to attempt to fix up some audio and synch it to a video, which takes time.. and a little luck.
This comes from Dal Basi’s collection of Sacramento/Stockton area demos. Beerlords were around from at least 2003 until at least 2013, but I could have sworn I recall them playing later in the 2010’s, before the pandemic.
The band is Wes on vocals, Curt on bass, Brian Hay on guitar, Nate on guitar, and Ben on drums.
Recorded by: Thrift Town Studio, Sacramento
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
The Mallrats- 3 song demo 2002 Sacramento Power Pop Punk Mr. T Experience
Late collections post today- I got my 2nd Shingles vaccine and it is kicking my ass. I’m going to sleep as soon as this posts, haha.
So this is another installment of the “Locals Only” series, where we share out of print/demo CD’s from our local scene.
The way I came across this is wild- I saw a lady on our Buy Nothing group in Orangevale giving away some CD’s. Among them were some local bands so I asked her about them. Turns out that she had an entire binder full of locally released and demo CD’s that she bought at shows. So, thanks to Emily Cole Brown for letting me borrow these. Thanks for the treadmill too! I am a regular buy nothing “customer” of hers, haha. Nice to know that we have some culturally cool folks out here in OV.
Mallrats was Ted Angel (who joined MTX a couple years later.), Steele Strella and Adam Miller
Recorded by: Gordon Hanley (in Orangevale! See? We’re cool)
Extract from CD and prep for post by Shayne Stacy
Bliss- Demo 2002 Xfer from Master Tape
Here’s the other demo on the CDR that Brandon sent me. This has some songs I recognize. It makes me wonder if this is the 1992 demo, and the other one is 2002. Hm. There was not a lot of info given with these – no track listing or anything. This one is more like the Bliss I remember
Transfer by: Brandon Moore
Under Fire – Most Hated demo
Under Fire, Sacramento, Most Hated Demo, 2001.
Songs: Lap Dog; Pixie Dust; Liquid Band Aid; Air in Nevil; Radio
The Cavemen- Demo Help needed! Lost Media? Sacramento?
Here’s another mystery tape, this time from Dal Basi’s collection. What you see in the photo is all I know about the tape. Most of Dal’s tapes are Sacramento/stockton/bay area based. Could it be the New Zealand Garage Thrash band? They did play Sac in 2019…. Nothing shazams and the Youtube algorithm doesn’t know either. Feedback requested.
Recorded by: The band I assume
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamcihi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Tail- Demo xfer from master demo tape unknown lost media Hard Rock Metal
This one is from Anonymous 3’s collection, and that’s about all I know about it. Scotty, can you shed any light on this band? Who were the band members, year demo was recorded, where was the band from, etc.
Tracks: Pimp Flap/Shot U/Empty Frames
Recorded by: The band
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Mick Martin Memorial Series #1: Takin’ My Time- The Best of Mick Martin CD and Joshua Demo
Now a special announcement. In cooperation with Dennis Newhall from K-Zap dot org, we are starting a series of posts focused on Sacramento blues legend Mick Martin’s massive body of work.
Mick was the heart of the blues in Sacramento. He was the co-founder of the Sacramento Blues Society and released/appeared on over 40 albums and compilations- starting in the 1960’s with the band Joshua and performing into the 2020’s with hs band the Blues Rockers.
Mick passed away last year at the age of 76 years old. Today would have been his 77th birthday.
We will be releasing 2 Mick audio documents every 2 weeks, for the next 11 months- that’s how long it will take to put up his massive body of work! We still don’t know what to call the series- Months of Mick? Multitudes of Mick? Or maybe just something like the Mick Martin Memorial series.
Huge thanks to Mindy Giles for providing the majority of material for this project.
I figured it would be good to start with these 2: a “best of” which highlights his career, plus the Joshua demo from the 60’s, where it all started. Enjoy.
More images, liner notes, etc at sacramento music archive dot com- search for Mick Martin
Recorded by: The band
Extract and prep for upload by Shayne Stacy
From Mindy Giles and Dennis Newhall’s collections
Joshua- Demo 1960’s featuring Mick Martin xfer f/band archive tapes Psychedelic Blues
This is the one that started it all for Mick Martin- the band Joshua.
Here is what Mick had to say about it (taken from a Sacramento News and Review interview): “The first band of significance was called Joshua. We played at the Fillmore and we were a psychedelic band, but we were doing blues.”
The band was:
Mick Martin- Lead Vocals and Harmonica
Wayne Smith- Lead Guitar and Vocals
Ray Halverson- Lead Guitar
Larry Sherwood- Bass and Back-up Vocals
Rick Yarrison- Drums
Recorded by: The band
Extract and prep for upload by Shayne Stacy
From Mindy Giles and Dennis Newhall’s collections
Natalie Cortez and the Ultraviolets- Original Mixes Demo 7/99 xfer from band’s DAT master
Since the Walrus tape didn’t work out (mysteriously blocked by the evil youtube bots), here is another Natalie Cortez band archive demo. This one is 10 years later, with the Ultraviolets band. Note: the time stamps on the DAT do not match up exactly with this post, as I trimmed out the silent leader on the DAT.
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card