Equipment Used: Lomo LC-A, Handheld flash, Kodak Ektachrome 100vs 35mm slide film (cross processed) and Fujifilm Color 400 35mm film
Tag: Los Angeles
The Elected- The Troubadour, Hollywood, CA. 2/7/2005 Photos
Equipment Used: Lomo camera, handheld flash, Scotch slide film (expired and cross processed)
Eisley- The Troubadour, Hollywood, CA. 2/7/2005 Photos
Equipment used: Lomo camera, handheld flash, Scotch slide film (expired and cross processed)
Grandaddy- Spaceland, Los Angeles Ca. 3/17/00 Audio Only Jason Lytle
I ran out of time to transfer something from my archive of stuff, so I dug through a box of discs that I received from Matt Hargrove for something Sacramento related… and happened to pull out one of my favorite bands from Northern Cal- thanks Matt!
I was late to the party with Grandaddy. I heard KEXP play “Now its On” from Sumday in 2002 and was hooked. Then I learned that the band was from Modesto and I missed out on years of local shows, doing (even better) early stuff. D’oh! I am still hoping that Brian McKenna finds that demo tape (1 of 5) that the band gave him.
This recording has unknown lineage, but it seems like all recordings of the band are really nice quality.
recorded by: ?
equipment used: ?
Wayne Kramer- John Sinclair Benefit, Spaceland, Los Angeles Ca 2/28/00 xfer from 1st gen VHS Tape
More VHS transfers now that Adobe is working again! This is from Todd Nakamine’s collection. Like I mentioned before, it is always a fun treasure hunt going through Todd’s tapes.
This one doesn’t have any date or lineage listed, but it is probably a 1st generation copy off the master. I looked through newspapers dot com and could not find any mention of a John Sinclair benefit at Spaceland. Maybe Dan Johnson can help ID it- he is the man with the Kramer Spaceland residency audio recordings! From Wayne’s appearance, it was probably late 90s or 2000’s.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
Sylvain Sylvain w/The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs- Headline Records Los Angeles Ca 5/18/99 New York Dolls
Big thanks to Dino Everett for the help in identifying this one. This is from Todd Nakamine’s collection, but no info on the tape. This was on with the (sc)Avengers, which was what The Avengers called themselves when Penelope Houston and Greg Ingraham started playing together again in the late 90s… and I know that Todd filmed that one. This could be a 1st gen safety copy of an in-store he filmed at around the same time.
Man, L.A. had some kickass in-stores. I saw Wilco, Wayne Kramer and The Geraldine Fibbers in the short time I lived down there in the mid-90s. In fact, those were all over the summer of 1995. Crazy.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9911U — Canopus ADVC300 — firewire into Dell workstation
Light denoise in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
The Verdicts- Los Angeles 10/19/96 xfer from Hi8 Master Tape Steve Rogers Surrogate Brains Cover
I missed yesterday’s post- my flight home was cancelled yesterday, which caused all sorts of work and travel chaos. I made it home last night, on an indirect flight. Air travel is a nightmare right now.
Anyway, here is a fun one- Steve Rogers’ mid-90s band The Verdicts. They even do a Surrogate Brains cover of If The Things They Say Are True (from Surrogate Serenades) at about the 4:00 mark.
If anyone recognizes this venue, please let me know. It’s pretty unique with the stage being small, but with a tall drum riser. I do not recall a venue looking like this when I lived in L.A. in the mid-90s.
Recorded by: Steve Rogers
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Transfer Equipment: Sony DCR-TRV340 firewire into workstation
Enhanced (degrain/brightness/contrast) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video
Barkmarket- Dragonfly, Los Angeles Ca 10/18/96 xfer from Hi8 master tape Enhanced
Youtube’s automatic thumbnail picking machine must be on the fritz today. The video is quite a bit better than the thumbnail. This is another one from Steve Rogers’ collection of Hi8 videos he shot in the 90s. I am not 100% sure of the year- the tape only said “barkmarket 10/18”. I assume it is 96 since that is when Steve videotaped a bunch of stuff, and 10/18/96 is a weekend day.
Recorded by: Steve Rogers
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Enhanced (degrain) in adobe premiere elements/neat video
Donovan- Largo, Los Angeles Ca. Mid-1990s xfer from Hi8 Master Enhanced
Here is a nice sounding video from Steve Rogers’ collection master tapes. We think this is Largo from the mid-90s, and it looks like he made a couple of radio appearances in the area that might narrow down the date- either February 1995 or October 1996.
Recorded by: Steve Rogers
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony DCR-TRV340 firwire into workstation
Enhanced (degrain) in adobe premiere elements
Son Volt- KSCA Music Hall, Los Angeles Ca 3/26/96 xfer from DAT Master Jay Farrar live in studio
Here’s another Son Volt radio appearance from their March of 1996 tour- this one from KSCA. KSCA was the big commercial “adult alternative” station, and the interview reflects as much. They handle it pretty well.
Recorded by: Kevin Haynes and gifted to me
Equipment used: He had a TCD-D7 I think
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card