Winter Hours - Soundcloud Rarities Collection

Soundcloud Rarities (live + studio recordings)

various venues, dates, sources

collected & shared by Michael Carlucci, R.I.P.

sound quality rage: VG to VG++ (soundboard, FM & audience recordings)

  

Michael Carlucci (R.I.P. — far right) was songwriter & guitarist for Winter Hours

ROB SEZ: Blog friends brought news that Winter Hours' songwriter and guitarist Michael Carlucci recently died unexpectedly from heart failure. (Winter Hours is yet another 1980s band that made quality guitar rock & pop that went largely unheard.) Before his death, Michael uploaded a nice set of rarities and live tracks to Soundcloud. To that collection I've added two tracks from what may have been one of Michael's last public performances, an acoustic show from March 2015 with other New Jersey indie music luminaries, including two members of The Feelies. 

Winter Hours: unfairly accused of being an R.E.M. clone
photo by Elliot Landy

01 Island of Jewels
       (live in studio)

02 Time of the Season

03 Faded Pictures (live)

04 Roll In the Ivey (live)

05 Jane September

06 Bus Stop

07 Churches (alt. version)

08 Up There Again (live)

09 One Small Achievement

10 Rise (live)

11 Island of Jewels (live)

12 Last Drop (instrum.)

    

13 Top of the Stairs

      (acoustic live 2015)* 

14 Hyacinth Girl

      (acoustic live 2015)

#13 & 14 = "Song Swap" rec. Rock n Joe, Millburn, NJ. 2015-03-07; acoustic show with Glenn Mercer, Dave Weckerman, Matthew Davis & Michael Carlucci (THANK YOU Joe Noel)

*Matthew Davis, additional vocals

Winter Hours:

Joseph Marques - vocals

Michael Carlucci - guitar

Bob Perry - guitar, vocals 

Bob Messing - bass

Stanley Demeski - drums

(other drummers for the band were John Albanese, 

Frank Fiannini & Dave Scheff)

MP3@256

Cruise over to Wilfully Obscure, where spavid has posted a great-sounding live set from Winter Hours for your enjoyment (avail. in lossless) 

Learn more about the music of Winter Hours at AllMusic and Three Dimes Down

    

Plimsouls + The Thrills - KCRW twofer

2 separate sets; 2 separate downloads  

The Plimsouls
Morning Becomes Eclectic 
KCRW-FM
Santa Monica, CA
April 27, 1996
  
FM recording (sound quality VG+)
  
MEGA THANKS to Don at the old ASH blog
  
01 intro
02 12 O'Clock Midnight
03 DJ > Too Much Satisfaction 
04 Lost
05 Interview
06 Dangerous Book
07 Interview
08 Playing With Jack
09 Interview
10 Falling Awake
11 Interview
12 Million Miles Away
13 Interview

MP3@320

The Thrills
KCRW Live
March 10, 2004
and  Bottom Line, NYC
Oct. 27, 2003
  
FM recordings (sound quality VG+)
  
YET MORE THANKS to Mick at the old ASH blog!
  

MP3@320

ASH Tuesday post #20.

Lovetones & Matt Tow - Live & Rare

The Lovetones & Matthew J. Tow

Live & Rare

(various dates, venues, sources)

   

The Lovetones & Matthew J. Tow: righteous combo

ROB SEZ: After the recent ASH Tuesday post featuring The Lovetones, I realized I wasn't done with these guys — they're just too good (including frontman Matt Tow). Herein is everything I could find that's worth a listen. The last 7 are a Matt Tow + band opening set, recorded when he was touring his Americana-esque solo album, The Way of Things.

sound quality range: VG to Ex (from a variety of sources, including soundboard, FM & audience recordings)

01 This Is Why You Love Me

02 Be What You Want (demo)

03 What Am I To Do (Coda Mix)

04 Fair Weather (Echo Mix)

05 As Good As It Gets

06 Shipbuilding (EC cover)

07 Inside a Dream (live acoustic)

08 Journeyman (live acoustic)

09 A New Low (live acoustic)

10 City Meets the Stars (live)

11 Hurricane (live in studio)

12 Wintertime In Hollywood

      (live on 'irock') 

13 Mantra (live 2009)

    
14 Crazy Ramblin' Broken Heart (live)

15 Worlds Collide (live)

16 Seven Days (live)

17 Sail Tonight (live)

18 When I Get to Sydney (live)

19 It's Gonna Be Alright (live)

20 I Love My Brother (live)

NOTES:

01 – 06 = rare non-album B-sides & remixes (06 = Elvis Costello cover)

07 – 09 = Matthew J. Tow acoustic session, 'Sideways Through Sound' radio show, 2SER 107.3 Sydney, AUS (thank you, Mark Ward)

10 = 'Beyond Beyond is Beyond', CMJ 2010

11 = Live in studio, undated

12 = Australian Broadcasting Company's "irock" show (undated)

13 = Redwood Bar & Grill, Los Angeles, CA 2009-05-15 (aud)

14 – 20 = Matthew J. Tow & band opening set, The Void, San Diego, CA Feb. 2013 (aud) [thank you, Jax369]

The Lovetones reunited for a live show in Sydney in the summer of 2015.

MP3@320

  

Learn more about the music of The Lovetones at Wikipedia, the band's FB page, and/or AllMusic.

Augie March - Live 2003 & 2007

Botanic Gardens, Kings Park

Perth, Australia

with Western Australia Symphony Orchestra

Triple-J radio broadcast

Feb. 25, 2007

FM broadcast (sound quality EX-)

   

AUGIE MARCH: The Melbourne-based band is beloved in Australia.

ROB SEZ: Where would I be without my musical pals from the old ASH blog? They introduced me to so many great artists — like Augie March, a challenging-but-beguiling combo from Australia. Thanks to Heather at the Fuel Friends blog, where the 2007 set first appeared. Thanks also to Don & Mick from ASH, who first posted the 2003 show (the year listed on the front cover art is incorrect).

01 Lady Time (orchestra intro)
02 This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers
03 Mother Greer
04 The Honey Month
05 One Crowded Hour
06 Men Who Follow Spring the Planet 'Round 
07 Bottle Baby
08 O Song
09 Song In the Key of Chance
10 Stranger Strange
11 Brundisium


Meredith Music Festival

Supernatural Amphitheatre

(near) Victoria, Australia

Dec. 2, 2003

    

FM broadcast (sound quality VG+)

AUGIE MARCH:
Adam Donovan

Dave Williams
Edmondo Ammendola
Glenn Richards
Kiernan Box

MP3@320 (first set = 160 kbps, best available)

ASH Tuesday post #19.

Learn more about the music of Augie March at the band's web site, FB page, Allmusic and at Wikipedia.