Tag: Denver music

COLORADO TOP 30 NOVEMBER 2020

December 1, 2020 -EDIT DEC 02 2020 … Before I posted up yesterday, I forgot to link the releases to their respective YOUTUBE location.  That’s now done.  Enjoy.

By now it should come as no surprise the incredible success of Nathaniel Rateliff‘s solo LP And It’s Still Alright.  Not only did it bounce back to #1 this month, but I’m 100% positive it will be #1 for 2020.

New Artist to Watch For, Dafna, a student at CU Boulder, DEBUTS at #2 thanks mostly to it being the most played Colorado release at Indie 102.3 this past month. Colorado supergroup Del Shamen, featuring members of the Subdudes, Hot Rize/E-Town and Firefall debuts at #4 with their self-titled debut.  Debuting at #8, Ron Miles Rainbow Sign is the first JAZZ album to land at #1 in a WEEKLY TOP 5 (wk end 11/28)

Those of us in the arts are the epitome of “small business.” My hope is that you’ll support musicians, artists, and local community radio this holiday season. Your support is deeply appreciated.  The Colorado Playlist is provided to member stations at no cost.  Your support will help to keep the program on the air as we enter its 15th season in 2021.

There are over 20 FM and LPFM (low power FM) non-commercial public/community and college stations in Colorado.  I track spins at 11 of those stations thanks to Spinitron, developed to benefit non-commercial public and educational terrestrial radio stations in the US, and offering advanced search functions for artists and agents.

TOP 30 TITLES NOVEMBER 2020

  • ALL TITLES LINKED TO RESPECTIVE YOUTUBE PAGE
  • DATE OF RELEASE = Oct 2019-November 2020
  • (xxx) = OCTOBER 2020 position
  • 220 titles / 13 stations tracked

(7) 1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
(D) 2. DAFNA – I LOVE YOU LP (Sep-20)
(1) 3. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
(D) 4. DEL SHAMEN – DEL SHAMEN LP (Oct-20)
(2) 5. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – All the Misery Money Can Buy LP (Sep-20)
(3) 6. RODNEY RICE – Same Shirt, Different Day LP (Aug-20)
(D) 7. ZACH HECKENDORF – HAWK TALK LP (Sep-20)
(D) 8. RON MILES – Rainbow Sign LP (Oct-20)
(31) 9. RON MILES – Rainbow Sign LP (Oct-20)
(D) 9. NAT TATE – Songs for the Trees LP (Oct-20)
(D) 10. ZEMBU – Recall EP (Mar-20)
(D) 11. FERN ROBERTS – Meet Them At the Door LP (Oct-20)
(D) 12. JOHN LENSING – Talk to Me SINGLE (Sep-20)
(D) 13. SYDNEY CLAP – Golden Air SINGLE (Aug-20)
(15) 13. VALDEZ – Saint Munchausen SINGLE (Sep-20)
(D) 14. ROSSINI – Party People SINGLE (Sep-20)
(-) 15. WILDERMISS – Supermagical SINGLE (May-20)
(13) 16. LAST CALL ROMANCE – Double Funeral, Vol. 1 EP (Dec-19)
(33) 16. MUSKETEER GRIPWEED – More Than Ever LP (Oct-20)
(50) 16. JOHNNY & THE MONGRELS – Creole Skies LP (Jul-20)
(D) 17. SARAH SLATON – Get Up SINGLE (Nov-20)
(18) 18.ALRIGHT ALRIGHT –Crucible LP (Oct-20)
(-) 18. BRENT COWLES – It’s Coals. LP (Sep-20)
(38) 18. DANIEL RODRIGUEZ – Sojurn of the Burning Sun LP (Jun-20)
(D) 18. DOUGLAS MANN – Black Roses on Dark Water LP (Nov-20)
(D) 18. SAINTJOE – Penmanship LP (Feb-20)
(15) 18. WOOD BELLY – Man on the Radio LP Jan-20
(-) 18. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Keep On Keepin’ On LP (Apr-20)
(55) 19. KING CARDINAL – Bluebird Day SINGLE (Aug-20)
(-) 20. ESME PATTERSON – There Will Come Soft Rains LP (Mar-20)

CP S14 EP45 2020

Monday Nov 30, 2020 – I cannot recall the last time a jazz record landed at #1 in the weekly or monthly Colorado radio spins chart, yet there Ron Miles sits with his latest called Rainbow Sign. Is it among your TOP 10 favorites of 2020?  Make sure you vote by December 20 at CP 2020 BEST OF LISTENER POLL and CP VIDEO LISTENER POLL.  Enjoy.

Those of us in the arts are the epitome of “small business.” My hope is that you’ll support musicians, artists, and local community radio this holiday season. Your support is deeply appreciated.  The Colorado Playlist is provided to member stations at no cost.  Your support will help to keep the program on the air as we enter its 15th season in 2021.

Middle Class Rock Star is a podcast hosted by  Andy Sydow.  Every week or so, I feature a segment featuring  a conversation Andy has with some of our scene’s top music makers and industry persons..

TOP 5 SPINS – WK ENDING NOV 28 2020

Spinitron  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.

220 titles  / 13 stations tracked

1. RON MILES – Rainbow Sign LP (Oct-20)
2. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT – Crucible LP (Oct-20)
3. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
4. BLAKK MANTRA – Welcome to El Rey Blvd EP (Sep-20)
5.  CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Mishawakais a legendary music venue, restaurant and bar located 13.7 miles up the Poudre Canyon Highway (CO 14) in the stunning Poudre Canyon in Bellvue, CO.

A REMINDER:  Please listen to ALL of the songs and rate them.  Thanks🙂

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

HOUR 1

The Astronauts – The Hearse (1964)
Boenzee Cryque – I’ve Never Known A Girl (1969) 
(P) Andy Eppler – Much Less Under – Broke Down Deluxe (2021)
Safe Boating is No Accident – Dye My Love – Bonus Features (2014) 
WhiteWater Ramble – Hollow (feat. Chris Pandolfi) – Hollow (2018)
(D) Jenny Shawhan – Like A Charm (2021)

Boot Gun – Still Life – Take What You Got (2020)
Melissa Axel, Modern Tuba & Friends – Sleigh Ride In Bora Bora
Jinx Jones – Bopalena – License To Twang (2001)
Cate Downey – Boulder (2020)
(P) Antonio Lopez – The New Warrior – Roots and Wings (2021) 
The Yawpers – Reason to Believe – Human Question (2019)
GRiZ, Big Gigantic – Good Times Roll (2015)
(D) Adam Bodine – Swamp Stomp – Scenes of Changery (2020) 

HOUR 2

Beast – Spaceman – Beast (1969)
Zephyr – The Radio Song – Going Back To Colorado (1971)
(D) Chandler Holt & Lauren Stovall – Winter’s Night Waltz (2021)

Daniel Rodriguez – Brother John – Sojurn of a Burning Sun (2020)
Plum – Love Is In the Air – Light Years Dark Years EP (2016)
Jayme Stone – Future Promise – Awake, Awake (2020)
The Still Tide – Keep It – Between Skies (2020)
Alex Rhodes – Break My Heart – Hometown Rootage (2020)
(D) Everybody Loves An Outlaw – Blood On A Rose (2021)

Hello Dollface – Say – Warrior Of Light (2015)
The Wood Brothers – Happiness Jones – One Drop of Truth (2018)
Jon Wirtz – Watching The World Wake Up – Tourist (2013)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

 

TOP 30 OCTOBER 2020

There are over 20 FM and LPFM (low power FM) non-commercial public/community and college stations in Colorado.  I’m able to track spins at 14 of those stations that have some kind of searchable online database or use Spinitron.

I tracked 200 releases (LP, EP or Single) for the month of October.  A few were advance singles that I got to share on CP network, or that stations got to share in advance of release dates in July.

Cary Morin and Gasoline Lollipops remain the top 2 album titles for the second month – swapping places at 1 &  2.  All the (D) we see listed come courtesy of Indie 102.3, which stands alone in the number of spins they give their monthly featured artists.  No other station in Colorado even comes close in the number of spins they give #COMusic – though other stations air more unique titles overall.

Spinitron’s playlist generator was developed to benefit non-commercial public and educational terrestrial radio stations in the US. Record promoters, agents and artists are among those most likely to benefit from Spinitron’s advanced search function.

TOP 30 TITLES OCTOBER 2020

    • ALL TITLES LINKED TO RESPECTIVE YOUTUBE PAGE
    • DATE OF RELEASE = Sept 2019-November 2020
    • (xxx) = SEPTEMBER 2020 position

(2) 1. CARY MORIN – Dockside Saints LP (Jul-20)
(1) 2. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – All the Misery Money Can Buy LP (Sep-20)
(13) 3. RODNEY RICE – Same Shirt, Different Day LP (Aug-20)
(D) 4. PARKER – Care Not Carry EP (Sep-20)
(-) 5. AUGUSTUS – Color Tv and Tall Tales LP (May-20)
(D) 6. GHOST TAPES – FIG Pt 1 EP (Sep-20)
(3) 7. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
(D) 7. THE MAZLOWS – Community Locker LP (Aug-20)
(D) 8. PSYCHOLOGIC & KID ASTRONAUT – Kenopsia EP (Aug-20)
(D) 9. JOSH DILLARD – The Natural World LP (Nov-20)
(-) 10. BISON BONE – Find Your Way Out LP (Jul-20)
(D) 11. BIG HEARTS CLUB – Dear, Nick SINGLE (Aug-20)
(18) 11. TYLER T. – Wildflower LP (Jan-20)
(D) 12. LOKANA – Ride or Die SINGLE (Sep-20)
(11) 13. LAST CALL ROMANCE – Double Funeral, Vol. 1 EP (Dec-19)
(8) 13. JON SNODGRASS – Tace LP (Aug-20)
(-) 14. JAMES LEE BAKER – 100 Summers LP (Aug-20)
(15) 15. VALDEZ – Saint Munchausen SINGLE (Sep-20)
(-) 15. WOOD BELLY – Man on the Radio LP Jan-20
(D) 16. SCHAMA NOEL – Eternal Feels 2 EP (Feb-20)
(4) 17. THE LUMINEERS – III LP (Sep-19)
(D) 18. MARIA LEVITOV – A Netflix Original SINGLE (May-20)
(D) 18. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT – Over the Edge SINGLE (Aug-20)
(D) 18. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT – Trans Am SINGLE (Sep-20)
(D) 19. MARIA LEVITOV – Sugar Paradise SINGLE (Apr-20)
(16) 20. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Apr-20)
(6) 21. THE WOOD BROTHERS – Kingdom In My Mind LP (Jan-20)
(-) 22. TROUT STEAK REVIVAL – The Light We Bring LP (Feb-20)
(-) 23. DOWN TIME – Hurts Being Alive LP (Mar-20)
(-) 23. BOWREGARD – Arrows LP (Jul-20)