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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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Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertlilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug's here too. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Democracy Now!

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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
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Live Tracks

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 LT began broadcasting on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 753 original programs by October 2025.  Join Jim on his quest to reach show number 777.  Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Davis Garden Show

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Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades.

Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden.

Submit a question (or a brag!) to DavisGardenShow@gmail.com 

Live Thursday 12-1pm
Replays Saturday 9-10am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter, Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Davis Garden Show on the Web
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IMPLOSION

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IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick started buying records as a small child in the late 1950s and began going to gigs and playing in bands as a teen in the late 60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music that he loves (psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more), with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure. Nick says: "If I like it, then there have got to be a few other people who will too.

Live Wednesday 8-9pm
Replays Friday 8-9am, Sunday 5-6pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Davisville, July 1, 2024: Guaraldi time is here, 2nd edition

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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“Vince is always pulling splinters from his fingers, driven in when he claws at the wooden baseboard, behind the keys,” wrote Bay Area music critic Ralph Gleason, as quoted in Davis author Derrick Bang’s newly revised book Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. The splinters came from Guaraldi’s intense playing, Bang says, nearly nonstop performing, and the worn quality of the pianos he played in clubs.

Guaraldi, the Bay Area jazz musician known most for his Peanuts soundtracks and the song “Cast Your Fate to the Wind,” died in 1976 but is arguably more popular than ever, Bang says. Two recent signs: This month's latest archival release of music from a Peanuts special, It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, and Bang’s updated book, which he will talk about 6:30 p.m. July 11 at the Avid Reader in Davis. On today’s Davisville we learn more about the music, new stories Bang heard while updating his book, and the baffling review Guaraldi received from the California Aggie the last time he played in Davis.

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Replay of Favorite songs and the power they evoke, from Listening Lyrics, Aug. 12, 2022

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 11:24am | admin

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Asking someone to select their top 20 songs is difficult, and picking just one is impossible. But that's what we have today: one favorite song from each of several people, along with the reasons it's their favorite. I left the genres open.

Music is a mystery that touches us on so many levels at so many different times. It can make us happy, sad, or melancholy. Or maybe we're drawn to the music itself, or to the lyrics; or for many of us a song offers a look back in time that allows us to relive a past moment.

On today's show, we play songs chosen by Karin Pastoor Husebosch, Carol Hess, Rod Rodriguez, Preacher, Ed Branam, John Caroll, Jeanne Pastoor, and me, Pieter Pastoor. Listen to the stories and be moved by the power of music.

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Davis Garden Show, June 27, 2024

Thu, 06/27/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: gardenias in pots, mildew and other tree diseases, July flowers for hot sun, lace bug on toyon, and more.

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Join us for Suds & Sounds – June 26!

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 7:07pm | Jess Goddésse

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Please join KDRT for Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music, 207 F St. in downtown Davis, on Wednesday, June 26, 4 to 6 p.m. Meet K-DiRT friends and fans, grab a sticker & a new T-shirt, pick some vinyl to spin...! Beverages will be available at the Bootleg Bar. This gathering repeats every month on the last Wednesday — mark you calendars!

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Jazz After Dark, June 25, 2024

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s episode:

  • Earl Bostic, C Jam Blues
  • Glenn Miller, Td's Boogie Woogie
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra, You Showed Me the Way
  • Artie Shaw, That Old Feeeling
  • Benny Goodman, Runnin' Wild
  • Erroll Garner, On the Sunny Side of the Street
  • Helen Forrest/Harry James, Skylark
  • Les Brown, Leap Frog
  • Nat King Cole, (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
  • Terry Pollard and Her Septet, The Man I Love
  • Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, The Mooche
  • Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, O Pato
  • Count Basie & Joe Williams, Alright, Okay, You Win
  • Toots Thielemans, Indian Nuts
  • Shirley Horn, Forget Me
  • Diana Krall and Stanley Turrentine, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
  • Jim Cox (The Majestic soundtrack), Boogie Woogie Stomp
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Old time, blues and honky tonkin' on High Country Music Radio, June 25, 2024

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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This week's High Country features the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with selections from Will the Circle be Unbroken, the New Grass Revival, Brit Taylor, Chris Thomas King, The Stanley Brothers, Hank Williams Sr., The Faux Paws, Town Mountain, Billy Strings, John Hartford, bluesman Henry Thomas and Old & In The Way.

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Divine Intervention – June 21, 2024

Fri, 06/21/2024 - 5:29pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention is back to soothe your aching soul with the sounds of DMF favorites Milly, Reckling, Plum Skin, and Milk for the Angry... with new music from SF's Aluminum, Swiftumz, and Kelley Stoltz... with our Vinyl Vespers feature and some old faves you've maybe forgotten... with all this and MORE. Tune in at 6p Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm | KDRT.org.

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Replay of Bapu Vaitla guest hosts show about community and radio, on Listening Lyrics, Dec. 2, 2022

Fri, 06/21/2024 - 11:23am | admin

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Davis City Councilmember-elect Bapu Vaitla hosts this special edition of Listening Lyrics. Community radio has an important role in providing the music and comments that are the fabric of what makes a community thrive. He discusses this topic with guest Pieter Pastoor, the show's usual host, in between music that reflects their thoughts.

Music, discussions and the love of community make this hour a special treat. Listen over the air, via streaming on kdrt.org, or on most podcast apps under the name Listening Lyrics.

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Davis Garden Show, June 20, 2024

Thu, 06/20/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: blossom end rot, sequential plantings of summer vegetables, ceanothus in Oregon, lawn problems, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 19 June 2024

Wed, 06/19/2024 - 11:05am | Nick Saloman

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Don't miss this evening's edition of IMPLOSION with Nick Saloman! Hear amazing music from Blue Experience, the Buzzcocks, the Ides of March, the Originals, and Mashmakhan — coming at you at 5 p.m. Pacific Wednesday June 19 right here on KDRT 95.7fm | KDRT.org!

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