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 24, 2014

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
+ Guest DJ – Artist Joey Grimm
+ The Sexy Accident

1. Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear – “Silent Movies”
from: We Burned The Cane Field / Independent / October 6, 2012
[Singer songwriter, Madisen Ward graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri in 2007. He plays live and records with his Mother, Ruth Ward, both on guitar, with Mama Bear harmonizing with her son. Their debut EP was recorded in Kansas city’s Element Recording by Joel Nanos.]

[Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear play The Blue Note in Columbia, this Friday, September 26, at 9:30 pm opening for the Music Maker Blues Revue]

[Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play Midland Theatre, October 1, opening for B.B. King]

10:05 – Interview with Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear consist of Madisen Ward and his mother, Ruth Ward. Madisen was born in Oklahoma, and grew up in the outskirts of Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 2007. Madisen’s journey to become a musician, was “melodically passed down” through the songs of his mother. In 2012 the duo released their EP, “We Burned The Cane Field.” They first played LIVE our show on July 10, 2013, and returned later, to help us celebrate our 500th show. With aspects of folk, blues, spiritual, soul, their music overflows from category because it is so heartfelt, rich, and incredibly special. They were the buzz of the Crossroads Music Festival in early september and have caught the attention of the local music scene with stellar performances this past spring and summer at Unity Temple, Davey’s Uptown, recordBar, Coda, Westport Saloon, and The Buffalo Room.

But people across the country are also taking notice of Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, with the duo’s recent shows in: St. Louis, Joplin, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, opening for Phosphorescent. Last week they played the Americana Music Festival in Nashville, in a special “invite only” showcase in the Blue Room at Third Man Records where Adam Gold of Rollingstone.com wrote, “The duo’s raw, inscrutable chemistry was in full effect as they handily made a case as an inevitable force to be reconed with in the days to come.”

Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear play The Blue Note in Columbia, this Friday, September 26, at 9:30 pm, opening for the Music Maker Blues Revue

Next week Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will open for BB King, on Wednesday, October 1, at The Midland Theatre, in Kansas City.

Two weeks ago we were writing about how Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear were the buzz of the Crossroads Music Festival, but since then they’ve also become the buzz of the Americana Music Festival in Nashville where they’ve captured the attention of the national music press. Madisen AND Ruth told us about the Third Man Records / New Port Folk showcase, and about how they weren’t aware that the room was packed with industry insiders, they just wanted to give the people a good show.

Adam Gold of rollingstone.com who was present in the room wrote, “Watching mother-and-son duo Ruth and Madisen Ward bring a-hundred-or-so tastemakers and industry insiders to collective awe-struck silence with a stunning set of soulful coffeehouse folk at an invite-only showcase in the Blue Room at Third Man Records, it was hard to believe this was one of the virtually unknown group’s first gigs outside its native Kansas City. Drawing on influences ranging from Tom Waits to Tracy Chapman for fully realized, stellar songs marked by tranquil acoustic guitar interplay and singer Madisen Ward’s otherworldly tenor — a sundry palette of colors with which the 26-year-old painted character-driven scenes of small-town Midwestern life, emoting like a young, falsetto-capable Paul Robeson — the duo’s raw, inscrutable chemistry was in full effect as they handily made a case as an inevitable force to be reckoned with in the days to come.”

Madisen and the Mama Bear just recently signed on with the William Morris Endeavor Agency. They now have a national agent who will represent them and guide them with touring and recording projects.

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear are doing a lot more touring, getting out on the road, and have written enough new songs that they are ready to get into the recording studio.

The Duo’s recent show at the Americana Music Festival was a return trip for Madisen and Ruth because back in August they traveled through Nashville on their way to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to perform for a showcase, and open for Phosphorescent.

Next week Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will open for BB King, on Wednesday, October 1, at The Midland Theatre, in Kansas City.

Ruth Ward and Madisen Ward performing “Find it in the Mail” live on Wednesday MidDay Medley

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2. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – “Find It In The Mail” (Live)

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Next week Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will open for BB King, on Wednesday, October 1, at The Midland Theatre, in Kansas City.

Madisen Ward grew up listening to his mother play in coffee houses around the country. He started playing guitar in his later teen years and then started singing.

Madisen talked about how after high school he started writing songs for he and his mother to perform together.

Ruth you told the Deli KC that you were “learning a lot from my son while enjoying the process as well. I feel like we’re tackling music in ways I never have before.”

Ruth told us during the interview that on her way into the studio this morning she told Madisen that she trusted him, and that she hasn’t always been able to say that about other musical collaborators in her life.

“We Burned the Cane Field,” was produced by Joel Nanos, of Element Recording. Today is Joel’s birthday!

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3. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – “Hell Better Make Room” (Live)

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Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear play The Blue Note in Columbia, this Friday, September 26, at 9:30 pm, opening for the Music Maker Blues Revue

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will open for BB King, on Wednesday, October 1, at The Midland Theatre, in Kansas City.

More info at http://www.facebook.com/MadisenWardAndTheMamaBear

10:30 – Underwriting

10:32 – Interview with members of The Sexy Accident

4. The Sexy Accident -“The Fictions All I Got (Sometimes)”
from: Lavender 3 / Independent / October 4, 2014
[Produced, engineered and mixed by Steve Fisk. Recorded at Westend, Kansas City. Mixed at Steve’s house in Seattle. All songs written by Jesse Kates and arranged by Jesse Kates, Daniel Torrence, Camry Ivory, Mark Hamblin and Kristin Smith. Guest starring Laurel Parks, Sascha Groschang, Sean Nelson, Ashley Porter, Jim Daniels, Amy Laemmli and Tobias Kates. Josh Williams recorded pianos and organ at BRC, Kansas City. Riccardo Schulz recorded Jim Daniels at Johnny Costa Jazz Studio, Pittsburgh. Alex Austyn recorded some guitars, singing and a glock at Digital Pulse, Kansas City. Mastering by Ed Brooks at RFI, Seattle.]

[The Sexy Accident, play a Book/Album release show on Oct 4, at 7:00 pm, at the Buffalo Room.]

The Kansas City based band, The Sexy Accident, led by guitarist and singer/songwriter Jesse Kates, decided to release their fifth LP, Lavender 3, as a 48-page, 9-inch square silver cloth-covered hardback book featuring fourteen works of visual art, complete lyrics, interviews with the band, and exclusive photographs. There will be a Book/Album release show on October 4, at 7:00 pm , at the Buffalo Room. Tulsa’s Kalyn Barnoski and Rachel La Vonne will opening the show at 8:00 pm, followed by The Sexy Accident at 9:00 pm. Animator Galadriel Thompson of DarkHeart Girlfriends Club will project her visions on unfurled bolts of muslin. Paintings by Steph Toth Kates Art will also be displayed.

Joining us from the band were: Jesse Kates, Camry Ivory, Kristin Smith with artist Galadriel Thompson.

Jesse, talked about why the band decided to release The Sexy Accident’s 5th full length release as a 48 page hardback book.

This is the band’s 3rd full length release working with famed Seattle producer Steve Fisk.

Camry Ivory joined the band in 2010 and has now worked on 2 EPs and 2 full length recordings with The Sexy Accident and also with producer Steve Fisk. Camry talked about working with Steve.

Camry has been performing a lot as a solo artist and is also as part of the group, I Found A Job, playing the music of Talking Heads, as well as Anna Cole and the Other Lovers, and several other bands. Camry talked about how she had a chance to grow in the band and is now singing lead vocals on several tracks.

Jesse talked about how Kristin Smith brought a lot to the record. How Kristin really helped steer a lot of the suspensions, and sevenths, and things like that. “We’ve got a lot more harmony, and the chords are richer than they were on the last record. A lot of that was Kristin’s influence. That was what she brought.”

Kristin talked about how, like Camry, this was her first band.

In the interview in the book Steve talks about “The weaving of the keyboards, all of the keyboard arrangements that went down live, in most of the situations, which for me is always going to be musically superior. They’re all metric and rhythm related, and locked with the guitar parts. You could certainly overdub them to make them right, but if you get all of that going in a room with live drums, it makes it one step closer to Memphis.”

Galadriel Thompson is an animation artist and who will be projecting her images throughout the room the night of the album/book release show.

Lavender 3, as a 48-page, 9-inch square silver cloth-covered hardback book featuring fourteen works of visual art, complete lyrics, interviews with band, exclusive photographs.

The Sexy Accident Book/Album release show on Oct 4, at 7:00 pm, at the Buffalo Room. Tulsa’s Kalyn Barnoski & Rachel La Vonne will open the show, followed by The Sexy Accident at 9:00 pm. The room itself will mesmerize as animator Galadriel Thompson of DarkHeart Girlfriends Club will projects her visions on unfurled bolts of muslin. Paintings by Steph Toth Kates Art will also be displayed. More at: http://music.sexyaccident.com

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5. The Sexy Accident -“It’s Just Real”
from: Lavender 3 / Independent / October 4, 2014
[Produced, engineered and mixed by Steve Fisk. Recorded at Westend, Kansas City. Mixed at Steve’s house in Seattle. All songs written by Jesse Kates and arranged by Jesse Kates, Daniel Torrence, Camry Ivory, Mark Hamblin and Kristin Smith. Guest starring Laurel Parks, Sascha Groschang, Sean Nelson, Ashley Porter, Jim Daniels, Amy Laemmli and Tobias Kates. Josh Williams recorded pianos and organ at BRC, Kansas City. Riccardo Schulz recorded Jim Daniels at Johnny Costa Jazz Studio, Pittsburgh. Alex Austyn recorded some guitars, singing and a glock at Digital Pulse, Kansas City. Mastering by Ed Brooks at RFI, Seattle.]

[The Sexy Accident, play a Book/Album release show on Oct 4, at 7:00 pm, at the Buffalo Room.]

6. Perfume Genius – “Don’t Let Them In”
from: Too Bright / Matador / Sept. 23, 2014

[Perfume Genius plays The Riot Room, Mon. Sept. 29.]

11:00 – Station I.D.

7. The New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers”
from: Brill Bruisers / Matador / August 26, 2014
[The first single from the 6th studio album from the Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Members include: Dan Bejar, Kathryn Calder, Neko Case, John Collins, Kurt Dahle, Todd Fancey, Carl Newman, and Blaine Thurier]

11:05 – Guest DJ Joey Grimm

Laura Diggs, Guest DJ – Joey Grimm, and Jules Slutsky

Joey Grimm was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in De Soto, Kansas. He became interested in making moving sculptures as a result of tinkering with cars and learning how engines operate. For over ten years, Grimm worked with kinetic sculptors Jim Woodfill, Graham Lane, and Mac MacClanahan on projects ranging from small kinetic sculptures to producing high speed art cars. After receiving his BFA from the Kansas City Art institute in 2010, he attended the Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of Delaware where he is researched and producing kinectic sculpture. After completing his studies, Grimm moved to Brooklyn in New York City, where Joey has started his own business with artist Jordan Johnsoin called Made In Americana, a custom building company, creating various objects and funiture. More info at: http://www.madeinamericana.com. Joey Grimm is back in Kansas City with his partner Jules, and a few other friends.

Joining Joey on the show was is girlfriend Jules Slutsky, and his Aunt Laura Diggs.

Jules Slutsky is a native of Brooklyn, her parents were artists and she is a photographer.

Laura Diggs is an artist now based in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

8. Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers – “Double Chocolate Malted”
from: It’s Time For Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers / Upside Records / 1986

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9. Cotton Jones – “Up A Tree (Went This Heart I Have”
from: Paranoid Cocoon / Suicide Squeeze Records / Jan 27, 2009 [Formerly The Cotton Jones Basket Ride, is an indie folk band, with elements of psychedelic folk, dream pop, baroque pop, and Americana, based in Cumberland, Maryland. Michael Nau (born October 31, 1984) is the lead singer-songwriter and plays guitar, Whitney McGraw (born July 20, 1986) is on keyboards, organ, and electronic autoharp, Todd Gowans (born February 4, 1986) is on lead electric guitar, and Greg Bender is on bass. The signature sound of the band is Michael Nau and his wife Whitney McGraw’s ethereal vocal harmonies.]

10. Kurt Vile – “Shame Chamber”
from: Walkin On A Pretty Daze / Matador / April 8, 2013
[Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He best known for his solo career and as a former member of indie rock band The War on Drugs, with whom he recorded one full studio album. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, The Violators, which currently includes multi-instrumentalists Jesse Trbovich and Rob Laakso, alongside drummer Kyle Spence.]

11:30 – Underwriting

11. Talking Heads – “Nothing But Flowers”
from: Naked / Fly-Sire / 1988
[Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in NYC and active until 1991. The band was comprised of David Byrne (lead vocals and guitar), Chris Frantz (drums and backing vocals), Tina Weymouth (bass and backing vocals) and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals). Other musicians also regularly made appearances in concert and on the group’s albums. The new wave style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, art rock, avant-garde, pop, funk, world music, and Americana. Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed whimsical, esoteric lyrics to the band’s songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Talking Heads as being “one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the ’80s, while managing to earn several pop hits.” In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of the band’s albums appeared on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.]

12. The Clash – “Lost In The Supermarket”
from: London Calling / Epic Records / December 14, 1979
[Produced by Guy Stevens, it is credited to the Strummer/Jones songwriting partnership. It was released on their third studio album. Although it features Mick Jones on lead vocals, the song was written by Joe Strummer. The supermarket in question was The International, located at 471-473 Kings Road, beneath the World’s End Estate. 31 Whistler Walk was where Joe lived at the time with his girlfriend Gaby Salter, her two younger brothers and her mother.]

13. Neil Young – “Unknown Legend”
from: Harvest Moon / Reprise / October 23, 1992
[20th studio album by Neil Young. Many of the musicians appearing on it also appeared on his 1972 album Harvest, and it is considered by many to be like a “sequel” to Harvest. Recovering from a case of tinnitus that had come about after the recording of 1990’s Ragged Glory and its subsequent tour (which produced 1991’s Weld and Arc), Young was determined to return to the studio. Returning to Nashville and joining up with compatriots like Ben Keith, Young put down the electric guitar, returning to the acoustic guitar, piano and banjo that had dominated albums such as Harvest, Comes a Time and Old Ways.The album earned the 1994 Juno Award for album of the year.]

14. David Bowie – “Space Oddity”
from: David Bowie / Parlophone Records / 1969
[released as a music single in July 1969. It is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut. Besides its title, which clearly alludes to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the introduction to the song is a barely audible instrumental build-up that is analogous to the deep bass tone in Also Sprach Zarathustra that is prominently used in the film. The lyrics have also been seen to lampoon the British space programme. The song appears on the album David Bowie (also known as Space Oddity). The song was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, together with Peter Sarstedt’s “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?”. “Space Oddity” became so well known that Bowie’s second album, originally released as David Bowie in the UK (like his first album), was renamed after the track for its 1972 reissue by RCA Records, and has since become known by this name. It was used by U2 during their 360° Tour (2009-2011). It was played over the public address system preceding the band’s arrival on stage. In 2013, the song gained renewed popularity after it was covered by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who performed the song while aboard the International Space Station, and therefore became the first music video shot in space. This video was removed from YouTube on May 13, 2014: despite Bowie’s explicit wishes that Hadfield be fully licensed to record the song and produce the video, the song is owned — and its copyright controlled — by Bowie’s publisher, who granted Hadfield license to the song for only one year. Bowie would later revisit his Major Tom character in the songs “Ashes to Ashes” and “Hallo Spaceboy”. German singer Peter Schilling’s 1983 hit “Major Tom (Coming Home)” is written as a retelling of the song.]

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Next week: on Wed, October 4, we’ll more New & Midcoastal Releases from: Monta At Odds, Jorge Arano Trio, Gemini Revolution, The Conquerors, Akkilles, Thee Water Moccasins, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, and Schwervon!

At 10:30, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Barclay Martin joins us to share music and stories about his recent trip to Madagascar with musician, drummer, engineer and producer, Giuliano Mingucci. Their recording of all Malagasy music will be released in October.

In our second hour Dedric Moore of the KCK based bands Gemini Revolution and Monta At Odds, and Brenton Cook of Haymaker Records, join us to share music and information about the THIRD annual KC Psych Fest, October 9, 10 & 11, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Road, featuring 24 bands in three days..PLUS the band Schwervon! will join us and play live on the show!

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

Sources for notes on tracks: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org

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Show #544

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 24, 2014

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
+ Guest DJ – Artist Joey Grimm
+ The Sexy Accident

Mark features more New & Midcoastal Releases from: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, The Sexy Accident, Hearts of Darkness, and Perfume Genius.

At 10:00, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear return to Wednesday MidDay Medley for their 4th appearance in 14 months. They will perform live in our 90.1 FM Studios. This modern soulful folk duo was the buzz of the Crossroads Music Festival and have caught the attention of the local music scene with stellar performances this past spring and summer at Unity Temple, Davey’s Uptown, recordBar, Coda, Westport Saloon, and The Buffalo Room. The’ve also recently played shows in St. Louis, Joplin, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, opening for Phosphorescent. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will open for BB King, Wednesday, October 1, at The Midland Theatre, in Kansas City. More info at http://www.facebook.com/MadisenWardAndTheMamaBear

At 10:35 Mark welcomes members of the Kansas City based band, The Sexy Accident. Led by guitarist and singer/songwriter Jesse Kates, the band decided to release their fifth LP, Lavender 3, as a hardback book. There will be a Book/Album release show on October 4, at 7:00 pm , at the Buffalo Room. This FREE, all-ages, cabaret-style soirée will include Tulsa’s Kalyn Barnoski and Rachel La Vonne opening the show at 8:00 pm, followed by The Sexy Accident at 9:00 pm. The room itself will mesmerize as animator Galadriel Thompson of DarkHeart Girlfriends Club projects her visions on unfurled bolts of muslin. Paintings by Steph Toth Kates Art will also be displayed. More info at: http://music.sexyaccident.com

At 11:00 Artist Joey Grimm returns to Wednesday MidDay Medley as guest DJ. Joey has been living, working, teaching, creating in Brooklyn, New York City. Joey was born in Kansas City, after receiving his BFA from the Kansas City Art institute in 2010, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of Delaware where he is researched and produced kinetic sculpture. More info at http://www.joeygrimm.com

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Show #544

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

Spinning Records With Mills
+ Margo May

1. Ben Watt – “Forget”
from: Hendra (Deluxe Version) / Unmade Road – Caroline Interntional / April 14, 2014
[The second studio album released b Ben Watt, born December 6, 1962, an English musician, DJ, record producer and radio presenter, best known as one half of the duo Everything but the Girl.y the English singer, author and multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt on April 15, 2014. The record is a collaboration with Bernard Butler (Suede) and features a guest-appearance by David Gilmour.]

We welcomed back to Wednesday MidDay Medley: Judy Mills and Chris LaBeau of Mills Record Company, who joined us for our first hour as “Guest Producers” spinning brand new vinyl and classic and rare used vinyl from both sides of the store.

Judy Mills is a native of Pittsburg, Kansas. She attended Kansas State, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English. Judy Mills worked as a teaching assistant, and an adjunct professor, teaching writing and English. She worked at Johnson County Community College. She worked as an account executive for Clinique, and then worked for several years at Restoration Hardware, until the Leawood store closed and she took a hiatus. After about a year of taking a break Judy Mills began to focus on her new vision, and in early May, 2013, Judy opened, Mills Record Company, at 314 Westport Rd, KCMO.

Christian LaBeau was born in Ontario, Canada but grew up in St Louis, Missouri for most of his life. He moved to Kansas City in 2006. Chris worked for Streetside Records from 1996 to 2011 in both St Louis and Kansas City. Chris joined Mills Record Co in June 2013. Chris was in a few bands in St Louis. Since 2008 Chris has been working as a DJ in Kansas City playing soul records under the name. “The Dropout Boogie”

Judy is brought new releases, and Christian brought in some rare vinyl.

This past spring Mills Record Company celebrated their first year, and now they’re in the process of expanding into the next door space, doubling the size of the store at 314 Westport Road. The new space will house the store’s vast used vinyl collection, currently in two separate storage facilities. The new space will also have a stage in the front window area for live, in-store performances.

Learn more about Mills Record Company at: http://www.MillsRecordCompany.com

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2. Karen O – “Ooo”
from: Crush Songs / Cult Records / September 9, 2014
[Debut studio album by Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978),better known by her stage name Karen O, is a South Korean-born American singer and musician. She is the lead vocalist for American rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released by Julian Casablancas’ label Cult Records. The songs were written at a time of emotional discomfort for Karen O. “When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn’t sure I’d ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time. They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade”, she explained in a statement posted on her website.]

3. Twin Peaks – “I Found A New Way”
from: Wild Onion / Grand Jury Music / August 5, 2014
[Chicago based 4-piece band who list Bowie and Bolan as influences]

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4. Death From Above 1979 – “The Physical World” (VINYL)
from: The Physical World / Last Gang Eecords – Warner Bros. / September 9, 2014
[The second album from the Canadian punk rock duo from Toronto, Ontario. Their first full-length album, You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine, was released in late 2004 on Last Gang Records. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011. Death from Above 1979 consists of Jesse F. Keeler on bass, synths, and backing vocals, and Sebastien Grainger on vocals and drums. They were signed to Last Gang Records for the world with license arrangements with Vice Recordings in the U.S., 679 Recordings in the UK, and JVC in Japan. Although they reportedly met at a Sonic Youth concert, they sometimes jokingly claimed to have met in prison, on a pirate ship, or in a gay bar, leading some journalists and fans to believe these stories. They also claimed to have once lived in a funeral home. The reason for the seemingly arbitrary date 1979 comes from Grainger’s birth date. He responded to being asked why they chose it: “1979 is the year of my birth, 1979 is the year of Off the Wall, 1979 is the year of The Pleasure Principle, 1979 is the last year of the last cool decade, 1979 is scratched into my arm, 1979 is scratched into my arm, 1979 is scratched into my fucking arm.” He also stated in an interview given to MTV: “I was born that year, and it’s never going to be wrong.”It was speculated that the seemingly random year came from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film Apocalypse Now, as the words “Death from Above” can be found on a logo on the Huey Helicopters that carry the main character and his crew in the Vietnam War. However, Grainger has asserted that this is simply a coincidence.]

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5. The Wytches – “Gravedweller”
from: Annabel Dream Reader / Partisan / August 25
[English three-piece surf-psych band formed in 2011 in Peterborough, and now based in Brighton. The band consists of singer-songwriter Kristian Bell, drummer Gianni Honey and bassist Daniel Rumsey. On 4 February 2014, the band announced they had signed with Heavenly Recordings and released Gravedweller as a free digital single. The band also signed to Partisan Records in the US. Annabel Dream Reader was recorded over two days at Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London and co-produced by Bell and former Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones. The album was recorded and mixed by Luke Oldfield on an 8-track Studer A80.]

6. My Brightest Diamond – “Pressure”
from: This Is my Hand (Prismatic Edition) / Asthmatic Kitty / September 16, 2014
[Fourth studio album from My Brightest Diamond, the project of singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden. The band has released four studio albums, 2006’s Bring Me the Workhorse, 2008’s A Thousand Shark’s Teeth and 2011’s All Things Will Unwind, along with remix albums Tear It Down and Shark Remixes, Volumes 1-4. Worden has also recorded and performed with The Decemberists (as “The Queen” on their album Hazards of Love) and Sufjan Stevens’ albums Illinoise and The Age of Adz.]

10:33 – Underwriting
10:35

7. Bo Diddley – “Elephant Man” (VINYL)
from: Black Gladiator / Checker / 1970
[17th full length release out of 27 from Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), born in McComb, Mississippi, known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American R&B vocalist, guitarist and songwriter (usually as Ellas McDaniel). He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll, and rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Parliament Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles, among others. He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged electric guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs, along with African rhythms and a signature beat (a simple five-accent clave rhythm) that remains a cornerstone of hip hop, rock and pop.Accordingly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was known in particular for his technical innovations, including his trademark rectangular guitar.]

8. Bobby “Blue” Bland – “Don’t Cry No More” (VINYL)
from: Two Steps From The Blues / Duke – MCA / 1961
[Debut album from Robert Calvin “Bobby” Bland (January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as “among the great storytellers of blues and soul music… [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed.” He was sometimes referred to as the “Lion of the Blues” and as the “Sinatra of the Blues”; his music was also influenced by Nat King Cole. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described him as “second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis’s Beale Street blues scene.”]

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9. Julee Cruise – “I Remember” (VINYL)
from: Floating Into The Night / Warner Bros. / September 8, 1989
[American singer, songwriter, actress and musician, born December 1, 1956, in Creston, Iowa. With a distinctive airy voice, Cruise has recorded four albums, but is probably best known for “Falling”, the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, she collaborated with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch, who produced and wrote the lyrics for many of her released songs. Cruise is also a songwriter in her own right. She is married to Edward Grinnan, Editor-in-Chief of Guideposts magazine and best-selling author of The Promise of Hope.]

10. Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Happy House” (VINYL)
from: Kaleidoscope / Polydor / August 1, 1980
[Third studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create “a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation”. The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as “one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era.” Their music combined elements of pop and avant-garde. The Banshees also became inspirational in the creation of the gothic rock genre. They disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as The Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career.]

11. The Misfits – “We Are 138” (VINYL)
from: Beware [EP] / Armageddon-Spartan-Plan 9 Records / January 1980
[3120 copies pressed for release in the UK to promote their 1979 tour. The sleeve artwork was not finished in time, and it was not actually released until after the tour in January 1980. “We Are 138” was originally on the “Bullet” 7″ EP. . The Misfits are an American band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk subgenre, blending punk rock and other musical influences with horror film themes and imagery. Founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey by singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig, the group had a fluctuating lineup during its first six years with Danzig and bassist Jerry Only as the only consistent members. During this time they released several EPs and singles, and with Only’s brother Doyle as guitarist, the albums Walk Among Us (1982) and Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983), both considered touchstones of the early-1980s hardcore punk movement. The Misfits disbanded in 1983 and Danzig went on to form Samhain and then the eponymous Danzig. Several albums of reissued and previously unreleased material were issued after the group’s dissolution, and their music became influential to punk rock, heavy metal, and alternative rock music of the late 1990s and early 2000s.]

10:56

Mills Record Company instores:
Friday September 19 –
Saturday, September 20 –

Mills Record Company, at 314 Westport Rd, KCMO. Learn more about Mills Record Company at: http://www.MillsRecordCompany.com

11:00 – Station ID

Music from the Plaza Art Fair

12. Miry Wild – “To the Ends of the Earth”
from: Miry Wild [EP] / Independent / May 3, 2014
[Kansas City, Missoouri, based 5 member folk-pop band made up of friends: Katelyn Miles- Upright Bass & Bass Guitar, Julia Hamilton- Guitar & Lead Vocals, Havilah Powers- Vocals, Emily Marriott- Drums, Holly Grimwood- Piano, Guitar, Vocals. To hear their music you can visit: http://www.mirywild.bandcamp.com%5D

[Miry Wild play Ink Magazine’s Music stage at The Plaza Art Fair, Sunday, September 21, at 3:00pm]

13. The Grisly Hand – “Still Feelin’ Blue”
from: Western Avenue / Independent / February 1, 2012
[“Still Feelin’ Blue” by Gram Parsons. The band is working on a new full length recording.The Grisly Hand includes: Jimmy Fitzner (Guitar and Vocals), Lauren Krum (Vocals and Percussion), Johnny Nichols (Bass and Vocals), Matt Richey (Drums), Mike Stover (Steel Guitar), and Ben Summers (Guitar and Mandolin).]

[The Grisly Hand play Kauffman Stadium TONIGHT before the baseball game.]

[The Grisly Hand play Ink’s Music stage at The Plaza Art Fair, Saturday, September 20, at 9:00pm]

14. Kirsten Paludan & Key Party – “Siberia”
from: Up All Night / Independent / December 21, 2013
[Recorded at Element Studios, KCMO, February – November 2012. Produced by Kirsten Paludan and David Gaume. Engineered and mixed by David Gaume. Additional tracking on ‘Siberia’ by Joel Nanos. Cover artwork: ‘Moon’ by Jeremy Rockwell. Design: Studio Ike. Photo: Jeffrey McKee.]

[Key Party play Ink Magazine’s Music stage at The Plaza Art Fair, Saturday, September 20, at Noon]

15. Josh Berwanger – “Bullets of Change”
from: Strange Stains / Good Land Records / October 1, 2013
[“Josh Berwanger made a name for himself as a member of The Anniversary, a Kansas band that released 2 albums (2000’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown & 2002’s Your Majesty) and selling over 100,000 records before imploding in a breakup of Fleetwood Mac-style proportions while attempting to tour Japan. Undeterred, Berwanger put together a new band—a country-rock outfit called The Only Children–and would go on to release 2 criminally underrated records (2004’s Change of Living & 2007’s Keeper of Youth) before pulling the plug and taking a job coaching high school basketball in Lawrence. For his 2013 release Strange Stains, Berwanger joined forces with old pal & original drummer for The Anniversary, Michael Hutcherson. “Josh & I met in 1996 while playing in local KC pop punk bands, I am honored to be making music w/ Josh. For all that’s changed in our lives over the years, we’ve still got a symbiotic musical relationship.”]

[Josh Berwanger Band plays Ink’s Music stage at The Plaza Art Fair, Saturday, September 20, at 4:00]

11:13 – Underwriting

11:15 – Interview with Margo May

16. Margo May – “Bad To Me” (Live)
A song that will be on Margo May’s upcoming folk release

Margo May playing live on Wednesday MidDay Medley, September 17, 1014

Joe Cuello, of MTV Creative Music Integration said this about margo May – “Her melodic, gentle songwriting and performing capture a sound that is tough to pull off, but she does so, perfectly. Innocence in songs is a balancing act Margo May somehow pulls off, and the songs have a beautiful simplicity that can be moving in a very quiet way.”

Margo May grew up in Kansas City. She has worked as an actor at The Coterie Theatre. She Studied Liberal Arts and English at University of Missouri – Kansas City. Margo made her national network television debut in the 2010 season of American Idol. Her Debut recording “Summerof” was one of our favorite recordings of 2010 and has received critical acclaim. She was the winner of the 2010 Pitch Music Award for Best Emerging Act. Since then Margo has played all over Kansas City, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas. Margo has released several albums of her own original music as well as several collaborations and remixes. She is currently working on a new release.

Margo May is working on a new record with Tim Harte of Mother Russia helping as Producer. The recording will be live first takes. Doby Watson is joining Margo on the tracks.

Margo May is also collaborating with David Bennett of Akkilles, who is also helping her record the same songs but in a different process.

11:21

17. Margo May – “Earth Angel” (Live)
A song that will be on Margo May’s upcoming folk release

Margo May plays Thursday, September 18, at 9:00 pm, at The Tank Room, with her sister Aileen May, Miss Conception, and Calvin Arsenia.

Margo May will be in concert Thursday, September 25 at the recordBar, at 7:00 pm.

Margo May collaborated with producer Elias Abid for last year’s summer release “runaway Island.”

Margo May recently had a speaking role in a lifetime movie starring Tony Goldwyn.

11:33

18. Margo May – “I’m Not Coming Home” (Live)
A song that will be on Margo May’s upcoming folk release

To hear Margo May’s music visit: http://www.margomay.bandcamp.com

Margo May plays Thursday, September 18, at 9:00 pm, at The Tank Room with her sister Aileen May, Miss Conception, and Calvin Arsenia.

Margo May will be in concert Thursday, September 25 at the recordBar, at 7:00 pm.

11:39

19. Dolls On Fire – “We Are The Lucky Ones”
from: Synesthesia / Independent / Expected December 2014
[A new song to be included in the band’s upcoming second full-length release, recorded at Weights & Measures Soundlab and Atzero Studios / Mixed and mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures. The band’s debut album “Ladies and Gentlemen…” was in our 112 Best Recordings of 2012. Dolls on Fire include: Zach Hodson on lead vocals & guitar, Rachel Jaggard on lead vocals & keys, Michelle Bacon on bass, and Mark Johnson on drums ]

[Dolls on Fire play Ink’s Music stage at The Plaza Art Fair, Saturday, September 20, at 11:00 am]

20. Scruffy & The Janitors – “Ms. Crucio”
from: Anglo / This Tall Records / June 13, 2014
[St. Joe based trio of Steven Foster – Vocals/Bass, Teriq Newton – Guitar/Vocals, and Trevin Newton – Drums. Recorded by Kiley Bodenhamer, Mixed by Chad Hasledalen, Mastered by Albert Born. All songs written by Scruffy & The Janitors and subject to copyright and BMI.]

[I HEART LOCAL MUSIC PRESENTS: Scruffy & The Janitors, Psychic Heat, and Josh Berwanger Band, at The Jackpot in Lawrence September 26.]

11:50 – Women who will blow you away with their voice

21. Mary Bridget Davies – “Me And Bobby McGee”
from: A Night With Janis Joplin (Original Broadway Cast Recording) / Broadway Records / January 17, 2014
[Mary Bridget Davies (born August 30, 1978)[1] is an American singer and actress. She performs with her own band, The Mary Bridget Davies Group, and is also known as a premiere interpreter of Janis Joplin’s music. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance as Janis in A Night with Janis Joplin. Her band The Mary Bridget Davies Group released an album with original songs in 2011 titled Wanna Feel Somethin.]

[Mary Bridget Davies plays 90.1 FM KKFI’s – Blues Kitchen 15 Year Anniversary Show, Saturday, September 27, at Knuckleheads, with Katy Guillen & The Girls, Junebug & the Porchlights, and 4 Fried Chickens & A Coke.]

22. Allen-Lamun Band – “Too Blue Not To Come Back Home”
from: All In The Numbers / Mad Left Music / September 30, 2013
[Dave Allen and Laura Lamun playing Every Color of the Blues. http://www.allenlamunband.com Laura Lamun started singing at 5 and her Director-Mother had her making money singing by the time she was eleven. After attending Interlochen Arts Academy she received her BFA at Wayne State University in Detroit, and MFA from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She has worked professionally as an actress and vocalist in NYC, Kansas City, San Diego. Now based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado she has played in several bands and is the creator and owner of Little Moon Essentials a magic factory and Body Apothecary. While Laura lived in Kansas City she appeared on stages at American Heartland, Quality Hill Playhouse, The Unicorn Theatre, Theatre League and in special performances with J. Kent Barnhart. We were housemates in the late eighties and I remember between shows she concocted amazing baths with herbs and oils. The bathtub looked like a tossed salad, but her creations have led her to a successful business to supplement her musical and theatrical career.]

23. The Clementines – “Soul, Mind, Role, Survive”
from: The Clementines / Independent / June 1, 2013
[Tim Jenkins & Nicole Springer played LIVE on our April 25, 2012 show. Current band line up: Nicole Springer: Vocals and Lyrics, Rhythm Guitar. Tim Jenkins: Lead guitar and Mandolin. Aaron Derington: Drums and Percussion , Keyboards. Brad Scott: Bass. Nicole Springer grew up in Oak Grove, MO, and graduated H.S. in 2004. She studied Music-Vocal/Choral at Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO. Nicole told The Pitch (Jan. 10, 2012): “I grew up singing in gospel choirs,” she says. “And I still love gospel music, though I’m not religious or anything. I did musicals throughout high school, and I went to school for a year at Missouri State for music education. But I’ve never been in a committed band before this one.”]

[Nicole Springer plays Coda, tomorrow night, September 18.]

11:58

Next week on Sept. 24th, Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear will play LIVE on the show. We’ll also talk with members of the band The Sexy Accident who decided to release their fifth LP, Lavender 3, as a hardback book. In our second hour, Artist Joey Grim returns to Kansas City and Wednesday Midday Medley from Brooklyn to serve as guest DJ.

11:59:30

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

Sources for notes on tracks: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org

Show #543

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

Spinning Records With Mills
+ Margo May

Mark features more New & Midcoastal Releases from: The Grisly Hand, Kirsten Paludan & Key Party, Scruffy & The Janitors, Josh Berwanger Band, Mary Bridget Davies, Miry Wild, The Clementines, Allen-Lamun Band, and more.

Judy Mills and Christian LaBeau of Mills Record Company

At 10:00, Judy Mills and Chris LaBeau of Mills Record Company join us as “Guest Producers” for our first hour. They’ll spin brand new vinyl and classic used vinyl from both sides of the store. Learn more about Mills Record Company at: http://www.MillsRecordCompany.com

Margo May
Photo by Erica Peterson.

At 11:15 Kansas City based singer songwriter Margo May joins us to talk and play music from her upcoming new release. “Her melodic, gentle songwriting and performing capture a sound that is tough to pull off but she does so perfectly. Innocence in songs is a balancing act Margo May somehow pulls off and the songs have a beautiful simplicity that can be moving in a very quiet way.” -SVP, Joe Cuello, MTV Creative Music Integration. For more information: http://www.margomay.bandcamp.com

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

Show #543

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

Rolf Petermann & music of The Seedco Harvest Festival
+ OILS live in studio + Sean Starowitz & The Talk Shop

1. Broncho – “It’s On”
from: Just Hip Enough To Be A Woman / Dine Alone Records / September 16, 2014
[Oklahoma based band formed in 2010 with: Ryan Lindsey, Nathan Price, Ben King]

[Broncho plays recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., Thursday, September 11, doors at 9:30 with: Low Litas, Various Blonde, and Sneaky Creeps.]

2. White Girl– “Don’t Fear the Creeper”
from: Don’t Fear the Creeper (feat. Keenan Nichols & Ryan Bates) – Single / Indep. / Jan. / 7 / 14
[White Girl is the brain-child of Martin Bush. The single: “Don’t Fear the Creeper” features Keenan Nichols of THE ARCHITECTS for shredding some serious guitar and Ryan Bates of Waiting for Signal for bringing the awesome voiceover skills in his role as THE CREEPER!! Proceeds from the single go to Midwest Music Foundation.]

[White Girl plays Dancefestopia at River Front Park, Friday, September 12.]

10:10 – Underwriting

10:12

3. Your Friend – “Jekyll / Hyde”
from: Jekyll / Hyde – EP / Domino Records / February 20, 2014
[Lawrence based Taryn Blake Miller was signed to Domino Records. Jekyll/Hyde is available on cassette tape from Whatever Forever Tapes. Your Friend toured through July, playing Cafe Berlin in Columbia, Lexington, Charlottesville, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Boise, Vancouver, Portland, San Diego, and Phoenix. Winner of the 2014 Pitch Music Award for Best Singer/Songwriter]

[Your Friend. plays the Seedco Harvest Festival, Saturday, Sept 13, in the 800 block of Deleware in East Lawrence.]

10:15 – Interview with Rolf Petermann and artists from Whatever Forever

Rolf Petermann is the co-founder of Whatever Forever, a Post-Post, Pre-Reality Tape Label and Music Collective in Lawrence, Kansas. Rolf joined us to share information about The Seedco Harvest Festival, this Saturday, September 13, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm, in East Lawrence at the 800 Block of Delaware. Whatever Forever musicians also joined us and performed songs live in our 90.1 FM Studios.

Whatever Forever musicians involved in the festival:

Andrew Frederick and Mark Osman of the band: OILS

Nicholas Stahl of the band: Your Friend. and: Dean Monkey & the Dropouts

Monica George and Johni Lacore of the band: Ovaries-eez,

and Musician Carey Scott.

The Seedco Harvest Festival will feature eight live bands from Whatever Forever, as well as 21 visual artists from SeedCo Studios and Fresh Produce Arts Collective.

11:20

4. OILS (Andrew Frederick & Mark Osman)– “Song” (Live)
[Andrew Frederick plays guitar & sings, and Mark Osman plays drums for the Lawrence based band OILS who recently played an in-store at Mills Record Company and just released a 7″ vinyl release on Replay Records. (www.replayrecordsusa.com)]

Rolf Petermann talked about how The Seedco Harvest Festival coincides with the opening of their new space, a homebase rehearsal / recording studio.

Whatever Forever Tapes have t w o N E W R E L E A S E S:
Youngest Children & The Ovaries-eez
AVAILABLE ONLINE and at LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS

Their new 4 song EP tape and digital release is called Snow Daze

10:30

5. Ovaries-eez (Monica George & Johni Lacore)– “No Sympathy” (Live)also available on: Snow Daze / Whatever Forever / 2014
[The Ovaries-eez are a trio: Johni Lacore, Amber Hansen and Monica George.
Their new 4 song EP tape and digital release was record at Seedco Studios, Lawrence, KS http://www.whatevertapes.com]

10:34

Whatever Forever, is a Tape Label and Music Collective in Lawrence, Kansas.

SeedCo Harvest is a music and arts based festival highlighting the new SeedCo Studio space and their resident artists. The Seedco Harvest Festival will also feature 16 local food, retail, beer and activity vendors.

SeedCo Studios: is a visual arts and music space ideal for making, showing and engaging in all aspects of contemporary fine art. SeedCo will be moving their space from Pennsylvania St to Delware St where the Festival will be held

SeedCo Harvest Date: Saturday September 13th, 2014 from 4-11pm
Where: The Warehouse Arts District on the 800 block of Delaware

This event is partnering with local charities: Healthy Sprouts and VanGo Inc.

Healthy Sprouts; a non-profit organization whose goal is to connect children to healthy food at a young age and increase access to local, nutritious food to strengthen the local food system.

VanGo Inc; is an arts-based social service agency that provides job-training programs to qualifying youth. This organization strives to improve the lives of high-needs youth using art as the vehicle for self-expression, self-confidence, and hope for the future.

Vendors; The Merc, 715, Drasko’s, Ingredient Five Bar and Tables, Mass St Soda, Arizona Trading Company, Third Planet, Mad Greek, Scone Lady’s, Burger Stand, Cosmos Indian Store & Café

Featuring: Free State Brewing Company
Sponsors: Tequa Creek Holdings, Design Brillance Creative Marketing, Handbuilt Productions, Anderson Rentals, Silverback Enterprises, Lawrence Sign Up, Happy Shirts, On The Rocks Liquor, Lawrence hits.com and The Voice of Lawrence

Nicholas Stahl plays in the band Your Friend. and also in the band, Dean Monkey & the Dropouts. Both bands will be playing the Seedco Harvest Festival. Nicholas will also do a song for us Live.

10:41

6. Ovaries-eez (Monica George & Johni Lacore)– “Vagabond” (Live)(a new song, not yet recorded.)
[The Ovaries-eez are a trio: Johni Lacore, Amber Hansen and Monica George.
Their new 4 song EP tape and digital release was record at Seedco Studios, Lawrence, KS http://www.whatevertapes.com]

10:45

Nicholas Stahl plays drums in the band Your Friend. He is also in the band, Dean Monkey & the Dropouts. Nicholas talked about how he became a member of Your Friend, about how he approached Taryn Blake Miller about being her drummer and she brought him on board 6 months later. He talked about the band’s recent tour, the the interchangeable players collaborating in each other’s bands as part of the Whatever Forever family.

Many of the Whatever Forever musicians are involved with local food production, farming, the Merc, and the environment.

Rolf Petermann talked about some of the Whatever Forever releases:

Snow Daze (W4E 019)
The Ovaries-eez

Midwest Quest (W4E 018)
Youngest Children

Jekyll/Hyde (W4E 017)
Your Friend

No Magic (W4E 016)
No Magic

SPLIT V (W4E 015) JUNE IGLOO / TOTAL OILS USA
CS Luxem / OILS

WHATEVER FOREVER Family Vacation Compilation (W4E 014)

Phantasmagoria (W4E 013)
Rishi

Almost Breathing (W4E 012)
Single Lash

SPLIT IV (W4E 011)
The Dan Ryan / Heartscape Landbreak

SPLIT III (W4E 010)
Agent X-12 / Earthmasters

SPLIT II (W4E 009)
CS Luxem / Lazurite

South Bitch Diet (W4E 008)
South Bitch Diet

Rising Sun (W4E 007)
Generals

Pizza Power (W4E 006)
Karma Vision

On My Way (W4E 005)
Bo and the Locomotive

Platform Diving Lessons (W4E 004)
OILS

SPLIT I (W4E 003)
Colony Collapse / Heartscape Landbreak

Blakey Bear (W4E 002)
Blakey Bear

Key to the Scroll Lock (W4E 001)
Agent X-12

Musician and solo artist – Carey Scott also made the trip in to KC from Lawrence. Carey is currently in the studio working on a new recording.

10:52

7. Carey Scott – “Walkabout” (Live) everyone in the studio jumped in to sing along!

10:56

The Seedco Harvest Festival, Saturday, September 13, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm, in East Lawrence at the 800 Block of Delaware. for more info: http://www.whatevertapes.com and http://www.seedcoharvest.com

11:00 – Station ID

8. OILS – “a. Waves We Feel”
from: “Waves We Feel” 7″ 45rpm single / Replay Records / August 22, 2014

11:04

9. OILS – “One” & “Two” (Live)
[Andrew Frederick plays guitar & sings, and Mark Osman plays drums for the Lawrence based band OILS who recently played an in-store at Mills Record Company and just released a 7″ vinyl release on Replay Records.]

11:12

10. The Project H – “Not A Person”
from: We Live Among The Lines / Independent / September 8, 2014
[3rd release from collective that includes: Clint Ashlock- trumpet, Ryan Heinlein- trombone, Brett Jackson- woodwinds, Matt Leifer- drums, Andrew Ouellette- keys, Dominique Sanders- bass, Jeff Stocks- guitars. All tracks written by Ryan Heinlein, except 8& 10. Heinlein/Stocks. Record, mixed and mastered by Duane Trower, Weights and Measures Soundlab, KC, MO.]

[Project H plays an (album release show) Tomorrow, September 11, at Westport Coffee House]

11:15 – Underwriting

11:17 – Interview with Sean Starowitz

Sean Starowitz is a 2010 graduate of the Interdisciplinary Arts program at the Kansas City Art Institute. He is the co-founder of Bread! KC, with classmate Andrew Erdrich that since 2010 has fed thousands of attendees and raised thousands of dollars in micro grants i for art and community projects. Sean and Andrew created The Speakeasy a six-week temporary cultural center at the La Esquina Gallery, for the Charlotte Street Foundation. He also launched Byproduct: The Laundromat, a project he organized and received a Rocket Grant through the Andy Warhol Foundation to produce gatherings, discussions and performances during the wash and dryer cycles at Walnut Place Laundromat in KCMO. This year he has been actively involved in Lots of Love, a community art project that repurposes abandoned lots in the Ivanhoe neighborhood. Sean Starowitz is also a 2014 Charlotte St. Foundation Visual Art Award Fellow.

Sean joins us today to discuss The Talk Shop, a temporary, experimental cultural center that will open in Midtown Kansas City for one year at an store front art space located at 3936 Main, next to Oddly Correct. It will be a vehicle for dialogue by hosting public events at which people will gather to discuss topics that matter in Kansas City, like education, transit or food issues. More info at http://www.thetalkshopkc.tumblr.com http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-talk-shop/x/8418872

Sean Starowitz talked about The Talk Shop, an “experimental cultural center” located at just across the street from our studios here on Main.

Starowitz and his team are currently in the midst of an Indiegogo campaign to help get the Talk Shop funded and off the ground. Indiegogo goal of $10,000, and the campaign runs until the September 17, 2014.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-talk-shop/x/8418872

The Talk Shop Team:

John Helling – is a public librarian with a strong interest in bringing information to people and vice versa. He once had a pig butchered in a library just to prove a point.

Charlie Huette – is a public school teacher, instructional designer, and filmmaker. He currently teaches visual journalism and digital storytelling, and he advises a student-run media production studio. He enjoys thoughtful and honest public conversations about the causes and consequences of our current educational system.

Andrew Lyles – operated an artist run gallery, Spray Booth, in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City, MO that was noted for bringing in 15 exhibitions that showcased over 300 Kansas City and visiting artists in a 2 year period. Lyles is an avid cyclist, adjunct drawing professor at Kansas City Art Institute, substitute teacher k-12, and recent projects include Lots of Love. Lyles is a graduate from KCAI 2010 Painting Department.

Taylor Pruitt – is a Graphic Designer/Art Director interested in community initiatives, identity systems and embracing the unexpected. A graduate of the 2012 graphic design program from KCAI. She is currently the Director of Programming on the Kansas City AIGA board focusing on organizing events for the local design community. She has previously worked in advertising and is currently a graphic designer at MindMixer, a startup focused on building better communities.

Lauren Tweedie – is a storefront artist and a clothing designer. She is interested in the way design can create a relationship between a public space and a community.

Sean Starowitz’s work is executed in a variety of social, political, and community engaged contexts. Notable projects include Lots of Love, BREAD! KC and Byproduct: The Laundromat. He is a 2010 graduate of the Interdisciplinary Arts program at the Kansas City Art Institute and a 2012 Rocket Grant recipient with support from the Charlotte St. Foundation, Spencer Museum of Art and the Andy Warhol Foundation. More recently, he is a 2014 Charlotte St. Foundation Visual Art Award Fellow.

Lauren Tweedie – is a storefront artist and a clothing designer. She is interested in the way design can create a relationship between a public space and a community.

Sean told The Pitch, “It is a diverse team, and for me that’s about bringing a variety of different people together to create something that’s bigger than themselves. To have a documentarian and a journalist is really important because of what we’re trying to explore for ourselves. ”

Starowitz told the Pitch: “There’s always been a rich history of artists running spaces in Kansas City, and I’ve always been interested in these storefront spaces as a format for artistic exploration. Gordon Matta-Clark is one of my biggest inspirations, and he did a project called Food in SoHo, and that’s one of the ideas we used to inform the Talk Shop. Also, in Chicago, there was a format called Mess Hall, and they were open for 10 years and run by 13 artists. It was an open format for a space, and that’s what the Talk Shop is really based off of.”

The Talk Shop will be open Sunday through Thursday, 6:00 pm. – 9:00 pm.

Artists onboard: Christina Kim, who created Dosa Inc., an eco-fashion line, among a ton of other things. She’s based in L.A. and has an international profile, and this will be her first project in the U.S. outside of L.A. She’ll do a community workshop that will be a large-scale installation in the neighborhood.

And we’re also working with Alex Elmestad, who I know from Bread for Work in St. Louis and my work with the Laundromat.

The Talk Shop, a temporary, experimental cultural center that will open in Midtown Kansas City for one year at an store front art space located at 3936 Main, next to Oddly Correct. It will be a vehicle for dialogue by hosting public events at which people will gather to discuss topics that matter in Kansas City, like education, transit or food issues.

More info at http://www.thetalkshopkc.tumblr.com/

or http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-talk-shop/x/8418872

11:37

11. Expassionates – “Midnight in The Desert”
from: Landscapes / Independent / November 22, 2008
[Scott Easterday-guitar, vocals, Marco Pascolini-guitar, Richard Burgess-bass, and Sam Platt-drums.]

[Expassionates play The Brush Creek Art Walk, Sunday afternoon, September 14, Theis Park amphitheater, Kansas City, MO. with: Az One at 3:00 pm. Barclay Martin with Shay and Lindsey Jones at 4:15pm; and Expassionates at 5:45pm.]

12. The New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers”
from: Brill Bruisers / Matador / August 26, 2014
[The first single from the 6th studio album from the Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Members include: Dan Bejar, Kathryn Calder, Neko Case, John Collins, Kurt Dahle, Todd Fancey, Carl Newman, and Blaine Thurier]

13. Au Revoir Simone – “Somebody Who (Nzca Remix)”
from: Spectrums / Instant Records / August 26, 2014
[Au Revoir Simone is an electronic dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in late 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D’Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard). The band’s name comes from a line Pee-wee Herman says to a minor character (named Simone) in Tim Burton’s 1985 film, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Spectrums is a 2014 release that remixes all of the songs from the 2013 studio release Move in Spectrums, the band’s 4th studio album. since the band’s 2007 release they have followed up studio releases with remix albums.]

11:50

14. Sun Kil Moon – “I Can’t Live Without My Mother’s Love”
from: Benji / Caldo Records / Ferbruary 11, 2014
[6th studio album by indie folk act Sun Kil Moon. Self-produced by primary recording artist Mark Kozelek, the album shares its name with the 1974 film Benji, and was recorded between March and August 2013 at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco. The album features contributions from Owen Ashworth, Jen Wood, Will Oldham, and Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by Pitchfork Media in August 2014.]

15. YACHT – “Plastic Soul”
from: Plastic Soul – Single / D.F.A, Records / January 14, 2013
[From Portland, Oregon, currently based in LA. The core group consists of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, but expands to include Rob “Bobby Birdman” Kieswetter and Jeffrey Brodsky as touring members..]

[Yacht plays the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. September 15, with White Fang]

11:58

Next week on Sept. 17th, we’ll be Spinning Records with Mills when Judy Mills and Christian LaBeau of Mills Record Company bring in new Vinyl and classic vintage vinyl. At 11:15 Margo May drops in to play LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios.

11:59:30

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

Sources for notes on tracks: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org

Show #542

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

Rolf Petermann & music of The Seedco Harvest Festival
+ OILS live in studio + Sean Starowitz & The Talk Shop

Mark features more New & Midcoastal Releases from: The Project H, OILS, Your Friend., White Girl, Expassionates, Broncho, The New Pornographers, Yacht, Au Revoir Simone, and Sun Kil Moon.

At 10:15 we’ll talk with Rolf Petermann of Whatever Forever Records in Lawrence, about The Seedco Harvest Festival, September 13, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm, in East Lawrence at the 800 Block of Delaware. Joining Rolf will be musicians involved in the festival: Andrew Frederick and Mark Osman of the band OILS; Nicholas Stahl of the band Your Friend. & Dean Monkey & the Dropouts; and Brad Girard of the band Haunt Ananta who will all perform several songs live in our 90.1 FM Studios. More info at: http://www.seedcoharvest.com

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-talk-shop

At 11:15 Sean M. Starowitz joins us to discuss The Talk Shop, a temporary, experimental cultural center that will open in Midtown Kansas City for one year at art space located at 3936 Main, next to Oddly Correct. It will be a vehicle for dialogue by hosting public events at which people will gather to discuss topics that matter in Kansas City, like education, transit or food issues. More info at http://www.thetalkshopkc.tumblr.com/ or http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-talk-shop/x/8418872

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

Show #542

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 of The 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival
+ “Water Is Food” + Katy Guillen & The Girls

1. Prince – “BREAKDOWN”
from: ART OFFICIAL AGE / NPG – Warner Bros. / September 30, 2013
[The 34th studio album in 36 years from the prolific master of music. On April 18, 2014, Prince released a new single entitled, “The Breakdown”. Along with news that a new album was in the works, an expanded edition of Purple Rain would be released for the 30th anniversary, and he has re-signed with his former label, Warner Bros. Records after an 18-year split. He also gained the rights to his master recordings from the 1980s, which had been a point of contention for his initial split with the major label.]

90.1FM KKFI Presents: 10th Annual Crossroads Music Fest –
Saturday, September 6th,
7 Stages / 30+ Bands.

Tickets
Online: CrossroadsKC.com (Add venue fee + Convenience Charge)
Outlets: Grinders & Bottleneck (Add venue fee + Convenience Charge)
KKFI 901.FM (NO EXTRA CHARGES)

Venues:
CrossroadsKC at 18th & Locust – ALL AGES – 6pm to Midnight

The Brick at 18th & McGee – 6:00 pm to 3:00 am

Czar at 16th & Grand
Noon – 5:00 pm – KCVLAA Musicians Boot Camp
6:00 pm – 2:00 am —The Record Machine Label Showcase

Green Lady Lounge at 18th & Grand – 5:30 pm to 3:00 am

Tank Room at 18th & Grand – 6:00 pm to 1:30 am

Collection at 16th & Grand – ALL AGES –
Song Writers Venue – 6:00 pm to Midnight

Mercy Seat Alley at 16th & Grand – ALL AGES – 7:00 pm to Midnight

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

10:06

2. The Breeders – “Invisible Man”
from: Last Splash / 4 A.D. / August 31, 1993
[“Last Splash was the Breeders 3rd studio release. The band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Throwing Muses’ Tanya Donelly. The current line-up consists of the original Last Splash formation. Kim Deal (vocals and guitar), her twin sister Kelley Deal (vocals and guitar), Jim Macpherson (drums) and Josephine Wiggs (bass). The band’s website, Breedersdigest.net reports that Since completing their eight-month, 60-date world tour performing Last Splash, they’ve been working on new material. This September, the band will debut a selection of new songs with a series of dates leading up to a show at the Hollywood Bowl where—joined by Carrie Bradley—we’ll share the stage with Neutral Milk Hotel.]

[The Breeders play recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 3, in a SOLD OUT show, with The Funs. Doors at 9:30 pm show at 10:00.]

3. Hipshot Killer – “I’ll Tell You”
from: Hipshot Killer / Locket Love Records / April 29, 2011
[Debut release from KC based 3-piece power punk band formed in the fall of 2008 by, Mike Alexander (Starhaven Rounders, John Velghe & The Prodigal Sons, Revolvers, Architects), on Guitar & Vocals, Chris Wagner (John Velghe & The Prodigal Sons, 100 Years War, Jackie Carrol) on Bass & Vocals, Brad Wicklander (Dark Circles, Anvil Chorus), on Drums.]

[Hipshot Killer play the Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, at 9:00 pm, on the BROADWAY ROASTING CO. Stage at MERCY SEAT ALLEY, 16th & Grand, ALL AGES venue, 7:00pm to Midnight, with Chris Meck & the Guilty Birds, and Onward Crispin Glover (Reunion)]

[Mike Alexander will also plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for Money Wolf Music Showcase showcase on the KISSICK CONSTRUCTION STAGE at COLLECTION, 16th & Grand, at 9:00 pm.]

[Mike Alexander will also play with The Starhaven Rounders at the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the VINYL RENAISSANCE STAGE at THE BRICK, 18th & McGee, at 8:40]

10:13 – Underwriting

10:15

4. Mount Veritas Orchestra – “Mahabharata”
from: Irio – Water Is Food / Independent / September 6, 2014

[Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Mount Veritas Orchestra, and Metatone play the “Water Is Food” Concert, Saturday, September 6, 7:00pm at The City Market, Kansas City]

10:19 – Interview with Mũcũgũ Wahome and Ami Freeberg

Mount Veritas Orchestra on Wednesday MidDay Medley, September 3, 2014 — with Ami Freeberg, Sarah Preston, Mũcũgũ Wahome, Evan Hoffman and Aryana Nemati.

Mũcũgũ Wahome and musicians from Mount Veritas Orchestra: Sarah Preston, Evan Hoffman, and Aryana Nemate joined us to share new recordings and live performances from “Water Is Food” a recording to benefit: Water.org and Cultivate Kansas City. We are premiered the music from “IRIO,” the Food Album. (Music from “MAJI” the Water Album premiered on River Trade Radio, Aug. 31.)

Also joining us was, Ami Freeberg of Cultivate KC.

Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Mount Veritas Orchestra, and Metatone collaborated together for this special project.

A download of “Water Is Food” will be available at http://www.mountveritas.org where you can donate to the not-for-profit organizations: Water.org and Cultivate KC.

The “Water Is Food” FREE Concert, is Saturday, September 6, 7:00pm at The City Market, Kansas City.

Mũcũgũ Wahome told us how he discovered the music of Metatone from one of the band’s members Rabbit Killer aka Mark Smeltzer who he met at the Rural Grit happy Hour at The Brick.

Mũcũgũ Wahome, told us about how the polyrhythms of Metatone reminded him at the Kikuyu music of Kenya.

Metatone’s May 14, 2013 release called “Metatone” was recorded & mixed by Metatone from 2012 to 2013. With songs written by J. Ashley Miller & Metatone. The album’s credits: J. Ashley Miller: Vocals, Guitar; Gary Miller: Percussion, Harmonica, Vocals; Jon Kraft: Drums; Rabbit Killer: Mr. Squeaky; Abbi Miler: Vocals; Hank Eddins: Bass; Rhys Ziemba: Guitar; Iko: Vocals, Hype. More info at metatone.bandcamp.com

The new original songs for Water Is Food were recorded and engineered by Mũcũgũ Wahome with Jonathan Kraft and Ashley Miller of Metatone.

Music from “MAJI” the Water Album premiered on River Trade Radio, last Sun. Aug. 31

“Water Is Food” a recording to benefit: Water.org and Cultivate Kansas City.

Ami Freeberg is communications and outreach manager of Cultivate KC

Cultivate Kansas City, Kansas City’s Center for Urban Agriculture, is a catalyst for the production and consumption of locally grown food in Kansas City neighborhoods.

Founded in 2005 Cultivate KC is based at 4223 Gibbs Rd. Kansas City, Kansas 66106. More info at: http://www.cultivatekc.org

Cultivate KC helped to found the New Roots for Refugees with Catholic Charities in 2008.

Cultivate KC launched Get Growing KC in partnership with KC Community Gardens & Lincoln University Cooperative Extension in 2011.

Cultivate KC also organized and presents Urban Farm & Garden Tour, that starting next your will be an annual event.

Cultivate KC is interested in helping to support sustainable, community- engaged farms are scattered throughout the metro, providing an abundance of fresh and healthy food to city residents. There are opportunities for people to earn income through farming. Unused spaces are turned to food producing farms and gardens, and appropriately scaled agriculture is understood and practiced as an integral part of a beautiful, lively, and healthy neighborhood.

10:28

5. Mount Veritas Orchestra – “Africa’s Joy” (LIVE)from: Maji – Water Is Food / Independent / September 6, 2014
[Performed live by Mũcũgũ Wahome on guitar & vocals, Sarah Preston on harmony vocals, Evan Hoffman on percussion, and Aryana Nemate on saxaphone]

10:33

A download of “Water Is Food” will be available at http://www.mountveritas.org where you can donate to the not-for-profit organizations: Water.org and Cultivate KC.

The “Water Is Food” FREE Concert, is Saturday, September 6, 7:00pm at The City Market, Kansas City.

The Conceert Features:
Gamelan Genta Kasturi – Balinese Percussion
Mount Veritas Orchestra – African Harmonies and
Metatone – Devotional Polyrhythms

Mũcũgũ Wahome lived most of his childhood and formative years in Kenya

10:44

6. Mount Veritas Orchestra – “NDuma Na Ngwace” (LIVE)from: Irio – Water Is Food / Independent / September 6, 2014
[Performed live by Mũcũgũ Wahome on guitar & vocals, Sarah Preston on harmony vocals, Evan Hoffman on percussion, and Aryana Nemate on saxaphone]

10:49

“Water Is Food” is a new recording to benefit: Water.org and Cultivate Kansas City. Today we are premiering music from “IRIO,” the Food Album. Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Mount Veritas Orchestra, and Metatone collaborated together for this special project. A download of “Water Is Food” will be available at http://www.mountveritas.org where you can donate to the not-for-profit organizations: Water.org and Cultivate KC.

The “Water Is Food” FREE Concert, is Saturday, September 6, 7:00pm at The City Market, Kansas City.

10:54

7. Mount Veritas Orchestra – “Famine & Feast”
from: Irio – Water Is Food / Independent / September 6, 2014

11:00 – Station ID

Today we are playing more music from artists and bands participating in the 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival, Presented by 90.1 FM KKFI on Saturday, September 6, 6:00 to 3:00am at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s and area venues. This year’s fest includes seven stages and over 40 artists/bands, two record label showcases, and the KCVLAA Legal Bootcamp for Musicians. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

8. Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear – “Whole Lotta Problems”
from: We Burned The Cane Field / Independent / October 6, 2012
[Singer songwriter, Madisen Ward graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri in 2007. He plays live and records with his Mother, Ruth WardMama Bear, both on guitar, with Mama Bear harmonizing with her son. Their debut EP was recorded in Kansas city’s Element Recording by Joel Nanos.]

[It was recently announced that on October 1, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will open for BB King at The Midland Theatre!]

[Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play the Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, on the DataFile Technologies & Umbrella Managed Systems STAGE at TANK ROOM, at 18th & Grand with: Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits – 6:00 to 6:45 / Old Sound – 7:15 to 8:00 / Maria The Mexican – 8:30 to 9:30 / Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – 10:00 to 11:00 / The Philistines – 11:30 to 12:30]

9. Danny Krause – “Not Yet Known”
from: Plain Brown Wrapper / Independent / 2004

[Danny Krause plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for Money Wolf Music Showcase showcase on the KISSICK CONSTRUCTION STAGE at COLLECTION, 16th & Grand.]

10. Mikal Shapiro – “The Situation”
from: The Crow The Lark & The Loon / Independent / 2008

[Mikal Shapiro plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for Money Wolf Music Showcase showcase on the KISSICK CONSTRUCTION STAGE at COLLECTION, 16th & Grand, at 9:00 pm.]

11:14 – Underwriting

11:16

11. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “Woke Up In Spain”
from: Katy Guillen & The Girls / Independent / September 6, 2014
[Katy Guillen (guitar, vocals), Claire Adams (bass, vocals) & Stephanie Williams (drums). Finalist for the Int. Blues Competition in Memphis.]

[Katy Guillen & the Girls play an Album Release Show at Knuckleheads on Saturday, September 6.]

[Katy Guillen & the Girls play an acoustic benefit performance for 90.1 FM, in the Gospel Lounge, at Knuckleheads, Sunday September 7. More info at: http://www.kkfi.org]

11:20 – Interview with Katy Guillen & the Girls

Katy Guillen and The Girls on Wednesday MidDay Medley, September 3, 2014 — with Stephanie Williams, Katy Guillen and Claire Adams.

Katy Guillen & the Girls returned to Wednesday MidDay Medley to share music from their brand new eponymous full length release. Katy Guillen, Claire Adams & Stephanie Williams were finalist for the International Blues Competition in Memphis, and winners of the 2014 Pitch Music Award for Best Emerging Band. Katy Guillen & the Girls play an Album Release Show at Knuckleheads on Saturday, September 6, and on the following evening, September 7, they’ll perform an acoustic benefit performance for 90.1 FM, in the Gospel Lounge, at Knuckleheads.

Katy Guillen, Claire Adams & Stephanie Williams, have had a very busy year playing The Folk Alliance Conference, SXSW, The International Blues Challenge.

11:28

12. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “If You Were Gone” (LIVE)
also available on: Katy Guillen & The Girls / Independent / Sept 6, 2014

11:31

Katy Guillen & the Girls play an Album Release Show at Knuckleheads on Saturday, September 6, with Old # 5s.

The following evening, September 7, they’ll perform an acoustic benefit performance for 90.1 FM, in the Gospel Lounge, at Knuckleheads.

Katy Guillen, Claire Adams are also members of The B’Binas, and Claire & The Crowded Stage.

11:38

13. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “Grind” (LIVE)
also available on: Katy & Go Go / Independent / April 19, 2012

11:41

Rehearsal process, three very talented, multi talented women

Katy Guillen & The Girls are winners of the 2014 Pitch Music Award for Best Emerging Band

Katy Guillen & The Girls have played recent shows with Schwervon and Not A Planet.

11:48

14. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “Think Twice”
from: Katy Guillen & The Girls / Independent / September 6, 2014
[Katy Guillen (guitar, vocals), Claire Adams (bass, vocals) & Stephanie Williams (drums). Finalist for the Int. Blues Competition in Memphis.]

[Katy Guillen & the Girls play an Album Release Show at Knuckleheads on Saturday, September 6.]

[Katy Guillen & the Girls play an acoustic benefit performance for 90.1 FM, in the Gospel Lounge, at Knuckleheads, Sunday September 7. More info at: http://www.kkfi.org]

11:50 – More CMF

15. Onward Crispin Glover – “Action”
from: Further and the Faster / Anodyne Records Records / September 7, 2001
[Byron Huhmann – Guitar, Vocals; Kristin Thompson – Bass guitar; Marty Robertson – Guitar; Billy Johnson – Drums. Byron was in TV Fifty and Exit 159; Billy was part of Rocket Fuel is the Key and Frogpond; Marty played in El Fontain and Frogpond.]

[Onward Crispin Glover play a special reunion show at the Crossroads Music Fest, on the BROADWAY ROASTING CO. Stage at MERCY SEAT ALLEY, 16th & Grand, ALL AGES venue, at 7:00 pm, with Chris Meck & the Guilty Birds, and Hipshot Killer.]

16. Me Like Bees – “Ra Ra etc.”
from: The Ides / Loveway Records / July 9, 2013
[Formed in Joplin by Luke Sheafer, Nick Bynum, Pete Burton, Tim Cote.]

[Me Like Bees play the Crossroads Music Fest, at Crossroads KC, Sat, September 6, at 11:00. with Not A Planet, My Brothers & Sisters, Loose Park]

11:58

Next week on Sept. 10th, we’ll play Rolf Peterman joins us to share information and music from the Seedco Harvest Festival in East Lawrence, in the Warehouse Arts District, Sept. 13, featuring a great line up of bands including: Cs Luxem, Your Friend and Oils.

At 11:15 Sean Starowitz joins us to talk about The Talk Shop

11:59:30

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

Sources for notes on tracks: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org

Show #541

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 of The 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival
+ “Water Is Food” + Katy Guillen & The Girls

Mark features more music from bands participating in the 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival, Saturday, September 6, 6:00 to 3:00am at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s and area venues. This year’s fest includes seven stages and over 40 artists/bands, two record label showcases, and the KCVLAA Legal Bootcamp for Musicians. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

We’ll hear music from Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Onward Crispin Glover, Hipshot Killer, Me Like Bees, Danny Krause, and Mikal Shapiro. We’ll also spin new music from Prince, Katy Guillen & The Girls, Mount Veritas Orchestra, and classic music from the Breeders.

At 10:15 Mũcũgũ Wahome and musicians from Mount Veritas Orchestra, and Metatone join us to share new recordings and live performances from “Water Is Food” a recording to benefit: Water.org and Cultivate Kansas City. We’ll premiere music from “IRIO,” the Food Album. (Music from the “MAJI” the Water Album premiered on River Trade Radio, Aug. 31.) Also joining us will be, Ami Freeberg of Cultivate KC. Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Mount Veritas Orchestra, and Metatone collaborated together for this special project. A download of “Water Is Food” will be available at http://www.mountveritas.org where you can donate to the not-for-profit organizations: Water.org and Cultivate KC. The “Water Is Food” FREE Concert, is Saturday, September 6, 7:00pm at The City Market, Kansas City.

At 11:15 Katy Guillen & the Girls return to Wednesday MidDay Medley to share music from their brand new eponymous full length release. Katy Guillen, Claire Adams & Stephanie Williams were finalist for the International Blues Competition in Memphis, and winners of the 2014 Pitch Music Award for Best Emerging Band. Katy Guillen & the Girls play an Album Release Show at Knuckleheads on Saturday, September 6, and on the following evening, September 7, they’ll perform an acoustic benefit performance for 90.1 FM, in the Gospel Lounge, at Knuckleheads. More info at: http://www.kkfi.org

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

Show #541

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

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival
with Bill Sundahl & Nathan Reusch
+ Willy Christie

1. Loose Park – “Dangerous Work”
from: Monstrous / Wreckroom / June 4, 2013
[Brand new music from Kansas City based band formed in June 2013 with Matthew Dunehoo on guitar, vocals; Beckie Trost on Bass guitar; and Mike Myers on Drums . This trio are also members/former members of Doris Henson/Baby Teardrops/Ecstatics, The String & Return/In The Pines/Spacesuit, and Soft Reeds.]

[Loose Park play the Crossroads Music Fest, at Crossroads KC, Saturday, September 6, at 6:30pm.]

90.1 FM KKFI’s Special Events Coordinator and founder of the Crossroads Music Festival Bill Sundahl joined us for the 10th year in a row, to share all of the details on CMF, Saturday, September 6, 6:00 to 3:00 am at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s and area venues. This year’s fest includes 7 stages and over 30+ bands, two record label showcases, and the KCVLAA Legal Bootcamp for Musicians. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

90.1FM KKFI Presents: 10th Annual Crossroads Music Fest
Saturday, September 6th
7 Stages / 30+ Bands.

Tickets: $15 Advance – $20 at Gate
Vinyl Renaissance -1415 W. 39th St. Kansas City, MO 64111
Or Vinyl Renaissance – 7932 Santa Fe Dr. Overland Park, KS 66204
CrossroadKC Ticket Booth – $15 (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)
Grinders – $15 (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)
Bottleneck – $15 (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)
Online: CrossroadsKC.com (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)

When 90.1FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio hired Bill as the Special Events Coordinator he brought some of the Spice of Life Productions events to 90.1 as fundraisers. This will be another fantastic event as always and Bill is very excited to work at 90.1 and to do his best to put on events that both benefit the community and 90.1 at the same time.

90.1 DJ’s will be MC’s for each stage.

Venues:
CrossroadsKC at 18th & Locust – ALL AGES – 6pm to Midnight

The Brick at 18th & McGee – 6:00 pm to 3:00 am

Czar at 16th & Grand –
Noon – 5:00 pm – KCVLAA Musicians Boot Camp
6:00 pm – 2:00 am —The Record Machine Label Showcase

Green Lady Lounge at 18th & Grand – 5:30 pm to 3:00 am

Tank Room at 18th & Grand – 6:00 pm to 1:30 am

Collection at 16th & Grand – ALL AGES –
Song Writers Venue – 6:00 pm to Midnight

Mercy Seat Alley at 16th & Grand – ALL AGES – 7:00 pm to Midnight

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

10:08

90.1FM KKFI STAGE at CROSSROADSKC @ Grinders
18th & Locust ALL AGES 6pm to Midnight

Me Like Bees – 11:00
My Brothers & Sisters – 9:30
Not A Planet – 8:00
Loose Park – 6:30

10:10

2. Not A Planet – “Girl Comes Down”
from: The Few, The Proud, The Strange / Independent / May 10, 2013
[Kansas City based Rock and Roll trio formed in 2010. Nathan Corsi, Liam Sumnicht, Bill Sturges.]

[Not A Planet play the Crossroads Music Fest, at Crossroads KC, Sat, September 6, at 8:00.]

10:13

3. MY BROTHERS & SISTERS – “Watch Out”
from: Violet Music Vol. 1 / Independent / April 12, 2014
[Jamie Searle won critical acclaim as lead vocalist and songwriter for the band It’s Over who won a Pitch Music Award for Best Live Act. He left It’s Over to concentrate on his music education as a student of UMKC’s Conservatory of Music where he has immersed himself in musical theory, compostion, harmonic structure, melody. Now out of school, Jamie spent a year and a half recording the full length release of material he composed for a large ensemble of musicians. The result is: “Violet Music Vol. 1” the debut full length release from Jamie’s band, My Brothers & Sisters, a collective of at times up to 18 musicians, including a strings, horns, percussionists, bass, keyboards, vocalists, and back-up vocalists, and Jamie on vocals, guitar and conducting.]

[My Brothers & Sisters play the Crossroads Music Fest, at Crossroads KC, Sat, September 6, at 9:30.]

10:18

4. Me Like Bees – “Brand New Fall”
from: The Ides / Loveway Records / July 9, 2013
[Formed in Joplin by Luke Sheafer, Nick Bynum, Pete Burton, Tim Cote. Recently played the Vans Warped Tour.]

[Me Like Bees play the Crossroads Music Fest, at Crossroads KC, Sat, September 6, at 11:00.]

10:22

VINYL RENAISSANCE STAGE at THE BRICK
18th & McGee // 6pm to 3am

Bacon Shoe – 1:00 to 2:00
Mark Lowery & Drums – 11:45 to 12:45
AY MusiK – 10:00 to 11:00
Dead Voices – 8:40 to 9:40
Starhaven Rounders – 7:20 to 8:20
Rural Grit – 6:00 to 7:00

10:25

5. Dead Voices – “Pardoning”
from: Dead Voices / Independent / April 20, 2013
[KC Super-Group, formed in September of 2010, by David Regnier, Jason Beers, Matt Richey, Michael Stover, Marco Pascolini. Lauren Krum sings with David on “Pardoning”.]

[Dead Voices play the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the VINYL RENAISSANCE STAGE at THE BRICK, 18th & McGee, at 8:40]

6. AY MusiK – “Creep Creep (The Anthem) [feat. Hailey Canalas]”
from: Above and Beyond EP / TeamAY / January 3, 2014
[Born and Raised in Kansas City Missouri AY is a 23 year old, producer, writer, rapper, singer/songwriter, born and raised in Kansas City who leads his band with what he calls “New age Hip Hop.” Lead singer Hailey Canalas brings her pop and country vocals to give AY MusiK a unique blend of current musical genres. AY-MusiK was a contestant in 2012 on the X Factor receiving 4 Yes’ votes from celeb­rity judges L.A. Reid, Britney Spears, Louis Walsh, & Demi Lovato. The band has performed over 100 touring shows & college shows between 2013-2014, including opening for XV, Cris Cab, Zak Waters & The Lonely Biscuits.]

[AY MusiK play the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the VINYL RENAISSANCE STAGE at THE BRICK, 18th & McGee, at 10:00]

7. Mark Lowrey – “Paranoid Android” (Radiohead Cover)
from: Mark Lowrey Live at Jardines / Independent / Nov. 2010
[Mark Lowrey is one of KC’s most versatile performers. He released, “Tangos For 18th Street” in December, 2012, and has recorded full length releases with Trio All, Shay Estes and The Barclay Martin Ensemble.]

[Mark Lowrey & Drums play the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the VINYL RENAISSANCE STAGE at THE BRICK, 18th & McGee, at 11:45.]

10:38 – Underwriting

10:40

The DataFile Technologies & Umbrella Managed Systems STAGE at TANK ROOM
18th & Grand // 6pm to 1:30am

Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits – 6:00 to 6:45
Old Sound – 7:15 to 8:00
Maria The Mexican – 8:30 to 9:30
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – 10:00 to 11:00
The Philistines – 11:30 to 12:30

10:43

8. Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “Died And Gone To Heaven”
from: new song from upcoming release from Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits / Fall 2014
[a sneak preview from Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits upcoming CD. Scott Hrabko on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Emily Tummons on harmony vocals and ukulele; Josh Arnold on Bass and harmony vocals, and Kirk Scott on lead guitar. This album is a farewell to Kirk Scott — he’s moved with his family to Massachusetts — and the Rabbits will carry on as a trio for the time being. Kansas City based, singer-songwriter Scott Hrabko has played with Kansas City’s oldest garage band, The Original Sinners, as well as various incarnations of the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the 1990s he performed with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. Scott Hrabko ‘s critically aclaimed solo release, “Gone Places” is said to be 30 years in the making.]

[Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits play the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the DataFile Technologies & Umbrella Managed Systems STAGE at TANK ROOM, at 18th & Grand at 7:15 pm.]

9. Old Sound – “Weight On Our Minds”
from: Rain Follows The Plow / Independent / February 2014
[Greg Herrenbruck ~ Bass & Vocals; Grady Keller ~ Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals; Chad Brothers ~ Acoustic Guitar & Vocals. Recorded and produced by Phil Wade at his studio: Alluvial Fan.]

[Old Sound play the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the DataFile Technologies & Umbrella Managed Systems STAGE at TANK ROOM, at 18th & Grand at 7:15 pm.]

10:50

10. Maria The Mexican – “You and Me Against The Moon”
from: Moon Colored Jade / Independent / October 18, 2013
[Influenced by traditional Mariachi music, Maria The Mexican is a hybrid of Mexican folklore and Rock. For ten years, Teresa and Maria Elena Cuevas performed with Marachi Estrella founded by their grandmother Teresa Cuevas in 1970. As one of the first all female mariachi bands in the country, Maria Teresa Alonzo Cuevas is a pioneer in the Hispanic musical community. Her band flourished in the 80s but was struck by tragedy when four of the seven members were killed in the Hyatt Skywalk collapse in 1981. Once Teresa recovered she began teaching her grandchildren Mariachi music. In 2000, Teresa and Maria began exploring other genres of music while simultaneously co-directing Mariachi Estrella. Today the fusion of Maria The Mexican is mixed with a touch of blues, soul, funk, and rock n’ roll enhanced by the musical knowledge and sounds of Garrett Nordstrom.]

[Maria The Mexican play the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 6, on the DataFile Technologies & Umbrella Managed Systems STAGE at TANK ROOM, at 18th & Grand at 8:30 pm.]

11. Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear – “Silent Movies”
from: We Burned The Cane Field / Independent / October 6, 2012
[Singer songwriter, Madisen Ward graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri in 2007. He plays live and records with his Mother, Ruth WardMama Bear, both on guitar, with Mama Bear harmonizing with her son. Their debut EP was recorded in Kansas city’s Element Recording by Joel Nanos.]

[Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play the Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 6, on the DataFile Technologies & Umbrella Managed Systems STAGE at TANK ROOM, at 18th & Grand at 10:00 pm.]

11:00 – Station ID

Today we feature music from 16 artists and bands participating in the 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival, Presented by 90.1 FM KKFI on September 6. We’ll feature tracks from: Loose Park, Me Like Bees, MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, Dead Voices, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, AY Musik, Maria The Mexican, Not A Planet, La Guerre, Chambers, The Noise FM, Max Justus, Ghastly Menace, Old Sound, Scott Hrabko and The Rabbits, Mark Lowrey, and more.

90.1 FM KKFI’s Special Events Coordinator and founder of the Crossroads Music Festival Bill Sundahl joined us for the 10th year in a row, to share all of the details on CMF, happening Saturday, September 6, 6:00 to 3:00am at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s and area venues. This year’s fest includes 7 stages and over 30 bands, two record label showcases, and the KCVLAA Legal Bootcamp for Musicians. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

We’re going venue to venue stage to stage…

BROADWAY ROASTING CO. at MERCY SEAT ALLEY
16th & Grand ALL AGES // 7pm to Midnight

Chris Meck & the Guilty Birds – 11 to Midnight
Hipshot Killer – 9:00 to 10:00
Onward Crispin Glover (Reunion) – 7:00 to 8:00

GREEN LADY LOUNGE STAGE at GREEN LADY LOUNGE
18th & Grand // 5:30 to 3am

Organ Jazz Trio – 10 to 2:00 am
Chris Hazelton Trio – 5:30 to 8:30 pm
11:03 – Record Label Showcases

KISSICK CONSTRUCTION STAGE at COLLECTION
16th & Grand ALL AGES // 6pm to Midnight

Money Wolf Music Showcase
Songwriters Venue – 4 Separate Songwriters Circles – 16 musicians!

6:00 to 7:15: Beau Bledsoe – Danny Krause – Chad Abernathy – Will Mallott

7:30 to 8:45: Gregg Todt – Jon Stubblefield – Justin Penney – Gary Cloud

9:00 to 10:15: Kris Bruders – Thom Hoskins – Mikal Shapiro – Tommy Donoho

10:30 to Midnight: Mike Alexander – Jason Beers – Dead Ven – Robert Paulson

11:08 – The Record Machine Showcase

Nathan Reusch is co-founder of The Record Machine, and with Chris Haghirian is the driving force behind the Middle of The Map Fest. Nathan’s label, The Record Machine will be participating in 90.1 FM’s Crossroads Music Fest as the label is curating a special showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, from 6:00 to 2:00 am featuring bands on TRM label: La Guerre, Chambers, The Noise FM, Max Justus, Ghastly Menace. More info at http://www.therecordmachine.net.

12. Ghastly Menace – “Closing”
from: a new song from their upcoming release / The Record Machine / Fall, 2014
[“The Chicago outfit Ghastly Menace may sound like a dangerous and motley crew, but the name belies the band’s indie-pop slant. Their songs are crunchy, but delicate – lo-fi indie pop with a little bit of a bite in it.”
-WBEZ] [Formed as a recording project between two friends, Songs of Ghastly Menace, marks the group’s first full band effort. Recorded in collaboration with songwriter/producer Nigel Dennis, the album expands greatly upon the experimentation and stylistic range of 2010’s Pitcairn EP, yet maintains the pop sensibility and songwriting that have defined the group from the beginning. Members: Andy Schroeder, Chris Geick, Pat Lawlor, Kody Nixon, Michael Heringhaus, and Clint Weber.]

[Ghastly Menace play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for The Record Machine showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, 6:00 to 2 am with TRM labelmates: Chambers, Max Justus, La Guerre, The Noise FM.]

11:15

13. The Noise FM – “Crooked Smile”
from: Attraction / The Record Machine / January 28, 2014
[Formed in 2005 by Fort Scott, KS. brothers Alex Ward on vocals, keyboard, guitar & Austin Ward on drums, vocals. In 2007 the band moved to Lawrence. In 2010 they relocated to Chicago. The band performs live as a trio with Barry Kidd playing bass.]

[The Noise FM play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for The Record Machine showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, 6:00 to 2 am with TRM labelmates: Chambers, Max Justus, La Guerre , Ghastly Menace.]

11:20

14. Max Justus – “Foundations (Kate Nash Cover)”
from: Single Release from MOTM Covers / The Record Machine / March, 2014
[In 5 years Max Justus has released 5 albums. Growing up in a talented family of musicians and performers in Max started working on various projects when he was 15 years old in his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin where he opened for Bob Mould, Daniel Lanois, Tortoise. He moved to Kansas City when he was 19, and at 21 he released his first record on The Record Machine.]

[Max Justus plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for The Record Machine showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, 6:00 to 2 am with TRM labelmates: Chambers, The Noise FM, La Guerre , Ghastly Menace.]

11:25

15. La Guerre – “Worst/Best”
from: Rare and Collectible Spirits / The Record Machine / March 25, 2014
[Katlyn Conroy is a singer songwriter who is based in Lawrence, KS and is a member of, Cowboy Indian Bear. La Guerre is the French for “war.”]

[La Guerre plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for The Record Machine showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, 6:00 to 2 am with TRM labelmates: Chambers, The Noise FM, Max Justus, Ghastly Menace.]

11:30

16. Chambers – “Inner Room”
from: “Inner Room” Single / The Record Machine / 2014
[4 piece Mood Rock band from Denton, Texas, made up of: Judson Valdez- Lead guitars, Lead vocals, backing vocals; Piper Johnson – Synths, Lead vocals, backing vocals; Chase Johnson – drums, samples, Backing vocals; Daniel Pelletier – Bass, backing vocals. When Judson Valdez and Chase Johnson started working together in October of 2012, they were playing as backing musicians for a mutual friend’s project. After only a couple of months playing together, they quickly realized that they shared creative similarities and decided to try writing music together. Along the way of writing the songs that would eventually become Chambers first album, they recruited Johnson’s sister Piper, stole their sound engineer, Daniel Pelletier, away to play bass to round out the band and became Chambers. Chambers has played with: Grimes, Cold War kids, Efterklang, Chelsea Wolfe, Tennis, Torres, Frontier Ruckus, and toured with Seryn.]

[Chambers play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 6, for The Record Machine showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, 6:00 to 2 am with TRM labelmates: La Guerre, The Noise FM, Max Justus, Ghastly Menace.]

11:35

Tickets: $15 Advance – $20 at Gate
Vinyl Renaissance -1415 W. 39th St. Kansas City, MO 64111
Or Vinyl Renaissance – 7932 Santa Fe Dr. Overland Park, KS 66204
CrossroadKC Ticket Booth – $15 (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)
Grinders – $15 (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)
Bottleneck – $15 (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)
Online: CrossroadsKC.com (Add Venue Fee + Convenience Charge)

The Crossroads Music Festival is Sat, Sept. 6, 6:00 to 3am at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s and area venues. This year’s fest include 7 stages, over 30 bands, 2 record label showcases, and the KCVLAA Legal Bootcamp for Musicians. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

11:39 – Underwriting

11:41

17. Willy Christie with Chaski Dye on violin – “Maya” (Live)
also available on Greenheart / Independent / August 27, 2014
[Willy Christie is a founding member of the band Bobcat Barker and the band Yam.]

[Willy Christie plays a CD Release Show for his new solo release Greenheart, at the recordBar, TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 27, at 9:00 pm, with David Williams, and Yes You Are.]

11:43 – Interview with Willy Christie

The last time we talked with Willy Christie was in the Spring of 2013 when he joined us to share music from his band Bobcat Barker. Willie is back with a new solo recording called Greenheart, and a CD Release Show TONIGHT, at recordBar, Wed, Aug. 27, at 9:00 pm, with David Williams, and Yes You Are. More info at http://www.willychristie.bandcamp.com

Bobcat Barker was Psych Rock (Willy Christie, Chaski Dye, Jason Nash, Joel Shipley).

In 2 two years Willy Christie has release 4 recordings with two different bands and now as a solo artist.

The songs we’re recorded in Willy’s own recording studio in his bedroom.

Willy Christie plays a CD Release Show for his new solo release Greenheart, at the recordBar, TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 27, at 9:00 pm, with David Williams, and Yes You Are. More info at http://www.willychristie.bandcamp.com

10:51

18. Willy Christie – “Gaia”
from: Greenheart / Independent / August 27, 2014
[Willy Christie is a founding member of the band Bobcat Barker and the band Yam.]

[Willy Christie plays a CD Release Show for his new solo release Greenheart, at the recordBar, TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 27, at 9:00 pm, with David Williams, and Yes You Are.]

11:58

Next week on Sept. 3rd, we’ll play more music from artists and bands participating in the Crossroads Muisc Festival,

PLUS, Katy Guillen & the Girls join us LIVE in the studio to share music from their brand new release. The band has a CD Release show at Knuckleheads on Sept. 6, and on Sept 7 they’ll perform an acoustic benefit for 90.1 FM at Knuckleheads in the lGospel Lounge.

Also next week we’ll premiere brand new music from Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Mount Veritas Orchestra, and Metatone who have joined together for a new project, a new two-part recording and a live concert to benefit: Water.org and Cultivate KC. The projext is called “Water Is Food.” The Water Album will premiere on River Trade Radio, Sunday August 31, at 9:00 am. The Food Album will premiere here on Wednesday MidDay Medley, at 10:00 am, on September 3rd. A download of “Water Is Food” will be available at http://www.mountveritas.org with an option to donate to the not-for-profit food and water organizations: http://www.Water.org and http://www.CultivateKC.org. All of this leading up to a public performance, Saturday, September 6, 7:00pm – 10:00pm, at The City Market – Kansas City.

11:59:30

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

Sources for notes on tracks: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org

Show #540

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

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival
with Bill Sundahl & Nathan Reusch
+ Willy Christie

Mark features music from bands participating in the 10th Annual Crossroads Music Festival, September 6. We’ll feature tracks from: Loose Park, Me Like Bees, MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, Dead Voices, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, AY Musik, Maria The Mexican, Not A Planet, La Guerre, Chambers, The Noise FM, Max Justus, Ghastly Menace, Old Sound, Mikal Shapiro, Scott Hrabko and The Rabbits, and more.

90.1 FM KKFI’s Special Events Coordinator and founder of the Crossroads Music Festival Bill Sundahl joins us to share all of the details on CMF, happening Saturday, September 6, 6:00 to 3:00 am at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s and area venues. This year’s fest include 7 stages and over 30 bands, two record label showcases, and the KCVLAA Legal Bootcamp for Musicians. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

Nathan Reusch of The Record Machine joins us to talk about CMF’s Record Label Showcase. The Record Machine will curate a special showcase at Czar, 1531 Grand, from 6:00 to 2:00 am featuring bands on TRM label: La Guerre, Chambers, The Noise FM, Max Justus, Ghastly Menace. More info at http://www.therecordmachine.net. In addition we’ll feature a few recordings from musicians involved in the Money Wolf Music Showcase at Collection, 16th and Grand, 6:00 to Midnight, with four separate Songwriter Circles featuring over 16 performers. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

At 11:30 Willy Christie joins us to share music from his new recording Greenheart, and to talk about his CD Release Show at the recordBar, Wednesday, August 27, at 9:00 pm, with David Williams, and Yes You Are. More info at http://www.willychristie.bandcamp.com

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STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #540