Wednesday MidDay Medley is produced and hosted by Mark Manning. Tim Finn, Music Writer for The Kansas City Star and Ink, wrote that Wednesday MidDay Medley was the “Best Place To Hear Local Music On The Radio: The place to listen to new local music and often hear performers talk about it.” (December 4, 2013) The show plays with themes, special events, and features new and local releases, Interviews, and live in-studio performances. The show plays indie, glam, punk, funk, folk, hip hop, classic country, jazz, lo-fi, electronic, soul, latin, broadway, cuban, african, ambient. Special shows include our ongoing, “A Story in a Song,” “Remembering MLK,” and our four-week December series: “The 100 Best Recordings of the Year.” We also welcome special guest producers and co-hosts, including: Marion Merritt who joins us semi-regularly to share musical discoveries.
Past guests of the show
The Grisly Hand, Dollar Fox, Lily Tomlin, Marty Kraft, Laurie Anderson, Greg Brown, Anne Winter, Abigail Henderson, Karen Errington, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Tommy Ramone, Sam Harris, Iris DeMent, Bach Aria Soloists, Natalie Gallagher, Shy Boys, Krystle Warren, Robert Moore, Billy Smith, David Ford, Chuck Haddix, Tim Finn, Hector Casanova, Stephanie Roberts, Spencer Brown, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Ron Megee, Dewey Chafee, Kirsten Paludan, Peter Lawless, Masankho Banda, Nick Cave, Betse Ellis, David Sokolowski, David Wayne Reed, Joel Nanos, Rosie Flores, Annie Cherry, Mr. Marcos V7, Peregrine Honig, Jim Hightower, Amy Goodman, Eleni Mandell, Jill Sobule, and Chris Haghirian, Necia Gamby, CJ Janovy, Maria The Mexican, Tim Kearns, Kurt von Schlemmer, Lisa Cordes, Matt Dunehoo, Brian Hicks, Nico Gray, Sandra K. Davies, Cris Williamson, The Bad Ideas, Kaite Stover, Crystal Boson, Shane Evans, Lou Jane Temple, Chadwick Brooks, Robert Coleman Trussell, Howard Iceberg, Gary Krough, Virgil Rhames, Donnie L. Betts, Jack Cole, Sam Cordes, Scott Cordes, Cathy Barnett, Kate Clinton, Jason Ryberg, Matt Erickson, Sunshine Del Hamric, Zoe LaGrece, Mark Hennessy, Ed Tato, Bill Sundahl, Von Hodad, Kathleen Warfel, Cody Wyoming, Aaron Barnhart, Nate Borofsky, Tom Livesay, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Thomas Frank, Dana Gilmore, Regina Spektor, Ubaka Hill, Cynthia Levin, Emily Lauren, Jon “Piggy” Cupit, Tim Brown, Robert Brand, Julie Lee, Susie Keynes, Will Leathem, Tabla Rasa, Jeff Black, Steven Eubank, Justin Van Pelt, Charlie King & Karen Brandow, Toby Grotz, Stephan Said, Crissy Sciolaro, Robert McCain, Missy Koonce, Christi Hoffman, Tret Fure, Ira Harritt, John Jessup, Cheryl Kimmi, Tom Crane, Frank Hicks, Bob Bond, Miriam Davidson, Rebekah Presson Mosby, Paul Malinowski, Megan Hamilton, Frank Alvarez, Dan Barnett, Pete Dulin, Pam Taylor, Peggy Friesen, Stacy Tolbert, Art McDonnell, Amy Boyd, Joel Kraft, Piney Gir, Mica Thomas, Jade Osborne, Connie Dover, Richard Pirodsky, Bess Wallerstein, Lora McDonald, Lew Edmister, Daniel Dermiztel, Rev. Sam Mann, Lisa Valenti, Emily Tummons, Mike Murphy, Vicki Walker, Beth Marshall, Nathan Granner, Beau Bledsoe, Mark von Schlemmer, Cory Call, Brady Karlin, Megan Birdsall, Griffen Alexander, Sabrina Matthews, Bob Smith, Alexis Barclay, Ellen Sheridan D.D.S., Rick Dodderidge, Joe Baehr, Joyce Slater, Tim Miller, Steve Brown, James MacDonald, Elizabeth Rich, Dorothy Hawkins, Debra Mellicker, Richard Mabion, Charles S. McVey, Jamie Rich, Tom Edmonson, Durwin Rice, Shawn Pavey, Paolo Andino, Ike Sheldon, Jerry Harrington, Sunshine Patten, John Koop AKA “Flo,” Corrie Van Ausdal, The Barclay Martin Ensemble, Rebecca Liberty, Meghan Whelan, Barclay Martin, Vi Tran, Erin McGrane, Sarah Swenson, Mark Lowrey, H. Stewart, Rick Willoughby, The Sleazebeats, Giuliano Mingucci, Michael Buckley, Terry Hancock, Chato Villalobos, Uzziel Pecina, Hector Casanova, Robert Heishman, Lonita Cook, Joe Faus, Rocky Hopson, Heather Thornton, Rob Houle, Agustin Frederic, Sterling Witt, Chris Gibson, Ron Simonian, Softee, Jennifer Appell-Goldston, Sarah Anderson, Matt Cygnett, Steph Allen, Allan Winkler, Sarah Mundy, Jane Gotch, Flora Chang, Blair Schulman, Don Simon, Mimi Mangrum, Cheri Lu Woods, Mongol Beach Party, Karen Errington, Christian Hankel, Christopher Meck, Heidi Van, Jeff Freling, Charles Ferruzza, Kyle Dalquist, Dave Lawrence, William Belzer, Jenny Mendez, Gilberto Guerrero, Janet Brown Moss, Natasha Derakhshanian, Mark Southerland, Elizabeth Hawn, Mike Ryan, Kathy Hale, Samantha Silveira, Art Suskin, Kathy Kane, KA$H Click, Two Headed Cow, Matthew Griggs, Mark Wingard, Jim “The Blind Guy” Hoschek, Philip ‘blue owl’ Hooser, Wick Thomas, Expassionates, Honey Valentine, Amy Farrand, Scott Easterday, Brodie Rush, Karen West, Marco Pascolini, Matt Weiss, Sean Kelley, BOOM! Alex Espy, Fran Stanton, Mikal Shapiro, Richard Burgess, Margo May, Sam Platt, Gnarly Dan, Matt Jacobs, Justin Norcross, Elaine McMilian, Shay Estes, Linda & Richard Rostenberg, Rachel McMeachin, Rusty Sneary, Matt Kesler, and Diane Burnette. For more information you can visit us at:
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Recent Episodes
March 3, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM w/ Robert Moore + Cuee + David Luther
On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley, Mark welcomes special guests: Robert Moore of Sonic Spectrum, Cuee, and David Luther. Mark also spins more New & MidCoastal releases from: Nan + The One Nite Stands, Cuee, Rob Rice, Other Americans, They Call Me Sauce, True Lions, R.I.Peter (Peter Beatty), Claire Adams, Everett The Grey, Dimension Bill Edwards, The Fey, Dream & PmBata, David Luther, Field Division, The Besnard Lakes, Geneva Jacuzzi, and The Damned.
ListenFebruary 24, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM Spinning Records With Marion Merritt
Mark welcomes Marion Merritt, of Records With Merritt, who joins us as “Guest Producer” to share sonic discoveries and information from her musically-encyclopedic-brain. Marion will play tracks from: Rudolph Johnson, Roland Haynes, Calvin Keys, Roberta Flack, Eugene McDaniels, Swamp Dogg & John Prine, Swamp Dogg with Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis, BeBe & CeCe Winans and Aretha Franklin, Arlo Parks, Masego & FKJ, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, T.P Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti. Marion also spins: Sarathy Korwar, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Morgan Delt, Tune-Yards, Sharon Van Etten, and Sia.
ListenFebruary 17, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM Celebrates Black History w/ MidCoastal Black Artists
WMM Celebrates Black History w/ MidCoastal Black Artists: Janelle Monáe, Krystle Warren, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Calvin Arsenia, The Black Creatures, The Freedom Affair, Eddie Moore's We The People, Approach with Joe Good, The Phantastics, Cuee, Khrystal., Kemet Dumas Coleman, Kadesh Flow, Crystal Rose, They Call Me Sauce with Love, Mae C., Phylshawn Johnson, Eems, BLKFLANL, KD Kuro with Domineko, The Buhs, and Radkey. AND, longtime contributor, Marion Merritt of Records with Merritt, a minority owned business in KCMO, and Betse Ellis, critically acclaimed fiddler, singer, songwriter, and one half of Betse & Clarke join Mark as guest co-hosts to encourage listeners to call 888-931-0901, or visit www.kkfi.org to support 90.1 FM KKFI - Kansas City Community Radio during our Winter Fund Drive Show.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM presents: Christena Graves + Collidescope + Alisa Jefferson
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Making Movies with Calvin Arsenia, Jeremy Kittel, Quiet Takes, Dan Jones and The Squids, Christena Graves, Blue False Indigo, Collidescope, Superflaw, David Luther, Alisa Jefferson, Radial Red, Radkey, Juliette Frost, Stik Figa, and The Avalanches. At 10:30 Christena Graves shares details about her album, FINDING MY FOOTING. At 11:00 Mark talks with musician and songwriter Hadiza about her band Collidescope and their new 7-track album, DEEP TAPE. At 11:30 Rock and Roller Alisa Jefferson joins us to share two of her latest single releases: "Tell Me" and "Love Conquers All" that she recently released as a solo artist. Alisa is also lead vocalist and bass player for Radial Red.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM w/ Martin Farrell Jr + Mikal Shapiro + D Rashaan Gilmore
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: The Black Creatures, Lava Dreams, Waxahatchee, They're Theirs, Martin Farrell Jr., Mikal Shapiro & The Musical, Kadesh Flow, Miki P and The Swallowtails, Krystle Warren, Iris DeMent, Bartees Strange, Thundercat, Laetitia Sadier, and Foxygen. At 10:30 Martin Farrell Jr. shares music from his new album, COFFEE and LAUNDRY released December 18, 2020. At 11:00 Mark talks with Mikal Shapiro about her new radio show Siren Song, Saturdays at 11:00 AM on 90.1 FM KKFI. At 11:30 D. Rashaan Gilmore joins us to share information about his new radio show on Saturday nights at 5:00 PM on KKFI. After nearly four years as part of the team on 90.1's The Tenth Voice, D. Rashaan has made the leap to producing and hosting his own weekly radio show.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM presents Redder Moon + Charlotte Bumgarner + Lily B Moonflower
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Making Movies, Ondist feat. Jillian Riscoe, Redder Moon, Ivy Roots, Slim Hanson and the Poor Choices, Charlotte Bumgarner, Howard Iceberg & the Titanics, Lily B Moonflower, The Flaming Lips, Rose City Band, Afel Bocoum, and three artists from Barack Obama's 2020 playlist: Faye Webster, Jhené Aiko, and Hope Tala. At 10:30 Lily B Moonflower joins us to share music from her new album MOONFLOWER to be released on February 12, 2021, on Lost Cowgirl Records. At 11:00 Mark talks with Jeremiah James Gonzales and Jill McKeever of the KC based band Redder Moon. We'll share their newest single, "Dominos in Slow Motion" and talk about their process of putting together their latest album. At 11:30 Charlotte Bumgarner joins us to share her newest single, "Haunted House," released on January 22, 2021 on Manor Records.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM presents Sam Wells + Barry Lee
Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Monta At Odds, Charlotte Bumgarner, Ivy Roots, Grand Marquis, Miss Boating, Christena Graves, No Thanks, Kian Byrne, Sam Wells, Mensa Deathsquad, BCCC, Lazy Projector, The Hermanos Brothers, Regina Del Carmen, Barry Lee, Maggie Rogers, We Are KING, and Stevie Wonder. At 11:00 we'll talk with Sam Wells a songwriter based in KC about her debut EP, For The Deflated, released on Dec. 31, 2020 on French Exit Records. At 11:30 we talk with musician, songwriter, radio show host & producer, Barry Lee about his new album, A Belated Legacy.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM Celebrates MLK
On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley, January 13, 10 - Noon, on KKFI 90.1 FM, WMM celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929, with music of the movement from: The Staple Singers, Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Mavis Staples, Pops Staples, Bobby Watson & The I Have A Dream Project featuring Glenn North, Krystle Warren, The Freedom Affair, Calvin Arsenia, The Black Creatures, H.E.R., Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Labelle, Curtis Mayfield, Maceo & The Macks, The Swan Silvertones, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Aaron Neville, Soweto Gospel Choir, International Noise Conspiracy, Tramaine Hawkins, Ella Mitchell, Billy Porter, Solomon Burke, Nina Simone, Pete Seeger, and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2021 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM Celebrates Iris DeMent & Bowie
We reserve our first hour for Iris DeMent, born January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, Arkansas. She was the youngest of 14 children. She wrote her first song at the age of 25 and moved to Kansas City and played Harling's Upstairs and open-mic nights alongside Scott Hrabko and Howard Iceberg. We'll feature music from Iris DeMent, Greg Brown, and John Prine, and from her inspirations: Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Merle Haggard. We dedicate our second hour to David Bowie, born January 8, 1947. Over a span of 5 decades, Bowie sold over 140 million records and released 27 studio albums. We'll celebrate David Bowie with musical tracks from his studio albums, from his Reality Tour Live recordings, from musicians he influenced: The Sea and Cake, Julia Othmer and Ondara, from electronic musical pioneers Kraftwerk, and from Oscar winning film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, an actor and film composer who played opposite of David Bowie in the 1983 feature, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence”.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2020 Americana/Roots, Folk, Music, Rock
WMM’s 120 Best Recordings of 2020 (Part 4 of 4)
Wednesday MidDay Medley presents part-four, of our four-week special: The 120 Best Recordings of 2020. Based on playlists of this little ole radio show, we've compiled representative tracks from our favorite full-length albums and EP recordings of 2020. This Wednesday, we'll count down from #30 through #1 of our list, with music from: Betse & Clarke, Krystle Warren, The Roseline, Blackstarkids, Shy Boys, Ebony Tusks, Fritz Hutchison, We The People, Una Walkenhorst, Fullbloods, Katy Guillen & The Drive, Pedaljets, Daniel Gum, The Freedom Affair, Miki P and The Swallowtails, Old Sound, Lava Dreams, Aaron Alexander, Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Fiona Apple, Bettye Lavette, Fantastic Negrito, Perfume Genius, Lianne La Havas, Adrianne Lenker, Anjimile, The Heliocentrics, Dirty Projectors, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland.
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