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Old 97s- Goldfield Trading Post, Roseville Ca. 3/29/23 4K UHD Multicam with Schoeps Audio 97’s Rhett

Alright, here’s a really cool one that has been a few months in the making. My old friends Old 97s came to Roseville in March. I arrived early and the club was totally cool with me setting up SIX cameras, as long as I had permission from the band. Since I have known the band since.. well.. 97 (1997), Murry and Co gave me the all clear. Thanks to the band for always being cool about the hobby. I want to also thank a lady named Barbara, who was kind enough to watch my balcony camera when I was on the floor (“you can trust me, I was a girl scout”). Lol, thanks. Thanks to Anonymous as well for the schoeps audio. There is also a soundboard source for this show- once that one is finished it may warrant an audio re-synch and post.

This was part of their 30th anniversary tour, which is still in progress almost 6 months later! So lots of songs from the early days, along with the best of the newer ones. Great set.

My only complaint was with the camera in front of Ken- I had it all set up perfectly, and someone took it off stage and put it on the floor. D’oh! I debated using the angle at all, but it still has some cool shots of Ken and his pedalboard so in it goes.

Video Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HFG60 mounted to pole/HFG50 Tripod on balcony/ Panasonic Lumix GH5S on monopod/3 Gopro’s on or close to stage
Audio Recorded by: Anonymous
Equipment used: Schoeps MK4, Aerco Preamp
Multicamera edit by Tromster (THANK YOU)

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Old 97s- Senator Theatre, Chico Ca. 3/27/23 4K UHD Master w/ DPA 40661 audio Complete Show

Alright. First of all, I REALLY appreciate live music venues in general. The ones who were able to survive the COVID lockdowns need and deserve your support. I rarely have anything negative to say about any venue- most are pretty good. I had this long rant about the venue here that I deleted. Never mind. Support live music.

I had brought all of my cameras, but after assessing the environment at the show, I only shot with the GH5S. Sorry about the audio, these are my nice DPA mics. I did my best…. and I shot the Roseville show with 6 4K cameras and it sounds MUCH better, so stay tuned!
Thanks always to the band for 25 years of friendship and being so cool with my exploits.

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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Sheer Terror- Den of Sin, Sacramento Ca. 10/25/19 Multicam with Rode Videomic Pro Stereo NYHC Punk

This was the band that my friend Tromster wanted me to film the most out of this incredibly stacked lineup at Den of Sin… so of course, everything goes wrong with the cameras. The gopro bass angle misses the start of the set, then the battery dies on the guitar gopro before the end of the set. Sorry.
At 22:40 of the set, they started this catchy song and it sounded vaguely familiar. It took me until the 2nd verse to catch that they were doing Salome by The Old 97s! Who knew that old Pauly Bearer and Sheer Terror enjoy alt country. Awesome. Murry Hammond and Ken Bethea- you may want to check it out. Definitely a unique cover version! I think the next song is a cover too- I can’t place it.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Lumix GH5S, Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH Lens, Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
Gopro angles degrained in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
Edit by Tromster

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Old 97s- KTCK-AM, Dallas Tx 6/27/00 xfer from 1st gen audio cassette 97’s alt.country

Here is a crazy one- Old 97s make an appearance on a sports talk radio station. The radio hosts clearly are not accustomed to hosting musicians, or maybe their demeanor is always this abrasive.. but it is an entertaining listen.
Interview and 3 songs in studio: Lonely Holiday, Jagged and Crash on the Barrelhead.

recorded by: Riley?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Old 97s- Alice’s Now & Zen Fest, Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, SF 9/26/99 DAT Sbd Master xfer

This was a crazy day. I left Sac early, met up with my friend Kirk and headed to GGP to see the Old 97s open(?) this show. Kirk taped from the audience and I gave a DAT to the soundman so he could run a board tape. Since this was a “big” show, I could not hang out in the soundbooth and watch my levels. When I checked the tape later, the levels were set way too high. I was able to work with it and rebalance and salvage it. The mix settles down at about 4min into the set, and the funky high end swirling sound never goes away- I think it was windy that day.
Then that night, we went to see the Ranchero Brothers and the 97s play a secret show at the Stork Club, where they played so many deep cuts. Best day ever.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: House deck or my Sony TCD-D7. Can’t remember
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope RX8: Bass +5, Drums +3, Guitar +2.

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Old 97s- Fight Songs Outtakes xfer from 2nd gen cassette 97’s alt.country

Many years ago (20ish?), I got some really cool stuff from a guy- I think his name was Riley. It’s been a long time and lost a lot of my lists and correspondence. Anyway, he was friends with the band so look for some really cool/old stuff coming up.
This one was at the end of one of the tapes he sent. I think some of these versions were released on the 3-LP reissue of Fight Songs a couple years back, but I can’t tell if all of them are exactly the same.
Tracks are: Weightless/The Villain/Murder or a Heart Attack (w/organ)

Recorded by: The band, I assume
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Old 97s- Fitzgerald’s, Houston Tx 7/4/97 xfer from Hi8 master Enhanced 97’s Rhett Miller Americana

Well shoot, I have not posted this late for a while. I hope this one still gets noticed because it is PEAK Old 97s. I loved that 1997 tour, it was so much fun. This one come from Neil Werries collection, shot by NH. Neil shot an angle at the back of the venue.
We COULD make this a multicam along with 3 or 4 of Neil’s other videos, if you can help us time stretch/match the angles. The problem with old analog gear is that they tend to drift apart from each other as the show progresses. If you are good at aligning audio to video, you can really help. Please reach out via the website or (my name) at hotmail.com. Last time I tried this, I got hacked and my old fb account was disabled. Let’s hope it goes better this time. Please reach out- we could use your help.
Here is the list of analog multicams that need alignment:
old 97s barleypalooza 6/1/97
Gourds barleypalooza 6/1/97 (one angle is already up on the channel)
Old 97s- fitzgeralds 7/4/97 (2 angles)
Silos- lexington ky 7/26/97
Silos- Louisville Ky 7/25/97
I think that’s all of them.

Recorded by: NH
Video transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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Old 97s- Barleypalooza, Barley House, Dallas Tx 6/1/97 xfer from Hi8 Master w/Soundboard audio 97’s

Please read- request for help below.
Here’s another collection that I let fall off the radar- Neil Werries sent me his Hi8 masters to digitize a couple years ago. He did a lot of great stuff in the late 90s/early 2000’2 in the alt.country/americana genre. I sent his tapes back right away, but the last thing I posted was in 2023. Sorry Neil!
Why haven’t I posted this show yet? Well, he has a few shows that are multicamera but since both angles are filmed with analog equipment, it is not easy to time align the angles for edit. IF YOU ARE GOOD AT TIME STRETCH/ALIGNMENT AND YOU WANT TO HELP WITH THIS, please email me at shaynestacy@hotmail.com and I can let you know what’s up. Maybe someone will have some down time over the holidays and can help out.
These are the multicamera shows that need alignment:
this show (old 97s barleypalooza 6/1/97)
Gourds barleypalooza 6/1/97 (one angle is already up on the channel)
Old 97s- fitzgeralds 7/4/97 (2 angles)
Silos- lexington ky 7/26/97
Silos- Louisville Ky 7/25/97
I think that’s all of them.

OK, on to this one. I happened to have a DAT clone of the soundboard of this show (not from Neil) so I figured that I would synch it up with one of the angles. Turned out alright. I love this era of the 97s, so it was nice to get at least 1 angle out there in good quality. It’s a pretty special show since Jon Rauhouse joined the band on pedal steel for a good portion of the show, playing a bunch of stuff off Too Far to Care 2 weeks before the album was released. Dayum.
I might work to rebalance the audio in sections if someone signs up to align angles for edit- that pedal steel is WAY up in the mix.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Video transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video
Audio recorded by: ? (DAT Soundboard Clone)
Audio/Video synch via Pluraleyes 4

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Old 97s- Hi Pointe St. Louis Mo 4/5/97 xfer from Hi8 Master tape Enhanced 97’s alt.country americana

This is one of my favorite videos of the Old 97s. I didn’t see this No Drepession Tour (even though I had a ticket) because I was brand new at my job and I didn’t want to screw up. I am still at that employer, so I guess it turned out ok. It was awesome to see a full set from that tour in nice quality. I had posted a 2nd gen VHS of the show years ago, but Neil sent me his masters a while back, so here it is in all of its lossless enhanced glory.
If only the audio was a little better… it’s clear they were LOUD.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (Degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Old 97s- Hi Pointe, St. Louis Mo 4/5/97 xfer from 2nd gen VHS Enhanced Live Complete Full Concert

Here is the other show from that Old 97s VHS tape- this one RIPS. Man, I love this era of the band and I am so thankful to have seen them so much back then… but this may be my favorite 97s video from the ’90s. The lighting on stage is uneven so I just denoised the pic and left the lighting as is.
Oh, one other thing about the Stubb’s show from yesterday- I mentioned that Ken made mistakes at the beginning of the set. He let us know that he had a new guitar tech- first time out- and they totally screwed up the tuning the guitar. Haha, that must be a nightmare. I experienced that once in person- Girlschool in 2014.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9800 w/tbc and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced (denoise) in Adobe Premiere, Neat Video

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