[Almanac Live Archive Project] Volume Two
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 7:30 pm | 1 Comment
Unsurprisingly, the second installment of my Almanac Live Archive project is a bit later than I’d planned. I was shooting for weekly, resigned myself to monthly, and ended up hitting the 6 week mark. Ah well. The third won’t be as long a wait, I promise (ok, not really).
In the first volume, I re-shared live songs & sets from Chisel in 1994, The Church in 1988, Fugazi in ’95, Ida at MFABoston in 2005, The Karl Hendricks Trio from 2004, Versus in 2000, Low & Pedro the Lion in 2005, Ted Leo in 2004, (nearly) the entire 1992 Sub Pop Vermonstress Fest, and a London set from The Wedding Present in ’92.
This time I’ve re-posted and zipped up old Almanac sets from The National, Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, Crayon, the Softies, The Lucksmiths, Ladybug Transistor, & Pipas. Go on and grab ’em, and check back for the third installment in the series sometime… soon… ish….
The National – Cambridge, MA 6/4/2005
15 song set from TT the Bears
[MP3] The National – “Abel”
Rilo Kiley & Nada Surf – South Burlington, VT 5/21/2005
Sets from both bands at Higher Ground
[MP3] Nada Surf – “The Way You Wear Your Head”
[MP3] Rilo Kiley – “Paint’s Peeling”
Crayon – Burlington, VT 7/2/1994
9 songs at 242 Main, transferred from an old VHS tape
[MP3] Crayon – “Knee-High Susan”
The Softies – Burlington, Vermont 7/2/1994
7 songs at 242 Main, transferred from an old VHS tape
[MP3] The Softies – “Goodbye“
The Lucksmiths, Ladybug Transistor, & Pipas – Somerville, MA 5/7/2005
35 songs from a special night at PA’s Lounge
[MP3] The Lucksmiths – “Camera Shy“
[MP3] Ladybug Transistor – “Splendor In The Grass“
[MP3] Pipas – “Book Launch“
The Wedding Present – Cambridge, MA 4/28/2005
21 songs live at the Middle East Downstairs
[MP3] The Wedding Present – “Dalliance“
[Almanac Live Archive Project] Volume One
Posted on January 28, 2013 at 5:15 pm | 1 Comment
As you may or may not have noticed, after a dozen years on the Blogger platform, I’ve recently migrated ye olde Almanac over to WordPress. While working out the kinks, and fixing up the links, I’ve been going through many old ‘Nac posts and cleaning ’em up a bit. Doing so has got me thinking…
Before server space became cheap as dirt, I’d post recordings for a short time only, then pull them down to make room for the new. With that limitation long-since-gone, it’s high time I took advantage of the extra gigs. With extra gigs. Yeah, I’ve decided to re-up just about every live recording I’ve ever shared, one by one. This is no small task, but should ultimately prove to be a pretty satisfying undertaking. Well, maybe more for you than for me, but still.
I’ll be sharing the re-ups in batches of 10 or so, repairing broken links and images, uploading .zip files to make things easier to grab, and in some cases, adding live songs when I originally only shared partial sets.
Here’s Volume One of what I’ve dubbed The Almanac Live Archive Project, with a link to each original post and a sample track from each set. Keep in mind, a few of the early recordings I’ve shared are from other sources, and vary wildly in quality. The fidelity should even out in future installments. Enjoy. And if you find any broken links, let me know…
Chisel – Burlington, VT 4/16/1994
9 song set from the 1st Burlingtonitus fest
[MP3] “Sunburn” (live)
The Church – NYC 6/9/1988
8 song set at the Ritz
[MP3] “Tantalized” (live)
Fugazi – Burlington, Vermont 4/9/1995
Full 22 song set at Memorial Auditorium
[MP3] “Bed For The Scraping” (live)
Ida – MFA Boston 2/20/2005
Full set from the MFA Boston’s Remis Auditorium
[MP3] “Late Blues” (live)
The Karl Hendricks Trio – Boston 11/11/2004
5 songs from a set at Great Scott in Allston
[MP3] “Overweight Lovers” (live)
Low & Pedro the Lion – Somerville, MA 2/7/2005
Full sets from the Somerville Theatre
[MP3] Low – “Sunflower” (live)
[MP3] Pedro the Lion – “Revolution Blues” (live)
(Neil Young cover with Low’s Alan Sparhawk on guitar)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Cambridge, MA 12/9/2004
Full set at the Middle East Downstairs
[MP3] “The High Party” (live)
Vermonstress – A Sub Pop Music Festival
14 bands in Burlington, Vermont in October 1992
[MP3] Drop Nineteens – “My Aquarium” (live)
[MP3] Pond – “Perfect Four” (live)
[MP3] Six Finger Satellite – “Sex Transistor” (live)
[MP3] Green Magnet School – “Penance” (live)
Versus – Chicago 10/26/2000
4 songs from a set at the Empty Bottle
[MP3] “Blade of Grass” (live)
The Wedding Present – London 7/7/1992 (Part 1) / (Part 2)
At the Astoria Theater
[MP3] “Dare” (live)