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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, July 18, 2018
Tim Finn + Howard Iceberg & Mom’s Demand Action + Cheryl Kimmi & Kansas City Fringe Festival 2018
Mark plays New & MidCoastal Releases from: Miles Bonny, Payge Turner, The Fey, Brandon Draper, Emmaline Twist, Belle & The Vertigo Waves, Howard Iceberg & The Titanics, Shapiro Brothers, The Hermanos Brothers, Benjamin Clementine, Courtney Barnett, Vacationer, and The War and Treaty. We also play: Patsy Cline, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles.
At 10:30 Mark talks with Cheryl Kimmi, Executive Producer of KC Creates about the 14 Annual KC Fringe Festival, July 19 through 29, featuring work from over 100 local, regional, and international performing artists, across 14 venues throughout a 5-mile footprint of Kansas City’s cultural corridors. The 14 Annual KC Fringe Fest features 76 different producers, over 650 participating artists, galleries showcasing 35 visual artists, with more than 400 opportunities to find Fringe this year. For more information you can visit: www.KCFringe.org
At 11:00, Local music critic Tim Finn, formerly with The Kansas City Star, joins us to share details about A Look Back at Rockville: Great Moments in Kansas City Concerts, Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 6:30 pm, at the Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, as part of the 2018 Adult Summer Reading Program Rock & Read. Tim Finn discusses some of KC’s best and most significant music moments. From national touring acts to homegrown musicians. Finn highlights concerts, shows, and encounters from our city’s music scene. From Patsy Cline’s final performance and the Beatles’ one and only local appearance to the three-day world premiere of The Jacksons Victory Tour. To RSVP visit: http://www.kclibrary.org/node/24299/register
At 11:30, Mark talks with Kansas City musician Howard Iceberg, and Pranav Nanda, High School Social Studies Teacher at Teach For America and Education Outreach Lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Senses in America. Howard and Pranav will share information about the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Benefit, Wednesday, July 25, at 7:00 pm, at Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway, KCMO, featuring the music of Howard Iceberg and Shapiro Brothers. The event is designed to benefit Moms Demand Action. For more information: www.momsdemandaction.org, www.howardicebergandthetitanics.bandcamp.com, www.shapirobrothersmusic.com
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