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Tonight on the Electric Compost Heap

I'm subbing for Doug Deep tonight on Electric Compost Heap. This week's heap has yielded up some earworms and yep, you get to listen to the tunes that have been stuck in my head this week. Happens a lot, that.

I'll be playing Kaiser Chiefs, The Clash, Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Indigo Girls, XTC, The Knitters, Girlyman, The English Beat, X, Casey Neill, k.d. lang, Rita Hosking, and Michael Franti & Spearhead.

I'm not the Eclectic Dinosaur's daughter for naught. ;)

8-9 p.m. Enjoy!

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! September 20 2011

Satchmo, Blues, Bossa Nova, Brubeck, and more:

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five *
Billie Holiday *
Coleman Hawkins *
Glenn Miller *
Big Maybelle *
John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Tadd Damermon & John Simmons *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond *
Paul Desmond *
João Gilberto & Stan Getz *
Herbie Mann *
Don Ellis *
Queen Latifah *
Art Pepper *

John Lennon, Nanci Griffith, Carl Sandburg and Finley Quaye; Mtn Mama celebrates no bad news

Today's show was gobbled up by the computer, so it's split in two files and isn't really the whole show. But there is a hint of what I was shooting for. Bummer, but hey it's a no bad news day. Hope to see everyone on Saturday night!

http://kdrt.org/node/7634

http://kdrt.org/node/7635

1) One Voice, The Wailin Jennys 3:24
2) Take It From Me, The Weepies 3:53
3) Listen To The Radio, Nanci Griffith 3:50

This is about music, about people, your neighbors, heard here on KDRT, 95.7 community radio. No East Coast bad news machines here, just music and local perspectives and more music, and people who volunteer their time to share their voices. This is about celebrating something so radically different and simple, this is good news radio, this is the voice of freedom and we here at Davis Media Access protect that freedom and we have a darned good time doing it.

4) No Bad News, Patti Griffin 4:03
5) Subterranean Homesick Blues, Various Artists 3:47
6) Rock Away Blind, Lindsey Buckingham 3:56

Letter to Pablo
by Nancy Bodily

Who then to teach you the delicacy of flowers
or listen with a conch to nations of oceans
when death, the thief, stole your mother

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! September 13 2011

1926 to 1992:
Fats Waller *
Fats Waller & His Rhythm *
Clyde McCoy *
Earl Hines *
Artie Shaw *
Tommy Dorsey *
Louis Armstrong *
Sarah Vaughan (2) *
Mose Allison *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith *
Antonio Carlos Jobim *
Frank Sinatra *
Stan Getz *
Gabor Szabo *
Stanley Turrentine *

Next up On the Backlot...Hardwater

And finally, our closing band On the Backlot is Hardwater. Hardwater's practically family, at this point. They played at benefits during our Save KDRT campaign, and closed out the show at DMA's 20th anniversary party in 2008. They've been incredible boosters of KDRT and DMA, and we're grateful they're coming back to play for the Backlot crowd. Hardwater's a fixture around town, playing at many community events. We thank them for their generous spirits.

Hardwater mixes original music with covers from Grateful Dead to Dave Matthews Band, playing a melange of folk rock, blues, jazz, reggae and Cajun, with some North English, Irish and Canadian folk tunes blended in. Bob Lindley plays violin/baritone violin/electric mandolin; John Swann provides vocals and plays acoustic guitar. Eve West Bessier handles vocals/Word/percussion, with Rob Gonzales on bass and Johnny Flores on drums and hand percussion. They'll play during the 9-10:00 hour, wrapping up what is sure to be a stellar evening...On the Backlot.

You can find more info here, and here's a clip to get you started

 

Next up On The Backlot ... Tha Dirt Feelin

I will not embarass Mr. Marque Cass by relating the story of how we became friends over his concussion. Instead, I'll say that Marque--youth media advocate, UC Davis student, poet, Davis Media Access volunteer and so on--is better known these days as front man and lyricist for Tha Dirt Feelin, and that Tha DF is heating up things all over town.

Marque is joined by Colin Borges on guitars and flute; Colin also produces the band’s work. Evan Daly plays guitar and composes;  Ali Sakkal plays saxophone and percussion; and Kevin Martinez plays drums, percussion. To a man, they're all students, grad students and educators, and in fact met through school here in Davis about two years ago. The music started as random jam sessions and turned into shows at bars, restaurants, farmers' markets and large festivals.

Tha Dirt Feelin’s music is a positive and upbeat blend of soulful singing, thoughtful raps and musical accompaniment that always has a solid dance beat, but ranges from acoustic to jazz to funk and rock in style. Music clips and more information available at http://thadf.com, and here's one to get you started. They'll be playing in the 8:00 hour ... On the Backlot ... and I want to thank them for joining us.  Enjoy!

 

 

Voices of Inspiration, New York, performs at Cairo's International Sufi Music Festival

This year, the US participated for the first time in Cairo's International Sufi Music Festival with Voices of Inspiration, a gospel group from Harlem.

This year's festival brought together 12 countries, including Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Algeria, Turkey, Norway and Spain to share their sufi and religious music. The festival was held at the Dome of Al Ghouri, a beautiful building that was built in 1505 in old Cairo near Al Azhar and Hussein Mosques.

ART+ interviewed different music groups and the festival's director Dr. Intessar, who spoke about the Festival's message of peace, friendship and compassion. ART+ also interviewed Share the Mic, which helped bring Voices of Inspiration to perform at the Festival. We will also tell you how American artists can participate in art and cultural events in Cairo. The show will be broadcast on September 7.

To listen to this show, Please Click Here

Next Up On the Backlot

With a backing band, Belle Francisco plays what she describes as acoustic/progressive folk rock. She says, “My songs are an exploration of justice, human bonding, truth seeking, love and loss all in support of soul transformation.” Belle has been playing the area a lot this past year, including shows in Folsom and most recently, the Davis Vibrations Music Festival. You can find Belle on Facebook or ReverbNation, and here’s a clip of some music: We thank Belle & friends for contributing their time and talent to the Backlot! Their play time falls in the 7-8 hour ... On the Backlot.

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! August 30 2011

1931 to 1999:
Glenn Miller * In The Mood
Sidney Bechet * Loveless Love
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra * Wrappin' It Up
Benny Goodman * Blue Reverie @ Carnegie
Benny Goodman * Life Goes To A Party @ Carnegie
Glenn Miller * Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller * Johnson Rag
Lena Horne * Out Of Nowhere
Pete Johnson And "Big" Joe Turner * Rebecca
Ella Fitzgerald * I Get a Kick Out of You
Tony Pastor and his Orchestra * Indian Love Call
Cannonball Adderley * I Can't Get Started
Yusef Lateef * The Three Faces of Balal
Eddie Harris * S Wonderful
Dave Brubeck * Lost Waltz
Chico O'Farrill * Sing Your Blues Away (For Ñeca)