Cory Branan @ Lion's Lair Denver CO, 2012-06-29

 

I've seen Cory Branan a bunch of times and have posted a few of those recordings on here before.  This show at The Lion's Lair in Denver on June 29th 2012 is a fun one that I have been meaning to post for awhile.  He was on tour for his album Mutt at the time and we get a fair amount of songs from that album and some deep cuts.  The 100 cap crowd at Lair were mostly fans so he fielded a lot of requests and tells a lot of stories.   Some great covers too including a George Jones song I had never heard him play and a take on the odd post-blues Randy Neuman song "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield".

I think I might have not shared this because I thought it was too chatty in the small room but listening back to it I found it has just the right amount of the bar room atmosphere.  His vocals and guitar are sharp and clear and I've had a fine time hearing this on repeat for the last few days.  Enjoy.

Cory Branan

Lion's Lair

Denver CO (USA)

2012-06-29

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: AT933 - SP-SPSB-1 - M10

Transfer: M10 - USB - Cooledit - CDWave - FLAC 

Time: (87:04.34)

01 The Corner

02 The Prettiest Waitress In Memphis

03 Tall Green Grass

04 Hell Bent And Heart-First

05 Sour Mash

06 Survivor Blues

07 Karen’s Song

08 Skateland South

09 The No Hit Wonder

10 The Freefall

11 Tennessee Whiskey (George Jones)

12 Darken My Door

13 Walk Around

14 - Jolene story -

15 Jolene

16 Let's Burn Down the Cornfield (Randy Neuman)

17 - favorite bars interlude -

18 A Girl Named GO

19 Wayward and Down

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Too Tall Dan Blowing Some Harmonica. R.I.P. Dan Utter

Not a post that I wanted to make for sure.  It's been a few months since Dan passed and he is very much missed by myself and his many friends and family.  He was a big presence and won't soon be forgotten.

I tried to get started on this compilation of Dan sitting in with various people not long after he passed but it was just to hard to revisit those memories at the time.  This weekend it felt like it was time and I enjoyed hearing my old friend do one of the things he loved the most.  Playing the harmonica.

He was a friendly gregarious dude so he had gotten to know a lot of musicians over the years.  He got to sit in and blow harp with lots and lots of people.  This small comp doesn't even scratch the surface.  I went though my archive of live recordings and pulled out what I though were some nice sounding examples of Dan doing his thing.  Even if you didn't know my friend Dan there are some nice tracks here with Jon Snodgrass from Drag The River, Cory Branan, Michael Dean Dameron, Bryan Hartley, and Lenny Lashley.  Enjoy.


Too Tall Dan Blowing Some Harmonica
R.I.P. Dan Utter

01 Bryan Hartley - Calhoun City
02 Jon Snodgrass - Oxes and Horses
03 Cory Branan - Sour Mash
04 Michael Dean Damron - Westboro Baptist Church
05 Devils Backbone Revival - Wagon Wheel
06 Cory Branan - Tame
07 Jon Snodgrass - Calloused Heart No2
08 Michael Dean Damron - Gone
09 Lenny Lashley - Two Robbers


1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 Recorded at Three Kings Tavern, Denver CO
5 Recorded and the Contenental Club, Denver CO

1 - 2011-09-22
2,3,7 - 2009-05-07
4,8 - 2012-04-21
5 - 2008-07-06
6,9 - 2010-12-17

Recorded and Mastered by: SxPxDxCx
Source : MBHO KA-500N > JKLabs / Niaant Littlebox > M10 / JB3
Transfer: M10 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC > MP3

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Cory Branan @ The Hi Dive, Denver CO, 2008-08-28

I can't remember is this was the first time I got to see Cory Branan.  I seem to think maybe I caught him at least one time before.  Either way when Charly Fasano of Fast Geek / Analog Empire asked if I would come down and record Mr Branan for a cassette release I said yes immediately.  I would have been down at the Hi Dive recording it anyway truth be told.

They only put out 100 copies of this cassette so it it long out of print.  The cassette, due to size limitations and other issues, isn't the complete show.  I asked Charly if it was ok for me to post it up here and he said yes.

Cory has just put out a fantastic new album on Bloodshot Records called The No-Hit Wonder.  It will be in my top 10 list this year for sure.  He is a great guitar played and lyricist as well.  He sort of defies categorization since he's not exactly county and he not exactly a pure singer song writer type.  Maybe that is why I'm such a big fan.

At this show he played some old favorites like Tall Green Grass and some tunes at the time were brand newish like The Corner and Survivor Blues.  The finger picking he does on his cover of Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town blows my mind every time I listen to it.  He also breaks out the rarely played The Wreck of the Sultana.  An all round amazing show.

Don't miss a chance to catch Cory Branan live if you get and chance and if you haven't picked up his new album yet go do it right now.  Seriously what are you waiting for.

This being a pure soundboard recording and him not being in front a large chatty crowd.  There are some moments of silence interspersed on this recording.  He also sometimes turns away from the mic for effect.  It's all part of the magic.  Enjoy.

Check out what Cory Branan is up to here  http://corybranan.com/

Check out what Charly Fasano is up to here, including a new spoken word 7" he's putting out with some of the dudes from Lucero backing him up http://fastgeekpress.tumblr.com/

Cory Branan

Hi Dive
Denver, CO
2008-08-28

Recorded by: SxPxDxCx
Source: SBD > JB3
Transfer: JB3 > USB > Cooledit > CDWave > FLAC > MP3

01 Ballad of a Bad Man
02 - banter -
03 Karen's Song
04 Tall Green Grass
05 The Corner
06 - banter 2 -
07 Survivor Blues
08 The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy)
09 - banter 3 -
10 The Walk Around
11 - banter 4 -
12 Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohen)
13 Miss Ferguson (alt version)
14 Wayward and Down
15 Crush
16 Jolene
17 The Prettiest Waitress In Memphis
18 - Sultana intro -
19 The Wreck of the Sultana
20 Darken My Door
21 A Girl Named Go

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