Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Jen Appell of “Arc of Joan”
+ Willi Carlisle & Joesph Fletcher
of “There Ain’t No More” at KC Fringe Fest

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

2. Sarah Jaffe – “Between”
from: Bad Baby / Kirtland Records / July 7, 2017
[4th full length release from Sarah Jaffe, born January 29, 1986, and comes from Denton, Texas. She has also released 3 EPs including her debut EP, Even Born Again, released in 2008 that led to her being signed by Kirtland Records.]

3. Joon Moon – “Tiger (Radio Edit)”
from: Tiger [EP] / Le Plan Recordings – Kwaiden Records / June 16, 2017
[Formed in 2014 in Montmartre area of Paris. Joon Moon is the meeting of House producer Julien Decoret, drummer Raphael Chassin and American expat and singer/song writer extraordinaire Krystle Warren. The Tiger EP comes after the release of 2 critically acclaimed EP’s, “Chess” and “Call Me”, and serves as another foreshadowing into their upcoming album “Moonshine Corner”, which will be released in September. After ten years of touring the world playing double bass with Marc Collin’s Nouvelle Vague ensemble, alongside excursions into house music on the Yellow Productions Art of Disco compilations, not to mention co-producing Florent Marchet’s Bamby Galaxy album, it was time for songwriter/producer/renaissance man Julien Decoret to dedicate his heart and soul to a new challenge. With Raphaël Chassin, (Hugh Coltman, Vanessa Paradis, Pauline Croze) on drums, helping out with the production and arrangements, and Sébastien Trouvé as sound engineer, Decoret set out on his retro-modern Joon Moon mission, laying out the contours of a world where trip-hop, jazz, soul and electronic music live side by side, sharing their joys and sorrows. The only missing element was that one last bit of magic, a voice that could take the project to ever-loftier heights. Enter Krystle Warren. She had worked with Rufus Wainwright, and Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside, and had made forays into house music herself by providing vocals to two cuts off Hercules and Love Affair’s, The Feast of the Broken Heart. That’s not even mentioning her own band, Krystle Warren and The Faculty – and its three albums – which display her impressive grasp of soul music, folk, blues…With Tiger, the band’s social concerns are brought to the forefront. A timely piece from a Franco-American band about the need to question authority and the power structure of society. Tiger sees its tension build up like an ominmous populist, and turns into defiance. Art and love combining in a movement towards emancipation.]

4. SSION – “My Love Grows In The Dark”
from: Bent (Bonus Track Versions) / Dovecote Records / September 18, 2012
[Written by Cody Critcheloe, produced by J. Ashley Miller. SSION was formed in 1996, in Kansas City, by multi-talented vocalist, visual artist, musician, performance artist, music video director, Cody Critcheloe. SSION, have been known for their extravagant live shows and amazingly creative videos. SSION has toured with Gossip, Fischerspooner, CSS, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Cody Critcheloe has created and directed music videos for: Perfume Genius, Katy Perry, Santigold, CSS, Peaches, Gossip, and Tilly and the Wall.]

[SSION plays Riot Room, Saturday, July 29, with Sinple.]

10:16 – Underwriting

5. Mess – “Bloodlines”
from: Bloodlines – Single / Mess / July 14, 2017
[Mess is a Kansas City based band formed by: Allison Gliesman, Kevin Briody, Tanner Pinkerton and Evan Velasquez. Recorded in Edwardsville, Illinois at Bird Cloud Recording. Production and recording by Ryan Wasoba. Mastering by Joel Hatstat in Athens, Georgia.]

[Mess play an EP Release Show at The Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, August 12, at 7:00 PM, with Counterculture, and Chloe Jacobson.]

6. Pink Royal – “Bring It On Back”
from: Do You Mind EP / Pink Royal / September 12, 2017
[Experimental groove pop, 5-piece band based in Lawrence, Kansas with Steven LaCour on guitar & vocals, Josh Dorrell on guitar & vocals, Alex Hartmann on drums, Nick Carswell on bass & vocals, Vik Govindarajan on Keyboards & vocals. Music and Lyrics by Pink Royal (except Tracks 3 & 6 by Pink Royal and Dylan Guthrie.) Recorded and produced by Jim Barnes. Mastered by Dalton Brand at WaveBurner Recordings.]

[Pink Royal play a Do You Mind EP Release show, Friday, September 22, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, with Hi Lux, and Evolfo.]

7. Shadow Rabbits – “Eyes Over Me”
from: Eyes Over Me – Single / Shadow Rabbits / March 15, 2017
[Shadow Rabbits is a Kansas City based collaboration between singer/songwriter, Ashley Dattola and producer, Jon Ulasien.]

10:30 – Interview with Jen Appell

Jen Appell joins us to share music and details about her show “Arc of Joan.” In the wake of 9/11, Jen Appell co-created the original rock musical Joan the Maid (now performed as Arc of Joan). Informed by the political and social climate, the production envisioned what Joan of Arc’s life would have looked like under the microscope of modern media, reality television and the national obsession with cult of personality. In this re-envisioned workshop/production of the song cycle enhanced with slick video elements, Jen Appell and The Saints perform a minimalistic version of the musical to examine the heroine’s path of discovery, power, loss and acceptance.

Jen Appell, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Performances continue:
Thursday, July 27, at 9:30 PM,
Friday, July 28, at 8:00 PM,
Saturday, July 29 at 5:00 PM

Musical Theater Heritage Main Stage, 2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, on the 3rd floor of Crown Center. More info at: http://www.kcfringe.org

10:42

8. Jen Appell – “My Friend” (Live)
from: “Arc of Joan” by Jen Appell

Jen hosts and curates The Uptown Sirens Collective at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club. The Uptown Sirens Collective features acts fronted and driven by women who write and perform original music. The Uptown Sirens Collective is currently on hiatus with performances resuming in September. The Uptown Sirens Collective occurs on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 3402 Main Street in Kansas City.

Jen is project manager and co-collaborator for Redlined, a creative interpretation of the HEAT report for Community Health Council of Wyandotte County.

While working on Redlined, Jen discovered the rich history of the Quindaro neighborhood in Wyandotte County, KS. Jen is currently working with Justin Border, Meghan Rowswell and Jillian Youngbird on Weaving the River, an immersive art installation that sheds light on the often untold story of this fascinating community.

10:50

9. Jen Appell – “Not Alone” (Live)
from: “Arc of Joan” by Jen Appell

“Arc of Joan” Performances continue: Thursday, July 27, at 9:30 PM, Friday, July 28, at 8:00 PM, and Saturday, July 29 at 5:00 PM, at Musical Theater Heritage Main Stage, 2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, on the 3rd floor of Crown Center. More info at: http://www.kcfringe.org

10:55

10. Sudan Archives – “Oatmeal”
from: Sudan Archives / Stones Throw Records / July 14, 2017
[Self titled debut EP from LA based violinist Sudan Archives, combines elements of the modern and ancient. The 23 year-old self-taught violinist draws inspiration from Sudanese fiddlers, R&B, West African rhythms, and experimental electronic music. Building records around rhythms and melodies from the strings of her violin and raw vocals, Sudan effortlessly draws the link between traditional African music and contemporary electronic production.]

11. Crystal Rose – “Come Alive”
from: Come Alive – Single / Crystal Rose / May 6, 2016
[Debut single release from Kansas City based singer songwriter and UMKC journalism student Crystal Rose who plays live with Paige Turner on guitar, Peter Marten on guitar, and Robert Castillo on bass. Crystal Rose is a singer song-writer based in heart of Kansas City. At a young age she was Influenced by powerhouse vocals like Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Christina Aguilera. She has since drawn much inspiration from blusey and folk centered artist like James Bay, James Vincent McMorrow and Johnny Swim. To listen to more Crystal Rose please visit: http://www.crystalro.se]

[Crystal Rose plays Grandview Amphitheatre, 13611 Byars Road, Grandview, Missouri, for Thirstday on Thursday, July 27, at 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM.]

11:02 – Station ID

12. Mysterious Clouds – “7PM Dissolve”
from: Panic on the Non Meridian / Haymaker Records / May 26, 2017
[For this release the band writes: “Crazy times call for crazy music. Panic is a reflection of the turmoil in our hearts, minds, and country. Sometimes you have to embrace the wild times to get a clear mental picture of how to make thing better.” Mysterious Clouds is one of the musical projects of Kansas City, Kansas based post-punk psychedelic musical artists, Dedric Moore and Delaney Moore and special guests. The brothers are also founders of the critically acclaimed band Monta At Odds. Mysterious Clouds also released the EP, Clear Reflection, February 3, 2017. Their song “Clear Reflection” was also include on the Haymakers records compilation, Fairgounds Vol. 2 Released March 24, 2017.]

[Mysterious Clouds play miniBar, 3810 Broadway, for Sound Machine KC, Thursday, July 27, at 9:00 PM with Froth from LA.]

13. Willi Carlisle – “Folk Art Masterpiece”
from: Too Nice to Mean Much / Willi Carlisle / July 30, 2016
[Willi Carlisle is a poet, songwriter, folklorist, and theater artist from Northwest Arkansas. His award-winning play, “There Ain’t No More,” is booking in festivals around the country. He plays solo, calls square dances, and plays old-time music. More info at: http://www.willicarlisle.com or http://www.willicarlisle.bandcamp.com/%5D

[Willi Carlisle play Westport Saloon, Friday, July 28, with Clayton Smith and Savanna Chestnut]

11:07 – Interview with Willi Carlisle & Joesph Fletcher

Award-winning Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, are with us in our 90.1 FM Studios to share music and information about their show, “There Ain’t No More”, making a Kansas City Debut at the KC Fringe Fest. “There Ain’t No More” is the product of five years of research, down-home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the misty mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks. Winner 2017 Orlando Fringe “Best Show of the Fringe”, Portland Fringe “Patrons Pick”, and Tampa Fringe “Tech Pick”.

Willi Carlisle is an “Ozark renaissance folklorist” who writes “brilliant, slice of life Americana.” (Sing Out!Magazine) A theatre artist, folksinger, poet, and square-dance caller, Willi received a BA from Knox College in Creative Writing and Performance Studies, and an MFA in Poetry at the University of Arkansas. His work has appeared in The Journal of American Folklore, The Midwest Review, and elsewhere. Willi is a co-leader of the Fayetteville Old-time Music and Dance Society and a company member with the Artist’s Laboratory Theater. His debut EP, “Too Nice to Mean Much,” is available at http://www.willicarlisle.com

Willi Carlisle, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Joseph Fletcher is a director, producer, and stage manager. Past directing credits include Purim-Schmitz, China the Whole Enchilada (NYC), The New Now, Las Posadas, Alley 38, War of the Worlds, The Plowman, Candide, and The Sunshine Boys (Regional). In various capacities he has worked with the Walnut Street Theatre, Cirque Du Soleil, the National Tour of Chicago the Musical, The Signature Theatre, Prospect Theatre Company, Target Margin Theatre, Hippodrome State Theater, and Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and Orlando Opera. He is a founding member and artistic producer for the Artist’s Laboratory Theatre a nonprofit community based devised theatre company in Fayetteville, AR. He has a BFA in Theatre from University of Central Florida.

Joesph Fletcher, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

During his last performance, a dying folksinger faces the life he has led, the legacy he will leave behind, and death itself with five instruments, square-dance calls, and enough dirty jokes to make a beaver blush. The medication-addled musician relives lost love, his experience of the Vietnam War, years of political activism, and adventures into the American wilderness in this haunting, heartfelt hootenanny. The Orlando weekly describes it as “A poetic celebration of America’s original art form that is simultaneously ancient and avant-garde.”

Developed in a collaboration with award-winning “Ozark renaissance folklorist” Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, the play is the product of five years of research, down-home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the misty mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks.

11:16

14. Willi Carlisle – “I Don’t Love Nobody” (LIVE)
from: “There Ain’t No More” by Willi Carlisle

There Ain’t No More! an Award-Winning Tour-de-Folk Operetta to Premiere at the Kansas City Fringe.

The show continues with performances:
Thursday July 27, at 9:00 PM,
Saturday, July 29th 6:00 PM,

Phosphor Studios, 1730 Broadway, Kansas City. More information at http://www.kcfringe.org

Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher,

There Ain’t No More! addresses the fading and sometimes troubling legacy of American folk culture. Developed in collaboration between artist Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, the play is the product of five years of research, down home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks.

Top Critic’s Choice as ‘BEST SHOW’ at the 2017 Orlando Fringe Festival. Winner of ‘EXCELLENCE IN WRITING’ and ‘PATRONS’ PICK’ at 2017 PortFringe.

11:25

15. Willi Carlisle – “Angels” (LIVE)
from: a new unreleased, unrecorded song from Willi Carlisle

There Ain’t No More! continues with performances: Thursday July 27, at 9:00 PM, Saturday, July 29th 6:00 PM, at Phosphor Studios, 1730 Broadway, Kansas City. More information at http://www.kcfringe.org

Willi Carlisle’s debut EP, “Too Nice to Mean Much,” is available at http://www.willicarlisle.com

11:30 – Underwriting

16. Riala – “The Diving Bell”
from: Be Here | Be There / Haymaker Records / September 4, 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 plays Records With Merritt on Sunday, July 30 at 7:00 PM, with Narrow | Arrows, Le Grand, Walking Oceans.]

17. Deerhoof – “I Will Spite Survive (ft. Jenn Wasner)”
from: Mountain Moves / Joyful Noise / September 8, 2017
[Lead single from the veteran art-rockers, a Bee Gees and Gloria Gaynor-referencing jam that features vocals from Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner. Satomi Matsuzaki plays bass and sings, Greg Saunier plays drums, John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez play guitars. Pitchfork went so far as to label Deerhoof as “the best band in the world.” From their humble beginnings as an obscure San Francisco noise act, they’ve become one of indie music’s most influential bands with their ecstatic and unruly take on pop.]

18. Making Movies – “Spinning Out”
from: I Am Another You / Making Movies / May 26, 2017
[3rd full length release: from Kansas City based 4-piece band and made up of two sets of brothers: Enrique Chi on guitar and lead vocals; Diego Chi on bass & vocals; Juan-Carlos Chaurand on percussion & keyboards; and Andres Chaurand on drums. The band draws their influences from the origins of their families: Santiago, Panama, and Kansas City, Missouri, and Guadalajara, Mexico.]

[Making Movies and Ensemble Iberica play recordbar, 1520 Grand, Thursday, July 27, at 7:30.]

19. Jorge Arana Trio – “All My Friends Are Brown”
from: Mammoth / Haymaker Records / September 23, 2016
[Recorded in early 2016 by Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions. Jorge Arana Trio is: Jorge Arana, Josh Enyart, & Jason Nash. Formed in 2011. Mammoth is the 3rd album and 2nd full length release. Jorge Arana Trio played their first album release concert at recordBar, September 2 with 34 and Riala.]

[The Jorge Arana Trio play miniBar, 3810 Broadway, Mon, July 31, 9:00 PM with Chew from Atlanta.]

20. See Through Dresses – “Violet”
from: Horse of The Other World / Tiny Engines / July 15, 2017
[Second album from Omaha based 4-piece band formed by Sara Bertuldo, Mathew Carroll, Alex Kirts, and Nate Van Fleet. Recorded in 2016 in two locations — ARC Studios with Ben Brodin (Pile, First Aid Kit, The Good Life) and at the band’s home studio, Little Machine, by Mathew Carroll — Horse of the Other World signals a sonic leap into a more ethereal, soundscape-driven aesthetic. Reverb-drenched and synth-laden, this new album blends the band’s masterful mood creation and technical prowess while further exploring the depths of the band’s dynamics.]

21. Val Bennett – “The Russians Are Coming”
from: Trojan Presents: Rock Steady / Sanctuary Records / March 31, 2011
[From 1968, a cover of “Take Five” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which would later go on to be used as the theme tune to the British television series The Secret Life of Machines in the late-1980s. Val Bennett was born Lovall Bennett. His birthdate is unknown. He died in 1991. Val Bennett was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist and jazz and roots reggae musician who began his career in the 1940s. He made a number of releases on the Island Records and Crab Records labels. In the late 1940s, Bennett led his own band, the Val Bennett Orchestra. Artists that played in Bennett’s band included Jah Jerry Haynes, Lloyd Knibb, and Ernest Ranglin, whose first professional experience was with this band. The Val Bennett Orchestra performed regularly at the Colony Club, performing mainly for foreign visitors to Jamaica. The band also toured abroad, performing in countries including Haiti, where they picked up merengue and played it on their return to Jamaica. In the early to mid-1960s, Bennett was a regular member of Prince Buster’s band, playing on many of the singer’s best-known recordings, including “Al Capone”. Bennett was also a regular studio session musician, appearing on many releases from artists including Theophilus Beckford, Pat Kelly, Barrington Levy, and Delroy Wilson. Bennett’s session work included saxophone, horn, and trombone. In the late 1960s, Bennett joined Bunny Lee’s “All Stars”. Notable tracks by Bennett include “The Russians Are Coming” and “Tons Of Gold” (1970), with the Harry J Allstars, a version of their track “The Liquidator”. Bennett also worked for producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, and his spaghetti western-inspired “Return of Django”, recorded with Perry’s studio band The Upsetters was a major UK hit in 1969. His track “Baby Baby” was also included on The Upsetters’ album Eastwood Rides Again. Perry was the only producer to get Bennett to perform vocals, “Baby Baby” being one of these examples, the other being “Barbara”.]

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

Next week, on August 2, Chase The Horseman joins us with Kwame Boateng who has a new record being released August 1, that Chase produced. Also next week Aaron Rhodes of Shuttlecock Music Magazine joins us to share music and information about Shuttlecock Music Showcase 004, Friday, August 4, at 6:00 PM, at Mills Record Company.

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

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