Here’s one of several sets I captured at this year’s Westword Music Showcase–John Common over at Dazzle.  All the venues were pretty crowded (a good thing), and Dazzle was no exception.  Instead of hassling with a lot of gear, I clipped a pair of mics to a drink glass on the table and let ’em roll.  The results weren’t bad, all things considered.

John Common and Friends
6.14.2008
Westword Music Showcase
Dazzle, Denver, CO

Source:  DPA 4060s (clipped to a drink glass) > battery box > M-Audio Microtrack 2 > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Turn Around
3. Don’t Need You
4. Go To Hell With Me
5. The Dreamers
6. Good Heart

Lineup:
John Common
Matt Gilliam
Jed Marrs
Jess Mefford

(And here’s a zipfile of the full show.)

The Pseudo Dates
10.25.2008
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. Wine & Coffee
3. Last Night I Dreamed That I Cut My Hair
4. Sinister Kisses
5. unknown
6. Ah! Sunflower
7. unknown
8. I Don’t Know, But I Think I Might

(Per usual, a zipfile of mp3s is available here.)

The Pseudo Dates
10.18.2008
The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO

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

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. I Don’t Know, But I Think I Might
3. Wine & Coffee
4. Sinister Kisses
5. Last Night I Dreamed That I Cut My Hair
6. Ah! Sunflower
7. unknown
8. unknown

(Here’s a link to a zipfile of the mp3s.)

Angie Stevens has been one of my favorite Denver performers in recent years, a perfect example of top talent in the Denver area.  The addition of The Beautiful Wreck (Carlos Newman, Susan Phelan, and Jon Wirtz) as a backing band only ratchets her live energy to another level.  This set opening for Roger Clyne at the Aggie was one of my favorites this year!

Angie Stevens and the Beautiful Wreck
7.09.2008
The Aggie Theatre, Ft. Collins, CO

Source:  DPA 4060s (Core-Sound HEBs) > battery box > Lunatec V3 > M-Audio Microtrack 2 >
CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. Accidentally Smiling
2. This Time Around
3. Sleep Never Comes
4. Old Churchyard
5. Folsom Prison Blues
6. Sleepwalking
7. Birds Flying Away > Black Panther
8. Words
9. “Can’t Have Me”
10. “Angie’s drinking song”
11. Favorite Rerun

(Here’s a zipfile of the mp3s.)

Here’s the legendary Pseudo Dates “guitar army” show from September, where Nathan was joined by three other guitarists for the second half of the set!  This show went off so well that Taylor Rice joined the band as a fourth member later this fall.

(Note: I just finished tracking out a large run of shows yesterday, so be prepared for a deluge of new posts later this evening, including two more Pseudo Dates sets.)

The Pseudo Dates
9.05.2008
Lion’s Lair, Denver, CO

Source: DPA 4060s (Core-Sound HEBs) > battery box > M-Audio Microtrack 2 >
CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by: Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. intro
2. unknown
3. Last Night I Dreamed That I Cut My Hair
4. You Have Time
5. You’ve Got My Number
6. unknown
7. Sleepy Shoes *
8. Wine & Coffee *
9. I Don’t Know, But I Think I Might *
10. Sinister Kisses *
11. Amateur Night at the Shooting Range *

Notes:
* = with guest guitarists

Guest Guitarists:
Lucas Johannes (Action Packed Thrill Ride)
Diana Sperstad (Games For May)
Taylor Rice (Fissure Mystic)

(A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.)