Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

More New & MidCoastal Releases
+ Shortsweather + Mr. Marco’s V7 + Schwervon!

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

2. Car Seat Headrest – “War Is Coming (If You Want It)”
from: War Is Coming (If You Want It) – Single / Matador / August 14, 2017
[According to Will Toledo “This is a song about not murdering people.” Originally a started as a solo recording project by 24 year old, Will Toledo, in Leesburg, Virginia. Toledo chose the name “Car Seat Headrest” after recording the vocals of his first albums in the back seat of his car, for privacy. Car Seat Headrest released 12 albums on Bandcamp. Toledo’s production has gradually grown less lo-fi, but he still remains an effective example of the DIY ethic. Toledo saw a large influx of new fans with his 2011 release Twin Fantasy, which has become the most popular of his self-released albums. In September 2015, Car Seat Headrest announced on his Facebook page that he had signed an album deal with Matador Records. In October 2015, Car Seat Headrest released the compilation album, Teens of Style under the label. This was his first album that was not self-released via Bandcamp. His 2016 album, Teens of Denial, was created with traditional studio processes. Car Seat Headrest are currently on tour as a full band.]

3. The Slowdown – “Look Older”
from: Summer Snow / The Slowdown / August 25, 2017
[Founded in 2006, The Slowdown is a Kansas City-based alternative rock/pop band led by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Sam Hoskins. The band is supported by seasoned Kansas City musicians: Josh Johnson on guitars and keyboards, and Jordan Smith on bass & backing vocals. Matt Clibanoff of All Things Go Music writes: “Kansas City alternative trio, The Slowdown has just released a new single off their forthcoming album. Gorgeous, though drenched despair, “Look Older” plunges into the solipsistic trench at the heart of the human condition. Guitars and synth dance in annular swirls as a voice skates across the frozen backdrop and breathily delivers the bad news: we’re all painfully and irrevocably lonely. Coolly delivered heartache has never sounded so sweet.”]

[The Slowdown play recordBar, 1520 Grand, Thurs, Aug. 24, w/ Not A Planet and Emmaline Twist.]

4. Benjamin Gibbard – “December”
from: Bandwagonesque / Benjamin Gibbard – Atlantic / July 28, 2017
[Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard’s latest project, is a song-for-song cover of Teenage Fanclub’s entire 1991 album, Bandwagonesque. “It’s my favorite record by my favorite band of all time,” Gibbard said in a press release. “It came along at a pivotal time in my musical life and I’ve loved it for over 25 years. It’s been such a blast taking these songs apart to see how they work and then putting them back together again.”]

5. Krystle Warren – “Thanks and Praise”
from: Three the Hard Way / Parlour Door Music / August 18, 2017
[Produced by Krystle Warren and Ben Kane (D’Angelo, Emily King, PJ Morton). Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Ben Kane. Written & performed by Krystle Warre. Mixed at The Garden, Brooklyn. Mastered & cut by Alex DeTurk at Masterdisk. Last year in Krystle Warren premiered this song and her other new songs from this album at the Middle of the Map Fest in a packed room at Californos in Westport and later at The Polsky Theatre for the Performing Arts Series of Johnsons County Community College. For this record Krystle decided to play every instrument and vocals & back up vocals, “playing bass, drums, lap steel, piano, guitar, and vocals directly to analog tape. She and Ben Kane recorded in Villetaneuse, France, a small town on the outskirts of Paris in a vintage 70s era studio that offered just the right, rich sound to suggest the musical foundation for the record, and to do justice to the duo’s carefully balanced arrangements.” On the radio show last year Krystle shared inspirations for this record, early gospel recordings, that crossed over into Jazz from Pharoah Sanders, Edwin Hawkins, and The Swan Silvertones. Originally from KC, Krystle learned to play the guitar by listening to Rubber Soul & Revolver from The Beatles. Krystle graduated from Paseo Arts Academy in 2001 and began her musical career in collaborating with area jazz and pop musicians. After living in San Francisco and NYC, Krystle was signed to a French label, Because Music, and moved to Paris to release “Circles” in 2009. Krystle played French and British television programs, including Later with Jools Holland, garnering critical acclaim and traveling all over the world with Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, and Joan As Police Woman. Krystle created, Parlour Door Music, to release “Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace” a recording from a 13-day session in Brooklyn, where she recorded 24 songs live with 28 musicians including her band, The Faculty, alongside choirs, horn and string sections.]

6. Broken Social Scene – “Protest Song”
from: Hug of Thunder / Arts & Crafts Productions / July 7, 2017
[Hug of Thunder is the 5th studio album by Toronto, Ontario based, indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene that was formed in 1999 and continues 15 members. Most of its members play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly in the city of Toronto. These associated acts include Metric, Feist, Stars, Apostle of Hustle, Do Make Say Think, KC Accidental, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Amy Millan, and Jason Collett. The group’s sound combines elements of all of its members’ respective musical projects, and is occasionally considered baroque pop. It includes grand orchestrations featuring guitars, horns, woodwinds, and violins, unusual song structures, and an experimental, and sometimes chaotic production style from David Newfeld, who produced the second and third albums.After declaring a hiatus in September 2011, Broken Social Scene performed at the Field Trip Arts & Crafts Music Festival in 2013 and a couple of festivals in 2015, the latter of which prompted band members Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Charles Spearin, Justin Peroff, and Andrew Whiteman to discuss recording new material. “When we’re working, we understand that there will be a lot more input, so we leave space in the music as we’re writing it,” Spearin said. “We would send out invitations for all the usual crew, and say, ‘Hey, we’re doing this again. Would you be interested in being part of this?'” In the end, 18 musicians were credited on Hug of Thunder. During sessions for the album, Leslie Feist conceived the idea for the title track, her first lead vocal on a Broken Social Scene song since 2006.[3] Drew explained that the title represents “exactly who we are. That is our show. We’re trying to create that hug of thunder. That sound. That embrace amongst the chaos.]

7. Eems – “Excuses”
from: Rocket Ship / Independent / August 11, 2017
[Eems is a KC based ukulele loop artist, singer songwriter, rapper, pianist, drummer, The resonance of his bright musical sounds, and lyrical calls, are woven through genres of folk, hip hop, pop, and dance influences. He has shared the stage with notable hop hop artists, and KC Folk Music Fest, Middle of The Map Fest.]

[EEMS plays American Culture in Blue Springs, Missouri on Saturday, August 26]

[EEMS plays the Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9.]

10:29 – Underwriting

8. Shortsweather – “Fit Dads”
from: Fit Dads – Single / Parrot Ice Studio / January 13, 2017
[1st single from upcoming record Patio Naps, from the KC based alternative indie dreampop surf punk band formed by Patrick Keizer, Davy Langerak, Bennett Jones, Josiah Hunter. Engineered / Produced / Mixed / Mastered / Loved By Jordan Richardson. Written by Shortsweather with Alie Warman.]

[Shortsweather play The Riot Room, August 30, with Dreamgirl, and Bleached.]

[Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9.]

10:32 – Interview with Patrick Keizer, Josiah Hunter, Davy Langerak, and Bennett Jones

Formed in 2015, the KC based band, Shortsweather are Patrick Keizer on vocals and keyboards, Josiah Hunter on on guitar, Davy Langerak on bass, and Bennett Jones on drums. Shortsweather play The Riot Room, Wednesday, August 30, with Dreamgirl and Bleached. Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Saturday, September 9.

Patrick Keizer , Josiah Hunter, Davy Langerak, and Bennett Jones thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

We just heard the bands most recent single, “Fit Dads.”

For more information about Shortsweather’s musical recordings you can visit: http://www.shortsweather.bandcamp.com.

Patrick Keizer, born February 2, 1994, 23 years, is from Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from Blue Valley North High School. Patrick studied Special Education at University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.

Josiah Hunter is originally from the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. While Patrick Keizer was going to University of North Texas he met Josiah and they started creating music together. Josiah eventually moved to Kansas City. He works at Westport Cafe.

Davy Langerak, born April 30, 1991. He plays bass. He is originally from Arvada, Colorado.

Bennett Jones, born December 10, 1992, plays drums. He works at Voltaire, 1617 Genessee St. with Wes Gartner.

10:49

9. Shortsweather – “Sundream”
from: I’ll Teach You What You Don’t Know, And You Can Teach Me What I Don’t Know/ Parrot Ice Studio / February 17, 2016
[Debut 2-song EP release from the KC based alternative indie dreampop surf punk band. recorded by Patrick Keizer and Josiah Hunter.]

[Shortsweather play The Riot Room, August 30, with Dreamgirl and Bleached.]

[Shortsweather also play the 90.1 FM Crossroads Music Fest, Sat, September 9.]

10. Mr. Marco’s V7 – “The Yin & Yang Of A Killing Device In Honor To My Mother’s Wooden Spoon”
from: Man Of Action! II Vol. 1 Motion Picture Soundtrack / MK 12 / 2016
[Originally from Mr. Marco’s V7 Debut album Cowtown Ballroom Sessions from 1997. Marco Pascolini on guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, Chris Fugitt on drums, Clarke Wyatt on keyboards.]

[Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup will reunite for a special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO]

11:00 – Station ID

11:00 – Interview with Johnny Hamil, and Marco Pascolini

Marco Pascolini and Johnny Hamil of Mr. Marco’s V7 on Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM (8/23/17)

Johnny Hamil and Marco Pascolini are original members of Mr. Marco’s V7 a band that was formed in the 1990s and released their debut record, “Cowtown Ballroom Sessions” in 1997. That record is now out of print, however the original lineup will reunite for a special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO, where the band first performed live in the early 90s. Marco Pascolini, Johnny Hamil, Chris Fugitt, and Clark Wyatt formed the original band and will be playing material from this era. Mark Southerland will join the band as a special guest, just as he did on the album before he officially joined the band. Chad Meise will be running the sound and spinning tiki lounge tracks when the band isn’t performing.

Johnny Hamil, and Marco Pascolini, thanks for being with us on WMM.

Johnny Hamil grew up in KCK. Johnny has also played in the bands Pamper the Madman, Malachy Papers and with many collaborations. Johnny is a teacher and organizes the Kansas City Bass Camp

Marco Pascolini grew up in a family of artists. His parents were both artists at Hallmark. Marco has played in the bands The Naughty Pines, Scott Hrabko and the Rabbits, Folkicide, Dead Voices, Mr. Marco’s V7, Expassionates, the Brannock Device, Snakebite Orphans, The Country Duo, and Fred Wickham

Mr. Marco’s V7 was titled after Johnny’s determination to put Marco’s name in the title of the band and Marco’s randomly looking at a hair tonic’s bottle’s secret formula (V7).

11:09

11. Mr. Marco’s V7 – “Trouble In Delivery (Cha Cha Cha At The D.M.V.)”
from: Man Of Action! II Vol. 1 Motion Picture Soundtrack / MK 12 / 2016
[Originally from Mr. Marco’s V7 debut album Cowtown Ballroom Sessions from 1997. Marco Pascolini on guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, Chris Fugitt on drums, Clarke Wyatt on keyboards.]

[Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup will reunite for a special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO]

Mr. Marco’s V7 / Cowtown Ballroom Sessions / Year: 1997 / Tracks: 11 / Total time: 53:55

1. Meanwhile…the hero waits 3:10
2. Latin Mood 4:52 *
3. Quite night at the Cowtown 5:21
4. BULLDOGged in lulling 3:58
5. the Yin & Yang of a killing device 6:54 *
6. Ah Yeah… 5:01
7. Counterfeit 3:35
8. Dartanian steps out. 9:31
9. My Favorite Milkshake 2:27
10. Shanty 3:13
11. Trouble in Delivery 5:44 *

Mr. Marco’s V7 will also be re-releasing their out-of-print first album that was recorded live at The Cowtown Ballroom.

Johnny Hamil’s notes:

The three V7 songs we are playing on the radio show today are more in the genre of “exotic lounge” but early V7 also had a lot of rockabilly stuff on that first record. We were a short lived rockabilly band called the Rod Knockers, this was before Marco and I started the V7. In the first incarnation of the band, members merged together styles and genre that were not normally mixed together. Marcos and I didn’t accept classifications so easily. The music wasn’t forced in any specific way, we just went where we wanted to go. Truly my favorite part of our music is the trust we all have in each other. It brought out the uniqueness of the music.

The first band/album highlighted Marco Pascolini’s compositions the most. The record really highlights his unique playing style (really unlike any other guitar player). So to some extent, the first album is the most unique out of all our records (all are based on taking some left turn and very worked out compositions until we found a new sound). So, no V7 record sounds the same on purpose. However the first one is so darn happy!

We will be trying to re-issue the first V7 record, “Cowtown Ballroom Sessions” later this year. The packaging won some design awards since Marco is an amazing graphic designer as well as musician (his whole family are well known artists, mostly his father and mother who helped put Hallmark on the map). His father is from a small town near Florence, Italy so art has been in his family for a longtime. Marco Pascolini’s flyers and artwork are on everything we’ve done.

From The Pitch Jan. 24, 2002 – Andrew Miller

V7 — Mr. Marco’s V7, that is — tops all of this column’s area alphabetical representatives in numerous categories: best packaging (a round-edged screw-fashioned cardboard concoction); best song titles (“The Yin & Yang of a Killing Device … in Homage to My Mother’s Wooden Spoon”), and, last but not least, best music. Recorded live at El Torreon in 1997, well before the venue’s resurgence as a punk club, Cowtown Ballroom Sessions captures one of the area’s sharpest instrumental ensembles at its freewheeling best, with the fascinating interaction between lead guitarist Marco Pascolini and Fender Rhodes player Clarke Wyatt fueling the group’s sometimes funky, often jazzy, invariably engaging explorations.

11:24

12. Mr. Marco’s V7 – “Latin Mood”
from: Man Of Action! II Vol. 1 Motion Picture Soundtrack / MK 12 / 2016
[Originally from Mr. Marco’s V7 Debut album Cowtown Ballroom Sessions from 1997. Marco Pascolini on guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, Chris Fugitt on drums, Clarke Wyatt on keyboards.]

[Mr. Marco’s V7 original lineup will reunite for this special “Cocktail Hour” performance on Saturday, August 26, 7:00 PM at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St, KCMO]

11:29 – Underwriting

13. Schwervon! – “Blood Eagle”
from: “Blood Eagle” b/w “Wrath” – Single / Broker’s Tip / September 23, 2017
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and relocated to Kansas City several years ago. The duo makes annual US and European tours. On tour they’ve opened for The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power.]

[Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo.]

[Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge.]

11:35 – Interview With Matthew Roth and Nan Turner

Marco Pascolini, Nan Turner & Matthew Roth (of Schwervon!), and Johnny Hamil on Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM (8/23/17)

Matthew Roth and Nan Turner are Schwervon! a two piece rock band band born in New York City and based in Shawnee, Kansas. Nan plays drums. Matt plays guitar. They both sing. Schwervon! have toured the world and performed with Belle and Sebastian, The Vaselines, The Wedding Present, Vampire Weekend, Kimya Dawson, The Thermals, R. Ring (Kelley Deal & Mike Montgomery), Speedy Ortiz, Jeffrey Lewis, and Wussy. Matt also performs and records as Major Matt Mason USA. Nan also performs and records as Nan and The One Nite Stands.

Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo.

Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge.

Matthew Roth and Nan Turner thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Schwervon! have a new 7″ that will released on Broker’s Tip the record label founded by Bob Nastanovich of Pavement, and Silver Jews.

Schwervon! is hitting the road in September to the East Coast and back.

SCHWERVON! SEPTEMBER SPIN OUT TOUR!!
TOUR KICKOFF SHOW AUGUST 26th @ Californo’s (KCMO)
w/ Abandoned Bells + Folkicide Duo)!

SEPTEMBER
1 – Omaha, NE @ Barley Street Tavern (for BFF Femme Fest!!)
2 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Greg Wheeler & the Polygamist Mall Cops + Easy Fruit + DJ Need a Stack
3 – Rock Island, IL – Rozz Toxx
4 – Michigan City, IN – Quality Beet
5 – Lansing, MI – The Fledge
6 – Hamtramck, MI – Trixie’s Bar w/ Kit Parks + Counter Elites + Plutonic Boyfriends
7 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk w/ Pat Kewley + Jack Topht + Slow Mutants
8 – Beacon, NY @ Beacon Music Factory
9 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Volume IV w/ Spowder + Glazer + Mr. Payday
12 – Brooklyn, NJ @ Silent Barn w/ Wooing + Fraidycat + Little Cobweb
13 – Washington, D.C. @ Fort Davie (message for details)
14 – Baltimore, MD @ Reverb w/ Manners Manners + Flaming Creatures
15 – Youngstown, OH @ Cedars w/ Sam Goodwill
16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club w/ Wussy Duo + Breaking Glass
17 – Murray, KY @ Terrapin Station

Their music is “an expression of imperfect love through jagged rock minimalism.” Their casual interactions on stage, combined with a love of dance and poetry, result in some unique live show experiences. Their ever expanding catalog hearkens to a golden age of Indie rock music that was equal parts fascination and fun.

11:44

14. Schwervon! – “Wrath of Angels”
from: “Blood Eagle” b/w “Wrath” – Single / Broker’s Tip / September 23, 2017
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and relocated to Kansas City several years ago. The duo makes annual US and European tours. On tour they’ve opened for The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power.]

Schwervon! is a two piece American band born on the Lower East Side of New York City. Their band name is taken from the warped abbreviation of an urban slang, meaning: “to do something well in one’s own way or in a unique manner, usually involving members of the opposite sex.”

Schwervon! have been described as Antifolk, Minimalist Rock, Noise Pop, DIY, and even 90’s Indie Revivalist. Their longish career spans five albums and three seven inches. Schwervon! are a perpetual experiment between a drumset, a guitar, a couple and a song. But a particular reaction to their music has remained consistent, as David Gedge of The Wedding Present so eloquently put it: “I’m not sure how just two people manage to make such a big sound!”

Live Schwervon! performance intermissions occasionally involve Matt reciting original poetry while Nan improv dances amongst the audience.

Schwervon’s album Courage was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, with Doug Easley (Cat Power, Pavement, Breeders). Guest artists included Frances McKee (The Vaselines, Sunny Moon) and Dave Shouse (Grifters, Those Bastard Souls).

Schwervon! play a Tour Kick Off Show at Californos in Westport August 26, with Abandoned Bells, and Folkicide Duo.

Schwervon! also play a 7″ Release Show! on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 PM at Replay Lounge. More info at http://www.schwervon.com

11:57

15. Schwervon! – “American Idle”
from: Courage / Olive Juice Music / September 28, 2012
[Schwervon! is a two piece rock band. Nan plays drums and Matt plays guitar and they both sing. They lived in NYC for 15 years and relocated to Kansas City several years ago. The duo makes annual US and European tours. On tour they’ve opened for The Vaselines and Belle & Sebastian. They recorded Courage with Memphis-based engineer Doug Easley who has worked with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power.]

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

Next week, on August 30 Marion Merritt returns with new musical discoveries and information from her musically encyclopedic brain. Plus Ada Jay joins us live in the 90.1 FM Studios.

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

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