Spook Lights/NASCAR

April 1, 2009
Spook Lights/NASCAR
Replay Lounge
Notes:
NASCAR: A redneck sport of which I find to be pointless, deafening, and quite boring. If it was not for the fact that this sports origin came from bootlegs in the 20s-30s, I would a fan of completely destroying any evidence that it ever existed. The problem with that is that would mean the band NASCAR would be wiped from the History books, this would be bad. This recording is there second show and it shows. Not the way one would think for a bands second show, this band was tight and very much on point with each other. They just liked to kill a good three to five minutes between each song, but hey worse things have happen, and as the old saying goes "Good thing come to those who wait." These songs are well worth the wait.

Spook Lights: This recording is a bit odd, all and all it sounds pretty good but the instruments levels are not quite prefect. This being their first show with the addition of a bass player, perfection is not expected or (in my opionin) wanted. Still the recordings are very listen able and beings this is one of the better bands in Lawrence, The Spook Lights delivered an awesome and really fun show.

NASCAR - 4/01/09 Replay Lounge
The Spook Lights 4/01/09 Replay Lounge

Crystal Stilts/Woods

March 23, 2009
Crystal Stilts/Woods
Replay Lounge
Notes:
This is the first show I ever recorded and it does sound quite good being I had no idea whatsoever what I was doing. Woods opened the show and I forgot to start the recording till about half way through there set, opps. They killed that night though. I wish I had the whole set. Crystal Stilts were down a man at this show, but still played amazingly.

Woods - 3/23/09 Replay Lounge
Crystal Stills - 3/23/09 Replay Lounge

Mansion

March 30,2009
Mansion
@ The Picador (Iowa City)
Notes:
Mansion, stoner metal, Lawrence KS style. They opened for Torche in Iowa City at the Picador and that being my old stopping grounds, I caught a ride up with them. This was Mansion's 2nd show and it turns out that they know a song called "Night Full of Kicks" by a band named Floor. Floor is Steve Brooks old band, Steve's new band is called Torche. So to the point, he sings "Night Full of Kicks" with Mansion as his backing band.
This was the loudest show I have recorded to date and if I am going to continue recording loud shows, it is pretty evident that I will need to to get a different mic set up. I had the gain all the way down and you can still hear peaking and crackling in the recording. Hopefully you can still enjoy it. I know I can.

Mansion - 03/30/09 Picador