(Photo by Kristie Gripp.)

The Railbenders are playing a rare show tonight at Bender’s Tavern.  Hopefully you can make it down.  Here’s their release show for 2009’s self-titled CD, where they played the album in its entirety (sans “Gone Fishin”, saved for the ride home).

Railbenders
12.11.2009
Bluebird Theater, 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. intro
2. Hellbound Party Train
3. Like A Wheel
4. Black Chrome Horse
5. Drive Away
6. Saturday and Sunday
7. I Drive A Truck
8. Drop Me Off at the Honky Tonk
9. Big Diesel
10. Glass Picket Fence
11. It’s Time To Party
12. Whiskey and Me *
13. O.D.’d In Denver *
14. Leavin’ Song *
15. I-70 Westbound
16. One Foot In the Grave
17. The Dope Smokin’ Song
18. Whiskey Rain
19. Country Song
20. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding **
21. Drivin’ Back to Denver
22. Payphone
23. band thanks
24. Crazy Train
25. Sweet Caroline
26. Minus One
27. La Grange
(Encore)
28. Drinkin’ Buddies (fades out)

Notes:
* = with John Macy on pedal steel
** = with Aaron Beavers on guitar and vocals

A zipfile of the MP3s is available here.
FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.

Pee-Pee reunited for a rare show this weekend at the Mercury Cafe!

Pee-Pee
1.08.2011
Mercury Cafe, 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. The Days Go By
2. unknown
3. unknown
4. The Nonsense Song
5. Jaroline
6. O, Little Boy/Hey Jude/Paradise City/Candy
7. unknown

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

(Photo from the UMS facebook page.)

Dates for the 2011 Underground Music Showcase have been announced!  Mark your calendars for July 21-24.  This also means it’s time for me to start getting busy with last year’s material.  This particular performance was one of the most memorable to me–a late night Nathan & Stephen reunion and the magnificent Mayan Theatre!

Nathan and Stephen
7.23.2010
Mayan Theatre, The UMS, Denver, CO

Source:  [DPA 4060’s > DAD6001’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > XLR] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro/linecheck
2. Like You Don’t Care
3. We Have No Water Here
4. Going Home
5. Give ‘Em Hell
6. Tip Your Glasses
7. Be Okay (You Can’t Save Her)
8. Tunnel of Love
9. Farewell Valentine (Cigarette Homecoming Queen)
10. Stand Back Up
11. Little Squares of Paper

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

Without her amazing stop-frame animations as a visual complement to this audio, you’re really missing out on the true Laura Goldhamer experience.  So do yourself a favor and head out to see the next show.

Laura Goldhamer and the Silvernail
1.08.2011
Mercury Cafe, 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. intro
2. Little Baby
3. Lion
4. “True Hearts” (new song)
5. One Day the River
6. Gently Now
7. Humpty Dumpty

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

(Photo by Pat Rosenthal.)

Colorado’s Hickman-Dalton Gang, a collaboration between Johnny Hickman (Cracker) and Jim Dalton (Railbenders, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers), is in the studio this month working on a followup to their 2007 EP, creatively titled Volume #1.  ;)  The pair opened for Roger Clyne at the Soiled Dove Underground this week, and were joined by proficient multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd and the Monsters).

The Hickman-Dalton Gang
1.06.2011
Soiled Dove Underground, 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. Too Many Years
2. Papa Johnny’s Arms *
3. Mexican Jail #
4. You’ve Got a Problem *%
5. Long Tall Pine Tree *
6. Justin O. Picker *
7. Old Border Town #
8. Mr. Wrong *
9. Let’s Toke the Whole Day Off *%
10. banter
11. Friends *

Notes:
* = with Jeremy Lawton on lap steel
# = with Jeremy Lawton on accordion
% = live version omitted pending release of the upcoming album
(Mics were placed at head height, along the front drink rail.)

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.