Cory Dransfeldt Apr 14

🔗 From Early Nirvana To Phish, A Chicago Fan’s Secret Recordings Of 10,000 Shows Are Now Online via Block Club Chicago #Music

On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago.

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From Early Nirvana To Phish, A Chicago Fan’s Secret Recordings Of 10,000 Shows Are Now Online

Aadam Jacobs has secretly recorded over 10,000 local concerts since 1989. Now, they are cleaned up and ready to listen to for free online.

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Show threadBrian Nicar
@cory I've been scouring his tapes for a couple of years now. I'm pretty sure he has some solid Husker Du and Fugazi ones. As a live fan aficionado, it's a shame he didn't have access to some of the low-key mics they have now...
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Show threadCory Dransfeldt Apr 14
@wendigo Yeah, I added a few of his to my Navidrome box. He had a great My Bloody Valentine one from 92 and a good J Church one too.