Gamblin' Man

In Grand Rapids Michigan today, Boris opening for NIN. It's cold here. 

A few pictures:

Our hotel in Port Huron

Atsuo

NIN drums

Out On the Mainline

So, it's Thursday and just finished show with Boris at Lee's Palace in Toronto, good night all around. Boris did two shows this week opening for Nine Inch Nails. Gotta say I really like mixing in these hockey arenas, probably because NIN has an amazingly good PA. It's an L'Acoustic V-Dos  system that's brand new. It's sorta being tested on the tour and it's really good.

The NIN crew have been very helpful. NIN FOH guy is named Pete and he has been so great I can't really describe it. Just one of those people you meet every 10 years or so. We have 9 more shows with them and I'm looking forward to every one of them.

Here are a few pictures.

NIN stage from FOH

Boris gear on arena stage!

NIN load out

Dust

Started Boris tour yesterday, played at Maxwells in Hoboken. Good show. We're in Canada now. Boris opening for Nine Inch Nails for a couple of weeks, first one tomorrow in Ottowa. It's pretty cold already.

Band outside hotel

The Whole World's Watching

A picture of the street party in Williamsburg after Obama victory (courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan blog). Seems there was some aggro with the cops. Check out the comments, seems like at least half consist of stuff like: Damn Hipsters deserve to get their asses kicked by the cops, Go back to the Midwest,  Call mommy and daddy for more money. Good grief, such rage. I mean really, what's the point? Would these people rather that the hipsters vote Republican? I kinda doubt it but who knows.

We've come a long ways since the '60's, only problem is we've moved backwards.

"And The Gods Made Love"

Mixed two Hercules and Love Affair shows this weekend. First was at Hammerstein Ballroom where they opened for the B-52's. Really fun show! I mixed two bands at Hammerstein last week, never really thought I'd get to mix anybody there. Nice.

Second show was at the 9:30 club in D.C. and it was really great. The 9:30 is one my favorite venues. The PA is awesome as is the crew. Hercules was smokin' and the crowd was dancing like crazy for their whole set. A good night. Below is a picture of Andy Butler, Hercules main man and Kimanne, one of the two fabulous singers in the band. Nomi is the other and you should go to Pitchfork for some great pictures of her and the rest of the band at Hammerstein.

Friday I worked this crazy show at Supreme Trading in Brooklyn. It was part of a 20 year anniversary celebration of the Tompkins Square Riots and that whole punky squat scene. It was a bit chaotic, one of the bands had people shooting sparks with grinding wheels, suspension and smashing of tv's and other stuff. I was around for the first wave of this stuff so I wasn't particularly impressed with all the action but the kids were  digging it. Got a Missing Foundation DVD from Peter Missing which is kinda cool.

Supreme Madness

Magic Carpet Ride

Last show with Howlin' Rain at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Tuesday night. All went well, I'll miss being out with them.

Ethan plays

The Rain at Hammerstein

Free Fallin'

Worked a Broken Social Scene show at he Masonic Temple in Brooklyn last night. Good band!

BSS

A few pictures of autumn leaves in Maine that I took on the Howlin' Rain run.