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Davis Media Access (DMA) will present a live, election-night program on Tuesday, June 5. The show begins at 8 p.m. on DCTV Channel 15 on Comcast Davis, and will also air on AT&T’s U-verse on Menu 99 and be simulcast on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis. Listen Now or Watch the LIVE STREAM: http://168.150.194.39/DMA Mac users will need Windows Media® Components for QuickTime, by Flip4Mac™ http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9442 Calls are welcome beginning at 8:30 p.m. and the number to call is (530) 757-2419.

Hiya K-Dirt listeners!

This Wednesday, June 6, Yolo County's favorite rollicking band, THE NICKEL SLOTS, will appear live on The Grapevine at 6 p.m. Paul Zinn and Tony Brusca from the band will be in the KDRT studio to talk about their music, life experiences, what it's like to be "on the road" bringing their excellent sounds to folks and their upcoming show at the Woodland Opera House on June 16th. We will also be playing some choice cuts from their recordings...both studio and live tracks that will illustrate their passion for being creative and strong desire to ROCK!

UPDATE: A good time was had by all, here's a link to the broadcast:

http://kdrt.org/station/archives/128

And here's a link to The Nickel Slots website with tons of good info about the band and their music:

http://www.thenickelslotsmusic.com/

And here's a cool vid of a live performance of "Slammin' Doors & Screechin' Tires"

I've got a speaking engagement May 24, so the Davis Garden Show program will be a compilation of conversations Lois and I have had recently all about tomatoes. See you next week!

In celebration of a new biography, Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, by Davis author Derrick Bang, music composed and performed by Guaraldi, as well as his works performed by other artists, will be featured on Jazz After Dark. Other artists will include Bobby Militello, Dave Brubeck, David Benoit, Cal Tjader, and George Benson.
The program will air Tuesday May 22 from 8 – 9 pm, and rebroadcast Saturday 9 – 10 pm and Monday 6 – 7 pm. It can be heard on your computer by livestreaming at http://kdrt.org (click on Listen Now), and as a podcast at iTunes.
Vince Guaraldi is best-known for the music in the Peanuts television specials. Derrick Bang is the author of several books on Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts.
Jazz After Dark is hosted by Don Shor.

Read a description of this show adjacent to the picture of the Valkyries on my show post for more exciting information.

Coming up tonight --
Erroll Garner *
Glenn Miller *
Buddy Tate *
Herb Ellis *
Miles Davis *
Lena Horne *
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Frank Sinatra *
Coleman Hawkins *
Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete *
Rahsaan Roland Kirk *
Count Basie & Joe Williams *
Dianne Reeves with Wynton Marsalis *
Diana Krall *

Jazz from eight decades:
Louis Prima *
Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines *
Artie Shaw *
Miles Davis & John Coltrane *
Julie London *
Gerry Mulligan Chet Baker *
Helen Merrill *
Coleman Hawkins *
Toots Thielemans *
Eubie Blake *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Tommy Flanagan *
Piano Connection & Marcs Boogie *
Joey DeFrancesco *

"Boogie" Bruce Englhardt passed away Wednesday. An essential member of the Dirty Butter Jug Band, The Club Zayate Jug Stompers, and the, Tarantulas Bruce was a maistay in the Santa Cruz music scene for over 30 years. And he was a friend.

It was during an email exchange between Bruce, Mike Billo, and myself that the idea for a California jug band festival of some kind was hatched. That lead to the International Jug Band Festival in Sutter Creek, the San Francisco Jug Band Festival, the California Jug Band Association, the Santa Cruz Jug Band Jamboree and a host of other exciting opportunities for those interested in jug band music. He will be sorely missed.

Tonight I'm playing music featuring Bruce. Music that he inspired and music that inspired him.

Coming up tonight!
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington *
Marian McPartland *
Chico Hamilton *
Milt Jackson & Ray Charles *
Gerry Mulligan Chet Baker *
Boots Randolph *
Herbie Mann & Joao Gilberto With Antonio Carlos Jobim *
Frank Sinatra *
Chico Hamilton *
Dave Brubeck *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Jimmy Scott *
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis *
Andrea Wolper *
John Klemmer *

Coming up tonight at 8 pm:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers *
Billie Holiday *
Glenn Miller Sound *
Dinah Washington *
Art Pepper *
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong *
Mose Allison *
Stan Getz *
Ramsey Lewis Trio *
Stanley Turrentine *
Diana Krall *
James Rivers *
Eliane Elias *