Wednesday MidDay Medley
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Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

New & MidCoastal Releases + Betse & Clarke
+ Wick & the Tricks + Kemet The Phantom

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

2. Hembree – “Had It All”
from: Had It All – EP / Ribbon Music / Expected November 3. 2017
[Formed in November of 2015, band members include: Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, and Eric Davis. “Had It All” the single was released July 26, 2017. Engineered by: Isaac Flynn and Hembree. Produced by: Eric Hillman and Hembree. Mixed by: Joe Visciano. Mastered by: TW Walsh. Hemmer are currently on a multiple city North American tour opening for JR JR, the band formally known as Dale Earnhart Jr. JR JR is Detroit-area natives: Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott.]

[Hembree plays recordBar, 1520 Grand, Saturday, October 7, at 8:00 pm, opening for JR JR.]

3. The Roseline – “Hurry Up and Wait”
from: Blood / King Forward Revords / September 29, 2017
[From the 5th album of the Lawrence, Kansas, based alt-country, Americana, rock band, formed by Colin Halliburton with friends in 2005. The Roseline has been through dozens of lineup changes. The current lineup includes: Colin Halliburton on guitar & vocals; Heidi Gluck on bass & vocals, Ehren Starks on keyboards, Kris Losure on guitar, Jeff Jackson on pedal steel & guitar, and Jim Piller on drums. Roseline released their last album, Townie, on June 19, 2015. More info at: http://www.roselinemusic.com]

[The Roseline play a Blood Album Release Show, Thursday, October 5, at 9:00 pm at The Brick, 1727 McGee Street, KCMO, with Chase the Horseman, and Justin Klaas.]

[The Roseline play an Album Release Show, Friday, October 6 at 10:00 PM , at Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, with Toughies, and Jasper.]

4. Jorge Arana Trio – “All My Friends Are Brown”
from: Mammoth / Haymaker Records / September 23, 2016
[Recorded in early 2016 by Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions. Jorge Arana Trio is: Jorge Arana, Josh Enyart, & Jason Nash. Formed in 2011. Mammoth is the 3rd album and 2nd full length release. Jorge Arana Trio played their first album release concert at recordBar, September 2 with 34 and Riala. The Jorge Arana Trio joined us live on WMM on August 31.]

[Jorge Arana Trio play Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main Street, KCMO, Saturday, October 7, at 8:00 pm, with War Brides, Twelves (Wisconsin) and Dicta.]

10:15 – Underwriting

5. HighWesthus – “The Original”
from: Part III. The ILLU / Independent / October 25, 2016
[Written and produced and performed by HighWesthus, and mixed and mastered by Leyone Tracks. HighWesthus was born in Chicago and is based in Kansas City. The last official album of the Trilogy Set that began with the May 2015 release, Part I. The Dead, and continued with the November 2015 release, Part II. The Wise. HighWesthus is a freelance multimedia artist living in Kansas City. He graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2012 with a BFA in Animation. He is one of four owners of Strange Paper Studio, based in Kansas City. HighWesthus specializes in illistration, animation, graphic design, dideo editing, sound editing, music producing, writng and storytelling.]

[HighWesthus plays the Wrally for Wretch, TONIGHT, Wednesday, Oct 4, at 8:00 pm, at The Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Missouri, with Shapiro Brothers, Pageant Boys, Drew Black. Wrally for Wretch is in support of a feature film titled “Wretch” from filmmaker Matthew Dunehoo. Wretch is scheduled to begin shooting in Kansas City in the Spring.]

6. Lincoln Marshall – “Mo Spins feat. Dominique Sanders”
from: Water / Datura Records / June 3, 2016
[Written By: Approach & MilkDrop Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered By: Aikido Bray. Additional Keys & Scoring By: Etan T’loh. Bass By: Dominique Sanders. Photos By: Fally Afani fallyafaniphotography.com. Layout & Design By: MilkDrop. Lincoln Marshall played The Datura Records Showcase for Lawrence Field Day Fest, at Replay Lounge. July 16, with Kwame, Sheven, MetaWatt & TRS-One, High Westhus, Left E. Grove, Louiz Rip & Deuce, Royce Diamond, and Midnight Marauders.]

[Lincoln Marshall play The Riot Room, Saturday, October 7, for the “We Are Art Showcase” presented by IndyGroove and Intelligent Sound.]

7. Sky Smeed – “If You’re Taught You Learn to Be Mean”
from: If You’re Taught You Learn to Be Mean – Single / Sky Smeed / September 20, 2017
[Sky Smeed told us that he wrote this song while watching the horrible things that happened in Charlottesville, WV a few weeks ago. It’s influenced by a bunch of things for certain. Sky Smeed was born and raised outside of Chanute, Kansas, in an old, one-room schoolhouse his parents bought and turned into a home in the early 1970s. Last year, he sold the country home he built by hand and migrated to Lawrence, Kansas, a place that has provided a non-stop supply of creativity, community and culture, and began settling in to an old fixer-upper on the north side of the Kaw River. To date, Smeed has self-released five full-length albums: Flying High (2002), The Front Steps (2004), Mill River (2006), Sky Smeed (2012) and Drive All Night (2015). His sixth album, Lunker Bass (released February 1, 2017), was recorded and produced at The Ninth Ward Pickin’ Parlor in Lawrence by none other than award-winning folk duo Truckstop Honeymoon (Mike & Katie West).]

[Sky Smeed plays the Brick 1727 McGee Street, KCMO, Sat, Oct 7, at 7:00 pm with Shapiro Brothers.]

8. Fathers – “Take Care”
from: “Take Care” – Single / Fathers / 2017
[One of three songs recorded from Fathers is a new 8-piece band, formed this year, with Kenneth Storz on lead vocals, guitar, and keyboards; Brooke Honeycutt on vocals, bells, percussion; David Littlewood on voice, keyboards, bells; Snake Bourret on percussion, bells, keys; Matt Guilliums on bass & percussion; Bryce VZ on vibraphone, voice, and percussion; Josh Seerden on guitar, keys, bass, percussion; Celeste Tilley on trombone, vocals, and percussion.

10:30

9. Betse & Clarke – “January Waltz”
from: Tunes We Like / Independent / September , 2017
[The newest release from Betse & Clarke is a cassette of fiddle tunes. “Tunes We Like” features Betse Ellis on standard and cross-tuned fiddles, Clarke Wyatt on banjos and guitar, and some selections are played by the Brushy Creek String Band, adding Brett Hodges on guitar and Alex Mallett on bass. Recorded by Wyatt live with no overdubs at home in Kansas City, Missouri, 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.]

10:34 – Interview with Betse Ellis and Clark

Betse & Clarke are a traditional and future folk duo with Betse Ellis on fiddles, violins, viola & vocals and Clarke Wyatt on banjos, guitar, cello, multi-instruments. Betse & Clarke have played and toured around the world. Individually their musical roots go deep in the KC music scene. Clarke Wyatt is a founding member of Mr. Marco’s V7, and Betse Ellis is a founding member of The Wilders. Last year Betse & Clarke released ”River Still Rise,” a collection of originals and reworked traditional compositions presented “to be enjoyed as a musical adventure, much like the river exploration of the famous duo Lewis & Clark, an inspiration for the band’s name.” Betse & Clarke have brand new release called, “Tunes We Like,” that is being released on cassette. Betse & Clarke join us to play live in 90.1 FM Studios to share a few songs live from their new release.

Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

We just heard “January Waltz”, (Smiling Violet Music, BMI) written by Betse Ellis around 2004. Originally recorded with her former band The Wilders, this was the first fiddle tune written by Ellis. Betse: standard fiddle / Clarke: standard banjo (aDAC#E) / Brett Hodges: guitar / Alex Mallett: bass. This tune has been performed and recorded by a number of modern old time bands, including Foghorn Stringband. This latest version brings listeners a fresh perspective on a favorite Ellis composition.

“Tunes We Like” was produced to be the first in an ongoing series of instrumental recordings. This cassette, released at the Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfield, Kansas, September 2017, represents a returning interest in analog processes. Betse & Clarke will continue this model, with plans to record next on analog reel-to-reel tape for the next release in the series. The music may see an online release and digital distribution, but the plan is that all physical copies will be in analog format.

Recorded by Wyatt live with no overdubs at home in Kansas City, Missouri, 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.

Last year, Betse & Clarke released their full-length debut album, River Still Rise on July 1, 2017. Betse Ellis on fiddles, violins, viola & vocals and Clarke Wyatt on banjos and cello. Recorded during the Winter-Spring of 2016. Produced by Clarke Wyatt and Betse Ellis. Recorded and mixed by Clarke Wyatt/ Final mix assistance from Chad Meise at Massive Sound. Traditional & future folk inspired by explorers Lewis & Clark showing how Betse & Clarke are trailblazers of sound & vision.

“River Still Rise,” is a collection of originals and reworked traditional compositions that are presented “to be enjoyed as a musical adventure, much like the river exploration of the famous duo Lewis & Clark, an inspiration for the band’s name.”

Betse Ellis writes in the extended liner notes: “The phrase River Still Rise appears in the journals of Meriwether Lewis, and to me, most notably when the Corps of Discovery readied their boats and supplies for the beginning of their river journey. Documenting all the details of the excursion included aspects of the weather, the general demeanor or specific behavior of the crew, and most certainly the level of the river. The river needed to be high enough to be navigable, and in that way, Clarke and I have been putting together our gear and supplies, building our boat, and watching the weather signs for about a year and a half at this point. The process of recording RSR took several months, beginning in early 2016. We made this recording at home with the best gear we could acquire at this point, and with Clarke’s long-built engineering and producing knowledge.”

10:41

Betse & Clarke play live on the October 4, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley.

10. Betse & Clarke – “White Creek” (Live)
also available on: Tunes We Like / Independent / September , 2017
[The newest release from Betse & Clarke is a cassette of fiddle tunes. “Tunes We Like” features Betse Ellis on standard and cross-tuned fiddles, Clarke Wyatt on banjos and guitar, and some selections are played by the Brushy Creek String Band, adding Brett Hodges on guitar and Alex Mallett on bass. Recorded by Wyatt live with no overdubs at home in Kansas City, Missouri, 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.]

From http://www.BetseandClarke.com liner notes for Tunes We Like: WHITE CREEK is a wonderful hidden gem, from Red McLaren, who was an Oklahoma fiddler visited by Marion Thede, the great fiddle scholar. Thede’s “The Fiddle Book” is an outstanding body of work with beautiful attention to detail, especially regarding bowings. (Betse: AEAE / Clarke: standard banjo (capo 2)

Clarke Wyatt is a multi-instrumentalist and a former member of some of Kansas City’s most dynamic bands, including Hairy Apes BMX and Mr. Marco’s V7s.

We’ve had Johnny Hamil on the show a few times this year talking about various Mr. Marco’s V7 shows including a recent reunion of the 4 original members.

Brushy Creek String Band, adding Brett Hodges on guitar and Alex Mallett on bass.

On Tunes We Love, Betse and Clarke perform a track titled: UNCLE HENRY… GOODBYE. In their liner notes they write UNCLE HENRY… GOODBYE comes from Violet Hensley, “The Whittling Fiddler of Arkansas”. The story of the name has to do with Violet’s original source for the tune, and then a later discovery that the tune was known as “Goodbye My Lover Goodbye”. Violet has shared the story several times with Betse, who keeps getting confused and forgets the details. Stay tuned here for updates! (Also, we took a lot of liberties with the melody, allowing ourselves to go to our exploratory side with this meditative melody.) Betse: DDAD / Clarke: low banjo

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11. Betse & Clarke – “I Chased Old Satan Through The Door” (Live)
[The Woodie Brothers, Ephraim, Dale, and Lawton Woodie recorded “Chased Old Satan” in 1931. Ephraim was born in 1906, achieved the rank of colonel, overcoming nearly-blinding cataracts as a child, and died in 1978. He is credited as Chased Old Satan’s author, although other performers have made this claim in order to own the song’s copyright. The song is said to have borrowed lyrics from other songs. Lawton played harmonica and Ephraim played a Gibson L-4 guitar – a present from his brother for his high school graduation the year before. They recorded for Ralph Peer, the clever, ambitious A&R (artist and repertoire) man from Okeh records, on May 29th, 1931, but only sold less than 900 records. The Woodie Brothers were from one of the “lost provinces” of North Carolina – Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties – a reference to this region’s historic isolation from the rest of North Carolina caused by the steep slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There’s a CD with some tracks by Ephraim Woodie and the Henpecked Husbands, as well as other groups who recorded between 1927 and 1931: Music from the Lost Provinces. Their musical heritage was rich, including the likes of G.B. Grayson, Al Hopkins, Frank Blevins, and Albert Hash. Ash cakes are made around the world, and include “foods such as potatoes, corn, onions, and nuts which can be roasted by burying them in hot ashes for insulation and placing live coals on top of the ashes. Ash cakes were also baked by wrapping dough in cloth, placing them in a cleaned out corner of the fireplace, and covering them with ashes and coals. They were supposed to have a delicious flavor when baked that way, but it was difficult to control the heat, or keep the bread clean. (From ‘Don’s Spicy Kitchen’).”]

Lyrics: ”I Chased Old Satan Through The Door”

Well, I got no skillet and I got no lid
But the ash cake tastes like shortening bread
And I’m gonna wear that starry crown over there

Chorus:
Over there, over there
I’m gonna wear that starry crown over there
For I got no skillet and I got no lid
And the ash cake tastes like shortening bread
And I’m gonna wear that starry crown over there

Now I met old Satan down the lane
And I hit him in the head with a walking cane
And I’m gonna wear that starry crown over there

Chorus

Now I chased old Satan around the stump
And I gave him a kick with every jump
And I’m gonna wear that starry crown over there

Chorus

Now I run old Satan through the door
And I hit him in the head with a two-by-four
And I’m gonna wear that starry crown over there

Chorus

Betse and Clarke Upcoming Shows:

Friday, October 6 – Great Lakes Music Camp, West Olive, MI

Saturday, October 14 – Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival, Fairway, KS

Saturday, October 14 – The Library Lets Loose, Overland Park, KS

Sunday, October 15 – Bluegrass Brunch at Julep, Kansas City, MO

Thursday, October 26 – watch this space! – Springfield, MO

Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Betse & Clarke have brand new release called, “Tunes We Like,” that is being released on cassette. More info at: http://www.betseandclarke.com.

11:00 – Station ID

Betse Ellis, Wick Thomas, and Clarke Wyatt on the October 4, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley.

12. Wick & The Tricks – “Yr So Rad”
from: Not Enough 7″ Vinyl EP / Black Site / October 14, 2017
[Wick & the Tricks are a 4-piece band with Wick Trick on vocals & sleaze, Chris Stallion on guitar, Jane Asylum on bass & vocals, and JoJo Tornado on drums. The new EP was recorded and mixed by Justin Mantooth at Westend Recording Studios.]

[Wick & the Tricks play a Record Release Show, Saturday, October 14, at 8:00 pm at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main Street, KCMO, with Red Kate, The Quivers, and The Midnight Devils.]

11:02 – Interview with Wick Thomas

Wick Thomas, was voted Best Activist by The Pitch Magazine Wick has help organize LGBTQIA youth group on college campuses and in High Schools, he served as President of EQUAL and won an award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Wick spent many years working for the Kansas City Public Library and now works fpr the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. Wick is also a gardener, a student, and a he grew up in Drexel Missouri. Wick is also lead singer of Wick & The Tricks, joins us to share information about the new Black Site Records, 7-inch vinyl, 4-song EP debut, “Not Enough,” from Wick & the Tricks a 4-piece band with Wick Trick on vocals & sleaze, Chris Stallion on guitar, Jane Asylum on bass & vocals, and JoJo Tornado on drums. Wick & the Tricks play a Record Release Show, Saturday, Oct 14, at 8:00 pm at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main Street, KCMO, with Red Kate, The Quivers, and The Midnight Devils.

Wick Thomas, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

The following is from their press information: The new EP was recorded and mixed by Justin Mantooth at Westend Recording Studios. More info at: http://www.wickandthetricks.com

KC’s sassiest, trashiest and glammiest lovelies, Wick and the Tricks, release their debut 7” EP, Not Enough, on Black Site Saturday, October 14, and they’re throwing a party at Davey’s Uptown to celebrate, with Red Kate, The Midnight Devils and The Quivers.

As if that weren’t enough, this glittering juggernaut of rock and roll will also premiere the video for “Tough as Nails”, the closing track on the new record. Written and directed by KC’s most-discriminating connoisseurs of cinematic eccentricity, The Cannonball Roarers, it features the inimitable Annie Thrax as a modern day Dr. Frankenstein (or would that be Herbert West?) and her re-animated monster…well, you’ll have to wait and see. It’s sure to be the weirdest, creepiest thing you’ve seen since Inauguration Day.

Recorded at Westend Studios by Justin Mantooth and mastered by Chris Muth at Taloowa Corp., Not Enough contains four tracks of deliciously salacious rock and roll that will make you hop, skip, and jump into bed with the whole band.
As with all releases from the Black Site cooperative, this record not only sounds great, it looks even better. With artwork from the band’s newest member, guitarist Chris Stallion, and packaging from the union printers at Callender Printing in Kansas City, KS, you’re going to want to hang this record on the wall…if you can get it off your turntable.

In the spirit of the New York Dolls, The Stooges, and Jim Carroll, Wick and The Tricks proudly carry the Riot Grrrl, Queercore torch for the next generation. Ever since they crawled out of the trash soaked shores of the Missouri River and slipped into the streets of Kansas City, Middle America hasn’t been the same. Nationally infamous for their lasciviously energetic performances full of political undertones, it’s likely that by the end of the show you’ll either be making out, or in a fist fight, with one of them.

Not Enough will be available October 14 at area record stores and can be ordered now at: wickandthetricks.bandcamp.com/album/not-enough

Wick & The Tricks were formed on Halloween night at a drunken basement punk show in KC.

Last year Wick & The Tricks released their EP, TRIGGER WARNING on July 27, 2016, it was their 3rd release from the KC based punk-glam-queercore-riot grrrl-trash rock, 4-member band fronted by librarian & activist Wick Thomas aka Wick Trick, with JoJo Tornado on drums, Jane Asylum on bass & vocals, and Chris Stallion on guitar. Wick & The Tricks were formed on Halloween night at a drunken basement punk show in Kansas City. from their Facebook page: “The Tricks have become infamous for their energetic live performances, combining the spirit of bands like the Cramps and the New York Dolls with a faster, harder sound. Carrying the torch of the riot grrrls and early queercore bands with some not-so-subtle nods to Joan Jett, Wick & The Tricks are a band with a mission (but hopes you’re having way too much fun to notice).”

11:13

13. Wick & The Tricks – “Drama Queen”
from: Not Enough 7″ Vinyl EP / Black Site / October 14, 2017
[Wick & the Tricks are a 4-piece band with Wick Trick on vocals & sleaze, Chris Stallion on guitar, Jane Asylum on bass & vocals, and JoJo Tornado on drums. The new EP was recorded and mixed by Justin Mantooth at Westend Recording Studios.]

Wick Thomas, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

We talked with Wick about Activism and The Rocky Horror Picture Show

This has been a big year for Wick who became a Homowner, is back in school working on his Masters Degree, and he has a new job working at The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.

We are talking to Wick Thomas, lead singer of Wick & The Tricks, who joins us to share information about the new Black Site Records, 7-inch vinyl, 4-song EP debut, “Not Enough,” Wick & the Tricks play a Record Release Show, Saturday, Oct 14, at 8:00 pm at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main Street, KCMO, with Red Kate, The Quivers, and The Midnight Devils.

11:21 – Underwriting

14. Sinple – “JX7 (Digital Dream)”
from: Music For Machines / Independent / May 1, 2017
[Sinple is the electronic music project of Jesse Bartmess who plays synths, drum machine, and vocals. Jesse describes this new recording as an Ambient Album Inspired by Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports” Music for Machines was written and recorded by Sinple @ Moldy Basement. Full Length Release: TBA More info at http://sinple.bandcamp.com/ ]

[Sinple plays Riot Room, Sun. Oct 8, at 7:00 pm, opening for Zealyn along with Lovergurl, and Valise.]

15. Pink Royal – “Bring It On Back”
from: Do You Mind EP / Pink Royal / September 12, 2017
[Experimental groove pop, 5-piece band based in Lawrence, Kansas with Steven LaCour on guitar & vocals, Josh Dorrell on guitar & vocals, Alex Hartmann on drums, Nick Carswell on bass & vocals, Vik Govindarajan on Keyboards & vocals. Music and Lyrics by Pink Royal (except Tracks 3 & 6 by Pink Royal and Dylan Guthrie.) Recorded and produced by Jim Barnes. Mastered by Dalton Brand at WaveBurner Recording.]

[Pink Royal played a Do You Mind EP Release show, Fri, Sept 22, at recordBar, w/ Hi Lux, and Evolfo.]

16. Marcus Lewis – “Approaching Gangsterdom”
from: Facing East / Marcus Lewisl / April 7, 2012
[Marcus Lewis on Trombone, Logan Richardson, on Alto Sax, Adam Larson on Tenor Sax, Sam Harris on Piano, Aidan Carroll on Bass, Tommy Crane on Drums, Pablo Masis, on Trumpet, Andrea Lewis, on Vocals]

11:32 – Interview with Kemet Coleman, Ryan Davis, and Marcus Lewis

Marcus Lewis, Ryan Jamaal Davis aka Kadesh Flow, and Kemet Coleman aka Kemet The Phantom on the October 4, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley.

The debut recording of Marcus Lewis Facing East was featured in Vogue Magazine as being one the top albums on Janelle Monae’s 2012 Summer Playlist. Marcus Lewis is currently working on music for a new recording and is the Artistic Director of Future Jazz, a nonprofit dedicated to Jazz Education. Marcus has performed at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the Jimmy Carter Summer Concert Series. As a sideman, he has also performed at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, the 2010 New Orleans Jazz Fest, the 2011 Glastonbury Festival, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Concert and the 2012 North Sea Jazz Festival, the Sydney Opera House, and for President Barack Obama at the White House in 2011 and 2012. Television shows include SNL, David Letterman, The Today Show, Jools Holland, Arsenio Hall, and American Idol. Marcus was awarded the 2008 Betty Carter Jazz Residency and the 2003 Outstanding Soloist award at the Wichita Jazz Fest.

Kemet Coleman aka Kemet the Phantom is one of Kansas City most elusive yet heralded musicians. Maintaining his integrity as a rapper, the Substruct Music artist formlessly combines elements of Jazz and electronic music in his production style with Rap aesthetics to create what many have coined to be “Dapper Rap”. He is a member of the Hip-Hop duo COA (Center of Attention) and the lead singer of the 8-member Funk/Rap/Soul band The Phantastics. Kemet the Phantom is a Kansas City enthusiast and urbanist often known for his unprecedented collaborations with KC entities and organizations such as University of Missouri-Kansas City, KC Streetcar and The Kansas City Royals. He is also highly regarded for his impresario role within the Sly James for Mayor Campaign in the 2010-2011 where he created the first ever KC mayoral candidate rap song.

Emcee and trombonist Ryan Davis aka “Kadesh Flow” is a rapper with an MBA. 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. Locally, Kadesh can be found rocking solo hip hop sets, laying down bone bars with KC funk juggernaut The Phantastics, or jamming with various bands throughout the city.

KC emcees: Kemet The Phantom, and band mate Kadesh Flow, are joining forces with The Marcus Lewis Big Band for Brass & Boujee, Friday, October 6, at 7:00 pm, at Ruins Pub, 1715 Main St, Kansas City. Marcus Lewis will present, big band arrangements of Kemet and Kadesh’s original material for his 18-piece jazz ensemble, as well as full jazz band versions of songs such as Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”.

Some notable artists that Marcus has performed and/or recorded with are Aretha Franklin, Prince, Janelle Monáe, Bruno Mars, B.o.B, Jidenna, Musiqsoulchild, Avery Sunshine, The Barkays, Confunkshun, and Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players. In addition to an active touring and recording schedule, Marcus stays busy writing, arranging, teaching and leading clinics and master-classes worldwide.

Marcus Lewis has played all over the world, including The Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Later with Jools Holland, and currently lives in KC where he leads his own quintet, and an 18-piece Big Band, and he continues to tour with Grammy Nominated vocalist, and KCK native, Janelle Monáe.

Creating almost a formless persona as a rapper and public figure, Kemet the Phantom has graced the cover of multiple newspapers and magazine covers and won numerous awards: 2009, INK Magazine, 2011 KC Magazine, 2012 Pitch Weekly. He is a two time Pitch Music Award nominee for “Best Hip-Hop Act” in Kansas City and was the 2011 Big Brothers Big Sisters “Sexiest Single” in Kansas City.

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15. Kemet the Phantom – “Suite Life (Master Clean)”
from: The Invisible Man / Center of Attention / March 9, 2017
[Kemet Coleman is Kemet the Phantom, a Kansas City based musicians who calls himself a rap Artist, actor, and Urbanist. Hemet is a member of the Hip-Hop duo COA (Center of Attention) and is the lead singer of the 8-member Funk/Rap/Soul band The Phantastics. Kemet, shines as a complete showman embracing a James Brown-esque persona via syncopated vocals, rhythmic dance moves and dapper costume style. Kemet the Phantom is a two time Pitch Music Award nominee for “Best Hip-Hop Act.” Kemet created the first ever Kansas City mayoral candidate rap song for the Sly James for Mayor campaign in 2010. A University of Missouri – Kansas City alumnus, Kemet, created “Gold and Blue” for UMKC’s sports teams, which has garnered thousands of plays on YouTube and has been featured on prime-time television commercials for the university. More information at: http://www.kemetthephantom.com.]

[Kemet The Phantom plays Brass & Boujee, Friday, October 6, at 7:00 pm, at Ruins Pub, 1715 Main St, Kansas City. Marcus Lewis will present, big band arrangements of Kemet and Kadesh’s original material for his 18-piece jazz ensemble]

11:45 – Interview with Kemet Coleman, Ryan Davis, and Marcus Lewis

We are talking with Kemet The Phantom, and band mate Kadesh Flow, who are joining forces with The Marcus Lewis Big Band for Brass & Boujee, Friday, October 6, at 7:00 pm, at Ruins Pub, 1715 Main St, Kansas City. Marcus Lewis will present, big band arrangements of Kemet and Kadesh’s original material for his 18-piece jazz ensemble, as well as full jazz band versions of songs such as Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”.

The Kansas City based band, The Phantastics are an 9 member group formed in 2010, that specialize genre-blending hip-hop, mixed with rock, rap, dance, funk, jazz and soul. Members include: Kemet “the Phantom” Coleman on lead vocals, Kim Newsome on vocals, JJ Cantrell on lead guitar & vocals, Danny Florez on electric bass & vocals, Ashley Thompson on drums, Ernest Melton on Saxophone, Ryan Davis aka Kadesh Flow on trombone and sick raps, and Austin Quick on keyboards.

Emcee and trombonist Ryan Davis aka Kadesh Flow brings realism, consciousness, and nerd life together in riveting flow format. He has composed and produced original music for Toonami Asia and shared the stage with the likes of artists like Tech N9ne, Phora, I Fight Dragons, The Revivalists, B.o.B., mc chris, and others. He has been publicly lauded by outlets such as IGN and Kotaku. More informati0n at: http://www.kadeshflow.com

The Kadesh Flow Headbuster – Single was Inspired by “Parasyte: The Maxim”, “Headbuster” finds Kadesh Flow promising that he is coming for the heads and minds of his listeners, much like the nemesis creatures in the inspiration content take over the brains of their victim.

Brass & Boujee, Friday, October 6, at 7:00 pm, at Ruins Pub, 1715 Main St, Kansas City. Marcus Lewis will present, big band arrangements of Kemet and Kadesh’s original material for his 18-piece jazz ensemble, as well as full jazz band versions of songs such as Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”.

11:56

18. Kadesh Flow – “Headbuster”
from: Headbuster – Single / Ryan Davis / December 9, 2016
[Inspired by “Parasyte: The Maxim”, “Headbuster” finds Kadesh Flow promising that he is coming for the heads and minds of his listeners, much like the nemesis creatures in the inspiration content take over the brains of their victim.]

[Kadesh Flow plays Brass & Boujee, Friday, October 6, at 7:00 pm, at Ruins Pub, 1715 Main St, Kansas City. Marcus Lewis will present, big band arrangements of Kemet and Kadesh’s original material for his 18-piece jazz ensemble.]

19. 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 11, Kathryn Golden returns to share details about PorchFest 2017 on Saturday, October 14 from Noon until 6:00 PM in the Valentine and Roanoke neighborhoods of Kansas City, we’ll also talk with Kent Shelton, General Manager of the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City Missouri. Plus Marion Merritt and Betse Ellis join Mark as Guest Co-Hosts for our Fall Fund Drive to encourage our wonderful listeners to donate to the Voice of The Community – 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio.

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:
http://www.kkfi.org,
http://www.WednesdayMidDayMedley.org,
http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayMidDayMedleyon90.1FM

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