CP S20 EP39 2026 + MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING + THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

AIRDATES: OCT 31-NOV 06 2026
MMMM: Marty Thompson, Juno Rossa, Julian Fulco Perron, A Brother’s Fountain
THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE LIVE: Alysia Kraft, Clay Street Unit, Gabrielle Louise, The Galentines, Gasoline Lollipops, Paper Bird, Saint Somebody

Have you checked out COLORADO 2026 on SPOTIFY or YOUTUBE? 100 songs / 100 artists and bands. When I add something, something gets cut to cap the playlist at 100. Not everything there makes the show, so check it out. Some will make the annual COLORADO PLAYLIST FAN & LISTENER POLL later in NOV/DEC.

The Monday Morning Music Meeting happens courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge, serving the western slope music community since 1998.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year releases. I’m currently tracking 285 current year releases for the weekly HOT SPINS REPORT.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive. This is where you come in.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.

This show has been my passion for 20 years. Over the years it has been mostly self-funded, with some financial help from Starr’s Guitars and a few others here and there. It was enough to cover the cost of operations, but nothing more. Since retiring from full time work, the cost of the show has had a significant impact on my income.

The Colorado Playlist is the only program showcasing Colorado music statewide, broadcast by 12 stations covering 30 FM/LPFM frequencies. I make this show available at NO COST to community radio stations in our state. I’d like to keep it going for another couple of years.

Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 (preferred) or use the form below (they take a cut). Thank you, sincerely – chrisk
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Alpha Centauri – One Night At a Time – Alpha Centauri (1977)
Alexis – Fly By Night – Alexis (1977)
(D) Marty Thompson – Unknown – Spoon River Anthology (2026)

Big Dopes – What It Feels Like – Jerry Ever After EP (2026)
Andy Sydow – Follow The Rain Down – Night Skin (2024)
Clay Street Unit – Drive – Sin & Squalor (2026)
Sherri Jackson – Maple Tree – Sherri Jackson (1997)
Paper Bird – To the Light – Paper Bird (2016)
Marfa – Last Time Last (2026)
(D) Juno Rossa, Emma Cole – Love and Let Die – Birdseye (2026)
LVDY – Change (2020)

The Velveteers – Go Fly Away – A Million Knives (2025)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Homecoming Ghost Orchid (2022)

The Original Rabbits – Happy World – Tails from the Big Green (1986)
The Rabbits – The Trickery – The Rabbits (1989)
(D) Julian Fulco Perron – Undercover (2026)

Saint Somebody – To the Victor – Saint Somebody (2024)
The Andes – Unwind – Keep It Together (2026)
Gabrielle Louise – If The Static Clears – If The Static Clears (2016)
Jack Hadley – I’m Coming Home – the St. Louis Sessions Volume II (2024)
Gasoline Lollipops – Way Back Home (2026)
(D) A Brother’s Fountain, DNA Picasso, Dominique Christina – Bridges (2026)

Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light (2022)
The Galentines – Rear View Mirror – 1140 (2025)
Gabriel Mervine – When It’s Sleepytime Down South – Say Somethin’ (2021)

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KCSU (Fort Collins), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KGNU (Boulder), KLZR (Westcliff), KOTO (Telluride), KRFC (Fort Collins),
KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KUVO (Denver), KVCU (Boulder), KVNF (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound (Greeley), Indie1023 (Denver)

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio, and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations around the country.

ALL STATIONS + THE COLORADO PLAYLIST
(2) 1. THE BURROUGHS – Apocalypteque LP
(4) 2. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP
(4) 2. MODERN LEISURE – Tied in a Knot / You Can Count On Me SP
(D) 3. BIG DOPES – Jerry Ever After EP
(R) 4. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Way Back Home SP
(D) 5. A BROTHER’S FOUNTAIN – Bridges SP
(R) 5. THE ANDES – Plenty of Room SP
(D) 5. AUDREY RIGGS – The Dog that Bites SP
(D) 5. BRINK – Young and Bored EP
(D) 5. JULIAN FULCO PERRON – Undercover LP
(D) 5. VANNA BLUE – JoyCry EP
(D) 5. VARIOUS – DENVER, INTERNATIONAL: DISC 2 — ARRIVALS LP

#COMUSIC TOP 30 OCTOBER 2026

Autumn officially kicks off with the 3rd most visits for the month of October, and the Burroughs top the charts.

Another month and nearly another record setting number of visits .. 3rd all time now since I launched the website in 2010. WTG! And THANKS!! 🙂

This time next month, we’ll be into the 17th Annual Colorado Playlist Fan and Listener Poll, where you’ll help determine Some of the Best of the Colorado Playlist for 2026. Review 2025. And remember also to visit the Colorado Playlist on Spotify and YouTube to revisit what I’ve been featuring.

The #COMUSIC TOP 30 and weekly HOT SPINS track Colorado music aired specifically on Colorado non-commercial radio. Other charts include terrestrial and streaming activity outside the state; this is the only chart focused exclusively on in-state radio airplay.


Every week, I survey airplay from seventeen Colorado community, public and college radio stations, including Colorado Playlist spins. Monthly charts cover the first full survey week ending on Saturday through the final Saturday of the month, with titles tracked for twelve months beginning with the release of the first single from an album or EP.

The charts reflect what those seventeen Colorado stations actually play. That means some genres are represented more heavily than others: Americana, indie and roots music generally receive considerably more non-commercial airplay than metal or rap, while EDM receives limited but growing exposure.

The #COMUSIC TOP 30 and HOT SPINS reflect measurable Colorado radio airplay — nothing more, nothing less.

KAFM, KBUT, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KLZR, KOTO, KSJD, KSUT, KRFC, KRZA, KUVO, KVCU, and KVNF are surveyed via Spinitron, offering search functions for artists to track airplay on over three hundred stations and programs around the country.

Indie 102.3 and 105.5 The Colorado Sound data is pulled from their websites, or emailed to me each week.

LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
(D) = debut of SP (single), EP or LP release in the TOP 30
(R) = return to the TOP 30 of SP, EP or LP release

The Colorado Playlist has been my passion for 20 years. Now retired, the monthly costs of producing the show stretch my limited retirement income — but I’d like to keep it going for another couple of years.

The show airs statewide on 11 primary stations across 30 FM/LPFM frequencies and is provided at no cost to Colorado community radio stations.

If you’d like to help keep it going, your support is sincerely appreciated. Donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 are preferred, or use the form below. Thank you — sincerely. – chrisk

Interested in getting your business heard across 30 FM frequencies and other Colorado Playlist assets? Email chriskmusic@gmail.com.

(D) 1. THE BURROUGHS – Apocalypteque LP Jul-26 Spotify/YouTube
(11) 2. STRANGE AMERICANS – Medium Rare LP Aug-26 Spotify/YouTube
(8) 3. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP Aug-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 4. VARIOUS – DENVER, INTERNATIONAL: DISC 2 — ARRIVALS LP Jul-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 5. CHEROKEE SOCIAL – Maya SP Sep-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 6. MODERN LEISURE – Tied in a Knot / You Can Count On Me SP Jul-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 7. SUNSTONEY – Everything Is Fleeting LP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 8. BIG DOPES – Jerry Ever After EP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 8. SERA CAHOONE – I’ve Missed You All These Years LP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(6) 9. BONNIE PAINE – Unseen LP Mar-26 Spotify / YouTube
(D) 9. BRINK – Young and Bored EP Feb-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 9. VANNA BLUE – JoyCry EP Nov-25 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 10. AUDREY RIGGS – The Dog that Bites SP Jul-26 Spotify/YouTube
(R) 11. DEAD PIONEERS – Wagon Burner LP Feb-26 Spotify/YouTube
(13) 11. SWEET JESSUP AND THE DIRTY BUCKETS – Bottle of Fools LP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(6) 12. A.J. FULLERTON – Baretone LP Jul-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 12. CHANTIL DUKART – Chantil Dukart & the Dukes of Art LP Jun-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 13. MYND READER – Sunday Drive EP Aug-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 14. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Homesick (songs for younger me) EP Sep-26 Spotify/YouTube
(2) 15. EDISON – Your Ghost EP Apr-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 16. LAUREN FRIHAUF – Gotta Give It To Ya SP Aug-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 17. ANTONIO LOPEZ – Turn off the WiFi LP Apr-26 Spotify/YouTube
(14) 18. 2MX2 – Si Se Puede LP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(10) 18. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Way Back Home SP May-26 Spotify / YouTube
(R) 19. BIG RICHARD – Pet LP Nov-25 Spotify/YouTube
(R) 19. CROOKED RUGS – The Crooked Rugs LP Jan-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 20. ELISE WUNDER – Sunflowers / Every Day / Different Kind of Lover SP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(R) 20. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – Blues & Spirituals / Hymn Hustler LP May-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 21. LOUNGE DRUGS – Rats & Cats LP Aug-26 Spotify/YouTube
(D) 21. MATT SMILEY – Forever LP May-26 Spotify/YouTube

88.9 KRFC
(D) 1. ANTONIO LOPEZ – Turn off the WiFi LP
(3) 2. A.J. FULLERTON – Baretone LP
(D) 2. ELISE WUNDER – Sunflowers / Every Day / Different Kind of Lover SP
(D) 3. LAUREN FRIHAUF – Gotta Give It To Ya SP
(D) 4. LOUNGE DRUGS – Rats & Cats LP
(3) 5. CARY MORIN – Pocket of Time LP
(D) 6. THE BURROUGHS – Apocalypteque LP
(1) 7. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP

INDIE 102.3
(D) 1. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP
(D) 2. THE BURROUGHS – Apocalypteque LP
(D) 3. SUNSTONEY – Everything Is Fleeting LP
(D) 4. BIG DOPES – Jerry Ever After EP
(D) 4. BRINK – Young and Bored EP
(D) 4. VANNA BLUE – JoyCry EP
(D) 5. AUDREY RIGGS – The Dog that Bites SP
(D) 5. CHEROKEE SOCIAL – Maya / Which Witch SP

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND
(D) 1. SERA CAHOONE – I’ve Missed You All These Years LP
(D) 2. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Homesick (songs for younger me) EP
(R) 2. DEAD PIONEERS – Wagon Burner LP
(1) 3. CARLOS & THE CREW – Follow Me to My Garden EP
(2) 3. DOOM SCROLL – The Ravine SP
(2) 4. WAXPOOL – Caught Up SP
(D) 5. BONNIE PAINE – Unseen LP
(R) 5. FANCY BITS – Fancy Bits EP

CP S20 EP38 2026 + MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING + THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

AIRDATES: OCT 24-30 2026
MMMM: MYND READER, SAN LEANDRO, STRANGE AMERICANS, DOMINIQUE CHRISTINA + IYANLA + HALLE TOMLINSON

Our first sight of snow as we returned to CO late September from our cross country road trip to NC.

Have you checked out COLORADO 2026 on SPOTIFY or YOUTUBE? 100 songs / 100 artists and bands. When I add something, something gets cut to cap the playlist at 100. Not everything there makes the show, so check it out. Some will make the annual COLORADO PLAYLIST FAN & LISTENER POLL later in NOV/DEC.

The Monday Morning Music Meeting happens courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge, serving the western slope music community since 1998.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year releases. I’m currently tracking 285 current year releases for the weekly HOT SPINS REPORT.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive. This is where you come in.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.

This show has been my passion for 20 years. Over the years it has been mostly self-funded, with some financial help from Starr’s Guitars and a few others here and there. It was enough to cover the cost of operations, but nothing more. Since retiring from full time work, the cost of the show has had a significant impact on my income.

The Colorado Playlist is the only program showcasing Colorado music statewide, broadcast by 12 stations covering 30 FM/LPFM frequencies. I make this show available at NO COST to community radio stations in our state. I’d like to keep it going for another couple of years.

Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 (preferred) or use the form below (they take a cut). Thank you, sincerely – chrisk
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Poco – A Good Feelin’ To Know – A Good Feelin’ To Know (1972)
Richie Furay – You’re Still the One – I’ve Got A Reason (1976)
(D) Mynd Reader – Straight On Through (Sunday Drive Edition) (2026)

Downey Chase – Where Will I Go Now – A Room in Motion (2025)
Drag The River – Wichita Skyline – Drag The River (2013)
LatinSoul – Play That Song – Legends (2026)
Dragondeer – Stay High (2020)
Tennis – Needle and a Knife – Ritual in Repeat (2014)
King Cardinal – New Addiction – Reviver (2026)
(D) San Leandro – I Won’t Give In (2026)

The Still Tide – Keep It – Between Skies (2020)
Leftover Salmon – Let’s Party About It – Let’s Party About It (2025)
Brian Claxton – Music for FM Transmitter – Here Goes Nothing (2026)

Zephyr – Sail On – Zephyr Deluxe Edition (2014/1969)
(N) Strange Americans – The Season – Medium Rare (2026)

The River Arkansas – Gimmie That Sound – Tin Years (2025)
Mike Clark & The Sugar Sounds – Hot Coffee – Hot Coffee (2025)
Amy Martin – Bones (2026)
Arthur Lee Land – Cracked Open (2013)
Trevor Hall – Arrows – The Fruitful Darkness (2018)
Chantil Dukart & the Dukes of Art – The Best Thing – Chantil Dukart & the Dukes of Art (2026)
(N) Iyanla, Dominique Christina, Halle Tomlinson – I See Who Sees Me – DENVER, INTERNATIONAL: DISC 1: DEPARTURES (2026)

Fast Eddy – Take A Look – Take A Look (2022)
Bison Bone – Lean – Lean (2025)
Gabriel Mervine – If I Love Again – See Something (2024)

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KCSU (Fort Collins), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KGNU (Boulder), KLZR (Westcliff), KOTO (Telluride), KRFC (Fort Collins),
KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KUVO (Denver), KVCU (Boulder), KVNF (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound (Greeley), Indie1023 (Denver)

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio, and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations around the country.

ALL STATIONS + THE COLORADO PLAYLIST
(3) 1. STRANGE AMERICANS – Medium Rare LP
(1) 2. THE BURROUGHS – Apocalypteque LP
(2) 3. CHEROKEE SOCIAL – Maya / Which Witch SP
(3) 4. HEAVY DIAMOND RING – Let Love Be Enough EP
(D) 4. MATT SMILEY – Forever LP
(5) 4. MODERN LEISURE – Tied in a Knot / You Can Count On Me SP
(3) 5. CHANTIL DUKART – Chantil Dukart & the Dukes of Art LP
(3) 5. SUNSTONEY – Everything Is Fleeting LP
(R) 5. SWEET JESSUP AND THE DIRTY BUCKETS – Bottle of Fools LP