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Edit: 8/24/08 - Non-bittorrent downloads now available via Archive.org

Edit: 4/25/09 - The Traders' Den got hacked. Please remove the "the" from any tradersden.org link to access the post.

Instead of cluttering up the board with random torrent postings I figured it might be better to keep them all in one thread.

I'd recommend utorrent for grabbing torrents:

www.utorrent.com

Trader's Little Helper converts .flac to .wav for CDR burning (tons of uses as well):

http://tlh.easytree.org/

Lots of other FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) apps can be found here (Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix etc.):

http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html

I link to all torrents on "Empty's Tapes" but you'll basically be sent to this site which host live recordings from people all over the world. Registration is free and much like any other board only takes 30 seconds or so.

www.thetradersden.org

Once you've located a show on The Traders' Den you'd like to download just grab the .torrent file at the bottom of the post. This is the file you'll want to open in utorrent or whichever torrent app you're using. "thepines2007-12-29.sp-c4.flac16.torrent" for example.

I hate torrents. Can you burn me a CDR? Sure! Let me know what show(s) you want and I'm sure I'll see you around.

Here's some recent stuff that's already been up for awhile...

The Pines
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 29th 2007

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=59619

Spaghetti Western String Company
The Cedar Cultural Center
"Lull & Clatter" CD Release
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 9th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=59046

City on the Make
The Bedlam Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday April 5th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58693

City on the Make
The Nomad Pub
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday April 27th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58685

City on the Make
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday May 15th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58679

Gospel Gossip
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday May 14th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58604

Abzorbr
Hexagon Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday May 10th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58390

Murder by Death
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday May 4th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58137

dios
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday May 4th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=58084

Happy Apple
The Artists' Quarter
St. Paul, MN
April 25th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=57818

Dark Meat
The Nomad World Pub
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday April 27th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=57731

Angelo Spencer
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday April 16th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=57508

L'Orchidee D'Hawai
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday April 16th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=57260

Converge
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday April 8th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=56765

Kill the Vultures
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Saturday March 8th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=55000

Russian Circles
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday March 1st 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=54425

A Whisper in the Noise
"Dry Land" US CD Release
The Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday February 28th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=54354

Happy Apple
The Artists' Quarter
St. Paul, MN
December 12th 2007

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=51035

Eyedea & Abilities
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December 20th 2007

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=50913

Someone emailed me and asked if I'd reseed this so here you go...

The Dresden Dolls
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday October 18th 2006

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=59784

Disc I - 73:32

01. ...intro
02. Sex Changes
03. Missed Me
04. Gravity
05. Modern Moonlight
06. Blueprint *
07. Coin-Operated Boy
08. Mandy Goes to Med School
09. War Pigs #
10. Mein Herr ~
11. Shores of California
12. ...Jeep Song intro
13. Jeep Song
14. Backstabber

Disc II - 49:17

01. Delilah
02. Slide
03. Bad Habit
04. Sing
05. ...encore break
06. ...Bush folds
07. Mad World w/ Trash ^
08. Half-Jack
09. Girl Anachronism
10. ...outro

* Fugazi
# Black Sabath
~ Liza Minelli
^ Tears for Fears

Hot off the presses...

City on the Make
The 400 Bar
"$1,000,000" E.P. Release Party
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 7th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=59897

Disc I (43:20)

01. Good Old Fashioned Fire
02. Tangled Webs: Slithering Cobras
03. 900 Nails
04. Fake I.D.
05. No Thumbs *
06. Little T&A #
07. Strange Moon ^
08. Arc Lamps
09. Money is My Friend *

Disc II (42:59)

01. Chicks on Bikes
02. A Million Bucks
03. Cyborg Killer
04. ...band intros
05. Crashing Down
06. New Shoes *
07. ...guitar swap
08. Pick Me Ups
09. ...encore
10. Sixteen Tons ^
11. Howlin' at a Sliver of the Moon

* unreleased originals
# The Rolling Stones
^ traditional covers w/ alt. lyrics

Roma di Luna
"Casting the Bones" CD Release
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 14th
TRT: 72:48

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=60597

01. ...intro
02. I Can't Afford to Be Broke
03. ...please welcome Ben Durrant of Crazy Beast Studio
04. Red Walls
05. ...please welcome the baby & the band
06. Trouble
07. Tamar
08. ...some proceeds from tonight's CD sales go to Cangleska
09. Wildfire +
10. Fortune Teller
11. I'm Gone
12. Romance of Wolves
13. Ghost Dance
14. Face of My Friends
15. Tears
16. Pearls for Pigs
17. ...Encore
18. Summertime *
19. Bury Me

+ with Ethan Sutton from Spaghetti Western String Co. on cello
* originally composed by George Gershwin

Alexei Moon Casselle - voice, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Channy Moon Casselle - voice, violin, viola
Ben Durrant - electric guitar
James Everest - bass guitar
Ryan Lovan - drums/percussion
Jess Prusha - backing vocals
Michael Rossetto - banjo (Spaghetti Western String Co.)

Roma di Luna
The 7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 30th

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=60674

01. ...intro
02. The Devil Walks
03. Plenty
04. Trouble Down the Road
05. Tamar
06. Fortune Teller
07. Ghost Dance
08. Summertime *
09. ...band intros
10. I'm Gone
11. Romance of Wolves
12. Pearls for Pigs
13. These Tears Ain't Even Mine (reprise)
14. Bury Me

Dragons Power Up
The 400 Bar
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 7th 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=60681

01. Where do you go?
02. Nickels
03. Yr Money's no Good Here
04. ...band intros
05. My Hands Are Strong
06. Orbitt Danse
07. Filter Valve
08. Long Division
09. Worm and Plow/Prayer
10. House Fires
11. Ballahall

Kill the Vultures & P.O.S.
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Friday June 27th

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=60902

01. Dirty Hands
02. Moonshine
03. The Spider's Eyes
04. Strangers in the Doorways
05. ...banter
06. Birchwood
07. ...banter
08. The Vultures
09. Lovin' You Dangerous
10. 7-8-9
11. Searchlights & Suspects
12. Behind These Eyes > freestyle
13. ... P.O.S. intro
14. Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)
15. Paul Kersey to Jack Kimball
16. Savion Glover
17. P.O.S. is Ruining My Life
18. Yeah Right

Tracks 13-18 are "bonus tracks." Most of the P.O.S. set has been omitted due to the unreleased nature of the material. I'm sure that's annoying for several people but it has to be this way.

City on the Make
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday July 3rd 2008

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=61170

Face Candy
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Friday August 3rd 2007

and

Face Candy
The Nomad
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday December 27th 2007

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=61433