Live DiRT returns to the KDRT airwaves when Dug Deep hosts North Bay band Rainbow Girls on Saturday, March 16th at 4:00 pm. Rainbow Girls perform original songs in a soulful, bluesy style. Their latest album is called American Dream. They will be playing at the Veterans Memorial Theatre with local Americana favorites Misner and Smith that evening. More information at DavisLiveMusic.com.
For the last couple of years every Friday at Davis Media (and right next to the KDRT studio) young teens have been participating in an animation class. Well you might have guesed we got to know them a bit and a few months ago I asked them to join me this Friday. So lets listen to what these teens share about animation and also play some of their favorite music.
For those outside the listening area this show will be streamed live on www.kdrt.org
Coming up at 8 pm: great vocals tonight on Jazz After Dark! Plus, piano and guitar virtuosos, mellow sax, and more. Dianne Reeves & Raul Midón, King Cole Trio, Oscar Moore, Sonny Clark, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Cannonball Adderley & Ray Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich, Bud Shank & Michel Legrand, Wynton Marsalis, Pharoah Sanders & William Henderson, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Stanley Turrentine.
Photo clockwise from upper left: Dianne Reeves, Oscar Moore, Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Clark.
Songwriter Brenden Tull - Music is back! This time being featured for the KDRT 95.7FM live radio broadcast as part of the 2nd Friday ArtAbout in downtown Davis on Friday at Armadillo Music, March 8 @ 6:30PM. If you're not able to stop in, join us on the radio at www.kdrt.org.
Brenden Tull is a new face to the local music scene. Two years ago he was a nomadic busker, playing guitar on street corners across the west coast. He then spent a year working as a farmhand in Hawaii, growing taro, kava, and bananas. Recently, Tull has returned to his hometown of Davis, California and begun his music career. His songs have been described as "tangled in emotion... what I imagine clouds sing to each other before it starts raining" (Moli O. "The Glass Pianist") and his songwriting deals mostly in the contrasting imagery of beauty and meaning. Tull is currently a bartender at the Root of Happiness and full-time student at Sacramento City College, but hopes to expand his music to a level where he can focus on it full time.
“Western Ways.” This episode features songs and poetry about the western and cowboy way of life. Brenn Hill, Trinity Seely, AK Moss, Rusted Spurs West and many more artists.
Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark!
Jimmy Scott, Dennis Farnon, Richard Twardzik & Russ Freeman, Jeri Southern & Dave Barbour's Trio, Ray Charles, Cannonball Adderley & Ray Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Raney, Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Krall & Hank Jones, Dal Richards & His Orchestra, Andre Previn with Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown, Dave Cliff, Victor Biglione.
Photo clockwise from upper left: Jeri Southern, Jimmy Scott, Andre Previn, Dal Richards.
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Divine Intervention strikes this week with tons of brand-spankin'-new music across genres, including Better Oblivion Communiuty Center (Conor Oberst + Phoebe Bridgers), Ty Segall, FEELS, Xiu Xiu, Sugaray Rayford, Cochemea, and Hugh DeNeal... and, of course, Vinyl Vespers. See the playlist and stream the show via the program page.
“Cowboy Moon.” When you think of cowboys from the old west, do you see them sitting around the campfire? It’s a dark night, the fire is crackling, perhaps coyotes are howling and the moon shines its bright light over the land. You can see why so many cowboy songs back then and today are inspired by the quiet and powerful presence of the moon. Today’s episode is dedicated to songs about the moon.
Join The Folk Brothers - Bill and Peter - when they welcome Bay Area-based string band The Crooked Jades to the KDRT studios. Founded in 1996, The Jades have been on a two decade mission to revitalize old-time string band music for our modern era. The Crooked Jades are currently touring their latest album - "Empathy Moves The Water", their 7th album, but first in a decade - which features a mix of traditional as well as original ballads and tunes. They will also be appearing at The Palms in Winters that same evening (March 1).
On Jazz After Dark tonight! Extended sets: Diane Schuur – Cry Me a River. John Coltrane & Hank Mobley – On It. Miles Davis – Concierto de Aranjuez. Buddy Tate & Abdullah Abrahim – Just You, Just Me. Abdullah Ibrahim – All Day & All Night Long. Herb Alpert & Hugh Masakela – Kalahari Nights. Diane Schuur & Maynard Ferguson – Just One of Those Things.
