Category: News & Notes

Colorado Playlist S10 EP11 2016

Monday morning coffee and a dash of Colorado music … so last week was the debut of the Monday morning music meeting poll … where you get the chance, let me know which of the new songs I debuted over the weekend you liked best.  

Last week, The Patient Zeroes crushed with over 74% of the vote!   Now, I can say that the band urged their fans to come and vote for them – but what good candidate (and a few bad ones out there) doesn’t, right?   Here’s the song that crushed… 

and that’s just TWO guys … ! …

okay .. so it’s Monday afternoon now, and my day has gotten off to a roaring late start!  LOL

Sorry to announce that Radio 94.9 in NoCO has canceled the show on Sunday mornings, as a result of my show moving into the 10AM time slot on 105.5FM and no doubt me now being a part of the on air staff at 105.5 … it made no sense for 94.9 to continue the show in that time slot on Sunday morning.  I want to thank my old friend Stu Haskell for inviting me in three years ago.  I deeply appreciate the support.

Don’t forget to vote for your favorites from this week below.

 

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

SHEL has managed to impress with their renditions of two of rock’s greatest epic songs — Led Zepplin’s Battle of Evermore and this one from Metallica …

 

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Support for Chris K’s Colorado Playlist comes courtesy of The Historic Mishawaka Amphitheatre — Celebrating 100 yrs of music and dancing in the Poudre Canyon.

Presenting:  The 10th Anniversary Party of the Colorado Playlist on Sunday June 5th … Details TBA, but I can say that my band GOATZ! will be making its second appearance at the Mish (though without my bff and lead guitarist Chris Jackowski who is on vaca that wkend and cannot make the show).

 

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

what are your favorites this week?

COLORADO PLAYLIST S10 EP11 APRIL 2016

HOUR 1

The Trolls “Stupid Girl” (1966)
Soul Survivors “Have It All Your Way” (1969)
(D) Monaco and Alameda “Travelling Song” (Wherever He Goes) from Well and Alive (2016)  
Pandas & People “On My Way” from Pandas & People (2014)
Megan Burtt “Fast as I Go” from The Bargain (2015)
(D) Vermillion Road “Run” (2016) 
The Heyday “Had a Feeling” from Till We See the Sun (2010)
Hello Dollface “Warrior of Light” from Warrior of Light (2016)
Mercury Project “Refuge” from Soapbox Jive (2004)
(N) The Ghost of Joseph Buck “Dividing Line” from Scenic EP (2016) 
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado “wheels” from Western Branches (2013)
Johnny Hickman “The Great Decline” from Palmehenge (2005)
Ben Markley “5-20” from Second Introduction (2009)

HOUR 2

Zephyr “I Must Be Dreaming” from Heartbeat (1982)
Boenzee Cryque “Watch The Time” from Watch The Time (1967)
(D) Big Gigantic “The Little Things (feat. Angela McCluskey)” (2016) 
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014)
Bad Weather California “Keep it Together” from Back Seats (2013)
(D) Dyrty Byrds “State of Grace” from Failure is Feedback (2016) 
Cassie Taylor “No Ring Blues” from Out of My Mind (2012)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “New World Arisin’” from New World Arisin’ (2016)
You Me and Apollo “Ghosts” from Sweet Honey (2014)
(N) Soundrabbit “All I Need” from Don’t Forget to Remember (2016) 
Chimney Choir “Union Station” from Boomtown (2015)
Reed Foehl “Caroline” from Lost in the West (2014)
Ben Haugland “point of no return” from POINT OF NO RETURN (2012)

RAISING THE ROOF: PORTION OF MISHAWAKA TICKET SALES TO HELP FAMILY BUILD A HOME

RAISING THE ROOF: PORTION OF MISHAWAKA TICKET SALES TO HELP FAMILY BUILD A HOME

$1 of each June show ticket sold goes to Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity “House That Beer Built II” project

BELLVUE, Colo., April 4, 2016 — In June 1916, Mishawaka Amphitheatre’s original owner Walter S. Thompson began constructing the venue’s dance hall by hand, with the help of friends and extended family. Building on that historic event 100 years later, and continuing the celebration of community and collaboration, Mishawaka Amphitheatre will partner with Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity and several craft breweries to contribute to a home for a local family via “The House That Beer Built II” (HTBBII). One dollar of every Mishawaka show ticket sold in June 2016 will be pledged to the construction of a home for the Beavers, a family of four in Fort Collins.

“As we continue to celebrate the Mish100 anniversary throughout our show season, we are discovering a lot of joy in tying in the venue’s history with events that positively impact our present-day community,” said Dani Grant, Mishawaka’s general manager. “Helping a local family build a home feels like a continuation of all the love and care that Walter S. Thompson put into the Mish when he built the dance hall 100 years ago.”

Grant said that funds collected from June ticket sales will be presented by the Mishawaka on July 6 to Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity at the Lagoon Summer Concert Series at Colorado State University. Highly danceable funk-roots-soul band Eufórquestra will perform at the free event from 6 – 8 p.m.

“We are thrilled to have the support of generous community partners like Mishawaka Amphitheatre, who help make it possible for Habitat to continue to create affordable homeownership opportunities in the Fort Collins area. The original owner of ‘The Mish’ left a barn-raising legacy by building this community space that has served the community for 100 years. It is an honor to help them celebrate this hands-on accomplishment with something so fitting as neighbors building the House That Beer Built II home together,” said Kristin Candella, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity.

Twelve local craft breweries and five community partners are participating in the HTBBII project, contributing funds and volunteer labor. Every Habitat homebuyer family contributes 250 – 500 hours of sweat equity building their home before purchasing it, and then pays back a zero-interest mortgage. In 2013, the original Fort Collins “House That Beer Built” project helped rebuild a home for a family whose house was destroyed by the devastating High Park fire in Rist Canyon.

Four June shows have already been scheduled at The Mish, with more to be revealed at the April 16 lineup announcement event at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.themishawka.com. To learn more about HTBBII and other Habitat for Humanity initiatives, visit www.fortcollinshabitat.org.

Season 10 | EP04 FEB 1 2016

Here over the next couple of weeks, you’ll notice some changes to The Colorado Sound.

As of today, The Colorado Sound Live365 no longer exists.  Apparently one of the dominant reasons may have been due to an increase in royalty rates established late in 2015 by the Copyright Royalty Board, which sets streaming rates for Internet broadcasters.

According to a report in Forbes over the weekend, “Late in 2015, the Copyright Royalty Board handed down its decision about what internet radio services will need to pay per stream, and it apparently hurt Live365 so much that it can no longer afford for the rights to play music.”

Other changes include a new name, a new URL, and new imaging and branding along with news about upcoming 10th Anniversary events.  …. AND .. I received an email from a brand new LPFM (low power FM) station going live in Denver this summer that they’d like to talk to me about airing the show.  #fingerscrossed

As much as I’m the voice and face of this show, it is my wife Pattie who is the real driving force – the quiet heart of the show, and the band.  As I write this morning, my wife lies in the bedroom, only days away from transitioning.

I know in advance I’m forgiven if I don’t publish this week … and I’ll be forgiven for the personal appearances I may not be able to make in the near future.   Depending on how things develop over the next couple of days, I may not be producing a show this week or next.

That all said, I hope you’ll join me for a couple of incredible events planned for the next week or so.  My attendance or not, withstanding.

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COLORADO MUSIC SPOTLIGHT EVENTS

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Friday, February 5 AN EVENING WITH RICHIE FURAY  A special intimate acoustic show with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Richie Furay and some local members of his band.  Friday, February 5 at 6:30 PM Broomfield Auditorium.  Show info and tickets

My girl!

My girl!

Wednesday February 10 2016 – A CONCERT FOR THE KRESGES featuring The Subdudes, Chris Daniels, Megan Burtt, Danny Shafer and Chris K … includes drinks, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and a silent auction!

This is an absolute RSVP event. It is a catered event with hors d’oeuvres, dessert and and drinks included in the ticket price and the promoter needs to be able to tell her caterer how many people to plan for … pls contact the event organizer, Megan Andrea Flotten for information about the silent auction and for any questions or concerns you might have.   TICKETS

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SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoSpokesBUZZ Fort Collins is seeking an energetic executive director for our evolving nonprofit organization. This is a part-time position with room to grow, ideal for a community-minded candidate with a passion for local music.  INFO

Applications for the SpokesBUZZ Class of 2017 are now OPEN. The deadline for application submission isFebruary 26, 2016, at 5 p.m. Mountain Time.  Current and former SpokesBUZZ bands include The Yawpers, Grant Farm, Grim & Darling, Gasoline Lollipops, and many many others …

Mish Logo JPGThe Colorado Sound is supported by The Historic Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Northern Colorado’s Musical Playground – Celebrating 100 Years in 2016.   Come celebrate the Mishawaka’s 100th anniversary with a series of events, specials, community-minded collaborations and concerts, kicking off in January with festivities extending through September 2016.

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KUNC 2KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

Feb 2-5

  • Samuel Lee
  • CITRA
  • Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
  • Wednesday 12:20 pm
  • Thursday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
  • Friday 1:20 pm
  • 91.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • 91.7FM Denver, Golden
  • 102.7FM Boulder
  • 105.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • online at KUNC.org

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PLAYLIST S10|EP04

HOUR 1

The Winebottles “Boston Song” from More Than Mountains (2000)
Somerset Catalog “Landing Gear” from Lonely Fang (2016)
The Czars “What I Can Do for You” from Before …But Longer (2000)
Coral Creek “Cryin’ Bout My Baby” from Coral Creek (2015)
(N) Blue Canyon Boys “Wake Up, The Party’s Over” from Blue Canyon Boys (2016)
Reed Foehl “Caroline” from Lost in the West (2014)
SuCH (Su Charles) “Heaven” from Trial and Error (2014)
Sherri Jackson “Tell Me” from Catalyst (2000)
The Northern Empty “Suzie” from Suzie (2016)
Jeff Brinkman Strange” from Strange (2012) …. NEWS broke late last week that Jeff and his wife have now moved to the Santa Barbara area of California, where Jeff has build a credible fanbase.  Good luck to Jeff in his future musical endeavors – — here’s Strange … 
Acoustic Junction “Oh Me Oh My” from Strange Days (2000)
Jeff Jenkins Organization “Braking Bad” from The Arrival (2015)

HOUR 2

India.Arie “Ready for Love” from Acoustic Soul (2001)
(N) David Starr “Afraid” from Love and Sabotage (2016)
Jeff Finlin “is this love” from Ballad Of A Plain Man (2008)
Subdudes “Social Aid and Pleasure Club” from Behind the Levee (2006)
Maxwell Mud “Blues for Breakfast” from Maxwell Mud (2015)
Lannie Garrett “You Belong to Me” from Just for a Thrill (2004)
Post Paradise “All There is” from Bring It To Life (Side A) (2015)
Strange Americans “Aggro” from That Kind of Luster (2014)
Churchill “Change” from Change EP (2012)
(D) Big Head Todd & The Monsters “New World Arisin’” from New World Arisin’ (2016) 
The Patti Fiasco “Small Town Lights” from Small Town Lights (2013)
(D) Ryan A. Fourt “Air Gun (Daisy’s Revenge)” from Big Slick (2016)