I was listening to Achille Lauro before work this morning, and before heading out the door, figured I’d quickly post a set for everyone to enjoy.

Achille Lauro
4.24.2008
The Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. Laredo
3. unknown
4. Dreams We Had
5. unknown
6. unknown

(Link to a zipfile of mp3s.)

Here’s another show from Ruby Isle, this time back on my home turf.  The Denver setlist was very similar to the one from Athens, but is highlighted by the addition of two songs from their elbo.ws cover project: “Shadow Falls” (Hello Blue Roses) and “Aly, Walk With Me” (The Raveonettes).

Ruby Isle
10.02.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro/Hey Hey Hey (aborted)
2. So Damn High
3. Blow Up
4. Shadow Falls *
5. How It Hurts
6. Night Shot
7. Aly, Walk With Me
8. Into The Black

Notes:
* = first time played

(Per usual, a single zipfile of the show is available here.)

The Builders and the Butchers have already been through town twice this year, and are coming back for a third time, opening for Amanda  Palmer on December 6th at the Bluebird.  If you’ve never heard this Portland group, I highly recommend checking out their self-titled debut.  The band, fronted by Ryan Sollee, applies a dark 1800’s mentality to acoustic folk music, but they approach the art in a manner that tends to be more fun (and far less creepy) than Denver-based goth-country artists such as Slim or Munly.

Oh, and their live show is off the hook, as demonstrated by this live set from the Hi-Dive last month.

The Builders And The Butchers
9.10.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Red Hands
2. Short Way Home
3. Raise Up Your Weary Hands
4. Bottom of the Lake
5. Down In This Hole
6. Devil Town
7. In The Branches
8. The Coal Mine Fall
9. Black Dresses
10. Vampire Lake
11. When It Rains
12. Spanish Death Song

(A single zipfile containing mp3s is available via megaupload.)

In the spirit of posting more local acts, here’s a nice set from Action Packed Thrill Ride, when they opened for The Builders and the Butchers last month.  I don’t see any APTR shows on the calendar for November or December, but maybe a few will pop up before 2008 fades away.  (Lucas?)

Action Packed Thrill Ride
9.10.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Yours Truly
3. Something Tells Me
4. I’m A Sinner, You’re A Saint
5. Two Dreams
6. On My Way
7. unknown
8. unknown
9. unknown
10. Hug of War

(A single zipfile of the show via megaupload.)

Digging into the vaults for this show, which closed out my run of concerts in 2006 and goes into the books as one of my favorite musical experiences for that year…

As a long-time Tom Waits fan, I was super-psyched when John Common told me of the initial plans to organize a tribute at the Mercury Cafe.  A cast of top-notch Denver musicians was invited to perform some of their favorite Waits tunes.  To sweeten the pot (and after weeks of rehearsing), John and his band topped off the night with a performance of the entire Rain Dogs album.

Immediately after the show, I hopped in the car and headed to MO for the holidays, losing track of the recordings in the process.  After searching for a few months, I gave up the hunt, assuming that they must have been buried with my defunct laptop.  And then, a year and a half later, I was cleaning out another computer.  Noticing some mysteriously named audio files taking up ~1GB on the hard drive, I opened them for a listen…behold, complete audio from the Rain Dogs show!

John Common and Friends
Tom Waits (Rain Dogs) Tribute
12.23.2006
The Mercury Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > FireWire > WAV > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:

(Tribute Set)
1. intro
2. Tom Traubert’s Blues - Bradley Weaver
3. Yesterday Is Here - Marty Jones
4. Long Way Home - Dewey Paul Moffitt
5. Ol’ 55 - Dewey Paul Moffitt and Jed Marrs
6. Pony - Ed Skibbe
7. New Coat of Paint - Ed Skibbe
8. unknown - Jack Redell and Matt Gilliam
9. Dirt in the Ground - Kevin Meyer and Jed Marrs
10. I’ll Shoot the Moon - Corey Teruya
11. Make It Rain - Eli Mishkin
12. Filipino Box Spring Hog - Eli Mishkin

(Rain Dogs Set)
13. intro
14. 9th & Hennepin
15. Clap Hands
16. Big Black Mariah
17. Hang Down Your Head
18. Singapore
19. Time
20. Tango Till They’re Sore
21. Union Square
22. Downtown Train
23. Gun Street Girl
24. Cemetery Polka
25. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
26. Walking Spanish
27. Diamonds And Gold
28. Blind Love
29. Rain Dogs
30. Anywhere I Lay My Head

Lineup for Rain Dogs Set:
John Common, Jed Marrs, Kevin Meyer, Tom Germain, John Horan, Matthew Gilliam, Cheyenne Kowal, Natasha Fortis.

I posted Hi-Dive sets from Dr. Dog and Delta Spirit a few weeks ago, and wanted to introduce the opening act of that evening, San Antonio’s Hacienda.  These guys were a great addition to the lineup, and their flavor of psych-pop fit in perfectly with the other two acts.

Their debut album, “Loud as the Night” (produced by Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), just hit the streets in September.  To be honest, I didn’t have a chance to pick it up at the show, and have only listened to the myspace tracks.  But based on the live set in Denver, I’m looking forward to checking it out!

Hacienda
9.27.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. unknown
3. Shake Ya
4. Officer
5. Useless and Tired
6. Hear Me Crying
7. Angela
8. Sun
9. Little Girl
10. Baby Don’t Go
11. She’s Got a Hold On Me
12. unknown
13. unknown
14. unknown

(And as always, the link to a zipfile of the show.)

Denver’s own Dressy Bessy has been on the road for the last four weeks in support of their new album, “Holler and Stomp“.  They made it back into town last night, performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Bluebird Theater.  After a few days off, their tour will continue this week throughout the Midwest:

10/24 - Minneapolis, MN
10/25 - Northfield, MN
10/26 - Winona, MN
10/28 - Fargo, ND
10/29 - St. Paul, MN
10/30 - Menomonie, WI
10/31 - St. Louis, MO
11/01 - Kirksville, MO
11/02 - Chicago, IL
11/05 - Toledo, OH
11/06 - Columbus, OH
11/07 - Detroit, MI
11/08 - Lexington, KY

And now, here’s the recording of last night’s set!

Dressy Bessy
10.18.2008
The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Stop Foolin’
3. Sindy Says
4. This May Hurt
5. Ease Me Down
6. Small
7. Simple Girlz
8. Baby Six String
9. Anytone Can See
10. The Things That You Say That You Do
11. Girl, You Shout!
12. Dressed The Part
13. Do You Whisper?
14. Ten Million Stars
15. Side 2
16. In Your Headphones
17. Obama rap
18. Automatic
19. Shoot, I Love You
20. Just Once More
21. Electrified
(Encore)
22. Better Luck
23. Extra-Ordinary

(A zipfile of the full show is available via megaupload.)

Here are a few more of the PopFest sets:

Elf Power
Circulatory System
Thee American Revolution

If anyone can help out on the Circulatory System setlist, let me know!

Elf Power
8.16.2008
Athens Popfest, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > M-Audio MicroTrack II > CF > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. The New Mythology
2. Paralyzed
3. Spiral Stairs
4. The Secret Ocean
5. An Old Familiar Scene
6. Back To The Web
7. Dream in Sound
8. The Arrow Flies Close
9. Everlasting Scream
10. Quiver and Quake
11. ?
12. The Separating Fault

(Zipfile of Elf Power mp3s via Megaupload.)

Circulatory System
8.16.2008
Athens Popfest, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > M-Audio MicroTrack II > CF > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. Spinning Continuous
3. Solid Forms Dissolve
4. A Peek, Pt. 1
5. A Peek, Pt. 2
6. unknown (aborted)

(Zipfile of Circulatory Sytstem mp3s via Megaupload.)

Thee American Revolution
8.16.2008
Athens Popfest, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > M-Audio MicroTrack II > CF > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. soundcheck/jam (a.k.a. “Waiting for Bill”)
2. Electric Flame
3. Subscriptions to Magazines (a.k.a. Grit Magazine)
4. Blow My Mind
5. She’s Coming Down

(Zipfile of Thee American Revolution mp3s via Megaupload.)

After catching Cryptacize at the Hi-Dive in June, I had been looking forward to their PopFest set throughout the summer.  As luck would have it, getting tied up (shuttling gear between the other venues) caused me to miss most of their performance.  On the flip side, there was enough time to dash into the 40 Watt, toss up a pair of mics, and capture the entire thing on tape!

The band is on tour with Danielson throughout November, including a stop in Denver…I can’t wait!

Tourdates:
10/31 New York @ Knitting Factory * (Halloween)
11/2 Philadelphia @ 491 Theatre *
11/4 Pontiac MI (Detroit) @ Crofoot Pike Room *
11/5 Chicago @ Reggie’s *
11/6 Minneapolis @ Triple Rock *
11/7 Omaha @ The Waiting Room *
11/8 Denver @ Hi-Dive *
11/9 Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court *
11/11 Seattle @ Vera Project *+
11/12 Portland, OR @ Backspace *+
11/14 San Francisco @ Bottom Of The Hill *
11/15 Los Angeles @ Troubadour *^
11/16 Phoenix @ Modified *
11/18 Austin @ Mohawk *
11/19 Houston @ Walter’s On Washington*
11/20 Dallas @ Granada Theater *$
11/21 Memphis @ Hi-Tone*
11/22 Athens @ 40 Watt Club *
11/23 Asheville @ Grey Eagle *

And the PopFest set…

Cryptacize
8.15.2008
Athens Popfest
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Lunatec V3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. Into the Clouds
2. Heaven Is Human
3. New Spell
4. Cosmic Sing-a-long
5. Galvanize
6. Tail and Mane
7. We’ll Never Dream Again
8. Say You Will

(Link to the megaupload zipfile.)

(Setlist photo courtesy of Heather Browne!)

The Delta Spirit set turned out a bit rougher on tape than Dr. Dog, but still quite listenable…. enjoy, y’all!

Delta Spirit
9.27.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16

Setlist:
1. Bleeding Bells
2. Strange Vine
3. People C’mon
4. House Built For Two
5. Streetwalker
6. St. Francis
7. Children
8. Trashcan
9. People, Turn Around

Notes:
- Lineup also included Dr. Dog and Hacienda.
- Sold out show.

(Megaupload link to a zipfile is located here.)
(Update - Sorry, I forgot to tag the mp3s…that’s what happens when you’re stoked to get something posted quickly!)