CP S17 EP35 2023

Guanella Pass in late Sept courtesy of Clear Vistas Photography

MONDAY OCT 02, 2023 — Autumn is my most favorite time of year. September into mid October is when Claire and I most enjoy our long drives through the west. We’ve made it a habit now to rotate in-state and out of state drives. This year, we stayed home except for a day-trip or two to see the fall colors here in Colorado. The colors this year are fantastic, as is the music from our state.

I’m not posting a weekly TOP five this morning… watch for the September TOP 20 later.

In about a month, NOV 6, I will be receiving the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from 105.5 The Colorado Sound (KJAC Greeley). As a part of that, a couple of weeks ago Adam Perry interviewed me for his Mile High Stash podcast – where he asks “what five albums would you take to a remoted Colorado cabin during a zombie apocalypse, armed with nothing but food, water and a crank-powered Victrola.”

Truth is, I only named four – but one is a double album, so there’s that. You’ll have to listen to find out which albums I picked .. oh, and only one has a direct Colorado connection – there’s that too 😉

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) is 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.

Carolyn’s Mother – Back Porch – Joy (1999)
Dressy Bessy – Just Like Henry – Pink Hearts Yellow Moons (1999)
(D) Jenny Shawhan – Stuck in the Middle With You – You Got the Magic (2023)


Yonder Mountain String Band – Into the Fire – Get Yourself Outside (2022)
GRiZ – Astro Funk – Rainbow Brain (2021)
Volores – All That We Could Need – Ages (2023)
The Apples In Stereo – Dance Floor – Travellers In Space And Time (2010)
John Oates/Ryan Tedder – Stone Cold Love – Good Road to Follow (2014)
Sugar Nova – Touch Me, I’m Going to Scream, Pt. II – Halogen (2023)
(D) Heavy Diamond Ring – Place at the Table – All Out of Angels (2023)

The Samples – Close To The Fires – The Samples (1989)
N3ptune, Rusty Steve – Black Horse – Renaissance (2022)
Keith Oxman – The Splashers – Caught Between the Lion and the Twins (2008)

Jux County – Come See – Haxtun (1999)
(D) Bryce Menchaca – Flower Painted Black – Salt (2023)

The Barlow – All My Days – New Year, Old Me (2022)
Sera Cahoone – Always Turn Around – From Where I Started (2017)
Claire Heywood – Does My Heart Seem Broken? (2023)
Born In The Flood – Another night, another place – If this thing should spill (2007)
Mark Oblinger – Living Imitation – High Water Line (2019)
Neon the Bishop – A Damn Good First Impression (2023)
(N) Dragondeer – Across the Waves (radio edit) – Across The Waves (2023)

Philip Bailey – Love Is Real – Love Is Real EP (2010)
Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light (2022)
BTTRFLY Quintet – Tijuca – Coast (2023)

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CP S17 EP34 2023

We are on vacation but I did manage to get this done before we left. September is travel month for me and Claire. Here’s the show schedule for the coming few weeks.

*CP SPECIAL ENCORE SHOW SPT 16-22
*CP SPECIAL ENCORE SHOW SPT 23-29
*CP S17 EP35 SPT 30-OCT 05

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Serendipity Singers – Little Brown Jug – Take Your Shoes Off With The Serendipity Singers (1964)
The Doppler Effect – Memphis Woman – God Is Alive In Argentina (Side B) (1967)
(D) Bison Bone – High Road to Taos (2023)

Companion – 23rd Street – Second Day of Spring (2022)
Nathaniel Rateliff – All Or Nothing – And It’s Still Alright
Alysia Kraft – Electric Blooms (2023)
OneRepublic – Tyrant – Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
The Apples In Stereo – No One In The World – Travellers In Space And Time (2010)
Julian Fulco Perron – About Love (2023)
(D) Broken Record – Blueprinting – Nothing Moves Me (2023)

Down Time – Hurts Being Alive – Hurts Being Alive (2020)
Lettuce – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – Unify (2022)
Blumer Haus – Ode To Brubeck – Boy Meets Groove (2021)

Jimmy Buffett – A Mile High in Denver – Down to Earth (1970)
Jimmy Buffett – Come Monday – Livin’ and Dyin’ in 3/4 Time (1974)
(D) Faith Eliza – Call the Healer (2023)

SHEL, Damned Anthem – Enter Sandman – Undercover EP (2022)
Five Iron Frenzy – So We Sing – Until This Shakes Apart (2021)
Wood Belly – Play Me Out (2023)
Acoustic Junction – Think About It – Acoustic Junction (1996)
DeVotchKa – Gasoline Serpent – Supermelodrama (2000)
Kiltro – All The Time in the World – Underbelly (2023)
(D) Giant Walking Robots – People Get Ready (2023)

The Still Tide – High Wire – Run Out (2017)
Carolyn Hunter – Hardest Part (2022)
Matt Skellenger – The Lion’s Tooth – Subspace Transmission (2023)

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CP S17 EP33 2023

A perfect day for a top down drive south of Telluride – courtesy of Clear Vistas Photophraphy

MONDAY SEPT 04, 2023 – HAPPY LABOR DAY. Women’s voices take over the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) this week with new releases from Esme Patterson, Wildermiss, The Motet and Bonnie & Taylor Sims.

To say it takes a lot to get me out – and to drive almost ninety minutes for an event – is an understatement. It has to be something pretty special. That’s the big takeaway from the 6th Annual 53:14 Music Video Experiment that took place Friday night in Fort Collins. 10 bands, 10 filmmakers, a $1000 budget and 53 hours 14 minutes to produce a music video. You can find past videos on the website. Look for new videos here when they get released.

September is travel month for me and Claire. Here’s the show schedule for the month.

*CP S17 EP34 SPT 9-15
*CP SPECIAL ENCORE SHOW SPT 16-22
*CP SPECIAL ENCORE SHOW SPT 23-29
*CP S17 EP35 SPT 30-OCT 05

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) is 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.

Bobby Walker – Rockin’ Pneumonia – Git It (2008)
The Hillbilly Hellcats – White Trash – Rev It Up With Taz (2003)
(D) Esmé Patterson – Circles – Notes From Nowhere (2023)

Leslie Tom – Tequila After Midnight – Tequila After Midnight (2022)
Musketeer Gripweed – Rich Man’s Child – More Than Ever (2021)
Faceman – EL Cielo – Western Jupiter (2023)
The Samples – Did You Ever Look So Nice – No Room (1992)
Kan’nal – Walk With Me – Myth Magic (2008)
Tierro Band with Bridget Law – Opening (feat. Xerephine) – Everylasting Dance (2023)
(D) Wildermiss – Identify It! (2023)

The Burroughs – Solid Gold – Got To Feel (2018)
Big Gigantic x GRIZ – Open Your Mind (2022)
BTTFLY Quintet – Verti Marte – Coast (2023)

Yo, Flaco! – Skeptamistic – Skeptamistic (2001)
Flobots – Handlebars – Fight With Tools (2008)
(D) The Motet – Natural Light (2023)

Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds – Moon Rock – Moon Rock (2022)
Deva Yoder – Resting From Their Labors – Be Well (2023)
The String Cheese Incident – Got What He Wanted – ‘Round the Wheel (1998)
Mollie O’Brien – Denver To Dallas – Big Red Sun Blues (1998)
The River Arkansas – Green Bridge – Green Bridge ( 2023)
(D) Bonnie & Taylor Sims – The Cigarette Song (2023)

Andy Eppler – Nothin’ but the Rain – Broke Down Deluxe (2021)
iZCalli – One Last Time – Rebirth (2022)
Gabriel Mervine – Our Man Higgins – GM5 (2023)

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#COMUSIC TOP 5 WK AUG 27-SPT 03 2023

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, offering search functions for artists and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them.
** = serviced to Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC.

(1) 1. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP May-23
(2) 2. KILTRO – Underbelly LP Apr-23
(3) 3. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)
(4) 4. BIRDS OF PLAY – Birdsongs of the American West LP (Aug-23)
(R) 5. WHITE ROSE MOTOR OIL – The Gift of Poison EP Mar-23

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