Ah the children's-presenter turned rawkster himself, Steve Burns.

To be honest, I almost feel like I need to apologize up front. I remember reading about this show - and thinking, you've got to be kidding me - the Blue's Clues presenter is putting out an indie record, and some of the guys from the Flaming Lips are actually going to produce his record? Yes - I know - I was a lad who thought he knew better, and yes, I came to know I was wrong.

For once I arrived at Stuka, witnessed Steve rawking out and the crowd going absolutely wild - I had to make a swift and sudden reassessment of the situation.

Listen to him. Listen to the swirling guitars, the off the wall lyrics and the man's obvious need to learn you. In honour of Sacha taking the Golden Globe tonight, I'll just say - it was very nice.

So Steve's claiming that his new record - Deep Sea Recovery Efforts - is coming out soon, and you can listen to a few new tracks over on his ourspace. Check out The Unbeliever, its my current favorite. Also - check out Steve's lovable fans over at Steve Burns Rocks!!!

Oh and someone tell me how I managed to miss two other Steve Burns shows in Houston?! When the man comes back to Texas, I'll be there.

And last, sorry for the first track being slightly cut off - there was a long line, and it took me more then just a few minutes to get in. Yes, I know I've been slacking on the opening bands for a while - but hey look at the good news, I've been doing it for years!

Live MP3s:
What I Do On A Saturday
Greater Than 1
Troposphere
Superstrings
Henry Krinkle's Lament
Stick Around
Mighty Little Man
A Song For Dustmites

Labels: concerts, houston, indie, live mp3s, soundboard mp3s, stuka

A blast from the past tonight!

Over the last week or three, I've been going through a lot of my older shows - I've had a fairly sizable collection of shows from 2002-2005 that I'd taped but never got around to tagging.

Two such shows were the Starlight Mints and Steve Burns (of Blue's Clues fame) from the now-defunct Stuka Bar in Houston back in 2003. It had actually been a couple of years since I'd even listened to the shows, and when I reheard them I realized a couple of things. 1 - Both bands are absolutely amazing, and 2 - these were really really good recordings. Starlight Mints actually played as Steve Burns' backing band before bringing the roof down during their own set.

If you've never heard of the Mints you should definitely check out their last two records - Drowaton and Built on Sqaures. Though the Mints do an amazing job live, their multi-layered and straight-spacey records are something to behold (especially with headphones on.)

Live MP3s:
Intro
Sir Prize
Black Cat
Rinky-Dinky
Sugar Blaster
Goldstar
Pages
Brass Digger
Valerie Flames
Margarita
Please Please Please
Blinded By You
Submarine #3
Cracker Jack
San Diego

Labels: concerts, houston, indie, live mp3s, soundboard mp3s, stuka