Black Lamb @ Bluebird, Denver CO, 2002-10-31

I'm going to wrap up the October posts with a show I saw on Halloween.  With as many shows as I have seen and recorded I was thinking there had to be a few that I recorded on 10/31 but it turns out I only have one.

Back in 2002 I caught Black Lamb, Bleed, and Zen Guerrilla at the Bluebird on a cold Halloween night.   I had seen Zen Guerrilla before an thought they were killer but on this night it was a bit of a train wreck.  I don't think I will be sharing that one with the wider world.  I don't remember a thing about Bleed so I decided to post a long time favorite of mine Black Lamb.  

Listening back to this I think the stole the show.  They were sounding tight and heavy.  Looking good in their rock star Halloween costumes.  Riffs upon riffs upon riffs.  Black Lamb was top of their class in Denver hard rock back then.  So good.

So here is their Halloween set from 2002 that me and my friend Chapper recorded.  Enjoy.

Black Lamb

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2002-10-31

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx & Chapper

Source: Microtech Gefell m300s > Sonosax SX-M2 > DAT D7 > Sharp 722 MD

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

Time: (42:38.42)

01 Born and Razed

02 Muddy River Bottom Girl

03 Primer Nova

04 - band intro -

05 Fool's Gold

06 - interlude -

07 Walk With Me

08 Widowmaker

09 Pillar Of Salt

10 - interlude -

11 Today

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R.I.P. @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2017-06-16

Here is another perfect band for my October theme.  R.I.P. from Portland OR.  I guess it's doom metal but it leans into NWOBHM sounds a bit too.  They are one of those bands who while being serious about what they are doing they don't take themselves too seriously as to drain all the fun out of it.

When they came on stage at this show the singer comes on stage and says "We're R.I.P., We came down from Portland to dig your fucking grave!!"  He has a big scythe for a mic stand.  They all dress the metal part.  Heavy catchy songs about going to hell, caskets, graves, street drugs, and black leather.

Live they are a lot of fun.  This was my first time seeing them back in the summer of 2017 at the Electric Funeral Fest.  They came back again the next year too.  

As always if you dig this go support the artists I post on here and lets help keep independent music alive for the future when we can go out and see shows again together.  R.I.P. have a great new album out called Dead End on Riding Easy Records.  Go pick that shit up.  It's fucking rad.

R.I.P.

Electric Funeral Fest 2017

Hi Dive

Denver CO

2017-06-16

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source : MBHO KA-200N > Niaant IPAs > M10

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

Time: (31:25.00)

01 Brimstone

02 The Casket

03 Tremble

04 Street Reaper

05 In The Wind

06 Black Leather

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Zillion Dollar Sadists @ Larimer Lounge, Denver CO, 2004-10-30

 

Looking for shows for my October theme this one popped up.  I don't think I have any shows actually recorded on Halloween so this is as close as it gets.

This was a fun night with a bunch of friends 16 years ago.  Man time flies.

It's a little bit off the rails but like I said I thought it was a fun listen upon revisiting it.  Good sing alongs to all your favorite death punk songs.  Enjoy.

Zillion Dollar Sadists

Larimer Lounge

Denver CO (USA)

2004-10-30

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD > ? minidisc

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

Time: (46:14.04) 

01 The Age Of Pamparius (fades in)

02 Locked Down

03 - interlude -

04 The Midnight NAMBLA

05 Just Flesh

06 - interlude -

07 Zillion Dollar Sadist

08 - interlude -

09 Back To Dungaree High

10 - interlude -

11 Drenched In Blood

12 - interlude -

13 Good Head

14 American Band (tease)

15 Selfdestructo Bust

16 - interlude -

17 Get It On

18 - interlude -

19 Denim Demon

20 Prince Of The Rodeo

21 I Got Erection

22 The Age Of Pamparius *

23 Wipe It 'Til It Bleeds *

* Bonus tracks from a 2003 Halloween show.

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Immortal Lee County Killers @ Larimer Lounge, Denver CO, 2003-08-01

Immortal Lee County Killers is a duo fronted by Chet Weise who was the front man for the fantastic band The Quadrajets.  ILCK play in more of a punk blues style then the more rock n roll Quadrajets.

Any of their records are worth searching out but The Essential Fucked Up Blues and Love Is A Charm Of Powerful Trouble are standouts.

At this show Chet was join by J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins on drums.

I've sat on this recording for years because right after the show I took a listen and it was full of drop outs and glitches and a shelved it.  Listening back recently I discovered that while a fair portion was ruined there a good 40 minutes of solid stuff.

It's a hot sounding soundboard mix in the best possible way.  Besides their originals their tackle some John Lee Hooker, Leadbelly, and R.L. Burnside songs as well.  Killer stuff.  Enjoy.

Immortal Lee County Killers

Larimer Lounge

Denver CO (USA)

2003-08-01

Incomplete recording

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD > ? minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > UAC222 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC > MP3

Time: (39:53.58) 

01 Said I'd Find My Way

02 Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (John Lee Hooker)

03 Don't Nothing Hurt Me Like My Back and Side

04 I Ain't Going Down To The Well No More (Leadbelly) 

05 Robert Johnson

06 Shitcanned Again

07 Goin' Down South (R.L. Burnside)

08 She Likes It

09 Let's Get Killed

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Dead Kennedys, Regis College, Denver CO, 1985-10-28

This recording of the Dead Kennedys at Regis College has made the rounds.  Probably since the the late 80s in tape trading circles.  The original taper remains unknown as far as I know.  Maybe one of you old school Denver people know.  

On a cursory search I see that it has even made it onto a bootleg vinyl LP.  Other music blogs have it posted, it's on Youtube.  Not hard to find.    I corrected some of the right and left channel balance and cleaned up a few spots and tracked it correctly.  Most versions I've seen out there combine A Child and His Lawnmower & Kill The Poor.  

It's a nice soundboard mix with East Bay Ray's guitar way up in the mix.  Nice clear vocals too.

Jello is full of piss and vinegar and goes on several long spiels.  Being from Colorado himself he talks about the nerve gas at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.  Talks shit about suburbs name checking Thornton and Apple Meadows in particular.   Classic ear DKs.  Fun stuff. Enjoy.

Dead Kennedys

Regis College

Denver CO (USA)

1985-10-28

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

FLAC Source: zootype torrent May 2016

Original Source: Soundboard > unknown PCM deck

Source Lineage: PCM master > unknown generation DATclone > FLAC

Source Transfer: DA20 > Dio2496 > CoolEditPro > FLAC frontend > FLAC

Time (65:26.10)

01 (fades in) Gone With My Mind

02 This Could Be Anywhere

03 Soup is Good Food

04 Chemical Warfare

05 When 'Ya Get Drafted

06 The Man With the Dogs

07 I Am The Owl

08 Too Drunk to Fuck

09 A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch

10 Buzzbomb

11 MTV - Get Off the Air

12 Winnebago Warrior

13 We've Got a Bigger Problem Now

14 - encore -

15 Stars and Stripes of Corruption

16 - encore 2 -

17 A Child and His Lawnmower

18 Kill The Poor

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Acid Witch @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2019-06-14

When I thought about posting a bunch of spooky and creepy bands for October.  This Acid Witch set was one of the first that came to mind.  Hailing from Detroit and making fun creepy metal since 2007.  Right out gate their intro tape is an old school PSA about the hidden dangers of Halloween.

Lots of good songs with a fun tongue in cheek attitude that goes a long way.  Metal doesn't always have to be so grim and serious.  This was my first time catching these guys live.  I would definitely check them out again someday.

Nice sounding set I think.  The band complains about something feeding back onstage but I can't hear it on the recording.  Enjoy.

Acid Witch

Electric Funeral Fest IV

3 Kings Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2019-06-14

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

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

Run time: (39:19.63)

01 - Scare tape intro -

02 Mr. Beistle

03 Witchfynder Finder

04 Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)

05 Evil

06 Live Forever

07 Cheap Gore

08 Metal Movie Marijuana Massacre Meltdown

09 Mutilation Mansion

10 Sabbath of the Undead

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BlöödHag @ 3 Kings Tavern, Denver CO, 2008-05-06

BlöödHag was from Seattle Washington and played what they called "Edu-core" aka Death Metal.  All of their songs were about authors of science fiction and fantasy books.   They dressed like librarians and did tours of libraries on occasion.  They were a band from 1996-2010 with a bunch of great releases.

This Tuesday night Denver show was ridiculously under attended.  Maybe 20-30 people in Three Kings that night.  Y'all missed out because it was super fun.  All of their under 2 minute long death metal songs were proceeded with a bio or story of each author they played a songs about.  They heckled the crowd back when they got heckled.  They threw books at us.  They had some encore songs written down on their setlist but sadly we did get blessed with an encore.  Good times. Enjoy.

BlöödHag

3 Kings Tavern

Denver, CO (USA)

2008-05-06

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: JB3 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (36:47.46)

01 - Lewis Carroll intro -

02 Lewis Carroll

03 - Phillip Pullman intro -

04 Phillip Pullman

05 - Daniel Pinkwater intro -

06 Daniel Pinkwater

07 - Roald Dahl intro -

08 Roald Dahl

09 - Douglas Adams intro -

10 Douglas Adams

11 - Orson Scott Card intro -

12 Orson Scott Card

13 - Anne McCaffery intro -

14 Anne McCaffery

15 - William S Burroughs intro -

16 William S Burroughs

17 - Jack Womack intro -

18 Jack Womack

19 - Bruce Sterling intro -

20 Bruce Sterling

21 - Anthony Burgess intro -

22 Anthony Burgess

23 - Michael Swanwick intro -

24 Michael Swanwick

25 - outro -

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Orange Goblin @ 15th St Tavern, Denver CO, 2002-05-19

Scary October continues with another 15th St Tavern show.  

Today it is frightening Orange Goblin on tour for their 2002 release Coup De Grace.  Their first time in Denver Colorado and the crowd showed them much love.  Joined by tour mates Alabama Thunder Pussy and local heavyweights Black Lamb.

Sadly I missed this show but sometime in the early aughts I got given this show on CDR by someone I can't recall.  So I didn't record this and who gave it to me is lost to the sands of time.  If it was you drop me a line and refresh my memory.  It had to have been someone in town so thanks for making such a nice recording.  Not sure where you set up the mics but they stayed in one fixed position throughout.

In between songs there is plenty of that old 15th St atmosphere but during the songs it must have been frighteningly loud because all you can hear is the band while they are playing.  Clear vocals and lots of hi hat.   Enjoy.

Orange Goblin

15th Street Tavern

Denver CO (USA)

2002-05-19

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Recorded by ?

Source: ? > CDR

Transfer: CDR > Audition > CDWave > FLAC > MP3

Time: (51:36.52)  

01 Scorpionica

02 Solarisphere

03 Rage of Angels

04 Whiskey Leech

05 Aquatic Fanatic

06 Monkey Panic

07 Turbo Effalunt (Elephant)

08 Getting High on the Bad Times

09 King of the Hornets

10 Quincy the Pigboy

11 Red Web

12 Your World Will Hate This

13 Blue Snow

14 We Bite (Misfits)

15 Freelance Fiend (Leaf Hound)

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Dead Low Tide @ 15th St Tavern, Denver CO, 2002-06-18

Spooky October continues with Dead Low Tide.   What's scarier than the Dead?  Well the 15th Street Tavern's floor and bathrooms were scarier for sure.

Dead Low Tide was Spencer Moody, Cody Willis, and Nate Manny's post Murder City Devils band. Joined by Mike Kunka from God Head Silo and Enemymine.  Mike also recorded an album with the Melvins back in 1999 and never saw the light of day until 2016.  Hell of a band line up.

Dead Low Tide was more post punk than the 70's punk Stooges worship that the Murder City Devils were doing.  Just as interesting in my mind.

Dead Low Tide only put out 7 inch single and then one full length album.  The album didn't come out until they were already split up.   

I remember being super stoked about this show and I think this recording turned out really nice.  I have another set of their from when the opened up for Sparta later in the year.  I might try to get that one up a some point.  Enjoy.

Dead Low Tide

15th Street Tavern

Denver, CO (USA)

2002-06-18

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 (Analog) > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (29:56.18)  

01 Ill Eagle

02 Navy Buttons

03 Blues Come Easy

04 Lazer Lazer Lazer Love

05 Shake & Slide

06 White Flag

07 Barrel Vault

08 Vivain Girls

09 Don't Mind If I Do

10 Sideways Machine

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City Hunter @ GLOB, Denver CO, 2014-08-30

Here is another scary show for October.   City Hunter is a Denver metal/hardcore band that is horror, slasher movie, themed.  They times I've seen them they play in low light for extra effect.  Once I saw them in the creep Hi Dive basement.  This show was at GLOB opening up for Iron Lung.

Very few live bands maintain the ability to actually frighten people these days.  At this show it started of with a quite kind of ambient slow metallic build before launching into the furious hardcore.  Towards the end of the set a masked individual sprang up from where he was crouched behind the drums and rushed through the crowd looking like a manic and then curled up in a back corner.  It legitimately scared people at the show.  After the initial shock people were actually concerned for the guys well being.  Fun night.

City Hunter

GLOB
Denver CO (USA)
2014-08-30

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 >SP-SPSB-1 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC 
Run time: (14:51)

01 - full set -

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Nekromantix @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-02-18

 

How about a run of spooky shows for October.  1st up the Nekromantix from Denmark.  They were opening up for Tiger Army at this show.

I remember I had to go to a work event or parent teacher conference after work hours and was wearing some "business casual" cloths to this show.  With my long hair down.  Some guy dressed like Howdy Doody walked up to me, looked me up and down, and incredulously asked me "why are you here".  To which I replied "fucking Nekromantix dude".  He just walked off.  Love me some Psychobilly.  Have for a long time.  But never felt compelled to dress the part. 

Perfect length opening set.  Good song choices.  Enjoy.

Nekromantix

The Bluebird

Denver CO (USA) 

2002-02-18

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (42:05.27) 

01 Nice Day for a Resurrection

02 Devil Smile

03 Bloody Holiday

04 Gargoyles Over Copenhagen

05 Hellbound

06 Who Killed The Cheerleader

07 Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend

08 Motorpsycho

09 Survive or Die

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Melvins @ Fox Theater, Boulder CO 1999-07-07

 

By 1999 I had seen the Melvins plenty of times.  But this was the first time I made a recording of them.

They were on tour for The Bootlicker album and had Kevin Rutmanis on bass for this run.  The set list is heavy on songs from this era but some old school chestnuts thrown in and their always stellar cover of The Wipers 'Youth Of America'.

As per usual with the Melvins there is not much stage banter.  But at the end Buzz spends a nice long time talking to the crowd, saying Boulder is one of the 3 points of the Bermuda Triangle of hippies (the other two being Eugene OR and San Francisco CA), talking shit about Ozzy using a teleprompter, good stuff.

The set closes with a killer 14 minute long version of Eye Flys and then Dale taunts the crowd for another 5 minutes of occasional drum pounding.  Ah the Melvins.

Enjoy.

Melvins 

Fox Theater

Boulder CO (USA)

1999-07-07

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (82:12.60) 

01 Manky

02 See How Pretty, See How Smart

03 amazon 

04 AMAZON

05 Let It All Be

06 Let God be your Gardener

07 Hog Leg

08 With Teeth

09 The Bit

10 The Bloat

11 Youth Of America (The Wipers)

12 Jew Boy Flower Head

13 - Buzz talks -

14 Eye Flys

15 - Dale Outro -

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