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, December 3, 2025

Michelle Bacon’s Favorite Releases of 2025 +
Wednesday MidDay Medley’s Favorite 15 Singles of 2025

We will spin MidCoastal Releases from: The Whips, Lava Dreams, IVORY BLUE, Kemet Coleman with Marcus Lewis Big Band & Kadesh Flow & Kimology, Jocelyn Nixon, Run With It, Shy Boys, Lucy Gray, Stephonne, Various Blonde, They’re Theirs, RE.VIS.ER, Keo & Them, LyMerrick, Julia Haile, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Claire Adams, TheBabeGabe, Hailes, Liney Blu, Big Fat Cow, The Freedom Affair, Kat King, Snocaps, and Les Marmoppes.

At 10:00, in our first hour, Mark counts down the Top 15 of WMM’s Favorite 50 Singles of 2025. In 2025 there were over 1675 local releases in Albums, EPs, & Singles…(that we know of). Every week we have culled from these releases to bring you WMM’s special mix of New & MidCoastal releases from Kansas City based musical artists, and the very best national releases of 2025. Our complete list can be found at http://www.wednesdaymiddaymedley.org

At 11:00, we welcome back to the show, our friend Michelle Bacon, Content Manager at 90.9 The Bridge, where she helps to shine a light on area musicians and events. Michelle has also written for The Kansas City Star, The Deli Magazine KC, and Folk Alliance International. Her stories and interviews on area and national musical acts help define the musical community of Kansas City. Michelle plays drums in the band Frogpond, and plays bass and drums in many other bands too. Michelle is also the organizer and leader of The Band That Fell To Earth who in 2025 will present the 10th Annual multi-day Tribute to Davie Bowie at recordBar. Michelle Bacon joins us to share her Favorite Musical Recordings of 2025.

NEXT WEEK on December 10 we present: WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2025, our annual 4-part special celebrating the music of 2025 based on the playlists of this little ole radio show. Tune into Wednesday MidDay Medley on December 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st for eight hours packed full of 120 musical recordings representing outstanding Albums and EP released from Kansas City and the world in 2025. This year we’ve played hundreds of New & MidCoastal Releases and we conducted over 175 interviews with 159 special guests.

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or streaming live at kkfi.org

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