Blondie – CBGB 2006 [uncut#4]
New York City, CBGB’s 14 October 2006
Set List: Hanging on the telephone > Call me > The tide is high > The dream’s lost on me > I wanna be your boyfriend > Mother of earth > Rip her to shreds > One way or another > Poison heart > Please please
I’ve never seen so many camera flashes go off at a show. It was bizarre. It was Blondie ‘opening’ for the Dictators. It was the second-to-last night before CBGB’s closed down for good… When asked about my most memorable shows in New York City, I always have a hard time deciding between Erykah Badu in a Tribeca basement and this one. As a matter of fact, I still get the chills listening to Blondie’s acoustic version of “Hanging on the telephone”.
Please excuse the not so pristine recording quality. There was a lot of pushing and shoving, let alone this being a hand held shot to begin with. .
Tools: Sony HDR-HC1, Sony ECMHST1
Hanging on the telephone
Agalloch – Le Poisson Rouge 2011 [uncut#3]
New York City, (le) Poisson Rouge 22 March 2011
Set List: Into the painted grey > Falling Snow > The Watcher’s Monolith > Of Stone, Wind and Pillar > Limbs > Ghosts of the Midwinter Fires > Our Fortress is burning… II: Bloodbirds > Dead Winter Days> In the Shadow of our Pale Companion
~Across five albums, multiple EPs and and a career praised from its very inception, Agalloch have maintained their own brand of distinct dark metal. Whether manifested as sorrow (Pale Folklore), a windswept Pacific Northwestern journey (The Mantle) or philosophical exchange with Lucifer himself (Faustian Echoes), the Portland, Oregon quartet have melded a slew of musical, environmental and cinematic influences together into a well-honed, multifaceted feel as much as they have a tremendous body of work.~ (Asa E – Seattle, WA – January 2012)
NPR had the show recorded with “Pro Tools” by the club’s sound engineers. You can listen to the whole thing here.
Tools: Sony HVR-Z5U
Into the painted grey
Death Grips – Villain 2012 [uncut#2]
Brooklyn, Villain 19 October 2012
Set List: Come up and get me > Lil boy >Get got > Takyon > Guillotine > No love > The Fever > Black Dice > Spread eagle cross the block > Deep web > Lock your doors
Admittedly, before having seen Death Grips on this very day in October I was a passionate hater. I had seen Public Enemy, Consolidated and Crash Worship in their heyday and lived through the great ‘Brooklyn Warehouse Explosion’ decade. That is, after having had a solid punk and hardcore socialization. So how could I possibly embrace an outfit like Death Grips?! I’ll let Josh Strawn (Vaura/Azar Swan) do the explaining:
~Death Grips is punishing. In the beginning there was just the music, a brutal arthouse collaboration fusing familiar styles into something unfamiliar. Then came the hype, the hate, and the speculation about the bands intentions and authenticity. But Death Grips is just still punishing. In classic form, the music and the band outshine the hate and the hype, and bring constant evolutions to the table. What’s clear is that whether you like them or don’t, they don’t care. They “got some shit to say just for the fuck of it,” which is pretty much the manifesto of everything that’s ever been great in music.~
Tools: Sony HVR-Z5U, Sennheiser MKH418S – M/S Stereo Shotgun Microphone
Come up and get me
Portal – Knitting Factory 2010 [uncut#1]
Brooklyn, Knitting Factory 26 May 2010
Set List: Black Houses > Larvae > Illoomorpheme > Tempus Fugit > Writhen > Glumurphonel > 13 Globes > Werships
Portal are like a black hole. Where ordinary bands usually feed audiences with energy, these Australians suck them dry, mercilessly and jawdroppingly. They are without a doubt amongst the greatest of the contemporary boundary pushers. While we were busy shooting video and trying to wrap our heads around the sonic mayhem onstage, the inimitable Samantha Marble snapped gorgeous photos, which were published as part of brooklynvegan‘s coverage.
Tools: Sony HVR-Z5U, Sennheiser MKH418S – M/S Stereo Shotgun Microphone
Werships
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