playing while helping me stay loose and limber . Cannabis also helps me with my anxiety and depression more than anything else has . It lets me take on the day with a positive mindset and motivation to accomplish my goals . Lastly , cannabis really helps me get out of a rut if I ’ m feeling stuck on music I ’ m practicing or working on . If I take a quick break and smoke to clear my head , it ’ s a lot easier to come back with a refreshed feeling to give it another shot in a better headspace . A lot of times , that feeling of being stuck just compounds on itself , and cannabis helps reset that for me .
Joe Donley on bass with Piagent Experience at the Phoenix Jazz Club , Kansas City . ( Photo contributed .)
What current band collaborations or places are you performing ? The Phantastics , Kadesh Flow , Lucas Parker , Jessica Paige , The Piaget Experience , and Calvin Arsenia . I will also take a lot of sub gigs or one-offs with different musicians in town and play with anyone I can . Over the coming months , I will be performing at The Phoenix Jazz Club with the Piaget Experience every Saturday from 4:30-8:30 p . m .
Who are your favorite local bands outside of yours ? Project H , Lonnie McFadden , Blair Bryant , KC Green , Marcus Lewis Big Band ’ s Brass and Bougie , Jackie Myers , and Eddie Moore .
Where can we find music with Joe Donley on bass online ? I played Bass on the following :
● Recorded with The Phantastics Singles “ All That Fine ” and “ Things You Do ” album “ Live at the Plaza Art Fair ”
● Molly McLaughlin ’ s album “ A Beautiful Dying ”
● Vincent Orsolini ’ s new EP called “ It ’ s About Time .” Tracks “ Morning Sun ” and “ Rise Up .”
● Kadesh Flow ’ s upcoming single “ Anyway .” It ’ s about overcoming daunting odds and is inspired by Izuku Midoriya from the anime My Hero Academia .
These should all be available anywhere you stream music from .
I also recorded a song with Kemet Coleman , the frontman for The Phantastics and one of the founders of Vine Street Brewing , Missouri ’ s first black-owned brewery . The track is called “ Show N Tell ,” which can be found on his bandcamp https :// kemetcoleman . bandcamp . com / track / show-n-tell-feat-the-phantastics
Which local cannabis industry musician would you like to tag for our next feature ? Kassie Ferrero .
Stay tuned for our November issue Medicine Maestro feature . Hey , Kassie Ferrero –– Tag , You ’ re It !
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