Eight One Sixty

Podcast Month continues as we sit down with the guys behind The Chalkboard Podcast to kick off the show! Then we hang out with the guys in Instant Karma as they get ready for their big EP release show on Saturday night, Instant Karma! Trying to Find My Mind EP Release Free Show. The Chalkboard guys have picked out music to share from Salar Rajabnik, Ben Kweller, Styrofoam and maybe some others too. Also, we get a sneak peak/listen at some tracks from Instant Karma's new EP.

It’s halfway through the year let's focus on some of our favorite releases and shows of the year so far! We could never fit ALL of our favorites into a one hour show but if you listen you will hear some great songs from Krystle Warren, Smokey James & the Avalanche, Radar State, Momma's Boy, The Sluts, Black Stacey, Second Hand King, Olivia Fox, Lennon Bone and one non-KC act, Slowdive(band). In between the songs, Chris will also run through his top ten shows of the year so far. We hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July!

We are joined by three special guests on this show! Bill Sundahl of KKFI 90.1 FM will hang out and talk about KKFI Collaborations Live! at Folly Theater this Friday which features unique collaborations between some great KC musicians like Calvin Arsenia with Quixotic, Enrique Chi of Making Movies teaming up with students, Barclay Martin with Julia Haile and the list goes on. Then Anna Selle and Kevin Briody will join us to talk about a new publication, HearQueer. It’s an online and print publication that amplifies queer voices in music. The HearQueer Issue 001 Launch event is at Mills Record Company on Friday and Rachel Mallin and The Wild Type and Erica Joy Music will perform. 

We told Chris to do whatever he wanted since it's his birthday week, so you can hear some of Chris' FAVORITE things! Music from Aphex Twin, El Ten Eleven, Beth Orton, The National, Beirut, Bon Iver - plus some his new favorites like Pinegrove and Christine and the Queens w/ Perfume Genius. He will also talk about his TOP 2 shows of all time and even play a live recording from one of them.

It's all about Boulevardia // June 16th & 17th, 2017!!! This huge fest is celebrating it’s fourth year, featuring 3 stages with over 40 bands, $20 gets you in the door. On the show we’ll talk logistics, tell you where to park, walk you through the process of how to download UBER to your smart phone. Hear music from: The Joy Formidable, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic and The Strumbellas - those are the main stage headliners on Friday. Also, hear from Local Natives, The Struts, Hembree, Danny McGaw, David Burchfield Music, My Brothers & Sisters and Olivia Fox. More info on the fest here: www.boulevardia.com.