This was a memorable show. It was our friend Jason Eliis’ 21st birthday! This was the only video I did at Melarkey’s, which is odd because I went there a bunch but only audio taped.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Tag: The Boon
The Boon- Candlerock Lounge, Sacramento Ca. 8/18/90 xfer from master tape enhanced
Here is The Boon’s set from that same show as The Rosebuds. The Boon were John Conley & Mike Yoas from Desario, Scott Wagner and I think the drummer’s name was Mike?
Anyway, this is the longest Boon set I saw, and we saw quite a few shows back then. My tripod was broken, so when it rested it looked like the band was playing uphill. I tried to fix that with Adobe, but you can still see the camera flopping around.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV-80 & Sony ECM-909 Mic
Brightened/increased exposure/noise reduction: Abode Premiere Elements & Neat Video
The Boon- Cattle Club, Sacramento Ca. 6/7/90 w/ Spiral Stairs from Pavement on Bass!
I don’t think many people have seen this one. The Boon include Mike Yoas and John Conley from Desario. Mike was friends with Scott (Spiral Stairs) so Mike asked him to fill in on bass. I think this might have been the only show they did with Spiral on bass. Sorry for the darkness. Blame the light guy. 🙂
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
The Boon- Drago’s Cafe, Sacramento Ca 4/24/90 xfer from master tape Sony WMD6C/ECM909 Mic Desario
This one isn’t great quality, despite Anonymous’ best efforts. The crowd was SUPER chatty and there is no bass, even after I tried to EQ some in. I decided to post it for 2 reasons: There were very few Boon shows recorded, and this is the only completely acoustic one I am aware of. Also, this is the only recording I am aware of from Drago’s cafe. Drago’s was in the building where The Golden Bear is today. It was Drago’s, then Cafe Paris and Cafe Montreal in the 90s, then a couple more incarnations before becoming the Golden Bear currently.
Recorded by: Anonymous
Equipment used: Sony WMD6C Pro Walkman/ECM909 Mic
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
The Boon- Rehearsal, Sacramento Area 9/24/89 xfer from Master Sony WMD6C Pro Walkman Master Cassette
The Boon was John Conley and Mike Yoas’ (from Desario) band in the late 80s. John & Mike have been playing in bands for almost 35 years now- their first was the hardcore punk band Concerned Children Rebel (1987), then The Boon(1988-89), Ellie (1990), and I lose track from there. Desario has been going for about 10 years now.
This was a home rehearsal, recorded with Anonymous’ D6.
Recorded by: Anonymous
Equipment used: Sony WMD6C and ECM909 mic
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Transfer Equipment: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
The Boon- John Conley & Mike Yoas at Kallie’s, Sacramento Ca 5/13/89 Xfer from master video
The Boon was John Conley and Mike Yoas’ band, long before Desario. Here they play at Kallie’s, which was an odd little restaurant/bar in east sacramento. It looks like most of the time, they were an oldies bar. How did you guys even get this gig??
Recorded with the Aiwa CV80 and Sony ECM909 mic.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV80
The Boon- Oddfellow Demo 1989 xfer f/Master Demo Tape Desario Holiday Flyer Soft Science Indie Pop
Time to get deep into the archives with this next one. After John Conley and Mike Yoas ended their punk band, Concerned Children Rebel (C.C.R.) in 1987, they started up an indie pop band called The Boon. John and Mike are now in Desario. The Boon released a couple of demos including this one. Features John’s Sister Katie (of Soft Science) on vocals for some of the tracks here.
From Anonymous’ collection. I have a copy as well, but his was more accessible.
Recorded by: Bob Pagano, Golden Ear Recording Arts
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
The Boon- Rocklin Jubilee, Rocklin Ca 7/3/88 xfer from master 8mm video tape Holdiay Flyer Desario
Aww, here is a fun one for On This Date in History. A year after our punk band dissolved, John Conley and Mike Yoas(Desario) teamed up with Mike’s brother Dan on drums and Tim Christian on bass. Even though they were playing jangle pop, John has the old punk rock shirt on. Nice!
Bonus footage of my cousin Tony at the beginning. Look at those baby faces!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 and stock mic
Transfer equipment: Sony DCR-TRV340 firewire into Dell workstation