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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Khrystal. & Greenline Grows KC
+ New & MidCoastal Releases

1. “It’s Showtime Folks”
from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
[WMM’s theme]

2. Lava Dreams – “Good Energy”
from: “Good Energy + Focus / Lava Dreams / June 13, 2020
[Written by Lava Dreams and produced by Duncan Burnett. Solo artist Lava Dreams aka Julia Hamilton writes songs influenced by pop, soul, RnB, jazz, trap, house, funk, reggae, rock, and world music. Hailing from Kansas City, MO, her guitar-based music is both dreamy & electric. Lava Dreams began writing lyrics and melodies as a young child. Growing up, she learned to play her first guitar chords from her father – who played around the house and in local bars. After playing guitar and singing in several Kansas City bands as a teenager, she set out to become a solo artist in 2018. Julia Hamilton is also a film maker who received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Film from Avila Unversity. You can listen to Lava Dreams on Spotify, iTunes, Tidal, Deezer, Google Play, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, or at LavaDreamsMusic.com ]

[Lava Dreams plays Lemonad(e) Park, 1628 Wyoming (NW corner of Wyoming & 17th St.), behind Voltaire, on Friday, August 7, at 7:00 PM, with Stephonne Singleton, and Dustin Rapier. More info at: http://www.stephonne.com]

3. jordana – “Forgetter”
from: Something To Say EP / Grand Jury Music / July 31, 2020
[Jordana is a girl who makes music in her living room in Kansas. Produced by MELVV & Jordana. Mixed by James Dring and mastered by Dave Trumfio. Follow up to her recent single “I’ll Take It Boring” released May 12, 2020 and her full length album release, Classical Notions of Happiness, March 27, 2020 with all songs written and produced by Jordan except “Crunch” was co written and produced by Jordana and Jeff Melvin aka “Melvv” and “Sway” was written by Jordana and co produced by Jordana and Sage Baptiste.]

4. Major Matt Mason USA – “Victims Of The Storm”
from: Victims Of The Storm – Single / Olive Juice Music / July 20, 2020
[Major Matt Mason USA is the the recording project of Matt Roth who also plays in the bands Schwervon! and Broken Heart Syndrome. The song was self produced with Brian Hurtgen on Drums and Dane Bridges on Bass at Olive Juice Music, Matt’s home studio in Shawnee Kansas. Victims of the Storm is meant to convey the collateral damage that can occur from difficult relationships while at the same time expressing the universal connection that we all have through suffering that occurs beyond our control. Matt Roth on guitar & vocals, Brian Hurtgen on drums, and Dane Bridges on bass. https://majormattmasonusa.com%5D

5. The Republic Tigers – “Falco Peregrinus”
from: Mind Over Matter / The Record Machine / June 5, 2020
[Hailing from Kansas City, MO, The Republic Tigers spike their lushly orchestrated indie rock with organic and synthetic elements. Founder Kenn Jankowski originally moved to Kansas City in 1999 and began playing guitar for The People, a band that later changed its name to The Golden Republic (Astralwerks Records). He also made fast friends with local musicians Ryan Pinkston and Adam McGill; and when The Golden Republic disbanded seven years later, he opted to launch his pop-based project with the other two multi-instrumentalists. Taking their name from Jankowski’s high school mascot, The Republic Tigers expanded their lineup with bassist Marc Pepperman and drummer Justin Tricomi. Electronic structures remained to play an important role in their music (via convenience/sensible creation-farming/forming), and the band issued a self-titled EP in late 2007 before putting the finishing touches on Keep Color, which arrived in 2008. Then there was a cool EP in 2011 titled “No Land’s Man” which featured the emo smash hit “The Infidel” and the extremely fun “Merrymake It With Me”. And then a second concept LP was concocted, “Mind Over Matter” – written from the year 2008 to the year 2011. Mixed and mastered in the year 2012. But then it was sadly shelved by the original labels until finally being released on hometown indie label The Record Machine in 2020.]

6. Krystle Warren & The Faculty – “Somebody Made For Me”
from: Love Songs – A Time to Refrain from Embracing (Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace) / Parlour Door Music / April 9, 2012 UK]
[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, who gave her a one way ticket to France. Krystle 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 on tours with Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Norah Jones, and Joan As Police Woman. Krystle left Because Music and created, Parlour Door Music, to release “Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace / A Time to Refrain from Embracing” 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. In 2019 The Kansas City based Owen/Cox Dance Group premiered a new dance piece titled “Love Songs” with choreography by Jennifer Owen, set to all 24 songs, in the order they appear in the double album recording, that Brad Cox originally worked on as an arranger and keyboardist. Krystle Warren has collaborated with Erykah Badu, Keziah Jones, Zap Mama, Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, Brad Cox Amadou & Mariam, Lakecia Benjamin, Guarco, Teddy Thompson, Gwyneth Herbert, Hercules & Love Affair, and Joon Moon. Along with being included in the compilation “NYC Subway – Songs from the Underground,” and tribute recordings for Kate McGarrigle, and Nick Drake, Warren has released the EP “Diary” on May 1, 2007; “The Up Series – EP” on November 10, 2008; “Circles” her 13-song full length on March 13, 2009; “A Time To Keep – Love Songs EP”, on August 12, 2011, The double album 24-song “Love Songs” released on vinyl in Europe on April 9, 2012 and as separate digital and CD albums in the U.S. as: “Love Songs: A Time to Embrace,” on March 13, 2012 and “Love Songs: A Time to Refrain from Embracing” on February 27, 2015; Krystle released “Three the Hard Way” on August 18, 2017; and the new single “Rising”was released May 31, 2019.]

[Krystle Warren plays Greenline Grows KC-Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Fri, Aug. 28, 7:00 PM, streams LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies w/ Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, The Phantastics and more!]

7. Thanya Iyer-“Please Don’t Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, for Who I Was”
from: Kind / Topshelf Records / July 31, 2020
[KIND explores an expansive universe where Iyer and her band examine interpersonal relationships, ideas of home and destination, and our collective responsibilities to one another. To aid in this journey of big, difficult questions, Iyer enlists the help of a huge cast of musicians, with guest features ranging from brass trios, vocal sextets, flautists, and harpists. Underscoring its explorative nature, the constant movement of KIND melds the sounds of experimental pop and improv into a magical amalgam that teems with flashes of jazz and nuanced electronics. Iyer’s rhythm section pulsates with genre-defying palettes of blips and skitters that twist elegantly into the melodic voices of interlocking synth, strings, and piano, all led by Iyer’s enrapturing lilt. The rhythmic direction of bassist Alexander Kasirer-Smibert and percussionist Daniel Gélinas clears a navigable path in an otherwise unnavigable setting, built on the pair’s understated yet intriguing expertise. The most succinct distillation of the album’s themes is perhaps found in KIND’s tracklist. “Please Don’t Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, Who I Was” and “Bring Back That Which is Kind to You” inspire philosophies of self-care and emergent reconfigurations of justice, calling on listeners to self-reflect and detach from our preconceptions of ourselves and our identity. At the end of its course, KIND arrives at the conclusion of acceptance and resolve: acceptance of our collective circumstance, and the resolve to make the choice to do better. Thanya Iyer on voice, synth, violin, piano; Alex Kasirer-Smibert on Bass, percussion, synth, voice; Daniel Gélinas on Drums, Drum machine, percussion, voice; Shaina Hayes on vocals (tracks 4,5; Simon Millerd on Trumpet; Mawmz Plus Choir [Shelby Cohen, Corey Gulkin, Emilie Kahn, Brigitte Naggar, Sarah Rossy, Tamara Sandor] (tracks 7,9); Emilie Kahn on Harp, Frédérique Roy on Accordion; Devin Brahja Waldman on Saxophone; Felix Del Tredici on Trombone; Anh Phung: on Flute; Scott Bevins on Trumpet + electronics. All songs by Thanya Iyer. Produced by Daniel Gélinas, Alexander Kasirer-Smibert & Thanya Iyer. Recorded and Mixed by Daniel Gélinas at Studio Chocolat Chaud (Ogden, QC), St George’s Anglican Church (Montréal, QC) and Resonance Café (Montréal, QC). Mastered by Elton Chueng at Classick Studios (Chicago, IL) ]

10:29 – Underwriting

8. Bahroot (Eric Fain) – “Psilocybin Tea”
from: The Last Man on Earth / BLKC Records / July 20, 2020
[Eric Fain is the proprietor of BLKC Records. BLKC (Be Loyal/Kansas City) is an independent record label, management and promotion company with the goal to garner mainstream attention to Midwestern bands with no limit on genre. Bahroot is the music side project of Eric Fain. All songs written and recorded by Eric Fain. For a while Eric kept pretty quiet about it, but recently he released 9 songs written during this pandemic and now available on Bandcamp, Spotify and other places. The Last Man on Earth is a four song EP that followed the release of three singles in May, 2020. Bahroot is instrumental / Lofi / Hip Hop / Beats / Background / Relaxation / Music. ] [Psilocybin[a] (/ˌsaɪləˈsaɪbɪn/ sy-lə-SY-bin) is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms, collectively known as psilocybin mushrooms. As a prodrug, psilocybin is quickly converted by the body to psilocin, which has mind-altering effects similar, in some aspects, to those of LSD, mescaline, and DMT. In general, the effects include euphoria, visual and mental hallucinations, changes in perception, a distorted sense of time, and spiritual experiences, and can also include possible adverse reactions such as nausea and panic attacks.]

9. Durand Jones & The Indications – “Young Americans”
from: Young Americans – Single / Dead Oceans / January 20, 2020
[One of two singles the band has released in 2020. Initially recorded for Howard Stern’s SiriusXFM radio show, the band have now decided to share the track with their fans. Featured on Bowie’s 1975 album of the same name, which saw him move away from the glam of earlier recordings towards a more soulful sound, Blake Rhein from The Indications said: “The entire Young Americans album is an incredible piece of soul music history with brilliant flares gospel, funk, and disco. The way Bowie is able to use these ingredients and apply them to his own brand of weird-o pop is just amazing.” The track was recorded in August of 2017 at Russian Recording in Bloomington, Indiana after the Stern show reached out as they were putting together a compilation featuring various artists covering different Bowie songs. Having seen no one was covering Young Americans, the decision to record the track was relatively straight forward as the soul-stylings of the original perfectly suited Durand Jones & The Indications. The band were joined during recordings by Alonza Lawrence, Saren Oseitoto and GeDeane Graham on backing vocals, Ana Nelson on saxophone and Jesse Klirsfeld on trumpet.The band who last year appeared at both the Meltdown Festival, curated by Nile Rodgers, at London’s South Bank and the Green Man Festival in August and more recently played their biggest sold-out London headline show at the Islington Assembly Hall, head out for an extensive run of U.S. dates starting in January. // Durand Jones & The Indications released their debut self titled album on May 16, 2018. The band released their second album, American Love Call, on March 7, 2019. Bayou-born soul sensation, Durand Jones got his start in the church, after being forced to sing in the choir of his rural hometown Hillaryville, Louisiana because his Grandmother thought he sang too much at home. When his music career took him to Bloomington, Indiana, he was selected to join the legendary Indiana University Soul Revue, and it was through his involvement that he met writer/producer duo Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein. The three began writing original soul music, recording themselves straight to tape in the basements of Bloomington – and their debut album is now available on Colemine Records. The Indications conjure the dynamism of Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, AND the Impressions. This young band of twenty-somethings are students of soul, including guitarist Blake Rhein, who moonlights doing research for The Numero Group.]

10. David Bowie – “Under Pressure” with Gail Ann Dorsey
from: A Reality Tour (Bonus Track Version) [Live] / Sony Music Entertainment / Jan. 22, 2010
[“Under Pressure” is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen’s 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Queen’s second number-one hit in their home country (after 1975’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, which topped the chart for nine weeks) and Bowie’s third (after the 1975 reissue of “Space Oddity” and “Ashes to Ashes” in 1980). The song charted in the top 10 in more than ten countries around the world, and peaked at No. 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1982. // A Reality Tour is a live album by David Bowie that was released on 25 January 2010. The album features November 22, and 23, 2003 performances in Dublin during his concert tour A Reality Tour. The 2004, live version features David Bowie – vocals, guitars, stylophone, harmonica; Earl Slick – guitar; Gerry Leonard – guitar; Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Under Pressure”; Sterling Campbell – drums; Mike Garson – keyboards, piano; Catherine Russell – keyboards, percussion, acoustic guitar, backing vocals. A Reality Tour was a worldwide concert tour by David Bowie in support of the Reality album. The tour commenced on 7 October 7, 2003 at the Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark continuing through Europe, North America, Asia, including a return to New Zealand and Australia for the first time since the 1987 Glass Spider Tour. The tour grossed $46,000,000, making it the ninth-highest grossing tour of 2004. At over 110 shows, the tour was the longest tour of Bowie’s career. Bowie played Kansas City, May 10, 2004, at Starlight Theatre. I was there, seven rows from the stage.]

11. Koney – “Glue Diet”
from: Koney / High Dive Records / June 26, 2020
[High Dive Records announced on their website http://www.highdivekc.com “We are excited to announce that Konnor Ervin from The ACBs and Shy Boys has a new project called Koney. We will be releasing his new self titled album digitally on June 26, 2020 followed by a vinyl release later this summer. Thanks to New Commute you can check out the lead single and corresponding video at the below link. https://www.newcommute.net/feed/2020/5/19/koney-sue-2 Konnor Ervin is part of the Shy Boys who’ve released two full-length albums and multiple singles. Before Shy Boys, Konnor was the founder of the critically acclaimed band The ACBs who released their self titled debut album in 2007, followed by Stona Rosa in 2011, and Little Leaves in 2013. Konnor’s work on what might have been The ACBs fourth full-length album, got held up, but now seven years later it’s seeing the light of day under the name Koney, Konnor’s nickname from Shy Boy’s band mates.]

12. Cat Dail – “Red Pill”
from: Fred pill – Single / Lucky Magnet Records / July 30, 2020
[Recorded entirely remotely, during Covid-19, May 2020. CAT DAIL Vocals, SHAWN PELTON Drums, ANDY HESS Bass, SCOTT SHARRARD Guitar, BEN STIVERS Rhodes Piano, BARRY DANIELIAN Trumpet, CRAIG DREYER Sax, CLARK GAYTON Trombone. Produced by CLARK GAYTON, Mixed by MARC URSELLI, Mastered by JOE LaPORTA, Sterling Sound Originally from Kansas City, Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, & producer Cat Dail, lives some of the time in NYC and some of the time in Chesterfield, NH. She’s released 5 albums on her label Lucky Magnet Records . Cat has been active in the Indie rock scene since the 1990s, leading her NYC band, Cat played a residency at the Bitter End, and most colleges and clubs from Vermont to Virginia, Colorado to California. Her EP Fight For Love was part of WMM’s 118 Best recordings of 2018. More info at: http://www.catdail.com]

13. UMI – “Sukidakara”
from: Love Language – EP / Loud Robot / October 30, 2020
[Tierra Umi Wilson was born February 9, 1999. She is a singer and songwriter, born in Seattle, Washington. Wilson attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out in 2019 to pursue music. While she’s only just entered adulthood, she released singles “Remember Me” and the EP “Interlude.” On May 17, 2019, UMI released a mini EP “Balance” containing 2 songs, “Ordinary” and “Down to Earth.” UMI is an R&B artist who was raised by a pianist mother, and drummer father. UMI started writing music when she was 4 or 5, with a songwriting journal. In high school, she discovered YouTube beats and started writing to tracks. She would record the songs with a USB mic and upload them to SoundCloud and YouTube. She soon started to get copyrighted on SoundCloud from posting covers of other songs. This made her start writing and posting her own original. Her father is African American and her mother is Japanese.]

14. Cuee – “Shook (2020 Remix)”
from: Shameless / Cuee / November 23, 2018
[Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Cuee is a 27 year old Lawrence based hip-hop artist emcee, and educator. In the last 5 years Cuee has wowed audiences in Lawrence and KC for his critically acclaimed musical releases and live performances. Cuee exhibits an energetic and fun, yet smooth and motivational edge to his style of music. Drawing major influence from hip-hop artists such as Jay Z, Kanye West and Chance The Rapper, one could see why his storytelling essence fuses with harmonic flows. His fan favorites include Shook, Blessed, and Feeling Lucky from Cuee’s 2018 album, Shameless. Cuee is currently working to release an new album titled, “Gospel.”Cuee received his Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Kansas. Cuee is also a recently graduate of Artist Inc.]

[Cuee plays Greenline Grows KC-Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Fri, Aug. 28, 7:00 PM, streams LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies w/ Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, The Phantastics and more!]

11:00 – Station ID

Last week on the show we played Khrystal.’s 2020 single, “You Again” that was released on February 21, 2020. This week we are thrilled to premiere Khrystal.’s newest single “Magic” to be released by Manor Records on August 8, 2020

15. Khrystal. – “Magic”
from: Magic – Single / Manor Records / August 8, 2020
[Manor Records announced a new single from newly signed KCK musical artist Khrystal. Her new single “Magic” will be available on August 8, 2020 and will be released on limited edition cassette singles with her most recent single “You Again” as a B-Side. On September 1, 2017 Khrystal. Released The Glow Up EP, Produced & Written by Khrystal Coppage and Duncan Burnett. This was follow up to Khrystal’s Debut EP, Quarter Century Living. Executive Produced By Duncan Burnett. Written By Khrystal Coppage & Duncan Burnett. Kansas City based Khrystal Coppage served as Editor-in-Chief of Khorage Magazine. She served as Production Manager at UMKC University News from 2015 to 2016. She graduated from UMKC in 2016 where she studied Family Studies. She graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2013. She is a graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, in KCK.]

[Khrystal. plays Greenline Grows KC-Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Fri, Aug. 28, 7:00 PM, streams LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies w/ Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, The Phantastics and more!]

1:03 – Interview with Khrystal

Singer songwriter Khrystal. will be releasing her new single “Magic” on August 8, 2020 through Manor Records. “Magic” will be released on limited edition cassette singles. announced a new single from newly signed KCK musical artist Khrystal. Her new single “Magic” will be available on August 8, 2020 and will be released on limited edition cassette singles with her most recent single “You Again” as a B-Side. Khrystal. plays Greenline Grows KC-Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Fri, Aug. 28, 7:00 PM, streams LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies w/ Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, The Phantastics and more!

Khrystal., thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Manor Records will be releasing Khrystal’s new single “Magic” digitally & on limited edition cassette – both available this Friday, August 7, 2020 on her Bandcamp page – https://khrystalwithakh.bandcamp.com/releases. The B-side will be her most recently released single “You, Again”. Production on both tracks by Duncan Barnett.

Alishia Maxwell – Photography
Christopher Robertson – Graphic Design

On July 13, 2018 Khrystal. released The Awkward Muva, an 8-song release produced with Duncan Burnett and Desmond Mason.

On September 1, 2017 Khrystal. released The Glow Up EP, Produced & Written by Khrystal Coppage and Duncan Burnett.

On September 1, 2017 Khrystal. released the EP, Quarter Century Living. Executive Produced By Duncan Burnett. Written By Khrystal Coppage & Duncan Burnett.

Khrystal. also works as an actress in theatre and film she can be seen in Morgan Cooper’s award winning film U Shoot Videos?

Kansas City based Khrystal Coppage served as Editor-in-Chief of Khorage Magazine. She served as Production Manager at UMKC University News from 2015 to 2016.

Khrystal graduated from UMKC in 2016 where she studied Family Studies. She graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2013. She is a graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, in KCK.

Khrystal. plays Greenline Grows KC – Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Friday, August 28, 7:00 PM, streaming LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with performances by: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies w/ Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, The Phantastics and more!

GREENLINE GROWS KC: A LIVESTREAM BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE GREENLINE INITIATIVE on FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 7:00 PM CST – STREAMING ON FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE

On August 28th, local artists and leaders will partner with 90.9 The Bridge, Midwest Music Foundation, Records with Merritt, Manor Records, Folk Alliance International, KKFI 90.1 FM, Butler C&D & Center Cut Records to help bring you a live-stream event, benefitting The Greenline Initiative.

The Greenline Initiative is a Black family-owned organization in Kansas City that uses crowdsourced funding to help historically marginalized and low income populations in our city buy and renovate the houses they rent. Operating out of Kansas City’s 3rd District, the initiative works to build permanent community and generational wealth in formerly redlined neighborhoods

The evening will be centered around Black stories & voices, and will highlight Black excellence throughout Kansas City. It will also include non-Black performers and local leaders who will speak on privilege, solidarity, and the importance of consistently lifting up our black community members.

Performances by: Radkey /// The Greeting Committee /// Khrystal. /// Cuee /// Danny Cox + Bob Walkenhorst /// Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies + Las Hermanas Altoro // Stephonne // Krystle Warren // They Call Me Sauce // The Phantastics and more!

Appearances by: Ajia Morris + Chris Morris of The Greenline Initiative
Deanna Munoz of Latino Foundation for the Arts/Midwest Chicana
Starzette Palmer – Executive Director of Our Spot KC
G.S. Griffin – Author of Racism in Kansas City
Mayor Quinton Lucas

The evening will be centered around Black stories & voices, highlighting Black excellence in KC, and will also include non-Black performers & leaders who will speak on privilege, solidarity, and the importance of our black community members. The Greenline Initiative is a Black family-owned organization that uses crowdsourcing to help historically marginalized and low income populations buy and renovate the houses they rent. Based in KC’s 3rd District, the initiative builds permanent community and generational wealth in formerly redlined neighborhoods. More info at: http://www.thegreenlineinitiative.com

Info link: bit.ly/greenlinegrowskc
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/803423657131263/
Greenline website: https://www.thegreenlineinitiative.com/

Khrystal., thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Greenline Grows KC – Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Friday, August 28, 7:00 PM, streaming LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with performances by: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies with Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, The Phantastics and more!

11:16

16. Khrystal. – “M e L A N i N P o P P i N”
from: Q u a r t e r C e n t u r y L i v i n g / Khrystal. / September 1, 2017
[Written and performed by Khrystal. Produced by Katheryne Johnson. Khrystal Coppage is Editor-in-Chief of Khorage Magazine. She served as Production Manager at UMKC University News from 2015 to 2016. She graduated from UMKC in 2016 where she studied Family Studies. She graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2013. She is a graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, in KCK. http://mixtapemonkey.com/2073/khrystal-q-u-a-r-t-e-r-c-e-n-t-u-r-y-l-i-v-i-n-g. Khrystal also released the three song EP, The Glow Up produced by Duncan Burnett on November 7, 2017.

[Khrystal. plays Greenline Grows KC – Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Friday, August 28, 7:00 PM, streaming LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with performances by: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies with Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, and The Phantastics]

17. Khrystal. – “Her Eyes”
from: Her Eyes – Single / Khrystal. /June 7, 2019
[On September 1, 2017 Khrystal. Released The Glow Up EP, Produced & Written by Khrystal Coppage and Duncan Burnett. This was follow up to Khrystal’s Debut EP, Quarter Century Living. Executive Produced By Duncan Burnett. Written By Khrystal Coppage & Duncan Burnett. Kansas City based Khrystal Coppage served as Editor-in-Chief of Khorage Magazine. She served as Production Manager at UMKC University News from 2015 to 2016. She graduated from UMKC in 2016 where she studied Family Studies. She graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2013. She is a graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, in KCK. ]

[Khrystal. plays Greenline Grows KC – Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, Friday, August 28, 7:00 PM, streaming LIVE on Facebook & YouTube with performances by: Radkey, The Greeting Committee, Khrystal., Danny Cox & Bob Walkenhorst, Cuee, Enrique Javier Chi of Making Movies with Las Hermanas Altoro, Stephonne, Krystle Warren, They Call Me Sauce, and The Phantastics]

18. Kadesh Flow – “I’m A Hero”
from: Kansas City Syzygy / Kansas City Syzygy / July 17, 2020
[Kadesh Flow released his latest EOP Motivated on January 31, 2020. Mixed by Kadesh Flow. Mastered by Bill Beats. Kadesh calls this EP a “collection of tracks that I made to motivate myself. Hopefully they get you fired up as well.” Kadesh Flow is Ryan Davis is a rapper with an MBA. He is an emcee, producer, & trombonist. At age 11, he began rapping and playing trombone within two weeks of one another. His music has been featured on network television in multiple countries and territories across Southeast Asia. Kadesh performs as a solo hip hop artist. He also plays with KC funk juggernaut The Phantastics, and Marcus Lewis Big Band. // COVID-19 may have shut down innumerable business and altered our lives forever, but one thing it couldn’t stop is the creative drive and spirit in the world’s artists. Kansas City Syzygy is a glimpse into the music created in the middle of the map in the middle of a pandemic. Over 25 Kansas City-based musicians came together to create “Kansas City Syzygy,” a compilation of music created during the shutdown of the world in the Spring of 2020. “Syzygy” is a term most commonly used in astronomy and is defined as “connected or corresponding events.” Album designer JC Franco states “like planets or stars aligning, so did our lives.” The nineteen songs on the album span the entire spectrum of music. Calvin Arsenia’s “Painted Ladies” is a dreamscape sung form his voice and harp, while Seth Andrew Davis’ “No Place But Home” invokes scenes of an underground dance club. Some musicians are collaborating for the first time on this album, as demonstrated on “Abyss.” Songs like “The Virus” by KC hip-hop artist Kemet Coleman comments on the impact of the coronavirus, as well as the virus that is racial injustice in America that has received global attention during the past months. All proceeds will be donated to KC Tenants, a local nonprofit organized to ensure that everyone in KC has a safe, accessible, and truly affordable home.]

19. Dirty Projectors – “Lose Your Love”
from: Flight Tower – EP / Domino Recording Co / June 25, 2020
[Scarcely 18 months after the release of their album, “Lamp Lit Prose,” from July 13, 2018, and three months after their live-in-studio album “Sing The Melody” from December 10, 2019, Dirty Projectors released the single ‘Overlord.’ Then several month later the band released their new 4-song EP Flight Tower. Lead Projector Dave Longstreth put together the new band around the Lamp Lit Prose touring in 2018/19. Guitarist Maia Friedman handles lead vocals and co-wrote the lyrics with Dave, who wrote and produced the music. Felicia Douglass and Kristin Slipp contribute additional vocals. Nat Baldwin plays upright bass; Mike Johnson is behind the kit. Mauro Refosco plays congas.]

11:29 – Underwriting

20. Teyana Taylor – “Let’s Build (feat. Quavo)”
from: The Album (Deluxe) / Getting Out Our Dreams – Def Jam / June 19, 2020
[Teyana Meshay Jacqueli Shumpert (née Taylor; was born December 10, 1990. She is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and model. In 2005, Taylor signed a record deal with American musician Pharrell Williams’ Star Trak Entertainment imprint, before making her first national appearance on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16. In 2012, she signed to Kanye West’s GOOD Music label through Def Jam, after asking for her release from Star Trak. As an aspiring songwriter, Taylor has worked with and written records for artists such as Usher, Chris Brown, and Omarion. Taylor has appeared on runways during Fashion Week and has also landed high-profile features, such as on Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. She stars in the VH1 reality television show Teyana and Iman, alongside her husband, NBA player Iman Shumpert. Taylor was born on December 10, 1990, while she was raised in Harlem, New York City; she is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Taylor is her mother’s only child while her father has two sons and another daughter from a different relationship. Her mother raised her with her family and is currently her manager. At age nine, she began performing. Taylor was enrolled in many different talent competitions, including the Apollo Theater National All-Stars talent search, although she never won. Growing up, Taylor had strong influences from Brandy, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson. On December 6, 2019, Taylor released the single “We Got Love”. On May 7, 2020, Taylor announced that her third studio album is titled The Album and would be released sometime in June 2020.[46] It was released on June 19, with the 23-track album featuring guest appearances by Erykah Badu, Kehlani, Lauryn Hill, Future, Rick Ross, Quavo, and Missy Elliot. The album was awarded 3.5/5 stars by The Forty-Five, saying The Album “finds the veteran performer firmly reclaiming her own narrative”. It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200.]

21. Bahroot (Eric Fain) – “Quarantine Morning”
from: The Last Man on Earth / BLKC Records / July 20, 2020
[Eric Fain is the proprietor of BLKC Records. BLKC (Be Loyal/Kansas City) is an independent record label, management and promotion company with the goal to garner mainstream attention to Midwestern bands with no limit on genre. Bahroot is the music side project of Eric Fain. All songs written and recorded by Eric Fain. For a while Eric kept pretty quiet about it, but recently he released 9 songs written during this pandemic and now available on Bandcamp, Spotify and other places. The Last Man on Earth is a four song EP that followed the release of three singles in May, 2020. Bahroot is instrumental / Lofi / Hip Hop / Beats / Background / Relaxation / Music. ] [Psilocybin[a] (/ˌsaɪləˈsaɪbɪn/ sy-lə-SY-bin) is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms, collectively known as psilocybin mushrooms. As a prodrug, psilocybin is quickly converted by the body to psilocin, which has mind-altering effects similar, in some aspects, to those of LSD, mescaline, and DMT. In general, the effects include euphoria, visual and mental hallucinations, changes in perception, a distorted sense of time, and spiritual experiences, and can also include possible adverse reactions such as nausea and panic attacks.]

22. Cut Worms – “Baby Come On”
from: Nobody Lives Here Anymore / Jagjaguar / October 9, 2020
[Cut Worms is the music project of Ohio-born, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and musician Max Clarke. Max Clarke, known by his stage name Cut Worms, is a singer, songwriter, and musician hailing from Ohio who is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Cut Worms has opened for bands such as Jenny Lewis, Kevin Morby, The Lemon Twigs and Michael Rault. Cut Worms released the EP Alien Sunset in 2017. In 2018, Cut Worms released the debut full-length album Hollow Ground on Jagjaguwar. Hollow Ground received a rating of 7.2 on Pitchfork.]

23. Heavy Surface – “Didn’t it Rain”
from: Black Lives Matter Compilation / French Exit Records / July 6, 2020
[French Exit Records launched two years ago as an independent music label in KCMO, founded by Brad Girard. French Exit Records has released albums for No Magic and Raymond,. The BLM Comp is on French Exit Record’s Bandcamp page: https://frenchexitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-lives-matter-compilation. BLM Compilation is 22 acts from the area, with all proceeds donated to One Struggle KC’s Liberation Fund, a Black-led coalition of KC activists seeking to connect the struggles of oppressed communities, locally & globally.]

24. Bream – “No Beginnings/No End”
from: Black Lives Matter Compilation / French Exit Records / July 6, 2020
[Bream is the musical project of Justin Beamer. All instruments, sounds, and lyrics written by Justin Beamer.][French Exit Records launched two years ago as an independent music label in KCMO, founded by Brad Girard. French Exit Records has released albums for No Magic and Raymond,. The BLM Comp is on French Exit Record’s Bandcamp page: https://frenchexitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-lives-matter-compilation. BLM Compilation is 22 acts from the area, with all proceeds donated to One Struggle KC’s Liberation Fund, a Black-led coalition of KC activists seeking to connect the struggles of oppressed communities, locally & globally.]

25. Beach Bunny – “Dream Boy”
from: Honeymoon / Mom+Pop / February 14, 2020
[Beach Bunny is an American indie pop band, founded in 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The group released its debut studio album, Honeymoon, in February 2020 on Mom + Pop Music. Beach Bunny began as a bedroom-based solo project in 2015 when Lili Trifilio recorded a song titled “6 Weeks”. The same year, Trifilio released her first EP, titled Animalism. She released her second EP titled Pool Party in 2016. In 2017, Beach Bunny expanded to a full four-piece lineup and released a third EP, titled Crybaby. In 2018, Beach Bunny released their fourth EP, titled Prom Queen. On October 31, 2019, the band announced that they had signed to Mom + Pop Music and released their first full-length album, Honeymoon, on February 14, 2020. Band members are: Lili Trifilio on vocals & guitar, Matt Henkels on guitar, Anthony Vaccaro on bass, Jon Alvarado on drums. http://www.beachbunnymusic.com]

26. The Noise FM – “Who’s Watching Who?”
from: Cooler Heads Prevail /Who’s Watching Who? – Single / The Noise FM / July 24, 2020
[The Noise FM plays melodic, beat-driven indie-rock. Sometimes the tunes get really loud with fuzzed out synthesizers and gnarly riffs. Other times, it gets quieter — all grooves and sexy vibes. Regardless of the volume, people tend to dance. Brothers Alex & Austin Ward formed The Noise FM in Lawrence, Kansas. After 9 years in Chicago, the band relocated to Los Angeles in 2019. The band released their 10 song album Attraction on January 28, 2014. The band released Hot Sauce: The Noise FM Live from recordBar on December 9, 2016. They released their 6-song EP Enclave on May 14, 2010. The band released Dream of the Attack on October 1, 2008. They released their 16 track Night of the Sentinels on January 1, 2007. Alex & Austin Ward are also members of the band Hembre]

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

11:58 – ArtsKC – Arts Calendar

Next week on Wednesday, August 12, Nathan Reusch of The Record Machine shars new music from The Fey. Calvin Arsenia talks about life during the quarantine of COVID-19 coupled with the nationwide Black Lives Matter movements. And Hip Hop MC and Producer Cuee shares new music from his upcoming album Gospel.
Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

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