The 14th Annual NedFest in Nederland, CO is only weeks away and the festival will feature the first time collaboration of longtime music friends and colleagues Keller Williams, Kyle Hollingsworth, Steve Kimock and Dave Watts. The three-day outdoor music, arts and microbrew festival features bluegrass, jazz, jam and world music, making this fusion a natural fit to close out the weekend.
Now that’s just seriously badass.
We are now officially half way through 2012. I always wind up thinking what’s tracking HOT for the year about now … what are going to be the top releases of 2012 before anything new breaks big after the summer season. So far, the following records are leading the score board.
The Lumineers – #1 in June, May, April and March spins. “The Lumineers” has been the most successful national export of Colorado music this year, so far, followed somewhat closely by Tennis‘ latest “Young and Old.” The album has managed a top 10 position in July, and top 4 going back to March and has placed the band in some pretty impressive national spotlights. Otis Taylor is among the handful of top 5 acts so far in 2012 also. “Otis Taylor’s Contraband” manages a top 10 finish this month, with top 5 finishes in each of the preceding four months.
So far in the first six months, other releases that have managed to make a significant impact statewide have been those by Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Bad Weather California, Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, Longest Day of the Year, and Leftover Salmon. I also expect we’ll see the O’Brien Party of 7 extend their top 5 debut this month into a top 5 or 10 release for the year.
No word yet from KAFM (Grand Junction) on their search for a new program director.
Regional market vet Benji McPhail has been named music director and on air host at national top 20 ranked public radio station KUNC (Greeley). Benji recently had been doing weekends at Open Air 1340 (Denver), preceded by stints at KGNU (Boulder), KCUV (Denver), KKPL/99.9 The Planet (Fort Collins), and KBCO – now well over more than a decade doing radio regionally. Within only a couple of weeks since arriving at KUNC, the on-air sound has changed noticeably.
Long gone are the days when only marginally popular styles of sedate classical and down tempo acoustic music dominated KUNC’s set lists – today it’s a much more steady dose of records that would likely make many critics best of lists from throughout the past 40+ years – emphasis on current/contemporary adult . Benji has great ears … and with just him and Wendy Wham on the mics, the mid-day energy has noticeably brightened as a result of a more contemporary focus on the music …and Benji’s many years on the air regionally at more commercially oriented stations.
KUNC has supported some regional artists throughout the years – especially favoring the likes of guitarists Dave Beegle and Jerry Palmer out of Loveland and Fort Collins … and singer songwriters such as NoCo residents Wendy Woo and Liz Barnez. And I know that Benji has supported music from here in Colorado at every stop he’s made, going back to when we first met in 2001 and he was the program director at KKPL. Benji has settled into one very classy deal with KUNC … this will be fun to listen to.
Check out their playlists now – http://kunc.org/programs/kunc-music
In somewhat less happy news – legendary market PD John Hayes is out as program director at KRFC (Fort Collins). The board of directors executive committee decided to not retain John – reversing the board decision in 2010 to install a professional programming staff.
In a letter to its members, executive director Brian Hughes says the station will go back to a programming committee approach – a direction that was abandoned by a previous board; “…the duties of the Program Director will be distributed between key volunteers (Genre Captains/ Programming Committee) BOD Committee (Community Advisory Board) and ED.”
The Community Advisory Board cannot determine policy for the station, and cannot be made up of volunteers at the station, so it won’t have any skin in the game other than to provide feedback to the board of directors on if the station is meeting the needs of the market that the station serves.
In the past many months, the most noticeable change at KRFC has been the move from block programming, with almost nothing but specialty shows during prime time hours of 6A-6P, to a broader “mix” format. The other most noticeable change has been a somewhat dramatic increase in how much Colorado music has been aired. KRFC stands out today as one of the top 2 stations in the state where it comes to how much Colorado music they broadcast.
John Hayes has been a professional colleague and friend of mine for many many years. We competed against each other as programmers working literally across the street from each other back in the late 80s… he at KTCL, I at KSQI (K-SKY). He was also the program director for Jack FM, part of the group that also launched KCUV in Denver. I don’t doubt one bit we’ll be hearing his voice on a frequency or online sometime soon.
In one last bit of news this month – welcome KDUR (Durango) to the group of reporting stations from around the state. I got to spend some time with music director / interim program director Jon Lynch recently on the phone. He was very excited about the Colorado acts that make their way to Durango – and shared that there are lots of titles he doesn’t have and would like — they’ve got a “bin” in the control room for Colorado music, and the on air personalities do love to dig into it. So, get thee some music to Jon and the crew at KDUR (Durango). Good to have Durango repped now on the list … 🙂
TOP 40 MOST SPUN TITLES – June 2012
(312 titles tracked / 136 titles reported as played)
(LM) TM
(D) = debut, first time on chart
(R) = re-entered chart
(1) 1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers (Dualtone) Folk/rock/pop
(3) 2. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king} (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk/pop
(11) 3. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s (self) Americana/alt-country
(7) 4. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed (Family Tree) Indie/New Alternative
(D) 4. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller (Howdy Skies Music) Folk
(2) 5. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker (LoS Records) Americana/rock
(4) 6. Tennis – Young & Old (Fat Possum) Indie/New Alternative/pop
(10) 7. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends (Fellow Creature Recordings) Folk
(D) 8. Robert Cline, Jr. – All the Right Reasons (Mockingbird Records) Americana/country
(5) 9. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband (Telarc) Blues
(D) 10. The Say So – The Romantic (self) Rock/alternative
(26) 11. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise (self) Folk
(23) 12. Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow (Blank Tape) Folk/rock
(26) 12. The Swayback – Double Four Time (self) Rock/alternative
(9) 13. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm (self) Americana/roots rock
(13) 14. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight (Hot Congress Records) Indie/New Alternative
(D) 15. Arliss Nancy – Simple Machines (Suburban Home) Rock
(R) 16. The Jekylls – The Sweet Factoy (self) Americana/rock
(R) 17. Chimney Choir – (ladder) (self) Folk/folk-rock
(22) 18. The Congress – Whatever You Want (self) Rock/roots rock
(R) 19. Carbon Choir – Sakhalin (self) Rock/alternative
(19) 20. Flashbulb Fires – Gasconader (self) Indie/New Alternative
(6) 20. Mosey West – Merica (self) Rock/roots rock
(14) 21. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5 (self) Bluegrass/country
(21) 22. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Sharks & Manatees (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz
(24) 23. Longest Day of the Year – Turn Into the Ground (self) Americana/alt-country-rock
(R) 23. The Patti Fiasco – The Patti Fiasco (self) Rock/Americana
(R) 24. SHEL – When the Dragon Came Down (Mad King Records) Folk
(R) 25. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Sineater (Suburban Homes) Indie/New Alternative
(D) 26. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz
(27) 27. Churchill – The Change (Wire Bird) Folk/folk-rock
(12) 28. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs (self) Rhythm and blues
(R) 29. Overcasters – Curses/Prayers (self) Rock
(25) 30. Catch Bees – Newman’s Open Choir (On Joyful Wings) Indie/New Alternative
(15) 30. Katie Glassman – Snapshot (self) Americana
(24) 31. Muskeeteer Gripweed – Staight Razor Revival (self) Rock/blues
(R) 32. Beats Noir! – 13 Tracks From The Dark Side Of The Beat (self) Hip Hop
(26) 32. Better Than Bacon – Better Than Bacon (self) Rock
(R) 32. FaceMan – Feeding Time (self) Rock
(17) 33. Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You (self) Contemporary adult Pop/country crossover
DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 IN JUNE
8. Rob Drabkin – Rob Drabkin Live (self)
16. Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost
18. Instant Empire – Instant Empire (self)
20. Grass It Up – Alabama Tory (self)
22. Harry Tuft & Friends – Treasures Untold (Manasses Records)
27. Eric Gunnison – Trios (Synergy Music)
28. Gauntlet Hair – Gauntlet Hair (self)
28. Wendy Woo Band – Austerity (Woo Music)
28. You Me and Apollo – Cards with Cheats (self)
29. Jeff Finlin – Live Songs for the Ice Age (Bent Wheel)
30. Euforquestra – Let Us In (self)
30. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis (self)
31. Raincheck – Raincheck (Dazzle Recordings)
32. The Yawpers – Savage Blue EP (Adventure Records)
ADDED JUNE 2012
Andy Flattery & the Afternoons – Night Run
Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
Bonnie & the Beard – Cascavel
Fingers of the Sun – Sleepy EP
Johnny Hickman – Tilting
New Ben Franklins – [peter gabriel]
O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation: The Songs of Roger Miller
Offbeat Revolution – All Around
Patrick Dethlefs – Fall and Rise
Russ Hopkins – Space Junk Motel
SoundRabbit – Don’t Forget to Remember (The singles)
Strange Americans – A Royal Battle
SuCh (Sue Charles) – Stretch Marks
The Knew – Man Monster
The Love Royale – Another Winter [single]
The Say So – The Romantic
STATION BY STATION
KAFM (Grand Junction)
1. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation
2. The Swayback – Double Four Time
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm
KDNK (Carbondale) [HOT SPINS]
Danielle Ate the Sandwich – {like a king}
Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation
OtisTaylor – Contraband
The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
KDUR (Durango)
1. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
2. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s
3. The Crags – Big Divide
4. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
5. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Sineater
KGNU (Boulder)
1. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
2. Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost
2. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation
3. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
3. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
KRCC (Colorado Springs)
1. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
2. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
3. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm
3. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
4. Grant Sabin – The Homesick EP
KRFC (Fort Collins)
1. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
2. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
3. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s
4. Robert Cline, Jr. – All the Right Reasons
5. Cary Morin – Sing It Louder
KUNC (Greeley)
1. Tennis – Young & Old
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. Kathryn Mostow – Rich Girl
4. Mosey West – Merica
KUVO (Denver)
1. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Sharks & Manatees
2. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
3. Shirley – From A Bright Clearing
4. Adam Bodine Trio – Up ‘N Hear
4. Eric Gunnison – Trios
KVNF (Paonia)
1. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
3. Rob Drabkin – Rob Drabkin Live
4. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
Open Air 1340 (Denver)
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. The Congress – Whatever You Want
5. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
The Colorado Sound
1. Robert Cline, Jr – All the Right Reasons*
2. The Say So – The Romantic
3. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation
4. Overcasters – Curses/Prayers
4. The Jekylls – The Sweet Factory
*serviced to media by Rocky Mountain Music Network
BY GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT
Americana/Alt.country/Alt.country-rock
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s
2. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
3. Robert Cline, Jr. – All the Right Reasons
4. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm
5. The Jekylls – The Sweet Factory
Blues/Rhythm & Blues
1. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
2. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs
3. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
4. Cary Morin – Sing It Louder
5. Papa Juke – Out Of The Blues
Folk/folk-rock/singer-songwriter
1. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
2. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation
3. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends
4. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise
5. Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
Dance/Funk/Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
1. Beats Noir! – 13 Tracks From The Dark Side Of The Beat
2. Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline
2. JD Feighner – Feel the Way I Do [single]
3. Rebel Tongue – Movin’ On
4. Wheelchair Sports Camp – Where We All Live
Indie/New Alternative
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
3. Tennis – Young & Old
4. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight
5. Flashbulb Fires – Gasconader
Jazz
1. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Sharks & Manatees
2. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
3. Adam Bodine Trio – Up ‘N Hear
3. Shirley – From A Bright Clearing
4. Raincheck – Raincheck
POP / Alternative Adult Contemporary
1. Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You
2. Andy Flattery & the Afternoons – Night Run EP
2. SoundRabbit – Don’t Forget to Remember
3. Charlotte Sass – Lighter Things
3. Petals of Spain – Late Night Visitor
ROCK / AAA / AOR
1. The Say So – The Romantic
2. The Swayback – Double Four Time
3. Arliss Nancy – Simple Machines
4. The Congress – Whatever You Want
5. Carbon Choir – Sakhalin
New Videos – June Adds
Last month I focused my personal editorial on the fact that, statewide, community/public radio programmers are broadly unaware of music from here in Colorado – a predicament I believed might ultimately only be addressed by legislation dictating the level of local content on our over-the-air broadcast stations …much in the same vein as Canada’s mandate that 35% of their content be Canadian.
The prevailing argument against that idea is that Canada’s law is national and not something that in general we have to worry about in the US – as the VAST amount of music being aired is from the US … and that on a state by state basis, there would be no way for most states to implement such a mandate on their broadcast stations, since most states don’t have sufficient content to make the idea fly.
Since last month’s rant I’ve given this issue considerable thought. I’ve experimented a bit and asked a question or two – all in an effort to find a way to address this issue without more government intervention, something I am wary of in the least and generally opposed to in principle. I found two issues to be prevalent, knowledge and access.
There is no simple way for on-air programmers to discover Colorado talent. There is no website such as a Reverbnation or MySpace for Colorado, specifically dedicated to the music of our state, and no easy way to sort artists by state at Reverbnation, Bandcamp, or other online music services. Further, content would have to be filtered for language, something a lot of artists don’t think of when posting content online – since they obviously don’t have to. There are no language prohibitions online.
Solving the knowledge dilemma is not easy. Locally, it would mean that someone at a station has to be hip to what’s going on statewide, and then be able to educate on-air djs/programmers. Even if a centralized Colorado specific version of something like MySpace were created, it would require that programmers know about it – not something that most djs would do, I’m sorry to say.
Most programmers, especially those who are “older” I’ve discovered, are more interested in playing stuff from their personal collections, than searching out new music they are not familiar with. So, what if we who are in the business of getting people to know “force-fed” product to individual djs, by sending it to them directly; would that help in some measurable way? It’s possible, and something worth considering as more and more independent programmers appear resistant to playing what exists in station libraries, instead preferring what they discover themselves.
The other issue is access. Physical or digital? I asked that question of the music and program directors at stations around the state …the answer? Both. Most stations are not yet outfitted to easily catalog and air digital content. Most have not yet digitized their physical product sufficiently enough to do away with their existing cd libraries. And most find that their djs (especially their older djs) are uncomfortable with trying to access and air digitized content with existing studio “dj assist” software – preferring the older technologies such as compact discs, cassette tapes, and vinyl records.
One option that’s been floated is the idea of creating a cloud based solution, enabling one or more stations to access content they already own or can access and share collectively. This as opposed to needing large hard drives and specialized software on site to deal with large collections – in some cases, collections that contain over 50,000 album titles.
Interestingly, however, it seems that most of the djs at those stations have internet access, a laptop, or some other tool used to collect, store, and play digital content, leading further I believe to the individualization of the content being broadcast. Some djs I’ve learned are streaming content from online services – something that station management may have to look into as a possible violation of DMCA rules. It is an interesting idea however – it just makes me wonder what the legal ramifications are.
All that said – we are among the lucky places where local content receives as much notice and airplay as it does here in Colorado – and for which I personally am very grateful. Thank you to all the programmers, music directors, and on-air talent who take the time and make the effort to support … much love my friends.
In station news this month –
Check out the music blog at KWMV (Westcliffe) … http://musicblog.kwmv.org/ or easily access it by a big red button on their homepage at www.kwmv.org. They also have a new late night dj show with one of the Custer County Youth Radio alumni, The Midnight Hour with Cameron “Carmine” Kessler on Saturday morning from midnight to 2 a.m.
Lindsay Isbell, the music director at KSJD (Cortez) writes in this month: “We have moved! We are now thrilled to be working and broadcasting from our new home at the corner of Main and Market streets in downtown Cortez.” The new [physical/street] address is 2 E. Main St. Cortez, CO 81321. However, all mail should be sent to P. O. Box 116 in Cortez.
Tedi Gillespie at KAFM (Grand Junction) reports that “I have now been named Executive Director. I was serving as Interim for 4 months and now they’ve made it official and permanent.” The station got a power increase to 300 watts last November and a second phase of improvements will mean renovations to the control and production studios. Tedi also reports that KAFM will be looking for a Program Director in the near future.
From Sally Kane, executive director at KVNF in Paonia: KVNF has been selected to be an incubator station for the Association of Independents in Radio “Localore” grant. Our project is called “iseechange.” It’s an experiment in citizen science reporting. We’re hosting a community conversation with citizens and scientists talking about what’s changing in their backyards and across the state with regard to weather and climate. Julia Kumari Drapkin is the multi media producer who joined our station for a year to coordinate the project. The content is available to be shared with RMCR (Rocky Mountain Community Radio) stations statewide. More info is available at http://www.kvnf.org/.
TOP 40 MOST SPUN TITLES – May 2012
(303 titles tracked / 146 titles reported as played)
(LM) TM / [date added]
(D) = debut, first time on chart
(R) = re-entered chart
(1) 1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers (Dualtone) Indie/New Alternative [Mar-12]
(16) 2. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker (LoS Records) Americana/rock [Apr-12]
(D) 3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king} (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [May-12]
(2) 4. Tennis – Young & Old (Fat Possum) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-12]
(3) 5. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband (Telarc) Blues [Feb-12]
(8) 6. Mosey West – Merica (self) Rock/alt-country-rock [Apr-12]
(5) 7. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed (Family Tree) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-12]
(D) 8. Rob Drabkin – Rob Drabkin Live (self) Rock/adult [May-12]
(13) 9. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm (self) Americana/rock [Mar-12]
(D) 10. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends (Fellow Creature Recordings) Folk [May-12]
(9) 11. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s (self) Alt-country [Jan-12]
(12) 12. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs (self) Blues/rhythm and blues [Apr-12]
(20) 13. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight (Hot Congress Records) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-12]
(21) 14. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5 (self) Bluegrass/country [Apr-11]
(25) 15. Katie Glassman – Snapshot (self) Americana [Feb-12]
(14) 16. Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost (self) Rock/roots [Oct-11]
(R) 17. Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You (self) Pop/country crossover [Feb-12]
(D) 18. Instant Empire – Instant Empire (self) Indie/New Alternative [Apr-12]
(D) 19. Flashbulb Fires – Gasconader (self) Indie/New Alternative [May-12]
(D) 20. Grass It Up – Alabama Tory (self) Bluegrass [May-12]
(24) 21. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Sharks & Manatees (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [Apr-12]
(18) 22. The Congress – Whatever You Want (self) Rock [Apr-12]
(29) 22. Harry Tuft & Friends – Treasures Untold (Manasses Records) Folk [Nov-11]
(D) 23. Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow (Blank Tape) Folk [Apr-12]
(10) 24. Longest Day of the Year – Turn Into the Ground (self) Americana/alt-country [Nov-11]
(11) 24. Musketeer Gripweed – Staight Razor Revival (self) Rock/blues/southern rock [Apr-12]
(29) 25. Catch Bees – Newman’s Open Choir (On Joyful Wings) Indie/New Alternative [Feb-12]
(D) 26. Better Than Bacon – Better Than Bacon (self) Rock/jamband [Apr-12]
(D) 26. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise (self) Folk [May-12]
(17) 26. The Swayback – Double Four Time (self) Rock [Feb-12]
(19) 27. Churchill – The Change EP (Wire Bird) Folk/folk-rock [Feb-12]
(22) 27. Eric Gunnison – Trios (Synergy Music) Jazz [Feb-12]
(27) 28. Gauntlet Hair – Gauntlet Hair (self) Indie/New Alternative [Sep-11]
(R) 28. Wendy Woo Band – Austerity (Woo Music) POP/adult [Jun-11]
(R) 28. You Me and Apollo – Cards with Cheats (self) Indie/New Alternative [Aug-11]
(D) 29. Jeff Finlin – Live Songs for the Ice Age (Bent Wheel) Rock/singer-songwriter [Apr-12]
(23) 30. Euforquestra – Let Us In (self) Alternative Adult/reggae/funk/world [Mar-12]
(26) 30. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis (self) Blues [Aug-11]
(D) 31. Raincheck – Raincheck (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [May-12]
(29) 32. The Yawpers – Savage Blue EP (Adventure Records) Rock/alt-country-rock [Jan-12]
DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40 May 2012
6. The Jekylls – The Sweet Factory
7. Katya Chorover – Big Big Love
15. Haunted Windchimes – Live at the Western Jubilee
19. Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline
22. Eric Gunnison – Trios
28. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Live and Learn EP
29. John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty
30. Blackout Beat Production Company – The Circus House
31. John Oates – Mississippi Mile
31. Spring Creek – Hold On Me
32. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Unentitled
33. Josh Quinlin Quintet – Mountain Time Standards
34. Carbon Choir – Sakhalin
34. Kentucky Parlor Pickers – Barn Burner
34. Spires – S/T EP
ADDED MAY 2012
3 Twins Broadband – Cry at the Movies / How Couldya Not [single]
Andy Flattery & the Afternoons – Night Run EP
Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
Delta Sonics – Live at Lincoln’s
Flashbulb Fires – Gasconader
Grass It Up – Alabama Tory
Head for the Hills – Live
Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends
Katie Herzig – The Waking Sleep
Matt Smiley – Quartet Art
McCumber & Moors – Gravity
Molina w/ Diles – Name and Town
New Ben Franklins – [peter gabriel]
O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller
Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise
Raincheck – Raincheck
Rob Drabkin – Rob Drabkin Live
Robert Cline, Jr. – All the Right Reasons
Shirley – From A Bright Clearing
The Ghost of Joseph Buck – The Ghost of Joseph Buck
The Knew – Major Nights [single]
Xiren – Not A Love Song [single]
STATION BY STATION
KAFM (Grand Junction)
1. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Halden Wofford & the HI Beams – Live at Hodi’s
4. Better Than Bacon – Better Than Bacon
4. Mosey West – Merica
KBUT (Crested Butte)
1. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
2. Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost
2. Halden Wofford & the HI Beams – Live at Hodi’s
KDNK (Carbondale) [HOT SPINS]
Haunted Windchimes – Live at the Western Jubilee
Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
The Swayback – Double Four Time
Wendy Woo Band – Austerity
KGNU (Boulder)
1. O’Brien Party of 7 – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller
2. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
3. Katie Glassman – Snapshot
3. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
3. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
KRCC (Colorado Springs)
1. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
4. Moors & McCumber – Gravity
4. Tennis – Young & Old
KRFC (Fort Collins)
1. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
2. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs
3. Mosey West – Merica
4. Muskeeteer Gripweed – Staight Razor Revival
5. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
KUNC (Greeley)
1. The Lumineers – The The Lumineers
2. Kathryn Mostow – Rich Girl
2. Mosey West – Merica
3. Wendy Woo Band – Austerity
4. Driftwood Fire – How to Untangle a Heartache
KUVO (Denver)
1. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Sharks & Manatees
2. Eric Gunnison – Trios
3. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
4. Raincheck – Raincheck
5. Adam Bodine Trio – Up ‘N Hear
KVNF (Paonia)
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
3. Better Than Bacon – Better Than Bacon
4. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
Open Air 1340 (Denver)
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
3. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends
4. Flashbulb Fires – Gasconader
5. Overcasters – Curses/Prayers
The Colorado Sound
1. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – {like a king}
2. Rob Drabkin – Rob Drabkin Live
3. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight
4. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
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BY GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT
Americana/Alt.country/Alt.country-rock
1. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. Grant Farm – The Grant Farm
3. Halden Wofford & the HI Beams – Live at Hodi’s
4. Katie Glassman – Snapshot
5. Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost
Blues/Rhythm & Blues
1. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
2. Delta Sonics – Live at Lincoln’s
3. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs
4. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
5. John Oates Band – The Bluesville Sessions
Bluegrass
1. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
2. Grass It Up – Alabama Tory
3. Spring Creek – Hold On Me
4. Head for the Hills – Live
5. Dave Richey & Ruined Nation – No Peace of Mind
Folk/folk-rock/singer-songwriter
1. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
2. Joe Sampson – Kill Our Friends
3. Harry Tuft & Friends – Treasures Untold
4. Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
5. Patrick Dethlefs – Fall & Rise
Dance/Funk/Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
1. Beats Noir! – 13 Tracks From The Dark Side Of The Beat
2. Rebel Tongue – Movin’ On
3. Wasteland Hop – Mother Acre
3. Wheelchair Sports Camp – Where We All Live
4. Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline
Indie/New-Alternative
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Tennis – Young & Old
3. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
4. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight
5. Instant Empire – Instant Empire
Jazz
1. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – Sharks & Manatees
2. Eric Gunnison – Trios
3. Raincheck – Raincheck
4. H2 Big Band – You’re It!
4. Shirley – From A Bright Clearing
POP / Alternative Adult Contemporary
1. Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You
2. Wendy Woo Band – Austerity
3. Katie Herzig – The Waking Sleep
4. Megan Redmond – Dreamland
4. Zach Heckendorf – The Cool Down
ROCK / AAA / AOR
1. Mosey West – Merica
2. Rob Drabkin – Rob Drabkin Live
3. The Congress – Whatever You Want
4. Muskeeteer Gripweed – Staight Razor Revival
5. Better Than Bacon – Better Than Bacon
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TOP 5 VIDEOS
1. The Lumineers – Ho Hey
2. Tennis – Deep In the Woods
3. Zach Heckendorf – All The Right Places
4. Great American Taxi – Poor House
5. The Epilogues – The Fallout
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