Category: Polls

CP S16 EP42 2022

Looking eastward from Antero Reservoir towards Colorado Springs, in the dead of winter; photo courtesy of Claire Mannato

Monday DEC 12, 2022 – You have until the end of the day on DEC 15 to vote for your favorites in this years Listener/Fan Poll for Best of 2022 on the Colorado Playlist.

The annual Best of the Colorado Playlist will air DEC 31-Jan 05. See stations and times for when and where. The 2022 TOP 50 and Best of posts will go up on JAN 02.

#COMUSIC TOP 5 WEEK ENDING 12/10/22

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, designed to benefit community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents

  1. BARBARA – Escape Artist LP (Sep-22)
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
  3. ANTIBROTH – Antibroth LP (Sep-22)
  4. HERO TALBOT – Butterscotch LP (Oct-22)
  5. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

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I designed the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) as 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.

Lannie Garrett & Her Swingin’ Big Band – Kick It! – Kick It! (1998)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Choo-Choo-Ch’ Boogie – Louie Louie (1997)
(D) Faith Eliza – Fighter (2022)

Elektric Animals – Come Clean – Channels EP (2022)
The Wood Brothers – Sparkling Wine – One Drop of Truth (2018)
Edie Carey – The Chain – The Veil (2022)
Wendy Woo – The Immigrant – The Immigrant (2019)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Josephina – Black Beehive (2014)
Musketeer Gripweed – Hard Times – Long Past Time (2022)
(D) Mad Radio – Satellite (2023)

Katie Herzig – Wish You Well – Apple Tree (2008)
Judy Collins – When I Was A Girl In Colorado – When I Was A Girl In Colorado (2022)
The Motet – Belly – Breathe (1999)

Mollie O’Brien – Eleezah – Big Red Sun Blues (1998)
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Sunday Street – Love Runner (2014)
(D) Tennis – One Night with the Valet (2023)

Kyle Emerson – Are You Lonely – Only Coming Down (2020)
Analog Son – Sunshine (feat. Ivan Neville) – Black Diamond (2017)
Euforquestra – Higher – While We Still Got Time (2022)
A.J. Fullerton – She’s So Cold – Kalamath (2017)
Daniel Rodriguez – Colorado – Sojurn of a Burning Sun (2020)
The Infamous Stringdusters – Down From the Mountain – Toward the Fray (2022)
(D) Oko Tygra – Better Without You (2023)

David Starr – Love and Sabotage – Love and Sabotage (2016)
The Barlow – All My Days – New Year, Old Me (2022)
Keith Oxman – Two Cigarettes In the Dark – Two Cigarettes In the Dark (2020)

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CP S16 EP41 2022

A frosty view from Hudson Gardens, courtesy of Claire Mannato

MONDAY DEC 5 2022 – WOW .. only 10 days left to get your votes in for best of 2022!

Tomorrow – Dec 6 is Colorado Gives Day, an annual day of giving for the non-profit world. The CP is not a non-profit company, but it does serve the non-profit radio world in Colorado.

Launched in April 2006, The Colorado Playlist is broadcast over 25 hours a week on approximately thirty FM frequencies in Colorado.  Streamed world-wide and archived weekly, the Colorado Playlist is the most widely heard independent music program in the state. 

The Colorado Playlist relies on donations to pay the cost of operation. The stations do not pay for the show. Your donation would go a long way to helping defray the costs. – Thanks! – Chris K. Venmo chrisk-2 or use this form.

#COMUSIC TOP 5 WEEK ENDING 12/4/22

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, designed to benefit community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents

  1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
  2. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)First Light LP (Jun-22)
  3. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
  4. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – Long Past Time LP (Sep-22)
  5. VINCE HERMAN – …enjoy the Ride LP (Nov-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

www.starrsguitars.com

I designed the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) as 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.

Starlite Ramblers – Imagine Me – The Starlite Ramblers 1992 (1993)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Broken Hearted Savior – Sister Sweetly (1993)
(NT) Jacob Larson Band – Knockin’ At My Door – Totally Legal (2023)

Reverend Freakchild – Personal Jesus (on the Mainline) – Dial It In (2018)
Bevin Luna – Masquerade – Madison and Angelus (2022)
Finn O’Sullivan – Lipstick Kisses – When The Power Comes Back On (2020)
Devotchka – Along The Way – A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008)
Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds – Jet Black Cadillac – Moon Rock (2022)
(NT) Vince Herman – Flying – Enjoy the Ride (2023)

Chris Daniels – Better Days – Better Days (2012)
Heavy Diamond Ring – Already Gone – The Brightest Light EP (2021)
Gerald Albright – New Beginnings – New Beginnings (2006)

Alexis – Fly By Night – Alexis (1977)
Alpha Centauri – Make It At Rock ‘n Roll – Alpha Centauri (1977)
(D) Hunter James and the Titanic – Kate’s Got Something (and It Can’t Wait) – Signals (2023)

Andy Sydow – Alibi – Time Stands Between EP (2021)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – I Need Never Get Old – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2015)
Dafna – The Man In My Dreams – When I Was With You! (2022)
Mama Lenny and the Remedy – Party Girl (2020)
The Czars – Paint the Moon – Goodbye (2004)
Adiel Mitchell – Focus On Me (Unplugged) (2022)
(D) Fire Motel – Like The Universe – The World An Opera (2023)

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Thy Will Be Done – Unentitled (2011)
Leftover Salmon – Black Hole Sun – Brand New Good Old Days (2021)
Euforquestra – Some Things Are Not Known (2020)

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CP S16 EP40 2022

Late summer Milky Way from Fraser, CO courtesy of Claire Mannato

NOV 28, 2022 – Can you believe we’re a little over a month away from the annual BEST OF show?! WOW. OK.. .still need your votes. Polls close end of day DEC 15.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
AMERICANA/ALT-COUNTRY SONG
BLUEGRASS SONG
COVER SONG
DEBUT / EMERGING/COMEBACK ARTIST
EDM/ELECTRONIC SONG
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER SONG
FUNK/SOUL/HIP-HOP SONG
POP SONG
ROCK SONG
VOCAL PERFORMANCE DUO/GROUP
VOCAL PERFORMANCE HE/HIS
VOCAL PERFORMANCE SHE/HER

THE COLORADO PLAYLIST IS SUPPORTED BY YOUR DONATIONS – Please consider an end of the year gift today. Venmo = chrisk-2 (lower fees)

#COMUSIC TOP 5 WEEK ENDING 11/27

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, designed to benefit community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
  2. MOJOMAMA – We Are One LP (Jun-22)
  3. CLEMENTINE WAS RIGHT – Can’t Get Right with the Darkness LP (Mar-22)
  4. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
  5. HONEY BLAZER – Lookin’ Up LP (Oct-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

www.starrsguitars.com

I designed the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) as 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.

Dressy Bessy – If You Should Try to Kiss Her – Pink Hearts Yellow Moons (1999)
Dressy Bessy – I’m Still Here (2021)
D Hunter James and the Titantic – One Way Track (White Ash Mine Disaster) – Signals (2023)

The Crooked Rugs – Let Me Down – IT! (2021)
A.J. Fullerton – Highway 285 – Kalamath (2017)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Into the Fire – Get Yourself Outside (2022)
The Motet – Rich In People – The Motet (2014)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – The Spark – The Spark (2005)
Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light (2022)
D Eminence Ensemble – Don’t Hold Your Breath (2022)

Wildermiss – Supermagical(2020)
Eddie Turner – Change In Me – Change In Me (2021)
Analog Son – Top Hat – Funky Mother (2018)

Jill Sobule – Supermodel – Jill Sobule (1995)
Jill Sobule – Where Do I Begin – Nostalgia Kills (2018)
D Adrienne O – You Don’t Want My Love (2023)

Fast Eddy – Take A Look – Take A Look (2022)
CITRA – Ocean (2020)
The Infamous Stringdusters – I Didn’t Know – Toward the Fray (2022)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Wipeout Turn – New World Arisin’ (2017)
Zuba – Trippin – South Of Eden (1998)
Lettuce – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – Unify (2022)
D Jordan Lucas – Lost My Way – Serious Musician (2022)

Speakeasy Tiger – Limbs – The Public (2009)
Five Iron Frenzy – So We Sing – Until This Shakes Apart (2021)
Lynn Baker Quartet – Home of the Whopper – Lectrocoustic (2013)

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