Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Michael Tipton & Matthew Hayden + Stephen Roper of Hotel Leo + Austin Marks of oldnothing
Mark Spins More New & MidCoastal Releases from: Molly Picture Club, old nothing, Hotel Leo, Katy Guillen & The Drive, the eradicats, Sara Swenson, The Elders, Meshell Ndegeocello, and The Womack Sisters.
At 10:30 Mark welcomes Stephen Roper of Hotel Leo an indie rock/dream pop project based in Kansas City. It started in 2016 as a bedroom project from songwriter Stephen Roper, and has grown over the past two years into a full band, regularly playing live shows. The band’s sound was originally built around analog synthesizers and drum machines – still a big part of the project – but has since waded into utilizing electric guitars, acoustic drums, and more. Hotel Leo’s new album “Everybody You Know” will be released through The Record Machine on August 28, 2026. Hotel Leo play an Album Release Show on Friday, August 28 at miniBar, 3810 Broadway, KCMO with Teri Quinn & The Coyotes and The Creepy Jingles. Hotel Leo also plays The RINO on September 19 with Brotha Josh, and Mel Crosby, and Pool Culture.
At 11:00 Mark talks with Michael Tipton & Matthew Hayden who are part of the eight piece, Talking Heads tribute band, Found A Job. The two have collaborated together in many projects and as part of the acclaimed bands: Molly Picture Club (2009-2013), and Kodascope (2013-2016). Molly Picture Club called themselves a “dark disco” band from Kansas City. Heavily influenced by 80s and 90s punk, Hungarian-born Aniko Adany adds punchy synth and raw vocals backed by the afro-beat and Latin influenced rhythms of drummer Matt Hayden, while front man and lead guitarist Michael Tipton accentuates the group’s music with yelps and quips that form the characters in MPC’s songs. Michael & Matt will share two tracks from their upcoming EP release, “My Own Time Machine” from Molly Picture Club.
At 11:30 we welcome musician Austin Marks who is currently recording and performing as, oldnothing. Austin Marks is a songwriter from St. Joseph, Missouri. He writes sad songs and love songs (not that there’s any difference), and creates them all himself as warm, hazy, and drenched in reverb. He spent years playing in the Kansas City band Dreamgirl before setting out on his own. His debut album, “Don’t Call Me Tina,” is out now. You can find all of his stuff at www.oldnothing.com.
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Show #1161
Wednesday MidDay Medley 