Just received notice from KUNC music director Benji McPhail that he has added the following Colorado cuts to rotation.
Katie Herzig – Drug
Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Train Home
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
Musketeer Gripweed – End Of The Day
String Cheese Incident – Can’t Wait Another Day
String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
You Me And Apollo – I Don’t Want To Be Loved
Young Ancients – Live A Little
Young Ancients – Nobody Loves You
I realize it isn’t about Colorado music, but as I get my day going today (Sunday) while the show airs on Radio 94.9 Colorado, I’m learning that one of my radio idols has passed away. RIP Casey Kasem. 82 is a long life lived. Thank you for your inspiration. I miss you. Long live American Top 40. Salute. “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.”
My first video editing learning curve mistake bit me, as I worked to edit down the Young Ancients video shots I t
ook Thursday night. #bigfail. I lost everything, including the source video. Too bad too, as I told John Magnie that in all the years I’ve known him, Steve, and Cary this was the best night of music I’d ever heard from them. And I mean it. If you have not experienced Young Ancients, you really deserve the treat. Absolutely remarkable.
COMING IN JULY: The Colorado Sound Expands Statewide. KUNC, the nation’s TOP 20 ranked public radio station, has picked up hour 2 of The Colorado Sound, bringing the show into Denver, Boulder, and many other cities and towns in CO.
We’ve been working on this opportunity for a long time now, and I would like to personally thank program director Kirk Mowers, music director Benji McPhail and my pal Robert Leja for their never ending support of the show, and my efforts to bring Colorado’s best music to a statewide audience.
Here’s a look at the newly expanded coverage coming in July.
Looks like the only place left uncovered is Colorado Springs. What this does mean for the show is an increase in the number of hours on the air, from the current 27 (hours x days x frequencies) to 47. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the broadcast portion, as well as the new podcast portion of the show. Day and time details will be announced the week of July 7. Stay tuned.
Hazel Miller & the Caucasians “Gimme Back My Life” from Live at the Fox (1995)
Hazel Miller Band “Moon Was Right” from Coming To You Live…From KUVO (2011)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “It’s Alright” from E-Town Live (1996)
(D) Calder’s Revolvers “Tell Me True” from Sunday Morning (2014)
Ryan D White “Love Story” from Something Brilliant Is About to Happen (2014)
(D) Magician In the Machine “Resurrection” [single] (2014)
Broken Tongues “Does Hip Hop Remember the Jazz?” from Crooked Skyline (2012)
Gipsy Moon “Walk In the Sky” from Eventide (2013)
Mosey West “Old Stone” from Bermuda (2014)
Ivory Circle “We Will Run” from Equilateral (2014)
Joshua Novak “Infomaniac” from Ephemeron (2013)
Jim Stranahan Little BIG BAND “Blues and a Half” from MIGRATION TO HIGHER GROUND (2014)
The Apples in Stereo “Glowworm” from Fun Trick Noisemaker (1995)
The Apples in Stereo “Look Away” from Look Away (2000)
The Czars “Paint the Moon” from Goodbye (2004)
(D) Kramies “Antiquarian (feat. Grant Wilson)” from The Folklore Sessions (2014)
Ian Cooke “Fortitude” from Fortitude (2011)
Good Gravy “Isn’t It Funny” from Good Gravy (2010)
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Zombies!” from Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (2013)
Megan Burtt “It Ain’t Love” from It Ain’t Love (2010)
Katey Laurel “Thanks for Loving Me” from Periscope (2014)
Better Than Bacon “Texas Tune” from Spokesbuzz Volume 4 (2013)
Jeff Finlin “Is This Love” from Ballad Of A Plain Man (2008)
Brad Goode “Reverse the Charges” from Tight Like This (2010)
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SpokesBUZZ, a Colorado 501C3 with a mission to AMPLIFY THE COLORADO MUSIC SCENE, DEVELOP OUR PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, PROMOTE COLORADO AS A PROGRESSIVE CULTURAL DESTINATION, and GROW LOCAL ECONOMIES. Please visit the website for information on bands that SpokesBUZZ supports, as well as shows and more. www.spokesbuzz.org.
Mishawaka Amphitheater & The Colorado Sound Presents Dead Floyd plays Dark Side Of The Mish with special guests Matt Mahern & Constitution and The Holler!
Friday, July 18, 2014 8:00 pm
General On-sale starts April 19, 9:00 AM
Tickets: GA Advance $15/ Day of Show $17.50
The City of Dacono & The Colorado Sound PresentThe Richie Furay Band, The Samples, Chris Daniels & the Kings, the Matt Skinner Band, Mojomama, Slow Caves, Savage Cabbage and more as part of the 7th Annual Carbon Valley Music & Spirits Festival.
Friday Aug 1 & Sat Aug 2 Centennial Field, Dacono CO 80514 ALL AGES – FREE ADMISSION
We can now call it official. It is outdoor music season. I could not be a happier goat. That is my most favorite place to be, besides sharing Colorado music with you over the airwaves.
May was a very interesting month. A good chunk of the month was spent dealing with personal health issues (I’m fine …can’t kill goats or Keith Richards apparently …hmmm). I also got the final inspiration to create a new podcast debuting on July 12.
“Offstage …Beyond the Music with Chris K” will feature casual sit down living room / coffee table chats with some of Colorado’s most legendary music personalities, music industry leaders and other colorful Colorado music luminaries. That debut will coincide with another BIG announcement coming sometime between now and July 1. Keep your eyes open for that one. We’re making history in July you guys. You’ll want to be here for that.
Congratulations to Eef & the Blues Express and Cary Morin for winning their respective categories in this year’s Colorado Blues Challenge held June 1 at the Buffalo Rose in Golden.
Since it’s outdoor show season, you can also follow the action as I bring you short video segments of the shows and people and places I’m a part of this summer.
Coming up on the Bohemian Nights “Thursday Night Live” stage in Old Town Square, Fort Collins:
Join me on June 28 and 29 at the Colorado Brewers Festival for WhiteWater Ramble, DubSkin, Tyler Grant and Friends, and many others … more info here
KGNU Community Radio, based in Boulder and Denver, Colorado, is seeking a part-time Digital Content Manager. The Digital Content Manager will be responsible for helping manage and improve our digital content offerings, including our all-music website (afterfm.com), our soon-to-be-launched news website (news.kgnu.org), our general information website (kgnu.org), and our social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.). A complete job description, including salary information, is available at www.kgnu.org/pdf/Content_Manager.pdf or at KGNU’s website, www.kgnu.org.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, a resume, and three references by post and by email to Station Manager, KGNU, 4700 Walnut Street, Boulder CO 80301 and job@kgnu.org. No phone calls, please. Applications must be received by 5 PM on Monday, June 23, 2014. KGNU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
(5) 1.String Cheese Incident– Song In My Head (SCI Fidelity) Rock/jamband [March 17, 2014] 10
(2) 2. The Motet – The Motet (self) Urban Contemporary/funk [January 4, 2014] 8
(4) 3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies (Its Evolving Records) Folk [August 1, 2013] 10
(1) 4. Eurforquestra – Fire (self) Urban Contemporary/Funk, reggae [February 22, 2014] 8
(7) 5. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Folk [Sept 1, 2013] 7
(6) 6. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive (Shout! Factory) Rock/blues-rock [Jan 25, 2014] 6
(12) 7. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires (self) Rock/jamband [March 29, 2014] 5
(8) 8. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters (self) Americana/bluegrass [Oct 1, 2013] 7
(9) 9. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk/urban-folk [June 22, 2013] 7
(10) 10. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream (self) Americana/country [Nov 30, 2013] 6
(D) 11. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey (self) Rock [April 5. 2014] 4
(14) 12. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel (self) Americana/country [Nov 1, 2013] 5
(D) 13. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time (self) Rock/jamband [May 1, 2014] 4
(R) 14. Chimney Choir – (compass) (self) Folk [June 1, 2013] 2
(11) 15. Young Ancients – Y/A (self) Americana/roots [Feb 22, 2014] 3
(3) 16. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun (8 Minutes 20 Seconds) Urban Contemporary/EDM [July 2, 2013] 4
(20) 17. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls (Marion-Lorraine) POP/adult contemporary [March 21, 2014] 3
(R) 18. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [May 18, 2013] 4
(25) 19. Various – SpokesBUZZ Vol. IV Band Together (SpokesBUZZ) Rock/various [Dec 14, 2013] 3
(R) 20. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (self) Americana/alt-country-rock [July 7, 2013] 4
(15) 21. Monocle Band – Monocle Band (self) Folk/folk-rock [Sept 1, 2013] 5
(23) 22. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore– Love Runner (Remington Road Records) Americana/folk-rock [Dec 21, 2013] 4
(27) 22. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [Jan 20, 2013] 2
(18) 23. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [March 1, 2014] 3
(D) 24. Gipsy Moon – Eventide (self) Folk [May 20, 2014 ] 4
(R) 24. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin (self) Americana/bluegrass [June 1, 2013] 4
(35) 25. 3 Twins – De Nada (Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana [June 20, 2013] 2
(19) 25. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology (Blank Tape) Rock [Jan 10, 2013] 2
(R) 26. Joe Johnson – New West Sound (Blank Tape) Americana/country [Aug 1, 2013] 2
(34) 26. Tennis – Small Sound (Communion Records) Indie/New Alternative [Nov 1, 2013] 4
(30) 27. Mosey West – Bermuda (self) Rock [Nov 2, 2013] 4
(24) 28. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange (self) Rock/AAA [Dec 1, 2012] 2
(R) 29. Kristi Stice – Under the Willow (self) Folk [Jan 9, 2013] 3
(R) 30. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Folk [June 1, 2013] 3
(35) 30. Lawn Chair Kings – Zombies Wake! (self) Rock [Nov 18, 2013] 3
(R) 31. Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life (Concord) Urban Contemporary/jazz&soul [Feb 11, 2014] 3
(21) 31. Dragondeer – Don’t That Feel Good EP (self) Rock [March 14, 2014] 3
(D) 32. Kate LeRoux – Phoenix (self) POP/adult contemporary [May 20, 2014] 1
(R) 32. The Samples – America (self) Rock/AAA [Jan 25, 2014] 1
(R) 32. Wendy Woo Band – Live (Woo Music) POP/adult contemporary [June 1, 2013] 3
(R) 33. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round (self) Americana/bluegrass [Jan 16, 2013] 2
13. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
16. Kristina Murray – Unravelin’
17. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
22. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights
25. Drag The River – Drag the River
26. Changing Colors – Joan & the King
28. The ReMinders – Born Champions
29. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
29. Tallgrass – Better Than Medicine
29. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13
31. Chain Station – Dancin’ With the Law
32. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
33. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
34. Von Stomper – Von Stomper
Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time In The Whale – Eric [single]
Rachel & the Kings – Edge of Me EP
A Band in Pictures – Who Killed the Dinosaurs
DubKor – Rastaman Riding
Gipsy Moon – Eventide
Kate LeRoux – Phoenix
Roo & the Howl – Me / My
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KAFM (Grand Junction) [40]
1. The String Cheese Incident – Song in my Head
2. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
3. Euforquestra – Fire
4. Honey Don’t – Heart Like a Wheel
5. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Take a Walk With Me
KDNK (Carbondale/Leadville) [13]
1. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
1. Eurforquestra – Fire
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
1. The Motet – The Motet
1. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
KDUR (Durango) [11]
1. Eurforquestra – Fire
2. The Motet – The Motet
3. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
3. West Water Outlaws – West Water Outlaws
KGNU (Boulder) [24]
1. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
3. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
4. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round 5. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues
KOTO (Telluride) [10]
1. Eurforquestra – Fire
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
3. Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life
3. Dragondeer – Don’t That Feel Good EP
KRCC (Colorado Springs) [15]
1. The Motet – The Motet
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Eurforquestra – Fire
3. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
4. Chimney Choir – (compass)
KRFC (Fort Collins) [100+]
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. You Me & Apollo – Sweet Honey
3. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time
4. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
5. Euforquestra – Fire
KSUT (Ignacio) [10]
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. The Motet – The Motet
3. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
3. Lawn Chair Kings – Zombies Wake!
3. Toad In the Hole – Apt 203
KUNC (Greeley) [12]
1. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
2. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
3. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
KVNF (Paonia) [10]
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. Eurforquestra – Fire
2. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream
2. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
OPEN AIR 1340 (Denver) [55]
1. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman
2. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls
3. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
4. Dragondeer – Don’t That Feel Good EP
5. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
THE COLORADO SOUND [55]
1. Zephyr – Heartbeat (Remaster of 1982 release)
2. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires
3. String Cheese Incident – Song in My Head
4. AdrienneO – Lines EP
4. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time
THE COLORADO SOUND LIVE365
(running total of track since day of add)
1. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights [Feb 05, 14]
2. Musketeer Gripweed – Nine Pound Hammer [Apr 21, 14]
3. Mosey West – Old Stone [Jan 23, 14]
4. Euforquestra – Fire [Mar 02, 14]
5. 3 Twins – I Always Cry At The Movies [May 04, 14]
AMERICANA / ALT-COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS
1. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream
3. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
4. Young Ancients – Y/A
5. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
Blues/R&B
1. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
2. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
3. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Take A Walk With Me
4. Dr. Izzy Band – Blind and Blues Bound
5. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Time (You’re Doing Fine)
Folk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
3. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
4. Chimney Choir – (compass)
5. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
Indie/New Alternative
1. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman
2. Tennis – Small Sound
3. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
4. Paper Bird – Rooms
5. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
Jazz/Instrumental
1. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
2. gogoLab – Border Patrol
3. Dave and The Gin Mill Gypsies – Dave and The Gin Mill Gypsies
4. Maxwell Hughes – Only in Dreams
5. Jim Stranahan Little BIG BAND – Migration to A Higher Ground
Pop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
1. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls
2. Kate LeRoux – Phoenix
2. Wendy Woo Band – Live
3. Ivory Circle – Equilateral
4. Katey Laurel – Periscope
Rock / AAA / ALT
1. String Cheese Incident – Song In My Head
2. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
3. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires
4. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
5. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time
Urban Contemporary/EDM/Funk/Hip Hop/Soul/Reggae
1. The Motet – The Motet
2. Eurforquestra – Fire
3. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
4. Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life
5. Whiskey Blanket – From the Dead of Dark
Chris K's Colorado Playlist 