IndieRiver was fun while it lasted, but it never really scaled like we wanted it to scale, and besides, it added a lot of painful steps.
What we’re doing now is simpler: leveraging the Live Music Archive at archive.org to bring you Andrew Osenga concert recordings. All the old shows are available there, as will the new shows going forward. We’d like to thank Andrew for not only being taper-friendly but explicitly allowing us to use archive.org to share these shows with you.
Posted February 13th, 2010. 1 comment
So, one of the things we believe in here at ao.net is concert recordings. We think you know that from following us in the past.
We asked Andy if he would submit to an official taping policy, and he has agreed to the following:
- You’re allowed to tape Andrew Osenga’s concerts.
- If the venue will allow it, Andy is okay with you getting a board feed.
- Andy is also cool with videos of concerts.
We’ll add the following caveats that are standard to the taping community:
- Share and share alike. Don’t sell.
- Trade in lossless formats [FLAC, SHN, etc.], and keep lossy formats [AAC, MP3] for your own personal use only.
- Be respectful of the artist and the venue as you tape.
We encourage you to print this out for proof in case you get asked. Of course, if you’re at a show and wanting to tape, you can just go up to Andy before the show and get him to okay it with the venue if he doesn’t know about it beforehand. The only times I’ve ever had to ask the venue is for a board feed, and most places are definitely okay with it. Just bring the equipment and cabling you’ll need to hook up to the board.
If you have questions about recording, we can address that in a separate post.
Posted February 3rd, 2010. 1 comment
Over at his blog Andy just rolled out his plans for four weekends of house shows in March and April. He’s proposed some dates and locations, so if you were thinking about hosting him, head on over to his blog for the details and shoot him an email.
His rates and terms are fully disclosed and very, very reasonable… so this is your chance to get Andy in your town, maybe even in your home, for a performance you won’t soon forget.
Posted January 28th, 2010. Add a comment
Big, big kudos go out to Geof Morris for providing an absolutely fantastic bootleg of Andy’s Monday night show at The Rutledge.
Andy does some new stuff (Four Horses, I’m On Your Side), some old stuff (White Dove, Santa Barbara), some rare stuff (New Mexico – never heard him do that one live before!) and some really old stuff (a fantastic bluesy version of I Miss Those Days that simply must be heard). Oh yeah, and there’s a two-minute guitar solo on Hold The Light.
Just to give you a little taste, here’s “I Miss Those Days”:
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If you want to download the whole thing, head on over to indieriver.net.
Posted March 28th, 2009. 3 comments
Hey, The Covenant School in Nashville is hosting Andy and the Andys this Friday night. I’d go, but my alma mater has a hockey game, and … I love hockey more than Andy. [Not gonna lie.] But you should go!
Posted January 26th, 2009. Add a comment