Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

New & MidCoastal Releases + Katy Guillen
+ Ingrid Ingram + Dylan Pyles

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / 1980
[WMM’s theme song with thanks to the visionary Bob Fosse]

2. Hi-Lux – “Revolution”
from: Revolution / Get What You Give – Single / The Record Machine / Mar 6, 2020
[This KC based band is lead by singer Julia Haile, with Tim Braun on guitar, Nick Howell on keys, Dan Loftus on bass and Kian Bryne on drums. Hi-Lux is a Modern-Soul band that blends and bends the boundaries between soul, rock n roll, reggae, and funk. This group aims to create music that pays tribute to their myriad of influences (Amy Winehouse, The Meters, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings) but also claims a spotlight of its own in the musical world. After a string os single releases, including one on 7” vinyl through Sunflower Soul Records, followed by the release of their self-titled EP, Hi-Lux has introduced an eclectic and impressive collection of songs to give the world a small taste of what’s to come. Hi-Lux is on a journey of musical discovery, mixing old and new to create something unique.]

3 Fullbloods – “Worry Entertainment”
from: Soft and Virtual Touch / High Dive Records / April 3, 2020
[3rd full-length album from, Fullbloods, a Kansas City based band with: Ross Brown; Jared Tomasino; David Seume; & Bill Pollock. Follow up to their February 26, 2016 release, Mild West. All songs written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Ross Brown (℗© 2019 Bargain Hunt Music / ASCAP) in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. Artwork created by Nika Winn. Kyle Rausch played drums on 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9, sang on 9. Bill Pollock played drums on 3 and 5. David Seume played bass on 5. Jerad Tomasino played synth on 9 and 10, sang on 9. Jenni Kornfeld played cello on 4. Leslie Butsch played sax on 10. More information at: http://www.fullbloods.com.]

4. Una Walkenhorst – “Pretty Face”
from: “Pretty Face” – Single / Una Walkenhorst / February 20, 2020
[2nd single from Una’s upcoming EP, “Woman of the Year,” to be released on April 16. 2020. 25 year old Una Walkenhorst is a singer/songwriter from Kansas City. Una told KCUR FM that her father was one of the people who made her love music. But having a famous father can be challenging: “I knew that if I started my music career here I would have a lot of opportunities, but not all of them would be because of my music. They would be because I am someone’s daughter,” Walkenhorst says. Loading up her 97 Honda Civic, Una then spent a year traveling across North America promoting her music and connecting with listeners one-on-one. She ended up living in New Orleans. Una Walkenhorst is the youngest daughter of Bob Walkenhorst, a founding member of The Rainmakers, which had national and international hits in the 1980s and 90s, and continue to this day touring and recording new music. In January of 2018 Una Walkenhorst returned home to Kansas City from New Orleans. Over the past several years, Una and Bob had performed together at selected events, including Folk Alliance International. In 2018 the father and daughter duo decided to record an album together, where they split the difference, taking turns as songwriters for the album’s songs, written individually, and recorded together, with beautiful harmonies.]

5. Car Seat Headrest – “Can’t Cool Me Down”
from: Making A Door Less Open / Matador / May 1, 2020
[Originally started as a solo recording project by 28 year old, Will Toledo, in Leesburg, Virginia. Toledo chose the name “Car Seat Headrest” after recording the vocals of his first albums in the back seat of his car, for privacy. Car Seat Headrest released 12 albums on Bandcamp. Toledo’s production has gradually grown less lo-fi, but he still remains an effective example of the DIY ethic. Toledo saw a large influx of new fans with his 2011 release Twin Fantasy, which has become the most popular of his self-released albums. In September 2015, Car Seat Headrest announced on his Facebook page that he had signed an album deal with Matador Records. In October 2015, Car Seat Headrest released the compilation album, Teens of Style under the label. This was his first album that was not self-released via Bandcamp. Teens of Denial, followed in May of 2016 and was created with traditional studio processes. This new album, Making A Door Less Open, was made from January 2015 to December 2019, starting as a collection of vague ideas that eventually turned into songs. Each track is the result of an intense battle to bring out its natural colors and transform it into a complete work. The songs contain elements of EDM, hip hop, futurism, doo-wop, soul, and of course rock and roll.]

6. BLACKSTARKIDS – “SOUNDS LIKE FUN!”
from: SURF / Bedroom Records / February 28, 2020
[Second album from, BlackStarKids, a pop/R&B/hip-hop group based in Kansas City, Missouri. Members include: TheBabeGabe, Deiondre, and TyFaizon (of the Drop Dead XX collective). The group released its first album, Let’s Play Sports, in 2019.]

7. Fritz Hutchison – “Stationary”
from: Wide Wild Acres / Center Cut Records / March 27, 2020
[1st single released February 21, 2020, from the debut album of Fritz Hutchison. Wide Wild Acres was written and performed by Fritz Hutchison. Produced by Fritz Hutchison and Joel Nanos. Recorded and mixed in Kansas City by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studio. “Currach Mòr” recorded by Ross Brown at Escape Pod Audio. Masteed ny Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room in Chicago. Multi-instrumentalist Fritz Hutchison was born May 27, 1991. A life long resident of Kansas City. Since 2008 he’s been part of multiple bands playing drums with: She’s a Keeper, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Grand Marquis. As a guitarist he has played along side J Ashley Miller, Lauren Krum, Miki P and Calvin Arsenia. A decade of lending an ear and a hand to the likes of fellow shredders has left Fritz poised to launch his own solo career as a singer-songwriter.]

10:26 – Underwriting

8. The Creepy Jingles – “Microchip On Your Shoulder”
from: The Creepy Jingles EP / High Dive Records / May 3, 2019
[Debut EP Release from The Creepy Jingles: Jocelyn Olivia Nixon on lead vocals, rhythm guitar, & keyboards; Travis McKenzie on lead guitars, Nick Robertson on drums; and Adam York on bass. From High Dive Records website: “The brainchild of singer/ songwriter, Jocelyn Olivia Nixon acts to guide the listener thru a self-actualized Mono-myth of forging identity thru Bizarre arcane cosmic poetry coupled with the wordplay of a wry smile and eccentric wit. Drummer Nick Robertson charges the group forward with a fiery fueled obsidian backbeat. Fot this recording Adam York delivers pulsing bass lines that the compliment the songs and his partner in the rhythm section. Rounding out the band is Guitarist Travis McKenzie who generously spins a holographic spectrum of color that lift the catchy Brit pop melodies that effortlessly dance about the rapidly changing landscapes of New York Garage Rock and 60s/70s folk music. Beware The Creepy Jingles, their siren call is coming from inside the house.” After the release of the EP Adam York left the band to pursue a solo release and become o father. Ingrid Ingram replaced Adam on bass.]

9. Ingrid Ingram – “Dead Eyed Dog”
from: Worried / Ingrid Ingram / March 8, 2020

10:35 – Interview with Ingrid Ingram

Ingrid Ingram joins us live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Ingrid Ingram is a trans-femme musician who uses samples and traditional instruments to create erratic and dreamy soundscapes. On March 8, 2020 Ingrid released her debut full length album, “Worried,” where she explores glam-punk, touching on themes of paranoia, addiction, narcissism and commodified identity in a capitalist society. Ingrid Ingram also plays bass in the KC based band The Creepy Jingles.

Ingrid Ingram, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Prior to “Worried,” 26 year old Ingrid Ingram released three singles from “Worried,” plus her EP “Inside Outside” from January 2017, and “Noises And People” from February 2016. Many of the sounds used in these earlier two releases were recorded on a phone during a two-year period of travel around the United States and stitched together on friends laptops.

Our first question to Ingrid was, are you worried? She immediately, and bravely identified herself as having BDP, Borderline Personality Disorder. About 1.6% of people have BPD in a given year, with some estimates as high as 6%. Women are diagnosed about three times as often as men. It appears to become less common among older people. Up to half of people improve over a ten-year period. There is an ongoing debate about the naming of the disorder, especially the suitability of the word borderline. The disorder is often stigmatized in both the media and the psychiatric field

10:43

10. Ingrid Ingram – “Just Joking”
from: Worried / Ingrid Ingram / March 8, 2020

10:46 – More Interview with Ingrid Ingram

We are talking with Ingrid Ingram about her new full length album, “Worried.”

When we asked Ingrid Ingram about her musical influences and she told us about Micachu and the Shapes. The UK band was formed by Mica Levi, born February 2, 1987, also known by her stage name Micachu. She is an English singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Micachu and the Shapes includes Raisa Khan on keyboards and Marc Pell on drums. The band signed to Accidental Records. With the Shapes, Levi’s focus has been on experimental pop music. Most of this music prominently features an acoustic half-guitar with various non-standard tunings, extensive distortion, and use of noise and found-object elements, as well as occasionally unusual time signatures. Despite these experimental leanings, the artist categorizes her output with the Shapes as pop music.

Ingrid Ingram met Jocelyn Olivia Nixin of The Creepy Jingles when she was working at Succotash, Beth Barden’s restaurant at 2601 Holmes, in KCMO.

Ingrid told us about jumping into an already established band that have been playing together for several years and that is was especially fun because Ingrid was a big fan.

On Wednesday MidDay Medley, over the past 7 years, we’ve been watching the growing number of brave trans-artists opening us and coming out in the collective Kansas City music communities. Ivory Blue, Eve Sheldon, Ada Brumback, The Creepy Jingles, Mazzy Mann, Cuee, HellKat, True Lions, Chase The Horseman, are many of the artists we’ve had as guests on Wednesday MidDay Medley and have featured their recordings.

Ingrid said that she has found acceptance in the KC music community, especially in early DIY spaces, that we can’t mention on the radio.

Ingrid grew up in Raytown, Missouri and was home-schooled. She talked about the irony of being home-schooled in relationship to her current job, as the “lunch lady” at an elementary school in Gladstone.

Ingrid Ingram, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Ingrid Ingram debut full length album, “Worried,” was released March 8, 2020.

10:55

11. Ingrid Ingram – “Secret Agent #7”
from: Worried / Ingrid Ingram / March 8, 2020

12. City Pets – “All The Time”
from: All The Time – Single / City Pets Records / February 21, 2020
[A new collaborative project from Joe Stanziola aka Second Hand King]

11:02 – Station ID

13. Katy Guillen & The Drive – “No Control”
from: Dream Girl [EP] / Katy Guillen / March 20, 2020
[New 7 song EP from Katy Guillen & The Drive]

11:03 – Interview with Katy Guillen

Katy Guillen joins us to talk about the new 7-song EP “Dream Girl” from Katy Guillen & The Drive, featuring the creative spark and chemistry between Katy Guillen on guitar & vocals, and Stephanie Williams on drums.

Katy Guillen, thanks or being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Katy Guillen & The Drive recently played Feb 14 in St Petersburg, FL; Frb. 14, Tampa, FL Feb. 15; Goodland, FL Feb. 16; Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea VI. February 18 – 22 .

Katy Guillen & The Drive’s Dream Girl showcases Guillen’s songwriting and is founded on the energetic creative spark and long time chemistry between Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams. With Guillen on guitar and vocals and Williams on drums, the two sculpt a sound that recalls bands like Led Zeppelin, The Bangles, and Band of Skulls.

In 2012, Guillen and Williams (with Claire Adams on bass) formed Katy Guillen and The Girls, and began to build a foundation of touring and recording that carried them through six years and produced three full-length albums and an EP:

Discography

Katy Guillen & The Girls – Four Walls [EP] (2018)
Katy Guillen & The Girls – Remember What You Knew Before (2018)
Katy Guillen & The Girls – Heavy Days (2016)
Katy Guillen & The Girls – Self-Titled (2014)
(Katy & Go-Go – When I Get Away) (2013)

Between 2012 and 2018, the band traveled the United States extensively, performed at the International Montreal Jazz Festival, toured Sweden, and supported major acts like The Doobie Brothers, Robin Trower, and Heartless Bastards.

In these 6 years playing together, Guillen and Williams created a dynamic, driving sound informed by Guillen’s mesmerizing, emotive guitar style and poignant arrangements, and an equally captivating live show that showcased Williams’ technical, melodic style, resulting in a powerful on-stage chemistry. In addition to the compelling synergy formed by years of playing together, the two developed a method of working together on Guillen’s songs that only deepened their artistic connection, propelling them to forge a path to a new plateau in their music.

Into the next decade KG & The Drive push ahead with a melodic, heavy, and soulful sound while maintaining the edge of the artist’s rock ‘n’ roll and blue

Katy Guillen is known as one of Kansas City premiere musicians. On Wednesday MidDay Medley we first met her as part of the band The B’Dina’s.

Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams are also part of The Band That Fell To Earth.

Katy Guillen, thanks or being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

11:23

14. Katy Guillen & The Drive – “Willingly”
from: Dream Girl [EP] / Katy Guillen / to be released on: March 20, 2020
[New 7 song EP from Katy Guillen & The Drive]

11:27 – Underwriting

11:30 – Interview with Dylan Pyles

Kansas City based musician, singer, songwriter, Dylan Pyles joins us to play live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Dylan Pyles is a music scholar, record buyer at Mills Record Company, and manager of Wise Blood KC a bookstore in Westport. Dylan Pyles just released his new 15-track album, “Evil Music for an Ugly World” on February 21, 2020.

Dylan Pyles, thanks for being with us on WMM.

Manor Records is releasing Dylan’s new album on cassette this weekend, in a live online show at 9:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2020. http://www.manorrecords.com

Discography

Dylan Pyles -“Evil Music for an Ugly World”- February 21, 2020.
Dylan Pyles -“Popular Songs for the Heart,” (20-tracks) – September 20, 2019.
Dylan Pyles -“Solo Acoustic Guitar Vol. 1” (6-song EP) – September 20, 2019.
Dylan Pyles -“You Have a Problem but You Are Not a Problem” (19-track) – Dec 2018

11:38

15. Dylan Pyles – “Let It Rot” (LIVE)
[this song is included on: from: Evil Music for an Ugly World / Feb 28, 2020]

11:41 – More Interview with Dylan Pyles

Kansas City based musician, singer, songwriter, Dylan Pyles joins us to play live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Dylan Pyles is a music scholar, record buyer at Mills Record Company, and manager of Wise Blood KC a bookstore in Westport. Dylan Pyles just released his new 15-track album, “Evil Music for an Ugly World” on February 21, 2020.

11:46

17. Dylan Pyles – “Teach Me How to Leave” (LIVE)
[this song is included on: from: Evil Music for an Ugly World / Feb 28, 2020]

Dylan Pyles, thanks for being with us on WMM.

Dylan Pyles just released his new 15 track album, Evil Music for an Ugly World through Manor Records on February 28, 2020 Manor Records (cassette release) March 21, 2020

More info at: http://www.dylanpyles.bandcamp.com

18. Dylan Pyles – “Please Be Quiet Please”
from: Evil Music for an Ugly World / Manor Records / February 28, 2020
[Kansas City based musician, singer, songwriter, music scholar, record buyer at Mills Record Company.]

18. Bill Fay – “Love Will Remain”
from: Countless Branches / Dead Oceans / January 17, 2020
[William Fay was born 1943. He is an English singer, pianist and songwriter whose early releases were made on the Deram label in 1967. Following the release of his second album in 1971, Fay was dropped by the label. His work enjoyed a growing cult status in the 1990s, and his older works were re-issued in 1998 and 2004/2005. Fay’s 2012 album, Life Is People, was his first album of all-new material since 1971. His most recent album, Countless Branches, was released on 17 January 2020.]

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

Next week, on Wednesday, March 25 we talk with Jen Owen of Owen Cox Dance Group; ALSO, Fritz Hutchison joins us to chat about his debut full length album release “Wide Wild Acres” on Center Cut Records; AND, Colin Halliburton joins us to talk about his new beautiful album release, GOOD / GRIEF from his band The Roseline.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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