Live Gigs ~ by Violet Biggs

Matt Verta-Ray & Jon Spencer join forces in this trash-punk band,; Heavy Trash.

2006 Starlight Social Club ~ Kitchener, Ontario

Live at L'escogriffes, Montreal,
December 2006.

In 2005, I attended the Tape Op magazine conference in New Orleans to gather more footage for my ongoing documentary; Engine Ears, about audio engineers.

Steve Albini, Todd Trainer and Bob Weston performed in their band Shellac at the after hours gig!

Lucky attendees we were!

In 2003 I did an interview with Calvin Johnson for my film Engine Ears. Calvin was recording Old Time Relijun's album Lost Light at Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, WA.
They let me sit in on the session to collect some footage for the film. :)

The next year I was in Tucson interviewing Jim Waters at Waterworks West and filming The Little Rabbits from France, recording an album for the soundtrack of a Vanessa Paradis movie.

We got to go see some gigs and OTR just happened to be in town. Synchronicity!

Bob Log III is a one-man-band from Tucson Arizona.

I was fortunate enough to shoot a 'behind the scenes' video of the making of a music for Bob in 2004.

This contact allowed me the opportunity to shoot Bob over and over in few different cites. I will share more video when I have a chance to upload them ;).

I filmed Sugar Bush a few times in Tucson. This gig was at the Sangin building with Old Time Relijun and Tom Walbank.

Tom Walbank is a Tucson based bluesman.

This was an underground gig in Tucson with Sugarbush and Olympia's Old Time Relijun shot on my Hi8 camera.

I was fortunate enough to interview Solex for my documentary; Engine Ears at her record shop in Amsterdam in 2004.

She contacted me later on in the year to let me know she was touring Canada. This show was at Lee's Place in Toronto.

I met Calvin in Portland, OR at the the 2003 Tape Op Conference.

Immediately following the conference I drove to Dub Narcotic Studios in Olympia, WA to interview him for Engine Ears.

While there, I was fortunate enough to sit in on and film the recording session; Old Time Relijun's album Lost Light.

I'll post some of that footage soon!

Enjoy xo

In 2005 I was lucky enough to once again attend another Tape Op Conference, in pursuit for my film; Engine Ears about audio engineers.

Buckner was early on the bill at the legendary Howlin' Wolf downtown NOLA.

The after gigs were always superb!

On my journey for Engine Ears, I got to meet met Andrew Gilchrist (Goat) in New Orleans in 2005. Andrew was doing the sound for a band on Righteous Babe Records called Drums & Tuba.
A couple of months down the road, we met in T.O. and attend the show you see here.

Paul had regular gigs at Jimmy Jazz in Guelph rocking the place and pleasing his loyal fans. In the early days Paul played alongside Danny Michel, who was a great friend of his.

I apologize for some of the rough footage, due to too little light at times. Regardless, I feel it has captured the essence of Paul!

He is very missed and loved.

xo Violet

I attended the 2003 Tape Op Conference in pursuit of starting my documentary Engine Ears.
The after parties had the most fantastic music to accompany the conference!
This is Alan Sparhawk's (Low) other band. Loved it!!

Bebe & Serge Live at Healey's, Toronto 2003.