KDRT invites YOU to Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis on Wednesday, March 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. Meet K-DiRT friends and fans and perhaps even win a pair of tickets for Pat Metheny, in concert in Sacramento, on May 2! Beverages for all ages are available at the Bootleg Bar. This gathering repeats every month on the last Wednesday — mark you calendars!
It is sure getting warm in California, so join us at In the Key of Folk to hear some cool tracks. And speaking of turning up the heat, Joe Troop has a new project with The Truth Machine; that makes you want to listen to more and then speak out! We'll hear more from Emily Scott Robinson and also hear tracks from Che Apalache, Alex Radus, Jerry Douglas, Dave Alvin, Crooked Still, and more. We'll end with some energetic contra dance music to keep your feet moving. Join us today at 2 p.m. Pacific!
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Pat McDowell (pictured) grew up in Northern California. I worked with him at the Fairfield newspaper 40 years ago before his career took him all over the world, working for the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. The experience helped shape his views on journalism, on how well Americans know the rest of the world, and how the United States has changed. We talk about this, plus one of his harrowing field reporting assignments in Iraq, on today’s Davisville.
Compared to the 1980s, McDowell says, “I feel like [in the United States] we don’t talk to each other as much, easily, now. There’s a little more default hostility, like in political discussions.”
Also, things don’t work as well. "Our relationship with the corporate world and the service world has changed,” he says. “I am amazed at the level of service that people accept as OK here. You can’t get anybody over the phone, everything is a chatbot, things don’t work …. I just find it appalling that we’ve sort of let ourselves be put through what I think is the meat grinder of the MBA system where no money is allowed to be left on the table.”
Join DJ Jojo Johanssen for another fun ride through his eclectic tastes. He'll finally get to some ska and reggae, as well as a new tech house track from Andre Zimmer. Cat Stevens and The Flaming Lips will go back to back to see if they're singing the same song or not. Whaaaaaaattttt?!?!? Tune in to hear it all go down, along with tons of other amazing music. Start your week off with some Sonic Rehab.
Don't miss Divine Intervention this evening. We've got brand new tunes from some old favorites, including the Buzzcocks, Kim Gordon, Mick Harvey, Squeeze, and the Woggles; two tracks from our Goddess of the Month, Hazel Scott; a Vinyl Vespers spin; and Critter Corner, featuring adorable adoptable companion animals. Join us at 6 p.m. Pacific, right here on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime via the web + the podcasts.
Today's topics: Grevilleas, redbuds, testing seeds for germination, plant resources, dwarf tomatoes, and more.
It's almost time for IMPLOSION!, your weekly dose of psychedelia and more from Nick Saloman. Tune in for tracks from Eddie Holland, the Exits, the Falling Leaves, the Summer Set, and Tom Jones (YES!). It's all here for you every week at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org – available anytime via the web and the podcast apps!
This afternoon, In the Key of Folk returns for the hour! Tune in to hear new releases by Sarah Larkin and blues/folk artists Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and William Lee Ellis. There will also be more tracks by Sam Bush, the Chieftains, Mike Ward, and others. So tune in at 2 p.m. Pacific to KDRT 95.7 FM Davis | KDRT.org for repeats, podcasts and more. You might also want to take a look at coming events while you're at it. Check it out!
Longer sets on tonight's show:
