Though they remain inactive these days aside from an occasional show, The Slip remain one of my favorite acts to come out of New England in the 90′s.

The Slip
10.03.2002
Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO

Source (Set 1): Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V2 > Apogee MiniMe > Sony D8
Source (Set 2): Microtech Gefell M300′s > Apogee MiniMe > Sony D8
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
(Set I)
1. Seventy-Four
2. unknown
3. Driving Backwards with You
4. Rainmaker
5. Jumby
6. unknown

(Set II)
1. Jam >
2. Tenfold >
3. Love and Tears > Wade in the Water
4. Johnny’s Tune
5. Sometimes True to Nothing
(Encore)
6. (Take A) Beetle to the Badlands >
7. Beetle Jam >
8. Lord, I Just Can’t Keep From Crying > Beetle

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

(Photo by Sarah Slater!)

European Dream Collection
7.10.2010
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. Full Performance

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

Here’s Gangcharger opening for Tennis last fall.  The band has two releases available on its bandcamp page.

Gangcharger
11.24.2010
Bluebird Theater, 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. Soaking Quiet
2. Cellular Memory
3. Lead Sips
4. Snipers
5. All My Shirts are Black
6. Vapor

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

Here’s more from Titwrench 2010.  Ft. Collins’ Origami Hands is no longer performing, and this may have been their last show.

I just finished up tracking out the remainder of last year’s festival, so look forward to new Titwrench postings every Tuesday and Thursday until the well runs dry!

Origami Hands
7.10.2010
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. intro
2. unknown
3. Half Full
4. unknown
5. unknown
6. Rosy Cheeks
7. Worms
8. Caves
9. Bastard Child
10. unknown
11. outro

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

(Photo by Jeff Wenzel.)

Here’s the final of three nights on the West Coast:  The Donkeys opening at Casitone for the Painfully Alone’s farewell show.

The Donkeys
12.05.2010
Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA

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

Setlist:
1. Nice Train
2. Bloodhound
3. Come On Virginia
4. Boot on the Seat
5. I’ll Explode
6. Born With Stripes
7. Refrigerator
8. New Blue Stockings
9. East Coast Raga

Notes:
Supporting Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

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

Night two of The Donkeys‘ West Coast run with CFTPA.  My audience recording for this one was unusable, but luckily the board feed sounds half-way decent.

The Donkeys
12.04.2010
The Partisan, Merced, CA

Source:  SBD > 1/4″ > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Nice Train
3. Bloodhound
4. Come On Virginia
5. Boot on the Seat
6. I’ll Explode
7. Born With Stripes
8. Refrigerator
9. New Blue Stockings
10. East Coast Raga

Notes:
Supporting Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

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

After just flying into Denver from SXSW, Dan Bern was at the top of his game last night at the Soiled Dove Underground.

Dan Bern
3.19.2011
The 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. Black Tornado
2. Tiger Woods
3. Lou Gehrig’s Disease
4. Vin Scully
5. I Need You
6. Long as I Can Hear You Breathe
7. My Phone
8. Fried Chicken
9. Grandma Blew a 0.2
10. One Piece at a Time
11. God Said No
12. See You on the Moon
13. If the World’s Still There
14. String Theory
15. Osama in Obamaland
16. Albuquerque Lullaby >
17. Turning Over >
18. It Won’t Hurt
19. My Way > New York, New York
20. Jerusalem
(Encore)
21. unknown (Janos cover)
22. The Fifth Beatle

A zipfile of the MP3s is available here.
FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.

I was fortunate enough to make it out to California for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s farewell weekend, and was treated to three nights of The Donkeys as a perfect bonus!  In addition to backing Owen, The Donkeys opened each night with their own set.  Here’s the first of the three nights–keep your eye out over the next few days for the other two.

The Donkeys
12.03.2010
Soda Bar, San Diego, CA

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

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Nice Train
3. Bloodhound
4. Come On Virginia
5. Boot on the Seat
6. I’ll Explode *
7. Born With Stripes
8. New Blue Stockings
9. Refrigerator
10. No Need For Oxygen
11. East Coast Raga *

Notes:
* = first time played
Supporting Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

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