Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

New & MidCoastal Releases + Ty Faison + Flare Tha Rebel + Margo May, Jared Bond & Tim York

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Chalis O’neal, RxGhost, TyFaison, Marmoppes, Flare Tha Rebel & Bob Pulliam, Kat King, pure xtc, Jade Bird, Brad Mehldau, and Circle Jerks.

At 10:30 musical genius Ty Faison returns to WMM to share music from his solo debut album, UNTIL THE WAR IS WON. Fresh from his work co-producing his Blackstarkids bandmate, TheBabeGabe‘s albums: HONEYPOP and HONEYPOP: RELOADED. Both produced by “The Human” which is the production duo Kansas City based Ty Faison formed with collaborator Medici from Manchester, United Kingdom. With Medici as “The Human” Ty produced Paris Williams 2024 album A PARIS WILLIAMS JOINT released November 19, 2024, and the full length album MANGO MARAI & SATURN STAR, released in December 2024. TyFaison made a 14 track album when he was 13. He released Space Cult on August 31, 2013, followed by the 12 track album, internet en casa, which was released September 26, 2015, and the 12 track album, scottie, which was released on October 8, 2016. Ty told us there were several others before these that he didn’t put on Bandcamp. The first album from BLACKSTARKIDS, LET’S PLAY SPORTS was released August 1, 2019, followed by SURF in February 2020, WHATEVER MAN on October 22, 2020, PUPPIES FOREVER on October 15, 2021, CYBERKISS on September 23, 2022, SATURN DAYZ on September 20, 2024, and HEAVEN ON EARTH in September 20, 2024.

At 11:00 Margo May, Jared Bond and Tim York with all play live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Margo May, Jared Bond and Tim York play The Ship, 1221 Union Ave, KCMO West Bottoms in the Ship O.G. Room.

Margo May is a singer-songwriter and producer originally from Kansas City, grew up singing 90s pop alternative, admiring Alanis Moirisette’s dynamic vocals and raw lyrics she then learned guitar and piano. She fell in love with the storytelling lyrical stylings of folk singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell. Margo was a contestant on season 9 of American Idol, making it in to the top 50, with Simon Cowell describing her as “an original talent, with a stand out indie voice.” Among other accomplishments Margo has played various venues across the country, including CMJ festival in New York City, and Austin’s SXSW. Her song “Wake” was featured in Season 4 of ‘Dance Moms,’ and her song “Blue Shoes,” was featured on season 2 of ‘Dead To Me.’ Margo now resides in Los Angeles and continues to write and produce her music.

Tim York is a singer-songwriter out of Kansas City, Mo and has been playing since the young age of 12. With ample local radio play and growing popularity, he continues to live out his dream of writing great songs and performing around at various venues. He has two full-length solo albums and a 6-song EP titled Only Human.

Jared Bond is known for his heartfelt lyrics and melodic compositions. He blends various genres, including folk, rock, and pop, in his music. Bond often draws inspiration from personal experiences and storytelling. Jared Bond has released several singles and albums, showcasing his evolving sound. Jared Bond has released five new singles so far this year including: “Sugar Rush” released on July 26, 2025 and “Gross” released on August 15, 2025. Jared recorded his new singles with Joel Nanos at Element recording Studios in Kansas City, Kansas.

At 11:30 Flare Tha Rebel returns to WMM to share his latest single “Mixology” from his upcoming full length album DEAR CITY to be released in 2026. Career and love brought hip-hop MC Flare Tha Rebel™ back to his hometown of Kansas City, MO, which sparked a creative renaissance. As The Pitch noted, “As a member of hip-hop collective Anti-Crew, Flare Tha Rebel made quite an impact on the Kansas City hip-hop scene. After making the leap from KC to Chicago in the late ’00s, he’s now back…” His homecoming has proved fruitful – his track “Playground” was voted the Number 1 Song of 2022 by listeners of 90.9 FM The Bridge. Throughout his career, Flare has shared stages with heavyweights including Chance The Rapper, RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Mac Lethal, Nappy Roots, and CES Cru. His most recent release is the locally acclaimed EP, “Summer You, Summer Me”, followed by his feature on the Kemet Coleman song “Android”. Flare Tha Rebel plays a special acoustic performance for Manor Records Songbird Session with SEYKO, featuring Jeff Stocks on Sunday, October 19, at 6:00pm at ARTSKC, 106 Southwest Boulevard, KCMO.

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