Here’s the Elf Power show from Halloween weekend.  Catch most (if not all) of the band’s members at the Larimer this Saturday, as they come through with the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour.

Elf Power
10.30.2010
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. Like a Cannonball
2. The Well
3. Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs
4. The Taking Under
5. Owl Cut (White Flowers in the Sky)
6. Spiral Stairs
7. Goldmine in the Sun
8. Grand Intrusion Call
9. When the Red King Comes
10. Will My Feet Still Carry Me Home
11. I Walked with a Zombie
12. An Old Familiar Scene
13. Tiny Insects
14. Drug Store
15. Everlasting Scream

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.

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.

Our neighbors to the south, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, concluded their fall tour in Denver before heading home to Albuquerque.  Despite some pressure from other shows, AHAAH played to a full house, no doubt partially driven by folks who also turned out for openers Damon and Naomi.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw
10.16.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > 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. Romanian Hora
2. Fernando’s Giampari
3. I Am Not a Gambling Man > Raggle Taggle
4. The Man Who Sold His Beard
5. Serbian Cocek
6. Kolo
7. unknown
8. unknown
9. Macedon
10. Turkiye
11. Lassu
(Encore)
12. Eskudar
13. Zibiciu
14. Foni tu Argile

Notes:
Encore was performed off-stage, moving throughout the bar.

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

Nuci’s Space was completely packed on the first night of AthFest, driven by highly anticipated appearances by Circulatory System, Liz Durrett, and Modern Skirts.   Here’s the Circulatory set–not the best quality recording, but still worthy of a listen.  Deviating from the experimental nature of previous shows I’ve witnessed, there is a greater focus on actual song structures in this set.  The shift results in material more accessible to the casual listener, which will help to attract audiences when the band hits the road this fall in support of the forthcoming Signal Morning.

Circulatory System
6.26.2009
Nuci’s Space, 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 > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Yesterday’s World
3. Signal Morning
4. The Frozen Lake >
5. Woodpecker Greeting Worker Ant >
6. A Peek
7. Overjoyed
8. Until Moon Medium Hears the Message
9. The Spinning Continuous

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

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(Photo by Mike White.)

I finally witnessed a proper pair of Nana Grizol shows last weekend, opening for The Music Tapes.  Catching NG live has been on my todo list since August, when I pretty much missed the entirety of their PopFest performance.  This particular show had a very small crowd due to a pair of circumstances:

1. The show was only booked 10 days in advance
2. Nobody takes their significant other out to a concert on Valentine’s Day

As such, the band took this opportunity to play a very un-pressured set, filled with banter, musical teases, and plenty of new material.  (In fact, only three of the tracks here are on the band’s debut album.)  The new songs are great, but don’t overlook their released material on 2008′s Love It, Love It (link below).

Nana Grizol
2.14.2009
Chyro Arts Venue, Scottsdale, AZ

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. In My Life (tease)
2. Circles ‘Round the Moon
3. Galaxies
4. Voices Echo Down Thee Halls (For Jared)
5. Motion in the Ocean
6. Ginsburg
7. (new song)
8. Black Box
9. Cynicism

FLAC files and other audio formats are available at the Live Music Archive.

Purchase the debut Nana Grizol album:
2008 – Love It, Love It (Orange Twin | Digital Download)

(Photo courtesy of Cable & Tweed.)

This is another one of those super-short sets from the Saturday night run:  a taste of Peter Erchick’s Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t.

Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t
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

Setlist:
1. intro
2. unknown
3. unknown
4. unknown

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

The Pipe’s discography can be purchased via PayPal.

Here are a few more from PopFest, starting out with the Big Fresh set on Saturday night.

Big Fresh
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

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. Entertainment
3. Large Crowds
4. Joybomb #1 > Joybomb #2
5. unknown
6. Losing Friends to War
7. unknown
8. unknown
9. WLUV

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

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.

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

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.)

Here’s the Vic Chesnutt set from last week with Elf Power.  This is truly one of the most enjoyable shows I’ve seen this year!

Vic Chesnutt and Elf Power
11.19.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtch Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3] +
[SBD > Apogee Mini-Me > M-Audio Microtrack II] > WAV >
Mixing in Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro > Mystery
2. Little Fucker
3. And How
4. Teddy Bear
5. We Are Mean
6. Stop the Horse
7. Bilocating Dog
8. Phil the Fiddler
9. Old Hotel
10. Independence Day
(Encore)
11. See You Around *
12. banter *
13. Sleeping Man *

Notes:
* = Vic solo

FLAC files are available on dime.
A zipfile of MP3s is available via megaupload.

Another Elf Power set for y’all…this time at Denver’s Hi-Dive on their way back east.

Elf Power
11.19.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtch Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3] +
[SBD > Apogee Mini-Me > M-Audio Microtrack II] > WAV >
Mixing in Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Owl Cut (White Flowers in the Sky)
2. Spiral Stairs
3. Quiver and Quake
4. Dream In Sound
5. Hole In My Shoe
6. The Demon’s Daughter
7. The New Mythology
8. Paralyzed
9. Fried Out >
10. The Everlasting Scream
11. Back To The Web
12. An Old Familiar Scene

A zipfile of the mp3s can be found here.
FLAC files are available here.

Elf Power opened the show with a set of their own music.  After a short break, Vic joined the band on stage to perform most of the Developments material, followed by a pair of moving tunes from earlier albums.  To close out the show, Vic returned to the stage and wowed the crowd with a solo rendition of “See You Around”, from 1996′s About to Choke.

Vic and Elf Power will be in Denver on 11/19 at the Hi-Dive, and I hope to see some of you there.  Until then, here are the Santa Fe performances to hold you over.

Vic Chesnutt (with Elf Power)
11.05.2008
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. (intro)
2. Mystery
3. Little Fucker
4. And How
5. Teddy Bear
6. We Are Mean
7. (banter)
8. Stop the Horse
9. (tuning/banter)
10. Bilocating Dog
11. Phil the Fiddler
12. Old Hotel
13. Independence Day
(Encore)
14. (banter)
15. See You Around

Elf Power
11.05.2008
Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Owl Cut (White Flowers in the Sky)
2. Spiral Stairs
3. Fried Out
4. unknown
5. The Arrow Flies Close
6. Dream in Sound
7. Hole In My Shoe
8. The New Mythology
9. Paralyzed
10. Quiver and Quake
11. An Old Familiar Scene
12. Nothing’s Going To Happen

Notes:
Various flaws and level changes in first Elf Power song, as I was still setting up gear.
The Vic set is ridden with wind noise (especially in the quiet parts), but is still quite listenable.

Here are zipfiles of both acts:
Elf Power
Vic Chesnutt with Elf Power

Here’s another show from Ruby Isle, this time back on my home turf.  The Denver setlist was very similar to the one from Athens, but is highlighted by the addition of two songs from their elbo.ws cover project: “Shadow Falls” (Hello Blue Roses) and “Aly, Walk With Me” (The Raveonettes).

Ruby Isle
10.02.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro/Hey Hey Hey (aborted)
2. So Damn High
3. Blow Up
4. Shadow Falls *
5. How It Hurts
6. Night Shot
7. Aly, Walk With Me
8. Into The Black

Notes:
* = first time played

(Per usual, a single zipfile of the show is available here.)

Denver’s own Dressy Bessy has been on the road for the last four weeks in support of their new album, “Holler and Stomp“.  They made it back into town last night, performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Bluebird Theater.  After a few days off, their tour will continue this week throughout the Midwest:

10/24 – Minneapolis, MN
10/25 – Northfield, MN
10/26 – Winona, MN
10/28 – Fargo, ND
10/29 – St. Paul, MN
10/30 – Menomonie, WI
10/31 – St. Louis, MO
11/01 – Kirksville, MO
11/02 – Chicago, IL
11/05 – Toledo, OH
11/06 – Columbus, OH
11/07 – Detroit, MI
11/08 – Lexington, KY

And now, here’s the recording of last night’s set!

Dressy Bessy
10.18.2008
The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300′s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Stop Foolin’
3. Sindy Says
4. This May Hurt
5. Ease Me Down
6. Small
7. Simple Girlz
8. Baby Six String
9. Anytone Can See
10. The Things That You Say That You Do
11. Girl, You Shout!
12. Dressed The Part
13. Do You Whisper?
14. Ten Million Stars
15. Side 2
16. In Your Headphones
17. Obama rap
18. Automatic
19. Shoot, I Love You
20. Just Once More
21. Electrified
(Encore)
22. Better Luck
23. Extra-Ordinary

(A zipfile of the full show is available via megaupload.)

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.)

Davey Wrathgaber has been on tour with The Visitations this month, and he stopped by Denver for a fun show with local favorites Fissure Mystic, The Pseudo Dates, and Mike Marchant at the Lion’s Lair.  This tour was supposed to be in support of their new CD, “The Conundrum Tree”, but the release date was pushed back to 10/14/08.  You can pre-order the album from Orange Twin, and check out this live show while you’re waiting for it to arrive!

The Visitations
9.05.2008
Lion’s Lair, Denver, CO

Source:  DPA 4060s (Core-Sound HEBs) > battery box > M-Audio Microtrack 2 >
CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. Bony Maurine
2. The Conundrum Tree
3. Fresh Dog
4. There Was Sunshine
5. The Disappointing Pugilist
6. You Can Sing A Silly Song
7. The Brown Clown
8. Jonathan Asshole
9. Ms. Brown’s Robot
10. Television

(Here’s the full show as a single zipfile.)

I have a confession to make.  Before this set, I had never listened to a single Music Tapes composition.  Yes, seeing Julian Koster, Scott Spillane, and the rest of the E6 crew on stage was phenomenal.  Yes, the singing saw is an interesting curiosity.  Yes, the march of several hundred kazoo players down Hancock at 2 a.m. was a surreal experience.  Yet I got the feeling many in the near-capacity 40 Watt crowd that night were there due to the band members themselves, and not the music they were making.  (This was evidenced by the constant chatter during Julian’s solo tunes on the banjo.)

Yet, after the show, several friends were making comments along the lines of “best musical experience of my life”.  This left me thinking, “I must have missed something”, so I dutifully picked up a vinyl copy of Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes, released this week.  After a few private listenings to both this and the live set, I finally understand what they hype is about.  These lonely yet powerful melodies run in circles and play games with your personality, leaving you happily content and in a state of melancholy, all at the same time.  Go grab up a copy from Merge or your local record store now!  You won’t be disappointed.

Here’s the show in all of it’s chaotic glory.  Several songs are unreleased, so I made a guess at the titles.  (Also, Yetter is planning to add the audio to his video capture.  Keep an eye on the E6 boards for details.)

The Music Tapes
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] yahoo.com)

Setlist:
1. “Secret to Snowing”
2. The Television Tells Us
3. The Minister of Longitude
4. Kolyada #1
5. An Orchistration’s Overture
6. Song For The Death Of Parents
7. Song For Ocean’s Falling
8. Majesty
9. Aliens
10. ?
11. Manifest Destiny
12. “Secret to Snowing” Reprise
(Post Show)
13. Julian’s Marching Kazoo Army > The Passing of the Bell

MP3s of the full show are available via sendspace.

FLACs are available as a torrent over on DIME.