Saturday, September 24, 2016

Mr Ward Demo 98

https://archive.org/details/MrWard_Demo98


Lesion Maker 2

https://archive.org/details/LesionMaker2

Bryce Brushnefski - Guitar
Joseph Henaghan - Bass VI, Microtone Delay
Jason Ormsby - Guitar






Thursday, March 3, 2016

Nutsponge - Still Sweatin Demo 98



https://archive.org/details/Nutsponge

What can I say?  Truly a integral part of my musical growth.  Back before someone decided "Nutsponge" sounded like a joke band name.  Wherever we are now, this was crucial jams for anyone from Plattsburgh in the late 90's DIY music scene.  Also this is the first real band I ever played in (the later era after the name changed to "This Broken Rule"). 

I tried to interview J about this, but I didn't get much information out of him.  These kids played every other show at Something Cool and the "Church Basement".

Augie and I used to argue about how to correctly play "Self Contempt"...

I did not participate on this recording.

J Krak - Vocals
Jared Krak - Drums
Jason Ormsby - Bass
David Light - Guitar

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Bennett Bangers - 1/29/16

https://archive.org/details/BennettBangers12916
This is a performance for my companies holiday party, the band consisting of employees of said company.
To date the first and only time I have learned cover songs and played them in public.  Anyone familiar with my means and methods understands how foreign this scenario would be.  I actually learned quite a bit about playing "normal" stuff.  I had a good time hanging out with my co-workers and would gladly do it again.

The bands slogan is "Come get hammered with us."

Tracklist:
1.  Get Back - Beatles  (I forgot to hit record for this!)
2.  Breakdown - Tom Petty
3.  Down on the Corner - CCR
4.  Your So Bad - Tom Petty
5.  Big Ten Inch - Aerosmith
6.  Honey Don't - Beatles (Carl Perkins)
7.  Little Sister - Elvis
8.  Summertime Blues -  Eddie Cochran
9.  Buy Me a Boat - Chris Jansen
10.  Move it on Over - Hank Williams

Dave Malone -Vocals
Chuck McGurk - Vocals
Greg Jackson - Guitar
Joseph Henaghan - Bass / Bass VI
Jason Watson - Drums
Tony Cichiano - Drums

















Wednesday, October 7, 2015

VRL5 - SONOSOMOSIS


A new year brings new vibrations.  Journey into the vortex that is the "blue room", accept offers of "sweet treats" but beware the prickly donkey. 

Featuring the talents of:

Baird Buchanan - Guitar and Knob Twidling
Isaac Henaghan - Drums, Ramblings + Freakout,
Joseph Henaghan - Bass VI, Drums, SK6, MicroDelay
Missy Henaghan - Overlord

Get it:   https://archive.org/details/VRL5010415



Recorded 010415 at Brahmans Corners

Saturday, April 25, 2015

http://blog.pressrepublican.com/archive/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45889:hardcore_enthusiasts_get_help_from_an_unlikely_source&catid=37:out-and-about-articles

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Communion / Tidal split EP

Pre Tides goodness from those fine chaps.  I remember one of the last Three Shades to Eve practices:  We ran through our tunes and then Augie detuned every string on his guitar, laid down in front of the amp playing open A drone with his eyes shut.  This was the start of Communion.  Really it was the beginning of a local interest in the doom and drone.  Communion was born, and Three Shades to Eve was in the toilet.

The Communion times were a bit funny.  Rob complaining regularly about how ungodly loud they were and how it was killing his head.  Clearing 242 because nobody knew what the hell they were doing.  Of course this stuff was all relatively new, and there really wasn't much noise out there that sounded anything like this.  There are countless stories from this era that are not my place to relate.  And then there was the fact that they were all still fucking kids in high school (with the exception of Mike Murphy).

For whatever reason (probably Mike moving back to Potsdam), at some point they decided to start writing a bit differently and changed the name.  Time frame is a bit jumbled in my head, but I know I saw Tidal practice several times in Chazy before they all moved to Boston.  Donny recorded both recordings (Communion at home, Tidal in Boston at Northeastern University).  They scraped the first Communion recording and had Larry Dolan retrack everything (except the vocals) to give you what we have hear.  Shortly after "releasing" this (20? handmade copies for friends?) Donny didn't feel like singing anymore and they changed the name to Tides.  Years later I find out that Mike had never even heard it and Augie didn't have a personal copy (hence this).

I am not a player on this, so re posted without any fucking consent  Sorry for any inaccuracies, its 5am and 14 years to late

Communion(2000-01?)
August Snow - Guitar
Donny Green - Bass
Mike Murphy - Vocals
Rob Dowler - Drums

Tidal:(2002?)
August Snow - Guitar
Donny Green - Bass, Vocals
Rob Dowler - Drums

Artwork - Brendan Palmer Angel

Another perspective:   http://humanidentityrecordings.blogspot.com/2009/05/communiontidal-tides-split-ep-2002.html

Get it: https://archive.org/details/04BlackWinter