Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2008-12-19

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire was a Denver band from 2006-2013.  They played grindcore with some death metal and metalcore touches.  This was Ethan McCarthy's band before he formed Primitive Man.  On drums was J.P. Damron who also now plays in Ethan's band Vermin Womb.  Bass was Zach Harlan who is also in Vermin Womb.  Guitar by Ben Romsdahl.

I noticed recently that someone started a CTTTOAFF IG page and the hard to find album "Songs Of Ill Hope and Desperation" is available on bandcamp now.  So go check that out.  That inspired me to dig up this recording and get it posted.  

At this 2008 show CTTTOAFF opened a bill that also included Dead Speak, Enemy Reign, and Cephalic Carnage.  Wow!!  Hell of a show.   I had my mics mounted on the ceiling at Three Kings by this point so I think this sounds pretty good.  If your into this kind of thing.  Enjoy.

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA) 

2008-12-19

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - JB3 

Transfer: JB3 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (22:22.64)

01 - intro -

02 Loathing in the Key of A

03 Velveteen Walls

04 Turning Man Against His Brother Until Man Exists No More

05 Eyes Of Wolves, Flesh Of God

06 I Walked Away From The Human Race

07 Shat Out My Bones

08 Piss

09 Furnace In The Sky

10 Crossing The Gasoline Sea

11 Red Lamb

12 Black Ram

 

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Hot Snakes @ Oriental Theatre, Denver CO, 2019-09-05

 

Here is my capture of Hot Snakes at the Oriental Theatre in Denver CO back on September 5th 2019.  They were on tour for the magnificent album Jericho Sirens.  Amazing cross catalog setlist.

Sadly Hot Snakes last tour and last time in Denver.  Rick Froberg passed away unexpectedly in 2023.

From what I've read their might be an unreleased Hot Snakes album in the can that was close to finished before Rick's death.  So maybe that will see the light some day.  Enjoy.

Hot Snakes

Oriental Theatre

Denver CO (USA)

2019-09-05

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: AT933 - SP-SPSB-1 - M10

Transfer: M10 - USB - Adobe Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Run time: (67:00)

01 - intro -

02 If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit

03 Automatic Midnight

04 No Hands

05 10th Planet

06 I Hate the Kids

07 Gar Forgets His Insulin

08 XOX

09 - interlude -

10 Suicide Invoice

11 Why Don't it Sink In?

12 Six Wave Hold-Down

13 Death Camp Fantasy

14 LAX

15 I Need a Doctor

16 - band intros -

17 This Mystic Decade

18 - interlude 2 -

19 Think About Carbs

20 Having Another?

21 Jericho Sirens

22 Plenty for All

23 - encore -

24 Braintrust

25 Hi-Lites

26 Retrofit

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Ministry @ Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO, 2026-09-15

 

I've seen Ministry a bunch of times over the years since the 90s.  I think it's fair to say that it's been hit or miss.  Though they have definitely been on an up swing in recent years.  Good to see.  

This show was all hit for me.  Sounded good.  Interesting setlist and a surprise appearance by Paul Barker.  Enjoy.

Ministry

Red Rocks Amphitheater 

Morrison CO (USA)

2026-09-15

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Sony A10 - WAV 24-48

Transfer: Sony A10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC

Time: (66:55.63)

01 Reload

02 Crumbs

03 Dead Guy

04 Scarecrow

05 Lava

06 Filth Pig

07 Useless (with Paul Barker)

08 N.W.O.

09 Just One Fix

10 Stigmata

11 Thieves

12 Goddamn White Trash

13 Jesus Built My Hotrod

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Catherine Wheel @ Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, 1995-08-01

 

Today I'm featuring another MarcR recording from his DAT archive.  This time UK shoegaze / hard rock band Catherine Wheel.  Named for a medieval torture device and on tour for their 1995 album "Happy Days", they played the Bluebird Theatre in Denver Colorado on August 1st 1995.  Not a band I was very familiar with other than their hit "Black Metallic".  They stretch that number out to over 10 minutes on this night.

Good sound and not much chatter.  Enjoy.

Catherine Wheel

Bluebird Theatre

Denver CO (USA)

1995-08-01

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: (62:03.63)

01 - intro -

02 God Inside My Head

03 Receive

04 Heal

05 Kill Rhythm

06 Little Muscle

07 Judy Staring At The Sun

08 Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck

09 Black Metallic

10 Waydown

11 - encore -

12 Shocking

13 I Want To Touch You

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Old 97s @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2004-08-07

 

Here is an Old 97's show that I haven't shared before.  This show was part of the annual Triple A radio conference that was/is held at the Fox in Boulder every year.  They were on tour for the "Drag It Up" album this year.   They play a few songs from that and then some classics.  

I've been a big fan of these guys for a long time.  The are still at it today and putting out new music.

Nice sound on this one and I love they played "Dressing Room Walls"  Enjoy.

Old 97s

Fox Theatre

Boulder CO (USA)

2004-08-07

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: AT933 C - SP-SPSB-1 - Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 - UAC222 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (71:13.21)  

01 Murder (Or A Heart Attack)

02 Barrier Reef

03 The New Kid

04 Smokers

05 Lonely Holiday

06 Weightless

07 Doreen

08 Crash on the Barrelhead

09 Coahuila

10 Designs on You

11 King of All the World

12 W. TX Teardrops

13 Big Brown Eyes

14 Won't Be Home

15 4 Leaf Clover

16 - encore -

17 Dressing Room Walls

18 Rollerskate Skinny

19 Timebomb

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Acid Bath @ Red Rocks, Morrison CO, 2026-09-15

 

I totally missed the boat on these guys in the 90s.  I know I was aware of them but in that time you had to own a physical media to hear most anything underground.  After reading some of the press about their resurgence it sounds like CD distribution wasn't great and their management kind of screwed them over.  It wasn't until last year before their December Denver appearance that I really dug in and gave their material a good listen.  I'm sure I would have been into it had I heard it back in the day.

It can be really tough to get a nice recording at Red Rocks.  The wind will often make it sound not so good.  On this night we were blessed with almost perfect weather and getting there early I got a great place to record from.   This was a hell of a show with Cephalic Carnage, Windhand, Twin Tribes, & Ministy also on the bill.

This recording is a matrix of my recording and bluejane99's.  He did the work to combine these and I really like the result.  Enjoy.

Acid Bath

Red Rocks Amphitheater 

Morrison CO (USA)

2026-09-15

Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source 1

Recorded: bluejane99

Source: Olympus LS-P4 - wav

Location: 6th row, near center 

Source 2

Recorded: SxPxDxCx

Source: Sony A10 - wav

Location: center, next to sound booth 

Matrix by: bluejane99

Time: (61:51.33)

01 - intro - 

02 Tranquilized

03 Bleed Me an Ocean

04 Venus Blue

05 The Bones of Baby Dolls

06 Dead Girl (Agents of Oblivion)

07 The Mortician's Flame - Old Skin

08 New Death Sensation

09 Graveflower

10 Paegan Love Song

11 The Blue

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Red Fang @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2010-10-26

Today I present a Red Fang show from Three Kings Tavern back on October 26th 2010.  These guys just came through with the Sword and played a much larger venue.  Back in 2010 the just had their first self titled album, and a few tour EPs out.  At this show they did play a bunch of songs from the then upcoming album "Murder In The Mountains" that didn't come out until March of 2011.

Not sure why I never had shared this one.  Great setlist and good sound.  Enjoy.

Red Fang

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2010-10-26

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N - JK Labs DVC-V12 - JB3 

Transfer: JB3 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (47:15.59)

01 Sharks

02 Dirt Wizard

03 Malverde

04 Wires

05 Hank Is Dead

06 Throw Up

07 Good To Die

08 Humans Remain Human Remains

09 Bird On Fire

10 Painted Parade

11 Prehistoric Dog

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