This has to be one of the shortest PopFest sets ever.  With the actual music clocking it at 11 minutes, Andy From Denver barely had time to warm up before getting shuffled off the stage.  Still, it was a nice tease.

Andy From Denver
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
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Nasty Dream
3. “Millionare”
4. Hanging On A Cloud

A zipfile of mp3s can be found here.
A zipfile of the FLACs can be found here.

Great Lakes
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
The 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > CoolEdit Pro > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Precious and Reckless
2. Storming
3. Let Me Ride
4. unknown
5. No Trouble
6. unknown
7. banter/band intros
8. No More Conquistadors

(Here’s the link to a zipfile of the show.)
(Flacs are available on dime.)

(Photo courtesy of The Yellow Stereo.)

I’m getting ready to hit the road for a month or so, and decided to post a few more PopFest sets before I head out…  Dark Meat took the stage on Thursday evening, working the crowd into anticipation of the night’s final act, Roky Erickson.  Paying homage with their psyhedelic hero, the band concluded the set with a cover of Roky’s “Be and Bring Me Home”.

Dark Meat
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
The 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > CoolEdit Pro > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. soundcheck
2. No One Was There
3. Last of the Frontiersmen
4. New Eyes
5. Back in the Light
6. Three Eyes Open
7. Future Galaxies
8. banter/tuning
9. Be and Bring Me Home

(FLAC files are available via the LMA.)

Back to the PopFest material…

This is a nice set from Kim Ware’s The Good Graces.  Based out of Altanta, TGG released their debut album Sunset Over Saxapahaw a few weeks ago.  You can order directly via the Eskimo Kiss website.

TGG are slotted to play 12/19 at Kavarna, along with Hope For Agoldensummer and Night Driving In Small Towns.  And if my holiday travel plans fall into place, I might actually be there!

The Good Graces
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
Flicker Theatre, Athens, GA

Source: DPA 4060’s > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. You and Me and Our Ghost
2. What’s Wrong
3. Stuck Inside
4. Disassembled
5. Bad Driver
6. Unhappy Ending
7. Over It
8. Real To Me

(And here’s the obligatory link the the full show.)

Here’s another band from the Lone Star State, McKinney’s Little Birds.  Brooke Opie started the project as a solo pursuit, and in an attempt to fully realize her vision, assembled a group of great local Texas musicians to back her.  Thankfully, the full band was able to make it out to GA for PopFest performance!  Athens Exchange still has a short writeup chronicling the afternoon.

Little Birds
8.14.2008
Athens Popfest
Little Kings Shuffle Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > CoolEdit Pro > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. A Song For You
2. New All Time Low
3. Is It Getting Better?
4. The Fall
5. Now I’m Two
6. New Fake Beard
7. I Was Struck By Lightning
8. Paper Skin
9. Moths and Musk

(Here’s a zipfile of the full set.)

Sitting around this evening watching the election coverage, I’m finding a little time to get more PopFest material out.

When Fishboy took the stage, Eric announced that this would be the last time the band would play their rock opera, Albatross: How We Failed to Save the Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll, straight through.  (Last year at the 40 Watt, Fishboy performed the same set, anticipating the upcoming release of Albatross on HHBTM.)  We’ll see if this “final performance” claim holds up under history, but PopFest was a fitting farewell….if you missed the show, go grab the CD!

Fishboy
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

Setlist:
1. Minus Two
2. Parchute (Using The Ghost Of Buddy Holly As A)
3. Taqueria Girl
4. Hard Earned Money
5. Race Car
6. Blackout/Flashback
7. Half Time At The Proper Name Spelling Bee
8. The Details Of Our Trip
9. Thought Balloon
10. Minus One
11. Farewell Albatross

Notes:
Final performance of the full rock opera.

(Full show is available here as a single zipfile.)

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.)

In anticipation of Ruby Isle’s appearance at the Hi-Dive this week, here’s a set I captured last month in Athens.  The resurgence of Kindercore this summer was big news, and Ruby Isle is one of the first acts to join the new roster.  Of course, you may consider their addition to the roster a given, considering that band member Dan Geller is also a co-founder of the label… :)

Ruby Isle’s debut album, Night Shot, was just released this month.  If you can’t make it to one of the Colorado shows (Thursday in Denver, Friday in Ft. Collins), the disc is also available for order online.

Ruby Isle
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. intro
2. Hey Hey Hey
3. So Damn High
4. Blow Up
5. One Trip
6. How It Hurts
7. Night Shot
8. Into The Black
9. Atom Bombs ‘09

(Per usual, a zipfile available through megaupload.)

(Photo by Marc Espowood)

To keep the flow of PopFest material going, you’ll probably see less commentary of the sets.  Here’s another from Wednesday night,  Athens’ own Spring Tigers!

Spring Tigers
8.13.2008
Athens Popfest
Little Kings Shuffle Club, Athens, GA

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

Setlist:
1. intro
2. New Improved Formula
3. unknown
4. unknown
5. unknown
6. unknown
7. Hyboria
8. Car Song
9. Beep Beep

(Link to a zip of the full set.)