Category: MMMM (New Music)

CP S16 EP20 2022

June 13, 2022 – Alysia Kraft‘s new solo album “First Light” isn’t out yet, but the popular singer-songwriter has already advanced three singles from her debut solo release – Little River, Cold Mountain, and Hamilton Pool. The singer, known for the bands Whippoorwill and the Patti Fiasco, is one of this month’s featured artists at Indie 102.3; the three tracks will propel “First Light” into the TOP 5 for June.

Did you know your vote in the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) below matters when I get to the end of the year polls? Now is also a good time to review the CP Listener Poll/Top 40 for 2021. We’re only six months away from talking about the Best of 2022.

TOP 5 #COMUSIC SPINS – WK END 6/12/22

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, designed to benefit community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents.

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  3. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP
  4. DESTINO – Starcrasher LP
  5. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

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.

HOUR 1

Open Road – I’ve Always Been A Rambler – Open Road (2000)
Mollie O’Brien – Eleezah – Big Red Sun Blues (1998)
(D) Euforquestra – Arizona to Georgia – While We Still Got Time (2022)

The Velveteers – Charmer And The Snake – Nightmare Daydream (2021)
DeVotchKa – Give Me Something to Believe (2019)
Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light (2022)
New Family Dog – 6 Feet Under – Halo (2022)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Howlin’ At The Moon – 10 (2005)
Lannie Garrett – What a Night, What a Moon, What a Boy – Under Paris Skies (2005)
The High Hawks – Talk About That – The High Hawks (2021)
(D) Adrienne O – What What What (2022)

Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Hey Delila – Black Beehive (2014)
Blakk Mantra – Choose Your High (2021)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Old Hat – Ghost Orchid (2022)

Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain Way – Rocky Mountain Way (1975)
(D) Elektric Animals – Head in the Ground – Channels EP (2022)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Survivor – The Future (2021)
Wellington Bullings – Because I Want To (2020)
Jyemo Club – Issa Ting (f. the Reminders) (2022)
One Flew West – Holes In My Jeans (2022)
Five Iron Frenzy – It Was a Dark & Stormy Night – Engine of a Million Plots (2013)
12 Cents For Marvin – Russian Roulette – Change (2006)
Foxfeather – End of My Rope – Nature of Things (2021)
(D) Ace Engfer – My Kind of Crazy – Brave & Free (2022)

Dragondeer – Mirage a Trois – Mirage a Trios (2019)
Kerry Pastine and The Crime Scene – Let’s Do This Thing – Let’s Do This Thing (2015)
Kim Stone Band – Purple – Earthschool + (1988)

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CP S16 EP16 2022

MAY 09, 2022 – Somewhere along the time line over the past two weeks I lost a day. I did manage to see a show Friday night (May 06) and even write about it. The next day (Saturday) while listening to the new LIVE album from Kaitlyn Williams, I wrote about that. That’s more writing than I normally get around to on a weekend.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and the Lumineers swapped places this week (big surprise – LOL). Nic Clark enters this week’s TOP 5. Nic’s debut hits the charts about a year after he moved out of Colorado, but the locally homegrown blues harp player and producer got plenty of spins from 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins the past couple of weeks to earn the slot.

Earth, Wind & Fire sax player Andrew Woolfolk passed away April 24. Lead singer and fellow Denver East HS grad Philip Bailey celebrated a birthday May 07. I paid tribute in this week’s show.

TOP 5 WEEKLY #COMUSIC SPINS

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3 and eleven stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, designed to benefit non-commercial community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents.

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  3. ANTHONY RUPTAK – Backrooms LP (Apr-22)
  4. NIC CLARK – Love Your Life: Songs for the Whole Family LP (Jun-21)
  5. FIA NYXX – Red Umbrella LP (Apr-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Earth Wind & Fire – Africano – That’s The Way of the World (1975)
(D) Dafna – The Man In My Dreams – When I Was With You! (2022)

Andy Frasco – Love is a Gun – Keep On Keepin On (2020)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – My Last Black Scarf – Unentitled (2011)
King Cardinal – Runaway (2022)
N3ptune, Rusty Steve – Black Horse – Renaissance (2022)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Sherri Jackson – Time & Time – Sherri Jackson (1997)
(D) Trevor Hall f. Marieme – 2 Oceans (2022)

Cassie Taylor – No Ring Blues – Out of My Mind (2013)
Hugh Phillips – Steel Drivers Lament – It’s Been A Long Time (2021)
Kim Stone Band – Bob Goes to the Store – Earthschool + (1988)

HOUR 2

Earth Wind & Fire – Devotion – Open Our Eyes (1974)
Earth Wind & Fire – Shining Star – That’s the Way of the World (1975)
(D) Elektric Animals – Come Clean (2022)

Liptruce – You Think You’re Hollywood – Liptruce (2020)
Dragondeer – When I See You – If You Got The Blues (2018)
Wendy Woo – Good Old Days (2022)
Maddy and Kev – Train Wreck – Take A Ride (2022)
The Apples In Stereo – About Your Fame – Tone Soul Evolution (1997)
Acoustic Junction – Oh Me Oh My – Strange Days (2000)
Flobots – Me & You (Happy 2gether) (2021)
(D) Kaitlyn Williams – Don’t Blink – Under These Lights (2022)

OneRepublic – Wanted – Wanted (2019)
Kind Hearted Strangers – Red & Blue – East-West (2021)
Brian Claxton – The Yard – The Yard (2020)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

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CP S16 EP15 2022

The Colorado Playlist – Expressly and explicitly Colorado from the 60s to Today – From the biggest hits by the biggest hitmakers and award winners in Colorado music history to some some of the freshest new music emerging from the Centennial State.

APRIL 24 2022 – Yep, On the Road AGAIN! Good morning from Prescott, AZ. I launched a new feature this morning = LIVE MUSIC VENUES on the FRONT RANGE

Hope you enjoyed this week’s show. Next week’s show, April 30- May 06 2022, is a SPECIAL – COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME 2011-2022. Next new music episode is tentatively scheduled for May 07-13 2022. Depends on when I get back and if I need a break 😉

Since I tabulate spins on Sundays, there is no TOP 5 this week. There will be a TOP 30 for the month when I return.

On APRIL 16 1974, Queen made their US debut, opening for Mott the Hoople at Regis College (now Regis University) in Denver. This week I honored that special show with cuts from both bands – but this time Mott the Hoople opens for Queen in the set.

I recently searched for “famous singers in Colorado.” Frankly, the results amazed me. I have known about Sons of the Pioneers for many many years, and grew up watching Gunsmoke on black and white television. I had no idea that Ken Curtis was the lead singer of Sons of the Pioneers, nor did I know he played Festus on Gunsmoke in the 50s and 60s.

Another name that popped up in that search was Annaleigh Ashford, who’s appeared on Broadway in Kinky Boots and won a Tony Award for her work in You Can’t Take It With You. She also stars in B-Positive.

Thanks to Starr’s Guitars, LiveMusicColorado.com and Spinitron for their promotional and financial support of the show. The Colorado Playlist is provided free of charge to the stations that broadcast it. It relies on donations. Please donate. It does help to defray the costs in maintaining the show.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes – All the Young Dudes (1972)
Queen – Keep Yourself Alive – Queen (1973)
(D) Juno Rossa – Wish You Would – Die Trying EP (2022)

Dressy Bessy – I’m Still Here (2021)
Deep Pocket Thieves – I Love You – Blu De (2018)
Judy Collins – When I Was A Girl In Colorado (2022)
Bluebook – Shake Shake – Shake Shake (2022)
Gregory Alan Isakov – Living Proof – The Weatherman (2013)
Rob Drabkin – Little Steps (2013)
(D) mlady – Magnifying Glass (2022)

Strange Americans – Big Black Car – Borrow You, Brother (2017)
Del Shamen – Come Back Mountain Jill – Del Shamen (2020)
David Bernot – No Problems – Neverending Cycle (2022)

HOUR 2

Sons of the Pioneers – Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds (1944)
Annaleigh Ashford – Theme from B-Positive (2021)
(D) Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light(2022)

The 89s – Apple Of My Eye – Wash Away (2020)
Leftover Salmon & Cracker – Lonesome Johnny Blues – Oh Cracker, Where Art Thou? (2003)
Megan Burtt & Joel Ansett – Good Dream (2022)
A-Mac & The Height – Smile – Season of Learning (2022)
Acoustic Junction – Oh Me Oh My – Strange Days (2000)
Railbenders – Southbound – Southbound (2001)
Dragondeer – Patient Boy (2021)
(D) A.J. Fullerton x Eddie Roberts – Good Times (2022)

The Reminders – Dust and Bones – Unstoppable (2019)
The Burroughs – Love and Unity (2020)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Shoot the Moon – Ghost Orchid (2022)

featuring  LiveMusicMegaSearch™