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Camper van Beethoven- Petaluma Music Festival 7/26/25 4K UHD Master w/Schoeps audio Complete set

TLDR version: Forward to 10 minutes in if you want to skip the soundcheck/mic check banter.

First off, if you all can do me a favor and NOT post this over on the Cracker crumbs facebook group, I would appreciate it. I got plonked by David on Sunday and was asked to not post there, so let’s play it safe and keep my stuff off of there completely. Yikes. Between that and Morst’s issues at The Fillmore, it seems that the ol’ “taper freindly” label is starting to peel off. haha.

I have to admit, I got a little emotional toward the end of this set- I kinda lost it during All Her Favorite Fruit. The band has been hinting that this run of 40th anniversary shows will likely be the final CVB shows ever. There was no way I could make Campout and I can’t get the Washington DC at this time, so this show was it. It’s been an awesome 36 year run of me taping the band. That’s why you see 10 minutes of them prepping at the beginning of the show. I was going to edit it out, but there is enough good stuff in there to include it. Soak it all in.

It’s also really cool that my best CVB recording is likely the last one I’ll ever do. Kudos to the soundman- amazing sound for the entire set.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Video Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens;
Audio Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp
Audio/Video synchs in Pluraleyes 4

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Victims Family- Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma Ca 3/7/25 4K UHD Multicamera Schoeps Audio Late Years Set

Here is one from my collection that was supposed to post yesterday, but youtube took over 12 hours to process it up to 4k! I waited until midnight for it to finish, then finally just went to sleep. You get TWO collections posts today! Lucky you.
This set is totally unique. Tim had a last minute conflict with his Drum Tech job, so Ralph and Larry had their friend Brian Polk (Joy Subtraction and others) fill in on drums. This set leans heavily on latter era stuff, which is really cool since a lot of this is rarely played. So if you are looking for Voltage and Violets/Things I Hate to Admit played in their entirety, you’re in the wrong place. haha. They do a few old ones, but there are a lot of songs I have never heard live here.
One last thing. This should have been a soundboard/audience matrix, but the soundman pulled the drive out before it finished finalizing. I can usually rescue files like that, but this one had glitches throughout. PSA for sound people- please leave the drive in for a minute! So many issues with this lately.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Panasonic Lumix GH5S w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; Gopro Hero Black 7 x2
Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr

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Victims Family- Big Easy, Petaluma Ca. 11/30/24 Schoeps Audio 40th Anniversary Complete Show

Where do I start with this one. What a show! This was a one-off local headlining show to commemorate their 40 years of being a band, and they made sure that it was a special occasion to celebrate. The band starts with playing songs off of Voltage & Violets- there were so many from the album that I wondered if they were going to play the entire album. Then they moved on to Things I hate to Admit.. and I realized that they were playing songs from each album in chronological order. It was amazing- almost a 2 hour show, easily the longest VF show I have ever seen.
The band was remarkably tight and well-rehearsed. These songs are not easy to pull off, and pulling off about 50 of them had to take a ton of prep. Massive thanks to the band for this gift. It was really amazing. I counted 2 false starts, which warrants an A in my grade book.
The first hour of the show sounds a bit harsh- I had to move to an area to video that was not the best sounding. Vocals are a bit squelchy and guitars were distant. It still sounds good- it’s hard to screw up too bad with these mics. I think it sounds a lot better after I moved back. Apologies for the chatter in the 2nd hour- I had a small health issue and friends were checking on me. More on that when I post the video this weekend. The video is over 95gb- it’s gonna take some time to process

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder.
EQ in Sony Sound forge 10
1st 60ish minutes Rebalanced in Izotope RX8- guitar +6

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Victims Family- Big Easy, Petaluma Ca 11/30/24 4K UHD w/Schoeps Audio Early Albums Set Partial 84-94

Alright, this might be a bit long. Also, I adjust my light settings about 15min in so it is a bit brighter from then on.
Here is the first hour of the Victims Family 40th anniversary show from last Saturday night. I had intended to film the entire thing, but my body apparently had other ideas. Here’s what happened.
I get to The Big Easy and I see that there is no stage. In most cases, I could work around that but Ralph has a strict “keep the f*cking cameras out of my face” policy(love you man, just ribbin’ you), which means no gopros on stage/close to the band. So, I brought the 3 DSLR cameras expecting to mount them to the poles in the club, until I saw there was NO STAGE. Plans are trashed- pole mounts won’t work so I use 1 DSLR and stick the monopod in my pocket to get the camera elevation up to the ceiling that I need. The problem with this is that it requires me to stand dead still, since I need to act like a monopod for my monopod or the camera would be swimmin’. I call this “punk rock yoga”
So about an hour into the set, I could feel my energy draining. I did not have time to eat dinner and I was thirsty. I break out into a SEVERE cold sweat and start seeing spots in my eyes. Shit, I am going to pass out. So, I had to go sit down and ask Jennifer to bring me a water (THANK YOU). There was no way to continue filming while sitting down, so off the camera went. The funny thing is that this happened to me once before in 2018, and what was I doing? Filming while staying stock still with a monopod in my pocket! I think I have identified the issue.
Anyway, my apologies, you get the early albums up to Headache Remedy- the first 26 songs. Now I know. Hydrate (I was sober) and bring a protein bar.
At least there is Schoeps audio of the full set.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens

Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder

Audio/video synch in Pluraleyes 4

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Victims Family- Phoenix Theater, Petaluma Ca. 1/12/19 Multicam with Matrix Audio

I had tickets to another show on this night (Possessed) but after seeing VF, Nasalrod and Freak Accident the night before in Sac, I blew off the death metal to see them again.
When we got to the venue, we could hear Ralph singing as we walked up. Freak Accident opened the show! Between their early start and some difficulty getting to the balcony to film, I completely missed the set. Sorry Ralph.
VF were great but a little sloppier than usual. Not a complaint- it was nice to see them having fun up there. I really appreciate these shows- with all of the members’ competing priorities, a VF show is a rarity.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Video Equipment used: Canon HFG40 x2, Canon HFG30 x2
Audio Equipment used: Rode Videomic Pro Stereo, Sony M10 through soundboard
Audio Matrix: Jason Ellis
Video Edit: Tromster

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Nasalrod- Phoenix Theater, Petaluma Ca. 1/12/19 Multicam with Matrix Audio

Getting set up at the Phoenix was total chaos. First, I was unable to get to the balcony so I headed for the soundboard. The soundguy was super nice but we could not get a signal. I had to get the cameras set up, so I left the recorder with him and he said he would try to get it working. I didn’t know until after the show that he got it going at the last minute. That’s also why you see the show start out with 1 angle for the first minute and a half– I was setting cameras up on the balcony!
What a perfect opening band for Victims Family- Nasalrod has a similar sound to VF while still sounding unique. It is a joy to watch Spit Stix (also from Fear) on drums.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Video Equipment used: 2x HFG30, 2x HFG40
Audio equipment used: Sony M10 (sbd) & Rode Videomic Pro Stereo
Edit by: Tromster
Audio Matrix: Jason Ellis.

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Victims Family- Phoenix Theater, Petaluma Ca. 1/12/19 4camera Multicam w/ Matrix Audio

We posted this one over a year ago, but I realized that the main anchor angle (Full stage shot) did not make the cut. Here is a re-edit with all 4 angles. Matrix audio sounds great as well.

I had tickets to another show on this night (Possessed) but after seeing VF, Nasalrod and Freak Accident the night before in Sac, I blew off the death metal to see them again.
When we got to the venue, we could hear Ralph singing as we walked up. Freak Accident opened the show! Between their early start and some difficulty getting to the balcony to film, I completely missed the set. Sorry Ralph.
VF were great but a little sloppier than usual. Not a complaint- it was nice to see them having fun up there. I really appreciate these shows- with all of the members’ competing priorities, a VF show is a rarity.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Video Equipment used: Canon HFG40 x2, Canon HFG30 x2
Audio Equipment used: Rode Videomic Pro Stereo, Sony M10 through soundboard
Audio Matrix: Jason Ellis
Video Edit: Tromster

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Victim’s Family- VF30 30th Anniversary show Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 9/27/14 3 cam Multicam Part 1

Victim’s Family had a big show/party for their 30th anniversary. It was at Phoenix Theater in Petaluma- I had never been there before. Think of it as a bigger, dirtier Gilman in a theater. Before the show, they took setlist requests over the web. The set is heavy on the old stuff as a result. Cameras were HFG30 (operated by me), HFG10 (tripod on balcony), HF200 (Tripod behind soundboard on the floor). Sound is courtesy of Vince Scalese- it is a SBD/Neumann mic matrix. Mixing/authoring done by Bong and Agelos. Thanks all!

This is part 1 only- you can find the rest of the show on Youtube

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: HFG30, HFG10, HF200

Edited/Remixed By: Bong Agelos

Additional help by: Vince Scalese

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