(Photo by Kenton Larson!)

Hot IQs closed the book on their career to a packed house at the Bluebird Theater this weekend with one of the best shows I’ve seen them play.  This is one band that will be greatly missed in the Denver Scene.  Tim has a great review of the show up at Something Like Sound, which includes a few more of Kenton’s photos.  If you still can’t get enough after listening to their farewell show, a solo Eli Mishkin set is still available here.

Hot IQs
6.19.2009
The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. (Sid Pink intro)
2. Web In Front
3. Hot IQs
4. Houndstooth (Release the Hounds)
5. Have Nots Have Knots
6. (Another Song About) Pretty Girls
7. Retromuff
8. Getting Old
9. Twos and Threes
10. unknown
11. The Mascot Is Winning
12. unknown
13. Elephant In White
14. unknown
15.  I Think I Need A New Heart
(Encore)
16. (banter)
17. Nightstand
18. Firecracker
19. (band thanks)
20. Duck And Cover

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

Purchase the Hot IQs Discography:
2007 – Dangling Modifier (Band Website | iTunes)
2004 – The Argument Between the Brain and Feet (Band Website)

Here’s the first of many captures from yesterday’s Westword Music Showcase, a performance by Elin Palmer in the spectacular Curious Theatre.  Delays in stage setup resulted in a late start, but a nice sized crowd streamed into the theatre as soon as doors opened.  While short, the overall mood and attentive crowd made this my favorite Elin show to-date.

Elin Palmer
6.13.2009
Westword Music Showcase
Curious Theatre, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Toslink > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. unknown
3. Du
4. unknown
5. unknown
6. A Little House
7. Everyday

Band Members:
Elin Palmer – vocals, violin, nyckelharpa, accordion
Tiffany Meese – casio and vocals
Charlie Parker – bass
Patrick Meese – drums

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

In typical fashion, last weekend’s Larimer BBQ was sparsely populated, but that didn’t stop Natural Selection from giving their all to those select few who were listening!

Natural Selection
5.31.2009
The Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Paper Plane
2. 15 Up to Colfax
3. unknown
4. Go Go Go
5. unknown
6. unknown
7. unknown
8. Down Elevator
9. Meet in the Middle

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files can be downloaded as a zipfile here.

The constant rainfall Saturday night wasn’t heavy enough to prevent people from turning up the Meadowlark’s patio show, and it definitely wasn’t enough to stop Travis, Tom, or any of the other performers from warming up the crowd!

Pictureplane
5.23.2009
Meadowlark, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules, -10db pads) > Apogee MiniMe > digi-coax > Hosa ODL-276 > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Track #01
2. Track #02
3. Track #03
4. Track #04
5. Track #05
6. Track #06
7. Track #07
8. Track #08

Notes:
It rained all evening, leading to the right PA channel going out 4 minutes into Track 2.
I panned the recording hard right in an attempt to compensate for the PA problems.

Evening’s Lineup:
Iuengliss (Tom Metz)
Josephine and the Mousepeople
Speakeasy Tiger
Pictureplane (Travis Egedy)