WMM PLAYLIST from February 18, 2026

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

WMM presents: Sara Swenson + Nathan Reusch, Charlie Burt, & Mike Bland + Brad Smith

  1. “It’s Showtime Folks”
    from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
    [WMM’s theme]
  1. Hello Biplane – “Fetch”
    from: “Fetch” – Single / Hello Biplane / February 13, 2026
    [Hello Biplane released their single “Spotlight” on January 16, 2026. // Spencer Goertz-Giffen – vocals, guitar, charango; Braden Young – vocals, electric, acoustic, baritone guitar; Jeff Jackson – bass; Austin Sinkler – drums; Hugh Naughtin – cello, synth; Nate Holt – piano, accordion, organ. // Engineered by Jim Piller and Braden Young. Produced by Braden Young, Spencer Goertz-Giffen, and Jim Piller. Mastered by Winston Goertz-Giffen at Pulp Arts Studio. All songs written by Spencer Goertz-Giffen and Braden Young. // Spencer Goertz-Giffen and Braden Young of Hello Biplane also have the band, Alien Hellbop who released the EP, After The Quake on October 25, 2021. // Alien Hellbop is a maximalist rock duo from Lawrence, KS combining guitar, drums, sample pad bass and vocal harmonies to create a sonic duo larger than the sum of its parts. Attendees of shows past have been hypnotized and dumbfounded by how the sound is pulled off. Originally formed in Chico, CA members Spencer Goertz-Giffen and Braden Young set out to create a full band sound with only two members. After a flurry of positive feedback from shows played in northern California, Alien Hellbop managed to drive cross country with their two small children to Gainesville, FL and record a five song EP at PULP studios with the help of engineer and producer Winston Goertz-Giffen. Alien Hellbop is now based out of Lawrence, KS. Spencer and Braden have been involved in many other bands over the years including: Hospital Ships, The Kinetiks, The Willnots, Accursed Wound, The Magentlemen, Saything, and Old and Gray. The duo also fronts another group called Hello Biplane, a six-piece dream-folk-pop band with focus on songwriting and male/female harmonies.]

[Hello Biplane will join us LIVE in the studio on WMM on March 25, 2026 at 11:00am.]

[Hello Biplane play Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS. on Mar. 28, 2026 w/ The Roseline.]

  1. Kevin Morby – “Javelin”
    from: Little Wide Open / Dead Oceans / May 15, 2026
    [First single from Kevin Morby’s upcoming 8th studio album. // From Kevin’s Bandcamp page: For Kevin Morby, the “little wide open” is the big sky, the small lives, it’s his origins in the Midwest, and every duty and modesty and familiarity and isolation: the land, the people, and the parts of that inside him. “There’s something unintentionally musical about the Midwest; cicadas chirping in the trees, a train passing, a tornado siren going off,” explains Morby. “If you listen, there are these almost ominous sounds taking place beneath the wide-open sky—its ugliness and its beauty and how the two are often working together simultaneously. And while the Midwest isn’t technically the badlands, it’s my badlands.” // Little Wide Open is the title of Kevin Morby’s eighth studio album, produced by Aaron Dessner. In the summer of 2024, Dessner had asked Morby to support The National at their London show in Crystal Palace Park. Shortly after, Dessner—who was on a hot streak, having produced albums for Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Gracie Abrams—reached out to Morby to say he’d love to produce his next album. They began recording at Aaron’s Long Pond Studio in Stuyvesant, NY, early in 2025 and finished in September of that year. // The album, which features a host of contributors such as Dessner—who plays multiple instruments across it—Amelia Meath, Andrew Barr, Justin Vernon, Katie Gavin, Lucinda Williams, Meg Duffy, and more, has been described by Morby as the third in a trilogy of releases, following 2020’s Sundowner and 2022’s This Is a Photograph, which catalogued his time in the Midwest after moving back to Kansas City. This time out, Dessner’s production elevates Morby’s recordings while never losing focus of the songs themselves. There’s a newfound confidence and clarity in both Morby’s writing and Dessner’s production that recalls Tom Petty’s 1994 classic Wildflowers. // Now primarily living in LA, the atmosphere that runs through Little Wide Open has changed somewhat from its predecessors. As Rachel Kushner writes of Morby in the album’s accompanying essay: “It’s about time, about feeling like he has shifted from nostalgia and the losing game, losing but beautiful, of holding onto the past. He has accepted that time is ceaselessly flowing, and you can’t stop it. Instead, he feels like he’s riding it. He’s riding passenger with time.” // Kevin Morby’s single “Beautiful Strangers’ was recently recorded by Mavis Staples for her 2025 album SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD. Mavis Staples won a Grammy at the 68th Annual Grammys for Best American Roots Performance for her interpretation of Kevin’s song. Kevin released this song only as a single in 2016 in tribute to the victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting. Kevin Morby is pretty bowled over by the existence of this cover. Morby says. “It isn’t easy to put into words what it feels like having one of the best, most important vocalists and cultural figures of both the 20th and 21st century sing one of my songs.” // Kevin Robert Morby was born April 2, 1988. Kevin learned to play guitar when he was 10. In his teens he formed the band Creepy Aliens. 17-year-old Morby dropped out of Blue Valley Northwest High School, got his GED, and moved from his native KC to Brooklyn in the mid-2000s, supporting himself by working bike delivery and café jobs. He later joined the noise-folk group Woods on bass. While living in Brooklyn, he became close friends and roommates with Cassie Ramone of the punk trio Vivian Girls, and the two formed a side project together called The Babies, who released albums in 2011 and 2012. Kevin Morby began a solo career in 2013 releasing his debut album HARLEM RIVER on November 26, 2013. STILL LIFE, his 2nd album, was released in October 14, 2014. SINGING SAW his 3rd album was released April 15, 2016 and was in WMM’s 116 Best Recordings of 2016. His 4th album CITY MUSIC was released June 16, 2017 and was in WMM’s 118 Best Recordings of 2018. Kevin Morby released his 5th album OH MY GOD on April 26, 2019. On October 16, 2020 Kevin Morby released SUNDOWNER, his 6th release, #20 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2020. On October 8, 2021 Kevin Morby released A NIGHT AT the LITTLE LOS ANGELES (Sundowner 4-Track Demos) on Dead Oceans Records. On May 13, 2022 Kevin Morby released THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH his 7th album as a solo artist, on Dead Oceans. It was #7 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. From http://www.rollingstone.com: “In January 2020, songwriter Kevin Morby witnessed his father collapse from a medical event while visiting his childhood home in Kansas. In a state of shock, the singer spent the evening looking at old family photos and fixated on an image of his father as a young man, looking, as Morby states, ‘full of confidence.’ The experience forced Morby to confront both the idea of mortality and the passage of time — and, after an extended sojourn in Tennessee, these reflections came together in the form of, This Is a Photograph. Produced by frequent Morby collaborator Sam Cohen, This Is a Photograph was primarily written in Memphis’ historic Peabody Hotel, where the singer-songwriter holed up in search of inspiration and self-realization amongst the city’s dark past.” On January 25, 2023 Kevin Morby released MUSIC FROM MONTANA STORY a 13 track film soundtrack. On May 26, 2023 Kevin Morby release MORE PHOTOGRAPHS (A Continuum) on Dead Oceans Records. Throughout his 10 album releases Kevin has also released 25 singles.]

[Kevin Morby plays The Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, KCMO, May 29, at 7:00 with Liam Kazar.]

  1. Anjimile – “Waits For Me”
    from: You’re Free To Go / 4AD / March 13, 2026
    [Anjimile also released the single “Like You Really Mean It” ear;ier this year. Today North Carolina based singer-songwriter Anjimile announces plans to release the full-length album You’re Free to Go, due out March 13, 2026 on 4AD. The announcement comes with the luminous lead single “Like You Really Mean It” which overflows with tenderness and vulnerability, accompanied by a beautiful video directed by Caity Arthur. // Anjimile shares: “I wrote this to make my girlfriend want to give me a kiss. We live about an hour apart, and I was just by myself thinking about her. Thinking about wanting a kiss. What could I do to get a kiss from my sweetheart? Write a song about it! Anyway, it worked.” // “Like You Really Mean It” comes after the November single “Auld Lang Syne II,” a tender note-to-self on resilience and hard-fought freedom, characterized by delicate finger-plucked strings, charming horn passages, and intimate vocal delivery, which Stereogum called “stunning” upon its release; a song Anjimile says was: “originally intended as something of a wedding present for my best friend, who got married a few years back.” // Contrasting the intricacy and complexity of The King, You’re Free to Go unfolds organically under the intuitive direction of producer Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mavis Staples). The album’s songs bloom naturally, grounded in warm acoustic guitars, subtle synth textures, lush string arrangements, and delicate rhythmic layers. Collaborative efforts with musicians Nathan Stocker (Hippo Campus), Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), and guest vocalist Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) – a personal hero of Anjimile whose music deeply influenced the album even before his involvement – cultivate an exploratory yet intimate atmosphere, perfectly aligned with Anjimile’s nuanced storytelling. // Anjimile (ann-JIM-uh-lee) Chithambo has forged a distinctive musical path characterised by unflinching introspection and deep honesty. Emerging from Boston’s vibrant indie scene while studying at Northeastern University, Anjimile captivated audiences with earnest songwriting, delicate sonic textures, and performances that felt like prayer and celebration. // Critical acclaim quickly followed; 2020’s Giver Taker, hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the year’s best albums, positioned him as a compelling voice exploring enduring themes of spirituality, identity, and liberation. With The King(2023), Anjimile intensified his examination of Black and trans existence amid personal and societal turbulence, reaffirming his courageous commitment to navigating discomfort as a means of liberation. // You’re Free to Go picks up where The King left off, but with its hands open wide – a central question being: what happens when you let go and let love in? // Crafted over years marked by transformation, the album traces vividly the profound complexities of change – from breakups to new love; deep grief and loss to renewal and rediscovery. “The past two years have been a deeply transitional point in my life,” Anjimile explains. On You’re Free to Go, he learns to trust life again. The album’s title symbolises Anjimile’s expansive perspective on love and personal freedom, influenced profoundly by his relationship with his partner and their joyful embrace of non-monogamy. He describes this dynamic playfully: “I view non-monogamy as setting out milk every night on your porch for the cats; they can come if they want,” – a reminder that connection thrives when it’s truly chosen and not confined and restricted by normativity. This same playfulness runs through “Rust & Wire” which captures the exhilaration of falling in love again and again (“ripen in the heat like wine”). // Elsewhere, You’re Free to Go explores heavier, darker truths; ‘Exquisite Skeleton’ hauntingly portrays the ache of familial estrangement and ‘Ready or Not’ the exhaustion of facing transphobia. “When I was a little girl, I wanted to be free… When I was a little boy, I wanted to be real.”, he disarmingly reflects on “Waits For Me,” a powerful reckoning on childhood identity. But even in its most searching moments, the record radiates light. // Each song holds space for healing – for turning pain into something tender, communal, and free. // Spirituality remains the heartbeat of Anjmile’s work. “Songwriting feels like a prayer, a plea, or a question,” he says. Across You’re Free to Go, sacredness feels alive and imperfect — a practice of breathing, wondering, forgiving. The album hums with that same sacred energy: messy and full of grace. // Throughout You’re Free to Go, Anjimile skilfully integrates a variety of musical inspirations to heighten the album’s emotional impact. Tracks such as “Turning Away” and “The Store” channel the raw and unadorned authenticity reminiscent of early Modest Mouse. The collaboration with Sam Beam on “Destroying You” adds a gentle warmth that beautifully complements Anjimile’s refined vocal expression. Melodically, the album evokes a subtle nostalgia for late-’90s alternative pop, seamlessly blending folk sensibilities into inviting, memorable hooks. Anjimile has notably evolved, adopting a more relaxed and expressive approach to his singing, partly due to his ongoing hormonal therapy – a transformative journey he embraces gladly. This newfound vocal depth amplifies the album’s emotional resonance, allowing him to express himself with greater authenticity. // As Anjimile prepares to share You’re Free to Go live, he envisions intimate performances that reinterpret rather than replicate the album’s recordings. He aims for the authenticity and vulnerability embedded in these songs to resonate deeply, emphasising, “This record feels very authentic to my life experiences. It’s about as close to getting to know me as you could ever get with a record.” // You’re Free to Go is a portrait of transformation — not as a wound, but as an opening. Richly textured, this collection of songs is an honest reflection of life’s fluctuations. It holds space for contradiction and finds liberation in tenderness. As Anjimile beautifully articulates, the album embodies “breathing into the question,” acknowledging that life’s most profound moments often come without clear answers, but rather exist in the gentle tension of uncertainty and discovery. In every note, Anjimile provides space for each listener to reflect and uncover their own truths, while gently reminding us that freedom isn’t the absence of pain, but the courage to love, to ask, to keep beginning again.]
  1. Sara Swenson – “Taller Than You Think (feat. Greg LaFollette)”
    from: “Taller Than You Think (feat. Greg LaFollette)” – Single / Sara Swenson / January 9, 2026
    [One of several new singles Sara Swenson is releasing leading up to the release of her new album, TALLER on Saturday, 28, 2026. // 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 a TALLER THAN YOU THINK album release show, Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads.]

10:16 – Interview with Sara Swenson

Sara Swenson shares new singles: “Taller Than You Think” and “Homesick” from her new full length album TALLER, to be released Friday, February 27, 2026. // Sara Swenson is one of our most played artists of the last 15 years. In 2009 Sara’s self titled debut Sara Swenson was #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, Sara 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 Sara released her 4th album, RUNWAY LIGHTS on July 18, 2014, an album 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 a song featured in her husband Michael Price’s film “The Hidden Pandemic.”

Sara Swenson plays a TALLER Album Release Show on Saturday, February 28, 2026, in The Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester Street, KCMO. It’s sold out. More info at: http://www.saraswenson.com

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

TALLER Single Releases:

“Phantoms” was released on October 16, 2025 the first single.

“Go On Free” was released on February 27, 2026 as the second single.
[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. ]

“Taller Than You Think (feat. Greg LaFollette)” was released January 9, 2026.

“Homesick (feat. Matthew Perryman Jones)” was released February 13, 2026.

On February 13 Sara released Homesick EP containing all 4 of the new singles leading up to the release of her new album, TALLER on Saturday, 28, 2026.

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. 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. // 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.” // We said goodbye to Sara as she moved across the Atlantic.

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 and her husband Michael Price have two children, a 7 year old boy named Henry and a 11 year old girl named Lucy. Sara was pregnant with Lucy when she performed in her own Artist Showcase at the 26th Annual Folk Alliance International, February 2014.

Sara’s addition singles: “The Moment You Fall Asleep” was originally written in 201. “For Eva Josephine” was originally written in 2017. [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 was on WMM on the July 7, 2021, just a few months after the release of her single “I Wont Let You Feel Alone” released as a single on March 26, 2021 with Mark Lowrey on piano, and produced by Greg Lafollette who also produced Sara’s new album TALLER.
“I Wont Let You Feel Alone” and is featured in Sara’s husband Michael Price’s film “The Hidden Pandemic.”

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.

Sara Swenson works for the Northland Career Center teaching 11th and 12th grades.

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

Sara Swenson plays a TALLER Album Release Show Sat., Feb. 28, in The Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester St, KCMO. It’s sold out. Info at: http://www.saraswenson.com

10:38

  1. Sara Swenson – “Homesick (Feat. Mathew Perryman Jones)”
    from: Homesick – EP / Sara Swenson / February 13, 2026
    [Homesick EP contains 4 new sIngles Sara Swenson released leading up to the release of her new album, TALLER on Saturday, 28, 2026. “Go On Free” was second single from Sara Swenson’s new full length album to be released in February 2026;“Taller Than You Think (feat. Greg LaFollette)” was released January 9, 2026; “Phantoms” was released on 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.%5D [Sara Swenson played the 21st Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, at 5:00pm, at the Stockyards Brewing Co.]

[Sara Swenson plays a TALLER Album Release Show on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in The Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester St, KCMO. It’s sold out. Info at: http://www.saraswenson.com]

10:43 – Underwriting

  1. Ivory Blue – “Afterglow”
    from: “Afterglow” – Single / IVORY BLUE / February 20, 2026
    [IVORY BLUE released the single “Forevermore” on November 28, 2025. // IVORY BLUE’s single “Echo” was #3 in WMM’s 50 Favorite Singles of 2025. What IVORY BLUE says: “Echo” is about the energy in the world and how we get back what we put into it. The theme came to me when I was in the hospital, listening to stories from all kinds of people who were there. Our situations were different, but we were part of the same community striving for the love and connection we all deserve. I wanted this song to capture the echoes of our actions, our struggles, and our hopes all returning to use like a gift from above.” // Kansas City based artist, IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keeps her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. Bringing us hard hitting rock inspired ear candy like “Starlit Love Child” and “Control”, the idea of genre is only a tool IVORY uses to express her ability to communicate through music. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Mirrors” pon August 1, 2025. //IVORY BLUE released the single “Heartbeat” on March 28, 2025. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Rhythm of the Radio” on January 31, 2025 // IVORY BLUE released the single “Exiled” on November 29, 2024. IVORY BLUE released the single “Olé!” on October 4, 2024, Breathing Underwater” on August 9, 2024, “Bad Dreams”on June 7, 2024, “Batter Up” on April 22, 2024, “Flashback” on March 15, 2024, “Howl” on Feb. 16, 2024. // IVORY BLUE released their 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and stations around the world. // On Oct. 27, 2023 IVORY BLUE released the single “Ghost of Life.” This single followed IVORY’s previous releases,”In A World Like This” from Sept. 22, 2023, ”The Best of Life” from Aug. 4, 2023 and “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on Feb. 24, 2023. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on Oct. 28, 2022, “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. // IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on Feb. 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top 10 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. // IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017 when Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played with The Band That Fell to Earth, Boulevardia, Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Fest, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at KC Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. In 2011, Ivory settled in the Kansas City, MO area. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”, and then later as Trans-Female. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. More info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com] [Ivory will be LIVE in the studio on WMM on March 18, 2026]
  1. Kim Gordon– “Not Today”
    from: Play Me / Kim Gordon – Matador Records / March 13, 2026
    [Kim Gordon’s third album, ‘PLAY ME,’ is distilled and immediate, expanding Gordon’s sonic palette to include more melodic beats and the motorik drive of krautrock. “We wanted the songs to be short,” Gordon says. “We wanted to do it really fast. It’s more focused, and maybe more confident.” // The follow-up to 2024’s Justin Raisen-produced, two-time Grammy-nominated ‘The Collective’ processes, in her inimitable way, the collateral damage of the billionaire class: the demolition of democracy, technocratic end-times fascism, the A.I.-fueled chill-vibes flattening of culture – where dark humor voices the absurdity of modern life. // Despite its frequent outward gaze, ‘PLAY ME’ is an interior record, one in which a heightened emotionality pulses through physical jams, rejecting definitive statements in favor of an inquisitiveness that keeps Gordon searching, ever in process. // “A lifelong radical still at the peak of her powers.” – New Yorker “A poet of modern life, offering abstract, spoken vocals that speak to both the banality and volatility of our world.” – New York Times// Kim Gordon is an artist, musician, producer, fashion designer, writer, and actress. She is a founding member of the experimental post-punk band Sonic Youth. Following the breakup of Sonic Youth, Gordon formed the group Body/Head. A collection of her early critical art writing entitled Is It My Body? was released by Sternberg Press in January 2014. // From kimgordon.bandcamp.com: Legendary musician and multi-disciplinary artist Kim Gordon retleased her second solo album, The Collective, on March 8, 2024, on Matador. Recorded in her native Los Angeles, The Collective follows Gordon’s 2019 full-length debut No Home Record and continues her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charli XCX, Yves Tumor), with additional production from Anthony Paul Lopez. The album advances their joint world building, with Raisin’s damaged, blown out dub and trap constructions playing the foil to Gordon’s intuitive word collages and hooky mantras, which conjure communication, commercial sublimation and sensory overload. // “On this record, I wanted to express the absolute craziness I feel around me right now,” says Gordon. “This is a moment when nobody really knows what truth is, when facts don’t necessarily sway people, when everyone has their own side, creating a general sense of paranoia. To soothe, to dream, escape with drugs, TV shows, shopping, the internet, everything is easy, smooth, convenient, branded. It made me want to disrupt, to follow something unknown, maybe even to fail.” // More info at: http://www.bodyheadmusic.com]
  1. Anti-plastic (Stonegood) – “Lunisolar (Moon & Sun)”
    from: Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 / KC Synth Collective / February 20, 2026
    [The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene. The collective meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co. The Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the KC Synthesizer Collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com]

[Austin Williamson, Gnozis, wrker, and Korgtron play Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Fri., Feb. 20, 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee, Ste 100, KCMO.]

[The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective.]

  1. AgreKulture – “Rain”
    from: Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 / KC Synth Collective / February 20, 2026
    [The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene. The collective meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co. The Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the KC Synthesizer Collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com]

[Austin Williamson, Gnozis, wrker, and Korgtron play Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Fri., Feb. 20, 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee, Ste 100, KCMO. ]

[The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective.]

11:00 – Station ID

  1. Bobcat Attack – “Rhinoplasty”
    from: Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 / KC Synth Collective / February 20, 2026
    [The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene. The collective meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co. The Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the KC Synthesizer Collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com. // Bobcat Attack released The Year of The Bobcat on Les Bon Bons Electriques – The Record Machine on August 1, 2025. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2025. // Bobcat Attack released the single “Bird of Prey” on January 10, 2025 Bobcat Attack is the alter ego of electronic musician Nathan Reusch. Reusch has a passion for blending dub, techno, and ambient electronica into his own improvised vision. His compositions, crafted with synthesizers, drum machines, and modular synths, create a pulsing soundscape that is both intimate and lush, setting him apart in the electronic music scene. // Reusch first started making electronic music influenced by emo/punk in the early 2000s, opening for acts like Taking Back Sunday, Mewihoutyou, Coheed and Cambria, to more fitting artists like Joy Electric, Atom & His Package, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Yacht. In 2003, he started his indie label, The Record Machine, and in 2011, he founded KC’s Middle of the Map Fest; his time and focus on making his music came to a halt. The pandemic inspired Reusch to dust off his Bobcat Attack moniker and renewed his interest in making music. After a few months of waywardly trying to figure out patches and midi cables, he joined KC’s Synth Collective and found a group of similarly-minded electronic musicians. // After a year of playing and organizing shows with the KC Synth Collective, he is regaining his footing; Reusch is ready to release his first new material in nearly two decades. Bobcat Attack bridges the gap between ambient, dub-techno, and house music. The result is a rich textural environment of blooming melodies, entrancing techno beats, and ambient soundscapes that immerses the listener in a vibrant, flooding forest of electronica. His arrangements are patient and complete, and there’s always a discovery bubbling underneath the surface. // Bobcat Attack’s debut single release, “Pallas,” (Sept. 20, 2024) was the inaugural release on Les Bon Bons Electriques – The Record Machine imprint. This collaboration between fellow electronic musician and collaborator Mark Ronning (Mr. Golden Sun/Pool Culure) and Reusch’s label, The Record Machine.][Bobcat Attack played a YEAR OF THE BOBCAT EP release show July 31 at miniBar, with FaceFace, Hautlle and Slow Poke.]

11:04 – Interview with Nathan Reusch, Charlie Burt, and Mike Bland

Nathan Reusch is co-founder of The Record Machine an area music label that is celebrating 22 years! Nathan Reusch first started making electronic music under the name Bobcat Attack influenced by emo/punk in the early 2000s, opening for acts like Taking Back Sunday, Mewihoutyou, Coheed and Cambria, to more fitting artists like Joy Electric, Atom & His Package, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Yacht. In 2003, he started his indie label, The Record Machine, and in 2011, he founded KC’s Middle of the Map Fest; his time and focus on making his music came to a halt. Under Nathan’s leadership The Record Machine has been the label for Static Phantoms, Monta, Various Blonde, Cowboy Indian Bear, LaGuerre, The Philistines, and Black Light Animals and many more. Nathan is also a DJ. The pandemic inspired Reusch to dust off his Bobcat Attack moniker and renewed his interest in making music. After a few months of waywardly trying to figure out patches and midi cables, he joined KC’s Synth Collective and found a group of similarly-minded electronic musicians. His debut track, Pallas, released September 18, 2024 was the inaugural release on Les Bon Bons Electriques imprint on The Record Machine label. Bobcat Attack released The Year of The Bobcat on Les Bon Bons Electriques – The Record Machine on August 1, 2025. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2025

Nathan Reusch thanks for being with us on WMM.

Charlie Burt is a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, typographer, and resident cat-handler. He has been based in the Kansas City area for more than a decade in varying creative capacities—from freelancer to full-time Creative Director— Charlie Burt has a passion for branding, identity, packaging, and menu development with a special focus on the food & beverage and spirits industries. His current and past clients and associations include J. Rieger & Co., Hotel Kansas City, Bronson’s Milk Punch, Port Fonda, Altamar Brands, Riddle Wines, Mount Fair Farm, The Monarch Bar, Julep, Westport Cafe, and many more. You can see his work at http://www.cburt.studio

Charlie Burt records electronic music under the moniker of Korgtron and Charlie is also part of the KC Synth Collective.

Charlie Burt thanks for being with us on WMM

Mike Bland is the co-founder of the Kansas City Synthesizer Collective. Kansas City Synthesizer Collective celebrate their fourth anniversary with a special show, Fri, Feb 20, 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee, Ste 100, KCMO.

Mike Bland thanks for being with us on WMM.

Nathan Reusch & Charlie Burt & Mike Bland share details about the KC Synthesizer Collective, a group of electronic musicians working to build platforms for experimental & emerging artists. The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene. The collective meets on the 1st & 3rd Tues. from 6 to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co.

Austin Williamson, Gnozis, wrker, and Korgtron play The Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Friday, February 20, at 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee St, Ste. 100, KCMO. The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com

Charlie Burt records electronic music under the moniker of Korgtron and Charlie is also part of the KC Synth Collective.

Korgtron plays The Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Friday, February 20, at 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee St, Ste 100, KCMO, with Austin Williamson, Gnozis, and wrker.

11:13

Charlie Burt of KorgTron
  1. Korgtron – “Korgtron Theme”
    from: “Korgtron Theme” – Single / KorgTron / unreleased
    [Kortron is part of The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene. The collective meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co. Nathan is co-founder of indie label, The Record Machine and is also a DJ. The pandemic inspired Reusch to dust off his Bobcat Attack moniker and renew his interest in making music. Joining Nathan is Charlie Burt who records with the band Korgtron and is also part of the KC Synth Collective. The Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the KC Synthesizer Collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com]

[Korgtron plays Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Fri, Feb 20, 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee, Ste 100, KCMO, w/ Austin Williamson, Gnozis, and wrker.]

[The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective.]

11:17 – More Interview with Nathan Reusch, Charlie Burt, and Mike Bland

Nathan Reusch is co-founder of The Record Machine an area music label that is celebrating 22 years! Nathan Reusch first started making electronic music under the name Bobcat Attack influenced by emo/punk in the early 2000s, opening for acts like Taking Back Sunday, Mewihoutyou, Coheed and Cambria, to more fitting artists like Joy Electric, Atom & His Package, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Yacht. In 2003, he started his indie label, The Record Machine, and in 2011, he founded KC’s Middle of the Map Fest; his time and focus on making his music came to a halt. Under Nathan’s leadership The Record Machine has been the label for Static Phantoms, Monta, Various Blonde, Cowboy Indian Bear, LaGuerre, The Philistines, and Black Light Animals and many more. Nathan is also a DJ. The pandemic inspired Reusch to dust off his Bobcat Attack moniker and renewed his interest in making music. After a few months of waywardly trying to figure out patches and midi cables, he joined KC’s Synth Collective and found a group of similarly-minded electronic musicians. His debut track, Pallas, released September 18, 2024 was the inaugural release on Les Bon Bons Electriques imprint on The Record Machine label. This collaboration between fellow electronic musician and collaborator Mark Ronning (Mr. Golden Sun/Pool Culure) and Reusch’s label, The Record Machine,

Nathan Reusch thanks for being with us on WMM.

Charlie Burt is a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, typographer, and resident cat-handler. He has been based in the Kansas City area for more than a decade in varying creative capacities—from freelancer to full-time Creative Director— Charlie Burt has a passion for branding, identity, packaging, and menu development with a special focus on the food & beverage and spirits industries. His current and past clients and associations include J. Rieger & Co., Hotel Kansas City, Bronson’s Milk Punch, Port Fonda, Altamar Brands, Riddle Wines, Mount Fair Farm, The Monarch Bar, Julep, Westport Cafe, and many more. You can see his work at http://www.cburt.studio

Charlie Burt records electronic music under the moniker of Korgtron and Charlie is also part of the KC Synth Collective.

Austin Williamson, Gnozis, wrker, and Korgtron play The Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Friday, February 20, at 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee St, Ste 100, KCMO. The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com

Charlie Burt thanks for being with us on WMM.

The Kansas City Synthesizer Collective, a group of electronic musicians working to build platforms for experimental & emerging artists.

The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene.

The collective meets 1st and 3rd Tues. from 6 to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co.

The Kansas City Synthesizer Collective will celebrate their fourth anniversary with a special show, Friday, February 20, at 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee St, Ste 100, KCMO. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com

Nathan Reusch & Charlie Brut Thanks for being on WMM

Kansas City Synthesizer Collective celebrate their forth anniversary with a special show, Fri, Feb 20, 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee St, Ste 100, KCMO. With Austin Williamson, Gnozis, wrker, and Korgtron playing.

The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com

11:24

  1. The Intolerant Left – “Inseminating Elon in the KKK Hole on Mars”
    from: Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 / KC Synth Collective / February 20, 2026
    [The KC Synthesizer Collective is cultivating a community centered around creativity & self-expression in the electronic music scene. The collective meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 10:00 pm at Stockyards Brewing Co. The Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the KC Synthesizer Collective. More info at: http://www.kcsynthcollective.com]

[Austin Williamson, Gnozis, wrker, and Korgtron play Kansas City Synthesizer Collective Four Year Anniversary Show, Fri, Feb 20, 7:00pm, at Stockyards Brewing Co, 1600 Genessee St, Ste 100, KCMO. ]

[The KC Synth Collective will also be releasing a new Bi-state Voltage Controllers Vol. 2 Compilation of multiple artists from the collective.]

11:28 – Underwriting

  1. Eggs On Mars –”Good Morning (I Love You)”
    from: Good Morning (I Love You) / Enigmatic Brunch Records / March 3, 2026
    [Eggs on Mars, a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO. Brad Smith – lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee – bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton – lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter – drums, percussion, & field recordings. All songs by Eggs on Mars. Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer. Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios. Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton. Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson. Art Direction by Brad Smith. Graphic design, photography, CD layout, cassette layout by Doug Bybee. Info at: http://www.eggsonmars.bandcamp.com]

[Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze.]

11:31 – Interview with Brad Smith

Brad Smith joins us to talk about the new album from Eggs on Mars called, GOOD MORNING (I Love You) to be released March 3, 2026. Brad also talks about his new music label Enigmatic Brunch that has recently released music from: Joel vs Joel, and Wills Van Dorn. Eggs on Mars is a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO. Brad Smith on lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee on bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton on lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter on drums, percussion, & field recordings. All songs by Eggs on Mars. Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer. Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios. Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton. Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson. Art Direction by Brad Smith. Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze. More info at: http://www.eggsonmars.bandcamp.com]

Brad Smith, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Eggs on Mars is a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO.

Brad Smith on lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee on bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton on lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter on drums, percussion, & field recordings.

Good Morning (I Love You)to be released on March 3, 2026 is a 10-track album, with all songs by Eggs on Mars. Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer
Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios
Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton
Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson
Art Direction by Brad Smith
Graphic design, photography, CD layout, cassette layout by Doug Bybee
Brad Smith – lead vocals, guitars & piano
Doug Bybee – bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”
Joel Stratton – lead guitars & keyboards
Mason Potter – drums, percussion, & field recordings

Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze.

Brad also talks about his new music label Enigmatic Brunch that has recently released music from: Joel vs Joel, and Wills Van Dorn.

More info at: http://www.eggsonmars.bandcamp.com]

10:40

  1. Eggs On Mars – “Be For You”
    from: Good Morning (I Love You) / Enigmatic Brunch Records / March 3, 2026
    [Eggs on Mars, a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO. Brad Smith – lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee – bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton – lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter – drums, percussion, & field recordings. All songs by Eggs on Mars. Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer. Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios. Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton. Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson. Art Direction by Brad Smith. Graphic design, photography, CD layout, cassette layout by Doug Bybee. Info at: http://www.eggsonmars.bandcamp.com]

[Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze.]

10:43 – More Interview with Brad Smith

Brad Smith joins us to talk about the new album from Eggs on Mars called, GOOD MORNING (I Love You) to be released March 3, 2026. Brad also talks about his new music label Enigmatic Brunch that has recently released music from: Joel vs Joel, and Wills Van Dorn. Eggs on Mars is a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO. Brad Smith on lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee on bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton on lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter on drums, percussion, & field recordings. All songs by Eggs on Mars. Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer. Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios. Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton. Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson. Art Direction by Brad Smith. Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze. More info at: http://www.eggsonmars.bandcamp.com]

Brad Smith, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Eggs on Mars is a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO.

Brad Smith on lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee on bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton on lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter on drums, percussion, & field recordings.

Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze.

Brad also talks about his new music label Enigmatic Brunch that has recently released music from: Joel vs Joel, and Wills Van Dorn.

Eggs On Mars Discography

Welcome to our Family – August 25, 2014
10-track album
Recorded Summer 2014 at Potter Underground Studios
Guitars/Lead Vocals-Brad Smith
Bass/Other Vocals-Justin Longmeyer
Drums-Mason Potter

Spacey Stacy – September 4, 2015
8-track album
Recording/Mixing/Mastering/Pancakes-Doug Bybee
Recorded August 2015 at Sound + Vision Studios of the Lawrence Public Library
Cover photo taken by Mason Potter
Guitars/Vocals – Brad Smith
Bass – Justin Longmeyer
Drums – Mason Potter

On Hold, Hold On – October 7, 2016
5-track EP
Album art by Anna Smith
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Justin Longmeyer
Guitars/Vocals/Keys – Brad Smith
Bass – Justin Longmeyer
Drums – Mason Potter

In A Desert Place – March 15, 2018
10-track album
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Justin Longmeyer // Recorded at 2319
Guitars/Vocals – Brad Smith
Bass/Vocals/Guitar solo – Justin Longmeyer
Drums – Mason Potter

Mama Pancake – November 9, 2018
10-track album
Recorded/mixed/mastered by Rodd Fenton
Recorded May through September of 2018 at 2319
Artwork by Julie Smith
Brad Smith – guitars/vocals/keys
Justin Longmeyer – bass
Mason Potter – drums/percussion

It Will Be Like It Was – October 4, 2019
10-track album
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Rodd Fenton
Recorded summer of 2019 at Bread Basket Music Studios
Guitars/Vocals/Keys – Brad Smith
Bass – Justin Longmeyer
Drums – Mason Potter

Brighter Now – June 25, 2021
7-track EP
Recorded / mixed / mastered by Rodd Fenton
Recorded in the fall of 2020 at Solstice Audio
Cover painting by Jesse Bartmess
Brad Smith – Vocals, guitar
Mason Potter – Drums, backing vocals, self-sacrificial tambourine
Bennie Neselroad – Keys, backing vocals,
Doug Bybee – Bass, backing vocals

Warm Breakfast – March 21, 2023
10-track album
Recorded/Engineered/Mixed by Rodd Fenton
Mastered by Josh Johnson.
Recorded 2023 at Solstice Audio.
Cover painting by Shannon Brouk
Brad Smith – guitar/lead vocals/keys
Mason Potter – drums/percussion/backing vocals
Doug Bybee – bass/keys/backing vocals;
Joel Stratton – keys/backing vocals;
with
Austin Smith – additional guitars
Sam Smith – backing vocals
Rodd Fenton – backing vocals/hand claps.

Good Morning (I Love You)– March 3, 2026
10-track album
All songs by Eggs on Mars
Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer
Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios
Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton
Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson
Art Direction by Brad Smith
Graphic design, photography, CD layout, cassette layout by Doug Bybee
Brad Smith – lead vocals, guitars & piano
Doug Bybee – bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”
Joel Stratton – lead guitars & keyboards
Mason Potter – drums, percussion, & field recordings

Brad Smith, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze.

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

10:54

  1. Eggs On Mars – “Shooting Stars”
    from: Good Morning (I Love You) / Enigmatic Brunch Records / March 3, 2026
    [Eggs on Mars, a 4-piece soft psych pop band from KCMO. Brad Smith – lead vocals, guitars & piano; Doug Bybee – bass, keys, vocals on “Shooting Stars” & “Takes Time”; Joel Stratton – lead guitars & keyboards; Mason Potter – drums, percussion, & field recordings. All songs by Eggs on Mars. Words for “Takes Time” by Justin Longmeyer. Recorded by Joel Stratton in fall 2024/winter 2025 at Soundstructure Studios. Mixed by Doug Bybee & Joel Stratton. Mastered by Doug Bybee & Josh Johnson. Art Direction by Brad Smith. Graphic design, photography, CD layout, cassette layout by Doug Bybee. Info at: http://www.eggsonmars.bandcamp.com]

[Eggs On Mars play an Album Release Show on Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm at The RINO, 315 Armour Rd., North Kansas City with Big Fat Cow, and Field Daze.]

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

Next week, on Wednesday, February 25 we will feature our favorite releases of the past year from black musical artists based here in Kansas City. Plus we welcome back to the show our friend Jesse Bartmess who will share music from his newest release MUSIC FOR MACHINES Vol. 4, to be released February 26, 2026.

Also join me as special co-hosts for the entire show are: Mará Rose Williams – The Kansas City Star’s assistant managing editor for race and equity issues. She has served as a member of the Star’s Editorial Board and is an award-winning columnist. She was a writer on The Star’s 2020 “Truth in Black amd White” project, and the recipient of the 2021 Eleanor McClatchy Award for exemplary leadership skills and transformative journalism. Mara Rose Williams was the creator host and producer of Voices of Kansas City and award winning special series creatred by the KC Star with KKFI.

Also joining us is D. Rashaan Gilmore host of “Unbossed and Unbothered with D. Rashaan Gilmore,” on KKFI on Saturday nights at 5:00pm. D. Rashaan Gilmore is a two-time Emmy Award winning host and producer of Flatland In Focus on Kansas City PBS. D Rashaan is Founder and President/CEO at BlaqOut KC, which seeks to organize and mobilize the black, gay community in Kansas City and develop a leadership core. Gilmore has previously managed multiple significant HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention grants for the Kansas City CARE Clinic.

And Sandra Draper, who is a retire federal employee who new serves on KKFI’s Board of Directors and hosts SylkySan Soul Sensations, a dynamic radio show that blends a variety of genres Mondays at 4:00pm to 6:00pm on 90.1 FM KKFI.

Mará Williams, D. Rashaan Gilmore and Sandra Draper will help co-host for our Winter On-Air-Fund Drive. We will need to hear from YOU our listeners to support Community Radio. Please call 888-931-0901 during the show so we can say your name over the airwaves,

You can find our playlists at: http://www.wednesdaymiddaymedley.org & http://www.kkfi.org
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http://www.instagram.wednesday_midday_medley

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.

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

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