Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The Best (Local) Releases of 2012…so far
+ Chris Haghirian + The Crossroads Summer Block Party

1. Molly Picture Club – “Satellites”
from: Molly Picture Club / Independent / March 3, 2012
[The power trio of Molly Picture Club were our guest on April 18. Aniko Adany: vocals, plays synthesizers, keyboards, & the omnichord; Matthew Hayden,: drums, & drum sequencing; and Michael Tipton: vocals, guitar, & bass. The album was mixed & mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab in KC. ]

Wednesday MidDay Medley is taking to the stage for a LIVE SHOW on Tuesday, July 10 at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Road, when we present “A Story in A Song” LIVE at the recordBar. 7 Kansas City Writers including Lisa Cordes, David Wayne Reed, Meghan Whelan, Sarah Beth Mundy, tell a story about a song that changed their life in some way, then we’ll hear the song performed LIVE on stage by members of the Dead Voices band, Tiny Horse and Betse Ellis of the Wilders. 7 stories, 7 songs. After A Story in A Song at 10:00 we present a Post Story Dance Party with: Molly Picture Club, The B’Dinas, and Red Kate. 10 bucks at the door gets you into both shows. A Benefit for 90.1 FM KKFI.

2. The Cave Girls – “I Wanna See The Band”
from: The Cave Girls / Cave Out Records / Feb 4, 2012
[TCG played on our April 18 WMM. Robin Campbell, Sara Teasley, & Stephanie Williams. Debut produced by Pat Tomek at Largely Studios in KC. ]

3. John Velghe & The Prodigal Sons – “Heaven’s Waitress”
from: Don’t Let Me Stay / Lakeshore Records / March 13, 2012 [John Velghe – vox, guitars, keyboards. The Prodigal Sons: Mike Alexander – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals; Chris Wagner – bass, backing vocals; GoGo Ray – drum set; Hermon Mehari – trumpet; Sam Hughes – saxophone; Mike Walker – trombone. With: Kirsten Paludan – vocals; James Mitchell – cello; Whitney Williamson – violin; Catherine Root – violin. John Velghe was our guest on Mar. 21]

[John Velghe & The Prodigal Sons, play The Brick, Saturday, July 21, w/Dollar Fox, and John Statz.]

10:14

4. The B’Dinas – “Five-Day Weekend”
from: Morning Party / Independent / Feb. 25, 2012
[The B’Dinas joined us on our Feb. 22 WMM. Katy Guillen (guitar/vocals/harmonica), Meredith McGrade (guitar/vocals), Peter Lawless (bass/vocals/saxophone), Katelyn Boone (keys/vocals/bass), and Tess Jehle (drums). “Morning Party,” (follow-up to their 2010 debut “Homemade Rock & Roll.”)

[The B’Dinas play our “Post Story” Dance Party w/ Molly Picture Club, and Red Kate, Tuesday, July 10, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. A Benefit for 90.1 FM KKFI.]

5. Dream Wolf – “Water is Full of Lead”
from: Learn To Survive / Independent / January 2011
[Christian Tady – Electric Guitar, Tess Jehle – Drums, Megan Zander – Vocals, Katelyn Boone – Keyboards, Brent Jamison – Bass.]

10:24 – Underwriting

6. She’s A Keeper – “Headless King”
from: Live From Midwestern (Musical Co.) / Independent / March 12, 2012
[All songs written by She’s A Keeper, 2012, Recorded live at the Midwestern Musical Co. in Kansas City, MO. (midwesternmusic.com) Engineered by Dave Guame, Matt Kesler, & Cody Wyoming. Mixed and mastered by Steve Phillips. Band photo by Emmett Merrill. Design by Eric Lindquist.] [5-piece band from Kansas City, includes: Fritz Hutchison – vocals, banjo, percussion; Zac Jurden – vocals, guitar; Colin Nelson – vocals, guitar; Elliott Phillips – bass, mandolin; Kate Sopcich – cello, keyboard. She’s A Keeper has just recently recorded their first music video in promotion of a live EP recorded at Midwestern Musical Co. in KC. The band is currently working on a second full-length album.]

[She’s A Keeper play RedRock KC a Red Cross Event at Crossroads KC at Grinders, Friday, July 13 w/The Lonely Bisquits.]

10:30 – Interview with Chris Haghirian

Chris Haghirian 12 year veteran of The Kansas City Star. Chris helped launch INK in 2008. Chris also is a regular contributor to The Mailbox, a weekly podcast radio show produced and hosted by Michael Byars that is available Midwest Music Foundation’s website: midwestmusicfound.org. Chris joins us to discuss his favorite 12 tracks of the year and his favorite 12 concerts of the year…so far.

Chris Haghirian’s favorite tracks of 2012…so far.

All Of Me by Tanlines
Change the Sheets by Kathleen Edwards
Coca Cola Freestyle by Heems
Dark Star by Polica
Genesis by Grimes
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings by Father John Misty
Obedear by Purity Ring
Runaway by Mr Little Jeans
Serpents by Sharon Van Etten
The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids
The Only Place by Best Coast
This Isn’t Our Parade by Santigold

Chris Haghirian’s favorite live shows of 2012…so far.

1/17/2012 The Civil Wars liberty hall
1/17/2012 The Staves liberty hall
1/19/2012 Doomtree granada
2/24/2012 Zola Jesus granada
3/11/2012 Radiohead sprint
4/5/2012 Hooray For Earth middle of the map
4/6/2012 Beautiful Bodies middle of the map
4/23/2012 Tiny Horse record bar
4/29/2012 The Lumineers riot room
5/1/2012 M83 granada
5/1/2012 I break horses granada
05/18/12 Two Gallants riot room

11:45

7. Making Movies – “Cuna De Vida”
from: Aguardiente [EP] / The Record Machine / June 2012
[The Record Machine pressed a limited number of 7 inch vinyl, 4 song EP. The digital release was June 5. More info at makingmoviesband.com]

[Making Movies play Red Bull Locally Thrown at Crossroads KC at Grinders, July 6, w/ B-stee, and Mike Scott & SpinStyles w/ Diverse, And Barbaric Merits w/ Hearts of Darkness.]

[Making Movies Presents Carlos Santana’s B-Day Celebration @ Knuckleheads on July 20.]

8. Amy Farrand – “How You Feelin’”
from: Amy Farrand (hearts) You / Independent / 2012
[Ernie Locke on harmonica. Recorded and mixed by Chris Meck.]

[Amy Farrand’s “Weirdo Wednesday Supper Club happens every Wednesday night at Davey’s Uptown]

9. The Clementines – “Below”
from: The Clementines [EP] / Independent / Mar. 8, 2012
[Tim Jenkins grew up in KC & Nicole Springer grew up in Oak Grove, are The Clementines. They founded in February 2011, after Nicole put an ad on Craig’s-List seeking a musical collaborator. Since that time, they have written over 20 songs and have recorded an EP. More info at: reverbnation.com/theclementinesnicoleandtim]

10. Grand Marquis – “The Jungle”
from: The Sun Session / Grand Marquis / Jan. 13, 2013
[Recorded live, February 1, 2011 at Sun Studio, 706 Union Avenue, in Memphis Tennessee. This song is on their CD plus their limited edition 2 song 7 inch single on vinyl. Bryan Redmond – lead vocals, soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; Chad Boydston – trumpet, backing vocals; Ryan Wurtz – guitar; Ben Ruth – upright bass, sousaphone, backing vocals; Lisa Mckenzie – drums, washboard.]

11:00

11. Capybara – “Neighbor Crimes”
from: Dave Drusky / The Record Machine / February 7, 2012
[Lifelong friends Mark Harrison, Jared Horne, Darin Seal, and Joel Wrolstad formed Capybara in January, of 2009. This is their follow up to their debut: “Try Brother,” ]

12. The Quivers – “Freak Out”
from: (Single) / Independent / Mar. 5, 2012
[One of 4 single releases from Terra Peal- Vocals & Bass, Todd Grantham- Keys & Vocals, Abe Haddad- Guitar & Vocals, Bernie Dugan- Drums.]

[The Quivers play Davy’s Uptown Sat, July 7th w/ Uncouth, Panties Inferno Burlesque, and Bloodfeast.]

13. Thom Hoskins – “Still Feeling Bronze”
from: Still Feeling Bronze [EP] / Independent / April, 2012
[Former lead singer and guitarist for The Buffalo Saints, singer-songwriter Thommy Hoskins has just released his new solo EP. Thom will be our guest next week on WMM]

11:11 – Underwriting

14. Ghosty – “You Saved Me”
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 plays The Crossroads Summer Block Party, Friday, JULY 6, at 19th & Wyandotte, from 5:00 – 11pm, with: Spirit Is The Spirit, The Caves, Fullbloods, Everyday/Everynight, Cowboy Indian Bear, Ghosty, The Empty Spaces, and Soft Reeds.]

11:15 – Interview with Jerad Tomasino, Ross Brown, Mat Shoare, and Evan Ashby

Jerad Tomasino, Ross Brown and Mat Shoare are the founders of Golden Sound Records as well as members of their own bands, and Evan Ashby is in the band Everyday/Everynight with Jerad, and his family’s own, Mildred’s Coffeehouse.

The Crossroads Summer Block Party, is this Friday, JULY 6, at 19th & Wyandotte, from 4:00 – 11pm, with: Spirit Is The Spirit, The Caves, Fullbloods, Everyday/Everynight, Cowboy Indian Bear, Ghosty, The Empty Spaces, and Soft Reeds,

Food trucks: The Good You, Magical Meatball Tour, Gary’s On The Go, Nacho Express, & the Funnel Cake Truck.

At crossroadsblockparty.com folks can download a sampler of all of the bands.

Golden Sound Records is a Kansas City based record label.

The line-up:

SPIRIT IS THE SPIRIT – 5:00 – 5:30

This 6-piece Lawrence based band includes: Austen Malone, Noah Compo, Wayne Zimmerman, Josh Landau, Brook Partain, and Danny Bowersox. The band was formed in 2010 in Lawrence? “Mother Mountain” is the band’s self-released 5-song [EP] and was part of our 111 Best Recordings of 2011, The EP received critical acclaim.

THE CAVES – 5:45 – 6:15

GHOSTY – 6:30 – 7:00

FULLBLOODS – 7:15 – 7:45

Fullbloods is a rock and roll band pulling inspiration from all corners and time periods of the genre. The band consists of four trained audio engineers who pay respect to conventional rock and roll and aren’t afraid to beg borrow or steal, consulting a smattering of western and surf music along the way.

EVERYDAY/EVERYNIGHT8:00 – 8:30

Everyday/Everynight introduced themselves in the fall of 2009 with a lush, introspective debut record, Moon Phases, and have since continued to turn out mentally and emotionally stimulating indie rock. As the name implies, Everyday/Everynight explore a cycle of human existence; moments of wonder balanced by fits of chaos… From glowing anthems to raging art-punk the sound is nothing short of striking.

COWBOY INDIAN BEAR – 8:45 – 9:15

Members CJ Calhoun, Beau Bruns and Marty Hillard have opened for Peter Bjorn and John, The Appleseed Cast, Murder by Death, and The Republic Tigers. After signing to Kansas City label The Record Machine in early 2010, the band released their full-length debut album “Each Other All The Time.”

THE EMPTY SPACES – 9:30 – 10:00

Formed from a studio band that recorded Mat Shoare’s solo album by the same name The Empty Spaces have been interpreting Shoare’s song writing since early 2010. Eventually the three piece began to collaborate more with song arrangements and stylistic choices yielding a kind of “retro-punk rock” that is fronted with an energetic, yelping vocal style.

SOFT REEDS – 10:15 – 11:00

Soft Reeds is the brainchild of Ben Grimes (formerly of Astralwerks’ The Golden Republic), a Chicago native whose roots grip firmly in the ’77 Berlin sounds of Brian Eno, David Bowie and Iggy Pop, while embracing the richness of American indie rock. Originally started in 2007 as Grimes’ post-TGR solo project, Soft Reeds became a full band in 2009, and released the critically acclaimed ‘Soft Reeds are Bastards’ in 2010.

AFTER PARTY AT BULLDOG – 11pm

The Crossroads Summer Block Party, Friday, JULY 6, at 19th & Wyandotte, from 5:00 – 11pm, with: Spirit Is The Spirit, The Caves, Fullbloods, Everyday/Everynight, Cowboy Indian Bear, Ghosty, The Empty Spaces, and Soft Reeds, playing live music, & food trucks: The Good You, Magical Meatball Tour, Gary’s On The Go, Nacho Express, & the Funnel Cake Truck. More info at GoldenSoundRecords.com

11:30

15. Hidden Pictures – “Boyfriend A.D.D.”
from: Rainbow Records / Golden Sound Records / July, 2012
[Richard Gintowt – vocals/guitar, Michelle Sanders – vocals /glockenspiel, Cameron Hawk – drums, Erik Voeks – bass, Nate Holt – piano/keys.]
[Hidden Pictures will be on WMM July 25. ]

[Hidden Pictures play a CD release party, Fri, July 20, at 10pm at The Brick, w/ Fullbloods & Shy Boys. And the recordBar, July 28, at 10 w/ Southeast Engine & Erik Voeks. Info at hiddenpicturesmusic.com]

16. La Guerre – “23
from: Secret Handshakes/Golden Sound Records+The Record Machine(12″ Split Release)/Apr. 21, 2012

17. The Grisly Hand – “Still Feeling Blue”
from: Western Avenue / Independent / February 1, 2012
[“Still Feelin’ Blue” was written by Gram Parsons. The band is working on a new full length recording.]

[The Grisly Hand play Knuckleheads with The Hearts of Darkness, Sat, July 14]

18. Richard Burgess – “Sylvia”
from: Midwestern Wind / Independent / June 2012
[Richard Burgess played live on our show, June 20, he played bass in the bands Expassionates and Hadacol.]

19. The Brannock Device – “The Consequence of Hope”
from: Into The Witness Chamber / Independent / May 15, 2012
[The Brannock Device is Jason Beers, Bernie Dugan, Marco Pascolini & Elaine McMilian.]

[Jason Beers, & Marco Pascolini will be part of our special benefit show for 90.1 FM Tues, July 10, when WMM presents, “A Story in A Song,” LIVE onstage at the recordBar w/ 7 KC Writers sharing a story, about a song, that changed their life, and then we’ll hear the song performed LIVE by members of the Dead Voices band, Tiny Horse, and Betse Ellis of The Wilders. Tuesday, July 10]

11:44

20. The Latenight Callers – “Mad Season”
from: Easy Virtues / TLNC / 2012
[formed in Lawrence by baritone guitarist, Krysztof Nemeth, and vocalist Julie Berndsen, With the addition of Guitarist Ellen O’Hayer, Bassist Gavin Mac, and Nick Combs on keyboards.]

[The Latenight Callers play the recordbar, July 14, w/ Drakes Hotel, and American Catastrophe who are playing their final show ever.]

21. The Sexy Accident – “Love Doesn’t Get Old” \
from: Ninja Ninja Fight Darth Vader / Independent / April 21, 2012
[The Sexy Accident’s new full length release, “Ninja Ninja Fight Darth Vader” os available through their website and a local independent record stores. The band’s new music video for their song “What We’d Do” is available for download at music.sexyaccident.com. All of the song’s proceeds go to charity. ]

[The Sexy Accident play The Brick, Fri, July 27 at 10pm w/Howard Iceberg, Hillary Watts Riot]

15. The Sleazebeats – “Not My Life”
from: The Sleazebeats / Independent / Jan. 1, 2012
[Charlie Colborne – keyboards, guitar, vocals; Bill Belzer – drums; Jeff Harshbarger – bass; Recorded at More Famouser Studios w/ Mike Nolte engineer, mixing, mastering the recordings..]

23. Deco Auto – “I Shouldn’t Know”
From: Past Mistakes and Hauntings / Independent / 2012
[Steven Garcia – guitar, vocals; Tracy Flowers – bass, vocals; Michelle Bacon – drums. Rec. at Audio Cave Recording Studios w/ Scott Martinez.]

[Deco Auto will perform live to celebrated the release of their debut EP “Past Mistakes and Hauntings” with special guests The Pedaljets, at Midwestern Musical Company, Friday, July 6, at 7:00pm]

[Deco Auto play an In-Store at Vinyl Renaissance at 1415 W. 39th Street,Fri, July 13, 2012 at 6:00pm]

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

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