Fu Manchu @ Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, 2002-02-05

 

Fu Manchu is a band I have seen a bunch of times over the years starting in the 90s.  They are still at it too.  Started in 1990 that is a hell of a run.  In fact they have a new double album coming out next week.  Love to see the longevity.  

This show was for the California Crossing album tour and we get a bunch of songs of of that and some old classics.  Scott Hill complains about having to play so quite later in their set.  Probably after the sound guy scolded them for turning up.  At the time the Bluebird didn't have great sound abatement and had nearby neighbors that loved to complain.  They would even call and say it was too loud when a show wasn't going on.  The Bluebird got hit with some noise ordinance violations and had to stay at 100db.   Pretty quiet.    They weren't happy but I think this sounds pretty good.  Maybe the best of my handful of Fu recordings.  Enjoy.

Fu Manchu

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2002-02-05

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > UAC222 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (61:11.27) 

01 Evil Eye

02 Squash That Fly

03 Wurkin

04 California Crossing

05 Over The Edge

06 Hell On Wheels

07 Laserbl'ast! 

08 King Of The Road

09 Amp'n 

10 Weird Beard

11 Regal Begal

12 Eatin' Dust

13 Hang On

14 Anodizer

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The Callous Daoboys @ Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2024-03-22

 

Here is a pretty fresh one.  The Callous Daoboys live at the Hi Dive back on March 22nd of this year.  They were part of a tour with their friends in fellow Atlanta band '68.  I had seen '68 before when the opened for the Bronx at Globe Hall.  1st time seeing The Callous Daoboys.

They kind of sound like Dillinger Escape Plan but have some math and metalcore influences along with a pinch or Faith No More perhaps.  The band members are all pretty young so they are of a generation that grew up being able to listen to anything they wanted at any time.  I think that has produced some very interesting stuff in the last decade or so.  Lots of 90s nostalgia in the mix too.  I'm here for it.

This is a band that I tried to delve into their catalog a few times and I could see where they were coming from but I just wasn't quite sure what to think.  For me seeing a band live is where it often all comes into focus and I become a fan.  

Go support independent music by seeing live shows and buying merch directly from the artists you love and the new discovery's that you make along the way.  We are all richer when there is great independent art flourishing in the world.

I think this sounds really nice.  Fun capture.  

The Callous Daoboys

Hi Dive 

Denver CO (USA)

2024-03-22

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: MBHO KA-200N > JK Labs DVC-V12 > M10 

Transfer: M10 > USB > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (42:53.73)

01 Pushing the Pink Envelope

02 Waco Jesus

03 Star Baby

04 - interlude -

05 Violent Astrology

06 Designer Shroud of Turin

07 Flip Flops at a Funeral

08 Fake Dinosaur Bones

09 A Brief Article Regarding Time Loops

10 Blackberry DeLorean

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Bob Mould @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2000-03-01

 

Here is my recording of a Bob Mould solo show at the Bluebird Theater in March of 2000.

He didn't have a new album out so I think he was just road testing some of the songs that ended up on Body Of Song.  At the beginning he says "bare with me I haven't really played guitar in 2 months.

This was during the time he was working at WCW wrestling and leaning into a more electronic sound with projects like LoudBomb.

This night he alternated between playing and acoustic and electric guitar for the first 10 songs.  Then he brings in some backing tracks for next 3 songs that are a preview of songs that end up on Body Of Song.  He ends it switch back to solo guitar for the rest of the set.  

There are a couple long interludes were he just talks about what's happening, what bands he likes, no snow in Colorado.  Real excited crowd with a lot of shouted requests between songs but when he is playing they were very quiet and respectful.  It was a joy to revisit this show after so many years.

I'm sure I traded this out during the CDr trading days so it's that source is out there.  This is a new transfer from the master MD.  Freshly cleaned up, tracked and tagged.  Enjoy.

Bob Mould

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2000-03-01

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > UAC222 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Time: (88:13.56) 

01 Wishing Well

02 Hoover Dam

03 Taking Everything

04 Your Favorite Thing

05 New #1

06 Lonely Afternoon

07 - interlude -

08 The Last Night

09 Eternally Fried

10 Brasilia Crossed with Trenton 

11 - interlude -

12 Nihil

13 Sunset Safety Glass

14 Lost Zoloft

15 Semper Fi

16 Surveyor and Cranes

17 Egoverride

18 Man on the Moon 

19 Makes No Sense at All

20 - encore -

21 Too Far Down

22 If I Can't Change Your Mind

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Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors @ Middle East, Boston MA, 1999-04-21

 

I got this cassette back in the early aughts.  Likely from the taper since I didn't usually trade for cassettes.  It was all CDrs.  I have no record or recollection of who I got this from.  It was part of a batch that had a bunch of Supersuckers shows too.  I recall listening to it back then but it went in a box 20+ years ago.  

Recently I was looking at the box and decided to digitize all of them.  Some good good stuff in there that I will share eventually.  This Mojo Nixon show isn't on the LMA or even listed on setlist FM so I have to assume that this is a relatively uncirculated Mojo show.  Hats off to the taper.  I think it sounds really nice.  If it was you let me know and I'll give you credit.

Lots of crazy Mojo stage banter and a great setlist.  I bet this was a fun night.  Enjoy.

Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors

The Middle East

Boston MA (USA)

1999-04-21

Recorded: ?

Transfered and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: ? > cassette 

Transfer: cassette > PT-649D > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC

Time: (76:20.72)

01 - intro -

02 Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two Headed Love Child

03 Louisiana Liplock

04 Drunk Divorced Floozie (The Ballad of Diana Spencer)

05 - interlude -

06 Tie My Pecker To My Leg

07 I Don't Want No Cybersex

08 Cunnilingus Highway

09 The Ballad of Country Dick

10 She's Vibrator Dependent

11 - interlude -

12 Not As Much As Football

13 Ain't High Falutin'

14 Bring Me the Head of David Geffen

15 Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus

16 You Can't Kill Me

17 - encore -

18 Elvis Is Everywhere

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Mike Peters (The Alarm) @ HQ, Denver CO, 2024-02-18

 

Here is one from not too long ago.  Mike Peters from the Alarm doing a solo show at HQ in Denver.  The first set is acoustic mainly and then he pulls in some backing tracks for the second set.  Mostly all The Alarm songs.    

He talks about it coming up on the 40th anniversary of their album Declaration and how he is going to bring the full band back to Denver in the summer.

Mike himself a cancer survivor started an organization called Love Hope Strength that helps out people going through cancer.   Sadly not long after this show he announced that he again has be diagnosed with cancer and he cancelled the bands summer tour to receive treatment.  Please consider donating to his organization or your favorite cancer research organization.  FUCK CANCER!!

Mike Peters

HQ

Denver CO (USA)

2024-02-18

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: AT933 >SP-SPSB-1 > M10

Transfer: M10 > USB > Adobe Audition > CDWave > FLAC 

Run time: (108:05.59)

Set 1

01 - intro -

02 The Returning (The Alarm)

03 It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

04 Two Rivers (The Alarm)

05 Fail (The Alarm)

06 The Day The Ravens Left The Tower (The Alarm)

07 The Deceiver (The Alarm)

08 In The Poppy Fields (The Alarm)

09 Cenotaph (The Alarm)

10 Marching On (The Alarm)

11 One Step Closer To Home (The Alarm)

Set 2

12 Shout To The Devil (The Alarm)

13 Beautiful (The Alarm)

14 The Stand (The Alarm)

15 The Chant Has Just Begun (The Alarm)

16 Rain in the Summertime (The Alarm)

17 Transition (The Alarm)

18 Next (The Alarm)

19 Strength (The Alarm)

20 68 Guns (The Alarm)

21 Rescue Me (The Alarm)

22 Spirit of '76 (The Alarm)

23 Blaze of Glory (The Alarm)

24 Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke (The Alarm)

25 Walk Forever by My Side (The Alarm)

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Iggy Pop @ The Palace, Los Angeles CA, 1986-11-03

 

I got a 2nd box of tapes from my friend Randy late last year.  More recordings his friend Kat had made in the 80s-90s.  I transferred them pretty quickly but that is the easy part.  Listening to all of them and doing any needed work to make them presentable if possible takes some time.

I've been digging in and had recalled that this Iggy show sounded pretty good.  The cassette was labeled Nov 2nd but Randy's recollection was that it was the Nov 3rd.  He looked for a ticket stub but didn't find it.  I was going under the assumption that this was the 2nd since it was written on the cassette.

Then as I was listening to the show and searching the net for any clues.  I found there are recordings of  1986-11-02 out there and they note that Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) comes out to play on Cry Of Love.

Fast forward to the end of my recording and Steve isn't introduced before Cry Of Love, as he is on the 11-02 recording, and they play an another Stooges song.  Down On The Street!!

Having proof now that this is a recording of November 3rd I look around for any recordings of this night and come up empty.  Setlist FM has the show listed but not setlist for the show.  I knew that this particular cassette master source hadn't been circulated ever before.  But it appears that no source of this night has been circulated.  That is pretty exciting.  Welcome to the world Iggy 1986-11-03.

Sound is pretty decent with a few cassette anomalies here and there.  I was looking at picture of the Palace and it is a big beautiful theatre in downtown LA.  I bet it would be a great place to see a movie. 

For a loud punk rock show you can here the ceiling.  It is what it is.  Vocals are nice an clear.  Enjoy.

Iggy Pop

The Palace

Los Angeles CA (USA)

1986-11-03

Recorded: Kat Georges

Transferred and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Panasonic RQ-J36 > cassette 

Transfer: cassette > PT-649D > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC

Time: (91:28.08)

01 I Got a Right (The Stooges)

02 Gimme Danger (The Stooges) 

03 Some Weird Sin

04 Real Wild Child (Wild One) 

05 Sister Midnight

06 Baby, It Can't Fall

07 Blah-Blah-Blah

08 Nightclubbing

09 Fire Girl

10 Five Foot One

11 Shades

12 T.V. Eye (The Stooges)

13 Little Miss Emperor

14 China Girl

15 Hideaway

16 Winners & Losers

17 Isolation

18 Lust for Life

19 Raw Power (The Stooges)

20 Cry for Love

21 Down On the Street (The Stooges)

Kevin Armstrong - Guitars

Gavin Harrison - Drums

Phil Butcher - Bass

Seamus Beaghen - Keyboards

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Slobberbone @ Lion's Lair, Denver CO, 2003-01-29

 

I've posted a few other Slobberbone shows.  I'm a big fan and hope to see them again someday at one of their hometown Denton shows.  They don't tour anymore so it's just the occasional one off.

I had thought I had shared this one long ago but it appears that maybe I never did.  So here you go.  Another Slobberbone soundboard from the Lion's Lair.  Sounds nice and a great setlist.  Oddly they open with a Neil Young song and encore with a Neil Young song.  Enjoy.

Slobberbone

Lion's Lair

Denver CO (USA)

2003-01-29

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: SBD > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC

Time: (85:25.31)

01 Don't Cry No Tears (Neil Young)

02 Springfield, IL

03 Stupid Words

04 Write Me Off

05 Lumberlung

06 Butchers

07 That Is All

08 Sister Beams

09 Find the Out

10 Dunk You In The River

11 Sweetness, That's Your Cue

12 Front Porch

13 I'll Be Damned

14 Barrel Chested

15 Placemat Blues

16 Cartoon (Soul Asylum)

17 Can't Stay Sober To Save My Life

   - encore -

18 Big Time (Neil Young)

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