Join Eddy Owt as he explores the rich genre diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing in the back waters and tributaries of the past 100 years of music: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and much more.
"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno
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The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Nov 21st, 2025Fri, 11/21/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy Owt |
Geography! (Nov 14th, 2025)Fri, 11/14/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtIn celebration of Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 14-25), this week's show celebrates geography and maps with selections from The Chemical Brothers, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, R.E.M., Roxy Music, They Might Be Giants, Nancy Sinatra, and even ol' Fess Parker! |
Live and Local! (Nov 7th, 2025)Fri, 11/07/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy Owt
There's an incredible number of live shows in Davis and Sacramento happening over the next seven days and this week's show highlights some of them, with tunes from Boot Juice, The Beths, Anton Barbeau, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Four Eyes, Earl Sweatshirt and more! We also pay tribute to legendary jazz drummer, pianist and composer Jack DeJohnette as well as debut a selection from Sad and Beautiful World, the new Mavis Staples album released today. Comments and requests are always welcome. Connect with me at @eddy-owt.bsky.social or the.eddy.owt@gmail.com. |
Halloween! (Oct 31st, 2025)Fri, 10/31/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtWe celebrate the spooky season with a scary selections of tunes from the Tiger Lillies, The Cramps, Siouxie and the Banshees, Philly Joe Jones & more! Listen ... if you dare!!!! |
Migration! (Oct 24th, 2025)Fri, 10/24/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtThis week we're celebrating Fall Migration -- one of the best birdwatching times of the year in Davis -- by groovin' to a selection of appropriately themed tunes from Weezer, Wire, M. Ward, the Ink Spots and more! |
No Kings Redux! (Oct 17th, 2025)Fri, 10/17/2025 - 4:15pm | Eddy OwtToday's show features a selection of songs inspired by the #NoKings events happening in Davis, Sacramento, Woodland and around the nation this weekend, which selecxtions from Paquita la del Barrio, Ice Cube, Barbara Dane, Burl Ives, Margo Price and more. We also remember D'Angelo, who passed this week at the age of 51. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Chop. If you can stomach it, you can find his story here. Warning: Viewers may experience bouts of sadness and rage. You can connect with me by email at the.eddy.owt@gmail.com or on BlueSky at @eddy-owt.bsky.social.
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Tim Foster of Th' Losin Streaks! (Oct 10th, 2025)Fri, 10/10/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtTim Foster is an icon of the Sacramento cultural scene. As the kinetic frontman of bands such as Th' Losin Streaks and the Troublemakers, he's brought high-energy, '60s-infused garage rock to small dive bars and big festival stages across the U.S. and Europe. He is a fixture in the Sacramento journalistic scene as the executive director of Capitol Weekly and was the co-publisher of the late Midtown Monthly, an important chronicle of the Sacramento art and music scene in the early 2000s. And he's a collector of obscure vintage vinyl, vintage guitars and vintage cars. Tim joined Eddy in the KDRT studio to spin some records and discuss his bands, garage rock, the changing Sacramento music scene and California politics. |
Birthdays! (Oct 3rd, 2025)Fri, 10/03/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtOn this edition of The Audio Ecotone, we celebrate the 21st birthdays of KDRT and your humble host. (Note: One of those ages is a lie.) In the show's longstanding tradition (of a single year) we're partying with tunes from the Hot 100 from this week in 1965, with choice hits from The Beau Brummels, Edwin Starr, Charlie Rich, Paul Revere and the Raiders and Sonny and Cher. Yes, on this week in 1965, Sonny and Cher and four songs on the Billboard Hot 100, more than the Beatles (3), the Rolling Stones (1) and Bob Dylan (2). And though it's the end of our Fall FUNdraiser drive, it's never too late to show your love and support for the station. Go to https://kdrt.org/support to find out how. And if you already donated during the fundraiser, a very big and warm THANK YOU for helping to keep us on the air! |
Native American Musical Heritage! (Sep 26th, 2025)Fri, 09/26/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtThe fourth Friday of September is California Native American Day, an annual day of observance of the First People of California that "celebrates living cultures, affirms Tribal sovereignty, and educates the broader public about Native history, resilience and leadership." In that spirit, this week's show focuses upon the many contributions to popular music from musicians of Native heritage, with selections from Link Wray, Robbie Robertson, Mildred Bailey, Debora Iyall, Samantha Crain and more. A special shout-out goes to the superb documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the Planet. Comments about the show? You can connect with my by email at the.eddy.owt@gmail.com or on Bluesky @eddy-owt.bsky.social |
Censored! (Sep 19th, 2025)Fri, 09/19/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtWith cowardly media megacorporations removing certain late-night comedians from the air due to their critiques of the current administration, it's a good time to visit some songs that have been banned from the airwaves for one reason or another. |
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