Peter Case at the Sportsmans Tavern - May 27, 2006
Monday, 5. June 2006, 13:49:06
I went to the Sportsmans again, this time to record for a podcast featuring Peter Case. He was playing there with Mark Winsick, Jim Whitford, and Rob Lynch backing him.
Peter is a former Buffalo-area resident who left the area and found fame as a songwriter and leader of the punk band The Plimsouls. After they left the scene, he has been playing as a solo act as well as collaborating with many other respected artists.
His songs have been covered by so many people it would be impossible to list them all here. A charity organization, Hungry For Music, which raises money to support music in education, much as Bufalo's Music Is Art group does, has put out a tribute CD - three CDs in fact - of other artists covering his songs. His tour through Buffalo was to support this CD. The CD is called A Case for Case, and has 48 songs, every one of them a great track.
I've been talking with Mark Winsick about doing a podcast for some time. We've been waiting for the right time to do it - a date where he can do at least a set of his original material, but haven't done it yet. I hope we still will. I think Mark and his band, Jim Whitford and Rob Lynch, is one of the best blues bands you will see anywhere. They are each exceptional musicians, but when they play together, they just click. It's easy to see why they play together. They would have been the perfect band to back up Case, even if Mark and Jim weren't long-time friends.
I recorded the show. It was the first show I used my new Fostex MR8-HD recorder on and I put up three mikes and a direct feed out of the sound system and it came out great. It is so cool being able to play around with the four tracks after the fact and tweak things just so.
Peter felt he didn't have the best night and asked me to let him preview the recordings before I use them for a podcast. I'm a bit dissappointed in that, but I hope when I get back with him and let him hear the show, he'll approve it. I thought it sounded great and - as I always say - the podcast isn't a studio recording, it's supposed to have the feel of a live show, crowd noise and all, so perfection isn't necessary.
In any case - no pun intended - I had a great night enjoying a legend perform in an intimate venue and got some great recordings out of it. I'm happy, but I'll be happier when I can share it in a podcast.
Peter is a former Buffalo-area resident who left the area and found fame as a songwriter and leader of the punk band The Plimsouls. After they left the scene, he has been playing as a solo act as well as collaborating with many other respected artists.
His songs have been covered by so many people it would be impossible to list them all here. A charity organization, Hungry For Music, which raises money to support music in education, much as Bufalo's Music Is Art group does, has put out a tribute CD - three CDs in fact - of other artists covering his songs. His tour through Buffalo was to support this CD. The CD is called A Case for Case, and has 48 songs, every one of them a great track.
I've been talking with Mark Winsick about doing a podcast for some time. We've been waiting for the right time to do it - a date where he can do at least a set of his original material, but haven't done it yet. I hope we still will. I think Mark and his band, Jim Whitford and Rob Lynch, is one of the best blues bands you will see anywhere. They are each exceptional musicians, but when they play together, they just click. It's easy to see why they play together. They would have been the perfect band to back up Case, even if Mark and Jim weren't long-time friends.
I recorded the show. It was the first show I used my new Fostex MR8-HD recorder on and I put up three mikes and a direct feed out of the sound system and it came out great. It is so cool being able to play around with the four tracks after the fact and tweak things just so.
Peter felt he didn't have the best night and asked me to let him preview the recordings before I use them for a podcast. I'm a bit dissappointed in that, but I hope when I get back with him and let him hear the show, he'll approve it. I thought it sounded great and - as I always say - the podcast isn't a studio recording, it's supposed to have the feel of a live show, crowd noise and all, so perfection isn't necessary.
In any case - no pun intended - I had a great night enjoying a legend perform in an intimate venue and got some great recordings out of it. I'm happy, but I'll be happier when I can share it in a podcast.
WIDGETIZE