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Colorado singer-songwriter Jill Sobule passed away at 66 in a Minnesota house fire, with memorial plans pending later this summer.

News hit us hard this past weekend when we learned that native Colorado singer-songwriter, Jill Sobule, passed away on May 01, at the age of 66, in a house fire in Minnesota. She was scheduled to perform the next night at Swallow Hill Music in Denver, where she learned to play guitar as a teenager.

Although not inducted, The Colorado Music Hall of Fame is planning a memorial for Jill later this summer.

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We live in a state in love with the music that comes from here. Thanks for being a part of it!
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Here’s this week’s MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING comes courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive.

Let me know what you think of the debuts (D) I shared in the show this week.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.

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Lothar and the Hand People – Midnight Ranger – Space Hymn (1969)
Sugarloaf – ‘Round & ‘Round (1973)
(D) Zoe Berman – Fast Forward (2025)
Heavy Diamond Ring – Like Lightning (2024)
Rob Drabkin – My Train is Coming – City Lights & Country Sides (2025)
Julian Fulco Perron – Not So Fast – In My Garden (2022)
The Apples In Stereo – Same Old Drag – New Magnetic Wonder (2007)
piKziL – Exit Strategy (2025)
(D) The River Arkansas – Nothin’ Goin’ My Way – Tin Years (2025)
Leftover Salmon – Blue Railroad Train (feat. Billy Strings) – Grass Roots (2023)
Jack Hadley – The Blues Made Me Strong Again – the St. Louis Sessions Volume II (2024)
Wil Swindler’s Elevenet – Universe B – Universe B (2010)

The Rainy Daze – That Acapulco Gold (1967)
The Fantastic Zoo – Light Show (1969)
(D) The Dirty Turkeys – Oo-De-Lally – Cowboy Caravan (2025)
Fast Eddy – In Too Deep – To the Stars (2024)
Five Iron Frenzy – Renegades – Until This Shakes Apart (2021)
The Galentines – Rear View Mirror – 1140 (2025)
Megan Burtt – Real Thing – The Bargain (2015)
Big Gigantic – Got The Love – Brighter Future (2016)
The Motet – Something Better – Love Time (2024)
(D) 2MX2 – Por Aqui Por Alla (2025)
ILLENIUM – Story of My Life feat. Trippie Redd (2022)
Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Glorious Full Moon – Her Way Out (2024)
Adam Bodine – Surface Service – Scenes of Changery (2021)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

HOT SPINS WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 2025

REPORT FROZEN THIS WEEK
(2) 1. THE VELVETEERS – A Million Knives LP Oct-24
(4) 2. THE LUMINEERS – Automatic LP Jan-25
(6) 3. CHELLA & THE CHARM – Happy Hour EP Mar-25
(3) 3. THE GALENTINES – 1140 LP Dec-24
(6) 4. TINY TOMBOY – Psychic Scar LP Feb-25

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM Community Radio (Grand Junction), KBUT Community Radio (Crested Butte), KDNK Carbondale Community Access Radio (Carbondale), KDUR Community Radio (Durango), KFFR 88.3 FM (Winter Park), KOTO Community Radio Telluride (Telluride), KRFC 88.9 FM (Fort Collins), KRZA Community Radio (Alamosa), KSJD Radio (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVNF Mountain Grown Public Radio (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie1023 (Denver) …

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations and programs

CP S19 EP16 2025

Early early morning over Cedaredge, CO courtesy of Clear Vistas Photography

I NEED YOUR HELP. THE COLORADO PLAYLIST IS THE ONLY SHOW REPRESENTING AND PROMOTING COLORADO MUSIC STATEWIDE. YOUR SUPPORT IS NOW CRITICAL TO KEEPING IT ON THE AIR. MAKE DONATIONS VIA VENMO AT CHRISK-2 OR USE THE DONATION FORM BELOW.

We live in a state in love with the music that comes from here. Thanks for being a part of it!

Here’s this week’s Monday Morning Music Meeting, courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive.

Let me know what you think of the debuts (D) I shared in the show this week.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.

Firefall – Love That Got Away – Undertow (1980)
Chris Daniels and the Kings – Roadhouse Music – When You’re Cool (1987)
(D) Wild Flight – Deep Ellum Baby – Wild Flight (2025)
Sugar Nova – Touch Me, I’m Going to Scream, Pt. II – Halogen (2023)
Marfa – Daisy (2025)
Judy Collins – When I Was A Girl In Colorado (2022)
Dianne Reeves – Old Souls – Art & Survival (1994)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Call Me (Whatever You Like) – South of Here (2024)
(D) Charlie Stevens – Tomorrow Starts Today – Circles Round the Sun (2025)
The High Hawks – Mother Nature’s Show – Mother Nature’s Show (2024)
Wildermiss – Hell or High Water – In My Mind (2020)
Annie Booth – Queen Bee – Wanderlust (2014)

Philip Bailey – Walking on the Chinese Wall – Chinese Wall (1985)
Philip Bailey – Billy Jack (radio edit) – Love Will Find A Way (2019)
(D) Jeremy Garrett – Fly Away To Your Love – Storm Mountain (2025)
Zoe Berman – Edit Delete and Save – Freezing Heat EP (2021)
Moon Honey – Austin (2025)
The Still Tide – Change of Address – Between Skies (2019)
The Blue Rider – Rattlesnake – Year of the Horse (2016)
Grant Sabin – Work – Work (2024)
(D) The Seeley Brothers Band – You Got the Right to Sing the Blues – The Seeley Bros (2025)
Euforquestra – Arizona to Georgia – While We Still Got Time (2022)
Thom LaFond – Lawless (2024)
Keith Oxman – Memphis Gene – Doing All Right (2009)

ALL STATIONS STATEWIDE including the Colorado Playlist
76 titles tracked, 324 spins
(2) 1. THE VELVETEERS – A Million Knives LP Oct-24
(4) 2. THE LUMINEERS – Automatic LP Jan-25
(6) 3. CHELLA & THE CHARM – Happy Hour EP Mar-25
(3) 3. THE GALENTINES – 1140 LP Dec-24
(6) 4. TINY TOMBOY – Psychic Scar LP Feb-25

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM Community Radio (Grand Junction), KBUT Community Radio (Crested Butte), KDNK Carbondale Community Access Radio (Carbondale), KDUR Community Radio (Durango), KFFR 88.3 FM (Winter Park), KOTO Community Radio Telluride (Telluride), KRFC 88.9 FM (Fort Collins), KRZA Community Radio (Alamosa), KSJD Radio (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVNF Mountain Grown Public Radio (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie1023 (Denver) …

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations and programs

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A western slope Milky Way over Bangs Canyon courtesy Clear Vistas Photography

We got in from a wonderful FoCOMX Sunday afternoon. Thanks to the Fort Collins Musician’s Association and 105.5 The Colorado Sound for inviting me to participate in this year’s event, both as an emcee and performer. Despite very cold and snowy weather Friday night, venues were full and the music was ecstatically delicious.

The sun came out on Saturday, and so did the crowds. I emceed at Odell Brewing Company, the Platinum sponsor of the festival, and at The OBC Wine Project. I also performed at The OBC Wine Project with the wonderful Alex Nikiforoff on lead guitar. Afterwards, we attended several shows, until the old bones just say no mas!

We live in a state in love with the music that comes from here. Thanks for being a part of it!

Here’s this week’s Monday Morning Music Meeting, courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive.

Let me know what you think of the debuts (D) I shared in the show this week.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Boom Boom – Beautiful World (1997)
Hillbilly Hellcats – Road Rage – Our Brand (1998)
(D) Garlow and Swesey – Ghost Town – Garlow and Swesey (2025)
The High Hawks – Somewhere South – Mother Nature’s Show (2024)
Erik Lunde – Steel Militia – Water from the Stone (2022)
The Deltasonics – Concrete Hotel – Concrete Hotel (2025)
Tierro Band with Bridget Law – Opening (feat. Xerephine) – Everlasting Dance (2023)
Ellyn Rucker – With You In Mind – NOW (2003)
David Starr – Hole in the Page (2025)
(D) Nitecap – Love and Light (2025)
Tennis – I’m Callin’ – Ritual in Repeat (2014)
Julian Fulco Perron – All the Lights (2023)
Adam Bodine – Swamp Stomp – Scenes of Changery (2021)

Acoustic Junction – Never Until Now – Fool’s Progress (1997)
Sherri Jackson – Time & Time – Sherri Jackson (1997)
(D) Bison Bone – Lean – Lean lp (2025)
Gregory Alan Isakov – The Fall – Appaloosa Bones (2023)
OneRepublic – Rescue Me – Human (2021)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Here I Go – Nowhere Next (2024)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Wheel – Whimper and Wail – Desire and Dissolving Men (2007)
GRiZ, Big Gigantic – Good Times Roll – Good Times Roll (2015)
Sugar Nova – It’s All Gold feat. the Main Squeeze (2025)
(D) Cipriano Band – Oh Cocoa – Lo Lo House (2025)
Megan Burtt – Drugstore Brand – Witness (2024)
Andy Frasco & the U.N. – Keep On Keeping On – Keep On Keepin On (2020)
Erik Applegate – It’s Not Me, It’s You – Two’s Company (2017)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE. (NOT ALL TITLES AVAIL)

HOT SPINS WEEK APRIL 13-20 2025
ALL STATIONS STATEWIDE including the Colorado Playlist

(R) 1. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Nowhere Next LP Sep-24
(2) 2. THE VELVETEERS – A Million Knives LP Oct-24
(5) 3. THE GALENTINES – “1140” LP Dec-24
(1) 4. THE LUMINEERS – Automatic LP Jan-25
(D) 5. BISON BONE – Lean EP Apr-25

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM Community Radio (Grand Junction), KBUT Community Radio (Crested Butte), KDNK Carbondale Community Access Radio (Carbondale), KDUR Community Radio (Durango), KFFR 88.3 FM (Winter Park), KOTO Community Radio Telluride (Telluride), KRFC 88.9 FM (Fort Collins), KRZA Community Radio (Alamosa), KSJD Radio (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVNF Mountain Grown Public Radio (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie1023 (Denver) …

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations and programs