Porlolo
8.28.2007
The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > CoolEdit Pro > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Lion the Grass
2. There Is No I in Athens
3. Clinton and Elva
4. Joe Tex, These Taming Blues
5. Witches
6. Usetonaut

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

Ahh, there was nothing better than Becky and Ian taking the stage to warm us up (at least in spirit) on a cold Georgia night…

The Awesomelies
1.02.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Resample to 16/44.1 > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. I Object to Your Room
2. The Check Deposit
3. Grids of California
4. You Said It
5. What’s It Gonna Take
6. Like You’re Awesome
7. We Do All the Best Stuff
8. banter
9. We Win

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

New Socks
1.02.2010
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Trampoline
3. Family Tree
4. Robin Skull
5. “Talk About”
6. Small Pieces
7. I Was Very Small in Her Stomach
8. Apple Farm
9. banter
10. “Record Shop” *
11. “Antennas” *

Notes:
* = w/ Black Mold Lightning

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

Cracker (Acoustic Duo)
2.28.2010
Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill, 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 > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Been Around the World
3. Friends
4. Teen Angst
5. Sidi Ifni
6. Dr. Bernice
7. Wedding Day
8. Happy Birthday To Me
9. Mr. Wrong
10. banter
11. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me
12. Lonesome Johnny Blues
13. Euro-Trash Girl
14. All Her Favorite Fruit
15. Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
16. Low
(Encore)
17. I Want Everything
18. Loser

16-bit FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.

Yes, I know it’s been awhile. Time to get this train back on the tracks.

Here’s something to tide you over until I can get some newer material tracked out…

Ian Cooke
5.01.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

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 > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. The Towering Prince
3. Va-Soon
4. Trouble Process Report
5. Music
6. Darkening
7. The Rot -> Gimme Gimme Gimmie -> Monkey and Bear -> The Rot

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

I uncovered this 2003 show last weekend when going through an old box of DATs.   On a night off between Queens of the Stone Age gigs, Nick Oliveri stopped by the Larimer Lounge for a last-minute solo acoustic set.  The highlights of this set (for me) were the cover of Roky Erickson’s Bloody Hammer, and Mark Lanegan’s appearance on-stage to sing vocals on a few tracks.  I ran out of batteries near the end of the show, but by that point the crowd had become so intoxicated you could barely hear the guitar over the tomfoolery.

Update: Westword still has a review of this show available online.

Nick Oliveri (solo acoustic)
10.04.2003
Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V2 > Sony D8 >DAT Master > Sony D8 > SPDIF > Edirol R-44 > WAV > Adobe Audition > LAME > mp3
Taped/Transferred by:  Lance Stack

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

Setlist:
1. Six Shooter
2. Here We Come, We’re Coming To Get You
3. Bloody Hammer
4. I Want You To Die
5. Fuck Ya, I’m Free
6. Auto Pilot *
7. Ode To Clarissa *
8. Four Corners *
9. Another Love Song *
10. I Never Sleep
11. Demonica
12. Jr. High Love
13. So High, So Low
14. Day I Die
15. “It Doesn’t Matter”
16. Detroit
17. unknown (cuts)

Notes:
* = w/ Mark Lanegan on vocals

The release of Radio 1190’s third installment in their superior Local Shakedown CD series was ushered in this month with a hat-trick of record store release parties.  While I was too gutless to brave the game-day Pearl Street crowd for the Bart’s performance, I did make it out to Twist and Shout and Wax Trax.  In this first installment, Kissing Party soldier through busted amps and a rough vocal mix before finally landing in musical bliss half-way through their set.  Hey, when do in-store shows ever come off perfectly??

Kissing Party
10.16.2009
Twist and Shout Records, 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. intro
2. Jacey Finch
3. (tech problems) *
4. The Heart is a Lusty Hunter
5. unknown
6. A Billion Braincells
7. Dancing’s Living
8. Homecoming
9. A Quiet Town
10. King Graves Road
11. Life in Girard
12. Commit a Tiny Crime Together
13. Love Letter
14. Recovery

Notes:
CD Release celebration for Local Shakedown Vol. 3.
Vocals were very low on the first 4-5 tracks.
* = tuning and shuffling instruments on-stage after a guitar amp died

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

A fitting end to a great ride…thanks to Nathan, Stephen and the rest of the crew for a great few years of music!

Never thought you’d be
   where you are standing today
You had hoped for more
    and you can see it on your face
Take a look around
    and don’t feel you recognize this place
Never thought your life
    was gonna turn out this way

Little squares of paper, folded over again
The greenest grass you’d ever see
The places that we thought we be
We’ll end where we began

It isn’t worth the time
    for you to wish your life away
Cause who’s to say
    it wouldn’t turn out the same
And to be honest I am thankful for the rain
Cause it made the man
    who we see standing here today

Hearts of Palm (Nathan and Stephen)
Final Show
11.07.2009
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. (intro)
2. Like You Don’t Care
3. Tip Your Glasses
4. Stand Back Up
5. You Can’t Save Her
6. Brothers and Sisters
7. (Thanks to Dan) *
8. We Have No Water Here
9. Give ‘em Hell
10. Happier **
11. Farewell Valentine (Cigarette Homecoming Queen)
12. Little Squares of Paper @

Notes:
Second of two farewell shows performed over the weekend.

* = band invited Dan Rutherford to the stage for Red Velvet cake
** = w/ Chris Adolf on vocals
@ = Nathan and Steven started unplugged in the back of the venue,  and joined the full band on-stage by the end of the song

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

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.

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.

Here’s the second night of Cracker’s run through Colorado last month!

Cracker
9.02.2009
Bluebird Theater, 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
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)
2. Sunrise In the Land Of Milk and Honey
3. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me
4. Movie Star
5. Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)
6. The World Is Mine
7. Hand Me My Inhaler
8. Friends
9. Yalla Yalla (Let’s Go)
10. Show Me How This Thing Works
11. Been Around the World
12. Gimme One More Chance
13. Eurotrash Girl
14. Waiting For You, Girl
15. Time Machine
16. Lonesome Johnny Blues
17. I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
18. Darling One
19. Sweet Thistle Pie
20. Get Off This
21. Low
(Encore)
22. I Want Everything

16-bit FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.

Ft. Collins rockers The Piggies played the opening slot for Cracker’s show at the Aggie last month, showcasing material from their 2009 release, Rusted Bullets.  As a bonus, they managed to drag Johnny Hickman on stage for a performance of Harvest Queen (which can be found on his solo album, Palmhendge).

The Piggies
9.01.2009
Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins, CO

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

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. Rope
3. unknown
4. Complicated
5. I Do What I Want
6. Bang Up Job
7. Do Me Good
8. unknown
9. Who You Are
10. Rotten Apple
11. Silky Smooth
12. banter/tuning
13. Harvest Queen (w/ Johnny Hickman of Cracker)
14. Rusted Bullets

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

Upon the heels of my previous post is Concern’s opening set for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone at the Hi-Dive this summer.  Gordon Ashworth will be heading Down Under with his brother next month for a joint Concern/CFTPA tour through New Zealand and Australia.

Concern
7.28.2009
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. Entire Set (20 minutes)

(Or grab the track in FLAC format.)

This show happened back in July, but the mood of Owen’s lyrics is much more appropriate for cold, snowy days like today…

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
7.28.2009
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. intro
2. Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)
3. Man o’ War
4. Natural Light
5. Traveling Salesman’s Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT
6. I Love Creedence
7. White Corolla
8. White on White
9. New Year’s Kiss
10. Toby, Take a Bow
11. Jeane, If You’re Ever In Portland
12. Hey Eleanor
13. Old Panda Days
14. Bobby Malone Moves Home
15. Bobby Hobby
16. Ice Cream Truck
17. Nashville Parthenon
18. Scattered Pearls
19. Young Shields
20. Tonight Was a Disaster
21. Harsh The Herald Angels Sing
22. White Jetta
23. Graceland

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

I’ve been going through the archives backing up a bunch of DATs and audio files, so expect some older gems to surface on here over the next few weeks.  Here’s a great set by afro-beat world travelers Aphrodesia, from their 2004 “Just Vote” tour.  If memory serves, they opened for the Boulder jam super-group Meeting of the Minds on this particular night.

Aphrodesia
9.10.2004
Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Source:  Microtech Geffel M300’s > Lunatec V2 > Apogee MiniMe > ODL-276 > Nomad JB3 > Adaptec FireConnect 4300 > CoolEdit Pro
Taped/Transferred by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. Olondo
3. The Rebel Emotion
4. unknown
5. unknown
6. Mr. President
7. Kari Burro
8. No Agreement *

Notes:
* = w/ new lyrics referencing the Iraq war, etc.

A zipfile of mp3s is available here.
FLAC files are available at the LMA.

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.

The mad genius of Denver pushing the envelope in a very wacky solo acoustic set, just after the funnel clouds passed through downtown…

Doo Crowder
6.14.2009
Skyline Park, Denver, CO

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. Motif
3. Improv
4. banter
5. “Used to Think Love Was”
6. Consciousness Song
7. Infinity Song

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

Cracker returned to Colorado this week for a pair of excellent performances.  While the Ft. Collins show had a lesser turnout than Denver, Tuesday’s setlist, banter, and crowd interaction yielded the best of the two shows.

Cracker
9.01.2009
Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > 1/4"] > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 (Mixdown at 50%aud/50%sbd) > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Yalla Yalla (Let’s Go)
3. Show Me How This Thing Works
4. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me
5. Teen Angst
6. The World is Mine
7. Hand Me My Inhaler
8. Waiting for You Girl
9. Been Around the World
10. Gimme One More Chance
11. Riverside
12. Friends
13. Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)
14. Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
15. Eurotrash Girl
16. Happy Birthday
17. Lonesome Johnny Blues
18. Mr. Wrong
19. Pictures of Matchstick Men
20. Shake Some Action
21. Duty Free
22. Get Off This
(Encore)
23. Wild One
24. Low

16-bit FLAC files are available at COTapers.org.
24-bit FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.

Per Katherine’s request, here’s the Denver super-group Snake Rattle Rattle Snake opening for the Houses’ CD Release at the Meadowlark earlier this month.  I was really on the fence regarding which audio source sounded better (audience only, or with the board mix), so I’ve posted both versions.  You can sample both and then grab whichever you prefer.

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake
8.07.2009
Meadowlark, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > 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. Track #1 (audience | mix)
2. Track #2 (audience | mix)
3. Track #3 (audience | mix)
4. Track #4 (audience | mix)
5. Track #5 (audience | mix)
6. Track #6 (audience | mix)
7. Track #7 (audience | mix)

Notes:
Several mix/level adjustments on the first song.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here:  (Audience | Mix)
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here:  (Audience | Mix)