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The City of Davis presents an all-ages concert this Friday, January 21st, 7:30 pm at the Veteran's Memorial Theatre. Headlining the event will be Hardwater, a popular local band that plays an eclectic mix of folk and roots, rock and blues. Hardwater has been a longtime supporter of KDRT and headlined the DMA 20th anniversary celebration, On the Backlot in 2008. The show will close with the Davis youth band Smack Jupiter, a lively group comprised of 7th and 9th graders.

Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Tickets are available at Davis City Hall Community Services Department and at Armadillo Music, Avid Reader and Dimple Records. For additional information about the bands visit the City of Davis website at http://cityofdavis.org/cs/shows/hardwater.cfm

Crusaders * Jimmie Noone & Earl Hines * Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle * Harry James * Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb * Chet Baker * Nat King Cole * Woody Herman * Dianne Reeves * Cannonball Adderley Feat. Miles Davis * Stan Getz * John Klemmer * Claude Bolling * Hubert Laws * Weather Report

Kimball Sargeant, president of the Davis Community Network and one of the first people in town to have a web address nearly 20 years ago, talks about the network and technology on the latest “Davisville.”

The volunteer-run nonprofit started in 1993 with a Caltrans grant to look into telecommuting, a new idea at the time. Davis Community Network has evolved, and among other things now provides free website tools and training to more than 200 Davis nonprofits.

“Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, airs on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m., and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. The interview with Sargeant — an attorney who is interested in technology, but does not see himself as a technologist — will air through Jan. 26. It can also be heard anytime (look for the Jan. 17th program) in the “Davisville” archives at http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/867 .

Sidney Bechet * Benny Goodman * The Mills Brothers * Erroll Garner * Tommy Gamina * Nat King Cole * Count Basie * Chet Baker * Frank Sinatra * Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd * Al Hirt * Ella Fitzgerald * Bob James * Backwoods Jazz Quartet

Tomorrow we’re getting up close and local about a big development in national media policy. I recently blogged about the passage of the Local Radio Act in December; the bill was just signed into law by President Obama. I'll host DMA’s Jeff Shaw, who will also speak to his role with an organization called Common Frequency. We will talk about what the bill means, the back story to getting it passed, and what happens next. 10 a.m. Wed., Jan. 12 on KDRT or here on the website.

Question: what limitations, if any, should be placed upon the right to bear arms? should automatic weapons be widely available for public consumption? what, if any, due diligence protocols could be in place absent a shrill response from gun advocates? finally, is it just plain silly, given the power of the NRA and its supporters, to have this discussion And should we all just go arm ourselves?

Dear Listeners, Yes, this show that is all about classical music is changing it's broadcast day and time. My show will be broadcast, as usual on 95.7 fm, but starting next week on Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Yes, the new time will be a two hour format rather than the previous one hour show! This will allow me to play more pieces in their entirety, adding many new possibilities into the mix. Please tune in and enjoy some relaxing quality time with me listening to beautiful music that has stood the test of time. Paul Sheeran

To hear Part One of the interview, click here: CLICK HERE. To hear Part Two of the interview, click here: CLICK HERE. Derrick Bang, the film critic and former entertainment editor for the Davis Enterprise, once staged a life-sized Monopoly game around half of what is now Central Park. On the two latest “Davisville” radio shows, he talks about his career, the movies, his expanded blog, and where he’s headed next. Bang, who lives in Davis, has reviewed movies for the Aggie, Daily Democrat, Sacramento News and Review, and now the Enterprise since the mid 1970s. He also owned the now-closed Game Preserve store in downtown Davis, and has written books about Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. The Enterprise, reacting to the weak market for newspapers and the poor economy in general, laid off

ART+ interviewed The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble about their upcoming performance of Twelfth Night at UC Davis Arboretum Gazebo. Performances will be from Thursday - Sunday, January 13 - 16 and January 20 - 23 at 8 pm.

Matinee performances are on Sunday, January 16 at 2 pm and Sunday, January 23 at 2 pm. The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble worked very hard to cover the Gazebo and make it warm and welcoming to the audiences.

This performance of Twelfth Night is staged to music by composer Richard Chowenhill who majored in music at UC Davis.

click here for a short video about Twelfth Night

Davis Shakespeare Ensemble's first performance was Romeo and Juliet which they staged last summer at the Arboretum. The performance had great reviews.

click here for a short video about Romeo and Juliet

Don Ellis
Ennio Morricone
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Bunny Berigan (Kay Little vocals)
Don Ewell / Sidney Bechet
Duke Ellington (Ray Nance vocals)
Sarah Vaughan
Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
Boots Randolph
Tony Bennett
Henry Mancini
Claude Bolling
Ella Fitzgerald
Al Jarreau
The Spencer Wyatt Big Band
Gerry Mulligan
Stanley Turrentine