[20 Years Ago Today] Sub Pop’s Vermonstress Fest in Burlington, VT

Posted on October 10, 2012 at 7:41 pm | 4 Comments

129 live MP3s, and this time I’ve saved you some effort: Here they are in one gigantic .zip file.

(As I mentioned when I first offered this up, the old Maxell XLII-90 cassette with Buffalo Tom and The World According to Steve’s sets sadly disappeared ages ago. I think I’ve finally given up hope that it would find its way back to me one day. Apologies, fellow BT fans. And if anyone knows the missing titles of the HP Zinker tracks, speak up.)

Vermonstress – Day 1
Saturday, October 10th, 1992

Codeine
01. Realize
02. Jr.
03. Barely Real
04. Cave-In
05. Hard to Find
06. D
07. Broken-Hearted Wine

Come
01. Dead Molly
02. William
03. Submerge
04. Last Mistake
05. Fast Piss Blues
06. Bell
07. Car
08. S.V.K.

Drop Nineteens
01. Delaware
02. Mayfield
03. Winona
04. Astral
05. Happen
06. My Aquarium
07. Reberrymemberer
08. Angel (Madonna cover)

Velocity Girl
01. Doesn’t Matter
02. 57 Waltz
03. Copacetic
04. Pretty Sister
05. Stupid Thing
06. Warm/Crawl
07. My Forgotten Favorite
08. Creepy
09. Crazy Town

Crow
01. Eyes are Bruised
02. Railhead
03. Light
04. Prisoner
05. The Charley Horses
06. God-Fearing Shareholders of the World
07. EJ

Pond
01. Grinned
02. Young Splendor
03. Perfect Four
04. Wheel
05. Pretty Thing (Bo Diddley cover)
06. Spots
07. Agatha / Filler

Beat Happening
01. Tiger Trap
02. Teenage Caveman
03. Sleepyhead
04. Dreamy
05. banter
06. Red Head Walkin’
07. Other Side
08. Revolution Come and Gone
09. Nancy Sin
10. Noise
11. Godsend
12. Cry For A Shadow
13. Me Untamed
14. You Turn Me On
15. Crashing Through

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Vermonstress – Day 2
Sunday, October 11th, 1992

Six Finger Satellite
01. Sex Transistor
02. Niponese National Anthem
03. Laughing Larry
04. Polish the Shine (Satchmo)
05. Home for the Holy Day
06. Crippled Monster Bearing Malice

Green Magnet School
01. Sonic Exterminator
02. Noxin
03. Barmecide Room
04. Don’t Cry (Neil Young)
05. Singed
06. 12 Guage
07. Penance

Sloan
01. Sleepover
02. Lucky For Me
03. Shame Shame
04. Ill-Placed Trust
05. Underwhelmed
06. Take It In
07. Marcus Said
08. Pretty Voice

Giant Sand
01. Neon Filler
02. Song 02
03. Sage Advice
04. Wearing the Robes of Bible Black
05. Solomon’s Ride / Stuck
06. Unwed and Well Sped

Barbara Manning
01. Never Park
02. Breathe Lies
03. Someone Wants You Dead
04. Don’t Rewind
05. Winter Song
06. On On and One
07. Smoking Her Wings (Bats cover)
08. Lock Yer Room (up tight)
09. Scissors

Eric’s Trip
01. Kiss Me Baby / Smother
02. Listen
03. Haze
04. Belong
05. Happens All The Time
06. Float
07. Belly
08. My Chest Is Empty (part 2)
09. Blinded
10. Bring Down the Rain
11. Easier Last Time
12. Open Your Heart (Madonna cover)

Chris Harford
and the First Rays of the New Rising Sun
01. Swinging Bridge
02. Raise the Roof
03. Looking For Light
04. Road With You
05. If You Forget Me
06. Pop Life (Prince cover)
07. You Brains
08. The Living End
09. Gather Round / Sing, Breathe, and Be Merry

HP Zinker
01. Song 1
02. Song 2
03. Song 3
04. Trapped
05. Song 5
06. Song 6
07. Song 7
08. Song 8
09. Song 9
10. Warzone City
11. Song 11

the Vermonstress press release (click to enlarge)

[Live MP3s] Neil Halstead (Mojave 3 / Slowdive) plays Boston tomorrow

Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:47 am | 2 Comments

In support of his achingly gorgeous new solo LP, “Palindrome Hunches”, Neil Halstead returns to the scene of his last Boston-area appearance tomorrow night, Saturday, October 6th, for another intimate show at at the Lizard Lounge. Not sure who’s traveling with him this time around, but 4 years ago the Mojave 3 (and ex?-Slowdive) frontman was joined by bassist Ben Hall and guitar/mandolin player Adam Parfitt for most of that whiskey-fueled Cambridge set.

Below is the setlist from that November night in 2008, along with live MP3s of a few of the songs. Despite Neil’s apologies, the performance was made no less entrancing by a mid-set coughing fit (“I guess I’m not too healthy at the moment”) , though he promised he’d be in a healthier state when he returned. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow night (and if he’s not, don’t offer him more whiskey… he wasn’t sure that helped). Get advance tickets here, but hurry. If there’s any justice, it’ll be a sell out.

Acidgalore and Nine Dots Boston were both at the 2008 show, and shared their thoughts. More of my photos from that night are here.

Neil is at the very start of a lengthy tour across the US before he heads to the UK and Europe to finish out the year. Stream “Palindrome Hunches” below, where you’ll also find the new video for “Hey Daydreamer”, the beautiful piano-based track that closes the album, and a link to download a free 4-song tour EP.

Neil Halstead
with Ben Hall & Adam Parfitt

November 14th, 2008
at the Lizard Lounge
in Cambridge, MA

01. Martha’s Mantra (For The Pain) [MP3]
02. Driving With Bert
03. Oh! Mighty Engine
04. Witless or Wise
05. Sometimes The Wheels
06. Yer Feet (Mojave 3)
07. Sleeping on Roads [MP3]
08. Two Stones In My Pocket
09. Between The Bars (Mojave 3)
10. No Mercy For The Muse
11. Prayer For The Paranoid (Mojave 3)
12. See You On Rooftops
13. Who Do You Love? (Mojave 3)
14. Paint A Face
15. Elevenses
16. Hi-Lo and Inbetween
17. A Gentle Heart [MP3]
18. unknown * (lyric – “Jimmy Could You Lay Another On Me“)
19. Queen Bee
20. unknown * (lyric – “She Won’t Let You Cause Her No Pain“)

* Didn’t recognize those two songs (cover songs, perhaps?), and a search let me down, so let me know if you think you do.

Download a free 4-song Neil Halstead tour EP courtesy of Noisetrade. Order “Palindrome Hunches” direct from Brushfire Records or digitally on iTunes. Catch Neil Halstead on tour near you.