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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Favorites of 2025! (Dec 12th, 2025)Fri, 12/12/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtOn today'show, we play a highly subjective selection of our favorite songs of 2025. Not the "Best of 2025," because who died and left me emperor to declare what's best and what isn't? (I'd make a lousy music critic, no?) But I can strongly make the case that if someone did endow me with that power, such a list would include Wet Leg, Pulp, Ella, Mavis, Margo and a whole lot more from today's playlist! |
In Memorium (Dec 5th, 2025)Fri, 12/05/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtDuring the course of the year, we have paid timely tributes to some of the musical artists who had recently passed: Sly Stone, Jimmy Cliff, Ozzy Osbourne, Clem Burke (Blondie), Dave Allen (Gang of Four), Connie Francis and a whole host of others. For our annual In Memoriam show, we offer tribute to some of the other artists twho we lost this year, including Steve Cropper, Roberta Flack, Brian Wilson, Jill Sobule, Garth Hudson, Sam Moore and more. Thank you for sharing your talents and art with us. |
Leftovers! (Nov 28th, 2025)Fri, 11/28/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtJust as you may have a refrigerator full of holiday roast and fixin's, The Audio Ecotone is dishing up a showful of tuneful leftovers -- songs from recent show playlists that were cut at that last minute due to my yammering and poor math skills. So cut yourself another slice of holiday pie, put your feet up and enjoy some tunes from Connie Francis, Neil Young, Neko Case, Anna Calvi and more! We also pay special tribute to the recent passings of Jimmy Cliff and bassist Mani Mounfield of the Stone Roses. |
Giving Thanks! (Nov 21st, 2025)Fri, 11/21/2025 - 4:20pm | Eddy OwtDespite the massive bummer of these times, The Audio Ecotone is very thankful for our wonderful friends, family and you -- our listeners. On this week's show, we give thanks with music from Little Eva, Reigning Sound, the Cranberries, Glenn Miller and more! |
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. |
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