Saltydog, Hook And Ladder Theater, Minneapolis, MN- 3/27/25

Saltydog
Hook And Ladder Theater (Zen Arcade Stage)
Minneapolis, MN
Mar. 27th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS356)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://saltydogduluth.band/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. ?
3. Who Put the Hat on the Hound
4. ?
5. ?
6. Old People (w/ "Snowman" on saxophone)
7. New Salty Dog (w/ "Snowman" on saxophone)
8. The Cleaning (w/ "Snowman" on saxophone)
9. ?

Set 2

1. ?
2. There Ain't No Bugs on Me (Fiddlin' John Carson cover)
3. Wisdom Holiday (Boss Mama cover) (w/ Boss Mama)
4. ? (w/ Boss Mama)
5. What's Up With You?
6. Sleeping With You (Boss Mama cover) (w/ Boss Mama)

7. Fall In To Winter (Boss Mama cover) (w/ Boss Mama)

8. Slip Away (Boss Mama cover) (w/ Boss Mama)

9. Jeramiah (Boss Mama cover) (w/ Boss Mama)

10. That's All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup cover) (w/ Boss Mama)
11. Suit (w/ Boss Mama)

Jacob Mahon - Vocals, Guitar
Owen Mahon - Drums, Vocals
Sam Deters - Guitar
Calvin Lund - Bass
Bryan Johnson - Conga/Vocals

Archive.org / Google Drive

Saltydog is a funk jam Improvisational exploration that takes the audience & band on a journey through their playfully crafted folk driven tunes inspired by the likes of everyone from The Talking Heads, The Band, those classic country and jam band staples along with everyone in between.

 

The band spawned on the banks of Duluth’s ice covered stones by brothers Jacob and Owen Mahon. This midwestern psychedelic cowboy review features Calvin (Calzone) Lund, Lefty Johnson, Gavin St. Clair, and Sam Deters.  

 

The band’s genuine kindness, passion, enthusiasm and joy for their craft is apparent, enchanting & makes for an additive live performance. Their 2nd album Pepper dropped spring 2024 band is set to release their 3rd album in Spring 2025. The band has been known as differently original, very funky, and unpredictable in a delightful, soulful manner. There is something for everyone at a Saltydog show. You are beautiful, you are welcome, you will groove, we will vibe. We are Saltydog.

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Tapers notes: I always try my best to fill out every title I can in a setlist, but as you can see, I struggled with quite a few of them. I hate leaving it like that, but I just didn't recognize them, so it is what it is. Decent recording, a few shouters in between songs, but that's about it. It's always fun seeing these guys, this was the last show of a month long residency, hopefully they make their way down to the cities again.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Josie Sanken, Neisen's Bar and Grill, Biscay, MN- 3/22/25

Josie Sanken
Neisen's Bar and Grill
Biscay, MN
Mar. 22nd, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS355)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) + Zoom H4Essential Internal Mics (32-Bit Float) >
               SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor >
               Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
2. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
3. Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn cover)
4. Travelin' Soldier (Bruce Robison cover)
5. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
6. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
7. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)
8. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
9. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
10. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
11. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
12. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
13. Royals (Lorde cover)
14. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
15. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
16. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
17. Road Less Traveled (Lauren Alaina cover)
18. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
19. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
20. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)

Set 2

1. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
2. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)
3. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
4. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
5. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
6. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
7. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
8. Long Time Gone (The Chicks cover)
9. Boondocks (Little Big Town cover)
10. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
11. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
12. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
13. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
14. Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover)
15. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
16. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
17. Desperate (Wo)Man (Eric Church cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: None.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

https://tapersmanifesto.org/

Gigi Amal, 10K Brewing, Anoka, MN- 3/7/25

Gigi Amal
10K Brewing
Anoka, MN
Mar. 7th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS354)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://ggtheukulady.wixsite.com/music

Set 1

1. Intro
2. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)
3. Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton cover)
4. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
5. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
6. Better Than Disney
7. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz cover)
8. Oo-De-Lally (Roger Miller cover)
9. Island in the Sun (Weezer cover)
10. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
11. Walkin' After Midnight (Lynn Howard cover)
12. Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men cover)
13. Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
14. For You
15. Toxic (Britney Spears cover)
16. Strange (Patsy Cline cover)
17. Landslide (Fleetwood Mac cover)
18. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
19. What a Difference a Day Makes (Jimmie Ague cover)
20. Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger cover)
21. Three Little Birds (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
22. Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Drive Thru
3. Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood cover)
4. Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain cover)
5. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
6. Charleston Girl (Tyler Childers cover)
7. Circus
8. Amie (Pure Prairie League cover)
9. Me More Cowboy Than You (The Brudi Brothers cover)
10. How You Remind Me (Nickelback cover)
11. It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob Dylan cover)
12. A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Shaboozey cover)
13. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Green Day cover)
14. I Love Rock 'n' Roll (The Arrows cover)
15. Too Old for This
16. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor cover)
17. Valerie (The Zutons cover)
18. Old Time Rock and Roll (George Jackson cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: None.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

Josie Sanken, Main Street Sports Bar, Hutchinson, MN- 3/6/25

Josie Sanken
Main Street Sports Bar
Hutchinson, MN
Mar. 6th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS353)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
2. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)
3. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
4. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
5. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
6. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
7. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
8. Ho Hey (The Lumineers cover)
9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
10. Royals (Lorde cover)
11. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
12. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
13. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
14. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
15. Girl Crush (Little Big Town cover)
16. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
17. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
18. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
19. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
20. Stuck Like Glue (Sugarland cover)

Set 2

1. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
2. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
3. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
4. One Way Ticket (Because I Can) (LeAnn Rimes cover)
5. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
6. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
7. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
8. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
9. Crazy (Willie Nelson cover)
10. Heads Carolina, Tails California (Jo Dee Messina cover)
11. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
12. Maybe It Was Memphis (Pam Tillis cover)
13. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
14. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: Towards the middle of track 16 in set 1, Josie's battery in her guitar started dying, so there is some crackling and eventually it cuts out altogether. She switched out batteries after that song and it wasn't a problem the rest of the night. This is the 3rd of 4 shows I recorded of Josie's in about a month stretch. During the winter I tend to slow down with concerts for multiple reasons (no outdoor shows, financial reasons, etc.), so most of the winter shows tend to be these type of bar/restaurant gigs. It's looking like a busy summer though, I'm looking forward to it.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

Josie Sanken, Powder Ridge, Kimball, MN- 3/1/25

Josie Sanken
Powder Ridge
Kimball, MN
Mar. 1st, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS352)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
3. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
4. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
5. Royals (Lorde cover)
6. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
7. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
8. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
9. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
10. Girl Crush (Little Big Town cover)
11. Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover)
12. Let It Go (Kristen Anderson‐Lopez & Robert Lopez cover)
13. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
14. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
15. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)
16. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
17. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
18. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
19. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

Set 2

1. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
2. Still Waters (Psalm 23) (Leanna Crawford cover)
3. Neon Moon (Brooks & Dunn cover)
4. Johnny and June (Heidi Newfield cover)
5. Love Story (Taylor Swift cover)
6. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
7. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
8. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
9. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
10. Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus cover)
11. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: None.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

Josie Sanken, River House Kitchen + Drinks, Hutchinson, MN- 2/21/25

Josie Sanken
River House Kitchen + Drinks
Hutchinson, MN
Feb. 21st, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS351)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.facebook.com/JSANKENMUSIC/

Set 1

1. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
2. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
3. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
4. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
5. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
6. Royals (Lorde cover)
7. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
8. Automatic (Miranda Lambert cover)
9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
10. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
11. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
12. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
13. A Million Dreams (Pasek and Paul cover)
14. Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley cover)
15. Forever and Ever, Amen (Paul Overstreet cover)
16. Water Under the Bridge (Adele cover)
17. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)

Set 2

1. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
2. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
3. Some Days You Gotta Dance (The Ranch cover)
4. Zombie (The Cranberries cover)
5. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
6. Maybe It Was Memphis (Pam Tillis cover)
7. What Are You Listening To? (Chris Stapleton cover)
8. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
9. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
10. Iris (Goo Goo Dolls cover)
11. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
12. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
13. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)
14. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: The vocals were way down in the mix on this recording, at this point I was still trying to figure out her new board and levels weren't where they needed to be. So, I had to rebalance the guitar & vocals in iZotope RX, and it causes some odd sounding vocals at times, but for the most part it's a solid recording. I was able to get her board figured out at the next show, so there should be no issues from here on out.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

Gigi Amal, Ambi Wine Bar, Anoka, MN- 2/5/25

Gigi Amal
Ambi Wine Bar
Anoka, MN
Feb. 5th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS350)

Lineage: SBD > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

-Feel free to re-master, share freely anywhere else, convert to MP3, just never ever sell it. Also, if you like this show, please support the artist by buying/streaming their music, buying a ticket to a show or buying merch.

More pictures here: Link

https://ggtheukulady.wixsite.com/music

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Hey There Delilah (Plain White T’s cover)
3. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)
4. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
5. Better Than Disney
6. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
7. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz cover)
8. Oo-De-Lally (Roger Miller cover)
9. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
10. Zombie (The Cranberries cover)
11. Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men cover)
12. Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
13. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)
14. Toxic (Britney Spears cover)
15. Strange (Patsy Cline cover)
16. What a Difference a Day Makes (Jimmie Ague cover)
17. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
18. Wild Hearts
19. Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood cover)
20. Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen cover) > What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong cover)
3. Drive Thru
4. Float On (Modest Mouse cover)
5. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
6. Into the Blue
7. Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
8. Valerie (The Zutons cover)
9. That's All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup cover)
10. Me More Cowboy Than You (The Brudi Brothers cover)
11. Amie (Pure Prairie League cover)
12. Peaches
13. A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Shaboozey cover)
14. Ocean Avenue (Yellowcard cover)
15. First Date (blink‐182 cover)
16. I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie cover)
17. Fishin' in the Dark (Ed Bruce cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: None.

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam

I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"