Last night twenty or so people were treated to an exquisite evening of jug band music at N Street co-housing. The Axelrod Ensembele: Meredith Axelrod (guitar, jug, vocals), Bill Foss (banjolin, vocals), Keith Cary (commodium, fiddle, harmonica, cello, vocals), and special guest Robert Armstrong (guitars, jug, ukelele, saw); presented a night of world class jug band music.Â
Thanks Davis!
It was a sweet Saturday fall evening, perfect temperature, the stages were up, Jim, Cliff and Doc had us wired for sound. Autumn brought it all together, as only Autumn can: Pete with permits; Jeff spray painting signs; Darrick taking inventory; Rod vacuuming; Tree setting out fresh cut veggies from Farmer’s Market; fairy lights; hot dogs on the grill; chips and salsa from Dos Coyotes, and the kegs, so generously donated by Sudwerk and the Coop, resting in a bed of ice.
KDRTÂ has moved down the radio dial from 101.5FMÂ to 95.7FM!
Thanks to everyone for your support. We couldn't have done it without you.
We've also changed our website. You can now listen to us online from anywhere in the world!
What folks are saying:
Driving east on Fifth Street about 4:30 yesterday afternoon, I sighted a big tower on our roof. Shiny and new, a homespun KDRT flag flew proudly from it. I'd been at the station earlier, left to attend Dr. G's lovely Tea & Tango event, and drove back to find it done. Seeing it--that tangible symbol of our station, our work, our community--I let out a big whoop. Think I scared the guy in the car next to me. :)
Made me very, very happy to see it. Thank you everyone who showed up, participated, supported, etc. I have a new pre-set in my car as of last night--KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM!! Long live grassroots radio.
-Autumn Labbe Renault -Â Davis Media Access Executive Director
It takes a community to raise an antennae tower!
Here's to many more years of the mightiest low power station in Davis.
Ron Cotterel - KDRT Programmer
Live Tracks devotes its weekly show May 24 to a look at the Byrds—the rock band known for the 1960s hits “Mr. Tambourine Man†and “Turn! Turn! Turn!â€, but which also had a longer and more varied history than most people know.
Visit these links for more information about some of Davis' favorite local bands whose concerts Jim has recorded and played on KDRT's Live Tracks:
Bill Scholer Blues Band and 2006 Sammie nomination
Jim Buchanan, host of KDRT's weekly show, "Live Tracks" appreciates the energy and spontaneity of live music. He considers himself lucky to have been on hand recording at the E Street Plaza in Davis on the night of June 10, 2005, when the fabulous Bill Scholer Blues Band "rocked the house"! Jim engineered that recording into a 14 track CD that features Bill Scholer, and band mates Craig Faria, Dale Lyberger, Jim Monroe, and special guest Mike "The Blues Professor" Henderson, that is available through KDRT.
Davis Media Access (DMA) announced today that its 18-month battle to keep low-power radio station KDRT on the air had come to a "mostly satisfactory" conclusion.
"The Federal Communications Commission found a way to squeeze us in, instead of squeeze us out"