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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.

 

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Davisville

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Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 14 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Saturday 8:30-9am
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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Heart to Heart

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Nothing brings greater rewards than a life filled with love and care for people and the world around us. With Heart to Heart, host "Dr. G" inspires and teaches listeners to live life richly and lightly. To ask a question on the show, call 1.530.792.1648 during the live broadcast. Check the Davis Enterprise to for guests and weekly topics.

Live Wednesday 12-1pm
DJ(s): 
Dr. Gitane
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Roots, Shoots and Leaves

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 7-9pm
DJ(s): 
Tree Kilpatrick
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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 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen, Alligator, Rodriguez, Lee Maddex
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That's Life

Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.

To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Tuesday 12-1pm
Replays Wednesday 5-6pm
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter
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Jazz After Dark February 25 2020

Tue, 02/25/2020 - 7:29pm | Don Shor

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Some jazz greats coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark:

Ella Fitzgerald, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Django Reinhardt, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Johnny Hodges with Jonah Jones And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington (Ray Nance vocals), Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Helen Humes, Cassandra Wilson.

95.7 FM, KDRT in Davis, CA.

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

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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Live Bluegrass! A Humboldt Ho Down and More This Tuesday Feb. 25 on High Country Music Radio

Mon, 02/24/2020 - 9:51am | David A. Reynolds

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High Country Music Radio

Music Festivals and live performances are a great place to relax and enjoy seeing performers up close on the stage. With anticipation of the coming festival season, this week’s High Country Music Radio will feature live performances from travelin’ bands such Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Peter Rowan with a few other notables such as Old and In the Way, a rare live session with Elizabeth Cotten, Greg Brown from the Kate Wolf Music Fest, along with a few surprises. Get ready for a Humboldt Ho Down Tuesday feb. 25 from 11:00 a.m. to Noon at KDRT 95.7 or stream at KDRT.org.

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The City of Davis and Music, Recorded on Feb 21st, 2020

Fri, 02/21/2020 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Hey, Davis musicians, this is a must-listen for you. Joel Daniel received his grant last year, and he and the city want you to know about it. Here it is, in Joel's words:

1) With the aim of bettering the quality of music that comes from Davis, I applied for a grant that I hope will impact it over many years to come. I have called it the Davis Independent Music Initiative (“DIMI”). The main parts of the grant are:

First, over the next few months, I will host a free and public series of talks aimed at songwriting and the process of recording and marketing a work. These will take place at Repower Yolo and will be hosted by Bike City Theater Company. This will be the first Wednesday in April (executive production), the first Wednesday in May (songwriting) and the second Wednesday in June (publicity/promotion). I hope this will be an opportunity for musicians of ALL levels to network, and to start to think about how to better their work.

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Eunah's Banchan selections for February 20, 2020: King Ty

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 9:25am | Eunah

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What to expect on Banchan for February 20, 2020:

All is Lost - Wasted Shirt/Ty Segall/All is Lost | Plastic Bag - X-Ray Spex | Teen Dusthead - Acid King | She Got Harder - GØGGS | Mountain - Meatbodies | Face First - The Paranoyds | Deixa a Tristeza - Neno Exporta Som

Streaming Feb. 20 11:30AM-noon at kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Today's Banchan selections have been largely inspired by the unquestionable king of California psych-rock, Ty Segall. Some are Ty's projects, some are tracks that fit the vibe (at least to me). Plus, a brazilian track.

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Jazz After Dark February 18 2020

Tue, 02/18/2020 - 6:45pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: cool, soul, Miles, and mainstream jazz.

Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Sonny Stitt, Herbie Nichols, Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, The Ella Fitzgerald Quartet, Joe Morello, Jimmy Smith.

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

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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Davisville, Feb. 17, 2020: Ryan Easterday, a U.S. Navy commander from Davis

Mon, 02/17/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Commander Ryan Easterday watched Star Trek as a kid growing up in Davis, and liked the idea of leading a ship. When he was ready for college, the notion still had enough appeal for him to include the U.S. Naval Academy among the schools where he applied – and when his final choice came down to the University of California Santa Cruz or the academy, he chose the Navy. Easterday now commands the USS John McCain, a destroyer with a crew of about 320 based in Japan, and on today’s Davisville he talks about why he went to Annapolis instead of Santa Cruz, his ship, the Navy, some of his experiences, and how growing up in Davis has shaped him as an officer.

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Jazz After Dark February 11 2020

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 7:13pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm: Soul jazz, cool jazz, and vocals on Jazz After Dark tonight. Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Abbey Lincoln, and Etta Jones on vocals. Instrumentals by Ahmad Jamal, Kai Winding with J. J. Johnson, Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Byrd, and Cornell Dupree.

95.7 FM, KDRT in Davis, CA.

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

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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Jazz After Dark February 04 2020

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 7:28pm | Don Shor

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Bossa Nova tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Stan Getz & Gary McFarland, Luiz Bonfá & Stan Getz, Henry Mancini, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete, Lalo Schifrin, Clare Fischer, Herbie Mann & Joao Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gerry Mulligan & Jane Duboc, Cal Tjader & Carmen McRae, Toots Thielemans.

8 pm live at 95.7 FM in Davis CA

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

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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Gabe Lewin in the Studio Live, Recorded on Jan 31st, 2020

Fri, 01/31/2020 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Listen in now as Gabe Lewin is joined by vocalist Lane Suaraz.

Gabe Lewin started singing about the time he learned to walk. He picked up the guitar at 13, or 60 years ago, and then 15 years after that he took up the harmonica. His first professional stage appearance was in 1965 at The Troubadour in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In South Africa he learned a wide variety of musical styles, including very old, very new, and original songs. He learned old folk standards, new folk tunes, reggae tunes, bluegrass, and even a few classic rock and blues tunes.  The common thread is that all have real melodies!

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Contra Dance tunes on the January 29th edition of The Folk Brothers

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 2:15pm | Peter Schiffman

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Karen Leyse was guest host and presented instrumental tunes for Contra Dancing as well as songs performed by musicians who also play in Contra Dance bands. 

There is a Contra Dance, presented by the Sacramento Country Dance Society,  at the Palms Playhouse in Winters on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2.

https://www.palmsplayhouse.com/contra-dance-with-sacramento-country-danc...

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