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Live at FC 2012

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:15:33 +0000

Finally, I hit the West Coast. The good folks at Further Confusion not only invited me out to play their fine convention, they made me a freaking Guest of Honor. Runtt and I came, we saw, we made loud noises, and we really hope we entertained some people. Plenty showed up, even though it was our first time playing the west coast together.

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Live at Cafe Verde, October 2011 – Part Two

Matthew Ebel — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:55:21 +0000

And now the return of the attack of the bride of the Cave Verde gig from October. If you thought the first half was fun, you’re going to love the second half. After the “normal” dinner crowd disappears, only the weirdos (like us) remain. That means there’s a lot more goofing around and a lot of caffeine.

This one actually starts and ends with what any sane judge would consider a parody, and that’s the story I’m sticking to. As it turns out, Runtt isn’t the only one who throws Styx around.

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Live at Cafe Verde, October 2011 – Part One

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:47:58 +0000

I returned to Cafe Verde in October, this time bringing my awesome drummer Runtt with me. I can’t tell you how much fun it is playing for a small, appreciative audience. The folks that filled Cafe Verde were a treat to play for, and we had a blast banging on things in front of them.

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Live at FishCon 2011

Matthew Ebel — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:14:40 +0000

The great feast of a thousand rolls has returned. This year the crowd was particularly rowdy- and God knows I love that. We put the UStream chat up on the big screen and let the flesh-based audience interact with the digital audience… something I’m not sure was such a good idea. But hey, it made for an interesting show!

No fish were harmed in the making of this concert. We harmed the hell out of them for a few hours beforehand, that’s all.

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Live via UStream, August 2011

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:35:55 +0000

A hurricane is coming, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still have fun in my own basement. The cameras are rolling, the coffee is flowing, and it’s an all-request night live on the intertubes! Yes, I’m shilling for the Aeropress throughout the show, but that’s just because I just got one and they’re fooking awesome.

Bonus: All-Access and higher members will get the first ever UStream video recording in their feed as well!

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Live at Megaplex 2011

Matthew Ebel — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:33:27 +0000

Eager to escape the oppressive New Hampshire heat wave, I headed for somewhere cooler. Somewhere breezier. Somewhere… wait, FLORIDA? Man, I need to smack some sense into my agent. Crap, I am my agent. Excuse me while I smack myself.

In the mean time, this year was the best Megaplex I’ve been to yet. The people that came to my show were energetic, responsive, and ready to have fun. Good thing, too, ’cause it wasn’t going to be easy distracting them from the temperatures outside!

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Live via UStream, July 2011

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:26:40 +0000

It’s been a while since I released a UStream recording. Since Megaplex isn’t until the end of the month, I might as well send one out now! This show in particular turned out pretty well, bad mic connector notwithstanding. While I miss the warm-body crowds, it’s always a fun show when people show up for the digital jam session.

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Live at Fat Daddy’s, June 2011

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:58:56 +0000

What can possibly go wrong at a little coffee house concert? Let’s see…

Garageband could crash a few times during the recording process and eat half the show.
My crowd recorder could run out of batteries halfway through the show.
We could forget to mic the drums.
I could spill water on the mixing board and electrocute the sound guy.

I suppose if I had to avoid only one of those, I managed to nail the right one. Still, despite the rest, the concert was fun and won’t be the last time we play there!

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Live at FAU 2011

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:04:25 +0000

I just can’t seem to escape New Jersey. This year at FA:United, the theme was officially “Wasteland” in honor of the game Fallout 3, but the unofficial center of attention was the alleged end of the world. Though the rapture ended up missing the convention entirely, at least there were plenty of people at my concert to celebrate our last days here on Earth!

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Live at Cafe Verde

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:04:04 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve played a coffee house. Given the awesome (and stupendously loud) crowds that come to my shows at the conventions, I’m always a bit surprised by the gear shift that coffee shops and house concerts represent. It’s intimate, personal, and feels a lot more like a bunch of my friends just hanging out than a concert.

Audio engineered by Keith Lesinski

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Live at FWA 2011

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:23:23 +0000

Sure, I’ve played Furry Weekend Atlanta four years in a row now, but this time I brought a little something extra with me: a drummer. Not just any drummer, a guy named Runtt who kicks a whole lot of ass. This was our debut show together in front of about 400 fans. To say the least we had fun!

This is also the first time since 2005 that I’ve had to mix live drums, so please let me know what you think. One of these days I’ll have enough subscribers to pay a real engineer to do this stuff for me, but in the mean time you get the best mix I can offer. I hope you like it!

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Live at Furry Fiesta 2011

Matthew Ebel — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:17:20 +0000

Texas Furry Fiesta marks the first time I’ve ever played a full show in Texas. And what a hoot! That crowd wore me out, but they definitely made me feel welcome in Texas. I hope I can come back next year!

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Live via UStream, January 2010, part 2

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:00:51 +0000

Hey, you remember 2010? It seems like only a year ago. Well, a few weeks ago. But I’m talking about January 2010, a time when flooding was the last thing I ever thought I’d have to deal with and I was only giving out 3 free songs for email signups.

It also happens that I played a 2-hour UStream show for over 9,000 viewers. Yeah, not a typo. See for yourself, but at this point only the Entourage and the Robot Army can listen to Part 1. Oh yeah, they didn’t exist back then either.

At long last, here’s the second half of that concert. Enjoy!

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Live via UStream, December 2010

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:08:27 +0000

As 2010 winds down, so does the convention lineup. I’m working very hard on the new album, rehearsing with a drummer for live shows we’ll book in 2011, and trying to keep my subscribers as happy as possible. One thing they keep asking for is another UStream concert, so I’m only too happy to deliver!

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Live at MFF 2010

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:50:50 +0000

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It’s definitely a year of firsts. Previously I released my first concert recording from California, this month it’s my first concert from Illinois. Chicago-area, in fact! I tried out a few new technological tricks, for better or worse, and when the dust settled I still managed to salvage a decent recording. I just hope the fact that the B flat key died after the first song wasn’t my fault…

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Live at Antheria 2010

Matthew Ebel — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:22:05 +0000

Chibi Fish Hawk by Hannah Sakai

My first gig in Los Angeles introduced me to many things: Stan Sakai, air you can chew, and the only other person I’ve ever met who’s as into osprey as I am. The crowd was small (only 260 people at the whole convention), but they made up for it with enthusiasm and pure fun. I’m looking forward to Antheria 2011!

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Live at the Lucey House 2010

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:45:44 +0000

Once again the folks down in Atlanta pooled their resources and massive amounts of raw fish to bring me down for another show. With an even bigger crowd than last time, the poor living room must’ve felt as bloated as we were after all those sushi rolls. No matter, the show must go on!

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Live via UStream, August 2010

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:01:09 +0000

Yeah, this month it’s another UStream recording, but this one’s got more robots! I’ve been changing my entire live setup to try and bring back the robot drummer, so this month’s recording is the first step in that direction. Sure, I’d love to use a real drummer, but I’m working on that!

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Live via UStream, July 2010

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:05:40 +0000

More technical woes hit me in July, devouring two live-with-a-huge-audience concerts before I realized what the weak link was. Fortunately, I had two audiences for this recording. One online chat room full of people, and one enormous cat getting comfortable right on my sustain pedal.

The robot revolt wasn’t through with me yet, however… I apparently overloaded my USB bus by running both UStream cameras and all my MIDI controllers on the same hub. Halfway through the concert, things started to go very, very wrong.

We all make mistakes, I guess, and these are some I can learn from!

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Live at FAU 2010

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:27:37 +0000

What the heck could make me travel to New Jersey twice in one year? My awesome fans, of course. This time it was the crowd at FA United in Mt. Laurel that invited me out to rock the convention. Unfortunately, the robots gave me a bit of trouble during the live recording, but in the end I managed to salvage enough to put together this month’s release.

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