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The Jayhawks- Stubb’s, Austin Tx 3/15/97 xfer from hi8 Master w/ DAT Soundboard audio americana

I posted this video from Neil Werries’ collection of master tapes a little over a year ago, back when he sent me his tapes to digitize and post. At the time, I put out a request to the universe- did any of my old taper friends/tape traders have a soundboard tape of the set? Erik Flannigan (mastermind behind the National’s “Juicy Sonic Magic” release) PM’d me last month and told me that he had a DAT clone of the show through the board! See? I knew if I put it out there and waited long enough, we would all be rewarded. Thanks Erik! Also a huge thanks to Derek Purtell, who synched the audio and video since pluraleyes barfed all over it.

Video recorded by: Neil Werries
Video transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video
Audio recorded by: ? (could be Mike Shiner or Bob Whitfield)
DAT transfer by Erik.
Audio/Video synch by Derek Purtell

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Old 97’s- Stubbs BBQ, Austin Tx 3/14/97 xfer from Hi8 Master Tape sxsw w/Exene Cervenka Old 97s

Today is Mediocre Monday, but no mediocre stuff happening today– I get to see the Old 97s for the first time in over 10 years! I used to follow these guys around California all the time back in the 90s. They are playing a LOT in our area over the next couple weeks. I am hitting 2 of the shows- Chico tonight, Roseville on Wednesday. It should be a good time.

Here is a show recorded by Neil Werries back in 1997. Features Exene Cervenka on 2 songs toward the end. It is a little dark- I probably should have brightened it a bit before denoising. Might be ripe for a re-do.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (brightness/degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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Robbie Fulks- Stubb’s BBQ, Austin Tx. Sxsw March 1997 xfer from Hi8 Master Enhanced alt.country

It’s the weekend, so that means it’s video time! Here’s another from the Neil Werries box of tapes- an EARLY Robbie Fulks show. I caught on to robbie about a year or two after this (Let’s kill saturday night album)– this is definitely more in the folk/country vein than the later rockin’ albums were. Sounds like he is promoting the release of his first album, Country Love Songs. Sounds and looks good! Killer combo of “She Took a lot of Pills and Died/Scrapple” toward the end.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (brightness/degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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The Cousin Lovers- Stubb’s BBQ, Austin Tx. March 1997 xfer from Hi8 Master tape enhanced

I know that of most of Sacramento won’t be paying attention to live music videos today (Kings game 7 starts in about an hour!), so I figured that I would put up some obscure bluegrass from the mecca of bluegrass, Los Angeles California!
I don’t know much about the band, but it looks like they were signed to Dreamworks around this time frame and recorded for them, but it looks like it was never released. There was a promo CDR with 4 songs from this era and that’s about it. They released a full length independently in 1999.
Band members:
Baritone Vocals, Guitar – Dean Thomas
Bass – Barry Thomas
Fiddle, Viola, Dobro – Craig Eastman
Mandolin, Guitar, Lead Vocals – Tim Ferguson
Tenor Vocals, Drums – Stuart Johnson
..and that’s all I know about that

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (brightness/degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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Supersuckers- SXSW, Austin Tx March 1997 xfer from Hi8 Master enhanced w/Kelley Deal

I don’t know if anyone notices this stuff, but I have been trying to mix it up by posting 1-2 things a week from each recent contributor to the Sac Music Archive. It has been a current mix of stuff from Wayne Vanderkuil(that will continue for YEARS- there’s a lot of stuff!), James Edmonds (almost done with what I have here), and Neil Werries (hi8 master videos)… with the KALX archive coming up as soon as I can figure out the right reel to reel deck(s). Here is another one from Neil- he took his Hi8 camcorder to one of the best years of sxsw in my opinion and I will be eternally grateful for it. This one has The Supersuckers at their peak- includes Kelley Deal on their duet of Hungover Again.
Also, bonus points to Neil for hustling over there, diagonally cross an intersection and avoiding a bus, and getting into his spot to film.. all while the camera is running. All tapers know the festival struggle.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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Slobberbone- Border’s Books, Dallas Tx 4/6/96 xfer from DAT Audience clone Acoustic In-store

Here’s a fun one for On This Date in History. Let’s keep the “Alt Country bands playing at retail establishments” theme going. First The Bottle Rockets at Best Buy, now Slobberbone at Border’s.
The recording was super dynamic, so I did another one of my janky volume boosts throughout different parts of the show. If you hear sudden volume drops, that’s my doing.
I got this from the taper, but I can’t recall who from Dallas was taping on DAT back then. Maybe lowdog (George Savage) or this guy named Riley who did a bunch of Old 97s stuff around this time.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Volume adjustments in sony sound forge 10

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Pavement- Abyss, Houston Tx 2/9/96 xfer f/2nd gen VHS tape Complete Show Indie Rock Slacker

This one is from my VHS Collection. It was already up on youtube, but in slightly lesser quality. This show was on the tape after that Kelley Deal video (Patreon Voter’s Choice!) last week, so I figured I’d just run the whole tape. One of their best sets from the 1996 tour.

Recorded by: ? (nice work though, looks like a tripod shot)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – ATI TV Wonder 600 USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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The Chubbies- Barn, San Angelo Tx 7/18/95 xfer f/ 2nd gen VHS tape Sympathy for the Record Industry

Here is another video from Jim Utz’ collection that I digitized a few years back. The Chubbies started out on my ex-brother in law’s label, Sympathy for the Record Industry. Man, family reunions were always entertaining with that bunch!
I tried to find a concert venue called The Barn in San Angelo Texas, but came up empty. It looks like this show might have taken place in an actual barn. If you look at the rafters and floor, it definitely could be.. I kinda like it when places like this are repurposed for punk shows. We had one out here in Lincoln (The Junk Yard), but I have not made it out there yet.

Recorded by: Paul Blacksmith
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: one of JVCs into Canopus ADVC300

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Steamroller- Demo Transfer from promo demo tape Austin Texas Hard Southern Funk Rock

Let’s keep the texas thing rolling (get it?) with this demo that I picked up in a big lot of Austin texas stuff years back.
Here’s what the band has to say about themselves:

“Steamroller is a long-standing Austin-based rock band known for its high-energy sound that blends hard rock, southern rock, and funk.

Steamroller formed in 1994 and the band’s lineup of Kevin Dodds (guitar/vocals), Mike McLellan (guitar/vocals), Nate Hickman (bass/vocals), and Brandon Elizondo (drums) has remained the same since 1996.

Steamroller earned a following by holding long-term residencies at legendary Austin venues such as the Black Cat Lounge, Steamboat, and Antone’s while regularly playing classic Texas road joints like the Dixie Theatre in Bryan, Club Dada in Dallas, and the Satellite Lounge in Houston.

The band has released 4 full-length CDs (Steamroller – 1995, Cabin Fever – 1997, Razzle Dazzle – 1998, Full Throttle – 2000) and an EP (Smoke Damaged – 2001). Steamroller’s releases enjoyed modest airplay on their hometown FM rock mainstay KLBJ, numerous other commercial rock stations throughout the US, and on college radio nationwide.

Steamroller’s tour highlights have included gigs in California, Colorado, Oregon, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida as well as sharing the second stage with Gov’t Mule for a couple of shows on the 1998 HORDE Festival Tour headlined by Blues Traveler, Ben Harper, and Smashing Pumpkins.”

I think this demo is from early in their career- the 90s maybe.

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

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NAR- Pink Flamingo, Austin Tx Nov 1994 xfer from 8mm master videotape enhanced Sacramento Very Small

I have a couple very short video clips that have been sitting here for a bit, so I figured that I would do a short one and a full set today. That’s right 2 for the price of 1!
The first one comes from Ed Carroll’s archive of killer stuff- we have a lot of fun concerts coming up for you- the first one is a short clip from Austin. Yes, I did pick that thumbnail on purpose because it is hilarious. This is only 3min long for some reason.

Recorded by: The band while on tour
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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