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Come join a special broadcast of The Grapevine on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:00 pm for the KDRT debut of some exceptionally righteous Soul + Funk by Lew Hopson.  This album just landed at KDRT and without a doubt, serves the sound previously laid down by James Brown, Tower of Power, Otis and even Sam Cooke for the good side of soul music.  

We'll be playing a good portion of this new release from RudeLab Records so be sure to hang close to your radio, turn it on up!, and dig the sounds on KDRT!

Here's a little more info on Lew:

http://www.lewhopsonmusic.com/tablet/index.html

See ya there!

New Orleans flavor jazz, and more!

One of the top selling jazz albums in history. Yet KIND OF BLUE is kind of a mystery. Lost masters, flaws in recording, tape speeds set incorrectly. Listen in as host Jesse Deere kind of tries to solve  (or atleast) explain this to us all.

Ben Lewis and Brian Morgan are founding members of the Davis based six member folk, rock, funk and soul band Sometimes Warren. Tune in to hear about their new Davis music studio project and hear them play a couple of songs.  Catch them at Delta of Venus on May 1st.

This week I will be playing selections from three albums. One is a new release from Richie Lawrence. Jason McNiff is from the UK who toured California recently. The last one is from the Sweetwater String Band out of Colorado. All of these beauties are well crafted and a pleasure to hear. So join us as we spin selections from the following.

Richie Lawrence: Rue Sanxay. 2015

Creedence Clearwater Revival!

Dylan & The Dead!

The Black Keys!

All on Vinyl! Tune in and Crank It Up!

Vinyl Rocks! Long Live Vinyl!

Vocals, piano, sax, and soul jazz tonight!

Primary Colours is the second album by Australian garage punk band Eddy Current Suppression Ring. The album was recorded in a suburb of Melbourne over a 24-hour period in August 2007. The album was first released on Aarght! Records in Australia only on 5 May 2008, then on 9 September 2008 on Goner Records in the United States, and finally in the United Kingdom on Melodic Records on 17 August 2009. (Wikipedia)

I was extremely lucky to catch a set of theirs at Serra Bowl in July 2010. Supporting acts included: Thee Oh Sees, Fresh & Onlys, Sic Alps, and Ty Segall. One of the best shows I'll ever witness, no doubt. Just had the poster framed and remembered how much I loved this band. (DT)

Who visits Yolo County, and what brings them here? On the latest Davisville, Alan Humason and Tiffany Dozier of the Yolo County Visitors Bureau provide some answers. The show airs 5:30 pm Mondays, 8:30 am Wednesdays and 7:30 am Saturdays, and I'll link to it in this entry once the show becomes available online 3/16.

We are honored to spend some time with American musical storyteller and guitarist Tom Brosseau on Thursday, March 12th. First he'll join us on air at 4:30p for Live in the Loam, where he'll play some tunes and chat about his upcoming projects, including his new record, Perfect Abandon on Crossbill Records. Then we'll move to the DMA studio for a live living-room-style concert cosponsored by the Davis Live Music Collective. Ben Lewis and Brian Morgan open at 7p. Click here for ticket info (limited availability). Visit Tom at tombrosseau.com.