Hello Kavita held their farewell show just before Christmas, bringing a few guests on-stage for some special treats at the end.  A set at UMS 2010 was supposed to be the group’s final performance, but that gig was canceled due to illness.  Both of the band’s superb albums are still available in physical or digital formats.

Hello Kavita
12.18.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4"] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Sunday (It’s A Chrome Tide)
2. Pillar
3. OK
4. Silent Bed
5. This May Be Over Someday
6. Late With The News
7. You Can Cal Me Al/Colorado
8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart (tease)
9. unknown
10. To A Loved One
11. banter/band intros
12. Dirty Work *
13. Lotta Love *
14. The Last Time
15. Motion In The Sun

Notes:
Farewell show!
* = with Emily Knight and Jessica DeNicola on vocals, Dav(?) on saxaphone

Band Lineup:
Corey Teruya, Luke Mossman, Jimmy Stofer, Leor Manelis, Ian Short, Adrian Short

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Cars Can Be Blue
8.12.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. I Wish I
2. unknown
3. Do You Remember?
4. Hope You’re Hurting
5. You’re So Cute
6. Lying
7. Seems We’re Breakin’ Up
8. Leave That Guy Alone
9. Eyeballs
10. Dirty Song
11. Let The Sun Shine In
12. Human Fly

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Elekibass
8.13.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. We All Live Happily Together
2. All The People Come, Let’s Get Down
3. Won’t You Come Over to My House
4. One More Time!
5. Kimiha Koidorobou
6. unknown
7. Australia
8. Baby It’s Me
9. unknown

Notes:
Show performed with Jim and Jason of Casper and the Cookies.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Here’s a performance from one of my favorite Athens bands, The Ginger Envelope, fighting the mid-afternoon heat at AthFest 2009.

The Ginger Envelope
6.27.2009
Main Stage, Athfest, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16.44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. All Pinned Down
3. (unknown title)
4. Wolfsbloodwine
5. (unknown title)
6. From the Rays
7. Trolley
8. Spokes
9. Silver
10. Another Stroll
11. Invitation Air

Notes:
CD release for Invitation Air.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

The Long Spoon collective (site forthcoming) celebrated a re-launch last weekend with the first in a series of monthly shows to be held at the Mercury Cafe.  Papa Bear was a pleasant surprise, reminding me of boisterous acts such as Nana Grizol or Andrew Jackson Jihad.

Papa Bear
1.22.2011
The Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012′s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Long Spoon re-launch
2. intro
3. Please Just Don’t Forget Them
4. Confusion and Pastime
5. Photographs of Spring
6. (new song)
7. Shoot the Shit
8. Tales of Chivalric
9. Oh You Poor Mathematician
10. unknown

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

Here’s a Hindershot show (kicked off my local slam master Ken Arkind) in celebration of Kyle Freeman’s birthday!  (Note:  Hindershot is opening for Air Waves at Hi-Dive tonight, so come on out!)

Hindershot and Ken Arkind
11.22.2010
Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Happy Birthday
2. Poem by Ken Arkind
3. Cut Them Free
4. Trash Walk
5. It’s Only Blood
6. Deter
7. Masochistic One
8. Furlong
9. Rain Fare
10. Red Mosquito
11. Black Hole

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

(Photo by Sarah Slater.)

Christina the Hun
7.09.2010
Titwrench Fest, Glob, Denver, CO

Source:  [DPA 4060's > DAD6001's > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4"] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Track #01
2. Track #02
3. Track #03
4. Track #04
5. Shakin’
6. Track #06
7. Track #07
8. Sure We Can

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

While heavily engrossed with graduate school, Vienna Teng escaped her duties at UMich this past weekend and flew to Colorado with frequent collaborator Alex Wong.  The duo supported Glen Phillips, playing to a sold-out crowd at the Soiled Dove Underground before heading to Vail on Saturday.  I’d never seen (nor heard) Vienna and Alex prior to Friday night, but was easy won over by the superior musicianship on display.

Alex performed two new originals during the set, the first being a song recorded in December to benefit NYC’s City Harvest.  Please show your appreciation for this live recording by purchasing the official version of Make it Home from Alex’s bandcamp page.  All proceeds from the download go directly to City Harvest.

Vienna Teng and Alex Wong
1.21.2011
Soiled Dove Underground, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Augustine
2. Antebellum
3. The Tower
4. Stray Italian Greyhound
5. Make It Home intro
6. Make It Home
7. The Last Snowfall
8. Blue Caravan intro
9. Blue Caravan
10. My Medea
11. banter
12. Radio
13. Harbor
14. Alex’s piano song **
15. Gravity
16. Grandmother Song

Notes:
** = Song omitted from distribution pending an official release.
Mics were placed at head height, along the front drink rail.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.