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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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First Wave

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Host Peter Abzug digs deep into the vault to bring you everything from pogo-worthy punk and neon-lit new wave to the buzzing garage and reverb-soaked surf music that lit the First Wave fuse. Expect big names, deep cuts, and bands with names you'll swear we made up (but didn't)!

Live Wednesday 8-9pm
Homepage URL: 
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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 11am-1pm
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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Twang Thang

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Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Thursday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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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: 
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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 began buying records as a small child in the late 1950s, then moved on to going to gigs and playing in bands as a teenager in the late ’60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music he loves – psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more – with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure.

Live Thursday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 7-8pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Davisville, Aug. 12, 2024: Through his prolific sketches, Pete Scully is conversing with Davis

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Pete Scully, who moved to Davis from London, has been sketching scenes in Davis for most of two decades and counting. He’s not sketching for a salary — his job as chief administrative officer for the Department of Statistics at UC Davis covers that requirement — but as a way of conversing with his surroundings and capturing views that he enjoys and expects might change. He draws for himself but makes his work available on his website and on Instagram, X (ex-Twitter), and Flickr. Today on Davisville we talk about why and what he draws, and where this work might eventually reside. He’s creating a portrait of Davis in the first part of the 21st century.

This photo from his X (ex-Twitter) account shows one of his 21 drawings (so far) of the Varsity Theatre.

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 8, 2024

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: Brandy Boy tomato not setting fruit, compost tea, managing irrigation in raised planters, and more. Photo courtesy of Fred Hoffman.

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In the Key of Folk for Aug. 7, 2024

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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This afternoon the 2 p.m. program, In the Key of Folk, includes music by Aoife O'Donovan and Hawktail, Anna Tivel, One for the Foxes, The Crannua Collective, Karan Casey, Amber Cross, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, Shawn Hess, I See Hawks in La, and former and current contra dance musicians Jamie Lavall, and The Figments. Come join in for a melodic afternoon of traditional and "new traditional" folk, some waltzes, and contemporary singer-songwriter offerings.

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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 6, 2024

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • King Cole Trio, Baby, Baby, All the Time
  • Django Reinhardt, Manoir de mes Rêves
  • Django Reinhardt, Brazil
  • Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Daylight Express
  • Sonny Clark, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Fajista (Master Take)
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Blues in B Flat
  • Vince Guaraldi, Blues for Peanuts
  • Vince Guaraldi, Jitterbug Waltz
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Sweet and Slow
  • Dianne Reeves, Who's Minding the Store?
  • Dianne Reeves, When I Fall In Love (Instrumental)
  • Diana Krall, 'Deed I Do
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Divine Intervention – Aug. 2, 2024

Fri, 08/02/2024 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes Friday evening with new music from Eugene Chadbourne, Redd Kross, Wand, and more, along with some tunes from our glorious Goddess of the Month and a very special Vinyl Vespers track. Join your hostesse Jess Goddesse at 6 p.m. Pacific —  right here on KDRT 95.7fm | KDRT.org!

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 1, 2024

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: plant injury during July heat waves, lichen on an older lilac, old citrus tree declining, giant wasps visiting milkweed, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 31 July 2024

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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It's almost time for a brand new edition of IMPLOSION with the inimitable Nick Saloman, coming your way Wednesday at 5 p.m. with only the grooviest of tunes — Don Robertson, Prince Buster, the Kinks, the Eggy, and SO much more — tune in and turn it up — only on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org!

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Join Us for Suds & Sounds – July 31!

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 3:03pm | Jess Goddésse

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Come on down for Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music, 207 F St., in sunny downtown Davis on Wednesday, July 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. Meet and greet KDRT DJs, friends, and fans ... pick up a new K-DiRT shirt ... grab a sticker (or two) ... select some vinyl to spin! Beverages are available at the Bootleg Bar ... cheers!

This gathering repeats monthly on the last Wednesday of each month — mark your calendars!

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Jazz After Dark, July 30, 2024

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Bunny Berigan (Kay Little vocals), Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
  • Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, Grandpa's Spells
  • King Cole Trio, I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
  • Don Ewell  with Sidney Bechet, Careless Love
  • Earl Bostic, What, No Pearls
  • Duke Ellington (Ray Nance vocals), Tulip or Turnip
  • Duke Ellington with Ella Fitzgerald, Perdido
  • Sarah Vaughan, They Can't Take That Away From Me
  • Gerry Mulligan, Good Bait
  • Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra, Manteca
  • Dinah Washington, Time After Time
  • Henry Mancini, The Pink Panther Theme
  • Boots Randolph, Crazy Rhythm
  • Eddie Jefferson, Sister Sadie
  • Claude Bolling, Begin The Beguine
  • Tony Bennett, Steppin' Out With My Baby
  • Ennio Morricone, The Crave
  • The Spencer Wyatt Big Band, Blue Note Boogie
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Shady Grove and other old time tunes

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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This week on High Country Music Radio you'll find a Shady Grove with Jerry Garcia & David Grisman. Also on the program playlist are Mandolin Orange, Dirk Powell with John Hermann and Tim O'Brien, Maybelle Carter with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kate Wolf, Brit Taylor, Kristin Scott Benson, Nora Brown, Tony Rice, The Faux Paws, Sierra Hull and Misner & Smith.  

High Country Music Radio playlist for 07/30/2024
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