http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Live music, local music, the vida loca. Love it! en-us aaron@etchouse.com 2009-07-03T08:00:00-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 local,music,live,music,indie,rockMusicaaron@etchouse.comAaron S. VeenstraAaron S. Veenstranolocal,music,live,music,indie,rockThe "No, THIS is what I call music" podcast brings you live footage of indie rock performances a couple times a week. It's the super-awesomest!The "No, THIS is what I call music" podcast brings you live footage of indie rock performances a couple times a week. It's the super-awesomest!43.078646-89.377276This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001685.html Archie Powell & the Exports "Enough About Me" (13.3 MB) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI June 24, 2009 This is another late-model Box Social holdover, and it's one where you can really hear the difference between the two bands. Last time I heard this song it was a lot more raucous and careening (also it was in Madison's loudest venue), now it's got a distinct, new tone. In fact, if you take this band and the other post-Box Social band (the Nick Woods-fronted Direct Hit!) and combine them, you'll get something that sounds a lot like the Box Social. Which sort of seems obvious, but trying combining Angels and Airwaves with (+44) and see if you get Blink-182. 1685@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-07-03T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Archie Powell & the Exports "Enough About Me" (13.3 MB) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI June 24, 2009 This is another late-model Box Social holdover, and it's one where you can really hear the difference between the two bands. Last time I heard this song itAaron S. Veenstra Archie Powell & the Exports "Enough About Me" (13.3 MB) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI June 24, 2009 This is another late-model Box Social holdover, and it's one where you can really hear the difference between the two bands. Last time I heard this song it was a lot more raucous and careening (also it was in Madison's loudest venue), now it's got a distinct, new tone. In fact, if you take this band and the other post-Box Social band (the Nick Woods-fronted Direct Hit!) and combine them, you'll get something that sounds a lot like the Box Social. Which sort of seems obvious, but trying combining Angels and Airwaves with (+44) and see if you get Blink-182.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001684.html Archie Powell & the Exports "All Tuckered Out" (12.6 MB) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI June 24, 2009 I believe this is the first instance of someone's new band being in the podcast, when that someone's previous band had also been featured. Indeed, I even recorded this song as performed by the Box Social (well, two of the Box Social in an acoustic set) last fall. So hey, milestone! This is actually a pretty old Box Social song -- it was originally on their 2004 EP, then they started revamping it as they prepped new material last year. Much of that new stuff has transitioned into the Exports' set, in slightly modified form as keyboards have replaced the second guitar in the previous arrangements. 1684@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-07-02T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Archie Powell & the Exports "All Tuckered Out" (12.6 MB) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI June 24, 2009 I believe this is the first instance of someone's new band being in the podcast, when that someone's previous band had also been featured. Indeed, I even Aaron S. Veenstra Archie Powell & the Exports "All Tuckered Out" (12.6 MB) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI June 24, 2009 I believe this is the first instance of someone's new band being in the podcast, when that someone's previous band had also been featured. Indeed, I even recorded this song as performed by the Box Social (well, two of the Box Social in an acoustic set) last fall. So hey, milestone! This is actually a pretty old Box Social song -- it was originally on their 2004 EP, then they started revamping it as they prepped new material last year. Much of that new stuff has transitioned into the Exports' set, in slightly modified form as keyboards have replaced the second guitar in the previous arrangements.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001682.html Pale Young Gentlemen "Our History" (19.2 MB) from Black Forest (Tra La La) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 Even though, to be frank, we never went to a lot of Madison's many summer festivals, I was always really glad that they were there and will miss them when we move. They're great outlets for local music and give bands a chance to get in front of different audiences than they see in clubs. If anything I think this one might be growing -- it's the first time I've seen such a big-time stage setup for the Marquette Waterfront Festival. 1682@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-28T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Pale Young Gentlemen "Our History" (19.2 MB) from Black Forest (Tra La La) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 Even though, to be frank, we never went to a lot of Madison's many summer festivals, I was always really glad that they werAaron S. Veenstra Pale Young Gentlemen "Our History" (19.2 MB) from Black Forest (Tra La La) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 Even though, to be frank, we never went to a lot of Madison's many summer festivals, I was always really glad that they were there and will miss them when we move. They're great outlets for local music and give bands a chance to get in front of different audiences than they see in clubs. If anything I think this one might be growing -- it's the first time I've seen such a big-time stage setup for the Marquette Waterfront Festival.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001681.html Pale Young Gentlemen "Coal/Ivory" (19.2 MB) from Black Forest (Tra La La) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 This one provides a nice opening to the PYGs most recent album, and apparently it's also great to dance and spin around to. A section of newer stuff came up in the set starting with this song, but overall the set seemed to be mostly first-album stuff that maybe works a little better live. 1681@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-26T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Pale Young Gentlemen "Coal/Ivory" (19.2 MB) from Black Forest (Tra La La) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 This one provides a nice opening to the PYGs most recent album, and apparently it's also great to dance and spin around to. Aaron S. Veenstra Pale Young Gentlemen "Coal/Ivory" (19.2 MB) from Black Forest (Tra La La) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 This one provides a nice opening to the PYGs most recent album, and apparently it's also great to dance and spin around to. A section of newer stuff came up in the set starting with this song, but overall the set seemed to be mostly first-album stuff that maybe works a little better live.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001680.html Pale Young Gentlemen new song? old song? (18.5 MB) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 OK, Pale Young Gentlemen, I give up. My iPod has your two albums and your cover of "Paper Planes." If you have some stock of secret other songs that includes this one, I don't know about it. I do like this one, though. 1680@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-25T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Pale Young Gentlemen new song? old song? (18.5 MB) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 OK, Pale Young Gentlemen, I give up. My iPod has your two albums and your cover of "Paper Planes." If you have some stock of secret other songs thaAaron S. Veenstra Pale Young Gentlemen new song? old song? (18.5 MB) Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 OK, Pale Young Gentlemen, I give up. My iPod has your two albums and your cover of "Paper Planes." If you have some stock of secret other songs that includes this one, I don't know about it. I do like this one, though.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001679.html Pale Young Gentlemen "Up North" (11.4 MB) from Pale Young Gentlemen Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 Experiment time! Since the Marquette Waterfront Festival is an outdoor event, I decided to try out shooting a clip with my Nikon D90, knowing the dissipated sound wouldn't overwhelm its little mic. The potential advantages to this: 1) it shoots in HD, though I realized later that I hadn't actually set it to HD, and 2) I get the visual benefits of shooting through a nice SLR lens, with all the options that implies. But the disadvantages were many: 1) it's a lot heavier than my camcorder, 2) autofocus doesn't work for video, which limits my ability to alter the zoom angle very much, 3) can't really fiddle with any of the other options while shooting, either, 4) no image stabilization. But that said, I really like how the picture came out -- the detail's good enough to get a sense of how many little gnats were swarming around the lakeside -- and I think if I'd brought a tripod and thought about how I wanted to shoot in advance the weaknesses could've been overcome. 1679@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-23T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Pale Young Gentlemen "Up North" (11.4 MB) from Pale Young Gentlemen Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 Experiment time! Since the Marquette Waterfront Festival is an outdoor event, I decided to try out shooting a clip with my Nikon DAaron S. Veenstra Pale Young Gentlemen "Up North" (11.4 MB) from Pale Young Gentlemen Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI June 14, 2009 Experiment time! Since the Marquette Waterfront Festival is an outdoor event, I decided to try out shooting a clip with my Nikon D90, knowing the dissipated sound wouldn't overwhelm its little mic. The potential advantages to this: 1) it shoots in HD, though I realized later that I hadn't actually set it to HD, and 2) I get the visual benefits of shooting through a nice SLR lens, with all the options that implies. But the disadvantages were many: 1) it's a lot heavier than my camcorder, 2) autofocus doesn't work for video, which limits my ability to alter the zoom angle very much, 3) can't really fiddle with any of the other options while shooting, either, 4) no image stabilization. But that said, I really like how the picture came out -- the detail's good enough to get a sense of how many little gnats were swarming around the lakeside -- and I think if I'd brought a tripod and thought about how I wanted to shoot in advance the weaknesses could've been overcome.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001677.html Locksley "The Way That We Go" (16.5 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Thanks again to my tipster, I've got the name of this one and now know that yesterday's song is, in fact, called "21st Century." Just in time to correct them for YouTube! As I noted previously, I was kind of surprised by the low-ish turnout for this show. The balcony was closed off, which I've never seen at the Majestic before, and I assume it's because they didn't need the room -- a few people wound up sitting up there during the Locksley set, but no more than half a dozen. But meanwhile, those people who were down on the floor went crazy pretty much the whole time. And for almost exclusively new material! I'm actually really excited for the new album (due this fall, supposedly), as there have been a number of follow-up albums lately that haven't really done much for me. 1677@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-19T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Locksley "The Way That We Go" (16.5 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Thanks again to my tipster, I've got the name of this one and now know that yesterday's song is, in fact, called "21st Century." Just in time to correct thAaron S. Veenstra Locksley "The Way That We Go" (16.5 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Thanks again to my tipster, I've got the name of this one and now know that yesterday's song is, in fact, called "21st Century." Just in time to correct them for YouTube! As I noted previously, I was kind of surprised by the low-ish turnout for this show. The balcony was closed off, which I've never seen at the Majestic before, and I assume it's because they didn't need the room -- a few people wound up sitting up there during the Locksley set, but no more than half a dozen. But meanwhile, those people who were down on the floor went crazy pretty much the whole time. And for almost exclusively new material! I'm actually really excited for the new album (due this fall, supposedly), as there have been a number of follow-up albums lately that haven't really done much for me.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001676.html Locksley new song (18.8 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Turns out I was wrong about that song title I was so sure of. A reader (Viewer? What do you call a member of a video podcast/blog audience?) e-mailed me with correct names for the first three new songs I posted -- the first is "Down For Too Long" and yesterday's "kind of a title track" is actually called "Days of Youth." I was right about "One More Minute," though! Today's and tomorrow's I won't even guess on since the band didn't mention any titles, but the phrase "21st century" is pretty prominent in this tune. It's another good display of just how much they can get a crowd going, even one that seemed a little smaller than it should've been, as this one did. It was definitely a smaller group than at last fall's Barrymore show, which I'm guessing is down to UW students being gone. 1676@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-18T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Locksley new song (18.8 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Turns out I was wrong about that song title I was so sure of. A reader (Viewer? What do you call a member of a video podcast/blog audience?) e-mailed me with correct nAaron S. Veenstra Locksley new song (18.8 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Turns out I was wrong about that song title I was so sure of. A reader (Viewer? What do you call a member of a video podcast/blog audience?) e-mailed me with correct names for the first three new songs I posted -- the first is "Down For Too Long" and yesterday's "kind of a title track" is actually called "Days of Youth." I was right about "One More Minute," though! Today's and tomorrow's I won't even guess on since the band didn't mention any titles, but the phrase "21st century" is pretty prominent in this tune. It's another good display of just how much they can get a crowd going, even one that seemed a little smaller than it should've been, as this one did. It was definitely a smaller group than at last fall's Barrymore show, which I'm guessing is down to UW students being gone.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001675.html Locksley "Be in Love" (22.8 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Of all these new tunes, this is the only one whose title I'm sure of -- probably because "title track" is easier to understand from the echoey Majestic floor than any of the actual titles. More rotating singing duties on this one, and a harmonized ballad style that they didn't really do much of on their first album but that fits well with their overall sound. 1675@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-17T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Locksley "Be in Love" (22.8 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Of all these new tunes, this is the only one whose title I'm sure of -- probably because "title track" is easier to understand from the echoey Majestic floor than Aaron S. Veenstra Locksley "Be in Love" (22.8 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 Of all these new tunes, this is the only one whose title I'm sure of -- probably because "title track" is easier to understand from the echoey Majestic floor than any of the actual titles. More rotating singing duties on this one, and a harmonized ballad style that they didn't really do much of on their first album but that fits well with their overall sound.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001674.html Locksley "One More Minute" (14.0 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 I'm a bit more sure about the name of this one, going by what the lyrics sound like; could still be wrong, though. It's also a good example of how the new material continues to spread singing and songwriting duties around in the band. This one is a big call-and-response number from bassist Jordan Laz who, like the rest of the band, has really figured out how to sell a tune like this on stage. 1674@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-16T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Locksley "One More Minute" (14.0 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 I'm a bit more sure about the name of this one, going by what the lyrics sound like; could still be wrong, though. It's also a good example of how the new matAaron S. Veenstra Locksley "One More Minute" (14.0 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 I'm a bit more sure about the name of this one, going by what the lyrics sound like; could still be wrong, though. It's also a good example of how the new material continues to spread singing and songwriting duties around in the band. This one is a big call-and-response number from bassist Jordan Laz who, like the rest of the band, has really figured out how to sell a tune like this on stage.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001673.html Locksley "That's True Love" (17.7 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 The prodigal sons of Madison power pop returned home last weekend with a whole new album's worth of material. Be in Love doesn't have a release date yet, but I'm pretty sure they played the whole thing, along with all the best stuff from their debut. Now, owing to the acoustics of the Majestic, I'm wildly guessing on what Jesse Laz said most of these songs were called; I think this one is "That's True Love" based on what the lyrics sound like, but it could also be "That's Too Rough" or "That's What You Are" or maybe there's no "That's" in the title at all. Judge for yourself. 1673@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-15T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Locksley "That's True Love" (17.7 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 The prodigal sons of Madison power pop returned home last weekend with a whole new album's worth of material. Be in Love doesn't have a release date yet, butAaron S. Veenstra Locksley "That's True Love" (17.7 MB) from Be in Love Majestic Theatre Madison, WI June 13, 2009 The prodigal sons of Madison power pop returned home last weekend with a whole new album's worth of material. Be in Love doesn't have a release date yet, but I'm pretty sure they played the whole thing, along with all the best stuff from their debut. Now, owing to the acoustics of the Majestic, I'm wildly guessing on what Jesse Laz said most of these songs were called; I think this one is "That's True Love" based on what the lyrics sound like, but it could also be "That's Too Rough" or "That's What You Are" or maybe there's no "That's" in the title at all. Judge for yourself.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001672.html The Thermals "Test Pattern" (18.3 MB) from The Body, the Blood, the Machine High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 So things were kind of raucous throughout the show. Towards the end of the set this mellow tune brought out moshing and crowd-surfing from the band's devotees -- not a common sight in the compact stagefront area at High Noon. Even frontman Hutch Harris seemed surprised by it, and that energy makes me want to see them in a slighter bigger room. Maybe my new basement in Carbondale will be big enough to hold 500 people... 1672@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-13T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano The Thermals "Test Pattern" (18.3 MB) from The Body, the Blood, the Machine High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 So things were kind of raucous throughout the show. Towards the end of the set this mellow tune brought out moshing and crowd-surfing Aaron S. Veenstra The Thermals "Test Pattern" (18.3 MB) from The Body, the Blood, the Machine High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 So things were kind of raucous throughout the show. Towards the end of the set this mellow tune brought out moshing and crowd-surfing from the band's devotees -- not a common sight in the compact stagefront area at High Noon. Even frontman Hutch Harris seemed surprised by it, and that energy makes me want to see them in a slighter bigger room. Maybe my new basement in Carbondale will be big enough to hold 500 people...local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001671.html The Thermals "Back to Gray" (12.5 MB) from More Parts Per Million High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 Following straight along from "A Passing Feeling" is the song that follows it on the band's debut album, this one pulls things back a little bit and shows them moving their garage sound toward 60s-vintage power pop. Good solid piece of stuff in the live setting, especially with a strongly appreciative crowd going crazy. 1671@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-12T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano The Thermals "Back to Gray" (12.5 MB) from More Parts Per Million High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 Following straight along from "A Passing Feeling" is the song that follows it on the band's debut album, this one pulls things back a little bitAaron S. Veenstra The Thermals "Back to Gray" (12.5 MB) from More Parts Per Million High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 Following straight along from "A Passing Feeling" is the song that follows it on the band's debut album, this one pulls things back a little bit and shows them moving their garage sound toward 60s-vintage power pop. Good solid piece of stuff in the live setting, especially with a strongly appreciative crowd going crazy.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001670.html The Thermals "A Passing Feeling" (10.2 MB) from More Parts Per Million High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 This quick, rollicking tune is one of the archetypes from the first Thermals record and represents a lot of what this show was about. It was nice to hear this outside the extremely lo-fi confines of that first album; like a lot of their later stuff, it's got some body to it, but that comes through a lot more onstage than on record. 1670@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-11T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano The Thermals "A Passing Feeling" (10.2 MB) from More Parts Per Million High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 This quick, rollicking tune is one of the archetypes from the first Thermals record and represents a lot of what this show was about. It waAaron S. Veenstra The Thermals "A Passing Feeling" (10.2 MB) from More Parts Per Million High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 This quick, rollicking tune is one of the archetypes from the first Thermals record and represents a lot of what this show was about. It was nice to hear this outside the extremely lo-fi confines of that first album; like a lot of their later stuff, it's got some body to it, but that comes through a lot more onstage than on record.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001669.html The Thermals "How We Know" (17.0 MB) from Fuckin A High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 The Thermals have had kind of a weird career progression, and I'm not sure anyone in the indie rock world really knows what to make of them. I heard their first record back in 2003 and thought it was OK, but really same-y -- two stand-out tracks and a bunch of indistinguishable mud. Then the next two got a lot of glowing attention (the third, in particular), and I didn't really hear much different on them. Their new one I think does sound different -- they went from Sub Pop to Kill Rock Stars, but the change actually sounds more like the reverse -- and is quite catchy, but hasn't gotten nearly as much attention from what I've seen. Meanwhile, it turns out they have a surprisingly big and active fan base. This show was full of not just indie kids, but more then a few frat boys and aging scenesters. The response all night was pretty ecstatic -- to the new stuff, and to the somewhat older stuff, like this one. 1669@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-09T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano The Thermals "How We Know" (17.0 MB) from Fuckin A High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 The Thermals have had kind of a weird career progression, and I'm not sure anyone in the indie rock world really knows what to make of them. I heard their firsAaron S. Veenstra The Thermals "How We Know" (17.0 MB) from Fuckin A High Noon Saloon Madison, WI April 28, 2009 The Thermals have had kind of a weird career progression, and I'm not sure anyone in the indie rock world really knows what to make of them. I heard their first record back in 2003 and thought it was OK, but really same-y -- two stand-out tracks and a bunch of indistinguishable mud. Then the next two got a lot of glowing attention (the third, in particular), and I didn't really hear much different on them. Their new one I think does sound different -- they went from Sub Pop to Kill Rock Stars, but the change actually sounds more like the reverse -- and is quite catchy, but hasn't gotten nearly as much attention from what I've seen. Meanwhile, it turns out they have a surprisingly big and active fan base. This show was full of not just indie kids, but more then a few frat boys and aging scenesters. The response all night was pretty ecstatic -- to the new stuff, and to the somewhat older stuff, like this one.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001668.html Death Cab For Cutie "Long Division" (20.7 MB) from Narrow Stairs Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 This was my early favorite track from Narrow Stairs and I was quite glad to be able to record it here. Those new songs in general were exciting to hear live, especially "I Will Possess Your Heart" with its epic build. Also nice to see Ra Ra Riot again, who get better every time, and they did a nice job despite the fact that the venue really wasn't built for their sound. And for the third time we saw Cold War Kids by accident as an opening act; as usual they were decent but a little repetitive. Can't go wrong with "Hang Me Out to Dry" live, though. 1668@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-06T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Death Cab For Cutie "Long Division" (20.7 MB) from Narrow Stairs Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 This was my early favorite track from Narrow Stairs and I was quite glad to be able to record it here. Those new songs in general were excitiAaron S. Veenstra Death Cab For Cutie "Long Division" (20.7 MB) from Narrow Stairs Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 This was my early favorite track from Narrow Stairs and I was quite glad to be able to record it here. Those new songs in general were exciting to hear live, especially "I Will Possess Your Heart" with its epic build. Also nice to see Ra Ra Riot again, who get better every time, and they did a nice job despite the fact that the venue really wasn't built for their sound. And for the third time we saw Cold War Kids by accident as an opening act; as usual they were decent but a little repetitive. Can't go wrong with "Hang Me Out to Dry" live, though.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001667.html Death Cab For Cutie "Your Bruise" (20.4 MB) from Something About Airplanes Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 Somewhat to my surprise, they played quite a few old tunes before getting into the Narrow Stairs material in earnest. To their credit, the crowd seemed to appreciate it just about as much as the newer stuff -- sadly, this just got my hopes up for "Lowell, MA," which never came. 1667@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-05T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Death Cab For Cutie "Your Bruise" (20.4 MB) from Something About Airplanes Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 Somewhat to my surprise, they played quite a few old tunes before getting into the Narrow Stairs material in earnest. To their credAaron S. Veenstra Death Cab For Cutie "Your Bruise" (20.4 MB) from Something About Airplanes Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 Somewhat to my surprise, they played quite a few old tunes before getting into the Narrow Stairs material in earnest. To their credit, the crowd seemed to appreciate it just about as much as the newer stuff -- sadly, this just got my hopes up for "Lowell, MA," which never came.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001666.html Death Cab For Cutie "Crooked Teeth" (19.5 MB) from Plans Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 So obviously with my dissertation in progress and an impending move, my enthusiasm for the podcast has waned. I've been sitting on the clips from this show for about a month and a half, and finally got on them because I got a new computer that I wanted to put through its paces. Also, I shot these clips on my old camera (though upon arrival at the show I realized I probably could've got my bulkier new equipment in with no fuss), which I find super-annoying now. How did I ever use that thing to shoot video for so long? But, the show itself. I never saw any direct evidence, but I assume this show was set up by some student activities committee at Carroll College, because the school's fieldhouse was a very odd place for it to be. First of all, Waukesha turns out to be a much more strangely laid-out city than I ever realized. Getting from the freeway to the show -- with iPhone in hand, luckily -- was an absolute maze of twists, off-shoots and sudden one-way streets. And secondly, wouldn't the Rave or the Dane County Coliseum have made more sense for a southern Wisconsin show? At least as campus shows go, the sound was generally decent on the technical side (though the building's acoustics were not optimal). But beyond that, this was a show that I wouldn't have gone to a year ago, but which, after Narrow Stairs, I was quite excited for. Death Cab's major-label debut -- from which this song is taken -- sounded very major-label-debut-y to me and I lost a lot of confidence in the band after it. Then I heard that the lead single from their follow-up would have a five-minute instrumental intro and thought, oh, terrific, they're going "mature." Instead, they produced something complex and experimental, which is easily the best record they've ever made (I never got around to writing up my top albums of 2008, but I've got it at #4 on that list). On top of that, they probably won't be playing within 45 minutes of us again any time soon. 1666@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-06-04T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Death Cab For Cutie "Crooked Teeth" (19.5 MB) from Plans Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 So obviously with my dissertation in progress and an impending move, my enthusiasm for the podcast has waned. I've been sitting on the clips from thiAaron S. Veenstra Death Cab For Cutie "Crooked Teeth" (19.5 MB) from Plans Van Male Fieldhouse Waukesha, WI April 19, 2009 So obviously with my dissertation in progress and an impending move, my enthusiasm for the podcast has waned. I've been sitting on the clips from this show for about a month and a half, and finally got on them because I got a new computer that I wanted to put through its paces. Also, I shot these clips on my old camera (though upon arrival at the show I realized I probably could've got my bulkier new equipment in with no fuss), which I find super-annoying now. How did I ever use that thing to shoot video for so long? But, the show itself. I never saw any direct evidence, but I assume this show was set up by some student activities committee at Carroll College, because the school's fieldhouse was a very odd place for it to be. First of all, Waukesha turns out to be a much more strangely laid-out city than I ever realized. Getting from the freeway to the show -- with iPhone in hand, luckily -- was an absolute maze of twists, off-shoots and sudden one-way streets. And secondly, wouldn't the Rave or the Dane County Coliseum have made more sense for a southern Wisconsin show? At least as campus shows go, the sound was generally decent on the technical side (though the building's acoustics were not optimal). But beyond that, this was a show that I wouldn't have gone to a year ago, but which, after Narrow Stairs, I was quite excited for. Death Cab's major-label debut -- from which this song is taken -- sounded very major-label-debut-y to me and I lost a lot of confidence in the band after it. Then I heard that the lead single from their follow-up would have a five-minute instrumental intro and thought, oh, terrific, they're going "mature." Instead, they produced something complex and experimental, which is easily the best record they've ever made (I never got around to writing up my top albums of 2008, but I've got it at #4 on that list). On top of that, they probably won't be playing within 45 minutes of us again any time soon.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001662.html Jail "The Biggest Nugget of Them All" (14.4 MB) from There's No Sky (Oh My My) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 We think this show sold out, though it appears that nobody was really working the door once the first band started so it's hard to say. The upstairs at Y-Not III was certainly packed for the Jail set and hopefully they sold a bunch of copies of their new record. Everybody seemed pretty into it, though in the darkness and from the front of the crowd, I couldn't see too much of what was going on around me. 1662@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-03-20T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Jail "The Biggest Nugget of Them All" (14.4 MB) from There's No Sky (Oh My My) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 We think this show sold out, though it appears that nobody was really working the door once the first band started so it's hard to saAaron S. Veenstra Jail "The Biggest Nugget of Them All" (14.4 MB) from There's No Sky (Oh My My) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 We think this show sold out, though it appears that nobody was really working the door once the first band started so it's hard to say. The upstairs at Y-Not III was certainly packed for the Jail set and hopefully they sold a bunch of copies of their new record. Everybody seemed pretty into it, though in the darkness and from the front of the crowd, I couldn't see too much of what was going on around me.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001661.html Jail "No Mindless Love" (16.0 MB) from There's No Sky (Oh My My) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 Most of what the band played were tunes off their new album, for which this was the release show. This one has been in their live set for a while and has a nice solid pop structure to it, which should be enough to satisfy you even if you can't make out any of the visuals. 1661@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-03-17T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Jail "No Mindless Love" (16.0 MB) from There's No Sky (Oh My My) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 Most of what the band played were tunes off their new album, for which this was the release show. This one has been in their live set for a while aAaron S. Veenstra Jail "No Mindless Love" (16.0 MB) from There's No Sky (Oh My My) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 Most of what the band played were tunes off their new album, for which this was the release show. This one has been in their live set for a while and has a nice solid pop structure to it, which should be enough to satisfy you even if you can't make out any of the visuals.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001660.html Jail "Lips Locked With No Key" (12.7 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 As the show went on, it seemed like the room got darker and darker (with the exception of the backstage window, lit by a nearby streetlight). Hopefully you can see some of what's going on in this clip, as Jail introduces a new song that's even newer than the new songs on their new record. 1660@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-03-12T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Jail "Lips Locked With No Key" (12.7 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 As the show went on, it seemed like the room got darker and darker (with the exception of the backstage window, lit by a nearby streetlight). Hopefully you can see some ofAaron S. Veenstra Jail "Lips Locked With No Key" (12.7 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 As the show went on, it seemed like the room got darker and darker (with the exception of the backstage window, lit by a nearby streetlight). Hopefully you can see some of what's going on in this clip, as Jail introduces a new song that's even newer than the new songs on their new record.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001659.html The Trusty Knife non-album song (11.9 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 All right, so I've quit trying to figure out what song this is. It's another non-album track, and another one that's livelier than most of what's on the record. Curious note: the bassoon player switches to flute on this one, to make the band's instrumentation just a bit odder. 1659@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-03-10T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano The Trusty Knife non-album song (11.9 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 All right, so I've quit trying to figure out what song this is. It's another non-album track, and another one that's livelier than most of what's on the record. Curious nAaron S. Veenstra The Trusty Knife non-album song (11.9 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 All right, so I've quit trying to figure out what song this is. It's another non-album track, and another one that's livelier than most of what's on the record. Curious note: the bassoon player switches to flute on this one, to make the band's instrumentation just a bit odder.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001658.html The Trusty Knife "Stop Drop & Roll" (14.2 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 Perhaps for the last time in quite a while, we went to Milwaukee to see Jail play last Friday. Opening in the somewhat oddly laid-out club was a band with a somewhat odd instrumentation, the Trusty Knife, Milwaukee's presumably only indie rock band with a bassoon player. They played a spirited opening set, which included some tunes from their recently released debut, and also some non-album tracks like this one. The energy on display here is generally quite a bit higher than that on their record and I hope they find a way to capture it in the future. 1658@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-03-05T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano The Trusty Knife "Stop Drop & Roll" (14.2 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 Perhaps for the last time in quite a while, we went to Milwaukee to see Jail play last Friday. Opening in the somewhat oddly laid-out club was a band with a somewhat Aaron S. Veenstra The Trusty Knife "Stop Drop & Roll" (14.2 MB) Y-Not III Milwaukee, WI February 27, 2009 Perhaps for the last time in quite a while, we went to Milwaukee to see Jail play last Friday. Opening in the somewhat oddly laid-out club was a band with a somewhat odd instrumentation, the Trusty Knife, Milwaukee's presumably only indie rock band with a bassoon player. They played a spirited opening set, which included some tunes from their recently released debut, and also some non-album tracks like this one. The energy on display here is generally quite a bit higher than that on their record and I hope they find a way to capture it in the future.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001657.html Cracker "Everybody Gets One For Free" (42.1 MB) from Greenland High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009 Last time I saw Cracker they had a new album out, but I don't recall what they played from it other than this song. That was the case again this time -- the set was full of album cuts, but they tended to be older stuff (the singles, too -- I didn't notice any post-Kerosene Hat). Emily said she saw them way back when and they were kind of hostile about playing "Low," and it's nice to see they're now embracing their catalog holistically. 1657@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-02-26T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Cracker "Everybody Gets One For Free" (42.1 MB) from Greenland High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009 Last time I saw Cracker they had a new album out, but I don't recall what they played from it other than this song. That was the case again this Aaron S. Veenstra Cracker "Everybody Gets One For Free" (42.1 MB) from Greenland High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009 Last time I saw Cracker they had a new album out, but I don't recall what they played from it other than this song. That was the case again this time -- the set was full of album cuts, but they tended to be older stuff (the singles, too -- I didn't notice any post-Kerosene Hat). Emily said she saw them way back when and they were kind of hostile about playing "Low," and it's nice to see they're now embracing their catalog holistically.local,music,live,music,indie,rock http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/archives/001656.html Cracker "Dr. Bernice" (33.1 MB) from Cracker High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009 Last time I saw Cracker they played a two-hour set drawing from all periods of their nearly 20-year history, and the acoustic set David Lowery and Johnny Hickman put on a couple weeks ago was just as sprawling, if a little shorter. The stuff from their self-titled debut -- a 1992 release! -- may have been the best of it. This mournful, extended take on "Dr. Bernice" was terrific, and the highlight of the show for me was "Teen Angst" with Hickman using only knobs to play the song's main lick. 1656@http://www.etchouse.com/cpd/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:27:10 -06:00 NO!: The Podcast 2009-02-22T08:00:00-06:00 Aaron S. Veenstrano Cracker "Dr. Bernice" (33.1 MB) from Cracker High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009 Last time I saw Cracker they played a two-hour set drawing from all periods of their nearly 20-year history, and the acoustic set David Lowery and Johnny Hickman pAaron S. Veenstra Cracker "Dr. Bernice" (33.1 MB) from Cracker High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009 Last time I saw Cracker they played a two-hour set drawing from all periods of their nearly 20-year history, and the acoustic set David Lowery and Johnny Hickman put on a couple weeks ago was just as sprawling, if a little shorter. The stuff from their self-titled debut -- a 1992 release! -- may have been the best of it. This mournful, extended take on "Dr. Bernice" was terrific, and the highlight of the show for me was "Teen Angst" with Hickman using only knobs to play the song's main lick.local,music,live,music,indie,rock Aaron S. Veenstranonadult