Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

The Matchsellers +
Brenton Cook of Haymaker Records
& Dedric Moore of KC Psych Fest

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

2. Cayucas – “Moony Eyed Walrus”
from: Dancing at the Blue Lagoon / Secretly Canadian Records / June 23, 2015
[Pronounced “Ky-yook-us.” A seaside town in San Luuis Obispo County, California. Cayucas is Zach Yudin and his twin brother Ben Yudin on bass.]

[Cayucas play the Riot Room, Wednesday, July 22.]

10:07

3. Tall Tales – “Checkers”
from: It’s Just A Game [EP] / Independent / May 19, 2014    
[Kansas City band formed in 2014 with Jack Ingram, Andrew Hosler, Rylan Fisher, and Tommy O’Halloran]

[Tall Tales play the pre-game concert at The K at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, July 22, before the Kansas City Royals game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The very next night, Thursday, July 23, the band plays “Light The Night” at Johnson County Community College.]

4. Tanlines – “Slipping Away”
from: Highlights / True Panther Sounds / May 18, 2015
[Electronic, Indie rock duo from Brooklyn, NYC made up of: Jesse Cohen, percussionist, and Eric Emm on guitar and vocals. This is their 2nd full-length studio album.]

10:15

5. Weed – “Stay in The Summer”
from: Running Back / Lefse Records / April 7, 2015    
[Vancouver, British Columbia band who make music that has been labeled dream-grunge, formed by Will Anderson, first as a solo project and then with Kevin Doherty, Bobby Siadat, and Hugo Noriega, making the band a 4-piece. The band doesn’t inhale and have banned interviewers from asking about their name. They only play all ages venues.]

6. Oscar – “Daffodil Days’”
from: Beautiful Words – EP / Wichita Recordings / June 23, 2015
[24 year old British musician Oscar Scheller recorded an EP on his MacBook in his London bedroom and attracted the attention of indie label Wichita Records. Daffodil Days was the result of a text message sent to a friend. The autocorrect on his iPhone turned the word “difficult” into “daffodil” which inspired him to write the song.]

7. Eleni Mandell – “What Love Can Do”
from: Dark Lights Up / Yep Roc / July 24, 2015
[10th studio album from L.A. based singer/songwriter.]

[Eleni Mandell plays Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, Thurs, July 23, with Courtney Marie Andrews.]

8. Alejandro Escovedo – “Castanets”
from: A Man Under The Influence / Bloodshot Records / April 21, 2001
[5th studio album and his only release on Bloodshot. Considered one of Escovedo’s best recordings.]

[Alejandro Escovedo plays “A Man Under The Influence” LIVE, Thursday, July 23, at 8:00 pm at Knuckleheads Garage, 2715 Rochester St. backed by the all KC band, The Cody Wyoming Deal, followed by a second knockout set by the surprise band “Escovedo’d.”]

10:30 – Underwriting

10:32 – Interview with The Matchsellers

9. The Matchsellers – “Wake Me, Oh Wake Me” (LIVE)
also available on: Kosciusko County / Independent / December 27, 2014
[First full-length original album from The Matchsellers. Classically trained violinist Julie Bates from Kansas City, and a Chicago blues guitarist from Warsaw, Indiana, Andrew Morris. Kosciusko County is a county in Indiana with a town called Warsaw as it’s county seat. Formed in 1836. It was named after the Polish general Tadeusz KoÅ›ciuszko who served in the American Revolutionary War and then returned to Poland.]

[The Matchsellers play The KC Fringe Fest at Uptown Arts Bar, Thursday, July 23, at 7:00pm.]

10:36

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.

10:44

10. The Matchsellers – “Beaver Dam Blues” (LIVE)
also available on: Kosciusko County / Independent / December 27, 2014
[First full-length original album from The Matchsellers. Classically trained violinist Julie Bates from Kansas City, and a Chicago blues guitarist from Warsaw, Indiana, Andrew Morris. Kosciusko County is a county in Indiana with a town called Warsaw as it’s county seat. Formed in 1836. It was named after the Polish general Tadeusz Koaciuszko who served in the American Revolutionary War and then returned to Poland.]

[The Matchsellers play The KC Fringe Fest at Uptown Arts Bar, Thursday, July 23, at 7:00pm.]

They’ve toured Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic, and 21 United States, averaging 170 shows a year.

More info at http://thematchsellers.com

Julie Bates and Andrew Morris thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

10:56

11. The Matchsellers – “Meet Me in The City” (LIVE)
also available on: Kosciusko County / Independent / December 27, 2014
[First full-length original album from The Matchsellers. Classically trained violinist Julie Bates from Kansas City, and a Chicago blues guitarist from Warsaw, Indiana, Andrew Morris. Kosciusko County is a county in Indiana with a town called Warsaw as it’s county seat. Formed in 1836. It was named after the Polish general Tadeusz Koaciuszko who served in the American Revolutionary War and then returned to Poland.]

[The Matchsellers play The KC Fringe Fest at Uptown Arts Bar, Thursday, July 23, at 7:00pm.]

11:00 – Station ID

12. Schwervon! – “The Devil’s Inside Me”
from: Broken Teeth / Haymaker Records / Sept. 30, 2014
[Cover of Vaselines song. 2 piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and have just relocated to KC.]

[Schwervon! play Haymaker Records Summer Showcase, Friday, July 24, at recordbar, 1020 Westport Road, featuring Riala, Be/Non. HMPH!, Jorge Arana Trio, and Schwervon!]

11:03 – Interview with Brenton Cook

Brenton Cook formed Kansas City independent record label Haymaker Records in January 2014. Brenton also works as a computer programmer and volunteers as web administrator for the Midwest Music Foundation where is the curator of the Midwestern Audio local compilation CD series, volumes 1 through 3. Brenton joined us to talk about Haymaker Records Summer Showcase, Friday, July 24, at recordbar, 1020 Westport Road, featuring Riala, Be/Non. HMPH!, Jorge Arana Trio, and Schwervon! Brenton working with Dedric Moore organizing KC Psych Fest show, August 1, at the Riot Room, with Ancient River, Psychotic Reaction, Mysterious Clouds, HMPH!, and Drugs & Attics. More info at http://www.haymakerrecords.net

Brenton Cook, Thank You for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Indie pop duo Schwervon! was one of the first 3 bands signed to Haymaker Records. The duo relocated to Kansas City in 2013 after a decade as a band in New York City. Having recently completed a month-long tour of the Midwest and east coast, Schwervon! is happy to be back in Kansas City playing in the Haymaker Records Showcase.

Math rock duo HMPH! will showcase their technical guitar and drum wizardry in preparation for the release of their first album Headrush due out this summer on Haymaker Records

11:08

13. HMPH! – “Headrush”
from: Headrush / Haymaker Records / To be released on vinyl in August, 2015
[Ryan Lee Toms on guitar, Jonathan Thatch on drums. Recorded by Dedric Moore]

[HMPH! play Haymaker Records Summer Showcase, Friday, July 24, at recordbar, 1020 Westport Road, with Riala, Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, and Schwervon!]

The Haymaker Records Summer Showcase opens with the three acts with upcoming album releases. Label newcomer and shoegaze indie rock band Riala will see the release of their first album Be Here | Be There in early fall.

11:16

14. Riala – “The Diving Bell”  
from: Be Here | Be There / Haymaker Records / To be released on vinyl in September, 2015
[Nick Turner on Voice & Guitar, Kalo Hoyle on bass, Morgan Greenwood on drums. Recorded, mixed.and mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios.]

[Riala play Haymaker Records Summer Showcase, Friday, July 24, at recordbar, 1020 Westport Road, with HMPH!, Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, and Schwervon!]

Twenty-year Kansas City rock legend Brodie Rush and his band Be/Non will entertain with the spaced-out rock sounds of their upcoming fall release Mystic Sunrise / Sunset Magic.

The night ends with the Jorge Arana Trio. The Jorge Arana Trio are a three-piece instrumental jazz-fusion math rock hybrid that were the first band to be featured on Haymaker Records. The Oso EP, released on vinyl exactly a year ago, was met with high praises from local and national media and the band recently completed a three-week tour of south and west coast in May. Brodie Rush created a new music video for Jorge Arana Trio’s song “Crime of Passion Fruit.”

11:24

15. Be / Non – “Orbit”
from: Mystic Sunrise / Sunset Magic / Haymaker Records / To be released this Fall
[Brodie Rush is a Rock & Roll God, a songwriter, musician, singer, organizer, artist, film maker, music video creator.]

16. Jorge Arana Trio – “Crime of Passion Fruit” (Vinyl)
from: Oso / Haymaker Records / July 19, 2014  
[Jorge Arana on Guitar & Keyboard, Josh Enyart on drums & Percussion, and Jason Nash on bass. Tracked at Element Recording Studios February 25th 2014, Engineering – Joel Nanos, Vincent Lawhon, Mixing, Mastering – Joel Nanos.  Oso is the name of Jorge’s childhood family dog. Winner of the 2013 Pitch Music Award for Best Avant-Garde group. Nominated in 2014 year for Best Live Act.]

[Be/Non and Jorge Arana Trio plays the Haymaker Records, Summer Showcase Party, Friday, July 24, at 9:00 pm, at recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. with Riala, HMPH, and Schwervon!]

11:30 – Underwriting

11:32 – Interview with Brenton Cook and Dedric Moore

Dedric Moore is a musician, songwriter, producer, organizer, member of the bands Monta At Odds, and Mysterious Clouds. Dedric Moore is also the founder KC Psych Fest.

KC Psych Fest kicks off its fourth year with a night of adventurous music on Aug. 1 at The Riot Room in Kansas City, MO. Co-sponsored by Haymaker Records, Mills Record Company, It’s a Beautiful Day, and Summer Moon Promotions, the show will feature performances by Ancient River, Mysterious Clouds, HMPH!, Psychotic Reaction, Drugs & Attics, and have a special DJ set by Mod Professor.

The 2015 KC Psych Fest will be spread across multiple dates in Kansas City in the late summer and fall with an emphasis on acts that excitingly venture outside of conventional music. More dates and appearances will be announced later. The mission of the festival is to present mind-expanding music from different music genres and provide a platform for Kansas City artists pushing the boundaries of music. This year’s festival continues to build on the positive experiences of the previous three years.

The August 1 show is headlined by psychedelic rock band Ancient River. Based out of the UK and Austin, TX, their wall-of-sound barrage has been honed by extensive touring across the United States and beyond – including appearances at Austin Psych Fest (2010-2012), Los Angeles’ Psycho De Mayo (2014), Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia (2012) and Milwaukee Psych Festival (2015).

Psychotic Reaction joins the show from rural Oklahoma. Showcasing high energy rock & roll, they draw comparisons to The MC5, Stooges, Roky Erickson, and Skip James.

11:39

17. Ancient River – “This Is The Time”
from: Keeper of The Dawn / Ancient River / April 14, 2015
[Reverb soaked noir-psychedelic band formed by James Barreto. The band is now based in London and Austin.]

18. Psychotic Reaction – “Chumbscrubber Blues”
from: The Sound Out of Space / Psychotic Reaction / April 26, 2015
[from rural Oklahoma.]

[Ancient River and Psychotic Reaction play KC Psych Fest August 1 at The Riot Room in Kansas City, MO. with Mysterious Clouds, HMPH!, Drugs & Attics, and have a special DJ set by Mod Professor.]

Three Kansas City acts are featured at the event too. Mysterious Clouds is a new band that explores aspects of cosmic space music and is comprised of members of Monta at Odds, Expo ’70, and HMPH! Their first release, Vibrations Shake the Path on Haymaker Records, explores the classic 60’s mono mix approach. HMPH! is the two-piece math-rock outfit of Ryan Lee Toms (RLT) and Jonathan Thatch. With just drums, guitar, looping pedal, and effects, the concept is simple but the music is not. Their debut full-length vinyl release comes out in August on Haymaker Records. Drugs & Attics are a garage punk trio and have been quickly building a name in the Kansas City music scene. The night closes with the psych / mod / garage groove stylings of DJ act Mod Professor, the alias of legendary Kansas City / New York DJ Ray Velasquez. The event starts at 8:30PM and is a full night of entertainment.

Haymaker Records Summer Showcase, Friday, July 24, at recordbar, 1020 Westport Road, featuring Riala, Be/Non. HMPH!, Jorga Arana Trio, and Schwervon!

KC Psych Fest, August 1, at the Riot Room, with Ancient River, Psychotic Reaction, Mysterious Clouds, HMPH!, and Drugs & Attics.

More info at http://www.haymakerrecords.net

10:56

19. Mysterious Clouds – “Other Side of Yesterday”
from: Vibrations: Shake the Path / Haymaker Records / May 12, 2015
[Project of Monta At Odds members Dedric and Delany Moore with Aaron Osborne of Expo 70, and Jonathan Thatch of HMPH!]

[Mysterious Clouds play KC Psych Fest on August 1 at The Riot Room in Kansas City, MO. with Ancient River, Psychotic Reaction , HMPH!, Drugs & Attics, and have a special DJ set by Mod Professor.]

11:59:30

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

Next week on July 29, we’ll talk with: Man of a 1001 Faces, actor Michael McQuary, and Kansas City band, Riala.

Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org, Haymaker Record’s press release

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