Sharon Van Etten: October 8, 2010 Rock Shop – Flac and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Song

[photo courtesy of Amanda Hatfield]

On the night of the release show for her outstanding new CD epic, Sharon Van Etten played a sold out and packed Rock Shop. Sharon has said many times that she suffers from excessive shyness, but on this night, far from being overwhelmed by the intensity of the crowd she was confident, relaxed and having fun. Sharon performed a similar set to her August show at Rock Shop, but added a special mini acoustic set at the end of this special night. Accompanied again by the excellent Cat Martino, Sharon has added a new drummer and new bassist to the band we saw this Summer. The new rhythm section seems to have added some extra muscle to the material, so that new songs such as “Don’t Do It” (streaming below) came across with a heavier rock beat. But it was the four-song solo acoustic songs that closed the set where Sharon seemed to say thank you to her long-time fans. As she was brought back for an encore, the calls for “Damn Right” were acceded and Sharon delivered one of her oldest numbers with an extra edge — a touching acknowledgment of her past as she moves towards a brighter future.

I recorded this set with the Neumanns placed in front of the soundboard cage mixed with a feed from the board. The sound quality is superb. Enjoy!

Stream “Don’t Do It”:
[audio:https://www.nyctaper.com/S0606SharonVE8008/Sharon%20Van%20Etten%202010-10-08%20DON%27T%20DO%20IT.mp3]

This Recording is now available for Download in FLAC and MP3 and to Stream at Archive.org [HERE].

Sharon Van Etten
2010-10-08
The Rock Shop
Brooklyn, NY USA

Digital Master Recording
Soundboard + Audience Matrix

Soundboard + Neumann KM-150s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 2x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced by nyctaper
2010-10-13

Setlist:
[Total Time 57:43]
01 A Crime
02 Peace Signs
03 Save Yourself
04 Don’t Do It
05 [banter/band intros]
06 One Day
07 [banter]
08 [untitled]
09 Love More
10 [banter]
11 For You
12 Consolation Prize
13 Tell Me I’m Wrong
14 [encore break]
15 Damn Right

If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Sharon Van Etten, visit her website, visit her MySpace page, and purchase her new CD epic from Bada Bing Records [HERE].