Live Music Is Better - The Taper's Thread

Tonight we take a trip to one of those sweet Hillside Album Hour sets hosted by The Waybacks at MerleFest.

The HAH started small on a side stage and grew to the most popular recurring event at MerleFest, still played on that hillside stage.

Every year The Waybacks select an album or artist to give their own special interpretation, throw in a bunch of accomplices, and deliver arguably the most fun set of the weekend.

This is from their set 12 years ago. The featured artist that year - Jimi Hendrix.

The Waybacks & Guests - Hillside Album Hour, MerleFest, N. Wilkesboro, NC 4-28-12 - Are You Experienced?

 
A twist on things tonight - recorded music accompanied by moving pictures!

I was part of a crew that recorded every single set by every band at Hopscotch in 2012. I think the final tally was something like 150 bands across 17 venues over 3 days. It was a lot of hard work because we, the crew, really had a passion for producing the best possible representation of the music and the bands. It was also an absolute blast.

Screaming Females were the second band I saw on night one and, three of my absolute faves I'd see on Saturday aside, the best band I caught. Definitely my favorite new discovery of the weekend.

I was running audio and video for SF. My camera was mounted on an adjustable head about 8 feet up my mic stand, a couple feet below my mics. I love/hate running video because I just can't set up a static shot of the stage, lock it down and let it go. If I'm filming, I'm going to do my best to pan, zoom, frame things, direct the action and keep it lively. That can be challenging when you're trying to manipulate a camera that's a foot and a half over your head. It's damn hard work. and also, occasionally, my downfall.

Here's a clip featuring my audio/video of Screaming Females blazing thru their song 'Laura And Marty' that the Hopscotch organizers saw fit to share with the world. It's good, but there's a little patch where my visual artistic vision is crushed under the weight of my alcohol affected ability to do that overhead cam manipulation thing. Still fun.

And Screaming Females - WOW! What a band! It was fun watching little (5 ft. maybe?) Marissa Paternoster around the venue before doors in jeans and a t-shirt and then see her come out in a black puritan dress with white collar and absolutely rip everyone's face off.

Crank this up. Support Screaming Females by going to their shows and buying their wares...

 
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Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
A twist on things tonight - recorded music accompanied by moving pictures!

I was part of a crew that recorded every single set by every band at Hopscotch in 2012. I think the final tally was something like 150 bands across 17 venues over 3 days. It was a lot of hard work because we, the crew, really had a passion for producing the best possible representation of the music and the bands. It was also an absolute blast.

Screaming Females were the second band I saw on night one and, three of my absolute faves I'd see on Saturday aside, the best band I caught. Definitely my favorite new discovery of the weekend.

I was running audio and video for SF. My camera was mounted on an adjustable head about 8 feet up my mic stand, a couple feet below my mics. I love/hate running video because I just can't set up a static shot of the stage, lock it down and let it go. If I'm filming, I'm going to do my best to pan, zoom, frame things, direct the action and keep it lively. That can be challenging when you're trying to manipulate a camera that's a foot and a half over your head. It's damn hard work. and also, occasionally, my downfall.

Here's a clip featuring my audio/video of Screaming Females blazing thru their song 'Laura And Marty' that the Hopscotch organizers saw fit to share with the world. It's good, but there's a little patch where my visual artistic vision is crushed under the weight of my alcohol affected ability to do that overhead cam manipulation thing. Still fun.

And Screaming Females - WOW! What a band! It was fun watching little (5 ft. maybe?) Marissa Paternoster around the venue before doors in jeans and a t-shirt and then see her come out in a black puritan dress with white collar and absolutely rip everyone's face off.

Crank this up. Support Screaming Females by going to their shows and buying their wares...

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I believe Screaming Females broke up at the end of last year. Melissa has a solo project, Noun, that is supporting Laura Jane Grace on an upcoming tour.

www.marissapaternoster.com

MARISSA PATERNOSTER

www.marissapaternoster.com www.marissapaternoster.com
 
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