As promised, here are a couple of live videos from the recent show we played in Warehouse 3 in Swarthmore, PA.
As previously noted, we had a guest drummer that night, Hoagy Wing
Live Video from Warehouse3
Author: lynnetteshelley
Working artist & vocalist in original art rock bands The Red Masque and Green Cathedral.
Gig Recap: “Darker Vibes” Night at Warehouse3
Last night, Green Cathedral played as the final act of “Darker Vibes” Night at Warehouse3 in Swarthmore, PA, a really cool and unconventional venue. Antique shop by day, arts and music venue by night, it was a really nice alternative to the standard music club. Also on the bill was VennTronix, Robert Bushinsky, and Terminal. Robert was on tour from Boston and was the one who organized the show.
The gig had a lot going against it early on – our drummer, Tom, couldn’t make the show due to unavoidable circumstances, and we had to bring in a session drummer (Hoagy Wing) to help us out. He only got to rehearse our songs twice before the show. He was a real pro and helped us all out. We would not have been able to do the gig without him. In addition, the weather was terrible – we had wildfire smoke from Canada creating unhealthy air conditions outside; there was a forecasted storm that had the potential to bring flash flooding, tornados, and hail; and in general it was hot and super muggy.
Luckily the tornadoes and hail held off (at least in our area), and the show was able to go on. The club itself was hidden down an alley so I ended up wandering around Swarthmore for a bit before I could finally find it.
Green Cathedral went on last and although our sound was a bit differnet than normal due to a new drummer, we had a lot of fun and really liked the venue and the other acts on the bill were all nice to hang out with. I heard the venue owner really dug us and I hope that means we can come back to play again at some point.
Below are some pictures from the show. I am still sourcing some video to see if we have anything usable to post on youtube. Stay tuned!
TONIGHT! Green Cathedral Goes Dark
TONIGHT!
On July 18th, Philly art rock band Green Cathedral will be performing with Robert Bushinksy, a Boston-based ElectroRock musician, who has released 5 albums to date. Also on the bill are VennTronix, a Philadelphia-based world music and EDM project created by artist Benji Yoblick; and Terminal, an industrial / glam-rock band.
We will all be playing “Darker Vibes” Night at War3house3, a premier live music venue surrounded by eclectic antiques. Named after the old Septa R3 train line that passes right through Swarthmore, the venue has been putting on shows and events since 2017. The venue is BYOB with ID, and college students are welcome.
New Videos Uploaded
I’ve got some new video of Green Cathedral at our rehearsal space getting ready for JULY 18! This is just a taste of some of the music you’ll hear.
SAVE THE DATE! Green Cathedral is coming to War3house3 in Swarthmore with a killer line-up in an amazing show venue!
Darker Vibes Night featuring the dark beats & sounds of VennTronix, Robert Bushinsky, Terminal & Green Cathedral . . .
War3house3, 100 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA. 7 PM. $15. All Ages.
New Instagram Page
Green Cathedral finally has an Instagram page. Please friend us at
https://www.instagram.com/green.cathedral
Pretty please!
Save the Date: July 18th at War3house3 (Swarthmore, PA)
On July 18th, Philly art rock band Green Cathedral will be performing with Robert Bushinksy, a Boston-based ElectroRock musician, who has released 5 albums to date. Also on the bill are VennTronix, a Philadelphia-based world music and EDM project created by artist Benji Yoblick; and Terminal, an industrial / glam-rock band.
We will all be playing at War3house3, a premier live music venue surrounded by eclectic antiques. Named after the old Septa R3 train line that passes right through Swarthmore, the venue has been putting on shows and events since 2017. The venue is BYOB with ID, and college students are welcome.
More info to come!
Behind the Scenes: Green Cathedral’s Album Progress
This past Friday and Saturday, Green Cathedral headed to Philly Jam Recording again to continue work on the new album with engineer Mark Montoro. The goal was to record drum tracks on four songs – “Impossible Metropolis”, “Firefly”, “Cities in Dust” (a Siouxsie and the Banshees cover), and “Boiling Black Water”. We had previously recorded drums to “Boiling Black Water” but Tom was unhappy with the drum sound and wanted to redo them. We knew a major winter storm was headed to our region late Saturday night / early Sunday, so we had to get things done by then. Luckily, the process went really smoothly. Everyone was relaxed and we did two songs Friday night and two songs Saturday afternoon. Later this week, Mark will head back to lay down bass parts.
I took some video and some photos to document the process. Even though Tom is the only one being officially recorded, the rest of the band is there to lay down “scratch” tracks to work out a song template for us all to work with moving forward.
PHOTO GALLERY: Please click to enlarge
VIDEO GALLERY: Please click to view on Youtube.
Recording Update
Green Cathedral is getting ready to go back into the the studio finally. We had recorded part of the new album earlier this year. After an unfortunately long delay that couldn’t be avoided, we will be back at Philly Jam Recording in a couple of weeks to continue our work. So we’ve been busy rehearsing our songs at our practice space. We will keep you posted!
Live From Electric Latteland (RECAP)
Yesterday we spent much of the day settting up for, and then performing, a livestream at Electric Latteland, home of Styx Latte, in West Philadelphia. Styx has turned the interior of his home into a really cool livestream studio. He broadcasts various bands as well as is the official broadcaster for The Rotunda, a University of Pennsylvania performance venue. As a part of the Rotunda’s programing, Green Cathedral was asked to perform a show. There’s a lot to go into doing a livestream like this. Styx brought in an additional audio engineer (Jason) as well as a visual editor (Dean). I collected some royalty-free images to use for the broadcast and then sat with Styx and Dean last Tuesday to go over graphics. Then today we arrived several hours before broadcast to do various soundchecks and mixes of sound levels.
You can rewatch the whole show here.
Below are some behind-the-scenes photos from Electric Latteland. Photos either by myself or Styx.
GC LIVESTREAM THIS SUNDAY!
On Sunday, October 26, at 7 PM, Green Cathedral will be performing as a part of a special virtual concert series from ElectricLattéLand, a super unique studio in West Philly! This virtual concert series is hosted by The Rotunda, an art and culture community venue at the University of Pennsylvania.
Please go to https://tinyurl.com/GreenCathedrallive at 7pm Eastern on Sunday October 26! We will be performing a bunch of our new songs as well as some classics from our debut album.
LINKS
LIVESTREAM
https://youtube.com/live/QaE4jdX8M6w or
https://tinyurl.com/GreenCathedrallive
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/19rL1edP5E/ http://www.green-cathedral.com