NEWS NOTES and SPINS – DECEMBER 1 2013

chris at ob hmls sunday june 16 2013(December 1, 2013) Happy holidaze.  November was a crazy month. Lots of news, and a big job opp for the right dj in Denver (see below for that).

I attended the Denver Music Summit and spent a couple of days listening to what several regional and national level independent music industry professionals had to say about the state-of-the-industry around the country – and within that there was a strong undercurrent that there’s something very special taking place in Colorado, and that 2014 will be a special year – Colorado beer, booze, budz, and bands anyone?

Here’s a common question I get: “is ________ a good month to send radio and print a new cd?” – the answer is, remarkably, YES.  Every month is a good month to send out new music, because by the time you send it, they receive it, listen to it, and get around to either writing about it or airing it, it can be days, if not a few weeks.  That said – going out in December – Spokes Buzz Vol. IV –  featuring some of Northern Colorado’s top acts – including the likes of Grant Farm, Maxwell Hughes, and The Yawpers among the dozen on the disc.

NOVEMBER HEADLINES

swayback_double four timeThe Swayback‘s “Double Four Time,” will be re-released worldwide on Self Made Records, a Nottingham, England-based label with distribution through RED, sometime next year.  The band will be heading to the U.K. for a tour in support of the release.

Coloradoans ONEREPUBLIC announced they’ll be part of the Teenage Cancer Trust Concert, March 27, 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

img-cmhof-logoThe Colorado Music Hall of Fame is moving out of their temporary home at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield and moving into the Trading Post at Red Rocks.

Judy Collins, Bob Lind, Serendipity Singers, and Chris Daniels were all inducted as members of the Class of 2013 into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.

Caught a post from Sean Kelly (the Samples) …he’s got Richie Furay sitting in on some vocals on a cut for the new Samples record due out mid-winter.  sean and richieChris Daniels is doing the same thing by having Freddi Gowdy of the Freddi Henchi Band on the Kings next record .. celebrating Chris Daniels and the King’s 30th Anniversary.

STATION NEWS & NOTES

KUNC LOGOCongrats to KUNC (Greeley) president & CEO Neil Best on the birth of his first grandchild, a baby girl — Magnolia, born November 15th. Congrats also in order for music director Benji McPhail who successfully got KUNC 24/7 launched this past month.  Now when you’re out and about at work, wherever, you can dial up more of the incredible music music mix that KUNC FM has been dropping on us between 9A-2P and from 9P-12A.  Always great to have more – so I split the KUNC TOP 5 up into both the FM and the 24/7 channels.  Check it out at http://kunc.org/player#stream/kuncmusic

cprLogoOPENAIR1340/Colorado Public Radio:  Corey Jones will be leaving the OpenAir staff to join the News Department’s new Arts Bureau.  Colorado Public Radio is seeking an OpenAir Music Announcer/Production Director to fill Corey’s position. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a regular air-shift on CPR’s contemporary music service, contributing a comprehensive approach to music new and old. The announcer/production director is also responsible for a number of production responsibilities including but not limited to assigning production to air staff, cataloging produced pieces, refreshing as appropriate, packaging interviews, in studio performances, and overseeing all pre-recorded materials used on OpenAir.  The position works directly with the CPR Development Department to manage the OpenAir fundraising strategy and tactics for pledge drives. – See more at: http://www.cpr.org/employment-opportunity/announcerproduction-director#.dpuf

VIDEO PICKS NOVEMBER 2013

This month’s video picks includes Elephant Revival, SHEL, Fox St. Allstars, Kerry Pastine & the Crimes Scene, Anchorage, Reed Foehl, Air Dubai, Spiv, SuCh, and A. Tom Collins.  10 videos … less than an hour of your time.

TOP 40 SPINS NOVEMBER

300 titles tracked in November
188 titles were reported as played at least once.
(CC) = Colorado Connection
(D) = album/ep debut on chart
(R) = reenter
[date] = Date added to reporting list

Gregory Alan Isakov_the weatherman(2) 1. Gregory Alan IsakovThe Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk/contemporary [June 22, 2013]
(1) 2. Elephant RevivalThese Changing Skies (Its Evolving Records) Folk/contemporary [Aug 1, 2013]
(7) 3. DeVotchKa Live with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [Nov 1, 2012]
(12) 4. Jeff Brinkman BandStrange (self) Rock/AAA [Dec 1, 2012]
(6) 5. Halden Wofford & the Hi*BeamsRocky Mountain Honky Tonk (self) Americana/Alt-country-rock [July 7, 2013]
(D) 6. TennisSmall Sound EP (Communion Records) Indie/New Alternative [Nov 1, 2013]
(18) 7. Rob DrabkinLittle Steps EP (self) Pop/Adult [Aug 1, 2013]
(D) 8. The RailsplittersThe Railsplitters (self) Bluegrass [Oct 1, 2013]
(4) 9. Mike Clark & the Sugar SoundsRound and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [Jan 19, 2013]
(31) 10. Pretty LightsA Color Map of the World (8 Minutes 20 Seconds) Urban Contemporary/EDM [July 2, 2013]
(D) 11. Honey Don’tHeart Like A Wheel (self) Americana/country [Nov 1, 2013]
(3) 12. The Patti FiascoSmall Town Lights (self) Rock [July23, 2013]
(8) 13. Paper BirdRooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb 16, 2013]
(D) 14. Dr. Izzy BandBlind and Blues Bound (self) Blues/blues-rock [Nov.16, 2013]
(14) 15. Finnders & YoungbergI Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry EP (Swingfingers Records) Americana/bluegrass [Aug 1, 2013]
(13) 16. Yonder Mountain String BandEP13 (Frog Pad) Americana/jamgrass [Sept 1, 2013]
(14) 17. Head for the Hills Blue Ruin (self) Americana/jamgrass [June 15, 2013]
(23)18. Grant SabinAnthromusicology [Blank Tape] Rock [Jan.10, 2013]
(5) 19. Otis TaylorMy World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan. 20, 2013]
(9) 20. Sera Cahoone (CC)Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop) Folk/contemporary [Nov. 1, 2012]
(R) 21. 3 TwinsDe Nada (Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana [June 22, 2013]
(17) 22. Jeff Scroggins & ColoradoWestern Branches (self) Bluegrass [ May 1, 2013]
(R) 23. Blue Canyon Boys Next Go Round (self) Bluegrass [Jan 16, 2013]
(R) 24. Land LinesLand Lines (self) Indie/New Alternative [Nov 24, 2012]
(22) 24. NavySpirit Groove (self) Rock [Aug 1, 2013]
(20) 25. Changing ColorsJoan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [April 27, 2013]
(21) 26. Chimney ChoirCompass (self) Folk [May 5, 2013]
(29) 27. Star JaguarThe Jailer: Pt 2 (ATC) Urban Contemporary [Oct 1, 2013]
(R) 27. TaarkaAdventures in Vagabondia (self) Folk [Dec 13, 2012]
(19) 28. Nathaniel RatefliffFalling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Folk/contemporary [Sept 1, 2013]
(25) 29. Cassie TaylorOut of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May 18, 2013]
(R) 30. Cary MorinStreamline (self) Blues [May 25, 2013]
(11) 30. Fierce Bad RabbitMaestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [Jan 5, 2013]
(24) 31. Blue RiderBlue Rider (self) Indie/New Alternative [Sept 1, 2013]
(R) 32. Poco (CC)All Fired Up (Drifter’s Church Productions) Rock [Aug 1, 2013]
(D) 32. Shady EldersNo Favors EP (self) Indie/New Alternative [Nov 27, 2013]
(D) 33. Casey James Prestwood & the Burning AngelsHonky Tonk Bastard World (self) Americana/country [Oct 1, 2013]
(20) 34. Bad Weather CaliforniaBack Seats EP (Firetalk) Indie/New Alternative [Aug 1, 2013]
(D) 35. Lawn Chair KingsZombies Wake! (self) Americana/alt-country-rock [Nov 18, 2013]
(D) 36. Whiskey BlanketFrom the Dead of Dark (self) Urban Contemporary/hip hop [Nov 1, 2013]

DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 NOVEMBER 2013
10. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
15. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
16. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
22. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
25. Hezekiah Goode – Two Billion Acres of Salt
26. The ReMinders – Born Champions
27. Post Paradise – Digging Secrets
27. Lil’ Thunder – Razor Blades & Sunshine
28. Gabrielle Louise – The Bird in My Chest
30. Jeremy Dion – Golden Some Days
30. Trout Steak Revival – Flight
32. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade
33. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
34. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize

ADDED NOVEMBER 2013
Blake Brown & American Dust Choir – We Believers
Bop Skizzum – Say Something [single]
Dr. Izzy Band – Blind and Blues Bound
H*Wood – One Love [single]
Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
In The Whale – In the Whale
Jesse Furay Lynch – I Wish It Would Rain [single]
John Runnels – Echoes
Jon Snodgrass & the Dead Peasants – The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute [comp]
Katie Herzig – Secret Road As Heard On TV, Volume 1 [comp]
Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene – Motor Vixen From Hell [single]
Kristina Murray – Unravelin’
Lawn Chair Kings – Zombies Wake!
Leftover Salmon – The Get Up and Go [single]
Matt Nasi Band – Anticipation
Matt Skinner Band – Native Stranger
Megan Burtt – In Good Company: Vol I: The Colorado Sessions
Mosey West – Bermuda EP
Shady Elders – No Favors EP
Signal Path – Habitats
Soul School – Chapter One
Square Peg – Searching
Strange Americans – Dirty Shakes [single]
Tennis – Small Sound EP
The Seers – Seers
Thee Dang Dangs – For The People
West Water Outlaws – West Water Outlaws
Whiskey Blanket – From the Dead of Dark

STATION BY STATION

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKAFM (Grand Junction) [20]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Bobby Walker – Feelin’ Good
3. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
4. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
5. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again

finders and youngberg_I don't wantKBUT (Crested Butte) [10]
1. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
1. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKDNK (Carbondale) [23]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
1. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
2. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk

Lawn Chair King ZombiesKDUR (Durango) [N/A]
1. Lawn Chair Kings – Zombies Wake!
2. Thee Dang Dangs – For The People
3. Tennis – Small Sound EP
4. Bad Weather California – Back Seats EP
5. Shady Elders – No Favors EP

Halden_rocky-mountain-honky-tonkKGNU (Boulder) [27]
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
2. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
4. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
4. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues

Mike Clark_Round and RoundKRCC (Colorado Springs) [15]
1. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology
4. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
5. Changing Colors – Joan & the King

Matt Skinner Band - Native Stranger

KRFC (Fort Collins) [120+]
1. Matt Skinner Band – Native Stranger
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Cary Morin – Streamline
4. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
5. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKSUT (Ignacio) [12]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
1. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
1. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
1. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13
2. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade

Gregory Alan Isakov_the weathermanKUNC-FM (Greeley) [10]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
3. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
4. 3 Twins – De Nada
4. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony

Gregory Alan Isakov_the weathermanKUNC-24/7 (Greeley) [13]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. 3 Twins – De Nada
3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
4. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony

jon wirtz touristKUVO (Denver) [10]
1. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
1. Josh Quinlan Quartet – Open Space
1. The Colorado Conservatory For The Jazz Arts – Hang Time
2. Lynn Baker Quartet – LectroCoustic
2. Manuel Lopez Trio – Searching Out

Honey Don't - Heart Like A WheelKVNF (Paonia) [10]
1. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
2. Paper Bird – Rooms
3. Dr. Izzy Band – Blind and Blues Bound
4. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
4. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry

Navy - Spirit GrooveOpenAir1340 (Denver) [30]
1. Navy – Spirit Groove
2. Blue Rider – Blue Rider
2. Tennis – Small Sound
3. Elehant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run

gregory alan isakov_WeathermanRadio94.9 (Loveland) [10]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
1. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
1. Star Jaguar – The Jailer: Pt 2
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
2. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesTHE COLORADO SOUND [60]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
1. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Megan Burtt and Friends – In Good Company: The Colorado Sessions Vol 1
2. The Fray – Love Don’t Die (single)
2. Whiskey Blanket – From the Dead of Dark

GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

Halden_rocky-mountain-honky-tonkAmericana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
2. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
3. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
4. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry EP
5. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13

Dr. Izzy Band - Blind and Blues BoundBlues / Rhythm & Blues
1. Dr. Izzy Band – Blind and Blues Bound
2. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
3. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
4. Cary Morin – Streamline
5. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be

Gregory Alan Isakov_the weathermanFolk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
4. Changing Colors – Joan & the King
5. Chimney Choir – Compass

devotchka_live with CO symIndie / New Alternative
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. Tennis – Small Sound
3. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
4. Paper Bird – Rooms
5. Land Lines – Land Lines

manuellopeztrioJazz / Instrumental
1. Manuel Lopez Trio – Searching Out
2. gogoLab – Border Patrol
2. Maxwell Hughes – Only in Dreams
2. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes
3. Josh Quinlan Quartet – Open Space

rob drabkin_little stepsPop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
1. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
2. The Fray – Love Don’t Die [single]
3. P-Nuckle – The System
4. OneRepublic – Native
5. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag

jeff brinkman_strangeRock / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
2. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
3. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology
4. Navy – Spirit Groove
5. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant

pretty lights_color map of the sunUrban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul
1. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
2. Star Jaguar – The Jailer: Pt 2
3. Whiskey Blanket – From the Dead of Dark
4. Bop Skizzum – Coloradical
4. Flobots – The Circle In the Square

 

Have a great month 🙂

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NEWS NOTES and SPINS – NOVEMBER 1 2013

Goat_Logo_color_on_whiteBrain freeze:  seriously.  Time to just put the facts out there.  We did pretty good in October for listenership and readership here at The Colorado Sound.  October listenership at The Colorado Sound Live365 was up significantly over September, rockin’ in some 450 unique streams for about a 14.5 per day average.  This site here managed to eek out 43 unique page views per day over the month (2013 avg is 51 views per day).  In October two days broke single day listening records at 47 (new Saturday record) and 34 (new Friday record) respectively… Next goal is to break 25 streams per day avg – and a monthly daily average of 60 here.

Coming up sooner than we think -> end of year best of polls.  Time now to catch up with your favorites over the past year.  We’ll get that going in about five weeks.

STATION NEWS

KRCC logo

KRCC is looking for a Morning Edition host in Colorado Springs.  The job posted 10/22 and you only have until Tuesday 11/5 to respond.  https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/1275

Required Qualifications: Associates degree in Communications or Broadcasting or three years related broadcast experience. Working knowledge of a radio studio and broadcast automation systems. Professional voice skills and ability to conduct interviews. Skilled in fundraising for nonprofit organizations. Basic office/computer skills and working knowledge of social media. Able to arrive at work at 5:30 a.m. weekdays and meet the physical demands of the position.

Preferred Qualifications: Advanced degree in Communications or Broadcasting. Five years on air broadcast experience. Audio production skills including recording, editing, etc. Proficient using MS Office and FileMaker Pro. Experience working at a nonprofit organization.

KUNC LOGOFan of KUNC Music, heard weekdays from 9 AM-2 PM, and KUNC Music After Hours (weeknights 9 PM- midnight), can now enjoy KUNC Music 24 hours a day, thanks to KUNC Music 247, a new 24-hour music stream launched in September.

The new stream provides an option for listeners who opt for music over Morning Edition, All Things Considered, or the other Public Radio Favorites broadcast over KUNC’s FM signal.

KUNC Music features new releases alongside established, quality artists that reflect Colorado’s unique lifestyle. “Classic artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Armatrading, and the Subdudes have loads of great songs, but they’ve been mostly abandoned by commercial rock formats” says KUNC Music Director Benji McPhail. “KUNC Music plays those artists alongside newer artists like Arcade Fire, Jason Isbell, and Neko Case. You’ll also hear the occasional Sinatra classic, local favorites like Jeff Brinkman, some vintage soul, blues and more. It’s a one of a kind listening experience.”

The stream is available at KUNC.org/247, as well as the station’s mobile apps.

kgnu logo  Got this off Facebook this evening.  Always happy to introduce another great Colorado music program to the listening public.  “Hey all you KGNUnits! We will be creating a new program called Local Gold on KGNU’s new all music stream, After FM. It will exclusively feature Colorado made music. What Rocky Mountain musical acts would you like to hear on Local Gold?”

VIDEO PICKS FOR OCTOBER:

I think I may have figured out this YouTube thing LOL… we’ll see.  This month’s video’s feature a live shot of Danny Shafer at a flood relief show that’s pretty special, along with the latest from the Fray, Tennis, the Lumineers, Star Jaguar and others… eight videos this month… so about 35 mins?  Better than any half hour episode on tv 😉

TOP 40 SPINS OCTOBER

310 titles tracked in October
156 titles were reported as played at least once.
(CC) = Colorado Connection
(D) = album/ep debut on chart
(R) = reenter
[date] = Date added to reporting list

(2) 1. Elephant RevivalThese Changing Skies (Its Evolving Records) Folk [Aug-13](1) 2. Gregory Alan IsakovThe Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk [Jun-13]
(5) 3. The Patti FiascoSmall Town Lights (self) Rock [Jul-13]
(R) 4. Mike Clark & the Sugar SoundsRound and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
(6) 5. Otis TaylorMy World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan-13]
(4) 6. Halden Wofford & the Hi*BeamsRocky Mountain Honky Tonk (self) Americana/alt-country [Jul-13]
(9) 7. DeVotchKaLive with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [Nov-12]
(16) 8. Paper BirdRooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-13]
(R) 9. Sera Cahoone (CC)Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop) Folk [Nov-12]
(18) 10. Joe JohnsonNew West Sound (Blank Tape) Americana/country-folk [Aug-13]
(19) 11. Fierce Bad RabbitMaestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [Jan-13]
(R) 12. Jeff Brinkman BandStrange (self) Rock/AAA [Dec-12]
(D) 13. Yonder Mountain String BandEP13 (Frog Pad) Americana/bluegrass [Sep-13]
(7) 14. Finnders & YoungbergI Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry (Swingfingers Records) Americana/bluegrass [Aug-13]
(14) 14. Head for the HillsBlue Ruin (self) Americana/bluegrass [Jun-13]
(R) 15. Monocle BandMonocle Band (self) Americana/folk [Aug-13]
(R) 16. Josh DillardThe Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Indie/New Alternative [Jun-13]
(29) 17. Jeff Scroggins & ColoradoWestern Branches (self) Americana/bluegrass [May-13]
(R) 18. Rob DrabkinLittle Steps EP (self) Pop [Aug-13]
(D) 19. Nathaniel RatefliffFalling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Folk [Sep-13]
(R) 20. Bad Weather CaliforniaBack Seats (Firetalk) Indie/New Alternative [Aug-13]
(22) 20. Changing Colors Joan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [Apr-13]
(R) 21. Chimney Choircompass (self) Folk [May-13]
(R) 22. Austin Young & No DifferenceBlue As Can Be (Vizztone) Blues [Mar-13]
(R) 22. NavySpirit Groove (self) Indie/New Alternative [Aug-13]
(10) 23. Grant SabinAnthromusicology (Blank Tape) Rock [Jan-13]
(30) 24. Blue RiderBlue Rider (self) Indie/New Alternative [Sep-13]
(12) 25. Cassie TaylorOut of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May-13]
(R) 25. Hezekiah GoodeTwo Billion Acres of Salt (self) Americana/country [May-13]
(11) 26. The ReMindersBorn Champions (self) Urban Contemporary [Jul-13]
(D) 27. Lil’ ThunderRazor Blades & Sunshine (self) Rock [Sep-13]
(21) 27. Post ParadiseDigging Secrets (self) Rock [Apr-13]
(20) 28. Gabrielle LouiseThe Bird in My Chest (self) Folk [Aug-13]
(D) 29. Star JaguarThe Jailer: Pt 2 (single) Urban Contemporary/EDM [Oct-13]
(36) 30. Jeremy DionGolden Some Days (self) Folk [Feb-13]
(R) 30. Trout Steak RevivalFlight (self) Americana/bluegrass [Nov-12]
(3) 31. Pretty LightsA Color Map of the World (8 Minutes 20 Seconds) Urban Contemporary/EDM [Jul-13]
(23) 32. Beautiful Loser SocietyThe Desperate Promenade (self) Americana/alt-country [Jan-13]
(R) 33. WhiteWater RambleRoots & Groove (WWR) Americana/grass [Feb-13]
(8) 34. Bad Brad & the Fat CatsEyes on the Prize (self) Blues [Feb-13]

DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 OCTOBER
13. Varlet – American Hymns
15. The Whiskey Bottles – Grandville
17. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon
19. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
22. Bobby Walker – Feelin’ Good
24. The Belle Jar – Union Station
25. Wendy Woo Band – Live
27. Cary Morin – Streamline
28. Covenhoven – Covenhoven
28. gogoLab – Border Patrol
31. Moors & McCumber – Against the Grain
32. Patrick Dethlefs – While You’re Carrying the Weight EP
33. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
34. 3 Twins – De Nada
35. Chris Thompson & Coral Creek String Band – Forty Years
37. Rob Roper – The Other Side of Nowhere

ADDED TO TRACKING OCTOBER
Arliss Nancy – Wild American Runners
Balue – Quiet Dreamer
Britton Duel – Sky Between the Pines
Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels – Honky Tonk Bastard World
CP Carrington – Now That You’re Here
Dave Tamkin – Cedar
David Starr – Alive Again
Delta Sonics – Live at the Boulder Outlook
Distant Correspondence – Distant Correspondence
Drag The River – Losers/Marooned (single)
Eldren – Eldren
Equally Challenged – Equally Challenged
Fluorescent Phobia – Incandescence EP
Hindershot – Hindershot
Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
Jeff Cormack – Thirteen013 SummerDreams
John Oates – Close (single)
Josh Quinlan Quartet – Open Space
Matthew Moon – I Am the Wind
My Body Sings Electric – PT 1: The Night Ends
Paul Sammons – A Lifetime Ago EP
Petals of Spain – Petals of Spain
Pizza Time – Quiero Mas
Samuel Mouton – Paradise
Smashy Claw – Former Spine
Star Jaguar – The Jailer: Pt 2
Tennis – Small Sound
The Fray – Love Don’t Die (single)
The Piedmont Brothers (CC) – Back to the Country
The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
The Yawpers – Good Songs – Shitty Versions
Toad In the Hole – Apt 203
Tyler Ward – Forever Starts Tonight
Winchester Holiday – Winchester Holiday EP

STATION BY STATION

Bobby Walker - Feelin GoodKAFM (Grand Junction) [21]
1. Bobby Walker – Feelin’ Good
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
4. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
5. Drop Top Lincoln – Sixx Dollar Suit

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKBUT (Crested Butte) [10]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Darryl Purpose – Next Time Around
2. Moors & McCumber – Against the Grain
3. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
3. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues

devotchka_live with CO symKDNK (Carbondale) [16]
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
3. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP

Bad Weather California_Back SeatsKDUR (Durango) [N/A]
1. Bad Weather California – Back Seats EP
2. Drag The River – Drag the River
3. Shady Elders – No Favors EP
4. Lil’ Thunder – Razor Blades and Sunshine
5. Tennis – Small Sound EP

head for the hills blue ruinKGNU (Boulder) [20]
1. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
3. Chimney Choir – (compass)
3. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project

Mike Clark_Round and RoundKRCC (Colorado Springs) [13]
1. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
4. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
4. The ReMinders – Born Champions

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKRFC (Fort Collins) [~80]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
2. Britton Duel – Sky Between the Pines
3. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
4. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry

bad brad and the fat cats _ eyes on the prize

KRZA (Alamosa) [6]
1. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
1. Gabrielle Louise – The Bird in My Chest
1. Lynn Baker Quartet – LectroCoustic
2. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKSUT (Ignacio) [7]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13
3. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
3. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
4. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman

gregory alan isakov_WeathermanKUNC (Greeley) [6]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
4. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
4. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange

jon wirtz touristKUVO (Denver) [7]
1. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
2. Josh Quinlan Quartet – Open Space
3. Aakash Mittal Quartet f. Ron Miles – Ocean
3. Manuel Lopez Trio – Searching Out
4. Brad Goode – Chicago Red

finders and youngberg_I don't wantKVNF (Paonia) [11]
1. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Gabrielle Louise – The Bird in My Chest
2. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel

Blue RiderOPEN AIR 1340 (Denver) [61]
1. Blue Rider – Blue Rider
2. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
3. Navy – Spirit Groove
4. Land Lines – Land Lines
5. Varlet – American Hymns

gregory alan isakov_WeathermanRadio 94.9 Colorado (Loveland) [8]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
1. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
1. Star Jaguar – The Jailer: Pt 2
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
2. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant

Poco ALL FIRED UPTHE COLORADO SOUND [51]
1. Poco – All Fired Up
2. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
2. Selina Albright – Brighter
3. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
3. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights

GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

Halden_rocky-mountain-honky-tonkAmericana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
2. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
3. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13
4. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
4. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin

otis taylor_my world is goneBlues / Rhythm & Blues
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
3. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
4. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
5. Cary Morin – Streamline

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesFolk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
3. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
4. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
5. Changing Colors – Joan & the King

Mike Clark_Round and RoundIndie / New Alternative
1. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
2. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. Paper Bird – Rooms
4. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
5. Bad Weather California – Back Seats

Maxwell HughesJazz / Instrumental
1. Maxwell Hughes – Only in Dreams
2. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
3. Josh Quinlan Quartet – Open Space
4. Aakash Mittal Quartet – Ocean
5. Jon Wirtz – Tourist

rob drabkin_little stepsPop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
1. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
1. Wendy Woo Band – Live
2. Winchester Holiday – Winchester Holiday EP
3. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
3. Petals of Spain – Petals of Spain

patti fiasco_small town lightsRock / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
2. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
3. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
4. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology
5. Lil’ Thunder – Razor Blades & Sunshine

Reminders Born ChampionsUrban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul
1. The ReMinders – Born Champions
2. Star Jaguar – The Jailer: Pt 2
3. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
4. Wheelchair Sports Camp – Blank Space EP
5. Air Dubai – Warning

News Notes and Spins – October 1 2013

Goat_Logo_color_on_whiteSorry I’m late guys.  Well, not too late…  still, what an intense month.  Really.  Thanks to the many hundreds of musicians and music industry support persons and radio announcers/djs for pulling out the stops during the recent flooding that took place.  The initial “omg what the f’k just happened” moment has worn off and the “shit now what do I do” stage has set in.  There is still a tremendous amount of work to be done … so with that, and because they support live local music as they do…

Flood relief fundOskar Blues has created the “Oskar Blues CAN’d Aid Foundation”. The organization is a registered Colorado Non-Profit Corporation that is currently awaiting recognition of its 501(c)(3) status.  Donations will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term help to areas damaged by the floods. Funds raised will be distributed to the Lyons Community Foundation, the Longmont Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of Boulder County.  If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please visit www.foundation.oskarblues.com.

River’s Rising: Front Range Flood Relief 2013 was put together by jam scene fixtures and Colorado residents Tony Hume and Annabel Lukins who called upon their musical friends to help flood victims. riversrisingThe compilation features 28 live tracks from Colorado bands like Leftover Salmon, Jeff Brinkman, Elephant Revival, String Cheese Incident, DeVotchKa, Yonder Mountain String Band, Head for the Hills, and the Motet, and national jam acts including Furthur, Widespread Panic, Dumpstaphunk, Umphrey’s McGee and Soulive.

I am deeply thankful to the bands and the venues that have exerted tremendous efforts almost daily to help out those in need.

STATION NEWS and NOTES

I’ve added a new reporter this month, KSUT (Ignacio).  They’re playing about what other stations like KUNC (Greeley) are playing .. about 10-12 current/recurrent titles.  A discussion with the KSUT music director gave me pause to think about another conversation that another local radio guy and I had concerning regulations that affect what we can play when and what we can make available online.  KSUT

There are rules.  For instance, a radio station cannot play an entire album if they stream that show online, nor can they focus on just one act for more than a couple of songs consecutively.  A station may not allow shows to be downloaded or streamed on demand.  Another rule is that if a station is streaming they’re supposed to provide an online playlist.  It doesn’t take much to find out who’s doing what correctly or incorrectly. Kudos to KSUT for realizing the rules.  They will not be streaming the new Elephant Revival record in its entirety on Oct 4 – but they will air it over the air on terrestrial radio in its entirety.

KUNC LOGOKUNC is up to something.  Be on the watch for a 24-7 streaming service. That’s all I know.   Aside from that, the station is upgrading their coverage in the mountains which requires changing frequencies on a couple of their stations.  KVNC (Vail) is now broadcasting at 90.9 FM ( formerly 90.7), and KMPB (Breckenridge) is now at 90.7 (formerly 88.7)

KBUT-Colorado-public-radioKBUT Community Radio is moving from 89.9 to 88.7 in Gunnison and expects to power up its new transmitter in Gunnison (KGNI) in mid October, although the recent government shutdown could throw a wrench in those plans.

The KGNI project represents a substantial increase in broadcast power in the Gunnison area and should present a stronger, more reliable signal to our listeners. Over time, we’ll replace our 40 watt translator with a 6000+ watt full-power transmitter.  For more information on the project and the corresponding “Power Up” Capital Campaign, visit http://www.kbut.org/powerup

VIDEO PICKS of the MONTH

Once again I cannot seem to provide embedded video from YouTube … so … featuring some newbies on the scene I think along with a few more established artists … a good batch of 9 this month .. woulda been 10 but one got corrupted and wouldn’t play… oh well .. LOL.. gotta love tech LOL … .enjoy http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjTLYGkfkx3rFIiR_GQ87nH0AgsTDoBRL

TOP 40 SPINS SEPTEMBER

279 titles tracked in August
162 titles were reported as played at least once.
(CC) = Colorado Connection
(D) = album/ep debut on chart
(R) = reenter
[date] = Date added to reporting list

gregory alan isakov_Weatherman(1) 1. Gregory Alan IsakovThe Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk [Jun-13]
(4) 2. Elephant RevivalThese Changing Skies (Its Evolving Records) Folk [Aug-13]
(2) 3. Pretty LightsA Color Map of the World (8 Minutes 20 Seconds) EDM [Jul-13]
(7) 4. Halden Wofford & the Hi*BeamsRocky Mountain Honky Tonk (self) Americana [Jul-13]
(13) 5. The Patti FiascoSmall Town Lights (self) Rock [Aug-13]
(5) 6. Otis TaylorMy World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan-13]
(17) 7. Finnders & YoungbergI Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry (Swingfingers Records) Bluegrass [Aug-13]
(18) 8. Bad Brad & the Fat CatsEyes on the Prize (self) Blues [Feb-13]
(29) 9. DeVotchKaLive with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [Nov-12]
(14) 10. Grant SabinAnthromusicology (Blank Tape) Rock [Jan-13]
(R) 11. The ReMindersBorn Champions (self) Urban Contemporary [Jul-13]
(3) 12. Cassie TaylorOut of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May-13]
(D) 13. VarletAmerican Hymns (self) Rock [Sep-13]
(11) 14. Head for the HillsBlue Ruin (self) Bluegrass [Jun-13]
(31) 15. The Whiskey BottlesGrandville (self) Americana [Jun-13]
(8) 16. Paper BirdRooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-13]
(R) 17. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon (Pie Records) Americana [Mar-13]
(D) 18. Joe JohnsonNew West Sound (Blank Tape) Americana [Aug-13]
(R) 19. Elephant RevivalIt’s Alive EP (Ruff Shod/Nettwork) Folk [Nov-12]
(9) 19. Fierce Bad RabbitMaestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [Jan-13]
(D) 20. Gabrielle LouiseThe Bird in My Chest (self) Folk [Aug-13]
(R) 21. Post ParadiseDigging Secrets (self) Rock [Apr-13]
(D) 22. Bobby WalkerFeelin’ Good (Cu Cuy Records) Blues [Aug-13]
(24) 22. The Changing ColorsJoan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [Apr-13]
(R) 23. Beautiful Loser SocietyThe Desperate Promenade (self) Americana [Jan-13]
(D) 24. The Belle JarUnion Station (self) Indie/New alternative [Aug-13]
(R) 25. Wendy Woo BandLive (Woo Music) Pop Adult [Jun-13]
(25) 26. Rob DrabkinLittle Steps EP (self) Pop Adult [Aug-13]
(R) 27. Cary MorinStreamline (self) Blues [May-13]
(D) 28. CovenhovenCovenhoven (self) Rock [Aug-13]
(R) 28. gogoLabBorder Patrol (self) Jazz/Instrumental [Feb-13]
(26) 29. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches (self) Americana [May-13]
(D) 30. Blue RiderBlue Rider (self) Indie/New Alternative [Sep-13]
(D) 31. Moors & McCumberAgainst the Grain (self) Folk [Aug-13]
(D) 32. Patrick DethlefsWhile You’re Carrying the Weight EP (self) Folk [Sep-13]
(23) 33. a. Tom CollinsStick & Poke (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [Apr-13]
(R) 34. 3 TwinsDe Nada (Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana (Jun-13)
(R) 35. Chris Thompson & Coral Creek String BandForty Years (self) Americana [Sep-12]
(R) 36. Jeremy DionGolden Some Days (self) Folk [Feb-13]
(R) 37. Rob RoperThe Other Side of Nowhere (self) Folk [Feb-13]

DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 SEPT
6. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise (self) Folk [Jun-12]
12. Jeff Brinkman – Strange (self) Rock [Dec-12]
13. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be (Vizztone) Blues [Mar-13]
15. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop) Folk [Nov-12]
16. O’Brien Party of 7 (CC) – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller (Howdy Skies Music) Americana [Jun-12]
19. Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up (self) Americana [Jul-12]
20. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade (self) Rock [Sep-12]
21. SHEL – SHEL (Moraine Records / Mad King Records) Folk [Aug-12]
22. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Indie/New Alternative [Jun-13]
25. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round (self) Bluegrass [Jan-13]
25. Monocle Band – Monocle Band (self) Americana [Aug-13]
26. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [Sep-12]
27. Strange Americans – A Royal Battle (self) Rock [Jun-12]
28. You, Me and Apollo – S/T [EP] (self) Indie/New Alternative [Dec-12]
30. Ending People – Fill Your Lungs (Cash Cow Productions) Indie/New Alternative [Aug-12]
30. Jon Wirtz – Tourist (self) Jazz [Jan-13]
30. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
32. Trout Steak Revival – Flight (self) Bluegrass [Nov-12]
32. Zach Heckendorf – The Cool Down (self) POP [Jun-12]

ADDED TO TRACKING SEPTEMBER
Blue Rider – Blue Rider (self) Indie/New Alternative
Chris Kennison – Superstition Moon (self) Americana
Dixie Leadfoot & Brent Loveday – Golden Ring (single) (self) Americana
Drop Top Lincoln – Sixx Dollar Suit (American Roots) Rock
Ichiban/InkLine/ManeRok – The Gem In I (self) Urban Contemporary
John Oates – Pushing A Rock Uphill (PS Records) Pop Adult
Joshua Trinidad – Maritime (self) Jazz/Instrumental
Katelyn Benton – Fix (single) (self) Pop
Kramies – The Wooden Heart (Hidden Shoals) Rock
Lil’ Thunder – Razor Blades & Sunshine (self) Rock
Mariposa – Sister Chromatid (self) Indie/New Alternative
Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Folk
Patrick Dethlefs – While You’re Carrying the Weight (self) Folk
Roo & The Howl – To The River (self) Indie/New Alternative
Rubedo – Love Is the Answer (self) Indie/New Alternative
SAUNA – Cheap Date
The Robby Wicks Band – Songs From the Biltmore (self) Rock
Varlet – American Hymns (self) Rock
Will Whalen – Will Whalen (self) Folk
Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13 (Frog Pad) Americana

STATION BY STATION

Bobby Walker - Feelin GoodKAFM (Grand Junction) [28]
1. Bobby Walker – Feelin’ Good
2. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
3. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
4. Arthur Lee Land – Cracked Open
5. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKBUT (Crested Butte/Gunnison) [11]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Finders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
2. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
3. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
3. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round

Elephant Revival It's AliveKDNK (Carbondale) [26]
1. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
1. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
1. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
1. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKRCC (Colorado Springs) [18]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
3. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
4. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
5. Changing Colors – Joan & the King

patti fiasco_small town lightsKRFC (Fort Collins) [>100]
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
4. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
5. the 14ers – Get Some

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKSUT (Ignacio) [9]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
3. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade
4. 3 Twins – De Nada
4. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP

gregory alan isakov_Weatherman
KUNC (Greeley) [6]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. SHEL – SHEL
3. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk

jon wirtz touristKUVO (Denver) [8]
1. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
2. Curtis Fuller – Down Home
2. Fred Hess BIG BAND – Speak
2. Lynn Baker Quartet – LectroCoustic
3. John Gunther’s Safari Trio – Surrender

Elephant Revival_these changing skiesKVNF (Paonia) [13]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
3. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
3. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
3. Gabrielle Louise – The Bird in My Chest

gregory alan isakov_WeathermanOPEN AIR 1340 (Denver) [60]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Blue Rider – Blue Rider
3. Candy Claws – Ceres & Calypso In The Deep Time
4. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
5. Covenhoven – Covenhoven

bad brad and the fat cats _ eyes on the prizeRadio 94.9 (Loveland) [7]
* Bad Brad & The Fatcats – Eyes on the Prize
* Post Paradise – Digging Secrets
* Jeremy Dion – Golden Some Day
* The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
* Pretty Lights – Color Map of the World

whiskey bottles_grandville

THE COLORADO SOUND [50]
1. The Whiskey Bottles – Grandville
2. Flobots – The Circle In the Square
3. gogoLab – Border Patrol
4. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
5. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights

GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

Halden_rocky-mountain-honky-tonkAmericana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
2. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
3. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
4. The Whiskey Bottles – Grandville
5. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon

otis taylor_my world is goneBlues / Rhythm & Blues
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
3. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
4. Bobby Walker – Feelin’ Good
5. Cary Morin – Streamline

gregory alan isakov_WeathermanFolk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
4. Gabrielle Louise – The Bird in My Chest
5. Changing Colors – Joan & the King

devotchka_live with CO symIndie / New Alternative
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. Paper Bird – Rooms
3. Blue Rider – Blue Rider
4. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
5. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round

gogolab_border patrolJazz / Instrumental
1. gogoLab – Border Patrol
2. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes
3. Joshua Trinidad – Maritime
4. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
5. Brad Goode – Chicago Red

wendy woo_livePop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
1. Wendy Woo Band – Live
2. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
3. Foxfield Four – Weatherman EP
4. John Oates – Pushing A Rock Uphill
4. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag

patti fiasco_small town lightsRock / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
2. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology
3. Varlet – American Hymns
4. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
5. Post Paradise – Digging Secrets

pretty lights_color map of the sunUrban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul
1. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
2. The ReMinders – Born Champions
3. Ichiban/InkLine/ManeRok – The Gem In I
4. Wheelchair Sports Camp – Blank Space EP