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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Little Miss Dynamite + The Creepy Jingles + The Grisly Hand + Haymaker Records

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
   from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
   [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

WHITE RABBIT!!!!!!

2. Julia Othmer – “White Rabbit”
   from: White Rabbit – Single / Fricken’ Awesome Records / August 29, 2021 (Unreleased)
   [Recorded Live at Kulak’s in North Hollywood with Andy Sanesi (Missing Persons, Eminem, Arturo Sandoval) on drums, Jamie Kime (Dr. John, Zappa Plays Zappa) on guitar, and Chris Roy (Nancy Sinatra, Don Randi) on bass. // On February 27, 2024 Julia Othmer and James T Lundie released the single “Slip Away” from THE FORCEFIELDS tbeir new musical project, a new “cosmosonic” collaboration between Julia Othmer and James T Lundie AKA Aayama & Max Forcefield. The Forcefields debut EP, BRIDGE, will be released later in 2024. It is a sonic bridge between their previous work together and this new trajectory. Reinterpreting and distilling the essence of two of Julia’s previous songs, BRIDGE is a rhythmic, multi-layered and richly textured exploration of letting go and positive self realization. // Julia released SEEDS VOLUME 2, her 4th album with live recordings from her 30-day “Songs of September Project”, where Julia covered songs of protest & hope, to inspire people to vote. From those songs Julia’s fans democratically selected their favorite tracks to be released together on “Seeds.” In 2020 Julia released SEEDS VOLUME 1. Julia Othmer released “Sound,” on April 12, 2019, her second album, that took 3 years to complete, and was produced with James Lundie, who also married Julia in January of 2016, during the completion of the record. Julia Othmer, is a graduate of Park Hill High School. Julia moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to record her 1st album, OASIS MOTEL. More info at: http://www.juliaothmer.com.]

10:03

Thanks for tuning into WMM on 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio. 
I’m Mark Manning. Today, we’ll spin more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Little Miss Dynamite, The Matchsellers, The Grisly Hand, The Creepy Jingles, Jorge Arana Trio, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, English Teacher, Nilüfer Yanya, Infinity Song, and Shabaka. We started with Julia Othmer

In a few minutes we’ll talk with Beth Watts Nelson about her band, Little Miss Dynamite and their new 6-track recording, GROW UP being released this week. Little Miss Dynamite play an Album Release Party on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 4:00pm at Tall Trellis Brew Co. at 25600 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, Kansas.

At 10:30 Jocelyn Olivia Nixon shares details about the new single releases from her band The Creepy Jingles with Wills Van Doorn on guitar, Andrew Woody on bass, and Nick Robertson on drums. The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 6 on Thursday, May 23 at 9:00pm at The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, NKC with MC Rue + Mikey, and Brian Bulger.

At 11:00 we welcome Lauren Krum & Mike Stover of The Grisly Hand who talk ablut The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS.

And at 11:30 Brenton Cook talks about Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio. Since forming in January 2014 the label has released a total of 24 recordings from 10 different artists including Be/Non, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Schwervon!, Monta At Odds, HMPH!, and Sie Lieben Maschinen. 14 releases have made their way onto vinyl, including two compilations.

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3. English Teacher – “Nearly Daffodils”
   from: This Could Be Texas / Universal-Island Records / April 12, 2024
   [English Teacher is Lily Fontaine on vocals, guitars and synthesizers, Lewis Whiting on lead guitar & synthesizers, Douglas Frost on drums, piano & vocals, and Nicholas Eden on bass. The band began writing together after meeting while students at Leeds Conservatoire. Early support from local organizations Music Leeds, Come Play With Me and BBC Radio Introducing, who regularly played their earliest offerings and helped garner support for the band, led to a pivotal signing with indie label Nice Swan Records. During lockdown, English Teacher’s fanbase grew online and 2021 single ‘R&B’ had the music industry buzzing. A much-lauded debut EP, ‘Polyawkward’ followed, providing further insight into the diverse sonic and uniquely self-made aesthetic world of the band, and appearances at Glastonbury and Leeds Festival soon made English Teacher one of the most talked about bands in British music. // Nearly Daffodils’ illustrates the intricate, math-rock leanings of the band’s songwriting. “This was one of the later ones that come together before the studio, but we’d had the individual parts for it for some time,” Whiting says, remembering their time recording predominantly in London’s Pony Studios. Eden adds: “It started as a Logic project, quite synth-heavy but it ended up as the bass line and predominant melodic driver of the track.” Fontaine says she was “obsessed with the bassline” and “loved it so much”. “It formed the backbone of the song,” she says. While having wrote the lyrics prior to the bassline being added, she noted that “they just seemed to fit.” She continues: “We added in some drum loops that Douglas made and then it just all clicked into place.” // ‘Nearly Daffodils’ is about heartbreak and acceptance of unfulfilled potential, Fontaine says. “It’s about how, no matter how much you may want something, no matter how much effort you may put into something’s growth or development, no matter how beautiful you can envision its fruition, life is a bitch and about as unstoppable as a freight train.”]

4. Little Miss Dynamite – “Coffee and Tunes”
   from: Grow Up / Rural Grit Records / May 3, 2024
   [Little Miss Dynamite is a four piece string band with Beth Watts Nelson on lead vocals & banjo, Betse Ellis (of The Wilders, Betse & Clarke) on fiddle, Brandon Day (of The Matchsellers) on bass, and Caleb Gardner (of Konza Swamp) on mandolin, guitar & vocals. Engineered and Mixed by Clarke Wyatt, Gnomes and Goats Studio. More info at: http://www.bethwattsnelson.com]

[Little Miss Dynamite play an Album Release Party on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 4:00pm at Tall Trellis Brew Co. at 25600 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, Kansas.]

10:12 – Interview with Beth Watts Nelson

Beth Watts Nelson is an award-winning Kansas City based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and lifelong student of music. Building upon a twenty year career in music education she is now the founder and director of Notorious Chorus – a community-based, group singing workshop for adults. In addition to solo and duo performances, she can be heard in several projects throughout the KC metro including Konza Swamp Band, CATGUT, and her latest endeavor, Little Miss Dynamite. Little Miss Dynamite is a four piece string band with Beth Watts Nelson on lead vocals & banjo, Betse Ellis (of The Wilders, Betse & Clarke) on fiddle, Brandon Day (of The Matchsellers) on bass, and Caleb Gardner (of Konza Swamp) on mandolin, guitar & vocals.

Little Miss Dynamite play an Album Release Party Sat, May 4, 2024, at 4:00pm at Tall Trellis Brew Co. 25600 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, KS. Info at: http://www.bethwattsnelson.com

Beth Watts Nelson, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Beth Watts Nelson has a twenty year career in music education.

She is now the founder and director of Notorious Chorus – a community-based, group singing workshop for adults.

In addition to solo & duo performances, she can be heard in projects throughout KC metro including Konza Swamp Band, CATGUT, and her latest endeavor, Little Miss Dynamite.

Little Miss Dynamite is a newly-formed band releasing a debut six-song EP of original music featuring stringed instruments and vocal harmony titled “Grow Up”. The band’s spark was ignited when KC singer, songwriter and music educator, Beth Watts Nelson and co-founder, Caleb Gardner (both of Konza Swamp Band) joined up to sing harmonies together in the garage. The addition of long-time friend and fiddler extraordinaire, Betse Ellis (The Wilders) and the inspired playing of Brandon Day (The Matchsellers) on bass.

Production: Rural Grit Records, 2024 Beth Watts Nelson (ASCAP). Musicians and Instrumentation: Beth Watts Nelson – guitar, banjo, lead vocals; Caleb Gardner – guitar, mandolin, lead vocals; Betse Ellis – fiddle, harmony vocals; Brandon Day – bass, harmony vocals. Engineered and Mixed by Clarke Wyatt, Gnomes and Goats Studio. Album Art by Grady Keller, Mound Creative, All songs written by Beth Watts Nelson except “Circle the Drain” by Caleb Gardner.

Beth Watts Nelson, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Little Miss Dynamite play an Album Release Party Sat, May 4, 2024, at 4:00pm at Tall Trellis Brew Co. 25600 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, KS. Info at: http://www.bethwattsnelson.com

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5. Little Miss Dynamite– “Ordinary Blue”
   from: Grow Up / Rural Grit Records / May 3, 2024
   [Little Miss Dynamite is a four piece string band with Beth Watts Nelson on lead vocals & banjo, Betse Ellis (of The Wilders, Betse & Clarke) on fiddle, Brandon Day (of The Matchsellers) on bass, and Caleb Gardner (of Konza Swamp) on mandolin, guitar & vocals. Engineered and Mixed by Clarke Wyatt, Gnomes and Goats Studio.More info at: http://www.bethwattsnelson.com]

[Little Miss Dynamite play an Album Release Party on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 4:00pm at Tall Trellis Brew Co. at 25600 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, Kansas.]

6. The Matchsellers – “Marcus Aurelius Too Late!”
   from: Live at The Warehouse / The Matchsellers / May 3, 2024
   [Julie Bates is a classically trained violinist from Kansas City. Andrew Morris is a Chicago blues guitarist from Warsaw, Indiana. They met in Leipzig, Germany. During their year of living in the former East Germany, the pair began reanalyzing the songs of their homeland, and developed a tight yet gritty bluegrass style. In the summer of 2013 they left their jobs to hit the road and haven’t looked back. // In the band’s most recent iteration, mandolinist Brian McCarty brings an invaluable lifetime of experience in the Bluegrass tradition, while Brandon Day thrills audiences with his intricate bass solos. // On October 28, 2022 The Matchsellers released The Wishfuk Thinker’s Hall of Game // On February 12, 2016 they released their album, SONGS WE MADE UP, one of Wednesday MidDay Medley’s 116 Best Recordings of 2016.. In late 2014 they released their debut full length recording, “Kosciusko County,” one of Wednesday MidDay Medley’s 115 Best Recordings of 2015. The Matchsellers have toured 3 European countries and 25 US States, performing 180 shows a year, including last year for the KC Fringe Festival, Bluegrass Bazaar in Flint, Michigan, Norman Music Festival in Norman, OK, and a 1st place win at the Eddie Owen Presents songwriting competition in Atlanta, GA. The Matchsellers played an official Showcase at the 2024 Folk Alliance International Conference on Thursday, February 22, at The Westin Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center 1 East Pershing Road, KCMO.]

[The Matchsellers play a LIVE Album Release Show at Flagship Books, 510 North 6th Street, KCK, Strawberry Hill on Friday, May 3, at 7:30pm , with opening poetry from C. Woods.]

10:30 – Underwriting

7. The Creepy Jingles – “Repeat After Me”
   from: “Repeat After Me” – Single / High Dive Records / April 19, 2024
   [This is the second of several new singles being released by The Creepy Jingles this year. The band released “When Things Go Wrong” on February 23, 2024. The Creepy Jingles are a Kansas City based, rock and roll band that both honors and defies convention. Led by singer / song-writer Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics. // Song (lyrics/melody/chords) written by Jocelyn Olivia Nixon. Guitar solo by Wills van Doorn. Recorded and Mixed by Paul Malinowski. Mastered by Zack Hames. Vocals & Piano: Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, Guitars: Wills Van Doorn, Bass: Andrew Woody, and Drums: Nick Robertson. // The Creepy Jingles released their album, TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY on March 25, 2022 through High Dive Records. Paired up with lyrics centering on themes of identity, strained relationships, social media madness, meme magic, pandemic paranoia, paid off political pundits, backyard bullies and barking up the wrong tree. Everything and the kitchen sink or swim. No stoner left unturned. The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019. The release was in the top ten of WMM’s 119 Best Recordings of 2019. ] The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019.] [

[The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 6 Thursday, May 23 at 9:00pm at The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, NKC with MC Rue + Mikey, and Brian Bulger.]

10:33 – Interview with Jocelyn Olivia Nixon

Jocelyn Olivia Nixon joins us to share details about the new single releases from The Creepy Jingles. The band released “Repeat After Me” on April 19, 2024 and “When Things Go Wrong” on February 23, 2024, with more to come. The new tracks were recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski. “The Creepy Jingles are a Kansas City based, rock and roll band that both honors and defies convention. Led by singer and song-writer Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics.” Also in the band, Wills Van Doorn soars on guitar, Andrew Woody keeps the band on the highway on bass, and Nick Robertson as a founding member holds it all down on drums.

The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 6 on Thursday, May 23 at 9:00pm at The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, NKC with MC Rue + Mikey, and Brian Bulger.

Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The Creepy Jingles Discography

The Creepy Jingles 6-track self-titled EP released May 3, 2019 on High Dive Records

“Throwing In The Femme Fatale” – Single on Nov. 18, 2021 on High Dive Records

Take Me At My Wordplay, 11-track album released March 25, 2022 on High Dive Records

“Decepticon Artist” Single featuring The Swallowtails, September 9, 2022

“When Things Go Wrong” – Single on February 23, 2024

“Repeat After Me” – Single on April 19, 2024

The Creepy Jingles are led by Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics “centering on themes of identity, strained relationships, social media madness, meme magic, pandemic paranoia, paid off political pundits, backyard bullies and barking up the wrong tree.”

From http://www.highdivekc.com: “The brainchild of singer/ songwriter, Jocelyn Olivia Nixon acts to guide the listener thru a self-actualized Mono-myth of forging identity thru Bizarre arcane cosmic poetry coupled with the wordplay of a wry smile and eccentric wit.”

The Creepy Jingles line up originally included “Drummer Nick Robertson charges the group forward with a fiery fueled obsidian backbeat. Andrew Woody on bass guitar; Rounding out the band is Guitarist Travis McKenzie who generously spins a holographic spectrum of color that lift the catchy Brit pop melodies that effortlessly dance about the rapidly changing landscapes of New York Garage Rock and 60s/70s folk music. “

The new line up includes:

Jocelyn Olivia Nixon on vocals, piano, and guitar
Wills Van Doorn on guitar
Andrew Woody on bass
Nick Robertson on drums

The new tracks were recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski.
Mastered by Zack Hames

The Creepy Jingles social Media Links
Facebook @CreepyJingles
Instagram @thecreepyjingles
http://www.highdivekc.com/bands/the-creepy-jingles

From The Pitch KC June 19, 2019 Nick Spacek:

“Jocelyn Olivia Nixon was part of the band Abracadabras, that was active around Kansas City from 2006 to 2009 or so. Nixon fronted the band, which also included brothers Collin and Kyle Rausch, who now play in the pop act Shy Boys.

Jocelyn Olivia Nixon told Nick Spacek in an article published in The Pitch KC on June 19, 2019, “That was, like, the first band,” Nixon says. “I’d been writing songs since I was probably about 22, and that was our first band together. So it was like we all grew up together … Once I went to Austin, I felt like it was time for me to stand on my own.”

“I’d left [Kansas City] to work on my marriage,” Nixon continues. “My wife at the time was offered a job and I figured, Yeah, Austin, great music city. I should see what happens. A music city like Austin was the silver lining in moving away from my band.”

The marriage hit the skids a few years in, but Nixon continued writing music. She released a solo project called English Major, a divorce record of sorts. Five years in, though, everything finally seemed to come to a head.

“The traffic, the cost of living — our rent went up $750,” Nixon says. “It was almost impossible to stay. I was like, Why am I killing myself to do this? I was also starting to come to terms with my own personal identity, and it blew into this existential crisis, where I was like, I can’t keep this bottled up anymore.”

Being “bottled up” was Nixon acknowledging her recent transition into life as a woman, a process she’d started early during her time in Austin.

“Tweezing my eyebrows, laser hair removal, therapy, going out more in femme,” she says — but largely abandoned after her marriage fell apart and she stepped into a new relationship. But the desire to transition hadn’t gone away; Nixon was just burying it.

“I was depressed to the point where I kind of — there’s that line in ‘Yer Blues,’ where John Lennon’s like, Feel so suicidal/ Even hate my rock & roll.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I get that line,’”

Nixon says. “I didn’t ever feel like I was going to commit suicide, but I had this fantasy of faking my death and becoming a new person, which was all sort of leading me to transition, but I was just miserable and I just didn’t want to be around it.”

She decided to leave Austin and return to KC, though moving back home as she transitioned wasn’t something Nixon was initially eager to do. “I thought it was scarier to move back,” she says. But then she realized that, as she says, “I needed to do this in front of the people I grew up with, and have those tough conversations, and tell them who I really am and how I really feel. It felt like the most honest way to do things, and it felt like the most authentic way to bridge my past to my present.”

Nixon started hormones and came out as a woman after she moved back home to KC. She says everyone’s been cool about it — tons of support.

“When I came out, I felt stupid, because I was like, ‘I should’ve done this sooner,’” she says. “An immediate weight lifted off of me, just from carrying the weight of that consuming all my mental faculties at all times. It just shot my nervous system.”

Nixon had quit playing music toward the end of her time in Austin, and she gave herself a few years during her transition to “get my head right and heal from a breakup, and also, approaching this new phase in my life,” as she puts it. But she kept writing songs.

She started jamming with Nick Robertson, a drummer. Then they brought in Travis McKenzie, a former Abracadabras guitarist, and the Creepy Jingles were born. They played around for a few years and then, last year, began recording what would become their debut self-titled EP.

“We took it slow, doing it like, once a week, and then once fall rolled around, we were like, ‘Let’s record some things,’” Nixon says. They took the music to Ross Brown, another Shy Boy, who recorded & mixed the EP in his basement. Collin Rausch ended up playing bass.

“It was kind of like a little family reunion,” Nixon says of reuniting with old bandmates.

Nick Spacek wrote: The EP was released on High Dive Records at the beginning of May. It’s confident and exuberant, a Kinksy mishmash of Britpop garage rock”.

She says. I felt like I had to adopt a mask or a character to protect myself a little bit onstage. Now it feels very me, and I’m very comfortable.”

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The Creepy Jingles self titled debut EP was released on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019
Ross Brown of (Shy Boys and Full Bloods) recorded & mixed the EP at escape Pod Audio.
Mike Nolte Mastered the recordings at Eureka Mastering. EP credits give special thanks to: Collin Rausch and Kyle Rausch of Shy Boys

The Creepy Jingles released the stand alone single, “Throwing In The Femme Fatale” on Nov. 18, 2021. As lead singer Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, who is a transgender woman, told 90.9 The Bridge, “This is one of those songs we wanted to make space for and share because it was a favorite little oddball of ours, it’s a bit outside the box of what we normally do.” Nixon continued, “I wrote it to appear vague enough where it could be about a song, idea or a person that gets stuck inside your crawl space,” the song was about her own mindset before transitioning. “…This overwhelming thought about showing the world who I really was, because I couldn’t ignore it anymore.”

From FALLY AFANI, I Heart Local Music (June 22, 2019)

“The Creepy Jingles are really throwing us for a loop. Like, we know garage rock is supposed to sound raw and a little loose. But The Creepy Jingles are so on point with their craft, we’re not entirely comfort-able with picturing them as some laid back group of rockers. Every. Single. Note. Is. Perfect. When The Creepy Jingles play, it sounds like they practice every single day. They don’t miss a single thing! Every note in every song is spot on, we haven’t heard a group of rockers this tight with their performance in ages. When they hit the Replay for their album release show Thursday night, it was hard to look away. Jocelyn Olivia Nixon runs a tight ship with this group. They began the set with her pounding away at the keys, leaving a throbbing urge for more of their exciting rock noise. Then, when they fully dove into their impeccable guitar work, the audience was also treated to her gnarly-as-hell vocals. The growls, the screams, the RAWNESS of it all brings out our most primal emotions.”

Jocelyn Olivia Nixon is Singer/ Songwriter/ Guitar/ Keys at The Creepy Jingles
Jocelyn Olivia Nixon previously was Singer-songwriter at English Major
Jocelyn Nixon Studied Filming/Directing/Acting/writing at The Art Institute of Austin
Jocelyn Nixon Studied Studied Broadcasting & Film at University of Central Missouri
Jocelyn Nixon Studied Studied Creative Writing in English at Missouri State University
Jocelyn Nixon went to Blue Springs South High School.

Jocelyn Olivia Nixon thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley

The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 6 on Thursday, May 23 at 9:00pm at The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, NKC with MC Rue + Mikey, and Brian Bulger.

10:48

8. The Creepy Jingles – “When Things Go Wrong”
   from: When Things Go Wrong” – Single / High Dive Records / February 23, 2024
   [This is the First of several new singles being released by The Creepy Jingles this year. The band released “Repeat After Me” on April 19, 2024. The Creepy Jingles are a Kansas City based, rock and roll band that both honors and defies convention. Led by singer / song-writer Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics. // Song (lyrics/melody/chords) written by Jocelyn Olivia Nixon. Recorded and Mixed by Paul Malinowski. Mastered by Zack Hames. Vocals & Piano: Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, Guitars: Wills Van Doorn, Bass: Andrew Woody, and Drums: Nick Robertson. // The Creepy Jingles released their album, TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY on March 25, 2022 through High Dive Records. Paired up with lyrics centering on themes of identity, strained relationships, social media madness, meme magic, pandemic paranoia, paid off political pundits, backyard bullies and barking up the wrong tree. Everything and the kitchen sink or swim. No stoner left unturned. The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019. The release was in the top ten of WMM’s 119 Best Recordings of 2019. ] The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019.] [

[The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 6 Thursday, May 23 at 9:00pm at The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, NKC with MC Rue + Mikey, and Brian Bulger.]

9. Nilüfer Yanya – “Like I Say (I Runaway)”
   from: “Like I Say (I Runaway)” Single / Ninja Tune / April 24, 2024
   [Nilüfer Yanya returns with her new single and music video “Like I Say (I runaway).” This offering is her first new music since the release of her celebrated 2022 album PAINLESS and announces her signing to Ninja Tune. The new single is a glowing example of Yanya’s authenticity and innate creativity that effortlessly flows from pen to paper and is a first taste of more music to come. // “Like I Say (I runaway)” comes alongside a music video directed by Yanya’s sister Molly Daniel that features Nilüfer as a runaway bride. The song highlights chunky, distorted guitar crunches under a chorus loosely reminiscent of 90’s alternative radio. The single focuses on the moment when you realise how precious time is. Speaking more about the single’s thesis Nilüfer shares, “It’s about how you choose to spend your time. Time is like a currency, every moment. You’re never going to get it back. It’s quite an overwhelming thing to realise.” // The new single was written in collaboration with Yanya’s creative partner, Wilma Archer (Sudan Archives, MF DOOM, Celeste), with whom she’s previously collaborated on PAINLESS and her debut album Miss Universe. Throughout their creative process, a clear emphasis was placed on forming a safe musical space where creative impulses were encouraged and all perceived musical boundaries were eroded. This same process is reflected in the song’s lyrics, which emphasise unrestricted artistry and standing firm in one’s truest self as Yanya attempts to make sense of the world around her.]

10. Infinity Song – “Slow Burn”
    from: Metamorphosis / Roc Nation Records / October 20, 2023
    [Infinity Song is a Soft Rock band based in New York City comprised of 4 siblings, Abraham, Angel, Israel, and Momo Boyd. With a blend of tight vocal harmonies, dreamy lyricism and sublime guitar riffs, the band creates a transcendent experience for the audience on every stage and in their recorded music. // Homeschooled academically and musically, along with their 5 other brothers and sisters, by parents who founded the Boys & Girls Choirs of Detroit, the siblings have performed in front of audiences since Pre-K. They were raised on classical, gospel and jazz, like Pat Methany, Marvin Gaye, The Winans Family and many others. // Infinity Song’s journey was a labored yet adventurous climb. In 2006, the Boyd patriarch, John Boyd, relocated the entire family from Detroit to New York and they began performing publicly all around the city. Singing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the morning, on 5th Avenue in the afternoon and Times Square at night, eventually Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain became a permanent stage for the next 12 years of their lives. After several years of developing a following and turning casual park visitors into loyal fans, the group was introduced to Jay-Z. // In 2016, the band was signed to Roc Nation by Jay-Z, who advised them to not conform to the label’s artistic culture, but rather allow Roc Nation’s artistic culture to catch up to them. 4 years later in 2020, the siblings made a giant splash with their debut album.]

11. Shabaka – “End Of Innocence”
    from: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace / Impulse Records / April 12, 2024
    [Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace is the solo debut studio album of London jazz musician Shabaka Hutchings, working under the name Shabaka. The album was preceded by two singles, “End of Innocence” and “I’ll Do Whatever You Want”. // The album follows Hutchings’s hiatus from the saxophone and the end of his bands Sons of Kemet and the Comet Is Coming, and sees him focusing on different types of flutes, including the shakuhachi and the svirel, as well as the clarinet. // The album was recorded in Van Gelder Studio in 2022. Hutchings shared producing duties with Dilip Harris, and brought in a long list of collaborators including his own father Anum Iyapo, André 3000, Laraaji, and Floating Points. Musically, it focuses on jazz and new age music. Critical reception for the album was positive, highlighting the boldness of Hutchings’s shift in style. // On January 1, 2023, Hutchings announced his intention to take an indefinite hiatus from playing the saxophone, explaining later in the year that his enthusiasm for the instrument had waned after years of intense touring. This also coincided with the end of his two bands, Sons of Kemet and the Comet Is Coming. Hutchings’s last live saxophone performance was on 7 December 2023, where he played John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. // Hutchings’s new musical interests lied primarily with the flute and similar instruments, having started with them in 2019 after acquiring his first shakuhachi. Subsequent instruments Hutchings picked up include Mayan Teotihuacan drone flutes, Brazilian pifanos, Native American flutes, Slavic svirels, and South American quenas. The move coincided with an increase in attention on jazz flute following the release of André 3000’s 2023 album New Blue Sun, on which Hutchings contributed shakuhachi to one track. // Hutchings announced the album on 28 February 2024, set for a release on April 12, by Impulse! Records. On the same day, he released its lead single, “End of Innocence”, along with a music video directed by Phoebe Boswell. “End of Innocence” sees Hutchings playing the clarinet, with a band consisting of pianist Jason Moran, drummer Nasheet Waits, and percussionist Carlos Niño. // The second single, “I’ll Do Whatever You Want”, was released on March 21. Hutchings cowrote the song with Laraaji and Floating Points. It features Hutchings on shakuhachi, André 3000 on drone flute, Laraaji’s wordless vocals, Floating Points on Rhodes Chroma synthesizer and vibraphone, Esperanza Spalding and Tom Herbert on bass, Dave Okumu on guitar, Marcus Gilmore on drums, and Niño on percussion. Hutchings said the song is “about surrender and the intimate space we go to within the grasp of possession.” Other musicians on the record include Moses Sumney, Brandee Younger, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Saul Williams, Lianne La Havas, and Elucid. // Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace is Hutchings’s solo debut studio album, following his 2022 solo EP Afrikan Culture, which also centered Hutchings’s woodwind play. The titles of both releases are connected; in Hutchings’s words, they’re mean to be read as “Afrikan Culture, comma, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace”, with his next album being “the next sentence in a long form poem that encapsulates, hopefully, all the solo records of my career.” The song names on the album were extracted from a poem written for the album.]

11:00 – Station ID

12. The Grisly Hand – “Paris of The Plains”
    from: Safe House [EP] / Independent / November 2, 2010
    [The Grisly Hand are: Jimmy Fitzner, Johnny Nichols, Chas Snyder, Lauren Krum, Ben Summers, Mike Tuley & Kian Byrne. They played their first shows in January of 2009 and have since performed throughout the Kansas City/Lawrence area winning a 2010 Pitch Music Award. The entire band climbed into our studios and performed live on our Nov. 10, 2010 show. Safe House was released on vinyl.]

[The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable. EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. More info at http://thegrislyhand.com%5D

11:03 – Interview with Lauren Krum and Mike Stover

We welcome to the show, Lauren Krum & Mike Stover of The Grisly Hand who will share all of the details of The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable. EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. More info at http://thegrislyhand.com

Lauren Krum & Mike Stover thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

The band first started playing live in 2009. When The Grisly Hand released their debut album Safe House, yhe entire band (at that time: Lauren Krum, Jimmy Fitzner, Johnny Nichols, Chas Snyder, Mike Tuley) climbed into our studios and performed live on our Nov. 10, 2010 show.

Jimmy Fitzner, Johnny Nichols, Chas Snyder were in a band called Left Behind. Lauren played with them at The Brick, before leaving Kansas City to go to Columbia College in Chicago. In Chicago Lauren created the group The Strumpettes a soul-inspired group featuring four female singers and a four-piece band. When the Strumpettes dismantled in 2008 and her life in Chicago started to fall apart, Krum decided to move back to Kansas City. She immediately began singing with From Before.

Within a few months, Krum, Fitzner, Nichols and Snyder were performing as a new group. They had brought on Andy Davis to play mandolin. Krum had found the name “the Grisly Hand” after coming across it in the poem “Webster Ford” from Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology.

Currently The Grisly Hand is Jimmy Fitzner, Lauren Krum, Ben Summers, Mike Stover, Johnny Nichols and Kian Byrne.

A super group of sorts, several members have also been involved in other projects. Lauren has played and recorded with Ruddy Swain (with David Regnier), and Lorna Kay, (with Mike Stover) and Lorna Kay’s Country Club her DJ work. Mike Stover and Matt Richey have been part of the band Dead Voices.

The Grisly Hand Discography

Safe House (7-track) – EP / Independent / November 2, 2010

Western Ave. (4-track) – EP / Independent / February 1, 2012

“The Shape I’m In” – Single / Independent / December 22, 2012 (Recorded at Davey’s Uptown)

“Chucky (live) – Single / Independent / March 29, 2013 (Recorded at Davey’s Uptown)

Cuntry Singles (12 track) – Album / Independent / April 26, 2013

Flesh & Gold (9-track ) – Album / Independent / August 18, 2015

Hearts & Stars (10-track) – Album / Independent / November 18, 2016

“Now That You Know” – Single / Independent / May 7, 2021

“Why Make Me Cry” – Single / Independent / August 20, 2021

“On The Same Side” – Single / Independent / December 3, 2021

Traitors – (11 track) – Album / Independent / July 8, 2022

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55 songs – an amazing body of music created over these 15 years.

The Grisly Hand members (through the years):
Lauren Krum
Jimmy Fitzner,
Johnny Nichols,
Chas Snyder,
Mike Tuley
Andy Davis
Ben Summers,
Kian Byrne
Matt Richey,
Mike Stover
Dan Loftus

Crossroads Music Fest founder Bill Sundahl describes the band: “A mixture of down home and metropolitan Country, Blues, Rock, Bluegrass, and just the right infusion of Soul is what sets them apart from their peers, yet invites you in to the party. Brilliant!”

The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable. EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. More info at http://thegrislyhand.com

11:12

13. The Grisly Hand – “Regrets on Parting”
    from: Flesh & Gold / Independent / October 2, 2015
    [The songs on Flesh & Gold are part of a double LP to be released in 2016. The band spent a year with Joel Nanos at Element Recording, and decided to split the songs between two CD/digital releases. The second half will be released in 2016, along with the LP. The album is the first with the newest member, Dan Loftus on bass, keyboards & vocals, joining Jimmy Fitzner on guitar & vocals, Lauren Krum on vocals & percussion, Matt Richey on drums, Mike Stover on steel guitar, bass & vocals, Ben Summers on guitar, vocals & mandolin. “Regrets On Parting” features: Rich Wheeler on tenor saxophone, Nick Howell on trumpet, and Mike Walker on trombone.]

[The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable. EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. More info at http://thegrislyhand.com%5D

11:16 – More Interview with Lauren Krum and Mike Stover

We are talking with, Lauren Krum & Mike Stover of The Grisly Hand who will share all of the details of The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable.

Lauren Krum & Mike Stover thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Joel Nanos of Element Recording has been like another member of the band.

A Grisly Jubilee! Featuring a setlist filled with songs from every release, all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies)

CHERISHED FRIENDS – After 15 years of exhilarating live shows, 6 excellent albums, and more than their fair share of goofs, false starts, and broken strings, The Grisly Hand wants to celebrate their long career with you!

Come and behold a whimsical and verdant garden of delights – A Grisly Jubilee! Featuring a setlist filled with songs from every release, all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies) and some very special guests!

A love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past years so memorable.

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance

After The Grisly Hand the dance floor Royalettes Vinyl Club

Lauren Krum & Mike Stover thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable. EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. More info at http://thegrislyhand.com

11:25

14. The Grisly Hand – “Now That You Know”
    from: Traitors / The Grisly Hand / July 8, 2022
    [On May 14, 2021, The Grisly Hand released the single “Now That You Know.” On August 20, 2021 they released the single, “Why Make Me Cry”. On December 3, 2021 they released the single, “On The Same Side.” // Now That You Know’ features Melinda Krum on vocals. ‘On The Same Side’ features Mike Tuley on banjo ‘Don’t Wait Til Summer’ features Nick Howell on trumpet. Artwork & layout by Lisa Yamanaka and Andrew PerryFor the double albums the recordings also featured: Rich Wheeler on tenor saxophone, Nick Howell on trumpet, and Mike Walker on trombone. // It had been four and a half years since The Grisly Hand has released new music. The band released HEARTS & STARS on November 18, 2016, and FLESH & GOLD on October 2, 2015. For those recordings the band had spent a year with Joel Nanos at Element Recording and decided to split the songs between two CD/digital releases: and also release them both together as a double vinyl album release, called THE GRISLY HAND released November 18, 2016 with a new reshuffling of songs for the vinyl LP format. Jimmy Fitzner on guitar & vocals, Lauren Krum on vocals & percussion, Kian Byrne on drums, Mike Stover on steel guitar, bass & vocals, Ben Summers on guitar, vocals & mandolin, Dan Loftus on bass, keyboards & vocals. ‘More info at: http://www.thegrislyhand.com]

[The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing a setlist filled with songs from every release, with all of their past band members (Lifetime Grislies), and some very special guests! This show is a love letter to the fans, family and friends who have made the past 15 years so memorable. EVERYTHING MUST GO – Grab some memorabilia at the discounted merch table – proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. More info at http://thegrislyhand.com%5D

11:28 – Underwriting

15. Be/Non – “Relinquish”
    from: new recordings from an upcoming Be/Non release / Be/Non / (Unreleased) 2024
    [Brodie Rush is a songwriter, musician, singer, organizer, artist, film maker, music video creator. Over 20 years ago KC native, Brodie Rush formed the experimental, psychedelic, prog-pop band. He is the Director of Animation & Motion Graphics at Crush Media. In 1996, Be/Non recorded two sets of songs in a small home studio in Lawrence, Kansas, that would become their first two EPs released on cassette. Be/Non, The band has had more members than Spinal Tap, but Brodie has remained the only consistent member, songwriter and producer. // Brodie Rush suffered an Aortic Dissection in October 2019. After being in a coma, and after months of therapy, recovery, and healing through two dangerous years of Covid-19. Brodie started working on a new song before this life-threatening event and it’s taken over two years to get it together. Be/Non personnel: 2007, Brodie Rush – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Drums; Ben Ruth – Bass, Upright Bass, Vocals; Adam Stotts – Guitar, Vocals; John Huff – Keyboards, Synths, Vocals; Adam Phillips – Drums (although Ryan Shank – played Drums on this track.) All songs written by: Brodie Rush, except Freedom Palace with music: John Huff & lyrics: Brodie Rush. Produced by Brodie Rush. Recorded at Westend Recording (Kansas City, Kansas) 2007 (Basic tracks, some overdubs); The Gold Room (Kansas City, Missouri) 2007 (Overdubs); Studio G (Brooklyn New York) 2007 (Mixing, Overdubs); The Map Room (Lawrence, Kansas) 2003 (Overdubs). Engineeres: Paul Malinowski Recorded at Westend Recording (Kansas City, Kansas) 2007 ; Brodie Rush The Gold Room (Kansas City, Missouri) 2007; Joel Hamilton Studio G (Brooklyn New York) 2007 ; Peter Buxton The Map Room (Lawrence, Kansas) 2003, (Saxophone overdubs imported from “Do The Heat” off the record, “Esperanto At The Pantheon, Incognito”). Mixed by Joel Hamilton at Studio G (Brooklyn New York) 2007. Mastered by Brodie Rush. Thanks John Hulston, Anodyne Records, Brenton Cook, Haymaker Records, Paul Malinowski, Tony Maimone, Justin Warring, Adam Phillips, Brandon Phillips, Steve Neuenburg, Mike Miller, Shawna Sowersby-Booth, David Hanson, Billy Brimblecom, Steve Tulipana, Jason Cantu, David Gaume, Robert Moczydlowsky, Laurel Birdsong Sears, Kid Millions, Cypher Sound, The Record Bar. Dedicated to: Failed marriages throughout time and space. The troubled “Freedom Palace” LP was recorded over 10 years ago in the summer of 2007 by Paul Malinowski and Brodie Rush in Kansas City, Missouri. Anodyne Records had commissioned Be/Non to re-record songs from, “RAN” and “Esperanto At The Pantheon, Incognito” along with other unreleased material. The music from the title track “Freedom Palace” was written by John Huff and had the album been released, would have been the first Be/Non composition not penned by Brodie Rush. Be/Non was a 5 piece before recording negotiations began in 2007. Directly before preproduction, the band had lost its drummer of 3 years and Be/Non was actively searching for a replacement. Between Brodie filling in on drums for two songs and Billy Brimblecom playing drums on another track, Be/Non asked Adam Phillips of The Architects to drum on the album’s remaining songs. The album was mostly recorded at Westend Studios in Kansas City and at Brodie’s home studio The Gold Room. After tracking 97% of the album, the project was taken to Studio G in Brooklyn New York for mixing by Joel Hamilton. 10 days later, the album was mixed and ready for duplication. No formal album covers had been decided on. John Huff had an idea of a Unipegadong by a nebula in space, while Brodie was thinking a castle floating in mid air. The first cover idea was mostly just pointing arrows going in all directions. Emotionally that was probably the closest to the mindset of that recording. The album “Freedom Palace” was never pressed or released. Because a contractual arrangement could not be agreed upon between Anodyne Records and Be/Non, the band would not see an album released until 2009, “A Mountain Of Yeses”, 11 years after it’s last release in 1998. “Freedom Palace” is dismissed by the band as a complete failure. Ultimately not having rights to the recordings, the inability to reach a contractual agreement with Anodyne Records and unhappiness with the final mix led to the disbanding of the “Freedom Palace” line up in early 2008. Reclusive, secluded and freshly divorced, a depressed Brodie Rush stopped all live performances for the next two years. Spending time to construct the concept record “A Mountain Of Yeses” as a solo endeavor under the Be/Non band moniker. Then, six years later in 2014, John Hulston of Anodyne Records graciously gave Brodie Rush full rights to the “Freedom Palace” recordings and masters. Be/Non has since tried numerous times to re-record the material for a proper release, but never could fully accomplish this task. Finally, for the entire world, for better or for worse, Be/Non and Haymaker Records would like to present the final mix of “Freedom Palace” the way it was originally intended. Be/Non adamantly renounces the production, mix and performances on these recordings, with few exceptions. The album was mixed and recorded during a dizzying haze of drug and alcohol abuse. The lyrics, the tone and the feel of the record is very unfocused, angry and misguided. This record does not reflect the proper sonic soundscape or performances Brodie Rush and Be/Non had intended whatsoever. “Freedom Palace” was full of rehashed versions of songs better left to their previous incarnations. “Moi Ou Toi” from the 7″ is a remake from “Freedom Palace” but the “FP” version is a remake of the original “Ran” version. Complicated. In fact ALL of the recordings on “FP” are remakes from “Ran” and “Esperanto.” “Do the Heat” and “Lucy” are again remakes of the “Ran” and “Esperanto” versions. The version of “Ice Fight” on “FP” I think… is different than the B-Side to “Moi Ou Toi”. A different remix with other instruments. We had two different versions from 2015. The Kraftwerk reference was unintentional. John Huff started playing that back in 2006 but hadn’t heard the Kraftwerk song until I played it for him in 2015. He just did that and thought he was cool. I hadn’t heard that tune until 2010 or so. It was an accident. There is an unreleased, unfinished song called “No God Of Mine” I recorded in 2002 on my 8 track that when I tried to remake it in 2007 with Mike Cochran on drums, John heard it and played me a song from the band YWKMBT Trail Of Dead from 2005 that was almost identical even the timing on the changes. The vocal melody was different tho. I got so disturbed by it that I stop working on the song altogether. “Garlic”, “In The Nighttime” “More Than Enough” and “Current And The Rind” were all part of an unreleased collection called “Enhance The Smoky” from 2000. Same year “Tenderfoot” was written.]

[Be/Non plays Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio.]

11:34 – Interview with Brenton Cook & Kristopher Bruders

Brenton Cook studied Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, in Rolla, Missouri, At his college radio station in Rolla KMNR, Brenton served as a disc jockey, business manager, and assistant music director, where he forged his love for independent music. After four years of volunteering for Midwest Music Foundation and coordinating three volumes of music compilations of regional artists, Brenton learned the hands-on know-how to produce, release, and promote independent music. He formed the Kansas City independent music label, Haymaker Records in January 2014. Haymaker Records chose to focus on boundary-pushing artists and provide promotion and a home for music that might be overlooked by traditional radio. Jorge Arana Trio became the first band signed in July 2014. Since that first release, the label has released a total of 24 recordings from 10 different artists including Be/Non, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Schwervon!, Monta At Odds, HMPH!, and Sie Lieben Maschinen. 14 releases have made their way onto vinyl, including two compilations of artists from KC, as well as acts from Arkansas to Norway. More information at: http://www.haymakerrecords.net

Brenton Cook, Thanks for being with us today on WMM

Kristopher Bruders is a singer, songwriter, band leader, husband, father and event organizer. Many Kansas City music fans know Kristopher Bruders for his work with band, Cadillac Flambé with vocalist and keyboardist, Havilah Bruders. Kristopher Bruders has also released music as a solo artist and with his newer bands Copper Threading and Gascan. Kristopher Bruders is also one half of Freight Train Rabbit Killer with Mark Smeltzer. Freight Train Rabbit Killer released their album, HAMMER OF JUDGEMENT on April 30, 2022 on vinyl from Haymaker Records.

Kristopher Bruders, Thanks for being with us today on WMM

Brenton and Kristopher join us to share details about Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio.

Haymaker Records has released multiple full length albums, for Monta At Odds, HMPH!, Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, Riala, Mysterious Clouds, Sie Lieben Maschinen, Schwervon!, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and others on vinyl, cassette, CD, and 7 “. He has also produced two Haymaker compilation releases, called Fairgrounds. For the last 11 years, Brenton has been a co-curator of the Outer Reaches Fest shows.

Haymaker Records released Sie Lieben Maschinen’s June Gloom on January 1, 2015
[Steve Tulipana on vocals; Josh Newton on guitar, bass, synth; Chris Bolig on drums. Recorded and mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios and Antisleep Audio. Vocals for “The Man Laughs”, “Postcards” and “Public Image” recorded by John Bersuch at Innerhorse. All other vocals recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Sound Lab in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Carl Saff.]

Members of Jorge Arana Trio join us to on WMM on August 31, 2015 share music from their new album Mammoth. Just before they were to play their first album release concert at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO, on Friday, September 2, 2016 with Haymaker Records label-mates Riala.

At that time Jorge Arana Trio was:

Jorge Arana (Guitar, Keyboard) played in Pixel Panda, Cliff of Fame.

Josh Enyart (drums, Percussion) also played with Various Blonde, Be Non and assortment of groups… Latin, Maps for Travelers, Pixel Panda, Capture The Flag, Wad, Savitar.

Jason Nash (bass) plays in Fat Bobba, Various Blonde,

Mammoth was Recorded in early 2016 by Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions.

Jorge Arana Trio seem to have a mutual understanding and mutual respect with their record label Haymaker Records. Both are young original, Kansas City creations, pushing the boundaries of music. Can you talk about your relationship with Haymaker Records and Brenton Cook? What does the label give the band? How to you benefit each other?

Mammoth was the 6th vinyl release for Haymaker Records following Oso and Mapache.

11:41

16. Jorge Arana Trio – “Overworld Map”
    from: Mammoth / Haymaker Records / September 23, 2016
    [Recorded in early 2016 by Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions. Jorge Arana Trio is: Jorge Arana, Josh Enyart, & Jason Nash. Formed in 2011. Mammoth is the 3rd album and 2nd full length release. Jorge Arana Trio played their first album release concert at recordBar, September 2 with 34 and Riala. The Jorge Arana Trio joined us live on WMM on August 31.]

[Jorge Arana Trio plays Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Sat, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm w/ Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio.]

11:43 – More Interview with Brenton Cook and Kristopher Bruders

Brenton and Kristopher join us to share details about Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio.

Brenton Cook and Kristopher Bruders, Thanks for being with us today on WMM

Haymaker Records has released multiple full length albums, for Monta At Odds, HMPH!, Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, Riala, Mysterious Clouds, Sie Lieben Maschinen, Schwervon!, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and others on vinyl, cassette, CD, and 7 “. He has also produced two Haymaker compilation releases, called Fairgrounds. For the last 11 years, Brenton has been a co-curator of the Outer Reaches Fest shows.

The KC based band, Freight Train Rabbit Killer released their album, HAMMER OF JUDGEMENT April 30, 2022, on vinyl from Haymaker Records. 3 years in the making, there were hurdles along the way, from pressing plant delays to global pandemics.”The album was recorded during the Hammer of Judgment Recording Sessions back in April 2019, utilizing an interactive crowd of dedicated fans joining the band in the studio, experiencing the recording process first-hand with all of the bells and whistles of GFM Modern Recording in Blue Springs, Missouri for the engineering work and studio access and a previous collaborator, Andrew Crowley of Organica Recording for engineering, mixing, and mastering.” HAMMER OF JUDGEMENT is the band’s 2nd full-length album.

Many Kansas City music fans know Kristopher Bruders for his great work with band, Cadillac Flambé with your wife vocalist and keyboardist, Havilah Bruders.

Mark Smeltzer is a principle musician of Rural Grit and the Ruarl Grit Happy Hour Mondays at The Brick, one of Kansas City longest running weekly live musical shows. Mark has also been part of bands: Columbo, Trouble In Mind, E.I.O., and Dually Jukes.

Freight Train Rabbit Killer officially formed and performed for the first time around Halloween 2013. October 2023 marks the ten year anniversary of the band. The band celebrated their anniversary with the release of a two singles “Mule to Plow” and “Common Thorns” that will appear on the forthcoming LP “The Ten Year” due out on Haymaker Records in 2024.

Brenton Cook and Kristopher Bruders, Thanks for being with us today on WMM

Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio. More information at: http://www.haymakerrecords.net

11:52

17. Freight Train Rabbit Killer – “Mule To Plow”
    from: Mule To Plow / Haymaker Records / October 20, 2023
    [Freight Train Rabbit Killer officially formed and performed for the first time around Halloween 2013. October 2023 marks the ten year anniversary of the band. The band celebrated their anniversary with the release of a couple singles “Mule to Plow” and “Common Thorns” that will appear on the forthcoming LP “The Ten Year” due out on Haymaker Records in 2024. // Written By – Mark Smeltzer. With Mark Smeltzer on guitar & vocals, Kris Bruders on guitar & back up vocals, Jason Beers on bass, Friotz Hurtchison on drums, and Andrew Crowley on organ, // Engineered by Jeremy Wurst at B-24 Studios Kansas City, MO. Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Crowley at Organica Recording, St. Paul, MN. // Freight Train Rabbit Killer, a musical duet made up of Kristopher Bruders (Freight Train) and Mark Smeltzer (Rabbit Killer). Described as “Apocalyptic Roots” or “Doom Blues” their intense and riveting live shows are accompanied by suits and masks. // On April 30, 2022 Freight Train Rabbit Killer released their album Hammer of Judgement through Haymaker Records. For this album, the duo is accompanied by accomplished multi-instrumentalists and solo recording artists Jason Beers and Fritz Hutchison. The Hammer of Judgment recording session was a one-of-a-kind pseudo-live studio album, utilizing an interactive crowd of dedicated fans experiencing the recording process first-hand with all the bells and whistles of a professional recording studio (isolated tracking, overdubs, post-production, etc.). Tickets were sold in advance and the session was captured at GFM Modern Recording in Blue Springs, Missouri in April 2019. Post-production work, a global pandemic, and national independent record pressing delays pushed the release back three years from the recording date, but the end results made it worth the wait. Freight Train Rabbit Killer played a special Vinyl Release Party at The Fifth Floor, Saturday, April 30 at 8:00 PM, at 1106 Santa Fe St., KCMO, in the West Bottoms, with Drop A Grand, and Teri Quinn.]

[Be/Non plays Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio.]

18. Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now”
    from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]

Next week on May 8 we welcome Mikal Shapiro who joins us to share details about Kansas City Folk Fest on Saturday, May 18, 29024 at 12:00 Noon in Washington Square Park with Music by: ARQuesta del SolSoul, Madisen Ward, Love, Mae C., Jass, Weda Skirts, Sally and the Hurts, Rural Grit Happy Hour, No Divide KC Artist Showcase, Mariachi Estrella KC, HSN Youth Songwriter Contest Winners. Poetry by:, Mary Silwance, C. Woods, Sheri “Purpose” Hall. AND Demo by: Break Free KC Hip Hop School. AND Dance by: Shashwat Chaurasia. // Also next week, film makers: Paul Wenske, Nancy Meis, Chris Wenske, & Isaac S. Cates return to talk and share music from their new documentary film, “I’m So Glad” that explores the untold story of Black Gospel Music in Kansas City and the roots of Black Gospel Music narrated by internationally recognized gospel music conductor Isaac S. Cates.

THANK YOU to our incredible KKFI Staff; Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers.

This radio station is more than the individual hosts of each individual radio show. Instead it is about a collective spirit of hundreds of hardworking people, unselfishly setting aside ego, to work for the greater good of community building and the gigantic goal of keeping our airwaves free, non-commercial, and open to all! Congratulations and thank you to all programmers & volunteers who went the extra effort to keep our station alive.

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