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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.

The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am

Replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 5-6pm, Sunday 3-4pm

DJ(s):

Rocky Outcrop

Join Wayne Hagan and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots, and its many offshoots. Past DJs include Alligator, Lee Maddex, and Rod Moseanko. What a long strange trip!

Live Tuesday 2-4pm

Replays Wednesday 7-9pm, Sunday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

Wayne Hagen, Alligator, Rodriguez, Lee Maddex

Davisville

Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 14 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm

Replays Tuesday 12-12:30pm, Saturday 8:30-9am

DJ(s):

Bill Buchanan

Sometimes Folk

Bill Wagman explores an eclectic range of music, including traditional folk of the British Isles and the U.S, contemporary singer/songwriters on both sides of the Atlantic, and American roots music and some of its lesser-known offshoots. Tune in for a great music mix!

Live Wednesday 10am-12pm

Replays Saturday 12-2pm

DJ(s):

Bill Wagman

Homepage URL:

Sometimes Folk

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In the Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep hosts a dig through many sound forms — the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more — concocting a rich and fertile musical humus. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm

Replays Monday 9-11pm, Sunday 4-6pm

DJ(s):

Dug Deep, Jess Goddésse

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Jan. 16, 2025

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 2:30pm | Russ Tolman

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Don't miss this fine edition of The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour — a deep dive into the Paisley Underground scene — featuring tunes from 28th Day, the Three O'Clock, the Dream Syndicate, the Long Ryders, and much more — including, of course, True West. Tune in at 9 p.m. Pacific to KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org. (Stream it thereafter via the web or your favorite podcast app!)

Davis Garden Show, Jan. 16, 2025

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: starting pepper seeds, passion fruit vine injury, plants for a shade border, and fruit plants for partial shade.

IMPLOSION – 15 January 2025

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 5:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Oh, yes, it's time for IMPLOSION — your weekly dose of brilliance from the one and only Nick Saloman, bringing you the best of psychedelia and more, including tracks from the Open Mind, the Isley Brothers, the St. Louis Union, and Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera! Listen up, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org.

In the Key of Folk, Jan. 15, 2025

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 1:30pm | Karen Leyse

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This afternoon on In the Key of Folk we'll hear tracks from a range of musicians and styles, including Mr. Nic, Dirty Cello, John McCutcheon, Paul Ellis, Jerry Douglas, Joni Mitchell, Raz de Marée, and a new release by Kora Feder. So join in at 2 p.m. this afternoon and enjoy. Or listen during repeats at 10 a.m. Friday and/or 7 a.m. Thursday -- at KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. See you then!

Jazz After Dark, Jan. 14, 2025

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On our 700th episode of Jazz After Dark tonight:

Billie Holiday, Crazy He Calls Me
Nat King Cole, Orange-Colored Sky
Louis Prima, Body And Soul
Louis Armstrong, When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
Mose Allison, Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Tony Bennett, (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco
Earl Hines, Black Coffee
Billy Taylor Trio, On The Street Where You Live
Ben Webster, Misty
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, Duke's Place (Aka C - Jam Blues)
The Mills Brothers, Cab Driver
Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, Koto Song
Stanley Turrentine, I Could Never Repay Your Love
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Takatanga

Alex Roth is 'Leaving Las Davis,' on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 10, 2025

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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We start the new year with Alex Roth saying goodbye to his adopted city. The moment is at times emotional and uplifting. You also can say goodbye as he will perform the "Leaving Las Davis" show at Sudwerk on Thursday Jan. 16, 2025, at 9 p.m.

Alex Roth is a cherished icon in Davis, where genuine community impactors are few and far between. He stands among the exceptional. His musical prowess and generous spirit are legendary; his performances have graced countless local benefits, including the momentous celebration for the start of KDRT in 2004.

Remember his unique enterprise? Alex, powered solely by his own legs, delivered his meticulously hand-roasted coffee throughout Davis, his bicycle becoming a symbol of connection, a ritual weaving the town's fabric together with the rich aroma of his exceptional brew.

To know Alex was to befriend him, to be touched by his kindness, to be enriched. Now, as he embarks on his overseas adventure, Davis will miss his unique presence. Alex, you have indelibly shaped Davis's character; you've made it a better place. From all of us at KDRT: Farewell, and thank you for the enduring legacy you leave behind.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 01/10/2025

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Jan. 9, 2025

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 1:30pm | Russ Tolman

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This evening brings the second outing of The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour at its swank new time —Thursdays at 9 p.m. Pacific. Even more exciting, there's a surprise theme, handpicked by Russ just for your enjoyment. Tune in for tracks from Alex Chilton, Be Bop Deluxe, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, Murray Head(!!), Siouxsie Sioux, and more — all here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. (Stream it thenceforth via the web or your favorite podcast app!)

Davis Garden Show, Jan. 9, 2025

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: Desert Gold and Suncrest peaches, paltry tomato offerings on seed racks, growing basil now, superphosphate for the compost pile, everbearing strawberries, killing a stump, and more.

Jazz After Dark, Jan. 7, 2025

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

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On tonight’s show:

Johnny Dodds, 29th And Dearborn
Artie Shaw, When the Quail Come Back to Saint Quentin
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra, A Hundred Years from Today (vocals Sarah Vaughan)
Louis Armstrong, Someday You'll Be Sorry
Lucky Thompson, Mood Indigo
Billie Holiday & Tony Scott and His Orchestra, Trav'lin Light
Billy Bauer, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Eriko Ishihara, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Blues for Daddy-O's Jazz Patio Blues
Red Garland, One O'Clock Jump
Art Pepper, 'Round Midnight
Ella Fitzgerald, One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
Ahmad Jamal, Excerpt from the Blues
Yusef Lateef, Love Theme from the Robe
Wynton Kelly, Comin' In the Back Door
Chico Hamilton, Fancy

Davisville, Jan. 6, 2025: Checking in with Weitzel and Dunning, half a year after they exited the Enterprise

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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This week on Davisville we hear from Wendy Weitzel and Bob Dunning (in photo at the new KDRT studio), colleagues who exited the Davis Enterprise in mid-2024 and recreated their work on Substack. We talk about their readership and fast success, which has held up during the intervening months and has roots in their skills as local journalists with deep knowledge of Davis.

We also get an update from Brian Bolz, a Davis tech entrepreneur who helped them get started on Substack last summer. Although no longer active in their ventures, he also looked into starting a local news project he called Local Press. He has put it aside to focus on his other work, but “I still feel there is an opportunity for a sustainable business model to succeed at the local level (in addition to solo publications like Bob and Wendy’s),” he wrote in an email. “Should a trusted, credible package be offered, I think paid subscribers would show up for it.”

Today we get an update on Dunning and Weitzel's parts of the ongoing change in Davis media.

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