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Cigar- Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA 5/1/24 4K UHD Multicam Soundboard Audio Fat Wreck Punk

OK, since Estebo asked for it, let’s do this one today…
I bought tickets for both nights of the return of RKL at Bottom of the Hill. I could not believe the openers that were announced after I had bought them- Cigar both nights(I have always wanted to see them), Seized Up (Cliff from B’last’s new band), and Western Addiction. What a nice surprise! Probably the best “band announced after I bought tickets” scenario other than The Misfits at Psycho fest a few years back…
Anyway, Cigar were fantastic. Their songs are pretty technical, so it is always interesting to see if they can pull it off live. They did and then some- holy crap, what a talented buch of guys and the perfect opener for a band like RKL. So happy to see them- twice!
Thanks to Shawn (TM) for the help with access to band, soundboard, etc. It turned out pretty good!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens; 3x gopro Hero 7 black
Soundboard recorded with Sony PCM-A10, rebalance in Izotope Rx8
Edit by Tromster

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7 Seconds- Neck Of The Woods, San Francisco, CA 12/2/23 4K UHD Multicam with Rode Audio

A couple of nights after filming the 7 Seconds Harlow’s show (which is up on Jim McLain’s youtube channel- check it out), I headed to SF to see this show. I had never been to Neck of the Woods before, so I had no idea what to expect. The venue was in an usual area for a venue- over by the Presidio, in a predominantly Asian area. It was pretty small (smaller than Harlow’s) and had very good sound(thanks Otto)… but all of main stage lighting lit the bands from behind. That is a recipe for disaster for video, and I happened to be shooting directly into the light. We tried to enhance/shadow correct the angle, but it just made the band glow like they were angelic for something… so we used the raw footage. If you see the photo used for my Facebook post, you can see how extreme the backlight is (thanks to Nolan Erck for the photo).
I also realized that I forgot my pole mounts about an hour into my drive to SF, so I was extra bummed to see 3 large posts at the venue – they would have been perfect for a camera mount. Huge thanks to Maurice Turrieta for helping with 2nd camera (a camera he never used before) to shoot most of the show handheld.
The best part of the show was the crowd- this was probably the most lively crowd I have seen at a 7 Seconds show in about 10 years. Lots of younger fans came out, as it was all ages and the openers were mostly younger bands. It was great to see. You will see my angle panned further back than usual because 1- I could not reach my lens since the camera was WAY up there and 2- the crowd was so active, I didn’t want to miss shooting the action.
Thanks to Kev, Steve, Bobby and Sammy for continuing to welcome this obsessive hobby.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy and Maurice Turrieta
Equipment used: 2x Panasonic Lumix GH5S: one with Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens and one with Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH Lens; 3x Gopro Hero 7 Black
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Dead Kennedys- The Farm, San Francisco Ca 5/24/85 xfer from 2nd gen soundboard cassette

Happy Friday everyone! I don’t have any video to share today, but here is the best version of this well-circulated tape I have ever seen. James thinks it is 2nd gen, and it sounds like it. I did EQ this because it was super heavy on high end and light on bass.

From James Edmonds’ collection
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
EQ in Sony Soundforge 10

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Thee Sgt Major VI- Bottom of the Hill 2/26/23 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix Audio Fastbacks Kurt Bloch

It’s Friday – time for some videos. I think anyone who is paying attention knows that I am a massive Fastbacks fan- I flew to Seattle to see them play SubPop’s 30th anniversary show in 2018. I had never seen Thee Sgt Major, which was Kurt Bloch’s band that he formed after the Fastbacks broke up and went through the 2000’s decade pretty much. They had Jim Sangster from Young Fresh Fellow and Mike Musberger from The Fastbacks, Posies and tons more. There were multiple vocalists including Leslie Beattie- Discogs isn’t making finding all of them easy and I am not digging through the record collection- gotta work.
Anyway, Thee Sgt Major played a show for Peter Ellenby in SF, where they are assembling all versions of the band.. calling it SGT Major 6(VI). It takes an act of nature to get me to go to SF anymore, but this was enough. I had originally requested the edit to be made with a rebalanced soundboard, but I wasn’t totally happy with the sound so I matrixed it with the DPA audio I had. Enjoy!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, Gopro Hero 7 Black (x3)
Soundboard audio recorded with Sony PCM-M10
Edit by Tromster
Audio Matrix/Sondboard rebalance by Shayne

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Overwhelming Colorfast- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 2/26/23 4K UHD Multicam with Matrix Audio

Overwhelming Colorfast played for the first time in over 6 years at the Peter Ellenby tribute/remembrance show in Feb. They were damned good- I had never seen them before but heard their albums. They are one of those bands that you need to experience live to really get it, I think. The board mix was good but a little harsh sounding so I blended it with the audience mics I ran and it turned out really nice. Thanks to Dan for the permission to video and to Parker for being Parker.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60, Gopro Hero 7 Black (x3)
Soundboard audio recorded with Sony PCM-M10. I can’t remember what mic I used but it sounds like the DPA4061s
Edit by Tromster
Audio Matrix/Sondboard rebalance by Shayne

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Oranger- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco Ca 2/26/23 Digital Soundboard Master Rebal Peter Ellenby

Long old man rant warning!
Even with a google calendar tracking upcoming shows (after buying tickets to 3 shows on the same day a couple years back), I managed to buy tickets to 2 shows on the same day. I’m screwed! But then I realized that this show was a matinee and I could hit both.
I got to the club about 30min after doors and bands were not even setting up yet, but a ton of people showed up early to celebrate Peter which was really nice- it was like a high school reunion! I asked Dan for permission to video Oranger and Overwhelming Colorfast(he drummed for both bands) and got the ok. It was so crowded that it was hard for me to get set up. Bottom of the Hill is dark and I was turning into a trip hazard, all hunched down and getting cameras ready. So I went out to the car to get cards and batteries in cameras, cameras in mounts, etc. While I was out there, I hear noise from the club. It must be the opener.
So I get into the club and the band(who I thought was Kingdom First) was GREAT- great power pop with catchy keyboard melodies. They are well into their set so I plug the A10 in to the board and hit record, but keep the cameras in the bag since it was dark and packed.
Well, the band playing was Oranger and I totally blew it by not getting video. At least the board mix was good enough to rebalance- this sounds great! Thanks to the band for permission and sorry about the miss. Total rookie move. I DID get the rest of the bands on video.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony A10 into the soundboard
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass +8, Drums +1, Guitar -0.5

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Kingdom First- Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco 2/26/23 4K UHD Master Soundboard Audio Alice Donut

Finally, here is the last set of the Peter Ellenby memorial concert. I hunted around for information on the band, and the only discogs listing is 1 song from the soundtrack for Peter’s book “Every Day is Saturday”..so they clearly had a strong connection to Peter.
After a little more digging, I found out that members include Richard Marshall (Alice Donut, NYC) playing guitar, Chris Carroll (Stimmies, SF) playing guitar, Dave Baldini (Swirl Happy, SF) on Bass, Christian Stark (Decal, SF) on drums, and Matthew Jervis (The Clarke Nova, SF) on vocals.
I only did 1 camera, but the board tape turned out nice so my buddy Tromster synched it up for me.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon HF G60
Audio Equipment: Sony PCM-M10 into soundboard
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8
Audio/Video synch by Tromster

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28th Day- Light Rail Studios, San Francisco 6/18/22 4K UHD Multicam Barbara Manning

3 weeks ago, I got to go to Parker’s 60th birthday party- and what a party it was! Excellent free(w/admission) BBQ, cheap drinks, and 28th Day reuniting for the first time in about 10 years. They sounded amazing. I posted my single camera version of this show right after the event- this is the 4 camera multicam.
I have been told that there is a guy named Nick Dumitriu who has better audio of this set, but I can’t seem to get in touch with him. If anyone can help, let me know.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix GH5S, Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens; 3x Gopro Hero 7 Black
Audio equipment: DPA 4061 mics and Church Audio 9200 preamp.
Edit by Tromster

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28th Day- Light Rail Studios, San Francisco Ca. 6/18/22 4K UHD Single Camera Version Barbara Manning

I filmed this with 4 cameras, and it is in for edit now… but I screwed up the audio recording a bit so I hope someone.. anyone has a better audio track to use. Note to self- don’t ever change the attenuation on the church audio amp.
Man, what a fun party. Parker Gibbs turned 60 and had a bunch of great bands play. Many of them (like 28th day) reunited/flew out etc just to play the show. There was free GOOD food with your paid ticket. The studio was super nice- it sounded great in there. Let’s hope better audio surfaces. It’s not that bad, but the clipping bass drum drives me nuts.

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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Desslok- Light Rail Studios, San Francisco Ca 6/18/22 4K UHD Incomplete DPA4061 Mics Parkerzalooza

OK, it’s time for mediocre Monday. This band kicks ass and the recording is good as well. The only reason to post today was my mediocre job of only capturing one song. I was outside talking with people and missed the boat on these guys. Whoops.
Also mediocre is the fact that I screwed around with my mic/premp/input camera settings and completely screwed up the 28th day audio. I hope that Parker can rescue the audio. Happy birthday to Parker, btw. What a party! The final mediocre thing was me bailing after 28th day because I was tired and missing the rest of the show. You can blame kids and a 6am wake up call that day.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Panasonic Lumix GH5S and Lumix G Vario 14-140mm, F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens, DPA 4061 mics/Church audio preamp.

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