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, March 11, 2026
New & MidCoastal Releases + Outer Reaches Fest + Calvin Arsenia & Cera Impala + Diane Scott & Jade Osborne
- “It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]
- Jill Scott – “Norfside (feat. Tiarra Whack)”
from: To Whom This May Concern / Blues Bade Records / February 12, 2026
[To Whom This May Concern is the sixth studio album by the American singer Jill Scott. It was released on February 13, 2026, by Blues Babe, Human Re Sources, and The Orchard. The album is Jill Scott’s first full-length project in ten years. The album features collaborations from Ab-Soul, JID, Tierra Whack, and Too Short, along with production from from longtime collaborator Andre Harris, Adam Blackstone, Camper, DJ Premier, and Trombone Shorty. // Throughout the 2020s, Jill Scott made appearances on various artists’ tracks, notably Alicia Keys, Camper, Kehlani, Sir, Teyana Taylor, Ty Dolla Sign and Tyla. She also embarked on multiple tours throughout the early 2020s to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut studio album Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (2000). On June 1, 2024, Scott headlined the Roots Picnic music festival and performed an unreleased song with rapper Tierra Whack, which she also previewed prior to announcing her album in 2025. // Jill Heather Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, model, poet, and actress. Her 2000 debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007) both achieved gold status. // Scott made her film debut in 2007 in Hounddog and Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?. In 2008, she starred in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. After a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, The Light of the Sun, in 2011. In 2014, she starred in the film Get on Up as Deidre “Dee Dee” Jenkins, the second wife of James Brown. In 2015, she released her fifth album, Woman. Beginning in 2018, Scott appeared in The CW DC Comics superhero series Black Lightning as Lady Eve. She released her sixth album, To Whom This May Concern, in February 2026. // Scott was born on April 4, 1972, in Philadelphia. She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott, and her grandmother. She recalls her happy childhood, saying she was “very much a loved child”. Jill Scott’s maternal ancestry has been traced to the Jola people of Guinea-Bissau. She was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. // After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. While working two jobs she studied secondary education. She planned to become a high school English teacher. However, after three years of study and then working as a teacher’s aide, Scott became disillusioned with a teaching career and she dropped out of college. // Scott began her performing career as a spoken word artist, appearing at live poetry readings to perform her work. She was eventually discovered by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studio. The collaboration resulted in a co-writing credit for Scott on the song, “You Got Me”. In 2000, Erykah Badu and the Roots won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “You Got Me”, and Scott debuted as an artist during a Roots live show, singing as original artist/singer of the song. Afterwards Scott collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, and Common; she broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent. // Scott was the first artist signed to Steve McKeever’s Hidden Beach Recordings label. Her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 was released in 2000. She experienced some notice and chart success with the single “A Long Walk”, eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance. Scott lost that award, but won a 2005 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative R&B Performance for “Cross My Mind”. The live album, Experience: Jill Scott 826+, was released November 2001. Scott’s second full-length album, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2, followed in 2004. // Scott continues to write poetry; a compilation volume of her poems, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours, was published and released by St. Martin’s Press in April 2005. // In early 2007, Scott was featured on the George Benson and Al Jarreau collaboration single “God Bless The Child” (written by Billie Holiday), which earned Scott her second Grammy (for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance) at the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony. Scott shared the win with Benson and Jarreau. In 2006, Scott was prominently featured on hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco’s single “Daydreaming”, which won a 2008 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and also appeared on a new Scott collection called Collaborations on January 30, 2007. // The Collaborations collection served as “an appetizer” for her next studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 released September 25, 2007. A clip of the title track was released on a bonus disc from Hidden Beach Records and included with Collaborations. The lead single “Hate on Me” gained airplay in May 2007, with a video released in mid-July. In advance of the album’s release, Hidden Beach released a 17-minute album sampler through their forums. Interspersed between the dozen songs previewed on the sampler was a personal explanation from Jill for the inspiration behind some of her songs. //In 2008, Scott released her second live album, Live in Paris+, which consists of 8 songs recorded during her set list of the “Big Beautiful Tour” in Europe. The bonus DVD contains the same concert, plus some live cuts from The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3. In the same year, “Whenever You’re Around”, a single from The Real Thing, which features George Duke was a moderate hit on urban radio.]
- The Swallowtails – “Perspective”
from: Perspective – Single / The Swallowtails / March 3, 2026
[Baroque Pop band The Swallowtails shares First Single from New Album. The rock/folk duo defines new sound with “Perspective.” The Swallowtails announce the release of their single titled “Perspective” out exclusively on YouTube and Bandcamp March 4th, 2026. This is the first of 5 singles that will be released over the next four months leading up to the release of The Swallowtails junior album “Perspective” May 2026. The title track Perspective is a song that tells the story of The Swallowtails. One of friendship, trust, belonging, and stability in the foundation this band has so diligently curated. // About The Swallowtails: At the heart of The Swallowtails are two musicians drawn together by curiosity, connection, and a shared desire to be understood. Kansas City–based duo Miki P and Rachel Lovelace craft genre-bending songs that blend harmonious folk with impassioned pop, pairing steady rhythmic guitar and bassoon with heartfelt, melodic storytelling. Formed in 2018, The Swallowtails have released two full-length albums—Right Where We Are (2020) and The World Still Spins (2023)—and a self-produced EP, Lucky Penny (2024), which marked a bold evolution into a fully collaborative songwriting partnership. NPR’s 90.9 The Bridge praised the EP as “a lovely confluence of pastoral folk and baroque pop.” Voted Best Band of Kansas City by The Pitch Awards in 2024, the duo is preparing to release their third album, Perspective, in May 2026. This record represents their most expansive and intentional work to date; songs shaped both onstage and in community with their listeners. // Live video recording of the single “Perspective” has been released on The Swallowtails YouTube channel as their official submission to the 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest. // Lawrence, KS based singer/songwriter Heidi Gluck produced their new album. // The singles and upcoming album release will be available on YouTube, Bandcamp, and physical copy. The Swallowtails are choosing not to release music on streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, etc., because of their exploitative nature, lack of transparency, and unwillingness to create a fair market for artists to be compensated. // Miki P, songwriter, singer and musician in The Swallowtails says about the upcoming single release, “I wrote Perspective during an unpredictable time in my life. I was experiencing regular panic attacks on stage that made me question if I could continue performing full time to support myself at the capacity I had been for nearly a decade. At the end of this illogical tunnel, was the Swallowtails. More particularly writing and playing music with my longtime bandmate and confidant, Rachel. It’s about our friendship.” // 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 hwere 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. // Miki P is a self-taught musician/multi-instrumentalist & songwriter driving the Swallowtails into a creative collaboration like any other. Miki P 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 she 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. As a teen she played drums for various groups including American Slim. 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 who released their first EP, Swallowtail in 2019, In 2021 Miki P released the 6-song EP, DON’T LOSE HOPE, created in covid isolation, in Miki P’s home space. Sitting & working from Miki’s computer, she composed and recorded 80% of the EP, working through the music like a journal entry, creating each song from her internal hurricane of emotions. All songs written, recorded, played, & mixed by Miki P. Recorded & Mixed with Emma Klien & Jake Hilger. Mastered by Joel Nanos. Miki P released her single “Your Love” on June 24, 2022. Miki P’s released the single “Peter Parker!” on March 18, 2022. // The Swallowtails played the 20th Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Aug. 24, 2024 on the Stockyards Brewing Stage with: Howard Mahan & Friends, The Canterberries, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Beth Watts Nelson, Rural Grit All Stars, and Les Ismore & The Goats. // More info at: http://www.mikipmusic.com]
[The Swallowtails play The Boulevard Brewing Co., 2501 Southwest Blvd., KCMO on Thursday March 24, 2026, at 7:00pm]
- They’re Theirs – “Weird Christians (Radio Edit)”
from: “Weird Christians” – Single / Chase The Horseman / March 11, 2026
[As a live band They’re Theirs consists of Chase Horseman on vocals and guitars, Sky Cowdry on bass and Ian Dobyns on drums. // They’re Theirs released their single “Midland Empire” on February 18, 2025. “Midland Empire” was produced by They’re Theirs, engineered by Ian Dobyns, mixed by Ian Dobyns, Chase Horseman, and Sky Cowdry. Mastered by Justin Perkins/Mystery Room Mastering. Recorded at Element Recording. // Chase The Horseman released the single “Silver Liner” on October 25, 2024. Drums and additional engineering by Ian Dobyns, Additional vocals by Heidi Gluck. Mastered by Anthony Puglisi. Written, produced, performed and mixed by Chase Horseman at Element Recording. // Chase Horseman has composed music for over 40 films and as musician and producer collaborated with Clairaudients, Teri Quinn, Heidi Lynne Gluck, KD Kuro, The Roseline, Nan Turner and more. Chase Horseman is a film composer, band leader, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, & producer. // On April 2, 2024 Chase released the 22 track Original Sound Track for Headcount, a feature film from the Burghart Brothers, produced by Continuance Pictures, Method Media, and Shout Factory. Chase created the music for two feature-length episodes of the Blum House Films and Hulu original series, “Into the Dark.” // In February 2020 Chase released “Poor Song,” a cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs track by Karen O. Chase played Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, Dave Smith MiniMopho, Korg Minilogue Xd, Moog Grandmother, Roland Alpha Juno 2, Mellotron, Guitar, Drums, Vocals all performed by Chase Horseman. Recorded at Element Recording Studios and Winky World. Mixed by Chase Horseman. Mastered by Joel Nanos. // On May 1, 2020 Chase released, a quarantine cover of “Midnight, The Stars and You” written by Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly Stanley. The most famous version was recorded in 1934 by Ray Noble & his Orchestra with an uncredited Al Bowley on vocals. This was used in the ballroom scene and closing of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror film The Shining based on the novel by Stephen King. All of the profits of the Chase Horseman single were donated directly to service industry workers in Kansas City and Midwest Music Foundation on a 50/50 basis. // Chase The Horseman released the Disinformation Blues EP on July 12, 2019. One of WMM’s 119 Best Recordings of 2019. Chase released the single “U Martyr U” June 19, 2018, and the single “Modern Ruins” on Oct 4, 2018. // More info at: http://www.chasethehorseman.bandcamp.com.] [They’re Theirs played the Play Loud Fest Thurs, Sept. 25 for the Pre-Party on the recordBar Main Stage with Post Sex Nachos, and Malek Azrael & The Vibes at 1520 Grand Boulevard, KCMO.]
[Chase Horseman celebrates their birthday when their band, They’re Theirs playing Hillsiders, 403 N. 5th Street, KCK on Thursday, March 12, 2026 with special guests Heidi Gluck, Teri Quinn, Nan Turner, & Aud Whitson. – Chase will also be part of GoodBye Horses Karaoke on Thursday, March 19 at Hillsiders. Chase is having a Moving Sale at Hillsiders on Sumday March 22 at 2:00pm]
- Keo & Them – “Who is There?”
from: “Who is There?” – Single / Midtopia / March 14, 2025
[The new single marks a sonic departure from previous Keo & Them releases, something bandleader Keo notes is by design and a welcome change from previous material from the group. // Keo & Them released their single “Fire”on March 15, 2024. // Keo & Them released their 7-track album, THIS TIME AROUND on October 28, 2023. // When Neo-soul meets funk, meets R&B, meets pop, meets hip hop & even rock sometimes. Keo & Them released the single “Fool Me Once” on October 6, 2023 on Midtopia. Leo & Them released the three song single “Don’t Say” with “Be Still” and “Money Grooves (feat. Greg Spero)” on June 2, 2023 on Midtopia. And earlier “Money Grooves (feat. Greg Spero)” was release by itself on March 2, 2023. For Wichita-based, Texas-raised singer/songwriter Keo, making music is as much about the one creates and the songs one writes as it is about making deeper connections with the other people partaking in an artistic journey. From the unique flavors, perspectives, and performances they each contribute, Keo finds the “Them” that brings her project Keo & Them full circle. // First formed and conceptualized by Keo in 2018, the collective consists of Keo and a revolving door of musicians and collaborators, each of whose contributions would leave an indelible mark on the project’s ever-adapting sound that merges the worlds of 70’s pop and R&B with the moody glow of contemporary neo-soul and beyond. For Keo, the project’s sole constant member, the fluid line-up allowed her to become immersed and acquainted with a Wichita music scene she was completely new to and overwhelmed by. Through meeting, jamming, and performing with the Kansas town’s tight-knit and eclectic music scene in which Keo found something akin to a family. More info at: https://linktr.ee/keoandthem [Keo & Them played Outer Reaches Fest, on Sat, Oct. 14 at recordBar.]
10:15 – Interview with Diane Scott & Jade Osborne
Diane R. Scott (she/her) is an arts administrator, educator, and writer specializing in the development of resources and programming to support artists in the management of enduring artistic practices. The Director of Artist Services at the Regional Arts Organization Mid-America Arts Alliance, Scott is the founding director and principal designer of the Artist INC professional development program. Now in its 17th year, Artist INC programs have been completed by more than 3,500 artists. Diane is also a noted professor winning numerous teaching awards. Combining her experiences in both non-profit artist services and higher education, Diane operates as a liaison between collegiate arts entrepreneurship education and artist professional development in the field. She specializes in creative entrepreneurship and has worked with thousands of artists of all disciplines in traditional classrooms and professional development settings to improve their strategic planning, marketing, project planning, financial, fundraising, leadership, and communication skills. Scott’s book Artist Entrepreneurship for Life: Making Art Work for You was released by Routledge in 2025. AND TODAY IS HER BIRTHDAY!
Diane Scott Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Jade Osborne (she/her/we/us) is an arts administrator and an innovative creative person who is passionate about the arts and community. Jade is an multidisciplinary artist and experiential curator. She explores the space in between the self, the other, and the living art that is created when we are together. Jade has performed and presented on stages in fourteen countries interlacing social practice/community outreach with each of her appearances. She is an award winner and grantee of ArtsKC, KC & Chicago Fringe Festivals, Afest, Missouri Arts Council, COMBAT among others. She served as Artist Advisor for the New Airport in Kansas City and is currently serving as Performing Arts Director for Art in the Loop Public Arts Project, the Program Director for the Summer in the City Public Arts Project and as Program Officer for the Artist Services Division at Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Jade Osborne Thanks for being with us on WMM
Diane Scott and Jade Osborne join us to talk about ARTISTS THRIVE 2026 Summit in Kansas City, on March 24, 25, and 26. The 2026 summit venue has been provided with generous support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, with lead local partner Mid-America Arts Alliance. Artists, arts leaders, educators, and funders can expand their creative circle. This unique event offers a powerful networking hub, connecting art communities with passionate colleagues from across the country. For more information on the 2026 Artists Thrive Summit you can visit: http://www.artiststhrive.org
2026 Artists Thrive Summit is coming to 6 locations across the country!
A six-city, national summit designed to unite and ignite artists and arts leaders
Artists Thrive is a national initiative dedicated to improving the conditions for artists to thrive, is excited to announce the expansion of the annual Artists Thrive Summit for 2026. The Summit will take place concurrently across six vibrant host cities on March 24-26, 2026, and offers a unique format that blends shared national sessions with deep, locally-focused programming.
The 2026 Summit is a rare gathering open to artists, arts administrators, educators, and funders across all disciplines and levels of expertise. All sites are open for registration to participants from across the country.
Unlike a traditional single-location conference, the Artists Thrive Summit will be held in six distinct communities, each hosting a unique local theme while uniting for key shared sessions:
- Lowell, MA: Spatial Justice
- Nashville, TN: Community Partnerships & Collaborations
- Kansas City, MO: Artists-Led Organizations
- San Antonio, TX: Arts and Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Billings, MT: Rooted in Place: Arts and Community in Conversation
- Las Vegas, NV: 3rd Spaces: Community & Connection
This innovative multi-site structure ensures a rich, diverse program that keeps the in-person experience intimate yet encourages networking across the country through the Summit app.
A national committee includes representatives from Creative West, Montana Arts Council, Mid-America Arts Alliance, South Arts, Arts + Business Council of Greater Nashville, Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston, Western Avenue Studios and Lofts, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
In addition, each location has a host committee that is entrusted with developing the local theme content and curating the overall attendee experience. This collaboration provides a vital bridge between national perspectives and local community insights.
Registration for the 2026 Artists Thrive Summit is now open. Interested individuals and organizations are encouraged to visit the official Artists Thrive website for more details on registration, local host site schedules, and accommodation information.
The national Summit is funded by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Sponsorships from City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture and others help make the Summit accessible to all.
“The Artists Thrive Summit was a goldmine for networking. I made invaluable connections that have propelled my career forward.” – Past Artist Thrive Attendee
Artists Thrive Summit, Kansas City 2026 (March 24-26, 2026)
Location: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Described by artists she’s worked with as a “goal fairy,” Diane Scott uses the power of artists’ stories, artists community and “exponentialization” to take the magic out of the business of art for the next generation of artists. Passionate about the need to give undergraduate arts students the ability to create balanced and thriving lives that include enduring arts practices, Diane creates processes, systems, networks, and carefully curated experiences to help arts faculty employ these skills in their own practices and mentor them with their students. As the founder and designer of the nationally recognized Artist INC artist professional development program, Diane brings her experience as a professor of arts management and a practitioner working directly with thousands of artists in the field into the undergraduate arts arena through her writing, research, speaking engagements, workshops, and curricular consulting.
Diane Studied Communication/Speech/Theatre at Wichita State University where she graduated in 1991. She Studied Management at Wichita State University and graduated in 1996. She served as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Fine & Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts from July 2014 – May 2022. She served as Director of Professional Development and Adjunct Assistant Professor at UMKC Conservatory from 2013 – July 2014. From 2008 through 2014 she served as Director of Artist INC Professional Development Programming at Artist INC, a program she created. AND TODAY IS HER BIRTHDAY!
Jade Osborne is a Program Officer (Catalyze & Interchange) for MidAmerica Arts Alliance. She is an International performance artist, arts activist, facilitator, mentor and speaker. She began working in Non-Profit Education, served in AmeriCorps and have been a Poet in Residence, Artist in Residence, and Performer (Capoeira & Aerialist) in Residence. She was the first female Capoeira performer in the U.S. and in Hong Kong. She has have studied philosophies, ethics and spiritual integration techniques with Masters in Brazil and in the U.S. Jade has Produced/Directed and performed in a number of theatrical shows. She is a dancer, a writer, a poet, an aerialist, an actress, an artist, an activist, an activator, an alchemist, and an art administrator. She has worked for KC Friends of Alvin Ailey, Aquarius, Youthfriends, The Boys and Girls Club, KCK Public Schools, Storytellers Inc. Charlotte Street Foundation, She is a founder of Voler Thieves of Flight, a graduate of Artist Inc., a performer/producer with multiple KC Fringe shows under her dance belt, as well as collaborative work with Quixotic Fusion, Dance in The Park, JAZZOO, ArtsKC, Latenight Callers, Monta, Lawrence Busker Festival, ACLU, KC Renassance Festival, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and Big Bang Buffet just to name a few. Jade has served as Director for Art In The Loop.
Artists Thrive is a growing initiative offering activities, practices, language, visions and values of what it means to succeed and thrive as an artist – and what it means to have a thriving arts sector and, eventually, thriving communities. It is a set of free interconnected and holistic resources that can guide us in improving our performance and, ultimately, the conditions in which artists can thrive. Artists Thrive is funded by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Learn more at http://www.artiststhrive.org.
Diane Scott & Jade Osborne, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The ARTISTS THRIVE 2026 Summit in Kansas City, is on March 24, 25, and 26, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation For more information on the 2026 Artists Thrive Summit you can visit: http://www.artiststhrive.org
10:35 – Underwriting
10:37 – Music from OUTER REACHES
- Nite – “Sleepless Through The Nite”
from: Sleepless / wearethenite / August 26, 2021
[NITE is an alternative band inspired by the sounds of Darkwave, Synthpop, and Post-Punk. Based in Texas, twin brothers Myles and Kyle Mendes, along with drummer Phil Helms, craft music that bridges the gap between dark nostalgia and modern electronic pop. // Big, dark, dance music. Guitars, synthesizers, and dueling twin vocalist combine to make the songs you’ll dance to for the next thirty years. // Their recent singles — “All Your Pain,” “Have Mercy,” “Price For Heaven,” and “Our Light Will Never Die” — showcase their ability to blend haunting melodies with driving beats. “All Your Pain” gained viral attention through Facebook and Instagram nostalgia posts, earning a spot on Spotify’s Dark and Gothic playlist and solidifying NITE’s reputation as a band to watch. // Fresh off tours with Dead on a Sunday, The Funeral Portrait, Small Black, Empathy Test, and The New Division, NITE has captivated audiences across the country with their magnetic live performances. Whether crafting songs about love, loss, or resilience, NITE continues to illuminate the darker corners of the human experience.]
[Nite plays Outer Reaches Fest on Saturday, March 14, at 7:00pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, with Panic Priest, Reviser, Redder Moon, and Juliette Frost. Info: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
- REVISER – “Dead Eyes”
from: DOLOROSO / REVISER / March 1, 2026
[Reviser recently released “THE FLAMES” is the first single from REVISER’s new album “DOLOROSO” released digitally on all streaming platforms own March 1, 2026. Released on Vinyl via Bandcamp on May 1, 2026. “THE FLAMES” is a post-punk / goth-rock anthem., presented as a clarion call in these dark times. The song is energetic, driving, and intense, with insistent bass and drum machines, guitars that weave around each other, buzzing keyboards, and lyrics sung intensely that question whether the listener will be joining this call to justice with them. The song calls to mind “In Shreds” by The Chameleons or “Dark Entries” by Bauhaus, and lets plenty of REVISER’s own smoldering snarl and fiery energy carry this torch forward. REVISER is: Dawn Don on backing vocals, Dedric Moore on standard guitar, and Krysztof Nemeth on lead vocals & baritone guitar. As part of the Kosmic City collective of regional post-punk, goth, darkwave acts, REVISER spent 2025 successfully cementing itself as a black beacon of dark musical energy. // 2026 sees REVISER release their new album “DOLOROSO”; 8 songs as a digital and vinyl release, showcasing what the band has become over it’s journey to now. Sometimes dark and brooding, sometimes romantic and longing, REVISER’s sound on collects the classic vibes of 80’s post-punk, goth-rock, and darkwave into something both familiar and foreign, a sound that is dark, deep, and danceable. Calling to mind legendary acts such as Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, The Chameleons, and Echo & the Bunnymen, REVISER sounds complimentary to such contemporaries as Actors, House of Harm, Drab Majesty, and Traitrs. Considering this moment in time, REVISER emphasizes standing strong with our communities to support inclusivity and equality and is absolutely against Fascism, Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia. // REVISER released their singles “DEAD EYES” on October 16, 2025, “CELESTINE” on February 28, 2025, “DARKSIDERS” on October 18, 2024, and “ASSASINS” and “BURN IT OUT” on March 15, 2024. These previously five singles, individually released, have all been remixed and remastered for their new album DOLOROSO, and include Dawn’s vocals on them, now. REVISER is a continuation of the musical collaboration from Static Phantoms, Religion of Heartbreak (with Mikal Shapiro) and Monta At Odds.] [REVISER opened for Lene Lovich at recordBar, on Nov. 5, 2025. Info: http://www.reviser.bandcamp.com / http://www.instagram.com / http://www.kosmiccity.com]
[Reviser plays Outer Reaches Fest on Saturday, March 14, at 7:00pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, with Panic Priest, Nite, Redder Moon, Juliette Frost. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
[Reviser plays a Kosmic City Goth Night at miniBar, 3810 Broadway Boulevard, KCMO, Monday, April 20 at 7:00pm with Feyleux, and Stranger Gallery.[
10:45 – Interview with Steve Tulipana, Dedric Moore, and Nathan Reusch
Dedric Moore is a Kansas City, Kansas, based musician, producer, songwriter, vocalist, videographer, Audio Specialist. For over 20 years Dedric has been manager of Monta at Odds renamed Monta and currently Religion of Heartbreak. Dedric is also the co-founder of the bands: Reviser, Static Phantoms, Gemini Revolution, Mysterious Clouds and founder of Kosmic City Records. Dedric started the KC Psych Fest in 2012. Over the years KC Psych Fest has evolved to become Outer Reaches Fest. For nearly 13 years Dedric worked as Audio support contractor for Sporting Kansas City. More information at http://www.kosmiccity.com
Steve Tulipana is best known as the lead singer of the band Season to Risk, which formed in 1989 and is recognized for its noise rock and indie rock style. Tulipana has a captivating stage presence, drawing comparisons to iconic performers like Iggy Pop and Nick Cave. In addition to his music career, he is involved in the local music scene as a venue owner, contributing significantly to the cultural landscape of Kansas City, Steve is also a member of the bands: Roman Numerals, Violenteers, Thee Water Mocassins, Men of Men, The Band That Fell To Earth, and Dan Jones and The Squids. Steve is also co-owner and Manager of recordBar, miniBar, and Lemonade Park along with business partner Shawn Sherrill.
Nathan Reusch is co-founder of The Record Machine an area music label that next month is celebrating 23 years! Nathan Reusch first started making electronic music under the name Bobcat Attack influenced by emo/punk in the early 2000s. In 2003, he started his indie label, The Record Machine, and in 2011, he founded KC’s Middle of the Map Fest. Under Nathan’s leadership The Record Machine has been the label for Static Phantoms, Monta, Various Blonde, Cowboy Indian Bear, LaGuerre, The Philistines, and Black Light Animals and many more. Nathan is also a DJ. Bobcat Attack released The Year of The Bobcat on Les Bon Bons Electriques – The Record Machine on August 1, 2025. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2025
Nathan Reusch thanks for being with us on WMM.
Dedric Moore, Steve Tulipana, and Nathan Reusch join us to discuss Kansas City’s Outer Reaches Fest taking over recordBar & miniBar on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 — two nights of psych, shoegaze, electronic, darkwave, and beautifully out there, left-of-center, and under-the-radar artists. The March 13th show at recordBar features Doubledrag, Violenteer, Modeling, Bobcat Attack, and RxGhost. The March 13th show at miniBar features: Hashtronaut, Momovudu, and Buzzard Fight. And the March 14th show at recordBar features: Nite, Panic Priest, Reviser, Redder Moon, and Juliette Frost. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com
Outer Reaches is a music festival based in Kansas City that showcases ‘out there’, left-of-center artists pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Regional acts as well as national and international touring acts are a part of the festival’s spirit, celebrating the variety of freethinking music around the globe.
Originally called KC Psych Fest, Outer Reaches started in 2012 to bring together outsider musical acts and celebrate experimental music in Kansas City. While still very psychedelic, the Outer Reaches Fest has grown to emphasize musical acts pushing boundaries.
Dedric Moore launched this festival in 2012. The idea grew out of the music he was creating with his brother Delaney Moore at the HQ Artspace in KCK. Dedric is a member of the bands Monta At Odds, Mysterious Clouds, and Gemini Revolution.
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Kansas City’s Outer Reaches Fest taking over recordBar & miniBar on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 — two nights of psych, shoegaze, electronic, darkwave, and beautifully out there, left-of-center, and under-the-radar artists. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com
10:55 – Music from OUTER REACHES
- Modeling – “at Variance”
from: “at Variance” – Single / Modeling Music / August 12.2025
[Written and Recorded by Modeling. Produced and Mixed by Modeling. Mastered by Robin Schmidt. Modeling is a three -piece band of Connor, Ryan, and Cuinn whoo are based in Fayeteville, Arkansas.]
[Modeling plays Outer Reaches Fest on Friday, March 13, at 7:00pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, with Doubledrag, Violenteer, Bobcat Attack, and RxGhost. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
11:00 – Station ID
- Redder Moon – “In The Darkest Night”
from: “In The Darkest Night” – Single / Redder Moon / December 21, 2025
[Released for Winter Solstice. Performed by Jeremiah James Gonzales and Jason Scott. Jeremiah James Gonzales is originally from in rural Idaho. After a couple years spinning his wheels at community college he discovered an outlet playing top 40 rock tunes with a non-profit organization that led him to spend months touring places like Brazil, India, Poland, as well as in the United States, from 1998 to 2001. Making many friends around the world, Jeremiah kept in touch with a drummer friend from Nigeria who had somehow landed in Kansas City. In March of 2001 Jeremiah James accepted what was supposed to be a 3-month tour of the Midwest playing bass in a hard rock band. One thing led to another and now it’s been 20 years in KC. Redder Moon is a Kansas City based band led by Jeremiah James Gonzales using analog synths, dark dance beats, dreamy guitars, we create Mono No Aware music. The band began as one of Gonzales’ many music projects, although more electronic than his other work with Knife Crime, Be/Non, Rhunes, Elevator Division, Umberto. The band released their EP, LAND OF THE BLIND on June 13, followed by the album, HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE, on November 5, 2021, and If Your Falling Dive on August 28, 2025.]
[Redder Moon plays Outer Reaches Fest on Saturday, March 14, at 7:00pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, with Panic Priest, Nite, Reviser, and Juliette Frost. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
11:04 – More Interview with Steve Tulipana, Dedric Moore, Steven Tulipana, and Nathan Reusch
Steve Tulipana, Dedric Moore, and Nathan Reusch join us to discuss Kansas City’s Outer Reaches Fest taking over recordBar & miniBar on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 — two nights of psych, shoegaze, electronic, darkwave, and beautifully out there, left-of-center, and under-the-radar artists. The March 13th show at recordBar features Doubledrag, Violenteer, Modeling, Bobcat Attack, and RxGhost. The March 13th show at at miniBar features: Hashtronaut, Momovudu, and Buzzard Fight. And the March 14th show at recordBar features: Nite, Panic Priest, Reviser, Redder Moon, and Juliette Frost. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com
The organizers of Outer Reaches, an annual live music festival operating since 2012, have announced the official date for the 2026 events. Fri. March 13 at recordBar (1520 Grand Blvd) and miniBar (3810 Broadway Blvd) and Sat. March 14 at recordBar in KCMO.
Outer Reaches is a music festival based in Kansas City that showcases ‘out there’, left-of-center artists pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Regional acts as well as national and international touring acts are a part of the festival’s spirit, celebrating the variety of freethinking music around the globe.
Outer Reaches is a music festival based in Kansas City that showcases the ‘out there’, left-of-center, under-the-radar artists experimenting within and pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Regional acts as well as national and international touring acts are a part of the festival’s spirit, celebrating the variety of experimental music around the globe. There has always a strong tie to music that would fit into the realm of psychedelic music, but the festival has since opened up to more genres with a goal of promoting all music that is adventurous and mind expanding.
The concept for Outer Reaches was started in 2012 as KC Psych Fest by Dedric Moore, owner of recording space HQ and member of Kansas City experimental groups Monta at Odds, Gemini Revolution, and Mysterious Clouds. Before this festival, there often wasn’t a venue or forum for left-of-center music in Kansas City and these acts would often be stuck on one-off underground shows. He pitched the idea of a festival specifically for psychedelic music to the Kansas City, Kansas arts space FOKL and an all-night planning session was held with the assistance of Justin Wright of Expo ’70.
The first KC Psych Fest took place at FOKL arts space in Kansas City, Kansas over three days in mid-May 2012. Utilizing the upstairs and downstairs of the space and projecting video onto 3D sculptures (courtesy of VJDN8 and Sam F), it created a wild backdrop of visuals to go along with the mind-bending music. Highlights of that first year include sets by Be/Non, Mr. Marco’s V7, Umberto, Gemini Revolution, Monta at Odds, Expo ’70, Metatone, The Conquerors, and Jorge Arana Trio.
Year two of the festival shifted to a multiple venue event in Kansas City, Kansas. Once again the festival was held in May and coordinated by Dedric Moore and FOKL. Early shows happened at the Dedric’s recording studio HQ and late shows in the downstairs space of FOKL. Several of the mainstays from year one performed for year two, with some exciting up-and-coming acts such as Your Friend, Stacian, Aaron Martin, and Bloodbirds peppered in.
After hosting 25+ bands each of the first two years, the FOKL art space shifted focus in 2013. Steve Tulipana, longtime appreciator of experimental music and the owner of Kansas City, Missouri music venue The recordBar, offered up the venue as a future home for the KC Psych Fest. The event was moved to recordBar (and Missouri) for a three day festival and changed to a fall event in early October. Brenton Cook, the owner of Kansas City cerebral indie music record label Haymaker Records, also jumped on board to help in the planning for the event. KC Psych Fest 2014 continued to feature the great local Kansas City experimental / psych acts, but the additional space and established venue environment allowed for some touring national acts to join the festival. Magic Castles, Gringo Star, White Mystery, Bailiff, and Darsombra joined the lineup of the twenty local bands already on board.
KC Psych Fest 2015 saw yet more changes to the configuration. Rather than a having the event as a fixed weekend festival, the event was broken out into multiple events over the course of the year. The first event was held at Kansas City rock club The Riot Room and featured UK / Austin psychedelic rock band Ancient River, joined by local backing bands HMPH!, Mysterious Clouds, and Drugs & Attics. The second event for 2015 was held at MOD Gallery in the Crossroads Art District as part of the 11th annual Crossroads Music Fest. Local acts Dark Satellites, Riala, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, The Philistines, Janet the Planet, and 3 Son Green played a Haymaker Records / KC Psych Fest curated stage at the Kansas City music festival. The main two-day KC Psych Fest 2015 was held October 2nd and 3rd at recordBar once again, being a tie-in with the 10-year anniversary of the recordBar venue. The line-up featured some staples of the Kansas City music scene like Jorge Arana Trio, The Philistines, and Be/Non as well as some new arrivals like Via Luna and Merlin Some great touring acts were lined up for the 2015 festival with Holy Gallows, The Van Allen Belt, Crushed Out, Wet Socks, and DFA Records’ own Slim Twig.
2016 saw a lot of changes for the festival. First off, the official festival was rebranded from KC Psych Fest to Outer Reaches. This included new organization, a new website, a new logo, and new marketing campaign. Two events were held in early 2016, the first was a show in collaboration with the Charlotte Street Foundation and held at La Esquina, showcasing the artwork of Kevin Harris from St. Louis and showcased live sound and visual collaboration performances from Expo ’70 and Eric Hall. The second event was in support of Canadian band Living Hour and featured support from Kansas City bands Rachel Mallin + The Wild Type and New Baboons. The first event under the Outer Reaches name is the official 2-day festival on September 30th and October 1st, 2016. Outer Reaches 2016 was held at the newly located recordBar location at 1520 Grand Blvd. For the first time since the first year of KC Psych Fest, the festival had a multiple stage setup for a near non-stop barrage of adventurous music. Day 1 featured nine acts featuring 7 bands from Kansas City / Lawrence area and national touring acts Open Fields and L.A. Witch. Kansas City’s only Balinese Gamelan group, Gamelan Genta Kasturi, will make a notable first appearance this day. Day 2 features 7 bands from Kansas City / Lawrence and features national touring acts Gramps the Vamp and Magic Sword. Kansas City native Michael Angelo performed as Michael Angelo’s Dreamfeast, marking the first time that any of his songs from his infamous self-titled (and critically acclaimed re-release) album from 1977 have been played outside of his Pop Montreal performance the week before. With the new rebranding of the festival, it allowed for the fest to branch out from being an exclusive “psych” music event to a fest that better embraces all genres of music with an emphasis on the acts that are really pushing the boundaries of their representative genre. Shoegaze, folk, blues, punk rock, and funk groups are notably making appearances on the 2016 Outer Reaches bill.
2017, with a year under the name Outer Reaches brand, the festival went bigger than it had ever gone before. Efforts were focused on only doing a single event with a single stage, but working with bigger national acts than ever before. Work began in February to book the two-day fall Outer Reaches 2017 festival. There was also a considerable effort made to upgrade the stage presence, utilizing video production group XO Blackwater to incorporate live video mapping to printed Outer Reaches logo elements on stage. Once again the event was held at the new recordBar location at 1520 Grand Blvd. Night 1 on Friday, September 29, 2017 featured five acts featuring including national touring acts Deerhoof (San Francisco, CA), Lily and Horn Horse (New York City, NY), and Matches (Chicago, IL) as well as Kansas City acts Various Blonde and Mysterious Clouds. Night 2 on Saturday, September 30th featured national touring acts El Ten Eleven (Los Angeles, CA), Dead Rider (Chicago, IL), and Sego (LA, CA). KC was represented on Saturday with Pageant Boys and a special rare appearance of KC supergroup The Hearers.
2018 will feature two events on the year. The first event is a one-day festival at recordBar on Friday, April 20th called Outer Reaches Explores the World. This is a new format with an emphasis on artists inspired by rhythms and traditional instruments of the world, who have incorporated this sound in creative ways to construct new boundary-pushing music. This isn’t a “world music” event per se and will still feature the familiar format of left-of-center music, it just has more of a worldly feel to it. This special event has been made possible through a grant from the Kansas City Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund and will function as a benefit for Midwest Music Foundation. Artists performing at this event include SUNU, Enrique Javier Chi (of Making Movies), Harptasia feat. Calvin Arsenia, Teri Quinn, and Brandon Draper‘s interactive lecture and world percussion workshop Drum Safari.
As the festival continues to grow and changes, we maintain our gaze forward – embracing those musical acts that push the Outer Reaches.
Dedric Moore, Steve Tulipana, and Nathan Reusch, thank you for being with us on WMM
Kansas City’s Outer Reaches Fest taking over recordBar & miniBar on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 — two nights of psych, shoegaze, electronic, darkwave, and beautifully out there, left-of-center, and under-the-radar artists. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com
11:14 – Music from OUTER REACHES
- Juliette Frost – “Drowning in a Glass of Water “
from: Drowning in a Glass of Water – Single / Juliette Frost / September 5, 2025
[Juliette Frost released the EP personal logs on March 3, 2024. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. personal logs was a small collection of personal notes and feelings collaged into 3 tracks which have been sliced and diced like curry ingredients. // Juliette Frost released the single “Carbon Copy (radio edit). On March 22, 2024. // Juliette Frost released the single “Wizard Trance” with Not Nymph Yet, on December 20, 2023, // Juliette Frost released the single “UeyuAau,” on December 13, 2023. // Juliette Frost released the single “Night Owl,” on April 13, 2023. // Juliette Frost released the single “Fruits of Our Tree,” on December 11, 2022. // Juliette Frost also released the single “Sylvrface,” on February 8, 2021. // Juliette Frost also released the single “Parallel,” on February 8, 2021. // Juliette Frost also released the17 track album, “Lepidoptera” on February 8, 2021. // Juliette Frost also released the single “Streetwalker,” on February 8, 2021. // Juliette Frost recorded a 6-song EP HUSH on May 5, 2021, that was created in a 5-day recording session, in December 2020 in Los Angeles, with musician, bassist, & producer Dominique Sanders. The songs, written by Juliette, feature her vocals layered in harmonies, beats and soundscapes. // Juliette Frost also released the single “burd,” on February 8, 2021. // On April 18, 2020 Juliette released Subterranean.Egyptian.Sea.Monkeys, her 19-track, debut, recorded in her bedroom, when she was 16, sampling sounds from her own cats meowing and purring, among others. When Juliette was making the music for, Subterranean.Egyptian.Sea.Monkeys, she really wasn’t thinking of putting out an album. She was just creating music, and before she knew it she had all of these songs. // Juliette has had the opportunity to see the recording process from two very different perspectives: in a recording studio in LA, and in her own private bedroom, working by herself. Juliette says that she prefers the alone time, in her bedroom process, because she can translate her ideas into reality, much faster. Juliette says she realized her musical passion, and that she had the abilities to create music and songs when she was in middle school. // Juliette Frost went to Shawnee Mission North High School. Juliette is not only a songwriter and producer of music but she is also a visual artist who created amazing collage art, and is also a painter and fine artist. // Juliette grew up surrounded by music in her home, Juliette is the daughter of opera and jazz vocalist Emily Frost and nationally known Hip Hop Beatboxer Adrian “A-Train” Frost] [Juliette Frost played minibar, on October 23, 2024, with Belgium-based Ultra Sunn and Religion of Heartbreak.] [Juliette Frost played the Play Loud Fest celebrating 20 years of recordBar, at 1520 Grand Boulevard, KCMO on Saturday, September 27 , 2025.]
[Juliette Frost plays Outer Reaches Fest on Saturday, March 14, at 7:00pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, with Panic Priest, Nite, Redder Moon, and Reviser. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
- momovudu – “Azrael Divine”
from: momovudu II / momovudu / February 23, 2026
[Three piece, Stoner Rock band proudly representing Kansas City, MO. Working class psychedelic response to the failures of human governance, the war between freedom vs control and self destruction vs universal love. Matt Watkins on guitar & vocals, Nate Keirsey on bass & vocals, and Matt Tidwell on drums & vocals. Psychedelic Groove Band – momovudu supports diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural exchange and free speech. More info at: http://www.momovudi.com and http://www.momovudu.bandcamp.com]
[momovudu plays Outer Reaches Fest on Friday, March 13, at 7:00pm, at miniBar 3810 Broadway Blvd. KCMO, with Hashtronaut, Momovudu, and Buzzard Fight.. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
- RxGhost – “Undersaid”
from: “Anytime But Now” / “Undersaid” – Singles / Celery Wolf / March 14, 2025
[RxGhost also released the single“Sponsored Content”on July 10, 2025. RxGhost is: Josh Thomas on vocals & guitar, Justin Brooks on drums, James Capps on guitar, Chris Smead on bass, and Jeremiah James Gonzales. Scaffolding was produced by RxGhost, recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and Recording engineer by Josh Thomas. Music by RxGhost and Lyrics by Josh Thomas. RxGhost released their single “Anytime But Now” / “Undersaid” on March 14, 2025. RxGhost released their album Scaffolding on April 11, 2024, part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com]
[RxGhost plays Outer Reaches Fest on Fri, March 13, at 7:00pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, w/ Doubledrag, Violenteer, Bobcat Attack, Modeling. RxGhost. http://www.outerreachesfest.com]
11:22 – More New & MidCoastal Releases
- LyMerrick – “XO Freestyle (Rafio Edit)”
from: “Medicine” – Single / LyMerrick / October 1, 2024
[LyMerrick is a solo artist and lead singer of Supermoto. LyMerrick released the singles: “Medicine” on October 1, 2025, “Broadway” with Ikey Suave feat. TOP MEECH; Ephemeral”- EP on October 1, 2024; Singles: “Lost and Sedated” on March 26, 2024; “Runaway” on August 24, 2020; “Look at You (feat. Sleepwalker) on May 13, 2020; “Early Days” on March 7, 2020; “Reminiscing to the Future” on April 5, 2019; “Lay Me Down” on February 8, 2018; “Moves (feat. Latenitee)” on January 31, 2019; “First Thing (feat. Latenitee)”; “Queen” on December 15, 2018; “Baggage” on December 9, 2018; “Pipe Down” on September 5, 2018; “Not Another Love Song” on June 27, 2018; and “Not Good Enough” on May 17, 2018. // LyMerrick is also lead singer of Supermoto who released ther self titled debut album, Supermoto /through Manor Records on September 30, 2024. Hailing from Kansas City, this 5-piece group started meeting in the pre covid winter of 2020. April of 2021 they released their first two songs “Moonlight” & “Polarized” which led to a run of energetic & successful live performances – all the while building up many catchy originals drawing on their inspirations of jazz, funk, r&b, city pop and disco.]
- Kemet Coleman – “What You Want From Me”
from: Two Ships in the Night – EP / Kemet Creative (Vine Street Brewing) / March 6, 2026
[Kemet Coleman is a Kansas City based musicians and is a member of the Hip-Hop duo COA (Center of Attention) and is the lead singer of the Funk/Rap/Soul band The Phantastics. Kemet is also a core element of The Marcus Lewis Big Band for Brass & Boujee. Kemet is a two time Pitch Music Award nominee for “Best Hip-Hop Act.” Kemet is known for his unprecedented collaborations with UMKC, KC Streetcar and The Kansas City Royals. He is also highly regarded for his impresario role within the Sly James for Mayor Campaign in the 2010-2011 where he created the first ever KC mayoral candidate rap song. A UMKC alumnus, Kemet, created “Gold and Blue” for UMKC’s sports teams, which has garnered thousands of plays on YouTube and has been featured on prime-time television commercials for the university. In 2020 Coleman contributed his song, “The Virus” to the compilation, Kansas City Syzygy, music created by over 25 KC-based musicians in the middle of the map of a pandemic. All proceeds donated to KC Tenants, a local nonprofit organized to ensure that everyone has a safe, accessible, affordable home. Kemet Coleman released, BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL on Aug. 1, 2020. Kemet Coleman released the single “Eyes On The Street” on May 21, 2021.] [The Phantastics released their single “All That Fine”on May 6, 2022. The Phantastics are an 8 member band from KC formed in December of 2010. Kemet the Phantom on lead vocals; Kimology on lead vocals; JJ Cantrell on lead guitar & vocals; Danny Florez on electric bass; Ashley Thompson on drums, DJ Mitchell on saxophone; Ryan Jamaal Davis on Trombone and rap vocals; Austin Quick on keyboards. The Phantastics specialize in genre-blending dance floor activators. In 2015, the music group was crowned “Kansas City’s best party band” by the KC Star. Musicianship and diversity are at the core of their success. Rock, Rap, Dance, Funk, Jazz & Soul are all incorporated into their music. “The band that can do it all”, according to I Heart Local Music, has shared the stage with some of music’s most legendary acts including George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic. On Oct. 18, 2019 The Phantastics released LIVE AT THE PLAZA ART FAIR. On Aug. 24, 2018 The Phantastics released the EP, LIFE OF THE PARTY. On Dec. 14, 2013 The Phantastics released their debut album THE CLOSER. Info at: http://www.thephantastics.com]
- Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves –”Outside”
from: Outside” – Single / Sara Bellum and the Brainwaves / 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 play 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.]
11:29 – Underwriting
- Cera Impala – “Gypsy Babe”
from: Wildest Dreams / Cera Impala / November 18, 2022
[Cera Impala is prolific songwriter and powerhouse multi-instrumentalist. Cera has toured internationally with The New Prohibition. Cera released her 5th album, “Wildest Dreams’, on November 18, 2022. She is currently recording a double album, Demeter’s Daughter (Part I), followed by Persephone (part II). “For lovers of Norah Jones, Billie Holliday, and Lana Del Rey, Impala’s charm, wit, and prowess are undeniable. It takes a songwriter with deep and clear understanding of theory and multiple technical disciples to make music this complex and nuanced sound utterly effortless. Run, don’t walk to bless your ears and soul with this delicious nectar.” – Calvin Arsenia. The banjo is the Swiss army knife of the dark side. http://www.ceraimpala.com
[Cera Impala plays Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, on Sunday, March 15 at 7:00PM. More info at: http://www.greenwoodsocialhall.com]
11:33 – Interview with Calvin Arsenia & Cera Impala
Calvin Arsenia a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, teacher, writer, actor, model, designer, and artist. Calvin is also the curator at the Greenwood Social Hall. Calvin Arsenia was born in Orlando, Florida. His creative journey began when he moved to Olathe, Kansas, teaching himself guitar, piano, banjo. He learned the harp, at the age of 20. Calvin Arsenia first appeared on WMM on July 25, 2012. His passion for stretching the boundaries saw him transformed after a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland’s Fringe Festival early in his career. An Edinburgh church offering him a role as musical liaison between the church and the city that would change his life. Two years and 300 shows later, Calvin returned to KC reborn as a humanistic songwriter / performer where at 24 he released his EP, MOMENTS, in 2014, his EP, PROSE in 2015, and his Folk Alliance exclusive EP, CATASTROPHE in 2016. On February 14, 2017 Calvin released his full length debut, CATASTROPHE, with a live show at recordBar in November 2016, involving 50 people: dancers, body painting, stilt walkers. After signing to Center Cut Records, Calvin released the albums: CANTALOUPE in 2018, with a sold out show at The Gem Theatre on September 15, 2018. He then released, L.A. SESSIONS in 2019, along with the EP, HONEY DEW, the EP, GODDESS with Quixotic, and the holiday album, ALL IS CALM. In 2020 Calvin collaborated with Mike Dillon on the Soundtrack to “SUMMER IN HINDSIGHT,” a feature-length film created by The West 18th Street Fashion Show that starred Calvin as an actor. Calvin Arsenia released his 14 track album PARADISE to fans on June 23, 2023. His most biographical album yet, with songs about Black Lives Matter, racism, probation, gay love, and collaborations with Cheery, Kadesh Flow & Jametatone. KC Magazine hailed Calvin as “equal parts opera, symphony, musical theatre, rock show, all built around its creator, a charismatic 6-foot-7-inch harpist with a 3 and ½ octave range, natural stage command and knack for gilding gold and painting lilies.” Calvin Arsenia was voted KC’s Best Musician in The Pitch in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. He has been featured in Billboard, NPR.org. Calvin is the recipient of the Charlotte Street Foundation 2022 Generative Performing Artist Award, along with The Black Creatures. Calvin is also the co-creator of the podcast, “We Were Christian Kids” created with childhood friend Justin Randall who is a stand up comedian working in New York City and Los Angeles. Calvin is also the published author of EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE, a collection of Poetry & Prose published on October 5, 2021, by Andrews McMeel Universal. More info at: http://www.calvinarsenia.com
Calvin Arsenia thanks for being with us on WMM.
Cera Impala is prolific spell-casting songwriter who creates compositions that feel instantly familiar. A whiskey-honeyed voice and intimately crafted pieces take her audiences to another time and place, one of dreams and magic – sensual as they are savage. `Armed with a sound like an audio-hug’, this powerhouse multi-instrumentalist has been heard all over the world; toured internationally with her handpicked band, The New Prohibition. She is in currently recording a much anticipated double album, Demeter’s Daughter (Part I), followed by Persephone (part II). // Cera released her 5th album of beautifully reviewed original work, “Wildest Dreams”, available on all digital platforms, CD and Vinyl. Impala is an accomplished recording artist and session musician, having performed on recordings for Bella Hardy, Jellyman’s Daughter, and notable others. In 2019, Cera debuted a new duet project, Delightful Squalor (currently on pause), and is a member of the Dance bandits ‘psychedelic comedy ceilidh band’, and has been a previous imbedded touring and recording member of The Blackberry Bushes, Dark Green Tree, and the infamous queens of sass and harmony for years, The Bevvy Sisters.
Cera Impala, thanks for being with us on WMM.
Calvin Writes about Cera Impala: “For lovers of Norah Jones, Billie Holliday, and Lana Del Rey, Impala’s charm, wit, and prowess are undeniable. It takes a songwriter with deep and clear understanding of theory and multiple technical disciples to make music this complex and nuanced sound utterly effortless. Run, don’t walk to bless your ears and soul with this delicious nectar.” -Calvin Arsenia
Cera Impala leads a writing workshop Thursday, March 12, 4;00 to 6:30pm at Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, on Sunday, March 15 at 7:00PM. More info at: http://www.greenwoodsocialhall.com
Cera Impala’s art will be presented in a special show titled: The Living World of Girls Friday, March 13, at the Rejoy Gallery, third floor of The Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Ave., KCMO.
Cera Impala plays Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, on Sunday, March 15 at 7:00PM. More info at: http://www.greenwoodsocialhall.com
Cera Impala’s Half Moon Medicine: Impala hosts, curates and performs monthly at the Peoples Leisure Club in (previously held at the Jazz bar) in Edinburgh and curates annually for both Knockengorroch festival and Kelburn Garden party (festival) . Cera is passionate about supporting minority voices and helping the untold story get told and providing ‘The Cure For Wot Ails Ye’ via a regular heroic dose of her brand of ‘Half Moon Medicine’ and teaching her method of writing, collage and music in her bespoke workshop “The Distillary”
Greenwood Social Hall – Long term collaborator, ally, and friend of Calvin Arsenia, Peregrine Honig began hosting performing arts events in the Spring of 2017 at Greenwood Social Hall – the gently renovated historically Black Baptist Church formerly known as Greenwood Baptist Church. Over the years, Calvin Arsenia had filmed multiple projects in the space: Toxic music video, Convert Kit music video, and Live at Greenwood. As her season came to close near the end of 2023, Honig asked Arsenia if he would like to take the helm and make the place his own. He said yes and the rest, as they say, is history.
Monarch String Trio: Pop Queens on Strings play Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, MO Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Doors at 6:30 pm Music at 7:00 pm
Cera Impala plays Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, on Sunday, March 15 at 7:00PM. More info at: http://www.greenwoodsocialhall.com
Cera Impala and Calvin Arsenia thanks for being with us on WMM.
11:55
- Cera Impala – “Nothing”
from: Wildest Dreams / Cera Impala / November 18, 2022
[Cera Impala is prolific songwriter and powerhouse multi-instrumentalist. Cera has toured internationally with The New Prohibition. Cera released her 5th album, “Wildest Dreams’, on November 18, 2022. She is currently recording a double album, Demeter’s Daughter (Part I), followed by Persephone (part II). “For lovers of Norah Jones, Billie Holliday, and Lana Del Rey, Impala’s charm, wit, and prowess are undeniable. It takes a songwriter with deep and clear understanding of theory and multiple technical disciples to make music this complex and nuanced sound utterly effortless. Run, don’t walk to bless your ears and soul with this delicious nectar.” – Calvin Arsenia. The banjo is the Swiss army knife of the dark side. http://www.ceraimpala.com
[Cera Impala plays Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, on Sunday, March 15 at 7:00PM. More info at: http://www.greenwoodsocialhall.com]
- Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now”
from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
NEXT WEEK, on Wednesday, March 18 we have a packed show with Singer songwriter Christena Graves. We also welcome our friend Ivory Blue. Also Dandelion Lakewood joins us LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios. AND members of the Sass-a-Brass band also join us on the show!!!!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! to our special Wednesday MidDay Medley Listeners who donated to 90.1 FM KKFI‘s On-Air Winter Fund Drive! From our listening audience, 49 individuals stepped up to donate a total of $3,924.00!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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.
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Show #1138
Wednesday MidDay Medley 