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TOP 100 Jan-June 2013

I went back and pulled every single bit of data I had on hand from each of the past six months. Titles released to and added by radio between Jan 2012 and June 2013 were factored. It’s my extreme hope that you’re one of the hard core who actively seeks out new music from here in Colorado.

You won’t find everything represented here … there’s no metal, no extreme punk, hard core, rap or other out on the edge types of music. Nor is there any classical or New Age represented. Sorry …. if it were getting played at any of the stations I monitor it would show up. And that isn’t to say that there are not independent shows around the state that do feature those styles by national/international acts.

Same with jazz… there are a lot of jazz shows around the state. Jazz would definitely have a bigger impact on the charts if more of it was making its way to jazz jocks around the state. There are always six to ten jazz records out, and outside of KUVO and KRFC I’m just not seeing the spins at other stations… occasionally I’ll spot something on KGNU, but aside from that it’s pretty skinny out there when it comes to Colorado jazz being repped.

(CC) = Colorado Connection = perhaps like Sera Cahoone you were raised here and moved on. Or the Piedmont Brothers Band that has some of our most classic musicians on their records – even though technically the band is based out of Georgia and Italy. Tim O’Brien may not live here anymore, but he’s an integral part of our musical history – as is Bob Lind, Javon Jackson, India.Arie, Tia Fuller, Katie Herzig, Judy Collins, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and others.

You may not recognize the names that follow, but I hope that you’re intrigued enough to search a few out and buy their music.

TOP 100 Jan-June 2013

1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [Nov-12]
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers (Dualtone) Americana [Apr-12]
3. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan-13]
4. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [Jan-13]
5. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May 13]
6. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon (Pie Records) Folk [Mar-13]
7. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange (self) Rock [Dec-12]
8. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP (Ruff Shod/Nettwork) Folk [Nov-12]
9. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends (Fellow Creature Recordings) Folk [May-12]
10. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove (WWR) Americana [Feb-13]
11. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon (Sub-Pop) Americana [Nov-12]
12. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker (LoS Records) Americana [Apr-12]
13. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade (self) Americana [Jan-13]
14. Paper Bird – Rooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-13]
15. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round (self) Bluegrass [Jan-13]
16. Churchill – The War Within EP (A&M/Octone) Rock [Apr-13]
17. The Congress – The Loft Tapes EP (self) Rock [Mar-13]
18. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king} (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [May-12]
19. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [Apr-13]
20. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP (January Records) Pop [Apr-13]
21. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin (self) Bluegrass [Jun-13]
22. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade (self) Rock [Sep-12]
23. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [Sep-12]
24. SHEL – SHEL (Moraine Records / Mad King Records) Folk [Aug-12]
25. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches (self) Bluegrass [Jun-13]
26. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize (self) Blues [Feb-13]
27. Jon Wirtz – Tourist (self) Jazz [Jan-13]
28. Flobots – The Circle In the Square (Shanachie Records) Urban Contemporary [Aug-12]
29. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow (Blank Tape) Folk [Apr-12]
30. Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up (self) Americana [Jul-12]
31. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
32. A Boy and His Kite – A Boy and His Kite (self) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
33. Wire Faces – King Cataract (Hot Congress Records) Rock [Jan-13]
34. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk [Jun-13]
35. Chris Daniels – Better Days (self) Americana [Jul-12]
36. You, Me and Apollo – S/T [EP] (self) Indie/New Alternative [Dec-12]
37. Brad Goode – Chicago Red (Origin Records) Jazz [Feb-13]
38. Euforquestra – Let Us In (self) Rock [Apr-12]
39. Trout Steak Revival – Flight (self) Americana [Nov-12]
40. Hezekiah Goode – Two Billion Acres of Salt (self) Americana [Jun-13]
41. Catch Bees – Narratives from a Factory Town (On Joyful Wings) Indie/New Alternative 6-Feb-13
42. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Folk [Jun-13]
43. Manuel Lopez Trio – Searching Out (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [Jan-13]
44. Beats Noir! – Where the Sun Goes Down (self) Urban Contemporary [Oct-12]
44. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology (Blank Tape) Rock [Jan-13]
45. Joshua Novak – Ephemeron (self) Rock [Jan-13]
46. Churchill – The Change EP (A&M/Octone) Rock [Mar-12]
47. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm (self) Americana [Mar-12]
48. Land Lines – Land Lines (self) Indie/New Alternative [Nov-12]
48. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project (self) Pop [Feb-13]
49. O’Brien Party of 7 (CC) – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller (Howdy Skies Music) Folk [Jun-12]
50. The Gromet – Barren (self) Rock [Nov-12]
51. Strange Americans – A Royal Battle (self) Rock [Jun-12]
52. Farmington Hill – Bridge to Nowhere (self) Americana [Mar-13]
53. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road (self) Blues [Jan-13]
54. Wendy Woo Band – Live (Woo Music) Pop [Jun-13]
55. The Swayback – Double Four Time (self) Rock [Mar-12]
56. Ryan Chrys – A Lick & A Promise (self) Americana [Feb-13]
57. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are (Tolstar Records) Folk [Apr-13]
58. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World (Salt Lady Records) Rock [Apr-13]
59. gogoLab – Border Patrol (self) Jazz [Feb-13]
60. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise (self) Folk [Jun-12]
61. Raincheck – Raincheck (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [May-12]
62. Mosey West – Merica (self) Rock [Apr-12]
63. Kristi Stice – Under the Willow (self) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
64. Poet’s Row – Poet’s Row (self) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
65. Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity (self) Pop [Feb-13]
66. 3 Twins – De Nada (Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana [Jun-13]
67. Tyler Ward – Hello. Love. Heartache. (self) Pop [Mar-13]
68. Darryl Purpose – Next Time Around (Blue Rock Artists) Folk [Oct-12]
69. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs (self) Blues [Apr-12]
70. The Jekylls – The Sweet Factory (self) Americana [Mar-12]
71. A Shoreline Dream – “333” (self) Rock [Sep-12]
72. The Changing Colors – Joan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [Apr-13]
73. The Epilogues – Cinematics (Greater Than Collective) Rock [Oct-12]
74. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP (self) [Feb-13]
75. Abi Robins – Such A Mess (Morning Bird Records) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
75. Andy Palmer – Hazard of the Die (self) Rock [Apr-13]
76. FaceMan – TalkTalkTalk (self) Rock [Feb-13]
77. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight (Hot Congress Records) Indie/New Alternative [Mar-12]
77. Chimney Choir – compass (self) Indie/New Alternativew [Jun-13]
78. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be (Vizztone) Blues [Mar-13]
79. Cary Morin – Steamline (self) Blues [Apr-13]
80. Rachel & the Kings – Tonic (Rmitchell Records) Rock [Jan-13]
81. Pretty Lights – Around the Block [single] (self) EDM [Apr-13]
82. I’m With Her – Songs We Said Goodbye To (Boss Koala Records) Americana [Oct-12]
83. 4H Royalty – Where UFOs Go To Die (self) Rock [Jun-12]
84. Fox Steet Allstars – Tough Talk (self) Rock [Feb-13]
85. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed (Family Tree) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-12]
86. Carmelita’s Lovers – Ghosts of Our Former Selves (Nething Music) Rock [Jan-13]
87. The Centennial – Nervous System (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-13]
88. Instant Empire – Keep UP! (Hot Congress Records) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
89. Boa & the Constrictors – Married to the Blues (self) Blues [Oct-12]
90. OneRepublic – Native (Mosely/Interscope) Pop [Apr-13]
91. Katie Glassman – Snapshot (self) Americana [Jun-12]
92. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag (self) Pop [May-13]
93. Sofie Reed – Simplicity Chased Trouble Away (self) Blues [Aug-12]
93. Science Partner – Rocky Mountain News (Hot Congress Records) Indie/New Alternative [Sep-12]
94. Zach Heckendorf – The Cool Down (self) Pop [Jun-12]
94. Polarity – King of Hearts (Tapestry) Jazz [Nov-12]

Americana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon
3. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
4. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
5. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker

Blues/R&B
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
3. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
4. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road
5. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs

Folk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
1. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
2. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. SHEL – SHEL
5. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow

Indie/New Alternative
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. Paper Bird – Rooms
3. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
4. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I
5. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round

Jazz/Instrumental
1. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
2. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
3. Manuel Lopez Trio – Searching Out
4. gogoLab – Border Patrol
5. Raincheck – Raincheck

Pop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
1. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
2. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project
3. Wendy Woo Band – Live
4. Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity
5. OneRepublic – Native

Rock / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
2. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
3. Churchill – The War Within EP
4. The Congress – The Loft Tapes EP
5. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade

News Notes & Spins July 1, 2013

June 30, 2013. WoW what a month. Truthfully the busiest June I’ve ever had, adding to the busiest year I’ve ever had. Thank you to the Bohemian Foundation, and to the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association for making that so …and to the several bands/artists I’m now working with directly… and to Oskar Blues who I do a fair amount of work for …and to all of the stations in the state now airing the show, along with the new and improving metrics on the website and at The Colorado Sound Live365 and The Colorado Sound TV. Thank you …seriously. I mean that. When my wife and I decided we were going to take this journey 13 years ago I never thought this is where we’d be today. It’s been a truly remarkable ride so far… and we’re a real long way from being done.

We didn’t get a lot of news from the stations this month. I know that three, KGNU, KAFM, and KRFC still have HELP WANTED SIGNS out … check out their websites for more information.

In other station news, I reported on this earlier in the month, but it bears repeating. There is a new radio station in NoCo… Radio 94.9 Colorado. It’s a small low power 100 watt station with reach into Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, etc .. and according to market manager Stu Haskell (repeatedly) it will have a strong Colorado music accent throughout the day parts – in other words, you’ll hear CO music right up next to some of the biggest names in adult rock nationally. Submit Your Music To Us 88.9FM KRFC (Fort Collins) is now airing The Colorado Sound on Saturday nights from 8-10PM, with Hour 1 repeated on Tuesday nights from 7-8PM and Hour 2 repeated on Thursday night from 7-8PM.

I’ve updated the playlists at The Colorado Sound Live365 and The Colorado Sound TV. The radio station is broken down into Hitmakers (classic rock, oldies, classic hits, etc), Funk n Jazz n Nugz (urban contemporary, jazz, soul, funk, hiphop), Rock in the Rockies, CO’mericana, TOP 40 (current TOP 40 chart as seen here) and a nightime/weekender mix made up of cuts from the other segments. Check out the schedule here.

So about three weeks ago I put up a poll and asked what your 3 favorite Colorado releases of the year have been so far. I didn’t get what I wanted out of it. What I found out is that three or four of the acts have very active fan bases LOL. However, mid-way through the year, the TOP 3 Colorado releases at Colorado radio are:

DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
The Lumineers – The Lumineers
Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone

This whole thing with WordPress, YouTube, and Live365 is really starting to tickle me in the oh so not really funny kinda way … so, you might just easily go to this link … where all of them will stream seamlessly for you …. This month’s video pick six = Churchill, Arthur Lee Land, Old Daisy featuring Katy McAllister, Wasteland Hop, Omniism, and Havok.

TOP 40 – JUNE 2013

313 titles tracked in June
174 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

(1) 1. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May-13]
(D) 2. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin (self) Bluegrass [Jun-13]
(9) 3. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [Nov-12]
(18) 4. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [Apr-13]
(D) 5. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk [Jun-13]
(R) 6. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round (self) Bluegrass [Jan-13]
(6) 7. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches (self) Bluegrass [May-13]
(3) 8. The Lumineers – The Lumineers (Dualtone) Americana [Mar-12]
(23) 9. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP (January Records) Pop [Apr-13]
(5) 9. Paper Bird – Rooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-13]
(7) 10. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon (Pie Records) Americana [Mar-13]
(D) 11. Hezekiah Goode – Two Billion Acres of Salt (self) Americana [June-13]
(4) 12. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan-13]
(R) 13. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove (WWR) Bluegrass [Feb-13]
(D) 14. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Folk [Jun-13]
(17) 15. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king} (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [May-12]
(21) 16. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [Jan-13]
(D) 17. Wendy Woo Band – Live (Woo Music) Pop [Jun-13]
(25) 18. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize (self) Blues [Feb-13]
(28) 18. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP (Ruff Shod/Nettwork) Folk [Nov-12]
(R) 19. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker (LoS Records) Americana [Apr-12]
(R) 20. Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up (self) Americana [Jul-12]
(24) 21. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow (Blank Tape) Folk [Apr-12]
(D) 22. 3 Twins – De Nada (Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana [Jun-13]
(2) 23. Churchill – The War Within EP (A&M/Octone) Rock [Apr-13]
(D) 24. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again (self) Blues [June-13]
(R) 25. Catch Bees – Narratives from a Factory Town (On Joyful Wings) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-13]
(16) 26. Brad Goode – Chicago Red (Origin Records) Jazz [Feb-13]
(D) 27. Chimney Choir – (compass) (self) Folk [May-13]
(D) 28. Cary Morin – Streamline (self) Blues [May-13]
(R) 29. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade (self) Americana [Jan-13]
(12) 29. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are (Tolstar Records) Folk [Apr-13]
(10) 30. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange (self) Rock [Dec-12]
(D) 30. Pretty Lights – Around the Block [single] (self) EDM [Apr-13]
(R) 31. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade (self) Rock [Sep-12]
(R) 32. Trout Steak Revival – Flight (self) Bluegrass [Nov-12]
(19) 33. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [Jan-13]
(29) 34. The Changing Colors – Joan & the King (Blank Tape) Fol [Apr-13]
(D) 35. Andy Palmer – Hazard of the Die (self) Rock [Jun-13]
(R) 35. Chris Daniels – Better Days (self) Americana [Jul-12]

FELL OUT OF TOP 40 June 2013
8. Ryan Chrys – A Lick & A Promise
11. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World
12. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are
13. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
14. Petals of Spain – Soul Canon
15. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag
20. The Swayback – Double Four Time
21. You, Me and Apollo – S/T [EP]
22. Head for the Hills – Live
23. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
26. Selina Albright – Brighter
27. A Boy and His Kite – A Boy and His Kite
27. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I
27. String Cheese Incident – Can’t Wait Another Day [single]
29. Calder’s Revolvers – Steady By Your Side
30. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues
31. SHEL – SHEL
32. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise
33. Sawmill Joe – Jeffco
34. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
34. Desirae Garcia – Ill Fitting

June Adds
3 Twins – De Nada
Coles Whalen – Come Back, Come Back
Dawson James – Our Country
Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
Ivory Circle – Entropy
Jack + Jill – Coloradio
James and the Devil – Sample This
Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
Lynn Baker Quartet – LectroCoustic
Pull the Alarm – Commando
Raven and the Writing Desk – Scavenger EP
Strangebyrds – Migration
SuCh (Su Charles) – Sugar Maple
The Knew – What’s Hip (Long Walk) 7″
The Whiskey Bottles – Grandville
The Widow’s Bane – Don’t Be Afraid, It’s Only Death
Waiting On Trial – Relentless and Unforgiving
Wendy Woo Band – Live
Wheelchair Sports Camp – Blank Space EP

STATION BY STATION

[X] = number of “current” titles reported as played in reporting period. This is so you’ll not only see what the top five records getting the most spins are at any station, but also how many “current year” releases are getting played.

KAFM (Grand Junction) [35]
1. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
2. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
3. Arthur Lee Land – Cracked Open
4. Jack + Jill – Coloradio
5. Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity

KBUT (Crested Butte) [16]
1. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
1. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
2. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
2. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
2. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP

KDNK (Carbondale) [30]
1. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
2. Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up
2. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
2. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
2. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony

KDUR (Durango) [10]
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
1. Waiting On Trial – Relentless and Unforgiving
2. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
2. Air Dubai – Be Calm
3. Farmington Hill – Bridge to Nowhere

KGNU (Boulder) [20]
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
3. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round

KRCC (Colorado Springs) [16]
1. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
2. Changing Colors – Joan & the King
3. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
4. Pretty Lights – Around the Block [single]
5. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology

KRFC (Fort Collins) [>100]
1. Cary Morin – Streamline
2. Paper Bird – Rooms
3. Wendy Woo – Live
4. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
4. Cassie Taylor – Out Of My Mind

KRZA (Alamosa) [10]
1. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
1. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
2. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
2. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
2. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project

KUNC (Greeley) [18]
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
3. Churchill – The War Within EP
4. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
5. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}

KUVO (Denver) [8]
1. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
1. Lynn Baker Quartet – LectroCoustic
2. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes
3. John Gunther’s Safari Trio – Surrender
3. Jon Wirtz – Tourist

Open Air 1340 (Denver) [58]
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. Paper Bird – Rooms
3. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
4. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
5. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round

The Colorado Sound [60]
1. a.Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
2. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
3. 3 Twins – De Nada
3. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
3. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon

GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

Americana/Alt.country/Bluegrass
1. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
2. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
3. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
4. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
5. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon

Blues/Rhythm & Blues
1. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
2. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
3. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
4. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
5. Cary Morin – Streamline

Folk/folk-rock/singer-songwriter
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
2. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
5. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow

Indie/New Alternative
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
2. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
3. Paper Bird – Rooms
4. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
5. Catch Bees – Narratives from a Factory Town

Jazz/Instrumental
1. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
2. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
3. Manuel Lopez Trio – Searching Out
4. Polarity – King of Hearts
5. John Gunther’s Safari Trio – Surrender

POP / Contemporary Adult / Crossover
1. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
2. Wendy Woo Band – Live
3. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project
4. OneRepublic – Native
5. Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity

ROCK / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. Churchill – The War Within EP
2. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
3. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade
4. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
5. Andy Palmer – Hazard of the Die

Urban Contemporary/Dance/EDM/Funk/Hip-Hop/Rap
1. Pretty Lights – Around the Block [single]
2. Flobots – The Circle In the Square
3. Air Dubai – Warning!
4. SuCh (Su Charles) – Sugar Maple
4. Wheelchair Sports Camp – Blank Space EP

The following releases were serviced to radio/press by Chris “K” Kresge dba Rocky Mountain Music Network

3 Twins – De Nada
Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
Andy Palmer – Hazard of the Die
Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up
Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are
Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity
Hezekiah Goode – Two Billion Acres of Salt
Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
Lisa Bell – The Italian Project
Rob Roper – The Other Side of Nowhere
Ryan Chrys – A Lick & A Promise
Wend Woo Band – Live
WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove

News Notes & Spins June 1 2013

Okay … this is late. It’s June… the festival season has started and my calendar is PACKED! So if I’m late or if a new show is not done each week you’ll know why. Not much on my end to report really… the Colorado Sound Live365 could use your help. We had a great 1st month, but May’s listens fell by over 50% … so would love to see that you’re listening. The blog broke a record for unique views in a month with over 2000 for May. So while the blog readership went up, the station listens went down … weird. Here’s the link to the station – The Colorado Sound Live365

OpenAir 1340 has started a new program on CPR News (90.1 FM in Denver, cpr.org) called the Best of Mile High Noon. It’s an hour long show featuring all Colorado music, basically condensing a week’s worth of Mile High Noon (weekdays at noon on OpenAir) segments into a full hour. Runs Thursdays at 9 pm and repeats Sundays at 6 pm. Very exciting opportunity for OpenAir to bring Colorado music to the FM dial.

KGNU’s 25th Annual “Charles Sawtelle Mountain Jam” will be held in the side yard of the Gold Hill Inn on Sunday, July 21st, 11am-4:30 pm Mollie O’Brien and the Hamkickers will headline, with Giddy Up Kitty and Finnders and Youngberg rounding out the bill. There will be Texas-style BBQ, salads, corn on the cob, microbrews and Mead available for purchase. More information online at http://www.kgnu.org

KDNK news team won the regional Edward R Murrow award for a report that they did on a local crime issue and they are finalists for the national award. Eric Skalac and Ed Williams are our team. Kat Rich, our Events Coordinator has moved on to greener pastures.

MAY VIDEO PICKS

TOP 40 SPINS – May 2013

298 titles tracked in May
180 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

(D) 1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [18-May-13](D) 2. Churchill – The War Within EP (A&M/Octone) Rock [27-Apr-13]
(6) 3. The Lumineers – The Lumineers (Dualtone) Americana [1-Mar-12]
(8) 4. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [20-Jan-13]
(2) 5. Paper Bird – Rooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [16-Feb-13]
(D) 6. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches (self) Bluegrass [1-May-13]
(1) 7. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon (Pie Records) Americana [6-Mar-13]
(R) 8. Ryan Chrys – A Lick & A Promise (self) Americana [7-Feb-13]
(4) 9. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [1-Nov-12]
(25) 10. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange (self) Pop/adult [1-Dec-12]
(29) 11. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World (Salt Lady Records) Rock [20-Apr-13]
(D) 12. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are (Tolstar Records) Folk [25-Apr-13]
(7) 13. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop) Folk [1-Nov-12]
(R) 14. Petals of Spain – Soul Canon (self) Rock [26-Feb-13]
(D) 15. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag (self) Pop [9-May-13]
(R) 16. Brad Goode – Chicago Red (Origin Records) Jazz [15-Feb-13]
(14) 17. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king} (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [1-May-12]
(D) 18. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [19-Apr-13]
(20) 19. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [5-Jan-13]
(R) 20. The Swayback – Double Four Time (self) Rock [1-Mar-12]
(R) 21. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [19-Jan-13]
(R) 21. You, Me and Apollo – S/T [EP] (self) Indie/New Alternative [1-Dec-12]
(R) 22. Head for the Hills – Live (self) Bluegrass [1-May-12]
(10) 23. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP (January Records) Indie/New Altervative [13-Apr-13]
(31) 23. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be (Vizztone) Blues [23-Mar-13]
(22) 24. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow (Blank Tape) Folk [1-Apr-12]
(16) 25. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize (self) Blues [7-Feb-13]
(D) 26. Selina Albright – Brighter (self) Urban Contemporary [9-May-13]
(R) 27. A Boy and His Kite – A Boy and His Kite (self) Indie/New Alternative [7-Jan-13]
(26) 27. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [1-Sep-12]
(R) 27. String Cheese Incident – Can’t Wait Another Day [single] (SCI Fidelity) Rock [1-Oct-12]
(11) 28. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP (Ruff Shod/Nettwork) Folk [1-Nov-12]
(R) 29. Calder’s Revolvers – Steady By Your Side (self) Rock [1-Nov-12]
(D) 29. The Changing Colors – Joan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [27-Apr-13]
(D) 30. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues (self) Bluegrass [23-Mar-13]
(9) 31. SHEL – SHEL (Moraine Records / Mad King Records) Folk [1-Aug-12]
(28) 32. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise (self) Folk [1-Jun-12]
(D) 33. Sawmill Joe – Jeffco (self) Americana [9-May-13]
(R) 34. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [1-Jun-12]
(D) 34. Desirae Garcia – Ill Fitting (Blank Tape) Folk [20-Apr-13]

Fell Out of the TOP 40 in May
3. The Congress – The Loft Tapes EP
5. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
12. Euforquestra – Let Us In
13. Farmington Hill – Bridge to Nowhere
15. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
17. Trout Steak Revival – Flight
18. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
19. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology
21. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade
23. FaceMan – Talk Talk Talk
24. Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up
27. Poet’s Row – Poet’s Row
28. Wire Faces – King Cataract
29. Flobots – The Circle In the Square
29. OneRepublic – Native
30. Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity
32. Joshua Novak – Ephemeron
33. Churchill – The Change EP
33. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project
33. Take to the Oars – The Bow & the Stern EP
34. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade
35. The Gromet – Barren

MAY ADDS
AdrienneO – Innocence
Air Dubai – Be Calm
Bang!Bang!Crisis – Hands [single]
Birch Street – Down the Line [single]
Cary Morin – Streamline
Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
Chimney Choir – (compass)
Hezekiah Goode – Two Billion Acres of Salt
Jack Yoder & The 2 Piece Suit – Songs We Don’t Know
James and The Devil – Sample This
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
Long Road Home – Headed Back to Dixieland
Remus Tucker Band – South of New Orleans
Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag
Sarah Kelton – Long Story Short
Sawmill Joe – Jeffco Ltd.
Selina Albright – Brighter
Sour Boy Bitter Girl – The Days After the Fire
The Gristle Gals – Sweet Pea
The Mile Markers – For the Madness
The Seven Hats – Scientific American
Zach Daniels – Silversmith

STATION BY STATION

KAFM (Grand Junction) [27]
1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
2. Fox Steet Allstars – Tough Talk
3. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
3. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
3. The Lumineers – The Lumineers

KDNK (Carbondale) [21]
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
2. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. O’Brien Party of 7 (CC) – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller
2. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow

KDUR (Durango) – frozen
1. Farmington Hill – Bridge to Nowhere
2. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon
3. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade
3. Tia Fuller (CC) – Angelic Warrior
4. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony

KGNU (Boulder) [26]
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
2. Rebecca Folsom – Reunion
3. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I

KRCC (Colorado Springs) [11]
1. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
2. The Changing Colors – Joan & the King
3. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
4. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
5. Trout Steak Revival – Flight

KRFC (Fort Collins) [>100}
1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
2..Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
3. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues
3. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
3. Paper Bird – Rooms

KUNC (Greeley) [11]
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Churchill – The War Within EP
4. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange

KUVO (Denver) [10]
1. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
2. Polarity – King of Hearts
3. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes
4. Tia Fuller (CC) – Angelic Warrior
5. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return

KVNF (Paonia) [7]
1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
2. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
2. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
3. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
3. SHEL – SHEL

OPEN-AIR 1340 AM (Denver) [62]
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
3. Glowing House – The Down and Out EP
4. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I
5. Jesse Manley – A Path Through the Dark

The Colorado Sound [37]
1. Churchill – The War Within EP
2. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World
3. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
3. Danny Shafer – Whererver You Are
3. Selina Albright – Brighter

GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

Americana/Alt.country/Bluegrass
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon
3. Ryan Chrys – A Lick & A Promise
4. Head for the Hills – Live
5. Sawmill Joe – Jeffco Ltd.

Blues/Rhythm & Blues
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
3. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
4. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
5. Sofie Reed – Simplicity Chased Trouble Away

Dance/Funk/Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
1. Selina Albright – Brighter
2. Bop Skizzum – Coloradical
3. Air Dubai – Be Calm
3. Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline
4. Flobots – The Circle In the Square

Folk/folk-rock/singer-songwriter
1. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are
2. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
4. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP

Indie/New Alternative
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
4. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
4. You, Me and Apollo – S/T [EP]

Jazz/Instrumental
1. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
2. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
3. Shirley – From A Bright Clearing
4. Raincheck – Raincheck
5. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes

POP / Contemporary Adult / Crossover
1. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag
2. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
3. Birch Street – Down the Line [single]
4. Rebecca Folsom – Reunion
5. Lindsey Saunders – Nothing Normal

ROCK / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. Churchill – The War Within EP
2. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
3. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World
4. Petals of Spain – Soul Canon
5. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant

TOP 100 Jan-June 2013

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