Quicksand: ‘live in NYC’

Posted by aubin on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 6:00 PM (EDT)

This past weekend, legendary hardcore outfit Quicksand performed a sold out hometown reunion show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. Videographers, Sunny Singh - who previously brought you shows from Blacklisted (here), Paint it Black (here), Lifetime (here) and many others - were on hand to record the show but were stopped after about fifteen minutes and so were unable to get the whole show.

Due to their frustration with being unable to record the show, they've launched a petition to urge the venue to allow videotaping in the future.

Quicksand (Partial Set) from hate5six on Vimeo.

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strumz (August 27, 2012)

@ 14:02 :
- there's a guy non-commercially documenting the show so others can enjoy it to, at no loss to the venue or artist and in fact to both their advantages
- what? WHAT? KILL THE BASTARD!

givemeamuseumandillfillit (August 27, 2012)

Yeah, rules! Fuck rules! Who needs them?!?!

What a fucking clown.

hayman (August 27, 2012)

I bet you're a blast to hang out with.

loveshackbaby (August 27, 2012)

That whole "I'M OUTTA HERE BECAUSE JASON TATE!" lasted long eh?

superanncoulterfanclub (August 27, 2012)

So many venues are assholes about video capturing: even though the footage has no real commercial value: shaky, dark, out of focus. If anything, the shitty videos actually inspire others to go to shows-- its free advertising for the bands... It's not just pocket cameras, SLR's, camcorders or even those shitty flip caneras. Don't let them catch you holding your iPhone steady for longer than 5 minutes or some fat turd security dude will give you shit... There's so many venues I will never go to, no matter the band, because they crack down on video camera use.

bigposer (August 27, 2012)

What about the upcoming spice girls reunion show at the Bowery Ballroom??!?!?

hayman (August 27, 2012)

If they were selling the video outside or something the venue might have a point.
I'm pretty sure this isn't the case.

eazyd2 (August 27, 2012)

wow who cares

MN_DrNick (August 27, 2012)

People that don't follow your awful Twitter account.

eazyd2 (August 27, 2012)

hi dickless,

plz follow @eazyd2122

please also unban my ip from the cocksummit

thanks

MN_DrNick (August 27, 2012)

You got banned again? Jesus, dude... I'm away from the Summit for three days and you pissed somebody off that isn't me.

Tristan Dennis...

eazyd2 (August 27, 2012)

no my ip is banned i think from one of the other accoutns or somethin but it effects eazyd i dunno

Amoeba (August 28, 2012)

reading this conversation, I realised how funny it would be it DrNick and Eazyd were actually the same person...

skolarx (August 27, 2012)

This sort of thing is usually up to the band. If the band doesn't tell the venue they allow taping, then the venue is going to assume that they won't want it and will react as they deem needed. If you want to tape shows the best thing to do is contact the band before hand and get a press pass.

MN_DrNick (August 27, 2012)

It's both actually.

skolarx (August 27, 2012)

True, very true. Honestly this sort of thing falls into the same BS sense of entitlement that people use to try to explain away music downloading.

onegirlarmy (August 28, 2012)

He did contact the band and was given permission by them to film. He clarified this at the very bottom of the comments.

skolarx (August 28, 2012)

No idea what comments you're talking about. I read the article which mentioned none of that but have zero interest in watching the video, so if I was way off base with my comment, I have to lay blame with whomever wrote the write up.

If the band gave him permission then he should have had a press pass, which would normally make this the venues fault, unless they have a policy of 3 songs and out for photographers. Then again, it could have been a case of overzealous security) newer security guards tend to jump the gun on things that they were told to look out for, forgetting about silly little things like press passes.

onegirlarmy (August 28, 2012)

Comments on this article, user "hate5six". I also know the guy, and he does do things in a very professional manner. He had been trying for a whole month to get permission from both band/venue to film. The band said yes, venue said no.

onegirlarmy (August 28, 2012)

Also I think people keep missing the part of the petition where it says, "to allow filming at their venues IN THE FUTURE". Obviously he can't do anything about this now.

Skibz777 (August 27, 2012)

This. The venue is free to enforce whatever rules they want.

Though personally, after 14 minutes of ^this noise, I was glad it was shut off prematurely. ;D

onegirlarmy (August 27, 2012)

^I seriously can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. In the event you aren't - if you're referring to the hate5six video, please actually watch it before making such an assumption. It was filmed on an actual HD camera, not a shitty iPhone or Flip Cam.

Though you were probably joking so I'll shut up.

Skibz777 (August 27, 2012)

Well, if the band granted permission, then sure, the venue goofed up by forcing him to stop filming, but trying to start a petition to completely change the rules of the venue seems like overkill. But hey, what do *I* know? I'm not a fancy "videographer"...I went to college.

As for the video itself, I don't care if it's ultra-super-high-definition, the music still sounds like a lot of screamin' and shoutin' to my ears.

onegirlarmy (August 28, 2012)

Read his comment at the very bottom. The band did indeed grant him permission to film.

Skibz777 (August 28, 2012)

Yes, I know...which is exactly why that's the subject of my post. ;)

ozmanx (August 27, 2012)

I have a lame camera but I'll be sure to record something of theirs on Saturday.

eazyd2 (August 27, 2012)

so what is this absolutevoices shit?

blatz (August 27, 2012)

Would love to see these guys live.

That club has probably been sued by douchebag bands for letting people video. Can't be too pissed at them, but they should at least ask the band before kicking people out.

eazyd2 (August 27, 2012)

nobody was even kicked out - the bitch just cause asked to stop recording and has to get all bitchy about it like a fuckin bitch

MN_DrNick (August 27, 2012)

I'm sure he's referring to other instances, Tristan...

harekrishna (August 27, 2012)

this was actually recorded at music hall of williamsburg in brooklyn. don't gimme no lip ... i know ... i was there.

onegirlarmy (August 27, 2012)

Yes, this footage is actually from the Music Hall of Williamsburg the following night after the Bowery Ballroom show.

hate5six (August 27, 2012)

One clarification: I was given permission by the band.

eazyd2 (August 28, 2012)

can someonple ase explain will i have heaps new friends to comment with?
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