KVC-Arts

If you don’t know the term Yacht Rock, quite simply, it’s for the most part all your favorites from the 70s and 80s. Songs you probably know all the words, whether you mean to or not. One of the groups out there touring full-time in the world of Yacht Rock is Yächtley Crëw. All dressed identically as ship captains, you MAY think it’s gonna be parody. And while SOME comedic elements WILL work their way in, the music, and musicianship, is QUITE serious. With a full length album just out, "Seas the Night," David Fleming speaks guitarist and original member, Thomas Gardner Jr.

David Fleming speaks with Al Pitrelli once again about the 2025 tour for Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. This is also the 25th anniversary Beethoven's Last Night, so a bit here as well. We'll also touch briefly on Savatage, the group from which TSO sprang. They (finally) started touring again!

David Fleming speaks with Al Pitrelli, music director for, and lead guitarist with, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. We'll hear about the tour for this year - The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. This is also the 25th anniversary of Beethoven's Last Night, so there will be special attention paid to that as well.

On this episode of KVC-Arts, Adam Rainey Ruiz talks to the curator of the Division 9 Gallery, Cosmé Cordova. We’ll hear about Cosmé’s history as an artist, the work he has done since establishing the Division 9 Gallery in 1999, and what to expect at the Day of the Dead Color Run on 10/25/25 as well as the Day of the Dead Festival that takes place from 11/1-2/25.

David Fleming speaks with Benjamin S. Stewart about "Crossroads," a collaboration with Benjiphonik. We'll hear about how the song came together, how Ben Stewart was able to have tow of his personas collaborating with each other, and a bit about the video for Crossroads - which was released at the end of the initial broadcast of this episode.

Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, and Jim Pons (of The Turtles) were with Frank Zappa'a Mothers of Invention for only around two years, though the amount of recordings released would make you think it was MUCH longer. Their time with Zappa ended MUCH earlier than intended as well.I was fortunate to speak with Volman several years ago as he was getting ready to perform in the "Happy Together Tour" in this region. We spoke about working with students and becoming a professor (after taking 32 years between starting and finishing his bachelor's), his time with Zappa, and touching briefly on Flo and Eddie, which came about because they weren't allowed to use their own names. Yeah. They signed THAT kind of contract.Revisiting my conversation with Mark Volman, who passed away September 5th at the age of 78.

For KVC-Arts #600 I thought it fitting to feature Eva Mikhailovna once again. I first met Eva in late 2015 and had her on the show in early 2016. She's been on the show several times since highlighting various albums, videos and more. For show #600 she and I will be discussing some of the various types bands she's currently performing with (or as), a VERY new song/video which is part of an album to be released down the road, Kully Stiles, some other recordings and more... SUCH a wonderful and much appreciated conversation yet again. I couldn't ask for a more special #600.

Adam Rainey Ruiz speaks with Richie Velazquez, who also goes by his artist name, Deladeso. We'll hear about his history as an artist, and his involvement in Riverside's new Artists in Residency program.

David Fleming speaks with Eva Mikhailovna about Post Modern Jukebox... What it is, how she became involved, as well as the current tour - with several stops in our region, including Riverside August 30th.

David Fleming speaks with Lee Mills, executive Director for Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic. We'll hear about the upcoming season, the history, scholarship opportunities and more.

On the next KVC-Arts, we’ll hear about Pictures at an Exhibition: The Paintings of Bob Peak. This concert serves as the finale for the Redlands Bowl, and will be performed by the Redlands Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ransom Wilson. We’ll hear from the man who produced this concert along with around 1500 albums to date, averaging an album every week for the last thirty years.

On this edition of KVC-Arts, we'll hear from the host of Ireland with Michael, Michael Londra. We'll discuss his up-and-coming performance at The Redlands Bowl and the TV show as well, seen on KVCR-TV.

On this episode of KVC-Arts, we start off with a conversation with between KVCR's Joel Morales with well-renowned animatronics specialist Garner Holt. Then continues with David Fleming's conversation with guest musician, Dougie Poole.

On this episode of KVC-Arts, we'll sit down with musician Dougie Poole.

On this edition of KVC-Arts, we are once again joined by Reddcoats frontman Matt Bissonette. Reddcoats music has elements of rock, funk, and fusion. We'll talk about their first two releases Reddcoats I and Reddcoats II.

Matt Bissonette. You've run across his name next to folks like Joe Satriani, Brian Wilson, Don Henley, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Elton John... SO many more actually. Also - Matt, along with his brother Greg and Andy Timmons make up the core of The Reddcoats, with elements of rock, funk and fusion. An INCREDIBLE mix of folks who are always playing with other bands, but enjoy getting together to play what they really want. We'll hear about and from their first two releases, fittingly, Reddcoats I and Reddcoats II.

This edition of KVC-Arts has David Fleming in conversation with Tracy Wise, author of Madame Sorel’s Lodger, a fictionalized look at a period in the life of someone MUCH like Vincent Van Gough… more at twisewriter.com

This is a rebroadcast of a recent interview between David Fleming and Brenton Wood. We hear about The OOgum Boogum Song, Gimme Little Sign and more. Brenton Wood passed away in early January of 2025.

Continuing the conversation about a fantastic new album, Father Son!A mix wonderful, wonderful treatments of standards and originals, as well as one cover that I don’t think I ever heard in the world of jazz.  this is one that belongs in any respectable jazz library, and the conversation was both informative and fun. Lots of laughter.

Father Son - from Nathan & Noah East, out for just a little over a month now. David Fleming speaks with both Nathan and Noah, with 95% of the conversation on the new album. Several incredible original mainstream jazz compositions. Outstanding covers as well including Killer Joe, Over the Rainbow, My Favorite Things, Yesterday, and more. A personalized treatment puts it mildly. Some of these have such an incredible touch on them that you would think that they weren’t covers at all.