Elkhorn at the Thawed Out Fest in Chicago on April 26, 2025

The wonderful Thawed Out Fest in Chicago was a one day exploration of many different genres and styles of music with one thing in common -- extremely high levels of musicianship. I was able to attend the entire festival as well as record each performance thanks to having two sets of recording gear (one for the inside stage and one for the outside stage) and two fully cooperating FOB sound engineers. Stayed tuned for more sets from this spectacular day of music.

   

It was a joy, of course, to be able to catch guitarists Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner perform with guest drummer Charles Rumback on the outdoor stage. Elkhorn was the first band to release and widely distribute one of my live recordings in physical form, so they will always have my heartfelt gratitude as well as my respect. 

This performance was a sprawling, dreamy, multi-part psychedelic journey. I'm happy with the sonic results and hope you will enjoy it as much as I have in the past few months.

Recording information:

ELKHORN

2025-04-26

Chicago, IL

Thawed Out Fest

Jesse Sheppard: acoustic guitar

Drew Gardner: electric guitar, zither

Charles Rumback: drums

Tracklist:

01 Space — Charles’ Jam — The Bull — Space — Sol — Redhook Ramble (25:12)

02 Space — Equinox — Forlorn Hope (15:53)

Total time =  41:05

Microphones: Line Audio CM3 pair in NOS

Additional Source: mono soundboard feed

Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 32/96

Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct

downloads:

16bit, 44.1 kHz FLAC files (226 MB)

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320 kbps mp3 files (101 MB)

highest quality lossy mp3 files possible