Eddy Owt's blog

Women Rock! We all know that, but how many of us are aware of Women Rock! Day? On January 3, 1987, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since then, Women Rock! Day celebrates that event and the achievements and contributions of countless women artists and female-fronted bands to popular music. Although the Audio Ecotone missed the actual day due to the holidays, we will kick off 2025 (and the new KDRT studios) with a belated celebration of some of our favorite female artists and bands: Sleater-Kinney, Ex Hex, the Bangles, Dog Party, L.A. Witch and more! Listen live Friday at 3:00 pm Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM or online at KDRT.org. The show replays Saturday 6:00-7:00 pm and Tuesday 7:00-8:00 am.

It's the season of gifting once again and although KDRT is definitely on the Nice list, we can't rely upon Santa to keep us on the air. Therefore, we ask for your donations to help us continue to bring your the finest in low-power community broadcasting. Please visit our Winter Fundraiser page to make your tax-deductable contribution. Plus if you donate $75 or more, you get our limited-edition Great Blue Heron logo t-shirt as thank-you gift. So be sure to add KDRT to your holiday shopping list and be sure to tune into this week's Audio Ecotone to enjoy a mix of appropriately themed music and a very special guest! Listen live on Friday, December 6 at 3:00 pm Pacific Time on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream live or anytime at KDRT.org.

There are no words to describe the anger, grief and depression arising from the events of this week, so we'll let the music speak for us -- Nina Simone, Rise Against, Public Enemy, Les McCann and Eddie Harris, IDLES and more. Listen live Friday, November 8 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream on kdrt.org.

The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a the Mexican holiday in which families welcome back and honor the souls of their deceased loved ones. In the spirit of the day, we will be honoring the memories and music of many of the musicians who left us this year, especially those whose names may not have made headlines, but whose vision and contributions are memorable: Family Man Barrett, Damo Suzuki, Doug Ingle, Martin Philipps, James Chance, Duane Eddy and more. Join us live Friday 11/1 at 3:00 pm Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream via the web at kdrt.org.

’Tis the season for everyone to dress up as their favorite ghoul, superhero or sexy <insert random professional here>. This week on the Audio Ecotone, we will be highlighting the musical equivalent of “dress up” — cover songs! Please join us as we feature some well-known and some more obscure covers by Faye Wong, Richard Thompson, Bettye LaVette, Robyn Hitchcock, the Kronos Quartet and more on the October 25th edition of the Audio Ecotone. Listen live Friday at 3:00 pm Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM or online at kdrt.org.

In celebration of Eddy's birthday, we'll be playing selections from the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart from the week of his birth in 1964, including cuts from Ike & Tina Turner, Nat King Cole, Dusty Springfield, James Brown, Roy Orbison, the Chairman of the Board and some group of 4 lads from Liverpool. (Whatever happened to them?) Be sure to listen live October 4 at 3:00 pm Pacific Time on KDRT 95.7 FM or online at KDRT.org. Archived shows are available for two weeks on KDRT.org.

The Sacramento Farm-to-Fork Festival wraps up this weekend and this week's Audio Ecotone serves up a delightful soupcon of delectable selections from Merle Haggard, King Curtis, Fats Waller, Southern Culture on the Skids and a full tasting menu of others to whet your appetite, aid your digestion and satisfy your soul. Tune in Friday at 3:00 pm on KDRT 95.7 FM or online at KDRT.org.

This week, the Audio Ecotone flies to the moon! Next Tuesday, September 13, is the Mid-Autumn Festival on the Chinese Lunar calendar and since we can't give each and every one of you a moon cake,  we will be bringing you a celestial selection of moon-themed songs to celebrate from the Neville Brothers, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Billie Holliday, J.J. Cale and a few surprises. Tune in live at 3:00 pm Pacific Time or listen later on KDRT.org.