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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.

10 Years Forgotten with your host JonEmery focuses on modern classics and indie standards from 2000–2010, the decade lost in the shuffle due to the Dawn of the Digital Age. TYF also explores the history of record stores in the Sacramento Valley – including why some are still open today – along with the future of physical and digital music locally, regionally, and beyond.

Live Wednesday 3-5pm

DJ(s):

JonEmery

Democracy Now!

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

Homepage URL:

Democracy Now! on the Web

Reggae Cruise

Reggae music from over 100 nations highlighting the global reach and how the components have contributed to its evolution with a focus on the 21st century. No dancehall.

Live Friday 11pm-Saturday 12am

Homepage URL:

Reggae Cruise

Nuestra Musica

Nuestra Musica, Our Music, presents the rhythms and folklore of Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Cape Verde. From Tango to Flamenco and all Latinx music in between. The show explores the native instruments, languages, and traditions played in 22 countries and one territory. Other than Spanish and Portuguese, "Nuestra Musica" presents songs in Quechua, Mapuche, Guarani, Nahuatl, Gallego, Spanish Basque, and Catalan.

Live Thursday 10-11pm

Homepage URL:

Nuestra Musica

Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm

Replays Wednesday 11-11:30pm

DJ(s):

Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick

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Divine Intervention – Aug. 15, 2025

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 5:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes the airwaves and your eardrums with the latest releases from Black Moth Super Rainbow, Bogue, Cory Hanson, Frankie & the Witch Fingers, Slow Up, and The Darts, who'll be playing the Ivy Room on Aug. 22. We'll also showcase our Goddess of the Month, Ms. Fontella Bass, and enjoy a Vinyl Vespers spin – here on KDRT 95.7 FM + stream on demand via KDRT.org and the podcast apps.

David Abramson shares his passion on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 15, 2025

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Spend an hour with David Abramson and you’ll walk away feeling lighter, brighter, and a little more in love with the world. A fixture in Davis, David wears many hats—musician, activist, music teacher—but none of them fully capture his easy warmth and boundless optimism. He radiates joy in the most natural way, turning everyday moments into acts of connection. In this episode, David dives into his music, the mission behind his activism, and the heart he brings to teaching. It’s an hour of conversation that feels like a song you want to play again.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/15/2025

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Aug. 14, 2025

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 3:00pm | Russ Tolman

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Tonight on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, it's all about True West, Russ's band that formed here in Davis in 1981 and went on to be part of the Paisley Underground scene. Listen up at 9 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org + thereafter on the web and the podcast apps!

Davis Garden Show, Aug. 14, 2025

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today’s show: mandarin tree woes, catalpa questions, leaf spots on redbuds, growing herbs indoors, and more.

Jazz After Dark, Aug. 12, 2025

Tue, 08/12/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Six longer sets tonight:

Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Charlie Shavers, and more, Funky Blues
Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan, 'Round Midnight (feat. Wilbur Ware & Shadow Wilson)
Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson, Ben's Blues
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges, Harry Edison trumpet, Basin Street Blues
Miles Davis, Solea
Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz, The Two Lonely People

Ari Kohn shares his musical journey on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 8, 2025

Fri, 08/08/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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From Portland, Ore., to the heart of New Orleans—Ari Kohn followed his musical compass all the way south. In New Orleans, he discovered that music isn’t just heard, it’s felt. It’s in the ground beneath your feet, in the way people move, even in the rain on your skin. And yes—the food plays right along.

This week on Listening Lyrics, Ari shares that journey. A Jazz Studies graduate from Tulane, Ari—known on stage as “Ariel”—brings a bold, warm sound on sax, flute, and vocals. Ari also performs with the band Brass Lightning. He will perform with J & The Causeways Sept. 19, 2025 at the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/08/2025

Davis Garden Show, Aug. 7, 2025

Thu, 08/07/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: powdery mildew, more irrigation discussions, ground cover for chickens, depth of planting for trees, potato problems, and more.

In the Key of Folk, Aug. 6, 2025

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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Folk festivals are surely a place for good vibes! In line with that, today In the Key of Folk will feature several additional tracks from the Vancouver Folk Festival, along with some favorite oldies from Gordon Lightfoot, and more new album releases by Watchhouse, Jez Lowe, Janet Feld, and Christine Lavin. We'll end the hour with a few contra dance tracks to invigorate you for the day! Tune in today at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA & KDRT.org online.

Jazz After Dark, Aug. 5, 2025

Tue, 08/05/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald, Summertime
Major Glenn Miller & The American Band of The Allied Expeditionary Force, Caribbean Clipper
Dave Pike, cattin' latin
Count Basie and His Orchestra, Good Times Blues
Count Basie and His Orchestra, Blues in Hoss's Flat (feat. Waymon Reed, Jimmy Forrest & Al Grey)
Ella Fitzgerald & Tommy Flanagan, Night and Day
Marcos Valle, So Nice (Summer Samba) - Marcos Valle
Charlie Byrd, Favela
Jim Hall, Curacao Doloroso
The Hot Club Of San Francisco, Giselle - Waltz D'Entichement
Grover Washington Jr., Estate (Ess-tah-tay)

Davisville, Aug. 4, 2025: ‘I want him (Guaraldi) to become one of our Tchaikovskys’

Mon, 08/04/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Vince Guaraldi’s music continues to have a wonderful afterlife, thanks to the successful recent releases of the Peanuts soundtracks that Guaraldi recorded before he died at 47 in 1976. Today we update the story with Derrick Bang, who wrote the book about the San Francisco jazz pianist and writes liner notes for the Peanuts soundtrack producers Jason and Sean Mendelson. Bang believes there’s likely more unreleased music to come even after the soundtracks series ends. Today on Davisville he also names an often-overlooked Guaraldi song that he says evokes a stroll in the rain as winningly as the composer’s Christmas song “Skating” evokes kids skating on a pond. We hear part of the song, “Rain, Rain Go Away,” which is nothing like the children’s nursery rhyme.

Bang underscores his belief in Guaraldi’s music and talent. “I want to do the best I can to make sure that his music lives into the 22nd century,” he says on today’s program. “I want him to become one of our Tchaikovskys.”

Illustration taken from the cover of The Charlie Brown Suite and Other Favorites CD (2003), which uses a drawing of Vince Guaraldi by Charles Schulz.

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