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CP S19 EP13 2025

It’s Milky Way season. From Colorado National Monument. Courtesy Clear Vistas Photography.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive.

Let me know what you think of the debuts (D) I shared in the show this week.

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.
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Hi folks. I could use your help, please.

I’m mostly retired now and the costs of producing the show, tracking airplay and maintaining the site are really starting to eat into my monthly retirement income.

Please support by using Venmo at chrisk-2 OR the form at the bottom of this page (I prefer Venmo).

If you represent a business that would like my listeners to know about you, email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com for details.
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CW McCall – Convoy – Best of CW McCall (1975)
Starlite Ramblers – Evangelina – Ain’t It The Truth (1979)
(D) Lee Sims – Wyoming Wind (2025)
Gregory Alan Isakov – Before the Sun – Appaloosa Bones (2023)
Yonder Mountain String Band – Into the Fire – Get Yourself Outside (2022)
Holly Lovell – Hello Chelsea – Hello Chelsea (2025)
The Patti Fiasco – Shake – Small Town Lights (2013) **FOCOMX
Dubskin – Just Be Now (feat Lyrics Born) – Light The Dark (2017) **FOCOMX
Andy Frasco & The U.N. – Try Not to Die (2025)
(N) The Grocery Story – Stick With Love (f. Rhonda Merrick) – Situation on Aisle #3 (2025) **FOCOMX
Heavy Diamond Ring – Friday Night – The Brightest Light EP (2021) **FOCOMX
Izcalli – Waiting for Something (2024) **FOCOMX
Bill Frisell – Baja – Guitar in the Space Age (2014)

Boondoggle & Balderdash – Mr. Driver – Boondoggle & Balderdash (1971)
Beast – I Am – Higher and Higher (1970)
(D) Rob Drabkin – My Train is Coming – City Lights & Country Sides (2025)
The Sweet Lillies – Words – Equality (2023)
Dragondeer – Mirage à Trois – Across The Waves (2023)
Emily Scott Robinson – Cheap Seats – American Siren (2021)
MIDDLE CLASS ROCK STAR
Emily Scott Robinson – Built On Bones – Built On Bones (2022)
(D) Hallie Marie – Sanity (2025)
Five Iron Frenzy – Renegades – Until This Shakes Apart (2021)
Elektric Animals – Dreaming/Wishing – A Bear and the Bull (2024)
Eric Lilley Trio – So There – Swing Set (2025)

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CP S19 EP10 2025

Sand Crane Festival, Alamosa CO March 2025 courtesy Clear Vistas Photography

I’ve been doing some housekeeping and updating recently; have you noticed?

VENUES – FRONT RANGE
VENUES – NOT FRONT RANGE
CONCERT SERIES & FESTIVALS
MUSIC CALENDAR
MUSIC RESOURCES

I’m incredibly happy to announce I’ll be taking part in this year’s FoCoMX. Hope to see you there .. GOAT HUGS!

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE COLORADO PLAYLIST

Hi folks. I could use your help, please.

I’m mostly retired now and the costs of producing the show, tracking airplay and maintaining the site are really starting to eat into my monthly retirement income.

Please support by using Venmo at chrisk-2 OR the form at the bottom of this page (I prefer Venmo).

If you represent a business that would like my listeners to know about you, email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com for details.
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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs.

Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive.

Let me know what you think of the debuts (D) I shared in the show this week.

HOUR 1

Dianne Reeves – Sky Islands – Dianne Reeves (1987)
Dianne Reeves – How High The Moon – I Remember (1991)
(D) Tyler Grant – Goat Canyon Trestle – Flatpicker (2025)
Last Call Romance – One Step Too Close – Double Funeral, Vol. 2 (2023)
Sugar Nova – It’s All Gold (feat. the Main Squeeze) (2025)
The Apples In Stereo – Nobody But You – Travellers In Space And Time (2010)
Sherri Jackson – Time & Time – Sherri Jackson (1997)
Grant Sabin – Work – Work (2024)A
(D) Daniel Rodriguez – El Dorado ( 2025)
Heavy Diamond Ring – Place at the Table – All Out of Angels (2023)
Megan Burtt – Drugstore Brand – Witness (2024)
Garrett Sayers Trio – Diatribe – Thinkbox (2017)

HOUR 2

Lannie Garrett feat. Nelson Rangell – Comes Love – Comes Love (1995)
Lannie Garrett – C’est Si Bon – Under Paris Skies (2005)
(D) Racyne Parker & Andy Sydow – Get Close – Will You Go With Me? (2025)
Julian Fulco Perron – All the Lights (2023)
Robert Shredford – Queen Elizabeth Corgis – Robert Shredford (2020)
Jaiel – Bet On Me (feat. Adiel Mitchell) (2024)
Big Gigantic – The Little Things – Brighter Future (2016)
DeVotchKa – Straight Shot – This Night Falls Forever (2018)
Planes Mistaken For Stars – Modern Logic – Do You Still Love Me? (2025)
(P) Christine Alice – All Kinds Of Minds – Wood, Strings & Simple Things (2025)
Alysia Kraft – Little River – First Light (2022)
Clay Street Unit – Engine Trouble (2024)
David Baker Trio – Shiny Stockings – Minus Piano (2019)

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*Lannie Garrett and Christine Alice releases not available

HOT SPINS WEEK MARCH 09-15 2025
ALL STATIONS STATEWIDE including the Colorado Playlist

70 TITLES TRACKED 386 SPINS
(1) 1. the LUMINEERS – Automatic LP Jan-25
(2) 2. NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS – South of Here LP Apr-24
(3) 2. THE VELVETEERS – A Million Knives LP Oct-24
(D) 3. BARBARA – So This Is Living LP Mar-25
(D) 3. LOLITA – My Head f. DMD the Producer SP Feb-25
(D) 3. STILL HOUSE STRING BAND – Still House String Band EP Feb-25

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM Community Radio (Grand Junction), KBUT Community Radio (Crested Butte), KDNK Carbondale Community Access Radio (Carbondale), KDUR Community Radio (Durango), KFFR 88.3 FM (Winter Park), KOTO Community Radio Telluride (Telluride), KRFC 88.9 FM (Fort Collins), KRZA Community Radio (Alamosa), KSJD Radio (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVNF Mountain Grown Public Radio (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie1023 (Denver) …

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CP SOME OF THE BEST OF 2024

Well here we are – on the outbound train to the next new year. As usual, I found it nearly impossible to actually present a “best of” show, so I once again present “some of the best of 2024.”

Some of the Best of the Colorado Playlist 2024 Highlights
#CO MUSIC TOP 50 2025
Colorado Playlist Fan and Listener Favorites 2024

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Please Help Fund the Colorado Playlist

I don’t typically do fund raisers for the Colorado Playlist .. but it’s not free to keep going. I’m mostly retired now and the costs are really eating into my monthly retirement income. Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 OR use the form at the bottom of this page (I prefer Venmo).
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Cross country and in-state moving + storage. Located in Fort Collins.

Chris Daniels & the Kings – I Need Some Good Luck Bad (f. Freddi Gowdy) – 40: Blues with Horns Volume II (2024) #15 TOP 50
Jaiel – Bet On Me (feat. Adiel Mitchell) (2024) – Fan/Listener Favorite Song HipHop/Funk/Soul
Boot Gun – ‘Til It Ain’t – One for the Willing (2024) #14 TOP 50 + Fan/Listener Favorite Vocal Performance Duo or Group
Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts – Tonight, A Party! – Blame It on the Road (2024) Fan/Listener Favorite Song Americana/Country
White Rose Motor Oil – Werewolves in London – Pre-Owned Songs (2024) Fan/Listener Favorite Cover/Remake
VALDEZ – Hide and Seek – Las Animas (2024) #13 TOP 50
Jobi Riccio – Sweet – Whiplash (2023) #12 TOP 50
Izcalli – Waiting for Something (2024) #11 TOP 50
Gasoline Lollipops – Freedom Don’t Come Easy (2024) Fan/Listener Favorite Video & Male Vocal Performance
Kiltro – All The Time in the World – Underbelly (2023) #10 TOP 50
Jon Snodgrass – Crunchin’ The Numbers – Barge At Will (2024) #9 TOP 50
The High Hawks – Somewhere South – Mother Nature’s Show (2024) #8 TOP 50
Andrew Vogt – Giant Steps – Optimistic Infinity House (2024)

Fast Eddy – In Too Deep – To the Stars (2024) – #7 TOP 50
Slow Caves – Climbing Up the Wall – Tension EP (2024) – Fan/Listener Favorite Album – Indie/Alternative
Teresa Suydam – Good Condition (2024) – Fan/Listener Favorite Song – Pop/Rock + Favorite Female Vocal Performance
Gregory Alan Isakov – Before the Sun – Appaloosa Bones (2023) #4 TOP 50
Cary Morin – Montana Sky – Innocent Allies (2023) – #5 TOP 50
Saint Somebody – To the Victor – Saint Somebody (2024) – Fan/Listener Favorite Debut by an Emerging act + Favorite Song of the Year
Megan Burtt – Drugstore Brand – Witness (2024) #6 TOP 50
Elektric Animals – Dreaming/Wishing (2024) – Fan/Listener Favorite Song – Indie/Alternative
CITRA – Inside My Head (2024) – Fan/Listener Favorite Single Release of the Year
A.J. Fullerton – Sorry You’re Blue – Closer (2024) #3 TOP 50 + Fan/Listener Favorite ALBUM and Favorite Americana/Blues Album of the Year
Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Her Way Out – Her Way Out (2024) – #2 TOP 50 + Fan/Listener Favorite ALBUM Pop/Rock
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Heartless – South of Here (2024) #1 TOP 50
Gabriel Mervine – Bayou – See Something (2024)

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