Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Danielle Anderson & Magic of Grandmas + Artist Katheryn Krouse + Lee Walter Redding
Mark Spins More New & MidCoastal Releases from: Making Movies & Mireya, Malek Azrael & The Vibez with Mike Dillon, Ivory Blue, Car Microwave, Paxton Harvey, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Lee Walter Redding, The Heart Collectors, Allison Russell, Thundercat, Michigander, and David Bowie.
At 10:30 Danielle Ate the Sandwich aka Danielle Anderson joins us to talk about her new show, Magic of Grandmas currently at the KC Fringe Festival. This whimsical one woman comedy forces a lonely grandma on an epic adventure through space and time. Learn where grandmas came from, why they’re here, and celebrate the magic of all the women who made us. Featuring original songs by Danielle Ate the Sandwich and video by Forest Kinsey. Danielle Anderson is a songwriter, recording artist, and comedic performer based in KC. Danielle’s first one woman show, The Greatest Garage Sale Ever, was the winner of “Best of Bird Comedy Theater”, “Made in KC” and the “Englewood Partnership Programs” Awards at KC Fringe 2024, and went to Denver Fringe in 2025, and Fort Collins Fringe in 2026. Danielle’s new show, Magic of Grandmas is playing at Center for Spiritual Living, 1014 W 39th Street, Kansas City, with 3 more shows: Wednesday, July 22, at 6:30pm, Friday, July 24, at 9:30pm, and Saturday July 25, at 6:30pm. More info at www.kcfringe.org
At 11:00 Mark talks with Artist Katheryn Krouse a full-time artist based in Kansas City, known for her vibrant and textured artwork. Katheryn Krouse has served as Visual Arts Coordinator for KC Fringe for 12 years. This year the Visual Art component of the KC Fringe Festival will be presented at Union Station on Thursday, October 1 through Friday, October 16, 2026. Katheryn Krouse holds Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Painting and Modern Art History from the University of Kansas and has participated in various public art projects. While in high school, Katheryn settled on the idea of one day becoming an art teacher, with the intention of making and selling my art on the side. She went on to study Art Education at the University of Kansas, when things took a dramatic turn. In August of 2010, she was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a rare form of macular degeneration in her retinas. Within months, it had progressed to where she could no longer maintain a drivers license, due to her low vision. During this time she truly found how healing art making can be. More info at www.katherynkrouse.com and www.kcfringe.com
At 11:30 Mark talks with Joshua Davidson a Kansas City based musician who records and performs music as Lee Walter Redding. Lee Walter Redding recently released a new 4-song EP, Head on Swivel, on June 5, 2026 and features the newest single, “Capsized”. Lee Walter Redding was raised on 60s rock, steeped in 90s Britpop ennui, and guided by contemporary neo-soul. Lee Walter Redding has released one album, four EPs, and 15 singles. Before recording as Lee Walter Redding, Joshua Davidson recorded and performed as Orthon Anderthon. He has collaborated with Stephonne and Teri Quinn and many others. More information at: linktr.ee/leewalterredding
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Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
WMM Spins The Musical Universe of Rev. Dwight Frizzell – Way Beyond The Black Crack
Various Artists – Main Title (Instrumental)“It’s Showtime Folks” from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM’s theme]
Black Crack & the Sole Survivors – “Beyond the Black Crack Medley” from: Beyond The Black Crack (LP, Limited Ed.) / Cavern Custom Recordings / 1976 [Frizzell was among the first composers to publish music based on the physics of black holes on his Beyond the Black Crack LP (1976).
10:05 – Rev Dwight Frizzell Intro / Interview
We welcome Rev. Dwight Frizzell as our special Guest Producer who shares details about his musical recordings, starting 50 years ago with his first album, BEYOND THE BLACK CRACK, released in 1976. Frizzell was among the first composers to publish music based on the physics of black holes on his Beyond the Black Crack LP. This limited edition 200 LP release inspired the formation of BCR (Black Crack Revue) in 1982. Since then the Afro-Nuclear Wavabilly Funk Swing Reggae Turska band BCR has shared the stage with media-Medusoids like Sun Ra, played live concerts with the Kronos Quartet, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Wavy Gravy, and Ziggy Marley’s band. BCR has held satellite uplinks with Don Cherry and Alvin Curran, and delighted the ears of Dementians tuning in to the Dr. Demento Radio Show. BCR has remained true to their roots in swirling black holes, time-travel of the Outer World, and the endless dance of cosmo-love. The Columbia Daily Tribune called them, “Duke Ellington meets Sun Ra.”
Rev Dwight Frizzell is a Professor & Sound Head, at Kansas City Art Institute, – Photography & Filmmaking Dept. with a Terminal Degree in Sound Design. Dwight is an internationally recognized artist whose work combines video, performance, installation, music, audio art, and writing. Frizzell’s work about his boyhood neighbor, Harry S. Truman, was featured in the Peabody-awarded “Lost and Found Sound” series broadcast on National Public Radio. Frizzell has produced an opera based on the life of Charles Darwin. In addition to his B.F.A. degree from KCAI, he holds a terminal fine arts degree in Sound Design from the UMKC. Dwight Frizzell, is a founder of the “groovy polyphonic jazz/dance” band, Black Crack Revue, now in their 43rd year. Dwight Frizzell is also an Arif, with Moorish Orthodox Church, and served at First Editor, The Pitch, he is a founding member of the newEar contemporary chamber ensemble, and is host & producer of “From Arc To Microchip” heard on the fifth Thursday of each month on KKFI’s Thursday Night Special at 7:00pm on 90.1 FM.
Rev. Dwight Frizzell Thanks for being with us on WMM
BLACK CRACK AND THE SOLE SURVIVORS: Rev, Dwight Frizzell – tenor sax, clarinet, audio oscillator, chair, trash can, pins, soybeans Mike Roach – clarinet, vocals with laughs, tenor sax, dancing Kurt Eckhardt – mouth flute, percussion, pins, soy, alteration featuring their special guests: Rev Tommy Gomersall – tin cans, piano, vocals Rush Rankin – clarinet, imagistic inspiration Gary Jeffers – sousaphone, percussion Bill Jones – sousaphone Sylvia Thomas – harmonica Bill Scanlan – percussion, tape machine and many others recorded live in concert at the Kansas City Art Institute Foundation Studio, November 18th, 1975, and in the KCAI Epperson Auditorium, December 4th through December, 5th, 1975
Medley includes excerpts from 4 tracks on the original LP and CD reissue— BLACK CRACK & THE SOLE SURVIVORS (Personnel listed above)
COPULATION OF BASILEA & HYPERION Dwight recording his US Army issued audio oscillator, making tape loops, using 3 ATRs and remixing submixes.
PRE-TRANSFORMATION OF TURTLE TO BIRD Recorded atop the midget pyramid across from the Truman gravesite in July 1976 Rev. Dwight Frizzell – percussion and flutes assisted by several young girls
FLY BY NIGHT Rev. Dwight Frizzell – clarinet, electronics This selection features children’s voices at reduced speed with live clarinet thru a wah-wah pedal Bill Scanlan – engineer, recorded in concert atop the midget pyramid on August 20, 1976
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROGRAM NOTES FOR THE “FLY BY NIGHT” CONCERT Just as poetry gives birth to new images in man, so do electronics extend man’s brain (which is man’s electric being) into new spaces This does not mean that electronics is an answer, it is a way Today, there are those musicians who praise electricity as the form to realize their ideals and there are those who refute electronic alteration and work only acoustically. I do neither or both. If you imagine electricity closely, it is the magical, inner, sexual, invisible and mysterious fire of a reverie that must have been born with life itself.
An imagistic, acoustical event in which a large number of frequencies and their associated pyramids of overtones are present simultaneously.
An organic succession of images (vertical events) in various places in the infinite horizontal expansion of space. Each image is a new individual spiritual event, imagistically connected into a whole, and in relation to many other images, including pre and post images (in the old time zone), and all NOW images (this is NOW MUSIC).
Images as if melted together in a fiery flight surrounded by a nocturne (the horizontal space of FLY BY NIGHT) of its own: IDENTITY -you identify the identities
Varese (the poet of sound) says his music is intellectual -for the neck up. In one way he underestimates the power of his music by making categorical distinctions (especially between mind and body). But that’s OK -he is one of the great poets of sound of our time I imagine music beyond these categorical distinctions, music that is felt by the whole body on many layers of experience, music that 1 not thought of, but music that is dreamt.
ON BLACK CRACK AND THE SOLE SURVIVORS Once, forever, there was this continuum (points equidistant determined by a metronome at 20 cps.) A spark is set off in the universe and cycles are created, The cycles define themselves. They change in relation to a cause/effect relationship Dust collects, you breathe. a cigarette drawn to the lips, a smell of perfume and ashes, a flame bebop tangoes, turtles cross the daylight sky, eyes on fire, fires burning in the palm of a hand reflected in the black sky which is glass, a young girl splashed a stick in the river, the river rises, a passenger train passes by, the onlookers look on, around us the clouds move around. and the surfaces expand and flutter across the horizon on a bird’s wing which you see out of the corner of your eye. Evolution occurs.
A variety of events take place. The world becomes obvious to the obvious and strange to others. On Tuesday November 18th, 1975 around 9:30 pm, the world ends (as we know it) because of a black hole 10-22 cm. in diameter sucking on the universe. BLACK CRACK AND THE SOLE SURVIVORS escape near black holeness through a black crack and enter the real time zone, and everything else (the world) is suspended. BLACK CRACK AND THE SOLE SURVIVORS enter a new universe where anything can happen. Sometimes suspension moves towards a reality. If so, BLACK CRACK AND THE SOLE SURVIVORS will bring havoc to a suspended world …
SPACE CREATED BY SOUND Gaston Bachelard discusses how silence can create an infinite space (this is the infinite horizon-tal expansion) Continuing in his spirit. sound (being a vertical event) identifies its position in infinite horizontal space and also describes the detail of the universe including the immediate environment and the image of the shape from which the sound is radiating, and the shape that the sound 1s radiating with The creation of space by sound is not the mere process of evaluating the relationship between sound and space (which may be seen in a variety of ways including empty rooms, long planar surfaces. a motion of consciousness across the cosmos, air, desert and ocean) Sound creates an image of the space The listener is in this image on many different levels – one image being not being in this image The sound image resonates within us and us within it. If you were a bird your future would not be inevitable. Events are vertical surrounded by horizontal space. I have imagined that things are real ever since I can imagine. Everything needs space “Whatever turtles think of must have to do with turtleness •• – James Pinson said something like this.]
Before The Big Bang
“At first, Nothing is.” — Sun Ra
Frizzell was among the first composers to publish music based on the physics of black holes on his Beyond the Black Crack LP (1976). Fifty years later, he is creating music inspired by the physics of the quantum void that created space-time in the nano-seconds before the Big Bang. Dedicated to Baikei Uehira, Sun Ra and Francois Bayle.
Notes by Dwight Frizzell If there is a most mysterious mystery, the void of nothingness from which we came would be a contender—how we, along with everything else in this sprawling reality, was created from nothing.
Astro-physics is closing the gap in our understanding of nothingness by locating a void in the nano-seconds before the hot radiation we call the Big Bang. This Quantum Void of nothingness is a state of the lowest possible energy. Everything is slowed down to absolute zero. Yet this void is brimming with potential energy. Through an entirely spontaneous process due to quantum uncertainty, particles and anti-particles spontaneously pop into and out of existence.
The Quantum Void’s ground state is called a “quantum harmonic oscillator” where “non-vanishing vacuum expectation values” are created by spontaneous symmetry breaking. Our universe didn’t begin with a bang, but with a harmonic foundation of music from which sounding particles and anti-particles emerged by chance.
The piano was chosen for its one dimension strings that resonant with sympathetic overtones. In keeping with string theory and elemental energy states, a one-dimensional line can resonate into higher timbral dimensions and be temporally enfolded onto itself by creating time-pods composed of forward and backward moving timeframes.
Musique concrete techniques were also used on the piano recordings to realize the Void’s symmetry breaking process where particles and anti-particles spontaneously appear (and disappear) against the Quantum Void’s harmonic grounding. GRM’s Fusion, Grinder and Evolution software, and IRCAM’s TS was used. All sounds heard here were created from the piano.
Astro-quantum physics has developed a striking affinity with Kashmiri Tantra’s Doctrine of Vibration (Spanda). The Quantum Void, being outside our space-time, is very much like the Absolute or Universal Consciousness in Tantra, and it operates at the foundation of Reality in the same way the Quantum Void actively creates space-time.
The Doctrine of Vibration proposes that the Void is in a constant state of transformation and is full of vibration, yet from another point of view no change or movement occurs in this Absolute. Reality springs from stillness like the particles and anti-particles coming in and out of existence in the Quantum Void. Movement and rest in the Absolute presuppose one another.
The additional insight that Tantra offers to Cosmic Inflation theory has to do with consciousness being imminent in the universe. The freedom of consciousness to do what is impossible (according to reason) demonstrates, through our own experience, how the Absolute can at once be motionless yet full of activity, an astonishing realization at the fabric of reality both in quantum physics (as applied to the quantum void) and Kashmiri Tantra (as applied to the absolute and the movement of consciousness).
Stillness in consciousness is akin to the ground state of the Void– they may be one and the same. Tantra maintains the source of thought, including our understanding of past, present and future, stands outside of time. Consciousness is in an ever developing process in perpetual expansion. Our tiny part of the All, where we observe the flow of events around us and the feelings within us, is entangled with the All in the same way that the Quantum Void is entangled with the Universe. In Cosmic Inflation Theory, the Quantum Void is perpetually creating an infinity of parallel worlds.
To grasp reality in its completeness, we must go beyond thought and language which are only partial representations of reality. To experience this primordial source we pierce through the periphery of thought and plunge into the flash of thinking itself, and with it the emergence of the diversity we perceive in all the things in the world. The close contact between our senses and the Universal Consciousness revitalizes and animates our perceptions.
Unfettered awareness, free of rational thought and language, drifts from one mental object to the next. The transition between them involves a movement through a state of pure awareness outside of thought-forms and perceptions that is like the ground state of the Quantum Void.
Sound Mandala – For the summer of 2026, a 100-channel system has been constructed in the Jerome Stage at the Unicorn Theatre. New programs are being created. Shows will take place during the FIFA World Cup.
Signal & Soul is the Sound Mandala at its most adventurous — a single evening that moves from hip-hop to the cosmos, from Beatles psychedelia to the quantum void, from beatboxing to Anton Chekhov. Buckle up. ~50 Minutes
Indie Spotlight From Challenger Artists – a new kind of show: five fantastic young bands from Challenger Artists, live in our 100-loudspeaker immersive theatre — where sound moves, swirls, surrounds and envelops you in ways never before experienced. Featuring: Mini Trees, the indie-alt pop project of LA-based songwriter Lexi Vega; Brooklyn duo TOLEDO; Valley Boy, whose collaborators include Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, and Troye Sivan; Midwest four-piece Post Sex Nachos, whose track “SOS” climbed to the SiriusXM Alt Nation Top 6; and Chicago indie act Capital Soiree. The musical groups providing songs for our INDIE SPOTLIGHT are managed by Challenger Artists, the artist management division of Mammoth Live (promoter for venues in Kansas City including Uptown Theater, Grinder’s, Record Bar and more). ~60 Minutes
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari – One of cinema’s most haunting masterpieces gets the sonic treatment it has always deserved. The nightmarish 1920 German Expressionist landmark returns with a brand-new live score by Kansas City composer Thomas Newby and psychedelic chamber pop innovators The Green Zoo. Approximately 62 minutes. Presented through all 100 loudspeakers. The line between screen and sensation dissolves completely. – 62 Minutes
Sound Mandala is a one-of-a-kind immersive audio experience where 100 independent loudspeakers surround you—sound moving around you, above you, and through you. This isn’t surround sound. It’s something altogether different, carefully crafted by sound designers who spend hours mixing each piece moving the sound around you, above you, and beneath you.
10:20
Dwight Frizzell & Brad Cox – “Before The Big Bang (Mu 2nd Movement)” from: Sound Mandala / Dwight Frizzell / June 10, 2026 [This music was created by Dwight Frizzell with piano solo by Brad Cox, piano longtones/overtones by Ben Choate and recording engineer Jacob Souders.]
[Sound Mandala plays The Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main Street, KCMO opening Wednesday, June 10 and running into the KC Fringe Festival 2026, through August 1. Wednesday thru Sundays at 7:30pm]
10:25 – Underwriting
10:27 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Olmec Heads”
Randy Weinstein-harmonica Dwight Frizzell-clarinet, turtle flute, percussion Thomas Aber-bass clarinet Stan Kessler-trumpet Michael Henry-French horn Ken Beck-keyboards Ed Herrmann-Serge synthesizer Bill Dye-bouzouki, electric guitar, lap steel guitar Kevin Alumbaugh-electric guitar, effects Jeff Rendlen-electric bass Bird Ellington Fleming-percussion Allaudin Ottinger-Nubian tar, berambou, timpani, percussion, drums Solos Thomas Aber-bass clarinet, Dwight Frizzell-clarinet, Stan Kessler-trumpet
Dwight writes: I first met Sun Ra in person in Chicago 1980— and our master-adept relation evolved soon after— one area he further introduced me to was Afro-Centrism—including the Ivan van Sertima, the author if They Came Before Columbus— that proposed the Olmecs, the first major culture of Mesoamerica were Nubians who travelled from Africa in reed boats. I 1984 I travelled to Mexico City where I stood below their enormous visage with fellow traveller Thomas Aber— and the sketch for the Olmec Heads music was conceived.
10:31
BCR – “Olmec Heads (Dwight Frizzell – Radio Edit)” from: Which Earth Are We On? / Fifth Street Records / 1987
10:35 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Mokele Mbembe Special”
One of the earliest BCR tunes created before we played our first gig early in 1982. It was inspired by a legendary dinosaur-like created seen at Africa’s Lake Tele in the Congo 1959.
The first section is from a multi-channel overdubbing session by Dwight Frizzell (clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, animal calls) and Cliff Baldwin (tenor sax, percussion, trombone, animal calls) The last section is from a BCR studio recording in 1986 Jeff Rendlen-bass Randy Weinstein-harmonica, Dwight Frizzell-tenor sax, clarinet Thomas Aber-alto sax Bill Dye-electric guitar Bird Ellington Fleming-percussion Allaudin Ottinger- drums, vocal
Released on BCR Which Earth are We On? (Fifth Street Records) 1987
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BCR – “Mokele Mbembe Special (Baldwin-Frizzell)” from: Which Earth Are We On? / Fifth Street Records / 1987 [Early BCR 1981-1986]
10:43 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Cosmic String Theory”
COSMIC STRINGS are a remnant of the Big Bang predicted by our latest theories of Cosmogenesis. The width of these strings is less than an atomic nucleus, but their mass may be at stellar levels, as they may be millions of light years long. They exert immense gravity, and function as gravitational lenses. If they were to collide with each other, the warpage of space-time would be so extreme as to allow for time travel. The resonances in cosmic string theory offer possibilities for the kind of time-traveling music we offer here that uses time-pods composed of forward and backward moving string sound. . Sun Ra released his Strange Strings LP in 1967 well before astrophysicists invented String Theory in describing the universe as a grand cosmic music. Look into the heart of an electron, it would appear as a vibrating string. Pluck that string and it might turn into a neutrino or a quark. Pluck it again a bit harder, and we might create a music particular of other known (or unknown) subatomic particles. The vast array of subatomic particles are all particular harmonic notes played on a cosmic fundamental superstring.
The reach of Sun Ra’s mission and the music that supported it shifted in an ever expand-ing reach from the 1950s and into the 80s. In 1982, Sun Ra told me, “I used to speak of the Universal. Now I speak of the Omniversal. We are all part of the greater Omniverse…and we all must find our own special place in the tapestry of the great Omniversal Arkestra” “I’m not playing Space Music anymore, not in the interplanetary sense alone. I’m playing intergalactic music beyond the other idea of space music. It is of the natural infinity of the eternal universe eternal ETERNAL. It is of all the universes together that make our bigger Ominiverse.” Tam Fiofori’s 1969 Downbeat Magazine “Sun Ra’s Space Odyssey” (1969)
COSMIC STRINGS—
Origin: Proposed by T.W.B. Kibble in the 1970s, they are analogous to cracks that form in ice as it freezes.
Characteristics: These strings are incredibly massive; a 1.6 km segment could weigh more than the Earth. They may oscillate at near-light speed.
Detection: Researchers look for their unique gravitational lensing effects, which can create double images of distant stars.
Connection to Physics: While distinct from fundamental subatomic string theory, they are linked through concepts like M-theory, where they are called “cosmic superstrings”.
Evolution: They can form loops, wiggle, radiate energy away via gravitational waves.
10:48
Cosmic String Theory (tracks for ERGOSPHERE ) from Ergosphere / Dwight Frizzell & EMAS / Recorded January 11, 2026 [Aaron Osbourne – bass, electronics, Shanté Clair – expanded guitar, Seth Davis – guitar, Dwight Frizzell – WX5 strings.]
10:52 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Thunder Perfect Mind”
Dwight writes: Sun Ra introduced me to Gnostic texts and other Biblical arcana outside of tradition— including the Book of Jasher that contains this alternative to Genesis— “You were created in the image of God’s infinity.” Dr. Stephan Hoeller, the Jungian doctor and Gnostic bishop, was also a formative Gnostic teacher for me.
Bill Dye- electric guitar, Allaudin Ottinger- Drums, Bird Ellington Fleming- Percussion, Bobby Nickens- Bass, Dr. Thomas Aber- Alto saxophone, Betse Ellis- Violin, Stan Kessler- Trumpet, Cliff Baldwin- electronics, Tom Mardikes- Production
Rev. Dwight Frizzell is a Professor & Sound Head, at Kansas City Art Institute, in the Photography & Filmmaking Department with a Terminal Degree in Sound Design. Dwight Frizzell, is a founder of the “groovy polyphonic jazz/dance” band, Black Crack Revue, now in their 43rd year. Dwight Frizzell is also host & producer of “From Arc To Microchip” heard on the 5th Thursday of each month on KKFI’s Thursday Night Special at 7:00pm.
10:57
Bill Dye, Allaudin Ottinger, Bird Ellington Fleming, Bobby Nickens, Dr. Thomas Aber, Betse Ellis, Stan Kessler, Cliff Baldwin – “Thunder Perfect Mind” from: “Thunder Perfect Mind” / Dwight Frizzell / Recorded 1995 [Music – Twayne Williams, lyrics – writing through Nag Hammadi Gnostic texts by Dwight Frizzell]
11:00 – Station ID
11:00 – More Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Water Breath Music”
This concert was conceived and organized after hearing a multi-channel electronic tape music concert and meeting composer Peter Todd Lewis. As new and avant-garde as the music was, it seemed to me to be a most ancient music— although made from electronic sources, it seemed composed of water and breath sounds. The Water Breath concert was one of the first projects I created for a group of world class musicians that had reached out to me because of the Beyond the Black Crack LP.
11:03
Jim Miller, Rob Beckner, Arnold Young, Jack Blackett, John Thies, Mike Temple, John Crain, Tommy Gomersal – “Water Breath Music” From: “Water Breath Music” / Dwight Frizzell / Recorded. 1977 [Featured players: Jim Miller, Rob Beckner, Arnold Young, Jack Blackett, John Thies, Mike Temple, John Crain, Tommy Gomersal. Recording assistant Jay Mandevillle.]
11:08 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Wellspring Mother of Waters”
Wellspring Mother of the Waters was a collaboration with Marideth Sisco recorded in 2026
Our late and much-loved Marideth Sisco, writer/songwriter/Ozark folksinger/gardener welcomes you to the awe-inspiring Greer Spring in her own voice recorded just a few years ago.
Marideth Sisco suggested we collaborate on Wellspring. I would make a soundscape for her free and open singing. It was during memorable moment between rehearsals at a National Audio Theater production. When I followed up by sending a variety of mixes, she decided to work with the wondrous Ozark soundscape of Greer Spring, one of the most beautiful and secluded places in the Ozarks, and very near where Marideth lived. It’s fed by a gushing underground river system that acts as a wellspring for streams and sinkholes up to 45 miles to the west and northwest. It’s Missouri’s second-largest spring, discharging over 200 million gallons of cold, clear water daily, and it’s protected by the Mark Twain National Forest.
After hiking down an Ozark mountain for over a mile, the Greer Spring can be spotted from a cliff above a narrow chasm. Its upward force creates what’s called a creek bed boil, although the water is a crisp 55 degrees. Looking down, it appears like the deep, aqua-blue eye of the Great Goddess. An additional outlet flows from a cave about 100 feet above this stunning, light bending dome of water. The water flows from there for over a mile to its confluence with the Eleven Point River, increasing the flow and transforming the river into a coldwater stream ideal for trout and turtles.
Wellspring features Marideth singing her own Mother of the Waters, an hymn-like spiritual to Greer Spring recorded shortly before her passing. She is be accompanied by a lush multi-channel soundscape of the spring waters with additional music by Bill Dye (lap steel guitar), Tony Brewer (waterphone), Steve Donofrio (singing bowls), Norbert Herber (bass clarinet), Greg Mackender (midi-water instrument), Thomas Aber (gaida) and composer Dwight Frizzell (Native flute and wilderness recordings). It was supported by the National Audio Theatre Festivals, a Generative Performing Artist Award from the Charlotte Street Foundation and an academic sabbatical from the Kansas City Art Institute.
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Marideth Sisco & Dwight Frizzell – “Wellspring Mother of the Waters” from: “Wellspring Mother of the Waters” (excerpt) / Dwight Frizzell/ Recorded 2026 [Marideth Ann Sisco (born June 15, 1943) is an American storyteller, folklorist, singer-songwriter, author and retired journalist. Her work largely focuses on folklore related to her native Ozark Mountains. Sisco and her music were featured in the Oscar-nominated film Winter’s Bone. In 2023 she was a featured artist at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, where she performed both in song and as a storyteller. // Sisco was born in Missouri to Marguerite Elenor (Gentry) Sisco (1920–1966) and Paul Holtz Sisco (1923–1966). Her interest in music started when she was three and a great uncle taught and encouraged her to sing. Her family moved frequently when she was young, including time spent in Kansas, Washington state, Montana and California. As she grew older she became tired of moving around and returned to live with her grandmother in Butterfield, graduating from high school in Cassville, Missouri in 1961. //After high school, Sisco attended Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State College) in Springfield, MO, where she studied performance & orchestration. But she left before finishing a degree after being told that as a woman she would not be successful in the field and was instead encouraged to switch to music education. // In 1965, Sisco left the Ozarks and moved to California, where she hoped to break into the music business as a singer, but lack of success and a hand injury that left her unable to play guitar derailed that goal. In 1976 she left California, helping her aunt and ailing uncle return to Missouri, but with the intention of moving back west, which she never did. // After returning to Missouri, Sisco received a BFA from Missouri State University and later an MA from Antioch University. She also began a 20-year career as a journalist at the West Plains Quill in West Plains, Missouri, where she worked as an investigative and environmental writer. She also authored the “Crosspatch” gardening column. // Upon her retirement from journalism in 2005, she returned to song-writing. // Currently, Sisco hosts “These Ozark Hills,” a local culture and folklore radio program on Ozarks Public Radio at KSMU-FM, which is based out of Missouri State University. As a singer, she performs both solo and with The Blackberry Winter Band. // Through a chance encounter at a singing party, Sisco was involved in the Oscar-nominated 2010 film Winter’s Bone, based on the book by Daniel Woodrell. In the film’s production she served as a musical consultant and singer, as well as appearing in the film as a singer. Her scene in the film was written specifically to feature her singing. // She also contributed to the movie by singing “The Missouri Waltz” for its opening scenes, though she reworked it to remove racist language from the song.Following the release of the film she toured with the Blackberry Winter Band to promote the soundtrack, referring to it as Amazing Geriatric Hillbilly tour. They played in 27 cities in the U.S.A. and Canada. // In 2018, Sisco received the Quill Award for lifetime achievement from the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame and Missouri Folk Arts Program has also designated her a Missouri Master Storyteller. //Sisco is lesbian & active in LGBTQ+ causes.]
11:18 – Interview with Rev. Dwight Frizzell
VIBRATING CONTINENTS, a work organized by Dwight Frizzell for Opus, the new music collective in Lawrence, Kansas. The seven movement mixage is a kind of requiem for the late Peter Stokely, classic scholar, megalomaniac, and hast of the Consciousness Across the Void radio program. Each terrestrial continent was assigned to a member of Opus, who had great autonomy over their choice of underscore for the prepared multi-lingual texts and non-language vocalizations. This segment, ‘Antarctica,’ features solo bassoonist Bill Oldfather_ Other participants: Allaudin Ottinger, Joanie Harrell, Greg Allen, Dr. Leon Burke III, Donna Gillham, Barry Bernstein, Dwight Frizzell
11:21
OPUS – “Vibrating Continents: Antartica” [Recorded live in 1979 at KOPN-FM in Columbia, Missouri with Ed Herrmann and Chris Merrick engineers.]
11:24 – Underwriting
11:26 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“H for Thermonuclear Device”
“If you can develop an atomic bomb, I’m sure you can develop an alter-destiny” – Sun Ra (1979)
The music was conducted by Sarah McKoin for players Thomas Aber (clarinets), Alexander East (cello), Jan Faidley (saxophones), Johanna Lalka (horn), Tomoko Iguchi (violin), Mark Lowry (percussion), Bill McKemy (bass), Jessica Nance (viola) and Lyra Pherigo (flutes). Supported by the New Music Institute of Kansas City and Missouri Arts Council.
The Kansas City National Security Campus features a new nuclear weapons plant at Botts Road and Missouri Highway 150 in southern Kansas City. Their almost 2 billion dollar budget sup-ports the “life-extensions” of the B61 thermonuclear devices deployed at Whiteman AFB and at least five other nuclear bases around the world. The updates keep these nuclear devices fresh and deployable. They include new Boeing tail-kits that make them maneuverable “smart” bombs.
The music in this special program features data sonifications of a B61 detonation event as performed by the newEar contemporary chamber ensemble. About 50 of these weapons are believed to be stockpiled at Whiteman Air Force Base.
Composers Michael Henry and Dwight Frizzell mapped data to the scored parts using x-y graphs showing the bombs’ short and long term effects including shock waves, atmospheric impacts, electromagnetic pulse readings and biological aberrations. Produced by Dwight Frizzell for the From Ark to Microchip series.
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newEar – “H for Thermonuclear Device” from: “H for Thermonuclear Device” / NewEar /
11:32 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Appalling Heart”
Of Baroness Else van Freytag-Loringhoven. friend and fan Marcel Duchamp asserted. “She is not a Futurist. She is the future.” Her visionary poems and post-modern attire (which included a girdle of kitchen utensils and postage-stamp face decorations) were the direct result of her experiments withith interspecies communication via persistent psychotropic plant consumption.
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Patricia Johnson – “Appalling Heart” from: “Appalling Heart” / Dwight Frizzell / Recorded 1996 NYC and mixed at UMKC [Recorded in 1996 in New York City and mixed at UMKC. Patricia Johnson- soprano. Tony Allard-body vocalizations. Dwight Frizzell-body-dubbed heartbeat and Galvanic skin response. Else von Freytag-loringhoven· text.]
11:39 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Scarlatti Garden” – Remembering Bruce Prince-Joseph (1926-2015)
Bruce Prince-Joseph’s music was at the heart of his spirit and generosity. He volunteered to record this Scarlatti sonata on his harpsichord in his home in 1996. The musicians overdubbed their parts (each separate and sometimes in different cities) while listening to Bruce’s tracks. Thank you, Bruce. Scarlatti Garden by ENSEMBLE ARCADIA Bruce Prince-Joseph-harpsichord Christine Brebes-violins Hafiza Capehart-flute Michael Henry-French horn Thomas Aber-bass clarinet Dwight Frizzell-rec/mix engineer, arranger
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11:47 – Interview with Dwight Frizzell
“Tree of Life”
Musical realization of Charles Darwin’s ‘Tree of Life’ chart from his “Origin of Species” by Michael Henry and Dwight Frizzell
Performed by members of newEar, the National Audio Theater Festivals and the Myth- Science Ensemble
Thomas Aber-xun, gaida, clarinet & bass clarinet Anne Marie Brown-violin Peter Chun-viola Robert Carl-shakuhachi Patrick Conway-bassoon Larry Figg-cello Dwight Frizzell-clarinet, recording & mix, electro-acoustic Michael Henry-electro-acoustics
“The affinities of all the beings of the same class have sometimes been represented by a great tree….As buds give rise to growth to fresh buds, and these, if vigorous, branch out and overtop on all sides many a feebler branch, so by generation I believe it has been with the great Tree of Life, which fills with its dead and broken branches the crust of the earth, and covers the surface with its ever branching and beautiful ramifications.”— Charles Darwin, Origin of Species, 1872 edition
Charles Darwin’s sketch of the divergence of species (as illustrated in his “Origin of Species”) presents his central organizing vision of shared descent, the idea that all species ultimately evolved from a common ancestor in the distant past. From a single starting point, genetic changes in different populations send species down evolutionary pathways. Some of these branches survive, and split off to form new branches. Other branches wither, and species become extinct.
Darwin’s metaphorical image is used to create this work (here in it’s concert version for electro-acoustic strings, live woodwind ensemble and video). Sound progresses and develops from the time Darwin imagined life was “originally breathed into a few forms or into one.” Instrumental parts flow through the branching lines of divergence and extinction, increasing in complexity and diversity, representing 3.6 billion years of our evolutionary history — from simple, single-celled organisms to modern humans.
Michael Henry and Dwight Frizzell also re-orchestrated this work for multi-channel installation in a room with an area for the audience to sit and recline, entering and exiting as they wish. Video projection on the floor lights the space, and speakers surround the audience. The layered environment perpetually changes with time flowing backwards and forwards simultaneously, much in the style of a crab cannon.
Steve Gardels-live woodwinds recording engineer Dwight Frizzell-sound design & mix. Computer processed Tree of Live realizations by Michael Henry. Video shot & mixed by Dwight Frizzell.
Rev. Dwight Frizzell Thanks for being with us on WMM
11:52:30
MYTH-SCIENCE ENSEMBLE – “Tree of Life” “Tree of Life” for strings, woodwinds & electro-acoustics / Dwight Frizzell / recorded 2014 [Musical realization of Charles Darwin’s ‘Tree of Life’ chart from his “Origin of Species” by Michael Henry and Dwight Frizzell. // Performed by members of newEar, the National Audio Theater Festivals and the Myth- Science Ensemble]
Thomas Aber-xun, gaida, clarinet & bass clarinet Anne Marie Brown-violin Peter Chun-viola Robert Carl-shakuhachi Patrick Conway-bassoon Larry Figg-cello Dwight Frizzell-clarinet, recording & mix, electro-acoustic Michael Henry-electro-acoustics
BCR (Black Crack Revue) plays a Dinner Matinee Show at The Ship, 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, on Saturday, August 29, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week, on Wednesday, July 22 Danielle Anderson share details about her new KC Fringe show The Magic of Grandmas. Katheryn Krouse who serves as Visual Arts Coordinator for KC Fringe. AND Lee Walter Redding joins us to share new releases.
Thank you to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein-Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, and Office Manager Book Keeper – Shaina Littler.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated to KKFI’s Summer Fund Drive during WMM we had a total of 33 people donate a total of $3513.50. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
This radio station is more than the individual hosts of each individual radio show. It is a collective spirit of hundreds of people, setting aside ego, to work for the greater good of community building and the goal of keeping our airwaves, non-commercial, and open! Thank you to programmers who create content for over 85 locally produced radio shows & volunteers who made extra effort to keep our station alive.
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
WMM Spins The Musical Universe of Rev. Dwight Frizzell
Mark welcomes Rev. Dwight Frizzell as our special Guest Producer who shares details about his musical recordings, starting 50 years ago with his first album, BEYOND THE BLACK CRACK, released in 1976. Frizzell was among the first composers to publish music based on the physics of black holes on his Beyond the Black Crack LP. This limited edition 200 LP release inspired the formation of BCR (Black Crack Revue) in 1982. Since then the Afro-Nuclear Wavabilly Funk Swing Reggae Turska band BCR has shared the stage with media-Medusoids like Sun Ra, played live concerts with the Kronos Quartet, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Wavy Gravy, and Ziggy Marley’s band. BCR has held satellite uplinks with Don Cherry and Alvin Curran, and delighted the ears of Dementians tuning in to the Dr. Demento Radio Show. BCR has remained true to their roots in swirling black holes, time-travel of the Outer World, and the endless dance of cosmo-love. The Columbia Daily Tribune called them, “Duke Ellington meets Sun Ra.”
Rev. Dwight Frizzell is a Professor & Sound Head, at Kansas City Art Institute, in the Photography & Filmmaking Department with a Terminal Degree in Sound Design. He is an internationally recognized artist whose work combines video, performance, installation, music, audio art, and writing. Frizzell’s work about his boyhood neighbor, Harry S. Truman, was featured in the Peabody-awarded “Lost and Found Sound” series broadcast on National Public Radio. Frizzell has produced an opera based on the life of Charles Darwin. In addition to his B.F.A. degree from KCAI, he holds a terminal fine arts degree in Sound Design from the UMKC. Dwight Frizzell also served at the very first Editor of The Pitch, he is a founding member of the newEar contemporary chamber ensemble, and is host & producer of “From Arc To Microchip” heard on the fifth Thursday of each month on KKFI’s Thursday Night Special at 7:00pm on 90.1 FM.
Dwight Frizzell will play tracks from, BCR, Opus, newEar, Myth-Science Ensemble, and members of EMAS and the Human Arts Ensemble, featuring these midwestern musical legends: Dr. Thomas Aber, Tony Allard, Greg Allen, Kevin Alumbaugh, Cliff Baldwin, Ken Beck, Rob Beckner, Barry Bernstein, Jack Blackett, Christine Brebes, Tony Brewer, Anne Marie Brown, Dr. Leon Burke III, Hafiza Capehart, Robert Carl, Ben Choate, Peter Chun, Shanté Clair, Patrick Conway, Brad Cox, John Crain, Seth Davis, Bill Dye, Alexander East, Kurt Eckhardt, Betse Ellis, Jan Faidley, Larry Figg, Bird Fleming Ellington, Dwight Frizzell, Donna Gillham, Tommy Gomersall, Joanie Harrell, Michael Henry, Ed Herrmann, Tomoko Iguchi, Gary Jeffers, Patricia Johnson, Bill Jones, Stan Kessler, Johanna Lalka, Mark Lowry, Jay Mandeville, Tom Mardikes, Bill McKemy, Jim Miller, Jessica Nance, Bobby Nickens, Bill Oldfather, Aaron Osbourne, Allaudin Ottinger, Lyra Pherigo, Bruce Prince-Joseph, Rush Rankin, Jeff Rendlen, Michael Roach, Bill Scanlan, Marideth Sisco, Jacob Souders, Peter Stokely, Mike Temple, John Thies, Sylvia Thomas, Randy Weinstein, Twayne Williams and Arnold Young.
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Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Chris Garibaldi & Suneaters + KC Fringe + Kimmie Queen & Theresa Scott + Nicki White
Various Artists – “Main Title Instrumental (It’s Showtime Folks)” from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM’s theme]
MorMor– “Like Heaven (feat. Celeste)” from: Like Heaven – Single / Promised Land Recordings / May 15, 2026 [Toronto artist MorMor marks his return with new single, ‘Like Heaven’, featuring Celeste. MorMor’s reintroduction comes four years after the release of his pandemic-era collection ‘Semblance’ – a personal collection that pursued difficult truths about love and growth. // Unlike his past era which surveyed the effects of solitude, ‘Like Heaven’ abounds in the warmth and intimacy that comes with synergy and collaboration. Built around a breakbeat, lilting keys, melodic guitar lines and woozy harmonic interplay between MorMor and Celeste, ‘Like Heaven’ searches for hope in faithless times. // On Celeste’s involvement, MorMor shares: “She came to [Rick Rubin’s Malibu studio] Shangri-La simply to hang out, but ended up jumping on the mix. Her vocal was recorded in that first session and it remains in the final version. She captured a raw, immediate energy that couldn’t be recreated.” // ‘Like Heaven’ is lifted from the artist’s full-length due later this year.]
The Roseline – “Wild As The Weather” from: 86 Gumption / The Roseline / August 7, 2026 [First single from the band’s upcoming album, 86 Gumption. The single was released July 3, 2026. // Colin Halliburton – acoustic guitar, vocals; Bradley McKellip – electric guitar. Heidi Gluck – bass, keys, vocals. Jim Piller – drums, percussion. Recorded by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, Jim Piller, Heidi Gluck, and Bradley McKellip. Mixed by Jim Piller. Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering // The Roseline (pronounced ‘rose’ like the flower, ‘line’ like a straight line) is a band from Lawrence, Kansas USA. They have released eight LPs and one live album, to date. They started out as a fairly delicate little acoustic trio and have since evolved into the heartland rock five-piece behemoth of their current state. // Good luck trying to coax any braggadocious one-sheet “high-lights” out of these humble Kansans. It will require some serious finesse. But, if you insist…they have had four records chart in the TOP TEN in the wildly niche Euro Americana Chart. Some very sweet words have been written about them in such esteemed publications and websites as NPR, Bandcamp, American Song-writer, No Depression, Glide, Pop Matters, and The Bluegrass Situation. They have had their songs featured (*barely audible as source music in the background of bar scenes) in ABC’s ‘Nashville’ & ‘Resurrection’, CBS’s ‘Marshals’, USA’s ‘Queen of the South’, Netflix’s ‘Virgin River’, and MTV’s own Sistine Chapel, ‘Teen Mom’. They have toured in the US, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the UK, Poland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. // The band made their UK debut as an Official Showcase act at 2025’s UK Americana Music Week in London. However, they have not been accepted to showcase at the stateside Americana Fest for a record-breaking 17 consecutive years. Impressive stuff. // Today, they arrive with their ninth LP “86 Gumption”. Ironically, it called for quite a bit of collective gumption to get this thing across the finish line. Recorded over a year (with a big breather in the middle) in myriad studios and homes, “86 Gumption” is perhaps the band’s most diverse musical offering yet. Indie rock, honky tonk, heartland rock, folk and alt-country occupy the sonic spectrum of the album. Primary singer and songwriter, Colin Halliburton, is found exploring the nuances of marriage, middle-age, grief, geopolitics, acts of creation, hedonism, sobriety, and everything in between. There is darkness. There is a sliver of light. Play it loud.]
UPCOMING LIVE DATES (all dates are Colin solo/acoustic) Thursday, August 13 — The Grafton Arms; Manchester, UK Friday, August 14 — The Vinyl Tap; Preston, UK Saturday, August 15 — Northern Guitars; Leeds, UK Sunday, August 16 — Oxted Sessions @ The Ginistry; Oxted, UK Monday, August 17 — St James Wine Vaults; Bath, UK Tuesday, August 18 — Kingsmeade House Concerts; High Wycombe, UK Wednesday, August 19 — The Grove; Nottingham, UK Thursday, August 20 — Biddle Bros; London, UK Saturday, August 22 — Rootsy Summer Fest; Falkenberg, SE Sunday, August 23 – Stockholm Roots (@ Debaser); Stockholm, SE Lawrence and KC full-band album release shows TBD
10:12 – Interview with Audrey Crabtree
Audrey Crabtree is the Executive Director of the KC Fringe Festival. She grew up in Kansas City and went to Raytown South Senior High and Truman State University. She is an award-winning producer, actor and director. She is the Artistic Director and cofounder with Lynn Berg of Ten Directions, a theatre and film creative team. Audrey founded and ran the international NY Clown Theatre Festival for 10 years. She worked as a performance coach for Circus Harmony in St. Louis. She worked for 5 years as a clown at Clowns Without Borders in based out of Blue Lake California. Audrey is Co-Founder & Director of NY Clown Theatre Festival. She also worked for the Big Apple Circus. Audrey Crabtree is a longtime Fringe participant herself, as performer, producer and patron in New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and St. Louis Fringe Festivals. Her work has also been featured in the Dublin and Perth Fringe Festivals. Audrey Crabtree told Libby Hanson of KC Studio Magazine, “I’m inspired every time I see a show. I love to watch artists in their career and their growth,” said Crabtree “I love to go to museums, listen to music. I’m inspired every single day by nature. I’m really excited to meet everyone and dig in and get to meet all the artists who are coming to our festival.”
Audrey Crabtree joins us to share details about the 22nd annual KC Fringe Festival, July 16-26, 2026, 11 days of bold, original, and unforgettable performances exploring theater, dance, music, comedy, visual art, and more as artists from Kansas City and beyond take the stage.
Audrey Crabtree thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
A $5 KC Fringe Festival Button is required for entry to all Fringe performances and events and is valid for the entire festival.
KC Fringe Festival presents a special preview Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 5:30pm at Kansas City Central Library – Helzberg Auditorium, 14 West 10th Street, KCMO.
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 1:00pm at The Borough KC, 8026 The Paseo, KCMO.
KC Fringe FLASH Preview Night, Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 8:00pm at City Stage at Union Station a special free, sneak peek of family-friendly performances. Tickets, buttons and Free Programs will be available.
The stage is set, the curtains ready to rise, as the KC Fringe Festival returns for its milestone 22nd season from July 16-26, 2026, 11 days of bold, original, and unforgettable performances exploring theater, dance, music, comedy, visual art, and more as artists from Kansas City and beyond take the stage. Embracing the spirit of creativity and diversity, the KC Fringe Festival stands as the largest celebration of arts and culture in the vibrant Kansas City metropolitan area.
Since its inception in July 2004, the KC Fringe Festival has been a beacon for artists and audiences alike, offering a platform for innovation, experimentation, and expression. This year, the festival promises a two-week explosion of performance, film, visual arts exhibitions, and events, showcasing the rich tapestry of talent from both local and international artists. Festival Highlights:
36 Productions: Immerse yourself in 36 captivating productions, ranging from cutting-edge theater to exhilarating dance performances.
450+ Artists: Witness the collective brilliance of 364 artists, coming together to ignite the stage with their passion and creativity.
Special Events/After Parties: Extend the celebration beyond the stage with 6 special events and after-parties, promising unforgettable moments of camaraderie
The stage is set! KC Fringe Festival is taking over Kansas City July 16 – 26 with theater, circus, comedy, surprises, and the kind of creativity you can’t quite explain to your coworkers. This year there are two new Fringe venues: Kansas City Young Audiences and MOD Gallery! More spaces means more artists, more performances, and even more chances to experience something unexpected.
West Crossroads, East Crossroads, East KC, Union Station, Volker Neighborhood, and midtown
The official 2026 KC Fringe venues: Bird Comedy Theater – 103 West 19th St. KCMO Center for Spiritual Living – 1014 West 39th St. KCMO City Stage at Union Station – 30 West Pershing Rd. KCMO Kansas City Oasis – 1717 West 41st St. KCMO Kansas City Young Audiences – NEW venue! 3732 Main St. KCMO MOD Gallery – NEW venue! – 1809 McGee St.KCM Whim Space – 415 Prospect, KCMO
From Midtown to the Crossroads and beyond, Fringe artists will be popping up all across KC with art without limits.
“Join us in celebrating uncurated independent performance, visual art, here in Kansas City with KC Fringe,” says Audrey Crabtree/KC Fringe Executive Director. “We’ve cultivated not just a platform, but a vibrant community where local, regional, and international artists converge. Here, every artistic voice is valued and celebrated. It’s a journey I’m truly proud to be a part of.”
For more information about the KC Fringe Festival 2026, including the lineup of events and how to participate, visit us at kcfringe.org.
About KC Fringe Festival: KC Fringe Festival is the largest celebration of arts and culture in the KC metropolitan area. Established in July 2004, the festival is a mostly volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting artists, cultivating creators, and attracting adventurous audiences. With its non-juried & non-censored approach, the KC Fringe Festival provides a platform for artists to showcase their work and connect with diverse audiences.
22nd annual KC Fringe Festival, July 16-26, 2026, 11 days of bold, original, and unforgettable performances exploring theater, dance, music, comedy, visual art, and more as artists from Kansas City and beyond take the stage.
Audrey Crabtree thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
A $5 KC Fringe Festival Button is required for entry to all Fringe performances and events and is valid for the entire festival.
KC Fringe Festival presents a special preview Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 5:30pm at Kansas City Central Library – Helzberg Auditorium, 14 West 10th Street, KCMO.
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 1:00pm at The Borough KC, 8026 The Paseo, KCMO.
KC Fringe FLASH Preview Night, Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 8:00pm at City Stage at Union Station a special free, sneak peek of family-friendly performances. Tickets, buttons and Free Programs will be available.
Heidi Lynne Gluck – “Severance (Remix)” from: “Severance (Remix)” – Single / Dynamite Red / March 11, 2024 [Heidi Lynne Gluck is a Canadian-born artist who calls Lawrence, Kansas home. Heidi is every musician’s dream to play with, given her impeccable ear for nuance and detail. She is a versatile singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, playing bass, keys, vocals, guitar, accordion and lap steel. // Heidi has collaborated live and in studio with dozens of musicians, including Tom Brousseau, John C Reilly, Juliana Hatfield, Margo and the Nuclear So and So’s, The Roseline, Lily and Madeleine, Frogpond, and 95 Sweetbird. Heidi’s music channels 70’s folk rock with a groovy Wurlitzer laying the bed for her warm, matter-of-fact delivery. Subtle acoustic guitar lines snake around crunchy electrics, embellished with ethereal pedal steel guitar. // She’s been featured on The Moth, The Great American Folk Show, The Mystery Hour and NPR live sessions. Her songs have been placed in The Listeners documentary and Tig Notaro’s hit show, ‘One Mississippi’.// She has recorded three albums, including her just released, ‘Migrate Or Die’. Heidi recorded and produced the majority of these albums at home. // Her message is uplifting and nurturing without being cloying, encouraging you to acknowledge your pain and face the unknown with strength and grace.Heidi Lynne Gluck released the album, MIGRATE OR DIE on July 7, 2023. She released the singles: “All I See Is Magic” on May 25, 2023, “I’m Not Free” on June 2, 2023 and “Skyscraper” on June 7, 2023 Heidi released two singles with Tom Brosseau, “Under African Skies” on Feb. 17, 2023 ang “Sunflower” on Dec. 15, 2022. Heidi Lynne Gluck released the 8th edition of the Too Much Rock, limited edition, 7” vinyl Single Series on Aug. 3, 2018, featuring her original song, “Party Line.” and the B-side, “Good Guys and Bad Guys” a new version of Camper Van Beethoven song. Heidi Lynne Gluck released her critically acclaimed album, PONY SHOW through Lawrence based Lotuspool Records on Aug. 26, 2016. This was the follow-up to her critically acclaimed release THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ROOM, released April 28, 2015. Heidi Lynne Gluck also plays with the band the Roseline and was a featured vocalist on “Beauty in the Distance” with Asterales..] [Heidi Lynne Gluck joined us live on WMM on June 8, and Aug. 24, 2016, and July 12, 2023]
Suneaters – “Home” from: Suneaters V: Heroic Dose / Lotuspool Records / June 19, 2026 [9th album release. Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. // Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Additional Engineering by Matt Allen on Women Get The Shaft. Mastering by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell at TAKE OUT VINYL. Album illustrations by Michael McMillian. Layout and design by Michael Legleighter. // All songs written and performed by Suneaters except “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott. // Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss. // Can you call a double LP with a scattershot array of tastes/flavors, themes, and styles at all “minimal”? Mostly it’s a four-sided hunting blind. Peak your head through the flaps to see what waits for you. Beauty – a sunset. Creation – a sunrise. Destruction – thunder and lightning. // Targeting ears and attitudes. Targeting hearts and minds. ]
[Suneaters play an Album Release show on Friday, July 10, at 6:00pm, at Replay Lounge, 80 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS, with Heidi Lynne Gluck, and The Harrisonics.]
10:37 – Interview with Chris Lost, Scott Free, and Nick Carroll of Suneaters
Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. Suneaters V: Heroic Dose is their 9th release on Lotuspool Records. Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Additional Engineering by Matt Allen on Women Get The Shaft. Mastering by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell at TAKE OUT VINYL. Album illustrations by Michael McMillian. Layout and design by Michael Legleighter. // All songs written and performed by Suneaters except “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott. // Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss.
Scott Free, Chris Lost, Suneaters thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
We just heard “Home.”
Last week we played Suneaters: “Boulevard Of Joy And Love (feat. Rhiannon Birdsall)”, from Suneaters V: Heroic Dose on Lotuspool Records released June 19, 2026. One of several tracks with guest artists including “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott.
Scott Free writes about The Suneaters new album:
Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss.
Can you call a double LP with a scattershot array of tastes/flavors, themes, and styles at all “minimal”? Mostly it’s a four-sided hunting blind. Peak your head through the flaps to see what waits for you. Beauty – a sunset. Creation – a sunrise. Destruction – thunder and lightning.
Targeting ears and attitudes. Targeting hearts and minds. Stories about precise moments captured that are to be endured or celebrated. Precise moments of heart ache, rejection, or disappointment, ecstasy, transcendence, power, aggression or love. A heroic dose of these things that cripple or teach.
All on four sides. A square.
Enlarged subset to show greater detail: Bedhead – From the annals of a social anxiety digest Home – Where you’re happy? Johatsu – The ultimate French exit Obliteration – A controlled burn Greater Than… – A depressed Richard Alpert discovers ketamine Mr. Sullivan – Hat tip to those who formed us Give the Mind… – A political song for Kid Rock to sing Come Apart – Unlucky charms and an unhappy meal Rock Me Baby – Didn’t see that coming Big Dancer – Body movin’ Boulevard of Joy and Love – That which sustains us Morning Face – Non-diegetic score for a cup of coffee Revenge of the Children – What variety of a shithole do we leave?
A jump off a low bridge. A baby sip of poison. A super soaker to the head. A butter knife to the wrist. Heroic Dose runs over the speed bump of broken bands with sheer genuineness in this dumbest of all timelines. // There’s no such thing as a straight line said the geometer and the Suneater. A parallelogram with one line pleased as punch and another filled with something approaching sorrow. Calculated together, you get your prescription, a Heroic Dose. // Suneaters collectively thank, Matt Ku, Rhiannon Birdsall, Bump Funk, J. Scott, Michael McMillian, Mark Silverberg, Chris Cardwell, W. Dave Keith, David Saab, Matt Nalbach, Larry Glasscock, and Mike Horvath.]
10:46
Suneaters – “Come Apart” Suneaters V: Heroic Dose / Lotuspool Records / June 19, 2026 [9th album release. Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. // Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Additional Engineering by Matt Allen on Women Get The Shaft. Mastering by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell at TAKE OUT VINYL. Album illustrations by Michael McMillian. Layout and design by Michael Legleighter. // All songs written and performed by Suneaters except “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott. // Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss. // Can you call a double LP with a scattershot array of tastes/flavors, themes, and styles at all “minimal”? Mostly it’s a four-sided hunting blind. Peak your head through the flaps to see what waits for you. Beauty – a sunset. Creation – a sunrise. Destruction – thunder and lightning. // Targeting ears and attitudes. Targeting hearts and minds. ]
[Suneaters play an Album Release show on Friday, July 10, at 6:00pm, at Replay Lounge, 80 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS, with Heidi Lynne Gluck, and The Harrisonics.]
10:49 – More Interview with with Chris Lost, Scott Free, and Nick Carroll of Suneaters
Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. Suneaters V: Heroic Dose is their 9th release on Lotuspool Records. Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Additional Engineering by Matt Allen on Women Get The Shaft. Mastering by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell at TAKE OUT VINYL. Album illustrations by Michael McMillian. Layout and design by Michael Legleighter. // All songs written and performed by Suneaters except “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott. // Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss.
Suneaters thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
We just heard “Come Apart”
Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer.
Suneaters thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Suneaters play an Album Release show on Friday, July 10, at 6:00pm, at Replay Lounge, 80 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS, with Heidi Lynne Gluck, and The Harrisonics.
10:58
Suneaters – “Obliteration” from: Suneaters V: Heroic Dose / Lotuspool Records / June 19, 2026 [9th album release. Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. // Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Additional Engineering by Matt Allen on Women Get The Shaft. Mastering by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell at TAKE OUT VINYL. Album illustrations by Michael McMillian. Layout and design by Michael Legleighter. // All songs written and performed by Suneaters except “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott. // Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss. // Can you call a double LP with a scattershot array of tastes/flavors, themes, and styles at all “minimal”? Mostly it’s a four-sided hunting blind. Peak your head through the flaps to see what waits for you. Beauty – a sunset. Creation – a sunrise. Destruction – thunder and lightning. // Targeting ears and attitudes. Targeting hearts and minds. ]
[Suneaters play an Album Release show on Friday, July 10, at 6:00pm, at Replay Lounge, 80 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS, with Heidi Lynne Gluck, and The Harrisonics.]
11:00 – Station ID
Pamper The Madman – “Columbia” from: Muter EP / Pamper The Madman / 1998 [Alternative/punk band from Kansas City.“ The band released their debut album, PAMPER THE MADMAN on Stress records in 1995. with Vocals – Theresa Schloegel, Drums – Chris Fugitt, Guitar – Rob Wagner, Bass – Marshall Strong. Songs Written-By –Rob Wagner and Theresa Schloegel. Producer – Barry Poynter & Brian Hardin. Engineer, Mixed By – Brian Hardin. Mastered By – John Matousek. // The band followed that up with a 4-song EP called MUTER in 1998. // The band initially existed in the mid-late ’90s, but after a handful of reunion shows between 2014-2016, decided to get back together and record some new material. // Current members of the reformed Kansas City band Pamper The Madman include: Johnny Hamil, Theresa Scott, Chris Fugitt & Chris Tady. Theresa Scott is formerly known Theresa Schloegel. She is one of the original members of Pamper the Madman. Tim Finn in the KC Star wrote: “Clever songs made Pamper the Madman one of the area’s biggest bands 20 years ago.” The band released their self titled debut on Stress Records in 1995. The band stopped playing in 1998 but after a handful of reunion shows between 2014-2016, the band decided to get back together and is recording new material. Theresa Schloegel was born in Kansas City on November 07, 1970. A while back with her husband and family she left town on a boat going south on the river. She also lives in Santa Cruz. Theresa Scott’s family has owned and operated Woodyard BBQue for generations. Members of Pamper the Madman have included Theresa Scott, Chris Fugitt, Robbie Wagner, Marshall Strong, Johnny Hamil and Chris Tady.]
[Pamper The Madman plays BIRTHDAZE, this Friday, July 10, at 8:00pm at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, KCMO., featuring the bands: Bloodthrust, The Philistines, and Pamper The Madman – celebrating the birthdays of Rod Peal and Chris Fugitt, with a video presentation by Syd Peal.]
11:05 – Interview with Kimmie Queen and Theresa Scott
We are very happy to welcome back to the WMM, Kimmie Queen of the band, The Philistines, and Theresa Scott of the band Pamper The Madman. Kimmie and Theresa share all of the details of BIRTHDAZE, this Friday, July 10, at 8:00pm at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO., featuring the bands: Bloodthrust, The Philistines, and Pamper The Madman – celebrating the birthdays of Rod Peal and Chris Fugitt, with a video presentation by Syd Peal.Bloodthrust is a new three piece band made up of Rod Peal, Steve Gianello and Paul Guinto! The Philistines triumphantly return from the void, to shower us with space rocks old and new from Cody Wyoming, Kimmie Queen, Rod Peal, Steve Gardels, Josh Mobley, and Ben Ruth on bass. The legendary Pamper The Madman is Theresa Scott, Chris Fugitt, Johnny Hamill, and Chris Tady. More information at www.lemonadeparkkc.com
Kimmie Queen and Theresa Scott, Thanks for being with us on WMM
BIRTHDAZE, this Friday, July 10, at 8:00pm at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO., featuring the bands: Bloodthrust, The Philistines, and Pamper The Madman – celebrating the birthdays of Rod Peal and Chris Fugitt, with a video presentation by Syd Peal.
Bloodthrust is a new 3-piece band made up of Rod Peal, Steve Gianello and Paul Guinto!
The Philistines triumphantly return from the void, to shower us with space rocks old and new from Cody Wyoming, Kimmie Queen, Rod Peal, Steve Gardels, Josh Mobley, and Ben Ruth on bass.
The legendary Pamper The Madman is Theresa Scott, Chris Fugitt, Johnny Hamill, and Chris Tady
Theresa Scott, Tim Finn in the KC Star wrote: “Clever songs made Pamper the Madman one of the area’s biggest bands 20 years ago.”
The band released their self titled debut on Stress Records in 1995. The band stopped playing in 1998 but after a handful of reunion shows between 2014-2016, the band decided to get back together and is recording new material.
Theresa Schloegel was born in Kansas City on November 07, 1970. A while back with her husband and family she left town on a boat going south on the river. She also lives in Santa Cruz. Theresa Scott’s family has owned and operated Woodyard BBQue for generations.
Members of Pamper the Madman have included Theresa Scott, Chris Fugitt, Robbie Wagner, Marshall Strong, Johnny Hamil and Chris Tady.
Theresa Scott is also a member of the band The Utilitarians
Kimme Queen is also a DK and also a member of The Guillotine Choir
Kimmie Queen is also proprietor of Planet Queen Records & Vintage, at 209 West Mapel Ave, in Independence MO
Kimmie Queen and Theresa Scott, Thanks for being with us on WMM
Pamper The Madman plays BIRTHDAZE, this Friday, July 10, at 8:00pm at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, KCMO., featuring the bands: Bloodthrust, The Philistines, and Pamper The Madman – celebrating the birthdays of Rod Peal and Chris Fugitt, with a video presentation by Syd Peal.
11:22
The Philistines – “A Twitch of The Death Nerve” from: The Backbone of Night / The Record Machine / June 4, 2016 [KC based rock band with a psychedelic bent, for this recording the band was made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar & vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Michelle Bacon on bass & vocals, Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums. Recorded & mixed with Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.]
[The Philistines, play BIRTHDAZE, this Friday, July 10, at 8:00pm at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, KCMO., featuring the bands: Bloodthrust, The Philistines, and Pamper The Madman – celebrating the birthdays of Rod Peal and Chris Fugitt, with a video presentation by Syd Peal.]
11:25
Stephonne – “All Souls ft. Victoriano Cárdenas” from: “All Souls ft. Victoriano Cárdenas” – Single / Glory Blue Music / March 15, 2026 [Stephonne – Performer, Composer & Lyricist, Producer, Engineer (Recording, Mixing, Mastering); Victoriano Cárdenas – Featured Performer/Poet.Stephonne writes: I received and created All Souls during my time at the Ragdale Artist Residency in Lake Forest, IL over the past 3 weeks. Everything you hear was done by me. This is a special song that started the first day I stepped foot in my studio that’s about endings, new beginnings, growth, awareness and true love for ourselves and those we say goodbye to. It is a special collaboration with Victoriano Cárdenas who I had the pleasure to meet during our residency and to be able to record. He wrote poetry for All Souls and performs it! Check out his beautiful work (IG: sheepishw0lf).“Stephonne is reimagining what it means to be a Black musician in Kansas City, disrupting outdated narratives with music that celebrates fluidity, theatricality, and freedom. Their art is multidimensional, relentless, and ambitious, drawing inspiration from other pockets of pop music.” – Lyrical Odyssey. // On May 20, 2026 Stephonne released “Papa John” through Glory Blue Music. A funky pop art joyride of sexual liberation, they delivers us a sonic smorgasbord. Innuendo laden and cheeky, Parliament meets Doja Cat on a Studio 54 dance floor. Over a percolating beat and playful bass synth, grit, guts and go-go simmer. “Papa John” is inimitably Stephonne. Their artistic voice here is singular, however lushly layered, and the freest we’ve heard it yet.// “In the age of A.I. it’s more important than ever to show up as perfectly imperfect and as fully as possible. Listening to this song is like freebasing me. You’re experiencing me at my purest, loosest, most raw, and in full-on play mode. Every part of creating this song was fun. It felt like a celebration and still does. I’m excited to party with everybody. Right now, we need humor and joy. We need to dance and free ourselves. Revolution can be sexy. It may even be necessary. In the midst of so much pain, it’s easy to forget about pleasure. We aren’t just here to procreate. Please be safe and get tested, but don’t forget to spice up your life. Food is not the only thing that’s better with seasoning, sis. That goes for all of us, no matter the countless ways we separate ourselves. We have more in common than we don’t. God and sex are two of the biggest things we do. God used it to create my gay ass just like He used it to create you. Can wemove on to something important? You know, like stopping WWIII and A.I. armageddon? Persecuting LGBTQ people won’t stop either of those or those in power from coming for you next. Unclench, folks. Life is so much more enjoyable. The gays can show you how, honey! We can also show you how to survive, thrive, and persevere because we continue to through it all.” – Stephonne // Stephonne takes the helm as songwriter, producer, and artist again. Recent collaborator, Joseph Price (Third Son) adds his assist to amplify the Kansas City native’s potent lyricism and musical instincts. We’ve stepped into an electronic era, but “Papa John” is still punk. Full of humor and audacity, it also recalls and reimagines funk and disco. “Papa John” will live rent free in your head, long after first listen and leave you hungry for Stephonne’s next delivery. // On February 13, 2026 Stephonne released “Bloody Mary” Written, Produced, and Engineered by Stephonne Singleton, Co-Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Joseph T Price. // On August 15, 2025 Stephonne released “Worship at the Chappell: Co-written with Shawn M. Stewart and produced with Patrick Meagher, the song is a declaration of power, pleasure, and pride—a sonic celebration of being fully and freely oneself. “Worship at the Chappell” is a bold, genre-bending anthem from Kansas City artist Stephonne—an electrifying fusion of disco, pop, and gospel spirit. Inspired by fellow Missouri native Chappell Roan, the track transforms the dance floor into a sanctuary for queer joy, spiritual liberation, and unapologetic self-love. With soaring vocals, provocative lyrics, and infectious grooves, Stephonne delivers a soulful sermon for the marginalized. // Stephonne describes himself as the lovechild of Prince & Billie Holiday. He grew up in KCK and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from Benedictine College, and Masters in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University. Stephonne is a 2023 winner of the Charlotte Street Generative Performing Arts Fellows. // Stephonne is an Alternative/Genrequeer singer-songwriter, cultural producer, and generative performing artist from Kansas City, MO. They synthesize music, written/spoken word, performance and visual art/media into an inimitable art. They share their struggles, triumphs, and journey to self-love through multidisciplinary performance and have sent audiences on visceral and experiential journeys through a multitude of music and video releases since 2015. Bold new 2025 singles and videos continue to push boundaries! New experiences, both sonic and visual, await us from the upcoming sophomore LP, STEPHONNE. // Singer, songwriter, actor, model, artist, activist – Stephonne Singleton keeps very busy, serving as a board member of KC Folk Fest, organizing tribute shows, playing: music festivals, Charlotte Street Foundation, Lemonade Park, Lawrence Pride, Manor Records, Midwest Music Foundation, The AIDS Service Foundation of KC, InterUrban ArtHouse, Crossroads Music Fest, The Black Box, The Folly Theatre, and West 18th Street Fashion Show. Stephonne released his EP SIS: Side B on June 24, 2022. Stephonne released the single “I” on August 21, 2024. Stephonne released the single “I think its Gonna Be Alright” I April 2025. Stephonne released the single, Forgive Me, Father (Sinead O’Connor) on May 21, 2025. // More info at: www.stephonne.com] [Stephonne joins us on WMM on June 3, 2026]
11:29 – Underwriting
Nicki White – “Turquoise” from: Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine / Anscestors Records / May 1, 2026 [Nicki White KC based a singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for blending soulful vocals, expressive guitar work, and a wide-ranging repertoire spanning country, rock, pop, blues, and Americana. She performs as a solo artist, is a member of the all-female band Flat Susan, and also performs with Big Time Grain Co. Her original album, Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine, showcases her artistic depth through intimate songwriting and atmospheric soundscapes. Nicki has performed for corporate events, festivals, and major international events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup.]
[Nicki White plays O’Dowds on Saturday, July 11 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.]
[Nicki White plays Red Rock Canyon Grill on Saturday, July 25 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.]
[Nicki White plays Tipsy Taco, Friday, July 31, 7:00pm – 10:00pm.]
[Nicki White plays Unity Southeast Service at Loose Park with Flat Susan on Sunday, August 2, at 11:00am.]
[Nicki White plays Kansas City Country Music & Arts Festival with Big Time Grain Co. September 5, at Theatre in The Park, Lenexa – Shawnee, KS.]
11:36 – Interview with Nicki White
Nicki White KC based a singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for blending soulful vocals, expressive guitar work, and a wide-ranging repertoire spanning country, rock, pop, blues, and Americana. She performs as a solo artist, is a member of the all-female band Flat Susan, and also performs with Big Time Grain Co. Her original album, Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine, showcases her artistic depth through intimate songwriting and atmospheric soundscapes. Nicki has performed for corporate events, festivals, and major international events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Nicki White thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley
Her original album, Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine, showcases her artistic depth through intimate songwriting and atmospheric soundscapes. It was recorded with artist and musician Allan Winkler who created special percussion instruments for the record. It was released on May 1, 2026. The album is a raw, home-recorded meditation on presence—poetic soundscapes shaped by imperfection, subtle nature, and handmade sound.
Nicki White performs as a solo artist, is a member of the all-female band Flat Susan, and also performs with Big Time Grain Co.
Nicki White Discography Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine (Album) May 1, 2026 Angel of Inner Strength (EP) January 27, 2026 Like Me – (Single) 2021 Merry F******g Christmas (Single) 2020 420 Queen (Single) 2020
Nicki White plays O’Dowds on Saturday, July 11 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
Nicki White plays Red Rock Canyon Grill on Saturday, July 25 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
Nicki White plays Tipsy Taco, Friday, July 31, 7:00pm – 10:00pm.
Nicki White plays Unity Southeast Service at Loose Park with Flat Susan on Sunday, August 2, at 11:00am.
Nicki White plays Kansas City Country Music & Arts Festival with Big Time Grain Co. September 5, at Theatre in The Park, Lenexa – Shawnee, KS.
Nicki White thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley
For WMM, I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!
11:51
Nicki White – “Singing River” from: Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine / Anscestors Records / May 1, 2026 [Nicki White KC based a singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for blending soulful vocals, expressive guitar work, and a wide-ranging repertoire spanning country, rock, pop, blues, and Americana. She performs as a solo artist, is a member of the all-female band Flat Susan, and also performs with Big Time Grain Co. Her original album, Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine, showcases her artistic depth through intimate songwriting and atmospheric soundscapes. Nicki has performed for corporate events, festivals, and major international events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup.]
[Nicki White plays O’Dowds on Saturday, July 11 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.]
[Nicki White plays Red Rock Canyon Grill on Saturday, July 25 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.]
[Nicki White plays Tipsy Taco, Friday, July 31, 7:00pm – 10:00pm.]
[Nicki White plays Unity Southeast Service at Loose Park with Flat Susan on Sunday, August 2, at 11:00am.]
[Nicki White plays Kansas City Country Music & Arts Festival with Big Time Grain Co. September 5, at Theatre in The Park, Lenexa – Shawnee, KS.]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week, on Wednesday, July 15 – Rev. Dwight Frizzell takes over the entire show as GUEST PRODUCER.
Thank you to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein-Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, and Office Manager Book Keeper – Shaina Littler.
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Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Chris Garibaldi & Suneaters + KC Fringe + Kimmie Queen & Theresa Scott + Nicki White
Mark spins More New & MidCoastal releases from: Stephonne, The Roseline, Suneaters, Nicki White, Heidi Lynne Gluck, The Philistines, Pamper The Madman, and MorMor.
At 10:10, KC Fringe Executive Director – Audrey Crabtree joins us to share details about the 22nd Annual KC Fringe Festival, July 16-26, 2026, 11 days of bold, original, and unforgettable performances exploring theater, dance, music, comedy, visual art, and more as artists from Kansas City and beyond take the stage. A $5 KC Fringe Festival Button is required for entry to all Fringe performances and events and is valid for the entire festival.
KC Fringe Festival presents a special preview Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 5:30pm at Kansas City Central Library – Helzberg Auditorium, 14 West 10th Street, KCMO; AND Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 1:00pm at The Borough KC, 8026 The Paseo, KCMO, AND KC Fringe FLASH Preview Night, Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 8:00pm at City Stage at Union Station a special free, sneak peek of family-friendly performances. Tickets, buttons and Free Programs will be available. More info at http://www.kcfringe.org
At 10:35 Chris Garibaldi co-founder of Lotuspool Records and the band Suneaters shares details about the Suneaters new double album release: Suneaters V: Heroic Dose, released June 19, 2026. This is the band’s 9th album release.
Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Suneaters play an Album Release show on Friday, July 10, at 6:00pm, at Replay Lounge, 80 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS, with Heidi Lynne Gluck, and The Harrisonics.
At 11:00 Mark talks with Kimmie Queen of the band, The Philistines, and Theresa Scott of the band Pamper The Madman. Kimmie and Theresa share all of the details of BIRTHDAZE, this Friday, July 10, at 8:00pm at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO., featuring the bands: Bloodthrust, The Philistines, and Pamper The Madman – celebrating the birthdays of Rod Peal and Chris Fugitt, with a video presentation by Syd Peal. Bloodthrust is a new three piece band made up of Rod Peal, Steve Gianello and Paul Guinto! The Philistines triumphantly return from the void, to shower us with space rocks old and new from Cody Wyoming, Kimmie Queen, Rod Peal, Steve Gardels, Josh Mobley, and Ben Ruth on bass. The legendary Pamper The Madman is Theresa Scott, Chris Fugitt, Johnny Hamill, and Chris Tady. More information at http://www.lemonadeparkkc.com
At 11:30 we talk with Nicki White KC based a singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for blending soulful vocals, expressive guitar work, and a wide-ranging repertoire spanning country, rock, pop, blues, and Americana. She performs as a solo artist, is a member of the all-female band Flat Susan, and also performs with Big Time Grain Co. Her original album, Shadow Work in the Omnipresence of the Divine, showcases her artistic depth through intimate songwriting and atmospheric soundscapes. Nicki has performed for corporate events, festivals, and major international events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nicki White plays O’Dowds on Saturday, July 11 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Nicki White plays Red Rock Canyon Grill on Saturday, July 25 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Nicki White plays Tipsy Taco, Friday, July 31, 7:00pm – 10:00pm. Nicki White plays Unity Southeast Service at Loose Park with Flat Susan on Sunday, August 2, at 11:00am. Nicki White plays Kansas City Country Music & Arts Festival with Big Time Grain Co. September 5, at Theatre in The Park, Lenexa – Shawnee, KS.
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Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
John Lawrence Johnson + Jamogi + Danny Fischer
Various Artists – “Main Title Instrumental (It’s Showtime Folks)” from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM’s theme]
feeble little horse – “Rewind (Album Version)” from: BITKNOT / Saddle Creek Records / May 26, 2026 [Pittsburgh, PA’s feeble little horse surprise released their new album, bitknot, May 26 via Saddle Creek. On the band’s third full-length album, feeble little horse explore the tension between human connection and the isolating effects of capitalism, technology, and modern consumer culture. Sonically, they continue their exploration of making thrilling and wildly unpredictable music, blending expansive arrangements, introspective lyricism, melodic hooks, dense noise textures, and precision drumming into a sound that feels rooted in the early aughts but pointed toward something entirely new at the clumsy conjunction of IRL and WWW. // Throughout bitknot the band contrasts the digital and the physical, questioning ideas of hyperindividualism and self-sufficiency while searching for new forms of interdependence and shared humanity. “The album art is based on the coincidental core memory matrix, which was used in old computers to store memory / access information using 0s and 1s. Each core, or ‘bit,’ is accessed through the grid of wires, like a knot that stores secret details and memories.” // bitknot was written, arranged, produced, and recorded by Sebastian Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Jake Kelley across their respective homes in Pittsburgh. ]
[feeble little horse play The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., Lawrence KS on Fri, July 24]
Tara Clerkin Trio – “Lake Walk” from: Somewhere Good / World of Echo / June 5, 2026 [With two extraordinary mini-albums making a splash on London’s World of Echo label in wake of their self-titled 2020 debut, Somewhere Good is, in many ways, the Tara Clerkin Trio’s most realised work. In running their usual gauntlet of idiosyncratic approaches, Clerkin & co. Color in and outside of compositional lines over the course of 40+ celebratory minutes – never wallowing, despite inherently somber subject matters of self-defeat, disease, displacement, restlessness, gentrification – allowing their arrangements and improvisations ample space and time to situate, stretch out, breathe, cross-pollinate, and ultimately take deeper hold on the listener’s imagination – all while somehow sounding more like themselves than ever before.Of course, there are traceable influences herein.. Being the big dumb American from the small boring town that I am, cornfed on ’90s alternative radio with the enchantingly exotic sounds of Maxinquaye and Mezzanine emanating from my chunky tube television, I can’t help but to make a blatantly obvious reference to a “Bristol sound”, ie the whole trip-hop trip, the pastoral crooning over the suggestive urban grime of cracked electro/piano treatments, the digitally-yet-primitively reconstructed James Bond soundtrack string-beats, etc.. But the Tara Clerkin Trio is so infinitely much more than that. There are elements of avant-pop, modern classical, kraut-folk, audio verité, dare I say indie rock (and not of the beer guzzling, masturbatory fuzz-flex variety but perhaps more like a Trish Keenan-fronted Faust, Adrian Sherwood at the mixing desk of If You’re Feeling Sinister, or – in expanding on our alternate reality – a world in which High Llamas cut a full-length for Warp Records with Andrew Weatherall on coffee duty).- Ryan Davis (Chicago, February 2026). ]
Suneaters – “Boulevard Of Joy And Love (feat. Rhiannon Birdsall)” from: Suneaters V: Heroic Dose / Lotuspool Records / June 19, 2026 [9th album release. Suneaters are: Scott Free on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer; Chris Lost on vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion; Mike Judd on guitar, electric piano; Nick Carroll on vocals, guitar, drums, percussion; Sam Goodell on piano, organ, & synthesizer. // Produced by Chris Cosgrove and Suneaters. Engineered and mixed by Chris Cosgrove. Additional Engineering by Matt Allen on Women Get The Shaft. Mastering by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell at TAKE OUT VINYL. Album illustrations by Michael McMillian. Layout and design by Michael Legleighter. // All songs written and performed by Suneaters except “Rock Me Baby” written by Bump Funk and J. Scott. // Even while their last studio album, Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers was listed as one of the best albums of 2022, it’s ambitious to make the next studio album a double. In their defense, Suneaters V: Heroic Dose (Available June 19, 2026 Digital and Double LP), organically grew to its eventual size, and like fingerless gloves, gets the job done with minimal fuss. // Can you call a double LP with a scattershot array of tastes/flavors, themes, and styles at all “minimal”? Mostly it’s a four-sided hunting blind. Peak your head through the flaps to see what waits for you. Beauty – a sunset. Creation – a sunrise. Destruction – thunder and lightning. // Targeting ears and attitudes. Targeting hearts and minds. Stories about precise moments captured that are to be endured or celebrated. Precise moments of heart ache, rejection, or disappointment, ecstasy, transcendence, power, aggression or love. A heroic dose of these things that cripple or teach. All on four sides. A square. // Enlarged subset to show greater detail: Bedhead – From the annals of a social anxiety digest.//
Song list:
Home – Where you’re happy? Johatsu – The ultimate French exit Obliteration – A controlled burn Greater Than… – A depressed Richard Alpert discovers ketamine Mr. Sullivan – Hat tip to those who formed us Give the Mind… – A political song for Kid Rock to sing Come Apart – Unlucky charms and an unhappy meal Rock Me Baby – Didn’t see that coming Big Dancer – Body movin’ Boulevard of Joy and Love – That which sustains us Morning Face – Non-diegetic score for a cup of coffee Revenge of the Children – What variety of a shithole do we leave?
// A jump off a low bridge. A baby sip of poison. A super soaker to the head. A butter knife to the wrist. Heroic Dose runs over the speed bump of broken bands with sheer genuineness in this dumbest of all timelines. // There’s no such thing as a straight line said the geometer and the Suneater. A parallelogram with one line pleased as punch and another filled with something approaching sorrow. Calculated together, you get your prescription, a Heroic Dose. // Suneaters collectively thank, Matt Ku, Rhiannon Birdsall, Bump Funk, J. Scott, Michael McMillian, Mark Silverberg, Chris Cardwell, W. Dave Keith, David Saab, Matt Nalbach, Larry Glasscock, and Mike Horvath.]
Lucinda Williams – “So Much Trouble in The World (ft. Mavis Staples)” from: World’s Gone Wrong / Highway 20 – Thirty Tigers / January 23, 2026 [World’s Gone Wrong is the sixteenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. World’s Gone Wrong features nine original songs composed by Williams and a cover of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “So Much Trouble in the World”, seen here as a duet with Mavis Staples. The album also features additional guest appearances from Brittney Spencer (“The World’s Gone Wrong” and “Something’s Gotta Give”) and Norah Jones (“We’ve Come Too Far to Turn Around”). // The album was co-produced by Tom Overby and Ray Kennedy and recorded at the Room & Board Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. // The album’s lead single, “The World’s Gone Wrong”, was released on October 30, 2025, simultaneously with the album’s announcement. A performance video coincided with the song’s release. The second single, “There’s So Much Trouble in the World”, was released on December 12, 2025. // Lucinda Gayl Williams[a] (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums, Ramblin’ on My Mind (1979) and Happy Woman Blues (1980), in a traditional country and blues style that received critical praise but little public or radio attention. In 1988, she released her third album, Lucinda Williams, to widespread critical acclaim. Regarded as “an Americana classic”, the album also featured “Passionate Kisses”, a song later recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter for her 1992 album Come On Come On, which garnered Williams her first Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994. Williams released her fourth album, Sweet Old World, four years later in 1992. Sweet Old World was met with further critical acclaim and was voted the 11th best album of 1992 in The Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of prominent music critics. Robert Christgau, the poll’s creator, ranked it 6th on his own year-end list, later writing that the album as well as Lucinda Williams were “gorgeous, flawless, brilliant”. // Williams’ commercial breakthrough came in 1998 with Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, an album presenting a broader scope of songs that fused rock, blues, country and Americana into a distinctive style that remained consistent and commercial.[citation needed] Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, which included the singles “Right in Time” and the Grammy nominated “Can’t Let Go”, became Williams’ greatest commercial success to date.[citation needed] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA the following year, and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album while being universally acclaimed by critics. Williams’ next album, Essence, appeared in 2001 to further critical acclaim and commercial success, becoming her first Top 40 album on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 28. Featuring a more downbeat musical tone, with spare, intimate arrangements,[citation needed] Essence earned Williams three Grammy nominations in 2002: Best Contemporary Folk Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track, and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single “Get Right With God”, which she won. // One of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of her generation, Williams has released a string of albums since that have earned her further critical acclaim and commercial success, including World Without Tears (2003), West (2007), Little Honey (2008), Blessed (2011), Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014), The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016), and Good Souls Better Angels (2020). She has won three Grammy Awards from 17 nominations, and has received two Americana Awards (one competitive, one honorary) from 11 nominations. Williams ranked No. 97 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll in 1999, and was named “America’s best songwriter” by Time magazine in 2002. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked her the 79th greatest songwriter of all time. In 2017, she received the Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctorate of Music Degree, and ranked No. 91 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time. In 2020, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road ranked No. 97 and Lucinda Williams ranked No. 426 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. She was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in 2021.That same year, “Passionate Kisses” ranked No. 437 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.]
[Lucinda Williams plays Starlight Theatre on Saturday, July 4, opening for Bob Dylan along with the John Doe Trio.]
Ann Peebles – “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You” from: Meeting on Mission Street / HearMusic / 2005 [“Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You” is a song written by Bob Dylan from his 1969 album Nashville Skyline. It was the closing song of the album. // Ann Lee Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is a retired American singer and songwriter who gained popularity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s while signed to Hi Records. Her most successful singles include “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” which she wrote with her husband Don Bryant and radio broadcaster Bernie Miller, and “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down.” In 2014, she was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. // She was born in Kinloch, Missour the seventh child of eleven. As a child she began singing in the choir of her father’s church and with the family’s group, the Peebles Choir, who regularly opened shows for gospel stars including Mahalia Jackson and the Soul Stirrers featuring Sam Cooke. She was also influenced by R&B performers, including Muddy Waters, Mary Wells and Aretha Franklin. // “Why gritty singing like this can’t be heard on ‘progressive’ radio when a borderline hysteric like Lydia Pense is an automatic add ought to be investigated by the Civil Rights Commission.”— Review of Straight from the Heart in Christgau’s Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981) // She began performing in clubs in St. Louis, and in the mid-1960s joined a revue led by bandleader Oliver Sain. While visiting Memphis in 1968, she sang in a club with trumpeter Gene “Bowlegs” Miller, a popular local bandleader known for helping other musicians get their start in the Memphis music industry (including the members of the Hi Rhythm Section, who played on Peebles’ recordings). Miller introduced her to Hi Records producer Willie Mitchell, who quickly offered her a recording contract. // Her first record, “Walk Away,” written by Sain, reached the R&B chart in 1969, as did the follow-up, “Give Me Some Credit,” and she released an album, This Is Ann Peebles. All her early records on Hi were produced by Mitchell and featured the signature sound of the Hi Rhythm Section and Memphis Horns. In 1970, her single “Part Time Love,” a version of Little Johnny Taylor’s 1963 hit, reached no. 7 on the R&B chart, and no.45 on the pop chart, and she began working with the Hi label’s songwriter Don Bryant, whom she married in 1974. One of the first songs he wrote for her was “99 Pounds” in 1971.. // She continued to have R&B hits in the early 1970s, including “I Pity the Fool,” “Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love,” “Breaking Up Somebody’s Home” (a Hot 100 hit in 1973 for Albert King and later recorded by Bette Midler), “Somebody’s on Your Case,” and “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down” (later a hit for Paul Young). She was also the only female singer on Hi to release a string of albums, including Straight from the Heart and I Can’t Stand the Rain, that contained many tracks that she co-wrote. The title track of the latter album, written by Peebles and Bryant with DJ Bernard Miller, was her biggest commercial success, reaching no. 6 on the R&B chart and no. 38 on the pop chart in 1973.// Although she continued to have hit R&B singles and to release albums on Hi, none matched the success of “I Can’t Stand the Rain.” Mitchell later said: “She was the girl with the big voice who could have really gone further … But I don’t think Ann spent enough time thinking about what she needed to do. I don’t think she put as much energy into her career as a singer as some of the rest of these people.”[6] After Hi Records closed in 1979, and with the rise of disco music, Peebles took a break from the music industry to spend more time with her family. She returned in 1989 with the album Call Me, again produced by Willie Mitchell and released on his own Waylo label. During the 1990s, she released albums on Rounder Records’ Bullseye Blues subsidiary label.n She continued to perform, and in 2006 she released the album Brand New Classics, which consisted of re-recordings of some of her songs in an acoustic style. Peebles also joined Cyndi Lauper on a recording of “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” on Lauper’s 11th studio album, Memphis Blues. She gave up performing after a stroke in 2012.]
[Bob Dylan plays Starlight Theatre on Saturday, July 4, with Lucinda Williams the John Doe Trio.]
Tierra Whack – “WAX PAPER” from: WHACK’S MUSEUM / Interscope Records / June 18, 2026 [Tierra Helena Whack was born August 11, 1995. She is an American rapper and singer. She originally performed as “Dizzle Dizz” as a teenager but reverted to her birth name in 2017. Her debut mixtape, Whack World, was released in May 2018 and received widespread critical acclaim. Her song “Mumbo Jumbo” was nominated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Music Video. Whack has since collaborated with Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Tyler, the Creator, Chief Keef, and Melanie Martinez. // Whack was born in 1995 and grew up living with two younger siblings and their mother in North Philadelphia. In a 2018 interview with The Fader, Whack mentioned that she and her father are estranged. She was an introverted child who wrote to help herself deal with insecurities. As a child, Whack loved the author Dr. Seuss to the extent that she would rhyme the sentences together in her homework assignments. // Whack pinpointed the exact moment when her love for rhyming began. She had to rhyme for a homework assignment for class and after receiving positive feedback, she continued with it. She later asked her mother for composition books to fill with rhymes and lyrics before she eventually started recording herself. // Whack attended The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia for three years before finishing high school in Atlanta. At Benjamin Rush, she was a vocal major and was one of the few black students in a predominantly white graduating class. With some difficulty, she and her friends persuaded their principal to let them perform the finale from Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit for the school vocal showcase; Whack performed a rap verse in the song. Later in Whack’s career, she toured with Lauryn Hill, who starred in the 1993 film. // At around fifteen, Whack who went by the moniker “Dizzle Dizz” appeared in a 2011 freestyle video produced by Philadelphia’s underground music collective We Run the Streets. Her mother drove past the group of men freestyling and encouraged her to join. She released several tracks as Dizzle Dizz including “Dizzy Rascvls”, but struggled with depression in the months afterwards. Despite being a teenager, Whack gained notoriety in the streets of Philadelphia as “Dizzle Dizz.” Although she had growing fame, Whack grew bored. There was no way to make money in freestyling and no way to creatively grow. She claimed there was little experimentation and growth beyond battle rapping if she were to stay in Philadelphia. Her mother elected to move out of Philadelphia so Whack could finish school. After going to Atlanta with her mother, Whack began working at a Mister Car Wash allowing her to save for a Mac laptop and start recording her music. She was often the only woman working on the line at the car wash, and her former manager said she was a memorable person with an impressive drive, which Whack credits to her mother. // In Atlanta, Whack kept a low profile, having felt the effects of fame back home. She wanted to keep to herself to have a chance to solely focus on her music. By the time she returned to Philadelphia, she had a laptop full of two years’ worth of music, which she never ended up sharing with anyone. She left her family behind in Atlanta. During that time she was homeless for three months and hopped around staying at friends’ homes but refused to return to Atlanta. She believed staying in Philadelphia would be best for her music career. // By 2015, Whack was in Philadelphia and she reconnected with Kenete Simms, a sound engineer and music producer whom she knew from her teenage years. Whack credits Simms as being her collaborator. After she returned to working with Simms she learned how to properly mix her own music. Simms helped her use equipment in order to help her make music more easily. In 2017, she signed with Interscope Records; Johnny Montina is her manager. // In March 2017, Whack made her debut as Tierra Whack with three tracks, including “Toe Jam” and “Sh_ Happens”. In October 2017, she released “Mumbo Jumbo”, a hip-hop single and accompanying music video which featured the young rapper performing while wearing a mouth prop. Most of the lyrics to the track are purposefully unintelligible. She also toured with Flying Lotus in 2017. // Whack’s debut fifteen-track mixtape, Whack World, was released on May 30, 2018 and received a “Best New Music” accolade from Pitchfork. Critics praised the unusual format of the album—each song lasting precisely one minute. She released each short track on Instagram, each accompanied by a short film directed by Thibaut Duverneix and Mathieu Léger. The multimedia project received widespread critical acclaim. Robert Christgau gave the album an A-minus and reported in Vice that his wife, fellow critic Carola Dibbell, loved the video, saying, “it gave me reason for living”. // Often referred to as the “Missy Elliott” of this generation, Whack has gained a great amount of acclaim for the creativity and eccentricity of her music videos. The track “Mumbo Jumbo” received a nomination for Best Music Video for the 2019 Grammy Awards. In October 2018, Whack traveled to Tokyo for a long-term artistic sabbatical. // In an episode of Genius’ The Cosign series on YouTube in which current artists who have been in the industry have the opportunity to watch videos of newer artists, rapper Remy Ma chose to cosign Whack. Even though she mentioned seeing potential in each of the artists, Remy said, “I pick(ed) her because I feel like she brought the entire package as far as the song, the delivery, the vocals, and the actual visual. I feel like she did something that was super out of the ordinary, and I enjoyed it… I wanna watch it again.” In the episode of The Cosign, Whack’s music video for her single “Unemployed” was put in a group with music videos from other female MCs including Kash Doll, CupcakKe, Mulatto, Tay Money, and That Girl Lay Lay. // She has recorded as-yet-unreleased music with Meek Mill and Childish Gambino. In 2018, she toured with 6lack on his world tour, From East Atlanta with Love. Briana Younger, the writer for The Fader, wrote that “popular and mainstream rap hasn’t championed a darker-skinned woman since Missy Elliot…and Whack seems poised to be the one.” Whack acknowledged that women in the music industry often aren’t afforded the privilege to make art for art’s sake, but she refuses to let that inhibit her. Beginning February 19, 2019, Whack released one single per week for five weeks in a series she called “#whackhistorymonth.” These singles included “Only Child”, “Clones”, “Gloria”, “Wasteland”, and “Unemployed”. Whether these tracks will be released under a full-length album has not yet been revealed. Whack has said that she is not thinking about a timeline for a new album, saying “I’m not gonna drive myself crazy. I’m having fun creating what I’m creating.” Whack collaborated with Flying Lotus on the song “Yellow Belly” for his 2019 album Flamagra and she was later named as one of the members of XXL’s “2019 Freshman Class” on June 20, 2019. She appeared at many festivals in the 2019 festival season including Coachella, Primavera Sound, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Camp Flog Gnaw, Osheaga, and Austin City Limits. Her song “Unemployed” is featured in the football game FIFA 20. // Whack co-wrote and was featured in Melanie Martinez’s single “Copy Cat”, which was released on February 10, 2020. It marks the first time that Whack has worked in a professional capacity with Melanie Martinez.[29] In May 2020, Whack appeared alongside American rapper Lil Yachty on the song “T.D” which features rappers ASAP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator. The song was #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Whack’s first entry on the chart. She featured on the song “Me x 7” by Alicia Keys, taken from her seventh studio album, Alicia, in September 2020. Her 2017 single, “Mumbo Jumbo”, had an accompanying music video that garnered a Best Music Video nomination for the 2019 Grammy Awards. // In October 2020, Whack released her first solo single of the year titled “Dora”. In November 2020, she appeared in the 2020 Apple holiday commercial “The Magic of Mini” which featured the new singles, “Peppers and Onions” and “feel good” which were released coinciding with the introduction of the commercial. In April 2021, she released a single titled “Link”. The music video, created in partnership with the LEGO Group, had Whack sit with a group of schoolchildren as part of Lego’s “Rebuild the World” campaign, using their ideas as inspiration for the video. In December 2021, she released three EPs, Rap?, Pop? and R&B?. // March 15, 2024, Whack released her 2nd studio album “World Wide Whack” under Interscope Records, it received a 7.3 on the Pitchfork web site. In June 2024, she performed a Tiny Desk Concert featuring some songs from her new album; “Mood Swing”,”Accessible”, “Ms. Behave”, “Imaginary Friends”, “Moovies”, “27 Club” and “Shower Song” as well as earlier favorites: “Flea Market”, “Pretty Ugly”, and “Hungry Hippo”. The concert featured the mascot Phillie Phanatic as a proud supporter of her birth city quoting “anything Philly is all me”. // Whack’s beginnings in rap started with battle rapping and it is something she looks upon fondly. While she appreciates the foundation which it gave her for her music, she wanted to aim higher than just rap battles. Seeing artists such as Lauryn Hill, Andre 3000, and Eminem had inspired her to become a true artist. In doing so, she would be seen as something more serious than just a battle rapper. // Whack cites Outkast, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, and Kelis as some of her musical influences. Whack claims there are many different things which inspire and motivate her and she wants to be able to portray those to her fans in her music. She credits Sesame Street and the children’s book No! David as some of her influences; that is clearly seen through her visuals from her album’s music video. Her inspirations come from everything, from her relationships to people to inanimate objects. Her single, “Only Child”, for example, was created after dating a man whose behavior she aligned with that of someone who grew up an only child. // Whack’s mother is often credited as one of if not the biggest inspirations for her music. She recalls her mother playing gangster rap during car rides. For her single “Unemployed”, her mother helped her create the key musical hook. // Whack has written poetry since she was a child. Writing was a way for her to deal with her shyness and insecurities. She is also an accomplished spoken word performer. // She lives in Philadelphia with her mother and her two siblings. She is still “Philly-based,” saying that Philadelphia is her home and where she feels grounded. She owns a cat, whom she named Starkey after the Whole Foods brand of sparkling water. She does not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. She is severely allergic to insects, a condition she satirizes in the music video for her 2018 track, “Bugs Life”.]
Run With It – “FORevR” from: “FORevR” – Single / Run With It / July 1, 2026 [Every month, Run With It releases a new anthem — this month’s is FØRevR. A cinematic mid-tempo Alt-Rock coastal love story built for late-night drives, ocean air, and windows-down moments. Fans of Kings Of Leon, The Killers, and AWOLNATION will connect with its soaring vocals, atmospheric guitars, and nostalgic energy. The band also documents the full creative process online as they release one new song every month. // one of 18 new singes the band has produced over the past two years. // Miguel Antonio on lead vocals & guitar. Daniel Cole on drums. Cody Ryan Stapleton on lead guitar. // The band has always been known for their energetic live shows, leaving it all on the stage, and working their musical assets to make their audiences happy. The band has toured extensively. Run With It are influenced by The Black Keys, Maroon 5, Bill Withers, and more. With backgrounds in gritty rock, groovy soul, stylish R&B. // Miguel Carabello was born June 11, 1980 originally from Junction City, Kansas, Married. Daniel Cole was born April 8, 1991 and graduated from Lee’s Summit West HS in 2009. Cody Ryan Stapleton lives in KCK he has played with several bands including The Dear Misses. // Run With it were last on WMM on October 23, 2024, before that is was nearly eight years ago on March 22, 2017 with Miguel Caraballo on lead vocals & guitar, Daniel Cole on Drums, and Ben Byard on bass & vocals. promoting their EP How To Start A Fire release March 24, 2017. // More information at: http://www.runwithitband.com]
Rhiannon Giddens – “Carolina Rain” from: Hope Is The Thing With Feathers / Nonesuch Records / September 18, 2026 [“Few American performers this century are more accomplished and important than Rhiannon Giddens” – Mojo // Pulitzer and Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has announced that her new album Hope is the Thing with Feathers. The 10-song collection was inspired by the beauty of people coming together and drawing strength from each other. It was intentionally recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, just pure and essential music that captures the feeling of community, clarity, as well as the joy and power of creating together. From exploring the lineages that make American music to the community-oriented spirit in which it was conceived and recorded, in many ways the album tells the story of the last 20 years of Giddens’ life. // Hope is the Thing with Feathers features Giddens’ key collaborators from throughout her career. Giddens (lead vocals, minstrel banjo, fiddle) is joined by longtime bassist Jason Sypher, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi (accordion, percussion), Congolese artist Niwel Tsumbu (guitars), and Louisiana native Dirk Powell on multiple instruments, as well as her very first bandmate and fellow North Carolinian Justin Robinson (vocals, fiddle), her nephew Justin Harrington (bones), Dirk’s daughter Amelia Powell (acoustic guitar, vocals), Charly Lowry (vocals, percussion), and Giddens’ sister Lalenja Harrington. // Says Giddens: “Louisiana, the Congo, Italy, the Carolinas – all of these influences and people coming together to make something: that is American music. It’s how American music came to be, and that was the original thought of creating a band with the musicians that I’ve been playing with for years, and featured on this album.” // On “Carolina Rain” Giddens soars over plucked banjo and fiddle runs in a song about love and money that pierces like an arrow. // Recent performances and appearances include a sold-out Carnegie Hall, and PBS’ Finding Your Roots TV series with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Her work with Silkroad Ensemble continues throughout this year with Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual. Giddens also just launched the Biscuits & Banjos Foundation, a nonprofit that celebrates the African diaspora’s role in shaping American identity and culture through music, literature, food, and community. // Giddens has a full slate of performances throughout the summer, including a special five-night presentation of concerts in which Giddens will be joined by Mavis Staples, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Hurray for the Riff Raff under open skies for a joyful celebration of American songs that connect generations and begins tomorrow, June 26. ]
10:30 – Underwriting
John Lawrence Johnson – “Endless Night” from: The Impossible Task / John Lawrence Johnson / May 29, 2026 [ New 11-track solo album from John Lawrence Johnson a Kansas City based musician, producer, singer songwriter, and teacher. John Lawrence Johnson also plays guitar and sings in Supermassive Black Holes.]
[John Lawrence Johnson plays a solo show July 3, 6 to 9:00pm, at Our House on West 39th St. KCMO.]
[Supermassive Black Holes play Reply Lounge in Lawrence, Kansas on July 10, with Satori.]
[ Supermassive Black Holes play Lemonade Park July 11, with Mitzi McKee, and Gullywasher.]
[John Lawrence Johnson also plays in the band Phaze II performing Thursday, July 16 at 7:00pm at The Ship 1221 Union Ave. KCMO.]
10:36 – Interview with John Lawrence Johnson
John Lawrence Johnson joins us live in our 90.1 FM Studios to share details of his new 11-track solo album THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK, released May 29, 2026. John is a Kansas City based musician, producer, singer songwriter, and teacher. John Lawrence Johnson also plays guitar and sings in the band Supermassive Black Holes. John Lawrence Johnson plays a solo show on July 3, 6:00pm to 9:00pm, at Our House on West 39th St. KCMO. Supermassive Black Holes play Reply Lounge in Lawrence, Kansas on July 10, with Satori. Supermassive Black Holes play Lemonade Park July 11, with Mitzi McKee, and Gullywasher. John Lawrence Johnson also plays in the band Phaze II performing Thursday, July 16 at 7:00pm at The Ship 1221 Union Ave. KCMO.
John Lawrence Johnson, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The Impossible Task / John Lawrence Johnson / May 29, 2026
John Lawrence Johnson’s Bands:
Supermassive Black Holes – Guitar / Vocals January 29, 2008 – Present
Phase II – Guitar January 2, 2025 – Present
John el & Modern Culture – Guitar / Vocals February 15, 2025 – Present
Supermassive Black Holes: Matt Davis – Alexis Barclay – John Johnson – Chad Brothers
Formed in 2010, these four extraordinary individuals crossed paths during the legendary Monday jam nights at the renowned Crosstown Station. United by their shared passion for exploration and musical adventure, Supermassive Black Holes create a mind-bending sonic experience that transcends conventional boundaries.
Matt Davis drives the rhythm section with his captivating drumming, infusing each composition with intricate fills and an uncanny ability to bend the beat across infinite styles. Alexis Barclay holds down the rock-solid foundation with his reliable and steady bass playing, providing the band with a powerful and unwavering groove.
John Johnson’s guitar mastery channels the spirits of legends like Jeff Beck and Frank Zappa, crafting intricate melodies and scorching solos that mesmerize audiences and transport them to uncharted realms. Chad Brothers, the tasteful and textural guitarist, adds depth and nuance to the band’s sonic palette, weaving atmospheric textures that intertwine seamlessly with their cosmic explorations.
Together, they forge a musical bond that transcends genres. Their chemistry, honed over 13 years of collaboration, effortlessly pushes the boundaries of sonic expression.
Amidst the swirling sonic cosmos that Supermassive Black Holes conjure, the realms of space and the celestial find their way into the band’s artistry. Their lyrics and inter-band banter often allude to the cosmic dance, adding an ethereal touch to their already mind-expanding performances.
Within their repertoire, standout tracks like “Break Some Bones,” “Tis What It Is,” “Change Your Mind,” and “The Man” showcase the band’s multifaceted brilliance. These sonic journeys embody the essence of Supermassive Black Holes, featuring Matt’s captivating drumming, Alexis’s rock-solid bass, John’s mesmerizing guitar work, and Chad’s textured playing.
John Lawrence Johnson, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
John Lawrence Johnson plays a solo show July 3, 6 to 9:00pm, at Our House on West 39th St. KCMO.
Supermassive Black Holes play Reply Lounge in Lawrence, Kansas on July 10, with Satori.
Supermassive Black Holes play Lemonade Park July 11, with Mitzi McKee, and Gullywasher.]
[John Lawrence Johnson also plays in the band Phaze II performing Thursday, July 16 at 7:00pm at The Ship 1221 Union Ave. KCMO.]
10:54
John Lawrence Johnsom – “Lives” from: The Impossible Task / John Lawrence Johnson / May 29, 2026 [New 11-track solo album from John Lawrence Johnson a Kansas City based musician, producer, singer songwriter, and teacher. John Lawrence Johnson also plays guitar and sings in Supermassive Black Holes.]
[John Lawrence Johnson plays a solo show July 3, 6 to 9:00pm, at Our House on West 39th St. KCMO.]
[Supermassive Black Holes play Reply Lounge in Lawrence, Kansas on July 10, with Satori.]
[Supermassive Black Holes play Lemonade Park July 11, with Mitzi McKee, and Gullywasher.]
[John Lawrence Johnson also plays in the band Phaze II performing Thursday, July 16 at 7:00pm at The Ship 1221 Union Ave. KCMO.]
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley – “Sophisticated Lady” from: With Every Breath I Take / Nonesuch / June 26, 2026 [Cécile McLorin Salvant’s album With Every Breath I Take, her first with orchestra, features The Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley. Salvant and the ensemble perform timeless songs—by Cy Coleman, Noël Coward, Duke Ellington, Stephen Sondheim, Billy Strayhorn, and Salvant—newly arranged by composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue. “It is a rare opportunity to be able to make an album at this scale, which has been a dream of mine for many years,” she says. “Darcy James Argue wrote stunning arrangements and the Metropole Orkest, conducted by the extraordinary Jules Buckley, gave these stories a cinematic dimension … I am so incredibly proud to share it.” // Cécile McLorin Salvant (born August 28, 1989) is a French-American jazz singer-songwriter and composer. Salvant is one of the most highly regarded jazz vocalists of her generation, often winning DownBeat annual critics polls. She has released eight albums since 2010, six of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards. She is a 3-time winner of the Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Award for her 2015 album For One to Love, her 2017 album Dreams and Daggers, and her 2018 album The Window, each released on the Mack Avenue label. Salvant’s most recent album is Oh Snap, released in 2025 by Nonesuch Records. Salvant primarily sings in English or French, her first language, and has also recorded songs in Occitan and Haitian Kreyòl. // Cécile Sophie McLorin Salvant was born in Miami, Florida in 1989. Her father, who is Haitian, is a doctor and her mother, who is French, is the founder and president of a French immersion school in Miami. Salvant began studies in classical piano at the age of five, and began singing in the Miami Choral Society when she was eight. She subsequently developed an interest in classical voice and began studying with private instructors, and later with Edward Walker, vocal teacher at the University of Miami. She said in 2015: “I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where we listened to all kinds of music. We listened to Haitian, hip hop, soul, classical, jazz, gospel and Cuban music, to name a few. When you have access to that as a child, it just opens up your world.” // In 2007, Salvant moved to Aix-en-Provence, France, to study law as well as classical and baroque voice at the Darius Milhaud Conservatory. It was in Aix-en-Provence, with reedist and teacher Jean-François Bonnel [fr], that she studied improvisation, instrumental and vocal repertoire, and sang with her first band. // In a four-star review of her sold-out engagement at Ronnie Scott’s Club in London in June 2015, John Fordham wrote in The Guardian: “She brings ideas from unexpected angles to the familiar art of standards-singing, and she applies a mischievous intelligence to well-worn lyrics in ways that transform them.” // Salvant began studying voice at the age of eight with an interest in classical music. She began her transition into jazz while studying at the Darius Milhaud Conservatory in 2007, and also studied composition and music theory at The New School . Salvant says that her main jazz influence is Sarah Vaughan, recalling childhood memories of listening to her songs repeatedly. While strongly influenced by Sarah Vaughan, she is also heavily influenced by vocalists such as Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, and Betty Carter. She describes her sound as jazz, blues, with elements of folk and musical theatre. She composes music and lyrics which she also sings in French, her native language, as well as in Spanish. She enjoys popularity in Europe and in the United States, performing in clubs, concert halls, and festivals accompanied by renowned musicians. Salvant has performed at jazz venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott’s, the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, the Festival international de Jazz de Montréal and the Village Vanguard. // In 2010, Salvant released her first album, Cécile & the Jean-François Bonnel Paris Quintet. Soon thereafter, at the age of 21, she went on to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition for vocalists. Her first-prize win included a recording contract with the label Mack Avenue Records, with whom she released her next five albums. Writing in The New York Times in 2012, Ben Ratliff said: “In front of a trio led by the pianist Aaron Diehl she sings clearly, with her full pitch range, from a pronounced low end to full and distinct high notes, used sparingly […] Her voice clamps into each song, performing careful variations on pitch, stretching words but generally not scatting; her face conveys meaning, representing sorrow or serenity like a silent-movie actor.” // In 2013 she released her second album, WomanChild, which was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award in the category of Best Vocal Jazz Album. The songs chosen for WomanChild include original compositions, as well as compositions that date back to the 19th century and progress into the 21st. Salvant chose for this album songs she felt had a personal connection to her life. // In September 2015, Salvant released her second album with Mack Avenue Records, titled For One to Love. On this album, she chose songs that focus attention on strong women and independence. The album contains five original works and jazz standards. In 2016, the album won a Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album. Two years later, her third album with Mack Avenue, Dreams and Daggers, won a Grammy in the same category. // She has toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, whose music director Wynton Marsalis was quoted in a 2017 New Yorker article as saying of Salvant: “You get a singer like this once in a generation or two.” // In January 2023, Nonesuch Records announced the release of Salvant’s seventh album. The album, titled Mélusine, recounts the European folk legend of Melusine and largely features songs sung in French and Haitian Creole. The album was released digitally on March 24, 2023. // Salvant has sung in advertisements for Chanel’s “Chance” brand.]
11:00 – Station ID
Jamogi – “Treasure” from: J’DAY / Jam Tunes / June 12, 2026 [J’Day is a celebration of growth, creativity, and self discovery. Three years in the making, the album represents the culmination of Jamogi’s journey through a wide range of genres, influences, and sonic landscapes. The result is a body of work that not only showcases his musical versatility but also reveals the many facets of his personality. // Produced alongside OceanLife Gianni, J’Day captures the energy, emotion, and moments that make life memorable. From the horn driven fanfare of “Go Big or Go Home” to the flirtatious blend of West Coast, Midwest, and Southern influences on “Back N’ Forth,” Jamogi demonstrates a clear understanding of both his sound and his audience. Tracks like “Do It to Me” transport listeners through different eras and musical inspirations, while songs such as “Storybook,” “Treasure,” and “Georgia Peach” reveal his romantic side through storytelling, heartfelt lyricism, and poetic imagery. // The album also features collaborations with a talented lineup of friends and fellow artists on tracks including “What’s It Gonna Be?” and “HOLLABACK,” adding even more personality and perspective to the project. // More than just a collection of songs, J’Day marks a defining moment in Jamogi’s artistic journey. It is a bold statement of who he is today and a testament to the creative vision he has spent years refining. Rich with personality, versatility, and heart, the project positions Jamogi for his next era and leaves listeners wondering where he’ll take them next. // Jamogi is also know as Byron Hyde a Kanas City based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Los Angeles, California.// Jamogi released the single “Georgia Peach (feat. Burgandy)” on September 5, 2025. Jamogi released Jamogi & The Jammers: Live at Flew The Coop Sessions (Flew The Coop Live) through Jam Tunes on April 11, 2025. // Jamogi released the single “Do It To Me” on March 28, 2025. // Jamogi released the single “Go Big or Go Home” on August 30, 2024, Jamogi released the single “Hot Block” on May 30, 2024. Jamogi released the EP, Star-Crossed Lover on March 3, 2023. Jamogi then released a “Star-Crossed Lover GALACTIC REMIX (feat. Watchman)” single on June 9, 2023.Jamogi previously released the AGE OF AQUARIUS EP on March 3, 2023, and the single “Celebration” on Dec. 9, 2022, and the single “Anymore” on May 6, 2022. // Jamogi played the ROCK IS BLACK—a celebration of Black artists in rock music, happening February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Zhou B Art Center, 1801 E 18th Street, KCMO. Rock is Black features: Malek Azrael & The Vibez, Jamogi and The Jammers, Stephonne, and Frankie Shorez & Mercy Fire. Kamogi and the Jammers played Boulevardia 2025]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, on Friday, July 10, 2026.]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Macken Park in North Kansas City Friday, July 10, 7:00 to 9:00pm]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. Saturday, July 11 with Soul Agenda]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Union Station , KCMO, Sunday, July 12, 2:00pm to 4:00pm]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Sofar Sounds KC at Equal Minded Cafe KCMO, July 12, 2:00pm to 4:00pm]
11:05 – Interview with Jamogi
We are very happy to welcome back to the WMM, Jamogi who joins us to talk about his new album, J’DAY released through Jam Tunes on June 12, 2026. J’Day is a celebration of growth, creativity, and self discovery. Three years in the making, the album represents the culmination of Jamogi’s journey through a wide range of genres, influences, and sonic landscapes. The result is a body of work that not only showcases his musical versatility but also reveals the many facets of his personality. Produced alongside OceanLife Gianni. Jamogi is also know as Byron Hyde a Kanas City based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Los Angeles, California.
Jamogi and The Jammers play The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, on July 10, 2026.
Jamogi, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley
It took 3 years to get it J’DAY to Jamogi’s liking and he is so excited to build upon it. Just a heads up, this is just PART ONE.
J’DAY Songs:
Go Big or Go Home Back n Forth Do it To Me Storybook Hollaback Hot Block Georgia Peach Whats it gonna be Treasure
Album notes: J’Day is a celebration of growth, creativity, and self discovery. Three years in the making, the album represents the culmination of Jamogi’s journey through a wide range of genres, influences, and sonic landscapes. The result is a body of work that not only showcases his musical versatility but also reveals the many facets of his personality.
Produced alongside OceanLife Gianni, J’Day captures the energy, emotion, and moments that make life memorable. From the horn driven fanfare of “Go Big or Go Home” to the flirtatious blend of West Coast, Midwest, and Southern influences on “Back N’ Forth,” Jamogi demonstrates a clear understanding of both his sound and his audience. Tracks like “Do It to Me” transport listeners through different eras and musical inspirations, while songs such as “Storybook,” “Treasure,” and “Georgia Peach” reveal his romantic side through storytelling, heartfelt lyricism, and poetic imagery.
The album also features collaborations with a talented lineup of friends and fellow artists on tracks including “What’s It Gonna Be?” and “HOLLABACK,” adding even more personality and perspective to the project.
More than just a collection of songs, J’Day marks a defining moment in Jamogi’s artistic journey. It is a bold statement of who he is today and a testament to the creative vision he has spent years refining. Rich with personality, versatility, and heart, the project positions Jamogi for his next era and leaves listeners wondering where he’ll take them next.
Jamogi released the single “Georgia Peach (feat. Burgandy)” on September 5, 2025. Jamogi released Jamogi & The Jammers: Live at Flew The Coop Sessions (Flew The Coop Live) through Jam Tunes on April 11, 2025.
Jamogi Bridges a KC based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Los Angeles, California. Jamogi’s music is a fusion of soulful R&B melodies with infectious pop beats and dance-floor grooves. Jamogi released his debut single, “Celebration” on December 30, 2022. Jamogi delivered his debut EP, AGE OF AQUARIUS on March 3, 2023. Jamogi followed up with his latest EP, STAR-CROSSED LOVER, on March 3, 2023, followed by a “Star-Crossed Lover GALACTIC REMIX (feat. Watchman)” single, on June 9, 2023. Jamogi played the 19th Annual Crossroads Music Fest, on August 26, 2023. More info at: https://linktr.ee/Jamogi
Jamogi Bridges a KC based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Long Beach, CA. He moved to Kansas City hen he was 15 years old.
Jamogi has been singing since he was seven years old. He started singing in church. It was his uncle’s church, and it was his uncle who urged him to sing.
His first performance out of Church was in Middle School, singing, CeeLo Green’s “Forget You.”
Jamogi sang with, for many years, and graduated from The Kansas City Boys Choir, founded by Ollie Robinson in 1994. Jamogi served as Assistant Music Director also.
For Jamogi’s live performances he plays with an ensemble of musicians with himself on lead vocals and keyboards, a drummer, bass player, horn section, and back up singers.
Jamogi, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley
[Jamogi and The Jammers play The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, on Friday, July 10, 2026.]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Macken Park in North Kansas City Friday, July 10, 7:00 to 9:00pm]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. Saturday, July 11 with Soul Agenda]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Union Station , KCMO, Sunday, July 12, 2:00pm to 4:00pm]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Sofar Sounds KC at Equal Minded Cafe KCMO, July 12, 2:00pm to 4:00pm]
11:24
Jamogi – “Back & Forth” from: J’DAY / Jam Tunes / June 12, 2026 [J’Day is a celebration of growth, creativity, and self discovery. Three years in the making, the album represents the culmination of Jamogi’s journey through a wide range of genres, influences, and sonic landscapes. The result is a body of work that not only showcases his musical versatility but also reveals the many facets of his personality. // Produced alongside OceanLife Gianni, J’Day captures the energy, emotion, and moments that make life memorable. From the horn driven fanfare of “Go Big or Go Home” to the flirtatious blend of West Coast, Midwest, and Southern influences on “Back N’ Forth,” Jamogi demonstrates a clear understanding of both his sound and his audience. Tracks like “Do It to Me” transport listeners through different eras and musical inspirations, while songs such as “Storybook,” “Treasure,” and “Georgia Peach” reveal his romantic side through storytelling, heartfelt lyricism, and poetic imagery. // The album also features collaborations with a talented lineup of friends and fellow artists on tracks including “What’s It Gonna Be?” and “HOLLABACK,” adding even more personality and perspective to the project. // More than just a collection of songs, J’Day marks a defining moment in Jamogi’s artistic journey. It is a bold statement of who he is today and a testament to the creative vision he has spent years refining. Rich with personality, versatility, and heart, the project positions Jamogi for his next era and leaves listeners wondering where he’ll take them next. // Jamogi is also know as Byron Hyde a Kanas City based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Los Angeles, California.// Jamogi released the single “Georgia Peach (feat. Burgandy)” on September 5, 2025. Jamogi released Jamogi & The Jammers: Live at Flew The Coop Sessions (Flew The Coop Live) through Jam Tunes on April 11, 2025. // Jamogi released the single “Do It To Me” on March 28, 2025. // Jamogi released the single “Go Big or Go Home” on August 30, 2024, Jamogi released the single “Hot Block” on May 30, 2024. Jamogi released the EP, Star-Crossed Lover on March 3, 2023. Jamogi then released a “Star-Crossed Lover GALACTIC REMIX (feat. Watchman)” single on June 9, 2023.Jamogi previously released the AGE OF AQUARIUS EP on March 3, 2023, and the single “Celebration” on Dec. 9, 2022, and the single “Anymore” on May 6, 2022. // Jamogi played the ROCK IS BLACK—a celebration of Black artists in rock music, happening February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Zhou B Art Center, 1801 E 18th Street, KCMO. Rock is Black features: Malek Azrael & The Vibez, Jamogi and The Jammers, Stephonne, and Frankie Shorez & Mercy Fire. Jamogi and the Jammers played Boulevardia 2025]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, on Friday, July 10, 2026.]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Macken Park in North Kansas City Friday, July 10, 7:00 to 9:00pm]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. Saturday, July 11 with Soul Agenda]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Union Station , KCMO, Sunday, July 12, 2:00pm to 4:00pm]
[Jamogi and The Jammers play Sofar Sounds KC at Equal Minded Cafe KCMO, July 12, 2:00pm to 4:00pm]
11:28 – Underwriting
Warren Burns – “Rooms” from: Burn Again / Warren Burns / April 10, 2026 [Warren Burns on vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica; Brad Highnam on bass, backing vocals, piano; Marco Pascolini on pedal steel; Jon Kraft on drums, w/ Mark Cohick on pipes, Marvin Gruenbaum & Tony DeMarco & Kent Brauninger on violin; Steve Molloy & Danny Fischer on trumpet; Kari Agosti & Suzanne Hogan & on backing vocals. Recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab. Mastered by Carl Saff]
[Warren Burns plays Hillsiders 403 N. 5th St., KCK, on Thursday, July 2 with Luke Callen.]
[Nature Boys play SK8BAR, 4014 Central, KCMO, on Saturday, July 4, at 7:00pm with Red Kate, The Bad Ideas, The Phantom AD, and Braggers]
11:34 – Interview with Danny Fischer
Danny Fischer joins us to talk about his musical projects including the recent release of Warren Burns and the album BURN AGAIN, released April 10, 2026. BURN AGAIN was recorded by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab with Warren Burns on vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica; Brad Highnam on bass, backing vocals, piano; Marco Pascolini on pedal steel, and Jon Kraft on drums. Warren Burns self titled debut album was released July 2, 2022. Danny Fischer also records and performs music in his band Nature Boys who started playing together in 2009, and have release 4 albums. More information at: http://www.natureboysrocknroll.com
Warren Burns plays Hillsiders 403 N. 5th St., KCK, on Thursday, July 2 with Luke Callen.
Nature Boys play SK8BAR, 4014 Central, KCMO, on Saturday, July 4, at 7:00pm with Red Kate, The Bad Ideas, The Phantom AD, and Braggers
Danny Fischer thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley
Warren Burns played a Vinyl release show will be at The Ship, 1221 Union Ave. KCMO in Historic West Bottoms on Sunday April 12, at 6:00pm, with Lodestones.
In April 2026, Warren Burns went on tour: 04.23.2026-fayetteville ar-@ artemis w/ noah richmond 04.24.2026-Little rock ar-@ white water tavern w/ numb chunks, william blackart 04.25.2026-memphis-@ dkdc w/ Aquarian blood 04.26.2026-new orleans-@ The Okay bar w/ cry baby’s, dirty rotten snake in the grass 04.28.202-austin tx-@ crow bar w/ Cooper moon 04.29.2025-oklahoma city-@ flora bodega 05.19.2026-st louis mo-@ The hi dive w ace of spit 05.20.2026-berea ky-@rebel rebel 05.21.2026-detroit mi-@the painted lady w/ old fashioned aces 05.22.2026-kalamozoo mi-@glow hall 05.23.2026-green bay wi-@ the razz 05.24.2026-minniapolis mn-@eagles club 05.25.2026-iowa city-@tbd
Nature Boys released the single: “Common Visions” from / Dead Broke Rekerds / April 11, 2025
Nature Boys – Kansas City, Missouri punk rock & rollers that have been kickin’ up dust all across the country since 2009! They left for our first tour in January of 2010.
The band includes: Danny Fischer on guitar & vocals Suzanne Hogan on bass & vocals Brad Highnam on drums.
Nature Boys released their album IV /on September 24, 2021. Nature Boys started playing together in Kansas City, Missouri September of 2009. They wrote this about their band: “We had our first show in November or December at the Troost House, and then our second show at Dave’s Stagecoach Inn.
Their fourth album and first on Dead Broke after self-releasing a slew of their previous efforts. Imagine if Dead Moon was a bunch of punk rockers from the south, then you might be getting close to what Nature Boys scrappy & energetic punk rock is all about. Limited to 300 copies. (200 Black, 100 Clear Pink) w/download code..]
Nature Boys played a Special Halloween Benefit for Confluence & KC Tenants on Saturday, October 30, at 8:00 PM, at Blip Roasters 1301 Woodswether Rd, WEST BOTTOMS, KCMO with Pink Phase, DJ Dan Cool, Killus.
Nature Boys play 21st Annual Crossroads Music Fest on Sat, Sept. 6, at 11:15pm in West Bottoms at Voltaire, 1617 Genessee St. with DJ Nana G, DJ Thundercutz, Teri Quinn & The Coyotes, and SEYKO
Danny Fischer Discography
The Afterparty – Forever After – 2005 Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Vocals – Josh Mobley Bass – Chris DeVictor Drums – Paul Andrews Vocals – Sarah Carpenter Vocals, Guitar – Danny Fischer, Dave Regnier* Recorded By, Engineer – Chad Meise, Clarke Wyatt All Songs Written – The Afterparty Arranged – The Afterparty
The Afterparty – Under The Rainbow – 2006 Vocals, Guitar, Organ – Danny Fischer Piano [Rhodes] – Josh Mobley Bass – Chris Devictor Drums – Paul Andrews Guitar – David Regnier Vocals [The Brunettes] – Amie Nelson, Sarah Carpenter, Sonya Andrews Guitar [Guest Musician] – Marco Pascolini Saxophone [Guest Musician] – Mark Southerland, Mark Weinberg, Sam Hughes Soprano Saxophone [Guest Musician] – Jolin Smith Sousaphone [Guest Musician] – Bill McKemy Trombone [Guest Musician] – Jeremiah Kidwell, Seth Lee Trumpet [Guest Musician] – Bobby DuSoul Fiddle [Guest Musician] – Betse Ellis Recorded – Chad Meise Mastered – E. Clarke Wyatt* Arranged – The Afterparty Artwork [Art/Packaging] – Pascolini Design Lab
The Afterparty – unreleased 3rd album – 2007 a limited number of cassettes were created. Side one: boots Big Mamou Rock Bump Head Tacoland Blues In Blazes Dinosaurs Side two: Butterflies and Clothesline Drakkars Mamma Phil I Love You
Nature Boys – Nature Boys – 2010 San Huevos Records Guitar, Vocals – Danny Fischer Bass, Vocals – Suzanne Hogan Drums – Aaron Rommel Recorded – Ashley Miller Recorded [Assisted By] – Zachary VanBenthusen Written – Nature Boys Artwork, Photography, Design Concept – Nature Boys
Nature Boys – Nature Boys – 2013 San Huevos Records Danny Fischer – Guitar, Vocals Suzanne Hogan – Bass, Vocals Aaron Rommel – Drums Danny Fischer – Lyrics Recorded by – Jon Kraft Mixed – Mike Tuley, Jon Kraft, Nature Boys Photography – Michael Boles Will Burnip – Artwork [Insert Art]
Nature Boys – 2017 San Huevos Records Suzanne Hogan Suzanne Hogan – Bass, Vocals Evan Malone – Drums Danny Fischer – Guitar, Vocals Recorded by – Danny Fischer Mastered By – Carl Saff Written By – Nature Boys
Nature Boys – IV – 2021 Dead Broke Rekerds Suzanne Hogan – Bass, Vocals Evan Malone – Drums Danny Fischer – Guitar, Vocals Recorded By – Danny Fischer, James Rumsey Carl Saff – Lacquer Cut Pam Fischer – Cover, Artwork Grace Ambrose – Layout
Warren Burns – Warren Burns – 2023 Danny Fischer – Guitar, Vocals Recorded By – Danny Fischer Mastered By – Carl Saff
Warren Burns – Burn Again – April 10, 2026 Warren Burns on vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica Brad Highnam on bass, backing vocals, piano Marco Pascolini on pedal steel Jon Kraft on drums with Mark Cohick on pipes, Marvin Gruenbaum & Tony DeMarco & Kent Brauninger on violin; Steve Molloy & Danny Fischer on trumpet; Kari Agosti & Suzanne Hogan & on backing vocals. Recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab. Mastered by Carl Saff
Danny Fischer thanks for being with us on WMM.
Warren Burns plays Hillsiders 403 N. 5th St., KCK, on Thursday, July 2 with Luke Callen.
Nature Boys play SK8BAR, 4014 Central, KCMO, on Saturday, July 4, at 7:00pm with Red Kate, The Bad Ideas, The Phantom AD, and Braggers
For WMM, I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!
11:52
Warren Burns – “Neon Lights” from: Burn Again / Warren Burns / April 10, 2026 [Warren Burns on vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica; Brad Highnam on bass, backing vocals, piano; Marco Pascolini on pedal steel; Jon Kraft on drums, w/ Mark Cohick on pipes, Marvin Gruenbaum & Tony DeMarco & Kent Brauninger on violin; Steve Molloy & Danny Fischer on trumpet; Kari Agosti & Suzanne Hogan & on backing vocals. Recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab. Mastered by Carl Saff]
[Warren Burns plays Hillsiders 403 N. 5th St., KCK, on Thursday, July 2 with Luke Callen.]
[Nature Boys play SK8BAR, 4014 Central, KCMO, on Saturday, July 4, at 7:00pm with Red Kate, The Bad Ideas, The Phantom AD, and Braggers]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week, on Wednesday, July 8 we welcome Audrey Crabtree from KC Fringe, Chris Garibaldi from Lotuspool Records and the band Suneaters, Theresa Scott of The Utilitarians and Kimmie Queen of The Philistines, AND singer songwriter writer Nikki White!
Thank you to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein-Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, and Office Manager Book Keeper – Shaina Littler.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated to KKFI’s Summer Fund Drive during WMM we had a total of 36 people donate a total of $3513.50. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
This radio station is more than the individual hosts of each individual radio show. It is a collective spirit of hundreds of people, setting aside ego, to work for the greater good of community building and the goal of keeping our airwaves, non-commercial, and open! Thank you to programmers who create content for over 85 locally produced radio shows & volunteers who made extra effort to keep our station alive.
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
John Lawrence Johnson + Jamogi + Danny Fischer
Mark spins More New & MidCoastal releases from: Run With It, Jamogi, Suneaters with Rhiannon Birdsall, John Lawrence Johnson, Warren Burns, Feeble Little Horse, Tierra Whack, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tara Clerkin Trio, Rhiannon Giddens, Lucinda Williams with Mavis Staples, and Ann Peebles.
At 10:30 John Lawrence Johnson joins us live in our 90.1 FM Studios to share details of his new 11-track solo album THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK, released May 29, 2026. John is a Kansas City based musician, producer, singer songwriter, and teacher. John Lawrence Johnson also plays guitar and sings in the band Supermassive Black Holes.John Lawrence Johnson plays a solo show on July 7, 6:00pm to 9:00pm, at Our House on West 39th St. KCMO. Supermassive Black Holes play Reply Lounge in Lawrence, Kansas on July 10, with Satori. Supermassive Black Holes play Lemonade Park July 11, with Mitzi McKee, and Gullywasher. John Lawrence Johnson also plays in the band Phaze II performing Thursday, July 16 at 7:00pm at The Ship 1221 Union Ave. KCMO.
At 11:00 Mark talks with Jamogi about his new album, J’DAY released through Jam Tunes on June 12, 2026. J’Day is a celebration of growth, creativity, and self discovery. Three years in the making, the album represents the culmination of Jamogi’s journey through a wide range of genres, influences, and sonic landscapes. The result is a body of work that not only showcases his musical versatility but also reveals the many facets of his personality. Produced alongside OceanLife Gianni. Jamogi is also know as Byron Hyde a Kanas City based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Los Angeles, California. Jamogi released the single “Georgia Peach (feat. Burgandy)” on September 5, 2025. Jamogi released Jamogi & The Jammers: Live at Flew The Coop Sessions (Flew The Coop Live) through Jam Tunes on April 11, 2025. Jamogi and The Jammers play The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO, on July 10, 2026.
At 11:30 we talk with Danny Fischer about his musical projects including the recent release of Warren Burns and the album BURN AGAIN, released April 10, 2026. BURN AGAIN was recorded by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab with Warren Burns on vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica; Brad Highnam on bass, backing vocals, piano; Marco Pascolini on pedal steel, and Jon Kraft on drums. Warren Burns self titled debut album was released July 2, 2022. Danny Fischer also records and performs music in his band Nature Boys who started playing together in 2009, and have release 4 albums. More information at: http://www.natureboysrocknroll.com Warren Burns plays Hillsiders 403 N. 5th St., KCK, on Thursday, July 2 with Luke Callen.
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Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Swallowtails + Brook Tuley + IVORY BLUE
Various Artists – “Main Title Instrumental (It’s Showtime Folks)” from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM’s theme]
aja monet – “elsewhere (ft. Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow) from: the color of rain / drink sum wtr / May 22, 2026 [Composed by: aja monet. Produced by: Meshell Ndegeocello, aja monet and Justin Brown. Additional Production by: Chris Connors and Nico Segal. Executive Production by: aja monet, Daphne Kolader and Dr. Jatali Bellanton. Mixed by: Chris Connors at Concrete Sound, Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by: Alex DeTurk at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Recorded at: Living Room Studios, Los Angeles, CA. // the color of rain is a compositional tour-de-force of poetry, emotion, and resonance. Rain nourishes, blesses, and renews. It loves everything it touches. This album is the space between droplets. At the crux of rising fascism, aja monet offers a waking-dream intervention, amid the sinister reality of contemporary events. A prompt to look up at the sky within., the color of rain is an imbrication of familiar genres forged beyond category or definition. as one stride’s through the sequence of poems, each song shifts between musical perceptions of jazz, soul, hip hop, rhythm and blues. surrealism at it’s finest, a marvelous unleashing of the mind. the color of rain reminds us that poetry predates the very blueprints of genre. // This is an evolution from the intimate, live-café energy of aja monet’s Grammy-nominated debut album, when the poems do what they do. While she nods at the Black Arts Movement’s legacy and lineage, this sophomore album is a conjure to experiment and explore the interior. If the first album was a gentle altar call, then the second is an impassioned call to bare arms, a definitive guide to choose your weapon, wisely. If the pen is the sword, music sharpens or blunts the blade. // Live instrumentation anchors the record but it’s spirit surfaces in pre- and post- production with warped sonics, wayward voltas, and delicate investigations. Meshell Ndegecello conducts the illustrious cast of musicians while Justin Brown bolsters the prismatic vision. In true community organizing fashion, aja knows how to bring artists together, recruiting meaningful musical contributions from Burniss Travis, Josh Johnson, Daniel Mintseris, Jermaine Paul, Ambrose Akinmusire and Nico Segal. // aja monet recites poetry with verve and risk. what sets her apart as a poet is her vulnerable immersion in the music. Her vocal delivery is a rare art. she’s not just monotonously reciting words over a stubborn beat. aja’s tone, rhythm, and cadence interacts with music melodically and vice versa. her instincts as a touring bandleader are felt on this record as we bear witness to the mood and meter of her words. They lead these songs by refrain, invocation, or image. At times the urgency of what is said underscores the deliberate breaths of stillness. As we listen intently, we catch glimpses of aja singing throughout the color of rain. It’s a sonic collage of sounds and personas but most importantly—commands presence. // For the devoted lovers of poetry, there are breadcrumbs of metaphor and meaning embedded within and throughout her musical choices. ‘Say It With Your Chest,’ opens the color of rain as a sublime drumming mantra for courageous truth telling. “elsewhere” poetically grooves and glimmers in honor of Sly Stone’s memory–featuring soul-stirring vocals by Georgia Anne Muldrow, Novena Carmel, and Meshell Ndegeocello. The afro-punk drum and horn haunts in “hollyweird” as aja reports on the Los Angeles fires of 2025, smoldering of visceral descriptions. With synth finger paint on “withness” and trumpet sketches on several songs such as “skinfolk,” the album draws the listener close. And reaches an intense polyrhythmic rally in “for the congo.” aja tells us to “talk about the blood” repetitively. // Soaked by absurd and provocative vocal treatments, her poem, “song of myself” is a direct nod to thepoet Walt Whitman as aja ventures to confront the loose contradictions within a “self.” She straddles the world between that which makes sense and that of which our senses are tested. We don’t have to look far for the shattered ground that is paved of the illogical and magical, there’s a song called Melting Clocks. Which, if even a nod to Dali only in name, boasts a tempo that darts, transports, and moves as if time itself were being questioned. How do you listen when sound is being rearranged in front of you? This work makes us wonder about what we know to be true and stirs us to lean into the mystical unknown. The song extends with clever lyrical offerings from Mick Jenkins, Vic Mensa, and Josh Lane. // We are encouraged to consider the temporality of love as the color of rain renders a poetic ballad by way of, “Love is a Choosing,” featuring the fresh breeze of Mereba’s voice. While aja’s work sits in the knuckled terrain of advocacy and protest, it is without glamour and showmanship. “I do not trust a mouth that has never pronounced the word, sister,” a testament to the onus she responds to, that of care for dignity and equality, as it echoes in the lives of women. Sister is a verb. “To Sister.” This sentiment is realized with vocal breaths by Ganavya and hints of harp by Brandee Younger. It’s a real treat to hear the playful adlibs in “i know that i don’t know” and suspends us into a moment for humor and insight. the brave and daring bass steers the listener through the pressing depths that is “every media minute.” A poem that mirrors the moment. “working class musicians,” in its sonic landscape is unrelenting – rapturous jazz, hands and hums, chants that hold fort as propulsive tenors. Art is a labor. // A call to testify, imagine, and transmute, the color of rain is the hue of daring introspection. This album is aja monet’s refusal of convention and apathy. The final words of the closing song “indigo” encourages the listener not just to hear, but to drift, to wander, to go inward—to feel. Be the poem we need right now. // The rain exploding in the air is love. – sonia sanchez]
3.The Swallowtails – “Perspective” from: Perspective / The Swallowtails / May 23, 2026 [Written: Mikala Petillo and Rachel Lovelace. Produced: Heidi Gluck. Performed: Miki P, Rachel Lovelace, Heidi Gluck, John O’Keefe. Engineered: Wills Van Dorn. Mixed: Jim Piller. Mastered: Paul Mahern. Photography: Lori Locke. Established in 2018, the band has released 2 full-length albums: Right Where We Are (2020) and The World Still Spins (2023). In 2024, the band wrote, produced, and self recorded their 5-song EP Lucky Penny (2024). The duo received the award Best Local Band in Kansas City by The Pitch Awards. In 2025 The Swallowtails were featured at Ozark Mountain Music Fest, Smoky Hill River Festival, and Boulevardia. They collaborated on a re-release of their single “Lucky Penny” with acclaimed Nashville-based fiddle player John Mailander, and they completed writing and recording their third full length album, PERSPECTIVE, backed and funded for over $21,000 by a Kickstarter campaign, and produced in collab-oration with Heidi Gluck. The album represents The Swallowtails’ most refined and intentional work to date.]
[The Swallowtails play a PERSPECTIVE – Album Release Show on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30pm at 714 Main Street, Grandview, Missouri. More info at http://www.theswallowtails.com]
[Miki P plays Streetcar Sounds today June 24 at 1:00pm in The River Market Street Car Stop]
11:11 – Interview with Miki P. and Rachel Lovelace of The Swallowtails
Rachel Lovelace attended the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and moved from Jacksonville Florida to Kansas City in 2015 to study at UMKC and UMKC Conservatory of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance. Rachel has worked at Kansas City Young Audiences, loves rock climbing, has a dog named Peanut and just got married. She has been a part of the Swallowtails from the beginning.
Miki P is a multi-instrumentalist & songwriter. She was born in Kansas City, KS. Miki P started playing guitar in middle school. She taught herself to play the drums, while listening to Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr. Miki P performed “She Loves You” at her 7th grade talent show. In 9th grade she joined a teen-band called American Slim as drummer & vocalist, and wrote songs for their full-length album Irreplaceable released in 2017, followed by a single “Queen of Hearts” released April 11, 2018. Miki P has played Middle of the Map Fest, Crossroads Music Fest, Kauffman Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, and The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art before officially ending in 2018. At 21, Miki P began work on her debut solo-record, DOME OF SWALLOWS, that was released August 2, 2018. She then formed Miki P and the Swallowtails.
Since 2018 The Swallowtails have now released three albums and two EPs, played hundreds of shows and festivals around the Midwest, and been awarded The Pitch Magazine’s ‘Best Of Kansas City’ for two years. They released their EP LUCKY PENNY on February 20, 2024. The duo has just released their new album PERSPECTIVE backed and funded for over $21,000 by a Kickstarter campaign, and produced in collaboration with Heidi Gluck. The album represents The Swallowtails’ most refined and intentional work to date.
Miki P and Rachel Lovelace thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Perspective / The Swallowtails / May 23, 2026
Written: Mikala Petillo and Rachel Lovelace Produced: Heidi Gluck Performed: Miki P, Rachel Lovelace, Heidi Gluck, John O’Keefe Engineered: Wills Van Dorn. Mixed: Jim Piller and Mastered: Paul Mahern Photography: Lori Locke
“At the core of The Swallowtails, you will find two musicians magnetized by a curiosity to connect and be understood. The genre-bending exploration between Miki P (guitar and vocals) and Rachel Lovelace (bassoon and vocals) has established the band as a premier act in Kansas City and naturally grown a large and loyal following as people connect with both the music and the musicians. The band’s sound is heavily influenced by rock, folk, pop, and classical music.”
Established in 2018, prior to Perspective, the band has released 2 full-length albums: Right Where We Are (2020) and The World Still Spins (2023). In 2024, the band redefined their sound as a duo and wrote, produced, and self recorded their 5-song EP Lucky Penny (2024). This pivot cemented the beginning of a new musical direction for the duo as collaborative songwriters and was recognized by fans and critics alike when they received the award Best Local Band in Kansas City by The Pitch Awards. NPR’s 90.9 The Bridge called their latest work, “A lovely confluence of pastoral folk and baroque pop, these songs evoke the understated but poignant movements that we all encounter throughout life – in celebration, struggle, regrets and realizations.”
2025 was a milestone year for the band. The Swallowtails’ act was featured at Ozark Mountain Music Fest, Smoky Hill River Festival, and Boulevardia. They collaborated on a re-release of their single Lucky Penny with acclaimed Nashville-based fiddle player John Mailander. Most importantly, they completed writing and recording their third full length album titled Perspective. Their latest work was backed and funded for over $21,000 by a Kickstarter campaign. Now in its final stages of production, Perspective is set for release in May 2026, with the first single releasing March 4th. Produced in collaboration with Lawrence, KS–based artist Heidi Gluck, the album represents The Swallowtails’ most refined and intentional work to date. Whether on record or onstage, the duo’s bond is unmistakable—songs that guide listeners back home to themselves, illuminating the inner worlds The Swallowtails so carefully build between artist and audience.” . The Swallowtails are: Miki P and Rachel Marie Lovelace are an acoustic folk rock duo based out of Kansas City, MO. They’ve been a band for 6.5 years. They’ve been completely independent from record labels and management. This approach has been the best way for them to have complete control of Their vision and truly find their sound. Despite going it alone, They’ve released two albums and two EPs, played hundreds of shows and festivals around the Midwest, and been awarded The Pitch Magazine’s ‘Best Of Kansas City’ consecutively for the last two years in a row!
Prior to Perspective the duo released “Lucky Penny (2025 version)” in August 2025. This was a new recording and new version of the band’s song “Lucky Penny” originally released as the title track from their February 20, 2024 5-song EP – LUCKY PENNY. This new version will be added as a bonus track on the bands. Up coming album PERSPECTIVE.
The independent acoustic band, experimenting in the rock/pop genres while performing on what are traditionally folk/classical instruments, enter a new era having produced the entirety of this project themselves, with the songwriting matter touching on life’s big changes, challenges, and the realizations that time will heal. // “Since becoming a duo, it was time for us to reinvent our sound again. The songwriting on the LUCKY PENNY EP was split between Rachel and Miki P, and this was Rachel’s debut release as a writer and singer. We spent all of January 2024 finishing the arrangements, recording and mixing the mini-record. It was a much needed release of energy for both of us, and we are definitely looking forward to adding these songs into our live sets and performing new material.” – Miki P, songwriter, singer and musician in The Swallowtails.
Est. in 2018, The Swallowtails are a Kansas City based musical duo comprised of musicians Miki P on guitar/vocals and Rachel Lovelace on bassoon/vocals. Their vision is to write honest, heartfelt songs that feel like you’re coming home to an old friend. As recording and performance artists, they have been showcased throughout Kansas City, performing at the Folly Theatre, Boulevardia Music Festival, The Kansas City Public Library as part of the 2023 Art in the Loop: Celebrate project, and most recently at Green Guitar Folk House opening for The Wildwoods. Their songwriting was awarded Best Song by a KC Band in 2023 by the Pitch Magazine for their tune “Take it Slow.”
Swallowtails embarked on their 4th year entering NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest featuring a song off the EP, called “I’m on Fire” posted to NPR’s official contest site. // The Swallowtails were recently approved as part of KCAIC Touring Artists Roster, through the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.
Historically, on May 22, 2023 The Swallowtails released their 7-track EP THE WORLD STILL SPINS with Rachel Lovelace on bassoon, Adee Dancy on cello & vocals, and Miki P on guitar & lead vocals.
The Swallowtails play a PERSPECTIVE – Album Release Show on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30pm at 714 Main Street, Grandview, Missouri.
Miki P plays Streetcar Sounds today at 1:00pm] in The River Market Street Car Stop
From their Kickstarter page: The Perspective album (was) released in two parts. The first 5 songs were released in the Fall of 2025 digitally. The full album, including the first five released songs plus 6 more songs, was released in 2026 both digitally and physically.
Perspective as a concept was inspired by their friendship as bandmates, but more importantly friends. Having experienced seven years of life together, Miki and Rachel have had their fair share of ups and downs. They’ve laughed together, grieved together, hit some of their biggest professional achievements side by side, and supported each other through difficult life changes. This album is not only an ode to their friendship and foundation, but a reminder that: life is a matter of your perspective. They choose to revel in our lives, create art, sing songs and share our souls with the world!!
This is the first completely collaborative album they have written as a band. Writing credits are split evenly between the two of the, and you will hear both of them taking lead on certain songs and sharing harmonies. They feel like this project reflects their growth as songwriters in a way they’ve never been able to capture before, and we’re very proud of this collection of songs.
The Swallowtails challenged themselves with this project to work outside of what was familiar to then in previous recording sessions. For the first time ever they hired a producer, Heidi Gluck, an extremely talented and inspiring musician, to guide the feel of the album. Before recording in the studio, they met with Heidi to do what they call “pre-production sessions” where they reshaped their songs. They changed tempos, chords, lyrics, everything you could possibly do to create their songs best arrangements. During their time in the studio, Heidi kept them on track, wrote counter-melodies, and played bass and keyboard. This album continues to metamorphosize and evolve; the record is currently being created, re-arranged, recorded and visualized with the help and guidance of Heidi.
The Swallowtails decided to ask their friend Wills Van Doorn to engineer this project for them. Wills is a wizard at engineering, and is also a talented musician/songwriter himself. Comfort was really important to them for this record. They wanted to be somewhere they felt safe to be themselves and capture the collaborative energy with their producer Heidi. Wills did an excellent job facilitating this and they believe you can hear that on the record.
For the album cover, they asked Lori Locke to help the create the vision they saw for Perspective. They wanted it to play on the album title; the image being a matter of your perspective. After an amazing photo shoot with Lori, they printed the pictures and created a paper collage with real dried flowers (that they pressed themselves from a walk one day) and a vintage book Rachel purchased when they first started The Swallowtails. It was a group project that stemmed from Lori’s unique vision of painting their bodies and posing them in her studio!
There will be one bonus track on the Perspective album that is a call-back to a previously released song of theirs, Lucky Penny. The Swallowtails are re-releasing the song this summer as a single featuring The Swallowtails unbelievably talented friend John Mailander on violin. The band believes this re-release embodies the true spirit of the song, our friendship, and journey as musicians and producers into their next album cycle.
The Swallowtails – “Heart Is A Garden” from: Perspective / The Swallowtails / May 23, 2026 [Written: Mikala Petillo and Rachel Lovelace. Produced: Heidi Gluck. Performed: Miki P, Rachel Lovelace, Heidi Gluck, John O’Keefe. Engineered: Wills Van Dorn. Mixed: Jim Piller. Mastered: Paul Mahern. Photography: Lori Locke. Established in 2018, the band has released 2 full-length albums: Right Where We Are (2020) and The World Still Spins (2023). In 2024, the band wrote, produced, and self recorded their 5-song EP Lucky Penny (2024). The duo received the award Best Local Band in Kansas City by The Pitch Awards. In 2025 The Swallowtails were featured at Ozark Mountain Music Fest, Smoky Hill River Festival, and Boulevardia. They collaborated on a re-release of their single “Lucky Penny” with acclaimed Nashville-based fiddle player John Mailander, and they completed writing and recording their third full length album, PERSPECTIVE, backed and funded for over $21,000 by a Kickstarter campaign, and produced in collab-oration with Heidi Gluck. The album represents The Swallowtails’ most refined and intentional work to date. ]
[The Swallowtails play a PERSPECTIVE – Album Release Show on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30pm at 714 Main Street, Grandview, Missouri. More info at http://www.theswallowtails.com]
[Miki P plays Streetcar Sounds today June 24, at 1:00pm in The River Market Street Car Stop].
10:33 – Underwriting
10:34 – Unity Ticket Feature
Aaron Rhodes is a Kansas City based journalist, a promoter, singer songwriter, band leader, and founder of Shuttlecock Music Magazine a blog he started ten years ago, a month after graduating from High School.
Aaron writes, “I was eighteen, and I had a lot of fun just hitting the pavement and doing standard music blogging for a few years straight, multiple shows a week. I was doing photo galleries, write ups, concert reviews, interviews with artists. That’s what the website began as. // Currently it is mostly just where I keep my calendar of concert recommendations that I’ve never stopped updating, which has been the one constant part of a Shuttlecock, a weekly concert calendar that I curate. It’s really just anything I feel is worth checking out that week. Except no offense, no DJs and no cover bands.”
Aaron has written for several music publications including The Pitch, http://www.Bridge909.org, Flatland KC on KCPBS, and content manager at http://www.Do816.com. He has supervised the development of Shuttlecock from blog, to magazine, to website and now to Substack. https://aaronrkc.substack.com Aaron has also worked as a Talent Buyer & Marketer at Farewell KCMO, 6515 Stadium Dr, Kansas City, MO. Aaron was also a co-host of the music blog, “In My Head Ache” with Bill Brownlee. Through all of this Aaron’s been supported artists & bands thru features, podcasts, and live performances: http://www.shuttlecockmusic.com
Unity Ticket formed in early 2025 and originally featured Cole Billings (of Flooding) and Tyler Snowden (of Ten Times Fast and Perfume USA) but they both had to step back due to time constraints. But they both wrote some of the music on 1 or 2 songs each on the EP.
Last time Aaron was on WMM was when he was in the band Burning Bush. Burning Bush released their EP, Demo 2024 on May 8, 2024 with Aaron Rhodes on vocals; Harrison Hawkins on guitar; Daniel Evans on bass; Ethan Payton on drums. Recording, mixing, mastering by Alex Tunks. All songs written by Burning Bush. Instrumentals recorded on January 14, 2024 at The Space in KC, Missouri. Vocals recorded on Feb 10, 2024 at Alex’s in KC
UNITY TICKET, EP was released May 29, 2026. The new 5-piece band is made of: Aaron Rhodes on vocals, Cameron Birdsall on guitar, Keego Gross on Guitar, Booker Rohlf on bass, and Hayden Jensen on drums. UNITY TICKET was recorded at Soundstructure Rehearsal Studios in KCMO, and at at Flora House in KCMO. Lyrics written by Aaron Rhodes. Music written by Cameron Birdsall, Keego Gross, Booker Rohlf, Hayden Jensen.
UNITY TICKET play a benefit for the Midwest Innocence Project at Howdy, 6523 Stadium Drive, KCMO, on Thursday, June 25 with Perfume USA, Teazers, and Wheat State. More info at: https://linktr.ee/unityticketusa
UNITY TICKET – “Weakest Link” from: Unity Ticket – EP / UNITY TICKET / May 29, 2026 [Vocals – Aaron Rhodes; Guitar – Cameron Birdsall; Guitar – Keego Gross; Bass – Booker Rohlf; Drums – Hayden Jensen. Instrumentals recorded at Soundstructure Rehearsal Studios in Kansas City, Missouri in January 2026. Vocals recorded at Flora House in Kansas City, Missouri in February 2026. Mixed at Casa De Shitbox in Kansas City, Kansas in February and March 2026. Mastered at Dead Air Studios in Amherst, Massachusetts in April 2026. // Recording engineers – Hayden Jensen (instrumentals) and Booker Rohlf (vocals). Mixing engineers – Keego Gross and Hayden Jensen. Mastering engineer – Will Killingsworth // Lyrics written by – Aaron Rhodes // Music written by – Cameron Birdsall, Keego Gross, Booker Rohlf, Hayden Jensen // Additional music writing – Tyler Snowden (track 4) and Cole Billings (tracks 2 and 3) // Band name logo / typography – Melvin Mauch / Album artwork (layout / editing) – Aaron Rhodes.]
Weakest Link 2:22 Lyrics written by – Aaron Rhodes
It seems like all you do is sit around and chain-smoke And when you need to step up, you seem to always choke You’re much more than bitch-made I hope you’ve got a shrink I suppose every crew has a weakest link
If this shit’s called DIY, then why don’t you just do it? If you’re so much better than me, I’d like to see you prove it You whisper to my friends that you want to fight But when I beat your ass, they’d call me more than impolite
Take your ass back to Utah Consider this song a wink Try not flip your car next time you have a drink
Indecisive to a fault Every thought you overthink If you were the captain of this ship We’d all be doomed to sink Every crew has a weakest link
UNITY TICKET – “Costume Contest” from: Unity Ticket – EP / UNITY TICKET / May 29, 2026 [Vocals – Aaron Rhodes; Guitar – Cameron Birdsall; Guitar – Keego Gross; Bass – Booker Rohlf; Drums – Hayden Jensen. Instrumentals recorded at Soundstructure Rehearsal Studios in Kansas City, Missouri in January 2026. Vocals recorded at Flora House in Kansas City, Missouri in February 2026. Mixed at Casa De Shitbox in Kansas City, Kansas in February and March 2026. Mastered at Dead Air Studios in Amherst, Massachusetts in April 2026. // Recording engineers – Hayden Jensen (instrumentals) and Booker Rohlf (vocals). Mixing engineers – Keego Gross and Hayden Jensen. Mastering engineer – Will Killingsworth // Lyrics written by – Aaron Rhode // Music written by – Cameron Birdsall, Keego Gross, Booker Rohlf, Hayden Jensen // Additional music writing – Tyler Snowden (track 4) and Cole Billings (tracks 2 and 3) // Band name logo / typography – Melvin Mauch / Album artwork (layout / editing) – Aaron Rhodes.]
costume contest (1:29) Lyrics written by – Aaron Rhodes
You did your hair just right You got a sick back patch You’ll be the most decked-out All the other punks will stand no match
You’re living in a costume contest And there is no prize You’re living in a costume contest Is it self expression or just a disguise?
Your clique all took the bait But standing out won’t set you free We might be at the same show But know you’re nothing like me
You’re living in a costume contest And there is no prize You’re living in a costume contest Is it self expression or just a disguise? Living in a costume contest And there is no prize Living in a costume contest And I’m so happy that I’m the one you despise
UNITY TICKET – “Last Incident” from: Unity Ticket – EP / UNITY TICKET / May 29, 2026 [Vocals – Aaron Rhodes; Guitar – Cameron Birdsall; Guitar – Keego Gross; Bass – Booker Rohlf; Drums – Hayden Jensen. Instrumentals recorded at Soundstructure Rehearsal Studios in Kansas City, Missouri in January 2026. Vocals recorded at Flora House in Kansas City, Missouri in February 2026. Mixed at Casa De Shitbox in Kansas City, Kansas in February and March 2026. Mastered at Dead Air Studios in Amherst, Massachusetts in April 2026. // Recording engineers – Hayden Jensen (instrumentals) and Booker Rohlf (vocals). Mixing engineers – Keego Gross and Hayden Jensen. Mastering engineer – Will Killingsworth // Lyrics written by – Aaron Rhode // Music written by – Cameron Birdsall, Keego Gross, Booker Rohlf, Hayden Jensen // Additional music writing – Tyler Snowden (track 4) and Cole Billings (tracks 2 and 3) // Band name logo / typography – Melvin Mauch / Album artwork (layout / editing) – Aaron Rhodes.]
last incident (2:26) Lyrics written by – Aaron Rhodes
Zero days since last incident I ignored my friends, I threw a tantrum I got jealous, it always happens I really screwed up Don’t feel too handsome
Reset the sign I crossed another line Acted up again I’ll learn my lesson one day But who knows when? But who knows when? But who knows?
Zero days since last incident Young, dumb, and degenerate Went and flipped my lid Went and swung my fist I can never seem to rid myself of this
Reset the sign I crossed another line Acted up again I’ll learn my lesson one day But who knows when? But who knows when? But who knows?
Zero days since (last incident) Zero days since (last incident) Zero days since (last incident) It’s been zero days since
Zero days since (last incident) Zero days since (last incident) Zero days since (last incident) It’s been zero days since
UNITY TICKET play a benefit for the Midwest Innocence Project at Howdy, 6523 Stadium Drive, KCMO, on Thursday, June 25 with Perfume USA, Teazers, and Wheat State. More info at: https://linktr.ee/unityticketusa
10:45
Brooke Tuley and the Moon Travelers – “Chase Me” from: Chase Me / Brooke Tuley Music / May 7, 2024 [We’ve been a fan of the musical work of Brook Tuley from the incredible recordings shw had created with husband Mke Tuley and with Anna St. Louis for The Bloodbirds. We also loved the solo released of Anna St; Louis and other collaborators with the Tuley family. // Mike Tuley was o our show way back when the Grisly hand released their debut vinyl EP, SAFE HOUSE back in 2010. Many of the musicians on that album play on this new Brooke Tuley release. // Brooke wrote to me saying, “Chase Me had a quiet release in 2024 and, at the time, it felt a bit too personal to share more broadly. Since then, I’ve had some distance from it and feel ready to open it up and talk about it further. The project is very much a reflection of my process. It’s not a traditional album or release, but it’s honest, and that feels worth sharing. Alongside it, I’ve been working on a show at The Temple, and the release also includes an art and poetry book with a listening card. That format came together as a way to present the work in a more tangible, exploratory way.” // Recorded and produced by Mike Tuley in the Tuley home studio, in Kansas City. Brooke Tuley on vocals, guitar, songwriting; Mike Tuley on guitar, keys, percussion, engineering; Jimmy Fitzner on guitar; John Nichols on bass, Jon Kraft on drums; Mike Stover on pedal steel; Betse Ellis on fiddle; Rich Wheeler on saxophone. Cameos by Anna St. Louis, Kevin Morby, and Suzannah Johannes. Mixed and mastered by John Golden. Cover design by Anna St Louis and photography by Christopher Good. // Chase Me is a record about momentum—about holding on as life rolls by. Recorded in Brooke Tuley’s basement studio with longtime collaborators and friends, the album blends indie warmth and Americana textures with a quiet sense of clarity and resolve. // Built around guitar, voice, and restraint, the songs trace love and loss, motherhood and memory, and the pull between staying and letting go. Chase Me turns grief into melody and melody into light—work shaped by experience rather than urgency. // Alongside the album, Brooke created Chase Me: A Visual Collection of Art, Poetry, & Movement, a companion book developed with Kansas City artists that expands each song’s emotional landscape. // From basement demos to First Midnight and Chase Me, Brooke Tuley & The Moon Travelers craft folk-rooted songs shaped by Kansas City’s DIY spirit, tracing love, loss, and renewal. Info at: brooketuleymusic.com]
11:51 – Interview with Brooke Tuley
Brooke Tuley is a Kansas City songwriter, poet, educator, and multidisciplinary artist. Her latest release,Chase Me, is an art and poetry book with a listening card, bringing together music, writing, and visual art from collaborators across the Midwest. Rooted in themes of love, loss, and transformation, her work reflects a deep commitment to creative exploration and community. In addition to her artistic practice, Tuley runs a gifted center for children and recently founded a women-led art collective dedicated to shared studio practice and collaboration.
Brooke Tuley, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley
Brooke Tuley joins us in our 90.1 FM Studios to talk about her most recent release CHASE ME from Brooke Tuley and the Moon Travelers.
Chase Me was officially was released on May 7, 2024.
Brooke writes, “Chase Me had a quiet release in 2024 and, at the time, it felt a bit too personal to share more broadly. Since then, I’ve had some distance from it and feel ready to open it up and talk about it further. The project is very much a reflection of my process. It’s not a traditional album or release, but it’s honest, and that feels worth sharing.”
“Alongside it, I’ve been working on an art and poetry book with a listening card. That format came together as a way to present the work in a more tangible, exploratory way.”
Recorded and produced by Mike Tuley in the Tuley home studio, in Kansas City.
Brooke Tuley on vocals, guitar, songwriting; Mike Tuley on guitar, keys, percussion, engineering; Jimmy Fitzner on guitar; John Nichols on bass, Jon Kraft on drums; Mike Stover on pedal steel; Betse Ellis on fiddle; Rich Wheeler on saxophone.
Cameos by Anna St. Louis, Kevin Morby, and Suzannah Johannes.
Mixed and mastered by John Golden.
brooketuleymusic.com
11:00 – Station I.D.
Brooke Tuley Discography
MMXIII by bloodbirds released May 1, 2015
No Trains Coming Through 04:50
Big Feelings 03:22
Did You Say 06:22
Modern Sympathy 05:51
Recovered Memory 04:25
Convalescence 05:31
Line Array 02:05
Round Moon 08:52
bloodbirds are: anna st. louis, brooke tuley, mike tuley
Live at Mills Records by bloodbirds- April 10, 2013 – released April 19, 2014
1.No Trains Coming Through – live 04:32 2.Line Array – live 01:40 3.BlueJeanAttack – cover of Retainers 02:41 4.Divorce Sea – live 04:17
[recorded at Mills Records in KCMO on August 10, 2013. mixed by mike tuley. available on a small-run of cassettes from Mills Recording Company. the cassettes include an additional song not available for download. // all forgotten/mumbled lyrics, missed-notes, and “songs” courtesy of bloodbirds, except “Blue Jean Attack” – originally by Retainers from the “teenage regrets” 7″ put out by Fashionable Idiots in 2006
First Midnight by Brooke Tuley released April 14, 2014 mixed and mastered by Mike Tuley
waves 01:41
only dust 04:08
about a well 05:20
hey, bluebird 02:17
black death speaks 05:32
old believers 02:44
moonless night 03:23
the living 04:10
she’s gone 02:28
apostle’s fossils 04:08
[First Midnight was written and recorded late at night on a four-track while Brooke was pregnant with her first son. Opening with an industrial hum and unfolding through ghostly vocals, lo-fi fuzz, and reverb-soaked textures, the album trades force for restraint—songs that drift like discordant lullabies. // Drawing from text, history, and spiritual practice rather than autobiography, the songs explore exile, plague, speculative worlds, and imagined futures. Originally released quietly on CD and cassette, First Midnight remains an origin document: work made in attention rather than for an audience. // From basement demos to First Midnight and Chase Me, Brooke Tuley & The Moon Travelers craft folk-rooted songs shaped by Kansas City’s DIY spirit, tracing love, loss, and renewal.]
Demo III by bloodbirds – released April 3, 2013
Line Array 02:45
NoNoNoNoNo 01:49
Slow Drains 05:44
Parasitic Twin 09:39
punk psychedelic Kansas City
Psychic Surgery by Bloodbirds released April 1, 2013
1.Divorce Sea 04:23 2.Bad Animal 04:15 3.Organ Donor 04:03 4.Sister 05:07 5.Patterned Sky 02:16 6.Estimation Is An Important Skill 05:12 7.Radiation 03:51 8.Psychic Surgery 03:00 9.Rings 04:03 10.Time Battle 04:59
principle tracking done at Junior’s Motel, additional recording at the Worst Place in the World, and House Tuley the 1st. recorded by Kirk Kaufman and Mike Tuley. mixed by Mike Tuley.
DUKH by bloodbirds – released February 10, 2012
Misfire 05:19
Revolver 04:43
Audit 06:51
Gespenst 08:05
recorded at the practice cabin and the worst place in the world. november 2011 – january 2012. with anna st. louis, brooke tuley, mike tuley
Covers by bloodbirds – July 30, 2012
World on a String – NY 02:07
Forming – Germs 03:16
What Goes On – VU 03:14
various covers recorded at various times when we became frustrated with our own music during recording.
NIGHT RECORDINGS by bloodbirds – released December 15, 2011
Orbit Obit 04:36
Time Battle 05:00
Fear the Answer 06:53
Scraping 02:56
Brooke TuleyThanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley Info at: brooketuleymusic.com
11:24
Brooke Tuley and the Moon Travelers – “Beyond The Veil” from: Chase Me / Brooke Tuley Music / May 7, 2024 [We’ve been a fan of the musical work of Brook Tuley from the incredible recordings shw had created with husband Mke Tuley and with Anna St. Louis for The Bloodbirds. We also loved the solo released of Anna St; Louis and other collaborators with the Tuley family. // Mike Tuley was o our show way back when the Grisly hand released their debut vinyl EP, SAFE HOUSE back in 2010. Many of the musicians on that album play on this new Brooke Tuley release. // Brooke wrote to me saying, “Chase Me had a quiet release in 2024 and, at the time, it felt a bit too personal to share more broadly. Since then, I’ve had some distance from it and feel ready to open it up and talk about it further. The project is very much a reflection of my process. It’s not a traditional album or release, but it’s honest, and that feels worth sharing. Alongside it, I’ve been working on a show at The Temple, and the release also includes an art and poetry book with a listening card. That format came together as a way to present the work in a more tangible, exploratory way.” // Recorded and produced by Mike Tuley in the Tuley home studio, in Kansas City. Brooke Tuley on vocals, guitar, songwriting; Mike Tuley on guitar, keys, percussion, engineering; Jimmy Fitzner on guitar; John Nichols on bass, Jon Kraft on drums; Mike Stover on pedal steel; Betse Ellis on fiddle; Rich Wheeler on saxophone. Cameos by Anna St. Louis, Kevin Morby, and Suzannah Johannes. Mixed and mastered by John Golden. Cover design by Anna St Louis and photography by Christopher Good. // Chase Me is a record about momentum—about holding on as life rolls by. Recorded in Brooke Tuley’s basement studio with longtime collaborators and friends, the album blends indie warmth and Americana textures with a quiet sense of clarity and resolve. // Built around guitar, voice, and restraint, the songs trace love and loss, motherhood and memory, and the pull between staying and letting go. Chase Me turns grief into melody and melody into light—work shaped by experience rather than urgency. // Alongside the album, Brooke created Chase Me: A Visual Collection of Art, Poetry, & Movement, a companion book developed with Kansas City artists that expands each song’s emotional landscape. // From basement demos to First Midnight and Chase Me, Brooke Tuley & The Moon Travelers craft folk-rooted songs shaped by Kansas City’s DIY spirit, tracing love, loss, and renewal. Info at: brooketuleymusic.com]
11:29 – Underwriting
Ivory Blue – “Echo” from: Echo / IVORY BLUE / May 22, 2026 [New 10-song full length album from IVORY BLUE. Her third full length album. IVORY BLUE released the singles: “History” on April 3, 2026.,“afterglow” on February 20, 2026; “Forevermore” on November 28, 2025; and “Echo” on September 5, 2025. // Kansas City based artist, IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keeps her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. Bringing us hard hitting rock inspired ear candy like “Starlit Love Child” and “Control”, the idea of genre is only a tool IVORY uses to express her ability to communicate through music. // IVORY BLUE released the singles “Mirrors” on August 1, 2025; “Heartbeat” on March 28, 2025; “Rhythm of the Radio” on January 31, 2025 // “Exiled” on November 29, 2024; “Olé!” on October 4, 2024, Breathing Underwater” on August 9, 2024, “Bad Dreams”on June 7, 2024, “Batter Up” on April 22, 2024, “Flashback” on March 15, 2024, “Howl” on Feb. 16, 2024. // IVORY BLUE released their 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and stations around the world. // On Oct. 27, 2023 IVORY BLUE released the single “Ghost of Life.” This single followed IVORY’s previous releases,”In A World Like This” from Sept. 22, 2023, ”The Best of Life” from Aug. 4, 2023 and “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on Feb. 24, 2023. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on Oct. 28, 2022, “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. // IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on Feb. 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top 10 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. // IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017 when Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played with The Band That Fell to Earth, Boulevardia, Crossroads Music Festival, Middle of the Map Fest, Westport Roots Festival, KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at KC Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. In 2011, Ivory settled in the Kansas City, MO area. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”, and then later as Trans-Female. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. Info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com]
[IVORY BLUE plays PERSPECTIVES at Lavender Studio, 12307 E. 47th Street Independence, Missouri, on Saturday, June 28 with November Ballard.]
11:34 – Interview with IVORY BLUE
We welcome back IVORY BLUE who after releasing multiple singles over the last two years has just released a new 10-song album titled, ECHO on May 22, 2026. ECHO is her third full length album. IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keep her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. IVORY BLUE released her 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and stations around the world. IVORY BLUE released her debut album, COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. IVORY’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. The EP helped give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. IVORY BLUE has played with The Band That Fell to Earth, Boulevardia, Crossroads Music Festival, and Englewood Arts Center. More info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com
IVORY BLUE plays PERSPECTIVES at Lavender Studio, 12307 E. 47th Street Independence, Missouri, on Saturday, June 28 with November Ballard
IVORY BLUE, Thanks for being with us on WMM
IVORY BLUE released her 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023, It was in the top 5 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023. A free-spirited musician, IVORY BLUE has become an expressive multi-genre artist whose music is passionate rock, with a dash of pop hooks & a healthy dose of swagger. Since then she has released several new singles including: “Forevermore” on November 28, 2025; “Afterglow” on February 20, 2026; and “Echo” on September 5, 2025. “Echo” was #3 in WMM’s 50 Favorite Singles of 2025. These single will be part of Ivory’s upcoming third full length album ECHO to be released on April 24, 2026.
At the age of four, IVORY’s birth mother put her up for adoption. IVORY lived with eight different “foster parent” families, before running away at 15. Ivory turned to music to express her pain and personal story. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw IVORY performing in a YouTube video. The Van Lue family adopted IVORY into their family. As a multi-instrumentalist, IVORY refining her style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies, giving tsolo shows the feel of a full band.
IVORY BLUE released the single “Mirrors” on August 1, 2025. //IVORY BLUE released the single “Heartbeat” on March 28, 2025. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Rhythm of the Radio” on January 31, 2025 // IVORY BLUE released the single “Exiled” on November 29, 2024. IVORY BLUE released the single “Olé!” on October 4, 2024, Breathing Underwater” on August 9, 2024, “Bad Dreams”on June 7, 2024, “Batter Up” on April 22, 2024, “Flashback” on March 15, 2024, “Howl” on Feb. 16, 2024.
IVORY BLUE was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. At the age of four, IVORY’s birth mother put them up for adoption. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long. IVORY lived with eight different “foster parent” families, before running away at 15. Ivory turned to music to express their pain and personal story. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw IVORY performing in a YouTube video, captured from an open mike performance. Klaartje had moved to the United States from Belgium to marry her husband and then raise her son and daughter. Klaartje, a pianist and working mom, felt a connection, musically and maternally, sent a plane ticket for IVORY to fly to KC. The Van Lue’s adopted IVORY into their family. 10 years ago IVORY came out as “Transgender” helping to educate and to clear the pathway for a growing number of trans, queer, & non-binary musical artists who are part of KC’s diverse and collaborative music community.
IVORY BLUE released their full-length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top Ten of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. IVORY BLUE released the video of their song, “Family Table” directed by Mikal Shapiro, on August 21, 2021. IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, READY GET SET was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017 when IVORY was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. IVORY won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles, California to win the top prize.
IVORY BLUE has played Boulevardia, Kauffman Stadium, Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, Apocalypse Meow, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The KC Public Library, The Viper Room (L.A.), ULAH with You Found Music, Arts In The Park, The Englewood Arts Center, MiniBar, recordBar, Lemonade Park, Davy’s Uptown Ramblers Club, Records With Merritt, The Tank Room, and many others. More info at: https://linktr.ee/ivorybluemusic
We welcome a friend of the show, IVORY BLUE, making her 19th appearance on this program. IVORY BLUE released the single “Mirrors” on August 1, 2025. //IVORY BLUE released the single “Heartbeat” on March 28, 2025. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Rhythm of the Radio” on January 31, 2025 // IVORY BLUE released the single “Exiled” on November 29, 2024; “Olé!” on October 4, 2024; Breathing Underwater” on August 9, 2024, “Bad Dreams”on June 7, 2024; “Batter Up” on April 22, 2024; “Flashback” on March 15, 2024; “Howl” on Feb. 16, 2024; and “Echo” on September 5, 2025; “Forevermore” on November 28, 2025; and “Afterglow” on February 20, 2026. “Echo” was #3 in WMM’s 50 Favorite Singles of 2025. These singles will be part of Ivory’s upcoming third full length album ECHO to be released on April 24, 2026.
IVORY BLUE thanks for being with us on WMM
IVORY BLUE released her 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023, It was in the top 5 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023. A free-spirited musician, IVORY BLUE has become an expressive multi-genre artist whose music is passionate rock, with a dash of pop hooks & a healthy dose of swagger. At the age of four, IVORY’s birth mother put her up for adoption. IVORY lived with eight different “foster parent” families, before running away at 15. Ivory turned to music to express her pain and personal story. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw IVORY performing in a YouTube video. The Van Lue family adopted IVORY into their family. As a multi-instrumentalist, IVORY refining her style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies, giving tsolo shows the feel of a full band.
IVORY BLUE released their full-length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top Ten of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. IVORY BLUE released the video of their song, “Family Table” directed by Mikal Shapiro, on August 21, 2021. IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, READY GET SET was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017 when IVORY was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. IVORY won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles, California to win the top prize.
IVORY BLUE has played Boulevardia, Kauffman Stadium, Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, Apocalypse Meow, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The KC Public Library, The Viper Room (L.A.), ULAH with You Found Music, Arts In The Park, The Englewood Arts Center, MiniBar, recordBar, Lemonade Park, Davy’s Uptown Ramblers Club, Records With Merritt, The Tank Room, and many others.
Ivory Blue thanks for being with us on WMM.
IVORY BLUE plays PERSPECTIVES at Lavender Studio, 12307 E. 47th Street Independence, Missouri, on Saturday, June 28 with November Ballard
For WMM, I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!
11:53
Ivory Blue – “Don’t Hold Back” from: Echo / IVORY BLUE / May 22, 2026 [New 10-song full length album from IVORY BLUE. Her third full length album. IVORY BLUE released the singles: “History” on April 3, 2026.,“afterglow” on February 20, 2026; “Forevermore” on November 28, 2025; and “Echo” on September 5, 2025. // Kansas City based artist, IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keeps her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. Bringing us hard hitting rock inspired ear candy like “Starlit Love Child” and “Control”, the idea of genre is only a tool IVORY uses to express her ability to communicate through music. // IVORY BLUE released the singles “Mirrors” on August 1, 2025; “Heartbeat” on March 28, 2025; “Rhythm of the Radio” on January 31, 2025 // “Exiled” on November 29, 2024; “Olé!” on October 4, 2024, Breathing Underwater” on August 9, 2024, “Bad Dreams”on June 7, 2024, “Batter Up” on April 22, 2024, “Flashback” on March 15, 2024, “Howl” on Feb. 16, 2024. // IVORY BLUE released their 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and stations around the world. // On Oct. 27, 2023 IVORY BLUE released the single “Ghost of Life.” This single followed IVORY’s previous releases,”In A World Like This” from Sept. 22, 2023, ”The Best of Life” from Aug. 4, 2023 and “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on Feb. 24, 2023. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on Oct. 28, 2022, “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. // IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on Feb. 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top 10 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. // IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017 when Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played with The Band That Fell to Earth, Boulevardia, Crossroads Music Festival, Middle of the Map Fest, Westport Roots Festival, KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at KC Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. In 2011, Ivory settled in the Kansas City, MO area. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”, and then later as Trans-Female. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. Info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com]
[IVORY BLUE plays PERSPECTIVES at Lavender Studio, 12307 E. 47th Street Independence, Missouri, on Saturday, June 28 with November Ballard.]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week, on Wednesday, July 1 we welcome John Lawrence Johnson, Jamogi, and Danny Fischer aka Warren Burns
Thank you to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein-Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, and Office Manager Book Keeper – Shaina Littler.
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Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Swallowtails + Aaron Rhodes & UNITY TICKET + Brook Tuley + IVORY BLUE
At 10:10 Mark talks with Miki P (guitar and vocals) and Rachel Lovelace (bassoon and vocals) of The Swallowtails. Established in 2018, the band has released 2 full-length albums: Right Where We Are (2020) and The World Still Spins (2023). In 2024, the band wrote, produced, and self recorded their 5-song EP Lucky Penny (2024). The duo received the award Best Local Band in Kansas City by The Pitch Awards. In 2025 The Swallowtails were featured at Ozark Mountain Music Fest, Smoky Hill River Festival, and Boulevardia. They collaborated on a re-release of their single “Lucky Penny” with acclaimed Nashville-based fiddle player John Mailander, and they completed writing and recording their third full length album, PERSPECTIVE, backed and funded for over $21,000 by a Kickstarter campaign, and produced in collaboration with Heidi Gluck. The album represents The Swallowtails’ most refined and intentional work to date. PERSPECTIVE was released on May 23, 2026. The Swallowtails play a PERSPECTIVE – Album Release Show on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30pm at 714 Main Street, Grandview, Missouri. More info at http://www.theswallowtails.com
At 10:35 Aaron Rhodes joins us to share new music from his band UNITY TICKET, and their new self titled EP released May 29, 2026. The new 5-piece band is made of: Aaron Rhodes on vocals, Cameron Birdsall on guitar, Keg Gross on Guitar, Booker Rohlf on bass, and Hayden Jensen on drums. UNITY TICKET was recorded at Soundstructure Rehearsal Studios in KCMO, and at at Flora House in KCMO. Lyrics written by Aaron Rhodes. Music written by Cameron Birdsall, Keego Gross, Booker Rohlf, Hayden Jensen. UNITY TICKET play a benefit for the Midwest Innocence Project at Howdy, 6523 Stadium Drive, KCMO, on Thursday, June 25 with Perfume USA, Teazers, and Wheat State. More info at: https://linktr.ee/unityticketusa
At 11:00 Mark talks with Brooke Tuley about her most recent release CHASE ME from Brooke Tuley and the Moon Travelers. Chase Me was officially was released on May 7, 2024. Brooke writes, “Chase Me had a quiet release in 2024 and, at the time, it felt a bit too personal to share more broadly. Since then, I’ve had some distance from it and feel ready to open it up and talk about it further. The project is very much a reflection of my process. It’s not a traditional album or release, but it’s honest, and that feels worth sharing. Alongside it, I’ve been working on a show at The Temple, and the release also includes an art and poetry book with a listening card. That format came together as a way to present the work in a more tangible, exploratory way.” Recorded and produced by Mike Tuley in the Tuley home studio, in Kansas City. Brooke Tuley on vocals, guitar, songwriting; Mike Tuley on guitar, keys, percussion, engineering; Jimmy Fitzner on guitar; John Nichols on bass, Jon Kraft on drums; Mike Stover on pedal steel; Betse Ellis on fiddle; Rich Wheeler on saxophone. Cameos by Anna St. Louis, Kevin Morby, and Suzannah Johannes. Mixed and mastered by John Golden. Info at: brooketuleymusic.com
At 11:30 we welcome back IVORY BLUE who after releasing multiple singles over the last two years has just released a new 10-song album titled, ECHO on May 22, 2026. ECHO is her third full length album. IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keep her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. IVORY BLUE released her 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and stations around the world. IVORY BLUE released her debut album, COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. IVORY’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. The EP helped give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. IVORY BLUE has played with The Band That Fell to Earth, Boulevardia, Crossroads Music Festival, and Englewood Arts Center. More info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com
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Wednesday MidDay Medley TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
New & MidCoastal Releases + Jonathan Van Ness + The Forcefields + Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves + Warren Williams
Various Artists – “Main Title Instrumental (It’s Showtime Folks)” from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM’s theme]
Nina Simone & HAAi – “That’s All I Ask (HAAi Remix)” from: “That’s All I Ask (HAAi Remix)” – Single / Verve Records / June 12, 2026 [Verve Remixed continues its year of Nina Celebration with new single and compilation album. // Nina Simone’s catalog continues to inspire a new generation of artists with the release of “That’s All I Ask (HAAi Remix),” via Verve Records. The latest installment in the Verve Remixed series sees acclaimed producer, songwriter, and DJ HAAi reinterpret the beloved recording from Simone’s 1966 album Wild Is The Wind. // Through atmospheric electronic production anchored by Simone’s captivating vocal performance, HAAi casts “That’s All I Ask” in a new light. Stripping back the original instrumentation, she spotlights the emotional honesty at the heart of the recording, transforming the track into an intimate and haunting dancefloor experience. The original recording of “That’s All I Ask” has recently found renewed resonance as the soundtrack to the viral “My Odd Top 5” trend, where users share the unique moments and experiences that make life worth living. // As Verve celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, the label continues to spotlight its lasting impact on music and culture. New releases from the Verve Remixed series will arrive monthly through the fall, with a compilation album to follow, available digitally and on vinyl. Stay tuned for more info. Contri-butors across the campaign include HAAi, Mochakk, DESIREE, Austin Millz, dublon, Supershy, Antdot, and more, each offering their own take on Nina Simone’s timeless catalog. // HAAi is known for her dynamic, tempo-shifting DJ sets. In 2025 HAAi played over 100 shows across 5 continents, 30 countries, and 91 cities. She took to the biggest stages at festivals, such as Glastonbury, Sonar, and EDC Las Vegas, while also deliver-ing sets at local parties including Japan’s Rainbow Disco Club, Berlin’s RSO and Paris’ Iconic Rex Club, where she performed a year-long residency. In-between, HAAi was playing b2b’s with friends like KI/KI, Jennifer Cardini, The Blessed Madonna and Solomun. // 2024 saw the launch of UNiSON, her community focused party brand that featured surprise back-to-back sets with Boys Noize, DJ Boring and Romy, alongside a room programmed with emerging artists discovered via HAAi’s Submit to Play platform. UNiSON has become a platform for HAAi to uplift rising talent while creating an inclusive and boundary-pushing space for club Culture. // From her beginnings as a singer-songwriter in Western Australia to her rise as a globally renowned producer, songwriter, & DJ, HAAi continues to push boundaries with electronic music.]
The Milk Carton Kids – “Blinded and Smiling” from: Lost Cause Lover Fool / Far Cry Records / April 24, 2026 [On their seventh studio album, Lost Cause Lover Fool (out now on Far Cry/Thirty Tigers), The Milk Carton Kids craft nine songs that, more than ever, invite listeners to lean in close and linger inside the small moments the record quietly magnifies. They share the new single “Blinded and Smiling.” // “This album is, at its core, a collection of songs about transformation,” Pattengale explains. “About the shifting terrain of consciousness and the stories we build to understand who we’ve been, who we are, and who we’re becoming. Each song takes a single moment, sometimes examined with microscopic closeness and sometimes viewed from a great distance, and lets it expand until it becomes an entire world. By enlarging small feelings until they’re inhabitable, the record looks for eternity not in the sweeping or monumental, but in the intimate specifics that usually pass too quickly to notice.” // Musically, the duo continues the subtle expansion of their palette. There’s banjo, drums, choral backing vocals, all pulling toward a unified center. Even as their arrangements grow richer, the goal remains the same. “As we’re adding more and more layers,” Ryan says, “we’re still drawn to the idea of a sound where the pieces give themselves up to the greater whole.” // Lost Cause Lover Fool doesn’t strain for relevance or make a spectacle of itself. It simply pauses long enough for the listener to step inside. It reminds us, gently but insistently, that the smallest moments are often the ones that last.]
Such Lovely People – “Opposite Eye Clean” from: Opposite Eye Clean – Single / Such Lovely People / May 15, 2026 [Such Lovely People is a project founded in 2020 by songwriter Josh Dorrell (he/his). An established guitarist and vocalist, Josh has played in several bands and ensembles in the Midwest. Born in Kansas City but raised on wanderlust, he sought to devote his endless voracity to making good music that means more.]
Danielle Nicole – “Tug Of War” from: Fireflies / Forty Below / August 24, 2025 [Recorded at Weights and Measures Sound Soundly. Award-winning blues and roots artist Danielle Nicole returns with Fireflies, her fourth solo album, arriving August 28, 2026 via Forty Below Records. Produced by Tony Braunagel and featuring Luther Dickinson, the album expands Nicole’s soulful blend of blues, R&B, and American roots music. // Danielle Nicole has spent nearly 25 years redefining what modern blues can be. Across a celebrated career that includes 10 Blues Music Awards and a Grammy nomination, the Kansas City native has continually pushed beyond genre boundaries while staying connected to the emotional core of her music. / On August 28, 2026, Nicole will release Fireflies, her fourth solo album and one of her most personal and expansive recordings to date. Released through Forty Below Records and produced by acclaimed drummer and producer Tony Braunagel, the album was recorded in Nicole’s hometown of Kansas City and reflects a period of growth, reflection, and artistic evolution. // While firmly rooted in the blues, Fireflies reaches into soul, R&B, and the broader traditions of American roots music. The album balances deeply reflective songwriting with moments of strength and empowerment, showcasing Nicole’s unmistakable voice and emotional depth. // Nostalgic highlights include “Take Me Back,” featuring North Mississippi Allstars guitarist Luther Dickinson, while tracks such as “Gaslight” and “Tug of War” deliver powerful messages of resilience and self-discovery. // The result is an album that honors where Danielle Nicole comes from while embracing where she is headed next. Richly textured, soulful, and fearless in its scope, Fireflies shines as another significant step forward in an already remarkable career. ]
[Danielle Nicole plays knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester Ave. KCMO, Saturday, June 20, at 8:00pm.
Car Microwave – “Toyota Tacoma” from: Spirits Up Windows Down / Car Microwave / May 29, 2026 [Katie Boord – Lead Vocals/Acoustic Guitar; Kirsten Krier – Bass Guitar; Caitlyn Jacobs – Guitar; Parker Mason – Electric Guitar/Piano; Riley Rexford – Drum // There are so many people to thank for making this record possible. First off, a huge thank you to Caleb Fankhauser for persevering through studio changes and rolling with the punches to produce this album. It only took two years but we crossed the finish line dude haha. Couldn’t have done it without you! // Thank you to Rodd Fenton at Solstice Audio for mastering the record and always being a believer in our music. Your advice and encouragement is always appreciated and we’re better for knowing you. // “Jack Kerouac” was recorded at Levitate KC in Leavenworth, KS (gone but not forgotten!!). Thank you Aaron for letting us use that space! // The rest of the record was recorded in Riley’s parents’ basement. A huge thank you to them for letting us use that space all these years. We really became a band down there. // Album cover and promotional photos were shot and edited by Jeremy Nathan. SERIOUSLY book him for your band photos, y’all sleeping on this man. It was so dreary and gross the day we did the shoot but he worked his magic and we couldn’t be happier. // Thank you to our dear friend and #1 fan Adam Jones for letting us use his Mercury Grand Marquis for the shoot. May that thing run forever 🙏 // And finally thank you to every venue, every band, every promoter, and every listener that has ever trusted us with their time as we worked up and crafted these songs. We don’t and have never taken that for granted. // That’s all. See you in 3 years for the microwave themed album. // Car Microwave’s song, “Ford Crown Victoria” was pat of WMM 50 favorite Singles of 2025. Car Microwave are an indie rock band out of KCMO. Devout haters of Truck Oven! With Katie Boord on vocals; Caitlyn Jacobs on guitar, vocals; Kirsten Krier on bass; Parker Mason on guitar, and Riley Rexford on drums. The band released the single “Kiki’s Delivery Service (feat. Shotgun Wedding Singer)” on October 4, 2024. (Shotgun Wedding Singer is Adam Doyle and Ben Wendt).They released the album, PHOTO ALBUM on May 19, 2023. // Car Microwave is KC based indie rock band. Proud haters of Truck Oven™️]
7. Flutienastiness – “Sparkle Juice” from: This Is Me / Flutienastiness Entertainment / October 28, 2020 [Jazz flutist, educator, band director, and band leader, Amber Underwood is a native of Kansas City and has been entertaining and performing music since the tender age of 8. Beginning her musical journey on the piano and soon after began playing classical flute. / While in college, Amber discovered Jazz and became intrigued with the art form inspired by musical influences of Bobbi Humphrey, Hubert Laws, Frank Wess, Herbie Mann, and Nestor Torres and found a love for the art form. At age 20, Amber graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance and by 23 she completed a Masters of Arts in Arts Administration and Music Business from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory and continued her education with a second Master’s degree in Education and Teaching Music from Pittsburgh State University. / In the beginning of 2014, the Amber Underwood Project and later transformed into Flutienastiness and the SoulPatrol with the mission to showcase an instrument that is normally used as an auxiliary instrument in jazz but now as a solo instrument. Flutienastiness and the SoulPatrol is a modern and fresh take on smooth jazz and R&B sounds with a touch of Latin, Funk and Gospel. Flutienastiness and the SoulPatrol uses the rich tones and colors of the flute to interpret the various styles and genres of jazz. Amber has been a presence in the Kansas City jazz scene making a place and a voice for her instrument. Amber has opened for Kirk Whalum and has performed alongside a host of other artist. / Amber is our modern-day soul and contemporary jazz flautist and a force to be reckoned with. Her debut album, ‘This Is Me’ has gained International recognition and was name one of the Top 25 Jazz Albums of Kansas City in 2020. Amber has also appeared on jazz playlists and featured on various recordings from all genres. Amber ‘Flutienastiness’ Underwood is the future of contemporary soul jazz flute! // On October 28, 2020 Flutienastiness released the album THIS IS ME (part of WMM 120 Best recordngs of 2020). The album was produced, mixed, & mastered by Desmond “D. Professor” Mason for Out D. Park Productions. All flutes by Amber Underwood. All tracks were composed collaboratively between Amber & Desmond. Amber writes: “This is album is a touch of all my feelings, life journeys and a inside look into Amber ‘Flutienastiness’ Underwood as a person beyond the stage. More info at:www.flutienastiness.com.]
[Amber “Flutienastiness” Underwood plays the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art ,4420 Warwick Boulevard, KCMO on Thursday, June 18, at 6:00pm]
10:25 – Underwriting
Anjimile – “Waits For Me” rom: You’re Free To Go / 4AD / March 13, 2026 [Anjimile also released the singles “Waits For Me on March 13, 2026 and “Like You Really Mean It” earlier this year. Today North Carolina based singer-songwriter Anjimile announces plans to release the full-length album You’re Free to Go, due out March 13, 2026 on 4AD. The announcement comes with the luminous lead single “Like You Really Mean It” which overflows with tenderness and vulnerability, accompanied by a beautiful video directed by Caity Arthur. // Anjimile shares: “I wrote this to make my girlfriend want to give me a kiss. We live about an hour apart, and I was just by myself thinking about her. Thinking about wanting a kiss. What could I do to get a kiss from my sweetheart? Write a song about it! Anyway, it worked.” // “Like You Really Mean It” comes after the November single “Auld Lang Syne II,” a tender note-to-self on resilience and hard-fought freedom, characterized by delicate finger-plucked strings, charming horn passages, and intimate vocal delivery, which Stereogum called “stunning” upon its release; a song Anjimile says was: “originally intended as something of a wedding present for my best friend, who got married a few years back.” // Contrasting the intricacy and complexity of The King, You’re Free to Go unfolds organically under the intuitive direction of producer Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mavis Staples). The album’s songs bloom naturally, grounded in warm acoustic guitars, subtle synth textures, lush string arrangements, and delicate rhythmic layers. Collaborative efforts with musicians Nathan Stocker (Hippo Campus), Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), and guest vocalist Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) – a personal hero of Anjimile whose music deeply influenced the album even before his involvement – cultivate an exploratory yet intimate atmosphere, perfectly aligned with Anjimile’s nuanced storytelling. // Anjimile (ann-JIM-uh-lee) Chithambo has forged a distinctive musical path characterised by unflinching introspection and deep honesty. Emerging from Boston’s vibrant indie scene while studying at Northeastern University, Anjimile captivated audiences with earnest songwriting, delicate sonic textures, and performances that felt like prayer and celebration. // Critical acclaim quickly followed; 2020’s Giver Taker, hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the year’s best albums, positioned him as a compelling voice exploring enduring themes of spirituality, identity, and liberation. With The King(2023), Anjimile intensified his examination of Black and trans existence amid personal and societal turbulence, reaffirming his courageous commitment to navigating discomfort as a means of liberation. // You’re Free to Go picks up where The King left off, but with its hands open wide – a central question being: what happens when you let go and let love in? // Crafted over years marked by transformation, the album traces vividly the profound complexities of change – from breakups to new love; deep grief and loss to renewal and rediscovery. “The past two years have been a deeply transitional point in my life,” Anjimile explains. On You’re Free to Go, he learns to trust life again. The album’s title symbolises Anjimile’s expansive perspective on love and personal freedom, influenced profoundly by his relationship with his partner and their joyful embrace of non-monogamy. He describes this dynamic playfully: “I view non-monogamy as setting out milk every night on your porch for the cats; they can come if they want,” – a reminder that connection thrives when it’s truly chosen and not confined and restricted by normativity. This same playfulness runs through “Rust & Wire” which captures the exhilaration of falling in love again and again (“ripen in the heat like wine”). // Elsewhere, You’re Free to Go explores heavier, darker truths; ‘Exquisite Skeleton’ hauntingly portrays the ache of familial estrangement and ‘Ready or Not’ the exhaustion of facing transphobia. “When I was a little girl, I wanted to be free… When I was a little boy, I wanted to be real.”, he disarmingly reflects on “Waits For Me,” a powerful reckoning on childhood identity. But even in its most searching moments, the record radiates light. // Each song holds space for healing – for turning pain into something tender, communal, and free. // Spirituality remains the heartbeat of Anjmile’s work. “Songwriting feels like a prayer, a plea, or a question,” he says. Across You’re Free to Go, sacredness feels alive and imperfect — a practice of breathing, wondering, forgiving. The album hums with that same sacred energy: messy and full of grace. // Throughout You’re Free to Go, Anjimile skilfully integrates a variety of musical inspirations to heighten the album’s emotional impact. Tracks such as “Turning Away” and “The Store” channel the raw and unadorned authenticity reminiscent of early Modest Mouse. The collaboration with Sam Beam on “Destroying You” adds a gentle warmth that beautifully complements Anjimile’s refined vocal expression. Melodically, the album evokes a subtle nostalgia for late-’90s alternative pop, seamlessly blending folk sensibilities into inviting, memorable hooks. Anjimile has notably evolved, adopting a more relaxed and expressive approach to his singing, partly due to his ongoing hormonal therapy – a transformative journey he embraces gladly. This newfound vocal depth amplifies the album’s emotional resonance, allowing him to express himself with greater authenticity. // As Anjimile prepares to share You’re Free to Go live, he envisions intimate performances that reinterpret rather than replicate the album’s recordings. He aims for the authenticity and vulnerability embedded in these songs to resonate deeply, emphasising, “This record feels very authentic to my life experiences. It’s about as close to getting to know me as you could ever get with a record.” // You’re Free to Go is a portrait of transformation — not as a wound, but as an opening. Richly textured, this collection of songs is an honest reflection of life’s fluctuations. It holds space for contradiction and finds liberation in tenderness. As Anjimile beautifully articulates, the album embodies “breathing into the question,” acknowledging that life’s most profound moments often come without clear answers, but rather exist in the gentle tension of uncertainty and discovery. In every note, Anjimile provides space for each listener to reflect and uncover their own truths, while gently reminding us that freedom isn’t the absence of pain, but the courage to love, to ask, to keep beginning again.]
Jamogi – “Storybook” from: J’DAY / Jam Tunes / June 12, 2026 [J’Day is a celebration of growth, creativity, and self discovery. Three years in the making, the album represents the culmination of Jamogi’s journey through a wide range of genres, influences, and sonic landscapes. The result is a body of work that not only showcases his musical versatility but also reveals the many facets of his personality. // Produced alongside OceanLife Gianni, J’Day captures the energy, emotion, and moments that make life memorable. From the horn driven fanfare of “Go Big or Go Home” to the flirtatious blend of West Coast, Midwest, and Southern influences on “Back N’ Forth,” Jamogi demonstrates a clear understanding of both his sound and his audience. Tracks like “Do It to Me” transport listeners through different eras and musical inspirations, while songs such as “Storybook,” “Treasure,” and “Georgia Peach” reveal his romantic side through storytelling, heartfelt lyricism, and poetic imagery. // The album also features collaborations with a talented lineup of friends and fellow artists on tracks including “What’s It Gonna Be?” and “HOLLABACK,” adding even more personality and perspective to the project. // More than just a collection of songs, J’Day marks a defining moment in Jamogi’s artistic journey. It is a bold statement of who he is today and a testament to the creative vision he has spent years refining. Rich with personality, versatility, and heart, the project positions Jamogi for his next era and leaves listeners wondering where he’ll take them next. // Jamogi is also know as Byron Hyde a Kanas City based singer, songwriter, MC, producer, originally from Los Angeles, California.// Jamogi released the single “Georgia Peach (feat. Burgandy)” on September 5, 2025. Jamogi released Jamogi & The Jammers: Live at Flew The Coop Sessions (Flew The Coop Live) through Jam Tunes on April 11, 2025. // Jamogi released the single “Do It To Me” on March 28, 2025. // Jamogi released the single “Go Big or Go Home” on August 30, 2024, Jamogi released the single “Hot Block” on May 30, 2024. Jamogi released the EP, Star-Crossed Lover on March 3, 2023. Jamogi then released a “Star-Crossed Lover GALACTIC REMIX (feat. Watchman)” single on June 9, 2023.Jamogi previously released the AGE OF AQUARIUS EP on March 3, 2023, and the single “Celebration” on Dec. 9, 2022, and the single “Anymore” on May 6, 2022. // Jamogi played the ROCK IS BLACK—a celebration of Black artists in rock music, happening February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Zhou B Art Center, 1801 E 18th Street, KCMO. Rock is Black features: Malek Azrael & The Vibez, Jamogi and The Jammers, Stephonne, and Frankie Shorez & Mercy Fire. Kamogi and the Jammers played Boulevardia 2025]
10:33– Interview with Warren Williams
Warren Williams, host of Dub’s Groove Wednesdays 4:00pm to 6:00pm on 90.1 FM KKFI. Dub focuses on Old-School R & B, Funky Jazz, Latin, and Gospel music from the 60s and 70s and how different genres can fit together nicely. He heavily researches the music and artists and tells stories from that research and from his experiences working with artists and for record labels for many years. Warren worked in promotion at Elektra/Asylum Rcords in the 1970s and at Columbia Records into the 1980s. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 will be Dub’s last show as he wants to have more time to be with his family.
Warren Williams thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Warren Williams worked in Promotion at Elektra/Asylum Records from 1973 to 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
Elektra, along with its Nonesuch Records subsidiary, was acquired by Kinney National Services in 1970, which changed its name to Warner Communications (now Warner Music Group) in 1972. Soon afterwards, Kinney consolidated their label holdings under the Warner-Elektra-Atlantic umbrella. Holzman remained in charge of Elektra until 1972, when it merged with Asylum Records to become Elektra/Asylum Records; Asylum’s founder, David Geffen, headed the newly combined label. Holzman, in the meantime, was appointed senior vice president and chief technologist for Warner — ushering the company into home video and the first interactive cable system. Holzman also went on to acquire Discovery Records. In 1975, Geffen stepped down when he was told that he had a terminal illness; He later was revealed to have been falsely diagnosed. He was replaced by Joe Smith, who later went on to become CEO of Capitol Records.
Warren Williams worked in Promotion and A&R at Columbia Records from January 3, 1976 to 1983 in Los Angeles, California.
During this period, Columbia scored a Top 40 hit with the Pink Floyd single “Another Brick in the Wall”, and its parent album The Wall would spend four months at No. 1 on the Billboard LP chart in early 1980, but few in the industry knew that Dick Asher was in fact using the single as a covert experiment to test the extent of the pernicious influence of The Network – by not paying them to promote the new Pink Floyd single. The results were immediate and troubling – not one of the major radio stations in Los Angeles would program the record, despite the fact that the group was in town, performing the first seven concerts on their elaborate The Wall Tour at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena to rave reviews and sold-out crowds. Asher was already worried about the growing power of The Network, and the fact it operated entirely outside the control of the label, but he was profoundly dismayed to realize that “The Network” was in effect a huge extortion racket, and that the operation could well be linked to organized crime – a concern vehemently dismissed by Yetnikoff, who resolutely defended the “indies” and declared them to be “mensches”. But Dick Asher now knew that The Network’s real power lay in their ability to prevent records from being picked up by radio, and as an experienced media lawyer and a loyal CBS employee, he was also acutely aware that this could become a new payola scandal which had the potential to engulf the entire CBS corporation, and that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could even revoke CBS’ all-important broadcast licenses if the corporation was found to be involved in any illegality.
The 1980s and sale to Sony – The structure of US Columbia remained the same until 1980, when it spun off the classical/Broadway unit, Columbia Masterworks Records, into a separate imprint, CBS Masterworks Records.
In 1988, the CBS Records Group, including the Columbia Records unit, was acquired by Sony, which re-christened the parent division Sony Music Entertainment in 1991.
“Dub’s Groove” originally aired on Thursday mornings 2:00am to 4:00am. The show moved to Wednesdays 4:00 to 6:00pm in 2023
Dub created a show featuring primarily old school RnB and funky jazz but I also gospel, Latin, reggae, and other World music.
Soulful music – primarily old school RnB and funky jazz with a focus on funky, rhythmic music. Anyone who appreciates soulful, rhythmic music. Because of the eras that the music is from, it will attract an older demographic but many young people appreciate old school music as well.
Warren heavily researches the music and artists and tells stories from that research and from his experiences working with artists and for record labels for many years. Warren has great passion for the music and the artists. A large majority of the music he plays is from Black and Brown artists. He has played over 3000 different songs on his shows.
Warren Williams thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 will be Dub’s last show as he wants more time with his family.
10:49 – Interview with Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan Van Ness, is a hairstylist, podcast host and television personality, Emmy Winner. Three times on New York Time’saaqq Bestseller list. He is best known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye, for his work on the web series parody Gay of Thrones, and for hosting the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast. He is also known for comedy tours.
Jonathan Van Ness plays Muriel Kauffman Theatre at The Kauffman Center for The Performing Arts Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Mark Interviews Jonathan Van Ness Recorded Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 7:00pm (Central) 9:00am (Tokyo) where Jonathan called U.S.]
The Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Tour is for ages 18+. Contains Mature Content.
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear heels. Patriarchy, misogyny, sexism, they don’t stand a chance when JVN comes to town. Come tear it all down with Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye, Fun & Slutty) for a night of stand-up comedy with a dash of see you next Tuesday. After being featured in an unfortunate pro-Trump campaign ad – “Kamala is for the they/them” – JVN had a lot of healing to do. What better place to do that than on stage with a great bag and fabulous hair? This hour can easily replace your core & cheeks workout (your face cheeks), making it a gift for both your mental and physical health. Come for the laughs – stay for the community, and the unapologetic queer joy.
From wikipedia: Jonathan Van Ness was born March 28, 1987, to parents Mary Winters and Jonathan Lyle Van Ness, and raised in Quincy, Illinois. He said he comes “from a family of journalists”, being the sixth generation of his family-owned newspaper. This refers to broadcast and newspaper conglomerate Quincy Media and the company’s local flagship newspaper, the Herald-Whig; Van Ness’s mother is the vice president of Quincy Media, and he is a descendant of the Oakley family, which has controlled the company since the 1890s. Van Ness’s 9th great-grandmother, Patience Bacon Miller, was one of the founders of Northampton, Massachusetts, and was the first female surgeon in America. // When Van Ness was younger, he was sexually abused by an older boy at church, which laid the foundation for self-destructive behaviors. In his early teens, he used online chat to socialize with older men, and sometimes meet with them for sex. // Openly gay throughout his life, Van Ness experienced bullying for his femininity and natural flamboyance. He “endured years of judgment, ridicule, and trauma”. Of the time, Van Ness said, “Growing up I definitely put on every nail polish, every heel, every scarf – I definitely had my mom’s knockoff Hermès scarves in my hair and around my waist – those were my skirts, and I loved it. … But when I was really young, I had really femme-shamey, gender-shamey [reactions] when I would dress like that. When I would play with those things, I knew it needed to be … behind closed doors.” Although always comfortable in his gender expression and sexuality, he says it took time to navigate other people’s reactions. In response to the bullying, he used humor as a coping mechanism and relied on a small group of close friends for support. // Years later, in the late 2010s, he realized he was gender non-conforming and came out as non-binary. He uses they/them, he/him, and she/her pronouns. // Van Ness was the first male cheerleader at Quincy Senior High School and continued cheerleading in college at the University of Arizona, where he majored in political science. One month in his initial semester at college, he used his monthly allowance on cocaine and, too embarrassed to ask his parents for funds, turned to sex work. His addictions to sex and drugs increased to also include methamphetamine. His grades fell, and he lost his cheerleading scholarship; he dropped out after one semester to pursue hairstyling. // Van Ness trained at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. After graduating, he worked in Arizona for five years, before moving to Los Angeles in 2009. // In Los Angeles, Van Ness found a job as a personal assistant at Sally Hershberger Salon. One day in 2012, at age 25, he fainted in the salon while doing highlights for a client’s hair. Later at a clinic, he found out he was HIV-positive. He used the revelation to get clean from drug use and publicly shared his story, saying, “I want people to realize you’re never too broken to be fixed.” // He worked at MoJoHair and Stile Salon, both in Los Angeles, which he co-founded with Monique Northrop of Arte Salon in New York City. // In 2013, while dressing the hair of friend Erin Gibson, who worked for the comedy syndicate Funny or Die, Gibson asked Van Ness to perform his recap of a Game of Thrones episode for Funny or Die, which became the Gay of Thrones web series In 2018, Van Ness was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series for the series. // Since 2015, Van Ness has hosted the weekly podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. His podcast took off upon the airing of the first Queer Eye episode. // Beginning in 2018, Van Ness has starred as the grooming expert on the Netflix revival of Queer Eye. // Van Ness’s memoir, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love, was published in October 2019. His memoir discusses his past and how it helped sculpt his future. // In 2020, Van Ness released a picture book titled Peanut Goes for the Gold, which tells the story of a nonbinary guinea pig named Peanut and their adventures as a rhythmic gymnastics prodigy. Peanut is inspired by Van Ness’s own childhood pet. // In 2022 Van Ness released a collection of essays in a book titled Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life. // Van Ness is non-binary. Although he has stated a preference for using the pronouns he/him, he has also used she/her and they/them interchangeably. He explained his gender in an interview with Out, saying, “Some days I feel like a man, but then other days I feel like a woman. I don’t really — I think my energies are really all over the place. Any opportunity I have to break down stereotypes of the binary, I am down for it, I’m here for it.” However, on his Instagram account, the pronouns displayed by order of preferences are they/he/she. // Van Ness lives and works in Austin, Texas and New York City. He has psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, and advises clients on skin care. In 2019, he revealed that he is HIV positive. // On April 4, 2019, Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski visited Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to discuss the Equality Act, a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of classes protected in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On September 25, Van Ness announced his endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for president in 2020 based upon healthcare being a human right. // On June 23, 2020, Van Ness and Queer Eye costar Bobby Berk praised recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that ruled that LGBT employment discrimination was a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Van Ness described the ruling as “a great step in the right direction”. However, both of them still urged the United States Congress to pass the proposed Equality Act, which passed the House but ultimately stalled in the Senate following a filibuster. // In December 2020, Van Ness revealed that he had married his partner, Mark Peacock, earlier that year. // Bibliography — Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love (2019); Peanut Goes for the Gold (2020); Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life (2022)
Jonathan Van Ness plays Muriel Kauffman Theatre at The Kauffman Center for The Performing Arts Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
11:01 – Station ID
The Forcefields – “The Symphony Of All Things” from: Symphony Of All Things / Frickin’ Awesome Records / June 6, 2026 [Debut 9-track album from The Forcefields is a cosmosonic collaboration between Julia Othmer and James T Lundie AKA Aayama & Max Forcefield. The Forcefields made their first debut with the presentation TRANSMISSION for the Charlotte Street Foundation series, In(SITE), highlighting local, regional, and national acts at pivotal points in their practices. In a multidisciplinary collaboration with artists Simon Huntley, Sarah Hearn, and Mikal Shapiro, Transmission was an exploration of cosmic vibrations and soundscapes in a stunning one-night-only production. // Julia Othmer grew up in Kansas City and studied at Columbia University in New York City. The child of European refugees, she draws from a broad and richly cultured palette of experience to create her intensely human yet otherworldly songs. Her piano-driven performances are a mesmerizing and superconscious fusion of raw power, vocal artistry and joy. She played many local KC clubs including Jardine’s and Bar Natasha. Julia moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to record her 1st album, OASIS MOTEL. When Julia started planning to record her second album she traveled all the way to England to work with producer James Lundie. On a dark night in North London, singer-songwriter Julia Othmer landed on the front steps of producer-composer James T Lundie. She had been introduced to his music production and fell so deeply in love with his sonic architecture, she transported herself across the proverbial pond from LA to the UK, and refused to leave until he listened to her songs. This began a deeply creative and inspired partnership both in music and in life. Together they have released (under Julia’s name) studio recordings, live recordings, short films to accompany their work, a multi-media performance experience, and multiple social and environmental justice initiatives. James T. Lundie married Julia in January of 2016, during the completion of the record. The album “Sound,” was released on April 12, 2019. Leading up to the 2020 presidential election Julia & James released Seeds (Vol. 1) in 2020, and SEEDS (Vol. 2) in 2022. In the midst of these releases Julia and James relocated to Kansas City. Last year in April of 2024 Julia and James unveiled their newest creation, THE FORCEFIELDS featuring, reimagined vintage synthesizers, video projections, one of a kind instruments. // In 2021 Julia and James relocated to KC, and they recently unveiled their newest creation, a new expanding sonic & visual aesthetic called THE FORCEFIELDS. Their sound is evolving into what is described as Annie Lennox hosting a full moon party with The Beach Boys and Portishead gathered round the fire. Their studio recordings feature James’ unique sonic tools, reimagined vintage synthesizers, audireting and distilling the essence of two of Julia’s previous songs.]
[The Forcefields play The Warwick Theatre, July 18]
11:06 – Interview with Julia Othmer, & James Lundie
Julia Othmer and James T Lundie aka Max and Aayama Forcefield of The Forcefields join us to talk about their debut 9-track album, Symphony Of All Things, released on June 6, 2026. The Forcefields is a cosmosonic collaboration between Julia Othmer and James T Lundie. The Forcefields made their performance debut with the presentation TRANSMISSION for the Charlotte Street Foundation series, In(SITE). Recently The Forcefields have been touring around the United Kingdom. The Forcefields will be performing LIVE in Kansas City on July 18 at The Warwick Theatre.
Max and Aayama Forcefield aka Julia Othmer, & James Lundie, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
For the past three months The Forcefields have been in Europe, touring the UK and France, including two performances at a 17th century chateau.
The Forcefields were hosted by UpCo Arts in England – an arts collective of activist/punks: photographer Casey Orr, painter Josh Sutton, and musician Boff Whalley (of Chumbawamba
The Forcefields have an upcoming show at the Warwick Theatre on July 18.
The Forcefields invite people to become members of the FORCEFIELDS, creating their own persona/name and being inducted into the The Forcefields Ledger of Frickin’ Awesomeness and our magical mystical question cards from the universe.
Our mission is to come together to raise the cosmic vibration
The Forcefields will be heading back overseas for more UK touring in the autumn.
Julia Othmer & James T Lundie join us to share new music from their project The Forcefields. Julia Othmer, is a graduate of Park Hill High School and studied at Columbia University in New York City. The child of European refugees, she draws from a broad and richly cultured palette of experience to create her intensely human yet otherworldly songs. Her piano-driven performances are a mesmerizing and superconscious fusion of raw power, vocal artistry and joy. She played many local KC clubs including Jardine’s and Bar Natasha.
Julia moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to record her 1st album, OASIS MOTEL. When Julia started planning to record her second album she traveled all the way to England to work with producer James Lundie. On a dark night in North London, singer-songwriter Julia Othmer landed on the front steps of producer-composer James T Lundie. She had been introduced to his music production and fell so deeply in love with his sonic architecture, she transported herself across the proverbial pond from LA to the UK, and refused to leave until he listened to her songs. This began a deeply creative and inspired partnership both in music and in life. James T. Lundie married Julia in January of 2016, during the completion of the record. The album “Sound,” was released on April 12, 2019.
Leading up to the 2020 presidential election Julia & James released Seeds (Vol. 1) on November 13, 2020. “Seeds” was Julia Othmer’s 3rd full length album and contained 10 live songs selected from her 30-day Songs of September Project, where Julia performed a different live cover of her favorite songs and broadcast the performance throughout the streaming social media platforms to inspire people to register and vote on November 3. From those songs Julia’s fans democratically selected their favorite tracks to be released together on “Seeds.” In March 20, 2022 Julia Othmer released SEEDS VOLUME 2, her 4th album, and second of live recordings from her 30-day “Songs of September Project”, where Julia covered songs of protest & hope, to inspire people to vote in 2020. In the midst of these releases Julia and James relocated to Kansas City.
In April of 2024 Julia and James unveiled their newest creation, THE FORCEFIELDS featuring, reimagined vintage synthesizers, video projections, one of a kind instruments. Together they have released studio recordings, live recordings, short films to accompany their work, a multi-media performance experience, and multiple social and environmental justice initiatives.
The Forcefields emerged from a woodland shed on England’s southern shores, blending mystic soundscapes with life force and mystery. Founders Julia Othmer and James Lundie, as alter egos Max and Aayama Forcefield, craft vivid live experiences with epic visuals and emotional, esoteric energy—imagine a full moon disco by a bonfire with Annie Lennox, Portishead, and The Beach Boys.
Inspired to take their collaboration to the next level, they are creating a new expanding sonic and visual aesthetic with their project: THE FORCEFIELDS.
Their sound is evolving into what is described as Annie Lennox hosting a full moon party with The Beach Boys and Portishead gathered round the fire. Their studio recordings feature James’ unique sonic tools, reimagined vintage synthesizers, audireting 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 writes: Our first two singles: “Slip Away” and “Frickin Awesome Part Two” were kind of an EP called Bridge. Those songs were a Sonic Bridge between the work we had done under my name and what is now being created through the FORCEFIELDS.
Their sound is evolving into what is described as Annie Lennox hosting a full moon party with The Beach Boys and Portishead gathered round the fire. Their studio recordings feature James’ unique sonic tools, reimagined vintage synthesizers, audio gear and rebuilt, one-of-a-kind instruments, heard nowhere else in the world.
Their debut EP, BRIDGE, (released in 2024) was 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 & James premiered The Forcefields with a multi-media, live music experience called Transmission, February 23, 2024 in the Stern Theater at Charlotte Street Foundation, 3333 Wyoming St, KCMO.
The Forcefields released their 9-track debut album, Symphony Of All Things on June 6, 2026.
Julia Othmer, & James Lundie, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The Forcefields will play The Warwick Theatre on July 18
The Forcefields – “Slip Away” from: Symphony Of All Things / Frickin’ Awesome Records / June 6, 2026 [Debut 9-track album from The Forcefields is a cosmosonic collaboration between Julia Othmer and James T Lundie AKA Aayama & Max Forcefield. The Forcefields made their first debut with the presentation TRANSMISSION for the Charlotte Street Foundation series, In(SITE), highlighting local, regional, and national acts at pivotal points in their practices. In a multidisciplinary collaboration with artists Simon Huntley, Sarah Hearn, and Mikal Shapiro, Transmission was an exploration of cosmic vibrations and soundscapes in a stunning one-night-only production. // Julia Othmer grew up in Kansas City and studied at Columbia University in New York City. The child of European refugees, she draws from a broad and richly cultured palette of experience to create her intensely human yet otherworldly songs. Her piano-driven performances are a mesmerizing and superconscious fusion of raw power, vocal artistry and joy. She played many local KC clubs including Jardine’s and Bar Natasha. Julia moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to record her 1st album, OASIS MOTEL. When Julia started planning to record her second album she traveled all the way to England to work with producer James Lundie. On a dark night in North London, singer-songwriter Julia Othmer landed on the front steps of producer-composer James T Lundie. She had been introduced to his music production and fell so deeply in love with his sonic architecture, she transported herself across the proverbial pond from LA to the UK, and refused to leave until he listened to her songs. This began a deeply creative and inspired partnership both in music and in life. Together they have released (under Julia’s name) studio recordings, live recordings, short films to accompany their work, a multi-media performance experience, and multiple social and environmental justice initiatives. James T. Lundie married Julia in January of 2016, during the completion of the record. The album “Sound,” was released on April 12, 2019. Leading up to the 2020 presidential election Julia & James released Seeds (Vol. 1) in 2020, and SEEDS (Vol. 2) in 2022. In the midst of these releases Julia and James relocated to Kansas City. Last year in April of 2024 Julia and James unveiled their newest creation, THE FORCEFIELDS featuring, reimagined vintage synthesizers, video projections, one of a kind instruments. // In 2021 Julia and James relocated to KC, and they recently unveiled their newest creation, a new expanding sonic & visual aesthetic called THE FORCEFIELDS. Their sound is evolving into what is described as Annie Lennox hosting a full moon party with The Beach Boys and Portishead gathered round the fire. Their studio recordings feature James’ unique sonic tools, reimagined vintage synthesizers, audireting and distilling the essence of two of Julia’s previous songs.]
11:27 – Underwriting
Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves – “Outside” from: Outside” – Single / Enigmatic Brunch Records / March 11, 2026 [Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves are a 7-piece dance punk band based in Kansas City, Missouri. Their music combines danceable rhythms, rockin’ guitar riffs, and upbeat melodies paired with the uncommon instrumentation of viola, keytar, and foley art. The band’s inception began in theatre school where lead vocalist Sara Bellum first met guitarist MC Burnie Beta, sound designer Theo Theta, and vocalist/keytarist Zesty Zeta. Although it took many years for the band to fully form, these friendships developed the ground-work of what the group would become. After meeting violist Gemma Gamma, drummer Delma Delta, and bassist Athen Alpha, the band was fully assembled in late 2024, began performing live in January 2025, and started recording in April 2025. With the departure of Athen Alpha to attend college at the end of 2025, the Brainwaves welcomed bassist/keys player Spencer Synapse to join the group. Just as their name emphasizes the brain, much of the Brainwaves’ music and art focuses on mental health and healing. With the belief that mental health is just as important as physical health, they wish to build a loving community with their art. // Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves played a single release show at The RINO 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Friday, March 13, at 8:00pm with The 58 Overhead, and Katie & Michael.]
[Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves play Engelwood Arts, 10901 E Winner Rd., Independence, MO on Saturday, June 20, doors at 6:0pm show at 7:00pm. with Quiet Talk, and Velvet Fog]
11:33 – Interview with Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves
Sara Bellum (Ames King) – lead vocalist Burnie Beta (Noah Bartelt), – guitarist/vocalist and Zesty Zeta (Katie Schieferecke) – vocalist/keytarist]\ Theo Theta (Luke Rowe) – foley artist
We happily welcome founding members of the band Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves, a seven-piece dance punk band based in Kansas City, Missouri. Their music combines danceable rhythms, rockin’ guitar riffs, and upbeat melodies paired with the uncommon instrumentation of viola, keytar, and foley art. The band’s inception began in theatre school where lead vocalist Sara Bellum first met guitarist MC Burnie Beta, sound designer Theo Theta, and vocalist/keytarist Zesty Zeta. We jujst herad the band;s debut single “Outside” and in a few we will play the band’s new single “Manic Pixie Dream Girl.”
Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves play Engelwood Arts, 10901 E Winner Rd., Independence, MO on Saturday, June 20, doors at 6:0pm show at 7:00pm. with Quiet Talk, and Velvet Fog
Sara Bellum, Burnie Beta, Zesty Zeta and Theo Theta, Thanks for being with us on WMM
Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves are a 7-piece dance punk band based in Kansas City, Missouri. Their music combines danceable rhythms, rockin’ guitar riffs, and upbeat melodies paired with the uncommon instrumentation of viola, keytar, and foley art.
The band’s inception began in theatre school where lead vocalist Sara Bellum first met guitarist MC Burnie Beta, sound designer Theo Theta, and vocalist/keytarist Zesty Zeta. Although it took many years for the band to fully form, these friendships developed the groundwork of what the group would become.
After meeting violist Gemma Gamma, drummer Delma Delta, and bassist Athen Alpha, the band was fully assembled in late 2024, began performing live in January 2025, and started recording in April 2025. With the departure of Athen Alpha to attend college at the end of 2025, the Brainwaves welcomed bassist/keys player Spencer Synapse to join the group.
Just as their name emphasizes the brain, much of the Brainwaves’ music and art focuses on mental health and healing. With the belief that mental health is just as important as physical health, they wish to build a loving community with their art.
Sara Bellum, Burnie Beta, Zesty Zeta and Theo Theta, Thanks for being with us on WMM
Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves play Engelwood Arts, 10901 E Winner Rd., Independence, MO on Saturday, June 20, doors at 6:0pm show at 7:00pm. with Quiet Talk, and Velvet Fog
11:50
Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves – “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” from: “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” – Single / Enigmatic Brunch Records / June 17, 2026 [Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves are a 7-piece dance punk band based in Kansas City, Missouri. Their music combines danceable rhythms, rockin’ guitar riffs, and upbeat melodies paired with the uncommon instrumentation of viola, keytar, and foley art. The band’s inception began in theatre school where lead vocalist Sara Bellum first met guitarist MC Burnie Beta, sound designer Theo Theta, and vocalist/keytarist Zesty Zeta. Although it took many years for the band to fully form, these friendships developed the ground-work of what the group would become. After meeting violist Gemma Gamma, drummer Delma Delta, and bassist Athen Alpha, the band was fully assembled in late 2024, began performing live in January 2025, and started recording in April 2025. With the departure of Athen Alpha to attend college at the end of 2025, the Brainwaves welcomed bassist/keys player Spencer Synapse to join the group. Just as their name emphasizes the brain, much of the Brainwaves’ music and art focuses on mental health and healing. With the belief that mental health is just as important as physical health, they wish to build a loving community with their art. Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves played a single release show at The RINO 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Friday, March 13, at 8:00pm with The 58 Overhead, and Katie & Michael.]
[Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves play Engelwood Arts, 10901 E Winner Rd., Independence, MO on Saturday, June 20, doors at 6:0pm show at 7:00pm. with Quiet Talk, and Velvet Fog]
Get Smart! – “Just For The Moment” from: Action Reaction / Fever Records – Enigma / 1984 [Debut album by American Post-punk band Get Smart!, released on Enigma Records’ “Fever” imprint in 1984. / It was originally announced, in Nebraska’s “Capitol Punishment”, that the album would be released on the “Fresh Sounds” label, which had previously released the band’s debut single and the “Fresh Sounds” cassette, but the band eventually signed with the Philadelphia based “Fever Records” / The album was originally recorded by Michael McGee and produced by Taylor Ross at Media Sound in Oklahoma City. Ross then recruited Iain Burgess to remix the album for release at Chicago Recording Company in Chicago. // An earlier version of “Ankle Deep In Mud” had appeared on their debut single, “Numbers and Colours”, and an earlier version of “Black Mirror” has appeared on the “Sub Pop #7” compilation cassette. // All songs were written by the band, except for “Ankle Deep In Mud” which was written by Vance Lyons, and “Black Mirror” where the lyrics were written by Vance Lyons and the music was written by Get Smart!. (Vance Lyons had played with Marc Koch in a previous band called the Battling Tops.) // Side 1 and Side 2 were originally supposed to be reversed, as the album was supposed to start with “On And On” and then end with “You’ve Got To Stop” (i.e. it would start with “On” and end with “Stop”), but for some unknown reason this was reversed in the final product. // Get Smart! formed in Lawrence, KS in 1980. The group helped to solidify Lawrence as an alternative music hotbed and toured extensively, performing 300 shows in six years. They released a flexi-disc and Words Move, a 4-track EP in 1981. In 1983 they relocated to Chicago. Their first LP, “Action Reaction” was released in 1984. The band’s second LP, “Swimming With Sharks” was released in 1986. During seven years of relentless touring, Get Smart! earned a national reputation for intense live shows and edged their way onto college radio playlists with their first two LPs, Action Reaction (1984) and Swimming With Sharks (1986). In January, 1987, the band began work on their third album with seminal recording engineer, Iain Burgess. In 1990 Get Smart! Disbanded. These recordings were archived for 33 years until Get Smart! reformed in 2020 and released the album OH YEAH NO on November 17, 2020 with the aim of matching their live sound, the band commissioned Steve Albini to craft the final mixes with them. These six songs prove that the tension and inspiration shown on their first LPs was no idle promise. Get Smart! played a special Reunion Show, Saturday, November 6, 2021 at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. Lawrence, KS with Pedaljets, Other Geese, Boy Soprano, and DJ Ray Velasquez. More info at: http://www.getsmartmusic.com]
[Get Smart play the recordBar, 1520 Grand, KCMO, Friday, June 19 with The Embarrassmen, and The Scriveners]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week, on Wednesday, June 24 we welcome The Swallowtails and feature music from their new album “Perspectives”. Also Aaron Rhodes drops by to share a few tracks from his new band UNITY TICKET, and Brooke Tuley sits down to tell the story of her beautiful album Chase Me, and IVORY BLUE drops in to talk about her new album ECHO
Thank you to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein-Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, and Office Manager Book Keeper – Shaina Littler.
THANK YOU to everyone who donated to KKFI’s Summer Fund Drive during WMM we had a total of 35 people donated a total of $3513.50. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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