Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

The Swallowtails + Aaron Rhodes & UNITY TICKET + Brook Tuley + IVORY BLUE

At 10:10 Mark talks with Miki P (guitar and vocals) and Rachel Lovelace (bassoon and vocals) of The Swallowtails. Established in 2018, the band has released 2 full-length albums: Right Where We Are (2020) and The World Still Spins (2023). In 2024, the band wrote, produced, and self recorded their 5-song EP Lucky Penny (2024). The duo received the award Best Local Band in Kansas City by The Pitch Awards. In 2025 The Swallowtails were featured at Ozark Mountain Music Fest, Smoky Hill River Festival, and Boulevardia. They collaborated on a re-release of their single “Lucky Penny” with acclaimed Nashville-based fiddle player John Mailander, and they completed writing and recording their third full length album, PERSPECTIVE, backed and funded for over $21,000 by a Kickstarter campaign, and produced in collaboration with Heidi Gluck. The album represents The Swallowtails’ most refined and intentional work to date. PERSPECTIVE was released on May 23, 2026. The Swallowtails play a PERSPECTIVE – Album Release Show on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30pm at 714 Main Street, Grandview, Missouri. More info at http://www.theswallowtails.com

At 10:35 Aaron Rhodes joins us to share new music from his band UNITY TICKET, and their new self titled EP released May 29, 2026. The new 5-piece band is made of: Aaron Rhodes on vocals, Cameron Birdsall on guitar, Keg Gross on Guitar, Booker Rohlf on bass, and Hayden Jensen on drums. UNITY TICKET was recorded at Soundstructure Rehearsal Studios in KCMO, and at at Flora House in KCMO. Lyrics written by Aaron Rhodes. Music written by Cameron Birdsall, Keego Gross, Booker Rohlf, Hayden Jensen. UNITY TICKET play a benefit for the Midwest Innocence Project at Howdy, 6523 Stadium Drive, KCMO, on Thursday, June 25 with Perfume USA, Teazers, and Wheat State. More info at: https://linktr.ee/unityticketusa

At 11:00 Mark talks with Brooke Tuley about her most recent release CHASE ME from Brooke Tuley and the Moon Travelers. Chase Me was officially was released on May 7, 2024. Brooke writes, “Chase Me had a quiet release in 2024 and, at the time, it felt a bit too personal to share more broadly. Since then, I’ve had some distance from it and feel ready to open it up and talk about it further. The project is very much a reflection of my process. It’s not a traditional album or release, but it’s honest, and that feels worth sharing. Alongside it, I’ve been working on a show at The Temple, and the release also includes an art and poetry book with a listening card. That format came together as a way to present the work in a more tangible, exploratory way.” Recorded and produced by Mike Tuley in the Tuley home studio, in Kansas City. Brooke Tuley on vocals, guitar, songwriting; Mike Tuley on guitar, keys, percussion, engineering; Jimmy Fitzner on guitar; John Nichols on bass, Jon Kraft on drums; Mike Stover on pedal steel; Betse Ellis on fiddle; Rich Wheeler on saxophone. Cameos by Anna St. Louis, Kevin Morby, and Suzannah Johannes. Mixed and mastered by John Golden. Info at: brooketuleymusic.com

At 11:30 we welcome back IVORY BLUE who after releasing multiple singles over the last two years has just released a new 10-song album titled, ECHO on May 22, 2026. ECHO is her third full length album. IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keep her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. IVORY BLUE released her 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. IVORY BLUE released her debut album, COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. IVORY’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. The EP helped give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations. In 2017 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, and Englewood Arts Center. More info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com

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Show #1153