As Mike stated at the opening of his set, “Thank you very much for being here, we’re shocked and appalled by the turnout.”  Never have I seen the Meadowlark as crowded as it was last night for Mike Marchant‘s EP Release.  Those brave enough to traverse the endless flow of bodies and get up front were treated to early performances by Ellison Park and Tim Pourbaix, Sunset Curse, and Achille Lauro.

By the time Mike took the stage (accompanied by Cole Rudy, Maria Kohler, and his Widowers bandmates), the crowd had thinned down to a manageable level.  The set contained songs from the new EP, “Outer Space and the Sea”, several Widowers classics, and (in Meadowlark tradition) closed with Mike’s solo covers of Funeral Home (Daniel Johnston) and In Heaven (David Lynch).  If you skipped out early, here’s a living document of what was missed.

Mike Marchant and Friends
1.09.2009
The Meadowlark, Denver, CO

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

Setlist:
1. Lord, I Hope
2. Outer Space And The Sea
3. Lower Downtown Curses
4. Space Never Strays
5. Surround Me
6. Moonshining
7. All Of Our Old Haunts
8. Funeral Home > In Heaven

FLAC files can be downloaded via BitTorrent here.
A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.

Notes:
EP Release show!

Lineup:
Mike Marchant – vocals, guitar
Cole Rudy – backing vocals, guitar
Maria Kohler – backing vocals
Mark Shusterman – synths, programming
Mark Weaver – bass
Cory Brown – percussion
Brian Marcus – guitar and beers
Crawford Philleo – vibraphone
(did I forget anyone?)