Wednesday MidDay Medley presents: D. Rashaan Gilmore + Erica Joy

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

MidCoastal & New Releases
+ D. Rashaan Gilmore + Erica Joy

Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Krystle Warren, Giants Chair, Erica Joy, La Guerre, The Dear Misses, Kevin Morby, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Mynabirds, LCD Soundsystem, EMA, Ariel Pink, The War On Drugs, Foxygen, Sheer Mag, Iron & Wine, Jack Johnson, and Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals.

At 10:30 community connector, organizer and collaborator – D. Rashaan Gilmore joins us to share information about his new radio show, ‘Unbossed and Unbothered w/ D. Rashaan’ on 90.1 FM KKFI, on the 3rd Saturday of each month, at 1:00 pm, during The Tenth Voice. D. Rashaan Gilmore is passionate about making a difference in the LGBTQ community of color. His current project is BlaqOut, a newly formed organization which seeks to organize and mobilize the black, gay community in Kansas City and develop a leadership core. Gilmore has previously managed multiple significantly-sized SAMHSA and CDC-funded HIV/ AIDS awareness and prevention grants for the Kansas City CARE Clinic. He has also served as the Senior Field Organizer for PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT equality and advocacy organization.

At 11:15 Mark welcomes KC based singer and songwriter, Erica Joy who joins us to share information about her new band, and her upcoming intimate theatre show, Sunday, October 1st, at 7:00 PM, at Westport Coffeehouse Theatre where she will be debuting new songs, and playing with her new backing band – Colby Bales, Zach Harris, and Branden Moser. In 2015 Erica Joy released her first single “Fun to Hold You” and it remained in Homegrown Buzz’s rotation for over a year. She followed the single by releasing her debut EP, “Introduction” on February 3, 2017, in a special show at recordBar. Erica Joy has played Middle of The Map Fest. More information at: www.ericajoymusic.com

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