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I've been on the air in Colorado since 1978. The Colorado Playlist is broadcast on 30 FM frequencies in the state. I am also a musician, talent buyer and business consultant. Email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com

The Colorado Sound S9 EP37 2015

We were fortunate this week to break some new music that there are no videos or Soundcloud or Bandcamp hookups for .. or maybe “fortunate” is not quite the right word.  Either way, new music shares in full will have to wait for another day.

The brand new Post Paradise, Bring it To Life (Side A), came in literally as I was producing the show, and the band was on stage doing a sound check I think in Kansas … It is one of the KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight tracks of the week … along with the latest from Trinity Demask from her upcoming new album Elemental.  Trinity is still putting together a cd release show for the new album … no doubt it will be a good one – the album itself is clearly the strongest effort she’s put fort in the past several years of her career.

The KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

SPT 29-30 = Trinity Demask
Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
Wednesday 12:20 pm

OCT 1-2 = Post Paradise
Thurday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
Friday 1:20 pm

Other new music this week comes from The Knew off their just released new album Schmew, Burnt Lips from Tropical Moon, Grim & Darling from their new album out this week Beauty Through Pain and a bit of a surprise from 75 year old jazz sax legend Charles McPhearson, himself not a Colorado artist, but whose latest album The Journey is aided by some of our best Colorado-based jazz players including tenor saxophonist Keith Oxman, pianist Chip Stephens, bassist Ken Walker, and drummer Todd Reid – it is indeed a very tasty post-bop record on the Colorado based Capri Records.

The Colorado Sound is supported by the generous contributions of Colorado organizations and businesses that promote art and culture, sound and music, in our state.  I am very appreciative of their efforts and their support.  I currently have very limited opportunities for new supporters of the show.  If your business or organization fits, I’d like to hear from you.  Please email me at thecoloradosound@gmail.com … all applications for support are considered, however, space is limited so I cannot accept everyone on board.  Thank you to The Mishawaka Amphitheatre for their continuing support.  The Colorado Sound proudly supports the efforts of SpokesBUZZ, a non-profit supporting the global visibility of Colorado sound and culture and developing the professionalism of our local artists.

Video Pick of the Week

Facing West is one of the freshest “youth” acts in the region right now … composed of two sisters, and a host of regional help including film producer and musician Tage Plantell who has also done videos for Andy Palmer and others …

PLAYLIST S9 EP37 2015

HOUR 1

Earth, Wind & Fire “Devotion” from Gratitude (1975)
Firefall “You Are the Woman” from Firefall (1976)
(D) Post Paradise “The River” from Bring It To Life (Side A) (2015)
Katie Herzig “Drug” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Whiskey Blanket “Blatto Nox” from From the Dead of Dark (2014)
Grant Farm “The Nine Pound Hammer” from Grant Farm (2012)
Tennis “Needle and a Knife” from Ritual In Repeat (2014)
(N) The Knew “Modern Woman” from Schmew (2015)
Instant Empire “Zoo Lions” from Lamplight Lost (2015)
(D) Burnt Lips “Hell Hounds” from Tropical Moon (2015)

Leftover Salmon “River’s Rising” from Euphoria (1997)
Take to the Oars “Stones & Sticks” from American Volume (2011)
Dana Landry Quartet “Puttin’ on the Ritz” from Standard Elevation (2015)

HOUR 2

Beast “Communication” from Higher…&…Higher! (1970)
(D) Trinity Demask “This Time” from Elemental (2015)
David Starr “Alive Again” from Alive Again (2013)
Acoustic Junction “Every Heart” from Strange Days (2000)
Facing West “Dissection” from Long Way Home (2015)
Devotchka “Along the Way” from A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Sour Patch Kids” from Blovdy Tenent Trvth Peace (2004)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “S.o.b.” from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (2015)
(D) Grim & Darling “Hot Red” from Beauty Through Pain (2015)  The Patti Fiasco “Small Town Lights” from Small Town Lights (2013)
(D) Charles McPherson “The Journey” from The Journey (2015)

The Colorado Sound S9 EP36 2015

Summer is officially over … I don’t know what to say about that.  No more outdoor shows means we’ll spend more time at our indoor venues enjoying great Colorado bands in intimate settings.  What’s your favorite SMALL room (under 500 capacity) to see a show at?

I have the pleasure of doing sound at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, and occasionally at the Original Oskar Blues Brew & Grill in Lyons … and I’m looking forward to presenting The Colorado Sound Presents with my band and one I’d like to introduce to you at Avogadro’s Number in Fort Collins and at an unknown as yet Denver small room.

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE shared some love with a couple of notable Colorado acts … STAX recording artists Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats picked up a 3 star (3/5) review of their debut … and the YAWPERS picked up an online story and music share of a cut from their upcoming new album that’ll be out late October.  The Yawpers will be my guests on OFFSTAGE BEYOND THE MUSIC in November.

The Associated Press reports that the Fray will join Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli, the Philadelphia Orchestra and others to perform for Pope Francis during his visit to Philadelphia.

Colorado bands Slow Caves and Red Fox Run will join Edison at the 35th Annual CMJ Marathon in NYC taking place OCT 13-17

mishawakaIt may be the end of the summer season (RIP) but that doesn’t mean the concert season is over … The Colorado Sound is supported by The Mishawaka Amphitheatre … and yes, the SpokesBUZZ Lounge is open for business over the winter.  See website for OCT shows .. oh, and PARKING IS FREE!

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK:

Congratulations to Colorado native Nina Storey.  The LA Music Critic Awards just named “Waiting For Love” the Best Music Video for 2015.  Way big props to our homegirl … who now calls L.A. her home.

PLAYLIST S9 EP36 2015

HOUR 1

Acoustic Junction “Build a Road” from Love It For What It Is (1993)
The Samples “We All Move On” from Here and Somewhere Else (1998)
Michal Menert “Sweet Remorse” from Space Jazz (2015)
Lion Drome “The Nite Is On (feat. Chris Heckman)” from Curve of the Earth (2014)
Love 45 “Release Me” from Into The Ether (2009)
(D) Ben Marshal “City Lights” from Songs About Living Songs About Dying (2015) Treehouse Sanctum “Pilot & Crew” from Pilot & Crew (2015)
Jeff Finlin “American Dream #109” from Epinonymous (2004)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Resignation Superman” from Beautiful World (1997)
(D) Amberly Chalberg “Chicago” from There Will Come A Day (2015)
Pandas & People “On My Way” from Pandas & People (2014)
The Motet “Afro Disco Beat” from Instrumental Dissent (2007)

HOUR 2

(N) Kenny Knight “Does He Hide” from Crossroads (2015)

Zephyr “We Got the Love” from Heartbeat (1982)
(N) Eldren “Everybody Went Crazy” from Welcome to Deathville (2015)
The Apples in Stereo “Seems So” from Tone Soul Evolution (1997)
The Knew “Old and Young” from Man Monster (2012)
Tennis “I’m Callin’” from Ritual In Repeat (2014)
Medic “If I Could Stay” from If I Could Stay (2015)
(N) Augustus “Born of Men” from Into Frames (2015) 
Dragondeer “Don’t That Feel Good” from Don’t That Feel Good (2014)
Finnders & Youngberg “After Tonight” from Eat The Moon (2015)
Dan Fogelberg “Face the Fire” from Phoenix (1979)
Poco “Call it Love” from Legacy (1989)
Ben Haugland “A Weaver of Dreams” from A Million Dreams (2015)

KWMV OUT — KLZR IN

Wet Mountain Broadcasting has acquired a new non-profit NCE license to broadcast to the Wet Mountain Valley and surrounding areas under the call sign KLZR at a new frequency of 91.7 FM.  KWMV – the LPFM station owned by Crystal Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Westcliffe is no longer broadcasting and will be permanently shut down shortly.

For the foreseeable future, KLZR will be broadcasting from on the same in-town tower as they have been and will phase in wattage over time to a maximum of 5,000 watts. Because mountainous terrain severely limited broadcast reach, the NCE license was sought in order to reach those community members whose signal has been blocked by the terrain.

A fundraising campaign is planned in order to acquire a new antenna and broadcast equipment and to eventually place the antenna in a much higher position on a hill just outside of town which should improve coverage significantly.

new web site http://www.klzr.org.