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CP S14 EP26 2020

Monday July 6 2020 – Happy 4th of July … Live music and fireworks were the activities du jour this weekend. My social media feeds are stacked with bands and artists talking about shows at local restaurant-bars, house concerts, drive-in concerts, farmer markets and more. Be safe. Wear a mask. Stop the spread.

As I think back over the past decade of posts I’ve written I cannot recall a time when I posted lyrics to a song I debuted. “Uncertain Times” by Jim Dalton (the Railbenders) with help from long time friend and on-and-of Railbender Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd & the Monsters) is the first.

We find ourselves in darker days
Without the light some lose their way
But we cannot be led astray
We know the course that we must stay

Some have helped those in need
And sadly some have shown their greed
This isn’t for the faint of heart
But let it not tear us apart

Uncertain times need certain minds
Uncertain times need certain minds
Uncertain times need certain minds
And these are certainly uncertain times

The sun will soon be coming out
To wash away these clouds of doubt
As long as we don’t lose our way
Then up ahead are brighter days

(chorus)

Sometimes I can’t understand
The actions of my fellow man
But I am holding fast to the plan
Of killing ‘em with kindness when I can

(chorus)

In these “Uncertain Times,” please help Rocky Mountain Music Relief feed musicians. Donations of $15 or more receive a #COmusic COVID mask as a thank you. Proceeds will benefit food needy musicians and their families. Please make sure to provide your address so we can mail your mask.

I am happy to support Swallow Hill Music during this time. Every night at 6pm Swallow Hill is streaming live shows of Colorado and national artists on their Facebook page! Get tickets here. This week’s schedule is:

July 6: Jen Hitt
July 7: David Dinsmore
July 8: Mary Flower
July 9: Aaron McCloskey (Wood Belly)
July 10: Alex Rhodes
July 11: Catie Curtis
July 12: Ellis Paul

TOP 5 WK ENDING JULY 4

Spinitron Designed to benefit non-commercial public and college radio stations, record promoters are among those most likely to benefit from the detailed search function. Currently 12 Colorado radio stations use Spinitron.

COLORADO RADIO (14 stations / 97 titles tracked)

1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
2. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Keep On Keepin’ On LP (Apr-20)
2. DOWN TIME – Hurts Being Alive LP (Mar-20)
3. KYLE EMERSON – Only Coming Down LP (Nov-19)
4. JOHNNY & THE MONGRELS – Creole Skies LP (Jul-20)

ROOTS MUSIC REPORT (inc international, national and Internet radio; irrespective of date / year of release)

1. NATHANIEL RATELIFF – And It’s Still Alright LP (Feb-20)
2. REVEREND FREAKCHILD– The Bodhisattva Blues LP (Mar-20)
3. MOJOMAMA – Red White and Blues LP (May-18)
4. THE LUMINEERS – III (Spt-19)
5. THE SUBDUDES – Lickskillet (Spt-19)

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. NOW OPEN for food, music and movies.

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

Supertramp – Give A Little Bit – Even In The Quietest Moments (1977)
Supertramp – Downstream – Even In The Quietest Moments (1977)
(P) Cary Morin – Prisoner – Dockside Saints (2020)
Abby Brown – Heart On Fire – Heart On Fire (2019)
Slow Caves – Walk In the Park (2020)
Eldren – Still Friends (2020)
The Subdudes – Light In Your Eyes – The Subdudes (1989)
Poco – Call It Love – Legacy (1989)
(D) Pink Hawks – Elote! (2020)

Mark Oblinger – Living Imitation – High Water Line (2019)
Tennis – I’m Calling – Ritual in Repeat (2014)
Brad Goode Quintet – Who Parked the Car? – That’s Right! (2018)

HOUR 2

The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band – Trouble in Paradise – Trouble In Paradise (1975)
The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band – Mexico – Trouble In Paradise (1975)
(D) Jim Dalton – Uncertain Times (2020)

Grant Sabin & The Juke Joint Highball – Homesick – Bourbon and Milk (2017)
Caitlin Cannon – Mama’s A Hairdresser – TrashCannon (2020)
The Wood Brothers – Little Bit Sweet – Kingdom in My Mind (2020)
The Samples – Did You Ever Look So Nice – No Room (1992)
Acoustic Junction – How Am I Gonna Get Down – Fool’s Progress (1997)
(D) The 89s – Apple Of My Eye – Wash Away (2020)

Clandestine Amigo – Unsatisfied (2019)
Rajdulari – Dance with Me – Journey of a Woman (2014)
Peter Sommer – The Fruit – Crossroads (2008)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

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.

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.