Category: Polls

COLORADO TOP 100 FAN POLL 2015

If you came looking for this week’s regular post, sorry .. next week.  All the stations ran a repeat of an earlier episode this week. I took a few days off to spend with Mrs Goat for Thanksgiving and did not produce a new show this week.  Instead, welcome to the BEST OF 2015 FAN POLL.

There are HUNDREDS of recordings released in Colorado every year.  I’ve been fortunate over the years to chronicle over 300 releases a year on average.  Below are the TOP 100 that came into my view from Nov 1 2014 to Oct 31 2015.

My list is built from what is played on The Colorado Sound, as well as several non-commercial public and community radio stations around the state that I’ve watched and charted over the past six years.  Not everything or every style of music being made in Colorado is represented.

Stations like Open Air 102.3, 88.9FM KRFC, and 91.5FM KUNC form a trifecta of stations emitting love for Colorado musicians and their music, with coverage spanning the region from Northern Colorado through Denver, and around state, courtesy of KUNC’s 20 regional frequencies.

There’s some stuff missing .. there always is.

I could not find embeds for everything.  I tried to find a single track as a minimum.  Some links without an embed take you straight to the artist website page where you can stream and/or purchase their recordings.

Please do spend a little bit this holiday season on Colorado music … even a few bucks means someone liked it enough to “buy” it.  It’s the knowing that folks care enough to support our music with a “buy” that really matters – not the amount.  So please do support.

So there ya go … please VOTE HERE for your favorites after you’ve had a chance to check things out.

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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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AND THE NOMINEES ARE

please VOTE HERE for your favorites

  1. Amberly Chalberg – There Will Come A Day (Americana)
  2. AMZY – We Don’t Walk, We Dance (Rock/Pop) 
  3. Analog Son – Stomp and Shout (Funk/Jazz) 
  4. Andy Hackbarth – Panorama Motel (Rock/Acoustic Rock) 
  5. Andy Thomas’ Dust Heart – Reckless Abandonment (Rock)
  6. Annie Booth – Wanderlust (Jazz)
  7. Augustus – Into Frames (Rock) 
  8. Ben Haugland – A Million Dreams (Jazz)
  9. Ben Markley ~ Clint Ashlock Quintet – The Return (Jazz)
  10. Bill Frisell – Guitar In the Space Age (Instrumental, Rock)
  11. Burnt Lips – Tropical Moon (Reggae/Ska)
  12. Cary Morin – Tiny Town (Blues) 
  13. Charles McPherson – The Journey (Jazz)
  14. Chella & The Charm – Chella & The Charm (Rock) 
  15. Chimney Choir – Boomtown (Americana) 
  16. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone (Blues/Funk/R&B) 
  17. Chuck Pyle – Cover Stories (Folk)
  18. Covenhoven – The Wild and Free (Folk)
  19. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band feat. Erica Brown & MJ – Born to Love the Blues (Blues)
  20. Dana Landry Quartet – Standard Elevation (Jazz)
  21. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – The Drawing Back of Curtains (Folk) 
  22. Danny Shafer – Weddings, Floods and Funerals (Americana)
  23. Doves & Wolves – Doves & Wolves (Folk-rock) 
  24. Edison – Ghosts (Folk)  
  25. Eef & the Blues Express – All Rivers Run To The Sea (Blues)
  26. Eldren – Welcome to Deathville (Rock)
  27. Elephant Revival – Sands of Now (Americana) 
  28. Eric Gunnison – Voyageur (Jazz)
  29. Finnders & Youngberg (aka FY5) – Eat The Moon (Bluegrass, Country) https://www.reverbnation.com/finndersandyoungberg/song/23792310-she-wants-to-eat-the-moon?wordpress=1&pwc%5Bsize%5D=small
  30. Fox St. – Authentic Western Dress (Rock, blues) 
  31. Gipsy Moon – Autumn’s Retreat (Folk) 
  32. Grandpa’s Gun – Back Into Town (Americana)
  33. Greg Blake – Songs of Heart and Home (Bluegrass/Country) 
  34. Grim & Darling – Beauty Through Pain (Pop, Adult Alternative) 
  35. Ian Cooke – Antiquasauria (Alternative) 
  36. In The Whale – Full Nelson (Punk/Metal) 
  37. Instant Empire – Lamplight Lost (Rock) 
  38. Ivory Circle – Isosceles (Rock) 
  39. Janet Feder – THISCLOSE (Alternative) 
  40. Jeff Austin – The Simple Truth (Americana/bluegrass)
  41. Jeff Jenkins Organization – The Arrival (Jazz)
  42. John Statz – Tulsa (Americana, Alt-country-rock) 
  43. Juno What?! – Stranger (Funk/R&B/Soul) 
  44. Kenny Knight – Crossroads (Rock)
  45. Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene – Let’s Do This Thing! (Rock, Rhythm & Blues) 
  46. Kevin Dooley – Treehouse (Americana)
  47. King Cardinal – Once A Giant EP (Americana) 
  48. Kyle Hollingsworth – Speed of Life (Rock, Adult) 
  49. Land Lines – Natural World (Rock, Indie) 
  50. Lara Ruggles – Cynics & Saints (Pop, Adult Alternative) 
  51. Leftover Salmon – High Country (Rock, jamband) 
  52. Liz Barnez – Welcome Back (Folk)
  53. Longest Day Of The Year – Carapace (Rock) 
  54. Matt Skellenger – New Radio (Jazz)
  55. Megan Burtt – The Bargain (Rock, Adult) 
  56. Michael Kirkpatrick – Honey Rider (Folk) 
  57. Michal Menert – Michal Menert & the Pretty Fantastics 1 (Pop, electro-pop) 
  58. Michal Menert – Space Jazz (EDM) 
  59. Mojomama – Mojomama (Blues)
  60. Montropo – Follow Me (Rock) 
  61. Natalie Walker – Strange Bird (Rock, Pop) 
  62. Nathaniel Rateliff – Closer (Folk)
  63. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (Rythm & Blues) 
  64. New Ben Franklins – Something Old, Something New (Americana/Alt-country)
  65. No Fences – No Fences (Americana, Country) 
  66. One Flew West – Selective Memory (Rock/Pop) 
  67. Otis Taylor – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat (Blues)
  68. Paa Kow – Ask (Workd, Funk, Jazz) 
  69. Paul Mullikin Quintet – Time Is Now (Jazz)
  70. Post Paradise – Bring It To Life (Side A) (Rock) 
  71. Railsplitters – The Faster It Goes (Bluegrass)
  72. Red Fox Run – Red Fox Run (Rock) 
  73. Richard Dean – Accidental Human (Folk, Rock)
  74. Richie Furay – Hand In Hand (Americana)
  75. Rob Drabkin – Live Vol. II (Rock, Adult Alternative)
  76. Rose Quartz – Axis of Love (Pop, electro-pop) 
  77. Ryan Chrys – Up From The North (Country, Rock)  
  78. Selasee and the Fafa Family – Time for Peace (Reggae) 
  79. Shaley Scott – Rescue Me (Rhythm & Blues, Pop) 
  80. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Totem (Rock, Indie) 
  81. Steve Kovalcheck Trio – Stomping Ground (Jazz)
  82. Taarka – Making Tracks Home (Folk) 
  83. Taylor Scott – A Closer Look, The Second Glance (Blues)
  84. The Burroughs – Sweaty Greeley Soul (Blues) 
  85. The Echo Chamber – Synesthesia (Rock)  
  86. The Fremonts – The Fremonts EP (Americana) 
  87. The Knew – Schmew (Rock/Punk)
  88. The Sound and Color – The Sound and Color (Rock) 
  89. The Yawpers – American Man (Rock) 
  90. Toad In the Hole – Wallflower (Rock) 
  91. Todd Adelman – Highways & Lowways (Americana) 
  92. Trinity Demask – Elemental (Folk)
  93. Trout Steak Revival – Brighter Every Day (Bluegrass) 
  94. Various artists – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project (Folk) 
  95. Various artists – SpokesBUZZ Vol V: Band Together (Various) 
  96. Von Stomper – Americado (Americana) 
  97. Wasteland Hop – Symbiotic Clock (Hip-Hop) 
  98. Wendy Woo Band – Tipping Point (Rock, Adult) 
  99. Yonder Mountain String Band – Black Sheep (Bluegrass)
  100. Young Ancients – Fishstory (Americana) 

please VOTE HERE for your favorites

The Colorado Sound S8|EP44 Nov 2014

Chris K profile pic Oct 2014A great week as this year’s Colorado Music Hall of Fame class was announced by executive director G. Brown.  Congrats to Caribou Ranch, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Manassas, Firefall, and Poco.  There is a considerable amount of history among those four acts, each of which contributed something significant to Colorado music history.  It will be great for folks from around the world to see and hear what these bands brought to Colorado when they visit Red Rocks over the years to come.   G has yet to announce the details of the show, scheduled for Jan 9 at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.

When I spoke with Richie Furay for our Offstage Beyond the Music podcast, he said he’d be a part of it.  I’m sure Jock Bartley and Rick Roberts from Firefall will be present, and as well, Kenny Passarelli who did some time with Manassas, and who still lives and produces records here regionally.  Jimmy Ibbotson from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band still lives here, so I’m sure he’ll be a part of things also.  Beyond that, I have to wonder if we’ll get to see Stephen Stills and Chris Hillman from Manassas or John McEuen or some of the other guys from “the Dirt” band.  It’d be a hellova show for us baby boomers for sure if as many living members of the bands as possible were able to participate.  Most of those guys are mid to late 60s and older now (Richie is 78) now and were instrumental in our lives in the 60s and 70s.

NEWS & NOTES:  

EMAIL OR FACEBOOK?

One of my clients emailed me this week and asked my opinion about promoting a show.  He asked which is a better method – email or facebook.  What do you think?  To add to the complication, an article hit just as I was hitting the publish button that underlies the confusion and lack of ease with which musicians and bands and others of us in the music promote our shows etc.  According to an article published Nov 17 in Digital Music News, “Facebook will be reducing the amount of “overly promotional” posts from Pages in newsfeeds starting in 2015. Posts that aren’t paid ads will become less visible if they meet the following criteria:

  1. “Posts that solely push people to buy a product or install an app
  2. Posts that push people to enter promotions and sweepstakes with no real context
  3. Posts that reuse the exact same content from ads”

To go with that, “…you can no longer offer incentives to get page likes.” 

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Some friends introduced me to this “new” single from OneRepublic, off their Native album.  There’s a story here worth our attention.

OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC

The 3rd installment of my conversation with Reed Foehl.  If you’d like to download it go to KUNC or Radio 94.9 Colorado pls.  I’m only allowing streaming from here.

PLAYLIST S8|EP44

(D) = debut of single, ep, or lp
(N) = new song from previously debuted ep or lp

HOUR 1

The Czars “What I Can Do For You” from Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy (1970)
Space Team Electra “Saints Are Bleeding” from The Vortex Flower (2001)
(D) The Sound and Color “Tug of War” from The Sound and Color (2015) Jeff Brinkman “Ordinary Day” from Strange (2012)
Drew Schofield “Break It Down” from 150 Million (-1) (2014)
(N) OneRepublic “I Lived” from Native (2013)
The Wild After “Meant for You” from Lesson Learned EP (2014)
(N) Silent Bear “Red Colorado Night” from The Green Lion (2014)
Tennis “Tell Her No” from Tell Her No (2011)
Stella Luce “Rain” from Caldera (2014)
Chemistry Club “Miranda” from Miranda (2014)
Tia Fuller “Ralphie’s Groove” from Angelic Warrior (2012)

HOUR 2

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Some of Shelly’s Blues” from Greatest Hits (1990)
Manassas “Colorado” from Manassas (1972)
Firefall “Livin’ Ain’t Livin’” from Firefall (1976)
Poco “When It All Began” from Legacy (1989)
(N) Leftover Salmon “High Country” from High Country (2015)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “I Get Smooth” from Black Beehive (2014)
John Oates “Stone Cold Love” from Good Road to Follow (2014)
Reed Foehl “When It Comes Around” from Spark (2004)
Dianne Reeves “Endangered Species” from The Best of Dianne Reeves (2000)
Hazel Miller Band “Spider Web” from Coming To You Live…From KUVO (2011)
Jon Wirtz “Country” from Tourist (2013)