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Colorado Playlist S10 EP10 2016

Monday morning … NEW MUSIC POLL  this week featuring American Culture, Strawberry Runners, The Blue Rider, Esme Patterson, and the Patient Zeroes.  I have to say it all sounds rather oddly like the sixties to my ears.  It will be interesting to see what your favorites are from this class of retro-pop and rock …

Sorry to say that Radio 94.9 in Northern Colorado has decided to drop the show.  I seriously want to thank long time NoCO radio guru Stu Haskell for inviting me to be a part of things there the past few years.  With me now being on staff at 105.5 The Colorado Sound, and the Colorado Playlist airing on Sunday mornings at 10AM, it did not make sense for 94.9 to continue airing the show.

 

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Support for Chris K’s Colorado Playlist comes courtesy of The Historic Mishawaka Amphitheatre — Celebrating 100 yrs of music and dancing in the Poudre Canyon.

Presenting:  The 10th Anniversary Party of the Colorado Playlist on Sunday June 5th … Details TBA, but I can say that my band GOATZ! will be making its second appearance at the Mish (though without my bff and lead guitarist Chris Jackowski who is on vaca that wkend and cannot make the show).

Colorado Playlist S10 EP10

HOUR 1

The Moonrakers “I’m All Right” (1964) from Anthology (2007)
The Higher Elevation “Crazy Bicycle” [single] (1967)
Gasoline Lollipops “Resurrection” from SpokesBUZZ Vol VI: Band Together (2015)
The Knew “Major Nights” from Man Monster (2012)
(D) American Culture “Like American Culture” [single] (2015) 
(D) Strawberry Runners “When We Were Good” from Hatcher Creek (2015) 
The Apples in Stereo “Same Old Drag” from New Magnetic Wonder (2007)
String Cheese Incident “Rosie” from Song In My Head (2015)
Mosey West “Old Stone” from Bermuda (2014)
(D) The Blue Rider “Rattlesnake” from Year Of The Horse (2016) 
Tennis “Needle and a Knife” from Ritual In Repeat (2014)
Jeff Finlin “What’s the Big Idea” from Ballad Of A Plain Man (2008)
(N) Ryan A. Fourt “Big Slick” from Big Slick (2016)

HOUR 2

Beast “Communication” from Higher…&…Higher! (1970)
(D) Esme Patterson “Feel Right” from We Were Wild (2016) 
Bad Weather California “I’ll Reach Out My Hand” from Sunkissed (2012)
Trout Steak Revival “Colorado River” from Brighter Every Day (2015)
(D) Matt Skinner Band “That’s What I’m Gonna Do” [single] (2016)
Sofie Reed “Box Full of Prayers” from Baby Boo Got Gone (2004)
OneRepublic “Feel Again” from Native (2013)
The Fray “Love Don’t Die” from Helios (2014)
(D) The Patient Zeroes “Surreality” from Sirens Calling (2016) 
Rossonian “In the Summer” [single] (2015)
Katie Herzig “Drug” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Dana Landry Trio “Frank’s Tune” from Memphis Skyline (2014)

The Colorado Sound S9 EP47 2015

It’s the time of year for family, friends, and parties.  Not too much has gone on this week.  If you haven’t done so already, make sure you vote for your favorites in the FAN POLL.  I’m looking forward to sharing the best of the best from this year in our annual BEST OF show coming up in a couple of weeks.  The POLL ends Dec 20.

One bit of news broke over the weekend.  Veteran Irish Rock band the Indulgers lead singer/band leader Damien McCarron posted an end to their successful 17 year run.

THE COLORADO SOUND LIVE365

Besides the radio show, you can also stream the best of my collection anytime at The Colorado Sound Live365.  We’re coming up on the third year that I’ve kept that sidebar going.  The past few months have been sketchy to be honest.  While the radio show enjoys the love of numerous stations statewide, the metrics on the online side have been slow to develop.  A cry for listeners last week rose metrics to the best we’ve had in a few months – and reminded me that it takes constant promotion to make it real.

In order to help cover the costs of running the online station I went to ad supported for non subscribers, and ad-free for subscribers. Gotta thank one new subscriber this weekend.

I also learned that the order of songs is different depending on whether you’re a “free” listener (ad supported) or a subscription / VIP listener (non-ad).

Here’s an example from Monday (today) morning.

Ad supported three song set at 8:06AM
The Fray – Love Don’t Die
Elephant Revival – Birds And Stars
Leftover Salmon – Western Sky

VIP set at 8:07AM
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Josephina
Yonder Mountain String Band – Criminal
Longest Day of the Year – Black Horse Canyon

These are the top ten songs you heard last week, through Saturday.

Edison – Be Someone
Fox St. – Somethin About You 
John Oates – Stone Cold Love
Megan Burtt – Fast As I Go
The Motet – 123
Musketeer Gripweed – End of the Day
Nathaniel Rateliff – Nothing to Show For
OneRepublic – Counting Stars
P-Nuckle – The System
The String Cheese Incident – Outside and Inside

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK – BEST OF 2015

Here are the TOP 25 Colorado videos I collected this past year.  Suffice it to say that Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats are the most popular export of the year – in every way imaginable.  The list also includes:  The Yawpers, Chris Daniels & the Kings w/ Freddi Gowdy, Richie Furay, Young Ancients, Medic, Rose Quartz, Andy Palmer, Esme Patterson, Ivory Circle, Tennis, Instant Empire, Safe Boating is No Accident, Treehouse Sanctum, The Knew, Rob Drabkin, Trout Steak Revival, Red Fox Run, SHEL, Kid Astronaut, Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene, Andy Hackbarth, Lara Ruggles, Rapidgrass Quintet

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Support has been provided by Fat Pig Society (website coming) A Workers’ Cooperative – Thanks to Fat Pig Society for supplying us with ALL Organic Hemp Infused Coconut Oil to supplement my wife’s cancer treatment.  For more information, until they get their website up, contact me at chriskmusic@gmail.com for information and a referral.

mishawakaThe Colorado Sound is supported by my incredible friends at the Mishawaka Amphitheater … soon to be 100 years old, and yes they have shows year round … during the cold months indoors in the SpokesBUZZ lounge … see www.themishawaka.com for upcoming events.  And, please thank them for supporting Colorado music.

SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoThe Colorado Sound SUPPORTS SpokesBUZZ … a Colorado 501C3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the global visibility of Colorado sound and culture and to developing the professionalism of our local artists.  More info at www.SpokesBUZZ.org ….

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KUNC 2KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

DEC 15-18  

  • The Apples In Stereo
  • Sixteen Horsepower
  • Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
  • Wednesday 12:20 pm
  • Thursday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
  • Friday 1:20 pm
  • 91.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • 91.7FM Denver, Golden
  • 102.7FM Boulder
  • online at KUNC.org

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PLAYLIST S9 EP47 2015

HOUR 1

Zephyr “Mad dog” from Heartbeat (1982)
The Samples “Close to the Fires” from Samples (1990)
(N) Joel Ansett “The Cycle” from The Nature of Us (2016)
The Heyday “Had a Feeling” from Till We See the Sun (2010)
Eldren “Everybody Went Crazy” from Welcome to Deathville (2015)
Philip Bailey “Love Is Real” from Love Is Real (2010)
P-Nuckle “The System” from The System (2013)
Megan Burtt “In a Minute” from The Bargain (2015)
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014)
King Cardinal “Gasoline” from One A Giant EP (2015)
Leftover Salmon “Lovin’ in My Baby’s Eyes” from The Nashville Sessions (1999)
Trout Steak Revival “Union Pacific” from Brighter Every Day (2015)
Dana Landry Quartet “Puttin’ on the Ritz” from Standard Elevation (2015)

HOUR 2

Sweet Water Well “Zoeology” from Watermelon (1996)
Acoustic Junction “Something” from Surrounded by Change (1994)
(D) The Northern Empty “Suzie” from Suzie (2016) 
Land Lines “Plans” from Natural World (2014)
Elephant Revival “Sands of Now” from Sands of Now (2015)
Churchill “Made a List” from Change EP (2012)
Red Fox Run “I Am a Fox” from Red Fox Run (2015)
Sherri Jackson “Misery” from Sherri Jackson (1997)
Lindsey O’Brien Band “Night Voice” from As Long As It Matters (2008)
(N) The Wood Brothers “Without Desire” from Paradise (2015)
(N) New Ben Franklins “Bob Wills Is Still the King” from Something Borrowed, Something Blue (2015) 
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Mother’s Daughter” from Always Say Please and Thank You (2000)
Analog Son “Funkin’ in the Am” from Stomp and Shout (2015)

The Colorado Sound S9 EP46

Whew … I can’t believe we’re this close to the end of the year.  If you haven’t voted yet, head over to TOP 100 Nominees for Fan Favorites of 2015.  I haven’t quite figured out yet how to deal with the isolated batch of singles that came out in the past year .. and I still have the songs of the year to sort through… hopefully in a couple of days so stay tuned for that.

To those who have messaged me over the past few weeks, or who have contributed to the GoFundMe campaign set up by our friend Megan, THANK YOU!  I cannot express how much your friendship means to me and Mrs Goat right now.

My wife has an annual thing she does.  She and our grand daughter wrote this song several years ago.  My wife posts it every Sunday on her FB pg.  I thought I’d share it here this week … hoping your family is safe and healthy this holiday season.

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK:  

I got introduced to Chemistry Club a couple of years ago when they released songs like “Miranda” and “Navigator.”  A SpokesBuzz band, they’ll have a new single out on SpokesBuzz VOL VI, being released DEC 11 at Hodi’s Halfnote in Fort Collins.  

MMMM (Monday Morning Music Meeting)

Somerset Catalog – Lonely Fang (Misra)
Genre/style:  indie, rock/pop
Mixes well with Colorado bands:  Instant Empire, Achille Lauro, Everything Absent or Distorted (A Love Story), Born In the Flood

Easily one of the best new albums of the new year, and one of the best indie rock/pop albums that’s crossed my desk in the past couple of years.  I expect we’ll hear and see more of this outfit in 2016.

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Support has been provided by Fat Pig Society (website coming) A Workers’ Cooperative – Thanks to Fat Pig Society for supplying us with ALL Organic Hemp Infused Coconut Oil to supplement my wife’s cancer treatment.  For more information, until they get their website up, contact me at chriskmusic@gmail.com for information and a referral.

mishawakaThe Colorado Sound is supported by my incredible friends at the Mishawaka Amphitheater … soon to be 100 years old, and yes they have shows year round … during the cold months indoors in the SpokesBUZZ lounge … see www.themishawaka.com for upcoming events.  And, please thank them for supporting Colorado music.

SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoThe Colorado Sound SUPPORTS SpokesBUZZ … a Colorado 501C3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the global visibility of Colorado sound and culture and to developing the professionalism of our local artists.  More info at www.SpokesBUZZ.org ….

SPECIAL EVENT – FRIDAY DEC 11th –> The SpokesBUZZ Band Together Volume 6 compilation cd release party featuring performances by all current artists in our SpokesBUZZ incubator:  American Blackout, Chemistry Club, Eldren, Gasoline Lollipops, Grim & Darling, iZCALLi, Pandas & People, Qbala, Red Fox Run, Slow Caves, The Burroughs and Wiredogs

  • Venue: Hodi’s Half Note
  • Venue Address: 167 N College Ave.
  • City: Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Age: All Ages
  • Ticket Price: $10 Minimum Suggested Donation
  • Doors Open: 7:00pm
  • Set Time: 8:00pm

For information about sponsoring The Colorado Sound please contact me at thecoloradosound@gmail.com

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KUNC 2KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

DEC 8-11  

  • The Northern Empty
  • Somerset Catalog
  • Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
  • Wednesday 12:20 pm
  • Thursday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
  • Friday 1:20 pm
  • 91.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • 91.7FM Denver, Golden
  • 102.7FM Boulder
  • online at KUNC.org

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PLAYLIST CS S9 EP46

HOUR 1

Gary Stites “Lonely for You” from Lonely for You (1960)
Bob Lind “Colorado Line” from Colorado Line (1971)
(N) Coral Creek “Cryin’ Bout My Baby” from Coral Creek (2015)
(D) Kim Lindell “Black Jack” from To the Secret Fire (2013)
Calder’s Revolvers “Like You Know” from Sunday Morning (2014)
Overcasters “Storm of Crows” from Curses/Prayers (2012)
(N) Plum “Love Is In the Air” from Light Years, Dark Years (2016)
Janet Feder “Crows” from THISCLOSE (2015)
Jay Munly “Amen Corner” from Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots (2004)
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Funky to the Bone” from Funky To the Bone (2015)
(N) No Fences “Big & Rich” from No Fences (2015) 
Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene “Let’s Do This Thing!” from Let’s Do This Thing! (2015)
Charles McPherson “the Journey” from The Journey (2015)

HOUR 2

Sugarloaf “Myra Myra” from Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You (1975)
The Monocles “The Spider & the Fly” from The Spider & the Fly (1966)
Michal Menert “Everything Shines” from Space Jazz (2015)
Selasee and the Fafa Family “Time for Peace” from Time for Peace (2015)
Whiskey Blanket “Up up Away” from No Object (2010)
(D)Rapidgrass Quintet “Crooked Road” from Rapidgrass Quintet (2015)  
Amberly Chalberg “Big Blue Truck” from There Will Come A Day (2015)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Happiness Is” from Rocksteady (2010)
The Apples in Stereo “Dance Floor” from Travellers in Space and Time (2010)
(D) Somerset Catalog “Tired for the Cause” from Lonely Fang (2016)
Paper Bird “As i Am” from Rooms (2013)
Analog Son “Shady Nights” from Stomp and Shout (2015)