Ghost @ The Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO 2012-01-27

Say, can you see the cross?
Inverted solemly
Symbol for the goat
Of a thousand young

Six Six Six

I haven't enjoyed a metal show this much in a long time.  If the music wasn't so hooky and good it might come of as ridiculous.  Well it's a little ridiculous but that's what makes it so fun.   I had high hopes that it would be a good show and they were more then met. 

Ghost

The Marquis Theatre
Denver, CO (USA)
2012-01-27

Taped and Transferred by SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 > SP-SPSB-1 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (52:05.65)

01. - intro -
02. Con Clavi Con Dio
03. Elizabeth
04. Prime Mover
05. - interlude -
06. Stand By Him
07. Death Knell
08. Satan Prayer
09. Genesis
10. Here Comes The Sun
11. Ritual

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Shane Sweeney and Micah Schnabel @ The 404, Denver, CO 2011-07-22

This show took place at iconic dive bar in Denver the 404.  In the time since this show happened the 404 has closed it's doors.  This show will remain one of my favorite memories of the place.
Micah and Shane both came to town for the UMS to promote their then unreleased solo albums.  Hence their sets are really heavy with that matierial.  Though Micah does pull out one Two Cow Garage song for the gathered crowd.  I was really pleased with how the recording came out but have been sitting on it to give the solo records some time to make a splash.  I hope you enjoy it.

Shane Sweeney & Micah Schnabel
(of Two Cow Garage)

The 404
Denver, CO
2011-07-22

Taped and Transferred by James Freeman
Source: AT933 > SP-SPSB-1 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC/MP3
Time: (69:01.18)

Shane Sweeney
01 Some Hope, Somewhere
02 The Owl
03 Natural Disaster (Loudon Wainwright III)
04 65 South
05 Promise Land Blues
06 Try Again Later
07 When I Am Empty
08 Yeah, Tonight
09 Bird On The Wire (Leonard Cohen)

Micah Schnabel
10 - intro -
11 Blame It On Geography
12 Choir Boys
13 Sid and Nancy
14 Ex's and O's
15 American Static
16 The Heavy Things
17 Cut Me, Mick
18 This Is My Headstone
19 Should've California
20 Zen And The Art Of

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The Goddamn Gallows @ 3 Kings Tavern, Denver, CO 2011-10-16

The Goddamn Gallows are a great band from Lansing Michigan by way of a lot of places.  One part psychobilly, one part punk, one part Americana (whatever that is).  They are equally at home cranking out their rocking originals or doing a choice cover of Townes Van Zandt or Venom.  Super fun high energy show.

This recording is their set at Three Kings Tavern back in October.  Check it out.

The Goddamn Gallows

3 Kings Tavern
Denver, CO 2011-10-16

Recorded and Mastered by SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 > SP-SPSB-1 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC > MP3s
Time: (58:35)

01. Shattered
02. Smoke Satan
03. Pass Me The Bottle
04. Waiting Around To Die (Townes Van Zandt)
05. Born To Lie
06. Ragz N Bones
07. The End Of The World
08. Heaven
09. 47 Crosses
10. Y´All Motherfuckers Need Jesus
11. Seven Devils
12. It All Goes Away
13. Everybody Dies
14. Big Man - Don't Feed Me
15. In League With Satan (Venom)
16. Ticket To Bleed

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Mojo Nixon @ The Lion's Lair, 1999-08-26

I saw Mojo Nixon again not long after this show when he played at the now long gone LODO music fest.  He was walking across the the asphalt in front of all the stages when I saw him and called out to him.  We welcomed him to Denver and he asked if we had seen him at the Lion's Lair the summer before.

I told him that I had indeed seen that show and was excited to she him preform again that night.  He then says "Some crazy fool posted that Lion's Lair show online complete with a track called "Mojo Takes A Shit" ".  I asked him if he was OK with that and he said "I don't care I'm not some asshole like Metallica!"

Then I told him that I was the person that recorded the show and showed him my recording gear.  He smiled and said that it was cool.  Then he asked me if I had any drugs.  I was not holding so we wished each other well and away he went.

The recording today is from that Lion's Lair show and as alluded to earlier he indeed leaves the stage mid song to go take a shit.  If any of you have ever been to the Lion's Lair before you know that the bathroom isn't a pretty site.  There is no door on the stall and it can't have been very clean.

Mojo ever the professional came right back to the stage after a few minutes and picked up right where he left off.  This was one of the funnest shows that I have ever seen.

This show was one of the very first things I ever had posted back in the early days of high speed internet.  I traded it out on CDR to several people and one of them that ran a Mojo Nixon fan page had it on his site.  This is a new fresh transfer from the original minidiscs and knowing what I know now I think it is a big improvement.

Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors  

(The Worlds Famous) Lion's Lair
Denver, CO
1999-08-26

Taped and Transferred by SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: MD-722 (Analog) > SBLive > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC > MP3s
Time: (70:03)

01. Hot As A MotherFucker
02. Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two Headed Love Child
03. Louisiana Liplock
04. Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Diana Spencer)
05. Tie My Pecker To My Leg
06. The Ballad of Country Dick
07. Shot Time For The Band
08. She's Vibrator Dependent (Part I)
09. - Mojo Takes A Shit - #
10. She's Vibrator Dependent (Part II)
11. Question And Answer Time
12. Gin Guzzlin' Frenzy
13. Fuck Brian Setzer
14. UFOs, Big Rigs & BBQ
15. No Jagermeister
16. Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster
17. Take Me To Your Leader
18. Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus
19. You Can't Kill Me
20. Encores Out The Door
21. Orenthal James (Was A Mighty Bad Man)
22. Elvis Is Everywhere

# Mojo leaves stage and runs to the bathroom. 

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Murder City Devils @ The Starlight, Ft Collins, CO 2000-03-11

These guys were a force of nature on a tiny stage.  I was lucky enough to catch them when they were a rock and roll beast.  Like and angry rooster with blades on it's feet cutting everything up in it's path..  This post documents a cold March weekend back in 2000.  Doesn't seem like it was 11 year ago but I guess it was.

The main recording is of the show MCD played at the greatly loved, and greatly missed, Starlight in Ft Collins Colorado.  Tacked on to the end are a few tracks from the night before at the also greatly loved and much missed 15th Street Tavern.

The doors were at 3:30 or so and MCD played about 5.  It was weird being in a bar watching rock and roll so early.  They played so early because The Royal Crown Revue was playing later that night at the same venue.  Anybody remember the swing revival?  Yeah that's what I thought.  I also thought they were dicks for making The Amazing Royal Crowns change their name.  Anyway....

Here is my recording of the night with some extra songs from the 15th Street Tavern the night before.

Murder City Devils

The Starlight
Ft Collins, CO
2000-03-11

Taped and Transferred by SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: MD-722 (Analog) > SBLive > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (46:50.24)


01. I Want A Lot Now (So Come On)
02. I Drink The Wine
03. It's In My Heart
04. Idle Hands
05. Dance Hall Music
06. - cock fighting -
07. Bunk House
08. Johnny Thunders
09. Somebody Elses Baby
10. 18 Wheels
11. Broken Glass
12. Murder City Riot
13. Dancing Shoes
14. Press Gang
15. Murder City Riot*
16. Dancing Shoes*
17. Press Gang*
18. Officer*

*Bonus tracks from the 15th Street Tavern Denver, CO 2000-03-10

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Lydia Loveless @ Hi Dive, Denver, CO 2011-11-12

Became a big fan of this lady in short order.  Clever song writing and she plays a telecaster.  What's not to love.  If you haven't heard of her go find her stuff and buy it up right now.  Saying she's kind of a more white trashy Neko Case might be a fitting description.

The crowd kind of sucked and was really chatty.  At one point before she starts a song Lydia can be heard to say, kind of under her breath to the inattentive crowd, "And then what happened?"

Maybe they were all there to see Centro Matic and didn't know who she was.  If you don't care enough to watch the band with out loud talking for the entire set, don't stand in front of the stage and yap yap yap.  Go stand by the bar at least.  It's fucking rude.

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/lydia-loveless


Lydia Loveless

The Hi Dive
Denver, Colorado, USA
2011-11-12

Taped and Transferred by SxPxDxCx
Source: AT933 > SP-SPSB-1 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC > MP3
Time: (42:37.29)

01. Bad Way To Go
02. Always Lose
03. Can't Change Me
04. Steve Earle
05. More Like Them
06. Learn To Say No*
07. Jesus Was A Wino
08. Do Right
09. Paid
10. Crazy

* super chatty woman on this song.

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Tin Horn Prayer Live @ 3 Kings Tavern, 2011-06-25

Tin Horn Prayer quickly has become one my very favorite homegrown bands.  From the first time I saw them play I was hooked.  They are made up of guys from lots of great bands, Pinhead Circus, Only Thunder, Blackout Pact, to name a few.  I guess you could call them folk punk for lack of a better genre tag.
This show is from a Tom Waits themed showcase of bands that all paid tribute to the man in their own ways.  We get treated to a couple Tom Waits covers from the Tin Horn Prayer boys.  Check it out and enjoy.

Tin Horn Prayer  is

Mike Herrera, Andy Thomas, Scooter James, Ethan Steenson, Dan Gilbert, Eric Epling

Check them out here

http://tinhornprayer.bandcamp.com/

www.facebook.com/pages/Tin-Horn-Prayer/

Tin Horn Prayer

3 Kings Tavern
Denver, CO 2011-06-25

Taped and Transferred by SxPxDxCx
Mastered by Dan Utter
Source 1: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > M10
Source 2: SBD > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Cool Edit > Audacity > CDWave > MP3
Time: (53:06.26)

01. Better Living
02. - banter -
03. Alls Well That Ends
04. - banter 2 -
05. Call A Priest
06. - banter 3 -
07. Crowbait
08. Memory
09. You Won't
10. Picture In A Frame (Tom Waits)
11. Louis Collins (Mississippi John Hurt)
12. - banter 4 -
13. Crime Scene Cleanup Team
14. Cold Cold Ground (Tom Waits)
15. Wretch
16. - banter 5 -
17. Fighting Sleep
18. Dear Friends

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