Convoy used to play sac so often in the late 90s, it was like they were a local band. I caught them once or twice by accident, I think.
Here is the demo from 1997. Song titles in the photo.
From Eddie Jorgensen’s collection
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Sony TR81 camera
My old Sony TR-81 was a great camcorder for its’ time- hi8 stereo recording and excellent low light capability.. but the stock microphone was horrible and would distort with any volume. I happened to record the Luna Casbah show with my DAT machine, and Derek Purtell has been kind enough to sync them together for me. Thanks also to Pete Markall for watching the DAT machine in the back, and being my go-to concert buddy in san diego!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used:
Video: Sony TR-81 and stock mic
Audio: Sony TCD-D3 DAT and Nakamichi CM-300
Live sound by Woody Nuss
A/V synch by Derek Purtell)
So this one has a bit of a story. My good friend Kirk Nelson (now known as captain fireball on DIME and such) came down to hang out in L.A. for a few days and catch some Meat Puppets shows. The first night was them opening for Stone Temple Pilots at Fairfax High, which was really cool to see. I’ll post video of that sometime soon.
The next night was this show. World Beat Center was this odd, all-ages venue that looked like some kind of art school/collective. I saw 2 shows there- this one and FEAR- and it had this unusual vibe for a punk venue. Not bad, just different. Maybe the puppets felt it too (or were feeling something else), because this is the most insane MP show I have ever witnessed.
First, they play a pretty long main set. Then, they came back for an encore which was a 10 minute noise jam with Dez Cadena and others. They even sound like they play a few bars of “Damaged” there for a bit. Everyone is switching instruments and it is pure insanity. Unfortunately, the show sounds like garbage. Kirk would usually audiotape with his DAT and I would video. He was plugged in, but something went wrong and there was no audio signal through the soundboard. This camera audio is the only audio that survived.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TR81 and stock mic
Man, would I hate to be a facebook employee today. It sounds like someone made a huge mistake over there and screwed up their IP routing, which then made their internal network non-functional, locking employees out of the building. So, if you were having a bad monday, there are others who have it worse.
Here’s another Alex Chilton set. Here’s what the biggest AC fan I know, Ross Weyman, had to say about it:
Another great Alex show – lots from the High Priest album which was one of my favs. With a few surprises like “Barrooms to Bedrooms” by David Willis (apparently some old country tune – lol – he had a knack). I’ll keep an eye out for your requests . Setlist is as follows:
intro
Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo
Thing For You
Make A Little Love
Disco Lady (Johnnie Taylor)
Volare
September Gurls
B.A.B.Y.
Lost My Job
Thank You, John
Dalai Lama
Little GTO
Bangkok
Goldfinger
Money Talks
Come By Here
Take It Off
Save Your Love For Me (Nancy Wilson)
No Sex
Alligator Man
Barrooms To Bedroom (David Willis)
Rockin’ Daddy (Eddie Bond and his Stompers)
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio 2496 card
When I was digitizing all of Eddie and John’s VHS tapes, I had some space on the hard drive so I went and pulled a random, uncirculated VHS tape from the collection. This one isn’t great quality (and filmed WAY BACK THERE with some good zoom action), but given that it was filmed before camcorders were commonplace, I felt it was worthy of a post.
Features one of the greatest musicians/people ever, Kim Shattuck on bass.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment: JVC HRS9800 (TBC off, Pic stabilization on), Canopus ADVC300
Since I get to hang with a friend from New Jersey next week-ish, I declare this New Jersey Video Weekend!
Here’s the first one- a small in stature but big in reputation gentleman from Lodi, NJ fronts this band. Also includes other cool NJ luminaries.
Recorded by: ? (Cliff Cunningham is this your doing?)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used:
Video: JVC HRD9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Audio: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Audio enhanced in Izotope RX7 (boosted bass and guitar as much as I could)
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