Category: Misc.

CP S14 EP33 2020

Monday AUG 24 2020 – LATE!  Sorry.  Normally I’m done with this by 9AM. I got caught up researching djs around the state, at over 20 radio stations, who might play some Colorado music on their shows.  It’s been a busy couple of days. I’ve managed to document over 50 djs individually who have been known to program Colorado music from time to time.

NEW music this week in the MMMM = Sarah Christine, Chadzilla feat. Tanya Shylock, and Daniel Rodriguez.   The new release from Jayme Stone, Awake, hits the TOP 5 at CO radio this week while the Subdudes Lickskillet makes the TOP 5 at RootsMusicReport.com.

In the mood for live music?  There seems to be more and more of it taking places as we figure out the best way to do things.  Of course that does mean wearing masks when in public places and maintaining social distancing. The Fort Collins Musicians Association (FOCOMA) has figured out a way to celebrate over a decade of FOCOMX and NOCO music events.  I’m happy to support this  year’s FOCOMX – A Digital Retrospective.

DULCETTERRA, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL, CONFERENCE AND SONGWRITING CAMP. Watch live on Monday, September 21st, 2020, from 12PM until 12AM Mountain Standard Time.

TOP 5 WK ENDING AUGUST 22

Spinitron  Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations, record promoters are among those most likely to benefit from the detailed search function. Currently 12 Colorado radio stations use Spinitron.

COLORADO RADIO (14 stations / 135 titles tracked)

1. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
2. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – All the Misery Money Can Buy LP (Aug-20)
3. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
4. KAYLA RAE – Pressure EP (Aug-20)
5. JAYME STONE – Awake EP (Jul-20)

ROOTS MUSIC REPORT (includes international, national and Internet radio stations regardless of date / year of release)

1. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Mar-20)
2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
3. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
4. THE LUMINEERS – III LP (Sept-19)
5. THE SUBDUDES – Lickskillet LP (May-18)

The Mishawaka is a legendary music venue, restaurant and bar located 13.7 miles up the Poudre Canyon Highway (CO 14) in the stunning Poudre Canyon in Bellvue, CO. NOW OPEN for food, music and movies.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

Every week I share some or all of the new music played on the show with you, here in the MMMM.  Your rating gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.

A REMINDER:  Please listen to ALL of the songs and rate them.  Thanks 🙂

(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online

HOUR 1

Steely Dan – Bodhisattva – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) **CARIBOU RANCH COLLECTION**
(D) Sarah Christine – The Choice (2020)

Don Chicharrón – Sábado Gigante – Don Chicharrón (2019)
Grant Sabin & The Juke Joint Highball – Sit Quietly – Bourbon and Milk (2017)
Pioneer Mother – Cocaine and Kisses – The Call (2020)
John Common – Make It Real – The Low Wines, Vol. 1 EP (2020)
16 Horsepower – Black Soul Choir – Sackcloth ‘N’ Ashes (1995)
Kan’nal – Digging Up The Devils – Myth Magic (2008)
(D) Chadzilla – No More (feat. Tanya Shylock) – In My Skin  (2020)

Taylor Scott Band – Salted Watermelon – All We Have (2019)
Richie Furay – Hand In Hand – Hand in Hand (2015)
Garrett Sayers Trio – Diatribe – Thinkbox (2017)

HOUR 2

War – Gypsy Man – Deliver The Word (1973) **CARIBOU RANCH COLLECTION**
(P) Kaitlyn Williams – Influence (2020)
Hunter James and the Titanic – Church – The Z-Axis (2019)
DeVotchKa – Empty Vessels – This Night Falls Forever (2018)
Gasoline Lollipops – All the Misery Money Can Buy – All The Misery Money Can Buy (2020)
Last Call Romance – What Do I Have to Prove – Double Funeral, Vol. 1 EP (2020)
Starwood – Burnin’ Over You – Starwood (1977)
Alpha Centauri – Love Only You – Alpha Centauri (1977)
(N) Daniel Rodriguez – Brother John – Sojourn of a Burning Sun (2020)

Sarah Slaton – Dance In the Sun (2019)
The Motet – The Truth – Totem (2016)
Jon Wirtz – Watching The World Wake Up – Tourist (2013)

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VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Jayme’s new album “Awake, Awake” is hitting CO radio, landing in the TOP 5 most played this past week.  Here’s the title track.

BOY THIS IS TOUGH – Pls Support

“Between April 1 and July 31, Colorado’s music industry lost 8,327 jobs and $344.6 million in sales revenue, according to a report released this week by Denver Arts & Venues. This represents 51% of total employment in the industry statewide and 24% of its annual sales revenue, wrote Colorado State University researcher Michael Seman.

Denver took the hardest hit, with losses in the metro region estimated at 4,525 jobs and $213.7 million in sales revenue — or more than half of all jobs in the region’s music industry and 25% of its annual sales revenue. The majority of these losses at both the state and regional level are in the “musicians, managers and agents” and “live events” sectors of the industry, the report said.

And this is after only six months.”

This article from The Know/Denver Post hit me particularly hard this morning.  I’m a “old timer” in the Colorado music scene.  I’ve been here since the 70s – doing what I do – music and radio.  In fact, music and radio is all I do and all I’ve done since the late 90s when I closed down my previous family owned/operated business.

RADIO can’t replace what we’ve lost.  Not even close.  However, as a fan one thing we can all do is support locally produced independent non-commercial public/community and college radio stations.  There are over 20 such stations in Colorado today. That’s where most Colorado music is heard today.

Today, the Colorado Playlist​ is broadcast by 12 stations and is heard over 24FM frequencies 58 hours a week in Colorado. AND I NEED YOUR HELP. I borrowed heavily to keep Colorado music on the airwaves, since my prime sources of revenue are now gone. At some point I need to generate revenue to pay back the loans and pay the bills.

I’ve reduced my normal ad-support rates by 50% for COVID affected businesses. Want your business mentioned statewide? Email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com for information.

If you’d care to make a donation pls do so via PayPal at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com or at Chrisk-2 on Venmo.

Sincerely and with Love,
Chris “K” Kresge
Founder / President / Producer / Host
Rocky Mountain Music Network LLC
The Colorado Sound

The Summer of No Music: Loss of concerts makes Denver question its cultural identity

 

 

 

CP S14 EP30 2020

Monday AUG 03 2020 –  Cary Morin’s new album, Dockside Saints, isn’t yet officially available for mass consumption via Spotify or YouTube but that doesn’t mean it’s not getting some love from radio where it jumps to #1 this week in the statewide radio airplay chart.  Charlie Stevens new self titled release (serviced by Rocky Mountain Music Network LLC) makes its debut this week at #3, while Down Time extends its TOP five position another week.

The Video Pick of the Week I Can’t Breathe (Again) Feat. Wil Guice, Chy Reco, Ramond, A Meazy (at bottom of post) is a tribute to the BLM movement.  Created by some of Denver’s top hip-hop producers and emcees, in a state of mourning for black lives taken by police, the video is a stunning local reminder of what we’ve seen on the streets and in the news this summer.

Live music is alive and doing as reasonably well as we might expect during COVID.  A long interior drive this weekend took us into Walden, Winter Park, Grand Lake and Estes Park.  Grand Lake and Estes were of course jumpin.  We heard several acoustic acts singing hits from various small stages.

My friends at the Mishawaka have concerts on the calendar with the likes of the Yawpers (AUG 29) and Patti Fiasco (AUG 28).

Every night at 6pm, Denver’s Swallow Hill is streaming live shows of Colorado and national artists on their Facebook page!  This week’s schedule is: https://swallowhillmusic-eb.ticketfly.com/calendar/

  • Aug 3: Cate Downey
  • Aug 4: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  • Aug 5: Ross James
  • Aug 6: John McCutcheon
  • Aug 7: Justin Roberts
  • Aug 8: Bret Billings w Greg Schochet & Halden Wofford
  • Aug 9: Taarka

I am happy to support  FOCOMA (Fort Collins Musician Association)  Drive and Jive – a weekly series showcasing some of Northern Colorado’s popular acts.

Please help Rocky Mountain Music Relief feed musicians.  Donations of $15 or more receive a #COmusic COVID mask as a thank you. Proceeds will benefit food needy musicians and their families. Please make sure to provide your address so we can mail your mask.

TOP 5 WK ENDING AUGUST 01

Spinitron  Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations, record promoters are among those most likely to benefit from the detailed search function. Currently 12 Colorado radio stations use Spinitron.

COLORADO RADIO (14 stations / 112 titles tracked)

1. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
3. CHARLIE STEVENS – Charlie Stevens LP (Jul-20)
4. DOWN TIME – Hurts Being Alive LP (Mar-20)
5. WHITEWATER RAMBLE – Pseudonymous LP (Feb-20)

ROOTS MUSIC REPORT (inc international, national and Internet radio; irrespective of date / year of release)

1. REVEREND FREAKCHILD– The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Mar-20)
2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
3. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
4. MOJOMAMA – Red White and Blues LP (May-18)
5. LEE SIMS – A Few More Miles to Go LP (May-20)

The Mishawaka is a legendary music venue, restaurant and bar located 13.7 miles up the Poudre Canyon Highway (CO 14) in the stunning Poudre Canyon in Bellvue, CO. NOW OPEN for food, music and movies.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

Every week I share some or all of the new music played on the show with you, here in the MMMM.  Your rating gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.

A REMINDER:  Please listen to ALL of the songs and rate them.  Thanks 🙂

(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online

HOUR 1

Billy Joe Shaver – Fit to Kill and Going Out In Style – I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal…But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday (1981)
Billy Joe Shaver – I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday) – I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal…But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday (1981)
(D) John March – Sweet Lorraine – For Once In My Life, a Tribute to Ted Green (2020)

SUCH – The Real Thing – Wide Nose, Full Lips (2019)
Dream Feed – Push and Pull – Dream Feed (2018)
Two Faces West = Brand New Suit – Brand New Suit (2020)
Del Shamen – Come Back Mountain Jill – Singles 1 to 3 (2020)
Freddi Henchi – Moonlightin’ (1974)
Rare Silk – American Eyes – American Eyes (1985)
(D) Jayme Stone – Future Promise – Awake (2020)
South to Cedars – Supernovacaine – Tell Everyone (2019)
Great American Taxi – Dr Feelgood’s Traveling Medicine Show – Dr. Feelgood’s Traveling Medicine Show (2016)
Space Orphan – Superphonic – Shut Up About the Sun (2017)

HOUR 2

The Beach Boys – Good Timin’ – 15 Big Ones (1976)
The Beach Boys – It’s O.K. – 15 Big Ones (1976)
(N) Cary Morin – Blue Delta Home – Dockside Saints (2020)

Shovels & Rope – Carry Me Home – By Blood (2019)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Damaged One – New World Arisin’ (2017)
Post Truth Serum – THE DISCOTHEQUE – MODERN VICTIMS (2020)
Jeremy Facknitz – Little Devils – From Those Sweet Ashes (2020)
Lord Of Word And The Disciples Of Bass – The Open Door (1996)
The Fluid – On My Feet – Purplemetalflakemusic (1992)
(D) Tejon Street Corner Thieves – Demons – Demons EP (2020)

White Rose Motor Oil – Billings to Pueblo – One for the Ages EP (2019)
Mama Lenny and the Remedy – Lock and Key – Rain Fire (2016)
Paa Kow – Cookpot – Cookpot (2017)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK