FoCOMA Peer Award Winners 2020
Category: News & Notes
CP S14 EP01 2020
Happy New Year. Back in the office, and ready to grind. I hope you had a super fantabulous holiday season.
I made a change to how we do the MMMM (Monday Morning Music Meeting). Instead of voting to KEEP or DELETE the song from the CP library, I’m asking you to RATE THE MUSIC 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
Congratulations to the winners in the FoCOMA (Fort Collins Musicians Association) 2019 Peer Awards, held Sunday Jan 12 2020 at Washington’s Fort Collins (a CP supporter).
Along with all the other winners, the Fort Collins based Americana band Whippoorwill took home Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Performance of the Year and Americana/folk Band of the Year. Whippoorwill’s Alysia Kraft took home Front-Person of the Year honors .. both for her efforts in Whippoorwill and in Pattie Fiasco.
Among the evening’s highlights was a live appearance by the Beeves, one of the hottest up and coming rock bands in the region today. It’s pretty easy to see why they are, based on their brief two song set.
The Subdudes latest, Lickskillet, breaks the TOP 5 most reported Colorado titles in Roots Music Report this week (see below)
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
It’s pretty rare that I lead off with a video for a song I haven’t been able to play on the show yet, but the new single from Nathaniel Rateliff came out before it arrived in my in-box.
If you’re expecting a new roots R&B record, you’ll be sad. If you were hoping for new direction, you’ll be disappointed. This is a throwback record in Nathaniel’s diverse catalog of songs, and styles. Before there was Nathaniel Rateliff the rhythm and blues artist, there was Nathaniel the folk artist. Tossed in for good measure was Nathaniel the alternative rock artist (Born In the Flood) and indie folk-rock artist (the Wheel).
This won’t be an easy record to listen to. Nathaniel has suffered a divorce and the death of his friend and songwriting collaborator Richard Swift. We may love the Night Sweats swagger and swing, but Nathaniel has always been best when he has stripped away the layers and noise, and gotten quieter.
The Missouri born Denver transplant is destined for a Grammy Award nomination someday, and the kind of long career enjoyed by songwriters like John Prine (who he’s rumored to be doing an album with). Songs like this only add to the pedigree.
At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.
MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)
You make a big difference in what gets played on the show. Every week I share some or all of the new music … (D) (N) … played on the show with you here. You rating gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.
(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online
Let me know if there’s something you think I should play. Email coloradoplaylist@gmail.com
HOUR 1
Zephyr – Sierra Cowgirl – Sunset Ride (1974)
(D) High Road Home – Running Kind – Outrun the Seasons (2020)
Strange Americans – Rocks / Rolls – That Kind of Luster (2014)
Lettuce – Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Elevate (2019)
Slow Caves – Falling Through the Clouds – Falling (2019)
MAMA – Poor Mama – Bayoutopia (2009)
Kan’nal – Wolves – Myth Magic (2008)
(N) Last Call Romance – If It’s the Last Thing That I Do – Double Funeral, Vol. 1 EP (2020)
Wounded Bird – Medication For My Heart – Fools & Clowns, Pt.1 (2018)
Kyle Emerson – Worth It – Dorothy Alice (2017)
Keith Oxman – Afreaka – Glimpses (2018)
HOUR 2
Beast – Spaceman – Beast (1969)
(D) Rob Drabkin – Two Left Feet (The Way You Move) (2020)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Shoe Boot – Tearing At The Seams (2018)
Michael Trent – When I… – The Winner (2010)
The Still Tide – Keep It (2020)
Tyto Alba – Oh Pride – Sucker (2019)
Devotchka – Transliterator – A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008)
The Czars – Paint the Moon – Best Of (2004)
Wildermiss – Fallin’ – In My Mind (2020)
Instant Empire – I’m Alive – 12×12 (2018)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Wipeout Turn – New World Arisin’ (2017)
(D) Euforquestra – Some Things Are Not Known (single) (2020)
THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE
The obscure MAMA – Poor Mama – Bayoutopia (2009) is not on YouTube. It is, however, on Soundcloud and Spotify.
Weekly Colorado Spins Music Report
Roots Music Report is the only publication that allows djs from both internet and terrestrial radio stations around the WORLD to post up their weekly spins. The chart is updated every Monday.
Week Ending Jan 11, 2020
- Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene – City of Love
- The Lumineers – III
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Tearing at the Seams
- The Subdudes – Lickskillet
- Cass Clayton – Play Nice
105.5 The Colorado Sound & the Colorado Playlist Present:
- The Copper Children at the Bluebird, March 12 2020
- Kyle Emerson at Moxi Theater, Greeley Thurs, Feb 20 2020
- Musketeer Gripweed at Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins, Jan 18 2020
- Wildermiss, Slow Caves, The Still Tide at Washington’s FoCo Sat, Jan 18, 2020
FOR MORE SHOWS SEE COLORADOSOUND.ORG
CP S13 BEST OF 2019 PT 2
As I enter the 14th season of this show, it’s worth saying that when I started this show it was because so many of my closest friends and family had no idea who was who from Colorado.
Folks didn’t know that multi-Grammy winner Dianne Reeves went to George Washington High School in Denver or that Philip Bailey and two of the other members of Earth, Wind & Fire went to East High School; nor did they know that Indie.Arie was born in Aurora… or that such famous musicians as Dan Fogelberg, John Oates and others have made Colorado their home over the years.
And, of course, most didn’t know who the bands were with just a couple of Colorado residents, and those firmly made up of local players in our communities.
In light of that, we have Grammy nominated acts in our BEST of 2019 who did not live here full time (Indie.Arie) and whose bands only have two members living here (Lettuce). And one who is a native of Johannesburg, South Africa who has a farm outside of Boulder, and tours internationally (Gregory Alan Isakov). Of course, the Lumineers, who scored Album of the Year is originally from NYC.
We are a state of immigrants and native Coloradoans, who all contribute to our incredible music scene. Let’s keep it that way.
At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.
The Best of the Colorado Playlist 2019
HOUR 1
Cass Clayton – Flowers At My Feet – Play Nice (2019)
Avery J & the BA – The High Will Never Come Down- See U at the Crossroads (2019)
The Reminders – Dust and Bones – Unstoppable (2019)
The Yawpers – Child of Mercy – Human Question (2019)
Float Like A Buffalo – Gone By Morning (single) (2019)
Shovels & Rope – The Wire – By Blood (2019)
The Born Readies – Mean Genes (single) (2019)
The William Brothers Band – Outlaw Country (single) (2019)
The River Arkansas – Lady Luck – Any Kind of Weather (2019)
The Motet – What You Gonna Bring – Death Or Devotion
SuCh – The Real Thing – Wide Nose, Full Lips (2019)
OneRepublic – Wanted (single) (2019)
Matt Skellenger – Vitality – Vitality (2019)
HOUR 2
India.Arie – Steady Love – Worthy (2019)
The Barrelors – Ticket to Ride (single) (2019)
Pint and a Half – Not to Forget – Not To Forget (2019)
Lola Rising – Gravity (single) (2019)
Lettuce – Ready to Live – Elevate (2019)
Float Like a Buffalo – The Day – Back From Nowhere (2019)
Jackie & The Racket – Honky Tonk Tears – Goal Digger (2019)
South to Cedars – Supernovacaine – Tell Everyone (2019)
Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene – Leanin’ In – City of Love (2019)
Mark Oblinger – Little Bird – High Water Line (2019)
Brent Cowles – High to Low (single) (2019)
The Lumineers – Gloria – III (2019)
Wayne Wilkinson Trio – Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Proceed to Route (2019)
Best of 2019 YOUTUBE Playlist
Chris K's Colorado Playlist 