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CP S19 EP32 2025

Pretty much every week I share a picture from somewhere in our state, taken by my partner Claire. This week’s picture is a recent view from Basalt, CO.

Colorado’s night skies are among some of the best in the country.

We learned this week that Breckenridge has now been declared an official dark sky community. Paonia became an official dark sky community a year ago, September.

I hope you enjoy the photos and it encourages you to go visit our dark sky parks and communities in Colorado. And, I hope you listen to music from Colorado when you do 🙂 ~ Chris K.

THE COLORADO PLAYLIST NEEDS YOUR HELP

The Colorado Playlist is the only show showcasing Colorado music statewide. Your support is essential to keeping it on the air.

I make this show available at no cost to the stations, which as you may know are facing their own revenue issues now with the loss of CPB funding.

Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 or use the form below. Thank you, sincerely – chrisk

To learn about getting your business heard across thirty FM frequencies and on the Colorado Playlist other assets, please email chriskmusic@gmail.com
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The Monday Morning Music Meeting happens courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge, serving the western slope music community for 25 years.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs. Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive.

Let me know what you think of the debuts (D) and new songs (N) I shared in the show this week.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.

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Dianne Reeves – Hesitation – Welcome To My Love (1982)
Rare Silk – New York Afternoon – New Weave (1983)
(N) Gasoline Lollipops – Working for the Devil – Kill the Architect (2025)

Andy Sydow – Follow The Rain Down – Night Skin (2024)
Leftover Salmon – Brand New Good Old Days – Brand New Good Old Days (2021)
Kyle Hollingsworth – All We Are – All We Are LP (2025)
Carolyn Hunter – Comedown (2022)
Wendy Woo – Good Old Days (2022)
Hunter James & the Titanic – Weekend Holds – IV (2025)
(D) Darryl Purpose – Better – Connected / Better (2025)

Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Fortune Teller (2021)
Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts – Tonight, A Party! (2024)
Big Brooklyn – Send It To Me – Everyone Everywhere (2022)

Earth, Wind & Fire – Africano – That’s The Way of the World (1975)
(D) Sugar Nova – House of the Jaguar, Pt. 1 (2025)

The Motet – Something Better – Love Time (2024)
Dragondeer – Patient Boy (2021)
Stillhouse Junkies – Down the Line – The Ballad of Charlie Avalon (2025)
Heavy Diamond Ring – Unknown Legend – The Brightest Light EP (2021)
The Patti Fiasco Oil – Small Town Lights (2013)
The Barlow – High Spirits – High Spirits (2025)
(D) Questshun – Won’t Fall (2025)

Wildermiss – Supermagical (2020)
Bobby Walker – Outta Sight, Outta Mind – Outta Sight (2024)
Steve Denny Trio – Gramophology – Life in New York (2020)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE (not all titles available)

HOT SPINS WK ENDING AUGUST 24, 2025

ALL STATIONS including spins on the Colorado Playlist – 75 titles tracked

(R) 1. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Kill the Architect LP Mar-25
(R) 2. MARFA – Daisy SP Sep-24
(D) 3. GHOST GNOTES – how does compliments LP Apr-25
(2) 3. THE LUMINEERS – Automatic LP Jan-25
(R) 4. STILLHOUSE JUNKIES – The Ballad of Charlie Avalon LP Mar-25
(1) 4. VIVIAN OBLIVION – Animals SP Jul-25

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Colorado Music Hall of Fame Launches Statewide Strategy to Make Colorado a Premier Music Tourism Destination

DENVER, CO (June 30, 2025) — Colorado Music Hall of Fame (CMHOF), with support from a Tourism Management Grant from the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), is proud to unveil a bold, first-of-its-kind Colorado Music Tourism Strategy—a statewide action plan designed to brand Colorado as a top-tier music destination, foster collaboration across the music and tourism industries, and grow Colorado’s music economy.

Developed over the course of 10 months with facilitation by destination consulting firm Mission2Market, the strategy engaged over 1,300 residents, visitors, and industry professionals, and was shaped by a 60-member task force representing every region of the state.

“Colorado’s music legacy is as vast and diverse as its landscape,” said Karen Radman, Executive Director of Colorado Music Hall of Fame. “This strategy reflects a shared vision for Colorado’s future—one that celebrates our past, supports our music communities today, and positions the state as a must-visit destination for music lovers worldwide. Developing this strategy was truly a collaborative effort, uniting the music and tourism industries across the state.”

Three Strategic Goals Drive the Initiative

  1. Brand Colorado as a Music Destination
    The strategy calls for a new statewide Colorado Music Trail, digital hubs showcasing music venues and experiences, and a unified brand identity to promote Colorado’s vibrant music scene and rich heritage—from Red Rocks to Telluride, from Fort Morgan to Durango.
  1. Foster a Cohesive, Collaborative Music Industry
    By connecting artists, venues, promoters and tourism professionals, the plan seeks to lower barriers for artists through tools like a statewide venue database, multi-city tour coordination and affordability-focused partnerships with local businesses and government.
  2. Champion the Value of Colorado’s Music Economy
    The plan outlines steps to update the state’s economic impact data, advocate for industry-supportive funding and incentives, and equip civic leaders with resources to champion live music as a vital part of Colorado’s culture and economy.

What’s Next

As part of the next phase, The Hall has launched the “Discover: Colorado’s Music Scene” platform on its comprehensive music website at cmhof.org/colorado-music-scene. Visitors can access the full Colorado Music Tourism Strategy along with practical tools and resources designed to support musicians, communities, travelers and industry professionals in building and celebrating Colorado’s dynamic music scene. This page will eventually be home to the Colorado Music Roadmap, connecting fans to iconic venues, historic destinations and music festivals across the state.

All compiled on The Hall’s website, partners such as FoCoMA, Indie Music Alliance, and Chris K’s Colorado Playlist have already stepped up to share tools and databases. The CTO has added a live music link on Colorado.com, while Localify.org will help music fans discover local artists and events across the state.

Colorado Music Hall of Fame now invites partners, civic leaders and music lovers to join in advancing this shared vision.

“This isn’t just a strategy—it’s a movement,” said Radman. “Together, we can ensure Colorado’s music scene remains one of the most vibrant and welcoming in the nation.”

The Colorado Playlist S10 EP06

It was a great week for new releases from MILES WIDE, HELLO DOLLFACE, WONDERLIC, SHEL, ADRIENNEO, SAM LEE, and ELEPHANT REVIVAL …. there’s a great version of Enter Sandman, the Metallica classic, on the new SHEL album that I’ll share in next week’s show.

Sometimes I get lost.  If you’ve followed me, you know I’m still in the deepest grief stages of losing my wife to cancer on Feb 2.  Friends and professionals both have told me to be easy on myself … to not worry about getting lost right now.  For that, I’m grateful.  Here’s this week’s playlist and new music shares.

Don’t forget … KUNC is no longer airing the show — it has been moved to 105.5 The Colorado Sound.  It airs at 10AM Sunday morning (hour 2 of show) and it airs at 10PM Sunday nights (both hours of show).

VIDEO PICK of the WEEK

Russ Hopkins is an old friend who is about to release a “career” record .. the best of what he’s produced in his career as artist, engineer and producer. This is one of those songs.

https://youtu.be/C68eZZZquSc

COLORADO PLAYLIST S10 EP06

HOUR 1

Gary Stites “Lonely for You” from Lonely for You (1960)
Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids “Good Times, Rock & Roll” from Best of Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids (2010)
(D) Miles Wide “California” from The Kindness of Strangers (2016) 
Reed Foehl “Wolves” from Once An Ocean (2009)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “Howling At Nothing” from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (2015)
(N) Hello Dollface “Say” from Warrior of Light (2016)
Joel Ansett “Kingdom Come” from The Nature of Us (2016)
Andy Palmer “Good Son” from Hazard of the Die (2013)
Grandpa’s Gun “Trucker Mouth” from Back Into Town (2015)
Calder’s Revolvers “Leave Ya Be” from Sunday Morning (2014)
(D) Wonderlic “Your News” from Wunderpus Photogenicus (2016) 
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore “keep It Clean” from Saints & Sinners (2010)
Ark Life “Rock & Roll (Take It Easy)” from The Dream of You and Me (2014)
Annie Booth “Queen bee” from WANDERLUST (2014)

HOUR 2

The Astronauts “money” from Everything Is A-OK (1964)
(D) SHEL “You Could Be My Baby” from Just Crazy Enough (2016) 
The Epilouges “Hunting Season” from Cinematics (2012)
Kyle Hollingsworth “Beautiful People” from Speed of Life (2014)
(N) AdrienneO “Awake” from Elevation (2016) 
(D) Sam Lee “Doctor, Devil, Priest” from Doctor, Devil, Priest (2016)
Otis Taylor “The Devil’s Gonna Lie” from Otis Taylor’s Contraband (2012)
Gregory Alan Isakov “John Brown’s Body” from That Sea, The Gambler (2007)
(D) Elephant Revival “Peace Tonight” from Petals (2016)

Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Please Don’t Tell Her” from Beautiful World (1997)
Rapidgrass Quintet “Crooked Road” from Rapidgrass Quintet (2015)
Jeff Jenkins Organization “Braking Bad” from The Arrival (2015)