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
July 15, 2014 – Fort Collins, CO – Now entering the third successful year, Colorado music nonprofit SpokesBUZZ is excited to announce the partner bands that will participate in BandSwap 2014.
This year, the program will send Colorado bands to play shows with partner bands in partner cities in late September, then bring the bands and their partners back to Colorado for a series of shows and events in early October.
BandSwap is a musical and cultural alliance among like-minded cities combining the best of grassroots collaboration, cross-promotion, creative connectivity and most of all, the unrivaled experience of live music.
Returning as partner cities in the BandSwap 2014 program are Madison, Chico, Lafayette, Portland and Nashville; Athens and Charleston are this year’s freshman class.
BandSwap creates a stage for other opportunities for connections among the cities through innovative cultural programming. This year, in addition to the performances in outbound cities and homecoming cities, BandSwap includes InnovationSwap, SynchroniCITY parties and Cultural Spotlight.
Please stay tuned, as we’ll be announcing more details (more bands, venues, dates, and more!) in the coming months. And bookmark the BandSwap website and SpokesBUZZ Facebook page for more updates.
SpokesBUZZ founder Dani Grant says, “Traditional touring is linear and very slow to grow. The theory behind BandSwap is to build reciprocity and strong relationships with bands, venues, civic partners, music industry professionals and local artist support organizations. That reciprocity helps create a network that can grow fan bases for artists and spread some civic pride at the same time…. In addition to sharing a stage and marquee in their respective cities, all the bands will also share resources, industry contacts and community connections while attracting attention to this unique program and the progressive cities that embody BandSwap’s cooperative, creative spirit.”
I hope you got a chance this weekend to check out the Colorado radio debut of the new Richie Furay single “We Were the Dreamers” from his upcoming album “Hand in Hand,” along with the debut of the show statewide on KUNC. My wife was so excited, she recorded a video of the debut of the show on the radio on her iPhone while we were on our way to get ice cream, without me even noticing LOL.
I also hope you got the chance to go out and see some live music this weekend. Here’s a recap of this past weekend in Fort Collins – shows courtesy of the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association, and the Bohemian Foundation.
NEW MUSIC SHARE
Discovered this new cut from our friends in Fierce Bad Rabbit as I was working on this week’s post … from their upcoming new EP due out in September.
NEW FEATURE
Offstage …Beyond the Music EP1|PT1 featuring Chris Daniels … click on the link on the right sidebar.
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Funding for the Colorado Sound has been provided by several fans, and by my friends Chuck and Bill Grewe at Colorado Case Company, and Dani Grant at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, and SpokesBUZZ. It would mean a lot if you’d visit their websites and look at what they’re doing for Colorado music and musicians.
Here are the 30 most popular Colorado album and EP titles that got played at over a dozen Colorado radio stations in the first two quarters of the year, ending June 30.
1. Euforquestra – Fire
2. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
3. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
4. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
5. The Motet – The Motet
6. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
7. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
8. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
9. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
10. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
11. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
12. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
13. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires
14. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
15. Mosey West – Bermuda
16. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream
17. Young Ancients – Y/A
18. Tennis – Small Sound
19. Paper Bird – Rooms
20. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
21. Various – SpokesBUZZ Vol. IV Band Together
22. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
23. 3 Twins – De Nada
24. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
25. Tallgrass – Better Than Medicine
26. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
27. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
28. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
29. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
30. Changing Colors – Joan & the King
PLAYLIST S8|EP27 JULY 2014
(D) = debut / first time play of lp, ep, or single release
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep
Rick Roberts “West Wind” from She Is A Song (1973) Firefall “Mexico” from Firefall (1976) (D) Taylor Mesple “Turn Away” from Elusive (2014) The Congress “Distance” from Whatever You Want (2012) (D) Leash of Foxes “It Sounds Like This” [single] (2014) Ivory Circle “Abandoned” from Equilateral (2014) Rachel & the Kings “Edge of Me” from Edge of Me EP (2014) Rob Drabkin “Don’t Worry About Me” from Little Steps EP (2013) Ark Life “Let Your Heart Break” from The Dream of You and Me (2014) (D) Silent Bear “The Green Lion” from The Green Lion (2014) Leftover Salmon “Midnight Blues” from The Nashville Sessions (1999) GogoLab “Honey Trap” from Border Patrol (2013) Dan Fogelberg “Stars” from Live From Ebbet’s Field Vol. 4 (2010) Judy Collins “Both Sides Now” from The Very Best of Judy Collins (2001) String Cheese Incident “Stay Through” from Song In My Head (2014) (N) John Oates “Lose It In Louisiana” from Good Road to Follow (2014) The Fray “Love Don’t Die” from Helios (2014) (D) Richie Furay “We Were the Dreamers” from Hand In Hand (2014) Big Head Todd & The Monsters “I Get Smooth” from Black Beehive (2014) Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014) Chris Daniels & the Kings “Depot Street” from That’s What I Like About the South (1989) Katie Herzig “Drug” from Walk Through Walls (2014) Harry Tuft & Friends “If I Didn’t Care” from Treasures Untold (2011) Jim Stranahan Little BIG BAND “Straight From the Source” from MIGRATION TO HIGHER GROUND (2014)
My wife loves this picture. She says it is only the second time she’s seen me smile in 15 years. I don’t believe that, do you? 😉 LOL
I hope your holiday weekend was a blast. It was a week long festival in my life beginning with the 25th Annual Colorado Brewers Festival last weekend (a HUGE success) … with the Delta Sonics on July 5 and Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band with Erica Brown and Merrian “MJ” Johnson on the 3rd … here’s some video. 🙂
NEW STATIONS – NEW DAY – NEW TIME – NEW FEATURE
“Starting July 12, KUNC’s weekend lineup will change with a new focus on music, creativity, and storytelling. Many favorites are moving back to requested times, while we are pleased to announce that KUNC is debuting several new future favorites.” – KUNC Content Director Kirk Mowers
Very happy and proud to announce that KUNC has added The Colorado Sound to their newly revamped weekend lineup. You can now hear The Colorado Sound on KUNC every Saturday at 2PM.
Front Range (inc. Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Fort Collins) 91.5
Grand County 91.9
Haxtun/Holyoke 90.5
Julesburg/Ovid 89.1
Leadville 91.7
Morgan County 96.7
North Park 90.7
Salida 89.9
Steamboat Springs 88.5
Sterling 90.3
Vail 90.9
Wray 93.5
Yuma 88.3
NEW FEATURE
Along with the addition of KUNC and its 20 frequencies is the debut of OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC. You will be able to download the podcast from KUNC, Radio 949, and from our SoundCloud page. My first guest is Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Chris Daniels.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Funding for the Colorado Sound has been provided by several fans, and by my friends Chuck and Bill Grewe at Colorado Case Company, and Dani Grant at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, and SpokesBUZZ. It would mean a lot if you’d visit their websites and look at what they’re doing for Colorado music and musicians.
Crucifix is a relatively newcomer to the Colorado music scene. Originally from Atlanta GA, Crucifix hooks up with a couple of his pals from the southland for this up date remake of the Journey classic.
PLAYLIST S8 EP26 JULY 2014
(D) – album, ep, or single played for the first time
(N) – new cut from previously debuted album or ep.
Jill Sobule “Too Cool To Fall In Love” from Things Here Are Different (1990) Wendy Woo “Sundrops” from Wide Awake and Dreaming (1999) The Samples “Warm & Sunny” from Black & White (2004) (D) Slopeside “Moonshine” from One Lane Town (2014) Jeff Scroggins & Colorado “Wheels” from Western Branches (2013) (D) Bukshot, Boondox, Crucifix “Don’t Stop” [single] (2014) Katey Laurel “Hurricane” from Periscope (2014) Soundrabbit “From The World I Have Known” from Tree Trunk Airplanes (2009) Instant Empire “Keep Up!” from Keep Up! (2013) Tallgrass “Old Town” from Better Than Medicine (2014) Head for The Hills “Never Does” from Blue Ruin (2013) Raincheck “Right There” from Raincheck (2012) Dianne Reeves “Today Will Be A Good Day” from When You Know (2008) Zephyr “Sold My Heart” from Sunset Ride (2000) Acoustic Junction “Strange Days” from Strange Days (2000) (D) Pandas & People “On My Way” from Pandas & People (2014) Nathaniel Rateliff “Nothing to Show For” from Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2014) Nina Storey “Think Twice” from Think Twice (2013) Yo, Flaco! “American Music” from Goin’ At It (2002) (N) Calder’s Revolvers “Wash Away My Sins” from Sunday Morning (2014) Blue Canyon Boys “Up On The Hill” from Next Go ‘Round (2012) Churchill “Change” from War Within EP (2013) Mosey West “Old Stone” from Bermuda (2014) Jim Stranahan “Hip Street” from Free For All (2010)
Now back to work with you! LOL. And don’t forget to keep The Colorado Sound Live365 tuned in at your desk. Download the app.
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