Stay ConnectedFinding new music can be hard! Join local music superfan Ben Wendt as he explores the Kansas City music scene and attempts to add context to local acts for new listeners. Your new favorite band might be playing down the street this week for ten bucks…you just need to discover them first!
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Tunes from:
RUBEO
imtheworst (new EP Moon Boy out now!)
CAMP
Sam Wells
Faith Maddox
Passerine Dream
Grey Eyes
CHRIS CART3R
Le Grand
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Tunes from:
Dreamgirl
We The People (feat RaneRaps)
Hannah Norris
Jenna Rae
CHRIS CART3R
Deco Auto
Miki P
Killer City
Smokes Let's Go
CAMP
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Tunes from:
The Moose
Dreamgirl
Smokes Let's Go
Hannah Norris
Grey Eyes
Dylan Pyles
Jon Terrey
We The People
Miki P
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Tunes From:
Nick Siegel
Dylan Pyles
A'sean & Walt
The Black Mariah Theater
Black Light Animals
Hannah Norris
Mensa Deathsquad
True Lions
We The People
The Moose
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Music from:
Mason Blaize
The Moose
Mensa Deathsquad
The Creepy Jingles
Ben Schenberg
Chess Club
Grey Eyes (NEW music!)
A'Sean and Walt (NEW music!)
Dylan Pyles (NEW music!)
Doglava
Tunes from:
Sam Wells
Cheery
The Royal Chief (Feat. JaySol)
The Moose
Jillian Riscoe
Emma Jo
R.I.Peter
Dylan Pyles
Jillian has a website with tour dates and such:
http://www.jillianriscoe.com
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Tunes from:
The UKs
The Royal Chief
Familiar
Grand Marquis
Fritz Hutchison
Courtney Ann Hall
Topaz (world premiere!)
True Lions
The Moose
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Tunes from:
Mason Blaize
The Royal Chief
Cheery
Mensa Deathsquad
Dark Holler
Familiar
True Lions
Chess Club
R.I.Peter
BLACKSTARKIDS
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Tunes from:
Cheery
Doglava
True Lions
Familiar
Joycamp
Pala Zolo
Dark Holler
The Freedom Affair
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You can still watch the 7 Days of St. Patrick Fest:
http://summerofsoundkc.com/
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Tunes from:
Familiar
Le Grand
BLACKSTARKIDS
Mason Blaize
R.I.Peter
Cheery
Chess Club
Mensa Deathsquad
Black Light Animals
The Freedom Affair
You can still watch the 7 Days of St. Patrick Fest:
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Tunes from:
The Royal Chief
The Freedom Affair
Cudo
Ebony Tusks
Familiar
Rob Rice
Use Your Atlas
R.I.Peter
Chess Club
Such Luck
You can still watch the 7 Days of St. Patrick Fest:
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Music From:
Grand Marquis
AtticNoise
Forrest McCurren and The Daily Special
Mason Blaize
They Call Me Sauce
The Republic Tigers
Jillian Riscoe
Modern Day Fitzgerald
Sam Wells
Calvin Arsenia
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Tunes from:
Fritz Hutchison
Other Americans
A'sean
Blue False Indigo
Faintheart
Forrest McCurren and The Daily Special
AtticNoise
Calvin Arsenia
They Call Me Sauce
Larsen (feat. Re:id)
Ben has a Patreon
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Tunes from:
Parvenu
Blue False Indigo
Midwest December
Jillian Riscoe
Trevor Turla (feat. Reginald Chapman)
Miki P & The Swallowtails
The Grand Marquis
Ben Schenberg
Broken Heart Syndrome
BLACKSTARKIDS
plus an interview with Trevor Turla!
Watch Trevor's INCREDIBLE set at The RINO from a few weeks back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VINUC-7zAC8 (Trevor starts at 58:00)
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Tunes from:
Mad Libby
Dragon Inn 3
CUDO
Adee Rocket Dancy
Doglava
Payge Turner
Paris Williams
Kara Myree
R.I.Peter
The Moose
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Tunes from:
Other Americans
Lazy Projector
Duncan Burnett
Sam Wells (interview!)
Paris Williams
They Call Me Sauce
Cudo
Chess Club
Jake Wells
Ben has a Patreon
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Music from:
A'sean (feat. 1Bounce)
Calvin Arsenia
Christopher Dom$
Other Americans
Back Alley Brass Band
Sam Wells
Payge Turner
Chess Club
Southside Dame (new video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6aVU4Uw7nI)
Use Your Atlas
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Music from:
What A Wreck
The Dear Misses
The Freedom Affair
Kye Colors
Sam Wells (New EP "For The Deflated" out now!)
Other Americans
We The People
The Moose
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Pre-Order The Freedom Affair's album on vinyl
https://thefreedomaffair.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-is-love
Music from:
A'sean (feat 1Bounce)
Flutienastiness
Other Americans
J. Theiss
BLACKSTARKIDS
The Royal Chief (feat. Love Mae C, J. Goodman)
The Freedom Affair
Ebony Tusks
Payge Turner
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Tunes from:
Mr. Golden Sun
The Royal Chief
Fritz Hutchison
Payge Turner
BLACKSTARKIDS
J. Theiss
Steven Bankey
W,TR
A'Sean
Faintheart- "Us"
Familiar- "Growing Tired"
The Royal Chiefs- "100 Miles (feat. JaySol)," and "Remind Me"
Ultimate Fakebook "Manhattan, KS"
Fritz Hutchison "Stationary"
Jake Wells "Orange and Blue"
Sam Wells "For the Deflated"
Use Your Atlas "Flowers"
Le Grand "Button Mashing"
The Republic Tigers- "Risky Business"
Use Your Atlas- "Flowers" and Everything Changes
A'sean (feat. 1bounce)- "Stay Dangerous"
Cav- "2Wayy"
Larsen (feat. Re:id)- "Learn Twice"
The Freedom Affair- "Give A Little Love"
Ebony Tusks- "Bloodletting"
Sam Wells- "For The Deflated"
BLACKSTARKIDS- "Tangerine Love"
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Use Your Atlas- Everything Changes
A'Sean- "Stay Dangerous"
Cav- "2Wayy"
The Casket Lottery- "More Blood"
Larsen (feat. Re_id)- "Learn Twice"
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Nick Siegel- "No Love of Mine"
CAMP- "Thanks, Charlie Conway"
Kye Colors- "Only God Knows (feat. A'sean)"
Belle & The Vertigo Waves "Pulse"
They Call Me Sauce "Make You Sing (feat. Love, Mae C.)"
Jon Terrey "I Wish It Were Christmas"
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Kye Colors- "Kansas City State of Mind"
Adee Rocket Dancy- "Ain't Blowing Over"
Kid Computer- "Tunrda" and "You"
Sara Bellum & The Brain Waves- "Clarification Jason"
The Sexy Accident- "A Merry Christmas to You"
Famous For A Day- "The Gang Writes A Christmas Song"
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Ultimate Fakebook- "Manhattan, KS"
The Freedom Affair- "Give A Little Love"
Miki P & The Swallowtails- "Like The Spider" (LIVE STREAM AT THE RINO 12/12/20!!!)
The Republic Tigers- "Risky Business"
Pair of Sloths- "Can You Riddle Me That?"
imtheworst- "It's Probably Snowing Somewhere"
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Kye Colors- Kansas City State of Mind, Only God Knows (feat. A'Sean)
Ultimate Fakebook- Manhattan, KS
The Casket Lottery- Trust As a Weapon
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Attic Light- "Hot In Kansas City"
Kye Colors- "Only God Knows (feat. A'Sean)"
Modern Day Fitzgerald- "Dropout" and "Morning Light" from their new EP "Live at The RINO"
Miki P & The Swallowtails- "Sarah"
Sara Bellum & The Brain Waves- "Red Flags" *World Premiere*
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Heart Machine- Nightmare (Cool new video!)
The Casket Lottery- Sisyphus Blues
The Freedom Affair- One Nation
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Belle & The Vertigo Waves- "Fear or Faith"
Westside Royal- "Not the Same," "Better"
CAMP- "Thanks, Charlie Conay," "You Can Alway Say No" (from their upcoming EP!)
What A Wreck- "Redeemers"
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The Freedom Affair- Outta My Mind
Jules Sees Miracles- Hike (A Vision Standing Still)
Faintheart- Say To Me
CAMP- You Can't Win If You Don't Play / Thanks, Charlie Conway (Pre-order their EP and some swag!)
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Miguel Antonio- Make The Whiskey Last
The Republic Tigers- Somethin' Fierce
Old News- Pulling Teeth, Heads Like Projectors
Courtney Ann Hall- Bottom Shelf
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Back Alley Brass Band- Shakin' It Up!
Calvin Arsenia- Headlights, Smoke and Mirrors
Tickets to Sound Of Kansas City are still available but selling fast!!!
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Miki P and The Swallowtails- Like The Spider
Belle & The Vertigo Waves- Pulse
Check out What A Wreck, Larsen, and The Way Way Back at The Sound of Kansas City on 10/18
Check out Westside Royal and Belle & The Vertigo Waves at Lemonade Park on 10/30
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Nick Siegel- New York, Course Corrected
Brandon Phillips & The Condition- Veronica
Fast Radio Burst- Postmodern Hipster Nightmare
The Sexy Accident- Undefeated Champion of the Arcade
Company Retreat- Treat Yourself
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Brandon Phillips and The Condition- Sunrise, Contrition
Black Light Animals- The Revolution's After Party
Familiar- Beachy Boy (Spoke Too Soon)
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Black Light Animals put out an amazing album called "Playboys of the Western World."
We also played a song by Foshee, and a track from The Freedom Affair.
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They Call Me Sauce (feat Mae C, Love)- Make You Sing
Familiar- Beachy Boy (Spoke Too Soon)
Smokes Let's Go- Forest Temple
Black Light Animals- Special FX and Halo
The Nicole Springer Band- Birthday
Social Chocolate- Graham Cracker Breadcrumbs
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They Call Me Sauce - Expensive Dessert
imtheworst - Mumford and the Elephant *World Premiere, unavailable until June 4th!
IF // THEN- Antu's House
The Jinxed- World On Fire
Hot Suede- "Got What You Came For"
Heads or Heads- "Climbing Up"
Familiar- You Don't Need Me
La Guerre- "yours"
Glass Bandit- "Unraveled"
Black Light Animals- "Dark Fantasies"
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Use Your Atlas "Lost At Sea"
Zooboy "Plaza Art Fair"
Familiar "You Don't Need Me"
Trevor Turla "Busted"
Jake Wells "Call Me Up"
Dark Holler "Splinter"
yeasurree "i once saw a man riding a bike in the shape of a bullet"
La Guerre "way way back"
They Call Me Sauce "Expensive Dessert"
Lava Dreams "Good Energy"
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Familiar - "You"
Belle & The Vertigo Waves - "Pulse"
Nicole Springer Band "Come Clean"
Christopher Dom$ "LOSER"
Use Your Atlas "Lost At Sea"
Faintheart "Us"
Fritz Hutchison "Fortunate Flaws"
Duncan Burnett "Girl Friends"
Jake Wells "Orange and Blue"
Nick Siegel "Anne Hathaway"
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Belle & The Vertigo Waves "Fear Or Faith"
Nick Siegel "Let's Blouse!"
Zooboy "See You Soon"
Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type "Teenage Bodies"
Use Your Atlas "Flowers"
Westside Royal "Better," "She Sells Sanctuary"
They Call Me Sauce "Make You Sing (Feat. Love and Mae C)"
Cuddle Puddle- "My Little Black Cloud," "IDKW2S"
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Conman Economy "Tonight, Tonight"
Familiar "Innate Beauty" and "Can't Betray"
Broken Heart Syndrome "Hard 2 B Boring"
The Black Mariah Theater "Don't Hang On To Me"
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Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type- "Not Tonight Josephine" and "Teenage Bodies"
Good Saint Nathaniel- "All That's Lost"
The Moose- "Through The Rainbow"
Miki P & The Swallowtails- "Sarah"
World Dad Ever!- "Arizona Sunsets"
The Black Mariah Theater- "Got No Luck"
Camp- "You Can't Win If You Don't Play"
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Mr. Golden Sun "Flyover Country"
Courtney Ann Hall "Bottom Shelf"
Jillian Riscoe "Breaking Point"
The Life I Love "Under the Radar"
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Mr. Golden Sun- "The Comedian"
Le Grand- "Matthew 2.0 (Matt-Matt)"
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This week on Ope! Radio:
The Dear Misses- "Kansas City"
Employer- "Approving the Merger"
Broken Heart Syndrome- "Dolly (And Other Unfinished Business)"
Cuddle Puddle- "Hyperfocus"
The Sexy Accident- "Unto a Sparkling Shore"
Hot Suede- "Roll A Bone" (The RINO 10/26)
Modern Day Fitzgerald- "Haunting Me"
What A Wreck- "Shapeshifter"
Other Americans- "Runaway King" (Album release show at miniBar 10/19)
Famous For A Day- "Dead Ends"
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Tunes on this episode:
(2:13) Faintheart "Us"
(6:56) CAMP "You Can't Win If You Don't Play"
(12:16) Royal Order "Shadowboxing Mike Tyson's Jungle Cat In The Bar... At Night"
(17:19) Mess "Drown"
(22:40) Zooboy "Please, Please Please"
(26:20) Le Grand "Button Mashing"
(29:50) Famous For A Day "Dead Ends"
(33:34) The UK's "Motor City Blackout"
(38:43) Miguel Antonio "Minnesota"
(44:17) Fathers "Take Care"
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