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

MidCoastal & New Releases
+ D. Rashaan Gilmore + Erica Joy

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

2. LCD Soundsystem – “change yr mind”
from: american dream / DFA – Columbia / September 1, 2017
[4th studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017 through DFA and Columbia. It was first announced on January 5, 2016, the day after it was revealed that the band was reuniting after a disbandment lasting nearly five years. It is the band’s first album in seven years, following This Is Happening (2010). Prior to release, LCD Soundsystem performed at large music festivals as well as smaller shows to promote their reunion. “Call the Police” and “American Dream” were released together as the album’s lead single on May 5, 2017, and “Tonite” was released as the second single on August 16, 2017. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics. The album performed well commercially and became the band’s first number-one album in the United States.]

3. The Mynabirds – “Shouting at the Dark”
from: BE HERE NOW / Saddle Creek Records / August 25, 2017
[4th release from The Mynabirds, indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed to Saddle Creek Records and relocated to Omaha, Nebraska. The sound has been described by Pitchfork as “…openhearted, politically engaged, feminist pop that, miraculously, never veers into schmaltz.” After years of classical piano and stints singing and playing keyboards in rock bands and electronica projects in Washington, D.C., Burhenn founded her own record label, Laboratory Records, and began releasing solo work. Burhenn’s first solo record “Not Ashamed to Say” was released in 1999 and is a collection of thirteen songs written from 1994 to 1998. After releasing a split 7″ in 2003, Burhenn released the full length “Wanderlust” in 2004. In 2005, Burhenn teamed up with John Davis, drummer of defunct DC trio Q and Not U, to form Georgie James. Laura first worked with Saddle Creek in 2007 on Georgie James’ debut LP “Places.” The duo parted ways in late 2008.]

10:13 – Underwriting

4. Kevin Morby – “Aboard My Train”
from: City Music / Dead Oceans / June 16, 2017
[4th release from Kevin Robert Morby born April 2, 1988, and learned to play guitar when he was 10. In his teens he formed the band Creepy Aliens. 17-year-old Morby dropped out of Blue Valley Northwest High School, got his GED, and moved from his native Kansas City to Brooklyn in the mid-2000s, supporting himself by working bike delivery and café jobs. He later joined the noise-folk group Woods on bass. While living in Brooklyn, he became close friends and roommates with Cassie Ramone of the punk trio Vivian Girls, and the two formed a side project together called The Babies, who released albums in 2011 and 2012. He began a solo career in 2013 releasing his debut album Harlem River with positive reviews. His 2nd album Still Life was released in 2014. His last album Singing Saw was ione of our 116 Best Recordings of 2016]

[Kevin Morby plays The Madrid, tomorrow night, September 14, opening for The Mountain Goats]

5. Sheer Mag – “Just Can’t Get Enough”
from: Need To Feel Your Love / WILSUN RC / July 14, 2017
[Sheer Mag is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2014. Members include:Tina Halladay, Kyle Seely, Hart Seely, Matt Palmer, Ian Dykstra A combination of 1970s rock and punk ethos, the band continued to gather attention and has released three 7-inch EPs as of March 2016. In January 2015, Rolling Stone featured the band as one of “10 New Artists You Need To Know”, describing them as “a gang of punks with a not-so-secret love of Seventies classic rock.”Four of five band members attended the State University of New York at Purchase. In 2016, the band was part of the Coachella 2016 line-up and performed on Late Night with Seth Myers. On May 10, 2017, Sheer Mag released “Need To Feel Your Love,” the first track off their first full-length record, Need To Feel Your Love.]

[Sheer Mag play The Bottleneck, in Lawrence, KS, on September 18, with Laffing Gas, The Whiffs, and Nancy Boys]

6. Krystle Warren – “Nae-Nae and Ruthie”
from: Three The Hardway / 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.]

7. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – “Shine”
from: Call It What It Is / Ben Harper – Concord Music Group / January 22, 2016
[Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2005 and Best Blues Album in 2014. Harper was born in Pomona, California. His late father, Leonard, was of African-American and Cherokee ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Chase-Verdries, is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother was a Russian-Lithuanian Jew. His parents divorced when he was five years old, and he grew up with his mother’s family. Harper has two brothers, Joel and Peter. Harper began playing guitar as a child. His maternal grandparents’ music store The Folk Music Center and Museum laid a foundation of folk and blues for the artist, complemented by regular patrons Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal, John Darnielle, and David Lindley and quotes of William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made often by his grandfather. In 1978, at the age of 9, Harper attended Bob Marley’s performance in Burbank, California where Marley was joined by former bandmate Peter Tosh for the encore. It was, according to Harper, an important influence..]

[Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals play The Uptown Theatre, tonight, September 13, Doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM with special guest, Hey, King]

D. Rashaan Gilmore with Maria Vasquez Boyd on the September 13, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley

D. Rashaan Gilmore is a life-long resident of Kansas City. He is community connector, organizer and collaborator. He joins us to share information about his new radio show, ‘Unbossed and Unbothered w/ D. Rashaan’ that can be heard right here on 90.1 FM KKFI, on the 3rd Saturday of each month, at 1:00 pm, during The Tenth Voice. D. Rashaan Gilmore is passionate about making a difference in the LGBTQ community of color. His current project is BlaqOut, a newly formed organization which seeks to organize and mobilize the black, gay community in Kansas City and develop a leadership core. Gilmore has previously managed multiple significant HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention grants for the Kansas City CARE Clinic. And also served as the Senior Field Organizer for PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT equality and advocacy organization.

D. Rashaan Gilmore thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Last month D. Rashaan premiered his new radio program: ‘Unbossed and Unbothered w/ D. Rashaan’, on The Tenth Voice. During his first show he interviewed John Eligon, reporter for the New York Times AND featured a live musical performance from the St. Louis-based artist, MAVEN LEE aka Trent Omar Ramsey.

D. Rashaan Gilmore said in an interview (The Phoenix Newsletter / May 31, 2017 written by Joel Barrett) “I believe in living out loud.”

He also said, “I feel like I’m in a position to help others and I take that responsibility seriously, however, I can’t talk about what impact I have had in Kansas City without talking about the impact Kansas City has had on me.”

In the Phoenix Newsletter piece he said, “I don’t believe in practice what you preach. To me, that is too high a standard. I believe in preaching what you practice. I can tell you and show you what has worked for me and that alone. Everything else I’m aspiring to and we can work on that together.”

D, Rashaan Gilmore is particularly passionate about making a difference in the LGBTQ community of color. Recently, he’s found a home for his voice in service of marginalized and stigmatized communities where he brings his candor, intelligence and wit to empower individuals to assert their right to be visible and thrive.

His current project is BlaqOut, a newly formed organization which seeks to organize and mobilize the black, gay community in Kansas City and develop a leadership core.

BlaqOut has received funding for a major community needs assessment of Kansas City’s black, 18- to 34-year-old MSM community. MSM is a term used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that means men who have sex with men.

Gilmore has previously managed multiple significantly-sized SAMHSA and CDC-funded HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention grants for the Kansas City CARE Clinic.

D. Rashaan Gilmore calls himself a “serial entrepreneur.” His first business was a bakery, that he started as a 14 year old teenager.

His newest company is ‘Nuts & Bolts’, a premier lifestyle brand for men, that will launch its debut collection of sustainably produced garments and accessories in 2018.

As an outspoken social justice advocate and passionate serial entrepreneur with deep roots in the business, civic and non-profit communities in Kansas City and beyond.

Gilmore’s keen insight and vast professional experience establish him as a sought after cultural and political analyst and commentator on radio, television and online.

D. Rashaan Gilmore thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

D. Rashaan Gilmore is the host and producer of a new radio show, ‘Unbossed and Unbothered w/ D. Rashaan’, on the 3rd Saturday of each month, at 1:00 PM, during The Tenth Voice on 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio.

10:50

8. The War On Drugs – “Holding On”
from: A Deeper Understanding / Atlantic Recording / August 25, 2017
[The 4th studio album from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, band formed in 2005. The band consists of Adam Granduciel (vocals, guitar), David Hartley (bass), Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Charlie Hall (drums), Jon Natchez (saxophone, keyboards) and Anthony LaMarca (guitar). Founded by close collaborators Granduciel and Kurt Vile, The War on Drugs released their debut studio album, Wagonwheel Blues, in 2008. Vile departed shortly after its release to focus on his solo career. The band’s second studio album Slave Ambient was released in 2011 to favorable reviews and extensive touring. Written and recorded following extensive touring and a period of loneliness and depression for primary songwriter Granduciel, the band’s third album, Lost in the Dream, was released in 2014 to widespread critical acclaim and increased exposure. Previous collaborator Charlie Hall joined the band as its full-time drummer during the recording process, with saxophonist Jon Natchez and additional guitarist Anthony LaMarca accompanying the band for its world tour.]

9. Hurray For The Riff Raff – “Living In The City”
from: The Navigator / ATO Records / March 10, 2017
[Hurray for the Riff Raff is an American folk-blues and Americana band from New Orleans, Louisiana formed by lead singer and songwriter Alynda Segarra. Segarra was raised by her aunt Nereida in the Bronx where she developed an early appreciation for doo-wop and Motown. She is of Puerto Rican descent. Her mother was former New York City Deputy Mayor Ninfa Segarra. Segarra became a regular attendee of hardcore punk shows at ABC No Rio when she was young. She left her home in the Bronx at age 17, spending time crossing North America, hopping freight trains. During this time, around 2007, Segarra became a part of the Dead Man Street Orchestra, a band that was documented in a photo essay by Time Magazine in 2007. After two self-released albums, 2008’s It Don’t Mean I Don’t Love You and 2010’s Young Blood Blues, Hurray for the Riff Raff released a self-titled CD composed of Segarra’s favorite songs from those records on Loose Music in Europe on March 21, 2011. Tracks from the band’s debut release received airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. In February 2011, the band were featured in an article in The Times, based around the HBO TV series, Treme, with their track “Daniella” being listed in their selection of New Orleans’ essential songs. In May 2012, Hurray for the Riff Raff released Look Out Mama on their own label, Born to Win Records. Loose Music released Look Out Mama in Europe on August 20, 2012. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at The Bomb Shelter Studios and produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes).In February 2014, Hurray for the Riff Raff had their ATO Records debut, Small Town Heroes. The record features original songs written or co-written by Segarra, and features fiddler Yosi Perlstein, keyboard player Casey McAllister, and two members of The Deslondes: Sam Doores on guitar and Dan Cutler on bass.]

11:00 – Station ID

10. Giants Chair – “The Streets”
from: The Streets – Single / Giants Chair / June 15, 2017
[Recorded May 2017 at Weights & Measures Soundlab, Kansas City, Missouri. Engineered and produced by Duane Trower. Kansas City based. Giant’s Chair was a band from fall of 1993 to the summer of 1997. Singer-songwriter / guitarist Scott Hobart and bassist Byron Collum met at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1989. Eventually, they moved to Collum’s hometown of Green Bay, WI to play with drummer, Paul Ackerman and form the ‘post-hardcore power-trio’ GIANTS CHAIR in 1993. The band moved back to Kansas City soon thereafter to be a part of the burgeoning, mid-90’s KC rock scene – sharing bills with Germbox, Season To Risk, Molly McGuire and Shiner. After being signed to Caulfield Records out of Lincoln NE. on the strength of their debut 7″ single, GIANTS CHAIR recorded 2 critically-acclaimed full-length albums and toured the U.S. twice. Though Hobart would shift styles to front the honky-tonk country band, Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys (Bloodshot Records) while Collum and Ackerman continued with other rock projects, GIANTS CHAIR has continued to play the occasional show in Kansas City over the years and has recently released two new songs and a video – as well as letting it be known that they are working on material for their 3rd studio album. Hobart says GIANTS CHAIR’s best-known earliest influences would probably be bands like Fugazi, Swervedriver, Drive Like Jehu and Jawbox.]

[Giants Chair play miniBar, Thursday, Sept. 21,at 8:00 PM with ExAcrobat and SWEATS from Lincoln.]

[Scott Hobart will be with us live in the studio next week for our very special 700th show with guests: Nico Gray, Necia Gamby, Marion Merritt, Ron Megee, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Lesley Poiries, and more.]

11. La Guerre – “sweetness is objective”
from: B Side Your Heart / The Record Machine / January 20, 2015
[La Guerre is the French for “war.” B Side Your Heart is a gathering of love themed b sides from over the last few years. All proceeds will be donated to the ACLU. All songs written by Katlyn Conroy. Katlyn Conroy, is a female singer and songwriter from Lawrence, Kansas. She was part of the critically acclaimed band, Cowboy Indian Bear. She was the recipient of the 2013 Pitch Music Award for Best Singer-Songwriter. You can a listen to her music at http://www.katlynconroy.bandcamp.com.]

[La Guerre plays The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, Monday, September 18, at 8:00 PM with local band Mess, opening from Athens, Georgia band Mothers.]

12. Ariel Pink – “Feels Like Heaven”
from: Dedicated To Bobby Jameson / Kemado Records / September 15, 2017
[11th studio album Los Angeles’s prodigal songwriting son Ariel Pin. The album’s title makes a direct and heartfelt reference to a real-life L.A. musician, long presumed dead, who resurfaced online in 2007 after 35 reclusive years to pen his autobiography and tragic life story in a series of blogs and YouTube tirades. “His book and life resonated with me to such a degree,” Pink states, “that I felt a need to dedicate my latest record to him.” Dedicated to Bobby Jameson begins at the end and ends at the beginning. “We follow the protagonist through a battery of tests and milestones, the first of which sees him reborn into life out of death,” Pink explains, referencing the opening track “Time To Meet Your God.” “From there, he seesaws his way between the innocent love and the rock-solid edifice of childhood-worn trauma that together constitute his lifelong initiation into the realm of artifice and theatrical disposability.” Ariel Pink started as a visual artist before becoming a recording artist in the late ‘90s while attending Cal Arts. Drawing on iconoclasts and trailblazers like the Shaggs, the Cure, the Velvet Underground, Destroy All Monsters, Cabaret Voltaire, and R. Stevie Moore, Pink set himself to redefining the musical lexicon for himself and others. “This mission,” he says, “remains mine to this day.” less. More info at: http://www.ariel-pink.com.]

13. Foxygen – “Follow The Leader”
from: Hang / Jagjaguwar / January 20, 2017
[Foxygen is an American indie rock duo from Westlake Village, California, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jonathan Rado and Sam France. They have released four albums and a number of self-released EPs. Rado and France started their band in high school when both were fifteen. After their formation in 2005, the band played experimental music; influenced by psychedelia and avant-garde. They self-released four EPs between 2007 and 2011. In early 2011, they were ‘discovered’ by producer Richard Swift after handing him one of their EPs at a Mynabird’s show in New York. The group were later signed on to Jagjaguwar Records and their first studio album, Take the Kids Off Broadway, was released by Jagjaguwar on July 24, 2012. On January 22, 2013, Jagjaguwar released Foxygen’s second album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic. This album was produced by Richard Swift and recorded at his National Freedom studio. The record was preceded by the single “Shuggie,” released on October 4, 2012. In March 2013, Foxygen was named one of Fuse TV’s 30 must-see artists at SXSW. The band has gained a reputation for its unhinged live shows and maniacal behavior of lead singer France. In 2014, for their tours promoting the sprawling double album …And Star Power, the group expanded to a nine-piece including three back-up singer/dancers. The band released their fourth LP, the theatrical Hang, on January 20, 2017, via Jagjaguwar. The album features collaborations with The Lemon Twigs, the Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd and a 40+ piece orchestra arranged by Trey Pollard and Matthew E White. The Irish Times described the album as “Theatrical is an apt description of this collection as a whole,” while noting that the album “edges perilously close to pastiche”.]

14. Erica Joy – “Happy Villain”
from: Introduction / Independent / February 3, 2017
[Erica Joy on vocals, Britt Wild on lead guitar, Khitam Jabr on acoustic guitar,. Recording and produced by Kyle Ward at Counterpoint Studio.]

[Erica Joy plays an intimate theatre show, Sunday, October 1st, at 7:00 PM, at Westport Coffeehouse Theatre where she will be debuting new songs, and playing with her new backing band – Colby Bales, Zach Harris, and Branden Moser.]

11:19 – Interview with Erica Joy

Erica Joy in the September 13, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley.

KC based singer and songwriter, Erica Joy who joins us to share information about her new band, and her upcoming intimate theatre show, Sunday, October 1st, at 7:00 PM, at Westport Coffeehouse Theatre where she will be debuting new songs, and playing with her new backing band – Colby Bales, Zach Harris, and Branden Moser. In 2015 Erica Joy released her first single “Fun to Hold You” and it remained in Homegrown Buzz’s rotation for over a year. She followed the single by releasing her debut EP, “Introduction” on February 3, 2017, in a special show at recordBar.

Erica Joy, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Band Members:
Vox: Erica Joy
Lead Guitar: Colby Bales (of Instant Karma)
Rhythm Guitar: Erica Joy
Drums: Zach Harris (drummer of Instant Karma)
Bass: Branden Moser (bassist with Instant Karma)

There are only 100 seats available. More information at: http://www.ericajoymusic.com

Erica Joy was Born April 8, 1991. She is 26 years old. She grew up in Springfield Missouri went to Kickapoo High, class of 2009. She came to nKansas City on a cross-country / track scholarship. She spent a few years running in Kansas City before discovering the music community. Erica Joy graduated from UMKC in 2013.

Short bio: In 2015 her first single “Fun to Hold You” was released and remained in Homegrown Buzz’s rotation for over a year. EJ then released a full EP titled “Introduction” on February 3rd 2017 at Record Bar in Kansas City. After the release of the EP, Joy gained much love from critics and fans wanting to see what she will do next and also “leaving the tracks on repeat in the car.”

There has never been a time where Erica has started singing and the room didn’t stop, even if for a few seconds to admire her voice. It doesn’t matter what genre or style she sings in, she’s going to tell you a story and she’s going to make you feel things. It has perhaps never been described better than “she’ll turn you into a puddle of melted butter” reviewed by “I Heart Local Music’s” take of Ej’s performance at Middle of the Map. Her voice is dreamy and haunting. It’s a calling, it’s Erica Joy.

11:26

15. Erica Joy – “Carol” (Live) 
(a new song not yet recorded)

This year Erica Joy released her debut EP, she played a big EP Release show at recordBar. She played Middle of The Map Fest, she was part of the HearQueer Issue 001 launch, she has a new band, and is writing and recording new music,

Erica Joy, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Erica Joy plays an intimate theatre show, Sunday, October 1st, at 7:00 PM, at Westport Coffeehouse Theatre where she will be debuting new songs, and playing with her new backing band – Colby Bales, Zach Harris, and Branden Moser.

More information at: http://www.ericajoymusic.com

10:36 – Underwriting

16. The Dear Misses – “Stage Fright“
from: Just Let Go / Independent / February 28, 2017
[This is The Dear Misses first full length album. “Just Let Go” was written over the course of 4 years. TDM started as a side project for lead singer Todd Anderson and Guitarist Cody Stapleton and caught full sail upon the addition of Drummer Bret Collins in 2014 and Bassist Shane Berggren in Late 2015. This Lawrence Kansas based 4-piece band is made up of: Todd Anderson on lead vocals & rhythm guitar, Cody Stapleton on lead guitar & backing vocals, Bret Collins on drums, and Shane Berggren on bass. More information at: http://www.reverbnation.com/thedearmisses%5D

[The Dear Misses play The Rino, 34 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Saturday, September 16, at 8:00 PM, with CUDO and Faintheart.]

17. Jack Johnson – “My Mind Is For Sale”
from: All the Light Above it Too / Jack Johnson / September 8, 2017
[7th studio album by musician Jack Johnson (born May 18, 1975) singer-songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and a former professional surfer. The album’s lead single, titled “My Mind Is for Sale”, was released on July 14, 2017. It is the first of Jack’s releases since his 2013 album From Here to Now to You. The album was produced by a friend of Jack Johnson, Robbie Lackritz, and recorded at Mango Tree Studio, just as many of his others were. The album was mostly inspired by the sayings of Donald Trump, surfing, and camping. Also, Johnson had just recently worked on the short documentary, “Smog of the Sea”, and released his song “Fragments”. The documentary took a one-week journey through the sea to study animals, and sea creatures. This got Johnson thinking about what Trump has said about pollution and global warming, and has also included this in his album. Johnson’s songs were mostly written while he was camping in the wilderness, or on boats. This was because his home studio is too quiet and you can hear your thoughts when you are trying to write, which makes it not such a productive writing place. “I wrote these songs when I was out of [cellular] reception and phones can’t ring, there’s not a lot else to do, so we play a lot of guitar,” Johnson says. On these trips, Johnson brought his backpack with a ukulele in it and with an acoustic guitar.]

18. Iron & Wine – “Call It Dreaming”
from: Beast Epic / Sub Pop / August 25, 2017
[6th full-length studio album by Iron & Wine which is the musical project of Samuel “Sam” Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974). He has released five studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). He occasionally tours with a full band. Beam was raised in South Carolina before moving to Virginia and then Florida to attend school. He now resides in Durham, North Carolina. The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named “Beef, Iron & Wine” that he found in a general store while shooting a film. Beam was raised in Chapin, South Carolina, where his father worked in land management and his mother was a schoolteacher. When he was a child, his family took regular trips to the country, where his grandfather ran a farm. He attended Seven Oaks Elementary School, Chapin Middle School, and Chapin High School. While home from college, he was a waiter at California Dreaming restaurant in Columbia. Beam earned a bachelor’s degree in art from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He specialized in painting before graduating from the Florida State University Film School with an MFA degree. Before the release of the first Iron & Wine album, Beam’s main source of income was as a professor of film and cinematography at the University of Miami and Miami International University of Art & Design. He had been writing songs for over seven years before a friend lent him a four-track recorder. He began making demos and gave one to his friend Michael Bridwell, brother of Band of Horses lead singer, Ben Bridwell. Michael handed it to Mike McGonigal, editor of Yeti magazine, who chose “Dead Man’s Will”, later released on In the Reins, for inclusion on one of his magazine’s compilation CDs. Beam later came to the attention of Sub Pop Records co-owner, Jonathan Poneman, who contacted Beam to propose a deal.Beam released his first Iron & Wine album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, on the Sub Pop label in 2002. Beam wrote, performed, recorded and produced the album in his home studio. Featuring acoustic guitars, banjo, and slide guitar, the album’s music has been compared to that of Nick Drake, Simon and Garfunkel, Elliott Smith, Neil Young and John Fahey. Also in 2002, Beam recorded a cover of The Postal Service’s then-unreleased song “Such Great Heights”. Rather than being included on an Iron & Wine release, the track was initially included as a b-side of the original version by The Postal Service. It was later included on the B-sides and rarities album, Around the Well. He followed up his debut album in 2003 with The Sea & The Rhythm, an EP containing other home-recorded tracks with a similar style to this debut.]

19. EMA – “Down and Out”
from: Exile In the Outer Ring / City Slangl / August 25, 2017
[5th studio album from Erika Michelle Anderson, (born April 2, 1982) better known by her stage name EMA, is an American singer and songwriter from South Dakota. Originally the lead singer of drone-folk band Gowns, she released her debut album Little Sketches on Tape in 2010 on Night People, an independent music label founded by former Raccoo-oo-oon member Shawn Reed. In 2011 EMA released her second album Past Life Martyred Saints, which received positive reviews from Pitchfork Media, Drowned in Sound, and the NME. After releasing her debut album, EMA was named “New Band of the Day” by The Guardian and “Artist to Watch” by Rolling Stone. In 2011 she performed “Endless, Nameless” for Spin’s twentieth anniversary tribute to Nirvana’s album Nevermind. Her song “The Grey Ship” was used on an episode of Adult Swim’s Off the Air, and in the 2014 Carter Smith film Jamie Marks Is Dead. She made her network television debut performing on Late Show with David Letterman on August 26, 2014.]

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

Next week, on Wednesday September 20 we present our 700th show with special guests: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Krystle Warren, Calvin Arsenia, Marion Merritt, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Nico Gray, Necia Gamby, Ron Megee, and Scott Hobart.

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

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