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Wednesday MidDay Medley
Wednesday MidDay Medley plays with themes and special events. The show features new releases, local artists, glam, indie, punk, funk, folk, hip hop, classic country, jazz, lo-fi, electronic, soul, latin, broadway, cuban, african, ambient, and live in-studio performances from area musicians, performers, and writers.
Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 our 12 Year Anniversary!
Katy Guillen & The Girls + HMPH + Fally Afani & I Heart Local Music + Jerad Tomasino + Spinning Tree Theatre’s “Amadeus”
Wednesday MidDay Medley’s 12 Year Anniversary on the radio, and we’ll continue playing music from artists participating in the 6th Annual Middle of the Map Fest. We’ll hear tracks from: Krystle Warren, Heidi Lynne Gluck, The Roseline, Red Kate, The People’s Punk Band, Dean Monkey & the Dropouts, Major Games, Toughies, Katy Guillen & The Girls, HMPH, and Fullbloods.
At 10:15 we’ll talk with company members of Spinning Tree Theatre‘s production of Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer. This Tony Award-winning play, which became an Oscar-winning movie, is running Wednesday through Sundays, through May 15, at The Arts Asylum, 1000 East 9th Street, (9th and Harrison), Kansas City, Missouri. Joining us in our 90.1 FM studios will be Robert Gibby Brand who plays Antonio Salieri and Michael Reiser who plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. For more information you can visit: www.spinningtreetheatre.com
At 10:35 Fally Afani joins us to share music and information from bands playing, I Heart Local Music’s – Day Party, at Middle of The Map Fest, Saturday, May 7, at 2:00 pm, at The Brick, 1727 McGee Street with: The People’s Punk Band, Dean Monkey & the Dropouts, Toughies, Major Games, and Real Adults. I Heart Local Music provides information about Lawrence music events and bands. For more information you can visit: www.iheartlocalmusic.com
At 11:00, Katy Guillen and The Girls join us to share music from their new album, “Heavy Days” to be released in partnership with VizzTone Label Group and the band’s new independent record label, KG&G Records on June 24. Katy Guillen and The Girls will play a special “Heavy Days” Release Show, Saturday, May 21, at 8:30 PM, with Mikal Shapiro, at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, Mo. More information at: www.kgandthegirls.com
At 11:30, Ryan Lee Toms & Jonathan Thatch, members of KC based, HMPH join us share information about the band’s upcoming Midwest Tour that kicks off on Monday, May 9th, at miniBar, 3810 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO. HMPH’s debut full-length “Headrush” was released on vinyl from Haymaker Records, August 21, 2015. More information at: www.haymakerrecords.net/hmph
At 11:47 Jerad Tomasino drops in to chat about “The Hit Television Series” a monthly listening party at miniBar, celebrating the album in its long-playing capacity. On May 9, at 4:00 pm, curator Jerad Tomasino welcomes Konnor Ervin of Shy Boys, and The ACB’s, for the inaugural “episode.” More information at: www.minibarkc.com
Katy Guillen and The Girls – Photo by Aaron Bowen.
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