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, April 9, 2014

The Quivers + The Blessed Broke
+ Jamie Searle and MY BROTHERS & SISTERS
+ Guest DJ – Bill Sundahl

Wednesday MidDay Medley Plays More Local Music and New Releases from: The Quivers, The Blessed Broke, MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, Mikal Shapiro, Shy Boys, Dream Wolf, Schwervon! and more.

At 10:15 Mark talks with members of The Quivers: Terra Skaggs, Todd Grantham, Bernie Dugan and Desmond Poirier. The band joins us to talk about their new release, “Hot Young Mess” and their Kansas City – CD Release Show, with Schwervon! & The Bad Ideas, Saturday, April 12, at 9:00pm, at The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO. More info at: http://www.thequiversband.com/

At 10:40 we feature music from The Blessed Broke. The band includes: Brian Frame – Guitar/Vocals, Andrew Luker – Electric Guitar, Josh Mobley – Keys, Betse Ellis – Bass, and Matt Richey – Drums. Brian Frame joins us to talk about the band’s upcoming release, “Ladders Out of Purgatory” and the band’s Record Release Show, Saturday, April 19, at 10:00 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, KCMO, with The Conquerors, and Dead Voices Trio. More info at: http://www.theblessedbroke.com

At 11:15, Jamie Searle of MY BROTHERS & SISTERS, returns to the show to talk about his band’s Album Release Party featuring DJ JOC MAX, Saturday, April 12, at 7:30pm, at The Mission Theatre, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, Kansas. More info at: http://www.mybrothersandsistersmusic.com

At 11:00, in our second hour, Bill Sundahl returns to the show as our “Guest DJ”. Bill will reunite with his former band-mate friend Jamie Searle. The two played together in the band It’s Over. Bill is currently playing in The Starhaven Rounders. Bill is also the founder of Spice of Life Productions and organizer of The Crossroads Music Festival and the upcoming Spring Dance, Saturday, May 31, at 7:00 pm, at Knucklehead 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

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Show #520

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, April 2, 2014

90 Minutes of Music from the Middle of the Map Fest
with guest hosts: Chris Haghirian & Nathan Reusch
+ Mike Alexander and Center of The City Fest
+ Poppy Champlin & Chynsia Hinesley & Queer Queens of Qomedy

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

[The Philistines play Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, April 5, at 4:00 for MidDay Medley’s – 90.1 Day Party at Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania w/ Vi Tran Band, Maria The Mexican, Rev Gusto, & Pedaljets.]

10:05 – Interview with Mike Alexander

The 3rd Annual – Center of The City Fest, Fri, Sat, & Sun, April 4 – 6, at Vandals at the Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway, KCMO, features 3 nights of Punk Rock from 34 area punk bands. Joining us to talk about Center of the City is Mike Alexander.

Mike Alexander is a busy guy, playing guitar with John Velghe & The Prodigal Sons, The Starhaven Rounders, and power punk with Hipshot Killer, Mike was with us 2 years ago, to talk about the 1st Center of The City Fest.

This year’s Center of the City Fest has two stages on Friday and Saturday, with non stop music from 7:00 pm until 1:15 am. On Sunday there will be one stage with bands starting at 6:00 pm and ending at 12:30am.

More info at: http://www.facebook.com/centerofthecity or http://www.cotcfest.com

Friday Night-
7pm-The Big Iron (inside)
7:30- Plug Uglies (outside)
8:00- 5 Star Disaster (inside)
8:30- Stinkbomb (stl) (outside)
9:00- Four Arm Shiver (inside)
9:30- Bombs Over Broadway (outside)
10:00- The Haddonfields (stl) (inside)
10:30- Documentary (outside)
11:00- American Dischord (inside)
11:30- Smash the State (outside)
12am- The Shidiots (omaha) (inside)
12:45- The Uncouth (inside)

Saturday Night-
7pm- Deco Auto (inside)
7:30- Dead Ven (outside)
8:00- The Itch (joplin) (inside)
8:30- Donner Diaries (outside)
9:00- Scene of irony (stl) (inside)
9:30- KC Thieves (outside)
10:00- Molotov Latte (springfield) (inside)
10:30- Red Kate (outside)
11:00- Bottle Breakers (inside)
11:30- Hipshot Killer (outside)
12am- The Bad Ideas (inside)
12:45- Iron Guts Kelly (inside)

Sunday Night (inside stage only)-
6pm- Sister Mary Rotten Crotch
6:45- Black on Black
7:30- The Biff Tannens
8:15- The Hemorrhoids
9:00- The Protesters
9:45- Stiff Middle Fingers
10:30- The Rackatees
11:15- BUMMER
12am- The Death Scene
12:45-Ghetto Blaster (CA)

The Local Punk Music Scene has often had to create its own, very independent venues.

Mondays at midnight, 90.1 FM KKFI airs KCDIY Radio, KC’s last and only punk radio program. Each week is a themed selection of punk and hardcore from the past 30 years, including new music. From the early days of KKFI in 1988, through most all of the early 1990s Anne Winter hosted a long running punk show as Little Orphan Annie.

The 3rd annual Center of the City Fest, features 34 of the area’s best punk bands, Fri, Sat, & Sun, April 4 – 6, at Vandals at the Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway, KCMO.
Info at: http://www.facebook.com/centerofthecity or http://www.cotcfest.com

10:12

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

[Hipshot Killer play Center of The City Fest. Sat, Apr 5, at 11:30pm at Vandals (upstairs at) the Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway, KCMO.]

10:15 – Interview with Poppy Champlin

After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, with a degree in Theatre, Poppy Champlin went on to study and the legendary Chicago Second City Improv school. She has performed on LOGO, Showtime, Oprah Winfrey, Entertainment Tonight, Joan Rivers Show, Comics Unleashed, and Atlantis and Olivia cruises. Poppy has worked with Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Bill Maher, Bill Hicks and Rosie O’Donnell. She performed for over 25,000 people in the closing ceremonies of the Gay Games in Chicago. She has performed for troops in Japan and Korea, and was invited to perform in South Africa, at the Cape Town Comedy Festival. Poppy can be seen in the HBO Documentary “All Aboard Rosie’s Family Vacation” and Poppy Champlin will be performing in the Queer Queens of Comedy, Saturday, April 12, 7:00pm, at the UMKC Student Union Theater, 5100 Cherry Street, KCMO, w/ Jennie McNulty & Sandra Valls.

Also joining us in the studio was Chynsia Hinesley the woman behind Dycon Productions, a new Kansas City based company, working to bring women’s entertainment to the Midwest.

Info at UMKC Central Ticket Office 816-235-6222 / http://www.dyconproductions.com

Ellen, Judy Gold, Rosie, Margaret Cho, Suzanne Westenhoeffer, Wanda Sykes, Jen Kober, Kate Clinton, Sabrina Matthews…there are so many, out and proud lesbians working in comedy today, and actually for many years now. Mark and Poppy talked about the question: are lesbians just more funny?

Poppy talked about the other amazingly funny women joining you in the show on April 12, at the UMKC Student Union Theater – Sandra Valls and Jennie McNulty.

Chynsia Hinesley, talked briefly about Dycon Productions, producing these events in Kansas City, and serving audiences, and collaborating with venues.

Poppy Champlin will be performing in the Queer Queens of Comedy, April 12, 7:00 pm, at the UMKC Student Union Theater, 5100 Cherry Street, KCMO, with Jennie McNulty and Sandra Valls. Ticket information at UMKC Central Ticket Office 816-235-6222. Info at: http://www.dyconproductions.com

10:28 – Underwriting

10:30 – Nathan Reusch & Chris Haghirian – 90 Minutes of Music from The Middle

Chris Haghirian has worked for The KC Star for 14 years and helped launch INK in April of 2008. Chris works on the marketing side of INK and puts together all of the music promotions. Chris was instrumental in the organization of The Middle of The Map Fest. Chris also organizes the bands for The Plaza Art Fair, and Wednesday Home Game Concerts at The Kauffman Stadium for The Royals, starting next Wednesdaym April 9. Chris also is a hardworking volunteer for Midwest Music Foundation where he helps to organize The MidCoast Takeover of SXSW Music Festival, featuring KC & Lawrence area bands, and with the very successful Blvd Campaign last December.

Nathan Ruesch is co-founder and manager of The Record Machine, an Independent KC based record label, founded in 2003. With Chris Haghirian, Nathan is the co-mastermind, of The Middle of The Map Festival. Nathan also DJs in clubs from time to time and like Chris is a Passionate lover of music.

Chris and Nathan joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley as guest producers and guest co-hosts, to share 90 minutes of Music from this year’s Middle of the Map Fest, featuring local, national, international and emerging talent, April 3 – 5, in Westport. We’ll hear tracks from 17 of the bands and artists from this year’s Fest.

Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest | Westport | Kansas City, MO | April 3, 4 and 5, 2014
3 days of music, 120+ bands | presented by KC Chevy Dealers and Boulevard Brewery

for tickets and more info visit http://www.middleofthemapfest.com

VENUES
Outdoor Stage (Fri/Sat) ALL AGES – parking lot in front of Ernie Biggs/Buzzard Beach
Ernie Biggs 4115 Mill Street, KCMO
recordBar 1020 Westport Road, KCMO
Riot Room (inside) 4048 Broadway, KCMO
Riot Room (outside) 4048 Broadway, KCMO
Westport Saloon 4112 Pennsylvania, KCMO

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd on 90.9 The BRIDGE Stage (18+ up after 7pm)
7:30 – Actors & Actresses (https://www.facebook.com/ActorsActresses)
8:30 – Ings (https://www.facebook.com/ingingingmusic)
9:30 – Twinsmith (https://www.facebook.com/Twinsmithband)
10:30 – Night Terrors of 1927 (https://www.facebook.com/NightTerrorsof1927)
11:30 – The Colourist (https://www.facebook.com/thecolourist)

RIOT ROOM inside, 4048 Broadway, on The Kansas City Royals Stage (21+)
6:45 – Schwervon! (https://www.facebook.com/schwervon)
7:45 – Max Justus (https://www.facebook.com/maxjustusmusic)
8:45 – Nite (https://www.facebook.com/wearethenite)

3. Nite – “On The Edge Of Darkness”
from: I Am Not Afraid / Independent / June 1, 2013
[Nite is electronic dream pop new wave post-punk synth pop from Dallas, Texas from Kyle and Myles Mendes. All tracks written by: Nite, Produced and mixed by: Austin Black. Co produced by: Nite]
[Nite plays Middle of the Map Fest, Thurs, Apr 3, 8:45 pm – Riot Room inside, 4048 Broadway.]

9:45 Ski Lodge https://www.facebook.com/skilodgeee
10:45 Snow Mine https://www.facebook.com/Snowmine
11:45 Small Black https://www.facebook.com/SmallBlk

4. Small Black – “Free At Dawn”
from: Limits of Desire / JagJaguar / May 14, 2013
[2nd LP from Brooklyn based 4-piece band, formed in 2009.]
[Small Black play Middle of the Map Fest, Thurs, Apr 3, 11:45 pm – Riot Room inside, 4048 Broadway]

12:45 Total Slacker https://www.facebook.com/pages/Total-Slacker/309526335744

RIOT ROOM PATIO outside, 4048 Broadway, on The SEEN Merch Stage (21+)
The Deli Magazine Showcase
7:00 – Various Blonde (https://www.facebook.com/VariousBlonde)
8:00 – Is Paris Burning (https://www.facebook.com/IsParisBurning)
9:00 – Middle Twin (https://www.facebook.com/middletwin)
10:00 – Rooms Without Windows (https://www.facebook.com/RoomsWithoutWindows)
11:00 – Loose Park (https://www.facebook.com/LOOSEPARK)
12:00 – Spinstyles (https://www.facebook.com/spinstyles)

Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania Ave, on The APPLEBEE’S Stage (21+)
6:45 – The Clementines (https://www.facebook.com/theclementinesmusic)
7:45 – Olassa (https://www.facebook.com/olassamusic)
8:45 – Molly Gene One Whoaman Band (www.facebook.com/mollygeneonewhoamanband)
9:45 – Billy Beale and the Blues Preservationists (www.facebook.com/BillyBealeBlues)
10:45 – John Velghe & the Prodigal Sons (https://www.facebook.com/johnvelghe)
11:45 – The Electric Lungs (https://www.facebook.com/theelectriclungs)
12:45 – Wells The Traveler (https://www.facebook.com/WellsTheTraveler)

Ernie Biggs, 4115 Mill Street, on The KANSAS SPEEDWAY Stage (21+)
9:00 – Romain Remains (https://www.facebook.com/RomanRemains)
10:00 – Big Black Delta (https://www.facebook.com/bigblackdelta)

5. Big Black Delta – “Side of The Road”
from: Big Black Delta / Master of Bates / April 30, 2013
[Big Black Delta is a solo project of LA band, Mellowdrone’s vocalist/bassist Jonathan Bates]
[Big Black Delta plays Middle of the Map Fest, Thurs, Apr 3, 10:00 pm – Ernie Biggs, 4115 Mill St.]

11:00pm – Gary Numan (https://www.facebook.com/GaryNumanOfficial)
12:30 – DJ (TBD)

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

Outdoor Stage, Westport Rd & Mill St, on The SPORTING KC Stage (ALL ages)
7:00 – Cowboy Indian Bear (https://www.facebook.com/cowboyindianbear)
8:00 – William Elliott Whitmore (https://www.facebook.com/williamelliottwhitmore)

6. William Elliott Whitmore – “Dry”
from: Song Of The Blackbird / Southern Records / July 24, 2006
[Hailing from a horse farm along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, Montrose, Iowa, William Elliott Whitmore has developed an intense love and spiritual understanding of the land, which he flawlessly conveys through all of his seven full length releases.]
[William Elliott Whitmore plays Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 8 pm – Outdoor Stage in Westport.]

9:00 – J Roddy Walston (https://www.facebook.com/jroddywalston)
10:00 – The Get Up Kids (https://www.facebook.com/TheGetUpKids)

7. The Get Up Kids – “Ten Minutes”
from: Something to Write Home About / Vagrant Records / Sept. 21, 1999
[The Get Up Kids play Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 10 pm – Outdoor Stage in Westport.]

recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd on 90.9 The BRIDGE Stage (18+ up after 7pm)
7:00 – Oils (https://www.facebook.com/oilstheband)
8:00 – Supernauts (REUNION SHOW)
9:00 – Chambers (https://www.facebook.com/chambersmusic)

8. Chambers – “Inner Room”
from: “Inner Room” Single / The Record Machine / 2014
[4 piece Mood Rock band from Denton, Texas, made up of: Judson Valdez- Lead guitars, Lead vocals, backing vocals; Piper Johnson – Synths, Lead vocals, backing vocals; Chase Johnson – drums, samples, Backing vocals; Daniel Pelletier – Bass, backing vocals. When Judson Valdez and Chase Johnson started working together in October of 2012, they were playing as backing musicians for a mutual friend’s project. After only a couple of months playing together, they quickly realized that they shared creative similarities and decided to try writing music together. Along the way of writing the songs that would eventually become Chambers first album, they recruited Johnson’s sister Piper, stole their sound engineer, Daniel Pelletier, away to play bass to round out the band and became Chambers. Early on they realized that they all had strong but very different voices and instead of trying to conform their different styles to each other, made it into their strength. What has come out of this process is a collection of songs that features 3 different lead singers, complex arrangements of harmonies, and a variety of instruments and styles. Chambers has played with: Grimes, Cold War kids, Efterklang, Chelsea Wolfe, Tennis, Torres, Frontier Ruckus, and toured with Seryn.]
[Chambers plays Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 9 pm – recordBar in Westport.]

10:00 Milagres https://www.facebook.com/milagresmusic

9. Milagres – “Jeweled Cave”
from: Violent Light / Kill Rock Stars / February 25, 2014
[indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY, made up of: Kyle Wilson, Fraser McCulloch, Chris Brazee, Paul Payabyab. The band was founded in 2010 and signed to the music label Kill Rock Stars in Spring of 2011. The band released their national debut, Glowing Mouth, in September 2011 and previously released an album, Seven Summits, independently in 2008, under a different name and lineup.]
[Milagres plays Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 10 pm – recordBar in Westport.]

11:00 Lilies On Mars https://www.facebook.com/liliesonmarsofficial
12:00 Fanfarlo https://www.facebook.com/fanfarlo

10. Fanfarlo – “The Walls Are Coming Down”
from: Resevoir / Atlantic Recording Group / October 9, 2009
[Debut album from 5-piece, London-based band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar. They fuse elements of folk, indie rock, post-punk using trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw, clarinet, saxophone. Since their formation they have released 3 regular studio albums and one EP. Let’s Go Extinct was released Feb. 10, 13 on Rough Trade.]
[Fanfarlo play Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 12 pm – recordBar in Westport.]

RIOT ROOM inside, 4048 Broadway, on The Kansas City Royals Stage (21+)
7:30 – The Great American Canyon Band (https://www.facebook.com/TheGACB)
8:30 – Little Legend (https://www.facebook.com/littlelegendmusic)
9:30 – Drop A Grand (https://www.facebook.com/dropagrand)
10:30 – Dots Not Feathers (https://www.facebook.com/dotsnotfeathersstl)

11. Dots Not Feathers – “Timid Man”
from: “Timid Man” Single / Independent / February 14, 2014
[Indie Pop/Rock from St. Louis, MO. Stephen Baier: Vocals/Guitar; Ryan Myers: Vocals/Guitar/Baritone Ukulele; Jessica Haley: Vocals/Omnichord; Katie Brooking: Vocals/Piano; Chris Dickey: Bass; Nick Blackburn: Drums]
[Dots Not Feathers play Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 10:30 pm – Riot Room Patio in Westport.]

11:30 – Those Darlins (https://www.facebook.com/thosedarlins)
12:30 – S Carey (of Bon Iver) (https://www.facebook.com/scareymusic)

RIOT ROOM PATIO outside, 4048 Broadway, on The SEEN Merch Stage (21+)
The KC PSYCHFEST Showcase
7:00 – Forrester (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Forrester/268901189820469)
7:45 – Jorge Arana Trio (https://www.facebook.com/jorgearanatrio)
8:30 – Monta At Odds (https://www.facebook.com/montaatodds)
9:15 – Sleepy Kitty (https://www.facebook.com/sleepykittymusic)
10:15 – Wolf Eyes (http://www.wolfeyes.net/)
11:15 – Dosh (https://www.facebook.com/pages/dosh/435805050181)
12:30 – SHEPPA/BODY2BODY (https://www.facebook.com/sheppa.peppa)

Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania Ave, on The APPLEBEE’S Stage (21+)
7:15 – The Ready Brothers https://www.facebook.com/TheReadyBrothers
8:15 – Konza Swamp Band https://www.facebook.com/konzaswampband
9:15 – Victor & Penny https://www.facebook.com/victorandpenny
10:15 – The Naughty Pines (facebook.com/pages/The-Naughty-Pines/593497487357084)
11:15 – Howard Iceberg and The Titanics (https://www.facebook.com/howard.iceberg)
12:15 – Wayne “The Train” Hancock (https://www.facebook.com/TRAIN.VIPER)
1:15 – Rollfast Ramblers (https://www.facebook.com/RollfastRamblersBand)

Ernie Biggs, 4115 Mill Street, on The KANSAS SPEEDWAY Stage (21+)
7:15 – Bad Ideas (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bad-Ideas/271772622857854)
8:15 – Hearts of Darkness (https://www.facebook.com/heartsofdarkness)
9:15 – The Tontons (https://www.facebook.com/thetontons)

12. The Tontons – “Golden”
from: Golden / Independent / October 4, 2011
[4-piece band from Houston, texas, made up of: Asli Omar, Adam Martinez, Tom Nguyen, Justin Martinez. Make Out King and Other Stories of Love (2/18/14).]
[The Tontons play Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 9:15 pm – Ernie Biggs in Westport.]

10:15 – Har Mar Superstar (https://www.facebook.com/harmarsuperstar)
11:15 – Del the Funky Homosapien (https://www.facebook.com/THE.SirDzl)

13. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – “Mistadobalina”
from: I Wish My Brother George Was Here / Elektra / October 22, 1991
[Debut album. Title is a reference to George Clinton, an influence on Del, and Liberace who would on occasion openly pine for his brother George to appear on Liberace’s TV show in the mid-1950s. Born in Oakland, Del is the cousin of west coast rapper Ice Cube, and began writing lyrics for Ice Cube’s band, Da Lench Mob. In 1991, with the help of Ice Cube, Del released “I Wish My Brother George Was Here,” at the age of 18. A commercial success due to , “Mistadobalina”. Del was not pleased with the range of the album, severed his production-artist relationship with Ice Cube for his next album. He has release 11 solo albums.]
[Del Tha Funky Homosapien play Middle of the Map Fest, Fri, Apr 4, 11:15 pm – Ernie Biggs]

12:30 – DJ TBD

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

Outdoor Stage, Westport Rd & Mill St, on The SPORTING KC Stage (ALL ages)
2:00 – Not A Planet (https://www.facebook.com/notaplanet)
3:00 – The Noise FM (https://www.facebook.com/thenoisefmrocks)

14. The Noise FM – “Every Other Word”
from: Attraction / The Record Machine / January 28, 2014
[Formed in 2005 by Fort Scott, KS. brothers Alex Ward on vocals, keyboard, guitar & Austin Ward on drums, vocals. In 2007 the band moved to Lawrence. In 2010 they relocated to Chicago. The band performs live as a trio with Barry Kidd playing bass.]
[The Noise FM play Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 3 pm – Outdoor Stage, Westport Rd. & Mill St]

4:00 – Outsides (https://www.facebook.com/outsidesmusic)
5:00 – Palace (https://www.facebook.com/PalaceTheBand)

15. Palace – “Treetop Lover”
from: Summer Don’t You Dare / The Record Machine / July 30, 2013
[St. Louis based band: Matthew James: Vocals/ Guitar/ Canadian-Tuxedos, Danny James: Drums/ Vocals/ Mustaches, Phil Grooms: Trumpet/Bass/Tall, Josh Eaker: Bass/fuzz, Crystal Owens: Vocals/X-bells]
[Palace plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 5 pm – Outdoor Stage, Westport Rd. & Mill St]

6:00 – Kishi Bashi (https://www.facebook.com/mrkishibashi)

16. Kishi Bashi – “Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!”
from: Lighght (Deluxe Version) / Joful Noise + Kishi Bashi / May 13, 2014
[Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym of singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi born November 4, 1975, in Seattle, Washington. Ishibashi grew up in Norfolk, Virginia where both of his parents were professors at Old Dominion University. As a 1994 graduate of Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, he went on to study classical music becoming a renowned violinist. Ishibashi has recorded with and toured internationally as a violinist with diverse artists such as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and most recently, the Athens, Georgia based indie rock group of Montreal. Ishibashi is also the singer and founding member of the New York synth rock outfit, Jupiter One. In 2011, he started to record and perform as a solo artist.]
[Kishi Bashi plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 6 pm – Outdoor Stage at Westport Rd. & Mill St.]

7:00 – !!! (chk chk chk) (https://www.facebook.com/chkchkchk)
8:15 – Kate Nash (https://www.facebook.com/katenash)
9:45 – of Montreal (https://www.facebook.com/ofmontreal)

recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd on 90.9 The BRIDGE Stage (18+ up after 7pm)
The 90.9 The Bridge Day Party / ALL ages
2:00 – L.A. Price (https://www.facebook.com/lapricemusic)
2:45 – Ruddy Swain (https://www.facebook.com/RuddySwain)
3:30 – Gracie Schram (https://www.facebook.com/gracieschram)
4:15 – Eyelit (https://www.facebook.com/eyelitband)
5:00 – Katy Guillen & the Girls (https://www.facebook.com/kgandthegirls)
6:00 – Your Friend (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Friend/147598508638917)
7:00 – Nathan Philips (https://www.facebook.com/nathanphillipssongs)
8:00 – Good Graeff (https://www.facebook.com/GoodGraeff)
[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.]
9:00 – Caroline Smith (https://www.facebook.com/goodnightsleeps)
[“Minneapolis’ Caroline Smith releases her inner diva on her new album, Half About Being a Woman. She’s shed her folksinging past in favor of good old-fashioned R&B, and it feels so right. If there’s ever a track likely to inspire something like this, it’s “Magazine.” The song is sexy, fierce and contagiously fun.” — NPR]
[Caroline Smith plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 9 pm – recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd.]

10:00 – La Guerre (https://www.facebook.com/laguerremusic)

17. La Guerre – “Get Better” (Mates of State)
from: Middle of The Map Covers CD / / 2014
[Katlyn Conroy is a singer songwriter who is based in Lawrence, Kansas and is also a member of Cowboy Indian Bear.]
[La Guerre plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 10 pm – recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd.]

11:00 – Spirit Is The Spirit (https://www.facebook.com/spiritisthespirit)
12:00 – Why? (https://www.facebook.com/whywithaquestionmark)

RIOT ROOM inside, 4048 Broadway, on The Kansas City Royals Stage (21+)
The I Heart Local Music & 90.7 KJHK Day Party / ages 21+ up
2:15 – Black on Black (http://www.blackonblack1.bandcamp.com/)
3:00 – Psychic Heat (https://www.facebook.com/PsychicHeat)
3:45 – CS Luxem (https://www.facebook.com/pages/CS-Luxem/252216428163533)
4:30 – Josh Berwanger Band (https://www.facebook.com/Berwangermusic)
5:15 – The Sluts (https://www.facebook.com/TheSlutsBand)
(day party ends, night sets begin)
6:30 – Upset (https://www.facebook.com/weareUPSET)

18. Upset – “Back To School”
from: She’s Gone / Don Giovanni Records / October 29, 2013
[Debut from LA based all girl band.]
[Upset plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 6:30 pm – Riot Room inside, 4048 Broadway.]

7:30 – Bummer (https://www.facebook.com/BummerKC)
8:30 – Maps For Travelers (https://www.facebook.com/mapsfortravelers)
9:30 – Ghetto Blaster (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ghetto-Blaster/304182982653)
10:30 – White Mule (https://www.facebook.com/whitemuleband)
11:30 – Hammerlord (https://www.facebook.com/HammerlordKS)
12:30 – Reggie and the Full Effect (https://www.facebook.com/reggieandthefulleffect)

RIOT ROOM PATIO outside, 4048 Broadway, on The SEEN Merch Stage (21+)
The 96.5 The Buzz Homegrown Day Party / ages 21+ up
2:15 – Mime Game (https://www.facebook.com/mimegame)
3:15 – Dead Girls (https://www.facebook.com/thedeadgirls)
4:15 – Bears & Company (https://www.facebook.com/bearsandcompany)
5:15 – Anna Cole & The Other Lovers (www.facebook.com/annacoleandtheotherlovers)
6:15 – Scruffy & the Janitors (https://www.facebook.com/scruffyandthejanitors)

The lowercaseKANSAS & 90.7 KJHK Showcase
7:15 – Les Paul (https://www.facebook.com/MentalHighMusicGroup)
8:00 – M34N STR33T (https://www.facebook.com/MEANSTREETOMAHA)
8:45 – Heartfelt Anarchy (https://www.facebook.com/HeartfeltAnarchy)
9:30 – Steddy P (https://www.facebook.com/steddyp)
10:15 – Stik Figa (https://www.facebook.com/StikFiga)

19. Stik Figa – “Blind Tiger”
from: The City Under The City / Mello Music Group / Oct. 15, 2013
[Born in Ft. Campbell, KY, John Westbrook, Jr. grew up in Topeka, KS. His parents are from Arkansas & Tennessee, and his mom inspired his moniker when she commented on his thin frame and told him he looked like a stick figure.]
[Stik Figa plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 10:15 pm – Riot Room Patio 4048 Broadway.]

11:00 – Shabazz Palaces (www.facebook.com/pages/Shabazz-Palaces/117954334892194)
12:00 – Daniel B. Smith x Geesace x Swaj Majal (http://www.soundcloud.com/swajmahal)

Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania Ave, on The APPLEBEE’S Stage (21+)
Mark Manning’s MidDay Medley 90.1 FM KKFI Day Party / ages 21+ up
2:00 – Vi Tran Band (https://www.facebook.com/vitranmusic)
3:00 – Maria The Mexican (facebook.com/pages/Maria-The-Mexican/321097214573944)
4:00 – The Philistines (https://www.facebook.com/ThePhilistines)
5:00 – Rev Gusto (https://www.facebook.com/revgusto)
6:00 – Pedaljets (https://www.facebook.com/Pedaljets)
(day party ends, night sets begin)
7:00 – Let’s Use Teamwork (facebook.com/pages/Lets-use-teamwork/214248532086586)
8:00 – Beau Jennings & The Tigers (facebook.com/pages/Beau-Jennings/25080061164)
9:00 – Loaded Goat (https://www.facebook.com/loadedgoatkc)
10:00 – AJ Gaither https://www.facebook.com/AjGaitherOMB)
11:00 – Twenty Thousand Strongmen (https://www.facebook.com/ttsm.kcmo)
12:00 – The Hooten Hallers (https://www.facebook.com/thehootenhallers)
1:00 – Those Poor Bastards (https://www.facebook.com/thosepoorbastards)

Ernie Biggs, 4115 Mill Street, on The KANSAS SPEEDWAY Stage (21+)
4:30 – Kickback (https://www.facebook.com/thekickback)
5:30 – Mammoth Life (https://www.facebook.com/mammothlife)
6:30 – Shy Boys (https://www.facebook.com/shyboys)
7:30 – Peelander Z (https://www.facebook.com/peelanderz)
8:30 – Me Like Bees (https://www.facebook.com/melikebees)
9:30 – The Weeks (https://www.facebook.com/theweeksmusic)
10:30 – Crash Kings (https://www.facebook.com/crashkingsmusic)
11:30 – Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band (https://www.facebook.com/bigdamnband)
12:30 – DJ TBD

DAY PARTIES AND SHOWCASES
90.9 The Bridge Day Party w/ Jon Hart (Saturday at rB)
96.5 The Buzz Day Party w/ Jeriney (Saturday at Riot outside)
90.1 Midday Medley KKFI Day Party w/ Mark Manning (Saturday at Westport Saloon)
I Heart Local Music and 90.9 KJHK Day Party (Saturday at Riot inside)
The DELI magazine showcase (Thursday night at Riot outside)
KC PsychFest showcase (Friday night at Riot outside)
lowercaseKANSAS showcase (Saturday night at Riot outside)

MIDDLE OF THE MAP SPONSORS
INK magazine – https://www.facebook.com/inkkc
The Record Machine – https://www.facebook.com/therecordmachine
KC Chevy Dealers – http://www.chevydealer.com/KansasCity/dealers
Boulevard Brewery – https://www.facebook.com/Boulevard
Neighborhood Tourism & Development Fund
90.9 FM The Bridge – https://www.facebook.com/909thebridge
Sporting Kansas City – https://www.facebook.com/SportingKC
Kansas Speedway – https://www.facebook.com/KansasSpeedway
Kansas City Royals – https://www.facebook.com/Royals
Applebee’s – https://www.facebook.com/applebees
Westport – https://www.facebook.com/westportkc
Seen Merch – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seen-Merch/126008034124505
Barkley – https://www.facebook.com/BarkleyUS
Kansas City B Cycle – https://www.facebook.com/bikesharekc
96.5 FM The Buzz – https://www.facebook.com/965thebuzz
Town Center Plaza – https://www.facebook.com/TownCenterPlaza
Mills Record Company – https://www.facebook.com/MillsRecordCompany
Will Gregory PR – https://www.facebook.com/willgregorypublicrelations
Element Recording Studios – https://www.facebook.com/elementrecordingstudios
C&C Drum Company – facebook.com/pages/CC-DrumCompany/523375694371886

Next week… the Forum

In two weeks…Middle of the Map Film Fest!

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

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

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

Show #519

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, April 2, 2014

90 Minutes of Music from the Middle of the Map Fest
with guest hosts: Chris Haghirian & Nathan Reusch

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays recordings from musical artists participating in this year’s Middle of the Map Fest. We’ll hear tracks from: The Philistines, Dots Not Feathers, Palace, Milagres, The Noise FM, The Tontons, Chambers, Nite, Big Black Delta, Caroline Smith, Fanfarlo, Good Graeff, Kishi Bashi, La Guerre, Small Black, stik figa, Upset, and William Elliott Whitmore.

At 10:05 Mark talks with Mike Alexander about this year’s Center of The City Fest, April 4 – 6, at Vandals in the Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway, KCMO. We’ll hear music from Mike’s band, Hipshot Killer. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/centerofthecity

At 10:15 Mark talks with Comedian Poppy Champlin who will be performing in the Queer Queens of Qomedy, April 12, 7:00 pm, at the UMKC Student Union Theater, 5100 Cherry Street, KCMO, with Jennie McNulty and Sandra Valls. Ticket information at UMKC Central Ticket Office 816-235-6222. Info at: http://www.dyconproductions.com

At 10:30 Mark talks with Chris Haghirian of The Kansas City Star and Ink, and Nathan Reusch co-founder of The Record Machine, who join us to discuss INK’s Middle of the Map Fest, April 3 – 5, in Westport. We’ll play music from featured bands and headliners of this year’s festival. More info at: http://www.middleofthemapfest.com

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

Show #519

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, March 26, 2014

More Local & New Releases
+ Kaite Stover of Kansas City Public Library
+ Nathan Reusch & Middle of the Map Fest
+ Guest Producer Crystal Boson

1. Barclay Martin Ensemble – “Too Many Things”
from: Pools That Swell With The Rain / Independent / September 24, 2010
[Barclay Martin on guitar and vocals, Mark Lowrey on piano, Giuliano Mignucci on drums, and Rick Willoughby on bass. For more info: BarclayMartin.com.]

[Barclay Martin plays the Late Night Happy Hour at Kansas Town, 1403 W 39th St., KCMO on Thursday at 10:00 pm.]

This Saturday night, March 29, at the recordBar, the local Hip Hop community honors and pays tribute to one of its own. Joc Max, one of the most respected members of Kansas City’s Hip Hop scene. With over 20 years of experience as an emcee, producer, and DJ, he is regarded as one of the finest. One of the people touched by his career legacy is fellow emcee and producer Reach. His celebration of Joc Max began as a two-part podcast tribute (currently posted at http://www.Audiomack.com). This Saturday, March 29th, Reach will host a Hip Hop honors show for the community to show Joc Max their appreciation.

Joc Max is a former member of iconic Kansas City rap group Basement Khemist. His work with the group is revered across the country. Through his other travels, he’s become well known for his production work. Joc Max has produced for: Polyrhythm Addicts, The Jigmastas, J-Live, De La Soul, Grap Luva, Miles Bonny, Reggie B and a host of other artists. These days he’s a steady contributor to KC’s nightlife scene as a regular DJ for various midtown venues.

Here are two of our favorite Joc Max collaborations.

2. SoundsGood – “Worldwide (feat. Joc Max)”
from: Bisquits & 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 64111Clinic Studios. Additional lyrics written and performed by Joc Max.]

[SoundsGood will reunite and play together for the first time in many years for: A Night For Joc Max, Saturday, March 29 at 10:00pm, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. in KCMO with Reach, Sounds Good, DJ Ataxic, DJ Skeme, DJ Maxx, and Smooth C. The local Hip Hop community honors Joc Max.]

3. Malachy Papers – “Dick and Jane”
from: Backbelly / Independent / Recorded LIVE at Davey’s 2003
[Mike Dillon on vibes, percussion, traps; Mark Southerland sax, double sax, experimental instruments, 8 tracks; Earl Harvin on drums; Brad Houser on bass; E Clarke Wyatt on keyboards; and Joc Max on turn tables.]

10:15 – Interview with Kaite Stover

Kaite Stover is Director of Readers’ Services at The Kansas City Public Library. Kaite returns for her third visit to the Wednesday MidDay Medley radio show for some book talk, Today’s topic: “Books to replace your TV fixations.

For fans of “True Detective” Kaite recommends: Feast Day of Fools (Hackberry Holland) by James Lee Burke (Aug 28, 2012) or Rain Gods: A Novel by James Lee Burke (May 25, 2010)

For fans of Sherlock! Kaite recommends: Angelmaker (Vintage Contemporaries) by Nick Harkaway (Oct 23, 2012)

For fans of Downton Abbey, Kaite recommends: The House at Riverton: A Novel by Kate Morton (Mar 3, 2009)

More info at http://www.kclibrary.org

10:30

4. Schwervon! – “Jad Fair”
from: Low Blow / Olive Juice Records / February 6, 2009
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums, Matt plays guitar, they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and moved back to KC. They’ve opened for both The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded their great 2012 release Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, Cat Power.]

[Schwervon! play The Chesterfield at Alamo Draft House, Fri, Mar 28, w/ Drew Black & Dirty Electric, and Claque.]

10:32 – Underwriting

10:33

5. of Montreal – “She Ain’t Speakin’ Now”
from: Lousey With Sylvianbriar / Polyvinyl / October 8, 2013

[Athens, Georgia based rock band, founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman “of Montreal.” The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective. Throughout its existence, of Montreal’s musical style has evolved from vaudeville and Beatles-influenced psychedelic twee pop to a mixture of electronica, funk, glam, and afrobeat music influenced by Prince and David Bowie. Lousy with Sylvianbriar is the upcoming twelfth studio album.]

[Of Montreal plays the Middle of the Map Fest, Saturday, April 5, at 9:45 pm at the Outdoor Stage at Westport Rd. and Mill Street.]

10:37 – Interview with Nathan Reusch

Now in it’s 4th year, Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest, is happening this April 3rd-5th, featuring local, national, international and emerging talent. Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest is the brainchild of Nathan Reusch of The Record Machine who joins us to talk more about this year’s festival.

Some of the participating bands:

The Get Up Kids, of Montreal, Kate Nash, Gary Numan, Del the Funky Homosapien, J Roddy Walston and the Business, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Kishi Bashi, Fanfarlo, William Elliott Whitmore, Reggie and The Full Effect, WHY?, The Colourist, Shabazz Palaces, Those Darlins, Har Mar Superstar, S Carey, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Small Black, Peelander-Z, Wolf Eyes, Wayne Hancock, Dosh, Crash Kings, Big Black Delta, Cowboy Indian Bear, Palace, The Noise FM, La Guerre , Little Legend, Max Justus, Spirit is the Spirit , Dots Not Feathers, The Great American Canyon Band, Chambers, Hammerlord, White Mule, The Weeks, Upset, Roman Remains, Caroline Smith, The Tontons, The Belle Game, Milagres, Ski Lodge, Good Graeff, Nite, Beau Jennings & The Tigers, Maps For Travelers, The Sluts, CS Luxem, Psychic Heat, The Kickback, Ings, Schwervon!, State Bird, Nathan Phillips, BODY2BODY, Bummer, Outsides, Twinsmith, Ghetto Blaster, Mammoth Life, Me Like Bees, Conchance, Not A Planet, Actors & Actresses, Dead Girls, John Velghe & the Prodigal Sons, Sleepy Kitty, Eyelit, Steddy P, Rev Gusto, Shy Boys, Hearts of Darkness, Your Friend., Middle Twin, Stik Figa, Rooms Without Windows, AJ Gaither, Bears & Company, The Bad Ideas, Forrester, Anna Cole & the Other Lovers, Josh Berwanger Band, Heartfelt Anarchy, Maria The Mexican, Howard Iceberg & the Titanics, Mime Game, The Naughty Pines, Wells The Traveler, Jorge Arana Trio, The Hooten Hallers, Loose Park, Monta At Odds, Pedaljets, Supernauts, Twenty Thousand Strongman, Billy Beale and the Blues Preservationists, Is Paris Burning, LA Price, Olassa, Ruddy Swain, Vi Tran Band, Katy Guillen & the Girls, The Clementines, Konza Swamp Band, The Phillistines, Loaded Goat, Scruffy & the Janitors, Spinstyles, Various Blonde, The Electric Lungs, Victor & Penny, Gracie Schram, Let’s Use Teamwork, The Ready Brothers, and Those Poor Bastards.

10:44

6. Kishi Bashi – “Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!”
from: Lighght (Deluxe Version) / Joful Noise + Kishi Bashi / May 13, 2014
[Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym of singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi born November 4, 1975, in Seattle, Washington. Ishibashi grew up in Norfolk, Virginia where both of his parents were professors at Old Dominion University. As a 1994 graduate of Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, he went on to study classical music becoming a renowned violinist. Ishibashi has recorded with and toured internationally as a violinist with diverse artists such as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and most recently, the Athens, Georgia based indie rock group of Montreal. Ishibashi is also the singer and founding member of the New York synth rock outfit, Jupiter One. In 2011, he started to record and perform as a solo artist. He supported of Montreal on their spring 2012 tour.]

[Kishi Bashi plays Middle of the Map Fest, Sat, Apr 5, 6 pm – Outdoor Stage at Westport Rd. & Mill St.]

10:48

Nathan talked about the Middle of The Map Forum

Nathan also shared new information about The MIDDLE OF THE MAP FILM FEST

Get tickets: http://ticketf.ly/1rAwAWV

Nathan talked specifically about these films:

MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS with in-theater concert following the film by Chase Horseman, playing songs by The National
https://www.facebook.com/MistakenForStrangersMovie

ENEMY
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316411/?ref_=nv_sr_1

EVERY EVERYTHING: THE MUSIC, LIFE & TIMES OF GRANT HART
https://www.facebook.com/EveryEverything

BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
https://www.facebook.com/BeforeIDisappear

BREADCRUMB TRAIL
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3510654/

COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS
https://www.facebook.com/ColorMeObsessedMOVIE

MOOD INDIGO
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2027140/

OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON
https://www.facebook.com/ourvinylweighsaton

For a complete list and for more information please visit:
http://www.middleofthemapfest.com/films/

ALSO…On Saturday April 5, at Westport Saloon, 3122 Pennsylvania Ave., Wednesday MidDay Medley – 90.1 FM KKFI is hosting a Middle of The Map – Day Party / ages 21+ up at Westport Saloon on The APPLEBEE’S Stage, at 4112 Pennsylvania Ave.

Our Wednesday MidDay Medley 90.1 FM Day Party features FIVE of our FAVORITE Kansas City based bands:

2:00 Vi Tran Band
3:00 Maria The Mexican
4:00 The Philistines
5:00 Rev Gusto
6:00 Pedaljets

Saturday April 5, at Westport Saloon, 3122 Pennsylvania Ave

Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest, April 3rd-5th.
Passes available at recordBar and Mills Records

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

10:56

7. The Philistines – “Heart Like Candy”
from: Brand new song, first time played on radio, to be released soon / Independent / Mar. 2014
[The Philistines are Kansas City based rock ‘n roll/pop band with a psychedelic bent, made up of: Kimberely Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar and vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Michelle Bacon on bass; Josh Mobley on keyboard, and Steve Gardels on drums.]

[The Philistines play The Middle of the Map Fest, Saturday, April 5, at 4:00 for Wednesday MidDay Medley’s – 90.1 FM KKFI Day Party at Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania Ave. with Vi Tran Band, Maria The Mexican, Rev Gusto, and Pedaljets.]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Guest Producer Crystal Boson

Writer and poet Crystal Boson joins us as “Guest Producer” for our second hour. Crystal Boson is irrepressible, crafty, and really into Afro-Futurism and Black Sci-Fi. She has been previously published in Callaloo, Pank, The Black Bottom, and has two chapbooks, “The Icarus Series” and “The Queer Texas Prayerbook” with Seven Kitchens Press. She is also currently working on her new collection, “Kansas Up South”. Her work focuses on the intersections of blackness, queerness, femme-ness and the everyday horror and beauty of the way those intertwine. When not doing that, she’s finishing up her dissertation on Hoodoo in the Department of American Studies at KU.

Crystal will be moving to Corvallis, Oregon in the fall, where she will be working in the WGSS department at Oregon State University. She currently resides in Lawrence, KS with her Kitchenaid Stand Mixer, her partner, and her cat, Ms. Delphina Jenkins Boson Lease III.

11:02

8. Janelle Monáe (Featuring Prince) – “Give Em What They Love”
from: The Electric Lady / Bad Boy Records / September 10, 2013
[Janelle Monáe moved from Kansas City, Kansas to New York to study theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her original plan was to pursue a career on Broadway, but she soon changed her mind and returned to music. After moving to Atlanta, GA, where she met OutKast’s Big Boi, Monáe founded the Wondaland Arts Society with like-minded young artists and made appearances on Outcast’s Idlewild, where Janelle is featured on the songs “Call The Law” and “In Your Dreams”. In 2007, Monáe released her first solo work, titled Metropolis. A few months later she was signed to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ label, Bad Boy Records.]

[Janelle Monae played the Uptown Theatre, Friday, November 15]

9. John Legend – “Stay With You”
from: Get Lifted / Sony – BMG / December 28, 2004
[Debut studio album of American singer John Legend, released via Kanye West’s GOOD Music label in the United States. Featuring production by West, John Legend, Dave Tozer and will.i.am, the album sold over three million units worldwide, with a total of 2.1 million copies in the U.S., where it was certified platinum. The album won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and earned Legend another two awards, for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his single “Ordinary People”. John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.]

10. Laura Mvula – “That’s Alright”
from: Sing to the Moon / Sony / March 1, 2013
[British soul singer-songwriter from Birmingham. Her debut album Sing to the Moon was produced by Steve Brown. She graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire with a degree in composition. While she was working as a supply teacher in a Birmingham secondary school, she started writing songs on her laptop. She was working as a receptionist when she sent out two demos to several people in the music industry. One of them, Steve Brown, heard the songs and sent them to his manager Kwame Kwaten who would become Laura’s manager. Laura is married to singer Themba Mvula. In a podcast for The Daily Telegraph, Mvula admitted to suffering from “crippling stage fright”.]

11:17

11. Blind Willie Johnson – “Dark Was the Night – Cold Was The Ground”
from: Dark Was The Night / Fat Possum Records / June 4, 1998
[“Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” is a gospel-blues song written and performed by American musician Blind Willie Johnson and recorded in 1927. The song is primarily an instrumental featuring Johnson’s self-taught bottleneck slide guitar and picking style accompanied by his vocalizations of humming and moaning. It has the distinction of being one of 27 samples of music included on the Voyager Golden Record, launched into space in 1977 to represent the diversity of life on Earth. “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” was chosen as the human expression of loneliness. The song has been highly praised and covered by numerous musicians and is featured on the soundtracks of several films. Blind” Willie Johnson was born January 22, 1897 and died September 18, 1945. He was a gospel blues singer and guitarist. While the lyrics of his songs were usually religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions and is distinguished by his slide guitar accompaniment and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice. Johnson was not born blind, and, although it is not known how he lost his sight, Angeline Johnson told Samuel Charters that when Willie was seven his father beat his stepmother after catching her going out with another man. According to this account, the stepmother then blinded young Willie by throwing lye in his face.]

12. Meshell Ndegeocello – “Fool of Me”
from: Bitter / Maverick / August 13, 1999
[3rd solo album by Meshell Ndegeocello (born Michelle Lynn Johnson, Aug. 29, 1968) an American singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, vocalist. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, R&B, rock, jazz. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, and has 10 career Grammy Award nominations. She has been credited for having “sparked the neo-soul movement.”]

13. Rob Jungklas – “Drunk Like Son House”
from: Arkadelphia / Madjack Records / April 22, 2003
[Memphis, Tennessee-based musician, singer songwriter. Jungklas worked in the Memphis-based music circuit for 15 years before signing with Manhattan Records and releasing the album “Closer to the Flame” in 1986. The album contained the minor hit “Make It Mean Something” which reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another song, “Boystown,” had a video directed by Godley & Creme (in the same rapid-jump-cut style of their video for Wang Chung’s “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”). “Hello Heaven,” another song on the album, appeared on the soundtrack of the 1987 movie The Principal. Jungklas recorded a 2nd album that was not released; he then moved to RCA Records, where his album “Work Songs for a New Moon” was released in 1989. The album was not a commercial success, and he left the label. Jungklas then left the music business; he married, earned a college degree and got a job teaching English and science at the Hutchison School in Memphis. He moved to work at St. Georges Collierville working as a 7th grade science teacher. Jungklas began playing music again in 2001, and released the album Arkadelphia in 2003 on Memphis-based label Madjack Records.]

11:35 – Underwriting

11:36

14. Beyoncé – “Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)”
from: BEYONCÉ / Columbia / December 13, 2014
[Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, simply known as Beyoncé, was born September 4, 1981, Beyoncé is a recording artist and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny’s Child. Managed by her father Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé’s debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide; it sold 11 million copies, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard number-one singles “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”.]

15. Janelle Monáe – “We Were Rock & Roll”
from: The Electric Lady / Bad Boy Records / September 10, 2013
[Janelle Monáe moved from Kansas City, Kansas to New York to study theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her original plan was to pursue a career on Broadway, but she soon changed her mind and returned to music. After moving to Atlanta, GA, where she met OutKast’s Big Boi, Monáe founded the Wondaland Arts Society with like-minded young artists and made appearances on Outcast’s Idlewild, where Janelle is featured on the songs “Call The Law” and “In Your Dreams”. In 2007, Monáe released her first solo work, titled Metropolis. A few months later she was signed to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ label, Bad Boy Records.]

11:45

16. Fastball – “Vampires”
from: The Harsh Light of Day / Hollywood Records / September 19, 1999
[3rd album by pop-rock band Fastball, formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves “Magneto U.S.A.” but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records. In 1998, their album All the Pain Money Can Buy reached platinum sales within six months of its release, and stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for a year. In addition, the group has been nominated for two Grammy Awards – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “The Way”, and Best Long Form Music Video for their promotional video “They Wanted The Highway”. They also received five The Austin Chronicle awards: 1998’s Album of the Year, Best Video, Best Single/EP, Band of the Year, and 1995’s Best Pop Band. The Harsh Light of Day had a distinctly more layered and glossier sound than past albums, and featured an impressive roster of guest stars, including The Beatles contemporary Billy Preston, Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer and former Wallflowers guitarist Michael Ward. However, despite positive reviews and extensive touring and promotional activity, the album failed to match the success of its predecessor, and would be the band’s last studio effort for Hollywood Records. Miles Zuniga left the band briefly following the completion of promotional duties for The Harsh Light of Day, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, but re-joined the band soon afterwards. There is an episode of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer called “The Harsh Light of Day.” Coincidentally, Fastball’s song “Fire Escape” from their previous album was featured on the show. Fastball appeared on an episode of Charmed and played “You’re an Ocean” at Piper’s night club.]

17. Nyle – “Let the Beat Build (Video Cut)”
from: Capstone EP / Independent / August 25, 2009
[The first Album from NYLE x Naysayers. Lyrics written by Nyle Emerson. Produced by The Naysayers, Daniel Mensch, Funknasty, Mitch Friedman. Additional Songwriters: G. Caldwell, Benamin, A. Ekong, W. Allain-Marcus. Engineers: Nyle Emerson, Geoff Strassenburg, Mykael Alexander. Mix Engineer: Mykael Alexander. Mastering: David Pollock.]

18. Wayne Brady – “A Change Is Gonna Come”
from: A Long Time Coming / Concord Music Group / September 16, 2008
[First studio album by Emmy award-winning actor and comedian, Wayne Brady. Born Wayne Alphonso Brady on June 2, 1972. He is known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He was the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show, the original host of Fox’s Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, and has hosted Let’s Make a Deal since its 2009 revival.]

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

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

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Show #518

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, March 26, 2014

More Local & New Releases
+ Kaite Stover of Kansas City Public Library
+ Nathan Reusch & Middle of the Map Fest
+ Guest Producer Crystal Boson

Wednesday MidDay Medley Plays More Local Music & New Releases from: The Philistines, SoundsGood, Malachy Papers, Joc Max, Barclay Martin Ensemble, Schwervon!, Of Montreal, Kishi Bashi, Janelle Monae, John Legend, Laura Mvula, Blind Willie Johnson, Meshell Ndegeocello, Rob Jungklas, Beyoncé, Fastball, Nyle, and Wayne Brady.

At 10:15 Mark talks with Kaite Stover – Director of Readers’ Services at The Kansas City Public Library. Kaite joins us to discuss: “Books to go with your favorite TV Shows: House of Cards, Downton Abbey, True Detective, and Walking Dead.” More info at http://www.kclibrary.org

At 10:30 Mark talks with Nathan Reusch co-founder of The Record Machine, and the brainchild of INK’s Middle of the Map Fest, April 3 – 5. Nathan joins us to talk more about this year’s line-up of musical artists for the festival! We’ll play music from featured bands and headliners of this year’s festival. More info at: http://www.middleofthemapfest.com

At 11:00, writer and poet Crystal Boson joins us as “Guest Producer” for our second hour. Crystal Boson is irrepressible, crafty, and really into Afro-Futurism and Black Sci-Fi. She has been previously published in Callaloo, Pank, The Black Bottom, and has two chapbooks, “The Icarus Series” and “The Queer Texas Prayerbook” with Seven Kitchens Press. She is also currently working on her new collection, “Kansas Up South”. Her work focuses on the intersections of blackness, queerness, femme-ness and the everyday horror and beauty of the way those intertwine. When not doing that, she’s finishing up her dissertation on Hoodoo in the Department of American Studies at KU.

Crystal will be moving to Corvallis, Oregon in the fall, where she will be working in the WGSS department at Oregon State University. She currently resides in Lawrence, KS with her Kitchenaid Stand Mixer, her partner, and her cat, Ms. Delphina Jenkins Boson Lease III.

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Show #518

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, March 19, 2014

More Local & New Releases
+ Regina Carter + Bent Knee + David George
+ Guest Producer Jesse Bartmess

1. White Girl – “We Will Never Die”
from: White Girl Vol. Two [EP] / Independent / Oct. 5, 2012
[White Girl is the brain-child of Martin Bush. He is joined on this recording by Marc Pepperman (the Republic Tigers), Nick Organ (Beautiful Bodies, Various Blonde), Skyler McClun, and Matt Epstein.]

[A new White Girl single: “Don’t Fear the Creeper” was released January 7, 2014 it features Keenan Nichols of THE ARCHITECTS for shredding some serious guitar and Ryan Bates of Waiting for Signal for bringing the awesome voiceover skills in his role as THEE CREEPER!! Proceeds from the single go to Midwest Music Foundation.]

[White Girl plays The Riot Room, Friday, March 21, with Sphinx, and Max Justus.]

2. Middle Twin – “Animate”
from: Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo / Midwest Music Found. / Oct 5, 2013
[The 5-piece Electronic/Indie/Rock band is based in Lawrence, Kansas. The band is formerly known as Brain Food. The band members include: Demi Renault, Eric Davis, Isaac Flynn, Joel Martin, and Jon Fitzgerald]

[Middle Twin play an album release show, Fri, Mar 28, at The Riot Room, w/ Antennas Up, Rev Gusto.]

10:09 – Underwriting

10:10

3. Bent Knee – “Way Too Long (Live Version)”
From: New song that will be on new full length coming in July.
[Boston based 6-piece band.]

[Bent Knee Plays The Brick, Tonight, March 19 with Jorge Arana Trio and Cloudburst featuring Jeff Harshbarger & Sterling Holmann]

10:13 – Interview with Bent Knee

Critically acclaimed Boston based band, Bent Knee toured Japan in December 2013, and is putting the finishing touches on their second album, slated for release later this year. The band is currently on tour throughout April, playing The Brick, Tonight, March 19, with Jorge Arana Trio and Cloudburst featuring Jeff Harshbarger & Sterling Holmann;

Let’s introduce the band:
Courtney Swain (vocals, keys)
Ben Levin (guitar)
Vince Welch (producer, sound design)
Chris Baum (violin)
Jessica Kion (bass)
Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth (drums)

The band calls their music: Art-Rock, Alternative, Avant-Indie

Bent Knee was formed in Since its inception in 2010, the band met while in Berkeley.

The credits from their debut album. Music written by Ben Levin & Courtney Swain; Arranged by BENT KNEE; Produced by Vince Welch; Recorded by Adam Brass & Chris Ray at Mercenary Audio (Foxboro, MA) and by Adam Brass at Big T Productions (Quincy, MA) and The Record Co. Inc. (Boston, MA); Mixed by Vince Welch; Mastered by Randy Roos at Squam Sound (Ashland, NH)

Bent Knee has earned high praises from both fans and critics alike, including Deli Magazine’s New England Artist of the Month (August 2012), Best Albums of 2011 by Ryan’s Smashing Life and Olive Music, and Cover Me’s 50 Best Cover Songs of 2011.

The ensemble recently arrived home from touring Japan in December 2013.

Bent Knee is putting the finishing touches on their 2nd album, slated for release later this year.

Bent Knee Plays The Brick, Tonight, March 19, with Jorge Arana Trio and Cloudburst featuring Jeff Harshbarger & Sterling Holmann

10:26

4. Regina Carter – “I Moaned and Moaned”
from: Southern Comfort / Sony Music Masterworks / February 28, 2014
[9th solo release from acclaimed American Jazz Violinist, born in Detroit, Michigan. She received a MacArthur Fellows Program “genius grant,” in September 2006. On her new release she explores the folk tunes her paternal grandfather, a coalminer, would have heard as he toiled in Alabama – and the project expanded to include other folk tunes of the region.]

10:30 – Interview with Regina Carter

Acclaimed jazz violinist, Regina Carter, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her new release, “Southern Comfort” (Sony Masterworks) was inspired by her exploration of the folk tunes her paternal grandfather, a coal miner, would have heard as he toiled in Alabama. This is the 9th solo release from this MacArthur Fellows Program “genius grant,” winner, and the committee stated this about Carter: “Regina Carter is a master of improvisational jazz violin. Though her work draws upon a wide range of musical influences–including Motown, Afro-Cuban, Swing, Bebop, Folk, and World–she has crafted a signature voice and style….Carter’s performances highlight the often overlooked potential of the jazz violin for its lyric, melodic, and percussive potential. Her early training as a classical musician is reflected in the fluidity, grace, and balance of her performance. Carter’s repertoire retains a firm connection with the familiar while venturing in new, unexpected directions… Through artistry with an instrument that has been defined predominantly by the classical tradition, Carter is pioneering new possibilities for the violin and for jazz.” Regina Carter plays The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Sunday, March 23, at 7:00 pm in Helzberg Hall. Info at: http://www.kauffmancenter.org.

Regina Carter’s 2006 release, “I’ll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey,” featured her mother’s favorite early jazz standards. In 2010 she released “Reverse Thread” a recording celebrating the traditions of African music re-imagined for violin, accordion, bass, drams and kora. On this new album Regina was moved to explore the folk music her grandfather might have heard working in Alabama as a coal miner.

Regina Carter’s biography talks about her intention on making the past, present. Regina did hours and hours of research and digging to find field recordings, books, stories.

The song “I Moaned and Moaned” was a field recording of an early gospel quartet singing this piece, that Regina heard in your research. She was reminded of attending church with her in-laws in rural Virginia. This version, arranged by Lucas Madrazo, features a more contemporary sound of Carter’s violin intertwined with layered electric guitars. “I had kind of wanted to stay away from guitar, because when people hear violin and guitar, their minds go to Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli,” Carter said. “Now with this, it’s obviously so far away from that. Adam and Marvin are such incredible, tasteful players. They were perfect to have on this project.”

[Regina sought out distant relatives and books about the era in which her grandfather lived. From there, she went to the Library of Congress and the renowned collections of folklorists such as Alan Lomax and John Work III digging deep into their collected field recordings from Appalachia.]

“When I would hear some of these field recordings, if I heard something that touched me I put it on the list,” said Carter. “I had maybe 50 tunes that I felt strongly about, and I finally forced myself to work more on those to stop myself from collecting more.”

The 11 tracks on Southern Comfort include Carter’s interpretations of Cajun fiddle music, early gospel and coal miner’s work songs in addition to some more contemporary tunes.

Her music has transcended genre to include folk, rock, country, funk, proving the versatility of the violin, or fiddle, yet she first started playing piano at age two and her piano teacher suggested you would be happier playing violin.

Regina Carter studied classical and jazz in college, worked as a teacher, a nanny, became part of a critical all female quintet, launched a solo career while also playing with Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Billy Joel, and Dolly Parton, Max Roach, Oliver Lake, Wynton Marsalis.

[While Regina Carter was studying classical violin at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. After graduating, in 1985 she taught strings in Detroit public schools. She moved to Europe and spent two years in Germany. working as a nanny for a German family and teaching violin on a U.S. military base. Carter returned to the U.S. she served as violinist for the all female pop-jazz quintet Straight Ahead in 1987, with Cynthia Dewberry, Gailyn Mckinney, Eilleen Orr, and Marion Hayden. In the early to mid-1990s, Branford Marsalis was quoted as saying, “They truly swing.” They released a trio of albums on the Atlantic Jazz label including their self-titled debut, Body and Soul, and Look Straight Ahead. Carter went solo before the release of their third album, Dance of the Forest Rain, and began an impressive run, establishing herself as a force in the jazz world on the violin.]

[In 1991 Regina left the band and moved to New York City. While in New York she was a relative unknown and undertook work accompanying performers such as Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Billy Joel, and Dolly Parton. She also played with Max Roach and Oliver Lake, as well as being in the String Trio of New York. Carter worked on the albums Intermobility (1993), Octagon (1994), and Blues…? (1996) with the group.]

[While with the trio, she released her first solo CD, Regina Carter (1995). 1997 saw the release of her second solo album dedicated to her mother, entitled Something For Grace. She toured with Wynton Marsalis for the 1997 production Blood on the Fields. She then changed record companies, from Atlantic Records to Verve Music Group, which allowed her more artistic freedom and she released Rhythms of the Heart (1999).]

We went out of the interview with the song “Honky Tonkin” by Hank Williams, Regina talk about Chris Lightcap’s (her bassist) arrangement, and how it has often reminded Carter of an Ornette Coleman piece with its jagged, funky edges. “It’s fun to solo over,” Carter said.

Regina Carter’s new recording, “Southern Comfort” was release on Sony Masterworks on February 28 and is available on iTunes, amazon, and local music stores. Regina Carter plays The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Sunday, March 23, at 7:00 pm in Helzberg Hall. Info at: http://www.kauffmancenter.org.

10:42

5. Regina Carter – “Honky Tonkin’”
from: Southern Comfort / Sony Music Masterworks / February 28, 2014
[9th solo release from acclaimed American Jazz Violinist, born in Detroit, Michigan. She received a MacArthur Fellows Program “genius grant,” in September 2006. On her new release she explores the folk tunes her paternal grandfather, a coal miner, would have heard as he toiled in Alabama – and the project expanded to include other folk tunes of the region.]

10:46 – Interview with David George

David George is a busy guy. In the past year he toured with John Fogerty, played The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, The View, he met Paul McCartney, he assembled a 5-piece band called David George & A Crooked Mile that shared the stage with The Lumineers & Jacob Dylan, performed at The Crossroads Music Festival, SXSW – MidCoast Takeover. David also performed a solo acoustic set in front of nearly 9,000 people at Kansas City’s legendary Starlight Theatre opening for Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent. David George plays The Riot Room, Thursday, March 20, with Dead Voices, David George & A Crooked Mile, and Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds.

David played in the bands Moaning Lisa and Culture Killers, moved to L.A. In 2010 he released Love/Life, a collection of 12 songs, recorded in Burbank, California. A family emergency brought David back to KC, where he continued his solo work and recorded “Going Underground” on EP of 4 new songs and a cover of “I’m A Believer.”

Since “Going Underground,” David’s band: A Crooked Mile has evolved into a 5-piece that includes: David George – Vocals, Guitar / John Johnson – Guitar, Vocals / Ben Byard – Bass, Vocals / Christine Gross – Cello, Vocals / Giuliano Mingucci – Drums

A Crooked Mile, played SXSW for The MidCoast Takeover.

David has written and recorded several new songs for an upcoming full length release

David George plays The Riot Room, Thursday, March 20, with Dead Voices, David George & A Crooked Mile, and Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds.

10:57

6. David George & A Crooked Mile – “Shine”
from: Brand new song, first time played on radio, to be released soon / Independent / Mar. 2014

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Guest Producer Jesse Bartmess

Jesse Bartmess, is a music lover who attends several shows a week. He also makes his own ambient/electronic music under the moniker, Sinple. Jesse is a proud supporter of local music and local radio, especially 90.1 KKFI. During a recent 90.1 FM On Air Fund Drive Jesse donated to receive our “Guest DJ” Thank You Gift, and he joined us to play some his favorite songs of the year, so far, plus a classic ballad of love and loss.

“So much good music comes out every year, and it’s nearly impossible to keep track and hear it all.” – Jesse Bartmess

[Sinple plays Czar, March 28, on his birthday, opening for Chrissy Murderbot (from Chicago), and FSTZ]

7. Angel Olsen – “Stars”
from: Burn Your Fire For No Witness / Jagjaguwar / February 18, 2014
[American folk and indie rock singer and guitarist, who was raised in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] She first toured as a backing singer and guitarist with Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and The Cairo Gang.]

8. Xiu Xiu – “Stupid in the Dark”
from: Angel Guts: Red Classroom / Polyvinyl / February 4, 2014
[Avant-garde rock originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. As of 2009, his bandmate has been Angela Seo. The band’s name is taken from the 1998 Chinese film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.]

9. St. Vincent – “Prince Johnny”
from: St. Vincent / Republic Records – / Feb. 25, 2014
[Self-titled 4th studio album from multi-instrumentalists Annie Erin Clark (b. Sept. 28, 1982), known by her stage name St. Vincent. She began her music career as a member of The Polyphonic Spree and was also part of Sufjan Stevens’ touring band before forming her own band in 2006. Clark currently resides in Manhattan.]

[St. Vincent plays Lawrence, Kansas at Liberty Hall, on Monday, March 31, 8:00pm w/ Novellier]

11:15

10. Wild Beasts – “Nature Boy”
from: Present Tense / Domino Recording / February 24, 2014
[Indie rock from Kendal, England. They released their first single, “Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants”, on Bad Sneakers Records in Nov. 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have released four acclaimed albums, Limbo, Panto in 2008, Two Dancers in 2009, Smother in 2011, and Present Tense in 2014.]

11. Temples – “Shelter Song”
from: Sun Structures / Fat Possum Records / February 11, 2014
[English psychedelic rock band, formed in Kettering, Northamptonshire in 2012, by singer-guitarist James Edward Bagshaw & bassist Thomas Edison Warmsley. They have received considerable press attention during their short existence and have been cited by Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher as the best new band in Britain.]

12. Black Lips – “Smiling”
from: Underneath the Rainbow / Black Lips / March 17, 2014 [Formed 1999 in Dunwoody, Georgia.]

11:25 – Underwriting
11:26

13. EMA – “Satellites” (CD #13) (4:18)
from: The Future’s Void / Matador Records / April 8, 2014

14. Bradford Cox – “VHS Dream(Teenage)”
from: Teenage (Original Soundtrack) / Teenage Documentary PSC. LLC / March 11, 2014
[born May 15, 1982, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Deerhunter. He also pursues a solo career under the moniker Atlas Sound. Cox formed Deerhunter with drummer Moses Archuleta in 2001. The band has released 6 studio albums along with several singles and EPs. Atlas Sound is a name Cox has used since he was ten to refer to his own music, but his first full-length production under the name was Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel, released in 2008. Cox’s method of creating music is stream-of-consciousness, and he does not write lyrics in advance. He made his film acting debut in 2013’s Dallas Buyers Club.] [ Bradford Cox has composed the original score for the documentary Teenage, which is about the invention of the teenager and youth culture, from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The soundtrack is out digitally on Mar. 11 via Cinereach Music, and the film is in select theaters starting Mar. 14.]

15. Beck – “Blue Moon”
from: Morning Phase / Fonograph – Capitol Records / February 25, 2013
[For the recording of Morning Phase, Beck reunited with many of the same musicians with whom he had worked on the critically acclaimed 2002 album Sea Change.]

11:40

16. Jefferson Airplane – “Coming Back to Me”
from: Surrealistic Pillow / / February 1967
[Formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of counterculture-era psychedelic rock, the group was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve international mainstream success. Their 1967 record Surrealistic Pillow is regarded as one of the key recordings of the “Summer of Love”. The band performed at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s—Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)—as well as headlining the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968). Two hits from the album “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit”, are listed in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. Successor bands to Jefferson Airplane include Jefferson Starship and Starship; spinoffs include Hot Tuna and KBC Band. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.]

11:49

17. The War on Drugs – “Under the Pressure”
from: Lost In The Dream / Secretly Canadian / March 18, 2014
[3rd album from band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2005. The band consists of Adam Granduciel (vocals, guitar), David Hartley (bass, guitar), Robbie Bennett (keys, guitar) & Patrick Berkery (drums). Founded by close collaborators Granduciel & Kurt Vile, The War on Drugs released their debut studio album, Wagonwheel Blues, in 2008. Vile departed shortly after its release to focus on his solo career. The band’s 2nd studio album Slave Ambient was released in 2011 to critical acclaim and extensive touring.]

[Sinple plays Czar, March 28, on his birthday, opening for Chrissy Murderbot (from Chicago), and FSTZ]

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.

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Show #517

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, March 19, 2014

More Local & New Releases
+ Regina Carter + Bent Knee + David George
+ Guest Producer Jesse Bartmess

Wednesday MidDay Medley Plays More Local Music & New Releases from: White Girl, Middle Twin, David George, Bent Knee, Regina Carter, Xiu Xiu, St. Vincent, Angel Olsen, Wild Beasts, Temples, Black Lips, Ice Balloons, EMA, David Bowie, Beck, Bradford Cox, Jefferson Airplane, and The War on Drugs.

At 10:15 Mark talks with members of the Boston based 6-piece, Art-Rock, Avant-Indie band, Bent Knee who plays The Brick, Wednesday, March 19 with Jorge Arana Trio, and Cloudburst featuring Jeff Harshbarger & Sterling Holmann.

At 10:30 Mark talks with Regina Carter, acclaimed American jazz violinist, born in Detroit, Michigan. Regina Carter’s new release, “Southern Comfort” (Sony Masterworks, February 28, 2014) was inspired by her exploration of the folk tunes her paternal grandfather, a coal miner, would have heard as he toiled in Alabama. The project expanded to include other folk tunes of the region. This is the 9th solo release from this MacArthur Fellows Program “genius grant,” winner. Regina Carter plays The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Sunday, March 23. Info at: http://www.kauffmancenter.org.

At 10:45 Kansas City based singer-songwriter, David George joins his current musical projects and his upcoming show at the Riot Room, Thursday, March 20, with Dead Voices, David George & A Crooked Mile, and Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds.

At 11:00 Kansas City based electronic musical artist Jesse Bartmess aka Sinple, joins us as “Guest Producer” for our second hour.

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Show #517

River Trade Radio
Nine to Eleven Sundays – Streaming at KKFI.org
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio

Sunday, March 16, 9:00am

Music from the Folk Alliance International
with River Trade Radio Guest Host: Mark Manning

Mark Manning hosted & produced this week’s show for Mikal Shapiro and Kasey Rausch while they were away playing shows on the road, and at the SXSW Music Festival and the Midcoast Takeover in Austin, Texas. Mark played recordings from 28 musical artists he got to see, and or meet, at the 26th Annual Folk Alliance International Conference, held last month at the Westin Crown Center, in Kansas City. (More info at: http://www.folk.org)

1. Roy Book Binder – “The Good Book”
from: The Good Book / Roy Book Binder / May 1, 2013
[12th album from the guitar pickin’ hillbilly bluesman, born in Queens, New York, October 5, 1943. Binder is a veteran guitar instructor, and can often be found teaching at the Fur Peace Ranch. There he demonstrates songs, turnarounds, chord variations, right hand methods, and many of his own powerful adaptations and unique approaches to the blues.]

[Roy Book Binder played The 2014 International Folk Alliance Conference, here in Kansas City.

2. Old Glory (Old Sound & Partners in Glory) – “River Trade Radio Theme”
from: Special single track created for River Trade Radio / February 2014
[Old Sound is: Greg Herrenbruck, Grady Keller, & Chad Brothers. Partners in Glory is: Kasey Rausch & Mikal Shapiro]

3. Lonesome Sisters & Riley Baugus – “Shady Grove”
from: Lonesome Scenes / Lonesome Sisters & Riley Baugus / July 19, 2012
[Master Banjo player Riley Baugus played The 2014 International Folk Alliance Conference including a 3:00am jam with The Carper Family, Betse Ellis, Cahalen Morrison, Eli West, Rural Grit All Stars, & others.]

4. HannaLee – “Vahalla”
from: Mochella / HannaLee / May 21, 2013
[Part of a 4 EP set, released seasonal, starting in the fall of 2012, through summer of 2013, from the Seattle based trio of Fidelia Rowe, Michael Harley & Anna-Lisa Notter who wowed the Folk Alliance International Conference. Info at: http://www.hannaleesong.com]

9:15

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

[Old Sound played Folk Alliance International Conf. Wed, Feb. 19 at Penn Valley on the KKFI Stage]

6. Betse Ellis – “The Traveler”
from: High Moon Order / Free Dirt / June 14, 2013
[2nd solo release from renowned fiddler, Betse Ellis, known by many as a founding member of The Wilders. Betse Ellis taught classes, organized panel discussions, performed in showcase performances and played fiddle with many musicians at the Folk Alliance International Conference.]

[Beste is travelin’ with Mikal Shapiro and Kasey Rausch playing gigs in Oklahoma, and at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.]

7. Cotton Wine – “When You Know You Know”
from: Cotton Wine EP / Cotton Wine / October 15, 2013
[Nashville-based Folk/Americana/Pop group & songwriting team by Brandon James & Femke]

8. Cahalen Morrison & Eli West – “Fiddlehead Fern”
from: I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands / Cahalen Morrison & Eli West / Feb. 4, 2014
[Cahalen Morrison & Eli West played The 2014 International Folk Alliance Conference, including a 3:00am jam with The Carper Family, Betse Ellis, Riley Baugus, Rural Grit All Stars, & others.]

9:30 – Underwriting

9:31

9. The Carper Family – “Would You Like to Get Some Goats?”
from: Back When / The Carper Family / August 25, 2011
[Austin, Texas based super trio. One of my favorite live performances from the Folk Alliance International Conference: Melissa Carper – bass, vocals; Beth Chrisman – fiddle, vocals; & Jenn Miori – guitar, vocals.]

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

11. Kasey Rausch w/ The Naughty Pines – “Alabama or Tennessee”
from: 1st single from Kasey’s upcoming solo release / Independent / 2014
[Kasey Rausch, is a Kansas City based Americana music maker and songwriter. She is also the co-host and co-producer of this radio show, River Trade Radio. Kasey is away and playing in Aistin Texas for the SXSW Music Fest and The MidCoast Takeover. Kasey is currently on the path to record her third full-length album!You can help her at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875374464/kasey-rausch-new-album 7 Days to go!]

12. Olassa – “Where Will I Live”
from: I Love You Come Back To Me / Independent / Jan. 26, 2013
[Indie Folk from Lawrence, Kansas. Allison Olassa Guitar, Accordion, Organ and Vocals; Cain Robberson on guitar and vocals; and Tyler Bachert on drums. Inspired performances.]

9:45

13. Kim Richey – “Breakaway Speed”
from: Thorn In My Heart (Work Tapes Version) / Yep Roc Records / April 16, 2013
[2-time Grammy nominee, Kim Richey played the Folk Alliance International Conference.]

14. Lance Canales & The Flood – “Freedom”
rom: Elixir / Lance Canales & The Flood / April 14, 2012
[Fresno, California American trio made up of: Lance Canales, Vocals & Guitar, Chris Estep on Snare & Stomp Box, David Quinday Up Right Bass. Canales garnered a reputation as a child of being able to train wild horses and for years was forced to take his lumps in order to help his family make ends meet. It wasn’t until he confiscated an older sister’s beat up guitar and combined it with vocals he’d discovered in his mother’s fire and brimstone church that he was able to slowly carve a way out of the hard toil life with his music. While Canales may have left that life behind that life has never left his music. In 2012 Lance Canales & The Flood did the soundtrack for the documentary “Dancing the Salmon Home” which is currently being featured at film festivals across the country.]

15. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “Stalling On Dreams”
from: Katy Guillen & The Girls – EP / Independent / August, 2013
[Katy Guillen (guitar, vocals), Claire Adams (bass, vocals) & Stephanie Williams (drums). These three were recent finalist at the International Blues Competition in Memphis garnering new fans from all of the world. Katy Gullen and Claire Adams also play with Claire and The Crowded Stage. Katy Guillen is also a founding member og the band The D’Dinas.]

[Katy Guillen & The Girls play BB’s Lawnside Barbeque, on Thursday, March 20.]

10:00 – Station ID

16. Jon Dee Graham – “Just Like That”
from: Garage Sale! / Freedom Records / June 26, 2012
[Jon Dee Graham is a musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. He was born February 28, 1959. Graham was named the Austin Musician of the Year during the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference in 2006. He was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame three times: as a solo artist in 2000, again in 2008 as a member of The Skunks, and again in 2009 as a member of the True Believers.]

[Jon Dee Graham played the Folk Alliance International with a special set with his 13 year old son William.]

17. Amy LaVere – “The Bridge”
from: This Bridge – Single / Minden Music / July 2, 2013
[Memphis, Tennessee based singer songwriter and professional actress. Her debut musical release came in 2005. She played Wanda Jackson in “Walk The Line” and Jesse in “Black Snake Moan.”]

[Amy LaVere plays Kansas City at Knuckleheads, on March 29.]

19. Megan Burtt – “Waited for June”
from: It Ain’t Love / Independent / June 8, 2012
[Singer songwriter guitarist performer who grew up in Denver, Colorado. “I want to be remembered as someone who never took a moment for granted,” tells Burtt, “as someone who pursued an understanding of human emotion—who felt it—and related it through song.”]

10:15 – Underwriting

10:16

19. Crosby Stills Nash – “Lady of the Island”
from: Crosby, Stills, Nash / Atlantic / 1969
[Graham Nash was the keynote speaker at the Folk Alliance International CONFERENCE, February 19 – 23, at The Westin Crown Center. http://www.folk.org]

20. Molly Tuttle & John Mailander – “Morning Morgantown”
from: Molly Tuttle & John Mailander / Back Studio Records / 2014
[Molly Tuttle & John Mailander performed with Brittany Karlson, as a trio at The Folk Alliance International.]

21. Brewer & Shipley – “People Love Each Other”
from: One Toke Over The Line: The Best of Brewer & Shipley / Buddha Records / Aug 7, 2001
[from their 1969 release WEEDS. The duo has released 12 albums and continued to tour together, part time. At present, Michael Brewer lives outside of Branson, Missouri. Tom Shipley lives in Rolla, Missouri, where he is part of the staff of Missouri University of Science & Technology (formerly the University of Missouri – Rolla). He is manager of distance learning, video, audio, & other special video productions for the university.]

[Brewer & Shipley received the 2014 Spirit Of Folk Award at Folk Alliance International Conference.]

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

[Mikal Shapiro is down in Austin, Texas for the SXSW Music festival and the Midcoast Takeover.]

10:30

23. John Gorka – “Bright Side of Down”
from: Bright Side of Down / Red House Records / March 4, 2014
[12th full lenth album from acclaimed folk singer songwriter.]

24. Sara Swenson – “Snow”
from: All Things Big and Small / Independent / 2010
[2nd full-length release from Kansas City based singer songwriter who is also a teacher, and who recently moved back to the Kansas 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.]

25. Kris Delmhorst – “Pretty How Town”
from: Strange Conversation / Signature Sounds Recording / June 27, 2006
[Based on the ee cummings’s poem: “Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town.” With her 2006 release, Strange Conversations Kris Delmhorst adapted classical and popular poems to her own original music. After this critically acclaimed album, Kris released an album of covers from the band The Cars and is currently getting ready to release a new album of new songs, many of which she performed at the Folk Alliance International.]

26. Bobby Bare, Jr. – “Shame on Me”
from: Shame On me – Single / Big Legal Mess / January 7, 2014
[Nominated for a grammy at the age of 6, for a duet with his dad called “Daddy What If,” written by Shel Silverstein. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 28, 1966. He grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with George Jones & Tammy Wynette as his next door neighbors. Bobby has two children and a degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee. Bobby made two albums for Immortal Records with his band Bare Jr., one for Sony Records in 1998, and one for Virgin Records in 2001. He has made 3 albums and 1 EP for Bloodshot Records since 2003, and he co-produced his Dad’s record THE MOON WAS BLUE in 2006.]

10:45

27. Dawn Landes – “Bluebird”
from: Bluebird / Western Vinyl / February 18, 2014
[5th studio album from singer-songwriter born December 5, 1980. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, now based in Brooklyn, New York. A skilled producer and engineer, she has worked at Stratosphere Sound in New York City and at Philip Glass’ own personal recording studio. In 2009 Landes helped found Saltlands Studio in Brooklyn, NY.]

28. John Statz & Josh Harty – “World of War”
from: 12 August / Money Wolf Music / February 18, 2014
[Josh Harty is originally from North Dakota and John Statz is from Wisconsin. Recorded unrehearsed, live, with no edits, at Silo Sounds on the south side of Denver, on a free day between shows. John and Josh had played Denver the night before, and only had to drive as far as Fort Collins the next.]

[John Statz & Josh Harty played The 2014 International Folk Alliance Conference Opening night KC Extravaganza Wed, Feb. 19 – Money Wolf Presents Showcase, at Pershing South, 8:00 to 1:00, featuring: Jason Beers, Jorge Arana Trio, The Silver Maggies, Dollar Fox, Expassionates.]

Mark Manning is host and producer of Wednesday MidDay Medley, 10-noon, on 90.1 FM KKFI.

Tim Finn, Music Writer for The Kansas City Star and Ink, wrote that Wednesday MidDay Medley was the “Best Place To Hear Local Music On The Radio: The place to listen to new local music and often hear performers talk about it.” (December 4, 2013)

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River Trade Radio – Show #3

River Trade Radio
Nine to Eleven Sundays – Streaming at KKFI.org
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio

Sunday, March 16, 9:00am

Music from the Folk Alliance International

This week Mark Manning fills in for hosts Mikal Shapiro and Kasey Rausch while the women are playing at the SXSW Music Festival and the Midcoast Takeover in Austin, Texas.

Mark will play recordings from 29 musical artists he got to see, and or meet, at the 26th Annual Folk Alliance International Conference, held last month at the Westin Crown Center, in Kansas City.

We’ll hear tracks from: The Carper Family, HannaLee, Kris Delmhorst, Olassa, Cotton Wine, Jon Dee Graham. Riley Baugus & Lonesome Sisters, Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, Lyal Strickland, Kasey Rausch, Bobby Bare Jr., Molly Tuttle & John Mailander, Old Sound, Betse Ellis, Lance Canales & The Flood, Roy Book Binder, John Gorka, Dawn Landes, Katy Guillen & The Girls, Amy LaVere, Megan Burtt, Sara Swenson, John Statz & Josh Harty, Kim Richey, Crosby Stills & Nash, Brewer & Shipley, Mikal Shapiro, and also Mountain Sprout.

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

Show #3

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