Woo hoo, it’s Monday. That’s about all the enthusiasm I can muster today. Fabulous Disaster was an SF-based punk band that put out 4 albums along with a bunch of split releases with others. Man, I don’t understand why they didn’t get bigger- this is great melodic punk.
This performance took place right after Cinder from Tilt joined the band. Nice fit for her vocal style.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I learned something new with this tape. I didn’t know that the 4 guys from American Steel added a keyboard player in 2002 and their new sound was so different, they decided to change their name. They put out a couple of albums and EP’s under the Communique name. Cool!
I checked youtube and see a grand total of zero live shows posted of the band, so this one might be somewhat of a rarity. Thanks Rick!
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I don’t have much info on this band- they were an east bay punk band from the late 90s into the early 2000’s. The released a few CD’s and a 7″ before fading away. One member was Ange Andrews, who went on to play in the Black Furies. That’s all I’ve got about them.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Has it really been 2 weeks since I posted any KALX stuff? Man, I need to get back on it. I thought that this was a Me First and the Gimme Gimmes tape- then I started listening to it and realized that there was a totally different bay area band called Me First. They consisted of Bob Conlon, Chris Lenart, Denise Campanaro, and Helen Williamson and had a few CD’s and 7″s released, including one on my ex-brother in law’s label, Sympathy for the Record Industry. They sound great, love to learn about cool new/old bands.
From Rick Sylvain’s collection. Performance starts at about 3:30min.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s one of the better sounding KALX in-studios I have heard. The quality and mix definitely improved over the years.
Subincision were an East Bay punk band who had a few albums out on Substandard Records in the late 90s/early 2000’s. This incarnation of the band included John Mendiola, Cory Moore, Mike Montoya, and Pat McMains.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nkamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Man, talk about obscure- this band has no listings on Discogs, and I can’t find anything on the google. Hopefully Rick can help with some context.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s one from Rick Sylvain’s amazing collection of KALX master tapes. Frenchy were a jazzy, loungy band who had a couple of releases on Dionysus Records. It looks like the most recent release before this session featured East Bay Ray from Dead Kennedys on guitar. I did not get a chance to check and see if he is on this one.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I have been lagging on the punk posts lately. I pulled this one from Rick Sylvain’s collection to make up for it. I recently became fb friends with Mike Avilez from the band, so this one goes out to him.
I have some of the KALX reels done, but I want to get the cassettes I have digitized posted first. Some really cool stuff on those reels.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s the last KALX tape for a bit- time to move over and digitize more of Wayne’s stuff. I really enjoy these KALX sessions- it exposes me to a bunch of regional bands I had no idea existed.. and a lot of them are really good. The band consisted of Brian Moss, Caitlin Love, Josh Staples, and Shane Stevens. Looks like they put out a couple of albums (on CD) and a 7″.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Time for more obscure bands- there is next to no info about Poontwang online. It looks like Fast Mike (SF Scene in the mid-90s) was a male go-go dancer for the band, and the band was active in the mid-90s. 4 songs on comps according to discogs. That’s about it. If anyone has more info, please chime in.
Recorded by: Rick Sylvain
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
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