Helmet @ Mercury Cafe, Denver CO, 1992-07-31

From the same honey hole of recording that brought us the last Sonic Youth post.  Here is a Lantz tape of Helmet at the Mercury Cafe in Denver CO on July 31st 1992.  A couple of months into the tour for In The Meantime.

They are road tight and just nail these songs to the wall.  Crushing. 

Sadly I wasn't at this show.  I didn't see Helmet until the Betty tour I think.  Maybe with Melvins?  The 90s were a pretty amazing time for music.

Lantz once again delivers a really nice sounding recording.  I can only imagine how loud it was in there.  What a treat to get to hear this after all these years.  Thanks Lantz for the loan of the 1st gen cassette masters and the chance to share these with the world.  Watch this space for a bunch of uncirculated shows.  Enjoy

Helmet

Mercury Cafe
Denver CO (USA)
1992-07-31

Recorded: Lantz Barbour
Transfered and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: Realistic SCP-29 > cassette
Transfer: cassette > line-in > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Run time: (56:31.53)

01 Role Model
02 Your Head
03 Distracted
04 FBLA II
05 Better
06 Ironhead
07 Give It
08 Blacktop
09 In The Meantime
10 Unsung
11 FBLA
12 Rude
13 - encore -
14 Turned Out
15 Bad Mood

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Sonic Youth @ Red Rocks, Morrison CO, 1992-09-21

This is kind of exciting for me.  I went to this show back in 92 way before I was making recordings of shows or had even thought that it was something I would do.

I met Lantz at a Drive Like Jehu show a few years about and he might have mentioned that he had some tapes.  I can't recall.  A couple years later he emails me saying he has a box of live cassette tapes and wanted to know if I could do some transfers.

He had a bunch of great stuff from the late 80s early 90s including this Sonic Youth show at Rec Rocks.  So I agreed to take on the project.  Watch out for a bunch of posts from this box of tapes in the near future.

I recall that I went to see this show mostly because I was a big Primus fan at the time.  They were touring behind Seas Of Cheese still. But I was curious to see all the bands.  I recall being pretty blown away by Sonic Youth.  Super fun to be able to relive that show after so many years.

Latnz did a really nice job capturing this show.  Which is not always so easy at Red Rocks.  Enjoy.


Sonic Youth

Red Rocks
Morrison CO (USA)
1992-09-21

Recorded: Lantz Barbour
Transfered and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: Realistic SCP-29 > 1st gen cassette
Transfer: cassette > line-in > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Run time: (68:33)

01 100%
02 Kool Thing
03 Shoot
04 Teenage Riot
05 Sugar Kane
06 Genetic
07 Theresa’s Sound-World
08 Youth against Fascism
09 - anti Amendment 2 talk -
10 Swimsuit Issue
11 Drunken Butterfly
12 White Kross
13 - encore break -
14 JC
15 - interlude -
16 Expressway
17 Nic Fit (Untouchables)

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Acid King @ Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO 2017-06-17

Here we have Acid King live at last years Electric Funeral Fest Vol.2 at Three Kings Tavern. It was my first time seeing Acid King after being a fan for a long time.  They did not disappoint.  Heavy!!

Looking forward to this years Electric Funeral Fest with Weedeater and a SPEEDWOLF reunion!!!

This turned out really nice I think so enjoy.

Acid King

Three Kings Tavern
Denver, CO (USA)
2017-06-17

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Audition > FLAC & MP3
Time: (60:12.39)

01 Intro
02 Silent Pictures
03 Infinite Skies
04 Laser Headlights
05 Red River
06 2 Wheel Nation
07 Electric Machine
08 Coming Down from Outer Space

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Cult Of Luna with Julie Christmas @ Psycho Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV 2017-08-20

This was one of the acts that I was most excited to see at last years Psycho Fest.  I really loved their collaboration album Mariner and they only played a very small amount of shows to promote it.  We were blessed to have Vegas be one of them.

Powered through a brutal hang over to make it out to this and was happy to find a front row balcony seat so I could recover and let the music wash over me.

I had battery box issues for the whole trip so this is another recording done with the M10 internal mics.  Not optimal but the sound was pretty great in the Joint and I was able to set the recorder in one undisturbed spot for the whole set.  It's way better than I had expected and an enjoyable listen.


Cult Of Luna with Julie Christmas

Psycho Las Vegas
The Joint
Las Vegas NV (USA)
2017-08-20

Recorded and Mastered : SxPxDxCx
Source: M10 internals
Transfer: M10 > USB > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Run time: (55:49.53)


01 A Greater Call ^
02 Chevron ^
03 The Wreck of S.S. Needle ^
04 Approaching Transition
05 Cygnus ^

^ with Julie Christmas


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Big Business @ Fox Theater, Boulder CO, 2005-11-14

I just got Joyful Noise's Big Business boxset in the mail yesterday.  I contains the first 3 LPs and a compilation of the 3 tour EPs on vinyl for the first time ever.  It is a gorgeous collection.  So glad I sprang for it late last year.

It captures the band at their most raw and ferocious while their were still a two piece.

It reminded me of the first time I saw them play way back in 2005 at the Fox Theater in Boulder CO opening up for Minus The Bear.  So I went to the archive and pulled this one out.  It was as good as I remembered so I figured I share it with y'all

I think this was their first big tour of the states.  Enjoy

Big Business

Fox Theater
Boulder, CO 
2005-11-14

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > JB3 
Transfer: JB3 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC 

01 O.G.
02 Start Your Digging (instrumental)
03 White Pizazz
04 Off Off Broadway

05 Easter Romantic

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Happy New Year!!!

Just in time for the new year I've done a house cleaning on the blog and 98% of all the posts have new or functioning links to FLACs and MP3s.  If you run across a bad link sometime leave a comment or drop me an email and I'll get it corrected.

I've also added a alphabitized index on the right hand side for easier navigation on the site.

Thanks for all to support over the years.  It's a small select group of people that really enjoy live music recordings and I'm happy to help spread some of mine out in to the void for all to hear.

Enjoy.

Bongripper @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2017-12-16

This Chicago band doesn't tour very often so it was a treat to see that they were on the bill for the 2nd annual Decemburger show that the dudes from Dust Presents put on. 

Their heavy as fuck take on psych doom metal is an amazing aural assault that is damn near hypnotizing.  Live they are a real trip.  I think my recording sounds really nice but it nothing like standing facing the cosmic abyss that is Bongripper live. 

Don't miss a chance to see these guys live. Their record output is well worth your money as well.
Support live music and the arts anytime you can.

Enjoy

Bongripper

Hi Dive
Denver CO (USA)
2017-12-16

Recorded and Mastered:SxPxDxCx
Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > M10
Transfer: M10 > USB > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Run time: (75:41.27)


01 Satan
02 Hail
03 Worship
04 Endless

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