A second set from the Hornet stage at 2010’s UMS:  Sarah Slaton played mostly solo, but was joined by a few good friends for a string of intriguing covers.

Sarah Slaton
7.22.2010
The Hornet, The UMS, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. I’ve Got a Love
3. Sing Out
4. Grow Old With Me
5. Why You Fell
6. The Nothing
7. Hospital [Lydia] *
8. Time to Pretend [MGMT] **
9. The Chain [Ingrid Michaelson] **

Notes:
* = w/ Tavis Alley
** = w/ Lauren Gale and Liz on backing vocals

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

(Photo by Lori Wolfson!)

Velvet Cash
5.23.2009
The Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > XLR] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Real Good Time
2. Thornton Punks
3. Head West
4. Erotomania
5. Favorite Scar
6. Cowtown
7. Breakout
8. 18 Wheels of Terror

Notes:  Opening for Scott H. Biram.

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

Diana Sperstad and Fernando Guzman paired up as Bury My Bones, resulting in some very melancholy songs at Titwrench.  Check out Kim Shively’s video footage of the last song, by way of Tome to the Weather Machine.

Bury My Bones
7.09.2010
Titwrench Fest, Glob, Denver, CO

Source:  [DPA 4060’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. soundcheck
2. “The Reason Why”
3. Side of the Bed
4. “Nothing to Hide”
5. “What are We Waiting For”
6. #2 Lonely

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

(Photo by ultimate engineering badass Tim Weilert.)

Special thanks to John and Rose from KGNU, and also Airshow, for covering the bases and capturing most of Friday-night’s Hi-Dive shows at UMS last year, including this performance by The Wheel!  (I was occupied at Michelangelo’s and Rule Gallery that evening.) Both audience and board versions have been provided below…note that the board feed suffers from occasional distortion.

The Wheel
7.24.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver Post Underground Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Audience Source:  Oktava MK-012’s > Edirol R-09HR > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  John Schaefer and Rose Brunning

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. unknown
3. Whimper and Wail
4. Boil and Fight
5. Brakeman
6. A Lamb on the Stone
7. You Should’ve Seen the Other Guy
8. Once in a Great While
9. Early Spring Till
10. Laughing
11. Pounds and Pounds

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

SBD Source:  SBD > ? > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Board Feed Provided by:  Airshow Mastering

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. unknown
3. Whimper and Wail
4. Boil and Fight
5. Brakeman
6. A Lamb on the Stone
7. You Should’ve Seen the Other Guy
8. Once in a Great While
9. Early Spring Till
10. Laughing
11. Pounds and Pounds

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

My final post from Surfacing #9!

Night of Joy
6.26.2010
The Meadowlark, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Concrete Jungle
2. Take Me To Your Dealer
3. Put Your Sunglasses On
4. Cool Runnings
5. Dead Road
6. Vein Popper Brain Ripper
7. Doo Wop (Dude Swap) Sunday Night

Full lineup for Surfacing #9:
Porlolo, Girls Walk By, Zayante Spoils, New Allante!, Night of Joy, Marara Air

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

Speakeasy Tiger appear to have fractured for the second time this year, but here’s a throwback to the old days with Kyle Simmons fronting the group.  This was the Meadowlark show where rain destroyed much of the PA system, so most sound is in the right channel.  Constant rain also added a unique vibe of the evening, resulting in a show noteworthy enough to post despite the technical problems.

Speakeasy Tiger
5.23.2009
Meadowlark, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules, -10db pads) > Apogee MiniMe > digi-coax > Hosa ODL-276 > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. I Was Born
2. Oil Rising
3. Awake
4. She Says
5. Death of You
6. Coma State Head
7. Not Something You Need
8. Up In Armor
9. Limbs

Evening’s Lineup:
iuengliss, Josephine and the Mousepeople, Speakeasy Tiger, Pictureplane

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

(Photo by Christopher Kuehl.)

It’s hard to get anyone out to the Hi-Dive at 8:30, so those in attendance for this set were mostly friends and family.  The sparse turnout didn’t impede Caleb Slade, who staged a stellar performance.  In fact, this intimate setting was a perfect complement to Caleb’s personal lyrics.

Caleb Slade
8.05.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

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 (unknown song titles noted in quotes):
1. (intro)
2. “Always on My Mind”
3. Given A Chance
4. “Come On”
5. “Shook and Stirred”
6. Andrew and Valentine
7. “Sure as Hell”
8. “Hurting You”
9. (Gavrilo Princip intro)
10. “Country and Blood”

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

Marara Air
6.26.2010
Meadowlark Bar, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods > 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. Piper Rose intro
2. Track #2
3. Track #3
4. Track #4
5. Track #5
6. Track #6

Full lineup for Surfacing #9:
Porlolo, Girls Walk By, Zayante Spoils, New Allante!, Night of Joy, Marara Air

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

Hot on the heels of two well-received releases since December, Woodsman is already in the process of completing a follow-up!  The recording below, captured during a recent party at the band’s house, provides a preview of two songs slated to appear on the next album (Untitled Jam and Insects).

Enjoy these live tracks, and don’t forget to pick up Collages and The Mystery Tape to tide you over until Woodman’s next release.

Woodsman
8.07.2010
Woodsman’s Lodge, Denver, CO

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. Balance
2. Untitled New Jam
3. Beached
4. Insects

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

Self-proclaimed “dog whistle fight inciter” Isaac Linder tests the patience of a late-night Megahouse crowd.  Considering all the drinking that had commenced, I’d say the performance went over better than expected!

Isaac Linder
7.31.2010
Megahouse, Denver, CO

Source:  DPA 4060’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. Feedback #1
2. Tension
3. Feedback #2
4. Pegasus
5. Afterword

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

(Photo from PopFest soundcheck.)

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.

(Photo and art by Brittany Gould.)

Married in Berdichev
8.06.2010
Further Shoppe, Denver, CO

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. Track #1
2. Track #2
3. Funnel Clouds
4. I Need the Sun
5. Track #5

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

200 Million Years
7.17.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Tokyo Daydream
2. Ma
3. Watched It All Just Happen
4. Head in the Clouds
5. Brain Body Disconnect
6. Mouth Like Metal

Notes:
Opening for the Dualistics CD release.

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

Science Partner
7.24.2010
Michelangelo’s Wine Bar, The UMS, Denver, CO

Source: DPA 4060’s  > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 @ 16/44.1 > Firewire > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Sad Clowns
2. The Golden Age
3. A Little Sound
4. Bee Is a Bee
5. Clearwater
6. Ground Fault Interruptor
7. Rule One (story)
8. Rule One
9. Put It Down (Pootie Tang)
10. banter/teases
11. Paradigm

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

Highlighting songs from the recently released Indulgent Space​-​Folk Vol. 3: Binary Beach, along with other new material, the Outer-Space Party Unit was in fine form opening for the Dualistics’ CD Release.

Mike Marchant’s Outer-Space Party Unit
7.17.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Left You Cause I Loved You
2. Canon City
3. Steps into Shadows
4. Surround Me
5. Collide, Ride On
6. Brief Encounters After Hours
7. Mexico
8. Moonshining >
9. In Heaven
10. Broadcast Light

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