#COMUSIC TOP 30 SEPT 2024

Every week I survey more than a dozen Colorado community/public and college stations, including Colorado Playlist spins on respective stations. The weekly survey period runs from midnight Sunday through the following Saturday. 

The monthly survey period runs from the first week ending with a Saturday through the last week ending with a Saturday.  Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page.

Titles are tracked from the date of release of the first single from an LP/EP, for twelve months. Example: DOR = DEC 2022. I stopped tracking it in NOV 2023 (twelve months).

KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KOTO, KSJD, KSUT, KRFC, KRZA and KVNF are surveyed via Spinitron, offering search functions for artists to track airplay on over three hundred stations and programs around the country.

LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
(*) = No longer lives in Colorado, but counted as long as they got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them. 
(**) = serviced to media in Colorado by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC

SURVEY PERIOD WK ENDING SEPT 01-29 2028 2024

Approximately 100 titles were aired at least one time on one station somewhere in Colorado in SEPTEMBER. You’re most likely to hear Colorado music on one of three stations along the Northern Front Range: Indie 102.3, 105.5 The Colorado Sound and 88.9 KRFC. Their HOT SPINS are listed below.

(1) 1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – South of Here LP (Apr-24)
(R) 2. 2MX2 – El Desmadre SP (Jul-24)
(D) 3. KILTRO – Kiltro SP (Aug-24)
(21) 4. MEGAN BURTT – Witness LP (May-24)
(10) 5. A.J. FULLERTON – Closer LP (Mar-24)
(D) 6. ISAAC MARTINEZ – 10 Country Songs LP (Aug-24)
(D) 7. ANTONIO LOPEZ – Here We Are LP (Nov-23)
(D) 8. ESTEPHANYART – Goth Shorty SP (Jan-24)
(D) 9. ANGEL CORSI – Songs for Lovers LP (Jun-24)
(D) 10. CONRAD MATA – Still LP (Dec-23)
(D) 11. AQUILES – Burning It All SP (Jul-24)
(D) 12. ATAK – Tha One SP (May-24)
(11) 13. CHRIS DANIELS AND THE KINGS – “40” Blues With Horns Vol. II LP (Apr-24)
(2) 14. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS – Her Way Out LP (Nov-23)
(D) 15. J.C QUINN – Midnight SP (Jul-24)
(D) 16. JAIRITO Y LA ONDA – Buena Suerte SP (Jun-24)
(D) 16. KATIRIA – Marea SP (May-24)
(4) 17. JEFF CRAMER – Forever Morning: Pt. 1 LP (Aug-24)
(D) 17. KATIRIA – Nubes SP (Sep-24)
(6) 18. *OLIVER WOOD – Fat Cat Silhouette LP (Jul-24)
(16) 19. MILQUETOAST & CO. – One for Me SP (Apr-24)
(D) 20. CLAIRE HEYWOOD – Water Is All I See LP (Jul-24)
(18) 21. THOM LAFOND – Lawless LP (Feb-24)
(D) 22. JAGUAR STEVENS – Pink Hypnotic SP (Sep-24)
(D) 23. MIKE FINDERS AND SPIDERCAT – Breaking Like A New Day LP (Jun-24)
(5) 24. GRAHAM GOOD AND THE PAINTERS – Get After Life EP (Jul-24)
(D) 25. THE FRAY – The Fray Is Back EP (Jul-24)
(D) 25. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Here I Go SP (Sep-24)
(D) 26. JEFF FINLIN – Myth of the Giver LP (May-24)
(R) 27. CARY MORIN – Innocent Allies LP (Oct-23)

88.9 KRFC – 31 TITLES TRACKED
(D) 1. MEGAN BURTT – Witness LP (May-24)
(1) 2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – South of Here LP (Apr-24)
(5) 3. CHRIS DANIELS AND THE KINGS – “40” Blues With Horns Vol. II LP (Apr-24)
(5) 4. MIKE FINDERS AND SPIDERCAT – Breaking Like A New Day LP (Jun-24)
(2) 5. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS – Her Way Out LP (Nov-23)

INDIE 102.3 – 14 TITLES TRACKED
(D) 1. ISAAC MARTINEZ – 10 Country Songs LP (Aug-24)
(D) 2. ESTEPHANYART – Goth Shorty SP (Jan-24)
(D) 3. CONRAD MATA – Still LP (Dec-23)
(D) 4. ANGEL CORSI – Songs for Lovers LP (Jun-24)
(D) 5. ANTONIO LOPEZ – Here We Are LP (Nov-23)

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND – 34 TITLES TRACKED
(3) 1. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS – Her Way Out LP (Nov-23)
(4) 2. A.J. FULLERTON – Closer LP (Mar-24)
(1) 3. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – South of Here LP (Apr-24)
(R) 4.FAST EDDY – To The Stars LP (Nov-23)
(D) 4. THE DOLLHOUSE THIEVES – Coffee and Beer SP Jun-24
(R) 4. THE PATTI FIASCO – Love Letter SP (May-24)
(D) 4. VALDEZ – Las Animas LP (Jul-24)

KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KOTO (Telluride), KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio/Durango), KVNF (Paonia) – 30 TITLES TRACKED
(1) 1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – South of Here LP (Apr-24)
(D) 2. CHRIS DANIELS AND THE KINGS – “40” Blues With Horns Vol. II LP (Apr-24)
(2) 3. *OLIVER WOOD – Fat Cat Silhouette LP (Jul-24)
(3) 4. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – the Iceland Sessions EP (May-24)
(5) 5. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS – Her Way Out LP (Nov-23)

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CP S18 EP35 2024

the Milky Way arch over the Balanced Rock at Moab, courtesy of Clear Vistas Photography

MONDAY SEPT 30 — THERE IS NO MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING THIS WEEK – turns out two of the three new releases this week are not yet available on YouTube. Neither has been officially released yet, so please listen to HOUR 2 of the show if you’d like to hear them.

(N) Chris Daniels & the Kings rerecorded Sonny Landreth‘s “Congo Square” for their 40th Anniversary release, shared in HOUR 1.

(D) Claire Heywood has been a regular on the show over the past four years. She’s already got one song from her upcoming new album in active rotation on 105.5 the Colorado Sound and on the Colorado Playlist.

(D) piKziL is Liza Oxnard and Kip Kuepper – a conversation with Liza a few weeks ago, catching up on life, prompted the premier of a new single from them this week on the show.

Speaking of YouTube – I include several available videos in THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE. If you’re an artist with a new video or you know of a new video I should include, let me know. Email coloradoplaylist@gmail.com. You can also check out over thirteen years of archived weekly and monthly collections at Chris K’s Colorado Playlist.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

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The Monday Morning Music Meeting 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.

HOUR 1
Joe Cocker – I Come In Peace – Fire It Up (2012)
John Oates – It’s All Right – Mississippi Mile (2011)
The Grahams – Glory Bound – The Grahams (2023)
Alysia Kraft – Hamilton Pool – First Light (2022)
The River Arkansas – Lady Luck – Any Kind of Weather (2019)
Cary Morin – Indian Hunters Return – Innocent Allies (2023)
Daniel Rodriguez – Colorado – Sojurn of a Burning Sun (2020)
The Yawpers – Human Question – Human Question (2019)
A.J. Fullerton – Humility – Closer (2024)
(N) Chris Daniels and the Kings with Fred Gowdy – Congo Square – 40: Blues With Horns Volume II (2024)
Tennis – Needle and a Knife – Ritual in Repeat (2014)
Euforquestra – Show Me The Way – While We Still Got Time (2022)
The Motet – Belly – Breathe (1999)

HOUR 2
Dusty Drapes – Cielito Lindo – The Red Album (1981)
Zephyr – Mad Dog – Heartbeat (1981)
(N) Claire Heywood – Alone Woman – Water is All I See (2024)
Gregory Alan Isakov – Before the Sun – Appaloosa Bones (2023)
Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Wipeout Turn – New World Arisin’ (2017)
American Culture – Let It Go (feat. Midife) – Hey Brother, It’s Been A While (2024)
Dressy Bessy – New Song (From Me to You) – Dressy Bessy (2003)
LVDY – Lean In – Gold (2021)
Thom LaFond – I Will Love You – Lawless (2024)
(D) piKzil – Along The Dark Horizon (2024)
YaSi – World Is Burning (radio edit) – Coexist With Chaos EP (2021)
The Sweet Lillies – Words – Equality (2023)
Keith Oxman – Brothers, Michael and Jean-Marc – East of the Village (2017)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE (not all titles available)

HOT SPINS WK SEPT 22-28 2024

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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 to track airplay at more than 300 stations and programs around the country.

ALL STATIONS STATEWIDE – 60 TITLES TRACKED
*includes spins on the Colorado Playlist
(1) 1. Nathaniel Rateliff & THE NIGHT SWEATS – South of Here LP (Apr-24)
(4) 2. A.J. Fullerton – Closer LP (Mar-24)
(R) 3. Chris Daniels and the Kings – “40” Blues with Horns Vol. II LP (Apr-24)
(3) 3. Kiltro – Kiltro SP (Aug-24)
(R) 4. Thom LaFond – Lawless LP (Feb-24)

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Meet The Colorado Music Industry Alliance 

(Colorado) Colorado produces world-class artists and The Colorado Music Industry Alliance wants to develop a stronger industry here to support them. This burgeoning nonprofit originated as the brainchild of two members of Colorado’s music community: artist manager and consultant Kelsy Lartius Miguel, and hip-hop artist and event producer DNA Picasso.

After years of working in the local music industry, they both recognized that while a vast number of people and organizations were working to boost Colorado’s music scene, they were all approaching their shared goal in different ways. They founded CMIA to connect these micro-communities, including musicians, venues, radio stations, and other music industry professionals, so that we can use our greater collective power to achieve tangible results.

We are hosting our very first music industry mixer on Wednesday, October 9 at Fort Greene, and we encourage any 21+ artists, industry professionals, and curious media personnel to join us from 6 to 9 p.m. for an evening of networking and connection! 

“The reality is that we cannot build and grow a successful, diverse, and equitable music industry here without ensuring that we’re keeping and attracting those who are on the business side of the equation too,” explains co-founder Lartius Miguel. “Artists cannot do it all on their own, and we need more of that industry infrastructure here in order to make real change.” Adds Picasso, “CMIA differentiates itself by focusing on unity and collective action across the entire spectrum of the music industry in Colorado. While other nonprofits may focus on niche areas or specific segments, we aim to bring all stakeholders under one umbrella.” 

Our work is driven by three key values: quality, community, and diversity. Through programming, advocacy work, and accountability, CMIA intends to unite, educate, support, and uplift all facets of Colorado’s music industry.

Our primary objectives are to pool our collective community resources, facilitate partnerships between different industry players, produce and distribute accessible educational content, and advocate for policy changes to ensure that the interests of our community are represented in our government.

“By fostering collaboration rather than competition, CMIA will break down silos within the industry, and provide a platform for cross-sector partnerships that will benefit everyone involved,” Picasso emphasizes. “Additionally, we place a strong emphasis on advocacy and policy work, looking to actively engage with local and state policymakers to push for initiatives that create long-term growth and sustainability for the Colorado music scene as a whole.”

As we launch CMIA over the next few months, our mission is to assess what resources are currently available and make them more accessible, says Lartius Miguel: “Much of this initial phase will be about increasing access and bridging those gaps in our current music industry landscape. Serving as a connector is really going to be the main focus in this first year.” 

The first Colorado Music Industry Alliance music industry mixer will take place on Wednesday, October 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fort Greene Bar (321 East 45th Street, Denver, CO, 80205). This is a 21+ event, but we look forward to hosting all–ages mixers in the future. Please RSVP here if you plan on attending, and feel free to invite any other music industry professionals in your circle. For more information on CMIA’s mission, or if you’d like to get involved, visit our website. For press inquiries or interview requests, please email cleomirza@gmail.com.