ARTSPEAK RADIO with 30 Americans, David George, and Shawn Stewart

Wednesday July 31, 2019 noon -1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio streaming live kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with producer/songwriter/musician David George, singer/songwriter Shawn Stewart, and Manager Audience Engagment Kreshaun McKinney and Curator of American Art Stephanie Fox Knappe with the Nelson Atkins Museum. Shawn Stewart (Formerly JohnnySuperColossal) Shawn started playing the Kansas City clubs after he moved here from Chicago in 1991. His band, “Tin Roof Echo” was booked at the clubs around town through 1993 via United Entertainment. In 1994 he retired to the suburbs to raise a family as a stay at home dad. In 2014, kids grown, he moved midtown to pick up where he left off. He released four albums under the “JohnnySuperColossal” moniker through 2018. In 2019, in collaboration with “Helkat”, he is trying to get his songs on the radio with a vengeance and to Nashville and Los Angeles publishers. In January, he’s taking his trailer for three months to Los Angeles for that purpose. Helkat bio - In December, I had this crazy idea to form a band that was equal parts WWF and punk pop. It didn’t matter if the band could play, I just wanted flash and…