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#COMUSIC – TOP 30 AUGUST 2022

from the top of Old Fall River Rd – Rocky Mountain National Park – AUG 2022

SEPT 01, 2022 – Thanks for the best month of views for an August since 2014! At the bottom of the AUG TOP 30 you’ll find TOP “10” charts for 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins, Indie 102.3, 105.5 The Colorado Sound and eleven other stations around the state that report to Spinitron.

Spin data is pulled weekly on Sundays and may overlap from previous month. Monthly spin data is compiled on the last day of the month.

  • Seventeen debuts (D) for the month.
  • Ten titles stayed from previous month
  • Three titles re-entered (R ) the TOP 30.

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.

(2) 1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
(3) 2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
D 3. A PLACE FOR OWLS – A Place for Owls LP (Aug-22)
D 3. THE PATIENT ZEROS – Slow Motion Sickness LP (Jul-22)
D 4. KNUCKLE PUPS – TV Ready LP (Jul-22)
(10) 5. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
D 5. ISADORA EDEN – Covers EP (Jul-22)
D 6. SUPER BUMMER – The Futuresick EP (Apr-22)
D 7. EDWINA MABEN – Go Tell Yesterday SINGLE (Mar-22)
(5) 8. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
D 9. JOSHUA DAY – Nauseous SINGLE (Jun-22)
(7) 10. BEVIN LUNA – Madison and Angelus LP (Jun-22)
(13) 11. LETTUCE – Unify LP (Jun-22)
D 11. MUNLY & THE LUPERCALIANS – Kinnery of Lupercalia; Undelivered Legion LP (May-22)
(4) 12. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP (Jan-22)
D 13. HELLO, MOUNTAIN – Everything In Between SINGLE (Feb-22)
(12) 14. MOJOMAMA – We Are One LP (Jun-22)
D 14. PEOPLE LIKE ME – Stay Together for the Dog SINGLE (May-22)
D 15. KING CARDINAL – In Tall Buildings SINGLE (Jun-22)
D 16. CASS CLAYTON – We’re All Going Down SINGLE (Jun-22)
R 17. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)
D 18. ADIEL MITCHELL – Pink Lemonade LP (Jun-22)
D 18. JEFF FINLIN – Soul On the Line LP (Jun-22)
D 18. SUGAR BRITCHES – No One Cares That It’s Your Birthday LP (Jul-22)
(12) 19. MOJOMAMA – We Are One LP (Jun-22)
(11) 19. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP (Feb-22)
R 20. BIG RICHARD BAND – Walls of Time SINGLE (Mar-22)
R 20. NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Dirt Does Dylan LP (May-22)
D 21. RAGGED UNION – Somebody Call the Doctor SINGLE (Aug-22)
D 21. WOOD BELLY – Great Big Skies LP (Jun-22)

88.9 KRFC AUGUST TOP 10
D 1. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(2) 2. BEVIN LUNA – Madison and Angelus LP (Jun-22)
D 3. SUGAR BRITCHES – No One Cares That It’s Your Birthday LP (Jul-22)
(3) 4. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
(5) 5. BLUES CIRCUS – Old-Time Blues Revue LP (Jul-22)
(1) 5. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(3) 6. MOJOMAMA – We Are One LP (Jun-22)
(4) 6. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP (Feb-22)
(7) 7. NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Dirt Does Dylan LP (May-22)
(6) 8. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)

INDIE 102.3 AUGUST TOP 10
(2) 1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
D 2. A PLACE FOR OWLS – A Place for Owls LP (Aug-22)
D 3. KNUCKLE PUPS – TV Ready LP (Jul-22)
D 4. ISADORA EDEN – Covers EP (Jul-22)
D 4. THE PATIENT ZEROS – Slow Motion Sickness LP (Jul-22)
D 5. SUPER BUMMER – The Futuresick EP (Apr-22)
D 6. EDWINA MABEN – Go Tell Yesterday SINGLE (Mar-22)
D . JOSHUA DAY – Nauseous SINGLE (Jun-22)
(3) 7. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
D 8. MUNLY & THE LUPERCALIANS – Kinnery of Lupercalia; Undelivered Legion LP (May-22)

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND AUGUST TOP 10
(2) 1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
(1) 2. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP (Jan-22)
(3) 3. TRASH CAT – The Tide LP (Dec-21)
(3) 4. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(4) 4. THE CROOKED RUGS – That! LP (Nov-21)
(4) 5. BLAKK MANTRA – A Song of the West SINGLE (Jun-22)
(4) 5. BROTHERS OF BRASS – Egress SINGLE (Mar-22)
R 5. JAGUAR STEVENS – Jaguar Stevens LP (Sep-21)
R 5. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
(4) 6. BEVIN LUNA – Madison and Angelus LP (Jun-22)

KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KOTO, KRZA, KSJD, KSUT, KVNF – AUGUST TOP 10
(5) 1. LETTUCE – Unify LP (Jun-22)
(4) 2. THE CRAGS – Watch for the Sun LP (Jul-22)
(2) 3. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Jan-22)
R 4. BIG RICHARD BAND – Walls of Time SINGLE (Mar-22)
(5) 4. NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Dirt Does Dylan LP (May-22)
D 5. STILLHOUSE JUNKIES – Never Going Back Again EP (Jul-22)
R 5. THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Toward the Fray LP (Jan-22)
(7) 5. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP (Feb-22)
R 6. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP (Jan-22)
D 6. RAGGED UNION – Round Feet, Chrome Smile LP (Aug-22)

#COMUSIC – TOP 30 JUNE 2022

July 4th firework picture taken by Claire Mannato – used with permission (2022)

July 05, 2022 – At the bottom of the JUNE TOP 30 you’ll find TOP 10 charts for 88.9 KRFC Fort Collins, Indie 102.3, 105.5 The Colorado Sound and eleven other stations around the state that report to Spinitron.

  • Sixteen debuts (D) for the month.
  • Six titles stayed from previous month
  • Eight titles re-entered the chart.

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.

(1) 1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
(D) 2. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP (Jun-22)
(2) 3. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Oct-21)
(D) 4. MACHETE MOUTH – Machete Mouth EP (Sep-21)
(D) 5. DESTINO – Starcrasher LP (Jun-22)
(8) 6. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP (Feb-22)
(-) 7. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP (Jan-22)
(-) 8. N3PTUNE – Renaissance LP (Dec-21)
(D) 8. RYAN CHRYS & THE ROUGHCUTS – Tears and Blades LP (Jun-22)
(-) 9. DAVID STARR – Touchstones LP (Sep-21)
(D) 10. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP (Jun-22)
(D) 10. TISHA PARADIS – Moon (feat. Goon, the DJ) EP (Feb-22)
(21) 11. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP (Mar-22)
(D) 11. TISHA PARADIS – Under My Skin SINGLE (Apr-22)
(D) 12. CARY MORIN & GHOST DOG – Goin’ Down South SINGLE (May-22)
(D) 12. JEN KORTE & THE LOSS – Undone SINGLE (Jun-22)
(-) 12. KING CARDINAL – Runaway SINGLE (Dec-21)
(D) 13. MIDAS MSL – Red Lion (f. GVgrace) SINGLE (Jan-22)
(D) 14. ELLSWORTH – Potholes SINGLE (Jul-21)
(D) 14. MIDAS MSL – Mumble SINGLE (Apr-22)
(16) 14. NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Dirt Does Dylan LP (May-22)
(D) 15. JEN KORTE & THE LOSS – Destiny Reaches SINGLE (Feb-22)
(-) 15. THE VELVETEERS – Nightmare Daydream LP (Jul-21)
(-) 16. CHRIS DANIELS & HAZEL MILLER – What We Did! LP (Jul-21)
(D) 16. COLE SCHEIFELE – Poems SINGLE (Jun-22)
(-) 16. JYEMO CLUB – Issa Ting (f. Reminders) SINGLE (Mar-22)
(D) 17. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS – Channels EP (May-22)
(D) 18. DAFNA – The Man In My Dreams SINGLE (Mar-22)
(-) 19. BIG RICHARD BAND – Walls of Time SINGLE (Mar-22)
(17) 19. ERIK LUNDE – Water From a Stone LP (Jul-21)

88.9 KRFC JUNE TOP 10

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP Nov-21
  2. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP Feb-22
  3. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP Jun-22
  4. NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Dirt Does Dylan LP May-22
  5. WOOD BELLY – Great Big Skies LP Jun-22
  6. MOJOMAMA – We Are One LP Jun-22
  7. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP Jun-22
  8. TENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION – Butte La Rose LP Jun-21
  9. THE VELVETEERS – Nightmare Daydream LP Jul-21
  10. COVENHOVEN – “IV” LP Aug-21

INDIE 102.3 JUNE TOP 10

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP Nov-21
  2. MACHETE MOUTH – Machete Mouth EP Sep-21
  3. DESTINO – Starcrasher LP Jun-22
  4. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP Jun-22
  5. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP Sep-21
  6. N3PTUNE – Renaissance LP Dec-21
  7. TISHA PARADIS – Moon (feat. Goon, the DJ) EP Feb-22
  8. TISHA PARADIS – Under My Skin SINGLE Apr-22
  9. JEN KORTE & THE LOSS – Undone SINGLE Jun-22
  10. MIDAS MSL – Red Lion (f. GVgrace) SINGLE Jan-22

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND JUNE TOP 10

  1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP Nov-21
  2. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP Jan-22
  3. ALYSIA KRAFT – First Light LP Jun-22
  4. EUFORQUESTRA – While We Still Got Time LP Jun-22
  5. CARY MORIN & GHOST DOG – Goin’ Down South SINGLE May-22
  6. COMPANION – If I Were A Ghost EP Apr-22
  7. JYEMO CLUB – Issa Ting (f. Reminders) SINGLE Mar-22
  8. MIKE CLARK & THE SUGAR SOUNDS – Moon Rock LP Mar-22
  9. LADY DENIM – Pixie Girl SINGLE Jun-21
  10. FAST EDDY – Take A Look LP Jan-22

KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KOTO, KRZA, KSJD, KSUT, KVNF – JUNE TOP 10

  1. DAVID STARR – Touchstones LP Sep-21
  2. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP Sep-21
  3. RYAN CHRYS & THE ROUGHCUTS – Tears and Blades LP Jun-22
  4. YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND – Get Yourself Outside LP Feb-22
  5. LETTUCE – Unify LP Jun-22
  6. NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND – Dirt Does Dylan LP May-22
  7. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – Stress Dreams LP Jan-22
  8. MOORS & MCCUMBER – Survival LP Sep-21
  9. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – The Future LP Nov-21
  10. ERIK LUNDE – Water From a Stone LP Jul-21

CP S14 EP20 2020

MONDAY MAY 25 2020 – And “another one bites the dust.”  It was announced over the weekend that the fields of Planet Bluegrass will not be open for the season – eliminating the Forty-Seventh Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the 48th Annual RockyGrass Festival, and the 30th Annual Folks Festival.

New this week = Indie 102.3  spins have been added to the weekly chart action.

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TOP 5 SPINS – WEEK ENDING MAY 23 2020 

SPINITRON: (Titles released May 2019-May 2020) KAFM, KBUT, KCSU, KDNK, KDUR, KFFR, KMSA, KOTO, KRFC, KRZA, KSJD, KVNF … also included is INDIE 102.3 (not a Spinitron reporter)

1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP
2. ESME PATTERSON – There Will Come Soft Rains LP
3. WHITACRE – Seasons LP
4. DOWN TIME – Hurts Being Alive LP
5. KILTRO – Creatures of Habit LP

ROOTS MUSIC REPORT (All CO titles – regardless of year of release)
In-state + national, international and Internet stations playing Colorado titles

1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (2020)
2. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – The Bodhisattva Blues LP (2020)
3. MOJOMAMA – Red, White and Blues LP (2018)
4. THE LUMINEERS – III LP (2019)
5. LEE SIMS – A Few More Miles to Go LP (2020)

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

You make a big difference in what gets played on the show.  Every week I share some or all of the new music played on the show with you, here in the MMMM.  Your rating gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.

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 Fogcutters – That’s Where I’ll Be (1969)
Lothar & The Hand People – Machines – Presenting… (1968)
(D) MODA – MODA MODA (2020)

The Yawpers – Dancing on My Knees – Human Question (2019)
The Drunken Hearts – Black Snake – The Prize (2018)
(N) Down Time – Hurts Being Alive – Hurts Being Alive (2020)
Andy Frasco – Keep On Keeping On – Keep On Keepin On (2020)
Zuba – Trippin – South Of Eden (1998)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – It’s Alright – Live Monsters (1998)
Caitlin Cannon – Mama’s A Hairdresser – The TrashCannon Album (2020)

Abby Brown – Heart On Fire – Heart On Fire (2019)
Reno Divorce – She’s In Love With the Avenue – Ship of Fools EP (2016)
(D) Dylan McCarthy – The Jamestown Turnaround – Lost & Found (2020)

HOUR 2

Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids – Good Times, Rock & Roll – Best of Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids (1975/2010)
The Moonrakers – I’m All Right – Anthology (1964/2006)
(D) Andy Sydow – Wicked Dreams – Wicked Dreams EP (2020)

Pint and a Half – Spinnin’ My Wheels – Not To Forget (2019)
Gasoline Lollipops – Mustangs – Soul Mine (2018)
Claire Heywood – Python – I Won’t Resign My Love For That Old Dream (2020)
Big Gigantic – Free Your Mind (feat. Jennifer Hartswick) – Free Your Mind (2020)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Choo-Choo-Ch’ Boogie – Louie Louie (2001)
Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Blues Fallin’ Down – Midnight Rodeo (2006)
Boa and the Constrictors – I Don’t Recall – Boa and the Constrictors (2003)
(N) Esmé Patterson – All Mine – There Will Come Soft Rains (2020)


SUCH – Before Dark – Wide Nose, Full Lips (2019)
Retrofette – Skeletons (2017)
Brian Claxton – The Yard – The Yard (2020)

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VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Gabrielle Louise – The Unending Alteration of the Human Heart is one of the most added new albums being reported by Spinitron stations as of May 23, and is currently TOP 10 in state-wide spins.

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