Chris K's Colorado Playlist

TOP 40 COLORADO AUGUST 2020

There are over 20 FM and LPFM (low power FM) non-commercial public/community and college stations in Colorado. I’m able to track spins at 14 of those stations that have some kind of searchable online database or use Spinitron.

I tracked 135 releases (LP, EP or Single) for the month of August. A few were advance singles that I got to share on CP network, or that stations got to share in advance of release dates in July.

Spinitron’s playlist generator was developed to benefit non-commercial public and educational terrestrial radio stations in the US. Record promoters, agents and artists are among those most likely to benefit from Spinitron’s advanced search function.

TOP 40 TITLES AUGUST 2020

ALL TITLES LINKED TO RESPECTIVE YOUTUBE PAGE
DATE OF RELEASE = AUGUST 2019-2020
(xxx) = JULY 2020 position

(3) 1. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
(D) 2. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – All the Misery Money Can Buy LP (Sep-20)
(1) 3. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
(-) 4. POST TRUTH SERUM – Modern Victims LP (Mar-20)
(D) 5. KAYLA RAE – Pressure EP (Aug-20)
(8) 6. ESME PATTERSON – There Will Come Soft Rains LP (Mar-20)
(D) 7. THE HYPE PATHETICS – Alright EP (Aug-20)
(9) 7. THE WOOD BROTHERS – Kingdom In My MindLP (Jan-20)
(D) 8. LIAT AND THE SIRENS – Meet the Sea SINGLE (May-20)
(11) 9. GABRIELLE LOUISE – The Unending Alteration of the Human Heart LP (May-20)
(10) 9. THE LUMINEERS – III LP (Sep-19)
(15) 9. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Apr-20)
(4) 9. DOWN TIME – Hurts Being Alive LP (Mar-20)
(12) 10. WILDERMISS – Supermagical SINGLE (May-20)
(10) 10. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ – Sojurn of the Burning Sun LP (July-20)
(15) 10. JOHNNY & THE MONGRELS – Creole Skies LP (Jul-20)
(23) 11. WHIPPOORWILL – The Nature of Storms LP (Nov-19)
(-) 11. BIG GIGANTIC – Free Your Mind LP (Feb-20)
(D) 11. JAYME STONE – Awake EP (Jul-20)
(14) 12. TYLER T. – Wildflower LP (Jan-20)
(D) 13. JORGE ELBRECHT – Ancient Grief SINGLE (Jul-20)
(D) 13. KING CARDINAL – Bluebird Day SINGLE (Aug-20)
(D) 14. GRIZ – Medusa SINGLE (Jun-20)
(11) 15. WOOD BELLY – Man on the Radio LP (Jan-20)
(D) 16. MODERN LEISURE – Do You Find SINGLE (Aug-20)
(D) 17. JORGE ELBRECHT – The Freezing SINGLE (Dec-19)
(18) 17. THE BEEVES – Playing Bingo (With People Who Are Angry and Somewhat Dangerous) SINGLE (Jul-20)
(D) 18. MODERN LEISURE – Good Intention Blues SINGLE (Mar-20)
(D) 18. NED GARTHE EXPLOSION – Death Show Boogie SINGLE (Jul-20)
(10) 18. KERRY PASTINE & THE CRIME SCENE – City of Love LP (Sep-19)
(-) 19. TENNIS – Swimmer LP (Feb-20)
(20) 19. VIVIAN – The Warped Glimmer LP (May-20)
(16) 20. THE REMINDERS – Unstoppable LP (Aug-19)
(-) 21. THE STILL TIDE – Between Skies LP (Jan-20)
(D) 22. NED GARTHE EXPLOSION – Take it To You Once SINGLE
(D) 22. BISON BONE – Find Your Way Out LP (Jul-20)
(-) 22. BOOT GUN – Take What You Got EP (May-20)
(-) 22. SUGAR MOON – Special Shade of Blue LP (May-20)
(D) 23. JON SNODGRASS – Don’t Break Her Heart SINGLE (Aug-20)
(-) 24. ALEXA WILDISH – Alexa Wildish LP (Feb-20)

FELL OUT OF TOP 30 IN AUGUST
CAITLIN CANNON – The TrashCannon Album LP (May-20)
CASS CLAYTON – Play Nice LP (Jul-19) – dropped from report
DJ CAVEM – Biomimicz LP (May-20)
ELDREN – Fell In SINGLE (Jun-20)
JOHN STATZ – Early Riser LP (May-20)
JOSHEPH LAMAR – Paradise EP (May-20)
KILTRO – Creatures of Habit LP (Jul-19) – dropped from report
MICHELLE ROCGET – Interview SINGLE (Apr-20)
MODA – Moda Moda SINGLE (May-20)
NUANCER – Let’s Go to the Swimming Pool SINGLE (Jun-20)
PLASMA CANVAS – Killermajestic EP (Jun-20)
WHITEWATER RAMBLE – Pseudonymous LP (Feb-20)

CP S14 EP34 2020

Monday AUG 31 2020 – The Colorado Playlist is and has always been about one thing – it is expressly and explicitly Colorado from the 60’s to today; from the biggest hitmakers and award winners in Colorado music history to some of the freshest new music emerging from the Centennial state.

The weekly show is not the only place you can hear the great music that makes up our scene in Colorado. You can dial up a 50+ year retrospective at the Colorado Playlist on Spotify. You’ll find a few playlists there – a Colorado Playlist ALL TIME from the 60s to Today; CP2020 = songs from the current release year; CP2019, CP Best of the Decade 2010-2019 and CP Caribou Ranch Collection. PLS be sure to follow.

You can also find every playlist I’ve ever made on my YouTube channel, dating back to 2012. PLS be sure to subscribe.

New music this week in the MMMM = Jonny Barber, White Rose Motor Oil, Lucy Daydream and Jon Snodgrass. Esme Patterson and Jon Snodgrass show up in this week’s TOP 5 while Nathaniel Rateliff reclaims the #1 spot at RootsMusicReport.com

DULCETTERRA, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL, CONFERENCE AND SONGWRITING CAMP. Watch live on Monday, September 21st, 2020, from 12PM until 12AM Mountain Standard Time.

TOP 5 WK ENDING AUGUST 22

Spinitron Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations, record promoters are among those most likely to benefit from the detailed search function. Currently 12 Colorado radio stations use Spinitron.

COLORADO RADIO (15 stations / 135 titles tracked)

1. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
3. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – All the Misery Money Can Buy LP (Aug-20)
4. ESME PATTERSON – There Will Come Soft Rains LP (Mar-20)
5. JON SNODGRASS – Don’t Break Her Heart Single (Aug-20)

ROOTS MUSIC REPORT (includes international, national and Internet radio stations regardless of date / year of release)

1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
2. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Mar-20)
3. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
4. THE SUBDUDES – Lickskillet LP (May-18)
5. LEE SIMS – A Few More Miles to Go (Dec-19)

The Mishawaka is a legendary music venue, restaurant and bar located 13.7 miles up the Poudre Canyon Highway (CO 14) in the stunning Poudre Canyon in Bellvue, CO. NOW OPEN for food, music and movies.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

Every week I share some or all of the new music played on the show with you, here in the MMMM. Your rating gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.

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

Chicago – Old Days – Chicago VIII (1975)
(D) Jonny Barber – How Could You? – Flying Underwater (2020)

Brent Loveday & the Dirty Dollars – Rene Delray – Hyms for the Hardened (2019)
Leftover Salmon – Places – Something Higher (2018)
Mojomama – We are one – The Corona Tapes (2020)
Wildermiss – Supermagical (2020)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Broken Hearted Savior – Sister Sweetly (1993)
The Samples – Close To The Fires – The Samples (1989)
(D) White Rose Motor Oil – We Will Rise – You Can’t Kill Ghosts (2020)

Bonnie & The Clydes – Hold On Me (2019)
Jeff Austin – What the Night Brings – The Simple Truth (2015)
Annie Booth – Blues for Narcissism – Wanderlust (2014)

HOUR 2

Freddi Henchi Band – Welcome to the Freddi & Henchi Party – Freddi Henchi Band (1974)
Freddi Henchi Band – Get Up Off the Funk – Freddi Henchi Band (1974)
(D) Lucy Daydream – No Perfect Love (2020)

Dragondeer – Mirage a Trois – Mirage a Trios (2019)
Blake Brown & the American Dust Choir – Stop Shakin’ – Long Way Home (2018)
Luna Shade – Brotherhood (2020)
Esmé Patterson – All Mine – There Will Come Soft Rains (2020)
Dressy Bessy – Who’d Stop The Rain – Electrified (2009)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Pine Box – Always Say Please And Thank You (2000)
(D) Jon Snodgrass – Don’t Break Her Heart – Tace (2020)

The Yawpers – Reason to Believe – Human Question (2019)
Greensky Bluegrass – Kerosene – If Sorrows Swim (2014)
The Fred Hess Band – Norman’s Gold – Single Moment (2008)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Besides being a friend for many many years, Jon is a music icon in Fort Collins, CO. He originally moved to FC in 1992 and was a founding member of Armchair Martian before teaming up with ALL vocalist Chad Price to form the alt-country-rock band Drag the River. This is the first single off his upcoming new album due out in October.

CP S14 EP33 2020

Monday AUG 24 2020 – LATE! Sorry. Normally I’m done with this by 9AM. I got caught up researching djs around the state, at over 20 radio stations, who might play some Colorado music on their shows. It’s been a busy couple of days. I’ve managed to document over 50 djs individually who have been known to program Colorado music from time to time.

NEW music this week in the MMMM = Sarah Christine, Chadzilla feat. Tanya Shylock, and Daniel Rodriguez. The new release from Jayme Stone, Awake, hits the TOP 5 at CO radio this week while the Subdudes Lickskillet makes the TOP 5 at RootsMusicReport.com.

In the mood for live music? There seems to be more and more of it taking places as we figure out the best way to do things. Of course that does mean wearing masks when in public places and maintaining social distancing. The Fort Collins Musicians Association (FOCOMA) has figured out a way to celebrate over a decade of FOCOMX and NOCO music events. I’m happy to support this year’s FOCOMX – A Digital Retrospective.

DULCETTERRA, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL, CONFERENCE AND SONGWRITING CAMP. Watch live on Monday, September 21st, 2020, from 12PM until 12AM Mountain Standard Time.