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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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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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Education Beat

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KDRT is proud to air EdSource’s new show, Education Beat: Getting to the heart of California schools.

From EdSource: 

"Join us each week as we cover everything from preschool to college, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines.   We want you to hear the voices that are too often drowned out in the broader conversation: parents, teachers, and the students themselves."

Live Monday 5:10-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
A production of Ed Source
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Listening Lyrics

Listening Lyrics, Pieter Pastoor, KDRT
Welcome to an hour of LISTENING LYRICS. Right here on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, California. Listening Lyrics is a genre free zone - we feature the artist. What makes them do their thing. Listen to the hope and satisfaction in their voices. Listen to what only commercial free community radio can bring you. Close your eyes - open your ears - relax your mind. Join host Pieter Pastoor as he sends color to your ears. Now lets enter, the mother of all that is music and lyrics and the human capability of producing art.
Live Friday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
Homepage URL: 
Listening Lyrics on Facebook
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Na Mele O Hawai'i

Flower at Moanikeala

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 Wednesday 10am-12pm, Saturday 11am-1pm
DJ(s): 
Beth Post
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Grist for the Chill

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Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots,  world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.  

Live Thursday 11am-12pm
Replays Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am
DJ(s): 
Dave Mcasey
Homepage URL: 
Grist for the Chill
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More programs ...

Weird stories and music, on Listening Lyrics, March 8, 2024

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Unfortunately my guest for today couldn't make it. Fortunately I put together a show with some weird but true stories, complemented by my awesome ability to pick some tunes to highlight the weirdness.

Check it out.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 03/08/2024
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March 7, 2024 -- Dug Deep interviews 'Open Country' filmmakers Jesse and Glenda Drew

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 1:39pm | Dug Deep

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Local filmmakers Glenda and Jesse Drew join Dug Deep in the KDRT studio to discuss their film Open Country, a documentary about the history and politics of country music. It features interviews with Billy Bragg, Hazel Dickens, Jon Langford and Pete Seeger, to name just a few. The movie will be screened at Odd Fellows Hall, 2nd and D streets in downtown Davis, on Sunday, March 10 at 6 p.m. This screening is a benefit for KDRT with tickets available here. More information at OpenCountryFilm.com

LIsten to the interview here.

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Davis Garden Show, March 7, 2024

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: a fallen oak, things eating seedlings, slug and snail predators, and much more.

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IMPLOSION – 6 March 2024

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 10:51am | Nick Saloman

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Wednesday, 5p Pacific, tune in for IMPLOSION with your host Nick Saloman. Hear groovy tunes from Mighty Baby, the Soft Boys, the Candy Dates, the Zakary Thaks, and so many more on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org!

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Jazz After Dark, March 5, 2024

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Erroll Garner, All of Me
  • Artie Shaw, Too Marvelous for Words
  • Earl Bostic, Always
  • Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges, Sentimental Lady
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Sweet Georgia Brown
  • Paul Gonsalves & Enrique Villegas - i can't get started
  • Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan, Unfinished Woman
  • Boogaloo Joe Jones, Jamaica Farewell
  • Dianne Reeves, I Concentrate On You
  • Jim Hall, Two's Blues
  • Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet, Correnteza
  • David Benoit, Charlie Brown Theme
  • Biréli Lagrène, Come Fly with Me
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Davisville, March 4, 2024: DMA looks into creating a new information source for Davis and Yolo

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Finding information and news about Davis is harder than it should be. The Enterprise still prints and posts local stories, but lacks the scope and heft it had before the rise of internet technology decimated newspapers as a business. Other paid sources of news and information have also retreated, turning what used to be a town commons for communication into a series of walled gardens, with information about local events and news scattered across a variety of formats, outlets, and channels. If the information is present at all.

Autumn Labbe-Renault, the executive director of Davis Media Access (the parent of KDRT), thinks DMA could work with the community to create a new source of information and news about Davis, and eventually Yolo County. The venture has the working title of civic information hub. The idea is in its very early stages, and we talk about it today on Davisville.

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Caden Velasquez introduces us to rave concerts and the DJ, on Listening Lyrics, March 1, 2024

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Caden Velasquez is one of the founders (and driving force) of the Davis Rave Company (DRC). He joined Listening Lyrics this week to introduce us to the organization and to look into the underlying goals of a rave concert. In the DRC's words:

"Davis Rave Co. emerged from a rich culture of people who wanted to push the boundaries at the intersection of creative expression and live music. With both ambition and the willingness to adapt, DRC grew to become a full-service creative agency offering artist representation, event production, creative installation consulting, music recording, and so much more. The potential for creative expression is astronomical when ambitious and talented people unite."

Caden picked some tunes to analyze and enjoy. Listen in.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 03/01/2024
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Divine Intervention – March 1, 2024

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 11:02am | Jess Goddésse

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Are you ready for a Divine Intervention? Join us this evening — Friday, March 1, 6p Pacific — as we explore the latest releases, including the brand-spankin' new album from the Bevis Frond (led by our own Nick Saloman)! We'll also enjoy some tunes from our glorious Goddess of the Month and spin a very special Vinyl Vespers — only on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA | KDRT.org around the world!

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High Country Music on the Radio!

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 8:21am | David A. Reynolds

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Blending old tunes with new, bluegrass, folk and country blues are on your radio dial with this week's High Country Music KDRT 95.7FM. The playlist features Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt, The Lowest Pair, Roni Stoneman, Bearfoot, Otis Taylor, Jessica Malone, The Slocan Ramblers, Misner & Smith, West of Roan, Townes Van Zandt, Sister Sadie and Trampled by Turtles. 

Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the High Country Music podcast on Apple podcasts. 

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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 29, 2024

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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This week we talk about planting depth for peppers, mixed planter to cover up a stump, city compost quality, and more.

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