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

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Betse Ellis + Marion Merritt
+ Kathryn Golden of PorchFest KC
+ Kent Shelton of the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland

1. “Main Title Instrumental
from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to All That Jazz / 1980
[WMM’s theme song]

2. Momma’s Boy – “Don’t Talk About It”
from: Don’t Talk About It – Single / Dead Summer Single Series / Sept. 1, 2017
[1st release of Momma’s Boys’ Dead Summer Single Series. Lyrics written by Shaun Crowley & Quinn Hernandez. Produced, mixed, & mastered at Element Recording by Joel Nanos. KC Indie Surf Pop band, formed Dec 2015, by Peter Beatty on guitar & vocals, Shaun Crowley on guitar & vocals, Quinn Hernandez on drums, and Anthony Hernandez on bass. Their debut EP Liquid Courage was released Feb. 25, 2017.]

[Momma’s Boy play Californos in Westport, Friday, Oct 13 at 9:00 PM with Toughies and Hurt Russell]

3. Calvin Arsenia – “Can’t Help Lovin That Man”
from: Live at Greenwood Social Hall / Calvin Arsenia / Unreleased, 2017
[From Calvin’s June 11, 2017 live performance at Greenwood Social Hall, 1760 Bellevue. Since 2014 we have been celebrating the music of Calvin Arsenia who came home to KC after living in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has released his EPs, Moments, Prose, and his full length debut, Catastrophe. He has played Folk Alliance International, KC Fringe Fest, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts, Middle of the Map Fest., The Folly Theatre. Calvin just finished his 3 month Outlyre Tour playing Portland, San Francisco, Vancouver, NYC, Boston, Edinburgh, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, and Paris.]

[Calvin Arsenia plays Apocalypse Meow 10, Saturday, November 4, at recordBar, starting at 6:00 PM with Brandon Philips and The Condition, IVØRY BLACK, Nathan Corsi, Chris Meck and The Guilty Birds, Sandoval (reunion), and Split Lip Rayfield, 2 stages. Also featuring a silent auction and raffles with prizes donated from local businesses. Apocalypse Meow is a three-day-event starting Friday, November 3, at 7:00 PM, at Mills Record Company, with The Country Duo, Bohemian Cult Revival, and Headlight Rivals. The Apocalypse Meow weekend closes on Sunday, Nov 5, 2017, at recordBar, with the Meow Hangover Brunch starting at noon, and then at 4:00 PM Expassionates play live on stage. For more information you can visit: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org/apocalypsemeow%5D

10:08 – Pledge Break #1

Betse Ellis is originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Music and a Bachelors of Arts in English, from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She has been playing the Violin for over 40 years, with over 20 years playing fiddle and also worked as a teacher of music. Betse was one of the founding members of the critically acclaimed and internationally known band, The Wilders. Betse has released two solo records, and now is recording and performing with her partner, multi-instrumentalist Clarke Wyatt, as Betse & Clarke. Their debut album, “River Still Rise” was in our Top Ten, of The 116 Best Recordings of 2016, and they have just released a new full length recording on cassette called Tunes We Like. Betse & Clarke play the 31st annual Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival, Shawnee Indian Mission Museum, 3403 W 53rd St, Fairway, Kansas on Saturday, October 14, in the afternoon. Betse & Clarke also play, The Library Lets Loose, at the Johnson County Library, 9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, KS on Saturday, October 14, between 6:00 and 9:00 PM. And Betse & Clarke play the Bluegrass Brunch at Julep, 4141 Pennsylvania, Suite 104 , KCMO, on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 11:00 AM.

Betse Ellis, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Marion Merritt is our most frequent contributor to WMM, She grew up in Los Angeles, and St. Louis. She went to college in Columbia, Missouri. She studied art and musical engineering, and is a avid lover of classic films and punk rock music. She saw Talking Heads on their first U.S. tour when they played One Block West, in 1978. For 13 years she has been sharing her musical discoveries and information from her musically-encyclopedic brain on Wednesday MidDay Medley. Marion has joined us for every on-air fund drive to help raise funds for the MidCoast Radio Project. Marion is also the proprietor of Records With Merritt, at 1614 Westport Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri. That features new vinyl releases, weekly in-store performances from young and upcoming bands, and most recenty was the location for a wedding. More information at: http://www.recordwithmerritt.com

Marion Merritt thank you for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Non-Commercial, Community Radio, means that three times a year, we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming, to ask YOU, our beautiful-listeners, to help us continue 90.1 FM’s unique, 24-7 programming, that is…essentially free to you. While the spirit of this station is kept alive by hundreds of volunteers who passionately donate their time and abilities to keep the transmission of our 100,000-watt-signal alive. We are a operated by a not-for-profit organization, incorporated over 40 years ago, called The MidCoast Radio Project.

Case #1 – 90.1 FM KKFI is “The Voice of the Community”

Along with all of the music, in the last 12 months, WMM has interviewed 200 guests: Kemet The Phantom, D Rashawn Gilmore, Steve Tullipana, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Krystle Warren, Scott Hobart, Necia Gamby, Dedric Moore, Brenton Cook, Erica Joy, Wick Thomas, Kadesh Flow, Betse Ellis, Clarke Wyatt, Calvin Arsenia, Nico Gray, Ron Megee, Nan Turner, Matthew Roth, Johnny Hamil, Marco Pascolini, Ada Brumback, Shortsweather, Erin Keller, Summer Osborne, Jen Appell, Steve Gardels, Cynthia Hardeman, Fally Afani, Matt Kesler, Scott Mize, Jennie Ferguson, Doug Hitchcock, Cole Bales, Cody Calhoun, Scott Hrabko, Jonathan Brokaw, Ethan Savage, Jesslay Huh, Jamie Rich, David Weeda, Austin Williams, Philip Hooser, IVØRY BLACK, Anna Selle, Bill Dickey, Roxi Copland, Joy Baker, Kathryn Golden, Bill Sundahl, Derick Cunninhgham, Desmond Mason, Bill Svoboda, Claire Adams, Ross Brown, Jerad Tomasino, Laurel Parks, Ben Parks, Maria Cuevas, Garrett Nordstrom, Barry Lee, Noah Davis, Steven Eubank, Julie Shaw, Sarah Beth Mundy, Lovergurl (Stephanie Bankston, Brook Worlledge, Heather Andrews), Johnny Hamil, Chad Meise, Marco Pascolini, Mikal Shapiro, Chris Haghirian, Nathan Reusch, Ivory Black, Spencer Brown, Aaron Rhodes, The Sleazebeats (Charlie Colbourne, Bill Belzer), Jen Harris, Ryan Wilks, Jennifer Appell, Beth Marshall, Jon “Piggy” Cupit, Ron Megee, Calvin Arsenia, Janet Henry, Michael McQuary, Nico Gray, Red Kate (Shawn Saving, Shaun Hamontree), Raves Arey, Clint Hoffmeier, Matt Tady, Patrick Alonzo Conway, Alan Winkler, Brenton Cook, Run With It (Miguel Carabello, Ben Byard, Daniel Cole) Matthew Dunehoo, Lou Jane Temple, Dave Storms, Sondra Freeman, David George, Jade Osborne, Quinn Hernandez, Shaun Crowly, Marion Merritt, John Craige, Megan Slankard, The Jellyman’s Daughter (Graham Coe, Emily Kelly, and Paul Gilbody), Jennifer McCartney, Autumn McCartney, Amy Marcus, Susanna Lee, Michelle Bacon, Kyle Dahlquist, Vanessa Severo, Amy Farrand, Tim Finn, Fally Afani, Simone Briand, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Jenny Mendez, Chato Villalobos, Miguel Morales, Philip blue owl Hooser, Barry Lee, & Whitney Boyd, Simone Briand, Emma Carter, Mackenzie Goodwin, Vigthor Zophoniasson & Lauren Braton, Salar Rajabnick, Barbara Eubank, Samn Wright, Caitlin Jemma & Bart Budwig, Michael McQuary, David Wayne Reed, Barclay Martin, Rabbi Moti Rieber, Crystal Clayton, Howard Iceberg, Zachary Van Benthusen, Krysztof Nemeth, Britt Adair, Duncan Burnett, Promise Clutter, Chris Meck, Teri Quinn, Mirina Landry, Victor & Penny (Erin McGrane & Jeff Freling), Judy Mills, Stephonne Singleton, Jamie Searle, Patrick Alexander.

10:15

4. Big Thief – “Black Diamonds”
from: Vapacity / Saddle Creek Records / June 9, 2017
[Debut album from Brooklyn, NYC, based Big Thief is lead vocalist and songwriter Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek on guitar, Max Oleartchik on bass, and James Krivchenia on drums.]

[Big Thief play The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Thur, Oct. 12 at 8:00 PM w/ Mega Bog.]

5. David George – “Won’t Let Go”
from: Won’t Let Go – EP / David George / October 13, 2017
[Written by David George. Recorded live at Weights & Measures Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Duane Trower. David George on vocals & guitar, Mike Stover on pedal steel, David Luther, Erik Voeks, Ben Byard & Camry Ivory on harmony vocals. Won’t Let Go” is the the 2nd EP David George has released this year, following Here I Go Again EP, released April 14, 2017. David George also released the single “Can’t Fight Love” on April 7, 2017 benefiting the ACLU. Recorded live at Weights & Measures Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Duane Trower, Thurs, March 2, 2017. Produced by David George. Written by David George, Jen Appell, & Nathan Corsi, w/ David George on guitar & vocals (Verse 1 & 5), David Luther on vocals (Verse 2), Jen Appell on guitar & vocals (verse 3), Nathan Corsi on guitar & vocals (Verse 4) , Erin McGrane on ukelele & vocals, Jeff Freling on guitar & vocals , Gordon gilges on dulcimer & vocals , Kristina Ning on upright bass & vocals , Matt Cathlina on upright bass & vocals, Nathan Showalter n piano & vocals, Daniel Starling on piano & vocals, Liam Summicht on cajón & vocals, Phil Jaggard on Vocals, Mark Manning on vocals, John Keck on guitar & vocals, Nate Nall on guitar & vocals, Jessica Paige on vocals, Dave Tanner on vocals.]

[David George plays EP Release, Sat, Oct. 14, 1:00 PM, at Vinyl Renaissance, 7932 Santa Fe Dr, OPKS.]

[David George plays an EP Release, Sat, Oct. 14, at 9:00 PM, at The Brick w/ Major Matt Mason USA.]

6. Betse & Clarke – “Seneca Square Dance”
from: Tunes We Like / Independent / September , 2017
[Released as a cassette of fiddle tunes featuring Betse Ellis on standard & cross-tuned fiddles, Clarke Wyatt on banjos & guitar, and some selections with the Brushy Creek String Band. Recorded by Wyatt live with no overdubs at home in KCMO. The instrumental collection highlights traditional Ozark tunes, learned from early string band recordings of the 1920s and from later Ozark heroes such as Bob Holt and soon to be 101 year old Violet Hensley. Seneca Square Dance is from Fiddlin’ Sam Long, recorded in 1926 for Gennett Records. Long is said to have been the first Ozark fiddler recorded. Many who play the tune today use a different chord progression than was originally recorded by Long. Betse & Clarke used Long’s beautifully simple progression. With Betse on standard fiddle, Clarke on standard G banjo, Brett Hodges on guitar, Alex Mallett on bass.]

[Betse & Clarke play the 31st annual Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival, Shawnee Indian Mission Museum, 3403 W 53rd St, Fairway, Kansas on Saturday, October 14, in the afternoon.]

[Betse & Clarke also play, The Library Lets Loose, at the Johnson County Library, 9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, KS on Saturday, October 14, between 6:00 and 9:00 PM.]

[Betse & Clarke play Bluegrass Brunch at Julep, 4141 Pennsylvania, KCMO, Sun, Oct. 15, 11:00 AM.]

10:25 – Pledge Break #2

We heard from Betse & Clarke in that last segment. Betse has been part of the KC Music Community for nearly 25 years now, and through most of those years she has made appearances on 90.1 FM as a musician. She has been frequent guest on Wednesday Midday Medley, River Trade Radio, and Signal to Noise with Barry Lee. She has emceed special KKFI, fundraisers, and was the music director of Wednesday MidDay Medley’s LIVE stage version of A Story In A Song at the recordBar, and for the last 6 years she has been joining us during our on-air fund-drive shows to encourage our listeners to donate.

Case #2. Wednesday MidDay Medley Plays New & MidCoastal Releases.

Timothy Finn of Kansas City Star and INK named Wednesday MidDay Medley “The Best Place to Hear Local Music on the Radio.”

If you are are listening right now that means you know the benefits from the entertainment and information offered each week. Help keep this radio show alive. In the last year we played nearly 1000 songs on the show. Over half of these songs are from MidCoastal artists. We spin new vinyl and releases from hundreds of independently produced, artist released recordings.

Today’s show is our 703rd consecutive weekly show. Three weeks ago we celebrated our 700 show, representing 1406 hours of radio, 10,000 hours of preparation, nearly 2000 guests, and over 15,000 songs, from thousands of musical artists.

We have made it our mission to mix musical genres, playing with themes, diversity, equality, free speech, connecting artists and venues and listeners and communities. Wednesday MidDay Medley has proudly endeavored to help tell the story of our growing Kansas City area music scene, “The Midcoast Sound,” as we like to call it. We have dedicated a majority of our programming to New & MidCoastal Releases.

We’ve happily presented new formats in radio, with our popular, “A Story In A Song” series, and our special shows featuring: Apocalypse Meow, The MidCoast Takeover, Middle of The Map, The Crossroads Music Fest, The Outer Reaches Festival, The Lawrence Field Day Fest, and our annual tribute shows to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., David Bowie, Iris Dement, Pioneers of Punk, Visual Art, The Spoken Word, Gay Pride, Civil Rights, and our inteviews with Tommy Ramone, Iris Dement, Laurie Anderson, Lily Tomlin. Plus, our annual 4-week special: the 100+ Best Recordings of the Year.

To say we’ve been inspired by the KC music scene, is an understatement. In just this last year, we’ve played from over 100 local releases of 2017. The KC music community is fueled by a collaborative and generous heart that is beating in so many of the artists I’ve met while doing this show. I am inspired by the women who created radio on 90.1 FM long before me: my friend April Fletcher who know plays bass professionally in Los Angeles, and my friend Anne Winter, who left us in 2009, and reminded us how we’re all connected. I’m inspired by the diverse , intelligent, motivated, listeners, looking for place on the dial, where they can connect to the amazing stories and music and voice of our community.

Today we celebrate the pure idea of community radio, free form radio, radio that tells the story of the people who live here, the artists, the writers, the teachers, the performers, the lovers. Today we celebrate 703 weeks of Wednesday MidDay Medley, the show that has brought us together, at this time, on this frequency, in these community airwaves.

We take great care, each week, to create an original, multicultural, multigenerational, medley of new musical releases, and timely special guests, in a two hour sound-collage of lyrics and vibrations and informational interviews and live performances. We are more than just a radio show, we are part of the area music community. For four years we have hosted the Wednesday MidDay Medley’s – 90.1 FM Showcase at Middle of The Map Fest, we have co-emceed Apocalypse Meow, and for thee years the main stage at Crossroads Music Fest. We have documented the MidCoast Music Scene through our radio show, our extensive playlists, our event coverage, our social media sharing on Facebook, SoundCloud, Twitter, You Tube, and WordPress sites.

Where can you can find our playlists:
http://www.kkfi.org
http://www.spinitron.com
http://www.Facebook.com/wednesdaymiddaymedleyon90.1fm
http://www.Twitter.com/MarkTManning
http://www.wednesdaymiddaymedley.org with playlists from the last 9 years.

10:35 – Interview with Kathryn Golden of Porchfest KC

PorchFest KC

The 4th Annual PorchFest KC, will be happening this Saturday, October 14, from Noon to 6:00 PM, featuring 150 bands performing on 47 front porches in the neighborhoods of Valentine, Roanoke, and Volker. Music is acoustic or near-acoustic and spans six hours.! A dozen food trucks will be available throughout the festival area. This is an all-ages, alcohol free event. More information at: http://www.porchfestkc.com.

Joining us to share details of Porchfest KC is Kathryn Golden who grew up in rural north-central Missouri. After college, she worked in New York City, then moved to Kansas City, and then, St Louis, and San Francisco, where in 14 years, she worked for a number of tech startups in project management, and co-founded a non-profit, all-ages jazz performance space in Berkeley, where kids could jam with, and open for, adult acts. She also owned a neighborhood grocery market. Since returning to Kansas City, Kathryn has launched a wintertime storytelling series at the Pilgrim Chapel, and she is the founder of PorchFestKC, a community music festival that takes place on front porches, in midtown neighborhoods.

Kathryn Golden, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Kathryn Golden says, “My deal is this…. I love to CREATE things. I love community building. I love seeing people have a great time around something new. I love creating opportunities for great stuff to potentially happen, and being as creative and non-conventional as possible in doing so. I love music. So I put those together for PorchFestKC.”

After a business trip to San Francisco, she decided she needed to live there, and on her 32nd birthday she woke and drafted her resignation notice, spent two weeks selling most of what she owned, and moved — not having a job to go to was just an inconvenience. Over the next 14 years, she worked for a number of tech startups in project management and/or customer-facing roles, as well as a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.

In addition, she co-founded a non-profit, all-ages jazz performance space in Berkeley, where kids could jam with, and open for, adult acts — mostly around “out” or avant garde jazz. She also owned a neighborhood grocery market, which seemed very logical having never even worked in retail.

Her final role before returning to Kansas City was in helping develop demonstratives (graphics) for large white-collar crime trials — many of them boring tech-related trials. However there were a few really awesome exceptions: The Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, the overturn of California’s Prop 8 same-sex marriage case, and a trial against Tyson Foods for unfair treatment of an immigrant worker. While there, she also partnered with Oakland School District to create a dozen libraries in Oakland’s elementary schools.

This year’s PorchFest KC features 150 bands, on 47 porches, in the Valentine, Roanoke, and Volker Neighborhoods

All performances are 60 minute sets. Performances are acoustic or near-acoustic. The goal is to be heard to the sidewalk, not down the street.

This year’s PorchFest KC also features for the first time: Blues Bands, Reggae Bands, and a 14 piece Classical Ensemble

The 4th Annual PorchFest KC, October 14, from Noon to 6:00 PM, featuring 150 bands performing on 47 front porches of homes in the neighborhoods of Valentine, Roanoke, and Volker. A dozen food trucks will be available throughout the festival area. This is an all-ages, alcohol free event. More information at: http://www.porchfestkc.com

10:45

7. Violent Bear – “I Will Wait For You”
from: I Will Wait For You – Single / Violent Bear / August 18, 2017
[KC based garage folk band with hints of Southern Gothic and nods to old country roots, formed by husband and wife musicians: Stephen & Danger Herzig, who rotate on a variety of instruments. The band also includes: Noah Cassidy on lead guitar, Jonas Cassidy on bass, and Jake Rogers on synthesizers. Violent Bear also released their full length record, Post Everything, on March 24, 2017.]

[Violent Bear play PorchFest KC on Porch 13, at 3564 Pennsylvania, at 12:00, Saturday, October 14.]

8. The Country Duo – “The Wrecking Crew”
from: Live At Sun Studio / The Country Duo / September 1, 2017
[Recorded live at Sun Studio, Memphis TN on August 14, 2016 for the Sun Studio Sessions television show as seen on PBS across the United States. All songs written by Kasey Rausch on vocals & acoustic guitar, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel & baritone guitars. Engineered by Curry Weber, assisted by Ples Hampton at Sun Studio. Mixed by Paul Malinowski, Mastered by Chad Meise – Massive Sound, KCMO]

[The Country Duo play every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 to 9:00 Pm at Waldo Bar.]

[The Country Duo TRIO play every third Thursday at Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen]

[The Country Duo play Apocalypse Meow 10, Friday, November 3, at 7:00 PM, at Mills Record Company, with The Country Duo, Bohemian Cult Revival, and Headlight Rivals. Apocalypse Meow is a three-day-event and continues Saturday, November 4, at recordBar, starting at 6:00 PM with Brandon Philips and The Condition, IVØRY BLACK, Nathan Corsi, Chris Meck and The Guilty Birds, Sandoval (reunion), and Split Lip Rayfield, 2 stages. Also featuring a silent auction and raffles with prizes donated from local businesses. The Apocalypse Meow weekend closes on Sunday, Nov 5, 2017, at recordBar, with the Meow Hangover Brunch starting at noon, and then at 4:00 PM Expassionates play live on stage. For more information you can visit: http://www.midwestmusicfoundation.org/apocalypsemeow%5D

10:52 – Pledge Break #3

We just heard The Country Duo which is guitar master Marco Pascolini, longtime friend of the show, and Kasey Rausch, who was one of the first musicians to play live on WMM almost 13 years ago. Kasey also co-hosts River Trade Radio with Mikal Shapiro, on Sunday Mornings at 9:00 Am on 90.1 FM KKFI. Kasey is one of many KC Professional Musicians, who take time away from their work and art to donate time to community radio as they host and produce some of KKFI’s finest radio programs, including: Jeff Hashbarger, Jason Vivone, Sam Wisman, Roger Wilder, Gerald Dunn, Ernest James, Bob & Diana Suckiel, Dwight Frizzell and Mikal Shapiro.

Case #3. KKFI is an Independent, non-commercial radio station!

Now, more than ever, Independent, Community Media is important for our world. We are here to listen to you, and share your concerns, and offer resources, and commuity activities and information. Along with our stellar National Public Affairs shows like Democracy Now, and Workers Independent News we also offer more locally produced public affairs programs than anywhere else on the dial. We offer programs specifically produced for the LGBTQIA Community, Women’s Issues, Native American News and Culture, Middle Eastern Music and Information, Latino Programming, African American Public Affairs and Community News, Labor and Worker’s Unions, our prison population and justice system, environmental programming, Visual and Literary Arts, and Performing Arts.

Just remember what you don’t have to hear when you are tuned to 90.1 FM KKFI! No Commercials. No automated robot playing the same 40 to 100 songs in a “rotation” based on a formula of one person, who programs the robot. Instead you hear music programmed by over 100 people. We are The Voice of The Community

90.1 offers 98 different radio programs. 76 of those programs are locally created and produced and hosted and engineered and written by over 100 different people, who create content, and personally handcraft each show. There are 143 hours each week of locally produced handcrafted programs. You we not find this kind of representative diversity anywhere else on your radio dial. It is very special. It needs to be nourished and kept alive in a world of corporate nationally owned commercial or religious broadcasting. Not only do we bring the most diverse and unfiltered news and information, but our musical playlists are deep, and comprehensive. In one week you can hear over 2000 different songs played, in Blues, Jazz, Folk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Classical, World, Americanna, Southern Soul, Fusion, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Electronic, Native, Local, Old Timey, Rockabilly, Women’s, Children’s, Gospel, and Experimental. With all of this you also hear the voices from the hundreds of KKFI volunteers and the hundreds of guests who share their stories, while broadcasting live from our non-commercial, midtown studios, here at 39th & Main, in the center of our metro, across two states, and many cities, and hundreds of communities, and thousands of radios. How much is this worth to you?

10:59 – Station ID

9. 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
[Khrystal’s debut EP. 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%5D

[Khrystal. plays Plus Vibes Only w/ Duncan Burnett x Riot at Thursday, October 12, at 7:00 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, with Sauce, Mae C., Kartez Marcel, with sounds by Leonard Destroy.]

10. Sauce – “Black Power Ranger”
from: Summer Sauce / Sauce / July 28, 2017
[Kansas City based Hip-Hop artist Sauce is back with his 3rd original release, “Summer Sauce.” It features Kendrick Lamar and Tech N9NE collaborator, Gee Watts, along with producer/rapper Duncan Burnett. Duncan Burnett produced all the songs except Childhood Crush, produced by M. Fasol. This concept EP sets the tone of love and greatness via future soul, live instruments, and summer vibes. Sauce’s earlier releases charted on Billboard, iTunes and Amazon Hip-Hop charts.]

[Sauce plays Plus Vibes Only w/ Duncan Burnett x Riot at Thursday, October 12, at 7:00 PM, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, with Khrystal., Mae C., Kartez Marcel, with sounds by Leonard Destroy.]

11:05 – Pledge Break #4

Case #4. Donating to 90.1 FM KKFI is investing in your community.

(From our bylaws of The MidCoast Radio Project)

KKFI’s Mission Statement:
KKFI is the Kansas City area’s independent, noncommercial community radio station. We seek to stimulate, educate and entertain our audience, to reflect the diversity of the local and world community, and to provide a channel for individuals and groups, issues and music that have been overlooked, suppressed or under-represented by other media.

KKFI’s Philosophy Statement:
KKFI is committed to diversity in programming and discourse and seeks to create a climate of mutual respect and collaboration among volunteers and staff.

11:12

11. Pixies – “Monkey Gone to Heaven”
from: Doolittle / 4AD – Elektra / April 17, 1989
[1st single from the band’s 2nd studio album. Formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. Until 2013, the band comprised Black Francis (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal (bass, backing vocals) and David Lovering (drums). The band disbanded acrimoniously in 1993, but reunited in 2004. After Deal left in 2013, the Pixies hired Kim Shattuck as a touring bassist; she was replaced the same year by Paz Lenchantin, who became a permanent member in 2016. Doolittle was the Pixies’ 1st international release,. Doolittle has continued to sell well in the years since its release, in 1995 it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album has been cited as inspirational by many alternative artists, while numerous music publications have ranked it as one of the most influential albums ever. A 2003 poll of NME writers ranked Doolittle as the second-greatest album of all time, Rolling Stone placed the album at 226 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” Pitchfork ranked it as the fourth best album of the 80s.]

[Pixies play Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland, Sunday, October 15, at 7:00 PM w/ Mitski.]

11:15 – Interview with Kent Shelton

The Midland Theatre at 1220 Main Street, in downtown Kansas City originally opened a a giant grand cinema, in 1927, named Loew’s Midland Theatre an opeated until 1961. Over the years, the theatre has been known by various names including: Saxon Theatre, Midland Stadium where boxing matches were held, Midland 1-2-3 Theatre, and Midland Theatre. In 2007, AMC and the Cordish Company formed a partnership to undertake a multimillion-dollar renovation of the historic venue. Since reopening in 2008 the venue was called The Midland by AMC. In 2013, AEG Live, the Cordish Company and Arvest Bank announced a multi-year naming rights partnership to the Midland Theatre. The venue’s name officially became the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in September, 2013.

In March of this year Kent Shelton moved his family from the Rocky Mountains of Denver Colorado to the Missouri River Valley of Kansas City, where Kent assumed his position as General Manager of the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland Theatre. Before moving to Kansas City Kent was Manager at AEG Presents Rocky Mountains, The Ogden Theatre and The Bluebird Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Kent joins us to share information about upcoming shows and events at the Midland as well as The Truman, KC’s newest venue.

Kent Shelton, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

This year The Midland is celebrating 90 years as a working venue.

Among the major changes made in the redevelopment, the main-level seating rows were removed and replaced with a tiered open floor plan that allows for cabaret-style tables and chairs, or standing room for general admission events. The Midland’s exterior marquee was restored to its original 1927 appearance.

The five level office portion of the theatre that faces Main Street was converted into a mix of bars, lounges, and administrative space. According to the Cordish Company of Baltimore, the developer of the project, all changes meet historic preservation guidelines as required by state and federal governments.

Denver to Kansas City

Ogden Theatre is where I first saw Jonathan Demme’s film Stop Making Sense a critically acclaimed 1984 concert film, documenting the Speaking in Tounges tour of Talking Heads shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album Speaking in Tongues. The movie is notable for being the first made entirely using digital audio techniques. The band raised the budget of $1.2 million themselves.

Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Kent grew up in the suburbs of Denver and studied Performing Arts at University of Northern Colorado.

Upcoming Shows at The Midland

Tonight, October 11 – Jon Bellion plays The Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland

Thursday, October 12 – Marilyn Manson show has been postponed

Sunday, October 15 – Pixies

Friday, October 20 – Play For Peace Benefit with Little River band

Sunday, October 22 – The Beach Boys

Thursday, October 26 – Maren Morris

Upcoming Shows at The Truman

The Truman, 601 East Truman Road, Kansas City, MO. http://www.thetrumankc.com

Friday, October 13 – Krewella

Thursday, October 19 – Hoodie Allen

Sunday, October 29 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Friday, November 3 – Slowdive

Thursday, November 16 – Flying Lotus in 3D

Kent Shelton, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

For events and information you can visit: http://www.midlandkc.com Or by calling 888-929-7849 Or at The Midland Box Office 10AM-5PM Monday-Friday

11:33

12. Radar State – “Double Speak”
from: “Double Speak” – 7″ Vinyl Single / Radar State / September, 2017
[Radar State features Josh Berwanger (The Anniversary, Berwanger) and Jim Suptic (The Get Up Kids, Blackpool Lights) trading off lead and rhythm guitar duties, with Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams) on bass, and Adam Phillips (The Architects, The Gadjits) on drums. Berwanger, Pryor, and Suptic all take turns on lead vocals, and that’s an integral part of the band’s direction, say the members.]

[Radar State Celebrate the release of their new 7″ release and member Jim Suptic’s 40th B-day at miniBar, 3810 Broadway, Saturday, October 14, at 9:00 PM, with Hipshot Killer.]

11:38 – Pledge Break #5

Case #5 We offer loads and loads of information about what is going on in the community.

Not only does this show interview nearly 200 guest each year, not only do we play nearly 1000 different songs with nearly half of thos being locally produced, but we also shone a light on area not-for-profit theatre companies, art museums & galleries, area festivals, service organizations, area record labels and record stores, the area music scene, arts scene, theatre scene, literary arts scene, political action scene.

In just this past year, we’ve featuresd segments shining a light on: Spinning Tree Theatre, Middle of The Map Fest, Shuttlecock Music Showcase, First Friday Film Fest, American Jazz Museum, KC Fringe Theatre Fest, Late Night Theatre, Crossroads Music Fest, Midwest Music Foundation and the MidCoast Takeover, Kansas City Public Library, Record Store Day, Folk Alliance International Conference, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Lawrence Field Day Fest, 31st & Brklyn, Kansas City Pride Fest, Girls Rock! and the Annual Girls Rock! Camp, The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Apocalypse Meow, The Buffalo Room, Standing Rock, Union Station, Outer Reaches Festival, Plaza Art Fair, No Wave Fest, Haymaker Records, Johnson County Performing Arts Series, The Pop Poetry Series at Prospero’s Books, Datura Records, Center of The City Fest, Too Much Rock, Crossroads Summer Block Party, Shelf Life, Kansans Against Campus Carry, Kansas Interfaith Action, Like Me Lighthouse, The Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, The Band That Fell To Earth A Tribute To David Bowie, The Kauffman Center for The Performing Arts, Artist Inc., and more…

11:45

13. The Philistines – “A Twitch of the Death Nerve”
from: The Backbone of Night / The Record Machine / June 4, 2016
[KC based rock band with a psychedelic bent, made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar & vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; (Michelle Bacon on bass & vocals for this recording), Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums. Recorded & mixed with Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.]

[The Philistines play recordBar, Fri, Oct. 13, at 10:00 PM with Universe Contest, and Brannock Device]

[The Philistines play CrossroadsKC at Grinder’s for the Fed Up Fest, October 14, with The Phantastics, Old Salt Union, Me Like Bees, Cowboy Mouth, and The Strumbellas, all to benefit Harvesters – The Community Food Network.]

11:49 – Pledge Break #6

Case #6. KKFI offers 24-7 programming, and YOU (the listener), basically get all of this amazing programming for “free.”

I, for one, love that I can turn on my radio, or computer device, and tune into the 90.1 FM’s 100,000 watt, crystal-clear signal, and hear the music, information, news, entertainment, events, and stories, that I really cannot find anywhere else. 90.1 is my comfort, my special companion, my diverse friend, introducing me to all kinds of new & local music, as well as the news & information without the intrusion of commercials. It is radio brought to YOU by real people, who create these shows out of love, and are guided by KKFI’s noble mission that “seeks to stimulate, educate and entertain our audience, to reflect the diversity of the local and world community, and to provide a channel for individuals and groups, issues and music that have been overlooked, suppressed or under-represented by other media.”

Driving in your car, at the office, at the gym, in your garage, in your cubicle, in your art space, on your iPod, at your construction site, in your kitchen, in your barn, YOU can take 90.1 with you, as your companion. 90.1 FM is generally a good date. Good for a few laughs, fun to dance with, always interested in good conversation. Isn’t 90.1 FM KKFI worth a few dollars a day, or a week? So many people tune in to kkfi.org everyday, but studies show, that less than 10 percent actually donate to keep this miracle of broadcasting alive. Your support means that you will help bring this programming to folks who could not donate at this time, for whatever the reason.

This is your chance to put your money where your ears are. Please help keep, at least this part of our public airwaves, alive for our public to enjoy, free from commercials, free from religious sermonizing, free from extremely conservative and slanted right wing “talk radio” and free from corporately “owned and cloned” robotic affiliates that play the same 15 songs everyday at the same time. YOU deserve better. YOU deserve radio that really reflects our great city, and tells the story of our great music scene, and performing arts scene, and labor rights, and women’s issues, and LBGT information, and programming specifically produced for Latinos and African Americans, working people, Jazz lovers. Support the free-form spirit that is 90.1 FM KKFI!

Marion Merritt, Betse Ellis, Thank You!

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11:56

14. Sampha – “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano”
from: Process / Young Turks Recordings / February 3, 2017
[Sampha Sisay was born November 16, 1988. He performs under the mononym Sampha. He is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Morden, South London, United Kingdom. Sampha is known widely for his collaborative work with SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Drake, Kanye West, Solange and others. Sampha has released two solo EPs: Sundanza (2010) and Dual (2013). Sampha’s debut album, Process, won the 2017 Mercury Prize.]

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

Next week on Wednesday, October 18, artist and playwright Tyson Schroeder joins us to talk about his new play, “Bastard” with previews starting tonight at the Living Room Theatre, and running through October 29. Also joining us nest week is musician, Teri Ann Quinn who will play live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Plus, Artist Peregrine Honig, and artist Ross Redmon, along with vocalist and musician Julia Haile join us to talk about Julia Haile’s Live Solo Show, at Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview, KCMO on Friday, October 20, and Ross Redmon’s art exhibition, Passenger Migration, opening Thursday, October 19 and running through November 30.

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

Wednesday MidDay Medley in on the web:
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