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

That’s Soooo Gay! (Our Annual Gay Pride Show)
+ Kyle Piccola & Jamie Rich & Avery Ford
& Out Here Now: KC LGBT Film Festival

1. Judy Garland – “Intro / Keep Your Sunny Side Up”(outtake)
from: The Judy Garland Show – the show that got away /Hip-O /2002
[orig. taped June 24, 1963]

2. RuPaul – “The Beginning”
from: Glamazon / RuCo / April 25, 2011
[RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and recording artist, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Previously, he was a fixture on the Atlanta and New York City club scenes during the 1980s and early 90s. RuPaul has on occasion performed as a man in a number of roles, usually billed as RuPaul Charles. RuPaul is noted among famous drag queens for his indifference towards the gender-specific pronouns used to address him—both “he” and “she” have been deemed acceptable. “You can call me he. You can call me she. You can call me Regis and Kathie Lee; I don’t care! Just as long as you call me.” He hosted a short-running talk show on VH1, and currently hosts reality television shows RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag U.]

3. Bronski Beat – “Small Town Boy”
from: Age of Consent / London / 1984
[Debut single of English synthpop group. The song is a popular gay anthem and reached number 3 in the UK, number one in Holland, Italy, top 10 in Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland, and number 48 in the U.S.]

4. Dos Fallopia (Lisa Koch) – “Definition: Lesbian”
from: My Breasts Are Out Of Control / Tongueincheek Records / 1994

5. Company – “Opening: I Hope I Get It”
from: A Chorus Line – Original Cast Recording / Columbia / 1975

6. Dos Fallopia (Lisa Koch) – “Definition: Equal Rights”
from: My Breasts Are Out Of Control / Tongueincheek Records / 1994

7. Divine – “You Think You’re A Man (7″ Mix)”
from: Essential Divine / RTR / 2006

8. Dos Fallopia (Lisa Koch) – “Definition: Pro Choice”
from: My Breasts Are Out Of Control / Tongueincheek Records / 1994

9. Al Franken and Phil Hartman – “Daily Affirmation Theme”
from: Original Soundtrack to: Stuart Saves His Family / Milan / 1995

10. Hedwig & The Angry Inch – “Tear Me Down”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hedwig & The Angry Inch / Hybrid / 2001

10:13 – That’s Sooo Gay

11. The BTC Orchestra – “The Liberace Fanfare”
from: Behind The Candelabra (Music from the HBO Original Film) / Elektra / May 20, 2013
[2013 American drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh about the life of pianist Liberace and the secret affair he had with young Scott Thorson, based on Thorson’s memoir, Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace (1988). It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2013. It aired on HBO on May 26, 2013. It will not be released theatrically in the United States. It was released theatrically June 7, 2013 in the United Kingdom. The film features Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Scott Thorsen.]

12. Liberace – “The Impossible Dream” [Vinyl]
from: Liberace Sends You Love [3 record set] / Brookville Records – ABC Records / 1974
[Born in West Allis, Wisconsin, his career spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television, and endorsements, Liberace became world-famous. During the 1950s–1970s he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world and embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage. He publicly denied being gay during his lifetime, and sued those who said he was. Towards the end of his life his chauffeur, Scott Thorson, sued him for palimony. He died of an AIDS-related illness in 1987.]

13. Jim Nabors – “It Takes All Kinds To Make The World Go Round”
from: Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. / Sony / 1965
[Jan. 29, 2013, Hawaii News Now reported that Jim Nabors married his partner of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, at Seattle, Washington’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Jan. 15, a month after same-sex marriage became legal in Washington. An urban legend maintains that Nabors married Rock Hudson in the early ’70s, shortly before Nabors began his relationship with Cadwallader. At least publicly, the two were never more than friends. According to Hudson, the legend originated with a group of “middle-aged homosexuals who live in Huntington Beach” who sent out joke invitations for their annual get-together. One year, the group invited its members to witness “the marriage of Rock Hudson & Jim Nabors,” at which Hudson would take the surname of Nabors’ most famous character, Gomer Pyle, becoming “Rock Pyle.” Those who failed to get the joke spread the rumor. Hudson was also gay but closeted, and because of the fear that one or both of them might be outed, Nabors & Hudson never spoke to each other again.]

14. Paul Lynde, Maureen Stapleton, Dick Van Dyke, Bryan Russell -“Kids”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Bye Bye Birdy / RCA-BMG / 1960 [Paul Lynde’s sexual orientation was an open secret in Hollywood, although, in keeping with the prejudices of the time, it was not acknowledged or discussed in public. In a 2013 radio interview, Dick Van Dyke recalled the wrap party for Bye Bye Birdie. A series of men gave short speeches, each one praising Ann-Margret and predicting success and stardom for the young actress. When it was Paul Lynde’s turn to speak, he began, “Well, I guess I’m the only one here who doesn’t want to fuck Ann-Margret.” In 1965, Lynde was involved in an accident in which a young actor, reputed to be his lover, fell to his death from the window of their hotel room in San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel. The two had been drinking for hours before 24-year-old James “Bing” Davidson slipped and fell eight stories, an event witnessed by two policemen, yet the event was largely kept out of the press, thus saving Lynde’s career. Despite his campy television persona, Lynde never publicly came out as gay and the press generally refrained from commenting about it. In 1976, a People magazine article on Lynde featured him and Stan Finesmith; the latter was dubbed Lynde’s “suite mate” and “chauffeur-bodyguard.” In the 1970s, this was as close as the press would come to hinting at his sexuality.]

15. Noel Coward – “What’s Going To Happen To the Tots”
from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]
[Born Dec. 16, 1899 / died Mar. 26, 1973. English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called “a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise”. Coward did not publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, but it was discussed candidly after his death by biographers including Graham Payn, his long-time partner, and in Coward’s diaries & letters, published posthumously.]

16. Charles Nelson Reilly, Claudette Sutherland, Company -“Coffee Break”
from: How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying / Victor / 1961

10:30 – Underwriting

10:32

For many Queer Kids growing up in small towns, in rural areas, during the 1970s and 1980s and 1990s, The CBS broadcast of the annual Tony Awards was the biggest night of LGBT programming. Here is this year’s winner of Best Actor in a Musical and in the Best Musical Revival, followed by last year’s winner of Best Actor in a Musical and Best Musical. Openly Gay and proud… Neil Patrick Harris and Billy Porter

17. Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Original Brdwy Cast – “Exquisite Corpse”
from: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Orig. Brdwy Cast Rec) / Hedwig Brdwy Co. / June 11, 2014

18. Billy Porter & Stark Sands – “Everybody Say Yeah!”
from: Kinky Boots (Soundtrack) / Sony – Kinky Boots LLC / May 28, 2013

19. Sharon Needles – “Call Me On The Ouija Board”
from: PG-13 / Sharon Needles / January 29, 2013
[Sharon Needles was born Aaron Coady on November 28, 1981 in Newton, Iowa. He has been candid in discussing his childhood years growing up in Iowa as a difficult time when he faced anti-gay and anti-“outsider” harassment, which prompted him to drop out of school before he could complete his high school education. In 2004, Needles moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he began working as a professional drag performer in nightclubs and various other venues. Needles rose to prominence on the 4th season of the Logo TV reality competition series, RuPaul’s Drag Race where he was crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar” in April 2012.]

20. The Kinsey Sicks – “Toucha Touch Me – Tsa Security”
from: Electile Dysfunction / The Kinsey Sicks / May 8, 2012
[Based on their hit musical, “ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: THE KINSEY SICKS FOR PRESIDENT,” The Kinsey Sicks were formed in 1993, by original members: Ben Schatz (“Rachel”) is a Harvard-trained civil rights lawyer, former Director of the national Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, and one-time presidential advisor on HIV issues, who created the first national AIDS legal project and authored Clinton’s HIV policy during the 1992 presidential campaign, and Irwin Keller (“Winnie”) is a University of Chicago-trained lawyer and linguist and former director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel of the San Francisco Bay Area, who authored Chicago’s gay rights ordinance, passed into law in 1989. In 2004, the Kinsey Sicks were joined by actor/singer/designer Jeff Manabat, who is responsible for Trixie’s inordinate glamour and soaring counter-tenor, as well as the entire group’s hot couture. Beginning in October of 2008, the Kinsey Sicks are joined by the hilarious and talented Spencer Brown (“Trampolina”), a Kansas City-based actor and singer, already known for his drag character Daisy Buckët (pronounced, of course, “bouquet”).]

21. The Sleazebeats – “Goosesteppin’ Nazis”
from: The Sleazebeats / Independent / Jan. 1, 2012
[Charlie Colborne – keyboards, guitar, vocals; Bill Belzer – drums; Jeff Harshbarger – bass; Recorded at More Famouser Studios w/ Mike Nolte engineer, mixing, mastering the recordings. The Sleazebeats have played Live on the show on several occasions.]

10:50

22. Lou Reed and John Cale – “Small Town”
from: Songs For Drella / Sire – Warner Bros. / 1990
[Dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol Superstar Ondine, a contraction of Dracula and Cinderella, used by Warhol’s crowd. The song cycle focuses on Warhol’s interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling roughly into three categories: Warhol’s first-person perspective (which makes up the vast majority of the album), third-person narratives chronicling events and affairs, and first-person commentaries on Warhol by Reed and Cale themselves. The songs on the album are, to some extent, in chronological order.]

23. David Bowie – “Kooks”
from: Hunky Dory / RCA – (Rycodisk – Virgin – Sony) / 1971
[David Bowie wrote this song to his newborn son Duncan Jones. The song was a pastiche of early 1970s Neil Young. Bowie was listening to a Neil Young record at home as he got the news of the arrival of his son. British indie band The Kooks named themselves after the song. Duncan Jones was born May 30, 1971. Tomorrow is his birthday! Duncan Jones has become a successful film director best known for directing the award-winning science fiction films Moon (2009) and Source Code (2011).]

24. Klaus Nomi – “Ding Dong”
from: Simple Man / RCA – BMG / November 1982
[Klaus Sperber in Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany on Jan 24, 1944. In the 1960s, he worked as an usher at the Deutsche Oper in West Berlin where he sang for the other ushers and maintenance crew on stage in front of the fire curtain after performances. Nomi moved to NYC in 1972. In the late 1970s while performing at Club 57, The Mudd Club, The Pyramid Club, and other venues, Nomi assembled a group of up-and-coming models, singers, artists, and musicians to perform live with him, which at times included Joey Arias, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, John Sex and Kenny Scharf. He also appeared on Manhattan Cable’s TV Party. David Bowie heard about Nomi’s performances in New York and soon met him and Joey Arias at the Mudd Club. Bowie hired them as performers and backup singers for his appearance on Saturday Night Live which aired on December 15, 1979. The band performed “TVC 15”, “The Man Who Sold the World”, and “Boys Keep Swinging”. During the performance of “TVC 15”, Nomi and Arias dragged around a large prop pink poodle with a television screen in its mouth. Nomi was so impressed with the plastic quasi-tuxedo suit that Bowie wore during “The Man Who Sold the World” that he commissioned one to be made for himself. Nomi can be seen wearing the suit on the cover of his self-titled album, as well as during a number of his music videos. Nomi wore his variant of the outfit, in monochromatic black-and-white with spandex and makeup to match, until the last few months of his life. Klaus Nomi released his second album, Simple Man, in November 1982.]

25. Judy Garland – “Half – Time Tags”(sponsor announcement)
from: The Judy Garland Show – the show that got away /Hip-O /2002 [orig. taped June 24, 1963]

11:00 – Station ID

25. Judy Garland – “Half – Time Tags”(sponsor announcement)
from: The Judy Garland Show – the show that got away /Hip-O /2002 [orig. taped June 24, 1963]

26. Mountain Sprout – “Christian Girlfriend”
from: Into the Sun / Independent / December 23, 2008
[Melissa Carper was in Mountain Sprout before The Carper Family. The Carper Family ended their set at the Folk Alliance International Conference with this very special and funny song.]

27. Kristie Stremel – “It’s Enough”
from: Songwriter / Stremeltone / April 1, 2014
[Kristie Stremel, with partner Lori Isabell, adopted baby son, Charlie. Kristie told Tim Finn in the KC Star, “The weight of bringing a new, little creature home was a little overwhelming at first,” she said. “But it has been everything I wanted it to be. I’ve always wanted to have a child. Sometimes, desire is all it takes. If you desire it, it will come to you.” “I have a different perspective now that I have a kid, and maybe it will change. But I can’t see giving up music for anything.” Stremeltone Records, was created in her home in Lawrence. The last track, “It’s Enough” was released early, as a video, featuring photos of couples in partenerships, relationships, marriages, unions, families. The video was your own response the the Kansas House of Representatives passing HD 2453 allowing business the right to refuse service to LGBT customers. The bill eventually died in the Kansas Senate.]

11:06 – Interview with Kyle Piccola, Jamie Rich, & Avery Ford

Kyle Piccola is the Senior Field Organizer for the KC Office of PROMO, Missouri’s statewide organization advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender equality through legislative action, electoral politics, grassroots organizing, community education.

Jamie Rich, is Director, of the 2014 Out Here Now: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, June 26 – July 3, at Tivoli Cinemas, in Westport. Tomorrow night the festival continues with a special showing of: THE CASE AGAINST 8, Thursday, June 19, at 7:00pm, Co-sponsored by the Kansas City Human Rights Commission and PROMO. More info at: http://www.outherenow.com

Also joining us in the conversation is one of the newest members of the Out Here Now Film Fest creative team, Avery Ford.

Kyle Piccola, talked about the rapidly changing times when it comes to courts overturning marriage equality bans in various states across the country.

In addition to the court case challenging the marriage equality ban, PROMO is also involved with educating people about MONA, the Missouri Non-Discrimination Act.

PROMO now has a field office in Springfield.

Out Here Now: KC LGBT Film Festival, June 26 – July 3 at Tivoli Cinemas, in Westport.

Tomorrow night the festival continues with a special showing of: THE CASE AGAINST 8, Thursday, June 19, at 7:00pm, Co-sponsored by the Kansas City Human Rights Commission and PROMO.

THE CASE AGAINST 8 – Directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White. USA. 2014. 112 min

This award-winning, high-profile documentary takes a riveting, inside look at the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that overturned Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Plantiffs: Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo / Sandy Stier and Kris Perry

Five years in the making, with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the powerhouse legal team of Ted Olson and David Boies, who previously faced off as opposing counsel in Bush v. Gore, along with the four plaintiffs in the suit, the film provides a definitive account of the battle that effectively ended marriage discrimination in California.

After the film, PROMO will host an update and discussion on the pending court case challenging Missouri’s same-sex marriage ban.

During the post film discussion audiences will hear from community leaders and two of the local plaintiffs in that case, Jim MacDonald and Andy Schuerman.

THE CASE AGAINST 8, Thursday, June 19, at 7:00pm, Co-sponsored by the Kansas City Human Rights Commission and PROMO. The 2014 Out Here Now: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, is June 26 – July 3, at Tivoli Cinemas, in Westport. For more info: http://www.outherenow.com For more info about PROMO: http://www.PROMOonline.org

11:25

28. Summer Osborne – “Stand”
from: As I Am / Summer Osborne / June 30, 2013
[St. Louis based singer songwriter has been performing on stage since the age of four. She has been performing her original music since 2005, releasing 8 full-length albums and an EP. Since 2009, Summer has been constantly on tour playing Pridefests in St. Louis, Vancouver, Columbia, Memphis, Springfield, Lexington, Belleville. Summer is a champion of the KC HRC Battle of The Babes – Acoustic Stage. Summer has shared the stage with The Indigo Girls, God-Des and She, Tiffany, Jen Foster, Sugarbeach, The Cliks, Crystal Waters, Betty, Martha Wash, RJ Helton, Jennifer Holliday, Kimberley Locke, Tret Fure, and Shannon Curtis.]

[Summer Osborne plays Metro East Pride Fest, Belleville, IL, Sat, June 21]
[Summer Osborne plays Liberation Christian Church, St. Louis, MO, Sun, June 22.]
[Summer Osborne plays National Women’s Music Festival, Middleton, WI, Fri, Jun 27.]
[Summer Osborne plays St. Louis Pride Fest, Sun, Jun 29, St. Louis, MO]

11:29 – Underwriting

11:30 – Tribute to Larry Kramer.

If you believe theatre can change the world, it may be because you know of Larry Kramer.

American playwright, author, public health advocate, and LGBT rights activist, Larry Kramer was born June 25, 1935. He began his career rewriting scripts for Columbia Pictures, which led him to London where he worked with United Artists and earned an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay of “Women in Love” in 1969.

In 1980 and 1981 Larry Kramer began to witness many his friends becoming sick and dying from the spread of an unknown disease, that became known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). He co-founded the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, which has become the largest private organization to assist people living with AIDS in the world.

Larry Kramer co-founded the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, a direct action, multi-faceted, protest organization credited with changing public health policy and perception of people living with AIDS, HIV and AIDS-related diseases.

Based on his own struggles, in the early years of the AIDS crisis, Larry Kramer wrote about his frustrations with our government’s lethargic response, to do anything to help. Larry Kramer was also frustrated by the gay community itself, criticizing gay men who he felt were in denial of what was killing them. From all of this came Larry Kramer’s nearly auto-biographical play, “The Normal Heart” that focused on the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, a gay Jewish-American founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. Ned was known and disliked for his loud, angry, public confrontations, in contrast to the calmer, more private strategies favored by his associates, friends, and closeted lover Felix Turner.

The Normal Heart was produced by Joesph Papp at The Public Theater in NYC in 1985, in a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run that starred Brad Davis in the role of Ned Weeks.

In Kansas City, no professional theatre would do this show. The Normal Heart was produced independently in the Summer of 1991, as the very first production of Actors & Artists Against AIDS, Directed by John McCrite, staged with a cast of professional actors, in the basement of Unity Temple on The Plaza, the production earned critical acclaim and $10,000.00 in ticket sales from 8 performances, all to benefit The Good Samaritan Project.

Later, the play was revived in Los Angeles and London and again Off-Broadway in 2004. The Normal Heart made it’s Broadway debut, in April 2011, winning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. This year The Normal Heart premiered as a feature film on HBO with Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer and Mark Ruffalo as Ned Weeks. The film of THE NORMAL HEART was directed and produced by Ryan Murphy, best known for creating the TV shows GLEE, The New Normal, and American Horror Story. Larry Kramer wrote the screenplay.

11:34

29. The Cast – “Scene 16: Felix’s Hospital Room”
from: The Normal Heart a play by Larry Kramer – The Broadway Benefit Reading / Broadway Cares – Equity Fights AIDS / 1994 [The Cast is: Jonathan Hadary reading stage directions, Eric Bogosian as Ned Weeks, D.W. Moffett as Felix Turner, Stockard Channing as Dr. Emma Brookner, and Tony Roberts as Ben Weeks. The Broadway Benefit Reading was directed by Jerry Zaks with an inroduction by Barbara Striesand. Performed live, as a staged reading on April 18, 1993.]

30. Michael Callen – “Love Don’t Need a Reason”
from: Purple Heart / Significant Other / 1988
[In partnership with Oscar winner Peter Allen and Marsha Melamet, Michael Callen wrote his most famous song, “Love Don’t Need a Reason”, which he sang frequently at gay pride and AIDS-related events around the country. Michael Callen (b. April 11, 1955) was a singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. He was a significant architect of the response to the AIDS crisis in the United States. First diagnosed with “Gay related immune deficiency” (GRID) in 1982, Callen quickly became a leader in the response to the epidemic. He was a founding member of the People With AIDS Self-Empowerment Movement among other organizations, and he testified before the President’s Commission on AIDS and both houses of the United States Congress. He was a founding member of the gay male a cappella singing group The Flirtations, with whom he recorded two albums. He also had a solo album, Purple Heart, which a review in The Advocate called “the most remarkable gay independent release of the past decade.” During the last year of his life, Callen recorded over 40 songs. On December 27, 1993, Michael Callen died of AIDS-related complications in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 38.]

31. The Magnetic Fields – “I Think I Need A New Heart”
from: 69 Love Songs / Merge Records / June 8, 1999

30. Harvey Fierstein – “I Am What I Am”
from: Being Out Rocks /Centaur Entertainment/Oct. 9, 2007 [La Cage Aux Folles Jerry Herman]

31. Patti LaBelle – “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
from: Live: One Night Only / Columbia / 1996

32. Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Original Broadway Cast – “Brightest Star”
from: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Orig. Brdwy Cast Rec) / Hedwig Brdwy Co. / June 11, 2014

11:56

Our friends in the bands The Clementines, and Big Bad Gina play KC Gay Pride Saturday and Sunday. In what looks to be a very scaled down event, with almost entirely word of mouth promotion, KC Pride is presented by the Missouri not-for-profit organization KC Diversity Coalition. Kansas City’s 2014 Pride Festival is, Friday, June 20, 6:00 pm to 12:00 am / Saturday, June 21, 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm / Sunday, June 22, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the West Bottoms. Near Kemper Arena. Approximate address is 2200-2500 State Line.

Their website promotion reads: 3 DAYS. 2 STATES. 1 FESTIVAL. Kansas City Pride Fest 2014 will take place in both Kansas and Missouri on State Line Road in the historic West Bottoms, next to Kemper Arena. This historical area, with its deep roots to the early years of the City, offer a stunning view of the Downtown Kansas Skyline. http://www.GayPrideKC.org for more details.

11:59:30

33. 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 #530

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

That’s Soooo Gay! (Our Annual Gay Pride Show)
+ Kyle Piccola & Jamie Rich & Out Here Now: KC LGBT Film Festival

We celebrate The Pride Season with our annual show, “That’s Soooo Gay!” Mark spins music from: Liberace, Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Lynde, Jim Nabors, Noel Coward, Harvey Fierstein, Sharon Needles, Rupaul, Divine, Klaus Nomi, The Sleazebeats, The Kinsey Sicks, Dos Fallopia, Judy Garland, Patti LaBelle, Al Franken, Kristie Stremel, Summer Osborne, Neil Patrick Harris, Billy Porter, David Bowie, Lou Reed, John Cale, The Magnetic Fields, Bronski Beat, Michael Callen, the Broadway casts of “Hedwig & The Angry Inch,” “Kinky Boots” and “Chorus Line,” plus a tribute to Larry Kramer, writer of “The Normal Heart.”

At 11:00, Mark talks about Gay Pride, Marriage Equality, and Independent Films with Kyle Piccola, Senior Field Organizer at PROMO and Jamie Rich, Director, of the 2014 Out Here Now: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, June 26 – July 3, at Tivoli Cinemas, in Westport. With a special showing of: THE CASE AGAINST 8, Thursday, June 19, at 7:00pm, Co-sponsored by the Kansas City Human Rights Commission and PROMO. For more info: http://www.outherenow.com

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Show #530

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 MidDay Medley Spins Seven Inch Singles
+ Chambers + Phil Neal + Vi Tran & The Buffalo Room
+ Annie Cherry & Sara Hadley

1. The Velvet Underground and Nico – “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (Mono Single Version) (Vinyl)
from: 7” / Verve Records – MGM Special Disc Jockey Record / July, 1966 (Sundazed 2009)
[Recorded April 1966 at Scepter Studios, New York, NY. Issued a year ahead of their debut album, this was the top side of the band’s first single because it was Andy Warhol’s favorite VU song. Previously recorded by Lou Reed, John Cale, and Sterling Morrison on the 1965 demo tape. It was the closest The Velvets ever got to The Top 100, peaking at 103 in Cash Box. Flip side was “I’ll Be Your Mirror.” Part of a six-single set called “The Velvet Underground Singles 1966-69” issued through Sundazed Records.]

2. Regina Spektor – “You’ve Got Time”(Vinyl)
from: Special Record Store Day 7” Single Release / Sire Records / April 19, 2014
[“You’ve Got Time” is the theme song for the Netflix original series Orange Is The New Black. Produced by Rob Cavallo, the track was nominated for a 2013 Grammy award. This RSD exclusive is on orange vinyl.
You’ve Got Time”/”Call Them Brothers” (feat. Only Son) (non-album track)]

3. Chambers – “Inner Room (Single)”
from: Inner Room / The Record Machine / June 10, 2014
[Single release from band’s debut recording. 4 piece Mood Rock band from Denton, Texas. 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 plays Replay Lounge in Lawrence, Kansas, on Friday, June 13 with La Guerre, and Chambers also play Czar Bar, in Kansas City, Saturday, June 14.]

10:15 – Interview with Judson Valdez & Piper Johnson of Chambers

Chambers played the Middle of the Map Fest, April 5, at the recordBar, the band is now heading out for a midwest tour starting this week in support of your debut release Inner Room.

Chambers is a 4 piece band with: Piper Johnson – Synths, Lead vocals, backing vocals; Chase Johnson – drums, samples, Backing vocals; Daniel Pelletier – Bass, backing vocals.

Early the band members realized that they had strong but very different voices and instead of trying to conform their different styles to each other, made it into their strength. What has come out of this process is a collection of songs that features 3 different singers, complex arrangements of harmonies, and a variety of instruments and styles.

Judson said in an interview that making “Inner room” “taught us to respect each other and ourselves as creators.”

In just under two years the band has already played with: Grimes, Cold War kids, Efterklang, Chelsea Wolfe, Tennis, Torres, Frontier Ruckus, and toured with Seryn.

10:28 – Underwriting

10:30

4. Phil Neal & the Wornalls – “Lifeline”
from: Lifeline / Delaware Street Records / May 24, 2014

10:35 – Interview with Phil Neal

Kansas City based veteran singer songwriter, and rock and roller, Phil Neal has written dozens, of what he calls “Midwestern Rock” numbers. His band, The Wornalls bring his songs to life. Doug Gunn on drums, Danko Loftus on bass, Gary Paredes on guitar, Ben Eisiminger on keyboard, and Bruce Sidener on guitar. We’ll hear songs from their new album “Lifeline”.

Phil Neal’s early eighties band, The Artists, had a video in rotation on MTV, critical acclaim, and national management. When the band fell apart, Phil continued on, writing songs, and playing for over three decades, with several different bands, all while raising a family, and making a home, here in Kansas City.

Phil Neal & The Wornalls new release Lifeline is available on i-Tunes and CD baby and other musical outlets. More info at: https://www.facebook.com/ThePhilNealBand

10:48

5. Phil Neal & the Wornalls – “Fear of the Man”
from: Lifeline / Phil Neal / May 24, 2014

6. Cadillac Flambé – “Old American Law”
from: Old American Law / Little Class Records / June 14, 2014
[Third release from Kansas City’s delta darlings, Cadillac Flambé, a band that has been breathing new life into the Americana scene with their rejuvenating tumble boogie. Rooted in the solitary country blues of Leadbelly and the urban grit of John Lee Hooker, they till in the harmony of Johnny & June Cater and combine the funk punk blues brandish of The Black Keys, conjuring up their own explicit type of roots music they like to call “Blue-Eyed Americana Psychedelic Soul.” Their 2013 release “Movin’ On” was a collection of recordings memorializing the loss of their harmonica player, James “Pappy” Garrett, a follow up to their 2011 debut release, Eli’s Porch. From their humble farmhouse beginnings, husband/wife duo Kris & Havilah Bruders, harmonize and she vocals, lead guitar and keys.]

[Cadillac Flambé play a CD Release Party, Saturday, June 14, at 8:00pm, at The Tank Room 1813 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, with Dead Voices, and Freight Train Rabbit Killer.]

[Cadillac Flambe’ play BOULEVARDIA, Sun, June 15 at 2:25 pm on The Chipotle Homegrown Stage.]

7. Orthon Anderthon – “Cold Wind”
from: Amateur to Laughter / Independent / June 20, 2014
[Orthon Anderthon is: Joshua Davison, with Cowboy Cowden, Benton Grayson. The band is currently working on their new record More info at: http://www.orthonanderthon.wix.com]

[Orthon Anderthon play a special Album Release party at the Uptown Arts Bar, Friday, June 20, at 9:00 pm with Herald the Spider.]

11:00 – Station ID

8. The Good Foot – “Bad Way” (Vinyl)
from: Numeration / Bad Way (Split Single) 7″ Vinyl / Shipshape Records / Feb. 18, 2012
[7-piece, KC soul revue that is one of the most popular bands in the area. The band includes: Julia Haile, Adam Wagner, Tim Braun, Quentin Schmidt, David Conarroe, Nick Howell, and Nick Rowland. Known for their interpretations of the Motown & Stax songbook, as well as their own original compositions.]

Too Much Rock is a music blog site created by Sid Sowder in 1997, as a place where he could document his life as it relates to music. Sid posts his photos and videos and comments of the live music shows he attends. The site is not created as a for profit venture. While he asks that folks not steal his pictures, the watermarked ones are all available via a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, and as long as you give him proper credit. His pictures appear on hundreds of bands websites and press kits and magazines.

The Too Much Rock Single Series is a collection of 45 RPM songles that marry great songs with great bands all for the love of vinyl. Each old-school two-song single features one unique song pared with one cover chosen by Too Much Rock. 500 limited edition copies are pressed and given to the band, to sell as merchandise at shows and at local record stores.

So far, their have been three Too Much Rock 7″ Single Releases…

9. Josh Berwanger – “Oh Bis!” (Vinyl)
from: Too Much Rock Single Series No. 003 / Too Much Rock / June 3, 2014
[Recorded and engineered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording. From Berwangermusic.com: “Josh Berwanger made a name for himself as a member of The Anniversary, a Kansas band that released two albums (2000’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown and 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 two criminally underrated records (2004’s Change of Living and 2007’s Keeper of Youth) before pulling the plug on that project and taking a job doing the next most logical thing possible– coaching high school basketball in Lawrence. For his 2013 release Strange Stains, Berwanger joined forces with old pal and original drummer for The Anniversary, Michael Hutcherson. “Josh and I met in 1996 while playing in local KC pop punk bands,” recalls Hutcherson, “I am honored to be making music with Josh again. For all that’s changed in our lives over the years, we’ve still got a symbiotic musical relationship. No questions, no egos, just rock & roll.”]

[Josh Berwanger plays Boulevardia, Saturday, June 14, at 5:45 pm on the Chipolte Homegrown Stage]

[Josh Berwanger plays lawrence Field Day Festival, Saturday June, 21, at 11:00 pm at The Bottleneck.]

10. Schwervon! – “Landlocked” (Vinyl)
from: Too Much Rock Single Series No. 001 / Too Much Rock / Novemebr 12, 2013
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and have just relocated to Kansas City. “Landlocked” is the first song written by the duo after moving to Kansas City. On the flip side the duo recorded the Raincoats’ off-kilter 1979 anthem “Off Duty Trip.”]

[Schwervon plays Davey’s Uptown, Friday, June 13, with Folkicide, and Estocar from Seattle.]

11. Rev Gusto – “Local Girls” (Vinyl)
from: Too Much Rock Single Series No. 002 / Too Much Rock / 2014
[Written by Graham Parker. B-side of TMR single Still There. Jerry Frederick on Vocals & Guitar, Sam Frederick on bass, Shaun Crowley on lead guitar and keys; Peter Beatty on guitar & back-up vocals; Quinn Hernandez on drums, Recorded with and engineered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording. Rev Gusto has jusT signed with High Dive Records and will be putting out a full length very soon!]

11:16 – Interview with Vi Tran, Annie Cherry, & Sara Hadley

Writer, actor, musician, artist, teacher, singer, songwriter – Vi Tran was born near Saigon, Vietnam and raised in southwestern Kansas. He began performing as a toddler in the refugee camps of southeast Asia. Vi has appeared in theatres all across Kansas City as an actor, has also become a big part of the Kansas City Music Scene. In 2013 his debut full length recording “American Heroine” was part of our 113 Best Recordings of 2013. Vi joins us today to talk about his new venue, The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Road, KCMO. A performance venue and creative commons in the grand tradition of the historic artists’ salons of Paris, London, and New York, but with a Midwestern twist.

Annie Cherry & Sara Hadley, the producers of the first event at The Buffalo Room, this weekend’s Burlesque on the Rocks: Led Zeppelin Edition – June 13 & 14, at 9:00 pm.

Annie Cherry, is also appearing in the upcoming Late Night Theatre production of The Dykes of Hazzard, at Missie B’s, 805 West 39th Street, KCMO, July 5 through July 28.

Burlesque on the Rocks: Led Zeppelin Edition – June 13 & 14, at 9:00 pm. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/buffaloroomkc

11:29 – Underwriting

11:30

12. Hospital Ships – “Come Back To Life” (Vinyl)
from: Split Single with The Hips / Replay Records / October, 2012
[Tecorded and mixed by JG at 801 Lincoln. Also available on band’s full length release “Destruction In Yr Soul” released on Graveface, June 18, 3013. It was the follow up tho the band’s 2011 release Lonely Twin. This is Jordan Geiger’s Lawrence based band with Nathan Dixey, Taylor Holenbeck, Nathan Wilder. Jordan Geiger is the keyboardist for The Appleseed Cast and the occasional member of Shearwater and Minus Story. The choir on “Come Back To Life” is by Cowboy Indian Bear and the HIPS, by the way of The Record Machine. The band played Middle of The Map Fest 2013.]

13. Mazzy Star – “I’m Less Here”(Vinyl)
from: Record Store Day Limited Edition Single / Rhymes of an Hour / April 19, 2014
[This special Record Store Day, limited edition color vinyl release was not included in the band’s “Seasons of Your Day,” from Rhymes of an Hour, released September 24, 2013, their 4th studio album by alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica, California, in 1989, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback and bassist Kendra Smith. Roback’s friend Hope Sandoval became the group’s vocalist when Smith left the band. Mazzy Star is best known for the song “Fade into You” which brought the band some success in the mid-1990s and was the group’s biggest mainstream hit, earning extensive exposure on MTV, VH1, and radio airplay. Roback and Sandoval are the creative center of the band, with Sandoval as lyricist and Roback as composer of the majority of the band’s material. Mazzy Star has deep roots within the Californian Paisley Underground movement of the early 1980s. David Roback, along with his brother Steven, was one of the main architects of leading Los Angeles psychedelic revival band, the Rain Parade.]

14. Red Kate – “On My Mind” (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[KC based Punk band Red Kate is a 4-piece that has been rocking venues since 2007. Bassist and lead vocalist L. Ron Drunkard, Andrew Whelan on drums, vocals; Brad Huhmann on guitar, Desmond Poirier on guitar, vocals. Red Kate and The Bad Ideas have joined forces to release a new Split 7” Single. Just released as The Bad Ideas head out for a 3 week east coast tour. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab in Kansas City. Premiere vinyl release on the “Mills Record Company” label.]

[Red Kate plays the Lawrence Field Day Festival, at the Jackpot, Saturday, June 21, at 11:30 am.]

11:44

15. Jorge Arana Trio – “Dagger” (Vinyl)
from: Split Single Jorge Arana Trio + Ambulants / Bridal Horse records / November 5, 2013
[Jorge Arana – Guitar, Josh Enyart – Drums , Jason Nash – Bass, Chaski Zapata-Dye – Violion, Recorded at Trim The Fat Studios, Summer 2013. Engineered by Jason Nash with additional help from Justin Wilson. Mixed & mastered by Paul Malinowski. Album art by Andy Ozier. Photography by Alex Bonham-Carter.]

[Jorge Arana Trio play Gaslight Gardens, Fri, June 27] [Jorge Arana Trio play Californos, Sat, July 5]

[Jorge Arana Trio play the recordBar, Sat. July 19] [Jorge Arana Trio play the Riot Room, Fri, Aug 1]

16. Valerie June – “Wanna Be On Your Mind” (Vinyl)
from: 7” Single Release / Sunday Best / May 20, 2013
[Also available on The album ‘Pushin’ Against a Stone’ was mostly recorded at Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye studio in Nashville, as well as L.A. and Budapest, and was produced by both Dan Auerbach and Kevin Augunas and released May 6th 2013. Earlier this year, Valerie June opened for Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings in Lawrence, Kansdas at Liberty Hall.]

17. Erik Voeks – “Ole’” (Vinyl)
from: Free Range [EP] / Spring Records / March 30, 2012
[Produced by E. Voeks, Patrick Hawley and Troy Van Horn. Drums and percussion by Patrick Hawley. Steel guitar by Mike Stover. Other instruments and voices by Erik Voeks. All songs written by Erik Voeks. Drums and percussion recorded by Joe Thebeau @ Victory Over Gravity Productions. Steel Guitar recorded by Mike Stover @ The Stoverdome. Everything else recorded by E.Voeks @ Sandusky Sound Co. Many thanks to Troy, Patrick, Mike, Joe, Cody Wyoming, Hidden Pictures, all the musicians that have played these songs in one form or another over the years and to my lovely wife, Coleen!.]

11:59:30

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

Sources for notes on tracks and interview segments come from: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org and where noted.

Next week on June 18, we’ll present our annual Gay Pride Show…”That’s Soooo Gay” We’ll play music from: Liberace, Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Lynde, Jim Nabors, Noel Coward, Harvey Fierstein, Sharon Needles, Rupaul, Divine, Kristie Stremel, Summer Osborne, Klaus Nomi, The Sleazebeats, Billy Porter, David Bowie, Lou Reed, John Cale, The Kinsey Sicks, Judy Garland, the Broadway cast of “Kinky Boots” Al Franken, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Dos Fallopia, plus a tribute to Larry Kramer, author of “The Normal Heart.” We’ll also talk with Jamie Rich about the Out Here Now Film Fest.

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Show #529

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 Seven Inch Singles

Wednesday MidDay Medley shifts into 45 revolutions per minute as we spin some of our favorite recent 7 inch vinyl acquisitions. We’ll feature tracks from: Schwervon!, Erik Voeks, Josh Berwanger, Mosquito Bandito, Radkey, LAZY, Jorge Arana Trio, Hospital Ships, Soft Reeds, Rev. Gusto, Making Movies, Grand Marquis, The Good Foot, Red Kate, Mazzy Star, Valerie June, Saun & Starr, Regina Spektor, David Bowie, and The Velvet Underground.

At 11:15, we’ll talk with musician, actor, and writer, Vi Tran about his new venue, The Buffalo Room, Inside the Flea Market, Entrance in The Rear, 817 Westport Road, KCMO. A performance venue and creative commons in the grand tradition of the historic artists’ salons of Paris, London, and New York, but with a Midwestern twist. Beers. Banter. No Bull. The first event in the new space is: Burlesque on the Rocks: Led Zeppelin Edition, June 13 & 14, at 9:00 pm. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/buffaloroomkc

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Show #529

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

“The Midcoast Sound”
+ Mike Tipton & Kodascope + Jen Harris
+ Marion Merritt + Lisa Cordes + Betse Ellis

1. Red Kate – “New Dreams” (cover of Naked Raygun song) (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[KC based Punk band Red Kate is a 4-piece that has been rocking venues since 2007. Bassist and lead vocalist L. Ron Drunkard, Andrew Whelan on drums, vocals; Brad Huhmann on guitar, Desmond Poirier on guitar, vocals. Red Kate and The Bad Ideas have joined forces to release a new Split 7” Single. Just released as The Bad Ideas head out for a 3 week east coast tour. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab in Kansas City. Premiere vinyl release on the “Mills Record Company” label.]

2. Josh Berwanger – “Oh Bis!” (Vinyl)
from: Too Much Rock Single Series No. 003 / Too Much Rock / June 3, 2014
[Recorded and engineered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording. From Berwangermusic.com: “Josh Berwanger made a name for himself as a member of The Anniversary, a Kansas band that released two albums (2000’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown and 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 two criminally underrated records (2004’s Change of Living and 2007’s Keeper of Youth) before pulling the plug on that project and taking a job doing the next most logical thing possible– coaching high school basketball in Lawrence. For his 2013 release Strange Stains, Berwanger joined forces with old pal and original drummer for The Anniversary, Michael Hutcherson. “Josh and I met in 1996 while playing in local KC pop punk bands,” recalls Hutcherson, “I am honored to be making music with Josh again. For all that’s changed in our lives over the years, we’ve still got a symbiotic musical relationship. No questions, no egos, just rock & roll.”]

[Josh Berwanger plays an in-store at Mills Record Company, Thurs. June 5, at 7 pm, with Loose Park.]

For our WMM Spring Fund Drive we were joined by Marion Merritt, Lisa Cordes, and Betse Ellis.

Betse Ellis, is one of the hardest working musicians in KC, known by many as a founding member of The Wilders. Betse recently released her 2nd full-length solo release, the critically aclaimed, “High Moon Order.”

Lisa Cordes is a critically acclaimed writer, playwright, actress, performance artist, arts administrator, development director, Artist Ink Alumni, Rocket Grant recipient, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter and one of my best friends of the past 20 plus years.

Marion Merritt is our most frequent contributor to WMM, joining us to share her musical discoveries and info from her encyclopedic brain. For 18 years Marion was the manager of the music department at Barnes & Noble on The Plaza, until she left in January to start her own independent record store, specializing in vinyl. Records With Merritt, is now open at 1614 Westport Rd.

10:12

3. The Quivers – “Step Up to the Mic”
from: Hot Young Mess / The Quivers / March 21, 2014
[Guests on WMM April 9] [Debut full length release from KC based rock & roll band. Terra Skaggs – Bass, Vocals; Todd Grantham – Piano, Organ, Vocals; Abraham Haddad – Guitar; Bernie Dugan – Drums; Desmond Poirier – Guitar.] [Special Horns on the track from Peter Lawless and Kyle Dahlquist.]

[The Quivers play Westport Saloon, Saturday June 14, with The Culprits.]

[The Quivers play CODA, July 11, at 9:00 pm with The Clementines & Filthy 13]

4. Little Dragon – “Klapp Klapp” (Vinyl)
from: Nabuma Rubberband / Republic Records / May 13, 2014
[Little Dragon are a Swedish band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1996. It consists of singer Yukimi Nagano (vocals, percussion) and her close high school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Källgren Wallin (bass) and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards). The band’s name was inspired by the “Little Dragon” nickname Nagano earned due to the “fuming tantrums” she used to throw while recording in the studio. “It’s a little exaggerated but there is some truth in it”, Nagano said. “But we’ve grown up a bit and I realised you can’t have a fit every day because otherwise you won’t be able to stand each other.”]

10:20 – Pledge Break #2

Each year Wednesday MidDay Medley interviews over 200 guests.

We’ve featured segments and interviews about: Main Street, Bach Aria Soloists, Bike KC, LikeMe Lighthouse, Spinning Tree Theatre, Martin Luther King Jr., The Midwest Music Foundation, The KC Fringe Festival, The Kauffman Center for The Performing Arts, The Charlotte Street Foundation, The Latino Writers Collective, The Kansas City Art Institute, The Folly Theatre, The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, Out Here Now Film Festival, OutSpokenKC: Love & Marriage, The Kansas City Public Library, The 816 Bike Collective, The Urban Culture Project, Amnesty International, Byproduct The Laundromat, AIDS Walk KC, Gay Pride, The Writer’s Place, Johnson County Community College Performing Arts Series, and Bread KC. While playing music is our primary focus, we supplement the programming with interviews with area writers, musicians, film makers, actors, artists, who all ask to come on the show to share information with our diverse audience.

10:28

5. Shy Boys – “Postcard” (Vinyl)
from: Shy Boys / High Dive Records / January 21, 2014
[Brothers Collin Rausch, Kyle Rausch, and roommate Konnor Ervin, are members of this KC based band.]

6. The ACBs – “Attic Fan” (Vinyl)
from: Little Leaves / High Dive Records / March 5, 2013
[Konnor Ervin (lead vocals, guitar); Bryan McGuire (bass); Andrew Connor (guitar); Kyle Rausch (drums). Follow up to their December, 2010 release, Stona Rosa. Their songs have been featured on MTV’s The Inbetweeners, and Daytrotter. “Little Leaves” is a nod to frontman Konnor Ervin’s landscaping day job.]

[The ACB’s play The Crossroads Summer Block Party, First Friday, June 6, from 6:00 pm to Midnight, at 19th & Wyandotte, in Kansas City’s Crossroads with Forrester, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, Rev Gusto and Jorge Arana Trio]

7. The Bad Ideas – “Apocalypse Detroit” (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[The Bad Idea’s full length debut, Lesson #1, was on our list of The Best Recordings of 2013. Their EP, Worse Thoughts, was one of our favorite recordings of 2012. The Kansas City based punk band, was formed in October 2011. Driven by original songs and influenced by post-hardcore, punk, and early pop punk. Breaka Dawn on lead vocals; Britt Adair on guitar, back-up vocals,Caitlin Curry on bass, back-up vocals, George Magers on drums. The Bad Ideas joined us last on May 28, 2014. Red Kate and The Bad Ideas have joined forces to release a new Split 7″ Single. Just released as The Bad Ideas head out for a 3 week east coast tour. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab in Kansas City. Premiere vinyl release on the “Mills Record Company” label.]

10:33 – Interview with Jen Harris

Jen Harris hosts the Pound Slam, presented by Poetic Underground. It is the first certified poetry slam in Kansas City, that happens every First Wednesday, at 9:00 pm, at The Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway. Jen Harris is a poet and writer and journalist and events planner and an activist. Jen is also co-founder of Creatful Studios

10:36

0. Jen Harris – Original Poem (LIVE)

10:40

Jen Harris thanks for being with us on WMM.

The Pound Slam happens every First Wednesday, at 9:00 pm, at The Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/PoundSLAM

10:41 – Underwriting

10:42 – Pledge Break #3

90.1 FM is Local & Vocal & Heard All Over! 90.1 FM is a grassroots movement, a radio station created by the people in the village. 37 years ago those people created a not-for-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization called, The MidCoast Radio Project and for ten years volunteers worked to raise the funds to buy a signal, a tower, and create a physical station with studios and offices, to serve the community. In February of 1988, KKFI began broadcasting over the airwaves.

Those first radio shows were pre-recorded on reel to reel tape in the basement of Tom Crane’s house, and then delivered to the tower site and transmitter, to be played. Anne Winter aka Little Orphan Annie Kansas City’s first Punk show on the airwaves. In the late 1990s Robert Moore served as Station Manager. Former locations of 90.1 FM: The Crossroads, Westport, and now 39th & Main.

Programs on 90.1 FM have been recognized for their excellence from The Federation of Community Broadcasters, GLAAD, International Labor Communications Association, The Pitch Kansas City, Hear Me Out Toastmasters, and many others.

90.1 FM is telling the story of the Kansas City Metropolitan region with our organic and locally produced programming. Hundreds of guests are interviewed every month on 90.1 FM Public Affairs and Music Shows. So many bands and musicians got their first radio airplay on 90.1 FM. This station has been Playing More Local Music Then Anyone Else for 26 Years! In one week of programming you will hear over 2000 different songs.

10:48

8. Brooke Tuley – “Hey Bluebird”
from: FIRST MIDNIGHT / Independent / April 14, 2014
[In October the Bloodbirds announced they would be going on hiatus as the band’s bassist, Anna St. Louis, was leaving KC for California. In April, Bloodbirds drummer drummer Brooke Tuley released a solo record, produced, mixed and mastered by her husband and Bloodbirds frontman Mike Tuley who wrote on his Facebook page: “Brooke hid away all winter and recorded a slew of jams on our old 4-track. I helped her put them on the computer and gussy them up. Now she put them online! I’m really proud of her and I love her music so much! She’s making a tape to sell, and she’ll be playing shows soon. Be brave, Brooke! YEAH DOGGIE!. The Pitch calls it “a gorgeous, sparse 10-track collection in the vein of Sharon Van Etten’s Tramp, with some discordant, odd and eerie effects a la Cate le Bon. ” Brooke Tuley told Natalie Gallagher and The Pitch, “It [the recording of this record] started this fall after Bloodbirds kind of decided to stop playing music for a while,” Tuley explains over the phone. “I’m pregnant now, so it’s kind of just a project for in the meantime, before the baby comes. I’m five and a half months pregnant, and it started then.]

9. MY BROTHERS & SISTERS – “If Once” (Vinyl)
from: Violet Music Vol. 1 / Independent / April 12, 2014
[Written, Arranged, & Produced By: Jamie Searle. Jamie Searle on Guitar & Voice; Melissa Backstrom, Tianna Echevannia, Angel Gibson and Kimberley Newsom on Voice; Michael Gregory on Lead Guitar; Coleen DiekerBen Eisiminger – Violin & Keys; Carmen Agnes – Violin; William White – Tenor sax; Charles Calloway – Trumpet; Andrew Wilson – Trombone; Dylan McGonigle – Bass; Julian Goff – Percussion]

[MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, play Boulevardia, Saturday June 14, 3:00 PM. More info at: http://www.boulevardia.com]

10. Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear – “500 Miles
from: Celebration of Pete Seeger at Unity Temple / Recorded Live by KKFI / May 3, 2014 /
[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, aka the Mama Bear. Both play guitar, and sing, with Mama Bear harmonizing with her son. Their debut EP We Burned The Cane Field was recorded in Kansas City’s Element Recording by Joel Nanos. The duo are returning to the studio to record more songs.]

[Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, TONIGHT, June 4, with Quirk and Ruckus (Katy Guillen & Claire Adams).]

[Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear play CODA, Thursday, June 7, at 8:00 with The Walltalkers.]

10:59 – Station ID

11:00 – Pledge Break #4

KKFI keeps me culturally connected. Through both the great public affairs, news, and music programs on 90.1 FM, we can all be “in the loop” with all that is happening in the area and the world. Information and entertainment that is guided by a mission, rather than a need to deliver consumers to advertisers.

11:08

11. Your Friend – “Bangs” (Vinyl)
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 the Whatever Forever. Your Friend is going out on tour through July, playing Cafe Berlin in Columbia TONIGHT, June 4, and traveling for shows in Lexington, Charlottesville, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Boise, Vancouver, Portland, San Diego, and Phoenix.]

12. Kodascope – “Favorite Shirt (Radio Edit)”
from: Kodascope (Debut Release) / Independent / To be released sometime in 2014
[Studio tracks from recordings of band’s debut release. Matthew Hayden on drums, percussion; Justin Skinner on percussion, drums; Michael Tipton on vocals, guitar; Ashleigh Guthrie on keyboards; Brent Jamison on bass; and Andy Kirk on guitar.]

[Kodascope plays the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., Thursday, June 5, at 10:00 pm, with the electro pop sounds of Ontario’s Parallels.]

11:15 – Interview with Mike Tipton & Ashleigh Guthrie

Matthew Hayden on drums, percussion; Justin Skinner on percussion, drums; Michael Tipton on vocals, guitar; Ashleigh Guthrie on keyboards; Brent Jamison on bass; and Andy Kirk on guitar, make up the band Kodascope. Kodascope plays the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., Thursday, June 5, at 10:00 pm, with the electro pop sounds of Ontario’s Parallels. Joining us in the studio is leadsinger Mike Tipton.

Kodascope and will play the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., Thursday, June 5, at 10:00 pm, with the electro pop sounds of Ontario’s Parallels.

13. Kodascope – “Conversations and Proclamations”
from: Kodascope (Debut Release) / Independent / To be released sometime in 2014
[Studio tracks from recordings of band’s debut release. Matthew Hayden on drums, percussion; Justin Skinner on percussion, drums; Michael Tipton on vocals, guitar; Ashleigh Guthrie on keyboards; Brent Jamison on bass; and Andy Kirk on guitar.]

[Kodascope plays the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., Thursday, June 5, at 10:00 pm, with the electro pop sounds of Ontario’s Parallels.]

14. Diverse – “Full Circle”
from: Our Journey / buh music / May 9, 2014
[For this new recording Hermon Mehari, on trumpet, Ryan J. Lee on drums, and Ben Leifer on bass recorded the tracks in Paris, France with Tony Tixier on piano and special guest Logan Richardson on alto saxophone. Mentored by the great Bobby Watson at the UMKC, Hermon Mehari, Ben Leifer, and Ryan Lee, with saxophonist William Sanders, and pianist John Brewer, were the winners of the 2008 Origin Records / Gene Harris Jazz Festival Competition, beating out 10 other very original groups from across the country, the quintet opened for Roy Haynes’ ‘Birds of a Feather’ band at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival and were awarded a deal to record their debut album of original music. As the DIVERSE Trio , Hermon Mehari, Ryan Lee and Ben Leifer plays a mix of original music and standards. More info at: diversejazz.com.]

[The Hermon Mehari Trio plays The Majestic, Tonight, June 4]

11:34 – Underwriting

11:35 – Pledge Break #5

KKFI offers 24-7 programming, and YOU (the listener), basically get all of this amazing programming for “free.” I, for one, love that I can turn on my radio, or computer device, and tune into the 90.1 FM’s 100,000 watt, crystal-clear signal, and hear the music, information, news, entertainment, events, and stories, that I really cannot find anywhere else. 90.1 is my comfort, my special companion, my diverse friend, introducing me to all kinds of new & local music, as well as the news & information without the intrusion of commercials. It is radio brought to YOU by real people, who create these shows out of love, and are guided by KKFI’s noble mission that “seeks to stimulate, educate and entertain our audience, to reflect the diversity of the local and world community, and to provide a channel for individuals and groups, issues and music that have been overlooked, suppressed or under-represented by other media.”

11:43

15. The Lucky – “Gay Night (for the Straight Kids)”
from: Swimming Invisible / Independent / May 24, 2014
[Camilla Camille on vocals, guitar, octave pedal; Iason Mac Ai on vocals, lead guitar; Calandra Rene on bass; Dustin Mott on drums. Recorded at Massive Sound Studio by Paul Malinowski More info at: http://www.theluckyband.com]

[The Lucky play Midwest Musical Company for First Friday, this Friday, June 6.]

16. The Philistines – “Heart Like Candy”
from: The Philistines EP / Independent / March 2014
[The Philistines are a KC based rock ‘n roll/pop band with a psychedelic bent, made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar and vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Michelle Bacon on bass; Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums.]

[The Philistines play the Riot Room, Thursday , June 5, with Tweak Bird, and Keef Mountain.]

17. Kristie Stremel – “It’s Enough”
from: Songwriter / Stremeltone / April 1, 2014
[Kristie Stremel, with partner Lori Isabell, adopted baby son, Charlie. Kristie told Tim Finn in the KC Star, “The weight of bringing a new, little creature home was a little overwhelming at first,” she said. “But it has been everything I wanted it to be. I’ve always wanted to have a child. Sometimes, desire is all it takes. If you desire it, it will come to you.” “I have a different perspective now that I have a kid, and maybe it will change. But I can’t see giving up music for anything.” Stremeltone Records, was created in her home in Lawrence. The last track, “It’s Enough” was released early, as a video, featuring photos of couples in partnerships, relationships, marriages, unions, families. The video was your own response the the Kansas House of Representatives passing HD 2453 allowing business the right to refuse service to LGBT customers. The bill eventually died in the Kansas Senate.]

11:52 – Pledge Break #6

11:59:30

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

Sources for notes on tracks and interview segments come from: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org and where noted.

Show #528

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

“The Midcoast Sound”
+ Mike Tipton & Kodascope + Jen Harris
+ Marion Merritt + Lisa Cordes

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays The Midcoast Sound. We’ll feature tracks from some of our favorite mid-coast releases of the last 6 months from: Your Friend, Brooke Tuley, Kodascope, Josh Berwanger, Shy Boys, The Quivers, Diverse, My Brothers & Sisters, Kristie Stremel, The Bad Ideas, The Lucky, Red Kate, The Philistines, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, The ACB’s, and Little Dragon.

Poet & Writer Jen Harris

At 10:30, poet and writer Jen Harris joins Mark for a very special “Gemini Moment.” Jen will share an original poem about being a gemini. Jen hosts the Pound Slam, presented by Poetic Underground. It is the first certified poetry slam in Kansas City, every First Wednesday, at 9:00 pm, at The Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway, with a $100 cash prize for first place. $5 cover. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/PoundSLAM

At 11:15, Mike Tipton joins us to share new music from his new band, Kodascope. Matthew Hayden on drums, percussion; Justin Skinner on percussion, drums; Michael Tipton on vocals, guitar; Ashleigh Guthrie on keyboards; Brent Jamison on bass; and Andy Kirk on guitar, make up the band Kodascope and will play the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., Thursday, June 5, at 10:00 pm, with the electro pop sounds of Ontario’s Parallels. More info at: http://www.kodascopemusic.com

Marion Merritt and Lisa Cordes join Mark for the entire show to encourage listeners to call 888-931-0901, to support COMMUNITY Radio. Timothy Finn of Kansas City Star and INK named Wednesday MidDay Medley “The Best Place to Hear Local Music on the Radio.”

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Show #528

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

Bummer + Red Kate + The Bad Ideas +
Hank Weidel & The Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project
+ Jerad Tomasino & The Crossroads Summer Block Party

1. Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel – “Nico”
from: Nico & Her Psychedelic Subconscious / Burger Records / October 23, 2013
[Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel are art of the collective of BURGER RECORDS in Fullerton, California, a record store, and record company, that call themselves a rock n roll philanthropic quasi-religious borderline-cultish propaganda spreading group of suburban perma-teen mutants. More info at: http://www.burgerrecords.org]

[Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel will play Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St. in Lawrence, Kansas, Thursday, May 29, at 9:00 pm, with Froth (also of Burger Records) and KC’s own Sneaky Creeps.]

2. MY BROTHERS & SISTERS – “How to Move What to Wear” (Vinyl)
from: Violet Music Vol. 1 / Independent / April 12, 2014

[MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, play The Spring Dance, Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 pm, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, with: Grand Marquis, Starhaven Rounders, The New Riddim.]

3. Kat & Mouse – “3 Words”
from: Kat & Mouse EP / Independent / March 15, 2014
[Kat, Maxwell Crews, and Brandon “Bam” Thomas first wrote together during the inaugural class of the Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project in the summer of 2012. Discovering that they had chemistry and an unheard blend of styles they continued to write together.]

10:15 – Interview with Hank Weidel

Hank Weidel is a Kansas City-based artist and entrepreneur who started his entrance into the KC music scene at the age of 16. He is currently the drummer for indie rock band Captiva. In 2013, Hank was accepted as one of nearly twenty-five musicians to take part in the Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project at the Sprint Center. There, he studied under names like Fall Out Boy, Samantha Fish, Billy Branch, and Raydar Ellis. After completing this program, he began to venture into both performance and management. The GRAMMY Museum’s Music Revolution Project, will be in Kansas City, June 16 through July 11, bringing Grammy award winning artists from Los Angeles and all around the globe to the Sprint Center to work with young people. The student’s final public performance will be July 10, at 7:00 pm, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

After completing this program, Hank now has begun his own music management / promotion company and has been appointed as the Special Projects intern for the Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project this summer.

Hank recorded, performed, and booked for the Connor Leimer band, then discovered Captiva, where he now performs, records, and helps book the band.

http://www.grammymuseum.org/education/for-students-1/music-revolution-project

Captiva are working on a new album.

Hank’s band Captiva play The Bottleneck, in Lawrence, tonight! Wednesday, May 28th, They also play: Union Station, Saturday, May 31st, and then The Riot Room, June 1, with Swearin’ on Sunday, and back to Lawrence to play The Granada Theatre, Saturday, June 28th with Not A Planet.

The GRAMMY Museum’s Music Revolution Project, June 16 through July 11, in Kansas City, Missouri bringing Grammy award winning artists from Los Angeles and all around the globe to the Sprint Center to work with young people. The student’s final public performance will be July 10, at 7:00 pm, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. More info at: http://www.grammymuseum.org

10:28 – Underwriting

10:30

4. Rev Gusto – “Local Girls” (Vinyl)
rom: Too Much Rock Single Series No. 002 / Too Much Rock / 2014
[Written by Graham Parker. B-side of TMR single Still There. Jerry Frederick on Vocals & Guitar, Sam Frederick on bass, Shaun Crowley on lead guitar and keys; Peter Beatty on guitar & back-up vocals; Quinn Hernandez on drums, Recorded with and engineered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording.]

5. The ACBs – “Record Store” (Vinyl)
from: Little Leaves / High Dive Records / March 5, 2013
[Konnor Ervin (lead vocals, guitar); Bryan McGuire (bass); Andrew Connor (guitar); Kyle Rausch (drums). Follow up to their December, 2010 release, Stona Rosa. Their songs have been featured on MTV’s The Inbetweeners, and Daytrotter. “Little Leaves” is a nod to frontman Konnor Ervin’s landscaping day job.]

[Rev. Gusto and The ACB’s play The Crossroads Summer Block Party, First Friday, June 6, from 6:00 pm to Midnight, at 19th & Wyandotte, in Kansas City’s Crossroads with Forrester, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, and Jorge Arana Trio]

10:35 – Interview with Jerad Tomasino

This year’s Crossroads Summer Block Party from Golden Sound Records, is First Friday, June 6, from 6:00 pm to Midnight, at 19th & Wyandotte, in Kansas City’s Crossroads. This evening of live music, food and KC culture features: The ACB’s, Forrester, Rev Gusto, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, Jorge Arana Trio, plus: Food Trucks, Art & Fashion. More info at: http://www.crossroadsblockparty.com and info@goldensoundrecords.com

Along with Mat Shoare, and Ross Brown, Jerad Tomasino created Golden Sound Records

3rd annual – Crossroads Summer Block Party features The ACB’s, Forrester, Rev Gusto, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, Jorge Arana Trio. All of these bands will be a part of a vinyl artist compilation produced by Golden Sound Records.

plus: Food Trucks, Art & Fashion.

More info at: http://www.crossroadsblockparty.com and info@goldensoundrecords.com

The band, See Through Dresses, made up of members from Millions of Boys, from Omaha, are now on Golden Sound Records

10:42

6. See Through Dresses – “Glass”
from: See Through Dresses / Golden Sound Records / May 27, 2014 (November 30, 2013)
[Sara Bertuldo – vocals, guitars, bass, synths; Mathew Carroll – vocals, guitars, synths; Robert Little – bass; Nate Van Fleet – drums, percussion. All songs written by Mathew Carroll/Sara Bertuldo. Recorded in early 2013 at Little Machine in Omaha, NE. Engineered by Mathew Carroll, Mixed by JJ Idt. Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering in Kansas City, MO. Pressed by Rainbo Records in California. 550 copies made. Reissued this year by Golden Sound Records in Kansas City.]

[See Through Dresses play Replay Lounge, Lawrence Kansas, May 31, w/ Your Friend and The Outfit]
[See Through Dresses play Mills Record Company, Sunday, June 1, w/ The Author & The Illustrator]

This year’s Crossroads Summer Block Party from Golden Sound Records, is First Friday, June 6, from 6:00 pm to Midnight, at 19th & Wyandotte, in Kansas City’s Crossroads. This evening of live music, food and KC culture features: The ACB’s, Forrester, Rev Gusto, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, Jorge Arana Trio, plus: Food Trucks, Art & Fashion. More info at: http://www.crossroadsblockparty.com and info@goldensoundrecords.com

10:52

7. Forrester – “I Was With You at the End”
from: Antitheses / Independent / March 27, 2014
[Instrumental/Shoegaze/Post-Rock from Lawrence based band formed in the fall of 2011. Members include: Brian Rogers, Joe Newman, Connor Creighton, Will Chertoff, Steven LaCour.]

[Forrester plays The Crossroads Summer Block Party, First Friday, June 6, from 6:00 pm to Midnight, at 19th & Wyandotte, in Kansas City’s Crossroads with Rev. Gusto, The ACB’s, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, and Jorge Arana Trio]

8. Scott Hrabko – “Lost As You”
from: Gone Places / Independent / Oct. 18, 2013

[Scott Hrabko plays the KKFI 90.1FM – Spring Pledge Drive Kick Off Party, at The Brick, 1727 McGee, 9:00 to 1:00, with Maria The Mexican, and Hillary Watts Riot.]

11:00 – Station ID

9. The Philistines – “Heart Like Candy”
from: The Philistines EP / Independent / March 2014
[The Philistines are Kansas City based rock ‘n roll/pop band with a psychedelic bent, made up of: Kimberley Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar and vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Michelle Bacon on bass; Josh Mobley on keyboard, and Steve Gardels on drums.]

[The Philistines play The Big Iron – Record Release Show, Friday, May 30, at 9:30 pm, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Road with The Death Scene.]

10. Grand Marquis – “Every Day’s the Same”
from: Blues and Trouble / Grand Marquis / June 25, 2013
[12 New songs from Bryan Redmond – lead vocals, soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; Chad Boydston – trumpet, backing vocals; Ryan Wurtz – guitar; Ben Ruth – upright bass, sousaphone, backing vocals; Lisa Mckenzie – drums, washboard.

[Grand Marquis play The Spring Dance, Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 pm, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, with: MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, Starhaven Rounders, The New Riddim]

11. The New Riddim – “Muma Muma”
from: Kidnapped / Independent / December 6, 2012
[Ska, Jamaican Rock & Roll from Kansas City. Daniel Loftus – lead vocals / organ; Rico Pierce – drums; Kian Byrne – bass; Conor Loftus – guitar; Nick Howell – trumpet; Mike Walker – trombone; Marshall Tinnermeier – tenor saxophone. More info at http://www.thenewriddim.com]

[The New Riddim play The Spring Dance, Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 pm, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, with: MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, Starhaven Rounders, and Grand Marquis.]

12. Bummer – “Sports”
from: Young Ben Franklin / Independent / April 1, 2013
[One of two EPs released last year from the Kansas City based trio of Matt Perrin on Guitar/Vocals, Mike Gustafson on Bass, Thomas Williams on Drums. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Perryman.They call their music: neanderthal punk noise rock sludge from Kansas City]

[Bummer plays The Riot Room, Friday May 30, 8:00 pm with The Runaway Sons, The Sluts, and Scruffy & the Janitors.]

11:15 – Interview with Matt Perrin and Mike Gustafson of Bummer

They call their music: neanderthal punk noise rock sludge from Kansas City. The band BUMMER, is Matt Perrin who sings and plays guitar, Mike Gustafson who plays bass, and Thomas Williams on drums. Bummer plays The Riot Room, Friday May 30, 8:00 pm with The Runaway Sons, The Sluts, and Scruffy & the Janitors. Bummer digitally released their EP – MILK, on October 23, 2013. The band will be releasing a physical CD release of MILK on Friday, May 30.

Bummer has had a busy year, releasing two EPs, The band opened for Yuck in February at The Ruiot Room, The band recorded their own version of Gary Numan’s “Cars” playing Middle of The Map Fest and The Center of The City Fest, playing Record Store Day at Mills Record Company, as well as in-stores and shows at area venues.

The duo of Perrin, and drummer Thomas Williams first came together under the name Vestibule. When Williams left the band in summer 2012, bassist Mike Gustafson and Perrin found another drummer, Sam Hunter, and formed Bummer. In April, 2013, they released “Young Ben Franklin,” a three-song EP. In July, Hunter left the band and Thomas Williams came back on board. In October, they released “Milk,” a four-song EP

Bummer’s influences are in hard rock. Heavy. Raw.

Members of Bummer told Tim Finn in an Ink Magazine article from February 18, 2014, about their influences.

Mike Gustafson, 21, likes Queens of the Stone Age. “I love stuff that’s heavy & dark,” he said. “I like pop-song structures, stuff that gets stuck in your head. But it has to be heavy.”

Matt Perrin, 19, admits he had a Nirvana/Kurt Cobain dependency as a young teen but has since moved on to bands like the Melvins, Unsane, Young Widows and Pissed Jeans. “Those were all turning points,” he said. “It’s all really raw, aggressive stuff.”

Thomas Williams said initially he was more of a pop-punk fan. “I was the odd one,” he said. “I was more into Blink 182 and My Chemical Romance. But once I started hanging out with these guys, it became more Nirvana and Foo Fighters.”

11:22

13. Bummer – “Estocada”
from: Milk / Independent / October 23, 2013
[One of two EPs released last year from the Kansas City based trio of Matt Perrin on Guitar/Vocals, Mike Gustafson on Bass, Thomas Williams on Drums. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Perryman.]

11:25

Bummer plays The Riot Room, Friday May 30, 8:00 pm with The Runaway Sons, The Sluts, and Scruffy & the Janitors.

Bummer is also playing the 3rd Annual Field Day Festival, June 26 – 28, Lawrence, Kansas at The Bottleneck, The Jackpot, Love Garden and Wonder Fair.

The band is currently in the studio, recording EP number 3 at Westend Recording Studio. The band is recording 4 new songs plus new versions of Estocada and Infinite Witches

11:32

14. Bummer – “Infinite Witches”
from: Milk / Independent / October 23, 2013
[One of two EPs released last year from the Kansas City based trio of Matt Perrin on Guitar/Vocals, Mike Gustafson on Bass, Thomas Williams on Drums. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Perryman.The call their music: neanderthal punk noise rock sludge from Kansas City]

[Bummer plays The Riot Room, Friday May 30, 8:00 pm with The Runaway Sons, The Sluts, and Scruffy & the Janitors.]

11:36 – Underwriting

11:37 – Interview with Britt Adair & George Magers of The Bad Ideas + L. Ron Drunkard & Desmond Poirier of Red Kate

The Bad Idea’s full length debut, Lesson #1, was in our Best Recordings of 2013. Their EP, Worse Thoughts, was one of our favorite recordings of 2012. Formed in October 2011, driven at maximum speed, and fueled by their original songs, The Bad Ideas are influenced by post-hardcore, punk, and early pop punk. Breaka Dawn on lead vocals; Britt Adair on guitar, back-up vocals; Caitlin Curry on bass, back-up vocals; George Magers on drums.

KC based Punk band Red Kate is a 4-piece that has been rocking venues since 2007. The band’s first full-length album, “When the Troubles Come” was released on Replay Records, and engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab, and was in our Best Recordings of 2013. Bassist and lead vocalist L. Ron Drunkard, Andrew Whelan on drums, vocals; Brad Huhmann on guitar, Desmond Poirier on guitar, vocals.

Red Kate and The Bad Ideas have joined forces to release a new Split 7″ Single, with 4 new songs, a pair from each band, on each side, as the premiere vinyl release on the “Mills Record Company” label. Both bands perform live in a Release Show – Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 pm at Harling’s Upstairs in KCMO, with Faultfinder, Bruiser Queen (from St Louis) and Crushed Out (from Brooklyn).

Red Kate and The Bad Ideas have joined forces to release a new Split 7″ Single. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab in Kansas City.

11:42

15. The Bad Ideas – “Apocalypse Detroit” (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[The Bad Idea’s full length debut, Lesson #1, was on our list of The Best Recordings of 2013. Their EP, Worse Thoughts, was one of our favorite recordings of 2012. The Kansas City based punk band, was formed in October 2011. Driven by original songs and influenced by post-hardcore, punk, and early pop punk. Breaka Dawn on lead vocals; Britt Adair on guitar, back-up vocals, Caitlin Curry on bass, back-up vocals, George Magers on drums. The Bad Ideas joined us last on July 11, 2012.]

16. The Bad Ideas – “Im Stuck” (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013

Red Kate and The Bad Ideas have joined forces to release a new Split 7″ Single, with 4 new songs, a pair from each band, on each side, as the premiere vinyl release on the “Mills Record Company” label. Both bands perform live in a Release Show – Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 pm at Harling’s Upstairs in KCMO, with Faultfinder, Bruiser Queen (from St Louis) and Crushed Out (from Brooklyn). More info at: http://www.facebook.com/events/653570198029550/

Red Kate is a 4-piece that has been rocking venues since 2007. The band is bassist and lead vocalist L. Ron Drunkard, Andrew Whelan on drums, vocals; Brad Huhmann on guitar, Desmond Poirier on guitar, vocals.

11:52

17. Red Kate – “On My Mind” (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[In the review of the debut EP, The Pitch wrote, “Bassist and lead vocalist L. Ron Drunkard, (aka Shawn Saving) is a socialist activist by day, bellows like an Appalachian Roger Daltrey.” Andrew Whelan – Drums/Vocals, Brad Huhmann – Guitar, Desmond Poirier – guitar/vocals]

18. Red Kate – “New Dreams” (cover of Naked Raygun song) (Vinyl)
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7” / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013

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

Sources for notes on tracks and interview segments come from: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org and where noted.

Show #527

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

Bummer + Red Kate + The Bad Ideas +
Hank Weidel & The Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project
+ Jerad Tomasino & The Crossroads Summer Block Party

Wednesday MidDay Medley Plays More Local Music & New Releases from: Rev. Gusto, The ACB’s, Forrester, My Brothers and Sisters, Kat & Mouse, Red Kate, Bummer, The Bad Ideas, Scott Hrabko, and Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel.

At 10:15 Mark talks with Hank Weidel about The GRAMMY Museum’s Music Revolution Project, June 16 through July 11, in Kansas City, Missouri bringing Grammy award winning artists from Los Angeles and all around the globe to the Sprint Center to work with young people. http://www.grammymuseum.org/education/for-students-1/music-revolution-project

At 10:30 Jerad Tomasino joins us to discuss this year’s Crossroads Summer Block Party from Golden Sound Records, June 6, 6:00 to Midnight, at 19th & Wyandotte, in Kansas City’s Crossroads. This evening of live music, food and KC culture features: The ACB’s, Forrester, Rev Gusto, La Guerre, Metatone, Mat Shoare, Loose Park, Jorge Arana Trio, plus: Food Trucks, Art & Fashion. More info at:www.crossroadsblockparty.com and info@goldensoundrecords.com

At 11:15 Mark talks with members of the band BUMMER, Matt Perrin who sings and plays guitar, Mike Gustafson who play bass, and Thomas Williams on drums. Bummer plays The Riot Room, Friday May 30, 8:00 pm with The Runaway Sons, The Sluts, and Scruffy & the Janitors. Bummer digitally released their EP – MILK, on October 23, 2013. The band is currently fundraising for a physical CD release of MILK with a kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1008326859/help-bummer-get-the-hell-out-of-kansas-extravaganz

At 11:35 the members of the bands Red Kate and The Bad Ideas join us to discuss their Split 7″ Single and their Release Show – Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 pm at Harling’s Upstairs in KCMO. Performing with Red Kate and The Bad Ideas are: Faultfinder, Bruiser Queen (from St Louis) and Crushed Out (from Brooklyn). This is the premiere release on Mills Record Company and comes out just before The Bad Ideas are head out for a three week tour. Moee info at: http://www.facebook.com/events/653570198029550/

Tune in on 90.1 FM KKFI
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Show #527

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

Sherman Breneman Spins from The Vinyl Market
+ Valarie Vogel of Free Byron Case
+ The Lucky

1. Phil Neal & the Wornalls – “I’ll Be There”
from: Lonely Tonight / Phil Neal / December 15, 2012
[Veteran singer songwriter, and rock and roller, Phil Neal’s early eighties band, The Artists, had a video in rotation on MTV, critical acclaim, and national management. When the band fell apart, Phil continued on, writing songs, and playing for over three decades, with several different bands, all while raising a family, and making a home, here in Kansas City. The songwriter has written dozens, of what he calls “Midwestern Rock” numbers. The Wornalls are the band Phil wanted, to bring his songs to life. Doug Gunn on drums, Danko Loftus on bass, Gary Paredes on guitar, Ben Eisiminger on keyboard, and Bruce Sidener on guitar, they are more than a band to Phil, they’re old friends.]

[Phil Neal & the Wornalls play the recordBar, 1020 Westport Road, Saturday, May 24, 7:00 pm. They’ll perform songs from their new album “Lifeline” to be released this summer.]

10:07

Westport Roots Festival is this Saturday, May 24. The Pre Party, is Friday, May 23, at The Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania, w/ Tommy Donoho, Backfat, Trashcan Bandits, The Cowtown Playboys, The Naughty Pines, The Phantoms Of The Opry, Starhaven Rounders.

Westport Roots Festival on Saturday May 24, features live music all day, at The Westport Saloon indoor stage from: Noon to 2:00 am and on the Outdoor stage from: 2:00 pm to Midnight, featuring 27 bands and headliners: Billy Joe Shaver, and Joe Buck Yourself, Viva Le Vox, Outlaw Jim & The Whiskey Benders, The Bullhauleras, Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys, The Whistle Pigs, Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy, Cadillac Flambe, The Kansas City Bear Fighters, The Calamity Cubes, Scratchtrack, Loaded Goat, The Quivers, Famous Seamus & The Travelbongs, The Rural Grit Allstars, Billy Beale, Brutally Frank, Whiskey For the Lady, Konza Swamp Band, Deadman Flats, AJ Gaither OMB, The Blue Boot Heelers, Clawhammer, Twentythousandstrongmen, The Culprits, and The County Graves. More info at: http://www.westportroots.com

2. Billy Joe Shaver – “If The Trailer’s Rockin’ Don’t Come Knockin’”
from: The Real Deal / Compadre / September 20, 2004
[18th release of 22 from Billy Joe Shaver, born August 16, 1939, in Corsicana, Texas. He is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver’s 1973 album “Old Five and Dimers Like Me” is a classic in the outlaw country genre. Upon his discharge,from the Navy he worked a series of dead-end jobs, including trying to be a rodeo cowboy. About this time, Shaver met and married Brenda Joyce Tindell. They had one son, John Edwin, known as Eddy, who was born in 1962. The two divorced and remarried several times. Shaver took a job at a lumber mill to make ends meet. One day his right hand (his dominant hand) became caught in the machinery, and he lost the better part of two fingers and contracted a serious infection. He eventually recovered, and taught himself to play the guitar without those missing fingers. Shaver set out to hitchhike to LA and ended up just outside of Memphis, Tennessee. and then Nashville, where he found a job as a songwriter for $50 a week. His work came to the attention of Waylon Jennings, who filled most of his album Honky Tonk Heroes with Shaver’s songs. Other artists, including Elvis Presley and Kris Kristofferson, began to record Shaver’s music. This led to his own record deal. After losing his wife, Brenda, and his mother to cancer in 1999, Shaver lost his son and longtime guitarist Eddy, who died at age 38 of a heroin overdose on December 31, 2000. Shaver nearly died himself the following year when he had a heart attack on stage during an Independence Day show in Texas. After successful heart surgery, Shaver came back to release Freedom’s Child in 2002. In 1999, Shaver performed at the Grand Ole Opry. In November 2005, he performed on the CMT Outlaws 2005. In 2006, Shaver was inducted in the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. He recently served as spiritual advisor to Texas independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman. For his efforts, the Americana Music Convention awarded him their Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting. He currently lives in Waco, Texas. Bob Dylan mentioned Shaver in his song “I Feel a Change Comin’ On” (Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter) on the album, Together Through Life (2009) – “I’m listening to Billy Joe Shaver, And I’m reading James Joyce”. Police in Lorena, Texas, issued arrest warrants for Shaver April 2, 2007 on charges of aggravated assault and possessing a firearm in a prohibited place. This was in connection with an incident outside a tavern, Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon in Lorena on March 31, 2007, in which Shaver shot a man, Billy Bryant Coker, in the face with a handgun. Coker’s injuries were reported as not life-threatening. Witnesses interviewed by police report hearing Shaver saying “where do you want it?” and then, after the shot was fired, “Tell me you are sorry” and “No one tells me to shut up.” Coker told police the attack was unprovoked. Shaver’s attorney declared that Shaver had shot Coker “in self-defense” after Coker threatened Shaver with a knife. After unsuccessfully attempting to surrender to police in Austin, TX, who were unaware of the warrant, Shaver turned himself in at McLennan County Jail in Waco, TX on Tuesday, April 3. He was released after an hour on $50,000 bond and gave his scheduled performance at Waterloo Records in Austin that evening, where he reportedly told fans, “Don’t forget to pray for me, and tell your kids to pray for me, too.” He was acquitted in a Waco court on April 9, 2010 after testifying that he acted in self-defense. The Texas based country musician, Dale Watson, wrote a song about the incident titled “Where Do You Want It?” The song has been recorded by Whitey Morgan and the 78’s and appears on their second album, Whitey Morgan and the 78’s, on Bloodshot Records.]

[Billy Joe Shaver plays Westport Roots Festival Saturday, May 24, at Westport Saloon Outdoor stage.]
10:11

3. Cucharada – “Bordel”
from: Necisitado / Astor Piazzolla, Maximo Diego Pujol / March 11, 2014
[An Argentinean Tango project founded in December of 2011, by guitarist Sean Mawhirter, violist/violinist Kelly Bohling, and flautist Guy Montes.]

[Cucharada will be in residence, hosting the Milonga every week at Piropos Restaurant, 4141 N. Mulberry Drive in Briarcliff Village, KCMO, starting tonight, Wednesday, May 21. The band plays from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm.]

[Cucharada playi PorchFestKC, June 14, 1:00 to 5:00 pm in the West Plaza neighborhood. More info at: http://www.porchfestkc.com]

10:15 – Interview with Valarie Vogel

On June 11, 2001, the Jackson County Sheriff arrested Bryon Case and charged him with the murder of Anastasia WitbolsFeugen, who had been found dead, three years earlier, on October 22, 1997. Byron Case was convicted by jury trial, on May 2, 2002 of Murder in the First Degree and of Armed Criminal Action. He received a sentence of Life in Prison Without Chance of Parole. He exhausted his last appeal in 2010, when the Supreme Court of the United States denied his petition to consider his habeas corpus appeal. Through the trials and 13 years in prison, Byron and his family, have maintained his innocence.

Valarie Vogel is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. She currently lives in LA, and works as a police dispatcher in Southern California. Valarie learned about Byron Case through a friend and began doing research in Byron Case’s Murder trial. Valarie joined us to share information about Byron’s first book, THE PARIAH’S SYNTAX, Notes From An Innocent Man, published by Red Bat Books.

Much of the case rested on the testimony of Byron Case’s ex-girlfriend Kelly Moffett who had started dating the 18 year old Case when she was still in Middle School and 14 years of age. Kelly changed her story from what she reported to the investigating Sheriff immediately after the Anastasia was found dead. Kelly ended up testifying against Byron. She received immunity for her testimony.

Byron Case the writer. Byron’s work has appeared in magazines and literary journals as well as best selling anthologies, Requiem for a Paper Bag (Fireside, 2009) and The Moment (Harper Perennial, 2012).

Byron’s first book, THE PARIAH’S SYNTAX, Notes From An Innocent Man, published by Red Bat Books.

10:22

Valarie read, “The Ways Justice Fails” starting on page 79 of THE PARIAH’S SYNTAX, Notes From An Innocent Man

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

10:28 – Underwriting

10:30

4. The Lucky – “Hey Rosie”
from: Swimming Invisible / Independent / May 24, 2014
[More info at: http://www.theluckyband.com]

5. The Lucky – “Gay Night (for the Straight Kids)”
from: Swimming Invisible / Independent / May 24, 2014
[Recorded at Massive Sound Studio by Paul Malinowski]

10:35 – Interview with Camilla Camille, Iason Mac Ai

The Kansas City based rock and roll band, The Lucky celebrates the release of their furst full length release, Swimming Invisible, with release party and show, Friday, May 23 at 9:00pm, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, Kansas City, Missouri, with NowHere, and Sextonic Plates. Joining us in the studio are two of the four members of The Lucky, Camilla Camille, and Iason Mac Ai.

Igniting a post-punk-riot explosion, The Lucky combines the intellect, sensuality, and fire-and-powder energy of Camilla Camille and Iason Mac Ai. Together they create dirty garage rock with a literary edge and a beat you can dance to.

Camille and Iason became fast friends over coffee and guitar riffs in the summer of 2011. In the heat of their collaboration, new songs took shape and old songs were reborn.

Sharing vocals, they mixed a punk and riot girl recipe for rock-n-roll. They named the band The Lucky, added a drummer and began performing shows in June 2012.

The Lucky recorded with Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studio and released a four-song demo in February 2013.

After going through a Spinal Tap-like procession of drummers, Dustin Mott joined the band with bassist Calandra Rene in July 2013. Camille, who previously played guitar, switched solely to vocals, adding her enthusiastic choreography to the live show.

Camille is sometimes sweet, like Kathleen Hannah, and other times primal, like Donita Sparks. Iason is reminiscent of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, while his guitar solos weave a haunting melody of divine frosting.

Drawing on musical influences throughout the history of rock-n-roll as well as literary idols such as Lord Byron and Emily Dickinson, The Lucky forges a powerful post-punk-riot fusion that begs to be turned up a little louder.

Camilla Camille on vocals, guitar, octave pedal; Iason Mac Ai on vocals, lead guitar; Calandra Rene on bass; Dustin Mott on drums.

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

The Lucky celebrates the release of their furst full length release, Swimming Invisible, with Release party and show, Friday, May 23 at 9:00pm, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, Kansas City, Missouri, with NowHere, and Sextonic Plates.

6. The Lucky – “Kanss City”
from: Swimming Invisible / Independent / May 24, 2014
[Camilla Camille on vocals, guitar, octave pedal; Iason Mac Ai on vocals, lead guitar; Calandra Rene on bass; Dustin Mott on drums. Recorded at Massive Sound Studio by Paul Malinowski More info at: http://www.theluckyband.com]

7. Miranda Hall – “Kingdom”
from: Kingdom / Independent / March 4, 2014
[EP Debut from Blue Valley North High School Senior graduating this year. 5 song ep CD made by Josh Fletcher and Adam Mitchell at the Hammer Barn.]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Sherman Spins The Vinyl Market

Sherman Breneman is supervisor of The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven on Troost, 7621 Troost Ave. He is owner of The Vinyl Market, open 1st Friday weekends at Pentimento Antiques & Art, 1324 W 12th. Sherman is a life-long record collector and live-music addict. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/TheVinylMarket.

8. St Paul & the Broken Bones – “Broken Bones & Pocket Change” (CD #9) (3:47)
from: Half the City / Thirty Tigers / 2014

9. Drive By Truckers – Pauline Hawkins
from: English Oceans / ATO / 2014

11:15

10. Lydia Loveless – “Verlaine Shot Rimbaud”
from: Somewhere Else / Bloodshot / 2014

11. Lydia Loveless – “Somewhere Else”
from: Somewhere Else / Bloodshot / 2014

12. The War on Drugs – Under The Pressure
from: Lost in the Dream / Secretly Canadian / 2014

11:34 – Underwriting

11:35

13. David Dondero – “The Real Tina Turner”
from: Golden Hits Vol 1 / Unrequited records / 2013

14. O.V. Wright – “I Don’t Do Windows”
from: The Bottom Line / Hi – Fat Possum Records / 1978

15. Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds – “Su Su”
from: Haunted Head / In The Red / 2013

11:50

16. The Uncluded – “Delicate Cycle”
from: Hokey Fright / Rhymesayers / 2013

17. Minor Alps – “Maxon”
from: Get There / Barsuk Records / 2014

11:58

Sherman Breneman is supervisor of The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven on Troost, 7621 Troost Ave. He is owner of The Vinyl Market, open 1st Friday weekends at Pentimento Antiques & Art, 1324 W 12th. Sherman is a life-long record collector and live-music addict. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/TheVinylMarket.

Next week on Wednesday, May 28, we’ll talk with Jerad Tomasino about the Crossroads Summer Block Party, Hank Wiedel will join us to talk about the 2014 Grammy Museum’s Music Revolution Project. The band Bummer joins us licve inour 90.1 FM Studios, and members of the punk bands Red Kate and The Bad Ideas drop in to discuss their new split single.

Spring Dance, Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 pm, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, KCMO, featuring: Grand Marquis, Starhaven Rounders, The New Riddim. and MY BROTHERS & SISTERS. More info at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spice-of-Life-Productions

Sources for notes on tracks and interview segments come from: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org and where noted.

Show #527

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

Sherman Breneman Spins from The Vinyl Market
+ Valarie Vogel of Free Byron Case
+ The Lucky

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays new and local releases from: The Lucky, The Wornalls, Cucharada, Miranda Hall, NOW/here, Billy Joe Shaver, St Paul & the Broken Bones, Drive By Truckers, Lydia Loveless, The War on Drugs, Pinback, David Dondero, Wussy, O.V. Wright, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, The Uncluded, Minor Alps.

At 10:15 Valarie Vogel joins us to discuss Byron Case, a KC native who has spent the last 13 years in prison, for a murder that Byron and his family say he did not commit. Valarie will share information about Byron’s first book, THE PARIAH’S SYNTAX, Notes From An Innocent Man, published by Red Bat Books. Byron’s work has appeared in magazines and literary journals as well as best selling anthologies, Requiem for a Paper Bag (Fireside, 2009) and The Moment (Harper Perennial, 2012). More info at: http://www.freebyroncase.com

The Lucky

At 10:30 Mark talks with members of the KC based band, The Lucky. Camilla Camille, Iason Mac Ai, and Calandra René will tell us about about their first full-length album, Swimming Invisible, and The Lucky’s CD release party, Friday, May 23 at 9:00pm, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, Kansas City, Missouri, with NowHere, and Sextonic Plates.

Sherman Breneman

At 11:00, Sherman Breneman joins us as guest producer. Sherman is supervisor of The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven on Troost, 7621 Troost Ave. He is owner of The Vinyl Market, open 1st Friday weekends at Pentimento Antiques & Art, 1324 W 12th. Sherman is a life-long record collector and live-music addict. Sherman will spin vinyl from: St Paul & the Broken Bones, Drive By Truckers, Lydia Loveless, The War on Drugs, Pinback, David Dondero, Wussy, O.V. Wright, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, The Uncluded, Minor Alps. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/TheVinylMarket.

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Show #526