#416 – April 11, 2012 Playlist | Wednesday MidDay Medley

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

New & Local Releases + Char Daniels of LIKE ME Lighthouse
+ Nathan Reusch, Jerad Tomasino, Ross Brown, & Coleen Voeks

1. Vacationer – “Trip”
from: Gone / Downtown Records / March 20, 2012
[A side project of Body Language, a Brooklyn synth pop outfit known for their EP, Social Studies. Vacationer plays The Midland, April 17, with The Naked and The Famous, and Now, Now.]

2. Ruddy Swain – “There Goes My Love”
from: Ruddy Swain [EP] / Independent / November 13, 2011
[Ruddy Swain is David Regnier of Dead Voices and Lauren Krum of The Grisly Hand. Ruddy Swain plays The Riot Room Tomorrow, April 12, with Mountain Sprout, and Deen-O & The Eskimo Bros.]

3. Dead Voices – “Dream Notes”
from: Studio Cut / Independent / 2010
[written by Dave Regnier of The Afterparty, who w/ Jason Beers of The Brannock Device, Mike Stover of Mr. Marco’s V7’s and Matt Richey of The Columns make up Dead Voices, who also sometimes include: Lauren Krum and Marco Pascolini. Dead Voices will play Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, this Friday, April 13 w/ The Blessed Broke and The Sawyers.]

10:14

We gave away 2 tickets to Byrd Production’s 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser, this Sat, April 14, 7:00pm at Just Off Broadway Theatre, w/ Boulevard Beer, Moxie Catering, Brody’s Bakery, performances from Last Free Exit, Jay Cady, Rod Sipe & Matt Gurley, Patricia Rusconi, The Flock, Victor Dougherty, Poets: Jason Ryberg, Iris Appelquist & William Peck, Burlesque from: Goldie Goldstein as LuLu Xanadu, Yvette D’Sin, Kinsey Scale, Ruby Sunset & Cher D Blame. More info: byrdproductions.org

4. Appropriate Grammar – “Lady in Love”
from: Lies and Stories [EP] / Independent / Spring 2012
[Appropriate Grammar includes: Nick McKenna – Guitar/Vocals, Alex Dunsford – Lead Guitar, Claire Adams – Bass/Vocals, and Steve Gardels – Drums. Appropriate Grammar play the recordBar TONIGHT with Goldenboy and Martin Bush.]

5. Bobby Womack – “Please Forgive My Heart”
from: The Bravest Man in The Universe / XL Records / Summer, 2012
[First album of new material in over 13 years. Late last month, the 68-year-old Bobby Womack was released from the hospital following a successful recovery from pneumonia. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has also been battling cancer is scheduled to undergo surgery later this year and looks forward to touring in support of his upcoming album.]

6. Chely Wright – “Like Me”
from: Lifted Off The Ground / Vangaurd – EMI Records / May 4, 2010
[Produced by Rodney Crowell. Chely Wright’s 7th album was released the same day Random House published her groundbreaking autobiography, Like Me. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Her first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with “Shut Up and Drive.” Two years later, her 4th album yielded her first #1 single, the title track, “Single White Female”. She has had more than 15 singles on the country charts, and has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. In May 2010, Chely Wright became the first major country music performer to publicly come out as gay. She cited among her reasons for “coming out” a concern with bullying and hate crimes toward gays, particularly gay teenagers, and the damage to her life caused by “lying and hiding”.]

10:30 – Interview with Char Daniels

Char Daniels is Director of Operations for LIKEME Lighthouse, 3909 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, a project of the LIKEME Organization, a not-for-profit, 501 – C (3) charity founded by musician Chely Wright. The organization chose to open an LGBT Community Center in KC to provide a safe and welcoming place for the area LGBT community to meet and work together to promote equality. More info at: likemelighthouse.org.

Char Daniels talked about Chely Wright’s song “Like Me” from her album “Lifted Off The Ground.”

Char talked about how she became involved in working with LikeMe Lighthouse.

Chely Wright grew up in the Kansas City area.

The LikeMe Lighthouse is located in the same building at 90.1 FM and provides a safe and welcoming space where LGBT individuals and their families, as well as straight allies, can come for education, resources and to build a cohesive LGBT community in the Midwest. The Lighthouse will provide educational and social events to bring all individuals into the Lighthouse, as well as an outreach program to make the Midwest aware of the needs of the LGBT community. The LIKEME Lighthouse will serve as a voice for the LGBT community in the Midwest.

Hours: Monday – Saturday 11AM to 7PM, Sunday Noon to 6PM

Lighthouse comes fully equipped with resources, staff, counselors and a sense of community and safety. Within the Lighthouse, the Community Center provides resources on such topics as the coming out process, gender identity, bullying and other issues the LGBT community faces.

Char and Mark discussed the Grand Opening Weekend of the LikeMe Lighthouse that included sold out events featuring a documentary premiere and a concert featuring Kristie Stremel, Jennifer Knapp, Tracy Ryerson, Stamie Karakasidis, Hal Sparks, Chely Wright, Alan Cumming, Jeff Parshley, Adam Bouska and Thomas Roberts who all came to Kansas City to support the LIKEME Lighthouse.

Char discussed the facilities of The LikeMe Lighthouse that include a Gallery, Library, a Cyber Center, Meeting rooms, a Welcome Center, with more to come.

Already several groups are now using the LikeMe Lighthouse for their Events details

March 24, 2012 – 10:00AM – Cardio 101
March 25, 2012 -2:00PM – VOLUNTEER TRAINING
March 25, 2012 – 4:00PM – GLSEN of Greater Kansas City Chapter Meeting
March 28, 2012 – 6:30PM – Hear Me Out Toastmasters Meeting

LikeMe offers scholarships for area LGBT graduating seniors, who are heading off to college this fall. Applications are due May 31.

LikeMe Lighthouse is currently training new volunteers.

LIKEME Lighthouse, is located at 3909 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, a project of the LIKEME Organization, a not-for-profit, 501 – C (3) charity founded by musician Chely Wright.

Open Monday – Saturday: 11:00am to 7:00pm, Sunday: 12:00pm to 6:00pm.

Phone:(855) RULIKEME

More info at: likemelighthouse.org.

10:44 – Underwriting

10:45

7. Kasey Rausch – “Grassroots”
from: Born Near The Waters… / Rausch House / 2004
[Kasey Rausch can be seen in the short film: “Two Sisters” Directed by Anthony Ladesich, that is playing today at 4:30pm, at the AMC Main Street 6 downtown, as part of The Kansas City FilmFest. ]

[Kasey Rausch will play a solo set first, and then will pick up the doghouse bass and join Buttermilk Boys at RecordBar, Tuesday, April 17, 7:00pm to 9:00pm. in an All ages show.]

[Kasey Rausch, The Grisly Hand, AJ Finney, Grand Marquis, Expo ’70, and Troglodyte all perform at Earwaxx Records and More, 6410 N Oak, Saturday, April 21, 11:00am to 9:00pm for Earwaxx Records Record Store Day Celebration.]

8. Ghosty – “Let Me In”
from: GHOSTY / More Famouser Records / April 17, 2012
[Ghosty is Andrew Connor, Mike Nolte an Bill Belzer who recorded their new album themselves over the last couple of years with help from David Wetzel, Josh Adams, Jake Blanton, Konnor Ervin, Ryan Connor, Kirsten Paludan, and Dan Talmadge. The new release will be pressed on vinyl and available on LP and digital download. More info at ghostysounds.com.]

[Ghosty celebrates the release of their 3rd full-length album (their 1st to be released on vinyl !!) w/ an instore performance at Vinyl Renaissance, 1415 West 39th Street, this Saturday April 14, at 3:00 PM.]

[Ghosty plays the recordBar, Sat, April 21, in a special album release show with Minden and ACBs]

9. Adam Lee & the Dead Horse Sound Company – “When The Spirit Moves Me”
from: When The Spirits Move Me / Independent / November 16, 2010
[Adam Lee & the Dead Horse Sound Co. play Davies Uptown tonight, w/ Mercer & Johnson, and JP Harris & the Tough Choices.]

10. Leon Russell – “Give Peace a Chance”
from: Leon Russell / The Right Stuff / Reissued 1995 (Originally released May 1970)
[Leon Russell plays KC this Friday, April 13, at 8:00 pm, at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester KCMO]

11:00 – Interview with Nathan Reusch, Jerad Tomasino & Ross Brown, & Coleen Shaw-Voeks

The 5th annual Record Store Day will take place on Sat, April 21. Record Store Day is an internationally celebrated day observed the 3rd Saturday of April each year. Its purpose is to celebrate the art of music. The day brings together fans, artists, and nearly 1000 independently owned record stores in the United States, along with hundreds of independent record stores across the world.

Joining us to talk about Record Store day are : Nathan Reusch of The Record Machine, Jerad Tomasino & Ross Brown of Golden Sound Records, & Coleen Shaw-Voeks of Vinyl Renaissance. We’ll play new music from: Akkilles, La Guerre, The Empty Spaces, Spirit Is The Spirit, Fullbloods, Millions of Boys, Baseball Project, The Sexy Accident, and Kimbra.

Coleen Shaw-Voeks has been working in record stores for over 15 years. She was formerly the owner of Need More Discs with her husband, musician Erik Voeks. Needmore Discs operated for 6 years in Shawnee, Kansas for 6 years before closing in August of 2009. Coleen is currently the manager at Vinyl Renaissance on West 39th Street in Kansas City. Coleen is also a distance runner and a running coach and prefer to spend my free time running through the woods.

Record Store Day was created for places just like Vinyl Renaissance.

Coleen brought in new music that will be released for Record Store Day.

11:04

11. Kimbra – “Settle Down”
from: Settle Down [EP] / Warner Bros. / Spring 2012
[From New Zealand, Kimbra will be joining Gotye on stage during his Saturday Night Live performance of “Somebody That I Used To Know” on April 14!]

11:08

Ross Brown & Jerad Tomasino are two of the founders (w/ Mat Shoare) of Golden Sound Records. Ross grew up in West rural Olathe. Jerad Tomasino moved around a lot growing up but spent some of his high school years living in Omaha. Jerad and Ross talked about their new Golden Sound Records, 12″ vinyl split release with The Record Machine, It is called “Secret Handshakes” and includes 6 tracks featuring Golden Sound Records artists and 6 tracks featuring The Record Machine artists, all created especially for Record Store Day!

Jerad Tomasino & Ross Brown brought in new music from Ross’s band Fullbloods, for us to feature.

11:10

12. Fullbloods – “Heavily Drugged”
from: Secret Handshakes / Golden Sound Records + The Record Machine (12″ Vinyl Split Release) / Apr. 21, 2012

11:15

Nathan Reusch is co-founder and manager of The Record Machine, an Independent KC based record label, founded in 2003. With Chris Haghirian, Nathan is the co-mastermind, of The Middle of The Map Festival, held last weekend that included over 100 Bands, in 8 Venues, on 10 Stages, in 3 Days.

Nathan, reported that over 6000 people attended The Middle of The Map Festival this year.

Nathan brought in new music to feature.