Courtney Barnett (solo) and Jen Cloher
Blue Banded Bee Benefit
Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 3rd December 2016
Recorded by eckythump
Source: Nokia Lumia 930 (called Lumia Icon in North America) w/built-in HAAC mics > Audio Recorder Pro app > 16bit/48 KHz PCM/WAV
Encoding: Trader's Little Helper > FLAC (Level 8)

Track List:

Jen Cloher set:
0. Intro and Jen Talks
1. Dark Art
2. Everything Is Free (Gillian Welch cover)
3. Numbers
4. Mount Beauty
5. Jen Talks
6. David Bowie Eyes
7. Jen Talks
8. Kamikaze Origami
Note: Courtney Barnett plays guitar from track 2 onwards, and shares vocals on Numbers

Courtney Barnett set:
0. Intro and Courtney talks
1. Avant Gardener
2. Scotty Says
3. Depreston
4. Boxing Day Blues (Revisited)
5. Elevator Operator
6. Courtney Talks
7. Dead Fox

Show notes: A benefit show to raise money for Friends of Merri Creek, a community group that works to restore and protect Merri Creek, which runs through northern Melbourne. This benefit was to specifically raise awareness and money for the plight of the Blue Banded Bee, which is endangered due to urban development. This was a rare opportunity to see Courtney play solo (albeit a relatively short set), in a small venue where Courtney used to work before hitting the big time. She also joined Jen Cloher for most of her set, so I've also included her set as well.

Recording notes: A small venue (capacity around 400) in a not overly crowded room despite it being sold out (as it was an afternoon show on a beautiful sunny day I suspect a lot of people chose not to attend and enjoy the weather, or simply forgot it was on) made it quite easy to get a great sounding recording. Enjoy!

You can find more info on Friends of Merri Creek and the great worth they do at http://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/
Some photos of the show are also up on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofMerriCreek/

Review of the show: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/06/honey-im-home-melbourne-buzzes-as-courtney-barnett-plays-gig-for-native-bees