This show isn’t typical of the shows I normally tape, but, then again, this is The Red Room we’re talking about and most shows there throw convention out the window. This show started off with Carson Garhart playing two tracks, each played on instruments Carson made. The first is an instrumental on an electric flute (or recorder). The second is a song played on a guitar, though it was a bit dark and I couldn’t tell if the thing had strings or not. After Carson, we had a storytelling set by Dani Simmonds and Carly Ptak. While Dani told his story, Carly plucked an instrument that looked like it was homemade. She also played some other instruments/tools. Dani spoke during most of his story, though he did play occasionally on a small xylophone. During Carly’s story, I don’t recall that she played any instruments, but Dani accompanied her with some vocals, the xylophone and striking the strings of a ukulele with a mallet. After a brief intermission, Lexie Mountain and Max Eilbacher played a set of electronic noise.
NOTE: The audio player and the downloads all include three blank tracks (lasting a second or two) that I put in to separate the individual sets.
The Red Room at Normals
Baltimore, MD
January 19, 2008
Source: Peluso CEMC6/ck4(card)>PS-2>AD-20>NJB3
Transfer: NJB3>PC>SF-7>Wav>FLAC
Taper: Jeff Mewbourn (jm292@yahoo.com)
http://baltimore-taper.blogspot.com
Set I:
1. Intro
2. Flute Shruddi*
3. Black Light*
4. (break)
5. The Duck, The Truck & The Big Dirty Baby**
6. (break)
7. Untitled***
8. (set break)
Set II:
9. Improv Jam****
Notes:
Lineup:
*Carson Garhart
**Dani Simmonds w/ Carly Ptak
***Carly Ptak w/ Dani Simmonds
****Lexie Mountain & Max Eilbacher w/ Twigg Harper & G. Lucas Crane
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