WMM Playlist from March 25, 2026

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

New & MidCoastal Releases + Chris Hudson & Sam Wright + Hello Biplane + Brent Kinder

  1. “It’s Showtime Folks”
    from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
    [WMM’s theme]
  1. Tank and the Bangas – “Move (feat. Lucky Daye)”
    from: The Last Balloon / Verve Forecast / May 15, 2026
    [Tank and the Bangas are Tarriona “Tank” Ball on lead vocal, Norman Spencer II on multi-
    instrumentals, with new accompanying members: CJ Knowles Jr on drums, Matthew MSkillz on bass, Rob Kellner on keyboards, and Etienne Stoufflet on saxophone. // GRAMMY-Award winning band Tank and the Bangas confirm their new album, The Last Balloon, is set for release May 15 on Verve Forecast. The Last Balloon follows acclaimed albums Green Balloon (2019) and Red Balloon (2022), and marks both the closing chapter of the trilogy, and the beginning of a bold new era for Tank and the Bangas. // “I called the album The Last Balloon because I didn’t want anyone asking us, ‘When’s Purple Balloon coming?’” says Tarriona “Tank” Ball. “It’s the end of the balloons; we’re moving into a new space now.” // Executive-produced by frequent collaborator Austin Brown and recorded primarily at The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, the album features collaborations including the multi-faceted musician Iman Omari, pianist/producer Tane Runo and soul singers Ledisi and Jelly Joseph. The Last Balloon finds the band expanding their sound and exploring themes of frustration, resilience and self-realization. Balancing moments of raw vulnerability with bursts of joyful energy, the album moves between emotional catharsis and communal uplift, designed with the group’s dynamic live performances in mind. // “We’re working with new people and cultivating new sounds, and it feels like we’re more open than we’ve ever been,” Ball details on stepping into this new chapter. “What we’ve learned over the years is that even though people can’t always categorize our sound, they’re always able to describe how the music makes them feel. So, we’re gonna keep on changing and evolving, but we’re always gonna give you that same feeling of joy.” // Additionally, the band is expanding their summer and fall tour dates, including stops in New York, Asheville, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and more. See below for a complete list of dates. // In 2024, Tank and the Bangas released their three-part spoken word project, The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, which won the band a GRAMMY Award for “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.” Each chapter of the album found Tank working with a different producer: The Soul with Robert Glasper as well as Austin Brown and Brian London, The Heart with James Poyser and The Mind with Iman Omari. // New Orleans-based Tank and the Bangas rose to prominence in 2017 following their unanimous NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest victory. Bringing their blend of poetry, R&B, gospel, and pop to a worldwide stage, Tank and the Bangas have been praised as one of the “best live bands in America” by NPR Music. In 2019, the band released their major label debut, Green Balloon, on Verve Forecast to widespread critical praise earning the band a Best New Artist nomination at that years, GRAMMY Awards. Their latest third studio album Red Balloon received a nomination for “Best Progressive R&B Album” at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards. Throughout their career the group has performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Austin City Limits,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Today Show.” They have consistently sold-out venues both stateside and abroad, with festival appearances at Coachella, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and the Newport Jazz Festival.]
  1. Roman Numerals – “Can We Trust Your Architect?”
    from: Roman Numerals / Anodyne Records / September 5, 2006
    [#1 on our list of The 60 Best Recordings of 2006. William Smith on vocals, guitar, stylophone; Steven Tulipana on vocals, bass, guitars, synth; Shawn Sherrill on synth, bass; Pete LaPorte on drums, electronics. Music by Roman Numerals. Lyrics by William Smith and Steve Tulipana. Produced by Paul Malinowski and Roman Numerals. Recorded and Mixed by Paul Malinowski. Recorded at Great Western Record Recorders. Mixed at Rax Trax Studios, Chicago, IL and Westend Studios. Mastered by Doug Henderson. “Deep Loft:” vocals by Matthew Dunehoo. Backing vocals on “Known” by Kenneth Earl Jankowski Jr.] // [Bill Brownlee wrote about Roman Numerals on October 18, 2017 for KCUR Radio. // One of the region’s most notable indie-rock bands a decade ago, Roman Numerals were Shawn Sherrill on keyboards and bass, Billy Smith on guitars and vocals, and Steve Tulipana on bass, guitars and vocals, (Pete LaPorte on drums replaced by Ryan Shank, and now Jason Gerken.) // Tulipana and Sherrill went on to open the highly successful RecordBar in Westport. Their band’s last recent performance was the penultimate show at the venue’s original site on January 1, 2016. RecordBar has since re-opened at 1520 Grand Boulevard, which is where Roman Numerals reunited on Saturday, September 27, 2026 Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of recordBar. // Roman Numerals peaked at a time when like-minded bands including Interpol were also mining the new wave and post-punk sounds of the 1980s. The revivalist aesthetic was an appealing exercise in wistfulness when its self-titled album was released in 2006, a conceit that makes Saturday’s reunion a double-dip of nostalgia. // The band describes its approach as a “high-powered hybrid” that “forms a sturdy bridge between indie-rock’s angular approach and the underground club scene’s throbbing tempos.” A good example is “Rule of Five,” a gloom-laden blend of synth-pop and post-punk from that 2006 record: // “‘Rule of Five’ was recorded in Chicago the week we signed our lease on the original RecordBar via fax-machine,” Tulipana says. “We somehow managed to get the club open and do several U.S. tours that same year of 2005. We like to get together every year or so these days to revisit these old songs to help inspire us on the other newer projects we stay involved with.” // Roman Numerals, played the grand opening at RecordBar, 1520 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City on Saturday, October 21, 2017 with Olympic Size, opening. // Bill Brownlee blogs about Kansas City’s jazz scene at Plastic Sax.]

[Roman Numerals celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their debut album and the one year Anniversary of The Warehouse on Broadway, 3951 Broadway Blvd., KCMO, in a special show on Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 (doors at 6:30) with Emmaline Twist, The Sluts, and Pimp Magic Guts.]

  1. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – “Chicken Leg”
    from: “Chicken Leg” – Single / Colemine / May 29, 2026
    [Colemine is proud to present the first new music from the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio in over four years. These tunes were taken from the I Told You So sessions and from a forthcoming full length LP. The super funky “Chicken Leg” on the A-side and the slow burn “If I Could” on the flip. The personnel on this features Lamarr on Organ, the incomparable Jimmy James (Parlor Greens, True Loves) on guitar, and the deep pocket of Grant Schroff (Polyrhythmics, Champagne Bubblebath) on drums. I Told You So was one of DLO3’s best selling and performing albums, so the forthcoming LP is surely one not to be missed! // Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio released Cold As Weiss on Colemine Records on February 11, 2022. // Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio have established themselves as the world’s premier funky organ trio. The organ trio, along with founder and manager Amy Novo, continues to devise the perfect blend of raw, passionate music and engaging industry practices. Through a firm partnership with label Colemine Records, the trio has garnered Billboard charting albums, sold out shows, tens of thousands of albums sold, and millions of streams. Lofty accomplishments for an instrumental organ trio. // Now, with permanent drummer Dan Weiss behind the kit, DLO3 is proud to present Cold As Weiss, their third studio album to date that finds them tighter than ever, and continuing to push funky instrumental music to a new generation of fans.. // The band features organist Delvon Lamarr, a self-taught virtuosic musician, with perfect pitch who taught himself jazz and has effortlessly been able to play a multitude of instruments. On guitar is the dynamo Jimmy James who eases through Steve Cropper-style chanking guitar, volcanic acid-rock freak-out lead playing, and slinky Grant Green style jazz. From Reno, Nevada is drummer Dan Weiss (also of the powerhouse soul and funk collective The Sextones). Dan’s smoldering pocket-groove drumming locks in the trio’s explosive chemistry. // Founded by Lamarr’s wife and manager Amy Novo, the trio started from humble beginnings in 2015, but since then has released two Billboard charting albums and toured the world to sold out venues.]
  1. José González – “A Perfect Storm”
    from: Against the Dying Of The Light / Imperial Recordings – Mute / March 27, 2026
    [Against The Dying Of The Light is the fifth studio album from José González and his first new collection of original songs in more than four years. As a concerned world citizen, he wrote these songs as a reflection of our times. Times of amazing progress, but also worrying backslides to dogmatic tribal ideologies and an extremely uncertain future. These are songs about how we can navigate humanity towards flourishing on an individual and a collective level. // José Gabriel González was born on July 31, 1978 in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden, to Argentine parents. His politically active parents were students at the National University of San Luis before fleeing Argentina after the 1976 Argentine coup d’état. Escaping to Brazil with González’s older sister, they were granted asylum by the Swedish consulate in Rio de Janeiro and relocated to Gothenburg in 1977. // González grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music and has named Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez as a favorite artist. He said that the first concert he went to was the Wailers. In an interview with Time Out magazine he stated, “I got their autographs and everything. I was about 12 or so. At the time, my favorite music was Bob Marley and Michael Jackson”. // González earned a master’s degree in molecular biology from the University of Gothenburg and was in a PhD program for biochemistry before dropping out and focusing on music. // The first band González played in was Back Against the Wall, a Gothenburg hardcore punk group influenced by Black Flag, Misfits, and Dead Kennedys. He later played bass guitar in another hardcore band, Renascence, between 1993 and 1998. Between 1997 and 1998, he played guitar with the rock band Only If You Call Me Jonathan. // In June 2003, González issued his debut solo release, a two-track 7 in (180 mm) single. It was discovered by Joakim Gävert, co-founder of the then-fledgling label Imperial Records, who signed González as their first official artist. In October, González released his debut album, Veneer, in Europe. The record was subsequently released in the UK on 25 April 2005 and in the United States on 6 September 2005. González had begun working on the material while still a PhD student. // González’ trademark sound is solo classical guitar with soft vocal melody. His work, although mostly original, also includes acoustic covers of such hits as “Heartbeats” by his fellow Swedes the Knife, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division, “Born in the U.S.A.” and “The Ghost of Tom Joad” by Bruce Springsteen, “Hand on Your Heart” by Kylie Minogue, “Smalltown Boy” by Bronski Beat, “Teardrop” by Massive Attack, and “Last Snowstorm of the Year” by Low. // His second album, In Our Nature, was released internationally on September 22, 2007. Its lyrical content was in part influenced by books like The God Delusion by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and Practical Ethics by ethicist Peter Singer. In 2007, González won a European Border Breakers Award. // In 2010, a documentary about him, called The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of Jose Gonzalez, was released. // His third album, Vestiges & Claws, was released in February 2015. It was critically acclaimed and received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award. // On 17 February 2021, González released a single with Spanish lyrics, “El Invento”. In April, he issued “Visions”, the second single from his next album, Local Valley, which came out on 17 September. // In 2023, González appeared in the feature film A Tiger in Paradise, which is a fictionalized depiction of his own life.]
  1. Dagmar Zuniga – “A Car With No Lights On”
    from: in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music/AD 93/April 10, 2026
    [Dagmar Zuniga makes music that feels both intimate and expansive: songs drift like disrupted signals, carried by harmony, tape hiss, and a strong sense of touch. Her debut solo album in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music — written and recorded in New York, Norway, and Athens, Georgia over a period of five years on her longtime companion, the Tascam 424 — was uploaded to Bandcamp and YouTube in January 2025 through Dagmar’s friends People’s Coalition of Tandy. The project quickly garnering over two hundred thousand views and the attention of artists such as Mount Eerie, who invited her to tour with them that summer. This year, what was once a jewel of tapped-in algorithms and message boards will meet the world at large, with in filth arriving digitally on March 4, and physically on April 10, via AD 93. All songs written, performed, and recorded by Dagmar Zuniga. Tracks 5, 6, 11 written by Dagmar Zuniga & Hayes Hoe]
  1. Flora Hibberd – “Lucky You (Radio Edit)”
    from: Swirl (Deluxe) / 22Twenty / February 6, 2026
    [Critically acclaimed 2025 debut Swirl returns to radio with “Lucky You (Radio Edit)”, a focused, radio-friendly track leading into a deluxe edition and a new full-length album later this year. Flora Hibberd returns with “Lucky You (Radio Edit)”, a new focus track taken from the deluxe edition of her acclaimed 2025 debut album Swirl, with a new full-length album arriving later this year. riginally released in 2025, Swirl quickly established Hibberd as one of the most quietly celebrated voices in modern indie-pop, earning widespread year-end recognition. “Lucky You (Radio Edit)” offers a clean, radio-friendly entry point into the Swirl world while setting the stage for Flora Hibberd’s next chapter later this year. // from Bandcamp: Flora Hibberd’s debut album Swirl is a rich tapestry of sound and meaning, influenced by her background as a translator. The Paris-based British songwriter uses her experience to explore the nuances of language, decoding the slippages where English and French intertwine. These linguistic intersections become moments of strange poetry, revealing hidden threads of life and deepening our understanding. Hibberd’s songwriting process involves searching for jarring words and natural language breaks, mirroring the framework she uses as a translator to understand how symbols and meanings shift. Swirl’s 11 tracks are infused with secret codes, non-verbal signifiers, and intricate musical layers. Produced by Shane Leonard in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album features contributions from a versatile group of musicians, including JT Bates, Ben Lester, Pat Keen, and JE Sunde. Leonard’s production subtly integrates morse-code-like synths and pedal steel riffs, enhancing the album’s thematic depth. Musically, Swirl is a blend of influences ranging from Jason Molina’s straightforward indie rock to Josephine Foster’s mystical folk and the surrealist lyrics of Bertrand Belin. The album’s first single, “Auto Icon,” echoes the art-rock stylings of Cate Le Bon, while “Code” marries lyrics inspired by textile artist Anni Albers with delicate guitar lines. “Baby” offers a Lou Reed moment, with Hibberd reflecting on vulnerability, while “Canopy” appeals to Big Thief fans with its country-tinged sound. The album closes with “Ticket,” a mesmerizing mix of fingerstyle guitars, galloping snares, and shimmering synths. Hibberd sees Swirl as a meditation on communication, particularly the transmission of songs as ephemeral, time-specific art. It’s an exploration of how music democratizes voices, capturing fleeting moments that might never occur again.]
  1. Arima Ederra – “Hope is a Muscle”
    from: A Rush To Nowhere / RCA – Arima’s Lab / March 6, 2026
    [Arima Ederra’s Rush to Nowhere is the follow-up to her 2022 debut, An Orange Colored Day. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter continues that earlier record’s soulful meditations, cycling through psychedelic funk à la Tame Impala, hazy guitar pop, and R&B with the larger-than-life orchestral swells of Childish Gambino’s later work. Ederra’s gauzy vocals are transfixing, flitting from grief to hope. Whatever life swings at her, this is an artist that knows how to find the softness in it all.]

10:27 – Underwriting

  1. The Ratboys – “Penny In The Lake”
    from: Singin’ to an Empty Chair / New West Records /February 6, 2026
    [Singin’ to an Empty Chair is their sixth and best album… These songs have the clarified rush of an emotional pressure change, like the sensation of removing foam earplugs.” – Pitchfork // Chicago’s beloved Ratboys release their fourth studio album, The Window, via Topshelf Records on august 25, 2023. It was #30 in WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2023. After more than ten years and four studio albums, The Window finally captures Ratboys as they were always meant to be heard—expansive while still intimate, audacious while still tender—the sound of four friends operating as a single, cohesive unit. The album is sonically diverse, shifting wildly from track to track and flexing everything from fuzzy power pop choruses to warm country twang to mournful folk.// Lyrically, The Window sees Julia Steiner at her most personal, reflecting on love and grief with occasional humor and levity. She frequently leans on windows as a theme—the idea of an interrupted connection, the feeling of being near someone without being fully present—like on the pounding lead single, “It’s Alive!” Opening with Steiner’s honeyed vocals, “Outside my window the birds dance alone // I sit back and take it in // Like some sort of medicine,” it’s a bright and vivacious track that, in Steiner’s words, captures “the overarching feeling of the world spinning on beneath you while you’re stuck in one place.” In the video, directed by John TerEick, Ratboys play in an empty house, as its owners slowly start to move in. // The Window marks a number of firsts for the band. Throughout the last few years, Sean Neumann (bass) and Marcus Nuccio (drums) became full-time members alongside Julia Steiner (vocals, guitar) and Dave Sagan (guitars), making The Window the first album Ratboys have written collaboratively from start to finish. It was also the first time they’d ever traveled outside their home base of Chicago to record an album, journeying to Seattle to work with producer Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Foxing) for three weeks. The group worked on the arrangements together over the course of a year and half, so by the time the band showed up to the Hall of Justice Recording Studio in February 2022, The Window’s songs were well rehearsed and airtight. “We spent 2020 demoing the songs, and spent 2021 practicing them,” says Steiner. “We practiced twice a week for six months, exploring the songs and developing them. We’d send early versions to Chris and he’d give us notes. It went like that for weeks. It was such a dedicated and intentional process.”]

[Ratboys play recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave., KCMO TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:00pm with villagerrr.]

  1. Gullywasher – “These Aches”
    from: Rustbelt Revelations II / Chris Hudson / March 27, 2026
    [Gullywasher is a trio, with Chris Hudson on guitar & vocals, Sam Wright on banjo & vocals, and Matt Cathlina on bass. // Chris Hudson a Kansas City Native, Classical Guitarist, Guitarist, Musician, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, SingerSongwriter, Teacher and Visual Artist. He is in the bands: Gullywasher, Hudson Electric, the Cruelest Months and The Bard Owls. More info at: http://www.gullywasherkc.com]

[Gullywasher plays a Rustbelt Revelations II Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Fri, March 27, at 7:00pm with Cee Dee Vee, Primrose Junction, Beth & Brandon, and Natalie Prauser.]

10:37 – Interview with Chris Hudson and Sam Wright

Chris Hudson a classically trained guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher and visual artist. Chris is part of the bands: Gullywasher, Hudson Electric, the Cruelest Months and The Bard Owls. Chris received his Bachelor of Music in 1996 from the UMKC Conservatory of Music. In 2007, Chris received the Lighton Prize for Excellence as a Music Teaching Artist for his work with children, inspiring their love of guitar and musical collaboration when forming Garage Bands at KCYA. Chris has released multiple full length recordings and continues to collaborate and experiment with new forms, instruments, electronic synth and music genres, including experimental video soundscapes.

Sam Wright is a KC-based actor turned playwright who studied Theatre at Emporia State University. His professional acting credits incude Hamlet, to Judas in Godspell, a lizard in Seascape. His writing includes The SlaughterHouse Opera, a one-hour rock opera set in a zombie apocalypse featuring 13 original songs. It has appeared at bars and clubs in the KC area under the guise of a rock band. His play, Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder, took the form of a one-man show about the iconic Lakota chief and has appeared at festivals in the U.S., England, and Scotland. Sam is also the brainchild of the musical Prejudice & Pride a modern, gender-flipped take on the Jane Austen novel. Prejudice & Pride played the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug. 5-27, 2022 and played off broadway in New York City. Sam’s creative focus is on distilling obscure or under-represented historical narratives into economic, character-driven pieces of portable theatre.

Chris & Sam share music from his new Gullywasher album, Rustbelt Revelations II.

Gullywasher play a Rustbelt Revelations II Release at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, Fri, Mar. 27, 7pm w/ Cee Dee Vee, Primrose Junction, Beth & Brandon, and Natalie Prauser.

Chris Hudson and Sam Wright thanks for being with us on WMM

Gullywasher is a trio, with Chris Hudson on guitar & vocals, Sam Wright on banjo & vocals, and Matt Cathlina on bass.

Chris Hudson has been playing and creating songs for decades in the KC – Lawrence area.

We last talked with Chris Hudson on January 28, 2026 about the new music Chris has been making as Hudson Electric – and the single “Maelstrom” – released January 20, 2026 and Recorded at Northern Sky Recording in November 2025 by Danny McGaw featuring Alexis Barclay on bass, Matt Davis drums and Danny McGaw on keys/backing vocals.

Gullywasher played The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO on Jan. 29, 2026, at 7:00pm with Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo, Mikal Shapiro & The Musical.

Chris recently played 38th annual Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans.

Chris joined us on October 19, 2022 to talk about Gullywasher’s album COME TOMORROW YOU’LL FALL.

Chris joined us on September 22, 2021 upon the released of Chris Hudson and The Bard Owls album THE ERASING released on September 29, 2021.

Chris joined us on March 31, 2021 to share news about HOLDING THE DAWNING released on March 15, 2021. HOLDING THE DAWNING was recorded between September and November 2020 during the Covid-19 Pandemic, at Weights & Measures Soundlab in KCMO with Duane Trower. Gullywasher brought in guest performers for several tracks: Chad Brothers of the band Old Sound on guitar, Devan Teran of The Timbers on pedal steel, and Mark Hamblin on Trumpet. Info at: http://www.gullywasherkc.com

Gullywashwer was formed in 2018 the band started recording demos, rehearsing and performing these songs at multiple venues, including a trip to SXSW in Austin in early March 2020 just before the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down and quarantine. In the early months of the pandemic they continued to rehearse and write more songs and do live streaming shows. Chris Hudson wrote the majority of the songs. Sam Wright wrote the song “Eastward Facing Road.” The band writes that their songs are” a mix of Americana, Folk, ProgRock, Emo and Jazz.”

We talked with Chris Hudson on Nov. 4, 2020, with Julie Bennett to share details about SONGS FOR LATTER DAYS. Their musical project The Multiverse. Songs Of Latter Days, was released Nov. 1, 2020. They played on all songs with help from the KC acclaimed alternative string duo The Wires with Laurel Morgan Parks on violin & Sascha Groschang on cello. Also contributing to the recording was Jason Beers. http://www.themultiverse.com

10:45

  1. Chris Hudson & Sam Wright – “Maelstrom” (LIVE)
    This song will appear on Rustbelt Revelations III

10:49 – More Interview with Chris Hudson & Sam Wright

Chris Hudson a classically trained guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher and visual artist. Chris is part of the bands: Gullywasher, Hudson Electric, the Cruelest Months and The Bard Owls. Chris received his Bachelor of Music in 1996 from the UMKC Conservatory of Music.

Sam Wright is a KC-based actor turned playwright who studied Theatre at Emporia State University. His professional acting credits incude Hamlet, to Judas in Godspell, a lizard in Seascape. His writing includes The SlaughterHouse Opera, Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder, and the musical Prejudice & Pride.

Chris & Sam share music from the new Gullywasher album, Rustbelt Revelations II.

Gullywasher plays a Rustbelt Revelations II Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, March 27, at 7:00pm with Cee Dee Vee, Primrose Junction, Beth & Brandon, and Natalie Prauser.

Chris Hudson and Sam Wright thanks for being with us on WMM

Gullywasher is a trio, with Chris Hudson on guitar & vocals, Sam Wright on banjo & vocals, and Matt Cathlina on bass.

Gullywasher plays a Rustbelt Revelations II Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, March 27, at 7:00pm with Cee Dee Vee, Primrose Junction, Beth & Brandon, and Natalie Prauser.

More information at http://www.chrishudson.bandcamp.com http://www.gullywasherkc.com

10:56

  1. Gullywasher – “Damnation”
    from: Rustbelt Revelations II / Chris Hudson / March 27, 2026
    [Gullywasher is a trio, with Chris Hudson on guitar & vocals, Sam Wright on banjo & vocals, and Matt Cathlina on bass. // Chris Hudson a Kansas City Native, Classical Guitarist, Guitarist, Musician, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, SingerSongwriter, Teacher and Visual Artist. He is in the bands: Gullywasher, Hudson Electric, the Cruelest Months and The Bard Owls. More info at: http://www.gullywasherkc.com]

[Gullywasher plays a Rustbelt Revelations II Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Fri, March 27, at 7:00pm with Cee Dee Vee, Primrose Junction, Beth & Brandon, and Natalie Prauser.]

11:00 – Station ID

  1. Hello Biplane – “Don’t Let Go”
    from: how to hold a bug / Hello Biplane / March 27, 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 play an Album Release show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS on Saturday, March 28 with The Roseline and Thimastr. Hello Biplane play an Album Release show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, April 10 with The Kansas City Bear Fighters and The Creepy Jingles.]

11:05 – Interview with Spencer Goertz-Giffen and Braden Young

We are so happy to welcome to our KKFI Studios Spencer Goertz-Giffen and Braden Young of the band Hello Biplane who are getting ready to release their new album, “how to hold a bug” coming out on March 27, 2026. Hello Biplane is a Lawrence, Kansas based futuracana [alt/indie/folk-pop] band centered around the songwriting of Spencer & Braden who are partners both in music and in life. The couple’s thoughtful compositions set the mood for honest lyrics that touch on themes of raising family, relationships, and finding meaning in the ordinary day-to-day life. Hello Biplane’s wide sonic range is driven by dynamic, vocal harmonies, finger-style guitar leads, and an experienced band that features drums, bass, cello, synthesizers, and accordion. Like their name suggests, Hello Biplane’s songs nod to life’s fleeting moments – passing quickly but leaving something lasting in their wake. Hello Biplane play an Album Release show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS on Saturday, March 28 with The Roseline and Thimastr. Hello Biplane play an Album Release show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, April 10 with The Kansas City Bear Fighters and The Creepy Jingles. More info at: http://www.hellobiplane.com

Spencer Goertz-Giffen and Braden Young thanks for being with us on WMM

Hello Biplane
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.

Hello Biplane is a Lawrence, Kansas based futuracana [alt/indie/folk-pop] band centered around the songwriting of Spencer & Braden who are partners both in music and in life.

The couple’s thoughtful compositions set the mood for honest lyrics that touch on themes of raising family, relationships, and finding meaning in the ordinary day-to-day life. Hello Biplane’s wide sonic range is driven by dynamic, vocal harmonies, finger-style guitar leads, and an experienced band that features drums, bass, cello, synthesizers, and accordion. Like their name suggests, Hello Biplane’s songs nod to life’s fleeting moments – passing quickly but leaving something lasting in their wake.

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.

Hello Biplane -Discography

how to hold a bug / album / May 27, 2026
“Balloon” / Single / March 13, 2026
“Fetch” / Single / February 13, 2026
“Spotlight” / Single / January 13, 2026

LINE / 7-song EP / March 26, 2014
HELLO BIPLANE / 6-song EP / Fdecember 17, 2010

Alien Hellbop – Discography

AFTER THE QUAKE / 5-song EP / October 25, 2021

11:14

  1. Hello Biplane – “Fetch”
    from: how to hold a bug / Hello Biplane / March 27, 2026
    [Treleased as a Single on February 13, 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 play an Album Release show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS on Saturday, March 28 with The Roseline and Thimastr. Hello Biplane play an Album Release show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, April 10 with The Kansas City Bear Fighters and The Creepy Jingles.]

  1. Hello Biplane – “Fetch”
    from: how to hold a bug / Hello Biplane / March 27, 2026
    [Treleased as a Single on February 13, 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 play an Album Release show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS on Saturday, March 28 with The Roseline and Thimastr. Hello Biplane play an Album Release show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, April 10 with The Kansas City Bear Fighters and The Creepy Jingles.]

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  1. Hello Biplane – “Balloon”
    from: how to hold a bug / Hello Biplane / March 27, 2026
    [Treleased as a Single on February 13, 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 play an Album Release show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS on Saturday, March 28 with The Roseline and Thimastr. Hello Biplane play an Album Release show at The Brick, 1727 McGee St., KCMO, on Friday, April 10 with The Kansas City Bear Fighters and The Creepy Jingles.]

11:30 – Underwriting

  1. Angie Fights Crime – “Between the Mountain and the Sea”
    from: To Be Beautiful / Angie Fights Crime / February 14, 2026
    [Written and recorded in Kansas City Missouri. Ash Reynolds on vocals on all songs except; Tess Savigear & Bethan Mathis on “To Be Beautiful”; Nikki Goodson on “Tiny Lies”; Keith Howell on Drums. Production & Mastering by Robert Rebeck. Album Art by KD Grant, Album Design Jeff Irvine. Angie Fights Crime is the brainchild of Brent Kinder, a musician, poet, songwriter of unlimited passion and a desire to create music and share it with the world. Angie Fights Crime often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. Angie Fights Crime released the album SAVIOR OF THE WORLD on March 1, 2025. Savior of The World features Daniel Jordan on vocals, and Keith Howell on drums; with artwork by Tyson Schroeder, and J. Irvine. Mixing and mastering by Robert Rebeck. // Brent Kinder is also in the band sMallWaves where he plays bass. With 46 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). More information at: https://alonetone.com/angiefightscrime.%5D

[Angie Fights Crime play the KJHK 90.7 annual Farmer’s Ball on Friday, March 27 and Friday April 3 at 8:00pm at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS., with Corners of The Sky, Foxlin, Gold on Television, The Fun Guy, The Soul Agenda, The Sounds of Many, and The State of Everything]

11:36 – Interview with Brent Kinder

Brent Kinder a musician, poet, and songwriter of unlimited passion and a desire to create music and share it with the world. Brent is the brainchild of Angie Fights Crime a musical project that often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. With 46 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. The Angie Fights Crime discography is divided into two parts: Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) and Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). Angie Fights Crime released their newest album, To Be Beautiful on February 14, 2026. Brent Kinder is also in the band sMallWaves where he plays bass.

Angie Fights Crime play the KJHK 90.7 annual Farmer’s Ball on Friday, March 27 and Friday April 3 at 8:00pm at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS., with Corners of The Sky, Foxlin, Gold on Television, The Fun Guy, The Soul Agenda, The Sounds of Many, and The State of Everything. More info at: https://alonetone.com/angiefightscrime.

Brent Kinder thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Brent is the brainchild of Angie Fights Crime a musical project that often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. With 49 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. The Angie Fights Crime discography is divided into two parts: Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) and Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). Angie Fights Crime released their newest album, To Be Beautiful on February 14, 2026

11:44

  1. Angie Fights Crime – “All My Breath”
    from: To Be Beautiful / Angie Fights Crime / February 14, 2026
    [Written and recorded in Kansas City Missouri. Ash Reynolds on vocals on all songs except; Tess Savigear & Bethan Mathis on “To Be Beautiful”; Nikki Goodson on “Tiny Lies”; Keith Howell on Drums. Production & Mastering by Robert Rebeck. Album Art by KD Grant, Album Design Jeff Irvine. Angie Fights Crime is the brainchild of Brent Kinder, a musician, poet, songwriter of unlimited passion and a desire to create music and share it with the world. Angie Fights Crime often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. Angie Fights Crime released the album SAVIOR OF THE WORLD on March 1, 2025. Savior of The World features Daniel Jordan on vocals, and Keith Howell on drums; with artwork by Tyson Schroeder, and J. Irvine. Mixing and mastering by Robert Rebeck. // Brent Kinder is also in the band sMallWaves where he plays bass. With 46 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). More information at: https://alonetone.com/angiefightscrime.%5D

[Angie Fights Crime play the KJHK 90.7 annual Farmer’s Ball on Friday, March 27 and Friday April 3 at 8:00pm at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS., with Corners of The Sky, Foxlin, Gold on Television, The Fun Guy, The Soul Agenda,]

11:47 – More Interview with Brent Kinder

Brent Kinder a musician, poet, and songwriter of unlimited passion and a desire to create music and share it with the world. Brent is the brainchild of Angie Fights Crime a musical project that often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. With 46 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. The Angie Fights Crime discography is divided into two parts: Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) and Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). Angie Fights Crime released their newest album, To Be Beautiful on February 14, 2026. Brent Kinder is also in the band sMallWaves where he plays bass.

Angie Fights Crime play the KJHK 90.7 annual Farmer’s Ball on Friday, March 27 and Friday April 3 at 8:00pm at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS., with Corners of The Sky, Foxlin, Gold on Television, The Fun Guy, The Soul Agenda, The Sounds of Many, and The State of Everything. More info at: https://alonetone.com/angiefightscrime.

Brent Kinder thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Brent is the brainchild of Angie Fights Crime a musical project that often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. With 49 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. The Angie Fights Crime discography is divided into two parts: Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) and Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). Angie Fights Crime released their newest album, To Be Beautiful on February 14, 2026

Brent Kinder, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

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

11:53:00

  1. Angie Fights Crime – “To Be Beautiful”
    from: To Be Beautiful / Angie Fights Crime / February 14, 2026
    [Written and recorded in Kansas City Missouri. Ash Reynolds on vocals on all songs except; Tess Savigear & Bethan Mathis on “To Be Beautiful”; Nikki Goodson on “Tiny Lies”; Keith Howell on Drums. Production & Mastering by Robert Rebeck. Album Art by KD Grant, Album Design Jeff Irvine. Angie Fights Crime is the brainchild of Brent Kinder, a musician, poet, songwriter of unlimited passion and a desire to create music and share it with the world. Angie Fights Crime often features collaborations with musicians from around the world. Angie Fights Crime released the album SAVIOR OF THE WORLD on March 1, 2025. Savior of The World features Daniel Jordan on vocals, and Keith Howell on drums; with artwork by Tyson Schroeder, and J. Irvine. Mixing and mastering by Robert Rebeck. // Brent Kinder is also in the band sMallWaves where he plays bass. With 46 albums, and 461 tracks, Angie Fights Crime is the musical project of one guy who couldn’t stop writing songs. Part I 1995-2015 (The Alphabet Series) Part II 2016 – ? (The Greyscale Series). More information at: https://alonetone.com/angiefightscrime.%5D

[Angie Fights Crime play the KJHK 90.7 annual Farmer’s Ball on Friday, March 27 and Friday April 3 at 8:00pm at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS., with Corners of The Sky, Foxlin, Gold on Television, The Fun Guy, The Soul Agenda, The Sounds of Many, and The State of Everything]

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

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