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Colorado Playlist S10 EP38 OCT 2016

Quick poll .. in the spirit of the election season … recently I changed the MMMM so that you can vote YES – KEEP IT or NO – DO NOT KEEP on each new shared track. Should I keep doing it?

Keep your fingers crossed. Looks like we may be adding a new station for the show in a major ski resort area. (is there an emoji for that?)

We’re now in the final week for new entries for 2016. November 1 officially marks the start of the 2017 release season. Be watching for your chance to help me select the Best of 2016.

I’m not a big fan of late night shows in general, and am even less thrilled when headliners don’t go on until 10PM on a Sunday night. Such was the case last night (Sunday) when my son and I attempted to see two shows – where the headliners did not hit the stage until 9:45 and 10PM respectively.

Since both of us are working men, and my son had to be at work at 6AM, we both realized that if we didn’t get home by 10:30 or 11PM at the latest, we’d have short sleep cycles. As a result, we missed one headliner completely, and only caught two songs of the other before needing to head home.

To those who have the wherewithal to stay out late on a Sunday night – good on you. But wouldn’t it make more sense to actually start shows closer to 8PM, with headliners on by 9PM so that working stiffs can be out by 10PM? Or am I, and my son, just too old for school now? 😦 if true…. especially since we are both musicians with bands that play out. But case being what it is I overslept the alarm by over 2 hours this morning. <smh>

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IN COLORADO MUSIC HISTORY

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

I conceived of this idea as a way for you to discover some of the new music I played on the show, and to give you the chance to let me know which of the tracks you like, and think I should keep in rotation. I get a lot of feedback from fans about what’s liked .. and what isn’t.

In order to be included in the MMMM poll, the band/artist must have an embeddable file available on SoundCloud, BandCamp (my favorite), Reverbnation or YouTube.

It’s not a competition. It’s just a gauge of how well you like the songs I added this week.

PLAYLIST S10 EP38

(D) = debut of lp, ep or single
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep
(R) = request

HOUR 1

Beast “Floating (Down by the River)” from “Beast” (1969)
(N) Big Head Blues Club “Let Me Love You (feat. Ronnie Baker Brooks)” from Way Down Inside (Songs Of Willie Dixon)(2016)

John Oates “You Make My Dreams Come True” from Mississippi Mile (2011)
Leftover Salmon “Get Up and Go” from High Country (2015)
Safe Boating is No Accident “Loyal Customer” from The Human Sacrifice (2016)
OneRepublic “Won’t Stop” from Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
Andy Palmer “Clawfoot Tub” [single] (2016)
Otis Taylor “Love and Hesitation” from Definition Of A Circle (2006)
(D) Wheelchair Sports Camp “Mary Had A Little Band” from Blank Spaces EP (2013)

Beats Noir! “Not for You” from 13 Tracks From the Dark Side of The Beat (2011)
SHEL “Moonshine Hill” from Just Crazy Enough (2016)
Ben Markley “5-20” from Second Introduction (2009)

HOUR 2

The Reejers “The Mind Song” from OHMS (1993)
(D) Tyler Grant “Believe” from Earth and Wood (2016)
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore “Sunday Street” from Love Runner (2014)
The Symbols “Alone” from Smile (2015)
(D) piKziL “I Can’t Get Started” from Songs from My 3rd Life (2016)
(N) Big Gigantic “Wide Open” from Brighter Future (2016)

String Cheese Incident “Rosie” from Song In My Head (2015)
(N) The Bright Silence “Efforts and Endeavors” from Time is New (2016)

Katie Herzig “Walk Through Walls” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Dearling Landslide” [single] (2015)
County Road X “The Milk Princess” from From Seed to Stem (2004)

A HUGE THANK YOU to Oskar Blues Fooderies! They are the new sponsor of “IN COLORADO MUSIC HISTORY,” the segment that runs at the top of each hour of the show. Oskar Blues Fooderies includes the Original Brew and Pubin Lyons, and Homemade Liquids and Solids,CHUBurger,andCyclehops Bike Cantina in Longmont, Hotbox Roasters coffee, and coming soon to Denver (under construction in RiNo and LoDo).

The Mishawaka Amphitheatre is celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Check out there website for specials, shows and more.

NEW YEARS’ EVE SHOW ANNOUNCED = Shakedown Street

GOATZ! News and Shows

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T-Shirts are Available – Message me if you want one. $15 includes shipping. Please specify size. I only accept PayPal and personal checks at this time.

Saturday Oct 29 = fundraiser for Adoption Dreams Come True, Fort Collins
Friday Nov 4 = Goatz! + Darling Ravens at Avogadro’s Number, Fort Collins

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It’s Monday. I’m supposed to write about …… …. …. new music this week below in the MMMM (Monday Morning Music Meeting) with more new music coming in this week for next weekend’s show … with the VIDEO PICK of the WEEK going to Wheelchair Sports Camp for what could be the video pick of 2016 …

A thought … I’ve noticed that I can identify my core fanbase here at the Colorado Playlist blogsite and on Twitter and Facebook. I cannot as easily identify my listener base, outside of ratings in any given city or town, and some of them do not get ratings information.

I’ve noticed that while my listenership is strong, the number of folks who participate on this site, and are engaged in keeping up on Colorado music is pretty low … If my fans don’t engage, how do we do a better job of getting the music out there?

I recently read a compelling article by a long time radio program director who essentially posited that music discovery takes a nose-dive after age 25. After age 25, listeners tend to become more passive in their music demands and that by the time listeners reach their mid-30s, their ability to absorb new music has decreased significantly. They need approximately 60% of the songs in their music mix to be familiar.

That doesn’t spell well when it comes to trying to share new music with adults over age 30 …. what do you think? Comments accepted below or on FB or Twitter.

News broke over the weekend that Conor O’Neills in Boulder is closing at the end of this week after 17 years. According to reports being published on social media and elsewhere, the reason is loss of sales due to construction next door to the restaurant/music venue, and a too slow pace of recovery once the construction was finished.

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