Monday APRIL 05, 2021 – WOW! Nathaniel Rateliff got knocked off of his perch at #1, falling to #5. A.J. Fullerton now owns the top spot across the state, and among Colorado releases at RootsMusicReport.com. I would expect the TOP 5 to look different next week when Indie 102.3 stops featuring Lady Gang and Ellsworth.
Last minute note: KRZA (Alamosa) is now airing both hours of the Colorado Playlist, from 2 to 4 pm on Monday.
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TOP FIVE MARCH 27 2021
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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING
(D) = debut LP/EP or single (N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP (P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online
HOUR 1
Chuck Pyle – Rocky Mountain High – Higher Ground…songs of Colorado (2007) (D) Stop Motion – Mandy (2021)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Funky to the Bone – Funky to the Bone (2015) Mark Oblinger – Living Imitation – High Water Line (2019) Musketeer Gripweed – More Than Ever – More Than Ever (2021) Sarah Slaton – Get Up (2021) The Apples In Stereo – Strawberryfire – Her Wallpaper Reverie (1999) Yo, Flaco! – American Music – Goin’ at it (2002) (D) LVDY – Gold – Gold (2021)
DeVotchKa – Let Me Sleep – This Night Falls Forever (2018) Andy Frasco – Love is a Gun – Keep On Keepin On (2020) Analog Son – CTI – Funky Mother (2018)
HOUR 2
Joe Cocker – One Word (Peace) – Hymn For the Soul (2007) Mollie O’Brien – In My Girlish Days – Big Red Sun Blues (1998) (D) SUCH – All I Want (2021)
Dragondeer – All Day (2020) The Beeves – Jamie’s Revenge – Adam & Beeve (2019) Tyler T. – I’ll Be Fine – Wildflower (2020) A.J .Fullerton – She’s So Cold – Kalamath (2017) A.J. Fullerton – Slippin’ Away – The Forgiver and the Runaway (2021) (D) G-Stylez – Millionaire (feat. Melody Stalians) (2021)
Dressy Bessy – Fearless – Fast Faster Disaster (2019) Jinx Jones – Hot Rod Heartbreaker – Rip and Burn (2010) Tia Fuller – Fury of Da’mond – Diamond Cut (2018)
March marked the 5th birthday of this blog (March 2010). April marks the 9th birthday for The Colorado Sound (April 2006 / KRFC) and the 3rd birthday for The Colorado Sound Live365 (April 2012).
March, like Feb and Jan, hit historical highs for page views for the month. March also hit historic lows for the number of spins statewide for Colorado music, and the lowest number of stations spinning 10 or more titles since I began keeping track, nearly seven years ago now. I really struggled with that. March also registered the lowest number of hours listened to The Colorado Sound Live365, and the fewest number of people streaming the station.
Tracking spins is always challenging. Several of the smallest stations have no way of measuring or determining what titles they play. Most of the time there’s no central accounting system in place and there can be over 100 individuals on the air in any given month. Even some influential stations in the state have no effective means of tracking spins. That alone presents some interesting challenges, especially if those stations stream online, but that’s an entirely different set of problems best left undiscussed here.
Only seven of the fifteen stations surveyed managed to air ten “currents” (titles up to 18 months old). And the difference in the number of over- the-air “exposures” (spins per station x number of station frequencies x number of stations) between the top of the charts and the rest was significant enough for me to tell you about it.
That we had what I think is at or near an historic number of debuts (13) this month is due also, I believe, to the low number of titles being played per station in March. The number of titles tracked also fell to 187, the first time that number has fallen beneath 200 in over 3 years – although the total number of titles aired is about normal for the month at 108.
Bill Frisell‘s wonderful “Guitar In the Space Age” rocked the top spot for the 3rd consecutive month, out blasting the stellar new albums by heavyweights like Chris Daniels & the Kings who continued their assault on the top position for a second month, and the new Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) release, “Hand in Hand,” that debuts at #6 this month. Jeff Austin manages to jump to #3 with “The Simple Truth,” remaining in the TOP 5 for the second month since his January release. Hot Rize also holds onto TOP 5 status since being released last September, a tremendous accomplishment to be fair.
Cracker made the cut for VIDEO PICKS OF THE MONTH with California Country Boy (sung by Johnny Hickman) shot as part of the Gondola Sessions at Aspen/Snowmass. Cracker is David Lowry and Johnny Hickman. Johnny Hickman lives in Northern Colorado. He also plays in the Hickman-Dalton Gang with Colorado native picker Jim Dalton, and has maintained a solo project with musicians here in the area. He has also been very involved with working with and supporting other Colorado acts, such as the Yawpers for whom he produced the single “Faith and Good Judgement” (SpokesBUZZ Vol. V). And fortunately for all of us here, we’re seeing the band play more here in Colorado. They just played the Moxi in Greeley recently, and will be appearing at the Mishawaka on June 6 as well as other dates regionally later in the summer. In the least, Cracker is considered to have a Colorado Connection (CC).
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MARCH VIDEO PICKS
New cuts from Richie Furay, Cracker, and SHEL lead the picks this month that also includes music from Rocky Mountain Celts, along with new hip-hop from Glimmer Twins spin-off Grim & Darling, new electro-pop from Ronitt, and new country-folk from John Statz, who’s latest album “Tulsa” picked up a few stations in March. Enjoy.
TOP 40 Spins MARCH 2015
183 titles tracked
Titles tracked = released between Oct 1 2013 and March 27 2015
108 (59%) titles identified as played at least once in the reporting period
Stations/shows surveyed: 15
(CC) = Colorado Connection
(D) = album/ep/single debut on chart
(R) = re-enter
[date] = Date added to reporting list
(1) 1. Bill Frisell– Guitar In the Space Age (Okeh Records) Jazz/Instrumental [Nov 18, 2014] (CC)
(3) 2. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone (Moon Voyage) Blues/funk [Jan 15, 2015]
(5) 3. Jeff Austin– The Simple Truth (Yep Roc) Rock/AAA, bluegrass [Jan 2, 2015]
(2) 4. Hot Rize – When I’m Free (Thirty Tigers) Bluegrass [Sept 15, 2014]
(27) 5. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters (self) Bluegrass [Oct 1, 2013]
(D) 6. Richie Furay – Hand In Hand (ENT ONE Music) Americana/country-rock [March 1, 2015]
(8) 7. Various– SpokesBUZZ Compilation V (SpokesBUZZ) Various [Dec 20, 2014]
(9) 8. Ark Life– The Dream of You & Me (Greater Than Collective) Rock/AAA [June 28, 2014]
(7) 9. Leftover Salmon–High Country (LoS) Rock/bluegrass [Nov 8, 2014]
(4) 10. Brothers Keeper– Todd Meadows (8150 Records) Rock/AAA [Dec 20, 2014]
(12) 11. 12. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey (self) Indie/New Alternative [April 26, 2014]
(31) 12. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake –Totem (self) Indie/New Alternative [Nov 8, 2014]
(D) 13. John Statz – Tulsa (self) Americana/country-folk [March 1, 2015]
(21) 14. Rose Quartz– Axis of Love [EP] (self) Pop/EDM [Feb 1, 2015]
(18) 15. Tennis – Ritual in Repeat (Communion Records) Indie/New Alternative [Aug 14, 2014]
(11) 16. The String Cheese Incident – Song in My Head (SCI Fidelity) Rock/AAA [April 14, 2014]
(31) 17. John Oates – Good Road to Follow (PS Records) Pop/Adult Contemporary [March 18, 2014]
(30) 18. Todd Adelman – Highways & Lowways (Porch Lantern Music) Americana/alt-country-rock [Jan 8, 2015]
(24) 19. Blake Brown & American Dust Choir –“3” (self) Rock/AAA [Aug 13, 2014]
(R) 20. Cary Morin – Tiny Town (self) Blues/folk [Jan 1, 2015]
(D) 21. Jayme Stone – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project (Borealis Recording) Folk [March 27. 2015]
(D) 22. Taarka – Making Tracks Home (self) Folk [March 9, 2015]
(29) 23. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore– Love Runner (Remington Road Records) Americana/folk [Dec 21, 2013]
(D) 24. Dana Landry Quartet – Standard Elevation (self) Jazz/Instrumental [March 7. 2015]
(D) 25. Moors and McCumber – Pandemonium (self) Americana/country-folk [Feb 24 2015]
(R) 26. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [Feb 22, 2014]
(19) 27. Young Ancients– Y/A (self) Americana [Feb 11, 2014]
(22) 28. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive (Shout! Factory) Rock/blues-rock [Jan 25, 2014]
(R) 28. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP (self) Rock/AAA [Jan 1, 2014]
(25) 29. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – The Drawing Back of Curtains (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [Jan 13, 2015]
(R) 29. Safe Boating Is No Accident – Bonus Features (self) Indie/New Alternative [Feb 20, 2014]
(D) 30. Trout Steak Revival – Brighter Every Day (self) Bluegrass [March 20. 2015]
(D) 31. Analog Son – Stomp and Shout! (self) Jazz/Funk [March 7, 2015]
(D) 32. Richard Dean – Accidental Human (Coastal Bend) Folk/folk-rock [March 14, 2015]
(D) 33. SHEL – The Lab Sessions (Moraine) Folk [March 20, 2015]
(D) 33. Toad In the Hole – Wallflower (self) Rock/AAA [March 21, 2015]
(6) 34. Land Lines – The Natural World (self) Indie/New Alternative [Jan 31, 2015]
(R) 35. Grant Farm– Plowin’ Time (self) Rock/country-rock [May 14, 2014]
(D) 35. In The Whale – Nate & Eric (self) Rock [March 9, 2015]
(D) 36. H2 Big Band – It Could Happen (Capri) Jazz/Instrumental [Feb 1, 2015]
FELL OUT OF TOP 40 IN MARCH
10. Reed Foehl – Lost in the West
13. Paul Mullikin – Time Is Now
14. Selasee & the Fafa Family – Time for Peace
15. Ben Markley-Clint Ashlock Quintet – The Return
16. Euforquestra – Fire
17. Nathaniel Rateliff – Closer EP
17. Strange Americans – That Kind of Luster
20. The Motet- The Motet
23. Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life
25. Nathaniel Rateliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run
26. Gerald Albright – Slam Dunk
26. Gipsy Moon – Autumn’s Retreat
28. Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and Fires
31. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls
32. AMZY – We Don’t Walk, We Dance
32. Calder’s Revolvers – Sunday Morning
32. The Seers – Deaf in June
33. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Living Asleep
ADDED TO TRACKING IN MARCH Amy Kress – Secret Music
Analog Son – Stomp and Shout!
Anthony Ruptak – Between the Hangman and the Halo
Dana Landry Quartet – Standard Elevation
Fox St. – Something About You [single]
In The Whale – Nate & Eric
Jayme Stone – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project
John Statz – Tulsa
Michael Kirkpatrick – Honey Rider
Modern Suspects – Told You So [single]
Moors and McCumber – Pandemonium
Otis Taylor – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat
Plume Varia – Vernor | Forge
Ragged Union – Hard Row to Hoe
Richard Dean – Accidental Human
Richie Furay – Hand In Hand
Sean Curtis Band – Kind of Like Wyoming
SHEL – The Lab Sessions
Stelth Ulvang – and as always the infinite cosmos
Stephen Melton – S/T
Taarka – Making Tracks Home
Toad In the Hole – Wallflower
Trout Steak Revival – Brighter Every Day
STATION x STATION
[XX] = number of reported current year (Oct 2013-March 2015) titles Stations monitored for spins = KAFM, KBUT, KDUR, KGNU, KOTO, KRCC, KRFC, KRZA, KSJD, KSUT, KUNC, KVNF, OPENAIR 1340, Radio 94.9 Colorado, The Colorado Sound radio show and The Colorado Sound LIVE365. Stations with minimum 10 “currents” featured in breakout.
KAFM (Grand Junction) [15]
1. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky to the Bone
2. Bill Frisell – Guitar In the Space Age
3. Richie Furay – Hand In Hand
4. Paa Kow – Ask
5. The Longest Day of the Year – Carapace
KDUR (Durango) [12]
1. Kyle Hollingsworth – Speed of Life
2. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky to the Bone
2. Grant Farm – Plowin’ Time
2. Hot Rize – When I’m Free
2. Leftover Salmon – High Country
KGNU (Boulder) [15]
1. Hot Rize – When I’m Free
2. Gipsy Moon – Autumn’s Retreat
3. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky to the Bone
3. Jayme Stone – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project
3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
KRFC (Fort Collins) [>100]
1. Pandas & People – S/T
2. Cary Morin – Tiny Town
3. Taarka – Making Tracks Home
4. John Statz – Tulsa
5. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky to the Bone+
KUNC (Greeley) [15]
1. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky to the Bone
1. Jeff Austin – The Simple Truth
2. Ark Life – The Dream of You and Me
3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters
4. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
OPEN AIR 102.3 (Denver) [30]
1. Plum – Behind Your Man (single)
2. In The Whale – Nate & Eric
3. Various – SpokesBUZZ Compilation V
4. Land Lines – The Natural World
4. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Totem
THE COLORADO SOUND [32]
1. Rose Quartz – Axis of Love
2. Todd Adelmen – Highways and Lowways
2. Various – SpokesBUZZ Compilation V
3. Analog Son – Stomp and Shout!
3. Brothers Keeper – Todd Meadows
THE COLORADO SOUND LIVE365 – TOP SINGLE SPINS
Nathaniel Rateliff – Nothing to Show For
Fierce Bad Rabbit – Crystal Ball
Calder’s Revolvers – I Gotta Know
Richie Furay – We Were the Dreamers
Drew Schofield – Break It Down
RADIO 94.9FM – MARCH ADDS
Brothers Keeper – Why Do You Fall
Cary Morin – Tiny Town
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Something You Got
Fox St. – Somethin About You
Jeff Austin – What The Night Brings
John Statz – Any Town Will Do
Leftover Salmon – Two Highways
Modern Suspects – Told You So
The Motet – Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed
Rose Quartz – Medicine
SHEL – Please Come Home
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Evil Eye
Strange Americans – Rocks Rolls
Tennis – Needle and a Knife
Todd Adelman – Right Before You Said Hello
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RADIO NEWS and NOTES
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VIDEO PICKS – FEBRUARY
TOP 40 Spins February 2015
Our TOP 3 this month are exceptional in the number of stations and frequencies cuts from the release were heard on. Of the 15 stations surveyed, the top 3 appeared on 8, 9, and 7 stations respectively. No other titles this month appeared on more than 4 stations surveyed. Of the 15 station/shows surveyed, 8 did not have even the minimum 10 titles necessary to be reflected in the STATION by STATION breakouts.
235 titles tracked – 8 TOP 40 DEBUTS / 16 Adds to tracking
Titles tracked = released between Sept 2013 and Feb 2015 109 (47%) titles identified as played at least once in the reporting period Stations/shows surveyed: 15 (CC) = Colorado Connection (D) = album/ep/single debut on chart (R) = re-enter [date] = Date added to reporting list
(1) 1. Bill Frisell– Guitar In the Space Age(Okeh Records) Instrumental [18-Nov-14] (3) 2. Hot Rize – When I’m Free(Thirty Tigers) Bluegrass [6-Sep-14] (15) 3. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone (Moon Voyage) Blues / r&b / funk [15-Jan-15] (11) 4. Brothers Keeper– Todd Meadows (8150 Records) Rock [20-Dec-14] (8) 5. Jeff Austin– The Simple Truth (Yep Roc) Rock / bluegrass [1-Jan-15] (18) 6. Land Lines – The Natural World (self) Indie/New Alternative [31-Jan-15] (2) 7. Leftover Salmon–High Country (LoS) Rock / country-rock / bluegrass [8-Nov-14] (5) 8. Various– SpokesBUZZ Compilation V: Band Together (SpokesBUZZ) Variety [20-Dec-14] (4) 9. Ark Life– The Dream of You & Me (Greater Than Collective) Rock / folk [28-Jun-14] (23) 10. Reed Foehl – Lost in the West (NeverFoehl Records) Folk / singer-songwriter [13-Sep-14] (10) 11. The String Cheese Incident – Song in My Head (SCI Fidelity) Rock / jamband [12-Apr-14] (27) 12. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey (self) Indie/New Alternative [26-Apr-14] (D) 13. Paul Mullikin – Time Is Now (self) Jazz/Instrumental [1-Feb-15] (D) 14. Selasee & the Fafa Family – Time for Peace (self) World / reggae [30-Jan-15] (33) 15. Ben Markley-Clint Ashlock Quintet – The Return (Dazzle Jazz) Jazz/Instrumental [22-Nov-14] (12) 16. Euforquestra – Fire (self) Funk / jamband [22-Feb-14] (D) 17. Nathaniel Rateliff – Closer EP (Mod y Vi Records) Indie/ Folk [28-Jan-15] (13) 17. Strange Americans – That Kind of Luster(self) Rock [23-Aug-14] (7) 18. Tennis – Ritual in Repeat (Communion Records) Indie/New Alternative [14-Aug-14] (R) 19. Young Ancients – Y/A (self) Americana [22-Feb-14] (21) 20. The Motet– The Motet (self) Urban Contemporary / funk [4-Jan-14] (D) 21. Rose Quartz– Axis of Love (self) Pop / electronic [1-Feb-15] (R) 22. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive (Shout! Factory) Rock / blues [25-Jan-14] (R) 23. Dianne Reeves– Beautiful Life (Concord) Urban Contemporary / jazz / soul [11-Feb-14] (R) 24. Blake Brown & American Dust Choir – “3” (self) Rock [23-Aug-14] (D) 25. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – The Drawing Back of Curtains (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [13-Jan-15] (R) 25. Nathaniel Rateliff – Falling Faster Than You Can Run (Mod y Vi Records) Indie / New Alternative / Folk [1-Sep-13] (D) 26. Gerald Albright – Slam Dunk (Heads Up Music) Jazz/Instrumental [1-Sep-14] (D) 26. Gipsy Moon – Autumn’s Retreat (self) Folk [1-Feb-15] (28) 27. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters (self) Bluegrass [1-Oct-13] (R) 28. Musketeer Gripweed– Floods and Fires (self) Rock / jamband [29-Mar-14] (R) 29. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore– Love Runner (Remington Road Records) Americana / folk [21-Dec-13] (9) 30. Todd Adelman – Highways & Lowways (Porch Lantern Music) Rock / country-rock [8-Jan-15] (R) 31. John Oates – Good Road to Follow (PS Records) Pop / adult contemporary [18-Mar-14] (R) 31. Katie Herzig – Walk Through Walls (Marion-Lorraine) Pop / adult contemporary [26-Apr-14] (19) 31. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake –Totem (self) Indie/New Alternative [8-Nov-14] (D) 32. AMZY– We Don’t Walk, We Dance (self) Pop / rock [21-Feb-15] (20) 32. Calder’s Revolvers – Sunday Morning (self) Rock / R&B [13-Jun-14] (R) 32. The Seers – Deaf in June (self) Rock [27-Sep-14] (25) 33. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Living Asleep (self) Rock / pop [19-Jul-14]
FELL OUT OF TOP 40 FEB 6. Dana Landry Trio – Memphis Skyline 14. Elephant Revival- These Changing Skies 16. Pandas & People – S/T 17. Safe Boating is No Accident – Bonus Features 17. The Longest Day of the Year – Carapace 18. Born to Wander – S/T 22. Rob Drabkin – Little Steps EP 24. Eef & the Blues Express – All Rivers Run to the Sea 26. Fruition & Grant Farm – Meeting On the Mountain 29. Esme Patterson – Woman to Woman 30. Kyle Hollingsworth – Speed of Life 30. The Sound and Color – S/T 31. Kate LeRoux – Phoenix 31. Richard Dean – Accidental Human 31. Sofie Reed – Red Hen 32. Ben Gallagher – Heart Shaped Rocks 32. J. Miller Band – One More High, One More Low
ADDED TO TRACKING FEBRUARY 2015 All Indians, No Chiefs – The Danger Mission EP AMZY – We Don’t Walk, We Dance Chemistry Club – Copia 1 – The Electric Hush EP Clouds & Mountains – Slumber CRL CRRLL – Good Influence Dearling – Do You Love Me [single] Dirty Few – Party or Don’t Gipsy Moon – Autumn’s Retreat H2 Big Band – It Could Happen Juno What?! – Stranger Land Lines – The Natural World Patrick Lee – Remixes Vol 1 Paul Mullikin – Time Is Now Peter Sommer – Narrando Historias Plum – Hello Miss Yellow [single] Rose Quartz – Axix of Love
STATION BY STATION
[XX] = number of reported current year (Sept 2013-Feb 2015) titles Stations monitored for spins = KAFM, KBUT, KDUR, KGNU, KOTO, KRCC, KRFC, KRZA, KSJD, KSUT, KUNC, KVNF, OPENAIR 1340, Radio 94.9 Colorado, The Colorado Sound radio show and The Colorado Sound LIVE365
KAFM (Grand Junction) [17] 1. Bill Frisell – Guitar In the Space Age 2. Paa Kow – Ask 3. Hot Rize – When I’m Free 4. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone 4. Quemando – Paradise
KDUR (Durango) [20] 1. Hot Rize – When I’m Free 2. Leftover Salmon – High Country 3. Born to Wander – S/T 4. Chain Station – Dancin’ With the Law 4. The String Cheese Incident – Song in My Head
KGNU (Boulder) [15] 1. Hot Rize – When I’m Free 2. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Totem 3. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – The Drawing Back of Curtains 3. The Railsplitters – The Railsplitters 4. Ark Life – The Dream of You and Me
KRFC (Fort Collins) [+80] 1. Cary Morin – Tiny Town 2. Jeff Austin – The Simple Truth 3. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone 4. Danielle Ate the Sandwich – The Drawing Back of Curtains 5. Bill Frisell – Guitar In the Space Age
KUNC (Greeley) [17] 1. Jeff Austin – The Simple Truth 2. Ark Life – The Dream of You and Me 2. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky To the Bone 2. Hot Rize – When I’m Free 2. You, Me and Apollo – Sweet Honey
OPEN AIR 102.3 FM (Denver) [40] 1. Land Lines – The Natural World 2. Dirty Few – Party or Don’t 3. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Totem 4. Ark Life – The Dream of You and Me 5. Plum – Hello Miss Yellow (single)
The Colorado Sound [40] 1. Brothers Keeper – Todd Meadows 2. Various – SpokesBUZZ Compilation V 3. Land Lines – The Natural World 4. Ben Markley~Clint Ashlock Quintet – The Return 4. Chris Daniels & the Kings – Funky to the Bone
March marked the 5th birthday of this blog (March 2010). April marks the 9th birthday for The Colorado Sound (April 2006 / KRFC) and the 3rd birthday for The Colorado Sound Live365 (April 2012).
Bill Frisell‘s wonderful “Guitar In the Space Age” rocked the top spot for the 3rd consecutive month, out blasting the stellar new albums by heavyweights like Chris Daniels & the Kings who continued their assault on the top position for a second month, and the new Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) release, “Hand in Hand,” that debuts at #6 this month. Jeff Austin manages to jump to #3 with “The Simple Truth,” remaining in the TOP 5 for the second month since his January release. Hot Rize also holds onto TOP 5 status since being released last September, a tremendous accomplishment to be fair.
You’ve only got a couple of days left to get in on this job opening … KGNU Community Radio, broadcast from Boulder and Denver, Colorado, and streamed online, seeks a full-time Station Manager to lead their nonprofit broadcast and online media organization. See
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