WMM Playlist from November 27, 2013

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, November 27, 2013

2013: The Year in Music
with: Tim Finn, Marion Merritt, Chris Haghirian, & Michelle Bacon

10:04 – Tim Finn’s Favorite Recordings of 2013

Originally from Youngstown, New York, Tim Finn studied at University of Missouri in Columbia and received his Masters of Arts, in Journalism from the University of Kansas. Tim is the Music Writer of the Kansas City Star and Ink, and the music blog: Back to Rockville.

1. Bloodbirds – “Psychic Surgery”
from: Psychic Surgery / Independent / April 1, 2013
[KC based Psychedelic post-punk trio featuring ex-Ad Astra Per Aspera member Mike Tuley, his wife Brooke Tuley and Anna St. Louis. The album will be available as a vinyl LP in April. Recorded at Junior’s Motel, with additional recording at the Worst Place in the World, and House Tuley. Recorded by Kirk Kaufman and Mike Tuley. Mixed by Mike Tuley.]

2. Dead Voices – “Pardoning”
from: Dead Voices / Independent / April 20, 2013
[KC Super-Group, formed in September of 2010, by David Regnier, Jason Beers, Matt Richey, Michael Stover, Marco Pascolini. Lauren Krum sings with David on “Pardoning”. The band joined us on April 17.]

3. Josh Berwanger – “Baby Loses Her Mind”
from: Strange Stains / Good Land Records / October 1, 2013
[From Berwangermusic.com: “Josh Berwanger could easily be considered a veteran of the rock and roll wars. He first made a name for himself as a member of The Anniversary, a seminal Kansas band that released two glorious albums (2000’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown and 2002’s Your Majesty) and selling over 100,000 records before imploding in a breakup of Fleetwood Mac-style proportions while attempting to tour Japan. Undeterred, Berwanger put together a new band—a country-rock outfit called The Only Children–and would go on to release two criminally underrated records (2004’s Change of Living and 2007’s Keeper of Youth) before pulling the plug on that project and taking a job doing the next most logical thing possible– coaching high school basketball in Lawrence, Kansas. For the recording of Strange Stains, Berwanger joined forces with old pal (and original drummer for The Anniversary) Michael Hutcherson, who brought not only brought the rhythm to the record, but a wonderful familiarity as well. “Josh and I met in 1996 while playing in local Kansas City pop punk bands,” recalls Hutcherson, “I am honored to be making music with Josh again. For all that’s changed in our lives over the years, we’ve still got a symbiotic musical relationship. No questions, no egos, just rock and roll. The new also features additional playing from The Breeders’ Jim Macpherson.”]

4. PedalJets – “Tangled Up”
from: What’s In Between / Electric Moth Records / June 25, 2013 [1st 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. hepedaljets.com]

[Pedaljets play Black & Gold Tavern, Sat, Dec 7, 9:pm, w/ King City Thieves, Red Kate, The Bad Ideas]

5. The Grisly Hand – “Municipal Farm Blues”
from: Country Singles / Independent / April 26, 2013
[Formed in 2009. The current line up includes: Jimmy Fitzner (Guitar and Vocals), Lauren Krum (Vocals and Percussion), Johnny Nichols (Bass and Vocals), Matt Richey (Drums), Mike Stover (Steel Guitar), and Ben Summers (Guitar and Mandolin). Mike Stover & Lauren Krum of The Grisly Hand joined us LIVE April 24.]

10:30 – Underwriting

10:31 – Marion Merritt’s Favorite Recordings of 2013

Marion Merritt is the creator of the music film books and art blog: a2-m3.com a site that gives visitors a wealth of information on new releases. Marion also works in the music department at Barnes & Noble on The Plaza, and has been joining us on Wednesday MidDay Medley for over 9 years, sharing her newest sonic discoveries and information from her musically encylopedic Brain.

6. CocoRosie – “Tears for Animals” feat. Antony
from: Tales of a Grasswidow / Transistor Recording / May 28, 2013

7. Laura Marling – “I Was An Eagle”
from: Once I Was An Eagle / Ribbon Music / May 28, 2013

8. The Holydrug Couple – “Counting Sailboats”
from: Noctuary / Sacred Bones Records / Jan. 22, 2013

9. Foxygen – “Shuggie”
from: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic / Jagjaguar / January 18, 2013
[Second full-length album by Californian experimental rock duo of Sam France, 22 year old vocalist and songwriter, originally from Olympia, Washington, and Jonathan Rado, also 22, who is a songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player, originally form NYC. Formed in 2005, the band self-released several EPs between 2007 and 2011. In 2012 the group was signed to Jagjaguwar Records. This album was produced by Richard Swift and recorded at his National Freedom studio.]

10. Phosphorescent – “The Quotidian Beasts”
from: Muchacho / Dead Oceans / March 15, 2013

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Chris Haghirian’s Favorite Recordings of 2013

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, The MidCoast Takeover of SXSW Music Festival, featuring KC & Lawrence area bands, the music at The Plaza Art Fair, and Wednesday Home Game concerts at The Kauffman Stadium for The Royals. Chris also is a hardworking volunteer for the Midwest Music Foundation.

11. Olassa – “Sloe Gin”
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.]

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

[Not a Planet plays KC Uncovered III: Shine A Light, Sat, Dec 21, recordBar, A Tribute to Abigail Henderson and MMF KC Pils Voting Party. The 1st day of 10-day voting period for Blvd. Brewing Co. KC Pils campaign. Starring: Sister Mary Rotten Crotch, Not a Planet , Vi Tran band, The Clementines , The Oil Lamps (Feat. Bill Sundahl, Mike Meyers, Steve Tulipana, and others).]

13. Maps For Travelers – “Matter of Time”
from: Change Your Name / No Sleep Records / April 27, 2013
[Formed in the Spring of 2010 by 4 musicians who have played and toured nationally in various bands in and around the local KC area. RL Brooks on Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet; Zach Brotherton on Vocals, Guitar; David Fleming on Bass, Kevin Medina on Drums.]

14. Anakin – “Upside Down”
from: Emergency Broadcast System – EP / Anakin / June 21, 2013

15. Cowboy Indian Bear – “Let it Down”
from: Live Old, Die Young / The Record Machine / April 23, 2013
[Joshua Browning served the band as producer and engineer. The songs were recorded over a three year period, where the band was also constantly touring, living on the road, keeping the van running. Beau Bruns – percussion, vocals, glockenspiel, guitar, Charles Calhoun – vocals, guitar, bass, keys, percussion, Martinez Hillard – vocals, guitar, keys, bass, percussion; Kaylyn Conroy vocals, piano, keys.]

Chris also talked about this great upcoming event:

The 5th annual Murder Ballad Ball “Pleading The Fifth” Dec. 6 & 7, at The Living Room Theatre 1818 McGee, KCMO. FRIDAY, DEC 6, “THE TRIAL” features: Freight Train & Rabbit Killer, and the reunion of, American Catastrophe. Before the concert, a very special dinner will be prepared by KC celebrity chef, Celina Tio, limited to 50 people and is presale only. SATURDAY, DEC 7, “THE VERDICT” features 14 short performances by: The Silver Maggies, Rural Grit Allstars, Thee Haunted Maestro (Shaun Hamontree’s his new band), Anthony Ladesich, Kasey Rausch, Cadillac Flambe’, Mikal Shapiro, The Philistines , Damon Parker, Loaded Goat, Kill Noise Boys, A.J.Gaither, Blue Boot Healers, and David George.

Midwest Music Foundation information:

Midwest Music Foundation sponsors health care programs and provides financial relief to local musicians who have suffered a health care crisis. Since 2009, the MMF has distributed $30,000 in health-care grants. The Foundation aims to create mechanisms where Musicians, Live Sound Engineers, Music Club Employees, and Recording Engineers can gain affordable access to health care.
More info at MidwestMusicFound.org

Boulevard KC PILS Campaign:
As reported by The KC Star’s Joyce Smith (Oct. 1, 2013) “Boulevard Brewing Co.’s new “10% for KC” program has selected some new charities to help. Under the program announced earlier this year, the Kansas City brewery is donating 10 percent of the sales of its KC Pils each quarter to three different charities. Groups named as beneficiaries of KC Pils sales during the fourth quarter are: First Downs for Down Syndrome, the Midwest Music Foundation, and Synergy Services.

During the last 10 days of the quarter, members of the public can vote for their favorite charity among the three. The charity getting the most online votes will receive 60 percent of the available funds raised during that quarter; the runners-up will get 20 percent each.”

MMF is involved in a 2-day recording session & video shoot at Element Studios, with Joel Nanos, Black Mariah Productions and 12 KC area bands. This is all part of the Midwest Music Foundation and Boulevard Brewery’s KC Pils gives back to local charity campaign.
More info: http://www.voteformmf.com. (One vote per day per IP address.)

11:30 – Underwriting

11:31 – Michelle Bacon’s Favorite Recordings of 2013

Michelle Bacon is editor of The Deli Kansas City, music reviewer for Ink Magazine, column writer for The Kansas City Star, and maintains web/social media content for Midwest Music Foundation. She also plays drums for Drew Black and Dirty Electric, drums/bass in Dolls on Fire, and bass in the band The Philistines.

Queens of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork” / Matador / June 3, 2013
(Not played)

16. Tiny Horse – “Ghost”
from: Darkly Sparkly [EP] / Flyover Records / Mar. 4, 2013
[Outside of the band, we were the first to hear the debut EP release from Abigail Henderson and Christopher Lynn Meck. In our opinion, Abigail’s voice remains one of the most honest and moving voices in KC music scene, Chris Meck’s guitar sings too. Cody Wyoming-baritone guitar, guitar, keys, Zachary Phillips-bass guitar, Matt Richey-drums, percussion.]

17. The Latenight Callers – “Thunderbolt”
from: Songs for Stolen Moments / TLNC / June 8, 2013
[formed in Lawrence by baritone guitarist, Krysztof Nemeth, and vocalist Julie Berndsen, With the addition of Bassist Gavin Mac, and Nick Combs on keyboards. The Latenight Callers joined us live on June 5.]

The Grisly Hand – Country Singles / Independent / April 26, 2013
(Not played)

18. Ha Ha Tonka – “Staring At The End”
from: Lessons / Bloodshot Records / September 24, 2013
[Formed in Springfield, Missouri their music is steeped in Ozark folk. Originally from West Plains, Missouri. Brett Anderson – keyboard, guitar, and vocals; Lennon Bone – drums & vocals; Lucas Long – bass & vocals; Brian Roberts -guitar & vocals. Signed to Bloodshot Records out of Chicago. The band is named after Ha Ha Tonka state park in southern Missouri.]

Michelle Bacon is Editor-in-chief of The Deli – Kansas City. For more info: kansascity.thedelimagazine.com

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.

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

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Wednesday MidDay Medley presents 2013: The Year in Music

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, November 27, 2013

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2013: The Year in Music
with: Tim Finn, Marion Merritt, Chris Haghirian, & Michelle Bacon

Mark welcomes four special guests who’ll share their favorite musical releases of 2013. Guests include: Tim Finn, Music Editor of The KC Star, and creator of the influential music blog: Back to Rockville; Marion Merritt, of Barnes & Noble Music Dept. and creator of the music blog: a2-m3.com; Chris Haghirian, from Ink, and KC Star; and Michelle Bacon, Editor of The Deli KC.

We’ll hear recordings from: bloodbirds, Dead Voices, Josh Berwanger, Pedaljets, The Grisly Hand, CocoRosie ft. Antony, Laura Marling, The Holydrug Couple, Foxygen, Phosphorescent, Olassa, Not a Planet, Maps For Travelers, Anakin, Cowboy Indian Bear, Tiny Horse, The Latenight Callers, and Ha Ha Tonka.

And tune into Wednesday MidDay Medley in December as we present our 4-week special: The 113 Best Recordings of 2013.

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

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WMM Playlist from November 20, 2013

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, November 20, 2013

Our 500th Show!

Featuring LIVE performances in our 90.1 FM Studios from: Betse Ellis, Nathan Granner, Mat Shoare, Kasey Rausch, Mikal Shapiro, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Claire Adams & Katy Guillen, Lisa Cordes, David Wayne Reed, Bess Wallerstein and Maria Vasquez Boyd. Plus, Marion Merritt, Judy Mills, and Barry Lee playing their favorite song.

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1. Dimitri From Paris – “Prologue,”
from: Sacreblu / Atlantic Records / June 11, 1996

2. The Whittlers – “Touch The Artist”
from: Touch The Artist / Independent / Summer 2002
[One of four full length releases from Tom Livesay and Phil Wade released between 2000 – 2004. The album was made up entirely of covers with the exception of this song where Phil and Tom edited together excerpts of records from their collections. Ike Sheldon played piano and keyboards on several tracks.]

3. Dream Wolf – “interlude #3”
from: Dream Wolf / Independent / December 1, 2012
[Full length debut from: Christian Tady – Electric Guitar, Tess Jehle – Drums, Megan Zander – Vocals, Katelyn Boone – Keyboards, Brent Jamison – Bass. Recorded by DEERWOLFANIMALBEAR and mastered by Element Recording Studios. Includes 9 songs.]

10:02

Today’s show isn’t a retrospective. We’ll save that for our 10 year Anniversary Show next year. No, today’s show is a celebration of 500 weeks, at the same time, on the same station. When I started the show I only wanted to play music that I hadn’t heard on the radio for a while. I wanted to play new releases. I want to include interviews, and live performances, and special themes, and surprises, april fool’s day broadcasts, stories from our listeners. I wanted to mix it up. I remember early on, a listener called up, just after i played Jimi Hendrix followed by Peter Allen. The listener asked, “So this is how it’s gonna be, this is how you’re gonna do the show.” I hesitated and answered, yes, but I really wasn’t sure yet. I was still finding my way. We started doing entire programs devoted to Kansas City area musicians, and the Crossroad Music Festival, Apocalypse Meow, The MidCoast Takeover, The Middle of The Map Fest, The Pitch Music Awards.

To say that I’ve been inspired by the KC music scene, is an understatement. In just this last year, we have played from over 100 local releases of 2013. The KC music community is fueled by a collaborative and generous heart that is beating in so many of the artists I’ve met while doing this show. I am inspired by the women who created radio on 90.1 FM before me: my friend April Fletcher, and my friend Anne Winter. I’m inspired by the diverse , intelligent, motivated, listeners, looking for place on the dial, where they can connect to the amazing story of our community.

Today we celebrate the idea of community radio, free form radio, radio that tells the story of the people who live here, the artists, the writers, the teachers, the performers, the lovers. Today we celebrate 500 weeks of Wednesday MidDay Medley, the show that has brought us together, at this time, on this station. Thanks for listening.

10:05

Mat Shoare is a Kansas City based singer, guitarist, songwriter, record label founder. His second full length solo record,”Domestic Partnership” was released last December, on Golden Sound Records. Mat has also released EPs with his band The Empty Spaces, who won a Pitch Music Award this year for Best Garage Band. All of the music is available at Golden Sound Records, an independent, KC based record label Mat founded with his friends Jerad Tomasino and Ross Brown.

10:08

4. Mat Shoare – “Without You” (LIVE)
Also available on: Domestic Partnership / Golden Sound Records / Dec 11, 2013
[All songs by Mat Shoare. Made by Mat Shoare and Ross Brown. Most parts of this album were recorded by Mat Shoare in multiple bedrooms, basements, and offices from winter 2011 till fall 2012. It was finally focused into something cohesive by Ross Brown at The Reservation in Kansas City, MO.]

10:12

5. Boards Of Canada – “I Saw Drones”
from: Geogaddi / Warp / February 19, 2022
[a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison (born 1 June 1970) and Marcus Eoin (born Marcus Eoin Sandison; 21 July 1971)]

10:13

Maria Vasquez Boyd is a regular contributor to Wednesday MidDay Medley where she has produced shows about Ukuleles, Teachers, The Day of The Dead, and The Artist’s Studio. Maria is graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, where she has taught in the Design/Illustration Department, as well as, the Nelson Atkins Museum. Maria has served as the gallery coordinator for the Guadalupe Center and The Writers Place and as contributing Artist at Mattie Rhodes, Prosperos Books, and Present Magazine. Maria is also a founding member of the Latino Writers Collective. Maria is also the host of 90.1 FM’s ARTSPEAK Radio with Blair Schulmann, Airing tomorrow night at 7:30 PM and soon to be in a new tike slot.

10:15

6. Maria Vasquez Boyd – Original Piece (Live)

10:21

7. Piney Gir – “Que Sera Sera”
from: Peakahokahoo / Greyday Records / November 16, 2004
[Piney Gir is Angela Penhaligon who was born in Kansas and is now based in London, England. We had the chance to interview her on this show. She was encouraged by her parents to learn the piano from the age of four, she wrote her first song at the age of nine. Having earned a degree in music, she moved to England in 1998 to study at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. She released her debut solo electronica album, Peakahokahoo, in 2004 on UK label Truck Records (and licensed to Greyday Records for release in North America). She toured extensively, including opening for Erasure on a month long European tour. Her most recent album: Geronimo! was recorded in early 2011 in Los Angeles.]

10:21

Kasey Rausch was one of the first musicians to play live on the show. I think we may have played every song from her 2005 release “Born Near The Water, ” and her 2007 release “Live How You Love.” We started 2013 with a special show for Wednesday MidDay Medley that Kasey produced with her sister Kim Rausch McLaws, called The Rausch Haus Radio Show featuring musical recordings and live performances from five generations of the Rausch Family. Beside her solo work Kasey also plays bass in The Buttermilk Boys and is also a member of the new band doing older country songs, called The Naughty Pines.

Singer Songwriter, Artist, Curator, Journalist, Mikal Shapiro is back solidly in Kansas City after a seven-year hiatus in New York, Hawaii and Chicago. Mikal studied Film History, Film, and Writing at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, and received her MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago studying Film, Video, New Media, and Animation. Her full length solo releases “The Crow The Lark And The Loon from 2008, and “For Good” from 2010 have been acclaimed by local music writers. Mikal toured through the west and is the creator of the web television project, “Go! Go! Global Girls.” Mikal has also recently created music videos for Dead Voices and Folkicide.

10:23

8. Kasey Rausch – “Crazy Heart” (Live)

10:26

Mikal Shapiro you recently alkyd about how Kasey Rausch gave her her first guitar and taught her her first chords.

10:27

9. Mikal Shapiro – “Sycamore Valley” (Live)

10:30 – Underwriting

10:31

Marion Merritt is the creator of the music film books and art blog: a2-m3.com a site that gives visitors a wealth of information on new releases. Marion also works in the music department at Barnes & Noble on The Plaza, and has been joining us on Wednesday MidDay Medley for over 7 years, sharing her newest sonic discoveries and information from her musically encylopedic Brain.

10:33

10. Billie Holiday “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South”
from: Last Recording / MGM / July 1959
[Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed “Lady Day” by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.]

10:38

Operatic Tenor, Nathan Granner is recognized throughout the world as a generative, solo and collaborative artist and as one of The American Tenors, from the Odyssey/Sony Masterworks imprint. Nathan has collaborated with artists and producers of Opera, Concerts, Recorded Audio, Musical Theater and Performance Installation. Nathan is a graduate of University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music and a Metropolitan Opera National Council Semi-Finalist. He has performed leading roles at Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Wolf Trap Opera, as well as having been a featured artist with Opera Tampa and Tulsa Opera. Nathan has served as artistic director and performer in the first National PBS taping at the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. His latest endeavors are creating the Multi-Course Performance, an immersive installation experience of Classical Music, Cuisine and Light and Facilitating Artist Inc 2.

Nathan has been collaborating with so many groups and musicians and artists. Including Monocle, Bach Aria Soloists, and several theatre & arts organizations.

10:41

11. Nathan Granner – “I think I’m Going to Make it” w/ guitar (Live)

We also talked with Nathan about: KCMetropolis.org, The Monocle: Orphan’s feast

10:46

12. Nathan Granner – “Hustly-Bustly/Deck the Halls” (Live)
from: Orphan’s Feast produced last year by The Monocle

10:49

13. Be / Non – “Journey”
from: A Mountain of Yeses / Unipegadong / 2009

10:51

Lisa Cordes is a Kansas City based writer, theater artist, educator, non-profit worker. She nurtures children and art, in that order. Lisa has joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley to help during our fund drive shows, to talk about events at The Fishtank Theatre, The Shakespeare Festival, and the California Prop 8 case. Her play Prop 8 was produced on stage in Kansas City, Lawrence, Kansas and Orlando, Florida as well as for radio in a 2-hour LIVE broadcast on 90.1 FM.

10:53

14. Lisa Cordes – “What’s Not There” (Live)

10:59

15. The Magnetic Fields – BBC Radiophonic Workshop
from: Holiday / Merge / 1994

16. Nathan Grannar – “Un Meow-ra Amorosa”
from: Some Mozart / Home Recordings

11:00

A renowned fiddler, Betse Ellis, is known by many as a founding member of The Wilders. Betse is adept at the difficult technique of singing while playing the fiddle. Betse performs material, drawn from traditional American fiddle tunes, spirituals, original tunes, and her “personal old-time music”, influenced by avant-garde artists like Talking Heads, punk pioneers The Clash, and 19th century art music composer Gabriel-Marie. This year Betse released her 2nd full-length solo release, “High Moon Order” to much critical acclaim. Betse has been on the road touring, and adding her fiddle and voice to other musical collaborations. Betse has been a frequent guest of Wednesday MidDay Medley, most recently co-hosting our Winter and Spring Fund Drive Shows.

11:04

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17. Betse Ellis – “Straight To Hell” (Live)
Also available on High Moon Order / Free Dirt Records / June 14, 2013

11:10

18. Joe Strummer – “Without People, You’re Nothing”
from: The Future Is Unwritten / Capitol / March 30, 2007

19. Krystle Warren – “Station I.D.” ( :11)

11:11

David Wayne Reed grew up on a farm in Louisburg, Kansas. After graduating from Kansas State University he moved to KC and began appearing in shows at the KC Rep, and earning his Actor Equity Card. David changed paths as he explored the wild side of KC’s independent professional theatre scene as a principal member of Late Night Theatre. David is an actor, writer, raconteur and bon vivant. He has written and directed 8 plays including: Mother Trucker (2004), Mother Trucker 2: Ride On (2011) and Jolly Rancher (2012). David is a 2011 ArtsKC Inspiration Grant recipient and a Resident Artist at the Fishtank Performance Studio. David has joined us on WMM numerous times as guest producer and in our live version of “A Story in a Song” at the recordBar last summer.

11:14

20. David Wayne Reed – “Breezy Living Children’s Hour” (Live)

11:20

21. Wagon Christ – “Rennie Codgers”
from: Toomorrow / Ninja Records / March 29, 2011

11:21

Judy Mills opened Mills Record Company, a new independent record store, just 6 months ago at: 314 Westport Road, in Kansas City. Judy Mills has been a waitress, a student, a teacher, a poet, a corporate road warrior and a corporate retail slave.

11:24

22. Neko Case -“Things That Scare Me”
from: Blacklisted / Anti- / August 21, 2002

11:27

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, played LIVE in our 90.1 FM studios on our July 10, broadcast. Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear consists of Madisen Ward and Ruth Ward. They are a modern soulful/folk music duo. Performing mostly all original music. Madisen Ward was born in Oklahoma, and grew up in the outskirts of Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 2007. Madisen’s journey to become a musician, was “melodically passed down” through the songs of his mother. Last year Madisen Ward and “The Mama Bear” his mom – Ruth Ward recorded and released their EP, “We Burned The Cane Field.”

Joel Nanos, of Element recording originally gave me the “heads up” about Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear’s great recording and music.

11:29

23. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – “Dead Daffodils” (Live)

11:35 – Underwriting

11:36

Bess Wallerstein Huff is the Marketing and Sponsorship Specialist for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Bess has joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley to discuss her work as a Director with One Time Productions the environmental Theatre Company she founded. Bess has also been a part of our resurrection on The Bad Music Hour with her comedy group CounterClockwise Comedy, where Bess is a founding member. Bess is an actor and director and a frequent contributor to The Fishtank Theatre, Eat Their Words, and Screenland Theatre.

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24. Bess Wallerstein Huff – “My At Home Audience” (Live)

25. Monta At Odds – “Little Chance is Left”
from: Gringo / Montamusic / June 11 / 2008

11:45

Kansas City based singer, songwriter, and musician, Claire Adams, has been an integral part of multiple area bands including: Claire & The Crowded Stage, Appropriate Grammar, and Hidden Pictures. With Katy Guillen the two perform as a duo called Quirk & Ruckus, and with drummer Stephanie Williams they perform as a trio called The Katy Guillen and the Girls. The trio is launching Kickstarter campaign this Thursday for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January, and have have shows Thursday at BB’s Lawnside, and Saturday at Quasimodo’s. Friday they will play as the duo Quirk and Ruckus at Coda, with the B’Dinas (Katy Guillen’s other band) and Howard Iceberg.

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26. Claire Adams & Katy Guillen – “Think Twice” (Live)

11:50

27. Mexican Institute of Sound – “My buddy @julps”
from: Politico / Nacional Records / July 17, 2012

11:51

Barry Lee is the host of 90.1 FM’s Signal To Noise, heard every Sunday night from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. For the past three years Barry has organized a giant Beatles Tribute show that was produce this year at Knuckleheads in KC and at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas.

11:53

28. Lou Reed – “There is No Time”
from: New York / Sire / January 1, 1989

29. 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.

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

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WMM Playlist from November 13, 2013

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, November 13, 2013

Local & New Releases
+ Mac McSpadden & Sondra Freeman
+ Lucky DeLuxe & Meghan Whelan
+ Artist Ryan Wilks & Writer Jen Harris

1. Arcade Fire – “Flashbulb Eyes”
from: Reflector / Merge / October 28, 2013
[From wikipedia: 4th studio album from Montreal based band. Reflektor was co-produced by former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, regular Arcade Fire producer Markus Dravs, and the band itself. Influenced by Haitian rara music, the 1959 film Black Orpheus and Søren Kierkegaard’s essay, “The Present Age”, Reflektor’s release was preceded by a guerrilla marketing campaign inspired by veve drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, “Reflektor”, credited to the fictional band, The Reflektors, on September 9, 2013. The song features guest vocals by David Bowie. The album’s origins stem from a trip that both vocalist and guitarist Win Butler and multi-instrumentalist Régine Chassagne took to her family’s home country of Haiti. Butler noted, “Going to Haiti for the first time with Regine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you’re 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn’t been exposed to before, which was really life-changing.” Inspired by the country’s rara music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band’s new material, alongside Jamaican influences. Butler stated, “I mean, it’s not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. Bob Marley probably felt the same way the first time he heard Curtis Mayfield.”]

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2. David Bowie – “I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)”
from: The Next Day Extra / ISO Records – Columbia / November 5, 2013
[Bowie’s first new music in 10 years The Next Day was released on ISO Records – Columbia on March 12, 2013. In the works for over 2 years, Bowie collaborated with longtime producer Tony Visconti who told the BBC that they worked on the new album at a very slow pace. “We never spent more than two to three weeks at a time recording,” Visconti said. “And then we’d take off as much as two months. We’d usually work on one or two songs in an afternoon and we’d whip them up to shape where they’d sound like great rock tracks. At that point there wouldn’t be any final vocals or lyrics. This is the same way I’d been working with him since The Man Who Sold the World. He hasn’t really changed in his approach.” Toward the end of Bowie’s 2004 tour in Europe the singer underwent emergency heart surgery for a blocked artery. There were rumors about Bowie’s health. Visconti told the BBC “He’s a very healthy man… I couldn’t explain how I know that, but I worked with a very healthy David Bowie in the studio and a very happy David Bowie in the studio.”]

10:09 – Underwriting
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3. PedalJets – “Terra Nova (Radio Edit)”
from: What’s In Between / Electric Moth Records / June 25, 2013
[1st 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 Coctails. More info: thepedaljets.com]

[The PedalJets play The BOTTLENECK in Lawrence on Friday, Nov. 15, ay 9:00 with Dead Girls.]

10:15 – Interview with Mac McSpadden and Sondra Freeman

Jenni “Mac” McSpadden is Managing Director & Cofounder of MMF. She moved to KC in 2006 after a decade in NYC and fell in love with the local music community. She was involved in community theatre as a child, and has a BA in theatrical design. She loves to play the guitar, run the soundboard and support local music.

Sondra Freeman is Director of Promotions & Artist Relations for MMF. After meeting Rhonda Lyne while buying raffle tickets at an MMF function, Sondra was immediately interested in the mission and quickly became an active volunteer. Sondra’s works as a band liaison, booking, promotions & event planning. She owns Sistrum Enterprises, is co-owner of Team Auto Sales & Big Mac’s Fireworks. She’s also a band manager & music promoter.

Midwest Music Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational arts organization that unites performer & audience and fills a health care gap for KC musicians.

Mac McSpadden & Sondra Freeman, joined us to discuss, Blvd. Brewing Co.’s new “10% for KC” program that’s selected MMF as a beneficiaries of KC Pils sales during the 4th quarter.

As reported by The KC Star’s Joyce Smith (Oct. 1, 2013) “Boulevard Brewing Co.’s new “10% for KC” program has selected some new charities to help. Under the program announced earlier this year, the Kansas City brewery is donating 10 percent of the sales of its KC Pils each quarter to three different charities. Three different groups have been named as beneficiaries of KC Pils sales during the fourth quarter: First Downs for Down Syndrome, the Midwest Music Foundation, and Synergy Services. During the last 10 days of the quarter, members of the public can vote for their favorite charity among the three. The charity getting the most online votes will receive 60 percent of the available funds raised during that quarter; the runners-up will get 20 percent each.”

MMF is involved in a 2-day recording session & video shoot at Element Studios, with Joel Nanos, Black Mariah Productions and 12 KC area bands. This is all part of the Midwest Music Foundation and Boulevard Brewery’s KC Pils gives back to local charity campaign. More info: http://www.voteformmf.com. One vote per day per IP address.

Other MMF related events:

One Night Stand: An Acoustic Evening With The Boys of Rock-N-Roll, Thur, Nov 14, 9:00pm, at recordBar, feat. acoustic sets by members of: The Dead Girls , The Slowdown, Drew Black & Dirty Electric, Sons of Great Dane, Radio City. This Sistrum Enterprises event supports Blvd Brewing Company’s 10% For KC campaign and the MMF.

KC Uncovered III: Shine A Light, Sat, Dec 21, recordBar, A Tribute to Abigail Henderson and MMF KC Pils Voting Party. The 1st day of 10-day voting period for Blvd. Brewing Co. KC Pils campaign. Starring: Sister Mary Rotten Crotch, Not a Planet , Vi Tran band, The Clementines , The Oil Lamps (Feat. Bill Sundahl, Mike Meyers, and others)

Midwest Music Foundation sponsors health care programs and provides financial relief to local musicians who have suffered a health care crisis. Since 2009, the MMF has distributed $30,000 in health-care grants. The Foundation aims to create mechanisms where Musicians, Live Sound Engineers, Music Club Employees, and Recording Engineers can gain affordable access to health care. More info at MidwestMusicFound.org

10:30

4. Loaded Goat – “Down On The Misery”
from: Corker / Loaded Goat / October 15, 2013
[Martin Korb, Matt Hawkins, Eddie Crane, Paul Andrews, Rob Ritter. Written by Matt Hawkins. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mike West at the 9th Ward Pickin’ Parlor, Lawrence, Kansas.]

[Loaded Goat play the 5th annual Murder Ballad Ball “Pleading The Fifth” Dec. 6 & 7, at The Living Room Theatre 1818 McGee, KCMO. FRIDAY, DEC 6, “THE TRIAL” features: Freight Train & Rabbit Killer, and the reunion of, American Catastrophe. Before the concert, a very special dinner will be prepared by KC celebrity chef, Celina Tio, limited to 50 people and is presale only. SATURDAY, DEC 7, “THE VERDICT” features 14 short performances by: The Silver Maggies, Rural Grit Allstars, Thee Haunted Maestro (Shaun Hamontree’s his new band), Anthony Ladesich, Kasey Rausch, Cadillac Flambe’, Mikal Shapiro, The Philistines , Damon Parker, Loaded Goat, Kill Noise Boys, A.J.Gaither, Blue Boot Healers, and David George. More info at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/512564 ]

5. Josh Berwanger – “Baby Loses Her Mind”
from: Strange Stains / Good Land Records / October 1, 2013
[From Berwangermusic.com: “Josh Berwanger could easily be considered a veteran of the rock and roll wars. He first made a name for himself as a member of The Anniversary, a seminal Kansas band that released two glorious albums (2000’s Designing a Nervous Breakdown and 2002’s Your Majesty) and selling over 100,000 records before imploding in a breakup of Fleetwood Mac-style proportions while attempting to tour Japan. Undeterred, Berwanger put together a new band—a country-rock outfit called The Only Children–and would go on to release two criminally underrated records (2004’s Change of Living and 2007’s Keeper of Youth) before pulling the plug on that project and taking a job doing the next most logical thing possible– coaching high school basketball in Lawrence, Kansas. For the recording of Strange Stains, Berwanger joined forces with old pal (and original drummer for The Anniversary) Michael Hutcherson, who brought not only brought the rhythm to the record, but a wonderful familiarity as well. “Josh and I met in 1996 while playing in local Kansas City pop punk bands,” recalls Hutcherson, “I am honored to be making music with Josh again. For all that’s changed in our lives over the years, we’ve still got a symbiotic musical relationship. No questions, no egos, just rock and roll. The new also features additional playing from The Breeders’ Jim Macpherson.”]

10:37 – Interview with Lucky Deluxe and Meghan Whelan

Coming up at The Fishtank Performance Studio at 1715 Wyandotte, in The Crossroads, is “Dear Diary: Casual Encounters,” Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, at 7:00pm. Casual Encounters is the newest project from Meghan Whelan, creator and producer of Dear Diary, the long-running series that began at The Fishtank in 2010. The host for both nights is comedian and Kansas City native, Susanna Lee aka Lucky DeLuxe. Monday, November 18, at 8:00pm, Standup comedian and performance artist, Lucky DeLuxe brings her newest 1-woman show, “Getting Lucky 2: Getting Luckier: Another Stand-Up Show from a Lay-Down Lady” to the Fishtank Performance Studio. On the phone we talked with Lucky Deluxe in LA, and in the studio was Meghan Whelan.

In 2010, Susanna Lee’s first 1-woman show: “Cabaret DeLuxe”, uniquely blended her standup comedy with burlesque and live jazz, and ran for 11 months at Jardine’s. Her second 1-woman show, “Getting Lucky”, was awarded the “Best Of Fringe” title for its venue, during its debut run, at the 2011 Kansas City Fringe Festival.

Meghan Whelan, discussed Casual Encounters, part of Dear Diary, the series she started at The Fishtank in 2010 where readers at Dear Diary share their meandering adolescent journals with audiences and the result is often a mortifying, hilarious, and… cathartic.

The press materials say that “Casual Encounters,” explores the world of virtual interactions between strangers through humor and personal narrative. Meghan you have said that, “This is one of the worst cities for dating in the entire country. If you’re single in K.C., chances are you’ve tried finding someone online. And chances are, you’ve encountered a lot of weirdos and gone on some dismal first dates. I want all of us to be able to share in the misery of being single in this town through laughter and maybe lighten the mood a little.”

Casual Encounters includes Dear Diary veterans, Ashlee Fairchild Jones & Jeremy Lillig. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/fishtanktheater or http://www.facebook.com/deardiarykc.

Dear Diary: Casual Encounters, is Sat, Nov. 16, and Sun, Nov. 17, at 7:00pm, at Fishtank Performance Studio, 1715 Wyandotte Hosted By Susanna Lee aka Lucky Deluxe.

Monday, Nov. 18, at 8:00pm, Standup comedian & performance artist, Lucky DeLuxe (Susanna Lee), brings her newest 1-woman show, “Getting Lucky 2: Getting Luckier: Another Stand-Up Show from a Lay-Down Lady” to the Fishtank Performance Studio.

Lucky DeLuxe has been seen and heard on: Last Comic Standing, Beverly Hills Brides, Girls Behaving Badly, America’s Court. She’s performed in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Ventura Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Festival New York Burlesque Festival, New Orleans Burlesque Festival, Southern Fried Burlesque Fest, KC Burlesque Festival. Lucky DeLuxe was a headliner in the 2013 New Zealand Burlesque Festival.

Lucky Deluxe, you are also in the editing process of a new project called “Comic peeps.” (www.susannalee.com)

More info at Fishtanktheater.com

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6. Lucy Wainwright Roche – “Seek and hide (feat. Colin Meloy)”
from: There’s A Last Time For Everything / maeby music / October 15, 2013
[From citywinery.com: “Lucy Wainwright Roche was born into a musical family Greenwich Village, NYC, Lucy Wainwright Roche is deeply steeped in the musical world. In addition to her parents (Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche of The Roches) and her siblings, (Martha and Rufus Wainwright), Lucy’s various aunts, uncles and cousins are all musicians. After a childhood of touring in vans, and hanging out backstage at clubs and theaters around the country, Lucy went off to college and grad school –– a twist on the classic rebellion –– and became a school teacher in NYC. She had very little to do with the music world. Then in 2005 on a whim, she spend a few weeks out on the road with her brother Rufus which reignited her deep connection to life on the road. Shortly, Lucy left her teaching job to pursue music full time. Fast forward to 2013. With two EPs (8 Songs and 8 More) and one full-length album entitled Lucy (2010) under her belt, she’s traveled thousands of miles, and armed with a just a guitar and a huge angelic voice, she’s performed solo and with countless musicians from Neko Case to the Indigo Girls in this country and internationally. There’s a Last Time For Everything was recorded in Nashville with her friend, collaborator and producer, Jordan Brooke Hamlin. Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) adds harmonies to “Seek And Hide”, which Lucy wrote while watching a man walk up and down the block outside of her building one afternoon, and is the album’s upbeat and fleshed out second track. Roche recalls, “It was a song that I wrote kind of mysteriously – and about a stranger. I knew that I wanted a male voice that was very distinctive to join me on that song. My very first choice was Colin and although I don’t know him well, he graciously agreed to sing on the track and really hit the nail on the head and added just the touch I was hoping for.”]

7. Cass McCombs – “There Can Be Only One”
from: Big Wheels and Others / Domino Recording Co. / October 14, 2013
[Born in Concord, California in 1977. Famed DJ John Peel called his music “unobtrusively brilliant.” Cass McCombs has received widespread critical acclaim. He has led a nomadic existence for most of his adult life, moving from one city to the next, living in cars, on couches and at campsites. McCombs spent time developing his music bouncing between New York City, San Francisco, the Pacific Northwest, England and Baltimore. McCombs has stated that his tombstone will read “Home At Last.”]

11:00 – Station Identification

8. Bobby Watson & The I Have a Dream Project – “Check Cashing Day (For Ms. Trudy) [feat. Glenn North”
from: Check Cashing Day / Lafiya Music / Digital – Aug. 28, 2013 / Physical – Nov. 12, 2013
[From wikipedia.org: “Bobby Watson was born in Lawrence, Kansas, August 23, 1953. he is an American post-bop jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. Watson now has 27 recordings as a leader. He appears on nearly 100 other recordings as either co-leader or in a supporting role. Watson has recorded more than 100 original compositions. Watson grew up in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Kansas City, Kansas. He attended the University of Miami with fellow students Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and Bruce Hornsby. After graduating in 1975, he moved to NYC and joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. He performed with the Messengers from 1977 to 1981. After the Jazz Messengers, Watson work with many notable musicians, including: drummers Max Roach and Louis Hayes, fellow saxophonists George Coleman and Branford Marsalis, multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. In addition, Watson has served in a supporting role for a number of vocalists including: Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Betty Carter, and Carmen Lundy, and has performed as a sideman with Carlos Santana, George Coleman, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Bob Belden and John Hicks. Later, in association with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Lewis, Watson started the first edition of Horizon, an acoustic quintet modeled after the Jazz Messengers but with its own slightly more modern twist. In addition to his work as leader of Horizon, Watson also led a group known as the High court of Swing (a tribute to the music of Johnny Hodges), The Tailor-Made Big Band (16 pieces in all) and is a founding member of the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet, an all-horn, four-piece group with alto saxophonist Ed Jackson, tenor saxophonist Rich Rothenberg, and baritone saxophonist Jim Hartog. Watson also composed an original song for the soundtrack of Robert De Niro’s A Bronx Tale (1993). A resident of New York for most of his professional life, Watson served as a member of the adjunct faculty and taught private saxophone at William Patterson University from 1985 to 1986 and the Manhattan School of Music from 1996 to 1999. He is currently involved with the Thelonious Monk Institute’s yearly “Jazz in America” high school outreach program. In 2000, he was approached to return to his native midwestern surroundings on the Kansas-Missouri border. Watson was selected as the first William D. and Mary Grant/Missouri, Distinguished Professorship in Jazz Studies. The past seven years he has served as the director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music although he still manages to balance live engagements around the world with his teaching responsibilities. Watson’s ensembles at UMKC have garnered several awards and national recognition.]

[From DLmediamusic.com: “As Watson reflects, Check Cashing Day serves as “a commentary on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we need to go as a people, as a country, and as a global community.” Watson chose to concentrate on the reason why over 300,000 people, black and white, gathered in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Dr. King spoke of coming to Washington to cash a 100 year old check, a moral check that the founding fathers wrote into the Declaration of Independence, but to this day, the check keeps coming back marked ‘insufficient funds.’ Introducing poet and spoken word artist Glenn North from KCMO, Check Cashing Day is a concept recording with 15 tracks portrayed in the vein of musical theatre. “I asked Glenn to put some poetry, from his perspective, to several of my compositions, as well as one written by vocalist Pamela Baskin-Watson and two by bassist Curtis Lundy,” comments Watson. “It was my desire with this project to produce poetry that would in some ways cleanse the soul,” notes North. In addition, Watson’s release features trumpeter Hermon Mehari, pianist Richard Johnson, drummer Eric Kennedy, flutist Horace Washington, and trombonist Karita Carter.]

9. Janelle Monae – “Ghetto Woman”
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 plays the Uptown Theatre, Friday, Novenber 15]

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

11:15 – Interview with Ryan Wilks and Jen Harris

Artist Ryan Wilks and writer Jen Harris first met while in a math class at Johnson County Community College in 2007. The were both kicked out of class after getting into a disagreement with each other. Eventually Jen gave Ryan a job, they ended up becoming room mates in Westport. Their life paths crossed over again and again and they were also roommates in San Francisco. Both grew up in families that moved around a lot, and both found each other to be kindred spirits, support, a chosen family, and inspiration for ech other as they were making their way as artists. When Ryan moved back to Kansas City after living on the west coast, the two began to collaborate again, and they join us to discuss Art Show, this Friday, November 15, at 7:00 pm at the LikeMe lighthouse, 3909 Main St, KCMO. The show features the paintings of Ryan Wilks, along with cigar box acoustic/electric guitars by Linda Morrison, spoken word performance by Jen Harris from her new book of poetry, “Productive Poverty,” and live music from Michelle Cox. Those in attendance can also fling paint at a GIANT community canvas.

Ryan Wilks, you told us that, “It wasn’t until you got home in August of this year, and began pouring onto the canvas that you realized just how much your art has changed in the time I’ve been away.”

Jen Harris has written for many KC publications including the KC Star, The Vinette.com, Greenability, The examiner.com, and has been a regular contributor to the LikeMe Lighthouse News. she’ll be reading from her new book of poetry: “Productive Poverty.”

The Art Show, Fri, Nov. 15, at 7:00 pm at LikeMe lighthouse, 3909 Main, also features the cigar box acoustic/electric guitars by Linda Morrison, and live music from Michelle Cox.

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Those in attendance can also fling paint at a 40″ X 60″ community canvas that will be part of the benefit silent auction, tonight at The LikeMe Lighthouse annual fundraiser, on Wednesday, November 13, at The Folly Theater starring Margaret Cho, Judy Gold, John Fugelsang, Jim Short and a special appearance by Chely Wright. Doors open at 5:00 PM with a silent auction, the show starts at 7:00 PM. More information at FollyTheater.org.

The LikeMe Lighthouse is working to connect the many diverse parts of our expansive LGBTQIA community.

11:25 – Jen read a poem

When I asked you to name your inspirations for their art, they mentioned each other.

More info at: likemelighthouse.org.

11:35

11. Phosphorescent – “Sun, Arise! (An Invocation, An Introduction)”
from: Muchacho de Lujo (Deluxe Edition) / Dead Oceans / March 15, 2013
[Phosphorescent is the working moniker of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck. Originally from Alabama, Houck began recording and performing under this nom de plume in 2001 in Athens, Georgia. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.]

12. Kim Richey – “Breakaway Speed”
from: Thorn In My Heart (Work Tapes Version) / Yep Roc Records / April 16, 2013

[2-time Grammy nominee, Kim Richey plays Californos in Westport, December 12, at 7:00 pm. The Blackbird Revue opens the show. ]

13. Iris DeMent – “There’s A Whole Lotta Heaven”
from: Sing The Delta / Flariella / Oct. 2, 2012
[Iris Dement previewed many of her new songs when she was in concert with husband Greg Brown, for their 11-11-11 show at The Folly Theatre to benefit St. Mark Child and Family Development Center. Now those songs are part of her brand new release that includes a total of 12 new songs. It is her first full-length release of original songs since 1996. The new record has been critically acclaimed by the music press on both sides of the Atlantic. Iris DeMent was our special guest on our October 10, 2013 Wednesday MidDay Medley.]

[Iris DeMent plays Knuckleheads, Saturday, November 24]

11:46

14. Midlake – “Antiphon”
from: Antiphon / Bella Union – ATO / November 5, 2013
[4th studio album from Denton, Texas band, that first gained popularity in Europe, signing to Bella Union and later playing at festivals such as Les Inrockuptibles, Wintercase, End of the Road and South by Southwest.]

15. Man Bear – “Sleep Forever”
from: Power Slop / Universal / Oct. 21, 2013
[Charles Aaron Nickless – Bass, Alex Courtney – Vocals, Guitars, Keith – Drums. Produced by Chan. Recorded in the Man Bear Cave. All songs written by Man Bear]

16. Yuck – “Out Of Time”
from: Glow and Behold / Fat Possum Records / September 30, 2013
[An indie rock band that originated in London, England. The band features Max Bloom, who formerly played in the band Cajun Dance Party along with former ‘Yuck’ member Daniel Blumberg.[The band’s self-titled debut album was released through Fat Possum on 21 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. Critics have likened the band to bands such as Dinosaur Jr, Pavement, My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth.]

17. 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.

Wednesday MidDay Medley in on the web:
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Show #499

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays Local & New Releases

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, November 13, 2013

Local & New Releases
+ Mac McSpadden & Sondra Freeman
+ Lucky DeLuxe & Meghan Whelan
+ Artist Ryan Wilks & Writer Jen Harris

Mark plays New & Local Releases from: Bobby Watson & The I Have a Dream Project featuring: Glenn North, Janelle Monáe, PedalJets, Josh Berwanger, David Bowie, Iris DeMent, Kim Richey, Midlake, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Cass McCombs, Maria The Mexican, Loaded Goat, Man Bear, Arcade Fire, Yuck, and Phosphorescent.

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At 10:15 Mark talks with Mac McSpadden and Sondra Freeman of Midwest Music Foundation, about the KC Pils Campaign with Boulevard Brewing Co. As reported by The Kansas City Star’s Joyce Smith (Oct. 1, 2013) “Boulevard Brewing Co.’s new “10% for KC” program has selected some new charities to help. Under the program announced earlier this year, the Kansas City brewery is donating 10 percent of the sales of its KC Pils each quarter to three different charities. Three different groups have been named as beneficiaries of KC Pils sales during the fourth quarter: First Downs for Down Syndrome, the Midwest Music Foundation, and Synergy Services. During the last 10 days of the quarter, members of the public can vote for their favorite charity among the three. The charity getting the most online votes will receive 60 percent of the available funds raised during that quarter; the runners-up will get 20 percent each.” More info at: Midwest MusicFound.org

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At 10:35 Mark talks with Lucky Deluxe and Meghan Whelan about two big shows coming up at The Fishtank Performance Studio. Dear Diary: Casual Encounters, Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, at 7:00pm, 1715 Wyandotte, KCMO. Casual Encounters is the newest project from Meghan Whelan, creator and producer of Dear Diary, the long-running series that began at The Fishtank in 2010. The host for both nights is comedian and Kansas City native, Susanna “Lucky DeLuxe” Lee, now residing in Los Angeles. Casual Encounters includes Dear Diary veterans, Ashlee Fairchild Jones and Jeremy Lillig. Tickets are available online, $12 advanced; $15 at the door. More info at: http://www.facebook.com/fishtanktheater or http://www.facebook.com/deardiarykc.

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Monday, November 18, at 8:00pm, Standup comedian and performance artist, Lucky DeLuxe (Susanna Lee), brings her newest 1-woman show, “Getting Lucky 2: Getting Luckier: Another Stand-Up Show from a Lay-Down Lady,” to the Fishtank Performance Studio, 1715 Wyandotte, KCMO. Lucky DeLuxe has been seen and heard on: Last Comic Standing, Beverly Hills Brides, Girls Behaving Badly, America’s Court. She has performed in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Ventura Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Festival New York Burlesque Festival, New Orleans Burlesque Festival, Southern Fried Burlesque Fest, Kansas City Burlesque Festival. Lucky DeLuxe was a headlining performer in the 2013 New Zealand Burlesque Festival.

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At 11:15 Mark welcomes artist Ryan Wilks and writer Jen Harris who join us to discuss Art Show, Friday, November 15, at the LikeMe lighthouse, 3909 Main St, KCMO. The show features the paintings of Ryan Wilks, a beautiful collection of cigar box acoustic/electric guitars by Linda Morrison, writer Jen Harris reading from her new book of poetry, “Productive Poverty,” and live music from Michelle Cox. Those in attendance can also fling paint at a GIANT community canvas. More info at:
likemelighthouse.org.

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

Show #499

LikeMe Lighthouse Benefit, November 13th at The Folly Theater starring Margaret Cho, Judy Gold, John Fugelsang, Jim Short and Chely Wright

Mark Manning interviews country music artist & gay rights activist Chely Wright this Friday morning, November 8, at 11:15 am, on KKFI 90.1 FM during Eclectics, with Rebecca Roche. Please tune in for a chance to win certificates to be redeemed for two free tickets for the benefit for the LikeMe Lighthouse-Kansas City annual fundraiser November 13th at The Folly Theater starring Margaret Cho, Judy Gold, John Fugelsang, Jim Short and a special appearance by Chely Wright. Buy your tickets at http://www.FollyTheater.org

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WMM Playlist from November 6, 2013

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, November 6, 2013

Local & New Releases + Guest Producer Harris Wilder
+ Poet Bill Bauer + More Music from Lou Reed

1. Rooms Without Windows – “Rooms Without Windows”
from: Single Digital Release / Independent / October 17, 2013
[Elsa Rae – Vocals, Hanna Smith – Keys, Chris Brower – Drums, Chris Turner – Bass, and Corey Vitt – Guitar]

[Rooms Without Windows play 10-Year Anniversary of The Record Machine at the recordBar, Friday, November 8, with Little Legend, Sleepy Kitty, and Max Justus.] [RWW play The Riot Room, Nov. 25.]

2. Little Legend – “Nowhere Fast”
from: No Way To Tell / The Record Machine / July 2, 2013
[Madison based band formed by: Brandy J Tudor, Joseph Copeland, Daniel Jin and Robby Schiller. All songs written and produced by Little Legend. Recorded, Engineered, and Mixed by Brandy John Tudor in Madison, WI. Mastered by Paul Carabello.]

[Little Legend play 10-Year Anniversary of The Record Machine at the recordBar, Friday, November 8, with Rooms Without Windows, Sleepy Kitty, and Max Justus.]

3. Jesca Hoop – “Hospital”
from: The House That Jack Built / Bella Union / June 25, 2012
[From Wikipedia: Born in Santa Rosa, California, Jessica grew up singing hymns & folk tunes with her morman family in 4 part harmony. She began singing in the Santa Rosa Chamber Choir before breaking away from her Mormon background at the same time as her parents separating, becoming a homesteader in the wilderness areas of Northern California, Wyoming and tmountains of Arizona where Hoop worked with a rehab program for children. Hoop began writing music and worked as a nanny for the children of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Nic Harcourt at the Southern California radio station KCRW in 2003, featured her with a six-minute demo recorded on a four track recorder. Tom Waits described Hoop thus: “Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night.”]

[Jesca Hoop plays The Midland Saturday, November 9, with Iron and Wine.]

10:13 – Underwriting

10:14

4. The Caves – “Liars”
from: Secret Handshakes/Golden Sound Records+The Record Machine(12″ Split Release)/Apr. 21, 2012
[KC based: Andrew Ashby on Guitar & Voice, David Gaumé on Bass, Elizabeth Bohannon on Keyboards, Percussion & Voice, Jake Cardwell on Drums & Percussion.] [Golden Sound Records, 12″ vinyl split release with The Record Machine, that includes 6 tracks featuring Golden Sound Records artists and 6 tracks including The Record Machine artists, all designed especially for Record Store Day! 2012]

[Andrew Ashby of The Caves performs a solo acoustic set at Prospero’s Uptown Books, Friday, November 8, at 7:00 with The Sexy Accident.]

5. Alaturka – “Dar Hejiroke”
from: Yalniz / Tzigane / March 4, 2013
[From Alaturkamusic.com: “formed in 2009 with the vision of creating an equal “auditory handshake” between two musical cultures, American jazz and Turkish classical music. Founder and director Beau Bledsoe joined with three of KC’s most acclaimed jazz musicians, Rich Wheeler, Brandon Draper and Jeff Harshbarger, to form a quartet in which both cultures are treated with equal respect. The collaboration has resulted in an intriguing new sound that has garnered the ensemble multiple invitations to perform throughout the U.S. and abroad. In 2013, Alaturka’s second recording, “Yalniz” (Tzigane Music) received 4.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine.]

[Alaturka play The Lawrence Art Center, Thurs, Nov. 7, with the University of Kansas Jazz Ensemble]

6. John L. Keck – “Die With Me”
from: Jack Moon Sessions / Independent / , 2013
[Two years ago while John was visiting the famous Sun Studios in Memphis, TN where Presley, Cash, Howlin’ Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others have recorded John decided to produce a single at the legendary studio and a session being booked. He originally only booked 2 hours thinking that would be plenty of time to get several takes of “Die with Me”, his most recent song. 2 hours turned into 4, and 8 tracks were recorded with 3 takes of each song. This “live” album was brought back to KC and discussed with Brent Jamison & Chappy Felkins of Dreamwolfanimalbear Productions, with the intention of adding more instrumentation to it, to bring out a full band sound that John had planned for most of the songs. John’s friends Betse Ellis; Elaine McMillan; Megan Zander & Chris Taddy of Dream Wolf; Clint Hoffmeier of Ned Ludd and Vehicle; and Hume Man were asked to sit in on the Chappy Road sessions and create the sound John was hearing in his head.]

[John Keck plays CODA, Saturday, November 9, in a special album release show with Dream Wolf.]

10:30

7. Crosby, Stills, Nash – “Daylight Again”
from: Daylight Again / Atlantic / June 21, 1982
[From Wikipedia: “Daylight Again is a 1982 studio album by the band Crosby, Stills & Nash, their 4th of completely original material, and 7th in total. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, the final time the band has made the top ten to date. Three singles were released from the album, all making the Billboard Hot 100: “Wasted on the Way” peaked at #9, “Southern Cross” at #18, and “Too Much Love to Hide” at #69. The genesis of the album lies in recordings made by Stephen Stills and Graham Nash at intervals in 1980 and 1981, the album slated to be a Stills-Nash project. They employed Art Garfunkel, Timothy B. Schmit, and others to sing in place of where David Crosby might have been. Executives at Atlantic Records, however, had little interest in anything but CSN product from any member of the group, and held out for the presence of Crosby, forcing Nash and Stills to start paying for the sessions out-of-pocket. They began to turn toward the company’s point of view, however, and decided to invite Crosby to participate at the eleventh hour. He brought two of his own tracks to the album, “Delta,” where Stills and Nash squeezed their vocals into Crosby’s already-taped multi-tracked harmonies, and “Might As Well Have A Good Time,” which received the bona fide CSN treatment. Most of the recording, however, features other voices in addition to the main trio, a first for any CSNY record, as is the number of outside writers. The song “Daylight Again” evolved out of Stills’ guitar-picking to accompany on-stage stories regarding the south in the Civil War, seguing into “Find the Cost of Freedom,” which had been the b-side of the “Ohio” single in 1970.”]

10:30 – Interview with Bill Bauer

Poet Bill Bauer joined us to discuss the re-release of his book, “Last Lambs.” Bill Bauer will be reading at Johnson County Community College, as part of Veterans Week, on Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 pm, in the Hudson Auditorium in the Nerman Museum. The event, A Call to Words: Veterans & Why They Write, features two Vietnam-era veterans reading and discussing their poetry. Reception following at Café Tempo. Collaborating partners: BkMk Press of UMKC, New Letters on the Air, The Writers Place and ResVets.

Bill Bauer grew up in Kansas City, and he credits his mother who taught him to read when I was four years old as igniting his interest in words.

From BillBauerPoetry.com: “I have since been enchanted by the sounds of words and people’s voices. Most of all, I like to catch the sound of the voice at moments when the words are spoken by whim or chance, at random, spoken in moments of want, protest or surprise. I think this is where authenticity can be found.”

“Born into a lower middle class family in Kansas City, Missouri in 1944. I left home at seventeen to escape my father who was diagnosed later in life as manic-depressive. At the time, I thought he was just crazy and mean. I have since become convinced that mental illness is primarily biological in nature. I think my father did the best he could with what he was given.
I made it through college by hook and crook with the help of a half-time scholarship, 50 hours a week working nights as a copy boy and sometimes junior reporter at The Kansas City Star, and a work-study job at school. Then, as I began graduate school, a huge hand reached out of the sky and I awoke one morning against my will at a fire base in South Vietnam.”

“When I returned from the war, my academic career was gone, no longer in reach. The war was followed by a family tragedy; I became a single father and was forced to scrape for The Coin.”

10:37 – Poem Reading

From BillBauerPoetry.com: “Some old business friends are prone to ask, “Why waste your time writing poetry? No bestsellers there.” I have no rational explanation other than that’s what I do and have always done. As a boy, I also enjoyed sewing together pages cut from paper sacks and making books. One of my old high school friends asked another, “Doesn’t Bill know those stupid things are supposed to rhyme?” I have no answer for that. Some critics complain my poems read too much like prose. Others have called them vingnettes or very short stories. It makes little difference to me what they are called. My take on poems and other forms of fiction is that I remain open to accepting them in the form they are offered to me.”

“Poetry does not really need definition. It’s neither “Life distilled,” (Gwendolyn Brooks) nor “… the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings,” that takes “its origins from emotion recollected in tranquility.” (Wordsworth). Like its strange, not so reclusive neighbor, so-called “pornography,” we know a poem when we hear or see it. It defies definition and that’s what makes it attractive to me.”

“There is no such thing in my mind as a good poem or a bad poem, only finished and unfinished poems. I am particularly fond of one shot poets. They have real jobs. I find their poems to be much more meaningful than the “So what?” poems often found in literary journals. My favorite poem is the one I am reading at the moment. I do hold an unfair bias against poems with literary or artistic allusions or references to writing, erudition, other poets or one’s own precious moments.”

Bill Bauer will be reading at JCCC, as part of Veterans Week, on Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 pm, in the Hudson Auditorium in the Nerman Museum. The event, A Call to Words: Veterans & Why They Write, features two Vietnam-era veterans reading and discussing their poetry. Reception following at Café Tempo. Collaborating partners: BkMk Press of UMKC, New Letters on the Air, The Writers Place and ResVets. More info on Bill Bauer at http://www.billbauerpoetry.com

10:45

8. The Burdock King – “Coffee”
from: A Guide To Lake Driving / Independent / August 23, 2013
[Recorded in one day in August of 2013, with one take from the first song to the last with all of the raw scratches and cracks left in. The EP is a concept record about a day in which Justin fell off of a pond boat in Missouri. Justin Vacca – Guitar, Vocals; Analiese Motta – Drums; Dan Kavanaugh – Keys, Kazoo, Vocals and with help on the recording from Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles – Violin, Vocals; and Eman Chalshotori – Cello.]

[The Burdock King plays FOKL, 556 Central Avenue, KCK, Sunday, November 11, 8:00 PM, with Heyrocco, SeaKings, Sun Club]

9. David Bowie – “Queen Bitch”
from: Hunky Dory / RCA / December 17, 1971
[From Wikipedia: Bowie was a great Velvet Underground fan and wrote the song in tribute to the band and Lou Reed. He recorded a cover of “I’m Waiting for the Man” in 1967 (which remains unissued), as well as live versions on Bowie at the Beeb and the radio-recording of the live at Nassau Coliseum concert that follow “Queen Bitch”. It starts with Bowie counting down to his acoustic guitar before Mick Ronson’s thrashy guitar riff enters. The song’s arrangement, featuring a melodic bass line, a tight drum pattern, choppy distorted guitar chords, and an understated vocal performance by Bowie, provided the template for the glam rock style which features prominently on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, his seminal 1972 follow-up to Hunky Dory. While the main riff is similar to The Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane”, it is actually lifted from Eddie Cochran’s “Three Steps to Heaven”.]

10. Lou Reed – “Satellite of Love”
from: Transformer / RCA / Nov. 8, 1972
[A Lou Reed song from his 1972 second solo album Transformer. It was produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. From Wikipedia: “One of Lou Reed’s best-known songs from his solo career. It is the 2nd single from Transformer. The song is about a man who observes a satellite launch on television and contemplates what Reed describes as feelings of “the worst kind of jealousy” about his unfaithful girlfriend. David Bowie, who produced the album, can be heard providing background vocals, especially at the final chorus. Reed would write later: “He has a melodic sense that’s just well above anyone else in rock & roll. Most people could not sing some of his melodies. He can really go for a high note. Take ‘Satellite of Love,’ on my Transformer album. There’s a part at the very end where his voice goes all the way up. It’s fabulous.” Often considered a Reed solo song, it was originally recorded by The Velvet Underground. The band played the song at concerts and recorded it during the 1970 sessions for their album Loaded, though like many of the songs recorded during those sessions, it does not appear on the album. The existence of the VU version was largely unknown and even forgotten by the band members themselves until the release of the box set Peel Slowly and See in 1995. It also appears on the 1997 Rhino Records 2-CD version of the Loaded album.]

Lou Reed was co-founder of The Velvet Underground, and he had an extensive solo career. Lou Reed died on Sunday, October 27, at the age of 71.

11. The Velvet Underground – “I’m Sticking With You”
from: Fully Loaded (2-CD reissue of Loaded) / Rhino Records / February 18, 1997
[On February 18, 1997, Rhino Records released a “Fully Loaded” two-CD reissue of Loaded, which contained numerous alternate takes, alternate mixes and demo versions of Loaded songs and outtakes. Two of these include performances by Maureen Tucker (“I’m Sticking with You” demo, vocals; “I Found a Reason” demo, drums) and there is also a cameo appearance by original band member John Cale (“Ocean” demo, organ). “Loaded” was the 4th album by the Velvet Underground, released in November 1970, by Atlantic Records’ Cotillion. It was the final album recorded featuring Lou Reed, who had left the band shortly before its release. Lou Reed – vocals, guitar, piano; Doug Yule – keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Who Loves the Sun”, “New Age”, “Lonesome Cowboy Bill”, and “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”; Sterling Morrison – guitar; (Maureen Tucker – drums: credited, but does not appear due to maternity leave. She does appear singing on the outtake “I’m Sticking With You”, and playing drums on the demo of “I Found a Reason” on the Fully Loaded Edition). Additional musicians: Adrian Barber – drums on “Who Loves the Sun” and “Sweet Jane”; Tommy Castanero – drums on “Cool It Down” and “Head Held High”; and Billy Yule – drums on “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” and “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Harris Wilder – “Guest Producer”

Harris Wilder began his career in the music business as a singer playing local gigs and high school dances in New Jersey. He made his first recording at 17, and at 18 he joined the band: Wind in the Willows, with future Blondie star Debbie Harry. The Wind in the Willows made one album for Capitol Records and opened for the bands: Traffic, Vanilla Fudge, Spooky Tooth which later became Foreigner, Soft White Underbelly which later became Blue Oyster Cult and many others. During his college years he toured playing clubs and colleges throughout New England and notably as opening act for The Velvet Underground and the J. Geils Band. After graduating from college he appeared at numerous clubs in New York including the legendary Trude Heller’s. Along with Bette Midler, Melissa Manchester, Nick Ashford and Paul Simon, he studied voice with the great David Sorin Collyer. After producing his first solo demo, he was signed by Private Stock Records with production by Grammy winner Tony Camillo (“Midnight Train to Georgia”). Those sessions included Elliot Randall, one of the mainstays on the early Steely Dan recordings.

After finishing law school in New York, Harris stopped singing, lost his mind and moved to Kansas City. In 1985, he formed Kahn-Wilder Management and helped steer the great reggae band Blue Riddm to a Grammy nomination. Over the following years, he has represented various musical groups and organizations and is currently general counsel for the Mutual Musicians Foundation, Maria the Mexican and others. In 2013 he got back into the music business as one of the co-founders of Tom’s Town Media, LLC, concentrating on concert promotion, record production and music publishing.

12. Wilson Picket – “She’s Lookin’ Good”
from: The Very Best of Wilson Pickett / Atlantic Recording Group / April 13, 1993
[Originally a 1968 Single from Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which hit the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100. Among his best known hits are “In the Midnight Hour” (which he co-wrote), “Land of 1,000 Dances”, “Mustang Sally”, and “Funky Broadway”. The impact of Pickett’s songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ]

13. Mitch Ryder – “Rock N Roll”
from: The Best of Mitch Ryder / TUTM Entertainment / April 26, 2005
[Originally released as a single in 1972. William S. Levise, Jr (born 26 February 1945), known better by his stage name Mitch Ryder, is an American musician who has recorded more than two dozen albums during more than four decades. On February 14, 2012 Ryder released The Promise, his first US release in almost 30 years. Ryder currently resides in South Lyon, Michigan, a western suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He continues to tour and perform in the United States and Europe.]

11:17

14. Ray Charles – “Night Time Is the Right Time (Live At Newport Jazz)”
from: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) [Remastered] / Atlantic Recording Group / September 20, 2005
[Ray Charles originally recorded his version, titled “(Night Time Is) The Right Time”, in October 1958. From Wikipedia: “Blues pianist Roosevelt Sykes (listed as “The Honey Dripper”) recorded “Night Time Is the Right Time” in 1937 (Decca 7324). Called “one of his ‘hits’ of the day”, it is a moderate-tempo twelve-bar blues that features Sykes on vocal and piano. It has been suggested that it was “drawn from the old vaudeville tradition”. In 1938, Big Bill Broonzy recorded the song with slightly different (and more suggestive) lyrics (Vocalion 4149). The same year, Roosevelt Sykes recorded a second version titled “Night Time Is the Right Time #2” (Decca 7438), also with slightly different lyrics. These earliest recordings of “Night Time Is the Right Time” are credited to Roosevelt Sykes and Leroy Carr. Although Carr died in 1935 without any known recordings of the song, “Night Time Is The Right Time” bears considerable similarity to Carr’s “When The Sun Goes Down”. The latter was phenomenally popular song at this time, having been covered by the Ink Spots and also serving as a model for “Love In Vain” by Robert Johnson. In 1957, Nappy Brown recorded the song as “The Right Time” (Savoy 1525). Called “a highlight of Brown’s early career”, his version features additional lyrics with background singers answering his vocal lines. Instrumental accompaniment is provided by Buster Cooper (trombone), Hilton Jefferson (alto sax), Budd Johnson (tenor sax), Kelly Owens (piano), Skeeter Best (guitar), Leonard Gaskin (bass), and Bobby Donaldson (drums). Brown’s version did not reach the national record charts, but was “borrowed by Ray Charles in short order”According to Brown, “The difference between me and Ray Charles’s ‘Night Time Is the Right Time’ … is he had it up-tempo with Mary Ann and them behind him—the ladies [Charles’ female backup singers, the Raelettes]. I had mine in a slow tempo with a gospel group behind me. That was my gospel group. But he got everything just like mine, note for note”. Margie Hendricks with Charles’ backup singers the Raelettes provided the accompaniment to Charles vocals. The song became a hit in 1959, when it reached number five in the Billboard R&B chart and number 95 in the pop chart. The song is included on the albums Ray Charles at Newport and The Genius Sings the Blues.”]

15. Moby Grape – “Hey Grandma”
from: Listen My Friends! The Best Of Moby Grape / Sony / May 10, 2007
[Originally released as a Columbia Records Single in 1967 from the band’s debut record Moby Grape. San Francisco based band made up of: Skip Spence, Jerry Miller, Bob Mosley, Peter Lewis, Don Stevenson.]

16. Howard Tate – “Get It While You Can”
from: Get It While You Can – The Complete Legendary Verve Sessions / UMG / April 30, 2004
[Originally release on his 1966 album “get It While You.” Howard Tate (August 13, 1939 – December 2, 2011) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His greatest success came with a string of hit singles in the late 1960s, including “Ain’t Nobody Home” and “Get It While You Can,” the latter of which became a hit for singer Janis Joplin. After struggling with drug addiction and falling out of the music business, Tate mounted a warmly-received comeback in 2001.]

11:28 – Underwriting

11:30

17. David Ruffin – “My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)”
from: The Ultimate Collection: David Ruffin / UMG / September 22, 1998
[Originally released in early 1969, on Motown Records by Davis Eli “David” Ruffin (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations from 1964 to 1968 (or the group’s “Classic Five” period as it was later known). It is the solo debut single for singer David Ruffin, The song was written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Pam Sawyer, and James Roach, with its melody and intro based upon the classical music piece “Frühlingslied” by Felix Mendelssohn. Fuqua and Bristol handled the recording’s production. Ruffin had been dismissed from the Temptations in June 1968 for what has been repeatedly deemed increasingly unprofessional behavior. The song was originally intended to be sung by the Temptations when Ruffin was still the group’s front man, but when he finally agreed to a solo contract with Motown, the song was given to him. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as “My Girl” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.” Known for his unique raspy and anguished tenor vocals, Ruffin was ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2008. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 for his work with the Temptations. Fellow Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye once said admiringly of Ruffin that, “I heard [in his voice] a strength my own voice lacked.”]

18. Al Green & Annie Lennox – “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
from: Testify: The Best of the A&M Years / A&M Records / September 25, 2001
[Originally released in 1988 as the ending theme song to the 1988 film “Scrooged.” The song reached #9 in the USA on the Hot 100 in January 1989 and climbed all the way to #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, as well as becoming a top 40 hit in several countries worldwide.]

11:42

19. Ray Charles – “Tell The Truth”
from: The Great Hits of Ray Charles / Atlantic Recording Group / 2005 (orig. 1964)
[Originally a 1968 Single on ABC Records, release just before Georgia On My Mind.]

20. Laura Nyro – “Save The Country”
from: New York Tendaberry / Columbia / 1968
[Released 18 months after, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession. Considered by rock critics and to be her greatest musical achievement. Born Oct. 18, 1947 – and died April 8, 1997. Laura Nyro was a hybrid of Brill Building-style NYC pop, jazz, gospel, R&B, show tunes, rock and soul. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.]

21. 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 #498

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays Local & New Releases + Guest Producer Harris Wilder

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, November 6, 2013

Local & New Releases + Guest Producer Harris Wilder
+ Poet Bill Bauer + More music from Lou Reed

Mark plays New & Local Releases from: Rooms Without Windows, Alaturka, The Caves, John L. Keck, The Burdock King, Little Legend, and Jesca Hoop.

We’ll also play from Lou Reed, and also The Velvet Underground. Lou Reed died on Sunday, October 27, 2013. In honor of his passing we will feature songs from Lou Reed’s releases: Transformer, Berlin, and Loaded.

At 10:30 Mark talks with Poet Bill Bauer about the re-release of his book, “Last Lambs.” Bill Bauer will be in be reading at Johnson County Community College, as part of Veterans Week, on Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 pm, in the Hudson Auditorium in the Nerman Museum. The event, A Call to Words: Veterans & Why They Write, features two Vietnam-era veterans reading and discussing their poetry. Reception following at Café Tempo. Collaborating partners: BkMk Press of UMKC, New Letters on the Air, The Writers Place and ResVets.

At 11:00 Mark welcomes Harris Wilder as special “Guest Producer” for the hour. Harris will play music from: Wilson Picket, Mitch Ryder, Ray Charles, Moby Grape, Howard Tate, David Ruffin, Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox, Al Green, and Laura Nyro.

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Show #498

WMM Playlist from October 30, 2013

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, October 30, 2013

Apocalypse Meow! 2013 with Cody Wyoming & Mac McSpadden
+ Spinning Tree Theatre’s “Ain’t Misbehavin'”
+ Penny Thieme of VALA Gallery & Studios
+ A Musical Tribute to Lou Reed

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1. Lou Reed – “Take A Walk on The Wild Side”
from: Monitor This / Monitor This / June-July 2003
(Transformer / RCA / Nov. 8, 1972)
[A previously unreleased version found during remastering sessions for Transformer release – different from version found on the BMG album NYC Man: The Collection. A Lou Reed song from his 1972 second solo album Transformer. It was produced by David Bowie. The song received wide radio coverage, despite its touching on taboo topics such as transsexuality, drugs, male prostitution and oral sex. In the United States, RCA released the single using an edited version of the song without the reference to oral sex. The lyrics, describing a series of individuals and their journeys to NYC, refer to several of the regular “superstars” at Andy Warhol’s New York studio, The Factory, namely Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Joe Dallesandro, Jackie Curtis and Joe Campbell (referred to in the song by his nickname Sugar Plum Fairy). Candy Darling was also the subject of Reed’s earlier song for The Velvet Underground, “Candy Says”.]

2. Lou Reed – “Interview”
from: Satellite Of Love / Vanilla-One Media Publishing / 2009 (also released as American Poet 2001)
[Originally a bootleg recording of Lou Reed’s December 26, 1972, remote radio broadcast from Ultra Sonic Recording Studios for Tuesday Night Concert series WLIR-FM out of Long Island, New York. It featured material from the Transformer album, The Velvet Underground, his 1972 solo debut Lou Reed. Fresh off having just recorded Transformer in the UK with David Bowie and Mick Ronson, Lou had returned to NYC with his new band the Tots and agreed to do a live concert on WLIR. Recorded in crystal clear clarity, music critics have claimed that the show would end up being one of the finest live documents of Lou’s career and would capture a band at the top of its game. Circulated as a bootleg for years, the performance put to shame almost every other live album Lou put out in the 70s, including the disappointing Rock And Roll Animal and Lou Reed Live LPs, as well as the infamous Take No Prisoners.]

3. Lou Reed – “Heroin”
from: Satellite Of Love / One Media Publishing / 2009
[A bootleg recording of Lou Reed’s Dec. 26, 1972 remote radio broadcast from Ultra Sonic Recording Studios for WLIR-FM out of Long Island, NY.]

10:16

Some things are sacred. Lou Reed is certainly sacred. I’ve been grieving the loss of Lou. A treasured Icon, for so many reasons, the voice, the rebellion, the beat, and the poetry. Listen to “Heroin,” one of Lou Reed’s first songs, written in 1964, and tell me who it reminds you of. The song is an experience, the song is the drug. Lou wrote about things no one else was writing about. The people in his songs really existed. Lou changed the rules about what rock & rollers could write about in their songs. Thank god he did, because queer kids like me finally found their identity in music, for the first time ever.

I came to know the music of Lou Reed through my infatuation with David Bowie, as a teenager tracing Bowie’s influences. I learned that Bowie’s producer Ken Pitt, while in NYC, was able to obtain a white label acetate of The Velvet Underground’s debut record, before it came out in 1967, and he gave this to Bowie, who became The Velvets biggest fan. Bowie bragged that he’d be the first to cover a Velvet’s song, before the album even was released. Bowie borrowed everything he could, Lou was one of his greatest influences.

Bowie made his own trip to NYC in 1971, to visit The Factory, Andy Warhol, and to see the play “Pork” written by Brigid Berlin. By this time The Velvets were a broken band. Lou was flying solo. Bowie & Mick Ronson happily signed on to produced Reed’s 2nd album “Transformer” (released November 8, 1972). Ronson and Bowie loved Lou, it was a beautiful collaboration, a soundtrack to NYC, The Factory, Warhol, a companion piece to Bowie’s “Hunky Dory” (released December 17, 1971) and “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars” (released June 6, 1972). Glam Rock had arrived.

Everybody after The Velvet Underground, owes something to The Velvet Underground. After Lou Reed left the band, he forged a solo career spanning over 40 years, and he never sold out. He never made Transformer 2. Lou always challenged himself, always an artist.

Patti Smith said it best: “So many of us have benefited from the work he has done, we all owe him a debt. Most of us, that owe a debt, are not very happy to own up to it. Sometimes you like to imagine that you did everything on your own. But I think with Lou, everyone will stand in line to say ‘thank you,’ in their own way.”

We started with rare and live tracks and interviews with Lou Reed. Lou Reed died on Sunday, October 27, at the age of 71. Later in the show we’ll feature songs from Lou Reed’s clasic recordings: New York, Magic & Loss, and The Velvet Underground & Nico.

10:21 – Interview with Penny Thieme

Penny Thieme is founder of VALA Gallery & Studios. Penny Thieme joined us to discuss the VALA Benefit Concert, Saturday, November 2, 7:00 to 10:00 pm, to support victims of domestic abuse and other violent crimes. The concert features Howard Iceberg, The Accidentals, Camry Ivory, Alan Whyte, and Kathryn Lorenzen and will be held at VALA Gallery, at 5834 Johnson Drive, Mission, Kansas.

Penny Thieme thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.dio, Literary, Artists; a multimedia, multi-generational contemporary art space and gallery for independent artists to connect, collaborate, create and build community. Could you tell us how you started VALA and how it has grown?

VALA Gallery & Studios joins us to discuss the VALA Benefit Concert, Saturday, November 2, 7:00 to 10:00 pm, to support victims of domestic abuse and other violent crimes. The concert features Howard Iceberg, The Accidentals, Camry Ivory, Alan Whyte, and Kathryn Lorenzen and will be held at VALA Gallery, at 5834 Johnson Drive, Mission, Kansas. More information at: http://www.valagallery.org.

10:31 – Underwriting
10:32

4. Ron Lacke & Eboni Fondren (Angie Benson, piano) –“Honeysuckle Rose”
from: Ain’t Misbehavin’ / Spinning Tree Theatre / Recorded by Jeff Eubank, October 29, 2013

10:37 – Interview with Andy Parkhurst and Eboni Fondren

Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was a musical innovator and influential jazz pianist and composer. A Broadway production of his music was the only musical review to win The Tony Award for best musical. Spinning Tree Theatre’s production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ opens this Friday, November 1, at 8:00pm, at Just Off Broadway Theatre in KCMO.

Joining us in our 90.1 FM studios were: Managing Director & Ain’t Misbehavin’ co-director & choreographer Andy Parkhurst and cast member Eboni Fondren.

This is the 1st show of Spinning Tree Theatre’s new season, and 1st at Just Off Broadway Theatre. Spinning Tree Theatre has produced shows in many venues including Off Center Theatre, The Living Room, Paul Mesner Puppets.

The show features an an all local professional cast featuring:

Eboni Fondren
Jennie Greenberry
Matthew King
Ron Lackey
Linnaia McKenzie

Angie Benson, piano
Brian Wilson, bass
Julian Goff, drums

scenic design by Michael Benson
lighting design by Paul Tilson
costume design by Shannon Smith
sound design by Jeff Eubank
stage management by Robin Harman
musical direction by Angie Benson
directed by Michael Grayman and Andy Parkhurst

Just Off Broadway Theatre – 3051 Central Ave. KCMO on south end of Penn Valley Park

Fri Nov 1, 8:00pm
Sat Nov 2, 8:00pm
Sun Nov 3, 2:00pm

Thurs Nov 7, 7:30pm
Fri Nov 8, 8:00pm
Sat Nov 9, 8:00pm
Sun Nov 10, 2:00pm

Thurs Nov 14, 7:30pm
Fri Nov 15. 8:00pm
Sat Nov 16, 8:00pm
Sun Nov 17, 2:00pm

2013-14 SEASON:

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

For info visit: Spinning Tree Theatre (816) 569-5277 or http://www.spinningtreetheatre.com

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5. Bill Callahan – “Javelin Unlanding”
from: Dream River / Drag City / September 17, 2013
[Born June 3, 1966, Bill Callahan is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders.]

6. Deer Tick – “The Dream’s In The Ditch”
from: Negativity/ Partisan Records / September 24, 2013
[from Providence, Rhode Island led by guitarist and singer-songwriter John McCauley]

7. Radkey – “Overwhelmed”
from: Devil Fruit – EP / Little Man Records / October 14, 2013
[Radkey is a St. Joesph based band made up of teenage brothers Darrion, Isaiah, and Solomon. Their influences include The Who and Nirvana.]

11:02 – Station Identification

Apocalypse Meow is Fri, Nov. 1, at Midwestern Musical Company, feat: Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, The Silver Maggies. Sat, Nov. 2, at Knuckleheads, featuring: She’s A Keeper, Freight Train & Rabbit Killer, Not A Planet, The Latenight Callers, The Philistines, & Sister Mary Rotten Crotch, Tony Ladesich, Dave ‘Chilidog’ Crawford, Betse Ellis, Howard Iceberg, Gregg Todt. Here are 4 musical acts appearing at Apocalypse Meow.

8. Howard Iceberg & The Titanics w/ Sara Swenson– “Hard To Forget”
from: Welcome Aboard Vol. 1 / Independent / June 26, 2011
[7-CD set, includes over 100 original songs, featuring The Titanics: Gary Paredes on lead guitar, Dan Mesh on rhythm guitar, Scott Easterday on bass, Pat Tomek on drums. With contributions from over 70 local artists, who’ve joined in on Howard’s “never-ending recording project” conducted in Pat Tomek’s home studio.]

[Howard Iceberg plays acoustic stage at Knuckleheads on Sat, Nov 2, for Apocalypse Meow 2013]

9. The Silver Maggies – “Slow Poke”
from: My Pale Horse / Money Wolf Music / March 28, 2013 [Fronted by lead singer/songwriters – Patrick Deveny and Terrence Moore (American Catastrophe, The Black Water). Founding members include Felix Dukes on electric guitar, Jonathan Knecht on drums and Steve Tubbert (Zoom) on bass. Terrence joined The Silver Maggies in 2010 after performing with them that year at the Murder Ballad Ball. He brought several original songs to add to the repertoire and splits singing and songwriting duties. This spring the band added Amy Farrand (American Catastrophe, Atlantic Fadeout, EIO) on vocals and additional instrumentation, as well as Samon Rajabnik on B3 organ. Both artists performed on “My Pale Horse” and joined the band for a raucous set at the 2012 Murder Ballad Ball in Kansas City. The album was recorded over the last year by Chris Cosgrove at Black Lodge, Cosgrove Audio, WaveLab and Element Recording. Mixing was done in Tuscon, AZ at WaveLab by veteran producer/engineer Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Neko Case, DeVotchKa).]

[The Silver Maggies play Midwestern Musical Company, Fri, Nov. 1 for Apocalypse Meow 6.]

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

[Not A Planet play the Main Stage at Knuckleheads on Sat, Nov. 2, for Apocalypse Meow 2013]

11. Betse Ellis – “Twilight is Stealing”
from: High Moon Order / Free Dirt / June 14, 2013 [BE voc & tenor guitar / Roy Andrade on voc & banjo]
[2nd solo release from renowned fiddler, Betse Ellis, known by many as a founding member of The Wilders]

[Betse Ellis plays Knuckleheads on Sat, Nov. 2, for Apocalypse Meow 2013 on the Acoustic Stage]

11:15 – Interview with Cody Wyoming & Mac McSpadden about Apocalypse Meow 2013

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A year ago, on this show, we were joined by Abigail Henderson and Chris Meck, known for their bands: The Gaslights, Atlantic Fadeout, and Tiny Horse. Abigail Henderson was a songwriter, musician, and activist. After 4 years of non-stop touring, recording, & promoting, in early 2008, Abigail was diagnosed with Stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer. Abby’s friends & fellow musicians, rallied around her and helped raised money to aid Abby with the enormous hospital bills and her battle with a health insurance company.

That same year, in 2008 Abigail & Chris, and friends in the music community founded the Midwest Music Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational arts organization that unites performer & audience and fills a health care gap for KC musicians.

This summer we lost Abigail Hope Henderson Meck, who died at the age of 36, on August 27, at her home in Kansas City, after a five-year battle with cancer. Abby’s amazing music will live on, Abby’s friends, and the community around Abby, that created the MMF will continue in her honor, to do the work that was so very important to Abby.

Two of Abby’s dear friends Cody Wyoming & Mac McSpadden, joined us to discuss Apocalypse Meow.

Apocalypse Meow 2013 is on TWO NIGHTS!

Friday, November 1, at Midwestern Musical Company, 1830 Locust, KCMO. (Doors at 6, Free, All Ages), featuring: Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, and The Silver Maggies.

Saturday, November 2, at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester Avenue, KCMO. (Doors at 6, $10, 21 and over), featuring a Silent Auction, Raffles, and Two Stages!

Main Stage: She’s A Keeper, Freight Train & Rabbit Killer, Not A Planet, The Latenight Callers, The Philistines, and Sister Mary Rotten Crotch.

Acoustic Stage: Tony Ladesich, Dave ‘Chilidog’ Crawford, Betse Ellis, Howard Iceberg, and Gregg Todt.

Midwest Music Foundation sponsors health care programs and provides financial relief to local musicians who have suffered a health care crisis. Since 2009, the MMF has distributed $30,000 in health-care grants. Abigail also founded Apocalypse Meow, an annual fundraiser for the MMF. Apocalypse Meow became an annual event to help raise funds for the Musicians Health Care Fund for Artists living and working in the KC area. The Foundation aims to create mechanisms where Musicians, Live Sound Engineers, Music Club Employees, and Recording Engineers can gain affordable access to health care.

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12. Tiny Horse – “Ride”
from: Darkly Sparkly [EP] / Flyover Records / Mar. 4, 2013 [Outside of the band, we were the first to hear the debut EP release from Abigail Henderson and Christopher Lynn Meck. In our opinion, Abigail’s voice remains one of the most honest and moving voices in KC music scene, Chris Meck’s guitar sings too. Cody Wyoming-baritone guitar, guitar, keys, Zachary Phillips-bass guitar, Matt Richey-drums, percussion ]

Funds are now available to musicians in need. Grant applications and more information are available online at http://www.apocalypsemeow.net.

For more info visit: http://apocalypsemeow.net
or http://midwestmusicfound.org

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13. 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 the addition of Bassist Gavin Mac, and Nick Combs on keyboards.]

[The Latenight Callers play Knuckleheads on Sat, Nov. 2, for Apocalypse Meow 2013 with She’s A Keeper, Freight Train & Rabbit Killer, Not A Planet, The Philistines, Sister Mary Rotten Crotch. Acoustic Stage: Tony Ladesich, Dave ‘Chilidog’ Crawford, Betse Ellis, Howard Iceberg, Gregg Todt.]

11:40 – Underwriting

11:41 – More Lou Reed Tribute…

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14. The Velvet Underground – “Atlantic Release Promo”
rom: Live At Max’s Kansas City / Atlantic Recording Group / 2005 Reissue (orig. 1972)
[Other than this promo piece, the entirety of “Live At Max’s Kansas City” was recorded on a tape recorder by Andy Warhol protege Brigid Berlin.]

15. The Velvet Underground – “Black Angel’s Death Song”
from: The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary (Super Deluxe Edition) / Universal / Oct. 1, 2012
[Originally released in March, 1967 by Verve Records. Debut album by The Velvet Underground and Nico. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain notoriety for its experimentalist performance sensibilities, as well as the focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of its songs including drug abuse, prostitution, sadism and masochism and sexual deviancy. Though a commercial and critical failure upon release, the record has since become one of the most influential and critically acclaimed rock albums in history, appearing at number thirteen on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time as well as being added to the 2006 National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.]

Lou Reed was co-founder of The Velvet Underground, and he had an extensive solo career. Lou Reed died on Sunday, October 27, at the age of 71.

16. Lou Reed – “Halloween Parade”
from: New York / Sire / January 10, 1989
[The fifteenth solo album by Lou Reed. Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker played on the album. “Dirty Blvd.” was a #1 hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks.]

17. Lou Reed – “Power & Glory” w/ Jimmy Scott
from: Magic & Loss / Sire / January 14, 1992
[Magic & Loss was Lou Reed’s 16th solo album inspired in part by the illnesses and eventual deaths of two close friends: songwriter Doc Pomus, who had given Reed his start in the music business some 25 years earlier, and a woman Reed identifies as “Rita” — popularly assumed to be Rotten Rita, who along with Reed was a familiar figure at Andy Warhol’s Factory in the mid-to-late ’60s. Photos of Pomus and a woman’s face can be seen at the center of the lyric booklet included with the CD release. Jazz singer Little Jimmy Scott performs the backing vocal on “Power and Glory.”]

Lou & Laurie

Lou & Laurie

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 #497

Wednesday MidDay Medley plays music from Apocalypse Meow + A Musical Tribute to Lou Reed

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, October 30, 2013

Apocalypse Meow! 2013 with Cody Wyoming & Mac McSpadden
+ Spinning Tree Theatre’s “Ain’t Misbehavin'”
+ Penny Thieme of VALA Gallery & Studios
+ A Musical Tribute to Lou Reed

Mark plays New & Local Releases from: Radkey, The Silver Maggies, Deer Tick, Not A Planet, Betse Ellis, Tiny Horse, The Latenight Callers, Bill Callahan, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics and Sara Swenson.

We’ll also play live tracks and interviews with Lou Reed. Tragically, Lou Reed died on Sunday, October 27, 2013. In honor of his passing we will feature songs from Lou Reed’s releases: Transformer, New York, Magic & Loss, and The Velvet Underground & Nico.

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At 10:15 Penny Thieme of VALA Gallery & Studios joins us to discuss the VALA Benefit Concert, Saturday, November 2, 7:00 to 10:00 pm, to support victims of domestic abuse and other violent crimes. The concert features Howard Iceberg, The Accidentals, Camry Ivory, Alan Whyte, and Kathryn Lorenzen and will be held at VALA Gallery, at 5834 Johnson Drive, Mission, Kansas. VALA is: Visual, Audio, Literary, Artists; a multimedia, multi-generational contemporary art space and gallery for independent artists to connect, collaborate, create and build community. More information at: http://www.valagallery.org.

At 10:35 Mark talks with company members of Spinning Tree Theatre‘s production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ opening Friday, November 1, at 8:00pm, at Just Off Broadway Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. The show features an all local professional cast featuring: Eboni Fondren, Jennie Greenberry, Matthew King, Ron Lackey, and Linnaia McKenzie, with Angie Benson on piano, Brian Wilson on bass, and Julian Goff on drums, and directed by Michael Grayman and Andy Parkhurst. Just Off Broadway Theatre is at 3051 Central in Kansas City, Missouri. The show runs through November 17. For info visit: Spinning Tree Theatre (816) 569-5277 or http://www.spinningtreetheatre.com

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At 11:15 Mark talks about Apocalypse Meow 2013 with Cody Wyoming and Mac McSpadden. This annual event will benefit Abby’s Fund of Midwest Music Foundation.

Apocalypse Meow 2013 is on TWO NIGHTS!

Friday, November 1, at Midwestern Musical Company, 1830 Locust, KCMO. {Doors at 6, Free, All Ages), featuring: Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, and The Silver Maggies.

Saturday, November 2, at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester Avenue, KCMO. (Doors at 6, $10, 21 and over), featuring a Silent Auction, Raffles, and Two Stages! Main Stage: She’s A Keeper, Freight Train & Rabbit Killer, Not A Planet, The Latenight Callers, The Philistines, and Sister Mary Rotten Crotch. Acoustic Stage: Tony Ladesich, Dave ‘Chilidog’ Crawford, Betse Ellis, Howard Iceberg, and Gregg Todt.

For more info about Apocalypse Meow visit: http://apocalypsemeow.net or http://midwestmusicfound.org

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Show #497