Category: Charts

#COMUSIC TOP 20 JULY+ DEC-JULY 2023

August 1, 2023 – Thanks for another stellar month of visits and views! With the exception of last year’s never before seen July visits, this July was the best since in a decade (so, second best if you count last year). Please continue to share with your music loving friends. And please remember to support our Colorado musicians by attending shows and purchasing merch.

ABOUT THE CHARTS

Every Sunday I survey over a dozen community/public and college stations, which includes spins on the Colorado Playlist.

The monthly survey period is from the first week ending with a Sunday, through the last week ending with a Saturday.  Yearly spins are pulled and calculated from December through the next November.

The annual new release year begins in November, although there are some released in October that make the cut. I track all titles for a full calendar year from the official date of release.

Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page. Don’t forget to visit Chris K’s Colorado Playlist Channel for the largest collection of Colorado music, going back over a decade.

The Colorado Playlist is provided at no cost to radio stations. Your donation will VERY HONESTLY HELP to keep this going. Please. Donate below or via Venmo at chrisk-2.

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3, 88.9 KRFC  and ten other stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, offering search functions for artists to track airplay around the country.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
(*) = Colorado expats, as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them. 
(**) = serviced to media in Colorado by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC

TOP 20 JULY 2023

(1) 1. KILTRO – Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(2) 2. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP (Jun-23)
(3) 3. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)
(4) 4. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ – Vast Nothing LP (Mar-23)**
(11) 5. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – What If I EP (May-23)
(D) 6. RODNEY RICE – Rodney Rice LP (May-23)
(D) 7. JULIAN FULCO PERRON – All the Lights SP (Mar-23)
(5) 7. LEFTOVER SALMON – Grass Roots LP (May-23)
(D) 8. DRAGONDEER – New Dawn Get Down SP (Jun-23)**
(D) 9. 2MX2 – Arriba y Abajo SP (Jun-23)
(D) 9. *ANDY SYDOW – Little Crown EP (Jun-23)
(D) 10. LANE-O – Gave it All SP (Feb-23)
(D) 11. *BILL FRISELL – Four LP (Nov-22)
(D) 12. WHITE ROSE MOTOR OIL – The Gift of Poison EP (Mar-23)
(D) 13. BUNNY BLAKE – Hell Fire / Holy Water SP (Jun-23)
(D) 13. TAYLOR SCOTT BAND – The Hang LP (Aug-22)
(D) 14. ALANA MARS – 17 SP (Nov-22)
(15) 14. BABAUX & THE PEACEMAKERS – Moments in Time LP (May-23)
(D) 14. META SARMIENTO – Sweat SP (Jun-23)
(D) 14. NOT A TOY – Nervous SP (May-23)
(D) 14. PLUS ULTRA – Wastelands SP (May-23)
(D) 14. W/OUT – On Ephemeral Wings LP (Nov-22)

TOP 20 DEC 2022-JULY 2023

(1) 1. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)
(5) 2. KILTRO – Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(4) 3. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ – Vast Nothing LP (Mar-23)**
(2) 4. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)**
(18) 5. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP (Jun-23)
(6) 6. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22
(D) 7. VOLORES – Ages LP (Mar-23)
(7) 8. JULIAN FULCO PERRON – In My Garden LP (Nov-22)
(10) 9. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – Long Past Time LP (Sep-22)
(15) 10. LEFTOVER SALMON – Grass Roots LP (May-23)
(11) 11. TRAVIS MCNAMARA – Moon Calendar LP (Mar-23)
(9) 12. *VINCE HERMAN – Enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)
(8) 13. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)
(14) 14. DEVA YODER – Be Well LP (Feb-23)
(D) 15. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & the NIGHT SWEATS – What If I EP (Jun-23)
(12) 16. IZCALLI – Rebirth LP (Jul-22)
(D) 17. *BILL FRISELL – Four LP (Nov-22)
(D) 18. THE BURROUGHS – Honey Imastar LP (Jun-23)
(16) 19. BRIANA HARRIS – When We’re Found LP (Sep-22)
(17) 20. STILLHOUSE JUNKIES – Small Towns LP (Sep-22)
(13) 20. SUGAR NOVA – Halogen LP (May-23)

CP S17 EP29 2023

Red Indian Paintbrush near the Flat Tops courtesy Clear Vistas Photography

MONDAY JULY 31, 2023 – I won’t say that Aug 5th is my official retirement party, because it isn’t – but it is a soft retirement, as I get set to move to Grand Junction in the coming months.

I’m very excited to host my 15th Dacono Music & Spirits Festival on Sat, Aug 5th with the Record Company, Patti Fiasco, Musketeer Gripweed, 2MX2, Shelvis & the Roustabouts, and Eric Golden, along with our annual opening / set up youth band from Castle Rock.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

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I designed the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) as a way for you to let me know what you think of new music emerging from around the state. Results enter into which cuts stay in rotation, and which cuts make the final “best of” list.

Supertramp – Give A Little Bit – Even In The Quietest Moments (1977)
(D) Dianne Reeves – Someone to Watch Over Me – Sweet Water Soundtrack (2023)

Dango Rose – The Singularity (radio edit) – The Forgotten Years EP VOL. Two (2022)
YaSi – World Is Burning – Coexist With Chaos EP (2021)
Andy Monley & the High Horse – Make You Mine – Totem (2023)
The Patti Fiasco – Saved By Rock And Roll – Saved By Rock And Roll (2016)
16 Horsepower – Coal Black Horses – 16 Horsepower (1995)
Deva Yoder – Resting From Their Labors – Be Well (2023)
(D) Isadora Eden – Haunted (2023)

A.J. Fullerton – Say You’ll Stay – The Forgiver and the Runaway (2021)
Kick and the Hug – Girl You’ve Changed – Ladies & Gentlemen (2022)
BTTFLY Quintet – Marauders – Coast (2023)

Steely Dan – Bodhisattva – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973)
(D) Alysia Kraft – Electric Blooms (2023)

Emily Scott Robinson – Old Gods – American Siren (2022)
Leftover Salmon – Black Hole Sun – Brand New Good Old Days (2021)
2MX2 – El Desmadre (2023)
Musketeer Gripweed – Rich Man’s Child – More Than Ever (2021)
The String Cheese Incident – Stay Through – Song In My Head (2014)
Kiltro – All The Time in the World – Underbelly (2023)
(D) Wood Belly – Play Me Out (2023)

Judy Roderick – Country Girl Blues – Women Blue (1965)
Mojomama – We Are One – We Are One (2022)
Gerald Albright – Taking Control – G (2016)

#COMUSIC TOP FIVE WK ENDING JULY 30 2023

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3, 88.9 KRFC  and ten other stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, offering search functions for artists and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them.
** = serviced to Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC.

(5) 1. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)
(1) 2. KILTRO – Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(3) 3. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP (May-23)
(4) 4. LAST CALL ROMANCE – One Step Too Close SP (Apr-23)**
(R) 4. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – What If I EP (May-23)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

Live Music Colorado featuring  LiveMusicMegaSearch™

CP S17 EP28 2023

Milky Way outside of Craig, CO. Courtesy Claire Mannato/Clear Vistas Photograhy

MONDAY JULY 24, 2023 – We’re home. What a trip! NW Colorado is as unique and beautiful a place as there is in our state – and most of the rest of the region tbh. Claire had one night, our first after driving nearly five hours, to shoot clear vistas and stars. Rain and/or clouds obscured the night skies the rest of the week. Oh well – next road trip is mid-August to Mesa Verde for the Persied Meteor Shower.

Speaking of Mesa Verde, KSJD, serving the Mancos/Cortez and four corners section of the state, will NOT be airing the Colorado Playlist for the foreseeable future. Please continue to support this locally programmed community station as I wait for a new slot for the show to open up.

I need your feedback. Despite the really nice number of you who visit weekly, the MMMM has been receiving fewer votes. REMINDER – the MMMM was designed to gauge what you think is the BEST of the Colorado Playlist new music every week. A highly favorable “like” sticks around for future plays. A highly disfavorable vote means the song is more likely to disappear from my library.

Share the love – share #coloradomusic.

I NEED YOUR HELP! – It’s getting increasingly more expensive to maintain this show on a weekly basis. As much as I’d like to, I can’t keep spending my savings to produce the show. Please consider supporting. Venmo chrisk-2 or use the donation form below.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

www.starrsguitars.com

I designed the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) as a way for you to let me know what you think of new music emerging from around the state. Results enter into which cuts stay in rotation, and which cuts make the final “best of” list.

Acoustic Junction (Fool’s Progress)– How Am I Gonna Get Down – Fool’s Progress (1997)
(D) The River Arkansas – Green Bridge – Green Bridge (2023)

Musketeer Gripweed – Hard Times – Long Past Time (2022)
Wildermiss – Hell or High Water – In My Mind (2020)
The Burroughs – Found My Groove – Honey Imastar (2023)
Cassie Taylor – Spare Some Love – Out of My Mind (2013)
Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band with Erica Brown – Tell Me Daddy – Tangled Road Again (2013)
Julian Fulco Perron – Not So Fast – In My Garden (2023)
(N) Andy Sydow – Cause for Concern – Little Crown EP (2023)

Finn O’Sullivan – Lipstick Kisses – When The Power Comes Back On (2020)
Wood Belly – Old Home – Great Big Skies (2022)
Ron Miles – Queen Of The South – Rainbow Sign (2020)

Stephen Stills – It Doesn’t Matter – Manassas (1970)
Stephen Stills – Circlin‘ – Illegal Stills (1975)
(N) Faceman – EL Cielo – Western Jupiter (2023) **

Fast Eddy – Take A Look – Take A Look (2022)
The Still Tide – Keep It – Between Skies (2020)
Milquetoast & Co. – Army Dreamers (2023)
The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights – Small Town Lights (2013)
Jill Sobule – Where Do I Begin – Nostalgia Kills (2018)
Roger Green – Enter As You Leave – Enter As You Leave (2023)
(N) Last Call Romance – Yellow and Green – Double Funeral, Vol. 2 (2023)**

Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) (2020)
Wendy Woo – Good Old Days (2022)
Adam Bodine – Surface Service – Scenes of Changery (2021)

#COMUSIC TOP FIVE WEEK JULY 16-22 2023

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3, 88.9 KRFC  and ten other stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, offering search functions for artists and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them.
** = serviced to Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC.

(1) 1. KILTRO – Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(2) 2. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP (May-23)
(R) 3. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – Long Past Time LP (Sep-22)
(D) 4. LAST CALL ROMANCE – One Step Too Close SP (Apr-23)**
(D) 5. *ANDY SYDOW – Little Crown EP (Jun-23)
(R) 5. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ – Vast Nothing LP (Mar-23)**
(5) 5. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE (not all titles may be available)

Live Music Colorado featuring  LiveMusicMegaSearch™

**serviced to Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC