Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange) - Nov 19, 2021 DPAC - Durham, NC.- EX AUD recording

Captured from first Balcony, Section 6, Row A DFC


iPhone 11 (internal mics) > Voice Recorder (TapMedia) v4.3 > wav file > Audacity (FLAC 6) > DIME > you


Another local show with the Mrs so I decided to go with the iPhone recording again to keep it simple. Just like my last capture of Khruangbin last month, which also sounds really good and is still seeding...

OK so I'd rather do a "normal" review of the performance itself and tell you how great the band sounds; go into greater detail into how different the band does indeed sound with their new name and "identify"; how wonderful the hometown crowd was in their participation of the show, making this capture really strong to my ears ..

But you know what? All I really wanna to say is that if I didn't already have a really great seat for tonight's show - also at DPAC - I'd probably be done supporting this band ...

Somehow, the show ultimately turns into a who-asked-for-it lecture and bitch session about how our country's system of justice - the one that guarantees a defendant a fair trail by a "jury of your peers" - is somehow not a "Better Way", pardon the pun... This is solely my opinion and is NOT meant to inflict political discourse into the DIME community - but that's the point right? These two kept bringing this divisive crap up all night. Please, enough with USA bashing ... it's just not helpful or a good look. And seriously if this place sucks so much, don't let the door hit you on the way out.. no country is perfect and utopia doesn't exist in this life, so give it a rest please. /rant off ...

However, if you like to hear some beautifully crafted tunes wonderfully delivered to an appreciative hometown audience ... the music captured here is simply splendid.


As always, do whatever you want with this capture except sell it because that ain't cool.. Your comments are always appreciated!


01 My Brother's Keeper
02 Belly Of The Beast
03 New Star
04 There Was A Time
05 Turtle Dove & The Crow
06 Andrew intros next tune
07 Lonely Love Affair
08 Golden Embers
09 Upside Down
10 Emily intros the new tune
11 Better Way
12 Andrews talks about this tune...
13 Fable & Fire
14 Old Ties & Companions
15 Nightbird
16 The Wolves
17 Amsterdam
18 crowd and then a lecture from Emily
19 Wildfire