Shure Blog » Mastodon http://blog.shure.com Legendary Performance Thu, 23 May 2013 19:06:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mastodon on Friday the 13th http://blog.shure.com/mic-check/mastodon-on-friday-the-13th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastodon-on-friday-the-13th http://blog.shure.com/mic-check/mastodon-on-friday-the-13th/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:37:26 +0000 Richard Sandrok http://blog.shure.com/?p=5288 The last two times Mastodon have been through Chicago have been on more than appropriate dates.  There was the show on what has been known to be Nigel Tufnel Day – 11/11/11.  This last gig was Friday the 13th.  Given the superstition around that day, I’d give them marks for being the appropriate soundtrack for it.

On Nigel Tufnel Day they had a fresh album, The Hunter.  It’s not like its predecessors, which were conceptual in nature.  This album is more of a collection of very strong songs.  It may not tell a direct story, like Crack the Skye, the album that came before it, but if you have been hesitant to pick it up based on the fact that you’ve heard it is different, don’t avoid it: it’s worth the investment.  Quick divergence over, let’s get back to the show.

Six months in to touring on this last album, the band’s show was as tight as I’ve ever seen.  Rob Lightner, Front Of House engineer, really knocked it out in his return trip to Chicago’s Riv Theatre.  I made sure to grab a spot at FOH to start things out, then eventually moved upstairs to catch the rest of the show from the balcony level.

My balcony view

Note to fans wanting to grab floor space when they come to town: be prepared for intense and inspired pits.  Especially during classics like “Blood and Thunder”, which has electrified every crowd in every room every time I’ve seen it played (this is probably my eighth Masto show).

Afterward I went out with some of the production guys to discuss moving from wedges to in-ears, mic selection, and some of the challenges they face dealing with a stage that loud every night.  The band has been using UHF-R for their instrument wireless for years.

You can find upcoming tour dates at http://www.mastodonrocks.com/tour.

Richard

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Rob Halford commands the cover spot in this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz reminisces about his father teaching him to keep up with what’s cool in music. Times have changed since Columbia House packages came in the mail, but the need to discover great new music persists.

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2012 Issue on shure.com.

Check out interviews and pics of the following artists featured in this issue:

  • Rob Halford
  • Mastodon
  • Roger Daltrey
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station
  • Hello Seahorse!
  • Black Star
  • Slash
  • Fitz & The Tantrums
  • The Civil Wars
  • Molotov
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Babasónicos rock the cover of this issue, in which editor Cory Lorentz schemes to influence the musical tastes of the child he’s expecting…then decides the best way is to let her find her own way when the time comes. (Okay, with maybe just a wee little bit of help from Daddy.)

View and download the full On Tour With Shure Winter 2009 Issue on shure.com.

Check out interviews and pics of the following artists featured in this issue:

  • Babasónicos
  • The Boxmasters
  • Mastodon
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Serj Tankian
  • O.A.R.
  • The Presets
  • Smokey Robinson
  • Little Big Town
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