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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|EP9 FEB 2015

I don’t know how it is that my weekly playlist blog post and the 1st of the month coincide.  Grrrr.  LOL.  Okay .. so there was no new Offstage …Beyond the Music this week because the interview with John Macy did not happen until today.  We’ll start that one next weekend.  In the meantime – I extended the Wendy Woo segment due to the opportunistic publication of “The Making of Tipping Point,” the new Wendy Woo record coming out in April.  At the end of this week’s Video Pick of the Week, you get to hear the first new single from that upcoming album.  Enjoy.

PLAYLIST S9 | EP 9 FEB 2015

HOUR 1

The Samples “Did You Ever Look So Nice” from No Room (1992)
Martha’s Wake “Razor Blade Girl” from Time & Elements (1998)
(N) Drew Schofield “Open Season” from 150 Million (-1) (2014)
Longest Day Of The Year “Ride on the Carapace” from Carapace (2015)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Time Machine” from Maestro & the Elephant (2013)
(N) Rose Quartz “Leaving Now” from Axis of Love (2015) Safe Boating is No Accident “Dye My Love” from Bonus Features (2014)
Dressy Bessy “New Song (From Me to You)” from Dressy Bessy (2003)
Catch Bees “Atlanta (feat Denison Witmer)” from Newman’s Open Choir (2012)
David Starr “Change Your Mind” from Alive Again (2013)
Todd Adelman “The Devil is for Drinking” from Highways & Lowways (2015)
Brad Goode “All Fall Down” from Chicago Red (2013)

HOUR 2

(D) The Moonrakers “I Don’t Believe” from Anthology (2007)
60,000,000 Buffalo “Callin’ You Down” from Nevada Jukebox (1972)
(D) The River Arkansas “A Place to Rest” from The River Arkansas (2015)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Children of the Lord” from Cipher (2008)
Devotchka “Along the Way” from Live With the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (2012)
(N) Chris Daniels & the Kings “What A Day” from Funky To the Bone (2015)
Wendy Woo “Wide Awake and Dreaming” from Wide Awake and Dreaming (1999)
Harry Tuft & Friends “If I Didn’t Care” from Across The Blue Mountains (1976)
Cary Morin “When the Levee Breaks” from Tiny Town (2015)
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Betty Boop” from Midnight Rodeo (2006)
Gerald Albright “Slam Dunk” from Slam Dunk (2014)

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COLORADO MUSIC PARTY ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP

COLORADO MUSIC PARTY ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP 

Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds, The Yawpers, SPELLS
and Residual Kid among performers

FORT COLLINS, Colo., February 24, 2015 — More than 120 bands will represent Colorado at the Colorado Music Party in Austin next month, this time with five consecutive days and nights of live performances on Sixth Street.

Organizers announced the initial lineup for the multi-day event today, with Colorado-based bands such as The Yawpers and SPELLS taking the stage alongside bands with Colorado industry connections – such as Austin’s Residual Kid and New York City’s Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds.

From Tuesday, March 17 – Saturday, March 21, the Colorado Music Party will take place at The 512 on Sixth St. and be presented by Colorado Creative Industries, the Colorado Tourism Office and SpokesBUZZ, along with media and music industry partners from throughout the state.

The week’s festivities will kick off on Tuesday, March 17 with a celebration of Colorado’s commitment to creativity and innovation, presented by Colorado Innovation Network (COIN).

“The Colorado Music Party gives us an unparalleled opportunity to show off the incredible musical talent found across the state — especially this year, with five days and nights of highly visible performances,” said Dani Grant, executive director of SpokesBUZZ. “But what it also allows us to showcase is the experienced, well-connected creative professionals that represent the Colorado music industry. Our partners include venues, management and marketing agencies, festival organizers, event producers and other industry experts that support national and international talent. The expertise on display at the Colorado Music Party isn’t just limited to the musicians onstage.”

To demonstrate, Grant points to artists such as Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds — a national festival favorite booked at Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat — and to Residual Kid — an Austin-based youth rock band exploding on the national scene, thanks in part to Denver manager Bart Dahl. Bands connected through other Colorado music industry contacts such as 7s Management and AEG-Live will also perform throughout the week.

“While the overall lineup remains heavily centered on Colorado bands, that’s only part of the story when it comes to Colorado music,” Grant said. “The infrastructure for the industry is evident as well. Some of the smartest, hardest-working people in the business are here — but you’re going to find them behind the scenes most of the time, not standing in the spotlight.”

Performance dates and times and schedules are still being solidified, but bands currently confirmed to play the Colorado Music Party 2015 include: Dave Arcari, In The Whale, Inner Oceans, Kitty Crimes, Publicist UK, Residual Kid, Robert Cline Jr., Rubedo, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, SPELLS, The Yawpers, and Wheelchair Sports Camp. Also announced:

3Two, Albny, Altas, AMZY, Andy Sydow, Aspen Hourglass, Babah Fly, Ben Marshal, Better Than Bacon, Birch Street, Blake Brown & The American Dust Choir, Bonnie and the Beard, Branded Bandits, Brett Jarnagin, Bud Bronson & The Good Timers, Calder’s Revolvers, Candy Claws – Sound of Ceres, Caramel Carmela, Carson Block, Chris Dismuke, Cobary Jam, Cold River City, Cōvergeist, CRL CRRLL, Dirty Few, Disguise the Silence, DOUBLEWIDE, Dr. Death + Mr. Vile, Dragondeer, Edison, Eldren, Elise Wunder, Facing West, From Thin Air, Grim&Darling, High Five Hip Hop, Indigenous Robot, iZCALLi, Jack+Jill, Jilly.fm, JiM ChieF, Jordan Igoe, Kind Dub, Lisa Bell Band, Lissa Hanner, Matt Mahern and Constitution, Matt Skinner Band, Maxwell Hughes (formerly of The Lumineers), Montoneros, No Fair Fights, OKO TYGRA, Open Space, Palace Brands, Poor Me, Post Paradise, Professor Fox’s One Man Band, Qbala, Red Fox Run, RipRats, Rob Drabkin, Robby Wicks Band (Acoustic Duo), Rocktin Grove, Rootbeer & Mermentau, Rumours Follow, Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts, Sarah & the Meanies, SarCa$t*, Sexy Ester, Shaley Scott Band, Shatterproof, Shelby Britton, Slow Caves, Steele & Colfax, Stella Luce, Stephen Langstaff, Strawberry Runners, The 14ers, the B.A.B.E.S., The Covz, The Echo Chamber, The FAMM, The Left Ready, The Lindsey Saunders Band, The LoLos, The Patti Fiasco, The Railsplitters, The Rayo Brothers, The Royal, The Seers, The Sweet Lillies, Thunderthief, Tight Thump, Tommy Metz, Travellers Music, Von Stomper, Wandering Monks, Wasteland Hop, We Are Not a Glum Lot, Wild Wombat, Wiredogs, Write Minded.

More bands will be confirmed in upcoming weeks. To keep up on the most up-to-date details regarding events, bands and lineup, and to RSVP to the Colorado Music Party, please visit www.coloradomusicparty.com.

SpokesBUZZ, Colorado Creative Industries and the Colorado Tourism Office are the presenting sponsors for the 2015 Colorado Music Party. Media partners include Westword, KUNC, KRFC, and Colorado Public Radio’s OpenAir.

Must Read: Martin Mills on Billboard Streaming Charts

just some food for thought as it relates to my most recent post on what LOCAL bands rely on for revenue, and how streaming plays into it.

Chris Castle's avatarMusic Technology Policy

In case you haven’t noticed, Billboard and The Official Charts have begun including streaming in measuring chart ranking.  Now think about that for a minute–in a world where artists like Taylor Swift are windowing with great success how can you ever think that it’s a good idea to use streaming as a way of measuring success?  There’s deeper reasons for why streaming is at best a premature but even if you don’t have time to think about the deeper reasons, the mere fact that it is becoming increasingly obvious that streaming can be a null set for an increasing number of artists would make you question that wisdom.

As Martin Mills said in a must-read recent speech (“MARTIN MILLS: NEW BILLBOARD CHART RISKS DUMBING DOWN MUSIC“):

Generally speaking, independent labels work principally with album artists, the majors, since their main marketing tool is airplay, primarily with artists capable…

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