Nate Hance Trio, MetroNOME, St. Paul, MN- 12/20/24

Nate Hance Trio
MetroNOME
St. Paul, MN
Dec. 20th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS345)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card + 

               SBD > USB Flash Drive > 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.

-Thank you to Nate Hance for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://www.natehance.com/

"A Charlie Brown Christmas Nhanced with The Nate Hance Trio"

1. Intro
2. O Tannenbaum (Ernst Anschütz cover)
3. Christmas Is Coming (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)
4. Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin cover)
6. My Little Drum (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)
7. What Child Is This? (William Chatterton Dix cover)
8. Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (Mel Tormé cover)
10. Happy Birthday to You (Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover)
11. Please Come Home for Christmas (Charles Brown cover)
12. Charlie Brown Theme (Vince Guaraldi cover) > Oh, Good Grief (Vince Guaraldi cover)
13. Skating (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)
14. I Don't Like Pineapple on Pizza
15. This Christmas (Donny Hathaway cover)
16. My Favorite Things (Rodgers & Hammerstein cover)
17. Medley
18. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major - I. Allegro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart cover) > Für Elise (Ludwig van Beethoven cover)
19. Cast Your Fate to the Wind (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)
20. O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam cover)
21. Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover)

Nate Hance- Piano, Vocals
Keith Yanes - Bass
Lars Johnson - Drums
Kijana “KJ” Gant- Vocals (4,5,9-11,15,16,20)

Archive.org / Google Drive

Enjoy an evening of the music you love from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” with an NHanced flavor from the Nate Hance Trio, featuring the smooth vocals of Kijana. From “Linus and Lucy” to “Skating”, you will be brought back to that nostalgic Vince Guaraldi holiday music, along with a few surprises along the way. The Nate Hance Trio makes jazz fun and accessible for all audiences with modern takes on jazz classics.

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Tapers notes: My favorite Christmas soundtrack is A Charlie Brown Christmas, so when I saw this on the MetroNOME website, I immediately bought tickets. This show was a lot of fun, and the sound on this one is really great, probably one of the best quality recordings I've gotten to date. This was my last concert of 2024, a year which saw me record about 70 shows, and introduced me to some great new music. Here's to 2025 being just as productive.

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

Cornbread Harris, Hook And Ladder Theater, Minneapolis, MN- 12/12/24

Cornbread Harris
Hook And Ladder Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Dec. 12th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS344)

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://cornbreadharris.bandcamp.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Blue Blue Blue
3. Deeper Blues
4. When I Been Drinking (Big Bill Broonzy cover)
5. Candy Man
6. Merry Christmas Baby (Charles Brown cover)
7. Santa's Messin' With the Kid (Eddie C. Campbell cover)
8. ?
9. Angels We Have Heard on High (Trad.)
10. ?

Set 2

1. Pennies From Heaven (Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra cover)
2. Blue Christmas (Doye O’Dell cover)
3. The Little Drummer Boy (The Trapp Family Singers cover)
4. What Child Is This? (William Chatterton Dix cover)
5. Organ Grinder Blues (Clarence Williams cover)
6. Jingle Bells (James Lord Pierpont cover)
7. Deck the Halls (Trad.)
8. Twas the Night Before Christmas (Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians cover)
9. ?

Archive.org  / Google Drive

The Hook and Ladder Theater is proud to again host this very special, intimate Holiday Blues Show with the one and only Cornbread Harris and Friends on Thursday, December 12th at The Hook and Ladder Theater.

James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris, Sr. (born April 23, 1927) is an American musician and Twin Cities legend. The Cornbread, as he often refers to himself, has been playing blues, boogie-woogie and rock n roll piano for Twin Cities audiences for decades…roughly 7 of them now. Yes, Cornbread opened for The King (Elvis). Yes, a young Cornbread appeared on MN’s first recorded rock & roll record (with Augie Garcia). Yes, Cornbread has been the recipient of numerous prestigious (Blues Hall of Fame, Sally Award, etc.) recognitions. Yes, Cornbread is Jimmy Jam’s dad.

But, the fact that Cornbread still holds down weekly and monthly gigs across the Twin Cities at restaurants like The Loring Pasta Bar and Hells Kitchen, as well as playing local music venues, weddings, churches, old folks homes and private events as often as he can, is what might just make him the most special artist in our artist-rich community.

Please join us as we celebrate the holidays with a 97 year old living legend, James Samuel ‘Cornbread’ Harris, Sr.

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Tapers notes: This was Cornbread's annual Christmas show, so there's a few Christmas songs sprinkled in through the set. Him being 97 years of age, I always appreciate being able to see Cornbread, and hopefully will be able to for at least a few more years still.

"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- 12/5/24

Josie Sanken
Main Street Sports Bar
Hutchinson, MN
Dec. 5th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS343)

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.

-Thanks as always to Josie for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

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

Set 1

1. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
2. White Christmas (Irving Berlin cover)
3. Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover)
4. Something in the Orange (Zach Bryan cover)
5. Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)
6. Blue Christmas (Doye O’Dell cover)
7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2 cover)
8. No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd cover)
9. Silver Bells (Bing Crosby cover)
10. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (The Judds cover)
11. Royals (Lorde cover)
12. Ring of Fire (Merle Kilgore cover)
13. Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter cover)
14. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston cover)
15. What's Up? (4 Non Blondes cover)
16. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons cover)
17. Mary, Did You Know? (Buddy Greene cover)
18. Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover)
19. Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
20. In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke cover)

Set 2

1. Parachute (Chris Stapleton cover)
2. Drift Away (Mentor Williams cover)
3. Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie C. Riley cover)
4. When the Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams cover)
5. Santa Baby (Eartha Kitt cover)
6. I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams) (Bing Crosby cover)
7. Iris (The Goo Goo Dolls cover)
8. We Danced Anyway (Deana Carter cover)
9. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
10. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
11. My Jesus (Anne Wilson cover)
12. One Way Ticket (Because I Can) (LeAnn Rimes cover)
13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: I tried a new recording technique with this show, and it didn't turn out as well as I was hoping. Since Josie got her new board I've been experimenting with what will give me the best results, and I think I have it figured out now. This recording has some echo/reverb to it that I couldn't get rid of completely, but I was able to tame it a little bit. She mixed up the setlist a bit as it was close to Christmas, so a few Christmas songs were thrown in, so I was happy to be able to capture those.

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

Gigi Amal, 10K Brewing, Anoka, MN- 11/23/24

Gigi Amal
10K Brewing
Anoka, MN
Nov. 23rd, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS342)

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.

-Thanks as always to Gigi for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://ggtheukulady.wixsite.com/music

Set 1

1. Intro
2. We're Going to Be Friends (The White Stripes cover)
3. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)
4. Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton cover)
5. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
6. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
7. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
8. Zombie (The Cranberries cover)
9. Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men cover)
10. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
11. Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
12. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)
13. For You
14. Rockstar (Nickelback cover)
15. What Is Love (Haddaway cover)
16. Strange (Patsy Cline cover)
17. Toxic (Britney Spears cover)
18. Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger cover)
19. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
20. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen cover) > What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong cover)
21. Drive Thru
22. I'm a Believer (Neil Diamond cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes cover)
3. Float On (Modest Mouse cover)
4. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
5. Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond cover)
6. Amie (Pure Prairie League cover)
7. How You Remind Me (Nickelback cover)
8. That's All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup cover)
9. Valerie (The Zutons cover)
10. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Green Day cover)
11. A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Shaboozey cover)
12. Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
13. Happy Together (The Turtles cover)
14. Into the Blue
15. I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie cover)
16. First Date (blink‐182 cover)
17. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison cover)
18. Too Old for This
19. Old Time Rock and Roll (George Jackson cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: As with the last Gigi show I recorded, this one sounds funky as well, a lot of reverb. I e-mailed Gigi about this and asked if she had changed settings on her output at some point, and she seemed to remember doing that, so hopefully the next recording will be better.

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

Kinda Fonda Wanda, American Legion Eagles #34, Minneapolis, MN- 10/30/24

Kinda Fonda Wanda
American Legion Eagles #34
Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 30th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS341)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Tascam DR-60D +
               Soundboard > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) >
               SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Aligned in Audacity > 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.

-Thanks to Kinda Fonda Wanda for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://kindafondawanda.com/

Set 1

1. Intro
2. Searchin' (The Coasters cover)
3. Fujiyama Mama (Wanda Jackson cover)
4. Maybe Baby (Buddy Holly & The Crickets cover)
5. Cool Love (Wanda Jackson cover)
6. Discount Love
7. Don'a Wan'a (Wanda Jackson cover)
8. Li'l Red Riding Hood (Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs cover)
9. ?
10. Funnel of Love (Wanda Jackson cover)
11. Fire Bug (JD McPherson cover)
12. Back in Baby’s Arms (Patsy Cline cover)
13. Sticks and Stones (Titus Turner cover)
14. Oh Lonesome Me (Don Gibson cover)
15. Voodoo Voodoo (LaVern Baker cover)
16. Lovesick Blues (Elsie Clark cover)
17. Human Fly (The Cramps cover)
18. Goo Goo Muck (Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads cover)
19. Tryin' to Get to You (The Eagles cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Twenty Flight Rock (Eddie Cochran cover) (J-Mo On The Beat on vocals)
3. Wooly Bully (Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs cover) (J-Mo On The Beat on vocals)
4. Lucille (Little Richard cover) (J-Mo On The Beat on vocals)
5. Let's Have a Party (Elvis Presley cover)
6. Stupid Cupid (Connie Francis cover)
7. Hard Headed Woman (Elvis Presley cover)
8. Three Cool Cats (The Coasters cover)
9. Jeopardy (Jean Shepard cover)
10. (You're the) Devil in Disguise (Elvis Presley cover)
11. Crazy (Willie Nelson cover)
12. Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache (Warren Smith cover)
13. Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones cover)
14. Big River (Johnny Cash cover)
15. Mean Mean Man (Wanda Jackson cover)
16. Rock Your Baby (Wanda Jackson cover)

Amanda White - Vocals
Drew Miller - Bass
Al Subola - Guitar, Vocals
Bill Quinn- Pedal Steel Guitar
"Cadillac" Sally West- Drums

Archive.org / Google Drive

Brought together in 2018 by a love for the Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson, the band features Amanda White, a vocal powerhouse and compelling band leader. Two original songs “Discount Love” and “Aces” are out now on 7-inch vinyl, CD and streaming. KFW also put their own stamp on hits and deep cuts by Patsy Cline, Barbara Mandrell, LaVern Baker, and Johnny Cash.

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Tapers notes: I've always loved 50's and 60's era rockabilly, and this band covers a lot of that ground, so it was a fun night for me. Sound on this one is ok, there is quite a bit of hiss from the SBD recording as the output was really low. It's mostly noticeable in quieter parts, and doesn't detract from the music in my opinion. This was the night before Halloween, so there was a costume contest in between track 11 and 12 in set 2, so there is a fade out and fade back in at that point.

"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- 10/24/24

Gigi Amal
Ambi Wine Bar
Anoka, MN
Oct. 24th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS340)

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.

-Thanks as always to Gigi for allowing me to record.

More pictures here: Link

https://ggtheukulady.wixsite.com/music

Set 1

1. Intro
2. I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash cover)
3. We're Going to Be Friends (The White Stripes cover)
4. I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash cover)
5. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
6. What I Like About You (The Romantics cover)
7. Hey There Delilah (Plain White T’s cover)
8. Better Than Disney
9. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood cover)
10. Riptide (Vance Joy cover)
11. Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan cover)
12. Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
13. Circus
14. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)
15. Toxic (Britney Spears cover)
16. What Is Love (Haddaway cover)
17. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
18. Blinding Light
19. Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
20. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen cover) > What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong cover)

Set 2

1. Intro
2. Dream a Little Dream of Me (Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra cover)
3. You Ain't a Bad Man
4. Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood cover)
5. Any Man of Mine (Shania Twain cover)
6. White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane cover)
7. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes cover)
8. Float On (Modest Mouse cover)
9. I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons cover)
10. How You Remind Me (Nickelback cover)
11. Valerie (The Zutons cover)
12. Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
13. A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Shaboozey cover)
14. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Green Day cover)
15. Into the Blue
16. I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie cover)
17. First Date (blink‐182 cover)
18. Too Old for This
19. My Own Worst Enemy (Lit cover)
20. I Love Rock 'n' Roll (The Arrows cover)
21. Old Time Rock and Roll (George Jackson cover)

Archive.org / Google Drive

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Tapers notes: The sound on this recording is funky, I'm not quite sure what happened. The first 2 times I recorded Gigi it went perfect, but for some reason this one and the next recording of her the sound quality is not great. It almost sounds like too much reverb, so I'm not sure if she changed the settings on her output or what happened. So, just be aware when listening to this one it might not sound great.

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

Feed the Dog, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Durand, WI- 10/19/24

Feed the Dog
Veteran’s Memorial Park
Durand, WI
Oct. 19th, 2024

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS339)

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://feedthedogband.com/

1. Intro
2. Ballad of Burl Ives
3. Yee-Haw
4. Sweet Sad Love Song
5. Polly's Magic Tea > Tom Spanks
6. Distressed Signal
7. Rick James' Mother
8. Black-Eyed Susie (Trad.)
9. Road Kill
10. This Guy
11. Little White Stone
12. The Demise of Bill Nye
13. Remote Control Dub
14. Kitty (The Presidents of the United States of America cover)
15. Buffalo
16. Outro

Tim McIlree- Vocals, Fiddle
Nick Spielman- Bass, Vocals
Erik Juvonen- Drums
Jon Miller- Acoustic Guitar

Archive.org / Google Drive

Feed the Dog is an eclectic and action-packed, experimental jam-grass act. The midwest based 4-piece masterfully blends soul-pleasing songwriting rich in imagery and storytelling with a genre bending, shake-your-hips, instrumental flair. Their high energy performances are driven by the unique and progressive approach of each player: imaginative melodies with graceful ambiance skillfully crafted on the violin, tireless beats both dynamic and soulful confidently assembled on the drums, driving low end with finesse and intention forged on the bass guitar, and unique approach to playing the acoustic guitar blending fast picking bluegrass runs with the strength of blues and rock to evoke an emotional contrast between melancholy and hopeful.

The band started in July of 2015 and has been relentlessly playing festivals, theaters, and clubs alongside regional and national touring acts.

"Ding Dang" the band's third full length album released September 2021, out now.

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Tapers notes: Part of Brews on the Chippewa (Set 4 of 4). Going in, I knew of this band through other bands I follow, but had never heard their music. It was a set I should have enjoyed more, but by the time they came on, it was the end of a long day, and the sound was so loud it was hard to enjoy it fully. Listening back to this set as I was editing it, I realized just how good this band is, and I would love to see these guys again in a different setting where they are the main act and the sound isn't so overwhelming. That said, the recording is really solid, and filling out the setlist was a treat as these songs are really great.

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