A day late so I could get the TOP EMERGING / UP-and-COMING / BREAKOUT ACTS of 2014 up and to get the TOP 20 show done that will run Dec 27 – Jan 2 .. check the stations and schedule page for info on when and where. From now thru the weekend, I will be busy putting together the year end TOP 50 post. So, have yourself one hellova great time this week with your family and friends, and please remember to see some live Colorado music – Much love, goat
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
PLAYLIST S8|EP48
HOUR 1
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Santa’s Dog House Blues” from A Rocky Mountain Christmas Collection (2000) SHEL “Gather Close” from Christmas EP (2015) (D) Brother’s Keeper “Days Go By” from Todd Meadows (2014) Firefall “Mexico” from Firefall (1976) Calder’s Revolvers “Tell Me True” from Sunday Morning (2014) (D) Eldren “We Just Want the World” from SpokesBUZZ Vol V: Band Together (2015)Instant Empire “Keep Up!” from Keep Up! (2013) (D) Andy Babb and the Big Beautiful Band “Live Life In My Own Way” from Strange Existence Soul School “I Would Do Anything” from Chapter One (2014) (D) Coles Whalen “O Come All Ye Faithful” from O Come All Ye Faithful (2015) (D) Mile Heist Club “Codename Sugarplum” from Codename Sugarplum (2015) Brad Goode “Nightengale” from Tight Like This (2010)
HOUR 2
Goatz! “Once Upon A Snowflake” from Once Upon A Snowflake (2012) Rachel James “My Favorite Time of Year” from My Favorite Time of Year (2011) (D) Richard Dean “Blue Coal Miner” from Accidental Human (2015)
Katey Laurel “Thanks for Loving Me” from Periscope (2014) (D) Pandas & People “Out to Sea” from SpokesBUZZ Vol V: Band Together (2015) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Do You Feel It Too” from All The Good Times (1971) Poco “High and Dry” from Cantamos (1974) Earth, Wind & Fire “Happy Seasons” from Holiday (2015) Dianne Reeves “Let It Snow” from Christmas Time is Here (2004) Carmen Sandim Sextet “Feliz” from Brand New (2011)
I’m Austin today (Sunday). I’ve never been here before. I’m staying across the street from the legendary Continental Club. It’s been a whirlwind of a day, all of it spent with my new friends from Nomad Sound. Sorry to say I was too exhausted by 10 to walk across the street and check out the Continental. Maybe tomorrow night.
Getting here was no easy task. I don’t fly well as it is, and the flight was a stomach churning adventure .. on top of dealing with day five of a cold, that pretty much sapped my strength.
The highlight of my weekend was working with my friends in Euforquestra and Judge Roughneck at Oskar Blues in Lyons. Packed room, and everyone groovin’ … hellofa night! Here’s some video of Euforquestra’s set and something from Judge Roughneck.
I don’t have a news and notes segment to share this week, sorry. I left it on my office computer. I also do not have a video of the wee pick. I did not find one. I was excited to debut a new release from the Greeley based Silver & Gold this week. Their recording was sent to me by a fan, who heard my show on KUNC. Props to the fan for doing that. This is a solid “new” addition to the Greeley/NoCO music scene. Check out a review in Greeley’s Bandwagon. Also new this week are a couple of really excellent new jazz recordings from the Ben Markley/Clint Ashlock Quintet, and the Dana Landry Trio (also from Greeley).
OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC
This is the last installment of my visit with Reed Foehl. I really appreciate the time that we spent together. If you’d like to download it, please visit KUNC or Radio 94.9 Colorado.
PLAYLIST S8 EP45
Hour 1
Otis Taylor “Hands On Your Stomach” from Respect The Dead (2001) John William Davis “Bull Gator Blues” from Dreams of the Lost Tribe (2002) (D) Silver & Gold “Peace As A Bird” from Compression (2014) Fierce Bad Rabbit “Wildflowers” from Maestro & the Elephant (2013) Kyle Hollingsworth “Ordinary” from Speed of Life (2014) Danielle Ate the Sandwich “Faith In A Man” from Like A King (2012) Head for The Hills “Dependency Co.” from Blue Ruin (2013) Whiskey Blanket “Blatto Nox” from From the Dead of Dark (2014) Juno What?! “Shamless” from Shameless (2011) Musketeer Gripweed “A Train” from Floods and Fires (2014) Dubskin “Freedom Fighter” from Release from Fear (2011) (D) Ben Markley ~ Clint Ashlock Quintet “The Return” from The Return (2014)
HOUR 2
The Rainy Daze “Good Morning Mr. Smith” from That Acapulco Gold (1967) Boenzee Cryque “Still In Love with You” (1967) (N) Leftover Salmon “Get Up and Go” from High Country (2015) Ark Life “Rock & Roll (Take It Easy)” from The Dream of You and Me (2014) Achille Lauro “Lightning” from Flight or Flight (2012) Esme Patterson “Tumbleweed” from Woman To Woman (2014) Reed Foehl “Wolves” from Once An Ocean (2009) Future Jazz Project “Stress” from True By Design (2007) (N) Nina Storey “Private Army” from Think Twice (2013) Andy Ard “That’s What She Did To Me” from What She Did (2009) (D) Dana Landry Trio “Frank’s Tune” from Memphis Skyline (2014)
A great week as this year’s Colorado Music Hall of Fame class was announced by executive director G. Brown. Congrats to Caribou Ranch, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Manassas, Firefall, and Poco. There is a considerable amount of history among those four acts, each of which contributed something significant to Colorado music history. It will be great for folks from around the world to see and hear what these bands brought to Colorado when they visit Red Rocks over the years to come. G has yet to announce the details of the show, scheduled for Jan 9 at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.
When I spoke with Richie Furay for our Offstage Beyond the Music podcast, he said he’d be a part of it. I’m sure Jock Bartley and Rick Roberts from Firefall will be present, and as well, Kenny Passarelli who did some time with Manassas, and who still lives and produces records here regionally. Jimmy Ibbotson from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band still lives here, so I’m sure he’ll be a part of things also. Beyond that, I have to wonder if we’ll get to see Stephen Stills and Chris Hillman from Manassas or John McEuen or some of the other guys from “the Dirt” band. It’d be a hellova show for us baby boomers for sure if as many living members of the bands as possible were able to participate. Most of those guys are mid to late 60s and older now (Richie is 78) now and were instrumental in our lives in the 60s and 70s.
NEWS & NOTES:
EMAIL OR FACEBOOK?
One of my clients emailed me this week and asked my opinion about promoting a show. He asked which is a better method – email or facebook. What do you think? To add to the complication, an article hit just as I was hitting the publish button that underlies the confusion and lack of ease with which musicians and bands and others of us in the music promote our shows etc. According to an article published Nov 17 in Digital Music News, “Facebook will be reducing the amount of “overly promotional” posts from Pages in newsfeeds starting in 2015. Posts that aren’t paid ads will become less visible if they meet the following criteria:
“Posts that solely push people to buy a product or install an app
Posts that push people to enter promotions and sweepstakes with no real context
Posts that reuse the exact same content from ads”
To go with that, “…you can no longer offer incentives to get page likes.”
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
Some friends introduced me to this “new” single from OneRepublic, off their Native album. There’s a story here worth our attention.
OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC
The 3rd installment of my conversation with Reed Foehl. If you’d like to download it go to KUNC or Radio 94.9 Colorado pls. I’m only allowing streaming from here.
PLAYLIST S8|EP44
(D) = debut of single, ep, or lp
(N) = new song from previously debuted ep or lp
HOUR 1
The Czars “What I Can Do For You” from Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy (1970) Space Team Electra “Saints Are Bleeding” from The Vortex Flower (2001) (D) The Sound and Color “Tug of War” from The Sound and Color (2015) Jeff Brinkman “Ordinary Day” from Strange (2012) Drew Schofield “Break It Down” from 150 Million (-1) (2014) (N) OneRepublic “I Lived” from Native (2013) The Wild After “Meant for You” from Lesson Learned EP (2014) (N) Silent Bear “Red Colorado Night” from The Green Lion (2014) Tennis “Tell Her No” from Tell Her No (2011) Stella Luce “Rain” from Caldera (2014) Chemistry Club “Miranda” from Miranda (2014) Tia Fuller “Ralphie’s Groove” from Angelic Warrior (2012)
HOUR 2
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Some of Shelly’s Blues” from Greatest Hits (1990) Manassas “Colorado” from Manassas (1972) Firefall “Livin’ Ain’t Livin’” from Firefall (1976) Poco “When It All Began” from Legacy (1989) (N) Leftover Salmon “High Country” from High Country (2015) Big Head Todd & The Monsters “I Get Smooth” from Black Beehive (2014) John Oates “Stone Cold Love” from Good Road to Follow (2014) Reed Foehl “When It Comes Around” from Spark (2004) Dianne Reeves “Endangered Species” from The Best of Dianne Reeves (2000) Hazel Miller Band “Spider Web” from Coming To You Live…From KUVO (2011) Jon Wirtz “Country” from Tourist (2013)
A day late so I could get the TOP EMERGING / UP-and-COMING / BREAKOUT ACTS of 2014 up and to get the TOP 20 show done that will run Dec 27 – Jan 2 .. check the stations 
and schedule page for info on when and where. From now thru the weekend, I will be busy putting together the year end TOP 50 post. So, have yourself one hellova great time this week with your family and friends, and please remember to see some live Colorado music – Much love, goat
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