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COLORADO PLAYLIST – BEST OF 2016 PT1

Defining “best of” is not easy. What makes something the “best of?”

Charles Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities,

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…”

It was the worst of times for me this year. All the good of 2016 is overshadowed by my friend and my wife Pattie passing away on Feb 2. We knew each other for 18 years, and the people who knew her best, her daughters, insist that she was never happier than the years she spent with me in Colorado. And of unbelievably far less significance, this blog site took a massive hit in visitors and page views as I took time off and changed the name and url …

It was the best of times for me this year. I adopted my oldest daughter Shannon, Pattie’s biological daughter, as an adult child, and it was completed four days before my wife, and our daughter’s mom passed away.

It was the best of times for me this year. “Chris K’s Colorado Playlist” (originally The Colorado Sound) celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary on the air. Thank you to KRFC (88.9 FM Fort Collins) – that was where the show started in April 2006.

Today the show is on statewide… including Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Durango, Pagosa, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Springs, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, the Wet Mountain Valley and of course along the I25 corridor from Denver to Cheyenne.

It was the best of times for me this year. A radio station, KJAC, not only adopted my old show name, The Colorado Sound, but hired me on as the Saturday morning 6A-noon on air host, and de factor Colorado music “consultant.” That station is known as 105.5 The Colorado Sound, and it’s having a big impact on the Northern Front Range music and radio scene.

I can’t thank my friends at 105.5 The Colorado Sound enough for their support in 2016. They’ve been there through everything I’ve gone through this year. This year would be much different without their support.

It was the best of times for me this year. KZYR, The Zephyr in Vail and KCMJ in Colorado Springs joined the Rocky Mountain Music Network LLC network airing both hours of the Colorado Playlist in “prime” times .. The Zephyr on Sunday evenings at 6PM and KCMJ on Saturday afternoons at 3PM. 105.5 The Colorado Sound added the show on Sundays at 10AM (hour 1) and at 10PM (hours 1+2).

It was the best of times for me this year. Thanks to incredible friends and fans along with Mishawaka Amphitheatre and Oskar Blues Fooderies, I was able to devote myself to promoting Colorado music full time.

It was the best of times for me this year. I relaunched GOATZ! following my wife’s deathbed wish to both me and our wonderful friend and guitarist Chris Jackowski that we keep playing …and for me to never ever ever put down my guitar again. That done, we played some incredible shows over the summer…

…including a repeat of our 2015 debut gig at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre and our debut at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest … the first such appearance in my 12 years of being involved with the event.

And, I finally made my way into the studio behind the gentle insistence of my friend Colin Bricker at Mighty Fine Productions in Denver. “Sweet Inspiration” due out in March (?)

Deciding what was the “Best of” as far as recordings are concerned is much more challenging, since beauty or the lack thereof is so personally subjective. How do we decide? That coming up in PT2 of the Best of 2016.

… and of far less significance, December’s visitors and page views are the second best in the history of this blog site.

But at least as far as PT 1 goes, it was a pretty bittersweet year.

Colorado Playlist S10 EP47 DEC 2017

This is the last post of 2016. I will not post next Monday, the day after Christmas. If you haven’t done so yet, pls vote for your favorite albums and eps of 2016 at AND THE NOMINEES ARE! and the TOP 25 Videos of 2016.

Thank you for an incredible 2016. As you may know, this has been a very bittersweet year in the “house of goat.” Mrs Goat passed away on Feb 2, just as I sold the name “The Colorado Sound” to 105.5FM KJAC… and subsequently at the same time I was invited to go back on the air as a part time air talent at one of the best “rock” stations I’ve ever had the pleasure of jocking for, 105.5 The Colorado Sound. I cannot thank my friends at KJAC enough for this incredible opportunity.

I, and some of my closest friends, made a promise to our friend Pattie that the music would not stop… that I would continue to produce this show, and I would continue to play our songs out live… both activities that Pattie helped to forge and support throughout the past seventeen years. Neither this show nor the band GOATZ! would exist without her involvement and support. Pattie suffered a massive brain seizure on Dec 23 last year, due to melanoma cancer that metastasized in her brain, stomach and lungs.

The first song I played this week is one she wrote the lyrics for, Once Upon A Snowflake. She and our grand daughter used to tell the story to each other, and it turned into a song five years ago. Thanks to our friend John McVey at Coupe Studios (Boulder) for producing it.

My wish for this season is that you will share some of our incredible LOCAL music with your family and friends, and support the Colorado musicians by purchasing hard physical band merch and music and giving it as gifts. It’s not too late. For cds, visit Albums on the Hill in Boulder or Twist and Shout in Denver … two great stores owned and operated by a couple of great guys who love our scene.

Oskar Blues Fooderies! I won’t post again until Jan 2, but I hope you’ll come hang out with me at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids in Longmont on New Year’s Eve … Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene is playing… and if you prefer a bit more twang to your rock and country, check out Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams at the Original Grill and Brew in Lyons.

IN COLORADO MUSIC HISTORY – Billy Joel

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK:

SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

The Colorado Playlist is funded by the contributions of individual donations, and business sponsorship. Occasionally, a sponsorship opportunity comes up.

Now seeking sponsorship of the “In Colorado Music History” segment of the show. “In Colorado Music History” airs at the top of each hour of the show. A segment is also featured each week here.

Entering its 11th year, Chris K’s Colorado Playlist is heard on KJAC (Northern Front Range and Steamboat Springs), KRFC (NoCO), KCMJ (Colorado Springs), KDNK (Carbondale, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Idaho Springs),KZYR (Vail, Edwards), KOTO (Telluride,Hudson), KSUT (Durango, Pagosa Springs) and KLZR (Westcliffe)

For more sponsorship information, contact me at chriskmusic@gmail.com or call me at (720) 381-6455.

PLAYLIST S10 EP47

(D) = debut of lp, ep or single
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep
(R) = request

HOUR 1

Goatz! “Once Upon a Snowflake” [single] (2011)
Firefall “Strange Way” from Elan (1978)
Philip Bailey “Love Is Real” from Love Is Real (2010)
Acoustic Junction “Oh Me Oh My” from Strange Days (2000)
The Yawpers “Doing It Right” from American Man (2015)
Railsplitters “My World” from The Railsplitters (2013)
Great American Taxi “Get No Better” from Reckless Habits (2010)
Andy Thomas’ Dust Heart “Reckless Abandonment” from Reckless Abandonment (2015)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Josephina” from Black Beehive (2014)
County Road X “The Milk Princess” from From Seed to Stone (2004)

HOUR 2

Jekylls “First Song About Santa” from A Very Jekylls Christmas EP (2013)
Dan Fogelberg “Phoenix” from Phoenix (1980)
String Cheese Incident “Rosie” from Song In My Head (2015)
Richie Furay “We Were The Dreamers” from Hand In Hand (2015)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats “I’ve Been Failing” from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (2015)
Dianne Reeves “32 Flavors” from Beautiful Life (2014)
Flobots “Handlebars” from Fight With Tools (2008)
The Motet “Like We Own It” from The Motet (2014)
Lumineers “Big Parade” from The Lumineers (2012)
Ben Markley ~ Clint Ashlock Quintet “The Return” from The Return (2014)

Oskar Blues Fooderies! Sponsor of “IN COLORADO MUSIC HISTORY,” the segment that runs at the top of each hour of the show. Oskar Blues Fooderies includes the Original Brew and Pubin Lyons, and Homemade Liquids and Solids,CHUBurger,andCyclehops Bike Cantina in Longmont, Hotbox Roasters coffee, and coming soon to Denver (under construction in RiNo and LoDo).

The Mishawaka Amphitheatre is celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Check out there website for specials, shows and more.

CHECK OUT the website for info on the FALL SERIES happening NOW!

NEW YEARS’ EVE SHOW ANNOUNCED = Shakedown Street

GOATZ! News and Shows

JAN 20 – Chris K’s b-day party at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids 8:30PM-11PM
Jan 27 – GOATZ! w/ Bonnie & the Clydes at Avogadro’s Number in Fort Collins 8PM-11:30PM

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Colorado Playlist S10 EP46 DEC 2016

I did not add any new music this week. December is pretty much review, vote, and then do the “best of” show at the end of the month. So, no MMMM (Monday Morning Music Meeting) By way of review I included YouTube or Soundcloud embeds for cuts up for this year’s best of list … and at the end the poll for you to vote on your favorites for the year.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE! and the TOP 25 Videos of 2016 – Vote for your favorite LP or EP of 2016.

IN COLORADO MUSIC HISTORY

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