Eight One Sixty

We welcome into our studio a band that we recently found out about with a fun, one-word, run-on name, they’re called Whateveramoon. CJ and Catie of the band will stop by and share their brand new single, some recent releases, and talk about a big show coming up on November 5 at The RINO.

We’ll talk about and play music from the other acts on the lineup for that November 5 show at The Rino, Lovely Idea (KC) and Social Cig (Milwaukee). Social Cig just got to play a World Series Gala event up in Milwaukee and they’re still floating from that big night! Also, go Brewers and small market baseball!

As we like to do with first-time guests, we’ll do a 7 Questions segment with CJ and Catie of whateveramoon and talk about their brand new album coming out in JAN 2027, Something Real.
 

We turn our attention to the overflowing Concert Calendar. Tune in and hear music from several acts who have upcoming gigs. Listen to them on the radio show and then go see them live!

We’ll be playing music from these acts and talking about their upcoming gigs:
• Hailes on OCT 22 at In The Lowest Ferns
• Use Your Atlas on OCT 23 at Lemonade Park
• corey dies in the end on OCT 23 at Sound Bite Social at Warehouse On Broadway
• The Aces on OCT 25 at The Current Landing at CPKC Stadium
• Lily B Moonflower w/ her band MoonShroom on OCT 31 at Knuckleheads
• Lovely Idea on NOV 5 at The RINO
• Making Movies on NOV 7 at The Folly
• Roman Numerals on NOV 7 at recordBar for Apocalypse Meow 19
• Jamogi on NOV 7 at recordBar for Apocalypse Meow 19
• The Creepy Jingles on NOV 14 at Englewood Arts

We welcome Christena Graves into the studio. We’ll debut her brand new single “Hangin’ On” and talk about her upcoming full length album. We’ll also preview her upcoming concert with David Luther on Saturday, October 24 at @Lemonade Park.

We’ll hear music from Christena’s albums over the years, as well music from her drummer, Brandon Graves and his past project Wrong Kata Trio. We’ll also hear one from David Luther.
It should be a good time, and as it’s Christena’s first visit to the show, we’ll do a 7 Questions Segment to learn more about her, and Brandon will join us for the questionnaire too!

We welcome into the studio Adam Hall from Boulevard Brewing Company and some of the musicians from Back Alley Brass Band. On Saturday, October 17, Taps & Tastes is happening at CPKC Stadium (home of the KC Current) and on the Current Landing.

 
The elevated beer fest will be a celebration that brings together the best of the Midwest, showcasing exceptional beers, beverages, and bites from Kansas and Missouri’s favorite craft breweries, distilleries, and chefs. KC culture will be on tap with music and games, with a BIG-screen watch party to follow on the plaza as KC Current takes on Utah on the road, in hopes to make the NWSL Playoffs!

Adam Hall from Boulevard will tell us about the breweries and restaurants that are part of the event and what you can look forward to that afternoon on Saturday, October 17.
We’ll also play music from all three bands that are part of Taps & Tastes, Back Alley Brass Band, The Canterberries , and Ekho Duo.

 
We’ll do a deep dive into this past year with the fellas from Back Alley Brass Band. We’ll hear about their performance at Fan Fest for The World Cup and how they had custom jerseys made. We’ll talk about how every time they play at the Plaza Art Fair it rains - you can bet on it! Those and other stories from a year of gigging as one of KC’s most entertaining bands.

We begin the show announcing the lineup for Apocalypse Meow. The annual fundraiser event for Midwest Music Foundation is celebrating its 19th year of helping Kansas City musicians get emergency medical funds. It’s all happening on Saturday, November 7 at recordBar.

After that announcement, we’ll dive into a stack of new and recent releases from KC acts/friends of KC acts with upcoming gigs - hear them on the show and then go see them live:
• Blind Boone the Musical Record Release & Listening Event TONIGHT at YesWay Live at 1519 Oak St.

(Blind Boone features so many great KC musicians, fronted by Ken Lovern, we’ll hear a song featuring Madisen Ward, Kadesh Flow, and Julia Haile)
• Calvin Arsenia on OCT 13 at The Folly Theater
• Bruiser Queen on OCT 16 at miniBar
• Snocaps with Waxahatchee and Caleb Hearon on OCT 23 at Uptown Theater
• Kelly Hunt on OCT 24 at Green Guitar Folk House
• Nan + The One Nite Stands on NOV 13 at The Brick

We'll begin the show and pause to talk about and remember the wondrous Ruth Ward, affectionately known as part of the duo of Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. News came out today that she recently passed away.

We'll talk about this weekend's 95th annual Plaza Art Fair. In addition to artists lining the streets with their wares, nearly 40 acts will play free concerts on three stages around The Plaza. We'll hear music from three acts playing on the KC Music Stage: Chris Hudson, The Swallowtails, and Jazlyn Epps. The stage is located at Ward Parkway and Pennsylvania and runs all weekend, massive thanks to our friends at Big Dudes Music City and The Capital Grille for helping make this happen!

We'll also jump into a pile of new releases from Making Movies featuring KEVIN MORBY, Ezgi, Jacquelyn Michele, Lee Walter Redding, Lauren Lovelle, and IVORY BLUE - who celebrated a birthday yesterday.

We sit down with special guests, Malek Azrael and Jass to talk about a new event series at Zhou B Art Center. In addition to being a musician, Malek is the marketing coordinator at Zhou B Art Center and he’s working to create a new series called Spirit and Song. The new series kicks off on September 25 with Jass, and we’ll talk about what you can expect that night!

The Spirit and Song series will happen monthly, here’s the lineup, we’ll hear music from all of these acts on the show:
SEPT 25 Jass
OCT 23 Lava Dreams
NOV 7 Rudy Love & The Encore
DEC 18 Kate Cosentino
In addition to that, we’ll talk about the Zhou B Art Center, located in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District:
• What is it?
• How do you pronounce it?
• What happens there?
It should be a good time and it’s always exciting to talk about new happenings in cool spaces in Kansas City. 

We sit down with Bill Sundahl, founder of Crossroads Music Fest/.CMFKC. The fest is celebrating its 22nd year and it’s all happening this Saturday at several venues in The West Bottoms. We’ll chat with him about the fest and hear music from several acts on the lineup including Jamie Searle aka J. Jerome who will also be joining us live in the studio.

Crossroads Music Fest is one of my favorite days of the year and the forecast for this Saturday is about 20 degrees cooler than this past Saturday! It should be a great day for checking out music from noon to 1AM on 7 stages, with a free Day Party, an amazing Cougar Club After Party, and so many good things happening all at once.

Tune into the show today and we’ll hear music from these acts on the lineup:

• Danny McGaw at 4:15PM at The Campground on the Port KC Stage

• Baang at 5:30PM at The Campground on the Port KC Stage

• Zee Underscore at 6:45PM at Lemonade Park on the Community Lending of America, Inc.

• Micaela Young at 6:45PM at The Campground on the Port KC Stage

• Copper Threading at 7PM at Stockyards Brewing on the Kissick Stage

• J. Jerome at 7:30PM Rock Island Bridge

• Of a Feather at 8PM at Stockyards Brewing Co. on the Kissick Stage

• Paris Williams at 9PM Rock Island Bridge

Hopefully we’ll hear from all of those folks, unless we talk too much! Check out the lineup, plan your schedule, grab some tix, be part of something cool and help out the good folks at KKFI 90.1 FM at the same time, all the info is at cmfkc dot com.

This week we have Nathan Reusch aka Bobcat Attack in, as well as electronic producer and visual artist HAUTLLE on the show.

We welcome in special guest Kirstie Lynn! The producer of the Eight One Sixty is Bella, and she’s been working on the show for over two years now, and the ONE musician that she has asked to have on the show is Kirstie!

Kirstie Lynn just put out a new album, Blazing Prairie Star via Manor Records. We’re going to listen to the album, track for track and hear the stories behind the songs.

We’ll also talk about her many upcoming shows, performing with her band The Lucky Strikes, her longtime duo partner Galen Clark, and more. And as it’s her first time on the show, we’ll do a 7 Questions segment, too.

Catch her on the radio program on Tuesday at 6PM and then catch her at a gig:

08/29 - Flew the Coop Fest at Blip Roasters

09/06 - Kirstie Lynn and the Lucky Strikes with Primrose Junction at Replay Lounge

09/09 - Kirstie Lynn and the Lucky Strikes at Boulevard Beer Hall for The Early Show

09/11 - The Whiskey Snug in Weston

09/13 - Kirstie Lynn, Odin Scott Coleman, and Drunken Fiddles at The Greenwood Social Hall

09/18 - Blazing Prairie Star EP Release show at Union Library with Teri Quinn and Lauren Lovelle

09/24 - Kirstie Lynn at J. Rieger & Co.