Tonight at 6 p.m. Pacific, The Electric Compost Heap features new music from Grace Inspace, Ace of Spit, and Boot Juice, who will be playing the Starlet Room in Sacramento on April 17! There will also be much in the way of Old World Swagge and Compost Heap Classics, so hope you can join us on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org! Can't listen live? Stream anytime via the web + the podcast apps!
This week on Listening Lyrics, it's the Alex Jenkins Trio! These Sacramento musicians are among the most talented in the region, truly creative, and promise music full of beautiful surprises. The trio's latest record, Black Bird, received a four-star review in All About Jazz and is being played on radio stations across the country. Due to his in-depth study of the music of different cultures, Alex’s playing transcends musical traditions and boundaries. His expression of rhythm is heavily influenced by his study of Tabla (a North Indian classical percussion instrument). As a result, he has become known for his creative approach to music and his unique ability to fuse rhythmic ideas from various disciplines into one cohesive sound. Hear Listening Lyrics Fridays on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org! Listen anytime via the web and the podcasts.
Wild Card Friday has unearthed a wonderful interview from 2013-ish. Wayne, Nancy, and Dr. Strangely Strange dive deep into the mind of Joe Craven. Enjoy!
This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK maneuvers the land yacht over to the drive-in… Feel free to tag along, there’s room for at least six or eight in the trunk. We’ll fall asleep at the movie and wake up for the swap meet. In the meantime, we’ll blast some Little Feat, Steely Dan, Aretha, Chuck Prophet, Los Lobos, and whatever else floats our boat. It’s all happening on Thursday, 3-5pm, on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org. Stream shows anytime at Dashboard Diaries.
Today’s topics: rooting cuttings, spring fungus, trumpet vines revisited, coffee grounds and compost, and more.
Hello Davis! welcomes Brett Lee, Davis Downtown Business Association, in conversation with Daryel Dunston, City of Davis' city manager. Daryel brings a unique path to public service, starting as a firefighter and EMT, and going on to lead major initiatives in cities like Oakland and Santa Rosa, tackling challenges from housing and homelessness to emergency response. Now, here in Davis, he’s at the center of how our city plans, grows, and responds to the needs of its community. Today, we talk about what it means to manage a town like Davis, the priorities ahead, and how local government connects with the people it serves. Listen up for Hello Davis! Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Stream anytime via the web.
Hello there! It's almost time for IMPLOSION, bringing you psychedelic sounds and beyond, with tunes from Ben Brown, Dean Parrish, Slim Harpo, Day Blindness, and many more. Join your cordial host Nick Saloman at 4 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7fm Davis + KDRT.org worldwide. Listen at your leisure via the web + the podcasts!
Today catch In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. to find out more about this photo; doesn't it look inviting? Today we'll have a mix of classics and recent releases. Tracks include those by Corinne West, Crooked Still, the Brother Brothers, two singers from the British folk revival in the 1960s, and the contra dance bands Synchopaths, Natterjack, and Stomp Rocket in honor of the Sacramento Country Dance Society's 40th Anniversary contra dance this coming Saturday night. Stay tuned to KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis and KDRT.org worldwide.
Tonight's show has boogie woogie and more by Artie Shaw, Harry James, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith, New Orleans' Own the Dukes of Dixieland, Mongo Santamaria, Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis, Santana (Greg Rolie keyboard), Gabor Szabo, Paco De Lucia, the Rosenberg Trio, Piano Connection & Marcs Boogie, Sue Palmer, and the Spencer Wyatt Big Band.
The new economic development strategic plan for Davis might be an obscure document, but its pages include interesting goals for Davis and observations about the city, such as insights into how college students shape the city’s economy.
Today on Davisville we talk about the plan with Katie Yancey, the city’s economic development director since 2024. Customer service is a core concern. She wonders if Davis has “gotten sort of stuck in a cultural narrative of slow growth [that] has awkwardly translated into bad customer service. And that’s really the question … I’ve posed in this plan, and my conclusion is yes.” That doesn’t mean Davis must change its character -- more like do a better job of managing it.
We also talk about the city’s strengths, vacant commercial space, downtown, the city's reputation at UC Davis, and how this new economic plan differs from prior city efforts. Those earlier proposals focused more on a real estate strategy, she says, while this plan assesses “what we currently do and how to do it better.”
The photo shows part of a 1991 promotional map of downtown Davis created by Town Graphics of Woodinville, Wash.
