Armchair Martian @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2008-06-05

I only saw Armchair Martian a couple times and this was one of them.  They were part of an amazing bill on this night with The Nobodys, a Chad Price solo set, and Drag The River at Three Kings Tavern back in June of 2008.  This show was Jon Snodgrass, Paul Rucker on drums and  Miguel Barron on bass.

Good sound on this one and a setlist of almost every Armchair song you would want to hear.  I had totally forgotten that they ended with a cover of a Tubeway Army song too.  This must have been a hell of a night. No doubt a party and 18 years ago so I have no specific memories of this other than that I was there.  A fun set to revisit.  Enjoy.

Armchair Martian

Three Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA) 

2008-06-05

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: JB3 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (43:28.41)

01 Feets

02 Grey Suits

03 Not Fine

04 Losin' Letters

05 Son Of Jeff

06 The Saddest Chord (DEMINER)

07 Retardent

08 17 Years

09 Swingin’ with Jesus

10 Tomorrow's Over

11 Xenophobe

12 Strangers

13 Barely Passing

14 Listen To The Sirens (Tubeway Army)

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Buckethead @ Gothic Theatre, Englewood CO, 2025-06-05

 

Here is a pretty recent recording.  This time from my friend Ramiro.  He made a nice capture of Buckethead at the Gothic back in June of 2025. He shared it with me to share with y'all.

I've never seen Buckethead myself but have been aware of him since his weird long fingered picture in an 80s guitar magazine.  Google it.  He's a shredder and there is lots of shredding happening.

Sounds nice too.  Enjoy.

Buckethead

Gothic Theatre

Englewood CO (USA)

2025-06-05

Recorded: Ramiro Gonzalez

Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Tascam DR-05

Transfer: Tascam DR-05 - ? - FLAC

01 Big Sur Moon

02 One Man Party

03 Maskatron Roper Day of the Robot

04 Fountains of the Forgotten

05 Night of the Slunk

06 Domain of the Air

07 Dancing Soul

08 Gory Head Stump 2006 - The Pageant of the Slunks

09 War Pigs (Black Sabbath)

10 The Interworld and the New Innocence

11 Unknown I (with COB on Guitar)

12 Unknown II (with COB on Guitar)

13 Sky Turned Blue (with COB on Guitar)

14 Buckethead's Toy Store (with Giant Robot)

15 Jordan

16 Fogray

17 Warm Your Ancestors

18 Jowls Medley

19 Flare

20 Echo Song

21 Meta Matic

22 Botnus

23 Soothsayer

24 Outro

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Camarosmith, Colorado Invasion 2002, September 28th and 29th

Camarosmith from Seattle Washington was formed by Don E. Paycheck and Jeff Matz while Zeke was broken up / on hiatus after 2001. The were joined by Chris Johnsen, Pat Brown, & Ben Rew and the toured a bunch for a couple years.  Zeke got back together and eventually Jeff joined High on Fire.

They play stadium rock n roll with some swagger.  Donny and Jeff really click as a rhythm section and the guitarists rip.  A solid set of original songs and a choice Judas Priest cover.  The Denver set is an nice audience recording and the Ft Collins is a ok board mix.  Both are a fun listen.  Enjoy.

Camarosmith

15th Street Tavern

Denver CO (USA) 

2002-09-28

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: CSBs - Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 - AAE-9 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC

01 Alright

02 SOS

03 714

04 Corrupt

05 Time Around

06 Sellout

07 Heading Out To The Highway (Judas Priest)

08 This Need

09 Choker

10 Running Free

The Starlight

Ft Collins CO (USA)

2002-09-29

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD - Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 - AAE-9 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC

11 Alright

12 SOS

13 714

14 Corrupt

15 Time Around

16 Sellout

17 Heading Out To The Highway (Judas Priest)

18 Running Free

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Spiritualized @ Mercury Cafe, Denver CO, 1995-10-25

I was looking through what is left of the unposted MarcR archive I have and this Spiritualized show stood out.  And recently news of the Mercury Cafe, now The Pearl, was closing and then it was seized by the city for back taxes.  Sounds like the owner was either unscrupulous or incompetent.   Hopefully all that gets worked out and it ends up under better stewardship.  The spot is a Denver institution going back to the 80s.

I was going to post this show awhile ago but I did some basic looking around and it seemed that it had been shared.  While revisiting it I found that there is a reference to a audience recording existing on a fan site but no source info or links to a recording.  So this must have been traded some on DAT I imagine but no one is sharing it presently so here it is.

Sound is pretty good just like most of Marc's recordings.  Crowd is a bit chatty in spots but not terribly so.  All round fun listen.  Enjoy.

Spiritualized

Mercury Cafe

Denver CO (USA)

1995-10-25

Recorded: MarcR

Transferred and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MarcR binaural mics > D7

Transfer: DAT master - D100 - Oade Digi I/O-A - DAC - AAE-9 - Audition - CDWave - FLAC

Time: (93:44.23)

01 Pure Phase Intro

02 Cop Shoot Cop...

03 Shine A Light

04 Electric Mainline

05 Lay Back In The Sun

06 Electricity

07 Come Together

08 Take Your Time

09 All Of My Tears

10 Walking With Jesus (Spacemen 3)

11 Medication

12 Take Me To The Other Side (Spacemen 3)

13 These Blues

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Spiritual Cramp @ Marquis Theatre, Denver CO, 2026-03-13

 

Here is a fresh one.  Fantastic punk rock n roll band out of San Francisco Spiritual Cramp.  I first heard these guys when I saw them open up for Militarie Gun in 2023.  I picked up the set titled album and listened to the hell out of it.  Caught them again at Punk Rock Bowling in 2025.  Fun to see them again on a smaller stage in 2026.  Not for long I imagine.  They have a big rock sound and are going places.

Great setlist, fun banter, good sound.  Enjoy.

Spiritual Cramp

Marquis Theatre

Denver CO (USA)

2026-03-13

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Sony A10

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

Time: (57:21.72)

01 Go Back Home

02 Blowback

03 Slick Rick

04 Automatic

05 At My Funeral

06 Young Offenders

07 Addict

08 - interlude -

09 You've Got My Number

10 Herbert's on Holiday

11 Tenderloin

12 850 Bryant

13 I Feel Bad Bein' Me

14 Upset Stomach

15 Dog in a Cage

16 The Ice Age Isn't Fucking Coming

17 Jerk It Out (Caesars)

18 Talkin' on the Internet

19 Better Off This Way

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Early Man @ Larimer Lounge, Denver CO, 2005-11-06

 Here is a 2005 Early Man show at the Larimer Lounge.  They were/are Mike Conte's heavy metal thrash band active mostly in the aughts.  On this night they were touring behind their album "Closing In" that got released on Matador.  Who doesn't put out much heavy stuff.  I really like that album and the EP.  I need to check out the post 2010 stuff.  The dude can riff.

Guitars sound really big on this and vocals are lost a bit.  Mike informs the crowd he is "sick as a dog" and that no doubt effected his voice.  Some songs he sounds good.  Short and sweet.  Enjoy.

Early Man

Larimer Lounge

Denver CO (USA)

2005-11-06

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: AT933 - SP-SPSB-1 - JB3 

Transfer: JB3 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (29:20.48)

01 Fight

02 Feeding Frenzy

03 Fist Shaker

04 The Undertaker Is Calling You

05 Evil Is

06 - encore -

07 Death Is The Answer

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Green Day @ Double Diamond, Aspen CO, 2002-01-19

 

Here is another Jim Hucks capture.  He pro shot this at the 2002 Winter X Games in Aspen CO.  Link to his video at the bottom of the post. He shared with me the 24/48 audio track which is what I am presenting today.  Thanks Jim!  

Pretty crazy for Green Day to be playing such a small venue in 2002.  This was a private invite only  show for X Games sponsors and athletes. They would have been at the end of the tour cycle for their 2000 album Warning.  Fun, off the cuff, song selection and a nice cover song medley.  Sounds and looks like it was a fun show.  Audio is really nice they seem in really good spirits.  Sadly the recording ends before the last 3 songs of the night.  Stellar capture otherwise.  Enjoy.

Green Day

Double Diamond

Aspen CO (USA)

2002-01-19

Recorded by: Jim Hucks

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD - ? - aiff - WAV

Transfer: WAV - Adobe Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Run time: (30:01.14)

01 All by Myself

02 Dominated Love Slave

03 Welcome to Paradise

04 Longview

05 Brain Stew

06 Jaded

07 Geek Stink Breath

08 Surrender (Cheap Trick)

09 Back in Black (AC/DC)

10 Master of Puppets (Metallica)

11 Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

12 Blood, Sex and Booze

13 Hitchin' a Ride

   

* played on this night but not on this recording

14 She

15 When I Come Around

16 Basket Case

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