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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

WMM presents Guest Producers Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek + Sondra Freeman and Apocalypse Meow 16

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

2. Bandits onThe Run – “You Have Changed”
   from: Lucifer on The Moon / Sub Pop / February 2, 2023
   [One of three new singles the band released so far in 2023 including: “Radio” on June 21, 2023, and “Reach Back” on October 12, 2023. Bandits on the Run is an indie-folk-pop-americana outfit consisting of three lead singers, a guitar, a cello, a suitcase drum, an accordion, and various toy instruments. They hail from Brooklyn, NY and are known for their vivacious performance style, genre-defying sound, soaring harmonies, and ability to make music-magic happen everywhere from subway platforms to concert halls. // Bandits on the Run is Adrian Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn. Formed upon a chance encounter while busking in the subways of New York City, the Brooklyn based outfit has gone on to receive accolades from NPR Music’s All Songs Considered, American Songwriter, NPR Weekend Edition, and the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. 2020 found them busy writing and recording their EP “Now Is The Time” with producer Ryan Hadlock (Brandi Carlile, The Lumineers) and producing a short musical film “Band At The End Of The World” commissioned by NYC based Prospect Theater Company. 2022 saw them they have composing music for the Netflix children’s animated series “Storybots”, scoring the Peter Hedges movie “The Same Storm”, and touring the globe with appearances at the Cambridge Folk Festival, Floydfest, Milwaukee Summerfest, Americanafest, and the Singapore Grand Prix.]

10:05 – Intro / Interview with Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek

Thanks for tuning into WMM on 90.1 FM KKFI. 
I’m Mark Manning. Today, we spin more New & MidCoastal Releases from: The Whiffs, Glitter Wizard, Calibro 35 , Perfume USA , Heidi Lynne Gluck , A Giant Dog, MSPAINT , Turnpike Troubadours, Only Murders in the Building, The Phantastics, The Philistines, and Nathan Corsi & My Atomic Daydream. We started the show with, Bandits on the Run.

At 11:30 we’ll talk with Sondra Freeman of Midwest Music Foundation about Apocalypse Meow 16, Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Phantastics, Nathan Corsi & My Atomic Daydream, The Philistines, and True Lions. Apocalypse Meow started in 2008, when musician Abigail Henderson faced daunting financial hurdles after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Friends organized the first Apocalypse Meow to cover her medical expenses. To pay this forward to her local community, Abigail co-founded MMF. After she passed away in 2013, MMF established Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care, which has given out over $475,000 in health care grants to musicians in need. MMF has provided needed preventative care services through their health clinic events & partnerships. The Rock Docs will be on site from 6 to 10 pm with free flu shots, screenings, health care & insurance info. This event also features an online auction from local vendors & artists that will go Live on November 3, at: 32auctions.com. More info at http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org

But first, we welcome Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek of The Pitch. The Annual Pitch “Best Of” Issue hits the streets this Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. We’ll talk with Brock & Nick about some of the “Headlines” of 2023. And Nick shares his 10 Favorite Musical Releases of 2023.

Brock Wilbur is the editor-in-chief of The Pitch in Kansas City and the author of several books on video games and apocalyptic cinema. He lives with his wife, political journalist Vivian Kane, their three cats, and one gigantic dog. Brock Wilbur’s most recent book, “Postal” was published through Boss Fight Books and is available wherever books are sold. Brock also has experience doing stand-up comedy, and working as a researcher. Brock is the author of a forthcoming book about growing up with an adopted Bosnian brother, and an investigative journalism piece where he exposes a cult that has haunted the East Coast since the late 1970s.

Brock Wilbur, thanks for being with us on again on WMM.

Nick Spacek is the music editor of The Pitch. Additionally, he’s the co-host of horror podcast, The Carnage Report. Nick lives in Lawrence with his wife, three cats, and a movie and record collection big enough to constitute an actual problem. Nick has been covering music in the KC / Lawrence area, for two decades. Nick Spacek has worked in print and radio media. Nick covers soundtracks and film scores for Starburst Magazine, and is a freelance writer for Sunflower Publishing. Nick served as Station Manager and Program Director for KJHK 90.7 in Lawrence, and for 20 years worked as a baker at Great Harvest Bread Company in Lawrence. Nick Studied at The University of Kansas.

Nick Spacek, thanks for being with us on again on WMM.

Nick we started the show today with Bandits on The Run

The Pitch is celebrating 43 years as Kansas City publication.

The Pitch started as The Penny Pitch as part of Penny Lane Records. The original editor was Dwight Frizzell. The original owner was Hal Brody. The Pitch has survived the difficult print media landscape, multiple owners, multiple generations of some of Kansas City’s very best writers and journalists, and remains an essential publication, continuing to break important stories about working conditions in area restaurants and theaters, that some of our older news papers have bungled. The Pitch has been the very first to break news that has had international reverberations .

The “Best Of” issue has been part of The Pitch for as long as I can remember, celebrating all things Kansas City.

Brock Wilbur picked up a Pitch “Best of” issue during a visit to KC and it was a big part of his wife and his decision to move to Kansas City from Los Angeles.

The Pitch “Best of” Issue is divided between The “Our Picks” section from The Pitch writers & staff, and the “Your Picks” section, where people of Kansas City cast 679,500 votes in 505 categories, selecting their favorite people, restaurants, creators, businesses, and places. The second half of the issue is fully hands-off from our internal team, and no weight was placed on any of the scales. The winners and runners-up in these categories were 1000% picked by the city after rounds of nomination and voting. http://www.thepitchkc.com

As Brock Wilbur writes in his “Letter from The Editor”: “Does this magazine include every local hero and all that they did? Absolutely not. Is this the definitive list of the only people and businesses that are making a difference? Absolutely not. Is this a parade that we get to throw to celebrate the hard work and unyielding dedication of more people than there is space for naming them? Absolutely yes.”

Brock continues: “This year’s arcade-based theme is that we look at this write-up a bit like the disco cyberspace of a mall games emporium. There’s a marketplace of ideas here, with hundreds of machines to play and so many worlds to see. In each of those spaces, this is a chance for the champions of 2023 to input their initials next to their high score—to be looked upon and adored by all those who step up to try their hand next. But what’s most important here is that these high scores are transitional. This is a city full of new players on the come-up, with quarters stacked next to the screen to indicate that they’ve got next. If your name isn’t sitting at No. 1 in the category where you regularly compete, well, we cannot wait to see what new techniques you bring to the battle in 2024.”

10:14

3. The Whiffs – “Satellites”
   from: Scratch ‘N’ Sniff / DIG! / March 3, 2023
   [The Whiffs are: Rory Cameron on vocals & guitar, Zach Campbell on vocals & bass, Joey Rubbish on vocals & guitar, and Jake Cardwell on drums. Recording produced by The Whiffs // Mixed by Steve Squire & Rob Pope at The Green Lodge in Lawrence, KS // Mastered by Steve Squire // Photography by Shawn Brackbill. // On August 4, 2023, The Whiffs released the single “Satellites.” // The Whiffs released the 13 track album Scratch ‘N’ Sniff on March 3, 2023. // The Whiffs released the 14 track album, Another Whiff on December 6, 2019. The Whiffs released their 8-track debut release on March 10, 2017. // The Whiffs are a band from Kansas City, Missouri. “…one of the most accomplished examples of the genre I’ve heard in some time.” — SORRY STATE RECORDS. “This album just feels like America. It transports me to some mythical dive bar where The Replacements, Tom Petty, and Cheap Trick still rule the jukebox. ” — FASTER AND LOUDER // Scratch ‘N’ Sniff by The Whiffs — the second album by Kansas City’s foremost power pop foursome is upon us via Dig! Record Co (US) & Bachelor Records (EU). Not unlike their first album (Another Whiff), and as rock critic Jon Harrison heralds in the album’s liner notes: “this sophomoric offering provides all of the things you love about The Whiffs.” … Now, if you’re asking yourself ‘what do I love about the Whiffs’? Here’s a clue: SONGS. You love The Whiffs’ songs! And now Scratch ‘N’ Sniff’s got 13 new boffo numbers brimming with the hook-laden, never-far-from-the-bar pub-rock snarl The Whiffs nail every time. // The Whiffs are less recording artists than a band of journeymen, from the drums Jake Cardwell (C&C Drum Co.) built-by-hand, to Joey Rubbish’s home recording studio (Club Sandwich). It’s only natural Scratch ‘N’ Sniff is a homegrown production from the floor (tom) up, and was recorded in the band’s living room. The songs are all their own too. Whether penned by Cameron (Rory), Campbell (Zach) or Rubbish (Joey), they all stink of The Whiffs broken-in power pop confectionery. A close listen will reveal the cracks of many-a-can and roommates laughing at vocal takes. As such, everyone’s invited to Scratch ‘N’ Sniff and dive in!

[The Whiffs play the Union Pool, in New York City on Thursday, November 2, 2023]

4. Glitter Wizard – “She’s A Star”
   from: Kiss The Boot / Kitten Robot / Released March 7, 2023
   [San Francisco, Califronia based band with Lorfin Terrafor on guitars & vocals, Wendy Stonehenge on lead vocals, Kandi Moon on bass & vocals, Doug Graves on synthesizers & sequinser, Fancy Cymballs on drums & vocals, Screamin’ Lord Duff on vocals, and Geoff Yeaton on saxophone. Recorded by Paul Roessler at Kitten Robot Studios. Additional engineering and mixing by Screamin’ Lord Duff at Toneduff Studios. Mastering by Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book. Pre-production engineering by Kwame Korkor. Photos by Rob Williamson. Set styling by Audrey Taylor. Makeup and hair by Audra Angeli-Morse. Layout by Roy G. Biv. All songs written by Glitter Wizard except “Suffragette City” by D. Bowie. // The EP is something of a departure for the band, as they lace up their platforms and head straight for the jugular of early ‘70s glitter rock and junkshop glam. // Julian Cope once described Glitter Wizard’s unique brand of freak rock as “unashamedly glamorous hard rock,” and he’s not wrong. These San Francisco longhairs from another dimension were raised on punk and mix screaming riffs with a high-octane stage show full of sequins, headbanging and a sonic attack that’ll leave you dazed and ready for the next hit. Imagine the Stooges stole the outfits from the Spiders from Mars, synth man Dik Mik from Hawkwind and hit the stage on a speed bender.]

10:21 – Underwriting

10:23 – More Interview with Brock Wilbur and Nick Spacek

10:32

5. Calibro 35 – “Extraordinaire”
   From: ”Extraordinaire” – Single / Virgin / March 31, 2023 [Described by Rolling Stone as “the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing that has happened to Italy in the past few years”, Calibro 35 enjoy a reputation as one of the coolest bands around. // They’ve played major festivals and collaborated with PJ Harvey, Mike Patton and Stewart Copeland. // Calibro 35 (caliber 35) is a cinematic funk Italian band formed in 2007 in Milan. The band has released seven albums and several movie soundtracks. Different songs from the band have been sampled into hip hop productions including Dr. Dre’s “One Shot One Kill” and Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” Child of Lov & Damon Albarn. // The band started in 2007 when Italian producer Tommaso Colliva and guitarist Massimo Martellotta invited Enrico Gabrielli, Luca Cavina and Fabio Rondanini to what was supposed to be a five days long one-off studio project re-recording obscure music from Italian exploitation movie soundtracks. // The first self-titled Calibro 35 album was released worldwide by Cinedelic Records in 2008. The album mostly contains re-works of 1970s soundtracks by the genre’s maestros such as Ennio Morricone, Armando Trovajoli and Luis Bacalov but also first original compositions by the band. The unexpected critical acclaim the album received led the band to perform the project live too, touring Italy and Europe. // Live concerts proved to be even more successful than the album with the band winning “Best Italian Tour” award at PIMI/MEI 2009. The same year the group embarked on its first tour in the United States. Calibro 35 played at HitWeek Festival in Los Angeles and at Nublu and Zebulon in New York City. They also performed on Jason Bentley’s radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW: one of the most important broadcasts of live music in the United States. In September they co-headlined closing event of Milan Film Festival with Australian band Jet. // In February 2010 second album Ritornano quelli di… was released by Ghost Records in Europe and by Nublu Records in the United States. The album contains several original songs written and recorded as soundtrack for American documentary Eurocrime. One of the songs from the album, “Convergere in Giambellino”, has been used as ending titles music of Hollywood blockbuster movie Red (Movie 2010) starring Bruce Willis and John Malkovich. // During the same year Calibro 35 recorded its first full length soundtrack for Italian-Spanish production SAID at Ennio Morricone’s studios in Rome. // On June 8, 2010 they opened for the English rock band Muse concert at San Siro Stadium in Milan. In September, they won “Best Band 2010” at Keep On Music Awards. In October, Calibro 35 played CMJ Festival in New York. // Back in the US to play SXSW Festival in Austin in Spring 2011, the band decided to stop at Mission Sound and Brooklyn Recordings Studios in New York to record the third album. The album, titled Any Resemblance to Real Persons or Actual Facts Is Purely Coincidental, was released in February 2012 by Nublu Records in the US and by Tannen Records/Rough Trade Distribution in Europe. The title track of the album would be sampled by Dr. Dre for his Compton in 2015. In summer 2012 Calibro 35 opened for Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings in Bari. // In March 2013, the band travelled to Brazil for Nublu Jazz Festival, sharing stage with The Headhunters, Roy Ayers and Robert Glasper’s Experiment. On June 29 Calibro 35 opened again for Muse at Olympic Stadium in Turin. In October a new album, Traditori di tutti, was released worldwide by Record Kicks. For the first time the album contains only original music. After the album release the band embarked in another extensive tour playing in all major European cities. // In 2014, Italian public national broadcaster Rai Radio 1 commissioned all its jingles and library music to the band. Meanwhile, the band scored its second full length soundtrack for Italian Movie “Sogni di Gloria / Daydreaming”, awarded as “Best Feature Movie” at Houston Film Fest and Rome Independent Film Fest. // They further released the albums S.P.A.C.E. in 2015, Decade in 2018, and Momentum in 2020. // Several songs of the band have been sampled into modern style productions. Most notably “Ogni riferimento a fatti realmente accaduti” has been sampled by Dr. Dre on “One Shot One Kill (feat Snoop Dogg and Jon Connor)”; “Il consigliori” has been sampled by Jay Z on “Picasso Baby”, “Una stanza vuota” has been sampled by Child of Lov on “One Day (featuring Damon Albarn)”; “Eurocrime” has been sampled by Demigodz on “Summer of Sam”. // Personnel ; Enrico Gabrielli on keyboards, flute, saxophone, xylophone; Luca Cavina on bass; Massimo Martellotta on guitar, keyboards; Fabio Rondanini on drums; Tommaso Colliva on Sound Researches and Production.]

Calibro 35 Discography
2008 – Calibro 35 (Cinedelic Records CNCD14)
2010 – Ritornano quelli di… (Ghost Records GHST 035)
2012 – Ogni riferimento a persone esistenti o a fatti realmente accaduti è puramente casuale – (Tannen Records FIR.Y15)
2013 – Traditori di tutti – (Record Kicks RKX046)
2015 – S.P.A.C.E.
2018 – DECADE
2020 – Momentum
2022 – Scacco al Maestro – Volume 1
2022 – Scacco al Maestro – Volume 2

6. Perfume USA – “Tapeworm”
   from: Kiss it Goodbye – EP / Setterwind Records / May 18, 2023
   [Kansas City Missouri based 4-piece band isL Jamie Woodard on vocals & lead guitar, Anthony Kearney on guitar, Tyler Snowden on bass, and Travis Boaz on drums. Their new EP Kiss It Goodbye is the follow-up to their 2021 debut Charlie’s Angels. All songs written and performed by Perfume USA. Art by Kamtin Mohager. Photography by Lovesick Ethan. Produced by Perfume USA and Justin Mantooth. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Justin Mantooth @ Westend Recording Studios in Kansas City. Published and Distributed by Setterwind Records. // New Noise Magazine writes, “The middle of the United States is often thought of as desolate middle ground between the two coasts. Yet, as of late, places like Oklahoma City, Louisville and Kansas City have become hubs of creativity spawning new bands and thriving scenes. The latter being home to Perfume USA, a band that has become a staple in their region opening for bands like Candy, Heart Attack Man and Greet Death, each of which Perfume USA somehow fit perfectly on the bill with.”” // “”From their heavy and punchy riffs, to their pop hooks and droning fuzz scattered throughout their songs, listeners can’t help but get lost in their music, which is sure to resonate with fans of Nothing, Narrow Head, Far, Deftones, and Smashing Pumpkins. Kiss It Goodbye, Perfume USA’s forthcoming three-song 7-inch (May 19 via Setterwind Records), is the perfect introduction to this band’s ’90s grunge and alt rock inspired music.” More info at: tr.ee/perfumeusa]

[Perfume USA play The RINO 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City, Missouri, on November 14, with Taking Meds, Public Opinion, and Squint. Doors open at 7:00 PM.]

10:44 – More Interview with Brock Wilbur and Nick Spacek

10:53

7. Heidi Lynne Gluck – “Skyscraper”
   from: Migrate Or Die / Heidi Lynne Gluck / July 7, 2023
   [Cowritten with Kenny Childers. Heidi Lynne Gluck 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 Lawrence, Kansas based Heidi Lynne Gluck is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from the middle of Canada. After transplant-ing herself from the plains of Manitoba to the midwestern United States, Heidi quickly became an in-demand player, performing on stage and in the studio both as a solo artist and with renowned musicians including Juliana Hatfield & Some Girls, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, Lily & Madeleine, The Pieces, The Only Children, and others. Heidi Lynne Gluck joined us live on WMM on June 8, and Aug. 24, 2016. 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 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 also plays with the band the Roseline and was a featured vocalist on “Beauty in the Distance” with Asterales. Heidi recently released two new singles with Tom Brosseau, “Sunflower” on Dec. 15, 2022, and “Under African Skies” on Feb. 17, 2023.]

8. A Giant Dog – “I Believe”
   from: Bite / Merge Records / August 25, 2023
   [Austin Texas, based A Giant Dog is Andy Bauer on guitar; Andrew Cashen on guitar, keyboards, vocals; Daniel Blanchard on drums, percussion, vocals, and one guitar note; Graham Low on bass, and Sabrina Ellis on vocals, & keyboards. All songs by A Giant Dog. Recorded at LA CUVE STUDIO, Angers (FR). Engineered by ELLIOT ASCHARD & STW. Mixed by John Congleton. Mastered by Dan Coutant, Sunroom Audio. Produced by A Giant Dog. Backing Vocals by: Maxime Dobosz, Océane Rémy, Emilia Richman, and Geena Spigarelli. Strings by: Liz À la Ligne, Abraham Quivooij, and Graham Low. Keyboards, Knobs by: Shaun Dickerson. Guitar solo on “Different Than”: STW // The moment the needle drops on Bite, one’s conception of what an A Giant Dog record sounds like bends like space and time around a starship running at lightspeed. // The biggest point of departure is that Bite is a concept album, concerning characters who find themselves moving in and out of a virtual reality called Avalonia. You’re thrown into it quickly, as a calm, robotic voice says, “Welcome to Avalonia, happiness awaits inside” over a crushing synth line that segues into an opulent string arrangement. // The songs on Bite are full of bombast, at turns calling to mind the spacefaring operatic rock of Electric Light Orchestra and the high drama of an Ennio Morricone film score. The album’s narrative sweep is epic in scope, its characters facing impossible odds and certain doom, existing as comfortably with the sci-fi grandiosity of Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak as it does with the high fantasy of Dio and Iron Maiden. A Giant Dog is raucous ear candy culled from the hook-driven melodies of Slade, the glammy swagger of Marc Bolan, the morbidfantasy of Killer-era Alice Cooper, and the unpredictable wit of Sparks. These songs are by, for, and about the losers, freaks, and outcasts. The lonely. The terminally horny. Boozehounds and party animals. More info at: http://www.agiantdog.com]

11:00 – Station ID
11:00 – More Interview with Brock Wilbur and Nick Spacek

11:09

10. MSPAINT – “Titan of Hope”
    from: Post-American / Convulse Records / February 15, 2023
    [Hattiesburg, Mississippi based 4-piece punk band with Nick on synthesizers, Deedee on vocals, Quinn on drums, Randy on bass. Co-produced by Ian Shelton & Taylor Young @ The Pit Recording Studio. “Titan of Hope” Single Artwork by Brock Stephens. Lyrics by Deedee. Video by Derek Rathburn. All music by MSPAINT]

11. Turnpike Troubadours – “Brought Me”
    from: A Cat in The Rain / Bossier City Records / August 25, 2023
    [Turnpike Troubadours is an American country music band from Tahlequah, Oklahoma founded in 2005. They started their own imprint, Bossier City Records, in 2007 and have released six studio albums. Their self-titled 2015 album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. // The band was formed in 2005, with original members including Evan Felker and R.C. Edwards. Their debut album Bossier City was recorded a month after the formation of the band, in order to have a recording to sell at live shows. Felker later said the musical arrangements were “not a good representation” of what the band later became. Diamonds & Gasoline followed in 2010. // The songs “Easton and Main” and “Bossier City” were re-recorded for their 2015 self-titled album. Turnpike Troubadours’ album A Long Way from Your Heart, was released in October 2017 and peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. // In 2019, the band announced they were going on indefinite hiatus. In November 2021, the band’s Instagram was cleaned of all previous posts and their website, http://www.turnpiketroubadours.com, read simply “Coming Soon” with the band’s logo. // Later in November 2021, the band announced its reunion and return to touring, with a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre announced for May 2022. // On August 25, 2023, the band released their comeback album “A Cat in the Rain” after releasing three earlier singles: “Mean Old Sun,” “Chipping Mill,” and “Brought Me.”]

11:17 – More Interview with Brock Wilbur and Nick Spacek

The Pitch “Best of” Issue is divided between The “Our Picks” section, The Pitch writers and the “Your Picks” section, where people of KC cast 679,500 votes in 505 categories, selecting their favorite people, restaurants, creators, businesses, and places. The second half of the issue is fully hands-off from our internal team, and no weight was placed on any of the scales. The winners and runners-up in these categories were 1000% picked by the city after rounds of nomination and voting. http://www.thepitchkc.com

11:26

11. Only Murders in The Building – “Look for the Light (featuring Meryl Streep)”
    from: Only Murders in the Building Season 3 (Deluxe Ed.) / 20th Century Studios / Oct. 4, 2023
    [Fresh on the heels of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building season 3 finale comes the “Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Deluxe Soundtrack” album. // The soundtrack features killer performances by Meryl Streep, Ashley Park, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Paul Rudd, and Jason Veasey and includes four original songs written by Pasek & Paul, Sara Bareilles, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and Michael R. Jackson. // The deluxe edition also includes two bonus tracks and an original score by Siddhartha Khosla. // The deluxe album follows the release of Steve Martin’s rendition of “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” and Meryl Streep / Ashley Park duet, “Look for the Light” and the recently released original score by 6-time Emmy nominee Siddhartha Khosla. // Season three of Only Murders in the Building finds Charles, Oliver & Mabel (played by Steve Martin, Martin Short & Selena Gomez) investigating a murder behind the scenes of a Broadway show. Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) is a Hollywood action star whose Broadway debut is cut short by his untimely death. Aided by co-star Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep), our trio embarks on their toughest case yet, all while director Oliver desperately attempts to put his show back together. Curtains up! // Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, are an American songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films and television. Their works include A Christmas Story, Dogfight, Edges, Dear Evan Hansen, and James and the Giant Peach. Their original songs have been featured on NBC’s Smash and in the films La La Land, for which they won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song “City of Stars”, and The Greatest Showman. Their work on the original musical Dear Evan Hansen has received widespread critical acclaim and earned them the 2017 Tony Award for Best Original Score. In 2022, they won the Tony Award for Best Musical for serving as producers for the Broadway production of Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop. // While Pasek usually writes lyrics and Paul usually writes music, they share credit for both elements. Both are graduates of the University of Michigan and winners of the American Theatre Wing’s 2007 Jonathan Larson Grant, which honors achievement by composers, lyricists and librettists. / Bareilles made her Broadway debut when she composed music and wrote lyrics for the 2015 musical Waitress, for which she earned nominations for the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. She subsequently received Olivier Award nominations for its 2021 West End transfer production. She released the 2015 studio album What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress, which is a recording of her singing many of the musical’s songs. For her work in the 2016 Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants, she earned a Tony Award nomination. In 2019, she released her sixth studio album Amidst the Chaos, with the single “Saint Honesty” winning her the Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance. In 2022, she returned to Broadway as The Baker’s Wife in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, earning a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and being nominated for her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.]

Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Original Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)

1.”Look for the Light”
Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Sara Bareilles
Performed by Meryl Streep & Ashley Park

2.”Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?”
Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
Performed by Steve Martin

3.”Creatures of the Night”
Written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Performed by Martin Short

4.”For the Sake of a Child (Oliver Version)”
Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Michael R. Jackson
Performed by Meryl Streep & Martin Short

5.”For the Sake of a Child (Ben Version)”
written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Michael R. Jackson
Performed by Meryl Streep & Paul Rudd

6.”Love’s Old Sweet Song”
Written by James Lynam Molloy & Graham Clifton Bingham
Performed by Jason Veasey

7.”Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland”
Written by Leo Friedman & Beth Slater Whitson
Performed by Jason Veasey

11:28 – Underwriting

12. The Phantastics – “All That Fine – Single”
    rom: “All That Fine”- Single / Kemet Creative / May 6, 2022
    [8 member band from KC formed in December of 2010. Kemet the Phantom on lead vocals; Leigh Gibbs 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 Kansas City 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]

[The Phantastics play Apocalypse Meow 16, Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Philistines, Nathan Corsi and My Atomic Daydream, True Lions, and Poet Jen Harris for Midwest Music Foundation More info at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org]

11:34 – Interview with Sondra Freeman

Sondra Freeman is Director of Promotions & Artist Relations for Midwest Music Foundation, a nonprofit created to support music and musicians in Kansas City and the surrounding areas, founded in 2008 by a collective of musicians and music lovers. The Midwest Music Foundation (MMF) unites and empowers the greater KC music community by providing programs and resources to area musicians through outreach, support, education, and health care opportunities. Sondra is instrumental in MMF’s annual events: Apocalypse Meow, MidCoast Takeover and the MidCoast Takeover fundraiser shows, and other collaborative musical events and fundraisers.

Apocalypse Meow 16, is Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Phantastics, Nathan Corsi & My Atomic Daydream, The Philistines, and True Lions. Apocalypse Meow started in 2008, when musician Abigail Henderson faced daunting financial hurdles after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Friends rallied to her side, holding the first Apocalypse Meow concert to cover her medical expenses. To pay this forward to her community, Abigail co-founded MMF. After she passed away in 2013, MMF established Abby’s Fund For Musicians’ Health Care, which has given out over $475,000 in health care assistance grants to musicians. MMF has provided needed preventative care services through their health clinic events & partnerships with local providers. The Rock Docs will be on site from 6 to 10 pm with free flu shots, screenings, health care & insurance info. This event also features an online auction from local vendors & artists. Info at http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org

Sondra Freeman thanks for being with us again on WMM.

RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH ABBY’S FUND

If you or a family member needs healthcare assistance, please apply for an Abby’s Fund grant. This resource is available to active KC area musicians and music personnel. LEARN MORE AND APPLY at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundatiom.org

Please email Executive Director, Rhonda Lyne, for more information. rhonda@midwestmusicfound.org

Midwest Music Foundation offers the following services:

-Mental Health Grants to assist with counseling and treatment

-Free Dental Screenings at the UMKC School of Dentistry

-Free COVID-19 Tests

10:41

13. 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. In March 2019 The Philistines made available, two new tracks: “Further” and “Velvet Rabbit,” that will be part of the upcoming album Dysnomia. Produced and engineered by paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios. For these new recordings The Philistines were made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar & vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums, and Barry Kidd on bass.]

[The Philistines play Apocalypse Meow 16, on Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Phantastics, Nathan Corsi and My Atomic Daydream, and True Lions, for Midwest Music Foundation. More info at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org]

11:44 – More Interview with Sondra Freeman

We are talking with Sondra Freeman about Apocalypse Meow 16, Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Phantastics, Nathan Corsi & My Atomic Daydream, The Philistines, and True Lions. Apocalypse Meow started in 2008, when musician Abigail Henderson faced daunting financial hurdles after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Friends rallied to her side, holding the first Apocalypse Meow concert to cover her medical expenses. To pay this forward to her community, Abigail co-founded MMF. After she passed away in 2013, MMF established Abby’s Fund For Musicians’ Health Care, which has given out over $475,000 in health care assistance grants to musicians. MMF has provided needed preventative care services through their health clinic events & partnerships with local providers. The Rock Docs will be on site from 6 to 10 pm with free flu shots, screenings, health care & insurance info. This event also features an online auction from local vendors & artists. More info at http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org

Sondra Freeman thanks for being with us again on WMM.

The event features live performances by notable Kansas City-area bands as a donation of their time and talents to their community; local businesses and artisans donate products and services to the event for auction. All monies raised during Apocalypse Meow go directly to Abby’s Fund for Musician’s Health Care and the production costs of Apocalypse Meow. Performances, business donations, and services are purely voluntary.

“Abby believed that music can take you to where you need to be and that it’s important, and the people that do that need to be taken care of.” – Sondra Freeman

Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care was named for Abigail Henderson (1977-2013).

Death Notice from St. Louis Post Dispatch: Abigail Hope Henderson the Kansas City vocalist who started a nonprofit organization to help musicians pay health-care costs, died on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 of cancer at her home. She was 35. For more than a decade, Abigail was the lead singler of several area bands: Trouble Junction, The Gaslights, Atlantic Fadeout, and Tiny Horse. In 2008 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had health insurance, but the cost of the treatments prompted her and husband Christopher Meck, to start the Midwest Music Foundation which raised funds to help area musicians pay health care costs. “Medical bills can throw you into poverty in a week – in one day,” she said. “There’s nothing like standing in your kitchen opening a hospital bill for $63,000.00 in one day and $47,000.00 the next. After a while you don’t want to open them anymore. Who can pay that?”

Midwest Music Foundation – http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org

Apocalypse Meow is the primary event for Abby’s Fund For Musicians’ Health Care — providing area musicians and industry workers with essential health care grants.

For more info visit: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org

Midwest Music Foundation Staff

Rhonda Lyne, Executive Director
Sondra Freeman, Director of Promotions and Artist Relations
Canyon McClung, Production Specialist
Danielle Anderson, Media Manager

Midwest Music Foundation Board

Chris Meck, Founder, Musician and CM2 Audio
Amber Hulet, President
Eric Barton, Treasurer, General Counsel
Julia Haile, Secretary, Education Chair, Musician
Dr. K. Allen Greiner, MD, MPH, Chair of Health + Wellness, University of KS Med Center
Dr. Erin Corriveau, MD, MPH, Public Health Officer, University of Kansas Med Center
Michelle Bacon, Co-Chair Mental Health for Musicians, Diversity Chair, Musician
Molly Gotobed, Insurance Program Research Chair, Kansas Assistance Network, Community Health Council of Wyandotte County
Jerry Jones JD, Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Health Programs, Movember Foundation
Eddie Moore, Musician
Sonia Hall, President & CEO BioKansas

Rhonda Lyne is Executive Director of Midwest Music Foundation. She is a scientist by day and avid supporter of the arts by night. Rhonda has had an active role with the MMF since the inaugural fundraiser, Apocalypse Meow, in 2008. Inspired by MMF founder, Abigail Henderson, Rhonda is dedicated to the mission of the MMF a nonprofit created to support music & musicians in KC and the surrounding areas, founded in 2008 by a collective of musicians & music lovers. Rhonda is instrumental in MMF’s fundraising, volunteer, event coordination, overseeing the health care fund, and day to day activities of the organization.

Sondra Freeman thanks for being with us again on WMM.

Apocalypse Meow 16, is Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Phantastics, Nathan Corsi & My Atomic Daydream, The Philistines, and True Lions, to raise funds to provide health care grants to music industry professionals. More info: midwestmusicfoundation.org

11:53

14. Nathan Corsi and My Atomic Daydream – “Cuts Like A Knife”
    from: Shangri La / myowndamnrecords / July 8, 2023
    [Debut album from Nathan Corsi’s new rock band featuring Kansas City veterans Chris Meck, Tom Hudson, and Benjamin Hart. Nathan Corsi and My Atomic Daydream released their second single, “Hits You Twice” on September 28, 2022. Nathan Corsi has one of the best voices in Kansas City music. With Steve Tulipana he fronts The Band That Fell To Earth paying tribute to David Bowie in this annual project created by Michelle Bacon. Nathan toured for nearly a decade with his band Not A Planet who released critically acclaimed EP, NAP on December 1, 2011; the album, THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE STRANGE on May 10, 2013; SMOKE BOMBS & CIGARETTES: THE HISTORY OF NOW (EP) on September 9, 2016.] [Nathan Corsi and My Atomic Daydream play recordBar, at 1520 Grand Boulevard, KCMO, on Saturday, July 8, at 7:00 PM for their Record Release Party, w/ The Philistines and Friendly Thieves.]

[Nathan Corsi and My Atomic Daydream play Apocalypse Meow 16, Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, with The Philistines, The Phantastics, and True Lions for Midwest Music Foundation More info at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org]

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

Next week on Next week on Wednesday, November 8, we welcome Guest Producer Nicolette Paige with the premier of Soul Child Radio! with Zonte Jigsaww Warren – Owner, founder, dance coach at Street Styles Academy. And, Jenna Bodensteiner – Ceremonial dance practitioner at Rhythm & Rootz

THANK YOU to all of our listeners & friends who generously donated to support KKFI 90.1 FM – Kansas City Community Radio!!! During our Wednesday MidDay Medley Fund Drive shows on October 12. With our On-Air Wednesday MidDay Medley fundraiser, com,bined with our Facebook Fundraiser, 45 individuals, all collectively donated a total of $2643.00 in honor of Wednesday MidDay Medley! Making WMM in the top three fundraising shows at KKFI. In fact all five of KKFI’s MidDay Medley shows were in the top 25, as well as 4 of the 5 Jazz Shows. Thank you EVERYONE! You have again enabled us to continue the endeavor of KKFI 90.1 FM – Kansas City’s Community Radio!!!!

THANK YOU to my incredible Fund co-hosts: Marion Merritt & Joelle St. Pierre & Nicolette Paige, AND KKFI Staff; Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers. And Lincoln Dreher one of our volunteers who went way above and beyond as a volunteer! And all of our phone volunteers.

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

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

Wednesday MidDay Medley in on the web:
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http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org,
http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayMidDayMedleyon90.1FM

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