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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.

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)

Colorado Playlist – S10 EP05 FEB 29 2016

Welcome to the first official Colorado Playlist post … I deeply appreciate the past month off from my regular postings. I’m very excited about all the great things taking place this month.

And now I can break the news.  I sold the name “The Colorado Sound” to a new radio station launched by my friends at KUNC — I’m looking forward to hosting Saturday nights Sat 6PM-12AM on Northern Colorado’s newest radio station, 105.5FM The Colorado Sound, beginning this Sat March 5.  My voice will also be on Sunday nights hosting e-town, American Routes, and 9:00 Blues.

Colorado Playlist will air on Sunday mornings from 10AM-11AM (hour 2) and from 10PM-12AM on Sunday nights (both hour 1 + 2)

In hour 2 of this week’s episode I paid tribute to my friends at the Westword who published TEN GREAT FEMALE-FRONTED BANDS IN DENVER YOU NEED TO KNOW — 2016 EDITION.  

Westword’s list included:
10. Chella and the Charm
09. Church Fire
08. Death in Space
07. Dessy Bessy
06. The Milk Blossoms
05. Plume Varia
04. The Raven & The Writing Desk
03. Sleepers
02. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake
01. Wheelchair Sportscamp

Now, if you’ve never heard of any of these, that’s okay — there were a few in there I had to look up myself.  Read the Westword article – it comes with YouTube videos.   I agree with Westword that these TEN are worth checking out … however …

While I have NOTHING against any one of their picks I thought it would be fun to do 12 GREAT FEMALE VOICES IN COLORADO YOU NEED TO BE LISTENING FOR IN 2016 …if your tastes do not run to the underground side of life you might want to look elsewhere for your musical inspiration this year.  I hope you’ll find inspiration in my picks below.

COLORADO PLAYLIST S10 EP05 

HOUR 1

Acoustic Junction “Strange days” from Strange Days (2000)
Devotchka “along the Way” from A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008)
(D) Soundrabbit “September” from Dont Forget to Remember (2012) 
Wendy Woo “ghost” from Wide Awake and Dreaming (1999)
Keller Williams “Freeker By the Speaker” from Laugh (2002)
String Cheese Incident “sirens” from Untying the Not (2003)
Jeff Finlin “I Killed Myself Last Night” from My Moby Dick (2013)
You Me and Apollo “ghosts” from Sweet Honey (2014)
The Lumineers “Ophelia” from Cleopatra (2016)
Zephyr “Sierra Cowgirl” from Sunset Ride (2000)
Pandas & People “Watch it Burn” from SpokesBUZZ Vol VI: Band Together (2015)
Ben Markley “5-20” from Second Introduction (2009)

HOUR 2 – 12 Great Female Voices in Colorado to Listen for in 2016

Liz Barnez “Welcome Back” from Welcome Back (2015)
Megan Burtt “In a Minute” from The Bargain (2015)
(D) Hello Dollface “Warrior of Light” from Warrior of Light (2016) 
Grim & Darling “Quicksand” from Beauty Through Pain (2015)
(D) AdrienneO “Barcelona” from Elevation (2016)
SHEL “When the Dragon Came Down” from SHEL (2012)
Edison “Be Someone” from Ghosts (2015)
(D) Mama Lenny and the Remedy “Desire” from Rain Fire (2016)
Dressy Bessy “Lady Liberty” from Kingsized (2016)
Angie Stevens & the Beautiful Wreck “Give It On Back” from Queen of This Mess (2009)
Bonnie and The Clydes “The Storm” from Music For People (2014)
Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene “Let’s Do This Thing!” from Let’s Do This Thing! (2015)
Ryan Fourt “Grapple at the Stapple” from BIG SLICK (2016)

 

Season 10 | EP04 FEB 1 2016

Here over the next couple of weeks, you’ll notice some changes to The Colorado Sound.

As of today, The Colorado Sound Live365 no longer exists.  Apparently one of the dominant reasons may have been due to an increase in royalty rates established late in 2015 by the Copyright Royalty Board, which sets streaming rates for Internet broadcasters.

According to a report in Forbes over the weekend, “Late in 2015, the Copyright Royalty Board handed down its decision about what internet radio services will need to pay per stream, and it apparently hurt Live365 so much that it can no longer afford for the rights to play music.”

Other changes include a new name, a new URL, and new imaging and branding along with news about upcoming 10th Anniversary events.  …. AND .. I received an email from a brand new LPFM (low power FM) station going live in Denver this summer that they’d like to talk to me about airing the show.  #fingerscrossed

As much as I’m the voice and face of this show, it is my wife Pattie who is the real driving force – the quiet heart of the show, and the band.  As I write this morning, my wife lies in the bedroom, only days away from transitioning.

I know in advance I’m forgiven if I don’t publish this week … and I’ll be forgiven for the personal appearances I may not be able to make in the near future.   Depending on how things develop over the next couple of days, I may not be producing a show this week or next.

That all said, I hope you’ll join me for a couple of incredible events planned for the next week or so.  My attendance or not, withstanding.

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COLORADO MUSIC SPOTLIGHT EVENTS

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Friday, February 5 AN EVENING WITH RICHIE FURAY  A special intimate acoustic show with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Richie Furay and some local members of his band.  Friday, February 5 at 6:30 PM Broomfield Auditorium.  Show info and tickets

My girl!

My girl!

Wednesday February 10 2016 – A CONCERT FOR THE KRESGES featuring The Subdudes, Chris Daniels, Megan Burtt, Danny Shafer and Chris K … includes drinks, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and a silent auction!

This is an absolute RSVP event. It is a catered event with hors d’oeuvres, dessert and and drinks included in the ticket price and the promoter needs to be able to tell her caterer how many people to plan for … pls contact the event organizer, Megan Andrea Flotten for information about the silent auction and for any questions or concerns you might have.   TICKETS

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SpokesBuzz Fort Collins logoSpokesBUZZ Fort Collins is seeking an energetic executive director for our evolving nonprofit organization. This is a part-time position with room to grow, ideal for a community-minded candidate with a passion for local music.  INFO

Applications for the SpokesBUZZ Class of 2017 are now OPEN. The deadline for application submission isFebruary 26, 2016, at 5 p.m. Mountain Time.  Current and former SpokesBUZZ bands include The Yawpers, Grant Farm, Grim & Darling, Gasoline Lollipops, and many many others …

Mish Logo JPGThe Colorado Sound is supported by The Historic Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Northern Colorado’s Musical Playground – Celebrating 100 Years in 2016.   Come celebrate the Mishawaka’s 100th anniversary with a series of events, specials, community-minded collaborations and concerts, kicking off in January with festivities extending through September 2016.

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KUNC 2KUNC Colorado Music Spotlight

Feb 2-5

  • Samuel Lee
  • CITRA
  • Tuesday 10: 20 am & 11:20 pm
  • Wednesday 12:20 pm
  • Thursday 11:20 am & 9:20 pm
  • Friday 1:20 pm
  • 91.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • 91.7FM Denver, Golden
  • 102.7FM Boulder
  • 105.5FM Northern Front Range/Denver
  • online at KUNC.org

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PLAYLIST S10|EP04

HOUR 1

The Winebottles “Boston Song” from More Than Mountains (2000)
Somerset Catalog “Landing Gear” from Lonely Fang (2016)
The Czars “What I Can Do for You” from Before …But Longer (2000)
Coral Creek “Cryin’ Bout My Baby” from Coral Creek (2015)
(N) Blue Canyon Boys “Wake Up, The Party’s Over” from Blue Canyon Boys (2016)
Reed Foehl “Caroline” from Lost in the West (2014)
SuCH (Su Charles) “Heaven” from Trial and Error (2014)
Sherri Jackson “Tell Me” from Catalyst (2000)
The Northern Empty “Suzie” from Suzie (2016)
Jeff Brinkman Strange” from Strange (2012) …. NEWS broke late last week that Jeff and his wife have now moved to the Santa Barbara area of California, where Jeff has build a credible fanbase.  Good luck to Jeff in his future musical endeavors – — here’s Strange … 
Acoustic Junction “Oh Me Oh My” from Strange Days (2000)
Jeff Jenkins Organization “Braking Bad” from The Arrival (2015)

HOUR 2

India.Arie “Ready for Love” from Acoustic Soul (2001)
(N) David Starr “Afraid” from Love and Sabotage (2016)
Jeff Finlin “is this love” from Ballad Of A Plain Man (2008)
Subdudes “Social Aid and Pleasure Club” from Behind the Levee (2006)
Maxwell Mud “Blues for Breakfast” from Maxwell Mud (2015)
Lannie Garrett “You Belong to Me” from Just for a Thrill (2004)
Post Paradise “All There is” from Bring It To Life (Side A) (2015)
Strange Americans “Aggro” from That Kind of Luster (2014)
Churchill “Change” from Change EP (2012)
(D) Big Head Todd & The Monsters “New World Arisin’” from New World Arisin’ (2016) 
The Patti Fiasco “Small Town Lights” from Small Town Lights (2013)
(D) Ryan A. Fourt “Air Gun (Daisy’s Revenge)” from Big Slick (2016)