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Join host Kay-Beezy Fa Sheezy as he takes you on a hip-hop source-sample voyage to the days of fresh Fila suits, Kangols and fat gold chains. Kay-Beezy's record collection will delight your ear holes as you soak-up the oh-so-buttery vinyl that inspired hip-hop pioneers to create the music that shaped a generation. Kay-Beezy also uses his gift-of-gab to provide succulent color commentary. What you get is 110% raw, uncut hip-hop culture. There are no artificial flavors or preservatives needed as the wheels of steel that stay spinning do not rust. Word is bond, kid!!

Live Wednesday 6-7pm

Replays Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 12am

DJ(s):

Kay-Beezy Fa Sheezy

The Golden Road

Join Alligator and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots and its many offshoots.

Live Sunday 4-6pm

Replays Friday 7-9pm

DJ(s):

Alligator

Twang Thang

Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, featuring the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver...Americana music didn't just show up one day; it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores both the originators and the newcomers, checking out a bunch of the music that happened along the way.

Live Sunday 8-10am

Replays Monday 10am-12pm, Wednesday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

DJ Dirk

Dinner Bell Roundup

Join DJ Cliff and friends for Dinner Bell Roundup’s tasty plateful of swinging country, western, and Americana music. Come and get it!

Live Saturday 4-6pm

DJ(s):

Cliff Gamble

Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention strikes the KDRT airwaves—a musical ministry—live every Monday evening with an unholy assortment of ambrosial audio to indoctrinate your ears. Tune in for much new music in the spirit of alt/rock/pop/indie/punk, with some roots and randomness to round out the service. For the truly devout, don't miss Vinyl Vespers—a weekly feature to worship a "best of the worst" cut from the deep-discount record bins. Show hostesse @JessGoddesse is available for comments and convo via Twitter. :-J

Live Monday 7-9pm

DJ(s):

Jess Goddèsse

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Adrian West in the Studio, Recorded Jan 17th, 2020

Fri, 01/17/2020 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Adrian West spends the hour with us in the KDRT studio. Listen now to his musical abilities.

His sound is original acoustic rock that sounds like Paul Simon meets Dave Matthews meets Talking Heads. His band also features vocal harmonies, guitar, electric violin, bass, drums, sometimes an alto sax, and a bit of live “looping.”

Born and raised in Montreal, Adrian is an exciting performer. A gifted vocalist, he moves effortlessly between guitar & violin, sometimes using live looping to add layers of sound and intrigue to his songs. With a knack for language that's simple yet poetic, he's not afraid to tackle difficult topics in his songwriting. "Safe Streets" tells an allegory about police violence, "Close Your Eyes" laments the beauty bias that pervades the mass media, and "Senses" entreats you to appreciate your senses while you can. But Adrian doesn't take any of this stuff too seriously; his lyrics are infused with a sense of hope and a touch of whimsy.

Jazz After Dark January 14 2020

Tue, 01/14/2020 - 7:41pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: Erroll Garner, Duke Ellington, Ahmad Jamal, Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass, Joe Pass, Houston Person, Ben Paterson.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

Jazz After Dark selected favorite songs from 2019

Mon, 01/13/2020 - 9:30pm | Don Shor

artist song album year
Doris Day/Les Brown Sentimental Journey 1944
Nat King Cole Orange-Colored Sky The Majestic 1950
Richard Twardzik Russ Freeman Round Midnight Richard Twardzik & Russ Freeman Trio 1953
Ken Sykora Oh, Lady Be Good ! The Man with the Guitar 1954-73
Billie Holiday I Cover the Waterfront At Carnegie Hall 1956
Lou Donaldson Grits And Gravy Swing and Soul 1957
Gerry Mulligan Four and One More Gerry Mulligan Vol.01 1958

Davisville, Jan. 13, 2020: Learning from the Simpsons at UC Davis

Mon, 01/13/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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“Pffft, English. Who needs that? I'm never going to England.”

"Sensitive love letters are my specialty. 'Dear Baby, Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: you.' "

"D'oh!"

The Simpsons has delivered enough humor, satire, great writing and insight during its 30 years on TV to have attracted serious attention (and sites devoted to its funny quotes, like these from main character Homer Simpson). Karma Waltonen, an instructor at UC Davis whose expertise ranges from Margaret Atwood to stand-up comedy, teaches a class on the Fox network cartoon series at the University of California, Davis, and recently published her second book on the show, The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield: Essays on the TV Series and Town That Are Part of Us All (co-edited with Denise Du Vernay). On Davisville today she talks about The Simpsons, why the program matters, why students want to study it, and similarities between Springfield and Davis.

What You Did on Jan. 4, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. (recorded Jan. 10)

Fri, 01/10/2020 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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On Saturday Jan. 4, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. (San Francisco time), Listening Lyrics spied on some friends and acquaintances and recorded what these folks where listening to at that time. The result is quite a mix of music, and a fun hour. The listeners were Connor Pastoor, Casey Groat, Brad Elliot, Karin Pastoor Hulsebosch, Thomas Bjorkroth, Billy P. Thompson, Ben Simmons, Evan Daly and Kevin Welsch. This was all done through the courtesy of Spotify. Enjoy!

Folk Brothers albums of 2019

Thu, 01/09/2020 - 4:58pm | Peter Schiffman

Some of Peter's favorites (in no particular order):

Judy Collins, Jonas Fjeld, and Chatham County Line/Winter Stories

Mandolin Orange/Tides Of A Teardrop

I See Hawks In LA and The Good Intentions/Hawks With Good Intentions

Daoiri Farrell/A Lifetime Of Happiness

Lankum/The Livelong Day

Christy Moore/Magic Nights

Joan Shelley/The River Loves The Sea

Show Of Hands/Battlefield Dancefloor

Andrew Marlin/Buried In A Cape

Jake Xeres Fussell/Out Of Sight

Tom Russell/October In The Railroad Earth

The Crooked Jades/Empathy Moves The Water

Kora Feder/In Sevens

Various Artists/Vision and Revision: The First 80 Years Of Topic Records

Tune in: https://kdrt.org/program/folk-brothers

Jazz After Dark January 07 2020

Tue, 01/07/2020 - 7:38pm | Don Shor

Spanning the decades tonight on Jazz After Dark: 1930 – 2008. Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey with Spike Hughes and His Three Blind Mice, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Gene Krupa, Earl Bostic, Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges, Louis Prima, Earl Hines, Jerry Fielding, Robert ‘Bootsie’ Barnes, Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band, Piano Connection & Marcs Boogie.

Live at 8 pm on 95.7 FM, KDRT-LP in Davis CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

High Country Music Radio Highlights the Mandolin and Alt Country to Start 2020

Tue, 01/07/2020 - 12:10pm | Rusty Nail

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High Country Music Radio Alt Country and Bluegrass

Following a short break for the holidays, today's High Country Music Radio kicks off the new year with mandolin driven songs from Sam Bush, David Grisman and Peter Rowan. Then we journey into alt country with Dolly Parton, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch with David Rawlings. Check out the updated playlist that includes the exciting alt country band Sarah Shook & The Disarmers.

Davisville, Dec. 30, 2019: Biotech is changing the world, and Davis has a role

Mon, 12/30/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Biotechnology is changing lives, products and expectations, creating both possibilities and risks. The changes are enormous, and more are ahead. My guest today is Jim DeKloe (pictured), founder and director of the Industrial biotechnology program, and a professor of biological sciences and biotech, at Solano Community College. We talk about the center in Vacaville, its unusual (for a community college) bachelor’s degree, biotech, the creation of a ”life sciences corridor” between Sacramento and the Bay Area, the need for ethics and laws to keep up, and how a product he knew from his time at Genentech saved his 4-year-old son’s life.

Jazz After Dark December 24 2019

Wed, 12/25/2019 - 12:47am | Don Shor

Holiday and seasonal jazz, uninterrupted. Playlist is at the start of the hour, and is attached. Happy holidays!

https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-dec-24th-2019

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