Author: goat

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

COLORADO TOP 100 FAN POLL 2015

If you came looking for this week’s regular post, sorry .. next week.  All the stations ran a repeat of an earlier episode this week. I took a few days off to spend with Mrs Goat for Thanksgiving and did not produce a new show this week.  Instead, welcome to the BEST OF 2015 FAN POLL.

There are HUNDREDS of recordings released in Colorado every year.  I’ve been fortunate over the years to chronicle over 300 releases a year on average.  Below are the TOP 100 that came into my view from Nov 1 2014 to Oct 31 2015.

My list is built from what is played on The Colorado Sound, as well as several non-commercial public and community radio stations around the state that I’ve watched and charted over the past six years.  Not everything or every style of music being made in Colorado is represented.

Stations like Open Air 102.3, 88.9FM KRFC, and 91.5FM KUNC form a trifecta of stations emitting love for Colorado musicians and their music, with coverage spanning the region from Northern Colorado through Denver, and around state, courtesy of KUNC’s 20 regional frequencies.

There’s some stuff missing .. there always is.

I could not find embeds for everything.  I tried to find a single track as a minimum.  Some links without an embed take you straight to the artist website page where you can stream and/or purchase their recordings.

Please do spend a little bit this holiday season on Colorado music … even a few bucks means someone liked it enough to “buy” it.  It’s the knowing that folks care enough to support our music with a “buy” that really matters – not the amount.  So please do support.

So there ya go … please VOTE HERE for your favorites after you’ve had a chance to check things out.

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Support has been provided by Fat Pig Society (website coming) A Workers’ Cooperative – Thanks to Fat Pig Society for supplying us with ALL Organic Hemp Infused Coconut Oil to supplement my wife’s cancer treatment.  For more information, until they get their website up, contact me at chriskmusic@gmail.com for information and a referral.

mishawakaThe Colorado Sound is supported by my incredible friends at the Mishawaka Amphitheater … soon to be 100 years old, and yes they have shows year round … during the cold months indoors in the SpokesBUZZ lounge … see www.themishawaka.com for upcoming events.  And, please thank them for supporting Colorado music.

SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoThe Colorado Sound SUPPORTS SpokesBUZZ … a Colorado 501C3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the global visibility of Colorado sound and culture and to developing the professionalism of our local artists.  More info at www.SpokesBUZZ.org ….

SPECIAL EVENT – FRIDAY DEC 11th –> The SpokesBUZZ Band Together Volume 6 compilation cd release party featuring performances by all current artists in our SpokesBUZZ incubator:  American Blackout, Chemistry Club, Eldren, Gasoline Lollipops, Grim & Darling, iZCALLi, Pandas & People, Qbala, Red Fox Run, Slow Caves, The Burroughs and Wiredogs

  • Venue: Hodi’s Half Note
  • Venue Address: 167 N College Ave.
  • City: Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Age: All Ages
  • Ticket Price: $10 Minimum Suggested Donation
  • Doors Open: 7:00pm
  • Set Time: 8:00pm

For information about sponsoring The Colorado Sound please contact me at thecoloradosound@gmail.com

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AND THE NOMINEES ARE

please VOTE HERE for your favorites

  1. Amberly Chalberg – There Will Come A Day (Americana)
  2. AMZY – We Don’t Walk, We Dance (Rock/Pop) 
  3. Analog Son – Stomp and Shout (Funk/Jazz) 
  4. Andy Hackbarth – Panorama Motel (Rock/Acoustic Rock) 
  5. Andy Thomas’ Dust Heart – Reckless Abandonment (Rock)
  6. Annie Booth – Wanderlust (Jazz)
  7. Augustus – Into Frames (Rock) 
  8. Ben Haugland – A Million Dreams (Jazz)
  9. Ben Markley ~ Clint Ashlock Quintet – The Return (Jazz)
  10. Bill Frisell – Guitar In the Space Age (Instrumental, Rock)
  11. Burnt Lips – Tropical Moon (Reggae/Ska)
  12. Cary Morin – Tiny Town (Blues) 
  13. Charles McPherson – The Journey (Jazz)
  14. Chella & The Charm – Chella & The Charm (Rock) 
  15. Chimney Choir – Boomtown (Americana) 
  16. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone (Blues/Funk/R&B) 
  17. Chuck Pyle – Cover Stories (Folk)
  18. Covenhoven – The Wild and Free (Folk)
  19. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band feat. Erica Brown & MJ – Born to Love the Blues (Blues)
  20. Dana Landry Quartet – Standard Elevation (Jazz)
  21. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – The Drawing Back of Curtains (Folk) 
  22. Danny Shafer – Weddings, Floods and Funerals (Americana)
  23. Doves & Wolves – Doves & Wolves (Folk-rock) 
  24. Edison – Ghosts (Folk)  
  25. Eef & the Blues Express – All Rivers Run To The Sea (Blues)
  26. Eldren – Welcome to Deathville (Rock)
  27. Elephant Revival – Sands of Now (Americana) 
  28. Eric Gunnison – Voyageur (Jazz)
  29. Finnders & Youngberg (aka FY5) – Eat The Moon (Bluegrass, Country) https://www.reverbnation.com/finndersandyoungberg/song/23792310-she-wants-to-eat-the-moon?wordpress=1&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small
  30. Fox St. – Authentic Western Dress (Rock, blues) 
  31. Gipsy Moon – Autumn’s Retreat (Folk) 
  32. Grandpa’s Gun – Back Into Town (Americana)
  33. Greg Blake – Songs of Heart and Home (Bluegrass/Country) 
  34. Grim & Darling – Beauty Through Pain (Pop, Adult Alternative) 
  35. Ian Cooke – Antiquasauria (Alternative) 
  36. In The Whale – Full Nelson (Punk/Metal) 
  37. Instant Empire – Lamplight Lost (Rock) 
  38. Ivory Circle – Isosceles (Rock) 
  39. Janet Feder – THISCLOSE (Alternative) 
  40. Jeff Austin – The Simple Truth (Americana/bluegrass)
  41. Jeff Jenkins Organization – The Arrival (Jazz)
  42. John Statz – Tulsa (Americana, Alt-country-rock) 
  43. Juno What?! – Stranger (Funk/R&B/Soul) 
  44. Kenny Knight – Crossroads (Rock)
  45. Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene – Let’s Do This Thing! (Rock, Rhythm & Blues) 
  46. Kevin Dooley – Treehouse (Americana)
  47. King Cardinal – Once A Giant EP (Americana) 
  48. Kyle Hollingsworth – Speed of Life (Rock, Adult) 
  49. Land Lines – Natural World (Rock, Indie) 
  50. Lara Ruggles – Cynics & Saints (Pop, Adult Alternative) 
  51. Leftover Salmon – High Country (Rock, jamband) 
  52. Liz Barnez – Welcome Back (Folk)
  53. Longest Day Of The Year – Carapace (Rock) 
  54. Matt Skellenger – New Radio (Jazz)
  55. Megan Burtt – The Bargain (Rock, Adult) 
  56. Michael Kirkpatrick – Honey Rider (Folk) 
  57. Michal Menert – Michal Menert & the Pretty Fantastics 1 (Pop, electro-pop) 
  58. Michal Menert – Space Jazz (EDM) 
  59. Mojomama – Mojomama (Blues)
  60. Montropo – Follow Me (Rock) 
  61. Natalie Walker – Strange Bird (Rock, Pop) 
  62. Nathaniel Rateliff – Closer (Folk)
  63. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (Rythm & Blues) 
  64. New Ben Franklins – Something Old, Something New (Americana/Alt-country)
  65. No Fences – No Fences (Americana, Country) 
  66. One Flew West – Selective Memory (Rock/Pop) 
  67. Otis Taylor – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat (Blues)
  68. Paa Kow – Ask (Workd, Funk, Jazz) 
  69. Paul Mullikin Quintet – Time Is Now (Jazz)
  70. Post Paradise – Bring It To Life (Side A) (Rock) 
  71. Railsplitters – The Faster It Goes (Bluegrass)
  72. Red Fox Run – Red Fox Run (Rock) 
  73. Richard Dean – Accidental Human (Folk, Rock)
  74. Richie Furay – Hand In Hand (Americana)
  75. Rob Drabkin – Live Vol. II (Rock, Adult Alternative)
  76. Rose Quartz – Axis of Love (Pop, electro-pop) 
  77. Ryan Chrys – Up From The North (Country, Rock)  
  78. Selasee and the Fafa Family – Time for Peace (Reggae) 
  79. Shaley Scott – Rescue Me (Rhythm & Blues, Pop) 
  80. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Totem (Rock, Indie) 
  81. Steve Kovalcheck Trio – Stomping Ground (Jazz)
  82. Taarka – Making Tracks Home (Folk) 
  83. Taylor Scott – A Closer Look, The Second Glance (Blues)
  84. The Burroughs – Sweaty Greeley Soul (Blues) 
  85. The Echo Chamber – Synesthesia (Rock)  
  86. The Fremonts – The Fremonts EP (Americana) 
  87. The Knew – Schmew (Rock/Punk)
  88. The Sound and Color – The Sound and Color (Rock) 
  89. The Yawpers – American Man (Rock) 
  90. Toad In the Hole – Wallflower (Rock) 
  91. Todd Adelman – Highways & Lowways (Americana) 
  92. Trinity Demask – Elemental (Folk)
  93. Trout Steak Revival – Brighter Every Day (Bluegrass) 
  94. Various artists – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project (Folk) 
  95. Various artists – SpokesBUZZ Vol V: Band Together (Various) 
  96. Von Stomper – Americado (Americana) 
  97. Wasteland Hop – Symbiotic Clock (Hip-Hop) 
  98. Wendy Woo Band – Tipping Point (Rock, Adult) 
  99. Yonder Mountain String Band – Black Sheep (Bluegrass)
  100. Young Ancients – Fishstory (Americana) 

please VOTE HERE for your favorites

The Colorado Sound S9 EP45 NOV 2015

All in all this was a pretty quiet week.  Mrs Goat and I are looking forward to Thanksgiving, so I’m not too sure about a new show for this coming weekend.  Much more likely it will be an encore show this week.

Update on wife:  no news to report.  She has another test this Wednesday.  We’ll know more next week.  In the meantime, the stress got to me 😦  LOL.  Stomach mechanic (doctor) on call.  March on!  Let’s not stop this train …

Our band, Goatz! (acoustic) will be appearing on Dec 17 @ Oskar Blues/Lyons.  7-9PM, All ages, No cover.  Hope you’ll keep that in mind.

New music editor at Westword.  Katie Moulton.  Read it from her own pen.

Have a superfantastic week.

Goat

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Support has been provided by Fat Pig Society (website coming) A Workers’ Cooperative – Thanks to Fat Pig Society for supplying us with ALL Organic Hemp Infused Coconut Oil to supplement my wife’s cancer treatment.  For more information, until they get their website up, contact me at chriskmusic@gmail.com for information and a referral.

mishawakaThe Colorado Sound is supported by my incredible friends at the Mishawaka Amphitheater … soon to be 100 years old, and yes they have shows year round … during the cold months indoors in the SpokesBUZZ lounge … see www.themishawaka.com for upcoming events.  And, please thank them for supporting Colorado music.

SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoThe Colorado Sound SUPPORTS SpokesBUZZ … a Colorado 501C3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the global visibility of Colorado sound and culture and to developing the professionalism of our local artists.  More info at www.SpokesBUZZ.org ….

SPECIAL EVENT – FRIDAY DEC 11th –> The SpokesBUZZ Band Together Volume 6 compilation cd release party featuring performances by all current artists in our SpokesBUZZ incubator:  American Blackout, Chemistry Club, Eldren, Gasoline Lollipops, Grim & Darling, iZCALLi, Pandas & People, Qbala, Red Fox Run, Slow Caves, The Burroughs and Wiredogs

  • Venue: Hodi’s Half Note
  • Venue Address: 167 N College Ave.
  • City: Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Age: All Ages
  • Ticket Price: $10 Minimum Suggested Donation
  • Doors Open: 7:00pm
  • Set Time: 8:00pm

For information about sponsoring The Colorado Sound please contact me at thecoloradosound@gmail.com

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KUNC 2KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

NOV 24-27  

  • Jeff Finlin
  • Young Ancients
  • Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
  • Wednesday 12:20 pm
  • Thursday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
  • Friday 1:20 pm
  • 91.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • 91.7FM Denver, Golden
  • 102.7FM Boulder
  • online at KUNC.org

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PLAYLIST S9 EP45 NOV 2015

HOUR 1

Poco “Call it Love” from Legacy (1989)
Firefall “Cinderella” from Firefall (1976)
The Burroughs “My Shining Star” from Sweaty Greeley Soul (2015)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Josephina” from Black Beehive (2014)
Michal Menert “High Noon” from Michal Menert & the Pretty Fantastics 1 (2015)
OneRepublic “Love Runs Out” from Native (2013)
Shaley Scott “Style” from Rescue Me (2015)
(D) Eryn DeSomer “Drunk and Lost in Tennessee” from The Perfect Peacetime Weapon (2016)
Railsplitters “Tilt-a-Whirl” from The Faster It Goes (2015)
Sixteen Horsepower “Black Soul Choir” from Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes (1996)
Beats Noir! “Bad Beats” from 13 Tracks From the Dark Side of The Beat (2011)
Ninth + Lincoln Orchestra “Aeroplane” from Ninth & Lincoln (2008)

HOUR 2

The Apples in Stereo “Ruby” from Her Wallpaper Reverie (1999)
Dressy Bessy “Jenny Come On” from Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons (1999)
(D) Maxwell Mud “All You Wanna Do” from Maxwell Mud (2015) 
(D) Plum “Light Years, Dark Years” from Light Years, Dark Years (2016)
(D) The Wood Brothers “Singin’ to Strangers” from Paradise (2015)
Drew Emmitt “Take the Long Road Home” from Long Road (2008)
Fox St. “Somethin’ About You” from Authentic Western Dress (2015)
(N) Coral Creek “Mountain High” from Coral Creek (2016)
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Blues Fallin’ Down” from Midnight Rodeo (2006)
Monocle Band “Can’t Get By” from Monocle Band (2013)
Grim & Darling “Quicksand” from Beauty Through Pain (2015)
Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang “Stick to My Guns” from White Rabbit (2010)
(N) Jeff Jenkins Organization “Happy Together” from The Arrival (2015)

The Colorado Sound S9 EP44 NOV 2015

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Mr & Mrs Goat @ Bohemian Nights NWF 2013

I do not normally use this blog to write about my personal life.  I have always felt that this place is about you – the listener – and the musicians whose passions populate my show weekly.  It’s not supposed to be about me or my family.  However, a few friends have convinced me to break my long standing “rule” and write about what’s going on in the life of Mr & Mrs Goat aka Chris K and Miss Pattie aka Chris and Pattie Kresge.

About a month ago, my wife lost the use of her left hand.  She’s left handed, and has spinal issues from an earlier accident, so we were obviously deeply troubled.  I took her to the ER, where after two CT scans we were informed she has brain cancer.  The guy walked in, sat down, and calmly said, “you have brain cancer Mrs Kresge.”  Speechless is not the right word to express my feelings at that moment.

Mrs Goat was taken to a room, and radiation and steroid treatment began immediately upon verification of diagnosis.  Further examination also found a “mass” on her lungs (still to be scanned and biopsied as of this writing).  A further complication – Miss Pattie was also diagnosed with stage 2B skin melanoma  2 1/2 years ago.  It was successfully removed, surgically, and she was deemed cured after the appropriate time for such things.

Pattie also started a high potency CBD and RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) regimen.  I recommend reading The Difference Between CBD and Rick Simpson Oil.  I had never heard of it until a friend, also dealing with cancer, turned me on to it.  The RSO is 85% pure THC, and apparently is supposed to contain cancer shrinking properties.  This is pretty interesting territory.

It is my wife who is to be celebrated for this show being on the air, for the times I’m on stage, and in general for me being Goat – she created the name “the picky grumpy old goat” 15 years ago and it stuck with the kids, and then became me, the character behind the mic on The Colorado Sound, and behind mixing consoles, and mc’ing shows, and doing all the things you’ve seen us do the past 15 years – together.

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Miss Pattie / Mrs Goat / #pattiewillfixthis

My wife is the most amazing part of who I am.  I know that sounds like mushy old man stuff and corny as hell maybe – but I gotta say it.

Our scene has suffered some tremendous heartache this year.  Too many of us have cancer, or other deadly diseases like HEP-C (Hepatitis C).  The doctor told us, “if I had walked in and said that to you five years ago, it would have been a near certain death sentence.”  Today, there are many promising new treatments.

The radiation stuff Pattie went through was Star Trek / Star Wars level amazing.  I took a drug called Sovaldi that cured my HEP C.  Five years ago HEP C was also a near death level illness, and as it turned out I am “allergic” to the drug they used to treat the disease five years ago, so for me – almost certainly death.  Scared the livin’ crap outta me though, I gotta say.    The messed up part of it is all this shit scares me…

It is true that early detection is critical.  Get your colonoscopy and whatever other cancer finding tests you can –  early, often and always.  Just do it.  There are cures, but you have to catch this stuff early …the earlier the better.

We’re hoping we got Miss Pattie’s early.  So far – things look pretty damn good.

Sooooo #heartinthroat … our friend Megan Flotten set up a GoFundMe page.  The immediate outpouring of love and support took my breath away.  I cannot thank you all enough for your love.

Much love,
Goat

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Support has been provided by Fat Pig Society (website coming) A Workers’ Cooperative – Thanks to Fat Pig Society for supplying us with ALL Organic Hemp Infused Coconut Oil to supplement my wife’s cancer treatment.  For more information, until they get their website up, contact me at chriskmusic@gmail.com for information and a referral.

mishawakaThe Colorado Sound is supported by my incredible friends at the Mishawaka Amphitheater … soon to be 100 years old, and yes they have shows year round … during the cold months indoors in the SpokesBUZZ lounge … see www.themishawaka.com for upcoming events.  And, please thank them for supporting Colorado music.

SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoThe Colorado Sound SUPPORTS SpokesBUZZ … a Colorado 501C3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the global visibility of Colorado sound and culture and to developing the professionalism of our local artists.  More info atwww.SpokesBUZZ.org

For information about sponsoring The Colorado Sound please contact me at thecoloradosound@gmail.com

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KUNC 2KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

NOV 17-20  

  • Chuck Pyle
  • i am Love (DEBUT)
  • Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
  • Wednesday 12:20 pm
  • Thursday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
  • Friday 1:20 pm
  • 91.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • 91.7FM Denver, Golden
  • 102.7FM Boulder
  • online at KUNC.org

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MMMM 

(Monday Morning Music Meeting)  When I worked in radio full time as a music director, it was customary to meet with the program director on Monday to discuss what new music I wanted to add to the playlist.  Why mess with tradition… here’s this week’s adds.

i am Love -iam Love (2015 – Third Wave Records)

  • Styles:  indie, folk, rock
  • Mixes well with Colorado bands: Widow’s Bane, Everything Absent or Distorted (A Love Story), Chimney Choir, Ian Cooke,  a Tom Collins, DeVotchka

i am Love founder Joshua Christopher (writer, vocals, guitar) and drummer Kris Jackson moved to Denver from Philadelphia in Jan 2015.  They formed Third Wave Records along the way, after four years touring with i am Love and working in various other music endeavors, including as festival producers/promoters (Brandywine Folk Festival).

They call themselves Psychedelic Vaudevillian Goth Grunge … They do have a bit of a vaudevillian vibe going.   They also call themselves weirdo, experimental and acid folk among other descriptive terms.  Band leader Joshua Christopher started i am Love after driving into a tractor trailer and spending twelve months convalescing, during which time he listened to no music at all.  “i am Love” is their debut full length.

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Eryn Desomer – The Perfect Peacetime Weapon (2015 – Eryn Desomer)

  • Styles:  folk, country, Americana
  • Mixes well with Colorado acts:  Jim Dalton (Railbenders, Hickman-Dalton Gang), Katya Chorover, Bonnie & the Clydes

Eryn DeSomer is an award winning songwriter/ performer from Denver, Colorado. She joined the Denver music scene in 2006 when she and her husband helped form alternative country band The Hollyfelds. In 2011, she formed retro/ 60’s pop inspired band The Jekylls.

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VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

ANDY HACKBARTH -PANORAMA MOTEL

disclaimer:  Andy Hackbarth is a RMMN LLC client.  RMMN LLC provides consulting services for several musical projects in the region, including servicing content to radio, tv, print, and municipalities.  For information on RMMN consulting services, email me at chriskmusic@gmail.com

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PLAYLIST S9|EP44 2015

(D) = lp/ep/single debut
(N) = new cut from previously debuted ep/lp

HOUR 1

Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids “Summer Means Fun” from Best of Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids(2010)
The Astronauts “Money” from Everything Is A-ok (1964)
(N) Andy Thomas’ Dust Heart “Your Blood Moon” from Reckless Abandonment (2015)
El Toro de la Muerte “Things in My Head” from Dancer These Days (2011)
Red Fox Run “I Am A Fox” from Red Fox Run (2015)
Selina Albright “Brighter” from Brighter (2013)
OneRepublic “I Lived” from Native (2013)
Danny Shafer “Barbeque” from Weddings, Floods and Funerals (2015)
Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene “Let’s Do This Thing!” from Let’s Do This Thing! (2015)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Broken Hearted Savior” from Sister Sweetly (1993)
Dragondeer “Don’t That Feel Good” from Don’t That Feel Good (2014)
The Knew “Old and Young” from Man Monster (2012)
Charles McPherson “the journey” from THE JOURNEY (2015)

HOUR 2

Chuck Pyle “Here Comes the Water” from Step By Step (1990)
Chuck Pyle “Drifter’s Wind” from Camel Rock (1995)
(D) Lionel Young “Knock Knock Knockin’ On Your Back Door” from Healin’ Sound (2016)
Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Family “Land of Fire” from Land of Fire (2010)
The Yawpers “Burdens” from American Man (2015)
(N) Von Stomper “Weight of It All” from Americado (2015)
(D) Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels “Still Feeling Blue” from Country Boy: A Tribute to Gram Parsons(2015)
Nina Storey “Think Twice” from Think Twice (2013)
Jeff Finlin “American Dream #109” from Epinonymous (2004)
(N) Joel Ansett “Already In Love” from The Nature of Us (2016) Andy Hackbarth “Panorama Motel” from Panorama Motel (2015)
Ian Cooke “epilogue” from Antiquasauria
Brad Goode “all Fall Down” from Chicago Red (2013)