Death Of Me
September 6, 2007
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace - indoor stage
Pioneertown, CA

Source:
Neumann KM140's > Beyer MV100 > Sony PCM-M1 > DAT master
ORTF shock mounted cardioid condenser microphone pair, clamped on ceiling beam FOB, right of right speaker

Transfer:
DAT master > Sony PCM-M1 > analog @ 48KHz > Audiomedia III PCI card > Powermac G3/266 > Protools 4.1.1 (convert to 44.1 KHz at "best" mode) > AIFF > Powermac G4/MDD-Dual 1.42 > Audacity 1.2.6 (tracking in 1/75 second intervals) > AIFF files > xACT 1.59 > FLAC (level 8)

taper:
TAS aka morst

FOH mix: Casey

notes:
http://www.pappyandharriets.com
http://www.crackersoul.com/campout
http://myspace.com.deathofme
http://www.myspace.com/thejohnnyhickmanchrisleroysongbook



SET LIST:
Chris and Johnny
1. intro
2. On a Good Thing
3. San Bernardino Boy
4. Whole Lotta Trouble
5. introducing Chris and the Death of Me band
6. Please Please Please
7. The Trees
8. Last Train
9. Saint and a Sinner
10. Let It Drown
11. outtro


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DEATH OF ME CAMPOUT DEBUT: ROCKS! THANK YOU!

Thanks to all for the great turnout and response to the very first Death of Me performance debuting their new album at CAMPOUT III Thurs night>

Johnny and Chris got the night rolling with a Dangers cut from 25 years ago, ON A GOOD THING, followed by SAN BERNARDINO BOY, and (audience request) WHOLE LOTTA TROUBLE. From there on Johnny stayed on for the short, intense DEATH of ME set.

SONGLIST:

1. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
2. THE TREES
3. LAST TRAIN
4. SAINT AND SINNER
5. LET IT DROWN

All in all it was a blast for Johnny, myself, and Bob Vennum all playing together again and getting rowdy with drummer Matt Kjorvestad and bassman Craig The Saint.

I knew it was going well when during TREES the bikers in the back were dancing with pool cues. At the end the audience helped chorus out LET IT DROWN and the deed was done.

Spent the rest of the night meeting new friends and shaking hands for the first time with old myspace compatriots.


This is what music is all about....

Thanks for everything,
Chris


September 7, 2007 - Friday
((link))

In Case You Missed It!
Category: Music

It's that time of year when the Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker fans head out to the desert and Campout in Pioneer Town. This two day festival was expanded to three days starting Thursday. Three bands played opening night.

Chris LeRoy* opened the event with Johnny Hickman at his side. They performed a few familiar acoustic versions of songs before being joined with the Death of Me band (Matt Kjorvestad, drums; Bob Venumn guitar, Craig "The Saint" Goldsberry, bass). The rest of the set was electric, loud and rockin'.

The band performed five songs from the just released Death of Me CD, "Life's So Hard, Make It Softer." Chris and Johnny shared lead and harmonies on "Please Please Please." The band played the song with a mix of energy and restraint.

The two rocker songs were "The Trees" and "Saint and a Sinner". Johnny and Bob traded guitar solos in the bluesy Dylan-influenced "The Trees" and got the bikers in the audience rockin'. "Saint and a Sinner" exploded with tons of energy (think of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again") and never stopped.

"Last Train" was the cool song for me (the entire band had rehearsed the night before at the studio for the first time). It was great to hear the whole song come together at Pioneer Town. Chris wove his way through the rhythmic verses "I remember somewhere under candy trees, learning my chords, just shooting the breeze, life could be golden in small degrees" before the band opened up on the chorus "Do you know how to cry, blue sky?". Everyone was grooving to the song.

The set ended with Chris teaching the audience the chorus of "Let It Drown" ("you'll know when to sing") before launching into the song. With video cameras and a couple DAT machines, this show will be out there for all to hear. The CD's pretty cool, too!

What a great way to start the Campout!

SET LIST:
Chris and Johnny
1. On a Good Thing
2. San Bernardino Boy
3. Whole Lotta Trouble

Chris and the Death of Me band
1. Please Please Please
2. The Trees
3. Last Train
4. Saint and a Sinner
5. Let It Drown


*Song writing partner with Cracker's Johnny Hickman, pre-Cracker/Camper band, The Dangers--AND directly affiliated with Lo-Fi Studios