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Caspian DVD re-seed

Brian — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:27:40 +0000

I’m re-seeding Caspian’s performance at Ground Zero in Bellevue. Here is a link to The Traders’ Den: caspian2007-04-28.hv20.akgc1000s.dvdf.torrent

I might even get crazy and make a DVD cover for it today. Who’s got some cool ideas?

KEXP’s Song of the Day for Mondays

Brian — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:45:47 +0000

Hello readers. The summer is almost over and I will be living in Eugene, Oregon in the fall. This means that I’ll be back in a city with a hospitable taping environment and venues that host bands that are not Uncle Wilson’s Bluegrass Experience. Expect some uploads from me around late September.

Secondly, in addition to filming in studio performances, I am now working for KEXP as a contributing writer to the Song of the Day feature. If you’re interested in reading my entries, make sure to read the write-ups on Mondays.

Here are some entries I’ve already written:

Rubik – No Escape (2009-08-10)

Yppah – Sunflower Sunkissed (2009-08-03)

So Many Dynamos – New Bones (2009-07-27)

El Ten Eleven – 2009-04-17

Brian — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:07:01 +0000

In April, El Ten Eleven swung through Seattle and played KEXP and The Sunset Tavern. The weather at the time was nice. So nice, in fact, that I was able to ride my bike to KEXP to help film the in studio performance at the station.

It was a nice preview of what was to come later that evening in Ballard. I remember at the time thinking that it was unfortunate that all I could hear was the guitar parts and the live drums. Any of the triggered effects and electronic drums were just implied hits on plastic. Then I thought about how that is a fairly interesting way to take in a song by one of your favorite bands.

It was ten hours later that they came on at the bar. You.May.Die.In.The.Desert was there again but I missed their set trying to meet up with a videographer connection. My equipment was running and I had my camera ready at the front. Tim gave me a Panasonic unit that someone let him borrow for the tour. It shot in 4:3 but I wasn’t about to turn down a free angle. I let it sit on the drummer and taped it down to the ground. Dan showed up and filmed the other side of the stage with his camera.

The band played and came back for their encore that they seemed genuinely gracious about. I think they like Seattle and I know Seattle loves them. Town is full of design and layout nerds. I could be one of them but I’m too afraid to say it. I’m not afraid to say that the recording came out ok and it still sucks to tape the Sunset.

I don’t know if this is something they want people to know but there are stem files of their songs available for remixes. You could probably Sam Spade your way to the directory if you use your head.

MP3 Sample: ete2009-04-17sample.mp3

Download:
FLAC: ete2009-04-17.akgc1000s.sbd.matrix.flac16.zip
MP3: ete2009-04-17.akgc1000s.sbd.matrix.mp3.zip

El Ten Eleven – KEXP In-Studio Performance

Brian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:39:16 +0000

I don’t have the source files of the recordings or anything but here is the El Ten Eleven in-studio performance I helped film at KEXP back in April. I filmed near the drummer with a Canon AH-X1 and Jim Beckman filmed the other angle with a Canon HV-30. Kevin Suggs is in the booth. Kristian and Tim are on the interesting parts of these videos.

A lack of updates, a lack of opportunities

Brian — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:39:32 +0000

The reason you’re not seeing any new concerts uploaded from me is simple. I currently live in an area where concerts are sort of limited. See, I recently drove to Alaska from Seattle to live at my girlfriend’s family cabin outside of Wasilla. And that’s where I’ll be all summer.

As far as I know, the only worthwhile concert coming up is The Beach Boys at the state fair in August. I haven’t yet done much research into what sort of concerts are coming to town but I’m not holding my breath for anything worth my time. When I went to high school up here the only bands that came to town were shit like The Offspring or KISS.

We’ll see, though. We’ll see.

VIDEO: Lifesavas & Grayskul – 2009-04-04 Nectar Lounge

Brian — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:08:26 +0000

Throwing this up real quick.

Lifesavas:
Lifesavas @ Nectar Lounge
SD FLV (371 MB): Lifesavas 2009-04-04 Nectar Lounge – Seattle, WA

Grayskul:
Grayskul @ Nectar Lounge
SD FLV (168 MB): Grayskul 2009-04-04 Nectar Lounge – Seattle, WA

Grayskul – Missing (Live @ Nectar Lounge)

Brian — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:23:14 +0000

Grayskul – Missing (Live @ Nectar Lounge 2009-04-04) from Brian Connolly on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Lifesavas – 2009-04-04

Brian — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:46:12 +0000

Here is a preview of the Lifesavas show at Nectar Lounge last friday.

VIDEO: Wolves in the Throne Room – 2009-03-31

Brian — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:58:05 +0000

Wolves in the Throne Room @ Neumo’s – Seattle, WA from Brian Connolly on Vimeo.

Wolves in the Throne Room 2009-03-31

Brian — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:41:37 +0000

It’s been about four years since I’ve seen Wolves in the Throne Room and in that time they’ve gone all over the world playing shows, gained new members and removed old ones, recorded two more albums, and generally developed their sound into a a really tight, focused, dark, brutal, face shattering experience.

Fog machines, candelabras, guitars that look like weapons, vocals that sound like demons, drums that feel like war. That’s what it is. It’s full of powerful riffs and seriously wicked vocals. And people were into it. Like crazy. The place was packed for their set and people wanted more than the thirty minutes of power to which they were treated but that’s all they received. No introduction and no farewell from the band. Just closing feedback and nothing more.

I sorta felt bad for Pelican having to follow them. But not bad enough that I would stay and watch because I’ve already seen and taped them twice and I wasn’t really looking forward to a three-peat of that experience. I could hear their set from the green room and it sounded like the same stuff I heard the last times I’d seen them so there isn’t really any regret there.

And I also learned a great trick from WITTR’s drummer for returning a damaged rental car without issue in the south: leave the radio on a Christian station.

Wolves in the Throne Room – 2009-03-31 Neumo’s – Seattle, WA
FLAC Download: witt2009-03-31.akgc1000s.flac16.zip
MP3 Download: witt2009-03-31.mp3.zip

Video coming at some point