Wednesday MidDay Medley presents: D. Rashaan Gilmore + Erica Joy

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, September 13, 2017

MidCoastal & New Releases
+ D. Rashaan Gilmore + Erica Joy

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Krystle Warren, Giants Chair, Erica Joy, La Guerre, The Dear Misses, Kevin Morby, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Mynabirds, LCD Soundsystem, EMA, Ariel Pink, The War On Drugs, Foxygen, Sheer Mag, Iron & Wine, Jack Johnson, and Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals.

D. Rashaan Gilmore

At 10:30 community connector, organizer and collaborator – D. Rashaan Gilmore joins us to share information about his new radio show, ‘Unbossed and Unbothered w/ D. Rashaan’ on 90.1 FM KKFI, on the 3rd Saturday of each month, at 1:00 pm, during The Tenth Voice. D. Rashaan Gilmore is passionate about making a difference in the LGBTQ community of color. His current project is BlaqOut, a newly formed organization which seeks to organize and mobilize the black, gay community in Kansas City and develop a leadership core. Gilmore has previously managed multiple significantly-sized SAMHSA and CDC-funded HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention grants for the Kansas City CARE Clinic. He has also served as the Senior Field Organizer for PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT equality and advocacy organization.

Erica Joy

At 11:15 Mark welcomes KC based singer and songwriter, Erica Joy who joins us to share information about her new band, and her upcoming intimate theatre show, Sunday, October 1st, at 7:00 PM, at Westport Coffeehouse Theatre where she will be debuting new songs, and playing with her new backing band – Colby Bales, Zach Harris, and Branden Moser. In 2015 Erica Joy released her first single “Fun to Hold You” and it remained in Homegrown Buzz’s rotation for over a year. She followed the single by releasing her debut EP, “Introduction” on February 3, 2017, in a special show at recordBar. Erica Joy has played Middle of The Map Fest. More information at: http://www.ericajoymusic.com

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

Show #699

WMM Playlist from September 6, 2017

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, September 6, 2017

Music from the 13th Annual Crossroads Music Festival
with Guest Co-Host Bill Sundahl

1. “It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / 1980
[WMM’s theme song]

2. The Phantastics – “Bananas (Radio Edit)”
from: Closer / Silly Goose Records / December 14, 2013
[Debut EP from 8 member group KC based band formed in December of 2010, that specialize genre-blending hip-hop, mixed with rock, rap, dance, funk, jazz and soul. Members include: Kemet “the Phantom” Coleman on lead vocals, Kim Newsome on vocals, JJ Cantrell on lead guitar & vocals, Danny Florez on electric bass & vocals, Ashley Thompson on drums, DJ Mitchell on saxophone, and Austin Quick on keyboards.]

[The Phantastics play Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, Sept 9, at Midnight, at recordBar 1520 Grand]

Today we feature music from 18 bands participating in the 13th annual Crossroads Music Fest, on Saturday, September 9, featuring nearly 60 bands on 12 stages all within 3 blocks, in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts & Music District. For more information, or to get advance tickets, visit: http://www.cmfkc.com.

Bill Sundahl, is founder of Crossroads Music Festival and has been coming on this radio program for 13 years now, sharing information about the music and venues and collaborations associated with CMF. Bill is also 90.1 FM KKFI’s Development Director, where he is constantly in motion working, to keep Community radio alive! Bill joins us as co-host for the entire show.

Bill Sundahl thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

CMF IS A FUNDRAISER FOR 90.1FM KKFI – KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY RADIO

Designed to showcase the best in Kansas City’s music, arts and dance scene, CMFKC provides opportunities for community members of all ages to support its local artists and celebrate Kansas City’s cultural diversity.

Artists: The Phantastics, Count Tutu, Brody Buster Band, Crystal Rose, IRIEplaceables, Duncan Burnett X Riot, The Safes, Instant Karma, Mad Libby, Turkey Bone & Full Count, Mundo Nouvo, Hobo Cane feat. Javier Mendoza, Enrique Chi of Making Movies, Eems, Rural Grit, Shortsweather, Various Blonde, Spirit is the Spirit, Pagaent Boys, Mess, The Black Mariah Theater, Barclay Martin, Julie Bennett Hume, Jenna & Martin, Ayllu, Carswell & Hope, Hot Club KC, American Slim, Broderick Jones, Jubilee, Kyle Reid, Dan Bliss, AJ Young, Brad Cunningham, Ivy, Savanna Chestnut, Sara Morgan, Tyler Giles, Tom Hall, Jessica Paige, Kelly Hunt, Tyler Gregory, New Transition Quartet, Organ Jazz Trio, Roger Wilder & Lisa Henry, The Project H, The MGDs, MARCHING COBRAS, A.M. Merker of My Oh My!, Mikal Shapiro w/ Johnny Hamil, The Ragged Few, The Nite Owls, Drew Black & Dirty Electric, Broken Arrows, Interstate Run, Hughes & Barclay

Venues: recordBar at 1520 Grand, Black Dolphin at 1813 Grand, The Brick at 1727 McGee, The Living Room Upstairs and The Living Room Downstairs at 1818 McGee, Mod Gallery at 1809 McGee, Green Lady Lounge at 1809 Grand, Collection at 1532 Grand, and Normal Human at 1815 McGee, with Day Parties at Josey Records at 1814 Oak, and Brewery Emperial at 1829 Oak. The Crossroads Music Fest also includes showcases from The Record Machine, Lost Cowgirl Records and Making Movies Carnival.

Kissick Construction Stage @ recordBar, 1520 Grand – 21+ MC Mark Manning

The Phantastics 12:00 to 1:15
Count Tutu 10:15 to 11:30
Brody Buster Band 8:30 to 9:30
Crystal Rose 7:00 to 8:00

10:15

3. Crystal Rose – “Come Alive”
from: Come Alive – Single / Crystal Rose / May 6, 2016
[Debut single release from Kansas City based singer songwriter and UMKC journalism student Crystal Rose who plays live with Paige Turner on guitar, Peter Marten on guitar, and Robert Castillo on bass. Crystal Rose is a singer song-writer based in heart of Kansas City. At a young age she was Influenced by powerhouse vocals like Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Christina Aguilera. She has since drawn much inspiration from blusey and folk centered artist like James Bay, James Vincent Mcmorrow and Johnnyswim. To listen to more Crystal Rose please visit: http://www.crystalro.se]

[Crystal Rose plays Crossroads Music Festival saturday, September 9, at 7:00 PM at recordBar.]

Day Parties – Pop Up Shops

11:00 AM – 5:00 PM — Day Parties at Brewery Emperial & Josey Records & Pop Up Shops

Brewery Emperial Stage
A.M. Merker of My Oh My! 4:00 to 5:00
Mikal Shapiro w/ Johnny Hamil 2:30 to 3:30
The Ragged Few 1:00 to 2:00
The Nite Owls 12:00 to 12:45

Josey Records Stage
Drew Black & Dirty Electric 4:30 to 5:30
Broken Arrows 3:00 to 4:00
Interstate Run 1:30 to 2:30
Hughes & Barclay 12:00 to 1:00

11:00 AM to 7:00 PM — CMF Pop Up Shops at Josey Records
Children’s Art Area – Local Makers – CMF Information

Do816 Stage @ The Brick 21+ – 1727 Megee

IRIEplaceables 1:00 to 2:00
Duncan Burnett X Riot 11:30 to 12:30
The Safes 10:00 to 11:00
Instant Karma 8:30 to 9:30
Mad Libby 7:15 to 8:00
Turkey Bone & Full Count 6:00 to 6:45

4. Mad Libby – “Powder Blue”
from: Locks Unlocked / Mad Libby / March 4, 2017
[Kansas City based Power Punk 4-piece band formed by: Jennifer Roswold on lead vocals & guitar, Rob Adams on lead guitar, Dana E Scott on drums & backup vocals, and Jessica White on bass & backup vocals.]

[Mad Libby play 90.1 FM’s Crossroads Music Festival, Sept 9, at 7:15 at The Brick, 1727 McGee.]

5. The Safes – “Hometown”
from: Tasty Waves / Hidden Volume Records / September 8, 2017
[The Safes are Frankie O’Malley on vocals, guitars, drums, piano, Wurlitzer, vibes, bells; Patrick O’Malley on vocals, guitars; Dex Fontaine on drums; Curt Schmelz on bass. The record includes special guest musicians: Siobhan Hunter on violins, Dominique DiValerio on french horn, and Ben Levin-O’Leary on trumpet. Produced, Recorded, Mixed by Patrick O’Malley. Recorded, Mixed by Brian Deck. Mixed by Frankie O’Malley. Recorded at IV Lab and StudiO’Malley. Mixed at StudiO’Malley and at Brian Deck’s home studio. Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering. Assistant Engineer at IV Lab – Shane Hendrickson. Photograph: Andrew Ballantyne. All songs written by Frankie O’Malley, except “Streets and Sanitation”: lyrics written by Frankie and music written by Patrick & Frankie. http://www.thesafes.com.]

[The Safes play Crossroads Music Festival, September 9 at 10:00 at The Brick on the Do816 Stage.]

6. Duncan Burnett – “Olathe”
from: Soulcially Conscious / R.I.O.T. LLC / December 24, 2015
[Duncan Burnett lives in Olathe, Kansas. He grew up in Olathe, Kansas. He is a musician, song writer and producer who first started in music playing the drums. http://www.duncanburnett.com]

[Duncan Burnett X Riot play 90.1 FM’s Crossroads Music Fest, Sept 9, at 11:30 at The Brick, 1727 McGee, on the Do816 Stage.]

10:34 – Underwriting

Rock Docs Midwest Music Foundation participating in the 13th annual Crossroads Music Fest, on Saturday, September 9.

11:00 AM to 5:00 PM — Midwest Music Foundation Free Musicians’ Health Care Clinic at The Living Room Theater, 1818 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108

Midwest Music Foundation along with The RockDocs, a collaboration of University of Kansas and the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, present a Free Musicians’ Health Care Clinic that will offer information, screenings, wellness programs, opportunities to discuss health conditions and concerns and arrange follow-up opportunities. More info at http://www.cmfkc.com.

KC Folk Fest Stage @ MOD Gallery 1809 McGee – All Ages – Carnival Showcase

Mundo Nouvo 12:00 to 1:00
Hobo Cane feat. Javier Mendoza 10:30 to 11:30
Enrique Chi of Making Movies 9:30 to 10:30
Eems 7:45 to 8:30
Rural Grit 6:30 to 7:15

10:41 – MOD Gallery – Carnival Showcase

7. Eems – “Stumble”
from: Rocket Ship / Independent / August 11, 2017
[Eems is a KC based ukulele loop artist, singer songwriter, rapper, pianist, drummer, The resonance of his bright musical sounds, and lyrical calls, are woven through genres of folk, hip hop, pop, and dance influences. He has shared the stage with notable hop hop artists, and KC Folk Music Fest, Middle of The Map Fest.]

[EEMS plays the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, Sept 9, at 7:45 PM, MOD Gallery, 1809 McGee.]

8. Making Movies – “Spinning Out”
from: I Am Another You / Making Movies / May 26, 2017
[3rd full length release: from Kansas City based 4-piece band and made up of two sets of brothers: Enrique Chi on guitar and lead vocals; Diego Chi on bass & vocals; Juan-Carlos Chaurand on percussion & keyboards; and Andres Chaurand on drums. The band draws their influences from the origins of their families: Santiago, Panama, and Kansas City, Missouri, and Guadalajara, Mexico.]

[Enrique Chi of Making Movies plays Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, Sept 9, at 7:45 PM, for the Carnival Showcase at MOD Gallery, 1809 McGee.]

9. Mundo Nouvo – “Pueblo Latino”
from: Mundo Nouvo / Mundo Nouvo / May 17, 2016
[Comprised of some of the finest musicians the area has to offer, Mundo Nouvo is multi-faceted project that culls its material from the roots Cuba & Haiti. An eleven-piece ensemble features Salsa material fit for the dance floor as well as Latin-Jazz pieces that are best suited to a concert program. Ramon Terrada on lead vocals, Jose Miguel Ramos on congas & coro vocals, Felipe “Tato” Ramos on timbales & coro vocals, Tony Ramos on bongos, Paul Roberts on piano, Daniel Nonweiler on bass, Sean Mawhirter on guitar, Guy Montes on flute & coro vocals, Janne Silfverberg on trombone, Tommy Johnson Jr. on trumpet, David Cunningham on trumpet, and frequent contributors Pat Conway on Congas & Bongos, and Tyree Johnson on drumset. http://www.mundonouvo.org]

[Mundo Nouvo play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 9, at Midnight, at MOD Gallery, 1809 McGee.]

MixMaster 2017 at 13th annual Crossroads Music Fest, on Saturday, September 9

MixMaster at CMF 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Living Room Theater, 1818 McGee St
Musicians Professional Development Seminar – Panels/Workshops/Performances

11:00 am: Panel: The Ten-Year Overnight Success
Independent artists can achieve a lot by setting goals, planning and being creative with their time and efforts. But what does successful goal-setting actually look like? How does it work, and what does it take to persevere?

Panelists: Erin McGrane (Victor & Penny), Kemet Coleman (The Phantom, The Phantastics), Vi Nhan Tran (Vi Tran Band, Buffalo Room), Jessica Paige (Jessica Paige Music), Betse Ellis (Betse & Clarke)

12:00 pm Panel: Building Your Team and Building Your Brand
Being a successful independent artist requires a wide variety of skills, a lot of different resources and plenty of hard work. What are the essentials to telling your story and being ready to respond to opportunities? Who can help you and how can you help yourself?

Panelists: Chris Haghirian (INK, 90.9 The Bridge), Michelle Bacon (Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, Heidi Lyne Gluck & The Pony Show), Fally Afani (I Heart Local Music), Anna Selle (SoFar Sounds, Anna Selle Photography)

1:00 pm Working Lunch: Small Groups
Breaking into small groups, participants will get a chance to share their experiences, test out ideas and learn from each other’s knowledge. Each group will be facilitated to ensure everyone gets time to talk and moves from one topic to the next. Lunch will be provided by Californos (while supplies last!) We encourage you to bring the following, to share:

An artist biography, A band photo (can simply be shared on a phone), A CD of your music (or several) REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Get your tickets first here, then sign up here

3:00 pm Panel: Demo Dip
A chance to submit your demo to be listened to live and followed by honest feedback from music journalists and industry experts. Bring your best stuff on a CD!

4:00 pm Networking: Speed Sessions
A rapid-fire round of networking! 5 minute blocks of one-on-one connections with industry experts, venue-managers, radio DJs and more.

MixMaster – Conversations & More Downstairs @ The Living Room | Starts 2pm

2:00 pm Panel: Music in Public Spaces
Libraries and other public spaces have become locations for music-making, places to access technology, and venues to share and celebrate music. What is it like for the artists who work in these spaces? What makes it work, and what is the future of music with public and shared resources?

Panelists: Jim Barnes (Lawrence Public Library), Ralph Tomlinson (Olathe Public Library), Donna Mandelbaum (KC Streetcar Authority)

4:00 pm Discussion: Art As Mentorship
Enrique Chi, the leader and songwriter of Making Movies, will discuss and showcase work from his Art As Mentorship project, a program that will take twenty young songwriters through a year of artistic development. For six years Making Movies has hosted an inner-city music camp through the Mattie Rhodes Center. The students and experiences from the camp became the inspiration for the Art As Mentorship program. The band’s story and community efforts were just featured on a beautiful NPR piece.

11:00 – Station ID

KCPT Stage @ Living Room Upstairs – 1818 McGee St – All Ages
The Record Machine Showcase

Shortsweather 12:00 to 12:45
Various Blonde 10:30 to 11:15
Spirit is the Spirit 9:00 to 9:45
Pagaent Boys 7:30 to 8:15
Mess 6:00 to 6:45

10. Mess – “soak”
from: heartswithholes / Mess / August , 2017
[Mess is a Kansas City based band formed by: Allison Gliesman, Kevin Briody, Tanner Pinkerton and Evan Velasquez. Recorded in Edwardsville, Illinois at Bird Cloud Recording. Production and recording by Ryan Wasoba. Mastering by Joel Hatstat in Athens, Georgia.]

[Mess play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept. 9 on the KCPT Stage at The Living Room Upstairs.]

11.Pageant Boys – “Last Rites”
from: Shadowboxing EP / The Record Machine / May 19, 2017
[On what was originally slated to be a short trip to Istanbul, Alex Sheppard started recording music with his girlfriend’s laptop and a bluetooth headphone mic. None of Sheppard’s previous musical efforts incorporated electronics in a major way; “It was born of necessity,” says Sheppard. The songs on his new EP, Shadowboxing, came out of those original sessions. The songs are a sensual and almost effervescent approach that combine R&B elements with electronic and processed instrumentation. While in Istanbul, Sheppard established a routine in collaborating with a close friend and poet. He said they developed a fairly specific daily routine for working on music, with the intent of finishing songs, regardless of their quality. “I would wake up at 8 in the morning and start the song and get the chord structure. And then at 10, he would wake up and I would show him what I had. I’d make breakfast, and then I’d show him the melody I wanted for the vocal line. He’d go down and start writing the lyrics, we’d eat breakfast, and he’d have the lyrics written after we got done with breakfast. At 1, I’d start recording the vocals. It was a good schedule.” Sheppard has been writing and recording for the last decade even though he is just in 20’s. Before Sheppard started performing and recording as Pageant Boys he released several albums as Alexandre. Shadowboxing is the maturation of Sheppard’s artistic vision and introduction to a larger audience.]

[Pageant Boys play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept. 9 on KCPT Stage at The Living Room Upstairs.]

6:00 PM to 2:00 AM — 13th Annual Crossroads Music Fest
Diverse Music on 12 Stages, Including nearly 60 Bands All in 3 Blocks (5 All Ages Stages)

7:00 PM to 12:00 PM — Barley Bus will be shuttling in a loop

12 & Under are FREE in 5 All Ages Stages Must be accompanied by Parent or Guardian

Festival Pass is $20.00 in Advance / $25.00 AT GATE
VIP Festival Pass is $75.00 Advance / $90.00 AT GATE

For more information, or to get advance tickets, visit: http://www.cmfkc.com.

Lost Cowgirl Records Stage @ Living Room Downstairs – 1818 McGee St – All Ages
Lost Cowgirl Records Showcase
The Black Mariah Theater 11:15 to 12:00
Barclay Martin 9:45 to 10:30
Julie Bennett Hume 8:15 to 9:00
Jenna & Martin 6:45 to 7:30

11:12 – Lost Cowgirl Records Showcase

12. Jenna McCarty – “Love Havin’ Company”
from: Love Havin’ Company / Jenna Rae / 2017 – Unreleased track
[Kansas City based singer-songwriter who is a guitarist and songwriter for Jenna & Martin with musician Martin Farrell Jr.. Jenna also plays banjo in the band Deadeye.. She is also a guitarist and songwriter for the 6-piece Lawrence based western band Playing For Horses.]

[Jenna & Martin play Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9, at 6:45 at The Living Room Theatre Downstairs, for the Lost Cowgirl Records Showcase.]

13. Barclay Martin Ensemble – “Dance in the Rain”
from: Pools That Swell With The Rain / Independent / September 24, 2010
[Barclay Martin on guitar and vocals, Mark Lowrey on piano, Giuliano Mignucci on drums, and Rick Willoughby on bass.]

[Barclay Martin plays Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9, at 9:45 at The Living Room Theatre Downstairs, for the Lost Cowgirl Records Showcase.]

[Barclay Martin Ensemble play recordBar, Sun, Sept 10 a farewell show as Barclay leaves for Spain.]

Boveri Realty Stage @ Collection – 1532 Grand Blvd – All Ages

Ayllu 11:30 12:30
Carswell & Hope 10:00 11:00
Hot Club KC 8:30 9:30
American Slim 7:15 8:00
Broderick Jones 6:00 6:45

11:23

14. Carswell & Hope – “Drinking At Crossroads”
from: Carswell & Hope / Silly Goose Records / April 14, 2014
[Debut recording from Lawrence, Kansas band, Nick Carswell, Jason Slote, Dan Hines, Austin Quick. Nick Carswell is a founding member of InterUrban ArtHouse. Silly Goose Records (SGR) was originally founded in Ireland in 2010, by Irish musician and songwriter Nick Carswell. The label released several records and supported bands, coordinating national tours, media and television appearances and PR campaigns. Carswell relocated to Kansas in 2011 and began working with local musicians through the Barrel House piano bar in downtown Lawrence. In January 2013, Silly Goose Records was re-imagined as an independent collective, where artists could collaborate and come together to share experience and resources. Within their first year, bands in the collective have released several EPs, produced and recorded online videos, recorded full-length albums and even incorporated as LLCs. More details at http://www.sillygooserecords.org.]

[Carswell & Hope play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 9, at 7:45 PM, at MOD Gallery, 1809 McGee.]

11:23 – Normal Human – Singer Songwriter Roundtable with Diana Lynn

Californos Westport Stage @ Normal Human – 1815 McGee – All Ages MC Diana Linn

Jubilee 1:45 to 12:00
Kyle Reid, Dan Bliss, AJ Young 10:30 to 11:45
Brad Cunningham, Ivy, Savanna Chestnut 9:00 to 10:15
Sara Morgan, Tyler Giles, Tom Hall 7:30 to 8:45
Jessica Paige, Kelly Hunt, Tyler Gregory 6:00 to 7:15

11:32

15. Tyler Gregory – “Soft Tune Reminding of Home”
from: Roots Below / Mudstomp Records / October 24, 2014
[2nd full length album from Lawrenve Kansas based singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjo player, stomp box player, one-man-band. Tyler Gregory mixture of roots and blues music howls with a sense of passion and freedom. Tyler Gregory has proven himself to be a songwriter and performer that connects with people of all ages. His carefully crafted lyrics and contagious melodies have been heard bellowing across the country. “Tyler Gregory has earned a reputation as the best act in town, with good reason. The musical magician has a sonorous, resounding voice that demands every listeners’ attention, and the multi-tasking powers to stomp a percussion beat while plucking and strumming at a guitar.” – Examiner (Lawrence, KS)]

[Tyler Gregory plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 9, at 6:00 PM, at Normal Human, 1815 McGee.]

16. Ivy – “All The Above”
from: Bad Intuition / Ivy / April 14, 2016
[Debut recording from Kansas City native singer songwriter, who plays piano and guitar, and produces beats. Her style ranges from R & B, Neo Soul, Hip Hop, Acoustic, and Pop. She has performed on stage at Lincoln Center in NYC, regional Festivals, Los Angeles, and collaborates with film and performance. Written and produced by Ivy. More info at http://www.itsjustivy.com]

[Ivy plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 9, at 9:00 PM, at Normal Human, 1815 McGee.]

17. Kyle Reid & the Low Swinging Chariots – “Shot of Whiskey (Live)”
from: Alright, Here We Go… / Kyle Reid / September 9, 2014
[Kyle Reid leads his band, the Low Swingin’ Chariots, in a joyful revelry of original swing tunes, as well as classic New Orleans, Gypsy Jazz, and Western Swing tunes. Reid’s original tunes sound at once familiar yet new and exciting, blending well with the classic standards played by the group and the low, sonorous quality of Reid’s voice is well balanced by the hot accents of the rhythm section and the sweet melodies of the brass section. The band is made up of accomplished, nationally touring local musicians, all hand picked by Reid for their prowess, creativity, and camaraderie.]

[Kyle Reid plays Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 9, at 10:30 PM, at Normal Human, 1815 McGee.]

11:44 – Underwriting

Green Lady Stage @ Green Lady Lounge – 21+ – 1809 Grand

New Transition Quartet 10:30 to 2:30
Organ Jazz Trio 6:00 to 10:00
Roger Wilder & Lisa Henry 2:30 to 5:30

11:49

18. Kansas City Jazz Orchestra w/ Lisa Henry – “You Make Me Feel So Young”
from: Take One / Kansas City Jazz Orchestra / 2005
[Kansas City based Jazz vocalist Lisa Henry has played all over the world including South Africa, Argentina, Mozambique, Mumbai India. Lisa began her early singing career in the Baptist Church at the age of 6. By age 12, she had been exposed to the music of Billie Holiday and Miles Davis. Having heard the improvisational magic of Billie and Miles, Lisa turned to jazz, and has been a narrator of the art form ever since. Her professional jazz career began in the nightclubs of Kansas City at age 17. She was mentored by the great Hammond B-3 player, Everette Devan, and cut her big band “teeth”, performing with the Vince Bilardo Big Band and Steve Miller Orchestra. Lisa Henry is an artist of vast accomplishments, both in and outside the realm of performance. These accomplishments include the recently televised PBS Special: In Performance at the White House, First runner-up in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, International Jazz Ambassador to Africa, CD recordings, BET documentaries, and recognition as an international clinician and adjudicator. “She’s just fantastic! A beautiful voice, and man can she swing!” –Rosemary Clooney]

[Lisa Henry & Roger Wilder play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept 9, at 2:30, at Green Lady Lounge]

Josey Records VIP Venue @ Hilliard Gallery – All Ages

Crystal Rose & Duncan Burnett 10:00 to 10:20
TBA & TBA 8:00 to 8:20

MARCHING COBRAS 8:30 to 8:45
March from 19th & McGee up to street between The Living Room & MOD

CMF IS A FUNDRAISER FOR 90.1FM KKFI – KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY RADIO

SPONSORS:
Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund
Kissick Construction
Josey Records
Boveri Realty Group
KCPT
Missouri Bank
KJug Guitars

Beverage / Food Sponsors:
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Central States Brewing Company

Media Partners:
Ink KC
90.9 FM The Bridge

Community Partners:
KC America’s Creative Crossroads
Midwest Music Foundation
KCPT

Black Dolphin Stage @ Black Dolphin – 1813 Grand Blvd – 21+

The Project H 9:00 to 12:00
The MGDs 5:30 to 8:30

19. The Project H – “Not A Person”
from: We Live Among The Lines / Independent / September 8, 2014
[3rd release from collective that includes: Clint Ashlock on trumpet, Ryan Heinlein on trombone, Brett Jackson on woodwinds, Matt Leifer on drums, Andrew Ouellette on keys, Dominique Sanders on bass, Jeff Stocks on guitars. Record, mixed and mastered by Duane Trower, Weights and Measures Soundlab, KC, MO.]

[The Project H play Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, Sept. 9 at 9:00 pm at Black Dolphin, 1813 Grand.]

For more information, or to get advance tickets, visit: http://www.cmfkc.com

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

Next week, on Wednesday September 13, D. Rashaan Gilmore, who is one of the new Hosts & Producers of The Tenth Voice on 90.1 FM KKFI, joins us to talk about his life, activism and radio. In our second hour we’ll talk with Kansas City based singer songwriter Erica Joy.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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

Show #698

Wednesday MidDay Medley Celebrates Crossroads Music Fest

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, September 6, 2017

Music from the 13th Annual Crossroads Music Festival
with Guest Co-Host Bill Sundahl

We’ll feature music from 18 bands participating in the 13th annual Crossroads Music Fest, presented by 90.1 FM KKFI, on Saturday, September 9, featuring 60 bands/artists, on 9 stages, all within 3 blocks, in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts & Music District. For more information, or to get advance tickets, visit: http://www.cmfkc.com.

Mark will spin tracks from: The Phantastics, Crystal Rose, Duncan Burnett, The Safes, Mad Libby, Mundo Nouvo, Making Movies, Eems, Pagaent Boys, Mess, Barclay Martin Ensemble, Jenna Rae (of Jenna & Martin), Carswell & Hope, Kyle Reid, Ivy, Tyler Gregory, Lisa Henry, and The Project H.

Bill Sundahl, founder of Crossroads Music Festival and 90.1 FM KKFI’s Development Director. Bill joins us as co-host for the entire show to share details about participating artists, and venues: recordBar at 1520 Grand, Black Dolphin at 1813 Grand, The Brick at 1727 McGee, The Living Room Upstairs and The Living Room Downstairs at 1818 McGee, Mod Gallery at 1809 McGee, Green Lady Lounge at 1809 Grand, Collection at 1532 Grand, and Normal Human at 1815 McGee, with Day Parties at Josey Records at 1814 Oak, and Brewery Emperial at 1829 Oak. The Crossroads Music Fest also include showcases from The Record Machine, Lost Cowgirl Records and Making Movies Carnival.

The Crossroads Music Fest also presents the Midwest Music Foundation Free Musicians’ Health Care Clinic at The Living Room Theater, 1818 McGee St, from 1:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Midwest Music Foundation along with The RockDocs, a collaboration of University of Kansas and the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, present a Free Musicians’ Health Care Clinic that will offer information, screenings, wellness programs, opportunities to discuss health conditions and concerns and arrange follow-up opportunities.

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

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

Show #698

WMM Playlist from August 30, 2017

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 30, 2017

Spinning Records With Marion Merritt
+ Ada Brumback

Marion Merritt joined us as “Guest Producer.” For more than 13 years Marion Merritt has been sharing her musical discoveries and information from her encyclopedic brain. Marion is the creator of Records With Merritt, a small, independent, minority owned business, at 1614 Westport Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri.

We also talked with Kansas City based musician, freelance videographer and editor, Ada Brumback, who plays guitar in the band Bedroom Wounds.

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / 1980 [WMM’s theme song]

2. Dimitri From Paris – “Prologue”
from: Sacrebleu / Atlantic / 2001

3. The Heliocentrics – “The Sunshine Makers”
from: The Sunshine Makers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / Soundway Records / 2017

4. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – “Masenqo”
from: Inspiration Information 3 / Strut!K7 / 2009

5. Mulatu Astatke – “Yègellé Tezeta (My Own Memory)”
from: Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale (1969-1974) / Buda Musique /98

6. Laurel Halo – “Moontalk”
from: Dust / Hyperdub / 2017

7. Laurel Halo – “Jelly”
from: Dust / Hyperdub / 2017

10:32 – Underwriting

8. Clement Djimogne – “Africa”
from: Pop Makossa (The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976 – 1984)/2017 Analog Africa

9. Pasteur Lappe – “Na Real Sekele Fo’ Ya”
from: Na Man Pass Man / Africa Seven / 2017

10. Danny Offia & The Friks – “Funk with Me”
from: Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980’s Nigeria / PMG / 2017

10:57 – Station ID

11. This Is the Kit – “Moonshine Freeze”
from: Moonshine Freeze / Rough Trade / 2017

12. This Is the Kit – “Bullet Proof”
from: Moonshine Freeze / Rough Trade / 2017

13. Come On – “Housewives Play Tennis”
from: The Come On Story / Manufactured Records / 2017

14. Television Personalities – “Games for Boys”
from: They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles / Fire Records-Velvel Records / 1997 [2017 Fire Records]

15. Lewis Parker – “The Glass Ceiling (Main Theme)” [Instrumental]
from: The Puzzle: Episode 2 – The Glass Ceiling (Instrumentals) / King Underground / October 19, 2014 [Reissued by King Underground 2017]

16. Madlib – “Movie Finale”
from: Beat Konducta, Vol. 3 & 4: In India / Stones Throw / August 21, 2007

17. The Beginner’s Mynd – “Don’t Lose Your Mind”
from: Don’t Lose Your Mind / 13 O’Clock / 2017

18. The Kaisers – “Wishing Street”
from: Wishing Street / No Hit / 1998 [Revolver Music / 2017]

Marion Merritt thanks for being with us on WMM. Coming up we talk w/ Ada Brumback

11:29 – Underwriting

19. BEDROOM WOUNDS – “Exist In The Night”
from: Bedroom Wounds / Error/Records / January 6, 2017

[Bedroom Wounds play Records With Merritt, on Wednesday, August 30, at 7:00 PM, with Runaway Brother, Jessica Knight (of Looming), Prince Daddy and the Hyena, and Natural Man & the Reactors.

11:35 – Interview with Ada Brumback

KC based musician, freelance videographer and editor, Ada Brumback, plays guitar in the band Bedroom Wounds. Ada Brumback plays drums and has collaborated with the Springfield, Illinois band, Looming: the Chicago band, Cold Country; and area singer songwriter Doby Watson. Ada works at Black Lodge Recording studios in Eudora, Kansas, owned by Lawrence based, international recording artist Kawehi. Ada Brumback joins us to share tracks from Bedroom Wounds, Looming, and Told Slant.

Ada Brumback thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Bedroom Wounds started as a solo recording project of Kristian Kyle Ratliff during his time in Springfield, IL. Formerly of the emo-rock band Our Lady 2010 to 2016, (Mayfly Records) With Bedroom Wounds, Kristian Kyle Ratliff, “furthered expressions of inner strife through the darkened tunnel that is loss. From dealing with these feelings personally, to watching loved ones engulfed in pain, Ratliff has formulated a sonic aura of unsettling proportions.” All tracks created by Kristian Kyle Ratliff. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Brandon Carnes at Southtown Studios in Springfield, IL.

Bedroom Wounds is now a 4-piece band in Kristian Kyle’s new home of KC, MO. Ada Brumback plays guitar in the band.

Ada Brumback has collaborated as videographer for the Springfield, Illinois band, Looming.

11:44

20. Looming – “Down”
from: Seed / No Sleep Records / September 29, 2017
[1st single from the upcoming release of Springfield, Illinois based band formed in 2013. The band consists of: Jessica Knight on bass & lead vocals, Brandon Carnes on drums & backing vocals, Mitch Baker on guitar & backing vocals, Nick Demarco on guitar, Cassie Staub on guitar & synthesizer. (Original member Jordan Fein left the band after their debut release.) “The band originally came together over a shared common vision and passion for songwriting. After years performing in various Springfield bands (Mother Leopard, Lovecow, Our Lady, Big Storm) the group fell into a natural groove with one another and became known for their unique emo-pop that’s led by the inimitable vocal stylings of Knight that pair perfectly with the band’s bright, airy sound.” “Three guitars work together to perform thick, overlapping lines that lead to satisfying breakdowns. Front-woman Jessica Knight’s curious, chewy singing style and a thumping rhythm section give Looming a potent edge above their peers. ” This album is a follow up to theor debut full-length album, Nailbiter that came out in August 14, 2015.]

[Jessica Knight (of Looming) plays Records With Merritt, on Wednesday, August 30, at 7:00 PM, with Runaway Brother, Bedroom Wounds, Prince Daddy and the Hyena, and Natural Man & the Reactors.]

11:56

21. Told Slant –”Lack”
from: Still Water / Double Whammy Records / August 5, 2012
[Told Slant is the songwriting project of Felix Walworth (They/Them), Brooklyn based lyricist, producer, and founding member of The Epoch arts collective. Walworth started the project in 2011 as a means of marking a stylistic shift in their songwriting, specifically a shift toward understated, ambling arrangements and simple, illustrative lyrics. Told Slant’s debut LP, Still Water, was self-released in 2012, then re-released and pressed to vinyl by Broken World Media in 2014. The band released their follow full-length record, Going By, with Double Double Whammy in the summer of 2016. Though Told Slant functions more like a “solo project” in its recorded state, its live incarnation is arranged and performed by Walworth and Epoch co- collaborators Emily Sprague of Florist (She/Her, They/Them), Oliver Kalb of Bellows (He/Him), and Gabrielle Smith of Eskimeaux (She/Her). Sprague, Kalb, and Smith bring their particular sets of influences and intuitions to the band’s live sets in a way that draws out more energetic and dynamic arrangements from the songs. Told Slant’s members live in Brooklyn, NY, and tour actively.]

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

Next week on September 6, 90.1 FM Development Director, Bill Sundahl joins us for a 2-hour show spinning music from 18 artists playing the 13th Annual Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9, featuring over 60 bands & artists, on 9 stages, all in a 3-block area.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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

Show #697

WMM is Spinning Records with Marion Merritt + Ada Brumback

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 30, 2017

Spinning Records With Marion Merritt
+ Ada Brumback

Marion Merritt

Mark welcomes Marion Merritt, of Records With Merritt, who joins us as “Guest Producer” to share sonic discoveries and information from her musically-encyclopedic-brain. Marion will spin tracks from: This Is The Kit, Laurel Halo, Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics, Pastuer Lappe, Kelly Lee Owens, The Kaisers, Madlib, Jane Weaver, Come On, Television Personalities, The Beginner’s Mynd, Lewis Parker, Danny Offia & The Friks, Clement Djimogne, Don Drummond, and more. Records With Merritt is located at 1614 Westport Road, KCMO. More info at: http://www.recordswithmerritt.com.

Ada Brumback

At 11:30 Mark talks with Kansas City based musician, freelance videographer and editor, Ada Brumback, who plays guitar in the band Bedroom Wounds. Ada Brumback also plays drums and she has collaborated with the Springfield, Illinois band, Looming; the Chicago band, Cold Country; and area singer songwriter Doby Watson. Ada also works at Black Lodge Recording studios in Eudora, Kansas, owned by Lawrence based, international recording artist Kawehi. Ada Brumback joins us to share tracks from Bedroom Wounds, Looming, and Told Slant. Bedroom Wounds play Records With Merritt, on Wednesday, August 30, at 7:00 PM, with Runaway Brother, Jessica Knight (of Looming), Prince Daddy and the Hyena, and Natural Man and the Reactors.

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Show #697

WMM Playlist from August 23, 2017

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 23, 2017

More New & MidCoastal Releases
+ Shortsweather + Mr. Marco’s V7 + Schwervon!

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979 [WMM’s theme]

2. Car Seat Headrest – “War Is Coming (If You Want It)”
from: War Is Coming (If You Want It) – Single / Matador / August 14, 2017
[According to Will Toledo “This is a song about not murdering people.” Originally a started as a solo recording project by 24 year old, Will Toledo, in Leesburg, Virginia. Toledo chose the name “Car Seat Headrest” after recording the vocals of his first albums in the back seat of his car, for privacy. Car Seat Headrest released 12 albums on Bandcamp. Toledo’s production has gradually grown less lo-fi, but he still remains an effective example of the DIY ethic. Toledo saw a large influx of new fans with his 2011 release Twin Fantasy, which has become the most popular of his self-released albums. In September 2015, Car Seat Headrest announced on his Facebook page that he had signed an album deal with Matador Records. In October 2015, Car Seat Headrest released the compilation album, Teens of Style under the label. This was his first album that was not self-released via Bandcamp. His 2016 album, Teens of Denial, was created with traditional studio processes. Car Seat Headrest are currently on tour as a full band.]

3. The Slowdown – “Look Older”
from: Summer Snow / The Slowdown / August 25, 2017
[Founded in 2006, The Slowdown is a Kansas City-based alternative rock/pop band led by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Sam Hoskins. The band is supported by seasoned Kansas City musicians: Josh Johnson on guitars and keyboards, and Jordan Smith on bass & backing vocals. Matt Clibanoff of All Things Go Music writes: “Kansas City alternative trio, The Slowdown has just released a new single off their forthcoming album. Gorgeous, though drenched despair, “Look Older” plunges into the solipsistic trench at the heart of the human condition. Guitars and synth dance in annular swirls as a voice skates across the frozen backdrop and breathily delivers the bad news: we’re all painfully and irrevocably lonely. Coolly delivered heartache has never sounded so sweet.”]

[The Slowdown play recordBar, 1520 Grand, Thurs, Aug. 24, w/ Not A Planet and Emmaline Twist.]

4. Benjamin Gibbard – “December”
from: Bandwagonesque / Benjamin Gibbard – Atlantic / July 28, 2017
[Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard’s latest project, is a song-for-song cover of Teenage Fanclub’s entire 1991 album, Bandwagonesque. “It’s my favorite record by my favorite band of all time,” Gibbard said in a press release. “It came along at a pivotal time in my musical life and I’ve loved it for over 25 years. It’s been such a blast taking these songs apart to see how they work and then putting them back together again.”]

5. Krystle Warren – “Thanks and Praise”
from: Three the Hard Way / Parlour Door Music / August 18, 2017
[Produced by Krystle Warren and Ben Kane (D’Angelo, Emily King, PJ Morton). Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Ben Kane. Written & performed by Krystle Warre. Mixed at The Garden, Brooklyn. Mastered & cut by Alex DeTurk at Masterdisk. Last year in Krystle Warren premiered this song and her other new songs from this album at the Middle of the Map Fest in a packed room at Californos in Westport and later at The Polsky Theatre for the Performing Arts Series of Johnsons County Community College. For this record Krystle decided to play every instrument and vocals & back up vocals, “playing bass, drums, lap steel, piano, guitar, and vocals directly to analog tape. She and Ben Kane recorded in Villetaneuse, France, a small town on the outskirts of Paris in a vintage 70s era studio that offered just the right, rich sound to suggest the musical foundation for the record, and to do justice to the duo’s carefully balanced arrangements.” On the radio show last year Krystle shared inspirations for this record, early gospel recordings, that crossed over into Jazz from Pharoah Sanders, Edwin Hawkins, and The Swan Silvertones. Originally from KC, Krystle learned to play the guitar by listening to Rubber Soul & Revolver from The Beatles. Krystle graduated from Paseo Arts Academy in 2001 and began her musical career in collaborating with area jazz and pop musicians. After living in San Francisco and NYC, Krystle was signed to a French label, Because Music, and moved to Paris to release “Circles” in 2009. Krystle played French and British television programs, including Later with Jools Holland, garnering critical acclaim and traveling all over the world with Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, and Joan As Police Woman. Krystle created, Parlour Door Music, to release “Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace” a recording from a 13-day session in Brooklyn, where she recorded 24 songs live with 28 musicians including her band, The Faculty, alongside choirs, horn and string sections.]

6. Broken Social Scene – “Protest Song”
from: Hug of Thunder / Arts & Crafts Productions / July 7, 2017
[Hug of Thunder is the 5th studio album by Toronto, Ontario based, indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene that was formed in 1999 and continues 15 members. Most of its members play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly in the city of Toronto. These associated acts include Metric, Feist, Stars, Apostle of Hustle, Do Make Say Think, KC Accidental, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Amy Millan, and Jason Collett. The group’s sound combines elements of all of its members’ respective musical projects, and is occasionally considered baroque pop. It includes grand orchestrations featuring guitars, horns, woodwinds, and violins, unusual song structures, and an experimental, and sometimes chaotic production style from David Newfeld, who produced the second and third albums.After declaring a hiatus in September 2011, Broken Social Scene performed at the Field Trip Arts & Crafts Music Festival in 2013 and a couple of festivals in 2015, the latter of which prompted band members Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Charles Spearin, Justin Peroff, and Andrew Whiteman to discuss recording new material. “When we’re working, we understand that there will be a lot more input, so we leave space in the music as we’re writing it,” Spearin said. “We would send out invitations for all the usual crew, and say, ‘Hey, we’re doing this again. Would you be interested in being part of this?'” In the end, 18 musicians were credited on Hug of Thunder. During sessions for the album, Leslie Feist conceived the idea for the title track, her first lead vocal on a Broken Social Scene song since 2006.[3] Drew explained that the title represents “exactly who we are. That is our show. We’re trying to create that hug of thunder. That sound. That embrace amongst the chaos.]

7. Eems – “Excuses”
from: Rocket Ship / Independent / August 11, 2017
[Eems is a KC based ukulele loop artist, singer songwriter, rapper, pianist, drummer, The resonance of his bright musical sounds, and lyrical calls, are woven through genres of folk, hip hop, pop, and dance influences. He has shared the stage with notable hop hop artists, and KC Folk Music Fest, Middle of The Map Fest.]

[EEMS plays American Culture in Blue Springs, Missouri on Saturday, August 26]

[EEMS plays the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9.]

10:29 – Underwriting

8. Shortsweather – “Fit Dads”
from: Fit Dads – Single / Parrot Ice Studio / January 13, 2017
[1st single from upcoming record Patio Naps, from the KC based alternative indie dreampop surf punk band formed by Patrick Keizer, Davy Langerak, Bennett Jones, Josiah Hunter. Engineered / Produced / Mixed / Mastered / Loved By Jordan Richardson. Written by Shortsweather with Alie Warman.]

[Shortsweather play The Riot Room, August 30, with Dreamgirl, and Bleached.]

[Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9.]

10:32 – Interview with Patrick Keizer, Josiah Hunter, Davy Langerak, and Bennett Jones

Davy Langerak, Josiah Hunter, Patrick Keizer, and Bennett Jones of Shortsweather on Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM (8/23/17)

Formed in 2015, the KC based band, Shortsweather are Patrick Keizer on vocals and keyboards, Josiah Hunter on on guitar, Davy Langerak on bass, and Bennett Jones on drums. Shortsweather play The Riot Room, Wednesday, August 30, with Dreamgirl and Bleached. Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9.

Patrick Keizer , Josiah Hunter, Davy Langerak, and Bennett Jones thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

We just heard the bands most recent single, “Fit Dads.”

For more information about Shortsweather’s musical recordings you can visit: http://www.shortsweather.bandcamp.com.

Patrick Keizer, born February 2, 1994, 23 years, is from Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from Blue Valley North High School. Patrick studied Special Education at University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.

Josiah Hunter is originally from the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. While Patrick Keizer was going to University of North Texas he met Josiah and they started creating music together. Josiah eventually moved to Kansas City. He works at Westport Cafe.

Davy Langerak, born April 30, 1991. He plays bass. He is originally from Arvada, Colorado.

Bennett Jones, born December 10, 1992, plays drums. He works at Voltaire, 1617 Genessee St. with Wes Gartner.

10:49

9. Shortsweather – “Sundream”
from: I’ll Teach You What You Don’t Know, And You Can Teach Me What I Don’t Know/ Parrot Ice Studio / February 17, 2016
[Debut 2-song EP release from the KC based alternative indie dreampop surf punk band. recorded by Patrick Keizer and Josiah Hunter.]

[Shortsweather play The Riot Room, August 30, with Dreamgirl and Bleached.]

[Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 9.]

10. Mr. Marco’s V7 – “The Yin & Yang Of A Killing Device In Honor To My Mother’s Wooden Spoon”
from: Man Of Action! II Vol. 1 Motion Picture Soundtrack / MK 12 / 2016
[Originally from Mr. Marco’s V7 Debut album Cowtown Ballroom Sessions from 1997. Marco Pascolini on guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, Chris Fugitt on drums, Clarke Wyatt on keyboards.]

[Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup will reunite for a special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Interview with Johnny Hamil, and Marco Pascolini

Marco Pascolini and Johnny Hamil of Mr. Marco’s V7 on Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM (8/23/17)

Johnny Hamil and Marco Pascolini are original members of Mr. Marco’s V7 a band that was formed in the 1990s and released their debut record, “Cowtown Ballroom Sessions” in 1997. That record is now out of print, however the original lineup will reunite for a special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO, where the band first performed live in the early 90s. Marco Pascolini, Johnny Hamil, Chris Fugitt, and Clark Wyatt formed the original band and will be playing material from this era. Mark Southerland will join the band as a special guest, just as he did on the album before he officially joined the band. Chad Meise will be running the sound and spinning tiki lounge tracks when the band isn’t performing.

Johnny Hamil, and Marco Pascolini, thanks for being with us on WMM.

Johnny Hamil grew up in KCK. Johnny has also played in the bands Pamper the Madman, Malachy Papers and with many collaborations. Johnny is a teacher and organizes the Kansas City Bass Camp

Marco Pascolini grew up in a family of artists. His parents were both artists at Hallmark. Marco has played in the bands The Naughty Pines, Scott Hrabko and the Rabbits, Folkicide, Dead Voices, Mr. Marco’s V7, Expassionates, the Brannock Device, Snakebite Orphans, The Country Duo, and Fred Wickham

Mr. Marco’s V7 was titled after Johnny’s determination to put Marco’s name in the title of the band and Marco’s randomly looking at a hair tonic’s bottle’s secret formula (V7).

11:09

11. Mr. Marco’s V7 – “Trouble In Delivery (Cha Cha Cha At The D.M.V.)”
from: Man Of Action! II Vol. 1 Motion Picture Soundtrack / MK 12 / 2016
[Originally from Mr. Marco’s V7 debut album Cowtown Ballroom Sessions from 1997. Marco Pascolini on guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, Chris Fugitt on drums, Clarke Wyatt on keyboards.]

[Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup will reunite for a special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO]

Mr. Marco’s V7 / Cowtown Ballroom Sessions / Year: 1997 / Tracks: 11 / Total time: 53:55

1. Meanwhile…the hero waits 3:10
2. Latin Mood 4:52 *
3. Quite night at the Cowtown 5:21
4. BULLDOGged in lulling 3:58
5. the Yin & Yang of a killing device 6:54 *
6. Ah Yeah… 5:01
7. Counterfeit 3:35
8. Dartanian steps out. 9:31
9. My Favorite Milkshake 2:27
10. Shanty 3:13
11. Trouble in Delivery 5:44 *

Mr. Marco’s V7 will also be re-releasing their out-of-print first album that was recorded live at The Cowtown Ballroom.

Johnny Hamil’s notes:

The three V7 songs we are playing on the radio show today are more in the genre of “exotic lounge” but early V7 also had a lot of rockabilly stuff on that first record. We were a short lived rockabilly band called the Rod Knockers, this was before Marco and I started the V7. In the first incarnation of the band, members merged together styles and genre that were not normally mixed together. Marcos and I didn’t accept classifications so easily. The music wasn’t forced in any specific way, we just went where we wanted to go. Truly my favorite part of our music is the trust we all have in each other. It brought out the uniqueness of the music.

The first band/album highlighted Marco Pascolini’s compositions the most. The record really highlights his unique playing style (really unlike any other guitar player). So to some extent, the first album is the most unique out of all our records (all are based on taking some left turn and very worked out compositions until we found a new sound). So, no V7 record sounds the same on purpose. However the first one is so darn happy!

We will be trying to re-issue the first V7 record, “Cowtown Ballroom Sessions” later this year. The packaging won some design awards since Marco is an amazing graphic designer as well as musician (his whole family are well known artists, mostly his father and mother who helped put Hallmark on the map). His father is from a small town near Florence, Italy so art has been in his family for a longtime. Marco Pascolini’s flyers and artwork are on everything we’ve done.

From The Pitch Jan. 24, 2002 – Andrew Miller

V7 — Mr. Marco’s V7, that is — tops all of this column’s area alphabetical representatives in numerous categories: best packaging (a round-edged screw-fashioned cardboard concoction); best song titles (“The Yin & Yang of a Killing Device … in Homage to My Mother’s Wooden Spoon”), and, last but not least, best music. Recorded live at El Torreon in 1997, well before the venue’s resurgence as a punk club, Cowtown Ballroom Sessions captures one of the area’s sharpest instrumental ensembles at its freewheeling best, with the fascinating interaction between lead guitarist Marco Pascolini and Fender Rhodes player Clarke Wyatt fueling the group’s sometimes funky, often jazzy, invariably engaging explorations.

11:24

12. Mr. Marco’s V7 – “Latin Mood”
from: Man Of Action! II Vol. 1 Motion Picture Soundtrack / MK 12 / 2016
[Originally from Mr. Marco’s V7 Debut album Cowtown Ballroom Sessions from 1997. Marco Pascolini on guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, Chris Fugitt on drums, Clarke Wyatt on keyboards.]

[Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup will reunite for this special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO]

11:29 – Underwriting

13. Schwervon! – “Blood Eagle”
from: “Blood Eagle” b/w “Wrath” – Single / Broker’s Tip / September 23, 2017
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and relocated to Kansas City several years ago. The duo makes annual US and European tours. On tour they’ve opened for The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power.]

[Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo.]

[Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge.]

11:35 – Interview With Matthew Roth and Nan Turner

Marco Pascolini, Nan Turner & Matthew Roth (of Schwervon!), and Johnny Hamil on Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM (8/23/17)

Matthew Roth and Nan Turner are Schwervon! a two piece rock band band born in New York City and based in Shawnee, Kansas. Nan plays drums. Matt plays guitar. They both sing. Schwervon! have toured the world and performed with Belle and Sebastian, The Vaselines, The Wedding Present, Vampire Weekend, Kimya Dawson, The Thermals, R. Ring (Kelley Deal & Mike Montgomery), Speedy Ortiz, Jeffrey Lewis, and Wussy. Matt also performs and records as Major Matt Mason USA. Nan also performs and records as Nan and The One Nite Stands.

Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo.

Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge.

Matthew Roth and Nan Turner thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Schwervon! have a new 7″ that will released on Broker’s Tip the record label founded by Bob Nastanovich of Pavement, and Silver Jews.

Schwervon! is hitting the road in September to the East Coast and back.

SCHWERVON! SEPTEMBER SPIN OUT TOUR!!
TOUR KICKOFF SHOW AUGUST 26th @ Californo’s (KCMO)
w/ Abandoned Bells + Folkicide Duo)!

SEPTEMBER
1 – Omaha, NE @ Barley Street Tavern (for BFF Femme Fest!!)
2 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Greg Wheeler & the Polygamist Mall Cops + Easy Fruit + DJ Need a Stack
3 – Rock Island, IL – Rozz Toxx
4 – Michigan City, IN – Quality Beet
5 – Lansing, MI – The Fledge
6 – Hamtramck, MI – Trixie’s Bar w/ Kit Parks + Counter Elites + Plutonic Boyfriends
7 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk w/ Pat Kewley + Jack Topht + Slow Mutants
8 – Beacon, NY @ Beacon Music Factory
9 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Volume IV w/ Spowder + Glazer + Mr. Payday
12 – Brooklyn, NJ @ Silent Barn w/ Wooing + Fraidycat + Little Cobweb
13 – Washington, D.C. @ Fort Davie (message for details)
14 – Baltimore, MD @ Reverb w/ Manners Manners + Flaming Creatures
15 – Youngstown, OH @ Cedars w/ Sam Goodwill
16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club w/ Wussy Duo + Breaking Glass
17 – Murray, KY @ Terrapin Station

Schwervon! Photo by Lippe

Their music is “an expression of imperfect love through jagged rock minimalism.” Their casual interactions on stage, combined with a love of dance and poetry, result in some unique live show experiences. Their ever expanding catalog hearkens to a golden age of Indie rock music that was equal parts fascination and fun.

11:44

14. Schwervon! – “Wrath of Angels”
from: “Blood Eagle” b/w “Wrath” – Single / Broker’s Tip / September 23, 2017
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and relocated to Kansas City several years ago. The duo makes annual US and European tours. On tour they’ve opened for The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power.]

Schwervon! is a two piece American band born on the Lower East Side of New York City. Their band name is taken from the warped abbreviation of an urban slang, meaning: “to do something well in one’s own way or in a unique manner, usually involving members of the opposite sex.”

Schwervon! have been described as Antifolk, Minimalist Rock, Noise Pop, DIY, and even 90’s Indie Revivalist. Their longish career spans five albums and three seven inches. Schwervon! are a perpetual experiment between a drumset, a guitar, a couple and a song. But a particular reaction to their music has remained consistent, as David Gedge of The Wedding Present so eloquently put it: “I’m not sure how just two people manage to make such a big sound!”

Live Schwervon! performance intermissions occasionally involve Matt reciting original poetry while Nan improv dances amongst the audience.

Schwervon’s album Courage was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, with Doug Easley (Cat Power, Pavement, Breeders). Guest artists included Frances McKee (The Vaselines, Sunny Moon) and Dave Shouse (Grifters, Those Bastard Souls).

Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo.

Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge. More info at http://www.schwervon.com

11:57

15. Schwervon! – “American Idle”
from: Courage / Olive Juice Music / September 28, 2012
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and relocated to Kansas City several years ago. The duo makes annual US and European tours. On tour they’ve opened for The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power.]

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

Next week, on August 30 Marion Merritt returns with new musical discoveries and information from her musically encyclopedic brain. Plus Ada Jay joins us live in the 90.1 FM Studios.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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

Show #696

Wednesday MidDay Medley presents Schwervon!, Shortsweather, and Mr. Marco’s V7

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 23, 2017

More New & MidCoastal Releases
+ Shortsweather + Mr. Marco’s V7 + Schwervon!

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal releases from: The Slowdown, Krystle Warren, Schwervon!, Eems, Mr. Marco’s V7, Shortsweather, Broken Social Scene, Car Seat Headrest, and Benjamin Gibbard.

Shortsweather

At 10:30 members of the band Shortsweather join us live in our 90.1 FM Studios. This KC based, “Synthgaze – Dreampop” band was formed in 2015 by Patrick Keizer on vocals and keyboards, Josiah Hunter on on guitar, Davy Langerak on bass, and Bennett Jones on drums. Shortsweather play The Riot Room, August 30, with Drugs & Attics, Dreamgirl. Altitude, DJ Bobby Bohn, and Bleached. Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9. For more information about Shortsweather’s musical recordings you can visit: http://www.shortsweather.bandcamp.com.

Mr. Marco’s V7

At 11:00 Mark talks with Johnny Hamil and Marco Pascolini members of Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup that will reunite for this special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO, where the band first performed live in the early 90s. Marco Pascolini, Johnny Hamil, Chris Fugitt, and Clark Wyatt formed the original band. We will be playing material from this era of the band and from their debut album, The Cowtown Ballroom Sessions (currently out of print). For the band’s upcoming show at Davey’s Uptown, Mark Southerland will join the band as a special guest, just as he did on the album before he officially joined the band. Chad Meise will be running the sound and spinning some extra nice tiki lounge tracks when the band isn’t performing.

Schwervon! Photo by Lippe

At 11:30 Matthew Roth and Nan Turner of the band, Schwervon! join us to on the show to share brand new music from their upcoming 7” single release. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years before moving to KC. Matt also performs and records as Major Matt Mason USA. Nan also performs and records as Nan and The One Nite Stands. Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo. Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge. More info at http://www.schwervon.com

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #696

WMM Playlist from August 16, 2017

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 16, 2017

More New & MidCoastal Releases
+ Erin Keller + Summer Osborne

Erin Keller / Summer Osborne (S. Osborne Photo by Maria Carmen Calderon)

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2.The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Take 1)”
from: The Queen Is Dead (Deluxe Edition) / Warner Music UK / October 20, 2017
[New double-disc set super deluxe edition reissue of the band’s classic 1986 album The Queen is Dead that includes B-sides, demos, and the bands first take of “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out,” as well a previously unreleased live album recorded at Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts on August 5, 1986 and Derek Jarman’s The Queen Is Dead film. Originally released in June of 1986, The Queen is Daed was the band’s 3rd studio album for Rough Trade Records in the UK, and Sire in the US. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.]

3. The Roseline – “How To Be Kind”
from: Blood / King Forward Revords / September 29, 2017
[From the 5th album of the Lawrence, Kansas, based alt-country, Americana, rock band, formed by Colin Halliburton with friends in 2005. The Roseline has been through dozens of lineup changes. The current lineup includes: Colin Halliburton on guitar & vocals; Heidi Gluck on bass & vocals, Ehren Starks on keyboards, Kris Losure on guitar, Jeff Jackson on pedal steel & guitar, and Jim Piller on drums. Roseline released their last album, Townie, on June 19, 2015. More info at: http://www.roselinemusic.com]

[The Roseline play Knuckleheads, Wed, Aug 19, at 7:00 PM for the Local Music Showcase w/ Wade D. Brown and Carl Worden.]

[The Roseline play Barley Street Tavern in Omaha Nebraska, Friday, August 25 at 9:00 PM with Travelling Mercies, and Samuel Scott McCumber.]

[The Roseline play Jackpot Music Hall on Sat, Sept 2, at 10:00 PM, w/ The Last Tycoon (from Atlanta).]

[The Roseline play an Album Release Show, Friday, October 6 at 10:00 PM , at Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, with Toughies, and Jasper.]

4. The Philistines – “1971”
from: The Backbone of Night / The Record Machine / June 4, 2016
[KC based rock band with a psychedelic bent, made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar & vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Michelle Bacon on bass & vocals, Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums. Recorded & mixed with Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.]

[The Philistines play Live at The Total Eclipse of The Sun 2017, Monday, August 21 at 12:49 to 1:46 PM, at the top the Indian Mound on the West End of Gladstone Blvd, in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast, during the total eclipse of the sun. The Indian Mound is a geological feature located at Belmont Avenue and Gladstone Boulevard, at the east end of Kessler Park and Cliff Drive.]

10:15 – Underwriting

5. Bob & Gene – “It’s Not What You Know (It’s Who You Know)”
from: If This World Were Mine / Daptone Records / August 11, 2017
[In 1967, two teenage friends, Bobby Nunn and Eugene Copland, were the stars of Mo Do Records, a Buffalo, New York, independent record label run by Bobby’s dad, William Nunn. As BOB & GENE they recorded several sides for the label along with other local gospel and soul artists and the dozen or so 45s on Mo Do. William Nunn’s dream of a Bob & Gene album would never be realized in his lifetime. 40 years later, Daptone Records pulled together these recordings into an album called BOB & GENE’S IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE, released in February 2007 on vinyl, and sold out quickly and has remained out-of-print ever since. It’s stature has grown over the years and is, these days, a desirable but hard-to-find record for fans of sweet soul. A decade later Daptone records is reissuing this record on vinyl, this time with TWO bonus cuts.]

6. Noname – “Casket Pretty”
from: Telefone / Noname / July 31, 2016
[Noname was born Fatimah Warner on September 18, 1991. She is a poet and hip hop recording artist from the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She has been rapping and performing slam poetry in Chicago since 2010. In 2013 she gained wider recognition and acclaim following her appearance on the track “Lost” from Chance the Rapper’s mixtape Acid Rap. Telefone is centered around important telephone conversations that Noname has had over the years. Her rap speaks of black women’s pain and also highlights the struggles of growing up in Chicago. On December 18, she appeared with Chance the Rapper on Saturday Night Live.Chicago based Noname was recently featured on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series.

[Noname is currently on tour and plays St. Louis, Missouri, for Loufest, Sunday, Sept 10.]

7. Krystle Warren – “Get A Load”
from: Three The Hardway / Parlour Door Music / August 18, 2017
[Produced by Krystle Warren and Ben Kane (D’Angelo, Emily King, PJ Morton). Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Ben Kane. Written & performed by Krystle Warre. Mixed at The Garden, Brooklyn. Mastered & cut by Alex DeTurk at Masterdisk. Last year in Krystle Warren premiered this song and her other new songs from this album at the Middle of the Map Fest in a packed room at Californos in Westport and later at The Polsky Theatre for the Performing Arts Series of Johnsons County Community College. For this record Krystle decided to play every instrument and vocals & back up vocals, “playing bass, drums, lap steel, piano, guitar, and vocals directly to analog tape. She and Ben Kane recorded in Villetaneuse, France, a small town on the outskirts of Paris in a vintage 70s era studio that offered just the right, rich sound to suggest the musical foundation for the record, and to do justice to the duo’s carefully balanced arrangements.” On the radio show last year Krystle shared inspirations for this record, early gospel recordings, that crossed over into Jazz from Pharoah Sanders, Edwin Hawkins, and The Swan Silvertones. Originally from KC, Krystle learned to play the guitar by listening to Rubber Soul & Revolver from The Beatles. Krystle graduated from Paseo Arts Academy in 2001 and began her musical career in collaborating with area jazz and pop musicians. After living in San Francisco and NYC, Krystle was signed to a French label, Because Music, and moved to Paris to release “Circles” in 2009. Krystle played French and British television programs, including Later with Jools Holland, garnering critical acclaim and traveling all over the world with Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, and Joan As Police Woman. Krystle created, Parlour Door Music, to release “Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace” a recording from a 13-day session in Brooklyn, where she recorded 24 songs live with 28 musicians including her band, The Faculty, alongside choirs, horn and string sections.]

8. Erin Keller – “Distracted”
from: Distracted / Erin Keller / May 9, 2016

10:31 – Interview with Erin Keller

Tim J. Harte, Erin keller, Summer Osborne, and joy Baker on Wednesday MidDay Medley, (8/16/17)

Kansas City based vocalist Erin Keller is originally from Waukee, Iowa. She was born in August, in 1980. Erin has been singing on a professional level for 25 years. Erin sang with the internationally competitive Des Moines Children’s Choir for 5 years, and 3 years in All-State choir in high school, which helped her earn a voice performance degree from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, in 2002. Erin peforms with the Grammy-Award winning Kansas City Chorale. Erin has also worked as a featured soloist with Owen Cox Dance Ensemble, New Ear, KC jazz musicians, the big band at University of Colorado, a West African Highlife Ensemble, the Balkan brass band Gora Gora Orkestar. Erin also has experience writing her own music, singing in rock, folk, and free improv settings and she more recently earned a Master’s in Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In Colorado she worked for two years in public schools teaching music and moved back to KC to continue her career as musician and educator. In April Erin released her new album, “Distracted,” and has been playing live shows while also being upfront and honest about her recent cancer diagnosis where she has received multiple rounds of chemo treatments.

Erin Keller sings Jazz standards & covers w/ Brad Williams on drums, Seth Lee on bass, & Rob Whitsitt on guitar at Repeal 18th, 1825 Buchanan, North KC, Sat, Aug 19, at 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Erin Keller thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

We just heard Distracted the title track of Erin’s debut solo album that came out this Spring. The song “Distracted” was written by Erin Keller.

Distracted was produced by Chad Meise.

After the album was released Erin was diagnosed with cancer and began treatments.

UMKC Conservatory of Music brought Erin to Kansas City, where she made friends and built collaborations with KC Civic Opera, KC Choral, New Ear, Own Cox Dance Ensemble.

Erin decided to get her Masters Degree and left KC for The University of Colorado at Boulder, and then later Denver, where she worked in public schools.

While in Colorado Erin studied Ethno musicology and sang with a High Life Ensemble, and also with the Balkan brass band Gora Gora Orkestar.

10:44

9. Erin Keller – “Bye Bye Blackbird”
from: Distracted / Erin Keller / May 9, 2016

10:56

10. Erin Keller – “Moonlight In Vermont”
from: Distracted / Erin Keller / May 9, 2016

[Erin Keller sings Jazz standards & covers w/ Brad Williams on drums, Seth Lee on bass, & Rob Whitsitt on guitar at Repeal 18th, 1825 Buchanan, North KC, Sat, Aug 19, at 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.]

for more information you can visit: http://www.erinkellersings.com

Erin Keller and Summer Osborne on Wednesday MidDay Medley, (8/16/17)

11:00 – Station ID

11. The Weepies – “Ever Said Goodbye”
from: Sirens / The Weepies – Nettwerk Productions / April 28, 2015
[5th album from indie pop-folk duo of married singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen.]

[The Weepies play an all-acoustic pre-eclipse show at Knuckleheads on Sunday, August 20, at 8:30 PM.]

12. Cris Williamson with Holly Near – “The Tea Leaf Prophecy”
from: Cris & Holly / H & C Records / September 25, 2003
[“The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)” was written by Joni Mitchell and recorded for her 1988 album, Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm. Cris Williamson, a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, brought the song into the recording sessions for Cris & Holly. This album was the very first time Holly Near and Cris Williamson had recorded together after 30 years in the music business, specifically in Women’s Music. Originally undertaken to create a souvenir CD for sale at Near & Williamson’s joint concerts Originally the album was be a greatest hits package, but along the way they created several new songs and new covers with John Bucchino’s accompaniment on piano. Produced by Cris Williamson & Holly Near. Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA. Cris Williamson was born in 1947 in Deadwood, South Dakota. She has released 25 studio albums, 1 reissue, 2 greatest hits collections, and 2 live albums. During a radio interview in Washington, D.C. in 1973, Williamson suggested that a record label aimed at gay women would be a good idea. The independent label Olivia Records was founded the next day. Olivia Records released Williamson’s The Changer and the Changed in 1975, which became one of the best-selling independent releases of all time. As William Ruhlmann of AllMusic writes: “The Changer and the Changed was to women’s music what Michael Jackson’s Thriller was to the music industry in general in the mid-’80s, an album that sold far beyond the perceived size of the market, more than 100,000 copies in its first year of release. Eventually, it reportedly sold more than 500,000 copies, which would make it a gold album. Williamson went on to record more than a dozen more albums with Olivia Records, then after its demise formed her own label, Wolf Moon Records. This helped to set the pace for other recording artists who found it difficult to work with the major record labels. Cris Williamson’s 25 studio album, Motherland will be released October 5, on Harvest Moon Records. Holly Near was born June 6, 1949 in Ukiah, California. She is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. After starting high school in 1963, Holly Near began singing with the Freedom Singers, a folk group modeled on The Weavers. In 1968, she enrolled in the Theatre Arts program at UCLA; that year, she attended her first Vietnam War peace vigil and joined Another Mother for Peace. Holly Near’s professional career began in 1969 with a part on the television show The Mod Squad, which was followed by appearances in other shows, such as Room 222, All in the Family, and The Partridge Family. She also appeared in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, and Minnie and Moskowitz, and had a prominent role in the 1991 film Dogfight. In 1970, Near was a cast member of the Broadway musical Hair. Following the Kent State shootings in May of that year, the entire cast staged a silent vigil in protest. The song, “It Could Have Been Me” (which was released on A Live Album, 1974), was her heartfelt response to the shootings. In 1971, she joined the FTA (Free The Army) Tour, an anti-Vietnam War road show of music, comedy, and plays, organized by antiwar activist Fred Gardner and actors Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland. In 1972, Near founded an independent record label called Redwood Records (now defunct) to produce and promote music by “politically conscious artists from around the world”. During her long career in folk and protest music, Holly Near has worked with Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Meg Christian, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, and Harry Belafonte. Holly Near has been recognized many times for her work for social change, including honors from the ACLU, the National Lawyers Guild, the National Organization for Women, NARAS, Ms. Magazine (Woman of the Year), and the Legends of Women’s Music Award. Near continues an active tour schedule and has a discography of 29 albums.]

13. Summer Osborne – “Take It Easy”
from: Spiritual Revolution / Summer Osborne / July 11, 2015

11:15 – Interview with Summer Osborne

Tim J. Harte, Erin Keller, Summer Osborne, and Joy Baker on Wednesday MidDay Medley, (8/16/17)

Vandalia, Illinois, based acclaimed singer-songwriter Summer Osborne has been touring the United States and Canada wowing audiences with her original songs and powerful and charismatic voice. Summer’s eighth album, As I Am, was released in 2013 and her ninth album, Spiritual Revolution, was released in late 2016. Summer Osborne has played at National Women’s Music Festival, SXSW, and Pridefests in St. Louis, Phoenix, Fairbanks, Tacoma, Vancouver, Halifax, Lexington Kentucky, Springfield, Columbia and Memphis. Osborne has shared the stage with Holly Near, The Indigo Girls, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Alix Olson, Andrea Gibson, Patrice Pike, Jen Foster, The Cliks, Crystal Waters, Martha Wash, and Jennifer Holliday.

Summer Osborne plays InterUrban ArtHouse, 8001 Newton Street, Overland Park, KS. on Thursday, August 24, at 6:30 PM with Lizz Ceperley.

Summer Osborne, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Summer first joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley on October 2, 2013. Since then she has been touring all over, including the National Women’s Music Festival.

Mark first met Summer at the HRC Battle of the bands in 2011 where she blew away the judges & the crowd with her powerful stage presence and performance.

Summer started singing at the age of 4 when her mom, a teacher, encouraged her onto the stage. Summer Osborne lists her Mother, Carol Osborne as her biggest influence.

Summer plays guitar, and piano and keyboards, among other instruments, and has released a nine full length albums.

Summer Osborne used to work in education with middle school students.

Since deciding to focus on her musical career (performing and writing) full time in 2009, Summer has remained on tour, doing shows at venues and festivals far and wide. Summer played at National Women’s Music Festival in 2012 and 2014, and SXSW in 2012 and 2013. She has played music at Pridefests all over the Mid-West US & Canada, including: Pridefest St. Louis; Phoenix Pride – Phoenix, AZ; Fairbanks Pride – Fairbanks, AL; Tacoma Pride – Tacoma, WA; Vancouver Pride – British Columbia, Canada; Mid-MO Pride – Columbia, MO; Halifax Pride – Nova Scotia, Canada; Mid-South Pride – Memphis, TN; Springfield Pride – Springfield, MO; Kentuckiana Pride – Lexington, KY; and Metro East Pride – Belleville, IL.

Osborne has shared the stage with The Indigo Girls, Tret Fure, Melissa Ferrick, Melanie DeMore, Suzanne Westenhoefer, God-Des and She, Alix Olson, Andrea Gibson, Julie Goldman, Dana Goldberg, Big Bad Gina, Patrice Pike, The Dollyrots, Jen Foster, Sugarbeach, The Cliks, Crystal Waters, Martha Wash, RJ Helton, Jennifer Holliday, and Kimberley Locke.

11:30

14. Summer Osborne – “You Cannot Fight For Peace” (Live)
also available on: Spiritual Revolution / Summer Osborne / July 11, 2015

Kansas City Shows:

August 19th at 11:00 am – KKFI 90.1 FM WomanSong with Linda Wilson

August 20 at 11:00am – KC Oasis, 2050 W Pennway St., Kansas City, MO 64108
http://www.KCOasis.org

August 23rd at 12:00pm – KKFI 90.1 FM Art Speak Radio with Maria Vasquez Boyd

August 24th, at 6:30pm – InterUrban ArtHouse, 8001 Newton, Overland Park, KS 66223

August 26th, at 6:30pm – Kansas City House Concert (Address given with ticket purchase)

11:42

Summer Osborne playing live on Wednesday MidDay Medley

15. Summer Osborne – “You Are” (LIVE)
this is a new song, not yet recorded.

Summer Osborne’s only goal: to change the world by changing people’s minds about themselves… she needs LOVE, MUSIC, and YOU.

Summer Osborne plays InterUrban ArtHouse, 8001 Newton Street, Overland Park, KS. on Thursday, August 24, at 6:30 PM with Lizz Ceperley.

For more information you can visit: http://www.summerosborne.com

11:46 – Underwriting

16. The Architects – “Wait Don’t Wait”
from: Border Wars Episode III / Independent / September 18, 2015
[Digitally released early to supporters of their crowd sourcing. 8th release from KC band: Adam Phillips on drums, Zachary Phillips on bass, Brandon Phillips on guitar & voice, Christopher Meck on guitar. After this recording Mike Alexander replaced Chris on guitar. The three Phillips brothers had previously composed a successful ska and rock band called The Gadjits. In June 2004 The Gadjits ended and Architects, was formed. Mixing traditional punk, maximum R&B, Midwestern alternative rock, blues-based metal and pop melodies, the band is influenced by The Clash, The Who, Social Distortion, Green Day, The Replacements, The Jam and The Kinks. Border Wars is a a five-part concept album and graphic novel series funded by the band’s loyal fans through crowd sourcing. More info at: http://thearchitectsrock.com/ ]

[The Architects play a Border War Vinyl Release at Sat, Aug. 19, at 4:00 pm at Mills Record Company.]

17. Tennis – “In The Morning I’ll Be Better”
from: Yours Conditionally / Mutually Detrimental / March 10, 2017
[4th full length released of the Denver based band formed in 2010 by husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore on vocals, keyboards, & guitar and Patrick Riley on guitar & bass. They self-released this record. The couple met each other while studying philosophy in college, and started the band after they got back from a seven-month sailing expedition down the Eastern Atlantic Seaboard.]

[Tennis play KC Crossroads, Sunday, August 20, opening for Father. John Misty.]

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

Next week, on August 23 we will be joined by the bands: Shortsweather, Johnny Hammil’s GAV7D, and Schwervon!

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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

Show #695

Wednesday MidDay Medley presents Erin Keller + Summer Osborne

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 16, 2017

More New & MidCoastal Releases
+ Erin Keller + Summer Osborne

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal releases from: The Roseline, Erin Keller, The Philistines, Krystle Warren, The Architects, Noname, Summer Osborne, Youth Pool, Tennis, The Smiths, Bob & Gene, Cris Williamson & Holly Near, and The Weepies.

Erin Keller

At 10:30 Kansas City based Jazz vocalist Erin Keller joins us to share music from her debut album “Distracted” released March 6, 2017. Erin Keller is also part of Grammy Award winning Kansas City Chorale, and is a voice and piano instructor at the Blues to Bach Music Center, located at 22366 West 66th Street, Shawnee KS. Erin Keller will be singing Jazz standards and some fun covers with Brad Williams on drums, Seth Lee on bass, and Rob Whitsitt on guitar at Repeal 18th, 1825 Buchanan, North Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, August 19 at 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Summer Osborne – Photo credit: Maria Carmen Calderon

At 11:15 Mark talks with acclaimed singer-songwriter Summer Osborne who will play live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Since 2005 she has been touring the United States and Canada wowing audiences with her original songs and powerful and charismatic voice. Summer’s eighth album, As I Am, was released in 2013 and her ninth album, Spiritual Revolution, was released in late 2016. Summer Osborne has played at National Women’s Music Festival, SXSW, and Pridefests in St. Louis, Phoenix, Fairbanks, Tacoma, Vancouver, Halifax, Lexington Kentucky, Springfield, Columbia and Memphis. Osborne has shared the stage with Holly Near, The Indigo Girls, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Alix Olson, Andrea Gibson, Patrice Pike, Jen Foster, The Cliks, Crystal Waters, Martha Wash, and Jennifer Holliday. Summer Osborne plays InterUrban ArtHouse, 8001 Newton Street, Overland Park, KS. on Thursday, August 24, at 6:30 PM with Lizz Ceperley.

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #695

WMM Playlist from August 9, 2017

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, August 9, 2017

More New & MidCoastal Releases
+ Guest Producer Nico Gray

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / Universal / Dec. 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2. Oshwa – “Off You Go”
from: Off You Go – Single / Oshwa / July 11, 2017
[Newest single from Oshwa the musical project of Alicia Walter, who is based in Brooklyn, NYC. Written and recorded by Alicia Walter. Vocals, Piano, Synthesizers, Drum Machines, and Auxiliary Percussion by Alicia Walter. Produced by Alicia Walter and Jason Cupp. Mixed by Jason Cupp. Mastered by Dave Kutch.]

[Oshwa plays The Brick, Friday, August 11, at 10:00 PM, with Fritz Hutchinson Band, and Calvin Arsenia.]

3. Ivøry Black – “A Good Answer”
from: Ready Get Set EP / Independent / June 23, 2015
[Singer songwriter Ivøry Black has played Crossroads Music Fest, The Middle of the Map Fest, The Westport Roots Fest, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The Kansas City Publlic Library, and Kauffman Stadium. Born in 1986, in Peoria Illinois, and given up for adoption at the age of four, it was difficult to find trust in people, after living with eight different foster families. Running away at 15, Ivøry moved from Indiana to Oklahoma and eventually ended up in Seattle. In 2011 Ivøry moved to Kansas City, and has became a part of new family. Ivøry is now currently in the process of writng and recording a debut full-length album, to be released in early 2018. Including a new single, “Family Tables” that will be released in August. More information at http://www.ivoryblackmusic.com.]

[Ivøry Black plays Music Alley at Town Center Plaza, 5000 W 119th Street, (119th & Roe) in Leawood, Kansas, Thursday, August 10, at 7:00 PM, with Missio, and Colony House.]

4. Caamp – “I Keep Going”
from: Caamp / Caamp / March 8, 2016
[Evan plays the banjo, Taylor plays the guitar and together they slam stages as the power duo, Caamp. The childhood friends have been writing songs since 2012 and began performing as Caamp in 2015. In March of 2016, the duo released their self-titled, debut record that has since put them on the map. Their original song “Ohio” charted at #4 on the US Spotify Viral Chart and the album currently has over 2.5 million streams.]

[Caamp plays recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO, Thursday, August 10, with Quick & Ruckus (Katy Guillen & Claire Adams.)]

5. Red Kate – “New Dreams”
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[Written by Santiago Durango and originally recorded by Naked Raygun. Kansas City based Punk band Red Kate is a 4-piece that has been rocking venues since 2007. Bassist and lead vocalist L. Ron Drunkard, Andrew Whelan on drums, vocals; Brad Huhmann on guitar (for this recording), Desmond Poirier on guitar, vocals. Shaun Hammontree is now in this band). Red Kate and The Bad Ideas joined forces to release this Split 7” Single. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab in Kansas City.]

[Red Kate play recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, Friday, August 11, doors at 7:00 PM, with Bruiser Queen, Big Iron, Witch Jail, Joy Subtraction, and Drop A Grand.]

6. Helen Gillet – “She’s Got You”
from: Helen Gillet performs covers – Live in New Orleans 2017 / Indep. / April 29, 2017
[“She’s Got You” is a pop song written by Hank Cochran and was first recorded (in December 1961) and released (in 1962) as a single by Patsy Cline. Originally from Leuven, Belgium and now based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Globe Trotting, multi-faceted, jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet is a “mixed bag” of musical influence. Downbeat Magazine recently nominated her a Rising Star in the 61st Annual Critic’s Poll. She believes music to be an expression of the honest human condition; performing an eclectic mix of French pop, Avant Garde Jazz, North Indian, Folk and Classical styles.]

[Helen Gillet plays 1900 Building, 1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, Kansas, on Tuesday, August 15, at 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM with special guests Jessica Lurie and Brian Haas.]

[Helen Gillet plays The Brick, Wednesday, August 16, as part of her collective band Tephra Sound with Helen on cello, electronics, an vocals; Brian Haas (of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) on piano and keyboards; Jessica Lurie on reeds, flutes, toys electronics, vocals; and Nikki Glaspie on drums. Tephra Sound recently released their debut album Horizons in March 2017 recorded in Helen Gillet’s New Orleans living Room with sound engineer Andrew “Goat” Gilchrist.]

7. Black Stacey – “City’s Girl”
from: Electric Chariot / Sharaden Staten / June 2 2017
[Black Stacey is Sharaden Staten, a Missouri native, whose music brings the spirit of “Electric Church” to the Midwest. Sharaden, a 25-year-old, having grown up in the back woods of central Missouri, and couch surfed his way into the KC metro, pairs subtle notes of R&B, funk, soul, and rock; dramatically blending it into a raw eclectic mix. In 2015 Sharaden began writing, recording and producing Black Stacey’s debut, “Electric Chariot”. A project that has given him a solid foundation in the KC music scene, gaining him spots on local radio and the opportunity to work with producer Joel Nanos (Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear, Radkey, Sly/Robbie & the Taxi Gang). More infor at http://www.blackstacey.com.]

[Black Stacey plays The Rino, 314 Armout Blvd, North Kansas City, Fri, Aug. 25, at 8:00 PM w/ The Black Mariah Theater.]

8. Lovergurl – “My Body”
from: The President is a Sex Offender / Lovergurl / May 9, 2016
[The Kansas City based 4-piece band, Lovergurl caught our ear with their synth pop sound and lyrics reflecting social and political messages with hip hop and punk elements. Keyboardist and vocalist, Stephanie Bankston was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a graduate of The University of Missouri. She moved abroad in her 20s, and lived in Seoul, Korea, where she played in a mostly female band called BaekMa (“White Horse”). Stephanie returned to Kansas City in the Fall 2015. Brook Worlledge, is 25 years old and is a Kansas City native. She is the band’s drummer and she sings and writes songs for the band. Brook is a defender of the proletariat. Brook’s influences range from the B52s, The Velvet Underground, The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Lovergurl guitarist and vocalist, Heather Andrews is also 25. She was born and raised in Rhode Island, and moved to Kansas City in 2011 and fell in love with the city.]

[Lovergurl plays miniBar, 3810 Broadway, KCMO, on Saturday, September 2, at 9:00 PM with Slop Sink (Chicago) and Bear Cub (St. Louis).]

10:32 – Underwriting

9. Novellesque – “Speak”
from: Speak – Single / Patrick Robinson / July 15, 2017
[Novellesque is a collective of musicians organized by Patrick Robinson on vocals, & guitar; Jordan Thompson on guitar & vocals; Blaire Geenens on drums & percussion; Carson Land on bass & vocals; Beau Gabriel Smith on drums & percussion; Davis Finley on guitar; and Max Levy on saxophone. Engineered & Co-Produced by Patrick Robinson with Co-Producer Jordan Thompson. Patrick, Jordan & Blaires’s other band, The Atlantic is back with a new single, “Fever Dream” released August 1, with Patrick Robinson on vocals & guitars; Brandon Gardner on guitar & vocals; Blaire Geenens on drums; Eric Fain on bass; and Jordan Thompson on vocals, guitar, & percussion. Production/Engineering/Mixing by Patrick Robinson.]

10. The New Pornographers – “High Ticket Attractions”
from: Whiteout Conditions / New P’s LLC – Concord Music / January 27, 2017
[Seventh album from Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Presented as a musical collective of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band’s seven studio albums have all received critical acclaim for their use of multiple vocalists and elements of power pop incorporated into their music. The album features: Carl Newman on vocals & guitar, Neko Case on vocals, John Collins –on bass, Blaine Thurier on keyboards & synthesizer, Todd Fancey on lead guitar, Kathryn Calder on vocals, keyboards & guitar, and Joe Seiders on drums & vocals. This is the first album not to feature either longtime drummer Kurt Dahle or singer-songwriter Dan Bejar. ]

[The New Pornographers play Liberty Hall In Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday, August 12 with Ought.]

11. Nan & The One Nite Stands – “Hawkin’ It”
from: Hawkin’ It [EP] / Independent / May 14, 2014
[Written by Nan Turner. Recorded & Mixed & Co-Produced @ Emandee in Brooklyn by Mark Ospovat Mastered by Casey Holford. Thanks so much to my One Nite Stands in NYC and London who contributed to this collection of songs! Simon Beins on trumpet, Julie Delano on backing vocals, Susan Hwang on backing vocals. Mark “slave to production” Ospovat – so many instruments, especially bass, guitar, and textural things. Nan Turner also plays in Schwervon! a KC based 2 piece rock band, that tours all over the USA and Europe. Nan plays drums, Matt plays guitar, they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years before moving to KC.]

[Nan & The One Nite Stands plays Holy Cow Market & Music, 3109 Gilham Road, KCMOSunday, August 13, at 3:00 PM with Breaka Dawn & Tracey Flowers on backing vocals and dance moves, Lizz Weiler on bass, and Pat Tomek on drums.]

[Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos, Aug 26, with Abandoned Bells, Folkicide Duo.]

[Schwervon! play a 7″ Release Show, Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge]

12. Herbie Hancock – “The Jungle Line (feat. Leonard Cohen)”
from: River: The Joni Letters / The Verve Music Group / September 25, 2007
[A tribute album, featuring covers of songs originally written and performed by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It is Hancock’s 47th studio album. Hancock is a longtime friend of Mitchell’s, and both he and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who plays throughout the album, had previously collaborated with Mitchell on her 1979 album Mingus, and both continued to work with her on occasion ever since. Guest vocalists on River include Leonard Cohen, Tina Turner, Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza and Mitchell herself. In 2008 The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Album of the Year award surprised the music world; Hancock had faced competition from major-selling artists Kanye West, Foo Fighters, Amy Winehouse, and Vince Gill. River was only the second jazz album to win Album of the Year in the award’s history, the first being Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto in 1965. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 after enjoying a huge post-Grammy sales boost.]

[Herbie Hancock plays The Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts, Saturday, August 12.]

13. Mess – “Bloodlines”
from: Bloodlines – Single / Mess / July 14, 2017
[Mess is a Kansas City based band formed by: Allison Gliesman, Kevin Briody, Tanner Pinkerton and Evan Velasquez. Recorded in Edwardsville, Illinois at Bird Cloud Recording. Production and recording by Ryan Wasoba. Mastering by Joel Hatstat in Athens, Georgia.]

[Mess play an EP Release Show at The Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, August 12, at 7:00 PM, with Counterculture, and Chloe Jacobson.]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Guest Producer – Nico Gray

Nico Gray in the 90.1 FM KKFI Studios

We welcome back to the show, our friend Nico Gray, who joins us as “Guest Producer” for our second hour. Nico is a theatre actor, performance artist, writer, and is currently a marketing and advertising consultant. Nico Gray recently performed an original piece at the Big Bang Buffet – “Black Sheep Rising” show at The Buffalo Room in April, as a benefit for 90.1 FM KKFI. Nico has also been a frequent co-host for our on-air-fund drives. Rooted in KC, Nico grew up with radio. Nico writes that, “Music has always served as the ‘passport’ through spiritual journeys that have transplanted him to the brownstones of Chicago, the rooftops of Paris, the sea-side of Marseille and the balconies of NYC. ”

14. Essaie Pas — “Retox”
from: Demain Est Une Autre Nuit/ DFA / February 19, 2016
[Electronic minimal techno synthpop from Montréal, formed in 2011 by Marie Davidson and Pierre Guerineau. More info at: https://essaiepas.bandcamp.com%5D

15. Prince & The New Power Generation – “Willing And Able”
from: Diamonds And Pearls / Paisley Park – Warner Bros. / October 1, 1991
[13th studio album by Prince, and the first with his band The New Power Generation. . The album produced several hit singles, including “Gett Off”, “Cream”, “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night”, “Insatiable”, and the title track. Dancers Lori Werner (then dancing under the stage name of Lori Elle) and Robia LaMorte, known as “Diamond” and “Pearl” respectively, appeared on the holographic cover. Diamond and Pearl also appeared in the music videos for “Cream”, “Strollin'”, “Gett Off”, and the title track, and also participated in Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls Tour. Diamonds and Pearls contains a hybrid of music styles, from the funk of “Daddy Pop”, “Jughead”, and first single “Gett Off”, to some of the more mainstream pop/rock songs Prince had recorded in some time, such as “Cream”, “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night” and the title song. “Willing and Able” was used in a video montage during the closing credits of CBS coverage of Super Bowl XXVI.]

16. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – “Jackson”
from: Nancy & Lee / Reprise / March 1968
also released as a single: Le Skate… Jackson – You Only Live Twice/ Reprise Records / 1967
[Nancy & Lee is a collaboration album by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. It was produced in 1968 by Reprise Records. Billy Strange was responsible for the arrangements and conducting. “Jackson” is a song written in 1963 by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber and first recorded by Wheeler. It is best known from two 1967 releases: a pop hit single by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, which reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and a country hit single by Johnny Cash and June Carter, which reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart and has become more appreciated by non-country audiences in recent years as a result of Cash’s continued popularity and its use in the 2011 film The Help. The song is about a married couple who find (according to the lyrics) that the “fire” has gone out of their relationship. The song relates the desire of both partners to travel to Jackson where they each expect to be welcomed as someone far better suited to the city’s lively night life than the other is. Actress Gaby Rodgers is cited as co-author of “Jackson”, because Leiber used his then-wife’s name as a pseudonym in writing the song with Wheeler.

17. Yoko Ono & Antony – “I Love You Earth”
from: 10” vinyl single b/w “I’m Going Away Smiling” (Antony) / Chimera Music / Feb 18, 2013
[New version of Ono’s 1985 song released in honor of her 82nd birthday. “I Love You, Earth”, was originally on her 1985 album Starpeace. Proceeds from Antony & Yoko will benefit the Rain Forest Trust. Yoko Ono (born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art and filmmaking.[2] She performs in both English and Japanese. She was the second wife and widow of singer-songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles.]

18. Gildardo Zapata – “La Rasquina”
from: Narcos, Vol. 1 (More Music from the Netflix Original Series) / Lakeshore Records / September 2, 2016

19. Future Islands – “Shadows (feat. Debbie Harry)”
from: The Far Field / 4AD / April 7, 2017
[5th studio album by American synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, currently comprising Gerrit Welmers on keyboards & programming; William Cashion on bass, acoustic & electric guitars; and Samuel T. Herring on lyrics & vocals. The band was formed in January 2006 by Welmers, Cashion and Herring—the remaining members of the performance art college band Art Lord & the Self-Portraits.]

11:28 – Underwriting

20. Atlas Sound — “The Shakes”
from: Parallax / 4AD / November 7, 2011
[3rd studio album from Atlas Sound, the musical solo project of Bradford James Cox (born May 15, 1982) an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Deerhunter. Cox has described himself as gay, though he previously has stated that he leads a non-sexual/asexual lifestyle. However, in a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, Cox said that he no longer identifies as asexual but rather as queer: “For a long time I just said I was asexual, but now I just realized that… I’m still, I guess… I mean, I’m queer. I just sort of, don’t really have a very big self-esteem, so asexuality is sort of like a comfort zone where you don’t get rejected.”Cox stated in an October 19, 2016 radio interview: “There’s so many types of sexuality, but one that I think is overlooked is to be asexual. I am absolutely asexual. I am a virgin at 34 years old.”]

21. Divine — “Native Love (Step By Step)”
from: 12” Single / “O” Records / 1982
[Divine’s 2nd Single and his first to chart on the Dutch Singles Chart. It debuted at #37 before climbing to and peaking at #28 in its second week. The song spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart. “Native Love (Step By Step)” remains Divine’s highest charting song on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs, where it peaked at #21. Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by his stage name Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Closely associated with the independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female roles in cinematic and theatrical appearances, and adopted a female drag persona for his music career.]

22. Bat for Lashes – “What’s a Girl to Do?”
from: Fur and Gold / Parlophone / September 11, 2006
[Debut album from Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), known professionally as Bat for Lashes, is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has released four studio albums, Fur and Gold (2006), Two Suns (2009), The Haunted Man (2012) and The Bride (2016), receiving Mercury Prize nominations for Fur and Gold, Two Suns and The Bride. Khan is also the vocalist for Sexwitch, a collaboration with the rock band Toy and producer Dan Carey.]

11:44 – Nico Gray’s original piece about his father.
“The Hand That Divides Us / The Hand That Binds Us.”

23. Perfume Genius – “Normal Song”
from: Put Your Back N 2 It / Matador / February 17, 2012
[2nd album from Perfume Genius, the stage name for Seattle-based solo artist Mike Hadreas who was born in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington. Hadreas studied painting in school and took piano lessons as a child. His mother was a special education teacher,and is now an assistant principal at a middle school. His parents divorced when he was a teenager. Growing up, Hadreas was the only openly gay student at his school, and he received death threats which were not addressed by the administration. He dropped out of high school during his senior year. Two years after dropping out, he was attacked by several young men in his neighborhood. He moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn and worked as a doorman for a club in the East Village. In 2005, Hadreas returned home to Seattle and began recording music. In 2008, Hadreas set up a MySpace page under the name Perfume Genius, and thus began his music career. Hadreas’s music explores topics including sexuality, his personal struggle with Crohn’s disease, domestic abuse, and the dangers faced by gay men in contemporary society. His newest album, No Shape was released May 5, 2017 and was produced by Blake Mills (Fiona Apple. John Legend, Alabama Shakes). The album was praised by critics. Pitchfork awarded it an 8.8 and named it “Best New Album”, deeming it “his most realized album yet, a tender and transcendental protest record of love and devotion.” The Guardian commented that “No Shape sounds like a unique talent coming into full bloom.” Hadreas will embark on a headline tour in the U.S. and Canada this spring and summer. He will also be performing at a number of the major European and British music festivals this summer.]

24. The Cure – “Halo”
from: Join The Dots (B-Sides & Rarities 1978-2001 The Fiction Years / Polydor / 2004
[4-disc set of B-sides and rarities, JOIN THE DOTS serves as a sort of alternate history for the Cure, one of the world’s most beloved post-punk/alt-rock bands. Painstakingly compiled by Cure frontman (and the group’s only constant member) Robert Smith, DOTS provides dozens of glimpses into the literal flip-side of their singles by collecting many long-lost tracks, including the classic songs previously featured only on the cassette version of STARING AT THE SEA: THE SINGLES. Disc one begins in the late 1970s and consists of early tracks that show the Cure in a wildly adventurous mode–tearing into the punky “Pillbox Tales”, drifting through the gloomy “Descent”, and bouncing along to the oddly danceable “Throw Your Foot”. By disc two, Smith and the lads have become college-rock heroes, and despite their goth looks, they move steadily into popier territory on songs such as the synth-laden “Breathe” and the upbeat “Hey You!!!”,eventually settling into their dreamy post-DISINTEGRATION era on “This Twilight Garden”, “Halo”, and “Home” on the third and fourth discs. Also included are cover tunes and remixes, topping off an impressive collection that features many could’ve-been A-sides (particularly “The Exploding Boy”, “Harold and Joe”, and “Signal to Noise”) and reveals why a younger generation has become entranced by the Cure’s dynamic sound.]

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

Next week, on August 16 vocalist and recording artist Erin Keller joins us in out 1st hour to share music from her debut album “Distracted” released March 6, 2017. In our 2nd hour, singer songwriter Summer Osborne joins us to share music from her recent release “Spiritual Revolution” and to talk about her upcoming show at InterUrban ArtHouse.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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