2011-09-21

2011-09-21 @ Conundrum Music Hall. Columbia, SC. USA.

Setlist:
1. Medieval
2. Fast
3. Personnae: Halloween
4. Vajra
5. Sophia's Theme
6. The3 (Afghan Song)
7. The4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
8. Radar
9. Book T: Exodus
10. Tistriya
11. Ship Of Fools (Stone Of Exile)
12. Brazen Serpent
13. Saptarshi
14. Labyrinth Of Light

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
Danny Heifetz: Drums, Percussion
Toby Driver: Bass
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards, Guitar
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar.

2011-09-17

2011-09-17 @ The Empty Bottle. Chicago, IL. USA.

Setlist:
1. Medieval
2. Fast
3. Personnae: Halloween
4. Vajra
5. The3 (Afghan Song)
6. The4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
7. Radar
8. Book T: Exodus
9. Tistriya
10. Ship Of Fools (Stone Of Exile)
11. Brazen Serpent
12. Saptarshi
13. Labyrinth Of Light

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
Danny Heifetz: Drums, Percussion
Toby Driver: Bass
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards, Guitar
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar.

2011-09-13

2011-09-13 @ Le Poisson Rouge. New York, NY. USA.

Setlist:
1. Medieval
2. Fast
3. Personnae: Halloween
4. Vajra
5. Sophia's Theme
6. The 3 (Afghan Song)
7. The 4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
8. Radar
9. Book T: Exodus
10. Tistriya
11. Ship of Fools (Stone Of Exile)
12. Brazen Serpent
13. Saptarshi
14. Labyrinth of Light

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
Danny Heifetz: Drums, Percussion
April Elizabeth Centrone: Percussion
Toby Driver: Bass
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards, Guitar
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar

Known Recordings:
Source: Zoom H2 > Wav 96K 24bit > Cubase > EQ, Compression, Maximizer > bounce to Wav > convert to Flac 
Taped by JV
Download the full audio at:

2011-09-02

2011-09-02 @ Mavericks. Ottawa, ON. Canada.

Setlist:
1. Medieval
2. Fast
3. Personnae: Halloween
4. Vajra
5. Sophia's Theme
6. The 3 (Afghan Song)
7. The 4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
8. Radar
9. Book T: Exodus
10. Tistriya
11. Ship Of Fools (Stone Of Exile)
12. Brazen Serpent
13. Saptarshi
14. Labyrinth Of Light

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards, Guitar
Toby Driver: Bass
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar

Known recordings:
Source: Oktava MC-012s (cardioid, DFC, 7' up, 12' back, NOS) > Edirol UA-5 (DIY digi-mod, 44.1kHz) > optical > Creative Nomad JB3 (WAV) > Creative Play Center > CDWav > Trader's Little Helper (FLAC Level 8)
Taped and transferred by BradM (bradmcmail@yahoo.ca)
Download the full audio at:
http://www.archive.org/details/secretchiefs32011-09-02.oktava.flac16

2011-09-01

2011-09-01 @ Lee's Palace. Toronto, ON. Canada

Setlist:
~unknown~

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
Toby Driver: Bass
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards, Guitar
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar

Notes:
- This would be SC3's second performance at Lee's Palace. The first time was 11 years ago, exactly May 31, 2000.

Matt says:
Toronto, Ontario @ Lee's Palace, w/ FAT32 and Major Entertainer Mike H. Finally got some sleep! After soundcheck hit a nearby Korean restaurant with impossibly friendly and efficient service and great food. Still no sign of Danny (who is meeting up with us at some point to replace Ches for a string of shows). Another rocking show. Large club, large crowd. The tour in full swing now.

2011-08-31

2011-08-31 @ The Casbah. Hamilton, ON. Canada.

Setlist:
1. Medieval
2. Fast
3. Personnae: Halloween
4. Vajra
5. Sophia's Theme
6. The 3 (Afghan Song)
7. The 4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
8. Radar
9. Radar
10. Book T: Exodus
11. Tistriya
12. Ship of Fools (Stone of Exile)
13. Brazen Serpent
14. Labyrinth of Light
15. Saptarshi

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
Toby Driver: Bass
Matt Lebofsky: Keyboards, Guitar
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar

Notes:
- FAT32 opened for SC3
- Due to technical problems (?) Radar was played twice.
- This was Matt Lebofsky's first show with SC3
- Matt keeps an interesting Gig Archive on his website: http://www.lebofsky.com


Matt says:
Hamilton, Ontario @ The Casbah, w/ FAT32. First gig of the Eastern-North American Tour! We were supposed to all fly to NY the previous Saturday and have several days of rehearsals before the tour started. Hurricane Irene thought differently. Our only option to make the first gig was to drive. Me, Trey, and Scott drove from the Bay Area starting Sunday at midnight, arriving Wednesday a few hours before the gig started. Timb, Randall, and Toby (who happened to be on the west coast at the time) drove from Seattle, picked up the van in Chicago, picked up the trailer in Connecticut, then picked up the FAT32 guys (John, Tony, and Rudy) who flew in from France after the storm, then spent 8 hours looking for the FAT2 equipment the airline lost, then drove to the gig to arrive just in time like us. Ches flew in from NYC that afternoon. So pretty much I met everybody in the band for the first time right before playing all this unrehearsed material live and on zero sleep. We nailed it. A very good sign of musical joy to come... FAT32 were a total blast - and I will enjoy watching all of their following opening shows.

2011-07-23

2011-07-23 @ Festival "Milhoes de Festa". Barcelos, Portugal.

Setlist:
1. Fast
2. Personnae: Halloween
3. Vajra
4. The 3 (Afghan Song)
5. The 4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
6. Radar
7. Tistriya
8. Book T: Exodus
9. Brazen Serpent
10. Labyrinth of Light

Band Line Up:
April Elizabeth Centrone: Drums, Percussion
Adam Stacey: Keyboards, Guitar
Toby Driver: Bass
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar

2011-06-26

2011-06-26 @ Vila. Braga, Portugal.

Setlist:
1. Medieval
2. Fast
3. Sophia's Theme
4. Personnae: Halloween
5. Radar
6. The 3 (Afghan Song)
7. The 4 (Great Ishraqi Sun)
8. Saptarshi
9. Toccata
10. Ship of Fools (Stone of Exile)
11. Tistriya
12. Brazen Serpent
13. Book T: Exodus
14. Vajra
15. Labyrinth of Light
16. Dolorous Stroke

Band Line Up:
April Elizabeth Centrone: Drums, Percussion
Adam Stacey: Keyboards, Guitar
Toby Driver: Bass
Timb Harris: Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Trey Spruance: Electric Saz, Guitar

2011-03-30

2011-03-30 @ David H. Koch Theater. New York, NY. USA.

Setlist:
1. Sheburiel
2. Shoel
3. Omael

Band Line Up:
Ches Smith: Drums, Percussion
April Elizabeth Centrone: Drums, Percussion
Adam Stacey: Keyboards
Jason Schimmel: Guitar
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Timb Harris: Violin, Viola
Trey Spruance: Baritone Guitar

Notes:
  • 1st time in more than 12 years that Trevor Dunn plays with SC3.
  • This performance was part of John Zorn's Masada Marathon.
  • Other artists performing that day include: Masada Quartet, Malphas, Banquet of the Spirits, Mycale, Medeski Martin & Dunn, Erik Friedlander, Volac, The Dreamers, Moloch, Masada String Trio, Electric Masada with Mike Patton.