Willie Watson on Live DiRT Thursday 092117

Thu, 09/21/2017 - 2:04pm | Dug Deep

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Willie Watson photo

KDRT broadcaster Bill Wagman hosts Americana artist Willie Watson live in the KDRT studio on Thursday, September 21st, at 2 p.m.  Willie Watson, formerly of Old Crow Medicine Show, makes modern folk music rooted in older traditions. He’s a folksinger in the classic sense: a singer, storyteller, and traveler with a catalog of songs that bridge the gap between the past and present. On his new Acony Records release,  Folksinger Vol. 2, he acts as a modern interpreter of older songs, passing along his own version of the music that came long before him.  Willie appears at Harlow's in Sacramento the same evening.  

"Secrets Kids Know..." by humor therapist Allen Klein

Tue, 09/19/2017 - 8:35pm | Lois Richter

Do you like to laugh?  That's GOOD!  And it's good FOR you!!

This week's guest is Allen Klein* is a long-time advocate of the healing properties of laughter and mirth. A co-founder of the AATH (Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor), Allen is a powerful presenter and the author of many many helpful books. 

His newest book is titled "SECRETS KIDS KNOW that adults oughta learn".  Tune in Thursday at 1:00 (or Friday at 3:00) to  hear some of those secrets and find out more about being healthier while being happier. 

* Allen Klein, MA, CSP is an award-winning professional keynote speaker and best-selling author who shows audiences worldwide how humor can help them deal with everyday trials and tribulations as well as triumphing over tragedy. His TEDx Talk is "Your Thoughts & Intentions Create Your Reality". You can find all his books at: http://www.allenklein.com/books.htm 

 

Jazz After Dark September 12 2017

Tue, 09/12/2017 - 7:43pm | Don Shor

Old-fashioned jazz tonight! 8 pm on Jazz After Dark, 95.7 FM in Davis CA, KDRT.org everywhere.

Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Quintette du Hot Club de France (Django Reinhardt)

Benny Carter

Pete Johnson And Albert Ammons

Will Bradley

Earl Hines

Benny Goodman with Peggy Lee

King Cole Trio

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

The Lawrence Marable Quartet Featuring James Clay

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong with Russell Garcia

Helyne Stewart

Charles Mingus/Duke Ellington/Max Roach

Chris Barber

Herb Alpert & Hugh Masakela

Toots Thielemans

 

Davisville, Sept. 11, 2017: Imagining America, from Davis

Mon, 09/11/2017 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

If Americans are less certain these days about who we are as a nation, maybe Imagining America can help. The nationwide network, created by a White House initiative in 1999, says its purpose is to bring together scholars, artists, students, designers and cultural organizers to “address the most pressing issues of our time.” This summer it moved to UC Davis from Syracuse, N.Y. On today’s show we talk with two UC Davis faulty members who help lead the network: Erica Kohl-Arenas, associate professor in American Studies and Imagining America’s new faculty director; and Milmon Harrison, associate professor in African American and African Studies.  We discuss the network, what it wants to achieve, its conference on campus next month, and why it chose Davis as its new home.

Live DiRT at ArtAbout with Doc Tari - Sep 8

Fri, 09/08/2017 - 6:23pm | Jess Goddésse

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Doc Tari photo

Join the KDRT Live DiRT crew for September's 2nd Friday ArtAbout with one-man band Doc Tari, broadcasting live from the Armadillo Music stage in downtown Davis, September 8, starting at 6:30 p.m. sharp-ish. Doc Tari draws inspiration from New Orleans buskers, driving out feel-good rhythms on foot-pedal drums, guitar, and harmonica, singing songs that track the roots of American music through the annals of country, blues, gospel, and folk. Come on down to Armadillo for the live show, or if you truly can't make it downtown, tune in for the live broadcast, only on KDRT, where the grass roots grow!

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Sept 8, 2017

Wed, 09/06/2017 - 9:36pm | Nancy Flagg

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, photo in public domain per wiki

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1883-1913) had a massive influence on how the world perceived the West. On the 9/8/17 episode of Cowboy Tracks, Nancy will look at what the Wild West Show was all about and play music from and about the Show. Don't miss this one!

Jazz After Dark September 05 2017

Tue, 09/05/2017 - 7:42pm | Don Shor

Some classic sax and great vocals tonight on Jazz After Dark! Plus a little Cubop congo and a tribute to John Abercrombie.

Billie Holiday

Jelly Roll Morton

Fats Navarro

Ella Fitzgerald & Buddy Bregman

Howard Lucraft

Sarah Vaughan

Stanley Turrentine

Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan

Eddie Jefferson

Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio

Sabu Martinez

Sonny Rollins

John Abercrombie

Pat Metheny

Encaustic = art made from hot pots of color!

Mon, 09/04/2017 - 1:59pm | Lois Richter

Adele Louise Shaw is an encaustic artist and teacher in Davis. Her work is known world-wide, and her art classes have been drawing enthusiastic students for years. Listen on Thursday at 1:00 pm (7 Sept 2017) or Friday at 3:00 pm (8 Sept 2017) to hear about this fascinating art form. Newly revived in the west, it's origins are over 2000 years old!

What is encaustic? -- the substance, the process, and the finished work all share the same word. Should a piece of encaustic art be flat and painterly or 3-D and sculptural? Should it have bold splashes of color or subtle transparent layers? Since one can include other materials into encaustic, should the art piece then be called "encaustic", "mixed media", or "collage"? Adele will tell us YES! Encaustic art allows freedom of expression on many levels; we are not limited to the 'shoulds' that abound elsewhere.

We will find out the nitty gritty of what materials to use in encaustic art (and why) and also about the care and feeding of an encaustic piece you own. No phone calls today, but Lois has lots of questions stored up -- so this will definitely be a hot episode!

Live Tracks Airs 60s - Early 70s Long Form Jams Including Jefferson Airplane, Savoy Brown, and Barry "The Fish" Melton

Thu, 08/31/2017 - 9:05pm | Jim Buchanan

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, the concert commitee at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall has organized a special "Thursday Live!" concert for Sept. 7th from 7-10pm with an all-star line-up of local musicians collaborating on the iconic songs of that special era.  Tributes will include the music of Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, It's A Beautiful Day, Youngbloods, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, Neil Young, and Country Joe and The Fish, to name a few. In preparation for this upcoming community concert, Jim has pulled out the vinyl for some long jam tracks from the likes of Jefferson Airplane, Savoy Brown, and a special local live performance from Barry Melton and friends recorded at a 2011 KDRT benefit concert at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall. For additional sixties-era "flavor", Jim includes some anti-war ditties from satirist and songwriter Tom Lehrer.    

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