bootleg series
An ongoing series of limited-run bootleg cassette tapes highlighting live performances
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo provided by the artist
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo by Ben Calhoun
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo by Abi Reimold
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo provided by artist
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo provided by artist
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo by Laura Lee Blackburn
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo by Bob Sweeney
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo provided by the artist
design and layout by Jon Samuels
photo provided by the artist
Live @ Tortoise Town (Brooklyn, NY) 12/14/2019 &
Live @ The Beverly (Kingston, NY) 9/7/2019
Adeline Hotel
DLR BTL 009 - Cassette (25 copies)
April 1, 2021
A
1. Solid Love
2. Slow Love
3. Trying For You
4. Relief
5. In A Way
6. Trace
B
1. Solid Love > Still Life Blues
2. Strange Sometimes
3. Slow Love
4. Trying For You
5. Trace
6. Reciprocal Age
Both shows recorded on a ZoomH4 by Ben Seretan, mixed by Ian Wayne
Side A is a full band performance, Side B is a guitar and harmonium duo.
All profits go to Make The Road: maketheroadny.org
Solo @ Ranieri Chapel (Umbria, Italy) September 2014
Powerdove
DLR BTL 008 - Cassette (25 copies)
March 4, 2020
Side A:
1. Be Mine
2. Cellophane
3. Easter Story
4. Resting Place
5. Wandering Jew
6. Lion Den
Side B:
7. To Fear/Love
8. Red Paint
9. Out of the Rain
10. Spinning Daisy
11. After Dark
12. Under Awnings
13: Do you burn?
14. Birdsong
Annie Lewandowski performed and recorded the songs found on Powerdove Solo at Ranieri Chapel in a 15th century chapel in Umbria, Italy, in September 2014. The elements that inspired the performance and recording came together sweetly and naturally – an abandoned guitar discovered in a castle corner, an empty chapel revealing an exquisite acoustic, a fully-charged Zoom recorder on hand. Visual artist Buster Simpson covered the stone floor with flowering stems of lavender before Annie’s performance. It crunched underfoot as Annie and her audience entered the chapel, unlocking earthy floral scents that combined with the songs, swirling upwards to the heavens.
The recording was lightly mixed and mastered by William Ryan Fritch in California in late fall, 2014.
All profits donated to Southside Community Center Ithaca
Live @ The Eastman House (Houston, TX) 12/29/2018
Cameron Knowler
DLR BTL 007 - Cassette (25 copies)
January 7, 2020
A
Big Footed Man > Chattanooga
Old Beech Leaves > Texas Gales > Farewell to Trion
Mint and Milk
B
Rock Place > Goat Won't Go
Mountain Dew and Blackberry Blossom
Lone Prairie
His instruments, a Pisgah Dobson model banjo and Thompson DMA, captured by a single condenser microphone. The set is comprised of traditional fiddle tunes gleaned from his heroes, James Bryan, Norman Blake, Jon Bekoff and bygone sources, as well as a slew of newly crafted originals
All profits donated to Project Row Houses
Live @ Dirty Dungarees (Columbus, OH) 10/02/2019 & Live @ Tubby's (Kingston, NY) 03/07/2020
Powers/Rolin Duo
DLR BTL 005 - Cassette (25 copies)
December 4, 2020
A1. Live @ Dirty Dungarees (Columbus, OH) 10/02/2019 ft. Lisa Bella Donna
B1. Live @ Tubby's (Kingston, NY) 03/07/2020
Matthew J. Rolin plays a Guild F-1512 12 string jumbo acoustic with an LR-baggs m1a soundhole pickup plugged directly into the PA. Jen Powers plays a 2 octave sized hammered dulcimer with hammers and sometimes a violin bow. Jen plays her dulcimer through a boss DD-20 delay and a tc electronics hall of fame reverb through a shitty Behringer practice amp of which we don’t even know the model. Lisa Bella Donna plays an old ARP Odyssey.
The show at Dirty Dungarees was recorded on an iPhone by Doug Leed. The show at Tubby’s was taped by Zoots Houston who was also doing sound, and then eq’d a little by Cory Plump.
All profits donated to RAICES
Live @ The Hideout 09/24/2019
Eli Winter/Sam Wagster (Wagster/Winter Duo)
DLR BTL 005 - Cassette (25 copies)
November 5, 2020
A1. Either I Would Become Ash
B1. Untitled
B2. Maroon
Recorded from the stage with an iPhone 8, 9.24.2019 at The Hideout in Chicago, IL. Sam Wagster -- pedal steel guitar. Eli Winter -- acoustic and electric guitars.
All profits donated to Greater Chicago Food Despository
Radio City - Philadelphia, PA - August, 2020
WPTR
DLR BTL 004- Cassette (25 copies)
October 2, 2020
A3. Way Out West
A4. What's Going Ahn
Recording info— drums, Ibanez SGT110-VS acoustic, & vox for “What’s Going Ahn” first recorded to cassette on QFX Shoebox, then re-recorded to Zoom H4n via Sony CFD-S32 Mega Bass Cassette-corder playback. All other vox, Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II semi-hollow, modified Fender Jazzmaster, & aux percussion recorded directly to Zoom H4n. everything performed by Peter Gill. “Mixed” by Peter Gill in Cubase LESubsequently rescued & “mastered” by Lucas Knapp
All songs originally written and recorded by Big Star, released February 1974
All profits will be given to black West Philadelphians requesting reparations via the reparations thread on the neighborhood Facebook page West Willy.
Acid Tunnel (Live!) - Solo at The Mothlight 4/8/2018
Shane Parish
DLR BTL 003 - Cassette (25 copies)
September 4, 2020
A1. The Curse That Keeps on Giving (Live)
A2. Soft Situation (Live)
B1. A Drop of Blood is Passed From Hand To Hand (Live)
Recorded on a Zoom H1 Handy Recorder at The Mothlight in Asheville, NC, sharing a bill with The Messthetics. All guitar sounds coming from Squier J Mascis Signature Jazzmaster played through a Fender Deluxe Reverb Amp. FX Pedals: Boss RC-20 looper, Boss DD-3 Digital delay, custom fuzz, custom reverb, Fender Volume pedal, Electroharmonix Micro Pog, FullTone Supa-Trem Tremolo, Boss OC-3 Super Octave. Mixed in Logic Pro X.
All profits donated to Beloved House in Asheville NC
Live @ Rhizome 2/14/20 & Live @ The Tomb 2/23/20
Jason Calhoun
DLR BTL 002 - Cassette (25 copies)
June 5, 2020
A. DC
B. Richmond
Recording info - All synth tones generated by the Elektron Digitone, processed through the Elektron Octrack. all field recordings recorded on an iPhone 6, processed through Elektron Octatrack. Performance recorded directly to Tascam DR-05 via Elektron Octatrack. Elektron Digtone controlled by Korg Microkey midi controller.
All profits donated to Black and Brown Workers' Cooperative
Live @ Boot and Saddle 12/7/19
Hour
DLR BTL 001 - Cassette (25 copies)
April 17, 2020
A1. The Carter Starter
A2. I Can't Remember How Far Away You Were
A3. Town Meeting
A4. From A Bus Window In Central Ohio, Just Before A Thunder Shower
B1. Something I've Been Meaning To Tell You
B2. Your New Apartment
B3. Chantal
B4. That Feel (T. Waits)
Recording info - Recorded by Marc Prizer on a Tascam 4-track digital recorder @ 24/96, two vintage (circa early 70's) Neumann KM-84 mics + left and right stereo board feed. Mixed in Pro-Tools