One of my favorite venues at the UMS is the South Broadway Christian Church, with its large hall acoustics and a focused listening environment.  Angie Stevens and Susan Phelan closed out Sunday night’s lineup in the church with a somewhat irreverent yet spirited performance.  ;)

Angie Stevens and Susan Phelan
7.26.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
South Broadway Christian Church, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Accidentally Smiling
2. Hold Me Close
3. Queen of This Mess
4. Give It On Back
5. Truth Don’t Lie
6. Heaven Knows
7. Words
8. Sleepwalking
9. This Time Around
10. Favorite Rerun
11. Drinking Song

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

Here’s the first of two EAOD shows from the UMS.  In case you haven’t heard, the band is calling it quits.  Plans for one final farewell (along with a final 4-song EP) are in the works for this fall.

Everything Absent or Distorted
7.23.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Hi-Dive, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [Microtech Gefell M300’s > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax] + [SBD > RCA > 1/4″] > Oade Mod Edirol R-44 @ 24/48 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave > LAME > mp3
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. unknown
2. (new song)
3. Japanese War Tuba
4. A Form to Accomodate the Mess
5. (banter)
6. (new song)
7. Beehive
8. Gospel of Slight Rust

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

Julie (aka Bela Karoli) and Joseph Pope III made an intimate coffee/wine bar appearance just prior to a full band show over at the Hi-Dive.

Julie Davis and Joseph Pope III (Bela Karoli)
7.24.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Michelangelo’s Coffee, Denver, CO

Source:  Mix [SBD > 1/4″] + [Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3] > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Reample to 16/44.1 > 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

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

Widowers returned to the stage on night #1 of the UMS after a long hiatus.  While no new material was showcased, the performance was great, with the audience enjoying every minute of their short set.

Widowers
7.23.2009
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
3 Kings Tavern, Denver, CO

Source:  Oktava MK-012’s (card capsules) > Lunatec V3 (opti-mod) > Nomad JB3 > Firewire > Adobe Audition > CDWave > Flac16
Taped by:  Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. Wish You Were Higher
2. untitled
3. Pistol
4. Space Never Strays
5. Not Afraid

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

(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]