The Long-Awaited DVD
February 10th, 2009
Not quite ready yet, but very soon I think. I’ve just now resolved a licensing issue that was holding things up, and am currently pushing to finish this sucker up. To answer some of the questions that have been coming in through various channels:
1) This will be a DVD/Audio CD combo for $20. The audio is from the same show that’s on the DVD, but with most of the blah blah blah edited out. It will be available for purchase at shows as soon as I have the finished copies, by ordering online in a few places, and hopefully in some actual retail stores. I’m guessing we’re looking at a month or so at this point.
2) The DVD will be region free.
3) The Audio CD will come with highly restrictive DRM software that secretly installs a rootkit, which creates a security risk and may crash your computer (just kidding!).
4) The audio will be available for sale digitally, most likely on iTunes and other such outlets. The video, maybe, I’m not quite sure how that’s going to work yet, but I hope so.
5) The DVD will have the full San Francisco show from February of last year (ack!), with only a few bits here and there edited out for pacing and maximum awesomeness. There’s plenty of fan cam footage in there from cameras that were in the audience. There’s a bit of documentary/interview type stuff with me, backstage business, etc. There’s also an audio commentary track featuring me, Paul and Storm, and Kristen Shirts, which was recorded poorly in my living room over pizza. Plus extra extras.
All in all I’m very happy with the way this turned out, though it has taken a lot of time and money and effort to make. It’s been a very different experience from the method I am used to – make it cheaply and quickly, publish it immediately – but in the end it’s a thing I am very glad to have in the world. The live show has come a long way since that first concert at the Jewelbox Theater in Seattle, and the songs have evolved as I’ve learned how to play them, and then learned how to play them well, and then learned how to deal with it when I don’t play them well. And of course it’s just fun to watch an audience at a live show. Zombies! Rock Band! Kristen Shirts!
Thanks for your continued patience, I will of course overwhelm you with SPAM the moment this thing is buyable.
That setlist is fucking amazing! I wish it had also included covers of “Birdhouse in Your Soul” and “Sweet Caroline” but *shrugs* it’s still pretty much a “Greatest Hits” list.
Can’t wait!
not relevant to post but:
are you going to update “the presidents” to include obama?
Mindy: he already has, see the “Epic Fail” blog post.
Speaking of, I really want to see him record the updated version for The Aftermath.
Another link, this one for Mindy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6GKka9fB3o
That’s the updated version, from last month in Portland.
@Mindy I guess we have to wait and see something that he did – the point of the song is you take one random thing from the Presidency and put it in. Similarly, Obama can’t get added to Washy Ad Jeffy until we know how many terms he served.
Great write-up in the Feb. 2009 issue of Wired in the “Play” section – congrats!
How much are we looking at for preorders? Also, I voted for you and not Whedon. Maybe I sould have voted Whedon, thoguh, because all of my votes have been a failure this time around. If it makes you feel better, I actually bought your CDs.
Just wanted to point out that exactly one year ago today I was enjoying the hell out of the concert that I am looking forward to owning on DVD and CD soon.
Thanks again, JoCo, for a most excellent evening.
Bah! It says tomorrow’s date in the proceeding post. Whatever.
I can’t wait for this! I’ve yet to see JoCo in concert and this will hold me over until I get a chance to see him closer to North Carolina!
It’s Eudy god damn it… I hate typos. -_-
Now if you’d excuse me, it’s time to go fuck’n outside.
Squee! More of JoCo is always a good thing.