Category: MMMM (New Music)

S8 EP27 July 2014 + Q1/Q2 TOP 30

Chris emcee 2013I hope you got a chance this weekend to check out the Colorado radio debut of the new Richie Furay single “We Were the Dreamers” from his upcoming album “Hand in Hand,” along with the debut of the show statewide on KUNC.  My wife was so excited, she recorded a video of the debut of the show on the radio on her iPhone while we were on our way to get ice cream, without me even noticing  LOL.

I also hope you got the chance to go out and see some live music this weekend.  Here’s a recap of this past weekend in Fort Collins – shows courtesy of the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association, and the Bohemian Foundation.


NEW MUSIC SHARE

Discovered this new cut from our friends in Fierce Bad Rabbit as I was working on this week’s post … from their upcoming new EP due out in September.  

NEW FEATURE

Offstage …Beyond the Music EP1|PT1 featuring Chris Daniels … click on the link on the right sidebar.

SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Funding for the Colorado Sound has been provided by several fans, and by my friends Chuck and Bill Grewe at Colorado Case Company, and Dani Grant at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, and SpokesBUZZ.   It would mean a lot if you’d visit their websites and look at what they’re doing for Colorado music and musicians.

The Colorado Sound and the City of Dacono are proud to present The Richie Furay Band, Chris Daniels & the Kings f/Freddie “Love” Gowdy, the Samples, Mojomama, Alterity, Savage Cabbage, Slow Caves, and Mojo Music Academy as part of the 7th Annual Carbon Valley Music & Spirits Festival … along with the BMX Mile High Nationals … the weekend of Aug 1-3 at Centennial Field in Dacono CO.  FREE ADMISSION TO MUSIC & SPIRITS FESTIVAL.  ALL AGES.

TOP 30 JAN-JUNE 2014

Here are the 30 most popular Colorado album and EP titles that got played at over a dozen Colorado radio stations in the first two quarters of the year, ending June 30.

1. Euforquestra – Fire
2. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
3. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
4. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
5. The Motet – The Motet
6. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
7. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
8. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
9. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
10. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
11. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
12. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
13. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires
14. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
15. Mosey West – Bermuda
16. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream
17. Young Ancients – Y/A
18. Tennis – Small Sound
19. Paper Bird – Rooms
20. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
21. Various – SpokesBUZZ Vol. IV Band Together
22. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
23. 3 Twins – De Nada
24. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
25. Tallgrass – Better Than Medicine
26. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
27. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
28. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
29. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
30. Changing Colors – Joan & the King

PLAYLIST S8|EP27 JULY 2014

(D) = debut / first time play of lp, ep, or single release
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep

Rick Roberts “West Wind” from She Is A Song (1973)
Firefall “Mexico” from Firefall (1976)
(D) Taylor Mesple “Turn Away” from Elusive (2014) The Congress “Distance” from Whatever You Want (2012)
(D) Leash of Foxes “It Sounds Like This” [single] (2014)  Ivory Circle “Abandoned” from Equilateral (2014)
Rachel & the Kings “Edge of Me” from Edge of Me EP (2014)
Rob Drabkin “Don’t Worry About Me” from Little Steps EP (2013)
Ark Life “Let Your Heart Break” from The Dream of You and Me (2014)
(D) Silent Bear “The Green Lion” from The Green Lion (2014)
Leftover Salmon “Midnight Blues” from The Nashville Sessions (1999)
GogoLab “Honey Trap” from Border Patrol (2013)
Dan Fogelberg “Stars” from Live From Ebbet’s Field Vol. 4 (2010)
Judy Collins “Both Sides Now” from The Very Best of Judy Collins (2001)
String Cheese Incident “Stay Through” from Song In My Head (2014)
(N) John Oates “Lose It In Louisiana” from Good Road to Follow (2014)
The Fray “Love Don’t Die” from Helios (2014)
(D) Richie Furay “We Were the Dreamers” from Hand In Hand (2014)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “I Get Smooth” from Black Beehive (2014)
Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014)
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Depot Street” from That’s What I Like About the South (1989)
Katie Herzig “Drug” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Harry Tuft & Friends “If I Didn’t Care” from Treasures Untold (2011)
Jim Stranahan Little BIG BAND “Straight From the Source” from MIGRATION TO HIGHER GROUND (2014)

The Colorado Sound S8 EP26 JULY 2014 – NEW DAY – NEW TIME – NEW STATIONS – NEW FEATURES

chrisk smilingMy wife loves this picture.  She says it is only the second time she’s seen me smile in 15 years.  I don’t believe that, do you? 😉 LOL

I hope your holiday weekend was a blast.  It was a week long festival in my life beginning with the 25th Annual Colorado Brewers Festival last weekend (a HUGE success) … with the Delta Sonics on July 5 and Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band with Erica Brown and Merrian “MJ” Johnson on the 3rd … here’s some video. 🙂

 NEW STATIONS – NEW DAY – NEW TIME – NEW FEATURE

KUNC LOGO

“Starting July 12, KUNC’s weekend lineup will change with a new focus on music, creativity, and storytelling. Many favorites are moving back to requested times, while we are pleased to announce that KUNC is debuting several new future favorites.” – KUNC Content Director Kirk Mowers

Very happy and proud to announce that KUNC has added The Colorado Sound to their newly revamped weekend lineup.  You can now hear The Colorado Sound on KUNC every Saturday at 2PM.

See full Saturday lineup here.

Here’s where you can listen.

  • Boulder 102.7
  • Breckenridge 90.7
  • Buena Vista 89.9
  • Denver/Golden 91.7
  • Dillon 88.1
  • Eagle Valley 99.7
  • Estes Park 90.7
  • Front Range (inc. Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Fort Collins) 91.5
  • Grand County 91.9
  • Haxtun/Holyoke 90.5
  • Julesburg/Ovid 89.1
  • Leadville 91.7
  • Morgan County 96.7
  • North Park 90.7
  • Salida 89.9
  • Steamboat Springs 88.5
  • Sterling 90.3
  • Vail 90.9
  • Wray 93.5
  • Yuma 88.3

NEW FEATURE

Along with the addition of KUNC and its 20 frequencies is the debut of OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC.  You will be able to download the podcast from KUNC, Radio 949, and from our SoundCloud page.  My first guest is Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Chris Daniels.

SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Funding for the Colorado Sound has been provided by several fans, and by my friends Chuck and Bill Grewe at Colorado Case Company, and Dani Grant at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, and SpokesBUZZ.   It would mean a lot if you’d visit their websites and look at what they’re doing for Colorado music and musicians.

The Colorado Sound and the City of Dacono are proud to present The Richie Furay Band, Chris Daniels & the Kings f/Freddie “Love” Gowdy, the Samples, Mojomama, Alterity, Savage Cabbage, Slow Caves, and Mojo Music Academy as part of the 7th Annual Carbon Valley Music & Spirits Festival … along with the BMX Mile High Nationals … the weekend of Aug 1-3 at Centennial Field in Dacono CO.  FREE ADMISSION TO MUSIC & SPIRITS FESTIVAL.  ALL AGES.

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Crucifix is a relatively newcomer to the Colorado music scene.  Originally from Atlanta GA, Crucifix hooks up with a couple of his pals from the southland for this up date remake of the Journey classic.

PLAYLIST S8 EP26 JULY 2014

(D) – album, ep, or single played for the first time
(N) – new cut from previously debuted album or ep.

Jill Sobule “Too Cool To Fall In Love” from Things Here Are Different (1990)
Wendy Woo “Sundrops” from Wide Awake and Dreaming (1999)
The Samples “Warm & Sunny” from Black & White (2004)
(D) Slopeside “Moonshine” from One Lane Town (2014)
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado “Wheels” from Western Branches (2013)
(D) Bukshot, Boondox, Crucifix “Don’t Stop” [single] (2014)
Katey Laurel “Hurricane” from Periscope (2014)
Soundrabbit “From The World I Have Known” from Tree Trunk Airplanes (2009)
Instant Empire “Keep Up!” from Keep Up! (2013)
Tallgrass “Old Town” from Better Than Medicine (2014)
Head for The Hills “Never Does” from Blue Ruin (2013)
Raincheck “Right There” from Raincheck (2012)
Dianne Reeves “Today Will Be A Good Day” from When You Know (2008)
Zephyr “Sold My Heart” from Sunset Ride (2000)
Acoustic Junction “Strange Days” from Strange Days (2000)
(D) Pandas & People “On My Way” from Pandas & People (2014) Nathaniel Rateliff “Nothing to Show For” from Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2014)
Nina Storey “Think Twice” from Think Twice (2013)
Yo, Flaco! “American Music” from Goin’ At It (2002)
(N) Calder’s Revolvers “Wash Away My Sins” from Sunday Morning (2014) Blue Canyon Boys “Up On The Hill” from Next Go ‘Round (2012)
Churchill “Change” from War Within EP (2013)
Mosey West “Old Stone” from Bermuda (2014)
Jim Stranahan “Hip Street” from Free For All (2010)

Now back to work with you!  LOL.  And don’t forget to keep The Colorado Sound Live365 tuned in at your desk.  Download the app.

The Colorado Sound S8 EP17 May 2014

I sure do hope you’ve been catching the recent episodes of the show, as I’ve featured tracks from one of Colorado’s “lost” recordings – Zepyr’s “Heartbeat” (1982).  I added a couple of cuts from the “Heartbeat” (1982) to the morning mix at The Colorado Sound Live365.  Coming up in May I’ll also have remastered versions of Zephyr’s 1969 debut, the “Rainbow In the Bathtub.”

The Colorado Sound Live365 – Updated May 5.

A couple of new releases came in too late to get on for this week’s show.
Matt Fuller Group, featuring Ron Miles – Waiting for Violet – jazz
Grant Farm – Plowing Time – jamband

Video Pick of the Week

Lovin’ this stripped down version … wtg you guys .. nicely done 🙂

PLAYLIST S8 EP17 May 2014

(N) Zephyr “Don’t Come Back” from Heartbeat (1982)
Joe Walsh “Rocky Mountain Way” from The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get (1972)
Poco “When It All Began” from The Essential Poco (2005)
String Cheese Incident “Song In My Head” from Song In My Head (2014)
Bad Brad & the Fat Cats “Other Side” from Take A Walk With Me (2014)
(N) Ivory Circle “We Will Run” from Equilateral (2014) 
Katie Herzig “Summer” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Euforquestra “The Price is Right” from Fire (2014)
Zach Heckendorf “Invisible Ink” from The Cool Down (2012)
Places “The Fire” from No More Wasted Days (2012)
H2 Big Band “Blue Brews” from You’re It! (2011)
(N) Zephyr “Love Comes Runnin’” from Heartbeat (1982)
Tommy Bolin “Savannah Woman” from Teaser (1975)
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Congo Square” from Live Wired! (1995)
(N) Von Stomper “Train Train” from Von Stomper (2014) 
Leftover Salmon “Up On the Hill Where We Do the Boogie” from The Nashville Sessions (1999)
Branded Bandits “Hang Me High” from Branded Bandits (2013)
the Railbenders “Sweet Caroline” from Segundo (2003)
Musketeer Gripweed “A Train” from Floods and Fires (2014)
My Body Sings Electric “Keep It Simple” from Part 1: the Night Ends (2014)
Monroe Monroe “Engines Will Come” from Engines Will Come (2011)
Monocle Band “Can’t Get By” from Monocle Band (2013)
The Samples “Boulder” from America (2014)
Rich Lamb “Deja Blues” from Music Along the Way (2008)