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Victims Family- Big Easy, Petaluma Ca. 11/30/24 Schoeps Audio 40th Anniversary Complete Show

Where do I start with this one. What a show! This was a one-off local headlining show to commemorate their 40 years of being a band, and they made sure that it was a special occasion to celebrate. The band starts with playing songs off of Voltage & Violets- there were so many from the album that I wondered if they were going to play the entire album. Then they moved on to Things I hate to Admit.. and I realized that they were playing songs from each album in chronological order. It was amazing- almost a 2 hour show, easily the longest VF show I have ever seen.
The band was remarkably tight and well-rehearsed. These songs are not easy to pull off, and pulling off about 50 of them had to take a ton of prep. Massive thanks to the band for this gift. It was really amazing. I counted 2 false starts, which warrants an A in my grade book.
The first hour of the show sounds a bit harsh- I had to move to an area to video that was not the best sounding. Vocals are a bit squelchy and guitars were distant. It still sounds good- it’s hard to screw up too bad with these mics. I think it sounds a lot better after I moved back. Apologies for the chatter in the 2nd hour- I had a small health issue and friends were checking on me. More on that when I post the video this weekend. The video is over 95gb- it’s gonna take some time to process

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder.
EQ in Sony Sound forge 10
1st 60ish minutes Rebalanced in Izotope RX8- guitar +6

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Victims Family- Big Easy, Petaluma Ca 11/30/24 4K UHD w/Schoeps Audio Early Albums Set Partial 84-94

Alright, this might be a bit long. Also, I adjust my light settings about 15min in so it is a bit brighter from then on.
Here is the first hour of the Victims Family 40th anniversary show from last Saturday night. I had intended to film the entire thing, but my body apparently had other ideas. Here’s what happened.
I get to The Big Easy and I see that there is no stage. In most cases, I could work around that but Ralph has a strict “keep the f*cking cameras out of my face” policy(love you man, just ribbin’ you), which means no gopros on stage/close to the band. So, I brought the 3 DSLR cameras expecting to mount them to the poles in the club, until I saw there was NO STAGE. Plans are trashed- pole mounts won’t work so I use 1 DSLR and stick the monopod in my pocket to get the camera elevation up to the ceiling that I need. The problem with this is that it requires me to stand dead still, since I need to act like a monopod for my monopod or the camera would be swimmin’. I call this “punk rock yoga”
So about an hour into the set, I could feel my energy draining. I did not have time to eat dinner and I was thirsty. I break out into a SEVERE cold sweat and start seeing spots in my eyes. Shit, I am going to pass out. So, I had to go sit down and ask Jennifer to bring me a water (THANK YOU). There was no way to continue filming while sitting down, so off the camera went. The funny thing is that this happened to me once before in 2018, and what was I doing? Filming while staying stock still with a monopod in my pocket! I think I have identified the issue.
Anyway, my apologies, you get the early albums up to Headache Remedy- the first 26 songs. Now I know. Hydrate (I was sober) and bring a protein bar.
At least there is Schoeps audio of the full set.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens

Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder

Audio/video synch in Pluraleyes 4

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