JoCo Bootleg Thread

Jmonkee

Elsewhere, Robgonzo mentioned we should have a bootleg thread. Here's a start. This stuff is all (or mostly) available on the wiki show pages, and should probably have it's own page there. But for now, it is here. It's quickly compiled and not comprehensive, so please make additions or corrections. It might be fun for people to discuss their favorites based on audio quality or interesting songs and banter, etc. Whatever! I put asterisks by a few of my personal favorites.

I also gave credit on a few of these to the person who made it available. I'll go back and do all of them when I have the time....

This is just meant for audio recordings of JoCo shows. No attempt to compile the zillions of youtube videos has been made.

Little Gray Books Songs (See this link for details)
2006-09-14 Second Life (Spiff) *
2006-10-09 Santa Monica 10-9-06 (Spiff) *
2007-02-18 San Francisco (Spiff, Cafe du Coulton)
2007-09-12 Los Angeles (Spiff)
2008-05-03 Chicago - Lakeshore (fireworksordie)
2008-05-18 LA (House of Blues) (Coin)
2008-06-05 Cincinnati *
2008-07-10 Pontiac
2008-10-21 New York (Barnes & Noble, with Hodgman)
2008-10-22 Boston 10-22-08 (with Hodgman)
2008-10-25 Glasgow
2008-10-25 Glasgow (Covenant)
2008-10-29 Manchester (Kat)
2008-10-31 Nottingham
2008-11-01 Birmingham
2008-11-21 Boston (kingjeff)
2009-02-17 San Francisco (Colleenky) *
2009-02-18 San Francisco
2009-02-28 Chicago - Park West (fireworksordie)
2009-03-06 Ann Arbor
2009-05-17 LA - Largo (Colleenky & SemiEvolvedSimian)
2009-05-30 Atlanta *(avnerdsdontgetchicks)
2009-09-18 Denver (dexterdouglas)
2009-09-26 Boston (kingjeff) *
2009-10-08 Ann Arbor (slincoln, flacs)
2009-10-08 Ann Arbor (slincoln, mp3's)
2009-10-09 Chicago (FLOOD SHOW!) (fireworksordie)
2009-10-26 Minneapolis (fireworksordie) *
2009-11-13 London (Union Chapel) (Spektugalo)
2010-02-20 LA - Largo (I don't remember where I got this.)
2010-02-25 Vancouver (chicazul)
2010-05-14 Raleigh (hoppedup) * (flacs)
2010-05-14 Raleigh (hoppedup) * (MP3's)
2010-09-04 PAX - Seattle (Jmonkee, full set, single mp3)
2010-09-04 PAX - Seattle (Simalot, individual songs)
2010-12-03 Atlanta (avnerdsdontgetchicks)
2011-01-08 JoCo Cruise Crazy! (MJPM, link includes both JoCo shows (Jan 3rd and all-request show Jan 7th), plus other performers))
2011-03-12 Pax East (Bad link, needs correction)
2011-03-25 Asheville (hoppedup)
2011-04-22 Chicago - Park West (tfrooney & fireworksordie)
2011-05-27 Ottawa (jmr)
2011-05-27 Ottawa (Full Paul and Storm set, no JoCo) (jmr)
2011-05-28 Toronto
2011-09-02 Atlanta (CD release for the Artificial Heart album) (avnerdsdontgetchicks)
2012-06-06 Toronto (Haterhigh)
2012-06-16 Chicago - Double Door (fireworksordie)
2012-12-05 Atlanta (avnerdsdontgetchicks)
2017-04-23 Atlanta (avnerdsdontgetchicks)

Spiff

Great list. Which one is the Park West recording (one of the Chicago ones, right?) That one has the debut of "Blue Sunny Day" and is definitely my fav bootleg.

fireworksordie

Hey Spiff, I'm glad you really like the Park West recording. I've got a surprise that will soon be finished that I think you will enjoy...

robgonzo

There is a recording of the Toronto show.
Although it's a video I think it goes here because it's the whole show and downloadable.

Jmonkee

Spiff, I think both of fireworksordie's were at Park West, and both are great quality sound-board recordings. The one from 2-28-09 is the one you refer to, with Blue Sunny Day.

fireworksordie

The May 2008 Chicago show was at the Lakeshore Theater, but yes, it is also soundboard. And it was my first JoCoShow!

Luke M

Fantastic resource, thanks!

Angelastic

There is another list of bootlegs in the FAQ.

robgonzo

adding Chicazul's Vancouver recordings to this thread.

Paul and Storm live in Vancouver
Jonathan Coulton live in Vancouver

chicazul

Raw audio recordings from Vancouver February 25, 2010 have been mastered and split into tracks by my wonderful friend Travis at One Bedroom Studios.

Paul and Storm live at the Rio in Vancouver
Jonathan Coulton live at the Rio in Vancouver

gpia7r

Thanks for this. After the quality tightened up, it sounded pretty good. Better than some.

Still waiting for something half as good as the Park West recording last year

Jmonkee

Don't miss the recording from Minneapolis last October, from this thread (Fireworksordie doing his magic again).

I think it's the best audio recording of a JoCo show you can find, with the possible exception of Best.Concert.Ever. Mixing in the crowd noise makes it better than the Park West recordings.

gpia7r

Oh yeah, I remember that one. Yep, it's also very very awesome. I'm biased because I was at the Park West show, and they did the entire Flood album. Still wish the P&S portion was uploaded, though... since my Girlfriend was serenaded during Frogger.

I'm still listening to this one, and the Mr. Fancy Pants - He did the Beyonce/Super Mario portions like from PAX09. Very cool. I wonder if he's done again anywhere else.

chicazul

@gpia7r - As far as I can tell, Single Ladies/Super Mario is the new standard bridge inclusion. The Rickroll was starting to show its age.

Glad you enjoyed the recording! For all that it can't match up to the audio quality of a soundboard feed, I'm pretty happy with it. (I am of course extremely biased.)

hoppedup

Raleigh 5-14-2010

Jonathan Coulton
May 14,2010
Lincoln Theatre
Raleigh, NC

Source 1: Church-Audio CA-14 cardioids > Church Audio CA-9100 pre > Sony PCM D50 (24/48)
Location: DFC, FOB, 20' from stage, 8' high, DIN
Transfer: Sony PCM D50 > PC > Audacity (normalize, resample, dither) > CDwave (tracking) > TLH (flac level 8)

Setlist:

01. Intro
02. The Future Soon
03. Ikea
04. Ikea/Shop Vac Banter
05. Shop Vac
06. Cyborg Banter
07. Better
08. I'm Your Moon Story
09. I'm Your Moon
10. Banter*
11. Tom Cruise Crazy*
12. Banter*
13. Big Bad World One*
14. Curl Story*
15. Curl*
16. Banter*
17. Code Monkey*
18. Banter*
19. Space Doggity*
20. Creepy Doll*
21. Mr. Fancy Pants Story
22. Mr. Fancy Pants
23. Skullcrusher Mountain
24. Still Alive
25. Mandelbrot Set
26. Encore banter
27. Re: Your Brains

Encore:

28. Encore Applause>Banter*
29. First of May*
30. Sweet Caroline*


Jonathan Coulton - guitar, vocals
*Paul & Storm - shaker, backing vocals

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I had never heard any of his music, but a friend is a big fan and I like to tape stuff, so here it is. I would definitely go again. Good times. This one turned out great, IMO. Enjoy.

Cheers,
hoppedup

Autumnraina

@hoppedup Thanks so much for posting here to let us know! I was the gal standing to your right during the concert. It was my first JoCo concert and I'm so excited to be able to listen to it again! I'm pulling the files down now. Thanks again!

robgonzo

W00t! a new Bootleg! that's awesome Hoppedup, Thanks!

Caleb

I am *seriously* hoping that someone is able to get a recording of this performance tomorrow (especially since I've done my own JoCo orchestration).

Saturday May 22 at 8 PM
Sympho’s “Tweetheart”
Church for All Nations in NYC
Sympho is an orchestral concert series run by my friend (and fellow Whiffenpoof!) Paul Haas. Tweetheart is an evening of classical, electronica, and pop songs about love. I’ll be doing one of my songs that he’s arranged for the symphony – it’s going to be really cool I think.

hoppedup

Nice to have kinda met you, Autumnraina. The crowd was remarkably respectful during the songs and the Lincoln sounds great. This is one of my better recordings for this reason. When I got to the center of the rail and it was occupied, it was nice of you and the other guys to make room for a taper. I have been told to f**k off when jockeying for a good spot before.

I'll try to post Paul and Storm's set eventually, but I have a big backlog of shows that will probably get done before that one. I love to tape stuff but the post-show work is less appealing to me.

Does Jonathan have a policy on streaming? I could stream this show if people want a sample of the quality before downloading?

And has anyone ever approached him about being added to the Live Music Archive at archive.org?

Jmonkee

Thanks hoppedup! I haven't grabbed this yet, but really looking forward to it.

Does Jonathan have a policy on streaming? I could stream this show if people want a sample of the quality before downloading?

His policy is to get his music out there in as many ways as possible. As long as you're not making money from it, go for it! (Not that I'm authorized to speak for JoCo or anything, but I think that's a fair summation of his views).

And has anyone ever approached him about being added to the Live Music Archive at archive.org?

That subject has come up in this forum before, but no one has ever done anything about it. I'm not sure why, it seems like a natural fit for him and his fans. If you know how to go about it, please do!

robgonzo

Hoppedup, I'm sure Jon would not have a problem with either of those things but dropping him an email would probably be the polite thing to do.

hoppedup

I sent an email about being added to LMA. If that happens, the shows will be streamable from there. All it takes to get a band on is an email to archive from the artist or someone representing the artist. Or even a second hand email so archive can contact the artist. I've had a band added before. As long as the artist is cool with it, it's a simple process.

Jmonkee

Just a note for those of you who have not grabbed the Raleigh show yet; you're making a mistake! It's one of the best JoCo concert recordings there is. In fact I think it's as good as any of the soundboard recordings, including Minneapolis.

Thanks hoppedup! How did you do that?

hoppedup

@Jmonkee,

I have a relatively inexpensive, but pretty high quality rig. The secret to this show is threefold:

1. The Lincoln Theatre has great sound.
2. The fans were very quiet and respectful during the songs.
3. I was dead center in the sweet spot.

The first rule of making a good recording is the same as real estate: location, location, location. I have about $750 invested in the rig used in Raleigh. You could put together something really similar right now for closer to $500 or so with the way recorders are going down in price. Some people put triple that into one microphone in a stereo pair. Sometimes I grab a soundboard feed in a club where the sound is not so good. It's usually just an insurance policy against talkers and poor acoustics. Most of the time I don't even use the board recording. Sometimes I make a mix of audience and board. Sometimes I chunk it all. Soundboard recordings are too sterile, IMO. It's like a studio recording with banter. And too often they are vocal heavy depending on the room, especially with a band. With soundboard recordings you also don't get much of the sing-alongs and callbacks that are an important part of a Joco show. I like to hear a little audience noise, it reminds me that I was there, at a LIVE show.

Oh yeah, Joco had a little something to do with the quality of this show as well.

Glad you like it. I'll be sure to catch Joco when he comes through again.

kingjeff

just FYI, I also recorded the entire PAX East set (which was cool with the full band on a few songs), just been too lazy to work on it, and I'll be doing the Somerville show in July, just bought my tix a few minutes ago.

Spektugalo

@kingjeff:
Can't wait for those recordings! By saying you have been too lazy to work on it, you mean that you are eventually gonna do it? :>

robgonzo

Is anyone seeding the Raleigh show? I'm not able to download. Hoppedup, if you'd like I can host that on my Box account.

astronautbread

Could someone re-up the 11/21/2008 Boston show? The sendspace link seems to have expired. Cheers in advance!

Jmonkee

Could someone re-up the 11/21/2008 Boston show? The sendspace link seems to have expired. Cheers in advance!

I'll do it this weekend, if nobody beats me to it!

astronautbread

Awesome! Thanks!

Jmonkee

I've put both the Boston shows on my mediafire page, you can download them from there.

I think you'll have to download each song individually. Mediafire is annoying that way, and if I could find a better free file-hosting site, I would. The good thing is the files don't expire, so they're there to stay.

astronautbread

Thanks very much again! Great recording of great show!

hoppedup

Cross-posting because I can. Paul & Storm 05-14-2010:

P & S Raleigh 5-14-2010

Paul & Storm
May 14, 2010
Lincoln Theatre
Raleigh, NC

Source: CA-14 Cards > CA-9100 > Sony PCM D50 (24/48)
Location: FOB, DFC, 8' high, DIN

Set 1:

01. Intro
02. We Are the Opening Band
03. Banter
04. Cruel Moon
05. Banter
06. Nugget Man
07. Banter
08. Elvis Died Today
09. Banter
10. Nun Fight
11. Frogger: The Musical
12. Banter*
13. Live
14. Tribute Medley
15. Banter
16. The Captain's Wife's Lament


Paul & Storm are:

Paul Sabourin - shaker, keyboards, vocals
Greg 'Storm' DiCostanzo - guitar, vocals

Jmonkee

I must be doing something wrong.... your link seems to go to the Coulton set..?

hoppedup

Fixed the link. Should go to P & S now.

Autumnraina

Thanks @hoppedup!

Spektugalo

I just added Live at the Union Chapel, London, 13th Nov 2009

tarrsk

Any chance someone could seed (or upload) the Raleigh show? I'm getting sad watching uTorrent's little red "nobody is seeding " arrow.

Jmonkee

Hi tarrsk, I'll upload it in the next few days.

hoppedup

In a few days there should be some fresh Raleigh JoCo and P & S up on etree!

I would reseed 5/14 but I don't have it here at work.

Psyched for Thursday.

Jmonkee

Oops, I forgot all about uploading the Raleigh show, until hoppedup bumped this thread.

Here it is!

There are two zip files, totaling a little over 200mb. They are 320k MP3 format. Sorry, no flacs.

@hoppedup - Can't wait to hear your next recording!

tarrsk

Thanks, Jmonkee!

Jmonkee

Take a look at the very first post in this thread, you'll see that I've revised it to be a much more useful, orderly (arranged by date), and complete archive.

I went through and checked all the links. Some were dead, so I have replaced them all with fresh live ones. If you find any dead or incorrect links, let me know. If I've left off any shows, let me know. I'd like this thread to be the go-to place for comprehensive JoCo bootleg info, at least until someone gets around to putting it on the wiki!

Colleenky

Aw, thanks, Jmonkee! :-)

MJPM

No one put out the set from PAX East yet? I must remedy this...

EDIT // Missed kingjeff's post. Wonder where he went...

MJPM

My JoCo Cruise Crazy JoCo concerts in mp3 form:
JoCo Cruise Concert MP3

Currently contains:

Paul and Storm - January 3rd
Jonathan Coulton - January 4th
John Roderick - January 6th
Jonathan Coulton All Request - January 7th

Will be adding Mike Phirman and Molly Lewis (missing half of Molly's set though ).

hoppedup

Mics are up, board feed acquired. Joco band show at Grey Eagle is being taped. Look for a torrent in a couple of days.

Set so far:

Code Monkey
Shop Vac
Sticky Note To Myself (maybe Sticking It To Myself)
Untitled song about marriage (first time played)
Blue Sunny Day
Space Doggity

fireworksordie

Mics are up, board feed acquired. Joco band show at Grey Eagle is being taped. Look for a torrent in a couple of days.

very nice. looking forward to this.

hoppedup

Rest of setlist:


Nemeses
Sucker Punch
Big Bad World One
Creepy Doll
The 'Stache
Good Morning Tucson
Still Alive
Mandelbrot Set
Alone At Home
Re: Your Brains

Encore:
Solo:
The Future Soon
I'm Your Moon
Skullcrusher Mountain
Michael Row The Boat Ashore tease 
Dance Soterious Johnson Dance

Band:

I Feel Fantastic

chicazul

I am definitely looking forward to this, hoppedup! Especially since I see "first time played" in the list. Even without listening to it, I guarantee the third song is "Sticking It To Myself", since JoCo's been using pretty much the same setlist for all these recent shows.

shotime

I'm really glad you were there, hoppedup. I took a picture of the setlist. It has the name of the new song, "Upon Turning 40". Did you happen to record the Mike Gibbons set, too? I'm looking forward to hearing the recording, especially given the quality of the Raleigh show you did.