Crank Sturgeon at UAG

photo by me

Noise legend in his own right, as well as long-time experimental music and sound creator, often using his own homemade contact mics and contraptions, Crank Sturgeon did a performance art/ noise set at the Upstate Artsits Guild (UAG) in Albany, NY right before Halloween (10/30/12).

I was lucky enough to catch the first 7ish minutes of his set on tape but the whole thing was amazing to witness in person: super fun and super interesting.

check him out/ buy one of his mics or something: CrankSturgeon.com

March 11, 2013 0

Kite Person at Fuzebox

Photo by me.

Kite Person
Saratoga based band consisting of Michael (Rawhead, Rawstrumentals) and Greg (Firefighter Font, Ghoul Poon, Black Ships, My Owl) played their debut show at Fuzebox in Albany 12/20/12. I was there to film a few songs check em out!

“Know Yr Rites”

“Squadron Dogs”

“Hipster Fatigue”

These songs and more are from their debut EP “Tonight We Run” available at Saratoga based label
Sub Bobmin’ Records

February 21, 2013 0

Extra Dark Mixtape Vol. 1 by Super Dark Collective

SUPER DARK COLLECTIVE PRESENTS
EXTRA DARK MIXTAPE VOL. 1
FREE DOWNLOAD – 2 DISC SET

Compiled by Shane Sanchez.

superdarkcollective.tumblr.com

FEATURING////////////

Party Boat – partyboat.bandcamp.com

BIRTHDAYS – birthdays.bandcamp.com

Neutron Rats – http://www.facebook.com/killedbyrats

Doctor Tuesday – soundcloud.com/gonzo-whatever

Sun Burdens – sunburdens.bandcamp.com

Creeks – creeks.bandcamp.com

Hand Habits – handhabits.bandcamp.com

Eternal Crimes – eternalcrimes.bandcamp.com

The Silky Boys – lofikabuki.bandcamp.com/album/party-chicken

Asa Morris – lofikabuki.bandcamp.com/album/m

Berberine – lofikabuki.bandcamp.com/album/berberine

Severe Severe – severesevere.bandcamp.com

Todd is New Each Moment – toddisneweachmoment.com

Ghoul Poon – ghoulpoon.com

1983 – lofikabuki.bandcamp.com/album/double-stuffed-2

Tiki Bats – tikibats.bandcamp.com

Fancytramp – fancytramp.bandcamp.com

Moondoon – lofikabuki.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-it-moondoons-greatest-hits

Linear North – linearnorth.bandcamp.com

Citizen O – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizen-O/416306568453454

Contact Kiss – lofikabuki.bandcamp.com/album/contact-kiss

William Hale – williamhale.bandcamp.com

The Black Ships – theblackships.net

MaryLeigh – maryleighmusic.bandcamp.com

William Ress – fsom.bandcamp.com

February 20, 2013 0

William Rees at Spring Street Gallery

William Rees performs at Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY opening for the great Glenn Jones 2/9/13.

Much of his Rees’s music is greatly influenced, and derives from, living and studying in India (away from his home in upstate, NY).
Vaguely speaking I would consider his music mostly instrumental, acoustic, fingerpicking which reminds me of different places and feelings of nature, peace, freedom, traveling, soaring, and exploring.

Posted are 4 songs (the majority of the set) that i was able to capture in their entirety.

“Flooding the Valley”

“The Mazar of Faiyaz Khan”

“On The Sunny Side of the Ocean”

“The Crane: Its Flight and Return”

Free Download: William Rees – Transcendental Nights

Liam also does more experimental music with electric guitar and pedals under the name Curling Hands which is more heavy, doom-like, psyche noise.

To hear more check out the Curling Hands soundcloud

February 18, 2013 0

Live videos/ 2013 (post in progress)

A whole new batch of live videos from the end of last year into beginning of this one coming soon as i upload them…
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12/9/12 at Fuzebox in Albany, NY

Tiki Bats

“Kill Yourself”

1983 (Jason Cosco of The Grabass Cowboys)

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12/14/12 at Bailey’s in Saratoga, NY

Linear North

“Mountains”

“Been to the Deep”

Hand Habits

“Be Yr Man”

Party Boat

“One Got Fat”

“Salted Sea”

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12/21/12 at Fuzebox in Albany. NY

Kite Person

El Sphinx

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and a special new/ old/ rediscovered video of a Pre-Halloween show noise set by Ghoul Poon aka Shane Sanchez, Asa Morris, Christopher Brown, and John Gill at the UAG 10/28/11

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Also, working on a couple projects perhaps for this upcoming year including finishing the Sun Burdens video “Picture Masks,” putting together a version of the entire Dirty Maneuver skate movie for showing at a local gallery, and an unusual short film.

February 6, 2013 0

Design It Together

Last month some awesome musicians and friends played a show at Design It Together in Troy, NY 10/19/12.
I was lucky enough to hang out and film with them. Here are a bunch of live footage from the show featuring Sun Burdens, Meagan Duffy (Hand Habits), Birthdays, Little Spoon, and Eternal Crimes (in order of who played).

Hand Habits Meg Duffy solo improv

Sun Burdens “vicious lie”

Birthdays “root chakra”

new song

Little Spoon “This Is How We Do It”

Eternal Crimes
Unfortunately my battery died during the Eternal Crimes set and I didn’t want to post an incomplete video, but it sounded good. Perhaps after their next show I will put something up.

check out my 518 Live Music YouTube for much more, and subscribe for the latest.

and also check out Lofi Kabuki Bandcamp for lots local music and free downloads!

November 14, 2012 0

New Batch of Local Live Music

Been shooting some live music as always, and here is the latest batch! more to come soon!

Sun Burdens
10/13/12 at Fuze Box in Albany, NY

10/7/12 Putnam Den in Saratoga, NY

9/28/12 at Circus Cafe in Saratoga, NY

Todd Is New Each Moment
10/13/12 at Fuze Box in Albany, NY

The Black Ships
10/13/12 at Fuze Box in Albany, NY

Hand Habits Meagan Duffy
10/19/12 at Design It Together in Troy, NY

and watch more at the 518 Local Live video youtube

enjoy, support local music.

November 5, 2012 0

Shows and more shows

Been an awesome year for live music indeed and still going strong! My facebook album shows 2012 was getting too much so i started part II of it here’s the link:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151069768501980.418002.505076979&type=1&l=9191625794

and part 1 of course:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150484886136980.357861.505076979&type=1&l=666a09ad6d

tons of greg acts from local to national, and plenty of new local live music videos coming soon!

October 20, 2012 0

Ghoul Poon breakdown at Ground Zero

Ghoul Poon performs at Ground Zero at RPI in Troy, NY 4/28/12
breakdown/ freakout in “Nothing I Desire”

August 27, 2012 0

New Live Videos!

Finally got ambitious enough to put up some live videos from these past months. Featured on this page is Sun Burdens “In Solar (So I Rest My Soul)” the new solo project of Shane Sanchez, ex-Ghoul Poon. Check out the link for many more live videos recently added for bands like Railbird, Mr. Owl, Le Sphinxx, Around the World and Back, and more!

Local Live Music: Http://www.youtube.com/user/scissorhands