Redd Kross played Sacramento last in 1997, so I wasn’t going to miss this. I really appreciate Steven McDonald giving me permission at the last minute. There were only 2 downsides to the night- the soundboard didn’t come out (silence) and the gopro on Steven’s side of the stage only shot his dark backside, so it wasn’t used.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Canon HFG40/Rodemic Pro Stereo, 2x Gopro Hero4 Silver
Edit by: Tromster
Redd Kross is playing at Holy Diver tonight. This is a rare treat- I don’t think they have played Sacramento since 1997… and speaking of 1997, here is the 1997 Sacramento show for you to enjoy.
They played Melarkey’s with Sloan in July of 1997, touring their Show World LP. This is a DAT audio recording through the soundboard. The mix fluctuates quite a nit early on, but John Taylor did a nice job and was able to stabilize the mix.
Btw, I have been hearing rumors that they are opening their shows with “Pretty Please Me” by the Quick, same as this Melarkey’s show. It should be awesome!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Sony TCD-D7 DAT most likely
I have been having some trouble with the On This Day in History content this week- I had to make a last-minute change yesterday because the original post was pretty lousy, and now today I went to pull a Naked Raygun tape to digitize and it was mislabeled- the tape number on the excel sheet is wrong.. which means it is here somewhere but lost in a sea of 4,000 cassettes. So then, I tried to do a video that I shot back in 2016. I did a lot of work- long writeup and an enhance job and then realized that I already posted it back then.
So here is a tape that was in the place it was supposed to be (tape 3169) and was not online yet. Man, what an ordeal. That’s why I usually do these ahead of time. Redd Kross played HMV’s performance space back in 1994. I had rated this one really low on the ol’ tape list but it was clean and clear enough to allow for EQ to sound decent.
And yes, I know that is a picture of Sloan. That is the only photo I could find of a band performing at HMV. Coincidentally, I taped Sloan & Redd Kross at the same Melarkey’s show in 1997.
Recorded by: ? (I got it from the taper)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
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