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ABOUT US

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

The Golden Road

​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 Sunday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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The Wild Fox Party

WILD FOX RADIO PARTY

Tune in for a wide variety of roots music — including doo-wop, gospel, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, Latin, African, and hillbilly/country bluegrass — from the early 1920s to contemporary times. The Wild Fox Party focuses on vocal groups , small-group ensembles, and outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists who never or hardly ever get heard. The music provides a forum for learning about history and diverse cultures, and it does so through the exposure of music as art, highlighting points in time that will last forever via the medium of audio recordings.

Live Tuesday 10-11am
Replays Tuesday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave
Homepage URL: 
DrDoowop
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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 Wednesday 3-4pm, Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am
DJ(s): 
Dave Mcasey
Homepage URL: 
Grist for the Chill
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Exploration with Michio Kaku

Dr. Kaku

An hour long radio program on science, technology, politics, and the environment. Topics covered include black holes, time travel, higher dimensions, string theory, wormholes, search for extra-terrestial life, dark matter and dark energy, the future of space travel, genetic engineering, the aging process, the future of medicine, the human body shop, artificial intelligence, the future of computers and robots, as well as topics from science fiction. Hosted by Michio Kaku.

Live Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
Homepage URL: 
Exploration on the web
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IMPLOSION

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IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick started buying records as a small child in the late 1950s and began going to gigs and playing in bands as a teen in the late 60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music that he loves (psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more), with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure. Nick says: "If I like it, then there have got to be a few other people who will too.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 7-8pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Juan Miranda in the studio, recorded on Nov 30th, 2018

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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We covered a lot of topics with this very special guest.

Juan Miranda is a recent Ph.D. of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, with an emphasis in Performance Studies from the University of California, Davis, focusing in Spanish, Southern Cone and Latinx Literature, Cinema and Culture. He is a radio host for KDVS 90.3’s Correveydile (Every other Monday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.), an associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal Spanish and Portuguese Review, and an activist in various non-governmental institutions. In addition, he is a writer (including the plays ¡Mama! Grandes Funerales and The Karma of Fools), actor (La Fronteriza Theatre Company; La Poltrona; The Art Theater of Davis), and a performer in the Sammy award winning musical project group Bomba Fried Rice.

Juan and Listening Lyrics encourage you to read Julio Cortazar's book, "Todos los fuegos el fuego" (All Fires the Fire) (1966) as discussed on this broadcast.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 11/30/2018
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Jazz After Dark November 27 2018

Tue, 11/27/2018 - 7:51pm | Don Shor

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Traditional and mainstream jazz, old and new, 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Gabor Szabo, Bix Beiderbecke & Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and the All-Stars, Sidney Bechet, Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Billie & DeDe Pierce, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Claude Bolling Big Band, Zoot Sims, Bob Schultz & His Chicago Rhythm Kings, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Photo clockwise from upper left: Sidney Bechet, Billie & DeDe Pierce, Zoot Sims, Claude Bolling.

 

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Davisville, Nov. 26, 2018: Listening to a survivor, and the story, of Jonestown (repeat from 2014)

Mon, 11/26/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

In August 2014, author Julia Scheeres and Thom Bogue spoke at the Avid Reader about her book, “A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Jonestown,” and his memories of the remote South American camp of the Peoples Temple where 918 people were killed or committed suicide one day in November 1978. Bogue, then a teenager and now mayor of Dixon, was one of the relatively few survivors. Scheeres’ critically praised book draws on previously unavailable recordings and records from the temple, which once had a major presence in San Francisco. They talk about it in this 2014 interview on Davisville.

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Jazz After Dark November 20 2018

Tue, 11/20/2018 - 7:08pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark, here’s the lineup:

Dianne Reeves -- I'm All Smiles;

Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet -- Almost Like Being in Love;

Art Pepper/Conte Candoli -- Old Devil Moon;

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong -- Autumn In New York;

Cannonball Adderley -- Love For Sale;

Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges -- Villes Ville is the Place, Man;

Betty Roché -- Where Or When;

Ben Webster -- Over The Rainbow;

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery -- Night Train;

Abbey Lincoln -- Brother Can You Spare A Dime;

Hank Jones -- Emily.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

 

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Vintage Blues Vinyl with Tari, Recorded Nov 16th, 2018

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Remember sitting up all night with friends listening to vinyl. Thats what this hour is about. Listening to Tari's vintage vinyl blues collection and some talking with Tari and friend Lee. This show embraces the concept of community radio.

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KDRT Welcomes Visiting Singer-Songwriter Lew Hopson This Saturday Noon - 1 PM On Silver Nine Volt Heart

Thu, 11/15/2018 - 10:52pm | Diane Crumley

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Lew Hopson visits KDRT Saturday Nov. 17th on Silver Nine Volt Heart

DJ Rodriguez is thrilled to be hosting Lew Hopson, in-studio guest this Saturday when we will be treated to what Hopson calls Brand New, Old School Funk, Soul and R&B.  Hopson is a man with many hats including singer/songwriter, author/poet, and actor in films and television, to name a few.  For those of you who have been long-time listeners to DJ Rodriguez, you may have heard several tracks from Hopson's " When U Pick Up Da Funk" album played on The Grapevine show that aired for many years on KDRT.  Lew Hopson grew up in Chicago listening to WVON radio, and was influenced by Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Smokey Robinson and Etta James.  He produced When U Pick Up Da Funk and the more recent Goody Bag albums with his friends at RudeLab Records and remains grateful to our grassroots community station for airing them on several of our shows.   

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Jazz After Dark November 13 2018

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 7:30pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark! Traditional and mainstream jazz, bootleg Ella from East Berlin, and Mary Lou Williams as our featured artist tonight.

Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford, Duke Ellington, Sweet Emma & Her Dixieland Boys, Jim Robinson's New Orleans Band, Mary Lou Williams & Ben Webster, Mary Lou Williams, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Ella Fitzgerald, Dick Wellstood, Jerry Fielding, Pat Longo Super Big Band. Photo, clockwise from upper left: Mary Lou Williams, Benny Goodman, Milt Jackson, James Moody.

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Davisville, Nov. 12, 2018: If movies reflect our times …

Mon, 11/12/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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… then what do some of the latest movies say about us? That’s one of the discussions on today’s 8th annual fall movie show with Davis film critic Derrick Bang (Davis Enterprise, Derrick Bang on Film). He also lists a few end-of-year movies he looks forward to, a few that have him anticipating the worst, and one that he says will likely allow no middle ground of opinion: Anna and the Apocalypse. As usual, this is a lively discussion!

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Jazz After Dark November 06 2018

Tue, 11/06/2018 - 7:49pm | Don Shor

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Brubeck and more tonight!  It’s West Coast Cool jazz on Jazz After Dark: Carmen McRae, Vince Guaraldi, Joe Morello, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz.

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Mike Blanchard & the Californios perform at Armadillo for Davis 2nd Friday ArtAbout, Nov. 9, 6:30PM

Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:47am | Pieter Pastoor

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mike and the Californios at KDRT, 2nd Friday ArtAbout, Armadillo Music

Mike Blanchard & the Californios are a country and western band playing traditional Americana and are unabashedly proud of their California roots.

Founded by Mike Blanchard of The Tattooed Love Dogs, the band that has been playing the West Coast for more than 20 years plays an Americana grab bag with a mix of originals, gospel and honky tonk, as well as covers of their favorite artists old and new. For more information, visit www.mikeblanchardandthecalifornios.com.

Anyone who can’t join in the fun at Armadillo Music may join KDRT 95.7 FM live and streaming at kdrt.org. Armadillo Music is at 207 F St. in downtown Davis and can be found online at armadillomusic.com.

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