July 15, 2014 – Fort Collins, CO – Now entering the third successful year, Colorado music nonprofit SpokesBUZZ is excited to announce the partner bands that will participate in BandSwap 2014.
This year, the program will send Colorado bands to play shows with partner bands in partner cities in late September, then bring the bands and their partners back to Colorado for a series of shows and events in early October.
BandSwap is a musical and cultural alliance among like-minded cities combining the best of grassroots collaboration, cross-promotion, creative connectivity and most of all, the unrivaled experience of live music.
Returning as partner cities in the BandSwap 2014 program are Madison, Chico, Lafayette, Portland and Nashville; Athens and Charleston are this year’s freshman class.
BandSwap creates a stage for other opportunities for connections among the cities through innovative cultural programming. This year, in addition to the performances in outbound cities and homecoming cities, BandSwap includes InnovationSwap, SynchroniCITY parties and Cultural Spotlight.
Please stay tuned, as we’ll be announcing more details (more bands, venues, dates, and more!) in the coming months. And bookmark the BandSwap website and SpokesBUZZ Facebook page for more updates.
SpokesBUZZ founder Dani Grant says, “Traditional touring is linear and very slow to grow. The theory behind BandSwap is to build reciprocity and strong relationships with bands, venues, civic partners, music industry professionals and local artist support organizations. That reciprocity helps create a network that can grow fan bases for artists and spread some civic pride at the same time…. In addition to sharing a stage and marquee in their respective cities, all the bands will also share resources, industry contacts and community connections while attracting attention to this unique program and the progressive cities that embody BandSwap’s cooperative, creative spirit.”
My wife loves this picture. She says it is only the second time she’s seen me smile in 15 years. I don’t believe that, do you? 😉 LOL
I hope your holiday weekend was a blast. It was a week long festival in my life beginning with the 25th Annual Colorado Brewers Festival last weekend (a HUGE success) … with the Delta Sonics on July 5 and Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band with Erica Brown and Merrian “MJ” Johnson on the 3rd … here’s some video. 🙂
NEW STATIONS – NEW DAY – NEW TIME – NEW FEATURE
“Starting July 12, KUNC’s weekend lineup will change with a new focus on music, creativity, and storytelling. Many favorites are moving back to requested times, while we are pleased to announce that KUNC is debuting several new future favorites.” – KUNC Content Director Kirk Mowers
Very happy and proud to announce that KUNC has added The Colorado Sound to their newly revamped weekend lineup. You can now hear The Colorado Sound on KUNC every Saturday at 2PM.
Front Range (inc. Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Fort Collins) 91.5
Grand County 91.9
Haxtun/Holyoke 90.5
Julesburg/Ovid 89.1
Leadville 91.7
Morgan County 96.7
North Park 90.7
Salida 89.9
Steamboat Springs 88.5
Sterling 90.3
Vail 90.9
Wray 93.5
Yuma 88.3
NEW FEATURE
Along with the addition of KUNC and its 20 frequencies is the debut of OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC. You will be able to download the podcast from KUNC, Radio 949, and from our SoundCloud page. My first guest is Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Chris Daniels.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Funding for the Colorado Sound has been provided by several fans, and by my friends Chuck and Bill Grewe at Colorado Case Company, and Dani Grant at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, and SpokesBUZZ. It would mean a lot if you’d visit their websites and look at what they’re doing for Colorado music and musicians.
Crucifix is a relatively newcomer to the Colorado music scene. Originally from Atlanta GA, Crucifix hooks up with a couple of his pals from the southland for this up date remake of the Journey classic.
PLAYLIST S8 EP26 JULY 2014
(D) – album, ep, or single played for the first time
(N) – new cut from previously debuted album or ep.
Jill Sobule “Too Cool To Fall In Love” from Things Here Are Different (1990) Wendy Woo “Sundrops” from Wide Awake and Dreaming (1999) The Samples “Warm & Sunny” from Black & White (2004) (D) Slopeside “Moonshine” from One Lane Town (2014) Jeff Scroggins & Colorado “Wheels” from Western Branches (2013) (D) Bukshot, Boondox, Crucifix “Don’t Stop” [single] (2014) Katey Laurel “Hurricane” from Periscope (2014) Soundrabbit “From The World I Have Known” from Tree Trunk Airplanes (2009) Instant Empire “Keep Up!” from Keep Up! (2013) Tallgrass “Old Town” from Better Than Medicine (2014) Head for The Hills “Never Does” from Blue Ruin (2013) Raincheck “Right There” from Raincheck (2012) Dianne Reeves “Today Will Be A Good Day” from When You Know (2008) Zephyr “Sold My Heart” from Sunset Ride (2000) Acoustic Junction “Strange Days” from Strange Days (2000) (D) Pandas & People “On My Way” from Pandas & People (2014) Nathaniel Rateliff “Nothing to Show For” from Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2014) Nina Storey “Think Twice” from Think Twice (2013) Yo, Flaco! “American Music” from Goin’ At It (2002) (N) Calder’s Revolvers “Wash Away My Sins” from Sunday Morning (2014) Blue Canyon Boys “Up On The Hill” from Next Go ‘Round (2012) Churchill “Change” from War Within EP (2013) Mosey West “Old Stone” from Bermuda (2014) Jim Stranahan “Hip Street” from Free For All (2010)
Now back to work with you! LOL. And don’t forget to keep The Colorado Sound Live365 tuned in at your desk. Download the app.
I am insanely late this month 😦 …. … … BUT WHAT AN EXCUSE! I just wish I could release the news before July 7. Guess you’ll just have to be here then 😉
In the meantime … here are the picks and hits from June. Enjoy.
VIDEO PICKS – JUNE 2014
TOP 40 Spins June 2014
305 titles tracked
170 (56%) titles reported as played at least once in the reporting period
Stations/shows surveyed: 15
(CC) = Colorado Connection
(D) = album/ep/single debut on chart
(R) = reenter
[date] = Date added to reporting list
X number = number of stations playing
(1) 1. String Cheese Incident– Song In My Head (SCI Fidelity) Rock/jamband [March 17, 2014] 10
(5) 2. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Folk [Sept 1, 2013]
(4) 3. Eurforquestra – Fire (self) Urban Contemporary / funk, reggae [Feb 22, 2014]
(2) 4. The Motet – The Motet (self) Urban Contemporary / funk [Jan 4, 2014]
(11) 5. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey (self) Indie/alternative [April 5, 2014]
(6) 6. Big Head Todd & the Monsters– Black Beehive (Shout! Factory) Rock [Jan 25, 2014]
(3) 7. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies (Its Evolving Records) Folk [Aug 1, 2013]
(22) 8. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore– Love Runner (Remington Road Records) Americana [Dec 21,2013]
(8) 9. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters(self) Americana/bluegrass [Oct 1, 2013]
(7) 10. Musketeer Gripweed –Floods and Fires(self) Rock/jamband [March 29, 2014]
(14) 11. Chimney Choir – (compass)(self) Folk [June 1, 2013]
(23) 12. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [March 1,2014] (R) 13. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry (Swingfingers Records) Americana/bluegrass [Aug 1, 2013]
(13) 14. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time (self) Rock/jamband [May 1, 2014]
(9) 15. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk [June 22, 2013]
(18) 16. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May 18, 2013]
(R) 17. The Patti Fiasco – Small TownLights (self) Rock [July 23, 2013]
(20) 18. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (self) Americana [July 7, 2013]
(25) 19. 3 Twins – De Nada(Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana [June 20, 2013]
(17) 20. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls (Marion-Lorraine) Pop/adult contemporary [March 21, 2014]
(22) 20. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan 20, 2013]
(21) 21. Monocle Band – Monocle Band (self) Folk/folk-rock [Sept 1, 2013]
(10) 22. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream (self) Americana [Nov 30, 2013]
(D) 23. Calder’s Revolvers – Sunday Morning (self) Rock [June 13, 2014] (R) 24. Drag The River – Drag the River (Xtra Mile Records) Rock [Oct 1, 2013]
(12) 25. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel (self) Americana [Nov 1, 2013]
(31) 26. Dragondeer – Don’t That Feel Good EP (self) Rock [March 14, 2014]
(27) 26. Mosey West – Bermuda (self) Rock [Nov 2, 2013]
(R) 27. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Folk [June 1, 2013]
(24) 28. Gipsy Moon – Eventide (self) Folk [May 20, 2014]
(R) 29. OneRepublic– Native (Mosely/Interscope) Pop/rock [April 13, 2013]
(R) 30. Katey Laurel – Periscope (self) Pop [Aug 1, 2013]
(25) 31. Grant Sabin –Anthromusicology (Blank Tape) Rock [Jan10, 2013]
(R) 32. Paper Bird – Rooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb 16, 2013]
(15) 32. Young Ancients – Y/A (self) Americana [Feb 22, 2014]
(24) 33. Head for the Hills– Blue Ruin (self) Americana/bluegrass [June 1, 2013]
(D) 34. Sofie Reed – Red Hen (self) Blues/folk [June 20, 2014] (19) 35. Various – SpokesBUZZ Vol. IV Band Together (SpokesBUZZ) Rock/various [Dec 14, 2013]
(R) 36. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Do You Want Me Now? [single] (self) Rock/pop [Jan 1, 2014]
(R) 37. Toad In the Hole – Apt 203 (self) Rock [Oct 1, 2013]
DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 JUNE
16. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
26. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
26. Tennis – Small Sound
28. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
29. Kristi Stice – Under the Willow
30. Lawn Chair Kings – Zombies Wake!
31. Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life
32. Kate LeRoux – Phoenix
32. The Samples – America
32. Wendy Woo Band – Live
33. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
ADDS JUNE 2014
Calder’s Revolvers – Sunday Morning
Crowboy – Kicking Up the Clouds
Kramies – The Folklore Sessions
Paul Kimbiris – Dark Side of Pearl
Sofie Reed – Red Hen
STATION BY STATION
[X] = number of titles reported
Stations reporting / showing under 10 current titles not shown.
KAFM (Grand Junction) [25]
1. Eurforquestra – Fire
2. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
3. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
4. The Motet – The Motet
5. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time
KDNK (Carbondale) [12]
1. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
1. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires
1. The Motet – The Motet
1. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
KDUR (Durango) [12]
1. Eurforquestra – Fire
2. The Motet – The Motet
3. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
3. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
KGNU (Boulder)[25]
1. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
3. Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels – Honky Tonk Bastard World
3. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman
3. Paper Bird – Rooms
KRCC (Colorado Springs) [10]
1. Eurforquestra – Fire
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. Chimney Choir – (compass)
3. The Motet – The Motet
4. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
KRFC (Fort Collins) [100+]
1. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
2. Young Ancients – Y/A
3. Various – SpokesBUZZ Vol. IV Band Together
4. Mosey West – Bermuda
5. Cary Morin – Streamline
KSUT (Ignacio) [10]
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Toad In the Hole – Apt 203
3. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
KUNC (Greeley) [10]
1. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
2. 3 Twins – De Nada
3. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
4. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
4. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
KVNF (Paonia) [12]
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
2. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
2. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream
3. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
OPEN AIR 1340 (Denver) [50]
1. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman
2. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls
3. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
4. Dragondeer – Don’t That Feel Good EP
5. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
The Colorado Sound [50]
1. Calder’s Revolvers – Sunday Morning
1. Drag The River – Drag the River
1. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman
1. Sofie Reed – Red Hen
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
Chris K's Colorado Playlist 