CP S17 EP32 2023

Gore Range & the Milky Way – Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park – courtesy of Clear Vistas Photography

MONDAY AUG 28, 2023 – What a weekend for new music in my in-box! If you missed it, check out the review I did for the new release by Bryce Menchaca. I also gave the upcoming new album from Jenny Shawhan a listen – country sweetness and a direct opening show with Big Head Todd & the Monsters in November at Washington’s Fort Collins.

When was the last time you stopped by gave a listen to Colorado 2023 on Spotify? New adds this past week from: Birds of Play, Bonnie & Taylor Sims, Broken Record, Bryce Menchaca, Eddie Roberts/The Luck Strokes, Izcalli, Giant Walking Robots, Lewis Turner, The Motet, and Wildermiss.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETINS (MMMM)

The Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) 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.

Jill Sobule – Too Cool To Fall In Love – Things Here Are Different (1990)
Dianne Reeves – You’re Driving Me Crazy – Good Night, and Good Luck Soundtrack (2005)
(N) Gregory Alan Isakov – Before the Sun – Appaloosa Bones (2023)

New Family Dog – 6 Feet Under – Halo (2022)
David William’s Trickster Carousel – Freak – Snake Oil (2021)
Angela Heart – Red (2023)
The Still Tide – Change of Address – Between Skies (2019)
Earth Wind & Fire – That’s the Way of the World – That’s The Way Of The World (1975)
Julian Fulco Perron – All the Lights (2023)
Inside the Mind – Feel You’ve Gone Away (2022)
Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Spanish Highway – All The Love You Need (2007)
LVDY – Begin Again – The Woods (2022)
Steve Denny Trio – Standard Steve – Life in New York (2020)

Dan Fogelberg – Part Of The Plan – Souvenirs (1974)
Poco – You Better Think Twice – Poco (1970)
(D) Darling – You Me More – You Me More EP (2023)

Elektric Animals – Come Clean – Channels EP (2022)
Reno Divorce – Hopeless and Dopeless (2021)
White Rose Motor Oil – Trouble Or Nothing – The Gift Of Poison (2023)
Leftover Salmon – Places – Something Higher (2018)
Porlolo – I Don’t Wanna Lose – Porlolo (2018)
Andy Sydow – Keep on Drivin’ – Little Crown EP (2023)
(D) Little Trips – Too Hot to Hold (2023)

Claire Heywood – Letter Day (2020)
Euforquestra – Arizona to Georgia – While We Still Got Time (2022)
Gabriel Mervine – Sunlight – Say Somethin’ (2021)

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#CO MUSIC TOP 5 WEEK AUG 20-26 2023

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 and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, 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 Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC.

(1) 1. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Appaloosa Bones LP May-23
(2) 2. KILTRO – Underbelly LP Apr-23
(5) 3. THE BURROUGHS – Honey Imastar LP Jun-23
(R) 3. *THE WOOD BROTHERS – Heart Is the Hero LP (Apr-23)
(D) 4. BIRDS OF PLAYBirdsongs of the American West LP (Aug-23)

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CP S17 EP30 2023

Hahn’s Peak/Steamboat Lake July 2023, courtesy Clear Vistas Photography

August 7, 2023 – August kicks off with a festival I’ve been the entertainment director of since launching it seventeen years ago, the Dacono Music & Spirits Festival. And, after seventeen years it takes longer to recover from a day spent in the elements managing the show. UGH. But, today is Monday and here’s what’s up…

Beginning AUG 27, the Colorado Playlist will be aired statewide Sunday nights at 7:00 PM on 91.5 KUNC. That adds another fifteen markets that the show will be aired in, bringing the total up to forty-five frequencies statewide. See stations and times page for details.

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

The Monday Morning Music Meeting (MMMM) 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.

REO SpeedwagonRidin’ The Storm Out – You Get What You Play For (1977)
(D) Little TripsOvertime (2023)

Violet Pilot The Eyes Don’t Lie – Glad We Found You (2022)
Neon the Bishop A Damn Good First Impression – A Damn Good First Impression (2023)
Big Head Todd and The Monsters New World Arisin’ – New World Arisin’ (2017)
The Mercury ProjectMongo – Soapbox Jive (2004)
Dragondeer New Dawn Get Down (2023)
(D) Claire HeywoodDoes My Heart Seem Broken? (2023)

Churchill The War Within – The War Within EP (2013)
Carolyn Hunter Comedown – Lovelight (2022)
Keith OxmanAfreaka – Glimpses (2018)

Firefall Leave It Alone – Undertow (1980)
Firefall Crying In the Night (Bonus Track) – Undertow (1980)
(D) Wildermiss Gettin’ Old Rock & Roll – Levitate (2023)

SHEL, Damned Anthem Enter Sandman – Undercover EP (2022)
Kyle EmersonBetter – Only Coming Down (2020)
Daniel Rodriguez Vast Nothing – Vast Nothing (2023)
Zuba Imagine Freedom – The New Cruelty (1996)
Elephant RevivalRhythm Of The Road – Break In The Clouds (2010)
Jeremy Facknitz There’s No Going Home Again (Feat. Serenity Holloway) – Smilin’ At the Future (2023)
(D) Julian Fulco Perron About Love (2023)
Tennis Ladies Don’t Play Guitar – Yours Conditionally (2017)
Euforquestra Show Me the Way – While We Still Got Time (2022)
Peter Sommer Looks Like This – Tremolo Canteen (2010)

#COMUSIC TOP 5 WEEK ENDING AUG 06 2023

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 and agents to track airplay.

(D) Debuted in TOP 5
(R) Re-entered TOP 5
LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)
* = Colorado expats, 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 Colorado media by Rocky Mountain Music Network, LLC.

(3) 1. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOVAppaloosa Bones LP (May-23)
(2) 2. KILTRO Underbelly LP (Apr-23)
(D) 3. ALYSIA KRAFTElectric Blooms SP (Jun-23)
(D) 4. WOOD BELLY Play Me Out SP (Jul-23)
(D) 5. 2MX2Arriba y Abajo SP (Jun-23)
(D) 5. THE BURROUGHSHoney Imastar LP (Jun-23)

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CP S15:EP44 2021

Photograph taken by Claire Mannato at Pawnee Grasslands in 2020. Used with permission

Monday NOV 01, 2021 – Sad news broke over the weekend, when Madison House announced veteran booking agent, manager and founding partner Jesse Aratow died on October 29th. A cause of death for Aratow was not disclosed but Madison House said that his passing was unexpected. Some unofficial reports suggest Jesse may have died following a workout at a gym.

Due to unfortunate technical issues related to changing out software, 105.5 The Colorado Sound was unable to air this week’s episode of the show.

Time to hunker down. November is the traditional start of the new-release year, so, 2022. It’s also the month when many of us in the media start to flesh out our annual “Best Of” lists. This year’s “Best of the Colorado Playlist” will air Jan 01-06 2022. In the meantime keep an eye out here for the annual Listener Poll. For a refresher, visit CP2021 on Spotify.

10 releases DEBUT in the OCT TOP 30 #coloradomusic spin chart … Big Dopes, The Burroughs, Jaguar Stevens, Kiltro, Little Trips, The Lumineers, Moors & McCumber, Nat Tate, NEEFF, Waiting Room … COMING TUESDAY NOV 02 2021

STATION OF THE WEEK

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The Colorado Playlist & 105.5 The Colorado Sound Present

NOV 13 – King Cardinal at Lost Lake Lounge
NOV 26 – The Velveteers at Gothic Theatre
NOV 26 – Gasoline Lollipops at The Aggie Theater
DEC 11 – Inthewhale – Washington’s FoCo
DEC 31 – Head for the Hills at The Aggie Theater

“Locally Grown” – Family Owned

“Locally Grown” 20/20 EyeVision offers a full range of services and they accept Medicaid at the Orchard Center in Westminster.

TOP FIVE WEEK END OCT 30 2021

TOP 5 and TOP 30 charts are pulled from published spins of current releases (twelve months old) at 13 Colorado non-profit community/public and college radio stations. Eleven Colorado radio stations currently utilize Spinitron.

  1. THE LUMINEERS – Brightside LP (Oct-21)
  2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHTSWEATS – The Future LP (Nov-21)
  3. THE VELVETEERS – Nightmare Daydream LP (Oct-21)
  4. LITTLE TRIPS – Downhill to Paradise LP (Oct-21)
  5. THE BURROUGHSI Refuse SINGLE (Oct-21)

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

Serving Cedaredge, Colorado for 20 years

HOUR 1

Cabaret Diosa – Tonight You Will Be Mine – Voodoo Pinata (1999)
(D) The Honey Empire
Jealous (2021)

Kyle EmersonBetter – Only Coming Down (2020)
iZCALLi I Don’t – “IV” (2018)
Five Iron FrenzyRenegades – Until This Shakes Apart (2021)
Dafna Sweeter – Sour EP (2021)
The Winebottles Boston Song – Our Life Story (1997)
The SamplesThe Birds Of Paradise – Here And Somewhere Else (1998)
(D) Drunken HeartsNew Reseda – Wildflower Sessions (2022)

Selasee & The Fafa FamilyFly Away – Time for Peace (2014)
Wildermiss Supermagical (2020)
SunsquabiFisher Cat – Instinct (2019)

HOUR 2

The String Cheese IncidentResume Man – Born On The Wrong Planet (1996)
Hot Rize Western Skies – When I’m Free (2014)
(D) Shovels & RopeDomino – Manticore (2021)

Neoma Young – Real (2020)
Paper BirdSunday – Paper Bird (2016)
Erik Lunde Steel Militia – Water from a Stone (2021)
The VelveteersBrightest Light – Nightmare Daydream (2021)
Yonder Mountain String BandHalf Moon Rising – Elevation (1999)
Leftover Salmon Baby Hold On – Euphoria (1997)
(D) People Like Me Don’t Hold Your Breath (2021)

The Blue RiderRattlesnake – Year of the Horse (2016)
Eldren Fell In (2020)
Adam BodineSwamp Stomp – Scenes of Changery (2021)

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