Radio 4 @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-09-10

 

Radio 4 was a dancey post punk band from NYC.  Back in that era there was a bunch of bands playing groovier Mission To Burma, Gang Of Four influenced rock music.  This show had Radio 4 opening for like minded band Girls Against Boys.  Radio 4 gives me a bit of a Clash vibe too.  They put out a ton of dance remixes during their career. 

I remember thinking that this was really great at the time.  Funny how it took me almost 20 years to revisit it.  Still think it is great.  Listening to this show inspired me to track down a copy of their album Gotham!.   Really underrated band.  If you did this go search out some of their releases.

Great sound on this one.  Chapper borrowed the Neumanm's for this show.

If you want to hear the GVSB set it is posted here.

GVSB 2002-09-10

Radio 4

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2002-09-10

Recorded by: SxPxDxCx & Chapper

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Source: Neumann SKM140s?* >MP2>ADC20>Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (33:32.73)

01 Our Town

02 Start a Fire

03 Save Your City

04 Sink So Low

05 New Disco

06 Struggle

07 Eyes Wide Open

08 Calling All Enthusiasts

09 Dance to the Underground

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Rocket From The Crypt & The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Denver CO, 2001-04-24

 

2001 was a really banner year for me going to shows.  I saw a ton of stuff and recorded most of it.  This week in April of 2001 was a good one.  I saw 16 Horsepower in Boulder on the 27th and right before that show I caught this amazing Rocket From The Crypt / The (International) Noise Conspiracy show. That was a hell of a week for some live music.

To this day I think this is the best RFTC setlist I have ever seen performed.  The band was at the top of their game around then and firing on all cylinders.   They open with Middle/69 and close with an encore of the A side of State Of The Art is on Fire!!!   Ton of great songs in-between.

Also on the bill was Dennis Lyxzen new band The (International) Noise Conspiracy.  Which he formed right after The Refused broke up in 1998.  Really great stuff.

The Explosion was also on the bill but I don't have a recording and no recollection of them so it is possible I missed them.

Enjoy

Rocket From The Crypt

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA) 

2001-04-24

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (56:05.09) 

01 Middle 

02 Born In 69

03 Panic Scam

04 Made For You

05 - interlude -

06 Straight American Slave

07 Carne Voodoo

08 White Belt

09 Young Livers

10 Dick On A Dog

11 Don't Darlene

12 Venom Venom

13 S.O.S.

14 Boy Chucker

15 Sturdy Wrists

16 On A Rope

17 When In Rome

- encore -

18 - Colorado You Stink -

19 Light Me

20 A+ in Arson Class

21 Rid or Ride

22 Human Torch

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The (International) Noise Conspiracy

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2001-04-24

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (21:22.04) 

01 Smash It Up! (fades in)

02 - interlude -

03 A New Language

04 Will It Ever Be Quiet?

05 Only Lovers Left Alive

06 A New Morning, Changing Weather

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16 Horsepower @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2001-04-27

 

Here is another 16 Horsepower show.  This time it is a 2001 performance at the Fox Theatre in Boulder Colorado.  Devotchka opened up for then at this show who have gone on to get much much bigger.

The setlist is heavy on material from Secret South but includes a few old numbers as well.  They close out the set with a really cool Joy Division cover.

I always thought the Fox sounded great and I think that really comes though on this recording compared to the big boomy Ogden from the last post.

I'm sure I traded this out on CDR back in the day.   This is a fresh transfer from the masters.  Newly adjusted, tracked, and tagged.  I consider it an upgrade to the original release.  Enjoy.

16 Horsepower

Fox Theatre

Boulder CO (USA)

2001-04-27

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (74:12.29)

01 American Wheeze (fades in)

02 I Seen What I Saw 

03 Wayfaring Stranger

04 Cinder Alley

05 Straw Foot

06 Clogger

07 Harm's Way

08 Poor Mouth

09 Haw

10 Burning Bush

11 Splinters

- encore -

12 Silver Saddle

13 Phyllis Ruth

14 Twenty-Four Hours (Joy Division)

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16 Horsepower @ Ogden Theatre, Denver CO, 2002-08-20

 

This turned out to be my last time seeing 16 Horsepower.  By 2002 David Eugene Edward's other band Wovenhand had already been an established touring act which later became his main band.  

There was one more 16HP Denver show at the Gothic in 2003 that I missed sadly.  They played a handful of Euro dates in 2004 and then 16 Horsepower was done.  Wovenhand has gone on to put out about 10 albums since this show.   So David has never let up.  At least not until current events intervened.  I heard some rumblings about a new Wovenhand being in the works too.  So go look up what he's been doing lately.  Wovenhand is on bandcamp.

This set features a bunch of songs from the recently released Folklore album which contains some covers and takes on traditional songs.  Some old classic 16HP songs too.  David really stretches out on the show closer Horsehead Fiddle.  I enjoyed revisiting this show.   Good times.

I'm sure I traded this show out on CDR back then.  This version is a fresh transfer from the masters.  Newly adjusted, tracked and tagged.  I consider it an upgrade to that old version.

16 Horsepower

Ogden Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2002-08-20

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (90:41.20)

01 Hutterite Mile

02 Outlaw Song (Traditional)

03 For Heaven's Sake

04 Black Bush

05 - interlude -

06 Alone And Foresaken (Hank Williams Sr)

07 Sinnerman (Will Holt)

08 Blessed Persistence

09 Clogger

10 Single Girl (The Carter Family)

11 Heel On The Shovel

12 Flutter

13 My Narrow Mind

14 Splinters

encore 1

15 Brimstone Rock

16 Sac Of Religion

17 Poor Mouth

encore 2

18 Horsehead Fiddle (Traditional) 

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Fantômas @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2004-04-14

 

Mike Patton has this to say about this 2004 tour.  When asked recently by Billboard.com if FANTOMAS will perform their recently released third album, "Delirium Cordia", in its entirety on the upcoming trek, Patton said, "No, we won't play the whole thing. I did design one set where we never play loud. It is basically just going to be little small islands you swim to in the middle of the swamp. It is going to be drone city, baby. We are, for the most part, going to lean really heavy on this ambient stuff, and we are going to basically set up to bore people to tears."

It maybe was a frantic as some Fantômas shows I had seen previously but I wouldn't call it "drone city".  They did mix in many parts of Delirium Cordia through out.  Making this a very difficult show to track.  I'm still not 100% sure I got it right.  I believe that their might be a few more parts from the as then unreleased "Suspended Animation" album mixed into the Delirium Cordia excerpts.

The Fox always sounded great and yet again these old CSBs did a fine job capturing this show.

I must have traded this out on CDR or maybe an early torrent.  Not sure.

This version is a new transfer from my MD master.  Cleaned up, and tracked and tagged anew.

Enjoy

Fantômas

Fox Theatre

Boulder CO (USA)

2004-04-14

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (61:38.65)

01 Night of the Hunter (intro) Cape Fear

02 Delirium Cordia (excerpt)

03 04/07/05 Thursday

04 Delirium Cordia (excerpt)

05 Page 1

06 Page 2

07 Page 3

08 Page 4

09 Page 5

10 Delirium Cordia (excerpt)

11 Vendetta

12 Delirium Cordia (excerpt)

13 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

14 Delirium Cordia (excerpt)

15 Page 27

16 Page 28 - Page 29

17 Page 11

18 Page 25

19 Delirium Cordia (excerpt)

20 Page 14 (with Agata from Melt Banana)

21 Der Golem

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Planes Mistaken For Stars @ Westword Music Showcase, Denver CO, 2007-06-16

 

Sad news this week.  Gared from Planes Mistaken For Stars passed away after a long battle with cancer.  I only talked with him a few times over the years and he was always a nice genuine guy.  Not surprisingly he left a big impact and will be missed greatly by many.

This show was from what stands as my favorite Westword Music Showcase.  The outdoor stage featured Machine Gun Blues, Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Swayback, Lucero, and Dinosaur Jr.

I think this might have been the first year at this location.  The neighbors in the fancy art museum apartments didn't appreciate the loud music and raucous rock n roll attitudes.

The trouble started when Machine Gun Blues vocalist came out and said " I just like to take a second to say fuck you to all the sponsors...rock n roll doesn't need sponsors"  They received an onstage warning about not cursing on stage and supposedly were threatened with arrest if they continued.  Which not warmly welcomed and they played their song "We Fucked It All Up" next.

The PMFS guys must have been warned as well because right before "Say Not A Word" Gared has a little something to say about that.  I have another PMFS set from later on in the summer of 2007 that I will try and get posted as well.  RIP Gared.

Planes Mistaken For Stars

Westword Music Showcase

Outdoor Stage

Denver, CO (USA)

2007-06-16

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: JB3 > USB > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC

Time: (35:32.36)

01 Dying by Degrees

02 Pigs

03 Dancing on the Face of the Panther

04 Keep Your Teeth

05 To Spit a Sparrow

06 Never Felt Prettier

07 Little Death

08 Say Not A Word

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Mike Watt and the Missingmen @ Lion's Lair, Denver CO, 2021-11-13

 

Fun to be back at the Lion's Lair for a show again.  I can't remember when the last time was.  Sometime in 2019 I would guess.  I dropped in back in 2020 one night when the were open.  Always have loved this place.

Mike Watt and the Missingmen were quite the 1st show back.  The local openers The Pollution were also great.  Fun night all around with a good crowd.   They played again on Sunday night but I just couldn't swing it.

I think this sounds really nice but it has plenty of the ol' Lion's Lair atmosphere on here.  I don't think it takes away from the enjoyment very much.   

Right around the 5th song in the shelf I had clamped my mic pole to got backed into causing the it to collapse and down went my mics.  People around them righted them as best they could.  I noticed pretty quickly and jammed the pole into my gear bag on top of the jukebox.   

Guy that did it apologized but it was just an accident.  Like I said good crowd.  Enjoy.

Mike Watt and the Missingmen

Lion's Lair

Denver CO (USA)

2021-11-13

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: M10 > USB > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (56:01.35)

01 Fun House (The Stooges) # 

02 Sweet Honey Pie (Roky Erickson)

03 The Red & The Black (Blue Öyster Cult)

04 Conspirator's Oath (The Red Krayola)

05 Amnesty Report II (The Pop Group) ^ 

06 Beacon Sighted Through Fog (Minutemen)

07 The Glory Of Man (Minutemen)

08 The Tin Roof (Minutemen)

09 Forever

10 One Reporter's Opinion (Minutemen)

11 Statement (Mike Watt and the Secondmen)

12 Working Men Are Pissed (Minutemen)

13 Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs (Minutemen)

14 One Chapter In The Book (Minutemen)

15 Fake Contest (Minutemen)

16 This Road (Minutemen)

17 Art Analysis (Mike Watt and the Secondmen)

18 Anxious Mo-Fo (Minutemen)

19 Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing (Minutemen)

20 The Politics Of Time (Minutemen)

21 We Are Time (The Pop Group)

22 - encore -

23 Sister Ray (The Velvet Underground)

# Missed very beginning.  Fades in

^ microphone stand gets knocked over at the beginning of this song. Get's corrected fairly quickly. 

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