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CP S13 EP25 2019

MONDAY JUNE 24, 2019 – Rumors swirled over the weekend concerning former Yonder Mountain String Band founding member Jeff Austin. Despite numerous social media posts alluding to a possible suicide, official reports emerged that he suffered a undisclosed medical emergency and was is Seattle with family being attended to. What little information is available, and crowdfunding has been set up at Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

In this week’s show I highlighted some of the best of 2013 in HOUR 1 and some of the best of 2014 in HOUR 2. Over the next many weeks I will continue to highlight some of the best of each year as we approach the BEST OF THE DECADE. With that, I’ve put up two polls already for Best of 2010 and 2011, so you can vote for your favorites from those years.

MMMM this week = Gun Street Ghost, Heavy Diamond Ring, Bobby Messano, Swerve, The Threadbarons, and Brian Bourgault – KEEP or DELETE?

Did you miss this week’s or LAST week’s show? You can now stream them on demand! 105.5 The Colorado Sound archives two weeks worth that you can stream at your leisure. They typically update their archives every Monday afternoon. You can also stream the show in real time wherever the show is aired around the state. See the stations and times page for that info.

105.5 The Colorado Sound & the Colorado Playlist Present:
Brent Cowles – Bluebird Theater, Denver – Oct 12

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At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Not to be confused with the now seemingly defunct Denver hard rock and country cover band called Swerve, this Greeley based original project with the same name, featuring former UNC music grads, is poised to be the Best Emerging New Band of 2019.

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

HOUR 1

Hazel Miller – Better Off With The Blues –Westword ’96 Music Awards Showcase(1996)
(D) Gun Street Ghost – Into the Dark – Battles (2019)

Covenhoven – Ghost Of Kerouac – A Kind Of Revelation (2018)
Andy Palmer – Good Son – Hazard of the Die (2013)
(N) Heavy Diamond Ring – Stuck In Motion – S/T (2019)

Float Like a Buffalo – The Day – Back From Nowhere (2019)
Five Iron Frenzy – It Was a Dark & Stormy Night – Engine of a Million Plots (2013)
Churchill – The War Within – The War Within EP (2013)
Foxfeather – Not Coming Back (2019)
(N) Bobby Messano – I Don’t Want to Miss You Anymore – Lemonade (2019)

Kyle Hollingsworth – All Falls Apart – 50 (2018)
Patti Fiasco – Oil – Small Town Lights (2013)
Keith Oxman – Reverend Lou Founded the Record Store – Caught Between the Lion and the Twins (2008)

HOUR 2

Opie Gone Bad – Little House – 1 (1998)
(D) Swerve – Green – Swerve (2019)

Eldren – Still Want More – Miss Information Aged (2018)
The Fray – Love Don’t Die – Helios (2014)
(N) The Threadbarons – Going Out – Songbook for the Weary (2019)

Shannon Ogden – In the Car – Live at Swallow Hill (2019)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – I Get Smooth – Black Beehive (2014)
Leftover Salmon – Better Day – High Country (2014)
Leslie Tom – Honky Tonkin’ – Ain’t It Something, Hank Williams (2018)
(D) Brian Bourgault – Die Alone – Without You (2019)

The Burroughs – Solution – Got To Feel (2018)
Tennis – Needle and a Knife – Ritual in Repeat (2014)
Peter Sommer – The Fruit – Crossroads (2008)

CP S13 EP24 2019

Monday June 17, 2019 – One of the most consistent issues I hear both musicians and patrons talk about are “empty rooms.” As a former venue operator, and a life-long performing musician, I get it. I play in rooms with only a handful of people present. I’ve booked shows that only a handful of people have attended. There is no one single answer that will solve this issue.

I’ve performed in support of world renown musicians to empty rooms …as in only ten people, and five of them were associated with the show. This actually happened to me not long ago, where I played as the opener for an nationally recognized award winning singer-songwriter in front of ten people. I’ve also seen and performed in support of platinum selling bands that drew only a couple hundred people to the show.

Some venues are “concert” rooms – meaning the band is totally responsible for how many people attend – it’s essentially a popularity contest. If you’re a new band, or an up and coming local band, chances are likely you won’t have many people in “your” audience, and you hope to draw from those who show up to see the headliner – which supposedly does have a local draw.

Some venues are established restaurant / bar / music rooms. Some have a regular clientele. We all want to play those rooms. Some do not and therefore rely on the popularity of the band -the band draw. I’ve managed rooms like that, and performed at more than I can remember. Sometimes there is a crowd to play to, and in some cases the draw is minimal or not there at all.

My father, who owned a jazz venue in the early 60s, also complained about this issue – both as the owner of a venue and as a professional working musician. The issue is not new. However, today the issue is exacerbated by there being many hundreds of places to play in our region, and several thousands of bands and solo acts wishing to perform publicly – both from our own region as well as those out touring.

SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC – It’s the lifeblood of our industry.

At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.