CP S17 EP30 2023

Hahn’s Peak/Steamboat Lake July 2023, courtesy Clear Vistas Photography

August 7, 2023 – August kicks off with a festival I’ve been the entertainment director of since launching it seventeen years ago, the Dacono Music & Spirits Festival. And, after seventeen years it takes longer to recover from a day spent in the elements managing the show. UGH. But, today is Monday and here’s what’s up…

Beginning AUG 27, the Colorado Playlist will be aired statewide Sunday nights at 7:00 PM on 91.5 KUNC. That adds another fifteen markets that the show will be aired in, bringing the total up to forty-five frequencies statewide. See stations and times page for details.

Have you checked out the resources pages? Or the music calendar page?

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) is a way for you to let me know what you think of new music emerging from around the state. Results enter into which cuts stay in rotation, and which cuts make the final “best of” list.

REO Speedwagon – Ridin’ The Storm Out – You Get What You Play For (1977)
(D) Little Trips – Overtime (2023)

Violet Pilot – The Eyes Don’t Lie – Glad We Found You (2022)
Neon the Bishop – A Damn Good First Impression – A Damn Good First Impression (2023)
Big Head Todd and The Monsters – New World Arisin’ – New World Arisin’ (2017)
The Mercury Project – Mongo – Soapbox Jive (2004)
Dragondeer – New Dawn Get Down (2023)
(D) Claire Heywood – Does My Heart Seem Broken? (2023)

Churchill – The War Within – The War Within EP (2013)
Carolyn Hunter – Comedown – Lovelight (2022)
Keith Oxman – Afreaka – Glimpses (2018)

Firefall – Leave It Alone – Undertow (1980)
Firefall – Crying In the Night (Bonus Track) – Undertow (1980)
(D) Wildermiss – Gettin’ Old Rock & Roll – Levitate (2023)

SHEL, Damned Anthem – Enter Sandman – Undercover EP (2022)
Kyle Emerson – Better – Only Coming Down (2020)
Daniel Rodriguez – Vast Nothing – Vast Nothing (2023)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Elephant Revival – Rhythm Of The Road – Break In The Clouds (2010)
Jeremy Facknitz – There’s No Going Home Again (Feat. Serenity Holloway) – Smilin’ At the Future (2023)
(D) Julian Fulco Perron – About Love (2023)
Tennis – Ladies Don’t Play Guitar – Yours Conditionally (2017)
Euforquestra – Show Me the Way – While We Still Got Time (2022)
Peter Sommer – Looks Like This – Tremolo Canteen (2010)

#COMUSIC TOP 5 WEEK ENDING AUG 06 2023

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3, 88.9 KRFC  and ten other stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, offering search functions for artists and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them.
** = serviced to Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC.

(3) 1. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP (May-23)
(2) 2. KILTRO – Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(D) 3. ALYSIA KRAFT – Electric Blooms SP (Jun-23)
(D) 4. WOOD BELLY – Play Me Out SP (Jul-23)
(D) 5. 2MX2 – Arriba y Abajo SP (Jun-23)
(D) 5. THE BURROUGHS – Honey Imastar LP (Jun-23)

Live Music Colorado featuring  LiveMusicMegaSearch™

CP S15:EP42 2021

Monday Oct 18, 2021 – The first task when I get up and pour coffee on Monday morning is to sit down and write out the Monday morning blog post. Typically, I scan headlines and my FB newsfeed.

Today’s feed was a sad reminder that a) COVID is still killing people, even those who have been vaccinated, and b) that despite COVID, “…we think this lasts forever … it doesn’t; forgive, love and be good to one another.”

That quote was the last line in a post by Colorado Music Hall of Fame musician and educator Chris Daniels, informing us that veteran Kings bassist Kevin “Bro” Lege is in the ICU at St. Anthony’s, “…getting amazing care …but the outlook is not great.”

Chris didn’t indicate the reason for “Bro’s” condition, but we do know that former Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away last night from complications related to COVID.

As Chris Daniels reminds us, “…we think this lasts forever …it doesn’t; forgive, love and be good to one another.”

STATION OF THE WEEK

KAFM

If you’re accustomed to using http://www.kafmradio.org, you need to change it to www.kafmgj.org. The station’s servers were hacked last week.

Community radio exists because of the support from listeners like you! Please help keep public radio on the air by becoming a sustaining member. See your local community radio station website for more information.

The Colorado Playlist & 105.5 The Colorado Sound Present

The Great Salmon Famine – Aggie Theater – Saturday Oct 30
Dragondeer – Globe Hall – Sunday Oct 31 – featuring 1 set of Dragondeer originals and 1 set of Velvet Underground classics
The Gasoline Lollipops – Aggie Theater – Friday Nov 26

“Locally Grown” – Family Owned

“Locally Grown” 20/20 EyeVision offers a full range of services and they accept Medicaid at the Orchard Center in Westminster.

TOP FIVE WEEK END OCT 16 2021

TOP 5 and TOP 30 charts are pulled from published spins of current releases (twelve months old) at 13 Colorado non-profit community/public and college radio stations. Eleven Colorado radio stations currently utilize Spinitron.

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
  2. THE VELVETEERS – Nightmare Daydream LP (Oct-21)
  3. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside SINGLE (Sep-21)
  4. LITTLE TRIPS – Downhill to Paradise LP (Oct-21)
  5. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Dancin’ Around My Grave SINGLE (Jul-21)

Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations; featuring advanced search functions for artists and agents.

**serviced to Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

Serving Cedaredge, Colorado for 20 years

HOUR 1

Chicago – Darlin’ Dear – Chicago VI (1973)
Firefall – You Are The Woman – Firefall (1976)
(N) Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats – Love Don’t – The Future (2022)

Whippoorwill – Cold Sound – The Nature of Storms (2020)
Leftover Salmon – Gulf of Mexico – Aquatic Hitchhiker (2012)
David William’s Trickster Carousel – Freak – Snake Oil (2021)
Morsel – Sandy Cheeks – Morsel (2021)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Angel – Yonder Mountain String Band (2006)
The Samples – Radio Song – Return To Earth (2001)
(N) Solohawk – I Can’t Forget – Radio Waves and Your Movies (2021)

The Reminders – Dust and Bones – Unstoppable (2019)
High Road Home – Running Kind – Outrun the Seasons (2020)
Blumer Haus – Ode To Brubeck – Boy Meets Groove (2021)

HOUR 2

Rick Derringer – Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo – All American Boy (1973)
Joe Walsh – Midnight Visitor – Barnstorm (1972)
(D) The Unindicted Co-Conspirators – To Catch A Thief – Colfax Confidential (2021)

Robert Shredford – Queen Elizabeth Corgis – Robert Shredford (2020)
SUCH – The Real Thing – Wide Nose, Full Lips (2019)
Eddie Turner – Dignify Me – Change In Me (2021)
A.J. Fullerton – I Cried – The Forgiver and the Runaway (2021)
Chuck Pyle – Colorado – Camel Rock (1995)
Drew Emmitt – Gypsy In My Soul – Long Road (2008)
(N) Jaguar Stevens – Magic House Drama – Jaguar Stevens (2021)

The Patti Fiasco – Elvis – Small Town Lights (2013)
Sugar Moon – Great Divide – Special Shade of Blue (2020)
Keith Oxman – Rocktober Song – Caught Between the Lion and the Twins (2008)

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CP S14 EP48 2020

Monday DEC 21, 2020 – HAPPY HOLLY DAZE! Big news this week = Beginning Jan 04 2021, KRZA Alamosa will be airing the program, starting with one hour from 3-4PM and expanding as interest and time allow. Please reach out with a huge THANK YOU and let your friends in Alamosa know about it.

If you forgot to vote for your favorites of 2020 – guess what?  You’re too late.  The poll closed at midnight.

The Colorado Playlist is provided to member stations at no cost.  Your support is deeply appreciated.  Your support will help to keep the program on the air as we enter its 15th season in 2021.

Are you a working professional member of the Colorado music community?  I am also.  I know how hard things are.  Mortgage, utilities, transportation and food are just a few of the things that need attending to.  If you truly are in need, please reach out.  www.rockymountainmusicrelief.org

Middle Class Rock Star is a podcast hosted by  Andy Sydow.  Every week or so I feature a 7 to 8 minute segment featuring  a conversation Andy has with some of our scene’s top music makers and industry personalities.  This week’s guest is Dango Rose (Elephant Revival).

TOP FIVE WEEK ENDING DEC 19 2020

Spinitron  Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations, record promoters and artists are among those most likely to benefit from the detailed search function. Currently 11 Colorado radio stations utilize Spinitron.

  1. SARAH SLATON – Get Up SINGLE (Nov-20)
  2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
  3. BLAKK MANTRA – Welcome to El Rey Blvd EP (Sep-20)
  4. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – More Than Ever LP (Oct-20)
  5. DONNY BLOT – The T Is Silent LP (Oct-20)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Mishawakais a legendary music venue, restaurant and bar located 13.7 miles up the Poudre Canyon Highway (CO 14) in the stunning Poudre Canyon in Bellvue, CO.

A REMINDER:  Please listen to ALL of the songs and rate them.  Thanks🙂

(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online

HOUR 1

Tim Champlin – Christmas Cafe (2021)
(D) Firefall – Way Back When – Comet (2021)

Nathaniel Rateliff – All Or Nothing – And It’s Still Alright (2020)
Wood Belly – Solid Ground – Solid Ground (2018)
(D) Kris Drickey – Crawl Space – State Change (2021)
Dianne Reeves – Christmas Waltz – Christmas Time Is Here (2004)
Corey Harris – Basehead – Greens From The Garden (2009)
Tommy Bolin – Bustin’ Out For Rosey – Private Eyes (1976)
(D) Jack Hadley – My People – Daybreak In Alabama: The Langston Huhges Project (2020)

Opie Gone Bad – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (feat. Jim Dalton) – Opie Gone Christmas (2011)
The Still Tide – High Wire – Run Out (2017)
Ben Haugland – Big Foot – A Million Dreams (2015)

HOUR 2

Chris Daniels & The Kings – Santa’s Dog House Blues (1994)
(D) Heavy Diamond Ring – Already Gone (2021)

Mojomama – We Are One – The Corona Tapes (2020)
Eldren –Hazy Days (2019)
Plume Varia – Hanukkah Light (2019)
Elephant Revival – Birds and Stars – These Changing Skies (2013)
Dango Rose – Life’s Too Short (2021)
(P) Bud Bronson & the Good Timers – Life Is A Highway (To Hell) – Manifest Destiny EP (2021)
My Body Sings Electric – Oceancrest – Part 1: The Night Ends (2014)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters – I’m Glad (at Christmas Time) (2019)
(N) Adam Bodine – Surface Service – Scenes of Changery (2020)


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