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Colorado Playlist – S11 EP37

So much going on. I took some much needed vacation time last week, and visited Durango/Mesa Verde with my girlfriend. While there we attended the 3rd annual iammusicfest which also hosted the Colorado Music Summit put on by the Music District and Colorado Creative Industries.

Much love to the incredible musicians who took part, including Foxfeather, Chimney Choir, Euforquestra, Hello Dollface, Paa Kow and others.

“…musicians work several jobs to make ends meet. If we can help them increase their quality of life, that’s a good thing for everybody.”— Margaret Hunt, CCI

ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC RELIEF mobilizes the Colorado music and media communities to raise funds to assist musicians throughout the U.S. affected by natural disasters.

That statement from Margaret at Colorado Creative Industries carries considerable meaning for me, and is very much a part of the underlying mission of Rocky Mountain Music Relief.

Since launching, following the hurricane that affected Houston, and from which our mission originated, many legacy Colorado musicians and venues have contributed to the cause, with much more to come.

If you’d like to contribute to helping professional working musicians affected by natural disasters in the US, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico please reach out via the website.

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Many of our friends do not know about VuHaus, and the efforts that they and a handful of Colorado radio stations have made to elevate Colorado music to an international audience.

From VuHaus.org: “VuHaus is a non-profit, non-commercial organization comprised of public media’s leading Music Discovery stations… that introduces emerging and established artists to new audiences.

Through a website and mobile app, VuHaus aggregates performance videos and interviews from leading “Music Discovery” public radio stations from markets across the U.S.

Unique video channels will include nationally curated playlists, local market playlists, and custom playlists from artists and others. VuHaus will also live video stream concerts and events through our partner stations.By creating exposure for these acts, VuHaus provides a unique window into the country’s most vibrant music scenes.”

Here’s a link to some videos curated by Colorado radio stations, including 105.5 The Colorado Sound, 88.9 KRFC (Fort Collins), KSUT (Ignacio/Durango), KVNF (Paonia), KSJD (Mancos) and KRCC (Colorado Springs).

Thanks to the Mishawaka Amphitheatre and KindDub for including my band GOATZ! in the offerings this month.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

What you’ll find below are new songs on the show this week … listen and let me know which ones you think I should keep in the Colorado Playlist, and which I should delete.

NOTE: In order to be included in the MMMM poll, the band/artist must have an embeddable file available on SoundCloud, BandCamp, Reverbnation or YouTube.

PLAYLIST S11 EP37

(D) = debut of lp, ep or single
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep

HOUR 1

Dan Fogelberg “Face the Fire” from Phoenix (1980)
(D) Paa Kow “African Lady” from Cookpot (2017)
Leftover Salmon “High Country” from High Country (2015)
SHEL “The Latest And Greatest Blueberry Rubberband” from SHEL (2012)
(D) Richard Dean “Wild Night On the Bayou” from Vignettes (2017)

Brent Cowles “9th & Lafayette” from Cold Times (2017)
O’Brien Party Of 7 “King of the Road” from Reincarnation: The Songs of Roger Miller (2012)
Darryl Purpose “Dreams of Life” from Next Time Around (2012)
(N) Tracksuit Wedding “Now or Never” from Now Or Never (2017)
Liz Barnez “Simple Song” from Welcome Back (2015)
Pandas & People “Watch it Burn” from SpokesBUZZ Vol VI: Band Together (2015)
Annie Booth “Tiger Dance” from WANDERLUST (2014)

HOUR 2

The Samples “Nothing Lasts for Long” from No Room (1992)
(D) Sofie Reed & Russell Jackson “Glitter Girl” from Rocky Road (2017)
The Yawpers “American Man” from American Man (2015)
Calder’s Revolvers “See to Believe” from Sunday Morning (2014)
Francis and the Wolf “Call of the Wild” from Ladies & Gentlemen (2017)
The Still Tide “High Wire” from Run Out EP (2017)
The Apples in Stereo “No One in the World” from Travellers in Space and Time (2010)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Children of the Lord” from Cipher (2008)
(N) Ryan Dart “Ain’t Quite Heaven” from Pain, Love and Drought (2017)
Andy Hackbarth “Mountains” from Panorama Motel (2015)
Cary Morin “Laid back” from Cradle to the Grave (2017)
Jon Wirtz “Watching the World Wake Up” from Tourist (2013)

Colorado Playlist – S11 EP33

Happy Labor Day. From Wikipedia: Labor Day “…honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country…”

CO MUSIC & MEDIA FOR HOUSTON

I’ve had the well being of our brothers and sisters in TX on my mind this past week. Last Monday we launched CO MUSIC & MEDIA for HOUSTON on Facebook. To date almost six hundred people have signed up to participate in mobilizing to help professional working musicians in TX affected by the flood.

Over the past week, a number of volunteers have begun to successfully move the mission forward. Our first organizational meeting is Tuesday Sept 5. We’ll build committees and begin the actual work of getting this all done.

Our 1st INFORMATION/ENTERTAINMENT EVENT is on Friday SPT 15 at the Oriental Theater. I’m honored that my friends John Magnie, Steve Amadee and Tim Cook (the subdudes) will be appearing as the 3 Twins…. along with two of Denver’s true legacy artists – Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore …joined by (to the best of my knowledge) the only blues-folk artist alive using a dulcimer as their primary instrument – Sofie Reed.

The 2nd INFORMATION/ENTERTAINMENT EVENT will be Sunday SPT 17 at Dazzle Jazz in the Baur building Denver from 6-9 featuring Channel 7 News anchor Shannon Ogden and guests tba.

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