(Photography braved by Lori Wolfson!)

Love it or hate it, last weekend’s Machine Gun Blues reunion at 3 Kings Tavern was one for the books.  With lighting fixtures are instrument parts still strewn throughout the venue the next morning, I’m just happy my gear survived the ordeal!   (p.s. Can anyone identify tracks 4, 7, and 9?)

Machine Gun Blues
7.24.2010
3 Kings Tavern, The UMS, Denver, CO

Source:  [Oktava MK-012’s > Shure A15AS > Apogee Mini-Me] + [SBD > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. (Sid Pink intro)
2. We Fucked It All Up
3. An Inconvenient Song
4. unknown
5. A Rabbit Named Bunny Stratton
6. Rock Song No. 1
7. unknown
8. unknown (take #1)
9. unknown (take #2)
10. Wanna Be My Baby
11. (chaos #1)
12. 20th Century Boy
(Encore)
13. (chaos #2)
14. I Wanna Be Sexy

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

After a six-month break from performing, Dualistics returned to the Hi-Dive this month to celebrate their brand new Crimson EP.  Crimson is undeniably addictive, with lyrical hooks and guitar riffs that will have you singing along on the second play.  Don’t go in expecting this release to break new ground, or you’ll be disappointed.  But if you’re in the market for some great rock tunes, give the album a free listen and then purchase it from the band’s BC page.

What impressed me most at the show is how tight these guys are playing together, despite their infrequent performances.  Vocals have also improved substantially over the past year, no doubt a result of the various solo/side projects pursued by the band members.

Bassist Jimmy Stofer and drummer Nathan Barnes will be heavily involved with Rose Hill Drive this fall, so Dualistics shows will continue to be a rarity.  The next time they do appear on a bill, don’t pass on an opportunity to attend.

Dualistics
7.17.2010
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. The Optimist
2. Sleight of Hand
3. Pure Sorcery
4. Sabbatical
5. Unique (Like Everyone Else)
6. Only Way To Stay (Fan Out)
7. End of the World
8. Taking the Time
9. Man-Made Army
10. Get It On
11. Last Call
(Encore)
12. Scentless Apprentice

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

You may have noticed some downtime on the blog this week, in part due to the Underground Music Showcase and subsequent road to recovery.  Things may be slow for awhile, as I’ll be in CA next week and then GA the following week for Athens PopFest.  With luck we’ll get a few UMS sets up here or on Reverb before I head out, along with some other recent sets (Dualistics, Lumineers, 200 Million Years).  If not, expect plenty of shows to be posted after I return!

Curious about what I captured during the UMS this weekend?  Here’s the full list:

1. Chella Negro
2. Sarah Slaton
3. Vibes on Velvet
4. Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams
5. Dovekins
6. Jeremy Messersmith
7. Shapes Stars Make!
8. Ian Cooke Band (7/22)
9. Paper Bird
10. Hot White
11. The Swayback
12. The Omens
13. Kingdom of Magic
14. The Springdale Quartet
15. Voladores
16. Caleb Slade
17. Wentworth Kersey
18. Yarn Forest
19. Pollination Population
20. Origami Hands
21. Lilly Scott
22. Le Divorce
23. Remma
24. Dust on the Breakers
25. The Centennial
26. The Knew
27. These United States
28. Houses
29. Jonathan and Bpro
30. Natural Selection
31. Dances With White Girls
32. Ramaya Soskin
33. Nathan and Stephen
34. Ryan Brasher of Eleanor
35. Dustin Reid
36. Abe Abraham
37. Andy Thomas
38. Jay J. Matott
39. Lee Penn Sky
40. Yuzo Nieto
41. Science Partner
42. Only Thunder
43. The Yes We Cans
44. Mark Mallman
45. Wire Faces
46. Maraca 5-0
47. UMS Burlesque
48. Murder Ranks
49. Murder Pinchers
50. Machine Gun Blues
51. Night Owl
52. Story of the Sea
53. Jim McTurnan
54. Ume
55. Porlolo
56. The Beaten Sea
57. Gregory Alan Isakov
58. Munly & The Lupercalians
59. Rumanian Buck
60. The Widow’s Bane
61. Rob Drabkin
62. Joe Sampson
63. Ukulele Loki
64. Magic Cyclops (7/23)
65. Magic Cyclops (7/24)
66. Sunshine
67. The Horace van Vaughan
68. Sonnenblume
69. Tjutjuna
70. Bad Weather California
71. Rosalie
72. Treeverb
73. Woodsman
74. A. Tom Collins
75. Ian Cooke (7/25)
76. Dana Falconberry (7/25)
77. Recess
78. Roger Green
79. Tyler Potts
80. Tim Pourbaix
81. Glowing House
82. Constellations of Cars
83. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake (7/25)
84. Gangcharger
85. A Shoreline Dream
86. Laura Brehm
87. The Pirate Signal (7/25)
88. Rob Drabkin
89. Nathaniel Rateliff
90. The Autumn Film

The Pseudo Dates
4.17.2009
Lion’s Lair, 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
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Indeed We Love You
2. Last Night I Dreamed I Cut My Hair
3. Sinister Kisses
4. Amber, Show Me Your Scars
5. Songbirds
6. Wine & Coffee
7. Amateur Night At the Shooting Range
8. Sleepy Shoes
9. Cross Your Fingers
(Encore)
10. I Don’t Know But I Think I Might

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

In contrast to the full-band set posted a few weeks ago, Erin Roberts of Porlolo toned the things down for Surfacing #9 at the Meadowlark by inviting long-time collaborator Roger Green on-stage for a duo show.  Erin and Roger apparently released a split album back in 2004, but I’ve yet to stumble upon or hear a copy of it.

Porlolo (Erin Roberts and Roger Green)
6.26.2010
The Meadowlark, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012 cardiods > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. “Not Alone”
2. “Cardboard”
3. “Thirty-Two”
4. There is No I in Athens
5. Animals Should Live Forever
6. “Noticed”
7. Tread Softly
8. “Little Something”
9. “Turn My Head”
10. outro

Full lineup for Surfacing #9:
Porlolo, Girls Walk By, Zayante Spoils, New Allante!, Night of Joy, Marara Air

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