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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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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass.  Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart  you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start. 

Live Tuesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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That's Life

Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.

To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 12am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter
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Juke In The Back

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Matt The Cat presents the soul that came before rock n’ roll: 1950s rhythm and blues. Each week, this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old Rockola Jukebox in the back.

Live Tuesday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
http://www.jukeintheback.org/
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Listening Lyrics

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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: 
Listening Lyrics on Facebook
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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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Divine Intervention – July 4th, 2025

Fri, 07/04/2025 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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After surviving several viral blights, far-ranging travel, and the ecstatic bliss of Davis Music Fest, Jess Goddésse returns on Independence Day with Divine Intervention, striking your discerning ears with a full slate of the latest rockin' releases. Expect nothing but new music aside from our blessedly twangy Goddess of the Month and our sinful Vinyl Vespers track. Listen up Friday, July 4th, at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org. Listen at your leisure via the website or your favorite podcast app.

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Listening Lyrics, July 4, 2025 -- a replay of ‘melancholy triggers’

Fri, 07/04/2025 - 3:30pm | Jim Buchanan

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Today we talk melancholy. For me, melancholy comes on with certain triggers. Let's play music around three of them: trains, hypnagogia and wind.

Sit back and get into this wonderful playlist.

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July 3, 2025 - Silver Nine Volt Heart's annual 4th of July radio party

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 1:00pm | Diane Crumley

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To celebrate our nation's 249th birthday, Rodriguez is digging deep into the Rancho Moseanko archives to cherry pick a classic summer soundtrack for your Independence Day event. You can count on music that will be a perfect fit for hanging out by the pool and barbeque while spending time with family and friends.....Yolo County style!  Silver Nine Volt Heart airs live each Thursday 4-6 p.m, and replays Friday 10 p.m. - midnight, and Saturday 2-4 p.m.  Plenty of options to enjoy this holiday weekend.

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Davis Garden Show, July 3, 2025

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today’s show: soils and watering, pokeweed, vine suggestions, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 2 July 2025

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 5:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Nick Saloman is here with rock & roll stories and sounds, including tracks from The Yardbirds, The Jades,  The Bee Gees, The Left Banke, and The Applejacks! Tune in to IMPLOSION at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM. Stream at your leisure at KDRT.org or the podcast apps!

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In the Key of Folk, July 2, 2025

Wed, 07/02/2025 - 12:00pm | Karen Leyse

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This week we have some musical jewels on In the Key of Folk. Rhiannon Giddens, who was recently touring in the region, begins the hour with a quintessential demonstration of her magnificent singing. We follow with tracks by the Spell Songs project, Laurie Lewis, Steve Tilston, Le Vent du Nord, Ivan Drever, Countercurrent, Silly Sisters and others. Older classics and others ready to become new classics. So join us live at 2 p.m. today. The show repeats at 7 a.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Sunday. All at KDRT 95.7 (Davis) and KDRT.org!

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Jazz After Dark, July 1, 2025

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Some old-fashioned jazz tonight:

  • Benny Goodman, Swing into Spring
  • Fletcher Henderson, Livery Stable Blues
  • Fletcher Henderson, Grand Terrace Swing
  • Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Moten Swing
  • Benny Goodman, Life Goes to a Party
  • Benny Goodman, Fascinating Rhythm
  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Black Beauty
  • Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge, Pass The Bounce
  • George Lewis, Panama
  • Louis Armstrong, Sweethearts On Parade
  • Oscar Peterson & Louis Armstrong, Moon Song
  • Sidney Bechet - Martial Solal Quartet, Exactly LIke You
  • Sidney Bechet - Martial Solal Quartet, Embraceable You
  • New Orleans' Own The Dukes of Dixieland, When the Saints Go Marching In
  • New Orleans' Own The Dukes of Dixieland, Bourbon Street Parade
  • Louise Tobin and Peanuts Hucko, I Am Confessin'
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The joy of sax! The Audio Ecotone for June 27, 2025

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 4:56pm | Eddy Owt

On June 28, 1846, Belgian musician and inventor Adophe Sax was granted a patent for his new instrument called the saxophone. The horn was designed to project as well as a brass instrument, while retaining the harmonic feeling of a woodwind. While the horn gained some adoption in the military, ragtime and vaudville bands, it wasn't until the 1920s jazz boom that the foundation for the sax's place in popular music was established.

On the eve of the 179th anniversary of Sax's patent, The Audio Ecotone celebrates the saxophone with a wide-ranging selection of music from Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Moon Hooch and a whole host of others. 

(Sorry, no Yakety Sax on the playlist.)

Listen live at 3 p.m. Friday on 95.7 FM in Davis or kdrt.org. The show repeats Saturday at 6 p.m. and Tuesday at 7 a.m. 

Photo shows bandleader Harry Gold playing a contrabass saxophone. (Photo: Dr. Neil Clifton / The biggest saxophone in the world )

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Lost but found guitars, on Listening Lyrics -- replay from Feb. 23, 2024

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 4:00pm | Ned

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It's not unusual for musicians' guitars to be lost or stolen. When the theft or loss involves a famous musician, it becomes "a story."

That is what today's Listening Lyrics is about -- six lost-but-found guitars owned by Zakk Wylde, Peter Frampton, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Bill Corgan and Paul McCartney. Each has a fantastc journey.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 02/23/2024
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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – June 26, 2025

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 3:30pm | Russ Tolman

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Don't miss the Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, your source for sounds from the likes of Al Green, Buck Owens, Nick Cave, Paul Weller... what a marvelous mix! Tune in at 9p Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org. Catch the show anytime on the podcast apps!

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