FEB 15 2021 – I added a new feature to the show a couple of weeks ago. Every week I’ll feature one of the incredible stations that air the Colorado Playlist. This week’s featured station is 88.7FM KRZA Alamosa, “connecting cultures along the Upper Rio Grande.” Please take a minute to visit their website or drop a note thanking them for supporting Colorado music on their Facebook page.
Andy Frasco & the U.N. held on to the top spot in this week’s spins with Antonio Lopez flashing in at #2 on the heels of all the spins it got statewide this week as a result of being on Middle Class Rockstar with Andy Sydow.
Indie 102.3 hit the debut from Grand Alliance nice and hard this past week, and Wellington Bullings is still a favorite there. And yes, Colorado stations love jazz – hence the stellar Scenes of Changery from Adam Bodine closing out this week’s TOP 5.
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Middle Class Rock Star is a podcast hosted by Andy Sydow. Every week or so I feature a 7 to 8 minute segment featuring a conversation Andy has with some of our scene’s top music makers and industry personalities. This week’s guest is Andy Eppler.
TOP FIVE WEEK ENDING FEB 13 2021
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TOP 5 and TOP 30 charts are culled from published spins at 13 Colorado non-profit community/public and college radio stations.
1. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Keep On Keepin’ On LP (Apr-20)
2. ANTONIO LOPEZ – Roots and Wings LP (Jan-21)
2. THE GRAND ALLIANCE – The Grand Alliance LP (Jan-21)
4. WELLINGTON BULLINGS – Because I Want To LP (Jul-20)
5. ADAM BODINE – Scenes of Changery LP (Nov-20)
MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)
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A REMINDER: Please listen to ALL of the songs and rate them. Thanks🙂
(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online
HOUR 1
Cells – Uh Oh (1979)
Cells – Don’t Change Your Mind (1979)
(D) King Cardinal – Damn This Old Machine – (2021)
Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene – Goin’ for Broke – City of Love (2019)
Heavy Diamond Ring – Already Gone (2021)
Johnny & The Mongrels – Louisiana Girl – Creole Skies (2020)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Sweet Water Well – Zoeology – Watermelon (1996)
(D) Kid Astronaut – Cosmos – Cosmos (2021)
Post Truth Serum – The Picnic – Modern Victims (2020)
Eric Lilley Trio – Twirler – Joie De Vivre (2019)
HOUR 2
Jonny III – Hey Baby – Rocky Mountain Low: The Colorado Musical Underground Of The Late 1970s (2009)
Kenny Vaughan – Country Music Got A Hold On Me – V (2011)
(D) Mia Stegner – Scribbles – Scribbled Pleas On Yellowed Keys (2021)
The Wood Brothers – Snake Eyes – Paradise (2015)
Bison Bone – Pack It Up – Find Your Way Out (2020)
Andy Eppler – Much Less Under – Broke Down Deluxe (2021)
Andy Eppler – Nothin’ but the Rain – Broke Down Deluxe (2021)
(D) Porlolo – Are We There Yet (2021)
Dream Feed – Hey Now – Dream Feed (2018)
Peter Sommer – Looks Like This – Tremolo Canteen (2010)
I post up a Video Pick of the Week every Monday – NORMALLY. Sometimes a video or the performer behind it requires a bit more than simply sharing the video without comment. In this case, the artist is a long time friend whose work I’ve admired for the past twenty-plus years.
If you’re missing going out to see live music, you’re not alone. There is live music taking place, however. It’s just not at any of the major venues like the Levitt Pavilion, Red Rocks or the Mission Ballroom. It’s at small places with 20 to 50 people spaced out 6 to 10 feet apart. When will see elbow to elbow audiences? Probably not this year according to several sources I’ve spoken with in the industry.
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