SACKTAP & DESTROY :: BAND PERFORMANCE GUIDE ====================================================================== THE BAND Sacktap: lead vocals, guitar, recliner lever. Upper Black Eddy, PA. Destroy: guitar, melodica. Has never spoken on a record. Said one word once (Always). Communicates in solos. The cousin: trumpet (Bb). Three lessons in summer, a full autumn of practice, valves that held at minus seven. Dad: Buick horn. Lands on beat four. Thinks the whole thing is radio. The book club: kazoo section, hand fans, unison responses. Margaret counts them in wrong. It still goes hard. Deb: door bell (ding), coffee urn, air horn, one spoken line per record. Presides. Mom: executive producer and label CEO, both subscriber accounts. Sets the thermostat. Vetoes stage names. The folding chair: security, coat check, bucket bearer. Fully redeemed. Point position on ice. The basket: catering. Restocks itself Wednesdays. It always knows. STAGE PLOT (any venue, porch to frozen river) Center: the couch. Sacktap stage left cushion, Destroy stage right cushion. The middle seat is for the bucket. Stage right: the good chair (crown on). Stage left: the folding chair (holds the bucket on Thursdays). Downstage center: the basket. Upstage: porch light on a stand, always on. Horn riser (a step stool): the cousin. Driveway or parking lot: Dad, window halfway down. Deb works the bell and the urn from the side of stage. The book club sits wherever the book club decides. INPUT LIST 1 Sacktap vocal (dynamic) 2 Destroy guitar (amp mic) 3 Sacktap guitar (amp mic or DI acoustic) 4 Melodica (condenser, close) 5 Trumpet (dynamic, one step back) 6 Kazoo section (one condenser, overhead) 7 Deb: bell and urn (SM57) 8 Screen door SFX (or the actual door) 9 Kick 10 Snare 11 Hats 12 Overheads 13 Bass DI 14 Space heater (winter shows only, it hums a B flat) Monitors: two wedges on the couch, one for the horn riser, one for Deb. Dad gets nothing. Dad has the Buick. TUNING MAP NOW LOADING (NL-002): E Standard throughout. COUCH SURFIN' (CS-003): E Standard throughout. Bring a nylon string for track 9 if you can. the couch came inside (SAD-004): E Standard with a capo: positions 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Retune nothing, move the capo. PERMAFROST (FROST-005): Drop D for the record, Drop C for the doom tracks (4, 9, 12). Two guitars saves the night. Trumpet parts are given in concert pitch with the Bb reading beside them. Melodica reads concert. THE SONGS AT A GLANCE NL-002 01 Now Loading (Intro) A minor 84 BPM E Standard NL-002 02 Red & Gold E minor 90 BPM E Standard NL-002 03 Still Up There B minor 82 BPM E Standard NL-002 04 5 Subscribers (Forever) D minor 84 BPM E Standard NL-002 05 Meat Stick Chain C minor 140 BPM E Standard NL-002 06 Red Rooster (Skit) A minor 100 BPM E Standard NL-002 07 Good Chair Music E minor 88 BPM E Standard NL-002 08 HughesNet Diss F# minor 92 BPM E Standard NL-002 09 Sal Flip, Pt. II B minor 150 BPM E Standard NL-002 10 Poplar Drive Freestyle C major 92 BPM E Standard NL-002 11 Chicken O'Clock 2 (Extra Crispy) G minor 100 BPM E Standard NL-002 12 Bonus Chicken C major 74 BPM E Standard NL-002 13 Deb's Verse (Hidden Track) A minor 80 BPM E Standard CS-003 01 Sunrise on Poplar Drive (Intro) E minor 72 BPM E Standard CS-003 02 Couch Surfin' G major 82 BPM E Standard CS-003 03 Horn Section (Is in 4th Grade) A major 190 BPM E Standard CS-003 04 Tube Life C major 84 BPM E Standard CS-003 05 Ice Cream Truck (Keep On Rollin') F major 80 BPM E Standard CS-003 06 Deb's Pontoon (Skit) D major 92 BPM E Standard CS-003 07 Sellout (To the Bait Shop) E major 176 BPM E Standard CS-003 08 Mosquito Pit D major 200 BPM E Standard CS-003 09 Chicken O'Clock (Golden Hour) G major 76 BPM E Standard CS-003 10 We Forgave the Folding Chair (Kind Of) C major 158 BPM E Standard CS-003 11 One Bar of Summer D major 78 BPM E Standard CS-003 12 Porch Light A major 70 BPM E Standard CS-003 13 Melodica at Midnight (Hidden Track) A minor 66 BPM E Standard SAD-004 01 the couch came inside B minor 72 BPM E Standard capo 2 SAD-004 02 couch surfin' (living room version) Bb major 66 BPM E Standard capo 3 SAD-004 03 still up there (acoustic) G# minor 70 BPM E Standard capo 4 SAD-004 04 chicken o'clock (trilogy, by candlelight) G major 64 BPM E Standard SAD-004 05 hughesnet (i'm not mad anymore) Db major 76 BPM E Standard capo 1 SAD-004 06 the paqui chip (still gone) D minor 58 BPM E Standard capo 5 SAD-004 07 two chairs (reprise) D major 82 BPM E Standard capo 2 SAD-004 08 5 subscribers (forever) (living room version) D major 74 BPM E Standard SAD-004 09 sal flip (both parts, whispered) E minor 68 BPM E Standard SAD-004 10 one bar of summer (rain version) A major 72 BPM E Standard capo 2 SAD-004 11 porch light (everyone sings) A major 70 BPM E Standard SAD-004 12 the rain stopped (hidden track) A minor 62 BPM E Standard FROST-005 01 FIRST FROST (INTRO) D minor 62 BPM Drop D FROST-005 02 SHOVEL D minor 196 BPM Drop D FROST-005 03 THERMOSTAT WARS D minor 152 BPM Drop D FROST-005 04 WET SOCKS (DOOM) C minor 48 BPM Drop C FROST-005 05 THE PLOW GUY COMETH D minor 176 BPM Drop D FROST-005 06 DEB'S DINER (SKIT) D minor 70 BPM Drop D FROST-005 07 BLACK ICE D minor 208 BPM Drop D FROST-005 08 CHICKEN O'CLOCK IV: THE COLD HUNT D minor 140 BPM Drop D FROST-005 09 SPACE HEATER (HYMN OF THE ORANGE GLOW) C minor 66 BPM Drop C FROST-005 10 THE RIVER FREEZES D minor 172 BPM Drop D FROST-005 11 FROZEN PILGRIMAGE D minor 128 BPM Drop D FROST-005 12 BENEATH THE NINE HUNDO C minor 58 BPM Drop C FROST-005 13 THE THAW (HIDDEN TRACK) D minor to D major 72 BPM Drop D SETLISTS THE PORCH SET (45 min, summer): Sunrise on Poplar Drive, Couch Surfin', Horn Section, Tube Life, Ice Cream Truck, Sellout, Mosquito Pit, Chicken O'Clock (Golden Hour), One Bar of Summer, Porch Light. Encore: Melodica at Midnight. THE LIVING ROOM SET (acoustic, one rainstorm): play SAD-004 in order. Do not skip the chip. Stop when the rain does. THE TUNDRA SET (full metal): First Frost, Shovel, Thermostat Wars, Plow Guy, Black Ice, Chicken O'Clock IV, Space Heater, The River Freezes, Frozen Pilgrimage, Beneath the Nine Hundo. Encore: The Thaw. Dress warm. THE MIXTAPE SET (rap night): Now Loading, Red & Gold, Still Up There, 5 Subscribers, Meat Stick Chain, Good Chair Music, HughesNet Diss, Chicken O'Clock 2, Bonus Chicken. Encore: Deb's Verse, if Deb is present. Deb is always present. FESTIVAL SET (45 min, all eras): Shovel, Couch Surfin', Still Up There, Horn Section, HughesNet Diss (rap) into hughesnet (i'm not mad anymore) (acoustic), Chicken O'Clock IV, One Bar of Summer, Beneath the Nine Hundo. Encore: Porch Light, everyone sings. CANON RULES FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE Destroy does not speak. Not to the crowd, not to the sound guy. He plays. The nine hundo is never re-attempted. It is still up there. Point at it. The sal flip is never attempted, on land, water, or ice. Say the name. Let the candle flicker. Move on. Chicken o'clock is 7 PM Thursday. If the set crosses 7 PM on a Thursday, the set stops for the order. The basket goes on stage. Nobody restocks it on stage. It restocks on Wednesdays. Mom counts the room. The number is announced. Every subscriber is named if under fifty. PUBLISHING METADATA (fill the placeholders at registration) Now Loading (Intro) | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 01 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Red & Gold | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 02 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Still Up There | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 03 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] 5 Subscribers (Forever) | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 04 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Meat Stick Chain | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 05 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Red Rooster (Skit) | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 06 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Good Chair Music | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 07 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] HughesNet Diss | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 08 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Sal Flip, Pt. II | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 09 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Poplar Drive Freestyle | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 10 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Chicken O'Clock 2 (Extra Crispy) | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 11 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Bonus Chicken | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 12 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Deb's Verse (Hidden Track) | NOW LOADING | NL-002 | trk 13 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Sunrise on Poplar Drive (Intro) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 01 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Couch Surfin' | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 02 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Horn Section (Is in 4th Grade) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 03 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Tube Life | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 04 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Ice Cream Truck (Keep On Rollin') | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 05 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Deb's Pontoon (Skit) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 06 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Sellout (To the Bait Shop) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 07 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Mosquito Pit | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 08 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Chicken O'Clock (Golden Hour) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 09 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] We Forgave the Folding Chair (Kind Of) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 10 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] One Bar of Summer | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 11 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Porch Light | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 12 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Melodica at Midnight (Hidden Track) | COUCH SURFIN' | CS-003 | trk 13 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] the couch came inside | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 01 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] couch surfin' (living room version) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 02 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] still up there (acoustic) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 03 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] chicken o'clock (trilogy, by candlelight) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 04 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] hughesnet (i'm not mad anymore) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 05 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] the paqui chip (still gone) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 06 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] two chairs (reprise) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 07 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] 5 subscribers (forever) (living room version) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 08 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] sal flip (both parts, whispered) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 09 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] one bar of summer (rain version) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 10 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] porch light (everyone sings) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 11 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] the rain stopped (hidden track) | the couch came inside | SAD-004 | trk 12 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] FIRST FROST (INTRO) | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 01 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] SHOVEL | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 02 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] THERMOSTAT WARS | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 03 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] WET SOCKS (DOOM) | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 04 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] THE PLOW GUY COMETH | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 05 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] DEB'S DINER (SKIT) | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 06 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] BLACK ICE | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 07 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] CHICKEN O'CLOCK IV: THE COLD HUNT | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 08 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] SPACE HEATER (HYMN OF THE ORANGE GLOW) | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 09 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] THE RIVER FREEZES | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 10 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] FROZEN PILGRIMAGE | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 11 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] BENEATH THE NINE HUNDO | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 12 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] THE THAW (HIDDEN TRACK) | PERMAFROST | FROST-005 | trk 13 | writers: Sacktap & Destroy | publisher: [confirm] | ISRC: [pending] | ISWC: [pending] Copyright: (C) 2026 Sacktap & Destroy. 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