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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.

 

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Grist for the Chill

dave mccasey

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
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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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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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Na Mele O Hawai'i

Flower at Moanikeala

Join host Beth Post as she features the unique sounds of Hawaiian music — from early icons of island music to today's innovators — exploring styles, the history of the genre, and revered songs and performers.

Live Thursday 1-3pm
Replays Saturday 10am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Beth Post
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The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 5-6pm, Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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High Country Music Radio Explores the Music of the Bristol Recordings, Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m.

Sun, 09/22/2019 - 9:18am | David A. Reynolds

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High Country Music Radio

If you’re following the Ken Burn’s documentary “Country Music,” you’ll have heard about the Bristol recordings. In 1927 Ralph Peer, with the Victor Talking Machine Co., set up a temporary music studio in Bristol, Va., to record Appalachian musicians and their songs. The best-known artists emerging from the sessions are Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. Rusty Nail will explore the Bristol recordings, pairing an original recording with a more contemporary cover of that same song. One cover featured in this week's program includes Boz Scaggs with Duane Allman on guitar. The show will open with two songs highlighting families living and working in coal country. Not often associated with country music, Natalie Merchant contributes to the coal country song list, and provides beautiful and haunting vocals. 

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"Big Ben" Huseby in the Studio - Recorded Sep 20th, 2019

Fri, 09/20/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Ben Huseby is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer, performing in genres that span country, blues, folk, traditional jazz, and modern pop. He performs as a solo loop artist under the moniker Big Ben, fronts the cover band Big Ben and the Brians on vocals and guitar, and fronts the traditional Dixieland band Big Ben and the Bay Area Ramblers on vocals and trombone.

Ben, a trombonist with the U.S. Air Force Band since 2011, has been stationed with the Band of the Golden West at Travis AFB since 2018. He has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Africa as an active-duty musician, and has performed countless times for ambassadors, international dignitaries, and civic and military leaders, including the president of Estonia and former President Obama.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Minot State University in North Dakota, and a master’s in music education from the prestigious Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music. Find him on Facebook @BigBenMusic, on Instagram @big.ben.music, or at www.bigbenmusic.net

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/20/2019
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Win General Admission Weekend Passes to Aftershock Festival 2019!

Fri, 09/20/2019 - 1:08pm | The Alchemist

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Aftershock Festival 2019

Tune into Reaper Radio on KDRT from 10 pm to Midnight Friday, Sept. 20th  for a chance to win a pair of general admission weekend passes to Aftershock 2019 - Oct. 11th -13th at Discovery Park, Sacramento.  Described as the largest rock/metal festival in California, it has sold out for the past few years, so this year they've expanded to a 3-day festival.  Listen tonight and KDRT DJ "The Alchemist" will announce this week's featured artist at the beginning of Reaper Radio. When you hear the featured artist, log onto the KDRT 95.7 FM Facebook page and enter the title of the song played. The first correct response will win the pair of weekend passes. More information about Aftershock here: https://bit.ly/2Xb7suD

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Jazz After Dark September 17 2019

Tue, 09/17/2019 - 7:04pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Ramsey Lewis Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Oscar Peterson, Paul Gonsalves, Etta Jones, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry Mulligan, Bobby Jaspar, Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan, Gene Ammons, Harold López-Nussa, Bill Evans Trio.

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Joel Daniel Shares His Music and Story. Recorded Sep 13th, 2019

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Joel Daniel - listen in now 

Joel is a longtime resident of Davis, California.  In his twenties he started a band with his closest friends called Shayna and the Bulldog ("SatB") (https://shayna.bandcamp.com/), an Americana / Indie Rock band. They made two albums together and played hundreds of shows throughout the Western and Southwestern US.  

Somewhere along the way, Joel started a children's band called, The Hoots, (www.hootquarters.com).   For this project, he's written four albums of material, won countless awards - including: a Parent's Choice Award - sold many records, and played hundreds of shows.  Joel started producing an educational children's video series called, Hoot Quarters, starring an owl, who thinks he knows everything, but doesn't, and the The Hoots, who help said owl, Oliver, along the right path. 

Recently Joel started writing some new "grown up" music.  In the summer of 2019 he started to play these songs out in public.  They are the first songs he would consider to be solo songs - outside of The Hoots -that he has written and performed.  He hopes to record them in the coming months and play them out in a more band oriented context in the near future. 

Social Links:      https://www.facebook.com/joeldanielmusic

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Jazz After Dark September 10 2019

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 6:57pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark:

Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Annie Ross, Jimmy Raney, Chico Hamilton, Nancy Wilson, Stan Getz, Stuff Smith, Claude Bolling Big Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Farmer, Eiji Kitamura.

Live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

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

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

 

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Davisville, Sept. 9, 2019: Bike City’s plans feature original plays, sketch comedy, improv, more

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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One of the offbeat ways to measure a town is to look at the variety, ambition and success of its live theater. Davis has been home to different theater startups this decade. Some endure and some have shut, but the creative impulse to bring more theater to Davis – and the belief that Davis will support the interest – continues. Today we talk with two people from the not-quite-2-year-old Bike City Theatre Company: J.R. Yancher, the producing artistic director, and Sarah Marsh-Krauter, the literary manager and dramaturg. They talk about the company’s Davis roots, what they want to achieve, the performances they’d like to bring to town, and their plans to engage UC Davis students – and to expand local audiences by attracting people who think live theater has nothing to offer them.

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Cedar Cady, Live in the Studio, Recorded on Sept. 6th, 2019

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Cedar Cady spent the hour with us. Cedar is a Davis native and at a young age fell in love with the violin. Cedar talks about his life with music and his passion for playing. Currently he plays in and around the Sacramento area either by himself or with several groups that he adds his musical touch to. Listen in as he explains the difference between a violin and a fiddle. Cedar also played two live numbers for us. The playlist below lists the selections we played. Music that Cedar enjoys and inspired him.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/06/2019
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Jazz After Dark September 03 2019

Tue, 09/03/2019 - 7:26pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: soul jazz, hard bop, Afro-Cuban, and more.

Dave Bass with Karryn Allyson on vocals, Buddy DeFranco, Hank Mobley, Benny Golson Quartet, Cannonball Adderley, Don Ellis Orchestra, Ray Barretto, The Tommy Flanagan Trio.

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

Photo, clockwise from upper left: Dave Bass with Karryn Allyson, Benny Golson, Ray Barretto, Cannonball and Nat Adderley.

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Jeanne Pastoor: Now it's My Turn, Aug. 30, 2019

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Jeanne Pastoor, longtime co-host of Listening Lyrics, shares her story. The experience of growing up in New Jersey, listening to The Great American Songbook tunes, and visiting Broadway musicals, has stayed with her throughout her life. Listen to a remarkable selection of songs. See playlist below.

Listening Lyrics is also available as a podcast on most podcast apps. ENJOY.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/30/2019
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