Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

WMM presents Suzannah Johannes + Marmoppes + Keelon Vann

Mark spins more New & MidCoastal Releases from: The Royal Chief, Suzannah Johannes, Marmoppes, Keelon Vann, Tre’ Mutava, Religion of Heartbreak, Chad Brothers, David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra, Mavis Staples, and Wednesday.

At 10:30 we’ll talk with Lawrence based singer songwriter Suzannah Johannes about her new album, Kansas City: Hanz Bronze Boulevard, to be released on August 29, 2025. Raised on a farm outside of Powhattan, Kansas, Suzannah was surrounded by music from an early age but didn’t begin teaching herself guitar and singing until after college, thanks to her friend, Hanz Bronze. In 2007, she won the KJHK Farmers Ball and used the prize money to record at Black Lodge Studio with Josh Adams and David Wetzel. Four tracks from those sessions became a debut EP, released by Range Life Records in 2008. After becoming a mother in 2014 and balancing full-time work, music took a back seat—but with new self-released material on the way, she’s finding balance and momentum creating and playing music in Lawrence and Kansas City. Over the past 19 years, she has performed solo and with a rotating group of collaborators. Suzannah Johannes plays Hillsiders, 403 N. 5th Street, KCK on Saturday, July 19, at 6:00pm. Kansas. More info at: http://www.suzannahjohannes.com.

At 11:00am members of the Kansas City band Marmoppes return to Wednesday MidDay Medley to share new music and perform LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios. Marmoppes include: Simon Huntley on drums; J. Ashley Miller on vocals, guitar & bass; Alyssa Murray on synths & keyboards; and Ernest Melton on saxophone. Originally formed on Groundhog Day, since the fall of 2023 Marmoppes have released five singles: “Cerulean Blue Truffle Pig” (Sept. 5, 2023), “Butterfly” (March 17, 2024), “Yr Chemical” (April 28, 2024), “Gyatt Time” (Sept. 20, 2024), “Nos” (March 23, 2025) Marmoppes will premier their brand new single on Wednesday MidDay Medley. More info at: https://linktr.ee/marmoppes

At 11:30 Mark talks with Keelon Vann, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist who doesn’t believe in genre. Born on August 28, 1998, to Juanita Moten and the late Kwasi Vann, Keelon Vann is a KC native who has been deeply moved by music since childhood. His earliest influences stem from R&B, Soul, and Funk—artists such as Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Musiq Soulchild, Luther Vandross, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, James Brown, and Prince. Upon picking up the guitar, Vann expanded his musical world. Teaching himself to play, he discovered Blues and Rock N’ Roll, evolving his sound and adding new icons to his growing list of influences—Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Buddy Guy, and B.B. King. A graduate of Piper High School and former NCAA Division II College Footbal Athlete at William Jewell College, Vann also served as a Choral Music Scholar in both the Concert Choir and Schola Cantorum. Balancing athletics, academics, and music has never been easy, but through it all, Vann has remained steadfast in his artistic path. Keelon just released his 3rd album, T H I R D (•), pronounced “Third Eye.”

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Show #1101