#1117 – October 15, 2025 Playlist | Wednesday MidDay Medley

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & The Matchsellers + Rude Cousin

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

Water From Your Eyes – “Nights in Armor”
from: It’s A Beautiful Place / Matador / August 22, 2025
[Songwriter Nate Amos, and front person Rachel Brown are Water from Your Eyes. It’s a Beautiful Place is the duo’s dizzying, chrome-tinted masterpiece, which Rolling Stone has christened “their most joyously out there achievement yet.” The band – now a four-piece on stage with Al Nardo (guitar) and Bailey Wollowitz (drums) – will support It’s A Beautiful Place with an extensive North American headline tour. The tour launches September 22 in Philadelphia and runs through November 2 in Denver, including stops at Bowery Ballroom in New York, Lodge Room in Los Angeles, and Sleeping Village in Chicago. // In the time since 2023’s “Everyone’s Crushed”, their Matador debut and critical breakout – which appeared in end of year lists by The New York Times, The Guardian, Pitchfork, NME, Vogue, Wired and Rolling Stone – Rachel Brown and Nate Amos have become a pillar of the city’s alternative music scene and one of its most revered underground exports. They played huge stages supporting Interpol on tour, including in front of 160,000 fans in Mexico City. Back home, the band established a DIY boat show franchise on the East River, hosting friends at the heart of the city’s musical vanguard including YHWH Nailgun, Model/Actriz, Frost Children, and Kassie Krut. Rachel released a new EP under their thanks for coming moniker, while Nate released an acclaimed full length under his This Is Lorelei solo project. The duo finished “It’s a Beautiful Place” last summer, just as they have every other WFYE release: in Amos’s bedroom. // Throughout “It’s A Beautiful Place” is a clear sense of a band who have honed their curveballs into home runs. Looming and melancholy, wide-eyed and petrified, it’s Blade Runner with a touch of WALL-E, it’s Kubrick and Asimov with a hint of Jay and Silent Bob. These are songs that look outward, conscious of our smallness and questioning our place in the universe while admiring the surrounding beauty.The album is the duo’s dizzying, chrome-tinted masterpiece, which Rolling Stone has christened “their most joyously out there achievement yet.” The band – now a four-piece on stage with Al Nardo (guitar) and Bailey Wollowitz (drums) – will support It’s A Beautiful Place with an extensive North American headline tour. The tour launches September 22 in Philadelphia and runs through November 2 in Denver, including stops at Bowery Ballroom in New York, Lodge Room in Los Angeles, and Sleeping Village in Chicago. // In the time since 2023’s “Everyone’s Crushed”, their Matador debut and critical breakout – which appeared in end of year lists by The New York Times, The Guardian, Pitchfork, NME, Vogue, Wired and Rolling Stone – Rachel Brown and Nate Amos have become a pillar of the city’s alternative music scene and one of its most revered underground exports. They played huge stages supporting Interpol on tour, including in front of 160,000 fans in Mexico City. Back home, the band established a DIY boat show franchise on the East River, hosting friends at the heart of the city’s musical vanguard including YHWH Nailgun, Model/Actriz, Frost Children, and Kassie Krut. Rachel released a new EP under their thanks for coming moniker, while Nate released an acclaimed full length under his This Is Lorelei solo project. The duo finished “It’s a Beautiful Place” last summer, just as they have every other WFYE release: in Amos’s bedroom. // Throughout “It’s A Beautiful Place” is a clear sense of a band who have honed their curveballs into home runs. Looming and melancholy, wide-eyed and petrified, it’s Blade Runner with a touch of WALL-E, it’s Kubrick and Asimov with a hint of Jay and Silent Bob. These are songs that look outward, conscious of our smallness and questioning our place in the universe while admiring the surrounding beauty.]

Dragon Inn 3 – “Send Your Love”
from: Full Disclosure / American Laundromat Records / October 13, 2025
[Second single form Dragon Inn 3’s third album release: Full Disclosure. This song Follows the band’s single “Clock Machine” from August 23, 2024. // “The first four songs on Full Disclosure were written over the course of three decades. Grace started writing “Never Lost” as a teenager in 2002. I started working on “Send Your Love” in 2015 but couldn’t figure out how to finish it until I saw the movie True Romance for the first time last year. Sharon and I collaborated on “Taking It Back” and “Yer Too Good” this year. We couldn’t have made these songs without some of our new and old friends. Ryan Wasoba, who I played shows with in the early 2000s, helped us record some guitars on “Never Lost.” And our new friends Nick Wilkerson (drums), Brandon Yangmi (recording engineer), and Scoops Dardaris (mixing) helped us out on everything else.// The second set of four songs on the EP are a collection of digital singles we released over the past few years and collected here for the first time on cassette. // We’re super lucky and grateful to work with American Laundromat Records, Bank Robber Music, and SRG studios. They’ve been helping us release music for the last seven years. Special thanks to Lonny Unitus for the excellent cassette design and layouts.” – Philip Dickey // Performed by Dragon Inn 3: Grace Bentley on vocals; Philip Dickey on bass, drums, guitar, synths, & vocals; Sharon Hamm on synths, vocals. // Additional Musicians: Nick Wilkerson on drums on Send Your Love, Never Lost, Yer Too Good, and Clock Machine; Ryan Wasoba on distorted guitars on Never Lost;
Matt Vollmer on Fender VI on Yer Too Good; Juan C. Marioni on Acoustic 12-String on Yer Too Good; Samo T. on feedback on Never Lost. // Mixed by Scoops Dardaris// Recorded by Philip Dickey, Jack Florio, Brandon Yangmi, Ryan Wasoba, and Ross Brown. // Mastered by Sean Glonek at SRG studios // In 2023 Dragon Inn 3 released Trade Secrets on American Laundromat Records on April 18, 2023, their sophomore release featuring 10 new original songs plus a cover of Yazoo’s “Only You.” // For Dragon Inn 3 second album: Grace Bentley on vocals; Philip Dickey on synths, drums, guitar, bass & vocals; Sharon Hamm on synths & vocals; David Hill on vocals & synths. Recorded from 2018 to 2022 at Davey’s house and Sharon’s house. Recorded, mixed, and produced by Philip Dickey. Additional recording and mixing help from Ross Brown, David Hill, and Chase Horseman. Mastered by Sean Glonek at SRG studios. Additional musicians: Bill Belzer percussion “I Can’t Stop”, John Cardwell guitar “Finally Going Down”, Ben Collins guitar “I Can’t Stop”, Tim Gillespie saxophone “I Can’t Stop” “Out Of Control” “Trade Secrets Theme”, Anita Kitungano vocals “See It Your Way”, John O’Hallaron guitar “Teleport”, Bora Wilondja vocals “See It Your Way” “Trade Secrets Theme”, Mauwa Wilondja vocals “Trade Secrets Theme”, Pelo Wilondja percussion “I Could Never”. Additional writers: Emma Bentley Ruzicka “Not Enough”, Bora Wilondja “See It Your Way”, JR Top “See It Your Way”, and Vincent Clark “Only You”. Cover photo: Dominik Podlipniak. Design: Dustin Williams. // Kansas City based band formed in 2012 with Grace Bentley, Sharon Bowie, Philip K. Dickey, E.P. Marcus. Dragon Inn 3’s debut LP DOUBLE LINE on August 17, 2018 through American Laundromat records. DOUBLE LINE was part of WMM’s 118 Best Recordings of 2018. The band spent six years whittling away on the songs. Combining sugary pop hooks, hypnotic beats, and huge MOOG synths, Dragon Inn 3’s playful take on 80s pop could double as the soundtrack to a John Hughes movie (if John Hughes directed Blade Runner). The cinematic origins of Dragon Inn 3 can be traced back to 2012, when Philip Dickey (leader of the indie-pop group, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin) wrote a theme song for the award-winning short film Ghoul School. “If you watch the trailer you can tell it’s the same premise and look as Stranger Things–we just accidentally made it three years before them,” Dickey says. “I had so much fun making the soundtrack with the director (E.P. Marcus) that we decided to start a band.” Dickey recruited his sister, Sharon Bowie, an occupational therapist, and his wife, children’s librarian Grace Bentley, to help with songwriting and vocal duties. The group self-released the Ghoul School Soundtrack EP in late 2012, receiving high praise from Consequence of Sound, Philadelphia’s WXPN, and The Riverfront Times, before climbing to #1 on Bandcamp’s cassette charts. Then it was back to the studio (i.e. the bedrooms, kitchens, garages, and hotel rooms that doubled as makeshift recording studios). In between full-time jobs, parenthood, graduate school classes, and cross country moves, the members of Dragon Inn 3 put Double Line to tape. “I’m a stay-at-home dad now, so I would work on song arrangements and rough mixes when our toddler was taking his naps,” explains Dickey. “Grace would come home from work and record all her parts after his bedtime. We recorded all the breathy vocals in the living room and all the yelly parts in the garage so we wouldn’t wake him up.” The result is a highly addictive album that creates “a soundtrack for the more introspective moments on and off the dance floor,” according to critic David Greenwald. With members spread out over the country (KC, LA, and Springfield, MO), the group signed to American Laundromat Records in early 2018. A demo of “Bad Boy” (co-written with Free Energy’s Paul Sprangers) landed in a commercial for Ryan Adams’ Beats 1 Radio show before the song was even completed. More Info at: http://www.dragoninn3.com] [Philip Dicky joined us LIVE on WMM on May 3, 2023.]

The Beth’s – “Straight Line Was A Lie”
from: Straight Line Was A Lie / Anti- / August 29, 2025
[The Beths — the New Zealand-based quartet of vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair, and drummer Tristan Deck — release their new album, Straight Line Was A Lie, on ANTI-. // The path from The Beths’ critically celebrated and year-end-list-topping 2022 album Expert In A Dying Field to Straight Line Was A Lie was anything but straightforward. For the first time, Stokes was struggling to write new songs beyond fragments she’d recorded on her phone. She’d recently started taking an SSRI, which on one hand made her feel like she could “fix” everything broken in her life, from her mental and physical health to fraught family dynamics. At the same time, writing wasn’t coming as easily as it had before. // With Straight Line Was A Lie, Stokes and Pearce broke down the typical Beths writing process, opening themselves up to a wave of creative input, with Stokes’ free-flowing writing routine proving to be therapeutic. Already a celebrated lyricist, Stokes has long impressed fans and critics with catchy, instant-classic turns of phrase that capture the personal and ladder up to the universal. But Stokes’ intentional deconstruction and rebuilding of her relationship to writing, however, has resulted in a complete renewal. Her songwriting has achieved startling new depths of insight and vulnerability, making Straight Line Was A Lie the most sharply observant, truthful, and poetic Beths project to date.]

Julia Haile – “You Weren’t Around”
from: “You Weren’t Around” – Single / Julia Haile / October 10, 2025
[Haunted by the idea of you. This song explores the idea of realizing the love isn’t worth the loss of self. “I liked you better when you weren’t around”. Julia Haile -on vocals; Tim Braun – guitar & bass; Fritz Hutchison on drums; Chase Horseman on keyboards, synthesize. One of four new singles released by Julia Haile over the past two years. Julia Haile is a singer and songwriter based in Kansas City, MO. Her natural talent and musical education have fueled a career of exciting performances and beautiful music. From leading Neo-Soul band Hi-Lux and international collaborations to solo works, Julia’s goal is create meaningful musical experiences for all. Julia’s work with Hi-Lux included Tim Braun on guitar, Nick Howell on keys, Dan Loftus on bass, (and prior to that Pete Leibert on bass) and Kian Bryne on drums. Hi-Lux is a Modern-Soul band that blends and bends the boundaries between soul, rock n roll, reggae, and funk. This group aims to create music that pays tribute to their myriad of influences (Amy Winehouse, The Meters, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings). but also claims a spotlight of its own in the musical world. Hi-Lux released the singles, “Revolution” and “Get What You Give” on February 28, 2020, through The Record Machine. Hi-Lux released the single. “Don’t Blame Lee” (featuring Lee Scratch Perry) on April 20, 2018. Hi-Lux released the 7” vinyl single, “”Dance With My Baby” b/w “Don’t Blame Me” on January 5, 2018 through Sunflower Soul Records. Hi-Lux released their 6-track, self-titled EP, Hi-Lux on January 2, 2018. All 6 songs had previously been released as singles..]The band brings together elements of soul, reggae and funk for a unique and dance inspiring sound. More info at: http://www.juliaHaile.com]

LyMerrick – “Medicine”
from: “Medicine” – Single / LyMerrick / October 1, 2024
[LyMerrick is a solo artist and lead singer of Supermoto. LyMerrick released the singles: “Broadway” with Ikey Suave feat. TOP MEECH; Ephemeral”- EP on October 1, 2024; Singles: “Lost and Sedated” on March 26, 2024; “Runaway” on August 24, 2020; “Look at You (feat. Sleepwalker) on May 13, 2020; “Early Days” on March 7, 2020; “Reminiscing to the Future” on April 5, 2019; “Lay Me Down” on February 8, 2018; “Moves (feat. Latenitee)” on January 31, 2019; “First Thing (feat. Latenitee)”; “Queen” on December 15, 2018; “Baggage” on December 9, 2018; “Pipe Down” on September 5, 2018; “Not Another Love Song” on June 27, 2018; and “Not Good Enough” on May 17, 2018. // LyMerrick is also lead singer of Supermoto who released ther self titled debut album, Supermoto /through Manor Records on September 30, 2024. Hailing from Kansas City, this 5-piece group started meeting in the pre covid winter of 2020. April of 2021 they released their first two songs “Moonlight” & “Polarized” which led to a run of energetic & successful live performances – all the while building up many catchy originals drawing on their inspirations of jazz, funk, r&b, city pop and disco. ]

Calvin Arsenia – “Is That What You Like”
from: Paradise / Calvin Arsenia / June 23, 2023
[Paradise is Calvin Arsenia’s 14 track album. 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 VERY 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, and 2022. 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, Friday, June 23, and Saturday, June 24, at 7:00 PM at The Emerald, 1715 West 9th Street, KCMO, WEST BOTTOMS. More info at http://www.calvinarsenia.com][Calvin Arsenia was our guest on WMM on Jan. 18, 2023, June 21, 2023, and our 1000th Show on June 28, 2923.]

[Calvin Arsenia plays the National Museum of Toys and Minatures, 5335 Oak St. KCMO, TONIHJT, Wednesday, October 15 at 6:30am.]

[Calvin Arsenia plays Greenwood Social Hall. At 1750 Belleview, KCMO West Side for BIG FEELS: Stories from the Heartland honeyglazed in love, pain, and the reckless will to survive. Thursday, October 16, at 7:00pm featuring: Fil by Peter Max lawrence, Poetry by Emery Diercks, Jace Jacob and poet Laureare of Kansas City Melissa Ferrer-Civil, and music by Calvin Arsenia.]

Car Microwave – “Ford Crown Victoria”
from: “Ford Crown Victoria” – Single / Car Microwave / September 25, 2025
[Car Microwave are an indie rock band out of KCMO. Devout haters of Truck Oven! With Katie Boord on vocals; Caitlyn Jacobs on guitar, vocals; Kirsten Krier on bass; Parker Mason on guitar, and Riley Rexford on drums. The band released the single “Kiki’s Delivery Service (feat. Shotgun Wedding Singer)” on October 4, 2024. (Shotgun Wedding Singer is Adam Doyle and Ben Wendt).They released the album, PHOTO ALBUM on May 19, 2023.]

10:30 – Underwriting

Rude Cousin – “Scrawny Man”
from: Rude Cousin / Rude Cousin / September 25, 2025
[Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO. Front women Anna Redmond and Rita Hanch had been making music together way before forming Rude Cousin in 2024. As fate would have it Rita’s sister Elle Hanch plays bass, so they invited her and other cousin and guitarist Brock Johnson to join. The band was completed by local drumming sensation, Dustin Mott. Inspired by the Riot grrrl movement, rude cousin’s songs are a lil rowdy, witty and even melodic. For Rude Cousin Elle Hanch plays bass; Brock Johnson plays lead guitar; Rita Hanch is lead vocalist & guitarist; and Anna Redmond is also lead vocalist & keyboardist & guitarist; and Dustin Mott on drums.]

[Rude Cousin play an Album Release Show, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guest Nan & The One Nite Stands at 3807 Troost Ave. DIY Space ~ parking across the street.]

10:35 – Interview with Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson

Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson of the KC based band Rude Cousin. Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO. Front women Anna Redmond and Rita Hanch had been making music together way before forming Rude Cousin in 2024. As fate would have it Rita’s sister Elle Hanch plays bass, so they invited her and other cousin and guitarist Brock Johnson to join. The band was completed by local drumming sensation, Dustin Mott. Inspired by the Riot grrrl movement, rude cousin’s songs are a lil rowdy, witty and even melodic. For Rude Cousin Elle Hanch plays bass; Brock Johnson plays lead guitar; Rita Hanch is lead vocalist & guitarist; and Anna Redmond is also lead vocalist & keyboardist & guitarist; and Dustin Mott on drums.

Rude Cousin play an Album Release Show, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guest Nan & The One Nite Stands at 3807 Troost Ave. DIY Space ~ parking across the street.

Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson Thank you for being with us on WMM

Rude Cousin were formed in 2024

Rude Cousin is:
Elle Hanch plays bass
Brock Johnson plays lead guitar
Rita Hanch is lead vocalist & guitarist
Anna Redmond is also lead vocalist & keyboardist & guitarist
Dustin Mott on drums.

Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO.

Front women Anna Redmond and Rita Hanch had been making music together way before forming Rude Cousin in 2024.

As fate would have it Rita’s sister Elle Hanch plays bass, so they invited her and other cousin and guitarist Brock Johnson to join.

The band was completed by local drumming sensation, Dustin Mott.

Inspired by the Riot grrrl movement, rude cousin’s songs are a lil rowdy, witty and even melodic.

10:44

Rude Cousin – “Break 4 U”
from: Rude Cousin / Rude Cousin / September 25, 2025
[Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO. Front women Anna Redmond and Rita Hanch had been making music together way before forming Rude Cousin in 2024. As fate would have it Rita’s sister Elle Hanch plays bass, so they invited her and other cousin and guitarist Brock Johnson to join. The band was completed by local drumming sensation, Dustin Mott. Inspired by the Riot grrrl movement, rude cousin’s songs are a lil rowdy, witty and even melodic. For Rude Cousin Elle Hanch plays bass; Brock Johnson plays lead guitar; Rita Hanch is lead vocalist & guitarist; and Anna Redmond is also lead vocalist & keyboardist & guitarist; and Dustin Mott on drums.]

[Rude Cousin play an Album Release Show, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guest Nan & The One Nite Stands at 3807 Troost Ave. DIY Space ~ parking across the street.]

10:46 – More Interview with Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson

Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson of the KC based band Rude Cousin. Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO. Front women Anna Redmond and Rita Hanch had been making music together way before forming Rude Cousin in 2024. As fate would have it Rita’s sister Elle Hanch plays bass, so they invited her and other cousin and guitarist Brock Johnson to join. The band was completed by local drumming sensation, Dustin Mott. Inspired by the Riot grrrl movement, rude cousin’s songs are a lil rowdy, witty and even melodic. For Rude Cousin Elle Hanch plays bass; Brock Johnson plays lead guitar; Rita Hanch is lead vocalist & guitarist; and Anna Redmond is also lead vocalist & keyboardist & guitarist; and Dustin Mott on drums.

Rude Cousin play an Album Release Show, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guest Nan & The One Nite Stands at 3807 Troost Ave. DIY Space.

Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson Thank you for being with us on WMM

Rude Cousin were formed in 2024

Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO.

Rita Hanch and Brock Johnson Thank you for being with us on WMM

Rude Cousin play an Album Release Show, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guest Nan & The One Nite Stands at 3807 Troost Ave. DIY Space.

10:54

Rude Cousin – “Ur In A Band”
from: Rude Cousin / Rude Cousin / September 25, 2025
[Rude Cousin is comprised of real life cousins from Kansas City, MO. Front women Anna Redmond and Rita Hanch had been making music together way before forming Rude Cousin in 2024. As fate would have it Rita’s sister Elle Hanch plays bass, so they invited her and other cousin and guitarist Brock Johnson to join. The band was completed by local drumming sensation, Dustin Mott. Inspired by the Riot grrrl movement, rude cousin’s songs are a lil rowdy, witty and even melodic. For Rude Cousin Elle Hanch plays bass; Brock Johnson plays lead guitar; Rita Hanch is lead vocalist & guitarist; and Anna Redmond is also lead vocalist & keyboardist & guitarist; and Dustin Mott on drums.]

[Rude Cousin play an Album Release Show, Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00pm with special guest Nan & The One Nite Stands at 3807 Troost Ave. DIY Space ~ parking across the street.]

Lorna Kay – “Havin’ A Ball”
from: Lorna Kay – EP / Town & Country / September 19, 2025
[Lauren Krum solo project with Mike Stover. Lauren Krum is known for her work as lead singer of The Grisly Hand who had their last show on May 11, 2024 at The Ship. The band first started playing live in 2009. When The Grisly Hand released their debut album Safe House, the entire band (at that time: Lauren Krum, Jimmy Fitzner, Johnny Nichols, Chas Snyder, Mike Tuley. Ben Summers & Kian Byrne) climbed into our studios and performed live on our Nov. 10, 2010 show. // Jimmy Fitzner, Johnny Nichols, Chas Snyder were in a band called Left Behind. Lauren had played with them at The Brick, before laving Kansas City to go to Columbia College in Chicago. N Chicago Lauren created the group The Strumpettes a soul-inspired group featuring four female singers and a four-piece band. When the Strumpettes dismantled in 2008 and her life in Chicago started to fall apart, Krum decided to move back to Kansas City. She immediately began singing with From Before. // Within a few months, Krum, Fitzner, Nichols and Snyder were performing as a new group. They had brought on Andy Davis to play mandolin. Krum had found the name “the Grisly Hand” iafter coming across it in the poem “Webster Ford” from Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. The most Current grouping of The Grisly Hand was Jimmy Fitzner, Lauren Krum, Ben Summers, Mike Stover, Johnny Nichols and Kian Byrne. / A super group of sorts several members have also been involved in other projects. Lauren has played and recorded with Ruddy Swain (w/ David Regnier), Lorna Kay, and Lorna Kay’s Country Club, as well as being a DJ.]

[Lorna K plays Honky the LiftKC Concert at The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO West Bottoms with Kadeshg Flow on Tuesday, October 21 at 5:00pm]

[Lorna K plays Honky Tonk Tuesday at The Ship 1221 Union Ave, KCMO West Bottoms on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:00pm]

11:00 – Station ID

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Death In Venice” (from recordings)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. Howard worked exclusively with Chad, Julie and Andrew with the exception of one recording session where Julie was sick and Beth Watts Nelson played in her place. And Brett Hodges plays dobro on a few tracks. Howard would run through the song once and then they would hit “record” and capture each song in one or two takes. No over dubs, no rehearsal. Howard called it “Back Porch Music.” All together 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers. Howard has actually written many more songs but these are the ones that made the cut to be recorded. Howard continue to collaborate with Pat Tomek, producer, engineer, former drummer of The Rainmakers who keeps all of Howards songs in his computer in his studio. When Howard first writes a song he captures the raw track in a demo recording with Pat. Howard has been working with Pat Tomek since the late 1970s.]

[Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play Grand Avenue Temple and Grand Avenue Temple Building, 205 East 9th Street & 903 Grand Avenue, KCMO, on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00pm. The Shady Sides will open.]

11:03 – Interview with Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & Julie Bates & Andrew Morris

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers will play live in our KKFI 90.1 FM Studios.

Legendary Singer Songwriter Howard Iceberg is one of the most prolific and poetic songwriters in Kansas City. He has written thousands of songs. Howard has done all of this while also leading a distinguished career as an immigration attorney (Howard Eisberg), and has donated much of his time and music to projects that serve our community. Howard Iceberg began performing in the late 1970s, and playing with songwriters Scott Hrabko and Iris DeMent in the 1980s. Over the past five and a half decades he has released countless albums, and collections of songs. In 2011, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics released a seven CD, box set, of 106 new songs, all instant classics. In 2014 he released a collection called Spring 2014, on his birthday May 9, 2015 he released, Smooth Sailing which included 13 new songs. In September 2016 Howard released a 2 CD set of 26 new tracks called, “Kansas City Songs.” On December 20, 2017 Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – released the album Netherlands with Rich Hill on organ, Bryan Hicks on electric bass, Doug Auwarter on drums, Dan Bliss on guitar. Over the past seven years Howard Iceberg has been working exclusively with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. Recording 100 new songs. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. All together 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers.

Howard Iceberg Thanks for being with us on WMM

Chad Brothers is a KC-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandmate to many. An accomplished guitarist and vocalist of 35+ years, Chad has strong sense of melodic and harmonic patterns, with a uniquely soulful perspective from which he writes original folk, bluegrass, rock and psychedelic music rooted in acoustic and electric guitar. // Born and raised on a family farm outside of Winfield, KS, Chad was deeply influenced from a young age by the acoustic mecca of the Walnut Valley Festival, absorbing and evolving musically under the rich history and uniquely-inviting campground jamming culture of the annual event. // These days, you can find Chad performing around Kansas City and surrounding areas in his impressive array of musical projects, including with Old Sound, Supermassive Black Holes, Shapiro Brothers, Mikal Shapiro & The Musical, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics and several others. Chad has also served as Chief Operator at KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio since August 2019.

Chad Brothers Thanks for being with us on WMM

Julie Bates is a classically trained violinist from Kansas City. Andrew Morris is a Chicago blues guitarist from Warsaw, Indiana. They met in Leipzig, Germany. During their year of living in the former East Germany, the pair began reanalyzing the songs of their homeland, and developed a tight yet gritty bluegrass style. In the summer of 2013 they left their jobs to hit the road and haven’t looked back. This year on August 2, 2025 The Matchsellers released their newest album, Psychobiography. On May 3, 2024 The Matchsellers released LIVE AT THE WAREHOUSE. // On October 28, 2022 The Matchsellers released The Wishful Thinker’s Hall of Game // On February 12, 2016 they released their album, SONGS WE MADE UP. In late 2014 they released their debut full length recording, “Kosciusko County”. The Matchsellers have toured 3 European countries and 25 US States, performing 180 shows a year, including the KC Fringe Festival, Bluegrass Bazaar in Flint, Michigan, Norman Music Festival in Norman, OK, and a 1st place win at the Eddie Owen Presents songwriting competition in Atlanta, GA. And recently wins in finger picking and playing.

Julie Bates and Andrew Morris Thanks for being with us on WMM

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play Grand Avenue Temple and Grand Avenue Temple Building, 205 East 9th Street & 903 Grand Avenue, KCMO, on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00pm. The Shady Sides will open.

Over the past 7 years Howard Iceberg has been working exclusively with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. Recording 100 new songs. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. Howard would run through the song once and then they would hit “record” and capture each song in one or two takes. No over dubs, no rehearsal. Howard called it “Back Porch Music.” 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers.

Howard worked exclusively with Chad, Julie and Andrew with the exception of one recording session where Julie was sick and Beth Watts Nelson played in her place. And Brett Hodges plays dobro on a few tracks.

Howard has actually written many more songs but these are the ones that made the cut to be recorded. Howard continue to collaborate with Pat Tomek, producer, engineer, former drummer of The Rainmakers who keeps all of Howards songs in his computer in his studio. When Howard first writes a song he captures the raw track in a demo recording with Pat. Howard has been working with Pat Tomek since the late 1970s.

Legendary Kansas City Singer Songwriter – Howard Eisberg records and performs under the name Howard iceberg. He is one of the most prolific and poetic songwriters of the Kansas City music scene. He has written hundreds, possibly thousands of songs. Howard has done all of this while also leading a distinguished career as an immigration attorney, and he has donated much of his time and music to valuable projects that serve our community. Howard Iceberg began performing in coffeehouses in the late 1980s with fellow area independent songwriters Scott Hrabko and Iris DeMent.

11:10

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Closer Into You” (LIVE)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. Howard worked exclusively with Chad, Julie and Andrew with the exception of one recording session where Julie was sick and Beth Watts Nelson played in her place. And Brett Hodges plays dobro on a few tracks. Howard would run through the song once and then they would hit “record” and capture each song in one or two takes. No over dubs, no rehearsal. Howard called it “Back Porch Music.” All together 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers. Howard has actually written many more songs but these are the ones that made the cut to be recorded. Howard continue to collaborate with Pat Tomek, producer, engineer, former drummer of The Rainmakers who keeps all of Howards songs in his computer in his studio. When Howard first writes a song he captures the raw track in a demo recording with Pat. Howard has been working with Pat Tomek since the late 1970s.]

11:13 – More Interview w/ Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & Julie Bates & Andrew Morris

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers are playing live in our KKFI 90.1 FM Studios.

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris Thanks for being with us on WMM

Last February 14 The Matchsellers released their single “I Can’t Believe Were Still In Love” // The Matchsellers played Manor Fest 7 on Saturday, May 24 at Stockyards, 1600 Genessee St, KCMO with Jack Summers, and Natalie Prauser // This year on August 2, 2025 The Matchsellers released their newest album, Psychobiography.

11:18

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “I Went The Other Way” (LIVE)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. .]

11:21 – More Interview with Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & Julie Bates & Andrew Morris

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers are playing live in our KKFI 90.1 FM Studios.

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris Thanks for being with us on WMM

Pat Tomek at Largely Studios is part of Howard Iceberg’s long time recording project. In 2018 when he was on the show Howard tells us that he has more than 4 albums worth of new songs in the works.

Pat Tomek is longtime member of The Titanics, drummer and member of legendary band The Rainmakers, and drummer in the band Deco Auto, that we played earlier in the show. Pat Tomek is also a recording engineer and producer who has worked with countless area bands and musicians and has been a primary partner and caretaker in the recording and production of Howard’s recording project of songs.

11:26

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “The Martini Song” (from recordings)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. Howard worked exclusively with Chad, Julie and Andrew with the exception of one recording session where Julie was sick and Beth Watts Nelson played in her place. And Brett Hodges plays dobro on a few tracks. Howard would run through the song once and then they would hit “record” and capture each song in one or two takes. No over dubs, no rehearsal. Howard called it “Back Porch Music.” All together 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers. Howard has actually written many more songs but these are the ones that made the cut to be recorded. Howard continue to collaborate with Pat Tomek, producer, engineer, former drummer of The Rainmakers who keeps all of Howards songs in his computer in his studio. When Howard first writes a song he captures the raw track in a demo recording with Pat. Howard has been working with Pat Tomek since the late 1970s.]

11:28 – Underwriting

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Lay Down Your Arms” Julie on vocals
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. .]

[Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play Grand Avenue Temple / Grand Avenue Temple Building, 205 East 9th Street & 903 Grand Ave., KCMO, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at 7:00pm. The Shady Sides will open.]

11:33 – Interview with Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & Julie Bates & Andrew Morris

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris Thanks for being with us on WMM

11:38

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “Long Ago And Far Away” (LIVE)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. .]

[Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play Grand Avenue Temple / Grand Avenue Temple Building, 205 East 9th Street & 903 Grand Ave., KCMO, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at 7:00pm. The Shady Sides will open.]

11:41 – Interview with Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & Julie Bates & Andrew Morris

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris Thanks for being with us on WMM

Chad Brothers has released new music this year with his band Old Sound last year his band Supermassive Black Holes released a full length album, he hjas dome many live sjows withthese band and also with Mikal Shapiro and The Musical, Barclay Brothjers, Shapiro Brothers and as a solo artist.

11:46

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “It’s Just Love” (LIVE)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. .]

[Howard Iceberg & The Titanics play Grand Avenue Temple / Grand Avenue Temple Building, 205 East 9th Street & 903 Grand Ave., KCMO, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at 7:00pm. The Shady Sides will open.]

11:49 – Interview with Howard Iceberg & Chad Brothers & Julie Bates & Andrew Morris

Howard Iceberg, Chad Brothers, and Julie Bates & Andrew Morris Thanks for being with us on WMM

Over the past 7 years Howard Iceberg has been working exclusively with Chad Brothers, Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. Howard would run through the song once and then they would hit “record” and capture each song in one or two takes. No over dubs, no rehearsal. Howard called it “Back Porch Music.” 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers.

For Wednesday MidDay Medley I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!

11:54

Howard Iceberg & The Titanics – “The Bad Dream” (from recordings)
from: Howard Iceberg’s New Songs / Howard Iceberg & The Titanics / October 17, 2025
[Howard Iceberg on lead vocals with Chad Brothers and Julie Bates and Andrew Morris of The Matchsellers. These musician met every three months for 3-hour sessions, over a period of seven years, in the basement of Chad Brothers’ house where he has a recording studio. Howard worked exclusively with Chad, Julie and Andrew with the exception of one recording session where Julie was sick and Beth Watts Nelson played in her place. And Brett Hodges plays dobro on a few tracks. Howard would run through the song once and then they would hit “record” and capture each song in one or two takes. No over dubs, no rehearsal. Howard called it “Back Porch Music.” All together 100 songs were engineered and recorded by Chad Brothers. Howard has actually written many more songs but these are the ones that made the cut to be recorded. Howard continue to collaborate with Pat Tomek, producer, engineer, former drummer of The Rainmakers who keeps all of Howards songs in his computer in his studio. When Howard first writes a song he captures the raw track in a demo recording with Pat. Howard has been working with Pat Tomek since the late 1970s.]

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

Next week, on Wednesday, October 22, we present WMM’s 20 Favorite Tracks of All Time! To help us celebrate I will be joined by my special co-hosts: Betse Ellis, Sandra Draper, and KKFI’s new Executive Director Bess Wallerstein for our Wednesday MidDay Medley Fall On-Air-Fund Drive. We will need to hear from YOU our listeners to support Community Radio. In our currently political climate we need your support now more than ever. Please call 888-931-0901 during the show so we can say your name over the airwaves.

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A really big THANK YOU to every one of you who donated during Wednesday MidDay Medley and our Summer Fund Drive for KKFI 90.1 FM. We had 47 individuals donate a total of $3529.00 in support of Community Radio. Special thanks go to my co-hosts and guests: Betse Ellis, Mikal Shapiro, Sandra Draper, Steve Tulipana and Lincoln Dreher!!!

Thanks to KKFI Staff: Executive Director – Bess Wallerstein-Huff, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers, Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver. And Shaina Littler – Office Manager Book Keeper

This radio station is more than the individual hosts of each individual radio show. It is a collective spirit of hundreds of people, setting aside ego, to work for the greater good of community building and the goal of keeping our airwaves, non-commercial, and open! Thank you to programmers who create content for over 85 locally produced radio shows & volunteers who made extra effort to keep our station alive.

For WMM, I’m Mark Manning. Thanks for listening!

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