WMM Playlist from May 16, 2018

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Mark Manning

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, May 16, 2018

My Oh My! + Cat Dail + Mikal Shapiro + Instant Karma

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

2. Black Moth Super Rainbow – “Baby’s In The Void”
from: Panic Bloom / Rad Cult Records / May 4, 2018
[American experimental electronic band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have released 6 albums, 7 EPs, and 4 singles. The project is currently composed of frontman, singer, and songwriter Tobacco whose vocals are altered via a vocoder; keyboardist The Seven Fields of Aphelion, who often performs with a classic monosynth; drummer Iffernaut; guitarist Ryan Graveface; and bassist Pony Driver. Former members include keyboardist Father Hummingbird, who typically recorded with a polysynth, and Power Pill Fist on bass. Black Moth Super Rainbow’s music contains elements of psychedelia, folk, electronica, pop, and rock. Their distinctive sound is characterized by analog electronic instruments including the vocoder, Rhodes piano and Novatron. A Graveface Records insert included inside the album Dandelion Gum describes them as such: “Deep in the woods of western Pennsylvania vocoders hum amongst the flowers and synths bubble under the leaf-strewn ground while flutes whistle in the wind and beats bounce to the soft drizzle of a warm acid rain. As the sun peeks out from between the clouds, the organic aural concoction of Black Moth Super Rainbow starts to glisten above the trees.”]

3. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – “Melodys Actual Echo Chamber”
from: Don’t Get Lost / ‘a’ Recordings / Februry 24, 2017
[Musical project and band led by frontman Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in the early 1990s. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film Dig!, and have gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships as well as the erratic behaviour of leader Newcombe. The Brian Jonestown Massacre have released seventeen albums, five compilation albums, five live albums, thirteen EPs, sixteen singles as well as two various-artist compilation albums to date. The band was invented by Anton Newcombe in San Francisco in the early 1990s, shortly after moving there from Newport Beach, CA, where he grew up playing in numerous bands. While there are many legends as to how Anton came up with the group’s name, it is undeniably a portmanteau on Brian Jones, the founder and guitarist of the popular English rock band The Rolling Stones, and the infamous mass cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. Anton’s reasoning behind this at the time is that there appeared to him to be a lot of overlap between cult leaders and rock stars, but since then the name has taken on a meaning of its own. The Brian Jonestown Massacre music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, and experimental music. The group was founded by Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Ricky Rene Maymi, Patrick Straczek and Travis Threlkel in the early 1990s in San Francisco.The BJM has famously undergone many personnel changes, with Anton Newcombe being the only consistent member. Current members: Joel Gion on tambourine (1994–1999, 2001, 2004–present). Ricky Maymi on guitar (formerly drums & bass) (1990–1993, 2003–present). Rob Campanella on keyboard, organ (and occasionally guitar). (2000–present). Dan Allaire on drums (2002–present. Collin Hegna on bass/guitar. (2004–present). Ryan Van Kriedt on guitar (2015–present).]

[The Brian Jonestown Massacre play recordBar, 1520 Grand, TONIGHT, May 16 at 8:00 pm]

BJM in the wings

10:11

4. Sugo – “abner the pig (feat. nick strader)”
from: abner the pig (feat. nick strader) – Single / Sugo / April 30, 2017
[Sugo is the solo project of Nick Turner of the band Riala. The Sugo bandcamp page reads: “this is the first single of a collection of songs titled ‘crowdfunding my student loan debt’ enjoy and help me pay my bills :’).”
Nick Strader of Alaska for laid down the drum parts for this one. On March 6, Sugo released a 7-song EP called “Lush.” We will play from ther new EP on a future show as soon as we get a “radio edit.”]

[Sugo plays HIGH VIBES at miniBar, 3810 Broadway, on Saturday, May 19 at 9:00 with Khrystal, LAVA DREAMS, and Matt Cobbins]

5. Wye Oak – “Lifer”
from: The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs / Merge Records / April 6, 2018
[5th studio album from indie rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, composed of Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars and bass). Their sound has been described as “earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop” as well as indie folk. Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while Stack plays both drums and keyboards, playing the drums with his feet and right hand, and the bass line with his left hand. The band was formed as Monarch in mid-2006,[1] before changing their name to Wye Oak, a reference to the former state tree of their home state of Maryland. They released their first album, If Children, independently in 2007 and subsequently signed to Merge Records in 2008. The label re-released If Children that year; a second album, The Knot, followed in 2009. Their third album, Civilian, was released in March 2011 by Merge in the US and City Slang in Europe, followed by Shriek in April 2014.[7] In 2016, they released the mini-album Tween, consisting of leftover material recorded between Civilian and Shriek.]

[Wye Oak play recordBar 1520 Grand, Monday, May 21 at 9:00 pm with Palm]

10:20 – Underwriting

6. The Sea and Cake – “Any Day”
from: Any Day / Thrill Jockey Records / May 11, 2018
[11th album from Chicago based indie rock band formed in the mid 1990s. This is also their first new release in 6 years. The group formed in the mid-1990s from members of The Coctails (Archer Prewitt), Shrimp Boat (Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge), and Tortoise (John McEntire); the group’s name came from a willful reinterpretation (as the result of an accidental miscomprehension) of “The C in Cake”, a song by Gastr del Sol. Starting with 1997’s The Fawn, the group has relied on electronic sound sources, such as drum machines and synthesizers, to color its music, but has retained its distinctive post-jazz combo style. The band has shied away from releasing singles, preferring the album format. Contrary to his multi-instrumentalist role in Tortoise, John McEntire almost exclusively plays drums in The Sea and Cake. Current members include: Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, and John McEntire and each have released solo albums. The cover art of The Sea And Cake’s releases are largely paintings by member Eric Claridge and photographs by Prekop. (Postcards of some of the One Bedroom-era photos were sold on the band’s 2003 tour.) Prewitt has been involved in publishing his own comic books and doing graphic design.]

7. Cat Dail – “Wonder Love”
from: Fight For Love / Lucky Magnet Records / April 6, 2018
[Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, & producer Cat Dail, lives some of the time in NYC and some of the time in Chesterfield, NH. She’s released 5 albums onjer label Lucky Magnet Records . Cat has been active in the Indie rock scene since the 1990s, leading her NYC band, Cat played a residency at the Bitter End, and most colleges and clubs from Vermont to Virginia, Colorado to California. More info at: http://www.catdailmusic.com]

10:30 – Interview with Cat Dail

Cat Dail

Internationally touring Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, & producer Cat Dail, lives some of the time in NYC and some of the time in Chesterfield, NH. She’s released 6 albums on her label Lucky Magnet Records . Cat has been active in the Indie rock scene since the 1990s, and has played colleges and clubs from Vermont to Virginia, Colorado to California. Cat has been awarded prizes from Billboard magazine, Musician magazine, the Independent Music Awards, to name a few. Cat is returning to her hometown of Kansas City for a special Kansas City Release Show of her new EP “FIGHT FOR LOVE” at recordBar, 1520 Grand on Tuesday, May 22, at 8:00 pm, with Carswell & Hope.

Cat Dail is coming home to Kansas City. She is a Pembroke Hill graduate. Cat studied Art history at Dartmouth, and she studied Fine & Decorative Arts at New York University, New York, New York

FIGHT FOR LOVE

Cat Dail: vocals, guitar, percussion
Teddy Kumpel: guitars, bass, percussion, backing vocals, midi-keys
Shawn Pelton: drums

Featuring: Clark Gayton: trombone on “Flow Zone”
Steven Bernstein: slide trumpet on “Flow Zone”
Andy Erin: keys on “She Can Fly”
Coyote: howl on “Molly & Matchbox”

Produced, recorded & mixed by Teddy Kumpel
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC

Current Band Members
Cat Dail – Guitar, Lead Vocals
Joel Newton – Guitar
Teddy Kumpel – Guitar, Back Vocals
Adam Minkoff – Bass Guitar
Matt Miller – Drums

Cat Dail has been a highlight of the national Indie rock scene since she first hit in the 90s. Leading her NYC band, distant cousins, Cat played all the legendary clubs in NYC, including a Friday night residency at the Bitter End, and most colleges and clubs from Vermont to Virginia, Colorado to California.

She has released 5 albums on the Lucky Magnet recording label she founded.

Most recently, Cat Dail has been joined by some of the best musicians in the world, featured regularly at SXSW and other festivals, and playing for causes she believes in.

Her music is heard on Television (CBS Sports, PBS) and in films (independent and feature).

In addition to a life in music, Dail has led important and long-lasting community efforts in leadership roles at libraries, and food banks.

Cat Dail is also an original Board Chair of the internationally-acclaimed, female-led Strike Anywhere Theater Ensemble, a progressive, multi-media collaboration, winner of grants from Poetry Foundation, among others.

Cat counts herself lucky to be raising 2 kids, and to meet people, everywhere, who join Love in defeating Fear.

Cat Dail’s Influences include: Chrissie Hynde, Beck, Stevie Wonder, Joe Strummer, Black Crows, Blind Melon, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Tracy Bonham, Emmy Lou Harris, Grace Potter & the Noctunals, The Shaggs, B52s

Cat Dail is returning to her hometown of Kansas City for a special Release Show of her new EP “FIGHT FOR LOVE” at recordBar, 1520 Grand on Tuesday, May 22, at 8:00 pm, with Carswell & Hope. More info at: http://www.catdailmusic.com

10:42

8. Cat Dail – “Molly & Matchbook”
from: Fight For Love / Lucky Magnet Records / April 6, 2018
[Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, & producer Cat Dail, lives some of the time in NYC and some of the time in Chesterfield, NH. She’s released 5 albums onjer label Lucky Magnet Records . Cat has been active in the Indie rock scene since the 1990s, leading her NYC band, Cat played a residency at the Bitter End, and most colleges and clubs from Vermont to Virginia, Colorado to California. More info at: http://www.catdailmusic.com]

9. Mikal Shapiro – “Everybody’s Baby”
from: The Musical II / Mikal Shapiro / May 26, 2018
[The sequel to Shapiro’s 2015 concept album “The Musical.” Mikal Shapiro, on vocals & guitar, Chad Brothers on vocals & guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, and Matt Richey on drums. Special guests include: Hermon Mehari on trumpet, Tina Bilberry on viola & violin, Damon Parker on keyboards, and Lauren Hughes on vocals. Engineered and co-produced by Joel Nanos at Element Recording & Mastering Studios.]

[Mikal Shapiro plays The Musical II – Album Release Show, Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Rd, KCMO with special guest Tina Bilberry on viola and violin.]

10:48 – Interview with Mikal Shapiro

Mikal Shapiro on the May 16, 2018 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Mikal Shapiro is a Kansas City songwriter whose musical influences span popular songs, psych rock, lounge, classic country and old time spirituals. She has toured extensively across the United States and has recorded five critically acclaimed albums. Kansas City Star critic Tim Finn declared her album “The Musical” to be one of his top five releases of 2015. A third generation storyteller, she draws inspiration from her travels, love life, and the state of the Union. Mikal Shapiro plays The Musical II – Album Release Show, Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Rd, KCMO with special guest Tina Bilberry on viola and violin.

Mikal Shapiro thanks for being with us again on WMM.

Congratulations on The Musical II — For the record, The Musical I was #4 in Wednesday MidDay Medley’s The 115 Best Recordings of 2015 – So you were in our Top Five also!

In 2015 Mikal wrote: “The Musical is a collection of stories and characters; an intersection between popular music, classical songwriting and personal mythologies. Pronouns shift between “them” and “us,” “you” and “me.” Tracks jump influences from jazz, folk, and blues to rock, country and psychedelia.” The Musical II continue in this fashion.

All songs written by Mikal Shapiro and realized in the studio.

Engineered and co-produced by Joel Nanos at Element Recording & Mastering Studios.

Mikal Shapiro, on vocals & guitar, Chad Brothers on vocals & guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, and Matt Richey on drums.

Special guests include: Hermon Mehari on trumpet, Tina Bilberry on viola & violin, Damon Parker on keyboards, and Lauren Hughes on vocals.

Mikal writes on her Facebook Page: “I was born in the 70’s and grew up in the desert.”

She also writes: “My mom was a barber shop singer and my dad was a jazz drummer.”

Mikal Shapiro plays The Musical II – Album Release Show, Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Rd, KCMO with special guest Tina Bilberry on viola and violin.

The Musical II tracks:
1 Rio Grande 2:55
2 Everybody’s Baby 2:56
3 Creeper 3:07
4 St. Louis 3:44
5 Woman Chief 1:42
6 Dust in the Sun 4:06
7 Little Black Ant 2:02
8 Une Autre Chambre 3:21
9 Eggshells 2:40
10 David Duchovny 3:13
11 Gun Control 3:13

Mikal Shapiro is the founder of State City Films – a new media house based in KCMO and founded by filmmaker-musician Mikal Shapiro. The mission of SCF is to create content that amplifies independent voices and tell stories that ache to be told through documentary and experimental filmmaking practices. Mikal Shapiro has worked on commercial, non-profit and independent productions since 2008. She received her MFA in Film/Video/New Media/Animation from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012. She has been involved in music and the arts for over two decades. For more about Mikal, visit: http://www.mikalshapiro.com. Vew State City Film projects here: http://www.vimeo.com/mikalshapiro

Mikal Shapiro

Mikal Shapiro is a singer, songwriter, artist, filmmaker, puppeteer, ring-leader . She studied Film History, Film, & Writing at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

Mikal is the creator of the web television project, “Go! Go! Global Girls.” She has also created music videos for Dead Voices and Folkicide.

Mikal Shapiro has also served as a curator, producer and co-host of River Trade Radio.

Mikal also performs with Chad Brothers (of the band Old Sound), as Shapiro Brothers, she is a member of Ayllu, and with Kasey Rausch as Partners in Glory.

Her full length solo releases “The Crow The Lark And The Loon from 2008, and “For Good” from 2010 and The Musical from 2017 have been acclaimed by local music writers.

Mikal has previously recorded albums with the bands: Eudora and Boon.

10:49

Mikal Shapiro, thanks for being with us again on WMM.

Mikal Shapiro plays The Musical II – Album Release Show, Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM, at The Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Rd, KCMO with special guest Tina Bilberry on viola and violin. http://www.mikalshapiro.com.

11:01 – Station ID

10. Mikal Shapiro – “Eggshells”
from: The Musical II / Mikal Shapiro / May 26, 2018
[The sequel to Shapiro’s 2015 concept album “The Musical.” Mikal Shapiro, on vocals & guitar, Chad Brothers on vocals & guitar, Johnny Hamil on bass, and Matt Richey on drums. Special guests include: Hermon Mehari on trumpet, Tina Bilberry on viola & violin, Damon Parker on keyboards, and Lauren Hughes on vocals. Engineered and co-produced by Joel Nanos at Element Recording & Mastering Studios.]

11. My Oh My! – “What Have You Been Missing?”
from: The War Outside / My Oh My! / May 19, 2018
[My Oh My! is: Stephen Berry on guitars; Grant Buell on pianos, Organ, & Wurlitzer; Sarah Dolt, Stephanie Gaumé & Melissa Geffert on vocals; Jason Harper on bass guitar & tenor saxophone; Jacob Horpinjuk on drums & percussion; and A.M. Merker on lead vocals, guitar, and songwriting. Produced by My Oh My! and Joel Nanos, and recorded, engineered, and mixed by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, and mastered by David Gaumé at Forest Sounds, North Hollywood, CA. More info at: http://www.myohmykc.com]

[My Oh My! play and Album Release Show, Saturday, May 19, at 7:00 pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, KCMO, with Brandon Phillips & The Condition, Timbers, and Jake Wells.]

11:08 – Interview with A.M. Merker, Sarah Dolt & Stephen Berry

A.M. Merker, Stephen Berry and Sarah Dolt on the May 16, 2018 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Members of the 7-piece KC band, My Oh My!, join us to share tracks for their new full length album release, “THE WAR OUTSIDE.” A.M. Merker is the lead singer and songwriter for the band, he also plays guitar. Stephen Berry plays guitars and helps with arrangements and Sarah Dolt who along with Melissa Geffert add their collective voices of harmony, with Grant Buell on piano, Jacob Horpinjuk on drums, and Jason Harper on bass. Their new album is being released on vinyl and was produced by My Oh My! and Joel Nanos, and recorded, engineered, and mixed by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, and mastered by David Gaumé at Forest Sounds, North Hollywood, CA. My Oh My! play an Album Release Show, Saturday, May 19, at 7:00 pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, KCMO, with Brandon Phillips & The Condition, Timbers, and Jake Wells.

A.M. Merker, Stephen Berry and Sarah Dolt thanks for being with us on WMM.

Congratulations on The war Inside.” This is My Oh My!’s third release after “Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way” from December 2015, recorded with Joel Nanos at Element Recording and “Your Heart Not Mine” from March 2014.

My Oh My! (Photo by Zach Bauman)

My Oh My! “The War Inside” credits:

Stephen Berry – Guitars
Grant Buell – Pianos, Organ & Wurlitzer
Sarah Dolt – Vocals
Stephanie Gaumé – Vocals
Melissa Geffert – Vocals
Jason Harper – Bass Guitar & Tenor Saxophone
Jacob Horpinjuk – Drums & Percussion
A.M. Merker – Vocals, Guitars

Additional musicians:
Wayne Bates – Trumpet
Matt Fillingham – Trombone
Christine Grossman – Violin, Viola
Mike Harte – Cello

String arrangements by Grant Buell Horn arrangements by Grant Buell & Stephen Berry

Produced by My Oh My! and Joel Nanos

Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, KCMO
Mastered by David Gaumé at Forest Sounds, North Hollywood, CA

Cover artwork and album design by Megh Knappenberger. Photography by Zach Bauman

11:17

11. My Oh My! – “Mystery To Me”
from: The War Outside / My Oh My! / May 19, 2018
[My Oh My! is: Stephen Berry on guitars; Grant Buell on pianos, Organ, & Wurlitzer; Sarah Dolt, Stephanie Gaumé & Melissa Geffert on vocals; Jason Harper on bass guitar & tenor saxophone; Jacob Horpinjuk on drums & percussion; and A.M. Merker on lead vocals, guitar, and songwriting. Produced by My Oh My! and Joel Nanos, and recorded, engineered, and mixed by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, and mastered by David Gaumé at Forest Sounds, North Hollywood, CA. More info at: http://www.myohmykc.com]

11:21 – More Interview with A.M. Merker, Sarah Dolt & Stephen Berry

My Oh My! (photo by Zach Bauman)

We are talking with A.M. Merker lead singer and songwriter for the Kansas City 7-piece band, My Oh My! Also joining us is Stephen Berry who plays guitars in the band and Sarah Dolt who along with Melissa Geffert are part of the voices help give My Oh My! is big rich sound.

A.M. Merker, Stephen Berry and Sarah Dolt thanks for being with us on WMM.

More info at: http://www.myohmykc.com

My Oh My! has joined us on the show for their previous releases: “Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way” from December 2015, and “Your Heart Not Mine” from March 2014. Can you talk about how the band has evolved?

The newest member of My Oh My! is Jason Harper on bass and Sax, Jason was at one time the Music Editor of The Pitch and is a gifted writer.

My Oh My! play and Album Release Show, Saturday, May 19, at 7:00 pm, at recordBar, 1520 Grand, KCMO, with Brandon Phillips & The Condition, Timbers, and Jake Wells.

11:30

11. My Oh My! – “The War Outside”
from: The War Outside / My Oh My! / May 19, 2018
[My Oh My! is: Stephen Berry on guitars; Grant Buell on pianos, Organ, & Wurlitzer; Sarah Dolt, Stephanie Gaumé & Melissa Geffert on vocals; Jason Harper on bass guitar & tenor saxophone; Jacob Horpinjuk on drums & percussion; and A.M. Merker on lead vocals, guitar, and songwriting. Produced by My Oh My! and Joel Nanos, and recorded, engineered, and mixed by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios, and mastered by David Gaumé at Forest Sounds, North Hollywood, CA. More info at: http://www.myohmykc.com]

11:34 – Underwriting

14. Instant Karma – “Give Me Freedom”
from: Give Me Freedom – Single b/w “Shine On” / Sunflower Soul Records / May 11, 2018
[Recorded, mixed, and produced by Chris Hazelton, and mastered by Adam Boose. Instant Karma features Cole Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, Zach Harris on drums. With Caitlin Walker and Grace Sakoulas Griffin-Spain on Background Vocals.]

10:40 – Interview with Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun

Instant Karma

Members of the band Instant Karma join us to share details on their new 7” vinyl single release, “Give Me Freedom” from Sunflower Soul Records. The new music was recorded, mixed, and produced by Chris Hazelton, and mastered by Adam Boose. Instant Karma features Cole Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, Zach Harris on drums. Instant Karma play SoundMachineKC, Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand, with Dylan Guthrie & the Good Time Guys, and Foshee. More info at: http://www.instantkarmakc.com

Colby Bales & Cody Calhoun, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Colby Bales – B. May 5, 1994 / Went to Holden High / Lives in Lees Summit, Missouri / In a relationship with Emily Jordan / GuitarPlayer/Singer/Songwriter at Instant Karma! / Founder/Talent Buyer/ Band Leader at Groove King Records and GuitarPlayer/Singer/Songwriter at Instant Karma!

“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.” – Hunter S. Thompson

Cody Calhoun and Colby Bales on the May 16, 2018 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Cody Calhoun – B. November 27, 1994 / Went to Holden High / Studied at UMKC / Lives in Kansas City, Missouri / Destiny Borron and Cody Calhoun are in a Relationship / Manager at Sarpino’s Pizzeria – Lee’s Summit, Mo

Branden Moser – B. May 1, 1989 / Went to Marquette Senior High School / From St. Louis / Studied at The University of Kansas / Lives in Kansas City, Missouri / Musician at Instant Karma / Co-founder at Groove King Records / Worked at Groove King Records

Zach Harris b. July 14, 1995 / Graduated from Liberty High / Studies Percussion at Missouri Western State University / Lives in Kansas City, Missouri / In a relationship with Abigail DyeDrummer at Instant Karma / Works at C.M. Mose & Son Inc / Former Drummer at ITLS / Worked at Worlds of Fun

Instant Karma bass player Branden Moser has called the band, “a drug trip through the soul section of your local record store.”

Instant Karma – “Give Me Freedom” on Sunflower Soul Records

“Give Me Freedom” from Sunflower Soul Records. The new music was recorded, mixed, and produced by Chris Hazelton, and mastered by Adam Boose.

Instant Karma play SoundMachineKC, Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand, with Dylan Guthrie & the Good Time Guys, and Foshee. More info at: http://www.instantkarmakc.com

11:56

15. Instant Karma – “Shine On”
from: “Shine On” b/w of “Give Me Freedom” – Single / Sunflower Soul Records / May 11, 2018
[Recorded, mixed, and produced by Chris Hazelton, and mastered by Adam Boose. Instant Karma features Cole Bales on vocals & guitar, Cody Calhoun on guitar, Branden Moser on bass, Zach Harris on drums. With Caitlin Walker and Grace Sakoulas Griffin-Spain on Background Vocals.]

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

Next week, on May 23, Ethan Eckert and his band have just returned home for a 31 day tour of America and join us to talk about Ethan’s new EP release, Punishment Part One, being released May 25. Also next week Shaun Crowley joins us to share information about live music at Voltaire, 1617 Genessee, in the West Bottoms. Also next week members of the band Carswell & Hope join us to share music from their new EP Exit Plan and information about their EP Release Show on the rooftop of The Oread Hotel, 1200 Oread Ave, Lawrence Kansas, June 2, at 7:00 PM. And if that isn’t enough…Calvin Arsenia returns to the show to shar new music and information about his concert at Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Avenue, KCMO, Tuesday, May 29 at 7:30 PM with Mike Dillon and Mary Ocher, presented by Haymaker Records and Bullseye Records.

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

Show #734

Wednesday MidDay Medley

WMM Playlist from July 26, 2017

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Mark Manning

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, July 26, 2017

Jen Appell of “Arc of Joan”
+ Willi Carlisle & Joesph Fletcher
of “There Ain’t No More” at KC Fringe Fest

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

2. Sarah Jaffe – “Between”
from: Bad Baby / Kirtland Records / July 7, 2017
[4th full length release from Sarah Jaffe, born January 29, 1986, and comes from Denton, Texas. She has also released 3 EPs including her debut EP, Even Born Again, released in 2008 that led to her being signed by Kirtland Records.]

3. Joon Moon – “Tiger (Radio Edit)”
from: Tiger [EP] / Le Plan Recordings – Kwaiden Records / June 16, 2017
[Formed in 2014 in Montmartre area of Paris. Joon Moon is the meeting of House producer Julien Decoret, drummer Raphael Chassin and American expat and singer/song writer extraordinaire Krystle Warren. The Tiger EP comes after the release of 2 critically acclaimed EP’s, “Chess” and “Call Me”, and serves as another foreshadowing into their upcoming album “Moonshine Corner”, which will be released in September. After ten years of touring the world playing double bass with Marc Collin’s Nouvelle Vague ensemble, alongside excursions into house music on the Yellow Productions Art of Disco compilations, not to mention co-producing Florent Marchet’s Bamby Galaxy album, it was time for songwriter/producer/renaissance man Julien Decoret to dedicate his heart and soul to a new challenge. With Raphaël Chassin, (Hugh Coltman, Vanessa Paradis, Pauline Croze) on drums, helping out with the production and arrangements, and Sébastien Trouvé as sound engineer, Decoret set out on his retro-modern Joon Moon mission, laying out the contours of a world where trip-hop, jazz, soul and electronic music live side by side, sharing their joys and sorrows. The only missing element was that one last bit of magic, a voice that could take the project to ever-loftier heights. Enter Krystle Warren. She had worked with Rufus Wainwright, and Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside, and had made forays into house music herself by providing vocals to two cuts off Hercules and Love Affair’s, The Feast of the Broken Heart. That’s not even mentioning her own band, Krystle Warren and The Faculty – and its three albums – which display her impressive grasp of soul music, folk, blues…With Tiger, the band’s social concerns are brought to the forefront. A timely piece from a Franco-American band about the need to question authority and the power structure of society. Tiger sees its tension build up like an ominmous populist, and turns into defiance. Art and love combining in a movement towards emancipation.]

4. SSION – “My Love Grows In The Dark”
from: Bent (Bonus Track Versions) / Dovecote Records / September 18, 2012
[Written by Cody Critcheloe, produced by J. Ashley Miller. SSION was formed in 1996, in Kansas City, by multi-talented vocalist, visual artist, musician, performance artist, music video director, Cody Critcheloe. SSION, have been known for their extravagant live shows and amazingly creative videos. SSION has toured with Gossip, Fischerspooner, CSS, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Cody Critcheloe has created and directed music videos for: Perfume Genius, Katy Perry, Santigold, CSS, Peaches, Gossip, and Tilly and the Wall.]

[SSION plays Riot Room, Saturday, July 29, with Sinple.]

10:16 – Underwriting

5. Mess – “Bloodlines”
from: Bloodlines – Single / Mess / July 14, 2017
[Mess is a Kansas City based band formed by: Allison Gliesman, Kevin Briody, Tanner Pinkerton and Evan Velasquez. Recorded in Edwardsville, Illinois at Bird Cloud Recording. Production and recording by Ryan Wasoba. Mastering by Joel Hatstat in Athens, Georgia.]

[Mess play an EP Release Show at The Rino, 314 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, August 12, at 7:00 PM, with Counterculture, and Chloe Jacobson.]

6. 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 Recordings.]

[Pink Royal play a Do You Mind EP Release show, Friday, September 22, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, with Hi Lux, and Evolfo.]

7. Shadow Rabbits – “Eyes Over Me”
from: Eyes Over Me – Single / Shadow Rabbits / March 15, 2017
[Shadow Rabbits is a Kansas City based collaboration between singer/songwriter, Ashley Dattola and producer, Jon Ulasien.]

10:30 – Interview with Jen Appell

Jen Appell joins us to share music and details about her show “Arc of Joan.” In the wake of 9/11, Jen Appell co-created the original rock musical Joan the Maid (now performed as Arc of Joan). Informed by the political and social climate, the production envisioned what Joan of Arc’s life would have looked like under the microscope of modern media, reality television and the national obsession with cult of personality. In this re-envisioned workshop/production of the song cycle enhanced with slick video elements, Jen Appell and The Saints perform a minimalistic version of the musical to examine the heroine’s path of discovery, power, loss and acceptance.

Jen Appell, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Performances continue:
Thursday, July 27, at 9:30 PM,
Friday, July 28, at 8:00 PM,
Saturday, July 29 at 5:00 PM

Musical Theater Heritage Main Stage, 2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, on the 3rd floor of Crown Center. More info at: http://www.kcfringe.org

10:42

8. Jen Appell – “My Friend” (Live)
from: “Arc of Joan” by Jen Appell

Jen Appell on the July 26, 2017 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Jen hosts and curates The Uptown Sirens Collective at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club. The Uptown Sirens Collective features acts fronted and driven by women who write and perform original music. The Uptown Sirens Collective is currently on hiatus with performances resuming in September. The Uptown Sirens Collective occurs on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 3402 Main Street in Kansas City.

Jen is project manager and co-collaborator for Redlined, a creative interpretation of the HEAT report for Community Health Council of Wyandotte County.

While working on Redlined, Jen discovered the rich history of the Quindaro neighborhood in Wyandotte County, KS. Jen is currently working with Justin Border, Meghan Rowswell and Jillian Youngbird on Weaving the River, an immersive art installation that sheds light on the often untold story of this fascinating community.

10:50

9. Jen Appell – “Not Alone” (Live)
from: “Arc of Joan” by Jen Appell

“Arc of Joan” Performances continue: Thursday, July 27, at 9:30 PM, Friday, July 28, at 8:00 PM, and Saturday, July 29 at 5:00 PM, at Musical Theater Heritage Main Stage, 2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, on the 3rd floor of Crown Center. More info at: http://www.kcfringe.org

10:55

10. Sudan Archives – “Oatmeal”
from: Sudan Archives / Stones Throw Records / July 14, 2017
[Self titled debut EP from LA based violinist Sudan Archives, combines elements of the modern and ancient. The 23 year-old self-taught violinist draws inspiration from Sudanese fiddlers, R&B, West African rhythms, and experimental electronic music. Building records around rhythms and melodies from the strings of her violin and raw vocals, Sudan effortlessly draws the link between traditional African music and contemporary electronic production.]

11. Crystal Rose – “Come Alive”
from: Come Alive – Single / Crystal Rose / May 6, 2016
[Debut single release from Kansas City based singer songwriter and UMKC journalism student Crystal Rose who plays live with Paige Turner on guitar, Peter Marten on guitar, and Robert Castillo on bass. Crystal Rose is a singer song-writer based in heart of Kansas City. At a young age she was Influenced by powerhouse vocals like Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Christina Aguilera. She has since drawn much inspiration from blusey and folk centered artist like James Bay, James Vincent McMorrow and Johnny Swim. To listen to more Crystal Rose please visit: http://www.crystalro.se]

[Crystal Rose plays Grandview Amphitheatre, 13611 Byars Road, Grandview, Missouri, for Thirstday on Thursday, July 27, at 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM.]

11:02 – Station ID

12. Mysterious Clouds – “7PM Dissolve”
from: Panic on the Non Meridian / Haymaker Records / May 26, 2017
[For this release the band writes: “Crazy times call for crazy music. Panic is a reflection of the turmoil in our hearts, minds, and country. Sometimes you have to embrace the wild times to get a clear mental picture of how to make thing better.” Mysterious Clouds is one of the musical projects of Kansas City, Kansas based post-punk psychedelic musical artists, Dedric Moore and Delaney Moore and special guests. The brothers are also founders of the critically acclaimed band Monta At Odds. Mysterious Clouds also released the EP, Clear Reflection, February 3, 2017. Their song “Clear Reflection” was also include on the Haymakers records compilation, Fairgounds Vol. 2 Released March 24, 2017.]

[Mysterious Clouds play miniBar, 3810 Broadway, for Sound Machine KC, Thursday, July 27, at 9:00 PM with Froth from LA.]

13. Willi Carlisle – “Folk Art Masterpiece”
from: Too Nice to Mean Much / Willi Carlisle / July 30, 2016
[Willi Carlisle is a poet, songwriter, folklorist, and theater artist from Northwest Arkansas. His award-winning play, “There Ain’t No More,” is booking in festivals around the country. He plays solo, calls square dances, and plays old-time music. More info at: http://www.willicarlisle.com or http://www.willicarlisle.bandcamp.com/%5D

[Willi Carlisle play Westport Saloon, Friday, July 28, with Clayton Smith and Savanna Chestnut]

11:07 – Interview with Willi Carlisle & Joesph Fletcher

Willi Carlisle & Joesph Fletcher on the July 26, 2016 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Award-winning Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, are with us in our 90.1 FM Studios to share music and information about their show, “There Ain’t No More”, making a Kansas City Debut at the KC Fringe Fest. “There Ain’t No More” is the product of five years of research, down-home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the misty mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks. Winner 2017 Orlando Fringe “Best Show of the Fringe”, Portland Fringe “Patrons Pick”, and Tampa Fringe “Tech Pick”.

Willi Carlisle is an “Ozark renaissance folklorist” who writes “brilliant, slice of life Americana.” (Sing Out!Magazine) A theatre artist, folksinger, poet, and square-dance caller, Willi received a BA from Knox College in Creative Writing and Performance Studies, and an MFA in Poetry at the University of Arkansas. His work has appeared in The Journal of American Folklore, The Midwest Review, and elsewhere. Willi is a co-leader of the Fayetteville Old-time Music and Dance Society and a company member with the Artist’s Laboratory Theater. His debut EP, “Too Nice to Mean Much,” is available at http://www.willicarlisle.com

Willi Carlisle, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Joseph Fletcher is a director, producer, and stage manager. Past directing credits include Purim-Schmitz, China the Whole Enchilada (NYC), The New Now, Las Posadas, Alley 38, War of the Worlds, The Plowman, Candide, and The Sunshine Boys (Regional). In various capacities he has worked with the Walnut Street Theatre, Cirque Du Soleil, the National Tour of Chicago the Musical, The Signature Theatre, Prospect Theatre Company, Target Margin Theatre, Hippodrome State Theater, and Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and Orlando Opera. He is a founding member and artistic producer for the Artist’s Laboratory Theatre a nonprofit community based devised theatre company in Fayetteville, AR. He has a BFA in Theatre from University of Central Florida.

Joesph Fletcher, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

During his last performance, a dying folksinger faces the life he has led, the legacy he will leave behind, and death itself with five instruments, square-dance calls, and enough dirty jokes to make a beaver blush. The medication-addled musician relives lost love, his experience of the Vietnam War, years of political activism, and adventures into the American wilderness in this haunting, heartfelt hootenanny. The Orlando weekly describes it as “A poetic celebration of America’s original art form that is simultaneously ancient and avant-garde.”

Developed in a collaboration with award-winning “Ozark renaissance folklorist” Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, the play is the product of five years of research, down-home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the misty mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks.

11:16

14. Willi Carlisle – “I Don’t Love Nobody” (LIVE)
from: “There Ain’t No More” by Willi Carlisle

There Ain’t No More! an Award-Winning Tour-de-Folk Operetta to Premiere at the Kansas City Fringe.

The show continues with performances:
Thursday July 27, at 9:00 PM,
Saturday, July 29th 6:00 PM,

Phosphor Studios, 1730 Broadway, Kansas City. More information at http://www.kcfringe.org

Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher,

There Ain’t No More! addresses the fading and sometimes troubling legacy of American folk culture. Developed in collaboration between artist Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, the play is the product of five years of research, down home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks.

Top Critic’s Choice as ‘BEST SHOW’ at the 2017 Orlando Fringe Festival. Winner of ‘EXCELLENCE IN WRITING’ and ‘PATRONS’ PICK’ at 2017 PortFringe.

11:25

15. Willi Carlisle – “Angels” (LIVE)
from: a new unreleased, unrecorded song from Willi Carlisle

There Ain’t No More! continues with performances: Thursday July 27, at 9:00 PM, Saturday, July 29th 6:00 PM, at Phosphor Studios, 1730 Broadway, Kansas City. More information at http://www.kcfringe.org

Willi Carlisle’s debut EP, “Too Nice to Mean Much,” is available at http://www.willicarlisle.com

11:30 – Underwriting

16. Riala – “The Diving Bell”
from: Be Here | Be There / Haymaker Records / September 4, 2015
[Nick Turner on Voice & Guitar, Kalo Hoyle on bass, Morgan Greenwood on drums. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios.]

[Riala plays Records With Merritt on Sunday, July 30 at 7:00 PM, with Narrow | Arrows, Le Grand, Walking Oceans.]

17. Deerhoof – “I Will Spite Survive (ft. Jenn Wasner)”
from: Mountain Moves / Joyful Noise / September 8, 2017
[Lead single from the veteran art-rockers, a Bee Gees and Gloria Gaynor-referencing jam that features vocals from Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner. Satomi Matsuzaki plays bass and sings, Greg Saunier plays drums, John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez play guitars. Pitchfork went so far as to label Deerhoof as “the best band in the world.” From their humble beginnings as an obscure San Francisco noise act, they’ve become one of indie music’s most influential bands with their ecstatic and unruly take on pop.]

18. Making Movies – “Spinning Out”
from: I Am Another You / Making Movies / May 26, 2017
[3rd full length release: from Kansas City based 4-piece band and made up of two sets of brothers: Enrique Chi on guitar and lead vocals; Diego Chi on bass & vocals; Juan-Carlos Chaurand on percussion & keyboards; and Andres Chaurand on drums. The band draws their influences from the origins of their families: Santiago, Panama, and Kansas City, Missouri, and Guadalajara, Mexico.]

[Making Movies and Ensemble Iberica play recordbar, 1520 Grand, Thursday, July 27, at 7:30.]

19. 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 play miniBar, 3810 Broadway, Mon, July 31, 9:00 PM with Chew from Atlanta.]

20. See Through Dresses – “Violet”
from: Horse of The Other World / Tiny Engines / July 15, 2017
[Second album from Omaha based 4-piece band formed by Sara Bertuldo, Mathew Carroll, Alex Kirts, and Nate Van Fleet. Recorded in 2016 in two locations — ARC Studios with Ben Brodin (Pile, First Aid Kit, The Good Life) and at the band’s home studio, Little Machine, by Mathew Carroll — Horse of the Other World signals a sonic leap into a more ethereal, soundscape-driven aesthetic. Reverb-drenched and synth-laden, this new album blends the band’s masterful mood creation and technical prowess while further exploring the depths of the band’s dynamics.]

21. Val Bennett – “The Russians Are Coming”
from: Trojan Presents: Rock Steady / Sanctuary Records / March 31, 2011
[From 1968, a cover of “Take Five” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which would later go on to be used as the theme tune to the British television series The Secret Life of Machines in the late-1980s. Val Bennett was born Lovall Bennett. His birthdate is unknown. He died in 1991. Val Bennett was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist and jazz and roots reggae musician who began his career in the 1940s. He made a number of releases on the Island Records and Crab Records labels. In the late 1940s, Bennett led his own band, the Val Bennett Orchestra. Artists that played in Bennett’s band included Jah Jerry Haynes, Lloyd Knibb, and Ernest Ranglin, whose first professional experience was with this band. The Val Bennett Orchestra performed regularly at the Colony Club, performing mainly for foreign visitors to Jamaica. The band also toured abroad, performing in countries including Haiti, where they picked up merengue and played it on their return to Jamaica. In the early to mid-1960s, Bennett was a regular member of Prince Buster’s band, playing on many of the singer’s best-known recordings, including “Al Capone”. Bennett was also a regular studio session musician, appearing on many releases from artists including Theophilus Beckford, Pat Kelly, Barrington Levy, and Delroy Wilson. Bennett’s session work included saxophone, horn, and trombone. In the late 1960s, Bennett joined Bunny Lee’s “All Stars”. Notable tracks by Bennett include “The Russians Are Coming” and “Tons Of Gold” (1970), with the Harry J Allstars, a version of their track “The Liquidator”. Bennett also worked for producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, and his spaghetti western-inspired “Return of Django”, recorded with Perry’s studio band The Upsetters was a major UK hit in 1969. His track “Baby Baby” was also included on The Upsetters’ album Eastwood Rides Again. Perry was the only producer to get Bennett to perform vocals, “Baby Baby” being one of these examples, the other being “Barbara”.]

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

Next week, on August 2, Chase The Horseman joins us with Kwame Boateng who has a new record being released August 1, that Chase produced. Also next week Aaron Rhodes of Shuttlecock Music Magazine joins us to share music and information about Shuttlecock Music Showcase 004, Friday, August 4, at 6:00 PM, at Mills Record Company.

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

Show #692

WMM Playlist from July 29, 2015

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mark Manning

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, July 29, 2015

Michael McQuary “Man of a 1001 Faces”
+ Riala

10:00 – Station ID

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

2. Radkey – “Dark Black Makeup”
from: Dark Black Makeup / Strange Loop Records / August 21, 2015
[Debut full length album from Radkey, a St. Joesph, Missouri based band, made up of brothers Darrion, Isaiah, and Solomon. Their influences include The Who and Nirvana. The brothers are going on the road for the rest of the year mostly throughout Europe.]

[Radkey play recordBar, Friday Night with Gnarly Davidson, Amanda X, and Spirit of The Beehive.]

3. Beautiful Bodies – “Catch & Release”
from: Battles / Epitaph / June 12, 2015
[Alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri featuring Alicia Solombrino on vocals, Thomas Becker on guitar and drums, and Luis Arana on bass. Beautiful Bodies have shared the stage and toured with The Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, Jane’s Addiction, Paramore, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They’ve played Warped Tour, Kanrocksas,and SXSW, and have toured the U.S. and Canada extensively. Beautiful Bodies won Ernie Ball’s 2013 Battle of the Bands for Warped Tour, beating out 32,000 bands. In May 2014, the band signed a record deal with Epitaph Records.]

[Beautiful Bodies play Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Thursday, July 30, for the Vans Warped Tour.]

4. Samantha Crain – “Killer”
from: Under Branch & Thorn & Tree / Ramseur Records / July 17, 2015
[29 year old singer, songwriter, musician, of Choctaw heritage, born and raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma.]

10:15

5. John Moreland – “Sad Baptist Rain”
from: High on Tulsa Heat / Old Omens / April 21, 2015
[Tulsa, Oklahoma based singer-songwriter John Moreland was born June 22, 1985 in Longview, Texas. The son of Robert Lloyd Moreland and Connie May, Moreland’s father worked for Sunoco as an electrical engineer, and because of this job the family moved a lot. When he was a baby they moved to Northern Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. Moreland credits his love for Cincinnati Reds to this time in Kentucky. When Moreland was 10 years old Moreland’s family moved from Boone County, Kentucky to Tulsa, Oklahoma and, with the help of his father, started playing the guitar. When he was 12 he started playing with a kid he went to church with who wrote songs and inspired him to start writing songs “that made sense.” Moreland grew up in a conservative Southern Baptist family. “From the time I was born up until about age 16, my entire worldview and all my opinions were pretty much solely influenced by the evangelical church. All the years since then have sort of been this slow process of figuring out where I stand now that I’m not an impressionable kid anymore. I feel like I’m done with that at this point, but it keeps showing up in songs. I guess that stuff stays in your psyche forever.”]

[John Moreland, plays The Madrid, Tuesday, August 4, opening for Dawes.]

6. Sea of Bees – “Dad”
from: Build a Boat to the Sun / Loop Music / June 29, 2015
[1st single from new album. The musical project of Julie Ann Baenziger, Julie Bee, or Jules as everyone calls her, who came out of a small suburb of Sacramento called Roseville. She sings, writes the songs, and plays lots of musical instruments.]

7. Jill Scott – “Closure”
from: Woman / Blues Babe Records / July 24, 2015 [5th studio album by American singer, model and actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,April 4, 1972. Her 2000 debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum.]

10:29 – Underwriting

10:31 – Interview with Michael McQuary

Maria Vasquez Boyd & Michael McQuary

“Michael McQuary is more than a pretty face, and he’s got a thousand, anyway. His is a talent today’s entertainment world needs more of. From Fu Manchu to Phantoms to Dietrich, Michael carries them all off to perfection, and I knew the originals. This talented entertainer perfects his transformations while allowing the audience a glimpse of the artist beneath the mask.” – Rex Reed

Stage & screen actor, Michael McQuary a master impressionist, joined us to share his unique take on the legendary monsters of film and the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age. Michael is the creator of the award winning one-man shows in New York City including: Matinee Idol, Man of 1001 Faces, Crystal Allan Strikes Back, My Own Space and most recently, for last year’s KC Fringe Festival “I’m Hollywood.” Michael McQuary is also a visual artist of personal portraits and life captures done with china ink that are collected internationally and he is the founder and designer for YourPowerSign.com where he creates art works of metal. Currently Michael is seen in multiple film shorts promoting the OM Film Festival and he is the star of the upcoming Mile Deep Films short film, “Corvalo.”

Michael McQuary was born and raised in Portland, Oregon in the 1960s.

Michael told us that, as a child, he had to “learn the world sideways.” “Movies took care of him, as a child.”

Michael remembers, at the age of 4, spellbound by Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. “Look how he holds his cape!” he told his mother, and from then on, Michael’s childhood was focused on his own creative world.

Michael would do imitations of, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, and Cab Calloway

Arriving in New York at the age of 18, Michael was enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Michael found himself drawn to the burgeoning downtown and nightclub scene, performing at the legendary Boy Bar, Bon Soir and Trocadero.

It was there that he conceived and developed Matinee Idol, a one-man cinematic collage of classic films ranging from Sunset Boulevard to Clash of the Titans.

Veteran New York cabaret impresario Erv Raible invited McQuary to bring his show to Eighty-Eights, where Michael worked his magic for five years, Playing dozens of characters and earning two 1988 Back Stage Bistro Awards for Outstanding Cabaret Debut and Best Characterization Show. This was followed by four consecutive MAC nominations.

Access cable icon Miss Sybil Bruncheon (a/k/a John Burke) invited McQuary to perform in his stage show Café Berlin, where Michael’s roles ranged from Marlene Dietrich to Cab Calloway and Bela Lugosi.

Michael’s cabaret shows also played at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, the Duplex, and Judy’s Chelsea.

Michael was an acting student at the famous HB Studio in NYC, founded by Herbert Berghof in 1945 and located in Greenwich Village, New York City. In 1948, Uta Hagen joined the Studio as Berghof’s artistic partner, and the two wed ten years later. Her master classes led to the writing of her books Respect for Acting and A Challenge for the Actor.

It was at the HB Studio where Michael was discovered and cast in the revival of “The Royal Hunt of The Sun.”

After spending much of his career bringing movies to life on stage, Michael began working in film bringing his theatrical style to film.

Director Marc Briatack of Dynamarc Films saw Michael perform at the Public and began photographing him in many of his elaborate disguises. They were excited with the results and began to plan an internet serial: Fu Manchu’s Weapon of Evil.

Michael’s life in NYC gave him the opportunity to meet many people in show business including: Fred Schneider of the B-52s, Catherine Deneuve, Sonny Bono, Rachel Welch.

Michael’s NYC apartment was filmed by CNN and was styled like a mysterious residence in a forbidden city. Part living space part movie set.

Michael moved to Kansas City a couple of Halloweens ago. Last year he brought his one man show, “I’m Hollywood” to the KC Fringe Festival.

Michael has been embraced by the area film community, appearing in multiple short promotional pieces to the OM film festival.

Michael has been part of photographic shoots with Ron Megee, and Philip Hooser.

Michael is also the star of the upcoming Mile Deep Films short film, “Corvalo,” directed by Anthony Ladeish.

Michael McQuary is also a visual artist of personal portraits and life captures done with china ink that are collected internationally.

Michael is also and the founder and designer for YourPowerSign.com where he creates real jewelry from precious metals that are one of a kind works of art.

Michael will also be seen on KSHB TV with Joel Nichols, Saturday, August 8, at Midnight, in an interview.

[Portions of the notes for Michael’s chronology are taken from: Cabaret Scenes]

11:00 – Station ID

8. Katy Guillen & The Girls – “If You Were Gone”
from: Katy Guillen & The Girls / Independent / September 6, 2014
[Katy Guillen pn guitar & lead vocals, Claire Adams on bass & vocals, & Stephanie Williams on drums. Finalists in the 2014 International Blues Challenge, they have played Boulevardia, Middle of the Map Fest, US tours, opening for rock legend Joan Jett, playing the 35th Annual Montreal International Jazz Festival, winning Best Emerging Artist in the 2014 Pitch Music Awards, touring Sweden in November, 2014, and playing Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea cruise in February 2015.]

[Katy Guillen and The Girls play The Tank Room, Friday, July 31, with The Philistines.]

9. The Philistines – “Twitch of the Death Nerve”
from: forthcoming debut LP that The Philistines
[KC based rock ‘n roll/pop band with a psychedelic bent, made up of: Kimmie Queen on lead vocals; Cody Wyoming on lead guitar and vocals; Rod Peal on guitar; Michelle Bacon on bass; Josh Mobley on keyboard, Steve Gardels on drums. Recorded and mixed with Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound, mastered by Dave Gaume.]

[The Philistines play The Tank Room, Friday, July 31, with Katy Guillen and The Girls.]

10. Betse & Clarke – “Riding on Your High Horse”
from: Bird Notes / Independent / May 28, 2015
[Betse Ellis on fiddle, and Clarke Wyatt on banjo. Arrangements by Betse & Clarke. Betse & Clarke also released Two Forks Acrylic On Cardboard Recorded January 2, 2015. Engineered & produced by Clarke Wyatt.]

[Betse & Clarke play Knuckleheads on Friday, July 31, with Pokey LaFarge, and Jack Grelle.]

11. Campdogzz – “Take”
from upcoming release: “Riders In the Hills of Dying Heaven” / Independent / To be released
[Chicago based musicians: Mike Price on drums, bass, and guitar; Jess Price on vocals and guitar, left their home in Logan Square in Chicago, to live in a converted school bus and tour the country. Singer, songwriter, Jess Price, is an Oklahoma native and multi-instrumentalist, and her voice is beautiful. Our friend Jerad Tomasino is playing bass for Campdogzz on their big tour through September. The band is stopping and camping in some of the most beautiful places across the country. Tonight they are at ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, tomorrow WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST. Jerod created an Instagram account @JeradTomasino to document the tour and nature spots as well as create material for their debut album artwork for upcoming album.]

[Campdogzz will be playing FOKL on August 13 with She’s A Keeper.]

11:14 – Underwriting

11:16

12. Riala – “Aether”
from: Be Here | Be There / Haymaker Records / To be released: September 4, 2015
[Nick Turner on Voice & Guitar, Kalo Hoyle on bass, Morgan Greenwood on drums. Recorded, mixed.and mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios.]

[Riala plays a tour kick-off show at Records With Merritt, Friday, July 31]

11:20 – Interview with Riala

Morgan Greenwood & Nicholas Turner of Riala

Riala is three piece Kansas City based band was formed in May of 2013 by Nicholas Turner on voice & guitar, Kalo Hoyle on bass, and Morgan Greenwood on drums. The band’s debut EP, Be Here | Be There, was recorded, mixed and mastered by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios. The recording will be released on vinyl by area label, Haymaker Recordson September 4. More info at http://www.riala.bandcamp.com. Riala plays a tour kick-off show at Records With Merritt, Friday, July 31, at 8:00 with after nations, The Neighborhood Watch, and Paper Buffalo.

Nicholas Turner and Morgan Greenwood joined us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

The band formed after Morgan and Nicholas met at UMKC, where they were studying music and composition.

Over the past two years Riala has built a following performing constantly at FOKL, Vacant Farm, Art Closet, The Union, The Tank Room, recordBar, Harlings, The Brick.

Riala’s Facebook page describes their music as: Atmospheric-Rock, Math-Rock, Experimental-Indie

Haymaker Records describes Riala as: shoegaze indie rock