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.

After having a day to recover from this weekend’s amazing UMS, I’m diving right back into the fire tomorrow night for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone at the Hi-Dive.  (Also on the bill:  Concern, Human Hands, Pussy Control, and Terrors!)

In celebration of Owen’s return to Denver, I’m posting a set I captured last month while in Georgia.  Give it a listen, and please come check out the Denver show and spend yet another night on South Broadway!

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
6.30.2009
529 Bar, Atlanta, 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. Ice Cream Truck
3. Optimist vs. the Silent Alarm (When the Saints Go Marching In)
4. Man O’ War
5. Natural Light
6. I Love Creedence
7. Traveling Salesman’s Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT
8. Nashville Parthenon
9. banter
10. Scattered Pearls
11. Cold White Christmas
12. Tonight was a Disaster
13. Killers
14. Harsh the Herald Angels Sing
15. Jeane If You’re Ever in Portland
16. White Jetta
17. Young Shields

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

David Dondero stopped in Denver this week, introducing the Meadowlark audience to a set comprised mostly of new material.  David is currently in Omaha recording his next album, so expect many of these songs to show up on a future release.   Having heard three of his albums, I find these new songs to be some of the strongest yet.  And the references are great–Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey, Darren Hanlon, wild javelina in the Gila, and the Salamanca frog all in one tune?!

David Dondero
7.13.2009
The Meadowlark, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Channel Mix and Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. “Love and Leave a Friend”
2. Not Everybody Loves Your Doggy Like You Do
3. We’re All Just Babies in our Mommas’ Eyes
4. It’s Peaceful Here
5. “Wherever You Go”
6. Freight Train
7. “Alaska”
8. California Blues
9. Number Zero with a Bullet
10. “Have You Been to Bakersfield”
11. The Lightning Struck the Fire from the Tree
12. “Kind Heart Blues”
13. “Jesus From 12 to 6”
14. Don’t Be Eyeballin’ My Po’ Boy, Boy

Notes:
Right PA speakers went out before David took the stage, so I heavily panned the left channel to the right.

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

Purchase David’s Discography:
Simple Love (Team Love)
South of the South (Team Love)
Spider West Myshkin And A City Bus (Ghostmeat Records)
The Pity Party (Ghostmeat Records)
Live at the Hemlock (Future Farmer)
Shooting at the Sun with a Watergun (Future Farmer)
Transient (Future Farmer)

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.

Sorry for the large gap between posts, but I’ve been busy and/or on the road for the last few weeks, which has left little time for prepping any shows.  This doesn’t mean that I haven’t been taping any shows, so expect a flood of recordings to be posted in the near future.  Now, on to the music…

This is a set from Denver’s Vitamins from the first stop on a two-week tour in support of Songs for Stem Cells, a new EP that was released at the Meadowlark on July 4th.  Look for the EP to be stocked in local stores when the band returns to CO.  Better yet, if you live in the northwest, catch one of Vitamins’ remaining dates:

7/11 – Mississippi Pizza, Portland, OR  (w/ Patrick Porter and Doo Crowder)
7/12 – Northern Art Space, Olympia, WA  (w/ Shenandoah Davis and Christopher Francis)
7/13 – The Comet, Seattle, WA  (w/ GOD, Electric Tape, Doo Crowder)
7/15 – Empyrean Coffee House, Spokane, WA
7/16 – Terrapin Station, Boise, ID
7/17 – TBD, Salt Lake City, UT
7/18 – Road 34, Ft. Collins, CO  (w/ Stella Luce)

Vitamins
7.06.2009
Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT

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. Big Bang
2. Sequined Dress
3. Dark Matter
4. A Fear of Rattles
5. Big Tears
6. Annual Bi-Centennial
7. One Bloody Foot

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