(Photo by Sarah Slater.)

Noise act Baby Shampoo drove up from Albuquerque to play day #2 of Titwrench, and we Denverites thoroughly enjoyed their visit!

Baby Shampoo
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. Track #01
3. Track #02
4. Track #03
5. outro

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

Sporting a 7-piece lineup, frontman Eric Peterson brought Roger, Roll to the Hi-Dive last night in celebration of the release of his first 7-inch, Polaroid in Reverse.  The records are individually lathe cut and limited to a run of 50, so if you want a physical copy, track one down soon.  My suggestion?  Stop by Roger, Roll’s set this Thursday at the UMS. A more convenient (and cheaper) alternative is to purchase the digital download, which should be available online in the next few days.

Roger, Roll
7.16.2010
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. Foreward
2. Digging
3. Picture Perfect
4. Growing
5. Meaningless Pop Song
6. The Essence of Things
7. Is Anything Right

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

It had been more than a year since I’d last seen Churchill, and they’ve come a long way since that Meadowlark show.  It would be unfair to compare the two performances (the former being a basement acoustic show, this being a full-band show in a theatre), but the Fox show definitely highlighted Churchill’s songwriting abilities, confidence, and stage presence.

Churchill
6.12.2010
The Fox Theatre, Boulder, 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. intro
2. Stubborn Love
3. I Still Remember
4. Catalyst
5. Happy
6. The Only One
7. Don’t Give Up
8. The Girl and the Surgeon

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

Julie Slater kicked off the first evening of Titwrench with a nice  poetry reading and warm-up improv piece.  The short films of Gretchen Polzen provided a visual backdrop to Julie’s performance.

Julie Slater
7.09.2010
Titwrench Fest, Glob, 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. intro
2. Dance of the Seven Veils
3. Improvisation

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

Maybe it was the excellent on-stage sound at the Fox, or maybe it was the crowd energy…whatever the reasons, the Ian Cooke Band was on fire this night.

Ian Cooke
6.12.2010
The Fox Theatre, Boulder, 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. intro
2. The Rot -> Gimme Gimme Gimmie -> Monkey and Bear -> The Rot
3. Flood
4. Darkening
5. unknown
6. Va-Soon
7. Kingdom
8. The Towering Prince

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

Paper Bird were lucky enough to play for a packed house, opening for Brett Dennen and Grace Potter at the Ogden last December.  This set features several songs that will be on their upcoming full-length, When the River Took Flight.  The CD release show is slated for July 30th at the Gothic Theatre–tickets are available from the Gothic’s website.

Paper Bird
12.03.2009
The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Lost Boys
3. Pennies
4. Yellow Sun
5. unknown (Tyler on vocals)
6. Blue Sparks
7. Living Lucky
8. unknown
9. St. Louis

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

Here’s the first of (hopefully) many sets from Titwrench, held over the weekend at Glob.  There was no end to the genres crossed during the festival’s three days, and Amy Annelle was one of the few straight-up singer-songwriters to grace the stage.  Sandwiched between some crazy techno-storytelling by Aubrey Heichemer and the one-two punch of noise presented by Baby Shampoo and Caldera Lakes, Amy’s mix of traditionals, country covers and panhandle-inspired originals were a much-welcome opportunity to just sit back and listen to some folk music.

Amy Annelle
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. E. Tejas Son
3. Pretty Boy Floyd
4. Star’s Memory
5. Buckskin Stallion Blues
6. Wake Up, Little Dark Eyes
7. Let Me Be
8. Coat of Many Colors
9. The Hellhound’s Address
10. The North Country Maid
11. Texian Boys
12. outro

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

(Photo by Julio Enriquez of Cause=Time.)

Yet another welcome surprise for me at this year’s Westword Music Showcase was Neon Indian.  Like the Dirty Projectors set,  I was afraid this one would lose some of it’s steam in a mid-afternoon outdoor setting.  While there’s no question their music would go over better indoors, the band’s prismatic layering of sound drew a large and responsive crowd.  The trick was getting up close and submerging yourself in the sound.

Neon Indian
6.19.2010
Main Stage, Westword Music Showcase, 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. intro
2. Local Joke
3. Terminally Chill
4. Mind, Drips
5. Psychic Chasms
6. Should’ve Taken Acid With You
7. Sleep Paralysist
8. 6669
9. Deadbeat Summer
10. Ephemeral Artery

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Weed Diamond played one last show in Denver last week, before head off on tour.  You can catch the all up and down the West Coast throughout July.

Weed Diamond
6.27.2010
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:
1. intro
2. unknown
3. Mr. Vacant Stare
4. unknown
5. Oklahoma
6. unknown

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

It was down to 1.0 °Fahrenheit standing in line waiting for the doors to open, but the record low temperatures didn’t keep the crowd from lining up for Brett Dennen at the Ogden last December.

Brett Dennen
12.03.2009
The Ogden Theatre, 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. intro
2. Darling, Do Not Fear
3. When I Go
4. Wrong About Me
5. San Francisco
6. When You Feel It
7. Who Do You Think You Are?
8. There Is So Much More
9. Ain’t No Reason
10. Heaven
11. She’s Mine
12. Make You Crazy
13. Blessed
(Encore)
14. Ain’t Gonna Lose You
15. Little Cosmic Girl
16. Weed Money Man

FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.

Dustin Reid‘s music was the perfect relaxant after tornadoes skirted downtown during last year’s Open Air Denver Festival.

Dustin Reid
6.14.2009
Skyline Park, Denver, CO

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
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Track #01
2. Track #02
3. Track #03
4. Track #04
5. Track #05

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

Here’s another 2003 Liz Clark show, taped from the balcony in Daniels Hall.

Liz Clark
9.19.2003
Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V2 > Sony D8 > DAT Master > D8 > Edirol R-44 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Who’s Your Angel?
2. Love and War
3. Something I Can Live Without
4. Not the Point
5. Gemini Girl
6. Junk Yard Dog
7. Gospel Song
8. Encore
9. Paint It Black

Notes:
Opening for Katelyn Benton.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.

Elvis Perkins in Dearland
5.08.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

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
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. 123 Goodbye
2. I Heard Your Voice In Dresden
3. Chains, Chains, Chains
4. Emile’s Vietnam In The Sky
5. Send My Fond Regards To Lonelyville
6. Hey
7. Hours Last Stand
8. Weeping Mary
9. I’ll Be Arriving
10. Stay Zombie Stay
11. Shampoo
12. Stop Drop Rock And Roll
13. How’s Forever Been Baby
14. May Day!
(Encore)
15. Doomsday *

Notes:
* w/ members of Other Lives

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

From last year’s Hot IQs farewell barbecue show, here’s Pacific Pride‘s set.

Pacific Pride
8.02.2009
Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

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
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Virginia
2. Shake Me Ups
3. Topic of Meow
4. How Would I Know?
5. Mario Mondays
6. Summer of Femoral Love
7. It’s Wolfie (Let Him In)

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

Candy Claws are on tour nationwide and getting a lot of attention regarding their August 3rd release of Hidden Lands.  I figured I’d add more fuel to the fire with a recording from May, when they opened the second night of Akron/Family’s Quixote’s residency.  The band will be touring the Northeast next week, before swinging back through Colorado and closing out July on the West coast.  The new album is now available for pre-order from Two Syllable Records (LP or CD).

Candy Claws
5.15.2010
Quixote’s True Blue, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 + [Oktava MK012’s > Lunatect V3 > JB3] > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Sunbeam Show
2. Warm Forest Floor
3. On the Bridge
4. Lantern Fish
5. Hiding
6. Miracle Spring
7. Sun Arrow
8. A Strange Land Discovered
9. Catamaran

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.