CP S16 EP20 2022

June 13, 2022 – Alysia Kraft‘s new solo album “First Light” isn’t out yet, but the popular singer-songwriter has already advanced three singles from her debut solo release – Little River, Cold Mountain, and Hamilton Pool. The singer, known for the bands Whippoorwill and the Patti Fiasco, is one of this month’s featured artists at Indie 102.3; the three tracks will propel “First Light” into the TOP 5 for June.

Did you know your vote in the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) below matters when I get to the end of the year polls? Now is also a good time to review the CP Listener Poll/Top 40 for 2021. We’re only six months away from talking about the Best of 2022.

TOP 5 #COMUSIC SPINS – WK END 6/12/22

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. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  3. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP
  4. DESTINO – Starcrasher LP
  5. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

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.

HOUR 1

Open Road – I’ve Always Been A Rambler – Open Road (2000)
Mollie O’Brien – Eleezah – Big Red Sun Blues (1998)
(D) Euforquestra – Arizona to Georgia – While We Still Got Time (2022)

The Velveteers – Charmer And The Snake – Nightmare Daydream (2021)
DeVotchKa – Give Me Something to Believe (2019)
Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light (2022)
New Family Dog – 6 Feet Under – Halo (2022)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Howlin’ At The Moon – 10 (2005)
Lannie Garrett – What a Night, What a Moon, What a Boy – Under Paris Skies (2005)
The High Hawks – Talk About That – The High Hawks (2021)
(D) Adrienne O – What What What (2022)

Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Hey Delila – Black Beehive (2014)
Blakk Mantra – Choose Your High (2021)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Old Hat – Ghost Orchid (2022)

Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain Way – Rocky Mountain Way (1975)
(D) Elektric Animals – Head in the Ground – Channels EP (2022)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Survivor – The Future (2021)
Wellington Bullings – Because I Want To (2020)
Jyemo Club – Issa Ting (f. the Reminders) (2022)
One Flew West – Holes In My Jeans (2022)
Five Iron Frenzy – It Was a Dark & Stormy Night – Engine of a Million Plots (2013)
12 Cents For Marvin – Russian Roulette – Change (2006)
Foxfeather – End of My Rope – Nature of Things (2021)
(D) Ace Engfer – My Kind of Crazy – Brave & Free (2022)

Dragondeer – Mirage a Trois – Mirage a Trios (2019)
Kerry Pastine and The Crime Scene – Let’s Do This Thing – Let’s Do This Thing (2015)
Kim Stone Band – Purple – Earthschool + (1988)

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CP S16 EP17 2022

MAY 16, 2022 – 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.

TOP 5 #COMUSIC SPINS

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3 and eleven stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, designed to benefit non-commercial community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents.

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  3. FIA NYXX – Red Umbrella LP (Apr-22)
  4. ANTHONY RUPTAK – Backrooms LP (Apr-22)
  5. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Freddi Henchi Band – Celebration (f. Larry Wilkens) – Freddi Henchi Band (1981)
Zephyr – Don’t Come Back – Heartbeat (1981)
(D) Sarah Christine – The Year: Hang On Mom (2022)

OneRepublic – Rescue Me – Human (2021)
The Lumineers – Life In The City – Gloria Sparks EP (2019)
Wellington Bullings – Flame (2022)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Into the Fire – Get Yourself
Dan Treanor – From African Soul – Mercy (2005)
The Subdudes – Work Clothes – Street Symphony (2007)
(D) Thom LaFond – New Wildfire – The Moon Leans In (2022)

SUCH – You (Icytat Vocal Mix) (2016)
The Still Tide – Keep It – Between Skies (2020)
Keith Oxman – The Splashers – Caught Between the Lion and the Twins (2008)

HOUR 2

Mollie O’Brien – Never Make Your Move Too Soon (Birmingham) – I Never Move Too Soon (1987)
Mary Flower – Jane Jane (f. John Magnie and Steve Amadee) – Blues Jubilee (1994)
(D) Leslie Tom – Tequila After Midnight (2022)

Kind Hearted Strangers – The Egoist – East-West (2021)
DeVotchKa – Exhaustible – 100 Lovers (2011)
Kick and the Hug – Girl You’ve Changed – Ladies & Gentlemen (2022)
Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Warm Me Up – Moon Rock (2022)
Flobots – The Rose And The Thistle – The Circle In The Square (2012)
Tierro Band w Bridget Law – Charity – Allurement (2019)
(D) MaryLynn Gillaspie – Skippy’s Dream (Hypnagogia) – Secret Language (2022)

Mark Oblinger – Little Bird – High Water Line (2019)
Leftover Salmon – Brand New Good Old Days – Brand New Good Old Days (2021)
Garrett Sayers Trio – Diatribe – Thinkbox (2017)

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CP S16 EP16 2022

MAY 09, 2022 – Somewhere along the time line over the past two weeks I lost a day. I did manage to see a show Friday night (May 06) and even write about it. The next day (Saturday) while listening to the new LIVE album from Kaitlyn Williams, I wrote about that. That’s more writing than I normally get around to on a weekend.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and the Lumineers swapped places this week (big surprise – LOL). Nic Clark enters this week’s TOP 5. Nic’s debut hits the charts about a year after he moved out of Colorado, but the locally homegrown blues harp player and producer got plenty of spins from 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins the past couple of weeks to earn the slot.

Earth, Wind & Fire sax player Andrew Woolfolk passed away April 24. Lead singer and fellow Denver East HS grad Philip Bailey celebrated a birthday May 07. I paid tribute in this week’s show.

TOP 5 WEEKLY #COMUSIC SPINS

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Indie 102.3 and eleven stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, designed to benefit non-commercial community/public and college radio stations and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents.

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  3. ANTHONY RUPTAK – Backrooms LP (Apr-22)
  4. NIC CLARK – Love Your Life: Songs for the Whole Family LP (Jun-21)
  5. FIA NYXX – Red Umbrella LP (Apr-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Earth Wind & Fire – Africano – That’s The Way of the World (1975)
(D) Dafna – The Man In My Dreams – When I Was With You! (2022)

Andy Frasco – Love is a Gun – Keep On Keepin On (2020)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – My Last Black Scarf – Unentitled (2011)
King Cardinal – Runaway (2022)
N3ptune, Rusty Steve – Black Horse – Renaissance (2022)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Sherri Jackson – Time & Time – Sherri Jackson (1997)
(D) Trevor Hall f. Marieme – 2 Oceans (2022)

Cassie Taylor – No Ring Blues – Out of My Mind (2013)
Hugh Phillips – Steel Drivers Lament – It’s Been A Long Time (2021)
Kim Stone Band – Bob Goes to the Store – Earthschool + (1988)

HOUR 2

Earth Wind & Fire – Devotion – Open Our Eyes (1974)
Earth Wind & Fire – Shining Star – That’s the Way of the World (1975)
(D) Elektric Animals – Come Clean (2022)

Liptruce – You Think You’re Hollywood – Liptruce (2020)
Dragondeer – When I See You – If You Got The Blues (2018)
Wendy Woo – Good Old Days (2022)
Maddy and Kev – Train Wreck – Take A Ride (2022)
The Apples In Stereo – About Your Fame – Tone Soul Evolution (1997)
Acoustic Junction – Oh Me Oh My – Strange Days (2000)
Flobots – Me & You (Happy 2gether) (2021)
(D) Kaitlyn Williams – Don’t Blink – Under These Lights (2022)

OneRepublic – Wanted – Wanted (2019)
Kind Hearted Strangers – Red & Blue – East-West (2021)
Brian Claxton – The Yard – The Yard (2020)

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