Davey Wrathgaber has been on tour with The Visitations this month, and he stopped by Denver for a fun show with local favorites Fissure Mystic, The Pseudo Dates, and Mike Marchant at the Lion’s Lair.  This tour was supposed to be in support of their new CD, “The Conundrum Tree”, but the release date was pushed back to 10/14/08.  You can pre-order the album from Orange Twin, and check out this live show while you’re waiting for it to arrive!

The Visitations
9.05.2008
Lion’s Lair, Denver, CO

Source:  DPA 4060s (Core-Sound HEBs) > battery box > M-Audio Microtrack 2 >
CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. Bony Maurine
2. The Conundrum Tree
3. Fresh Dog
4. There Was Sunshine
5. The Disappointing Pugilist
6. You Can Sing A Silly Song
7. The Brown Clown
8. Jonathan Asshole
9. Ms. Brown’s Robot
10. Television

(Here’s the full show as a single zipfile.)

Here’s the South San Gabriel set from the Hi-Dive Tuesday night.  I’d seen Centro-Matic several times, but quickly discovered I like this project even more.  Against expectations for them to rely on material from “Dual Hawks” (released in June), SSG managed to cover their full catalog.  It was great to see so many people coming down early, filling up the room before The Broken West and Centro-Matic hit the stage.

South San Gabriel
9.09.2008
The Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. Emma Jane
2. Glacial Slurs
3. Smelling Medicinal
4. St. Augustine
5. Trust To Lose
6. I Feel Too Young To Die
7. From This I Will Awake

(Full zipfile availabe via megaupload.)
(FLAC files available on dime.)

Denver was lucky enough to have The Broken West kick off their tour this week at the Hi-Dive, in support of Centro-Matic.  Tuesday night’s performance just happened to align with the release of their sophomore effort, “Now or Heaven”, available through Merge Records.  Check out both the new album and this fine live performance, and then go catch them in person this month:

9/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
9/15 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
9/16 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
9/17 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
9/21 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
9/22 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
9/23 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
9/24 Washington, DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
9/25 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
9/26 Mt Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
9/28 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
9/29 Memphis, TN @ HI Tone
9/30 Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf
10/1 Austin, TX @ Mohawk

The Broken West
9.09.2008
The Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. So It Goes
2. On The Bubble
3. Gwen, Now and Then
4. Auctioneer
5. You Can Build an Island
6. House of Lies
7. Ambuscade
8. Perfect Games
9. The Smartest Man Alive
10. Terror For Two
11. Brass Ring
12. Down in the Valley

(Full show as a zipfile via megaupload.)
(FLAC files are available on dime.)

(Photo by Heather Browne.)

I’ve had requests for several sets from the DPUMS songwriter showcase, presented by HomeVibe and The Letter R Productions. Here’s the entire collection of Saturday’s performances. Levels vary greatly between sets and performers, so watch your speakers when listening to this one! Also, with so many artists, I struggled for titles on most songs. Please post a comment or email me if you have any setlist corrections.

Singer-Songwriters in the Round
8.02.2008
HomeVibe Stage @ Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Sufi Rugs, Denver, CO

Source: Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16 > mp3
Taped by: Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

(Set 1: Ellison Park, George Inai, Blue Light)
1. unknown [George]
2. I Keep You in a Flask [Ellison]
3. This House of Cards [Blue Light]
4. They Drained the Lake Today [George]
5. Downtown Wheaton [Ellison]
6. Midwestern Sky [Blue Light]
7. Eight Penny Nail [George]
8. unknown [Ellison]
9. Hold On * [Blue Light w/ Jess Mefford on vocals]

(Set 2: Andrea Ball, Jen Korte, Jack Redell)
1. unknown [Andrea]
2. unknown [Jack]
3. Berlin Wall [Jen]
4. Beat Beat Pound [Andrea]
5. Tomorrow the Smoke and the Tide [Jack]
6. Walkin On [Jen]
7. Porch [Andrea]
8. Columbus Stockade Blues [Jack]
9. Down Down [Jen]

(Set 3: Dormir, Yuzo Nieto, The First “A” in Omaha, Hunter Dragon)
1. You Are My Star [Yuzo]
2. unknown [First A]
3. Heavier Than a Neutron Star [Dormir]
4. 13th B’ak’tun [Yuzo]
5. unknown [First A]
6. unknown [Dormir]
7. Pama [Yuzo]
8. unknown [First A]
9. unknown [Dormir]

(Set 4: Joshua Novak, Mark Darling, Joseph Pope III)
1. With The Braces Surely Beat On [Joseph]
2. Cinnamon Thieves [Mark]
3. Tidal Wave [Joshua]
4. unknown [Joseph]
5. unknown [Mark]
6. unknown [Joshua]
7. unknown [Joseph]
8. unknown [Mark]
9. unknown [Joshua]

(Set 5: Suzi Allegra & Nathan Brasil [Pseudo Dates], Mike Marchant [widowers], Lizzy Allen [Vitamins])
1. Space Never Strays [Mike]
2. Wildwood Flower [Lizzy]
3. unknown [Suzi & Nathan]
4. “Terrible Ideas” [Mike]
5. unknown [Lizzy]
6. Ah! Sunflower [Suzi & Nathan]
7. “Hardwood Floor” [Mike]
8. unknown [Lizzy]
9. unknown [Suzi & Nathan]

(Set 6: Gregory Alan Isakov, Rachael Pollard, Julie Davis [Bela Karoli])
1. intro
2. unknown [Rachael]
3. unknown [Gregory]
4. unknown [Julie]
5. Down In It [Rachael]
6. The Universe [Gregory]
7. unknown [Julie]
8. unknown [Rachael]
9. The Stable Song [Gregory]
10. Summertime [Julie]

(Set 7: Chris Adolf [Bad Weather CA], Doo Crowder [Pee Pee], Adam Baumgartner [Littles Paia])
1. “Bad Things Will Happen” [Chris]
2. unknown [Adam]
3. unknown [Doo]
4. unknown [Adam]
5. “Needle and a Spoon” [Chris]
6. unknown [Doo]
7. unknown [Chris]

Sunday night goes down in my books as one of the better shows of the year.  Shearwater, Wye Oak, and Hospital Ships (previously posted)–what more could you ask for?  Go check out Tom’s review of the show over at his Westword Blog, and then listen to see what all the hype was about:

Wye Oak
8.31.2008
The Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16 > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)
Setlist:
1. Please Concrete
2. Warning
3. unknown
4. Family Glue
5. “Magic Johnson”
6. unknown
7. Take It In

(A zipfile of the full Wye Oak set is available here.)
(FLAC files are available here.)

Shearwater
8.31.2008
The Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtch Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 >
WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > Flac16 > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack (inthistube [at] gmail.com)

Setlist:
1. intro
2. On The Death Of The Waters
3. Red Sea, Black Sea
4. Mountain Laurel
5. Rooks
6. White Waves
7. Leviathan, Bound
8. Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five
9. The Snow Leopard
10. (Abe Lincoln story)
11. I Was a Cloud
12. Century Eyes
13. Hail, Mary
(Encore)
14. North Col
15. Home Life

(A zipfile of the full Shearwater set is available here.)
(FLAC files are available here.)