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.
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, April 27, 2022
WMM presents Freight Train Rabbit Killer + JNabe + Jessica Salley on Kristin Hamilton’s TOUCH OF BLUE
Sam Wells photo by Nicole Bissey
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Making Movies, Kristin Hamilton, JNabe, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Jessica Paige, Jean Claude and the Eclairs, Anson the Ornery, Cowtown Country Club, Marcotte, Mensa Deathsquad, Sam Wells, Wet Leg, and H.E.R.
At 10:30 we welcome the Kansas City band, Freight Train Rabbit Killer who will be releasing their new album, HAMMER OF JUDGEMENT on April 30, 2022 on vinyl from Haymaker Records. Haymaker writes: “The album was recorded during the Hammer of Judgment Recording Sessions back in April 2019. There were hurdles along the way, from pressing plant delays to global pandemics. The Hammer of Judgment recording session was a one-of-a-kind pseudo-live studio album, utilizing an interactive crowd of dedicated fans experiencing the recording process first-hand with all of the bells and whistles of GFM Modern Recording in Blue Springs, Missouri for the studio access and engineering work and Andrew Crowley of Organica Recording for the engineering, mixing, and mastering.” HAMMER OF JUDGEMENT is the band’s 2nd full-length album. Freight Train Rabbit Killer play a special Vinyl Release Party at The Fifth Floor, Saturday, April 30 at 8:00 PM, at 1106 Santa Fe St., KCMO, in the West Bottoms, with Drop A Grand, and Teri Quinn. More info at http://www.haymakerrecords.net
Kristin Hamilton and The Heat
At 11:00 Mark talks with Jessica Salley, a classically trained singer who made the switch from opera and choral music to Americana and drum kit to play in her country western band Cowtown Country Club. Jessica sings backup vocals and provides the grooves for Kristin Hamilton’s new band The Heat and is the executive director for ShapeNote Studios, where Kristin’s album, TOUCH OF BLUE was produced. Kristin Hamilton is releasing her debut album, TOUCH OF BLUE with a Special Album Release Concert, Sunday, May 1, at 6:00 PM, at Acoustic Alcove, 1901 NW Blue Pkwy, Unity Village, MO. Kristin’s band, The Heat features: Kristin’s dad, Rocky Cathcart on keyboards & lead guitar, her children Isaac Hamilton & Lucy Gray Hamilton on cello & violin, Greg Gagnon on lead guitar, Jessica Salley on drums, Leah Sproul on bass, and Devon Teran on pedal steel. More information at: http://www.eventbrite.com/…/kristin-hamilton-tickets.
JNabe
At 11:30 AM we welcome Kansas City’s premiere Indie Asian Rapper, JNabe who started rapping in 2020. JNabe is a talented upcoming music artist, with years of vocal training, a creative mind, and a one of a kind perspective from traveling all around the United States. JNabe was born in New Jersey, and raised in Pennsylvania where he began his musical journey playing the piano. At a young age he played at piano recitals with fellow musicians and displayed his musical prowess in front of audiences. JNabe enrolled in Choir, Orchestra, and Band while in middle school. Doing the combination of all three programs for 4 years. Addicted to playing music at the age of 14 he entered a singing competition and blew away the competition winning it all. Inspired by the work ethics of fellow musicians he met along his musical journey; JNabe moved to Kansas City to pursue a career in rapping. So far in 2022 JNabe has released twelve singles! More info at http://www.jnabeofficial.com
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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, April 20, 2022
WMM presents The Black Creatures + The Sexy Accident + Chad Brothers
“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks” from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979 [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]
In Honor of 4-20
Cypress Hill– “Insane In the Brain” from: Black Sunday / Ruffhouse – Columbia / July 20, 1993 [“Insane in the Brain” is a 1993 song by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released as the first single from their second album, Black Sunday (1993). In addition to hitting number one on the US rap chart, the song also was a mainstream hit, reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. It earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and sold 600,000 copies domestically. According to B-Real, the song was actually a diss song aimed at Chubb Rock. The group felt Chubb had ridiculed their style on his 1992 album, I Gotta Get Mine Yo. The song is built around many samples: a drum break from organist George Semper’s cover version of Lee Dorsey’s “Get Out of My Life, Woman”; a sample of James Brown grunting from the opening of his song “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”; a sample of the line “insane in the brain” from Cypress Hill’s own song “Hole in the Head”; the opening keyboard from Sly and the Family Stone’s “Life”, a sample of the line “I think I’m going crazy” from the Youngbloods’ “All Over the World (La La)” which concludes the track and the most prominent sample throughout the song, a repeating sample of, in which DJ Muggs initially claimed, a pitched blues guitar. // Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. They are the first hip-hop group to have sold multi-platinum and platinum albums, having sold over 20 million albums worldwide. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990s hip hop. The group has been critically acclaimed for their first five albums. All of the group members advocate for medical and recreational use of cannabis in the United States. In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first hip hop group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. // Senen Reyes (also known as Sen Dog) and Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (also known as Mellow Man Ace) are brothers born in Pinar del Río, Cuba. In 1971, their family immigrated to the United States and initially lived in South Gate, California. In 1988, the two brothers teamed up with New York City native Lawrence Muggerud (also known as DJ Muggs, previously in a rap group named 7A3) and Louis Freese (also known as B-Real) to form a hip-hop group named DVX (Devastating Vocal Excellence). The band soon lost Mellow Man Ace to a solo career, and changed their name to Cypress Hill, after a street in South Gate.]
[Record Store Day is Saturday, April 23, 2022 One of the exclusive releases is: CYPRESS HILL- The 420 Remixes / 10″ Vinyl / Legacy / 4950 / RSD Exclusive / Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut album released August 13, 1991 was an instant classic. In 2021, for its 30th anniversary, two favorite tracks were remixed and released digitally, and they’re now ready to take the turntables, on 10” black vinyl, as part of Record Store Day’s 15th anniversary! Side A 1. “How I Could Just Kill A Man (The Alchemist x Beat Butcha Remix)” Side B 1. “Hand On The Pump (DJ MUGGS 2021 Remix)”]
Joy Oladokun – “look up” from: in defense of my own happiness (complete) / Amigo Records–Verve Forecast / July 9, 21 [Joy Oladokun was born April 6, 1992, she is an American singer-songwriter. Oladokun’s music spans the genres of folk, R&B, rock, and pop and is influenced by her identity as a queer woman of color. Oladokun grew up in Casa Grande, Arizona, listening to country and folk music, as well as Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill. Both of her parents are Nigerian immigrants to the United States. Her family regularly attended a Christian church, where Oladokun was chosen to lead worship. Later, Oladokun left the church because it limited her creativity. // When Oladokun was 10, a video of Tracy Chapman inspired her to learn guitar.// After college, at a friend’s suggestion, Oladokun moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. She later moved to East Nashville, where she signed with Prescription Songs. She has released three studio albums. In 2015, Joy Oladokun self-released her debut EP Cathedrals. Her debut studio album, Carry Me was funded by Kickstarter and released on April 29, 2016 through Well Records. // Oladokun released the single “Sunday” in 2019, saying “‘Sunday’ is the song that 12-year-old Joy, seated in the back of church youth group, needed to hear. She needed to hear that you can be queer and happy. Queer and healthy. Queer and holy. She needed to see married women kissing and playing with their kids.” The music video highlights people in LGBTQ relationships and has a predominantly queer cast. // Oladokun’s song “Mercy” follows in the same theme, describing her experience as a Black person in the United States, while the single “I See America” criticizes systemic racism. NPR listed “I See America” on its 100 Best Songs of 2020. // On July 17, 2020, Oladokun released her second studio album, In Defense of My Own Happiness (Vol. 1) with White Boy Records. Billboard described the album as a “stunningly emotional collection.” Mitch Mosk, editor-in-chief of Atwood Magazine, called it a “a sweeping, soaring, and stunning sophomore record oozing heart and soul.” // In 2021, Oladokun received a grant from YouTube’s “#YouTubeBlack Voices Fund”. The same year she signed with Amigo Records, Verve Forecast Records, and Republic Records. On June 4, 2021 she released her third studio album In Defense of My Own Happiness. More info at: http://www.joyoladokun.com]
[Joy Oladokun plays recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Friday, April 22, at 7:00 PM.]
Claire Adams – “If It Isn’t Right (Alyssa Murray Remix)” from: “If It Isn’t Right (Alyssa Murray Remix)” / Claire Adams / April 15, 2022 [Our friend Claire Adams recently wrote to us saying, “Alyssa Murray made a super cool remix of one of the songs off the last album and I wanted to share it with you. The song is ‘If It Isn’t Right’ and also features the Rewound string trio and an arrangement by Peter Lawless. Alyssa really made it her own and gave it a whole new spin, she’s amazing!” Here are the full credits: Vocals: Claire Adams, Alyssa Murray, Fritz Hutchison. Synths and Beats: Alyssa Murray. Cello: Ezgi Karakus. Viola: Alyssa Bell. Violin: Carmen Dieker. String Arrangement: Peter Lawless. Mixed and Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights + Measures Soundlab. Cover Art by Cassie Allen. ‘If It Isn’t Right’ written by Claire Adams. This song was originally on Claire’s acclaimed album YOU KNOW I KNOW YOU originally released April 24, 2020. The album was Lost in the COVID 19 of 2020. The album was properly given a “release show” and put out on CD in 2021. 10 songs all written by Claire Adams. Recorded at The Blue House in Kansas City, MO. Additional tracking at MARZ Studios in Nederland, TX. Mixed & mastered at Weights + Measures Soundlab in KCMO. Written by Claire Adams, with Claire Adams on guitars, bass, and vocals; Alyssa Murray on keyboards & vocals; and Fritz Hutchison on drums & vocals. Claire also released: Words of Love on Feb. 5, 2021 – Recorded and Produced by Claire Adams at Casa 34 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Mixed and Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights + Measures in Kansas City, MO. Cover Photo by Hugo Parasol. ‘So This Is Love’ written by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston. ‘Pocketful Of Rainbows’ written by Ben Weisman, ‘Till There Was You’ written by Meredith Wilson. “Words of Love” written by Claire Adams. ‘Calico Skies’ written by Paul McCartney. Claire also released the EP Moras under the moniker, Mismo Sismo (same earthquake) on July 21, 2021. Claire Adams wrote and recorded this EP at home during the first months of the COVID-19 quarantine. The three songs are meant to be played all together but also stand alone. Mismo Sismo is a collaboration with photographer Hugo Parasol. Claire played guitar on True Lions album THE FEMPIRE STRIKES BACK. In 2020 Clairplayed with the band Ondist for their three full length albums, No Coincidence on June 12, and Electricity on Aug. 14, and Mise en Place on Nov. 13, 2020 with songs recorded at Weights & Measures with Duane Trower with Sam Platt on drums, Eddie Moore on keyboards, DeAndre Manning on bass, Jamie Anderson on guitar, Claire Adams on vocals, and Jillian Riscoe on vocals. Claire also participated in Katy Guillen and The Girls Reunion shows in summer of 2021. Claire Adams was our guest on WMM on April 7, 2021. More info at: https://claireadams.bandcamp.com%5D
Kye Colors – “Phil Collins” from: “Phil Collins” – Single / Wasteland Records / March 25, 2022 [Kye Colors, born J’Kye Slatton, is a 21 year-old rapper and producer from the South side of Kansas City, Missouri. Kye began writing music as early as age 5, usually done in crayons. “I’d describe my music as very colorful and vibrant from the beats to the lyrics” Colors says. “I’d describe my music as very colorful and vibrant from the beats to the lyrics” // The name Kye Colors derives from multiple meanings. The first coming from the idea that hues enact certain moods, “you can feel orange, you can feel yellow, you can feel brown; it’s like an emotion” says Kye. The second is best described through his lyrics on the track Broken Place, “I’m KC for real, check the initials.” // His gift of rap was nurtured and harbored from Elementary School to High School. As a teenager, Kye’s talent was quickly taken notice by his peers. While in school, his seniors made sure that he would get his high school diploma before he could fully pursue his music career. After sporadic trials with rap he went by the name Kye Colors by age 14. The same year he began producing. // In 2015 he released his first mixtape entitled “00“. The project garnered attention from hip hop fans all over the Kansas City Metropolitan. In 2017, he joined the rap collective “CaviArt” alongside artists Gee Watts, A’Sean, Ray Muney, and others. // Soon after and at only 17 years old, he would release his 1st full length project “Milk Is Nasty”. It was nationally acclaimed by Lyrical Lemonade, publicized in local Newspapers such as The Kansas City Star and The Pitch KC, and also gained notable local airplay. The project also led to him performing alongside Denzel Curry, Famous Dex, Wiz Khalifa, Lil TJay and many more. // “Milk Is Nasty”. It was nationally acclaimed by Lyrical Lemonade, publicized in local Newspapers such as The Kansas City Star and The Pitch KC, and also gained notable local airplay. // In 2019, Kye released some of his most popular single releases to date including “Sweet Thang,” “Doggy,” “Talk About It” and more. These independent releases would land him on platforms such as Baller Alert, a modeling gig with Lee Jeans, and national airplay on Shade45. // In 2020, at the age of 20 he founded his label “Wasteland Records” partnering with manager Jesse Brown and Jaron Baston. He went on his first independent tour and released his 2nd LP With Love By Faith. It peaked at 166 on the Top 200 Rap/Hip Hop albums on iTunes. // Come 2021, Kye delivered three glossy singles “Nike Boy Freetstyle”, “Grateful”, “1-800” and an impressive five-track EP “WOW” in which helped him rank in the top 10K “R&B, Funk & Soul” artists in the world. // Kye kicked off 2022 with a flamboyant and captivating new single “TAKE UR PLACE”. A track thats surely setting the mood for whats to come. // From having a vibrant young passion for his penmanship to flourishing on the energy of his supporters, Kye looks to establish his mark in the industry as a rapper, and creative with a purpose. The artist intends to create moving and powerful connections through his newly-constructed label, releasing quality music, and collectively refining the abilities of his sound. More info at: http://www.kyecolors.com]
BCCC – “Elephant Talk” from: “Elephant Talk” – Single / Brad Cox / April 1, 2022 [BCCC is the quarantine inspired father/daughter duo of 7-year old Cecilia Cox on vocals, trumpet, and E flat peck horn and Brad Cox on vocals and other instruments. In addition to making music, Brad and Cecilia enjoy baking pumpkin pies, gardening, and reading early issues of “The Amazing Spider-Man.” This is the 2nd single from BCCC who released, “Psycho Killer” on Jan. 9, 2021. More info at: http://www.bccc.bandcamp.com. Originally recorded by English progressive rock band King Crimson, for their eighth studio album Discipline, released on September 22, 1981 by E.G. Records in the United Kingdom and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.This album was King Crimson’s first album following a seven-year hiatus. Only band co-founder and guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Bill Bruford remained from the previous incarnation. They were joined by two American musicians: guitarist, vocalist and lyricist Adrian Belew and bassist and backing vocalist Tony Levin. “Elephant talk was written by Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford. The album featured a more streamlined, new wave influenced sound.]
The Talking Trees – “Talking Trees” from: “Talking Trees” – Single / East of Troost Music, BMI / January 7, 2022 [After The Talking Trees released “Talking Trees” the band followed up the single with “Total Animation” released March 3, 2022. Both tracks were recorded & produced by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, and will be part of the band’s upcoming new EP, ONCE I WAS BORN to be released Friday, April 22, 2022. The KC based trio made up of: Dirk Liebert on bass, guitar, & vocals; Tommy Capps on keyboards, guitar, & vocals; and Graham Stone on drums & percussion. More at: http://www.thetalkingtrees.bandcamp.com ]
[The Talking Trees play a ONCE I WAS BORN – EP Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO on Friday, April 22, 2022, at 9:00 PM with special guests Mr. and the Mrs.]
10:30 – Underwriting
The Black Creatures – “Negative Zero” from: “Negative Zero” – Single / Center Cut Records / April 2, 2021 [remixed, remastered] [All proceeds from this track go to the Tamir Rice Foundation. Info at: http://www.tamirericefoundation.org. The Black Creatures are Jade Green & Xavier Martin. This song was originally on the December 6, 2017 release, SEE NO EVIL The song was recently re-recorded. Band member Xavier Martin told us that, “Everything was done from the ground up. Remixing, rerecording, mastering, etc.” The Black Creatures wanted to released this as a single and video as a “part-two” to their earlier single and video release for “wretched (it goes)”, which was originally released on The Black Creatures 2019 album Wild Echoes. The video for “Negative Zero” picks up where the video for “Wretched (It Goes)” left off, “so there is a conceptual thread between the two,” says Patrick Sprehe of Center Cut Records. All music produced, arranged, recorded, and performed by The Black Creatures. Engineering and Mastering by J. Ashley Miller aka Jametatone. The Black Creatures write, “We talk about it all the time, but ‘Negative Zero’ is the best example of this phenomenon; sometimes we come together with pieces of a song that fit together so perfectly the results surprise even us. So, conceiving a video that acutely paralleled the direness of the message was a huge deal for us. The process happened in a similarly fluid stride that furthered our awareness of the unfortunate necessity of art, media, and dialogue that exist in the same sphere. With that in mind, there’s some positivity we hope fans of The Black Creatures can also takeaway from this music video. // We had been sitting on this video for a while, already finished filming and that whole process was very fun and literally nourishing (because we got Fannie’s West African Cuisine to celebrate after filming). Like past music video releases, we worked with Rondevu Productions on this video—and it was a careful little gathering! We all got our ‘negative’ COVID test results within 48 hours of each other and said, ‘Okay, let’s go to the lake like a family,’ and we did. We spent two days filming on a freezing cold lake, dancing on cryptic constructions, and being outside way late at night. // We have set up this release to directly fund The Tamir Rice Foundation, founded by mother Samaria Rice. We also encourage others who can, to give to something that is centered around Black life.” // After being signed to Center Cut Records the label remastered and reissued 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. The Black Creatures released their debut single “Mouth 2 Mouth” June 5, 2016. They released the album, See No Evil, December 6, 2017. The duo released the singles, “Elements” February 14, 2018; “Silver Tears” June 19. 2018; “Dare” a Gorillaz cover August 8, 2019. They released the album “Wild Echoes” September 30, 2019. The Black Creatures released the singles “Turn” October 30, 2019; “Quartz (Twilight)” November 13, 2019; “SHINE” December 11, 2019; Ghost Bustin’ Dead Prezidentz” Jan. 8, 2020; “To Whom It May Concern” January 22, 2020; “Arcade Love” Feb. 5, 2020; and “Run Up” Feb. 19, 2020.]
[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 Pop’s Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison Ave., St. Louis, MO., on Friday, April 22, with The Belief Cycle.]
[The Black Creatures play recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Sunday, April 24, at 7:00 PM with Saving Miles Lemon, North By North, and Quite Frankly.]
[The Black Creatures play The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS., on Saturday, April 30, with Jass, Paris Willims, Indiglow, and Vicman.]
[The Black Creatures play Center Cut Records Summer Soulstice, Fri, June 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, w/ Eddie Moore & the Outer Circle, Jass, and Flare Tha Rebel.]
[The Black Creatures play Boulevardia on Friday, June 17, 2022]
10:35 – Interview with Jade Green & Xavier Martin of The Black Creaturesand Patrick Sprehe of Center Cut Records
Jade Green & Xavier Martin of The Black Creatures began working together in 2013. The Black Creatures blur the boundaries of hip-hop, dance, R&B, soul, and EDM, telling stories of real life, and the struggle for equality. Jade’s incredible vocals reveal her background in opera, and her honest lyrics are both personal and political. Jade can interpret soul, jazz, hiphop, and pop. Xavier Martin started music as a violinist, and has transitioned into a co-songwriter, producer, beat-maker, keyboardist, vocalist, engineer, and style maker. Their breakthrough album, WILD ECHOES, that was re-released and re-mastered by Center Cut Records in 2020 and named Album Of The Year from The Pitch Magazine. The Black Creatures recently were the recipients of the Charlotte Street Foundation 2022 Generative Performing Artist Fellowship Grant and Award. The Black Creatures play recordBar, Sunday, April 24, at 7:00 PM with Saving Miles Lemon, North By North, and Quite Frankly. More info at: http://www.theblackcreatures.com or http://www.centercutrecords.com
Jade Green & Xavier Martin welcome back to Wednesday MidDay Medley.
Mark’s brief review: “Being named “Album of The Year” from The Pitch Kansas City was the recognition this young band deserved, because there is really no other band in Kansas City creating incredibly beautiful and painful protest songs in multi genre styles of beats, vocal styles, textures. The immediate personal and poetic lyrics of Jade Green and tribal, dance floor and soulful beats and melodies of Xavier bring the listener into a multicultural, mixed, gender fluid, soul celebration of life and an honest indictment of the racist, homophobic, and sexist world they are navigating through to survive. Listen carefully to these young music makers, they are wise beyond their years. They sound beautiful and speak the truth to power. They are beautiful. They are The Black Creatures.”
The Black Creatures released their single “Negative Zero” on April 2, 2021, with a music video that was the continuation of a story from their earlier single and video release for “wretched (it goes),” (originally released on The Black Creatures 2019/2020 album Wild Echoes.) Wild Echoes landed at #2 on WMM’s 119 Best Recordings of 2019, after being remastered and reissued by CenterCut Records in 2020.
All proceeds from The Black Creatures single “Negative Zero” go to the Tamir Rice Foundation. Info at: http://www.tamirericefoundation.org. This song was originally released on the December 6, 2017 album, SEE NO EVIL The song was re-recorded. Band member Xavier Martin told us that, “Everything was done from the ground up. Remixing, rerecording, mastering, etc.”
The Black Creatures write, “We talk about it all the time, but ‘Negative Zero’ is the best example of this phenomenon; sometimes we come together with pieces of a song that fit together so perfectly the results surprise even us. So, conceiving a video that acutely paralleled the direness of the message was a huge deal for us. The process happened in a similarly fluid stride that furthered our awareness of the unfortunate necessity of art, media, and dialogue that exist in the same sphere. With that in mind, there’s some positivity we hope fans of The Black Creatures can also takeaway from this music video. // We had been sitting on this video for a while, already finished filming and that whole process was very fun and literally nourishing (because we got Fannie’s West African Cuisine to celebrate after filming). Like past music video releases, we worked with Rondevu Productions on this video—and it was a careful little gathering! We all got our ‘negative’ COVID test results within 48 hours of each other and said, ‘Okay, let’s go to the lake like a family,’ and we did. We spent two days filming on a freezing cold lake, dancing on cryptic constructions, and being outside way late at night. // We have set up this release to directly fund The Tamir Rice Foundation, founded by mother Samaria Rice. We also encourage others who can, to give to something that is centered around Black life.”
The Black Creatures’ most recent single, “True Friends” was released Friday, September 17, 2021 through Center Cut Records is the first from their upcoming album BY THY HAND produced by Xavier, and written by Jade Green and Xavier. The single was Mastered by Collin Jordan (Xiu Xiu, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco). The Black Creatures will be releasing more singles and videos leading up to the release of BY THY HAND next year.
Per Jade, “This song is not only a celebration, but an offering of gratitude to the support system that I’ve been lucky to have in my life. Especially during this time where everybody feels so isolated, so far removed from community and from collaboration, this song is a cheeky way of telling listeners ‘you deserve loyalty, you deserve love – did you forget who the F you are?!'” The Black Creatures – Upcoming Shows:
The Black Creatures play Pop’s Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison Ave., St. Louis, MO., on Friday, April 22, with The Belief Cycle.
The Black Creatures play recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Sunday, April 24, at 7:00 PM with Saving Miles Lemon, North By North, and Quite Frankly.
The Black Creatures play The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS., on Saturday, April 30, with Jass, Paris Willims, Indiglow, and Vicman.
The Black Creatures play Center Cut Records Summer Soulstice, Fri, June 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, w/ Eddie Moore & the Outer Circle, Jass, and Flare Tha Rebel.
The Black Creatures play Boulevardia on Friday, June 17, 2022
From Center Cut Records Promo Materials: 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.”
The Black Creatures are a multifaceted music duo from Kansas City. Gleefully playing with elements of soul, hip-hop, and EDM, they’re here to tell interdimensional stories – through all-original, lyric-heavy songs and live performances. They share real stories from a less-explored perspective, while others are spun from fantastical vantage points. Influenced by neo-soul sirens like Erykah Badu and Alicia Keys, wordsmiths like Da Brat and Tech N9ne, and composers a la Daft Punk and Robert Glasper, they make music that defies genre and tradition in an effort to break generational curses. The idea is that society’s hexes, long bound up by the threads of anti-black repression, insincerity, and envy, can be uncrossed by doing what has not been done before. They aim to honor the past, celebrate the present, and transcend the expectations of the future by creating consistently unique songs, videos, images, and interactive live performances.
Xavier Martin is DJ/Writer/Producer/Rapper/Singer at The Black Creatures
Jade Green performs with: Arquesta Del SolSoul. a Kansas City-based music collective featuring 3 musicians who worked together in Hearts of Darkness. 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, Jade Green, Chalis O’Neal, Irving Graham, Ernest Melton, Andres Ramirez, Fabian Prado.
The Black Creatures will be releasing more singles and videos leading up to the release of By Thy Hand, and they have a full plate of performances in the coming months
The Black Creatures Discography
The Black Creatures “Mouth 2 Mouth” – Single, June 5, 2016.
The Black Creatures released their debut album, See No Evil, Dec. 6, 2017.
The Black Creatures “Elements” – Single, February 14, 2018
The Black Creatures “Silver Tears” – Single, June 19, 2018 with additional voices provided by AniMal (Ana Marcela Maldonado Morales) , Barbara Solomon , Kassidee, Quaranta , Adres Va Cortas
The Black Creatures “Dare” (Gorillaz Cover)” – Single, August 8, 2019
The Black Creature – Wild Echoes – September 30, 2019
The Black Creatures – “Turn” – Single, October 30, 2019
The Black Creatures – “Quartz (Twilight)” – Single, November 13, 2019
The Black Creatures – “SHINE” – Single, December 11, 2019
The Black Creatures- “Ghost Bustin’ Dead Prezidentz” – Single, January 8, 2020
The Black Creatures – “To Whom It May Concern” – Single, January 22, 2020
The Black Creatures – “Arcade Love” – Single, February 5, 2020
The Black Creatures – “Run Up” – Single, February 19, 2020.
The Black Creature – Wild Echoes – September 30, 2019
The Black Creatures – “wretched (it goes)”- Single [Center Cut], July 17, 2020 [remastered]
The Black Creature – Wild Echoes – Album (Remastered] August 28, 2020 [Center Cut]
The Black Creatures – “Negative Zero” – Single/Video [Center Cut]
The Black Creatures – “FRIENDS” – Single/Video [Center Cut]
The Black Creatures are getting set to released their upcoming album, BY THY HAND produced by Xavier, and written by Jade and Xavier, and mastered by Collin Jordan (Xiu Xiu, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco) The Black Creatures will be releasing more singles and videos leading up to the release of BY THY HAND this year.
Jade Green & Xavier Martin, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The Black Creatures play Pop’s Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison Ave., St. Louis, MO., on Friday, April 22, with The Belief Cycle. The Black Creatures play recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Sunday, April 24, at 7:00 PM with Saving Miles Lemon, North By North, and Quite Frankly. More info at: http://www.centercutrecords.com
And now the broadcast premiere of “Loud 4 Nothin” from the band’s upcoming album, BY THY HAND to be released later this year.
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The Black Creatures – “Loud 4 Nothing” from: By Thy Hand / Center Cut Records / Summer, 2022 [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. The Black Creatures released their debut single “Mouth 2 Mouth” June 5, 2016. They released the album, See No Evil, December 6, 2017. The duo released the singles, “Elements” February 14, 2018; “Silver Tears” June 19. 2018; “Dare” a Gorillaz cover August 8, 2019. They released the album “Wild Echoes” September 30, 2019. The Black Creatures released the singles “Turn” October 30, 2019; “Quartz (Twilight)” November 13, 2019; “SHINE” December 11, 2019; Ghost Bustin’ Dead Prezidentz” January 8, 2020; “To Whom It May Concern” January 22, 2020; “Arcade Love” February 5, 2020; and “Run Up” Feb. 19, 2020. The Black Creatures were last on WMM on May 26, 2021 and September 15, 2021.]
[The Black Creatures play Pop’s Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison Ave., St. Louis, MO., on Friday, April 22, with The Belief Cycle.]
[The Black Creatures play recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Sunday, April 24, at 7:00 PM with Saving Miles Lemon, North By North, and Quite Frankly.]
[The Black Creatures play The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS., on Saturday, April 30, with Jass, Paris Willims, Indiglow, and Vicman.]
[The Black Creatures play Center Cut Records Summer Soulstice, Fri, June 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO, w/ Eddie Moore & the Outer Circle, Jass, and Flare Tha Rebel.]
[The Black Creatures play Boulevardia on Friday, June 17, 2022]
11:00 – Station ID
The Sexy Accident – “I’m Feeling Dancy (feat. Sisterbot)” from: “I’m Feeling Dancy (feat. Sisterbot)” – Single / The Sexy Accident / March 30, 2022 [It’s the first track from The Sexy Accident’s new EP, NEW ROULETTE, to be released April 23, 2022.. More info at: http://www.sexyaccident.bandamp.com]
[The Sexy Accident play a NEW ROULETTE – EP Release Party Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main St, KC MO. with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen].
11:04 – Interview with Jesse Kates
Jesse Kates is the fearless frontman of The Sexy Accident, and he joins us to talk about his band’s new release, NEW ROULETTE. The new EP’s lead track, “I’m Feeling Dancy,” features Sisterbot, and EP includes a cover of “Wind Flirter” by True Lions. New Roulette comprises six tracks. The Sexy Accident play an EP Release Show, Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main Street, KCMO., with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen. The show is for all ages. The Warwick is an historic KC building in the heart of midtown, built in 1912 as a 1,000 seat cinema. Parking is available behind the theatre on Walnut St, one block east of Main. More info at http://www.thesexyaccident.com
Jesse Kates, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The Sexy Accident play a NEW ROULETTE – EP Release Party Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main Street, Kansas City, MO., with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen. All ages welcome. The Warwick, an historic KC building in the heart of midtown. The Warwick was built in 1912 as a 1,000 seat cinema. Parking is available behind the theatre on Walnut Street, one block east of Main.
“Driven by catchy melodies and smart, real-life lyric writing.” – The Big Takeover. Come celebrate The Sexy Accident’s 15th studio release, New Roulette!
Mercurial Pop of Brains and Heart by The Sexy Accident
New Roulette – When the pandemic struck in 2020, songwriter and bandleader Jesse Kates built a home studio and began producing New Roulette remotely. Josh Williams performed and recorded Ramone Hall’s drum parts. Ryan Leip flew in guitars for Jesse to re-amp. Jamie Pratt sang at her father’s suburban home and Mack McKinney played bass from Jesse’s back yard. For more Kansas City flavor, New Roulette’s lead track, I’m Feeling Dancy, features Sisterbot and includes a cover of “Wind Flirter” by True Lions. New Roulette comprises six tracks and releases on April 23, 2022.
All songs written by Jesse Kates / Halaster Music [ASCAP] except Wind Flirter by Alison Hawkins [BMI] Arranged by The Sexy Accident:
Jesse Kates (singing, guitar, keys, percussion) Ramone Hall (drum composition) Jamie Pratt (singing) Ryan Leip (guitar) Mack McKinney (bass) Josh Williams (drum performance)
Sisterbot arranged & played cello then arranged & sang harmonies on I’m Feeling Dancy
Produced and engineered by Josh Williams and Jesse Kates. Mixed by Josh Williams. Mastering by Mike Nolte. Additional engineering by David Lin
Recorded at our homes in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit and Smithville, Missouri
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The Sexy Accident – “Wind Flirter” from: New Roulette / The Sexy Accident / April 23, 2022 [When the pandemic struck in 2020, songwriter and bandleader Jesse Kates built a home studio and began producing New Roulette remotely. Josh Williams performed and recorded Ramone Hall’s drum parts. Ryan Leip flew in guitars for Jesse to re-amp. Jamie Pratt sang at her father’s suburban home and Mack McKinney played bass from Jesse’s back yard. Wind Flirter by Alison Hawkins [BMI] Arranged by The Sexy Accident: Jesse Kates (singing, guitar, keys, percussion); Ramone Hall (drum composition); Jamie Pratt (singing) ; Ryan Leip (guitar); Mack McKinney (bass); and Josh Williams (drum performance). Produced and engineered by Josh Williams and Jesse Kates. Mixed by Josh Williams. Mastering by Mike Nolte. Additional engineering by David Lin. Recorded at our homes in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit and Smithville, Missouri. More info at: http://www.sexyaccident.bandamp.com]
[The Sexy Accident play a NEW ROULETTE – EP Release Party Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main St, KC MO. with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen].
11:15 – Interview with Jesse Kates of The Sexy Accident (continued)
We are talking with Jesse Kates of The Sexy Accident, who joins us to talk about the band’s new release, NEW ROULETTE. The new EP’s lead track, “I’m Feeling Dancy,” features Sisterbot, and EP includes a cover of “Wind Flirter” by True Lions. New Roulette comprises six tracks. The Sexy Accident play an EP Release Show, Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main Street, KCMO., with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen. The show is for all ages. The Warwick is an historic KC building in the heart of midtown, built in 1912 as a 1,000 seat cinema. Parking is available behind the theatre on Walnut St, one block east of Main. More info at http://www.thesexyaccident.com
Jesse Kates, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The Sexy Accident play a NEW ROULETTE – EP Release Party Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main Street, Kansas City, MO., with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen. All ages welcome. The Warwick, an historic KC building in the heart of midtown. The Warwick was built in 1912 as a 1,000 seat cinema. Parking is available behind the theatre on Walnut Street, one block east of Main.
The Sexy Accident Discography
New Roulette (2022) Kansas City’s The Sexy Accident plays mercurial pop of brains and heart “driven by catchy melodies and smart, real-life lyric writing.” (The Big Takeover) When the pandemic struck in 2020, songwriter and bandleader Jesse Kates built a home studio and began producing New Roulette remotely. Josh Williams performed and recorded Ramone Hall’s drum parts. Ryan Leip flew in guitars for Jesse to re-amp. Jamie Pratt sang at her father’s suburban home and Mack McKinney played bass from Jesse’s back yard. For more Kansas City flavor, New Roulette’s lead track, I’m Feeling Dancy, features Sisterbot and the EP includes a cover of Wind Flirter by True Lions. New Roulette comprises six tracks and releases on 23 April 2022.
Rabarbaro (2020) The band’s seventh long-player, Rabarbaro, released on 14 April 2020 during the year of the band’s fifteenth anniversary. Produced, engineered and mixed by longtime collaborator and pacific northwest legend Steve Fisk (Car Seat Headrest, Low, Unwound, Nirvana, Pigeonhed) in Kansas City and Tacoma, Rabarbaro comprises eleven of songwriter Jesse Kates’ most dark, dynamic and sensual songs, living up to the intensity of the album’s namesake adult beverage: a bittersweet, intoxicating (30% ABV) variety of Italian amaro distilled from Chinese rhubarb with zest and cardamom.
Champagne Babycakes (2016) Champagne Babycakes is the world’s first album released as a card game. Each copy of Champagne Babycakes includes a complete game deck of 54 cards illustrated by Gavin Snider and twelve songs written by Sexy Accident bandleader Jesse Kates. Champagne Babycakes was produced by Steve Fisk
The songs of Champagne Babycakes are hefty yet compact, like a deck of cards, and reflect Kates’ mainstay themes of romance and family life. Sonically, the album echoes and amplifies features of The Sexy Accident’s prior work, including the groove of Ninja Ninja Fight Darth Vader, the layering of Lavender 3, the squall of Mantoloking, and the dynamics of Kinda Like Fireworks.
Lavender 3 (2013) Like Champagne Babycakes, The Sexy Accident’s fifth release isn’t a typical record. To deliver tactile pleasure with the ease of downloads, the band created a pop album as a hardback book. Lavender 3 is a nine-inch square, 48-page, silver cloth-covered, smythe-sewn, silk-screened book brimming with lyrics, paintings, illustrations, interviews and commentary, including works by Blue Gallery painter Bernal Koehrsen and poet Jim Daniels. Lavender 3 comprises twelve love songs marinated in strings, keyboards and alternate-tuned guitars. The tracks guest star Laurel Parks and Sascha Groschang of string ensemble The Wires, and Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger, among others.
Origins In 2005, after years of spinning wordless tales with Pittsburgh, PA-based instrumental band Whitford, Jesse Kates decided to sing. Jesse had recently relocated to Kansas City for a day job and needed co-conspirators. A search of nearby cubicles revealed Dan Weller, the bass-playing spouse of a market researcher, and Craig used his list to find Billy Brown, the band’s first drummer. Musicians assembled, Jesse began to write. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s Creative Writing program, Jesse remains influenced by a mantra of the faculty – have the courage to be clear – to this day. As the only permanent band member, The Sexy Accident remains unavoidably Jesse-centric, yet the sonics transform from album to album, showcasing the strengths of each lineup.
Key Lineups of The Sexy Accident
now Jesse Kates, Ramone Hall, Jamie Pratt, Ryan Leip, Mack McKinney 2015 Jesse Kates, Ramone Hall, Jamie Pratt, Dan Diamond 2013 Jesse Kates, Daniel Torrence, Camry Ivory, Mark Hamblin, Kristin Smith view 2010 Jesse Kates, Daniel Torrence, Camry Ivory, Mark Hamblin 2009 Jesse Kates, Daniel Torrence, Chad Toney, Pat Padgett 2007 Jesse Kates, Daniel Torrence, Pat Fent 2005 Jesse Kates, Billy Brown, Dan Weller
Last time Jesse was on WMM was April 15, 2020 in the early days of COVID 19. Jesse called into the show to share details abouts The Sexy Accident’s 7th full length, Rabarbaro, released April 14, 2020 during the band’s 15th year. Produced, engineered & mixed in Kansas City and Seattle, by longtime collaborator and pacific-northwest legend Steve Fisk (Car Seat Headrest, Low, Unwound, Nirvana, Pigeonhead), Rabarbaro includes 11 of songwriter Jesse Kates’ most dark, dynamic and sensual songs. Rabarbaro was performed by Jesse Kates on guitars, vocals, keyboards & percussion; Ramone Hall on drums; Jamie Pratt on vocals; Ryan Leip on guitars & keyboards; and Eric Knight on bass; with Steve Fisk on keyboards, and guest violinist Laurel Parks. More info at http://www.sexyaccident.com
“The Oh,” was the third single from Rabarbaro released February 13, 2020. “The Land of Want” was the second single released November 2, 2019 “Unto a Sparkling Shore” was the first single released September 21, 2019
The Sexy Accident is a pop band from Kansas City. The Sexy Accident have released nearly 90 songs on seven albums and four EPs. The Sexy Accident doesn’t do normal, their 2014 album Lavendar 3 was released as a 9” x 9” square, 48-page, cloth-covered, foil-stamped hardback book. Their 2016 recording Champagne Babycakes, the band’s 6th full length record, was released as a “card game.” The band’s last release, Chamcakes Babypagne was a selection of songs from The Sexy Accident’s , Champagne Babycakes, re-imagined and reconstructed by Steve Fisk, namelessnumberheadman, Akkilles and guest musicians.
Congratulations on 15 years as a band.
The Sexy Accident includes: Jesse Kates on guitars, vocals, keyboards & percussion; Ramone Hall on drums; Jamie Pratt on vocals; Ryan Leip on guitars & keyboards; Eric Knight on bass;
On September 23, 2017 The Sexy Accident played Live at Holy Cow EP – Performed by The Sexy Accident on September 23, 2016, with Jesse Kates on vocals & guitar, Ramone Hall on drums, Jamie Lin on vocals, Pete Marten on bass, and Ryan Leip on keyboards. Recorded by Josh Williams. Songs selected from Champagne Babycakes, Lavender 3 and Ninja Ninja Fight Darth Vader. Cover art curated by Carly Lewandowski of How Very Vintage from objects found at Holy Cow.
Jesse Kates, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
The Sexy Accident play a NEW ROULETTE – EP Release Party Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main Street, Kansas City, MO., with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen. All ages welcome. The Warwick, an historic KC building in the heart of midtown. The Warwick was built in 1912 as a 1,000 seat cinema. Parking is available behind the theatre on Walnut Street, one block east of Main. More info at http://www.sexyaccident.com
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The Sexy Accident – “Matchmaker” from: New Roulette / The Sexy Accident / April 23, 2022 [When the pandemic struck in 2020, songwriter and bandleader Jesse Kates built a home studio and began producing New Roulette remotely. Josh Williams performed and recorded Ramone Hall’s drum parts. Ryan Leip flew in guitars for Jesse to re-amp. Jamie Pratt sang at her father’s suburban home and Mack McKinney played bass from Jesse’s back yard. written by Jesse Kates / Halaster Music [ASCAP] Arranged by The Sexy Accident: Jesse Kates (singing, guitar, keys, percussion); Ramone Hall (drum composition); Jamie Pratt (singing) ; Ryan Leip (guitar); Mack McKinney (bass); and Josh Williams (drum performance). Produced and engineered by Josh Williams and Jesse Kates. Mixed by Josh Williams. Mastering by Mike Nolte. Additional engineering by David Lin. Recorded at our homes in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit and Smithville, Missouri. More info at: http://www.sexyaccident.bandamp.com]
[The Sexy Accident play a NEW ROULETTE – EP Release Party Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main St, KC MO. with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen].
Jacob E.chord – “Bound With Horse Hair” (CD #12) (3:45) from: Lava Lion’s Reflections in Retrospect / Jacob E.chord / November 21, 2020 [Jacob E.chord released the single, “The Way 2” on February 18, 2022. more information at: http://www.jacobechord.bandcamp.com] [Jacob E.chord released the single, “Om, Yu! (or ‘Hologram of November Weather’)” on April 1, 2022. Music by Jacob E. Lyrics by James Shelton and Jacob E. Mixed by Jacob E. Mastered by Brandan Hoffman. <ore info at: http://www.jacobechord.bandcamp.com]
[Jacob E.chord plays the Songbird Sessions at The Mockingbird Lounge, at 204 Orchard St. KCK, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 8:00 PM presented by http://www.manorrecords.com]
Prince – “We March” from: The Gold Experience / Warner Bros., NPG / September 26, 1995 [The Gold Experience is the seventeenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was credited to his stage name at the time, an unpronounceable symbol (shown on the album cover), also known as the “Love Symbol”. // The album was produced entirely by Prince and released on September 26, 1995, by NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album charted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B Albums.The singles “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”, “I Hate U”, and “Gold” charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at numbers 3, 12, and 88 respectively. // The Gold Experience sold 500,000 copies in the United States and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, failing to meet the record label’s commercial expectations. According to biographer Jason Draper, it may have undersold because Prince was losing touch with younger listeners and also because his contractual dispute with Warner Bros. Records overshadowed the album’s promotion, which he had done well before it was released. // Nonetheless, The Gold Experience was a success with critics. Melody Maker called it Prince’s best record in years, while Vibe said it was his best since Sign o’ the Times in 1987. In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote that it showcased not only the unbridled artistry displayed on his other records but also “a renewal. It’s as sex-obsessed as ever, only with more juice—’Shhh’ and ‘319’ especially pack the kind of porno jolt sexy music rarely gets near and hard music never does.” He believed its best songs, specifically “Endorphinmachine” and “P Control”, “funk and rock as outrageously and originally as anything he’s ever recorded”. Jon Pareles was less enthusiastic in The New York Times, finding most of the songs to be minor successes and calling it “a proficient album, not a startling one; most of its songs are variations and retreads of previous Prince efforts.” // The Gold Experience was voted the 30th best album of 1995 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice. Christgau, the poll’s supervisor, ranked it 10th best in his own year-end list. In a retrospective review, Keith Harris from Blender cited The Gold Experience as the best album Prince recorded in the 1990s, “a mix of newly stripped-down funk and delicate balladry that reasserts his dynamic range”.// Several people speculated that the song “Billy Jack Bitch” was written about a Minneapolis Star Tribune gossip columnist known as “CJ”. Prince denied the song was about the columnist when CJ herself interviewed him.
[On Record Store Day on Saturday, April 23, 2022, The Gold Experience will be reissued for Record Store Day 2022. The scheduled reissue is a replica of the original translucent gold expanded, limited promo album from 1995. This is the first time the complete album will be reissued following the legal battle over “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”. ]
10:37 – Underwriting
11:39 – Interview with Chad Brothers
Chad Brothers grew up on a small family farm outside of Winfield, KS, where he developed a love for music and listening to radio while spending long days on a tractor working in the fields. He attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. It was there where he also logged hours as a late night DJ on campus radio station The Wildcat 91.9. He is a veteran of the Kansas City and Lawrence music communities performing music for over 28 years and operating a home recording studio out of his basement.. Chad is a guitarist, singer songwriter, musician, visual artist, and producer. Chad Brothers plays in the bands: Old Sound, Super Massive Blackholes, and Shapiro Brothers with his wife, Mikal Shapiro who also records and performs as a solo artist and with Monta At Odds. Chad has also collaborated with Howard Iceberg and The Titanics, Danny McGaw, Scotty Stanton and The Butter Band, Alexis Barclay, and Chris Hudson. Chad Brothers joined KKFI as Chief Operator & Traffic Coordinator in August 2019.
Chad Brothers thank you for being our guest on WMM
(Some of) The Chad Brothers Discography:
Supermassive Black Holes –SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES– 5-track EP– Feb 25, 2012
Wells The Traveler – ONE FOR THE DEAMERS – 14-track album – August 23, 2013
Old Sound – RAIN FOLLOWS THE PLOW – 13-song album March 25, 2014
Wells The Traveler – BUILD IT UP Independent / 2014
Mikal Shapiro – THE MUSICAL – 10-track album – April 15, 2015
Old Sound – AN OLD SOUND CHRISTMAS – 7-track album – November 28, 2017
Hermanos Brothers – COVERS – 15-track album – March 20, 2018 (recorded by Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers)
Mikal Shapiro – THE MUSICAL II – 11-track album – May 26, 2018
Chris Hudson & Chad Brothers – PREMONITION SCENES – April 23, 2019
Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – KANSAS CITY SONGS Vol. 3 – 12-track album – June 10, 2020
Old Sound – DELUGE – 12-track album – October 16, 2020
Hermanos Brothers – ABSENTEE BALLADS – 15-track album – November 25, 2020 (recorded by Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, Julie Bates, and Andrew Morris.)
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Old Sound – “Weight on Our Minds” from: Rain Follows The Plow / Independent / March 25, 2014 [Greg Herrenbruck ~ Bass & Vocals; Grady Keller ~ Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals; Chad Brothers ~ Acoustic Guitar & Vocals. Recorded and produced by Phil Wade at his studio: Alluvial Fan. ]
[Shapiro Brothers play The Black Box, 1060 Union Avenue, Kansas City, 64101, in The West Bottoms on Thursday, April 21, at 8:00 PM. Proof of vaccination and a mask required for entry to all Black Box events.]
Chad Brothers thank you for being our guest on WMM
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Daisy Buckët – “Stars Are Blind” from: Pansy / Independent / July 25, 2017 [Executive Producer: Spencer Brown & Amy Hull. Co-Producer: Michael Wood. Album Concept & Design: Brandon Shelton. Photography: Vixen Pin-Up Photography. All tracks recorded at Sound 81 Productions, Kansas City, Missouri. Mixing & Engineering: Justin Wilson. Music/Lyrics: Fernando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon & Ralph McCarthy. Vocals: Daisy Buckët; Guitar: Jeff Freling; Drums: Brian Steever; Bass: Rick Willoughby; Organ: Ken Lovern; Tenor Saxophone: James Isaac. Spencer Brown is a professional actor, singer, spokesmodel, super hero, and has appeared at The Unicorn Theatre, Late Night Theatre, The KC Fringe, Union Station, The Folly Theatre, Off Center Theatre, Just Off Broadway Theatre. Since 2008 Spencer has toured internationally and recorded several albums as a member of the acclaimed The Kinsey Sicks, America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet. Voted 2021 Best Drag Artist by readers of The Pitch Magazine.]
[Daisy Buckët performs “The Love Witch” Thursday, April 21, at 8:00 PM, at The Black Box, 1060 Union Avenue, Kansas City, 64101, in The West Bottoms. This is a fundraiser for AIDSWalk Kansas City! Proof of vaccination and a mask required for entry to all Black Box events. VIP Meet & Greet Begins at 7:00. General admission doors open at 7:30. Show starts at 8:00 PM.]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week on Wednesday, April 27 we welcome back to the show Brenton Cook of Haymaker Records and the band: Freight Train Rabbit Killer. Freight Train Rabbit Killer will be releasing their new album, HAMMER OF JUDGEMENT on April 30, 2022 on vinyl
from Haymaker Records who write: “The album was recorded during the Hammer of Judgment Recording Sessions back in April 2019. Yes, it took 3 years for this album to be released. There were hurdles along the way, from pressing plant delays to global pandemics – but here we are and it’s totally worth the wait. The Hammer of Judgment recording session was a one-of-a-kind pseudo-live studio album, utilizing an interactive crowd of dedicated fans experiencing the recording process first-hand with all of the bells and whistles of a professional recording studio (isolated tracking, overdubs, post-production mixing, etc.). Thanks to GFM Modern Recording in Blue Springs, Missouri for the studio access and engineering work and Andrew Crowley of Organica Recording for the engineering, mixing, and mastering. The album will be released on black vinyl as well as a limited run of 200 copies on blue vinyl.” More info at http://www.haymakerrecords.net
Also next week we welcome Guest DJ Scott Jolley
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
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, April 20, 2022
WMM presents The Black Creatures + The Sexy Accident + Lesley Pories
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Claire Adams feat. Alyssa Murray, Kye Colors, The Black Creatures, BCCC, The Sexy Accident, The Talking Trees, Jacob E.chord, Daisy Buckêt, plus we’ll also play: Joy Oladokun, Prince, and Cypress Hill
At 10:30 we welcome Jade Green & Xavier Martin of The Black Creatures who began working together in 2013. The Black Creatures blur the boundaries of hip-hop, dance, R&B, soul, and EDM, telling stories of real life, and the struggle for equality. Jade’s incredible vocals reveal her background in opera, and her honest lyrics are both personal and political. Jade can interpret soul, jazz, hiphop, and pop. Xavier Martin started music as a violinist, and has transitioned into a co-songwriter, producer, beat-maker, keyboardist, vocalist, engineer, and style maker. The Black Creatures recently were the recipients of the Charlotte Street Foundation 2022 Generative Performing Artist Fellowship Grant and Award. The Black Creatures play recordBar, Sunday, April 24, at 7:00 PM with Saving Miles Lemon, North By North, and Quite Frankly. More info at: http://www.theblackcreatures.com
At 11:00 Mark talks with Jesse Kates of The Sexy Accident, about the band’s 15th studio release, NEW ROULETTE. The new EP’s lead track, “I’m Feeling Dancy,” features Sisterbot and includes a cover of “Wind Flirter” by True Lions. New Roulette comprises six tracks. The Sexy Accident play an Album Release Show, Saturday, April 23, at 6:30 PM at The Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main Street, Kansas City, MO., with Sisterbot, and Comedy by Briana Van Deusen. The show is for all ages. The Warwick is an historic KC building in the heart of midtown, built in 1912 as a 1,000 seat cinema. Parking is available behind the theatre on Walnut Street, one block east of Main. More informatin at http://www.thesexyaccident.com
At 11:30 AM Lesley Poires (KKFI’s outgoing MidCoast Radio Project – Board President), joins us for one last goodbye before she departs the United States for Stockholm, Sweden for her new job. Lesley moved to Kansas City eight years ago and has been volunteering at 90.1 FM for most of that time. Lesley served on the Board of Directors for six years. A Washington DC native, Lesley has a Masters in Urban Planning from UNC Chapel Hill and a Masters in International Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Lesley has lived and worked in Uzbekistan, India and Guinea. Lesley most recently served on the Board of BikeWalkKC and as a Senior Sector Analyst at water and sanitation non-profit, Water.org.
Daisy Buckët Photo by: Vixen Pin-Up Photography
On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org
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, April 13, 2022
WMM presents Rhythm & Seoul Radio with Meighan Peifer & Patricia Doherty
Mark welcomes Guest Producers: Meighan Peifer & Patricia Doherty the Hosts of Rhythm & Seoul Radio a new music show airing each month, on the 4th Thursday, at 7:00 PM on 90.1 FM KKFI. With Rhythm & Seoul Radio, Meighan & Patricia hope that listeners will enjoy the music chosen, and explore the beauty of the lyrics within the music. Patricia and Meighan hope to help aid in spreading the awareness of K-pop to the creative community of Kansas City.
Meighan Peifer is a former Special Education Teacher at US School District #500 for 15 years. She currently works as an AT Facilitator at US School District #512 in Shawnee Mission Schools. Meighan worked in television news production when she attended Drake University where she graduated in 1983. Meighan also operated cameras and was an on-air personality for several shows. Meighan served as Executive Producer of the award winning Kansas City documentary film “The Ordinance Project” Directed by Austin Williams. As a special education teacher, Meighan used a variety of musical genres in her classroom to increase or decrease a particular level of energy with her students. Though all of her experiences with music, two and a half years ago she discovered the depth and beauty of K -Pop music.
Patricia Doherty was born on the East Coast, and as the youngest of 4 children, she was destined to have eclectic musical taste. Patricia carved out her own niche, with a lean towards European 80’s alternative. In college, Patricia auditioned with 100 other applicants and was chosen for one of the 10 coveted DJ trainee spots for her college alternative radio station. She quickly moved up the training program and into having two “drive-time” shows. During her sophomore year, Patricia was elected into the role of Station Manager, and attended conferences in New York City as station representative. Within the last ten years, and while living in Southern California, Patricia’s son and daughter introduced her K-pop music. Upon her recent relocation back to the Kansas City area, she began the journey to become a programmer at KKFI, and joined forces with Meighan to help produce a K-pop radio show.
“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks” from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979 [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]
P1Harmony – “Siren” from: DISHARMONY: STAND OUT / FNC Entertainment / 2020
Stray Kids – “Venom” from: ODDINARY / JYP / 2022
The Boys – “Echo” from: Solo Leveling Original Soundtrack / D&C Webtoon / 2022
Cravity – “Adrenaline” from: Liberty in our Cosmos / Starship / 2022
NCT Dream – “Boom” from: We Boom 3rd Mini Album / SM Entertainment / 2019
WayV – “Kick Back” from: Kick Back : 3rd Mini Album / SM Entertainment / 2021
SuperM – “One (Monster & Infinity)” from: “One” – Single / SM Entertainment / 2020
10:31 – Underwriting
Treasure – “JikJin” from: The Second Step: Chapter One / YG Entertainment / 2022
Seventeen – “Anyone” from: Seventeen 8th Mini Album: Your Choice / Pledis Entertainment / 2021
BTS – “Black Swan” from: Map of the Soul: 7 / Big Hit Music / 2020
Purple Kiss – “Oh My Gosh” from: memeM / RBW Inc / 2022
Epik High – “BRB” from: Epik High is Here / Ours Inc / 2022
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Big Thank you to our Guest Producers: Meighan Peifer & Patricia Doherty
Meighan Peifer & Patricia Doherty are the Hosts of Rhythm & Seoul Radio a new music show airing each month, on the 4th Thursday, next show is April 28 at 7:00 PM on 90.1 FM KKFI.
Next week on Wednesday, April 20 we welcome back to the show The Black Creatures, also joining us is Jesse Kates of The Sexy Accident, AND Lesley Poires joins us for one last good bye before she departs the United States for Stockholm, Sweden.
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
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, April 13, 2022
WMM presents Rhythm & Seoul Radio with Meighan Peifer & Patricia Doherty
Mark welcomes Guest Producers: Meighan Peifer & Patricia Doherty the Hosts of Rhythm & Seoul Radio a new music show airing each month, on the 4th Thursday, at 7:00 PM on 90.1 FM KKFI. With Rhythm & Seoul Radio Meighan & Patricia hope that listeners will enjoy the music chosen, and explore the beauty of the lyrics within the music. Patricia and Meighan hope to help aid in spreading the awareness of K-pop to the creative community of Kansas City.
Meighan and Patricia will spin musical tracks from: P1Harmony, Stray Kids, The Boyz, Cravity, NCT Dream, WayV, SuperM, Treasure, Seventeen, BTS, BAE173, IVE, Ghost 9, SHINee, KEY, Crush, MINHO, DAY6, WOOSUNG, Jay B, EXO, Jay Park, IU, BamBam,Seugi, KAI, Purple Kiss, XG, CL, Oneus, and Epik High.
Meighan Peifer is a former Special Education Teacher at US School District #500 for 15 years. She currently works as an AT Facilitator at US School District #512 in Shawnee Mission Schools. Meighan worked in television news production when she attended Drake University where she graduated in 1983. Meighan also operated cameras and was an on-air personality for several shows. Meighan served as Executive Producer of the award winning Kansas City documentary film “The Ordinance Project” Directed by Austin Williams. As a special education teacher, Meighan used a variety of musical genres in her classroom to increase or decrease a particular level of energy with her students. Though all of her experiences with music, two and a half years ago she discovered the depth and beauty of K -Pop music.
Patricia Doherty was born on the East Coast, and as the youngest of 4 children, she was destined to have eclectic musical taste. Patricia carved out her own niche, with a lean towards European 80’s alternative. In college, Patricia auditioned with 100 other applicants and was chosen for one of the 10 coveted DJ trainee spots for her college alternative radio station. She quickly moved up the training program and into having two “drive-time” shows. During her sophomore year, Patricia was elected into the role of Station Manager, and attended conferences in New York City as station representative. Within the last ten years, and while living in Southern California, Patricia’s son and daughter introduced her K-pop music. Upon her recent relocation back to the Kansas City area, she began the journey to become a programmer at KKFI, and joined forces with Meighan to help produce a K-pop radio show.
On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org
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, April 6, 2022
Fritz Hutchison + Jenna Rae + Kristie Stremel of Prairie Brigade + Sondra Freeman of Midwest Music Foundation
“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks” from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979 [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]
The Greeting Committee & Tune Yards – “How Long?(Tune-Yards Remix)” from: How Long? (Tune-Yards Remix)” – Single / Harvest Records / March 25, 2021 [Happiness is…When one of your favorite bands, of all-time, remixes a single by one of your favorite bands from Kansas City…The Greeting Committee’s new single “How Long?” Tune-Yards remix will appear on the trio’s forthcoming deluxe edition of ‘Dandelion.’ Accompanying the remix is a tantalizing animated visual, created by the Singapore-based art director/illustrator Kezia Gabriella. Known for her vibrant imagery that abounds with abstract shapes and unusual characters, Gabriella previously co-directed the video for “Float Away,” another track from Dandelion. Formed in KC in 2014 with Addie Sartino, Brandon Yangmi, & Pierce Turcotte, with Austin Fraser on the road. On September 24, 2021). The Greeting Committee released theit EP, DANDELION (one of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2021. is a follow up to their Oct. 17, 2019 EP, I’m Afraid I’m Not Angry, and their October 26, 2018, full length vinyl release “This Is It.” The band has previously released the EP “Meeting People is Easy” in 2017, and “It’s Not All That Bad” in 2015.The Greeting Committee released their single “Ada” on August 27, 2021, through Harvest Records / UMG Recordings. “Ada” is a queer narrative inspired by lived experience of a dear friend. Addie wrote, “i knew this wasn’t my story to tell, but instead the story of someone i fiercely admire. to our garden, you are loved. you are loved.” You can listen to “Ada” at: thegcband.lnk.to/ada. The trio is currently in the midst of their headlining Dandelion tour, which concludes with a hometown show at KC’s Uptown Theater on April 9. More info at: http://www.thegcband.com]
[The Greeting Committee play The Uptown Theatre Saturday, April 9, at 7:00 PM, with Raffaella. **ALL GUESTS WILL PROVIDE PROOF OF A NEGATIVE FDA-AUTHORIZED COVID-19 TEST THAT IS DATE AND TIME STAMPED WITHIN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR PROOF OF FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION (14 DAYS PAST THE FINAL VACCINATION SHOT) PROOF OF NEGATIVE COVID TEST MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY ADMINISTERED (PHYSICIAN, CLINIC, PHARMACY, ETC.). AT-HOME OR SELF-ADMINISTERED TEST RESULTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.]
Fritz Hutchison photo by Quinn Hernandez
Fritz Hutchison – “Ladder Shake (Feat. Bodacious Thang)” from: “Ladder Shake (Feat. Bodacious Thang)”- Single / Manor Records / February 25, 2022 [Recently signed by Manor Records Multi-instrumentalist Fritz Hutchison was born May 27, 1991. His second solo album, MOVIE NIGHT will be is released on April.15, 2022 through Manor Records. A life-long resident of KC Since 2008 he’s been part of multiple bands playing drums with: She’s a Keeper, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Grand Marquis. As a guitarist he has played along side True Lions, J Ashley Miller, Lauren Krum, Miki P, Calvin Arsenia. A decade of lending an ear and a hand to other musicians Fritz Hutchison released his debut solo album Wide Wild Acres on Center Cut Records on March 27, 2020. Written & performed by Fritz Hutchison. Produced by Fritz Hutchison & Joel Nanos. Recorded & mixed in KC by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studio. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room in Chicago. Fritz was our guest on WMM on March 25, 2020]
[Fritz Hutchison plays a “Movie Night” Album Release Party, Friday, April 15, at 9:00 PM at The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, Kansas City, West Bottoms with Noah Richmond’s Little Monster from Fayetteville, AR.]
Fritz Hutchison
11:11 – Interview with Fritz Hutchison
Fritz Hutchison was recently signed by Manor Records. Fritz is a multi-instrumentalist who was born May 27, 1991. His second solo album, MOVIE NIGHT will be is released on April, 15, 2022 through Manor Records. A life-long resident of KC, since 2008 he’s been part of multiple bands playing drums with: She’s a Keeper, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Grand Marquis. As a guitarist he has played with True Lions, J Ashley Miller, Lauren Krum, Miki P, Calvin Arsenia. More info at http://www.manorrecords.com
Fritz Hutchison plays a “Movie Night” Album Release Party, Friday, April 15, at 9:00 PM at The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, Kansas City, West Bottoms with Noah Richmond’s Little Monster from Fayetteville, AR.
Fritz Hutchison, thanks or being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
For the new record Fritz signed with Manor Records, the same label that released his partner Alison Hawkins band True Lions. Manor Records – Record Store, Bar, Venue, Headquarters are located in Strawberry Hill the same neighborhood where Fritz and Alison Hawkins live and have studios.
“Movie Night” was Written, Performed, and Produced by Fritz Hutchison Engineered, Mixed, and Produced by Joel Nanos at Element Studios Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering
“Movie Night” features: Aryana Nemati – Saxophone Teddy Krulewich – Trumpet Trevor Turla – Trombone BodaciousThang – Vocals on tracks 3, 6, and 10 Zac Jurden – Vocals and Guitar on track 1 Colin Nelson – vocals on track 1 Carmen Dieker – Violin, Backing Vocals tracks 5 and 9 Sascha Groschang – Cello tracks 5 and 9 Kyle Little – Piano on track 8, Organ on tracks 7 and 10 Alison Hawkins – vocals on track 10
Art and Design by Emmett Merrill MY GUY
Fritz Hutchison lists Special Thanks to: his family, Shaun Crowley, Quinn Hernandez, Nik Douglas, Carly Atwood, F.W. Murnau, Bruce Springsteen, Kate Bush, the Ship, Noah Richmond, Pete Marten, Krewe De Cryptid, and all past attendees of the Project Ya Neck film series.
Performing the bulk of instrumentation himself, this new record mines the eclectic influences of his performance history to produce bold and varied arrangements within a song cycle that contemplates the ever-shifting dynamics of friendships old and new as we age and our lives fray and intertwine in turn.
Fritz Hutchison is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter based in Kansas City. He released his debut album Wide Wild Acres in March 2020, receiving positive reviews in the US, Australia, the UK and the Netherlands. Performing nearly all of the instrumentation himself, the album is a warm collection of americana musings and earnest rock and roll, channeling the contemplative spirit of the American Midwest through his many years as a backing musician in genres as varied as Reggae/Ska, Honky Tonk, Jazz Fusion and Indie Rock.
Since Wide Wild Acres, he has released the sweet and sad country single “All the Way From Here (Happy Holidays)” in January 2021 and the unhinged rock rave-up “Zack Attack!” in March.
Fritz Hutchison photo by Quinn Hernandez
Catch Fritz Hutchison on Tour this Spring:
4/15 – Kansas City Album Release @ The Ship 4/16 – Fayetteville, AR @ TBA 4/22 – Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s Beer Store 4/24 – Denver, CO @ Skylark Lounge 5/5 – Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern 5/6 – Chicago, IL @ Sofar Sounds 5/8 – Milwaukee, WI @ Breman’s Cafe 5/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge 5/13 – St. Louis, MO @ Music Record Shop 5/14 – Springfield, MO @ The Royal 5/15 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma @ TBA
Fritz Hutchison plays a “Movie Night” Album Release Party, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, AT 9:00 PM at The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, Kansas City, West Bottoms with Noah Richmond’s Little Monster from Fayetteville, AR.
Many remember Fritz as a drummer and member of She’s A Keeper. Fritz was still in high school when he first started in that band.
Fritz Hutchison’s debut solo album WIDE WILD ACRES on Center Cut Records was produced by Fritz Hutchison and Joel Nanos, and recorded and mixed in Kansas City by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studio. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room in Chicago.
Fritz Hutchison, thanks or being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Fritz Hutchison plays a “Movie Night” Album Release Party, Friday, April 15, at 9:00 PM at The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, Kansas City, West Bottoms with Noah Richmond’s Little Monster from Fayetteville, AR.
10:27
Fritz Hutchison – “Apologize (To Your Wife)” from: “Apologize (To Your Wife)”- Single / Manor Records / March 25, 2022 [Second single fromFritz Hutchison’s upcoming album. On February 25, 2022 Fritz released the single “Ladder Shake (Feat. Bodacious Thang)”. Recently signed by Manor Records Multi-instrumentalist Fritz Hutchison was born May 27, 1991. His second solo album, MOVIE NIGHT will be is released on April.15, 2022 through Manor Records. A life-long resident of KC Since 2008 he’s been part of multiple bands playing drums with: She’s a Keeper, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Grand Marquis. As a guitarist he has played along side True Lions, J Ashley Miller, Lauren Krum, Miki P, Calvin Arsenia. A decade of lending an ear and a hand to other musicians Fritz Hutchison released his debut solo album Wide Wild Acres on Center Cut Records on March 27, 2020. Written & performed by Fritz Hutchison. Produced by Fritz Hutchison & Joel Nanos. Recorded & mixed in KC by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studio. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room in Chicago. Fritz was our guest on WMM on March 25, 2020]
[Fritz Hutchison plays a “Movie Night” Album Release Party, Friday, April 15, at 9:00 PM at The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, Kansas City, West Bottoms with Noah Richmond’s Little Monster from Fayetteville, AR.]
10:31 – Underwriting
Jenna Rae – “Friend in High Places” from: “Friend in High Places” – Single / Lost Cowgirl Records / March 11, 2022 [Jenna Rae is releasing her second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, on April 1, 2022 through Lost Cowgirl Records. This is a follow up to her first full-length solo album WORKIN’ WOMAN, released October 23, 2018. Jenna also records and performs with The Unfit Wives, who released LIVE & UNFIT on Lost Cowgirl Records on September 17, 2021. Jenna also records and performs with her life partner Martin Farrell Jr. as Jenna & Martin who released Cosmic Western Duets on Lost Cowgirl Records on January 3, 2020. Jenna’s began playing tenor saxophone in the Pittsburg State University marching band. In between studying for nursing she started playing banjo and formed the folk band “Deadeye”. After four years of nursing, Jenna cut back on her hours to pursue music. In 2018 she founded Lost Cowgirl Records with partner Martin Farrell Jr., to provide a platform for female fronted Americana. With Lost Cowgirl she released her debut solo album “Workin’ Woman,” in 2018, and Julie Bennett Hume’s album, “Vinegar,” and Elexa Dawson’s album, “Music is Medicine.” In 2019, Jenna Rae on acoustic guitar, Kahlen Mitchell on upright bass, Shannon O’Shea on fiddle, and Monica Greenwood on Mandolin formed the bluegrass group Unfit Wives. More info at: http://www.jennaraemusic.com or http://www.thelostcowgirl.com.]
10:37 – Interview with Jenna Rae
Jenna Rae is the cofounder of Lost Cowgirl Records. Jenna Rae just released her second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, on April 1, 2022 through Lost Cowgirl Records. Jenna’s musical life began playing tenor saxophone in the Pittsburg State University marching band. In between classes and studying for her nursing career she also started playing banjo and formed the folk band “Deadeye”. After four years of nursing, Jenna cut back on her hours to pursue music. In 2018 she founded Lost Cowgirl Records with partner Martin Farrell Jr., to provide a platform for female fronted Americana bands and artists. With Lost Cowgirl she released her debut solo album “Workin’ Woman,” in 2018, and Julie Bennett Hume’s album, “Vinegar,” and Elexa Dawson‘s album, “Music is Medicine.” In 2019, Jenna Rae on acoustic guitar, Kahlen Mitchell on upright bass, Shannon O’Shea on fiddle, and Monica Greenwood on Mandolin formed the bluegrass group Unfit Wives. On January 3, 2020, Lost Cowgirl Records released “Cosmic Western Duets” from Jenna & Martin. The Unfit Wives, who released LIVE & UNFIT on Lost Cowgirl Records on September 17, 2021. More info at: http://www.jennaraemusic.com or http://www.thelostcowgirl.com
Jenna Rae, thanks for being with us on WMM.
We just heard music from the new Jenna Rae from COUNTRY LO-FI that is available on vinyl!
Unfit Wives just recently participated in I Heart Local Music’s ABBA Tribute show on April 1, 2022 at the Granada.
Jenna’s voice is unique. Her harmonies in recordings with Unfit Wives, Elexa Dawson, Jenna & Martin, rise above in their authentic, beautiful, honest delivery. Her voice has been compared to Iris DeMent.
Jenna Rae and Martin Farrell Jr. met in Winfield, Kansas at Walnut Valley Bluegrass Music Festival. Both were playing banjo in separate bands at the time and bonded through their love of classic country music.
They started learning Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris duets and quickly realized their voices nested well together. Determined to recreate classic country sounding music in a new way they started collaborating on a genre they call “Cosmic Western”. This music incorporates bluegrass techniques, gospel harmonies, rock rhythms and experimental classic country sounds.
The duo performs as “Jenna & Martin” wearing coordinated outfits and often times sharing the stage with their standard poodle, Roy Rogers. Past plays:
We played Deadeye on WMM back on August 2, 2017 and the song “Nothin’ At All” released on July 31, 2016. Produced by Deadeye. Live take studio sessions from Pittsburg, Kansas based band formed by: Meg McCoy on vocals, guitar & violin; Jenna McCarty on vocals & banjo; Jennifer Murphy on saxophone & vocals; and Taylor Rea on percussion, with A. Sheppard on bass. Recorded and mixed by Rob Nold of Rob Nold Audio in Raytown, MO. Deadeye crafts their love of folk, bluegrass, rock, and country into a homemade, heel-stomping musical blend. The group builds their songs with reverence to the Americana music that rings memories of times long-passed in the Midwest. More information at: http://www.deadeyeband.com. Deadeye play the KC Zine Con at Josey Records, Saturday, August 5, 2017 with The New Baboons, Black Market Translation, Gay Girl Cowboy, and Black Creatures.
On September 6, 2017 we played Jenna McCarty and the single, “Love Havin’ Company” an Unreleased track. Kansas City based singer-songwriter who is a guitarist and songwriter for Jenna & Martin with musician Martin Farrell Jr. Back in 2017 jenna was just getting started. She played banjo in the band Deadeye. She also was a guitarist and songwriter for the 6-piece Lawrence based western band Playing For Horses. That year, Jenna & Martin play Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9, at 6:45 at The Living Room Theatre Downstairs, for the Lost Cowgirl Records Showcase.
Jenna began playing tenor saxophone in the Pittsburg State University marching band.
In between studying for nursing she started playing banjo and formed the folk band “Deadeye.”
After four years of nursing, Jenna integrated her musical career into her nursing career.
In 2018 she founded Lost Cowgirl Records with partner Martin Farrell Jr., to provide a platform for female fronted Americana.
In 2019, Jenna Rae on acoustic guitar, Kahlen Mitchell on upright bass, Shannon O’Shea on fiddle, and Monica Greenwood on Mandolin formed the bluegrass group Unfit Wives. On January 3, 2020, Lost Cowgirl Records released “Cosmic Western Duets” from Jenna & Martin. More info at: http://www.thelostcowgirl.com
Jenna Rae, thanks for being with us on WMM.
Jenna Rae just released her second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, on April 1, 2022 through Lost Cowgirl Records.
10:52
Jenna Rae – “Dandelions Dancin'” from: Coubtry Lo-Fi / Lost Cowgirl Records / April 1, 2022 [Jenna Rae ‘s second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, is a follow up to her first full-length solo album WORKIN’ WOMAN, released October 23, 2018. Jenna also records and performs with The Unfit Wives, who released LIVE & UNFIT on Lost Cowgirl Records on September 17, 2021. Jenna also records and performs with her life partner Martin Farrell Jr. as Jenna & Martin who released Cosmic Western Duets on Lost Cowgirl Records on January 3, 2020. Jenna’s began playing tenor saxophone in the Pittsburg State University marching band. In between studying for nursing she started playing banjo and formed the folk band “Deadeye”. After four years of nursing, Jenna cut back on her hours to pursue music. In 2018 she founded Lost Cowgirl Records with partner Martin Farrell Jr., to provide a platform for female fronted Americana. With Lost Cowgirl she released her debut solo album “Workin’ Woman,” in 2018, and Julie Bennett Hume’s album, “Vinegar,” and Elexa Dawson’s album, “Music is Medicine.” In 2019, Jenna Rae on acoustic guitar, Kahlen Mitchell on upright bass, Shannon O’Shea on fiddle, and Monica Greenwood on Mandolin formed the bluegrass group Unfit Wives. More info at: http://www.jennaraemusic.com or http://www.thelostcowgirl.com.]
Ezmerelda
Ezmerelda – “Reverser” from: “Reverser” – Single / Ezmerelda / April 1, 2022 [Ezmerelda is the diy collaboration between indie veterans Kianna Alarid White (Tilly & the Wall, Yes You Are) and Cale Parks (Yeasayer, Aloha). The duo formed in the final months of 2021, drawing on influences like Fever Ray, Budgie-era Siouxsie and the Banshees and early M.I.A. Combining elements of their high intensity live shows with art-rock improvisation, Kianna and Cale took to the basement to self produce their brand of industrial, drum heavy electro-pop in October 2021. The result was a collection of immediately realized dance tracks that will make up the duo’s debut EP. Produced, mixed, and recorded by Kianna White & Cale Parks. Mastered by TJ Lipple. More info at: http://www.ezmerelda.bandcamp.com]
[Ezmerelda plays The Ship 1221 Union Avenue, Kansas City, West Bottoms on April 23 with Redder Moon and DJ Apothecary.]
[Ezmerelda will play live on WMM on May 4, 2022]
11:00 – Station ID
Prairie Brigade – “Is This How The World Ends?” from: “Is This How The World Ends?” – Single / Prairie Brigade / February 22, 2022 [Debut single from Prairie Brigade a KC band born in late 2021 with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums. Prairie Brigade’s first album will be released April 12, 2022. Info: http://www.prairiebrigade.bandcamp.com or http://www.prairiebrigademusic.com]
11:02 – Interview with Kristie Stremel
Described as “Joan Jett & Tom Petty’s love child,” and armed with her guitar, fueled by coffee, and over 100 published songs, a few books, multiple videos, singer, songwriter, producer, and rock & roll mom, Kristie Stremel has toured all over the world and shared the stages with so many bands, comedians, performance artists, and rock and rollers. Kristie Stremel grew up in a western Kansas off the beaten track for most. She learned to play her father’s guitar with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings songs that he taught her. In 1986, at age 12, she entertained her family with her first electric guitar. At 15, she caught Joan Jett at the county fair and decided to put together a band; it performed at the local skating rink and school dances. Transplanted to Kansas City the summer before high school, she got serious about writing songs. By 21, Stremel was a crowd favorite in one of Kansas City’s most promising bands, Frogpond, which released a 1996 album produced by Everclear’s Art Alexakis. The next year, her growing stockpile of songs led her to form her own band. She named it after the Interstate 70 off-ramp that led to her hometown, Exit 159. The band release one EP and one full length and toured the West Coast twice and received the Pitch newspaper’s prestigious Kansas City/Lawrence Area Music Award for both Best New Band and Band of the Year. After the band broke up Kristie embarked on her solo career. She won another Pitch Music Award for Best Female Vocalist, and signed with a Springfield, Missouri label Slewfoot Records (and one EP) and released three albums and an EP, produced by the late great Springfield, Missouri legend Lou Whitney. After Lou’s passing Kristie created her own recording studio and her own lable and began producing her own recordings. In 2015 Kristie released, Wildflowers, a children’s book of songs and poems with an accompanying CD recording inspired by her son Charlie. In 2016 Kristie released the single “Orlando (Keep Dancing).” in response to the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightcub in Orlando Florida. Her solo albums and single releases continued including a reunion with Exit 159 and on November 13, 2020, Kristie Stremel released SKY CREW her eleventh full length release. Kristie joins us today to share details about her new band, Prairie Brigade who will release their debut album FAILSAFE on April 12, 2022. Prairie Brigade is a Kansas City band born in late 2021 with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums.
Kristie Stremel, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
In October, 2013 Kristie and her partner, Lori Isabell, welcomed their adopted baby son, Charlie, into their family. Chris is now in second grade
Stremeltone Records, was first created in her home outside Lawrence, and nw operated in her home outside Eudora, Kansas.
Kristie talked about how thrilled she was to hear about the recent Frogpond reunion, and reformation., and band where she first got her start in the music business.
Prairie Brigade
Prairie Brigade is a super group full of musician Krsitie has worked with in the past with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums.
Chris Meck from Chris Meck and the Guilty Birds, Tiny Horse,The Gaslights played on Kristie’s early Slewfoot solo records produced by Lou Whitney.
John Hobson & Ryan McCall played on Kristie’s 2020 solo album SKY CREW.
On April 12, 2022 Prairie Brigade release their debut album, FAILSAFE. Prairie Brigade is a Kansas City band born in late 2021 with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums.
On November 23, 2020 Kristie Stremel released the instrumental single “Fool’s Gold”
On November 23, 2020 Kristie Stremel released the single “Nighty Night Song.”
On November 23, 2020 Kristie Stremel & The 159ers released the single, “Hey”.
On November 13, 2020, Kristie Stremel released SKY CREW her eleventh full length release. Songs were written by Kristie Stremel (Stremeltone Songs ASCAP). Recorded at Stremeltone Studio, Kansas. Mixed by John Hobson. Mastered by Paul Malinowski. Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Lance Gilchrist on drums, Jason Hammond on bass, Ryan McCall on keyboards, and John Hobson on guitar & vocals.
On March 1, 2018 Kristie Stremel released the instrumental single “I Love You.”
On February 14, 2018 Kristie Stremel released the single “Follow Your Freaking Heart.”
On June 16, 2016 Kristie released the single “Orlando (Keep Dancing).” The song was written by Kristie Stremel in response to the Pulse Nightclub massacre on June 12, 2016, when Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Pulse was hosting Latin Night and most of the victims were Latino. About 320 people were inside the club, which was serving last call drinks at around 2:00 a.m. After arriving at the club by van, Omar Mateen approached the building on foot, armed with a SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle and a 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol and bypassed security and began shooting and taking hostages. After a three-hour standoff, he was shot and killed by Orlando Police Department officers. It was both the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in United States history. It was also the deadliest terrorist attack in the US since the 9 /11 attacks in 2001. “Keep Dancing” was included in the new release SKY CREW. More info at: http://www.kristiestremel.com
On November 28, 2015 Kristie Stremel released the single “Lost In You.”
On November 24, 2015 Kristie Stremel released the single, ”Lover Be Cool.”
On November 3, 2017 Kristie released the single, “Kansas 1893”
On February 14, 2015 Kristie Stremel released the single, “The Shipwreck.”
On November 4, 2014 Kristie released, WILDFLOWERS, her children’s book of song and poems with accompanying CD recording with contributions from Victor & Penny, Kelley Hunt, Ron Megee, Kasey Rausch and more.
On September 6, 2014 Kristie Stremel released the single (and book) “Love Makes A Family”
In April 2014 Kristie released SONGWRITER her 6th solo record, and the 9th full-length release of her musical career of over 20 years. SONGWRITER was released on her own label, Stremeltone, it was Kristie’s first self-produced album. The last track, “It’s Enough” was released early, as a video, featuring photos of couples in partnerships, relationships, marriages, unions, families. The video was Kristie’s response the the KS House of Representatives passing HD 2453 allowing businesses the right to refuse service to LGBT customers
On November 22, 2012 Kristie Stremel released, “Ten Little Hens” with music and illustrations by Kristie Stremel.
On May 30, 2012, Kristie Stremel released the single, “Don’t Do Crazy Anymore” a duet with James Johan
On August 11, 2010, Kristie Stremel & The 159ers released COLOR OF STARS. Kristie she received the Pitch newspaper’s prestigious Kansas City/Lawrence Area Music Award for both Best New Band and Band of the Year. She has also won the “Best Female Vocalist” in Kansas City awarded by The Pitch Weekly. After a decade of playing music, singer/songwriter Kristie Stremel and her former band mates from Exit 159 (drummer Rob VanBiber and bassist Jamey Wheeler), along with lead guitarist Scott Cameron, reunited to form Kristie Stremel & The 159ers. After a year of writing new material, “Color Of Stars” (Stremeltone Records) was released Aug. 31, 2010. This 12 song offering, recorded in Springfield, MO and Produced by Lou Whitney.”
On June 24, 2010 Kristie Stremel & The 159ers released the single, “Unstoppable.”
On December 18, 2009 Kristie Stremel released the online single “Best Kiss.”
On November 15, 2006 Kristie Stremel released the 14 song album TEN YEARS, Kristie’s own “Greatest Hits” package.
On July 1, 2003 Kristie Stremel released HERE COMES THE LIGHT, a 10 song album recorded in Springfield, MO and Produced by Lou Whitney.”
On September 25, 2001 Kristie Stremel released ALL I REALLY WANT a 12 song offering, recorded in Springfield, MO and Produced by Lou Whitney.”
In 1998 Exit 159 (Kristie Stremel with guitarist Byron Huhmann, drummer Rob VanBiber and bassist Jamey Wheeler) released the 12 track album, EXIT 159 on Don’t Touch Me Records.
In 1998 Exit 159 (Kristie Stremel with guitarist Byron Huhmann, drummer Rob VanBiber and bassist Jamey Wheeler) released the 6 track EP, LOST ON EARTH.
In 1996 Frogpond (with Heidi Phillips on vocals & guitar, Justine Volpe on bass, Megan Hamilton on drums, Kristie Stemel on guitar and backing vocals) released, COUNT TO TEN was the band’s 12-track national debut full length released on Tristar Music – Columbia on CD and vinyl in 1996 with songs written by Heidi Phillips,. Art Alexakis (of the band Everclear) served as producer and contributed backing vocals.
Kristie Stremel, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
Prairie Brigade will release their first self-titled album will be released April 12, 2022. with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums. More info at: http://www.prairiebrigade.bandcamp.com or http://www.prairiebrigademusic.com
11:21
Prairie Brigade – “The Feel Good” from: Failsafe / Prairie Brigade / April 12, 2022 [Debut single from Prairie Brigade a KC band born in late 2021 with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums. Prairie Brigade’s first album will be released April 12, 2022. Info: http://www.prairiebrigade.bandcamp.com or http://www.prairiebrigademusic.com]
The Talking Trees
The Talking Trees – “Total Animation” from: “Total Animation” – Single / East of Troost Music, BMI / March 3, 2022 [This is a follow up to their previous single,”Talking Trees” released on January 7, 2022. The Talking Trees are releasing their new EP, ONCE I WAS BORN on April 22, 2022. The album was recorded and produced by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, it is the first single from their upcoming EP. The Kansas City based trio made up of: Dirk Liebert on bass, guitar, & vocals; Tommy Capps on keyboards, guitar, & vocals; and Graham Stone on drums & percussion. More info at: http://www.thetalkingtrees.bandcamp.com ]
[The Talking Trees are playing a ONCE I WAS BORN EP Release Show at The Brick April 22, 2022.]
11:28 – Underwriting
The Black Creatures – “True Friends” from: “True Friends” – Single / Center Cut Records / September 17, 2021 The Black Creatures released their latest 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. The Black Creatures released their debut single “Mouth 2 Mouth” June 5, 2016. They released the album, See No Evil, December 6, 2017. The duo released the singles, “Elements” February 14, 2018; “Silver Tears” June 19. 2018; “Dare” a Gorillaz cover August 8, 2019. They released the album “Wild Echoes” September 30, 2019. The Black Creatures released the singles “Turn” October 30, 2019; “Quartz (Twilight)” November 13, 2019; “SHINE” December 11, 2019; Ghost Bustin’ Dead Prezidentz” January 8, 2020; “To Whom It May Concern” January 22, 2020; “Arcade Love” February 5, 2020; and “Run Up” Feb. 19, 2020. The Black Creatures were last on WMM on May 26, 2021 and September 15, 2021.]
[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 Midwest Music Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Donation Drive – Kickoff Concert Saturday, April 9, at 8:00 PM featuring: Stephonne, True Lions, and The Way Way Back, at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City. ]
[The Black Creatures play Boulevardia on Friday, June 17, 2022]
11:34 – Interview with Sondra Freeman
Sondra Freeman is Director of Promotions & Artist Relations for Midwest Music Foundation, a nonprofit created to support music and musicians in Kansas City and the surrounding areas, founded in 2008 by a collective of musicians and music lovers. The Midwest Music Foundation (MMF) unites and empowers the greater KC music community by providing programs and resources to area musicians through outreach, support, education, and health care opportunities. Sondra is instrumental in MMF’s annual events: Apocalypse Meow, MidCoast Takeover and the MidCoast Takeover fundraiser shows, and other collaborative musical events and fundraisers.
Sondra Freeman joins us to share details about Midwest Music Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Donation Drive – April 9-16, with a Kickoff Concert Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM featuring: The Black Creatures, Stephonne, True Lions, and The Way Way Back, at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City. Funds raised from the Donation Drive will expand MMF’s ability to connect musicians with vital mental health resources offering mental health care grants, education and support, while continuing to provide urgent health care grants through Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care.More information at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org
Sondra Freeman thanks for being with us again on WMM.
SPRING DONATION DRIVE KICKOFF CONCERT
Our Kickoff Concert happens this Saturday, April 9th, at the RINO in North Kansas City! This live music event begins our week-long fundraiser to support mental health for Midwest musicians, running April 9th-16th. The concert features some of KC’s best talent: The Black Creatures, True Lions, Stephonne, and The Way Way Back.
Spring Donation Drive Kickoff Concert April 9th, Doors at 7pm, Music at 8pm The RINO in North Kansas City, $12, TICKETS *Proof of vaccination or negative Covid-19 test within 24 hours required *MMF can provide free rapid tests at the door if needed
Representatives from University Health (formerly Truman Medical Center), and NAMI will be at our Kickoff Concert providing information and support. NAMI, or The National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a nonprofit organization that provides free mental health support services to individuals living with any form of mental illness & their families.
11:42
Alisön Hawkins of True Lions
True Lions – “Ode to Keytar [feat. Adee Rocket Dancy]” from: The Fempire Strikes Back / Manor Records / April 9, 2021 [2nd single released March 22, 2021 from True Lions debut album, “The Fempire Strikes Back,”. Alisön Hawkins on keytar & vocals; Adee Rocket Dancy on cello & vocals; Claire Adams on guitar, Elizabeth Kosko on drums & percussion; Iona DeWalt on synthesizers; Miki P on guitar & vocals, and Teri Quinn on bass & vocals. Recorded at Deep Space Co-op. Tracking & engineering by Ross Brown at Escape Pod Audio. Mixing and mastering by Joel Nanos at Element Recording. In 2019 True Lions released their EP debut, “Cute at Best,” on February 5, 2019. They followed up with q second EP called. You’re Not Invited, released on November 9, 2019. For these recordings True Lions was: Alison Hawkins on guitar, synth, and vocals; Elizabeth Kosko on percussion, vocals; Mikala Petillo on bass, vocals; Claire Adams on guitar, vocals; Leslie Butsch on saxophone, Ezgi Karakus on cello; and Teri Quinn on vocals. All songs written by True Lions and produced by Claire Adams and Alison Hawkins. Tracking & Engineering by Claire Adams. Mixing and Mastering by Ian Dobyns and Chase Horseman.. Alisön Hawkins was our guest on WMM on April 7, 2021. More info at: http://www.manorrecords.com .]
[True Lions play Midwest Music Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Donation Drive – Kickoff Concert Saturday, April 9, at 8:00 PM featuring: Stephonne, The Black Creatures and The Way Way Back, at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City.]
11:45
MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTH
Funds raised during our 4th annual Spring Donation Drive, April 9th-16th, will expand our ability to connect musicians with vital mental health resources, offering mental health care grants, education and support, while continuing to provide urgent health care assistance through Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care. Along with your donations, and our corporate sponsorships, we have a very exciting $10,000 matching donation from Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
At Midwest Music Foundation, we believe that a healthy, thriving community of artists contributes to the strength and character of our city. Help us keep the hardworking music community of Kansas City strong and donate through our Facebook Fundraiser running April 9th-16th, and through these sources:
If you or a family member needs healthcare assistance, please apply for an Abby’s Fund grant. This resource is available to active KC area musicians and music personnel. LEARN MORE AND APPLY at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundatiom.org
Please email our Executive Director, Rhonda Lyne, for more information. rhonda@midwestmusicfound.org
Midwest Music Foundation offers the following services:
-Mental Health Grants to assist with counseling and treatment
-Free Dental Screenings at the UMKC School of Dentistry
Rhonda Lyne, Executive Director Sondra Freeman, Director of Promotions and Artist Relations Canyon McClung, Production Specialist Scott Easterday, Website Administrator, Musician Christopher Tate, Technical Officer, Website Specialist Danielle Anderson, Media Manager
Midwest Music Foundation Board
Chris Meck, Founder Amber Hulet, President Eric Barton, Treasurer, General Counsel Julia Haile, Secretary Dr. K. Allen Greiner, MD, MPH K. Allen Greiner, MD, MPH Dr. Erin Corriveau, MD, MPH, Co-Chair Mental Health for Musicians Michelle Bacon, Co-Chair Mental Health for Musicians, Diversity Chair Erin McGrane Molly Gotobed Jerry Jones, Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Eddie Moore Sonia Hall Skeet Hanks, Marketing Chair
Rhonda Lyne is Executive Director of Midwest Music Foundation. She is a scientist by day and avid supporter of the arts by night. Rhonda has had an active role with the MMF since the inaugural fundraiser, Apocalypse Meow, in 2008. Inspired by MMF founder, Abigail Henderson, Rhonda is dedicated to the mission of the MMF a nonprofit created to support music & musicians in KC and the surrounding areas, founded in 2008 by a collective of musicians & music lovers. Rhonda is instrumental in MMF’s fundraising, volunteer and event coordination, overseeing the health care fund, and other day to day activities of the organization..
Sondra Freeman, thanks for being with us again on WMM.
Midwest Music Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Donation Drive – April 9-16, with a Kickoff Concert Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM featuring: The Black Creatures, Stephonne, True Lions, and The Way Way Back, at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City. Funds raised from the Donation Drive will expand MMF’s ability to connect musicians with vital mental health resources offering mental health care grants, education and support, while continuing to provide urgent health care grants through Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care.More information at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org
11:54
Stephonne
Stephonne Singleton – “Want Me” from: SIS: Side A / Stephonne Singleton / August 7, 2020 [Co-produced by, Justin Mantooth, and recorded at Westend Recording Studios. Johnny Hamil on bass, Ben Byard on guitar and Adam McKee on drums. Stephonne grew up in KCK. He 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. 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.” A video for “Want Me” was just released. “Want Me” is part of a new 4-song EP.]
[Stephonne plays Midwest Music Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Donation Drive – Kickoff Concert Saturday, April 9, at 8:00 PM featuring: The Black Creatures, True Lions, and The Way Way Back, at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City.]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week on Wednesday, April 13 we present “Rhythm and Seoul Radio’ with guest producers: Meighan Peiffer and Patricia Doherty.
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
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, April 6, 2022
Fritz Hutchison + Jenna Rae + Kristie Stremel of Prairie Brigade + Sondra Freeman of Midwest Music Foundation
Esmerelda
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Jenna Rae, The Talking Trees, Ezmerelda, Fritz Hutchison, Prairie Brigade, The Greeting Committee, The Black Creatures, True Lions, and Stephonne.
Photo byQuin ernadep
At 10:10 we talk with Fritz Hutchison who was recently signed by Manor Records. Fritz is a multi-instrumentalist born May 27, 1991. His second solo album, MOVIE NIGHT will be is released on April, 15, 2022 through Manor Records. A life-long resident of KC Since 2008 he’s been part of multiple bands playing drums with: She’s a Keeper, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Grand Marquis. As a guitarist he has played along side True Lions, J Ashley Miller, Lauren Krum, Miki P, Calvin Arsenia. Fritz Hutchison released his debut solo album Wide Wild Acres on Center Cut Records on March 27, 2020. More info at http://www.manorrecords.com
At 10:30 we’ll talk with Jenna Rae who is releasing her second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, on April 1, 2022 through Lost Cowgirl Records. This is a follow up to her first full-length solo album WORKIN’ WOMAN, released October 23, 2018. Jenna also records and performs with The Unfit Wives, who released LIVE & UNFIT on Lost Cowgirl Records on September 17, 2021. Jenna also records and performs with her life partner Martin Farrell Jr. as Jenna & Martin who released Cosmic Western Duets on Lost Cowgirl Records on January 3, 2020. More info at: http://www.jennaraemusic.com or http://www.thelostcowgirl.com.
\we talk with Kristie Stremel about her new band Prairie Brigade who will release their first self-titled album will be released April 12, 2022. Prairie Brigade is a Kansas City band born in late 2021 with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums. More information at: http://www.prairiebrigade.bandcamp.com or http://www.prairiebrigademusic.com
At 11:30 Sondra Freeman shares details about Midwest Music Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Donation Drive – April 9-16, with a Kickoff Concert Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM featuring: The Black Creatures, Stephonne, True Lions, and The Way Way Back, at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City. Funds raised from the Donation Drive will expand MMF’s ability to connect musicians with vital mental health resources offering mental health care grants, education and support, while continuing to provide urgent health care grants through Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care.More information at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org
Kristie Stremel Photography by Dana Dole
On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org
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, March 30, 2022
Isaac Flynn of Hembree + D Rashaan Gilmore + Luke M. Harbur aka Music By Skippy
“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks” from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979 [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]
Scruffy & The Janitors – “Post Meridian” from: “Post Meridian” – Single / Scruffy & The Janitors / March 2, 2022 [Saint Joseph, MO based trio formed by Steven Foster on vocals & bass, Teriq Newton on guitar & vocals, and Trevin Newton on drums. Scruffy & The Janitors have been described as creating working-class punk and catchy alt-rock. Scruffy & The Janitors have played at: SXSW, Middle Of the Map Fest, NXNE, and Lawrence Field Day Fest. They have also opened for: KONGOS, Kitten, J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Brick + Mortar, Radkey, Cheap Girls, Skaters, Bass Drum Of Death, Your Friend, Rev Gusto, and Dreamgirl.]
[Scruffy & The Janitors play recordBar, 1520 Grand, Blvd. KCMO, Fri, April 8, doors at 6:00 PM for the ANY/ALL DROP hosted by DFITD and recordBar, with A’Sean, Indiglow, DFITD, DJ Grvndpa.]
Belle & The Vertigo Waves – “Love In Remission” from: “Love In Remission” – Single / Drop Out Records / March 25, 2022 [Belle & The Vertigo Waves is the sonic brainchild of Belle Loux. She resides in KCMO, and is slowly attempting world domination. Members include Belle Loux on lead vocals, John Loux on guitar. This new single is a follow up to “Stand Down” released Jan. 21, 2022. Belle & The Vertigo Waves released their debut album, ALIGNED on Drop Out Records on Oct. 6, 2017. “About the album, Belle told Michelle Bacon at The Bridge, “Many of the tunes had been written around five years prior, when I was just 15 or 16.” Belle had only played them as a solo artist with occasional accompaniment from her dad, guitarist John Loux, & keyboardist Charlie Hibberd. In 2017, she hired the two musicians and a couple other friends to track “Aligned,” dubbing the project Belle and the Vertigo Waves, in the hopes that she’d eventually assemble a live band. “Recording was a surreal and emotional experience. Playing the songs with a band was like seeing them come to life,” she said. “I knew there was no way I could be a solo artist anymore, because I fell in love with the full band sound so much.” The music of Belle & The Vertigo Waves have been described as having an “1980s pop-laden sound.” which drew local attention in 2018. Belle has said that in the past 4 years the band has grown to have more of a darker, glam rock sound, grittier and grungier. Their sound is influenced by three generations of musicians in the band, Belle’s growth as a songwriter and singer, and through the band’s work with engineer and producer Paul Malinowski. Belle & The Vertigo Waves released their single, “Fear or Faith” on June 7, 2019 on Drop Out Records. Belle & The Vertigo Waves released their single, “Pulse” on April 17, 2020 on Drop Out Records. Belle & The Vertigo Waves released their single, “Beat Me To The Punch” on Drop Out Records on Oct. 29, 2021. Belle & The Vertigo Waves joined us on WMM on Feb 5, 2020 and June 26, 2019. More info at: http://www.thevertigowaves.com]
Jenna Rae – “Friend in High Places” from: “Friend in High Places” – Single / Lost Cowgirl Records / March 11, 2022 [Jenna Rae is releasing her second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, on April 1, 2022 through Lost Cowgirl Records. This is a follow up to her first full-length solo album WORKIN’ WOMAN, released October 23, 2018. Jenna also records and performs with The Unfit Wives, who released LIVE & UNFIT on Lost Cowgirl Records on September 17, 2021. Jenna also records and performs with her life partner Martin Farrell Jr. as Jenna & Martin who released Cosmic Western Duets on Lost Cowgirl Records on January 3, 2020. Jenna’s began playing tenor saxophone in the Pittsburg State University marching band. In between studying for nursing she started playing banjo and formed the folk band “Deadeye”. After four years of nursing, Jenna cut back on her hours to pursue music. In 2018 she founded Lost Cowgirl Records with partner Martin Farrell Jr., to provide a platform for female fronted Americana. With Lost Cowgirl she released her debut solo album “Workin’ Woman,” in 2018, and Julie Bennett Hume’s album, “Vinegar,” and Elexa Dawson’s album, “Music is Medicine.” In 2019, Jenna Rae on acoustic guitar, Kahlen Mitchell on upright bass, Shannon O’Shea on fiddle, and Monica Greenwood on Mandolin formed the bluegrass group Unfit Wives. More info at: http://www.jennaraemusic.com or http://www.thelostcowgirl.com.]
[Jenna Rae will be with us LIVE on WMM Nest week on April 6, 2022]
Kid Computer – “Arizona” from: CAFE VERTICLE GARDEN / Kid Computer / March 21, 2022 [Kansas City based 4-piece band with Matt Gore, Christian Sanchez, Dalton Grenier, and George McMillian. Kid Computer released the single, “Romantic Overdrive” on February 21, 2022. The new album is a follow up to the band’s EP The Darnedest Things, released April 26, 2019. More information at: http://www.instagram.com/kidcomputer%5D
[Kid Computer play an EP Release Show, Saturday, May 25, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence KS., with The Sluts and Vehicles.]
The Salvation Choir photo by Jeune Premier Silambien Jr.
The Salvation Choir – “Mawazo Ya Wanadamu (TSC) (feat. The Salvation Choir)” from: “Mawazo Ya Wanadamu (TSC) (feat. The Salvation Choir) ”- Single / TSC / Sept.4, 2021 [Afro-Beat from Kansas City. The Salvation Choir is a Congolese Rumba band from Congo and Tanzania based in Kansas City, Missouri. Led by choir masters Jeune Premier Silambien and his father, Pastor John Wilondja, the choir writes, records, and performs original gospel songs in Swahili. The Salvation Choir has performed in cities across the Midwest and are scheduled to perform at Boulevardia (Kansas City’s largest outdoor music festival) in June 2022. Their music is currently featured in a national advertising campaign on BBC’s Channel 4 and by the internationally renown record company Dust-to-Digital. The Salvation Choir also performs each Sunday in the gymnasium at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Independence, Missouri. Church services start at 10 AM and all are welcome. The services are in Swahili but a choir member will help translate in English. The Salvation Choir recently had one of their first shows at Reply Lounge in Lawrence, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Fally Afani Editor & Founder of I Heart Local Music wrote, “The band, comprised of a very talented and very large family, consisted of aunties, sisters, uncles, cousins, and children. The Congolese and Tanzanian band is based in Kansas City and performs in Swahili.” More info at: http://www.thesalvationchoir.com/%5D
[The Salvation Choir play Boulevardia Festival 2022, Saturday, June 18]
10:30 – Underwriting
Flare Tha Rebel & Bob Pulliam – “The Revolution Will Not Be Hashtagged” from: The Revolution Will Not Be Hashtagged / Shafer / July 9, 2021 [Inspired by Gil Scott-Heron’s 1971 single, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”. 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. The Revolution Will Not Be Hashtagged was #9 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2021. Info at: http://www.flaretharebel.com]
[Flare Tha Rebel plays recordBar, at 1520 Grand Blvd. on Thursday, March 31, with Ubi of CES Cru and a full live band, with opening acts: Oboi Kong, Aaron Alexander and The Belief Cycle. Hosted by Steddy P. in a fundraiser & awareness raiser for Change The Ref and a local nonprofit founded by Manuel & Patricia Oliver in memory of their son Joaquin Oliver, one of the 17 victims of the MSD High School shooting in Parkland, FL. More info atL http://www.FlareThaRebel.com]
10:35 – Interview with D Rashaan Gilmore
D Rashaan Gilmore is host of the Kansas City PBS program Flatland KC. D. Rashaan is a Newsweek contributing writer and the former host & producer of “Unbossed and Unbothered” that aired from 2021-2022, on 90.1 FM KKFI. D. Rashaan was previously a host & producer of The Tenth Voice for nearly 4 years 2018 – 2021. Gilmore is also the founder of BlaqOut, a Kansas City nonprofit working to serve the Black queer community and help end the HIV/AIDS crisis. He is the recipient of the 2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–AIDS United Award for Health Equity. D Rashaan is also President/CEO at Purple Cow Omnimedia, LLC. Gilmore has previously managed multiple significant HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention grants for the Kansas City CARE Clinic. D Rashaan has also served as the Senior Field Organizer for PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT equality and advocacy organization. More info at: http://BlaqOut.org/
D Rashaan Gilmore, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Last time we interviewed D Rashaan on the radio was February 3, 2021 and we were congratulating him on his new radio show, ”Unbossed & Unbothered” as he had just completed 5 weeks of the new show. And now we have D Rashaan back, a little over a year later.
We congratulate D. Rashaan Gilmore on his television show, Flatland KC on Kansas City PBS, a monthly current affairs program that takes a deep dive into a single local issue that is raising questions, causing tensions, or is curiously unexplored. Hosted by local writer, radio personality and activist D. Rashaan Gilmore, Flatland features an in-depth video report followed by a diverse panel of voices with different takes on the topic.
After nearly four years The Tenth Voice, and a year of “Unbossed & Unbothered” D Rashaan made the jump to television and be a part of a bigger production team.
On “Unbossed & Unbothered” one of the features D Rashaan started each show with was a segment called “Reclaiming My Time” inspired by the legendary U.S. Representative for California’s 43rd Congressional District, Maxine Waters.
D Rashaan covered COVID-19, The Vaccine, The Georgia Senate Races, The Presidential Election, Healthcare, The Articles of Impeachment, The New Administration.
We asked D Rashaan about how he was feeling about the current headlines and news:
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination, and the racist opposition of Sen. John Thune (S.D.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Ted Cruz, etc,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing the “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law this week.
(The bill bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender ID in K – 3rd grade and states that any instruction on those topics cannot occur “in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards,” according to the legislation, HB 1557.)
The Oscar Slap
HIV and AIDS Statistics, The LGBTQIA Struggle, and Kansas City Gay Pride
We talked with D Rashaan about how he has been invited to be a contributing writer to Newsweek
D Rashaan Gilmore is a life-long resident of Kansas City. He is community connector, organizer, collaborator, and AIDS activist, who serves as Founder and President/CEO at BlaqOut KC, which seeks to organize and mobilize the black, gay community in KC and develop a leadership core. More info at: http://BlaqOut.org/
Recipient of 2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–AIDS United Award for Health Equity.
Gilmore has previously managed multiple significant HIV/ AIDS awareness & prevention grants for the KC CARE Clinic. D Rashaan has also served as the Senior Field Organizer for PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT equality and advocacy organization.
D Rashaan is also President/CEO at Purple Cow Omnimedia, LLC.
D Rashaan Gilmore, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Flatland on Kansas City PBS, a monthly current affairs program that takes a deep dive into a single local issue that is raising questions, causing tensions, or is curiously unexplored. http://Www.flatlandkc.org Gilmore is also the founder of BlaqOut, a Kansas City nonprofit working to serve the Black queer community and help end the HIV/AIDS crisis. He is the recipient of the 2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–AIDS United Award for Health Equity. More info at: http://BlaqOut.org/
11:00 – Station ID
MusicbySkippy – “Bi Bi” from: MY DYING WISH / Luke Harbur / February 18, 2022 [musicbyskippy is Luke “Skippy” Harbur’s entertainment project. The Overland Park, Kansas native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, & keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2018, he moved near home to Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a featured performer for musicians, festivals, corporate & non-profit events, and performance groups. His music passion roots in receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old. His debut album, my dying wish, is now on all music streaming and purchasing platforms. He hopes you learn something new and experience songs you love.More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com]
[Music By Skippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater.]
[Musicbyskippy will play Boulevardia, Saturday, June 18, 2022.]
11:03 – Interview with Luke Harbur
Luke M. Harbur records and performs as MusicBySkippy. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2018, he moved near home to Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a featured performer for musicians, corporate & non-profit events, and performance groups. The Kansas native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, and keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences in clubs, theaters, festivals and with Kansas City performance collective: Quixotic. The passion in his music has roots in his experience of receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old. MusicBySkippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater. More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com or http://www.lukeharbur.com
Luke M. Harbur Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
We just heard “Bi Bi” one of the songs from MY DYING WISH that represents just how personal and autobiographical this album is in the storytelling of Luke’s life.
Luke shared with me his ability to “Come Out” in a place of priveledge, and finding acceptance from all of his family and the community to support him.
MY DYING WISH – The album contains many different genres of music and demonstrates your beatboxing, singing, and piano playing. Like started learning piano at the age of 5.
MY DYING WISH Album Release Show is next week on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater. With the support of Mica Thomas Executive Director.
Luke was born and raised in Overland Park Kansas and went to Olathe East High School but let Olathe East to go to school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, at a Performing Arts School where you studied Acting and Theatre.
Luke then went to Ithica College to study Journalism and eventually got a job as a Production Assistant at the Kansas City Star,
Luke talked with Mark about the importance of collaboration in midsize market like Kansas City and how others can benefit from these collaborations.
Luke performs regularly with Quixotic and is also is a frequent performer at Missy B’s
Luke will be doing a 3 month contract with Stray Cat Film Center.
On MY DYING WISH the song, “I Forget” shows off some of Luke’s beatboxing talents
11:15
MusicbySkippy – “I Forget” from: MY DYING WISH / Luke Harbur / February 18, 2022 [musicbyskippy is Luke “Skippy” Harbur’s entertainment project. The Overland Park, Kansas native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, & keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2018, he moved near home to Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a featured performer for musicians, festivals, corporate & non-profit events, and performance groups. His music passion roots in receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old. His debut album, my dying wish, is now on all music streaming and purchasing platforms. He hopes you learn something new and experience songs you love. More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com]
[Music By Skippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater.]
[Musicbyskippy will play Boulevardia, Saturday, June 18, 2022.]
11:18 – Interview with Luke Harbur (continued)
Luke M. Harbur records as MusicBySkippy. The Kansas native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, and keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences in clubs, theaters, festivals and with Kansas City performance collective: Quixotic.MusicBySkippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater. More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com or http://www.lukeharbur.com
Luke M. Harbur Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
We just heard “I Forget” one of the songs from MY DYING WISH that represents just Luke’s life.
The first time Mark saw Luke perform was in 2019 at the “L.A. Sessions” concert by Calvin Arsenia at recordBar.
Luke is currently working on a play-cabaret project.
Luke M. Harbur works in Music Videography, Social Media Management, and graphic Design.
musicbyskippy is Luke “Skippy” Harbur’s entertainment project. The Overland Park, Kansas native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, & keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2018, he moved near home to Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a featured performer for musicians, festivals, corporate & non-profit events, and performance groups.
His music passion roots in receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old. His debut album, my dying wish, is now on all music streaming and purchasing platforms. He hopes you learn something new and experience songs you love.
Luke “Skippy” Harbur’s CV/Resume – Organizations & artists featuring musicbyskippy
Boulevardia (2022) | Kansas City, Missouri Missie B’s (2021 & 2022) | Kansas City, Missouri Cafe Cà Phê (2021) | Kansas City, Missouri & North Kansas City, Missouri No Divide KC (2021) | Kansas City, Missouri Jukeboxx Media, gig for T-Mobile (2021) | Kansas City, Missouri Paradise Garden Club (2021) | Kansas City, Missouri Fishtank Theatre (2021) | Kansas City, Missouri Jesse Powers (2021) | Kansas City, Missouri Calvin Arsenia (2019, 2020, & 2021) | Kansas City, Missouri Quixotic (2019, 2020, & 2021, 2022) | Kansas City, Missouri Ithaca College Choral Program (2018) | Ithaca, New York University of North Carolina School of the Arts (2018) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina NATS Mid-Atlantic Region (2018) | Lynchburg, Virginia The Heartland Men’s Chorus (2017) | Kansas City, Missouri Ithacappella (2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018) | Ithaca, New York
musicbyskippy is the entertainment project of Overland Park, Kansas native Luke “Skippy” Harbur. He’s developed skills in beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, & keyboard playing in hopes to express his core vision: everyone has an inner artist and should be able to express their full, authentic self.
His parent’s and grandparent’s own journeys in music fostered his artistic upbringing. His involvement in music programs since age 5 eventually lead him to move to Winston-Salem, North Carolina and finish high school at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ High School Drama Program. Although he was offered Acting scholarships to SUNY Purchase and Webster University, he attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York on academic scholarship and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Outside collegiate academics he served as a vocal percussionist, ensemble member, and soloist for Ithacappella, Ithaca College’s all-male a cappella group. Once a year the group traveled across America’s northeastern coast for a winter singing tour, creating collabor-ations with the PS 22 Chorus in Staten Island, New York and singing the national anthem for NHL’s New York Rangers and NBA’s New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Since moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 2019, he’s started finding his audience: Quixotic, Missie B’s, and Cafe Cà Phê have become some of his core, consistent collaborators, and in 2021 he started releasing his first batch of public music projects. His first was SKIPPY Sessions Volume 1, a collection of 8 short music compositions combining his beatboxing skills with other artistic disciplines practiced by other Kansas City-based artists. The second music project was “Rant,” his debut single from his debut album, my dying wish, which released on all music streaming and purchasing platforms on February 18th, 2022.
Each opportunity to perform and collaborate with others is rooted in a deeper story. In 1996, at 5 months old, he was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare liver disease. 6 months later he received a life-saving liver transplant from an 8-year-old boy named Aaron Drake, who passed away while on a camping trip at The Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. But through this tragedy came hope, giving Luke “Skippy” Harbur a second chance to inspire others. From his music, he hopes you learn something new and experience songs you love.
Luke has been doing public speaking for 15 years.
Luke received a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old.
Music By Skippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater. More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com or http://www.lukeharbur.com
Luke Harbur, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
11:26
MusicbySkippy – “Aaron Drake” from: MY DYING WISH / Luke Harbur / February 18, 2022 [musicbyskippy is the music project of Luke Harbur. The Overland Park, KS native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, & keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2018, he moved near home to KCMO, becoming a featured performer for musicians, festivals, corporate & non-profit events, and performance groups. His music passion roots in receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old. .More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com]
[Music By Skippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO at their Blackbox Theater.]
[Musicbyskippy will play Boulevardia, Saturday, June 18, 2022.]
11:29 – Underwriting
Hembree – “Close To Me” from: IT’S A DREAM! / Oread Records / February 4, 2022 [This was the 4th single from the band’s 15-track album, IT’S A DREAM! Hembree is a KC born band was formed in November of 2015, with Isaac Flynn on guitar, & lead vocals, Garrett Childers on bass & vocals, Eric Davis on keys & synth, Alex Ward on guitar, and Austin Ward on drums. Hembree is signed to Thirty Tigers of Nashville, TN. The band was founded by original members Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, and Eric Davis. Brothers Alex and Austin Ward later joined in 2018. Hembree quickly garnered national attention after their single “Holy Water” was placed in an Apple commercial that aired during Super Bowl LII. The band’s music has been featured in a variety of other national placements, including Monday Night Football (NFL) and Bose. Hembree has notably supported Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Vance Joy, JR JR, and Joywave, among others. The band first toured Europe in Fall 2018. In 2018, Hembree signed with Thirty Tigers to release their first full-length album House on Fire, released 4/26/2019. In 2019, Hembree performed at Hangout Music Festival. They will also appear on the soundtrack of 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 with the song “Culture”. Hembree was named one of NPR’s Slingshot 2018 Artists to Watch. Rolling Stone named Hembree as one of the thirty best artists at SXSW 2018. “Had It All” debuted on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 on January 19, 2017. Lowe described the song as “absolutely fantastic.” “Holy Water” was featured in Apple’s HomePod “Distortion” TV spot, which ran during Super Bowl LII, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hembree released the single, “Reach Out” on July 20, 2021 and “Operators (feat. Bodye)” on Sept. 21, 2021on Oread Records. Info at: http://www.hembreemusic.com]
11:34 – Interview with Isaac Flynn
Isaac Flynn is lead singer of Hembree who released their 15-track album, IT’S A DREAM! on February 4, 2022, on Oread Records. The KC born band was formed in November of 2015, with Isaac Flynn on guitar, & lead vocals, Garrett Childers on bass & vocals, Eric Davis on keys & synth, Alex Ward on guitar, and Austin Ward on drums. Hembree is signed to Thirty Tigers of Nashville, TN and were featured in Apple‘s “Distortion” TV spot, which ran during Super Bowl LII, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hembree has supported Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Vance Joy, JR JR, and Joywave, among others. The band first toured Europe in 2018. Hembree will play Boulevardia on June 17, 2022. More info at: http://www.hembreemusic.com
Isaac Flynn thanks for being on WMM.
Congratulations on the new record and all the great the single releases including the LIVE cover of Talking Head’s “Girlfriend is Better.” The band went out to Joshua Tree and filmed/tracked their live version of this classic.
The sound of Hembree is evolving with each new album.
Isaac wrote that, “It’s a Dream! is hands down my favorite piece of music I’ve ever been a part of. This record feels like a big level up as a songwriter and for us as a band. We pushed the creativity further than ever before, and I’m so thankful for everyone who contributed their time and talents to make this album happen in the strangest of times. If you find the time, it would mean the world to the guys and me if you took this thing for a spin front to back.”
Hembree was formed from the ashes of the band Quiet Corral, an indie folk band from Lawrence, KS. Most of the group went on to form Hembree. Members: Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, Jim Barnes, Matt Green, Jesse Braswell Roberts, Zach Mehl, Released: Quiet Corral (2010), Art House Acoustic Sessions (2011), and Ancestors (2013)
Hembree is an indie rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. Hembree consists of Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, Eric Davis, Alex Ward, and Austin Ward. The band began releasing songs independently in 2015. Hembree is signed to Thirty Tigers of Nashville, TN. Their debut studio album, House on Fire, was released in April 2019.
The band was founded in 2013 by original members Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, and Eric Davis. Brothers Alex and Austin Ward (of The Noise FM) later joined in 2018.
Hembree garnered national attention when their single “Holy Water” was placed in an Apple commercial aired during Super Bowl LII. The band’s music has been featured in a variety of other national placements, including Monday Night Football (NFL) and Bose.
Hembree has notably supported Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Vance Joy, JR JR, and Joywave, among others. The band first toured Europe in Fall 2018.
In 2018, Hembree signed with Thirty Tigers (The Avett Brothers, Lupe Fiasco) to release their first full-length album House on Fire, released 4/26/2019.
In 2019, Hembree performed at Hangout Music Festival in May and Music Midtown in September. During June 2019, they were featured on Alt Nation’s Advanced Placement Tour alongside bands Bloxx and Warbly Jets.[6] In October 2019, they supported Mating Ritual. In December 2019, they supported The Get Up Kids for 11 shows.
They also appear on the soundtrack of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 with the song “Culture”, and Outer Banks with the song “Continents”.
Hembree was named one of NPR’s Slingshot 2018 Artists to Watch.
Rolling Stone named Hembree as one of the thirty best artists at SXSW 2018.
“Had It All” debuted on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 on January 19, 2017. Lowe described the song as “absolutely fantastic.”
“Holy Water” was featured in Apple’s HomePod “Distortion” TV spot, which ran during Super Bowl LII, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
“Continents” (single) was featured on Kitsuné America 5: The NBA Edition.
We recently saw Austin Ward on the Oscar Awards working as a “seat-filler.” Life in Los Angeles offers so many opportunities.
HOUSE ON FIRE 10-song album was released on April 26, 2019.
HAD IT ALL – EP was released on November 3, 2017
SHOWS: May 6 – Grass Valley, CA @ Center for the Arts, supporting MAGIC GIANT! May 7 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent, supporting Magic Giant! May 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ Resident, album release show with Joshoo! Come hang! June 11 – Indianapolis, Indiana, WonderRoad Festival June 17 – Kansas City, Boulevardia Fest July 10 – Cleveland, Ohio, Wonderstruck Festival August 26 – Columbus, Ohio, Wonderbus Music + Arts Festival
Isaac Flynn told Modern Drummer Magazine “I’ve always been surrounded by music—my parents are musicians so I grew up in a studio and was always playing instruments,” Flynn says. “When my previous band ended I wasn’t ready to stop being a musician / drummer, so I started writing songs and making demos myself. I started to realize how much I could convey in three minutes of music and fell in love with songwriting.”
Calling his new project Hembree, Flynn put himself through what he calls “three years of songwriting boot camp,” working on music from the loft where he lives in Kansas City. Looking to inspiration from masters of the three-minute opus like Tom Petty, John Lennon, and Bruce Springsteen, he started sending his demos around to friends and musical peers in the KC scene—but without telling them who was behind the work. The honest opinions were unanimously positive, and Flynn knew he was on to something. So, he started piecing together his dream lineup—because despite Hembree being his creation, he wanted the project to come to life as a band.
He says, “I assembled a group from people I respect as musicians but also want to spend a lot of time with—people who, like me, have committed their lives to music,” he says. The Hembree lineup now includes Flynn on guitar and lead vocals, Garrett Childers on bass and backup vocals, Flynn’s brother-in-law Eric Davis on keys/synth, and brothers Alex and Austin Ward on guitar and drums. “Operators (fest Bodye)” aka Marty Hillard of Ebony Tusks and Cowboy Indian Bear.
Hembree – “Operators (fest Bodye)” from: IT’S A DREAM! / Oread Records / February 4, 2022 [This was a single from the band’s 15-track album, IT’S A DREAM! featuring Bodye aka Marty Hillard of Ebony Tusks and Cowboy Indian Bear. KC based band was formed in November of 2015, with Isaac Flynn on guitar, & lead vocals, Garrett Childers on bass & vocals, Eric Davis on keys & synth, Alex Ward on guitar, and Austin Ward on drums. Hembree is signed to Thirty Tigers of Nashville, TN. The band was founded by original members Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, and Eric Davis. Brothers Alex and Austin Ward later joined in 2018. Hembree quickly garnered national attention after their single “Holy Water” was placed in an Apple commercial that aired during Super Bowl LII. The band’s music has been featured in a variety of other national placements, including Monday Night Football (NFL) and Bose. Hembree has notably supported Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Vance Joy, JR JR, and Joywave, among others. The band first toured Europe in Fall 2018. In 2018, Hembree signed with Thirty Tigers to release their first full-length album House on Fire, released 4/26/2019. In 2019, Hembree performed at Hangout Music Festival. They will also appear on the soundtrack of 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 with the song “Culture”. Hembree was named one of NPR’s Slingshot 2018 Artists to Watch. Rolling Stone named Hembree as one of the thirty best artists at SXSW 2018. “Had It All” debuted on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 on January 19, 2017. Lowe described the song as “absolutely fantastic.” “Holy Water” was featured in Apple’s HomePod “Distortion” TV spot, which ran during Super Bowl LII, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hembree released the single, “Reach Out” on July 20, 2021 and “Operators (feat. Bodye)” on Sept. 21, 2021 on Oread Records. Info at: http://www.hembreemusic.com]
Ivory Blue – “Heavy” from: “Compound Love / Sound Ballistics Music & Publishing / February 25, 2022 [Ivory Blue signed a publishing deal with Sound Ballistics Music & Publishing of Atlanta GA on August 18, 2021. This company is managing Ivory and handling all of their publishing. For COMPOUND LOVE Ivory served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. Nick Poortman served in mixing, with Kurt Festge who also served in mixing & Mastering. KC based singer songwriter and rock & roller, Ivory Blue is currently in the studio putting together a new full length 10-song album called “Compound Love” for release in 2022. Ivory Blue’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015 and had wide radio airplay on this show and multiple radio and television stations in Kansas City and across the country. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. Ivory Blue has played Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The Kansas City Public Library., and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families. before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying them Ivory KC, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics. // By 2013, IVORY BLUE was playing regularly in and around Kansas City and the first EP ‘Ready Get Set’ was released. in 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and got much attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017. Ivory entered NeXt2Rock, a nationwide talent search with over 1800 artists/bands who applied to find fresh and promising rock artists. The top 5 national bands battled it off for the win in Los Angeles CA at the legendary Viper Room, with judges Scott Borchetta (BMLG), John Varvatos (fashion designer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols Guitarist and Host of “Jonesy’s Jukebox”), Desmond Child (Musician, producer), Chris Lord-Alge (producer), Ivory Blue won over the judges and became the grand prize winner! Ivory Ivory won the contest and a one-year record deal with BMLG who re-released the song Ready Get Set from the 2015 EP. Ivory’s 2018 re-release of ‘Ready Get Set’ undauntedly received National and International airplay within weeks. For their upcoming album, IVORY BLUE is producing all the tracks with the exception of Drums and Bass. Ivory is currently working with Lester Estelle (Drummer for Kelly Clarkson), Craig Kew (Bass) KC, Kurt Festge (Mastering | Citizen Kane & Vilent Femmes) NC. and Nick Poortman (LA based Los Angeles based Producer, Engineer, Mixer, and Songwriter) Nick has worked alongside producers including Justin Gray, Gil Norton, Big Tank, and Greg Haver on sessions throughout the USA, UK, Europe, and New Zealand. // On August 18th 2021 Ivory Blue signed a publishing deal with Sound Ballistics Music & Publishing out of Atlanta GA. // Ivory released the singles: “Elite Dreamland,” on Feb. 17, 2021, “Half a Life” on Sept. 20, 2021. Ivory Blue released the video of “Family Table” directed by Mikal Shapiro, on August 21, 2021 and the audio track was released on September 7, 2021. Ivory Blue released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. Ivory Blue joined us on WMM on November 10, September 15, and July 28, in 2021. More info at: https://linktr.ee/ivorybluemusic%5D[IVORY BLUE will play Boulevardia on June 18, 2022.
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week on Wednesday, April 6 we talk with Fritz Hutchison will be releasing his new album titled MOVIE NIGHT via Manor Records on April 15th, 2022. More info at http://www.manorrecords.com
We also talk with Jenna Rae who is releasing her second full-length solo album, COUNTRY LO-FI, on April 1, 2022 through Lost Cowgirl Records. This is a follow up to her first full-length solo album WORKIN’ WOMAN, released October 23, 2018. Jenna also records and performs with The Unfit Wives, who released LIVE & UNFIT on Lost Cowgirl Records on September 17, 2021. Jenna also records and performs with her life partner Martin Farrell Jr. as Jenna & Martin who released Cosmic Western Duets on Lost Cowgirl Records on January 3, 2020.
We also talk with Kristie Stremel about her new band Prairie Brigade who will release their first self-titled album will be released April 12, 2022. Prairie Brigade is a Kansas City band born in late 2021 with Kristie Stremel on vocals & guitar, Chris Meck on guitar & vocals, John Hobson on guitar & bass & vocals, Ryan McCall on electric piano & vocals, and Tom Hudson on drums. More information at: http://www.prairiebrigade.bandcamp.com or http://www.prairiebrigademusic.com
And Sondra Freeman joins us to share details about Midwest Music Foundation 2022 Spring Donation Drive and Kick Off Concert featuring The Black Creatures, Stephonne, True Lions, and The Way Way Back, Saturday, April 9, 7:00 Doors, 8:00 PM Show at The Rino 314 Armour Rd., North Kansas City. More information at: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
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, March 30, 2022
Isaac Flynn of Hembree + D Rashaan Gilmore + Luke M. Harbur aka Music By Skippy
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Jenna Rae, Hembree, Scruffy and The Janitors, Kid Computer, Flare Tha Rebel & Bob Pulliam, Belle & The Vertigo Waves, musicbyskippy, The Salvation Choir, Ivory Blue, Krystle Warren, Bodye (Marty Hillard), and The Talking Trees.
At 10:30, we talk with D Rashaan Gilmore host of the Kansas City PBS program Flatland KC. D. Rashaan is a Newsweek contributing writer and the former host & producer of “Unbossed and Unbothered” that aired from 2021-2022, on 90.1 FM KKFI. D. Rashaan was previously a host & producer of The Tenth Voice from 2019 – 2021. Gilmore is also the founder of BlaqOut, a Kansas City nonprofit working to serve the Black queer community and help end the HIV/AIDS crisis. He is the recipient of the 2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–AIDS United Award for Health Equity. D Rashaan is also President/CEO at Purple Cow Omnimedia, LLC. More info at: http://BlaqOut.org/
At 11:00 Mark welcomes Luke M. Harbur who records as Music By Skippy. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2018, he moved near home to Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a featured performer for musicians, corporate & non-profit events, and performance groups. The Kansas native mixes beatboxing, singing, beat production, rapping, and keyboard playing to entertain all-age audiences in clubs, theaters, festivals and with Kansas City performance collective: Quixotic. The passion in his music has roots in his experience of receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months old. Music By Skippy will officially release his debut album, MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, on April 7 & 8, hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO. More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com
At 11:30 Mark talks with Isaac Flynn lead singer of Hembree who released their 15-track album, IT’S A DREAM! on February 4, 2022, on Oread Records. The KC born band was formed in November of 2015, with Isaac Flynn on guitar, & lead vocals, Garrett Childers on bass & vocals, Eric Davis on keys & synth, Alex Ward on guitar, and Austin Ward on drums. Hembree is signed to Thirty Tigers of Nashville, TN and were featured in Apple’s “Distortion” TV spot, which ran during Super Bowl LII, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hembree has supported Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Vance Joy, JR JR, and Joywave, among others. The band first toured Europe in 2018. Hembree will play Boulevardia on June 17, 2022. More info at: http://www.hembreemusic.com
The Salvation Choir photo by Jeune Premier Silambien Jr.
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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, March 23, 2022
The Creepy Jingles + Jennifer Owen of Owen Cox Dance + Nate Holt of Asterales + New & MidCoastal Releases
“Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks” from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979 [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]
Kansas City, MO – January 13, 2022: STATIC PHANTOMS at the Hotel Kansas City, Library Room
Static Phantoms – “Ghostwalk” from: “Ghostwalk” – Single / The Record Machine / March 18, 2022 [2nd single from The Static Phantoms, from upcoming album BATHED IN BLUE LIGHT. Static Phantoms are: Dedric Moore on synths, drum programming, backing vocals, & production; and Krysztof Nemeth on baritone guitar, bass, synths, lead vocals. The Pandemic offered Dedric Moore and Krysztof Nemeth the opportunity to pass the time and get creative in the studio exploring the music and themes of New Wave music of the 1980s. Those who follow the bands: Monta at Odds, The Republic Tigers, Emmaline Twist), you know about the passion Dedric and Krystoff bring th their synths and guitars. As Static Phantoms, the duo is influenced by the 1080s trailblazing bands: The Glove, Tones on Tail, Tears For Fears, and Soft Cell.]
[Monta At Odds will play the Treefort Fest in Boise, Idaho on March 23- 27, 2022]
[Monta At Odds will play the Brick 1727 Mcgee, KCMO. on Friday April 8, with Mensa Deathsquad as a small welcome home party.]
[Monta At Odds will play the official vinyl release party for Peak of Eternal Light on June 25 with The Philistines making a live return.]
[Members of Monta At Odds will join us on WMM on June 22, at 11:00 AM]
Miki P – “Peter Parker!” from: “Peter Parker!” – Single / Miki P / March 18, 2022 [Singer, songwriter, dreamer. Miki P makes music sometimes by herself and she leads the band Miki P and the Swallowtails. For this new single Miki P writes: “I started this song inspired after seeing the Spider-Man: No Way Home. I did a lot of the production on an Instagram live, which is where the end of the song “Sweet Dreams for you, for me” comes in, as I was wishing that for my audience as they were leaving and going to bed for the night. I want to thank Wills Van Doorn for helping me record the drums, and Galen Wallace Clark at Lost River Sound for mastering the track!” 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 and The Sallowtails play The Creepy Jingles Album Release Party at Replay Lounge on March 26, at 10:00 PM with , LK Ultra, and LYXE].
Cuee – “Boss Talk (feat. Kay V)” [Radio Edit] from: Gospel / Cuee / March 21, 2022 [Lawrence based hip-hop artist Cuee is a rapper with a Master’s Degree. Cuee received his Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Kansas. Cuee is also a graduate of Artist Inc. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Cuee has wowed audiences in Lawrence and KC with exciting live performances. On August 8, 2021 Cueereleased the single, “Silky (feat. Silky Ganache)”. On May 7, 2021 Cuee released the album GOSPEL which was #4 on WMM 120 Best Recordings of 2021. And since 2017 Cue has released two critically acclaimed albums, an EP, multiple singles. We last talked with Cuee on March 3, 2021 and on May 5, 2021 and before that, on August 12, 2020, when he released the single “Who’s Back.” and before that on May 29, 2019. Cuee released the single: “Gravity (Feat: Lindsey Alderman)” on April 29, 2021 and part of GOSPEL the album. In 2020 Cuee’ track, “Shook” landed on an official Spotify playlist dedicated to transgender, non-binary and gender-fluid musicians across the globe including Kim Petras and Lex Allen. Spotify sent out a note said, “Hey Cuee you hit a high note this month.” Cuee said he didn’t even know what that meant, and he looked up to discover he had over 24,000 listener during the month of June on Spotify. I was trying to figure out what happened. I did a little research, I logged onto my instagram account, I was starting to get a flood of followers. I was just tracing it back and I landed on a Spotify playlist, it was an editorial playlist so he couldn’t find out who put him on there. “Someone found me.” Cuee made three trips home to Chicago to record the record. For the new album GOSPEL Cuee explained that this term can have biblical connections but it also means ‘the truth.” The video for “Ain’t Going Back” takes place in a church, and is a declaration of freedom, and identity, while also paying respect. Cuee talked us about how the track was created in the studio and translating the song into a video that was shot in a church. Last time we talked with Cuee he shared his thoughts about ‘”Queerness in a church,” Cuee said, “you know, is very…different, I mean I wanted to bring that into that space, and freedom into that space, allow that space to be seen and heard by other people who traditionally wont take up that space.” Originally from Chicago, Illinois. 27 year old Lawrence based hip-hop artist emcee, and educator. Cuee has gained fans over the last six years in Lawrence and Kansas City for his critically acclaimed musical releases and live performances. Along with getting his Master’s Degree, Cuee has released around 30 different musical tracks, legally changed his name, and has transitioned physically and vocally. The song “Ain’t Going Back” features Cuee’s friend Joel Leoj who is originally from Florida, but after moving to Chicago, became friends with Cuee in school, and recently moved to Lawrence to make music and collaborate on recordings with Cuee. Cuee explained that they have known each other since high school, that they “started a Hip Hop culture club in our high school, to bring music, kinda having a place to chill after school, write music together as a community. That’s how we started.” “I moved out here to Kansas, to go to school, he stayed back in Miami, and then we kind of connected back, maybe about two years ago, and hit it off really strong. We decided we wanted to pursue this music thing together. We decided let’s just do this. So he said he was going to move to Lawrence. I didn’t believe him at first, until he showed up on my doorstep, and I was like, Wow, you are here, let’s do this.” Joel Leoj released the album, JOEY IN WONDERLAND on January 31, 2021. Cuee is a featured guest emcee on the tracks “Eden” and “No Debate.” Cuee was our guest on WMM on March 3, 2021, and May 5, 2021. More info at: http://www.officialcuee.com]
Effie – “Higher” from: Curve My Enthusiasm / DISTRKCT / August 13, 2021 [Curve My Enthusiasm was #5 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2021. Effie is Stephanie Altoro. Effie is a songwriter, singer, rapper, producer, one part of Kansas City’s own Jet Pack Productions originally from the Bronx, New York. Effie says that music saved her life and means everything to her. She puts herself in the category of a R&B/Hip Hop Artist. She claims Nina Simone as her biggest influence. Effie writes, “I have been writing for so many years but never shared any of my personal work until last year. So I’m working on pacing myself with releases, instead of just putting so many albums out back to back. My album, Curve My Enthusiasm, is so special to me that I’m going to release a deluxe version in January with 4 additional tracks and videos, including some exciting collaborations. I have also been writing for other artists, so you’ll be able to hear some of those releases soon, as well!” Effie is one third of Jet Pack Productions a Kansas City based music entertainment company created by Musicians Jo Blaq, Effie Altoro, and Tim Ogutu. Effie Joined us live on WMM on October 20, 2021. More info at: https://smarturl.it/37jrdz%5D
[Effie plays The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in the West Bottoms, Saturday, March 26 at 9:00 PM with The Black Creatures and DeeJay Proof. Effie is opening the show!]
Fritz Hutchison – “Apologize (To Your Wife)” from: “Apologize (To Your Wife)”- Single / Manor Records / March 25, 2022 [Second single fromFritz Hutchison’s upcoming album. On February 25, 2022 Fritz released the single “Ladder Shake (Feat. Bodacious Thang)”. Recently signed by Manor Records Multi-instrumentalist Fritz Hutchison was born May 27, 1991. His second solo album, MOVIE NIGHT will be is released on April.15, 2022 through Manor Records. A life-long resident of KC Since 2008 he’s been part of multiple bands playing drums with: She’s a Keeper, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Grand Marquis. As a guitarist he has played along side True Lions, J Ashley Miller, Lauren Krum, Miki P, Calvin Arsenia. A decade of lending an ear and a hand to other musicians Fritz Hutchison released his debut solo album Wide Wild Acres on Center Cut Records on March 27, 2020. Written & performed by Fritz Hutchison. Produced by Fritz Hutchison & Joel Nanos. Recorded & mixed in KC by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studio. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room in Chicago. Fritz was our guest on WMM on March 25, 2020]
Quite Frankly – “Is This Still Even Fun?” from: “Is This Still Even Fun?”- Single / Quite Frankly the Band / October 22, 2021 [Follow up to the bands earlier single, “Blue/Red” =released May 14, 2021. In the dawn of 2016, shy but precocious middle schooler, founding member and bassist Scout Matthew, decided she wanted to try her hand at turning her musical ambition into reality by creating a band that would take her and her friends well beyond their beginning musical education at School of Rock. She began planning rehearsals out of her garage and within a short time, she convinced her supportive family to renovate their home’s basement into a rehearsal space. Ever since, Quite Frankly the Band has been committed to perfecting its sound, writing their own original music and adding amazing covers. // This young band is no longer just a student band, holding its own opening for, The Greeting Committee, The Darbies, John Corabi, The Jacks and LA Guns! with several yers experience the band members have moved into high school and beyond, Jolson, Carolyn, Scout, Gavin & Eli have built an impressive resume. // The band gained attention by being the youngest winners of the Nelson Atkins Battle of The Bands 2018 and for being nominated as Pitch’s “Best in KC” two years in a row. They’ve played First Fridays in the Crossroads, Starlight Theater, The Rino, recordBar, Lemonade Park, Kauffman Stadium, Sprint Center with Big Slick and Nashville Country Music Hall of Fame. More info at: http://www.quitefranklytheband.com]
[Quite Frankly play recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO for the “RecordBar Rock Show.” 18+ Show. Friday, March 25, at 6:30 PM with A Side Of Jam, Grindstone, Jolson and The Fear of Snakes, Silhouette Six,Say That Again, and Lukas Allnut]
10:29 – Underwriting
Helen Gillet – “Skin” from: Helkiase / Helen Gillet / July 6, 2018 [Originally from Leuven, Belgium and now based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Globe Trotting, multi-faceted, jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet is a “mixed bag” of musical influence. Downbeat Magazine recently nominated her a Rising Star in the 61st Annual Critic’s Poll. She believes music to be an expression of the honest human condition; performing an eclectic mix of French pop, Avant Garde Jazz, North Indian, Folk and Classical styles. Helen Gillet’s 2018 solo album is Inspired by Helkiase, a cure-all medicine invented by the nuns of Notre Dame à la Rose hospital in Lessines, Belgium. (The hospital was one of Europe’s longest continually operating hospitals founded in XIII’s century). Gillet’s latest music deals with the more recent personal layers of complicated grief and finding new strength, sense of humor and inspiration. This recording captures the current spirit of Gillet’s live performance and features her newest original songs “Slow Drag Pavageau” written about legendary dancer and New Orleans bassist Alcide Pavageau, as well as “You Found Me,” “Skin,” and “Vautour,”song inspired by Israeli composer and artist Naama Tsabar. All songs are performed by Helen Gillet using a Boss RC50 Loop station and mainly cello and voice. Tracks 7 “Tonnerre” and 4 “Helkiase” use a Moog Sub Fatty synthesizer and vinyl scratching of a famous 1940 General de Gaulle speech. Live studio sessions and evening concerts recorded by Andrew “Goat” Gilchrist at the House of 1Hz on March 8th and 9th 2018 in New Orleans, LA. Mastered by Bruce Barielle.]
10:37 – Interview with Jennifer Owen
Jennifer Owen is Artistic Director of Owen/Cox Dance Group, an ensemble she co-founded with composer Brad Cox in 2007. She has choreographed over fifty new works for Owen/Cox Dance Group. Jennifer Owen, joins us to talk about “Skin” a world premiere music and dance collaboration with New Orleans-based cellist Helen Gillet. “Skin” features choreography by Jennifer Owen and musician Brad Cox.
Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist exploring synthesized sounds, texture, and rhythm using an acoustic cello. For someone with her varied background, New Orleans, with its mix of cultures and musics, seemed like a natural place to call home. Gillet’s solo performance is known for its enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with innovative use of the cello and true mastery of live looping technology.
“Skin” performances include: Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 3 at 2:00 PM, at City Stage Theatre, Union Station, 30 West Pershing Rd, KCMO. Owen/Cox Dance Group is a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation. More info at: http://www.owencoxdance.org
Jennifer Owen, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Jennifer Owen has choreographed over fifty new works for Owen/Cox Dance Group, including two commissions by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and works commissioned by Island Moving Co. of Newport, RI, Kansas City Dance Festival, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, and Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. She has also created nine new works for Kansas City Ballet’s In the Wings choreographic workshop, and a winning entry for the 2006 Columbus Choreography Project. Owen is the recipient of a 2000 Princess Grace Honorarium. Prior to founding Owen/Cox Dance Group, Owen enjoyed a 13-year international ballet career. After training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, School of American Ballet, and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, she went on to dance with the Russian State Ballet, Moscow Renaissance Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, BalletMet, and was a guest artist with the National Ballet of Turkmenistan. She has performed principal roles in Giselle, Don Quixote, George Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux and Donizetti Variations, and the central pas de deux in Todd Bolender’s Arena.
Jen Owen’s husband and partner is Brad Cox, is also the founder of The People’s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City–a musicians’ collective dedicated to the creation and performance of new large ensemble jazz. AND, Brad Cox Octet–an eight-piece ensemble made up of 2 saxophonists, 2 bass players, 2 drummers, and 2 keyboardists.
Owen/Cox Dance Group is a 501 (c) 3 not for profit corporation with a mission is to create new music and dance collaborations, to present high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music, and to engage as wide an audience as possible through affordable live performance, education and outreach programs
Over the last few years Owen/Cox Dance Group’s was working on a U.S. State Diplomacy Tour in Ukraine. COVID-19 local & international protocol, postponing this trip until this year. Jennifer Owen talk with us about how her dance company has been involved in international history, first with COVID-19 and now with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Jennifer Owen is involved with their Board Member Shari Wilson to raise funds for the people of the Ukraine.
Owen/Cox Dance Group is looking forward to their world premiere performance of “Skin” a world premiere music and dance collaboration with New Orleans-based cellist Helen Gillet. Friday, and Saturday April 1 and 2 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 3 at 2:00 PM, at City Stage Theatre, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, KCMO.
Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist exploring synthesized sounds, texture, and rhythm using an acoustic cello. For someone with her varied background, New Orleans, with its mix of cultures and musics, seemed like a natural place to call home. Gillet’s solo performance is known for its enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with innovative use of the cello and true mastery of live looping technology.
Originally from Leuven, Belgium and now based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Globe Trotting, multi-faceted, jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet is a “mixed bag” of musical influence. Downbeat Magazine recently nominated her a Rising Star in the 61st Annual Critic’s Poll. She believes music to be an expression of the honest human condition; performing an eclectic mix of French pop, Avant Garde Jazz, North Indian, Folk and Classical styles.
Helen Gillet’s 2018 solo album is Inspired by Helkiase, a cure-all medicine invented by the nuns of Notre Dame à la Rose hospital in Lessines, Belgium. (The hospital was one of Europe’s longest continually operating hospitals founded in XIII’s century). Gillet’s latest music deals with the more recent personal layers of complicated grief and finding new strength, sense of humor and inspiration. This recording captures the current spirit of Gillet’s live performance and features her newest original songs “Slow Drag Pavageau” written about legendary dancer and New Orleans bassist Alcide Pavageau, as well as “You Found Me,” “Skin,” and “Vautour,”song inspired by Israeli composer and artist Naama Tsabar.
Oh recording all songs are performed by Helen Gillet using a Boss RC50 Loop station and mainly cello and voice. Tracks 7 “Tonnerre” and 4 “Helkiase” use a Moog Sub Fatty synthesizer and vinyl scratching of a famous 1940 General de Gaulle speech. Live studio sessions and evening concerts recorded by Andrew “Goat” Gilchrist at the House of 1Hz on March 8th and 9th 2018 in New Orleans, LA. Mastered by Bruce Barielle.
Jennifer Owen, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley
Owen/Cox Dance Group is looking forward to their world premiere performance of “Skin” a world premiere music and dance collaboration with New Orleans-based cellist Helen Gillet. “Skin” performances are on Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, April 3, at 2:00 PM, at City Stage Theatre, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, KCMO. More Info at: http://www.owencoxdance.org
10:53
Helen Gillet – “Vautour” from: Helkiase / Helen Gillet / July 6, 2018 [Originally from Leuven, Belgium and now based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Globe Trotting, multi-faceted, jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet is a “mixed bag” of musical influence. Downbeat Magazine recently nominated her a Rising Star in the 61st Annual Critic’s Poll. She believes music to be an expression of the honest human condition; performing an eclectic mix of French pop, Avant Garde Jazz, North Indian, Folk and Classical styles. Helen Gillet’s 2018 solo album is Inspired by Helkiase, a cure-all medicine invented by the nuns of Notre Dame à la Rose hospital in Lessines, Belgium. (The hospital was one of Europe’s longest continually operating hospitals founded in XIII’s century). Gillet’s latest music deals with the more recent personal layers of complicated grief and finding new strength, sense of humor and inspiration. This recording captures the current spirit of Gillet’s live performance and features her newest original songs “Slow Drag Pavageau” written about legendary dancer and New Orleans bassist Alcide Pavageau, as well as “You Found Me,” “Skin,” and “Vautour,”song inspired by Israeili composer and artist Naama Tsabar. All songs are performed by Helen Gillet using a Boss RC50 Loop station and mainly cello and voice. Tracks 7 “Tonnerre” and 4 “Helkiase” use a Moog Sub Fatty synthesizer and vinyl scratching of a famous 1940 General de Gaulle speech. Live studio sessions and evening concerts recorded by Andrew “Goat” Gilchrist at the House of 1Hz on March 8th and 9th 2018 in New Orleans, LA. Mastered by Bruce Barielle.
The Black Creatures – “True Friends” from: “True Friends” – Single / Center Cut Records / 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. The Black Creatures released their debut single “Mouth 2 Mouth” June 5, 2016. They released the album, See No Evil, December 6, 2017. The duo released the singles, “Elements” February 14, 2018; “Silver Tears” June 19. 2018; “Dare” a Gorillaz cover August 8, 2019. They released the album “Wild Echoes” September 30, 2019. The Black Creatures released the singles “Turn” October 30, 2019; “Quartz (Twilight)” November 13, 2019; “SHINE” December 11, 2019; Ghost Bustin’ Dead Prezidentz” January 8, 2020; “To Whom It May Concern” January 22, 2020; “Arcade Love” February 5, 2020; and “Run Up” Feb. 19, 2020. The Black Creatures were last on WMM on May 26, 2021 and September 15, 2021.]
[The Black Creatures & Calvin Arsenia Scott were named Charlotte St. Foundation 2022 Generative Performing Artist Fellows. Visual Artists were Andrew Mcilvaine, Harold Smith Jr., Johanna Winters.]
[The Black Creatures plays The Ship, 1221 Union Avenue, KCMO in the West Bottoms, Saturday, March 26 at 9:00 PM with Effie and DeeJay Proof. Effie is opening the show!]
[The Black Creatures play Boulevardia on Friday, June 17, 2022]
11:00 – Station ID
The Creepy Jingles – “Nicotine Mom” from: “Connundrum and Bass” – Single / High Dive Records / March 11, 2022 [3rd single from band’s upcoming 11-track, full-length debut, TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY to be released March 25, 2022. “Trojan Horse Girl” was 1st single released Feb. 11, 2022 and followed by “Conundrum and Bass” released February 25, 2022. The Creepy Jingles are a KC based, 4-piece rock & roll band that both honors and defies convention. Led by singer / song-writer Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, 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. The 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. 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. ]
[The Creepy Jingles play Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO on March 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM, for their Album Release Show with Sisterbot and Stephonne.]
[The Creepy Jingles play Replay Lounge on March 26, 2022 at 10:00 PM with Miki P & The Swallowtails, LK Ultra, and LYXE]
11:03 – Interview with The Creepy Jingles
This Friday, March 25, The Creepy Jingles are releasing their debut full-length album: TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY on High Dive Records.
The Creepy Jingles play Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO this Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM, for their Album Release Show with Sisterbot and Stephonne.
The Creepy Jingles play Replay Lounge on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10:00 PM with Miki P & The Swallowtails, LK Ultra, and LYXE.
High Dive Records posts: The Creepy Jingles are led by Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics “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.” Nick Robertson, Travis McKenzie, and Andrew Woody bring their first class musicianship and creativity, helping Nixon paint the perfect picture of colors and sounds that don’t stay in the lines, blending Brit-Pop melodies that dance around the landscape of surf, NY garage rock, psychedelia and folk music.
Joining us LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios: Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, (Singer/Songwriter, Guitar, Piano); Travis McKenzie (Lead Guitar), Nick Robertson (Drums); Andrew Woody (Bass) all join us yo share details about their debut full-length, TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY.
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, Travis McKenzie, Nick Robertson, Andrew Wood, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
Take Me At My Wordplay
Side A
Conundrum & Bass
Trojan Horse Girl*
Nicotine Mom
Working Class Clown
Fall of the Cabal Game
Side B
Breaking the Fourth Walmart
Cardinal Cinnabon
Ennochian Hymn and Her
Gaslight My Fire
Tabooed Out of the Building
Saved by the Bell Jar
All songs words and music written by Jocelyn Olivia Nixon
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin- Singer/ rhythm guitars/ keys Travis McKenzie- Lead guitars Nick Robertson- Drums/ Percussion Andrew Woody – Bass
Zack Hames- Recording, Mixing, and Mastering
Special Thank You to Wayne Hutcherson and Adam York
The Creepy Jingles released the stand alone single, “Throwing In The Femme Fatale” on Nov. 18, 2021. As lead singer Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, who is a transgender woman, told 90.9 The Bridge, “This is one of those songs we wanted to make space for and share because it was a favorite little oddball of ours, it’s a bit outside the box of what we normally do.” Nixon continued, “I wrote it to appear vague enough where it could be about a song, idea or a person that gets stuck inside your crawl space,” the song was about her own mindset before transitioning. “…This overwhelming thought about showing the world who I really was, because I couldn’t ignore it anymore.”
The Creepy Jingles, self-titled debut EP, THE CREEPY JINGLES was released on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019. Ross Brown of (Shy Boys and Full Bloods) recorded & mixed the EP at Escape Pod Audio. Mike Nolte Mastered the recordings at Eureka Mastering. EP credits give special thanks to: Collin Rausch and Kyle Rausch of Shy Boys.
From High Dive Records http://www.highdivekc.com: “The brainchild of singer/ songwriter, Jocelyn Olivia Nixin acts to guide the listener thru a self-actualized Mono-myth of forging identity thru Bizarre arcane cosmic poetry coupled with the wordplay of a wry smile and eccentric wit.”
“Drummer Nick Robertson charges the group forward with a fiery fueled obsidian backbeat. Adam York (former bass player) delivers pulsing bass lines that compliment the songs and his partner in the rhythm section. Rounding out the band is Guitarist Travis McKenzie who generously spins a holographic spectrum of color that lift the catchy Brit pop melodies that effortlessly dance about the rapidly changing landscapes of New York Garage Rock and 60s/70s folk music. “
From FALLY AFANI, I Heart Local Music.com (JUNE 22, 2019):
“The Creepy Jingles are really throwing us for a loop. Like, we know garage rock is supposed to sound raw and a little loose. But The Creepy Jingles are so on point with their craft, we’re not entirely comfortable with picturing them as some laid back group of rockers. Every. Single. Note. Is. Perfect. When The Creepy Jingles play, it sounds like they practice every single day. They don’t miss a single thing! Every note in every song is spot on, we haven’t heard a group of rockers this tight with their performance in ages. When they hit the Replay for their album release show Thursday night, it was hard to look away. Jocelyn Olivia Nixon runs a tight ship with this group. They began the set with her pounding away at the keys, leaving a throbbing urge for more of their exciting rock noise. Then, when they fully dove into their impeccable guitar work, the audience was also treated to her gnarly-as-hell vocals. The growls, the screams, the RAWNESS of it all brings out our most primal emotions.”
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin is Community Organizer at Bandwaggn Kansas City
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin is Singer/ Songwriter/ Guitar/ Keys at The Creepy Jingles
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin is Singer-songwriter at English Major
Jocelyn Nixin Studied Filming/Directing/Acting/writing at The Art Institute of Austin
Jocelyn Nixin Studied Studied Broadcasting & Film at University of Central Missouri
Jocelyn Nixin Studied Studied Creative Writing in English at Missouri State University
Jocelyn Nixin went to Blue Springs South High School and Jocelyn Nixin lives in Overland Park, Kansas
From The Pitch KC June 19, 2019 Nick Spacek:
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin was part of the band Abracadabras, that was active around Kansas City from 2006 to 2009 or so. Nixon fronted the band, which also included brothers Collin and Kyle Rausch, who now play in the pop act Shy Boys.
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin told Nick Spacek i nan article published in The Pitch KC on June 19, 2019, “That was, like, the first band,” Nixin says. “I’d been writing songs since I was probably about 22, and that was our first band together. So it was like we all grew up together … Once I went to Austin, I felt like it was time for me to stand on my own.”
“I’d left [Kansas City] to work on my marriage,” Nixin continues. “My wife at the time was offered a job and I figured, Yeah, Austin, great music city. I should see what happens. A music city like Austin was the silver lining in moving away from my band.”
The marriage hit the skids a few years in, but Nixin continued writing music. She released a solo project called English Major, a divorce record of sorts. Five years in, though, everything finally seemed to come to a head.
“The traffic, the cost of living — our rent went up $750,” Nixin says. “It was almost impossible to stay. I was like, Why am I killing myself to do this? I was also starting to come to terms with my own personal identity, and it blew into this existential crisis, where I was like, I can’t keep this bottled up anymore.”
Being “bottled up” was Nixon acknowledging her recent transition into life as a woman, a process she’d started early during her time in Austin.
“Tweezing my eyebrows, laser hair removal, therapy, going out more in femme,” she says — but largely abandoned after her marriage fell apart and she stepped into a new relationship. But the desire to transition hadn’t gone away; Nixin was just burying it.
“I was depressed to the point where I kind of — there’s that line in ‘Yer Blues,’ where John Lennon’s like, Feel so suicidal/ Even hate my rock & roll.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I get that line,’”
Nixin says. “I didn’t ever feel like I was going to commit suicide, but I had this fantasy of faking my death and becoming a new person, which was all sort of leading me to transition, but I was just miserable and I just didn’t want to be around it.”
She decided to leave Austin and return to KC, though moving back home as she transitioned wasn’t something Nixon was initially eager to do. “I thought it was scarier to move back,” she says. But then she realized that, as she says, “I needed to do this in front of the people I grew up with, and have those tough conversations, and tell them who I really am and how I really feel. It felt like the most honest way to do things, and it felt like the most authentic way to bridge my past to my present.”
Nixin started hormones and came out as a woman after she moved back home to KC. She says everyone’s been cool about it — tons of support.
“When I came out, I felt stupid, because I was like, ‘I should’ve done this sooner,’” she says. “An immediate weight lifted off of me, just from carrying the weight of that consuming all my mental faculties at all times. It just shot my nervous system.”
Nixin had quit playing music toward the end of her time in Austin, and she gave herself a few years during her transition to “get my head right and heal from a breakup, and also, approaching this new phase in my life,” as she puts it. But she kept writing songs.
She started jamming with Nick Robertson, a drummer. Then they brought in Travis McKenzie, a former Abracadabras guitarist, and the Creepy Jingles were born. They played around for a few years and then, last year, began recording what would become their debut self-titled EP.
“We took it slow, doing it like, once a week, and then once fall rolled around, we were like, ‘Let’s record some things,’” Nixin says. They took the music to Ross Brown, another Shy Boy, who recorded and mixed the EP in his basement. Collin Rausch ended up playing bass on it.
“It was kind of like a little family reunion,” Nixon says of reuniting with old bandmates.
Nick Spacek wrote: The EP was released on High Dive Records at the beginning of May. It’s confident and exuberant, a Kinksy mishmash of Britpop garage rock”.
She says. I felt like I had to adopt a mask or a character to protect myself a little bit onstage. Now it feels very me, and I’m very comfortable.” _____________
11:15
The Creepy Jingles – “Connundrum and Bass” from: “Conundrum and Bass” – Single / High Dive Records / February 25, 2022 [This is the second single from band’s upcoming 11-track, full-length debut, TAKE ME AT MY WORD PLAY scheduled for release in March 25, 2022. “Trojan Horse Girl” was the single released February 11, 2022. [From band’s upcoming 11-track, full-length debut, TAKE ME AT MY WORD PLAY. 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. ] The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019.]
[The Creepy Jingles play Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO this Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM, for their Album Release Show with Sisterbot and Stephonne. ]
[The Creepy Jingles play Replay Lounge on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10:00 PM with Miki P & The Swallowtails, LK Ultra, and LYXE.]
11:18 – Interview with The Creepy Jingles (continued)
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, Travis McKenzie, Nick Robertson, Andrew Wood, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
Nixon had quit playing music toward the end of her time in Austin, and she gave herself a few years during her transition to “get my head right and heal from a breakup, and also, approaching this new phase in my life,” as she puts it. But she kept writing songs.
Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics “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.” Nick, Travis, and Andrew bring first class musicianship and creativity, helping Nixon paint the perfect picture of colors and sounds that don’t stay in the lines, blending Brit-Pop melodies that dance around the landscape of surf, NY garage rock, psychedelia and folk music.
She started jamming with Nick Robertson, a drummer. Then they brought in Travis McKenzie, a former Abracadabras guitarist, and the Creepy Jingles were born. They played around for a few years and then, last year, began recording what would become their debut self-titled EP.
This Friday, March 25, The Creepy Jingles are releasing their debut full-length album: TAKE ME AT MY WORD PLAY on High Dive Records.
The Creepy Jingles play Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO this Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM, for their Album Release Show with Sisterbot and Stephonne.
The Creepy Jingles play Replay Lounge on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10:00 PM with Miki P & The Swallowtails, LK Ultra, and LYXE.
The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 4 on May 27, at 9th & State.
Jocelyn Olivia Nixin, Travis McKenzie, Nick Robertson, Andrew Wood, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.
11:26
The Creepy Jingles – “Gaslight My Fire” from: Take Me At My Wordplay / High Dive Records / March 25, 2022 [From band’s upcoming 11-track, full-length debut, TAKE ME AT MY WORD PLAY. 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. ]
[The Creepy Jingles play Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, MO this Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM, for their Album Release Show with Sisterbot and Stephonne. ]
[The Creepy Jingles play Replay Lounge on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10:00 PM with Miki P& The Swallowtails, LK Ultra, and LYXE.]
11:29 – Underwriting
Asterales – “Calling Me (Feat Ghostmind)” from: FUTURESPECTIVE / Datura Records / March 25, 2022 [Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. KC based leftfield, experimental, electronica music maker, also known as Nate Holt. Asterales eleased the 5-track EP, WORK HOURS on Sept. 6, 2016 in collaboration with Aikido Bray, Leo Minor, Katlyn Conroy, and Tanner Walle, with synthesizers, production, recording, engineering & mastering by Etan Tioh for Datura Records. This was followed by the 3-track EP, FRAGMENTS, released Feb. 3, 2017. Asterales released the single A.M. on Feb. 4, 2017. Asterales released the 10-track album, OUTSIDE THE BOX on Oct. 31, 2017. Asterales released the singles: “Brkfst 4 Btlvrs” on Oct. 31, 2017; and “Soft Spheres” on April 21, 2018. Asterales released the 10-track album ORBITAL DEBRIS: VOL. 1 on Aug. 14, 2020 on Mr. Furious Records. Asterales released the single “ASTR_40” on Aug. 26, 2020. Asterales released the 4-song EP EXTRA JUNK on Dec. 4, 2020 through Mr. Furious Records. Asterales released the singles: “Solstice Song” on Dec. 21, 2020, and “Desire (Tanner Walle) – Asterales Remix” on Jan. 29, 2021. Asterales released the single “Offline” on Feb. 26, 2021. Asterales released the single, “Beauty In The Distance feat. Heidi Gluck)” on March 31, 2021. Produced & mixed by Asterales, vocals by Heidi Gluck. lyrics by Approach, mastered by Royce Diamond. Asterales released the single, “So Easy (feat. Royce Diamond)” on April 30, 2021. Asterales released the single, “Let Go” on May 31, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales, lyrics by Royce Diamond, vocals by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Paraglider” on June 30, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Kinugemi” on July 31, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Variable Stars Pt. 1″ on August 30, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Asterales released the remix single, “She Left (Asterales Remix)” on Sept. 2, 2021, produced by Asterales. Remix artwork by Gordon Leadfoot & Asterales. Asterales released the single, “P@!omAr-1” on September 28, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. More info at: http://www.asterales.bandcamp.com Asterales released the remix single, “Cory Phillips & the Band of Light – Give & the Take (Asterales Remix)” on October 1, 2021. “Give & the Take” was written by Cory Phillips coryphillipsmusic.com “Give & the Take – Asterales Remix” Produced by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Calling Me (feat. Ghostmind)” on October 31, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Vocals and guitar performed and recorded by Ghostmind. Lyrics by Ghostmind. Artwork by Asterales. Asterales released the single “Your World or Mine (Feat. Approach)” on November 30, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. Lyrics and vocals by Approach. Asterales released “Right Here, This Moment (feat. Royce Diamond & Maria Cuevas)” on December 31, 2021, produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Lyrics & vocals by Royce Diamond. Background vocals by Maria Cuevas (of Maria The Mexican). One of 14 singles Asterales released in 2021. More information at http://www.asterales.bandcamp.com]
11:35 – Interview with Nate Holt of Asterales
Musician, producer, writer, Nate Holt records as Astrales. In 2021, Asterales released 12 new singles and two new single remixes. Asterales is getting set to release their new album FUTURESPECTIVE on March 25, 2022 through Datura Records LLC. The album contains all 12 singles together, plus 4 new remix tracks. Nate also plays keyboards in the bands: Cory Phillips & the Light, Maria The Mexican, and Hello Biplane. Nate is also a longtime collaborator with Approach, and he works with Datura Records based in Lawrence, Kansas. Nate is also the co-host and co-creator of The Long Play Listening Party, a podcast about music that he presents with Royce Diamond and Howie Howard. More information at: https://twitter.com/thelongplaylp or https://linktr.ee/asteralesmusic
Nate Holt thanks for being with us on WMM.
KC based leftfield, experimental, electronica music maker, also known as Nate Holt.
Asterales is getting set to release their new album FUTURESPECTIVE on March 25, 2022 through Datura Records LLC. The album contains all 12 singles together, plus 4 new remix tracks.
Musician, producer, writer, Nate Holt who records as Astrales.
Nate also plays keyboards in the bands: Cory Phillips & the Light, Maria The Mexican, and Hello Biplane.
Nate Holt – GIGS
Cory Phillips & the Band of Light April 16, at Bottleneck Cory Phillips & the Band of Light, April 29, at Jazzhaus Cory Phillips & the Band of Light May 7, Food Truck Festival LFK Cory Phillips & the Band of Light, May 21, with Josh Hoyer at Lucia
Maria the Mexican play the ABBA Tribute, April 1, 7:00 PM, at The Bottleneck I Heart Local Music presents: A Tribute to ABBA, All Ages, FREE SHOW, This tribute to mothers brings your favorite ABBA songs to life with local musicians (who are also mothers), including: Unfit Wives, Maria the Mexican, Party Party with Katlyn Conroy (of Cheery), Suzannah Johannes, Bad Alaskan (Alex Williams), with local drag queens to perform songs from “Mama Mia!” including Miss Gay Kansas United States MsAmanda Love and Rose Champagne! This show will be requiring vaccines/masks.
Maria the Mexican play TPAC on April 8, w/Gary Hobbs Maria the Mexican play Jazzhaus May 13, June 17, Aug 19 Maria the Mexican play Replay Lounge May 8 matinee Maria the Mexican playAztec Theater, June 25 Maria the Mexican play NOTO Concert Series, July 15
Heavy Petty play ullivan Square in Baldwin City KS on May 6
WORK HOURS, 5-track EP, released on Sept. 6, 2016 in collaboration with Aikido Bray, Leo Minor, Katlyn Conroy, and Tanner Walle, with synthesizers, production, recording, engineering & mastering by Etan Tioh for Datura Records.
FRAGMENTS, 3-track EP, released Feb. 3, 2017.
A.M., Single released Feb. 4, 2017.
OUTSIDE THE BOX 10-track album, released on Oct. 31, 2017.
“Brkfst 4 Btlvrs” Single, Oct. 31, 2017;
“Soft Spheres” – Single released April 21, 2018.
ORBITAL DEBRIS: VOL. 1, 10-Track album, released Aug. 14, 2020 Mr. Furious Records.
Asterales released the single “ASTR_40” Single on Aug. 26, 2020.
EXTRA JUNK EP released on Dec. 4, 2020 through Mr. Furious Records.
“Solstice Song” Single released on Dec. 21, 2020,
“Desire (Tanner Walle) – Asterales Remix” released on Jan. 29, 2021.
“Offline” Single released on Feb. 26, 2021.
“Beauty In The Distance feat. Heidi Gluck” Single released Mar. 31, 2021. Produced & mixed by Asterales, vocals by Heidi Gluck, lyrics by Approach, mastered by Royce Diamond
“So Easy (feat. Royce Diamond)” released on April 30, 2021.
“Let Go” a Single released on May 31, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales, lyrics by Royce Diamond, vocals by Asterales.
“Paraglider” released on June 30, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales.
“Kinugemi” released on July 31, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales.
“Variable Stars Pt. 1” released Aug. 30, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales.
“She Left (Asterales Remix)” remix Single on Sept. 2, 2021, produced by Asterales. Remix artwork by Gordon Leadfoot & Asterales.
“P@!omAr-1” Single on September 28, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales.
“Give & the Take” (Asterales Remix)” Oct. 1, 2021.”Cory Phillips & the Band of Light
“Calling Me (feat. Ghostmind)” Single released on October 31, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Vocals and guitar performed and recorded by Ghostmind. Lyrics by Ghostmind. Artwork by Asterales.
“Your World or Mine (Feat. Approach)” Single released on November 30, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. Lyrics and vocals by Approach.
“Right Here, This Moment (feat. Royce Diamond & Maria Cuevas)” Single released on December 31, 2021, produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Lyrics & vocals by Royce Diamond. Background vocals by Maria Cuevas (of Maria The Mexican).
Brand new track: “LET GO vocal redux (Feat. Kirsten Paludan)”
Nate Holt thanks for being on WMM.
Asterales is getting set to release their new album FUTURESPECTIVE on Friday, March 25, 2022 through Datura Records LLC. The album contains all 12 singles together, plus 4 new remix tracks. https://linktr.ee/asteralesmusic
For WMM, I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!
11:53
Asterales – “LET GO vocal redux (Feat. Kirsten Paludan)” from: FUTURESPECTIVE / Datura Records / March 25, 2022 [Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. KC based leftfield, experimental, electronica music maker, also known as Nate Holt. Asterales eleased the 5-track EP, WORK HOURS on Sept. 6, 2016 in collaboration with Aikido Bray, Leo Minor, Katlyn Conroy, and Tanner Walle, with synthesizers, production, recording, engineering & mastering by Etan Tioh for Datura Records. This was followed by the 3-track EP, FRAGMENTS, released Feb. 3, 2017. Asterales released the single A.M. on Feb. 4, 2017. Asterales released the 10-track album, OUTSIDE THE BOX on Oct. 31, 2017. Asterales released the singles: “Brkfst 4 Btlvrs” on Oct. 31, 2017; and “Soft Spheres” on April 21, 2018. Asterales released the 10-track album ORBITAL DEBRIS: VOL. 1 on Aug. 14, 2020 on Mr. Furious Records. Asterales released the single “ASTR_40” on Aug. 26, 2020. Asterales released the 4-song EP EXTRA JUNK on Dec. 4, 2020 through Mr. Furious Records. Asterales released the singles: “Solstice Song” on Dec. 21, 2020, and “Desire (Tanner Walle) – Asterales Remix” on Jan. 29, 2021. Asterales released the single “Offline” on Feb. 26, 2021. Asterales released the single, “Beauty In The Distance feat. Heidi Gluck)” on March 31, 2021. Produced & mixed by Asterales, vocals by Heidi Gluck. lyrics by Approach, mastered by Royce Diamond. Asterales released the single, “So Easy (feat. Royce Diamond)” on April 30, 2021. Asterales released the single, “Let Go” on May 31, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales, lyrics by Royce Diamond, vocals by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Paraglider” on June 30, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Kinugemi” on July 31, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Variable Stars Pt. 1″ on August 30, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Asterales released the remix single, “She Left (Asterales Remix)” on Sept. 2, 2021, produced by Asterales. Remix artwork by Gordon Leadfoot & Asterales. Asterales released the single, “P@!omAr-1” on September 28, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. More info at: http://www.asterales.bandcamp.com Asterales released the remix single, “Cory Phillips & the Band of Light – Give & the Take (Asterales Remix)” on October 1, 2021. “Give & the Take” was written by Cory Phillips coryphillipsmusic.com “Give & the Take – Asterales Remix” Produced by Asterales. Asterales released the single, “Calling Me (feat. Ghostmind)” on October 31, 2021. Produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Vocals and guitar performed and recorded by Ghostmind. Lyrics by Ghostmind. Artwork by Asterales. Asterales released the single “Your World or Mine (Feat. Approach)” on November 30, 2021. Produced, mixed and mastered by Asterales. Lyrics and vocals by Approach. Asterales released “Right Here, This Moment (feat. Royce Diamond & Maria Cuevas)” on December 31, 2021, produced, mixed & mastered by Asterales. Lyrics & vocals by Royce Diamond. Background vocals by Maria Cuevas (of Maria The Mexican). One of 14 singles Asterales released in 2021. More information at http://www.asterales.bandcamp.com]
Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now” from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
Next week on Wednesday, March 30 we talk with D Rashaan Gilmore host of the Kansas City PBS program Flatland KC.
We also talk with Luke M. Harbur who records as MUSIC BY SKIPPY and has release his debut album MY DYING WISH with a live album release show, April 7 & 8, 2022 hosted by Quixotic, 1616 Broadway Blvd, KCMO More info at http://www.musicbyskippy.com
And also next week we talk with Issac Flynn lead singer of Hembree who willshare details about the band’s new album IT’S A DREAM. Hembree will play Boulevardia on June 17, 2022
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information. Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org
Wednesday MidDay Medley 