Live Mp3s: John Vanderslice in Somerville, MA
Posted on May 12, 2009 at 10:43 am | No Comments
One week from today, John Vanderslice officially releases his new full-length, “Romanian Names”, through the Dead Oceans label, and will soon after head out on lengthy North American tour to support it. Even without this new album and upcoming live schedule, this spring has been a good time to be a JV fan – his recent “Gone Primitive” tour with the Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle was truly special, and not only did the collaboration result in some great shows, but the limited edition JV/JD split vinyl “Moon Colony Bloodbath” EP.
It’s been relatively tough for fans to track down a copy of that EP, due not only to its limited nature (just 1000, with 200 of those on green vinyl), but the fact that it was delayed and not to be found at the Johns’ merch table until the very end of the tour. Post-tour, copies made their way into a couple record stores and quickly disappeared, and 150 were briefly made available as the very last item offered through 3 Beads of Sweat mailorder, which has now officially shut down (RIP). I was fortunate enough to get one from 3BoS, but if you didn’t, you’re now in luck: They’ve just become available through the US arm of the Beggars Group. So go here immediately, because they’ll be gone soon enough. I can tell you this: The packaging is gorgeous, and the songs and sound quality are tops. Totally worth taking for multiple spins.
For more immediate JV gratification, NPR is now streaming “Romanian Names” in its entirety, and if you pre-order the album from Dead Oceans, you’ll get sent download codes so you can start listening ahead of your mailman’s arrival (although you’re likely too late to be one of the first 100 pre-orders, and missed out on getting a chunk of the studio tape from the RM sessions).
Here’s my full recording of Mr. Vanderslice’s set from the “Gone Primitive” tour’s March visit to Somerville, Mass — the companion piece to my recent sharing of Mr. Darnielle’s stellar performance. To be heard are acoustic versions of a couple “Romanian Names” songs, along with one of the numbers he wrote for the “MCB” EP (“Lucifer Rising“), along with some old JV faves (as a Tascam owner, I’m always glad to hear “Me and My 424“). Enjoy, and look below for two Mp3s from the album as well…
Live at the Somerville Theatre
in Somerville, MA
on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
01. intro
02. Romanian Names
03. Sunken Union Boat
04. banter
05. Angela
06. Radiant With Terror
07. Me and My 424
08. Dead Slate Pacific
09. Time To Go
10. Lucifer Rising
11. Trance Manual
12. Too Much Time
13. White Dove
14. Keep The Dream Alive
15. Pale Horses
Some various Vanderslice linkage…
His official site, MySpace page, Wikipedia entry, Twitter page, Dead Oceans label page, and Barsuk label page. Pre-order “Romanian Names” here. Additional Audio: In addition to the NPR’s full album stream, two promo Mp3s from “Romanian Names” have been made available… [Album Stream] John Vanderslice – “Romanian Names”[Mp3]
John Vanderslice – “Fetal Horses“Video: John has made a few official videos, including clips for “Time To Go”, “Trance Manual”, “Exodus Damage”, and “Plymouth Rock”. For a wealth of fan-made live clips, run a Vanderslice YouTube search. Photos: My Flickr-hosted shots are here. Check out the full Vanderslice Flickr search. Upcoming tour dates: As I mentioned, John has a lengthy tour booked in the wake of the “Romanian Names” release…
Sun May 17 – Merced, CA @ The Partisan
Tue May 19 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Thu May 21 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Fri May 22 – Seattle, WA @ Easy Street Records
Sun May 24 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival
Wed May 27 – Provo, UT, @ Velour
Thu May 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Fri May 29 – Denver CO, @ Hi Dive
Sat May 30 – Omaha NE,@ Slowdown Jr.
Mon Jun 01 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Wed Jun 03 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
Thu Jun 04 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Fri Jun 05 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Sat Jun 06 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Sat Jun 06 – Chicago, IL @ Metronome Celebration
Mon Jun 08 – Newport, KY @ The Southgate House
Tue Jun 09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum
Thu Jun 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Fri Jun 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat Jun 13 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Sun Jun 14 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
Tue Jun 16 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Wed Jun 17 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Thu Jun 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Fri Jun 19 – St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven
Sun Jun 21 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
Tue Jun 23 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Thu Jun 25 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Fri Jun 26 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
Sun Jun 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
Mon Jun 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Tue Jun 30 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Sat Jul 11 – Ottawa, ON @ Cisco Systems Bluesfest
Sun Jul 12 – Ottawa, ON @ Cisco Systems Bluesfest
Sat Aug 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
Sat Oct 03 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits FestivalEasily stream any and all ‘Nac-hosted Mp3s at Le Machine de Hype.
the fine print… If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the ‘nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.
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