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KDRT and Davis Media Access are in the final week of our annual fund raising, and donations are very slow this year. We're taking it live to the Farmers' Market this Wednesday and hoping the community will show KDRT some love!

In partnership with the Davis Farmers' Market and its Wednesday-night Picnic in the Park, KDRT 95.7 FM will broadcast live at the market from 4-8 p.m. this Wednesday, June 27. The broadcast booth will be located at the top of the concrete steps adjoining the picnic area.

Wednesday night will feature live remote broadcasts of the following programs:
-"Insect News Network" - explore the field of cultural entomology with Emmet Brady from 4-5 p.m.
-"Empire Radio" - chat about films & movies with DJ AA
-"The Grapevine" - Rod Moseanko provides a mix of Motown, blues, soul and R&B
-"Electric Compost Heap" - DJ Doug Deep takes listeners on a wild tour through many genres of music

Wednesday's event will highlight some of the many public affairs and music programs KDRT provides, and we hope it will be just the first of such broadcasts.

Focus on the 40's and 50's tonight!
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra *
Glenn Miller *
Benny Goodman *
Artie Shaw *
Helen Forrest with Harry James *
Erroll Garner *
Les Brown *
Gia Maione, Louis Prima, Sam Butera & The Witnesses *
Art Pepper *
Earl Bostic *
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington *
Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Toots Thielemans *
Toots Thielemans *
Buddy Rich *
Shirley Horn *
Diana Krall *

Every spring I see the male Red-Winged Blackbirds preening, courting, and establishing their territories as the yellow mustard starts to flower. Then the ladies show up, and "defending their space" is what all those boy birds think about. Suddenly, a few weeks later, I don't see them around. Silence. The mustard gets cut down without drama. No blackbirds. Where ARE they? Surely "fall migration" doesn't start in May! Or does it? I've asked Mary Sheidt (a birding expert, Audubon leader, and Fish & Game official) to talk to us about summer birds in Davis. Including blackbirds. And Barn Swallows. And Scrub Jays -- like, if all those others leave, why don't the jays? We'll take questions in the second half of the hour, so feel free to call in at 530-792-1648 between 1:15 and 1:45 on Thursday, June 21.

Bobby Darin * Mack The Knife --
Buddy Tate * Kansas City Local --
Earl Bostic * Flamingo --
Earl Bostic * Harlem Nocturne --
Jimmy Witherspoon & Gerry Mulligan * Trouble In Mind --
Cal Tjader * Cubano Chant --
Ella Fitzgerald * Too Darn Hot --
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington * Cottontail --
Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz * Desafinado (45 Rpm Issue Single) --
Coleman Hawkins * Cry Like the Wind --
Buddy Rich * Loose --
Buddy Rich * Wack Wack --
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela * She-Been --
Shirley Horn * My, How The Time Goes By --
Boots Randolph * King of the Road (Live) --
Boots Randolph * L-O-V-E --

Live show pre-empted by election coverage. Playlist for 6/9 and 6/11 rebroadcast:
Benny Goodman * Swing Into Spring --
Teddy Wilson * You Go To My Head -- 1945
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet * I Can't Get Started -- 1945
Tadd Dameron's Sextet * Lady Bird -- 1948
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong * A Fine Romance (1957 Version) -- 1956-57
Sonny Rollins * St. Thomas -- 1956
Eubie Blake * Troublesome Ivories --
Ramsey Lewis * Spanish Grease -- 1972
Gerry Mulligan & Mel Tormé * Walkin' Shoes -- 1982
Chet Baker * Blues In The Closet -- 1962
Boots Randolph * Harlem Nocturne -- 1964
Claude Bolling * Yesterdays -- 1970
Modern Jazz Quartet * Rose of the Rio Grande -- 1972
Bobby MCFerrin & YoYoMa * Hush Little Baby -- 1992

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.