I’m really too busy working on the monthly spins article to do this too … so, here’s this week’s playlist… and the Offstage Beyond the Music segment .. .enjoy.
HOUR 1
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Bittersweet” from Sister Sweetly (1993) Sweet Water Well “Zoeology” from Watermelon (1996) (N) Blake Brown & American Dust Choir “White Rose” from Three (2014) Jeff Finlin “My Mabelline” from The Tao of Motor Oil (2010) Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene “Let’s Call It Love” from Motor Vixen From Hell (2014) Dr. Izzy Band “Old Black Crow” from Blind and Blues Bound (2012) Whiskey Blanket “Pound Boom” from No Object (2010) Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Family “Land of Fire” from Land of Fire (2010) Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Betty Boop” from Midnight Rodeo (2006) Railbenders “The Outlaw Way” from Showdown (2006) Adam Revell & Essence Rider “De Facto” from Triple Leaf (2010)
HOUR 2
Acoustic Junction “Shape of Things to Come” from Love It For What It Is (1993) Leftover Salmon “Euphoria” from Euphoria (1997) (D) Longest Day Of The Year “Live Wire” from Carapace (2014) Strange Americans “Aggro” from That Kind of Luster (2014) Drag the River “Wichita Skyline” from Drag The River (2013) Gregory Alan Isakov “Living Proof” from The Weatherman (2013) Reed Foehl “Rodeo Clown” from Lost in the West (2014) The Motet “123” from The Motet (2014) Katie Herzig “Little Bit of Love” from Secret Road – As Heard on TV (2014) GogoLab “Tumbleweeds” from Border Patrol (2013)
The DBA, in conjunction with funding from the Bohemian Foundation, produces several music related events a year in Fort Collins, including Bohemian Nights at New West Fest, the Colorado Brewers Festival, Fortober Fest, and the Friday Night Old Town Concert Series. The question that tops the charts is, what will become of these events if the board of the DBA decides to move the organization away from events and more towards promoting and marketing its downtown business constituency by other means? Obviously only time will tell … but in the meantime another shakeup poses more interesting questions.
Bohemian Foundation Musician Liaison Director Liz Barnez has left her gig there to pursue some personal goals. In an email to me this week Liz writes, “Going to record some stuff with my percussionist Bryon in early November for duo demo… but play trio with Eric, or band add Marty. Going to finish my record with my producer in LA first part of the year. I am going to be touring again with Catie Curtis… so, hoping to be busy with that, and getting Mudhead Music back up and running. I do virtual tour management for bands artists. All advance including, flights, accommodations, tech advance, hospitality, etc. Then create a hard copy or digital book for the tour. It’s like having a tour manager only a lot cheaper. I did this for the subdudes for many years and some Nashville artists. Gonna open it up and try to get a few clients if you hear of a need. Website for Liz Barnez and Mudhead Music to go up in the next month.”
If you are in need, please contact Liz via Facebook.
More directly related to our local music scene was a conversation I was engaged in with a major Denver entertainment (not music) franchise. You can read that story here.
Check out the NEWS AND NOTES excerpt from this week’s show below.
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
I got an email this past week from Reed Foehl’s PR person asking me if I’d spotlight Reed’s newest video this week. I had included it as part of the SEPTEMBER videos of the month, so it seemed unlikely that I’d bring it out again. However, during the course of our email exchange, I thought to ask if Reed would care to be my November guest on OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC. Reed’s legacy goes back to the late 80s when he was a founding member of ACOUSTIC JUNCTION – a band that achieved considerable success in Colorado in the 90s, and eventually was signed to both Mercury and Capricorn Records. Since the new millennium he’s been busy on a solo career, producing five albums including the new one, “Lost in the West.” Here’s a taste…
OFFSTAGE …BEYOND THE MUSIC
Check out the final installment of OSBTM with October’s featured guest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, and soon to be Colorado Music Hall of Fame member Richie Furay. If you’d like to download this segment, please do so by going to KUNC or Radio 94.9. Otherwise, feel free to stream it here.
PLAYLIST S8|EP40
NEWS & NOTES SEGMENT FROM THIS WEEK’S SHOW
(D) = debut of new lp, ep, or single
(N) = new cut from previously debuted lp or ep
HOUR 1
The Samples “The Birds of Paradise” from Here and Somewhere Else (1998) Acoustic Junction “Penny For Your Thoughts” from Love It For What It Is (1993) (N) Quemando “Revolution” from Paradise (2014) Dianne Reeves “32 Flavors” from Beautiful Life (2014) Rob Drabkin “Little Steps” from Little Steps EP (2013) (D) Stella Luce “Rain” from Caldera (2014) The Lovely & Talented “Death of The Lover” from The New American Fable (2010) Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Cranston” from Blovdy Tenent Trvth Peace (2004) Fox Street Allstars “Back to Memphis” from Welcome to the Mighty Pleasin’ (2011) The Outfit “Station Wagon Apocalypse” from Station Wagon Apocalypse (2014) Gipsy Moon “Flyin’ (feat. Enion Pelta-Tiller)” from Eventide (2013) (D) Matt Skellenger “New Radio” from New Radio (2014)
HOUR 2
John Denver “Back Home Again” from Essential John Denver (2007) Judy Collins “Someday Soon” from Who Knows Where The Time Goes (1988) (D) Andy Palmer “Storm’s Not Coming” from Storm’s Not Coming (2014) Jeff Finlin “Walking On Air” from My Moby Dick (2013) Churchill “Change” from Change EP (2012) (N) Kyle Hollingsworth “Ordinary” from Speed of Life (2014) String Cheese Incident “So Far From Home” from Song In My Head (2014) Souther Hillman Furay Band “Fallin In Love” from The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (1974) Poco “Pickin’ Up the Pieces” from The Essential Poco (2005) (N) Tennis “Needle and a Knife” from Ritual In Repeat (2014) Adam Bodine Trio “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from Adam Bodine Trio Plays Nirvana (2013)
It’s really hard to write and watch the Broncos … lol. Okay. They won. So, we lost a station. Seems KFVR, The Fever, in Pueblo is gone. That’s it …they just disappeared. Time to lobby Colorado Springs to get the show on in SoCO. Would love it if KRCC picked up the show. Congrats to my friend, Greta Cornett, who passed a few dozen worthy candidates to become the new marketing director at the Fox and Boulder theaters. For those who don’t know Greta – she was the founder of the Fort Collins Musician Association (FOCOMA), the talent buyer at Road34 for a few years, and a member of three of NoCO’s top bands over the past decade, Mama Lenny & the Remedy, the 3 Twins Broadband, and 12 Cents for Marvin. She most recently married Dayton Hicks, the bassist for the fabulous Fierce Bad Rabbit.
A few new music shares this week from Strange Americans, Lion Drome, and Paa Kow. If you’re a fan of the Epilogues, the Lion Drome cut features Chris Heckman on vocals. Lion Drome is former thrash/shed guitarist Mike Lopez from Loveland, produced by legendary NoCO guitarist and record producer Dave Beegle… turning up the 90s alt-rock/U2 vibe.
VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK
No new videos came to my attention the past couple of weeks, so I tweaked The Colorado Sound TV. Check out the playlist … hope you’ll view a few videos.
PLAYLIST S8|EP39 2014
HOUR 1
Leftover Salmon “Lines Around Your Eyes” from The Nashville Sessions (1999) Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “Limon” from Slim Cessna’s Auto Club (1995) (N) Strange Americans “Aggro” from That Kind of Luster (2014) Grant Sabin “Letter To An Old Mirror” from Anthromusicology (2013) (N) Kyle Hollingsworth “Beautiful People” from Speed of Life (2014) (N) Nina Storey “Strangely Optimistic” from Think Twice (2013) SHEL “Freckles” from SHEL (2012) (N) Lion Drome “The Nite Is On (feat. Chris Heckman)” from Curve of the Earth (2014) Leash of Foxes “It Sounds Like This” from It Sounds Like This (2014) Railbenders “Drive Away” from Like A Wheel (2009) Bonnie and The Clydes “Song for You” from Music For People (2014) Analog Son “The Game” from Analog Son (2014)
HOUR 2
Dan Fogelberg “Full Circle” from Full Circle (2003) Firefall “Winds of Change” from Elan (1978) Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Josephina” from Black Beehive (2014) John Oates “Stone Cold Love” from Good Road to Follow (2014) OneRepublic “Counting Stars” from Native (2013) (D) Quemando “City Nights” from Paradise (2014) (N) Paa Kow “Fakye Me” from Ask (2014) Richie Furay “I Still Have Dreams” from I Still Have Dreams (1979) Poco “C’Mon” from Deliverin’ (1971) Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds “Summer Girls” from Round and Round (2013) Peter Sommer “Looks Like This” from Tremolo Canteen (2010)
Chris K's Colorado Playlist 