The Raven and the Writing Desk will be releasing their debut album at the Walnut Room on December 10th, sharing a lineup with local favorites A. Tom Collins and 200 Million Years.  Please come down next month to help celebrate the birth of Recidivist!  If you haven’t heard this band yet, you’re forgiven–they’ve been participating in the Denver music foray for less than a year.  For a taste of what you may experience at the the Walnut Room, here’s a recent show from the Hi-Dive.

The Raven and the Writing Desk
11.17.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [DPA 4060’s] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Space Grenade
2. Somnambulist
3. Marionette
4. Evil Stars
5. Do You Want Me
6. Wooden Lover
7. Control
8. Walk in the Water
9. Roads [Portishead cover]
10. Firefly

Notes:
Matt Murphy’s first show with the band (drums/percussion).

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

Constellation of Cars
9.19.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [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. unknown
2. Feel It In My Bones
3. unknown
4. Meet Me Where
5. Red Curtains
6. Three Chords
7. The Ghostman
8. My 559 Degrees

Notes:
JoJo and Brett joined Andy and Kellie for a full band set.

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

Kissing Party
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. ?
2. Jacey Finch
3. Ashley Smashley
4. Life in Girard
5. Commit A Tiny Crime Together
6. A Billion Brain Cells Later
7. Let’s Face These Times
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?
12. The Game

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

SSLYBY brought a very enthusiastic crowd out to the Hi-Dive this weekend.  I haven’t seen an audience sing along like this in months!  The band released their third album in August–grab it now from Polyvinyl.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
11.06.2010
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. Some Constellation
2. Everlyn
3. I Am Warm and Powerful
4. Heers
5. Think I Wanna Die
6. Made to Last
7. Pangea
8. Anna Lee
9. House Fire
10. Modern Mystery
11. In Pairs
12. Back in the Saddle
13. Dead Right
14. You Could Write a Book
15. Sink / Let It Sway
(Encore)
16. Banned (by the Man)
17. Glue Girls

Notes:
The Lonely Forest and Sour Boy, Bitter Girl were also on the bill for this night.

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

Despite a fairly talkative and rude audience, the audio from Azure Ray‘s set last week came out great!  Please support the band by purchasing their latest release, Drawing Down the Moon, on sale as a $5 digital download through November, and available in LP or CD formats from Saddle Creek.

Azure Ray
11.01.2010
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. Make Your Heart
2. Displaced
3. Signs in the Leaves
4. Don’t Leave My Mind (Take 1) *
5. Don’t Leave My Mind (Take 2) *
6. Larraine
7. These White Lights Will Bend to Make Blue
8. Sleep
9. Safe and Sound
10. November
11. If You Fall
12. Raining in Athens
13. On and On Again
14. Hold on Love

Notes:
* = Orenda’s mic went out, so she ended up sharing Maria’s for the song

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