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The Colorado Sound S7 EP40 NOV 2013

BN NWF 2012 GOAT ON STAGEThe big news this week = Create Denver, in partnership with the IMTour Program and WESTAF, is presenting the Denver Music Summit, Nov. 22-24 (weekend prior to Thanksgiving). Programs and performances will take place in Denver at the Mercury Café, 2199 California St. on November 22 and at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 West Colfax Ave. on November 23-24.

According to the press release, the event is national in scope and local in focus, it brings together musicians, music industry professionals and enthusiasts to share ideas, learn about current trends, and inspire ingenuity. The summit gives working musicians the professional skills and connections needed to develop their careers and fosters connections to build a sustainable music community. The public is encouraged to join in and participate in this event.  Tickets for individual events are available online and at the doors for the public, including daytime musician workshops and evening performances.  More information at facebook.com/Denvermusicsummit.

Video Pick of the Week:  had to reach back a few months for this one.  Somehow or other I got the impression that Bop Skizzum was releasing a new video in Nov – and so far, the only one I’ve found is this one – that I apparently didn’t catch when it came out this past July?  Hmmm… maybe this is the new one I’ve been waiting for?    

PLAYLIST S7 EP40 NOV 2013

Gary Stites “Shine That Ring” from Shine That Ring (1959)
Sugarloaf “Green Eyed Lady” from Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You (1975)
The Piedmont Brothers Band “The Road” from Back to the Country (2013)
The Samples “Wild River” from Return to Earth (2001)
(N) OneRepublic “Counting Stars” from Native (2013)
Glass Delirium “Reality” from Diamond Lullabies (2013)
(D) Signal Path “Wolf Cry (feat Relic Secure)” from Habitats (2013)  No Fair Fights “Kiss From A Rose” from The Sound of Burning Bridges (2011)
(D) The Railsplitters “My World” from The Railsplitters (2014)  (N) Casey James Prestwood “Good Ones” from Honky Tonk Bastard World (2013)
Manuel Lopez Trio “Searching Out” from Searching Out (2013)
Danny Holien “Colorado” from Colorado (1972)
Dewey Terry “Funky Old Town” from Chief (1972)
(D) Leftover Salmon “Get Up and Go” from The Get Up and Go (2013)
Rob Roper “Me” from Misfit (2011)
(D) Kristina Murray “Unravelin’” from Unravelin’ (2014)
(D) Matt Nasi Band “Impact” from Anticipation (2013)
Beats Noir! “Going Nowhere (feat Venus Cruz)” from Where the Sun Goes Down (2013)
The Apples in Stereo “Nobody But You” from Travellers in Space and Time (2010)
Tennis “Tell Her No” from Tell Her No (2011)
(D) Mosey West “Old Stone” from Bermuda (2014)  Grant Sabin “Dreaming” from Anthromusicology (2013)
Sam Lee “Honesty” from Raise Your Flag (2013)
(N) Tom Gershwin “Sugar” from Sweet Pastimes (2013)

The Colorado Sound S7 EP39 OCT 2013

chris at ob hmls sunday june 16 2013Monday / Oct 28, 2013: Good morning. Not a lot of time this morning, and obviously not yesterday either considering this didn’t get done and posted til now. Full day of music yesterday in support of CAN’D AID FOUNDATION at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids in Longmont. Felonius Smith, Grant Farm bluegrass, and Rocktin’ Grove killed it noon to five …and then we had our Sunday evening show upstairs in the loft with David Williams gypsy jazz featuring David and Enion Tiller. All in all a really magnificent day of music.

So, what do Glenn Frey, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, and Rick Derringer have to do with Colorado music history? Three are current or past residents in the state – and two were produced by a famous rock producer who had a label in Denver (Tumbleweed) in the 60s, who recorded the first two records to come out of Caribou Ranch, and who subsequently went on to become the Eagles producer in the mid-70s.

Video Pick of the Week:  Danny Shafer and his family are among those who lost their home and possessions in Lyons this year.  There have been numerous benefits in support of Danny, the Tillers, and the many others who have lost because of the floods.  This video is from one of those benefits… grab the Kleenex kids.  

PLAYLIST S7 EP39 OCT 2013

Glenn Frey “Smuggler’s Blues” from Solo Collection (1984)
Joe Cocker “Hard Knocks” from Hard Knocks (2012)
Joe Johnson “Ketchikan” from New West Sound (2013)
(N) Petals of Spain “Love (Really Breaks)” from Petals of Spain (2013) 
(N) Equally Challenged “All My Love” from Equally Challenged (2013) 
Nathaniel Rateliff “Don’t Get Too Close” from Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013)
(D) Balue “Grow Up” from Quiet Dreamer (2013) 
Dressy Bessy “Anyone Can See” from Holler and Stomp (2008)
Gromet “Sink or Sail” from Colorado Captain (2010)
Whiskey Bottles “Fell In Love With A Stranger” from Grandville (2013)
Alan & Martin “Missin’ Kissin’ You” from Only Boys Back Then (2012)
Palmer Divide “Knockin’ At Your Door” from Shenandoah Train (2009)
Keith Oxman “All Dudes” from Doing All Right (2009)
Joe Walsh “Rocky Mountain Way” from The Smoker You Get The Player You Get (1973)
Rick Derringer “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” from All American Boy (1973)
(D) The Fray “Love Don’t Die” from Love Don’t Die (2013)
Churchill “Ark In A Flood” from Change EP (2012)
Jeff Brinkman “Halo” from Strange (2012)
(N) Poco “Rockin’ Horse Blues” from All Fired Up (2013)
Lisa Bell “Bring the Love” from The Italian Project (2013)
(D) David Starr “Alive Again” from Alive Again (2013)
String Cheese Incident “Tinder Box” from Untying the Not (2003)
(N) Monocle Band “Water Sky” from Monocle Band (2013)
(N) Taarka “Go to the Ledge” from Adventures in Vagabondia (2013)
Tia Fuller “Ralphie’s Groove” from Angelic Warrior (2012)

The Colorado Sound S7 EP37 OCT 2013

Goat_Logo_color_on_whiteThis week’s playlist features a couple of acts made up of some folks I’ve had the pleasure of following musically for the past fifteen years.  Equally Challenged features guys who were in established Fort Collins bands like Fatty Jenkins, Brakeman Junction, and Zonky Tonk Zydeco.  Toad In the Hole is essentially Kristi VanDeWalker, Geoff Morris, and Mark Serratoni from the band Zeut, all of whom I’ve known now since the late 90s.  Also featured this week, the new Nathaniel Rateliff (and what is more or less The Wheel) release…

Video Pick of the Week:  I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to what’s really popular out of Colorado – and no doubt with over 131-thousand views in just a few days, the new video from former Colorado Springs (Air Force Academy) and Greeley (UNC) resident Tyler Ward qualifies as impressively popular.  Equally, his EP  Hello. Love. Heartbreak. (September 2012) went to #1 across 15 worldwide iTunes singer/songwriter charts.  

PLAYLIST CS S7 EP37 OCT 2013

Sixteen Horsepower “Black Soul Choir” from Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes (1996)
Soul Merchants “Crowns of Glory” from Soul Merchants (2007)
(N) Joe Johnson “Salvation” from New West Sound (2013)
Strange Americans “Plastic Pearls” from A Royal Battle (2012)
The Belle Jar “Union Station” from Union Station (2013)
the Patti Fiasco “Small Town Lights” from Small Town Lights (2013)
Petals of Spain “I Gotta Know” from Petals of Spain (2013)
The Apples in Stereo “No One In the World” from Travellers in Space and Time (2010)
(D) Equally Challenged “Hey Now” from Equally Challenged (2013) (N) Toad In the Hole “Wiser” from APT 203 (2013) Churchill “Made A List” from Change EP (2012)
Jami Lunde “Some Place Tonight” from Big Black Birds (2011)
Jim Stranahan “Hip Street” from Free For All (2010)
the Subdudes “Help Is On the Way” from The Subdudes (1989)
Leftover Salmon “Dance On Your Head” from The Nashville Sessions (1999)
(D) Nathaniel Rateliff “Don’t Get Too Close” from Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013) Elephant Revival “Grace of A Woman” from These Changing Skies (2013)
Varlet “Eastern” from The Drifter (2012)
Paul Sammons “Woke Up This Morning” from A Lifetime Ago (2013)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Rocksteady” from Rocksteady (2010)
Selina Albright “Brighter” from Brighter (2013)
Rob Drabkin “Little Steps” from Little Steps EP (2013)
(D) The Piedmont Brothers Band “And Settlin’ Down” from Back to the Country (2013)
Finnders and Youngberg “Diner” from I Don’t Want Love You Won’t Give Until I Cry (2013)
Tia Fuller “Descend to Barbados” from Angelic Warrior (2012)