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CO TOP 40 MAY 2020

It’s been several years since I tracked and posted a monthly TOP 40 chart for Colorado music, played on Colorado radio stations.  Thanks to my friends at Spinitron for allowing me access to their playlist generator database for a few months (no, it’s not permanent access – yet).

Spinitron’s playlist generator was developed to benefit non-commercial public and educational terrestrial radio stations in the US that simultaneously stream online and broadcast over airwaves. Record promoters are among those most likely to benefit from Spinitron’s detailed advance search function.

There are over 20 FM and LPFM (low power FM) non-commercial public/community and college stations in Colorado.  I’m able to track spins at 12 of those stations that have some kind of searchable online database or use Spinitron.

The two stations I most frequently get asked about are 105.5 The Colorado Sound, where I’m a part of the on-air team, and Indie 102.3 (Denver/Fort Collins).  Both have searchable databases.  So I’ll lead off the TOP 40 for May 2020 with their respective TOP 5.

At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music. Bohemian Foundation’s NoCo Music Relief Fund provides assistance for individuals in the Northern Colorado Music Community who are severely financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rocky Mountain Music Relief Inc –  provides financial and in-kind support to those individuals, groups and organizations within our Colorado music industry that have been impacted physically, financially and/or emotionally due to the occurrence of natural disasters or unforeseen tragedies within their communities.

Our longest running sponsor, 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.  RESTAURANT NOW OPEN!

TOP 5 – 105.5 The Colorado Sound
1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP
2. ANDY FRASCO – Keep On Keepin’ On LP
3. DRAGONDEER – All Day SINGLE
4. THE WOOD BROTHERS – Kingdom In My Mind LP
5. THE LUMINEERS – III LP

TOP 5 – INDIE 102.3
1. WHITACRE – Seasons LP
2. KILTRO – Creatures of Habit LP
3. LOLITA – 5 Year Thing SINGLE
4. ESME PATTERSON – There Will Come Soft Rains LP
5. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP

TOP 40 TITLES MAY 2020

  • ALL TITLES LINKED TO RESPECTIVE YOUTUBE PAGE
  • DATE OF RELEASE = MAY 2019-2020

1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF– And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
2. ESME PATTERSON – There Will Come Soft Rains LP (Mar-20)
3. GABRIELLE LOUISE – The Unending Alteration of the Human Heart LP (May-20)
4. WHITACRE – Seasons LP (Apr-20)
5. DRAGONDEER – Mirage a Trois SINGLE (Jun-19)
6. THE WOOD BROTHERS – Kingdom In My Mind LP (Jan-20)
7. KILTRO – Creatures of Habit LP (Jul-19)
8. THE LUMINEERS – III LP (Sep-19)
9. DRAGONDEER – All Day SINGLE (Mar-20)
10. WHITEWATER RAMBLE –Pseudonymous LP (Feb-20)
11. LOLITA – 5 Year Thing SINGLE (Feb-20)
12. REVEREND FREAKCHILD – The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Apr-20)
13. ROBERT SHREDFORD – Robert Shredford EP (Mar-20)
14. DOWN TIME – Hurts Being Alive LP (Mar-20)
15. TYLER T. – Wildflower LP (Jan-20)
16. ANDY FRASCO – Keep On Keepin’ On LP (Apr-20)
16. NEOMA – Real LP (Nov-19)
17. CITRA – Ocean SINGLE (Feb-20)
18. CUP-A-JO – Crazy Comes Easy LP (Jun-19)
18. DAVID STARR – Beauty and Ruin LP (Feb-20)
19. ERIC LILLEY TRIO – Joie De Vivre LP (May-19)
20. MARK OBLINGER – High Water Line LP (Jul-19)
20. WHIPPOORWILL – The Nature of Storms LP (Nov-19)
21. DRESSY BESSY – Fast Faster Disaster LP (Jun-19)
22. SHEL – Wild Child EP (Mar-20)
23. WILDERMISS – Supermagical SINGLE (May-20)
24. CAITLIN CANNON – The TrashCannon Album LP (May-20)
24. LOLA RISING – Moving Forward EP (Apr-20)
24. THE 14ers – Mountaintop Folk-Pop LP (Jul-19)
24. WOOD BELLY – Man on the Radio LP (Jan-20)
25. THE REMINDERS – Unstoppable LP (Aug-19)
25. VIVIAN – The Warped Glimmer LP (May-20)
26. ATOMGA – Zenpocalypse SINGLE (May-20)
26. CASS CLAYTON – Play Nice LP (Jul-19)
27. TIERRO BAND – TIERRO BAND W/BRIDGET LAW LP (Oct-19)
28. KERRY PASTINE & THE CRIME SCENE – City of Love LP (Sep-19)
29. ANDY SYDOW – Wicked Dreams EP (May-20)
29. FINN O’SULLIVAN – When The Power Comes Back On LP (Jan-20)
29. TROUT STEAK REVIVAL – The Light We Bring LP (Feb-20)
30. BIG GIGANTIC – Free Your Mind LP (Feb-20)

 

CP S14 EP21 2020

MONDAY JUNE 01 2020 – Despite COVID and despite protests and riots this weekend, music still played an incredible role in the lives of those who earn their living in music.  On Saturday night, the Colorado Music Relief Fund raised over $500,000  to support those in our industry affected by our industry being shut down.

The event included Colorado based acts Austin Young, Gabrielle Louise, Inaiah Lujan, Isaac Slade (The Fray), Nathaniel Rateliff, Nick and Helen Forster (E-Town), The Lumineers, The Reminders, The Still Tide, The String Cheese Incident, Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd & the Monsters) and Wildermiss  along with a great cast of national acts who consider Colorado special in their lives and careers.

Over 135,000 people live streamed the event on Youtube.  If you missed it, you can watch now.

In lieu of a weekly spins chart this week, I will be publishing the MAY 2020 CO TOP 40 TITLES tomorrow, June 2 – which will also include separate TOP 5 spins from 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie 102.3. That said….

ROOTS MUSIC REPORT WK ENDING MAY 30 2020 finds Reverend Freakchild reclaiming the #1 spot over Nathaniel Rateliff with the rest of the top five remaining as it was was last with — #3=Mojomama, #4=The Lumineers and #5=Lee Sims.

At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music. Bohemian Foundation’s NoCo Music Relief Fund provides assistance for individuals in the Northern Colorado Music Community who are severely financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

There should be little doubt that Esme Patterson is one of Colorado’s most loved musicians.  Her new album easily lands in the TOP 5 in the May TOP 20 coming out June 2.

Our longest running sponsor, 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.

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

Sugarloaf – Wild Child – Best Of Sugarloaf (1975)
(D) BURNTmd – Illuminate Yourself’ feat. Silent Bear (2020)

Kiltro – The Hustle – Creatures of Habit (2019)
Chris Daniels & The Kings – Sweet Memphis – Blues, With Horns Vol. 1 (2017)
Dragondeer – All Day (2020)
Augustus – Kick Your Doors Down – Color TV and Tall Tales (2020)
Dianne Reeves – Endangered Species – Art & Survival (1994)
Acoustic Junction – Something – Surrounded By Change (1994)
(D) Sugar Moon – Special Shade of Blue – Special Shade of Blue (2020)

Whitacre – Southbound Train – Seasons (2019)
Leftover Salmon – Show Me Something Higher – Something Higher (2018)
Analog Son – CTI – Funky Mother (2018)

HOUR 2

Firefall – Strange Way – Elan (1978)
(D) Wildermiss – Supermagical (2020)

Lucy Daydream – Red – Awake & Dreaming (2019)
Float Like A Buffalo – She Don’t Care (2018)
The High Road Home – Running Kind – Outrun the Seasons (2020)
Ryan Chrys & the Roughcuts – Country Music Soundtrack – Sun Studio Cuts (2019)
OneRepublic – Won’t Stop – Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
The Apples In Stereo – Same Old Drag – New Magnetic Wonder (2007)
(D) Jeremy Facknitz – Watch This Bird Fly – From Those Sweet Ashes (2020)

Audible – Delicate – First Contact (2019)
Big Gigantic – Got The Love – Brighter Future (2016)
(D) SunSquabi x The String Cheese Incident – Top Down (2020)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

Rocky Mountain Music Relief Inc –  provides financial and in-kind support to those individuals, groups and organizations within our Colorado music industry that have been impacted physically, financially and/or emotionally due to the occurrence of natural disasters or unforeseen tragedies within their communities.

CP S14 EP18 2020

Monday May 11, 2020 – I wake up every Monday morning and sit at the kitchen table to write this post.  I look out at a trio of unfinished homes from my window. I haven’t seen a single crew for weeks. And I wonder when those houses will be finished, when they’ll be sold and when I’ll see families coming in and out of them.  More than that, I wonder when I’ll be face to face with you in person from a stage.

On this particular Monday morning I grieve for one of Denver’s most loved venue owners, Sandra Holman Watts  – owner of Live at Jacks – who tearfully announced via video that she has had to close her venue permanently.

In the meantime, some local venues and rehearsal studios have figured out ways to produce live streaming events with full production.  And of course musicians are still sending out good vibes from their homes.

Colorado legacy artist Hazel Miller is hosting a House Party For Hope on the Big Head Todd & the Monsters Facebook page on May 17th. Hazel’s live show from home will benefit the Inner City Health Center and Hunger Free Colorado.

One bit of good news – besides producing this show for you weekly from my home studio, I am also an on air host at 105.5 The Colorado Sound KJAC Greeley.  I host Saturday 8AM to 12PM and Sunday 5PM-8PM.  I haven’t been on since early March.  I will return to my Saturday morning shift next Saturday, May 16.

TOP 5 Colorado Albums This Week

  • Reverend Freakchild – The Bodhisattva Blues
  • Nathaniel Rateliff – And It’s Still Alright
  • Lee Sims – A Few More Miles to Go
  • Mojomama – Red, White and Blues
  • The Lumineers – III

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

Sweaty Greeley Soul – that’s how the Burrough’s are known.  Their spirited shows are infectious dance parties.  Their messages are socially conscious and focused on love and unity.

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At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.

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

The Samples – Close To The Fires – The Samples (1989)
(D) David Ladon – Plastic Angel – Mother Market (2020)

The Haunted Windchimes – Spring Cleaning – Sleepy Baby (2019)
Cary Morin – Lay Baby Lay – When I Rise (2018)
Blue Mesa – Straight Thru Me (2020)
John Common – You Ain’t Broken – The Low Wines, Vol. 1 EP (2020)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Runaway Train – Riviera (2002)
The String Cheese Incident – Sing A New Song – Outside Inside (2001)
(D) Hard Pressed – Red Rocking Chair – Magic Dime (2020)
Whitacre – Seaons – Seasons (2019)
King Cardinal – Metronome – Great Lakes (2017)
Keith Oxman – The Splashers – Caught Between the Lion and the Twins (2008)

HOUR 2

Rare Silk – Red Clay – New Weave (1983)
(D) The Lovely And Talented – Roll with the Changes – Election Day (2020)

Lucy Daydream – Awake & Dreaming – Awake & Dreaming (2019)
Moors & McCumber – La Da Da – Acrobats (2018)
Finn O’Sullivan – When The Power Comes Back On – When The Power Comes Back On (2020)
YaSi – Dreams – Unavailable (2019)
Devotchka – Along The Way – A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008)
Jack Hadley – Deeper & Deeper – Deeper (2008)
(N) Andy Frasco – I’ve Got a Long Way to Go – Keep On Keepin On (2020)

Richard Dean – Eileen – Vignettes (2017)
Mark Oblinger – Living Imitation – High Water Line (2019)
The Motet – Nachez – Breathe (1999)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

Rocky Mountain Music Relief Inc – a Colorado 501C3 non-profit with a mission to provide financial and in-kind support to those individuals, groups and organizations within our Colorado music industry that have been impacted physically, financially and/or emotionally due to the occurrence of natural disasters or unforeseen tragedies within their communities.

The Colorado Playlist is fully dependent on financial support from its sponsors as well as donations from listeners.   If you’re a small local business, I am currently offering special COVID-19 rates during the duration of this crisis.  Email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com