About Mark Manning

For 19 years Mark Manning has served as Coordinator of the KCK Organic Teaching Gardens, an Initiative of The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Office of Cultural Enhancement and Diversity, Health Careers Pathways Program, K-12. Each year Mark works with 1000 to 2000 students, between K through 8th grades, with organic, "raised bed" gardens built directly on the school grounds of three Middle Schools and four Elementary Schools in the inner city of the Kansas City, Kansas school district. Mark conducts over 440 workshops annually in classrooms at these schools. He started the project under the guidance of Marcia Pomeroy, in 1999, after working in a literacy program. The KCK Organic Teaching Gardens has been financially supported through grants from The Kauffman Foundation, and The University of Kansas Medical Center. The project has been recognized locally and nationally by The National Gardening Association, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Community Gardens, The Green Bliss Festival, The Urban Farm & Garden Tour, and on the PBS television program America's Harvest. Mark learned about gardening from his grandmother Edna Jacobsen on the family's McCool Junction, Nebraska farm. His grandmother raised a huge garden, chickens, sheep and cattle. She preserved apples, wild berry jams, and beets and virtually everything she grew was canned for consumption in winter months. Edna raised seven children with no running water and as a child lived in a sod house. His passion for the school gardening program has been fueled by the fact that he doesn't see the lessons he learned from his grandmother passed down to kids today. Kids need to know where their food comes from, especially with the rise of diabetes, and over weight Americans. We can all learn from our gardens how to treat ourselves and the world better.

WMM Playlist from July 27, 2022

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Boxknife + Cooper Scott of Jean Claude and The Eclairs + Stacy Busch & The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival + Kadesh Flow

10:00

“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
[WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

Flare Tha Rebel & Bob Pulliam – “Rosé All Day”
from: “Rosé All Day” – Single / Shafer / July 15, 2022
[“Rosé All Day” is the lead single from Flare Tha Rebel’s upcoming EP titled Summer You, Summer Me. Playful, yet meaningful, the song is about an empowered woman of which a man is pursuing. Lines within the song such as “and if she’s a tease she can do that ya’ll / she don’t owe you nothing man, please back off”, attempt to change the at times degrading scenarios of this power dynamic. The narrative is done in the backdrop of fun and lighthearted warm weather days, cool summernights, and, of course, plenty of rosé. Continuing with Flare’s Art to Empower initiative, “Rosé All Day” aims to raise funds and awareness for a nonprofit, which this time is the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Abuse (MOCSA). Career and love brought hip-hop MC Flare Tha Rebel back to his hometown of Kansas City, MO, which created a second wind of new music. Noted by The Pitch, “As a member of hip-hop collective Anti-Crew, Flare Tha Rebel made quite an impact on the Kansas City hip-hop scene. After making the leap from KC to Chicago in the late ‘00s, he’s now back…” Known for a highly energetic live performance, Flare has shared the stage with artists such as Chance the Rapper, RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Mac Lethal, Nappy Roots, and CES Cru. Although hip-hop at the core, Flare Tha Rebel’s versatility remains as he balances music with socially progressive themes that are still enjoyable enough to raise a glass to at a party. There’s also a duality to Flare’s approach. Many of his songs are connected to his Art to Empower initiative, raising awareness and funds for a variety of social justice causes and nonprofits. Flare Tha Rebel & Bob Pullian were guests on WMM, Aug. 11, 2021. Flare The Rebel released the EP, The Revolution Will Not Be Hashtagged on July 9, 2021. The recording was #9 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2021. Info at: http://www.flaretharebel.com]

Marcotte – “Good For My Soul”
from: GOOD FOR MY SOUL (EP) / Marcotte / April 1, 2022
[MARCOTTE released the singles, “Obvious” on March 4, 2022, “The Cure” on March 11, 2022, “Always Be There” on March 18, 2022, “Stars” on March 25, 2022. Good For My Soul was produced with Logan Murphy, MARCOTTE is a husband & wife: Jordan & Sasha Marcotte. More info at http://www.marcotteofficial.com]

[Marcotte plays recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 PM with Lauren Scott.]

Boxnife – “The Tower”
from: “The Tower” – (Single) / Squarestab Records / May 20, 2022
[Debut Single from Boxknife, a queer dark-pop band from Kansas City made up of Stephanie Bankston, Britt Wild, Mia Morrow, and Brook Worlledge who formed from the ashes of the band Lovergurl. Keyboardist and vocalist, Stephanie Bankston was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a graduate of The University of Missouri. She moved abroad in her 20s, and lived in Seoul, Korea, where she played in a mostly female band called BaekMa (“White Horse”). Stephanie returned to Kansas City in the Fall 2015. Brook Worlledge,is a Kansas City native. She is the band’s drummer and she sings and writes songs for the band. Brook is a defender of the proletariat. Brook’s influences range from The B-52s, The Velvet Underground, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Brit Wild has played to Wick and the Tricks and other bands in Kansas City.]

[Boxknife play a Manifestering EP Release Show at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming St. KCMO West Bottoms with The Creepy Jingles, and Collidescope.]

**Mia Morrow**, **Brook Worlledge, and Stephanie Bankston**

10:14 – Interview with Brook Worlledge, Stephanie Bankston, Mia Morrow of Boxknife

We welcome into our 90.1 FM Studios: Brook Worlledge, Stephanie Bankston, and Mia Morrow, who join us to talk about their new band Boxknife, a queer dark-pop band from Kansas City formed from the ashes of the band Lovergurl. Boxknife are releasing their EP, MANIFESTERING on July 29, 2022 with a special EP Release Show at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO, West Bottoms, at 7:00 PM with The Creepy Jingles & Collidescope. The 4-piece Boxknife include: Brook Worlledge on drums & Vocals, Stephanie Bankston on keyboards & vocals, Mia Morrow on bass, & Brit Wild on guitar. Info at: http://www.facebook.com/boxknifemusic

Brook Worlledge, Stephanie Bankston, Mia Morrow thanks for being with us on WMM

Boxknife, a queer dark-pop band from KC formed from the ashes of the band Lovergurl.

The 4-piece Boxknife include: Brook Worlledge on drums & Vocals, Stephanie Bankston on keyboards & vocals, Mia Morrow on bass, & Brit Wild on guitar.

Keyboardist and vocalist, Stephanie Bankston was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a graduate of The University of Missouri. She moved abroad in her 20s, and lived in Seoul, Korea, where she played in a mostly female band called BaekMa (“White Horse”). Stephanie returned to Kansas City in the Fall 2015.

Brook Worlledge,is a Kansas City native. She is the band’s drummer and she sings and writes songs for the band. Brook is a defender of the proletariat. Brook’s influences range from The B-52s, The Velvet Underground, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Brit Wild has played to Wick and the Tricks and other bands in Kansas City.

Mia Morrow is a professional chef and the owner operator of Cheffed Up, crafting custom, in-home dining experiences as well as chef-inspired meal prep deliveries. for more information: http://www.cheffedupkc.com

Brook Worlledge, Stephanie Bankston, Mia Morrow thanks for being with us on WMM

Boxknife is releasing their debut EP, MANIFESTERING on July 29 with a special EP Release Show at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO, West Bottoms, at 7:00 PM with The Creepy Jingles and Collidescope. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/boxknifemusic

10:30

Boxnife – “Sign Or Sickness”
from: Manifestering [EP] / Squarestab Records / May 20, 2022
[Debut Single from Boxknife, a queer dark-pop band from Kansas City made up of Stephanie Bankston, Britt Wild, Mia Morrow, and Brook Worlledge who formed from the ashes of the band Lovergurl. Keyboardist and vocalist, Stephanie Bankston was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a graduate of The University of Missouri. She moved abroad in her 20s, and lived in Seoul, Korea, where she played in a mostly female band called BaekMa (“White Horse”). Stephanie returned to Kansas City in the Fall 2015. Brook Worlledge,is a Kansas City native. She is the band’s drummer and she sings and writes songs for the band. Brook is a defender of the proletariat. Brook’s influences range from The B-52s, The Velvet Underground, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Brit Wild has played to Wick and the Tricks and other bands in Kansas City.]

[Boxknife play a Manifestering EP Release Show at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming St. KCMO West Bottoms with The Creepy Jingles, and Collidescope.]

10:33 – Underwriting

Jean Claude and the Eclairs – “Sweet”
from: “Sweet” – Single / Jean Claude and the Eclairs / April 7, 2022
[Alternative Pop/Rock band, based in Lawrence, KS., formed in 2016. Cooper Scott is lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Jean Claude & The Eclairs, an Alternative Pop/Rock band, based in Lawrence, KS., formed in 2016. The band includes: Cooper Scott on vocals, Garrison Krotz on bass, Quinn Maetzold on drums, and Ryan Pollock on guitar. The band released their EP, HOW TO TALK on National Eclairs Day, June 22, 2022. Produced and Engineered by Ryan Wasoba. More information at: https://www.instagram.com/eclairsofficial/%5D

10:38 – Interview with Cooper Scott

Cooper Scott is lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Jean Claude & The Eclairs, an Alternative Pop/Rock band, based in Lawrence, KS., formed in 2016. The band includes: Cooper Scott on vocals, Garrison Krotz on bass, Quinn Maetzold on drums, and Ryan Pollock on guitar. The band released their EP, HOW TO TALK on National Eclairs Day, June 22, 2022.

Cooper Scott Thanks for being with us onWednesday MidDay Medley

The Eclairs newest EP “How to Talk” hit all streaming platforms on June 23, 2022.  
National Eclairs Day, June 22, 2022.

These songs have been in the works for over 3 years. This album would not be possible without the fantastic work of Ryan Wasoba who produced this EP.

Kelsey Wanamaker created all of the artwork!

The Band wrote on Facebook: “Three years of writing, demoing, recording, rewriting, re-recording, meet ups in Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago, shows at venues with sketchy PAs, forming new friendships, all of those moments were key to making this EP. We are so excited for you to hear it and we can’t wait to make more music.”

Cooper Scott studied Journalism at The University of Kansas.

Cooper Scott is from Overland Park, Kansas

with Garrison Krotz, Cooper Scott was in the band Hireth.

Cooper Scott is lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter

Garrison Krotz on bass

Quinn Maetzold on drums

Ryan Pollock on guitar

Jean Claude and the Eclairs Discography:

“Enzymes” (Single) released November 17, 2017
“Crazy For You” (Single) released September 7, 2018
“All It Ever Was” (Single) released November 20, 2018
“City Sounds” (Single) released February 21, 2019
“Glasgow” (Single) released April 4, 2019
“Sweet” (Single) released April 7, 2022
“Couldn’t Be Anybody Else” (Single) released May 19, 2022
HOW TO TALK [EP] released June 23, 2022

Is there a weekly band practice? And where is it held?

Cooper Scott Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The band released their EP, HOW TO TALK on National Eclairs Day, June 22, 2022. Produced and Engineered by Ryan Wasoba. More information at: https://www.instagram.com/eclairsofficial

10:56

Jean Claude and the Eclairs – “Couldn’t Be Anybody Else”
from: “Couldn’t Be Anybody Else” – Single / Jean Claude and the Eclairs / May 19, 2022
[Alternative Pop/Rock band, based in Lawrence, KS., formed in 2016. Cooper Scott is lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Jean Claude & The Eclairs, an Alternative Pop/Rock band, based in Lawrence, KS., formed in 2016. The band includes: Cooper Scott on vocals, Garrison Krotz on bass, Quinn Maetzold on drums, and Ryan Pollock on guitar. The band released their EP, HOW TO TALK on National Eclairs Day, June 22, 2022. Produced and Engineered by Ryan Wasoba. More information at: https://www.instagram.com/eclairsofficial/%5D

11:00 – Station ID

Sisterbot – “Into the Moment”
from: Truth House / Sisterbot / July 10, 2021
[Sisterbot is a performing artist dedicated to breaking genre boundaries, creating cosmic musical and theatrical experiences. The 9-piece Sisterbot Band is a “punk pop chamber orchestra” complete with electric guitar, drums, piano, strings and horn. “Truth House (2021) is a concept album written over the span of three years, encapsulating a chapter of my life that I spent in a house alone, dealing with the aftermath of trauma and rebirth.”- Sisterbot (Adee Dancy). Written by Sisterbot. Produced by Jametatone and Sisterbot. Engineered, Mixed, Mastered by Jametatone, except “Approval” which was Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Andrew Bonci Jr. at Magnolia Tree Studios, with AJ Bonci on guitar, Just Angel and Sisterbot on vocals. Cover Art by Mazzy Mann. Adee Rocket Dancy released the single “Hello Moon (feat. The Swallowtails)” on April 26, 2021. (This song is alon on the Sisterbot album.) Produced by Jametatone & Adee Rocket Dancy. Adee Rocket Dancy on piano & vocals & cello; Rachel Lovelace on bassoon; Mikala Petillo on guitar & background vocals, Mixing and Mastering by Jametatone, (J. Asley Miller). Adee Rocket Dancy writes, “This is a song about my life-long love for the moon, featuring The Swallowtails (Rachel Lovelace and Miki P). Adee chose the date April 26, 2021, as their release date, to honor the full moon called “The Pink Moon.” More info at: Sisterbot.bandcamp.com]

[Sisterbot will headline Saturday night of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 6, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.]

11:04 – Interview with Stacy Busch

Stacy Busch is a queer composer and performer who utilizes her voice with electronics to build unique sound worlds. Her work is a meeting point between art pop, avant-classical and singer-songwriter. Stacy’s work has been performed nationally and internationally. She has received grants from ArtsKC, ArtSounds, Charlotte Street Foundation and the UMKC Women’s Council. Stacy is a 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Artist Fellow. Stacy is the cofounder and President of No Divide KC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that uses the arts as a vehicle for stimulating social awareness, participation and community building. No Divide KC partners with Kansas City-based organizations and artists to create artistic events that are focused on the stories of underserved and misrepresented communities in Kansas City.

Stacy Busch joins us to share details about The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 1-6 2022, at The Black Box 1060 Union Ave, West Bottoms, KCMO. Info at: http://www.nodividekc.org

Stacy Busch, thank you for being with us on WMM

Queer Narratives Festival, August 1-6, 2022

The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival is a week-long festival that includes performances, vendors, craftspeople, food trucks, a visual exhibit along with artist-led workshops, talkbacks, meetups and open mics.

When: August 1-6, 2022
Weekly programming: August 1-4, 2022
Main Festival: August 5 and 6, 2022
Where: The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave..KCMO 6414
For questions and inquiries, please contact: info@nodividekc.org

WEEKDAY EVENTS Monday-Thursday (8/1-8/4) 12PM-7PM:

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

7-8PM – Talking! Out! Loud! Coming Out Sharing Circle! – with Skippy

This hour long story sharing program creates a non-judgmental space for queer people to talk about their identities in the LGTBQIA+ community. Whether you are a community member, an ally, or are on a pathway of self discovery, this is your chance to connect with like-minded people in an safe, intimate setting. All ages are welcome!

8:30-11:00PM – QNF Karaoke!!!!!! – All are invited to this karaoke and chill opening night of the QNF!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

5:30-6:30PM – Is it Comedy or is it Just Sad? – with Kailee Karr

The old saying goes “Tragedy + Time = Comedy” but there’s gotta be more to that equation, right? Right. Join comedian Kailee Karr in a comedy writing workshop devoted to finding the humor in the darkest parts of life. During this workshop attendees will have the chance to write out jokes, and of course get on stage!

7:00-8:30PM – Make it Gay: Tropes and Cliches – with Abby Bland

A writing workshop about reclaiming our stories by flipping the narrative.
Co-taught by Abby Bland & Rylan Scott Keeling

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3

8:00-9:00PM – DRAG! – with Cynthia Doll & Special Guests

Join Cynthia Doll (Drag Artist/Musician) and Special Guests to discuss all things Drag Entertainment. This Panel/Showcase Includes The Drag Experience, Drag Makeup, The LGBTQIA+ Community and what it means to drag entertainment.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

5:00 – 6:00PM – The Art of Self-Making – with Trish Nixon – There is not one way to be queer! There is not one way to be trans! Your identity is like a collage. We are going to cut, tape, glue, tear, draw, and write for this activity working with old magazines, comic books, etc. // We will create a collaged self-portrait. It can be political, expressive, or personal. The idea behind this exercise is to “think outside of the box” and construct or deconstruct your identity through the medium of collage.

7:00-9:00PM – Gummy Vitamins is a queer art series about collaboration and nourishing the community. The third installment, Vitamin L: Loud is about being joyous and unapologetically yourself. It features installation and performance work from Bubble Gum Kurt, animation from Erika Sakata, and music from Junkyard Royalty. Come ready to participate in the art and get loud with us!

MAIN FESTIVAL – Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 – DOORS OPEN: 6:30PM

Rachel Krause – 7:00-7:30PM – Indoors
EnVee, Lavander Dream and Veri Da’Pressed – 7:35-8:15PM – Indoors
Optical Innovations Fashion Show – 8:20-8:50PM – Indoors
Cynthia Doll – 9:00-9:30PM – Outdoors
Kailee Karr – 9:35-10:05PM – Outdoors
HEADLINER: Arquesta del SolSoul – 10:15-11:15PM – Outdoors

Saturday, August 6 – 11AM-5PM

Join QNF for free panel discussions and opportunities to ask physicians questions about LGBTQ Health! Topics include:

Healthcare for the Transgender patient
Outreach – Binder program with KU Lawrence
JayDoc – Free resident clinic
Legal Considerations
Prep and LGBT Care
Gender Reassignment Surgery
Primary care and what barriers impact the LGBTQ+ community to access healthcare
Q&A Session: Things you want to ask your doctor but haven’t

DOORS OPEN: 6:30PM

Abby Bland – 7:00-7:45PM – Indoors
Virginia Slamz – 7:50-8:35PM – Indoors
Kujo – 8:35-9:05PM – Outdoors
Ameerah Sanders – 9:10-9:55PM – Outdoors
HEADLINER: Sisterbot – 10:00-11:00PM – Outdoors

AFTERPARTY – The Official QNF AfterParty takes place on Saturday at The Ship!
Join us after the festival for live performances, photos, drinks and a good time celebrating this year’s QNF!

GALLERY HOURS: The QNF Visual Exhibit will be on display throughout the week and Festival. Go to http://www.nodividekc.org for more information

QNF LINEUP 2022

Sisterbot (they/them) is a performing artist and large ensemble dedicated to breaking genre boundaries, taking listeners into a wormhole through mental, emotional, spiritual, and space time. Each song is episodic, and gives an internal look into the beauty and the bizarre of the human experience through theatrical and musical storytelling. The 7-to-14-piece Sisterbot Ensemble is described as a “punk pop chamber orchestra,” with a full rhythm section and the addition of strings and horns. Sisterbot connects and communicates about love, community, gratitude, queerness, the preciousness of life, the preservation of our planet, and our place in this vast universe. IG: @sisterbotmusic // FB: Sisterbot // TikTok: @sisterbot // https://sisterbotmusic.com/

Arquesta Del SolSoul is a six-piece Kansas City-based music collective of Africanfuturist. Their sound brings an innovative multidimensional eclectic fusion of Soul, Hip-Hop, R&B, Afro-Latin percussion, and Spoken Word. Inspired by their founding musical ancestors, they decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa. Members include Les Izmore (they/he), Jessica Ayala (she/they), Brad Williams (he/him), Chalis O’Neal (he/him), Jade Green (they/them), and Hadiza (she/they). // IG: @arquestdelsolsoul

Ameerah Sanders (she/her) is a comedian, burlesque dancer, and model based in Kansas City, MO. Her art strives to make people laugh at, indulge in, and think about the shadows we all hold inside. She’s opened for Fortune Fiemster, Hari Kondabolu, and Ron Funches. Beyoncé follows her on Twitter IG: @ameerahsanders // Twitter: @ameerahsanders // TikTok: @dumptruckassshawty

Kailee Karr (they/them) is a Kansas City based stand-up comedian whose comedy has been called “cute” by their parents and “a clear and desperate cry for help” by their therapist. Their comedy centers themes of mental health, queerness, and their ever-present existential crisis. They are a regular at The Comedy Club of Kansas City, and have opened for Mark Normand, Melissa Villaseñor, and River Butcher. IG: @kaileeposts // Twitter:@kaileeposts

Cynthia Doll (she/her) is The Rockstar of Kansas City. This Drag Queen has been bringing high energy, alternative club performances to the Midwest since 2017. In 2021 Cynthia Doll released her Debut Album “Brainwashed” and won “Best New Album of 2021” by ThePitchKC Magazine. In 2022 Cynthia released her Sophomore Album “Dollmination” and continues to Break The Mold of the drag expectations. Cynthia Doll Hosts The Biggest Drag Competition, “Drag Survivor”, at Hamburger Mary’s KC. IG: @cynthiadollx // Music, Merch, Youtube, Twitter, TikTok // https://linktr.ee/CynthiaDollx

Jordan Kaya (she/they) started as a professional dancer at the age of thirteen. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri she trained in ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, hip hop and more. Kaya continues working as a professional dancer to this day, premiering choreographic work and teaches nationally. With a father who specialized in photography and videography, her love for directing grew as fast as her love for choreographing on dancers. Kaya started to choreograph and direct short films and music videos for artists. Kaya’s first short film, “RIND,” was self-directed and self-produced in 2022. IG: @jordankaya_
// FB: @JordanKaya

KuJo (they/them) is KC’s liveliest loop musician. The Queer singer/guitarist will make you swoon with their spicy & sultry electric grit. IG: @KuJo_KJ // FB: @KuJoPlease

Martika – Internationally renowned and motivationally captivating, Martika (she/her) is a one woman stunt show. Raised in a military family, Martika grew comfortable constantly moving about the globe from a young age. Learning from top instructors the world of circus has to offer, this delightfully dangerous daredevil studied circus arts, fire, escapology, and a slew of sideshow skill sets before ever taking a stage. Eleven years under her belt she entertains with innovative stunts such as barbed wire hula hooping. While incorporating informative uplifting messages in her shows. Martika’s main message? No matter how terrifying a goal may be, it is achievable. http://www.themartikashow.com

Adriana Aiyetoro (she/her)! KC native, lover of all things yellow, and advocate for marginalized communities. I’ve been a professional maker since the womb (my mother often reminds me of my amazing work in stretch mark artistry). I’ve been wielding the paint brush for about 15 years now but am privy to all forms of visual art! My life motto is we’re all waiting in line to die…do the thing you wanna do. What’s most important to me is to be who I needed when I was younger, and that’s a very Black, very Brown, very Queer, paint slingin’ BADASS. IG: @velvetfat // @paintedteacupkc // @thequeenagers
Www.paintedteacupkc.com

Virginia Slamz (she/her) is the mother you never had, the sister everybody would want, and the friend everyone deserves. Through her lively storytelling and seductive dance moves, Virginia proves that a life of delusion is our only chance of survival. You may recognize Virginia from the open-call auditions of The Rockettes, the Christmas cantata back in your hometown, or the kitchen section of HomeGoods. In 2012, she received the Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Jasmine in Haywood Community Theatre’s production of Aladdin. Most recently, Virginia received a free coffee at Starbucks after collecting enough stars. Handle – @virginiaslamz

musicbyskippy is Luke (he/him) “Skippy” Harbur’s entertainment project. Coined as “the meeting point of multi-instrumentalism, hip hop, and Broadway,” the project continues booking with 20+ organizations in the Kansas City area, sharing stages with more than 30+ individual musicians and is for all ages. The passion for musicbyskippy roots in Harbur receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old, giving him a second chance to live life to the fullest each day. my dying wish, his debut album, is available where you listen to music. Handle: @musicbyskippy // http://www.Musicbyskippy.com

Fred E. Byrd III (he/they) is a fine art and portrait photographer from Saint Joseph, Missouri. Completely self-taught, Byrd’s work centers around Black and queer identity, mental health awareness, and dreamscapes, highlighting beauty in the unlikely and ordinary. They are one of the original members of B.L.A.C.K. Lawrence, a collective of creatives, promoting and uplifting the voices of Black art, writing, and music throughout the Lawrence, Kansas area.” FB: @fredbyrdphot // IG: @fredbyrdphoto @fredebyrd

Abby Bland (she/they) is Kansas City writer and performer. She is the current Program Director for the Kansas City Poetry Slam and Poetic Underground Open Mic and her work has appeared in Gyroscope Review, Ghost City Review, What Are Birds? and elsewhere. Her debut chapbook The Odds Against a Starry Cosmos was published with Perennial Press. Most recently, she received a 2022 ArtsKC Inspiration Grant for her one person spoken word comedy show You Are Here, part of the Kansas City Fringe Festival in July of 2022. Handle: @applestoabby // http://www.abbyblandpoetry.com

Adreena Cook (she/they) is an artist, educator & digital serf, melding together ‘high’ and ‘low’; whether it be material use or the artist’s mood, they work to challenge oppressive binary systems by building curious art piles, sculptural paintings and awkward conversation. Handle: @thepainufeeliscapitalismdying // http://www.adreenacook.com

Trish Nixon (she/they) lives in Kansas City, Missouri and has been a multidisciplinary artist for several years. Their practice investigates trans identity, sexuality, and porn through photography, painting, performance, and text. They question the normative frameworks which constrain the body and sexual behaviors by producing implicit and explicit imagery. They have presented performances and participated in exhibitions throughout Kansas City. Recently, the artist’s work was highlighted in a solo exhibition, “Boi Blue” in St. Joesph, MO. When not making art, they are living the family life with a teenager, partner, four cats, and one dog. They also sit on the board of Modern Family Alliance in Kansas City. IG: @trishnpictures // http://www.pleasurepusherstudio.com

Rachel Krause (she/they) is a musician, researcher, and writer based in Kansas City, Missouri. She studies and plays traditional American fiddle music primarily from the Midwest and South. Their approach is shaped by a deep respect for history and tradition and an appreciation for improvisation and experimentation. Rachel is interested in exploring melodic Midwestern fiddle styles and deeply textured and rhythmic Appalachian approaches – paying special attention to phrasing and other expressions communicated through the bow. By combining traditional techniques and repertoire with modern arrangements and instrumentations, she hopes to create a dialogue between the past and present. Handle: @_sauer.krause // http://www.krauserachel.com

EnVee (She/her) is the lead Vocalist and Emcee for Quixotic and Front Woman of Ziggy and The Neptunes. Cuban Born, Miami Raised and now Kansas City Resident.

Lavander Dream – Hello everyone I’m Lavandar Dream (she/her), Kansas City’s Purple Haze Nightmare. Allow me to take you to the realm of edge and glamour. Some call me a Dream, Others a Nightmare, but I’m always on their mind. Don’t worry I don’t bite…that hard that is. Handle: @lavandardream

Veri Da’Pressed

Stacy Busch‘s work has been performed nationally and in France and Iceland. The Mid America Freedom Band is premiered her double concerto piece for two drag queens. No Divide KC is produced “Stories from Under the Stars” a storytelling event focusing on homelessness in Kansas City as well as the 1st Annual Queer Narratives Festival.
Stacy released the project and album, titled Mass, which she premiered at MTH Theater. She performed at Splice Electroacoustic Music Festival, she scored the documentary “The Ordinance Project” which premiered at the Kansas City LGBTQ Film festival, she partnered with Gilda’s Club KC, Owen/Cox Dance Group and Charlotte Street Foundation to compose and perform the music for “Collective: Our Stories of Cancer,” other service with No Divide KC includes partnerships with the Kansas City Ballet School and the Johnson County Library.
In addition to Kansas City, Stacy’s work has been featured at the University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, Western Michigan University and Central Michigan University. It has also been performed by ensembles including: loadbang, Bent Frequency and the Beo String Quartet.
She is a 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Performing Artist Fellow. Stacy has received grants from ArtsKC, ArtSounds, Charlotte Street Foundation and the UMKC Women’s Council. Stacy received her MM in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and her BM in composition from Western Michigan University.
Stacy’s teachers include Rome Prize winners Paul Rudy and James Mobberley as well as Pulitzer Prize winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. Other influential teachers include Guggenheim Fellow Curtis Curtis-Smith, Christopher Biggs and Lisa Coons. Prior to studying music, Stacy studied print journalism at Boston University.

Stacy Busch, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 1-6 2022, at The Black Box 1060 Union Ave, West Bottoms, KCMO. Info at: http://www.nodividekc.org

11:22

Arquesta Del SolSoul – “Six Second Sun (Radio Edit)”
from: “Six Second Sun” – Single / Arquesta Del SolSoul / June 1, 2022
[They call themselves, “African Futurist Genre Killerz from the Middle of the Map bringing an innovative multidimensional sound inspired by our founding musical ancestors to decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa.” Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, & Hadiza. http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul%5D

[Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline Friday night of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.]

[Arquesta Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022]

[Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.]

Ben Harper – “We Need to Talk About It”
from: Bloodline Maintenance / Chrysalis Records Limited / July 22, 2022
[All instruments played by Ben Harper. Backing Vocals by Chavonne Stewart, De’Ante Duckett, Alethea Mills. Produced by Sheldon Gomberg and Ben Harper. Engineered by Kevin Smith. Additional Engineering by Sheldon Gomberg and Jason Gossman. Mixed at the Carriage House, LA, by Sheldon Gomberg. Mastered by Gavin Lurssen. Artwork by Jonathan Conda. Animation by Zhenia Tananko. Art Direction by Jackie Phillips. // Benjamin Charles Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013. At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper’s joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, “No Mercy in This Land”, was named Song of the Year. // Harper was born in Pomona, California. His late father, Leonard Harper, was of African-American and Cherokee ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Harper Verdries (née Chase), is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother was a Russian-Lithuanian Jew. His parents divorced when he was five years old, and he grew up with his mother’s family. Harper has two brothers, Joel and Peter Harper. // Harper began playing guitar as a child. His maternal grandparents’ music store, the Folk Music Center and Museum, laid a foundation of folk and blues for the artist, complemented by regular patrons Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal, John Darnielle, and David Lindley and quotes of William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made often by his grandfather. // In 1978, at the age of 9, Harper attended Bob Marley’s performance in Burbank, California, where Marley was joined by former bandmate Peter Tosh for the encore. It was, according to Harper, an important influence. // At the age of twelve, Harper played his first gig. During the 1980s, in his teen years, Harper began to play the slide guitar, mimicking the style of Robert Johnson. Harper refined his style, taking up the Weissenborn slide guitar. Harper escaped from the Inland Empire after being offered an invitation by Taj Mahal to tour with the artist. They recorded Taj Mahal’s album Follow the Drinking Gourd, released in November 1990, and toured Hawaii. // In 1992, Harper recorded the LP Pleasure and Pain with folk multi-instrumentalist Tom Freund. After this limited-edition record, Harper secured a lifetime record deal with Virgin Records, which released his debut album, Welcome to the Cruel World, in 1994. This allowed him to be invited to the Rencontres Trans Musicales of Rennes in France in December 1993 where he went up on a large stage for the first time. His first album was followed by Fight For Your Mind in 1995, with Juan Nelson on bass, which became a college radio favorite and included several songs that Harper still plays live regularly. // In 1999, at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Harper met Jack Johnson and sent a demo tape of Johnson’s songs to his producer, J. P. Plunier, who then produced Johnson’s first album, Brushfire Fairytales, in December 2000. Jack Johnson became the opening act in late February 2001 for the last 23 cities of Ben Harper’s “Innocent Criminals” tour of the United States. // Early in Harper’s career, his music received more attention in Europe and was widely played in Australia (first on Triple J radio). Harper has made comments on a number of occasions that his career was kicked off in Australia. While he was a well-known and respected figure in the United States, he was also a star in countries like Australia, New Zealand, France, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, receiving a great deal of airplay and critical acclaim. His popularity in Europe became wide enough that he was French Rolling Stone magazine’s Artist of the Year (Artiste De L’Année) in 2003, and his Australian tour that year for Diamonds on the Inside was highly successful with record sales. // In 2002, Harper was one of the featured singers covering Motown hits by Marvin Gaye in the documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown (a history of The Funk Brothers). Harper was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Gwen Stefani / No Doubt, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites. // On April 3, 2004, Harper and Jack Johnson performed with Toots and the Maytals on Saturday Night Live (season 29, episode 16), a show hosted by Donald Trump. // In October 2004, Harper participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to benefit Moveon.org and encourage people in the swing states to vote during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. In the same month, Harper contributed a live recording of the song “Oppression” to For The Lady, a benefit album for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi. //Harper playing a Weissenborn in Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, 2008. // In 2006, Harper released the double album Both Sides of the Gun which debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200. Though uncredited, he appears briefly in the 2006 David Lynch film Inland Empire, alongside his wife Laura Dern. //Harper is part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of nuclear power. In 2007 the group recorded a music video of a new version of the Buffalo Springfield song “For What It’s Worth”. Harper’s collaboration “Boa Sorte/Good Luck” with Brazilian singer Vanessa da Mata peaked at #1 in Brazil and Portugal. In Brazil it also won a highly coveted Prêmio Multishow for “Best Song” in 2008. Also in 2008, Harper participated in the benefit album Songs for Tibet. // On August 27, 2010, it was reported that Harper had formed a band called Fistful of Mercy with Dhani Harrison and Joseph Arthur. Fistful of Mercy released their debut record, As I Call You Down, on October 5, 2010. // On May 17, 2011, Harper’s official site posted that his next album was released, entitled Give Till It’s Gone. The album is a continuation of recording with Relentless7. // On October 1, 2012, a new album from Harper with Charlie Musselwhite was announced entitled Get Up! on Stax Records / Concord Music Group. The official release date for the album was January 29, 2013. Get Up! was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Harper. It is Harper’s 12th studio album and first new recording since 2011’s Give Till It’s Gone (Virgin). // In December 2012, it was announced that Harper had co-produced lead vocalist Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks first solo rock album Mother.[33] It was released on May 7, 2013. // In early 2015, it was announced that Harper and The Innocent Criminals would perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival in May 2015.[35] Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals performed at Rock Werchter Festival 2015 on June 28, 2015 .// Harper has five albums and one single that have been certified Gold by the RIAA. Welcome The Cruel World/Virgin, Burn To Shine/Virgin, Fight For Your Mind/Virgin, Live From Mars/Virgin, Diamonds On The Inside/Capitol-Virgin and You Found Another Lover/Stax (single). // On February 12, 2016, Harper released (as a YouTube video) his new single “Call It What It Is”, first track taken from his upcoming new studio album Call It What It Is due to be released on 8 April 2016. // On April 8, 2019, Harper performed as a guest artist on the seventeenth season of American Idol during the second night of the “Top 20 Duets” episode. Harper sang with contestant Alejandro Aranda, playing “There Will Be a Light”. // At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper’s joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, “No Mercy In This Land”, was named as ‘Song of the Year’. // On March 20, 2019, Mavis Staples announced a new album We Get By, featuring eleven tracks written and produced by Harper. The title track, which features Harper on vocals and in the music video, was released on May 15, 2019. // In 2020 Harper released Winter Is for Lovers, an album recorded with solo Monteleone lap steel songs. “It started out as an exploration of steel guitar,” Harper told Acoustic Guitar magazine in a 2020 interview, “Winter Is for Lovers is written as one piece of music; let’s define that in the way that the old classical guitarists would have, on a single guitar (the Monteleone lap steel).” // On June 9, 2021, Harper’s longtime bassist, collaborator, and Innocent Criminals member, Juan Nelson, died at the age 62. Harper paid tribute to him, stating on Twitter: “Beloved husband, father, musical genius, BHIC band member of 27 years, and the finest man I’ve ever known. It’s near impossible for me to put words to this pain and loss. Rest in Glory our beloved Reverend Juan.” No cause of death has been confirmed.]

11:30 – Underwriting

Kadesh Flow – “Away From You”
from: “Away From You”– Single / Ryan Jamaal Davis / July 1, 2022
[Kadesh tells us “I’ve been a little quiet from a release standpoint because I’ve been scoring a feature length film.” “This song is… inspired by Eren Yeager and his tragic, brutal journey in Attack on Titan but is also deeply personal to me. There’s a lot of current world problem glazing that I’m doing on it as well.” “Also, June 30 marks five years since I left my financial tech career to pursue my performing and recording artist career full time. I’m releasing this on July 1st, partially in celebration of that milestone.” This is one of over 23 new singles Kadesh Flow has released in the last 18 months: This is a follow up to “Move Different (feat. Gr3s0n)” with lyrics by Kadesh Flow & Gr3ys0n. Music by Kadesh Flow. Mixing: Kadesh Flow. Mastering: Kadesh Flow and was released on January 21, 2022. The year before, Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Soft Side,” on Jan. 21, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released, “Assumptions feat. Shubzilla,” on Jan. 29, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Frosty,” on February 12, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Cry For Me 2,” February 12, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Not on My Watch,” on February 19, 2021, Inspired by Lord Beerus (Dragonball Super). Kadesh Flow released, “Held Me Longer,” on Marc written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released, “Your Dream Isn’t Always Yours,” on March 12, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Forgot About Me,” on March 14, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Take Backs (feat. Ryan Heinlein),” on March 26, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “But Hope” on March 26, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single, “I Don’t Care” on April 9, 2021, written, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow. Produced by D. Professor. Kadesh Flow released the single, “That Way” on April 16, 2021, written, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow, and produced by Dominique “Bassman” Saunders. Kadesh Flow released the new single, “So Far” on April 23, 2021, written, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow and produced by Dominique “Bassman” Sanders. Kadesh Flow released the single, “On Target” on April 30, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single ”Lighten Up”on May 7, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single “Elegant” on May 21, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 16th single the year, so far. Kadesh Flow released the 13-track album ROOM SERVICE 2, on July 19, 2021. Kadesh Flow released the single “Coming For Your Neck” on August 20, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 17th single the year. Kadesh Flow released the single “Easy” on August 27, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 18th single the year. Kadesh Flow released the single “Fiend” on Sept. 4, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. Produced by Dominique Sanders. This is his 19th single the year. le, “Gardens Out The Gutter” on Dec. 3, 2021. This is one of 22 singles and a 13 track album that Kadesh Flow has released so far this year. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered: Kadesh Flow. Instrumental: Dominique Sanders. Kadesh Flow released the single, “CHOICE (The Cost)” on December 17, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered: Kadesh Flow. Instrumental: Dominique Sanders. This is one of 22 singles and a 13 track album that Kadesh Flow has released so far this year. Kadesh Flow is Ryan Davis is a rapper with an MBA. He is an emcee, producer, & trombonist. At age 11, he began rapping and playing trombone within two weeks of one another. His music has been featured on network television in multiple countries and territories across Southeast Asia. Kadesh performs as a solo hip hop artist. He also plays with The Phantastics, and Marcus Lewis Big Band. Kadesh Flow played the 17th Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 11, as part of Deshica Rage (with Kadesh Flow & Jessica Paige) at 10:00 PM on Community Lending of America Stage at Lemonade Park. Kadesh Flow was on WMM on Oct. 21, 2020. More info at: http://www.kadeshflow.com ]

11:37 – Interview with Kadesh Flow

Kadesh Flow joins us to talk about his new single, “Away From You.” Kadesh tells us “I’ve been a little quiet from a release stand point because I’ve been scoring a feature length film.” “This song is… inspired by Eren Yeager and his tragic, brutal journey in “Attack on Titan,” but is also deeply personal to me. There’s a lot of current world problem glazing that I’m doing on it as well.” “Also, June 30 marks five years since I left my financial tech career to pursue my performing and recording artist career full time.” Kadesh released the new single on July 1st, 2022 partially in celebration of that milestone. Kadesh Flow is Ryan Davis is a rapper with an MBA. He is an emcee, producer, & trombonist. At age 11, he began rapping and playing trombone within two weeks of one another. His music has been featured on network television in multiple countries and territories across Southeast Asia. Kadesh performs as a solo hip hop artist. He also plays with The Phantastics, and Marcus Lewis Big Band, and with Deshica Rage (with Kadesh Flow & Jessica Paige). More info at http://www.kadeshflow.com

Kadesh Flow Thank you for being with us on WMM.

Congratulations on, “Away From You.”

“This song is… inspired by Eren Yeager and his tragic, brutal journey in “Attack on Titan,” but is also deeply personal to me. There’s a lot of current world problem glazing that I’m doing on it as well.”

“Also, June 30 marks five years since I left my financial tech career to pursue my performing and recording artist career full time.” Kadesh released the new single on July 1st, 2022 partially in celebration of that milestone.”

Kadesh Flow played Boulevardia Friday, June 17 with The Phantastics, Sat. June 18 as part of Deshica Rage (Kadesh Flow & Jessica Paige), and on the same night in a closing set with Trevor Turla.

2021’s Room Service 2 is the follow up to Kadesh Flow’s 2018 “Room Service” EP. Instead of a hotel room, this was written mostly from his ex-partner’s basement. Written, produced, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow.

In 2021 Kadesh released 22 singles and a 13 track album. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Soft Side,” on Jan. 21, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released, “Assumptions feat. Shubzilla,” on Jan. 29, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Frosty,” on February 12, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Cry For Me 2,” February 12, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Not on My Watch,” on February 19, 2021, Inspired by Lord Beerus (Dragonball Super). Kadesh Flow released, “Held Me Longer,” on Marc written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released, “Your Dream Isn’t Always Yours,” on March 12, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Forgot About Me,” on March 14, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Take Backs (feat. Ryan Heinlein),” on March 26, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “But Hope” on March 26, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single, “I Don’t Care” on April 9, 2021, written, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow. Produced by D. Professor. Kadesh Flow released the single, “That Way” on April 16, 2021, written, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow, and produced by Dominique “Bassman” Saunders. Kadesh Flow released the new single, “So Far” on April 23, 2021, written, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow and produced by Dominique “Bassman” Sanders. Kadesh Flow released the single, “On Target” on April 30, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single ”Lighten Up”on May 7, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single “Elegant” on May 21, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 16th single the year, so far. Kadesh Flow released the 13-track album ROOM SERVICE 2, on July 19, 2021. Kadesh Flow released the single “Coming For Your Neck” on August 20, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 17th single the year. Kadesh Flow released the single “Easy” on August 27, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 18th single the year. Kadesh Flow released the single “Fiend” on Sept. 4, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. Produced by Dominique Sanders. This is his 19th single the year. Kadesh Flow released the single, “No Options (feat Jamar Rose)” on Nov.12, 2021. Kadesh Flow released the single, “Gardens Out The Gutter” on Dec. 3, 2021. This is one of 22 singles and a 13 track album that Kadesh Flow has released so far this year. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered: Kadesh Flow. Instrumental: Dominique Sanders. Kadesh Flow released the single, “CHOICE (The Cost)” on December 17, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered: Kadesh Flow. Instrumental: Dominique Sanders.

In 2021 Kadesh played The Crossroads Music Fest at Lemonade Park. Kadesh Flow played in multiple sets at this year’s Boulevardia 2022. Kadesh Flow was last on WMM on Oct. 21, 2020.

Kadesh Flow Thank you so much for being with us on WMM.

Kadesh Flow – “Free People”
from: Too Soon / Free People 2-Pack / Ryan Davis / June 5, 2021
[Executive Produced by Kadesh Flow. Mixed by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow is Ryan Davis is a rapper with an MBA. He is an emcee, producer, & trombonist. At age 11, he began rapping and playing trombone within two weeks of one another. His music has been featured on network television in multiple countries and territories across Southeast Asia. Kadesh performs as a solo hip hop artist. He also plays with KC funk juggernaut The Phantastics, and Marcus Lewis Big Band.]

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

Next week on Wednesday, August 3 we talk with Sonia Hall and Chris Haghirian about Innovation Fest Saturday. August 6, 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM at Crown Center 2450 Grand Ave, KCMO, with The Black Pumas, The Greeting Committee, The Regrettes, Argonaut & Wasp, Dreamgirl, The Freedom Affair, Mellowphobia, The Cavves, and Whitehall

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Show #952

WMM presents Boxknife + Cooper Scott of Jean Claude and The Eclairs + Stacy Busch & The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival + Kadesh Flow

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Boxknife + Cooper Scott of Jean Claude and The Eclairs + Stacy Busch & The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival + Kadesh Flow

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from Flare Tha Rebel, Boxknife, Kadesh Flow, Jean Claude and The Eclairs, Sisterbot, Arquesta Del SolSoul, Marcotte, and Ben Harper.

At 10:15 we welcome Brook Worlledge, Stephanie Bankston, and Mia Morrow, who join us to talk about their new band Boxknife, a queer dark-pop band from Kansas City formed from the ashes of the band Lovergurl. Boxknife are releasing their EP, MANIFESTERING on July 29, 2022 with a special EP Release Show at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO, West Bottoms, at 7:00 PM with The Creepy Jingles & Collidescope. The 4-piece Boxknife include: Brook Worlledge on drums & Vocals, Stephanie Bankston on keyboards & vocals, Mia Morrow on bass, & Brit Wild on guitar. Info at: http://www.facebook.com/boxknifemusic

At 10:35 Mark welcomes Cooper Scott of Jean Claude & The Eclairs, an Alternative Pop/Rock band, based in Lawrence, KS., formed in 2016. The band includes: Cooper Scott on vocals, Garrison Krotz on bass, and Quinn Maetzold on drums, with Ryan Pollock on guitar. Jean Claude & The Eclairs released their 5-song EP, HOW TO TALK on National Eclairs Day, June 22, 2022. Produced & engineered by Ryan Wasoba. More info at: fanlink.to/jeanclaudeandtheeclairs

At 11:00 Stacy Busch shares details about The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival a week-long fest that includes performances, vendors, craftspeople, food trucks, a visual exhibit along with artist-led workshops, talkbacks, meetups and open mics, August 1-6, 2022, at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO. Stacy Busch is a queer composer & performer who utilizes her voice with electronics to build unique sound worlds. Stacy is a 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Artist Fellow. She is the cofounder and President of No Divide KC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that uses the arts as a vehicle for stimulating social awareness, participation and community building. More info http://www.nodividekc.org

At 11:30 Kadesh Flow joins us to talk about his new single, “Away From You.” Kadesh tells us “I’ve been a little quiet from a release stand point because I’ve been scoring a feature length film.” “This song is… inspired by Eren Yeager and his tragic, brutal journey in “Attack on Titan,” but is also deeply personal to me. There’s a lot of current world problem glazing that I’m doing on it as well.” “Also, June 30 marks five years since I left my financial tech career to pursue my performing and recording artist career full time.” Kadesh released the new single on July 1st, 2022partially in celebration of that milestone. More info at http://www.kadeshflow.com

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Show #952

WMM Playlist from July 20, 2022

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Mark Manning

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Guest Producer – Major Matt Mason USA

We welcome back to the show, Major Matt Mason USA as our special “Guest Producer.” Major Matt Mason USA is the performing name for musician, writer, and producer Matt Roth. Originally from Shawnee, Kansas, Matt is a member of the bands Schwervon!, Broken Heart Syndrome, and Kansas State Flower. In 1994 Matt moved to New York City where he became active in the anti-folk and DIY music scene of New York’s East Village. Centering around the infamous Monday night, open mic, Antihoots at the Sidewalk Cafe, the scene was an early stomping ground for an array of artists including Beck, Regina Spektor, Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches, Langhorne Slim, John S. Hall (King Missile), Jeffrey Lewis, and many more.

Matt Roth will be serving as the House DJ at miniBar, 3810 Broadway, KCMO on Friday, July 22, 2022.

Major Matt Mason USA plays Revolution Records, 1830 Locust, KCMO, on Friday, August 5, 2022.

Major Matt Mason USA plays Manor Records on August 13, 2022.

10:00 – Station ID

“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
[WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

Horsegirl – “Anti-glory”
from: Versions of Modern Performance / Matador Records / June 3, 2022
[Horsegirl is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band members are Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece. The group is currently signed to Matador Records. ]

Al-Qasar – “Awal (feat. Lee Ranaldo)”
from: Who Are We? / We Jazz / releases September 16, 2022
[Al-Qasar is an Arabian fuzz band with a vision that’s brazenly electric and deeply connected to its roots. The band was started in the Barbès neighborhood of Paris by producer Thomas Attar Bellier. The musicians came together, from France, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, and the United States. As one of the founding members of Sonic Youth and on his own, Lee Ranaldo bridges the gaps between experimental music and the larger world of alternative rock. // Thomas Attar Bellier on electric saz, guiters, keys; Jaouad El Garouge on vocals, awtar, karkabou, tbila, bendir, claves, caxixi, cowbell; Guillaume Théoden on bass, sub bass; Nicolas Derolin on darbuka, daf, bongos, bendir, shakers, saget; and Paul Void on drums]

Major Matt Mason USA – “Victims of The Storm”
from: “Victims of The Storm” – Single / Olive Juice Music / July , 2022
[Major Matt Mason USA previously released, “Stupid Feelings: on May 6, 2022. Major matt Mason released “Endless Summer” on November 18, 2020. Earlier on July 20, 2020 Major Matt Mason USA released the single “Victims Of The Storm.” Major Matt Mason USA is the performing name for musician, poet, and producer Matt Roth. Originally from Shawnee, Kansas, Matt cut his teeth playing guitar for local Lawrence, KS freak out and math rock bands Magic Nose and Dracomagnet in the early 1990s. // In 1994 Matt moved to New York City where he became active in the anti-folk and DIY music scene of New York’s East Village. Centering around the infamous Monday night, open mic, Antihoots at the Sidewalk Cafe, the scene was an early stomping ground for an array of artists including Beck, Regina Spektor, The Moldy Peaches, Langhorne Slim, John S. Hall (King Missile), Jeffrey Lewis, Shilpa Ray, Kimya Dawson, Diane Cluck, and many more. // In 1998 MMM released his debut solo album Me Me Me in the US. The album was licensed for the UK and Europe on Teenage Fanclub drummer Francis MacDonald’s label, Shoeshine Records. He would continue to release two more albums with Shoeshine: 2002’s Honey Are you Ready for the Ballet and 2004’s Bad People Rule The World. In 2005 Matt released a one-off project under the moniker of Kansas State Flower and in 2007 he returned as Major Matt Mason USA with the album Senile Pie Strive Pip Melancholy. // In 2001 he formed the band Schwervon! with Nan Turner. Schwervon! would go on to release five albums and a handful of singles, including a 7” on, Pavement member, Bob Nastanovich’s label Broker’s Tip Records. // During his time in New York, he established Olive Juice Music, a recording studio, independent record label, and online record distro headquartered in his apartment in the Lower East Side. Olive Juice Music would go on to host the OJ All Day Music Fest, for three years, as well as the OJ Distro, a hub for over three hundred independent releases in the early days of online mailorder. OJ Studios has produced recordings for many notable artists including: Kimya Dawson, Daniel Johnston, Jeffrey Louis, Adam Green (Moldy Peaches), Toby Goodshank, The Lovely Eggs, L.D. Beghtol (Magnetic Fields), Dan Fishback, Paleface, Phoebe Kreutz, Elastic No No Band and more. // In 2012 Matt moved back to Shawnee, Kansas and re-inserted himself into the Kansas City Music/ Poetry Scene. In 2015 he started a poetry blog entitled Beef Jerky Clouds and in 2017 formed a side project, Broken Heart Syndrome, featuring Pat Tomek of The Rainmakers on drums. // [Major Matt Mason USA continues to perform as a solo act and as a band. Through his combined projects he has shared the stage, opening, for luminaries such as Belle and Sebastian, Guided By Voices, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), The Vaselines, The Wedding Present, Daniel Johnston, Lucy Dacus and many more. // As of the fall of 2019 Major Matt Mason USA has been performing with Brian Hurtgen on drums and more recently Dane Bridges on Bass. More info at: http://www.majormattmasonusa.com

[Matt Roth will be serving as the House DJ at miniBar, 3810 Broadway, KCMO on Friday, July 22, 2022.]

[Major Matt Mason USA plays Revolution Records, 1830 Locust, KCMO, on Friday, August 5, 2022.]

[Major Matt Mason USA plays Manor Records on August 13, 2022.]

Hello Mary – “Sink In”
from: “Stinge” / “Sink In” – Single / Frenchkiss Records / March 1, 2022
[Hello Mary is new band from Brooklyn NY. Stella Branstool the drummer is the daughter of Christy Davis who played drums for me in a project I did in NY called Kansas State Flower. They’re getting a lot of attention and have already opened for bands like Luna and are slated to to do a tour opening for the band Bully. ]

El Shirota – “Tibio (feat. Alo)”
from: Niebla (3-track) EP / Devil in the Woods / February 18, 2022
[El Shirota were formed in 2013 in a suburb of Mexico City. The Guitar-heavy quartet calls on the influence of ’90s alt-rock songwriting and high-volume shoegaze production, resulting in a sound that quickly turns from dreamy textures to noisy chaos.]

10:32 – Underwriting

Skull Snaps – “It’s A New Day”
from: Skull Snaps (Remastered) / Essential Media Group / 1974
[Skull Snaps was an enigmatic funk group active between 1963 and 1973. The group is known for their mysterious origins and the anonymity of their members, with the identities of their members being unknown for most of their career and long afterward.The album contains drum breaks that have been sampled numerous times on various hip hop records.Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Das EFX, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eric B. & Rakim, Digable Planets, DJ Shadow, Stabbing Westward, the Prodigy, Panjabi MC, Suprême NTM, Linkin Park and others.]

Orgone – “Wicked Karma”
from: Lost Knights / 3 Palm Records / May 27, 2022
[Orgone is an American band from Los Angeles, California. The group’s sound draws from 1960s and 1970s-era funk and soul. While several members of the band played together from the early 1990s, Orgone did not coalesce into a regular band until around 1999. Many of their early gigs were as a backing band for hip-hop musicians. After a 2001 debut release, the band added vocalist Fanny Franklin to do a cover of “Funky Nassau” by the Beginning of the End; she remained as a full-time member, although much of their music is instrumental. The group released its second album The Killion Floor in 2007,[3] which featured “Funky Nassau” as well as covers of “Do Your Thing” by Isaac Hayes and “I Get Lifted” by Harry Wayne Casey of K.C. and the Sunshine Band. In 2010 the band opened for Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on tour. They have also performed at festivals like Bonnaroo and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.]

Lady Wray – “Through It All”
from: Piece of Me / Big Crown Records / January 28, 2022
[Lady Wray’s 2022 album Piece Of Me is one of my favorite releases for the year. Incredible vintage, sounding heartfelt R&B/ Soul music. With modernized takes on classic love songs. / Virginia-born singer/songwriter Nicole Wray has everything you’d want in a singer: an infectious Jackson-5-family-member flare, a range like Aretha’s, and a church upbringing that’s brought a pure, healing texture to her voice.]

The Dip – “Real Contender”
from: Sticking With It / Dualtone Music Group / March 4, 2022
[The Dip is another new old sounding R&B band made up of University of Washington in Seattle music school grads. I love this album for the melodies and the old soul sounds of longing.]

Theon Cross – “Epistrophy”
from: “Epistrophy”– Single / Decca Records / June 24, 2022
[Theon Cross is a London based jazz tuba player who is taking that very marginalized instrument to all sorts of new heights. He’s also a member of one of my favorite new Jazz ensembles, Son’s of Kemet, led by sax player Shabaka Hutchins.]

Toby Goodshank – “Baby I feel Like I Just Got Cut In Half”
from: Truth Jump Fall / Toby Goodshank / October 18, 2011
[Toby Goodshank is a member of the Moldy Peaches. His 2011 album Truth Jump Fall has just been remastered by famous indie rock producer Kramer and pressed to vinyl for the first time. ]

11:00 – Station ID

Ibibio Sound Machine – “Protection From Evil”
from: Electricty / Merge Records / March 25, 2022
[Ibibio Sound Machine is an English electronic afro-funk band from London. Formed in 2013, the band currently consists of vocalist Eno Williams. Their latest album Electricity was produced by English syth pop collaboration Hot Chip.The name of the band itself finds influence from Eno Williams’ Nigerian mother, whose native tongue was Ibibio.]

Kevin Morby – “This is a Photograph”
from: THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH / Dead Oceans / May 13, 2022
[KC’s own Kevin Morby’s latest albums explores the city of Memphis as a metaphor for a certain kind of under appreciated American city. The album was also inspired by a box of photos he found at his fathers home in Kansas while visiting him during a health crisis. // Kevin Morby’s 7th album. 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 his upcoming album, This Is a Photograph. To mark the announcement, the singer released the record’s eponymous single, accompanied by a music video directed by Chantal Anderson. 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.” Morby will also embark on a 65 City tour of Europe and North America through the majority of 2022, which starts May 20 in Madrid, Spain and wraps Nov. 12 in Vancouver, BC. On Oct 16, 2020 Kevin Morby released SUNDOWNER, ranked #20 on WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2020 and was the 6th release from Kevin Robert Morby born April 2, 1988. SUNDOWNER was the follow up to his 2019 release OH MY GOD. Kevin Morby released CITY MUSIC in 2017. 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 Kansas City 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 & 2012. He began a solo career in 2013 releasing his debut album HARLEM RIVER. His 2nd album STILL LIFE was released in 2014. SINGING SAW was in WMM’s 116 Best Recordings of 2016. His album CITY MUSIC was in WMM’s The 118 Best Recordings of 2018.]

[Kevin Morby plays Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, KCMO, on Thursday, Nov 3 at 8:00 PM w/ Coco.]

Aldous Harding – “Lawn”
from: Warm Chris / 4AD / March 25, 2022
[Aldous Harding is New Zealand based singer songwriter. He Lyrics are brilliantly expressive and surreal. Her minimalist Indie rock 2022 album Warm Chris is one of my favorites of the year. // Hannah Sian Topp was born in 1990. She is known professionally as Aldous Harding, is based in Cardiff, Wales. // Topp comes from a musical family in Lyttelton, New Zealand: her mother is folk singer Lorina Harding. One of the first musicians who came across her was New Zealand folk-pop singer/songwriter Anika Moa. Moa asked Harding to play support for her that night after finding her busking outside the venue she was about to play at. // She has released music through independent record labels Flying Nun, Spunk, and 4AD. She has collaborated with Marlon Williams, John Parish, Mike Hadreas and Fenne Lily. // 4AD announced Harding as a new signing in early 2017 just prior to the release of her second album, Party. Party was nominated for IMPALA’s European Album of the Year Award. Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, released Designer is the third studio album on April 26, 2019 by 4AD. The song “The Barrel” won the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll award. // As of 2020, she is based in Cardiff, Wales, where she had previously lived with partner and collaborator H. Hawkline.]

[Aldous Harding played The Granada Theatre, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, on Saturday, July 2.]

Toro Y Moi – “The Loop”
from: MAHAL / Dead Oceans / April 29, 2022
[Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick; November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is often recognized as a spearhead of the chillwave genre in the 2010s, alongside contemporaries Washed Out and Neon Indian, although his music has explored various styles since. His stage name is a multilingual expression consisting of the Spanish words toro and y (meaning “bull” and “and”, respectively) and the French word moi (meaning “me”).]

11:20 – Underwriting

Gustaf – “Best Behavior”
from: Audio Drag For Ego Slobs / Royal Mountain Records / October 1, 2021
[Gustaf is a Brooklyn based post punk band that hearkens back to the golden age of bands like ESG, Bush Tetrus and James Chance and the Contortions.]

Momma – “Rockstar”
from: Household Name / Polyvinyl Records Co. / July 1, 2022
[Following Momma’s beloved 2020 LP Two of Me, which introduced the world to the symbiotic writing style and profound creative intuition of founders Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, the band’s third studio album Household Name reveals an exciting new chapter marked by both personal and artistic growth. Mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Emily Lazar, the album is a tightly-stitched collection that is magnetic and dynamic, and also marks their debut for Polyvinyl Record Co./Lucky Number—who signed Momma in the midst of the pandemic. // Bygone heroes helped inspire a lyrical theme throughout Household Name: the rise and fall of the rock star, and the tropes and tribulations that come with that arc. The theme allowed the group to celebrate (and, in some cases, directly reference) icons like Nirvana, Pavement, Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, and the Breeders’ Kim Deal, while weaving in their own perspective and experiences. The album perfects a balance of heavy riffs, deep emotions, inviting sonic production, and a lighthearted, wry sense of humor, creating a singular lane for Momma in today’s world of alt rock.]

A Place to Bury Strangers – “Love Reaches Out”
from: See Through You / Dedstrange / February 4, 2022
[While A Place to bury stranger is another Brooklyn based band that takes their cure from more shoe gaze wall of sound bands fo the early 90’s like Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine.// vOliver Ackermann formed A Place To Bury Strangers in Brooklyn, New York in 2003. He has written, produced, mixed, and mastered all five A Place To Bury Strangers albums and numerous EPs. He has relentlessly toured the world for 13 years with various bandmates. A fierce and legendary live band, APTBS is known for wild live performances filled with beyond intense visuals and dangerous stage antics.]

Lou Barlow – “Reason To Live”
from: Reason To Live / Joyful Noise Recordings / May 28, 2021
[Lou Barlow is the bass for Dinosaur Jr. as well as half of the indie rock band Sebadoh. His latest album Reason To Live was written and recorded in his home during covid. He has a very amusing Instagram where he reflects upon what its like for a touring musician to be held up in his house with his wife and preschool aged daughter.]

Nan Turner – “Read The Room”
from: For Champs and Losers, Version 2 / Nan Turner / July 12, 2019
[Nan Turner is a KC based singer songwriter and half of the band Schwervon!. Her five song EP was released in 2019. // All songs by Nan Turner. Recorded, Mixed, and Co-Produced at Winky World in Kansas City, by Chase Horseman. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, New Windsor, NY. Ian Dobyns plays drums and Chase Horseman plays bass. Nan Turner is one half of the critically acclaimed band Schwervon! Nan has been called the “Lucy Ricardo of Indie Rock.” She also performs as Nan & The One Night Stands. Nan wrote on Facebook about her new EP: “This whole thing started out as an experiment, but I have to say I’m proud as hell with how it turned out. I was just going to record one or maybe two songs. HA HA Welcome to my FIVE SONGER!!! Some songs were written out of heartbreak and some just made me laugh. Just doing this was transformative…stuff was moving around, it was cathartic. I allowed myself to “write bad songs”. I highly recommend doing that because there’s bound to be a gold nugget somewhere in the bunch if you give yourself permission. Me and my guitar got reacquainted. We were “dancing in the dark.” I’ve never quoted Bruce Springsteen before,. but also I didn’t know I was going to record this EP, so you know. I’m rolling with shit. I had the luxury of working with Chase Horseman every week or two…giving myself ample time to add/rework stuff. I took the slow road and enjoyed the process. Chase has great ears and is uber talented in his own right. He & Ian Dobyns (Dreamgirl, Chase The Horseman) were my rhythm section on a few of these tracks.” More Info at: http://www.nanturner.bandcamp.com]

Sonic Youth – “In & Out”
from: In.Out/In / Three Lobed Recordings / January 13, 2022
[In & Out if from a Sonic Youth release in 2022 entitled ”In/Out/In” which delivers a new slab of mostly-unheard tracks, with a scope on the post 2000-era band in especially zoned/exploratory regions.]

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

Matt Roth thank you for being our Guest Producer on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Matt Roth will be serving as the House DJ at miniBar, 3810 Broadway, KCMO on Friday, July 22, 2022.

Major Matt Mason USA plays Revolution Records, 1830 Locust, KCMO, on Friday, August 5, 2022.

Major Matt Mason USA plays Manor Records on August 13, 2022.

Next week on July 27 WMM presents More New and MidCoastal Releases we talk with Kat KIng about their new single through Manor Records! AND… Cooper Scott of Jean Claude and The Eclairs joins us live in our 90.1 FM Studios. PLUS…we also talk with Stacy Busch about the Third Annual Queer Narratives Festival. AND members of the band Boxknife share new music! And… we also talk with the hardest working man in show business…Kadesh Flow!

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

Find our playlists for the past 10 years at: http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org

Show #951

WMM with Guest Producer – Major Matt Mason USA

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Guest Producer – Major Matt Mason USA

Mark welcomes Major Matt Mason USA into 90.1 FM – KKFI’s On Air Studios to take over the Wednesday MidDay Medley radio show as our special “Guest Producer.” Matt will spin musical tracks from: Horsegirl, Al-Qasar with Lee Ranaldo, Hello Mary, El Shirota with Alo, Skull Snaps, Orgone, Lady Wray, The Dip, Theon Cross, Toby Goodshank, Ibibio Sound Machine, Kevin Morby, Aldous Harding, Toro Y Moi, Gustaf, Momma, A Place To Bury Strangers, Lou Barlow, Nan Turner, Major Matt Mason USA, and Sonic Youth.

Major Matt Mason USA is the performing name for musician, writer, and producer Matt Roth. Originally from Shawnee, Kansas, Matt is a member of the bands Schwervon!, Broken Heart Syndrome, and Kansas State Flower. In 1994 Matt moved to New York City where he became active in the anti-folk and DIY music scene of New York’s East Village. Centering around the infamous Monday night, open mic, Antihoots at the Sidewalk Cafe, the scene was an early stomping ground for an array of artists including Beck, Regina Spektor, Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches, Langhorne Slim, John S. Hall (King Missile), Jeffrey Lewis, and many more.

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #951

WMM Playlist from July 13, 2022

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

New & MidCoastal Releases + Lee Walter Redding + Chalis O’Neal + Tucker Slough

“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
[WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

John Moreland – “Cheap Idols Dressed in Expensive Garbage”
from: Birds in the Ceiling / Old Omens – Thirty Tigers / to be released later i, 2022
[John Robert Moreland was born June 22, 1985. He is an American singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma. // Moreland was born in Longview, Texas, the son of Robert Lloyd Moreland, an engineer, and Connie May Moreland (née Brandon), a school librarian. Moreland’s father worked for Sunoco as an electrical engineer, and because of this job the family moved a lot.His was a conservative Southern Baptist family. When he was a baby they moved to Northern Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. Moreland credits his love for Cincinnati Reds to this time in Kentucky. // When Moreland was 10 years old Moreland’s family moved from Boone County, Kentucky to Tulsa, Oklahoma and, with the help of his father, he started playing the guitar. When he was 12 or 13 he started playing with a child he went to church with who wrote songs and inspired him to start writing songs. // Moreland played in his first show when he was 13 or 14 years old. In the early 2000s during high school, Moreland played in local punk and hardcore bands,] including local metalcore Oklahoma band, Thirty Called Arson. // Moreland put together the Black Gold Band in 2005, and released Endless Oklahoma Sky on Oklahoma City label Little Mafia Records in 2008. In 2009, he recorded the follow-up Things I Can’t Control at Armstrong Recording in Tulsa with producer and musician Stephen Egerton (Descendents, All).// Largely self-performed and self-produced, Moreland produces music that is influenced by his Oklahoma roots, music that is “gloriously and joyfully heartbreaking.” Moreland has released a constant stream of records (in 2011 he released two full length albums and two EPs), saying “I write a lot of songs. And I guess I feel like your most recent release kind of represents you.” Moreland has cited Steve Earle as his “gateway”[16] to folk music. He switched genres from hardcore to folk when he heard Earle’s song “Rich Man’s War”. His father was also a big Earle fan. Other influences were Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. // Moreland runs his own mail order business and ships his own records (packing the records, taking them to the post office himself) because all of his favorite labels (Ebullition Records, Level Plane Records, Dischord Records) used that method. // In 2015, Moreland released High on Tulsa Heat, his third full-length solo record release. It was produced by Moreland and features Jesse Aycock, John Calvin Abney, Chris Foster, Jared Tyler, and Kierston White. The album was recorded quickly and informally over the course of a few days in July 2014. Moreland used his parents’ home in Bixby, Oklahoma, as a studio while they were out of town on vacation. A video of the song “Cherokee” was conceived and shot by Joey Kneiser, and features bass player Bingham Barnes. Both are from the band Glossary. Moreland said the song was inspired by a dream. // Moreland participates in the Folk Alliance International Conference, a non-profit folk music conference that is held annually in Kansas City, Kansas. He participated in fellow singer-songwriter Jason Isbell’s 2013 national tour. // In 2017, Moreland released his seventh album, Big Bad Luv, on 4AD. The title is a nod to the book by that name by Larry Brown. The record is the first where Moreland recorded with a full band. Musicians from the bands Dawes (Griffin and Taylor Goldsmith) and Shovels And Rope (Carrie Ann Hearst and Michael Trent) contributed vocals. // His fifth solo album, LP5, was released February 7, 2020. Produced by Matt Pence of Centro-Matic, it marks his return to the label Thirty Tigers after his previous release via 4AD. // s songwriter. American television host and political commentator Rachel Maddow tweeted praise of Moreland’s work: “If the American music business made any sense, guys like John Moreland would be household names.” Moreland posits that Maddow probably saw him opening for Lucero, a band Maddow likes Moreland jokes that her remark was “the first time his dad has agreed with Rachel Maddow.” During the summer of 2015, Moreland opened for Jason Isbell, Dawes, and Patty Griffin. //Three of Moreland’s songs, “Heaven”, “Gospel”, and “Your Spell”, have been featured on the TV show, Sons of Anarchy. // Moreland is married to visual artist Pearl Rachinsky, who did the album layout for Big Bad Luv. // Around 2015, Moreland relocated to Norman, Oklahoma but then later that year moved back to Tulsa.]

Discography – Studio albums

2008: Endless Oklahoma Sky with the Black Gold Band
2011: Things I Can’t Control with the Black Gold Band
2011: Everything the Hard Way with the Dust Bowl Souls
2011: Earthbound Blues (Memorial)
2013: In the Throes (Last Chance Records)
2015: High on Tulsa Heat (Old Omens / Thirty Tigers)
2017: Big Bad Luv (4AD)
2020: LP5 (Old Omens)
2022 (announced): Birds in the Ceiling]

Miki P – “Your Love”
from: “Yor Love” – Single / Miki P / June 24, 2022
[Singer, songwriter, dreamer. Miki P makes music sometimes by herself and she leads the band Miki P and the Swallowtails. This new single follows Miki P’s Mrch 18, 2022 singlere;ease “Peter Parker!” In 2021 Miki P released the EP, DON”T LOSE HOPE, 6 songs created in covid isolation, in Miki P’s home office space. Sitting & working from Miki’s computer, she composed and recorded 80% of the EP, working through the music like a journal entry, creating each song from her internal hurricane of emotions. All songs written, recorded, played, & mixed by Miki P. Recorded & Mixed with Emma Klien and Jake Hilger. Mastered by Joel Nanos.// Mikala Petillo, who was born in Kansas City, KS, and performed ‘She Loves You’ at her 7th grade talent show. In 9th grade she joined a teen-band called American Slim as drummer & vocalist, and released a full-length album, Irreplaceable, in 2017, played Middle of the Map Fest, Crossroads Music Fest, Kauffman Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, and The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art before officially ending in 2018. That year, at 21, Miki P began work on her debut solo-record, Dome of Swallows, released August 2, 2018. She then formed Miki P and the Swallowtails who released their first EP, Swallowtail in 2019, with Rachel Lovelace on bassoon, Adee Dancy on cello & vocals, Cade Pool on drums, Robert Castillo on bass, and Miki P on guitar & lead Vocals. In June they’ll release a follow up. With half of the band’s members having Classical music degrees, and the other half with Jazz degrees, Miki P is a self-taught musician/multi-instrumentalist & songwriter driving the Swallowtails into a creative collaboration like any other. Each member is an integral part of the Kansas City music scene, writing, arranging, performing, and collaborating original music for their own groups and several other projects in the metro. “Introspective pop music with lyric-driven folk influences, mixed with collaborative energy & an odd pairing of instruments, Miki P locked in with the Swallowtails create a moment with music written and arranged from the heart.” Miki P started playing guitar in middle school. She taught herself to play the drums, while listening to Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr. As a teen she played drums for various groups including American Slim. She wrote songs for their full-length album Irreplaceable released in 2017, followed by a single “Queen of Hearts” released April 11, 2018. Miki P and The Swallowtails –released, Right Where We Are /on August 21, 2020 with Rachel Lovelace on bassoon, Adee Dancy on cello & vocals, and Miki P on guitar & lead Vocals. Each member is an integral part of the Kansas City music scene, writing, arranging, performing, and collaborating original music for their own groups and several other projects in the metro. “Introspective pop music with lyric-driven folk influences, mixed with collaborative energy & an odd pairing of instruments, Miki P locked in with the Swallowtails create a moment with music written and arranged from the heart.” Miki P also plays ukulele & piano, teaching herself how to play both the instruments, using them frequently in all projects she is involved in. She was a featured vocalist with The Band That Fell to Earth Bowie Tribute. She’s played Boulevardia, Middle of the Map Fest, Royal’s Kaufman Stadium, recordBar, Uptown Theater, Arrowhead Stadium, Nelson Atkins Museum, the Crossroads Music Festival and the SXSW Music Fest. More info at: http://www.mikipmusic.com .]

[Miki P plays Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, Friday, July 15, at 7:00 PM, for the Carswell & Hope – Single Release Show with Kian Byrne.]

Kat King – “New Sun”
from: “New Sun” / Manor Records / July 29, 2021
[Kansas City based 5-piece shimmer-pop band Kat King will release their single “New Sun” that breathes life back into life itself. Led by Kat, herself, a seasoned musician who charms with an infectious dance-inducing energy, the upcoming single is an electric blend of catchy bright melodies that find itself right in the heart & heat of summer. Derek Melies on guitar, John Kaul McCain on bass, Daniel Cole on drums, & Kara LePage on keys bring a
refreshing dynamism both on and off the stage. Centering on themes of self-care, steadfast friendship, and revitalizing optimism, “New Sun” compels listeners to look towards new, more positive, more productive perspectives. Follow up to the June 9, 2021 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN 5-track EP recorded with her band. Kat King on guitar, keyboards, & vocals; Derek Melies on guitar & back ground vocals; John McCain on bass; Daniel Cole on drums. Co-produced & mixed/mastered by Joel Martin. Lawrence Kansas based singer songwriter Kat King released her last single Song of Spain in 2019 and her single “2017” in, 2018. She released her 5-song EP “Falling Up” on December 1, 2017. Kat King has been creating music since the 2nd grade. She’s produced one 13-song album and three EP’s, the first one released at the age of 14. More info at: http://www.katbking.com ]

Amado Espinoza – “From la Cancha to Shinjuku”
from: Q’ansas / Amado Espinoza / July 6, 2022
[Amado Espinoza Quartet brings Andean soul to the American heartland. Amado plays traditional Andean instruments – the charango and sikus, as well as the mandolin and didgeridoo. He teams up with Andres Ramirez on percussion, Tina Bilberry on violin, and Johnny Hamil on bass, to bring a contemporary electric feel to Amado’s dynamic compositions. Expanding ideas of sound, texture and space, they invoke the musical ancestors of us all and activate the music that is alive in all our DNA. The journey is both ritual and joyous celebration.]

[Amado Espinoza Quartet premiers their new album, Q’ansas with a Album Release Show, at the Record Bar, Friday, July 15, 2022, with special guest Julia Othmer.]

[Amado Espinoza plays The Benefit for the People of Ukraine, on Saturday, July 16, at 7:00 PM at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, with Jullia Othmer, Ivory Blue, Havilah Bruders, Johnny Hamil, Courtney Collado, spoken word artist José Faus, Poet-on-Demand Elizabeth Howard, and more! Hosted by Frickin’ Awesome Industries and InterUrban ArtHouse.]

Carswell & Hope – “Sign Of The Times”
from: “Sign Of The Times” – Single / Silly Goose Records / June 12, 2018
[Sign of the Times, the first single and title track from the Carswell & Hope full length. Featuring Katlyn Conroy on vocals. Single available on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and streaming platforms from July 12th, 2022. Carswell and Hope are releasing their album, SIGN OF THE TIMES, on August 30, 2022. Recorded and produced by Jason Slote and Nick Carswell. Mixed and mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios. Lawrence KS based 5-piece band formed June 25, 2012. The band is: Nick Carswell, Jason Slote, Austin Quick, Chris Handley, and Jordan Tucker. Songwriter Nick Carswell is originally from Ireland and has found a new home on the plains of Kansas.Songwriter Nick Carswell is originally from Limerick, Ireland, Nick Carswell has been living in Lawrence, KS since 2011. He formed Carswell & Hope in late 2012. The band released their debut album in 2014, coinciding with a two week Irish tour. Nick also plays bass in the electro-pop band Pink Royal and is the force behind Silly Goose Records and the annual MixMaster music conference, now part of the Crossroads Music Festival. More info at: http://www.carswellandhope.bandcamp.com]

[Carswell and Hope play a Single Release Shows at Lemonade Park 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, on Friday, July 15 with Miki P and Kiane Byrne]

[Sign of the Times album release date is August 30th, 2022.]

[On August 31 Nick Carswell will be our guest on WMM]

10:30 – Underwriting

Lee Walter Redding – “We Could Be Warlords”
from: “We Could Be Warlords”- Single / Lee Walter Redding / June 10, 2021
[This is their second single from the upcoming EP LIVE FROM THE ARGYLE WALLPAPER, to be released in July. Lee Walter Redding on vocals, guitar; Justin Rogers on bass; Andy Kirk on guitar/synth and Justin Skinner on drums. Lee writes: We Could be Warlords is a story of two twisted, go-getters finding love through a mutual goal of taking over the world. They’re both so consumed with the day-to-day job of developing and controlling a police state that the only way they can get off is by manipulating and hurting the poor citizens of their respective countries.”We could be Warlords drumming up suspicion / Giving the finger to UN resolutions / We could wind em up to lull them down / We could be warlords in love”Lee Walter Redding released “Elephant Man (feat. Stephonne)” om April 9, 2021. Lee told us that he learned about Stephonne Singleton from listening to Wednesday MidDay Medley and hearing Stephonne for the first time. WMM bringing musical collaborations together since 2004. // Kansas City based Lee Walter Redding was raised on 60s rock, steeped in 90s Britpop ennui, and guided by contemporary neo-soul, Lee Walter Redding weaves dry humor into vibrant sonic textures that sway from wistful to chaotic. Think 2010s Nick Lowe fronting The Velvet Underground. On warped vinyl. More info at: http://www.leewalterredding.bandcamp.com]

[Lee Walter Redding plays a solo at The Pairing, 1615 Oak Street, in East Crossroads, with Nathan Corsi.]

[Lee Walter Redding plays a Live From The Argyle Wallpaper EP Release show at Lemonade Park 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, on August 5, 2022.]

10:35 – Interview with Joshua Davidson

Joshua Davidson is a Kansas City based musician who records and performs music as Lee Walter Redding. Raised on 60s rock, steeped in 90s Britpop ennui, and guided by contemporary neo-soul, Lee Walter Redding weaves dry humor into vibrant sonic textures that sway from wistful to chaotic. Think 2010s Nick Lowe fronting The Velvet Underground. On warped vinyl. Lee Walter Redding has released one album, one EP and multiple singles. Before recording as Lee Walter redding, Joshua Davidson recorded and performed as Orthon Anderthon. He has collaborated with Stephonne and Teri Quinn and is releasing a new EP called, LIVE FROM THE ARGYLE WALLPAPER on July 15, 2022. More information at: linktr.ee/leewalterredding

Joshua Davidson Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

For live performances and recording the band includes: Lee Walter Redding on vocals, guitar; Justin Rogers on bass; Andy Kirk on guitar/synth and Justin Skinner on drums.

Joshua Davidson grew up in the small town of Guilford, Missouri, he moved to Kansas City because he felt “different” from everyone else in his small town.

Joshua studied at Northwest Missouri State University and UMKC.

Joshua is married and has two daughters age 3 and 7.

Lee Walter Redding plays a solo at The Pairing, 1615 Oak Street, in East Crossroads, with Nathan Corsi.

Lee Walter Redding plays a Live From The Argyle Wallpaper EP Release show at Lemonade Park 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, on August 5, 2022.

10:45

Lee Walter Redding – “Last Show in Town”
from: Live From The Argyle Wallpaper / Lee Walter Redding / July 15, 2022

[Lee Walter Redding plays a solo at The Pairing, 1615 Oak Street, in East Crossroads, with Nathan Corsi.]

[Lee Walter Redding plays a Live From The Argyle Wallpaper EP Release show at Lemonade Park 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, on August 5, 2022.]

10:48 – More Interview with Joshua Davidson

We are talking with Joshua Davidson is a Kansas City based musician who records and performs music as Lee Walter Redding. Raised on 60s rock, steeped in 90s Britpop ennui, and guided by contemporary neo-soul, Lee Walter Redding weaves dry humor into vibrant sonic textures that sway from wistful to chaotic. Think 2010s Nick Lowe fronting The Velvet Underground. On warped vinyl. Lee Walter Redding has released one album, one EP and multiple singles. Before recording as Lee Walter Redding, Joshua Davidson recorded and performed as Orthon Anderthon. He has collaborated with Stephonne and Teri Quinn and is releasing a new EP called, LIVE FROM THE ARGYLE WALLPAPER on July 15, 2022.

Joshua Davidson Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Joshua’s band meets weekly to rehearse, sometimes even more often. The band offers Josh needed feedback on the music and sound of Lee Walter Redding.

Joshua told us that “Lee” is his middle name, he has always thought “Walter” was a strong name, and “Redding” is in honor of his musical hero, Otis Redding.

After hearing our Wednesday MidDay Medley interview with Stephonne Singleton, Joshua
reached out to him to record the vocals for his single, “Elephant Man.”

Joshua Davidson Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

More information at: linktr.ee/leewalterredding

10:57

Lee Walter Redding – “Ain’t It Criminal”
from: Live From The Argyle Wallpaper / Lee Walter Redding / July 15, 2022

[Lee Walter Redding plays a solo at The Pairing, 1615 Oak Street, in East Crossroads, with Nathan Corsi.]

[Lee Walter Redding plays a Live From The Argyle Wallpaper EP Release show at Lemonade Park 1628 Wyoming KCMO, West Bottoms, on August 5, 2022.]

11:00 – Station ID

Chalis O’Neal – “PLC”
from: FLIRTING / Chalis O’Neal / November 15, 2021
[Chalis O’Neal debut album FLIRTING was #48 in WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2021. Chalis O’Neal picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis is also the lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse. // Chalis O’Neal is the youngest brother of Harold Mujahid O’Neal who was born March 27, 1981, and is an American pianist, composer, record producer, public speaker, dancer, and storyteller. He has recorded and performed with artists in a variety of musical genres (U2, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Damien Rice, Aloe Blacc, and Jay Z). O’Neal has been profiled and featured in numerous publications and programs including Forbes, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fortune, Studio 360, and the 92Y, with The New York Times comparing him to Duke Ellington, Kenny Kirkland, and Maurice Ravel. He is considered to be of this generation’s greatest pianists and composers. O’Neal has been awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts, with the Patron being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and recently played a role as a creative expert for the Academy Award winning Pixar film, Soul. ]

[Chalis O’Neal plays Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grille, 1400 Main St KCMO in Power & Light District, Thursday, July 14, at 6:30 to 9:30 PM]

[Chalis O’Neal plays Ambassador Hotel at 1111 Grand Ave, KCMO, Friday, July 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM]

[Chalis O’Neal plays The Mutual Musicians Foundation 1823 Highland Ave. KCMO, on July 29 at 1:30 AM].

11:06 – Interview with Chalis O’Neal

KC based musician and performer Chalis O’Neal joins us to talk about his debut album, FLIRTING and his work as lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. Chalis picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse. Chalis O’Neal plays Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grille, 1400 Main Street, KCMO in Power & Light District, on Thursday, July 14, at 6:30 to 9:30 PM Chalis O’Neal plays Ambassador Hotel at 1111 Grand Ave, KCMO, on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM. Chalis O’Neal plays The Mutual Musicians Foundation 1823 Highland Ave. KCMO, on July 29 at 1:30 AM. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/chalis.oneal

Chalis O’Neal, Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The album features KC personnel: O’Neal on trumpet, Desmond Mason on piano and keyboards, Tim Ogutu on electric bass, Brad Williams on drums—along with feature appearances by Amber “Flutienastiness” Underwood on flute and Jessica Ayala and Les Izmore on vocals and spoken word.

Chalis picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven. Chalis comes from a family of artists, teachers, and activists.

Chalis attended the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City.

O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story.

O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau.

Chalis is also the lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul.

Chalis O’Neal is the youngest brother of Harold Mujahid O’Neal who was born March 27, 1981, and is an American pianist, composer, record producer, public speaker, dancer, and storyteller. He has recorded and performed with artists in a variety of musical genres (U2, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Damien Rice, Aloe Blacc, and Jay Z). O’Neal has been profiled and featured in numerous publications and programs including Forbes, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fortune, Studio 360, and the 92Y, with The New York Times comparing him to Duke Ellington, Kenny Kirkland, and Maurice Ravel. He is considered to be of this generation’s greatest pianists and composers. O’Neal has been awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts, with the Patron being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and recently played a role as a creative expert for the Academy Award winning Pixar film, Soul. // Harold O’Neal was born in Arusha, Tanzania, and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. His great-grandfather, Ollie Harold Pennington, was a jazz pianist and composer for silent film in Kansas City, where his grandmother walked to school with Charlie Parker. O’Neal began playing the piano by ear at age four on his father’s miniature keyboard. He found his earliest inspirations in the music of Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Disney. While growing up, he spent a considerable amount of time with his grandmother exploring various creative outlets, before eventually becoming a pianist. Having spent much of his youth living in the projects (Public Housing) and surviving near-death experiences, he credits music with saving his life. O’Neal attended the Paseo Academy Of Fine And Performing Arts, with classmates Logan Richardson, Lil’ Ronnie, and Brian Kennedy, where he began his jazz piano studies while being mentored by Ahmad Alaadeen. He studied classical piano and composition with Margie Cameron-Jarrett, whose musical lineage can be traced back to Franz Liszt. // O’Neal began working with musical luminaries from a young age – touring with Bobby Watson when he was 19 after studying composition at the Berklee College of Music. He then went on to the Manhattan School of Music, to study with Kenny Barron. It was there where he met the great American jazz pianist and composer, Andrew Hill, with whom he soon became the apprentice of. Mr. Hill was an apprentice of prolific composer Paul Hindemith. Following Andrew Hill’s advice, O’Neal left the Manhattan School of Music to replace pianist Jason Moran in the influential band, the Greg Osby 4, making his major-label debut recording for Blue Note Records at the age of 21. In 2004, O’Neal premiered a jazz quartet featuring Greg Osby, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Matt Brewer. // In the following years, O’Neal released a number of critically acclaimed albums including — “Charlie’s Suite” (2006), which was a compilation of his family’s legacy, “Whirling Mantis” (2010) with a jazz quartet, and a solo piano album “Marvelous Fantasy” (2011) on Smalls Records. He then partnered with Ski Beats and Damon Dash, after being signed to Universal Music Group as a songwriter and producer, to release the albums 24 Hour Karate School 2 (2011), Twilight (2012), and Cam’Ron And Vado’s Blu Tops (2012). In 2012, O’Neal formed a partnership with producers Lil Ronnie and Jerry Wonda working with many Pop and R&B artists (Miguel, Akon, Melissa Ethridge, Raphael Saadiq, French Montana). In 2013, he released the album “Man on the Street” featuring a jazz quartet as well as solo piano for BluRoc, an at the time incarnation of Rocafella Records distributed by Def Jam Records. // O’Neal worked as a composer for a featurette and the documentaries of the 2015 Disney film Tomorrowland produced by Academy Award winning filmmaker Anthony Giacchino, which starred George Clooney and Britt Robertson. The film was directed by Brad Bird with the film-score being composed by Michael Giacchino. His solo piano album “Piano Cinema” was released in May 2018, with “Sam and Sam” serving as the lead single. Following the album release, O’Neal completed a spring tour across the U.S. with The Blk Shp with Pixar as a partner. Recently, at the suggestion of Ed Catmull, O’Neal played a role with the filmmakers (Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Kemp Powers) as a creative expert in the development of Pixar’s Soul. // As a keynote speaker and storyteller, O’Neal has been featured at Google, The World Economic Forum, TEDX, Hatch Experience, C2 Montréal, Blk Shp Power Shift, and many other leading platforms.// In 2019, O’Neal was among the 100 international individuals selected to be a Gates Foundation Goalkeeper. Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation) is an initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its aim is to bring together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress toward achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Invitations are issued to global leaders and aspiring personalities who have been personally selected by the board. Previous attendees include Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron, Amina J. Mohammed, Erna Solberg, Malala Yousafzai, and Trevor Noah.// In 2019, O’Neal was awarded fellowship to the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Ideas Festival, a week-long event held in Aspen, Colorado in the United States. The Aspen Ideas Festival program of events includes discussions, seminars, panels, and tutorials from journalists, designers, innovators, politicians, diplomats, presidents, judges, musicians, artists, and writers. Topics covered during the festival include global politics and economics, U.S. Policy, the environment, technology, science, health, education, the arts, and economic issues. // In 2019, O’Neal was awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts. Founded in 1754 by William Shipley, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1847, and the right to use the term “Royal” in its name by King Edward VII in 1908. Notable past fellows include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker, and Tim Berners-Lee. Today, the RSA has fellows elected from 80 countries worldwide.// NPR All Things Considered: The Yule Log (TV program), Pianist Harold O’Neal and Bill Cosby’s Christmas story[8] On 25 December 2011, O’Neal was featured along with Bill Cosby for the Christmas Day edition of NPR’s All Things Considered, with O’Neal being hosted and interviewed by Guy Raz. // Electric Burma On June 18, 2012, O’Neal performed with U2, Lupe Fiasco, Bob Geldof, Damien Rice, Angelique Kidjo and many other major artists for the presentation of Amnesty International’s prestigious ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ Award to Aung San Suu Kyi. The award was originally announced from the stage when U2 played Croke Park in July 2009 – while the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize recipient was still under house arrest in Burma. // Global Citizen: World on Stage[10] On 22 September 2016, O’Neal performed with Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter for The Global Citizen Festival’s The World on Stage, a night curated by Tom Morello and Jon Batiste. The evening was dedicated to several prominent speakers who addressed various causes—such as education, the refugee crisis, gender equality, poverty, hunger, and much more—and the presentation of the inaugural George Harrison Global Citizen award, presented by Paul Simon to Olivia and Dhani Harrison (George’s widow and son). // On December 4, 2018, Herbie Hancock received the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts) from the Royal Society for the Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—being recognized for his long lifetime of creative achievements and humanitarian efforts. The 264-year-old Royal Society for the Arts, based in London, includes Franklin as a founding fellow and initiated the Benjamin Franklin medal in 1956 to honor people who transcend their vocation to generally benefit mankind. The ceremony featured bassist Christian McBride and pianist O’Neal as guest star performers, each musically representing the electric and acoustic side of Hancock’s legacy. // In 2009, O’Neal appeared as an actor in Jay Z’s music video for the hit record Young Forever, from his multi-platinum album The Blueprint 3. In 2010, he was cast in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, portraying James P. Johnson. He was also featured in MTV’s Sucker Free.

Chalis O’Neal is the nephew of Felix Lindsey “Pete” O’Neal, Jr. (born 1940), was the chairman of the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. He led implementation of many free programs, such as providing free breakfast to children around the city. // O’Neal had trouble with authority figures in high school and dropped out. Soon afterwards, he joined the military, following the steps of his father. Once done with service, he moved to Stockton, California, where in 1959 he was sentenced to 9 months in jail for theft. He escaped from jail after 3 months, traveling back to Kansas City, MO. In 1961, law enforcement caught him and he was sent back to California to serve his remaining sentence. // After completing his sentence, the felony should have been cleared as indicated by Californian law, but it was not. This significantly hindered his chances for employment. // On October 30, 1969, he was arrested again for the transporting of a gun across state lines (under a law that went into effect just two weeks prior to his arrest). A year later a court convicted him and in October 1970, he was sentenced to four years in prison. O’Neal jumped his bail and fled to Algeria, where a number of other Black Panther Party members had also absconded to in the face of imprisonment in the United States. This group became known as the “International Section” of the Black Panther Party, and was centered around Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver. A year later O’Neal moved on to Tanzania, motivated to immigrate there as the then President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, was both a Pan-Africanist and Socialist. O’Neal has remained in Tanzania ever since. // Together with his wife, Charlotte Hill O’Neal, he is the co-founder of the United African Alliance Community Center (UAACC) in the village of Imbaseni, near the northern city of Arusha, Tanzania. The UAACC is a center focusing on healing the community by providing a diverse array of free art, music, film and other classes to members of the community. The UAACC also serves as a hostel for people travelling through the area—offering several “huts” with bunk beds. The center has been frequented by several celebrities, American politicians, study abroad programs, students, documentary film makers, and artists. Pete and Charlotte provide numerous jobs to locals of the community and the center is entirely run by local Tanzanians. // O’Neal’s family still resides in the Kansas City area. He is a third cousin to US Representative Emmanuel Cleaver. Since 1991, Cleaver and others have unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a pardon for O’Neal, and took the issue to both President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama. Both declined to pardon O’Neal. // His life and exile in Tanzania is the subject of the PBS documentary ‘A Panther in Africa’, by Aaron Matthews, and a book ‘Black Panther in Exile: The Pete O’Neal Story’ by Pete’s attorney, Paul J. Magnarella.]

Arquesta Del SolSoul includes: Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, and Hadiza.

Jessica Ayala is an Indigenous Colombian Two-Spirit multi discipline artist. Miss Ayala is a spoken word poet, musician, published author, cultural worker, light worker, activist, public speaker, and writer-in-residence alumni of Charlotte Street Foundation. Their work is a fusion of her heritage merging oral tradition, storytelling, poetry, song, and native percussion; creating spaces to explore concepts of internalized oppression and decolonization. Ayala immigrated to the United States at the age of three, publishing her first series of poems for the Young Authors Conference at the age of eight. Her current poetry has been published in two anthologies winning an Honorable Medal in the 2017 International Latino Book Awards. Additionally, Miss Ayala is the recipient of the 2018 Best Kansas City Spoken Word Artist Award and was recently awarded the 2020 Civil and Human Rights Award by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Les Izmore is highly trained in Middle Of The Map Music. His tribal connection is Octavia E. Butler’s SUN, which was spawned in the inner sanctum of African Futurity. He’s been performing through existing channels for 1000’s of years. Known for his work fronting the legendary Kansas City collective Hearts of Darkness and the influential hip hop band Heartfelt Anarchy with Conductor Williams aka d/will, and many other projects, including his solo work and with Les Izmore and the GOATs. Les is a culture builder, continually pushing the bouudaries to create music that honors his ancestors amd gets everyone dancing. Les is also a farmer and gardener growing food in the city and teachong others about food, music, history, and poetry.

Brad Wiiliams is a Native to Kansas City, this percussionist takes no issue with referencing his blues, gospel, jazz and folk roots while leaving room for spontaneous, in the moment expression. Brad has been playing in Kansas City’s arts scene for nearly 20 years building style and techniques that have garnered a sound all his own. He has been fortunate to share creative space with a myriad of artists and looks forward to cultivating new opportunities for growth and collaboration. Brad has also taken time to offer what he has learned to new up and coming musicians through private instruction and by hosting concept sessions. Brad has played with everyone including Hearts of Darkness, and Krystle Warren.

Chalis O’Neal released his debut solo album Flirting on November 15, 2021. The track “La Tienda de Regalos” features spoken word poet Jessica Ayala. Musician and performer Chalis O’Neal about his upcoming debut album, FLIRTING. Chalis picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis is also the lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse. // Chalis O’Neal is the youngest brother of Harold Mujahid O’Neal who was born March 27, 1981, and is an American pianist, composer, record producer, public speaker, dancer, and storyteller. He has recorded and performed with artists in a variety of musical genres (U2, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Damien Rice, Aloe Blacc, and Jay Z). O’Neal has been profiled and featured in numerous publications and programs including Forbes, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fortune, Studio 360, and the 92Y, with The New York Times comparing him to Duke Ellington, Kenny Kirkland, and Maurice Ravel. He is considered to be of this generation’s greatest pianists and composers. O’Neal has been awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts, with the Patron being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and recently played a role as a creative expert for the Academy Award winning Pixar film, Soul. // Harold O’Neal was born in Arusha, Tanzania, and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. His great-grandfather, Ollie Harold Pennington, was a jazz pianist and composer for silent film in Kansas City, where his grandmother walked to school with Charlie Parker. O’Neal began playing the piano by ear at age four on his father’s miniature keyboard. He found his earliest inspirations in the music of Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Disney. While growing up, he spent a considerable amount of time with his grandmother exploring various creative outlets, before eventually becoming a pianist. Having spent much of his youth living in the projects (Public Housing) and surviving near-death experiences, he credits music with saving his life. O’Neal attended the Paseo Academy Of Fine And Performing Arts, with classmates Logan Richardson, Lil’ Ronnie, and Brian Kennedy, where he began his jazz piano studies while being mentored by Ahmad Alaadeen. He studied classical piano and composition with Margie Cameron-Jarrett, whose musical lineage can be traced back to Franz Liszt.

Jade Green is half of the critically acclaimed band The Black Creatures. The Black Creatures make a point to blur the lines of genre while maintaining a recognizable cohesion; oftentimes blending contemporary styles of pop, hip-hop, dance, R&B, EDM and soul with cinematic and storytelling sci-fi/fantasy elements and themes. With the complex and creative approach The Black Creatures take to their art, a diverse audience regularly flocks to their gripping and intensely enchanting performances. // Representing the strange land of Kansas City, Missouri, Jade Green and Xavier began working together around the end of 2013 after meeting on-line talking about cosmetics. After Jade stumbled upon Xavier’s SoundCloud, they asked if they could put their vocals on it, and this led to future collaborations with no more than the intention to dabble. They couldn’t stop and eventually dubbed the project The Black Creatures. // Both Jade & Xavier write and perform vocals, with Xavier at the helm of production and composition. Jade Green has a vocal background in opera and a penchant for theatrics, and both are the foundation of their ever-evolving approach to writing and performing in The Black Creatures. While the instrumentals may set the tone for the show, Jade’s voice captivates the audience from beginning to end. Originally a violinist, Xavier unfurled into a producer and vocalist, maintaining the same air of intrigue and mystery throughout his compositions and performances in The Black Creatures. // After releasing Wild Echoes in the fall of 2020, the record received Album Of The Year from The Pitch Magazine, along with high praise from around the world for the four released singles and accompanying videos. “Wretched (It Goes)” was featured in the NPR Live Sessions “Songs For Change” when The Black Creatures were selected as one of 12 national artists, and included in 90.9 The Bridge’s Top 100 singles along with their song “D’ummm” which was in heavy rotation in the winter. Nuance Magazine wrote, “The Black Creatures take their musical talents and use them in such a way that forces listeners to not only tap their foot to a catchy tune, but pay attention and feel something about what is going on in the world around them. Tackling fascism, police brutality, and the deep-rooted effects of slavery in a rhythmic fashion is one thing. Simultaneously making it a good listen is another. However, The Black Creatures make it happen.”

Hadiza. released her solo EP Gone on December 29, 2018, and he 10 song, full-length album called, Shadow Weight, on November 22, 2019. Born in Iowa City, Iowa, she has lived in Bushwick, and Atlanta, and worked in corporate America in the New York Finance District. Since relocating to Kansas City, Hadiza. has been slowly carving out her place as a solo artist and also as lead vocalist and lyricist for the experimental electronic duo Collidescope that recently released their new 7-track album, DEEP TAPE, on December 31, 2020. Collidescope is essentially a duo that includes: Hadiza. on vocals, beats, & synthesizers; and Madison Monroe on guitar, bass, beats, synthesizers, mixing and vocals. DEEP TAPE is a follow up the the band’s debut EP Systemic released December 16, 2017. More info at: http://www.hadizaisnothere.bandcamp.com or http://www.acollidescope.bandcamp.com

Previous Members include: Irving Graham, Ernest Melton, Andres Ramirez, Fabian Prado.

3 current musicians in Arquesta Del SolSoul worked together in the band Hearts of Darkness.

Hearts of Darkness is a Community whose original material absorbs influences from 1970s afrobeat to hip hop, 1960s and 1970s soul and funk, as well as reaching back to 1920s big band . The sound evokes memories of Count Basie, James Brown, and Fela Kuti Jamming with Nina Simone, Erykah Badu and Sun Ra.

Les Izmore: Vocals, Shekere
Erica Townsend: Vocals
Rachel Christia: Vocals
Leena Will: Vocals
Erin Bopp: Vocals
Brad “Bad Brad” Williams: Kit, Percussion
Miko Spears: Congas
Dominique Sanders: Bass Guitar
Lucas Parker: Rhythm Guitar
Sam Goodell: Keys
Chalis O’neal: Trumpet
Ernest Melton: Saxophones
Jolan Smith: Tenor Sax – Vocals

Discography

Albums: Hearts of Darkness (2010) // Shelf Life (2012)
EPs: Numeration (2012)

Arquesta Del SolSoul Shows:

Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.

Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022

Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.

The Black Creatures play Downtown KCK at 7th and Minnesota on Friday, July 1, at 11:30 to 1:00 PM

More info at: http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul

Chalis O’Neal, Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

11:21

Chalis O’Neal – “Me, You, and The Other Girl (feat: Flutienastiness)”
from: Flirting / Chalis O’Neal / November 15, 2021
[Musician and performer Chalis O’Neal s picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis is also the lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse.]

[Chalis O’Neal plays Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grille, 1400 Main St KCMO in Power & Light District, Thursday, July 14, at 6:30 to 9:30 PM]

[Chalis O’Neal playscd Ambassador Hotel at 1111 Grand Ave, KCMO, Friday, July 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM]

[Chalis O’Neal plays The Mutual Musicians Foundation 1823 Highland Ave. KCMO, on July 29 at 1:30 AM].

11:29 – Underwriting

Tucker Slough – “Brand New Face”
from: Lx Obvix / Tucker Slough / January 15, 2022
[Tucker Slough is an MC/drummer/actor/ who makes stuff that you may enjoy…. DraculaVision was performed entirely by Tucker Slough with guest appearances by Shante’ Clair of ShinyJets and a cartoon bear. More info at: http://www.tuckerslough.bandcamp.com]

11:35 – Interview with Tucker Slough

Kansas City based MC, drummer, and actor, Tucker Slough joins us to share music and details about his latest 5-track EP, Lx Obvix, released January 15, 2022. Tucker released his 16-track album, DraculaVision, released June 16, 2021. A veteran of the Kansas City music community, Tucker has previously released the 23-track album, Sloughterhouse V, in 2007, the 15-track album, The Sloughvinci Code, from 2007-2008, and the 28-track album Neonderthal in 2014. Tucker Slough has also released two vinyl albums: EPs 1 & 2, and EPs 3 & 4, with Shante’ Clair for their experimental Chicago/Kansas City band, ShinyJets which is no longer a band. Info at: http://www.tuckerslough.bandcamp.com or http://www.shinyjets.bandcamp.com

Tucker Slough Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

We just heard “Brand New Face”

Last time Tucker ws on the show we played “No Participation Tropies”

On July 16, 2021 Tucker Slough posted a music video for “No Participation Trophies” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt2gbEHJauY

Tucker Slough is a veteran of the Kansas City Music Community

His father is Fred Slough a well know Kansas City Attorney, and part of the progressive law firm Slough Conneally Irwin and Madden who had offices above The Corner Restaurant in Westport, back when Westport was progressive and cool.

The late Kathleen Conneally was an Attorney for KKFI in our early years. Kay Madden was a regular contributor to KKFI’s The Tenth Voice for over a decade.

Tucker is an MC who has been compared to Eminem, though he doesn’t like the comparison.

Tucker’s music is incredibly original, theatrical, hilarious, political, making social commentary with song, and the poetry of hip

Tucker is an Actor. Tucker is a drummer.

Tucker was part of the band ShinyJets an experimental rock band formed in Chicago in 2004 when drummer Tucker Slough encountered Singer/Guitarist Shanté Clair performing at a party thrown by a mutual friend in the Rogers Park area. The two struck up a friendship and began trying to incorporate Tucker’s drumming into Shanté’s existing solo project, The Maybe. Soon they began writing new songs and pushing their musical ideas further, incorporating looping pedals and other electronics until they had compiled a number of songs. Some time afterwards, Tucker moved back to his hometown of Kansas City and Shanté left Chicago to live in New York for a number of years. Around 2014, the two began working on new songs together, with Shanté writing songs that Tucker would then add drums parts to and send back via Dropbox. Within a short time the material they were creating began to take shape and discussions began about re-establishing the band. In March of 2015 Shanté packed up and moved to Kansas City to begin work on the project that would assume the moniker Shiny Jets. Incorporating songs written back in Chicago and those songs written long distance between New York and Kansas City, the two began adding layers of sampling and further experimentation with even more complex looping and arrangements. Currently Shiny Jets are no longer a band. Info at: http://www.shinyjetsmusic.com

Tucker Slough is a husband and father

Tucker Slough Discography

Sloughterhouse V, released in 2007
23-track album, Produced by Tucker Slough in Chicago and Kansas City. Featuring the cartoon bear. http://www.neonderthalkcmo.bandcamp.com

Tucker Slough: The Sloughvinci Code, released 2007-2008
15-track album, recorded in KCMO 2007, 2008 in a house near Topp Boom’s crib. All production by Tucker Slough. Rhymes by Tucker Slough.

Sloughchwitz. Released in 2009-ish
Sloughschwitz is a concept album recorded in and around Kansas City in 2009-ish, at a time when Tucker Slough was obsessively studying the bizarre and fascinating, crypto-right wing extremist Lyndon Larouche cult, and observing in horror the growth of the right-wing extremism in the United States and around the world. All music and rhymes by Tucker Slough except Negro Sco verse on his cameo song. This album has a conspicuous absence of the cartoon bear.

Neonderthal released in 2014
28-track album, Produced by Luke Rocha and Tucker Slough, compact disc and digital download available at- http://www.neonderthalkcmo.bandcamp.com. Recorded in KC, 2014. Symbol Heavy Recordings

Tucker Slough has also released two vinyl albums:
EPs 1 & 2, and EPs 3 & 4, with Shante’ Clair for their band, ShinyJets.

Tucker Slough Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Tucker Slough’s latest EP , Lx Obvix, was released January 15, 2022. Info at: http://www.tuckerslough.bandcamp.com

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

11:53

Tucker Slough – “blues lawyer”
from: Lx Obvix / Tucker Slough / January 15, 2022
[Tucker Slough is an MC/drummer/actor/ who makes stuff that you may enjoy…. DraculaVision was performed entirely by Tucker Slough with guest appearances by Shante’ Clair of ShinyJets and a cartoon bear. More info at: http://www.tuckerslough.bandcamp.com]

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

Next week on Wednesday, July 20, we welcome guest Producer Matthew Roth

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

Find our playlists for the past 10 years at: http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org

Show #950

WMM presents: Lee Walter Redding + Chalis O’Neal + Tucker Slough

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

New & MidCoastal Releases + Lee Walter Redding + Chalis O’Neal + Tucker Slough

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Amado Espinoza Quartet, Kat King, Carswell and Hope with Katlyn Conroy, Lee Walter Redding, Miki P, Chalis O’Neal with Flutienastiness, Tucker Slough, and John Moreland.

At 10:30 Mark talks with Joshua Davidson a Kansas City based musician who records and performs music as Lee Walter Redding. Raised on 60s rock, steeped in 90s Britpop ennui, and guided by contemporary neo-soul, Lee Walter Redding weaves dry humor into vibrant sonic textures that sway from wistful to chaotic. Think 2010s Nick Lowe fronting The Velvet Underground. On warped vinyl. Lee Walter Redding has released one album, one EP and multiple singles. Before recording as Lee Walter redding, Joshua Davidson recorded and performed as Orthon Anderthon. He has collaborated with Stephonne and Teri Quinn and is releasing a new EP called, LIVE FROM THE ARGYLE WALLPAPER on July 15, 2022. More information at: linktr.ee/leewalterredding

At 11:00 Mark talks with KC based musician and performer Chalis O’Neal about his debut album, FLIRTING and his work as lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. Chalis picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse. Chalis O’Neal plays Ambassador Hotel on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM. Chalis O’Neal plays The Mutual Musicians Foundation at 1:30 AM. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/chalis.oneal

At 11:30 Kansas City based MC, drummer, and actor, Tucker Slough joins us to share music and details about his latest 5-track EP, Lx Obvix, released January 15, 2022. Tucker released his 16-track album, DraculaVision, released June 16, 2021. A veteran of the Kansas City music community, Tucker has previously released the 23-track album, Sloughterhouse V, in 2007, the 15-track album, The Sloughvinci Code, from 2007-2008, and the 28-track album Neonderthal in 2014. Tucker Slough has also released two vinyl albums: EPs 1 & 2, and EPs 3 & 4, with Shante’ Clair for their experimental Chicago/Kansas City band, ShinyJets. Info at: http://www.tuckerslough.bandcamp.com or http://www.shinyjets.bandcamp.com

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #950

WMM Playlist from July 6, 2022

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Stephonne + Vi Tran + KKFI Board President Catina Taylor and the KKFI High School Interns: Yassi Armer–Shabazz, Zoey Harris, and Kotah Kauffman

“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
[WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

Emmaline Twist – “ASPERA”
from: ASPERA” – Single / Black Site / July 1, 2022
[The band is Meredith McGrade on vocals & guitar, Kristin Conkright on bass, Jonathan Knecht on drums, Krysztof Nemeth on baritone guitar, and Alex Alexander recently joined the band on synthesizers & guitar. Emmaline Twist, is a Kansas City based Darkwave / Post-Punk / Shoegaze project. This is the second single from the band’s upcoming album release and follow up to the single “Drugs” released July 1, 2021. Their critically acclaimed debut LP, DISSIMULATION was released August 24, 2018 from Black-Site Records. That album was recorded, mixed, and produced at Massive Sound by Paul Malinowski, and Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. In 2017 the band released “Dissimulation 1,” 4 songs in digital format. This is their first single since their 2016 single release of “Vega” b/w “Moon Eyes.”]

[Emmaline Twist play Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS, Friday, July 8, 2022 with Sona and Local Darlings. More inflo at: http://www.black-site.org]

Katy Guillen & The Drive – “Discoloration”
from: “Discoloration” – Single / Katy Guillen / June 24, 2022
[This is the second single from their upcoming album, ANOTHER ONE GAINED produced by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Heartless Bastards, Ray LaMontagne) at Invisible Creature Studio in Los Angeles. This is a follow up to their single “Set In Stone” (released May 24. 2022) is brimming with vibrant textures, fuzzy electric guitars, and warm vocals. “Set In Stone” marked the beginning of a major life transition for Katy Guillen (pronounced Ghee-En). Written shortly after her longtime band announced their final show, she was struggling to find the next step in her career and personal life, while longing for a past sense of stability. “The song’s vigorous structure and deliberate rhythms convey that feeling of defeat and darkness, but with a sense of resolution and surrender through the guitar solo – a favorite moment on the record for me,” explains Katy. “While it started on shaky ground, coming out on the other side meant starting over and building something new.”It is a taste of what’s to come on their full-length debut album ANOTHER ONE GAINED (due August 19, 2022), a memoir of growth and reawakening by way of heart-wrenching transition and change – loss of her long-time band, end of a romantic relationship and finding herself amidst it all. “Set In Stone” premiered earlier this week on Guitar Girl Magazine. Katy Guillen & The Drive – Katy Gillen (drums) and Stephanie William (drums) – dropped their first EP, Dream Girl, right before the 2020 lockdown, leaving them without opportunities to perform live. In their basement rehearsal space, they spent the year learning home recording and pre-production techniques, gradually crafting a collection of songs from the ground up. The following April, they took the demos to producer/engineer Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Heartless Bastards, Ray LaMontagne) at Invisible Creature Studio in Los Angeles. From their work with Ratterman emerged a batch of 15 songs. At the end of 2021, the band released the four-track Battles EP, offering listeners a darker, more simmering edge to their impelling indie-rock sound. Ten more would comprise Another One Gained, the full-length debut due August 19, 2022. Previously Katy Guillen & The Drive released BATTLES EP on December 17, 2021, Recorded at Invisible Creature Studio in Los Angeles, CA. Engineered and mixed by Kevin Ratterman. Produced by Kevin Ratterman, Katy Guillen, and Stephanie Williams. Mastered by Shelley Anderson at Black Lab Mastering in Louisville, KY. All songs written by Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams. Katy Guillen on vocals, guitar, bass, & keyboarda. Stephanie Williams on drums & percussion. Additional keys and programming by Kevin Ratterman. Album design and photography by Morgan Jones. This is a follow up to Katy Guillen & The Drive’s 7-song EP DREAM GIRL, released March 20, 2020. Katy Guillen & The Drive, is a project dedicated to Guillen’s songwriting that is founded on the creative spark and chemistry between Katy Guillen & Stephanie Williams. With Guillen on guitar & vocals and Williams on drums, the two sculpt a sound that recalls bands like Led Zeppelin, The Bangles, and Band of Skulls. In 2012, Guillen & Williams formed Katy Guillen and The Girls, and began to build a foundation of touring and recording that carried them through six years and produced three full-length albums: Katy Guillen & the Girls, Heavy Days, and Remember What You Knew Before. Between 2012 and 2018, they traveled the United States extensively, performed at the International Montreal Jazz Festival, toured Sweden, and supported major acts like The Doobie Brothers, Robin Trower, and Heartless Bastards. In these 6 years playing together, Guillen & Williams created a dynamic, sound informed by Guillen’s mesmerizing, emotive guitar style and poignant arrangements, and an equally captivating live show that showcased Williams’ technical, melodic style, resulting in a powerful on-stage chemistry. In addition to the compelling synergy formed by years of playing together, the two developed a method of working together on Guillen’s songs that only deepened their artistic connection, propelling them to forge a path to a new plateau in their music. KG & The Drive push ahead with a melodic, heavy, and soulful sound while maintaining the edge of the artist’s rock ‘n’ roll and blues roots. Katy Guillen joined us on WMM on March 18, 2020. More info at: http://www.katyguillenmusic.com]

Katy Guillen & The Drive U.S. TOUR DATES

JUL 7 / JACKSON, MS @ Duling Hall
JUL 8 / BATON ROUGE, LA @ Manship Theatre
JUL 15 / GRAND ISLAND, NE @ Hear Grand Island
JUL 16 / SIOUX CITY, IA @ Vanguard Arts
JUL 31 / COLORADO SPRINGS, CO @ Vultures
AUG 3 / VIRGINIA BEACH, VA @ Elevation 27
AUG 4 / RICHMOND, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
AUG 5 / WASHINGTON, DC @ City Winery
AUG 7 / ROCKY MOUNT, VA @ Harvester Performance Center
AUG 19 / DAVENPORT, IA @ Alternating Currents Festival
AUG 20 / LINCOLN, NE @ The Zoo Bar
AUG 26 / KANSAS CITY, MO @ Knuckleheads
AUG 27 / DES MOINES, IA @ xBk Live

The Grisly Hand – “Why Make Me Cry”
from: “Why Make Me Cry” – Single / The Grisly Hand / August 20, 2021
[One of three singles from The Grisly Hand’s upcoming Album, TRAITORS to be released July 8, 2022. Since April 2021 the band has been in the studio working on new music. On August 20 they released “Why Make Me Cry”. On May 14, 2021 they released the ingle “Now That You Know.” It has been four and a half years since The Grisly Hand has released new music. The band released Hearts & Stars on November 18, 2016, and Flesh & Gold on October 2, 2015. The band had spent a year with Joel Nanos at Element Recording and decided to split the songs between two CD/digital releases: and also release them both together as a double vinyl album release, called The Grisly Hand, released November 18, 2016 with a new reshuffling of songs for the vinyl LP format. Jimmy Fitzner on guitar & vocals, Lauren Krum on vocals & percussion, Kian Byrne on drums, Mike Stover on steel guitar, bass & vocals, Ben Summers on guitar, vocals & mandolin, Dan Loftus on bass, keyboards & vocals. More info at: http://www.thegrislyhand.com]

[The Grisly Hand play an Album Release Show on Saturday, July 9, at 7:00 PM at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming, West Bottoms, KCMO, with Timbers.]

Krystle Warren & The Faculty – “Sadness is A Good Thing”
from: Love Songs: A Time To Refrain From Embracing / Parlour Door Music / April 9, 2012 UK
[Originally from KC, Krystle learned to play the guitar by listening to Rubber Soul & Revolver from The Beatles. Krystle graduated from Paseo Arts Academy in 2001 and began her musical career in collaborating with area jazz and pop musicians. After living in San Francisco and NYC, Krystle was signed to a French label, Because Music, and moved to Paris to release “Circles” in 2009. Krystle played French and British television programs, including Later with Jools Holland, garnering critical acclaim and traveling all over the world with Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, and Joan As Police Woman. Krystle created, Parlour Door Music, to release “Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace” a recording from a 13-day session in Brooklyn, where she recorded 24 songs live with 28 musicians including her band, The Faculty, alongside choirs, horn and string sections. // Krystle Warren & The Crew released THE CREW, on September 15, 2020. Through isolation came unity. The Crew is Lakecia Benjamin, Matthew Silberman, Jacob Snider, Joe Blaxx, Solomon Dorsey, Zach Djanikian, Cassorla, Krystle Warren, and Ben Kane. They have recorded unique versions of classic songs with the hope of encouraging the rallying cries of The Moment: the movement of the people. // In the lockdown of their homes, they sewed together their interpretations of “Bein’ Green” (based upon Ray Charles’ rendition); “Gimme Some Truth” (a mighty John Lennon composition); “Dear Landlord” (a scathing indictment from the blistering pen of Bob Dylan); and “Rhythm of Life”, (a timeless statement originally performed by Oleta Adams). // A portion of the proceeds from The Crew. EP will be donated to the various causes and organizations. From Billboard.com: Singer-songwriter Krystle Warren has made a powerful statement about the struggle for Black equality with the help of Kermit the Frog’s iconic song “Bein’ Green” (written by Joe Raposo). // The moving five-minute clip, over which Warren sings her rendition of the 1970 song — since recorded by Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and others — sprang from a covers EP she recorded during the pandemic with a group of musicians known as The Crew. Warren embarked on the project after her forthcoming album with her regular group, The Faculty, was put on hold due to COVID-19. The EP, which tackles themes of racial injustice in the wake of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests this summer, also includes a cover of John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth.” // The “Bein’ Green” video weaves in footage of this year’s Black Lives Matter protests, and also includes a heartbreaking montage of young Black children choosing white dolls over dark-skinned ones. It additionally features archival footage of such transformative Black figures as James Baldwin, Angela Davis, Malcom X, Nina Simone, Marsha P. Johnson and Al Sharpton, as well as victims of police brutality including Sandra Bland, George Floyd and Eric Garner. It ends with a clip from a speech by civil rights activist Ella Baker. // “‘Bein’ Green,’ it’s such a gorgeous song, and it says so, so much,” says Warren. “I began thinking about what I wanted it to express visually before we started [recording the song]. Essentially — it’s not easy being Black. That’s what Ray Charles was saying, and we felt it needed to be said again.” // Warren, who now resides in Paris, began performing in her native Kansas City at the age of 16 before moving to New York City, where she started busking on the streets and later formed her regular band, The Faculty. She and the group have recorded several full-length albums, including 2009’s Circles, 2012’s Love Songs and 2017’s Three the Hard Way. Her next album is slated for release thiswinter. // A large percentage of proceeds from sales of the EP — which is available for digital downloads via Warren’s website now and released on all streaming platforms next Friday — will be donated to the ACLU. Krystle Warren joined us live on WMM on September 23, 2020. July 28, 2021. She’s been a guest on 15 WMMs.]

[Krystle Warren plays a live concert at Prospero’s Books, 1800 West 39th St. KCMO, Friday July 8, 8:00 PM w/ Brad Cox on keys, Jeff Harshbarger on bass, Mike Stover on pedal steel. SOLD OUT!]

Danny McGaw – “Hollywood”
from: “Hollywood” – Single / Santa Barbara Records / July 15, 2022
[Manchester, England born Danny McGaw was a footballer, then a street musician, then a bar music, and then a husband and father living in Lawrence, Kansas, where he released one of our favorite recordings of 2012 – “Eccles Road.” After that he formed the band, Welles The Traveler with Jason Jones, Dan Hines, Chad Brothers, and Mike West, who produced the group’s debut recording. Eventually Danny and family relocated to California. He has made over 10 records in 14 years and records his songs in his home studio. Danny is back in KC this week for multiple gigs. Danny McGaw is releasing his 10-track album, SET ME FREE on July 22, 2022. More info at: http://www.dannymcgaw.bandcamp.com]

[Danny McGaw plays Mike Kelly’s Westsider, 1515 Westport Rd., KCMO on Thursday, July 7, at 8:00 PM with Supermassive Black Holes, and Mikal Shapiro;s The Musical.]

Chalis O’Neal – “La Tienda de Regalos (feat. Jessica Ayala)”
from: Flirting / Chalis O’Neal / November 15, 2021
[Chalis O’Neal debut album FLIRTING was #48 in WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2021. Chalis O’Neal picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis is also the lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse. // Chalis O’Neal is the youngest brother of Harold Mujahid O’Neal who was born March 27, 1981, and is an American pianist, composer, record producer, public speaker, dancer, and storyteller. He has recorded and performed with artists in a variety of musical genres (U2, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Damien Rice, Aloe Blacc, and Jay Z). O’Neal has been profiled and featured in numerous publications and programs including Forbes, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fortune, Studio 360, and the 92Y, with The New York Times comparing him to Duke Ellington, Kenny Kirkland, and Maurice Ravel. He is considered to be of this generation’s greatest pianists and composers. O’Neal has been awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts, with the Patron being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and recently played a role as a creative expert for the Academy Award winning Pixar film, Soul. // Harold O’Neal was born in Arusha, Tanzania, and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. His great-grandfather, Ollie Harold Pennington, was a jazz pianist and composer for silent film in Kansas City, where his grandmother walked to school with Charlie Parker. O’Neal began playing the piano by ear at age four on his father’s miniature keyboard. He found his earliest inspirations in the music of Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Disney. While growing up, he spent a considerable amount of time with his grandmother exploring various creative outlets, before eventually becoming a pianist. Having spent much of his youth living in the projects (Public Housing) and surviving near-death experiences, he credits music with saving his life. O’Neal attended the Paseo Academy Of Fine And Performing Arts, with classmates Logan Richardson, Lil’ Ronnie, and Brian Kennedy, where he began his jazz piano studies while being mentored by Ahmad Alaadeen. He studied classical piano and composition with Margie Cameron-Jarrett, whose musical lineage can be traced back to Franz Liszt. // O’Neal began working with musical luminaries from a young age – touring with Bobby Watson when he was 19 after studying composition at the Berklee College of Music. He then went on to the Manhattan School of Music, to study with Kenny Barron. It was there where he met the great American jazz pianist and composer, Andrew Hill, with whom he soon became the apprentice of. Mr. Hill was an apprentice of prolific composer Paul Hindemith. Following Andrew Hill’s advice, O’Neal left the Manhattan School of Music to replace pianist Jason Moran in the influential band, the Greg Osby 4, making his major-label debut recording for Blue Note Records at the age of 21. In 2004, O’Neal premiered a jazz quartet featuring Greg Osby, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and Matt Brewer. // In the following years, O’Neal released a number of critically acclaimed albums including — “Charlie’s Suite” (2006), which was a compilation of his family’s legacy, “Whirling Mantis” (2010) with a jazz quartet, and a solo piano album “Marvelous Fantasy” (2011) on Smalls Records. He then partnered with Ski Beats and Damon Dash, after being signed to Universal Music Group as a songwriter and producer, to release the albums 24 Hour Karate School 2 (2011), Twilight (2012), and Cam’Ron And Vado’s Blu Tops (2012). In 2012, O’Neal formed a partnership with producers Lil Ronnie and Jerry Wonda working with many Pop and R&B artists (Miguel, Akon, Melissa Ethridge, Raphael Saadiq, French Montana). In 2013, he released the album “Man on the Street” featuring a jazz quartet as well as solo piano for BluRoc, an at the time incarnation of Rocafella Records distributed by Def Jam Records. // O’Neal worked as a composer for a featurette and the documentaries of the 2015 Disney film Tomorrowland produced by Academy Award winning filmmaker Anthony Giacchino, which starred George Clooney and Britt Robertson. The film was directed by Brad Bird with the film-score being composed by Michael Giacchino. His solo piano album “Piano Cinema” was released in May 2018, with “Sam and Sam” serving as the lead single. Following the album release, O’Neal completed a spring tour across the U.S. with The Blk Shp with Pixar as a partner. Recently, at the suggestion of Ed Catmull, O’Neal played a role with the filmmakers (Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Kemp Powers) as a creative expert in the development of Pixar’s Soul. // As a keynote speaker and storyteller, O’Neal has been featured at Google, The World Economic Forum, TEDX, Hatch Experience, C2 Montréal, Blk Shp Power Shift, and many other leading platforms.// In 2019, O’Neal was among the 100 international individuals selected to be a Gates Foundation Goalkeeper. Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation) is an initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its aim is to bring together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress toward achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Invitations are issued to global leaders and aspiring personalities who have been personally selected by the board. Previous attendees include Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron, Amina J. Mohammed, Erna Solberg, Malala Yousafzai, and Trevor Noah.// In 2019, O’Neal was awarded fellowship to the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Ideas Festival, a week-long event held in Aspen, Colorado in the United States. The Aspen Ideas Festival program of events includes discussions, seminars, panels, and tutorials from journalists, designers, innovators, politicians, diplomats, presidents, judges, musicians, artists, and writers. Topics covered during the festival include global politics and economics, U.S. Policy, the environment, technology, science, health, education, the arts, and economic issues. // In 2019, O’Neal was awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts. Founded in 1754 by William Shipley, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1847, and the right to use the term “Royal” in its name by King Edward VII in 1908. Notable past fellows include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker, and Tim Berners-Lee. Today, the RSA has fellows elected from 80 countries worldwide.// NPR All Things Considered: The Yule Log (TV program), Pianist Harold O’Neal and Bill Cosby’s Christmas story On 25 December 2011, O’Neal was featured along with Bill Cosby for the Christmas Day edition of NPR’s All Things Considered, with O’Neal being hosted and interviewed by Guy Raz. // Electric Burma On June 18, 2012, O’Neal performed with U2, Lupe Fiasco, Bob Geldof, Damien Rice, Angelique Kidjo and many other major artists for the presentation of Amnesty International’s prestigious ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ Award to Aung San Suu Kyi. The award was originally announced from the stage when U2 played Croke Park in July 2009 – while the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize recipient was still under house arrest in Burma. // Global Citizen: World on Stage On September 22, 2016, O’Neal performed with Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter for The Global Citizen Festival’s The World on Stage, a night curated by Tom Morello and Jon Batiste. The evening was dedicated to several prominent speakers who addressed various causes—such as education, the refugee crisis, gender equality, poverty, hunger, and much more—and the presentation of the inaugural George Harrison Global Citizen award, presented by Paul Simon to Olivia and Dhani Harrison (George’s widow and son). // In 2009, O’Neal appeared as an actor in Jay Z’s music video for the hit record Young Forever, from his multi-platinum album The Blueprint 3. In 2010, he was cast in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, portraying James P. Johnson. He was also featured in MTV’s Sucker Free. // Chalis O’Neal is the nephew of Felix Lindsey “Pete” O’Neal, Jr. (born 1940), was the chairman of the KC chapter of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. He led implementation of many free programs, such as providing free breakfast to children around the city. // O’Neal had trouble with authority figures in high school and dropped out. Soon afterwards, he joined the military, following the steps of his father. Once done with service, he moved to Stockton, California, where in 1959 he was sentenced to 9 months in jail for theft. He escaped from jail after 3 months, traveling back to Kansas City, MO. In 1961, law enforcement caught him and he was sent back to California to serve his remaining sentence. // After completing his sentence, the felony should have been cleared as indicated by Californian law, but it was not. This significantly hindered his chances for employment. // On October 30, 1969, he was arrested again for the transporting of a gun across state lines (under a law that went into effect just two weeks prior to his arrest). A year later a court convicted him and in October 1970, he was sentenced to four years in prison. O’Neal jumped his bail and fled to Algeria, where a number of other Black Panther Party members had also absconded to in the face of imprisonment in the United States. This group became known as the “International Section” of the Black Panther Party, and was centered around Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver. A year later O’Neal moved on to Tanzania, motivated to immigrate there as the then President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, was both a Pan-Africanist and Socialist. O’Neal has remained in Tanzania ever since. // Together with his wife, Charlotte Hill O’Neal, he is the co-founder of the United African Alliance Community Center (UAACC) in the village of Imbaseni, near the northern city of Arusha, Tanzania. The UAACC is a center focusing on healing the community by providing a diverse array of free art, music, film and other classes to members of the community. The UAACC also serves as a hostel for people travelling through the area—offering several “huts” with bunk beds. The center has been frequented by several celebrities, American politicians, study abroad programs, students, documentary film makers, and artists. Pete & Charlotte provide numerous jobs to locals of the community and the center is entirely run by local Tanzanians. // O’Neal’s family still resides in the KC area. He is a third cousin to US Representative Emmanuel Cleaver. Since 1991, Cleaver and others have unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a pardon for O’Neal, and took the issue to both President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama. Both declined to pardon O’Neal. // His life and exile in Tanzania is the subject of the PBS documentary ‘A Panther in Africa’, by Aaron Matthews, and a book ‘Black Panther in Exile: The Pete O’Neal Story’ by Pete’s attorney, Paul J. Magnarella. Chalis O’Neal joined us on WMM on Oct, 20, 2021.]

[Chalis O’Neal Trio plays Johnnie Jazz Bar & Grill, 1903 Victory Drive, Liberty MO.,Thursday, July 7, at 6:30 PM.]

[Chalis O’Neal plays Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming, West Bottoms, KCMO, Friday, July 8, 7:00 PM, with Fullbloods, Mr. Golden Sun, and Fritz Hutchison]

10:30 – Underwriting

Vi Tran Band – “The Charmer”
From: American Heroine / Independent / October 4, 2013
[The Vi Tran Band is singer, songwriter, guitarist – Vi Tran, with Katie Gilchrist on vocals, percussion; Sean Hogge on guitar; Jerod Rivers on drums, vocals; and Ben Byard on bass, vocals. Recorded with Joel Nanos at Element Recording.]

10:36 – Interview with Vi Tran

Writer, actor, musician, artist, teacher, singer, songwriter – Vi Tran was born near Saigon, Vietnam and raised in southwestern Kansas. He began performing as a toddler in the refugee camps of southeast Asia. Other refugees took pity on the young (and literally starving) artist, giving him what food they could spare. Vi Tran considers his life an open-ended refugee story and All-American tale, full of landlocked sailors and broken lovers; loss and discovery; but most of all, hope. Vi has appeared in theatres all across Kansas City as an actor, and has also become a big part of the Kansas City Music community. In 2013 his debut full length recording “American Heroine” was part of our 113 Best Recordings of 2013. In 2014 Vi Tran wrote, produced and starred in his autobiographical theatre piece, THE BUTCHER’S SON – A Refugee Play & Performance Memoir, where Vi played himself and also played his father. Vi has worked with multiple Kansas City Theatre and arts groups including Artist Inc. The Coterie Theatre, Midwest Music Foundation, 90.1 FM KKFI, Folk Alliance International, to name a few.

Vi Tran joins us to share details about his “I AM…” exclusive residency at The ArtsKC Gallery Space, 106 Southwest Blvd, KCMO, created in collaboration with The National Association of Asian American Professionals-Kansas City in partnership with ArtsKC, from May to September 2022.

More info at: http://www.artskc.org

Vi Tran Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

We just heard a song from “American Heroine.”

On the recent FIRST FRIDAY July 1, 2022 – On the next First Friday, July 8, 5:30-8:30 PM at Artskc Gallery the exhibit features fashion designs by David Moore, National Association of Asian American Professionals: Kansas City Board member & founding member of NAAAP Pride, with DJ Kay-Fan who will spin beats, and breakdancers: Frank “Monk” Pham, Zen Nguyen, & Kevin Le. Cafe Cà Phê, Mooyueibaker, and Sugarfold will have delicious drinks & sweet treats.

I TRAN- I Am…” Asian American Visual & Performing Arts Residency Premieres at First Friday in Kansas City. The National Association of Asian American Professionals-Kansas City in partnership with ArtsKC presents an exclusive residency at the ArtsKC Gallery Space from May - September, 2022. 
The National Association of Asian American Professionals – Kansas City (NAAAP-KC), in partnership with ArtsKC, is pleased to announce a five month interdisciplinary arts and professional development residency at the ArtsKC Gallery space in downtown Kansas City from May to September 2022.

“Over the course of the past several years, Asian Americans have had to defend themselves against a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and prejudice,” said artsKC Inspiration Grant award-winning generative performing artist and NAAAP-KC residency  curator Vi Tran. “With social media campaigns exclaiming #ItsAnHonortoBeAsian and #IAmNotAVirus, the community sought understanding, compassion, and support from its fellow Americans.”
 This residency is a reclamation of identity and strength by allowing AAPIDA (Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American) artists and thought leaders to declare themselves with the statement of “I Am.. “As the arts industry reawakens and galleries reopen, ArtsKC launched our new organization residency program with NAAAP as our first collaborator in the space. In partnership with NAAAP, we are able to celebrate and support local AAPIDA artists from various backgrounds and different levels of their artistic careers. We look forward to their presence for the next five months and the success of this residency model as time goes on.” Zetta Hamersley, ArtsKC Gallery Residency Manager and NAAAP Board  Member
Featuring a rolling group exhibit of visual artists, performing arts salon nights, celebration of women and the LGBTQIA+ community, pop-up performances,  professional development mixers, and community social events, the “I Am…” residency  seeks to center the AAPIDA community as well as an invitation for dialogue and conversation with other communities in Kansas City and beyond.

About NAAAP-KC The National Association of Asian American Professionals is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that promotes the career advancement and leadership development of Asian American professionals in all fields. NAAAP is the largest and fastest growing Asian American professional organization in the U.S. and Canada. The Kansas City chapter joins Asian Americans in professional development, networking and community service activities. 
Mission Cultivate and empower leaders for professional excellence Connect accomplished professionals for mutual success Engage and participate with the community-at-large Inspire leaders to make a meaningful difference in government, education, business, and society  
Values  The National Association of Asian American Professionals Values are what guides us  every day and what we strive for, from our members to our leaders and sponsors. In all  that we do, NAAAP is committed to:  Leadership: Develop, Inspire, and Connect Leaders
Education: Excel at Life Learning Accountability: Honor commitment to Deliver Value  Diversity: Embrace a Culture of Inclusion and Innovation  We host many activities throughout the year to give our members a chance to be  engaged with NAAAP-KC and accomplish everything they hoped for in becoming a part  of our organization.

Here are some of the kinds of events NAAAP-KC holds:
 ● Happy Hours 
NAAAP Networking Nights
 ● Cultural events (i.e. Collaborations with community partners) 
Professional development and leadership workshops
Keynote/Inspirational speakers Community Outreach (i.e. Harvesters, fundraisers

Vi Tran Band recently played Starlight Theatre as pre-show before the Bon Iver Concert on June 15, 2022. More info at: http://www.vitranmusic.com

Vi Tran Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

10:54

JNabe – “7 Days”
from: “You Want Me (Feat. Sh3)” – Single / JNabe / June 24, 2022
[One of 40 singles JNabe has released so far this year. JNabe is Kansas City’s premiere Indie Asian Rapper. He is 21years old. JNabe started rapping in 2020. He loves making music and strives to make songs that connect with people. // From jnabeofficial.com: “JNabe is a reputable Rapper who began their exciting musical voyage of artistic discovery in 2020. Since then, they’ve used constant collaboration and experimental sound exploration to shape the signature sound that echoes with their inspiration from the streets of Kansas City. In the music world, there’s no standing still. You must constantly learn about new techniques and continue honing your musical craft.” // JNabe released the single.”On a Mission (Feat. Brose Royce (The Real Tez)” on January 14, 2022. // JNabe released the single, “KC Throwdown (Feat. NuSince)” on February 11, 2022. // JNabe released the single.”Can’t Stop Me (Feat. Julia Reynolds)” on February 18, 2022. // JNabe released the single, “You Know Me” on February 25, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Quarantine Time” on March 4, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Defeated (feat. Sa!txero)” on March 11, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Night Life” on March 18, 2022. JNabe released the single, “You Want Me (Feat. Sh3)” on March 25, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Welcome To Life (Feat. Canibus)” on April 1, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Follow Your Dreams (Feat. I Am Justified)” on April 8, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Life,” on April 15, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Ballin and Blowing featuring Rick Ross” on April 19, 2022. JNabe released the single, “So Alone” on April 27, 2022. JNabe released the single, “So Alone” on April 27, 2022. JNabe released the single, “2035 (feat. Sh3)” on April 29, 2022. JNabe released the single, “More Than Friends” on May 4, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Bad Bitch (feat. Constantine)” on May 6, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Selfish” on May 9, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Separate Ways” on May 11, 2022. JNabe released the single, “The Paper (feat. Krizz Kaliko & Yung Punch)” on May 13, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Chop Chop (feat. Krizz Kaliko)” on May 20, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Too Hot (feat. Krizz Kaliko)” on May 27, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Hustlin (feat. Wiz Khalifa)” on May 28, 2022. JNabe released the single, “People Are Crazy (feat. Rittz)” on June 2, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Knife Fight (feat. Krizz Kaliko)” on June 3, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Rhythm of Life (feat. Krizz Kaliko)” on June 10, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Tell Me” on June 11, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Foodie” on June 12, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Game Over” on June 13, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Hooked on Dividends” on June 14, 2022. JNabe released the single, “The Rat Race” on June 15, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Can’t Touch Me” on June 16, 2022. JNabe released the single, “My Demons” on June 17, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Drop Out (feat. YNG Cheese)” on June 18, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Family Don’t Make You Real (feat. Stizzy Stacks)” on June 19, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Always On My Mind” on June 20, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Foreign Money” on June 21, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Future” on June 22, 2022. JNabe released the single, “7 Days” on June 24, 2022. JNabe released the single, “Welcome to the 816” on July 1, 2022. (This is JNabe’s 40th single of the year, so far.) More info at: http://www.jnabeofficial.com JNabe joined us LIVE on WMM on April 27, 2022.]

The Bard Owls – “Thru the Glass”
from: “Thru The Glass” – Single / The Bard Owls / June 15, 2022
[This single is from the Folk Musical “Prejudice and Pride,” tand was written by Sam Wright, featuring Matt Catalina on bass, Chris Hudson on guitar & voice, Marco Pascolina on pedal steel, and Sam Wright on banjo, & voice. One of 15 new songs from, Prejudice & Pride – The Modern, American, Gender-Swapped Folk Musical by Sam Wright & Nicholas Collett based Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. This new musical will make its World Premier at Music Theatre Heritage, 2450 Grand Blvd., KCMO, July 8 through July 28, 2022. The Bard Owls started in 2019 in Kansas City Missouri by Chris Hudson and Sam Wright of Gullywasher as a side project to record and develop new songs but now has turned into a legitimate ensemble with lots of local KC musicians and several albums. // Sam Wright & The Bard Owls release PREJUDICE & PRIDE (Official Folk Musical Soundtrack) on July 8, 2022. This world-premiere folk musical comedy updates Jane Austen’s classic novel with gender-swapped American characters. Can the Longborn boys find love or at least empathy with their New York millionaire neighbors before they lose the family farm? Featuring 15 brand new folk tunes, a cast of 9, and the musical stylings of folk band, Gullywasher Featuring Chris Hudson on Guitar, Mark Hamblin on Bass, Marco Pascolini on Pedal Steel and Buck Brandt on Mandolin and all of the cast singing. Prejudice & Pride is a hilarious, heartfelt romp through American culture that is bound for Edinburgh Fringe 2022! From SamWrites & Nicholas Collett Productions, the international collaboration that brought you 2016’s Best of KC award winner Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder. Book by Nicholas Collett & Sam Wright, music & lyrics by Sam Wright. Recorded at Weights and Measures Studio by Duane Trower. Moe info at: https://thebardowlskc.bandcamp.comMore info at: https://linktr.ee/samnwright

11:00 – Station ID

Stephonne Singleton – “Cross My Heart (Sext M.F.) (Radio Edit)”
from: SIS: Side B [EP] / Stephonne / June 24, 2022
[Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. Johnny Hamil on bass, and Adam McKee on drums. Stephonne released the single, “Cross My Heart (Sexy M.F.) on June 3, 2022. Stephonne released the single, “Deja Vu” with Shilow and Regina Del Carmen on May 9, 2022. Stephonne released the single “The King’s Gambit” on July 28, 2021. Stephonne was part of the single, “Elephant Man (feat. Stephonne)” from Lee Walter Redding & Stephonne, released April 9, 2021. Stephonne released the single “Beautiful Life (Acoustic)” on January 15, 2021. Stephonne released SIS: Side A on August 7, 2020. The 4 song EP contained the song “Want Me” that was also made into a video featuring body painting on to Stephonne’s body from artist Ryan Wilks. Stephonne released his debut album, “Caged Bird Sings Songs About Red Beard.” The album was one of WMM’s 118 Best Recordings of 2018. Stephonne was born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Stephonne grew up in KCK. He has performed in multiple shows for Late Night Theatre. Stephonne told John Long of Camp Magazine “I was surrounded by records, and my parents always had music on.” ]

11:05 – Interview with Stephonne Singleton

Singer, songwriter, actor, model, artist – Stephonne Singleton who is everywhere these days, organizing a Tribute to Sade at Lemonade Park, playing shows for Lawrence Pride, Manor Records, Midwest Music Foundation, The AIDS Service Foundation of KC, InterUrban ArtHouse, The Black Box, The Folly Theatre, collaborating with The Black Creatures, Calvin Arsenia, Miki P, Jass, Eboni Fondren, putting out EPs, and singles. Stephonne describes himself as the lovechild of Prince & Billie Holiday. He grew up in KCK and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Benedictine College, and Masters in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University. Stephonne releaseed his new EP SIS: Side B on June 24, 2022 through Glory Blue Music, co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. More info at: http://www.stephonne.com

Stephonne Thank You for being with us oin WMM!

Stephonne recently headlined Lawrence Gay Pride, June 25, presented by I Heart Local Music. Marching in the Lawrence Pride Parade in Downtown followed by the huge PRIDE Party at 4:00 PM, at Abe & Jakes, 8 East 6th Street.

Stephonne’s 4-track EP, SIS: Side B, was eleased Friday, June 24, through Glory Blue Music. Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios

Stephonne’s band is called: The Gay Rodeo

Miki P on drums
Benjamin Hart (Byard) on lead guitar
Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles on keyboards
Spencer Thut on bass

(on SIS: Side B Johnny Hamil is on bass, and Adam McKee is on drums)

Stephonne and The Gay Rodeo hold band practice every week at Charlotte Street Foundation where Stephonne is in his second year of a residency.

“Boyz (feat. Dustin Rapier & Zava)”

11:13

Stephonne – “Boyz (feat. Dustin Rapier & Zava) [Radio Edit]”
from: SIS: Side B [EP] / Stephonne / June 24, 2022
[Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. Johnny Hamil on bass, and Adam McKee on drums. Stephonne released the single, “Cross My Heart (Sexy M.F.) on June 3, 2022. Stephonne released the single, “Deja Vu” with Shilow and Regina Del Carmen on May 9, 2022. Stephonne released the single “The King’s Gambit” on July 28, 2021. Stephonne was part of the single, “Elephant Man (feat. Stephonne)” from Lee Walter Redding & Stephonne, released April 9, 2021. Stephonne released the single “Beautiful Life (Acoustic)” on January 15, 2021. Stephonne released SIS: Side A on August 7, 2020. The 4 song EP contained the song “Want Me” that was also made into a video featuring body painting on to Stephonne’s body from artist Ryan Wilks. Stephonne released his debut album, “Caged Bird Sings Songs About Red Beard.” The album was one of WMM’s 118 Best Recordings of 2018. Stephonne was born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Stephonne grew up in KCK. He has performed in multiple shows for Late Night Theatre. Stephonne told John Long of Camp Magazine “I was surrounded by records, and my parents always had music on.”]

11:17 – Interview with Stephonne Singleton (Part 2)

We are talking with Singer, songwriter, actor, model, artist – Stephonne Singleton about his new EP release, SIS: Side B [EP] which came out on June 24, 2022

Stephonne Thanks for beig with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

[Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. Johnny Hamil on bass, and Adam McKee on drums. Stephonne released the single, “Cross My Heart (Sexy M.F.) on June 3, 2022.

The recent performances of Stephonne with The Gay Rodeo show a whole new sexier Stephonne wearing very little clothes wearing mostly women’s undergarments and erotic costuming.

Stephonne credits his work in therapy during the pandemic that has helped him take control of his own sexuality

Stephonne’s latest publicity photos are taken by photographer John Brant.

Stephonne believes he is doing a better job of “receiving” in this part of his journey.

Stephonne Discography

“Cross My Heart (Sexy M.F.) (Radio Edit)” – Single / Stephonne / June 3, 2022
[Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. Johnny Hamil on bass, and Adam McKee on drums.

EP SIS: Side B to be released Friday, June 24, 2022.

Stephonne released the single, “Deja Vu” with Shilow, Regina Del Carmen on May 9, 2022.

Stephonne released the single “The King’s Gambit” on July 28, 2021.

Stephonne was part of the single, “Elephant Man (feat. Stephonne)” from Lee Walter Redding & Stephonne, released April 9, 2021.

Stephonne released the single “Beautiful Life (Acoustic)” on January 15, 2021.

Stephonne released SIS: Side A on August 7, 2020. The 4 song EP contained the song “Want Me” that was also made into a video featuring body painting on to Stephonne’s body from artist Ryan Wilks.

Stephonne released his debut album, “Caged Bird Sings Songs About Red Beard.”

Stephonne loves to push boundaries with his music by blending the genres of Alt-Rock & R&B /Soul. His influences, like Prince, Billie Holiday, The Alabama Shakes, are apparent in the foundation of his music and his single “The King’s Gambit”. Stephonne wrote this track about having strong feelings for a man, but due to the fear of rejection, was afraid to share these sentiments aloud. In this track, Stephonne compares the skill of flirtation to a game of chess.

On August 18, 2021 Stephonne joined us to talk about hie single “The King’s Gambit.”\

On July 15, 2020 – Singer songwriter, & actor, Stephonne Singleton joined us on WMM to talk about his new EP, SIS: Side A, to released August 7, 2020, and the single “Deep,” released July 14, 2020. Stephonne co-produced his EP with Justin Mantooth who also engineered & mixed, at Westend Studios. Joining Stephonne was Johnny Hamil on bass, Ben Byard on guitar, & Adam McKee on drums.

After 2018’s Caged Bird Sings Songs About Red Beard and the release of two singles, ‘Want Me’ and ‘Dominate’, on 2020 Stephonne released SIS: Side A EP. “With ‘Want Me’, I finally found a full confidence and strength in myself again. There were a lot of years that passed, where I really felt that I couldn’t do this independently. I stopped listening to the music and instead listened to rejection, doubt and a lot of self-sabotage.” After a 2018 New York showcase, Singleton laid in A friend’s Philadelphia bed and thought about what was next. He had taken a step he hadn’t before and it was that precise step that woke up a sleeping giant. “It all hit me at once! I got so much closer to my dream than ever before and a dream with steps and goals that I’d written down and prayed aloud for since I was 7.” ‘Want Me’ would spawn a very successful Kickstarter for its major music video and an EP that Stephonne had no idea he’d end up writing.

“‘Want Me’ had been written before my debut was released but was just sitting and, honestly, after I decided I needed to go about this alone I remembered that I was broke,” laughs the singer-songwriter. From jobs in corporate America, local theatre and drag Stephonne put his money where his dreams were. After crowdfunding success, the songs just showed up and demanded attention. SIS, in the case of this EP, actually means Summoning Insatiable Spirits.

“That is what I do every time I write a song. The spirits are my emotions, thoughts, traumas, fears and joys.” On Side A and, an upcoming, B we find those spirits. “All of these songs came to me in an instant. They are really from some relationship that I have with the ether that I can’t explain. Whole songs in 10-15 minutes that I hear over and over until I get in with the band (Johnny Hamil, Ben Byard and Adam McKee) finish writing with everyone and then record them.”

Side A’s first single, ‘Deep’, came to Stephonne on a return to MCI from SEA. “There I was… crying on the plane like a big ass baby because of some dude I fell in love with and knew it wouldn’t work out with. The melody and lyrics hit me like a brick and after trying to hide my weeping face from the two passengers next to me, I went to that tiny bathroom and got everything on my phone.” Like ‘Want Me’, the pop gem would sit and scream at Stephonne until late 2019. The influence of 90’s and early 00’s radio rock reigns supreme on ‘Deep’ and we find Stephonne in his greatest melodic and lyrical territory yet. “I feel like you are always trying, unsuccessfully, to write a hit and with every single one of these songs there was no trying. I listened to life, wrote it down and got out of my own way.” Each song holds its ground without overproduction and a desperation for chart placement that holds back many industry hopefuls. What is delivered is sincere, raw but refined, pure and honest music that is accessible no matter your love of genre. With that being said, that this is a rock record is undeniable. “The frustrating thing for me about it, is that radio and audiences look at my skin color and automatically label everything as Hip-Hop and R&B. I’d say I did music as a kid and people would ask me if I was a rapper without even a second passing.. Every genre has BLACK origin and yet where are we on the radio? We continue to carry the industry on our backs and are still having to use the back door!”

The genre jumper doesn’t deny his R&B, Soul and Jazz influences on SIS. It’s quite the opposite. Rock and R&B collide with the sultry, silky and vocal grit of Stephonne. He is an artist who conjures up the spirits of Prince and Billie Holiday (his biggest influences) but that delivers something inimitable, visceral, strange and beautiful. Even on the sugary and hyper sexuality of ‘Sweet Tooth’ and the dark but hopeful beauty of ‘Middle Man’, there is a triumphant transcendence that was a staple of yesteryears Popular music. A time when saturation wasn’t heavy and when artist development was embraced over carbon copying. “I only have interest in being me. Sis, I’m Black, unapologetically Queer, and very sex positive. I’m at a point in my life where I embrace every single part and won’t spend energy on anything but self-love, my music and the things that I can help with to change this world for the better.” SIS: Side A reflects all of the above exclamations of Stephonne but it also puts him in position to step into the world’s radar and officially begins his legacy as one music’s greatest treasures. For more visit www.stephonne.com!

Stephonne slinks and slides into ears with ‘Want Me’. The dark and slickly polished track oozes of sex, confusion and tension. “Those things describe my coming of age as a black gay man. I’ve put my heart and mental health through a lot, trying to find love.” With Stephonne you find a painfully personal style of writing. Here, he delves into the point of view of an ex-lover. “I kept trying to make it work and the outcome was always the same. It was so confusing, that it haunted me. I was with a person who loved me but that didn’t want anything to do with love. I was just a body for sex and a cheerleader when he decided it was game on.” The song was his final straw and a way to make sense of what he’d been through. It also examines the hookup culture of apps like Grindr & Scruff. “The app culture feels like shopping at a butcher shop for meat. It’s a bunch of ghosts, most of the time, who appear and disappear as soon as they cum. Sex can be utility but I suddenly don’t exist after that?!” Being black, becoming fetishized and turned away from members of queer communities has been an often occurrence for the singer-songwriter.

The writing and production comes solely from the Kansas City native, with a huge helping hand from co-producer, Justin Mantooth. Recorded at Westend Recording Studios the track features Johnny Hamil on bass, Ben Byard on guitar and Adam McKee on drums. Singleton continues to defy genre, but instead of dipping his toe into his alternative rock roots he takes a deep dive in. Still marked by breathy vocals, buttery falsetto, gospel rasp and innate jazz sensibilities, the track & new music video lift Stephonne to new heights.

The video transports us into the center of a horror movie. Surrounded by candles and ancient sigil work, Stephonne is painted in a nod to Grace Jones and Kieth Haring. Artist, Ryan Wilks makes Stephonne and the set a canvas, where he resurrects someone he probably shouldn’t. From a mere snap, we travel through a film noire that is equal parts Nosferatu, The Craft and an inescapable heat and sexuality that emit from both the songwriter and featured dancer, Courtney Germany. “I needed black girl magic in this video and what was most important to me was to have someone who could express every bit of agony and yearning in the song with their body.” Courtney is breathtaking. Choreographed by Ashley Personett of Empire Dance Academy and That’s Entertainment KC, Germany turns into a lovelorn golem who will do anything for the attention of its maker. “There is a magic that BIPOC hold within us that comes from a 24/7, 365 day struggle just to survive. On top of that, we also have to live, love and try to find time to heal. We are worthy of so much more than this world gives us.” In this way, Stephonne becomes a symbol for what’s not given and for what doesn’t wish to be given in the video.

The multi-layered and cinematic masterpiece was helmed and directed by Method Media. You may know them from the critically acclaimed and TIME magazine reviewed/featured videos by Kansas City natives, SSION (Inherit, At least The Sky is Blue and Comeback). Every detail is given the utmost attention by director and editor, Jordon Rioux. Every tone, shot and transition contains an edge and sophistication that only heightens this supernatural affair. The video production is an affair of its own. A Kansas City love affair that showcases the talents, locations (filmed at Heidi Van’s Black Box) and savvy of a slept on city that has recently gained new notoriety due to shows like Queer Eye. “We are a city full of so much treasure and promise! Every part of this video was responsible because of KC businesses, costume/jewelry makers, artists and more. I will always rep my city.”

Lee Walter Redding told me that he learned about Stephonne Singleton from listening to Wednesday MidDay Medley and hearing Stephonne for the first time. WMM bringing musical collaborations together since 2004. Lyrics and music by Lee Redding. Vocals and raw emotion on Elephant Man by Stephonne. Mixing and mastering by Justin Skinner. Lee Walter Redding writes: “Elephant Man” is inspired by young, black men diagnosed with schizophrenia and the issues they face dealing with stigma and difficulty fitting into a society that makes little room for those with severe mental health challenges. This is something that Stephonne felt deeply connected to and was gracious enough to put his full heart on display for the world to hear.

Stephonne Singleton, Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Stephonne just released his new EP SIS: Side B Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. More info at http://www.stephonne.com

11:24

Stephonne – “Home Alone (Radio Edit)”
from: SIS: Side B [EP] / Stephonne / June 24, 2022
[Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. Johnny Hamil on bass, and Adam McKee on drums. Stephonne released the single, “Cross My Heart (Sexy M.F.) on June 3, 2022. Stephonne released the single, “Deja Vu” with Shilow and Regina Del Carmen on May 9, 2022. Stephonne released the single “The King’s Gambit” on July 28, 2021. Stephonne was part of the single, “Elephant Man (feat. Stephonne)” from Lee Walter Redding & Stephonne, released April 9, 2021. Stephonne released the single “Beautiful Life (Acoustic)” on January 15, 2021. Stephonne released SIS: Side A on August 7, 2020. The 4 song EP contained the song “Want Me” that was also made into a video featuring body painting on to Stephonne’s body from artist Ryan Wilks. Stephonne released his debut album, “Caged Bird Sings Songs About Red Beard.” The album was one of WMM’s 118 Best Recordings of 2018. Stephonne was born and raised in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Stephonne grew up in KCK. ]

11:28 – Underwriting

Lazer Beam – “Sink Or Swim”
from: Lazer Beam / LCF / April 9, 2021
[All instruments, Lucust French – Percussion, Chris Hughes Production, Chris Hughes @ 513 Studios Tempe, AZ Artwork by Dylan ZonGrowing up in the desert has shaped Lucust’s way of creating music, with influence from early QOTSA, Fatso Jetson, Brant Bjork, along with upbeat Boston low rock legends Morphine… Put that all in a pot and let it simmer, and you get a heavy desert dance party hidden in the hills, while your mom is calling you demanding you to come home. But you won’t go home. You’re going to party with LAZERBEAM Growing up in the desert has shaped Lucust’s way of creating music, with influence from early QOTSA, Fatso Jetson, Brant Bjork, along with upbeat Boston low rock legends Morphine… Put that all in a pot and let it simmer, and you get a heavy desert dance party hidden in the hills, while your mom is calling you demanding you to come home. But you won’t go home. You’re going to party with LAZERBEAM ]

11:34 – Interview w/ Catina K Taylor, Yassi Armer-Shabazz, Zoey Harris, Kotah Kauffman

Our 90.1 FM KKFI – MidCoast Radio Project Board President – Catina K. Taylor joins us with our KKFI High School Interns: Yassi Armer-Shabazz, Zoey Harris, and Kotah Kauffman. Prior to Catina being elected President in April 2022, Catina served as Vice President of the board. Catina is Founder and CEO at Dreams Consulting and Founder and Executive Director at Dreams KC, a rigorous educational environment which uses the project based learning strategy to reengage students & increase achievement. Catina Studied Paralegal Studies Political Science at Avila University. She is a former First Grade Teacher at St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School from 2005 – 2011. More info at http://www.kkfi.org

Catina K. Taylor Thanks for being with us on WMM

Also joining us are our KKFI High School Summer Interns: Yassi Armer-Shabazz, Zoey Harris, and Kotah Kauffman

Thanks for being with us on WMM

We just heard, Lazer Beam – “Sink Or Swim” by request from Yassi Armer-Shabazz. Lazer Beam is a cousin to Yassi’s father Jim Armer.

Yassi Armer-Shabazz will be Sophomiore in High School next year. He has been attending Academy Lafayette but might be switching to Lincoln Prep High School.

Zoey Harris will be a Junior at Piper High School, this year.

Kotah Kauffman will be a Senior at Olathe North next year.

Prior to Catina being elected President in April 2022, Catina served as Vice President of the board. It was her idea to institute this round of interns at KKFI.

Catina is Founder and CEO at Dreams Consulting and Founder and Executive Director at Dreams KC, a rigorous educational environment which uses the project based learning strategy to reengage students & increase achievement.

Catina Studied Paralegal Studies Political Science at Avila University.

She is a former First Grade Teacher at St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School from 2005 – 2011.

Catina K. Taylor, Yassi Armer-Shabazz, Zoey Harris, and Kotah Kauffman, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

More info at http://www.kkfi.org

For Wednesday MidDay Medley I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!

11:54

Temp Tats – “Callosa”
from: “Callosa” – Single / Temp Tats / June 17, 2022
[Recorded at Element Recording Studios in Kansas City. Eric Schuman, Chris Paul, and Luke Waye as Temp Tats. Artwork by Joel Schuman.]

[TEMP TATS play recordBar, 1520 Grand KCMO, Friday July 8, at 7:00 PM with Via Luna, and FACE FACE.]

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

Thank you to everyone who called in last week during our Spring Fund Drive Show.
46 people donated through Wednesday MidDay Medley at total of $2689.00

Next week on Wednesday, July 1, we welcome Lee Walter Redding, Chalis O’Neal, and Tucker Slough.

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

Find our playlists for the past 10 years at: http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org

Show #949

WMM with Vi Tran + Stephonne + Catina K Taylor & The KKFI Interns

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Stephonne + Vi Tran + KKFI Board President Catina Taylor & KKFI Interns: Yassi Armer-Shabazz, Zoey Harris, and Kotah Kauffman

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Emmaline Twist, The Grisly Hand, Stephonne with Justin Rapier & Zava, Katy Guillen & The Drive, Chalis O’Neal with Jessica Ayala, Krystle Warren & The Faculty, Danny McGaw, JNabe, The Bard Owls, TEMP TATS, Vi Tran Band, and Lazer Beam.

At 10:30 Actor, Writer, Director, Organizer Vi Tran shares details about his “I AM…” exclusive residency at The ArtsKC Gallery Space, 106 Southwest Blvd, KCMO, created in collaboration with The National Association of Asian American Professionals-Kansas City in partnership with ArtsKC, from May to September 2022. On the next First Friday, July 8, 5:30-8:30 PM at Artskc Gallery the exhibit features fashion designs by David Moore, National Association of Asian American Professionals: Kansas City Board member & founding member of NAAAP Pride, with DJ Kay-Fan who will spin beats, and breakdancers: Frank “Monk” Pham, Zen Nguyen, & Kevin Le. Cafe Cà Phê, Mooyueibaker, and Sugarfold will have delicious drinks & sweet treats. More info at: http://www.artskc.org

At 11:00 Mark talks with singer, songwriter, actor, model, artist – Stephonne Singleton who is everywhere these days, organizing a Tribute to Sade at Lemonade Park, playing shows for Lawrence Pride, Manor Records, Midwest Music Foundation, The AIDS Service Foundation of KC, InterUrban ArtHouse, The Black Box, The Folly Theatre, collaborating with The Black Creatures, Calvin Arsenia, Miki P, Jass, Eboni Fondren, putting out EPs, and singles. Stephonne describes himself as the lovechild of Prince & Billie Holiday. He grew up in KCK and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Benedictine College, and Masters in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University. Stephonne releaseed his new EP SIS: Side B on June 24, 2022 through Glory Blue Music, co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. More info at: http://www.stephonne.com

Catina K Taylor (Right) and the KKFI Summer Interns

At 11:30 Our 90.1 FM KKFI – MidCoast Radio Project Board President – Catina K. Taylor joins us with our KKFI High School Interns: Yassi Armer-Shabazz, Zoey Harris, and Kotah Kauffman. Prior to Catina being elected President in April 2022, Catina served as Vice President of the board. Catina is Founder and CEO at Dreams Consulting and Founder and Executive Director at Dreams KC, a rigorous educational environment which uses the project based learning strategy to reengage students & increase achievement. Catina Studied Paralegal Studies Political Science at Avila University. She is a former First Grade Teacher at St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School from 2005 – 2011. More info at http://www.kkfi.org

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #949

WMM Playlist from June 29, 2022

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Les Izmore & Jade Green of Arquesta Del SolSoul + Scott Hrabko + Just Angel

“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
[WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

Aldous Harding – “Lawn”
from: Warm Chris / 4AD / March 25, 2022
[Hannah Sian Topp was born in 1990. She is known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand folk singer-songwriter, based in Cardiff, Wales. // Topp comes from a musical family in Lyttelton, New Zealand: her mother is folk singer Lorina Harding.[3] One of the first musicians who came across her was New Zealand folk-pop singer/songwriter Anika Moa. Moa asked Harding to play support for her that night after finding her busking outside the venue she was about to play at. // She has released music through independent record labels Flying Nun, Spunk, and 4AD. She has collaborated with Marlon Williams, John Parish, Mike Hadreas and Fenne Lily. // 4AD announced Harding as a new signing in early 2017 just prior to the release of her second album, Party. Party was nominated for IMPALA’s European Album of the Year Award. Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, released Designer is the third studio album on April 26, 2019 by 4AD. The song “The Barrel” won the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll award. // As of 2020, she is based in Cardiff, Wales, where she had previously lived with partner and collaborator H. Hawkline.]

[Aldous Ahrding plays The Granada Theatre, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday, July 2, at 7:00 PM.]

The Creepy Jingles – “Nicotine Mom”
from: TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY / High Dive Records / March 25, 2022
[This was the second single from band’s 11-track, full-length debut, TAKE ME AT MY WORD PLAY released on March 25, 2022. “Trojan Horse Girl” was the single released February 11, 2022. The Creepy Jingles are a Kansas City based, 4-piece rock and roll band that both honors and defies convention. Led by singer / song-writer Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics. Nick Robertson on drums, Travis McKenzie on guitar, and Andrew Woody on bass guitar bring first class musicianship and creativity, helping Nixon paint the perfect picture of colors and sounds that don’t stay in the lines. Their new album, “Take Me at My Wordplay” is an eclectic blend of catchy Brit-Pop melodies that dance around the landscape of surf, NY garage rock, psychedelia and folk music. Paired up with lyrics centering on themes of identity, strained relationships, social media madness, meme magic, pandemic paranoia, paid off political pundits, backyard bullies and barking up the wrong tree. Everything and the kitchen sink or swim. No stoner left unturned. The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019. The release was in the top ten of WMM’s 119 Best Recordings of 2019.]

Babydoll – “Flamethrower”
from: “Flamethrower” – Single / Babydoll / April 7, 2021
[Babydoll is a musical project of Madison Monroe and Hadiza, who also perform as Collidescope, and as solo artists. Hadiza also performs in Arquesta Del SolSoul. For this track additional vocals were provided by Hadiza and mixing and mastering was provided by Jametatone. For live performaces Madi and Hadiza are often on stage with Tim Hart who plays guitar; Adee Dancy on cello, 2007 Balquier, aka DJ Whorxata on drums. and others. Babydoll released the 3-song EP VESTIGIALon October 31, 2018 with Madison Monroe on guitar & vocal; Hadiza Sa-Aadu on keyboards, Jake McCulley on bass, Gabe Sperry on guitar (Track 1), and drums (Tracks 2 & 3). and JL Bolinger on drums (Track 1) Moe info at dollheaddreams,bandcamp]

[Babydoll plays Rino, 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City, on Saturdaym July 2, at 7:00 PM with Hadiza. And Nightosphere.]

Arquesta Del SolSoul – “Mama No Llores”
from: “Mama No Llores” – Single / Arquesta Del SolSoul / June 29, 2022
[They call themselves, “African Futurist Genre Killerz from the Middle of the Map bringing an innovative multidimensional sound inspired by our founding musical ancestors to decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa.” Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, & Hadiza. http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul%5D

[Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.]

[Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022]

[Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.]

10:19 – Interview with Les Izmore and Jade Green

Les Izmore is highly trained in Middle Of The Map Music. His tribal connection is Octavia E. Butler’s SUN, which was spawned in the inner sanctum of African Futurity. He’s been performing through existing channels for 1000’s of years. Known for his work fronting the legendary Kansas City collective Hearts of Darkness and the influential hip hop band Heartfelt Anarchy with Conductor Williams aka d/will, and many other projects, including his solo work and with Les Izmore and the GOATs. Les is a culture builder, continually pushing the bouudaries to create music that honors his ancestors amd gets everyone dancing. Les is also a farmer and gardener growing food in the city and teaching others about food, music, history, and poetry.

Jade Green has a vocal background in opera, and is half of the critically acclaimed band The Black Creatures who a point to blur the lines of genre while maintaining a recognizable cohesion; blending pop, hip-hop, dance, R&B, EDM and soul with cinematic and storytelling. Jade’s voice captivates the audience from beginning to end. After releasing Wild Echoes in the fall of 2020, the record received Album Of The Year from The Pitch Magazine. Nuance Magazine wrote, “The Black Creatures take their musical talents and use them in such a way that forces listeners to not only tap their foot to a catchy tune, but pay attention and feel something about what is going on in the world around them. Tackling fascism, police brutality, and the deep-rooted effects of slavery in a rhythmic fashion is one thing. Simultaneously making it a good listen is another. However, The Black Creatures make it happen.”

Les Izmore and Jade Green are members of Arquesta Del SolSoul a six-piece Kansas City based music collective of African futurists. Their sound brings an innovative multidimensional eclectic fusion of Soul, Hip-Hop, R&B, Afro-Latin percussion, and Spoken Word. Inspired by their founding musical ancestors, they decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa. Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, and Hadiza.

We just played the radio premiere of Arquesta Del SolSoul’s song, “Mama No Llores”

Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.

Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022

Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.

The Black Creatures play Downtown KCK at 7th and Minnesota on Friday, July 1, at 11:30 to 1:00 PM

More info at: http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul

Les Izmore and Jade Green Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Arquesta Del SolSoul call themselves, “African Futurist Genre Killerz from the Middle of the Map bringing an innovative multidimensional sound inspired by our founding musical ancestors to decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa.”

Arquesta Del SolSoul members include:

Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, and Hadiza.

Jessica Ayala is an Indigenous Colombian Two-Spirit multi discipline artist. Miss Ayala is a spoken word poet, musician, published author, cultural worker, light worker, activist, public speaker, and writer-in-residence alumni of Charlotte Street Foundation. Their work is a fusion of her heritage merging oral tradition, storytelling, poetry, song, and native percussion; creating spaces to explore concepts of internalized oppression and decolonization. Ayala immigrated to the United States at the age of three, publishing her first series of poems for the Young Authors Conference at the age of eight. Her current poetry has been published in two anthologies winning an Honorable Medal in the 2017 International Latino Book Awards. Additionally, Miss Ayala is the recipient of the 2018 Best Kansas City Spoken Word Artist Award and was recently awarded the 2020 Civil and Human Rights Award by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Brad Wiiliams is a Native to Kansas City, this percussionist takes no issue with referencing his blues, gospel, jazz and folk roots while leaving room for spontaneous, in the moment expression. Brad has been playing in Kansas City’s arts scene for nearly 20 years building style and techniques that have garnered a sound all his own. He has been fortunate to share creative space with a myriad of artists and looks forward to cultivating new opportunities for growth and collaboration. Brad has also taken time to offer what he has learned to new up and coming musicians through private instruction and by hosting concept sessions. Brad has played with everyone including Hearts of Darkness, and Krystle Warren.

Chalis O’Neal released his debut solo album Flirting on November 15, 2021. The track “La Tienda de Regalos” features spoken word poet Jessica Ayala. Musician and performer Chalis O’Neal about his upcoming debut album, FLIRTING. Chalis picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. O’Neal’s eclectic style ranges from jazz venues to theatre work with the New Theatre Restaurant performing and acting in the The Buddy Holly Story. O’Neal also has burlesque experience with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau. Chalis is also the lead trumpeter for the Afro futuristic band, Arquesta Del SolSoul. O’Neal has performed with Bobby Watson, Harold O’Neal, Tivon Pennicott, Marcus Strickland, Lisa Henry, and David Basse. // Chalis O’Neal is the youngest brother of Harold Mujahid O’Neal who was born March 27, 1981, and is an American pianist, composer, record producer, public speaker, dancer, and storyteller. He has recorded and performed with artists in a variety of musical genres (U2, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Damien Rice, Aloe Blacc, and Jay Z). O’Neal has been profiled and featured in numerous publications and programs including Forbes, NPR’s All Things Considered, Fortune, Studio 360, and the 92Y, with The New York Times comparing him to Duke Ellington, Kenny Kirkland, and Maurice Ravel. He is considered to be of this generation’s greatest pianists and composers. O’Neal has been awarded fellowship to the Royal Society of the Arts, with the Patron being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and recently played a role as a creative expert for the Academy Award winning Pixar film, Soul. // Harold O’Neal was born in Arusha, Tanzania, and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. His great-grandfather, Ollie Harold Pennington, was a jazz pianist and composer for silent film in Kansas City, where his grandmother walked to school with Charlie Parker. O’Neal began playing the piano by ear at age four on his father’s miniature keyboard. He found his earliest inspirations in the music of Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Disney. While growing up, he spent a considerable amount of time with his grandmother exploring various creative outlets, before eventually becoming a pianist. Having spent much of his youth living in the projects (Public Housing) and surviving near-death experiences, he credits music with saving his life. O’Neal attended the Paseo Academy Of Fine And Performing Arts, with classmates Logan Richardson, Lil’ Ronnie, and Brian Kennedy, where he began his jazz piano studies while being mentored by Ahmad Alaadeen. He studied classical piano and composition with Margie Cameron-Jarrett, whose musical lineage can be traced back to Franz Liszt.

Jade Green is half of the critically acclaimed band The Black Creatures. The Black Creatures make a point to blur the lines of genre while maintaining a recognizable cohesion; oftentimes blending contemporary styles of pop, hip-hop, dance, R&B, EDM and soul with cinematic and storytelling sci-fi/fantasy elements and themes. With the complex and creative approach The Black Creatures take to their art, a diverse audience regularly flocks to their gripping and intensely enchanting performances. // Representing the strange land of Kansas City, Missouri, Jade Green and Xavier began working together around the end of 2013 after meeting on-line talking about cosmetics. After Jade stumbled upon Xavier’s SoundCloud, they asked if they could put their vocals on it, and this led to future collaborations with no more than the intention to dabble. They couldn’t stop and eventually dubbed the project The Black Creatures. // Both Jade & Xavier write and perform vocals, with Xavier at the helm of production and composition. Jade Green has a vocal background in opera and a penchant for theatrics, and both are the foundation of their ever-evolving approach to writing and performing in The Black Creatures. While the instrumentals may set the tone for the show, Jade’s voice captivates the audience from beginning to end. Originally a violinist, Xavier unfurled into a producer and vocalist, maintaining the same air of intrigue and mystery throughout his compositions and performances in The Black Creatures. // After releasing Wild Echoes in the fall of 2020, the record received Album Of The Year from The Pitch Magazine, along with high praise from around the world for the four released singles and accompanying videos. “Wretched (It Goes)” was featured in the NPR Live Sessions “Songs For Change” when The Black Creatures were selected as one of 12 national artists, and included in 90.9 The Bridge’s Top 100 singles along with their song “D’ummm” which was in heavy rotation in the winter. Nuance Magazine wrote, “The Black Creatures take their musical talents and use them in such a way that forces listeners to not only tap their foot to a catchy tune, but pay attention and feel something about what is going on in the world around them. Tackling fascism, police brutality, and the deep-rooted effects of slavery in a rhythmic fashion is one thing. Simultaneously making it a good listen is another. However, The Black Creatures make it happen.”

Hadiza. released her solo EP Gone on December 29, 2018, and he 10 song, full-length album called, Shadow Weight, on November 22, 2019. Born in Iowa City, Iowa, she has lived in Bushwick, and Atlanta, and worked in corporate America in the New York Finance District. Since relocating to Kansas City, Hadiza. has been slowly carving out her place as a solo artist and also as lead vocalist and lyricist for the experimental electronic duo Collidescope that recently released their new 7-track album, DEEP TAPE, on December 31, 2020. Collidescope is essentially a duo that includes: Hadiza. on vocals, beats, & synthesizers; and Madison Monroe on guitar, bass, beats, synthesizers, mixing and vocals. DEEP TAPE is a follow up the the band’s debut EP Systemic released December 16, 2017. More info at: http://www.hadizaisnothere.bandcamp.com or http://www.acollidescope.bandcamp.com

Previous Members include:
Irving Graham, Ernest Melton, Andres Ramirez, Fabian Prado.

3 of the current musicians in Arquesta Del SolSoul worked together in Hearts of Darkness.

Discography

Albums: Hearts of Darkness (2010) // Shelf Life (2012)
EPs: Numeration (2012)

Arquesta Del SolSoul Shows:

Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.

Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022

Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.

The Black Creatures play Downtown KCK at 7th and Minnesota on Friday, July 1, at 11:30 to 1:00 PM

More info at: http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul

The new single from The Black Creatures is “Loud 4 Nothing” The follow to their last single “True Friends” on September 17, 2021. After being signed to Center Cut Records the label remastered and reissued their album Wild Echoes and began releasing singles. “Wild Echoes” was #2 in WMM’s 119 Favorite Releases of 2019 (Albums & EPs). Since the release of ”Wild Echoes” the band has released seven entirely new songs, nearly one per month, all posted to their bandcamp page. The Black Creatures fuse dark-pop hip-hop, soul, jazz, and electronic music with elements from science fiction to tell inter-dimensional stories of love, community, life, culture, history. Xavier & Jade have made an impression in the KC music community with their live shows in clubs, galleries, record stores, and area music festivals. .]

Charlotte Street Foundation announced that the recipients of the 2022 Generative Performing Artist Awards are The Black Creatures and Calvin Arsenia Scott. This year, Charlotte Street’s Visual Artist Awards were given to Andrew Mcilvaine, Harold Smith Jr., and Johanna Winters. Congratulations!

The Black Creatures play Downtown KCK at 7th & Minnesota Fri, July 1, 11:30 – 1:00 PM

10:28 – Underwriting

Arquesta Del SolSoul – “Huelga”
from: “Huelga” – Single / Arquesta Del SolSoul / June 29, 2022
[They call themselves, “African Futurist Genre Killerz from the Middle of the Map bringing an innovative multidimensional sound inspired by our founding musical ancestors to decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa.” Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, & Hadiza. http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul%5D

[Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.]

[Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022]

[Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.]

10:36 – Interview with Les Izmore and Jade Green

Les Izmore and Jade Green are members of Arquesta Del SolSoul a six-piece KC based music collective of African futurists. Their sound brings an innovative multidimensional eclectic fusion of Soul, Hip-Hop, R&B, Afro-Latin percussion, and Spoken Word. Inspired by their founding musical ancestors, they decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa. Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, and Hadiza.

Arquesta Del SolSoul Shows:

Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.

Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022

Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.

The Black Creatures play Downtown KCK at 7th & Minnesota Fri, July 1, 11:30 – 1:00 PM

More info at: http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul

The 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 1-6 2022 is a week-long festival that includes performances, vendors, craftspeople, food trucks, a visual exhibit along with artist-led workshops, talkbacks, meetups and open mics.

When: August 1-6, 2022
Weekly programming: August 1-4, 2022
Main Festival: August 5 and 6, 2022

Where: The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave..KCMO 6414

For questions and inquiries, please contact: info@nodividekc.org

Les Izmore and Jade Green Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.

Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022

Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.

The Black Creatures play Downtown KCK at 7th & Minnesota Fri, July 1, 11:30 – 1:00 PM

More info at: http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul

10:55

Arquesta Del SolSoul – “Reina”
from: “Reina” – Single / Arquesta Del SolSoul / June 29, 2022
[They call themselves, “African Futurist Genre Killerz from the Middle of the Map bringing an innovative multidimensional sound inspired by our founding musical ancestors to decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa.” Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, & Hadiza. http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul%5D

[Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night one of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 5, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO.]

[Arquest Del SolSoul play Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 27, 2022]

[Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO.]

11:00 – Station ID

Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “Ufohio”
from: The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits / Scott Hrabko / July 1, 2022
[These two sprawling discs contain song-craft reminiscent of everything from classic ‘60s adult pop to nostalgia-free Americana to cut ’n’ paste hip hop-inspired grooves — and some wild detours between. “But it’s all me.” – Hrabko. The Rabbits, this time around: Jason Beers on Bass, Organ, Piano, Banjo, Harmonica, Slide Guitar; Clarke Wyatt on Drums; Matt Hopper on Lead Guitar; Chris DeVictor on Upright Bass; Chris Hudson on Nylon String Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar; Mike Lindsey on Bass; Tim Higgins on Drums, Percussion; Gary Paredes on Slide Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar; Chad Brothers on Lead Acoustic, and Havilah Bruders on Vocals, with Scott Hrabko on Voices, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Banjo, Static Outbursts, Ghosts Knob Twiddling and Digital Chicanery. This 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022. The double album was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest. Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.” Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits have released six singles and released the albums and EPs: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015. Scott Hrabko’s 2013 critically acclaimed solo release, GONE PLACES was said to be 30 years in the making. Scott Hrabko has played with The Original Sinners, as well as the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the early 1990s Scott performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.com]

11:04 – Interview with Scott Hrabko

Scott Hrabko has played with Kansas City’s oldest garage band, The Original Sinners, as well as various incarnations of the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the 1990s he performed as a solo artist in coffee houses rubbing shoulders with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. Scott Hrabko’s 2014 critically acclaimed solo release, “Gone Places” was said to be 30 years in the making. He has now released 66 recorded tracks, six singles, the two EPs and four albums: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015.

Now Scott Hrabko is getting set to release his 4th full length 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022.

Scott Hrabko, thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

An old woman, arms akimbo
Is standing on her lawn
Counting chickens nonexistent
And humming a lonely song

About the terrible day
When all the troubles came

And we dropped everything we were working on
To come running and see
With the sun shining madly
Down on our misery

Beautiful UFOhio
UFOhio
UFOhio

Oh-eye-ho! Oh-eye-ho!

They tell me my people were born there
But hell if I know

UFOhio
UFOhio

Baby, don’t you want to go?
And I can understand if the answer is “no!”

There’s a band in my head
And they don’t get along
They accuse one another
Of wrecking the song

So I went solo
So low I scraped the road

Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.”

Scott’s 2017 album SUMMER it was recorded in part by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBIT was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS – These two sprawling discs contain song-craft reminiscent of everything from classic ‘60s adult pop to nostalgia-free Americana to cut ’n’ paste hip hop-inspired grooves — and some wild detours between. “But it’s all me.” – Hrabko

The Rabbits, this time around:
• Jason Beers – Bass, Organ, Piano, Banjo, Harmonica, Slide Guitar
• Clarke Wyatt – Drums
• Matt Hopper – Lead Guitar
• Chris DeVictor – Upright Bass
• Chris Hudson – Nylon String Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar
• Mike Lindsey – Bass
• Tim Higgins – Drums, Percussion
• Gary Paredes – Slide Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar
• Chad Brothers – Lead Acoustic
• Havilah Bruders – Voices

SH – Voices, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Banjo, Static Outbursts, Ghosts Knob Twiddling and Digital Chicanery

11:12

Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “Stragglers”
from: The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits / Scott Hrabko / July 1, 2022
[These two sprawling discs contain song-craft reminiscent of everything from classic ‘60s adult pop to nostalgia-free Americana to cut ’n’ paste hip hop-inspired grooves — and some wild detours between. “But it’s all me.” – Hrabko. The Rabbits, this time around: Jason Beers on Bass, Organ, Piano, Banjo, Harmonica, Slide Guitar; Clarke Wyatt on Drums; Matt Hopper on Lead Guitar; Chris DeVictor on Upright Bass; Chris Hudson on Nylon String Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar; Mike Lindsey on Bass; Tim Higgins on Drums, Percussion; Gary Paredes on Slide Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar; Chad Brothers on Lead Acoustic, and Havilah Bruders on Vocals, with Scott Hrabko on Voices, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Banjo, Static Outbursts, Ghosts Knob Twiddling and Digital Chicanery. This 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022. The double album was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest. Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.” Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits have released six singles and released the albums and EPs: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015. Scott Hrabko’s 2013 critically acclaimed solo release, GONE PLACES was said to be 30 years in the making. Scott Hrabko has played with The Original Sinners, as well as the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the early 1990s Scott performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.com]

11:16 – Interview with Scott Hrabko

Some stragglers from a sparrow flock
Broke off to mob a red tailed hawk
And chased him, screaming
Round and round the block

It’s hawks by day and owls by night
In the grass I’m finding grisly sights
Rabbit halves and quarter squirrels
And thirds of birds

What can you do?
It’s just the way of the world
Throw a little sawdust on the purple swirls
And the buzzing flies beneath the tilt-a-whirl

Throw a circle of sky as I lie on my back
The birds so high they may as well be gnats
Gratification delayed and delayed
I’m beginning to wonder if we missed the train

Grackles in panic on the railroad tracks
Fighting over fried chicken scraps
An old man crushing aluminum cans
He does a dance to the thinking man’s jam band
I mean Can

I ain’t no gentile aloutte
Flying high above the fray
Singing a song like nothing’s wrong
So you can get on with your day

Teardrops from treetops
Here come the crows
There go the leaves
They gotta give up the ghost

Well, it’s birds of burden and words of prey
I’m walking my dog-day-dreaming away
All in a day, a beautiful day

“Hrabko’s got a penchant for mixing old-time-sounding music with 21st century sensibilities. Hrabko’s voice is that silky baritone that’s as comfortable with lounge music as it is country swing and rockabilly crooners. I think that’s my favorite secret of Hrabko’s music — on the surface, it seems wholesome but is in fact something your kids should be a little older to listen to.” – Rachel Cholst (No Depression)

“Hrabko is a performer of finesse and subtlety … a master of his art.” – David Cowling – Americana UK

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS

The Wind Wants In • © 2022, Scott Hrabko
Take That, Gravity • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
RSVP • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Los Estados Destrozados • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
The Bells • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
(How Can You) Not Fade Away? • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
UFOhio • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
High Horse Blues • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
North Star • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
See That The Birds Are Fed • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
My Back Yard • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
A Horse, A Horse • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Stragglers • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Blood Drunk Mosquito • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Are They Friendly Spirits? • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Savages • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Free • ©2020, Scott Hrabko * Previously released single, 8/7/20
Other Wolves, Other Doors • ©2022, Scott Hrabko
Dog In The Back Yard • ©2020, Scott Hrabko * Previously released single, 3/20/20
Breaking Down • ©2020, Scott Hrabko
In Lieu Of Flowers • ©2020, Scott Hrabko * Previously released single, 11/16/20
Pretty Good Day • ©2019, Scott Hrabko * Previously released single, 11/3/19

In their various incarnations, The Rabbits have appeared at the Crossroads Music Fest, KKFI Hoedown, Westport Roots Festival and Folk Alliance International Conference at Crown Center. Hrabko has been the featured live-in-studio guest on KKFI 90.1 FM programs, Mid-Day Medley, River Trade Radio and Morning Brew, as well as Chuck Haddix’s legendary Fish Fry on KCUR 89.3 FM.

Scott Hrabko has played with Kansas City’s oldest garage band, The Original Sinners, as well as various incarnations of the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the 1990s he performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg.

DISCOGRAPHY of Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS (22-track Album) (July 1, 2022)

In Lieu Of Flowers (Single) (November 16, 2020) (Included on Wonderful World)

“Dog In The Back Yard” (Single) (March 20, 2020) (Included on Wonderful World)

“Free” (Single) (August 7, 2020 (Included on Wonderful World)

LAST DANCE (4-track EP) (August 7, 2020)

“Pretty Good Day (Single) (November, 3, 2019) (Included on Wonderful World)

SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (4-track EP) (February 14. 2019)

“Rosie” (Single) (May 3, 2019)

“Becky” (Single) (May 3, 2019)

SUMMER (10-track album) (June 23. 2017)

BISCUITS AND GRAVITY (10-track album) (January 24, 2015)

GONE PLACES (13-track Solo album) (November 23, 2013)

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS was Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering, Portland, Oregon

Artwork by Kevin Paulsen, Design by Scott Hrabko

Oh, the air was thick with schmaltz and shtick
Dilettante demons and dabblers
Tracking the trickle of fractions of fortunes
Down to selling plasma
A busted piñata revolves in the breeze
The beer lights are extinguished
I’m spinning ’round like an eight ball
With too much english

Oh, the smell of the blood red enamel
Down in the dancehall of doom
Red means stop – unless you’re a bull
They couldn’t keep out the goons
Are you a doorman or a matador?
I’m gonna have to ask you to leave
A thousand fathers of failure deny paternity

It was high, wired, hell fired and out of control
But they broke that horse a long time ago
Riding high or lying low, either way, you’ve got to go
And there never was a horse like rock ’n’ roll

Petrified rubbers in the parking place
A frown on the beak of a dead baby bird
Empty airline bourbon bottles
The ants advance, the worms adjourn
Corroded aluminum pull tabs from 1973
Compared to what we’ve all stepped in
Those seem like the good old days to me

It might take a couple more vices
To hold me together tonight
My song of love has landed with a thud
Then out go the lights
Up past the old lady’s bedtime
Coming home with the clowns
We’ve been carrying on just a little too long to stop now

I’m gonna do what I do
Though nobody asked me to
Too many muses to amuse
To get down off the high horse blues

Scott Hrabko thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits is out Friday, July 1, 2022

http://www.scotthrabko.com http://www.scotthrabko.bandcamp.com

11:24

Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “High Horse Blues”
from: The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits / Scott Hrabko / July 1, 2022
[These two sprawling discs contain song-craft reminiscent of everything from classic ‘60s adult pop to nostalgia-free Americana to cut ’n’ paste hip hop-inspired grooves — and some wild detours between. “But it’s all me.” – Hrabko. The Rabbits, this time around: Jason Beers on Bass, Organ, Piano, Banjo, Harmonica, Slide Guitar; Clarke Wyatt on Drums; Matt Hopper on Lead Guitar; Chris DeVictor on Upright Bass; Chris Hudson on Nylon String Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar; Mike Lindsey on Bass; Tim Higgins on Drums, Percussion; Gary Paredes on Slide Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar; Chad Brothers on Lead Acoustic, and Havilah Bruders on Vocals, with Scott Hrabko on Voices, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Banjo, Static Outbursts, Ghosts Knob Twiddling and Digital Chicanery. This 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022. The double album was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest. Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.” Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits have released six singles and released the albums and EPs: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015. Scott Hrabko’s 2013 critically acclaimed solo release, GONE PLACES was said to be 30 years in the making. Scott Hrabko has played with The Original Sinners, as well as the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the early 1990s Scott performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.com]

11:29 – Underwriting

Just Angel – “Senseless (feat. T.A. Rell)”
from: Just Angel Pt .2 – EP / Just Angel / December 25, 2021
[Just Angel is a Kansas City based, singer, musician, songwriter, dancer. and creative artist. Se recently contributed vocals to the recent Sisterbot record. More info at: /distrokid.com/hyperfollow/justangel/just-angel–pt-1

11:35 – Interview with Just Angel

We just heard the voice of Singer, musician, songwriter, dancer, and creative artist, Just Angel. Her powerful voice has been called, “Passionate … Soulful… and Inspiring.” Her music finds its home in Rock, Jazz, and Alternative, and she has found a way to incorporate those genres within her love with Soul and R&B. Just Angel has performed with My Brothers & Sisters. Just Angel and her band, The Wades can be found rocking stages with her original songs from her recordings and eclectic takes on popular music. She released her debut EP, JUST ANGEL, PART 1 on December 24, 2020. She released her follow up EP, JUST ANGEL, PART 2 on December 25, 2021. She also contributed vocals to the recent Sisterbot record.

Just Angel, Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Just Angel produced the 4 song EP, JUST ANGEL PT.1 in 3 days in 2020,

She then produced a second 4-song EP, JUST ANGEL PT. 2 in 24 hours in 2021.

Just Angel has a birthday on December 24, and both EPs were recorded around her birthday and motivated to be completed by her birthday with help from T.A. Rell.

Friend, roducer & Musician T.A. Rell helped birth into fruition the Just Angel EP releases with the 5 month hiatus between recordings

Just Angel has recently performed at:

Soirée Steak & Oyster House, 1512 E 18th Street KCMO

The KC Juke House Blues & Jazz Bar/Restaurant Soul Sessions, 1700 E. 18th st. KCMO.

Jazz on The Lawn WW1 Museum

The Phoenix

The Kansas City Folk Festival, on Sunday, May 22.

Just Angel is a member of the band: My Brothers & Sisters with band leader and composer Jamie Searle

Just Angel collaborated with Sisterbot aka Adee Dancey on the track “Approval.”

More info at: https://linktr.ee/JustAngel_TigerLilyStar

11:42

Sisterbot – “Approval (feat. Just Angel)”
from: Truth House / Sisterbot / July 10, 2021
[Sisterbot is a performing artist dedicated to breaking genre boundaries, creating cosmic musical and theatrical experiences. The 9-piece Sisterbot Band is a “punk pop chamber orchestra” complete with electric guitar, drums, piano, strings and horn. “Truth House (2021) is a concept album written over the span of three years, encapsulating a chapter of my life that I spent in a house alone, dealing with the aftermath of trauma and rebirth.”- Sisterbot (Adee Dancy). Written by Sisterbot. Produced by Jametatone and Sisterbot. Engineered, Mixed, Mastered by Jametatone, except “Approval” which was Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Andrew Bonci Jr. at Magnolia Tree Studios, with AJ Bonci on guitar, Just Angel and Sisterbot on vocals. Cover Art by Mazzy Mann. Adee Rocket Dancy released the single “Hello Moon (feat. The Swallowtails)” on April 26, 2021. (This song is alon on the Sisterbot album.) Produced by Jametatone & Adee Rocket Dancy. Adee Rocket Dancy on piano & vocals & cello; Rachel Lovelace on bassoon; Mikala Petillo on guitar & background vocals, Mixing and Mastering by Jametatone, (J. Asley Miller). Adee Rocket Dancy writes, “This is a song about my life-long love for the moon, featuring The Swallowtails (Rachel Lovelace and Miki P). Adee chose the date April 26, 2021, as their release date, to honor the full moon called “The Pink Moon.” More info at: Sisterbot.bandcamp.com]

11:45 – Interview with Just Angel

We are talking with Just Angel who with her band, The Wades can be found rocking stages with her original songs from her recordings and eclectic takes on popular music. She released her debut EP, JUST ANGEL, PART 1 on December 24, 2020. She released her follow up EP, JUST ANGEL, PART 2 on December 25, 2021.

With Adee Dancy Just Angel has a band called Neo Emo Soul.

After the completion of Just Angel, Pt. 2 in late December 2021, in January 2022 Just Angel under went 6 medical surgeries on her throat.

Following her surgeries she was required to have 6 weeks of rest on her voice.

Just Angel’s first public performance after her surgeries was on May 27, 2022 for the No Ordinary Love – All Star Sade Tribute presented by Stephonne at Lemonade Park with vocalists: Stephonne, Jade Green, Calvin Arsenia, Jass, Kimology, Hadiza Kubura, Just Angel, JaySol, Eboni Fondren and the band with Brad Williams on drums, Clarence Copridge and Spencer Thut on keyboards, Spencer Thut on percussion, Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles on additional keyboards, Madison Monroe on bass, Benjamin Hart on guitar, and Trevor Turla on horns.

Just Angel also released a book with her last EP.

More info at: https://linktr.ee/JustAngel_TigerLilyStar

Just Angel, Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

11:54:43

Just Angel – “Intent”
from: Just Angel: Pt. 2 {EP] / Just Angel / December
[Just Angel is a Kansas City based, singer, musician, songwriter, dancer. and creative artist. She recently contributed vocals to the recent Sisterbot record. More info at: /distrokid.com/hyperfollow/justangel/just-angel–pt-1: Just Angel: Pt. 2 is a followup to Just Angle Pt.1 – EP released on December 24, 2020 More info at: https://linktr.ee/JustAngel_TigerLilyStar%5D

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

Next week on Wednesday, July 6, we welcome back to the show Vi Tran, Stephonne, and The MidCoast Radio Project 90.1 FM KKFI President of our Board of Directors – Catina Taylor and our High School Interns.

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

Find our playlists for the past 10 years at: http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org

Show #948

WMM with Les Izmore & Jade Green + Scott Hrabko + Just Angel

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Mark Manning

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Les Izmore & Jade Green of Arquesta Del SolSoul + Scott Hrabko + Just Angel

Mark plays more New & Midcoastal Releases from: Babydoll, The Creepy Jingles, Arquesta Del SolSoul, Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits, Sisterbot, Just Angel, and Aldous Harding

At 10:15 Les Izmore and Jade Green of Arquesta Del SolSoul drop in to share new music from the band’s upcoming debut album. Arquesta Del SolSoul is a six-piece KC based music collective of African futurists. Their sound brings an innovative multidimensional eclectic fusion of Soul, Hip-Hop, R&B, Afro-Latin percussion, and Spoken Word. Inspired by their founding musical ancestors, they decolonize and time bend indigenous sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America, West, Central, and Southern Africa. Members include Les Izmore, Jessica Ayala, Brad Williams, Chalis O’Neal, Jade Green, and Hadiza. Arquesta Del SolSoul will headline night three of the 3rd Annual Queer Narratives Festival, August 3, 2022 at The Black Box in the West Bottoms, 1060 Union Ave. KCMO. Arquesta Del SolSoul play SolSoul Fest 2022 on September 30, 2022 at Lemonade Park, West Bottoms, 1628 Wyoming, KCMO. More info at: http://www.instagram.com/arquestadelsolsoul

At 11:00 Mark talks with KC based singer songwriter Scott Hrabko who with & The Rabbits release their 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022. The double album was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest. Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.” Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits have released six singles and released the albums and EPs: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015. Scott Hrabko’s 2013 critically acclaimed solo release, GONE PLACES was said to be 30 years in the making. Scott Hrabko has played with The Original Sinners, as well as the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the early 1990s Scott performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.com

At 11:30 we welcome singer, musician, songwriter, dancer, and creative artist, Just Angel. Her powerful voice has been called, “Passionate … Soulful… and Inspiring.” Her music finds its home in Rock, Jazz, and Alternative, and she has found a way to incorporate those genres within her love with Soul and R&B. Just Angel has performed with My Brothers & Sisters. Just Angel and her band, The Wades can be found rocking stages with her original songs from her recordings and eclectic takes on popular music. She released her debut EP, JUST ANGEL, PART 1 on December 24, 2020. She released her follow up EP, JUST ANGEL, PART 2 on December 25, 2021. She also contributed vocals to the recent Sisterbot record. We will also talk with Just Angel’s collaborator and friend T.A. Rell. Just Angel recently played The Kansas City Folk Festival, on Sunday, May 22. More info at: https://linktr.ee/JustAngel_TigerLilyStar

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Show #948

Wednesday MidDay Medley

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