Rocket From The Crypt @ Seven South, Denver CO, 1995-09-29

 

Today is post 665 on the way to post 666.  Here we have audio of the mighty Rocket From The Crypt live at Seven South (now the Hi Dive) in Denver Colorado on September 29th 1995.  Almost 30 years ago!!  This show was right before Scream Dracula Scream came out.  Arguable the height of their powers.  Look at the setlist.

Audio today was provided by my long time friend Jim Hucks.  He shot a ton of high quality video in the 90s and 00s.  Often with a board mix feed too.  That is what this is.  Sounds pretty good to me.  I only did some minor tweaks and edits too the file he sent me.

You can see Jim's up-close by the stage video of this show here.

https://youtu.be/-WfmGskIVPQ

Besides and amazing setlist Speedo has a lot to say and the banter is pretty funny.  Enjoy.

Rocket From The Crypt

Seven South

Denver CO (USA)

1995-09-29

Recorded by: Jim Hucks

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD - ? - aiff - WAV

Transfer: WAV - Adobe Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Run time: (46:55.69)

01 Pigeon Eater

02 French Guy

03 UFO, UFO, UFO

04 Light Me

05 A+ in Arson Class

06 Used

07 Boychucker

08 On a Rope

09 - interlude -

10 Middle

11 Born in '69

12 Don't Darlene

13 Lorna Doom

14 My Arrow's Aim

15 Glazed

16 Killy Kill

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White Drugs @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2023-08-12

 

Today is post 664 on the way to post 666.  Here is a band that I never thought I would see.  White Drugs from Denton TX.  I picked up their album "Gold Magic" back in 2010 based solely on the fact that it was on Amphetamine Reptile records.  I knew nothing about the band but AmRep is a hallmark of quality and I have rarely been disappointed with any of their releases that I own.  They rarely played shows and never put out another record so they faded from my memory a bit. 

This recording is from their appearance at the inaugural Ghost Canyon Fest here in Denver back in 2023. They just announce the lineup for the 2025 GCF and I'm excited to check it out for the 3rd year in a row.  In 2023 the band Hoaries were on the schedule to play.  I didn't do much if any research on the lineup that year  so I didn't know that Hoaries is Jeff Helund's post White Drugs band.  

Turned out that some of Hoaries band members couldn't make it to Denver.  So Jeff pivoted and had enough band mates to pull off a White Drugs set.  I think they played 2nd on this day too so many people might have missed it.  When I saw White Drugs listed on the door schedule I couldn't believe it was the same band.  But  sure enough it was. They even had some vinyl and shirts.  I was hella stoked.  

The setlist is a mix of songs from both albums and the deep cut "Muscle Be-atch".  They pack a lot in in 24 minutes.  Sounds pretty good too I think. Enjoy.

White Drugs

Hi Dive 

Denver CO (USA)

2023-08-12

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (24:17.03)

01 DMT

02 Black Wizard Gloaming 

03 Muscle Be-atch

04 I Hate Yr Face

05 Girlfriend For Sale

06 Denoument 

07 - interlude -

08 The Stinger

09 Dig a Hole

10 - interlude -

11 Hi-Way To Haiti 

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Beehive and The Barracudas @ Tulagi's, Boulder CO, 2002-08-26

 Today is post 663 on the way to post 666.  I recently found a used copy of Beehive & the Barracudas 2003 album "In Dark Love" at a great local shop in Denver called Drop To Pop.  I had for gotten how quirky and fun they were.  This recording is from the one time I saw them in 2002 at Tulagi's in Boulder Colorado.  They opened up for Hot Snakes.  What a great show.  

I hadn't really listened to this since I recorded it 23 years ago.  I finally checked it out briefly when I retransferred all my MD masters a year or so ago.  Hearing the album kicked me into gear though.  I went back and listened to all their albums.  Kind of in the vein of The Spits or The Briefs.  Punk rock but softer edged.  They call it Plastic Soul.  

Pretty nice sound on this and a killer setlist.  Funny stage banter though out and right before Whip Out My Pistol some jackass starts telling them they suck and the lead singer makes swift work of putting him in his place.  Fool didn't know who he was dealing with.  Enjoy.

Beehive and The Barracudas

Tulagi's

Boulder CO (USA)

2002-08-26

Recorded and Presented By: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's - Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (48:25.69) 

01 - Plastic Soul 101 warm up -

02 Times Are Changin'

03 Black Dove

04 Gospel Truth - Thirsty For Some Blood

05 From Here To A Resort

06 A Road In Sinaloa

07 Barracuda Stomp

08 Are You Queer?

09 Cooped Up Like A Slave

10 Ape-Soul

11 Maximum Detail

12 Whip Out My Pistol

13 Scat Noir Thriller

14 Preteen Sexfiend

15 My Ears Bleed

16 Deb's Purple Vein

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Denver Joe and the Lovesick Saddle Tramps @ Cricket on the Hill, Denver CO, 200X-XX-XX

 Today for post 662 on the way to post 666.  Denver Joe and the Lovesick Saddle Tramps live at the Cricket on the Hill in the mid aughts.  Thanks to Jake Norris for recording this and letting me share it.

If you're unfamiliar with Denver Joe.  Here is a pretty good place to get up to speed on this Denver legend.  The Denver publication Modern Drunkard had a profile on him long ago.  Check it out here.

Also photo credit above goes to MD as well.  

https://drunkard.com/denver-joe-vasquez-drink-up-and-be-somebody/

Joe passed away in 2018 and Westword did a profile on him as well

https://www.westword.com/music/denver-joe-legendary-cricket-on-the-hill-performer-dies-at-62

Joe and his band mates “Aunt” Lois and “Uncle” Dick Meis, played at the Capital Hill bar Cricket on the Hill for years and years.  The would play at Benders for awhile after the Cricket closed.  Joe was a salty old cuss on stage.  If you yelled  out a request he usually would let you have it.  He called me a dirty hippy once for saying "Garth Brooks sucks".  A Denver Joe show was part comedy act but he could really play as sing and Lois and Dick had a long music history and were stellar musicians.

He leans into the classic and outlaw country.  But on this night we got a country version of a Supremes song.  We think this show was around 05 or 06. He was drunken, vulgar & rude onstage but always a fun time.  Fun one to revisit.  Enjoy. 

Denver Joe and the Lovesick Saddle Tramps 

Cricket on the Hill

Denver CO (USA)

200X-XX-XX

Recorded: Jake Norris

Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD - MD

Transfer: MD - ? - MP3 - Audition - CDWave - MP3

Time: (58:50.54)

01 - intro -

02 Bloody Mary Morning (Willie Nelson)

03 They Call Me a Playboy (Buck Owens)

04 Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard)

05 - interlude -

06 Cocaine Blues (Johnny Cash)

07 Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (Jerry Lane)

08 Walkin' the Floor Over You (Ernest Tubb)

09 Mama Tried (Merle Haggard)

10 Santa Rosa (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

11 Pancho and Lefty (Willie Nelson)

12 Where Did Our Love Go (The Supremes)

13 It Won't Hurt (Dwight Yoakam)

14 Battle of New Orleans (Johnny Horton)

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Throw Rag@ Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, 2002-11-22

 

Here is the 6 of 13 posts on the way down to post 666.  The countdown continues.

I love Throw Rag and and anything Sean Wheeler is involved in.  I'm positive I had heard them by this point in the fall of 2002.  Desert Shores didn't drop until summer of 2003 but I know I had their split 7 inch with Tenderloin in the late 90s.   This was for sure my first time seeing the band.

I'm unsure on the microphones used.  It might have been my buddy Tom's Microtech Gefell m300s > Sonosax SX-M2 rig.  This kinds of sounds like it was recorded from a tall stand.  Either way I think this sounds pretty good with minimal crowd chatter.  Killer setlist too.  Enjoy

Throw Rag

Bluebird Theatre

Denver CO (USA)

2002-11-22

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: CSBs > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (38:07.69)

01 Bag Of Glue

02 Lady Boo

03 Race With The Devil

04 Hang Up

05 Please Don’t Touch (Johnny Kidd)

06 Table 4 3

07 Space Hump Me

08 Beware Of The Dog

09 Cock In My Pocket (The Stooges)

10 Mission’s Message

11 Demons In A Row

12 Beast In Me

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