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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.

 

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Davisville

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Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 14 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Saturday 8:30-9am
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

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Russ hoists anchor and sails the sonic seas near and far to discover and recover pleasingly eclectic, genre-defying musical nuggets new and old, fresh and classic. Russ will attempt to amaze with his smooth segues.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
Replays Friday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Russ Tolman
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This Way Out

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This Way Out is an award-winning nationally syndicated show that gives voice to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender movement. Fighting for LGBT equality and rights since 1988, the program shows no signs of slowing down!

Live Tuesday 11:30pm-Wednesday 12am
Homepage URL: 
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In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm
Replays Tuesday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Karen Leyse
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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
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Jazz After Dark, June 21, 2022

Tue, 06/21/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Mostly vocals on this episode of Jazz After Dark:

Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Etta Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Astrud Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chet Baker, Lena Horne, Eva Cassidy, Lizz Wright, Eriko Ishihara, and Cassandra Wilson.

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Davis Music Fest is back and KDRT broadcasts opening night live starting at 5 p.m. June 17, 2022

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 2:31pm | Diane Crumley

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The Davis Music Festival is back and celebrating its 10th year! The event runs from Friday, June 17, to Sunday, June 19, and hosts 40 bands in three days across six downtown venues. Opening night happens at Sudwerk Brewing, where KDRT will again broadcast live from the kickoff. This year Sudwerk will have two stages, and KDRT will be onsite for interviews and live audio from the north stage with The Big Poppies, Wolf Jett, and Royal Jelly Jive. The live broadcast begins at 5 p.m. Friday on 95.7 FM with audio streaming at kdrt.org. The Davis Music Fest benefits the Davis School Arts Foundation. For more information about all bands, schedules, etc., go to DavisMusicFest.com

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Davis Garden Show, June 16, 2022

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Tropical milkweed regulatory issues, planting for butterflies, problems with raised planters and how to feed and water them, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, June 14, 2022

Tue, 06/14/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark:

Helen Merrill with Gil Evans, Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio (1952), Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington with Johnny Hodges, Art Pepper, Anita O'Day, Benny Carter (1961), Johnny Hodges, Lester Young, Count Basie and His Orchestra, and Benny Carter (1990).

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Davisville, June 13, 2022: When you love your dad but despise the war he led

Mon, 06/13/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Craig McNamara, 72, now grows walnuts near Winters, but he grew up in Washington, D.C., at the center of power. His father Robert McNamara was the U.S. defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson during the Vietnam War. In his new memoir Because Our Fathers Lied / a Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today, Craig writes about opposing the war, his love for his dad, loyalty to the Constitution instead of to a president, coexistence, and other aspects of his life shaped by this core conflict. We talk about his story today on Davisville.

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Opera singer Eric Jordan shares his story on Listening Lyrics, June 10, 2022

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Eric Jordan grew up in Davis, and while he was in high school he fell in love with the opera. The world ended up being his stage. Performing around the country and the world, he ended up with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In New York he suffered a massive stroke which eventually ended his career as an opera singer.

While performing in opera productions, he also had an alter ego (as The Opera Cowboy) and performed country music, especially Johnny Cash songs.

In this episode of Listening Lyrics, Eric joins us as we listen to some of his story and music, both in opera and as the Opera Cowboy.

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Davis Garden Show, June 9, 2022

Thu, 06/09/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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This week: Tomato leaf diseases, energy sources and sinks in plants, summer dormancy of some plants, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, June 7, 2022

Tue, 06/07/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark:

Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman Orchestra and solo, Sidney Bechet and His Blue Note Jazzmen, Kenny Burrell Octet, Eddie Lockjaw Davis with Paul Gonsalves, Claude Bolling Big Band, Bill Evans, Toots Thielemans, Stan Getz with Kenny Barron, Dianne Reeves, Albert Tootie Heath, and Shirley Horn.

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Billy Larkin, pianist/composer, on Listening Lyrics, June 3, 2022

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Billy Larkin, who lives in Davis, is an award-winning pianist/composer/arranger who has been bringing his individual brand of musical artistry to audiences for over 40 years. He defies easy categorization and helps define true expression through the collaborative process.

From his website: "Following his studies in piano, music theory, and composition at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Billy worked in New York City as music director for cabarets, and wrote and performed music for the modern dance company Cheryl Wallace Dance Works. He went on to co-found Stone Street Foundation for the Arts in Cincinnati, which received numerous grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts for large-scale original productions featuring dance and live music.

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Davis Garden Show, June 2, 2022

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: Late spring flowers including Alstroemerias (Peruvian lily), managing new pests, special advice on watering lawns under drought restrictions, the City of Davis weed information page, how to water newly planted trees, and more.

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