Arcwelder - 6/11/09 @ Vera Project, Seattle, WA

I'm not sure how much demand is out there for this but here goes. I haven't dedicated too much space to Arcwelder, simply because most of their catalog is available, perhaps not physically, but at least download or stream. There have been a couple of exceptions over the years, primarily an assortment of singles I bunched together and a rip of their first two albums, This and Jacket Made in Canada. With that out of the way, live material is scarce on the Minneapolis denizens, largely because the band has been mostly inactive for the past 20-25 years, and on top of that they never toured much, presumably because they had day jobs and families that kept them tied down.  

Nonetheless, I took a shine to this trio no less than 30+ years ago, due in no small part to their resemblance to another Twin Cities favorite of mine, Hüsker Dü. I never had the opportunity to encounter them in concert and due to some of the factors I've outlined above I likely never will. That's a shame, because Arcwelder made seven thoroughly convincing albums circa their run in the 1990s. Over the years I have been lucky enough to have come into a couple of live bootlegs of theirs, including this one of a rare out-of-town performance in Seattle in 2009, where they happen to churn out a bevy of fan favorites like "All Mixed Together," "Lahabim" and "Captain Allen."  This is a band that's always scratched a certain itch for me, and by some miracle the boys did us a solid this January reuniting for a Mpls gig, and finally unleashing a brand new album, Continue, their first since 1999.  If you have yet to make your acquaintance with these guys this live set isn't a bad place to get your feet wet, and check out the aforementioned posts in the first paragraph. 

01. intro
02. Lahabim
03. And Then Again
04. Treasured Island
05. title unknown 
06. Criminal
07. Captain Allen
08. Harmonic Instrumental
09. title unknown 
10. All Mixed Together
11. What Did You Call It That For?

12. Do Something Right
13. Cranberry Sauce

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