The experimental jazz musings of Aenka were the perfect refuge against Sunday’s afternoon drizzle, and the weariness that we all succumb to on the final day of a festival…

Aenka
7.26.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
TS Board Shop Stage, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

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

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

I took a breather from taping at the UMS on Friday night, but thankfully John and Rose from KGNU held down the fort by running mics at the Hi-Dive.  Airshow Mastering was also on-site and kind enough to pass on a board feed.  Combing the two sources led to some quite listenable results…thanks to all involved that weekend!

Houses
7.24.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver Post Underground Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Oktava MK-012's > Edirol R-09HR] + [SBD > ? > WAV] > Mixdown in Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > LAME > mp3

Audience Taped by:  John Schaefer and Rose Brunning
Board Feed Taped by:   Airshow Mastering
Mixed by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Circles and Squares
3. Rainy Day Parade
4. untitled (Hangman’s Noose)
5. Be The Woman
6. Fairweather
7. We’ll See The Sun
8. We’re Alright *

Notes:
* = cuts to SBD-only one minute into the track

FLAC files are available at COTapers.org.
A zipfile of mp3s is available here.

Dressy Bessy
7.25.2009
Outdoor Stage, Denver Post Underground Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > RCA > 1/4"] > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Stop Foolin’
3. Just Once More
4. Sindy Says
5. Shoot, I Love You
6. Simple Girlz
7. Girl, You Shout!
8. Ten Million Stars
9. She Likes It
10. Who’d Stop the Rain
11. In Your Headphones
12. Side 2
13. Call It Even Later
14. It Happens All The Time
15. Better Luck
16. Electrified

A zipfile of mp3s is available here.
FLAC files are available on dime.

Some of the best songwriting Denver has to offer!

Joe Sampson and Nathaniel Rateliff
7.25.2009
Fancy Tiger, Denver, CO
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Track 01
2. Carolina Clouds
3. Track 03
4. Track 04
5. Breakdown
6. Ears Burn
7. Track 07
8. Track 08
9. Track 09
10. Track 10
11. Track 11

Notes:
Minor wind noise was generated by fans circulating air throughout the room.

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

One of my favorite venues at the UMS is the South Broadway Christian Church, with its large hall acoustics and a focused listening environment.  Angie Stevens and Susan Phelan closed out Sunday night’s lineup in the church with a somewhat irreverent yet spirited performance.  ;)

Angie Stevens and Susan Phelan
7.26.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
South Broadway Christian Church, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Accidentally Smiling
2. Hold Me Close
3. Queen of This Mess
4. Give It On Back
5. Truth Don’t Lie
6. Heaven Knows
7. Words
8. Sleepwalking
9. This Time Around
10. Favorite Rerun
11. Drinking Song

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

Here’s the first of two EAOD shows from the UMS.  In case you haven’t heard, the band is calling it quits.  Plans for one final farewell (along with a final 4-song EP) are in the works for this fall.

Everything Absent or Distorted
7.23.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > RCA > 1/4"] > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. (new song)
3. Japanese War Tuba
4. A Form to Accomodate the Mess
5. (banter)
6. (new song)
7. Beehive
8. Gospel of Slight Rust

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

Julie (aka Bela Karoli) and Joseph Pope III made an intimate coffee/wine bar appearance just prior to a full band show over at the Hi-Dive.

Julie Davis and Joseph Pope III (Bela Karoli)
7.24.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Michelangelo’s Coffee, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [SBD > 1/4"] + [Oktava MK-012's (card capsules) > Lunatec V3] > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Reample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Track #01
2. Track #02
3. Track #03
4. Track #04
5. Track #05
6. Track #06
7. Track #07

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

Widowers returned to the stage on night #1 of the UMS after a long hiatus.  While no new material was showcased, the performance was great, with the audience enjoying every minute of their short set.

Widowers
7.23.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
3 Kings Tavern, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Wish You Were Higher
2. untitled
3. Pistol
4. Space Never Strays
5. Not Afraid

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