I was fortunate enough to make it out to California for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s farewell weekend, and was treated to three nights of The Donkeys as a perfect bonus!  In addition to backing Owen, The Donkeys opened each night with their own set.  Here’s the first of the three nights–keep your eye out over the next few days for the other two.

The Donkeys
12.03.2010
Soda Bar, San Diego, 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:
1. intro
2. Nice Train
3. Bloodhound
4. Come On Virginia
5. Boot on the Seat
6. I’ll Explode *
7. Born With Stripes
8. New Blue Stockings
9. Refrigerator
10. No Need For Oxygen
11. East Coast Raga *

Notes:
* = first time played
Supporting Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

Here’s Galactic’s opening set from the previously posted Live and Counting Crows shows.  Galactic played several dates during the first leg of this tour.

Galactic
7.28.2000
Sandstone Ampitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS

Source:  Core Sound Cardiods > Aiwa AM-F70 MD > MD Master > Sony MDS-JE510 > TOSLINK > Hosa ODL-276 > coax > Edirol R-44 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro by Adam Duritz
2. Blackeyed Pea
3. Daktari
4. Bobski 2000 ->
5. Vilified
6. Century City
7. Thrill

Notes:
Opening for Live and Counting Crows.

One of my favorite songwriters, David Dondero, will be coming back to the Hi-Dive in Denver on April 6th.  Here’s last year’s Denver performance.  David has released two albums in the past year, both worth checking out: # Zero with a Bullet and A Pre-existing Condition.

David Dondero
11.20.2010
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [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. Night Life
3. In Love With the Living and the Dead
4. They’re Building the New Berlin Wall
5. Not Everybody Loves Your Doggie Like You Do
6. The Stars are My Chandelier
7. Freight Train
8. Less Than the Air
9. The Boxer
10. Just a Baby in Your Momma’s Eyes
11. Little Bit of Rain
12. Ashes on the Highway
13. Rothko Chapel
14. story about J.C.
15. Job Boss
16. The Real Tina Turner
17. Laying Low in Eli, Nevada
18. Song for the Civil Engineer

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.

One year after his last Swallow Hill performance, Tony Furtado returned to this great venue in support of his 2011 album, Golden, available now from Funzalo Records or iTunes.  As usual, Tony appeared with an all-star lineup, including long-time collaborator Eric Thorin (of many front range bands), Tyler Grant (Drew Emmitt Band), and Jim Christie (who you may have seen with Dwight Yoakam or Lucinda Williams).

Tony Furtado and Friends
3.11.2011
Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, Denver, CO

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

Setlist:
(Set I)
1. Bolinas
2. Golden (Broken)
3. Hurtin’ in My Right Side
4. Angels We Know
5. Portlandia
6. Thirteen Below *
7. Runnin’ Down a Dream
8. The Willows Cry
9. Oh Berta, Berta *
(Set II)
10. False Hearted Lover
11. Need
12. The Bawds of Euphony
13. Standing in the Rain
14. Stagger Lee *
15. River Song *
16. St. John’s Fire
17. (tech problems)
18. Toe the Line
(Encore)
19. I Ain’t Got No Home **

Lineup:
Tony Furtado – vocals, guitar, banjo
Tyler Grant – guitar
Eric Thorin – bass
Jim Christie – drums

Notes:
* = with Pete Kartsounes
** = unplugged

A zipfile of the MP3s is available here.
FLAC files and other formats are available at the LMA.