Tag: Dafna

CP S17 EP24 2023

Just another old goat on top of the mountain. Courtesy Clear Vistas Photography.

MONDAY JUNE 26, 2023 – I just finished my final weekend as a regular show host on 105.5 The Colorado Sound, as we get set to move off the Front Range after 45 years. The Colorado Playlist will continue in its usual times – 6AM on Saturday and 6PM on Sunday. Claire and I are looking to our move to the western slope in the coming weeks.

HOW THE CP GOT ITS NAME: January 2016, the principles at KJAC (Greeley) approached me about selling the name of my show, The Colorado Sound. While I was wracking my brain for a new name, my adopted step-daughter said, “Daddy, we call those playlists now.” ‘Nuff said kid. The Colorado Playlist was born in January 2016. I started working for the Colorado Sound in February 2016. It’s been a great seven and a half years.

#COMUSIC TOP FIVE WK ENDING 6/25/23

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 and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them. 

(R) 1. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ – Vast Nothing LP (Mar-23)**
(1) 1. KILTRO – Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(3) 2. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP (Jun-23)
(2) 3. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)
(D) 4. UCCCHH – Affirmation SP (Feb-23)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

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I designed the Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) as 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.

16 Horsepower – Brimstone Rock – Low Estate (1998)
Otis Taylor – Bowlegged Charlie – When Negroes Walked the Earth (1997)
(D) The String Cheese Incident – Lend Me a Hand – Lend Me a Hand (2023)

Yonder Mountain String Band – Into the Fire – Get Yourself Outside (2022)
The Lumineers – Ophelia – Cleopatra (2016)
Deva Yoder – Breathe – Be Well (2023)
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – Train Home – Love Runner (2014)
Jurassic Mark – Older Guys – Jurassic Mark (2019)
Andy Sydow – Keep on Drivin’ – Little Crown EP (2023)
(D) Babaux and the Peacemakers – Never Let Go – Moments in Time (2023)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Love Don’t – The Future (2022)
Blumer Haus – Ode To Brubeck – Boy Meets Groove (2021)

Poco – Crazy Love – Legend (1978)
Poco – Call It Love – Legacy (1989)
(D) Andy Frasco & the U.N. – You Do You (2023)

Bevin Luna – Masquerade – Madison and Angelus (2022)
Jenny Shawhan – Trouble Finds Me (2018)
Adrienne O – You Don’t Want My Love (2023)
Reverend Freakchild – Personal Jesus (on the Mainline) – Dial It In (2018)
Cary Morin – When I Rise – When I Rise (2018)
Daniel Rodriguez – I’m Yours – Vast Nothing (2023)**
(D) Dafna – What’s More Romantic (2023)

Tennis – Need Your Love – Swimmer (2020)
The Copper Children – Pushin’ On – Strange Illusion (2022)
Gerald Albright – Winelight – To Grover, With Love (2006)

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CP S16 EP16 2022

MAY 09, 2022 – Somewhere along the time line over the past two weeks I lost a day. I did manage to see a show Friday night (May 06) and even write about it. The next day (Saturday) while listening to the new LIVE album from Kaitlyn Williams, I wrote about that. That’s more writing than I normally get around to on a weekend.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and the Lumineers swapped places this week (big surprise – LOL). Nic Clark enters this week’s TOP 5. Nic’s debut hits the charts about a year after he moved out of Colorado, but the locally homegrown blues harp player and producer got plenty of spins from 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins the past couple of weeks to earn the slot.

Earth, Wind & Fire sax player Andrew Woolfolk passed away April 24. Lead singer and fellow Denver East HS grad Philip Bailey celebrated a birthday May 07. I paid tribute in this week’s show.

TOP 5 WEEKLY #COMUSIC 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.

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  3. ANTHONY RUPTAK – Backrooms LP (Apr-22)
  4. NIC CLARK – Love Your Life: Songs for the Whole Family LP (Jun-21)
  5. FIA NYXX – Red Umbrella LP (Apr-22)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Earth Wind & Fire – Africano – That’s The Way of the World (1975)
(D) Dafna – The Man In My Dreams – When I Was With You! (2022)

Andy Frasco – Love is a Gun – Keep On Keepin On (2020)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – My Last Black Scarf – Unentitled (2011)
King Cardinal – Runaway (2022)
N3ptune, Rusty Steve – Black Horse – Renaissance (2022)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Sherri Jackson – Time & Time – Sherri Jackson (1997)
(D) Trevor Hall f. Marieme – 2 Oceans (2022)

Cassie Taylor – No Ring Blues – Out of My Mind (2013)
Hugh Phillips – Steel Drivers Lament – It’s Been A Long Time (2021)
Kim Stone Band – Bob Goes to the Store – Earthschool + (1988)

HOUR 2

Earth Wind & Fire – Devotion – Open Our Eyes (1974)
Earth Wind & Fire – Shining Star – That’s the Way of the World (1975)
(D) Elektric Animals – Come Clean (2022)

Liptruce – You Think You’re Hollywood – Liptruce (2020)
Dragondeer – When I See You – If You Got The Blues (2018)
Wendy Woo – Good Old Days (2022)
Maddy and Kev – Train Wreck – Take A Ride (2022)
The Apples In Stereo – About Your Fame – Tone Soul Evolution (1997)
Acoustic Junction – Oh Me Oh My – Strange Days (2000)
Flobots – Me & You (Happy 2gether) (2021)
(D) Kaitlyn Williams – Don’t Blink – Under These Lights (2022)

OneRepublic – Wanted – Wanted (2019)
Kind Hearted Strangers – Red & Blue – East-West (2021)
Brian Claxton – The Yard – The Yard (2020)

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CP S15 EP16 2021

Monday April 19, 2021 – A Colorado music legend passed away last week. Poco founding member and sole remaining original member of the band, Rusty Young passed away last week at the age of 75. Rusty’s Colorado origins go back to the mid-sixties when he and future Poco drummer and vocalist George Grantham were in the psychedelic rock band Boenzee Cryque. I’ll pay tribute to Rusty in the next episode of the show, airing April 24-30.

TOP FIVE April 17 2021

Album of the week status at 105.5 The Colorado Sound and featured artist of the month at Indie 102.3 pushed the new album from Valdez (Nate Valdez from in the Whale) to #1 on this week’s TOP 5.

Del Shamen and West Side Joe & the Men of Soul share a key member in common in Steve Amadee (Subdudes) on drums and vocals. West Side Joe debuts in the TOP 5 while Del Shamen pulled strong spins around the state to land at #2.

*John Grant stays hot with both 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie 102.3 featuring his latest single about breaking up with his boyfriend.

TOP 5 and TOP 30 charts are pulled from published spins at 13 Colorado non-profit community/public and college radio stations.  Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations, record promoters and artists are among those most likely to benefit from the detailed search function.

Currently 11 Colorado radio stations utilize Spinitron.

  1. VALDEZ – Wishbones LP (Apr-20)
  2. DEL SHAMEN – Del Shamen LP (Oct-20)
  3. WEST SIDE JOE & THE MEN OF SOUL – Keep On Climbin’ LP (Apr-21)
  4. * JOHN GRANT – Boy From Michigan SINGLE (Mar-21)
  5. A.J. FULLERTON – The Forgiver and the Runaway LP (Mar-21)

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

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(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online

HOUR 1

Chicago – Feelin’ Stronger Every Day – Chicago VI (1973)
(P) West Side Joe & The Men of Soul – Keep On Climbin’ – Keep On Climbin’ (2021)
Del Shamen – Come Back Mountain Jill (2020)
Megan Burtt – Real Thing – The Bargain (2015)
Pandas and People – Bad Honey (2021)
Lawn Chair Kings – New Clothes – Before It All (2021)
Zephyr – I Must Be Dreaming – Heartbeat (1981)
The Samples – My Town – The Samples (1989)
Thom Sumbler And The Exceptions – It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie – There’s One In Every Crowd (2019)
(D) Old Fuss & Feathers – Rise & Shine (2021)

Drag The River – Not That Kind – Drag The River (2013)
Luna Shade – Brotherhood (2020)
Bill Frisell – I Can’t Be Satisfied – Have a Little Faith (2007)

HOUR 2

Super Band – Acid Indigestion (1969)
Higher Elevation– The Diamond Mine – The Spider, The Fly & The Boogie Man (1964)
(P) 21st Ancient – Thousand Miles – 21st Ancient (2021)
Andy Sydow – Wicked Dreams – Wicked Dreams EP (2020)
Such – You (Icytat Vocal Mix) (2016)
Many Mountains – What Used to Be – Endless Time (2021)
South of France – Hideaway (2021)
The String Cheese Incident – Sirens – Untying the Not (2003)
Dream Feed – Hearts – Dream Feed (2018)
(D) Dafna – Sweeter (2021)

Brent Cowles – Lift Me Up – Cold Times (2017)
David Starr – Rise Up Again – Beauty and Ruin (2020)
Paul Mullikin Quintet – Just a Tuesday – Time Is Now (2014)

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