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Davis Music Festival is here! KDRT broadcasts live from Sudwerk's Hopyard stage on Friday, June 19 – starting at 4 p.m. Pacific, featuring performances by Wet Wreckless, Megan Slankard, and Marty O'Reilly. We're also live from Armadillo Music on Saturday at 3 p.m. with music by Anna May, Beti Masenqo, Maita, and Mission Delirium. There's no broadcast on Sunday, but you'll be sure to see some KDRT friends at Delta of Venus. Come on out for the weekend, say hi to KDRT DJs and volunteers, snag some DiRTy swag, and discover your new favorite band! Unable/out of town? Listen in on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org! 

It's that time again! DJ Jojo takes a break from moving to offer you up two hours of rehabilitating tasty tracks bookended by The Herbaliser! Nestled in between those sensi buns will be some grooves from Nancy Wilson (be sure to tune in to see which Nancy Wilson), Freefall, Parcels (a listener's suggestion!), as well as a pretty fun mini bongo inspired section featuring a Nuyorican Soul remix. Beat the heat with some cool tunes! Coming to you live this Monday, June 15 from 1-3 p.m. Pacific time. No time to listen live? No biggie! You can catch Sonic Rehab and many many others at your leisure up to 2 weeks after broadcast on kdrt.org!

Tonight at 6 p.m. Pacific on The Electric Compost Heap, we'll spin a few tunes by artists appearing at this year's Davis Music Festival, happening in exactly one week! We'll also spin new tunes from the Bug Club, Cootie Catcher, and the Gnomes, and we'll remember James Blood Ulmer (pictured), who merged with the infinite last week at the age of 86. Hope you can join us at KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org!

This week's edition of The Audio Ecotone is part 1 of our Davis Music Fest preview featuring artists from next weekend's fest. This year's lineup features so much great music that we can't fit it all into one show! Listen live Friday 3-4 p.m. Pacific on 95.7fm locally or kdrt.org online!

This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK jumpstarts the Plymouth Voyager and heads back to the '90s. The CD changer is loaded up with the Cure, UB40, Sugar Ray, New Radicals, Nirvana, Art of Noise, and a cast of dozens. There’s plenty of room for everybody, so pile on in. We’ll have you back by dinner! Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on 95.7 FM and KDRT.org!

This week on In the Key of Folk,  we're celebrating the arrival of new music, classic music, and traveling the Nordic lands for some new discoveries. Join in to hear the Haas sisters, Väsen, Østerlide, Wil Maring, Laurie Lewis, and more! What more can we say? The phrase for this week, and always, is "Make new friends, but keep the old." Join in and keep your ears open!

Today: 2 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream at KDRT.org. 

DJ Jojo Johanssen is ready to gear you up for another week with a wild half hour where (almost) all the songs have the EXACT SAME TITLE. He'll also be dropping some tremendous Masters at Work remixes, a mini tribute to Dexter Wansel, who sadly passed away recently, as well as another track off the new Brian Jackson album. Not enough to get you to tune in? How bout some Olivia Newton-John, Kinks, and Thundercat? How about a special guest MC? Now he's got you! Tune in for the eclectic ride through excellent music this coming Monday, June 8, from 1-3 p.m. on 95.7 fm or on kdrt.org. If you can't listen live, check out the Sonic Rehab archive for shows from the last couple weeks!

Hold on to your hats, kids. This week on Divine Intervention, we've got enough new music to set your head a-spinnin'. Listen up as we skip across genres to new tracks from the Bug Club, Car Seat Headrest, Corey Harris, Girl Trouble(!), Gun Outfit, Iceage, Lila Downs, Mexican Institue of Sound y Meridian Brothers, Russ Tolman... We'll also introduce our new Goddess of the Month, examine a challenging Vinyl Vespers, visit Critter Corner (Saturday is free-adoption day!), spin a sweet little set of tunes from 1980, and pay a sincere tribute to the dearly departed Tony Head. Join Jess Goddésse at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime via the web + the podcasts!

This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK fills the land yacht with hi-test, gets it running on at least seven cylinders and throws a dart at the map. It’s a random road trip with the likes of Leon Russell, Wild Belle, Van Morrison, Diana Ross, The Mermen, The Spinners … if it was released on 8-track, we’ve got it covered. Grab a road soda and crank it up!  Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on 95.7fm and KDRT.org.  

Today In the Key of Folk does some reminiscing on time recently spent out in the singing peace of nature, with tracks by Rita Hosking, Laurie Lewis, Molly Tuttle, and others. Then DJ Karen moves into a mix of favorites and  a try at comparison (curious?). The hour finishes with a Scandi tune or two. Coming up soon!

Tune today at 2 p.m. Pacific at KDRT 95.7 FM or stream at KDRT.org.