ProgDay '14
Day 2, Band 3 - The Travis Larson Band
Sunday, Aug 31st, 2014 ~3:00pm - 4:30pm
Storybook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Travis Larson - guitar
Jennifer Young - bass
Dale Moon - drums

1. recongizing prog promoters & intro (3:05)
2. Shift (5:21)
3. Bright Eyes (4:26)
4. Point of Balance (3:34)
5. thank yous and band intros (2:11)
6. Forest For the Trees (5:26)
7. Zok (4:20)
8. Above Below (4:52)
9. Dreamcatcher (4:59)
10. Grace to Wonder (3:01)
11. Georgia on my Mind (Ray Charles) (6:29)
12. Watchman (4:40)
13. Fuzzy (5:12)
14. World's Edge (4:56)
15. intro -> Winter Still (9:45)
16. Nevele (6:54)
17. Attention Deficit Disorder (6:57)
18. pool auction (2:30)

Total Time:


Tascam DP-004 digital recorder -> WAV ->
Cool Edit '96 (amplifying, filtering & track split) ->
FLAC Frontend -> flac files


Notes:

The TLB are a guitar/bass/drum trio who play a melodic,
hook-laden brand of instrumental guitar-hero rock that
reminds me of some of Joe Satriani or Steve Vai's work.
If you like that style, this band does it well. During
the set, Larson mentioned that the band's bassist,
Jeffiner Young, was recently named one of the top 25
female bassists by bass player magazine.

Unfortunately there's a good bit of audience chatter on
this one. Just as the set started, a couple guys decided
to move their chairs into the shade rignt in front of me,
and then proceeded to chat on and off throughout the set.
Other than that, the sound quality is pretty good, although
the kick drum is kinda "thumpy".


About ProgDay:

ProgDay is an outdoor festival of progressive rock
that has been held annually since 1995. In 1996 it
was expanded from one day to two and has been featuring
anywhere from eight to eleven progressive rock bands
each year since, with a few more prog bands usually
hosting their own Friday and/or Saturday night events
at nearby venues. It's definitely worth the trip if
you're a prog fan and don't mind a little heat and
humidity and a little driving around. I first went in
1997 and was so impressed that I've been back every year.

The main event takes place at beautiful Storybook Farm,
unless rain forces it indoors (which has fortunately only
happened a couple times in the festival's history). It's
a relaxed atmosphere, where you can listen and watch from
anywhere you want - if you really like a particular band,
you can sit right up against the stage. Some people listen
to the bands while shopping for CDs and merchandise in the
vendor tent or getting food in the pavilion or playing
frisbee in the field behind the audience or just sharing
a beer or two with friends.

The people are friendly, and the band members often hang out
all weekend taking in the show, selling merchandise and
chatting with fans when they're not on stage. If you're a
prog rock fan and can possibly attend, make every effort to
be there next year. The festival often barely breaks even,
so every ticket sold really helps.

If you'd like to make a donation via PayPal to help keep
the festival afloat (and ensure more of these ProgDay torrents
in the future), please visit:

http://www.progday.net/ProgDay-Support.html

Travis Larson Band links:

http://www.travislarsonband.com/

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