Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

New & MidCoastal Releases + Day Shepherd & Tirzah DeMeire + Paul Jesse + Keyon Monté & Lee Sampson

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. Calvin Arsenia – “Experience”
   from: Catastrophe / Calvin Arsenia / February 14, 2017
   [On June 23, 2023 Calvin Arsenia released Paradise his 14 track album. It is only available through http://www.calvinarsenia.com // A new turning point as a songwriter. His most biographical album yet, with songs about Black Lives Matter, Racism, The Police, being on probation, gay love. The album contains collaborations with Cheery, Kadesh Flow and Jametatone. Calvin Arsenia one of our most frequent guests, who first appeared on WMM on July 25, 2012. KC Magazine has hailed Calvin as ‘equal parts opera, symphony, musical theatre, rock show, all built around its creator: a charismatic 6-foot-7-inch harpist with a 3 and ½ octave range, natural stage command and knack for gilding gold and painting lilies.’ Born in Orlando, Florida, Calvin’s creative journey began when he moved to Olathe, Kansas, teaching himself the guitar, piano, banjo. He learned his signature instrument, the harp, at the age of 20. His passion for stretching the boundaries of musical expression saw him transform a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland’s Fringe Festival early in his career into a life-changing music mission, with an Edinburgh church offering him a role as musical liaison between the church and the city that would change his life. Two years and 300 shows later, Calvin returned to KC reborn as a humanistic songwriter / performer where at 24 he released his EP, Moments, in 2014, and his EP Prose in 2015, and his Folk Alliance exclusive EP Catastrophe in 2016. On February 14, 2017 Calvin released his critically acclaimed full length debut, Catastrophe, with a live show at recordBar in November 2016 that involved a company of 50 people, dancers, stilt walkers. After signing to Center Cut Records, Calvin released the albums: Cantaloupe in 2018, with a sold out gigantic spectical at The Gem Theatre on Saturday, September 15, 2018. He then released, L.A. Sessions in 2019, and the EP HONEY DEW, and the EP Goddess with Quixotic, the Holiday album, ALL IS CALM. In 2020 Calvin collaborated with Mike Dillon on the Soundtrack to “Summer in Hindsight,” a feature-length film created by The West 18th Street Fashion Show that starred Calvin as an actor. Calvin is also the co-creator of the podcast “We Were Christian Kids” created with childhood friend Justin Randall who is a stand up comedian working in New York City and now Los Angeles. Calvin is also the published author of EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE, a collection of Poetry & Prose published on October 5, 2021, by Andrews McMeel Universal. Calvin was voted KC’s Best Musician in The Pitch 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2013 He has been featured in Billboard, NPR.org. Charlotte Street Foundation announced that the recipients of the 2022 Generative Performing Artist Awards are The Black Creatures and Calvin Arsenia Scott.] [Calvin Arsenia played a PARADISE Album Release Party, June 23, and June 24, at The Emerald, 1715 West 9th Street, KCMO, WEST BOTTOMS. More at: http://www.calvinarsenia.com]

[Calvin Arsenia plays Percheron on the rooftop of Crossroads Hotel, 2101 Central Street, KCMO on Sunday, August 10, at 7:00pm]

3. Hembree – “On The Line”
   from: “On The Line: – Single / Peermusic III / June 13, 2025
   [“On The Line” is one of three new singles Hembree has released this year so far, including, “Don’t Look Down” released April 4, 2025, and “U R WHAT U EAT” released February 7, 2025. Last year, Hembree released their third studio album BETTER DAYS on August 9, 2024 and was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. Hembree is: Isaac Flynn, Eric Davis, Garrett Childers, Alex Ward & Austin Ward. Mixed by: Isaac Flynn. Mastered by: Ian Sefchick. Drums engineered by: Martin Cooke. Additional vocals by: Devynn Carter on tracks 1, 6, 9 and 10. Recorded at Kingsize Soundlabs (Los Angeles, CA), Peermusic (Burbank, CA) and Isaac’s house. Produced by: Isaac Flynn . // Hembree released their The 15-track album, IT’S A DREAM on February 4, 2022. It was part of WMM 120 Best Recordings of 2023. Hembree, is a KC born band was formed in November of 2015, with Isaac Flynn on guitar, & lead vocals, Garrett Childers on bass & vocals, Eric Davis on keys & synth, Alex Ward on guitar, and Austin Ward on drums. Hembree is signed to Thirty Tigers of Nashville, TN. The band was founded by original members Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, and Eric Davis. Brothers Alex and Austin Ward later joined in 2018. Hembree quickly garnered national attention after their single “Holy Water” was placed in an Apple commercial that aired during Super Bowl LII. The band’s music has been featured in a variety of other national placements, including Monday Night Football (NFL) and Bose. Hembree has notably supported Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Cold War Kids, Vance Joy, JR JR, and Joywave, among others. The band first toured Europe in Fall 2018. In 2018, Hembree signed with Thirty Tigers to release their first full-length album House on Fire, released 4/26/2019. In 2019, Hembree performed at Hangout Music Festival. They will also appear on the soundtrack of 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 with the song “Culture”. Hembree was named one of NPR’s Slingshot 2018 Artists to Watch. Rolling Stone named Hembree as one of the thirty best artists at SXSW 2018. “Had It All” debuted on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 on January 19, 2017. Lowe described the song as “absolutely fantastic.” “Holy Water” was featured in Apple’s HomePod “Distortion” TV spot, which ran during Super Bowl LII, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hembree released the single, “Reach Out” on July 20, 2021 and “Operators (feat. Bodye)” on Sept. 21, 2021on Oread Records. More info at: http://www.hembreemusic.com]

[Hembree plays their 10th Anniversary show Saturday, August 16, at 7:30pm, at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS with Cowboy Indian Bear.]

4. Cowboy Indian Bear – “Let It Down”
   from: Live Old, Die Young / The Record Machine / April 23, 2013
   [Released on White Vinyl! Joshua Browning served the band as producer and engineer. The songs were recorded over a three year period, where the band was also constantly touring, living on the road, keeping the van running. Beau Bruns – percussion, vocals, glockenspiel, guitar, Charles Calhoun – vocals, guitar, bass, keys, percussion, Martinez Hillard – vocals, guitar, keys, bass, percussion; Katlyn Conroy vocals, piano, keys. Part of WMM’s 113 Best Recordings of 2013.]

[Cowboy Indian Bear plays the Hembree 10th Anniversary show Saturday, August 16, at 7:30pm, at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS.]

5. Mitzi McKee and The Precious Cargo – “Metamorphosis”
   from: “Metamorphosis”- Single / Mitzi McKee and The Precious Cargo / August 6, 2025
   [First single, ‘Metamorphosis’, off our upcoming debut album Inverted Shadows. Mitzi’s band, Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo, call themselves a “spacey KC rock & roll trio” w/ Mitzi on guitar, piano, & vocals; Brendan Bennett on bass, & Caleb Robertson on drums Mitzi has lived in KC since 2011 where she began singing in the jazz fusion band Valency. // Mitzi has also played drums, keyboards, and sang backup in the KC proto-punk Iggy & The Stooges cover band, No Fun, and the New York Dolls cover band, Trashed with Britt Adair. Mitzi played her first solo show in 2022 at the Pairing, where she also worked the front-of-house. Mitzi and on first Saturdays, at Chartreuse Saloon in the Crossroads.]

[Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo play Lemonade Park, 1628 Wyoming Street, West Bottoms, KCMO on Friday, August 29, 2025 at 7:00pm with Mikal Shapiro & The Musical, Stephonne, Supermassive Black Holes with Les Izmore.]

[Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo play a Single Release Party @ miniBar, 3810 Broadway Boulevard, KCMO, on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7:00pm with Shapiro Brothers, Kissy Fit and Cat Voltron.]

6. Elexa Dawson – “Roots Grow” (CD #6) (3:13)
   from: “Roots Grow” – Single / Turns Out Records / August 12, 2025
   [Elexa Dawson – Indigenous Soul – honey dirt vocals, and spellbinding storytelling. // “Roots Grow,” is the second single from Elexa Dawson’s new upcoming album STAY PUT. Elexa says of “Roots Grow”: “I’ve always appreciated shadow work. There’s a nod to compost and the animacy of soil.” // On July 18 Elexa dawson released the foirst somng;e from Stay Put, “Bailing Hay.” With Stay Put Elexa is reviving the ensemble who backed her on her 2019 debut album, Music is Medicine. Stay Put delivers a hazy, classic sound that benefits from the electric experimentation that paid dividends for her 2024 collaborative album, Wanderlust.This was the first of two new singles Elexa has released so far this year. Elexa will release “Roots Grow” on August 15, 2025. // On February 2, 2024 Elexa Dawson & Stanley Hotel released WANDERLUST through Turns Out Records. Wanderlust was part of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. Wanderlust was recorded at: Remote Studios. Engineered and Mixed: Isaac Nelson, Adam Stanley. Mastered by: Brody Wellman. Produced by: Elexa Dawson, Isaac Nelson, Adam Stanley, Doug Swindell. Published By: Turns Out Records. Dawson Elexa creates community-focused Americana music with soulful vocals and connection to land. Oklahoma Native, Elexa now calls Kansas her home. Wanderlust is Elexa’s sophomore release (Feb 2024) collaboration with Stanley Hotel. // Elexa Dawson also fronts the bands: Heyleon and Weda Skirts. Alexa is a Potawatomi activist and educator. Elexa facilitates songwriting workshops, talking circles, and relational plant education. // Mikal Shapiro, of Siren Song, on 90.1 FM KKFI writes, “Dear Music Lovers, do yourself a favor and put this honey in your ears. Elexa Dawson delivers yet another stunning collection of heartfelt songs in her sophomore release. // A collaboration with indie folk rockers Stanley Hotel, the chemistry is palpable and the production sparkles with Dawson’s clear and powerful voice sitting comfortably in the full-spectrum arrangements. // A soul-stirring journey through earth and sky, “Wanderlust” provides the perfect soundtrack to that road-trip you’ve been dreaming about… and you don’t have to burn any gas to get there.” // More on WANDERLUST: Nestled within the red dirt country hills of Oklahoma, Elexa Dawson and the acclaimed Stanley Hotel embarked on a visionary collaboration, crafting what can only be described as a sonic spaceship named “Wanderlust.” Reviewed as “a soul-stirring journey through earth and sky,” the album invites listeners to explore uncharted realms through its captivating songs. // From the inaugural track’s exploration of the outer limits of human experience to the final guided meditation conveying a message from the ancestors, “Wanderlust” stands as an epic odyssey worthy of the finest traveling shoes. Each song serves as a unique stop on this musical tour, gathering sentiments of loneliness, love, connection, and completion. Whether dancing with the transient and the lovers in “Rainbows,” getting “High on the Street,” or contemplating life under the southwestern sky with the poignant “Lonely Coyote,” every moment resonates with the depth of the human experience. // Elexa Dawson’s return to her Oklahoma roots for recording at Remote Records, the experimental laboratory of Stanley Hotel members Adam Stanley, Isaac Nelson, and Doug Swindell, underscores the organic collaboration between the artists. With mutual admiration at the core of their sonic choices, Stanley Hotel’s earthy soundscape perfectly supports Elexa’s vocal prowess. As both parties contribute astute compositions, the album maintains its cohesion by invoking nature’s spirits while playfully exploring the ether and always grounding itself back in the dirt. // “Wanderlust” marks Elexa’s sophomore release following her debut album, “Music is Medicine,” in 2019. The collaboration with Stanley Hotel showcases their multi-genre style and eclectic musicality, evident in releases such as “Samson Mammoth” and “The Wolf Told Me.” Elexa’s vocal quality, described by Raye Zaragoza as cutting right to the soul, blends seamlessly with Stanley Hotel’s unique style, creating a magical and expansive listening experience. http://www.elexadawson.com]

[Elexa Dawson plays Tunes @ Noon, Thursday, August 7 at 12:00pm at the famous, The Church Studio, 304 S Trentoin Ave, Tulsa, OK.]

7. Pool Culture – “Birds Like These”
   from: “Birds Like These” – Single / Les Bonbons Electriques / July 25, 2025
   [Les Bonbons Electriques, an imprint of The Record Machine. “Birds Like These is the first of three new soinges that Pool Culture, is putting out over the next three months leading up to Their first EP, PURE LEMON. The second single “Mathletes”, will be released on August 22, 2025 and the band;s third single “Finish Line”, will be released on September 19, 2025. // Pool Culture released their single “brighter lighter” on April 20, 2018, with music and lyrics and production by Mark Ronning. all instruments and vocals by Mark Ronning. mixed by Reid Kruger at Waterbury recording. // Mark Ronning is a musician who specializes in the synthesizer, playing Rhodes and synth in the electrofolk band Mr. Golden Sun and synth in the electronic dreampop four-piece Pool Culture. Mr. Golden Sun is wrapping up their first full length record, and Pool Culture is going into the studio this October and November to work on their first full band releases. Additionally, Mark plays the modular synthesizer and participates in KC Synth Collective, coordinates electronic performance events for his pop-up show Les Bonbons Electriques, and helps out with Outer Reaches. In collaboration with Nathan Reusch, Mark is also starting a record label called Les Bonbons Electriques, which is an imprint of The Record Machine, which will focus on artistry, experimentation, and electronic music. ]

[Pool Culture plays Replay Lounge, 946 Mass Street, Lawrence KS, on Saturday, August 16 at 10:00pm with Hotel Leo, and Oxford Remedy

[Mark Ronning of Pool Culture will be our guest on WMM on September 17, 2025]

8. Ivory Blue – “Mirrors”
   rom: “Mirrors” – Single / IVORY BLUE / August 1, 2025
   [What IVORY BLUE says: “It’s about seeing yourself clearly through the reflections around you and realizing you’re a piece of the bigger picture. I’ve been transforming inside and out, and this track is just one of the mirrors I’ve looked into along the way.” // Kansas City based artist, IVORY BLUE has a tendency of breaking through barriers that keeps her from saying what needs to be said, regardless of style. Bringing us hard hitting rock inspired ear candy like “Starlit Love Child” and “Control”, the idea of genre is only a tool IVORY uses to express her ability to communicate through music. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Heartbeat” on March 28, 2025. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Rhythm of the Radio” on January 31, 2025 // IVORY BLUE released the single “Exiled” on November 29, 2024. IVORY BLUE released the single “Olé!” on October 4, 2024, Breathing Underwater” on August 9, 2024, “Bad Dreams”on June 7, 2024, “Batter Up” on April 22, 2024, “Flashback” on March 15, 2024, “Howl” on Feb. 16, 2024. // IVORY BLUE released their 2nd full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on Nov. 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and stations around the world. // On Oct. 27, 2023 IVORY BLUE released the single “Ghost of Life.” This single followed IVORY’s previous releases,”In A World Like This” from Sept. 22, 2023, ”The Best of Life” from Aug. 4, 2023 and “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on Feb. 24, 2023. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on Oct. 28, 2022, “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. // IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on Feb. 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top 10 of WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. // IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. // IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017 when Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played with The Band That Fell to Earth, Boulevardia, Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Fest, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at KC Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. In 2011, Ivory settled in the Kansas City, MO area. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”, and then later as Trans-Female. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. More info at: http://www.ivorybluemusic.com]

10:29 – Underwriting

9. Day Shepherd – “Sick and Tired (Feat. Markus Raines)”
   from: “Sick and Tired (Feat. Markus Raines)” – Single / Irony & Anemia Records / July 4, 2025
   [As well as being a singer songwriter, Day Shepherd is a Licensed Professional Counselor at D & M Shepherd INC. Day studied Counseling psychology at Avila University and graduated in 1996. // Day Shepherd approaches his songwriting and the accompanying music from a number of different angles. In his youth, he found the hard driving rock and metal of the 70s and 80s provided intensity and emotional expression that resonated. As he continued his journey musically, he has enjoyed lyricists who are able to set the scene and tell us a story in their lyrics. As an acoustic guitarist with some training in classical guitar, Day Shepherd enjoys the vibe of fingerpicking in music. Day hopes that his songs inspire audiences to feel the intensity of emotions, and find a space where their own journey is heard and seen. There are also times when music is the platform by which we speak for those without a voice. Day hopes that he can provide that platform for important concerns within society. // y dear friend Markus Raines, who joined me with his incredible soulful vocals. Special thanks to Ivory Blue for her amazing vision in producing the instrumental, accompaniment and other aspects of the recording.” / Markus Raines is KC based rapper, singer, producer, actor. Markus studied Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University]

10:36 – Interview with Day Shepherd & Tirzah DeMeire

As well as being a singer songwriter, Day Shepherd is a Licensed Professional Counselor at D & M Shepherd INC. Day studied Counseling psychology at Avila University and graduated in 1996. Day Shepherd approaches songwriting and the accompanying music from a number of different angles. In his youth, he found the hard driving rock & metal of the 70s & 80s provided intensity and emotional expression that resonated. As he continued his journey musically, he has enjoyed lyricists who are able to set the scene and tell us a story in their lyrics. As an acoustic guitarist with some training in classical guitar, Day Shepherd enjoys the vibe of fingerpicking in music. Day hopes that his songs inspire audiences to feel the intensity of emotions, and find a space where their own journey is heard & seen. There are also times when music is the platform by which we speak for those without a voice. Day hopes that he can provide that platform for important concerns within society.

Day Shepherd Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Tirzah DeMeire (she/her) is a singer songwriter who performs in the KC area in which she has grown up. She uses music as an outlet for hardships in her personal life and also for what she sees in our current climate. Tirzah is a sensitive soul, and her lyrics are written carefully and lovingly. Her fifty songs span across themes of loss, love, trauma, heartbreak, and spirituality. She is currently looking for a producer to record her first album but is happy performing at local gigs and open mics in the meantime.

Tirzah DeMeire – Thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Day Shepherd, on social media you identify with this statement: “As a blind person, therapist, and musician …(that you) hope to inspire!

We just heard “Sick and Tired”

Day Shepherd describes Sick and Tired as a song about the nature of humanity’s struggle with treating each other with dignity, equity and kindness. The song was written during the tumultuous times after George Floyd’s murder and many other political developments in which the tone of our conversations have become more negative and divisive. It highlights the importance of inclusion of all people and support of all things related to equity.

Day is proud of this song and am grateful for my dear friend Markus Raines, who joined me with his incredible soulful vocals.

Markus Raines is Kansas City based rapper, singer, producer, actor. Markus studied Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University

Special thanks to Ivory Blue for her amazing vision in producing the instrumental, accompaniment and other aspects of the recording.

Day Shepherd met Markus Raines at Crow’s Coffee House Open Mic.

Tirzah DeMeire also perform through open mic nights.

10:43

10. Day Shepherd – “Chosen (feat. Tirzah )”
    from: “Chosen (feat. Tirzah)” – Single / Irony & Anemia Records / September 13, 2024
    [As well as being a singer songwriter, Day Shepherd is a Licensed Professional Counselor at D & M Shepherd INC. Day studied Counseling psychology at Avila University and graduated in 1996. This song is written in support of the LGBTQ community and it’s the story of ChosenFamily. I have a dear friend who came out to her family as being lesbian and her family is struggling to accept her sexuality. This family has been very important to me and it has saddened me deeply that they could not support their daughter. // Tirzah DeMeire (she/her) is a singer songwriter who performs in the KC area in which she has grown up. She uses music as an outlet for hardships in her personal life and also for what she sees in our current climate. Tirzah is a sensitive soul, and her lyrics are written carefully and lovingly. Her fifty songs span across themes of loss, love, trauma, heartbreak, and spirituality. She is currently looking for a producer to record her first album but is happy performing at local gigs and open mics in the meantime.

10:47 – More Interview with Day Shepherd & Tirzah DeMeire

We are talking with Day Shepherd & Tirzah DeMeire two Kansas City based singer songwriters who have collaborated together and have also wriiten songs that deal with social justice, civil rights, LGBTQIA thems, women’s rights.

Day Shepherd & Tirzah DeMeire thank you for being with us on WMM

We just heard “Chosen Family” about this song Day writes, “This song is written in support of the LGBTQ community and it’s the story of #ChosenFamily. I have a dear friend who came out to her family as being lesbian, And her family is struggling to accept her sexuality. This family has been very important to me and it has saddened me deeply that they could not support their daughter. I wrote this song and have had the opportunity to go to a studio and record this song with my dear friend Tirzah.”

Day Shepherd’s song, “Mom & Me” was published in April 2025 on Distrokid. About “Mom & Me” Day writes, this “is a song about the tragic loss of a daughter from both the mom‘s perspective and the daughter‘s potential response. It was written after a poem was shared with me from the mom‘s perspective. The heart, wrenching nature of grief is more acutely demonstrated in this song as the ongoing struggle between grief, loss, and a desire to reunite is contrasted.”

Day continues, “Caitlyn Stegeman graciously agreed to be the vocalist representing the voice of the Mom in this song. Her vocal styling with such tremendous ability to emote and demonstrate the pain within the lyrics is stunning. I am grateful for her participation in this song and her friendship. Tirzah DeMere again brings her incredibly powerful and intensely personal expression in the role of the daughter in this song. Her striking soprano voice cuts through the mix and shares the daughters appreciation and desire to reunite. I am grateful for Tirzah‘s participation in her friendship, ensuring this important song for anyone especially a parent who has lost a loved one unexpectedly.”

Day continues: “As the composer of the chorus and bridge lyrics as well as the music, I am so very grateful for this opportunity to share such an important song in the context of being a musician, but also as a therapist working with many individuals who experience so much pain. Special thanks to Ivory Blue and Klaartje Van Lue for Producing this song and making it so powerful.”

Day Shepherd & Tirzah DeMeire thank you for being with us on WMM

10:53

11. Day Shepherd w/ Caitlyn Stegeman & Tirzah DeMere – “Mom and Me”
    from: “Mom and Me” – Single / Irony & Anemia Records / April 24, 2024
    [Mom & Me is a song about the tragic loss of a daughter from both the mom‘s perspective and the daughter‘s potential response. It was written after a poem was shared with me from the mom‘s perspective. The heart, wrenching nature of grief is more acutely demonstrated in this song as the ongoing struggle between grief, loss, and a desire to reunite is contrasted. // Caitlyn Stegeman graciously agreed to be the vocalist representing the voice of the Mom in this song. Her vocal styling with such tremendous ability to emote and demonstrate the pain within the lyrics is stunning. I am grateful for her participation in this song and her friendship. // Tirzah DeMere again brings her incredibly powerful and intensely personal expression in the role of the daughter in this song. Her striking soprano voice cuts through the mix and shares the daughters appreciation and desire to reunite. I am grateful for Tirzah‘s participation in her friendship, ensuring this important song for anyone especially a parent who has lost a loved one unexpectedly. // As the composer of the chorus and bridge lyrics as well as the music, I am so very grateful for this opportunity to share such an important song in the context of being a musician, but also as a therapist working with many individuals who experience so much pain. Special thanks to Ivory Blue and Klaartje Van Lue for Producing this song and making it so powerful.]

11:00 – Station ID

12. Paul Jesse – “Night To Day”
    from: Cycles / Fowl Mouth / August 14, 2025
    [Cycles is the sophomore album from Lawrence, KS-based singer Paul Jesse. The album was written and produced by Paul Jesse. Cycles was engineered and co-produced by Deegan Poores, with additional production from Zach Craig, Justin Roach & Hannah Davis. The album is full of cascading synths, soulful vocals, and emotionally transformative subjects. The 9-track Pop record releases on August 15th, with a hometown release show the night before on August 14, at The Bottleneck. The day of the album release, Paul and his team leave for their very first tour, hitting Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis & St Louis, spreading the word across the midwest. To top it all off, Paul secured a feature from NYC-based artist Deem Spencer on the track “Open the Door”, very much a full circle moment for Paul and his second album, “Cycles”. More info at http://www.pauljessemusic.com]

[Paul Jesse plays The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. in Lawrence, KS, on Thursday, August 14, at 8:00pm with Cooper, Jay P, and Kyler Stoneking]

11:04 – Interview with Paul Jesse

We welcome back to the show, Paul Jesse is a singer, songwriter, and producer crafting introspective, genre-blurring music from the heart of Kansas. Blending the intimacy of indie pop with the groove and atmosphere of electronic R&B, his sound is as emotionally raw as it is sonically rich.

Paul’s musical journey began behind a drum kit in high school, writing and performing in a duo with his brother under the name Night Class. After years of creative evolution, Paul launched his solo project in 2021, with his debut EP, Stuck This Way a bringing a deeply personal voice to a soundscape shaped by moody synths, soulful vocals, and minimalist beats. In 2024, he released his debut album Hello Paul Jesse (Deluxe) — a bold introduction to his world. Now, he’s entering a new chapter upcoming sophomore album, signaling a more vulnerable and refined sound. CYCLES, was written and produced by Paul Jesse. Cycles was engineered and co-produced by Deegan Poores, with additional production from Zach Craig, Justin Roach & Hannah Davis. The album is full of cascading synths, soulful vocals, and emotionally transformative subjects. The 9-track Pop record will be released on August 15th, with a hometown release show August 14 at The Bottleneck. The day of the album release, Paul and his team leave for their very first tour, hitting Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis & St Louis, spreading the word across the midwest. More info at http://www.pauljessemusic.com

Paul Jesse thanks for being with us on WMM.

Paul Jesse plays The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. in Lawrence, KS, on Thursday, August 14, at 8:00pm with Cooper, Jay P, and Kyler Stoneking.

CYCLES, was written and produced by Paul Jesse. Cycles was engineered and co-produced by Deegan Poores, with additional production from Zach Craig, Justin Roach & Hannah Davis.

The album is full of cascading synths, soulful vocals, and emotionally transformative subjects.

Paul secured a feature from NYC-based artist Deem Spencer on the track “Open the Door”, very much a full circle moment for Paul and his second album, “Cycles”.

Paul has shared the stage with artists like 454, Marlon Funaki, NNAMDÏ , Slow Hollows, and Pardyalone, continuing to build a name rooted in emotional honesty, DIY spirit, and genre-fluid expression.

Paul Jesse single “Hesitation” was released through Fowl Mouth on May 2, 2025. This was the second single from his upcoming sophomore album, signaling a more vulnerable and refined sound. Paul has continued to build a name rooted in emotional honesty, DIY spirit, and genre-fluid expression.

Paul Jesse was on our show in March of 2023 when he collaborated with Deegan Poores, to record the “Hello Paul Jesse”.

Paul Jesse is a singer, songwriter, and producer based out of Lawrence, Kansas, whose songs combines his smooth and passionate vocals with psychedelic R&B, hip-hop, and electronic bedroom-pop production.

Paul Jesse collaborated with Deegan Poores to make the song “Your Sunshine”,”Your Sunshine (Feat. Hannah Davis)” on April 29, 2022. Paul asked Deegan to executive produce his debut album. Hello Paul Jesse, a 16 track album released on October 4, 2024. Several songs from the album were released through 2023 and 2024 as three EPs and each EP chronicled Paul’s growth and development as a person through heartache, self-reflection, and love, with Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 capturing a different stage of Paul’s transition. The EP’s included many singles like “Numb” released on January 20, 2023. As described by Center Cut Records: “’Numb’ begins with some Pink Floyd vocals in an echo chamber, and some soundbites laid over a haunting piano for good measure. Paul’s Philly soul special voice is back again, but this time we’ve got some distorted vocals and instruments with Deegan lurking in the mix.” – Patrick Sprehe. Also “Remedy” featuring Arkko released, March 17, 29023

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

11:13

13. Paul Jesse – “Cycles”
    from: Cycles / Fowl Mouth / August 14, 2025
    [Cycles is the sophomore album from Lawrence, KS-based singer Paul Jesse. The album was written and produced by Paul Jesse. Cycles was engineered and co-produced by Deegan Poores, with additional production from Zach Craig, Justin Roach & Hannah Davis. The album is full of cascading synths, soulful vocals, and emotionally transformative subjects. The 9-track Pop record releases on August 15th, with a hometown release show the night before on August 14, at The Bottleneck. The day of the album release, Paul and his team leave for their very first tour, hitting Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis & St Louis, spreading the word across the midwest. To top it all off, Paul secured a feature from NYC-based artist Deem Spencer on the track “Open the Door”, very much a full circle moment for Paul and his second album, “Cycles”. More info at http://www.pauljessemusic.com]

[Paul Jesse plays The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. in Lawrence, KS, on Thursday, August 14, at 8:00pm with Cooper, Jay P, and Kyler Stoneking]

11:16 – More Interview with Paul Jesse

We are talking with singer-songwriter Paul Jesse. His musical journey began behind a drum kit in high school, writing and performing in a duo with his brother under the name Night Class. In 2024, he released his debut album, Hello Paul Jesse. Now, he’s entering a new chapter with “Drugs Can’t Save Me” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album, signaling a more vulnerable and refined sound. Paul has continued to build a name rooted in emotional honesty, DIY spirit, and genre-fluid expression. Paul Jesse was on our show in March of 2023 when he collaborated with Deegan Poores, to record the “Hello Paul Jesse, series of releases”. More info at http://www.pauljessemusic.com

Paul Jesse thanks for being with us on WMM.

Paul Jesse, a singer, songwriter, and producer based out of Lawrence, Kansas, whose debut EP, Stuck This Way came out in 2021 and combines his smooth and passionate vocals with psychedelic R&B, hip-hop, and electronic bedroom-pop production.

Paul Jesse’ released “Drugs Can’t Save Me” and “Hesitation” the first and second singles from Paul Jesse’s upcoming sophomore album, Cycles signaling a more vulnerable and refined sound. Paul has continued to build a name rooted in emotional honesty, DIY spirit, and genre-fluid expression. Paul Jesse was on our show in March of 2023 when he collaborated with Deegan Poores, to record the “Hello Paul Jesse, series of releases”. More info at http://www.pauljessemusic.com]

The 9-track Pop record releases on August 15th, with a hometown release show the night before on August 14, at The Bottleneck. The day of the album release, Paul and his team leave for their very first tour, hitting Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis & St Louis, spreading the word across the midwest.

Paul Jesse Shows – Tour

Wed, Aug 6 – 7:00PM – Dalima Kapten / Paul Jesse – Heavy Anchor, St. Louis, MO
Sun, Aug 10 – 7:00PM – Dalima Kapten / Paul Jesse / The Kitchen Counters – DRKMATTR, Nashville, TN
Thurs, Aug 14 – 8:00PM – Paul Jesse: The Cycles Tour – The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
Sat, Aug16 @ 10:00PM – Paul Jesse: The Cycles Tour – Bremen Cafe, Milwaukee, WI
Tues Aug  9:00PM – Paul Jesse: The Cycles Tour – The Burlin, August 20 @ 9:00PM – Paul Jesse: The Cycles Tour – The Underdog, Nashville, TN
Frid Aug 22 @ 8:00PM – Paul Jesse: The Cycles Tour -= Havenhaus, Memphis, TN
Sun, Aug 24 @ 8:00PM – Paul Jesse: The Cycles Tour – Moshmellow, St. Louis, MO

Paul Jesse, Thanks for being with us on WMM.

11:24

14. Paul Jesse – “Antenna”
    from: Cycles / Fowl Mouth / August 14, 2025
    [Cycles is the sophomore album from Lawrence, KS-based singer Paul Jesse. The album was written and produced by Paul Jesse. Cycles was engineered and co-produced by Deegan Poores, with additional production from Zach Craig, Justin Roach & Hannah Davis. The album is full of cascading synths, soulful vocals, and emotionally transformative subjects. The 9-track Pop record releases on August 15th, with a hometown release show the night before on August 14, at The Bottleneck. The day of the album release, Paul and his team leave for their very first tour, hitting Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis & St Louis, spreading the word across the midwest. To top it all off, Paul secured a feature from NYC-based artist Deem Spencer on the track “Open the Door”, very much a full circle moment for Paul and his second album, “Cycles”. More info at http://www.pauljessemusic.com]

[Paul Jesse plays The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. in Lawrence, KS, on Thursday, August 14, at 8:00pm with Cooper, Jay P, and Kyler Stoneking]

11:28 – Underwriting

15. Blob Castle – “Coronation Scene GATS by HXVSAGE & SIXQUEET (remixed for Macbeth KC)”
    from: Macbeth KC Sound Design / Blob Castle / July – August, 2025
    [Sound Designer Robert Castillo DJs and plays bass live during the Macbeth performances. He writes: “The central theme, in terms of the auditory approach, is to create the ambiance of a grungey underground rave. The entire play is set in a post-apocolyptic future, so all the audio has been following that line. The music for the two banquet scenes takes you right to a lowly-lit warehouse in the broken down manufacturing part of town that you had to get coordinates from three checkpoints to arrive at. The lighting team has done a great job in brining that vision to light for the audience to experience. // The other, more cinematic sounds throughout the performance are meant to create tension and discomfort for the audience. The play itself is very dark. It start and ends and is filled throughout with death. There is one scene when Macbeth is convulsing as the weird sisters/witches transport him into a dream-like stupor where he has three apparitions. When making the audio for that moment, I kept asking myself “how can I make myself feel more and more uncomfortable?”]

11:37 – Interview with Keyon Monté and Lee Sampson

Keyon Monté is a Kansas City native whose work has found homes in many parts of the world. His upbringing exposed him to many of the arts that have become the foundation to which he feeds his faith and creative thought. His grandfather, a painter and comic illustrator possessed a style of storytelling that permeated his childhood, allowing Keyon to develop his craft at a very young age. Two grandmothers, one a poet, and the other a world traveler, exposed him to theater which he found to be the most exhilarating way to combine his skills.

Keyon earned a BA in Costume Design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he sharpened his eye for detail. Since then, he has designed educational productions, devised theatre and film. At La MaMa ETC his desire to write for the theatre was ignited with his first one-act play, QUEEN, that was developed abroad in Italy. In 2020, he completed a portrait series using storytelling to uplift the Black community in a continuous dialogue. The series remains his most popular, featured in galleries and editorials. His art work has also been in ad campaigns for Broadway productions like A Strange Loop, Hadestown, and Six. Off-Broadway his work has been displayed in key art and show posters for The New Group, National Black Theatre, Remy Bumpo and more.

Now as a playwright, he funnels his imagination into several ambitious narratives, centered among the perspectives of the black and brown, combing history for constellations of experiences to explore in our current climate. Keyon is currently working on his three act play N* HEAVEN eyeing a premiere in NYC in 2025.

Lee Sampson plays the role of Macbeth. He comes from the world of music. Lee’s bio: Having formerly worked under the name BlckSamson, where he dropped his first solo EP “Love Trilogy” & single “Jump”. Now goes by the name Lee Samson. An Homage to his grandfather, the famous quartet singer, Lee Williams of The Spiritual QC’s. Lee Samson not only taps into his soulful heritage by carrying his grandfather’s name but also by letting his southern spirit shine thru his contemporary & alternative sounds of RnB, Soul, & Hip-Hop. Currently, LEE is expressing his struggle for love through a string of songs dedicated to his debut album “PHILOPHOBIA”. In hopes to conquer this fear, and claim what were once familiar feelings. He infuses his new music by expressing his love for the alternative world of pop, r&b, and rock, while still paying homage to his hip-hop and R&B core. (from http://www.leesamson.bandzoogle.com)

Keyon Monté joins us today to share the details about a bold new production of Macbeth. In this immersive new experience, Shakespeare’s legendary tale of ambition, blood, and prophecy is reawakened inside a gutted office building in downtown Kansas City. Set in the distant future, the production surrounds the audience with shadows, smoke, and the rhythmic pulse of a dying world. As witches glitch, a DJ manipulates sound live each night, and audience members step into roles themselves, Macbeth KC becomes not just a story — but a haunting cycle you’re trapped inside.

MACBETH KC traps its audience inside a chilling loop of power, paranoia, and collapse. From playwright, visual artist, and costume designer Keyon Monté, in his first work for the Kansas City scene, this limited-run, fuses industrial fashion, live music, audience participation, and guerrilla lighting to conjure a kingdom ravaged by fallout and fate. Music by Blob Castle.

Macbeth KC runs through August 10 with performances: Thursday, August 7, at 7:30pm, Friday August 8, at 6:00pm, Saturday, August 9 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, August 10, at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. All performances at: 710 Central Avenue, KCMO. For more info you can visit: http://www.macbethkc.com for Keyon’s art visit: http://www.keyonmonte.com

Keyon Monté thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Monte: I’ve been involved in theater on and off since middle school. When I started at Paseo my major was technical theater, but I was involved in everything. I would be in the band room with the music students, in the fashion department working on costumes, in visual arts drawing and painting, and in productions performing. Teachers would tap me for different projects. I was everywhere. It was a very free and creative time.

Keyon Monte, who has worked as a costume illustrator for Broadway shows and moved back to Kansas City in 2020 during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Monte’s recent design work includes a Juneteenth collaboration with KC Current, where his design inspired by Harlem Renaissance artist Aaron Douglas was featured on the team’s commemorative T-shirts.

The spark for “Macbeth KC” came unexpectedly when Monte was working at Hive Coworking and encountered an under-used area in the building.

“One day when the elevator wasn’t working, I came down and I saw how dark it was,” he recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is crazy. This could be a great space for theater.’”

That discovery launched Monte into crafting the show himself, using his own funds, with help from a $15,000 fellowship from the Black Theater Coalition (BTC), a Broadway-based initiative supporting Black creatives behind the scenes. Keyon is using that support to make “Macbeth KC” his boldest work to date, he said.

Monte told local media:
“The show will happen right in front of them and around them,” he said. “You’re not doing it in a space where the audience is on one side and the stage is on the other. That means the audience has some kind of distance, some kind of safety, but not here.”

“If you look at some of the costumes, you would think it was something that could be worn on a runway right now,” he said. “There’s this high fashion aesthetic to what we’re doing.”

Monte’s creative collaborators include KC filmmakers, sculptors, musicians, and artists.

Sound Designer Robert Castillo DJs & plays bass live during the Macbeth KC. He writes: “The central theme, in terms of the auditory approach, is to create the ambiance of a grungy underground rave. The entire play is set in a post-apocalyptic future, so all the audio has been following that line. The music for the two banquet scenes takes you right to a lowly-lit warehouse in the broken down manufacturing part of town that you had to get coordinates from three checkpoints to arrive at. The lighting team has done a great job in brining that vision to light for the audience to experience. // The other, more cinematic sounds throughout the performance are meant to create tension & discomfort for the audience. The play is very dark. It starts and ends and is filled throughout with death. There is one scene when Macbeth is convulsing as the weird sisters/witches transport him into a dream-like stupor where he has three apparitions. When making the audio for that moment, I kept asking myself “how can I make myself feel more uncomfortable?”

Keyon has said: “What I love about Macbeth is that it tells the truth about the way human beings really are,” Monte said. “There are no heroes in Macbeth. There are no good people. There are no saviors. At the end of the day, everyone has to tell the truth about who they are and what they are.”

Keyon Monté and Lee Sampson thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Macbeth KC runs through August 10 with performances: Thursday, August 7, at 7:30pm, Friday August 8, at 6:00pm, Saturday, August 9 at 8:00pm, and Sunday, August 10, at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. All performances at: 710 Central Avenue, KCMO. For more info you can visit: http://www.macbethkc.com

You can see more of Keyon’s portraits, designs and to learn more aboou his plays you can visit; http://www.keyonmonte.com

11:51

16. Blob Castle – “Convulsing Sounds”
    from: Macbeth KC Sound Design / Blob Castle / July – August, 2025
    [Sound Designer Robert Castillo DJs and plays bass live during the Macbeth performances. He writes: “The central theme, in terms of the auditory approach, is to create the ambiance of a grungey underground rave. The entire play is set in a post-apocolyptic future, so all the audio has been following that line. The music for the two banquet scenes takes you right to a lowly-lit warehouse in the broken down manufacturing part of town that you had to get coordinates from three checkpoints to arrive at. The lighting team has done a great job in brining that vision to light for the audience to experience. // The other, more cinematic sounds throughout the performance are meant to create tension and discomfort for the audience. The play itself is very dark. It start and ends and is filled throughout with death. There is one scene when Macbeth is convulsing as the weird sisters/witches transport him into a dream-like stupor where he has three apparitions. When making the audio for that moment, I kept asking myself “how can I make myself feel more and more uncomfortable?”]

11:52

17. Cyndi Lauper & Pattie Labelle – “Time After Time” LIVE
    from: VH1 Divas Duets: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live from the MGM Grand Las Vegas / VH1 / May 22, 2003
    [Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper was born June 22, 1953. She is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range,[4] Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in the United States. // Her debut studio album She’s So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—”Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, “Time After Time”, “She Bop”, and “All Through the Night”—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. The music video for “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” won the Best Female Video Award at the inaugural 1984 MTV Video Music Awards and has been recognized by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest music videos of the era. Her second studio album, True Colors (1986), scored two more top-five hits; the title track and “Change of Heart”. Lauper’s chart success continued with the singles “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough” (1985), “I Drove All Night” (1989) and the dance club hit “That’s What I Think” (1993). // Since 1983, Lauper has released twelve studio albums and participated in many other projects. In 2010, Memphis Blues became Billboard’s most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one on the Billboard Blues Albums chart for 13 consecutive weeks. In 2013, she won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for composing the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, making her the first woman to win the category by herself.[10] The musical was awarded five other Tonys, including Best Musical. In 2014, Lauper was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast recording. In 2016, the West End production won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. // Lauper’s accolades include two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, three MTV Video Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is one of the few singers to win three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT). In 2015, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Lauper was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025. Her debut studio album ranked among Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, while “Time After Time” was included in VH1’s list of the 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 years. VH1 has ranked Lauper No. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. // Patricia Louise Holte was born May 24, 1944. She is known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the “Godmother of Soul”. LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. After the group’s name change to Labelle in the 1970s, they released the number-one hit “Lady Marmalade” before disbanding in 1976. // In 1977, LaBelle began a solo career, starting with her critically acclaimed debut album, which included the career-defining song “You Are My Friend”. LaBelle became a mainstream solo star in 1984 following the success of the singles “If Only You Knew”, “Love, Need and Want You” (later sampled for 2002’s “Dilemma”), “New Attitude” and “Stir It Up”. In 1986, LaBelle released a number-one album, Winner in You, and its number-one single “On My Own”, a duet with Michael McDonald. In 1989, the standard “If You Asked Me To” (later covered by Celine Dion) was released on Be Yourself. LaBelle won a 1992 Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her 1991 album Burnin’, an album that featured “Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)”, “Feels Like Another One”, and “When You’ve Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)”. She won a second Grammy for the live album Live! One Night Only. Her 1990s albums Burnin’, Gems (1994), and Flame (1997) continued her popularity with young R&B audiences throughout the decade. She reunited with her Labelle bandmates for the album Back to Now, which was followed by a well-received promotional tour. // LaBelle has also had success as an actress with a role in the Academy Award-nominated film A Soldier’s Story, and in television shows such as A Different World and American Horror Story: Freak Show. In 1992, LaBelle starred in her own sitcom Out All Night. In 2002, LaBelle hosted her own lifestyle show, Living It Up with Patti LaBelle, on TV One. In 2015, LaBelle took part in the dance competition Dancing with the Stars at the age of 70. Labelle has also seen success launching her own brand of bedding, cookbooks, and food for various companies. In 2015 her Patti’s Sweet Potato Pie sold millions when a YouTube video praising the product went viral. As a result, over a 72-hour period, Walmart sold one pie every second. // In a career which has spanned seven decades, LaBelle has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. She has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone included her on their list of 100 Greatest Singers. LaBelle is a dramatic soprano recognized for her vocal power, modal register range and emotive delivery.]

[Cyndi Lauper plays the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour at Azura Amphitheater, 633 N 130th Street in Bonner Springs KS., on Saturday, August 9, at 7:30pm with Jake Wesley Rogers.]

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

Next week, on Wednesday, August 13, Chris Garibalbi of Lotuspool Records joins us a special Guest Producer!

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