Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Nico Gray & Haunted Tracks from The Limelight in Chicago
+ Michael McQuary + Beth Byrd’s Physical Theatre

Nico Gray, Janet Henry, Michael McQuary, Beth Byrd on the October 26, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony Orch. – “Universal Signature”
from: Salter – Skinner: Monster Music / Marco-Polo / 1995
[Frank Skinner was a composer & arranger born in Meredosia, Illinois on Dec. 31, 1897. He died in Beverly Hills, California, Oct. 9, 1968. A graduate of the Chicago Musical College (now the Chicago Conservatory of Music), 16-year-old Frank found employment in vaudeville and began playing in local areas with his brother Carl on drums billed as the Skinner Brothers dance band. He began writing and arranging music for dance bands in New York, from 1925 to 1935, arranging 2000 popular songs for Robbins Publishing. After a short period at MGM, working on musical settings for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Skinner was hired by Universal Studios. Over the course of his 30 years there, he composed music for more than 200 films earning five Academy Award nominations (1938–43). His distinctive approach to scoring horror films, such as Son of Frankenstein (1939) and The Wolf Man (1941), has been characterized as a ‘passion for chromatic lines … mirrored contours … [and] restrained, yet ominously mythical orchestrations’ (Marcello). He gained new recognition in the 1950s for his lush romantic scores, including those for such Douglas Sirk films as Magnificent Obsession (1954) and Written on the Wind (1956). Despite many changes in the film industry, his book Underscore (1950) has survived as an excellent introduction to film music composition. The Wolf Man is a 1941 American drama horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as a werewolf named “The Wolf Man” and features Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya in supporting roles. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood’s depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful Werewolf of London (1935). Lon Chaney, Jr. would reprise his classic role as “The Wolf Man” in four sequels, beginning with Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man in 1943.]

3. Freight Train Rabbit Killer w/ Jason Vivone – “Come On In The Valley (Stomp)”
from: KKFI Collaborations / KKFI 90.1 FM / January 29, 2016
[Collaborations was produced by 90.1 FM Station Manager – Barry Lee. The album features 13 collaborations: Betse & Clarke with Bird Fleming & John Kizilarmut; Kasey Rausch Music with The Vine Street Seven; Howard Iceberg with Hidden Pictures; Victor & Penny with Cody Wyoming; Gary Kirkland & Bill Dye; Angela Hagenbach & The KKFI Jazz Band (Jeff Harshbarger, Roger Wilder, John Kizilarmut, Terry Wilkerson); Jen Harris with Rich Hill; Bobby Watson with Grupo Aztlan, and The T.J. Marley Trio; BCR with Music by Betse Ellis and Bill Dye; The Boss Toms (The Latenight Callers with Teri Quinn); Enrique Chi of Making Movies with Bob Walkenhorst and Una Walkenhorst, Cucharada with Gerald Trimble’s Celtic and World Music Sessions, Freight Train Rabbit Killer with Jason Vivone.]

[Freight Train Rabbit Killer present a Concert & Comic Book Release, Friday, October 28, at 9:30 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, with Berwanger who are playing a CD Release show for their new record, Exorcism Rock. FTRK will be releasing a limited number of hand sown, Japanese style, stab bound books for this performance. There will be a one-time theatrical performance from Freight Train Rabbit Killer and the Legion of Ghosts– over 15 of KC and Springfield’s finest musicians. In addition to FTRK’s doom blues guitars, there will be a 3-piece horn section, organ, pedal steel, bass, percussion and theatrical performances to entertain the audience, all while being professionally recorded.]

4. William Stromberg & Moscow Symphony -“Son of Frankenstein: Main Title”
from: Salter – Skinner: Monster Music / Marco-Polo / 1995
[Frank Skinner was a composer & arranger. Son of Frankenstein the 1939, horror monster film, and is the 3d film in Universal Studios’ Frankenstein series and the last to feature Boris Karloff as the Monster as well as the first to feature Bela Lugosi as Ygor. The picture is a sequel to James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. The film was a reaction to the very popular re-releases of Dracula with Lugosi and Frankenstein with Karloff as a double-feature in 1938. Universal’s declining horror output was revitalized with the enormously successful Son of Frankenstein, in which the studio cast both Karloff and Lugosi.]

Beth Byrd, Michael McQuary, Janet Henry on the October 26, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

10:07 – Interview with Michael McQuary

Actor of stage & screen, Michael McQuary, joined us to share his unique interpretations of the monsters of film: Béla Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, and more. Michael is the creator of the award winning one-man shows in New York City: Matinee Idol, Man of 1001 Faces, and My Own Space, and most recently, for the KC Fringe Festival “I’m Hollywood.”

Michael is the star of the new Mile Deep Films short film, “Corvalo” directed by Anthony Ladesich, playing the Kansas International Film Festival, November 10, at The Glenwood Arts Theatre.

Michael will be performing Friday, October 28, with Johnny Riley & The Delta Beats, at Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania Ave, with The Culprits, and Nicholas St. James, when they open for the legendary Blues Legend, Jimmie Mayes.

10:14

5. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – “I Put a Spell on You”
from: Single – (Jeremy Sole’s Zombie Stomp Remix) / self released / 2011
[Jeremy Sole is a critically acclaimed DJ, he is also a radio show host at KCRW in Santa Monica, California (www.kcrw.com) and is Co-Founder and resident deejay of “AFRO FUNKÉ.” Sole has drawn a loyal crowd every week for the past 7 years. This is his arena for Afrobeat, Latin, Brazilian and other authentic and remixed world rhythms. Hundreds of international guests have joined him, from deejays Rich Medina and Cut Chemist to impromptu jam sessions with Zap Mama and Stevie Wonder. “Jeremy is a great DJ, presenter, producer and knower-of-music …an extremely cool dude. I cannot stop listening to his remix of ‘I Put A Spell On You’ …it’s irresistible.” – Henry Rollins]

10:24

6. Betse & Clarke – “Stepping On Ghosts”
from: River Still Rise / Independent / July 1, 2016
[Full-length debut album, from folk duo, Betse & Clarke. Betse Ellis on fiddles, violins, viola & vocals and Clarke Wyatt on banjos and cello. Recorded during the Winter-Spring of 2016. Produced by Clarke Wyatt and Betse Ellis. Recorded and mixed by Clarke Wyatt. Final mix assistance from Chad Meise at Massive Sound. “River Still Rise,” is a collection of originals and reworked traditional compositions that are presented “to be enjoyed as a musical adventure, much like the river exploration of the famous duo Lewis & Clark, an inspiration for the band’s name.” Betse Ellis writes in the extended liner notes: “The phrase River Still Rise appears in the journals of Meriwether Lewis, and to me, most notably when the Corps of Discovery readied their boats and supplies for the beginning of their river journey. Documenting all the details of the excursion included aspects of the weather, the general demeanor or specific behavior of the crew, and most certainly the level of the river. The river needed to be high enough to be navigable, and in that way, Clarke and I have been putting together our gear and supplies, building our boat, and watching the weather signs for about a year and a half at this point. We made this recording at home with the best gear we could acquire, and with Clarke’s long-built engineering and producing knowledge.”]

[Betse & Clarke play a Homecoming Concert, Thursday, October 27, at 7:00 PM, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Rd. featuring their full string band, Brushy Creek, with Brett Hodges and Alex Mallett.]

7. Iggy & The Stooges – “Gimme Danger”
from: Raw Power / Columbia / February 7, 1973
[3rd studio album from Ann Arbor, Michigan band, first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003. The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. After their first two albums, The Stooges (1969) and Fun House (1970) were released to little commercial success, The Stooges were in disarray: they had officially broken up, bassist Dave Alexander was fighting alcoholism, and singer Iggy Pop’s heroin addiction was escalating prior to the intervention of David Bowie. Pop later recalled, “Very few people recognized the quality of the Stooges’ songwriting, it was really meticulous. And to his credit, the only person I’d ever known of in print to notice it, among my peers of professional musicians, was Bowie.” Pop relocated to London, having signed on as a solo artist to MainMan Management, who also handled Bowie. Pop said that Columbia executives insisted on two ballads “Gimme Danger” and “I Need Somebody”. The album was recorded in London’s CBS Studios, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 6, 1972. Pop produced and mixed the album by himself; unfortunately, his botched first attempt mixed most of the instruments into one stereo channel and the vocals into the other, with little regard for balance or tone quality. Tony DeFries, the head of MainMan, informed Pop that the album would be remixed by Bowie. Pop agreed to this, claiming that “the other choice was I wasn’t going to get my album out. I think DeFries told me that CBS refused to release it like that, I don’t know”, but insisted that his own mix for “Search and Destroy” be retained. Due to budgetary constraints, Bowie remixed 7 songs in one day in an inexpensive LA studio, Western Sound Recorders, in October 1972.]

8. Berwanger – “I Want You Bad”
from: Exorcism Rock / Doghouse Records / To be released November 4, 2016
[Josh Berwanger was in The Anniversary, a Kansas band that released, 2000’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown & 2002’s Your Majesty and sold over 100,000 records before breaking up on tour in Japan. The band recently reunited for new shows and a tour this year. Berwanger was also in the band, The Only Children, and released, 2004’s Change of Living & 2007’s Keeper of Youth. When Keeper of Touth ended Josh Berwanger took a break and became a high school basketball coach. In the 2012 Josh formed the Josh Berwanger band. Berwanger released their EP Demonios November 11, 2016.]

[Josh Berwanger Band play a special CD Release Show with the Freight Train Rabbit Killer Concert & Comic Book Release, Friday, October 28, at 9:30 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Grand.]

Beth Byrd, Michael McQuary, Janet Henry, on the October 26, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

10:32 – Interview with Beth Bryd, and Janet Henry

Beth Byrd is Artistic-Director of Byrd Productions Physical Theater, founded in 1995. With over 30 years of profession work as a mime, clown, physical theater artist, producer of physical theater and teacher, Beth has toured the country as a solo artist for schools and libraries. Beth has appeared in television and film and commercials, and has collaborated with Kansas City Renaissance Festival, The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, City in Motion Dance Theatre, The Folly Theatre, the Reynolds Family Circus, Dance in The Park, KC Fringe Fest. Beth was an original board member of the Just Off Broadway Theatre. Beth studied at The Goldstone & Johnson School for Mime with Marcel Marceau and is a 2014 Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project Studio Resident.

Janet Henry has appeared professionally in the Kansas City premieres of the plays: “Cups” produced by Theatre League at The Unicorn Theatre, and “Arts or Crafts” produced by One Time Productions at the Bloch Artspace. Janet was recently an actor in the One Minute Play Festival at The Fishtank Theatre. She has collaborated with actor and designer Brad Shaw on several productions. Her collaborations with Beth Byrd Physical Theatre led to her recent studies in Barcelona, Spain. Janet Henry has worked in stage and film. She is a mom, a former track star, and recently adopted

Byrd Productions Physical Theater, was founded in 1995. Bryd Productions presents a Physical Theatre Festival, October 24 through October 30, at The Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Vally Drive.

Beth Byrd & Janet Henry thank you for being with us in WMM.

Byrd Productions is celebrating 21 years of Physical Theatre with a festival that includes 4 workshops and 3 performances of pure Physical Theatre expression, featuring some of the best local and international performers in the field.

Beth Byrd talked about the definition of what is Physical Theatre. For her, “Physical Theater” is theater that requires a physical vernacular in order to conceive and is created/written physically. It’s theatre that is experienced viscerally by the audience, broadening the spectator’s and creator’s experience in a universal and otherwise unapproachable way. It’s theatre that goes beyond words.

The Physical Theatre Festival, is October 24 through October 30, at The Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Vally Drive – The schedule of events:

Pepper and June & Co. – Sunday, Oct 30 at 2 PM – 4:00 PM at Just Off Broadway Theater

Bryd Productions presents a Physical Theatre Festival, October 24 through October 30, at The Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Vally Drive. The Festival includes numerous workshops, along with live performances, and A Physical Theatre Festival Cabaret Night, Saturday, October 29, at 8:00 PM at Just Off Broadway Theatre. More info at: http://www.byrdproductions.org

10:45 – Underwriting

9. Ed Wood – “Plan 9 From Outer Space (Trailer)”
from: Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties A Go-Go / Rock Beat / 2014
[Plan 9 from Outer Space (originally titled Grave Robbers from Outer Space) is a 1959 American B & W science fiction horror film. The film was written, produced, directed and edited by Ed Wood, and stars Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson, Vampira and posthumously bills Bela Lugosi. Shortly after Lugosi’s death the story and screenplay for Grave Robbers from Outer Space were written and finalized, with Wood planning to use the unconnected, unrelated footage of Lugosi as a means of putting a credit for him on the picture. Wood used the Lugosi footage as a means of attracting actors to the picture, by saying to them that he was making “Bela Lugosi’s last movie.” Though Wood’s actions were driven in part by the desire to give his film a ‘star name’ and attract horror fans, the Lugosi cameo was also meant as a loving tribute and farewell to the actor, who had become fast friends with Wood in the last three years of Lugosi’s life. Wood hired his wife’s chiropractor, Tom Mason, as a stand-in for Lugosi, even though Mason was taller than Lugosi and bore no resemblance to him, making him one of the earliest “fake Shemps”. Narration from Criswell was also employed in an attempt to better link Lugosi’s footage with the rest of Plan 9. Every last scrap of material Wood had of Lugosi was utilized in the theatrical cut of the film, including what are minor sprocket discolorations, film trims that would in a normal film be discarded as unusable. Cuts of the film on VHS during the 80s and 90s, the vast majority unauthorized bootleg dupes, varied drastically not only in quality but also in the amount of Lugosi material retained.]

10:48 – More Interview with Michael McQuary

Joining us throughout our first hour, is actor of stage & screen, Michael McQuary.

Before leaving NYC, Michael McQuary’s NYC apartment was filmed by CNN as a interesting real estate challenge. Michael’s long-time apartment was styled like a mysterious residence in a forbidden city, part living space, part movie set.

Michael McQuary moved to Kansas City three halloweens ago.

Michael is an artist, in make up, costume, stage settings, props for film and stage. Micheal is also a visual artist of personal portraits, “life captures”with china ink that are collected internationally. Michael designs for YourPowerSign.com where he creates personal art works of metal.

Michael has been embraced by the area film community, appearing in multiple short promotional pieces to the OM film festival.

Michael also stars of the new Mile Deep Films short film, “Corvalo” directed by Anthony Ladesich, playing the Kansas International Film Festival, November 10, at The Glenwood Arts Theatre.

Michael McQuary Thanks for being with us again on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Michael will be performing Friday, October 28, with Johnny Riley & The Delta Beats, at Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania Ave, with The Culprits, and Nicholas St. James, when they open for the legendary Blues Legend, Jimmie Mayes.

10:55

10. Not A Planet – “The World We Know”
from: Smoke Bombs & Cigarettes: The History of Now / Independent / September 10, 2016
[Kansas City based Rock and Roll trio formed in 2010. Nathan Corsi, on guitar & vocals; Liam Sumnicht on drums & harmony vocals, and William Sturges on bass guitar & harmony vocals; Nathan Showalter on keyboards and backing vocals.]

[Not A Planet play a special Halloween show at recordbar, Mon, Oct 31, when Not A Planet covers Led Zepplein, Carswell & Hope cover Elton John, and a mystery band covers the New York Dolls.]

11:00 – Station ID

Michael McQuary and Nico Gray on the October 26, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

11:00 – Guest Producer – Nico Gray & Haunted Tracks from The Limelight

Our friend, Nico Gray, joined us as “Guest Producer” for our second hour. Nico is a former theatre actor, performance artist, writer, and is currently a marketing and advertising consultant. Rooted in KC, Nico grew up with radio. Nico writes that, “Music has always served as the ‘passport’ through spiritual journeys that have transplanted him to the brownstones of Chicago, the rooftops of Paris, the sea-side of Marseille and the balconies of NYC. ”

Nico shared haunted tracks inspired by his move to Chicago, 30 years ago, when he worked at The Limelight. The Limelight opened July 31, 1985 and closed New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1988. Nico writes “Halloween was an everyday lifestyle that we lived and emulated at Limelight.” Nico will play representative songs of these moments and memories, and the holiday that perpetuated the Chicago 1980’s underground nightclub lifestyle.

The Limelight

The Former Chicago Historical Society Building is a historic landmark located at 632 N. Dearborn Street on the northwest corner of Dearborn and Ontario streets in downtown Chicago. Built in 1892, the granite-clad building is a prime example of Henry Ives Cobb’s Romanesque Revival architecture; the pair of large winged Gothic gargoyles at the entrance were a more recent addition. The building was the home of the Chicago Historical Society after its original headquarters burned down in the Great Chicago Fire, and prior to its relocation to Lincoln Park in 1931. Afterwards, the building housed a magazine publisher, the Works Progress Administration, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Chicago Institute of Design (1946–1956), and recording studios (1950s and 1960s). Since 1985 it has been the location of a series of nightclubs. From 1985 to 1989, nightclub entrepreneur Peter Gatien operated The Limelight nightclub in the building, one of his chain of nightclubs under that name; at some point he bought the building. In January 1989, Gatien sold the building to Fred Hoffman for $3.5 million. Peter Gatien was born August 8, 1952, and is a Canadian club owner and party promoter. He is best known as the former owner of several New York nightclubs, including The Limelight, Palladium, Club USA, and Tunnel. He was once dubbed as the “King of New York Clubs”, during his time in New York City.

11. Dead Can Dance — “Song for Sophia”
from: A Passage In Time / 4AD / 1991
[Australian musical project formed in 1981 in Melbourne by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London, England, in May 1982. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance’s style as “constructed soundscapes of mesmerising grandeur and solemn beauty; African polyrhythms, Gaelic folk, Gregorian chant, Middle Eastern mantras and art rock.” Having disbanded in 1998, they reunited briefly in 2005 for a world tour and reformed in 2011, releasing a new album (Anastasis) and embarking on several tours.]

12. The Phantom of the Opera Orchestra — “Overture”
from: Highlights from The Phantom of the Opera/ Polydor / 1987

13. Dead Can Dance —“De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)”
from: Spleen and Ideal / 4AD / 1985

14. Haunted Sounds Music Company- “The Mad Organist”
from: A Night In A Haunted House/ Symphonette Music Dist./ 1992

15. My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult – “A Daisy Chain 4 Satan”
from: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult / Rykodisc RCD10662 / 2004
[American electronic industrial rock band originally based in Chicago, Illinois and founded by Groovie Mann (born Frankie Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley). They became known in the 1980s as pioneers of the industrial music genre – although by the early 1990s they had changed to a more disco-oriented sound – and as a frequent target of censorship groups, including the PMRC, which objected to the band’s humorous and satirical references to Satan, Jesus and sex in their song lyrics and stage shows. During the early 1990s, Thrill Kill Kult had several hits on the U.S. dance club and alternative charts. They also contributed songs to several movie soundtracks and appeared in the 1994 film The Crow. The band has continued to record and tour with a rotating lineup in addition to core members Mann and McCoy. In 2012, the band celebrated its 25th anniversary.]

16. Jerry Goldsmith – “Ave Satani”
from: The Omen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / Tattoo Records / 1976
[Theme song to the film The Omen (1976) composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The Omen won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, with Ave Satani nominated for Best Original Song, one of the few foreign language (Latin) songs ever to be nominated. The Latin title of Ave Satani translates to “Hail Satan” in English. In an interview, Goldsmith says that his idea was to create a kind of Satanic version of a Gregorian chant and came up with ideas while talking with the London choir-master of the orchestra who was helping him. He decided to create something like a Black Mass, inverting Latin phrases from the Latin Mass. The choir-master, according to Goldsmith, was an expert in Latin and helped him come up with phrases; instead of saying “Hail Mary”, they decided on “Hail Satan”, and so on. The song contains various Latin phrases inverting Christ and the Mass, such as “Ave Versus Christi”, meaning “Hail Anti-Christ”, and “Corpus Satani”, an inversion of “Corpus Christi”, the body of Christ. The resulting lyrics are an inversion of the Roman Catholic rite of the consecration and elevation of the body and blood of Christ during the Mass (see Eucharist in the Catholic Church).]

17. Iggy Pop – “Fun Time”
from: The Idiot / RCA Victor / 1977
[Debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was the first of two LPs released in 1977 which Pop wrote and recorded in collaboration with David Bowie. Although issued after Low, the opening installment of Bowie’s so-called “Berlin Trilogy”, the pair began writing and recording songs for The Idiot in mid-1976, before Bowie started work on his own album. As such, The Idiot has been claimed as heralding the unofficial beginning of Bowie’s “Berlin” period, and is a departure from the hard rock of Pop’s former band the Stooges, being compared particularly to Low and Heroes in its electronic effects, treated instrument sounds and introspective atmosphere. The album is regarded by critics as one of Pop’s best works, but is not generally considered representative of his output. Its title was inspired by Dostoyevsky’s novel The Idiot, three of the participants in the recording—Bowie, Pop and Tony Visconti—being familiar with the book. The album has been characterized as a major influence on subsequent post-punk, electronic, and industrial artists.]

11:28 – Underwriting

18. Kavinsky – “Nightcall”
from: Nightcall / Record Makers / 2012
[Vincent Pierre Claude Belorgey was born July 31, 1975, and is known as Kavinsky, is a French house artist whose production style is very reminiscent of the electro pop film soundtracks of the 1980s. Kavinsky claimed that his music is inspired by thousands of movies he watched as a young boy and that he has cherry-picked the best parts from them, consolidating them into one concept. Kavinsky has been compared to many similar French house artists including Daft Punk and Danger. He achieved greater mainstream recognition after his track “Nightcall” was featured in the 2011 film Drive.]

19. Michel Rubini & Denny Jaeger – “Sarah’s Panic”
from: The Hunger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) MGM/UA Entertainment Co./ 1983
[The Hunger is a 1983 British-American erotic horror film directed by Tony Scott, and starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon. It is the story of a love triangle between a doctor who specialises in sleep and aging research and a vampire couple. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber, with a screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas, and is Scott’s feature directorial debut.]

20. Jürgen Knieper-“Die Kathedrale Der Bücher(The Cathedral of Books)”
from: Wings Of Desire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / Elektra Nonesuch / 1989
[Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, “The Sky/Heaven Over Berlin”) is a 1987 Franco-German romantic fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of the human inhabitants and comfort those who are in distress. Even though the city is densely populated, many of the people are isolated or estranged from their loved ones. One of the angels, played by Bruno Ganz, falls in love with a beautiful, lonely trapeze artist. The angel chooses to become human so that he can experience the human sensory pleasures, ranging from enjoying food to touching a loved one, and so that he can experience human love with the trapeze artist. The film is shot in both a rich, sepia-toned black-and-white and color, with the former being used to represent the world as experienced by the angels. Wim Wenders won best director award both at Cannes film festival and European film Awards for the film. The film was selected as the West German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy award and BAFTA award, and was accepted as a nominee for the latter. The film has cult status and is included in Criterion Collection since 2009.]

21. The Cult – “Brother Wolf Sister Moon”
from: Love / Sire / 1985
[British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current moniker in January 1984, the band performed under the names Southern Death Cult and Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the UK in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band, with singles such as “She Sells Sanctuary”, before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as “Love Removal Machine” and “Fire Woman”. The band fuse a “heavy metal revivalist” sound with the “pseudo-mysticism … of the Doors [and] the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin … while adding touches of post-punk goth rock”. Since their initial form in Bradford during 1981, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, the band’s two songwriters. After moving to London, the band released the album Love in 1985, which charted at No. 4 in the UK, and which included singles such as “She Sells Sanctuary” and “Rain”. In the late 1980s, the band supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock in their third album, Electric; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by Rick Rubin, who produced the record. Their fourth album, Sonic Temple, proceeded in a similar vein, and these two albums enabled them to break into the North American market. By the early 1990s, the band were fraying behind the scenes, due to alcohol abuse and off-stage tensions, leading to a break-up in 1995.[1] The band reunited in 1999 and recorded the album Beyond Good and Evil, and they reissued all of their albums in Asia and Eastern Europe in 2003 and Japan in 2004. In 2006, the band reformed again to perform a series of worldwide tours. In October 2007, the band released the album Born into This, on the Roadrunner Records label. In July 2009, Astbury announced that the Cult would not record or produce any more studio albums, focusing on EPs and digital releases instead for new material, though he subsequently changed his mind and declared that there would be another album in the near future. The band have since released two more studio albums: Choice of Weapon (2012) and Hidden City (2016).]

22. Haunted Sounds Music Company – “Procession of The Undead”
from: A Night In A Graveyard / Symphonette Music Dist. / 1992

23. Shriekback – “Nemesis”
from: Oil And Gold / Island Records / 1985
[English rock band formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and League of Gentlemen (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), and Dave Allen, formerly of the Gang of Four (bass), with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out On Blue Six (guitars/vocals) soon added to the line-up. They were joined by Martyn Barker on drums in 1983. Other members included: Luc Van Acker, Linda Nevill, Emma Burnham, Brian Nevill, Pedro Ortiz, Clare Hirst, Lu Edmunds, Wendy and Sara Partridge (from Electric Guitars), Steve Halliwell, Eve Moon, Ivan Julian, Mike Cozzi, and Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido.]

24. The Robert Cobert Orchestra (feat. Joanathan Frid) – “Epilogue/Dark Shadows”
from: The Original Music From ABC-TV’s Dark Shadows / Phillips / 1969

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

Next week, on November 2, Mark welcomes special guests Sondra Freeman of Midwest Music Foundation and Rachel Mallin who join us to talk about Apocalypse Meow 9, Friday, November 4 at Mills Record Company with Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds and Maria The Mexican, and Saturday November 5 at recordBar with Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear, Rachel Mallin and The Wild Type, Emmaline Twist, The Invisible World, Shapiro Brothers, Nicholas St. James, Crystal Clayton, and Jake Wells. We will also talk with Calvin Arsenia who plays a “Catastrophe” Album Release Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., Tuesday, November 15 at 6:00 pm, with Jametatone + Liz, and Quixotic. and i our second hour we welcome special guest Maria Vasquez Boyd who joins us to discuss upcoming Day Of the Dead Festivities

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

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Show #653

Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

The MidCoast Sound

“The MidCoast Sound”
Betse Ellis + Marion Merritt
+ Egads Theatre + Barry Lee & The Beatles Tribute Show!

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays “The MidCoast Sound” from: Lovergurl, Betse & Clarke, Spirit is the Spirit, M Bird, Andrew Foshee, Ruth Acuff, The Tambourine Club, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics, Krystle Warren, John Prine & Iris Dement, The Philistines, and David Bowie.

Betse Ellis, critically acclaimed fiddler, singer, and songwriter, who performs with Clarke Wyatt as Betse & Clarke joins us for the entire show! Marion Merritt, longtime contributor to Wednesday MidDay Medley, owner of Records With Merritt, also join us to encourage our diverse and loyal listeners to call 888-931-0901, to support 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio.

At 10:30, Mark talks with with company members of Egads Theatre production of Evil Dead The Musical, running October 13 through October 31, at the H & R Block Stage at Union Station. Launched in 2010, Egads Theatre Company is an evolution of Eubank Productions, and it is dedicated to engaging professional and aspiring theatre artists in creative collaboration by producing outlandish, affordable, and high quality live entertainment for both new audiences and seasoned patrons. More info at: http://www.egadstheatre.com/

At 11:15, KKFI Station Manager – Barry Lee joins us to talk about the the KKFI Benefit – Beatles Tribute, Saturday, October 8, at 8:00 pm, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester Street, KCMO. A group of All-Star KC & Lawrence musicians along with headliners The Philistines, to present a The Beatles Tribute show for John Lennon’s upcoming birthday. Special guests include D. Clinton Thompson from The Skeletons and the Morells along with former Ricky Dean Sinatra lead singer Alan Murphy. The house band includes Mike Penner from Broken Arrows, solo artist Darrell Lea, Pat Tomek from the The Rainmakers, Dave Tanner from Liverpool, Paul Lemon from Potters Field, and Todd Grantham of The Quivers. The Philistines will be playing a special set of Beatles psychedelic music.

Call 888-931-0901 to donate!

Show #650

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

Music from Outer Reaches Fest with Brenton Cook & Steve Tulipana + Instant Karma + Zachary Van Benthusen

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2. Drive-By Truckers – “Surrender Under Protest”
from: American Band / ATO Records / September 30, 2016
[11th studio album from Athens, Georgia, based band even though 2 of 5 current members, Patterson Hood & Mike Cooley, are originally from The Shoals region of Alabama. The band currently consists of Mike Cooley on lead vocals, guitar, & banjo; Patterson Hood on lead vocals & guitar; Brad Morgan on drums; Jay Gonzalez on keyboards, guitar, accordion, & backing vocals; and Matt Patton on bass guitar. Like many alternative country acts, the Drive-By Truckers record in analog (using 2 inch, 16-track open reel tape recorders.]

3. Blackalicious – “Sports Alphabet”
from: “Sports Alphabet” – Single / OGM Recordings / December 3, 2015
[In late 2015 Blackalicious released a reworked version of their 1999 song, “Alphabet Aerobics,” to provide a theme song for Bleacher Report with an A-Z rap all about sports. Calling it “Sports Alphabet,” Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel keep the backing track and concept the same but squeeze in more than 50 sports references across all 26 letters of the alphabet — from “Alley-alley-alley-alley-oop on amateurs” to “Zero zero zero on the clock, game’s over.”American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. Blackalicious are noted for Gift of Gab’s often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel’s “classic” beats. The duo have released four full-length albums (Nia in 2000, Blazing Arrow in 2002, The Craft in 2005, and Imani Vol. 1 in 2015). Gift of Gab has stated that Imani Vol. 1 will be the first in a three-volume series to be released during the next two years.]

[Blackalicious plays The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS, on Friday, September 30, with Lushlife.]

4. Eddie Moore and The Outer Circle – “Aural Denial”
from: Kings & Queens / Independent / September 2, 2016
[3rd album from KC based Eddie Moore on piano, Rhodes, & synthesizers; Adam Scholzman on guitar; Pat Adams on drums; Deandre Manning on electric bass; Daniel Robinson on alto sax. Executive Producers: Eddie Moore, Dominique Sanders, & Kerwin Young. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Studio, and Mastered by Lindesay.]

[Eddie Moore and The Outer Circle play an Album Release Show at The Tank Room, Saturday, Oct 1, at 9:00 pm, with special guests Daniel Robinson on alto sax, & Kemet “the Phantom” Coleman.]

5. Another Mother’s Milk – “Damn Dog”
from: Milk Money / Independent / November 12, 2015
[Cleveland, Ohio based band with: Jesse Orahoske on lead guitar, vocals, harmonica; John Lauretta on drums, stand up bass; Nick Searfoss on rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals, bass guitar; Jenna Orahoske on bass guitar, vocals; Dylan Grove on keyboards. Recorded and mixed by Carli Graham at Shaffchester Studios in 2015.]

[Another Mother’s Milk plays Summer Kamp Fest III at Holy Cow Market & Music, 3109 Gillham Rd, KCMO, Sat, Oct 1, Noon to 1:00 am, with City Slang (Chicago), Mean Ends (Little Rock), The Itch (Joplin). The Blind Shake (Minneapolis), The Big Iron (KC), Parrot Heads (Cleveland), and more.]

6. Pendergast – “Almighty Dollar”
from: Between The Bottle and The Pulpet / Double Wide Records / April 26, 2007
[Rich Burgess on bass, Tony Ladesich on vocals & guitar, Mike Meyers on drums & percussion & vocals, Mike Rooney on guitars. All songs written by Tony Ladesich. Produced by Justin Petosa and Tony Ladesich. Engineered by Sam Platt and Justin Petosa.]

[Pendergast plays a Reunion Show on Sunday, October 2, at 8:0 pm, at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester St, KCMO, with Chad Rex and Old Chelsea.]

7. C.W. Stoneking – “How Long”
from: Gon’ Boogaloo / King Hokum Records / June 3, 2015
[Christopher William “C.W.” Stoneking was born in 1974, and is an Australian blues singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player. He has released three studio albums, King Hokum (2005), Jungle Blues (2008) and Gon’ Boogaloo, on his own King Hokum Records label.]

[C.W. Stoneking plays recordBar, 1520 Grand, KCMO, TONIGHT! Wed, Sept. 28, w/ Instant Karma.]

8. Instant Karma – “Make Me A Man”
from: Make Me A Man – Single / Independent / April 7, 2016
[Cole Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, Zach Harris on drums]

[Instant Karma plays recordBar, TONIGHT, Wednesday, Sept. 28, opening for C.W. Stoneking]

Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun are members of the Kansas City 4-piece band, Instant Karma. They join us live in our 90.1 FM Studios to talk about the band’s new music and their show tonight, Wednesday, September 28, opening for C.W. Stoneking, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, Blvd, in Kansas City. Instant Karma describes their sound as “a drug trip through the soul section of your local record store.”

This Spring the band released their latest single, “Make Me A Man,” with Colby Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, and Zach Harris on drums.

Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Instant Karma played the 12th Annual Crossroads Music Fest earlier this month.

Their influences range from The Black Keys to Syl Johnson to the Wu Tang Clan.

Instant Karma plays recordBar, 1520 Grand, TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 28, at 10:00 pm, opening for C.W. Stoneking. More information at http://www.instantkarmakc.com

11:50 – Music from Outer Reaches Fest at recordBar Fri Sept. 30 & Sat Oct. 1

9. The Deep End – “Uke Round”
from: Uke Round – Single track / Independent / Unreleased
[A new musical project from Brandon Draper and Joc Max.]

[The Deep End play Outer Reaches Fest on Night 1, Friday, September 30, at 11:30 on Stage 2.]

10. Freight Train Rabbit Killer – “Day Without The Devil”
from: Freight Train Rabbit Killer / Rural Grit Records / 2013
[Freight Train Rabbit Killer is a collaboration between Freight Train – Kristopher Bruders of Cadillac Flambe’ and Rabbit Killer – Mark Smeltzer of Rural Grit. More info at: http://freighttrainrabbitkiller.com.%5D

[Freight Train Rabbit Killer, play Outer Reaches Fest on Night 1, Friday, Sept 30, at 8:00 on Stage 1.]

11. Salty – “Hello Paradise”
from: Salt Floats (Beta Version 666) / Independent / October 28, 2016
[Salty is formerly know as Lil Toughies. Formed early this year with Jonathan “JB” Brokaw on guitar & vocals, Zach Turner on synthesizers & sound terror, Andy Erdrich on bass, Ethan “macho man” Savage on drums. More info at http://www.saltykcmo.bandcamp.com ]

[Salty plays Outer Reaches Fest on Night 1, Fri, Sept 30, at 7:30 on Stage 2.]

12. Be/Non – “Chrono-Synclastic”
from: Mystic Sunrise / Sunset Magic / Haymaker Records / February 29, 2016
[6th album from KC based band with 20 years of performances and releases. Music written by Brodie Rush, Devon Brown, Ben Ruth, Jeremiah James & Ryan Shank. Lyrics by Brodie Rush. Brodie Rush on vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, glockenspiel; Ben Ruth on bass, keyboards, synths, glockenspiel; Ryan Shank on glockenspiel, Mike Cochran on percussion, Jeremiah James on glockenspiel. Engineered, mixed and produced at the Goldroom in Kansas City, between March 2010 and July 2015. Produed by Brodie Rush. Mastered for digital release by Kliph Scurlock, July 2015 in Lawrence. Master for vinyl by Duane Trower at Weights and Mesures with Kliph Scurlock and Brodie Rush.]

[Be/Non plays Outer Reaches Fest at recordBar, on Night 2, Saturday, Oct. 1, at 12:15 on Stage 1.]

10:57 – Station ID

13. Magic Sword – “Uprising”
from: Legend – EP / SIZE Records / April 29, 2016
[Mysterious synth wave trio from Boise, Idaho, with members: “The Keeper of the Magic Sword,” and “The Seer of All Truths,” who perform incognito on stage, while a third member known as “The Weaver of all Hearts and Souls” executes the projections in a way that is far from obvious. He “weaves the web of the universe,” according to The Keeper. “I try to set up in a way that you can’t see it, because I feel like it ruins the magic when you see hot dogs being made,” says The Weaver. “The Keeper of the Magic Sword,” and “The Seer of All Truths,” also work as DJs when nbot performing as Magic Sword. More information at: http://www.magicswordmusic.com]

[Magic Sword plays Outer Reaches Fest, at recordBar, on Night 2, Sat, Oct. 1, at 10:45 on Stage 1.]

Steve Tulipana studied video, fine arts & painting at UMKC, where he graduated in 1991. A constant collaborator, Steve is a founding member of influential KC bands: Season To Risk, Pornhuskers, Unknown Pleasures, Sie Lieben Maschinen, Roman Numerals, and Thee Water MoccaSins. With Shawn Sherrill, he is co-owner of recordBar and miniBar. After a series of sold out shows packed with loyal patrons who had found a home at this special neighborhood venue, recordBar closed Jan. 2, after 10 years at 1020 Westport Rd. recordBar began presenting pop-up shows at their new location, 1520 Grand, for Middle of The Map Fest, special shows this summer, Crossroads Music Fest, and the Outer Reaches Fest this weekend.

Brenton Cook had already produced 3 volumes of area band compilations for the Midwest Music Foundation called Midwestern Audio, before he formed the Kansas City independent music label, Haymaker Records in January 2014. Since then the label has released 9 full length albums, 2 EP releases, and one 7-inch single, all on vinyl. For the last 4 years, Haymaker Records has also been a co-sponsor & planner of the KC Psych Fest with Dedric Moore of, Monta At Odds and Mysterious Clouds. In this, the 5th year of the Fest, Dedric and Brenton have rebranded Psych Fest with it’s new name: Outer Reaches, with the idea of being more incorporating of music outside of the “psych” genre, that is still pushing the boundaries of music.

Outer Reaches, rebranded from KC Psych Fest this year, emphasizes musical acts experimenting and pushing boundaries within a variety of musical genres. The fest aims to showcase the ‘out there,’ left-of-center, under-the-radar musical acts.

This year’s Outer Reaches Fest, will feature 18 musical acts, over 2 days, on 2 stages, Fri, Sept. 30 & Sat, Oct. 1, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO.

Friday, September 30 – Stage 1
07:00PM – Gamelan Genta Kasturi
08:00PM – Freight Train Rabbit Killer
09:30PM – Open Fields (Little Rock, AR)
10:45PM – Psychic Heat
12:00AM – L.A. WITCH (Los Angeles, CA)

Friday, September 30 – Stage 2
07:30PM – Salty (Formerly Lil Toughies)
08:45PM – Youngest Children
10:15PM – Arc Flash
11:30PM – The Deep End (Brandon Draper & Joc Max)

Saturday, October 1st – Stage 1
07:00PM – Emmaline Twist
08:00PM – Michael Angelo’s Dreamfeast
09:30PM – Gramps The Vamp (Chicago, IL)
10:45PM – Magic Sword (Boise, ID)
12:15PM – Be/Non

Saturday, October 1st – Stage 2
07:30PM – Kimmie Queen & Cody Wyoming
09:00PM – The Tambourine Club
10:15PM – Witch Jail
11:30PM – HMPH!

11:13

14. Gramps The Vamp – “Things That Go Bump”
from: Gramps the Vamp / Independent / September 2, 2014
[Chicago based Doom Funk band is made up of: Maxx McGathey on keyboards & samples, Kevin Holt on bass, Stevenson Valentor on drums & percussion, Mike Novak on guitar, Peter Gillette on trumpet, Nick Bush on alto sax, and Justin Howe on tenor sax. All music written, arranged and performed by Gramps The Vamp. All voices are sampled from radio theater and film in the public domain (for a complete list of sources please email us). Recorded and mixed by Sergio Rios at Killion Sound in North Hollywood, CA. Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service. Produced by Gramps The Vamp and Sergio Rios.]

[Gramps The Vamp play Outer Reaches Fest, at recordBar, on Night 2, Sat, Oct. 1, at 9:30 on Stage 1.]

15. The Tamborine Club – “Whistle”
from: Chameleon / Independent / October 21, 2016
[Kansas City based psych-pop band with Bryan Lamanno on lead vocals. guitars, kazoo, bass, ukulele; Justin Brooks on Drums; Jeff Mundinger on bass, and Rachael Trader. Mixed / mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording. Drums recorded by Brett Pippin at Alchemie Audio. All other audio recorded by Bryan Lamanno. All songs written by Bryan Lamanno. for more info: http://www.tambourineclub.bandcamp.com]

[The Tamborine Club play Outer Reaches, at recordBar, on Night 2, Oct. 1, at 9:00 on Stage 2.]

Outer Reaches Fest, features 18 musical acts, over 2 days, on 2 stages, Fri, Sept. 30 & Sat, Oct. 1, at recordBar, 1520 Grand. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com or http://www.therecordbar.com

11:25

16. L.A. Witch – “Drive Your Car”
from: Drive Your Car – Single / Independent / February 12, 2016
[LA, post-punk psychedelic trio formed by Sade Sanchez on vocals & Guitar, Irita Paj on bass, & Ellie English on drums. Recorded by Joel Jerome at ARW Studios. 7″ available on Ruined Vibes / Black Mass Recordings.]

[L.A. Witch play Outer Reaches Fest, at recordBar, on Night 1, Fri, Sept. 30, at 12:00 on Stage 1.]

11:30 – Underwriting

17. The The – “Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)”
from: Mind Bomb / Epic / July 11, 1989
[3rd studio album by The The. For this album, Matt Johnson assembled a genuine band behind him to play the bulk of the instrumentation with Matt Johnson on vocals, guitar, & keyboards; Johnny Marr on guitar & harmonica; James Eller on bass guitar, and David Palmer on drums.]

11:37 – Interview with Zachary Van Benthusen

Zachary Van Benthusen is a musician, actor, model, filmmaker, playwright, scene maker and producer. Fascinated by his dad’s Kiss records hanging on the walls when he was in 1st grade, he dressed up like Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley for halloween. In 2nd grade Zachary dropped out of school as part of an “unschooling” movement. He took guitar lessons with “Fast” Johnny Ricker, and at 9 he served as a guest DJ on 90.1 FM playing The Doors, and Pink Floyd. As a 12 year old he started working with Paul Mesner Puppets while also starting a photography business. When Zach was 16 he was modeling underwear for Late Night Theatre, and at 17 was writing plays with The Coterie Theatre’s Young Playwrights Roundtable. Zachary has worked in film & video. He has collaborated on music & videos for Ssion, with musician & director Cody Critcheloe. Zachary has been a collaborator with Whoop Dee Doo and has worked with the band Nature Boys. For five years Zachary played music with the band, Lazy and produced videos for the band.

Zachary Van Benthusen joins us to share information and music of the legendary Chicago band ONO, who play KC, with Buck Gooter, on Wednesday Night, Sept. 28, at 8:00 PM, at Lindquist Press, 2016 Baltimore, KCMO, presented by Under The Sun Productions.

Zachary Van Benthusen, thanks for being with us today on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Lazy has released music on multiple record labels, including Chicago’s Moniker Records, the same label that is currently releasing the music of the legendary band ONO.

ONO was formed January 5th, 1980. The band’s 36 year adventure in music have taken them from one of Chicago’s respected pioneers of punk & noise rock in the 1980s, to being recognized by a whole new generation of music lovers, and art students in the new millennium who are searching for original and authentic voices.

Robert Cole Manis founder of Moniker Records said, “ONO transcends the norm: a group who has undergone two periods of activity, first in the ’80’s, and now in the new millennium,” he says “Who does that and achieves notoriety the second time around? It is because ONO is unlike any other act that has graced the staged or hit the record button in the studio. Their mixture of gospel, noise, industrial, performance art, and beautiful madness has never been imitated or copied—they stand alone in a massive world of make-believe art.”

With encouragement from Moniker Records, in 2012 ONO released their first new album of music since 1986. “Albino” was release October 31, 2012, followed by “Diegesis” on March 11, 2014, and “Spooks” on October 30, 2015.

Since their 2007 resurgence, the band has gone on two cross-country tours, and are currently on tour with Buck Gooter, playing Kansas City tonight, before traveling to Texas.

ONO co-founder and composer P. Michael has assembled a beautiful band that conjure up their groves with rich bass lines, electric guitar textures, melodica feedback, and beautiful keyboard playing that would make John Cale proud. The band possesses steadfast and powerful percussion and drums, riffing and jamming, driving the beat, filling the room, giving sonic landscape to Travis and his testimonials in song and spectacle. Travis moves about the band, and into the audience, like an actor in a performance piece, in total control of each onstage costume change. He adorns this band with an elegant beauty, while staying true to punk and performance art pushing and questioning and hugging and flirting with his audience, turning the room into a dance floor-church service-classroom-fashion show. P. Micheal and the ONO band enjoy playing together, creating these amazing pieces that transition from song to song with samples and mixes, in a never ending delivery of sounds and rhythm.

ONO at Lindquist Press Wednesday, September 28, 2016

In her profile on ONO for Fields Magazine, writer and photographer Sarah Jane Quillin, wrote about how ONO is fronted by queer Black Vietnam War veteran, punk poet and performance artist, Travis, who was originally from rural Mississippi. She writes: “His performance in ONO serves as catharsis, a way to process past trauma, both his own and that of American historical travesties like Tuskegee and Vietnam, gun violence in present-day Chicago, gender and sexuality issues. To Travis, making noise is as conceptual as it is aesthetic.” Travis told Sarah Jane Quillin, “Travis is not performing, I saw what Black bodies went through in Vietnam, and I live on the south side of Chicago and see what all the people live with there. To America, as a Black body, I am noise.”

11:43

18. ONO – “Billy The Kid”
from: Spooks / Moniker Records / October 30, 2015
[Formed in Chicago on January 5, 1980. The currentl line up includes founders: Travis on lead & backing vocals & electronics; P Michael on bass guitar, samples, acoustic piano, harmonica, & synthesizers; Cooper Crain on additional keyboards and synthesizers; Shannon Rose Riley on lead & backing vocals, samples, electronics, French and concertina; Dawei on guitars & kalimba; Jesse on guitars & kalimba; Adam on drum kit & percussion; Ben on drum kit, tympani & percussion; Rebecca on piano & keyboards, acoustic piano, lead and backing vocals; Brett on modular synthesizer.]

ONO music is described as: gospel punk rock underground avant-garde funk industrial noise

ONO, who play KC, with Buck Gooter, on Wednesday Night, Sept. 28, at 8:00 PM, at Lindquist Press, 2016 Baltimore, KCMO, presented by Under The Sun Productions.

18. Buck Gooter – “Rat Layer”
from: Stainless Steel Mirrors / Independent / September 23, 2016
[Buck Gooter is; Terry Turtle on guitar & vocals; and Billy Brat on electromagnetic Interruptions. Recorded December 13, 2015, at Inner Ear Studios, in Arlington, VA. by Don Zientara direct to two inch tape, live, with no overdubs and no digital audio workstation. Billy Brat told us that “Rat Layer” is an actual masonry term, used in construction.]

[Buck Gooter plays KC, with ONO, TONIGHT, Wednesday Night, Sept. 28, at 8:00 PM, at Lindquist Press, 2016 Baltimore, KCMO, presented by Under The Sun Productions. ]

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

Next week, on October 5, we talk with company members of Egads Theatre production of Evil Dead The Musical, running October 13 through October 31, at the H & R Block Stage at Union Station. Also next week Barry Lee and friends join us to talk about the the KKFI Benefit – Beatles Tribute, Saturday, October 8, at 8:00 pm, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester Street, KCMO. Also next week Betse Ellis and Marion Merritt join us as my co-hosts for the entire show to encourage our listeners to support 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio during our Fall Fund Drive.

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

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Show #649

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

Music from Outer Reaches Fest with Brenton Cook & Steve Tulipana + Instant Karma + Zachary Van Benthusen

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Instant Karma, Pendergast, Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle, ONO, Buck Gooter, C.W. Stoneking, Another Mother’s Milk, Drive By Truckers, Blackalicious, and The The. Mark will also play music from 9 of 18 bands playing this year’s Outer Reaches Fest, including: Be/Non, The Deep End (Brandon Draper & Joc Max), The Tamborine Club, Salty, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Witch Jail, L.A. Witch, Gramps the Vamp, and Magic Sword.

At 10:30 we’ll talk with Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun of Instant Karma who’ll open for C.W. Stoneking, at recordBar, this Wednesday, September 28. Instant Karma recently released their latest single, “Make Me A Man,” with Colby Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, and Zach Harris on drums.

At 11:00 Brenton Cook & Steve Tulipana join us to share info about Outer Reaches Fest, Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO. This is the 5th year of the fest, rebranded from KC Psych Fest, featuring 18 musical acts, over 2 days, on 2 stages, including: Magic Sword (Boise), Be/Non, L.A. WITCH (LA), Psychic Heat, Open Fields (Little Rock), HMPH!, Emma line Twist, Gramps The Vamp (Chicago,) Kimmie Queen & Cody Wyoming, The Tambourine Club, Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Salty (formerly Lil Toughies), Youngest Children, Arc Flash, The Deep End (Brandon Draper & Joc Max), Michael Angelo’s Dreamfeast, and Witch Jail. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com

At 11:30, Zachary Van Benthusen joins us to share information and music of the legendary Chicago band ONO, fronted by queer Black Vietnam War veteran, punk poet and performance artist, Travis, who was originally from rural Mississippi. ONO plays Kansas City, with Buck Gooter on Wednesday Night, September 28, at 8:00 PM, at Lindquist Press, 2016 Baltimore Ave, KCMO, presented by Under The Sun Productions.

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Show #649

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

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Howard Iceberg + The Sexy Accident + Crystal Clayton

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2. Joesph Arthur – “Holdon Jerry”
from: The Family / True North Records / June 3, 2016
[Multi-instrumentalist Joseph Arthur contributes vocals, drums, drum programming, pianos, guitars and synths for ‘The Family. Joseph Arthur for the most part writes songs from guitar, however for this recording the whole album was written at a piano, a Steinway Vertegrande from 1912, that Joseph had recently acquired. The instrument was so full of character and history, and owned by just one family until it ended up in his industrial studio space in Red Hook, Brooklyn, it became a potent source of inspiration.]

[Joesph Arthur plays The Tank Room, TONIGHT, September 21, with Reuben Hollebon]

3. Hembree – “Can’t Run Forever”
from: “Can’t Ru Forever” – Single / Independent / November 23, 2015
[Kansas City based indie rock electro pop, 5-piece band, formed in January 2015, with Isaac Flynn, James Allen Barnes, Garrett Childers, Eric Davis, and Matt Green. The band is currently working in the studio.]

[Hembree plays recordBar, Friday, Sept. 23, with The Noise FM, Golden Groves.]

[Hembree plays LIBERTY HALL in Lawrence, Thurs, Sept. 28, for Ra Ra Riot.]

4. Local Natives – “Fountain of Youth”
from: Sunlit Youth / Loma Vista – Concord Music Group / September 9, 2016
[3rd album from the indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, was first released in the UK in November 2009, and later released in the US on February 16, 2010. Their sound has been described as “afropop-influenced guitars with hyperactive drumming and hooky three-part harmonies.” The band includes: Taylor Rice on vocals & guitar, Kelcey Ayer – vocals & keyboards & percussion & guitar, Ryan Hahn on guitar & keyboards & mandolin & vocals, Matt Frazier on drums, and Nik Ewing on bass.]

[Local Natives play CrossroadsKC, behind Grinders, Saturday, September 24.]

5. Calvin Arsenia – “Kansas City Baby”
from: Catastrophe / Calvin Arsenia / February 17, 2016 (Limited edition EP)
[Since Calvin Arsenia came home to KC after living in Edinburgh, Scotland, he has released his EP, Moments, in 2014, and his EP Prose in 2015, and his Folk Alliance exclusive EP Catastrophe in 2016. He has played all over town, including showcases at Folk Alliance International, Kansas City Fringe Fest, The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and collaborations with bands like My Brothers and Sisters. Standing at 6 foot 5 inches, Arsenia’s powerful vocals span a 3.5 octave range, while playing piano, bango, guitar and harp. Calvin Arsenia is getting ready to release a new album in the fall. Calvin teaches music to elementary students. Calvin is also a graduate of Artist INC professional development program for artists in the Kansas City metro area and across the Mid-America Arts Alliance five state region. ]

[Calvin Arsenia plays The Plaza Art Fair – 90.1 FM KKFI Community Stage, Sat, Sept. 24, at 1:30 pm]

[Calvin Arsenia plays a Catastrophe Album Release Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., Tuesday, November 15 at 6:00 pm, with Jametatone + Liz, and Quixotic.]

6. Yes You Are – “HGX”
from: A Dream [EP] / Independent / November 8, 2015
[Yes You Are is: Jared White – songwriter, rhythm guitar, backup vocals; Kianna Alarid – songwriter, lead vocals; Jacob Temeyer – lead guitar, keyboards, backup vocals; Joseph Wilner – drums ; and Willie Jordan – bass guitar, back up vocals. Yes You Are lead singer Kianna Alarid was also lead singer and bassist for the critical acclaimed band, Tilly and the Wall, who released 4 albums on Saddle Creek Records, toured the world, and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. After Tilly and the Wall ended, Yes You Are was formed in 2014. This past summer they toured nationally with Neon Trees and released their first music video. The band is currently working on their debut full length album.]

[Yes You Are play Making Movies Carnival, at Knuckleheads, Saturday, September 24 with Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, Piñata Protest, and Migrant Kids.]

7. Youth Pool – “Ice Water”
from: DIVE IN / Cold Water Night Music / April 29, 2016
[Kansas City based 4 piece Psychedelic Wave Rock, with David on guitar & vocals, Gage on guitar,
Andria on bass & vocals, and Micah on drums.]

[Youth Pool are on tour – playing Fort Worth, Texas on Fri, Sept 23, Houston on Sept. 24]

10:27

8. Crystal Clayton – “Take Me High”
from: Crystal Clayton / Independent / June 3, 2016
[Debut EP from Kansas City based singer songwriter ]

[Crystal Clayton plays The Plaza Art Fair, on the INK Live! Stage, Sat., Sept. 24, at 11:00 am]

10:30 – Interview with Crystal Clayton

Kansas City based singer/songwriter, Crystal Clayton has been performing since she was 7 years old. She wrote her first song when she was 15. Versatile in multiple genres of music Crystal has performed in Musical Theatre for The New Theatre in Overland Park and for The Lyric Opera of Kansas City, as well as singing on tracks for hip hop artists Prozak and Ces Cru who are part of Tech N9ne’s label, Strange Music. Finding her own sound in an evergrowing pool of area singer songwriters, Crystal Clayton has just released her debut EP on June 3. She reports that has a new band that will make their live performance debut together at The Plaza Art Fair, INK Live! Stage, on Saturday, September 24, at 11:00 am.

Crystal originally recorded her songs using protools and then the songs were recorded and mastered at Chapman Recording Studios.

Crystal grew up in Blue Springs, and graduated from Blue Springs High School in 2011.

10:38

9. Crystal Clayton – “Be Ok”
from: Crystal Clayton / Independent / June 3, 2016
[Debut EP from Kansas City based singer songwriter ]

[Crystal Clayton plays The Plaza Art Fair, on the INK Live! Stage, Sat, Sept 24, 11:00am.]

Crystal’s new band will play together live on stage publicly for first time at Plaza Art Fair. Her new band is led by Justin Curry on keyboards, Ryan Lee on bass, Sam Sautorius on drums, and Justus West on guitar.

Justin Curry runs a company called Vimwave, and he will be serving as technical director and band leader of Crystal’s live shows.

More info at: http://www.crystalclayton.com

11:49 – Underwriting

11:50 – Music from No Wave 2

Jesse Bartmess tells us that his No Wave 2 Fest will focus on KC and Lawrence based bands who are doing weird and interesting things while also blending familiar genres together to create something original. Jesse’s “All Ages” event that celebrates the DIY scene, is now in it’s 2nd year at FOKL, 556 Central Ave, KCK, this Saturday, September 24, from 6:00 pm to 12:00 Midnight, with: Wides, Real Adults, RLT, Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type, Grim Repeater, Second Hand King, Arc Flash, Sinple, and Momma’s Boy.

10. Arc Flash – “Critical”
from: Black Market Time Tech / Independent / March 10, 2015
[“The 3 members are very complex. Guitarist and vocalist James Thomblison, often clad in a vibrant sweater dress while playing, represents the neutral side of this equation. Drummer Mark Osman tends to speak more positively, while bassist Lewis Guillen is a tad touchy, moody, even pessimistic at times.” – Fally Afani, Lawrence Journal-World, May 13, 2015. Arc Flash members James Thomblison & Mark Osman joined us live us live on WMM on July 1, 2015.]

[Arc Flash play Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS, Sat, Sept. 24 with Schwervon! and Jade Archetype.]

[Arc Flash play the 2nd annual No Wave Fest, at FOKL, 556 Central Ave, KCK, Saturday, September 24 at from 6:00 pm to 12:00 Midnight, with Wides, Real Adults, RLT, Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type, Grim Repeater, Second Hand King, Sinple, and Momma’s Boy]

11. RLT – “moindarium-sleeve”
from: moindarium-sleeve – single track / Rusty Records / unreleased (September 21, 2016)
[RLT is a project consisting of Ryan Toms and John Bersuch which relies heavily on spastic electronic loops and intense drum rhythm. At times it can sound swirly and fun and others dark and gritty, all while driving a complex under rhythm that can change frantically. The sound at times can be compared to the loop heavy repetitive math band Battles also the electro groove/jam outfit known as Holy Fuck.]

[RLT plays the 2nd annual No Wave Fest, at FOKL, 556 Central Ave, KCK, Saturday, September 24 at from 6:00 pm to 12:00 Midnight, with Wides, Real Adults, Sinple, Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type, Grim Repeater, Second Hand King, Arc Flash, and Momma’s Boy.]

12. Sinple – “Piano”
from: Adults (demos) / Independent / April 29, 2015
[“Adults” Official Release Date TBA. Demos recorded at Moldy Basement Studios & David Bennett’s House. Sinple is the electronic music project of Jesse Bartmess who plays synths, drum machine, and vocals. More info at sinple.bandcamp.com. Members of Sinple joined us on WMM on June 24. Jesse Bartmess recently joined the band Rachel Malin and the Wild Type, where he plays keyboards.]

[Sinple plays the 2nd annual No Wave Fest, at FOKL, 556 Central Ave, KCK, Saturday, September 24 at from 6:00 pm to 12:00 Midnight, with Wides, Real Adults, RLT, Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type, Grim Repeater, Second Hand King, Arc Flash, and Momma’s Boy.]

11:00 – Station ID

13. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Los Angeles Times”
from: Kansas City Songs / Independent / September 25, 2016
[26 new songs written by Howard Iceberg and Recorded by Phil Wade at Alluvial Fan Studio; and Pat Tomek at Largely Studios. Mixed by Pat Tomek at Largely Studios. Howard Iceberg on vocals, harmony vocals, guitar & harmonica; Chad Rex on guitar & vocals; Betse Ellis on violin, viola, cello, vocal, mandolin & tenor guitar; Clarke Wyatt on banjo, piano & organ; Chad Brothers on guitar & vocals; Brett Hodges on bass, vocals & mandolin; Phil Wade on dobro, guitar, mandolin, & lap steel, Johnny Hamil on bass; Mike Ireland on vocal & bass, Dan Mesh on guitar; Kasey Rausch on guitar & vocal; Mikal Shapiro on guitar & vocal; Josh Mobley on keyboards; Grisha Sandomirsky on violin; Erin Corriveau on vocals; Mary Pickert on vocals; Brendon Moreland on keyboards. Howard Iceberg writes in the liner notes to this collection: “You can hear a lot of these cats play most Monday nights at The Brick.”All songs written, performed, and recorded in Kansas City.]

[Howard Iceberg will play a CD Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Monday, September 26, at 6:00 to 9:00, with the Rural Grit Happy Hour show. All proceeds from Howard’s release will benefit Rural Grit for upgrades to their equipment.]

11:04 – Interview with Howard Iceberg

Legendary Kansas City Singer Songwriter – Howard Iceberg is one of the most prolific and poetic songwriters of the Kansas City music scene. He has written hundreds, possibly thousands of songs. Howard has done all of this while also leading a distinguished career as an immigration attorney, and he has donated much of his time and music to valuable projects that serve our community. Howard Iceberg began performing in coffeehouses in the late 1970s with fellow area independent songwriters Scott Hrabko and Iris DeMent. Over the past three to four decades he has released countless CDs, and recorded multiple collections of songs. In 2011, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics released a seven CD, box set, of 106 new songs, all instant classics. In 2014 he shared with us 13 songs in a collection called Spring 2014, and last year on his birthday May 9, 2015 he released, Smooth Sailing which included 13 new songs, captured on CD, from the many songs he has written and recorded in his ongoing recording project with musician and producer Pat Tomek.

Howard Iceberg joined us to talk about his new double album (2 CD Set) recording of 26 new tracks called, “Kansas City Songs.” Howard Iceberg will play a CD Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Monday, September 26, at 6:00 to 9:00, with the Rural Grit Happy Hour show. All proceeds from Howard’s release will benefit Rural Grit for upgrades to their equipment.

The 26 new songs written by Howard Iceberg. 17 of these songs were recorded by Phil Wade (of The Wilders) at his Alluvial Fan Studios, over a three day period, with a core group of musicians that included: Howard Iceberg, Betse Ellis, Clarke Wyatt, Chad Brothers, Brett Hodges, Chad Rex, and Phil Wade. The group ate together and spent 3 intense days recording these songs

Nine other songs were recorded by Pat Tomek at Largely Studios.

All songs were mixed by Pat Tomek at Largely Studios.

Pat Tomek, is a longtime member of The Titanics, drummer and member of legendary band The Rainmakers, and drummer in the band Deco Auto. Pat Tomek is also a recording engineer and producer who has worked with countless area bands and musicians and has been a primary partner and caretaker in the recording and production of Howard’s recording project of songs.

Collaborating musicians on Howard’s new recording:

Howard Iceberg on vocals, harmony vocals, guitar & harmonica;
Chad Rex on guitar & vocals;
Betse Ellis on violin, viola, cello, vocal, mandolin & tenor guitar;
Clarke Wyatt on banjo, piano & organ;
Chad Brothers on guitar & vocals;
Brett Hodges on bass, vocals & mandolin;
Phil Wade on dobro, guitar, mandolin, & lap steel,
Johnny Hamil on bass;
Mike Ireland on vocal & bass,
Dan Mesh on guitar;
Kasey Rausch on guitar & vocal;
Mikal Shapiro on guitar & vocal;
Josh Mobley on keyboards;
Grisha Sandomirsky on violin;
Erin Corriveau on vocals;
Mary Pickert on vocals;
Brendon Moreland on keyboards.

Howard Iceberg writes in the liner notes to this collection: “You can hear a lot of these cats play most Monday nights at The Brick.” All songs written, performed, and recorded in Kansas City

Last time Howard was on the show was last year when you released Smooth Sailing on May 9, 2012. The record included 13 new songs. 16 guest artists: Chad Rex, Phil Wade, Scott Easterday, Kyle Dahlquist, Josh Mobley, Grisha Sandomirsky, Michelle Gaume Saunders, Johnny Nichols, Cody Wyoming, Rebecca Liberty, Barclay Martin, Chuck Boyd, Johnny Hamil, Angela Carmack, Betse Ellis, and Doug Osburn. “You Should Be Staying” lyrics by Howard Iceberg, music by Howard Iceberg & Michelle Gaume Sanders. Michelle Gaume Sanders on vocals, Phil Wade on dobro & vocals, Barclay Martin on guitar & vocals, Angela Carmack on cello.

11:10

14. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “the Single Side of Town”
from: Kansas City Songs / Independent / September 25, 2016
[Lead vocals by Betse Ellis.]

Howard Iceberg will play a CD Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Monday, September 26, at 6:00 to 9:00, with the Rural Grit Happy Hour show. All proceeds from Howard’s release will benefit Rural Grit for upgrades to their equipment. The Rural Grit Happy Hour is a weekly show that begins with an opn mic and then features an individual performer.

Howard first started performing at open mic shows. He first played open mic events at The Point.

For his new album, Kansas City Songs, Howard was inspired to create songs in the style of old country songs, honky tonk, country waltzes.

11:17

15. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Blue Too”
from: Kansas City Songs / Independent / September 25, 2016
[Lead vocals by Brett Hodges.]

Howard Iceberg, has lived in The West Side neighborhood, and worked as an immigration attorney for 30+ years. We talked with Howard about the neighborhood’s history as a home for immigrant workers and their families, from Latino Americans, to the earlier years of Irish Americans. We talked with Howard about the current political presidential race and how some candidates are appealing to the absolute worst fears in voters.

We also talked with Howard about his 30+ year perspective on KC’s music scene and his observations of the changes in the scene. Howard said that he has observed the biggest changes starting 8 years ago, with a new energy in the music community. Howard said that if Kansas City was located in Brooklyn, everybody would know about these bands. We talked with Howard about the diversity in genre and styles that exist in Kansas City.

Howard Iceberg will play a CD Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Monday, September 26, at 6:00 to 9:00, with the Rural Grit Happy Hour show. All proceeds from Howard’s release will benefit Rural Grit for upgrades to their equipment.

11:27

16. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Too Long At The Affair”
from: Kansas City Songs / Independent / September 25, 2016
[26 new songs written by Howard Iceberg and Recorded by Phil Wade at Alluvial Fan Studio; and Pat Tomek at Largely Studios. Mixed by Pat Tomek at Largely Studios.]

11:30 – Underwriting

17. The Sexy Accident – “I’m Going To Love Your New Boyfriend”
from: Champagne Babycakes / Independent / September 23, 2016
[The Sexy Accident is a pop band from Kansas City. They’ve released over 70 songs on six albums and three EPs. The new record includes 12 songs produced by Seattle legend Steve Fisk, and a game deck of 45 cards designed by Gavin Snider. The current line up consist of: Jesse Kates on guitar & vocals, Ramone Hall on drums, Jamie Lin on vocals, Pete Marten on bass, and Ryan Leip on keys.]

[The Sexy Accident Card Game/Album Release Show will be at Holy Cow Market and Music, 3109 Gilliam Rd, on Friday, September 23, at 7:00 pm. Maggie Henehan opens.]

11:35 – Interview with Jesse Kates & Jamie Lin & Maggie Henehan

Jamie Lin, Jesse Kates, and Maggie Henehan, on the Septemer 21, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

The Sexy Accident is a pop band from Kansas City. The Sexy Accident have released over 70 songs on six albums and three EPs. The Sexy Accident doesn’t do normal, their last record was releases as a 9” x 9” square, 48-page, cloth-covered, foil-stamped hardback book. For their newest recording Champagne Babycakes, the band is releasing their 6th full length record as a “card game.” Jesse Kates & Jamie Lin of The Sexy Accident, join us to talk about, The Sexy Accident Card Game/Album Release Show at Holy Cow Market and Music, 3109 Gilliam Rd, on Friday, September 23, at 7:00 pm. Maggie Henehan opens.

Also joining us was musician Maggie Henehan, who will open for The Sexy Accident at Holy Cow Market, Friday night.

The Sexy Accident’s new record includes 12 songs, produced by Seattle legend Steven Henry Fisk, and a game deck of 45 cards designed by artist/musician Gavin Snider.

The KC based band includes: Jesse Kates on guitar & vocals, Ramone Hall on drums, Jamie Lin on vocals, Pete Marten on bass, and Ryan Leip on keys.

More information at: http://www.sexyaccident.com

The Sexy Accident doesn’t do normal. Their last record was releases as a 9” x 9” square, 48-page, cloth-covered, foil-stamped hardback book. Now we’re gonna release our sixth album, Champagne Babycakes, as a card game!

Each copy of Champagne Babycakes includes:
A game deck of 45 cards designed by Gavin Snider
Totally intelligible instructions by human bandleader Jesse Kates
Twelve playful, punchy songs produced by Seattle legend Steve Fisk
Liner notes with complete lyrics
You’ll also get a hi-resolution download of the songs (or mp3s if you prefer.)

11:42

18. The Sexy Accident – “Goats, Biscuits, Bees”
from: Champagne Babycakes / Independent / September 23, 2016
[The Sexy Accident is a pop band from Kansas City. They’ve released over 70 songs on six albums and three EPs. The new record includes 12 songs produced by Seattle legend Steve Fisk, and a game deck of 45 cards designed by Gavin Snider. The current line up consist of: Jesse Kates on guitar & vocals, Ramone Hall on drums, Jamie Lin on vocals, Pete Marten on bass, and Ryan Leip on keys.]

Jamie Lin works in theatre and improv and comedy and murder mysterys.

Maggie Henehan is currently hosting a weekly open mic at Woody’s (formerly Vandals and Kenny’s New Room.)

11:56

19. The Sexy Accident – “She’s The Memory You Keep”
from: Champagne Babycakes / Independent / September 23, 2016
[The Sexy Accident is a pop band from Kansas City. They’ve released over 70 songs on six albums and three EPs. The new record includes 12 songs produced by Seattle legend Steve Fisk, and a game deck of 45 cards designed by Gavin Snider. The current line up consist of: Jesse Kates on guitar & vocals, Ramone Hall on drums, Jamie Lin on vocals, Pete Marten on bass, and Ryan Leip on keys.]

[The Sexy Accident Card Game/Album Release Show will be at Holy Cow Market and Music, 3109 Gilliam Rd, on Friday, September 23, at 7:00 pm. Maggie Henehan opens.]

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

Next week on September 28, we’ll talk with members of the band Instant Karma, plus Brenton Cook & Steve Tulipana join us to share music and information about the Outer Reaches Festival, at recordBar, Friday September 30, and Saturday, October 1. AND, Zachary Van Benthusen joins us to share information and music from the legendary Chicago band ONO play Kansas City, Wednesday, September 28, at 8:00 PM with Buck Gooter at Lindquist Press, 2016 Baltimore Ave, KCMO, presented by Under The Sun Productions.

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

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http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayMidDayMedleyon90.1FM,
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Show #648

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

Howard Iceberg + The Sexy Accident + Crystal Clayton

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Hembree, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics, Yes You Are, Youth Pool, The Sexy Accident, Calvin Arsenia, Arc Flash, Crystal Clayton, Sinple, Local Natives, Joseph Arthur, and more.

Crystal Clayton

At 10:30 we’ll talk with Kansas City based singer-songwriter Crystal Clayton, who recently released her debut EP, and will play the Ink Magazine Stage at Plaza Art Fair 2016, Saturday, September 24, at 11:00 am. More info at http://www.crystalclayton.com

Howard Iceberg

At 11:00 legendary KC songwriter and musician, Howard Iceberg joins us to talk about his new double album (2 CD Set) recording of 26 new tracks called, “Kansas City Songs.” Howard Iceberg will play a CD Release Show at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Monday, September 26, at 6:00 to 9:00, with the Rural Grit Happy Hour show. All proceeds from Howard’s release will benefit Rural Grit for equipment upgrades.

The Sexy Accident Champagne Babycakes

At 11:30, Jesse Kates & Jamie Lin of The Sexy Accident, and musician Maggie Henehan, join us to talk about, Champagne Babycakes, the band’s 6th release that is also a card game. The Sexy Accident Card Game/Album Release Show will be at Holy Cow Market and Music, 3109 Gilliam Rd, on Friday, September 23, at 7:00 pm. Maggie Henehan opens. The Sexy Accident’s new record includes 12 songs, produced by Seattle legend Steven Henry Fisk, and a game deck of 45 cards designed by artist/musician Gavin Snider. The KC based band includes: Jesse Kates on guitar & vocals, Ramone Hall on drums, Jamie Lin on vocals, Pete Marten on bass, and Ryan Leip on keys. The Sexy Accident have released over 70 songs on six albums and three EPs. More information at: http://www.sexyaccident.com

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Show #648

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

Joshua Allen of Various Blonde + David Wayne Reed
+ Barclay Martin & Rabbi Moti Rieber

David Wayne Reed, Moti Rieber, & Barclay Martin on the Set. 14, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

Joshua Allen, Barclay Martin, & Moti Rieber on the Sept. 14, 2016 Wednesday MidDay Medley

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2. Christopher Tolle – “Ulee’s Theme”
from: Early Reflections LP 2016 / Four Big Watts / August 29, 2016
[Written and Performed by Christopher Tolle, Recorded By Chris Cosgrove and Christopher Tolle, Kansas City. Mixed and Mastered by Kliph Scurlock, Wales. Christopher Tolle on vocals & instruments, Chris Cosgrove on drums, William Smith & Kirsten Paludan on Backing Vocals. Christopher Tolle is also know for his work in the bands: The Creature Comforts, The Belles , and Olympic Size.]

3. Not A Planet – “Tell The Truth”
from: Smoke Bombs & Cigarettes: The History of Now / Independent / September 10, 2016
[Kansas City based Rock and Roll trio formed in 2010. Nathan Corsi, on guitar & vocals; Liam Sumnicht on drums & harmony vocals, and William Sturges on bass guitar & harmony vocals; Nathan Showalter on keyboards and backing vocals.]

[Not A Planet played the 12th Annual Crossroads Music Festival, last Saturday night, September 10 at recordBar, on the same stage with Amanda Fish Band, Kelley Hunt, and Radkey ]

4. Psychic Heat – “Stranger”
from: “Stranger” / “Starve” – Single / Replay Records / August 23, 2016
[This 7″ was recorded December 2014 by Isaac Flynn at Element Studio in Lawrence Kansas. Both tracks were mixed and mastered by Jim Barnes. J. Evan Herd sings lead vocals and plays guitar on Stranger. He also sings backing vocals on Starve. Tanner Spreer plays guitar on both tracks and keys on Stranger. Sam Boatright sings lead vocals on Starve and plays bass and keys as well. Sam also plays guitar and sings backing vocals on Stranger. Rick Barkosky plays drums and percussion on both tracks. Taryn Blake Miller plays keys and sings backing vocals on starve.]

[Psychic Heat play The Anniversary REUNION SHOW pn Saturday, September 17 at The Bottleneck with Heidi Lynne Gluck, and Illy Pryor .]

5. The Anniversary – “Sweet Marie (Album Version)”
from: Your Magesty / Vagrant Records / January 22, 2002
[Formed in Lawrence, Kansas in 1997 by Josh Berwanger, James David, Christian Jankowski, Adrianne Verhoeven and Justin Roelofs. The Anniversary was the solidification of a line-up that had been in flux for a year. After two years of playing shows across with the Midwest with bands that included The Get Up Kids, Braid and Superchunk, The Anniversary signed to Vagrant Records. Originally perceived as a poppy, keyboard-driven emo band with the release of their debut album Designing a Nervous Breakdown in 2000, they developed a stronger, classic rock-influenced sound with the release of a split CD with Superdrag in 2001 and their second full length, 2002’s Your Majesty. After touring heavily throughout 2002 and 2003, The Anniversary began demoing tracks for what would be their third full length. But four years of constant touring and personal strains within the group led to the band’s demise in early 2004.

[Psychic Heat play 09-17 The Anniversary REUNION SHOW on Saturday, September 17 at The Bottleneck with Heidi Lynne Gluck, Psychic Heat, and Illy Pryor.]

10:21 – Underwriting

6. Ray LaMontagne – “Part One – Hey, No Pressure”
from: Ouroboros / Columbia – RCA / 2016
[6th studio album from Raymond “Ray” Charles Jack LaMontagne who was born June 18, 1973. Singer-songwriter, LaMontagne’s six studio albums include: Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise, Supernova and this year’s Ouroboros, produced by and featuring My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James. LaMontagne was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after hearing an album by Stephen Stills. Critics have compared LaMontagne’s music to that of Otis Redding, The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley.]

[Ray LaMontagne plays Starlight Theatre on Monday, September 19, at 8:00 PM.]

David Wayne Reed grew up on a farm in Louisburg, Kansas. After graduating from Kansas State University he moved to KC and began appearing in shows at the KC Rep, and earning his Actor Equity Card. David changed paths as he explored the wild side of KC’s independent professional theatre scene as a principal member of Late Night Theatre. David is an actor, writer, raconteur and bon vivant. He has written and directed 9 plays including: Help Yourself, (2015), Mother Trucker (2004), Mother Trucker 2: Ride On (2011) and Jolly Rancher (2012). David is an ArtsKC Inspiration Grant recipient and a Resident Artist at the Fishtank Performance Studio and he joins us to talk about the debut of his new bi-monthy storytelling event: Shelf Life, Saturday, September 17, at 7:00 PM, at The Brick, 1727 McGee St, Kansas City, MO.

David Wayne Reed Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Shelf Life, Saturday, September 17, at 7:00 PM, at The Brick, will focus on the themes of “Winning.”

Stories include: a guy who wins EVERYTHING, a fortuitous mishap with the Stanley Cup, a Guinness Book World Record holder, winning by elimination on a reality tv show competition, and a woman who turned to winning as a way of coping with a family drama.

Featuring: Ray Ettinger, Babette Geer, Peregrine Honig, Zophia McDougal, Dana Joel Nicholson, Ryan Wray, and Abby Wray.

More info at: yourshelflife@gmail.com

11:48

7. Katy Guillen and The Girls – “Pulling Up From The Grooves”
from: Heavy Days / VizzTone Label Group and KG&G Records / June 24, 2016
[Katy Guillen on guitar & vocals, Claire Adams on bass & vocals, Stephanie Williams on drums. Recorded at Weights and Measures Soundlab w/ Duane Trower. Pianist Mike “Shinetop” Sedovic, & trombonist Ryan Heinlein of The Project H contribute. Production from Paul Malinowski. Mastered at Black Lab in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to their touring schedule, they were finalists at the 2014 International Blues Challenge; they appeared at Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive At Sea Cruise, International Montreal Jazz Fest.]

[Katy Guillen & the Girls play The Voodoo Kittens Road Trippin Blues 9th Anniversary, on Saturday, September 17, at Knuckleheads with Stonecutters Union (Benefit for 90.1 FM KKFI)]

8. Erik Voeks – “Ending of The Ending”
from: Ending of The Ending/ It In’t For You – Single / Indep. / Sept 1, 2016
[This release is part of a series where Erik released a pair of songs on the first day of the month for six months. This was month #6. We have participated each month, playing the song on the first week of the month. Erik Voeks is a KC based singer-songwriter. He has travelled the world as both a solo artist and as an accompanist. Written by by Erik Voeks. Produced by Erik Voeks & Patrick Hawley. Drums recorded by Matt Meyer @ The Thebeaudome. Everything else recorded at Sandusky Sound Co. Drums & percussion played by Patrick Hawley. Everything else played & sung by Erik Voeks.]

11:00

9. Various Blond – “All Bases Covered”
from: All Bases Covered / The Record Machine / September 16, 2016
[Alternative experimental progressive rock funk pop progressive psychedelic from KC based band. Produced by Adam Mcgill, written by Joshua Allen. Various Blonde was concieved by Joshua Allen in 2008 and has opened for numerous national acts, Russian Circles, Free Moral Agents, Zechs Marquise, Dead Meadow, Imaad Wasif, Jucifer,The Memorials, Thursday, Fang Island, Murder By Death, Matt Pryor, Wannabe Jalva, and Electric Sixx. Current members Include: Joshua Allen on guitar & vocals, Adam Mcgill on guitar, Evanjohn Mcintosh on bass, Mark Lomas on drums. More info at: http://www.variousblonde.bandcamp.com]

[Various Blonde play an Album Release Show at Mills Record Company, Friday, Sept 16, at 7:00 PM with B R O T H E R.]

11:04- Interview with Joshua Allen

Multi-instrumentalist, Joshua Allen of the Kansas City based band Various Blonde joins us to share information about his band’s newest album, ALL BASES COVERED, that will be released by The Record Machine, with an Album Release Show at Mills Record Company, Friday, Sept 16, at 7:00 PM with B R O T H E R on September 16, 2016. Various Blonde have been recording and releasing music since 2008.

Joshua Allen grew up in Kansas City. Various Blonde was conceived by Joshua Allen in 2008 and has opened for numerous national acts, Russian Circles, Murder By Death, Matt Pryor, and Electric Sixx. Various Blonde includes Joshua Allen on guitar & vocals, Adam Mcgill on guitar, Evanjohn Mcintosh on bass, Mark Lomas on drums.

Various Blonde played The Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 10, at The Living Room for The Record Machine Showcase with B R O T H E R, The Philistines, Westerners, Spirit is The Spirit.

An All Bases Covered Vinyl listening party was at Ollie’s Local, on Tueday, September 13.

Various Blonde Discography:

The Business Years (EP) – February 20, 2011
The Dirty News (EP) – December 11, 2012
Blind Samurai (EP) – February 4, 2013
Sweet Tooth (EP) – July 29, 2014
Summer High (album) – July 29, 2014
All Bases Covered (album) – September 16, 2016 / The Record Machine

11:13

10. Various Blond – “Indigo Children”
from: All Bases Covered / The Record Machine / September 16, 2016
[Joshua Allen on guitar & vocals, Adam Mcgill on guitar, Evanjohn Mcintosh on bass, Mark Lomas on drums.]

More information at: http://www.variousblonde.com

11. Various Blond – “Top Down”
from: All Bases Covered / The Record Machine / September 16, 2016

[Various Blonde play an Album Release Show at Mills Record Company, Friday, Sept 16, at 7:00 PM with B R O T H E R.]

11:30 – Underwriting

12. Barclay Martin Ensemble – “Are You Listening?”
from: Dawn / Independent / June 5, 2008
[Barclay Martin on vocals & guitar, Mark Lowrey on piano, Rick Willoughby on bass, Giuliano Mingucci on drums, Erin McGrane on background vocals & percussion. This release was #1 on our 80 Best Recordings of 2008.]

[Barclay Martin plays the Concert Against Campus Carry, at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 PM. with Victor & Penny, and Minimal Animal.]

11:38 – Interview with Barclay Martin & Rabbi Moti Rieber

Singer/songwriter Barclay Martin was last on the show two years ago to share music and stories about his travels and work in Madagascar with musician, drummer, engineer and producer, Giuliano Mingucci. The result of their work was the musical release: The Voices of Unbound: Madagascar. The two friends and band mates spent a month recording music written by the local people of Madagascar. This project was produced by Unbound,

Barclay Martin and Rabbi Moti Rieber join us to discuss the Concert Against Campus Carry, at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 PM. Performers include: Victor & Penny, Barclay Martin Ensemble, and Minimal Animal. Proceeds to benefit Kansans Against Campus Carry. This event is presented by Kansans Against Campus Carry, and Kansas Interfaith Action.

Rabbi Moti Rieber is Executive Director of Kansas Interfaith Action.

“CONCERT AGAINST CAMPUS CARRY” at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, on September 25, 2016, at 7:30 PM is Part of National “Concert Across America” Against Gun Violence

On Sunday, September 25, 2016, Kansans Against Campus Carry will be hosting a “Concert Against Campus Carry” at Liberty Hall in Lawrence. This concert is a kickoff to our statewide campaign to prevent “campus carry” (the conceal carry of firearms on public college and university campuses in Kansas) from coming into effect, as scheduled, on July 1, 2017.

This concert is also part of a national Concert Across America to End Gun Violence on that same day, which is the Congressionally designated day of Remembrance of Murder Victims. There are over 600 concert events scheduled, and you can see them (and ours) listed at concertacrossamerica.org.

The Lawrence Concert Against Campus Carry is intended to raise awareness of the issue of campus carry, and of our campaign against it. It is also a benefit concert, with proceeds to go for the #failcampuscarry efforts throughout the state.

The concert will feature three musical performers:

Victor & Penny—since 2010, this ukulele-and-guitar duo have been delighting audiences nationally with their deft blend of originals, hot jazz and offbeat pop standards. V&P infuse their music with a strong sense of swing rooted in the riff-driven style of Kansas City jazz to create their own distinctive style.

Barclay Martin Ensemble— A blend of singer/songwriter folk, pop, and world music, Barclay Martin’s songs are a celebration of culture that could only come through traveling the world. Through his love of music and the gift of travel, Martin realized the role that music has to play in celebrating work that uplifts us all. Music can serve as photographs of who we are as people—it can also serve as a reminder of how connected we are.

Minimal Animal—Minimal Animal is a local Lawrence band with a strong student following. Folksy, bluesy, indie rock rich with harmonies – their music is familiar enough to feel comfortable but with enough turns to keep the listener engaged.

11:48

13. Barclay Martin – “Silencer” (Live) 
[Barclay Martin LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios on vocals & guitar. This is a new song he wrote specifically for The Concert Against Campus Carry]

[Barclay Martin plays the Concert Against Campus Carry, at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 PM. with Victor & Penny, and Minimal Animal. ]

Tickets, priced at $20 ($10 for students), are available through the Liberty Hall box office and through Liber-tyHall.net. Further information can be found at KansasInterfaithAction.org.

Kansans Against Campus Carry is a project of Kansas Interfaith Action, a statewide, multi-faith, multi-issue advocacy organization working on issues of social, economic, racial and environmental justice in Kansas. It is a 501(c)3 organization, and donations made to the organization are tax-deductible.

Barclay Martin & Rabbi Moti Rieber, thanks for being with us on WMM.

The Concert Against Campus Carry, at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 7:00 PM. with Victor & Penny, Barclay Martin Ensemble and Minimal Animal.

More info at: http://kansansagainstcampuscarry.org

11:56

14. Victor & Penny – “You’re A Revelation”
from: Electricity / Victor & Penny / November 16, 2016
[Written by Erin McGrane, Jeff Freling. Victor & Penny were formed in 2010, by Jeff Freling on guitar & vocals and Erin McGrane on ukulele & vocals. Produced by Grammy Award winning Producer/Engineer Mitch Dane, at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, TN, featuring Victor & Penny’s fine band, The Loose Change Orchestra with James Isaac on clarinet, soprano saxophone and melodica; Rick Willoughby on upright bass; and trombonist Kyle Dahlquist.]

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

Next week on September 21, Howard Iceberg joins us with new music, also on the show is singer songwriter Crystal Clayton, and The Sexy Accident.

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

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http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayMidDayMedleyon90.1FM,
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Show #647

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

Jessica Paige + Ron Megee + Jorge Arana Trio

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Schwervon!, Katy Guillen & The Girls, Kelley Hunt, Under The Big Oak Tree, Thom Hoskins, Jorge Arana Trio, Jessica Paige, The Philistines, Labretta Suede & The Motel 6, Marlene Dietrich & Burt Bacharach, Frank Ocean, Lucius, and De La Soul.

Jessica Paige photo courtesy of Colleen Bilzing Photography

At 10:30 Mark talks with Jessica Paige as part of our Crossroads Music Fest SPOT LIGHT series featuring artists participating in the 12th annual CMF on September 10. Jessica grew up on a Kansas Farm and at a very early age found her passion was music and songwriting. Last year Jessica released her self produced debut album, Sweet Nothings, including her single “Beautiful Life.” Jessica has appeared at the Middle of The Map Fest, Folk Alliance International, American Idol, and she will also be a part of BravoKC: Kauffman Center Turns Five, Live! , at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, September 2 with KC Ballet, UMKC Conservatory of Music, KC Symphony Chamber Ensemble, Lyric Opera Young Artists, Calvin Arsenia, The Grisly Hand, Hembree, DJ Sheppa, and The Phantastics. More info at: http://www.jesspaige.com

Ron Megee

At 11:00 Ron Megee of Late Night Theatre joins us to share all of the details of Late Night Theatre’s Night Of Nights Benefit at The Folly Theater, on Friday, September 9, at 8:00 pm, with The Philistines, Bohemian Cult Revival, Jessica Dressler, Andy Chambers, Chadwick Brooks, Widow VonDu, Ron Megee, Ashley Otis, Genewa Stanwyck, Voler Thieves of Flight, That’s Entertainment, Ray Ettinger, Gary Campbell, Russ George, Damian Blake, Annie Cherry, Katie Gilchrist, Kita Rose, Shan Bear, Jon “Piggy” Cupit, and many more. More info at: http://www.follytheatre.org

Jorge Arana Trio

At 11:30 Mark talks with members of Jorge Arana Trio who are releasing their new album Mammoth on Friday, September 23, on Haymaker Records. Jorge Arana Trio will play their first album release concert at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO, on Friday, September 2, at 9:00 PM, with rock group 34, and Haymaker Records label-mates Riala. On Friday, September 9, at 9:00 PM, the group plays Jackpot in Lawrence, KS with Boston group Bent Knee, and Lawrence doom funk group Hyperbor. The Jorge Arana Trio is Jorge Arana, Josh Enyart, and Jason Nash. They were formed in 2011. The vinyl is pressed in limited edition silver vinyl. It is the sixth vinyl release for Haymaker Records and the third from Jorge Arana Trio. More info at: http://www.haymakerrecords.net

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Show #645

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

Heidi Lynne Gluck + Attic Light + Soul Revival

10:00

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / 1980
[WMM’s theme song]

2. Drugdealer – “Suddenly Ft. Weyes Blood”
from: The End of Comedy / Domino Records / September 9, 2016
[Drugdealer is the musical project started by Michael Collins. He first started recording in Baltimore in 2009. His early albums include: Bong Voyage, Get Ripped or Die Trying, and finally DREAMS in 2010. Over the last few years he has named his projects: Run DMT, Salvia Plath, and Silk Rhodes. Now based in Los Angeles as a songwriter he is greatly influenced by “‘60s rock, soul, and funk and psychedelic.” The lead single “Suddenly” features, allowing Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering on lead vocals. Also included on the new record are: Ariel Pink, Sheer Agony, and members of Mac DeMarco’s live band. This is Drugdealer’s debut LP.]

3. Ruth Acuff – “We Do”
from: We Do – Single / Nation of Love / August 14, 2016
[Ruth Acuff on harp & lead vocals, Jeff Mueller on upright bass & vocals, Drew Lance on percussion & vocals. with, Merry Ellen Kirk, Susan Acuff, Silas Acuff, Mary Leibovich on vocals. Columbia, Missouri based Ruth Acuff released the EP “To The Moon” in November of 2014. She also sings lead in the band The Royal Furs. As a solo artist she is going on tour with dates on SEPT 9 in Toronto/Upstate New York, SEPT 12 in New England, OCT 8 in Dallas/Ft. Worth, OCT 10 & 11 in Louisiana & Southern Mississippi, OCT 14-16 in Florida, and OCT 20 in Knoxville/East Tennessee.]

4. Jerad Tomasino – “Door Number One”
from: Music From the Hit Television Series or A Celebration of Life (Huzzah! / Indep. / Unreleased
[Written and performed by Jerad Tomasino, with Ryan James Carr on drums, and Matthew Gratton on bass. Engineered and mixed by Ross Brown and Mastered by Mike Nolte. Jerad told us that “Door Number One is the beginning of the album’s overall story of renewal; depicts the laying to rest our foundations. The quiet, saturated sound was inspired by vintage records, especially singers like Eydie Gorme and Roberta Flack. To record it, we just got loose in the studio and explored the song. After a short time we had something that felt right, and that’s what you hear on the record.” Jerad Tomasino is originally from Omaha Nebraska. He is a singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He studied Music Composition at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Jerad was a member of the band Everyday/Everynight, and was cofounder of The Crossroads Summer Block Party and Golden Sounds Records. Jerad is currently working on a new solo album and is a member of the band, Fullbloods. Jerad is also curator and creator of, “The Hit Television Series” a listening party at miniBar, 3810 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO. celebrating the album in its long-playing capacity. This track is also available on: How To Keep Dreaming III from The Record Machine released April 8, 2016. Available: http://www.therecordmachine.bandcamp.com. Proceeds benefit Spay & Neuter Kansas City.]

[Jerad Tomasino performs at Records With Merritt, 1614 Westport Rd, TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 24 at 7:30, with Dan Mariska of Minneapolis and Ian Dobyns at The Author and The Illustrator]

[Fullbloods play Blind Tiger, Sat, August 27, at 10:00 pm, with The Conquerors, and Shy Boys, for The Conquerors album release show for their debut full length album Wyld Time on High Dive Records.]

5. The Phantastics – “Cruisin”
from: Closer / Silly Goose Records / December 14, 2013
[Debut EP from 8 member group Kanas City based band formed in December of 2010, that specialize genre-blending hip-hop, mixed with rock, rap, dance, funk, jazz and soul. Members include: Kemet “the Phantom” Coleman on lead vocals, Leigh Gibbs on vocals, JJ Cantrell on lead guitar & vocals, Danny Florez on electric bass & vocals, Ashley Thompson on drums, DJ Mitchell on saxophone, and Austin Quick on keyboards.]

[The Phantastics play 90.1 FM’s Crossroads Music Festival, September 10.]

[The Phantastics play Californis, Sat, August 27 at 9:00 pm with Pink Royal]

6. The Sluts – “Summer Song”
from: The Sluts / Independent / June 17, 2015
[Debut full-length from alternative rock / rock & roll / garage rock / grunge pop – Lawrence based band. All songs written and performed by The Sluts. The Sluts are Ryan Wise on guitar & vocals, and Kristoffer Dover on drums. Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios in Kansas City, MO. The band is the winner of the 2014 Pitch Music Award for Best Punk Band.]

[The Sluts play Replay Lounge in Lawrence Kansas, Saturday, August 27]

7. Attic Light – “Hot In Kansas City”
from: Hot In Kansas City – Single / Independent / July 22, 2016
[The newest single from Kansas City based 4-piece band, Attic Light who just recently finished several weeks of Midwest tour dates in support of our their second EP, The EXILE, recorded in Nashville and released on March 18. Attic Light is Nate Bowman on vocals & guitar, Michael Pittman on guitar, Patrick Rippeto on bass, and Joseph Dillman on drums.]

[Attic Light play Springfield, Missouri on Fri, August 26, for Deitra Magazine]

[Attic Light also play Santa Cali Gon Days Fest on Friday, September 2. ]

10:32 – Interview with Nate Bowman

Nate Bowman of the band Attic Light, on the August 24, 2016 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley

Nate Bowman, is the founder and lead singer of the Kansas City based 4-piece band, Attic Light, who just recently finished several weeks of Midwest tour dates in support of their second EP, The EXILE, recorded in Nashville and released on March 18. Attic Light is Nate Bowman on vocals & guitar, Michael Pittman on guitar, Patrick Rippeto on bass, and Joseph Dillman on drums. Attic Light just released a new single called, “Hot in Kansas City.” Attic Light will play Springfield, Missouri on Friday, August 26, for Deitra Magazine, Attic Light also play Santa Cali Gon on Friday, September 2.

Nate Bowman, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Attic Light started back in 2012 with Nate and bassist and friend, Patrick Rippeto. They started playing shows and released an EP called Different Shades of Black in 2014. The band found their current drummer Joseph Dillman and guitarist Michael Pittman, and started writing the Exile EP.

Their new single “Hot In Kansas City” was recorded with Joel Nanos at Element Recording in Kansas City.

Along with being a singer and guitarist and songwriter with Attic Light, Nate also works as an Instructor at Park University, and a Stage Carpenter at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, and he is working on his PhD at Kansas University.

Nate Bowman graduated from Excelsior Springs High in 2007.

He studied Theatre and Philosophy at Northwest Missouri State University where he graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.

Nate focused on Religious Studies at The University of Kansas from August 2013 to May 2015 where he received his Master Degree.

Nate is currently pursuing his PhD in Theatre, at Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas.

Since July 21, 2012, Nathan has been married to Elizabeth Bettendorf Bowman who is originally from Wahoo Nebraska.

In a May 10, 2016 interview with The Pitch Kansas City, Music Editor Natalie Gallagher asked Nate, “Is it hard to stay ambitious with so many obligations?” Nate answered, “With regard to ambition, I think you just have to get out there. We’re not making any money on music sales — any income we have as a band comes from playing shows. So in terms of keeping the band financed, it comes from touring and traveling, and it gets the music out there. I don’t think any of us would say that what we’re doing as a hobby.” Nate continued, “We’re very ambitious, at least from my point of view. It’s not a hobby for us. What little free time I have from my job is spent on the band, because we’re also independent, so I also manage the band. Outside of actually playing and writing and rehearsing, I spend 20 hours a week maintaining our website and social-media presence.”

Attic Light’s second EP, The EXILE, recorded in Nashville contains the song, “Whiskey Love,” the lead single from The EXILE that was also made into a music-video that caught the attention of Paste Magazine, who included it in their May 24, 2016 edition. The video was created in collaboration with by J. Rieger and Co.

More info at: http://www.atticlightmusic.com

10:45

8. Attic Light – “Whiskey Love”
from: Exile / Independent / March 18, 2016
[2nd EP from Kansas City based 4-piece band, Attic Light that was recorded in Nashville with Nate Bowman on vocals & guitar, Michael Pittman on guitar, Patrick Rippeto on bass, and Joseph Dillman on drums.]

[Attic Light play Springfield, Missouri on Fri, August 26, for Deitra Magazine]

[Attic Light also play Santa Cali Gon days Fest on Friday, September 2. ]

10:49 – Underwriting

10:51 – Two bands playing Crossroads Music Fest September 10

9. B R O T H E R – “Mobbin”
from: Mobbin – Single / Independent / Maech 6, 2016
[Kansas City based 4-piece band formed in June of 2015 by Danzell Capers on guitar, synthesizers, & vocals; who wanted to collaborate with other multi-instrumentalists and producers, resulting in the addition of longtime friend Quinn Pudenz on vocals, synthesizers, & guitar; area DJ and producer Brooks Brown on bass, vocals & synthesizers; and Christian Lester on drums. ]

[B R O T H E R play Crossroads Music Fest September 10, 2016.]

[B R O T H E R plays The Tank Room, TONIGHT, August 24, at 7:00 pm, opening for LAYNE.]

10. Caleb Ryan Martin – “Hard Times”
from: Caleb Ryan Martin – EP / Independent / 2015
[Caleb Ryan Martin is an acoustic blues and roots musician from Fayetteville, AR. He has played music all across the midwest region, singing with expressive vocals, playing guitar, and picking the banjo. Caleb started playing shows, festivals, and smoky bars at the age of fourteen and began touring at seventeen. Currently, he averages between 150-160 shows a year..]

[Caleb Ryan Martin plays the Mudstomp Records showcase at Crossroads Music Fest Sept 10.]

11:00 – Station ID

11. Peter Schlamb- “Rei”
from: Tinks / Peter Schlamb / July 7, 2014
[Debut album from Peter Schlamb is a vibraphonist based in Kansas City, MO. He recently released his debut album “Tinks” and maintains a busy schedule performing locally, nationally and internationally. Peter spent several years in New York where he attended and graduated from New School University. During his time in New York, Peter recorded and performed with artists including David Binney, Mike Moreno, and Ben van Gelder. Peter currently leads the group Electric Tinks and is a member of the Ben van Gelder Quintet as well as frequently performing with several other ensembles.]

[Peter Schlamb plays The American Restaurant with Mark Lowrey on Friday, August 26]

[Peter Schlamb plays The Blue Room at 18th & Vine, Saturday, August 27 with Saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, Artist in Residence for the Charlie Parker Celebration.]

11:03 – Interview with Desmond Mason and Derick Cunigan

Desmond Mason and Derick Cunigan of Soul Revival on the August 24, 2016 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley

Kansas City based musician and keyboard player Desmond Mason is originally from Los Angeles. He went to Southest High school in Kansas City and studied History and Higher Education at UMKC. Desmond has worked at Park University, and the American Jazz Museum. Desmond is a versatile performer and composer, who describes his music as “firmly rooted in KC jazz, R & B, gospel, and hip-hop music and strives to be something that the audience can feel in their spirit.”

Derick Cunigan is a singer, songwriter who is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He works for KCTV Channel 5. Derick joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley with Desmond Mason last year with the band Shades of Jade.

Desmond Mason and Derick Cunigan joined us today to share information about SOUL REVIVAL, an R&B/Soul ensemble that has been garnering attention with their series of performances and have an upcoming show on, Friday, August 26, at 7:30pm, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Road, inside The Westport Flea Market.

Desmond Mason and Derick Cunigan, welcome back to Wednesday MidDay Medley.

SOUL REVIVAL includes:

Desmond Mason on keys,
Paula Saunders on vocals,
Derek Greenwood on bass,
Perry Holliday on drums,
Jeff Stocks on guitar,
Derick Cunigan on vocals.

11:10

12. Soul Revival – “If You Ask Me Again”
from: the band’s latest recording sessions / unreleased
[Words and music from Derick Cunigan. The song was produced by Desmond Mason, and recorded at 64111 Studio with Jazz.]

[SOUL REVIVAL, plays The Buffalo Room, on Friday, August 26, at 7:30pm, at 817 Westport Road, inside The Westport Flea Market. The band will be play classic soul from the 70’s and 80’s.]

13. The Good Hearts – “Bad Production”
from: Bad Production – Single / Independent / December 8, 2015
[Kansas City based folk/pop/soul/gypsy band made up of: Nicole Springer on vocals, guitar, and percussion, Anna Cook on cello, and Roshelle Pekarek on violin, and Aaron Derington on percussion. Bad Production was recorded and produced by Lennon Bone.]

[The Good Hearts play Mills Record Company on Sat, August 27, at 7:00 PM with Abandoned Bells]

14. Psychic Twin – “Hopeless”
from: Strange Diary / Polyvinyl Records / September 9, 2016
[Psychic Twin is Brooklyn based, Erin Fein Rosana Caban, who two and a half years began writing music that would become Psychic Twin. Psychic Twin begins a big 3 month tour tonight, in Brooklyn, that will take her to both coasts, the Midwest, the Great Lakes, the Southwest, and the South. Her closest show to us will be in Lincoln, Nebraska, November 18.]

11:28 – Underwriting

CROSSROADS MUSIC FEST SPOTLIGHT

15. Heidi Lynne Gluck – “Mercury Rising”
from: Pony Show / Lotuspool Records / August 26, 2016
[Lawrence, Kansas based Heidi Lynne Gluck is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from the middle of Canada. After transplanting herself from the plains of Manitoba to the midwestern United States, Heidi quickly became an in-demand player, performing on stage and in the studio both as a solo artist and with renowned musicians including Juliana Hatfield & Some Girls, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, Lily & Madeleine, The Pieces, The Only Children, and others.]

[Heidi Lynne Gluck plays 90.1 FM’s Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, Sept 10.]

11:34 – Interview with Heidi Lynne Gluck

Heidi Lynne Gluck on the August 24, 2016 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley

Lawrence, Kansas based songwriter, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Heidi Lynne Gluck is a originally from the plains of Manitoba. Heidi Lynne Gluck has collaborated on stage and in the studio with The Roseline, Approach, Josh Berwanger, Juliana Hatfield & Some Girls, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, Lily & Madeleine, The Pieces, The Only Children, and others. Heidi released the critically acclaimed EP, Only Girl In The Room, last year on Lotuspool Records. Heidi Lynne Gluck has a new, full length album called, Pony Show, that is being this week released through Lotuspool Records, on vinyl. Heidi Lynne Gluck will be playing The Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, September 10.

Heidi Lynne Gluck, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Heidi played the Wednesday MidDay Medley 90.1 FM Day party at the Tank Room with Chase Horseman for this year’s Middle of The Map Fest.

Early influences include: Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Neil Young

Heidi recently performed at The Riot Room with The Sadies.

More info at: http://www.heidilynnegluck.com

11:42

16. Heidi Lynne Gluck – “Better Homes & Gardens”
from: Pony Show / Lotuspool Records / August 26, 2016
[Lawrence, Kansas based Heidi Lynne Gluck is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from the middle of Canada. After transplanting herself from the plains of Manitoba to the midwestern United States, Heidi quickly became an in-demand player, performing on stage and in the studio both as a solo artist and with renowned musicians including Juliana Hatfield & Some Girls, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, Lily & Madeleine, The Pieces, The Only Children, and others.]

Monique Gabrielle Salazar in her review of Pony Show for KCUR writes, “Close listening to the lyrics reveal Pony Show to be a robust love letter to life, loss and grief written in spindly calligraphy. Pony Show is a beautifully made reliquary which houses those feelings we attribute to being human. Gluck has established herself as a medium for that which haunts us”

Heidi also helps organize Girls Rock Lawrence Summer Rock Camp.

Heidi Lynne Gluck will be playing The Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, September 10.

Heidi Lynne Gluck with The Pony Show Band play The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, Kansas Saturday, September 17 at 8:00 PM for the reuinion show of the band The Anniversary, along with Psychic Heat, & Lily Pryor.

Heidi Lynne Gluck with The Pony Show Band play The Plaza Art Fair on Sept 25.

11:55

17. Heidi Lynne Gluck – “Jumping Vows”
from: Pony Show / Lotuspool Records / August 26, 2016
[Lawrence, Kansas based Heidi Lynne Gluck is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from the middle of Canada. After transplanting herself from the plains of Manitoba to the midwestern United States, Heidi quickly became an in-demand player, performing on stage and in the studio both as a solo artist and with renowned musicians including Juliana Hatfield & Some Girls, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, Lily & Madeleine, The Pieces, The Only Children, and others.]

[Heidi Lynne Gluck plays 90.1 FM’s Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 10.]

11:59:30

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

Next week on August 31, The Jorge Arana Trio joins us to talk about their new album Mammoth on Haymaker Records. Also with us next week is Ron Megee of Late Night Theatre who have a big benefit show at the Folly on September 9. And acclaimed singer-songwriter, Jessica Paige joins us live in our 90.1 FM Studios for our CROSSROADS MUSIC FEST SPOTLIGHT.

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

Wednesday MidDay Medley in on the web:

www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org,
http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayMidDayMedleyon90.1FM,
http://www.kkfi.org

Show #644

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

Heidi Lynne Gluck + Attic Light + Soul Revival

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Heidi Lynne Gluck, Soul Revival, Ruth Acuff, Jerad Tomasino, The Phantastics, The Sluts, Peter Schlamb, Attic Light, BROTHER, Caleb Ryan Martin, The Good Hearts, Psychic Twin, and Drugdealer.

Nate Bowman of Attic Light

At 10:30 Mark talks with Nathan Bowman, lead singer of the Kansas City based 4-piece band, Attic Light who just recently finished several weeks of Midwest tour dates in support of our their second EP, The EXILE, recorded in Nashville and released on March 18. Attic Light is Nate Bowman on vocals & guitar, Michael Pittman on guitar, Patrick Rippeto on bass, and Joseph Dillman on drums. Attic Light just released a new single called, “Hot in Kansas City.” Attic Light will play Springfield, Missouri on Friday, August 26, for Deitra Magazine, Attic Light also play SantaCaliGon on Friday, September 2. More info at: http://www.atticlightmusic.com

Soul Revival includes: Desmond Mason on keys, Paula Saunders on vocals, Derek Greenwood on bass, Perry Holliday on drums, Jeff Stocks on guitar, and Derick Cunigan on vocals.

At 11:00 musician and keyboard player Desmond Mason joins us to share information about SOUL REVIVAL, and their next upcoming show on, Friday, August 26, at 7:30pm, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Road, inside The Westport Flea Market, (with the entrance located behind the Flea Market). This night of music will featuring Desmond Mason on keys, Paula Saunders on vocals, Derek Greenwood on bass, Perry Holliday on drums, Jeff Stocks on guitar, and Derick Cunigan on vocals. The band will be play classic soul from the 70’s and 80’s. More info at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2585075

Heidi Lynne Gluck

At 11:30 Mark talks with Lawrence, Kansas based songwriter, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Heidi Lynne Gluck who is a originally from the plains of Manitoba. Heidi Lynne Gluck has collaborated on stage and in the studio with The Roseline, Approach, Josh Berwanger, Juliana Hatfield & Some Girls, Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos, Lily & Madeleine, The Pieces, The Only Children, and others. Heidi released the critically acclaimed EP, Only Girl In The Room, last year on Lotuspool Records. Heidi Lynne Gluck has a new full length album called, Pony Show that will be released through Lotuspool Records, on vinyl, on Friday, August 26. Heidi Lynne Gluck will be playing The Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, September 10. More info at: http://www.heidilynnegluck.com

Tune in on 90.1 FM KKFI
or streaming live at kkfi.org

Show #644