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Seattle’s all-female garage rock powerhouse The Darts join Eddy Owt in the KDRT studio on The Audio Ecotone prior to the organ flipping, drum smashing, guitar crunching kickoff to their U.S. tour at the Starlet Room in Sacramento on Friday, May 1. In preparation, Eddy has made sure that the studio console is bolted down and all breakables are covered with multiple layers of bubblewrap! Listen live Friday, May 1 at 3 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM and online at KDRT.org. 

The image shows The Darts in Montaigu, France. Photo: Angie's Eye

KDRT invites YOU to Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis on Wednesday, April 29, 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. Suds & Sounds repeats every month on the last Wednesday — mark you calendars!

This week on In the Key of Folk, Karen is back from the snowy north lands of Idaho with music to remind her of a jaunt back into winter.  Plus, you'll hear new releases from I'm With Her, Boston folk singer Eric Kilburn, and Goodnight Moonshine – these could include some new names, so tune in to check them out!  And mentioning new names, find out what the Met and folk music have in common. Check it all out today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Pacific at KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis and KDRT.org worldwide.  Listen live today or stream to your heart's content for the next 2 weeks!

It's time to no longer think of Mondays as the start of the work week. Monday is Sonic Rehab Day! DJ Jojo Johanssen has some lovely ones for you this week, and he'll be kicking things off with a wild, crazy, groovy, funky banger from Kid Creole & the Coconuts, as well as music from DOMi & JD Beck, Grace Jones, and Madlib's take on a Blue Note classic. He'll also bring in some more lover's rock, as well as a rap track from the early days of the genre.

Sound amazing and possibly too good to be true? Never fear! Jojo always delivers, so be sure to tune in this Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. on 95.7 fm or KDRT.org. Don't forget that if you can't listen live, you can still catch past shows up to 2 weeks after broadcast on KDRT.org! Don't miss it!

Tonight we'll throw the tarp off of The Electric Compost Heap and spin a pretty good chunk of new tunes, including songs from Wreckless Eric, Girl Trouble, Guided by Voices, Hayes Carll, and Terry Allen, Jo Harvey Allen, and their whole family under the moniker Blood Sucking Maniacs! It just came out today on Paradise of Bachelors records, so it's as fresh as you can get it. Lots of other musical compostables, too, so take a listen!

This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK is in Copenhagen quaffing Danish beer and gorging on shrimp sandwiches instead of performing his disc-jockey duties. Fortunately for his loyal listeners, Ray brought in a ringer to remind us all how a dedicated radio professional does it, so please join Pieter Pastoor of Listening Lyrics fame as he gives a 2-hour clinic on rock ‘n' roll excellence Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org.

Tune in on Monday, April 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. for some more Sonic Rehab with DJ Jojo Johanssen! He'll have some interesting versions of some well-known songs by Stevie Wonder, Blondie, and Neil Young (all by the original artists), as well as some disco soul funk bombs from George McCrae, Unlimited Touch, and First Choice. He'll also be throwing down some tunes from a newly discovered sub-genre... Lover's Rock!! Still need a reason to tune in? Really? OK! Also look for a track he first heard in a grocery store! Don't miss the groove! Tune in on 95.7 fm or on KDRT.org. Can't listen live? That's OK! You can still stream past episodes on KDRT.org!

Are you ready for some Divine Intervention? Let's hope so, because we've got new music coming at you from Broeder Krum, Brown Horse, and more ... some Goddess of the Month tracks from Lene Lovich ... a questionable Vinyl Vespers spin ...  Critter Corner, featuring adopting shelter friends. Listen up live at 6 p.m. Pacific, Friday, April 17, here on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Listen at your leisure via the web and the podcast apps!  This week's program is dedicated to the memory of Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer Robert "Doc" Pelzel.

Jess Stoll and Connor Herdt from local favorites Boot Juice join Eddy Owt on the The Audio Ecotone to discuss the band's whitewater origins, the evolution of their sound, their new album Keeping Out of the Ground, and their upcoming tour, including shows at the Starlet Room in Sacramento on April 17 and the Davis Music Fest in June. Tune in Friday, 3-4 p.m. Pacific, to hear the show live on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org. Listen online anytime over the next two weeks!