Friday, October 24, 2025

Skeleton Key @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2003-05-10

 

For today's scare on thatsthethingaboutthat.  Skeletons are defiantly scary.  Skeleton's with keys terrifying!!!   BOO!!  Skeleton Key was a band from New York City that started in the mid 90s. Erik Sanko started the band and was the only constant member over the years.  He described Skeleton Key as using antique microphones, primitive guitars, and unconventional percussion to create a sound that was luxurious, yet affordable.  They remind me a bit of Soul Coughing a little bit.

They released an album on Capital Records in 1997.  In 2002 they released an album on Mike Patton's label Ipecac which is how the ended up on tour opening up for Melvins and Tomahawk.  I've shared the Tomahawk recording before but never the Melvins.  I'll have to get that up at some point.

I missed the beginning of the set for some reason and the last song on the recording fades out.  An incomplete capture but what I did get is pretty entertaining.  Enjoy.

Skeleton Key

Fox Theatre
Boulder CO (USA)
2003-05-10
partial capture

Recorded and Presented By: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 - UAC222 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (27:12.61)

Kerosene *
01 Little Monster
02 Everybody's Crutch
03 Roost in Peace
04 Sawdust
05 Panic Bullets
06 Gravity Is the Enemy
07 Big Teeth (fades out)

* played but not on my recording

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Spirit Possession @ Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, 2022-07-15


 
Today's scare on thatsthethingaboutthat.  What would the Halloween season be without some spirits and possessions?  Put them together it's even better.  Spirt Possession from Portland OR live at the Bluebird Theatre back in 2022.  The describe themselves as "raw schizophrenic angular spiraling black metal explodes with razor thrashing guitars, blistering drum violence, commanding torturous vocals, and apocalyptic harsh noise".  BOO!!  

Their 1st album hadn't been out very long at the time of this show so they play mostly songs off of it but at the end they play "Practitioners Of Power" which ends up on the 2023 release '...Of The Sign".
All available on bandcamp.  Go support independent music anyway you can.  

I ran my mics on a tall stand for this one so I think it captures that night pretty well.  Spirit Possession was part of a killer bill with Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Body Void, Jarhead Fertilizer, Indian, and Primitive Man.  Bonkers show.  Enjoy.


Spirit Possession

Bluebird Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
2022-07-15

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - M10 
Transfer: M10 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (26:09.15)

01 Deity Of Knives And Pointed Apparitions 
02 Spirit Possession
03 Amongst Inverted Castles And Holy Laughter
04 Swallowing Throne
05 Practitioners Of Power


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Saturday, October 18, 2025

"Demons" @ Lion's Lair, Denver CO, 2002-03-02


Today's scare on thatsthethingaboutthat.  Demons are scary to a lot of people.  Demons are not real though so maybe the scariest thing about this post is Mathias Carlsson's sick guitar tone blasting of the Lion's Lair stage.  "Demons" are from Sweden and came up out of the that rock scene and pre date Hellacopters by a few years.  They are mining that same rock vein.  Loud, fast, punk edged Rock N Roll.

They toured the US heavily in the early aughts. I think mostly due to the fact that American label Gearhead was putting out their albums.  I saw them with New Bomb Turks a couple times.  At this show the opened up for The Dragons along with Land Of El Caminos.  Fun show.

They were still touring behind their LP "Riot Salvation" but they do play a couple songs from the then upcoming LP "Stockholm Slump".   We get a couple choice covers of The Pagans and Misfits.

RAWK!!


"Demons"

Lion's Lair
Denver CO (USA)
2002-03-02

Recorded and Presented By: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 - UAC222 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (28:24.62) 

01 Degeneration Hotel
02 Voodoo Charm
03 Some Days
04 Riot Salvation
05 Sparkle
06 Devil In Me
07 Clock Strikes 13
08 What's This Shit Called Love? (The Pagans)
09 Undertaker's Lament
10 She (Misfits)


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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Tombs @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2019-06-15

 




For today's scare on thatsthethingaboutthat.  What is scarier than graves?  Tombs of course.  Boo!!
Tombs is a blackened metal with some post-punk tendencies.  They hail from Brooklyn New York and are Mike Hill's band.  They have been around since 2007.  A lot of their early releases are on Relapse so I know I would have heard some of those but I forget what I heard first.  I had never seen them before so I was excited to see them as part of the 2019 Electric Funeral Fest.  

In a total coincidence, while I was getting this post ready, I see Tombs has a brand new album coming out tomorrow called Feral Darkness.  The preview tracks sound sick so check that out on bandcamp.
Maybe we will see some live dates behind it.  Good stuff.

Here is their short but sweet set from Denver.  Enjoy.


Tombs

Electric Funeral Fest Vol.IV
Three Kings Tavern
Denver CO (USA)
2019-06-15

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source : MBHO KA-500N - JKLabs - M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Adobe Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (38:12.73)

01 Monarchy of Shadows
02 November Wolves
03 Obsidian
04 Deceiver
05 Necro Alchemy
06 The World is Made of Fire 
07 Thanatos
08 Path Of Totality




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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Smashing Pumpkins @ Balch Fieldhouse, Boulder CO, 2000-05-16


For todays October scare.  What strikes terror in the mind of almost all who hear it?  It's an icy shriek that pierces right to the bone in it's presence.  Is it a Banshee?  Is it a Siren? No it's more terrifying than that.  The one of a kind howl of a young female person.  Are they in danger? Is something horribly wrong?  No it's just excitement to see Billy Corgan.  I descreamafied this as best I could but there is no fully escaping the the creatures of the night.  The tag team of shriekers mostly attack in-between songs so steal yourself for that.  

This was called The Sacred and Profane tour and it was to promote the Machina album.  Jimmy Chamberlin was back in the band but Darcy was out and replaced with Melissa Auf der Maur from Hole for this tour.  The band seemed in a pretty good mood compared to other times I had seen them.  No fighting between James Iha and Billy on stage.  Lots of songs from Machina and a bunch of older classics.  Nice acoustic interlude in the middle.  Bullet With Butterfly Wings is played in a heavy doom style and it goes into the oddest cover of Talking Head's "Once in a Lifetime".  Billy announced less than a week after this show that the band was calling it quits.  That lasted until 2007 when he started playing as the Smashing Pumpkins again.

Balch is a big auditorium and sounds wasn't amazing but for that room I think they did a pretty good job and this is an enjoyable listen.  Minus the shrieking of course.  Enjoy.


Smashing Pumpkins

The Sacred and Profane tour
Balch Fieldhouse
Boulder CO (USA)
2000-05-16

Recorded: Bill Tatina
Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - DAT - CDR 
Transfer: CDR - EAC - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (109:54.52)

01 Age of Innocence
02 Glass and the Ghost Children
03 The Everlasting Gaze
04 Heavy Metal Machine
05 - banter 1 -
06 Blew Away
07 Stand Inside Your Love
08 Blue Skies Bring Tears
09 I of the Mourning
10 To Sheila (acoustic)
11 Muzzle (acoustic)
12 Disarm (acoustic)
13 - banter 2 -
14 Ava Adore
15 Rock On (David Essex)
16 Zero
17 - banter 3 -
18 Today
19 Snail
20 With Every Light
21 Bullet With Butterfly Wings 
22 Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads)
23 - encore -
24 Raindrops + Sunshowers
25 Cherub Rock




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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Wormrot @ HQ, Denver CO, 2025-05-13


 Here is another for "scary" October posts.  Worms and Rot and Grindcore!!  Oh My!!

Its been 15 years since I last saw the scary good band Wormrot. It was back in 2010 at Blast'O'Mat.  
You can see that here.  WORMROT at Blast'O'Mat 2010

They are from Singapore so it's a big undertaking to even get to the US these days so I wasn't going to miss them when they came to Denver earlier in 2025 with NO/MAS.   They delivered with a catalog spanning set.  We even got an encore with a song from Abuse.  Enjoy.

Wormrot

HQ
Denver CO (USA)
2025-05-13

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 C - SP-SPSB-1 - M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (40:25.30)

01 No One Gives a Shit
02 The Darkest Burden
03 Behind Closed Doors
04 Fallen Into Disuse
05 Buried the Sun
06 Oblivious Mess
07 Forced Siege
08 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Grind
09 Public Display of Infection
10 Outburst of Annoyance
11 Left to Rot
12 Loathsome Delusions
13 Principle of Puppet Warfare
14 Vicious Circle
15 Murder
16 Breed to Breed
17 Evolved Into Nothing
18 Grieve
19 Pale Moonlight 
20 Seizures
21 Voiceless Choir
22 When Talking Fails, It's Time for Violence
23 Glass Shards
24 - encore -
25 Fix Your Broken Mind


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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Atomsmasher @ Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, 2001-09-13

 


There is something exquisite about look of horror, revulsions and disgust you will see on a persons face who encounters a noise or power electronics act for the first time when they were seeking out. It's a mix of stepping in dogshit and unexpectedly seeing a corpse at the same time.  As they say it's not for everyone.

James Plotkin (aka Atomsmasher on this night) is an American musician and engineer and is probably best know for his involvement in O.L.D. and Khanate.  He also has some new more ambient electronics releases.  Atomsmasher was a mix of those worlds.  I was looking up the credits for the one CD that I knew about and saw on Discogs that Dave Witte of now Municipal Waste fame played live drums that James Plotkin sampled for 2001 CD.    Dave has been in a ton of bands so not a total surprise.

At this show Atomsmasher was opening for Fantomas.  A good fit I thought but not for everyone.  Mr. Plotkin sat at a table with a laptop for his set.  You can't really hear it on this recording but this asshole up front keep hollering "ctrl alt del" during the set.  Code for rebooting a computer.  Haha.  He also would occasionally flick coins towards James and his laptop.   What a fucker.  James didn't react during his set at all.  At the very end though he pushed his table out of the way and jumped off of the stage and punched the guy in the face.  Totally had it coming.


Atomsmasher

Bluebird Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
2001-09-13

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 (Analog) - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (28:34.69)  
Very beginning of set missing starts about 5 minutes in

01 Phantom Smasher
02 Gilgamesh
03 Skull Shot
04 unknown title
05 unknown title




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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Planning for Burial @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2025-07-03






 Here is one for scary October posts.  What is more terrifying then contemplating your eventual demise?
So today I present Planning for Burial from Pennsylvania.  This is a one man act fronted by Thom Wasluck.  He has shirts that says "LOUD / QUIET / LOUD / QUIET" and that is a pretty good description.  He gets labeled gloomgaze, post-metal, shoegaze.  

Audio is sounds good I think.  Vocals are a little low but it was loud as hell in there.  Just look at his stage rig in these pictures.  One of the cooler shows I have seen this year.  Enjoy.


Planning for Burial 

Hi Dive
Denver CO (USA)
2025-07-03

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - M10 
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (39:53.07)

01 Farm Cat, Watching
02 With Your Sunglasses On Like A Ghoul
03 Warmth of You
04 A Flowing Field Of Green
05 Threadbare
06 (continued)
07 You Think
08 Movement Two
09 (blueberry pop)




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Friday, September 26, 2025

Murder City Devils @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2001-03-08

 





Unsure on photo credit.  I scrapped these off of the web back in 2001.  


Going into October I figured I would post some more "scary" bands and shows.  This one is a triple threat,  Murder is scary, and Devils are scary, and people that don't live in the city are scared of cities.  Boo!!

Today is a show I know I traded on CDR back in the aughts but it doesn't have a full listing on setlist fm so maybe not very many trades.  I had seen the Murder City Devils 2 or 3 time in 2000.  Then twice in 2001.  They toured a lot those years.  This March 2001 show still had Leslie on keyboards.  She quit the band after this tour I think.  When MCD came back in October of 2001 with Botch she was gone. I recall they announced that that was their last tour ever.  The final Seattle show was going to be it. There is an official live album of that October show called R.I.P.

Out of the gate at this show they play a brand new song "That's What You Get" that ends up on the Thelema EP.  They play every song on that EP except for 365 Days this night.  Some of the lyrics are still in flux.  Not sure when the recorded those songs but Thelema didn't come out until September of 2001.  Spencer apologizes before every new song.  

They still play a lot of the "hits" off the 1st two albums and I think the sound is pretty good on this one.
Enjoy.

Murder City Devils


Bluebird Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
2001-03-08

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 (Analog) - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (47:56.36)  

01 That's What You Get
02 Idle Hands 
03 One Vision Of May
04 I Want A Lot Now (So Come On)
05 Bear Away
06 Grace That Saves
07 Midnight Service At The Mutter Museum
08 18 Wheels
09 Rum To Whiskey
10 Bride of the Elephant Man
11 Left Hand Right Hand
12 Dance Hall Music
13 Press Gang
14 I Drink The Wine
15 Broken Glass 

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Castle Rat @ The Underworld, London UK, 2025-05-18


 







Here is another set I captured at Desert Fest London this year.  This time the mighty Castle Rat.  They are a fantasy metal band from Brooklyn NY.  The music is on point for the style but an audio recording doesn't really give you the full experience.  This band puts on a show with costumes and sword fights.  It's quiet a fun spectacle.  If you get a chance to see this band live do it.


Castle Rat

Desert Fest
The Underworld
London England
2025-05-18

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (54:06.07)

01 Dagger Dragger
02 - back story 1 -
03 Feed the Dream
04 Resurrector
05 Red Sands
06 - back story 2 -
07 Cry for Me
08 WIZARD
09 Fresh Fur
10 - back story 3 -
11 Nightblood
12 Realm
13 SIREN




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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Dashboard Confessional @ Tulagi's, Boulder CO, 2001-11-16

 

I went to this show at Tulagi's in 2001 to see Rival Schools mostly but had never seen Dashboard Confessional so I stuck around and caught their set too.  Not my cup of tea exactly but no doubt Chris Carrabbaj is a talented singer and songwriter.  At this show Chris is joined by Dan Hoerner from Sunny Day Real Estate .

I think I recorded this mostly because I thought I could get some good CDR trades for it.  I don't think that ever happened. I know it was on my trade list but I never transferred it from the MD master until a year or so ago.  And I only just fully listened to it this week.  24 years later.  Too many recordings and not enough time.  

Parts at the start of this are a little chatty and He-urricane Bro Dude blows in at about cat 3 and starts yelling out loudly for a song from another Florida band Further Seems Forever.  Chris was involved with that band but only briefly it turns out.  Bro yells out for a song called 'The Moon Is Down" multiple times until Chris very politely tells him that it is not going to happen.  He settles down after that.   It's a sing along crowd but they don't over power the PA.  An enjoyable listen I think.  


Dashboard Confessional

Tulagi's
Boulder CO (USA)
2001-11-16

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: MD-722 (Analog) - SBLive - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (44:03.27)

01 The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
02 Saints and Sailors
03 The Sharp Hint of New Tears
04 Knock'Em Dead
05 Road Rules Apply
06 The Brilliant Dance
07 So Impossible
08 Ender Will Save Us All
09 - interlude -
10 Screaming Infidelities
 - encore -
11 The Good Fight
12 Again I Go Unnoticed

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

John Moreland @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2014-11-07

 

I had his 2nd album In The Throes for a while and was lucky enough to catch the amazing Oklahoma singer songwriter John Moreland twice in 2014.  1st in March of 2014 at Illegal Pete's on Broadway in Denver.  Which was great but not a full set.  He came back in November and headlined at Three Kings Tavern.  Killer set and a meh crowd.  It is what it is.

John Moreland

Three Kings Tavern
Denver CO (USA)
2014-11-07

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source : MBHO KA-200N - Niaant Little Box - M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Adobe Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (61:49.14)

01 Hang Me In The Tulsa County Stars
02 Blacklist
03 Your Spell
04 You Don’t Care Enough for Me to Cry
05 I Need You to Tell Me Who I Am
06 Break My Heart Sweetly (with Kierston White)
07 Oh Julia
08 Cherokee
09 Avalon
10 God’s Medicine
11 Sweat & Cigarettes
12 - interlude -
13 Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore (with Kierston White)
14 3:59am
15 - encore -
16 Gospel


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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Flipper @ The Eagles Lodge, Thornton CO, 1984-12-07


Bruce Loose from Flipper passed away recently.  That inspired my friend Jim Hucks to send me a WAV of this recording he made of Flipper when the played at the Eagles Lodge in Thornton Colorado back in December of 1984.  He recorded this on his Sanyo boombox so the audio fidelity is not amazing but pretty decent considering the source.  This has never seen wide circulation or any before this.

It starts off a little rough but the sound evens out as it goes along.  I've enjoyed listening too it this weekend.  It's loud and fuzzy but the vocals are pretty clear.  Neat document of the time.  Enjoy.


Flipper

The Eagles Lodge
Thornton CO (USA)
1984-12-07

Recorded by: Jim Hucks
Presented by: SxPxDxCx
Source: Sanyo boombox - cassette 
Transfer: cassette - WAV - Adobe Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (57:16)

01 Way of the World (fades in)
02 Sacrifice
03 In Life My Friends
04 In Your Arms
05 Life
06 Shed No Tears
07 unknown title
08 The Lights, The Sound, The Rhythm, The Noise
09 Love Canal
10 Sex Bomb (fades out)
11 The Old Lady That Swallowed The Fly



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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Dead Bob @ HQ, Denver CO, 2024-12-03

 


Dead Bob is a punk rock project from John Wright.  John played drums in legendary Canadian band NoMeanNo.  NMN retired in 2016 but but John stayed busy with a few other projects before starting his solo project called Dead Bob. For the album he played most everything but for the tour he recruited Ford Pier (D.O.A., Rheostatics), Byron Slack (Invasives, Hanson Brothers), Kristy-Lee Audette (Rong), and Colin MacRae (Pigment Vehicle) to flesh it all out.

On this night we got a double dose of Dead. Dead Bob headlined and Dead Pioneers opened up.  Fun night.  Cool setlist with a lot of NMN songs, and songs from live band memebers mixed in with the new Dead Bob material.  Sounds pretty good too.  Enjoy.


Dead Bob

HQ 
Denver CO (USA)
2024-12-03

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 C - SP-SPSB-1 - M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (85:06.55)

01 Some Bodies (NoMeansNo)
02 Just Breathe
03 Party of One
04 That Was Too Easy
05 You're Paying for Your Body Now (D.O.A.)
06 White Stone Eyes
 - Epic Suite -
07 Welcome Mat (Invasives)
08 Population Zero (Invasives)
09 Bitter Suite (Rong)
10 The Fall (NoMeansNo)
11 No Tomorrows
12 - interlude -
13 Maybe It Came at the Wrong Time (Ford Pier)
14 One of You
15 Dead Souls (NoMeansNo)
16 - band intros -
17 Life Like
18 Dead Bob (NoMeansNo)
19 - encore -
20  Make Believe World
21  Slowly Melting (NoMeansNo)


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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Black Lamb @ 15th Street Tavern, Denver CO, 2002-06-01

 

Black Lamb is a Denver band I saw a lot in the aughts.  Still friends with some of the guys.  So it was sad to hear of the passing of Andy Pfeffer their bass player and founding member.  He was my age too so kind of terrifying.  Great hard rock / desert rock / stoner rock / Rock n Roll.  

This was a set from the long gone but not forgotten Denver dive bar 15th Street Tavern in 2002.  Black Lamb and Crimson Haybailer opened up for Lost Goat.  Hell of a show.  Pretty decent sound on this one I think.  A few tech issues with vocals at the start but minor.  I can feel my shoes sticking to the 15th St's floor listening to this.  Enjoy.


Black Lamb

15th Street Tavern
Denver CO (USA)
2002-06-01

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 (Analog) - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Time: (47:21.62)  

01 Born & Razed
02 Muddy River Bottom Girl
03 Primer Nova
04 Walk With Me
05 Pillar Of Salt
06 Queen Separator
07 Gutter Baby
08 Morning Star

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Friday, August 22, 2025

Green Milk From the Planet Orange @ The Black Heart, London UK, 2025-05-17




Here is another set from Desert Fest London 2025.  This time Japanese band Green Milk From the Planet Orange.  This band checks too of my boxes.  Go see bands that you have never seen and might not ever given a chance and go see bands that traveled a long way to where they are playing.

I knew nothing about this band other than what I read on the Desert Fest site.  Sounded interesting to me and I managed to get up in the the tiny show room about the bar at The Black Heart.  I wouldn't say I really saw then though as they mostly played seated on that short stage.  Was a cool experience and funny enough I ran into them at the airport when I was leaving London.  Nice folks.

They play a heavy fast progressive rock.  It gets a little spaced out sometimes.  They were loud. 

Support independent music and bands from all over the world anyway you can. Enjoy.


Green Milk From the Planet Orange 

Desert Fest London
The Black Heart
London England
2025-05-17

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Run time: (56:34.66)

01 Memories
02 Stardust
03 Shining
04 Tragedy Overground





 
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Friday, August 15, 2025

Meat Puppets @ Mammoth Events Center, Denver CO, 1995-12-10

 


Another MarcR DAT recordings.  This time the Meat Puppets opening up for Primus at the Mammoth in Denver back in 1995.  This is just the last part of their set.  Pretty great 23 minutes.  Enjoy.

Meat Puppets

Mammoth Events Center
Denver CO (USA)
1995-12-10
No Joke Tour
partial recording of set

Recorded: MarcR
Transferred and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: MarcR binaural mics - D7 - DAT
Transfer: DAT - D100 - Oade Digi I/O-A - DAC - AAE-9 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (23:44.08)

01 Oh,Me
02 Poison Arrow
03 Inflatable
04 Lake Of Fire
05 Up On The Sun



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Thursday, August 14, 2025

The Reverend Horton Heat @ Mammoth Events Center. Denver CO, 1995-09-12

 


Here is another MarcR tape.  This time a 1995 set from The Reverend Horton Heat at the Mammoth Event Center (aka now the Fillmore) in Denver.  This was part of a bonkers show line up with a headlining Violent Fems, Morphine, Supersuckers, and Hagfish.   Wow!

Marc had to have recorded this in the balcony.  Around this time the stage was on the East side of the building.  Very little crowd noise or chatter. Nice capture all around.  The best era of RHH for me. I didn't go to this show but I saw them a bunch from 95 forward.  Enjoy.



Reverend Horton Heat

Mammoth Events Center
Denver CO (USA)
1995-09-12

Recorded: MarcR
Transferred and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: MarcR binaural mics - D7 > DAT
Transfer: DAT - D100 - Oade Digi I/O-A - DAC - AAE-9 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (55:13.07)

01 Forbidden Jungle
02 Slow
03 Now, Right Now
04 Big Sky
05 Baddest of the Bad
06 One Time for Me
07 Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
08 Five-O Ford
09 Slingshot
10 Spell on Me
11 Wiggle Stick
12 400 Bucks
13 Big Red Rocket Of Love
14 Marijuana
15 I Can't Surf
16 Jonny Quest (Hanna and Barbera)
17 Stop That Pigeon (Hanna and Barbera)
18 Psychobilly Freakout


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Monday, August 11, 2025

Conan @ Skylark Lounge, Denver CO, 2024-03-31


 

I saw Conan at Desert Fest London this year.  They played at the famous Roundhouse in Camden.  Legendary venue and it was cool to see a show there.  But the Roundhouse is literally an a giant brick and steel former train repair depot.  I don't know how Jimi Hendrix or the Ramones sounded in there but it wasn't ready for Conan's caveman battle doom.  My recording of that isn't going to see the light of day.

My first time seeing Conan was here in Denver at one of my locals in 2024.  The Skylark Tavern / Bobcat Club.  It was loud as hell but sounded pretty good to me.  They barely ever book metal bands here either so it was kind of special to see them here.  I don't think they had been to Denver since 2019 either so this was a must see show for me.  Enjoy.


Conan

Skylark Lounge - Bobcat Club
Denver CO (USA)
2024-03-31

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 C - SP-SPSB-1 - M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (68:11.46)

01 Equilibrium of Mankind
02 Prosper on the Path
03 Hawk as Weapon
04 Satsumo
05 Levitation Hoax
06 Ritual of Anonymity
07 Gravity Chasm
08 Volt Thrower
09 Revengeance
10 Foehammer
11 Paincantation
12 Invinciblade
13 Grim Tormentor



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Friday, August 8, 2025

Avon @ The Underworld, London UK, 2025-05-17

 


Maybe the most "desert" thing I saw at Desert Fest London was getting the chance to see desert rock legend Alfredo Hernandez play drum with two bands back to back.  He was a member of Kyuss, Yawning Man, Queens Of The Stone Age, and lots of others.  Don't get much more desert rock than that.  He played with UK instrumental band Sons of Alpha Centauri and then with his band Avon.  Which is named after a QOTSA song.

We got a nice set of their originals and 3 QOTSA and 1 Kyuss covers.  Good times.  Sounds like they have a new album coming out soon.  Be on the look out if your a fan of this genre.  Enjoy.


Avon

Desert Fest London
The Underworld
London England
2025-05-17

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (47:21.36)

01 - intro - 
02 Black On Sunshine
03 Mad Marco
04 Awkward
05 Avon (QOTSA)
06 Everyone For Themselves
07 Never In A Million Years
08 Six Wheeled Action Man Tank
09 Infinity (QOTSA)
10 Smash Em Down
11 Regular John (QOTSA) 
12 Red Barn
13 Flip The Phase (Kyuss)




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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Bobbie Dazzle @ The Underworld, London UK, 2025-05-18




Another Desert Fest set.  Bobbie Dazzle live at The Underworld in Camden town London.  They are a straight up, powerhouse, UK glam rock band.  In the vein of Sweet, Slade, and Bowie.  They were the 1st band of the day on the last day of the fest.  A bit of  odd band out for sure in a fest full of Doom and Doom adjacent bands.  But fun as hell and a great way to get it going I thought.

I must have heard of them because they are on Rise Above Records.   Rise Above is a long running heavy music label out of the UK started by the legendary Lee Dorrian. Founding member of Napalm Death and Cathedral.  I was bummed I didn't make it to his record store on my visit.  I figured if he was giving it the stamp of approval I should put Bobbie Dazzle on my must see list.  

Glad I did.  It was a real good time.  Big stage rock in a smallish room always rules.  Sounds like they are on the way up from here with gigs opening for ELO and Alice Cooper.  Fun stuff and I think this turned out pretty nice.  Enjoy.


Bobbie Dazzle

Desert Fest London
The Underworld
London England
2025-05-18

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (41:51.13)

01 Flowers on Mars
02 Merry Go Round
03 Revolution!!!
04 It’s Electric
05 Antique Time Machine
06 Lady on Fire
07 Back to the City
08 Watch Out
09 Lightning Fantasy



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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Årabrot @ The Underworld, London UK, 2025-05-16

 









Here is another set from Desert Fest London.  I tried to pick bands to see that I was unfamiliar with and bands that I didn't think I would get a change to see again anytime soon.  Årabrot from Norway fit that bill.  Årabrot get called noise rock.  That is a pretty wide umbrella which I guess they fit under.  A this show the main guy Kjetil Nernes said "we play dirty ugly rock n roll".

It's always fun to see a band you have never seen before and are mostly in the dark about blow you away.  That was the case on this day.  I enjoyed it so much I picked up 2 of their releases on vinyl and am looking forward to their new album at the end of August.

Pretty good sound on this and good setlist spanning their most recent work.  We got T-Rex and Lee Hazelwood / Nancy Sinatra covers for good measure.  100% would see this band live again given the chance.  Enjoy.




Årabrot

Desert Fest London
The Underworld
London England
2025-05-16

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: M10
Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 
Run time: (52:18.71)

01 Hangman's House
02 Fire!
03 Maldoror's Love
04 Kinks Of The Heart
05 The World Must Be Destroyed
06 The Satantango
07 Lightning's Girl (Nancy Sinatra)
08 Children of the Revolution (T-Rex)
09 We Want Blood
10 Of Darkness And Light


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