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The Folk Brothers—Bill and Peter—explore 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 served with just a shake of sibling rivalry.

Live Wednesday 10-11am

Replays Monday 3-4pm, Saturday 6-7pm

DJ(s):

Peter Schiffman, Bill Wagman

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The Folk Brothers

Davis Music Connections

Live Tuesday 1-2pm

Replays Thursday 7-8am

DJ(s):

Connections Clyde

The Awesome Patrol Show

Joy, Gentle Friends!!

Tune in to The Awesome Patrol Show (TAPS) Live at 9pm on MONDAY nights (*New AwEsOmE Time *) to find out what SaraTAPS is sending out, to set you up for a great week with fun mix featuring a variety of the freshest indie label tunes, some fan fav's, occasional super special guests, along with the scoop on live music shows and noteworthy events in and around the Davis, Ca. Cheers Friends! All are welcome at this DaNCePaRtY!

Live Monday 9-10pm

Replays Tuesday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Sara TAPS

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TAPS

Roots, Shoots, and Leaves

DJ Tree has a theory of music that involves a tree. Suffice it to say that it involves a trinity, an exploration of themes and connections among recording artists, and otherwise very few boundaries. Listen for music old and new, known and unknown. And if you listen long enough, you may experience some musical enlightenment.

Live Tuesday 6-8pm

Replays Saturday 12-2pm

DJ(s):

Tree Kilpatrick

The Golden Road

Join Alligator and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots and its many offshoots.

Live Sunday 4-6pm

Replays Friday 7-9pm

DJ(s):

Alligator

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Painted Wind visits Listening Lyrics Friday May 24, 2019 at 4:00PM

Fri, 05/24/2019 - 3:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

"Painted Wind" with Nancy Northrup and Mel Bearns visits us with their musical gifts they loves to share

We are an Americana duo that is steeped in traditional folk, bluegrass, country and blues, with a passion for artfully crafted songs and vocal harmonies.=

Painted Wind was formed out of a trio formerly known as Hickory Hollar. Nancy and Mel found common ground across a panorama featuring many distinct artists and genres and came together with the shared passion of crafting new music, and deftly interpreting classic covers.

This show will be streamed live on KDRT.org

Jazz After Dark May 21 2019

Tue, 05/21/2019 - 7:35pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: all-star lineup of great piano artists. Count Basie & His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Tommy Flanagan, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz, Erroll Garner, Earl Hines, Claude Bolling & Jean-Luc Dayan, Mccoy Tyner Quartet , Shirley Horn.

Divine Intervention Strikes - May 20, 2019

Tue, 05/21/2019 - 12:02pm | Jess Goddèsse

Divine Intervention strikes this week with a special fundraiser thank-you show, featuring local music from Make No Bones, Boot Juice, and the Nickel Slots, along with some swank new releases from Black Belt Eagle Scout, The Midnight Hour, Robyn Hitchcock, Duster… and, of course, Vinyl Vespers. See the playlist and stream the show via the program page. Listen up next Monday at 7pm Pacific for more Divine Intervention, only on KDRT.

Davisville, May 20, 2019: Amtrak and the future of traveling by train

Mon, 05/20/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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More than 383,000 people boarded or exited a train in Davis in fiscal 2018, mostly while using the Sacramento-Bay Area Capitol Corridor service. The Capitols are one example of how regional train travel can work, and other ideas are in play – from the high-speed line that’s getting at least partially built in the Central Valley, to Virgin Rail’s venture in Florida.

Meanwhile Amtrak, the national railroad passenger carrier, is trying to figure out where it fits in; CEO Richard Anderson has backed off his idea of replacing the middle part of the Los Angeles-Chicago train with an overnight bus, but his plans for the future of Amtrak’s 15 long-distance trains (two serve Davis) are unknown. George Chilson, a California member of the Rail Passengers Association Board of Directors, talks about these subjects, and how to solve Amtrak’s chronic problems, in a return visit today to Davisville.

Patrick Van Dyke Talks Music and Community Radio, Recorded May 17th, 2019

Fri, 05/17/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This show was recorded during our 2019 spring fund raising week. Please consider giving to one hell of a community radio station. DONATE HERE KDRT.org

With Patrick in the studio we talked about live music and played some local bands. Patrick also stressed the impotance of communty radio in the arts.

Patrick Van Dyke can be seen all over Northern California as he absorbs and appreciates live music. So he is my guest this week as we explore his love of music and how community radio helps so many budding artists find a voice and a platform.

We played songs from The Big Poppies, Boot Juice, The Midnight Dip, The Nickel Slots, The Polyorchids and Khruangbin.

Jazz After Dark May 14 2019

Tue, 05/14/2019 - 7:43pm | Don Shor

Jazz classics coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! It’s our spring fundraiser at KDRT, so please hit the link and donate to help fund KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis CA. Tonight’s lineup: Doris Day with Les Brown, The Vince Guaraldi Quartet, Billie Hoilday, Louis Prima, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane Quartet, Chet Baker, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond, Budd Johnson with Earl "Fatha" Hines, Gerry Mulligan, Dianne Reeves, Boots Randolph, Stanley Jordan.

Divine Intervention Strikes - May 13, 2019

Tue, 05/14/2019 - 3:54pm | Jess Goddèsse

Divine Intervention strikes this week with a special fundraiser edition, including some new releases from Combo Chimbita, Stubbleman, Craig Finn, Drahla... plus a not-so-obscure Vinyl Vespers hit. See the playlist and stream the show via the program page. Tune in next Monday at 7p Pacific for more Divine Intervention.

Harry Greer Follows a Path, His Path. Recorded May 10th, 2019

Fri, 05/10/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Harry Greer, kdrt, listening lyrics, pieter pastoor

Harry Greer (HG) is an artist/musician and the founder of the Davis rebel art and music collective known as BRAINMELTER.

BRAINMELTER (at brainmelter.net) is a group of Davis natives dedicated to making Davis/Yolo a haven for the arts and to changing the world through hip art and sick music. Each of the Brainmelters have a completely different style and genre, which means that there’s definitely something for everyone. Hip hop, pop punk, folk rock, cringecore, hardcore, vaporwave, it’s all of it. The whole collective adds up to some fun and colorful local counter culture.

Spring Fundraiser Week at KDRT - May 13-20!

Thu, 05/09/2019 - 11:23am | Jeff Shaw

Spring has sprung! KDRT 95.7fm is blooming, but could use a little mulch to keep those roots growing! DONATE HERE

Please donate today using this webform: kdrt.org/donate or click the banner above!

Davis Media Access (DMA) is the licensee of KDRT-LP, and we’ve launched our annual appeal! Using media tools and hands-on technical training, DMA has provided capacity building in our community for 30 years. As a media and technology center, a community gathering place, and a content distributor, DMA works with people from all walks of life to address issues and topics often ignored by mainstream media.

Brotherly Mud Performs at Armadillo Music for 2nd Friday ArtAbout May 10, 2019, 6:30PM

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 6:30pm | Pieter Pastoor

The Davis Second Friday ArtAbout is in for a real treat at Armadillo Music (207 "F" Street, Davis, CA) this week. KDRT presents the band Brotherly Mud. These guys will charm you with their harmonies, enchant you with their music and instruments, thrill you with their stage presence and finally you will fall in love with them because all 4 are super dudes and human beings.

Brotherly Mud is as if the 60's and 70's folk tradition continued into the modern day, taking influence from today's songwriters while respecting yesterday's honesty.

With members graduating from the Berklee College of Music and the Musician's Institute, Brotherly Mud respects the art of musical creation through both an educational and deeply human lens.

Constantly working to be true to their artistic spirits, Brotherly Mud is currently touring with their original material all over the West Coast, with shows, radio interviews and the occasional secret performance.

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KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.) DMA is a dba of Davis Community Television, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

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Events Calendar

Friday Night Kirtan 05/24/2019 - 7:30am to 9:00pm
Blues Party w/ Blues Dues 05/24/2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Odd Man Out 05/24/2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Outside the Lines 05/24/2019 - 7:00pm
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