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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Arson Class & Too Much Rock Single Series + Scott Hrabko + RxGhost

1. “Main Title Instrumental – It’s Showtime Folks”
   from: Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack All That Jazz / Casablanca / December 20, 1979
   [WMM’s Adopted Theme Song]

2. ASPN – “In This Dream”
   from: In This Dream / ASPN / April 2, 2024
   [Producer: Logan Murphy. ASPN is a 4-piece indie-pop band from Kansas City, blending modern production with indie songwriting. Abigail Wallnerㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ on lead vocals, Mario Perales on guitars, Jacob Schneider on drums, Nick Nolte on bass. // ASPN’s journey began in 2020 when they formed as a cover band in Kansas City, Missouri. However, their desire for originality and a deeper connection with their audience drove them to fully embrace writing their own music in 2021. It was during this year that they released their debut song, “Airport.”Hastily recorded in a day (and in a basement), the single showed off the band’s talent for the dramatic – combining an emotional vocal performance with dynamic instrumentation. Not forgetting their commitment to connect with an audience, they also hosted their own live-stream to promote the single. They crafted the lighting, set design, and venue to ensure the best experience for their audience. On top of that, they made it a costume party. // Initially content with their release, ASPN recognized their need for a more polished and contemporary sound. They aimed to blend the indie elements of their previous single with the dramatic punch of modern production. Over the course of a year, they worked on defining their signature sound. In August 2022, they found that sound with “Again.” This signature sound was brimming with an expansive sense of scale and vibrancy. Coupled with an emotionally invigorating vocal performance, Again demonstrated ASPN’s ability to produce catchy indie-pop tunes. // “Again” marked the true beginning of ASPN, in more ways than one. Beyond its melodic statement, the release also coincided with a cross-country relocation for Mario for the foreseeable future. Despite being a breaking point for many bands, ASPN defied the odds, continued on, and embraced their status as being a band that literally spanned across the country. Despite the distance, they continued practicing online while still delivering the same energetic live shows with just three members (though Mario does come back on ocassion to help put on a good show). Instead of slowing down, they sped up. // In 2023, ASPN managed to write enough songs to fill up an entire album by year’s end. They previewed this debut album with the release of Raindrops (Hit Rewind). The year also marked their return to the live stage, allowing them to once again to connect intimately with their audience. // Abigail Wallner is the literal heart and soul of ASPN, Abby’s infectious energy on stage comes from her background in musical theatre. Her flair for the dramatics shines through in both her emotional lyrics and irresistible melodies. Mario Perales remains a driving force behind the band’s musical evolution, despite residing in a distant part of the country. Through his unique chord progressions and melodic solos, his impact is palpable both on and off the stage. Jacob Schneider the man of legends, our tech guru, and the Craigslist discovery – Jacob. With his electrifying drumming, he infuses the band with the blistering energy it needs, while also orchestrating our unforgettable live shows. Nick Nolte is the quintessential bassist – effortlessly cool and versatile. When not sharing spider facts, Nick’s killer bass lines and infectious grooves steal the show. Ever embracing the band’s musical growth, Nick stands as ASPN’s unwavering anchor. More info at: http://www.aspn.band]

[ASPN play The RINO, 314 Armour Rd. NKC on Thursday, April 25, at 7:00pm with Joey Crofoot.]

10:05

Thanks for tuning into WMM on 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio. 
I’m Mark Manning. Today, we spins more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Arson Class, RxGhost, IVORY BLUE, The Creepy Jingles, Scott Hrabko, Jo MacKenzie, Eddie Moore, Kim Gordon, Paramore, Brittany Howard, Benny Bleu, and Gloria Jones. We started with ASPN.

At 10:30 At 10:30 Chris Kinsley of Arson Class and Sid Sowder of Too Much Rock join us to share the radio broadcast premiere of the 11th installment of the vinyl singles series, featuring the band’s “Junior” and the B-Side a cover of John Cougar’s 1976 “American Dream”. Arson Class plays a Single Release show at Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee on Friday, May 3, 2024. For more info http://www.toomuchrock.com.

At 11:00 At 11:00 members of RxGhost: Josh Thomas, James Capps, and Jeremiah James Gonzales share music from their new 13-track album, Scaffolding. RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Friday, April 26, at 9:00am, with Enemy Airships, and Still Ill. More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com

At 11:30 At 11:30 Scott Hrabko shares music from his new musical project, “Other Cats, Other Bags. Volume II,” released on April 19, 2024. It’s a multi-volume project culled from recording sessions Scott did at home with a few longtime Rabbits (his backing band mates) and some new friends from the KC music community. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.bandcamp.com and http://www.scotthrabko.com

10:09

3. Benny Bleu – “Say Darling Say”
   from: Banjo Jubilations / Benjamin Haravitch/ June 7, 2024
   [Benny writes: “I am one of the lucky ones. My mom sang this lullaby to me when I was little. Recast in my voice as a newlywed, I chose to adapt the lyrics to sound less commercialistic. gCGCD in the study.” // Recorded live in Ithaca NY on February 5 and 6, 2024. Benny Bleu on banjos and vocal, and Mike Brown on guitar. All songs are traditional or public domain except “Salt Spring” is by John Reischman, copyright Badger Blue Music. Recorded by Benny Bleu Haravitch. Album cover, banjo mandala by Evan Schapp at 1808 Tattoo in Naples NY. Ben Bleu is a folk musician from the Finger Lakes of New York offering sounds to help navigate the demands of modern life. More info at: http://www.bennybleu.com]

[Benny Bleu plays the Kansas City Waldo Folk Music Showcase, TONIGHT Wednesday, April 24, at 7:00pm at Waldo Pizza Tap Room, 7433 Broadway Street, KCMO in Waldo.]

4. Kim Gordon– “Trophies (Album Version)”
   from: The Collective / Kim Gordon – Matador Records / March 8, 2024
   [Kim Gordon is an artist, musician, producer, fashion designer, writer, and actress. She is a founding member of the experimental post-punk band Sonic Youth. Following the breakup of Sonic Youth, Gordon formed the group Body/Head. A collection of her early critical art writing entitled Is It My Body? was released by Sternberg Press in January 2014. // From kimgordon.bandcamp.com: Legendary musician and multi-disciplinary artist Kim Gordon returns with her second solo album, The Collective, which will be released March 8th on Matador. Recorded in her native Los Angeles, The Collective follows Gordon’s 2019 full-length debut No Home Record and continues her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charli XCX, Yves Tumor), with additional production from Anthony Paul Lopez. The album advances their joint world building, with Raisin’s damaged, blown out dub and trap constructions playing the foil to Gordon’s intuitive word collages and hooky mantras, which conjure communication, commercial sublimation and sensory overload. // “On this record, I wanted to express the absolute craziness I feel around me right now,” says Gordon. “This is a moment when nobody really knows what truth is, when facts don’t necessarily sway people, when everyone has their own side, creating a general sense of paranoia. To soothe, to dream, escape with drugs, TV shows, shopping, the internet, everything is easy, smooth, convenient, branded. It made me want to disrupt, to follow something unknown, maybe even to fail.” // More info at: http://www.bodyheadmusic.com]

5. Eddie Moore – “Out of The Woods”
   from: Aperture (Live Piano Works) / Eddie Moore Music / March 5, 2024
   [All songs written by Eddie Moore. Recorded by Eddie Moore and Jaylen Ward. Mixed by Eddie Moore. Mastered by Crayge Lindesay. Album art by Jeremy Ian Thomas. This project presents snapshots into the life of Eddie Moore. The fun times riding bikes, getting lost in the woods, and spending time with loved ones. As a special solo sharing, it only felt right to capture the velvet soothing energy live on stage at Corvino’s, where experimentation and vulnerability are encouraged. // Special thanks to the Corvinos and the staff for letting me sneak in during the “off hours” and post up for a few hours in a blizzard. // When you speak to Eddie Moore you find an ocean of calm, and when you listen to Eddie Moore you find the depth of that ocean. Moore reaches from the soul with every note, in a deep way, with a tension just below the surface. His yearning for exploration and curiosity in music contribute to an ebb and flow freedom of expression. // On April 20, 2023 Eddie Moore released the single “Tuunami” Recorded & produced at Moore’s Tribe Studios, this song features Jaylen Ward on drums. Mixed & mastered by veteran KC savant Crayge Lindesay. // Eddie Moore released his critically acclaimed album INTUITION on October 28, 2022. Written & Produced by Eddie Moore. Recorded at Tribe Studios. Featuring Tim Ogutu on guitar. Mix & Mastered by Rick Carson at Make Believe Studios. Album Art by Brandon Wilson. // Eddie Moore released the single, “Love Song” (with Joel Castillo and Bree Cummings) on October 22, 2021. // Eddie Moore released “We Chillin’” on April 9, 2021. // Eddie Moore’s band We The People released their album MISUNDERSTOOD on September 25, 2020. // Eddie Moore is the recipient of the 2016 Charlotte Street Generative Performance Award for his genre bending collaborations. Raised in Houston Texas, he began his musical journey at Texas Southern University where he later earned a Bachelors in Arts and immersed himself in the Houston music scene. Eddie relocated to Kansas City to study under Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he received a M.A in Jazz Studies. 2017’s Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art “Artist in Residence” in collaboration with Rashid Johnson. In 2018 his work with The Outer Circle was nominated for an Indie Music Award for “007”. His music has been featured commercially for Sprint, Netflix’s “Queer Eye”, and Morgan Cooper’s short film “Room Tone”. Moore’ has shared the stage and recordings with Bobby Watson, Logan Richardson, Maurice Brown, Boys II Men, Brian Blade and the Fellowship, John Baptiste, Erykah Badu, Mosdef, Bilal, Ledisi, Chantae Cann, Krystal Warren, Matt Otto, Brandon Draper, Andre Hayward, Tivon Pennicott, Various Blonde, Dominique Sanders, 77 Jefferson, and the Marcus Lewis Big Band. We The People released the single, “Single Double” on June 10, 2021. Written & Produced By Eddie Moore with Moore on keyboards, key bass, & programming; Zach Morrow on drums; and Jason Emmond on bass. Recorded at Tribe Studios. Mixed by Rick Carson at Make Believe Studios. Eddie Moore joined WMM on Sept. 23, 2020 and Nov. 23, 2022. More info at http://www.eddiemooremusic.com

6. Ivory Blue – “Batter Up”
   from: “Batter Up” – Single / IVORY BLUE / April 22, 2024
   [ IVORY BLUE released the single “Flashback” on March 15, 2023 // IVORY BLUE released the single “Howl” on February 16, 2024. // IVORY BLUE released their second full length album, STARLIT LOVE CHILD, on November 17, 2023. The 10-track album was in the top five of Wednesday MidDay Medley’s 120 Best Recordings of 2023, and in the “Best of” lists at 90.9 The Bridge and other radio stations around the world. For STARLIT LOVE CHILD, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, and vocalist. // On October 27, 2023 IVORY BLUE released the sIngle “Ghost of Life.” This single followed IVORY’s previous releases,”In A World Like This” from September 22, 2023, ”The Best of Life” from August 4, 2023 and “Control” from May 26, 2023. IVORY released the single “All Outta Love” on February 24, 2023. IVORY BLUE released their full length debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. COMPOUND LOVE was in the Top Ten of WMM’s 120 Best recordings of 2022. For COMPOUND LOVE, IVORY BLUE served as songwriter, producer, vocalist and played all instruments with the exception of: Lester Estelle on drums, Klaartje Van Lue on piano, Craig Kew on bass, Lennon Bone on drums, and Marco Pascolini on pedal steel guitar. Nick Poortman served in mixing, with Kurt Festge who also served in mixing & Mastering. IVORY BLUE’s debut EP, Ready Get Set was released in June 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and give IVORY BLUE attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017. In 2017 Ivory was among 1800 artists/bands that competed in neXt2Rock. Ivory won local & regional challenges and advanced to nationals in Los Angeles to win the top prize. // IVORY BLUE has played Crossroads Music Festival, The Middle of the Map Festival, The Westport Roots Festival, the KCPT Screening of “Real Boy” at The Kansas City Public Library, and Kauffman Stadium. // Ivory Blue was born in 1986 in Peoria Illinois, as Devin James Miclettet. Ivory’s birth mother put them up for adoption at the age of four. Ivory speaks about how it was difficult to find trust in people offering their home to someone denied it for so long, Ivory lived with eight different families, before running away at 15. // Ivory has talked with us about how in their life they have turned to music to express pain. Ivory spent most of their childhood looking for a family. In 2010 Klaartje Van Lue saw Ivory performing in a YouTube video and contacted them, flying Ivory to Kansas City, and adopting Ivory into the Van Lue family. During the past 10 years Ivory came out as “Non-Binary Transgender”. // As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics. // By 2013, IVORY BLUE was playing regularly in and around Kansas City and the first EP ‘Ready Get Set’ was released. in 2015. IVORY BLUE released the video of “Family Table” directed by Mikal Shapiro, on August 21, 2021 and the audio track was released on September 7, 2021. IVORY BLUE released the single “Good Changes” on Oct 26, 2021. Ivory Blue released the singles: “Heavy,” “Bad Weather,” “It Must Have Been Me,” “Compound Love,” and “The Start” on December 14, 2021. IVORY BLUE released their debut album COMPOUND LOVE on February 25, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “Red Light” on July 29, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “Starlit Love Child” on October 28, 2022. IVORY BLUE released the single “All Outta Love” on February 24, 2023. More info at: https://ivorybluemusic.com%5D [Ivory Blue was our guest on WMM on: March 8, 2023, June 7, 2023, our 1000th show on June 28, 2023, and September 27, 2023.]

7. Jo MacKenzie – “Newly Fallen Snow”
   from: “Newly Fallen Snow” – Single / Middle of The Map Music / April 12, 2024
   [Just a 20 year old girl who wants to make music forever. Jo Mackenzie released the single “So Much More” on February 14, 2024. // Jo Mackenzie released the 5-track EP RADIANCE, GIRL on July 15, 2022. // Jo Mackenzie released the single “The Cab Ride” on June 17, 2022. // Jo Mackenzie released the single “Radiator” on May 27, 2022. // Before that on March 11, 2022, Jo Mackenzie (producer and songwriter) released the EP, TOURIST. Jo Mackenzie and Dia Jane (singer/songwriter) released the EP, BRAINBABY on September 5, 2021. The two met at an open mic in Kansas City, Missouri, when Jo was in 8th grade and Dia was in 10th grade. Three years later, the two reconnected to started a musical project together that eventually turned into Baby and the Brain, a self-produced indie-pop band. In 2020 Kansas City based singer songwriter, Jo MacKenzie released this year now collected together in a 5 -song EP, written, performed and produced by Jo MacKenzie. Mixed by Harper James. Jo MacKenzie released her Debut EP Proud on November 17, 2018. Along with Proud, Jo Mackenzie released the single “Just Like Rain” on August 18, 2018; “I Should Come with a Warning Sign” on September 28, 2019; and “Alaska” on November 23, 2019 and the single “Suicide Season” on February 1, 2020, and the single “Lose My Face” on April 24, 2020. Info at http://www.jomackenzie.com]

8. Brittany Howard – “Prove It to You (Radio Edit)”
   from: What Now / Island Records / February 9, 2024
   [Brittany Howard, the 5-time Grammy Award®-winning powerhouse released the single and video of “What Now?” on October 13, 2023 off her forthcoming solo album, WHAT NOW. WHAT NOW is a thriller of a title track offering a taste of what to expect on the full-length. Written & produced by Brittany with co-production from Shawn Everett (Kacey Musgraves, SZA), with whom she has a longstanding creative relationship since Alabama Shakes. Recorded at the legendary Sound Emporium and historic RCA Studio B in Nashville, Brittany’s hometown. The accompanying cinematic & action-packed video was directed by Danilo Parra (known for his work with A$AP Rocky) & produced by Adam Braun (070 Shake, P!NK). //“What Now” takes on a potent urgency fueled by its syncopated grooves, blistering guitar riffs, & fiercely honest lyrics (“I’ve been making plans that don’t include you anymore/My heart wants to stay but I don’t know what for”). “‘What Now’ is maybe the truest & bluest of all the songs,” says Howard. “It’s never my design to hurt anyone’s feelings, but I needed to say what was on my mind without editing myself. I like how it’s a song that makes you want to dance, but at the same time the lyrics are brutal.”// Brittany Howard released the album Jaime on ATO Records on September 20, 2019.]

[Brittany Howard plays The Truman, 601 East Truman Road, KCMO East Crossroads, TONIGHT, April 24, at 8:00pm with June McDoom.]

9. The Creepy Jingles – “Repeat After Me”
   from: “Repeat After Me” – Single / High Dive Records / April 19, 2024
   [This is the second of several new singles being released by The Creepy Jingles this year. The band released “When Things Go Wrong” on February 23, 2024. The Creepy Jingles are a Kansas City based, rock and roll band that both honors and defies convention. Led by singer / song-writer Jocelyn Olivia Nixon, a transgender wordsmith who charms with razor wit and dazzles with her lyrical acrobatics. The Creepy Jingles released their album, TAKE ME AT MY WORDPLAY on March 25, 2022 through High Dive Records. Paired up with lyrics centering on themes of identity, strained relationships, social media madness, meme magic, pandemic paranoia, paid off political pundits, backyard bullies and barking up the wrong tree. Everything and the kitchen sink or swim. No stoner left unturned. The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019. The release was in the top ten of WMM’s 119 Best Recordings of 2019. ] The Creepy Jingles released their Debut EP on High Dive Records on May 3, 2019.] [ Jocelyn Olivia Nixon will be our guest on May 1, 2024]

[The Creepy Jingles play Manor Fest 6 Thursday, May 23 at 9:00pm at The RINO, 314 Armour Rd, NKC with MC Rue + Mikey, and Brian Bulger.]

10:29 – Underwriting

10:31 – Interview with Sid Sowder & Chris Kinsley

After a four-year break Too Much Rock is back with the eleventh installment of their acclaimed vinyl singles series. For this edition Too Much Rock features the Kansas City blue collar punk trio, Arson Class. This is the first vinyl release for the band.

Sid Sowder is the founder of the Too Much Rock, a music blog site he created in 1997 to share his photos, videos & comments of live music shows he attends. The Too Much Rock Singles Series is a collection of 45 rpm singles that marry great songs with great bands all for the love of vinyl. Each old-school two-song single features one unique song paired with one cover chosen by Too Much Rock who press 500 limited edition copies and then simply give them to the band. Schwervon!, Rev Gusto, Josh Berwanger Band, The Uncouth, Hipshot Killer, Witch Jail, Red Kate, Heidi Lynne Gluck, Brandon Phillips and The Condition, and in 2020 No Germ Candy have all recorded for the Too Much Rock Single Series. More info at: http://www.toomuchrock.com

Sid Sowder, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Arson Class was formed in 2016 with brothers Chris Kinsley and Phil Kinsley and Marc Bollinger on bass.The 3-piece rock band released their self titled EP, Arson Class on May 6, 2017. They released the 5-track EP American Machine on May 6, 2018, recorded at Weights & Measures studio in Kansas City. Arson Class released the single “Rock & Roll” on November 21, 2020. The Band released their single “My Girl” on March 5, 2024.

For the Too Much Rock Single Series The A-Side features the band’s own song, “Junior.” The B-Side features a revved-up cover of John Cougar‘s 1976 deep cut “American Dream” chosen by Too Much Rock. The limited-edition 7″ single will be out May 3, 2024 at area record stores, and directly from the band in both black and ultra-limited colored vinyl.

Arson Class plays a Single Release show at Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Arson Class play and, the “Lawrence Rampage” Centennial Park, 600 Rockledge Rd., Lawrence, KS. on Saturday, May 18, 29024 with Iron Guts Kelly, and D-Fibs

Arson Class play miniBar, Broadway, KCMO on Saturday, June 1, 2024 with Red Kate,and The Itch (Joplin)

Chris Kinsley thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley

The A-Side features the band’s “Junior.” It’s a highly combustible rock & roll number featuring a breakneck rhythm, a driving guitar, and an anthemic gang chorus. The B-Side features a revved-up cover of John Cougar’s 1976 deep cut “American Dream” chosen by Too Much Rock. The song looks back on a gloriously misspent youth, pushes aside the stability of a 9-to-5 future, and aims for that big break.

The limited-edition 7″ single will be available 5/3/24 at area record stores, online retailers, and directly from the band in both black and ultra-limited colored vinyl.

10:40

10. Arson Class – “Junior” (Vinyl 7″)
    from: “Junior” Single Side A / Too Much Rock / May 3, 2024
    [Arson Class was formed in 2016 with brothers Chris Kinsley and Phil Kinsley and Marc Bollinger on bass.]

11:43 – More Interview with Sid Sowder and Chris Kinsley

We are talking with Sid Sowder is the founder of the Too Much Rock, a music blog site he created in 1997. The Too Much Rock Singles Series is a collection of 45 rpm singles that marry great songs with great bands all for the love of vinyl. Each old-school two-song single features one unique song paired with one cover chosen by Too Much Rock who press 500 limited edition copies and then simply give them to the band. More info at: http://www.toomuchrock.com

Sid Sowder, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Also with us is the newest band to record a Too Much Rock Single…Arson Class was formed in 2016 with brothers Chris Kinsley and Phil Kinsley and Marc Bollinger on bass. The Band released their single “My Girl” on March 5, 2024.

Chris Kinsley and Phil Kinsley thanks for being with us on Wednesday Midday Medley

We just heard the Too Much Rock Single Series The A-Side features the band’s own song, “Junior.”

Arson Class plays a Single Release show at Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Arson Class play and, the “Lawrence Rampage” Centennial Park, 600 Rockledge Rd., Lawrence, KS. on Saturday, May 18, 29024 with Iron Guts Kelly, and D-Fibs

Arson Class play miniBar, Broadway, KCMO on Saturday, June 1, 2024 with Red Kate,and The Itch (Joplin)

The B-Side features a revved-up cover of John Cougar‘s 1976 deep cut “American Dream” chosen by Too Much Rock. The limited-edition 7″ single will be out May 3, 2024 at area record stores, and directly from the band in both black and ultra-limited colored vinyl.

The band plans to celebrate the single’s release with a streaming premiere on The Pitch on 4/19, an interview on Wednesday Midday Medley (KKFI 90.1) on 4/24, and a key play on 90.9 The Bridge’s “Eight One Sixty” on 4/30.

Sid Sowder, Chris Kinsley and Phil Kinsley thank you for being our guest on WMM

For more information on the single visit http://toomuchrock.com. Too Much Rock can also be found on Instagram, Facebook, X, & Bluesky. Arson Class can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Bandcamp.

10:51

11. Arson Class – “American Dream”
from: “American Dream” Single Side B (John Cougar Cover) / Too Much Rock / May 3, 2024
[Arson Class was formed in 2016 with brothers Chris Kinsley and Phil Kinsley and Marc Bollinger on bass.]

[Arson Class plays a Single Release show at Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee on Friday, May 3, 2024.]

[Arson Class play and, the “Lawrence Rampage” Centennial Park, 600 Rockledge Rd., Lawrence, KS. on Saturday, May 18, 29024 with Iron Guts Kelly, and D-Fibs.]

[Arson Class play miniBar, Broadway, KCMO on Sat, June 1, 2024 w/ Red Kate, and The Itch (Joplin).]

11:54

12. Gloria Jones – “Tainted Love”
    from: Tainted Love – Single / Universal – UMG / January 1, 1982
    [“Tainted Love” is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. Renowned session musician and virtuoso guitarist Glen Campbell played lead guitar. A version by Impedance reached #14 on the Canadian Dance charts, April 14, 1990. // American artist Gloria Jones made the first recording of “Tainted Love” in 1964, with renowned session guitarist Glen Campbell on lead guitar. The song was written and produced by Ed Cobb and arranged by Lincoln Mayorga. It was the B-side of her 1965 single “My Bad Boy’s Comin’ Home”, which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK. According to Nick Talevski, before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to the Standells, whom he managed and produced, but they rejected it. The Standells say that the song was never offered to them, and that they were not signed to Cobb’s company Greengrass Productions until 1966, some two years after Jones’s recording. // In 1973, British club DJ Richard Searling purchased a copy of the almost decade-old single while on a trip to the United States. The track’s Motown-influenced sound (featuring a fast tempo, horns, electric rhythm guitar and female backing vocals) fit in perfectly with the music favoured by those involved in the UK’s Northern soul club scene of the early 1970s, and Searling popularised the song at the Northern soul club Va Va’s in Bolton, and later, at Wigan Casino. // Owing to the new-found underground popularity of the song, Jones re-recorded “Tainted Love” in 1976 and released it as a single, but it also failed to chart. This version was released on her album Vixen and was produced by her boyfriend Marc Bolan. // It attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists. // In 2014, NME ranked it number 305 in their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.// Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as “The Queen of Northern Soul”.She recorded the 1965 hit song “Tainted Love” and has worked in multiple genres as a Motown songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a performer in musicals such as Hair. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan’s glam rock band T. Rex. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son together. // Jones first met Marc Bolan of T. Rex in 1969 while performing in Hair (Los Angeles cast). While touring in Europe, Bolan and Jones met for the second time at the Speakeasy in London. In 1972, she was recommended by Warner Brothers’ Bob Regehr to sing backing vocals behind T. Rex at Winterland in San Francisco. // Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. They had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. September 26, 1975). She sang backing vocals and played clavinet with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. Her rendition of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” appears as a bonus track on T. Rex’s album Bolan’s Zip Gun. Jones released an album in 1976, called Vixen, which featured several songs written by Bolan, and he also was the producer for the album. // In 1977, Jones worked with the group Gonzalez, producing several of their singles, and also penning the disco hit, “Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet” for the group. She toured the UK with Gonzalez, first on the Bob Marley tour, and then with Osibisa. // She was the driver of the car, a Mini 1275 GT, that struck a tree near Barnes Common, killing Bolan at 4:00am on September 16, 1977, on the way back to Bolan’s Richmond property. They had been returning from an evening at a restaurant in Mayfair where they had both been drinking wine. Jones was found by her brother Richard with her foot trapped beneath the clutch by the engine. Bolan was found unconscious in the passenger seat, which had been dislodged and landed in the rear of the vehicle. Jones was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Bolan was not wearing a seat belt. Jones was conscious after the crash. Bolan, who was a passenger in the car that slammed into the tree, was pronounced dead at the scene on the arrival of paramedics. Jones survived the crash but was critically injured. She sustained a broken jaw in the crash. When she recovered sufficiently to leave hospital, she was informed that Bolan’s fans had looted most of their possessions from their house. She was later scheduled to appear in court in London on charges of being unfit to drive and of driving a car in a dangerous condition. However, she left the UK with her son and returned to the US before the court date so the Coroner’s Court recorded a verdict of accidental death. // Having lost her possessions, Jones moved with her son back to Los Angeles, where they stayed with Jones’s family. // In 1978, she released the album Windstorm, which she dedicated to the memory of Bolan: the back cover reads, “Special dedication in memory of my son’s father, Marc Bolan, whom we miss very much.” Her single “Bring on the Love” was a success on the American R&B chart. // Jones stayed in the music industry for several years after, releasing an album produced by Ed Cobb, titled Reunited in 1981. She also collaborated again with Billy Preston and other Cogic Singers for a 1984 reunion album The Cogic’s. She has since worked as a musical supervisor for films. // On her 1982 album Reunited, she was proclaimed “Northern Queen of Soul”. // In 2010, together with her son Rolan, she established the Marc Bolan School of Music & Film in Makeni, Sierra Leone. / She is featured in the film 20 Feet from Stadium.]

13. Paramore – “Burning Down The House”
    from: David Byrne & Paramore – Hard Times/Burning Down The House / Fine Print / 4/20/2024
    [This 12″ features a cover of Paramore’s “Hard Times” performed by David Byrne on side A, and a cover of Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” performed by Paramore on side B. This is an extremely limited run of 5000 copies was exclusive for Record Store Day in 2024. // Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. Since 2017, the band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, while York, a high school friend of the original lineup, joined in 2007. Williams is the only member to appear on all six of Paramore’s studio albums. // The band was signed to Fueled by Ramen, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. (Both are owned by Warner Music Group.) Williams was signed to Atlantic separately, as she was scouted when she was a teenager. They were the only label to let her stay in the band instead of going solo, but Atlantic said the rest of the band had to sign to Fueled by Ramen. The group’s debut album, All We Know Is Falling (2005), reached number 30 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart in 2006 and number four on the UK Rock Chart in 2009. // The band’s second album, Riot! (2007) became a mainstream success thanks to the success of the singles “Misery Business”, “Crushcrushcrush”, and “That’s What You Get”. The album was certified Platinum in the US and the band received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Their 2009 follow-up, Brand New Eyes, reached number two on the Billboard 200 and became the band’s second-highest-charting album to date. It produced the top-forty single “The Only Exception” and went platinum in Ireland and the UK. // Following the departure of Zac and Josh Farro in 2010, the band released their self-titled fourth album in 2013. Paramore gave the band their first number one song on the US Billboard 200 and was also the number one album in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. It included the singles “Still Into You” and “Ain’t It Fun”, with the latter winning the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Williams and York as songwriters, making it Paramore’s first Grammy win. The band’s lineup changed once again after this album, with bassist Jeremy Davis leaving the band near the end of 2015 and former drummer Zac Farro rejoining the band in 2017. Their fifth and sixth studio albums, After Laughter and This Is Why, were released in May 2017 and February 2023, respectively, to critical acclaim.]

11:00 – Station ID

14. RxGhost – “Candles”
    from: Scaffolding / Celery Wolf / April 11, 2024
    [RxGhost is: Josh Thomas on vocals & guitar, Justin Brooks on drums, James Capps on guitar, Chris Smead on bass, and Jeremiah James Gonzales. Scaffolding was produced by RxGhost, recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. Music by RxGhost and Lyrics by Josh Thomas. More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com]

[RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, Friday, April 26, 9:00am, w/ Enemy Airships, Still Ill.]

11:03 – Interview with RxGhost

We welcome to the show, members of RxGhost: Josh Thomas who contributes vocals & guitar, James Capps on guitar and Jeremiah James Gonzales on guitar. (Also in the band are: Justin Brooks on drums, and Chris Smead on bass). Josh, James, and Jeremiah share music from their new 13-track album, Scaffolding, produced by RxGhost, recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.

RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Friday, April 26, at 9:00am, with Enemy Airships, and Still Ill.

Josh Thomas, James Capps, and Jeremiah James Gonzales thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

Congratulations on the new album.

Josh Thomas on vocals & guitar,
Justin Brooks on drums,
James Capps on guitar,
Chris Smead on bass,
Jeremiah James Gonzales

Their new 13-track album, Scaffolding, was produced by RxGhost.

Scaffolding was recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.

Josh Thomas, James Capps, and Jeremiah James Gonzales thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Friday, April 26, at 9:00am, with Enemy Airships, and Still Ill.

More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com

Over and Over the Same Things (Lyrics by Josh Thomas)

I’d rather sell all my guitars
Being dramatic is an art
Can you give me more for free?
I’m too busy, making time to explain

Over and over the same things
That you never want to learn
Over and over the same things
But what else am I to do
I’ll help you

I’m all out of space for skills
Only have time for minor thrills
Can you give me more for free?
I’m too busy, making time to explain

Over and over the same things
That you never want to learn
Over and over the same things
But what else am I to do
I’ll help you

11:12

15. RxGhost – “Over and Over The Same Things”
    from: Scaffolding / Celery Wolf / April 11, 2024
    [RxGhost is: Josh Thomas on vocals & guitar, Justin Brooks on drums, James Capps on guitar, Chris Smead on bass, and Jeremiah James Gonzales. Scaffolding was produced by RxGhost, recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. Music by RxGhost and Lyrics by Josh Thomas. More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com]

[RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, Friday, April 26, 9:00am, w/ Enemy Airships, Still Ill.]

11:15 – More Interview with RxGhost

We are talking with members of RxGhost: Josh Thomas who contributes vocals & guitar, James Capps on guitar and Jeremiah James Gonzales on guitar. (Also in the band are: Justin Brooks on drums, and Chris Smead on bass). Josh, James, and Jeremiah share music from their new 13-track album, Scaffolding, produced by RxGhost, recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering.

Josh Thomas, James Capps, and Jeremiah James Gonzales thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Friday, April 26, at 9:00am, with Enemy Airships, and Still Ill.

The bio on your Bandcamp page reads: RxGhost is an online pharmacy based in Kansas City, MO. Free vaccinations available upon request. Ask about coupons, discount programs and payment plans.

Josh Thomas, James Capps, and Jeremiah James Gonzales thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, on Friday, April 26, at 9:00am, with Enemy Airships, and Still Ill.

More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com

11:23

16. RxGhost – “People Are Animals”
    from: Scaffolding / Celery Wolf / April 11, 2024
    [RxGhost is: Josh Thomas on vocals & guitar, Justin Brooks on drums, James Capps on guitar, Chris Smead on bass, and Jeremiah James Gonzales. Scaffolding was produced by RxGhost, recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Massive Sound Studios and mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. Music by RxGhost and Lyrics by Josh Thomas. More info at: rxghost.bandcamp.com]

[RxGhost play The Brick, 1727 McGee, KCMO, Friday, April 26, 9:00am, w/ Enemy Airships, Still Ill.]

17. TYLA – “ART”
    from: TYLA / FAX Records / March 2, 2024
    [Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known mononymously as Tyla, is a South African singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Johannesburg, she signed with Epic Records in 2021 after the domestic success of her 2019 debut single, “Getting Late” featuring Kooldrink. // Tyla rose to international fame with the release of her 2023 single “Water”, which entered the top ten in sixteen countries including the United Kingdom and United States. “Water” was the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 years and was awarded the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance in 2024. The single preceded her self-titled debut album (2024), which was released to critical acclaim and moderate commercial success, entering the top 25 in six countries including the United States. // Tyla is the youngest African artist to win a Grammy Award, and has also earned nominations for a BRIT Award, a Soul Train Music Award, a MOBO Award, and two South African Music Awards. She has been deemed the “queen of popiano”, a fusion of the pop and amapiano genres.// Tyla is the debut studio album by South African singer Tyla. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Fax and Epic Records. Capitalizing on her international breakthrough with its lead single “Water”, the album features guest appearances from Kelvin Momo, Tems, Gunna, Skillibeng, Becky G, and Travis Scott. Sonically, it blends elements of amapiano, pop, afrobeats, and contemporary R&B and includes lyrical themes of empowerment and relationships. // Recording sessions for Tyla took place in seven countries over two and a half years as Epic Records focused on fostering the singer’s formal studio experience. Production and songwriting on the album was spearheaded by the singer and her frequent collaborators Ari PenSmith, Mocha Bands, Believe and Sammy SoSo, whom she deems the “Fantastic Four”. “Water”, “Truth or Dare” and “Art” were released as singles from the album, and the Tyla Tour was announced; however multiple dates were cancelled due to injury. // Upon its release, Tyla was met with critical acclaim, with many critics praising the versatility of music genres featured. The album experienced moderate commercial success internationally, debuting at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and debuting within the top 20 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, and Switzerland. // While at school, she had begun posting original songs and covers to her Instagram account, as well as sending them out to a number of figures in the music industry. She was subsequently discovered by her first manager, Garth von Glehn, who then organized her first recording sessions. Tyla states that she would go into the recording studio every weekend during her final year of high school.]

11:28 – Underwriting

18. Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “Wayfaring Muse”
    from: Other Cats, Other Bags, Vol II / Scott Hrabko / April 19, 2024
    [On March 19, 2024 Scott Hrabko released Other Cats, Other Bags – Volume 1 a 4 – track EP which is the first of Multi-Volume Project containing recordings that grew from sessions he did at home with a few longtime Rabbits and some new friends from the Kansas City Music Community. // On July 1, 2022 Scott Hrabko and The Rabitts released The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits. This recording was #12 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. These two sprawling discs contain song-craft reminiscent of everything from classic ‘60s adult pop to nostalgia-free Americana to cut ’n’ paste hip hop-inspired grooves — and some wild detours between. “But it’s all me.” – Hrabko. The Rabbits, this time around: Jason Beers on Bass, Organ, Piano, Banjo, Harmonica, Slide Guitar; Clarke Wyatt on Drums; Matt Hopper on Lead Guitar; Chris DeVictor on Upright Bass; Chris Hudson on Nylon String Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar; Mike Lindsey on Bass; Tim Higgins on Drums, Percussion; Gary Paredes on Slide Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar; Chad Brothers on Lead Acoustic, and Havilah Bruders on Vocals, with Scott Hrabko on Voices, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Banjo, Static Outbursts, Ghosts Knob Twiddling and Digital Chicanery. This 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022. The double album was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest. Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.” Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits have released six singles and released the albums and EPs: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015. Scott Hrabko’s 2013 critically acclaimed solo release, GONE PLACES was said to be 30 years in the making. Scott Hrabko has played with The Original Sinners, as well as the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the early 1990s Scott performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.com]

11:34 – Interview with Scott Hrabko

On July 1, 2022 Scott Hrabko and The Rabitts released The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits. This recording was #12 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. Then, earlier this year, [On March 19, 2024 Scott Hrabko released Other Cats, Other Bags – Volume 1 a 4 – track EP which is the first of Multi-Volume Project containing recordings that grew from sessions he did at home with a few longtime Rabbits and some new friends from the Kansas City Music Community.

Now Scott is back to share more music from his new musical project, “Other Cats, Other Bags. Volume II,” released on April 19, 2024l and 4 more songs culled from recording sessions Scott did at home with a few longtime Rabbits (his backing band mates) and some new friends from the KC music community, that Scott has been wanting to record with for some time. Each volume features cover art from artists Scott knows and loves who are still going strong. Scott Hrabko is an independent singer-songwriter who has followed his own mercurial muse since the town’s late 1980s indie rock scene. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.bandcamp.com and http://www.scotthrabko.com

Scott Hrabko, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Mike Warren for No Depression. Magazine writes: “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.”

Other Cats, Other Bags – Vol II by Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits

1. Wayfaring Muse 04:15
2. In The Sky 06:03
3. Everything 05:15
4. About Time 04:16

Other Cats, Other Bags Vol II – Second in a Multi-Volume project

These recordings grew from sessions Scott did at home with a few longtime Rabbits and some new friends from the KC music community Scott has been wanting to record with for some time.

Volume II collaborators: Jason Beers, Hank Tilbury, David Randall, Chris Hudson

The covers of each EP in this series, as well as most of the individual tracks are by artists Scott knows and loves.

released April 19, 2024

Jason Beers: Bass Guitar (1-3), Keyboards (3)
Dave Randall: Piano (1-2)
Hank Tilbury: Bongos, Talkative Shakers, Spatulas, Water Bowl, Tomato Can (1-2)
Chris Hudson: Nylon String Guitar (1-2) Spectral Guitar (3)
SH: Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Drums (3-4), Piano (4)

All songs © 2024, Scott Hrabko (ASCAP)

Recorded and mixed by Scott Hrabko, KCMO
Additional recording by Chad Bryan
Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering, Portland, OR

Art:
Cover: Hank Tilbury – http://www.hanktilbury.com

Wayfaring Muse: Kevin Paulsen – http://www.instagram.com/kmartinpaulsen/?hl=en

In The Sky: Cayse Cheatham – tatibell298.wixsite.com/cayse

Everything: Diane Christiansen – http://www.christiansenstudio.com

About Time: Val Hodges Tankard
Design: SH

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Other Cats, Other Bags – Volume I by Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits

1. Junk Drawer 02:57
2. Dark Highway 03:58
3. Only A Dream 05:41
4. Brand New Day 03:30

Other Cats, Other Bags Vol I
First in a Multi-Volume project

These recordings grew from sessions Scott did at home with a few longtime Rabbits and some new friends from the KC music community Scott has been wanting to record with for some time.

Volume I features steadfast stalwarts Jason Beers and Tim Higgins, as well as Kansas City folks, Betse Ellis, Brett Hodges, Brandon Day, Beth Watts Nelson and Kristin Hamilton.

The covers of each EP in this series, as well as most of the individual tracks are by artists Scott knows and loves.

Released March 19, 2024

Jason Beers: Bass Guitar (1-2), Piano (1)

Brandon Day: Upright Bass (3-4), Fiddle (1,4)
Lead Guitar (1,4), Backing Vocals (3)

Betse Ellis: Fiddle (2), Backing Vocals (2)

Kristin Hamilton: Backing Vocals (3)

Tim Higgins: Congas (1), Drums (2)

Brett Hodges: Lead Guitar (2), Backing Vocals (2)

Beth Watts-Nelson: Backing Vocals (3)

SH: Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Drums (3-4)

All songs © 2024, Scott Hrabko (ASCAP)

Recorded and mixed by Scott Hrabko, KCMO
Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering, Portland, OR

Art:

Cover -Sam Hrabko
Junk Drawer – Sam Hrabko
http://www.inprnt.com/profile/hrab/

Dark Highway – Hank Tilbury
http://www.hanktilbury.com

Only A Dream – Joanna Kane
http://www.greyladygallery.com/joanna-kane

Brand New Day – Judi Bauer & Mimi Krebotchnik

In The Sky (Lyrics) written by Scott Hrabko

Wobbling sea legs
In every other port of call
In the bus stop tail light twilight
A nameless baby squalls

She left the door wide open
You let the cold air in
Five senses of tumbling darkness
The drunken heavens spin

On the unmade love I lay me down
Until the room resumes spinning around
So many pallets, so many floors
To crash and burn and dream
Eleventh hour lover calling out for more
(More fool me)

Lady luck couldn’t give a f___
Not even out of pity
Snake eyes roll in the head cracking cold
You’re pissing in the windy city

Oh, freak dreams heave – ho
Twenty stories high
Well, here’s to soft landings
On full moonlit thighs

And you’re free to freeze your ass off
Waiting for a train
That takes you far from trouble
Should the lady be delayed

In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Disappearing daddy
How you made your mama cry

You made your mama cry

Made a career of avoiding mirrors
Just walk on by

Walk on by

Scott Hrabko, Thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.bandcamp.com http://www.scotthrabko.com

11:51:23

19. Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits – “In The Sky”
    from: Other Cats, Other Bags, Vol II / Scott Hrabko / April 19, 2024
    [On March 19, 2024 Scott Hrabko released Other Cats, Other Bags – Volume 1 a 4 – track EP which is the first of Multi-Volume Project containing recordings that grew from sessions he did at home with a few longtime Rabbits and some new friends from the Kansas City Music Community. // On July 1, 2022 Scott Hrabko and The Rabitts released The Wonderful World Of Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits. This recording was #12 on WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2022. These two sprawling discs contain song-craft reminiscent of everything from classic ‘60s adult pop to nostalgia-free Americana to cut ’n’ paste hip hop-inspired grooves — and some wild detours between. “But it’s all me.” – Hrabko. The Rabbits, this time around: Jason Beers on Bass, Organ, Piano, Banjo, Harmonica, Slide Guitar; Clarke Wyatt on Drums; Matt Hopper on Lead Guitar; Chris DeVictor on Upright Bass; Chris Hudson on Nylon String Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar; Mike Lindsey on Bass; Tim Higgins on Drums, Percussion; Gary Paredes on Slide Guitar, Wah Wah Guitar; Chad Brothers on Lead Acoustic, and Havilah Bruders on Vocals, with Scott Hrabko on Voices, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Banjo, Static Outbursts, Ghosts Knob Twiddling and Digital Chicanery. This 2-CD, 22-song release, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCOTT HRABKO & THE RABBITS on July 1, 2022. The double album was recorded at Hrabko’s home studio in a time of a global pandemic and social unrest. Mike Warren writes in No Depression Magazine, “Hrabko’s rootsy songs are filled with trap doors, hidden nooks, and secret passageways. They’re like those dreams within comfortably familiar houses that suddenly have brand new rooms.” Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits have released six singles and released the albums and EPs: LAST DANCE (EP) in 2020, SMASH HITS FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE (EP) in 2019, SUMMER in 2017, and BISCUITS AND GRAVITY in 2015. Scott Hrabko’s 2013 critically acclaimed solo release, GONE PLACES was said to be 30 years in the making. Scott Hrabko has played with The Original Sinners, as well as the 1980s bands: The Splinters, and The Andersons. In the early 1990s Scott performed as a solo artist in coffee houses with Iris Dement and Howard Eisberg. More info at: http://www.scotthrabko.com]
20. Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now”
    from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]

Next week, on Wednesday, May 1 we welcome Jocelyn Olivia Nixon of The Creepy Jingles. // At 11:00 am we welcome Lauren Krum and member of The Grisly Hand who will share all of the details of The Grisly Hand Jubilee: Celebrating 15 years of Music & Friendship, Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Ship, 1221Union Avenue, KCMO WEST BOTTOMS. After 15 years of live shows, 6 albums, The Grisly Hand are doing their last show. Proceeds of which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. // at 11:30 Brenton Cook joins us to share details about Haymaker Records 10 Year Anniversary Show at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd., KCMO on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:00pm with Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Be/Non, and Jorge Arana Trio.

THANK YOU to our incredible KKFI Staff; Director of Development & Communications – J Kelly Dougherty, Volunteer Coordinator – Darryl Oliver, Chief Operator – Chad Brothers.

This radio station is more than the individual hosts of each individual radio show. Instead it is about a collective spirit of hundreds of hardworking people, unselfishly setting aside ego, to work for the greater good of community building and the gigantic goal of keeping our airwaves free, non-commercial, and open to all! Congratulations and thank you to all programmers & volunteers who went the extra effort to keep our station alive.

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