| KDRT 95.7FM Davis

ABOUT US

KDRT 95.7 FM is grassroots radio from Davis, CA, airing an eclectic mix of music and public-affairs programming. A project of nonprofit Davis Media Access, KDRT streams worldwide via KDRT.org.

Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am

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Democracy Now! on the web

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands, including "Moments" — brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Wednesday 8-9pm

Replays Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am

DJ(s):

Sam Hawk

Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm

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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass, and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am

Replays Sunday 3-4pm

DJ(s):

Rocky Outcrop

Listening Lyrics

Welcome to an hour of Listening Lyrics, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, California.

No musical passports required. Folk can sit next to funk, jazz can dance with rock, and a singer-songwriter might end up sharing a park bench with a reggae band. Listening Lyrics is your invitation to escape the noise of the day and enter a world of elaborate sounds, unexpected discoveries, and songs that have something to say.

This is the kind of journey only commercial-free community radio can provide.

So close your eyes. Open your ears. Relax your mind. Join me, Pieter Pastoor, as we send color to your ears and wander through the vast landscape of music and lyrics—the grand meeting place of rhythm, imagination, and the remarkable human ability to create art. Whether it's a whisper, a roar, a groove, or a melody you've never heard before, it all belongs here.

Remember: Real Music. Real Community. Real Good Music.

Live Friday 4-5pm

Replays Sunday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Pieter Pastoor

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Listening Lyrics on Facebook

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In the Key of Folk - Aug 5, 2026

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 12:54pm | Karen Leyse

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Today's In the Key of Folk is focusing a bit on unconformities, and perhaps on nonconformities also. What could your DJ be thinking??? Just tune in to hear a variety of tunes, including a topical track by Karine Polwart, some new releases by Laurie Lewis, The Punch Brothers, ES Pearl (or is that Ed Snodderly?), and more. Oh, and the photo with the blog is of the Carlin Unconformity, why? Tune in and check it out!

When? Today: Wednesday, 2 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis, and at KDRT.org

Jazz After Dark, Aug. 4, 2026

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show: Harry James, Fats Waller, Lena Horne, Hank Mobley, Gerry Mulligan, Annie Ross and Zoot Sims, Mose Allison, Etta Jones, Herbie Mann, Rosemary Clooney, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass with Ella Fitzgerald, and Paul Desmond.

This week on Hello Davis!, Master Gardener John Murrieta

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 11:51am | Pieter Pastoor

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This Wednesday (Aug. 5) at 5:30 p.m., Master Gardener John Murrieta shares some insights into what exactly is a Master Gardener.

John is a member of the UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County.

Turn Monday into funday with Sonic Rehab! this Monday, Aug. 3, at 1 p.m.

Sat, 08/01/2026 - 3:43am | Jojo Johanssen

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DJ Jojo Johanssen is BRINGING it this week. Some disco heat for the triple digits from Cameo, Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch and Sounds of Inner City, celebrating a cult soap opera parody from the '70s! Some classics from Zero 7 and Mr. Scruff! A couple sambas! Did someone say some more new Brian Jackson?

Your wish is Jojo's command on the next Sonic Rehab, this Monday, Aug. 3 from 1-3 p.m. Pacific time. As long as you're wishing for what's listed above. Can't listen live? That's ok! You can check it out at your leisure for the next two weeks in the kdrt archives. Do it, do it.

The Electric Compost Heap -- July 31, 2026

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 6:00pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight's edition of The Electric Compost Heap is nothing to sneeze at! We'll blow out new tracks from Son Volt, Thao, and Dinosaur Jr.! Grab a tissue and join us at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org! Listen anytime via the web + the podcast apps!

Songs about coffee, on Listening Lyrics, July 31, 2026

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Listen NOW to songs about coffee.

Coffee in the cup, music in the air

Songs about java are playing everywhere.

From a gentle sip to a lively beat,

Listening Lyrics makes coffee sound sweet.

Davis Garden Show, July 30, 2026

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: tomato reports, crape myrtle aphids, citrus leafminers, overdoing nitrogen, fruit twinning, loquats, and more.

What happens to a college town when the students leave and it's hot, on Hello Davis!, July 29, 2026

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 5:30pm | Pieter Pastoor

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What can you do in Davis when the temperature climbs close to—or even above—100 degrees? Besides standing in front of the refrigerator with the door open, Michael and Gray from My Davis California have a few better ideas. Today on Hello Davis!, they explore and review some enjoyable ways to beat the heat, stay cool, and still make the most of Davis.

Special alert for all the foodies: Some delicious local options are on the menu. So grab a cold drink, find a shady spot, and listen in!

In the Key of Folk -- July 29, 2026

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 11:47am | Karen Leyse

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Yesterday was World Nature Conservation Day, so does that make this World Nature Conservation Week? Sounds good to me, and just in time there's a recent release by Benny Bleu, former geologist and fun singer songwriter, to give us the long view of Earth's Mother Nature. Expect more on topic from The Rheingans Sisters, Red Tail RIng, Salamander Crossing, Ordinary Elephant, Dave Alvin, Laurie Lewis, and others! And get out early or get out in the evening and enjoy some outdoors!

Today at 2 p.m. Pacific, here on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis or KDRT.org.

Jazz After Dark, July 28, 2026

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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On Jazz After Dark tonight: an evening with Nancy Wilson. Selections from 1961 to 2002, with Cannonball Adderley, George Shearing, The Great Jazz Trio, Ramsey Lewis, and more.

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