This week's Na Mele o Hawai'i opens with a tribute in memoriam and support to the victims of the recent attacks in Davis. Music has its legitimate place in the healing process, and we hope our offering of Hawaiian music, filled with aloha, can help in that process.
For the remainder of the show, we celebrate Mother's Day (May 14) with a shower of mele all about pua -- flowers. Enjoy!
Update: Link here to a Davis Enterprise article with photos documenting the vigil Sunday evening April 30, organized by the Davis Phoenix Coalition.
We as a community continue to process the extremely sad news of David Breaux's death. His devotion to compassion inspired the creation of the Compassion Corner Earthbench at 3rd and C streets downtown, which is a local landmark to many. David was slain in Central Park on Thursday just a day before the 10th anniversary of the "community work party" that constructed the Earthbench. The Davis Enterprise is reporting the story, which it has already updated several times.
Thousands of people talked with David, mostly as he stood at 3rd and C for several years in all weather, but also for newspaper articles or broadcast programs. He appeared twice on Davisville, KDRT's longstanding public affairs program, in June 2010 and again for a follow-up discussion in December 2013, in which he explained what brought him to Davis, why he stood at 3rd and C, his deep commitment to compassion, and what he wanted to achieve. By 2013, his vigil had grown into a much larger effort.
We've got rare tunes on the latest Implosion with Nick Saloman, including songs from The Moontrekkers, Electric Sandwich, Paul Jones, The Busters, and more.
But these tunes'll be a little less rare for you if you tune in to this week's show.
(The photo is screen shot from a YouTube video of The Moontrekkers' "Night of the Vampire")
A ceilidh is a Scottish or Irish social gathering, and a great one is coming up this Friday, April 28, with Paddy on the Binge at Morgan's Mill in Woodland, from 6 to 9 p.m.
This show is organized by David Reynolds, host of KDRT's weekly Celtic Songlines.
Team Davis, college radio, foods that fuel the teenage athlete, chatbots, sports -- Rohan Baxi, a student at Da Vinci High in Davis, has produced shows on a range of subjects so far in 2023, with a style and approach that has already won him awards. He began his program in 2020, and you can find all 69 shows he has created so far at Timeout Radio.
Here's how he describes his latest episode:
"If you pass by UC Davis’ Toomey Field on spring weekends you’ll see a team of athletes engrossed in practicing their sprints, jumps, and throws. They are the track and field members of Team Davis, the Special Olympics team for Yolo County. Hear how Special Olympics started as a backyard summer camp and grew into a global movement that changed attitudes about ability and inclusion.
This show has been gracing KDRT's airwaves since 2017. Check it out at praisetime.
"Host Preacher believes gospel music is powerful, whether the listener is or is not Christian -- that everyone can enjoy listening to gospel because it is uplifting and inspiring, sung with passion and belief from the artist, touching all who hear it in a good and heartfelt way. The aim of the show is to help listeners find what Preacher believes lives in everyone: a good spirit that drives us to be the best we can be."
Each Tuesday at 4, with replays Sunday mornings at 7, or stream it anytime.
Don't miss the inaugural edition of IMPLOSION on Wednesday, April 5. This new show is hosted by Nick Saloman, leader of the English rock band The Bevis Frond, a trusted and prolific source of brilliant sounds spanning five decades! IMPLOSION features Nick sharing his favorite music and musical knowledge — from rock to folk, psyche to punk, jazz to soul... Tune in every Wednesday evening 5–6 p.m. Pacific for the latest episode, with Sunday morning replays at 11 a.m.
This edition of Live Tracks commemorates the party thrown when the host was 10,000 days old, 40 years ago this week.
Live Tracks didn't exist for another three decades, but its spirit was alive and well that night. Lava lamps were lit, cool recreational beverages of choice were in good supply, and this week you can hear the soundtrack.
Some songs even have the pops and crackle of well-loved vintage vinyl.
(The photo shows our host in the KDRT studio, on or about day 21,941.)
From DJ Dirk, the host of this fine show, newly moved to Monday nights:
"Americana music didn't just show up one day -- the genre has evolved from deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores both the old and the new and a bunch of stuff from the in between. [I take you] on a weekly musical journey that lifts the spirits, gets the toes tapping and, well, hopefully adds a little Twang to your life."
Listen to this week's show. Or sample the archives!
KDRT has a new world music program, Crossing Continents, from Gil Medovoy, on Mondays at 10 a.m.
You might know Gil from his years at KDVS. Crossing Continents features music from the Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, both traditional and contemporary.
And -- Gil really knows the subject. Here's his debut episode for KDRT.
