On tour with Adam Kline and Jonathan Hansard as Golden Shoulders, Brett Shady opened the show at Yellow Feather Coffee with a set of his own material.  The songs were great, and I regret not picking up his new album when I had the chance.  Don’t make the same mistake–The Devil To Pay was released on 8/10/2010 is now available on CD Baby.  (My favorite song from the set?  “Angels, Ghosts & Demons”.)

Brett Shady
9.16.2010
Yellow Feather Coffee, Denver, CO

Source:  [DPA 4060’s > DAD6001’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. Somebody Else
2. Jerome, AZ
3. Red House Plea
4. Waltz For a Girl In South Carolina
5. Angels, Ghosts & Demons

Notes:
Lineup included Rachael Pollard, Golden Shoulders, and Porlolo.

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

Following yesterday’s post of the 9/1/2010 Birds and Batteries show, here’s another they played two years ago in Denver.  Listening to both 2008 and 2010 yields some insight into this band’s evolution over the past two years.

Birds and Batteries
7.17.2008
The Lion’s Lair, Denver, CO

Source: DPA 4060s (Core-Sound HEBs) > battery box > Lunatec V3 > M-Audio Microtrack 2 > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition 3.0 > CDWave
Taped by: Lance Stack

Setlist:
1. intro
2. We’re An Industry
3. I’ll Never Sleep Again
4. Soft Surveillance
5. After A Flood
6. Turnstyles
7. Ocarina
8. Mythology: The Great Director
9. Star Clusters

A zipfile of the mp3s is available here.
FLAC files are available upon request.

After coming through Denver many times to play the Lion’s Lair, Birds and Batteries scored a headlining slot at the Hi-Dive this month.  The band’s upcoming album Panorama is available for pre-sale in LP or CD format via Spune, and hits stores on October 12th.

Birds and Batteries
9.01.2010
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. Lightning
2. The Villain
3. Sneaky Times
4. Strange Kind of Mirror
5. We’re an Industry
6. Squeeze Box
7. Star Clusters
8. Lonely Guns >
9. Out in the Woods
10. A Million People

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

San Francisco’s Eux Autres concluded their three-week tour across the country last week at the Larimer Lounge.  Hot Congress conducted a great interview with the band prior to their arrival in Denver.

Eux Autres
8.26.2010
Larimer Lounge, 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. Ecoutez Bien
2. Queen Turner
3. Molly
4. Go Dancing
5. When I’m Up
6. You’re Alight
7. Under Rays
8. Other Girls
9. The Things They Carried
10. Cover Rights

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

I highly recommend this one–an awesome late-night DIY show featuring California’s Peaking Lights!

Peaking Lights
8.06.2010
Further Shoppe, 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. Track #1
2. Track #2
3. Track #3
4. Track #4

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