Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

Yes, AP News wrote an article and there have been some followup radio. A wild few days.
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The Reel Deal: Inside the Aadam Jacobs Collection Aadam Jacobs, the man behind the Aadam Jacobs Collection, joins John Landecker to discuss how he built his ever-growing collection and documented the storied tradition of music in Chicago.

Aadam Jacobs was interviewed on @wgnradio.bsky.social tonight by John Landecker - Check it out!
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Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

@apnews.com sent a writer to speak with Aadam Jacobs and some of the volunteers working to preserve the collection of recordings and get it online to share.
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I wish I could confirm we have that show, but so far, nothing for Jason Molina. We still have tapes to catalog, so there is still a chance.

Well, it is, but luckily I already had a recording. Yes, Fugazi has released a to of their shows for download, even early ones like this.

I see 5 Scissor Girls shows from 92-95 cataloged so far:
1994-07-13 Empty Bottle
1992-10-31 Czar Bar
1993-05-28 Czar Bar
1995-03-26 Fireside Bowl
1995-11-18 Lounge Ax

Not transferred yet, so no telling when they will make it to actually process, prep and upload. But, we do have the tapes in hand.

Sorry, we have two 1985 shows, but from May and at different venues.

Aadam's first recording was an AMM show in May 1984. In addition to posting the audio from the show, team member @kliked.bsky.social penned a blog to commemorate this first recording. Check it out.

Another one coming this week. Stay tuned.

The Cure Live at The Bismarck Theatre 1984-11-09 : The Cure : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The CureNovember 9th, 1984The Bismarck TheatreChicago, ILMaster recording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio ArchiveTransferred By: Brian...

Link to the 1984 The Cure show.
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We’re celebrating one year of the Aadam Jacobs Collection Project! 1,500+ shows uploaded, 133k streams, and countless rediscovered memories. Read our update on the journey - and what’s coming next, including rare gems like The Cure’s 1984 Chicago show.

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LAST NIGHT AT LOUNGE AX - A DOCUMENTARY FILM Be immersed in the final 3 days of one of Chicago’s most beloved indie venues, capturing a pre-digital era of live music & community.

There are 5 days left in the Kickstarter campaign for the documentary Last Night at Lounge Ax. You can see the full trailer at the Kickstarter page. Please consider participating in the campaign if you can. They are so close to their goal.

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Phish Live at Lounge Ax on 1990-11-09 : Phish : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Phish1990-11-09Lounge AxChicago, ILRecording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio ArchiveRecorded by:  Aadam JacobsTransferred by:  RyanJ...

The project hit a milestone today - our 1000th show from the Aadam Jacobs Collection - an uncirculated show from @phish.com from Nov. 9, 1990 at Lounge Ax. We have added a blog post to commemorate the show. Enjoy! @phish.net

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Check out our blog! You can follow along as we explore Aadam's collection.

You can now follow our automated feed of shows posted to the Aadam Jacobs Collection - our little bots will post a link as the shows are added - just follow our feed:
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The project team will discuss. Unfortunately, we don't always know if the recording is and AUD, SBD, or matrix. Sometimes it is more obvious that others, but at this point, without knowing for sure, we've erred on not indicating the source. We'll review to see if there is something we can do.

No. Hope you continue to follow us and our progress.

Thank you for the article, Chicago Reader! We are excited about the things and sounds to come.
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It is great to finally get this project started. If you are interested in helping out in any way - editing, tracking, setlists, or general organization, please reach out to us. We have tens of thousands of recordings waiting to make it to your ears.

And tens of thousands to go...