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Underdog- Alex’s Bar, Long Beach Ca 6/23/25 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix audio

TL:DR version- Forward to 2min 47 seconds for better audio, and to 3min 15 seconds for the DSLR angle to kick in.
Here’s one from my collection today. I am about 4 months behind on getting multicam edits done, so I decided to skip to one of the most recent.
I went to Southern Cal for Big Frank’s memorial (and to get some gear repaired) a couple weeks ago and saw this show(underdog/ cro-mags) on the calendar the next night, so I figured I would hit this one too. I had to drop my gear off in Burbank on Monday and pick it up on my way back home on Tuesday, so going to this was a no-brainer.
What I didn’t expect was the brutal mid-day L.A. traffic on Monday. After spending a couple hours in traffic up to Burbank, I took side streets from Hollywood back to my hotel in Cerritos, hitting a few shops on the way. I did not get back until about 8pm. I was texting with my old friend Grant, who works at Alex’s on occasion and for some reason, I had it in my head that shows at Alex’s ran late so I thought I was good rolling in a bit late but Grant told me they run 100% on time. I had to get my ass to the venue immediately if I was to catch Underdog.
Backpacks are not allowed at Alex’s so I had to improvise a way to get multiple cameras into the venue. I rammed the gopros in the tripod bag and held my DSLR by hand walking in. Security gave me a long look but could tell I was totally stressed about getting there on time so he let me in. I make a beeline to the Underdog merch tent and get permission and they tell me they are walking on stage NOW.
So I fly into the venue, toss a USB drive to the soundman with no notice (sorry), put 1 gopro up on stage and the band starts. It takes me a minute to get the Schoeps and the DSLR going, so stick with it. It gets really good after about 5min.
GREAT set. I have not heard these songs in about 40 years and remembered just about every one of them.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Gopro Hero Black 7;
Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder and a USB drive through the soundboard
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr

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Cro-Mags: Alex’ Bar, Long Beach Ca 6/23/25 4K UHD Master Video w/Schoeps Audio NYHC Harley Flanagan

Bonus post tonight- if you were following along, you’l remember that I screwed up the voting timeline and I had 2 patreon $10 tier votes happening at once. This one ended on Friday night and it processed yesterday, so up it goes today!

I did have permission to video this one, but they asked me to keep cameras off the stage so you only get 1 camera. It turned out pretty good! I usually hate watching my own stuff, but this one is enjoyable! Check out Harley’s face from 7min to 7:30- classic!

this band sounds great, but I really wish that JJ’s vocals were there.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens
Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder

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Field Day- Alex’s Bar, Long Beach Ca. 5/27/22 4K UHD Complete show Dag Nasty

I planned a long weekend in southern cal to take the kids to Six Flags last weekend, so I grabbed a ticket for this FEAR show.. and it was a really nice surprise to have Field Day added to the bill after the show sold out. Field Day is Peter Cortner (Vocals) and Doug Carrion(Bass) along with the loudest drummer I have ever heard and a guitarist who is not Brian Baker(but still alright) doing Dag Nasty’s greatest hits and some new stuff.
They were fantastic. They blew the headliner off the stage, in my opinion. Their 45min set was longer than Fear’s as well. This was a super difficult show to film, as Peter was down on the floor/pit area for pretty much the entire time so I had to bounce between finding him in the pit, focusing the camera, then back to the band, focusing the camera. I am still pretty happy with it. You can tell I was really into the show. I hope you cant hear me singing along.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix GH5S, Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens
Audio equipment: DPA 4061 mics and Church Audio 9200 preamp.

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Fear- Alex’s Bar, Long Beach Ca. 5/27/22 4K UHD Complete show Compete performance of The Record

I am going to be busy tomorrow so you get 2 videos today… and oh boy, do I have a story for you. In between Field Day and the Fear set, I was trying to figure out a good place to film without getting hammered by the pit. I decided to get right next to the bar- it is close to the stage and PA and usually isn’t too crazy there. So, while I am waiting for Fear to start, someone spills a beer all the way down the back of my pants. The perpetrator apologizes and leaves. There’s nothing I can do, so I stand there in wet pants and film the show. After the set, I see my friend Barbara Manning and I tell her that someone spilled beer down by back. I look back, and it was PUKE. Someone barfed on me and I did not realize it, then soaked in it for over an hour. I was so skeezed out that I took off my pants in the middle of the street in Long Beach and drove back to San Fernando (45min!) in my underwear, with the window down and heater on. The next day, I go to the car to fetch my hoodie and it was puked on as well.
Have a beer with Fear, indeed.
I don’t have much to say about the set, except I paid more than $1 per minute that they played. Also, they would be completely screwed if Spit Stix was not with them. He is one of the best drummers in the world and he carried the band through this set.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix GH5S, Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens
Audio equipment: DPA 4061 mics and Church Audio 9200 preamp.

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Earth Crisis- Alano Club, Long Beach Ca. Mid-90s xfer from 1st gen VHS Enhanced

Wayne Triggs came by a couple of months ago and dropped off a bunch of VHS tapes for me to digitize. His friend videotaped a few hardcore shows in southern cal in the mid 90s, and this is one of them. Earth Crisis one one of their first tours. Pretty cool.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9900 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced (brightness/contrast, denoise) in Adobe Premiere/Neat Video

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Avail- Macondo’s, Long Beach Ca 1/1/95 xfer 1st gen VHS tape complete show enhanced Tim Barry Punk

Well, I did everything I could with this one but the lighting was not very good in the first place. Well, the lighting is good on the crowd, but not the band. I took it from being super dark to semi-watchable. Thanks again to Wayne Triggs for letting me digitize and enhance these shows for posting.

Recorded by: Wayne’s friend
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced/denoise in Adobe Premiere/Neat Video

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Strife- Alano, Long Beach 9/10/94 xfer from 1st gen VHS enhanced Complete Show Hardcore

Late post today- it’s been a rough day. Here is another one from Wayne Triggs’ collection. His friend filmed some mid-90s hardcore shows. This weekend, I am posting sets from (I think) the same show. Here is Strife with an EARLY set. They talk about their upcoming LP, One Truth. Cool to see them in their home area in such a small place.

Recorded by: Wayne Triggs’ friend
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere and Neat Video (Brightness, Contrast, Noise reduction)

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Integrity- Alano, Long Beach Ca 9/10/94 xfer from 1st gen VHS tape enhanced hardcore punk

Here’s the last set from Wayne Triggs’ VHS tape with Avail, Strife, Earth Crisis etc. This is a partial set from Integrity- it runs until the VHS tape cuts. I wonder if the full set (and the master tapes) are still out there somewhere.

Recorded by: Wayne’s friend
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhance and degrain in Adobe Premiere/Neat Video

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Uncle Tupelo- Bogart’s, Long Beach Ca. 2/25/93 xfer from Hi8 master Videotape enhanced Wilco Farrar

Haha, I have had this one on my desk for over a month because I thought I needed to synch DAT audio with the video. It turns out that I forgot my DAT rig that night. I remember now- I was too worried to turn around and get the gear, because I was afraid of missing the show. It turns out that I got there WAY too early and ended up waiting forever for the show to start. Oh well.
Ken Coomer breaks a snare drum during the set and it takes forever to get it replaced.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TR-81 camcorder
Enhanced(denoise only) via Adobe Premiere/Neat Video

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