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Listening Lyrics Goes to LA - Friday, May 30, 2014

This week Listening Lyrics goes to Los Angeles to check out the LA Music scene. We have a remote interview with Will Carpenter and Dan Hange of SHIPS HAVE SAILED. That will set the tone for the show. Other selections from LA bands currently creating a buzz are Fitz and the Tantrums "The walker”, Bad Suns “Cardiac Arrest”, Incan Abraham "Tuolumne", Moses Sumney "Lindisfarne", Holychild "Happy With Me", Papa "Put Me To Work", Holy Folk "At A Moment Here", Mystic Braves "Please Let Me Know"

(http://www.shipshavesailed.com).  Pictured are Dan & Will of SHIPS HAVE SAILED

 

 

The Golden Road Takes A Trip To A Day On The Green

Join us for a ride in the Wayback Machine as we go to June 8, 1974 and the 2nd Day On The Green ever promoted by Bill Graham in Oakland Stadium.  On the bill that day was Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The Beach Boys and of course, the show was headlined by The Grateful Dead.  You'll hear them all on KDRT and The Golden Road, Friday May 23rd from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Here's the show poster...were you there?!

http://www.deadlists.com/posters/1970s/19740608.html

 

 

The Golden Road - Now Live on Friday Nights

Hey there, DIRTclods! The Golden Road will now be broadcasting live on Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30. We kicked off the First Friday edition on May 9th with some choice material from the Fillmore East, the Keystone Berkeley, and the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Here's a link to the broadcast...

Check it out and we'll see you on Friday nights: http://kdrt.org/audio/golden-road-6pm-may-9th-2014

KDRT + Davis Music Festival Fundraiser Party

KDRT and the Davis Music Festival will copresent an all-ages preview party and fundraiser at the Sudwerk Brewing Dock Store on Thursday, May 22nd, from 4 to 9 p.m. Join us for fresh taps and live music from DMF artists The Bottom Dwellers, Owl Paws, The Lurk, and Million Dollar Giveaway...

A suggested donation of $5 will include admission plus one raffle ticket for a single-day pass to the BottleRock Music Festival in Napa, May 30-June 1. Additional raffle tickets will be available for $3 each. Also available will be tickets for this year's Davis Music Festival, which will showcase dozens of acts on multiple stages in and around downtown Davis on June 21. For more information, visit davismusicfest.com. To join and share the Fundraiser Party Facebook event, visit facebook.com/events/232028806986087/.

 

Get Your Soul Therapitized on The Grapevine!

In this broadcast of The Grapevine, we hit the streets with a soulful beat!  In addition to some of the all-time soul sounds by artists such as James Brown, Isaac Hayes & Sly Stone, we have some brand spanking new material from the Ged Soul record label out of Nashville that nails it.

Here's the link to the April 30th broadcast:

http://kdrt.org/audio/grapevine-6pm-apr-30th-2014

And the playlist:

Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

Get On The Good Foot - James Brown

Krunked Up! - Big Sam's Funky Nation

Down To The Nightclub - Tower Of Power

Slow Down, Love - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

Soulsville - Huey Lewis & The News

Throw A Fit - AJ & Jiggawatts

Get Yourself Together - Sky Hi

If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & The Family Stone

Superfly - Curtis Mayfield

Jack, That Cat Was Clean - Dr. Horse

Pass The Peas - The JB's

Papa Don't Take No Mess - James Brown

Same Beat, Part 1 - The JB's

Papa Don't Take No Mess - James Brown

Living For The City - Ray Charles