New Monsoon Live at The Fillmore on 2008-02-09 Set 1
Disc 1
1. Intro
2. Seven Rivers >
3. Slippery People >
4. Southern Dew (1)
5. Velvet Pouch (1)
6. Mountain Air (1)
7. The Other Side >
8. Song For Marie
9. I Am The Walrus *(1)
Set 2
Disc 2
1. Tuning
2. Hannbone Jam (1,2,3,4,5)
3. Dark Star **(1,2,3)
4. Daddy Long Legs (1)
5. Alaska (1)
6....
New Monsoon was conceived when Penn State friends Bo Carper and Jeff Miller reconnected in northern California. Carper's rootsy acoustic finger style as foil for Miller's inspired melodies, the pair sowed the seeds of the New Monsoon sound. During the recording of the band's first album Hydrophonic, the band tapped long-time east coast friend Phil "The Pianimal" Ferlino for keyboards. Blown away by the project, Ferlino immediately moved to San Francisco and joined the band on-stage at the 2001 High Sierra Music Festival.
Strong vocals and harmonies, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin, bass and keyboards, unify the musical styles of New Monsoon's influences, which are as diverse as rock gods The Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, and Carlos Santana, bluesmen Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie McTell, American icons Tom Waits, J. J. Cale, and Jerry Garcia, jazz legends Elvin Jones, Thelonious Monk, and Horace Silver, fusion pioneers Jeff Beck, Airto Moreira, and The Weather Report. New Monsoon's music is an experience of textures, rhythms, ideas and moods.
As guitarist Jeff Miller recently stated, “One thing about our scene is people are still going out to support live music. God bless them for it." In this age of digital music and file sharing, the fact the band’s live performances matter so much to the band and its fans is a testament to New Monsoon’s musicianship and passion.
Bo Carper: acoustic guitar, banjo, lap steel, vocals
Jeff Miller: electric guitar, mandolin, vocals
Phil Ferlino: keyboards, vocals
Sean Hutchinson: drums
Marshall Harrell: bass
Studio Albums:
Hydrophonic (2001)
Downstream (2003)
The Sound (2005)
V (2007)
Live Albums:
Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (2004)
Live in San Francisco, 5/11/06, with Steve Kimock and Tim Carbone (2006)
Live in San Francisco, 5/12/06, with Steve Kimock and Tim Carbone (2006)
Live in San Francisco, 5/13/06, with Steve Kimock and Tim Carbone (2006)
New Monsoon Live (2009)
Please note the updated policy, below. Also, as of 6/2005, archivist Jeremy Ward will be working directly to curate this band section. (Earlier, the band had also authorized archivists Gary Hartman and Alan Friedman to contact us in case a recording needs to be removed for some reason, such as plans for an official release of a date.)
New Monsoon Taping & Distribution Policy
Rev. Feb. 2005
New Monsoon encourages and appreciates the taper community. Taping and trading is a wonderful craft and allows folks who love music to enjoy, preserve and share their favorite moments. By respecting the following guidelines you can help the band extend the privilege of taping for many years to come.
Not all venues are familiar with taping or allow taping so please be patient with local staff. When New Monsoon is performing at a festival or other event featuring multiple bands, that event's policy may override New Monsoon's customary taping policy. When New Monsoon is opening for another artist, the artist's policy may override New Monsoon's taping policy. Under certain circumstances we may not allow taping and/or duplication of a specific show due to the potential commercial distribution of that performance.
When there are multiple tapers at a given show, we hope that the tapers will take the opportunity to experiment with different mics and different locations. In other words, try to avoid patching out of the same source. Stuff happens, machines break. The more sources, the better chance of some excellent tape being pulled.
Under no circumstances shall any New Monsoon rehearsal or soundcheck be taped without the express prior permission of New Monsoon's road manager.
The enjoyment of the audience in attendance at a concert always takes precedence over recording efforts. This means that at no time should tapers ever require other patrons to be quiet or otherwise interfere with their enjoyment of the show. Please be kind.
We will do everything we can to assist tapers, and we have these preferences:
1. Rigging.
Please limit the amount of equipment you bring to that necessary to do an independent stereo original capture. This means microphones, batteries, etc. You should be self contained. Stage and house space is usually very precious, as we are a 7 piece band with a lot of gear. Please do not block lines of sight or cause any interference with the sound technician.
2. Sound board availability.
At times we can provide a board feed to those interested. Since we work with many different sound companies and venues, the availability will vary. Sound persons tend not to want to deal with this (and rightly so, they're busy!) so ask a crew member to coordinate the feed with the house. Be prepared to deal with XLR, 1/4, RCA jacks, or tin cans on strings.
3. Matrix recording.
Many people prefer to use multiple microphones, or mix microphones with a sound board feed. This is fine, again, as long as there is no close miking of instruments, and it is transparent to the production of the show.
4. Multitracking.
We don't want multitrack recording done without the permission and production cooperation of the band. Close miking is extremely cumbersome to our staging, and it is uncomfortable to walk on wires. So we would like to help plan and execute these types of recordings. But again, if you want to do something special, we are more than willing to help and get involved.
5. Video.
Amateur handheld video is fine, but you must agree, in writing, to send us a copy in MiniDV or DVD format. Find our road manager before filming, please, as he will definitely find you. A video production involving multiple cameras, lighting or booms will require the permission of and coordination by the band.
6. Photography.
New Monsoon allows photography in any format, including digital. Photo passes are not required. Try to keep flash use to a minimum: courtesy to the working crew and your fellow fans is key. Please do not intrude on the space of others in your zeal to capture that perfect shot.
7. Send it to us!
Please forward a copy of your recording to us, so that we can include it in our archive. We prefer audio CDs or data/shn/flac discs, but we'll also be happy with DAT. We would like to recognize the taper community via our web site, so let us know who you are! Send recordings destined for the archive to:
Gary Hartman
724 Peddie Street
Houston, TX 77008
Email: gary.hartman@tapirproductions.com
Or
Alan Friedman
22007 Crossbrook Drive
Katy, TX 77450
Email: texastapir@earthlink.net
8. Sharing.
Share any audio recordings freely. We have space set up at
archive.org
as a repository for this music. There are full services for documenting the sets, procedure, gear and participants. If you upload a show to archive.org, please drop a line to Gary or Alan or let them know if you have questions or need assistance with archive.org:
All participants in audio and video recording exchange (regardless of format) acknowledge and respect the copyrights and exclusive ownership of the music and performances by the performers, writers and publishers.
All taping must be for personal use only, which may include trading (via analog or digital tape, CD, or digital file transfer).
Under no circumstances may a New Monsoon rehearsal or soundcheck be included on a tape, CD, or digital file circulated in the tape trading community. If you were given permission to record a rehearsal or soundcheck, you must not include that material on any tape, CD, or digital file you trade.
The media by which audio and video trading is publicized may not be commercialized. Therefore no commercial gain may be sought by websites offering digital files of our music, whether through advertising, offering links for compensation, exploiting databases compiled from their traffic, or by any other means.
If we have chosen to offer for sale a particular New Monsoon performance, this "official" version will take precedence over amateur recordings and said recordings should no longer be traded, or made available by websites, servers, or other means. In no case may any officially-released New Monsoon recording (live or studio) be duplicated or otherwise traded or offered.
Taping at New Monsoon concerts is authorized for non-commercial purposes only. Unauthorized sale, duplication and/or distribution are strictly forbidden. All New Monsoon performances and recordings are the exclusive property of New Monsoon. We reserve the right to withdraw our sanction of recording, tape trading, and/or non-commercial digital audio and video file transfers on a case specific basis or in general, as we deem necessary.
We have been approached by companies wanting to collect and sell these amateur recordings, but we feel that they are of, by and for the community. Enjoy them, freely. If you ever are asked to pay for a show (other than the physical media cost, e.g., CDs, DATs), you and we are potentially getting ripped off. Let us know if you see this happening.
If you are aware of any person or site in violation of this policy, please inform us c/o Adam Haft, Polikalas/Haft Management (adamh@newmonsoon.com).
Do not share our studio recordings or commercially released live recordings. Buy them, and help us keep the tunes coming!
Lastly, please support all the artists you tape and trade by purchasing the merchandise that keeps them on the road (CDs, T-shirts, etc.).
Thanks for taping and trading, but most importantly, have fun at the shows.
Bo, Jeff, Ben, Marty, Raja, Brian and Phil
New Monsoon
Adam Haft
Polikalas/Haft Management
www.newmonsoon.com
On February 26, 2003, New Monsoon gave permission for shows to be hosted at the Archive:
Subject : Re: New Monsoon gives persmission to use taper recordings...
