Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

WMM Shines a Light on the 20th Annual KC Fringe Festival with Audrey Crabtree + Mitzi McKee plays LIVE!

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal releases from: Leah Sproul, Clarke Wyatt, IVORY BLUE, Re:Vis:Er, Low Pressure System, My Oh My, X, Mavis Staples, Common & Pete Rock, David Bowie, Audrey Nina, Booker T & The M.G.’s, and Carla Thomas.

At 10:30, KC Fringe Executive Director – Audrey Crabtree joins us to share details about the 20th Annual KC Fringe Festival, July 12-28, 2024, that will showcase 53 productions, 7 films, Workshops, and 2 galleries featuring multiple visual artists, by creators from Kansas City, and across the country, and around the world. KC Fringe Festival presents a special preview on First Friday, July 5, at 7:00pm at The Bird Comedy Theatre, 103 West 19th St., KCMO. KC Fringe Festival presents a special free, sneak peek of family-friendly performances, Thursday, July 11 at 6:00pm at The Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch – Truman Forum Auditorium, 4801 Main St, KCMO. Tickets, buttons and Free Programs will be available. More info at http://www.kcfringe.org

At 11:11am Mitzi McKee plays LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios. Mitzi McKee grew up in Phoenix, Arizona in a musical theatre household, and performed in nearly 40 stage productions in Phoenix and played in punk & hardcore bands for over 10 years. Mitzi has lived in KC since 2011 where she began singing in the jazz fusion band Valency. Mitzi has also played drums, keyboards, and sang backup in the KC proto-punk Iggy & The Stooges cover band, No Fun, and the New York Dolls cover band, Trashed with Britt Adair. Mitzi played her first solo show in 2022 at The Pairing, where she also works the front-of-house. Mitzi holds a standing residency on first Saturdays, at Chartreuse Saloon in the Crossroads. Mitzi’s band, Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo, call themselves a “spacey KC rock & roll trio” with Mitzi on guitar, piano, & vocals; Brendan Bennett on bass, and Caleb Robertson on drums.

Mitzi McKee plays Chartreuse Saloon, 1625 Oak, KCMO, Sat, July 6, 10:00pm (Final residency show). // Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo play The Pairing, 1615 Oak St, KCMO, August 2, 7:00pm-9:00pm. // Mitzi McKee plays with Mikal Shapiro at The Pairing, 1615 Oak St, KCMO, Sept. 6, 7:00pm-9:00pm

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STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #1053