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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

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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Independent and Local

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
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Classical Excursions

Greg LaTraille

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.  

Live Friday 11am-1pm
Replays Sunday 9-11am
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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Listening Lyrics

Listening Lyrics, Kurt.org, community radio

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
Homepage URL: 
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Eye on Sports

Eye On Sports is a talk radio show focused on local sports in the Sacramento/Davis area that occasionally covers National Sports. Hosts Chuck and Cody have been involved with sports both nationally and locally for more than 15 years and want to share their opinions and initiate discussion to the public through conversation and occasional outside interviews. This show will not be politically driven in anyway. The conversation will cover the results , local impact, business and psychology of sports.

Live Thursday 6-7pm
Replays Saturday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Cody Westergaard, ChuckGarcia7
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Come join us Oct. 3 as we celebrate KDRT’s 21st birthday!

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 4:38pm | Diane Crumley

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WHAT: KDRT 21st birthday bash with live music by The Cantaliers (Latin, surf, rockabilly) and live broadcast

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store and Hop Yard, 2001 2nd St., Davis

WHY: Celebrate 21 years of community-powered grassroots radio in Davis!

Please come to this free, all-ages, outdoor event hosted by Sudwerk Brewing Co., Davis Media Access staff and board, and KDRT volunteers.

Get food and drinks at the Sudwerk Dock Store, hear upbeat music performed by Sacramento's The Cantaliers, check out local wares from River City Marketplace vendors, and visit friendly DJs at our hospitality and outreach tables. At a time when LOCAL media is vital, we look forward to gathering with our listeners and supporters.

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Join us for live music at Suds & Sounds – Sept. 24!

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 8:00am | Jess Goddésse

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KDRT invites YOU to Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis on Wednesday, Sept. 24 – **our 21st birthday** – from 4 to 6 p.m. Meet K-DiRT friends and fans, grab a sticker, and enjoy live music from singer/songwriter David Abramson! Beverages will be available at the Bootleg Bar. Come celebrate 21 years of grassroots radio with us!

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Cover songs, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 19, 2025

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Eddy Owt covers for Pieter this week and fittingly discusses cover songs -- what makes a good cover, and how does an artist make a cover their own? And he plays fun and sometimes surprising covers.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/19/2025
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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 18, 2025

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: weird weather coming, fall planting sequence, a world record sunflower, Mi Mae’s lawn replacement, hoverflies, and more.

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Dashboard Diaries -- Sept. 18, 2025

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 10:00am | RayK

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Join Dashboard Diaries at 3 p.m. as host RayK takes us on a ride to the soul side, spinning classic Wilson, Aretha, Marvin, Booker T and loads more. Crank it up and shake your tail feathers! Dashboard Diaries airs live every Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org.

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IMPLOSION – 17 September 2025

Wed, 09/17/2025 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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This week on IMPLOSION with Nick Saloman, get set for a rollicking musical romp, featuring tracks by Apartment 1, the Arizona Swamp Company, Badfinger, Bobby Comstock, and many more artists to tickle your eardrums. Tune in Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org – or catch Nick's new replay at 8 a.m. Friday morning. Listen thereafter via the web and the podcast apps!

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In the Key of Folk, Sept. 17, 2025

Wed, 09/17/2025 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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There's a lot going on it seems, so tune in to In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. today to listen in. You'll be treated to more tracks from A Long Journey Home (revisit of the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention) with Jake Blount, Molly Tuttle, and more. We'll also hear tracks from Anya Hinkle and dobro artist Billy Cardine, who'll be at Morgan's Mill on Sept. 26, then we'll have new music from the dance weekend, Echo Summit, with tracks by Countercurent and Alex Sturbaum. We'll include new music from Le Vent du Nord. Come check it out!

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Mark your calendars! KDRT's 21st birthday bash – Oct. 3, 2025

Wed, 09/17/2025 - 12:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Mark your calendars and plan to celebrate our 21st birthday with us on Friday, Oct. 3, featuring live music from The Cantaliers, prizes from our infamous DiRT Bag, a totally rad raffle, and new swag for you. Please plan to join us at Sudwerk starting at 6 p.m.!

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 16, 2025

Tue, 09/16/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Ella Fitzgerald, Summertime
  • Benny Goodman, Stompin' At The Savoy
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra, Oh, Lady Be Good
  • Earl Hines, Lightly and Politely
  • Joe Sullivan, I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  • Tal Farlow, Cherokee
  • Claude Williamson Trio, Round Midnight
  • Earl Bostic, East of the Sun
  • Paul Desmond, Body and Soul
  • Toots Thielemans, Flirt
  • Hank Mobley, Soft Impressions
  • McCoy Tyner, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Al Jarreau, So Long Girl
  • Lew Tabackin, Yesterdays
  • Houston Person, Put It Right There
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Replay of The Folk Brothers for June 16, 2021: Ballads and fiddlers

Mon, 09/15/2025 - 3:00pm | admin

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This week: modern and ancient ballads from Gretchen Peters, Lau with Karine Polwart, Salt House, and Kacy and Clayton. Also some instrumental tracks featuring gorgeous fiddling from the likes of Sam Sweeny, Benedict Morris and Christian Sedelmyer (with Andrew Marlin). And new music from Eli West, Jeffrey Foucault , Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters, and The Travellin' McCourys.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 06/16/2021
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