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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Outer Reaches Fest with Dedric Moore, Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, Nathan Reusch, Krysztof Nemeth + She Breathes Fire with Jennifer Owen & Stacy Busch + Marty Bush

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]

2. Monta At Odds – “When I’m Gone (feat. Teri Quinn)”
   from: Peak of Eternal Light / The Record Machine / July 23, 2021
   [Monta At Odds has traced its adventure from its inception to vocalist Teri Quinn’s addition to their sleek, indie-Tronic cascade. An electric drum punch and layers of buzzing synths anchor Quinn’s pleading words, depositing the fact that “we both know you’ll feel better when I’m gone.” It’s the hard choice of ending a relationship and hanging on for dear life. // Monta At Odds is a Kansas City combo led by the brothers Dedric and Delaney Moore. The two have played music together all their lives and have been exploring the Monta sound since the band’s debut in 2000. // In 2020 the band added acclaimed vocalists, guitarists, and songwriters Mikal Shapiro and Teri Quinn to the band’s lineup. With Mikal and Teri’s otherworldly vocal contributions. // On December 18, 2020 Monta released A GREAT CONJUNCTION their 5-song EP released just in to coincide with the ‘double-planet’ convergence of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21 which last occurred in 1226. The EP featured Krystof Nemeth, Teri Quinn, Alexander Thomas, Dedric Moore and Matthew Heinrich.] [Teri Quinn released her own single version of “When I’m Gone” on June 14, 2023. It was one of 4 new songs on her EP DEAFENING SILENCE, released on June 30, 2023 Tracked live at Element Recording and Mastering Studios with Teri Quinn on banjo & vocals, Landon Hambright on guitar & vocals, John O’keefe on bass, and Ryan Smith on drums. // This single follows Teri’s earlier single release”Running Away” released June 2, 2023 with John O’keefe on bass, Ryan Smith on Drums, Landon Hambright on guitar. Produced and Engineered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording & Mastering Studios. And the single “Sweet Savannah” released February 26, 2020 Produced and engineered by Chase Horseman at Element Recording Studios. Mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios. Teri was nominated for Best Musician for the 2018 Pitch Awards. // Teri Quinn is a Kansas City based, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose primary songwriting instrument is the banjo. She uses the banjo as a way to create soundscapes drawing you in to her tales of wandering and self-discovery., originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Teri moved to Kansas City in 2009 to study clarinet performance and Music Composition at the UMKC’s Conservatory of Music where she graduated in 2013. Along with being a touring solo artists Teri has also played with Claire and the Crowded Stage, Abandoned Bells, True Lions, and Monta.]

[Teri Quinn plays Outer Reaches Fest, on Friday, October 13 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, with Bombino, The Philistines, and Saving Miles Lemon]

3. Stacy Busch – “Nature’s Consult”
   from: She Breathes Fire / Stacy Busch / October 6, 2023
   [This is from the score of SHE BREATHES FIRE. This track is a draft where Stacy Busch is singing many of the parts instead of the vocal ensemble, who will sing these parts live. On October 5, 2022, Stacy Busch released Finder. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. FINDER was written during the 8 week international and virtual residency OneBeat Virtual 3. Each piece was created using home audio and visual recordings from the musicians in the residency program. The majority of the tracks in the pieces are, in fact, samples from these recordings that have been manipulated in various ways. Stacy writes, “Thank you to OneBeat, Found Sound Nation and the U.S. Department of State Cultural Affairs for the opportunity to participate in OneBeat Virtual 3. Additionally, thank you to the entire cohort of OneBeat Virtual 3 fellows for their artistry and inspiration and to Anton Maskeliade for facilitating this process.” // Featuring: Goodluck Babatunde, Eduardo Pininga, Lucy Little, A.yoni Jeffries, Kateyrna Kostrova, Ivona Eterović, Takahara Suiko, Sokhibjon Kurbanov, Anton Maskeliade, Tewdros Fantahun Ejigu, Bawari Basanti, Sruti Sarathy, J.J. Pearse // Thank you to Gorbi for all album artwork and Vaughan Harrison for photography. // Earlier in 2022 Stacy Busch released music from the production of:“When/Time” originally presented in Charlotte Street Foundation’s Black Box Theater, 3333 Wyoming St., KCMO, on June 25 & 26, 2021. Busch was named a 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Performing Artist. This project, intended for 2020, was delayed due to the pandemic. “When/Time,” was created to also go on tours to health centers, behavioral health/addiction centers, and schools. “What is certain is that Busch is an important emerging compositional voice, fearless in its vulnerability, and able to pull disparate musical genres into a cohesive whole without artifice.” -KC METROPOLIS. Stacy Busch is a composer and performer. Her concerts and productions are designed to be provocative yet accessible in order to cultivate broader artistic interest and, in particular, reach under-served and/or misrepresented communities. Stacy is the founder and president of No Divide KC, an arts and social justice non-profit that creates artistic events for social causes. Artistically, her work deals with internal conflicts that are often taken abstractly from her personal experiences with addiction and bipolar disorder. These experiences of duality both in the mind and body are universal and her work expresses this underlying human vulnerability. Stacy’s work has been performed nationally as well as in France and Iceland. In 2020, Stacy’s non-profit No Divide KC is producd the 1st Annual Queer Narratives Festival. Also in 2020 Stacy worked on composing the new music and theater production, When/Time in partnership with Charlotte Street Foundation. COVID-19 has changed the dated of this performance. Stacy also has collaborative projects in the works with The Mid America Freedom Band. Recently, Stacy released a new project and subsequent album, titled Mass, which she premiered at MTH Theater. Stacy has performed at Splice Electroacoustic Music Festival, she scored the documentary “The Ordinance Project” which premiered at the Kansas City LGBTQ Film festival, she partnered with Gilda’s Club KC, Owen/Cox Dance Group and Charlotte Street Foundation to compose and perform the music for “Collective: Our Stories of Cancer,” other service with No Divide KC includes partnerships with the Kansas City Ballet School and the Johnson County Library. In addition to Kansas City, Stacy’s work has been featured at the University of Colorado-Boulder, UMKC Conservatory of Music a& Dance, Western Michigan University & Central Michigan University. It has also been performed by ensembles including: loadbang, Bent Frequency and the Beo String Quartet. She is a 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Performing Artist Fellow. Stacy has received grants from ArtsKC, ArtSounds, Charlotte Street Foundation and the UMKC Women’s Council. Stacy received her MM In composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and her BM in composition from Western Michigan University. Her teachers include Rome Prize winners Paul Rudy & James Mobberley as well as Pulitzer Prize winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. Other influential teachers include Guggenheim Fellow Curtis Curtis-Smith, Christopher Biggs & Lisa Coons. Prior to studying music, Stacy studied journalism at Boston University.]

10:07 – Interview with Jennifer Owen & Stacy Busch

Jennifer Owen is Artistic Director of Owen/Cox Dance Group, an ensemble she co-founded with composer Brad Cox in 2007. She has choreographed over fifty new works for Owen/Cox Dance Group. Prior to founding Owen/Cox Dance Group, Owen enjoyed a 13-year international ballet career. After training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, School of American Ballet, and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, she went on to dance with the Russian State Ballet, Moscow Renaissance Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, BalletMet, and was a guest artist with the National Ballet of Turkmenistan.

Stacy Busch, is a composer and performer who utilizes her voice with electronics to build unique sound worlds. Her work is a meeting point between art pop, avant-classical and singer-songwriter. Stacy is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of No Divide KC, an arts and advocacy non-profit that creates artistic events for social causes.

Jennifer Owen & Stacy Busch join us to share details about the world premiere of SHE BREATHES FIRE, at City Stage Theatre, Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. KCMO, Friday & Saturday, October 6 & 7 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, October 8, at 2:00 PM. SHE BREATHES FIRE is choreographed by Jennifer Owen to original music by composer Stacy Busch. More info at: http://www.owencoxdance.org

Jennifer Owen & Stacy Busch thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

SHE BREATHES FIRE offers its own folkloric tale seen through the eyes of women.

The work features six dancers: Emara Neymour Jackson, Mia Steedle, Samuel McReynolds, Laura Wallner, Henry Steele, & Marian Faustino.

The music is performed live by seven vocalists: Katelyn Baron, Adee Darcy, Kelley Gant, Erin Keller, Sarah Rosales, Emily Stott, & Sam Wells.

Owen/Cox Dance Group presents the world premiere of She Breathes Fire

WHERE: City Stage Theatre, Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. Kansas City, MO 64108

WHEN: October 6 & 7 at 8:00pm, October 8 at 2:00pm

WHO: Owen/Cox Dance Group presents the world premiere of She Breathes Fire.

WHAT: Owen/Cox Dance Group continues to deliver its mission of creating new music and dance collaborations. This fall Owen/Cox Dance Group will present She Breathes Fire, a world premiere in collaboration with No Divide KC, choreographed by Jennifer Owen to original music by composer Stacy Busch. Inspired by folklore, fantasy and nature, She Breathes Fire offers its own folkloric tale seen through the eyes of women. The work features six dancers: Emara Neymour Jackson (Solange), Mia Steedle (Boston Ballet), Samuel McReynolds (Sarah Elgart | Arrogant Elbow), Laura Wallner (Cedar Lake II), Henry Steele (Parsons Dance) and Marian Faustino (Ballet Manila). The music will be performed live by seven vocalists: Katelyn Baron, Adee Darcy, Kelley Gant, Erin Keller, Sarah Rosales, Emily Stott, and Sam Wells.

Information at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/she-breathes-fire-2428769
816-659-2399

About the Owen/Cox Dance Group – Owen/Cox Dance Group’s mission is to create new music and dance collaborations, to present high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music, and to engage as wide an audience as possible through affordable live performance, education and outreach programs.

4220 Mercier | Kansas City, MO 64111 | 816.659.2399 | http://www.owencoxdance.org

Stacy Busch is a queer composer and performer who utilizes her voice with electronics to build unique sound worlds. Her work is a meeting point between art pop, avant-classical and singer-songwriter.

Stacy is the cofounder and Executive Director of No Divide KC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that uses the arts as a vehicle for stimulating social awareness, participation and community building. No Divide KC partners with Kansas City-based organizations and artists to create artistic events that are focused on the stories of underserved and misrepresented communities in Kansas City

Stacy’s work has been performed nationally and internationally. Recently, Stacy composed the new music concert, When/Time performed in Kansas City and was commissioned by The Mid America Freedom Band to compose a double concerto for two drag queens titled “It’s For Us.” Stacy has performed at Omaha Under the Radar, Electronic Sound Studios Chicago, InterUrban ArtHouse and Splice Electroacoustic Music Festival. She scored the documentary “The Ordinance Project” which premiered at the Kansas City LGBTQ Film festival, she partnered with Gilda’s Club KC and Owen/Cox Dance Group to compose and perform the music for “Collective: Our Stories of Cancer”. In addition to Kansas City, Stacy’s work has been featured at the University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, Western Michigan University and Central Michigan University. It has also been performed by ensembles including: loadbang, Bent Frequency, Beo String Quartet and newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. Lastly, performances at international residencies include Listhus Artist Residency in Iceland and ArtHouse Holland in The Netherlands.
Stacy is a 2022 OneBeat Virtual Fellow for Global Music Leaders and she received the 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Performing Artist Award. Stacy has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Mid America Arts Alliance ArtsKC, ArtSounds, Charlotte Street Foundation and the UMKC Women’s Council. Stacy received her MM in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and her BM in composition from Western Michigan University. Her teachers include Paul Rudy, James Mobberley, Chen Yi. Christopher Biggs and Lisa Coons.

More Info at: http://www.nodividekc.org

We last talked with Stacy Busch on July 26 about the 4th Annual Queer Narratives Festival.

We last talked with Jennifer Owen on March 29 about their production, aRound & aRound, March 31, April 1& 2, 2023. Before that we talked with her on September 28, just before the Owen Cox collaboration with The Black Creatures “What Came With Spring,” Oct. 7, 8 & 9, 2022.

Jennifer Owen has choreographed over fifty new works for Owen/Cox Dance Group, including two commissions by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and works commissioned by Island Moving Co. of Newport, RI, Kansas City Dance Festival, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, and Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. She has also created nine new works for Kansas City Ballet’s In the Wings choreographic workshop, and a winning entry for the 2006 Columbus Choreography Project. Owen is the recipient of a 2000 Princess Grace Honorarium. Prior to founding Owen/Cox Dance Group, Owen enjoyed a 13-year international ballet career. After training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, School of American Ballet, and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, she went on to dance with the Russian State Ballet, Moscow Renaissance Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, BalletMet, and was a guest artist with the National Ballet of Turkmenistan. She has performed principal roles in Giselle, Don Quixote, George Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux and Donizetti Variations, and the central pas de deux in Todd Bolender’s Arena.

Jen Owen’s husband and partner is Brad Cox is a composer in the uniquely American Ellington model, Brad is dedicated to forming long lasting relationships with musicians and writing music for those musicians. Brad is a founder and contributing composer to The People’s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City, and conceived and organized the ensemble’s versions of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and The Battleship Potemkin. In addition to his work with Owen/Cox Dance Group, he has created compositions and arrangements for Sony Classical recording artist Nathan Granner, Grammy award-winning producer and engineer Russ Elevado, Paris-based songwriter Krystle Warren and internationally-recognized puppeteer Paul Mesner. Brad is a 2009 recipient of the Tanne Foundation Award, and 2010 recipient of the Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Performing Artist Award.

Owen/Cox Dance Group is a 501 (c) 3 not for profit corporation with a mission is to create new music and dance collaborations, to present high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music, and to engage as wide an audience as possible through affordable live performance, education and outreach programs

Over the last few years Owen/Cox Dance Group’s was working on a U.S. State Diplomacy Tour in Ukraine. COVID-19 local & international protocol, postponing this trip until later. Jen Owen how do you explain how your donace company has been involved in international history and now with the Russian invasion into the Ukrain things have dramatically changed.

Jennifer Owen & Stacy Busch thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The world premiere of SHE BREATHES FIRE, at City Stage Theatre, Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd. KCMO, Friday & Saturday, October 6 & 7 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, October 8, at 2:00 PM. SHE BREATHES FIRE is choreographed by Jennifer Owen to original music by composer Stacy Busch. More info at: http://www.owencoxdance.org

10:19

4. Stacy Busch – “Eastern Wizards”
   from: She Breathes Fire / Stacy Busch / October 6, 2023
   [This is from the score of SHE BREATHES FIRE. This track is a draft where Stacy Busch is singing many of the parts instead of the vocal ensemble, who will sing these parts live. On October 5, 2022, Stacy Busch released Finder. It was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022.

10:20 – Underwriting

5. Emmaline Twist – “Strange Pursuit (Radio Edit)”
   from: “Strange Pursuit (Radio Edit)” – Single / Black Site / October 16, 2022
   [The band is Meredith McGrade on vocals & guitar, Kristin Conkright on bass, Jonathan Knecht on drums, Krysztof Nemeth on baritone guitar, and Alex Alexander on synthesizers & guitar. Emmaline Twist, is a Kansas City based Darkwave / Post-Punk / Shoegaze project. The band released the single, “Aspera” on July 1, 2022, the second single from the band’s upcoming album and follow up to the single “Drugs” released July 1, 2021. Their critically acclaimed debut LP, DISSIMULATION was released August 24, 2018 from Black-Site Records. That album was recorded, mixed, and produced at Massive Sound by Paul Malinowski, and Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. In 2017 the band released “Dissimulation 1,” 4 songs in digital format. This is their first single since their 2016 single release of “Vega” b/w “Moon Eyes.”]

10:26 – Interview with Dedric Moore and Krysztof Nemeth

Krysztof Nemeth is a founding member of the critically acclaimed Kansas City band Emmaline Twist where he plays baritone guitar with Meredith McGrade on vocals & guitar, Kristin Conkright on bass, Jonathan Knecht on drums, and Alex Alexander on synthesizers & guitar. Krysztop is a visual artists with a log history of playing in bands in Kansas City. Krysztof also plays baritone guitar for ambient/experimental soundscapes collaborative Impossible Objects, and baritone guitar for synthwave band Monta, and baritone guitar & lead vocals for synthpop band Static Phantoms, both with Dedric Moore.

KCK based musician and producer Dedric Moore is cofounder of the prolific band Monta who released the singles “Everybody’s Baby” on January 27, “Looking Back” on February 27, 2023 Monta released. their EP, Crystal Momentum on March 24, 2023, followed by the singles “Apples of The Sun” on April 28, 2023, “Transcendent” on July 13, 2023 and “Mobius Trip (Crashing Mix) on August 18, 2023. Monta released, PEAKED – ALTERNATE TAKES AND REMIXES on June 24, 2022 containing alternate takes with special covers, and remixes. Monta released their critically acclaimed 7th full length album PEAK OF ETERNAL LIGHT, on July 23, 2021. Dedric Moore is also one half of the band Static Phantoms a musical project he started with Krysztof Nemeth who have released an EP and multiple singles.

Krysztof Nemeth & Dedric Moore join us to talk about Static Phantoms and their new single “Deleria” to be released October 6, 2023, through The Record Machine.

Dedric Moore and Krysztof Nemeth thanks for being with us on WMM

First off, Krysztof thank you for sharing share the new single from Emmaline Twist.

Along with playing baritone guitar & bringing lead vocals for Static Phantoms, Krysztof Nemeth also plays baritone guitar for synthwave band Monta, and plays baritone guitar for Impossible Objects, and for the 5-piece, darkwave band Emmaline Twist.

Monta means “to climb higher.” Through lineup changes and scenes ebbing and flowing, this band continues that climb. Founded by brothers Dedric and Delaney Moore, Monta (originally Monta At Odds) has grown into its own community with a rotating cast of musicians and characters. More Information at: kosmiccity.com / therecordmachine.co

Monta’s core players — Mikal Shapiro on vocals, Krysztof Nemeth and Lucas Behrens on guitars, Dedric Moore on electronics, Matthew Heinrich on drums, and Teri Quinn with additional vocals.

Static Phantoms are: Dedric Moore on synths, drum programming, backing vocals, & production; and Krysztof Nemeth on baritone guitar, bass, synths, lead vocals.

The Pandemic offered Dedric Moore & Krysztof Nemeth the opportunity to pass the time and get creative in the studio exploring music & themes of New Wave music of the 1980s.

Those who follow the bands: Monta at Odds, The Republic Tigers, Emmaline Twist know about the passion Dedric and Krystoff bring their synths and guitars.

Static Phantoms are influenced by the 1080s trailblazing bands: The Glove, Tones on Tail, Tears For Fears, and Soft Cell.

We first played Static Phantoms single “Something Bright” on September 6, 2023 before it’s official release on September 22, 2023 through The Record Machine.

Static Phantoms released their debut 6-track EP, BATHED IN A BLUE LIGHT Nov. 11, 2022. This release was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022.

WMM premiered “Bathed in Blue Light” on Feb. 2, 2022. The first single from the EP, BATHED IN A BLUE LIGHT. Their 2nd single “Ghostwalk was released March 18, 2022.

With “Deleria”, the band again explores the collision between 80’s new wave & modern electronica.

Dedric Moore and Krysztof Nemeth are going to hang out with us for the next segment,
But first here is their new single from Static Phantoms, “Deleria”.

10:34

6. Static Phantoms – “Deleria”
   from: “Deleria” – Single / The Record Machine / October 6, 2023
   [We first played Static Phantoms single “Something Bright” on September 6, 2023 before it;s official release on September 22, 2023 through The Record Machine. Static Phantoms released their debut 6-tack EP BATHED IN A BLUE LIGHT through The Record Machine on November 11, 2022. This release was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022 . Static Phantoms are: Dedric Moore on synths, drum programming, backing vocals, & production; and Krysztof Nemeth on baritone guitar, bass, synths, lead vocals. The Pandemic offered Dedric Moore and Krysztof Nemeth the opportunity to pass the time and get creative in the studio exploring the music and themes of New Wave music of the 1980s. Those who follow the bands: Monta at Odds, The Republic Tigers, Emmaline Twist know about the passion Dedric and Krysztof bring their synths and guitars. As Static Phantoms, the duo is influenced by the 1080s trailblazing bands: The Glove, Tones on Tail, Tears For Fears, and Soft Cell. WMM premiered “Bathed in Bluer Light” on February 2, 2022. The first single from the EP, BATHED IN A BLUE LIGHT. Their 2nd single “Ghostwalk was released March 18, 2022.]

[Static Phantoms plays Outer Reaches Fest, on Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, On the Les BonsBons Electrique stage w/ Sweeping Promises, Keo & Them, Alyssa Murray]

10:38 – Interview w/ Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, Nathan Reusch + Dedric Moore & Krysztof Nemeth

We are talking with Krysztof Nemeth who provides vocals and baritone guitar for Static Phantoms and also plays for Monta, Impossible Objects, and Emmaline Twist. For two of those band he plays with KCK based musician and producer Dedric Moore is cofounder of the prolific band Monta and one half of the band Static Phantoms who have released an EP and multiple singles, and we just heard their latest single “Deleria.”

Dedric Moore and Krysztof Nemeth, Thanks for being with us on WMM

Brenton Cook studied Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, in Rolla, Missouri, where he also had his own college radio show. Brenton has produced extensive compilations of area music for the Midwest Music Foundation. He formed the Kansas City independent music label, Haymaker Records in January 2014. The label has released multiple full length albums, for Monta At Odds, HMPH!, Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, Riala, Mysterious Clouds, Sie Lieben Maschinen, Schwervon!, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and others on vinyl, cassette, CD, and 7 “. He has also produced two Haymaker compilation releases, called Fairgrounds. For the last 11 years, Brenton has been a co-curator of the Outer Reaches Fest shows.

Brenton Cook, Thanks for being with us today on WMM

Mark Ronning is a musician and organizer. He plays synthesizers in the band Mr. Golden Sun. He has also played synthesizers in the band The House, formerly called Finer Spirit. Mark also plays in the band Pool Culture. Mark also performs as a solo artist playing his modular synthesizer. Mark Ronning graduated from Kansas State University in 2017 where he studied Electrical Engineering and Music. Mark joined us last year on October 12, 2022 to share details about Les Bons Bons Electriques an an electronic arts performance series he presented at Stray Cat Film Center, 1662 Broadway Blvd., KCMO. That was the same day we we interviw Brenton Cook and Dedric Moore and Steve Tulipana about Outer Reaches Fest, and now this year, Les Bons Bons Electriques is part of Outer Reaches with a special stage on Saturday, October 14 .

Mark Ronning, Thanks for being with us today on WMM

Nathan Reusch is co-founder of The Record Machine an area music label that is celebrating 20 years! This year The Record Machine presented the 4th Annual Lemonade Social at Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyandotte, in the West Bottoms of Kansas City. Nathan Reusch grew up in KC hanging out at Recycled Sounds with Anne Winter & Billy Smith. In 2011 The Record Machine founded Middle of the Map Fest as a joint venture between KC’s Ink magazine(Part of the KC Star) and The Record Machine. Under Nathan’s leadership The Record Machine has been the label for Static Phantoms, Monta, Various Blonde, Cowboy Indian Bear, LaGuerre, The Philistines, and now Black Light Animals. Nathan is also a DJ, and the man being the music moniker of Bobcat Attack.

Nathan Reusch thanks for being with us on WMM.

Brenton, Mark, Nathan, Dedric and Krysztof are here to share details about Outer Reaches Fest, on Friday, October 13 & Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, featuring “out there” regional acts, as well as national & international touring acts pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Friday headliner is Omara “Bombino” Moctar a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger, with KC psychedelic bands: The Philistines, Saving Miles Lemon, and multi-instrumentalist Teri Quinn. XO Blackwater will provide the video projection & visuals. Saturday will have two-stages. The Les BonsBons Electrique stage features Lawrence, new wave duo, Sweeping Promises, Wichita’s neo soul group, Keo & Them, KC’s Static Phantoms, and Alyssa Murray. KC Synthesizer Collective Stage features headliner, bizarro-pop group, Summer Like the Season, from Detroit, along with KC acts: Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.

Outer Reaches is a music festival based in Kansas City that showcases ‘out there’, left-of-center artists pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Regional acts as well as national and international touring acts are a part of the festival’s spirit, celebrating the variety of freethinking music around the globe.

Originally called KC Psych Fest Outer Reaches started in 2012 to bring together outsider musical acts and celebrate experimental music in Kansas City. While still very psychedelic, the Outer Reaches Fest has grown to emphasize musical acts pushing boundaries.

Dedric Moore launched this festival in 2012. The idea grew out of the music he was creating with his Brother Delaney Moore at the HQ Artspace in KCK. Dedric is a member of the bands Monta At Odds, Mysterious Clouds, and Gemini Revolution.

The Record Machine started as a homegrown, pioneering independent record label and expanded to events in Kansas City, MO. We initially established the label to promote and release music from our hometown, but as time went on, we began releasing records from all across the country. We aim to work with a diverse group of hardworking, dedicated, and stand out on their own accord. Our catalog is an eclectic mix; we are proud that we don’t fit into any single genre and a unifying, uplifting quality to our releases. We hope to nurture musicians and connect them with a broader audience. Tim Finn of The Kansas City Star remarked about The Record Machine’s output “[They] have assembled a stable of diverse artists who are making music that deserves national attention.”

In 2011 The Record Machine founded Middle of the Map Fest as a joint venture between KC’s Ink magazine(Part of the KC Star) and The Record Machine. In the years since, the festival has grown to encompass Music, Speakers, and Film. Bands that we love like Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Iron and Wine, Fred Armisen, OK Go, Lord Huron, Vince Staples, Cold War Kids, Charles Bradley, Aimee Mann, Atmosphere, The Get Up Kids, Daniel Johnston, Of Montreal, Kate Nash, The Joy Formidable, Two Door Cinema Club and many more have shared the same stage as Record Machine artists.

“It’s a great way for KC to show off and, more specifically, showcase our flourishing arts and culture scene,” KC Mayor Sly James said in a KC Biz Journal article earlier that year. “Events like Middle of the Map Fest bring crowds of people to our city who oftentimes leave in awe of everything Kansas City has to offer.”

The Record Machine is the collective sum of individuals, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, and talent; our artists represent a significant part of not only our culture but our company’s reputation and achievements. We embrace and encourage our artist’s differences in race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, religion, sexual orientation, and other characteristics that make our community unique.

Les Bons Bons Electriques is a series of immersive musical and visual electronic synthesis, Les Bons Bons Electriques was created to celebrate KC’s electronic artists. This is a hat-tip to mashing, breaking, bending, oscillating, and filtering sound and video. More info at: https://www.instagram.com/bonsbonselectriques/

Outer Reaches Fest, start Friday, October 13 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, featuring “out there” regional acts, as well as national & international touring acts pushing boundaries in their respective genre.

Friday headliner is Omara “Bombino” Moctar a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger, with KC psychedelic bands: The Philistines, Saving Miles Lemon, and multi-instrumentalist Teri Quinn.

XO Blackwater will provide the video projection & visuals. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.

Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, and Nathan Reusch are sticking around, but we are going to say goodbye to Kyrsztof and Dedric.

Kyrsztof Nementh and Dedric Moore thanks for being with us on WMM

10:47

7. The Philistines – “1971”
   from: The Backbone of Night / The Record Machine / June 4, 2016
   [KC based rock band with a psychedelic bent, for this recording the band was 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. In March 2019 The Philistines made available, two new tracks: “Further” and “Velvet Rabbit,” that will be part of the upcoming album Dysnomia. Produced and engineered by paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios. For these new recordings The Philistines were made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar & vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums, and Barry Kidd on bass.]

[The Philistines, play Outer Reaches Fest, on Friday, October 13 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, with Bombino, Saving Miles Lemon, and Teri Quinn.]

8. Saving Miles Lemon – “‘Til the Suns Comes”
   from: “Harder To Sleep” – Single / Saving Miles Lemon / 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.]

9. Bombino – “Si Chilan”
   from: Sahel / Partisan Records / September 15, 2023
   [Guitar luminary + Tuareg folk hero Omara “Bombino” Moctar knows the nomadic life well. Being constantly on the road for his music while also perpetually on the move throughout the Sahel region of Africa is the norm. So when the pandemic brought the world to a screeching halt, Bombino found himself in an unfamiliar space: being in one place. “I’m used to traveling virtually every week and then I was locked down for two years,” he says from his home in Niamey, the capital of Niger. “On the positive side, I get back in touch with my home and spend real time there with my family for the first time in a long time.” // What resulted was the follow-up to 2018’s Deran, a record that turned Bombino into the first-ever Grammy-nominated artist from Niger. This new collection of songs, entitled Sahel after the African region spanning East-West from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, is Bombino’s most personal, powerful, and politically-minded work to date. It’s also his most sonically diverse, a quality he set out to achieve from the start, and one that is meant to directly mirror the complex tapestry of cultures and people that make up the Sahel region itself. He says, “the general plight of the Tuareg is always on my mind and while I’ve addressed it in my music all along, I wanted to give it a special focus on this album.” // To bring the songs to life, Bombino worked closely with Welsh producer/ mixer David Wrench (David Byrne, Frank Ocean, Caribou, Goldfrapp, Erasure,The xx, Sampha), decamping with his bandmates to a studio in Casablanca for ten days to lay down the album. “Bombino’s an incredible musician, easily one of the best musicians I ever worked with,” Wrench says with fondness of seeing the Tuareg guitarist up close. “What he does looks effortless, but it’s so complex. It’s such a refined style, it’s so him, it’s unique. It contains all this history in it, it’s amazing.” The feeling is mutual. While Bombino has been fortunate to have sympathetic guitarists like Dan Auerbach and David Longstreth sit in the producer’s chair in the past, Wrench provided a new level of expertise. // The ten songs that comprise Sahel range in theme from the plight of the Tuareg to the ache of lost love to the follies of youth. Opener “Tazidert” preaches patience even as the music itself urges you to stand up and move. The driving “Aitma” features Bombino’s sparks-spraying guitar pyrotechnics, punctuated by howling ululations. It’s a call-to-arms delivered in his native Tamasheq. “Let’s defend our people because we are the same regardless of our geographical position,” he says as he shouts out the Tuareg throughout the region. He explains: “When you look at the situations in each of the five countries that make up the Sahel (Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, and parts of Burkina Faso), the Tuareg people are not represented in these governments.” And only recently did that situation change in Niger. // “Si Chilan” (Two Days) is one of the oldest songs in Bombino’s extensive repertoire, first written in the 1980s. “I like to put a spotlight on songs that have persisted in my repertoire for a really long time, but haven’t made their way onto an album,” he says. “When you’ve lived with a song for that long, you’re always finding new things in it, new ways to express it. They’re dynamic in that sense – the song will continue to evolve, at least in how I relate to it and perform it. I liken it to honey, a good old song is like honey, it just gets better and better with age.” // Similarly, “Nik Sant Awanha” (My Brothers I Know our Situation) dates to the late ‘90s and is one of Bombino’s most incisive political commentaries to date, lamenting the divisions amid the Tuareg people, the risks of exile, and an even greater existential threat, the loss of Tuareg culture. “Even though geographically the Sahara desert is our home, so many of the Tuareg people are denied or deprived of certain basic necessities throughout the region,” he says. “This has been motivating me a lot, the types of songs I sing and why. I want to get people thinking about the Tuareg, to represent those people who haven’t been represented. They really need a voice.” // For the broader topics that Bombino addresses throughout the album, the hushed acoustic closer “Mes Amis” sings of youth and unrequited love. “It’s important to reflect the personal themes, to connect with people on a personal level, giving them stories and themes they can relate to,” Bombino says, adding that the extra time he spent at home, being with his children, helped to clarify his purpose. “Everything I do is in service to my family, to give to them and to better their situation.” // Wrench’s role was to present Bombino and his band in a way that captured the Tuareg sound (which spans centuries) while connecting it to our immediate present. It’s not a museum artifact, but a living ‘now.’ While Wrench made his name mixing and recording psychedelic rock &* electronic music, he heard Bombino as part of that spectrum. “To me, I see him not that far outside of those realms. The rhythms are all in 3s instead of 4s, but it has a similar effect: the repetition & intensity and the feeling it has, it’s not a million miles away from techno. Listening to his music has a similar effect on you: it can definitely take you somewhere quite different.”]

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

10:57 – Station ID

10:57 – More Interview with Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch

We are talking with Dedric Moore, Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch about Outer Reaches Fest, on Friday, October 13 & Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, featuring “out there” regional acts, as well as national & international touring acts pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Friday headliner is Omara “Bombino” Moctar a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger, with KC psychedelic bands: The Philistines, Saving Miles Lemon, and multi-instrumentalist Teri Quinn. XO Blackwater will provide the video projection & visuals.

Saturday will have two-stages. The Les BonsBons Electrique stage features Lawrence, new wave duo, Sweeping Promises, Wichita’s neo soul group, Keo & Them, KC’s Static Phantoms, and Alyssa Murray. KC Synthesizer Collective Stage features headliner, bizarro-pop group, Summer Like the Season, from Detroit, along with KC acts: Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.

Brenton Cook, Dedric Moore, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch Thank for being on WMM.

Outer Reaches is a music festival based in Kansas City that showcases ‘out there’, left-of-center artists pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Regional acts as well as national and international touring acts are a part of the festival’s spirit, celebrating the variety of freethinking music around the globe.

Originally called KC Psych Fest Outer Reaches started in 2012 to bring together outsider musical acts and celebrate experimental music in Kansas City. While still very psychedelic, the Outer Reaches Fest has grown to emphasize musical acts pushing boundaries.

Dedric Moore launched this festival in 2012. The idea grew out of the music he was creating with his Brother Delaney Moore at the HQ Artspace in KCK. Dedric is a member of the bands Monta At Odds, Mysterious Clouds, and Gemini Revolution.

We just played from bands playing Friday Night October 13 featuring headliner Bombino, a Grammy award-winning Tuareg singer-songwriter/guitarist from Niger. Other acts include local psychedelic rock bands The Philistines and Saving Miles Lemon, along with indie-folk instrumentalist Teri Quinn.

The Saturday show will have two stages. Lawrence-based post-punk/new wave duo Sweeping Promises is headlining the Les BonsBons Electrique stage. Also part of the lineup are Wichita-based neo-soul group Keo & Them, KC shoegaze/new wave/post-punk duo Static Phantoms, and KC synth artist Alyssa Murray.

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

11:05

10. Keo & Them – “Be Still”
    from:”Don’t Say – Single / Midtopia / June 2, 2023
    [“Don’t Say” was released as a “single” with the tracks: “Be Still” and “Money Grooves (feat. Greg Spero0. Kei & Them are from Wichita, Kansas.]

[Keo & Them play Outer Reaches Fest, on Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, On the Les BonsBons Electrique stage w/ Sweeping Promises, Static Phantoms, Alyssa Murray]

11. Alyssa Murray – “this is how it goes”
    from: ‘SCROLLIN’ / LYSSA RECORDS / September 1, 2023
    [ SCROLLIN’ is a sonic kaleidoscope of synth-tastic beats and experimental delight. Alyssa Murray is a keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and producer who combines a keen songwriting sense with a playful display of sonic influences, Alyssa Murray creates a satisfying juxtaposition of synth and song. The Kansas City based singer/songwriter, keyboardist, and producer takes after some of the very best art-pop mainstays, electronic wizards, and west coast beat makers. // Alyssa has been featured on the Los Angeles based ‘Beat Cinema’ and was noted as one of KC’s 90.9 The Bridge’s favorite of EPs of 2021. She was selected to collaborate with visual-artist Barry Anderson for Charlotte Street and Eddie Moore’s ProDo Lab Series and in 2022 was awarded a CFX Grant from the Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange. // Always feeling a strong pull towards songwriting, Alyssa studied piano, voice, and guitar in her teens deep diving into such influences as Fiona Apple and Stevie Wonder. Further pursuing her passion for jazz and improvisation, Alyssa moved to Kansas City to study jazz-piano at the UMKC Conservatory while immersing herself in the local music scene. Her 2015 debut ‘As of Now’ showcases her ability to combine elements of jazz with the narrative sophistication of contemporary-folk. // In addition to performing, Alyssa is an experienced music educator and teaches 20+ private lessons a week covering subjects ranging from entry-level piano, ukulele, to jazz improvisation. // She also has years of experience as a dance accompanist with the Kansas City Ballet’s community-outreach program Reach Out And Dance and Owen/Cox Dance Group’s in-school program Take the Stage. // Alyssa has a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and has studied under the direction of Bobby Watson and Dan Thomas; as well as classical repertoire with Karen Kushner and Diane Petrella. // More info at: http://www.alyssamurraymusic.com]

[Alyssa Murray plays Outer Reaches Fest, on Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, On the Les BonsBons Electrique stage w/ Sweeping Promises, Keo & Them, Static Phantoms]

12. Sweeping Promises – “Eraser”
    from: Good Living is Coming For You / Feel it Records – Sub Pop / June 30, 2023
    [“For more than a half century, underground music revolutionaries have taken a whack at the mundane mainstream like a piñata. England punks spat “NO FUTURE” at germ-free adolescents. Ohio new wavers devolutionized mankind with whips. Athens art school students chomped at hero worship. MetroCard-carrying riot grrrls rebirthed the bomp with a gasoline gut. In 2020, Sweeping Promises read our pandemic minds with Hunger for a Way Out. In 2023, they return with a new message: Good Living Is Coming For You. At first glance, this nouveau wave slogan offers hope wrapped around relief. At first listen, we realize this may actually be a warning. Darker still, a threat. // A band famous for their unfussy, monolithic anthems, Sweeping Promises elegantly ravage us again with another future classic. They return as a fist of velvet rose petals roaring inside a compact wrecking ball. Gone is the Boston brutalist ambience of their subterranean concrete laboratory and the revelatory single mic recording technique. In its place, a retired and resplendent nude painting studio in Lawrence, Kansas, bathed in light with high ceilings and hardwood floors. Guided once again by their surrounding architecture, a reverb-rich space remains the defining element at the heart of their highly stylized sound. A watery ghost from the golden age of art-punk now wields sharper knives and more microphones. // If the mood of HFAWO was hungry, GLICFY is RAVENOUS. In 2023, appetite is addressed in new ways: Power struggles are aired in “Eraser,” restraints are broken in “You Shatter,” anguished exclamations sting in “Good Living Is Coming for You.” The taboo subject of aging is (s)heroically dragged out into the open. Every line is delivered with such joyous, soaring layers that each punch lands like a chef’s kiss. // Sweeping Promises are Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug. A chance meeting in Arkansas led to a decade of playing in an eclectic assortment of projects together. Their relentless practice made perfect. Bass playing Lira is an emotive bolt of thunderous energy with the iconic blast of a girl group rolled into one robust throat. Caufield is an intentional guitar player and drummer. No note or hit is extraneous. Together they are meticulous sound engineers, using space as a key ingredient to their distinct sound. Controlling every aspect of their craft, from the first note they write together, all the way through to the final mastering process, each record is an unspoiled fingerprint unique to their dynamic chemistry. // Written before the pandemic, Hunger for a Way Out was released on Feel It Records in the summer of 2020. These songs drip with the anxious urgency of a commanding live performance yet their gauzy production transports us like the fading memory of a favorite song. This distorted sense of time resonated with thousands of quarantined listeners who turned the album into a life-saving floatation device and most beloved album of the year. This is when Feel It Records (North America) and Sub Pop (everywhere else) joined forces to divide/unite and conquer; beginning with the 2021 single “Pain Without a Touch” and now carrying through to Good Living Is Coming For You. // The pandemic went on to trigger an absurd chain of events for Sweeping Promises. Under financial strain, Mondal and Schnug uprooted their lives. They surrendered their studio in Cambridge to take refuge with family in Texas. They completed over 50 demos between their Austin bathroom and a Marfa abode, but feeling unsatisfied, they sought another fresh start. When a disused church in Ohio proved too difficult to rehab, they ultimately found lasting inspiration in Kansas. With their home and studio all under one roof, life is music and music is life. //Good Living Is Coming For You ultimately reflects being thrust into a severely unpredictable world. A capsized boat isn’t entirely bad. In fact, it can be the necessary push toward finding solid ground.” -Tracy Wilson (Courtesy Desk).]

[Sweeping Promises play Outer Reaches Fest, on Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, On the Les BonsBons Electrique stage w/, Keo & Them, Static Phantoms]

11:13 – More Interview with Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch

We are talking with Brenton Cook, Dedric Moore, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch about Outer Reaches Fest, on Friday, October 13 & Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, featuring “out there” regional acts, as well as national & international touring acts pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Friday headliner is Omara “Bombino” Moctar a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger, with KC psychedelic bands: The Philistines, Saving Miles Lemon, and multi-instrumentalist Teri Quinn. XO Blackwater will provide the video projection & visuals.

Saturday will have two-stages. The Les BonsBons Electrique stage features Lawrence, new wave duo, Sweeping Promises, Wichita’s neo soul group, Keo & Them, KC’s Static Phantoms, and Alyssa Murray. KC Synthesizer Collective Stage features headliner, bizarro-pop group, Summer Like the Season, from Detroit, along with KC acts: Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.

Brenton Cook, Dedric Moore, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch Thank you for being with us on WMM.

Dedric Moore launched this festival in 2012. The idea grew out of the music he was creating with his Brother Delaney Moore at the HQ Artspace in KCK. Dedric is a member of the bands Monta At Odds, Mysterious Clouds, and Gemini Revolution.

We just played from bands playing Saturday night with two stages. The Les BonsBons Electrique stage features the headliner, Lawrence-based post-punk/new wave duo Sweeping Promises with Wichita-based neo-soul group Keo & Them, KC shoegaze/new wave/post-punk duo Static Phantoms, and KC synth artist Alyssa Murray.

Headlining the KC Synthesizer Collective stage is Detroit post-punk, bizzaro-pop group Summer Like the Season along with KC bands: Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack.

11:18 – (play under the conversation)

13. Bobcat Attack – “Wave”
    from: “Wave” – Single / The Record Machine / September 8, 2023
    [Nathan Reusch is the mastermind behind Bobcat Attack.]

[Bobcat Attack plays Outer Reaches Fest, on Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, fon the KC Synthesizer Collective Stage with Summer Like the Season, Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com]

11:19

Outer Reaches is a music festival based in Kansas City that showcases ‘out there’, left-of-center artists pushing boundaries in their respective genre. Regional acts as well as national and international touring acts are a part of the festival’s spirit, celebrating the variety of freethinking music around the globe.

Originally called KC Psych Fest Outer Reaches started in 2012 to bring together outsider musical acts and celebrate experimental music in Kansas City. While still very psychedelic, the Outer Reaches Fest has grown to emphasize musical acts pushing boundaries.

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

Brenton Cook, Mark Ronning, & Nathan Reusch Thank you for being with us on WMM.

Headlining the KC Synthesizer Collective stage is headliner – Detroit post-punk, bizzaro-pop group Summer Like the Season is headlining the KC Synthesizer Collective stage, with local artists Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack joining in.
Outer Reaches Fest, on Friday, October 13 & Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, featuring “out there” regional acts, as well as national & international touring acts pushing boundaries in their respective genre.

Friday headliner is Omara “Bombino” Moctar a Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist from Niger, with KC psychedelic bands: The Philistines, Saving Miles Lemon, and multi-instrumentalist Teri Quinn. XO Blackwater will provide the video projection & visuals.

Saturday will have two-stages. The Les BonsBons Electrique stage features Lawrence, new wave duo, Sweeping Promises, Wichita’s neo soul group, Keo & Them, KC’s Static Phantoms, and Alyssa Murray.

KC Synthesizer Collective Stage features headliner, bizarro-pop group, Summer Like the Season, from Detroit, along with KC acts: Wrker, Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.

11:21

14. wrker – “Champion Sound”
    from: Mind Work / wrker / September 27, 2023
    [Kansas City based Wrker is ZacharyLaman who Chopped, sampled, tickled, and keyed. Made on the Polyend tracker. Album ART by AARON HAYES] [wrker plays Outer Reaches Fest, Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, on the KC Synthesizer Collective Stage features headliner, bizarro-pop group, Summer Like the Season, from Detroit, along with KC acts: Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.]

15. Agrekulture – “Opal”
    from: Beet Tape / Agrekulture / March 13, 2020
    [12 track album from KCK based band. ‘Produced & Performed by Agrekulture. Distributed by Fuklyfe. Mastered by J Pino at Jupiter IO.]

[Agrekulture play Outer Reaches Fest, Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, on the KC Synthesizer Collective Stage with Summer Like the Season, from Detroit, along with KC acts: Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. Info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.]

16. Summer Like the Season – “Mental”
    from: Aggregator / Summer Like the Season / October 9, 2023
    [Detroit bizarro-pop group. Everything written/played by Summer Krinsky. Engineered by Summer Krinsky and Scott Murphy. Produced and mixed by Summer Krinsky and Scott Murphy. Mastered by Scott Murphy.more info at: http://www.agrekulture.bandcamp,com]

[Summer Like the Season plays Outer Reaches Fest, Saturday, October 14 at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO, on the KC Synthesizer Collective Stage with KC acts: Agrekulture, and Bobcat Attack. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com.]

11:30 – Underwriting

17. Marty Bush – “Jealous Little Thing”
    from: Cowboy Chords / Marty Bush / October 13, 2023
    [Hailing from the plains of eastern Kansas, Marty Bush is a torchbearer of the American songwriting tradition. His songs resonate with the weight of his influences such as Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, and Kris Kristofferson, but he has channeled their emotional honesty and unvarnished truth-telling into something uniquely his own. While his 2022 solo debut “The Long Way Home” established him as a devout follower of the country and western songwriting tradition, his follow-up LP “Cowboy Chords” (out OCTOBER 13th 2023) takes a bold step forward in establishing his voice as both a songwriter and performer. Taking the reins as both producer and engineer, Bush plays every instrument on the album with the exception of pedal steel which is skillfully manned by Devon Teran (Timbers). The result is a clear and precise vision of songs that honor the past and think to the present. Touring extensively, Bush played over 250 shows in 2022. He continued that break-neck pace into 2023, writing songs from behind the wheel and testing material in dives, honky-tonks, and juke-joints all over the US, pausing in May and June to record, then hitting the road again this July, August, September and October with Natalie Prauser and November with Johnny Lawhorn of The Pentagram String Band.]

11:35 – Interview with Marty Bush

Marty Bush joins us on the show to share detals about his new studio album, “Cowboy Chords” to be released October 13, 2023. Hailing from the plains of eastern Kansas, Marty Bush is a torchbearer of the American songwriting tradition. His influences include Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, & Kris Kristofferson. While his 2022 solo debut “The Long Way Home” established him as a devout follower of the country & western songwriting tradition, his follow-up LP “Cowboy Chords” takes a bold step forward in establishing his voice as both a songwriter and performer. Serving as producer & engineer, Bush plays every instrument on the album with the exception of pedal steel, performed by Devon Teran of the KC band Timbers. Bush played over 250 shows in 2022. He continued into 2023, testing material in dives, honky-tonks, and juke-joints all over the US. More info at: http://www.marty-bush.com

Marty Bush thanks for being with us on WMM.

“a canyon deep baritone most country singers would eat their hat to have” – Bandcamp Daily

Hailing from the plains of eastern Kansas, Marty Bush is a torchbearer of the American songwriting tradition.

His songs resonate with the weight of his influences such as Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, and Kris Kristofferson, but he has channeled their emotional honesty and unvarnished truth-telling into something uniquely his own.

While his 2022 solo debut “The Long Way Home” established him as a devout follower of the country and western songwriting tradition, his follow-up LP “Cowboy Chords” (out OCTOBER 13th 2023) takes a bold step forward in establishing his voice as both a songwriter and performer.

Taking the reins as both producer and engineer, Bush plays every instrument on the album with the exception of pedal steel which is skillfully manned by Devon Teran (Timbers). The result is a clear and precise vision of songs that honor the past and think to the present.

Touring extensively, Bush played over 250 shows in 2022. He continued that break-neck pace into 2023, writing songs from behind the wheel and testing material in dives, honky-tonks, and juke-joints all over the US, pausing in May and June to record, then hitting the road again this July, August, September and October with Natalie Prauser and November with Johnny Lawhorn of The Pentagram String Band.

Marty Bush & Johnny Lawhorn play a St. Louis Concert on Thurs, Nov. 16 at 8:00PM
Marty Bush plays the Chicago St. Pub in JOLIET, IL on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:00PM
Marty Bush & Johnny Lawhorn play YPSILANTI, MI on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8:00PM
Marty Bush & Johnny Lawhorn play KNOXVILLE, TN on Monday, Nov. 20 at 8:00PM
Marty Bush thanks for being with us on WMM.

The new album from Marty Bush, “Cowboy Chords” will be released October 13, 2023. More info at: http://www.marty-bush.com

11:54

18. Marty Bush – “Turn Down The Lights”
    from: Cowboy Chords / Marty Bush / October 13, 2023
    [Hailing from the plains of eastern Kansas, Marty Bush is a torchbearer of the American songwriting tradition. His songs resonate with the weight of his influences such as Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, and Kris Kristofferson, but he has channeled their emotional honesty and unvarnished truth-telling into something uniquely his own. While his 2022 solo debut “The Long Way Home” established him as a devout follower of the country and western songwriting tradition, his follow-up LP “Cowboy Chords” (out OCTOBER 13th 2023) takes a bold step forward in establishing his voice as both a songwriter and performer. Taking the reins as both producer and engineer, Bush plays every instrument on the album with the exception of pedal steel which is skillfully manned by Devon Teran (Timbers). The result is a clear and precise vision of songs that honor the past and think to the present. Touring extensively, Bush played over 250 shows in 2022. He continued that break-neck pace into 2023, writing songs from behind the wheel and testing material in dives, honky-tonks, and juke-joints all over the US, pausing in May and June to record, then hitting the road again this July, August, September and October with Natalie Prauser and November with Johnny Lawhorn of The Pentagram String Band.]

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

Next week on October 11 – Karen Lisondra joins us to talk about The Missouri Rep Theatre production of GHOST LIGHT to be performed in Roanoke Park on October 13 & 14. // We will also talk with legendary singer songwriter activist & actor Bitch who released their critically acclaimed album Bitchology last year and will play recordBar on Sunday, October 15 at 7:00 PM with Folk Music award winning artist, Crys Matthews.

Also next week I will be joined by Marion Merritt and Nicolette Paige for our Fall Fund Drive Show. We want to hear from all of our listeners.

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

Teri Quinn photograph by Kelly Powell
Sweeping Promises photograph by Shawn Brackbill.

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