The Wednesday Midday Medley on KKFI 90.1FM Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10am - noon
Kansas City Indie Music Scene + Softee
Mark plays the newest recordings of Kansas City's very own: Softee, SSION, ACB's, Ghosty, The Barclay Martin Ensemble, Winston Apple, Mikal Shapiro, OK Jones, The PedalJets, The Wilders, Olympic Sizes, The Republic Tigers, It's Over, Kristie Stremel, Charles S. McVey, The Sexy Accident, In The Pines, and Bixby Lane.
At 11:15 Mark talks with members of Softee: Flora on cello and keyboards, Stephanie on guitar and vocals, Mimi on drums and vocals, and Sarah on bass and lead vocals. These four women originally came to Kansas City from Alabama, New York, New Mexico and Tawian. They all met at Hallmark where they work. They became great friends and started a band.
Softee will be in concert live with The Sour Babies and In Tents at The Brick at 1727 Mcgee Street, KCMO, on Saturday, September, 20 2008. Their brand new 5-song CD, Birds & Aliens is now available. For info on Softee visit: www.myspace.com/softeerocks
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Then, a postal service worker will use a very complicated system involving elves, cars, elephants, wicker baskets, marsupials and sticky tack to deliver the envelope containing the button to your door!
THEN, you can open the envelope, remove the button, and use it however you like! Please don't poke anyone with the sharp part, though, or throw it!
Thursday, August 7 - The Roasterie (Jesse Solo) - Kansas City, MO Sunday, August 10 - The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO Friday, August 15 - The Rendezvous - St. Joseph, MO
-> Comrades!
Welcome brothers and capitalist pig-dogs to the latest, most glorious announcement of Accident Sexy, The - band of rockn'roll heroes with guitars and mics and cables and beer. Hot it has become in the homeland, and our brains are scrambled as if they were eggs in an anti-drug commercial from the 80s. The sweat of our brows glistens in the fields and people all over are volunteering for the dangerous experiment called "indiepopshow". You should, too! Come out on an evening or on a night, alone or in a posse, and see us bring you the so-called rock slate. Our band is more louder and punctual than yours.
-> Thursday, August 7 - The Roasterie (Jesse Solo) - Kansas City, MO - 7pm
Bourgeois skinny rich boy Jesse will play with his fancy pants Martin acoustic (manufactured in capitalist slave state of Pennsylvania) some of the songs of Accident, Sexy The in the classist confines of this coffee cookie drip drip restaurant. It will be less hot inside than out, assuming Sputnik is transmitting accurate weather projections to the high counsel.
The Roasterie is located at 6223 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, MO
-> Sunday, August 10 - The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO - 10pm
Come take advantage of the weakness of the god-fearing capitalist yard hens as they recreate rather than work the fields on the day of the so called "lord." Observe them in their natural, "free time" activities. What do they drink? What do they wear? We want to know so we can laugh at them with hearty bellies full of vodka and yogurt.
The Record Bar is located at 1020 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO
-> Friday, August 15 - The Rendezvous - St. Joseph, MO - 10pm
Accident Sexy, The will be at their weakest without long-bass player PATRICK O'FENT and will enslave others through wages or barter to make the low boom boom. Witness what happens when nameless cog in indie rock wheel O'FENT is replaced by other nameless cog CHUCK or CHAD or MARKHAMBLIN. The arrogance of JESSEKATES is endless and shall be his undoing. Mark the day, JESSEKATES.
The Rendezvous is located at 619 Felix St, St Joseph, MO
-> Eat Clothing, Greedy American
Dress yourself in the burgundy not-red to lull others that you walk the righteous path of the hammer and sickle. Available in men's and women's sizes. Manufactured by deluded "free people" in cushy facility of the Los Angeles by Apparel of the Americans.
OK, I am pleased to announce that a new song has graduated into full rotation. Since first being played by the Sexy Accident, "All Surface" has demonstrated exemplary leadership, integrity, charisma and community awareness. Before serving as a Sexy Accident song, "All Surface" was a twinkle in my mind's eye and a whisp on the collective unconscious. Now, "All Surface" has proven itself worthy of the mega-standards of The Sexy Accident by exhibiting unique and unusual tonality, an evocative mood, nifty guitar work, and lyrics of a certain sophistication. When you next hear it, please welcome "All Surface" with open ears and congratulate it on its promotion.
Oh, "All Surface" asked me to share its lyrics with you, such that you might recognize it better when you come across it by the water cooler.
All Surface
float away, winter give a rest to your test climb aboard, summer a gentle breeze stirs the trees
stay a while, lover make me feel like I'm real turn your face to me let me know before you go
why they don't know me like they should know me like they said they would and I don't mean it and they can't see it like I wish they could
did you sail, sister around the world, clever girl as you span oceans locked by land, not my plan
and I don't know me like I should know me like I thought I would and they don't mean it and I can't see it like I wish I could
I'm tired of being here fading to one with no purpose all surface coming undone
did you hear, father they called my bluff, I'm not so tough cut my chest open found a plan, but not the man
and they don't know me like they should know me like they said they would and I don't mean it and they can't see it like I wish they could
I'm tired of being here fading to one with no purpose all surface coming undone
I'm tired of being here fading to one with no purpose all surface coming undone
(c) (p) 2008 Jesse Kates - All Rights Reserved
In other news, "I Just Need My Car" has turned out to be a bit of a scamp. In its most recent HR evaluation, "I Just Need my Car" was called out for attendance issues, an awkward and overly-abrupt key change, violating the dress code, unsportsmanlike conduct and generally just giving us all a lot of sass. As a result, "I Just Need My Car" has been promoted to President, North Supply division and you will probably never see it again.
We'll have more information for you at our upcoming all-hands meeting, scheduled for whenever I flippin' feel like it. Thanks for all that you do. There are cookies over there on the counter. And some bourbon.
I don't know about all of y'all, but I'm dragging today. It's hot hot hot in the Kansas City. I was up late rocking out at Jerry's Bait Shop (thanks to everyone who came out!), and I didn't sleep terribly well, and now I'm back at work trying to find some focus.
Last night's show was good. Our set got cut short, which was a bummer, so we only played two songs with Chad, our new guitarist: My Girl from Kinda Like Fireworks and our cover of Uptown Girl by Billy Joel! :) Both went over really well.
The lollipop factory rocked my world with their soccer pants, fitted t-s, wall of amps and tophat (singular.) It made me want to work on our look. That stuff doesn't come naturally to me, though.
Thankfully, it's almost lunch. A little walking and talking and eating will do me good.
