such an awesome website.
it offers many services, such as the wayback machine, which archives a bunch of websites so you can check out really old versions of stuff. there's also a slew of old films--mostly educational films and such--that are so old they no longer have a copyright. such a great resource for making random found footage pieces.
but the reason i come to you today is to expose/remind you of the live music archive found at archive.org. tons of bands, tons of full shows. and the fine folks that put this up really have a thing for putting the highest quality possible out there. that means you can get lossless FLAC files, or VBR mp3s. and there are ratings, so you know which ones have great sound quality as well.
so there's that. instead of posting mp3s as usual, i'm going to direct you to the directory, as well as some of the gems i've found:
and what i've found from my limited browsing:
Animal Collective 7-3-06 Helsinki
Britt Daniel 3-29-06 San Francisco
Calexico 7-1-00 Roskilde
Camper Van Beethoven 10-12-89 St Louis
Elliott Smith 5-18-98 San Francisco
Hank III 2-27-04 Spartanberg, SC
Jesca Hoop 5-15-05 Los Feliz
Magicyclops! (interview, performs some songs...)
Magnolia Electric Co 11-15-03 Chicago
Man or Astroman? 11-1-00 BBC Studios
Mekons 12-2-89 Chicago
Mountain Goats 8-10-06 Athens
Murder City Devils 10-2-98 KNDD The End (Seattle)
Xiu Xiu 5-13-04 Nuremberg
BONUS:
from what I can tell, this is a free internet release, an actual official live album. i found it when i did a search for Magnetic Fields. It says something about them and Stephin Merritt. But I still don't understand it. but the important thing: free Deerhoof music!
yes. let me know in the comments if you find any more gems. and enjoy, if you forgot or didn't know!
music is a gift!
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