Elf Power @ 40 Watt 3/29/08

Elf Power played a release show for their new In A Cave album, which arrived in stores last week. They're playing as a 4-piece at the moment, with former guitarist Eric Harris having rejoined as drummer.

Track 1 - Owl Cut (White Flowers In The Sky)
Track 2 - Spiral Stairs
Track 3 - We Dream In Sound
Track 4 - An Old Familiar Scene
Track 5 - The New Mythology
Track 6 - Paralyzed
Track 7 - Fried Out
Track 8 - Window To Mars
Track 9 - Skeleton
Track 10 - The Demon's Daughter
Track 11 - Quiver And Quake
Track 12 - Come Lie Down With Me (And Sing My Song)
Track 13 - Back To The Web
Track 14 - 2000 Man
Track 15 - The Separating Fault
Track 16 - Let The Serpent Sleep
Track 17 - E:) Hole In My Shoe
Track 18 - I Walked With A Zombie
Track 19 - Needles In The Camel's Eye

FLAC files are here

The Instruments @ Caledonia 10/11/06

Here's the Instruments set from that same night at Caledonia I don't remember happening. Heather McIntosh and company have a new album coming in May.

Track 1 - Lullaby
Track 2 - Song For Thomas
Track 3 - Amongst The Trees
Track 4 - Our Lovely Ladder
Track 5 - Seems So Far
Track 6 - Lantern
Track 7 - My Friend

FLAC files are here

Hardy Morris & Brantley Senn (Dead Confederate) @ Rye Bar 3/21/08

Dead Confederate singer/guitarist Hardy Morris and bassist Brantley Senn work out what I assume will be new DC material. For the uninitiated, Rye Bar is where DT's Down Under was (and the Downstairs before that).

Track 1 - Memorial Day Night
Track 2 -
Track 3 -
Track 4 -
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -

FLAC files are here

Black Swan Network @ Little Kings 2/23/08

Black Swan Network appeared at the Aux2 event. Or did they? I always thought BSN indicated Will Hart, who wasn't there. In any case, a smattering of Elephant 6 personnel performed under the flash-card direction of Bill Doss.

Track 1 -

FLAC files are here

Circulatory System @ Caledonia 10/11/06

I don't remember ever seeing Circulatory System at the Caledonia, but I just found this on an old drive so apparently I was there.

Track 1 - Begin Now
Track 2 - Should A Cloud Replace A Compass?
Track 3 - Round Again
Track 4 - Diary Of Wood
Track 5 - Meeting Ourselves
Track 6 - The Lovely Universe
Track 7 - Solid Forms Dissolve
Track 8 - The Spinning Continuous
Track 9 - Yesterday's World

FLAC files are here

Dark Meat @ Star Bar 3/7/08

I haven't posted any Dark Meat in a while. They're still at work on their second album, and the first (Universal Indians) is soon to be re-issued by Vice with extra-special bonus tracks.

Track 1 - Last Of The Frontiersmen
Track 2 - Back In The Light
Track 3 - No One Was There
Track 4 - New Eyes
Track 5 - Future Galaxies
Track 6 - One More Trip
Track 7 - Three Eyes Open

FLAC files are here

Vic Chesnutt @ 40 Watt/EARL 3/1-2/08

Vic Chesnutt is on the road supporting Jonathan Richman; the tour runs through March 16. Here are Vic's sets from the first two shows.

3/1/08 40 Watt

Track 1 - Opening For Jonathan
Track 2 - I Ain't Crazy Enough
Track 3 - Miss Prissy
Track 4 - Confusion
Track 5 - You Are Never Alone
Track 6 - Morally Challenged
Track 7 - Robert Wyatt

3/1 FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)


3/2/08 The EARL

Track 1 - Morally Challenged
Track 2 - Everything I Say
Track 3 - Cut And Run
Track 4 - You Are Never Alone
Track 5 - Miss Prissy [aborted]
Track 6 - Stupid Preoccupations
Track 7 - Over

3/2 FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Dead Confederate @ Caledonia 3/1/08

Dead Confederate are working on their first full-length to follow last year's excellent Dead Confederate EP. If you happen to be at SXSW next week, catch one of their eight performances; maybe the one with R.E.M.

Track 1 - Heavy Petting
Track 2 -
Track 3 - Is It A Rose?
Track 4 - The Rat
Track 5 - News Underneath
Track 6 -
Track 7 - Get Out
Track 8 -
Track 9 - Tortured Artist Saint

FLAC files are here

David Barbe & The Quick Hooks @ Caledonia 1/26/08

This David Barbe set has a few more new ones, plus a rarely-played classic from the Sugar days.

Track 1 - Silver-White Flash
Track 2 - If Here
Track 3 - Peel Away
Track 4 - Mole In The Gutter
Track 5 - Caravelle
Track 6 - Nickel A Minute
Track 7 - Blacker Than Blue
Track 8 - My Shiny Bird
Track 9 - In The Weeds
Track 10 - Yr. Out
Track 11 - Digging A New Hole
Track 12 - Better Than Dust
Track 13 - Broadcast Spreader
Track 14 - Where Diamonds Are Halos

FLAC files are here