The Olivia Tremor Control
10.14.2011
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  MBHO KA-200N’s > Active Cables > MBHO MBP 603A > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Opening/A Peculiar Noise Called Train Director
2. I’m Not Feeling Human
3. Define a Transparent Dream
4. Jumping Fences
5. Memories of Jacqueline 1906
6. A Place We Have Been To
7. The Game You Play is in Your Head, Parts 1,2,3
8. No Growing (Exegesis)
9. Grass Canons
10. California Demise, Pt. 3
11. Marking Time
12. Green Typewriters
13. Spring Succeeds
14. Paranormal Echoes
15. I Have Been Floated
16. Shaving Spiders
17. Hideaway
18. A Sleepy Company
19. NYC-25
20. The Sylvan Screen
(Encore)
21. Holiday Surprise 1,2,3
22. The Opera House

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

Supercluster
10.13.2011
Caledonia Lounge, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > Mono 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. Sunflower Clock
3. I Got the Answer
4. Mermaid’s Tale
5. Memory of the Future
6. The Night I Died
7. Paris Effect
8. Too Many 8′s
9. Things We Used to Drink
10. Neat in the Street
11. Peace Disco

Notes:
Whistling School For Boys contributed visuals to the performance.

Throwing Muses
10.12.2011
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  MBHO KA-200N’s > Active Cables > MBHO MBP 603A > 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. intro
2. Garoux des Larmes
3. Shimmer
4. Start
5. Soul Soldier
6. Finished
7. Colder
8. Shark
9. Furious
10. Bright Yellow Gun
11. Tar Kissers
12. Mexican Women
13. Hazing
14. Limbo
15. Speed and Sleep
16. Vicky’s Box
17. Bea
(Encore)
18. banter/tuning
19. Pearl

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.

Afternoon Naps
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. The Fall Companion
2. The Day We Started
3. Mitten Fingers
4. Orange Paw
5. Clean Bill of Health
6. Summer Gang
7. Beach Bums
8. Catholic School
9. Plum City Fight Song

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

Casper & The Cookies
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. intro
2. Pete Erchick Bicentennial Service Area
3. Little King *
4. Moldy Flower *
5. Meredith
6. Hey Mr. Superstar
7. Nagoya
8. Sharp!
9. Power Stupid

Notes:
* = with Yoichi Sakamoto on maracas

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

Kissing Party, traveling from Denver to attend this year’s Athens PopFest, were one of the most well-received bands on Wednesday’s bill.

Kissing Party
8.11.2010
Little Kings Shuffle Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

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. Jacey Finch
2. Ashley Smashley
3. Life in Girard
4. Commit A Tiny Crime Together
5. A Billion Brain Cells Later
6. The Heart is a Lusty Hunter
7. unknown
8. Let’s Face These Times
9. The Game

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

Brooklyn’s Dream Diary are relative newcomers to the indie pop scene, and have yet to complete their first album.  The current plan is for an early 2011 release on Kanine Records, and this Thursday afternoon performance at PopFest is sure to be a preview of songs that will make their way onto that record.

Dream Diary
8.11.2010
Little Kings Shuffle Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

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. Paper Flowers (Live at Athens PopFest)
2. Audrey of Spirits (Live at Athens PopFest)
3. Is He Really Mine? (Live at Athens PopFest)
4. unknown (Live at Athens PopFest)
5. El Lissitzky (Live at Athens PopFest)
6. Son Of A Gun (Live at Athens PopFest)
7. unknown (Live at Athens PopFest)
8. Something Tells Her (Live at Athens PopFest)

Listen here:
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Oh-OK
8.14.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > 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. Lilting
3. Person
4. Elaine’s Song
5. Lead Balloon
6. Whore Boy
7. Choukoutien
8. Brother
9. Courage Courage
10. Playtime
11. Random
12. Such N Such
13. Guru

Purchase Oh-OK: The Complete Collection from Collectors Choice Music or Amazon.

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

Nana Grizol
8.13.2010
Caledonia Lounge, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

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

Setlist:
1. Blackbox
2. Galaxies
3. Circles ‘Round the Moon
4. For Things That Haven’t Come Yet
5. Voices Echo Down Thee Halls (For Jared)
6. Tamborine-N-Thyme
7. Gave On
8. Tiny Rainbows
9. Motion In The Ocean
10. Everything You Ever Hoped Or Worked For

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

I finally added a page for Thee American Revolution at the Live Music Archive this week, and just completed an upload of the 2008 PopFest set.  Look for the 2010 PopFest to show up in the near future!

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
Taped by:  Lance Stack

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

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

Never a dull moment on stage with this band: The Poison Control Center poured their hearts into one of the most energetic performances of PopFest.

The Poison Control Center
8.13.2010
Caledonia Lounge, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  DPA 4060′s > DAD6001′s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > 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. Monument
3. Magic Circle Symphony
4. Being Gone
5. Cognac Dreams
6. Friends in the Band
7. Glory Us
8. Porcelain Brain
9. Pacific Sunrise
10. Give It A Try
11. When The World Sleeps

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

The members of Apples in Stereo converged on Athens last Friday for a headlining slot at PopFest, treating fans to material from their entire catalog.  The band will return to the road this fall supporting Travellers in Space and Time, and are slated to conclude the tour with stops in Colorado Springs and Denver.

10-22 Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater
10-23 Colorado Springs, CO – Armstrong Hall
10-24 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
10-25 Boise, ID – Neurolux
10-26 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
10-27 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
10-28 Arcata, CA – The Depot
10-30 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
10-31 San Jose, CA – The Blank Club
11-01 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
11-02 San Diego, CA – Casbah
11-03 Tucson, AZ – Plush
11-06 Austin, TX – TBA
11-07 Houston, TX – Walter’s on Washington
11-08 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater

The Apples in Stereo
8.13.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > 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. Hey Elevator
3. Dignified Dignitary
4. Go
5. Submarine Dream (tease)
6. Energy
7. Dance Floor
8. Sun is Out
9. Told You Once
10. The Rainbow
11. No One in the World
12. Next Year About the Same Time
13. Can You Feel It?
14. Please
15. Same Old Drag
16. Tidal Wave
(Encore)
17. Strawberryfire
18. Ruby

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

Economically traveling as a three-piece (see show intro), Bunnygrunt played to an always-enthusiastic Athens crowd.  Closing out the set with a Red Pony Clock cover, the band invited a host of PopFest friends onstage (Chris, Keenan, Jason, Leia, Tom, and Jonathan) to sing along!

Bunnygrunt
8.14.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > 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. Just Like Ol’ Times
3. Young Abe Lincoln
4. Frankie Is A Killer
5. S. Kingshighway Bubblegum Factory
6. Don’t Turn Down the High
7. The Limits of Southern Hopitality
8. Midnight Rose
9. Let It Out
10. You Get What You Get
11. 1000% Not Creepy
12. Don’t Forget Who Your Friends Are

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

Thirty years after their original 40 Watt show, Mission of Burma returned to close out the final night of Athens PopFest with a set of songs that celebrated their entire catalog.

Mission of Burma
8.14.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens PopFest, Athens, GA

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

Setlist:
1. Donna Sumeria
2. (banter and mic repairs)
3. The Setup
4. 1, 2, 3, Partyy!
5. Good Cheer
6. Mica
7. This Is Not A Photograph
8. Einstein’s Day
9. Hi-Fi
10. Eyes Of Men
11. 1001 Pleasant Dreams
12. That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate
13. 2wice
14. Let Yourself Go
15. Spider’s Web
16. Dirt
(Encore I)
17. Red
18. Max Ernst
19. Academy Fight Song
(Encore II)
20. Secrets
21. The Ballad Of Johnny Burma
22. That’s When I Reach For My Revolver

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

Defunct Athens-based We Versus the Shark closed out the first night of 2008′s PopFest with a quick 25-minute set.  Their material seems to have become heavier (or just more frantic) since last year.  Maybe this evolution has accelerated with the departure of Samantha Paulsen, but I haven’t seen WVTS often enough to properly judge.  After listening to the popfest sets from both last year and this year, I’d say the trio is just as enjoyable as the four-piece!

We Vs. The Shark
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

Setlist:
1. Track #1
2. Track #2
3. Track #3
4. Track #4
5. Track #5
6. Track #6

(Link to a zip of the full set.)

The Selmanaires
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. Night Beat > Selmanaire Rock
2. Princess Illusionist Frankenstein
3. A Small Room > GMAFB

(Link to a zip of the full set.)

I just got word yesterday that Am I Still Illmatic, the debut album from Atlanta’s Tendaberry, is due out next month.  The news prompted me to sit down this evening and track out their stellar performance from last year’s PopFest.  The set contains many originals that will appear on the upcoming disc, along with an interesting selection of covers.

Tendaberry
8.15.2008
Athens Popfest
Little Kings Shuffle Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition (compression) > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
2. Can’t Tell Me Nothing
3. Prophets
4. MCs
5. Righteous Waiting
6. Orgasm Addict
7. Cold Boy
8. I Need a Job
9. The Complaint
10. Cherchez La Ghost > Born Under Punches > Cherchez La Ghost

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

Laminated Cat relocated from Boston to Athens over the summer, and have been infusing the southeast with their tunes ever since.  Here’s the PopFest set from August.  If you’re in the Athens area, you can experience them first hand tonight (1/30), opening for Casper and the Cookies at The Caledonia Lounge.

Laminated Cat
8.15.2008
Athens Popfest
The Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA

Source:  DPA 4060′s > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Red Devils >
3. The Driving Song
4. Fuck You Bitch Song
5. unknown >
6. Aquamarine >
7. unknown

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