News Notes & Spins June 1 2013

station controlOkay … this is late.  It’s June… the festival season has started and my calendar is PACKED!  So if I’m late or if a new show is not done each week you’ll know why.  Not much on my end to report really… the Colorado Sound Live365 could use your help. We had a great 1st month, but May’s listens fell by over 50% … so would love to see that you’re listening.  The blog broke a record for unique views in a month with over 2000 for May.  So while the blog readership went up, the station listens went down … weird.  Here’s the link to the station – The Colorado Sound Live365 

cprLogoOpenAir 1340 has started a new program on CPR News (90.1 FM in Denver, cpr.org) called the Best of Mile High Noon. It’s an hour long show featuring all Colorado music, basically condensing a week’s worth of Mile High Noon (weekdays at noon on OpenAir) segments into a full hour. Runs Thursdays at 9 pm and repeats Sundays at 6 pm. Very exciting opportunity for OpenAir to bring Colorado music to the FM dial.

kgnu logoKGNU’s 25th Annual “Charles Sawtelle Mountain Jam” will be held in the side yard of the Gold Hill Inn on Sunday, July 21st, 11am-4:30 pm Mollie O’Brien and the Hamkickers will headline, with Giddy Up Kitty and Finnders and Youngberg rounding out the bill. There will be Texas-style BBQ, salads, corn on the cob, microbrews and Mead available for purchase. More information online at http://www.kgnu.org

kdnkKDNK news team won the regional Edward R Murrow award for a report that they did on a local crime issue and they are finalists for the national award. Eric Skalac and Ed Williams are our team. Kat Rich, our Events Coordinator has moved on to greener pastures.

MAY VIDEO PICKS  

TOP 40 SPINS – May 2013

298 titles tracked in May
180 titles were reported as played at least once.
(CC) = Colorado Connection
(D) = album/ep debut on chart
(R) = reenter
[date] = Date added to reporting list

(D) 1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind (Yellow Dog) Blues [18-May-13](D) 2. ChurchillThe War Within EP (A&M/Octone) Rock [27-Apr-13]
(6) 3. The LumineersThe Lumineers (Dualtone) Americana [1-Mar-12]
(8) 4. Otis TaylorMy World Is Gone (Telarc) Blues [20-Jan-13]
(2) 5. Paper BirdRooms (self) Indie/New Alternative [16-Feb-13]
(D) 6. Jeff Scroggins & ColoradoWestern Branches (self) Bluegrass [1-May-13]
(1) 7. Thom ChaconThom Chacon (Pie Records) Americana [6-Mar-13]
(R) 8. Ryan ChrysA Lick & A Promise (self) Americana [7-Feb-13]
(4) 9. DeVotchKaLive with the Colorado Symphony (Cicero Recordings) Indie/New Alternative [1-Nov-12]
(25) 10. Jeff Brinkman BandStrange (self) Pop/adult [1-Dec-12]
(29) 11. Beki HemingwayI Have Big Plans For The World (Salt Lady Records) Rock [20-Apr-13]
(D) 12. Danny ShaferWherever You Are (Tolstar Records) Folk [25-Apr-13]
(7) 13. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop) Folk [1-Nov-12]
(R) 14. Petals of Spain Soul Canon (self) Rock [26-Feb-13]
(D) 15. Sam LeeRaise Your Flag (self) Pop [9-May-13]
(R) 16. Brad Goode Chicago Red (Origin Records) Jazz [15-Feb-13]
(14) 17. Danielle Ate The Sandwich {like a king} (Youngest Daughter Records) Folk [1-May-12]
(D) 18. a. Tom Collins Stick & Poke (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [19-Apr-13]
(20) 19. Fierce Bad RabbitMaestro and the Elephant (self) Rock [5-Jan-13]
(R) 20. The SwaybackDouble Four Time (self) Rock [1-Mar-12]
(R) 21. Mike Clark & the Sugar SoundsRound and Round (Blank Tape) Indie/New Alternative [19-Jan-13]
(R) 21. You, Me and ApolloS/T [EP] (self) Indie/New Alternative [1-Dec-12]
(R) 22. Head for the Hills Live (self) Bluegrass [1-May-12]
(10) 23. Andy HackbarthTreadmill Horses EP (January Records) Indie/New Altervative [13-Apr-13]
(31) 23. Austin Young & No DifferenceBlue As Can Be (Vizztone) Blues [23-Mar-13]
(22) 24. The Haunted WindchimesOut with the Crow (Blank Tape) Folk [1-Apr-12]
(16) 25. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats Eyes on the Prize (self) Blues [7-Feb-13]
(D) 26. Selina AlbrightBrighter (self) Urban Contemporary [9-May-13]
(R) 27. A Boy and His Kite A Boy and His Kite (self) Indie/New Alternative [7-Jan-13]
(26) 27. Esme PattersonAll Princes, I (Greater Than Collective) Indie/New Alternative [1-Sep-12]
(R) 27. String Cheese IncidentCan’t Wait Another Day [single] (SCI Fidelity) Rock [1-Oct-12]
(11) 28. Elephant RevivalIt’s Alive EP (Ruff Shod/Nettwork) Folk [1-Nov-12]
(R) 29. Calder’s RevolversSteady By Your Side (self) Rock [1-Nov-12]
(D) 29. The Changing Colors Joan & the King (Blank Tape) Folk [27-Apr-13]
(D) 30. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues (self) Bluegrass [23-Mar-13]
(9) 31. SHEL SHEL (Moraine Records / Mad King Records) Folk [1-Aug-12]
(28) 32. Patrick DethlefsFall & Rise (self) Folk [1-Jun-12]
(D) 33. Sawmill Joe Jeffco (self) Americana [9-May-13]
(R) 34. Ben HauglandPoint of No Return (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [1-Jun-12]
(D) 34. Desirae GarciaIll Fitting (Blank Tape) Folk [20-Apr-13]

Fell Out of the TOP 40 in May
3. The Congress – The Loft Tapes EP
5. WhiteWater Ramble – Roots & Groove
12. Euforquestra – Let Us In
13. Farmington Hill – Bridge to Nowhere
15. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
17. Trout Steak Revival – Flight
18. Blue Canyon Boys – Next Go Round
19. Grant Sabin – Anthromusicology
21. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade
23. FaceMan – Talk Talk Talk
24. Bonnie & The Clydes – Wrong Side Up
27. Poet’s Row – Poet’s Row
28. Wire Faces – King Cataract
29. Flobots – The Circle In the Square
29. OneRepublic – Native
30. Dennis Wanebo – Running On Gravity
32. Joshua Novak – Ephemeron
33. Churchill – The Change EP
33. Lisa Bell – The Italian Project
33. Take to the Oars – The Bow & the Stern EP
34. The Yawpers – Capon Crusade
35. The Gromet – Barren

MAY ADDS
AdrienneO – Innocence
Air Dubai – Be Calm
Bang!Bang!Crisis – Hands [single]
Birch Street – Down the Line [single]
Cary Morin – Streamline
Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
Chimney Choir – (compass)
Hezekiah Goode – Two Billion Acres of Salt
Jack Yoder & The 2 Piece Suit – Songs We Don’t Know
James and The Devil – Sample This
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
Long Road Home – Headed Back to Dixieland
Remus Tucker Band – South of New Orleans
Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag
Sarah Kelton – Long Story Short
Sawmill Joe – Jeffco Ltd.
Selina Albright – Brighter
Sour Boy Bitter Girl – The Days After the Fire
The Gristle Gals – Sweet Pea
The Mile Markers – For the Madness
The Seven Hats – Scientific American
Zach Daniels – Silversmith

STATION BY STATION 

[X] = number of “current” titles reported as played in reporting period.  This is so you’ll not only see what the top five records getting the most spins are at any station, but also how many “current year” releases are getting played.

cassie taylor, out of my mindKAFM (Grand Junction) [27]
1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
2. Fox Steet Allstars – Tough Talk
3. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
3. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
3. The Lumineers – The Lumineers

otis taylor_my world is goneKDNK (Carbondale) [21]
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
2. Leftover Salmon – Aquatic Hitchhiker
2. O’Brien Party of 7 (CC) – Reincarnation, The Songs of Roger Miller
2. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow

Farmington HillKDUR (Durango) – frozen
1. Farmington Hill – Bridge to Nowhere
2. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon
3. Beautiful Loser Society – The Desperate Promenade
3. Tia Fuller (CC) – Angelic Warrior
4. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony

paper bird_roomsKGNU (Boulder) [26]
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
2. Rebecca Folsom – Reunion
3. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I

Mike Clark_Round and RoundKRCC (Colorado Springs) [11]
1. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
2. The Changing Colors – Joan & the King
3. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
4. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
5. Trout Steak Revival – Flight

cassie taylor, out of my mindKRFC (Fort Collins) [>100}
1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
2..Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
3. Blue Grama – Dust Bowl Blues
3. Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Western Branches
3. Paper Bird – Rooms

otis taylor_my world is goneKUNC (Greeley) [11]
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Churchill – The War Within EP
4. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange

brad goode chicago redKUVO (Denver) [10]
1. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
2. Polarity – King of Hearts
3. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes
4. Tia Fuller (CC) – Angelic Warrior
5. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return

cassie taylor, out of my mindKVNF (Paonia) [7]
1. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
2. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP
2. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
3. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant
3. SHEL – SHEL

paper bird_roomsOPEN-AIR 1340 AM (Denver) [62]
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
3. Glowing House – The Down and Out EP
4. Esme Patterson – All Princes, I
5. Jesse Manley – A Path Through the Dark

churchill, the war withinThe Colorado Sound [37]
1. Churchill – The War Within EP
2. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World
3. Cassie Taylor (CC) – Out of My Mind
3. Danny Shafer – Whererver You Are
3. Selina Albright – Brighter

GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

lumineersAmericana/Alt.country/Bluegrass
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Thom Chacon – Thom Chacon
3. Ryan Chrys – A Lick & A Promise
4. Head for the Hills – Live
5. Sawmill Joe – Jeffco Ltd.

otis taylor_my world is goneBlues/Rhythm & Blues
1. Otis Taylor – My World Is Gone
2. Austin Young & No Difference – Blue As Can Be
3. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats – Eyes on the Prize
4. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band f/Erica Brown – Tangled Road Again
5. Sofie Reed – Simplicity Chased Trouble Away

selinaalbright2Dance/Funk/Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
1. Selina Albright – Brighter
2. Bop Skizzum – Coloradical
3. Air Dubai – Be Calm
3. Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline
4. Flobots – The Circle In the Square

danny shafter wherever you areFolk/folk-rock/singer-songwriter
1. Danny Shafer – Wherever You Are
2. Sera Cahoone (CC) – Deer Creek Canyon
3. Danielle Ate The Sandwich – {like a king}
4. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
4. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive EP

paper bird_roomsIndie/New Alternative
1. Paper Bird – Rooms
2. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
3. a. Tom Collins – Stick & Poke
4. Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – Round and Round
4. You, Me and Apollo – S/T [EP]

brad goode chicago redJazz/Instrumental
1. Brad Goode – Chicago Red
2. Ben Haugland – Point of No Return
3. Shirley – From A Bright Clearing
4. Raincheck – Raincheck
5. Tom Gershwin – Sweet Pastimes

sam lee, raise your flagPOP / Contemporary Adult / Crossover
1. Sam Lee – Raise Your Flag
2. Andy Hackbarth – Treadmill Horses EP
3. Birch Street – Down the Line [single]
4. Rebecca Folsom – Reunion
5. Lindsey Saunders – Nothing Normal

churchill, the war withinROCK / AAA / ALT / AOR
1. Churchill – The War Within EP
2. Jeff Brinkman Band – Strange
3. Beki Hemingway – I Have Big Plans For The World
4. Petals of Spain – Soul Canon
5. Fierce Bad Rabbit – Maestro and the Elephant

The Colorado Sound S7 EP20 May 2013

grizzly goat adamsWOW — you guys set an all time high for unique page reads … I am honored, thank you … we broke 2000 unique page reads for the month … cool 🙂    So… Memorial weekend.  Hope you had a great weekend in the sun.  It sure was pretty out.  Hitting some outdoor shows… getting ready to start the season up in Fort Collins next Thursday… with WhiteWater Ramble on Old Town Square stage.   New shared music this week from James & the Devil.

Video Pick of the Week … this came in just in time to make deadline .. the new Andy Hackbarth .. 

PLAYLIST S7 EP20 May 2013

Beast “Ev’ry Man Hears Different Music” from “Beast” (1969)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Beauty Queen” from Crimes of Passion (2004)
(D) Remus Tucker Band “Night Thang” from South of New Orleans (2013)
Ryan Chrys “Stand & Be Counted” from A Lick & A Promise (2013)
Beki Hemingway “Lay It Down” from I Have Big Plans for the World (2013)
Danny Shafer “American In Me” from Wherever You Are (2013)
Jeremy Dion “Desperate Mama” from Golden Some Day (2013)
Jami Lunde “A Little Bit Blue” from Big Black Birds (2011)
(D) James and The Devil “Message of Love” from Sample This (2013) 
The Informants “Crime Scene Queen” from Crime Scene Queen (2009)
Dirty Lookers “Cry On” from Audio Voyeur (2011)
Megan Burtt “Walls Come Down” from Megan Burtt (2008)
Jon Wirtz “Country” from 2010 Christmas Tunes (2010)
The Astronauts “Baja” from Movin’ (American Surf and Sand Album) (2011)
The Samples “Heaven” from Rehearsing for Life (2005)
Dennis Wanebo “Running On Gravity” from Running On Gravity (2013)
Sofie Reed “Baby Boo Got Gone” from Baby Boo Got Gone (2004)
(D) a. Tom Collins “Mambo” from Stick & Poke (2013)
(D) Wendy Woo “Walk Along the Water” from Live (2013)
Churchill “Gone Too Long” from War Within EP (2013)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Matter of Time” from Maestro & the Elephant (2013)
Dubskin “Freedom Fighter” from Release from Fear (2011)
WhiteWater Ramble “One Tree” from Roots & Groove (2013)
Emmitt-Nershi Band “New Country Blues” from New Country Blues (2009)
Manuel Lopez Trio “Samba Grubinho” from Searching Out (2013)

The Colorado Sound S7 EP19 May 2013

station controlDefinitely a crazy week for new releases with 8 debut or new cuts shared.  B-day wishes out to John Hayes, Garret Sayer (the Motet), Jamie Hillyer (Module Overload Recording Studio) , Chris Maestas (Wendy Wood Band), and Tyler Grant (Grant Farm) among others. … That’s about it … enjoy the video and music shares this week.

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK = King Rat 

PLAYLIST S7 EP19 May 2013

(D) = album/ep/single debut
(N) = new cut from previously debuted album/ep

Chris Daniels & the Kings “Testify” from When You’re Cool (1987)
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Depot Street” from That’s What I Like About the South (1989)
(D) Sam Lee “Livin’ It Up” from Raise Your Flag (2013) Petals of Spain “I Gotta Know” from Soul Canon (2013)
Post Paradise “Digging Secrets” from Digging Secrets (2013)
(D) Ashley Buchart “Call It Gone” from Call It Gone (2011)
Dave Sonner “Artists Heart” from The American Campus (2011)
(D) Birch Street “Down the Line” from Down the Line (2013)(D) Air Dubai “Warning (feat. Patricia Lynn)” from All Day (2012)Bop Skizzum “Beauty Queen” from Beauty Queen (2011)
(D) Blue Grama “Blue Side of the Mountain” from Dust Bowl Blues (2013)
Romano Paoletti “Can You Run” from Story of a Lifetime (2010)
Adam Stern “Alchemical Rooms” from Twang Shui (2009)
Psychodelic Zombiez “Babaganouj” from S.A.C. (1996)
Electric Swingset “Middle Ground” from Inebriated Witchdoctor (1996)
(N) Selina Albright “Why Does Life” from Brighter (2013)
Charlotte Sass “Lighter Things” from Lighter Things (2012)
Churchill “The War Within” from War Within EP (2013)
(D) Cassie Taylor “Again” from Out Of My Mind (2013)Otis Taylor “Little Willie” from Clovis People Vol. 3 (2010)
(N) Andy Palmer “Good Son” from Hazard of the Die (2013)
Thom Chacon “Chasing the Pain” from Thom Chacon (2013)
Longest Day Of The Year “Change Our Ways” from Turn Into the Ground (2012)
Raincheck “Oh Brother” from Raincheck (2012)