Category: MMMM (New Music)

It’s true that a junkie is always trying to recapture that first high … long after the thrill of finding a new sound/a new artist has gone from wearing the vinyl into a translucent sheet of hiss you’re still looking for that rush, that feeling of innocent discovery lost in the mist of fading memories.  It’s in our dusk that we rediscover the beauty and meaning in the voice, in the stories, in the aching bending of notes twisting and turning like an ivy covering a well weathered wall holding memories locked in the pits and crevices … a poet’s poet, nature’s singer, simple, joyful, meaningful, beautiful … as much as a part of memory as when a youth dreaming at a marshmallow sky and a heart filled with wonder.  We do always seem to return “Back at the Scene of Our Beautiful Crime” where there’s a “Well Worn Welcome Home.”  It’s nice of Paul Russell to remind us.

It’s been a pretty incredible year so far for the ladies … not counting instrumental jazz records, I’ve logged 26 records this year alone – and 45 y-t-d going back to the summer of 2010 … and there’s still two months to go until all of this year’s titles are accounted for.

Titles by Colorado women this year to date.

Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes (Feb-11)
Cassie Taylor – Blue (Aug-11)
Danya River – Danya River (Jan-11)
DELLA – Anymore/Not That Simple (Things I Do) [singles] (Mar-11)
The Dirty Lookers – Audio Voyeur (Aug-11)
Driftwood Fire – How to Untangle a Heartache (Sep-11)
Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds (Nov-10)
Finnders & Youngberg – FY5 (Apr-11) *various cuts feature Erin Youngberg*
Hazel Miller – Come to You Live …. From KUVO (Jun-11)
I’m With Her – I’m With Her [ep] (Jun-11) *features Angie Stevens*
Jami Lunde – Big Black Birds (Jun-11)
Kal Cahoone – Saints and Scars (May-11)
Katey Laurel – From Here (Jan-11)
Kim Jones – Lucky Girl (Jul-11)
The Love Royale – Love Letters (Nov-10)
Mandy Harvey – After You’re Gone (Dec-10)
Molly Cottrell – Molly Cottrell (Apr-11) *has since moved to Los Angeles*
Natalie Walker – Spark (Jun-11) *not yet added to The Colorado Sound library*
The Patti Fiasco – The Patti Fiasco (Jul-11)
Rene Marie – Voice Of My Beautiful Country (Apr-11) *has since relocated to Georgia*
The Raven and the Writing Desk – Bonedale [EP] (Sep-11)
Roniit – Roniit (Sep-11)
Tennis – Cape Dory (Jan-11)
Tennis – Is It True? [single] (Jul-11)
Wendy Woo Band – Austerity (Jun-11)
The Whiskey Bottles – Ain’t No Crime (Apr-11) *features Molly Orlando*

Here are three more of the fabulous releases that have come out this past year.

The Patti Fiasco – The Patti Fiasco (self) Genre/Style:  alternative country
Produced by The Patti Fiasco
Production credits:
Colin Bricker and Mario Casilio at Mighty Fine Productions, Denver = 1.  Nobody’s Girl, 3.  You Break it, You buy it, 4.  I should Know, 7.  Someone Tell Me
Jason Larson at Backbone Studio, Loveland CO = 6.  Wyoming is for Lovers
Darren Radach at Stout Studio, Fort Collins, CO = 2.  Bottle of Wine, 5.  Pam & Caroline, 8.  Electric Smile, 9.  Never, 10.  Only Goodbye, 11.  Hot Blood & Backbone, 12.  Plainsong
All tracks mixed and mastered by Colin Bricker at Mighty Fine Productions, Denver
The Patti Fiasco is:
Alysia Kraft (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Niles Mischke (bass)
Ansel Foxley (vocals, electric dobro)
Scott Clabby (vocals, drums)
Dee Tyler (vocals, electric guitar)
Focus Tracks:
1. Nobody’s Girl
2. You Break It, You Buy It
3. Wyoming Is For Lovers

Wendy Woo Band – Austerity (woomusic) Genre/Style:  contemporary adult
Released/added: June 2011
Produced by: Mitch DeZwarte, Christopher Maestas, Wendy Woo
Recorded by/at: Mitch DeZwarte, Charles Snyder, Wendy Woo at Home Studio
Mixed by/at: Mitch DeZwarte at Home Studio
Mastered by/at: Mitch DeZwarte at Home Studio
Featured musicians:
Wendy Woo (vocals, acoustic, electric, slide and solo guitar,  keyboards)
Robin Hoch  (vocals, acoustic guitar, viola)
Christopher Maestas (electric guitar, drums)
Mitch DeZwarte (bass, piano)
David Derby (drums)
Focus Tracks:
1. Drunk In Love
2. Walk Along the Water
3. Say Goodbye

Roniit – Roniit (self) Genre/Style:  electro-pop
Released: 16 June 2011
Produced by: Roniit with the assistance of Eric W. Brown
Mixed by: Eric W. Brown.
Mastered at: The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, TN by Andrija Tokic.
Featured musicians:
Roniit (vocals)
David York (guitar)
Joey Truscelli (guitar on “Home”)
Malcolm Pugh (guitar solo on “You Were Trained”)
Focus Tracks:
1. Now or Never
2. You Were Trained

Happy Labor Day and almost fall. The summer is just about over, and I realized I hadn’t done an MMMM post in some time. That and the fact that we’re just three full months away from picking who we feel are our “best of 2011” I thought I’d better get back in the swing of things.

I’ve been listening to a lot of ladies sing lately – and for damn good reason… there have been some truly excellent recordings that have come out recently from the ladies in the state. Couple those great voices with some of the best top shelf players in the region, and at some of the best studios under the direction of some of the best producers and engineers in the region….and no doubt we’ll see several at the top of “critics” lists year end. Here’s just a handful.

The Dirty Lookers – Audio Voyeur [EP] (self) Genre/Style: rocknroll, punk, garage, rhythm & blues
Executive Producer – Kato Femmenino
Produced by – Kelly Cowan, Bill Thomas
Tracking Engineers– Bill Thomas, Kelly Cowan, Dave Fox
Mixing Engineers – JP Manza, Bill Thomas, Kelly Cowan, (Cry On) Patrick Haight
Mastering Engineer – Patrick Haight
Recorded at Alley Recording
Mixed at Colorado Sound
The Dirty Lookers are:
o Pamela Puente (vocals, guitar)
o Sara Fischer – (guitar, vocals)
o Chris Kieift – (bass, guitar, vocals)
o Gerry Feit – (drums)
Focus Tracks:
1. Whiskey, She’s A Liar
2. Cry On
3. Pretty Baby

Driftwood Fire – How to Untangle a Heartache (self)Genre/style: folk, americana, singer-songwriter, contemporary adult
Produced and engineered by John McVey at Coupe Studios, Boulder
Mastered by Dominick Maita at Air Show Mastering, Boulder
Featured musicians:
o Christian Teele (drums)
o Chris Engleman (upright bass)
o Sally Van Meter (dobro)
o Scott McCormick (accordian, piano)
o Eric Moon (piano, sound design)
o Kailin Yong (violin)
o John McVey (guitars, electric bass)
Driftwood Fire is:
o Lynn Scharf (lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar)
o Charlotte Formichella (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, background vocals)
Focus tracks:
1. Small City Nights
2. Appalachian Hills
3. Paper Bag

Hazel Miller – Coming To You Live…from KUVO [EP] (self)Genre/style: adult contemporary, soul, jazz
Executive producer: Hazel Miller
Produced by Denise Gentilini and Steve Avedis
Chief Engineer @ KUVO – Mike Pappas
Asst. Engineer @ KUVO – Devin Shorb
Mixed at WOM Studios by Steve Avedis and Denise Gentilini
Mastered by Steve Sundberg, FTM Studios Lakwood CO
Featured musicians:
o Hazel Miller (vocals)
o Brian Monroney (guitar)
o Dana Marsh (piano)
o Rich Lamb (bass)
o Chris Stongle (drums)
o Tracy Busby (background vocals)
o Lori Cohen (background vocals)
o Denise Gentilini (background vocals)
Focus Tracks:
1. Time After Time
2. Spider Web
3. Moon Was Right

Jami Lunde – Big Black Birds (awnrygirl records)Genre/Style: Americana, singer/songwriter, contemporary adult
Executive producer: Scotty Anderson
Produced by Eben Grace and Jami Lunde
Recorded by
o John Macy @ Macy Sound Studios, Denver;
o Eben Grace @ North Fork Studios, Lyons;
o Greg McRae @ Coupe Studio, Boulder;
o Chris Funk @ Funk Studio, Portland OR;
o Jeff Lunde @ Elk Creek Ranch, Frasier CO
Mixed by Eben Grace and Jami Lunde @ Coupe Studio, Boulder
Mastered by Jeff Coppage, Nashville TN
Featured musicians:
o Jami Lunde (vocals, guitars)
o Eben Grace (guitars and pedal steel)
o Todd Patrick Livingston (guitars and lap steel)
o Greg McRae (guitars, organ and percussion)
o Jack Leahy (baritone guitar)
Focus tracks:
1. Some Place Tonight
2. A Little Bit Blue
3. Tupelo

Kim Jones – Lucky Girl (self)Genre/style: Singer-songwriter, contemporary adult pop, folk-rock, americana
Serviced to radio/press by Chris K. dba Rocky Mountain Music Network
Produced by Kim Jones & Colin Bricker
Recorded & mixed by Colin Bricker at Mighty Fine Productions, Denver
Mastered by Tom Capek at Colorado Sound, Denver
Featured musicians:
o Kim Jones (vocals, guitar)
o Jim Duffus (guitars, mandolin)
o Ron Bland (bass)
o Brian Mikulich (drums, percussion)
o Eric Moon (keyboards, accordion, string/horn arrangements)
o Wendy Woo (harmonies)
o Melanie Susuras (harmonies)
o Megan Burtt (harmonies)
o Glenn Taylor (pedal steel)
o Tom Hagerman (violin)
o Takanori Sugishita (violin)
o Lora Stevens (viola)
o Evan Orman (cello)
o Mark Harris (saxophones)
o Gabe Mervine (trumpet)
Focus Tracks:
1. Saying Something
2. Everything’s Frozen
3. People Are Tired