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Live in the Loam

http://kdrt.org/program/best-live-loam

LIVE IN THE LOAM is our pop-up show featuring touring and local artists who are playing in and around Davis. It's a "pop-up" as it doesn't have a fixed position in our on-air schedule; Live in the Loam airs based on the artists' availability. Not to worry if you're unable to listen--all shows are archived here for your listening enjoyment

Joel Daniel of The Hoots, is our guest this week. Children music can be tricky to say the least but The Hoots have found the right formula. The Hoots play children's oriented music rooted in folk, Americana, and rock. The songs, with their catchy melodies and fun themes, are familiar, yet unique. It is music that kids love and their parents more than tolerate!

Some of the awards The Hoots have been honored to receive:

- Winner of a 2013 Parent's Choice Award;

- Winner of a 2013 Family Choice Award; 

- Winner of a 2013 Parent Tested Parent Approved Award; 

- Winner of a 2013 Creative Child Award; 

- Winner of a 2013 Tillywig Toy Company Award; 

Time to get into BED - get ready for an interview with some very creative, talented and driven musicians. In late 2013, Alex and Sierra Haager quit their jobs and escaped their lives in San Francisco and headed north to start Breakup Records. Although they spend nearly every waking hour working with some of their favorite bands, they still found time to create a new project for themselves.

Sacto Americana outfit Mike and the Californios will visit the KDRT studios to play some tunes and chat about other projects  Mike Blanchard is a long time member of the Sac Music scene and has played with a wealth of bands, including the Tattooed Love Dogs, who have been active for 20+ years.  Dug Deep will host.

Visit Mike and the Californios at http://blanchard.styleshopdesign.com/band.html

Hear other Live in the Loam shows in our archive here. http://kdrt.org/program/best-live-loam

Join KDRT DJ's Jim Buchanan and Rod Moseanko for an evening of Halloween entertainment on The Golden Road this Friday, October 31st from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.  Jim and Rod will dig deep into their extensive audio bag of tricks (and treats!) for 2 hours of spontaneous combustion collaborative radio right here on KDRT!

An hour of well-known jazz pieces from the 30's to the 60's.

It's HALLOWEEN (almost)!  

And we're celebrating on Civilization Phaze IV with an hour of classical jams with the theme "Horror in Music + Film" (the CLASSIC horror films...and some straight-up 'death'-related classics).  If you want to hear some creepy classics from awesome films like "The Shining" "Rosemary's Baby" or "Psycho," tune-in at 2pm Tuesday or catch the replays leading up to Halloween Eve on Wednesday at 10pm or Thursday at 7:30am.  

Saint-Saen's "Danse Macabre" (thanks PBS!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CHqhsMP80E

And this won't be on my show but...it's almost Halloween so here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI

Listen in on some fine story telling. Hear amazing stories from the Golden State, from way back when in the language from way back when, with some stories written by the reader herself! Sit back and enjoy. http://kdrt.org/programs/chamber-street-theatre

Old version, still useful.

Our Artist of the Week is Amanda Shires! We'll play three tracks from her newest vinyl, Down Fell The Doves (2013). Amanda is a singer-songwriter who grew up in Lubbock and Mineral Wells, Texas. She's a violinist and also plays the ukulele. Amanda first picked up the violin when she was 10 and got her start in music as a 15 year old playing fiddle for the Texas Playboys. Down Fell The Doves is her fourth solo album and displays her steady growth as a singer and songwriter. She has also collaborated on albums and toured with her husband, Jason Isbell, as well as Justin Townes Earle, Todd Snider, Hayes Carll, and Rod Picott. Among her influences she claims Leonard Cohen for his poetic songwriting. She even wrote a tribute song for him on Down Fell The Doves and discussed the song and his influence on her during a short interview with All Things Considered  (http://www.npr.org/2013/08/04/207951179/violinist-amanda-shires-picks-up-the-pieces).