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April 8, 2012

NEWS & NOTES:

(D) = album debut   (N) = new track from album debuted

Firefall “Mexico” from Firefall (1976)
Kenny Perkins “Tiny Distraction” from Wild Frontier (2011)
Tennis “It All Feels the Same” from Young and Old (2012)
Spires “Blue Occupation” from Spires (2011)
Jux County “Come See” from Haxtun (1999)
(D) Spoke In Wordz “Sugar Pills” [single] (2012)
Broken Tongues “Does Hip Hop Remember the Jazz?” from Crooked Skyline (2012)
Veronica “Hurley Wax” from Emerging From Troubled Days (2011)
The Swayback “Double Four Time” from Double Four Time (2012)
(N) The Haunted Windchimes “Out With the Crow” from Out With The Crow (2012)
(N) Jonny Barber & the Living Deads “Blackout Snow White” from Jonny Barber & The Living Deads (2011)
(N) Jekylls “The Sweet Factory” from The Sweet Factory (2012)
Eric Gunnison “Bronwyn Kate” from Trios (2012)
Earth, Wind & Fire “Fantasy” from All ‘n’ All (1977)
(N) Blender Cats “Feelin’ Funky 1” from Just Like This (2012)
(N) Musketeer Gripweed “Mama Knows” from Straight Razor Revival (2012)
The Congress “Minutes” from The Congress (2010)
Townes Van Zandt “Snowing on Ratone” from E-Town Live Two (1999)
Dianne Reeves “What A Little Moonlight Can Do” from A Little Moonlight (2003)
Petals of Spain “Working 9 to 5” from Late Night Visitor (2011)
The Motet “The Lesson” from Play (2000)
(N) Katya Chorover “Whiskey Clouds” from Big Big Love (2011)
(N) Grant Farm “Tell Me, Tell Me” from Grant Farm (2012)
(D) The Park Hill Brass Nonet “A Night In Tunisia” from Hot To Cool (2011)

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April 4, 2012

Tuesday, April 3rd- The Mayor of the City of Fort Collins declared her appreciation to the musicians and music lovers in this city and proclaimed April 2012 as LOCAL MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH, urging all citizens to join in recognizing the great contributions made by local musicians to help make Fort Collins an important cultural center.

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April 4, 2012

FREE Professional Development Series for Musicians “Road Warriors: The Ins & Outs of Touring” scheduled for April 14

featuring hip-hop artist ‘Speech’ from the group Arrested Development hosted by Nick Forster (eTown) & including Johnny Hickman (Cracker), John Magnie (subDudes), Karl Alvarez (The Descendents)

Fort Collins, Colorado —The Fort Collins Musicians Association (FoCoMA) and Bohemian Foundation are pleased to announce the next workshop in their FoCoMA:ProDev series, a professional development series for musicians in Northern Colorado.

“Road Warriors: The Ins & Outs of Touring” will include featured guest ‘Speech’ of the Grammy-winning hip-hop group Arrested Development.  Nick Forster (eTown, Hot Rize) will serve as host and moderator.  Also included on the panel are John Magnie (subDudes, 3 Twins Broadband), Karl Alvarez (The Descendents, ALL), and Johnny Hickman (Cracker, Hickman-Dalton Gang).  They will be discussing everything you wanted to know about surviving life on the road as a musician.

WHO:  Fort Collins Musicians Association (FoCoMA) & Bohemian Foundation

WHAT:   “Road Warriors: The Ins & Outs of Touring”

FoCoMA: ProDev Series presented by Bohemian Foundation
Nick Forster (eTown, Hot Rize) = moderator/host
Speech (Arrested Development) = featured guest
John Magnie (subDudes, 3 Twins) = panelist
Karl Alvarez (The Descendents, ALL) = panelist
Johnny Hickman (Cracker, Hickman-Dalton Gang) = panelist

WHEN:  Saturday, April 14, 2012 3:00-4:30 PM
WHERE:  The Armory Event Hall 314 East Mountain Ave Fort Collins, CO 80524
COST:  Free
RSVP:   www.bohemiannights.org/ProDev3

ProDev will take place during the weekend of the Fort Collins Musicians Experiment (FoCoMX) which features 300+ bands at 30+ venues over 2 nights.  For more information on FoCoMX, please visit www.focomx.org.

The goal of the FoCoMA:ProDev series is to find ways to help the music community of Fort Collins to become one of the best places in the country, in reputation and in fact, for the creation of music.  The series aims to strengthen the skills local musicians need to master the music industry by providing educational and professional growth opportunities.

The event is sponsored by Bohemian Foundation with collaboration from FoCoMA, Beet Street and SpokesBUZZ Fort Collins.  The workshop is free and open to the public.  Musicians of all calibers are invited to attend.  Space is limited.  To reserve a seat, please RSVP at www.bohemianfoundation.org/ProDev3

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April 3, 2012

I get a pretty fair amount of news about radio.  Radio has been a major part of my life, back to my childhood when my dad was a radio announcer in Alaska.  Radio has been changing for several years now.  The proverbial writing is on the wall – I will very likely, in my lifetime, see the end of the standard AM/FM terrestrial broadcasting that’s been a part of my life.  It’s not the “style” of radio that is changing as much as it is the technology used to broadcast and receive it.  The internet has changed everything as we know.  And yes, content “style” has and is changing.

Here’s the overview of The Pew Research Center:  The State of the News Media 2012 – An Annual Report on American Journalism.   (for full report) … it’s a very illuminating report.

In 2011, the digital revolution entered a new era.

The age of mobile, in which people are connected to the web wherever they are, arrived in earnest. More than four in ten American adults now own a smartphone. One in five owns a tablet. New cars are manufactured with internet built in. With more mobility comes deeper immersion into social networking.

For news, the new era brings mixed blessings.

New research released in this report finds that mobile devices are adding to people’s news consumption, strengthening the lure of traditional news brands and providing a boost to long-form journalism. Eight in ten who get news on smartphones or tablets, for instance, get news on conventional computers as well. People are taking advantage, in other words, of having easier access to news throughout the day – in their pocket, on their desks and in their laps.

At the same time, a more fundamental challenge that we identified in this report last year has intensified — the extent to which technology intermediaries now control the future of news.

Two trends in the last year overlap and reinforce the sense that the gap between the news and technology industries is widening. First, the explosion of new mobile platforms and social media channels represents another layer of technology with which news organizations must keep pace.

Second, in the last year a small number of technology giants began rapidly moving to consolidate their power by becoming makers of “everything” in our digital lives. Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and a few others are maneuvering to make the hardware people use, the operating systems that run those devices, the browsers on which people navigate, the e-mail services on which they communicate, the social networks on which they share and the web platforms on which they shop and play. And all of this will provide these companies with detailed personal data about each consumer.  (go read the rest via the link above)

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April 3, 2012

KIIX AM 1410 Now Playing Big Country Classics

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April 1, 2012

Happy Spring.  As I sit and write today we’re expecting record setting temps along the Front Range.  And as I sit and review the adds and spins for the month it appears we’ve had a record setting month.  The Lumineers self-titled debut on Dualtone Records was added by more stations (commercial and non-comm) than I’ve seen the past couple of years,  aside from much more well established and nationally popular acts like DeVotchKa, landing the debut far in front of the pack in scoring.  I fully expect that The Lumineers release will rise up quickly on the national CMJ charts that measure non-comm and college radio, where the new Tennis release, Young & Old, has held onto TOP 3 positions the past couple of weeks.

I’m often asked how many Colorado albums a year are produced and distributed to radio.  Going back through the past couple of years worth of charts, it appears I’ve tracked about 340 or so album titles during any given 12-14 month period, of which approximately 45-50% receive any measurable airplay monthly.  I estimate there are over 500 records a year coming from Colorado bands today, whether produced here or elsewhere.

I do have to point out that there are some severely underrepresented styles of music on the list of releases, including most forms of Loud Music (metal, punk, etc), hip-hop/rap, and pop-country.  It’s not that the music isn’t being recorded, nor is it that we lack that music in our live music scene.  Quite frankly these are highly popular styles that just don’t seem to grab the attention of the independent djs and programmers that make up the bulk of those who appear on air at the community and public radio stations I cull the spin data from.

I highly recommend paying attention to Westword and HeyReverb, as both those media outlets do an excellent job of exposing all of us to those styles we may not hear on the airwaves around the state.  And yes, I too wish for greater inclusion of all styles of music in radio and at the numerous music festivals regionally.  It is a common topic of conversation among those of us engaged in music festivals and radio around the state.

Re live music … I came across an article in Westword this past couple of weeks that’s worth mentioning … WESTAF introduces Independent Music on Tour, a grant program for local musicians.

Re radio news … KDNK (Carbondale) has a new Underwriter Director: Jen Roeser    …and KBUT (Crested Butte) is starting a new segment titled “Artistically Speaking” that will highlight cultural and art events from Gunnison to Crested Butte.  The segment is brought to KBUT by the Arts Alliance, and will air M, W, and F at 10 AM.

Speaking of radio — I’ve added a new feature this month.  Following the station by station breakdown, I’ve provided a Genre/Program Format breakdown that encompasses the major genres and/or radio program formats i.e.
Americana
Blues
Bluegrass
Folk
Funk/Hip Hop/Urban Contemporary
Indie/New-Alternative
Jazz
Pop/Adult Contemporary
Rock/Adult Alternative.

TOP 40 MOST SPUN TITLES – March 2012
(336 titles tracked / 164 titles reported as played)
(LM) TM / [date added]
(D) = debut, first time on chart
(R) = re-entered chart

(D) 1.  The Lumineers – The Lumineers (Dualtone) Folk-rock [Mar-12}
(13) 2.  Katie Glassman - Snapshot (self) Country-jazz [Feb-12]
(19) 3.  Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You (self) Country-pop crossover [Feb-12]
(2) 4.  Otis Taylor – Contraband (Telarc) Blues [Feb-12]
(4) 5.  Tennis – Young & Old (Fat Possum) Indie/pop [Feb-12]
(1) 6.  Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s (self) Alt-country [Jan-12]
(3) 7.  Longest Day of the Year – Turn Into the Ground (self) Alt-country-rock [Nov-11]
(17) 8.  Bad Weather California – Sunkissed (Family Tree) indie/alternative [Feb-12]
(D) 9.  Catch Bees – Newman’s Open Choir (On Joyful Wings) indie/alternative [Feb-12]
(25) 10.  Finnders & Youngberg – FY5 (self) Bluegrass/country-folk [Apr-11]
(D) 11.  Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline (self) Hip-Hop [Feb-12]
(D) 11.   The Swayback – Double Four Time (self) rock/alternative [Feb-12]
(D) 12.  Churchill – The Change (Wire Bird) indie/alternative [Feb-12]
(6) 13.  Harry Tuft & Friends – Treasures Untold (Manasses Records) Folk [Nov-11]
(12) 14.  Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis (self) Blues [Aug-11]
(5) 15.  Fierce Bad Rabbit – Live and Learn (self) indie/alternative [Nov-11]
(R) 16.  Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New (Dazzle Recordings) Jazz [Feb-11]
(R) 17.  The Patti Fiasco – The Patti Fiasco (self) country-rock [Jul-11]
(R) 18.  Mosey West – Vaca Money (self) Rock [Sep-11]
(R) 19.  Paper Bird – Carry On (Long Spoon) Folk  [Jul-11]
(D) 20.  Eric Gunnison – Trios (Synergy Music) Jazz [Feb-12]
(27) 21.  John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty (Free School) adult alternative [Apr-11]
(R) 22.  Beats Noir! – Beats Noir! (self) Hip-Hop/rock [Aug-11]
(D) 22.  Overcasters – Curses/Prayers (self) Rock [Mar-12]
(6) 23.  Katya Chorover – Big Big Love (Cat and Moon Records) Country-folk [Oct-11]
(D) 24.  Chimney Choir – (ladder) (self) folk-rock [Mar-12]
(20) 25.  Turn 4 – What You Do About It (Fuck All Y’all Records) alternative country rock [Nov-11]
(D) 26.  Ronnie Shellist – Trust Is Gone (self) Blues [Mar-12]
(10) 27.  The Haunted Windchimes – Live at the Western Jubilee (Blank Tape) Folk [May-11]
(28) 28.  Fox Street Allstars – Welcome to the Mighty Pleasin’ (self) Rock/roots/r&b [Jan-11]
(R) 29.  Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson (Ryko) Blues [Jan-11]
(7) 30.  Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost (self) Rock/roots rock [Oct-11]
(18) 30.  Spring Creek – Hold On Me (self) Bluegrass [Jul-11]
(R) 31.  Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes (self) Country/classic [Feb-11]
(10) 31.  Varlet – The Drifter (self) indie/alternative [Dec-11]
(D) 32.  Mr. Anonymous – Champion Sound (self) Rock/reggae [Mar-12]
(D) 32.  Rebel Tongue – Movin’ On (self) Hip-Hop [Mar-12]
(R) 32.  The Hickman-Dalton Gang – The Hickman-Dalton Gang Vol II (self) alternative country rock [Jun-11]
(13) 32.  The Yawpers – Savage Blue (Adventure Records) Rock/roots [Jan-12]
(R) 33.  El Toro De La Muerte – Danger These Days (self) Rock [Aug-11]
(D) 33.  J. Miller Band – The Road to ELVado (self) country-folk [Mar-12]
(15) 33.  Juno What?! – Shameless (self) Funk/disco [Jan-11]

DROPPED OUT OF TOP 40
8. Devotchka – 100 Lovers
9. FaceMan – Feeding Time
11. Hindershot – Curse Us All
14. SHEL – When the Dragon Came Down
16. Ian Cooke – Fortitude
19. Places – No More Wasted Days
21. Petals of Spain – Late Night Visitor
22. Rose Hill Drive – Americana
22. The Don’ts and Be Carefuls – Sun Hits
23. Justin Roth – Now You Know
24. John Oates – Mississippi Mile
26. Achille Lauro – Flight or Flight
26. Rorey Carroll – Roadside Lullabies
27. Georgann Low – Les Progres De L’Amour (Seasons Of Love)
27. Wasteland Hop – Mother Acre
28. Rene Marie – Voice Of My Beautiful Country
29. Andy Palmer – Sometime Around
29. Kim Jones – Lucky Girl
29. You Me and Apollo – Cards with Cheats

MARCH ADDS
Andy Thorn – Fire In The Sky
Ben Markley – Shadow Valley
Bike Theft – EP
C.P. Carrington – The Valley
Chimney Choir – (ladder)
Euforquestra – Let Us In
Fresh Jefferson – Soulhawke
Gold Metal Sleeper – S/T
Hearts in Space – Already Gone
J. Miller Band – The Road to Elvado
Jaden Carlson – Tell Me What You See
John Oates Band – The Bluesville Sessions
Le Divorce – The Sting and The Light
Mr. Anonymous – Champion Sound
Overcasters – Curses/Prayers
Rebel Tongue – Movin’ On
Ronnie Shellist – Trust Is Gone
StaG – Rifle Meeker
Steve Kovalheck | Ben Markley | Marty Kenney | Chris Smith – Raincheck
Taylor Scott & Another Kind Of Magick – Back To Beale Live
The Blender Cats – Just Like This
The Canopy – Catch the Breeze
The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow
The Jekylls – The Sweet Factory
The Lumineers – The Lumineers
The Morning Clouds – Wasted Youth Blues
The Pretty Sure – Subtle Sabotage
Tim Yunker and the Sound Junkies – Microphones Don’t Lie
Wheelchair Sports Camp – Where We All Live

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STATION BY STATION

KAFM (Grand Junction)
1. Otis Taylor – Contraband
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Driftwood Fire – How to Untangle a Heartache
4. Catch Bees – Newman’s Open Choir
4. Juno What?! – Shameless

KDNK (Carbondale)
* Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes
* Chimney Choir – (ladder)
* Halden Wofford & the HI Beams – Live at Hodi’s
* The Haunted Windchimes – Live at the Western Jubilee
* John Oates – Mississippi Mile

KGNU (Boulder)
1. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
1. Mr. Anonymous – Champion Sound
2. Great American Taxi – Paradise Lost
2. Otis Taylor – Contraband
2. Paper Bird – Carry On

KRCC (Colorado Springs)
1. A Shoreline Dream – Losing Them All To This Time
1. Tennis – Young & Old
2. Eric Shiveley – Crybaby
2. Otis Taylor – Contraband
3. The Haunted Windchimes – Out with the Crow

KRFC (Fort Collins)
1. Tennis – Young & Old
2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. Euforquestra – Let Us In
4. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
4. Coles Whalen – I Wrote This For You

KUNC (Greeley)
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty
2. SHEL – When the Dragon Came Down
2. Wendy Woo – Austerity
3. Harry Tuft & Friends – Treasures Untold

KUVO (Denver)
1. Eric Gunnison – Trios
2. Playground – Dreams Go Through My Mind
3. Josh Quinlin Quintet – Mountain Time Standards
4. Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New
5. Steve Kovalheck | Ben Markley | Marty Kenney | Chris Smith – Raincheck

KVNF (Paonia)
1. Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams – Live at Hodi’s
2. Katie Glassman – Snapshot
3. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
3. Otis Taylor – Contraband
3. Paper Bird – Carry On

Open Air 1340 (Denver)
* a. Tom Collins – OH NO!
* Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
* Catch Bees – Newman’s Open Choir
* Hindershot – Curse Us All
* Paper Bird – Carry On

The Colorado Sound
1. Katie Glassman – Snapshot
2. Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You
3. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
3. The Swayback – Double Four Time
4. Churchill – The Change

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BY GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT

Americana/Alt.country/Alt.country-rock
1. Katie Glassman – Snapshot
2. Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Live at Hodi’s
3. Longest Day of the Year – Turn Into the Ground
4. The Patti Fiasco – The Patti Fiasco
5. Katya Chorover – Big Big Love

Blues
1. Otis Taylor – Contraband
2. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
3. Ronnie Shellist – Trust Is Gone
4. Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
5. Papa Juke – Out Of The Blues

Bluegrass
1. Finnders & Youngberg – FY5
2. Spring Creek – Hold On Me
3. Dave Richey & Ruined Nation – No Peace of Mind
3. Trout Steak Revival – Trout Steak Revival
4. Clarke Wright – Fiddleride

Folk/singer-songwriter/folk-rock
1. Harry Tuft & Friends – Treasures Untold
2. Paper Bird – Carry On
3. The Haunted Windchimes – Live at the Western Jubilee
4. Justin Roth – Now You Know
5. SHEL – When the Dragon Came Down

Funk/Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
1. Broken Tongues – Crooked Skyline
2. Beats Noir! – Beats Noir!
3. Rebel Tongue – Movin’ On
4. Juno What?! – Shameless
5. Juno What?! – Late Night Live

Indie/New-Alternative
1. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
2. Tennis – Young & Old
3. Bad Weather California – Sunkissed
3. Catch Bees – Newman’s Open Choir
4. Churchill – The Change

Jazz
1. Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New
2. Eric Gunnison – Trios
3. Josh Quinlin Quintet – Mountain Time Standards
4. After Midnight – Hit the Jive Jack
4. Greg Garrison – Low Lonesome

POP / adult contemporary
1. Coles Whalen – I Wrote this for You
2. John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light – Beautiful Empty
3. Charlotte Sass – Lighter Things
4. Petals of Spain – Late Night Visitor

Rock / adult alternative
1. The Swayback – Double Four Time
2. Mosey West – Vaca Money
3. Overcasters – Curses/Prayers
4. Fox Street Allstars – Welcome to the Mighty Pleasin’
5. Varlet – The Drift