Come join us Oct. 3 as we celebrate KDRT’s 21st birthday!

WHAT: KDRT 21st birthday bash with live music by The Cantaliers (Latin, surf, rockabilly) and live broadcast

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store and Hop Yard, 2001 2nd St., Davis

WHY: Celebrate 21 years of community-powered grassroots radio in Davis!

Please come to this free, all-ages, outdoor event hosted by Sudwerk Brewing Co., Davis Media Access staff and board, and KDRT volunteers.

Get food and drinks at the Sudwerk Dock Store, hear upbeat music performed by Sacramento's The Cantaliers, check out local wares from River City Marketplace vendors, and visit friendly DJs at our hospitality and outreach tables. At a time when LOCAL media is vital, we look forward to gathering with our listeners and supporters.

Join us for live music at Suds & Sounds – Sept. 24!

KDRT invites YOU to Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis on Wednesday, Sept. 24 – **our 21st birthday** – from 4 to 6 p.m. Meet K-DiRT friends and fans, grab a sticker, and enjoy live music from singer/songwriter David Abramson! Beverages will be available at the Bootleg Bar. Come celebrate 21 years of grassroots radio with us!

IMPLOSION – 17 September 2025

This week on IMPLOSION with Nick Saloman, get set for a rollicking musical romp, featuring tracks by Apartment 1, the Arizona Swamp Company, Badfinger, Bobby Comstock, and many more artists to tickle your eardrums. Tune in Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org – or catch Nick's new replay at 8 a.m. Friday morning. Listen thereafter via the web and the podcast apps!

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 17, 2025

There's a lot going on it seems, so tune in to In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. today to listen in. You'll be treated to more tracks from A Long Journey Home (revisit of the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention) with Jake Blount, Molly Tuttle, and more. We'll also hear tracks from Anya Hinkle and dobro artist Billy Cardine, who'll be at Morgan's Mill on Sept. 26, then we'll have new music from the dance weekend, Echo Summit, with tracks by Countercurent and Alex Sturbaum. We'll include new music from Le Vent du Nord. Come check it out!

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Mark your calendars! KDRT's 21st birthday bash – Oct. 3, 2025

Mark your calendars and plan to celebrate our 21st birthday with us on Friday, Oct. 3, featuring live music from The Cantaliers, prizes from our infamous DiRT Bag, a totally rad raffle, and new swag for you. Please plan to join us at Sudwerk starting at 6 p.m.!

Jazz After Dark, Sept. 16, 2025

On tonight's show:

  • Ella Fitzgerald, Summertime
  • Benny Goodman, Stompin' At The Savoy
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra, Oh, Lady Be Good
  • Earl Hines, Lightly and Politely
  • Joe Sullivan, I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  • Tal Farlow, Cherokee
  • Claude Williamson Trio, Round Midnight
  • Earl Bostic, East of the Sun
  • Paul Desmond, Body and Soul
  • Toots Thielemans, Flirt
  • Hank Mobley, Soft Impressions
  • McCoy Tyner, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Al Jarreau, So Long Girl
  • Lew Tabackin, Yesterdays
  • Houston Person, Put It Right There

Replay of The Folk Brothers for June 16, 2021: Ballads and fiddlers

This week: modern and ancient ballads from Gretchen Peters, Lau with Karine Polwart, Salt House, and Kacy and Clayton. Also some instrumental tracks featuring gorgeous fiddling from the likes of Sam Sweeny, Benedict Morris and Christian Sedelmyer (with Andrew Marlin). And new music from Eli West, Jeffrey Foucault , Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters, and The Travellin' McCourys.