#1013 – September 27, 2023 Playlist

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Spencer Brown aka Daisy Buckët + IV0RY BLUE + New & MidCoastal Releases

  1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
    from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
    [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]
  1. Ron & The Hip Tones w/ Ursula Rucker – “People”
    from: “People” – Single / Brewerytown Records / September 28, 2023
    [In his teens and twenties, singer-songwriter Ron Aikens was a promising voice out of South Philadelphia. He had earned a spot in United Image, a Soul music group that eventually signed to Stax/Volt Records and was making waves. However, fate anchored Aikens’ dreams just as things were taking off. “Right around that time that record was playing on the air and everything, I got snatched,” he says. More than 50 years later, Ron Aikens is still affected by the turn of events that landed him behind bars for much of the 1970s. The subject conjures palpable emotions for the singer in his pauses and silence. At Graterford prison, Ron eventually joined a band on the inside called, Power Of Attorney—a storied Polydor Records-backed band with ties to James Brown, Shep Gordon, and Stan Vincent. In this chapter, Ron appeared on television, met celebrities, shared stages with Stevie Wonder, and lived out some glory as he and his band-mates became a touring sensation all while incarcerated—even though the band consisted of 4 lifers. Upon his prison release, the talent made several attempts to rebuild his dream. However, bad timing and bad business dealings ultimately left him hapless and hopeless. Forty years ago, Ron hung up his microphone and accepted a long-time janitorial position at Philly’s City Hall. A man moved on with life as the music business moved on without a talented artist. “I had nowhere to hide” declares Aikens, “so I had to just leave it all behind.” The music is alive and very symbolic of Ron Aikens’ life, evolution, and perspective. His newfound interest in his own music perhaps encouraged him to make one more swing at a dream that goes back nearly three-quarters of a century. “I’m here. I’m breathing,” he says in a West Philly coffee shop with a smile and wide eyes. “I ain’t gone yet. If I’m gonna breathe, I need to sing!” Ron & The Hip Tones are: Ron Aikens on vocals, Fred Burman on drums, Doug O’Donnell on guitar, Dave Cope on guitar, Thomas McKee on keyboards, and Brendan McGeehan on bass. Ron & The Hip Tones released the singles “Do What I Wanna Do” and “Baby Are You Ready” on May 5, 2023. More information at http://www.brewerytownbeats.com]
  1. Frogpond – “It’s Not Over”
    from: TimeThief / Black-Site Records / November 19, 2021
    [Newly reformed KC indie rock band, Frogpond, will release TimeThief, its first album in over twenty years on November 19, 2021, on the KC record label cooperative Black Site. For this recording Frogpond is: singer/guitarist and founder Heidi Phillips, long-time bassist, Justine Volpe, with Kristin Conkright on rhythm guitar, and Michelle Bacon on drums. More info at: http://black-site.org/frogpond // Frogpond digitally reissued their Au 1996 vinyl and cassette release Count To Ten on March 12, 2021, 25 years after its original release on August 9, 1996 on Columbia Records. Frogpond was formed in Warrensburg, Missouri. The band existed from 1994-2000, primarily performing in Kansas City and Lawrence, Kansas. COUNT TO TEN was the band’s 12-track national debut full length released on Tristar Music – Columbia on CD and vinyl in 1996 with songs written by Heidi Phillips, with Heidi Phillips on vocals & guitar, Justine Volpe on bass, Megan Hamilton on drums, Kristie Stemel on guitar and backing vocals. Art Alexakis (of the band Everclear) served as producer and contributed backing vocals. // In 1999 Frogpond released the 13-track second album, SAFE RIDE HOME on C2 Records – Columbia, on CD and vinyl with songs written by Heidi Phillips, and with Heidi Phillips on vocals & guitar, Justine Volpe on bass & backing vocals, and Billy Johnson on drums. The album was recorded by Doug McBride at Gravity Studios in Chicago who also served as producer and contributed electric piano and piano. // In 1994 Frogpond self released their 8-song cassette release 2%. 2% was produced, engineered, and mixed at Red House Recording, Lawrence, Kansas, October 1994. Heidi Phillips joined us LIVE onWMM on November 10, 2021.] [Lawrence based singer songwriter Heidi Lynne Gluck has been playing bass with the band for live shows.]

[Frogpond plays the Summer Concert Series at The Percheron, the rooftop of the Crossroads Hotel, 2101 Central Street, KCMO, with Chase The Horseman opening, TONIGHT on Wednesday, September 27, doors at 7:00 Show at 8:00 PM. More info at http://www.crossroadshotelkc.com]

  1. The Ratboys – “Morning Zoo”
    from: The Window / Topshelf Records / August 25, 2023
    [Chicago’s beloved Ratboys release their fourth studio album, The Window, out now via Topshelf Records featuring the single “It’s Alive!” and are about to launch their US tour. After more than ten years and four studio albums, The Window finally captures Ratboys as they were always meant to be heard—expansive while still intimate, audacious while still tender—the sound of four friends operating as a single, cohesive unit. The album is sonically diverse, shifting wildly from track to track and flexing everything from fuzzy power pop choruses to warm country twang to mournful folk.// Lyrically, The Window sees Julia Steiner at her most personal, reflecting on love and grief with occasional humor and levity. She frequently leans on windows as a theme—the idea of an interrupted connection, the feeling of being near someone without being fully present—like on the pounding lead single, “It’s Alive!” Opening with Steiner’s honeyed vocals, “Outside my window the birds dance alone // I sit back and take it in // Like some sort of medicine,” it’s a bright and vivacious track that, in Steiner’s words, captures “the overarching feeling of the world spinning on beneath you while you’re stuck in one place.” In the video, directed by John TerEick, Ratboys play in an empty house, as its owners slowly start to move in. // The Window marks a number of firsts for the band. Throughout the last few years, Sean Neumann (bass) and Marcus Nuccio (drums) became full-time members alongside Julia Steiner (vocals, guitar) and Dave Sagan (guitars), making The Window the first album Ratboys have written collaboratively from start to finish. It was also the first time they’d ever traveled outside their home base of Chicago to record an album, journeying to Seattle to work with producer Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Foxing) for three weeks. The group worked on the arrangements together over the course of a year and half, so by the time the band showed up to the Hall of Justice Recording Studio in February 2022, The Window’s songs were well rehearsed and airtight. “We spent 2020 demoing the songs, and spent 2021 practicing them,” says Steiner. “We practiced twice a week for six months, exploring the songs and developing them. We’d send early versions to Chris and he’d give us notes. It went like that for weeks. It was such a dedicated and intentional process.”]
  1. Dogstar – “Everything Turns Around”
    from: Somewhere Between the Power Lines & Palm Trees / Dilion Street Records / Oct. 6, 2023
    [Dogstar is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. They were initially active from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, during which time the band found moderate success but garnered significant media attention due to the band’s bassist being Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves. // The band officially reformed in May 2023 for a performance at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. // The genesis of Dogstar was a chance encounter between Robert Mailhouse and Keanu Reeves in a supermarket in 1991. Mailhouse was wearing a Detroit Red Wings hockey sweater, and Reeves (an avid hockey fan and a keen player of the sport) asked if Mailhouse needed a goalie. As the two men formed a friendship, they began jamming together, and were joined by Gregg Miller as the original lead guitarist and singer in 1992. Reeves said that one thing led to another in the band’s histry: “You know, we started in a garage, and then you end up starting to write songs, and then you’re like “Let’s go out and play them!”, and then you’re like “Let’s go on tour!”, and then…you’re playing.” — Keanu Reeves in an interview with Jimmy Fallon. // The band originally called themselves Small Fecal Matter, and then BFS (Big Fucking Shit, or Big Fucking Sound), before settling on Dogstar, after Mailhouse found the name in the book Sexus, written by Henry Miller. // In the years following the band’s final performance in 2002, its three members occasionally met up for jam sessions at Mailhouse’s home in Silver Lake. The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 led the band members to spend more time together in quarantine. Eight-hour rehearsal days soon turned into songwriting sessions; within two and a half months, the band had written more than enough songs for a new album, which they enlisted Dave Trumfio to produce. In July 2022, a post on Dogstar’s Instagram account declared, “We’re back”. // DOGSTAR in capital letters, colored with a orange and yellow gradient Band logo used since 2023. In May 2023, Dogstar gave its first public performance in over 20 years at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, after an invitation from the festival’s organizers. The performance consisted of songs from the band’s first two albums, alongside new music from their upcoming third album. Two months later, the band released the single “Everything Turns Around” and announced their new album titled Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, set to be released on October 6, 2023. The band also announced a 25-date tour in North America and Japan in support of the album, beginning August 10 in Hermosa Beach, California. // Band members include: Keanu Reeves on bass, vocals (1991–2002, 2023–present), Robert Mailhouse on drums, vocals (1991–2002, 2023–present), and Bret Domrose on lead guitar, lead vocals (1995–2002, 2023–present), backing guitar and vocals (1994–1995)]

[DOGSTAR play Liberty Hall at 644 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, on Friday, Sept. 29, ]

  1. Bette Smith – “13th Amendment”
    from: 27: The Most Perfect Album / New York Public Radio / September 18, 2018
    [27: The Most Perfect Album is like a Constitutional mix-tape, a Schoolhouse Rock for the 21st century. The album features original tracks by artists like Dolly Parton, Kevin Morby, and Devendra Banhart: 27+ songs inspired by the 27 Amendments. This was a Promotional CD from WNYC Studios — a sampler of their 35-track, streaming-only release of newly-written songs about the Constitution. // Bette Smith is an American soul, rock and blues singer. She has worked work with Jimbo Mathus, Kirk Fletcher, Luther Dickinson and Patterson Hood. She tours on the North American blues festival circuit and in Europe. // Sharon Meriel Kathleen Smith, known professionally as Bette Smith, grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are Trinidadian. Her father, a choir director in the Seventh-day Adventist Church that the family attended, taught her to sing. She sang featured roles in the church’s gospel choir. // She released an album called From The Well Of My Inner Child in 2006 using the stage name “Bette Stuy.” She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles in 2010, and studied at The New School in New York City, where in 2014 she earned a B.S. in Liberal Arts with an emphasis on Creative Arts Therapy, and at Columbia’s School of Social Work. To earn a living she worked as a receptionist and on Wall Street.// She was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2012. // In 2013 her older brother Louis, dying of kidney failure, urged her to further pursue her dreams of becoming a professional full-time singer. Again using the name Bette Stuy, she released in 2015 the EP Introducing Bette Stuy: This is Neo Blues, put together a band, and continued playing at New York City clubs and on the street. // A musician who knew Jimbo Mathus of the Squirrel Nut Zippers heard her singing at a street fair and put her in touch with Mathus. Mathus decided he wanted to work with her. She went to Mississippi with him and, with a live band, they recorded her debut album as Bette Smith, Jetlagger. On July 26, 2017 Billboard premiered the video for the track “Manchild.” Jetlagger was released on September 29, 2017 on Big Legal Mess Records (a subsidiary of Fat Possum).It included original songs as well as covers by the Staples Singers and Isaac Hayes. // In 2018 WNYC Studios’ Radiolab invited her to contribute an original song to its compilation project called 27: The Most Perfect Album, with each track inspired by one of the 27 U.S. Constitutional amendments. She chose the 13th Amendment and contributed her song “Happy Warrior.” // Jetlagger received reviews in major publications. BrooklynVegan premiered the video and PopMatters the audio for the track “I Found Love.” // Smith toured in Europe promoting the album, appearing in 2018 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and festivals in Spain, France and The Netherlands. She toured Europe again in July 2019. // Together with Kirk Fletcher she released the single “Dance Monkey” on Cleopatra Records on February 6, 2020. Also that year the same label released her single with Jesse Johnson, “Memories.” The second Bette Smith album, The Good, the Bad and the Bette, came out on September 25, 2020 on blues label Ruf Records. // Produced by Drive-By Truckers’ Matt Patton and engineer Bronson Tew, The Good, the Bad and the Bette included three songs co-written by Smith and includes contributions from Luther Dickinson from North Mississippi Allstars and Patterson Hood from Drive-By Truckers. Jim DeRogatis included it on his “Best Albums of 2020” list. The track “Fistful of Dollars” reached #1 on the Roots Music Report in April 2021. Her bookings in summer and fall 2021 included U.S. tours with the Drive-By Truckers and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, an appearance at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, and her own “Bustin’ Out of Brooklyn Tour ‘21.” In 2022 she performed at the Kennedy Center. Her studio collaborations in 2020 and 2021 included tracks with Joe Louis Walker, Larry Brown, Fabrizio Grossi & Soul Garage Experience, and others. // On February 25, 2022 she and Kirk Fletcher released another single on Cleopatra Records, a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar.” In August of that year, Cleopatra Records released Ben E. King’s album Supernatural Soul which included the single “Stand By Me” performed by King, Smith and Ronnie Earl. Bootsy Collins and Rafael Riqueni were also guests on the album. // Smith’s summer 2022 festival bookings included Mempho Music Festival, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Blues From The Top Festival, and Kitchener Blues Festival. // In 2023 she released two more singles with Cleopatra Records – “Tennessee Whiskey” with guitarist Harvey Mandel and “Sign Your Name” with guitarist Arthur Adams – and was invited to perform at several festivals, including the Holland International Blues Festival, Harvest Music Festival and, in early 2024, on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise with Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Shemekia Copeland and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. // Bette Smith lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is a cousin of gospel singer Wintley Phipps.]

[Bette Smith plays The Folly Theatre, 300 W 12th St. KCMO on Saturday, September 30, at 8:00 PM. More info at: http://www.follytheatre.org]

  1. Cautious Clay – “Karpehs Don’t Flinch (with Joshua Karpeh)”
    from: KARPEH / Blue Note Records – UMG / August 18, 2023
    [Cautious Clay has released his Blue Note debut KARPEH, a deeply personal new album which finds the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer also known as Joshua Karpeh taking a giant artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective song cycle about growth, conceptions of intimacy, and lineage that reveals a new side of his artistry by delving deeper than ever into his jazz roots. Following his performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Cautious will be making a headline appearance at SummerStage in New York City’s Central Park this Saturday, August 19. // Across the album’s 15 tracks Cautious can be heard on vocals, flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, guitar, synthesizer, and bass. He also invites a wide range of collaborators into the fold including leading lights of the modern jazz world including guitarist Julian Lage, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, keyboardist Julius Rodriguez, bassist Joshua Crumbly, and drummer Sean Rickman. Other guests on the album include his uncle, bassist Kai Eckhardt, and the acclaimed Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab. // For all of Cautious’ dexterity around multiple instruments, it’s always in service of the music’s narratives. “I wanted it to be musical for the sake of telling a story,” he explains. “Throughout this album, I am equating my life’s journey to an amalgamation of my family’s past life experiences, an exploration of my present, and how those pieces will influence by future.” // Cautious sequenced the album thematically in three sections with interludes throughout containing audio recordings of his relatives recounting bits of family history. The first section he calls “The Past Explained” with songs that touch upon his early experiences growing up in Cleveland including the album’s lead single “Ohio.” The middle section of the album is what Cautious calls “The Honeymoon of Exploration.” These five songs depict some of his experiences with psychedelics, which inspired self-reflection and the desire for deeper forms of intimacy with others. The concluding four songs constitute the third thematic section, which Cautious calls “A Bitter & Sweet Solitude.” Cautious posits that when we allow ourselves to spend quality time in solitude it enables us to forge better relationships with ourselves and others, therefore sparking deeper intimacy. // Since 2017, Cautious Clay has been steadily building a devoted fanbase with his heartfelt songwriting and a unique sound that moves fluidly between pop, alternative R&B, and indie rock. He began receiving wide recognition with the 2018 release of Blood Type featuring the breakthrough single “Cold War,” a naked call for emotional honesty and transparency that resonated deeply with listeners and has since been streamed more than 150 million times. The song was featured on Issa Rae’s hit HBO TV show, Insecure, and Olivia Wilde’s movie, Booksmart, and was interpolated by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff on “London Boy” from the pop star’s album Lover. Cautious’ other outside writing and production credits include working with Billie Eilish, John Mayer, John Legend, Khalid, Kavinsky, Melanie Martinez, Remi Wolf, and more. Following two more EPs—Resonance and Table of Context—Cautious released his debut full-length, Deadpan Love in 2021, delivering on his early promise with an album that centered on the balance between oneself and others. With his Blue Note debut KARPEH, Cautious Clay offers an even more intimate glimpse inside his highly biographical artistic vision. More info at; http://www.cautiousclay.com.]
  1. Allison Russell – “Rag Child”
    from: The Returner / Birds of Chicago LLC – Fantasy Records / September 8, 2023
    [4x GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell has announced her new album, The Returner. The album was written and co-produced by Allison along with dim star (her partner JT Nero and Drew Lindsay) and was recorded over Solstice week in December 2022 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA. It features Russell’s “Rainbow Coalition” band of all female musicians along with special guest appearances from the legendary Wendy & Lisa, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, and Hozier. Allison Russell on The Returner: “My goal with The Returner – sonically, poetically, and spiritually – is a radical reclamation of the present tense, a real time union of body, mind, and soul. This album is a much deeper articulation of rhythm, groove, and syncopation. Groove as it heralds the self back into the body, groove as it celebrates sensual and sexual agency and flowering, groove as an urgent call to action and political activism. // In just a word, it’s funkier. But as is the history of anything funky, it’s never just a party. It is a multiverse of energies that merges the celebration and the battle cry. For while an embrace of the present tense is a celebration, it is equally an unquestioning leap into battle – cultural, political, environmental.” // Since the release of her debut solo LP two years ago Outside Child, Russell’s often devastating, deeply moving, cathartic celebration of survivor’s joy has become one of the most acclaimed albums of the past 10 years. Now comes the second chapter in her story, The Returner, a body-shaking, mind-expanding, soulful expression of liberation, love, and self-respect that serves as a fierce declaration of joy for all survivors that have made it to the other side. Allison, JT, and Drew built The Returner from the bottom up with a rhythm-first, genre-fluid approach. The improvisational energy of great female artists sparked the album’s fierce joy, and provided a wider canvas for Allison’s immense, unlimited talent. In all, the new album doesn’t just deliver on the promise of the last two years, it exceeds all reasonable (and unreasonable) expectations and affirms Allison Russell’s place among music’s most vital artists and The Returner, as one of 2023’s most essential recordings. // Allison Russell has spent her career in multiple bands, including Po’ Girl, Our Native Daughters, and Birds of Chicago. After a career spent as a gifted multi-instrumentalist, backing numerous other artists, she finally dared to release her solo project in 2021. “It’s an album of strength and affirmation, not victimization,” said The New York Times in their profile on Russell and Outside Child. Following the album’s release, Russell performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ellen, Late Night With Stephen Colbert, CBS Saturday Morning, Austin City Limits, The Kelly Clarkson Show made her Opry debut and appeared at the Country Music Hall of Fame and performed at the 2022 GRAMMY’s Premiere Ceremony. // The accolades for Russell have been immense. In addition to her four GRAMMY nominations, she has earned three 2022 Americana Award nominations and a win for Album of the Year, two International Folk Music Award wins, a 2022 Juno nomination for ‘Songwriter of the Year,’ and her first-ever Juno Award win for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year. Russell received two 2021 Americana Awards nominations, won three Canadian Folk Music Awards, two UK Americana Music Awards, and more. She was recently nominated for Song of the Year and Artist of the Year for the 2023 Americana Awards. In addition, Russell has consistently used her newfound platform to elevate, educate and inspire; curating the history making Once And Future Sounds: Roots and Revolution set for the Newport Folk Festival in 2021 and mobilizing this year’s triumphant Love Rising All-Star benefit concert in support of LGBTQIA+ causes in Nashville – raising over $550,000 and calling national attention to Tennessee’s dangerous anti/trans and anti/drag laws. Russell has also announced a book deal with Flatiron/MacMillan for her debut novel, a memoir based on her life and the material that inspired Outside Child and The Returner. // All songs written by Allison Russell, JT Nero, and Drew Lindsay // Co-Producers: Dim Star and Allison Russell // Recorded by Brandon Bell at Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Assistant Engineer: Kelsey Porter. Mixed by Brandon Bell at The Cabin Studio (Nashville, TN). Mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering (Ringwood, NJ) // Allison Russell (vocals, banjo, clarinet), Elenna Canlas (keyboards/synth, backing vocals), Elizabeth Pupo-Walker (percussion), Chauntee Ross (violin, backing vocals) & Monique Ross (cello, backing vocals) aka SistaStrings, Ganessa James (bass, backing vocals), Joy Clark (guitar), Kerenza Peacock (violin), Larissa Maestro (cello, backing vocals), Lisa Coleman (piano), Mandy Fer (guitar, backing vocals), Meg Coleman (drums), Meg McCormick (guitar), Wendy Melvoin (guitar, bass), and Wiktoria Bialic (drums). Special guests Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, and Hozier provide backing vocals on “Requiem”. //We first saw Allison Russell as part of the band/duo with her partner JT Nero as, The Birds of Chicago at the 2014 International Folk Alliance Conference, where they were an Official Showcase Artist . More info at http://www.folk.org. Russell was born in Montreal to a Grenadian student and a Scottish-Canadian teenage single mother. Her mother struggled with postpartum depression and schizophrenia, and Russell was initially placed in foster care. Her mother regained custody of her after marrying a white-supremacist American expatriate. From the ages of 5 to 15, she was physically and sexually abused by her adoptive father. At the age of 15, Russell ran away from home, eventually moving to Vancouver in 1998. She attended Dawson College. // Russell was initially a member of the Vancouver-based Celtic folk band Fear of Drinking. // In 2003, Russell formed the band Po’ Girl with The Be Good Tanyas member Trish Klein. She recorded seven albums with the band: Po’ Girl (2003), Vagabond Lullabies (2004), B-side Recordings (2006), Home to You (2007), Deer in the Night (2008), Live (2009), and Follow Your Bliss (2010). Russell formed the music group Birds of Chicago with JT Nero in 2012. As part of Birds of Chicago, Russell released three studio albums, Birds of Chicago (2012), Real Midnight (2016) and Love in Wartime (2018). With the group, she also released a live album, Live from Space, and an EP titled American Flowers in 2018. In 2018, Russell joined the musical collective Our Native Daughters alongside fellow musicians Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Amythyst Kiah In 2019, the group released the album Songs of Our Native Daughters under the Smithsonian Folkways label. Russell was also featured alongside the rest of the group in a Smithsonian Channel documentary titled Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters. Info: http://www.allisonrussellmusic.com]

10:29 – Underwriting

  1. Black Light Animals – “Pink Lemonade”
    from: “Pink Lemonade” – Single / The Record Machine / September 15, 2023
    [The latest release from the Kansas City based psychedelic soul group, Black Light Animals: Alex Hartmann on drums & percussion, Branden Moser on bass & background vocal, Cody Calhoun on lead electric guitar & background vocals, Colby Bales on lead & background vocals, & acoustic guitar. This band is also “The Boys” as in Jass and The Boys plus Clarence Copridge on keyboards, who have been releasing their own string of singles “Daydream Girl” (August 25, 20230 “GVN2U” (July 14, 2023) and “Love U Like I Love U” ((December 2, 2022). Branden Moser and Cole Bales also play bass and guitar in the soul powerhouse, The Freedom Affair. This new single follows “Persephone” that was released on September 23, 2022. Black Light Animals released their full length debut album, Playboys of The Western World on Groove King Records on July 3, 2020. Formed from the ashes of their last band, Instant Karma the new record contains lush pop vocals crooned over spaghetti western riffs, psychedelic synth, and hip hop drums. More info at: http://www.blacklightanimalsband.bandcamp.com]
  1. Saving Miles Lemon – “Harder To Sleep”
    from: “Harder To Sleep” – Single / Saving Miles Lemon / July 13, 2023
    [“Harder to Sleep” was the b-Side of the single release “’Til the Suns Comes” from July 13, 2023. “’Til the Suns Comes” will be part of the new 13-0track full-length album LOVELY to be released October 6, 2023. Saving Miles Lemon is the psychedelic-pop project of Miguel Silva-Leon. Formed in 2019 with the goal of releasing an album by the end of the year, the project has transformed into a full-blown musical odyssey for Miguel (who likes to go by Mig) to explore new sounds. It’s hard to define what genre Saving Miles Lemon fits into as they like to let the music go where it wants to go. From smooth dance pop, to blown-out stoner rock, Mig likes to keep things interesting and never stay with one sound for too long.​ // Having grown up learning to play the piano at the age of 7, Miguel found themselves picking up new instruments frequently from the clarinet, saxophone, and oboe to guitar/bass and drums. Just as with their instruments, Mig began practicing their production skills in high school with small bedroom projects and hardcore bands. In a way, nothing has changed, as all of Saving Miles Lemon’s music is recorded and produced entirely by Mig in their bedroom studio to this day. // Their live members include Jacob Frisbee (bass), James Wiltfang (keys), and Zeke Bockleman (drums). // As a live act, the band began performing in 2021 and quickly took over the DIY scene in Kansas City before moving on to the bar/venue scene with sold-out shows at The Rino (KCMO) and The Bottleneck (LFK). They’ve opened for national and international touring bands such as Cub Sport at The Encore at Uptown Theatre (KCMO). // Saving Miles Lemon has released two full-length LPs and a handful of singles. A third album is set to release in 2023.]

[Saving Miles Lemon plays Outer Reaches Fest, Fri, Oct. 13 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO w/ Bombino, The Philistines, & Teri Quinn. XO Blackwater will provide video projection & visuals.]

  1. Lonnie Fisher – “Mojo Misfit”
    from: Seeds EP / Lonnie Fisher / July 27, 2023
    [Indie Roots and Gothic Rock – Deep from the grave. For most of his recent recordings Lonnie Fisher works with musicians: Chris Nunez, Tim Jenkins, Brodie Rush, Julia Reynolds, and Autumn Hayes, and recording engineers: Ed Rose. And Duane Trower. Lonnie Fisher released the 8 track album BEAUTIFUL STAR on February 9, 2023. Lonnie Fisher released his 8-song, solo album FAMOUS GIRL on January 19, 2022. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. FAMOUS GIRL was engineered by Ed Rose and Duane Trower with contributions from: Chris Nunez. Tim Jenkins, Tim Manning, and Julia Reynolds. On October 22, 2021 with his band Lonnie Fisher And The Funeral released HAUNTED with Lonnie Fisher on lead vocals, 5 String Guitar & Keyboards; Tim Jenkins on guitars; Chris Nunez on drums, Tim Manning on bass, & Julia Reynolds on vocals & keyboards.More information at: http://www.lonniefisher.bandcamp.com.]
Julie Byrne photo by Alexander Kellner
  1. Julie Byrne – “The Greater Wings”
    from: The Greater Wings / Ghostly International / July 7, 2023
    [Julie Byrne was born 1990. She is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Buffalo, New York. To date, she has released three studio albums, Rooms with Walls and Windows (2014), Not Even Happiness (2017), and The Greater Wings (2023). Julie Byrne was Born and raised in Buffalo, New York. She was influenced by her father’s guitar playing at an early age: “I grew up with the sound of his playing, which was fingerstyle guitar, so I would say that my style is completely rooted in his influence.” At the age of seventeen, Byrne began learning the instrument herself, after her father could no longer play due to complications from multiple sclerosis: “The opportunity to play his instrument and honor the legacy of his craft and all of the time it took for him to cultivate a skill that he ultimately had to find a way to give up—it feels like a bit of an offering to him.” At the age of 18, Byrne left Buffalo, living in various different cities in America, including, Pittsburgh, Northampton, Chicago, Lawrence, Seattle, and New Orleans. // In addition to her recording and touring work, Byrne has studied environmental science, and, in 2016, worked at New York City’s Central Park as a Seasonal Ranger. She notes, “[I] came to view it as a sanctuary, not only for New Yorkers to experience their connection to nature but also for the wildlife that take refuge there. And while the surrounding neighborhoods don’t reflect the same ethos, the parks really do belong to the people of New York and the parks department upholds that mission. I liked working in that form of service to the public.”]
  1. Shy Boys – “View From The Sky”
    from: Talk Loud / Polyvinyl Record Co. / September 25, 2020
    [3rd album from Shy Boys. Shy Boys are brothers Collin Rausch & Kyle Rausch, Konnor Ervin, Kyle Little and Ross Brown. Collin & Kyle come from a family of musicians. Their cousin is Kasey Rausch, their father Kent Rausch is a jazz musician and was the music teacher and band director at their High School. Their mother was a choir director. Their father was from a family of 7 brothers (Greg, Terry, Brad), many who are musicians and recording artists, including their Grandfather Dean Rausch. Kyle Rausch and Konnor Ervin were band mates in The ACBs. Collin had been playing for years in the KC area including The Abracadabras, and The I’ms with Kyle. The three shared a love for 1960s era pop rock and soon started writing their own music. In 2014 they released the self-titled Shy Boys on High Dive Records. In June 2014, the band recorded and released two more singles and one of them, “Life Is Peachy,” was featured on Stereogum. Musician Kyle Little and Ross Brown (of Fullbloods) joined Shy Boys to make the band a 5-piece. On April 4th, 2018, it was announced that Shy Boys had signed to Polyvinyl Recording Co. an independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois and home to the band STRFKR, Xiu Xiu, The Get Up Kids, of Montreal, and others. Shy Boys released their Polyvinyl debut album, the autobiographical, Bell House, on August. 3, 2018. They immediately went out on an extended national tour. On February 15, 2019, Shy Boys released their singles, “Dim The Light” and “Brick By Brick” signaling new sounds from the band. Collin Rausch, Kyle Rausch and Ross Brown joined us live on WMM on November 11, 2020.]

[Shy Boys play Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 27, a Matinee at 6:00 PM, opening for Pearl & The Oysters.]

CHOWK photo by Todd Zimmer
  1. CHOWK – “Good Day”
    from: “Good Day” – Single / CHOWK / August 18, 2023
    [CHOWK is Jason Buice, Dane Bridges, and Zach Hodson (drums). Good Day is CHOWK’s second single release. The song is simple and more of a mantra you could put on repeat to psyche yourself to have a good day. We recorded the single at Zach’s studio and he did an amazing job with the mix and master. Thank you for listening and for all of your support! Jason Buice on vocals and electric guitar, Dane Bridges on bass, Zach Hodson on drums, mixing and mastering: Zach Hodson. Recorded and produced at Drei Katzen Studios by Zach Hodson. This track follows their debut single release “Naturally, Easy” released June 2, 2023. Mixed and Mastered by Pat Tomek at Level Stage. More info at: http://www.chowk.bandcamp.com]
  1. Mitski – “Bug Like An Angel”
    from: The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We / Dead Oceans / September 15, 2023
    [7th studio album from Mitski Miyawaki, born Mitsuki Laycock on September 27, 1990, known mononymously as Mitski. She is an American singer and songwriter. She self-released her first two albums, Lush (2012), and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business (2013), while studying studio composition at Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music. The albums were originally made as her senior project. Her third studio album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, was released in 2014 on the label Double Double Whammy. // Mitski signed with Dead Oceans in 2015 and released Puberty 2 (2016), Be the Cowboy (2018), and Laurel Hell (2022), the last of which made the top ten in several countries. In 2022, The Guardian dubbed her the “best young songwriter” in the United States. That same year, she co-wrote “This Is a Life” for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Her seventh studio album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, was released in 2023. // Mitski was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother. Her first language was Japanese. She moved frequently while growing up due to her father’s job at the United States Department of State, living in Turkey, China, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo before settling in the United States. She sang in a choir in high school and was 18 when she wrote her first song on the piano.]
  1. yeule – “Inferno (Edit)”
    from: Softscars / Ninja Tune Records / September 22, 2023
    [3rd studio album from Yeule (stylised as yeule). It is the musical project of Singaporean songwriter and producer Nat Ćmiel (born Natasha Yelin Chang). Formed in 2012, Yeule incorporates elements of ambient, glitch and Asian post-pop. The name Yeule is derived from the Final Fantasy character of the same name (spelled differently), as well as their middle name. // Ćmiel was born Natasha Yelin Chang in Singapore where they attended school. They first started playing music at the age of 6 on their parents’ Yamaha piano and learned classically although eventually dropped taking lessons, and wanted to explore something more challenging which led them to guitar and drums. Ćmiel initially started playing waltz pieces, though they soon moved onto songs from the soundtracks of Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts. They later went onto sing in a jazz band under the name Riot Diet, covering songs from Ella Fitzgerald and the Pixies. After graduating from high school, they applied to Central Saint Martins to study fashion communication and womenswear. // Growing up, feelings of loneliness and depression were present due in part to Ćmiel’s nomadic upbringing. They found solace on the internet, which would influence their later works. // Ćmiel’s first release under the Yeule title was their self titled EP on March 3, 2014. // On December 11, 2016, Ćmiel released their second EP, Pathos, which was dedicated to David Singh. // Ćmiel followed up with the OST to interactive simulator game Lost Memories Dot Net, which was released on July 17, 2017. // On September 27, 2017, Ćmiel released their third EP, Coma. With regard to the writing, they said that “I wrote this album to commemorate the people I’d lost.” The EP received a positive reception with Duncan Cooper of The Fader describing it as “dream-pop perfection”. // Ćmiel signed to Bayonet Records on July 17, 2019. // On October 25, 2019, Ćmiel released their debut studio album Serotonin II. On the process of creating the album they said that “Writing the record, I was dreadful. I didn’t ask for much, I don’t need to be happy. I just wanted to be content.” The album received a positive critical reception with Jude Noel of Tiny Mix Tapes giving the album 4/5 and saying that “Melancholia aside, it’s Serotonin II’s impeccable sound design that has kept me coming back”. //Ćmiel teased the release of their second album Glitch Princess via Bayonet Records with a track titled “My Name is Nat Ćmiel”—released at the end of 2020. The full album was released on February 4, 2022. It was qualified as “pioneering” by Colin Lodewick from Pitchfork and featured in their ‘Best New Music’ section with a critical score of 8.3. // In between “My Name Is Nat Ćmiel” and Glitch Princess, Ćmiel released the remix EP Serotonin X Remixes and the covers album Nuclear War Post X, the latter issued directly through their website as a limited edition paperback art book with a download for the entire album. // Over the first weekend of May 2023, Yeule teased some images on their social media channels mentioning the date of May 10. On that date, Yeule premiered the video and released the single for their new song “Sulky Baby” and announced that they had signed to the Ninja Tune label. They told Rolling Stone, “The creative trajectory is shapeshifting, and Ninja Tune was the most versatile with their views on artistic direction as most of my creative pitches often tend to be fringe in conceptual aspects. I admire the team’s work ethic and tastes, and they’ve also worked with other creatives I know and love to this day, it feels nice to be with them!” // Ćmiel graduated from Central Saint Martins in London for a degree in Fine Arts in 2020. // They are non-binary.]

11:00 – Station ID

  1. Daisy Buckët – “The Look of Love”
    from: Welcome To Springfield / Spencer Brown Productions / September 19, 2023
    [Daisy’s sophomore album, she turns to the soulful sound of Dusty Springfield, the British pop star of the swingin’ sixties known for her signature blonde bouffant and soulful sound. Daisy Buckët delves into the catalogue of the late great Dusty Springfield with faithful covers and interpretations of some of her biggest hits . // Recorded in Kansas City with local musicians including Jeff Freling, this new offering showcases a side of Daisy’s vocal range that needs to be heard to be believed. // Daisy Buckët on lead vocals; Jeff Freling on guitars, arrangements, writing horn charts and bells & whistles!; Jeff Harshbarger on bass; Ken Lovern on pianos, and Hammond B3 Organ; Brian Steever on Drums; Mark Hamblin on trumpet; Trevor Turla on trombone; James Isaac on tenor & baritone sax; Spencer Brown on backing vocals; Talya Groves – additional backing vocals (1,3, & 6). Produced by Spencer Brown aka Daisy Buckët & Jeff Freling. Co-Produced by Amy Hull and Michael Wood. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab, Kansas City, MO. Album Artwork, Design, and Photos by Spencer Brown. Dress by Donna’s Dress Shop. Rhinestone Embesllishments by Jessica “Glittahgal” Loughran. Wig by Hollywood Custom Wigs. Necklace by The Glass Sequin. Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David.]

[Daisy Buckët emcees BOOP, BRASS & BURLESQUE, Thursday, September 28 at 7:00 PM at The Emerald, 1715 W 9th St, KCMO WEST BOTTOMS. This new burlesque revue features: Annie Cherry, Mandy Ortiz, Kate Tot, Damian Blake, and The Emerald Rubber Band.]

[Daisy Buckët performs at FOLX WITH FAITH PICNIC, Saturday, September 30, at Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, Kansas, where Daisy will plays an hour-long set around 10:30 AM.]

[Daisy Buckët performs at SUNDAYS WITH SASHA SUN, OCT 1 @ 1:00PM Gael’s Public House & Sports, 5424 Troost Ave, KCMO, for Sasha Blake’s Drag Brunch at Gaels.]

[Spencer Brown Productions present the 10 Year Anniversary of HOCUS POKE US at The Folly Theatre, 300 West 12th Street, KCMO, on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM]

[Spencer Brown Productions present STAY AWHILE: DAISY X DUSTY on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM at The Black Box, 1060 Union Ave, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS celebrating the limited vinyl release of Daisy’s new album, “Welcome to Springfield”, where Daisy reunites with Jeff Freling and the band to perform some of Dusty Springfield’s greatest hits. Info at http://www.missdaisybucket.com ]

11:03 – Interview with Spencer Brown

Spencer Brown studied Musical Theatre, Voice, Dance, Acting at American Musical & Dramatic Academy where he graduated in 2006. Since 2008 Spencer has been playing Trampolina in the America’s Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet! – The Kinsey Sicks. With The Kinsey Sicks Spencer has performed all over the world, including on Bravo Television’s Watch What Happens Live! With Andy Cohen, RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 8 Finale), and ABC’s The Gong Show. The Kinsey Sicks have garnered praise from Forbes Magazine and The New Yorker and a featured on CNN. In 2020, they released their tenth album, “Quarantunes”. Spencer has also worked with Late Night Theatre as Blanche Devereaux in Golden! Girls Gone Wild (in Tybee Island), in Designed Women (Mary Jo), The Alternative Facts of Life (Blair), Cluelessness (Cher), and A Scarrie Carrie Christmas Carol (Sue Snell). Spencer wrote a stage musical adaptation of the film, The Rose, where he played the lead role originated by Bette Midler. For 10 years Spencer has performed as another Bette Midler film role, Winifred Sanderson, in the widely-acclaimed drag “staged reading” of HOCUS POKE US! Spencer has also performed in The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff), and Psycho Beach Party (Chicklet), at The Unicorn Theatre, Union Station, the Folly Theater, Off Center Theatre, and the Just Off Broadway Theater (all of them in drag!). Spencer Brown is best known as his blonde wig wearing, original drag creation, Daisy Buckët, winning various honors including: Queen of Kansas City Pride 2008, The Pitch Magazine’s Best Local Album 2018, and Best 7″ Single “Pansy,” Best Cabaret Show, Best Drag Queen in Kansas City in 2019, 2021 and 2022. In 2021, Daisy was recognized by the Heartland Men’s Chorus as their first Hero of Note for her support of the chorus and their mission. On September 19, Daisy released her 2nd album, WELCOME TO SPRINGFIELD of 11 songs made famous by Dusty Springfield. Next year, Spencer will co-direct Music Theater Heritage‘s summer production of “La Cage aux Folles”.

Daisy performs 3rd Sundays at Enzo, 5:00 to 8:00 PM with Mark Lowrey on piano.

Spencer’s work for KC’s HIV/AIDS organizations has raised more than $100,000.

Daisy Buckët emcees BOOP, BRASS & BURLESQUE, Thurs, Sept. 28 at 7:00 PM at The Emerald, 1715 W 9th St, KCMO WEST BOTTOMS. This new burlesque revue features: Annie Cherry, Mandy Ortiz, Kate Tot, Damian Blake, and The Emerald Rubber Band.

Daisy Buckët performs at FOLX WITH FAITH PICNIC, Saturday, September 30, at Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, Kansas, where Daisy will plays an hour-long set around 10:30 AM.

Daisy Buckët performs at SUNDAYS WITH SASHA SUN, OCT 1 @ 1:00PM Gael’s Public House & Sports, 5424 Troost Ave, KCMO, for Sasha Blake’s Drag Brunch at Gaels.

Spencer Brown Productions present the 10 Year Anniversary of HOCUS POKE US at The Folly Theatre, 300 West 12th Street, KCMO, on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Spencer Brown Thanks for being with us again on WMM


WELCOME TO SPRINGFIELD Release Date: September 19, 2023.

Dusty Springfield

Daisy’s sophomore album, she turns to the soulful sound of Dusty Springfield, the British pop star of the swingin’ sixties known for her signature blonde bouffant and soulful sound. Daisy Buckët delves into the catalogue of the late great Dusty Springfield with faithful covers and interpretations of some of her biggest hits including “Wishin’ & Hopin'”, “I Only Want to Be with You”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, and more!

Recorded in Kansas City with local musicians including Jeff Freling, this new offering showcases a side of Daisy’s vocal range that needs to be heard to be believed.

Daisy Buckët on lead vocals
Jeff Freling on guitars, arrangements, writing horn charts and bells & whistles!
Jeff Harshbarger on bass
Ken Lovern on pianos, and Hammond B3 Organ
Brian Steever on Drums
Mark Hamblin on trumpet
Trevor Turla on trombone
James Isaac on tenor & baritone sax
Spencer Brown on backing vocals
Talya Groves – additional backing vocals (1,3, & 6)

Produced by Spencer Brown aka Daisy Buckët and Jeff Freling. Co-Produced by Amy Hull and Michael Wood. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab, Kansas City, MO.

Album Artwork, Design, and Photos by Spencer Brown. Dress by Donna’s Dress Shop. Rhinestone Embesllishments by Jessica “Glittahgal” Loughran. Wig by Hollywood Custom Wigs. Necklace by The Glass Sequin

Welcome to Springfield – Song Credits:

“Stay Awhile” written by Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde
“You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” written by Pino Donaggio & Vito Pallavicini
“Wishin’ And Hopin'” written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
“The Look of Love” written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
“Spooky” written by James Cobb and producer Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks Jr, & Mike Sharpiro
“If You Go Away” written by Jacques Brel & Rod McKuen.
“Breakfast in Bed” written by Eddie Hinton & Donnie Fritts
“I Only Want to Be with You” written by Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde
“Chained To A Memory” written by Eddie Snyder/Kay Rogers, Richard Ahlert
“Son of a Preacher Man” written by John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
“Losing You” written by Tom Springfield & Clive Westlake

11:13

  1. Daisy Buckët – “Son of A Preacher Man”
    from: Welcome To Springfield / Spencer Brown Productions / September 19, 2023
    [Daisy’s sophomore album, she turns to the soulful sound of Dusty Springfield, the British pop star of the swingin’ sixties known for her signature blonde bouffant and soulful sound. Daisy Buckët delves into the catalogue of the late great Dusty Springfield with faithful covers and interpretations of some of her biggest hits . // Recorded in Kansas City with local musicians including Jeff Freling, this new offering showcases a side of Daisy’s vocal range that needs to be heard to be believed. // Daisy Buckët on lead vocals; Jeff Freling on guitars, arrangements, writing horn charts and bells & whistles!; Jeff Harshbarger on bass; Ken Lovern on pianos, and Hammond B3 Organ; Brian Steever on Drums; Mark Hamblin on trumpet; Trevor Turla on trombone; James Isaac on tenor & baritone sax; Spencer Brown on backing vocals; Talya Groves – additional backing vocals (1,3, & 6). Produced by Spencer Brown aka Daisy Buckët & Jeff Freling. Co-Produced by Amy Hull and Michael Wood. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab, Kansas City, MO. Album Artwork, Design, and Photos by Spencer Brown. Dress by Donna’s Dress Shop. Rhinestone Embesllishments by Jessica “Glittahgal” Loughran. Wig by Hollywood Custom Wigs. Necklace by The Glass Sequin. Written by John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins]

[Daisy Buckët emcees BOOP, BRASS & BURLESQUE, Thursday, September 28 at 7:00 PM at The Emerald, 1715 W 9th St, KCMO WEST BOTTOMS. This new burlesque revue features: Annie Cherry, Mandy Ortiz, Kate Tot, Damian Blake, and The Emerald Rubber Band.]

[Daisy Buckët performs at FOLX WITH FAITH PICNIC, Saturday, September 30, at Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, Kansas, where Daisy will plays an hour-long set around 10:30 AM.]

[Daisy Buckët performs at SUNDAYS WITH SASHA SUN, OCT 1 @ 1:00PM Gael’s Public House & Sports, 5424 Troost Ave, KCMO, for Sasha Blake’s Drag Brunch at Gaels.]

[Spencer Brown Productions present the 10 Year Anniversary of HOCUS POKE US at The Folly Theatre, 300 West 12th Street, KCMO, on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM]

[Spencer Brown Productions present STAY AWHILE: DAISY X DUSTY on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM at The Black Box, 1060 Union Ave, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS celebrating the limited vinyl release of Daisy’s new album, “Welcome to Springfield”, where Daisy reunites with Jeff Freling and the band to perform some of Dusty Springfield’s greatest hits. Info at http://www.missdaisybucket.com ]

We’re talking with Spencer Brown about Daisy Buckët’s second album, WELCOME TO SPRINGFIELD release: September 19, 2023.

Daisy’s sophomore album, she turns to the soulful sound of Dusty Springfield, the British pop star of the swingin’ sixties known for her signature blonde bouffant and soulful sound. Daisy Buckët delves into the catalogue of the late great Dusty Springfield with faithful covers and interpretations of some of her biggest hits including “Wishin’ & Hopin'”, “I Only Want to Be with You”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, and more!

Spencer Brown Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Spencer Brown Productions present the 10 Year Anniversary of HOCUS POKE US at The Folly Theatre, 300 West 12th Street, KCMO, on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Three ancient drag hags terrorize some virgins in this hilarious staged reading parody based on the 1993 cult classic.

‘Tis time! It’s the farewell performance and 10th year for this Kansas City Halloween tradition. Written and produced by Daisy Bucket, The Pitch’s Best Drag Artist 2021 & 2022, the show features a hilarious local cast, musical numbers, and a feast of surprises in store for the final show!

A portion of the proceeds will benefit KC Pet Project.
There will also be a raffle to win the LEGO Sanderson Sisters Cottage!

HOCUS POKE US – CAST
Daisy Bucket – Winifred Sanderson
Genewa Stanwyck – Mary Sanderson
Chadwick Brooks – Sarah Sanderson
Jessica Dressler -The Narrator
Ron Megee – Binx, Billy & Others
Matt Anderson – Alison, Dani & Others
and Ashley Personett as Max


The Kinsey Sicks in “Drag Queen Storytime Gone WILD!”
Sat, Oct 28 @ 7:00PM

The Raue Center For The Arts, 26 N. Williams Street , Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Join us in a grand return to Chicagoland as America’s most potty-mouthed, politically outspoken – and longest-running – drag a cappella quartet has somehow been put in charge of morning assembly at your local elementary school. What can possibly go right?

In this brand-new a cappella musical, no Disney tune, nursery rhyme, or TV theme song is safe from their signature Dragapella® treatment of outrageous parodies in delicious four-part harmony. With over a dozen new songs, paired with scathing satire and Kinsey Sicks classics from their 30 years of appalling audiences, this brand-new musical from America’s Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet has been rated “PG” for “Patently Ghastly.”

Trigger Warning: This children’s show is unsuitable for children, and may provoke strong reactions among people named DeSantis or Taylor Greene.


The Kinsey Sicks in “Drag Queen Storytime Gone WILD!” – Sun, Dec 3 @ 6:00PM
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT
The Kinsey Sicks return to Salt Lake City with their hit new show Drag Queen Storytime Gone Wild! featuring their hit new single “Poof the Magic Drag Queen”!

Presented by Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce / Safe Zone

The Kinsey Sicks in “Oy Vey in a Manger” – Fri, Dec 8 — Sat, Dec 9
The Purple Room, 1900 E Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264
The Kinsey Sicks’ heretical holiday hit Oy Vey in a Manger makes its return to the high desert and at Michael Holmes’ legendary Purple Room Supper Club.

In Oy Vey in a Manger, we find Angel, Winnie, Trixie, & Trampolina trying to sell off their manger – yes, that manger – before it’s foreclosed upon. Crises arise, secrets are revealed, Jewish-Gentile tensions surface, and mayhem ensues – all in glorious four-part harmony.

Oy Vey boasts The Sicks’ reinterpretations of classics, such as “God Bless Ye Femmy Lesbians,” “Anchor Baby,” and “Lusty the Snowman.” PLUS, indulge in hilarious Jewish satiric fare, including “Don’t Be Happy, Worry,” the Chanukah spa classic “I Had a Little Facial” and, of course, the requisite and new Christmas cuisine standard, “Soylent Night.”


Spencer Brown Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Daisy Buckët emcees BOOP, BRASS & BURLESQUE, Thurs, Sept 28 at 7:00 PM at The Emerald, 1715 W 9th St, KCMO WEST BOTTOMS. This new burlesque revue features: Annie Cherry, Mandy Ortiz, Kate Tot, Damian Blake, and The Emerald Rubber Band.

Daisy Buckët performs at FOLX WITH FAITH PICNIC, Saturday, September 30, at Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, Kansas, where Daisy will plays an hour-long set around 10:30 AM.

Daisy Buckët performs at SUNDAYS WITH SASHA SUN, OCT 1 @ 1:00PM Gael’s Public House & Sports, 5424 Troost Ave, KCMO, for Sasha Blake’s Drag Brunch at Gaels.

Spencer Brown Productions present the 10 Year Anniversary of HOCUS POKE US at The Folly Theatre, 300 West 12th Street, KCMO, on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Spencer Brown Productions present STAY AWHILE: DAISY X DUSTY on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM at The Black Box, 1060 Union Ave, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS celebrating the limited vinyl release of Daisy’s new album, “Welcome to Springfield”, where Daisy reunites with Jeff Freling and the band to perform some of Dusty Springfield’s greatest hits. Info at http://www.missdaisybucket.com

More info at http://www.kinseysicks.com, http://www.missdaisybucket.com

11:26

  1. Daisy Buckët – “Wishin’ and Hopin'”
    from: Welcome To Springfield / Spencer Brown Productions / September 19, 2023
    [Daisy’s sophomore album, she turns to the soulful sound of Dusty Springfield, the British pop star of the swingin’ sixties known for her signature blonde bouffant and soulful sound. Daisy Buckët delves into the catalogue of the late great Dusty Springfield with faithful covers and interpretations of some of her biggest hits . // Recorded in Kansas City with local musicians including Jeff Freling, this new offering showcases a side of Daisy’s vocal range that needs to be heard to be believed. // Daisy Buckët on lead vocals; Jeff Freling on guitars, arrangements, writing horn charts and bells & whistles!; Jeff Harshbarger on bass; Ken Lovern on pianos, and Hammond B3 Organ; Brian Steever on Drums; Mark Hamblin on trumpet; Trevor Turla on trombone; James Isaac on tenor & baritone sax; Spencer Brown on backing vocals; Talya Groves – additional backing vocals (1,3, & 6). Produced by Spencer Brown aka Daisy Buckët & Jeff Freling. Co-Produced by Amy Hull and Michael Wood. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab, Kansas City, MO. Album Artwork, Design, and Photos by Spencer Brown. Dress by Donna’s Dress Shop. Rhinestone Embesllishments by Jessica “Glittahgal” Loughran. Wig by Hollywood Custom Wigs. Necklace by The Glass Sequin. Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David.]

[Daisy Buckët emcees BOOP, BRASS & BURLESQUE, Thursday, September 28 at 7:00 PM at The Emerald, 1715 W 9th St, KCMO WEST BOTTOMS. This new burlesque revue features: Annie Cherry, Mandy Ortiz, Kate Tot, Damian Blake, and The Emerald Rubber Band.]

[Daisy Buckët performs at FOLX WITH FAITH PICNIC, Saturday, September 30, at Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, Kansas, where Daisy will plays an hour-long set around 10:30 AM.]

[Daisy Buckët performs at SUNDAYS WITH SASHA SUN, OCT 1 @ 1:00PM Gael’s Public House & Sports, 5424 Troost Ave, KCMO, for Sasha Blake’s Drag Brunch at Gaels.]

[Spencer Brown Productions present the 10 Year Anniversary of HOCUS POKE US at The Folly Theatre, 300 West 12th Street, KCMO, on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM]

[Spencer Brown Productions present STAY AWHILE: DAISY X DUSTY on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM at The Black Box, 1060 Union Ave, KCMO in WEST BOTTOMS celebrating the limited vinyl release of Daisy’s new album, “Welcome to Springfield”, where Daisy reunites with Jeff Freling and the band to perform some of Dusty Springfield’s greatest hits. Info at http://www.missdaisybucket.com ]

11:29 – Underwriting

  1. Ivory Blue – “In A World Like This”
    from: “In A World Like This” – Single / IVORY BLUE / Septenber 22, 2023
    [This new single follows IVORY’s previous release,”The Best of Life” from August 4, 2023 and “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on February 24, 2023. IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top Ten of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. Nick Poortman served in mixing, with Kurt Festge who also served in mixing & Mastering. IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The Kansas City Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics. // By 2013, IVORY BLUE was playing regularly in and around Kansas City and the first EP ‘Ready Get Set’ was released. in 2015. IVORY BLUE released the video of “Family Table” directed by Mikal Shapiro, on August 21, 2021 and the audio track was released on September 7, 2021. IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. IVORY BLUE released their debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on October 28, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “All Outta Love” on February 24, 2023. More info at: https://linktr.ee/ivorybluemusic%5D

11:35 – Interview with IVORY BLUE

IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top Ten of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. Nick Poortman served in mixing, with Kurt Festge who also served in mixing & Mastering. IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The Kansas City Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics. More info at: linktr.ee/ivorybluemusic

IVORY BLUE thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Over the weekend IVORY BLUE played the Plaza Art Fair

IVORY BLUE lived a nomadic existence until settling in Kansas City MO and becoming part of the local musical community. After winning a nationwide talent contest in 2017 Ivory Blue started having success with some national and international radio play which continues today.

Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families. before running away at 15.

Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying them Ivory KC, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender.

As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics.

By 2013, IVORY BLUE was playing regularly in and around Kansas City and the first EP ‘Ready Get Set’ was released. in 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and got much attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017.

Ivory entered NeXt2Rock, a nationwide talent search with over 1800 artists/bands who applied to find fresh and promising rock artists.

The top 5 national bands battled it off for the win in Los Angeles CA at the legendary Viper Room, with judges Scott Borchetta (BMLG), John Varvatos (fashion designer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols Guitarist and Host of “Jonesy’s Jukebox”), Desmond Child (Musician, producer), Chris Lord-Alge (producer), Ivory Blue won over the judges and became the grand prize winner! Ivory

Ivory won the contest and a one-year record deal with BMLG who re-released the song Ready Get Set from the 2015 EP. Ivory’s 2018 re-release of ‘Ready Get Set’ undauntedly received National and International airplay within weeks.

NeXt2Rock Judges Comments about Ivory Blue:

“You got star quality and a lot of potential” by Steve Jones (Sex Pistols Guitarist and Host of “Jonesy’s Jukebox” on KLOS (95.5) Los Angeles, CA, USA)

“Giving us the diamond in the rough we can only dream of, the foundation that’s built underneath it, that’s what music is made from. by Chris Lord-Alge (Engineer/Mixer).

“I love everything about you, you sing what you live, you’re fantastic” by Desmond Child (Musician \ Songwriter and Producer).

“We’ve been waiting for the WOW, and you are the WOW”, “You’re a true artist” by John Varvatos (Fashion Designer and Record Label Head)

“You exude artistry from the minute you step on that stage” by Scott Borchetta – Big Machine Label Group president and CEO.

“There’s something special about you”, “You’re a true artist” by Gavin Rossdale (British musician, singer, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band BUSH).

Ivory Blue has played Crossroads Music festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, Kansas City Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium.

IVORY BLUE started writing music at a very young age, creating their unique alt-rock sound, using a tape recorder to superimpose sounds that added to a song production. After starting performances in coffee shops and small venues, they began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, IVORY BLUE settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting a following for their strong vocals and deeply personal lyrics. On July 29th, 2022, and after studying the craft of recording and self- producing, this amazing singer-songwriter with a passionate love for everyone struggling through life, released their first full length album, COMPOUND LOVE. This was followed by their single, “Red Light” and “Starlit Love Child.”

In February 2020 and after studying the craft of recording and self-producing, this amazing singer-songwriter with soaring vocals, passionate love for everyone struggling through life, released ‘Elite Dreamland’. There are no words to describe the incredible artistry behind this song. a single that hits your heart about understanding how it feels to be misunderstood in a world of people that seem to know what they are doing.

IVORY BLUE produces all the tracks with the exception of Drums and Bass. Ivory is currently working with Lester Estelle (Drummer for Kelly Clarkson), Craig Kew (Bass) KC, Kurt Festge (Mastering | Citizen Kane & Vilent Femmes) NC. and Nick Poortman (LA based Los Angeles based Producer, Engineer, Mixer, and Songwriter) Nick has worked alongside producers including Justin Gray, Gil Norton, Big Tank, and Greg Haver on sessions throughout the USA, UK, Europe, and New Zealand.

Ivory Blue released the video of ‘FAMILY TABLES’ on August 21, 2021 and the track was released on September 7, 2021. Ivory Blue is currently finishing the first full length CD/Album ‘Compound Love’ to be released in 2021 as well as the Red Light EP for 2022.

“Family Tables” hit #1 on Banks Radio in Australia the first week of the release. 23 countries have listed on Ivory’s Spotify reports and that after just 1 week released.

Ivory Blue thanks for being with us on WMM.

Ivory Blue has been on the WMM 17 times since 2015.
More info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com

11:50

  1. Ivory Blue – “The Best of Life”
    from: “The Best of Life” – Single / IVORY BLUE / August 4, 2023
    [This new single follows IVORY’s previous release, “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on February 24, 2023. IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top Ten of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. Nick Poortman served in mixing, with Kurt Festge who also served in mixing & Mastering. IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The Kansas City Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics. // By 2013, IVORY BLUE was playing regularly in and around Kansas City and the first EP ‘Ready Get Set’ was released. in 2015. IVORY BLUE released the video of “Family Table” directed by Mikal Shapiro, on August 21, 2021 and the audio track was released on September 7, 2021. IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. IVORY BLUE released their debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on October 28, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “All Outta Love” on February 24, 2023. More info at: https://linktr.ee/ivorybluemusic%5D.
  1. Samara Joy – “Tight”
    from: “Tight” – Single / Verve / September 8, 2023
    [Two-time GRAMMY-winner Samara Joy has returned with her new single “Tight.” Featuring Joy with her working band (pianist Luther Allison, bassist Mikey Migliore and drummer Evan Sherman), the track was recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in NYC. Originally written by Betty Carter and a true showcase of Joy’s incredible range, “Tight” has been a fan favorite during Joy’s onstage sets. // The release of “Tight” continues a whirlwind year that saw Joy take home the auspicious Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album awards at this year’s GRAMMY’s. Joy also released the deluxe edition of her album Linger Awhile, which includes brand new music plus fan favorites like “Guess Who I Saw Today” and “Can’t Get Out Of This Mood.” // Since Samara’s breakout GRAMMY wins, Linger Awhile has reached #1 on Amazon Best Sellers, Billboard Jazz, Pandora Trendsetters, iTunes and Amazon’s digital-music and CD sales, and more. Samara has garnered over nearly 1 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, and her tour dates all over the world have rapidly sold out. // With her GRAMMY-Award winning and chart-topping album, Linger Awhile, 23-year-old Samara Joy makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation recorded by the venerable Verve Records. Her voice, rich and velvety yet precociously refined, has already earned her legions of fans in addition to millions of likes on TikTok — cementing her status as perhaps the first Gen Z jazz singing star. In February 2023, Samara Joy took home two GRAMMYs – Best Jazz Vocal Album and the auspicious Best New Artist award.// Samara Joy McLendon, is known professionally as Samara Joy. She is an American jazz singer. She won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2019 and was named Best New Artist by Jazz Times for 2021. // A native of the Castle Hill section of the Bronx, Joy was born in 1999 into a musical family. Her paternal grandparents, Elder Goldwire and Ruth McLendon, were founders of Philadelphia gospel group The Savettes. Her father, a bass player who has toured with gospel singer/songwriter/producer Andraé Crouch, introduced her to gospel greats like The Clark Sisters, and soul & Motown were also a big presence in her home. // At Fordham High School for the Arts she performed with the jazz band, and won Best Vocalist at Fordham University’s “Essentially Ellington” competition at Lincoln Center. But she first encountered jazz in a meaningful way when she enrolled in the jazz program at SUNY’s Purchase College as a voice major, and was named an Ella Fitzgerald Scholar. Friends there introduced her to the great jazz vocalists like Sarah Vaughan and Fitzgerald and instrumentalists like Kenny Washington, Jon Faddis (with whom she studied) and Ingrid Jensen. While she was still in college, before the release of her 1st album, film director Regina King called her “a young woman who seems like Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald are both living in her body.” // In 2019, as Samara McLendon, she won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. // Working with producer and eventual manager Matt Pierson, she recorded her self-titled debut album while still in college, graduating magna cum laude in 2021. Samara Joy was released on 9 July 2021 with Whirlwind Records. // On February 15, 2022 she performed on Today with guitarist Pasquale Grasso and performed again on Today in Sept. 2022. // She released a number of viral video performances, including one that had been viewed over 1.5 million times as of Oct. 2020.// In February 2021 she was featured in Women of Color on Broadway, Inc.’s music video of “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess and on jazz pianist Julius Rodriguez’s album Let Sound Tell All. // Jazz Times named her Best New Artist for 2021. // On June 15, 2022 she was featured at Carnegie Hall’s 16th Annual Notable Occasion. and appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival. On Sept. 16, 2022 she released her 2nd album, Linger Awhile, on Verve Records. The album features drummer Kenny Washington, guitarist Pasquale Grasso, pianist Ben Paterson, & bassist David Wong. // On Feb. 5, 2023, Samara Joy won 2 Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album for Linger Awhile.]

[Samara Joy plays The Folly Theatre, 300 W 12th St. KCMO on Saturday, October 14, 2023]

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

Next week on October 4, 2023, Jennifer Owen of Owen Cox Dance Group and Stacy Busch of No Divide KC join us to talk about the world premiere of She Breathes Fire, at City Stage Theatre, Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. KCMO, October 6 & 7 at 8:00 PM, October 8 at 2:00 PM.

Also next week Krysztof Nemeth shares the new Emmaline Twist single, and Dedric Moore joins us to share new music from Static Phantoms. We will also talk with Brenton Cook, Nathan Reusch and Mark Ronning about OUTER REACHES FEST on October 13 and 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO.

We also welcome Marty Bush who share details about his new album COWBOY CHORDS to be released October 13, 2023.

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

CHOWK photo by Todd Zimmer
Julie Byrne photo by Alexander Kellner

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