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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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. |
Crows and songs, on Audio Ecotone, Sept. 12, 2025Fri, 09/12/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtEddy Owt allowed me (Pieter Pastoor) to fill in for him this week. I had to pick a theme, so a show was born about crows in song. Enjoy the journey in the spirit world of crows. Crows in Song Omens & death Crows are often associated with death, darkness, or foreboding. Wisdom & mystery In many Native American, Celtic, and Norse myths (and retellings in literature), crows are seen as wise, shape-shifting messengers between worlds. Transformation & the uncanny Crows often appear in magical realism or gothic writing as liminal creatures — half in the human world, half in the supernatural. Ted Hughes’ poetry collection Crow (1970) reimagines the crow as a trickster, creation figure, and survivor. |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Sep 5th, 2025Fri, 09/05/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
Katrina + 20! Aug 29th, 2025Fri, 08/29/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy OwtAugust 29, 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the Gulf of Mexico coast. In the days that followed, many areas of New Orleans (most famously the Ninth Ward) were inundated as the levees failed under the rising waters. Over one million residents were displaced to neighboring states, and 1300-1500 people lost their lives. Unsurprisingly, the storm and its long aftermath profoundly affected the city's musicians and artists -- financially, socially and spiritually. On this week's show, we commemorate the anniversary with songs released by NOLA musicians in the years following the storm. We also will preview some of the acts that are performing at this weekend's Chalk It Up! festival at Fremont Park in Sacramento. |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Aug 22nd, 2025Fri, 08/22/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Aug 15th, 2025Fri, 08/15/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
Replay of Escape! (Jan 24th, 2025)Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:00pm | Jim BuchananHave you ever had a week where you just wanted to get the hell out of Dodge? Yeah, this was one of those weeks. This week's Audio Ecotone features songs of Escape from Taj Mahal, Ella Fitzgerald, Oblivions, T-Bone Walker, The Inciters, Hot Club of Cowtown and more! We have also gone social! Get show previews, leave comments and more on Bluesky at @eddy-owt.bsky.social. |
Replay of The Audio Ecotone from Aug 2nd, 2024Fri, 08/01/2025 - 4:00pm | Jim Buchanan |
The Audio Ecotone for 3:00pm on Jul 25th, 2025Fri, 07/25/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt |
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