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 9, 2013

Public Art is Beautiful!

“The Midcoast Sound”
+ Emily Behrmann & The Series at JCCC
+ Marion Merritt & Jennifer Appell co-host

Mark plays New & Local Releases from: Radkey, Red Kate, Schwervon!, Krystle Warren, Betse Ellis, Wells The Traveler, Drew Black & Dirty Electric, Margo May, The Grisly Hand, Bloodbirds, The ACB’s, The Bad Ideas, Ghosty, Polvo, Neko Case, King Khan & The Shrines, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Animal Collective, and The Kinsey Sicks.

At 10:35, Mark talks with Emily Behrmann about the current 2013-2014 season for the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College. More info at jccc.edu/TheSeries

Marion Merritt and Jennifer Appell join Mark for the entire show to encourage ALL listeners to call 888-931-0901 during Wednesday MidDay Medley, to express support for this show and 90.1 FM KKFI.

KKFI’s Fall Fund Drive, “Thank You Gifts”:
$90.00 donation – a 3 color “Free Range Radio” T-shirt
$150.00 donation – a “Guest DJ” for a 1-hour music show
$200.00 donation you can receive both!

If you donate $50.00 or more, on MC/Visa/Discover/AMEX only during Wednesday MidDay Medley, you can also choose one of the following “Thank You Gifts” listed below:

A voucher for 2 tickets to any show at The Series at JCCC including: The Kinsey Sicks, Rita Moreno, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, Arturo Sandoval, and many others.

2 Tickets to Animal Collective, Oct. 24, at The Midland

2 Tickets to City and Colour, Oct. 25, at The Midland.

The MidCoast Spirit Bag:
Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo the new CD compilation (from Midwest Music Foundation)
A paperback edition of True Grit (from KC Public Library)
100 sticks of incense (from It’s A Beautiful Day)
Merge Records Fall 2013 Sampler or No Sleep Records Summer 2013 Sampler / a King Khan button / a GROUPLOVE bumper sticker / a Polvo poster / two different Mills Record Company bumper stickers (from Mills Record Company)

Tune in to Wednesday MidDay Medley October 9, 10-Noon, on KKFI 90.1 FM and donate during the show (at special levels) to receive these great “Thank You Gifts.” Support Community Radio and Wednesday MidDay Medley!

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Show #494

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

New & Local Releases + “Sidewalk Radio”
+ Brenton Cook & Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 +
Out in The Crossroads + Summer Osborne + OutSpokenKC
+ Krystle Warren Live from Paris!

1. Spirit is the Spirit – “I Believe That We Will Win”
from: Baktun Baby / Independent / November, 2012
[Lawrence, Kansas based 5-piece band known for their beautiful Psychedelic-Folk-Rock sound. Members include: Austen Malone, Noah Compo, Josh Landau, Brook Partain, Danny Bowersox]

[Spirit Is The Spirit play the big CD Release Show, for Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo, a new compilation of local music from Midwest Music Foundation, Saturday, October 5, at 9:30 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, with Jorge Arana Trio, Les Izmore, and Rev Gusto.]

2. PedalJets – “Conversations”
from: What’s In Between / Electric Moth Records / June 25, 2013
[This song was released last Dec. as a 7′ green vinyl single. Now included on The Pedaljets first album of new material in 23 years. Paul Malinowski (Vocals, Guitar), Rob Morrow (Drums, Vocals), Mike Allmayer (Guitar, Vocals), Matt Kesler (Bass, Vocals). Produced by The Pedaljets and Paul Malinoski. The albums photos & design are from artist Archer Prewitt of the bands: the Sea and Cake and The Coctails. More info: thepedaljets.com]

[The Pedaljets play recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, Saturday, October 5 at 7:00pm, with Expassionates.]

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

[Ghosty plays the Riot Room, friday, October 4, with Outsides, and Mr. History.]

10:15 – Underwriting

10:16 – Interview with George Biswell

As many of you know, this year 90.1 FM KKFI celebrated 25 years on the radio airwaves. George Biswell has been a big part of 90.1 FM’s history, serving as a programmer, a volunteer, Board Member, and Active Member Chair. He is a husband and father and veteran, and retired Kansas City, Missouri, City Employee, and he joined us to talk about his new performance art project: “Sidewalk Radio,” a venture of his Home Town Sound – Mobile DJ Service, that will be playing on First Friday, this Friday, October 4, on the western edge of the Crossroads.

George Biswell talked about his experiences as a volunteer at KKFI. George worked for many years in governance and serving on the board. Last week, KKFI lost another one of our longtime programmers, Jeanne Jasperse, who hosted the Coffee House Radio Show, for over 25 years, Sunday mornings at 9:00 am. George talked about Jeanne, and some of the things he learned, during his experience volunteering at KKFI.

George Biswell’s new performance art project: “Sidewalk Radio,” a venture of his Home Town Sound – Mobile DJ Service, that will be playing on First Friday, this Friday, October 4, on the western edge of the Crossroads.

10:26

4. Rev Gusto – “Boys Are At it Again”
from: Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo / Midwest Music Found. / Oct 5, 2013
[Jerry Frederick on Vocals & Guitar, Sam Frederick on Bass, Shaun Crowley on Guitar, Peter Beatty on guitar, Quinn Hernandez on Drums. Rev Gusto released their first self-titled EP recorded at Element Recording.]

[Rev Gusto play the big CD Release Show, for Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo, a new compilation of local music from Midwest Music Foundation, Saturday, October 5, at 9:30 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, with Jorge Arana Trio, Les Izmore, and Spirit Is The Spirit.]

10:30 – Interview with Brenton Cook

Brenton Cook works as a computer programmer and is Web Administrator for the Midwest Music Foundation, He last joined us on April 3, as Guest Producer, and he returned to share music and information about Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo, a new compilation of local music from Midwest Music Foundation. More info at: http://www.midwestmusicfound.org

Artwork for Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo is created by: Sheppa Appehs.

11:37

5. Metatone – “Dark Empress”
from: Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo / Midwest Music Found. / Oct 5, 2013
Also on: Metatone / Independent / May 14, 2013
[Recorded & mixed by Metatone 2012-2013. Written by J. Ashley Miller & Metatone. J. Ashley Miller: Vocals, Guitar; Gary Miller: Percussion, Harmonica, Vocals; Jon Kraft: Drums; Rabbit Killer: Mr. Squeaky; Abbi Miler: Vocals; Hank Eddins: Bass; Rhys Ziemba: Guitar; Iko: Vocals, Hype. More info at metatone.bandcamp.com]

11:45

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

11:49

Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo, and the CD Release show, Saturday, October 5, at 9:30 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. with Jorge Arana Trio, Les Izmore, Rev Gusto, and Spirit Is The Spirit.

11:56

7. Jorge Arana Trio – “Catching Bullets with Your Teeth”
from: Mapache / Independent / October 26, 2012
[Debut album by the Jorge Arana Trio. Recorded at Soundtrek Studios with Justin Wilson, May 7th, 2012.
Jorge Arana – Guitar / Keys , Josh Enyart – Drums , Jason Nash – Bass]
[Also on: Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo / Midwest Music Found. / Oct 5, 2013]

[Jorge Arana Trio play the big CD Release Show, for Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo, a new compilation of local music from Midwest Music Foundation, Saturday, October 5, at 9:30 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, with, Rev Gusto, Les Izmore, and Spirit Is The Spirit.]

11:00 – Station ID

8. Grenadina – “Tina Needs a Girlfriend”
from: Get Shallow / Music Road / September 3, 2013
[Produced by Johnny Burke at Vibe Studios in Bedford Heights, Ohio. Music by Grenadina. Lyrics by Katie Ford. Grenadina is: Steph Castor, Katie Ford, Mia Morrow, Stef Petrozz ]

[Grenadina plays Out In the Crossroads, on Saturday October 5, on the main stage on Baltimore Ave, between 19th & 20th Streets, as part of the 2-day festival to commemorate LGBT History Month, and National Coming Out Day. The main stage features: Dirty Dorothy, Eddie Sarfaty, Kristie Stremel, Tom Goss, Victoria Barbee, The Depth and The Whisper, Jeb Havens. Info at http://outinthecrossroads.com.%5D

11:04 – Interview with John Long

John Long is Founder & Publisher of Camp Magazine. He joined us to discuss: Out In the Crossroads, a 2-day street festival Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5, on Baltimore Ave, between 19th & 20th Streets, Sponsored by Hamburger Mary’s, Camp Magazine, and LikeMe Lighthouse-Kansas City, to commemorate LGBT History Month, and National Coming Out Day. The main stage features: Dirty Dorothy, Eddie Sarfaty, Kristie Stremel, Tom Goss, Victoria Barbee, The Depth and The Whisper, Grenadina, and Jeb Havens.

It is a 2-day street festival on Baltimore Ave, between 19th & 20th Streets, October 4-5.

Friday, Oct 4 – Main Stage Performances

Dirty Dorothy – The Friends of Dorothy Show!
She’s been entertaining in Kansas City, the Midwest and all over the rainbow for a long time. Her weekly show at Kansas City’s Missie B’s is legendary. And her ability to work a crowd and keep them in laughter for a long, long time is second to none! Dirty Dorothy hosts the evening with a special expanded version of her new Friends of Dorothy Show that can be seen every First Friday in the Crossroads at Hamburger Mary’s KC!

Eddie Sarfaty – Comedian
Eddie Sarfaty’s appeared on The Today Show, Comedy Central, Logo, The Joy Behar Show, and is one of the subjects of the documentary, Laughing Matters. He excels at bitingly – but lovingly – mocking authority, his family and most of all, himself.

DVJs Synematix – The Street Dance!
KC based Video DJs, DVJs Synematix have played to thousands, mixing music and video live, wowing crowds everywhere they go. The will perform their audio and visual show for the Friday night Street Dance with lights, live dancers, and divas, all choreographed to deep, guttural, throbbing music.

Saturday, Oct 4 – Main Stage Performances (Starting at Noon)

Kristie Stremel – Folk Rock/Singer/Songwriter
Born and raised in Kansas, she started singing and playing guitar at age 15, and has developed into one of the most amazing talents in the Midwest. Armed with guitar and a cup of coffee, her country-tinged rock style has been wowing fans since the mid-90s,. She has seven albums to her credit, and has a publishing catalog of over 70 songs.

Tom Goss – Guitar/Singer/Songwriter
Tom Goss is a gay singer-songwriters—a former Catholic seminarian turned guitar-toting troubadour whose heartfelt lyrics, hooky melodies and quirky charm have earned him a dedicated national following. He started performing in DC coffee – houses in 2006, the tireless 29-year-old has released two full-length CDs (Naked Without and Back to Love), two EPs (Rise and The Politics of Love), a live DVD (Live At Terry’s), four music videos, and nearly 500 shows in 100 cities. His new CD, Turn It Around, was released April 12.

Victoria Barbee- Kansas City Jazz
Kansa City based jazz singers, and particular favorite of Kansas City’s jazz-loving LGBT community. Her mellow tones and her captivating aura can be experienced the first weekend of every month at the Hotel Phillips in Downtown KC.

The Depth and The Whisper – Pop/Rock
PRESENTED BY LIKEME LIGHTHOUSE – Albert Bickley & Dave Tanner formed the band in 2010 as an way to explore new musical territory. They released “One Steady Breath” in 2011, recorded at Guttersnipe Recording Co., and featuring a number of prominent KC musicians. Each of the six songs on their debut EP received radio play in Kansas City. The group is proud to have helped raise money for 90.1 FM KKFI, as well as Hope House, and is grateful to support the LikeMe Lighthouse. The band recently returned from its 3rd tour to NYC and are working on a new full-length album.

Grenadina – Indie Band
A Lawrence & Kansas City 4-piece band who pride themselves in the coining of “girlcore” a soft-mannered pun at the lack of a female presence in heavy music. Grenadina earned the “Best EP of 2012” for Pretend for Me from Kill Your TV KC. Currently ranked at Number 1 on Reverbnation’s local indie charts for Lawrence, KS, the band has received much praise from national artists & publications.

Jeb Havens – Pop/Singer/Songwriter
Jeb Havens has been singing, playing the piano, and writing songs since the age of 10. Since moving to San Francisco in 2007, he has performed at numerous venues and events in SF and LA, including Sonoma Pride, Red Devil Lounge, Lone Star Saloon, Easter in the Park, Kimo’s, SF Pride, and Martuni’s Piano Bar, where he co-hosts a monthly showcase of local queer music called Homophonic. He has performed with numerous touring artists, including grammy-winning gay singer/songwriter Matt Alber.

Along with Camp, Hamburger Mary’s, Yelp and Miller Lite, our neighbors here on Main street and in this building, the LikeMe Light House is also a sponsor and beneficiary of this weekend.

Besides the Main Stage, there are also vendors, food trucks, and info tables for area non-for-profit service groups.

Out In the Crossroads, a 2-day street festival on Baltimore Ave, between 19th & 20th Streets, October 4-5, to commemorate LGBT History Month, and National Coming Out Day. The main stage features: Dirty Dorothy, Eddie Sarfaty, Kristie Stremel, Tom Goss, Victoria Barbee, The Depth & The Whisper, Grenadina, & Jeb Havens. Info at http://outinthecrossroads.com

11:14

9. Summer Osborne – “Phoenix”
from: As I Am / Summer Osborne / June 30, 2013

[Summer Osborne, will perform at ShOUT 2013, Friday, October 11, at 11th & McGee, sponsored by Kansas City Diversity Coalition, a one-day festival with Social Bar KC, Bistro 303, Missie B’s, & Sidekicks. The event features: Dirty Dorothy, Latrice Royale, and Frenchie Davis.]

11:19 – Interview with Summer Osborne

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

Summer Osborne started singing at the age of 4. She plays guitar, and piano and keyboards, and other instruments. Summer has released a full length album, every year, for the past 8 years. Summer talked about how she write many journals, and that she doesn’t force her songs to be written, instead they just come from her through her thoughts and writings. They flow from her ideas and experiences.

Mark talked about he encountered Summer’s amazing voice at the Human Rights Campaign KC – Battle of the Babe Bands, two years ago where she blew away the judges & the crowd with her powerful stage presence. It was a tough crowd, but Summer commanded their attention.

11:26 – Underwriting

9. Summer Osborne – “Welcome”
from: As I Am / Summer Osborne / June 30, 2013

11:27

Summer Osborne, performs at ShOUT 2013, Friday, October 11, at 11th & McGee, sponsored by Kansas City Diversity Coalition, a one-day festival with Social Bar KC, Bistro 303, Missie B’s, & Sidekicks. The event features: Dirty Dorothy, Latrice Royale, and Frenchie Davis.

“As I Am” A personal proclamation of loving ourselves and others, A recognition that we are all connected. A healing piece.

Summer used to work in education, with middle school students. Mark and Summer talked about how working in middle schools is great training for being a confident performer on stage, how if you can lead a middle school classroom, you can do a lot of things.

11:34

10. Summer Osborne – “As I Am”
from: As I Am / Summer Osborne / June 30, 2013

11:39 – Interview with Schaeffer Nelson

Schaeffer Nelson grew up in Kansas and studied creative writing at the University of Southern California, where he graduated in 2010. Schaeffer has worked in film and volunteered for Out Here Now, the KC LGBT Film Festival, and he joins us today to discuss “OutSpoken KC: Love and Marriage”, a dramatic reading of true stories from Kansas City’s LGBT Community, to be held Monday, October 7, at 7:00 pm, at Unity Temple on the Plaza.

OutSpoken KC is a project of: The Gay & Lesbian Archives of Mid-America (GLAMA) and OUT HERE NOW: The KC LGBT Film Festival, collaborating on a community initiative to collect, record & preserve stories from our local LGBT and allied communities.

Stories are more important now than ever.

The writings and recordings gathered through OutSpoken KC will become part of a special collection that will become part of a special collection at the Gay & Lesbian Archives of Mid-America housed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

With Supreme Court verdicts on two landmark cases — California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act — due in late June, and with same-sex marriage victories being won across the country, we are asking: What has it meant to be an LGBT person in love, partnership, or marriage in Kansas City?

Stories were collected through the summer.

Read for the first time ever publicly, these wildly diverse stories come from every corner of our city and range from historical to the everyday.

A gay immigrant who sought asylum in the Plaza.

A Northland lesbian couple that survived a frighteningly homophobic custody battle.

A Parkville trans woman’s stunningly awkward first date.

An interracial lesbian couple that encountered the racial politics of Kansas City’s separatist Womantown in the 1980’s.

The production is sponsored by GLAMA (The Gay and Lesbian Archives of Mid-America) and OutHereNow: The KC LGBT Film Festival with performances from: Shawna Downing & Jordan Foote.

“OutSpoken KC: Love and Marriage”, a dramatic reading of true stories from Kansas City’s LGBT Community, to be held Mon, Oct 7, at 7:00 pm, at Unity Temple on the Plaza.

More info at: http://www.outspokenkc.com or http://www.facebook.com/outspokenkc:loveand marriage

11:49

12. Vi Tran Band – “This One’s For Me”
rom: American Heroine / Independent / October 4, 2013
[The Vi Tran Band is singer, songwriter, guitarist – Vi Tran, with Katie Gilchrist on vocals, percussion; Sean Hogge on guitar; Jerod Rivers on drums, vocals; and Ben Byard on bass, vocals]

[Vi Tran Band play a special CD Release show at the Kill Devil Club, in KC on First Friday Oct. 4, with Tran Band & The American Heroine Orchestra (Vi Tran, Katie Gilchrist, Sean Hogge, Jerod Rivers, Ben Byard, Mark Lowrey, Hermon Mehari, Rachel Gaither, and Christine Gross). The night begins with Jessica Furney Paige & Friends, and then David George & A Crooked Mile. There will also be a 12:00 Midnight Late-night Jam Session led by Mark Lowrey & Hermon Mehari]

11:53 – Interview with Krystle Warren

Krystle Warren & The Faculty play the Kansas City Live Block, 1330 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri, Sunday, October 6, starting at 6:00P with – District Rhythms a show that will feature Lee Langston opening.

The Missouri Lottery and Magic 107.3 FM present Kansas City native and international recording artist KRYSTLE WARREN & The Faculty on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at KC Live! in Downtown Kansas City’s Power & Light District – part of the 2013 District Rhythms Concert Series. The free show begins at 6 p.m. and is hosted by Jerold “Action” Jackson. Free admission. Families welcome. Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by an adult. 21+ after 9 PM Concertgoers receive $2 parking at the KC Live! and Main Street (Cosentino’s) Parking Garages. The District Rhythms Concert Series is presented by The Missouri Lottery, Miller Lite, Magic 107.3 FM and the Kansas City Power & Light District. #KCDistrictRhythms

Krystle Warren talked with us live on the phone from just outside Paris, France, where she has lived for nearly 5-years.

For more information: http://www.krystlewarren.com/
https://www.facebook.com/krystlewarren

Other events:

Tonight, Wednesday Oct 2, 6 p.m. The KCK Public Library presents another in their “Bad Film Series” at the Main Library, at 625 Minnesota, in downtown KCK, the film that they are showing is “Creature from the Haunted Sea.” This is the movie where former longtime KKFI Programmer, the late Steve Peters, played the monster, in the underwater scenes. As his wife Kathy Peters wrote, “Yes, indeed, he put on the Brillo pad monster suit with the ping pong ball eyes and swam around the tank at Marine land of the Pacific making threatening gestures!” This Roger Corman, B-movie is a classic hoot, you’ll find yourself applauding the monster even when it isn’t Steve in the suit!

Also Tonight, Wednesday, October 2, at 6:30 p.m. at The Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. The Sound of True Grit: Music Inspired by the Novel – Jeff Harshbarger and The Revisionists. Musician Jeff Harshbarger – accompanied by his band The Revisionists – discusses and performs new and traditional songs reflecting the historic era in which True Grit unfolds.

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

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

Show #493

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

New & Local Releases + “Sidewalk Radio”
+ Brenton Cook & Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 +
Out in The Crossroads + Summer Osborne + OutSpoken KC

Mark plays more Local & New Releases from: Spirit Is The Spirit, The Pedaljets, Ghosty, Rev Gusto, Metatone, Middle Twin, Jorge Arana Trio, Grenadina, Summer Osborne, Vi Tran Band, and Kristie Stremel.

At 10:15 Mark talks with former 90.1 FM Programmer, George Biswell about his new performance art project: “Sidewalk Radio,” a venture of his Home Town Sound – Mobile DJ Service that will be playing on First Friday, October 4, on the western edge of the Crossroads.

Artwork created by: Sheppa Appehs

At 10:30 Brenton Cook joins us to play tracks from Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 a new compilation of local music from Midwest Music Foundation with a big CD Release Show, Saturday, October 5, at 9:30 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. with Jorge Arana Trio, Les Izmore, Rev Gusto, and Spirit Is The Spirit.

At 11:00, John Long of Camp Magazine joins us to discuss: Out In the Crossroads, a 2-day street festival on Baltimore Ave, between 19th & 20th Streets, October 4-5. Sponsored by Hamburger Mary’s, Camp Magazine, and LikeMe Lighthouse-Kansas City, to commemorate LGBT History Month, and National Coming Out Day. The main stage features: Dirty Dorothy, Eddie Sarfaty, Kristie Stremel, Tom Goss, Victoria Barbee, The Depth and The Whisper, Grenadina, and Jeb Havens. Info at http://outinthecrossroads.com

At 11:15 we’ll talk to St. Louis based musician, Summer Osborne, who’ll perform at ShOUT 2013, Friday, October 11, at 11th & McGee, sponsored by Kansas City Diversity Coalition, an organization created when KC Lesbian & Gay Community Center merged with KC Pride. KCDC is hosting the one-day festival with Social Bar KC, Bistro 303, Missie B’s, & Sidekicks. The event features: Dirty Dorothy, Latrice Royale, and Frenchie Davis.

At 11:39 we’ll talk with Schaeffer Nelson about “OutSpoken KC: Love and Marriage”, a dramatic reading of true stories from Kansas City’s LGBT Community. Monday, October 7th, at 7:00 pm, at Unity Temple on the Plaza. Admission is free.

Artwork for Midwestern Audio created by: Sheppa Appehs

Show #493

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

New & Local Releases + Judy Mills of Mills Record Company
+ Joel Nanos of Element Recording Studio

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

10:05

2. Ha Ha Tonka – “Rewrite Our Lives”
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.]

[Ha Ha Tonka are hitting the road and they’ll play a special “Lessons” Release show at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas, this Saturday, September 28, with Amanda Shires.]

3. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “The Race”
from: Katy Guillen & The Girls – EP / Independent/ August, 2013
[Formerly: The Katy Guillen Trio, prior to that: Katy & Go Go. The current band was formed in KC in Sept. of 2012 w/ Katy Guillen (guitar, vocals), Claire Adams (bass, vocals) & Stephanie Williams (drums).]

[Katy Guillen & The Girls play Coda, 1744 Broadway, KCMO, on Saturday, September 28 at 6:30pm]

10:12

4. The Silver Maggies – “End of Time”
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 and many others).]

[The Silver Maggies play the Americana & Folk Rock Showcase at Californos, Fri., Sept. 27, at 9:00pm with The Clementines, The Walltalkers, Nikki & The Rooftop Punch, Tommy Donoho & Justin Penny.]

10:17 – Underwriting

In the 1st of a series of interviews about the music business in KC, we’ll feature individuals involved in production and recording and making the music available to listeners and fans.

10:18 – Interview with Judy Mills

Judy Mills opened Mills Record Company, a new independent record store, just 4 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.

Judy Mills, brought in some music for us today and new vinyl from Neko Case.

10:22

5. Neko Case – “Middle Cyclone”
from: Middle Cyclone / Anti – / 2009
[8th solo release of Neko Case who also performs with The New Pornographers. Released March 3, 2009. Grammy Nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Features “piano orchestra” made up of forsaken and abandoned pianos, asembled out in Neko’s barn on her farm. [Also: notorious 32 minute track of frogs.]

6. Neko Case – “Where Did I Leave That Fire”
from: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You / Anti- / Aug 30, 13

[Neko Case plays Liberty Hall, in Lawrence, Kansas, on Tuesday, October 15, at 8:00pm]

10:29

Judy Mills talked about her journey to open a record store and the resurgence of Vinyl.

Judy Mills is also a big Jack White fan.

[Jack White was born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975. He is a musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. He is best known as the vocalist, guitarist and pianist of The White Stripes which disbanded February 2011. On April 24, 2012, White released his debut solo album, Blunderbuss which received wide critical acclaim. He is ranked No. 70 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. White’s popular and critical success with The White Stripes enabled him to collaborate as a solo artist with other renowned musicians, such as Beck, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Alicia Keys, Bob Dylan, Electric Six, and Loretta Lynn, whose 2004 album Van Lear Rose he produced and performed on. In 2006, White became a founding member of the rock band The Raconteurs. In 2009, he became a founding member and drummer of his third commercially successful group, The Dead Weather.]

10:36

7. The Raconteurs – “Broken Boy Soldier”
from: Broken Boy Soldiers / Third Man Records / May 16, 2006
[Formed in Detroit, Michigan, featuring: Jack White (of The White Stripes, and The Dead Weather), Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence (of The Greenhornes, Blanche and The Dead Weather), and Patrick Keeler (also of The Greenhornes). Broken Boy Soldier” is the title track and the third single to be released from the album Broken Boy Soldiers by The Raconteurs. This track was used in an episode of the NBC television series “Life”. Broken Boy Soldiers is the debut album by American rock band The Raconteurs, released May 16, 2006. The album was generally favored among critics and spawned the #1 hit single “Steady, As She Goes”. The album earned a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 49th Grammy Awards.]

Judy Mills talked with us about her store hosting a “cassette store day,” and “in store” performances from: Akkilles, Lazy, Bloodbirds, Maps For Travelors (to name a few).

10:45

8. Braids – “Fruend”
from: Flourish // Perish / Domino / August 20, 2013
[2nd album from art rock band from Calgary, Alberta, currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Braids currently consists of Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith. The band members (along with former member Katie Lee) met at a young age and began collaborating in high school. Their debut album Native Speaker was released on January 18, 2011 in Canada and the United States to generally positive reviews.]

DJ Shadow, seemed like a perfect choice for Judy’s last selection, since this recording is famous for being composed almost entirely of sampled content, most of which originated from various vinyl records obtained by DJ Shadow during trips to record shops.

10:54

Judy Mills is the proprietor of Mills Record Company, a new independent record store that just recently opened at 314 Westport Road, in Kansas City. More info at: http://www.MillsRecordCompany.com

9. DJ Shadow – “Midnight In a Perfect World (Gab Mix)”
from: Endtroducing… (Deluxe Edition) / Universal – Island Records / Nov. 19, 1996
[Joshua Paul “Josh” Davis was born June 29, 1972. He is a music producer and DJ. He is a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album “Endtroducing…..”. He has an exceptionally large personal record collection, with over 60,000 records. Endtroducing….. is famous for being composed almost entirely of sampled content, most of which originated from various vinyl records obtained by DJ Shadow during trips to record shops. Endtroducing….. was produced by Shadow in the span of two years using minimal equipment, most notably the Akai MPC60 sampler. In creating the album’s overall atmosphere, he strived to capture the downbeat nature of his previous releases for the Mo’ Wax label. The album’s content features both moody, slow-paced tracks and upbeat jams reminiscent of DJ Shadow’s early hip hop influences.]

11:00

10. FIDLAR – “Gimmie Something”
from: FIDLAR / Mom + Pop / January 22, 2013
[Debut from L.A. based skate punk/garage punk band. Elvis Kuehn (guitar/vocals) & Max Kuehn (drums) are sons of Greg Kuehn, keyboardist for Long Beach punk legends T.S.O.L., Zac Carper (vocals/guitar) is son of famed surfboard designer John Carper, along with bassist Brandon Schwartzel, the 4 have been performing together as FIDLAR since 2009. The name is an acronym for “(Bleep) It Dog, Life’s a Risk’, a skate mantra from singer Zac Carper’s former roommates.]

[FIDLAR plays Czar Bar, Friday, September 27, with The Orwells]

11. Animal Collective – “Mercury Man”
from: Centipede Hz / Domino / September 24, 2012
[9th studio album by American experimental psychedelic band that grew out of childhood friendships in Baltimore County and Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Lisbon. The band consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members; the lineup is not uniform. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as that of other artists.]

[Animal Collective will play The Midland, Thursday, October 24, with Deradoorian. On our Oct. 9 Fall Fund Drive Show, during Wednesday Midday Medley only, we will be giving 2 tickets to see Animal Collective as a “Thank You Gift” for the first 10 donations, on MC/Visa of $50.00 or more.]

12. Helen Gillet – “Atchafalaya”
from: Helen Gillet / Independent / June 8, 2012
[Recorded by Chad Meise in KCMO. Mastered by John Fishback (New Orleans); Produced, Composed and Performed by Helen Gillet. A familiar face in New Orleans’ experimental jazz scene. Her first New Orleans-recorded album, “Running of the Bells,” was released in 2011. Helen Gillet’s album has been compared to intensity and grace of John Cale and the recordings of The Velvet Underground and Nick Drake. Hellen Gillet was part of WE an art/performance/installation created in 2011 by Jane Gotch and Mark Southerland.]

[Helen Gillet plays TOMORROW NIGHT, Sept. 26, at 8:30 pm, in Sean Starowitz rocket grant funded series at the Walnut Place Laundromat, with Snuff Jazz and James Singleton and Brian Steever.]

[Helen Gillet plays a special CD release show for her new recording Ferdinand, at The Brick, 1727 McGee, Friday, September 27, at 9:00pm, with James Singleton on Bass, effects, and pocket trumpet, and Helen Gillet on Cello, and effects.]

[Helen Gillet on Cello & James Singleton on Bass will do a stripped down acoustic show performing music from Gillet’s new Ferdinand, at Birdies, 116 West 18th street, on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 pm]

13. La Guerre – “Lake Ontario”
from: The Three [EP] / The Record Machine / May 7, 2013
[Katlyn Conroy is a singer songwriter who is based in Lawrence, KS and is a member of, Cowboy Indian Bear. La Guerre is the Fench for “war.” La Guerre just released a 7-song EP called “Violent” w/ The Record Machine on Aug. 20, 2013.]

[La Guerre plays the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd, Tuesday, October 1, at 9:00pm with Springfield-based lullabye-rock 5-piece Plaid Dragon, and also: Echo Collider.]

11:16 – Interview with Joel Nanos

Mark Manning talks with Joel Nanos of Element Recording (Photo by Vi Tran)

Joel Nanos, musician, producer, engineer and owner of Element Recording Studio. Joel has been part of the recording of some of our favorite releases of the year from: The Architects, The Grisly Hand, Soft Reeds, Radkey, She’s a Keeper, Maps for Travelers, La Guerre, and Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear.

Joel brought in six songs, that he has worked on, to share with our listening audience

We just heard La Guerre, (Katlyn Conroy’s musical project)

Joel talked about making the transition of being a musician to owning his own recording studio.

So much of the great local music we play on this show has your name attached to it as engineer and/or producer. For many in our listening audience, can you talk about the differences in working as an engineer and working as a producer?

One of the musical duos that Joel introduced has worked with is Madisen Ward and his mother Ruth Ward, who we invited to play live on Wednesday MidDay Medley on July 10. Ruth Ward told us that there was a family connection that brought them into Joel’s recording studio to do their beautiful recording, “We Burned The Cane Field.”

11:21

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

11:27 – Underwriting

11:28

Joel Nanos shared his observations of the local music scene.

Joel is currently working on new music with the band Hidden Pictures.

11:32

15. Hidden Pictures – “Where Does The Story Go”
from: Unmastered mix from recording sessions / / 2013
[Richard Gintowt – vox, guitar; Claire Adams – vox, electric uke axe; Chad Toney – bass; Nate Holt – keys; Cameron Hawk – drums. Richard Gintowt who was formerly in the the band OK Jones, has been a frequent music writer and reviewer for The Pitch and other publications. Richard also operates his own DJ company. Richard Gintowt joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley, on July 25, 2012.]

11:35

Lauren Krum and Mike Stover of The Grisly Hand were on Wednesday MidDay Medley back on April 24 to talk about their wonderful full-length recording “Country Singles.”

11:39

16. The Grisly Hand – “Phineas Gage”
from: Country Singles / Independent / April 26, 2013
[The Grisly Hand, is a Kansas City based, six member band that first started playing live 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). The band’s debut release “Safe House” was release in November of 2010. Their EP “Western Avenue” was one of our Best Recordings of 2012 . More info at: thegrislyhand.com]

[The Grisly Hand play The Brick, Sunday, September 29]

11:42

We talked with Joel Nanos about how the music industry is changing so quickly.

Last year, one of our favorite local bands picked up all of their members and moved as a group to Portland, Oregon, and have just released a new EP “What’s More Than Appropriate?” that Joel produced.

11:46

17. Minden – “What’s More Than Appropriate?”
from: What’s More Than Appropriate? / Independent / July 24, 2013
[Recorded in October 2012 by Larry Crane at Jackpot Studio (PDX). All songs written by Casey Burge and Minden. Casey Burge (vocals), Dan Talmadge (keyboard, vocals), Lia Gist (vocals), James Taylor (guitar), Evan Houston (bass), Ryan Johnson (drums). Mixed and mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Studio (KCMO). Art direction by Andrew Heuback.]

11:49

Joel Nanos is owner of Element Recording.

More information at: http://www.elementrecordingstudios.com

18. She’s A Keeper – “Plattsburg”
rom: Sterling / Independent / Oct/Nov. 2013
[5-piece band from Kansas City, includes: Fritz Hutchison – vocals, banjo, percussion; Zac Jurden – vocals, guitar; Colin Nelson – vocals, guitar; Elliott Phillips – bass, mandolin; Kate Sopcich – cello, keyboard. The band is currently working on a second full-length album. Zac sent us this track which is one of two singles off our new record. The song is named after the place in Missouri. Zac told us that they are looking to release the new record in october or november if everything goes according to plan. ]

[She’s A Keeper play at Concert for the Climate, Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at 11:00 am at Kaw Point Riverfront Park. You can go to http://www.ConcertForTheClimate.org for all event details.]

Wednesday MidDay Medley in on the web:

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kkfi.org

11:59:30

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

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

Show #492

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

New & Local Releases + Judy Mills of Mills Record Company
+ Joel Nanos of Element Recording Studio

Mark plays New & Local Releases from: Marva Whitney, Katy Guillen & The Girls, Ha Ha Tonka, The Silver Maggies, She’s A Keeper, Minden, La Guerre, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, The Grisly Hand, Hidden Pictures, Helen Gillet, Maria The Mexican, Neko Case, Animal Collective, FIDLAR, and Braids, we’ll also play The Raconteurs, and DJ Shadow.

In the first of a series of shows about the music business in our area, we’ll feature individuals involved in how the music was produced and recorded and made available to listeners and fans.

At 10:30, Mark welcomes Judy Mills of Mills Record Company, a new independent record store that just recently opened 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. Judy will share some of her favorite recordings. More info at: http://www.MillsRecordCompany.com

At 11:15, Mark talks with Joel Nanos, musician, producer, engineer and owner of Element Recording Studio. Joel has been part of the recording of some of our favorite releases of the year from: The Architects, The Grisly Hand, Soft Reeds, Parts of Speech, She’s a Keeper, Maps for Travelers, La Guerre, and Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. More information at: http://www.elementrecordingstudios.com

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Show #492

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

Marion Merritt’s Musical Discoveries
+ Eccentric Soul + Jimi Hendrix + Damon Bailey

Marva Whitney

Mark welcomes Marion Merritt who joins us to share information from her musically-encyclopedic-brain. Marion plays tracks from: The Heavy, The Julie Ruin, White Fence, King Khan & The Shrines, The Shouting Matches, Volcano Choir, of Montreal, Mazzy Star, Willis Earl Beal, Roky Erickson, Okkervil River, Califone, Bird Nest Roys, and Express Rising. Marion will also feature: The Fabulous Rhythm Makers, Marva Whitney from the new Numero Group release Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label. We’ll also play music from Jimi Hendrix who died 43 years ago, September 18, 1970.

At 11:15, Kansas City based, singer songwriter Damon Bailey will play live in our 90.1 FM Studios and premiere the final mix of a new song called “Black and Mild,” the first track from Quest United Heart’s self titled album to be released this fall.

Marion Merritt is the co-creator of the blog: http://www.a2-m3.com providing information about: Music, Film, Art, Books, Television, Technology, with links, downloads, and articles keeping us current with the latest musical and film news.

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Show #491

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

Mark Titus & Recordings from KC Musical Theatre
+ Bill Sundahl & The 9th Annual Crossroads Music Fest
+ Amy Farrand’s Weirdo Wednesday Supper Club

In our first hour, videographer Mark Titus returns as guest producer & co-host to share musical selections inspired by a July 11, 2013, Kansas City Star Preview feature written by Robert Trussell showcasing seven female performers of musical theatre. Mark will share rare recordings from live musical theatre shows featuring performances from: Katie Gilchrist, Lauren Braton, Molly Denninghoff, Jennie Greenberry, Jessalyn Kincaid, Natalie Weaver, Mary Bridget Davies and scenes from the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s “As You Like It.”

In our second hour Bill Sundahl joins us to talk about the 9th Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 14, 6:00 pm to 3:00 am, with 25 BANDS, at 6 Stages around Crossroads KC at Grinders featuring: She’s A Keeper, The Grisly Hand, My Brothers & Sisters, Hearts of Darkness, The Givens, Amy Farrand, The Empty Spaces, Not A Planet, Rural Grit All-Stars, Lee Langston, Starhaven Rounders, Dead Voices, Mr Marco’s V7, Cherokee Rock Rifle, The Blackbird Revue, One Hundred Flowers, Gooding, Diverse, Sunu, Joe Cartwright Trio, Max Groove, Brian Maloney, Nicolette Paige, Erik Voeks, and Mikal Shapiro. More info at: WWW.CMFKC.COM or
http://www.facebook.com/cmfkc

And…Amy Farrand joins us to talk about Weirdo Wednesday Supper Club at Daveys Uptown.

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Show #490