John Common solo shows are always fun, but guest appearances by members of The Reals made this one a bit more special.

John Common (solo acoustic)
11.23.2002
Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V2 > Sony D8 > DAT Master > Tascam DA-20mkII > S/PDIF > Edirol R-44 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Shame on You/Shame on Me
2. Catch Fire
3. Pass that Bottle Down
4. Sad But True *
5. Poor White Trash
6. Moonlight #
7. I Want to Be Your Man
8. Such a Long Road %

Notes:
* = with Tom Zingaro on pedal steel
# = with Matt Kowal on guitar
% = with John Horan on blues harp

The State Of
9.21.2010
Hi-Dive, 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. Undo
2. The Line
3. I Know
4. unknown
5. Superheroes
6. unknown
7. All Come Back
8. Anything For You
9. Just Like Heaven
10. Like A Prayer

Only two months after the release of Indiscretions, Achille Lauro were once again immersed in songwriting.  This Westword Showcase set has a 50-percent new material content.

Achille Lauro
6.19.2010
Curious Theatre, Westword Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods (12 foot split) > 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. Hard Pressed
3. Unrivaled in Class
4. banter
5. Technicolor (first verse) *
6. “Holding a Gun in the Air”
7. Lightning
8. No Brakes
9. Friends War
10. Unicorns and Consent

Notes:
* = unfinished, played for the first time

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

Here’s one final post from 2010’s Westword Music Showcase, Hello Kavita’s performance at the Curious Theatre.

Hello Kavita
6.19.2010
Curious Theatre, Westword Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods (12 foot split) > 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. Sunday (It’s A Chrome Tide)
2. Silent Bed
3. OK
4. To A Loved One
5. unknown
6. This May Be Over Someday
7. The Last Time
8. Colorado

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

John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light
6.19.2010
Curious Theatre, Westword Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods (12 foot split) > 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. Wide Open World
2. Same Scar
3. Clap Hands
4. Can You Hear Me?
5. Triste Y Hermoso
6. In A Bookstore
7. Do You Know My Name

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

Ian Cooke busted out several new songs for his performance at the Westword Music Showcase last year.  Hopefully these will surface on a new album sometime in 2011.

Ian Cooke
6.19.2010
Curious Theatre, Westword Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods (12 foot split) > 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. Kingdom
3. unknown
4. The Rot -> Gimme Gimme Gimmie -> Monkey and Bear -> The Rot
5. Flood
6. Trade Places
7. Darkening
8. Va-Soon
9. Havoc
10. The Towering Prince

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

(Photo by Jen Korte.)

Here’s one final set from Kyle’s Freeman’s birthday show, featuring the consistently entertaining Achille Lauro.  Grab their latest release from bandcamp or your favorite local music retailer.

Achille Lauro
11.22.2010
Larimer Lounge, 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. Lightning
2. Hard Pressed
3. No Brakes
4. Hand of Sand
5. Unrivaled in Class
6. Low Cha
7. Unicorns and Consent

Notes:
Occasional PA distortion throughout the set.

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

(Photo by Michaela Joy Franz.)

Action Packed Thrill Ride’s second-to-last show, in celebration of Kyle’s birthday!

Action Packed Thrill Ride
11.22.2010
Larimer Lounge, 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. Two Dreams
2. Yours Truly
3. Hug of War
4. “Puddles”
5. “Analog Tape”
6. City Does Sleep
7. Best I’ve Felt
8. In This River
9. Raise Your Glass With Mine
10. “Doodles/Hot Breath”

Notes:
Occasional PA distortion throughout the set.

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

Dedicated to David “Mexi” Andrew Ramirez, 4/20/1981 – 2/24/2010.

Roger Clyne, Jim Dalton, and Johnny Hickman
2.18.2011
Road 34, Ft. Collins, 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:
(Roger solo)
1. intro
2. Mexico
3. Down Together
4. I Do
5. ¡Americano!
6. Fonder and Blonder
7. Bury My Heart at the Trailer Park
8. Wanted
9. Tell Yer Mama
10. Maybe We Should Fall in Love
11. Buffalo
12. Sleep Like a Baby
13. Never Thought
(Roger and Jim)
14. Blue Collar Suicide
15. Feeling
16. Mercy
17. Banditos
18. Suckerpunch
19. My Best Friend’s Girl > Easy
20. Girly > Yahoos and Triangles
21. Marie
22. Mekong
(The Three Amigos)
23. Whiskey Rain
24. Lonesome Johnny Blues
25. Yer So Bad
26. Teen Angst
(Encore I)
27. Wild World
28. Sweet Caroline
29. Blister in the Sun
(Encore II)
30. Green and Dumb

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

(Photo taken by Joe Megyesy.)

Moonspeed
6.05.2009
Oriental Theater, Denver, CO

Now available on archive.org

I ran across this little snippet at the end of a DAT tape yesterday–a handful of tunes performed by Andy Hersey in Boulder.  (This was probably just a line-level check in preparation to record Mike Doughty and Roger Clyne.)

Andy Hersey
3.02.2002 (Partial)
Tulagi’s, Boulder, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > PS2 > Sony D8 > DAT Master > Tascam DA-20mkII > S/PDIF > Edirol R-44 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Partial Setlist:
1. Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails
2. Bye-Gone Blues
3. (Next Time) A Diamond Won’t Cut It
4. El Llano Estacado

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

Hailing from Albuquerque, Elephant Paintings were one of the many AZ/NM bands that traveled to last year’s Titwrench Festival.  Emma Crane and Bryce Hample pair up for a vocal delivery so delicate that listeners were afraid to even move during this performance.

Elephant Paintings
7.10.2010
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. intro
2. Oaks
3. Shores
4. AM Wanderings
5. Wild
6. Rain
7. Icicles

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

Australian trio Otouto made their first visit to the United States last fall, joining Casiotone for the Painfully alone in a nation-wide tour.  In addition to performing their own set each night, they also backed Owen during the Casiotone performances.

Otouto
9.11.2010
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. Spot
2. Plum
3. Astronauts
4. Walkie Talkie
5. W. Hillier
6. Sushi
7. unknown

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

Here’s the CD release show for Joshua Novak’s latest album, Dead Letters.  Grab a copy from bandcamp, iTunes, or Twist and Shout.

Joshua Novak
10.16.2010
Hi-Dive, 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. Tidal Wave
2. Somenights
3. Makeup
4. Heart Hits the Wall
5. New Start
6. There’s Been an Accident
7. unknown
8. unknown
9. La Muerte Del Amor
10. The Love That I Want
11. Shallow Dull Stars
12. My Darling Criminal Lover
13. unknown
14. Irreplaceable

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

Here’s one of two CD release shows Maxwell Hughes played to support his new album, Express.  (The other show was held at Everyday Joe’s in Ft. Collins.)

Maxwell Hughes
1.22.2011
The Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’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. Hot Flashes
3. Ode to Kaki
4. unknown
5. Return to Mediterrainia
6. No Name
7. Charlie Girl
8. unknown
9. Sun vs. the Moon
10. Hammerhead

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