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Short Dogs Grow- Kilowatt, San Francisco Ca 8/10/24 4K UHD Multicam w/ Schoeps Audio

Yep, that title is right- NOT A TYPO. Short Dogs Grow are back! They played their first show in over 10 years (and their 2nd show in over 30, I think) last month at the Kilowatt. They were one of my favorite bands in the late 80s/early 90s, so I wasn’t missing this one!
Of course, any time that I go to a new venue to do multicam video, things inevitably go wrong.. and boy did they. First of all, there is NO parking in this part of SF. After cruising block after block of no parking, I absent-mindedly scooted over to make a right hand turn, and almost hit a bicyclist! I got a nice long middle finger for that one.
Then, once I got into the venue, I realized I forgot the USB drive for the soundboard recording to mix with the schoeps. Hell if I was driving again, so I started a madcap trip to Walgreens with ubers and lyfts and stuff… and then, after all that, the board didn’t work it out. D’oh!
At least the camera angles worked out OK- when there are only 4, it makes a difference if one bonks out. Sounds ok, could have been better. It sounds like they are open to playing more shows, so I might try again if they play somewhere where I can park without killing someone.
The set was great- they even have a couple of new songs!

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; Audio: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
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Short Dogs Grow: I-Beam, San Francisco Ca 7/20/90 Last show ever xfer from master videotape enhanced

As usual, I went to digitize this and found a whole new project to work. Here is SDG’s last show ever. My memories of the night are fuzzy- I remember that the I-Beam was packed and there was no place to tape, so it seems like I planted myself right in front of Carmela on stage because there was no other place to go. I also must have been kicked offstage at some point, as I filmed the end of the show from the back of the club. I also screwed up and unplugged/turned off my external mic so the encores are slient.
I also have a master audience recording of the show. I can’t remember who taped it since I was onstage- maybe Mark Martin? Anyway, the audio tape probably could be synched with the encore, but the tape sounds like it was encoded in dbx and I don’t have a dbx decoder! D’oh.
In summary, it was a wonderful mess. We’ll get the end of the show synched with audio someday.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 & Sony ECM090 mic

Denoise/degrain in Adobe premiere elements and neat video

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Short Dogs Grow- Last Demo 1990 xfer from 1st gen audio tape

After Short Dogs Grow’s final show at the I-Beam in July of 1990, they invited me to an after hours party somewhere in SF. I hung out for a bit and they let me copy this demo. These were some of the new songs that never made it onto an album. The production was extremely bright, so I brought the highs down about 3db and boosted up the bass a bit.
It’s the last time I saw any of the band- nice to reconnect with Carmela and Tom here on FB.

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

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Short Dogs Grow- The Chatterbox, San Francisco Ca. 7/7/89 xfer from master!

I became facebook friends with a guy named Tom Pitts today. He is an author, but back in the 80s, he was the singer and guitarist in one of the best bands in the bay area- Short Dogs Grow. I loved SDG through their progression from punk band to more of a rock n roll band. This is from the later era of the band- they open with a Boston cover(!) and finish it up with a Poison cover. Classic! This was the only time I ever went to the Chatterbox. I wish I went more often, but it was hard to know when shows were happening back in the 80s./

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

 

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Short Dogs Grow- Cotati Cabaret, Cotati Ca. 5/24/89 xfer from master tapes enhanced w/ Sony D6 Audio

Here’s one that I have been wanting to get done for a long time and it looks like I never posted it in any form before. I was able to enhanced it quite a bit- the venue forgot to turn up the lights on the band until about 10min in, so it will look a little grainy up until then, and then it looks really nice for a 1989 video.
I also took my friend “Anonymous”‘ Sony D6 audience recording and digitized/remixed it a bit for King Bean to Synch as the audio track. So, finally, the definitive version to post.

Video Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80
Enhanced with Adobe Premiere (brightness/contrast) and Neat Video
Audio transfer via Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Remix in Sony Sound Forge
Synch by King Bean

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Short Dogs Grow- Kennel Club, San Francisco Ca 2/7/89 xfer from master videotape Live

I figured I would take a break from all the Aftershock videos. I need a palette cleanse after so much punk & metal. This should do it.
This was the first time seeing Short Dogs Grow. I traded for a live board tape from Gilman in early 1987 and became a big fan. By the time I saw them, their sound had refined more into the straight rock direction… I know they lost some of the old punk fans at this point but I still loved the band.
This show is kinda funny- I think this is the first time I videotaped at Kennel and I did not realize I could film from the perch above the door, so this one is shot on stage. The original camera audio is beyond awful, so I took a recording made with a consumer Aiwa deck and EQ’d that one. I don’t remember this, but it seems that I left my (actually anonymous’) deck with a random stranger. Thanks for not stealing it!

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 (Video) and Aiwa consumer recorder with stock mic (Audio)
Video enhanced in Adobe Premiere and Neat Video
Audio EQ in Sony Soundforge 10
Audio/Video synch by Kingbean- thank you!

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