Album review: Pray for Rain, by Pure Bathing Culture

Sun, 12/13/2015 - 9:52pm | Scott Korinke

Pray for Rain

Pray For Rain

Pray for Rain is indie dream-pop group Pure Bathing Culture's second LP, following their 2013 debut album, Moon Tides. Pray for Rain is full of danceable beats and shimmering, rythymic guitars, which--combined with lead singer Sarah Versprille's dreamy and lofty vocals--creates a trancelike, even hypnotic sonic atmosphere. The album sounds consistently upbeat and rarely ventures far from its dream-pop structure, but its lyrics on tracks like "The Tower" and "Darling, Save Us" are thematically hefty, contemplating mortality and the fleeting nature of life. Other standout songs include title track "Pray for Rain," probably the most energetic track sung nearly entirely with rhetorical questions, and the thoughtful and laid back "In the Night, In the Peaceful Night," an excellent ending to a fine album. Pray for Rain is perfect for dream-pop fans--it's an enjoyable, relaxing, blissful album that will help you unwind from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

KDRT LIVE Broadcast from Armadillo Music on 12/11/15 at 6:30PM

Fri, 12/11/2015 - 6:01pm | Pieter Pastoor

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andrew Castro new EP RED HEARTS

Andrew Castro will perform at Armadillo Music on Friday, December 11th, at 6:30 p.m. The KDRT crew will be on hand to interview Andrew and broadcast his appearance. Andrew's new EP Red Hearts released on December 4th and broke the Top 100 in sales nationally on iTunes. A talented, passionate, and prolific performer, Andrew is sure to entertain both the in-house and radio audience. This performance is free and open to all ages in conjunction with the Downtown Davis 2nd Friday ArtAbout.

HEAVY EP24 - Return of the SikTh - 12/11/15

Fri, 12/11/2015 - 12:05pm | Dmitry Shemetov...

LISTEN NOW as we celebrate SikTh's first new release in 9 years, Opacities.

  • SikTh - Wait For Something Wild
  • SikTh - Can't We All Dream?
  • SikTh - When Will The Forest Speak?
  • SikTh - Each Other And Themselves
  • SikTh - Summer Rain
  • Protest the Hero - Yellow Teeth
  • Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
  • Skyharbor - Evolution
  • In Colour - Listen For The Rain
  • Sikth - Tokyo Lights
  • Sikth - Walking Shadows

Album of the Week - Robyn Hitchcock "I Often Dream of Trains" - TH 12/10

Thu, 12/10/2015 - 12:37pm | Jess Goddésse

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Robyn Hitchcock Album Art
This week's featured album is I Often Dream of Trains by British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock. Robyn started out in the 1970s with the Soft Boys before going solo in the early 1980s. He's known for quirky, haunting poetic lyrics that in early days drew comparisons to the style of Syd Barrett. 
 
I Often Dream of Trains is his third solo album, released in 1984. It's an all acoustic effort, with Robyn's lyrics and vocals at the front, backing himself on electric and acoustic guitars and piano. 
 
Today, Robyn remains an active recording and touring artist, with no less than 20 studio albums under his belt. His most recent release, The Man Upstairs, came out in 2014. Check out the man and his music at robynhitchcock.com.
 
KDRT's Album of the Week airs every Thursday evening at 5 p.m. PT. This week's host is Jess Goddesse.

Dave Nachmanoff on The Folk Brothers, December 9th

Wed, 12/09/2015 - 9:40am | Peter Schiffman

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David Nachmanoff photo

Davis resident Dave Nachmanoff is an award-winning singer-songwriter and renowned guitarist. He tours nationally and internationally as a solo act, as well as valued accompanist to Al Stewart. Over the many years he has resided in Davis, Dave has been a generous supporter of this community. In a rare local appearance, Dave will do a benefit concert on December 12th for Yolo Food Truck, which is raising the funds to purchase a new refrigerated truck. Dave will join the Folk Brothers live in the KDRT studio between 10 and 11 AM on Wednesday, Dec. 9th.   He’ll bring his guitar, play some songs, talk about his storied musical career, and tell us why we heard him singing in Starbucks across North America last month. Please join us!

Jazz After Dark December 08 2015

Tue, 12/08/2015 - 7:29pm | Don Shor

Jazz 1946 – 68 tonight. Cool, soul, mellow, and more. Metronome All Stars (Frank Sinatra vocals) * Nat King Cole * Vince Guaraldi (Autumn Leaves) * Stan Kenton * Ella Fitzgerald * Illinois Jacquet * Jimmy Giuffre & Jim Hall * Art Blakey * George Benson * Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington * and wrapping it up with guitar by Al Di Meola from 1999. Happy 100th, Frank!

Listening Lyrics, 12/11/15, with Andrew Castro and Casey Groat

Tue, 12/08/2015 - 5:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

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andrew Castro comes to KDRT

Andrew Castro

(link is external) is a Sacramento  based singer songwriter. His new EP "RED HEARTS" is now riding on the EP chart of iTunes. Andrew has been on the show before but now as an up and coming "star" we will talk about his new release. Andrew will be joined by singer/songwriter and producer Casey Groat. Andrew's acoustic upbeat pop styled music is catchy and melodic while providing lyrics that are thoughtful and personal and can relate to anyone who has been in love and out of love in any type of relationship. His live shows are high energy and though he is a solo performer his live looping and the rhythms and sounds created on his guitar provide a sound, power and energy most songwriters don't have. 

Davisville, 12/7/15: Two Silicon Valley vets size up Davis’ entrepreneurial prospects

Mon, 12/07/2015 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

Heard of the Davis Angels Network, or Silicon Valley Bank? The former is working to build a local culture that supports and invests in start-up companies in Davis, and the latter was founded in 1982 to become a major source of funding for emerging tech companies in the Silicon Valley (and grew into an international bank). On today’s Davisville, Lonnie Bookbinder of the Davis Angels, and retired SV Bank chairman Bob Medearis, who both live in Davis, talk about the real efforts to place more start-up ventures in town. There’s more going on in this area in Davis than you might know about.

Album Review: Looking Forward, Looking Back, by Symphonic Jazz Orchestra

Sun, 12/06/2015 - 10:25pm | Scott Korinke

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Looking Forward, Looking Back

Symphonic Jazz Orchestra is a group of Los Angeles musicians who combine American jazz with the traditional format and sound of European orchestras. The group is heavily involved in the Los Angeles community, playing at auditoriums around the LA basin and investing lots of resources into teaching music in underfunded LA County schools. 

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