Helium - Live '96 @ The Met Cafe in Providence

Helium performing "What Institution Are You From?" at The Met Cafe in Providence, RI. Recorded October 1996. Not the greatest quality video but there seems to be a shortage of 90's Helium footage online.

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Music

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• Helium
• Mary Timony
• Ash Bowie
• Matador Records
• Met Cafe
• Polvo
• Led Byrd
• Autoclave

[NickPowers81]

Oh and the sound on this is pretty decent considering it's from '96. Sound on newer videos is too distorted.

[mnnrofspkg]

I've noticed that too, my very first Sony 8mm video camera had amazing live sound. Then I got a Hi8, then a Digital 8, and each one got progressively worse sounding.

[PirateIris]

oh my god!

wow, one of my favorite songs by them, not only is it one of their most rare, but to have video of them playing it... my mind is blown. thanks so much for posting!

[NickPowers81]

there's an incredible lack of Helium footage...shortage of archival stuff overall. :-( the new 'indie' kids have no idea who Helium was. Sad.

[myradioon]

@mnnrofspkg - Yeah dude, totally. Many live shows on YT from that era are really blown out. It's a shame - it was pre internet and it's sort of become a "lost era" in music. It was all underground to begin with. The sound quality of what live video we have from small club shows usually does the bands no justice.

Take Rodan for instance- you couldn't capture THAT experience with a video recorder mic!

Helium- great band.

[machinesbreathe]

@tita4ewa ...Don't forget about the Bass. Ash is playing that thing like a second guitar.

[machinesbreathe]

I often forget that Polvo's Ash Bowie was also this band's bassist.

[tita4ewa]

That's how to play a bass and that's how to play fuckin' guitar kids.

[mrovantes]

Wow!!! Thanks so much for this video.

[TheeFinchLynch]

Holy Fucking Awesome! I cannot thank you enough for posting this. My favorite band ever. Didn't discover them until 2001. This is like Christmas here.

[falcon12]

ash is throwing down on that bass!! damn, pone mantequilla lo!!!!

[midnightblackrose]

The ending was awesome.

[NYdrone]

Thanks for posting this! I love this song.

[bunnygal079]

She's one of my favorite guitarists/songwriters ever....one of the reasons why I love music. She's also a very down to earth type.Love MT.