(you know you want to!)
I'm going out on a limb here.
I just pledged thirty simoleans for the Wax Idols album on Kickstarter, and am hoping that somebody goes for the gold and pledges the $200 to snag the free show. It's totally worth it! I'd do it except that I'm out in the cultural wasteland known as the Peninsula and don't think it would be very cool to drag anybody out here against their will.
So we showed up early to catch their Noise Pop set, which I was looking forward to, since we couldn't get in to the sold-out Weekend show at the Hemlock Tavern (which Wax Idols opened), and were disappointed by the fact that everybody seems like to arrive late to these Noise Pop shows. Well, their loss...the SF Weekly reviewer didn't even mention them, so I guess he was one of the ones who who missed out, I won't bother to link his write-up, as it's complete garbage.
We caught them again a couple of weeks later at the Knockout in the Mission and were rewarded with a great set. Was really cool to stand next to Tamaryn, though I was way too shy to actually say something to her (or Heather for that matter) that wouldn't have sounded stupid, besides "thanks".
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| Hether Fortune (and group) shine on...
Wax Idols
2011-02-25
Noise Pop
Cafe Du Nord
San Francisco CA
Recorded with dual Sonic Studios mics
and blended with an old version of Adobe
Audition. Linked files feature video
shot with my Flip Ultra HD which was off
to one side, though I held it later on
as somebody almost knocked it over.
Setlist
Bad Pajamas
Gold Sneakers
Uneasy
Sand In My Joins [Wire]
Hitman
All Too Human
Wax Idols
2011-03-12
The Knockout
San Francisco CA
Recorded with Sony PCM-M10 with built-in
mics and Sonic Studios mics plugged into
an Edirol R-09HR and blended together with
an old version of Adobe Audition.
My attempt at video is best described as
an abject failure.
Setlist
Gold Sneakers
Uneasy
Hotel Room
Sand In My Joints [Wire]
Hitman
Bad Pajamas
Dead Like You
Human Condition
Dilno
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We've listened to our live recordings quite a bit (my compatriot almost never does this after he tapes a show)...and now you can listen to this too...normally, I wouldn't put out pre-release material in this way (and expect that I will have to remove it very soon) but this is too good to keep under wraps, seriously!
We also recorded opening act Jealousy...the only song we could ID was the last one "Palm Tree". Really liked the reel-to-reel that took them like forever to set up, though I'm not sure if it was merely a prop or actually was used for the background noises.
Grand stuff.
Liking these! Made a donation to the record too.
ReplyDeleteCrashingbeat, thanks man.
ReplyDeleteSome more stuff to check out.
1. HETHER FORTUNE demo, 'Daddy Issues':
http://waxidols.tumblr.com/post/4094080796/bedroom-demo-wah-wah-i-listen-to-the-smiths-sinead
2. Vote for Wax Idols here as thedelimagazine.com's next San Francisco Artist of the Month, not because it matters a damn, but just because no band named FIST FAM should ever WIN anything:
http://sf.thedelimagazine.com/snacks
They are awesome. Tough, sleazy, sexy, assertive, and smart rock and roll from one of the best bands in the Bay Area in a long time. I donated to their record too. Will be thinking of donating more to snag that free show!
ReplyDeleteWax Idols - 2011-02-25 - Noise Pop - Club Du Nord SF
ReplyDeletehttps://mega.co.nz/#!oloWhaBR!GzbjOVcEIVHF6hdJV9EbGgVQ5WZP3lbczK4Kczh9Zvg
Wax Idols - 2011-03-12 - Knockout SF
https://mega.co.nz/#!8gQxzICT!EjzLKDsUpmoi0-QU5LPr80gM_MkT1xSQTxaVEf0ALMs
Jealousy - 2011-03-12 - Knockout SF
https://mega.co.nz/#!NkJUkIAJ!F6ctu3teTb3qJs-pvjjJdR-AM643wv0Ju2Rr6972OqA