We acknowledge business contributions to KDRT with brief on-air messages called underwriting. Underwriting is to community radio what advertising is to commercial radio. The difference, however, is clear: Commercial stations may air as much as 18 minutes of advertising time per hour. KDRT airs less than one minute of underwriting per hour, which means our underwriters aren't lost in a sea of commercial hype.
Austin, TX is the LIVE music capital of the world. Well Jeanne and I spent a few days there and this show is all about the hottest LOCAL AUSTIN bands. So take a listen and step into Austin, TX with us for an hour of great sounds. Helen and Tim Spangler of the SPANGLERS will join us.
visit the SPANGLERS at https://www.facebook.com/HelenTimSpangler
Jazz after Dark (with Don Shor) is a laid back musical weekly journey into the sounds of jazz. Its hard to explain this show in a sentence or two so just take a look at the March 25th show write up "Jazz across five decades tonight. Some sax by Sam Butera, Paul Gonsalvez, Johnny Hodges, and Gerry Mulligan. Piano by Thelonious Monk, Vince Guaraldi, and Butch Thompson. Vocals by Etta Jones, and Ella Fitzgerald. And a special thank-you to Toots Thielemans, 91 years old, as he retires after 65 years of jazz harmonica and whistling!"
This is right on tap for a fun hour. This band is red hot and we are so pleased to have them for a whole hour. The band, RED UNION BLUE was recently signed by Sunny Dragon Records.
Five decades of jazz!
A big Thank You goes to Pieter for his kind blog work on my behalf. Yes, Candi did a super job in getting a full page in the Living History newsletter all about "The Chambers Street Theatre" on KDRT FM Radio. Then Pieter picks up the full page and places it on the KDRT web page. Wow.
Surely everyone now knows all about sharing information from one group to another. Ganted sometimes we forget all those newsletters are available for crossover and that's what Pieter did here. Thank you Pieter. The Old Sacramento Living History Program is active in it's own world, but now it's known in the KDRT FM Radio world and back the other way and so on.
We're all here to have a good time sharing our interests on Radio, and a good team it is at KDRT. I'm always surprised by the scope of all the producers. Keep up the good work.
Jazz classics!
Alicia Murphy is a singer-songwriter from San Pedro, CA. She sings her all-original songs with a fierce rhythm guitar, a kick-drum, and unexpected harmonies. Alicia recently released her It Is and It Isn’t EP, produced by multiple Grammy-winning Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters, The Wallflowers) and Ran Pink atFonogenic Studios in Van Nuys, CA.
Ruth Chambers Creates Radio Show of Old on 95.7 FM KDRT Davis, CA
by: Candi Zizek
A decade ago, Ruth Chambers’ love of street performing brought her to audition in historical attire and be invited to reenact with Old Sacramento Living History (OSLH). The Old Sacramento Business Association had a goal to liven up the streets of Old Sacramento Gold Rush style for the tourists and shoppers who visited.
Ruth created a historical puppet show to enchant the tourists and especially the kids. Her paper characters pasted on sticks act in stories like they would have been seen in the 1850s. Ruth used old characters and created her own newer characters to tell her stories.
Robert Kennedy is a drummer supreme. Lives in Davis and is going to share with us a story about his cat. Robert will also share with us some of his music favorites. So be prepared to hear some fine jazz along some fine banter.
Robert has also started drawing so that tells all of us he lives in the right side of his brain. This will be a fun hour