August has come and gone, and with it, more fantastic live music courtesy of our good friends at Raven Sings The Blues!
For the past several years, Andy from Raven Sings the Blues has put on an impossibly perfect one-day event at an idyllic brewery in an apple orchard called “Deep In The Valley“. The NYCTaper team has been on site each year to cover the incredible music and immaculate vibes, and we had every intention of continuing the tradition. Unfortunately, the brewery had other ideas and closed its doors this year. Not one to let a good idea go, Andy pivoted and turned the one-day event into a two-evening weekender at our beloved Tubby’s.
Silver Synthetic traveled North from their native New Orleans for a short Northeast run, which included the closing set of the “Tubby’s Weekender.” Despite only being on a 4-show run, this band seemed very road-tightened. Song structure, harmonies, playing…everything was in its correct place and the result was a phenomenal set from a band I’ve been waiting to hear since their S/T album was released in 2021.
The band wasted no time, opening with the rocking “Unchain Your Heart” from the aforementioned S/T album and followed up with the beautiful jangle of “Cool Blue Light” from their most recent album, Rosalie. The set continued in this fashion, blending old and new songs, all expertly played, along with an as-of-now unrecorded tune and even a sweet Neil Young cover!
Silver Synthetic has some dates coming up in a few weeks, including a stop at the stacked Gonerfest in Memphis. Also, Tapers, get out and do your thing! The guys mentioned that they wished more folks came out to record them.
This was recorded from my spot in the back with a set of Scheops MK22s on loan from AcidJack and a nice board mix from Tubby’s FOH engineer Wil. Enjoy!
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Silver Synthetic
2025-08-16
Tubby’s
Kingston, NY
Source: Scheops MK22 > KCY > PFA + SDB > SD MixPre 3 > SD (24/48) > Adobe Audition/Izotope 9 > Audacity Flac (lvl8) > Mp3Tag
Thanks to Tubby’s FOH engineer, Will, for the board patch
- Unchain Your Heart
- Cool Blue Light
- Age Of Infamy
- Good Thing
- The Door
- Yr Gonna Be Happy
- Red Light
- Rosalie
- Right Time
- Back Home
- Don’t Cry No Tears
- Only Time
Support this excellent artist!
https://silversynthetic.bandcamp.com/
Support the venues bringing you interesting music!
https://www.tubbyskingston.com/music-calendar
Please support Raven Sings The Blues!
https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/
