The Midtown Lounge on 90.1 FM KKFI

07/25/2025

From the bottom of my heart—thank you. Because of your incredible support during KKFI’s 2025 Summer Fund Drive, The Midtown Lounge reached its fundraising goal!

Your generosity keeps the music alive—those deep blues, gritty rock, and soul-stirring grooves that define our time together each week. You’re not just listeners; you’re the heartbeat of this show and the reason we keep pushing play.

Here’s to more days in The Midtown Lounge—where the amps hum, the rhythm rolls, and the soul runs deep. Much love!

Host Frank Sereno
The Midtown Lounge on KKFI 90.1 FM

07/21/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we participated in the KKFI 2025 Summer Pledge Drive.

Guests included:
Papa Dan Smith
Avid KKFI listener Charles Ernst

Blues, rock and soul artists included:
Kelsey Miles
Roland Allen
Papa Dan Smith
Bon Ton Soul Accordion Band
Mary Bridget Davies Group
Brody Buster
Jimmie Bratcher
Nick Schnebelen

Thank you so much to all who donated to KKFI. Your generous contributions are much appreciated and helped The Midtown Lounge meets its goal! Thank you!

07/17/2025

Yea! It's back! You heard it here first!

07/14/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Markus K.
Slim Harpo
The Rolling Stones
Clifton Chenier
Lightnin' Hopkins
Alison Joy Williams
Blues Traveler
GA-20
The Moving Sidewalks
Amy Ryan Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Wailin' Walker
Otis Spann
Buddy Miles
Pops Staples
Etta James
Jimmy Dawkins
Brian Setzer
The Swamp Shakers
The Belmont Playboys

07/06/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Susan Tedeschi
Ray Charles
Big Jack Johnson
Sue Foley
Fats Domino
The Alexis P Suter Band
Gina Coleman
Faces
Bondi Ci**rs
Terry Hanck
Creedence Clearwater Revival
D.K. Harrell
Heather Newman
Tad Robinson
The Matt Woods Band
Dave Specter
The Mavericks
Larry McCray
Rufus Thomas
Arlo Guthrie

06/28/2025

Out tonight supporting and enjoying Kansas City’s Standed In The City band. Perfect night for live music!

06/27/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Gary Moore
The Blasters
Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women
Blues Traveler
Bo Diddley
Chris Robinson
Chris Duarte
Johnny Winter
Larkin Poe
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Freddie King
Tab Benoit
Danielle Nicole
Popa Chubby
Otis Spann
The Dennis Spencer Group
Howard Mahan
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials
Los Lobos
D.K. Harrell
Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists: Gary Moore The Blasters Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women Blues Traveler Bo Diddley Chris Robinson Chris […]

06/21/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Organ Explosion
Brandon Santini
Marcia Ball
Fleetwood Mac
Jesse Dayton
Elvis Presley
Andrew Duncanson
Stranded in the City
Rory Gallagher
Hudspeth & Taylor
Sister Lucille
Carolyn Wonderland
Aaron Neville
Professor Longhair
Emma Wilson
Little Walter
The New Mastersounds
Magic Sam
Xander and the Peace Pirates
Link Wray
The Chop Tops

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists: Organ Explosion Brandon Santini Marcia Ball Fleetwood Mac Jesse Dayton Elvis Presley Andrew Duncanson Stranded […]

06/15/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Ray Charles
R. L. Burnside
Dean Zucchero
Christina Vane
Katy Guillen & The Drive
Matt Anderson and the Big Bottle Of Joy
Hollywood Fats
Hound Dog Taylor, Little Walter, Dillard Crume, Odie Payne
Howard Mahan
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Humble Pie
Taj Mahal
Marc Broussard
Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Cat Wells Blues Band
Lightnin' Hopkins
Coyote Bill
Jimmy Reed
William Clarke
Anders Osborne
Carl Perkins
Roy Clark

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists: Ray Charles R. L. Burnside Dean Zucchero Christina Vane Katy Guillen & The Drive Matt […]

06/10/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Andrew Duncanson
Santana
Ed Alstrom
Koko Taylor
Daddy Mack Blues Band
Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Carolyn Wonderland
Nina Simone
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
D.K. Harrell
Valerie Wellington
Marcia Ball
Ike Turner, Tina Turner
Into the Gray
Howlin' Wolf
Amy Ryan Band
The Charlie Daniels Band
Brody Buster's One Man Band
Jimmy Dawkins

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists: Stevie Ray Vaughan Andrew Duncanson Santana Ed Alstrom Koko Taylor Daddy Mack Blues Band Matt […]

06/01/2025

This week in the Midtown Lounge experience, we featured these blues, rock, and soul artists:

Benny Goodman and His Sextet (featuring Charlie Christian)
Jesse Dayton
The Staple Singers
ZZ Top
Freddie King
Billy Swan
Sister Lucille
The Red Devils
Otis Redding
Savoy Brown
Avey / Grouws Band
The Teskey Brothers
Warren Haynes
Rick Derringer
Johnny Winter
Sonny Gullage
Chris Duarte Group