Post #1165092
2026-04-14 21:01 UTC
🔗 From Early Nirvana To Phish, A Chicago Fan’s Secret Recordings Of 10,000 Shows Are Now Online via Block Club Chicago #Music
On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/from-early-nirvana-to-phish-a-chicago-fans-secret-recordings-of-10000-shows-are-now-online/
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@wendigo@metalhead.club 2026-04-14 21:11
@cory@follow.coryd.dev I've been scouring his tapes for a couple of years now. I'm pretty sure he has some solid Husker Du and Fugazi ones. As a live fan aficionado, it's a shame he didn't have access to some of the low-key mics they have now...
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@jzb@hachyderm.io 2026-04-14 21:29
@cory@follow.coryd.dev I’ve poked at a few of these: they sound better than I expected. I need to set aside a day and go grab some of the sets by bands I’m into.
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@momo@floss.social 2026-04-14 23:18
@cory@follow.coryd.dev Here is the link to the collection: - https://aadamjacobscollection.org/ - https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection