The Gourds @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-09-07

I would call myself a fan of The Gourds.  They are a bluegrassy americana country band,  They got some traction in the early aughts with their cover of Snoop Dogg's song "Gin and Juice".  Often miss attributed to Subline or others.   If they played that at this show I don't know.  As I only captured the first 49 minutes for some reason.  

I can't recall why this is abbreviated but I also can't even remember going to this show what so ever.  In my defense this was over twenty years ago and in the early aughts I was going to well over 100 shows a year.  What I did capture sounds pretty good I think.  They say from the stage that this was their first show in Denver ever.  I recall that they came back again next year.  They have been on hiatus since 2013.  Enjoy.

The Gourds

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO

2002-09-07

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: ? > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (49:48.25)

01 - intro -

02 Bean Bowl

03 Gangsta Lean

04 My Name is Jorge

05 Old Man From The Mountain (Merle Haggard)

06 O Rings

07 Bugs

08 Hellhounds

09 Hooky Junk

10 Best Of Me

11 Web Before You Walk Into It

12 Ghosts Of Hallelujah

13 I Come Up 

14 All the Labor (fades out)

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Meat Wave @ Lost Lake, Denver CO, 2022-11-09

 

Meat Wave put out a killer new album this year called Malign Hex.  It is an album that had me hooked from note one and is right up there with my favorite albums of 2022.

Lucky for me they rolled into Denver not long after I started playing the LP over and over.  Not surprisingly they are a fantastic live band as well.  They played songs from across their catalog and handled an equipment malfunction better than almost any band I have ever seen.  Looking forward to seeing them live again someday.  Enjoy.

Meat Wave

Lost Lake

Denver CO (USA)

2022-11-09

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: AT933 C > SP-SPSB-1 > M10

Transfer: M10 > USB > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Run time: (48:12.23)

01 Disney

02 What Would You Like Me to Do

03 Ridiculous Car

04 Honest Living

05 Yell At The Moon

06 Jim's Teeth

07 To Be Swayed

08 That's Alright

09 Tugboat

10 Complaint

11 10k #

12 No Light

13 Brother

# guitar amp trouble midway through song.  It went on for awhile so I fade out and fade back in where they pick up where they left off.

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The Black Halos @ The Bluebird, Denver CO, 2000-05-23

 

I been thinking about and listening to The Black Halos a lot lately since they just dropped a brand new album called 'How The Darkness Doubled'.  It is a rousing return with Rich Jones, Billy Hopeless, and Jay Millette all back in the fold.  Check it out on all your musical avenues.  It's rocks!  Great production too.  I'm loving it.

This 2000 Denver Black Halos show at the Bluebird had them opening up for L7.  Which I posted a while back.  HERE 

They would have still been touring behind the self titled album in 2000.  The do play a few songs from the upcoming 2001 album The Violent Years.  Sound is pretty decent I think.  Billy has a lot of fun stage banter.  Enjoy.

The Black Halos

Bluebird Theatre

Denver CO (USA)

2000-05-23

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: CSBs > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (39:55.19)

01 Shooting Stars

02 For You

03 Some Things Never Fall

04 The Ugly Truth

05 Retro World

06 Jane Doe

07 - interlude - #

08 No Road Of Dreams

09 B.S.F.

# 'Bombs Not Food' was played but is not included due to a disruption in the middle 

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Hank III @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-02-02

Here is another Hank III show from the early aughts. It doesn't feel like it was 20 years ago.  This was a Hank III headlining show where he played a 20 song country set before going into the Assjack stuff.

I think this one sounds really nice too.  I believe Tom brought out the Neuman microphones for this show.  The really make a nice capture.

I'm certain I traded this out on CDR back in the day.  This is a fresh transfer from the master.  I didn't do much to adjust the audio since it sounded so good.  Newly tracked and tagged.  I would consider this an upgrade if you have it already.  Enjoy.

Hank III

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2002-02-02

Recorded by: Tom Chaffin & SxPxDxCx

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Source: SKM140s > MP2 > ADC20 > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (114:58.50)

01 Juke Joint Jumping

02 One More Round

03 If The Shoe Fits

04 Wine Spodie Odie

05 I Don't Know

06 One Horse Town

07 Drinking & Drugging

08 87 Southbound (Wayne Hancock)

09 Trashville

10 Nighttime Ramblin Man

11 Broke Lovesick and Drifting

12 Cocaine Blues

13 Move It On Over (Hank Sr.)

14 Women I've Never Had (Hank Jr.)

15 Orange Blossom Special

16 Drinking Over Momma

17 Lovin' & Huggin'

18 Long Black Veil

19 7 months 39 days

20 Dick In Dixie

21 Stoned & Mental

22 Tennessee Driver

23 Hang On

24 Gotta Buy My Pa A Truck

25 I'm Drunk

26 metal instrumental

27 Go Fuck You

28 Gravel Pit

29 Cocaine

30 Life Of Sin

31 South Hoompa Jam

32 Whiskey Revenge

33 We Bite (Misfits)

34 Runnin' and Gunnin'

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Melvins @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2001-05-07

 

Melvins were on tour for the Electroretard album.  Kevin Rutmanis was on bass still.  They opened up with an abbreviated version of "Colossus of Destiny" which they released later that year as a stand alone album featuring a live recording of an extended noise experimental set they recorded in 1998.  My recording fades in on it so I must have missed the beginning.  It's not nearly as torturous at that album.  

Hell of a setlist for this performance.  I think I might have some how missed the last two songs.  Setlist FM has Hung Bunny and Roman Bird Dog listed as being played last on this night.  That might be the case but since it was over 20 years ago now I don't recall.

Melvins were/are taper friendly and the Fox Theatre always was so my friend Tom and I ran a tall stand in the great sounding Fox and I think this came out really nice.  Enjoy.

Melvins

Fox Theatre

Boulder CO (USA)

2001-05-07

Recorded by: Tom Chaffin & SxPxDxCx

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Source: Microtech Gefell m300s > Sonosax SX-M2 > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (72:03.54)

01 Colossus of Destiny

02 Eye Flys

03 Oven

04 Anaconda

05 Second Coming (Alice Cooper)

06 Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper)

07 Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper)

08 At the Stake

09 Let It All Be

10 Amazon

11 AMAZON

12 Cherub (Butthole Surfers)

13 The Bit

14 Night Goat

15 With Teeth

16 Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers)

17 Youth of America (Wipers)

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Hank III & Assjack @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2001-05-07

 

This is from a run of shows that Hank III and Assjack did with the Melvins.  Hank III had shown up on the Melvins covers album Crybaby the year before so this wasn't as crazy of a pairing as it might have seemed.  He warns the crowd that if they came for the country music they are going to be disappointed.  He gives them a little taste with the first 3 songs and then it goes hard.

Maybe my favorite era of Assjack.  Kick ass band line up for these shows.  Hank III, Melvins, and the Fox were all taper friendly so we ran a tall stand for this one.  Sounds really nice I think.

I'm going to post the Melvins set from this night tomorrow.

Hank III & Assjack

Fox Theater

Boulder CO (USA)

2001-05-07

Recorded by: Tom Chaffin & SxPxDxCx

Presented by: SxPxDxCx

Source: Microtech Gefell m300s > Sonosax SX-M2 > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (60:26.39)

01 Cocaine Blues

02 Why Don't You Leave Me Alone (Wayne Hancock)

03 Dick In Dixie

04 Go Fuck You

05 I'm Drunk Again

06 Life Of Sin

07 Hang On

08 Disrespectful

09 Metal medley

10 Hellbilly

11 We Bite (Misfits)

12 South Hoompa Jam

13 Trepanation

14 Whiskey Revenge

15 OZZY ^

16 Doin' What I Want

17 Cocaine The White Devil

18 Rock On

^ I'm unsure of the title of this one.  Later on a 2009 Assjack album parts of track 15 and 16 are combined.  Here they are distinctly different songs.

Jason Brown - bass

Michael McCanless - fiddle

Joe Fazzio - drums

Kevin Bond - guitar

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Hayseed Dixie @ Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, 2002-06-21

 

Was looking for something new to post and remembered this show from back in 2002.  These guys recorded a bluegrass tribute to AC/DC on a lark in 2001 and it was so well done and fun that it garnered a lot of attention and they ended up touring behind it and recording a bunch of other albums over the years.

Right before this show at the Fox they had just played the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.  So they weren't just some jokey novelty act.  People took them seriously in that world. Well maybe until they heard them play their song "I'm Keeping Your Poop".  

This was an "evening with" if I recall so no opener and the band played two sets.  I've melded it all into one but I think the set break was after TNT.

The Fox always sounded great and it was fun to revisit this show.  Enjoy.

Hayseed Dixie

Fox Theater

Boulder CO (USA)

2002-06-21

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (123:43.54) 

01 Dirty Deeds (AC/DC) (fades in)

02 You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)

03 Centerfold (J Geils Band) 

04 My Best Friend's Girl (The Cars)

05 - instrumental -

06 Hells Bells (AC/DC)

07 Walk This Way (Aerosmith)

08 - instrumental -

09 Have A Drink On Me (AC/DC)

10 Fat Bottom Girls (Queen)

11 The Perfect Woman 

12 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (traditional)

13 TNT (AC/DC)

14 Money Talks (AC/DC)

15 Feel Like Making Love (Bad Company)

16 Big Bottom (Spinal Tap) 

17 Cat Scratch Fever (Ted Nugent) 

18 Back In Black (AC/DC)

19 - instrumental -

20 Paradise (John Prine)     

21 Back To Alabama

22 - poop intro -

23 I'm Keeping Your Poop 

24 Hellfire and Brimstone

25 Highway To Hell (AC/DC)

26 Big Balls (AC/DC)

27 Will The Circle Be Unbroken (traditional)

28 Calling Dr Love (KISS)

29 - instrumental -

30 Farther Along (traditional)

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