Category: News & Notes

A Rare Concert Posting (and it’s NOT Colorado!!)

Okay, so in reality, a very very good friend of mine asked me to help — namely the lovely Liz Barnez 🙂

Looks like she has done gone and gotten herself into the concert promotion business … so, with a little help from her friends …here’s the latest …

SUNRISE RANCH CONCERTS and MUDHEAD MUSIC PRODUCTION PRESENT Pieta Brown and Carrie Rodriguez

Sunrise Ranch invites you to an evening of music under the dome as they continue their successful Concert Series on Saturday, May 14, 2011.  Doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:00 pm.

The concert features the talents of Pieta Brown and Carrie Rodriguez. A rising singer/songwriter who calls Iowa home, Pieta is the daughter of folk singer Greg Brown who blends folk, rock, country and blues to create a sound uniquely her own and has been described as a “self-styled poetess, folk goddess and country waif (BBC).”  Pieta has recently enjoyed media coverage on NPR, Paste, Harp, No Depression, American Songwriter and recently released a new CD “One and All” (2010, Red House Records) and wrapped up a US/Canadian tour supporting Dire Straits co-founder Mark Knopfler.  Pieta has also successfully toured with JJ Cale, Calexico, Ani DiFranco, Mason Jennings, among others.

Carrie Rodriguez is a classically trained fiddle-toting, mandoguitar-slinging Texas-based singer/songwriter just beginning to flex her artistic muscles with “Love and Circumstance” (2010, Opus Records). On the new CD Carrie covers Lucinda Williams, Townes Van Zandt, as well as material that includes tributes to members of her family.   Carrie honors her father, fellow troubadour David Rodriguez, with his unreleased “When I Heard Gypsy Davey Sing,” and her great aunt, singer Eva Garza, with “La Punalada Trapera” from the Mexican-American performer’s repertoire.  In addition to the new CD, Carrie made a recent national TV appearance on Austin City Limits (PBS) and toured with Los Lonely Boys, John Prine, Lucinda Williams and more.   MOJO Magazine says Carrie is “hot and steamy one minute and pure Nashville the next.”

Tickets can be purchased for $20 by calling 1-877-SUN(786)-0078 or online at www.sunriseranch.org. The concert will be held in The Dome at Sunrise Ranch, a beautiful 400-seat venue located west of Loveland, Colorado near Masonville. The acoustics and ambience of this venue will enhance the power of these talented performers.

Sunrise Ranch is a Spiritual Center cradled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. By day the wide-open blue of the Colorado sky stretches overhead; and by night, there is an endless canopy of brilliant stars. It is known as a place for learning, reflection, and transformation. This evening promises to be one full of music, energy and sweet memories.

News Notes & Spins – May 1 2011

There’s not much to report this month.  One item of particular interest is the change I’ve noticed over at KUNC this past couple of weeks — cmon!!  Cat Power???  Ryan Bingham???  Who woulda thunk??!!  Kudos to Kirk Mowers for breaking out of the past and moving towards a much more contemporary ADULT station that showcases a truly diverse musical landscape than what we’ve known KUNC to produce these past many years.  Sure, you’ll still some classical – but still … Cat Power???  Edie Brickell?  Paul Simon … and the list  goes on … not the least of which is the heightened focus on Colorado artists like John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light, Trinity Demask, Flexigrass and others I heard this week.    WTG KUNC!!

That’s it … enjoy the charts … and remember, if you’ve got a record out – radio can’t play what they don’t receive!

TOP 40 ALBUM SPINS – April 2011
(124 titles reported / 318 titles listed)
(LM) TM
(D=Debut)
(NC=not charted prev. month)

(1) 1.   Devotchka – 100 Lovers (Anti) Indie/Alternative
(D) 2.   Finnders & Youngberg – FY5 (self)  Bluegrass
(2) 3.  Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds (Ruff Shod Records) Folk
(6) 4.  Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson (Ryko) Blues
(18) 5.  John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty (Free School/RED) Rock, adult alternative
(12) 5.  Musketeer Gripweed – Dyin’ Day (self) Rock, jamband
(8) 5.  Paper Bird – When the River Took Flight (self) Americana
(22) 6.  Andrew Vogt – Cats Afoot (Drew’s Blues Records) Jazz
(D) 7.  Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes (self) Country, traditional
(9) 7.  Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz
(7) 7.  Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Unentitled (Alternative Tentacles) Indie/Alternative
(19) 8.  The Whiskey Bottles – Ain’t No Crime (self) Americana, alternative country-rock
(NC) 9.  Broken Everlys – Stoned In Juarez (self) Rock, roots
(17) 10.  Peter Sommer – Tremolo Canteen (Dazzle Jazz) Jazz
(23) 11.  Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Family – Land of Fire (Black Eye Watching) World, African
(NC) 12.  Brad Goode – Tight Like This (Delmark)  Jazz
(17) 13.  John-Alex Mason – Jook Joint Thunderclap (Naked Jaybird) Blues
(5) 13.  Tennis – Cape Dory (Fat Possum) Pop, Indie
(16) 14.  Danielle Ate the Sandwich – Two Bedroom Apartment (self) Folk
(3) 14.  Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore – Saints & Sinners (Remington Road) Americana, folk
(NC) 15.   John McVey – Unpredictable (self) Pop, singer-songwriter, adult contemporary
(D) 16.  Greg Garrison – Low Lonesome (GG Kudra Music) Jazz
(4) 17.  Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – Sinners & Saints (self) Americana, alternative country
(D) 17.   Justin Roth – Now You Know (Rothirric Music) Folk, singer-songwriter
(NC) 18.  Joe Johnson – A Time to Dance (Blank Tape) Americana, country-folk
(17) 18.  Whiskey Blanket – No Object (self) Hip-Hop/Rap
(NC) 19.  Juno What?! – Shameless (self) Funk/R&B/Soul
(NC) 20.  Kinetix – Let Me In (self) Rock, pop
(20) 21.  Kenny Perkins – Wild Frontier (self) Rock, adult alternative
(NC) 21.   Selasee – African Gate (self) World, African
(10) 21.  The Blue Canyon Boys – Mountain Bound (self) Bluegrass
(NC) 22.  Gabrielle Louise – Mirror the Branches (self) Folk
(NC) 22.  The Autumn Film – The Ship and the Sea (self) Rock, indie/alternative
(NC) 22.  Wil Key – Can You Feel It? [single]  (Larimar Records) Funk/R&B/Soul
(NC) 23.  Bop Skizzum – Beauty Queen (self) Funk/R&B/Soul
(D) 23.  DELLA – Anymore/Not that Simple (Things I Do) [single] (self) Rock, alternative
(D) 23.  Mountain Standard Time – Mountain Standard Time (self) Bluegrass
(NC) 23.  Robert Marcey & Familyman Barrett – Wailin’ for Justice (self) Reggae
(D) 23.  The David James Band – Street Performer (David James Music) Pop, contemporary adult
(D) 24.  John Statz – Ghost Towns (self) Americana
(D) 24.  Surplus Cheaper Hands – It’s Your Parade (self) Americana

DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 SPINS – April 2011
(10)  Fred Hess Big Band – Into the Open
(13)  Stray Grass – Written in the Stars
(14)  Lawn Chair Kings – Lawn Chair Kings II
(17)  Lonesome Traveler – Looking for A Way
(17)  Romano Paoletti – Story of a Lifetime
(18)  Bobby Walker – Way Back When
(19)  Royal Peeps – Alessia’s Walk
(21)  Colcannon – Three Days in May
(21)  Nathaniel Rateliff – In Memory of Loss
(21)  Runaway Express – Howlin At the Moon
(22)  Apples In Stereo – Travellers in Space and Time
(22)  Boulder Acoustic Society – Champion of Disaster
(22)  Great American Taxi – Reckless Habits
(22)  Otis Taylor – Clovis People, Vol. 3
(24)  Fierce Bad Rabbit – Spools of Thread
(24)  The Heyday – Till We See the Sun
(24)  Pretty Lights – Making Up a Changing Mind

ADDED – April 2011
a. Tom Collins – OH NO!
Big Gigantic – A Place Behind the Moon
Blind Strike – Curse the Worst
Bobby Doran – Bad Reputation
Broken Spoke – Before There Were Easy Riders
Choke the Word – Enjoy the Parade
Fingers of the Sun – Fingers of the Sun
Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
Flashlights – Hidden Behind Trees
FourdeFyed – FourdeFyed
Gary Bragg – High Plains Storm
Hindershot – It’s Only Blood
Iuengliss – Blank Matter
Jim McTurnan & The Kids That Killed The Man – Joie De Vivre
* John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty (*Re-entry)
John Oates – Mississippi Mile
John Statz – Ghost Towns
John Statz – The Budapest Sessions [ep]
Jonathan Tiersten & Ten Tiers – We’ll See
Kentucky Parlor Pickers – Barn Burner
Molly Cottrell – Molly Cottrell
Molly Cottrell – Not What I Need [single]
Moon Duo – Mazes
Rene Marie – Voice Of My Beautiful Country
SPIV – Mini Brunette Club [singles]
Statewide Emergency – Carnivorous Carnival
Stingray Jones & the Mad Men – Stingray Jones & the Mad Men [select singles]
SuperCollider – SuperCollider
Surplus Cheaper Hands – It’s Your Parade
Tyler Gilmore’s Ninth and Lincoln – Static Line
Veronica – Emerging from Troubled Days

KAFM (Grand Junction)
1.  Elephant Revival – Break In the Clouds
2.  Megan Burtt – It Ain’t Love
3.  The Whiskey Bottles – Ain’t No Crime
4.  Stray Grass – Written In The Stars
5.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
5.  Juno What?! – Shameless
6.  Chuck Pyle – The Spaces in Between
6.  The Pineapple Crackers – Take A Ride
6.  The String Cheese Incident – Rhythm of the Road, Vol. 1 – Incident In Atlanta (11/17/00)

KCSU (Fort Collins)
1.  Air Dubai – Wonder Age
2.  Dubskin – No End in Time
2.  A.M. Pleasure Assassins – EP2
2.  Ghost in the Machine – S/T
2.  Iuenglisss – Blank Matter
3.  Blind Strike – Curse the Worst
3.  Danielle Ate the Sandwich – On the Planet Earth [single]

KDNK (Carbondale)
1.  Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
1.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
1.  Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
2.  Andrew Vogt – Cats Afoot
2.  Eef – I Ain’t Gonna Wait Forever
2.  Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
2.  Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – Sinners & Saints
2.  John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty
2.  Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore – Saints & Sinners
2.  Musketeer Gripweed – Dyin’ Day
2.  Tennis – Cape Dory

KGNU (Boulder)
1.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
2.  Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
3.  Great American Taxi – Reckless Habits
3.  Paper Bird – When the River Took Flight
4.  Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Family – Land of Fire
4.  Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore – Saints & Sinners
4.  Tennis – Cape Dory
5.  Pete Kartsounes – The Only Way I Know
5.  Romano Paoletti – Story of a Lifetime
5.  The Blue Canyon Boys – Mountain Bound

KOTO (Telluride)
1.  Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
2.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
2.  Musketeer Gripweed – Dyin’ Day
3.  Brad Goode – Tight Like This
3.  Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
3.  Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – Sinners & Saints
3.  Royal Peeps – Alessia’s Walk
3.  Tennis – Cape Dory
3.  Whiskey Blanket – No Object

KRCC (Colorado Springs)
1.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
2.  Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
3.  John-Alex Mason – Jook Joint Thunderclap
4.  Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
5.  Cahalen Morrison & Eli West – Holy Coming of the Storm
5.  Joe Johnson – A Time to Dance
5.  Justin Roth – Now You Know

KRFC (Fort Collins)
1.  Finnders and Youngberg – FY5
2.  Fierce Bad Rabbit – Spools of Thread
3.  Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Unentitled
4.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
5.  John-Alex Mason – Jook Joint Thunderclap
5.  Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Family – Land of Fire
5.  Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore – Saints & Sinners
6.  Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – Sinners & Saints
7.  Clarke Wright – Fiddleride
7.  Pura Fe Trio – Live! A Blues Night In North Carolina

KUNC (Greeley)
1.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
2.  John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty
3.  Chuck Pyle – The Spaces In Between
3.  Mandy Harvey – Smile
4.  Grant Gordy – Grant Gordy
4.  Jerry Palmer – Cherry Picking

KUVO (Denver)
1. Rene Marie – Voice Of My Beautiful Country
2. Fred Hess Big Band – Into the Open
3. Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New
4. Tyler Gilmore’s Ninth and Lincoln – Static Line

KVNF (Paonia)
1.  Danielle Ate the Sandwich – Two Bedroom Apartment
2.  Devotchka – 100 Lovers
2.  Paper Bird – When the River Took Flight
3.  Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
3.  Grant Gordy – Grant Gordy
4.  Otis Taylor – Clovis People, Vol. 3
4.  Rorey Carroll – Roadside Lullabies

The Colorado Sound
1.  Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
2.  Broken Everlys – Stoned In Juarez
2.  Peter Sommer – Tremolo Canteen
2.  Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Unentitled
3.  David James Band – Street Performer
3.  John McVey – Unpredictable
4.  Bonnie & the Clydes – Bonnie & the Clydes
4.  John Statz – Ghost Town
5.  Andrew Vogt – Cats Afoot
5.  Ego vs. Id – Taste
5.  Fox Street Allstars – Welcome To Mighty Pleasin’
5.  the Whiskey Bottles – Ain’t No Crime

Mojo’s Music Academy Announces Move & Expansion

March 29, 2011
Mojo’s Music Academy Announces Move & Expansion
New Longmont Facility to Open May 2nd

Mojo’s Music Academy (MMA) of Longmont, Colorado is pleased to announce the opening of a new music teaching facility in the Diagonal Service Center, 1350 Ken Pratt Boulevard. The expansion will create a music facility unlike any other in the greater Longmont area. Following a soft opening on May 2, MMA will host a grand opening celebration May 7, with more events being planned for May 14. Details will be announced soon.

MMA’s reputation as a music school with an emphasis on the art of music performance will be reflected in the new academy’s design. The centerpiece will be a 2000 sq. ft. performance venue equipped with full audio and video recording capabilities.The new facility will also include an 800 sq. ft. performance teaching studio, eight fully equipped teaching studios, a lounge for waiting parents and family, a staff lounge and small retail area. The larger rooms will be available for performers seeking a place to rehearse, shoot a live video, or host a performance.

Since opening in 2007, the original MMA location proved adequate for the school’s humble beginnings, however high demand for the teaching services and the popular Summer Rock Camp program meant many students had to be turned away. Weekly enrollment for private lessons is anticipated to triple in the upcoming months. In addition to private music instruction, MMA will also host frequent concerts, recitals, clinics,and workshops.These opportunities are available for all ages and are open to the public. The Ken Pratt Boulevard location was also chosen in part for its high visibility, convenience, ample parking, and proximity to restaurant and retail establishments. MMA’s heavy foot traffic will provide an economic boost to its new neighbors like Deli Zone and Studio Boom.

Registration for MMA Summer Rock Camps, June 6-August 5, is currently underway. MMA is also accepting new students on guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, flute, violin and viola, with new teachers to be added to accommodate requests for other instruments.

The new MMA facility is the apex of a dream for owners Paul and Jessica Rogalski.Jessica, a singer, and Paul, a bassist with a Berklee College of Music degree, met on the local music scene and a romantic and creative bond ensued. Eager to head out on their own, they formed local favorites Mojo Mama. The joy and freedom from performing, writing and recording original music with Mojo Mama compelled the couple to share that experience with those still learning music. They envisioned a music institution that offered more than just private lessons, believing that simply taking lessons via a music store limited student opportunities. MMA was designed to develop student music skills, and apply those skills to real performing and songwriting situations.

The Rogalskis are also active participants in the Longmont community. Paul is President of Artwalk Longmont, Jessica has been a judge for Longmont Idol, and they have volunteered for many philanthropic events including work with the Longmont Humane Society. In 2009 they participated in the Boulder County Youth Workforce program which provides summer employment for teens. One hire touched the couple so deeply they “promoted” her from employee to daughter. Jackie Peterson, a talented singer, violinist and pianist, is now under legal guardianship of the Rogalskis.The great successes of Mojo’s student bands like Watch For Wildlife and Lower Ambush include performing at Denver’s People’s Fair,Boulder Creek Fest , Oskar Blues, Boulder Outlook Hotel and winning Battle of the bands.

Contact:
Paul Rogalski
(303)776-3373
paul@mojosmusicacademy.com
mojosmusicacademy.com
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