Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Steve Tulipana & Sie Lieben Maschinen
+ Nathan Reusch & Middle of the Map Fest +
Phil Neal & The Wornalls

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / 1980
[Wednesday MidDay Medley’s theme song]

2. Monta At Odds – “Android Dreams”
from: Robots of Munich / Haymaker Records / October 26, 2014
[5th full length release from KCK based band formed by brothers Dedric and Delaney Moore. Released on vinyl by new KC based record label created by Brenton Cook called Haymaker Records. Robots of Munich was also released on Cassette on RSD, April 19, 2014. Dedric Moore joined us live on the show on Oct. 1.]

[Monta At Odds play miniBar, Friday, April 3, 10:00pm with The Van Allen Belt, Janet The Planet, Orthon Anderthon, with DJ Live Cruz.]

10:07

3. Sufjan Stevens – “No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross”
from: Carrie & Lowell / Asthmatic Kitty / March 31, 2015
[Seventh studio album from Sufjan Stevens, born in Detroit, Michigan, July 1, 1975 Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came. He is best known for his 2005 album, Illinois. Unlike Stevens’ last studio album, the electronic Age of Adz, Carrie & Lowell is sparsely instrumental and returns to the performer’s indie folk roots. The album was recorded in 2014 at Stevens’ home studio in Brooklyn. The songs were inspired by the 2012 death of his mother Carrie (the album title also references his stepfather) and the family trips they took to Oregon in Stevens’ childhood.]

[Sufjan Stevens plays The Midland Theatre, Tuesday, April 21, at 8:00 pm with Little Scream.]

4. Courtney Barnett – “Depreston”
from: Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit / Mom+Pop / March 23, 2015
[Debut full-length from Singer-songwriter and guitarist from Melbourne, Australia. In 2012 Barnett started her own label, Milk! Records, and released her first EP I’ve Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris to glowing reviews around Australia. From 2011 – 2013 Barnett was a member of Australian psych/country band Immigrant Union, a musical project founded by Brent DeBoer of The Dandy Warhols and Bob Harrow. Along with sharing vocal duties Barnett predominantly played slide guitar and features on their second studio album ‘Anyway’. DeBoer also played drums on her first EP ‘I’ve Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris’. Barnett received international critical acclaim in 2013 with her second EP How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose. Barnett combined these two releases into one and called it The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas.]

[Courtney Barnett plays The Uptown Theatre, June 18, at 8:00 om opening for Belle and Sebastian.]

10:13

5. Lower Dens – “Ondine”
from: Escape from Evil / Ribbon Music / March 31, 2015
[3rd album from Lower Dens, indie rock band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2010 by Jana Hunter, Geoff Graham, Abram Sanders and Will Adams. Lower Dens has released their debut on Gnomonsong and a follow up album on Ribbon Music.]

6. Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “O My Stars”
from: Biscuits and Gravity / Independent / January 24, 2015
[Written by Michael Hurley. Scott Hrabko on vocals, guitar, keyboards & drums, with Emily Tummons on accordian & vocals, and Josh Arnold on bass & vocals, and Kirk Scott on lead guitar. Kansas City based, singer-songwriter Scott Hrabko has played with Kansas City’s oldest garage band, The Original Sinners, as well as various incarnations of the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the 1990s he performed with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. Scott Hrabko ‘s critically aclaimed solo release, “Gone Places” is said to be 30 years in the making.]

[Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits play Coda, Saturday, March 28, at 6:30 with Marco Pascolini playing in The Rabbits, also on the bill is Teri Quinn.]

7. Good Time Charley – “Drunkards”
from: Cautionary Tales / Good Time Charley/ March 3, 2015
[Debut album from KC based 6-piece with: Barb Corley on vocals & ukulele; Melissa Butler on vocals, guitar, & kazoo; Matt Cathlina on bass; Grant Buell on keyboard & accordion; Shawn Wright (Klaus) on drums.]

[Good Time Charley play The Westport Saloon, 4112 Pennsylvania, KCMO, Friday, April 3, 8:00 pm, with Billy Beale, and Copper Threading.]

10:25 – Underwriting

10:27

8. Phil Neal & The Wornalls – “Who Do You Think You Are?”
from: Lifeline / Delaware Street Records / May 24, 2014
[Veteran singer songwriter, and rock and roller, Phil Neal’s early eighties band, The Artists, had a video in rotation on MTV, critical acclaim, and national management. When the band fell apart, Phil continued on, writing songs, and playing for over three decades, with several different bands, all while raising a family, and making a home, here in Kansas City. The songwriter has written dozens, of what he calls “Midwestern Rock” numbers. The Wornalls are the band Phil wanted, to bring his songs to life. Doug Gunn on drums, Danko Loftus on bass, Gary Paredes on guitar, Ben Eisiminger on keyboard, and Bruce Sidener on guitar, they are more than a band to Phil, they’re old friends. Phil Neal joined us live on the show on June 11.]

10:30 – Interview with Phil Neal

Phil Neal has written over four dozen, what he calls “Midwestern Rock” songs. Phil was the first KC singer to have a song on MTV (March 23, 1982). Phil Neal’s band, The Artists, had a video in rotation on MTV, critical acclaim, and national management. When the band fell apart, Phil continued on, writing songs, and playing for over three decades, with several different bands, including The Rockhills, all while making a home and raising a family. For the last four years The Wornalls have joined Neal, to bring his songs to life, and record two critically acclaimed albums.

Lifeline is Phil’s second release with The Wornalls.

Phil Neal’s current band, The Wornalls bring his songs to life.

Doug Gunn – drums
Danko Loftus – bass, backing vocals
Gary Paredes – guitar
Ben Eisiminger – keyboard
Bruce Sidener – guitar

Phil was the first KC singer to have a song on MTV (March 23, 1982), here is that song:

10:37

9. Phil Neal – “Standard Question” (Vinyl)
from Standard Question 7″ Single / Invicta / 1980

For the last four years, Phil Neal and The Wornalls have record two critically acclaimed albums. This summer they are going into the studio to record their 3rd.

More info at: http://www.facebook.com/ThePhilNealBand or http://www.reverbnation.com/philnealandthewornalls

10:45

10. Phil Neal & The Wornalls – “Hand To Hand”
from: Lifeline / Delaware Street Records / May 24, 2014
[Veteran singer songwriter, and rock and roller, Phil Neal’s early eighties band, The Artists, had a video in rotation on MTV, critical acclaim, and national management. When the band fell apart, Phil continued on, writing songs, and playing for over three decades, with several different bands, all while raising a family, and making a home, here in Kansas City. The songwriter has written dozens, of what he calls “Midwestern Rock” numbers. The Wornalls are the band Phil wanted, to bring his songs to life. Doug Gunn on drums, Danko Loftus on bass, Gary Paredes on guitar, Ben Eisiminger on keyboard, and Bruce Sidener on guitar, they are more than a band to Phil, they’re old friends.]

11. The Grisly Hand – “If You Say So”
from: Country Singles / Independent / April 26, 2013
[Formed in 2009. One of Kansas City’s most treasured bands. Jimmy Fitzner (Guitar and Vocals), Lauren Krum (Vocals and Percussion), Johnny Nichols (Bass and Vocals), Matt Richey (Drums), Mike Stover (Steel Guitar), and Ben Summers (Guitar and Mandolin).]

[The Grisly Hand play Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, Fri, March 27, at 9:30 pm with The Far West.]

12. Westerners – “Dog Days”
from: Westerners [EP] / Independent / March 24, 2014
[Mitch Hewlett, Josh Hartranft, Matt Mirsch, Ben Childs. Recorded and produced at Element Recording by Joel Nanos. Members of the band come from all over: the east coast, London, Kansas City, bonded by an arbitrary move to a farmhouse in nowhere, Kansas, and an almost decade long friendship. In 2013 the band enlisted a friend and local band director who was then recently discharged from the US Coast Guard to fill out the band.]

[Westerners play The Bottleneck in Lawrence, Friday, March 27, with Paper Buffalo.]
[Westerners also play Middle of The Map Fest April 25, on the outdoor stage]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Interview with Nathan Reusch & Steven Ervay

Now in it’s 5th year, Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest, curated by The Record Machine, returns to Kansas City, with an extra day, running April 22nd-25th, featuring local, national, international and emerging talent. Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest is the brainchild of Nathan Reusch co-founder of The Record Machine now in their 11th year. Nathan and Steven Ervay, joined us to share more details about Ink’s Middle of The Map Film Fest, April 8-12, Ink’s Middle of The Map Forum, April 15-17, and Ink’s Middle of The Map Music Fest, April 22-25. And to make a BIG announcement from The Record Machine!

Westerners, are one of The Record Machine’s newest bands who will be playing MoTM Fest.

Nathan Reusch shared the news that he signed the Saint Louis, Missouri, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul band, Illphonics to The Record Machine. More info at http://www.illphonics.net

Ink’s Middle of The Map Film Fest, April 8-12, The Alamo Drafthouse KC
Ink’s Middle of The Map Forum, April 15-17, The KC Star Press Pavilion

Ink’s Middle of The Map Music Fest, April 22-25, Uptown & Various Venues in Westport

Wednesday, April 22 at The Uptown – OK GO / The Republic Tigers

Thursday, April 23 at The Uptown – Iron & Wine / Strand of Oaks / Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear / Sean Rowe

Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25 in Various Venues in Westport …120+ bands

VENUES
Uptown Theater (Wed/Thurs)
Outdoor Stage (Fri/Sat) ALL AGES – parking lot in Westport /
Ernie Biggs 4115 Mill Street / recordBar 1020 Westport Rd /
Riot Room (inside) 4048 Broadway / Riot Room (outside) 4048 Broadway /
Westport Saloon 4112 Pennsylvania / Mills Record Co 314 Westport Rd

DAY PARTIES AND SHOWCASES (Saturday)
* 90.9 The Bridge Day Party w/ Jon Hart (recordBar)
* Eight One Sixty from 90.9 The Bridge Day Party w/ Sarah Bradshaw (Riot Rm outside)
* 90.1 FM Wednesday MidDay Medley KKFI Day Party w/Mark Manning(Westport Saloon)
with: Not A Planet, The Big Iron, The Project H, She’s A Keeper, and The Lucky
* I Heart Local Music and 90.9 KJHK Day Party (Riot Room inside)
* The Record Machine Day Party (Outdoor Stage)
* Tim Finn’s Back To Rockville Singer-Songwriter Showcase (Mills Record Company)

Headliners on Friday:
Atmosphere + Lord Huron + Shiner + Ben Kweller + Four Fists (P.O.S. & Astronautalis) + The Relationship (featuring Brian Bell of Weezer) + BASS DRUM OF DEATH + PUJOL + Mija + Ghastly Menace + Max Justus + illphonics + Stolen Nations + Hembree + Leon Bridges + Seoul + Ballet School

Headliners on Saturday:
Peter Hook & The Light (Joy Division Celebration performing Unknown Pleasures & Closer) + Murder By Death + Magic Man + William Elliott Whitmore + The Slackers + PHOX + Mickey Avalon + Peelander-Z

Nathan will be with us April 15 for 120 Minutes of Music from The Middle of The Map with Chris Hagihiran

For more info about The Record Machine, The Middle of The Map Fest, (April 22-25): http://www.therecordmachine.net, http://www.middleofthemapfest.com

11:15

13. Sie Lieben Maschinen – “Clever Work”
from: June Gloom / Independent / January 1, 2015
[Steve Tulipana on vocals; Josh Newton on guitar, bass, synth; Chris Bolig on drums. Recorded and mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios and Antisleep Audio. Vocals for “The Man Laughs”, “Postcards” and “Public Image” recorded by John Bersuch at Innerhorse. All other vocals recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Sound Lab in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Carl Saff.]

[Sie Lieben Maschinen play Middle of the Map Fest saturday, April 25, at 7:30 at Ernie Biggs.]

11:17 – Interview with Steve Tulipana

Steve Tulipana has been a part of multiple influential Kansas City based bands: Season To Risk, Pornhuskers, Unknown Pleasures, Roman Numerals, and Thee Water MoccaSins. Steve is also the creator and co-owner of recordBar and miniBar. For Sie Lieben Maschinen, Steve has reunited with his Season To Risk band mate, Josh Newton to release an experimental recording project. Sie Lieben Maschinen will play Middle of The Map Fest, Saturday, April 25, at 7:45 at Ernie Biggs.

Sie Lieben Maschinen is an experimental record Steve recently completed with Josh Newton (Shiner, Season to Risk, Everytime I Die, Them Damned Things, With Knives etc. )

Sending tracks back and forth – Josh Newton on guitar, bass, synth; Chris Bolig on drums. Recorded & mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios & Antisleep Audio, Oakland, CA.

Vocals for “The Man Laughs”, “Postcards” and “Public Image” recorded by John Bersuch at Innerhorse. All other vocals recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Sound Lab in Kansas City, MO.

“It is a project we’ve worked on for a over a year, sending tracks back and forth.” “It’s pretty heavy stuff. It is a pretty mental ride.” – Steve Tulipana

“Inspired by old Season to Risk journals, the film Holy Motors, German Expressionist films, Eno’s Oblique Strategies, the woman who took my virginity and chaos theory. Basically, a lot of hoo-ha!” – Steve Tulipana

From Middle of The Map.com: “Steve Tulipana and Josh Newton have been in many bands. Sometimes simultaneously. This is one of those times. Mining the well of their collective experience in bands such as Glazed Baby, Season to Risk, Shiner, Every Time I Die, Roman Numerals and more, this experimental recording project has finally become a full fledged live visceral noise making machine. You love machines, you know you do.”

11:27

14. Sie Lieben Maschinen – “Should’ve Looked in the Mirror”
from: June Gloom / Independent / January 1, 2015
[Steve Tulipana on vocals; Josh Newton on guitar, bass, synth; Chris Bolig on drums. Recorded and mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios and Antisleep Audio. Vocals for “The Man Laughs”, “Postcards” and “Public Image” recorded by John Bersuch at Innerhorse. All other vocals recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Sound Lab in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Carl Saff.]

[Sie Lieben Maschinen play Middle of the Map Fest Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 at Ernie Biggs.]

Steve Tulipana Band History:

SEASON TO RISK (1989 – Present)
From band’s website http://www.robotswin.com: Kansas City Noise Rock. Shortly after getting together at school in 1989, they won a ‘Battle of the Bands’ which brought them into the studio for the first time. The only copy of the resulting demo tape that was actually mailed out ended up at Red Decibel records in Minneapolis, MN, who as luck would have it, were starting to work in conjunction with Colombia records. Before they knew what hit them, the band was signed to Columbia records, recording more demos at Sony Studios in NYC, and then living in Chicago, IL to record their self-titled first album at Soundworks Studio.

The band spent years constantly touring throughout North America; returning briefly to their hometown of Kansas City, MO for a few days or weeks, sometimes on the road 8 – 10 months out of the year. Odds are high when you spend most of your time driving that vehicles will break down day after day, wheels will fall off or blow-out, drivers will fall asleep, engines (and people) will crack or burst into flames. The van once flipped over on a frozen highway in Minnesota. The 22-foot RV rolled backwards with no brakes down a hill in Seattle. They broke down all over the country, including on the Golden Gate bridge, and left a trail of dead vehicles in their wake.

They lived at Bisi Studios, NYC for the Summer of 1994 recording their 2nd album, In a Perfect World. The music was a darker, more complex collection of songs, and the album was received with rave reviews from fans, and puzzled looks from the people at Colombia. There was no place on the radio for music like this yet, and exactly what category in the music store was this CD supposed to be displayed in? By chance, someone at Sony was looking for a band to play during a scene in the film ‘Strange Days’ and within days, the band was in Hollywood, playing the song ‘Undone’ over and over again… For the next year, the band was in a different city every night, which led to total exhaustion by the end of a summer 1995 arena tour w/ Corrosion of Conformity and Monster Magnet, resulting in the cancellation of their European tour w/ CIV for the Winter of 1996. The band was dropped from Columbia. And bass player Paul Malinowski quit to join the KC band Shiner.

The band quickly took on bass player Josh Newton and got busy writing music. Pooling resources, they spent the next 2 years building Trainwreck Sound Studios in KCMO. As floors, walls & ceilings were built, new Season To Risk songs were written, members worked with their other bands, and recording started at Trainwreck, with Casket Lottery, The Farewell Bend, Dirtnap, Iron Rite Mangle, Gunfighter and the Pornhuskers. They built their dream studio from the ground up: a 15 x 20 control room, equipped with a 1974 24-channel Auditronics console and a 2-inch tape machine, a 30 x 50 foot tracking room with antique oak floors, and a huge apartment/rehearsal studio upstairs on the 2nd floor. In Oct 1998, shortly after the studio officially opened to the public, a sudden flash flood of the Missouri river totalled everything in the neighborhood in 15 minutes, destroying the building, their tour RV in the parking lot, their bank account and almost everything else. They’re lucky no one was killed, except then Josh Newton was also lost to Shiner.

Fortunately, the third album was finished prior to the flood, and the band was able to wade through the five-foot deep, freezing, flood waters in total darkness out of the building to safety. Unfortunately, they discovered that the album Men Are Monkeys, Robots Win (Thick Records) was printed ‘out-of-phase’, making the songs sound hollowed-out. The label never re-released the printed CD, but the corrected mix is available on iTunes.

Legendary punk rock drummer/producer Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, Decendents) has always been a friend to Season To Risk, and has brought the band on tour with ALL several times. This led to the recording of the album, The Shattering, in 2000 with Jason Livermore and Bill Stevenson at the Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, CO, and its release on Owned & Operated records in 2001. The addition of the third and final bass player of S2R, Billy Smith of the band Dirtnap, brought the band full circle. The Shattering album is more diverse than ever, fusing elements from all of the band’s previous work and some new experimentation into twelve heavy, melodic songs.

Several tours followed after The Shattering CD release, and the band spent a few years resting, recouping, and regrouping – working on many other projects, musical and otherwise. 1989 – 2009, 20-Year Anniversary.

Steve Tulipana (vocals, guitar, synth) Founding Member: 1989-present
Bands: Roman Numerals, Pornhuskers, Unknown Pleasures, Water Moccasins

Duane Trower (guitar, vox, synth, engineer) Founding Member: 1989-present
Bands: Overstep, Quitters Club, Weights and Measures

Billy Smith (bass, voice, guitar, synth) Member: 2000-present
Bands: Dirtnap, Olympic Size, Unknown Pleasures, Roman Numerals

David Silver (drums, synth, oscillator, samples) Member: 1994-present
Bands: Iron Rite Mangle, E.A.R.S.H.O.T., Antibodies, another.

Wade Williamson (guitar, keyboard) Member: 2000-present
Bands: Olympic Size, The Stella Link

Josh Newton (bass, voice, synthesizer) Member: 1995-1999
Bands: Shiner, Reggie & the Full Effect, Glazed Baby, Iron Rite Mangle, From Autumn To Ashes, ETID

Paul Malinowski (bass, voice, engineer) Founding Member: 1989-1995
Bands: Fire of 1666, Shiner, Big Sky Blue Earth

Jason Gerken (drums) Member: 1994 (studio) (In a Perfect World)
Bands: Molly McGuire, Kingdom of Snakes, Gunfighter

Tim Dow (drums) Recurring Member (live): 1990,1992, 1994
Bands: Shiner, Year of the Rabbit, the Joy Circuit

ROMAN NUMERALS (2002 – Present)
Former members of Season to Risk, Shiner and Dirt Nap form a Joy Division Tribute band to perform Halloween 2002. Success of said band (Unknown Pleasures) convinces members to write original material. A 2004 demo recording with Brodie Rush of Be/Non is well-accepted as In 2006 band releases self titled debut

William Smith – (Guitar/Vox/stylophone)
Steve Tulipana – (Vox/Guitar/Bass/Synt)
Shawn Sherrill – (Bass/Synth)
Ryan Shank – (Drums/Electronics)

Pete LaPorte ~ [Drums/Electronics]
Ryan Pope ~ [Drums/Electronics]

(Has contained ex and current members of Season To Risk, Shiner, Dirtnap, The Golden Republic and The Get Up Kids.)

Steve has said that he “wished there was a proper release for the last stuff we did.”

Played Middle of The Map Fest 2012

THEE WATER MOCCASINS (2011 – Present)
Started as a lark – a challenge to create a completely new band in 4 days and perform live on the 5th. Originally conceived as a semi-improvised free-for-all over backing electro tracks, built and performed on iPhone apps and old 505′s, Thee Water MoccaSins honed their improvisations into concrete and dynamic electro-psych songs that the band refers to as fractal-pop.

John Bersuch – (drums)
Mark Hoffman – (euphonium)
Liz Kinninger – (backing vocals)
William Smith – (guitar, vocals)
Steven Tulipana – (bass, guitar, keys, vocals)
Wade Williamson – (keys, guitars)

Released: From the Rivers of Missouri and The Banks of Fear, in 2012.
(This release was in the Top Ten of Wednesday MidDay Medley’s – The 112 Best Recordings of 2012.)

Steve is still hoping to release From the Rivers of Missouri and The Banks of Fear, on vinyl.

Played Middle of The Map Fest 2012
Recently played KC PsychFest, Fall 2014

DROP A GRAND (2012 – Present)
One of the best surprises of Middle Of The Map Fest occurred when I wandered into the Riot Room midway through Canadian Agit-punk group Drop A Grand’s set. Their live show is energetic and playful, capped off by several eccentric outfits, a couple luchador-style masks and plenty of odd stage banter. – Mills Record Company

SIE LIBEN MASCHINEN (2014-Present)
One of the inspirations was: Holy Motors, a 2012 Franco-German fantasy drama film written and directed by Leos Carax, starring Denis Lavant and Édith Scob. Lavant plays Mr. Oscar, a man not unlike an actor who inhabits several roles, but there are no apparent cameras filming the man’s performances. It is Carax’s first feature film since 1999. The film competed for the Palme d’Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

15. Sie Lieben Maschinen – “Holy Moters”
from: June Gloom / Independent / January 1, 2015
[Steve Tulipana on vocals; Josh Newton on guitar, bass, synth; Chris Bolig on drums. Recorded and mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios and Antisleep Audio. Vocals for “The Man Laughs”, “Postcards” and “Public Image” recorded by John Bersuch at Innerhorse. All other vocals recorded by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Sound Lab in Kansas City, MO. Mastered by Carl Saff.]

[Sie Lieben Maschinen play Middle of the Map Fest Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 at Ernie Biggs.]

11:39

We talked with Steve about RecordBar, 1020 Westport Road, that opened nearly 10 years ago, and the restaurant’s new sibling: miniBar.

In the fall of 2012, RecordBar owners Steve Tulipana and Shawn Sherrill bought the space occupied by the Gusto lounge at 38th Street and Broadway, renovated the place, and turned it into a club with a retro/travel theme.

Originally the club had no live music, but eventually began featuring KC’s best DJs and more LIVE shows.

We recently featured Steven Tulipana’s voice on recordings for Johnny Hamil’s GaV7d project.

Sie Lieben Maschinen new release June Gloom ends with a perfect cover of Public Image Limited song “Public Image” from PiL’s debut record.

Sie Lieben Maschinen will play Middle of The Map Fest, Saturday, April 25, at 7:45 at Ernie Biggs.

More info at: http://sieliebenmaschinen.tumblr.com.

11:46 – Underwriting
11:47

16. The Bad Ideas – “I’m Stuck”
from: Red Kate & The Bad Ideas – Split 7″ / Mills Record Company / May 31, 2013
[Kansas City based punk band, was formed in October 2011. Driven by original songs and influenced by post-hardcore, punk, and early pop punk. Breaka Dawn on lead vocals; Britt Adair on guitar, back-up vocals, Caitlin Curry on bass, back-up vocals, George Magers on drums. Engineered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab in Kansas City. Premiere vinyl release on the “Mills Record Company” label.]

[The Bad Ideas play Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS, Fri, April 3 at 10:00pm, with Red Kate, and The People’s Punk Band.]

[VANDALS ONE YEAR! Friday, March 27, at 8:00pm, with: RED KATE, FISCAL SPLIFF, SISTER MARY ROTTEN CROTCH, and WITCH JAIL]

[Vandals current owner has decided to close early making their last day Tuesday March 31. Center of The City Fest is looking for a new home base for their upcoming festival.]

17. Fleetwood Mac – “Over My Head (Single Version)”
from: The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (Remastered) / Reprise / May 31, 2013
[Written by group keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie. In September 1975, “Over My Head” was released as the lead single from the LP album entitled Fleetwood Mac. It was the band’s first song ever to achieve ‘hit’ status in the United States by appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart (#20 in early 1976). Its success helped the group’s eponymous 1975 album to sell 8 million copies. The 45 RPM single version of the song—released for radio airplay—was a remixed, edited version that differed noticeably from the version on the Fleetwood Mac album. Fleetwood Mac is a British-American rock band formed in July 1967, in London. The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. In 1998, selected members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The two most successful periods for the band were during the late 1960s British blues boom, when they were led by guitarist Peter Green and achieved a UK number one with “Albatross”; and from 1975 to 1987, as a more pop-oriented act, featuring Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac’s second album after the incorporation of Buckingham and Nicks, 1977’s Rumours, produced four U.S. Top 10 singles (including Nicks’ song “Dreams”), and remained at No.1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world. To date the album has sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-selling album of all time. Due to numerous lineup changes, the only original member present in the band is drummer Mick Fleetwood. Although band founder Green named the group by combining the surnames of two of his former bandmates (Fleetwood and McVie) from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, bassist John McVie played neither on their first single nor at their first concerts, as he initially decided to stay with Mayall. Keyboardist Christine McVie, who joined the band in 1970 while married to John McVie, has appeared on every album except the debut album, either as a member or as a session musician. She left the band in 1998 but returned in 2014. McVie is currently on a world wide tour with Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.]

[Fleetwood Mac play The Sprint Center, Saturday Night, March 28.]

11:55

18. Janet The Planet – “Cut The Crud”
from: Under The City / Independent / October 4, 2014
[Saxophones: Bobby Bayer, Matt Purcell, Adam Stombres; Drums: Alexander Thomas; Bass: JD Linn; Guitar: Adam Davies; Mini Korg: Bobby Bayer. Recorded & mixed by Dave Gaume & Joel Nanos at Element Studios KCMO. Mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Studios. All Songs written by Janet the Planet ]

[Janet The Planet play miniBar, Friday, April 3, 10:00pm with The Van Allen Belt, Monta At Odds, Orthon Anderthon, with DJ Live Cruz.]

[Janet The Planet play Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, at 3402 Main Street, Saturday, March 28, at 8:00 pm with Wyatt West and the Urbanites (CD Release) and The IRIEplaceables.]

11:59:30

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

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

Next week on April 1, Sondra Freeman of Midwest Music Foundation joins us as “Guest DJ.”

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