Milky Way at Antero Reservoir Colorado – courtesy of Claire Mannato
Monday MARCH 07, 2022 –It’s been a minute since I got to stand in front of a room of music fans and introduce some of our world class, award winning and hall of fame musicians. Saturday night I got to emcee the Boulder International Film Festival Singer/Songwriter Showcase, featuring Otis Taylor, Rebecca Folsom, Chris Daniels, Mark Oblinger, Dechen Hawk, Mojomama, and Abby Brown and others.
Rebecca Folsom and three time Grammy winner Tom Wasinger shared songs from their upcoming Sanctuary project, and Mojomama debuted a couple of new songs that they’re going into the studio at Mighty Fine Productions to record in the next couple of weeks.
Dechen Hawk informed me that he’ll be recording some new music – but that I shouldn’t expect the full band soul music he’s been more known for (at least in my collection). Where critics have declared him like Stevie Wonder and Jeff Buckley tossed into a blender, we should expect more “acoustic” balladeer styled music from Dechen this year.
The Lumineers and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats retain their hold at #1 and #2 on the weekly charts – BUT could we be seeing a stranglehold on the top three positions with the new Infamous Stringdusters album now solidly in that spot? The reworked Oh, Frustration by A.J. Fullerton with Eddie Roberts makes it way into this week’s TOP 5 along with the latest EP release from Zoe Berman.
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TOP 5 WEEKLY COLORADO 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.
- THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
- NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
- THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Toward the Fray LP
- A.J. FULLERTON – Oh Frustration SINGLE (Feb-22)
- ZOE BERMAN – Freezing Heat EP (Dec-21)
MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING
HOUR 1
Beast – Communication – Higher and Higher (1970)
(N) Bluebook – My Good Ear – Optimistic Voices (2022)
Sarah Slaton – Get Up (2021)
The Motet – So High – Totem (2016)
Fast Eddy – Take A Look – Take A Look (2022)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Love Don’t – The Future (2022)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996
The Subdudes – All The Time In The World – Primitive Streak (1996)
(D) Mike Clark and Sugar Sounds – Warm Me Up (2022)
Megan Burtt – Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – The Bargain (2015)
Jackson Emmer – Turn Up the Jukebox – Alpine Coda (2020)
Dana Landry Quartet – Pure Imagination – Standard Elevation (2015)
HOUR 2
The Serendipity Singers – Six Foot Six – The Many Sides Of The Serendipity Singers (1964)
Buffalo Springfield – Kind Woman (1969)
(D) Alysia Kraft – Cold Mountain – First Light (2022)
The Velveteers – Charmer And The Snake – Nightmare Daydream (2021)
Otis Taylor – Red Meat – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat (2015)
Kick and the Hug – Girl You’ve Changed – Ladies & Gentlemen (2022)
Taylor Scott Band – Throwback Grooves (2022)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Spanish Highway – All The Love You Need (2007)
Mollie O’Brien – The Right Thing – Things I Gave Away (2000)
(D) Mad Radio – Just for the Thrill – Mad Radio EP (2022)
Rose Hill Drive – Telepathic – Americana (2011)
The Beeves – Playing Bingo (with people who are angry and somewhat dangerous) – Beauty and The Beeves (2020)
H2 Big Band – You’re It! – You’re It! (2015)
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