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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Sara Swenson + Chuck Haddix & Barry Lee + The Talking Trees

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. The Beth’s – “No Joy”
   from: Straight Line Was A Lie / Anti- / August 29, 2025
   [The Beths — the New Zealand-based quartet of vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair, and drummer Tristan Deck — release their new album, Straight Line Was A Lie, on ANTI-. // The path from The Beths’ critically celebrated and year-end-list-topping 2022 album Expert In A Dying Field to Straight Line Was A Lie was anything but straightforward. For the first time, Stokes was struggling to write new songs beyond fragments she’d recorded on her phone. She’d recently started taking an SSRI, which on one hand made her feel like she could “fix” everything broken in her life, from her mental and physical health to fraught family dynamics. At the same time, writing wasn’t coming as easily as it had before. // With Straight Line Was A Lie, Stokes and Pearce broke down the typical Beths writing process, opening themselves up to a wave of creative input, with Stokes’ free-flowing writing routine proving to be therapeutic. Already a celebrated lyricist, Stokes has long impressed fans and critics with catchy, instant-classic turns of phrase that capture the personal and ladder up to the universal. But Stokes’ intentional deconstruction and rebuilding of her relationship to writing, however, has resulted in a complete renewal. Her songwriting has achieved startling new depths of insight and vulnerability, making Straight Line Was A Lie the most sharply observant, truthful, and poetic Beths project to date.]

[The Beths play The Truman 601 East Truman Road, KCMO, on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 8:00pm, with Phoebe Rings]

3. Run With It – “X2myY”
   from: “X2myY” – Single / Run With It / November 12, 2025
   [Miguel Antonio on lead vocals & guitar. Daniel Cole on drums, Paul Seiz on keyboards. Cody Ryan Stapleton on lead guitar, and Matt Muckenthaler on bass guitar // Run With It is on a new path dropping one new song a month and are fully self-producing as well. in October they released the single, “Darkest Days.” // In 2024 Run With It released their the singles: “Ghost Like You” on September 13, 2024; “Nightwatch” on August 21, 2024; and “It’s Not Over (feat. The Royal Chief) on April 10, 2024. // The band has always been known for their energetic live shows, leaving it all on the stage, and working their musical assets to make their audiences happy. The band has toured extensively. Run With It are influenced by The Black Keys, Maroon 5, Bill Withers, and more. With backgrounds in gritty rock, groovy soul, stylish R&B. // Miguel Carabello was born June 11, 1980 originally from Junction City, Kansas, Married. Daniel Cole was born April 8, 1991 and graduated from Lee’s Summit West HS in 2009. Paul Seiz Paul graduated from Millikin University with a degree in Commercial Music and began his professional career as the Resident Music Director of Playhouse On The Square, a professional theater in Memphis, TN. Paul has been the regional entertainment director for Howl At The Moon for nearly eight years. And also plays with Songwheels and works as a DJ. Paul lives in Overland Park KS and has three kids. Cody Ryan Stapleton lives in KCK he has played with several bands including The Dear Misses. Matt Muckenthaler studied at Missouri Western State University and has played in several bands. // Run With it were last on WMM on February 12, 2025 and October 23, 2024, before that is was nearly eight years ago on March 22, 2017 when the band was aa three-piece with Miguel Caraballo on lead vocals & guitar, Daniel Cole on Drums, and Ben Byard on bass & vocals. promoting their EP How To Start A Fire release March 24, 2017, recorded with producer Josh Gleave. // More information at: http://www.runwithitband.com]

4. KeiyaA – “k.i.s.s.”
   from: Hooke’s Law / XL Recordings / October 31, 2025
   [“Take it: is the second single form KeiyaA;s second album HOOKE’S LAW. // After five years of navigating loss, grief, and anger, Chicago-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer keiyaA emerges in the light of reinvention and healing, shaped by years of solitude spent in the unending tide of mess and renewal, returning to share her findings with unapologetic clarity. Her single “stupid prizes,” was re;eased August 20, 2025, accompanied by a self-co-directed music video with Caity Arthur, is a soulful, arresting prelude that marks a powerful next chapter. Known for her penetrating explorations of Black womanhood and liberation, rich harmonies, and fearless experimentation, keiyaA reintroduces her artistry with the same emotional intensity and sonic innovation that defined her 2020 debut Forever, Ya Girl, arriving in the wake of her first theatrical stage play, milk thot. // Speaking about “stupid prizes,” keiyaA says: “i wrote, recorded, and produced “stupid prizes” all in one sitting, at home late at night in my living room in Brooklyn. i sampled Percy Faith, an orchestral composer known for creating rich and luscious scores and show tunes, helping contribute to this classic “American” sound. i sought out to create this sort of bed of irony, to speak and sing about being miserable on top of this beautiful, dreamy and romantic music. which speaks not only to what it can feel like navigating my internal and external worlds, but also what it feels like being a marginalized person in America.” // In 2020, keiyaA released her self-produced debut album Forever, Ya Girl, a genre-defying blend of jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and experimental music that earned widespread critical acclaim. The project went on to receive Pitchfork’s “Best New Music” designation, landed on year-end best-of lists from The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian, and was later named to Pitchfork’s Best of the Decade So Far list. It also drew praise from artists including Solange, Jay-Z, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Orange, Kimberly Drew, and Moses Sumney. The album announced keiyaA as one of music’s most vital new voices and producers, and the attention it garnered gave her the access to expand on her creative vision—one that has since grown into a thriving garden of projects, performances, and collaborations, each distinct but rooted in her singular artistry. // Since the release of Forever, Ya Girl, keiyaA showcased her dynamism through a Tiny Desk concert and appearances at Solange’s El Dorado Ballroom show at BAM, Wales Bonner’s Togetherness presentation at the Guggenheim, ESSENSE’s Girls United Summit, and MoMA PS1’s Warm Up series. She walked in Telfar’s 20th-anniversary show, contributed music to the brand’s Moose Knuckles collaboration, and scored Nike’s Come Thru series. She also performed at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, as well as in her hometown of Chicago at Pitchfork Music Festival and Theaster Gates’ Kenwood Garden community space. // Earlier this year, keiyaA expanded her artistic expression with milk thot, her first full-length stage production, which premiered at Abrons Arts Center in New York City. The performance combined live music, poetry, and choreography to delve into topics such as self-image, family lineage, and societal consumption. Developed during a residency at Abrons, milk thot marked a significant evolution in her multidisciplinary approach to storytelling. // In 2025 keiyaA will release her much anticipated sophomore album. // KeiyaA released her break through album Forever, Ya Girl through Forever Recordings on March 27, 2020 This album was part of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2020. The debut album from KeiyaA originally from Chicago, now based in NYC. Written and produced by keiyaA, featuring additional production from dj blackpower & dj cowriiie. Mixed & mastered by BSTFRND. // Chakeiya Camille Richmond was born July 28, 1992. She is known professionally as Keiyaa (stylized as KeiyaA), is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a record producer. She independently released her debut album Forever, Ya Girl in 2020. // Chakeiya Camille Richmond was born and raised in Chicago on the city’s south side. During childhood she sang in the Chicago Children’s Choir until switching to the alto saxophone in seventh grade. She cited soul artists including Chaka Khan, Patrice Rushen, jazz musicians like John Coltrane and Miles Davis and R&B groups such as SWV as early musical influences. She also finds inspiration in goth and post-punk/alternative rock artists like Nirvana and Siouxsie and the Banshees. // Richmond attended University of Illinois at Chicago and Columbia College to study jazz and play alto sax before leaving due to disillusionment with the program’s hierarchical nature, as well difficulty balancing school with working full-time. Shortly after she decided to pursue music professionally. // While still playing and performing on alto sax, she collaborated with Chicago musicians including Noname and Vic Mensa. She decided to switch her focus to solo work producing and singing R&B and electronic music. Perform-ing under the name Keiya, she released her debut EP, WORK, in July 2015. It was described as “emotional, sleepy, and yet strikingly optimistic” by These Days magazine. Shortly after its release she moved to New York. She added an additional “A” to her name (KeiyaA) in order to differentiate herself from other performers on streaming sites. // KeiyaA’s debut album Forever, Ya Girl was released in March 2020 and self-produced under her personal label Forever Recordings. It was reviewed by Olivia Ovendon for KEXP as featuring “powerful mantra-esque lyrics, and woozy, heady, immersive beats in captivating fashion.” Esquire described the sound as “downcast grime and smooth R&B.” Pitchfork writer Clare Lobenfeld rated the album an 8.2/10 and praised its “resolute realness that can only happen outside the major label gaze.” Forever, Ya Girl was named to Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and The Guardian’s “Best Albums of 2020” lists // Keiyaa resides in Brooklyn.]

5. The Whips – “Together in Agony”
   from: “Together in Agony”- Single / MidTopia Records / November 14, 2025
   [From Music-News.com: Kansas City-based rock band The Whips – featuring singer-keyboardist Max Cooper (fresh from a four-chair turn on NBC’s The Voice and a spot on Team Michael Bublé), guitarist and co-vocalist Max Indiveri, bassist Quinn Cosgrove, and drummer Miles Patterson – return with “Together in Agony,” out now. The single previews a new slate of material the band will roll out with Wichita’s independent label Midtopia early next year. // Written by Indiveri and recorded in the band’s 10×10 bedroom studio, “Together in Agony” lives in the tension between comfort and self-respect – “the kind of relationship you know is breaking,” he says, “but you’re still in it because you’re scared to start over.” The track builds from quiet reflection to a cathartic climax, mirroring that internal tug-of-war. It’s an early glimpse of a band coming into its voice, unafraid to sit in the feeling and let the lyric breathe.If you know The Whips from the internet, that tracks. Early on, they were the kids ripping through call-and-response solo battles and left-turn funk covers that exploded on TikTok and Instagram. One clip meant for friends woke up to a million views; another hit five million. What started as a handful of posts between college classes turned into a full-blown community of fans who connected with the band’s mix of humor, skill, and heart. The growth was real, but so was the risk of being seen as “the TikTok band.” They leaned into what felt authentic instead – community, curiosity, and the joy of playing without pretense. Those same fans now show up in person, singing along and hanging after shows like it’s a reunion with old friends. // The group’s story goes back to a Kansas City school bus, where Cosgrove and Patterson decided to start a band. Indiveri joined with a songwriter’s ear and a sharp melodic sensibility, and an Instagram search led to Cooper, whose recent Voice run (four chairs, Team Michael Bublé) has given the band an extra spotlight without shifting its center of gravity. Through it all, The Whips have remained what they were from the start – four friends figuring life out in real time and writing songs that capture the process. // “Together in Agony” marks the start of a new chapter for The Whips – one defined by honesty, self-production, and a growing sense of creative independence. The band plans to release more music with Midtopia early next year as part of a slate of projects highlighting emerging Midwestern artists under the label’s Buy Before You Stream initiative, which gives fans a physical connection to new music before it hits streaming platforms.// The Whips released their 12 track debut album HOW TO HOLD A GRUDGE on Lotuspool Records on September 1, 2023, Recorded with Audio Engineer Chris Cosgrove. the album features an array of their favorite local musicians guest in various tracks including: Malek Azrael, Anna Duntz, Atomic Blonde, Die Jane, Tre’ Mutava, Lymerrick & Lucy Brock. // The Whips released their EP STARDUST & MOTOR OIL on Midtopia Records on August 2, 2024. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. The Whips released their single, “Begin Again”on February 2, 2024. The Whips released their single, “As Long As You Want Me” on March 8, 2024. The Whips released their 6-track Debut EP, NEVER CHANGE, OR DO on August 20, 2021 on Draft Crew Records. The Whips released multiple singles in 2021. // More info at: ww.thewhipsband.com]

6. Mitzi McKee and The Precious Cargo – “Metamorphosis”
   from: “Metamorhosis”- Single / Mitzi McKee and The Precious Cargo / August 6, 2025
   [First single, ‘Metamorphosis’, off their upcoming debut album Inverted Shadows. Mitzi’s band, Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo, call themselves a “spacey KC rock & roll trio” w/ Mitzi on guitar, piano, & vocals; Brendan Bennett on bass, & Caleb Robertson on drums Mitzi has lived in KC since 2011 where she began singing in the jazz fusion band Valency. // Mitzi has also played drums, keyboards, and sang backup in the KC proto-punk Iggy & The Stooges cover band, No Fun, and the New York Dolls cover band, Trashed with Britt Adair. Mitzi played her first solo show in 2022 at the Pairing, where she also worked the front-of-house. Mitzi and on first Saturdays, at Chartreuse Saloon in the Crossroads.]

[Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo play an Inverted Shadows Album Release Show at Gigabtic Records 1614 Westport Road, KCMO, on Friday, November 21 at 7:00pm.]

7. Liam Kazar – “Didn’t I”
   from: Pilot Light / Congrats Records / November 7, 2024
   [KC-based, Chicago-raised musician & acclaimed chef/founder of the Armenian pop-up restaurant Isfahan. // Liam Kazar on vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar; bass on “Didn’t I,” wurlitzer on “Listening”; Sam Evian on bass, vocals; saxophone and keys on “Didn’t I”; Sean Mullins on drums, percussion; Michael Prince Coleman on piano, wurlitzer, organ, synthesizer; Hannah Cohen on vocals; Sima Cunningham on vocals; Dorian Gehring on pedal steel, fiddle; James Elkington on percussion, guitar, arrangement, and production, on “Didn’t I”; Spencer Tweedy on drums on “Didn’t I”; Meg Lui on vocals on “Didn’t I”. All songs written by Liam Kazar. Produced, engineered, mixed by Sam Evian at Flying Cloud in the Catskills. Additional engineering by Dorian Gehring at Fox Hall Studio in Chicago, IL. Mastered by Josh Bonati // Liam Kazar’s August 6, 2021 album, DUE NORTH was in the Top 15 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2021. Liam described the making of Due North as a revelation, where the more he wrote, the more his songs showed what kind of artist he’s always wanted to be. A bandmate performing with artists like Jeff Tweedy, Steve Gunn, Daniel Johnston, and more, making his own songs presented a chance to find his own voice. But figuring out how to step out was a rewarding challenge. “This record kind of all stemmed from a conversation I had with Jeff,” says Kazar. “I showed him some of my earliest songs I was working on and he told me, ‘It sounds like you’re writing for the people in your bands, you’re not writing for yourself.’ He was completely right. I was not writing songs for myself.” With that needed insight, Kazar decided to start from scratch and write songs that felt like himself. // Jeff Tweedy said, “I love everything about Liam. His voice, his songs, the way he plays instruments, his smile, his cooking…. Everything,” says Tweedy. ”Whenever I hear one of his songs for the first time I almost immediately start thinking to myself, ‘oh yeah! This song! I love this song.’ It’s a magic trick few people can pull off: making something brand new sound like a cherished memory.” “There were 2 words I had in my head during the making of this record, which was joyful & vulnerable,” says Kazar, citing Al Green’s 1978 The Belle Album as an LP that encapsulates such a feeling. “I was trying to talk about things that I’m scared about but acknowledging that I’m not that powerful and you can still be joyful in the face of your own insecurities.” Take album highlight “Frank Bacon,” where Kazar sings, “When you’re running uphill and swimming upstream / Nothing’s ever gonna be the way it seems.” Despite any lyrical uncertainty the track is bursting with life, especially in the monster groove from drummer Spencer Tweedy & bassist Lane Beckstrom. Elsewhere on “Nothing To You,” Kazar finds the sweet spot between indie rock jangle and subtle country twang as he sings, “I hope you don’t resent / The love between your hands.” Along with Tweedy and Beckstrom, Kazar enlists keyboardist Dave Curtin (Woongi), co-producer James Elkington on pedal steel, as well as Ohmme and Andrew Sa on backing vocals. Opener “So Long Tomorrow” showcases the band’s chemistry, a winding jam full of playful & soulful instrumental flourishes. One of the last songs written for the album, it was recorded remotely in quarantine but despite the distance the band’s tight bond is obvious. “These songs totally blew me away the first time I heard them: they sound like David Bowie meets the Band,” says Mare Records co-founder Kevin Morby. Due North was mixed by Sam Evian at his Flying Cloud Recordings Studio in upstate New York. “Sam knew exactly what I’m trying to do with this record,” says Kazar. “He put the whole track listing together and really had a vision for the record that I needed at that time.” // Like most musicians, the pandemic threw Kazar for a loop, knocking out both his touring revenue and his part-time gigs as a bartender. With more than enough time in his KC home, he decided to pursue his longtime love of cooking by creating the restaurant, Isfahan. With recipes that honor his Armenian heritage & family’s journey to USA from Iran, Syria, & Lebanon, Kazar’s cooking has received press from Time Out Chicago & Eater. “In COVID, my mantra was to not have my heart broken about the future and be present,” says Kazar, explaining that ethos is one of the reasons why he named the LP Due North. Though Due North is full of songs that act as a mirror to Kazar’s many talents, few sum it up as concisely as “No Time For Eternity.” On the track, he and Chicago country crooner Andrew Sa sing over wailing pedal steel, taking stock of the most important things in life: “Making time to live my life / Making time for you and me.” “The reality of my life is that when I come home, and I’m talking with my partner, maybe we had a bad day, but we still are laughing & having a good time with each other at the same time,” says Kazar. “I had to make music that expressed that part of me that’s a person who genuinely enjoys themselves.”]

8. Jay Som & Soft Glas – “What You Need (radio edit)”
   from: Belong / Polyvinyl Records / October 10, 2025
   [All songs written, composed, and performed by Melina Duterte, Joao Gonzalez, Mal Hauser, Steph Marziano, and Madden Klass. Produced by Melina Duterte, Joao Gonzalez, Kyle Pulley, Mal Hauser, and Steph Marziano. Recorded at EMA Studios in Los Angeles CA, Headroom Studios in Philadelphia PA, and Klass Drums in Los Angeles CA. Engineered by Melina Duterte, Kyle Pulley, Steph Marziano, and Johanna Baumann. Assistant Engineering by Theo Cobb, Meredith Glover, Eli Glovas-Kurtz. Mixed by Melina Duterte and Kyle Pulley. Mastered by Ruairi O’Flaherty at Nomograph Mastering. // Melina Mae Cortez Duterte (born March 25, 1994), better known by her stage name Jay Som, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer. Initially presenting an indie rock sound, she began releasing music in 2012 and released her debut studio album Turn Into in mid-2016. The follow-up to Everybody Works and Jay Som’s third studio album, Anak Ko, was released on August 23, 2019 via Polyvinyl, Lucky Number, and Inertia. // Born in Walnut Creek, California, Duterte spent most of her childhood in Pleasanton and Brentwood. She grew up playing the trumpet and guitar, and began writing and recording music at the age of 12. She originally intended to attend a conservatory program for jazz but instead decided to focus on songwriting. Her debut record Everybody Works was released on Double Denim Records, and Polyvinyl Records in March 2017. Which was preceded by Turn Into, a collection of songs that first gained her attention as a singer-songwriter. // Duterte was born on March 25, 1994 in Walnut Creek, California to Filipino immigrant parents, and was raised in Pleasanton, California and Brentwood, California. She often cites her parents’ immigrant background and cultural customs as major influences. // Duterte grew up playing the trumpet and guitar, and began writing and recording music at the age of 12. She originally intended to attend a conservatory program for jazz but instead decided to focus on songwriting. After enrolling in community college and studying music production and recording, she began recording in her bedroom studio and self-released music under the moniker Jay Som, which was created from an online baby name generator and means “Victory Moon”. // In November 2015, Duterte released nine tracks on her Bandcamp page under the name Untitled. They began to receive attention online despite the fact that they were intended to be demos, and were eventually re-released twice as Turn Into which was recorded in her bedroom for around three weeks. First under Topshelf Records and then Polyvinyl Records in 2016. Following Turn Into, Duterte opened for Peter Bjorn and John, Mitski and Japanese Breakfast. Duterte’s first proper album as Jay Som, Everybody Works, was released March 10, 2017 under Polyvinyl and Double Denim Records. It was preceded by the song “1 Billion Dogs” in February. Duterte said at the time that the album’s sound was influenced by Tame Impala, Yo La Tengo, the Pixies and Carly Rae Jepsen’s E•MO•TION. Everybody Works landed on Best of 2017 lists from Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Billboard. // In January 2018, Duterte released “Pirouette” and “O.K., Meet Me Underwater,” singles that were recorded during the same sessions as Everybody Works but did not end up on the final tracklist. In June 2018, Duterte opened for The National at their show in Dublin, Ireland. She also toured with Paramore that same year, and was their opening act for the second half of Tour 5. In September of the same year, Duterte released a split EP Nothing’s Changed with American singer-songwriter Justus Proffit. The EP consists of 5 tracks, all recorded in her home recording studio—where she also recorded Everybody Works. // The follow-up to Everybody Works, Anak Ko, was released on August 23, 2019 via Polyvinyl. In January 2020, Duterte contributed to a benefit compilation in support of Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential run. Organized by indie rock band Strange Ranger, the compilation was titled Bernie Speaks With the Community. On October 28, 2020, Duterte announced a new project, Routine, with Chastity Belt bassist Annie Truscott by releasing their first single, “Cady Road”. Routine’s debut EP And Other Things was released on November 20 via Friends Of/Dead Oceans. Duterte released a collaborative album under the moniker of Bachelor with Palehound’s Ellen Kempner in May of 2021, entitled Doomin Sun. // In 2023, Duterte toured with Boygenius for their debut album The Record, playing bass in their touring band. That same year, Duterte also produced the album Doom Singer for Chris Farren. Two years later, on July 9, 2025 Duterte announced new LP Belong, her first new album in six years. The album featured contributions from Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins and Mini Trees.]

10:29 – Underwriting

9. Sara Swenson – “Go On Free”
   from: “Go On Free” – Single / Sara Swenson / November 6, 2025
   [Critically acclaimed singer songwriter Sara Swenson has released some of our most played and favorite recordings of the last 7 years. Her self titled debut ended up at the top of our list of The 100 Best Recordings of 2009. In 2010 Sara Swenson released her second full length recording, “All Things Big and Small” again working with Don Chaffer in Nashville who added new layers to Sara’s great songs and voice. In November of 2011, Sara released her 5 song EP called “Never Left My Mind,” featuring her band at the time, The Pearl Snaps. In that time frame, she also had picked up two Kansas City Singer-Songwriter of the Year awards, performed with Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and placed a song on the season finale of ABC’s “Private Practice.” Then after the school year ended in 2012, Sara Swenson left her job as a High School English and Journalism Teacher in Platte County High School, and left the Kansas City music scene, and she flew off to the United Kingdom, where she got married. In the spring of 2014, Sara returned to Kansas City and performed for the Folk Alliance International Conference. On July 18, 2014 she released her 4th album, RUNWAY LIGHTS that captures snapshots of her 18-month experience of living abroad, moving from dating to marriage and sorting through the accompanying transitions and emotions. Produced by Don Chaffer in Nashville. // On March 26, 2021 Sara Swenson released the single, “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” Sara Swenson wrote to me that her new song is featured in her husband Michael Price’s film “The Hidden Pandemic” that premiered Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 PM on Kansas City PBS. The film is about the mental health crisis in KC – it’s a powerful film that also features Mark Lowrey’s piano playing. Sara’s song is featured in various parts of the film, and then also at the end. To see a trailer for “The Hidden Pandemic” you can visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkd7046rPtU. ] [Sara Swenson played the 21st Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, at 5:00pm, at the Stockyards Brewing Co.]

[Sara Swenson plays recordBar, 1520 Grand BLVD. KCMO, on Sunday, November 30 at 6:30pm with Tyler Chiarelli and John Flynn.]

10:34 – Interview with Sara Swenson

“Go On Free” is the latest and second single from Sara Swenson‘s new full length album to be released in February 2026. It follows “Phantoms” which was released on October 16, 2025. Sara Swenson is one of our most played artists of the last 15 years. In 2009 Sara’s self titled debut ended up at #1 on WMM’s 100 Best Recordings of 2009. In 2010 Sara Swenson released her second album, ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL, followed by her 5-song EP, NEVER LEFT MY MIND from November of 2011. In that time, she won two Kansas City Singer-Songwriter of the Year Awards, performed with Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and placed a song on the season finale of ABC’s “Private Practice.” In 2012, Sara Swenson left her job as an English and Journalism Teacher in Platte County High School, and flew to the United Kingdom, where she got married. After returning to KC and Sara released her 4th album, RUNWAY LIGHTS on July 18, 2014 that captures snapshots of her 18-month experience of living abroad, getting married and sorting through transitions and emotions. Sara Swenson released the single, “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” on March 26, 2021 and is featured in her husband Michael Price‘s film “The Hidden Pandemic.” Sara Swenson plays recordBar, 1520 Grand BLVD. KCMO, on Sunday, November 30 at 6:30pm with Tyler Chiarelli and John Flynn. More info at: http://www.saraswenson.com

Sara Swenson, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Congratulations on the new singles “Go On Free” and “Phantoms”

“Go On Free” – In this frantic, unpredictable, high-stress world, we all need a song that feels like freedom. This Americana folk-rock anthem helps us escape modern life with its constant demands and instead roll the windows down as we ride into a simpler atmosphere. To embrace the slow pleasures of life and shed the feelings of constant work and responsibilities. With the attitudes of Tom Petty, Rilo Kiley and Sheryl Crow combined with slide electric guitar and other acoustic sounds, the main female vocal (with some close harmonies throughout much of the song) sends us driving into the sunset like it’s the end of something, but also the beginning.

Last time we talk we had ou on the show was Juky 7, 2021, just a few months after the release of your single “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” with Mark Lowrey on piano. That track was also produced by Greg Lafollette who also produced your new album..

In 2009 Sara’s self titled debut ended up at #1 on WMM’s 100 Best Recordings of 2009. was a breakthrough record, establishing Sara as a serious musical voice in Kansas City

10:43

10. Sara Swenson – “Phantoms”
    from: “Phantoms” – Single / Sara Swenson / October 16, 2025
    [Critically acclaimed singer songwriter Sara Swenson has released some of our most played and favorite recordings of the last 7 years. Her self titled debut ended up at the top of our list of The 100 Best Recordings of 2009. In 2010 Sara Swenson released her second full length recording, “All Things Big and Small” again working with Don Chaffer in Nashville who added new layers to Sara’s great songs and voice. In November of 2011, Sara released her 5 song EP called “Never Left My Mind,” featuring her band at the time, The Pearl Snaps. In that time frame, she also had picked up two Kansas City Singer-Songwriter of the Year awards, performed with Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and placed a song on the season finale of ABC’s “Private Practice.” Then after the school year ended in 2012, Sara Swenson left her job as a High School English and Journalism Teacher in Platte County High School, and left the Kansas City music scene, and she flew off to the United Kingdom, where she got married. In the spring of 2014, Sara returned to Kansas City and performed for the Folk Alliance International Conference. On July 18, 2014 she released her 4th album, RUNWAY LIGHTS that captures snapshots of her 18-month experience of living abroad, moving from dating to marriage and sorting through the accompanying transitions and emotions. Produced by Don Chaffer in Nashville. // On March 26, 2021 Sara Swenson released the single, “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” Sara Swenson wrote to me that her new song is featured in her husband Michael Price’s film “The Hidden Pandemic” that premiered Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 PM on Kansas City PBS. The film is about the mental health crisis in KC – it’s a powerful film that also features Mark Lowrey’s piano playing. Sara’s song is featured in various parts of the film, and then also at the end. To see a trailer for “The Hidden Pandemic” you can visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkd7046rPtU. ] [Sara Swenson played the 21st Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, at 5:00pm, at the Stockyards Brewing Co.]

[Sara Swenson plays recordBar, 1520 Grand BLVD. KCMO, on Sunday, November 30 at 6:30pm with Tyler Chiarelli and John Flynn.]

10:47 – Interview with Sara Swenson

“Phantoms” which was released on October 16, 2025as the forst single for Sara Swenson‘s upcoming album. Sara Swenson is one of our most played artists of the last 15 years. In 2009 Sara’s self titled debut ended up at #1 on WMM’s 100 Best Recordings of 2009. In 2010 Sara Swenson released her second album, ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL, followed by her 5-song EP, NEVER LEFT MY MIND from November of 2011. In that time, she won two Kansas City Singer-Songwriter of the Year Awards, performed with Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and placed a song on the season finale of ABC’s “Private Practice.” In 2012, Sara Swenson left her job as an English and Journalism Teacher in Platte County High School, and flew to the United Kingdom, where she got married. After returning to KC and Sara released her 4th album, RUNWAY LIGHTS on July 18, 2014 that captures snapshots of her 18-month experience of living abroad, getting married and sorting through transitions and emotions. Sara Swenson released the single, “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” on March 26, 2021 and is featured in her husband Michael Price’s film “The Hidden Pandemic.”

Sara Swenson plays recordBar, 1520 Grand BLVD. KCMO, on Sunday, November 30 at 6:30pm with Tyler Chiarelli and John Flynn. More info at: http://www.saraswenson.com

Sara Swenson, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

One of the songs from Sara’s new record “Your Town” features a community chorus of voices from the Kansas City music community.

Over the last 15 years we have watched Sara launch a musical life, playing live, releasing albums produced in Nashville, while also teaching English & Journalism at Platte County High School. We said goodbye as she move to the United Kingdon, got married, came home, released a third full length album and begin raising a family. Sara and her husband Michael Price have two children a six year old boy and a 10 year old girl named Lucy. You were pregnant with Lucy when you performed at Folk Alliance International.

Sara Swenson released her singles: “The Moment You Fall Asleep” and “For Eva Josephine” on June 4, 2021. More information at: http://www.saraswenson.com

“The Moment You Fall Asleep” was originally written in 2018
“For Eva Josephine” was originally written in 2017 and revised in 2021.

Mark: I saw Sara perform this song at recordBar in a show you did with Calvin Arsenia. I think that was the first time I just broke down and started crying when Sara told her story and performed this song. I was blown away by her honesty and ability to share such a sad experience.

Sara Swenson plays the 21st Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, at 5:00pm, at the Stockyards Brewing Co., 1600 Genessee St. KKFI 90.1FM Stage with Bobby Scharping, John Keck, 3 Trails West, Rural Grit All-Stars, Julie Bennett Hume with Ernest James Zydeco, and Sky Smeed.

From http://www.saraswenson.com

Sara Swenson’s song “I Won’t Let You Feel Alone” (2021) embodies why she makes music – to bring people in and remind them of our shared humanity. In this song, as well as her others, you’ll find yourself in the company an old friend.

Originally Swenson was the high school English teacher who stumbled into a music career. Several albums and TV placements later, her work speaks for itself. Known for her warm, velvety outpouring, she uses her stripped down live sets to protect the space where her voice and lyrics steal the show.

Swenson’s successes include songs featured on the prime time American drama “Private Practice” (ABC), period drama “Reign” (CW) and Canada’s “Hello Goodbye” (CBC). She has performed opening sets for major artists such as Jakob Dylan, Katie Herzig, Gregory Alan Isakov, Peter Bradley Adams, and the Lilith Fair (with McLachlan, Emmylou Harris, Ingrid Michaelson and others.) She’s been voted Singer-Songwriter of the Year twice in Kansas City and has toured in several major cities in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Her previous projects include a full-length record “Runway Lights” (2014) and an EP with her band, The Pearl Snaps, released in November 2011 (“Never Left My Mind.”) Her other two full-length projects, “All Things Big and Small” (2010) and “Sara Swenson” (2008), have been widely loved and critically acclaimed.

Sara Swenson, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Sara Swenson plays recordBar, 1520 Grand BLVD. KCMO, on Sunday, November 30 at 6:30pm with Tyler Chiarelli and John Flynn. More info at: http://www.saraswenson.com

10:56

18. Sara Swenson – “Lights Brighter”
    from: All Things Big and Small / Sara Swenson / September 18, 2010
    [Critically acclaimed singer songwriter Sara Swenson has released some of our most played and favorite recordings of the last 7 years. Her self titled debut ended up at the top of our list of The 100 Best Recordings of 2009. In 2010 Sara Swenson released her second full length recording, “All Things Big and Small” again working with Don Chaffer in Nashville who added new layers to Sara’s great songs and voice. In November of 2011, Sara released her 5 song EP called “Never Left My Mind,” featuring her band at the time, The Pearl Snaps. In that time frame, she also had picked up two Kansas City Singer-Songwriter of the Year awards, performed with Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and placed a song on the season finale of ABC’s “Private Practice.” Then after the school year ended in 2012, Sara Swenson left her job as a High School English and Journalism Teacher in Platte County High School, and left the Kansas City music scene, and she flew off to the United Kingdom, where she got married. In the spring of 2014, Sara returned to Kansas City and performed for the Folk Alliance International Conference. On July 18, 2014 she released her 4th album, RUNWAY LIGHTS that captures snapshots of her 18-month experience of living abroad, moving from dating to marriage and sorting through the accompanying transitions and emotions. Produced by Don Chaffer in Nashville. // On March 26, 2021 Sara Swenson released the single, “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” Sara Swenson wrote to me that her new song is featured in her husband Michael Price’s film “The Hidden Pandemic” that premiered Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 PM on Kansas City PBS. The film is about the mental health crisis in KC – it’s a powerful film that also features Mark Lowrey’s piano playing. Sara’s song is featured in various parts of the film, and then also at the end. To see a trailer for “The Hidden Pandemic” you can visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkd7046rPtU.%5D

[Sara Swenson plays recordBar, 1520 Grand BLVD. KCMO, on Sunday, November 30 at 6:30pm with Tyler Chiarelli and John Flynn.]

11:00 – Station ID

12. The Talking Trees – “Warm Clean Plate”
    from: “Warm Clean Plate” – Single / The Talking Trees / September 5, 2025
    [The Talking Trees is an American post-rock Trio based in Kansas City comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dirk Liebert on bass, guitar, & vocals; Tommy Capps on keyboard, guitar, and vocals. More information: http://www.thetalkingtreesmusic.com]

11:04 – Interview with Tommy Capps and Dirk Liebert

The Kansas City based band The Talking Trees. Have been diligently working on their first full length album called, LIVING ON MARS which has just gone into mixing and mastering production. They have released the singles: “Warm Clean Plate” on September 5, 2025 and “I Don’t Wanna Know” on October 24, 2025. The indie rock trio was co-founded in early 2019 by Tommy Lee Capps on vocal, guitars & keyboards; and Dirk Liebert on vocals, guitar, & bass. The Talking Trees released the 5-song EP, ARE YOU OK? on October 1, 2022, and the 5-song EP, ONCE I WAS BORN on April 22, 2022. The band has released multiple singles in 2020 through 2022, and their debut EP, THE TALKING TREES on August 19, 2019. More info at: https://thetalkingtreesmusic.com

Tommy Capps and Dirk Liebert, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The Talking Trees are a post-rock band based in Kansas City. They released their 4-song EP, ALIENS on March 1, 2024. That was preceded by the 5-song EP, ARE YOU OK? released October 1, 2022, and the 5-song EP, ONCE I WAS BORN on April 22, 2022, multiple single released in 2020 through 2022, and their debut EP, THE TALKING TREES on August 19, 2019. The band is currently in the studio working on the newest album FOREVER MAN. More info at: https://thetalkingtreesmusic.com

Tommy Lee had released a couple of albums of atmospheric instrumental music under my name Tommy Lee Capps as well as playing jazz/classical piano a couple of nights a week, but was seeking a more “song-based” project.

Dirk Liebert was playing in the Lawrence based band Sycamore and had begun writing and recording his own songs. Both he and Tommy Lee are multi-instrumentalists / songwriters and started collaborating and bouncing around some songs off of each other.

The Talking Trees were co-founded by Tommy Lee Capps and Dirk Liebert in early 2019. The Talking Trees only played two shows before everything shut downdue to Covid 19 pandemic, it gave the band the opportunity to record and fine tune the songs.

They released a series of singles and EPs, splitting recording time at our home setups and Element Recording Studios with engineer/producer Joel Nanos through 2020-2022.

The last couple of years the band has been trying to gig and play those songs as much as possible. Dirk built a recording studio in his home that has become The Talking Trees Head Quarters where they have 3-5 hour band sessions / practice every week. This has made the writing process so much faster and productive.

The Talking Trees have 2-3 albums worth of music they are recording. They recorded the Aliens EP, which will be part of our full length record Forever Man, which is looking to be a January 2025 release.

Their next single “The Light” will be officially released on December 19, 2025

11:12 – Radio Premiere

13. The Talking Trees – “The Light”
    from: Single from upcoming album Living On Mars / The Talking Trees / December 19, 2025
    [The Talking Trees is an American post-rock Trio based in Kansas City comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dirk Liebert on bass, guitar, & vocals; Tommy Capps on keyboard, guitar, and

11:15 – Interview with Tommy Capps and Dirk Liebert

Joining us LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studio is Tommy Capps and Dirk Liebert of the Kansas City based band The Talking Trees.

The Kansas City based band The Talking Trees have been diligently working on their first full length album called, LIVING ON MARS which has just gone into mixing and mastering production. They have released the singles: “Warm Clean Plate” on September 5, 2025 and “I Don’t Wanna Know” on October 24, 2025. The indie rock trio was co-founded by Tommy Lee Capps and Dirk Liebert in early 2019, with Tommy Capps on vocal, guitars & keyboards; Dirk Liebert on vocals, guitar, & bass; and Graham Stone on drums. The Talking Trees released the 5-song EP, ARE YOU OK? on October 1, 2022, and the 5-song EP, ONCE I WAS BORN on April 22, 2022. The band has released multiple singles in 2020 through 2022, and their debut EP, THE TALKING TREES on August 19, 2019. More info at: https://thetalkingtreesmusic.com

Tommy Capps, and Dirk Liebert, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The Talking Trees is a post-rock band based in Kansas City. They released their 4-song EP, ALIENS on March 1, 2024. That was preceded by the 5-song EP, ARE YOU OK? released October 1, 2022, and the 5-song EP, ONCE I WAS BORN on April 22, 2022, multiple single released in 2020 through 2022, and their debut EP, THE TALKING TREES on August 19, 2019. The band is currently in the studio working on the newest album.

They have released a series of singles and EPs, splitting recording time at our home setups and Element Recording Studios with engineer/producer Joel Nanos through 2020-2022.

The last couple of years the band has been trying to gig and play those songs as much as possible. This last fall Dirk built a recording studio that has become The Talking Trees HQ. This has made the writing process so much faster and productive.

The Talking Trees have 2-3 albums worth of music they are recording. They recorded the Aliens EP, which will be part of our full length record Living On Mars, which is looking to be a January 2025 release.

Tommy Capps and Dirk Liebert Thanks for being with us on WMM

More info at: https://thetalkingtreesmusic.com

11:25

14. The Talking Trees – “I Don’t Wanna Know”
    from: Single from upcoming album Living On Mars / The Talking Trees / October 24, 2025
    [The Talking Trees is an American post-rock Trio based in Kansas City comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dirk Liebert on bass, guitar, & vocals; Tommy Capps on keyboard, guitar, and vocals; Graham Stone on drums & percussion. More information: http://www.thetalkingtreesmusic.com]

11:28 – Underwriting

15. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – “Saturday Night Fish Fry”
    from: Hymns For End Times / Drag City Records / November 5, 2025
    [“Saturday Night Fish Fry” is a jump blues song written by Louis Jordan and Ellis Lawrence Walsh, best known through the version recorded by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The recording is considered to be one of the “excellent and commercially successful” examples of the jump blues genre. // While the origins of rock and roll are disputed, some have also suggested that the song may be the first rock ‘n’ roll record. The song contains elements later common in rock ‘n’ roll such as electric guitar, a brisk tempo and “a mix of the bass,” and the singer begins each chorus with the catchphrase, “It was rockin’,” repeating it several times. // The single was a big hit, topping the R&B chart for twelve non-consecutive weeks in late 1949. It also reached number 21 on the national chart, a rare accomplishment for a “race record” at that time (although Jordan had already had earlier crossover hits). Jordan’s jump blues combo was one of the most successful acts of its time, and its loose and streamlined style of play was highly influential. // “Saturday Night Fish Fry” was first recorded by Eddie Williams and His Brown Buddies with spoken vocals by the song’s composer, Ellis Walsh. Williams had a number 2 R&B hit with the song “Broken Hearted”. “Saturday Night Fish Fry” was intended to be the band’s next single, but the acetate found its way to Louis Jordan’s agent instead. As Williams recalled, “They got theirs out there first.” // Jordan changed the song. One source provides this summary: he took “the song’s ‘hook’ and [sang] it twice after every other verse. The arrangement was also more propulsive, too; Williams’ shuffle was replaced by a raucous, rowdy jump Boogie-woogie”. The expression “it was rockin'” appears four times in the chorus, which is sung seven times. His version was produced by Milt Gabler. // At 5:21, the recording ran longer than a standard side of a 78 record, so it was broken into two halves, one on each side of the disc. The song’s lyrics are in the first person and describe two itinerant musicians going to a fish fry on Rampart Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The party turns wild and is raided by the police; the narrator subsequently spends the night in jail. // Jordan’s “Saturday Night Fish Fry” has been called an example of jump blues because “it literally made its listeners jump to its pulsing beat”, according to NPR, which points out the use of the word “rockin'” in the chorus. The Acoustic Music organization states that the recording marked “the end of the jump blues dominance of the ’40s”. // One reviewer offered this comment in 2016 on the Jordan version: “Jordan’s pithy, witty vocal style, bumping jump-blues rhythms, and taste for lyrics that both wag their tongue and bite are as plainly irresistible as pop music gets”. // Some sources also consider it as a precursor to rock and roll, or perhaps, one of the first rock and roll records. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stated that the recording was “an early example of rap and possibly the first rock and roll recording”.[5] Another source went a step further in 2013 with this comment: “Jordan’s rapid-fire, talky delivery presaged another musical style that in 1950 was barely on the horizon—rap”. // The song had a “lively jump rhythm, call-and response chorus and double-string electric guitar riffs that Chuck Berry would later admit to copying”, according to o]] In fact, Chuck Berry was quoted as saying, “To my recollection, Louis Jordan was the first [person] that I heard play rock and roll.” // The guitar work, brisk tempo, “and emphasis in the recording mix of punctuating each beat” certainly influenced later artists and the recording’s style went on to “characterize 1950s rock and roll”.Jordan re-recorded the song in 1973 for an album titled I Believe in Music.]

11:34 – Interview with Chuck Haddix and Barry Lee

Chuck Haddix and Barry Lee, are two longtime veterans of Kansas City radio. Chuck Haddix recently celebrated 40 years on the air with his popular radio show, FISH FRY on 89.3 KCUR. Barry Lee recently celebrated 1000 shows of his program SIGNAL TO NOISE on 90.1 FM KKFI. Barry and Chuck will share details about CHUCK HADDIX – A FEW MORE FISH TO FRY, on Saturday, December 6, at 7:00pm presented by Center For Recorded Music, at the UMKC Student Union Theatre, 5100 Cherry Street, KCMO. The evening celebrates the remarkable career of Chuck Haddix who along with serving as radio host, recently retired as Director of the Marr Sound Archives, a collection of 400,700 historic sound recordings housed in the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Over the years, Haddix has contributed to a wide variety of theatrical, recording, video and film projects including Cronkite Remembers a biography of Walter Cronkite, Robert Altman’s Kansas City and Merchant-Ivory’s Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. His articles have appeared in Down Beat and Living Blues Magazine. Haddix is the coauthor of Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop published by Oxford University Press and the author of Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker published by the University of Illinois Press.

Chuck Haddix and Barry Lee Thanks for being with us on WMM

Chuck Haddix recently celebrated 40 years on the air with his popular radio show, FISH FRY on 89.3 KCUR.

Barry Lee recently celebrated 1000 shows of his program SIGNAL TO NOISE on 90.1 FM KKFI.

Barry and Chuck will share details about CHUCK HADDIX – A FEW MORE FISH TO FRY, on Saturday, December 6, at 7:00pm presented by Center For Recorded Music, at the UMKC Student Union Theatre, 5100 Cherry Street, KCMO.

The evening celebrates the remarkable career of Chuck Haddix who along with serving as radio host, recently retired as Director of the Marr Sound Archives, a collection of 400,700 historic sound recordings housed in the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Over the years, Haddix has contributed to a wide variety of theatrical, recording, video and film projects including Cronkite Remembers a biography of Walter Cronkite, Robert Altman’s Kansas City and Merchant-Ivory’s Mr. and Mrs. Bridge.

Chuck Haddix articles have appeared in Down Beat and Living Blues Magazine. Haddix is the coauthor of Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop published by Oxford University Press and the author of Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker published by the University of Illinois Press.

The Pitch started in 1980 as The Penny Pitch as part of Penny Lane Records, The original editor was Don Mayberger along with co-editor Chuck Haddix. The original owner was Hal Brody.

“I always say that I feature the finest in blues, soul, rhythm ‘n’ blues, jumpin’ jive and zydeco,” Chuck Haddix says on “Fish Fry” From 8 p.m. to midnight every Friday and Saturday on 89.3 KCUR, described as “a public radio party in your living room”

The party got started in 1985, a year after Haddix (who goes by the on-air moniker “Chuck Haddock”) joined the staff of KCUR as a jazz producer.

As Chuck told Calvin Wilson from LKC Studio magazine: “I worked in the record business for many years, but there really wasn’t that much of an opportunity to get ahead, and I’ve always loved radio,” Haddix said. “And I wanted to make a parallel career move.”

Chuck Haddix, Curator of the Marr Sound Archives and host of KCUR’s “Fish Fry” music program received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award in recognition of his work in preserving African American culture and music, as a part of William Jewell College’s 39th annual Northland Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. The Clay County African American Legacy co-sponsored the event on Monday, January 16, 2023.

Chuck Haddix worked with jazz collector Norman Saks and Ken Drucker, senior vice president at Verve Label Group, to create the album. “Bird in Kansas City” was originally recorded in 1941-1951, beginning when Parker was just 21 years old. “These recordings chronicle Parker’s musical transformation from a budding soloist with the Jay McShann Band into a brilliant improviser who dominated after-hours jam sessions,” said Chuck Haddix (B.A. ’97), curator of the Marr Sound Archives and Charlie Parker expert. Haddix co-produced and wrote the liner notes for the record. In 1951, jazz icon Charlie Parker jammed on his saxophone at a party at Kansas City’s Eastside, in the home of his friend Phil Baxter. Most of these casual jam sessions are lost to history, but that night, a friend of Baxter’s brought a wire recorder to the party to capture Parker and others playing. More than 70 years later, those recordings are public for the first time.

Chuck Haddix is part of a new documentary film called, BIRD Not Out of Nowhere that looks back at the years Bird spent in Kansas City and his lasting legacy on the Kansas City jazz scene. The film is directed and produced by Emmy Award-winner Brad Austin and features rarely seen archival footage of Parker, and interviews with musicians and historians, and live performances from some of Kansas City’s most talented jazz musicians including Bobby Watson, Lonnie McFadden and Logan Richardson.

Chuck Haddix and Barry Lee Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

CHUCK HADDIX – A FEW MORE FISH TO FRY, on Saturday, December 6, at 7:00pm presented by Center For Recorded Music, at the UMKC Student Union Theatre, 5100 Cherry Street, KCMO.

11:57:30

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

NEXT WEEK on Wed., Nov. 26, Bill Brownlee, creator of the blogs: There Stands The Glass, & Plastic Sax, Judy Mills, owner of Mills Record Company, Chris Haghirian, host of 8160 on 90.9 The Bridge, and Fally Afani – Founder & Editor of I Heart Local Music will share their Favorite Musical Releases of 2025.

IN TWO WEEKS on Wednesday, December 3 We bring you WMM’s Favorite Singles of 2025, and in our second hour we welcome Michelle Bacon, Content Manager at 90.9 The Bridge, will share her Favorite Musical Recordings of 2025.

In THREE WEEKS: WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2025. Tune into Wednesday MidDay Medley throughout December for our 4-week series on December 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. This is our celebration of the year in music based on the playlists of this little ole radio show. In 2025 we’ve played hundreds of New & MidCoastal Releases. We conducted over 175 interviews with 159 special guests.

The text in this playlist is a collage and “cut & paste” of information from artist’s websites, press releases, event info, wikipedia, social media pages, BandCamp, liner notes, and where noted.

You can find our playlists at: http://www.wednesdaymiddaymedley.org & http://www.kkfi.org
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Thank you to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, and Shaina Littler – Office Manager Book Keeper

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.

For WMM, I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening

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