Magic Bullets - 2011-01-15 - Slim's SF

Magic Bullets
2010-01-15
Slim's SF

taper:  thehappyone

equip:  a bit of a mess, the first song was done with my standard rig, but when I went to check levels, i must have unplugged my mics, so you can hear some interruptions as this happens.  So this was basically done with the built-ins on my Sony PCM-M10, and as a result had to be re-EQ'ed a bit more heavy-handed than normal.  
But it's still very listeneable.

locat:  about 3 rows back nearly in front of singer Phillip Benson, who caterwauls with the best of 'em.

setlist:  A Day Not So Far Off / Millions Of People Running In Circles / Lying Around / Common House Cats / ? / Television Won't Know / On Top Of The World / Sigh The Day Away

[note:  Common House Cats was released in April 2012 on Much Ado About, the fifth song I can't identify, may have to email the group to find out]

First of multiple dispatches from this show.  The next post(s) will feature The Fresh and Onlys and Crocodiles.

I first saw Magic Bullets along with Brilliant Colors open for The Homosexuals back at Bottom Of The Hill in March of 2009, and was simply floored...as others have remarked, it was part Smiths, part Postcard Scottish beat groups, and very, very catchy.  

I next caught them at Part Time Punks mini-fest in SF later that year, and hopped around so enthusiastically I knocked out the batteries in my recorder....just amazing stuff...and for me, the standout act of that night.

So when I heard they were opening for Crocodiles, this became a can't miss.  Confession time:  I don't own any of their own recordings.  Yet.  Don't be like me, buy them from the Mon Amie Records store!!  

(update: I went ahead and purchased their latest album+single bundle and their initial EP which they have on sale again)

The interesting part was that they were playing at Slim's, which I hadn't been to in over 10 years...last time was to see the Chameleons back when they reunited and played four West Coast shows.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that the place had been cleaned up since I was last there...it may be another 10 years before they again book another act I'd be interested in, but for the time I was there, I had no complaints, except for the pillars that can block your view of the stage.  Of course, the Bullets killed it, they cause people up front to dance and put a smile on my normally sullen features.  'Too much fighting on the dance floor'...not.  Just love.

Listen (FLAC download)

Part Time Punks Mini-Fest SF - 2009

Going in performance (forward) order....this is an archival record of everything that I've turned up for this show.

To date, no footage or recordings appear to exist for GRASS WIDOW / NODZZZ / WEAVE...  There's one track for VIV ALBERTINE, which I'd make up for in LA.

While FOR AGAINST was listed on the flyer, they had to pull out at the last minute due to logistical issues.

While I was up in the mezzanine hearing Viv practicing on her guitar, there's no documentation of her set either.  "Gang Of Four" was indeed just Hugo Burnham DJ'ing as the flyer says, and while we videoed nearly all of Section 25, it's only via the horrible overloaded digicam audio (a Kodak unit)

And even The Raincoats recording got cut off, due to...read on... *sigh*.

Death Sentence: Panda!

2009-10-09
'Part Time Punks' mini-fest
The Mezzanine SF

The first track (or second) "In Love With Witches" was videoed...

The rest of the set was captured, more or less.

[0:00] Fight Or Flight (start cut) [1:50] Lips Of Chaos [4:03] Insects Awaken [9:28] Dessert Parade

DSP - DOWNLOAD (pCloud)

The Homosexuals, Magic Bullets, Brilliant Colors - 2009-03-24 - Bottom Of The Hill SF

 

The Homosexuals

2009-03-24

Bottom Of The Hill

San Francisco CA

 

A Part Time Punks event

taper:  thehappyone
equipment:  Sonic Studios DSM-6/L mics > Edirol R-09HR

 

Bruno Wizard with his coterie...

 

Fourth time for me at the BOTH....this set hasn't been made available before.

Setlist

00 Part Time Punks DJ tracks include...

   - "Ambition" by Vic Godard/Subway Sect 

   - "Gordon Is A Moron" by Jilted John aka Graham Fellows, who later would develop his John Shuttleworth persona (which I sadly mis-ID'ed at the time as "Atilla The Stockbroker", how embarrassing.

   - "I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher" by Notsensibles 

   - the band themselves playing over whatever's being played.

01 intro

02 Hearts In Exile

03 You're Not Moving (The Way You're Supposed To) pt.1

04 Astral Glamour

05 Neutron Lover

06 "you old cunt!" (chantalong)

07 Technique Street

08 Flying

09 My Night Out

10 Snapshots Of Nairobi

11 Pentecost 2016

12 Walk Before Imitate

13 Divorce Proceeding (From Reality)

14 Vociferous Slam

15 False Sentiments

16 You're Not Moving (The Way You're Supposed To) pt.2

17 (Bruno reggae improv + outro with a punk version of "I Heard It Thru The Grapevine)

 

HOMOSEXUALS (pCloud link)

Unfortunately, don't recall much of this one except with a name like that, this had to be something pretty good.  Upon playback, yes, oh yes...Hearts In Exile and Astral Glamour are great tracks....but the highlight is the 20 minute (in 3+17 minute portions) of "You're Not Moving (The Way You're Supposed To), which is spine-bending and mind-blowing.

WOW, their entire recorded output is available here:

https://thehomosexuals.bandcamp.com/album/astral-glamour

 

Definitely going to pick this up (DONE).

 

No photos or video for any of these, it looks like.