Maybe it was the excellent on-stage sound at the Fox, or maybe it was the crowd energy…whatever the reasons, the Ian Cooke Band was on fire this night.

Ian Cooke
6.12.2010
The Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > 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. intro
2. The Rot -> Gimme Gimme Gimmie -> Monkey and Bear -> The Rot
3. Flood
4. Darkening
5. unknown
6. Va-Soon
7. Kingdom
8. The Towering Prince

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

Paper Bird were lucky enough to play for a packed house, opening for Brett Dennen and Grace Potter at the Ogden last December.  This set features several songs that will be on their upcoming full-length, When the River Took Flight.  The CD release show is slated for July 30th at the Gothic Theatre–tickets are available from the Gothic’s website.

Paper Bird
12.03.2009
The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO

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

Setlist:
1. intro
2. Lost Boys
3. Pennies
4. Yellow Sun
5. unknown (Tyler on vocals)
6. Blue Sparks
7. Living Lucky
8. unknown
9. St. Louis

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

Here’s the first of (hopefully) many sets from Titwrench, held over the weekend at Glob.  There was no end to the genres crossed during the festival’s three days, and Amy Annelle was one of the few straight-up singer-songwriters to grace the stage.  Sandwiched between some crazy techno-storytelling by Aubrey Heichemer and the one-two punch of noise presented by Baby Shampoo and Caldera Lakes, Amy’s mix of traditionals, country covers and panhandle-inspired originals were a much-welcome opportunity to just sit back and listen to some folk music.

Amy Annelle
7.10.2010
Titwrench Fest, Glob, Denver, CO

Source:  [DPA 4060’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. E. Tejas Son
3. Pretty Boy Floyd
4. Star’s Memory
5. Buckskin Stallion Blues
6. Wake Up, Little Dark Eyes
7. Let Me Be
8. Coat of Many Colors
9. The Hellhound’s Address
10. The North Country Maid
11. Texian Boys
12. outro

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

(Photo by Julio Enriquez of Cause=Time.)

Yet another welcome surprise for me at this year’s Westword Music Showcase was Neon Indian.  Like the Dirty Projectors set,  I was afraid this one would lose some of it’s steam in a mid-afternoon outdoor setting.  While there’s no question their music would go over better indoors, the band’s prismatic layering of sound drew a large and responsive crowd.  The trick was getting up close and submerging yourself in the sound.

Neon Indian
6.19.2010
Main Stage, Westword Music Showcase, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > 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. intro
2. Local Joke
3. Terminally Chill
4. Mind, Drips
5. Psychic Chasms
6. Should’ve Taken Acid With You
7. Sleep Paralysist
8. 6669
9. Deadbeat Summer
10. Ephemeral Artery

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

Weed Diamond played one last show in Denver last week, before head off on tour.  You can catch the all up and down the West Coast throughout July.

Weed Diamond
6.27.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Microtech Gefell M300’s > 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. intro
2. unknown
3. Mr. Vacant Stare
4. unknown
5. Oklahoma
6. unknown

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