Brant Bjork Trio @ Larimer Lounge, Denver CO, 2023-09-19

 

Been a big Brant Bjork fan for a long long time.  Try to always catch him if he comes to Denver.

Love his fuzzed out heavy sound.  His trio featured Ryan Güt and the amazing Mario Lalli.

Great set for a small crowd on a weekday.  Cool setlist.  Enjoy.

Brant Bjork Trio

Larimer Lounge

Denver CO (USA)

2023-09-19

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: M10 > USB > Audacity > CDWave > FLAC 

Run time: (68:19.68)

01 Buddha Time (Everything Fine)

02 Bread for Butter

03 Stackt

04 Mary (You’re Such a Lady)

05 Cleaning Out the Ashtray

06 Let the Truth Be Known

07 '73

08 Trip on the Wine

09 Sunshine

10 Too Many Chiefs... Not Enough Indians

11 Low Desert Punk

12 Lazy Bones

13 Automatic Fantastic

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The Pleasure Barons, Live in Vancouver Canada, 1989-02-25

 

The Pleasure Barons were a "super" group comprised of Country Dick Montana, Mojo Nixon, and Dave Alvin.  With a wide range of guests including John Doe occasionally.  The put out one album and toured twice in 1989 and 1993.   It's big band Las Vegas revue style show. Performing their own songs and choice covers.

This is not my recording.  I got this in a CDRs for cassettes trade from someone calling themselves Turtle Music in the early aughts.  I've been on a cassette digitizing kick lately and I saw this Pleasure Barons soundboard from 1989 in the box and I pulled it out and put it in the to be transferred pile.

Months later I went to play it and the tape broke off the spindle.  I opened it up and discovered that the tape leader had just broken off of the spindle thank goodness.  So I carefully reconnected the tape back to the spindle and it played perfectly.  Sound is really nice too.  

It's just labeled as a SBD but it feels a little more produced than just a board feed.  I can't find any information about this show online.    In the middle there is a skit with Country Dick performing a wedding ceremony between Mojo and an unknown lucky lady.  It sounds like it's from TV based on the bummer at the end and then there is part of an interview with Mojo.  Then it is back to the show.

I was working on this when I heard the news that Mojo had passed.  I was just going to split it up for myself since someone had already posted it to the LMA.  That one wasn't tracked out properly so i figured what the hell I might as well post it too.  RIP Mojo.

The Pleasure Barons

Vancouver Canada

1989-02-25

Recorded: ?

Transfered and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Recieved in trade from: Turtle Music

Source: SBD? > Cassette > Cassette gen? 

Transfer: cassette > PT-649D > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC

Time: (91:45.65)

01 Gin Guzzlin Frenzy

02 Amos Moses (Jerry Reed)

03 Jesus At McDonalds

04 Burnin Love (Elvis)

05 Big Ideas 

06 Power of My Love (Elvis)

07 Jackson (Johnny Cash)  

08 Beat Generation

09 Louisiana Lip Lock

10 Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant

11 - TV Video wedding skit -

12 - Mojo Nixon interview -

13 Blue Boy

14 If I Can Hold

15 Death Train

16 I Wanted You To Know

17 Legalize It

18 Green Acres 

19 Take A Letter Maria

20 Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley)

21 - band intros -

22 Elvis Is Everywhere

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Dead Congregation @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2023-04-16

 

Long running Greek death metal juggernaut Dead Congregation came though Denver in the Spring of 2023 on a rare US tour.  It was not to be missed.  Following my rule of prioritizing seeing bands that have come from a long way away.  Also on the bill this night was Black Curse, Predatory Light and Many Blessing.  

I love seeing metal at the Hi Dive.  Really happy with how this turned out.  If setlist fm is to be believed Denver got treated to some songs that I didn't see listed in other cities.  Hell of a great show.  

Go support independent artist and venues any way you can.  Enjoy.

Dead Congregation 

Hi Dive 

Denver CO (USA)

2023-04-16

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: M10 > USB > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (58:25)

01 Morbid Paroxysm

02 Quintessence Maligned

03 Wind's Bane

04 Dismal Realms

05 Immaculate Poison

06 Graves of the Archangels

07 Only Ashes Remain

08 Promulgation of the Fall 

09 Serpentskin

10 - broken string interlude -

11 Subjugation

12 Teeth Into Red

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DSM-6 mics

 

Fishbone @ Mercury Cafe, Denver CO, 2022-09-02

 

While I'm posting Fishbone shows.  Here is my recording of their appearance at the Mercury Cafe on September 2nd 2022.  Fun venue and crowd.  Good time was had by all.  This one doesn't sound as good as the 2010 recording but a fun revisit.

Fishbone

Mercury Cafe

Denver CO (USA)

2022-09-02

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: M10 internal mics

Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Run time: (106:20.32)

01 I Like to Hide Behind My Glasses 

02 Unyielding Conditioning

03 Cholly

04 Housework

05 Everyday Sunshine

06 Ma and Pa

07 Ugly

08 If I Were a...I'd

09 'Simon Says' The Kingpin

10 Subliminal Fascism

11 Behavior Control Technician

12 Ghetto Soundwave

13 - band intro -

14 I Wish I Had a Date

15 Pray to the Junkiemaker

16 Alcoholic

17 Skankin' to the Beat

18 Lyin' Ass Bitch

19 Party at Ground Zero

20 - encore -

21 Junkies Prayer

22 Freddie's Dead (Curtis Mayfield)

23 Give It Up

24 Sunless Saturday

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Fishbone @ Denver Day Of Rock, Denver CO, 2010-05-29

 

I just recent learned that Fishbone is a in the Live Music Archive on Archive.org.  It's also -1 deg. in Denver right now and getting colder.  Fishbone got me thinking about this warmer time back in 2010 at the Denver Day Of Rock.  Nice warm day outside at the start of summer.  Was fine tuned with good friends.  Fun day.

Had my mics up in a tree for this one and I think it turned out great.  Please enjoy.

Fishbone

Denver Day Of Rock

16th Street Mall, Curtis Street Stage

Denver CO (USA)

2010-05-29

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

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

Transfer: M10 - USB - Audition - CDWave - FLAC 

Run time: (90:23.37)

01 Unyielding Conditioning

02 Dancehall Medley

03 The Suffering

04 Behind Closed Doors

05 Bonin' in the Boneyard

06 Give It Up

07 Date Rape (Sublime)

08 Ma and Pa

09 Lyin' Ass Bitch

10 Cholly

11 Forever Moore

12 Alcoholic - Rock 'n Roll Pt. 2 - Alcoholic

13 Skankin' to the Beat

14 'Simon Says' The Kingpin

15 Let Dem Ho's Fight

16 Freddie's Dead (Curtis Mayfield)

17 Party at Ground Zero

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Jesse Dayton @ Lion's Lair, Denver CO, 2001-12-12

 

I've been a big fan of Jesse Dayton since the late 90s.  I saw him a couple times at the Lion's Lair in 2001 were he played to a sparse crowd.  Fun shows for me but I'm not sure how stoked on the low turnout Jesse and the band were.  Still the delivered great sets with a mix of originals and covers.

We get to hear the George Jones song "Grand Tour" twice.  Towards the end of the set one of the Lion's Lair owners and long time Denver show promotor Doug Kauffman requested to hear it again and offered Jesse $20 to play it again.  Jesse agrees to do it saying "and that is why they call it the music business and not the music friends".

Jesse had gone on to do a bunch of albums since this show and ever directed a zombie movie.  He currently has a very well received blues album that he did with Samantha Fish and has be touring a ton behind it.   Love to see it as I celebrate his entire catalog.   

Sound on this is pretty good but there is a fair amount of room atmosphere in there too. I've enjoyed revisiting it.

Jesse Dayton

Lion's Lair

Denver CO (USA)

2001-12-12

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

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

Time: (63:13.08) 

01  - intro -

02 Train Of Dreams

03 Planet Of Love (Jim Lauderdale)

04 Kissing Abilene Goodbye

05 Grand Tour (George Jones)

06 Old Faithful - Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins)

07 That's How I Got To Memphis (Bobby Bare)

08 Dope Smoking Song (Hank Flamingo)

09 Jesus Pick Me Up

10 Bloody Mary Morning (Willie Nelson)

11 Georgia on a Fast Train (Billie Joe Shaver)

12 Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)

13 Me And Paul (Willie Nelson)

14 White Freight-liner Blues (Townes Van Zandt) 

15 Mystery Train (Elvis Presley)

16 Amarillo Highway (Terry Allen)

17 Grand Tour (George Jones)

18 Next Time I'm In Town

19 Arkansas Chrome

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