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 With Mills
+ Confessions of a Belly Dancer + A Little Night Music

1. Wye Oak– “Glory”
from: Shriek / Merge Records / April 29, 2014
[Indie folk rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, composed of Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars). Their sound has been described as “earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop”. Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while Stack plays both drums and keyboards, playing the drums with his feet and right hand, and the bass line with his left hand. The band was formed as Monarch in mid-2006, before changing their name to Wye Oak, a reference to the former state tree of their home state of Maryland. They released their first album If Children independently in 2007 and subsequently signed to Merge Records in 2008.]

[Wye Oak plays The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday, May 17.]

2. Good Graeff – “Hold Me Fast”
from: Better Half / Independent / April 7, 2013
[The group originated as a duo when twin sisters Brooke and Brit, formed Good Graeff (pronounced “grayf”). at 16, playing on street corners of Sarasota, FL. At 18, Brooke moved to Canada to become a foley artist and Brit studied marketing and international business and eventually settled in Hanoi, Vietnam. Brooke joined her there in 2012, and Good Graeff was born into its second life.]

[Good Graeff played Middle of the Map Fest, April 5, 8 pm at recordBar in Westport. They’re back in town to play The Riot Room, Tuesday, May 20.]

3. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – “Until the Sun Explodes”
from: Days of Abandon / Painbow Music – Rebo Music / May 13, 2014
[Noise pop/indie pop band from NYC. The band comprises singer and guitarist Kip Berman, drummer Kurt Feldman, Alex Naidus on bass, and Peggy Wang on keyboard and vocals. In late 2009, Christoph Hochheim joined the band as a live member. When Hochheim departed in late 2011, Connor Hanwick (of The Drums) replaced him in January 2012. Their first album was a self-released EP, released in 2007. The release was distributed by Painbow – a record label created by the band. Their debut self-titled full-length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records, a personal favorite label of the band’s. Their name comes from an unpublished children’s story of the same title. A friend of Kip Berman wrote the story, which revolves around “realising what matters most in life – things like friendship and having a good time”]

[The Pains of Being Pure At Heart play the Recordbar, 1020 Westport Rd. tomorrow night, May 15.]

10:15 – Interview with Raksanna,Theresa Maze, and Jen Harris

After astounding audiences in sold out shows in Chicago and New York, Confessions of a Belly Dancer will debut its third installment of the show Confessions of a Belly Dancer; The Heartland of America, plays Kansas City this Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 pm, at the H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO. Roxanne Larcher is Raksanna, the writer, producer, lead performer of Confessions of a Belly Dancer, she joins us to tell us more about this international collection of vignettes which tell the intimate stories of women through the art form of belly dancing.

Also joining us is in the conversation, Theresa Maze, a Kansas City based belly dancer, and our friend, writer Jen Harris is working to spread the word about this show.

Confessions of a Belly Dancer is also a book.

Confessions of a Belly Dancer features an international collection of vignettes which tell the intimate stories of women through the art form of belly dancing. This show portrays actual life events. Can you share some of the scenes from the show?

Some material may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hand selected for this astonishing production, Kansas City’s finest belly dancers join Raksanna’s Desert Flames Near East Dance Ensemble. Theresa Maze spoke about how she started dancing.

Belly Dancing as a transformative celebration of courage and triumph.

Confessions’ includes remarkable original works by international composers Momo Kadous and award-winning Dr. Samy Farag.

With each new production comes innovative and unique choreography by Raksanna and striking costumes by Egyptian designer Mohammed Mahmoud.

Confessions of a Belly Dancer will debut its third installment of the show Confessions of a Belly Dancer; The Heartland of America, plays Kansas City this Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 pm, at the H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO.

More info at: http://www.confessionsofabellydancer.com or http://www.unionstation.org

10:29 – Underwriting

10:31

4. Glynis Johns & Harold Hastings – “Send In the Clowns”
from: The Best of Broadway: The American Musical (Remastered) / UMG / October 5, 2004
[Original 1973 Recording. “Send in the Clowns” is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical A Little Night Music. Sondheim wrote the song specifically for the actress Glynis Johns, who created the role of Desirée on Broadway. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex compound meter. It became Sondheim’s most popular song after Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1973 and Judy Collins’ version charted in 1975 and 1977. Subsequently, Sarah Vaughan, Judi Dench, Grace Jones, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Zarah Leander, Tiger Lillies, Ray Conniff, Glenn Close, Cher and many other artists recorded the song and it became a jazz standard.]

10:35 – Interview with Andy Parkhurst and Lauren Braton

Spinning Tree Theatre’s production of “A Little Night Music” just opened to critical acclaim and is up and running through May 24, at the Off Center Theatre, in Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, MO. Set in 1900 Sweden and inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film “Smiles of a Summer Night.” The “Send in the Clowns” musical, was the winner of the 1973 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. Joining us in our 90.1 FM studios are: Lauren Braton (Countess Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Music) and Andy Parkhurst (Choreographer, Producer, Managing Director).

Lauren’s voice was featured on the show, last year Mark Titus was our guest and he shared a recording of lauren singing – “Holding To The Ground from (Falsettoland)” from: Take The Stage / The Unicorn Theatre 40th Anniversary Gala / August 11, 2013.

Lauren Braton plays Countess Charlotte Malcolm. This is her Spinning Tree: Debut. Her local credits: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Coterie Theatre, Starlight Theatre, American Heartland Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, Quality Hill Playhouse, Musical Theater Heritage, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre and Kansas City Civic Opera. Regional: Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Seagle Music Colony New York. She also stays busy with commercial and film work, and teaches private voice at Kansas City Young Audiences. Up next: Jazz in the Woods at Corporate Woods in June. http://www.laurenbraton.com

From Pitch review: “Lauren Braton is exceptional as the caustic Charlotte, who relies on wry humor to mask her wounds. Braton has some of the show’s sharpest comic timing, but she’s also a rich mezzo whose range powers the stirring “Every Day a Little Death.” Vigthor Zophoniasson is imposing as Count Malcolm, and Liz Golson lends her strong voice and keen edge to Petra, a maid who attempts to seduce Fredrik’s brooding son, Henrik (played by Daniel Beeman).”

Cast: Melinda MacDonald, Charles Fugate, Lauren Braton, Molly Denninghoff, Liz Clark Golson, Cathy Wood, and Vigthor Zophoniasson.

From Pitch review: “Director Michael Grayman elevates a formidable cast to new heights with a few smart adjustments, such as shaving the five-person chorus to four. It’s the right call for this space, where subtlety and intimacy help emotions cut deep. And each performer makes a sizable impression.”

From Pitch review: “Melinda MacDonald portrays the aging Desiree with confidence, and her husky lower register has a resonance in which we can splash around. Her talent is on full display in an expressive “Send in the Clowns,” a cabaret mainstay that she makes her own.”

The orchestra, is directed by Angie Benson. Kaytee Dietrich and Andy Johnson, on reeds and French horn.

Remaining performances:

Thurs May 15 at 7:30pm
Fri May 16 at 8:00pm
Sat May 17 at 2:00pm
Sat May 17 at 8:00pm
Sun May 18 at 2:00pm

Mon May 19 at 7:30pm
Thurs May 22 at 7:30pm
Fri May 23 at 8:00pm
Sat May 24 at 2:00pm
Sat May 24 at 8:00pm

Spinning Tree Theatre’s production of “A Little Night Music” runs through May 24, at the Off Center Theatre, in Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, MO. More info at http://www.spinningtreetheatre.com

10:50

5. Papercuts – “Life Among the Savages”
from: Life Among the Savages / Independent / May 6, 2014
[Indie pop project centered around San Francisco songwriter/producer Jason Robert Quever. Born in Arcata, California, Quever moved to the bay area during grade school, living in various places until settling in San Francisco. He began making home recordings after buying a four-track recording desk at the age of 15, and his first work as an engineer/producer was on Cass McCombs’ Not the Way EP in 2002. The first official release as Papercuts was 2004’s Mockingbird (on Oaklands Antenna Farm Records). The band’s next two albums, Can’t Go Back (2007) and You Can Have What You Want (2009), were released on the Gnomonsong label, before the band signed with Sub Pop records in 2010, releasing the Fading Parade album in 2011.]

6. Morrissey – “You’re Gonna Need Someone On Your Side ” (Vinyl)
from: Satellite of Love / Parlaphone / January 24, 2014 (2014 – Remaster)
[Live track released with Morrissey’s live cover of “Satellite of Love” was first digitally released on December 2, 2013 as a tribute to Lou Reed, following his death in 2013. The song was recorded on November 25, 2011 in at the Chelsea Ballroom of Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 7″ and 12″ vinyl version and a three-track digital version were also released on January 28, 2014. All three versions of the single were supported by additional live tracks, including a rendition of The Smiths song, “Vicar in a Tutu,” a cover of Buzzcocks song “You Say You Don’t Love Me” and his 1992 song, “You’re Gonna Need Someone on Your Side.”]

[Morrissey plays Liberty Hall in Lawrence Kansas, Tuesday, May 20, with Kristeen Young]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Spinning With Mills

We are so very happy to welcome Judy Mills and Chris LaBeau from Mills Record Company who join us for some Spinning With Mills.

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

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

Congratulations to Mills record Company for their one year anniversary and fabulous Record Store Day April 20th.

11:05 – Judy Spins

7. The Carpenters – “Superstar”
from: Carpenters / A & M Records / May 1971
[3rd album from vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. During a period in the 1970s when louder and wilder rock was in great demand, Richard and Karen produced a distinctively soft musical style that made them among the best-selling music artists of all time. Carpenters’ melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary genres. Carpenters had three No. 1 singles and five No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen No. 1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles (including their No. 1 hits). To date, Carpenters’ album and single sales total more than 100 million units. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, thirty-one singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series. They toured in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium. Their recording career ended with Karen’s death in 1983 at age 32 from heart failure following complications of anorexia nervosa. Extensive news coverage of the circumstances surrounding her death increased public awareness of the consequences of eating disorders.]

8. Tracey Thorn – “Why Does the Wind”
from: Love and Its Opposite (Bonus Track Version) / Merge Records / May 18, 2010
[Tracey Anne Thorn (born September 26, 1962) is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, formed in Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt. The youngest of three children, Thorn was born in Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She grew up in Hatfield and studied English at the University of Hull, where she graduated in 1984 with First Class Honours. She later took an MA degree at Birkbeck College, University of London. After 28 years as a couple, Thorn and Ben Watt married in 2009 at Chelsea Register Office. They live in Hampstead, North London. The couple have twin daughters Alfie and Jean, born in 1998, and a son Blake born in 2001. Thorn released her autobiography, Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star, early in 2013.]

9. 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. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- “Mermaids”
from: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live at KCRW / Bad Seed Ltd. / December 2, 2013
[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in Melbourne in 1983 by frontman Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey, keyboard player Barry Adamson and percussionist Jim Sclavunos (United States). The band has released fifteen studio albums and completed numerous international tours.]

11:30 – Underwriting

11:31 – Chris Spins

11. Tony Ashley – “Just a Taste”(Vinyl)
from: 45 Single Release (B-Side of “I’ll Go Crazy”) / Decca / 1968
[Tony Ashley and the Delicates were artists on the Forte label, based in kansas City, that was owned and operated by Ellis Taylor. Taylor was briefly married to Marva Whitney, hence a few of her titles appeared as local releases on Forte. All of the Forte material was in-house, usually recorded at Damon Studios in downtown KC. Ellis Taylor also produced the three Tony Ashley releases on Decca. Tony Ashley was murdered in Kansas City, the early 1970s.]

12. Marva Whitney – “Daddy Don’t Know About Sugar Bear” (Vinyl)
from: 45 / Forte / 1972
[Included in Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label / Numero Group – Cleanteen Records / Sept. 3, 2013. Born Marva Ann Manning, May 1, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas. Whitney’s performing career started as early as three years old while touring with her family’s gospel group, the Manning Gospel Singers. In 1960, when she was 16, she joined a Kansas gospel group, the Alma Whitney Singers, and ended up marrying Harry Whitney, the brother-in-law of the group’s leader. Ever since, she has gone by her married name, Marva Whitney. Marva Whitney is well known as a funk vocalist. Singing with James Brown in the late 1960s, she was able to make a name for herself with powerful songs like “I’m Tired, I’m Tired, I’m Tired (Things Better Change Before Its Too Late)” and “If You Don’t Work (You Can’t Eat).” Her recording of “It’s My Thing (You Can’t Tell Me Who to Sock It To)” reached the R&B Top 20. Her song “Unwind Yourself” has been sampled numerous times, most recognisably by DJ Mark the 45 King on his 1987 track “The 900 Number”, which was then sampled by DJ Chad Jackson on his 1990 hit single “Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)” (UK #3 in July 1990), by DJ Kool on his 1996 hit “Let Me Clear My Throat” (UK #6 in March 1997), Sway on his 2009 track Mercedes Benz and Mac Miller on his 2011 track Party On Fifth Ave. In 2006, Marva Whitney collaborated with German born DJ/collector/manager DJ Pari and Japanese funk orchestra Osaka Monaurail to produce a new single, “I Am What I Am”. Osaka Monaurail style themselves on the James Brown sound and the single was produced in the fashion of an authentic release of the recordings she produced with Brown in 1969. Two successful tours of Japan and a full length album release followed, also entitled “I Am What I Am”. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the tour was also brought to Europe. In December 2009, Whitney collapsed on stage in front of thousands of fans in Lorne, Australia, while performing with The Transatlantics at Falls Festival. She was immediately rushed to Geelong Hospital, where doctors diagnosed a stroke. The remaining dates of her tour had to be canceled, but Whitney made a recovery and performed again in 2010. In December 2012, Whitney died from complications of pneumonia at her home. She was 68.]

13. The Dirtbombs – “Underdog”
from: Ulltraglide in Black / In the Red Records / May 29, 2001
[Detroit, Michigan based band, notable for blending diverse influences such as punk rock and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar, dual drum and guitar lineup. The Dirtbombs were formed by Mick Collins (of the influential garage punk band The Gories) as a side project and started recording songs by 1995.]

14. PRETTY – “Mustache In Your Face” (Vinyl)
from: 7″ / Independent / 1969/1970
(never officially released until Numero reissued it in 2013)
[The Numero Group’s 700 series kicks off with three ferociously rockin’ double seven-inch dispatches from the American Midwest. Hailing from Kansas City, Pretty were more famously known as the Fabulous Four, a local beat combo that ground their way through the K.C. club scene from 1959 to 1976. In 1969, they buried themselves in a hole in a Missouri hillside, known as the Cavern Recording Studio, alongside Electric Prunes drummer Michael “Quint” Weakley. Together, they churned out eight tracks as Pretty — earthy, grooving hard rock pushed to the hilt with stuttering, psychedelic Wurlitzer work and some supremely heeeeeavy fuzzed-out electric guitar riffs. The title track, “Mustache in Your Face,” is the pick of this litter, featuring hilariously incongruous lyrics about “a girl/yeah yeah,” “the devil and the monkeys are comin’ upstairs,” and “what a lie, what a lie/mustache in your face.” Don’t bother trying to parse out the sentiments, just keep these psychedelic scorchers on rotation; all the b-sides are killers in their own rights. -Michael Stasiak (January 25, 2013) Bob Theen told Garage Hangover: “To my knowledge the record was not distributed at all. After the sessions, Weekly took off for California to try and sell them to someone. Don’t think he had any luck, and we didn’t see much of him after that.” On March 22, 2008, The Fabulous Four Band (Bob Theen – Jeff Mann – Mike Myers – Mark Higbee & original drummer Alex Love) was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall Of Fame.]

15. Dirty Projectors – “Two Doves”
from: Bitte Orca / Domino / 2009
[7th release from Brooklyn-based, experimental band, released June 9. The word “bitte” is a German word for “please,” and “orca” is another name for a killer whale. This was one of our 100 best recordings of 2009]

16. Dead Rider – “Blank Screen”
from: Chills On Glass / Drag City / 2014
[Dead Rider, formerly known as D. Rider, is an experimental rock band from Chicago, formed by 2009. It features: Todd Rittman (guitar, lead vocals), Noah Tabakin (saxophone), Andrea Faught (keyboard, trumpet), Matt Espy (drums) – who replaced former member Theo Katsaounis (drums) in 2010.]

17. Mr. Bungle – “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare”
from: California / Warner Brothers / July 2, 1999
[Experimental band from Eureka, California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school, and was named after a children’s educational film regarding bad habits which was featured in a Pee-wee Herman HBO special in the early ’80s. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and releasing three full-length studio albums between 1991 and 1999. The band toured in 2000 to support their last album but in 2004 they disbanded. Although Mr. Bungle went through several line up changes early in their career, the longest-serving members were vocalist Mike Patton, guitarist Trey Spruance, bassist Trevor Dunn, saxophonist Clinton “Bär” McKinnon and drummer Danny Heifetz. Mr. Bungle was known for its distinctive musical traits, often cycling through several musical genres within the course of a single song. Many of its songs had an unconventional structure and utilized a wide array of instruments and samples. Live shows often featured members dressing up and an array of cover songs. An ongoing feud with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis escalated in the late 1990s, with Kiedis removing Mr. Bungle from a number of large music festivals in Europe.]

Mills Record Company is located at 314 Westport Road, KCMO, http://www.millsrecordcompany.com or call 816-960-3775

Next week on Wednesday, May 21, we’ll talk with members of the band The Lucky, plus Sherman Brenneman joins us a guest producer for our second hour.

Don’t Forget:

The 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

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

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 #525

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 With Mills
+ Confessions of a Belly Dancer + A Little Night Music

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays new releases from: Wye Oak, Good Graeff, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Glynis Johns & Harold Hastings, Papercuts, Morrissey and more.

At 10:15 Mark talks with Raksanna about, “Confessions of a Belly Dancer” playing Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 pm, at the H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO. Theresa Dancemaze and Jen Harris also join us to share info about this international collection of vignettes which tell the intimate stories of women through the art form of belly dancing. Hand selected for this production, KC’s finest belly dancers join Raksanna’s Desert Flames Near East Dance Ensemble for this celebration of courage and triumph. More info at: http://www.confessionsofabellydancer.com

At 10:30 Mark talks with company members of Spinning Tree Theatre’s “A Little Night Music” running through May 24, at Off Center Theatre, in Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, MO. Set in 1900 Sweden and inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film “Smiles of a Summer Night.” The “Send in the Clowns” musical, was the winner of the 1973 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. Starring Melinda MacDonald, Charles Fugate, Lauren Braton, Molly Denninghoff, Liz Clark Golson, Cathy Wood, and Vigthor Zophoniasson. More info at http://www.spinningtreetheatre.com

At 11:00, Judy Mills and Chris LaBeau of Mills Record Company join us as “Guest Producers” for our second hour. They will spin vinyl from: Dead Rider, Tony Ashley, Mr. Bungle, Tobacco, Enon, Dirty Projectors, The Dirtbombs, and more. Learn more about Mills Record Company at: http://www.MillsRecordCompany.com

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Show #525

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 Celebrates 10 Years

1. Dimitri From Paris – “Prologue”

2. SoundsGood – “Money”
from: Biscuits & Gravy / Innate Sounds / August 15, 2005
[2nd full length album from critically acclaimed, Kansas City based band made up of. Joe Good on vocals and lyrics and Miles Bonny on beats and music. Recorded by JAZ at 64111 Clinic Studios. SoundsGood played together for: A Night For Joc Max, Sat, March 29 at 10:00pm, at the recordBar, with Reach, Sounds Good, DJ Ataxic, DJ Skeme, DJ Maxx, and Smooth C.]

Wednesday MidDay Medley went on the air, 10 years ago, during the first week of May. During this period of 90.1 FM’s history, Program Director John Jessup tapped me on my shoulder and asked me to host and produce the Wednesday mid-day time slot. I had been producing and hosting a public affairs program called The Tenth Voice, since 2001. There was a lot of music we wanted to play. Very quickly Wednesday MidDay Medley established itself as a place to hear new and local releases.

Marion Merritt joined us for the entire show, as our special guest co-host. Marion made her first appearance on WMM on July 29, 2004. Marion has been a regular contributor, sharing 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. http://www.recordswithmerritt.com

Barry Lee, 90.1 FM KKFI – Station Manager also said a few words.
Thank you Barry!

10:06

3. Tampa Red – “What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy?”
from: Bottleneck Guitar 1928-1937 / Shanachie / 1974
[Tampa Red (January 8, 1904 – March 19, 1981), born Hudson Woodbridge but known from childhood as Hudson Whittaker, was an American Chicago blues musician. Tampa Red is best known as an accomplished and influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string slide style. His songwriting and his silky, polished “bottleneck” technique influenced other leading Chicago blues guitarists, such as Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk, as well as Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Mose Allison and many others. In a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum records. His best known recordings include the “classic compositions ‘Anna Lou Blues’, ‘Black Angel Blues’, ‘Crying Won’t Help You’, ‘It Hurts Me Too’, and ‘Love Her with a Feeling.”]

4. Iris DeMent – “Hotter Than Mohave In My Heart”
from: Infamous Angel / Warner Brothers / 1992 / 1993
[DeMent’s first 3 releases on Warner Brothers Records, were all critically acclaimed. She received two Grammy nominations, in the “Folk Music” category. Meanwhile country radio completely overlooked her original songs, and amazing voice, that has been compared to Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. Iris was our guest on our 100th show Tribute to Recycled Sounds & Anne Winter. We also talked with her before her concert at The Folly Theatre to benefit St. Mark Child and Family Development Center in November 2011. Iris DeMent was our special guest on October 10, 2012 to discuss her release Sing The Delta which was #1 on our list of 112 Best Recordings of 2012.]

5. Roman Numerals – “My Life After Death Pt. II”
from: Roman Numerals / Anodyne Records / 2006
[#1 on our list of The 60 Best Recordings of 2006. William Smith on vocals, guitar, stylophone; Seven Tulipana on vocals, bass, guitars, synth; Shawn Sherrill on synth, bass; Pete LaPorte on drums, electronics]

10:25

6. Regina Spektor – “Love Affair”
from: 11:11 / Independent / July 9, 2001
[Debut album by singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. It was self-released on CD and sold at Spektor’s early shows. The album is now out of print on CD and much sought-after by collectors; it is available as a download from online music outlets. Regina Spektor was born in Moscow, USSR in 1980 to a musical family. Her father, Ilya Spektor, is a photographer and amateur violinist. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Russian college of music and now teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York.]

7. PedalJets – “Burgandy”
from: What’s In Between / Oxblood Records / November 2007
[When asked to contribute a track for the Oxblood Records compilation “First Blood,” members of the band began tinkering with tracks from their their 1989 second release, a CD that came out just before the band broke up. Inspired by the results of the re-working of “Burgandy” the band started looking at the entire record. With parts re-recorded, the entire recording was redone, remastered, remixed, the band re-released their second record again, as a do-over. Original members Mike Allmayer, Mat Kesler, Rob Morrow, and Phil Wade reunited to perform together for the first time in 17 years at The Brick, December 21, 2007, to perform the songs. On June 25, 2013 Pedaljets released “What’s In Between” on Electric Moth Records, their first album of new material in 23 years. Paul Malinowski (Vocals, Guitar), Rob Morrow (Drums, Vocals), Mike Allmayer (Guitar, Vocals), Matt Kesler (Bass, Vocals). Produced by The Pedaljets & Paul Malinoski. The albums photos & design are from artist Archer Prewitt of The Sea and Cake and The Cocktails. More info: thepedaljets.] [Original lead guitarist Phil Wade left the band and eventually became part of The Wilders. Mat Kesler of Pedaljets was at one point the very first bass player for The Wilders.]

8. The Whittlers – “Another Night Gone”
from: Nobody’s Happy / Independent / Summer 2004
[Tom Livesay & Phil Wade recorded 4 albums, as The Whittlers, from 2000-2004, while working together at the Art Institute. Phil and Tom and Ike Sheldon had played together in Day Sleeper, Ike and Tom had played together in many bands including Foolish Sad Robot, The Young Johnny Carson Story, and The William Jewel Band. This song was written by Betse Ellis. Tom on Vocals, Ike on Piano, Phil on Guitar. Recorded as a surprise for Betse. Betse included her own recording of this song on her solo debut.]

10:35 – Interview with Maria Vasquez Boyd

Maria Vasquez Boyd is the host and producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO, airing Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm on 90.1 FM. Maria made her first appearance on Wednesday MidDay Medley on October 10, 2007. Since then, Maria has been a constant contributor to the show, hosting and producing a series of shows about Day of The Dead, The music artists listen to in their studios, Teachers, The Ukulele, Mojo, and many others. Maria is a founding member of The Latino Writers Collective, a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, a published writer, a visual artist, and a teacher who has taught at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, KCAI, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, The Writer’s Place, and Guadalupe Center.

We talked with Maria Vasquez Boyd, about our “A Story in A Song” shows and our “He Touched Me Gospel Hour” shows, and ARTSPEAK RADIO.

Maria Vasquez Boyd is my radio wife.

Maria performed two original pieces live in-studio.

10:50

9. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – “Who?”
from: Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective / a Records / November 2, 2004
[The band began as a shoe gazing group in San Francisco in 1988. After their debut and sophomore albums, the group quickly turned to a broader style of psychedelic rock incorporating folk, blues, raga, and later, electronica influences. The name “Brian Jonestown Massacre” is a portmanteau of The Rolling Stones’ founder and guitarist Brian Jones and the infamous mass cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. They have gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships and the drug addiction of their leader, Anton Newcombe. Originally released on “Take It from the Man!” from 1996 their third album. It was the first of three critically acclaimed albums, preceding Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request and Thank God for Mental Illness. It was another change of style for the band, with a large influence being 1960s garage rock, particularly the early work of The Rolling Stones.]

10. Bjork – “Kata Rokkar”
from: Gling-Glo / One Little Indian / March 9, 2010
[Born Nov. 21, 1965 as Björk Guðmundsdóttir, She is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Her musical style is eclectic and she has achieved recognition in alternative rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical, and avant-garde. Her record label, One Little Indian, reported that by 2003, she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has won four BRIT Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, one MOJO Award, three UK Music Video Awards, and, in 2010, the Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in recognition of her “deeply personal music and lyrics, her precise arrangements and her unique voice.” Björk has also been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards (plus two for art direction on her album sleeves, done by others), one Academy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Dancer in the Dark. She was ranked 29th in VH1’s “The 100 Greatest Women in Music”, eighth in MTV’s “22 Greatest Voices in Music”,and 60th in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.]

11:00 – Station ID

11. Barclay Martin Ensemble – “Please”
from: Dawn / Independent / June 5, 2008
[Barclay Martin on guitar and vocals, Mark Lowrey on piano, Giuliano Mingucci on drums, and Rick Willoughby on bass, Erin McGrane on backing vocals and percussion. This was #1 on our list of the 100 Best Recordings of 2008. The band joined us live in the studio on June 4, just one day before their release. Barclay Martin Ensemble also released 2010’s Pools That Swell In The Rain. For more info: http://www.BarclayMartin.com.]

[Barclay Martin plays the recordBar, May 27, with Vik G Trio, Eliza Neals, and Sonia Rao.]

12. Sara Swenson – “All Things Big and Small”
from: All Things Big and Small / Independent / 2010
[2nd full-length release from KC based singer songwriter who is also a teacher, who recently moved back into the Kanss City area after getting married and living in London. Sara’s self titled debut was released in 2008. Sara is currently getting ready to release her 3rd full length recording. Sara’s debut was #1 on our list of The 100 Best Recordings of 2009. Her second full length was #3 on our list of The 110 Best Recordings of 2010.]

11:10

13. Hearts of Darkness – “Come Forward”
from: Hearts of Darkness / Shipshape Music / July 10, 2010
[KC’s very own: funk/soul/rock/hip-hop ensemble featuring: Les Izmore: Vox & Perc, Brandy Gordon, Rachel Robinson & Erica Townsend: Voices / Sean P Branagan: Drum Kit, Mikael Spears: Congas, Perc, Phil Keegan: Shakere, Aux Perc, Brad “Bad Brad” Williams: Percussion, Kit / Pete Leibert: Bass Guitar, Josh Mobley: Rhodes, Hammond, Clavinet, Mark Vick: Guitar 1, Jeff Harshbarger: Guitar 2 / Jolan Smith: Tenor Sax, Vox, Perc, Shawn Hansen: Alto Sax, Vox, Perc, Alex Smith: Alto Sax, Vox, Perc, Sam Hughes: Baritone Sax, Vox, Perc / Andrew Ford: Slide Trombone, Vox, Perc, Ken Walker: Valve Trombone, Vox, Perc, Bob Asher: Trumpet, Vox, Claves, High Kicks. This was #1 on our list of The 110 Best Recordings of 2010]

14. Fela Ransome Kuti –“Open & Close”
from: Open & Close / Independent / Originally released January 1, 1971
[Review by John Dougan: Another long-thought-lost gem from the Fela Anikulapo Kuti archives, Open & Close was originally released in 1971 and, in the manner of He Miss Road and Fela’s London Scene, is a total groove-fest loaded to the gills with raucous horn blowing, ferocious percussion (once again, Tony Allen take a bow), and song lengths over ten minutes. By this point, Fela could do no wrong when it came to recording; Afro-beat dissenters will claim that there is a trance-inducing similarity to much of Fela’s ’70s recorded output, that the grooves aren’t enough to make the songs distinctive enough on their own. That’s true of some of his later recordings (like in the mid- to late ’80s), but at this point he was still breathing fire and the band was in top form. Perhaps the distinguishing factors of records like Open & Close and some of Fela’s other ’70s releases are that as much as he liked to ride a groove, he also liked to disrupt it, twist it and turn it, reshape it, only to bring it back to its original shape. There was less of that later in his career.]

11:15 – Interview with Kasey Rausch

Kasey Rausch gave us one of the very first live musical performances on Wednesday MidDay Medley She is a frequent guest and contributor. She was on our 100th show as a co-host when we celebrated Recycled Sounds and Anne Winter. Kasey and her sister Kim produced a special show in January, 2013, about their musical Rausch Family. Kasey was with us on our 500th show. Kasey Rausch performs as a solo artist and with a band, she is also a member of The Naughty Pines, The Buttermilk Boys, and Partners in Glory. With Mikal Shapiro, Kasey is host and producer of River Trade Radio, broadcasting Sundays, 9:00 am to 11:00 am on 90.1 FM KKFI.

We talked with Kasey about, Anne Winter, The Naughty Pines, River Trade Radio, Artists Inc., Mikal Shapiro, her grandfather, Pete Seeger, KKFI, playing on the radio.

15. Kasey Rausch – “Dr. King” (Live-in-studio)
Written by Pete Seeger. Recorded by Woody Guthrie’s granddaughter, Sarah Lee Guthrie & her husband, Johnny Irion, on their 2004, New West release, “Exploration.” Kasey turned us on to this recording when she worked at Recycled Sounds. We’ve included this song in our MLK Tribute show ever since. Kasey performed this song May 2, at Unity Temple on the Plaza for 90.1 FM’s celebration of Pete Seeger, hosted by Betse Ellis.]

16. Kasey Rausch – “Something Good Will Come” (Live-in-studio)
New song written by Kasey Rausch. Kasey is currently working on her new record.

11:30 – Underwriting

11:31

17. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics –”In This Lonesome Town”
from: Welcome Aboard! Vol 1. The Kansas City Sessions / Independent / June 26, 2011
[Features Abigail Henderson and Christopher Meck] [7-CD set, includes over 100 new songs, feat. The Titanics: Gary Paredes on lead guitar, Dan Mesh on rhythm guitar, Scott Easterday on bass, Pat Tomek on drums. W/ contributions from over 70 local artists participating in Howard’s “never-ending recording project” conducted in Pat Tomek’s home studio. Howard Iceberg, Pat Tomek, Scott Easterday, Elaine McMilian & Danny Alexander joined us on June 22, 2011 before the tribute to Howard at Crosstown Station on June 26. This was #1 on our list of The 111 Best Recordings of 2011.]

11:35

18. Sister Gertrude Morgan – “Let Us Make A Record”
from: Lets Make A Record / Ropeadope / June 27, 2004
[Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980) was a preacher, missionary, artist, musician, and poet who worked in New Orleans in the 1960s and ’70s, notable primarily for her folk art. She was born in 1900 in Lafayette, Alabama, and moved to Columbus, Georgia at the age of eighteen. She was married to Will Morgan in 1928, but at the age of 38 thought she heard a voice from God telling her to become a street evangelist. She left her family and husband to move to New Orleans, where she organized an orphanage with two other missionaries. She believed God told her to begin painting in 1956, and in 1957 thought she heard a voice telling her that she was the Bride of Christ. Thus she adopted a white habit and moved out of the orphanage to establish “The Everlasting Gospel Mission” in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Music was one of the tools of her ministry, and in the early 1970s, Let’s Make A Record was recorded in order to capture Morgan singing and playing her tambourine. She painted in order to create visual aids for her preaching, and her paintings use a colorful religious iconography. Some of her favorite subjects are the Book of Revelation and her and Jesus flying in an airplane, this last accompanied by the poem “Jesus is my air Plane.” She painted on whatever was at hand, including styrofoam trays, window shades and even toilet paper rolls. Her art brought her fame and notoriety, and in 1974 she announced that the Lord had ordered her to cease painting in order to concentrate on her preaching and poetry. She died in 1980. In 2005, the New Orleans Museum of Art presented the first comprehensive collection of her art. Also in 2005, the Ropeadope label released King Britt presents Sister Gertrude Morgan, which took the a cappella/tambourine recordings of Let’s Make A Record and added contemporary beat programming and instrumentation. The album received rave reviews and created a new, young audience for Sister Gertrude Morgan. The album artwork featured her paintings.]

19. Krystle Warren & The Faculty – “Forever Is A Long Time”
from: Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace / Parlour Door Music / April 9, 2012 UK]
[Paseo Arts Academy Graduate was signed to a French label, Because Music and then created her own label: Parlour Door Music. Krystle has been touring Europe opening for Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, and Joan As Police Woman. Krystle Warren’s new album came from a 13 day recording session in Brooklyn, where she recorded the songs live with 28 musicians including her band, The Faculty, alongside choirs, horn and string sections. Krystle wrote the songs, and is releasing the music in 2 separate releases. Krystle recently played KC on Sun, Oct 6. We talked with Krystle on the radio on October 23, 2013.]

20. Nina Simone -“I Can’t See Nobody (Daniel Y. Remix)”
from: Remixed & Reimagined / BMG / October 31, 2006
[The first album in the Legacy Remixed series released by Sony BMG. This is a collection of songs by Nina Simone, remixed by several club DJ’s. All original songs come from her albums released by RCA records. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Born the sixth child of a preacher’s family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, despite a well-received audition. Simone was later told by someone working at Curtis that she was rejected because she was black. When she began playing in a small club in Philadelphia to fund her continuing musical education and become a classical pianist she was required to sing as well. She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records, and her rendering of “I Loves You, Porgy” was a hit in the United States in 1958. Over the length of her career Simone recorded more than 40 albums, mostly between 1958—when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue—and 1974. Her musical style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music, in particular with influences from her first inspiration, Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in her characteristic contralto. She injected as much of her classical background into her music as possible to give it more depth and quality, as she felt that pop music was inferior to classical. Her intuitive grasp on the audience–performer relationship was gained from a unique background of playing piano accompaniment for church revivals and sermons regularly from the early age of six years old. In the early 1960s, she became involved in the civil rights movement and the direction of her life shifted once again. Simone’s music was highly influential in the fight for equal rights in the United States. In later years, she lived abroad, finally settling in France in 1992. She received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2000 and was a fifteen-time Grammy Award nominee over the course of her career.]

11:50

21. The ACB’s – “Boy Like Me”
from: Stona Rosa / Independent / 2010
[Konnor Ervin (lead vocals, guitar); Bryan McGuire (bass); Andrew Connor (guitar); Kyle Rausch (drums). Their songs have been featured on MTV’s The Inbetweeners, and Daytrotter. Popmatters declared the ACBs as one of its “Best Hopes to Break Out in 2013.”]

22. Ghosty – “This Wolf”
from: GHOSTY / High Dive Records / April 17, 2012
[3rd full length release from Lawrence and KC area band. Ghosty is Andrew Connor, Mike Nolte an Bill Belzer who recorded their new album themselves over the last couple of years with help from David Wetzel, Josh Adams, Jake Blanton, Konnor Ervin, Ryan Connor, Kirsten Paludan, and Dan Talmadge. The new release was pressed on vinyl and available on LP and digital download. More info at http://www.ghostysounds.com]

Next week on Wednesday, May 14, we’ll talk with Roxanne Larcher about “Confessions of a Belly Dancer,” the show she is bringing to Kansas City, Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 8:00 pm, at the H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO. We’ll also talk with Spinning Tree Theatre about their upcoming production “A Little Night Music” May 8 through the 24, at The Off Center Theatre in Crown Center. More info at http://www.spinningtreetheatre.com. And in our second hour Judy Mills and Chris LaBeau of Mills Record Company join us as guest producers.

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

11:59:30

23. 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 #524

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 Celebrates 10 Years

Wednesday MidDay Medley went on the air, 10 years ago, during the first week of May. During this period of 90.1 FM’s history, Program Director John Jessup asked Mark to host and produce the Wednesday mid-day timeslot. Mark had been producing and hosting a public affairs program called The Tenth Voice, since 2001. Very quickly Wednesday MidDay Medley established itself as a place to hear new and local releases.

Marion Merritt will join Mark for the entire show, as guest co-host. Marion made her first appearance on Wednesday MidDay Medley on July 29, 2004. Marion has been a regular contributor, sharing her musical discoveries and information from her encyclopedic brain. For 18 years Marion Merritt 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. More info at: http://www.recordswithmerritt.com

At 10:30, Maria Vasquez Boyd joins us to share an original poem. Maria is the host and producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO, airing Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm on 90.1 FM. Maria made her first appearance on Wednesday MidDay Medley on October 10, 2007. Since then, Maria has been a constant contributor to the show, hosting and producing a series of shows about Day of The Dead, The music artists listen to in their studios, Teachers, The Ukulele, Mojo, and many others. Maria is a founding member of The Latino Writers Collective, a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, a published writer, a visual artist, and a teacher who has taught at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, KCAI, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, The Writer’s Place, and Guadalupe Center.

At 11:15, Kasey Rausch joins us to play a song in our 90.1 FM studios. Kasey was one of the very first live musical performances on Wednesday MidDay Medley, and is a frequent guest and contributor. She was on our 100th show as a co-host when we celebrated Recycled Sounds and Anne Winter. Kasey and her sister Kim produced a special show in January, 2013, about their musical Rausch family. Kasey was with us on our 500th show. Kasey Rausch performs as a solo artist and with a band, she is also a member of The Naughty Pines, The Buttermilk Boys, and Partners in Glory. With Mikal Shapiro, Kasey is host and producer of River Trade Radio, broadcasting Sundays, 9:00 am to 11:00 am on 90.1 FM KKFI.

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

Show #524

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

Kristie Stremel + Emily Behrmann & The Series at JCCC
+ Nick Carswell & Silly Goose Records & Mix/Master 2014
+ Marion Merritt & Records With Merritt

1. tUnE- yArDs – “Water Fountain”
from: Nikki Nack / 4AD Records / May 6, 2014
[3rd studio release by Merrill Garbus’ experimental solo-project tUnE-yArDs. When performing live, Garbus creates drum loops on the spot, and layers these w/ ukulele, voice, & electric bass played by Nate Brenner.

[tUnE-yArDs played Starlight Theatre opening for Arcade Fire, April 26.]

2. Mac DeMarco – “Salad Days”
from: Salad Days / captured Tracks / April 1, 2014
[McBriare Samuel Lanyon “Mac” DeMarco, born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV, is a Canadian musician born April 30, 1990, in Duncan, British Columbia. Formerly recording as Makeout Videotape, he has produced three solo albums, Rock and Roll Night Club, 2, and Salad Days. His style has been described as “blue wave”, or “slacker rock”. He is a multi-instrumentalist as well as a multimedia artist.]

3. Pete Seeger – “Wimoweh (Live)”
from: The Complete Bowdoin College Concert 1960 / Smithsonia Folkways / April 17, 2012
[Targeted by the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee, blacklisted, and under indictment for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about his political beliefs, Pete Seeger persevered, traveling throughout North America and performing “community concerts” in schools and local venues. This 1960 concert captures the mood of the time and the enormity of Seeger’s talent as performer, song leader, and social activist. In March of 1960, at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, a campus radio station recorded a Pete Seeger concert. The 8 reel-to-reel tapes made that night were recast into a 2-CD set, released April 17, 2012 from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The Complete Bowdoin College Concert 1960, the first-ever complete release of one of his community concerts, Seeger performs early versions of songs that would, in just a few years, captivate the entire nation, including anti-war ballad “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”]

4. Pete Seeger – “This Machine Kills Fascists (Spoken Word)”
from: Pete Remembers Woody / Appleseed Recordings / September 25, 2012

10:11 – Interview with Barry Lee

90.1 FM presents The Pete Seeger Memorial Birthday Concert, Friday at 7:30pm, at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th St., hosted by Beste Ellis and featuring Danny Cox, Kasey Rausch, Mikal Shapiro, Tony Ladesich, Howard Iceberg & Emily Tummons, Shy Boys, Rosy’s Bar & Grill, Bill Clause, Bob & Diana Suckiel, Old Sound, David Hakan, Barry Lee with Ron Roberts & Jim Sander, The Accidentals, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. Spoken Word from: Mike Murphy, Frank Higgins, Bill Hilburn, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Judy Ancel, Mark Manning, and a special introduction from Kathy Peters.

10:18 – Underwriting
10:19

5. Metatone – “Fear Pressure”
from: Metatone / Independent / May 14, 2013
[Recorded & mixed by Metatone 2012-2013. Written by J. Ashley Miller & Metatone. J. Ashley Miller: Vocals, Guitar; Gary Miller: Percussion, Harmonica, Vocals; Jon Kraft: Drums; Rabbit Killer: Mr. Squeaky; Abbi Miler: Vocals; Hank Eddins: Bass; Rhys Ziemba: Guitar; Iko: Vocals, Hype. More info at http://www.metatone.bandcamp.com]

6. Black Lips – “Smiling”
from: Underneath the Rainbow (Bonus Track Version) / Vice Music / March 17, 2014

[Black Lips play The Riot Room, tonight, April 30 with Natural Child and The Conquerors]

7. The Clementines – “In Yesterday”
from: Someday / Over [EP] / Independent / May 9, 2014
[We first met The Clementines as a duo of Tim Jenkins & Nicole Springer when they played LIVE on WMM April 25, 2012. Since then they’ve become a solid 4-piece band with songwriter Nicole Springer on vocals, rhythm guitar, Tim Jenkins on lead guitar and mandolin, Travis Earnshaw on bass, and Aaron Derington on drums.]

[The Clementines play a Special EP Release Show at Voodoo Lounge with Katy Guillen & the Girls , and the B’Dinas, Friday, May 9.]

10:30 – Interview with Emily Behrmann

Emily Behrmann is General Manager of the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College presenting cutting-edge performances, celebrity names, diverse cultures, dance and music. Emily joins us today to talk about their upcoming season of shows.

2014-2015 Season:

Kelley Hunt – Free Event
8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22

Buddy Guy with Quinn Sullivan
8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 (Yardley Hall)

New Dance Partners
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27 (Yardley Hall)

Clint Black
7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 (Yardley Hall)

Los Lobos – featuring La Pistola y El Corazon
8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 (Yardley Hall)

Julie Fowlis – Music of the Scottish Isles
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 (Polsky Theatre)

Riders in the Sky
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 (Yardley Hall)

Ben Sollee
7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 (Polsky Theatre)

Imani Winds and Harlem Quartet
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 (Yardley Hall)

Thodos Dance Chicago
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 (Yardley Hall)

Terry Bradshaw – America’s Favorite Dumb Blonde
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 (Yardley Hall)

Chris Botti
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 (Yardley Hall)

Julian Sands – A Celebration of Harold Pinter
8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 (Polsky Theatre)

Marilyn Maye
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 (Yardley Hall)

Tango Buenos Aires
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 (Yardley Hall)
Ticket Planning Worksheet/Prices (PDF)

Voice — “If Music Be the Food of Love”
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 (Polsky Theatre)

Cherish the Ladies
8 p.m. Saturday, March 21 (Yardley Hall)

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival “The Merchant of Venice”
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 27-28
2 p.m. Sunday, March 29 (Polsky Theatre)

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
7 p.m. Sunday, April 12 (Yardley Hall)

JCCC Box Office, Box 14, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210-1299
913-469-4445 – Single tickets go on sale to the general public on June 2.

Become a Friend of the Performing Arts Series

Currently at JCCC Performing Arts series:

Tracy Lawrence in Concert
8 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014,

The Church Basement Ladies in
May 20, 21 and 22, Kelley Hunt – Free Event
8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22

Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS. For more information about the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College, you can call (913) 469-4445 or visit http://www.jccc.edu/TheSeries

10:45

8. Kristie Stremel – “Hard Left Turns”
from: Songwriter / Stremeltone / April 1, 2014

[Kristie Stremel and her band perform at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence, and 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. with Joe’s Pet Project. More info at: http://www.kristiestremel.com.]

10:49 – Interview with Kristie Stremel

Songwriter is Kristie Stremel‘s 6th solo recording, and the 9th of her musical career of over 20 years. Released April 1, 2014, on Kristie’s own label Stremeltone, it is her first self-produced album. Described as “Joan Jett & Tom Petty’s lovechild,” armed with her guitar, fueled by coffee, and over 75 published songs, Kristie Stremel continues to tour with a band and as a solo artist. In the past year she has played with Margaret Cho and Chely Wright on stage at The Folly, with Girls With Guitars at The Uptown Theatre, Out in The Crossroads, numerous festivals around the country a while writing and recording and producing. And in October, Kristie and her partner, Lori Isabell, welcomed their adopted baby son, Charlie into their family.

Songwriter was Produced by Kristie Stremel, Mixed by Lou Whitney (who has produced several of Kristie’s albums), Mastered by Eric Shuckmann

For her new record, Kristie reunited with Kansas City based guitar hero – Chris Meck, who played on her 2001, debut solo release, “All I Really Want.” Kristie has called Chris her sidekick and friend, but the two hadn’t played together in over 10 years.

Chris went on to form The Gaslights with Abigail Henderson. Chris is currently performing as Chris Meck and The Guilty Birds.

Vocals / Guitars: Kristie Stremel
Drums: Lance Gilchrist
Bass: Jason Hammond
Guitars: John Hobson
Guitars: Christopher Meck
Piano / Organ: Ryan McCall

cover art by Daniel Rezaiekhaligh — special thanks to Linda Sneegas

All songs written by: Kristie Stremel Stremeltone Songs / ASCAP

In the KC Star piece about you Tim Finn interviewed famed musician and producer Lou Whitney who in 2001 produced Kristie Stremel’s first solo full-length, “All I Really Want,” for Slewfoot Records. You said that Lou Whitney was… “my mentor, a father figure,”

In the KC Star piece Lou Whitney said, “…when he saw she you were coming to play a gig in Springfield, (he) went over to watch.” What he saw and heard, he said, was raw but promising.

“I thought she had all the ingredients,” he said. “The songs were poppy efforts to write songs that might actually do something. She was writing personal stuff but couching it in this rock-pop way.”

Kristie has always written about the personal stuff, love, the heart, desire, family.

“Well Alright” is one of the songs about Kristie and her partner Lori Isabell.

“Oh, you are a stubborn girl, wrapped up in a corporate world / And I’m an indie child, with a streak of wild / They gave us looks and they had their doubts / We were set to figure it out / I said ‘We’re different songs,’ you said, ‘Won’t it be fun?’ / Well, alright.”

10:56

9. Kristie Stremel – “Well Alright”
from: Songwriter / Stremeltone / April 1, 2014

[Kristie Stremel and her band perform at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence, and 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. with Joe’s Pet Project. More info at: http://www.kristiestremel.com.]

11:00 – Station ID

Rocker mom Kristie Stremel joined us to talk about her new record, Songwriter, on Kristie’s own label Stremeltone.

Kristie Stremel, with her partner Lori Isabell, welcomed adopted baby son, Charlie, into their family 6 months ago.

Kristie told Tim Finn in the KC Star Article published last week, “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’ve met a lot of musicians, mostly guys, who had to quit music because they started families,” she said. “I could kind of get that in my head, but I couldn’t understand why they had to quit completely when they were so good at it.

“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.”

[Quotes from KC Star article written by Tim Finn, April 24, 2014]

Stremeltone Records, with studios created in Kristie’s own home in Lawrence, give this is the flexibility to work from home, and are also part of the musical evolution where musicians are their own agents, producers, labels, marketing, tour managers. Being a 21st century musician requires multiple skills in addition to writing and playing.

The new century also brings huge changes in how our society defines family. You have been an out and proud open lesbian rock and roller from the very beginning. Kristie has done countless benefits for LGBT charities and The LikeMe Lighthouse. Her generation has forged new equality for same-sex marriage, recognized now in 17 states.

The last track on “It’s Enough” was released early, as a video, featuring photos of couples in partnerships, relationships, marriages, unions, families. The video was Kristie’s response the the 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.

11:11

10. Kristie Stremel – “It’s Enough”
from: Songwriter / Stremeltone / April 1, 2014

[Kristie Stremel and her band perform at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence, and 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. with Joe’s Pet Project. More info at: http://www.kristiestremel.com.]

11:14 – Underwriting

11:15

11. Carswell & Hope – “Johnny’s Sorry Lot”
from: Carswell & Hope / Silly Goose Records / April 14, 2014
[Debut recording from Lawrence, Kansas band, Nick Carswell, Jason Slote, Dan Hines, Austin Quick, Info at: http://www.carswellandhope.com}

[Carswell & Hope play the recordBar, tonight, April 30, with Wells The Traveler, and Kasey Rausch.]

11:19 – Interview with Nick Carswell & Don Simon

Nick Carswell is a busy guy. He is a founding member of the Lawrence based band Carswell & Hope, Silly Goose Records, and InterUrban ArtHouse joins us to discuss Silly Goose Records MXM2014 Mix/Master, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. A day of music workshops, panel discussion and info sessions, followed by a live showcase concert featuring: The Phantastics, Sunu, Pink Royal, Carswell & Hope, Forrester, F.A.I.T.H. Carswell & Hope play the recordBar, tonight, April 30, with Wells The Traveler, and Kasey Rausch.

Also joining us was Don Simon of Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts.

Silly Goose Records (SGR) was originally founded in Ireland in 2010, by Irish musician and songwriter Nick Carswell. The label released several records and supported bands, coordinating national tours, media and television appearances and PR campaigns.

Carswell relocated to Kansas in 2011 and began working with local musicians through the Barrel House piano bar in downtown Lawrence. In January 2013, Silly Goose Records was re-imagined as an independent collective, where artists could collaborate and come together to share experience and resources. Within their first year, bands in the collective have released several EPs, produced and recorded online videos, recorded full-length albums and incorporated as LLCs. More info at http://www.sillygooserecords.org

Nick works for the not-for-profit organization: InterUrban ArtHouse.

On Saturday May 3rd, 2014 local independent music collective Silly Goose Records will present a day of music workshops, panel discussion and info sessions, followed by a live showcase concert at The Bottleneck , 737 New Hampshire St. The event, named MXM2014.

Mix/Master is an opportunity for local musicians, bands and songwriters to connect with industry experts, pick up useful tips to help advance their careers, and to support and celebrate the local music scene. The program is presented in partnership with regional arts non-profits Midwest Music Foundation, Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts and InterUrban ArtHouse.

The event is sponsored by Ingredient Restaurants, Five Bar & Tables, KJHK 90.7, Ink Magazine and Mass Street Music and is supported by a Community Arts Grant from the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission.

Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission awards funding to new locally-organized music industry event Silly Goose Records MXM2014 Mix/Master

The day program (from 12 noon to 5pm) will include a presentation on the legal aspects of the music industry, from contracts and copyright, to publishing and revenue streams.

Panelists from the industry will then discuss independent radio, booking, promotions and management, and there will be an opportunity for new bands to get direct feedback on their music in the Demo Dip panel, where their demo may be critiqued live!

At 7:00 pm, the Bottleneck gets back to what it does best with a live music showcase from the artists involved in the Silly Goose collective: The Phantastics, Sunu, Pink Royal, Carswell & Hope , Forrester , F.A.I.T.H. These are just a selection of some of the best talent Lawrence has to offer, to round off the event.

“Lawrence has a fantastic, vibrant music scene, with a huge variety of performers, bands, songwriters and musicians,” says Silly Goose founder and Creative Director, Nick Carswell. “However, the music industry can be tricky and complicated, and it’s hard for bands to know what that next step is for them, in order to keep going with their music. This event is a chance for us to come together, share some experience and knowledge, and help us each figure out what those next steps are, as well as learning how to make the most out of the industry that we already support.”

The bands playing the showcase include:

The Phantastics – Ambassadors of Phunk, Rap, Rock, and Soul. The Phantastics is a seven member musical ensemble that specializes in genre- blending hip-hop. Expect to hear rock, rap, dance, funk, jazz and soul in our music. Formed in December of 2010 They’ve been trying to save live music ever since. http://www.facebook.com/thephantastics

SUNU – a wall of drums, horns and funk. Formed in 2007 in Lawrence, KS this 9 member ensemble mixes afrobeat, jazz, funk, New Orleans street beats and West African dance drumming to create a tasty brew of shake your ass music. http://www.sunumusic.com

Carswell & Hope – vintage rock sounds and sensibilities together with big harmonies, carefully crafted textures and inventive songwriting. The tone is a blend of psychedelic, Pink Floyd interrupting Motown, channeling Van Morrison and Wilco. Think Mumford & Sons meets Sigur Ros, and Glen Hansard shows them around town. http://www.carswellandhope.com

Forrester – From the same family of experimental post-rock as Tortoise, Mogwai and Deerhunter comes Forrester, five piece guitar and sample factory from Lawrence, KS. Sprawling soundscapes, pulsing beats and frenetic energy bubble beneath the surface of Forrester’s sound. http://forrester.bandcamp.com/

Pink Royal – sounds that blend ambient rock, electronica, indie synth-pop and all kinds of musical sexiness. Imagine Muse, MGMT, and Radiohead had a steamy musical orgy with Stevie Wonder, and Pink Royal was born 9 months later. Guthrie on lead vocals is an electrifying performer, and is perfectly tuned to the complexity of the songs that belies their outright funkiness and dance groovability. https://www.facebook.com/pinkroyalmusic

11:35

12. The Phantastics – “She Got You (Radio Edit)”
from: Closer / Silly Goose Records / December 14, 2013
[Debut EP from 8 member musical ensemble that specializes genre-blending hip-hop, mixed with rock, rap, dance, funk, jazz and soul. Formed in December of 2010.]

[The Phantastics play Silly Goose Records Mix Master 2014 at The Bottleneck, in Lawrence, April 3, with Sunu, Pink Royal, Carswell & Hope, Forrester, F.A.I.T.H.]

11:40 – Interview with Marion Merritt

Marion Merritt joins us to talk about her new adventure in vinyl, and the opening of, Records With Merritt, at 1614 Westport Rd., KCMO 64111. Records With Merritt opens this Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 11:00 AM.

Marion worked for 18 years as manager of the music department at Barnes & Noble on The Plaza. In January, she left B & N, and made the leap to starting her own independent record store, specializing in vinyl.

For 9 years Marion Merritt has been joining us live on WMM to play her latest musical discoveries and share information from her musically encyclopedic brain.

Marion Merritt will be with us next week as Wednesday MidDay Medley celebrates 10 years on the radio!

Records With Merritt, at 1614 Westport Rd., KCMO an independent record store, specializing in vinyl, opens this weekend. More info at: http://www.recordswithmerritt.com

11:51 – In Memory of Beth

I met Beth in 1990 when she was a regular contributor to The Spoken Word, a weekly live show I produced at Cafe Lulu on West 39th st., near where Beth lived with her girlfriend at that time, Joan. Beth was already a local force, writing & producing her own songs. She had lived in Lawrence and was an early pioneer of the DIY music scene.

Beth Scalet was a fearless performer, lover, renegade, folk singer, survivor, guitarist, scenester, storyteller, neighbor, sister, girlfriend, poet, pioneer, songwriter, collaborator, producer, visionary. Our hearts goes out to Stephanie, Beth’s family, and all of Beth’s friends who loved here and her music.

Elizabeth “Beth” Scalet, was 65 when passed away, on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Kansas City Hospice House. Beth was born Sept. 17, 1948, in Ottawa, Kan., the daughter of Walter L. and Jessie M. Tucker Butler. She was a graduate of Ottawa High School and received an MA in English Literature from the University of Kansas. Beth was a technical writer and editor for Continental Health Care and DST Systems. She was a recognized and popular guitar player, singer, songwriter and harmonica player. Beth issued six albums and CDs through her own music company, Marais des Cygnes Music. She was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Rex. Beth is survived by her partner, Stephanie LaSalle, and her brothers, Walter “Bill” Butler and Robert “Bob” Butler. [KC Star Obituary]

A Beth Scalet Musical Memorial & Celebration of Her Life, will be held Sunday, May 4, at 5:00 pm, at All Soul’s Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, Kansas City. The Music memorial will be held from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., followed by food and fellowship from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Organizers have added an 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. “open mic” for those many musicians who would like to play a tune to honor Beth Scalet.

13. Beth Scalet – “Another Love Song”
from: It’s A Living / J Bird Records / 1999 [Originally released in 1981 on Wakarusa Records]

11:59:30

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

Next week on Wednesday, May 7, Wednesday MidDay Medley Celebrates 10 years of weekly radio broadcasts. Marion Merritt returns and together we will share some of our favorite recordings of the last 10 years.

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

Show #523

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

Kristie Stremel + Emily Behrmann & The Series at JCCC
+ Nick Carswell & Silly Goose Records & Mix/Master 2014
+ Marion Merritt & Records With Merritt

Wednesday MidDay Medley Plays More Local Music and New Releases from: Kristie Stremel, Carswell & Hope, The Phantastics, The Clementines, Metatone, tUnE-yArDs, The Black Lips, Mac DeMarco, Beth Scalet, and Pete Seeger.

At 10:30, Mark talks with Emily Behrmann about the upcoming 2014-2015 season for the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College. More info at: http://www.jccc.edu/TheSeries

Kristie Stremel

At 10:45, Kristie Stremel drops by to share music from her new album, Songwriter, released April 1, 2014, on her own label Stremeltone. This is her first self-produced album and Kristie is on tour this Spring and Summer. Armed with coffee, her guitar, and a catalog of over 75 published songs, she continues to zigzag the US performing with a band and/or solo acoustic. Kristie Stremel plays the recordBar, Saturday, May 3, with Joe’s Pet Project. More info at: http://www.kristiestremel.com.

At 11:15, Nick Carswell of the band Carswell & Hope, Silly Goose Records, and InterUrban ArtHouse joins us to discuss Silly Goose Records MXM2014 Mix/Master, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. Lawrence, KS. – A day of music workshops, panel discussion and info sessions, followed by a live showcase concert featuring: The Phantastics, Sunu, Pink Royal, Carswell & Hope, Forrester, F.A.I.T.H. The event presented in partnership with regional arts non-profits: Midwest Music Foundation, Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts and InterUrban ArtHouse. More info at: http://www.sillygooserecords.com

At 11:40, Marion Merritt joins us to talk about her new adventure in vinyl, and the opening of, Records With Merritt, at 1614 Westport Rd., KCMO 64111. Marion worked for 18 years as manager of the music department at Barnes & Noble on The Plaza. In January, she left B & N, and made the lead to starting her own independent record store, specializing in vinyl. More info at: http://www.recordswithmerritt.com

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

Show #523

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

Claire Adams & The Crowded Stage
+ Dustin Rapier + Chad Abernathy Band
+ Underhouse Dogs

Wednesday MidDay Medley participates in 90.1 FM’s biggest band auction ever, with more than 120 area bands. Listeners call 888-931-0901 to bid. The highest bidder at the end of the segment gets a 2-hour concert for an upcoming party. The band auction supports 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio. For info or to pre-bid on any of these band please visit: http://www.kkfi.org

10:00 – Dustin Rapier

Dustin Rapier was born into a musical family in Northwest Arkansas. His debut album “Songs About No One” was released July 23, 2012. The album began in a college dorm room at a small private college. After trying a few things using school recording equipment, Dustin fell in love with the recording process. Working as a bank teller he used every cent he earned to purchase recording equipment that would eventually become Fly Penguin Records. Now in Kansas City, Dustin recently headlined a series of shows at Californo’s and his second full-length album, “Spectrum” is scheduled to be released June 2014, accompanied by a Midwest album release tour. More info at: http://www.dustinrapier.com

[Dustin Rapier Plays The Point, Wednesday, April 23, at 8:30 pm]

[Dustin Rapier plays Hashtag, 965 N. main Street, Hendersen, Nebraska, on Friday, April 25, at 7:30 pm.]

1. Dustin Rapier – “Bones”
from: Songs About No One / Fly Penguin Records / July 23, 2012

Dustin Rapier, told us that playing the piano was cheaper than therapy.

Currently working on a second full-length album, called “Spectrum,” scheduled to be released in June. The first single “One More Chance” was just released as a single.

2. Dustin Rapier – “One More Chance”
from: Single Release / Fly Penguin Records / April 18, 2014
[From upcoming full-length release, Spectrum, expected in June 2014.]

Dustin Rapier recently headlined a series of shows at Californo’s. In clubs Dustin plays a mix of cover songs and original compositions.

3. Dustin Rapier – “Stay” (LIVE)
[From upcoming full-length release, Spectrum, expected in June 2014.]

4. Dustin Rapier – “Not Goodbye”
from: Songs About No One / Fly Penguin Records / July 23, 2012

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

10:29 – Underwriting

10:30 – The Chad Abernathy Band.

Chad Abernathy is a seasoned singer/songwriter from Kansas City. For the past 8 years, he’s been seen all over the midwest, Europe and Washington DC playing in various venues. After years working clubs as a front man for cover bands he released his debut of 12 original songs called: “The Journey” on his own music label, Midnight Blue Records and Lone Willow Music. The Chad Abernathy Band play a House Concert with Bill Abernathy, Saturday, April 26, at Cyd’s Art & Antiques in Parkville, Mo. This will also be broadcast on KC Cafe Radio! Their first show together in 2014!

The Chad Abernathy Band is: Chad Abernathy on vocals, guitar, songwriting; Craig Shelton on bass and vocals; Matt Cascio on guitar; and Mike Rubyor on drums.

Chad started Midnight Blue Records and Lone Willow Music with his dad. Chad’s dad, Bill Abernathy also released a new album, with a title track that Chad co-wrote.

The Chad Abernathy Band – Upcoming Shows:

Saturday, April 26, at 6:00 pm, at Cyd’s Art & Antiques, in Parkville, MO

Saturday, May 3, at 4:00 pm, at Relay for Life Kansas City, in Kansas City, MO

Sunday, May 18, at 6:00 pm, at The CPC’s Cook For Courage, Kansas City, MO

Saturday, May 24, at 8:00 pm, at Californos Westport, Kansas City, MO

Thursday, June 12, at 9:00 pm, at Saints Pub and Patio, Independence, MO

Saturday, June 14, at 10:00 am, at PorchFest KC, Kansas City, MO

Friday, July 4, at 5:30 pm, at PT’s At The Crossroads, Kansas City, MO

5. Chad Abernathy – “The Journey”
from: The Journey / Lone Willow Music / 2013

6. The Chad Abernathy Band – “Yesterday is No Tomorrow” (Live)
also available on: The Journey / Lone Willow Music / 2013

Lone Willow Music LLC is hosting the “Three Trails Songwriter Competition”. Starting soon! Each contestant will get a healthy media package including: HD video with an interview, performance photos, audio recordings, independent judge critiques, and more.

Quick Details:
-All Acoustic Acts (up to 4 members)
-Not all Submissions will be accepted…locals are preferred!
-Submission is FREE, if selected to the competition, one-time entrance fee ($30).
-Preliminary rounds are in a coffee house, winners advance to a larger venue, the Top 12 will compete live during Labor Day Weekend, winner gets a Main Stage Performance!
-Each Songwriter gets a media package, which repeats in each round…our goal is to help songwriters be heard.

Submission is FREE and easy (thanks to ReverbNation) Here’s a link to all the registration: http://www.reverbnation.com/c/submission/create_cpo_submission?campaign_id=3416 More info at: http://www.lonewillowmusicllc.com

7. The Chad Abernathy Band – “Changes” (Live)
also available on: The Journey / Lone Willow Music / 2013

8. The Chad Abernathy Band – “Whiskey Road” (Live)
also available on: The Journey / Lone Willow Music / 2013

9. Chad Abernathy – “Dead End Street”
from: The Journey / Lone Willow Music / 2013

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Underhouse Dogs

Prior to forming Underhouse Dogs, in the spring of 2011, Andy Money, spent several years with the Independence symphony, The Columns, The Insultors and Smokestack Lightnin’. Part of the Kansas City Blues Scene for over 10 years, Andy is a multi-instrumentalist. Alan Luecke plays bass, sax, and sings. Alan has spent most of the last twenty years in the KC scene. Alan is the low-end of the Underhouse Dogs. He played bass with Spiny Norman, an Americana/ Rock project with members of the Wheel House. Ben Money started playing violin at age six and then changed to percussion when he was 11. He spent his formative years playing marching and concert percussion with a focus on the kit, ethnic rhythms and drums. The band likes to blend genres of: blues, americana, Rock, reggae, fusion, vaudville, zydeco. More info at: http://www.reverbnation.com/underhousedogs

Andy Money – Guitars, Vocals
Alan Luecke – Bass, Vocals, Bari Sax
Ben Money – Drums

10. Underhouse Dogs – “Wisdom”
from band’s demo recordings

11. Underhouse Dogs – “Thinkin About Me” (Live)

12. Underhouse Dogs – “Find The Words” (Live)

13. Underhouse Dogs – “Comin’ Home” (Live)

14. Underhouse Dogs – “Diddy Wah Diddy” (Live)

15. Underhouse Dogs – “Top Of The Hill”
from: The band’s demo recordings

11:29 – Underwriting

11:30 – Interview with Claire Adams & The Crowded Stage

Kansas City based singer, songwriter, and musician, Claire Adams, is an integral part of multiple area bands including: Claire & The Crowded Stage, The Katy Guillen Trio, and Quirk & Ruckus. She has also bneen a member of the bands: Appropriate Grammar, and Hidden Pictures. Claire Adams grew up in Topeka and went to college in Nashville. Her band the Crowded Stage was founded in 2011 and is called a genre-jumping nine piece based out of Kansas City, MO. Fronted by songwriter Claire Adams, the band brings her tunes to life with lush arrangements, diverse instrumentation, and a lil’ quirkiness.

[Claire & The Crowded Stage play Knuckleheads Saloon, TONIGHT, Wednesday, April 23, at 7:00 pm, with The Latenight Callers, and Amy Farrand.]

Among members of Claire & The Crowded Stage, many other bands are represented:

Peter Lawless, Katy Guillen, Katelyn Boone we came to know in their band The B’Dinas.

Katy Guillen, Stephanie Williams, Claire Adams play in Katy Guillen and The Girls

Brent Jamison and Katelyn Boone, played in Dream Wolf,

Katy & Claire play together as a duo as Quick & Ruckus

Jerod Rivers plays with Vi Tran Band and Genessee

Peter Lawless also plays with I Found A Job, The People’s Liberation Big Band of Kansas City, and the new band Kodascope

Stephanie Williams played in The Cave Girls

Teri Quinn is a musician and composer and works with The Black House Collective, of The Urban Culture Project of Charlotte Street Foundation.

Ben Byard plays with The Vi Tran Band and David George and A Crooked Mile

Members of The Crowded Stage are multi instrumentalists, often switching around on keyboards, bass, drums, guitar, lead vocals. For more info at: https://www.facebook.com/claireandthecrowdedstage

Claire Adams, Katy Guillen, Brent Jamison, and Teri Quinn joined us live.

Claire & The Crowded Stage has a new single out called Spanish Sun, recorded Live info: http://www.claireandthecrowdedstage.bandcamp.com

Upcoming shows:

Wednesday, April 23, at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

Thursday, June 12 at Czar Bar, Kansas City, MO

Saturday, July 26 at The Record Bar Kansas City, MO

Congratulations to the great success of Katy Guillen and the Girls. This year the band played Memphis for the International Blues Competition and made hundreds and thousands of new blues fans.

Also Congratulations to Brent Jamison and Katelyn Boone and their union.

16. Claire & the Crowded Stage – “Enough” (Live)

17. Claire & the Crowded Stage – “Tower of Babel”(Live)

18. The Latenight Callers – “Straight Razor”
from: Songs for Stolen Moments / TLNC / June 8, 2013
[Formed in Lawrence by baritone guitarist, Krysztof Nemeth, and vocalist Julie Berndsen, with Bassist Gavin Mac, and Nick Combs on keyboards.]

11:58

Next week, on Wednesday, April 30, Emily Berhmann of the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College joins us to discuss their big upcoming season of performances. Kristie Stremel joins us to share new music from her new full length release called “Songwriter.” We’ll talk with Nick Carswell about his band Carswell & Hope, Silly Goose Records, and “Mix Master” a day of panel discussions and informational capped of by a special showcase at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday, May 3, featuring Silly Goose artists: The Phantastics, SUNU, Forrester, Carswell & Hope, Pink Royal, and Faith. Also next week, Marion Merritt joins us to talk about her new record store on west 43rd street call Records with Merritt set to open in May. In two weeks we will bring you our 10 year anniversary show of Wednesday MidDay Medley

Wednesday MidDay Medley in on the web:
http://www.kkfi.org
http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org
http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayMidDayMedleyon90.1FM

Show #522

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

Dustin Rapier + Chad Abernathy Band +
Underhouse Dogs + Claire Adams & The Crowded Stage

Wednesday MidDay Medley participates in 90.1 FM’s biggest band auction ever, with more than 120 area bands. Listeners call 888-931-0901 to bid. The highest bidder at the end of the segment gets a 2-hour concert for an upcoming party. The band auction supports 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio. For info or to pre-bid on any of these band please visit: http://www.kkfi.org

10:00 – Dustin Rapier

Dustin Rapier was born into a musical family in Northwest Arkansas. His debut album “Songs About No One” was released July 23, 2012. The album began in a college dorm room at a small private college. After trying a few things using school recording equipment, Dustin fell in love with the recording process. Working as a bank teller he used every cent he earned to purchase recording equipment that would eventually become Fly Penguin Records. Now in Kansas City, Dustin recently headlined a series of shows at Californo’s and his second full-length album, “Spectrum” is scheduled to be released June 2014, accompanied by a Midwest album release tour. More info at: http://www.dustinrapier.com

[Dustin Rapier plays Hashtag, 965 N. main Street, Hendersen, Nebraska, on Friday, April 25, at 7:30 pm.]

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

10:30 – The Chad Abernathy Band

Chad Abernathy is a seasoned singer/songwriter from Kansas City. For the past 8 years, he’s been seen all over the midwest, Europe and Washington DC playing in various venues. After years working clubs as a front man for cover bands he released his debut of 12 original songs called: “The Journey” on his own music label, Midnight Blue Records and Lone Willow Music. For more information about Chad Abernathy visit: http://www.chadabernathy.com

[The Chad Abernathy Band plays a House Concert with Bill Abernathy, Saturday, April 26, at Cyd’s Art & Antiques in Parkville, Mo. This will also be broadcast on KC Cafe Radio! Their first show together in 2014!]

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

11:00 – Underhouse Dogs

Underhouse Dogs

Prior to forming Underhouse Dogs, in the spring of 2011, Andy Money spent several years with the Independence symphony, The Columns, The Insultors and Smokestack Lightnin’. Part of the Kansas City Blues Scene for over 10 years, Andy is a multi-instrumentalist. Alan Luecke plays bass, sax, and sings. Alan has spent most of the last twenty years in the KC scene. Alan is the low-end of the Underhouse Dogs. He played bass with Spiny Norman, an Americana/ Rock project with members of the Wheel House. Ben Money started playing violin at age six and then changed to percussion when he was 11. He spent his formative years playing marching and concert percussion with a focus on the kit, ethnic rhythms and drums. More information at: http://www.reverbnation.com/underhousedogs

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

11:30 – Claire Adams & The Crowded Stage

Claire & The Crowded Stage

Kansas City based singer, songwriter, and musician, Claire Adams, is an integral part of multiple area bands including: Claire & The Crowded Stage, Appropriate Grammar, Hidden Pictures, The Katy Guillen Trio, and Quirk & Ruckus. Claire Adams grew up in Topeka and went to college in Nashville. Founded in 2011, the Crowded Stage is a genre-jumping eight piece based out of Kansas City, MO. Fronted by songwriter Claire Adams, the band brings her tunes to life with lush arrangements, diverse instrumentation, and a lil’ quirkiness. Among members of Claire & The Crowded Stage, many other bands are represented including: The B’Dinas (Peter Lawless, Katy Guillen, Katelyn Boone), Dream Wolf (Katelyn Boone, Brent Jamison), The Katy Guillen Trio (Katy Guillen, Stephanie Williams, Claire Adams), Quick & Ruckus (Katy, Claire), Genessee (Jerod Rivers), Appropriate Grammar (Claire), Hidden Pictures (Claire), The Cave Girls (Stephanie Williams), I Found A Job (Peter), with all of you switching around on keyboards, bass, drums, guitar, lead vocals. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/claireandthecrowdedstage

[Claire & The Crowded Stage play Knuckleheads Saloon, Wednesday, April 23, at 7:00 pm, with The Latenight Callers, and Amy Farrand.]

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

Show #522

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

Dolls On Fire + The Argyle Sky +
Maria The Mexican + Howard Iceberg & The Titanics

Wednesday MidDay Medley participates in 90.1 FM’s biggest band auction ever, with more than 120 area bands. Listeners call 888-931-0901 to bid. The highest bidder at the end of the segment gets a 2-hour concert for an upcoming party. The band auction supports 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio.

At 10:00 – Dolls On Fire

Mark talked with members of the synth-pop-rock band, Dolls On Fire. Their debut album “Ladies and Gentlemen…” was in our 112 Best Recordings of 2012. Dolls on Fire include: Zach Hodson on lead vocals & guitar, Rachel Jaggard on lead vocals & keys, Michelle Bacon on bass, and Mark Johnson on drums. More at: http://www.dollsonfire.bandcamp.com

[Dolls on Fire play Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS, Friday, April 18, 9:00 pm, with Island Apart, Paper Buffalo, and
Westerners.]

1. Dolls On Fire – “My Emily” (LIVE)
[a new song to be included in the band’s upcoming second full-length release, currently being recorded by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures studio.]

2. Dolls On Fire – “GFY (300 Hands)”
from: Ladies and Gentleman… / Independent / November 13, 2012
[Debut album, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Dolls on Fire at Atzero Studios in Lee’s Summit, MO. Dolls On Fire include: Zach Hodson, Rachel Jaggard, Michelle Bacon, and Mark Johnson. All songs written by Hodson, except “Minotaur”, written by Hodson/Jaggard/Johnson.]

3. Dolls On Fire – “Give Me a Reason to Love” (LIVE)
Also available on: Ladies and Gentleman… / Independent / November 13, 2012

4. Dolls On Fire – “Minotaur”
from: Ladies and Gentleman… / Independent / November 13, 2012

[Dolls on Fire play Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS, Friday, April 18, 9:00 pm, with Island Apart, Paper Buffalo, and Westerners.]

10:29 – Underwriting

10:30 – The Argyle Sky

Members of The Argyle Sky, a Lawrence, KS based band, join us in our 90.1 FM Studios. The band includes: Lance Fahy on guitar & lead vocals, Brian Runk on bass & vocals, and Steve Brown on percussion. The flexible trio call their music: rock-alt country-blues-americana, with original songs and Frank Zappa covers. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/theargylesky

[The Argyle Sky play the Gaslight Gardens in Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday, April 26, at 8:00 pm. The Argyle Sky also play Aggie Central Station, Manhattan, Kansas, Friday, May 2, at 9:30pm.]

Lance A. Fahy, originally invited Brian Runk, and Steve Brown to play on your full length recording, “Take The Backroads.”

5. The Argyle Sky – “Midnight High”
from: L. A. Fahy – Take The Backroads Home / Independent / 2013

6. The Argyle Sky – “Old Grey Bug” (LIVE)
also available on: L. A. Fahy – Take The Backroads Home / Independent / 2013

7. The Argyle Sky – “Don’t Drink The Water” (Live)
also available on: L. A. Fahy – Take The Backroads Home / Independent / 2013

8. The Argyle Sky – “Cog” (Live)

9. The Argyle Sky – “Mighty Good Dirt”
from: L. A. Fahy – Take The Backroads Home / Independent / 2013

[The Argyle Sky play the Gaslight Gardens in Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday, April 26, at 8:00 pm. The Argyle Sky also play Aggie Central Station, Manhattan, Kansas, Friday, May 2, at 9:30pm.]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Maria the Mexican

Formed 2011, in Chicago, when vocalists Maria and Tess Cuevas hired blues/funk musician Garrett Nordstrom to play Mariachi guitar. Nordstrom and the Cuevas Sisters paired up with guitarist Jason Riley to form Maria the Mexican, an Americana Soul/Mexicana Groove band. This fabulous band recently played our Wednesday MidDay Medley 90.1 FM Day Party at Middle of The Map Fest.

Maria The Mexican recently played Austin for the SXSW Festival.

The band calls their sound “a hybrid of Mexican folklore and Rock.” Maria The Mexican is influenced greatly by traditional Mariachi music.

Maria The Mexican will be playing Knuckleheads KC, April 24, at 8:00 pm, w/ Rick Gibson Band. MTM play Serendipity, in Topeka, Kansas, May 2, for NOTO First Fridays and an early Cinco De Mayo celebration. MTM also play Voo Doo Lounge, at Harrahs Casino, May 23, at 8:00 pm.

10. Maria The Mexican – “El Cascabel”
from: Moon Colored Jade / Independent / Oct. 18, 2013
[Influenced by traditional Mariachi music, a hybrid of Mexican folklore and Rock. For 10 years, Teresa & Maria Elena Cuevas performed w/ Marachi Estrella founded by their grandmother Teresa Cuevas in 1970. One of the first all female mariachi bands in the country, Maria Teresa Alonzo Cuevas is a pioneer in the community. Her band flourished in the 80s but was struck by tragedy when 4 of the 7 members were killed in the Hyatt Skywalk collapse in 1981. Once Teresa recovered she began teaching her grand-children Mariachi music. In 2000, Teresa & Maria began exploring other genres of music while simultaneously co-directing Mariachi Estrella. The band’s fusion is mixed with blues, soul, funk, rock, enhanced by the musical knowledge and sounds of Garrett Nordstrom.]

11. Maria The Mexican – “I Hear a Voice”
from: Moon Colored Jade / Independent / Oct. 18, 2013

12. Maria The Mexican – “Sigh”
from: Moon Colored Jade / Independent / Oct. 18, 2013

13. Maria The Mexican – “You and Me Against The Moon”
from: Moon Colored Jade / Independent / Oct. 18, 2013

Maria The Mexican’s debut album, “Moon Colored Jade.” is available at local record stores, on iTunes, Amazon, etc. More info at http://www.mariathemexican.com

Maria The Mexican will be playing Knuckleheads KC, April 24, at 8:00 pm, with Rick Gibson Band. Maria The Mexican plays Serendipity, in Topeka, Kansas, May 2, for NOTO First Fridays and an early Cinco De Mayo celebration. Maria The Mexican also plays the Voo Doo Lounge, at Harrahs Casino, May 23, at 8:00 pm

11:29 – Underwriting

11:30 – Howard Iceberg & The Titanics

Legendary Kansas City Singer Songwriter – Howard Iceberg joined us with new musical tracks from his ongoing recording project. Howard is one of the most prolific and poetic songwriters of the “Midcoast Scene.” A constant collaborator, Howard Iceberg has been performing live for over 35 years. In 2011, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics released a very special seven CD, box set, of 106 new songs, all instant classics

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. KCMO, this Saturday, April 19, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, with Rev Gusto. You could have Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play your event. Please Call 888-931-0901 to bid

Also joining us in the studio was Pat Tomek, member of The Titanics, as well as a member of The Rainmakers and a record producer who has been a primary partner with Howard in the recording and production of Howard’s songs.

11:33

14. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Lonely For Your Love”
from: Welcome Aboard! Vol 1. The Kansas City Sessions / Independent / June 26, 2011
[Features the Bleachbloodz, Michelle Saunders, and Brenda Nelson]
[7-CD set, includes over 100 new songs, feat. The Titanics: Gary Paredes on lead guitar, Dan Mesh on rhythm guitar, Scott Easterday on bass, Pat Tomek on drums. W/ contributions from over 70 local artists participating in Howard’s “never-ending recording project” conducted in Pat Tomek’s home studio

15. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Lauren”
from: Welcome Aboard! Vol 5. The Kansas City Sessions / Independent / June 26, 2011
[featuring: The Titanics: Gary Paredes on lead guitar, Dan Mesh on rhythm guitar, Scott Easterday on bass, Pat Tomek on drums.]

16. Howard Iceberg (solo) – “You Should Be Staying” (LIVE)

17. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Don’t Go Away”
from: Spring 2014 – 13 new songs / Unreleased / April 2014
[Features: Chad Rex on Guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals; Rebecca Liberty on harmony vocals & solo section lead; Scott Easterday on bass; Pat Tomek on drums]

[Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. KCMO, this Saturday, April 19, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, with Rev Gusto.]

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 #521

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

Dolls On Fire + The Argyle Sky +
Maria The Mexican + Howard Iceberg & The Titanics

Wednesday MidDay Medley participates in 90.1 FM’s biggest band auction ever, with more than 120 area bands. Listeners call 888-931-0901 to bid. The highest bidder at the end of the segment gets a 2-hour concert for an upcoming party. The band auction supports 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio. For info or to pre-bid on any of these band please visit: http://www.kkfi.org

Dolls On Fire

At 10:00 – Mark talks with members of the synth-pop-rock band, Dolls On Fire. Their debut album “Ladies and Gentlemen…” was in our 113 Best Recordings of 2013. Dolls on Fire include: Zach Hodson on lead vocals & guitar, Rachel Jaggard on lead vocals & keys, Michelle Bacon on bass, and Mark Johnson on drums. More info at: http://www.dollsonfire.bandcamp.com

[Dolls on Fire play Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS, Friday, April 18, 9:00 pm, with Island Apart, Paper Buffalo, and Westerners.]

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

The Argyle Sky

At 10:30 – Members of The Argyle Sky, a Lawrence, KS based band, join us in our 90.1 FM Studios. The band includes: Lance Fahy on guitar & lead vocals, Brian Runk on bass & vocals, and Steve Brown on percussion. The flexible trio call their music: rock-alt country-blues-americana, with original songs and Frank Zappa covers. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/theargylesky

[The Argyle Sky play the Gaslight Gardens in Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday, April 26, at 8:00 pm. The Argyle Sky also play Aggie Central Station, Manhattan, Kansas, Friday, May 2, at 9:30pm.]

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

Maria The Mexican

At 11:00 – Mark Welcomes bank to the show Maria the Mexican. This Kansas City based band began in 2011, in Chicago, when vocalists Maria and Tess Cuevas hired blues/funk musician Garrett Nordstrom to play Mariachi guitar. Having been lifelong musicians from the Midwest, Nordstrom and the Cuevas Sisters paired up with guitarist Jason Riley to form Maria the Mexican, an Americana Soul/Mexicana Groove band. This fabulous band recently played our Wednesday MidDay Medley 90.1 FM Day Party at Middle of The Map Fest. More info at: http://www.mariathemexican.com

[Maria The Mexican will be playing Knuckleheads KC, April 24, at 8:00 pm, with Rick Gibson Band. Maria The Mexican also play Voo Doo Lounge, at Harrahs Casino, May 23, at 8:00 pm.]

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

Howard Iceberg

At 11:30 – Legendary Kansas City Singer Songwriter – Howard Iceberg joins us with new musical tracks, from his ongoing recording project. Howard is one of the most prolific and poetic songwriters of the “Midcoast Scene.” A constant collaborator, Howard Iceberg has been performing live for over 25 years. In 2011, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics released a very special seven CD, box set, of 106 new songs, all instant classics.

Call 888-931-0901 to bid. Visit http://www.kkfi.org to pre-bid.

All bids start at $200.00
For more info visit: http://www.kkfi.org
To make pre-bids contact BillC@kkfi.org or 816-517-4083
Tune in on 90.1 FM KKFI – streaming live at http://www.kkfi.org

Show #521