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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Michelle Bacon + Adee Dancy + Lonnie Fisher

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. Katy Guillen & The Drive – “Discoloration”
   from: ANOTHER ONE GAINED / Katy Guillen / August 19, 2022
   [Produced by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Heartless Bastards, Ray LaMontagne) at Invisible Creature Studio in Los Angeles. This is brimming with vibrant textures, fuzzy electric guitars, and warm vocals. “Set In Stone” marked the beginning of a major life transition for Katy Guillen (pronounced Ghee-En). Written shortly after her longtime band announced their final show, she was struggling to find the next step in her career and personal life, while longing for a past sense of stability. “The song’s vigorous structure and deliberate rhythms convey that feeling of defeat and darkness, but with a sense of resolution and surrender through the guitar solo – a favorite moment on the record for me,” explains Katy. “While it started on shaky ground, coming out on the other side meant starting over and building something new.” ANOTHER ONE GAINED is a memoir of growth and reawakening by way of heart-wrenching transition and change – loss of her long-time band, end of a romantic relationship and finding herself amidst it all. “Set In Stone” premiered earlier on Guitar Girl Magazine. Katy Guillen & The Drive – Katy Gillen (drums) and Stephanie William (drums) – dropped their first EP, Dream Girl, right before the 2020 lockdown, leaving them without opportunities to perform live. In their basement rehearsal space, they spent the year learning home recording and pre-production techniques, gradually crafting a collection of songs from the ground up. The following April, they took the demos to producer/engineer Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Heartless Bastards, Ray LaMontagne) at Invisible Creature Studio in Los Angeles. From their work with Ratterman emerged a batch of 15 songs. At the end of 2021, the band released the four-track Battles EP, offering listeners a darker, more simmering edge to their impelling indie-rock sound. Ten more would comprise Another One Gained, the full-length debut due August 19, 2022. Previously Katy Guillen & The Drive released BATTLES EP on December 17, 2021, Recorded at Invisible Creature Studio in Los Angeles, CA. Engineered and mixed by Kevin Ratterman. Produced by Kevin Ratterman, Katy Guillen, and Stephanie Williams. Mastered by Shelley Anderson at Black Lab Mastering in Louisville, KY. All songs written by Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams. Katy Guillen on vocals, guitar, bass, & keyboarda. Stephanie Williams on drums & percussion. Additional keys and programming by Kevin Ratterman. Album design and photography by Morgan Jones. This is a follow up to Katy Guillen & The Drive’s 7-song EP, DREAM GIRL, released March 20, 2020. Katy Guillen & The Drive, is a project dedicated to Guillen’s songwriting that is founded on the creative spark and chemistry between Katy Guillen & Stephanie Williams. With Guillen on guitar & vocals and Williams on drums, the two sculpt a sound that recalls bands like Led Zeppelin, The Bangles, and Band of Skulls. In 2012, Guillen & Williams formed Katy Guillen and The Girls, and began to build a foundation of touring and recording that carried them through six years and produced three full-length albums: Katy Guillen & the Girls, Heavy Days, and Remember What You Knew Before. Between 2012 and 2018, they traveled the United States extensively, performed at the International Montreal Jazz Festival, toured Sweden, and supported major acts like The Doobie Brothers, Robin Trower, and Heartless Bastards. In these 6 years playing together, Guillen & Williams created a dynamic, sound informed by Guillen’s mesmerizing, emotive guitar style and poignant arrangements, and an equally captivating live show that showcased Williams’ technical, melodic style, resulting in a powerful on-stage chemistry. In addition to the compelling synergy formed by years of playing together, the two developed a method of working together on Guillen’s songs that only deepened their artistic connection, propelling them to forge a path to a new plateau in their music. KG & The Drive push ahead with a melodic, heavy, and soulful sound while maintaining the edge of the artist’s rock ‘n’ roll and blues roots. Katy Guillen joined us on WMM on March 18, 2020. Katy Guillen & The Drive opened for FANNY for their one-night-only reunion concert from Fanny+ (June Millington, Brie Howard-Darling, Patti Quatro, and Mia Huggins) at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, on October 5, 2022. http://www.katyguillenmusic.com]

[Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams perform as Womanish Girl, their Blues music project play Nighthawk, below Hotel Kansas City at 1228 Baltimore avenue, KCMO on Friday, January 19, 2024.]

3. Kali Uchis – “Perdiste”
   from: ORQUIDEAS / Geffen Records / January 12, 2024
   [The fourth studio album and second Spanish-language album by American singer-songwriter Kali Uchis, who was born Karly-Marina Loaiza on July 17, 1994. Kali Uchis is an American singer and songwriter. After releasing her debut mixtape Drunken Babble (2012), she released her debut EP Por Vida (2015). She released her debut studio album Isolation (2018) to widespread acclaim. Her second studio album and first Spanish-language project Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) (2021) spawned the single “Telepatía”, which became her first solo charting hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Her third studio album Red Moon in Venus (2023) became her first to debut within the top 5 on the Billboard 200. // Uchis was featured on Kaytranada’s 2019 single “10%”, which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. Her other accolades include an American Music Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award. // Uchis was born Karly-Marina Loaiza in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 17, 1994, the daughter of a Colombian family. Her parents met during the late 1980s, and her father moved back to Colombia when Uchis was in high school. She subsequently spent summers in Colombia with her father, uncles, and aunts. During the school year, she lived with her mother and older siblings. In high school, she learned to play the piano and saxophone. She participated in a jazz band, and graduated from Alexandria City High School (then called T. C. Williams High School). She often skipped class to spend time at the photo lab, making experimental short films. Her interest in photography led to her creating mixtape cover art. Skipping class and breaking the curfew set by her parents led to her being kicked out of her home. During this time, she lived in her car and wrote songs on her keyboard which would later appear on her debut mixtape Drunken Babble (2012). She also wrote poetry and did not initially intend to sing, being more interested in directing films than being in the spotlight. She was given the nickname “Kali Uchis” by her father and adopted it as her stage name.]

4. Quiet Takes – “Meri Said”
   from: Regrets Only / Sarah Magill / February 15, 2024
   [Songwriter Sarah Magill makes music for feelers as Quiet Takes. A writer and wanderer, Magill is currently establishing a nomadic creative practice and will be releasing her first full-length solo album (recorded in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) in early 2024. Written by Sarah Michelle Magill. Produced, engineered & mixed by Zach Hanson. Mastered by Huntley Miller. Recorded at The Hive in Eau Claire, WI. Environmental sound recorded by Sarah Michelle Magill in various locations, except 2, recorded by Redditor @roffels. // On November 5, 2021 Quiet Takes released the EP, Weekly, Weakly with music written by Sarah Magill, produced by David Bennett, with vocals & keyboards by Sarah Magill. Guitars, bass and percussion by David Bennett. Drums by Jared Bond. Engineered and mixed by David Bennett at Aorist Studios in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Zach. Weekly, Weakly the third collaboration between Magill and producer/multi-instrumentalist David Bennett. “Ghosty…” was inspired by pandemic-era panic attacks and social unease. This song was one way I tried to process the new, very anxious voice inhabiting my brain, which I nicknamed Ghosty. Sarah writes, “I made the WEEKLY, WEAKLY EP exactly as titled: During weekly Friday sessions at Aorist Studios with my producer, David Bennett, while feeling extremely weak. I was living alone during the pandemic and (like many of us) coping with isolation, depression and anxiety. Making this EP was my lifeboat. Both the process of making music — refining lyrics, experimenting with new textures, collaborating on harmonies — and the commitment to the weekly process kept me relatively grounded and connected. This project tethered me to human-ness when I was afraid I was going to float off into some kind of feral, disconnected netherworld of pandemic loneliness. I’ll forever be grateful to David and his wife, Kayla, for creating a safe space to continue working at Aorist during such a dangerous time.” WEEKLY, WEAKLY followed the release of Sarah Magill’s EP, SAN FIDEL under her moniker, Quiet Takes. Released March 5, 2021. Written by Sarah Magill. Produced by David Bennett and Sarah Magill. Vocals and keys by Sarah Magill on vocals & keyboards, David Bennett on guitars and bass, Ian Thompson on additional keyboards & synthesizers, Kyle Rausch on drums, and Bryan Koehler on percussion. Engineered and mixed by David Bennett at Aorist Studios in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Zach Hanson. Cover image by Shawn Brackbill. Sarah Magill released her single “Wanted (The Dirty Windshield Version)” on May 1, 2020. . Sarah Magill released AHEM, a 4-song EP, on December 11, 2020. The songs were originally released under her old project name MYRY, in November 2018. Quiet Takes (formerly MYRY) is an on-going collaborative music project by Sarah Magill a writer & musician based in KC. She performs with a rotating cast of friends—although these stay-at-home days, she is playing solo. In KC, she is known for hosting house shows and co-founding Rubix, a performance art collective. MYRY’s first EP, AHEM, was released in 2018. Sarah released four of MYRY’s songs from that 2018 EP release as Quiet Takes singles in 2020. Sarah Magill was a guest on WMM on May 13, 2020. We interviewed Sarah Magill on WMM on March 10, 2021 and Nov. 2, 2021. Info at: https://quiettakes.com%5D

[Quiet Takes plays Knuckleheads Gospel Lounge, Saturday, February 24, with 8:30pm doors 9:00pm show. Quiet Takes is opening for Sara Swenson. The 6:30pm show is Sold Out.]

5. Kadesh Flow – “Overcome (Nanami)”
   from: “Overcome (Nanami)” – Single / Ryan Jamaal Davis / January 1, 2024
   [Instrumental/Verses/Hook/Trombone/Mixed/Mastered by Kadesh Flow≥ On Friday, January 19, 2024 Kadesh Flow releases another new single “Stand on Business”. On November 17, 2023 Kadesh Flow released “Stakes” produced by Dominique Sanders (who received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year for his work on Janelle Monae’s “AGE OF PLEASURE album.) // On January 6, 2023 Kadesh Flow released “Switch Up” with Instrumental Production by Dominique Sanders, Written & Performed by: Kadesh Flow, Mixed by: Kadesh Flow, Mastered by: Kadesh Flow. // In 2022 Kadesh Flow released 6 singles starting with “Move Different (feat. Gr3s0n)” on January 21, 2022, with lyrics by Kadesh Flow & Gr3ys0n. Music by Kadesh Flow. Mixing: Kadesh Flow. Mastering: Kadesh Flow and was released on January 21, 2022. :Move Different” was part of WMM’s 50 Favorite Singles of 2022. On October 21, 2022 Kadesh Flow released the single ”Chill (feat. Mir Blackwell).” On October 10, 2022 Kadesh Flow released “Dream For Me.” On September 30, 2022 Marcus Lewis Big Band released the single, “You’re Very Special (feat. Kemet Coleman, Kadesh Flow & Kevin Church Johnson).” On July 1, 2022 Kadesh Flow released the single “Away From You.”About that single Kadesh told us “I’ve been a little quiet from a release standpoint because I’ve been scoring a feature length film.” “This song is… inspired by Eren Yeager and his tragic, brutal journey in Attack on Titan but is also deeply personal to me. There’s a lot of current world problem glazing that I’m doing on it as well.” “Also, June 30, 2022, marks five years since I left my financial tech career to pursue my performing and recording artist career full time. I’m releasing this on July 1, partially in celebration of that milestone.” This was one of over nearly 30 new singles Kadesh Flow released in 24 months: In 2021 Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Soft Side,” on Jan. 21, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released, “Assumptions feat. Shubzilla,” on Jan. 29, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Frosty,” on February 12, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Cry For Me 2,” February 12, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Not on My Watch,” on February 19, 2021, Inspired by Lord Beerus (Dragonball Super). Kadesh Flow released, “Held Me Longer,” on Marc written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released, “Your Dream Isn’t Always Yours,” on March 12, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “Forgot About Me,” on March 14, 2021. Kadesh Flow released, “Take Backs (feat. Ryan Heinlein),” on March 26, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow & The Enclave released, “But Hope” on March 26, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single, “I Don’t Care” on April 9, 2021, written, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow. Produced by D. Professor. Kadesh Flow released the single, “That Way” on April 16, 2021, written, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow, and produced by Dominique “Bassman” Saunders. Kadesh Flow released the new single, “So Far” on April 23, 2021, written, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow and produced by Dominique “Bassman” Sanders. Kadesh Flow released the single, “On Target” on April 30, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed and mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single ”Lighten Up”on May 7, 2021, written, produced, performed, mixed & mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single “Elegant” on May 21, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the 13-track album ROOM SERVICE 2, on July 19, 2021. Kadesh Flow released the single “Coming For Your Neck” on August 20, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. Kadesh Flow released the single “Easy” on August 27, 2021. Written, Produced, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. This is his 18th single the year. Kadesh Flow released the single “Fiend” on Sept. 4, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered by Kadesh Flow. Produced by Dominique Sanders. This is his 19th single the year. le, “Gardens Out The Gutter” on Dec. 3, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered: Kadesh Flow. Instrumental: Dominique Sanders. Kadesh Flow released the single, “CHOICE (The Cost)” on December 17, 2021. Written, Performed, Mixed & Mastered: Kadesh Flow. Instrumental: Dominique Sanders. Kadesh Flow is Ryan Davis is a rapper with an MBA. He is an emcee, producer, & trombonist. At age 11, he began rapping and playing trombone within two weeks of one another. His music has been featured on network television in multiple countries and territories across Southeast Asia. Kadesh performs as a solo hip hop artist. He also plays with The Phantastics, Marcus Lewis Big Band, and Deshica Rage (with Jessica Paige). More info at: http://www.kadeshflow.com]

6. Waxahatchee – “Right Back To It”
   from: Tiger’s Blood / Merge Records / March 22, 2024
   [Kansas City based Katie Crutchfield’s southern roots are undeniable. The name of her solo musical project Waxahatchee comes from a creek not far from her childhood home in Alabama and seems to represent both where she came from and where she’s going. // Tiger’s Blood was produced by Brad Cook. Engineered & mixed by Gerardo “Jerry” Ordonez. Assistant engineering by Natalia Chernitsky. Mastered by Emily Lazar. Recorded and Mixed at Sonic Ranch Recording Studios. // On March 27, 2020 Waxahatchee released SAINT CLOUD which was in the TOP 20 of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2020. On Saint Cloud all songs were written by Katie Crutchfield. Recorded & mixed at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX & Long Pond in Stuyvesant, NY. Produced by Brad Cook. Engineered by Jerry Ordonez. Additional engineering by Jon Low. Mixed by Jon Low. Mastered by Brent Lambert at The Kitchen. KATIE CRUTCHFIELD on vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keys; BRAD COOK on bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keys, synth; BOBBY COLOMBO on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keys; BILL LENNOX on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keys, percussion; NICK KINSEY on drums, percussion; JOSH KAUFMAN on electric guitars, piano, organ, percussion. More info at: http://www.waxahatchee.com.]

[Waxahatchee plays the Uptown Theatre on April 18, 2024]

7. Beth Watts Nelson – “Too Far Gone”
   from: “Too Far Gone” – Single / Beth Watts Nelson / January 3, 2024
   [Beth Watts Nelson is an award-winning Kansas City based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and lifelong student of music. Solo performer and member of Konza Swamp Band, CATGUT, and Little Miss Dynamite. Founder and director of Notorious Chorus. // Music and lyrics by Beth Watts Nelson. Beth Watts Nelson on guitar, vocals; Caleb Garder on guitar, vocals; Jason Beers on keyboard; and Brandon Day on bass. Recorded and mixed by Scott Hrabko. More info at: http://www.bethwatsonnelson.com]

[Beth Watts Nelson and Brandon Day play The Whiskey Snug, at 404 Main Street, Weston, MO. On Friday, January 19, 2024. ]

10:29 – Underwriting

8. Lonnie Fisher – “Mojo Misfit”
   from: Seeds EP / Lonnie Fisher / July 27, 2023
   [Indie Roots and Gothic Rock – Deep from the grave. For most of hei 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.]

10:35 – Interview with Lonnie Fisher

10:35 – Interview with Lonnie Fisher

Lonnie Fisher studied music at Kansas State University, graduating in 1992. By 1999 he was touring with his band, Sturgeon Mill. After the band broke up Lonnie embarked on a solo career while also pursuing a career as a chef. After the loss of his girlfriend to cancer in 2005 Lonnie began to struggle with alcoholism. In 2008 Lonnie suffered a major stroke followed by a second stroke two years later. His life as a chef and musician stopped as Lonnie struggled to relearn everything and rehabilitate. Against all odds, Lonnie returned to the studio and stage in 2018. He couldn’t return to the kitchen due to the inability to move fast enough, but started his own business as a personal chef. Lonnie Fisher and The Funeral released the album, HAUNTED on Oct. 22, 2021; his solo album FAMOUS GIRL on Jan. 19, 2022; his solo album, BEAUTIFUL STAR on February 9, 2023; and his EP, SEEDS on July 28, 2023. Lonnie is working on a new record, FLOATING PALACE, with Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab. Info at: http://www.lonniefisher.bandcamp.com.

Lonnie Fisher Thank you for being with us on WMM.

Lonnie Fisher studied music at Kansas State University, graduating in 1992.

By 1999 he was touring with his band, Sturgeon Mill. After the band broke up Lonnie embarked on a solo career while also pursuing a career as a chef.

Lonnie: Going on tour with my group Sturgeon Mill from Lawrence, Kansas, in 1999 was one of the greatest times of my life, and we were supporting an international hit song called Kill Yourself or I Will.

Then the band broke up, and I started my solo career working with famous engineer Ed Rose and produced the Famous Girl album, which is a fan favorite and continuously in my live sets. During this time, I also was developing my culinary skills, which would lead to being able to make enough money to support my music.

Tough times hit in 2005 when I lost my girlfriend to brain cancer, and I started to struggle with alcoholism.

I continued till 2008 and then suffered a major stroke followed by another one two years later. Both of my careers stopped while I tried to rehabilitate and relearn everything.

It looked like my life was destroyed, but I worked very hard and, against all odds, returned to the studio and stage in 2018. I couldn’t return to the kitchen due to cognitive decline and inability to move fast enough, but I have been able to start my own business as a chef.

Now 6 years sober from alcohol, Lonnie Fisher had his best year in 2023, receiving numerous airplay in KC on 90.9 The Bridge and KKFI 90.1, playing multiple tracks from my albums Beautiful Star and Seeds. Lonnie Fisher played almost 50 shows in 2023 in KC, Lawrence, and several other Midwest towns.

Lonnie: “I’m so grateful to be back, and I have so many people to thank for their kindness and support. Most importantly, my wife Tara, who was with me through all the dark moments, deserves real credit for my being alive.” Sheri at The Brick in KCMO, Steve Tulipana at Record Bar KCMO, Duane Trower Weights and Measures Soundlab KCMO, Lawrence venues The Replay Lounge, Bottleneck, Gaslight Gardens, Northside Social, all of these people and places gave me a second chance to resurrect my career. I love them very much.

2024 looks to be my biggest year yet, and I have Julia Reynolds helping me in the studio and live performances on keys and vocals and Autumn Hayes on bass and vocals after looking back at it all. Life is truly a gift. Work hard. Play harder. Take care of your body and mental health. When everything is working together in harmony, there’s nothing you can’t do.

10:43

9. Lonnie Fisher – “Shiver Hotel” (LIVE)                         this song can also be found on: BEAUTIFUL STAR / Lonnie Fisher / February 9, 2022
   [Beautiful Star was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023. / On July 27, 2023 Lonnie Fisher released the EP SEEDS. / On January 19, 2022, Lonnie Fisher released the 8-song, solo album FAMOUS GIRL which 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. Lonnie Fischer played a solo album release show for his new album BEAUTIFUL STAR at The Brick, 1727 McGeee Street, KCMO, on Friday, December 23, at 8:00 PM with The Criterz and Killer City. More information at: http://www.lonniefisher.bandcamp.com.]

10:48 – Interview with Lonnie Fisher

After college at Kansas State University as a music major, Lonnie Fisher started as a singer in a rock band and worked restaurant jobs. Little did he know at the time that one day I would become a professional recording artist, singer/songwriter, and a personal chef. It’s been a journey of many extreme highs and lows.

Lonnie Fisher is currently working on a new recording “Floating Palace”
with Duane Trower at Weights and Measures.

Lonnie Fisher former band The Funeral included:
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.

Lonnie Fisher works as a Personal Chef creates weekly meals for busy professionals and seniors who need help. I record artists and write songs about life’s struggles and our world.

Lonnie Fisher talked about how music has helped keep him alive, along with his wife Tara and his two stepchildren have made the difference in his life.

Website: https://lonniefisher.bandcamp.com/album/seeds
Instagram: Lonnie Fisher official
Facebook: Lonnie Fisher singer/songwriter
Youtube: Lonnie Fisher

Lonnie Fisher Thank you for being with us on WMM.

10:56

10. Lonnie Fisher – “If I Could Live Forever”
    from: BEAUTIFUL STAR / Lonnie Fisher / February 9, 2022
    [Beautiful Star was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023. / On July 27, 2023 Lonnie Fisher released the EP SEEDS. / On January 19, 2022, Lonnie Fisher released the 8-song, solo album FAMOUS GIRL which 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.Lonnie Fischer played a solo album release show for his new album BEAUTIFUL STAR at The Brick, 1727 McGeee Street, KCMO, on Friday, December 23, at 8:00 PM with The Criterz and Killer City. More information at: http://www.lonniefisher.bandcamp.com.]

11:00 – Station ID

11. David Bowie – “Oh You Pretty Things”
    from: Hunky Dory / RCA – (Rykodisk – Virgin – Sony – EMI – Columbia ISO) / Dec. 17, 1971
    [“Oh! You Pretty Things” is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie from his 1971 album Hunky Dory. It was the first song he wrote for the album. Bowie recorded the song as a demo before giving it to singer Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman’s Hermits, who decided to release it as his debut solo single. Featuring Bowie on piano, Noone’s recording was produced by Mickie Most and featured structural and lyrical differences from Bowie’s later version. Released by RAK Records in April 1971 under the title “Oh! You Pretty Thing”, the single peaked at number 12 in the UK, becoming Bowie’s biggest success as a songwriter since his own single “Space Oddity” two years earlier. // Bowie recorded his own version at Trident Studios in London during the sessions for Hunky Dory between June and July 1971. Co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott, it featured the musicians who would later become known as the Spiders from Mars: guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick Woodmansey. Bowie played piano, although Rick Wakeman, who played piano on the rest of the album, contended in 2017 that he contributed. Similar to other tracks on the album, the themes of “Oh! You Pretty Things” are dark, reflecting ideals of the occultist Aleister Crowley and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, while making literary references to Arthur C. Clarke’s 1953 novel Childhood’s End and Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1871 novel The Coming Race. // “Oh! You Pretty Things” is considered by music critics as one of the best songs on Hunky Dory and by some publications as one of Bowie’s best songs. Bowie performed the track multiple times for BBC radio programmes between 1971 and 1972 and once on the Ziggy Stardust Tour in 1973. Bowie’s version has appeared on numerous compilation albums, while Noone’s was included on a 2006 compilation named after the track. Other covers have been recorded by Seu Jorge and Au Revoir Simone. // Upon completing a promotional tour of America in early 1971, David Bowie returned to his home at Haddon Hall in Beckenham, London. After Tony Visconti moved out of Haddon, Bowie acquired a piano for the building, which he used to write songs. It was a first for Bowie, who previously composed songs primarily on acoustic guitar. In total, he composed over three-dozen songs at Haddon, many of which would appear on his next album Hunky Dory and its follow-up The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. // The first song Bowie wrote for Hunky Dory was “Oh! You Pretty Things”. The song came to him in the early hours of a morning in January 1971. He recalled: “I couldn’t sleep … this song was going ’round in my head. I had to get out of bed and just play it … so that I could get back to sleep again.”[b] He requested studio time from his music publisher Chrysalis, whose partner Bob Grace booked time at London’s Radio Luxembourg Studios to record a demo. Bowie recorded the demo sometime between February and March 1971. Paul Trynka states that it featured him on solo piano, his only accompaniment being “the jangling of the bracelets he was wearing”. According to biographer Marc Spitz, Bowie’s demos of “Oh! You Pretty Things” and other Hunky Dory tracks “Life on Mars?” and “Andy Warhol” inspired Bowie’s new manager, Tony Defries, to look into securing a new record contract for Bowie, eventually signing him with RCA Records. // After recording its demo, Bowie gave the tape to Grace, who showed it to producer Mickie Most, the most well-known independent producer in the UK at the time. He chose Most due to his popularity, having produced numerous hits for bands such as the Animals and Herman’s Hermits, telling Record Collector magazine years later: “The most sure-fire way of getting a hit in those days was if you got Mickie Most to produce your song.” Most liked the song and contacted Herman’s Hermits’ singer Peter Noone, who believed the song would be Noone’s first solo hit. Noone recalled, “[Most] only played the intro and I said, ‘That’s it, it’s perfect!'”]

11:03 – Interview with Michelle Bacon

Multi-talented musician and writer, Michelle Bacon, is Content Manager at 90.9 The Bridge, where she helps to shine a light on area musicians, causes, and events. Michelle has written for The Kansas City Star, The Deli Magazine KC, and Folk Alliance International. Michelle plays drums in the band Frogpond who released their critically acclaimed album, TIME THIEF on Black-Site Records on November 19, 2021. Michelle has also played bass with Other Americans who released the album LAST DANCE on October 10 2022. Over the last decade Michelle Bacon has played drums or bass with, and Deco Auto, Heidi Lynne Gluck, Erica Joy, Chris Meck and the Guilty Birds, The Blackbird Revue, John L. Johnson, the Nathan Corsi Band, The Philistines, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Katy Guillen & The Drive and several others. And for the past 8 years Michelle has served as the founder and producer as well as bass player for The Band That Fell To Earth: A Tribute to David Bowie. This year The Band That Fell To Earth will perform David Bowie‘s album, Hunky Dory, as a Special VIP Benefit, on Thursday, January 25 at 8:00 at at recordBar. The Band That Fell To Earth will continue with Bowie Tribute shows on Friday & Saturday, Jan. 26 & 27, at 8:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO. Tickets available at: https://linktr.ee/bowiekcmo.

Michelle Bacon, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Michelle Bacon is the producer of The Band That Fell To Earth: A Tribute to David Bowie,

The Band That Fell To Earth KC’s 8th annual tribute to David Bowie with three nights of music at recordBar – Thurs, January 25, and Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

ALL tix available at http://linktr.ee/bowiekcmo

From wikipedia: After Bowie’s third studio album, The Man Who Sold the World was released in the United States through Mercury Records in November 1970. The album sold poorly but fared better both critically and commercially in the US than in the UK. It was played on American radio stations frequently and its “heavy rock content” increased interest in Bowie. The critical success of the album prompted Mercury to send Bowie on a promotional radio tour of the US in February 1971. The trip inspired him to write tribute songs for three American icons: artist Andy Warhol, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and the rock band the Velvet Underground, more specifically their singer Lou Reed. After the tour, Bowie returned to his apartment in Haddon Hall, Beckenham, where he recorded many of his early 1970s demos, and began writing. According to his then-wife Angela, Bowie had spent time composing songs on piano rather than acoustic guitar, which would “infuse the flavour of the new album”. In total, he composed over three-dozen songs there, many of which would appear on Hunky Dory and its follow-up album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on 17 December 1971 through RCA Records. Following the release of his 1970 album, The Man Who Sold the World, Bowie took time off from recording and touring. He settled down to write new songs, composing on piano rather than guitar as on earlier tracks. Following a tour of the United States, Bowie assembled a new backing band consisting of guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick Woodmansey, and began to record a new album in mid-1971 at Trident Studios in London. Future Yes member Rick Wakeman contributed on piano. Bowie co-produced the album with Ken Scott, who had engineered Bowie’s previous two records.

Compared to the guitar-driven hard rock sound of The Man Who Sold the World, Bowie opted for a warmer, more melodic piano-based pop rock and art pop style on Hunky Dory. His lyrical concerns on the record range from the compulsive nature of artistic reinvention on “Changes”, to occultism and Nietzschean philosophy on “Oh! You Pretty Things” and “Quicksand”; several songs make cultural and literary references. He was also inspired by his stateside tour to write songs dedicated to three American icons: Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. The song “Kooks” was dedicated to Bowie’s newborn son Duncan. The album’s cover artwork, photographed in monochrome and subsequently recoloured, features Bowie in a pose inspired by actresses of the Hollywood Golden Age.

Upon release, Hunky Dory and its lead single “Changes” received little promotion from RCA who were wary that Bowie would transform his image shortly. Thus, despite very positive reviews from the British and American music press, the album initially sold poorly and failed to chart. It was only after the commercial breakthrough of Bowie’s 1972 follow-up album Ziggy Stardust that Hunky Dory itself became a commercial success, peaking at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Retrospectively, Hunky Dory has been critically acclaimed as one of Bowie’s best works, and features on several lists of the greatest albums of all time. Within the context of his career, it is considered to be the album where “Bowie starts to become Bowie”, definitively discovering his voice and style.

This is the 8th year The Band That Fell To Earth is celebrating the music of Bowie with a “Super Group” of KC’s finest musicians organized and led by Michelle Bacon.

Each night will contain a different set list, and special guests.

Special guests:
Thursday January 25: Julia Othmer, Kris Bruders & Haviland Bruders
Friday, January 26: Seyko, Cole Bales
Saturday, January 27: Lava Dreams, Rachel Christia

This year, The Band That Fell To Earth is raising money for the Midwest Innocence Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the investigation, litigation, exoneration, and re-entry support for wrongfully convicted people in the five-state region of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Tickets information available at: https://linktr.ee/bowiekcmo.

7:00pm VIP doors
7:30pm GA doors
8:00pm show starts

18+ / minors allowed with guardian

11:12

12. David Bowie – “Kooks”
    from: Hunky Dory / RCA – (Rykodisk – Virgin – Sony – EMI – Columbia ISO) / Dec. 17, 1971
    [Written by David Bowie, for his newborn son Duncan Jones. The song was a pastiche of early 1970s Neil Young because Bowie was listening to a Neil Young record at home on May 30, 1971 when he got the news of the arrival of his son. Before the studio recording of the song was made, it was recorded for the BBC In Concert radio show with John Peel, on June 3, 1971 (broadcast on June 20, 1971). In 2000 this recording was released on the Bowie at the Beeb album. The song was recorded again for the BBC “Sounds of the 70s” radio show with Bob Harris on September 21, 1971 (broadcast on October 4, 1971). // David Bowie: lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, alto sax; Mick Ronson: string arrangement, Trevor Bolder: bass, trumpet; Mick Woodmansey: drums; Rick Wakeman: piano. // The first three lines of the song (“Will you stay in our lovers’ story / If you stay, you won’t be sorry / ‘Cause we believe in you”) are used as a repeated motif in Miranda July’s 2015 novel The First Bad Man. The British indie band The Kooks named themselves after the song. The song appears in the Futurama episode “Children of a Lesser Bog”.]

11:15 – More Interview with Michelle Bacon

Michelle Bacon joins us today to share details about The Band That Fell To Earth who’ll perform David Bowie‘s album, Hunky Dory, as a Special VIP Benefit, on Thursday, January 25 at 8:00 at at recordBar. The Band That Fell To Earth will continue with Bowie Tribute shows on Friday & Saturday, Jan. 26 & 27, at 8:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO.

This is the 8th year The Band That Fell To Earth is celebrating the music of Bowie with a “Super Group” of KC’s finest musicians organized and led by Michelle Bacon. This year, The Band That Fell To Earth is raising money for the Midwest Innocence Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the investigation, litigation, exoneration, and re-entry support for wrongfully convicted people in the five-state region of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Tickets available at: https://linktr.ee/bowiekcmo.

Michelle Bacon, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The band was curated by musician/writer Michelle Bacon to pay homage to the groundbreaking artist while showcasing talent across Kansas City’s vast musical spectrum.

Michelle Bacon – bass
Alex Alexander – guitar
Nathan Corsi – vocals/guitar
Kyle Dahlquist – keys
Katy Guillen – guitar
Steve Tulipana – vocals
Stephanie Williams – drums
Havilah Bruders – backing vocals
Julia Haile – backing vocals
Christine Broxterman – cello
Laurel Morgan-Parks – violin
Rich Wheeler – saxophone
Matt Ronan – percussion

A portion of ticket sales to benefit the Midwest Innocence Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the investigation, litigation, exoneration, and re-entry support for wrongfully convicted people in the five-state region of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

http://linktr.ee/bowiekcmo

Michelle Bacon thanks for being with us on WMM.

The Band That Fell To Earth who’ll perform David Bowie’s album, Hunky Dory, as a Special VIP Benefit, on Thursday, January 25 at 8:00 at at recordBar. The Band That Fell To Earth will continue with Bowie Tribute shows on Friday & Saturday, Jan. 26 & 27, at 8:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd. KCMO. Tickets at http://linktr.ee/bowiekcmo

11:24

13. David Bowie – “Andy Warhol”
    from: Hunky Dory / RCA – (Rykodisk – Virgin – Sony – EMI – Columbia ISO) / Dec. 17, 1971
    [Written by David Bowie. It is an acoustic song about one of Bowie’s early artist inspirations, the American pop artist Andy Warhol. The album track opens with a series of strange electronic tones which fades into studio chatter in which producer Ken Scott mispronounces Warhol’s name and Bowie repeatedly corrects him. Scott then solemnly reintroduces the take with the correct pronunciation, and Bowie asks if the tape is rolling. Upon realising he is indeed being recorded, Bowie bursts into laughter and the song proper begins. The song is memorable for a distinctive repeated riff played by Mick Ronson on acoustic guitar. Originally the song was written for Dana Gillespie, who recorded it in 1971, but her version of the song was not released until 1973 on her album Weren’t Born a Man. Bowie produced Gillespie’s version and Ronson also plays guitar. Gillespie performed the song in 1974 on the Dutch television programme TopPop. // Bowie, an admirer of Warhol, sent him a copy of Hunky Dory and performed “Andy Warhol” for him in person at Warhol’s studio the Factory in New York in September 1971, before the album was released. But due to Warhol’s typically minimal reaction, Bowie was never sure if he liked it. Tony Zanetta, who had brought Bowie to the Factory and later portrayed Warhol in Warhol’s first play, Pork (1971), maintained that Warhol “didn’t say anything but absolutely hated it”. // The song was released as the B-side of the single “Changes” in January 1972. It also appeared on the Japanese compilation The Best of David Bowie from 1974. An edited version, with the dialogue in the introduction cut, as it was on the US single version, is included on Re:Call 1, part of the 2015 boxed set Five Years (1969–1973). // A performance sung by Dana Gillespie was recorded for BBC Radio’s In Concert strand on 3 June 1971, presented by John Peel and first broadcast on June 20 that year. Bowie played this song at BBC’s Sounds of the 70s with Bob Harris on May 23, 1972. This was broadcast on June 19, 1972, and in 2000 was released on the Bowie at the Beeb album. A performance recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 20, 1972 has been released on Santa Monica ’72 and Live Santa Monica ’72. The song was a 1972 regular performance, but it was not played again until the 1995 Outside Tour with Nine Inch Nails. // One live performance from 1995 was released in 2020 on the live album Ouvre le Chien (Live Dallas 95). A November 1996 tour rehearsal recording of the song, which originally aired on a BBC radio broadcast in 1997, was released in 2020 on the album ChangesNowBowie. //
    David Bowie on lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar; Mick Ronson on acoustic guitar, percussion; Ken Scott on ARP synthesiser. // A riff from “Andy Warhol” (at 0:48) is quoted in Metallica’s song Master of Puppets (at 6:19). It is an homage made by Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett to whom Bowie was a huge influence. Stone Temple Pilots covered the song in their MTV Unplugged performance in 1993.]

11:27 – Underwriting

14. Sisterbot – “You Won’t Play Me”
    from: “You Won’t Play Me” – Single/ Aletheia Maison Records / January 16, 2023
    [Written and Composed by Sisterbot. Engineered and Produced by Brandon Yangmi. Lead vocals: Sisterbot. Drums: Bailey Keling. Electric Guitar: Benjamin Hart. Violin: Laurel Morgan Parks, Kaydee Gabel. Viola: Victor Diaz. Cello: Sascha Groschang, Sisterbot. Cello Solo: Sisterbot. Bass Guitar: Madison Monroe. Background Vocals: Hadiza. and Logan Smalley. // Adee Rocket Dancy writes, “Three years ago, I wrote a song called “You Won’t Play Me.” I had been cleaning my apartment when I found an old pile of letters that brought back difficult memories… they were from someone who had spun many webs of lies and manipulations to gain my attention and affection. I hadn’t realized the extent of this mind-molding until my mid-20’s, after nearly a decade of experiences with this person. Holding the letters in my hand, I felt anger, embarrassment, protective of my younger self, but also, freedom. The knowledge that this person had no hold over me today, or ever again, gave me a sense of triumph. In a rush of catharsis, I ripped up all of the letters, tossing them into the air with relief. Immediately, this song came to me. I sat down at the keyboard, and out it poured. // Though it came nearly completely formed as a song, there were pieces missing that took me three years to finish. The composition, the arrangement for the band, and the recording process came slowly. During that time, I also collaborated with the amazing Marísa Adame Grady to write and film a music video for the song. The story portrays the long-term manipulation I faced, particularly on the internet, with dramatized scenes of common control and grooming tactics that I and many others have experienced. We hoped that this song and this music video would bring light to an all-too-common pattern in the dawn of the internet, empowering those who listen or watch to end patterns of manipulation in their own lives. I hope you enjoy this song and music video, “You Won’t Play Me” available now on all platforms!” More info at: sisterbotmusic.com // Sisterbot.bandcamp.com]

[Sisterbot (full band) plays The Rino, 314 Armour Road, North Kansas City, Friday, February 9, 2024 with Amy Elizabeth Queen, and Foxlin.]

11:33 – Interview with Adee Dancy

Adee Dancy (Sisterbot), a performing artist born and raised in the KC area. Adee is a student of many teachers and disciplines, attempting to amalgamate all they have learned and loved into their artistic life. Adorning many different hats, Adee has stepped into a multitude of roles in their career such as professional cellist, music director, vocalist, composer, actor, and more. With dynamic string writing and theatrical rock at the helm of their work, Adee captains a project and alter-ego called Sisterbot, that fuses their multiple disciplines. Adee feels extremely lucky to have music, art, and theater as means of expression and livelihood! Adee has collaborated with many groups including Owen Cox Dance Group, No Divide KC, and also is part of the trio, The Swallowtails. Sisterbot (full band) plays The Rino, 314 Armour Road, North Kansas City, Friday, February 9, 2024 with Amy Elizabeth Queen, and Foxlin. More information at http://sisterbotmusic.com

Adee Dancy (Sisterbot), thanks for being with us on WMM.

Adee Dancy identifies with the pronouns: They/Them

“You Won’t Play Me” was written and Composed by Sisterbot. Engineered and Produced by Brandon Yangmi. Lead vocals: Sisterbot. Drums: Bailey Keling. Electric Guitar: Benjamin Hart. Violin: Laurel Morgan Parks, Kaydee Gabel. Viola: Victor Diaz. Cello: Sascha Groschang, Sisterbot. Cello Solo: Sisterbot. Bass Guitar: Madison Monroe
Background Vocals: Hadiza. and Logan Smalley.

Adee Rocket Dancy writes, “Three years ago, I wrote a song called “You Won’t Play Me.” I had been cleaning my apartment when I found an old pile of letters that brought back difficult memories… they were from someone who had spun many webs of lies and manipulations to gain my attention and affection. I hadn’t realized the extent of this mind-molding until my mid-20’s, after nearly a decade of experiences with this person. Holding the letters in my hand, I felt anger, embarrassment, protective of my younger self, but also, freedom. The knowledge that this person had no hold over me today, or ever again, gave me a sense of triumph. In a rush of catharsis, I ripped up all of the letters, tossing them into the air with relief. Immediately, this song came to me. I sat down at the keyboard, and out it poured.

Though it came nearly completely formed as a song, there were pieces missing that took me three years to finish. The composition, the arrangement for the band, and the recording process came slowly. During that time, I also collaborated with the amazing Marísa Adame Grady to write and film a music video for the song. The story portrays the long-term manipulation I faced, particularly on the internet, with dramatized scenes of common control and grooming tactics that I and many others have experienced. We hoped that this song and this music video would bring light to an all-too-common pattern in the dawn of the internet, empowering those who listen or watch to end patterns of manipulation in their own lives. I hope you enjoy this song and music video, “You Won’t Play Me” available now on all platforms!” More info at: sisterbotmusic.com // Sisterbot.bandcamp.com

Sisterbot is a performing artist and composer dedicated to breaking genre and disciplinary boundaries in order to create musical and theatrical experiences. Each piece is episodic, cathartic, and gives an internal look into the beauty and the bizarre of the human experience through epic theatrical and musical storytelling. The 7-to-14-piece Sisterbot Ensemble is described as a “punk pop chamber orchestra,” with a full rock rhythm section and the addition of strings and background vocals. Sisterbot connects and communicates about love, community, gratitude, queerness, the preciousness of life, the preservation of our planet, and our place in this vast universe.

Adee Dancy / Sisterbot told Voyage magazine: As a kid, I was mesmerized by outer space. I was sure that I was going to be an astronaut, so much so that I begged my mom to let me go to Space Camp 6 times (the one from all the commercials in Huntsville, Alabama). At the same time that my space obsession began, I also started playing the cello, which I frequently refer to as my first love (besides my amazing parents and sisters!). My love for music was very deeply rooted, with a very musical mom who always played piano, and guitar, and sang harmonies with me, a dad with an ear for hit melodies and great albums, and a stepdad with mega rock guitar skills. And of course, I had some of the greatest and most supportive music educators I could ask for.

Fast-forward to high school- I was still on the path of becoming something within the field of astronomy, engineering, robotics, or science in general. But then, my world turned upside down when I got the chance to see the world-renowned cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, in concert with the Kansas City Symphony at the brand new, state-of-the-art Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It was an experience that I truly will never forget. I remember being so completely engaged and involved in the performance, watching Yo-Yo Ma play the Dvorâk Cello Concerto. I had a truly out-of-body experience for the first and only time in my life, and I awakened in the middle of the piece with tears streaming down my face and the resounding, undeniable calling in my mind and heart: I have to pursue music!

From that moment forward, I changed my entire career path, switched all of my engineering classes to music classes, and went on to pursue music in college. I have a background in both classical cello and classical voice, with a degree in cello and an enthusiasm/private study of the other. I realized towards the end of my Bachelor’s degree that classical music was a love of mine, but not an avenue I wanted to truly pursue. My first few years of college were extremely difficult, with an unforgiving private teacher, being in the closet, experiencing the death of a person I loved, and a general feeling of inadequacy as a classical cellist. I realized through music directing my first musical that I had a passion for theater and popular music, and it brought me to write my own music!\

I officially began the venture of my own musical project, which was originally called “Adee Rocket Dancy.” I picked this name as a tribute to my childhood dreams- astronomy and rocket science have always been fascinating and mesmerizing to me, and I knew that I wanted to incorporate those themes into my musical journey. I released 3 singles under that name until I realized at a coffee shop with my bandmates that “Sisterbot” had a great ring to it. It was originally a joke that we laughed really hard about, but then it stuck! Two weeks before my first album, “Truth House” came out into the world, my mom, stepdad, and I were all sitting together finalizing album artwork, and we decided at that moment to make the change.

10:40

15. Sisterbot – “Time Lapse”
    from: Truth House / Sisterbot / July 10, 2021
    [Sisterbot is a performing artist dedicated to breaking genre boundaries, creating cosmic musical and theatrical experiences. The 9-piece Sisterbot Band is a “punk pop chamber orchestra” complete with electric guitar, drums, piano, strings and horn. “Truth House (2021) is a concept album written over the span of three years, encapsulating a chapter of my life that I spent in a house alone, dealing with the aftermath of trauma and rebirth.”- Sisterbot (Adee Dancy). Written by Sisterbot. Produced by Jametatone and Sisterbot. Engineered, Mixed, Mastered by Jametatone, except “Approval” which was Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Andrew Bonci Jr. at Magnolia Tree Studios, with AJ Bonci on guitar, Just Angel and Sisterbot on vocals. Cover Art by Mazzy Mann. Adee Rocket Dancy released the single “Hello Moon (feat. The Swallowtails)” on April 26, 2021. (This song is also on the Sisterbot album.) Produced by Jametatone & Adee Rocket Dancy. Adee Rocket Dancy on piano & vocals & cello; Rachel Lovelace on bassoon; Mikala Petillo on guitar & background vocals, Mixing and Mastering by Jametatone, (J. Asley Miller). Adee Rocket Dancy writes, “This is a song about my life-long love for the moon, featuring The Swallowtails (Rachel Lovelace and Miki P). Adee chose the date April 26, 2021, as their release date, to honor the full moon called “The Pink Moon.” More info at: Sisterbot.bandcamp.com]

[Sisterbot (full band) plays The Rino, 314 Armour Road, North Kansas City, Friday, February 9, 2024 with Amy Elizabeth Queen, and Foxlin.]

10:45 – More Interview with Adee Dancy (Sisterbot)

Adee Dancy thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Adee Dancy / Sisterbot told Voyage magazine: Sisterbot, is a really big project. At any given time, we’ve had 7-14 members on stage. Many times, I’ve called it a “pop punk chamber orchestra,” complete with a full rhythm section (drums, bass, electric guitar, keyboard), background vocalists, and a string section (violin, viola, cello). It’s still a rock band- but with elements of all genres and disciplines. It is such an exciting ensemble to work with and write for because there are endless possibilities. I find my mind writing orchestrations all the time for this group. We make a blend of theatrical, orchestral, singer-songwriter, story-telling pop rock. I am so proud of what it’s become and how it continues to grow. With the music that I write, I try to be as truthful and honest as possible, with a central theme of authenticity, self-love, and awareness. I have very few true love songs, but I write of my deep feelings and thoughts. I want to encourage audiences to love themselves fully, wherever they’re at.
I’ve experienced a lot of trauma that I try to process through music, with empowering messages that I say for myself but also that I hope people can find within themselves. I hope to inspire and meet people where they’re at when they hear my music- I hope that people of all age ranges and backgrounds can relate to my words.

Adee Dancy, thanks for being with on WMM.

Sisterbot (full band) plays The Rino, 314 Armour Road, North Kansas City, Friday, February 9, 2024 with Amy Elizabeth Queen, and Foxlin. More info at: http://www.sisterbotmusic.com and Sisterbot.bandcamp.com

11:53

16. Sisterbot – “Lost To The Cosmos”
    from: Truth House / Sisterbot / July 10, 2021
    [Sisterbot is a performing artist dedicated to breaking genre boundaries, creating cosmic musical and theatrical experiences. The 9-piece Sisterbot Band is a “punk pop chamber orchestra” complete with electric guitar, drums, piano, strings and horn. “Truth House (2021) is a concept album written over the span of three years, encapsulating a chapter of my life that I spent in a house alone, dealing with the aftermath of trauma and rebirth.”- Sisterbot (Adee Dancy). Written by Sisterbot. Produced by Jametatone and Sisterbot. Engineered, Mixed, Mastered by Jametatone, except “Approval” which was Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Andrew Bonci Jr. at Magnolia Tree Studios, with AJ Bonci on guitar, Just Angel and Sisterbot on vocals. Cover Art by Mazzy Mann. Adee Rocket Dancy released the single “Hello Moon (feat. The Swallowtails)” on April 26, 2021. (This song is alon on the Sisterbot album.) Produced by Jametatone & Adee Rocket Dancy. Adee Rocket Dancy on piano & vocals & cello; Rachel Lovelace on bassoon; Mikala Petillo on guitar & background vocals, Mixing and Mastering by Jametatone, (J. Asley Miller). Adee Rocket Dancy writes, “This is a song about my life-long love for the moon, featuring The Swallowtails (Rachel Lovelace and Miki P). Adee chose the date April 26, 2021, as their release date, to honor the full moon called “The Pink Moon.” More info at: Sisterbot.bandcamp.com]

[Sisterbot (full band) plays The Rino, 314 Armour Road, North Kansas City, Friday, February 9, 2024 with Amy Elizabeth Queen, and Foxlin.]

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

Next week on January 24, 2024 we welcome special guests: Katie Gilchrist, Mitzi McKee, and Erin Keller.

THANK YOU to our incredible KKFI Staff; Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers.

This radio station is more than the individual hosts of each individual radio show. Instead it is about a collective spirit of hundreds of hardworking people, unselfishly setting aside ego, to work for the greater good of community building and the gigantic goal of keeping our airwaves free, non-commercial, and open to all! Congratulations and thank you to all programmers & volunteers who went the extra effort to keep our station alive.

Adee Dancy (Sisterbot) Photo by Willym Brown (@strawberry_hive on socials)

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Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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