SUMMER is officially in full swing, which of course means I’m busier than all get out. And so are you LOL. Last Thursday I hosted the first Bohemian Nights Thursday Night Live Series in Old Town Square Fort Collins, with SHEL. It’s one of the most ideal settings in Northern Colorado, and over 1000 enthusiastic fans were out in force to support the girls.
This week I get the pleasure of hosting my friends in the Blue Canyon Boys on the Old Town Square stage.
Saturday I hosted the Poudre River Fest for the second time in a row – the lineup was great with the Patti Fiasco and Gasoline Lollipops anchoring the top of the bill.
SUNDAY was a somewhat special day … I attended my first CHUN People’s Fair in 4 years, when I retired as main stage manager, official emcee and as a member of the PF steering committee.
CHUN no longer produces the event. It’s also considerably scaled down from years past. When I first became involved with PF at the turn of the century, over 120 acts performed on five stages. Today, only a couple dozen acts appear on two stages – and for the first time, national level acts made their way onto the main stage. All things considered the smaller event came off extremely well – and the weather for once was not an impediment for folks to come out for the weekend.
IN COLORADO MUSIC HISTORY
BILLY JOEL
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING
What you’ll find below are new songs on the show this week … listen and let me know which ones you think I should keep in the Colorado Playlist, and which I should delete.
NOTE: In order to be included in the MMMM poll, the band/artist must have an embeddable file available on SoundCloud, BandCamp, Reverbnation or YouTube.
PLAYLIST S11 EP21
(D) = debut of lp, ep or single
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep
HOUR 1
Gary Stites “Lonely for You” (1960)
Dean Reed “Our Summer Romance” (1960)
(D) Zach Heckendorf “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” from Artifacts (2017)
Chimney Choir “Union Station” from Boomtown (2015)
Danielle Ate the Sandwich “Just Human” from The Terrible Dinner Guest (2016)
(D) Maya Bennett “No Eyes” from More of Less (2016)
The Fray “Singing Low” from Through the Years: The Best of the Fray (2016)
Philip Bailey “Won’t Waste Time” from Love Is Real (2010)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Rocksteady” from Rocksteady (2010)
(N) Head for The Hills “Potions and Poisons” from Potions and Poisons (2017)
Von Stomper “New Orleans” from Americado (2015)
Toad In the Hole “Firegirl” from APT 203 (2013)
Jeff Jenkins Organization “Heavy Eddie” from The Arrival (2015)
HOUR 2
Soul Survivors (Denver) “Can’t Stand to Be In Love With You” (1965)
The Doppler Effect “Memphis Woman” (1966)
(N) Andy Palmer “All Named Mary” from The Switch (2017)
Grim & Darling “Congratulations World” from Beauty Through Pain (2015)
12 Cents for Marvin “Define Your Love” from It’s Not Over (2016)
(N) Dearling “Blood and Water” from Inheritance (2017)
Blue Rider “Sungazer” from Year Of The Horse (2016)
Otis Taylor “Ten Million Slaves” from Recapturing the Banjo (2008)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Children of the Lord” from Cipher (2008)
(N) The Coteries “Santa Fe” from Reason In The Road (2016)
The Rifters “Architecture of a Fire” from Architecture of A Fire (2015)
Brothers Keeper “Why Do You Fall” from Todd Meadows (2014)
Dana Landry Quartet “Almost Like Being in Love” from Standard Elevation (2015)
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ACOUSTIC BAND – FRIDAY JUNE 9 – 8PM at THE ROOST in LONGMONT
ACOUSTIC BAND – FRIDAY JUNE 16 – 5PM at the TASTY WEASEL in LONGMONT
ACOUSTIC BAND – FRIDAY JULY 14 – 6PM at SKYE BREWING in LONGMONT
FULL BAND – SATURDAY JULY 15 – 5PM with at WELLINGTON TOWN SQUARE
FULL BAND – SUNDAY AUG 6 – 5PM with MY BLUE SKY & KERRY PASTINE & THE CRIME SCENE at THE MISHAWAKA
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Well, Colorado pretty much got shut out of the 59th Annual Grammy Awards last night. There was no Pretty Lights, no Lumineers, no Gerald Alright …all prior Grammy nominated acts …and no Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. I’m particularly surprised that the Lumineers did not get enough votes to earn a nomination for their album Cleopatra, that went #1 in both the US and Canada last year.
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