Evangelicals - Skeleton Man (live from last night)

The girls on stage were from the crowd. The accordion player was from the main act - the Headlights.

Evangelicals at the Hi-Dive

Why the Evangelicals were the opening band is beyond me. Both times I've seen them they've outperformed the headliner. Their live show has a looseness that compliments their tight studio sound. Loud, balanced and energetic - cut short by the restraints of being an opener.

Papercuts & Beach House

Good show last weekend at the Hi-Dive. The Papercuts performed several songs I hadn't heard before - new songs I'd guess - most of which I liked. The dude from Beach House played the organ with them. Last time they played in Denver he wasn't around and I preferred their sound without him. His organ playing was heavy and drawn out, regularly dominating the Papercuts simple sound. Beach House was consistent with their albums - they sound best to me as a background and not as a feature.






Papercuts - John Brown




Beach House - Apple Orchard

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Turtle House - Beach House

Going to see Beach House & Papercuts tonight. Been listening to Beach House's Devotion quite a bit lately. Their ambient sound lends itself to being enjoyed at a lower volume, so it should be interesting to see how it translates into a live show.

a place To Bury Strangers - round 2

end of their set from the show on the 7th

Matador sampler

some good bands on this freebie (zip file). blog page:


Tracks by:

Jay Reatard
Times New Viking
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Shearwater Leviathan
Cat Power
Matmos
Mission Of Burma
Jaguar Love Bats
The Cave Singers
Dead Meadow
The New Pornographers
Earles & Jensen Bleachy Is Back In Town

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Heaven - Health

The silent intro left a break in the random playback I was listening to this morning. After not having listened to this album in a while, the impact of the first notes were a nice surprise.





The video was made entirely from footage taken from the Werner Herzog documentary "The Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner" (1974). Herzog isn't what he used to be, that's for sure.

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River Card - Atlas Sound

Nice mellow groove from Deerhunter's Bradford Cox - the dark lyrics of being drowned are pretty easy to ignore if you're not into that sort of thing.

A Place To Bury Strangers & Holy Fuck - Larimer Lounge 03.07.08

A Place To Bury Strangers - loud and heavy on the guitar feedback and effects - like their album. Was hoping for the best with these guys and got it.











Video of a fav song - To Fix the Gash in Your Head


Holy Fuck - I wasn't repeating their name over and over at the end of their set, but they were a good act. I didn't get a clear view of the drummer so it wasn't always easy to tell what was pre-recorded and live.







another video - royal gregory

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Dr. Freeze - Enon



Coming to the Larimer Lounge April 17th

Built to Spill @ the Gothic 02.28.08

First time to see Built to Spill live - even though we share the same hometown and they've been around since '92 and they tour regularly and they put on a good show! Playing for well over an hour, they covered a lot of ground and I'm glad to say I've seen and heard Boise's biggest claim to worthwhile indie rock.



Video from the show - Goin' Against Your Mind from their 2006 album - You in Reverse

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Shake a Fist - Hot Chip


"Now if you have a pair of headphones you better get'm out and get'm cranked up - cause they're really gunna help you." - Hot Chip

One of the rougher and experimental songs from their recent album - Made in the Dark. Still a song for the club, but with an edge that goes beyond the pop scene.

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bloodstream - evangelicals



catch'm at the hi-dive march 27th!

tom green w/ flava flav

doing the Public Enemy classic "Bring the Noise"

new Man Man track

Top Drawer

from stereogum

Looking forward to Man Man's new album Rabbit Habits - 04/08

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Katrina - Black Lips



Coming to the Bluebird in a week. Listen to radio 1190 and win yourself some tickets!

the workin man's Lily Allen

Foundations- Kate Nash




My good friend in London turned me on to this gal. He quotes, "Blighty just can't seem to get enough of her." Not my fav song on the album, Made of Bricks, but seemed like an appropriate intro since the song is all over the place in Britain.

Here's the video....

Blood On The Wall (live) - Junkeee... Julieee...

This was a good show: easy-going personalities keepin' it loud and simple. They didn't play "Acid Fight" which is the greatest song in the history of the universe, but I didn't think they would. The Larimer Lounge is the best venue, even when it's cold.

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I Stand Corrected - Vampire Weekend



New York indie band - band members met while attending Columbia. The vocals are familiar and the drums are crisp. Short and to the point - fitting for the line "I stand corrected."