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WMM’s Best Recordings of 2024 (Part 4 of 4)

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

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

The 120 Best Recordings of 2024
(Part 4 of 4)

Wednesday MidDay Medley presents The Finale! part-four, of our four-week special: WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. Based on playlists of this little ole radio show, we’ve compiled representative tracks from our favorite full-length albums and EP recordings of 2024. We realize these “Best of” lists can seem subjective, so we ask that you please accept our list as a celebration of the year in music.

This Wednesday, we’ll count down #60 through #31 with tracks from: Eddie Moore, Kirstie Lynn & Galen Clark, The Swallowtails, Kat King, Clarke Wyatt, Supermoto, Amble Haunt, The Roseline, Miss Boating, BLACKSTARKIDS, Flight Attendant, Waxahatchee, Krystle Warren & The Faculty, The Highwater, Little Miss Dynamite, Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits, Shabaka, Jamie xx, Charli xcx, X, Beth Gibbons, Moses Sumney, The Cure, Mdou Moctar, Leyla McCalla, Hembree, Cheery, Nala Sinephro, Adrianne Lenker, and Meshell Ndegeocello.

In 2024 we’ve broadcast nearly 900 different tracks on WMM over our 100,000 watts of 90.1 FM Community Radio Airwaves. Over 500 of these tracks were from New & MidCoastal Releases. 60 of the representative tracks in our “Best of” list are from MidCoastal Releases. We conducted over 118 interviews with 141 special guests. 40 of the bands and artists in our “Best of” list have joined us as guests on WMM.

Tune into Wednesday MidDay Medley throughout December for our 4-week series: The 120 Best Recordings of 2024, on December 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. This is our celebration of the year when we were able to survey over 1000 area musical releases.

Tune in on 90.1 FM KKFI
or streaming live at kkfi.org

Show #1075

WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024 (Part 3 of 4)

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

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The 120 Best Recordings of 2024
(Part 3 of 4)

Wednesday MidDay Medley presents part-three, of our four-week special: WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2024. Based on playlists of this little ole radio show, we’ve compiled representative tracks from our favorite full-length albums and EP recordings of 2024. We realize these “Best of” lists can seem subjective, so we ask that you please accept our list as a celebration of the year in music.

This Wednesday, we’ll count down #60 through #31 with tracks from: ALBER, elska, The Whips, Zee Underscore, RxGhost, True Lions, Quiet Takes, Lonnie Fisher, Paris Williams, Keelon Vann, Dan Camino, Danielle Nicole, Say That Again, MellowPhobia, The Fun Guy, Marty Bush,Xiu Xiu, Kali Uchis, PJ Morton, Swamp Dogg, Hermanos Gutiérrez, MJ Lenderman, Flamy Grant, Billie Eilish, Arooj Aftab, Nubya Garcia, Okay Kaya, Nilüfer Yanya, Laura Marling, and Samara Joy.

In 2024 we’ve broadcast nearly 900 different tracks on WMM over our 100,000 watts of 90.1 FM Community Radio Airwaves. Over 500 of these tracks were from New & MidCoastal Releases. 60 of the representative tracks in our “Best of” list are from MidCoastal Releases. We conducted over 118 interviews with 141 special guests. 40 of the bands and artists in our “Best of” list have joined us as guests on WMM.

Tune into Wednesday MidDay Medley throughout December for our 4-week series: The 120 Best Recordings of 2024, on December 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. This is our celebration of the year when we were able to survey over 1000 area musical releases.

Tune in on 90.1 FM KKFI
or streaming live at kkfi.org

Show #1074

WMM presents: Favorite Releases of 2024 + SOUND MANDALA + Epitome + Marion Merritt + Betse Ellis

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

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Favorite Releases of 2024 + SOUND MANDALA + Epitome + Marion Merritt & Betse Ellis

Mark plays WMM’s Favorite Releases of 2024…So Far (Part 1 of 3) from The Freedom Affair, ALBER, Little Miss Dynamite, Zee Underscore, Monta At Odds, Daniel Gum, RxGhost, The Creepy Jingles, St. George & The Dragons, The Forcefields, Eddie Moore, Miss Boating, Epitome, musicbyskippy, and Leyla McCalla and Valerie June.

At 11:00 we’ll talk with Tom Mardikes, Professor of Sound Design at UMKC’s Conservatory. Tom has worked on over 250 professional productions as Sound Designer for KC Repertory Theatre, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and many others nationally. Mardikes has been head of graduate sound design training since 1986 and chair of UMKC Theatre since 2001. He co-founded Kansas City Actors Theatre in 2004, an artist-led, artist-driven professional theatre company performing in Kansas City’s Union Station. Tom shares details about SOUND MANDALA an immersive audio system that distributes sound to dozens of independent loudspeakers and moves sounds through space in ways never heard before. Sound Mandala premieres at The 20 annual KC Fringe Festival, in the Olsen Performing Arts Center at UMKC, 4949 Cherry St, KCMO., with 36 continual performances Friday, July 19 at 6:00pm, through Saturday, July 21 at 10:30pm. More info at http://www.soundmandala.org or http://www.kcfringe.org

At 11:30 Mark welcomes Kansas City based rapper Glenn Robinson who is known as Epitome. Epitome released his newest 10 track album, BOUJIE TYPE BEAT on February 19, 2024. Since then has released the new single, “Way Up (feat. Ayron Alexander)” on July 12, 2024. A protest of sorts, “WAY UP” is also a celebration of life and all its struggles. The raucous anthem delves into E’s mantra of “once you reach the bottom, the only way is UP!” Featuring the silky, smooth sounds of Ayron Alexander, the layered vocals transform this gritty griot into an alternative pop confection. Since 2016, Epitome has released 3 albums, 4 EPs. and nearly 20 singles, collaborating with artists including: The Royal Chief, Domineko, Regina Del Carmen, Amira Wang, VCMN, Scotty Wu, Lex Lingo and others. More info at: soundcloud.com/theepitomekc

AND, Marion Merritt of Records With Merritt, a minority owned business in KCMO, and Betse Ellis, critically acclaimed fiddler, singer, songwriter, of Betse & Clarke, Starhaven Rounders, and Little Miss Dynamite join us as special Guest Co-Hosts to encourage listeners to call 888-931-0901, or visit http://www.kkfi.org to support 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio during our Summer Fund Drive Show.

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #1055

WMM presents Shaun Crowley & Manor Fest 6

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

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Shaun Crowley & The Music of Manor Fest 6

Mark spins music from 25 artists and bands playing Manor Fest 6 including: Blackstarkids, Squirrel Flower, Shy Boys, Ebony Tusks, Calvin Arsenia, Paris Williams, Daniel Gum, Frogpond, Honeybee, True Lions, The Creepy Jingles, Liney Blu, Nick Shoulders, Grady Philip Drugg, Kadesh Flow, Pale Tongue, Julia Haile, Wills Van Doorn, Kat King, Pure XTC, Khrystal., Malek Azrael, Jass, The Swallowtails, and ALBER.

At 10:00 AM Shaun Crowley of Manor Records joins us to talk about Manor Fest 6, featuring 60 bands, across 20 venues, in 6 nights, in 6 different neighborhoods of Kanas City. The official dates are May 23, 24, & 25 and May 30, 31, & June 1. Manor Fest is a local music fundraiser festival curated and ran by Manor Records. All profits from this fundraiser go to the “Manor Records Fund” to help with their non-profit’s mission of releasing music from local artists on physical platforms through Manor Records. Manor Fest 6 includes: BLACKSTARKIDS, Squirrel Flower, Shy Boys, Ebony Tusks, Calvin Arsenia, Dylan Earl, Paris Williams, Daniel Gum, Kat King, Scabb, Flooding, Frogpond, Fritz Hutchison, Honeybee, True Lions, Supermoto, The Creepy Jingles, Tidal.wav, Kirstie Lynn & Galen Clark, Nick Shoulders, Fullbloods, MC Rue + Mikey, Jass, Grady Drugg, Kadesh Flow, Pale Tongue, Liney Blu, Khrystal., Eggs On Mars, CS Luxem, Brian Bulger, Blanky, The Highwater, Charlotte Bumgarner, THIMASTR, Julia Haile, Teri Quinn, The CAVVES, Wills Van Doorn, Midwestern, Pure XYC, Stephonne, Big Fat Cow, Mason Blaize, Burning Bush, Luke Krutzke, 2W33DY, Collidescope, Shay Lyric, Malek Azrael, Field Daze, They’re Theirs, The Swallowtails, Jolson & The Fear of Snakes, Natalie Prauser, Dalia Kapten, and ALBER. For more information you can visit: http://www.manorrecords.com

On your local radio dial 90.1 FM or
STREAMING LIVE at: kkfi.org

Show #1042