OpenAir and Colorado Public Television Set to Debut
Season 2 of ‘OpenAir Live & Local’

Performances Reflect Colorado’s Thriving Music Scene

Denver (September 29, 2015) – Colorado Public Television (CPT12, Channel 12 PBS) and OpenAir, Colorado Public Radio’s new-music service, announce Season 2 of “OpenAir Live & Local,” with 12 all new episodes that celebrate the state’s vibrant music scene with performances by local artists.

Season 2 debuts Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 p.m. on CPT12. Throughout the season, OpenAir hosts Mike Flanagan, Jessi Whitten and Alisha Sweeney will serve as guides to the local music scene, sharing insight about Colorado musicians and their influence alongside interviews and performances filmed in the CPR Performance Studio, Colorado Public Radio’s intimate, state-of-the-art recording space.

“’OpenAir Live & Local’ supports music discovery, connecting Coloradans to the CPR Performance Studio and the hundreds of local musicians who have recorded exclusive OpenAir sessions as part of Colorado’s music community,” said CPR’s Chief Content Officer Doug Clifton. “We’re thrilled to be collaborating on another season with CPT12 to feature the local artists who are generating acclaim and putting Colorado on the map as a major music destination, including Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Strawberry Runners, Elephant Revival, Tennis, SHEL and many more.”

“OpenAir Live & Local” is part of CPT12’s Saturday night music lineup that includes “Austin City Limits,” “Live From the Artists Den” and CPT12’s original music program, “Sounds on 29^th.”

“This great partnership with ‘OpenAir Live & Local’ affirms our commitment to the local music scene,” said Heather Dalton, Executive Producer and Creative Services Manager for CPT12. “From ‘Teletunes’ to ‘Sounds on 29^th,’ Colorado Public Television has been devoted to Colorado music for over 30 years. The successful and ongoing collaboration between OpenAir and CPT12 is a further investment in our thriving arts community. This innovative series is a great way to document a very exciting time in our collective musical history while showcasing the best and brightest Colorado musicians.”

The full schedule of performances featuring Colorado artists includes:

“OpenAir Live & Local” Season 2

Episode 1 – Oct. 3

• Tennis – Never Work for Free
• Ark Life – She
• Paper Bird – Parade
• Clouds and Mountains – Here Again
• Elephant Revival – The Obvious

 

Episode 2 – Oct. 10

• Chris Daniels & the Kings (featuring Freddi Gowdy) – Funky to the Bone
• Esme Patterson – What Do You Call a Woman
• Centennial  (RV Session) – The War
• Ivory Circle – Abandoned
• Poets Row – I’ll Be Here

 

Episode 3 – Oct. 17

• Nathaniel Rateliff & Night Sweats – I Just Want to Thank You
• SHEL-Call It Blindness or Call it Love
• Glowing House – Your Own Devices
• Steele and Colfax – Somethings Got Me Sprung
• Chella and the Charm – December

 

Episode 4 – Oct. 31

• Sawmill Joe (RV Session) – Then and There
• Strange Americans – Blood is Gold
• Edison – New York
• Land Lines – Help
• Josh Moorehead and the Guestlist – Free From it All

 

Episode 5 – Nov. 7

• Zach Heckendorf – High Force
• The Still Tide – Field of Bells
• Stelth Ulvang – Song for Jack
• Strawberry Runners – Hatchers Creek
• Elephant Revival – Birds and Stars

 

Episode 6 – Nov. 14

• Tennis – Timothy
• The Congress – This Ain’t Livin
• Blue Rider – Year of the Horse
• Gregory Alan Isakov – That Moon Song
• Ivory Circle – We Will Run

 

Episode 7 – Nov. 21

• Esme Patterson – Come See Me
• Paper Bird – Ticonderoga 
• Chimney Choir – You and I
• Robert Louis Cole – Just Enough

 

Episode 8 – Dec. 19

• Nathaniel Rateliff (RV Session) – Wasting Time
• Shady Elders – The Night Air
• Two Tone Wolf Pack – Pine Box
• Paul Kimbris – Bring Out Your Dead
• The Other Black – Ain’t Got

 

Episode 9 – Dec. 26

• Tennis – Bad Girls
• Zach Heckendorf – Take Time 
• SHEL – Shadow
• Rose Quartz – Medicine
• The Centennial (RV Session) – I Can relate

 

Episode 10 – Jan. 2

• Stelth Ulvang – Carl Sagan
• Chris Daniels & the Kings (featuring Freddi Gowdy) – Dance, Dance, Dance
• Flobots – Mayday!!
• Sawmill Joe (RV Session) – Dysmas

 

Episode 11 – Jan. 9

• Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Fire
• Anthony Ruptak – Hooks and Ropes
• Esme Patterson – The Diamond Song
• Mike Clark and the Sugar Sound (RV Session) – Come Back My Way
• Strawberry Runners – Garden Hose

 

Episode 12 – Jan. 23

• Nathaniel Rateliff & Night Sweats – I’ve Been Failing You
• Instant Empire – Neighbor Girl
• In the Whale (RV Session) – My Girlfriend
• Katie Herzig “Frequencies”
• Denver Broncos UK – In San Francisco Bay

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