Transformer Lootbag "The Bleeder Movement" (14.1 MB) from Transformer Lootbag High Noon Saloon Madison, WI December 31, 2007

A bit of digital media nerdage first. Since I have a bunch of footage from this show -- three Transformer Lootbag clips, four from the Dials -- I'm going to use it to experiment switching to Final Cut Pro. The first thing I've noticed in doing this, which I've noticed on other occasions as well, is that the Final Cut interface sucks. Indeed, I find it inferior to AviSynth, which I'm switching from, and that has essentially no interface at all. Doing it in Final Cut allows me to more easily incorporate Motion and streamline the whole process, though, so I think I'll stick with it. More commentary to come as I fiddle with it. Moving on...

I've sung the praises of the Madison public library before (probably with the first of my System and Station clips), but I'm going to do it again. Our library is great! Among the many terrific things they have is a fairly well-stocked local music section, which I went through pretty thoroughly after moving here. Transformer Lootbag was among the local acts that I discovered in that exploration that had split up or largely gone on hiatus by the time I found out about them. In fact, this show may have been the first time I ever saw their name on a bill. I don't know if they've got new material on the way or what, but this tune from their self-titled album helped get things going in a way the crowd seemed to respond to.