Hi gang. A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with Michael Spearnak on 88.9FM KRFC Radio Fort Collins for his program The Flip Side VIP Playlist Side A: The Interview. I just got permission to share this with you. It aired on Wednesday March 20 at 6pm. The Flip Side VIP Playlist Side B: The Playlist airs Wednesday March 27 at 6PM and focuses on the music that Michael has selected to showcase my life.
KRFC is where the Colorado Playlist got its start in April 2006. Thanks to all of the incredible friends there who have supported me and my cause the past 13+ years.
WOW! It’s going to be pushing 75 degrees on Wednesday … ok, I got that out of my system. I drive a convertible. I need the sun (and copious amounts of SPF 100 sunscreen).
Besides producing and hosting the Colorado Playlist, I also front my own project called GOATZ! (appropo, yes?) Honestly, I’ve struggled over the decision to air my own work on my show. I don’t know if I will or won’t if for no other reason than there is so much tremendous music hitting the in-box; I keep pushing mine off to the back of the line. That said, here’s my six song debut, Sweet Inspiration.
Earlier this season I posted that KFFR (Winter Park) will be adding the show to their programming. Last week I appeared on Steve Skinner’s show to talk about my debut record. He informed me while on the air that they will be adding the Colorado Playlist, hopefully in April .. or as soon as they move into their new studios.
The Colorado Playlist is funded partly by the sponsors on this page along with whatever tips I get from you via the funding and sponsorship page. Other funding comes from whatever money I can personally contribute – so if you’re inclined, and you like the debut, I’d be grateful if you’d download for whatever amount you’d like. And thank you.
105.5 The Colorado Sound & the Colorado Playlist Present:
At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
Over the past several years a handful of hip-hop bands from the region have risen to my attention. Animated Earth rises to my attention on the strength of several members from bands such as Michal Menert, The Pretty Fantastics, Sassfactory, Grim & Darling, Whiskey Blanket, Glitta Kings and Equally Challenged to name a handful, including such notables as Jordan Polovina (MPC, vocals and cello) and Jessa Raskin (vocals, guitar and slide) who last teamed up in Grim & Darling.
MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)
Let me know if there’s something you think I should play. Email coloradoplaylist@gmail.com
(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist exclusive premier
As usual, YouTube doesn’t have everything in my collection.
HOUR 1
Zephyr “Sun’s a Risin’” from Zephyr Deluxe Edition (2014) (D) Trash Cat “Robot Girlfriend” from Welcome to Trash City (2019)
Chris Daniels and The Kings with Freddi Gowdy “Sweet Memphis” from Blues With Horns, Vol. 1 (2017) Petals of Spain “Daydream” from Daydream (2017) (N) Blue Street Walls “Never Dry Up” from Like A Child (2019)
John Paul Grigsby “Falling in Line” from Nothing Is New (2018) Tennis “Needle and a Knife” from Ritual In Repeat (2014) The Wendy Woo Trio “Addicted To You” from Luxury (2007) Dream Feed “Hey Now” from Dream Feed (2018) (D) Scott “Shack” Hackler “Spread Joy” from I’m Only Gonna Say This Once (2019)
Francis and the Wolf “What Is Left” from Ladies & Gentlemen (2017) Otis Taylor “Ain’t No Cowgirl” from Clovis People Vol. 3 (2010) Jeff Jenkins Organization “Braking Bad” from The Arrival (2015)
HOUR 2
Electric Swingset “Middle Ground” from Inebriated Witchdoctor (1996) (D) Love Stallion “Valentine” from Unforgettable Ride (2019) Gingerbomb “Wildfire” from Gingerbomb (2018) Slow Caves “Glares” from Desert Minded (2016) (D) Extra Gold “Same Day I Met You (I Said Goodbye)” from High & Lonesome (2019)
Wood Belly “Solid Ground” from Solid Ground (2018) Reed Foehl “Spark” from Spark (2004) Michael Trent “Bad Luck” from The Winner (2010) Grayson Erhard “I Will” from Earthship (2018) (D) Slex Allen “Shut Up” (2019)
I, Alone “Good fight” from Collateral Beauty (2018) Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “I Did It” from A Little Something More From Nathaniel Rateliff The Night Sweats (2016) Ben Haugland “Lift” from Point of No Return (2012)
Happy Monday. The big news over the weekend was the lineup announcement for FOCOMX-11, happening April 26 and 27 in Fort Collins. FOCOMX marks the official start of the festival season in our region. Now in its 11th season, the festival is the largest Colorado music showcase, not only in the state but perhaps nationally (as far as I know).
This year’s event will feature over 350 regional acts, including half a dozen comedy showcases. One big surprise is the reemergence of Fierce Bad Rabbit, who haven’t been heard from since lead singer/songwriter Chris Anderson moved to Boston several years ago. Other acts include:
10 cent Stranger, 12 Cents for Marvin, 53:14 Film Festival, A Brother’s Fountain, A.M. Pleasure Assassins, Achilles, Adrienne Rae Ash, Ætheric, Altas, Amy and the Peace Pipes, Andrew DeCarlo, Anthony Cole, Anthony P. McGlaun – Homage to Black Music in America, Art Deco, Attack On Venus, Audible (weareaudible), audio flora, Augustus, Autumn Burn, Azanet Rodriguez, Bad Desicions, Badda Boom Brass Band, Banshee Tree, BBMC, Ben Prytherch and the Guardians of Earthly Delight, Benjamin Bell and the District, Bevin Luna, Big Brooklyn, Bison Bone, Black Mesa, Black Moon Howl, Blakeye, Blind Alley Troubadours, Blue Canyon Ritual, Blue Grama, Blues Dogs, Bob Lefevre & The Already Gone, Bogzilla, Boner, Bonnie & the Clydes, Boom Twang, Boss Eagle, Brian James Kittrell and His Cloud, Shaped Band, Bright Silence, Buck Wilde, Cactus Cat, Came and Took It, Canyon Collected, Carolyn Hunter, Cecilia, Chess at Breakfast, Choice City Seven, Choice City Skillet Lickers, Chris Hewitt Group, CITRA, Cody Schell, Collide Vocals, Colony Funk, Compass & Cavern and Creature Canopy (supergroup), Cool Hand Juke, Cosmic Hot Sauce, Cowboys Dead, Crescent City Connection, Crispy Watkins and the Crack Willows, Ccumulus Manos, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Dank Lloyd Wright, Dave and the Gin Mill Gypsies, Dave Beegle Duo, Dead Jam House Band, Dead Key, Deborah Stafford & the State of Affairs, Deejay Gyro, Def Knock, DJ Channell, DJ DR3W, DJ KILLkenny, DJ Wadada, Douglas Crowl and Rich Boot, Douglass, Dubskin, DW Doucet, El Javi, Elctrx, Elli Perry, Elyse Miller, Emma Marie, Equally Challenged, Eric Straumanis, Erik Babineau, Erik Lunde, Extra Gold, FACEMAN, f-ether, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Floor Model, Forty-Five Plus One with DJ Alf, Foxfeather, French Toast Quartet, Funky Business, FY5, Genetic Concepts, Ghost Tapes, Ginger Whale, Girls On Top!, Glass Cases, GOATZ!, Golden Ghost, Good Gravy, Gora Gora Orkestar, Grace Kuch Band, Graham Good & The Painters, Grant Sabin and the Juke Joint Highball, Green Dream, Guerrilla Fanfare Brass Band, Guerrilla Radio, Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams, Halleway, Hanna Doreen Brown, Hayduke, Hendershot, Hey Bertha, Holdfast., Home Fried Boogaloo, Honky Long Tonkers Duo, HOSS , House with a Yard , Hyzenborg , I Am the Owl, Ian Mahan, Idlewhile, Indigenous Peoples, Intrepid Soul, IrieOso, IRVN, Ivory Circle, izcalli, J Shogren Shanghai’d, Jaanvi Gurung, Jeff Finlin, Jen Korte & the Loss, Jeremy C. Grant, Jill Brzezicki, Jimeni, jinnjinni, Jo Asker Quartet, Joe Lessard (Head for the Hills) and Hanna Doreen, Joey Trouble, Johnny & the Mongrels, Josh and the Long Haul, Julia Kirkwood, Justin Roth, Kiana Rae, Kid Carry, kill your darlings, Kind Dub, King Cardinal, King Crawdad, King Eddie, Knuckle Pups, Kyle James Hauser, L.A.Rose, Lady Gang, LAPOMPE, Last Call Romance, Laurie and Lorrie Duo, Leanaway, LER, Levi Bronson, Lewis Crews and the Swing Nuts, Lil Tree, Lindsey O’Brien Band, Living Dead, Lois and the Lantern, Lola Rising, Lorna’s Swingset, Los Mocochetes, Low, Luna Shade, Macy Paradise, Macy Warner, Magnolia Sessions, Mama Lenny and the Remedy, mandi lix, Many Mountains, Mark Oblinger, massTree, Matt Mahern and Constitution, Max Mackey Band, Maxwell Mud, Maya Bennett, Megan Burtt, Michael Kirkpatrick, Michael Kirkpatrick and the Honey Rider Band, Mike Yob, Mirror Fields, Mojomama, Mono Verde Collective, Monocle Band, Montropo, More than Physics, MountainUs, Ms. Nomer, My Blue Sky, My Dog Ate Chad, Nadalands, Nadavision, Nancy Just, Native Station, Needle and Thread, New Ben Franklins, New Mexican, Nic Kato, No Doubt About It, NOLLIJ, OC/IC, One Flew West, OrganOmatrOn, Oscarella Rock, Outside Pets, oxeye daisy, Panamaa, Paper Girl and Mr. Moon, Pappy Longlegs, Paul Dehaven, Peaches Embry and Rhythm Train, People in General, Pictures of Moss, Pink Fuzz, Pioneer Mother, Places Back Home, Plasma Canvas, Post Paradise, Professor Fox Band, Rebecca Folsom, Red Truck Revival, Ren Short, Retrofette, Robert Shredford, Robert Wilson Blues Band, Roka Hueka, Roots Massive, Rosann Winn, Roy G Biv (ROYGBIV), RSRCH, Rubix KUBED, Rush Hour Train, Russick Smith, Sabotage, Sal D. & Matthew Barella, Sarah Slaton, Sasha Stone Band, Señorita Sometimes, SF1, Shake Me // Wake Me, Shaley Scott, Shannon Fitzsimmons, Shark Dreams, Shotgun Shogun, Shoulda stayed a plumber, Shuck Wagon, Sick Trick, Silver & Gold, Silver and Smoke, Skydyed, Slap Happy, Slow Caves, Songwriters in the Round – Bonnie Sims, Justin Roth, Danielle, Jeff Finlin, Bethel Steele, Sour Boy, Bitter Girl, South to Cedars, Space Between Shadows, Spaceagle, Steelin’ The Spaceways, Stella Luce, Steve Manshel, Stilted Stratusphere, String Theory, Sugar Britches, Sultan and Necromancer, Sunnydale High, Sweet Virginia, Switchman Sleepin’, SYCDVK, Taarka, Taylor Shae, Teague Bechtel Trio, Tenative, The 14ers, The Agregates, The Ailments (Kevin Bolin), The Alcapones, The Bardot’s, The Burroughs, The Catcalls, The Cody Sisters Band, the commoners, The Copper Coins, the COVZ, The Devil’s Share, The Echo Chamber, The Gabrielle Louise Band, The Great Salmon Famine, The Hollow, The Kity Project, The Leshen, The Lollygags, The Matt Skinner Band, The Monday Night Band, The Movers & Shakers, The Nightshades, The Omaha Boys, The Patti Fiasco, The Seen and Unseen, The Seers, The Sickly Hecks, The Sugarbirds, The Swashbuckling Doctors, The Symbols, The Timberline, The Trujillo Company, The Velveteers, The Wendy Woo Band, There’s An Ape for That, Thin Air Crew, Thirteen Nails, TMULE, Tom Scharf & Government Shutdown, Triton, Twirling Zucchinis, Tyler T. and the Common Clay, Tyto Alba, Unified Diversity, vee device, Venture Still, Vinyl Video, Waido Experience, Wasteland Hop, Waylo, We Talk More on Whensdays, weareforests, Wellington Bullings, Whippoorwill, Whitacre, White Rose Motor Oil, WhiteCatPink, WhiteWater Ramble, Whitewater Ramble “Best of” Tributes, WhiteWater Ramble Acoustic Duo, Wild Lives, Wire Faces, Wolf van Elfmand, Wolfer, Wooleye
SEE FOCOMX website for details.
105.5 The Colorado Sound & the Colorado Playlist Present:
At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
If there’s one element about 80’s pop rock that seemed rather ubiquitous throughout it was androgyny. Most knew the style as “glam rock” and Denver’s Love Stallion nails it to the core. In Valentine, the third video single from the band’s “Unforgettable Ride” debut, lead singer Aaron Hart allows his girlfriend, his Valentine, to transform him into a glamorously ambiguous performer, resplendent in his form fitting spandex, teased up feathered hair, lipstick and bangles, while belting out what might have risen to hit FM rock radio status circa 1985.
MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)
Let me know if there’s something you think I should play. Email coloradoplaylist@gmail.com
(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist exclusive premier
As usual, YouTube doesn’t have everything in my collection.
HOUR 1
The Monocles/Higher Elevation “Good Time Music” from The Spider, The Fly & the Boogie Man (2008) (D) Tom Sharf “Angels” from Buffalo Nickle (2019) Jeff Finlin “Driving Wheel” from The Guru In The Girl (2017) Grant Farm “Wanderer” from Kiss The Ground (2016) (D) Porlolo “I Quit” (2019)
Michal Menert & the Pretty Fantastics “Summer’s Gone” (2019) Eldren “We Just Want the World” from We Just Want The World (2014) Great American Taxi “Fuzzy Little Hippy Girl” from Reckless Habits (2010) Mojomama “Lazy River” from Red White And Blues (2018) (D) 21 Taras “Gettin’ Hungry” from Change (2019)
Sunny & the Whiskey Machine “The Ballad of Becky Tait” from New American Dream (2018) Leftover Salmon “High Country” from High Country (2014) Annie Booth “Queen Bee” from WANDERLUST (2014)
Poco “Call It Love” from Legacy (1989) (D) Williams Brothers Band “Outlaw Country” (2019)
South To Cedars “Lightning” from Sunny State (2017) Apples in Stereo “Dance Floor” from Travellers in Space and Time (2010) (D) Andy Hackbarth “U Don’t Have 2 Wait” (2019)
Kaitlyn Williams “Rain” from Sunset (2019) Jon Snodgrass “Remember My Name” from Visitor’s Band (2009) Patti Fiasco “Small Town Lights” from Small Town Lights (2013) (D) Kind Dub “Old Ways” (2019)
AMZY “Feet On the Ground” from Feet On the Ground (2018) OneRepublic “Wherever I Go” from Oh My My (2016) (D) Matt Skellenger “Vitality” from Vitality (2019)
Chris K's Colorado Playlist 