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Colorado Playlist – S11 EP15

So I did not make it out to see any live music this weekend. Instead, a friend of mine and I found a lovely out of the way, small town diner to have brunch at – and the green chili was to die for. I was planning on seeing a show Saturday night but wound up having dinner at a friend’s house.

I emcee’d the Earth Day celebration in Fort Collins on Saturday, and did manage to catch the Waido Experience, and Matthew Mahern – aka P-Man. Matt will be performing with four acts at this year’s FOCOMX this coming weekend. I hadn’t seen Michael Waido and his guys for 8 years, as we all went in life directions – Waido with kids now .. that sort of things. So it was nice to catch up. Anyone who knows P-Man already knows he’s a staple of the Fort Collins scene.

I was not able to secure embeds for two of this week’s MMMM entries – the new single from Andy Palmer, and the new Head for the Hills, which drops May 12. That said, there are some tasty nuggets this week from Tennis, Debajo del Agua, Analog Son with Devon Parker, and shark dreams.

Support for the Colorado Playlist comes courtesy of The Historic Mishawaka Amphitheatre — Celebrating over 100 yrs of music and dancing in the Poudre Canyon.

Pickin’ on the Poudre with Head For The Hills and Paper Bird – Buy Tickets Saturday, May 13 Show at 8 PM (Doors at 6 PM)

Kenny Vaughn – In Colorado Music History

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

What you’ll find below are new songs on the show this week … listen and let me know which ones you think I should keep in the Colorado Playlist, and which I should delete.

NOTE: In order to be included in the MMMM poll, the band/artist must have an embeddable file available on SoundCloud, BandCamp, Reverbnation or YouTube.

PLAYLIST S11 EP15

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

HOUR 1

The Moonrakers “I Don’t Believe” (1965)
The Rainy Daze “Blood of Oblivion” (1967)
(D) Andy Palmer “The Switch” from The Switch (2017)
Morning Bear “Traveling” from Take Flight EP (2015)
Drag the River “Not That Kind” from Drag The River (2013)
(N) Tennis “My Emotions are Blinding” from Yours Conditionally (2017)

piKziL “I Can’t Get Started” from Songs from My 3rd Life (2016)
Dan Treanor, Creighton Holley, Kyle Roberts “Southbound Train” from American Primitive (2010)
Richard Dean “Blue Coal Miner” from Accidental Human (2015)
(D) Head for The Hills “Waiting for You” from Potions and Poisons (2017)
Paper Bird “To the Light” from Paper Bird (2016)
Brothers Keeper “Chamberlain” from Todd Meadows (2014)
Cocktail Revolution “Partners in Crime” from Better Reception (2008)

HOUR 2

Old Soul “Oldest Religion” from Old Soul (1996)
(D) Debajo Del Agua “Mundo Al Reves” from Mundo Al Reves (2017)

Chimney Choir “In the Underworld” from Boomtown (2015)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Matter of Time” from Maestro & the Elephant (2013)
(N) Analog Son “Big Easy (feat. Devon Parker)” from Black Diamond (2017)

Hello Dollface “Face it” from Warrior of Light (2016)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “My Last Black Scarf” from Unentitled (2011)
Musketeer Gripweed “Nine Pound Hammer” from Floods and Fires (2014)
(D) Shark Dreams “EZPZ” from deeep (2016)

Pan Astral “Gulf of Mexico” from Suburban Blues (2016)
Achille Lauro “Lightning” from Flight or Flight (2012)
Peter Sommer “Looks Like This” from Tremolo Canteen (2010)

Colorado Playlist – S11 EP09

Well, this week is a little different. There are more videos in this week’s post than I think I’ve ever included before for one. And more news to share with you. News of my own to announce this week: the Colorado Playlist is coming to 106.9 KHEN LPFM Salida. I will know in a week or two what day and the it will air. I am now also the new entertainment coordinator for the historic Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day, and a new 10k coming on Labor Day to Fort Collins called Fortitude.

So you set a CP MMMM record for most votes in a week, and the most votes for one song in a week for Tiffany Christopher‘s “Somewhere Behind the Sun.”

The week, I’ve featured another new track from Tiffany Christopher, along with something from new Colorado by way of Texas country artist Leslie Tom, reggae from Bonfire Dub, along with new cuts from former Pandas and People guitarist Grayson Erhard and deeper tracks from the new Otis Taylor and Gasoline Lollops releases. Don’t forget to vote and SHARE (please, and thank you).

GOAT on the Town

As I’m taking some time off from being cooped up in a room every Friday and Saturday doing sound, I’ve been able to get out to check out some other rooms and bands.

mbs-dickens This weekend I caught a set from 2 x Leftapalooza winners and #5 TOP TEN Tribute Bands in Colorado (Westword), My Blue Sky, at the Dicken’s Opera House in Longmont and the cover country and hard rock band Swerve at the Wild Game Longmont.

There’s a good reason why MBS is considered one of the TOP 5 tribute bands in Colorado – not the least of which are their flavorful and articulate recreations of the music of the Allman Bros Band family tree… including Gov’t Mule.

If I wasn’t doing a show of my own on March 11, I would easily be back at the Dicken’s to catch Great American Taxi.

The 300 capacity room is among the best under 500 cap rooms in the region, with a clean line of sight into a deeply set old stone and brick back wall, a reasonable amount of seating and a spacious “dance floor.” I’m a bit of a sound and production snob, so I have to say the sound and lights are adequate.

I couldn’t stay for My Blue Sky‘s Gov’t Mule set as I set out to catch a set by Swerve at the new entertainment facility, the Wild Game Longmont. If I thought that the Dicken’s sound was adequate, the Wild Game’s sound needs remedial attention.

The Wild Game is not a music venue. It’s a family entertainment facility with a kids’ game room, eight bowling lanes, an adult gaming area and food, some of which appears more exotic than your typical bar grub.

Extreme boominess makes the room itself too loud, without a band playing. Lack of a house sound system and engineer leaves the task up to the band to do from stage. Expect unpredictability, especially since most bands today don’t pack pro level sound gear.

This is the second weekend in a row where I’ve gone out to see a cover rock band. Swerve knows their audience – people who listen to the likes of KYGO and 103.5 The Fox in Denver .. and 99.1 KUAD and 107.9 The Bear in NoCO. They played the hits… professionally and proudly. They managed to mix their own pro-level small sound system exceedingly well given the overall loudness and boominess of the room.

May I Introduce to You:

A couple of years ago I had lunch with a documentary film maker, Caryn Sanchez, who wanted to do a documentary on Colorado music. You can keep up with developments at SoundsLikeColorado.com … Here’s a preview of what’s to come.

NEWS & NOTES

Congrats to one of Northern Colorado’s most popular bands, Patti Fiasco, for being selected to open for Bon Jovi at the Pepsi Center. They were selected from ten finalists in our region by Bon Jovi management. They will be appearing at the Pepsi Center on April 14.

And congrats to my buddy Tyler Grant and his band the Grant Farm for securing a slot supporting the String Cheese Incident at Red Rocks on July 23.

Support for the Colorado Playlist comes courtesy of The Historic Mishawaka Amphitheatre — Celebrating over 100 yrs of music and dancing in the Poudre Canyon.