(Sunday, Feb 23, 11AM) I’m slammed. I have to get six projects done and out the door by the end of the week LOL. Oy … shit happens, right? So, let’s get straight to it.
Building an income from self-employment is a difficult task. It’s vastly different than getting up and going to a job everyday because at least there (unless you’re on commission) you don’t have to worry about how you’re going to generate income. Someone else is responsible for making sure there’s money in the bank to pay you.
As a musician we fret about work (no pun intended LOL). We hate making cold calls to strangers asking for a gig. We hate asking for money – all too often we don’t how much is reasonable to ask for, and all too often we settle even when we think the deal is not equitable nor reasonable.
It’s the same thing that keeps most people out of sales, and being self-employed. It’s the hard part of the business that we wish we could do without. I cannot recount those who have confided in me how much they hate that part of being a musician. Twice this week a musician has said to me, “I want someone else to do that work for me. I hate it. I just want to play.” The reality on the street is that for at least 95% of us it just doesn’t work that way.
The overwhelming percentage of those whose music we experience are doing this for the joy of it … of course, wishing we could do it as full time employment …which like most things in life gets more challenging the more people there are doing the thing we also want to do and make a living at.
The aspiration drives the effort we all put out, to do this thing we cannot live without; it is such an ingrained part of who we are as personalities. Much love to those who are efforting to realize their dreams, whatever they are.
And thanks for supporting the working musicians and those who provide to them a place to play in our communities … it is truly and deeply appreciated.
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
I love pop. Always have. I love cotton candy and sticky sweet chewy bubble gum. I love ALT-country AND hip-hop … jam-bands and rap-bands. I dj’d professionally in clubs and at dances from 74-86 in Colorado, Connecticut, and North Dakota. I still get a big smile when remembering rockin’ the tables with some Sugarhill Gang and Curtis Blow for the first time. Diversions … H*Wood speaks to me… “This ain’t no dance song, but get your dance on. Take the time to celebrate where you came from.” Right on H*Wood. Peace.
PLAYLIST S8 EP7 FEB 2014
String Cheese Incident “One Step Closer” from One Step Closer (2005) Acoustic Junction “Goodbye World” from Strange Days (2000) (D) Young Ancients “Nobody Loves You” from Young Ancients (2014) Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014) Mama Lenny and the Remedy “Loaded Gun” from Time (You’re Doing Fine) (2014) My Body Sings Electric “Oceancrest” from Part 1: the Night Ends (2014) (D) Eldren “We Just Want The World” [single] (2014) The Motet “Rich in People” from The Motet (2014) Dubskin “Warrior Stomp” from Release from Fear (2011) Monocle Band “Falling” from Monocle Band (2013) The Jekylls “You’re Probably Right” from The Sweet Factory (2012) Andy Rok & the Real Deal “Second Class Citizen” [single] (2014) Ben Haugland “Lift” from The Point Of No Return (2012) Jimmy Ibbotson “Saints and Sots” from More Than Mountains (2000) C.W. McCall “Wolf Creek Pass” from Best of CW McCall (1997) (D) Katie Herzig “Walk Through Walls” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Whiskey Blanket “Blatto Nox” from From the Dead of Dark (2014) (N) The Fray “Hurricane” from Helios (2014)
Kristina Murray “Rough Corners” from Unravelin’ (2014) Matt Skinner Band “Ashes to Ashes” from Native Stranger (2013) Rob Drabkin “Little Steps” from Little Steps EP (2013) Devotchka “Curse Your Little Heart” from Curse Your Little Heart (2006) (N) Dianne Reeves “I Want You” from Beautiful Life (2014) Hazel Miller “Spider Web” from Coming To You Live…From KUVO (2011) Adam Stern “Locked Up” from High Country Gentleman (2011)
It’s been an interesting week. I had to take a “medical” break last week – so everyone reran the BEST OF 2013 show. Thanks for that. The next 12-16 weeks will be a high intensity period of required medical repairs and refurb. I suspect you’ll get to hear the Best of 2013 at least one more time between now and the end of May.
I updated The Colorado Sound Live365 this week. I try to update the general catalog of songs every quarter, with monthly updates to reflect the current Colorado TOP 40 (airs 3x a day) as well as significant new adds for the month. If you have a suggestion for a cut, pls email me at thecoloradosound@gmail.com
(A) = mornings 6A-11A, (P) = afternoons 1P-5:30P (N) = nights 5:30P-8:00P & overnights 10P-6A Weekend mixes = a little more classic during the day, a little more edge at night.
NEW / 2014 TITLES FROM: Bad Brad & The Fat Cats (A, P) Common Anomaly (N) Cowboy Dave (A, P) Dave and the Gin Mill Gypsies (A, P) Dave Perron (A, P) Isa And JoeAlan (P, N) Justin Roth (A, P) Knocean (A, P, N) My Body Sings Electric (P, N) Shatterproof (N) Somerset Catalog (P, N)
CURRENT & CLASSIC TITLES FROM: Air Dubai (N) Andy Hackbarth (A) Angie Stevens (A) Arthur Lee Land (A, P) Beth Williams (A) Blue Canyon Boys (A) Brad Fitch (A) Emmitt-Nershi Band (A) Equally Challenged (A, P) Lawn Chair (P, N) Medic (P, N) Navy (P, N) Open Road (A) Pull the Alarm (N) Petals of Spain (P, N) Poco (three cuts) (A, P) The Say So (N) Wheelchair Sports Camp (N)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC NETWORK: Now offering both a media service package and a regional buyer package. Also now accepting advertising/underwriting. Email me for details. thecoloradosound@gmail.com
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
Aerosmith’s “Dream On” didn’t become a hit until 3 years after it’s initial release in 1973. There have been countless other “hits” that came a year, two, or three after an album was released … so me adding a video and album from 2012 only means it escaped my attention until now – and now might be the best time yet to add this Arthur Lee Land cut to the list of this year’s best “hits.” Looking forward to doing sound for this show at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids (Longmont) this month. Dude kills! 😉
PLAYLIST- S8 EP05 FEB 2014
The program this week is jammed with new releases and new cuts from previously debuted album/eps. One debut in particular came out in 2001, and not originally from CO – although Beth Williams has since moved here, establishing a voice coach business and project recording studio in Cedaredge (pop. 22oo). She’s got quite a bio – worth reading.
(D) = debut. the first time an lp/ep or single has been aired on program. (N) = new track from previously debuted lp/ep.
Steve Taylor “Meltdown (At Madame Tussaud’s)” from Meltdown (1984) Dressy Bessy “Jenny Come On” from Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons (1999) (D) Bad Brad & the Fat Cats “Take A Walk With Me” from Take A Walk With Me (2014) (D) Beth Williams “This Farm” from In This Old House (2001) (D) Arthur Lee Land “Cracked Open” from Cracked Open (2013) (D) My Body Sings Electric “New Friends” from Part 1: the Night Ends (2014) Tinkers Punishment “June Cleaver” from If This Can’t Last Forever (2000) Pretty Lights “Around the Block” from A Color Map of the Sun (2013) (D) Isa and JoeAlan “Slumlord” from Lifelines (2014) (D) Reed Philip Weimer “The Wayfaring Stranger” from Resultant Motion (2013) Haunted Windchimes “Out With the Crow” from Out With The Crow (2012) (N) Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014) Jim Stranahan “Loco” from Free For All (2010) Zephyr “Sold My Heart” from Sunset Ride (2000) Zuba “Trippin” from South of Eden (1999) (D) Dave and the Gin Mill Gypsies “Burn Out, Don’t Rust” from Dave And The Gin Mill Gypsies (2014) (N) Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Everything About You” from Black Beehive (2014) (D) Cowboy Dave “Dive of Dives” from Driven Men (2014) (D) Dave Perron “Truck Stop Love” from Foot to the Pedal (2014) Great American Taxi “AM Radio” from Paradise Lost (2011) (D) Jane Thatcher Band “Remind Me” from Hunter’s Loneliest Fool (2014) (D) Knocean “Against the Wall” from Knocean (2014) (D) You Me and Apollo “I Don’t Want To Be Loved” [single] (2014) (N) The Wild After “Ocean Floor” from Lesson Learned EP (2014) Tia Fuller “So In Love w/All of You” from Angelic Warrior (2012)
WOW … it’s Feb 5 and I am easily ten days behind schedule on everything. That’s not good when you’re self employed LOL. Hi guys … so, January was an explosive month – what with the weather, a family (I would say reunion, but we’ve never had a full family get-together before) Super Bowl party complete with new smart-tv … and grand-kids and grampa (new spelling courtesy of grand-kids) coming down with the “flu” (whatever that means today). It was a pretty solid month musically speaking, as evidenced by the chart action below. I don’t have much else to share really – I am accepting underwriting/advertising support, so if you or your business is statewide and would like to get some exposure around the state, hit me up. Equally if you’re in an act that would like your record serviced to media and talent buyers around the state. That’s it … next month there should be plenty more news from around the state .. til then… welcome to the show 🙂
Video Picks of the Month
TOP 40 SPINS – January 2014
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies (Its Evolving Records) Folk [August 1, 2013]
2. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner (Remington Road Records) Americana [December 21, 2013]
3. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman (Suitcase Town Music) Folk [June 22, 2013]
4. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive (Shout! Factory) Rock [January 25, 2014]
5. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel (self) Americana [November 1, 2013]
6. Tennis – Small Sound (Communion Records) Indie/New Alternative pop [November 1, 2013]
7. Mosey West – Bermuda (self) Rock [November 2, 2013]
8. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP (self) AAA [August 1, 2013]
9. Changing Colors – Joan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [April 27, 2013]
10. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck (self) Folk [June 1, 2013]
11. Various – SpokesBUZZ Compilation IV (SpokesBUZZ) Rock/various [December 14, 2013]
12. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters (self) Americana [October 1, 2013]
13. Joe Johnson – New West Sound (Blank Tape) Americana/country-folk [August 1, 2013]
14. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [November 1, 2012]
15. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be (Vizztone) Blues [March 23, 2013]
16. Monocle Band – Monocle Band (self) Folk/folk-rock [September 1, 2013]
17. Nathaniel Rateliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Folk [September 1, 2013]
18. Drag The River – Drag the River (Xtra Mile Records) Rock [October 1, 2013]
19. Motet – The Motet (self) Urban Contemporary/funk [January 4, 2014]
19. The Wild After – Lesson Learned EP (self) Rock [January 4, 2014]
20. Soul School – Chapter One (self) Urban Contemporary/soul [November 30, 2013]
20. The Patti Fiasco – Small Town Lights (self) Rock [July 23, 2013]
21. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World (8 Minutes 20 Seconds) Urban Contemporary/EDM [July 2, 2013]
22. Trout Steak Revival – Flight (self) Bluegrass [November 22, 2012]
23. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry (Swingfingers Records) Bluegrass [August 1, 2013]
24. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [January 19, 2013]
25. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Time (You’re Doing Fine) (self) Blues/rhythm and blues [December 7, 2013]
26. 3 Twins – De Nada (Sleeping Elephant Music) Americana/N’Orleans funk [June 20, 2013]
27. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin (self) Bluegrass [June 1, 2013]
28. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [January 20, 2013]
29. Matt Skinner Band – Native Stranger (Tapedero Productions) Americana/country [November 9, 2013]
30. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange (self) Rock/AAA [December 1, 2012]
31. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology (Blank Tape) Rock/blues-rock [January 10, 2013]
31. Megan Burtt & Friends – In Good Company: Vol I: The Colorado Sessions (N/A) POP/various [November 1, 2013]
32. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk (self) Americana/alt-country-rock [July 7, 2013]
33. Katey Laurel – Periscope (self) POP/adult contemporary [August 1, 2013]
34. Chimney Choir – (compass) (self) Folk/indie [June 1, 2013]
35. Arthur Lee Land – Cracked Open (self) Rock/AAA [November 1, 2012]
35. Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream (self) Americana/western swing [November 30, 2013]
35. Land Lines – Land Lines (self) Indie/New Alternative [November 24, 2012]
ADDED DEC ’13/JAN ’14
Aspen Hourglass – S/T [EP]
Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Take A Walk With Me
Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
Brad Fitch – Columbine Blue
David Wiatrolik – Dave and The Gin Mill Gipsies
Fierce Bad Rabbit – Do You Want Me Now? [single]
Five Iron Frenzy – Engine of a Million Plots
Jane Thatcher Band – Hunter’s Lonlieness Fool [EP]
John Runnels – Echoes
Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Dream A Little Dream
Knocean – S/T
Lissa Hanner – My Colorado
Madam Sin – Madam Sin
Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Time (You’re Doing Fine)
Medic – Wake Me Up [single]
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
The Motet – The Motet
The Samples – America
Shatterproof – Discord Harmony
Soul School – Chapter One
Sound|Studies – Smoke and Mirrors [single]
Swim Through Frequencies – Rhythm of Complacency
Various – SpokesBUZZ Compilation IV
Vinnie Maniscalco – TaKillYa [single]
Walker Shellist – Readyset
The Wild After – Lesson Learned EP
STATION BY STATION
KAFM (Grand Junction) [21]
1. Honey Don’t – Heart Like a Wheel
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
4. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
5. Kristina Murray – Unravelin’
KBUT (Crested Butte) [14]
1. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
2. Head for the Hills – Blue Ruin
2. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
3. Chimney Choir – (compass)
3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
KDNK (Carbondale) [27]
1. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
1. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
1. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
1. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
2. Aakash Mittal Quartet – Ocean
KDUR (Durango) [n/a]
1. The Railsplitters – S/T
2. Thee Dang Dangs – For the People
3. Mosy West – Bermuda
4. The Hollyfelds – Title Stealers
5. Confluence – I Haven’t Really Been Living
KGNU (Boulder) [22]
1. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
3. 3 Twins – De Nada
4. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
5. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
KRCC(Colorado Springs) [14]
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
2. Changing Colors – Joan & the King
2. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
2. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
KRFC (Fort Collins) [>100]
1. Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore – Love Runner
2. Mama Lenny and the Remedy – Time (You’re Doing Fine)
2. Various artists – Spokesbuzz Volume 4
3. Megan Burtt & Friends – In Good Company
4. Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Black Beehive
KRZA (Alamosa) [10]
1. Finnders & Youngberg – I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry
1. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
2. Cassie Taylor – Out of My Mind
2. Dr. Izzy Band – Blind and Blues Bound
2. Gabrielle Louise – The Bird in My Chest
KSUT (Ignacio) [10]
1. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
1. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
2. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Lawn Chair Kings – Zombies Wake!
2. Yonder Mountain String Band – EP13
KUNC(Greeley) [12]
1. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
1. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
2. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
3. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
4. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
KVNF(Paonia) [15]
1. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
2. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
3. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
4. Paper Bird – Rooms
4. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
OPEN AIR 1340 (Denver) [14]
1. Nathaniel Ratefliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
3. Chimney Choir – (compass)
3. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
4. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
The Colorado Sound[42]
1. Motet – The Motet
1. The Wild After – Lesson Learned EP
2. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
3. Drag The River – Drag the River
3. Mosey West – Bermuda
GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT
Americana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
1. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Love Runner
2. Honey Don’t – Heart Like A Wheel
3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
4. Joe Johnson – New West Sound
5. Trout Steak Revival – Flight
Blues / Rhythm & Blues
1. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
2. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Time (You’re Doing Fine)
3. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
4. Walker Shellist – Readyset
5. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
Folk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
1. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
3. Changing Colors – Joan & the King
3. Josh Dillard – The Bright Light of Shipwreck
4. Monocle Band – Monocle Band
Indie / New Alternative
1. Tennis – Small Sound
2. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
4. Land Lines – Land Lines
5. Paper Bird – Rooms
Jazz / Instrumental
1. Maxwell Hughes – Only in Dreams
2. Jon Wirtz – Tourist
3. David Wiatrolik – Dave and The Gin Mill Gipsies
4. Josh Quinlan Quartet – Open Space
5. Square Peg – Searching
Pop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
1. Megan Burtt & Friends – In Good Company: Vol I: The Colorado Sessions
2. Katey Laurel – Periscope
3. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
4. Justin Roth – Rise [single]
5. Katie Herzig – Secret Road As Heard On TV, Volume 1 [comp]
Rock / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
2. Mosey West – Bermuda
3. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP
4. Various – SpokesBUZZ Compilation IV
5. Drag The River – Drag the River
Urban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul
1. Motet – The Motet
2. Soul School – Chapter One
3. Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the World
4. Bop Skizzum – Say Something [single]
5. Whiskey Blanket – From the Dead of Dark
(Sunday, Feb 23, 11AM) I’m slammed. I have to get six projects done and out the door by the end of the week LOL. Oy … shit happens, right? So, let’s get straight to it.
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