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In the Key of Folk, Sept. 3, 2025

One thing about a road trip is that it can leave you wishing for more! Another thing about a road trip is that you definitely need music, a playlist! So tune in today at 2 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, or online at KDRT.org, to listen to In the Key of Folk revisit some of the music that recently kept 16 hours on the road joyful. We'll include tracks from Amble, My Politic,  Anne Briggs, Casey Driessen, Dave Stamey, Iris Dement and more! I hope that you'll join in!

The Electric Compost Heap – Aug. 29, 2025

Tonight at 6 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7FM, it's the latest edition of The Electric Compost Heapfeaturing new tunes from the Black Lips, the Smashing Times, Delicate Steve, and the Beths, whose new album, Straight Line Was a Lie, just came out today! We'll spin lots of other musical detritus from the last 100 years as well. Hope you can join us on the radio or online at KDRT.org!

Join us for live music at Suds & Sounds – August 27!

You are cordially invited to join KDRT volunteers, friends, and fans for Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music, 207 F St. in downtown Davis, on Wednesday, August 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Grab K-DiRT stickers and swag, enjoy live music with Christopher Cassels, procure your beverage of choice from the Bootleg Bar... This gathering repeats every month on the last Wednesday — mark your calendars!

Radio Days! The Audio Ecotone for Aug. 22, 2025

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Truetone Radio. Image from wikipedia.org

This past Wednesday was National Radio Day, the annual celebration of radio broadcasting. The date commemorates the first daily broadcast by the station 8MK in Detroit. Set up in the Detroit News building and operating under an amateur radio license, 8MK's daily "Detroit News Radiophone" broadcast news interspersed with music from phonograph records. Early broadcasts also included updates of the Jack Dempsey/Billy Miske heavyweight boxing match and play-by-play updates of the 1920 World Series. 8MK eventually received a commerical license with the call letters WBL and then WWJ, under which it broadcasts to this day.

On this week's Audio Ecotone, we celebrate our favorite broadcast medium with selections from Joy Division, The Blasters, Steve Early, the Southern Mountain Boys, Raphael Saadiq and more! Tune in live Friday @ 3 p.m. Pacific on 95.7 FM in Davis or kdrt.org online. Replays on Saturdays 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays 7-8 a.m.

In the Key of Folk, Aug. 20, 2025

It's getting close to In the Key of Folk time, so tune in your radio or rev up your electronic device and tune in. Today we'll be featuring some new tracks by Sam Robbins, a Grammy-nominated folk musician. We'll also be playing tracks by Patrick Street, The Milk Carton Kids, Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen, and even more! So tune in today at 2 p.m. PST on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis, or KDRT.org worldwide. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Divine Intervention – Aug. 15, 2025

Divine Intervention strikes the airwaves and your eardrums with the latest releases from Black Moth Super Rainbow, Bogue, Cory Hanson, Frankie & the Witch Fingers, Slow Up, and The Darts, who'll be playing the Ivy Room on Aug. 22. We'll also showcase our Goddess of the Month, Ms. Fontella Bass, and enjoy a Vinyl Vespers spin – here on KDRT 95.7 FM + stream on demand via KDRT.org and the podcast apps.

In the Key of Folk, Aug. 6, 2025

Folk festivals are surely a place for good vibes!  In line with that, today In the Key of Folk will feature several additional tracks from the Vancouver Folk Festival, along with some favorite oldies from Gordon Lightfoot, and more new album releases by Watchhouse, Jez Lowe, Janet Feld, and Christine Lavin. We'll end the hour with a few contra dance tracks to invigorate you for the day! Tune in today  at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA & KDRT.org online.