Category: News & Notes

The Colorado Sound – S7 EP27 July 2013

chris at ob hmls sunday june 16 2013No time for chit chat this week folks  – I’m on a tear.   No video this week.  No music shares this week.  But some interesting buzz to share.  Super busy this week.  Friday night … Emcee Liz Barnez and Hazel Miller show – Old Town Square, Fort Collins.  Saturday 12PM-10PM = sound at the Denver Post Underground Music Showcase (DPUMS)/South Broadway Christian Church.  Sunday 3PM-11PM = sound at DPUMS/Mutiny.

So the question is, why has there been no followup to the news that Churchill has broken up, canceled two arena tours, and a Jay Leno appearance?  No one .. not Westword, not the Denver Post, not me .. not anyone I know in the press has provided a followup to the HeyReverb.com article announcing the “breakup.”  My attempts yesterday to find the answer only resulted in a deeper mystery.  Sources close to the band “informed me” (subtle insides that I had to infer meanings from) that the band may not have “broken up” and may be working on solving the problems that precipitated the “break up” to begin with.  In the meantime, members of Churchill along with Dan Craig have launched a new project called Navy that I’ll be looking out for.

That’s it .. gotta run .. here’s the playlist

PLAYLIST S7 EP27 July 2013

The Astronauts “Baja” from Movin’ (American Surf and Sand Album) (2011)
The Rainy Daze “That Acapulco Gold” [single] (1967)
Rick Roberts “In My Own Small Way” from Windmills (1973)
SHEL “When The Dragon Came Down” from SHEL (2012)
String Cheese Incident “Tinder Box” from Untying the Not (2003)
Lisa Bell “Bring the Love” from The Italian Project (2013)
(D) Foxfield Four “Weatherman (feat. Mathenee)” from Weatherman EP (2013)
The ReMinders “Africa On My Mind” from Born Champions (2012)
Flobots “The Rose and the Thistle” from The Circle in the Square (2012)
Head for The Hills “Never Does” from Blue Ruin (2013)
Rob Roper “Me” from Misfit (2011)
I’m With Her “Gonna Be Sad” from I’m With Her (2011)
Ryan Chrys “The Road Never Ends” from A Lick & A Promise (2013)
Jonny Barber & the Living Deads “Rockaway Beach” from Jonny Barber & the Living Deads (2011)
Brad Goode “St. Louis Blues” from Chicago Red (2013)
Chris Daniels “Better Days” from Better Days (2012)
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Roadhouse Music” from When You’re Cool (1987)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Shine A Light” from Maestro & the Elephant (2013)
Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams “The Only Thing I Like” from Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (2013)
(D) Churchill “The Surgeon” from Colorado Live and Local Vol 1 (2013)
Cassie Taylor “Out of My Mind” from Out Of My Mind (2013)
Beki Hemingway “Lose My Mind” from I Have Big Plans for the World (2013)
Idlewhile Band “Dragonfly” from Live at the Walnut Room EP Vol 1 (2012)
Electric Swingset “Inebriated Witchdoctor” from Inebriated Witchdoctor (1996)
The Samples “Wild River” from Return to Earth (2001)
Selina Albright “Why Does Life” from Brighter (2013)
Beats Noir! “Talkin and Talkin” from Where the Sun Goes Down (2013)
El Toro de la Muerte “Dancer” from Dancer These Days (2011)
GogoLab “Honey Trap” from Border Patrol (2013)

The Colorado Sound S7 EP26 July 2013

chris at ob hmls sunday june 16 2013When you get to do what I do for my life and living everyday it stands to reason that I am very lucky goat.  Thursday night I got to host the Bohemian Nights Thursday Night Downtown Concert Series with Dave Beegle & the Jurrassicasters .. one of the region’s most popular classic rock cover bands the past couple of decades now… and it showed based on the overcapacity record setting crowd we had Thursday night.

Friday night I hosted the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association Summer Sessions – this week with the Matt Skinner Band opening for the Patti Fiasco… and let me say that band leader Alysia Kraft  is one of the most entertaining front persons I’ve ever seen .. locally or nationally.  The band will be up in front of Born in the Flood at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest on Aug 17 … they’ll also (hopefully) be releasing their new album in time for Bohemian Nights at New West Fest, Aug 16-18.  Dave Beegle is currently mixing and mastering … they have, they said, one more mixing session left to go… I heard one specific cut Friday night called “Black Magic” (at least that was the refrain) – that is sure to be a “hit” with Colorado djs.

This week’s headlines were not all included in the show itself. Churchill has broken up.  However, at the time of this writing I can find only one source for this information – and that source quoted a “band representative.”  I imagine this story will be more deeply researched and reported on this coming week by either Westword’s Dave Herrera or the folks at HeyReverb.com which is where the story broke.

In other news …

I got the new Escape Goats release “On the Lam” but not in time for this week’s show … so look for that next week.  No good news on any forthcoming Dave Beegle record however.  He and I talked on Thursday night when his band the Jurassicasters played Old Town Square … he said basically he’s got it going, but can’t determine when it will get done.. it’s been in the “it’s going stage” for over a year now and he’s so busy with other projects right now he can’t find time to work on his own.  He’s also working hard to get the new Lion Drome release done.

Other titles that came in this week – for next week’s show – new releases from Esther Sparks & the Whiskey Remedy, Taylor Mesple, and Foxfield Four.

This week I look forward to hosting Selas​ee & Fafa Family on Thursday night  … and two of my BFGFs (can goats have BFGFs?) .. Liz Barnez and Hazel Miller on Friday night.  All shows are FREE, ALL AGES, and begin promptly at 7PM.  Thurs nights done by 9-ish, Friday nights done at 10:30PM.

VIDEO PICK of the WEEK:  Leftover Salmon has launched a promotional drive for each of the next four singles + Breckenridge Brewery … so about the only way you can get this killer new jam is by grabbing some BB ale … that’s all I know really … enjoy … 

PLAYLIST S7 EP26 July 2013

Acoustic Junction “Goodbye World” from Strange Days (2000)
Kip Winger “Sure Was A Wildflower” from Songs from the Ocean Floor (2000)
(D) AdrienneO “Innocence” from Superchromatic (2013)Monroe Monroe “Adore” from Hello Moon (2011)
Lion Drome “Curve of the Earth” from Curve of the Earth (2013)
(D) Gristle Gals Band “Jukie’s Ball” from Sweet Pea (2013)(N) Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Beaver Hat Boogie” from Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (2013)
Cary Morin “Live A Little” from Streamline (2013)
(N) Whiskey Bottles “Baby, Your Bad Luck” from Grandville (2013)
(D) Rossonian “Garuda” from Rossonian (2013)Varlet “Eastern” from The Drifter (2012)
Rose Hill Drive “Baby Don’tcha Know Your Man” from Americana (2011)
Jon Wirtz “Watching The World Wake Up” from Tourist (2013)
String Cheese Incident “Sirens” from Untying the Not (2003)
Kyle Hollingsworth “The Way It Goes” from Then There’s Now (2009)
(D) Leftover Salmon “High Country” from High Country (2013)
Cassie Taylor “Again” from Out Of My Mind (2013)
(D) Joe Johnson “Who’s Gonna Go Your Bond” [advance single] (2013)
Achille Lauro “Hard Pressed” from Flight or Flight (2012)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Everything’s Alright” from Spools of Thread (2010)
(D) John Gunther’s Safari Trio “Sisters (featuring John Hadfield)” from Surrender (2013)

The Colorado Sound S7 EP25 July 2013

chris at ob hmls sunday june 16 2013So I had an interesting meeting this week.  I met with Clear Channel NoCO market manager Stu Haskell, whom I’ve known for a few decades now – and 107.9 The Bear morning man and program director Doc Jarnagin (he’s been on the air at the Bear for 13 years now .. WOW … who knew?) –  about the new station, Radio 94.9FM.  Essentially, it’s a transponder frequency tied to their HD2 signal (HD radio is not the same as HDTV).

At 100 watts of radiant power, don’t expect to hear this station outside of Fort Collins, Loveland, and perhaps Greeley (I haven’t made the drive to check it out).  Once you drop south of Berthoud you lose it.  However, iHeart Radio and their website are both good places to listen in at if you’re out of listening range to the terrestrial signal.

From a programming perspective, it’s what is known as a AAA station (adult album alternative) – akin if you will to KBCO with considerably more depth, and touches of early era KTCL programming philosophy.  Both Doc and Stu made it a point that this new station would have a CO focus – but the details are still being worked out.  The actual percentage of CO music to be focused upon appears to be up in the air.  Stu commented at one point they might do one featured CO cut an hour (roughly 7-8% of an hourly playlist).

We agreed in principle that The Colorado Sound would be a nice addition to the programming, as well as my help in consulting them on what’s hot in CO. The actual day and time they’d place The Colorado Sound is also still being considered, with Stu suggesting Sunday nights.  The conversation has only just begun –

— in the meantime don’t forget to check out The Colorado Sound @ Live365 for an all day all Colorado musical experience … stream it on your tablet, laptop, or pc … or via the Live365 app.  G3 and G4 data plans work really well, and surprisingly doesn’t eat that much data as I’ve learned from listening to the station in the car and at the gym every day.

New music coming next week from:  Dave Preston, Joe Johnson, the Escape Goats, AdrienneO, the Gristle Gals Band and more … make sure to check out the stations and schedules page ..

No new music shares this week — other than the Video of the Week pick from The ReMinders out of Colorado Springs – who I happened upon when I was invited to vote for the best of the Springs here recently …

PLAYLIST S7 EP25 July 2013

Bob Lind “Elusive Butterfly” from Elusive Butterfly (1966)
(D) Bob Lind “How Dare You Love Me” from Finding You Again (2013)
(N) 3 Twins “Now I See” from De Nada (2013)
Thom Chacon “Ain’t Gonna Take Us Alive” from Thom Chacon (2013)
The Lumineers “Big Parade” from The Lumineers (2012)
WhiteWater Ramble “Dear Mr. Bankman” from Roots & Groove (2013)
String Cheese Incident “Walk This Way” from The String Cheese Incident (1997)
Chris Thompson “Traffic” from The Road Ahead (2010)
Leftover Salmon “Sing Up to the Moon” from Aquatic Hitchhiker (2012)
Otis Taylor “Blue Rain In Africa” from My World Is Gone (2013)
Sera Cahoone “Naked” from Deer Creek Canyon (2012)
SHEL “On My Way” from SHEL (2012)
H2 Big Band “Singing In the Rain” from You’re It! (2011)
Dianne Reeves “Afro Blue” from I Remember (1988)
Electric Swingset “Middle Ground” from Inebriated Witchdoctor (1996)
Devotchka “Along the Way” from Live With the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (2012)
Jeff Brinkman “Face” from Strange (2012)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Time Machine” from Maestro & the Elephant (2013)
(D) Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Zombies!” from Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (2013)
Cassie Taylor “New Orleans” from Out Of My Mind (2013)
Dressy Bessy “Who’d Stop the Rain” from Electrified (2005)
Bad Weather California “When You Smile” from Sunkissed (2012)
Elephant Revival “Don’t Drift too Far” from It’s Alive (2012)
Joe Sampson “Moon Up Above” from Kill Our Friends (2012)
Fingers of the Sun “The Leaves Were So Green” from Fingers of the Sun (2011)
Andrew Vogt “Jeep is Jumpin’” from Cats Afoot (2010)