CP S18 EP04 2024

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Monday JAN 29 2024 … WOW .. one month down (pretty much) with plenty of new music hitting the show. Fifteen new titles were added to the tracking chart for the month.

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS – Her Way Out SP
CLOZEE – Contemplation (Koresma Remix) SP
DECHEN HAWK – FOMO SP
DRUNKEN HEARTS – Elderly Woman Behind the Counter SP
FAST EDDY – In Too Deep SP
GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Blood On the Bluegrass SP
GREEN BUDDHA – Tide SP
IZCALLI – Sal de Ti SP
KING CARDINAL – Land Lines LP
LEFTOVER SALMON – Powder Day SP
LETTUCE – Shakedown Street SP
LID DIXON – Rodeo Clown SP
LIZ BARNEZ – Battle Cry SP
MICHAEL KIRKPATRICK – Away-O LP
TAYLOR SCOTT BAND – Be Thankful for What You Got SP

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Monday Morning Music Meeting is a way for you to let me know what you think of new music emerging from around the state. Results enter into which cuts stay in rotation, and which cuts make the final “best of” list.

HOUR 1

The AstronautsTomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day (1965)
The Astronauts My Sin Is My Pride – Go…Go…Go!! (1965)A
(D) Liz Barnez Battle Cry (2024)

Head for the HillsHigh and Lonesome – Turn the Time EP (2023)
The Barlow Mile Marker Blues – New Year, Old Me (2022)
Cary Morin Indian Hunters Return – Innocent Allies (2023)
Angie Stevens Queen of This Mess – Queen of this Mess (2009)
The Still Tide – Give Me Time – Run Out (2017)
GRiZ In This World – Ouroboros (2023)
(D) Kid Astronaut, Joseph Lamar, DMD Strong Enough (2024)

Carolyn Hunter – Hardest Part (2022)
Down Time So Far Away – Spirit (2023)
Bill Frisell Rumble – Guitar in the Space Age (2014)

The LimelitersHammer Song – The Limeliters (1960)
John Denver Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver’s Greatest Hits (1973) (2023 Remaster)
(D) LVDYBy & By (2024)

Kind Hearted StrangersIn the Blue – Now.here (2023)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsYou Worry Me – Tearing At The Seams (2018)
Bison Bone High Road to Taos – 40 Grit EP (2023)
Wildermiss Keep It Simple – Lost With You EP (2017)
Zoe BermanEdit Delete and Save (2020)
Izcalli Waiting for Something (2024)
(D) King Cardinal We Used to Be Kings (2024)

Big Head Todd and The MonstersAll The Love You Need – All The Love You Need (2007)
Volores All That We Could Need – Ages (2023)
Adam Bodine – Surface Service – Scenes of Changery (2021)

#COMUSIC HOT SPINS WK 1/21-1/27 2024

Spin data pulled from the Colorado Playlist105.5 The Colorado SoundIndie 102.388.9 KRFC  and ten other stations that use playlist generator Spinitron, offering search functions for artists to track airplay at more than 300 stations and programs around the country.

(D) Debuted in CHART
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = NOT LIVING IN COLORADO, but counted as long as they were born and/or raised here, or got their career started here or there is some other reason to include them. 
** = serviced to media in Colorado by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC

ALL STATIONS STATEWIDE – 75 TITLES TRACKED
*includes spins on the Colorado Playlist
(1) 1. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones  LP (Apr-23)
(4) 2. The Non-Renewed – Englewood EP (Nov-23)
(D) 3. BOOT GUN‘Til it Ain’t SP (Nov-23)
(R) 4. CARY MORINInnocent Allies LP (Oct-23)
(R) 4. LEFTOVER SALMONGrass Roots LP (May-23)

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CP S15 EP07 2021

FEB 15 2021 – I added a new feature to the show a couple of weeks ago.  Every week I’ll feature one of the incredible stations that air the Colorado Playlist.  This week’s featured station is 88.7FM KRZA Alamosa, “connecting cultures along the Upper Rio Grande.”    Please take a minute to visit their website or drop a note thanking them for supporting Colorado music on their Facebook page.

Andy Frasco & the U.N. held on to the top spot in this week’s spins with Antonio Lopez flashing in at #2 on the heels of all the spins it got statewide this week as a result of being on Middle Class Rockstar with Andy Sydow.

Indie 102.3 hit the debut from Grand Alliance nice and hard this past week, and Wellington Bullings is still a favorite there.  And yes, Colorado stations love jazz – hence the stellar Scenes of Changery from Adam Bodine closing out this week’s TOP 5.

Are you a working musician in Colorado, or a soundperson, stage hand, etc employed pre-COVID but seriously struggling to pay for rent, utilities or food?

Rocky Mountain Music Relief can’t meet all your needs, but we can offer some help. There’s an application at the bottom of the page.

The Colorado Playlist is provided to member stations at no cost.  Your support is deeply appreciated.  Your support will help to keep the program on the air.


Middle Class Rock Star is a podcast hosted by  Andy Sydow.  Every week or so I feature a 7 to 8 minute segment featuring  a conversation Andy has with some of our scene’s top music makers and industry personalities.  This week’s guest is Andy Eppler.

TOP FIVE WEEK ENDING FEB 13 2021

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.

TOP 5 and TOP 30 charts are culled from published spins at 13 Colorado non-profit community/public and college radio stations.

1. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Keep On Keepin’ On LP (Apr-20)
2. ANTONIO LOPEZRoots and Wings LP (Jan-21)
2. THE GRAND ALLIANCEThe Grand Alliance LP (Jan-21)
4. WELLINGTON BULLINGS – Because I Want To LP (Jul-20)
5. ADAM BODINEScenes of Changery LP (Nov-20)

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Mishawaka is 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.  CURRENTLY OPEN FOR DINING.

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

CellsUh Oh (1979)
CellsDon’t Change Your Mind (1979)
(D) King CardinalDamn This Old Machine – (2021)

Nathaniel Rateliff – What A Drag – And It’s Still Alright (2020)
Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene – Goin’ for Broke – City of Love (2019)
Heavy Diamond RingAlready Gone (2021)
Johnny & The Mongrels – Louisiana Girl – Creole Skies (2020)
Zuba – Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Sweet Water Well – Zoeology – Watermelon (1996)
(D) Kid Astronaut – Cosmos – Cosmos (2021)

The Motet – The Truth – Totem (2016)
Post Truth Serum – The Picnic – Modern Victims (2020)
Eric Lilley Trio – Twirler – Joie De Vivre (2019)

HOUR 2

Jonny III – Hey Baby – Rocky Mountain Low: The Colorado Musical Underground Of The Late 1970s (2009)
Kenny Vaughan – Country Music Got A Hold On Me – V (2011)
(D) Mia Stegner – Scribbles – Scribbled Pleas On Yellowed Keys (2021)

Monocle Band – As Fast as I Can – Monocle Band (2013)
The Wood Brothers – Snake Eyes – Paradise (2015)
Bison Bone – Pack It Up – Find Your Way Out (2020)
Andy Eppler – Much Less Under – Broke Down Deluxe (2021)
Andy Eppler – Nothin’ but the Rain – Broke Down Deluxe (2021)
(D) PorloloAre We There Yet (2021)

Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Glow – New World Arisin’ (2017)
Dream Feed – Hey Now – Dream Feed (2018)
Peter Sommer – Looks Like This – Tremolo Canteen (2010)

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