Upcoming Posts

Okay, I'm finally set to get a whole bunch of overdue things posted. You may have seen a slew of videos from some shows during the last three months that I've posted on my YouTube channel. This month I intend to get the audio of these posted for downloading. I've posted some full-length concert videos for download, but I won't be doing this any longer. The main reason is that video files are very large (especially the high-resolution ones I've been most recently shooting), and all file hosting services I've tried are extremely unreliable, to say the least. More often than not, the uploads crash and major headaches ensue when I have to attempt uploading a single file multiple times. Sorry about those of you who like video bootlegs, but it's just too much of a hassle.


I'll also add a note about audio file quality of shows available for download. First, I post everything at the bit rate at which they are recorded, 192 kbps. I currently don't have anything that records at higher bit rates. For people that sniff their nose at anything not lossless or at 320 kbps, I understand. I could encode files so that they appear to be lossless, but I don't want to fool anyone or waste your hard drive space. Second, yes, the quality of bootleg recordings varies! Some of these sound better than others. My experience has been that the quality primary depends on the sound inside the venue. I'm not a sound engineer, but I do master the original files so that they sound the best that they can on my sound system. They probably sound a bit different on your stereo or computer, so adjust your equalizer settings to listen. The most important thing is that these recordings do not have any distortion, and so generally they are extremely listenable for audience recordings.


There's a lot of things to post so I'm going to start with shows for which I've had requests. First up will be the Devin Townsend Project on July 5, 2011 in St. Paul. Here's the artwork for some other upcoming posts to whet your appetite. These posts will be combined reviews of the respective concerts. There's many more to come, so just hold tight.

NEW CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS: SOIL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIAMOND HEAD, VREID, FIREWIND

The snow here will have melted by tonight, so get out for one of two great shows. Bay Area thrash masters Death Angel land in Station 4 in St. Paul with Daigoro, Deretia, Purified, and Lockgnar for an 18+ show. Across town in Medina, the Medina Entertainment Center will be hosting 80s phenoms Cinderella with support from Scarlet Haze. The Cinderella show is now sold out!

A few new shows at Station 4 in St. Paul were announced this week, including a couple mind-boggling, amazing bills. First up in this new round of shows is hard rockers from Chicago Soil on May 20 with Wrecking Day, Tepetricy, and Whither The Tide.

Children Of Bodom tops the bill with Devin Townsend Project, Septicflesh, and Obscura on July 5. This should be a crazy night, and this one is sure to sell out!

The most unexpected announcement in years comes from NWOBHM legends Diamond Head, who will be playing on August 24 together with Girlschool, Al Atkins (former Judas Priest vocalist), and Hydrogyn. This could be the only opportunity to ever see Diamond Head, so don't miss this!!

A night of black metal will be had on August 31 with Vreid, Kampfar, and Enshrined.

Lastly, Firewind returns to Station 4 on October 19 with a full-throated bill that includes Arsis, White Wizzard, Nightrage, Havok, Cwn Annwn, and Under Eden.

October 3 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Gig Moved To Epic

The Roy Wilkins Auditorium website has posted an announcement that the Black Label Society concert scheduled for this Saturday, October 3 at the St. Paul venue has been moved to Epic in Minneapolis. All tickets will be honored, and Clutch, Children Of Bodom, and 2Cents will still open the show.

This is undoubtedly bad news since obviously ticket sales were slow for the 4,000-5,000 seat Roy Wilkins Auditorium, as indicated by moving this to the much smaller Epic nightclub. I've always hated the "long-room" layout of Epic (formerly the Quest Club), with its view-obstructing pillars lining the length of two sides of the floor. On the upside, it's always great to see bands in smaller venues but Epic is a less-than-desirable venue.

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