CP S20 EP28 2026 – MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING – CUT IT OR KEEP IT + THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

AIRDATES: JULY 25-31 2026
THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE: Recorded live on stage, in the studio or in a van … The Motet, The Crooked Rugs, Rob Drabkin, Wildermiss, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Gasoline Lollipops, Andy Frasco & the U.N.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

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

Should I KEEP IT or CUT IT?

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.

Your SUPPORT is ESSENTIAL, AND GENUINELY APPRECIATED.

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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Judy Roderick – Country Girl Blues – Women Blue (1965)
60,000,000 Buffalo – Cocaine Shuffle – Nevada Jukebox (1972)
(D) Dawn Clement – I’m Hip – Dear Ms. Dearie (2026)

LatinSoul, Joshua Trinidad – Mama Pacha (2025)
Trevor Hall – If I Was A Warrior – The Fruitful Darkness (2018)
LVNDR.SOUND – Nightfall (excerpt)
2mx2 – El Valle – Si Se Puede (2026)
The Motet – The Truth – Totem (2016)
Michael Trent – The Winner – The Winner (2010)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Blind – Good As True (2026)
EVANOFF – STARE MESTO (excerpt)
(D) Kamikaze Prom Night – Breeze & Brine – Holy Diamond Blue (2026)


The Crooked Rugs – Chasin’ the Wind – Hear & Now (2024)
The Grocery Story – You Don’t Knock (f. Erik Lunde) – Situation on Isle #3 (2025)
(D) Shuga T, Eddie Roberts – Carousel – Matriarch (2026)

Buffalo Springfield – Kind Woman (1968)
Poco – What A Day (1969)
(D) The Andes – Unwind – Keep It Together (2026)

Rob Drabkin – My Train is Coming – City Lights & Country Sides (2025)
Big Dopes – Moon Car (2024)
Poudre Valley Playboys – Shooting for the Stars (excerpt)
Chella & the Charm – December – Happy Hour EP (2025)
Wildermiss – Carry Your Heart – Lost With You EP (2017)
Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Hey Delila – Black Beehive (2014)
Inside the Mind – Who I Am (2026)
Sunsquabi – Fisher Cat (excerpt)
(D) Gasoline Lollipops – Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning (2026)

Ambar Lucid – Get Lost In the Music (2021)
Andy Frasco & The U.N. – Try Not to Die (2025)
Keith Oxman – (I’ve Got) Beginners Luck – East of the Village (2017)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

HOT SPINS WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 2016

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), 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
(R) 1. Volores – Shores of Scorpio LP
(2) 2. Nina de Freitas – Madness Everlasting SP
(D) 3. The Hip Snacks – Out On A Limb LP
(2) 3. LILY NOVA – Pure Intentions / Flashlight SP
(R) 3. Road Pony – Roll the Dice SP
(D) 3. Stylie – Cruisin‘ SP

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

CP S20 EP27 2026 MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING – CUT IT OR KEEP IT + THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

AIRDATES: JULY 18-24 2026
LIVE ON YOUTUBE: Yonder Mountain String Band, Big Richard Band, Stillhouse Junkies, Gasoline Lollipops, Dragondeer, Katya Grasso, Jill Sobule, the Lumineers, the Czars

Nighttime on Lake John, near Walden Colorado. No smoke to obscure the night skies, and well, the fishing was great, but catching them wasn’t … courtesy Clear Vista photography.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

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

Should I KEEP IT or CUT IT?

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.

Your SUPPORT is ESSENTIAL, AND GENUINELY APPRECIATED.

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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Yonder Mountain String Band – Half Moon Rising – Elevation (1999)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Blind – Good As True (2026)
(D) Big Richard – Smokey Joe (2026)

Chris Daniels and the Kings – All For The Love Of Lill – Louie Louie (2001)
Stillhouse Junkies – Down the Line – The Ballad of Charlie Avalon (2025)
Lynn Patrick – When You Find What You’re Looking For (excerpt)
Gasoline Lollipops – Way Back Home (2026)
Dragondeer – Mirage a Trois – Mirage a Trios (2019)
Wendy Woo – The Immigrant (2019)
Katya Grasso – Covered In Sand (2026)
The Delta Sonics – Backtrackin’ Again (excerpt)
(D) The Yawpers – Starting Over – Teething (2026)

Jill Sobule – Where Do I Begin – Nostalgia Kills (2018)
Sugar Nova – It’s All Gold (feat. the Main Squeeze) (2025)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Homecoming – Ghost Orchid (2022)

Dean Reed – Our Summer Romance (1960)
Gary Stites – Lonely for You (1959)
The Astronauts – Baja (1963)
(D) A.J. Fullerton – Change Is Inevitable – Baretone EP (2026)

The Lumineers – Same Old Song – Automatic (2025)
Trevor Hall – fire on your house – In and Through the Body (2020)
The Terra Surfers – Nerved Up! (excerpt)
Road Pony – Roll the Dice (2026)
The Czars – Killjoy – The Ugly People Vs The Beautiful People (2001)
Safe Boating is No Accident – Dye My Love – Bonus Features (2014)
Volores – The Huntress – Shores of Scorpio (2026)
Maddy O’Neil & Clozee – Zest Please (excerpt)
(D) Stylie – Crusin‘ (2026)

Deca – Breadcrumbs (radio edit) – The Ocean (2013)
LVDY – Fleeting (2025)
Paa Kow – African Lady – Cookpot (2017)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

HOT SPINS WEEK ENDING JULY 19, 2026

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), 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
Aubrey Dale – Fireweed LP
King Cardinal – Reviver LP
LILY NOVA – Pure Intentions / Flashlight SP
Nina de Freitas – Madness Everlasting SP
Rhett Haney – Cold Beer & Cocaine SP
Teresa Suydam – Here Today But Gone SP
Velvet Daydream – Smoke & Mirrors LP

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

SOME OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR – 2026 – SO FAR

From rising Colorado bands to Grammy-winning legends, these standout Americana, blues, country, electronic, hip-hop, jazz, rock and metal releases lead the best of 2026—so far.

Coming up at the end of November and into December, you’ll take part in the annual Colorado Playlist Fan and Listener Poll .. here are some of the best of so far for the year .. we’ll see what you think at the end of season 20.

I WISH I WAS KIDDING. Your SUPPORT is ESSENTIAL AND GENUINELY APPRECIATED.

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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SOME OF THE BEST OF 2026 – SO FAR

AMERICANA: Clay Street Unit — Sin & Squalor

Fo’ sho, one of the HOTTEST bands emerging from Colorado. Clay Street Unit fits easily alongside Colorado Music Hall of Fame bands The String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon—and appears headed toward headliner status at venues like the Mission Ballroom and, dare I say, Red Rocks. My money says yes. Country, folk, bluegrass and jam—and songs meant for the open road. SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

BLUES: A.J. Fullerton & Jake Friel — Fullerton & Friel, Vol. II

Two of Colorado’s new generation of blues artists have become a formidable duo—not only on the Colorado blues scene, but nationally as well. This one is a shoo-in for BEST OF 2026 SO FAR. SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

COUNTRY: Aubrey Dale — Fireweed

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Aubrey Dale has quietly—shhhhh—been making a name for herself over the past year. Her single “If Church Was a Bar” earned the Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Favorite Debut by an Emerging Artist, as well as Fan & Listener Favorite Americana Song of the Year for 2025. The album takes Aubrey directly into vintage, more traditional ’90s country territory. SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

EDM: Pretty Lights — A Trip Through Time Fantastic

Setting aside Illenium’s overwhelmingly popular Odyssey, Pretty Lights—Derek Vincent Smith—roars back with his first full-length album in thirteen years. It’s an audacious and powerful release that surges with futuristic sounds tied to the roots influences he favored on earlier recordings. It’s a long listen, if you’re up for the trip. Not available on SPOTIFY .. ONLY at PrettyLights.com and YOUTUBE

HIP-HOP: 2MX2 — Sí Se Puede

Their debut album, Escándalo, dropped in November. Sí Se Puede followed in May. Since then, 2MX2 has risen to the top of the Latin hip-hop scene, laying its patented Latinx Spanglish lyricism over alternative rock, funk, reggaeton and Latin pop grooves. Even if you don’t understand every word, the music alone makes this a great listen. SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

JAZZ: Dianne Reeves — Star Child

When you’re talking about a five-time Grammy Award winner with a Hall of Fame career, it’s pretty easy to put this album at the front of the class for BEST OF 2026 consideration. In a year stuffed with excellent jazz releases from Colorado artists, it’s hard not to root for a vocal-jazz album featuring traditional pop elements alongside Dianne’s superstar scatting on songs such as the title track and “Hesitation.” SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

ROCK—ALTERNATIVE/POP: The Fray — A Light That Waits

Perhaps because Isaac Slade has departed to pursue a solo career, the three remaining members set out to establish a fresh sound—more grounded in guitar than piano, but still retaining the band’s classic pop-rock ingredients. SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

ROCK—HARD ROCK/PUNK: Dead Pioneers — Wagon Burner

This is a HARD listen, but for those who can take the full-frontal sonic attack, it’s easy to understand why the band was invited to open for Pearl Jam. Indigenous multidisciplinary artist, poet and activist Gregg Deal calls up the spirit of Henry Rollins, making this the top contender for BEST OF 2026—Hard Rock/Punk. SPOTIFY YOUTUBE

ROCK—METAL: Khemmis — Khemmis

Classic. Period. Just classic. It’s progressive. It’s got sludge. It’s got a strong vocal delivery that resists screaming and focuses on melody. It’s got intricate two-guitar shredding. It’s got a well-crafted, balanced, full-length story. Really, it sounds as classic as classic can sound, with nods to Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy—those guitars! SPOTIFY YOUTUBE