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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertlilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug's here too. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 9-11pm, Sunday 4-6pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Grist for the Chill

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Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots,  world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.  

Live Thursday 11am-12pm
Replays Monday 7-8am, Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 12am
DJ(s): 
Dave Mcasey
Homepage URL: 
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Song of Dinosaurs

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Songs of Dinosaurs presents songs from the prehistoric era: reptilian rhythms, lizard lyrics, triassic tones, and mammoth melodies with Professor A.

Live Friday 8-10pm
Replays Sunday 7:30-9:30pm
DJ(s): 
Professor A
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Cowboy Tracks

Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic Western roots music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, Old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, Western Swing bands, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.

 

Live Wednesday 1-2pm
Replays Friday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Nancy Flagg
Homepage URL: 
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Sounds So Sweet

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Host Wayne Hagen takes a lively look at sweet sounds of jug band music, past and present.

Live Tuesday 1-2pm
Replays Sunday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Electric Compost Heap – July 11, 2025

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:38pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 p.m. PST on The Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep celebrates mid-summer and features new tunes from Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Creem Circus, and St. Divine. And in honor of Bob Wertzberger, aka Bob Noxious, we'll spin a few tunes by the late Davis legend and his band ChickeeBob, as today is 7-11!

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Bob Noxious Day on Listening Lyrics – July 11, 2025

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 3:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Listen up for the rebroadcast of our 2016 interview with Bob Wertzberger, Friday, July 11, at 4 p.m. Pacific during Listening Lyrics on KDRT. Bob was also known as Bob Noxious of the band ChickeeBob, known for their beloved song “7-11.” In honor of that song and the wishes of Bob's family, July 11 — or "7-11" — is now Bob Noxious Day around here. RIP, Bob.

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Davis Garden Show, July 10, 2025

Thu, 07/10/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's subjects include more vine discussions, vining shrubs, distorted leaves on a ginkgo tree and lawn weed killer problems, some garden myths, dealing with varmints, and more.

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In the Key of Folk, July 9, 2025

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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Sometimes we just have to do a little dancing to lift our spirits, and today In the Key of Folk will get you moving with some favorite tunes by bands that provide contra dance energy. We'll include tracks by Countercurrent, Nova, Nightingale, Syncopaths, and others. We'll also include a couple of great recent releases by Ray Lambiase. With any luck, we'll sneak in tracks with Nina Gerber and Eliza Gilkyson, and a little more. So tune in at 2 p.m. today at KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis and KDRT.org worldwide. See you soon!

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Jazz After Dark, July 8, 2025

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Joe Venuti's Blue Four, Raggin' The Scale
  • Coleman Hawkins, After You've Gone
  • Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, A Sailboat In the Moonlight
  • Artie Shaw, Diga Diga Doo
  • Oscar Aleman, Diga Diga Do
  • Oscar Aleman, Mia Casita Pequeñita
  • Oscar Aleman, Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie
  • Benny Carter, June Is Busting Out All Over
  • Cannonball Adderley, Love For Sale
  • Art Blakey, Let's Take 16 Bars
  • Wes Montgomery, Something Like Bags
  • Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald, Imagine My Frustration
  • Dave Brubeck Quartet ft. Jim Hall, Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  • Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet, I'm A Stranger Here Myself
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Davisville, July 7, 2025: SF Mime Troupe returns to Davis with its latest sharp satire

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The San Francisco Mime Troupe wants to entertain and challenge audiences with live satire, but Michael Gene Sullivan, the writer, director and an actor for this year’s show — Disruption: A Musical Farce — says he aims for more than two-dimensional hilarity.

“I’m very much against the pie-throwing satire of ‘here’s my enemy, I set him up, create a straw man, make fun of him, set fire to him,’ ” he says on this week’s Davisville. “When I was describing the [regular working-class cop] character [in the play] to someone, they were like, ‘I don’t want this guy to be a hero.’ I said, ‘he’s not a hero, but he’s not a villain, either.’ He’s totally understandable.…” (Sullivan plays the part in the play; the photo shows him in costume)

The nonprofit can't currently afford its former big summer tours, but has kept Davis on its annual circuit. This year they’ll perform July 10 in the Brunelle theater in Davis. Tickets are free but they ask viewers to donate $20 apiece.

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Divine Intervention – July 4th, 2025

Fri, 07/04/2025 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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After surviving several viral blights, far-ranging travel, and the ecstatic bliss of Davis Music Fest, Jess Goddésse returns on Independence Day with Divine Intervention, striking your discerning ears with a full slate of the latest rockin' releases. Expect nothing but new music aside from our blessedly twangy Goddess of the Month and our sinful Vinyl Vespers track. Listen up Friday, July 4th, at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org. Listen at your leisure via the website or your favorite podcast app.

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Listening Lyrics, July 4, 2025 -- a replay of ‘melancholy triggers’

Fri, 07/04/2025 - 3:30pm | Jim Buchanan

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Today we talk melancholy. For me, melancholy comes on with certain triggers. Let's play music around three of them: trains, hypnagogia and wind.

Sit back and get into this wonderful playlist.

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July 3, 2025 - Silver Nine Volt Heart's annual 4th of July radio party

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 1:00pm | Diane Crumley

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To celebrate our nation's 249th birthday, Rodriguez is digging deep into the Rancho Moseanko archives to cherry pick a classic summer soundtrack for your Independence Day event. You can count on music that will be a perfect fit for hanging out by the pool and barbeque while spending time with family and friends.....Yolo County style!  Silver Nine Volt Heart airs live each Thursday 4-6 p.m, and replays Friday 10 p.m. - midnight, and Saturday 2-4 p.m.  Plenty of options to enjoy this holiday weekend.

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Davis Garden Show, July 3, 2025

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today’s show: soils and watering, pokeweed, vine suggestions, and more.

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