Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
12.05.2010
Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA

Source:  [DPA 4060’s > DAD6001’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > XLR] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
(Owen Solo)
1. intro
2. Harsh the Herald Angels Sing
3. Roberta C
4. White Corolla
5. White on White
6. Nashville Parthenon
7. Scattered Pearls
8. Young Shields
9. I Love Creedence
10. Man o’ War
11. Traveling Salesman story
12. Traveling Salesman’s Young Wife Home Alone on Christmas in Montpelier, VT
13. Hey Eleanor
14. Rice Dream Girl
15. Old Panda Days
16. Killers
(Owen with The Donkeys)
17. New Year’s Kiss
18. Natural Light *
19. Optimist vs. The Silent Alarm (When the Saints Go Marching In) @
20. Tom Justice story
21. Tom Justice, The Choir Boy Robber, Apprehended at Ace Hardware in Libertyville, IL @
22. You Were Alone
23. Jeane If You’re Ever in Portland
24. Tonight Was a Disaster
25. It Wasn’t the Same Somehow
26. Bobby Malone Moves Home
27. Hobby Holly (Bobby version)
28. Half Ghost
(Encore)
29. Toby Take a Bow
30. Streets of Philadelphia

Notes:
* = with Mark Kozelek
@ = with Jason Quever
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Part of the California weekend bash with The Donkeys, here is the second-to-last Casiotone for the Painfully Alone show ever!  My audience recording was unusable, but thankfully the board feed was decent.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
12.04.2010
The Partisan, Merced, CA

Source:  SBD > 1/4″ > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
(Owen Solo)
1. Harsh the Herald Angels Sing
2. Roberta C
3. White Corolla
4. White on White
5. Man o’ War
6. I Love Creedence
7. Traveling Salesman’s Young Wife Home Alone on Christmas in Montpelier, VT
(Owen with The Donkeys)
8. New Year’s Kiss
9. Natural Light
10. Optimist vs. The Silent Alarm (When the Saints Go Marching In)
11. Tom Justice, The Choir Boy Robber, Apprehended at Ace Hardware in Libertyville, IL
12. You Were Alone
13. Northfield, MN
14. Jeane If You’re Ever in Portland
15. Tonight Was a Disaster
16. It Wasn’t the Same Somehow
17. Bobby Malone Moves Home
18. Jeane
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

(Photo by Tim Weilert of Something Like Sound.)

As previously noted, Owen Ashworth is on his last U.S tour ever as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.  He stopped in Denver last night to serve up one more helping of tunes awash in disappointment, desolation, aspiration, and love. While a little light on early albums (only one song each from Twinkle Echo and Pocket Symphonies), CFTPA nevertheless covered the breadth of a 13 year catalog. Two rare covers also emerged, Christmas in Oakland and John Prine’s Christmas in Prison. Australian trio Otouto backed Owen for most of the show, and also opened with a set of their own material.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
9.11.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Harsh the Herald Angels Sing
3. Toby Take A Bow
4. Nashville Parthenon
5. White Corolla
6. Young Shields
7. Tonight Was a Disaster
8. Ice Cream Truck
9. Man o’ War
10. Old Panda Days
11. I Love Creedence
12. New Year’s Kiss
13. Natural Light
14. Christmas in Oakland
15. Christmas In Prison
16. Northfield, MN
17. Killers
18. Cold White Christmas
19. Bobby Malone Moves Home
(Encore)
20. White Jetta
21. Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)
22. White on White

Notes:
OTOUTO played as Owen’s backing band.

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

Owen Ashworth is hanging up the Casiotone for the Painfully Alone moniker after 13 years to pursue other musical outlets, but he’s closing things out properly with an expansive tour across the US and Europe.  Your last chance to catch CFTPA in Denver is two weeks away, Saturday 9/11 at the Hi-Dive.  Last year’s Hi-Dive show is still available for streaming, but here’s yet another set I recorded during Owen’s Summer 2009 tour.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
6.29.2009
Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Ice Cream Truck
3. Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)
4. Man o’ War
5. White Corolla
6. White on White
7. Nashville Parthenon
8. Scattered Pearls
9. I Love Creedence
10. Traveling Salesman’s Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT
11. Harsh The Herald Angels Sing
12. White Jetta
13. Jeane, If You’re Ever In Portland
14. New Year’s Kiss
15. Young Shields
16. Cold White Christmas
17. Streets Of Philadelphia

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be found via BitTorrent at Dime.

This show happened back in July, but the mood of Owen’s lyrics is much more appropriate for cold, snowy days like today…

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
7.28.2009
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > RCA > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Optimist Vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)
3. Man o’ War
4. Natural Light
5. Traveling Salesman’s Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT
6. I Love Creedence
7. White Corolla
8. White on White
9. New Year’s Kiss
10. Toby, Take a Bow
11. Jeane, If You’re Ever In Portland
12. Hey Eleanor
13. Old Panda Days
14. Bobby Malone Moves Home
15. Bobby Hobby
16. Ice Cream Truck
17. Nashville Parthenon
18. Scattered Pearls
19. Young Shields
20. Tonight Was a Disaster
21. Harsh The Herald Angels Sing
22. White Jetta
23. Graceland

A zipfile of mp3s is available here.
FLAC files are available on dime.