I don't bother trying to sneak stuff in that much anymore. Too much of a hassle. I try to stick with bands that I know that actually love me taping them. In fact, I'm seeing one play next week at the Catalina Jazz Club. Venues I don't go to or haven't been at in a while tend to make me nervous since protocol is different everywhere around this city (taping allowed/not allowed), so to avoid that hassle, the band actually said they are going to help me bring all the recording gear in with their stuff to avoid any possible problems walking in with it. Awesome folks!