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KRFC’s Top Played Albums & Songs in November 2011

Colorado Spins for November

1)  Constitution, Wrestling With Daylight  (C)
2)  Fierce Bad Rabbit, Live and Learn  (C)
3)  Lionel Young Band, On Our Way To Memphis  (C)
4)  Honey Gitters, Poor Gitters’ Almanack  (C)
5)  Great American Taxi, Paradise Lost  (C)
6)  John-Alex Mason, Jook Joint Thunderclap  (C)
7)  Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore, Saints & Sinners  (C)
8)  Patti Fiasco, Patti Fiasco  (C)
9)  Cary Morin, Sing It Louder  (C)
10)  Cassie Taylor, Blue  (C)
11)  Finnders & Youngberg, FY5  (C)
12)  Devotchka, 100 Lovers  (C)
13)  Holler, Gratitude  (C)
14)  Longest Day of the Year, Turn Into the Ground  (C)
15)  Turn 4, What You Do About It  (C)

Album Spins for November

1)  Constitution, Wrestling With the Daylight  (C)
2)  Fierce Bad Rabbit, Live and Learn  (C)
3)  Lionel Young Band,  On Our Way To Memphis  (C)
4)  Tom Waits, Bad As Me
5)  Steve Cropper, Dedicated
6)  Crooked Still, Friends Of Fall
7)  Honey Gitters, Poor Gitters’ Almanack  (C)
8)  Maria Muldaur, Steady Love
9)  Pieta Brown, Mercury
10)  Ry Cooder, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
11)  Great American Taxi, Paradise Lost  (C)
12)  John-Alex Mason, Jook Joint Thunderclap  (C)
13)  Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore, Saints & Sinners  (C)
14)  Patti Fiasco, Patti Fiasco  (C)
15)  Wilco, Whole Love
16)  Blitzen Trapper, American Goldwing
17)  Carolyn Wonderland, Peace Meal
18)  Chris Kennison, Simply Steel  (C)
19)  Gillian Welch, Harrow & the Harvest
20)  Blind Pilot, We Are the Tide

Song Spins for November

1)  Crooked Still, “We Can Work It Out”
2)  Deer Tick, “The Bump”
3)  Fierce Bad Rabbit, “Rich Man”  (C)
4)  Fierce Bad Rabbit, “You”  (C)
5)  Holler, “Gratitude”  (C)
6)  John-Alex Mason, “My Old Lonesome Home”  (C)
7)  Middle Brother, “Portland”
8)  Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, “Poison Milk”
9)  Tom Waits, “Satisfied”
10)  Blind Pilot, “Keep You Right”

Lists compiled by KRFC’s own Scott Foley, host of Routes & Beanches. For more lists visit his blog >>>

or check out The Colorado Sound blog from KRFC’s own Chris K. >>>

KRFC Presents: SHEL w/ Patti Fiasco at Hodi’s

Colorado rocks in no small part thanks to the incredible talent of female-fronted genre-bending groups like SHEL and Patti Fiasco. KRFC is proud to present these two groups on the Hodi’s Half Note stage with a supporting set from local duo Rosewood Divine.

Friday, January 20th
Tickets $7 Day Of / $10 under 21 >>>
Doors at 8:00

SHEL is Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza, four classically trained musicians who happen to be sisters ranging in age from 18-23. From the artist colony of Fort Collins, Colorado, SHEL is sophisticated and youthful, emotional and lighthearted, classic and eccentric. SHEL’s engaging live show is marked with a prodigy’s creativity and a veteran’s instinct for entertaining. Audiences delight with their unique songwriting style and fresh, new sound.

The Holbrook sisters grew up in a musical household and first appeared on the stage backing their singer-songwriter father, Andrew Holbrook. In 2005, the girls collaborated to form SHEL and now play and write all of their own music. Their new EP, “ When the Dragon Came Down,” was co-produced by SHEL and six-time Grammy award-winner, Brent Maher. The band has attracted the attention of such major media outlets as NPR’s “eTown Live,” and ABC.com; toured nationwide playing fairs and festivals including South by Southwest, International Folk Alliance, Lilith Fair, Four Corners Folk Festival and Cornerstone; and had one of their songs featured in Glade’s Scented Oil Candles national TV ad campaign. More >>>

Patti Fiasco. Now boasting two years of touring, writing, recording, and playing heart and face- melting shows together, this rare crew of Wyoming rockers is onto something special. Their Wyoming heritage and affinity for old-school country inspires an inevitable (and endearing) twang, though the Patti Fiasco still wears the pants of a rock and roll outfit. Frontwoman Alysia Kraft, “seething with talent and energy” (www.99thepoint.com) “has star quality pouring out of her.” (Sonic Reducer, Official Fanzine for the Rock and Roll Tribe). Veteran and versatile rockers Dee Tyler (guitar), Niles Mischke (bass), Scott Clabby (drums) shape the sound, and Ansel Foxley (electric dobro) makes a rock and roll weapon out of a roots instrument seldom electrified and incorporated in the rock and roll sound. With Kraft penning the tunes and the band fine-tuning structures and compositions, the Patti Fiasco puts forth songs with just enough twang, hook, pop sensibility, lyric savvy, and old school charm to bend genres and attract listeners from all sides of the musical spectrum. Their first full-length studio album, moments away from reaching the masses (set to release on June 30), is a testament to their versatility, a genre-bending and exuberant collection that loses none of the Patti Fiasco’s noteworthy live intensity in the studio polish. More >>>

Rosewood Divine. Months after 2 cross country moves, new jobs, and new lives, Ali Paine and Shaefer Welch now call Fort Collins, CO home. Both leaving the mecca of the music industry in Nashville, TN behind, the two have brought their talents and styles together to form Rosewood Divine. After years of learning, writing, and playing, they both found themselves aspiring for a change. Paine, a native of Glenwood Springs, found that returning home to Colorado would be the most ideal location for continuing her music with a fresh start. Welch was soon to follow and in time, Rosewood Divine was in the beginning stages of a harmony driven duo. Welch brings a gritty acoustic country sound to complement the incredible voice and lyrically savvy Paine. Together the two have found a folky, harmony driven sound that reaches out to all. More >>>

KRFC’s ‘Andy B’ set to emcee SoPro Music Fest – Sept 10

Summer is coming to an end, and the El Monte Grill and Lounge wants to celebrate with an event that brings the community South of Prospect Ave (SO PRO) a chance to host a unique local music and bike event!

KRFC’s own Andy B will be Emceeing this fiesta filled with bike shows, prizes, local bands, and a bike wash – very cool!   Portions of the proceeds will benefit local non- profits SpokesBUZZ and A Puppy’s Voice.

Music begins at 5:00 pm with Weekend Weather, followed by the Lindsey O’Brien Band and Patti Fiasco!

Bike show registration begins at 4:30 pm.

Patti Fiasco on KRFC 88.9FM Live@Lunch~ June 2011

Patti Fiasco at KRFC | Photo by Cindy Schneider

From  www.PattiFiasco.net

Now boasting two years of touring, writing, recording, and playing heart and face- melting shows together, this rare crew of Wyoming rockers is onto something special. Their Wyoming heritage and affinity for old-school country inspires an inevitable (and endearing) twang, though the Patti Fiasco still wears the pants of a rock and roll outfit. Frontwoman Alysia Kraft, “seething with talent and energy” (The Point Radio) “has star quality pouring out of her.” (Sonic Reducer, Official Fanzine for the Rock and Roll Tribe). Veteran and versatile rockers Dee Tyler (guitar), Niles Mischke (bass), Scott Clabby (drums) shape the sound, and Ansel Foxley (electric dobro) makes a rock and roll weapon out of a roots instrument seldom electrified and incorporated in the rock and roll sound. With Kraft penning the tunes and the band fine-tuning structures and compositions, the Patti Fiasco puts forth songs with just enough twang, hook, pop sensibility, lyric savvy, and old school charm to bend genres and attract listeners from all sides of the musical spectrum. Their first full-length studio album, moments away from reaching the masses (set to release on June 30), is a testament to their versatility, a genre-bending and exuberant collection that loses none of the Patti Fiasco’s noteworthy live intensity in the studio polish. 

After a great past summer spent opening for nationally touring acts (Cracker, Dale Watson, and Lucas Nelson and the Promise of the Real), rocking some of Colorado’s best stages (the Mishawaka Amphitheater, FoCoMx, and Bohemiam Nights at New West Fest), headlining home-state festivals (No Woodstock, The What Fest), and lending their music to causes like Take Bake the Night, The Make a Wish Foundation, the Laramie SAFE House Project, and the Larimer County Food Bank, this summer has Patti busy playing all of Colorado’s most notable events (Bohemian Nights, The Greeley Stampede, The Taste of Fort Collins, The Capitol Hill People’s Fair, The Colorado Brewer’s Festival, and many more). Back in November, they took the honors as SCENE Magazine’s Battle of the Band’s winner, garnishing studio time and the cover of Northern Colorado’s most prominent entertainment publication. The Coloradoan ranked Patti Fiasco’s 5-song demo “No Bridges” on a list of the best 10 Colorado Albums of 2010, and SpokesBUZZ, a Fort Collins non-profit organization dedicated to building global awareness of the music and art coming out of Fort Collins, selected Patti Fiasco as one of their supported bands in 2010/2011.

With a hot new album circulating and a fanbase that grows exponentially with each public appearance, there seems to be not limit to the Patti Fiasco’s potential.

As Devin Morse of SCENE Magazine noted:

“The Patti Fiasco seems destined for greatness. On the one hand, they have all the aspects a music executive would look for in a marketable act. On the other hand, the have that sort of organic charm and grassroots style that proves its about more than just money and popularity. If you haven’t heard the Patti Fiasco yet, you surely will hear them soon. Stay tuned.”