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

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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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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

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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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Blood Incantation @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2013-07-20

 

Well the final and 25th UMS starts in Denver today.  What better way to celebrate than with another set from UMS past.  This time a band that I have love since this first time I saw them back in 2013.  Blood Incantation has been blowing up the last couple years.  The new album Absolute Elsewhere has been getting rave reviews and attracting non metal audiences to their sold out shows across the globe.  It has been awesome to see all their hard work over the years paying off for them.  So well deserved.

I've seen Blood Incantation play live lots of times since this show.  Recorded them a few of those times and even posted a show on here before.  At the end of last year I got a copy of their 1st cassette "Astral Spells" released as a 10 inch vinyl by Doomentia records.  In the liner notes there are two early interviews re printed and in one of them Paul mentions that they are getting ready to play their their 1st show ever at the UMS.    

It had been awhile and I don't always record sets at the UMS.  But I pulled up my spreadsheet to see and low and behold there it was.  They shared the stage with a lot of great bands on this day at Three Kings.  Battlespawn, Call Of The Void, Hi-Strung, IL CATTIVO, Panal S.A.DE C.V., Speedwolf, & Stoic Dissention.  This was a hell of a day at 3K.

Sound is pretty good on this I think.  I left off the first song due to technical difficulties.  Enjoy.

Blood Incantation

UMS

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2013-07-20

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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Time: (19:51.41)

           The Vth Tablet (Of Enûma Eliš) *

01 Obfuscating The Linear Threshold

02 Hovering Lifeless

03 Subterranean Aeon

04 Mephitic Effluvia

* played but not included due to technical difficulties

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Townies @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2023-07-28

Here is another set from UMS past.  This time the best (punk) band from Trinidad Colorado now or ever.  Townies!!!!   Live at the Hi Dive back in 2023.  They consists of Suzanne Magnuson: Vocals, Ben Gallagher: Bass, Curt Wallach: Guitar, & Fred Bohlander: Drums.  Curt and Suzanne have Denver roots with Hi Dive, Track Shack, Space In Time, and some other band activity.  Great folks.  They left Denver for Trinidad awhile ago but occasionally play a show here or at their place down south the Dad Lounge.

They play a classic punk rock styler with funny and political songs.  Fun stuff.  You can check out their two releases right here.  https://fuckingtownies.bandcamp.com/music

Enjoy!

Townies

UMS

Hi Dive

Denver CO (USA)

2023-07-28

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - M10 

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Time: (35:12.26)

01 Evil 2 Da Max

02 I Don't Like The Beatles

03 Just Show Up 'N' Take 'Em

04 Shit Beer (The Taints)

05 Not Tonight

06 Hooray!

07 Cop!

08 Tough Guy

09 Your Generation

10 Jazz Is For Assholes

11 Double Shot

12 I Don't Care About You (Fear)

13 Street Justice

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IL CATTIVO @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2013-07-20

Here is another UMS set.  This time from 2013 with Denver band IL CATTIVO preforming at Three Kings Tavern. Formed in 2009, the band was a fixture on the Denver scene, comprised of Brian Hagman , Matt Bellinger, Jed Kopp, Arj Narayan, and Matt Cavanaugh.  They played a heavy style of post punk, post metal, post whatever.  They killed it live.  

From the same day/night as the Speedwolf show I posted previously.  

What a great day of music that was. Enjoy.

IL CATTIVO

UMS

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2013-07-20

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - M10 

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Time: (41:31.13)

           

01 - Sid Pink intro -

02 The Unenviable Burden Of Her Beautiful Face

03 Thanatos, Anubis, and Baphomet Walk Into A Bar…

04 The Drugs Are Working

05 You Will Never See Us Coming

06 March First

07 (How To Assess Your) Damages

08 White Bodies

09 Betting Boy

10 Jesuit

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Tin Horn Prayer @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2011-07-23

Here is another show form UMS past.  This time Tin Horn Prayer live at Three Kings Tavern during the 2011 UMS.  Tin Horn Prayer was active from 2010ish to 2013.  They played a rootsy kind of train punk and were always a great time live.  They met a sad end with several members passing.  

You can still check out all their musical out put here.    https://tinhornprayer.bandcamp.com/

Pretty good sound on this and the band was relatively sober for this show as they mention at the beginning  Enjoy.  

Tin Horn Prayer

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2011-07-23

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Time: (37:13.41)

01 Better Living

02 Alls Well That Ends

03 Call A Priest

04 Crowbait

05 Memory

06 You Won't

07 Wretch

08 Crime Scene Cleanup Team

09 Fighting Sleep

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Speedwolf @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2013-07-20

 

Well with the announcement that this year is going to be the last Underground Music Fest in Denver.  This is also the 25th year for the UMS.  I've gone most years.  Certainly every years since 2007ish.  Living very near to all the venues they have it in certainly made it an easy one to attend for me.

They have said that they might come back in a different form someday.  We will see what happens I guess.  I'm going to miss it.  

I'm going to post a few sets from UMS across the years.  Today the mighty Speedwolf who headlined the UMS stage at Three Kings Tavern back in 2013.  It was always a lot of fun to see these guys.  They topped the bill of a mostly metal and heavy stage I recall.   Something that UMS doesn't always include.  In the last few years we might get 1 or 2 nods to metal.  

This is a fun set.  A little rough and rowdy!!  SPEED WITH THE WOLF!!!

Speedwolf

UMS

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2013-07-20

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > M10 

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Time: (38:10.58)

01 - Sid Pink intro -

02 I'm Begging Please

03 Speedwolf

04 Up All Night

05 The 1%er From Hell

06 Sign Of The Wolf

07 Never Twice

08 I Can't Die

09 Denver 666

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