Here is a fun double feature from right after the turn of the century. For a bunch of years near the baseball park in downtown Denver there was the LODO Music Fest. Always and interesting a diverse lineup. In 2003 it included Joan Osborne, X, Medeski Martin Wood, BoDeans, Dark Star Orchestra, Ohio Players, Rhett Miller, Steel Pulse, Blind Boys of Alabama, Radiators, Iguanas, Rob Base Kurtis Blow, Camper Van Beethoven.
They must have been cool with tapers because I recall my friend Tom flying his mics on a stand. Maybe we knew the sound person. Too long ago to remember. Tom recorded X & Rhett Miller from Old 97s that day. I bet he recorded Camper too. I need to see if I have that one. In the meantime here are sets from Rhett Miller and X.
There is a fun overlap between these two. On the Old 97's album 'Too Far To Care' Exene Cervenka from the band X sings on their song 'Four Leaf Clover'. About midway though Rhett's solo set on this day he expresses his love for the band X and covers X's song 'Dancing with Tears in My Eyes'. Two songs later Rhett is joined by Exene to sing 'Four Leaf Clover'. I was so thrilled. Still was listening back all these years later.
Rhett plays a nice mix of new solo album songs, Old 97s songs, and some fun covers.
X's set is all hits. As is every show they play. I'm a gigantic fan. They have announce that they are doing their last tour ever. Covering 2024 into 2025. I missed this years Denver show. I hope perhaps we might get one more chance in Denver. Fingers crossed. If not I got to see them lots and lots of times.
I had been wanting to share this stellar recording Tom made for awhile. Had a great time listening to this one and thinking about that time. Enjoy.
X
LODO Music Fest
Denver CO (USA)
2003-07-19
Recorded by: Tom Chaffin
Presented by: SxPxDxCx
Source: Microtech Gefell m300s - Sonosax SX-M2 - DAT
Transfer: DAT - ? - CDR - EAC - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (67:57.44)
01 - intro -
02 Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not
03 In This House That I Call Home
04 We're Desperate
05 I'm Coming Over
06 Riding With Mary
07 Sugarlight
08 Beyond and Back
09 Breathless (Otis Blackwell)
10 Los Angeles
11 The Unheard Music
12 The New World
13 The Once Over Twice
14 It's Who You Know
15 Nausea
16 Johny Hit and Run Paulene
17 True Love
18 Motel Room in My Bed
19 The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss
- encore -
20 The Hungry Wolf
21 Year 1
22 Soul Kitchen (The Doors)
- encore 2 -
23 Because I Do
24 Devil Doll
Rhett Miller
LODO Music Fest
Denver CO (USA)
2003-07-19
Recorded by: Tom Chaffin
Presented by: SxPxDxCx
Source: Microtech Gefell m300s - Sonosax SX-M2 - DAT
Transfer: DAT - ? - CDR - EAC - Audition - CDWave - FLAC
Time: (68:05.45)
01 - intro -
02 Bel Air
03 Melt Show
04 Things That Disappear
05 Curtain Calls
06 Point Shirley
07 Streets of Where I'm From
08 Hover
09 Question
10 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (X)
11 The El
12 Four Leaf Clover (W Exene Cervenka)
13 World Inside the World
14 Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
15 Rollerskate Skinny
16 Barrier Reef
17 Come Around
18 Big Brown Eyes
19 Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
20 Murder (Or a Heart Attack)
21 Doreen
22 Our Love
