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KDRT-LP 95.7 FM is a project of community media center Davis Media Access, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation serving Davis and beyond.. Each year, we raise more than $30,000 to support KDRT, local election coverage, and youth media projects. KDRT receives the bulk of this funding, making this station truly listener- and community-supported radio! Your donation to DMA helps to keep KDRT on the air, and the grassroots growing. Thank you!

About Us

KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.) DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

OUR PROGRAMS

A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, lo-fi to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm

Replays Monday 9-9:30pm, Saturday 11-11:30pm, Sunday 7-7:30pm

DJ(s):

Chris Mussen

Homepage URL:

A Constant Grin on Facebook

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

Na Mele O Hawai'i

Join host Beth Post as she features the unique sounds of Hawaiian music—from early icons of island music to today's innovators—exploring styles, the history of the genre, and revered songs and performers.

Live Thursday 1-3pm

Replays Saturday 10am-12pm

DJ(s):

Beth Post

Live Tracks

Live Tracks features a wide range of music, from early '60s rock and rockabilly, to folk, blues, bluegrass, jazz and beyond. The program frequently airs songs from local performances recorded here in Davis. Live Tracks began broadcasting on KDRT on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 625 unique programs as of July 2021. [To be honest, Live Tracks is rather odd. Just sayin'...]

Live Thursday 7-9pm

Replays Monday 1-3pm, Saturday 9-11pm

DJ(s):

Jim Buchanan

Davis Music Connections

Davis has a very unique musical scene- from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Up-and-coming local artists are covered by Listening Lyrics with Pieter Pastoor. The local and visiting musicians are captured by Jim Buchanan on Live Tracks. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note and those that are touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world. We also bring you a taste of world-reknowned artists who have appeared or will appear at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, especially the jazz performers due to your host's lifelong love of jazz and Latin music.

Live Tuesday 3-4pm

Replays Wednesday 5-6pm, Thursday 9-10pm

DJ(s):

Ned, Connections Clyde

More programs ...

Davis Garden Show, July 22, 2021: Tree roots, watering, and redwoods

Thu, 07/22/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Watering in a drought. Reducing lawn water while keeping your trees alive. Root distribution of trees, "circle watering" strategy.

Coast redwoods in interior California. Many redwoods were planted in Davis years ago; should we add new ones now? What might we substitute for them?

What's wrong with these struggling tomato plants?

Compacting soils can cause problems.

"Mulch is for on top, not underground."

And more answers to listeners' questions. Submit yours for inclusion in a future show by emailing Don Shor and Lois Richter at DavisGardenShow@gmail.com

The Folk Brothers for July 21, 2021: Remembering Bill Morrissey

Wed, 07/21/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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For the 10th anniversary of his death, we remember one of New England's finest singer-songwriters (and novelists). Bill Morrissey left behind a dozen albums in a recording career that stretched from 1984 to 2007. On today's show, we remember Bill through his music and the lens of fellow songwriters Marc Erelli and (the late) Eric Taylor. Bill Morrissey died on July 23, 2011, in a motel room in Dalton, Georgia, while on a short tour of the South.

Also on today's Folk Brothers: new music from Rachel Baiman, Watchhouse, I See Hawks In LA, and WB Yeats poems set to music!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 07/21/2021

Jazz After Dark July 20 2021

Tue, 07/20/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Sidney Bechet, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter, Billy Taylor, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, Duke Ellington, and Claude Bolling.

Davis Garden Show July 15 2021, Summer Pruning

Thu, 07/15/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Don Shor and Lois Richter talk about July pests -- what 's around now and how to handle things -- and lots about fruit trees -- including broken branches, thinning possibilties, reduced size method, and summer pruning. From that Facebook @ re feeding squirrels -- just don't!

And, of course, we talk about the GLORIOUSLY WONDERFUL WEATHER this week.

The Folk Brothers for July 14, 2021: When bluegrass fiddle went rock and roll

Wed, 07/14/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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The Rolling Stones' hit single "Honky Tonk Woman" was countrified for inclusion on the band's 1969 Let It Bleed LP. Gram Parsons -- who had just left The Flying Burrito Brothers to pursue his solo career -- told his pal Keith Richards to ask a young bluegrass musician named Byron Berline to add a fiddle track. Berline -- who had already done stints with Bill Monroe, The Dillards, and was preparing to join the Burritos -- recorded his part on the sidewalk outside of Elektra's Hollywood studio, picking up the iconic traffic sound used in the final mix. He went on to have a distingished career in the world of bluegrass, rock, country and Americana music, and passed away this past Saturday at 77.

Also on today's show: new tracks from Joe Troop, Slaid Cleaves, Dawn Riding, I See Hawks in LA. And so much more!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 07/14/2021

Jazz After Dark July 13 2021

Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Richard Twardzik Russ Freeman, Clark Terry, Shelly Manne & His Men, The Modest Jazz Trio, Luiz Bonfá & Stan Getz, Sam Rivers, Pepper Adams Quintet with Thad Jones, Lee Morgan, and The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Davisville, July 12, 2021: Checking in on the state of Covid-19 in Yolo County

Mon, 07/12/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Dr. Aimee Sisson, Yolo public health officer

A little more than half of Yolo County’s residents are now fully vaccinated, and the phase where thousands of people were eagerly signing up for the vaccine has ended. What’s next? Yolo County Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson appears on Davisville today to help us understand the status of the disease in Yolo County as of mid-July 2021. The subjects include herd immunity, the delta variant, answering questions from individuals who are reluctant to get the vaccine, and the ambiguity of not knowing what behavior is completely safe, even when you’re fully vaccinated.

Davis Garden Show, July 8, 2021: Heat wave prep

Thu, 07/08/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Too many questions to get to all of them! Come back next week and hear the rest.

Mid-June topics:

La Niña and rainfall patterns. How to water -- and how not.

What plants want you to do when there's a heat wave. Or, better still, BEFORE one!

Privacy plants -- including avoiding undesired co-habitants (like raccoons and rats)!

Figuring out how/when to plant seeds. Some tips and tricks for certain seeds!

and more ...

Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Wed, 07/07/2021 - 5:10pm | Alison B

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We cruise through the hour with Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters, ending with an extra song "Paper Bag" before signing off. Enjoy!

The Folk Brothers for July 7, 2021: Los Cenzontles and friends

Wed, 07/07/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Oakland's Los Cenzontles is more than an award-winning band: It's a grassroots, artist-driven organization sharing the roots of Mexican culture through classes, events, and performances. This week we present music from the band as well as from some of its many musical collaborators, including Linda Rondstat -- whose support of Los Cenzontles is featured in the current documentary "Linda and The Nightingales" -- Jackson Browne, Joel Rafael, and Joe Troop (founder of Che Apalache and appearing at Ruhstaller Farm on July 18). Also: New music from I See Hawks In LA, Billy Strings and Del McCoury, Diana Jones, and Peter Bruntell.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 07/07/2021

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