Tag: Denver music

CP S16 EP15 2022

The Colorado Playlist – Expressly and explicitly Colorado from the 60s to Today – From the biggest hits by the biggest hitmakers and award winners in Colorado music history to some some of the freshest new music emerging from the Centennial State.

APRIL 24 2022 – Yep, On the Road AGAIN! Good morning from Prescott, AZ. I launched a new feature this morning = LIVE MUSIC VENUES on the FRONT RANGE

Hope you enjoyed this week’s show. Next week’s show, April 30- May 06 2022, is a SPECIAL – COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME 2011-2022. Next new music episode is tentatively scheduled for May 07-13 2022. Depends on when I get back and if I need a break 😉

Since I tabulate spins on Sundays, there is no TOP 5 this week. There will be a TOP 30 for the month when I return.

On APRIL 16 1974, Queen made their US debut, opening for Mott the Hoople at Regis College (now Regis University) in Denver. This week I honored that special show with cuts from both bands – but this time Mott the Hoople opens for Queen in the set.

I recently searched for “famous singers in Colorado.” Frankly, the results amazed me. I have known about Sons of the Pioneers for many many years, and grew up watching Gunsmoke on black and white television. I had no idea that Ken Curtis was the lead singer of Sons of the Pioneers, nor did I know he played Festus on Gunsmoke in the 50s and 60s.

Another name that popped up in that search was Annaleigh Ashford, who’s appeared on Broadway in Kinky Boots and won a Tony Award for her work in You Can’t Take It With You. She also stars in B-Positive.

Thanks to Starr’s Guitars, LiveMusicColorado.com and Spinitron for their promotional and financial support of the show. The Colorado Playlist is provided free of charge to the stations that broadcast it. It relies on donations. Please donate. It does help to defray the costs in maintaining the show.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes – All the Young Dudes (1972)
Queen – Keep Yourself Alive – Queen (1973)
(D) Juno Rossa – Wish You Would – Die Trying EP (2022)

Dressy Bessy – I’m Still Here (2021)
Deep Pocket Thieves – I Love You – Blu De (2018)
Judy Collins – When I Was A Girl In Colorado (2022)
Bluebook – Shake Shake – Shake Shake (2022)
Gregory Alan Isakov – Living Proof – The Weatherman (2013)
Rob Drabkin – Little Steps (2013)
(D) mlady – Magnifying Glass (2022)

Strange Americans – Big Black Car – Borrow You, Brother (2017)
Del Shamen – Come Back Mountain Jill – Del Shamen (2020)
David Bernot – No Problems – Neverending Cycle (2022)

HOUR 2

Sons of the Pioneers – Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds (1944)
Annaleigh Ashford – Theme from B-Positive (2021)
(D) Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light(2022)

The 89s – Apple Of My Eye – Wash Away (2020)
Leftover Salmon & Cracker – Lonesome Johnny Blues – Oh Cracker, Where Art Thou? (2003)
Megan Burtt & Joel Ansett – Good Dream (2022)
A-Mac & The Height – Smile – Season of Learning (2022)
Acoustic Junction – Oh Me Oh My – Strange Days (2000)
Railbenders – Southbound – Southbound (2001)
Dragondeer – Patient Boy (2021)
(D) A.J. Fullerton x Eddie Roberts – Good Times (2022)

The Reminders – Dust and Bones – Unstoppable (2019)
The Burroughs – Love and Unity (2020)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Shoot the Moon – Ghost Orchid (2022)

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CP S16 EP14 2022

The Colorado Playlist – Expressly and explicitly Colorado from the 60s to Today – From the biggest hits by the biggest hitmakers and award winners in Colorado music history to some some of the freshest new music emerging from the Centennial State.

Monday APRIL 18, 2022 – April. April is a big month in my life it seems. I was conceived in April. I was discharged from the USAF in April. It was April when I landed in Roswell, New Mexico, where I lasted four months before the heat got to me and I re-landed in Northern Colorado with a blown engine; but that’s another story. In April 2006 I started the Colorado Playlist.

Thank you for listening all these years.

Not much new in the TOP 5 this week, with only JYEMO CLUB feat the Reminders moving up to #5. The rest stays the same with the Lumineers and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats holding steady at 1 and 2.

New music in the MMMM this week from Bolonium, who say “the world is full of Bolonium,” a play on the old saying that the world is full of bologna – and if you have to ask what that is… well. I will say it’s one of the more “original” (unique / outside-of-the-box) songs I’ve played lately – let me know what you think = I like it, MEH it’s ok, or I don’t like it – below.

Byron Parker is mostly well known in Denver for his work in the noise-rock trio Accordion Crimes – check out his latest called Holy Smokes – part of a three song EP he just put out. Thanks to Kramies for turning me onto Byron’s new music.

Jessica Sonner shows up this week with a new single. She does that about once a year it seems.

Thanks to Starr’s Guitars, LiveMusicColorado.com and Spinitron for their promotional and financial support of the show. The Colorado Playlist is provided free of charge to the stations that broadcast it. It relies on donations. Please donate. It does help to defray the costs in maintaining the show.

TOP 5 WEEKLY COLORADO 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.

Each title came out between April 2021 and April 2022. Links go to their respective YouTube page if available.

  1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  3. GEORGE CESSNA – Lucky Rider LP
  4. THE ORIGINAL iLLs – Juanita LP
  5. JYEMO CLUB – Issa Ting (feat. the Reminders) SINGLE

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

HOUR 1

Dean Reed – Our Summer Romance (1960)
The Astronauts – Baja (1963)
(D) Julian Fulco Perron – Not So Fast – In My Garden (2022)
Last Call Romance – If It’s the Last Thing That I Do – Double Funeral, Vol. 1 EP (2020)
Greensky Bluegrass – Past My Prime – Shouted, Written Down & Quoted (2016)
Scott Kinsey and Mer Sal – Heart of Glass – Adjustments (2021)
The Copper Children – Pity Party – Strange Illusion (2022)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Roadhouse Music – When You’re Cool (1987)
Freddi Henchi Band – Get Up Off the Funk – Freddi Henchi Band (1981)
(D) Bolonium – Level Up – Leftovers (2022)

Andy Monley – All Hail – Triplight (2006)
David William’s Trickster Carousel – Cradle to the Grave – Snake Oil (2021)
Jason Klobnak Quintet – It Won’t Return Void – New Chapter (2015)

HOUR 2

The Monocles/The Higher Elevation– The Diamond Mine – The Spider, The Fly & The Boogie Man (1964)
The Moonrakers – I’m All Right – Anthology (1964)
(D) Byron Parker – Holy Smokes – 3 Consecutive Championships EP (2022)

The Crooked Rugs – Let Me Down – IT! (2021)
The Still Tide – High Wire – Run Out (2017)
One Flew West – Holes In My Jeans (2022)
Big Gigantic x GRIZ – Open Your Mind (2022)
The Apples In Stereo – Ruby – Her Wallpaper Reverie (1999)
Velveteen Monster – 88 Constellations – The Original Soundtrack Recording Of (1999)
Alexa Wildish – Magic Hours – Alexa Wildish EP (2020)
(D) Jessica Sonner – Keep On Dreaming (2022)

DeVotchKa – Contrabanda – 100 Lovers (2011)
Jeremy Facknitz – Little Devils – From Those Sweet Ashes (2020)
Steve Kovalcheck, Peter Sommer, Paul Romaine, Ken Walker – Homecoming – Ghost Orchid (2022)

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CP S16 EP13 2022

The Colorado Playlist celebrates its 16th Anniversary

Monday APRIL 11, 2022 – It’s springtime in the Rockies! It’s also the 16th anniversary of the Colorado Playlist – first aired Wednesday April 5 (or 12th, I can’t clearly recall) 2006. Hour 2 of this week’s show was dedicated to things I MIGHT have played on the first show; sorry, but no archives that far back.

The Colorado Playlist is provided free of charge to the stations that broadcast it. It relies on donations. Please donate. It does help.

TOP 5 WEEKLY COLORADO 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.

Each title came out between April 2021 and April 2022. Links go to their respective YouTube page if available.

  1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP
  2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP
  3. GEORGE CESSNA – Lucky Rider LP
  4. THE ORIGINAL iLLs – Juanita LP
  5. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

HOUR 1

Big Bird & The Steam Shovel – What’s Happening At The Psychiatrist Club (1970)
Boulder – Heartbeat – Boulder (1979)
(D) Jaguar Stevens – Captain von Trapp (2022)

Hugh Phillips – Steel Drivers Lament – It’s Been A Long Time (2021)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Trying So Hard Not To Know – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2015)
Everybody Loves an Outlaw – Still Waiting (2022)
West Side Joe & The Men of Soul – When You Get The Chance – Keep On Climbin’ (2021)
The Feds – This Side Of Sunday – This Side Of Sunday (1993)
Dressy Bessy – Just Like Henry – Pink Hearts – Yellow Moons (1999)
Reno Divorce – Hopeless and Dopeless (2021)
(D) Lost Penny – Dolly Do (What Would Dolly Do) (2022)

Brent Cowles – How To Be Okay Alone – How To Be Okay Alone (2018)
Cary Morin – Jamie Rae – Dockside Saints (2020)
Dana Landry Quartet – Pure Imagination – Standard Elevation (2015)

The Films – Good Day – Don’t Dance Rattlesnake (2006)
Andy Monley – kites – Triplight (2006)
(D) Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene – Red Right Hand (2022)

YaSi – World Is Burning – Coexist With Chaos EP (2021)
Joe Johnson – Interstate Lovesick Song – Morgantown (2018)
Adiel Mitchell – Focus On Me (Unplugged) (2022)
Jyemo Club – Issa Ting (f. the Reminders) (2022)
Dianne Reeves – Pretend – Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Blues Fallin’ Down – Midnight Rodeo (2006)
Dafna – Let U Go – I Love You (2020)
(D) Mad Radio – Just for the Thrill – Mad Radio EP (2022)

Rose Hill Drive – Cool Cody – Rose Hill Drive (2006)
Zoe Berman – Edit Delete and Save (2020)
Keith Oxman – A Little Taste – A Little Taste (1995)

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