Wednesday MidDay Medley celebrate the 6th Annual Lawrence Field Day Fest, July 13-15, in Downtown Lawrence, Kansas, featuring near 100 bands at 8 venues with showcases from: Replay Records, I Heart Local Music, High Dive Records, Datura Records, Whatever Forever records, PEB Sounds, and Weepy Vision Productions.

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

2. Dressy Bessy – “Lady Liberty”
from: Kingsized / Yep Roc / February 5, 2016
[Indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, associated with the Elephant Six Collective. Guitarist John Hill also plays with The Apples in Stereo. Lead vocalist/guitarist Tammy Ealom formed the band with drummer Darren Albert and guitarist turned bassist Rob Greene in 1996. The name was taken from a popular Playskool doll of the 1970s. Hill joined around the time they started recording.][Dress Bessy plays miniBar, Thursday, June 9, with Cave Girls, and New Baboons.]

[Dressy Bessy play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 10:45 PM at The Bottleneck – High Dive Records Showcase with : Sex Snobs, BUMMER, Arc Flash, and Psychic Heat.]

3. Nick Siegel – “Santa Monica Pier”
from: “Santa Monica Pier” – Single / Nick Siegel / April 28, 2017
[Nick Siegel writes: “I write aggressive piano rock music. I strike the 88 keys because one of them must be the key to your heart (oh the charm!). I grew up playing music in Chicago and moved to Kansas City in 2010 when I joined The Casket Lottery. Now venturing on my own, I’m excited to release a new record that will knock your clothes off. Book me, like me, come out and see me and I’ll introduce you to a fine mix of fast fingers, great hair and awkward banter. I’m Nick Siegel. I’m the piano rock you need in your life.”]

[Nick Siegel plays Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 6:45 pm, at Replay Lounge Patio with Jon Harrison and the Harrisonics, and The Mad Kings.]

4. The Dear Misses – “Let Go”
from: Just Let Go / Independent / February 28, 2017
[This is The Dear Misses first full length album. “Just Let Go” was written over the course of 4 years. TDM started as a side project for lead singer Todd Anderson and Guitarist Cody Stapleton and caught full sail upon the addition of Drummer Bret Collins in 2014 and Bassist Shane Berggren in Late 2015. This Lawrence Kansas based 4-piece band is made up of: Todd Anderson on lead vocals & rhythm guitar, Cody Stapleton on lead guitar & backing vocals, Bret Collins on drums, and Shane Berggren on bass. More information at: http://www.reverbnation.com/thedearmisses%5D

[The Dear Misses play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Thursday, July 13, at 9:45 pm, at Jackpot Music Hall, right after Instant Karma, and also with: Electric Needle Room, The Electric Lungs, Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, Headlight Rivals, and Gozillionaire.]

5. Instant Karma – “Make Me A Man”
from: Trying To Find My Mind / Independent / July 22, 2017
[Cole Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, Zach Harris on drums. All songs written by Instant Karma. Mixed by Zach Harris. Mastered at Eureka Mastering.]

10:19 – Interview with Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun

Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun are members of the Kansas City 4-piece band, Instant Karma. They join us live in our 90.1 FM Studios to talk about the band’s new EP Trying To Find My Mind. Instant Karma play a special Trying To Find My Mind EP Release Show, Saturday, July 22, at Revolution Records, 1830 Locust Street, KCMO with The Atomic 50s, and The Bends. And tomorrow night, Instant Karma play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Thursday, July 13, at Jackpot Music Hall with: Electric Needle Room, The Electric Lungs, The Dear Misses, Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, Headlight Rivals, and Gozillionaire.

Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Instant Karma with Colby Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass and keyboards, & Zach Harris on drums. This was also released as a single.

Last year the band played the 12th Annual Crossroads Music Fest.

Instant Karma was on our show on, Wednesday, September 28, just before the band opened for C.W. Stoneking, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, Blvd, in Kansas City.

Colby Bales and Cody Calhoun met in High School. They have been playing music together for 5 years. They became friends after forming the band,

Instant Karma bass player Branden Moser has called the band, “a drug trip through the soul section of your local record store.”

Instant Karma! is a 4 piece psych/soul rock band from Kansas City, MO. Their influences range from The Black Keys to Syl Johnson to the Wu Tang Clan.

Trying To Find My Mind was Mixed by Zach Harris. Mastered at Eureka Mastering.

Instant Karma play a special Trying To Find My Mind EP Release Show, Saturday, July 22, at Revolution Records, 1830 Locust St, KCMO with The Atomic 50s, and The Bends.

Instant Karma play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Thursday, July 13, at Jackpot Music Hall with: Electric Needle Room, The Electric Lungs, The Dear Misses, Chris Meck & The Guilty Birds, Headlight Rivals, and Gozillionaire.

More information at http://www.instantkarmakc.com

6. Instant Karma – “Bet On Me”
from: Trying To Find My Mind / Independent / July 22, 2017
[Cole Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, Zach Harris on drums. All songs written by Instant Karma. Mixed by Zach Harris. Mastered at Eureka Mastering.]

Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun of Instant Karma; Jennie Ferguson, Scott Mize, Matt Kesler, & Doug Hitchcock of SHE SAID; and Fally Afani of I Heart Local Music, on the July 12, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

10:35 – Interview with SHE SAID

The new KC based, 4-piece band, SHE SAID, plays live in our 90.1 FM studios. SHE SAID is made up of Jennie Ferguson on vocals & guitar, Scott Mize on guitar, Doug Hitchcock on drums, and Matt Kesler on bass & vocals. SHE SAID play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 8:00 PM at The Granada Theatre Outdoor Stage.

Jennie Ferguson, Scott Mize, Doug Hitchcock, and Matt Kesler, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Matt Kesler and Scott Mize used to be in a band called Sylvan Grove. Jennie Ferguson and Scott Mize used to play in a band called Shotgun Solution. This was after the time of Jennie’s all-girl psych/pop band PMS. Doug Hitchcock has played with Matt Kesler in the Midtown Jazz Quartet. Doug has played with Freedie Johnston, and the band Near Death Experience. Matt Kesler also plays in The Pedajets and The Doo Dads.

Lawrence Field Day Fest is one of SHE SAID’s first public appearances.

10:40

7. SHE SAID – “These Are The Days” (LIVE)
[Jennie Ferguson on vocals & guitar, Scott Mize on guitar, Doug Hitchcock on percussion, and Matt Kesler on bass & vocals. New original song from band.]

10:53

8. SHE SAID – “Rain” (LIVE)
[Jennie Ferguson on vocals & guitar, Scott Mize on guitar, Doug Hitchcock on percussion, and Matt Kesler on bass & vocals. New original song from band.]

[SHE SAID play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 8:00 PM at The Granada Theatre Outdoor Stage.]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Fally Afani Guest Producer

Today we are celebrating the 6th Annual Lawrence Field Day Fest, July 13,14, and 15, with nearly 100 bands and eight venues. Fally Afani, the Editor, Founder, Reporter, and Photographer of I Heart Local Music, joins us for our entire second hour to play music from artists playing Lawrence Field Day Fest. Fally Afani is an award-winning journalist with a career spanning more than 15 years in media. She has worked extensively in radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and more. Fally’s work has been featured in magazines, newspapers, and television stations across Kansas. She received several Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards as well as an Edward R. Murrow award for her online work in journalism. I Heart Local Music is a place for music lovers in Lawrence to gather. It was started out of a deep love and appreciation for the local music scene. More information at: http://www.iheartlocalmusic.com

Fally Afani, thank you for being with us in Wednesday MidDay Medley.

9. Raymond – “Elevator”
from: “Elevator” – Single / Independent / December 12, 2016
[Lyrics: Raymond & Bradly Bones. Produced: Bradly Bones. Raymond is a Singer/songwriter based in Lawrence, KS. Interested in pop, r&b, and experimental hip hop. He is part of Vivid Zebra an experimental electronic & hip hop collective based in Lawrence, KS formed in 2014 soundcloud.com/raymondvividzebra/]

[Vivid Zebra play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Saturday, July 15, 11:30 PM at Jackpot Music Hall for the I Heart Local Music Showcase, with Drugs & Attics, Wendy Moira, Stitch81Classic, and Nancy Boys.]

10. Ricky Roosevelt & Alccalh – “Cameras”
from: Legacy / Independent / November 25, 2016
[Lead single off Ricky Roosevelt and alccalh’s joint album “LEGACY”. All lyrics by Ricky Roosevelt aka Jarred Morris. All production by alccalh aka Alex Calhoun (Younger brother of CJ Calhoun of Cowboy Indian Bear and now Bonzo Madrid.) Mixed and mastered by Danny Bowersox. Lawrence Kansas based alccalh is a music producer and DJ with Vivid Zebra. Ricky Roosevelt is a wordsmith. He is part of the Vivid Zebra collective. He writes that his ”rhymes are a compilation of my conscience and my sub conscience.” More information at http://www.soundcloud.com/rickroses%5D

[Vivid Zebra play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Saturday, July 15, 11:30 PM at Jackpot Music Hall for the I Heart Local Music Showcase, with Drugs & Attics, Wendy Moira, Stitch81Classic, and Nancy Boys.]

11. Wendy Moira – “Punx Don’t Pay” [Radio edit]
from: Punx Don’t Pay – Single / Independent / September 10, 2016
[Punk slop punk trash pop from Lawrence, KS. Recorded & Produced by Eric Johnson for Groundhum Productions.]

[Wendy Moira play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Saturday, July 15, 11:30 PM at Jackpot Music Hall for the I Heart Local Music Showcase, with Drugs & Attics, Vivid Zebra, Stitch81Classic, and Nancy Boys.]

12. Approach – “Of A 1,000”
from: Make-Out With Violence / Datura Records / October 15, 2013
[8th album from Approach is Sean Hunt, a rapper, producer, musician, and DJ from Overland Park, Kansas, who now resides in Lawrence, Kansas, and owns Datura Records. This track was produced by Nate Holt.]

[Approach plays Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday July 14, at 6:55 PM, at the Granada Theatre Outdoor Stage with Jade Archetype, SHE SAID, and The Phantastics]

13. The Phantastics – “Bananas”
from: Closer / Silly Goose Records / December 14, 2013
[Debut EP from 8 member group KC based band formed in December of 2010, that specialize genre-blending hip-hop, mixed with rock, rap, dance, funk, jazz and soul. Members include: Kemet “the Phantom” Coleman on lead vocals, Kim Newsome on vocals, JJ Cantrell on lead guitar & vocals, Danny Florez on electric bass & vocals, Ashley Thompson on drums, DJ Mitchell on saxophone, and Austin Quick on keyboards.]

[The Phantastics play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday July 14, at 9:30 PM, at the Granada Theatre Outdoor Stage with Jade Archetype, SHE SAID, and Approach.]

14. Jade Archetype – “Common Sense”
from: “Common Sense” – Single / Jade Archetype / July 3, 2017
[Jade Archetype is an eclectic 4 piece ensemble hailing from Manhattan, KS. The band was formed on July 8, 2014 by Alexa Sharp on vocals, Cody Brummet on guitar, Michael Anderson on bass, Laurie Shelton on drums. They call their music Space Jazz.]

[Jade Archetype plays Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday July 14, at 9:30 PM, at the Granada Theatre Outdoor Stage with The Phantastics, SHE SAID, and Approach.]

15. Bummer – “Double Stairway To Heaven”
from: Spank / High Dive Records / July 14, 2015
[Neanderthal music from Olathe Kansas. Bummer is Matt Perrin, vocals and guitar, Mike Gustafson bass and Sam Hutchinson, drums. Recorded at Westend Recording Studios by Justin Mantooth, who also mixed and co-produced the recordings with the band. ]

[Bummer plays Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 9:15 PM at The Bottleneck – High Dive Records Showcase with : Sex Snobs, Dressy Bessy, Arc Flash, and Psychic Heat.]

16. Arc Flash – “Divination”
from: Carbon Copy/ High Dive Records / March 31, 2017
[James Thomblison on guitar and vocals, Mark Osman on drums and percussion. Music by Arc Flash. Mixed by Joel Martin & Arc Flash. Mastered by Mike Nolte. Album art by Tanner Spreer.]

[Arc Flash plays Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 10:00 PM at The Bottleneck – High Dive Records Showcase with : Sex Snobs, Dressy Bessy, Bummer, and Psychic Heat.]

17. Psychic Heat – “In Two”
from: Sunshower / High Dive Records / May 27, 2016
[Psychic Heat was created by Evan Herd & Tanner Spreer. After releasing their EP Lighter and Brighter in 2015 they quickly turned their attention to their first full length Sunshower being released through High Dive Records. Sunshower is Engineered by Ron Miller (Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds) & mixed/mastered by Kliph Scurlock (previously of the Flaming Lips). Psychic Heat is: Steve/Evan Herd on guitar & vocals, Tanner Spreer on guitar & vocals, James Thomblison on bass, and Mark Rockwell on drums.]

[Psychic Heat plays Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 10:00 PM at The Bottleneck – High Dive Records Showcase with: Sex Snobs, Dressy Bessy, Bummer, and Arc Flash.]

18. Vedettes – “Beautiful”
from: Vedettes EP / Vedettes / 2016
[Lawrence based 4-piece band formed in 2015 with Heather Lofflin on lead vocals & guitar; Lizz Weiler on bass, & backup vocals; Ben White on lead guitar & backup vocals; and Dr. J. Metz on drums & percussion. More information at: http://www.vedettes.com]

[Vedettes play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Friday, July 14, at 10:30 PM at Replay Lounge Inside with Vigil & Thieves, Tire Fire, and Gnarly Davidson.]

19. The Bad Ideas – “On The News”
from: Leave Me Alone / The Bad Ideas / June 6, 2015
[Released as a full length recording on cassette. The Bad Ideas is an American punk band from Kansas City, Missouri formed in August 2011. They are influenced by early 80’s punk. Their EP, Worse Thoughts, was recorded on January 22, 2012 and released March, 2012. Their first self-produced full length, Lesson #1 was released March 8, 2013. They released a 7″ split with Red Kate in May 2014. Although their line-up has changed since this recording, original members Break-a-dawn on lead vocals, and Britt Adair on lead guitar are joined by George Magers on drums, and Merry Contrary on bass.]

[The Bad Ideas play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Saturday, July 15, at 4:30 PM at The Greenhouse Culture – All Ages Punk Rock Show with Oxford Company, Boys Home, The Runaway Sons, Four Arm Shiver, The Uncouth, and Iron Guns Kelly.]

20. Toughies – “Stone Cold”
from: Sweet Dream EP/ Independent / March 5, 2016
[All songs written and performed by Toughies. Mixing and mastering: Brad Girard. Trumpet on “Closer to Heaven”: Sam Stephan. 5-piece, Lawrence, band formed in 2015 by, Brad Girard, Joe Gronniger, Caroline Lohrenz and Carl Smith.]

[Toughies play Lawrence Field Day Fest, Thursday, July 13, at Replay Lounge for the Replay Records 7 Friends Showcase with Crystal Rose, La Guerre. AZP, and CS Luxem.]

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

Next week, on July 19, Steve Gardels, drummer of The Philistines and The Uncouth joins us in our second hour as Guest Producer.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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