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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

Eye on Sports

Eye On Sports is a talk radio show focused on local sports in the Sacramento/Davis area that occasionally covers National Sports. Hosts Chuck and Cody have been involved with sports both nationally and locally for more than 15 years and want to share their opinions and initiate discussion to the public through conversation and occasional outside interviews. This show will not be politically driven in anyway. The conversation will cover the results , local impact, business and psychology of sports.

Live Thursday 6-7pm
Replays Friday 8-9am
DJ(s): 
Cody Westergaard, ChuckGarcia7
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The Audio Ecotone

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"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno

Live Friday 3-4pm
Replays Tuesday 7-8am, Saturday 6-7pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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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
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Twang Thang

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Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Wednesday 7-9am
Replays Wednesday 9-11pm, Sunday 8-10am
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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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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Jazz After Dark August 02, 2016

Tue, 08/02/2016 - 7:44pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight! Some blues, jazz guitar, a little funk, some bossa nova, and more.

  • Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges
  • Chico Hamilton
  • Stan Getz
  • George Benson
  • Dave Brubeck
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Bill Harris
  • Nancy Wilson & The Great Jazz Trio
  • Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet
  • Bireli Lagrene
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • The Rosenberg Trio

 

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Gary Chew: Third Streaming (Friday 7/29)

Fri, 07/29/2016 - 10:41am | Eunah

3rd Streaming: July 29, 2016

You won't believe it, but Third Streaming begins this Friday with “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic.” However, it won't be anything like you've ever heard “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory Of The Coming Of The Lord” before. The same musicians will also play a piece called “Echoes Of Duke Ellington.” The players we speak of are Lalo Schifrin and all the folks in the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Diana Krall will sing a song made into a hit by The Mamas and the Papas. Yip, she will. Gary also has dropped into this week's play list music from the soundtrack of the new Woody Allen film titled “Cafe Society.” The Turtle Island String Quartet does a remarkable all strings piece composed by David Balakrisnan and a vintage recording of Concertino For 12 Instruments by Igor Stravinsky will be conducted by him. All of it … music to your ears on KDRT.
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Jazz After Dark July 26, 2016

Tue, 07/26/2016 - 7:38pm | Don Shor

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Some classic mid-century jazz; featured artist Thelonious Monk.

  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Benny Goodman (Helen Ward vocals)
  • Lena Horne
  • Art Tatum
  • Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
  • Thelonious Monk with Coleman Hawkins
  • Clark Terry & Thelonious Monk
  • Lucky Thompson
  • Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet
  • Dorothy Donegan
  • Dolo Coker
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
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Davisville, July 25, 2016: New Rules for Rentals in Davis

Mon, 07/25/2016 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Most people in Davis live in rentals, the vacancy rate is well below 1 percent, and enrollment at UC Davis keeps growing, further stoking the demand for places to live. That’s the context for a new rental ordinance Davis is developing this summer, and today we talk with Brett Lee and Lucas Frerichs, City Council members working on this project, about what the new ordinance would do, why it treats apartments differently than rented houses or granny flats, and why they're pursuing this change.

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Album Review: Goody Bag, by Lew Hopson

Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:11am | Scott Korinke

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Goody Bag, released by Houston-based R&B artist Lew Hopson, is the third full-length relase in his short career. The musical spectrum on the album ranges from melodic and thoughtful low-tempo R&B to righteous rockers such as title and lead track "Goody Bag." Lew Hopson's solid but unspectacular vocals anchor the album throughout, while multi-instrumentalist Tom Moncrieff handles the majority of the instrumentation, including the recorded Guitars, Drums, and Horns. Moncrieff also chips in on the writing front, although Hopson pens the majority of the songs. Taken as a whole, the album gives off a laid back and optomistic vibe, especially on the tunes "Best Best Friend" and "Learn to Let Go," both of which are hopeful and insipirational jams. Overall, the album is enjoyable, if not groundbreaking R&B, perfect for a lazy, sunny afternoon, and a welcome addition to an R&B collection. 

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Album of the Week - Jonathan Segel's "Edgy Not Antsy"

Thu, 07/21/2016 - 11:25am | Dug Deep

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Jonathan Segel spent a good deal of his childhood in Davis and is best known for being the violin player in Camper Van Beethoven, but he holds a master's degree in music composition and has a LONG list of collaborations and solo material, much of which is truly exceptional. Tonight we will highlight his 2003 solo release Edgy Not Antsy. It's at different times trippy, minimalist, dreamy, poppy, flourishing, and experimental—and always lots of fun. The songwriting is largly observational, and the subject matter ranges from alienation ("Losing Touch") to "Civil Disobediance" to mindless consumerism ("World of Suckers") with lots of wry humor tossed in. Tune in at 5 pm PT tonight. Dug Deep hosts.

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Jazz After Dark July 19, 2016

Tue, 07/19/2016 - 7:52pm | Don Shor

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Soul jazz, bebop, hard bop, a bit of pop, and some bossa nova! Rebroadcasts Thursdays at 11 pm, and Saturdays at 9 pm. 

  • Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington
  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington with Mahalia Jackson
  • Lou Levy
  • Hideo Shiraki
  • Joe Morello
  • Kenny Burrell
  • Cannonball Adderley
  • Roland Kirk
  • Roland Kirk
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Jim Hall
  • Ron McCroby
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Gary Chew: Third Streaming

Wed, 07/13/2016 - 1:07pm | Gary Chew

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This Friday (7-15-16) at 3 PM, Gary opens this hour of music with a piece that recognizes one of the principal means of converyance in the City of Davis.  He'll also spin a tune performed by jazz alto sax player, Paul Desmond that takes note of the current weather we've been having.  Two famous Brits, deeply into composing, are offered for your listening pleasure, too; on of them named Finzi; the other ... McCartney.  Film music this week features pieces by Alex North.  And another film composer who came before North also has a spot on Third Streaming this week; an Erich Wolfgang Korngold work gets fiddled in fine style and technique by Gil Shaham.  Your ears need to hear this program.  It's called, Gary Chew: Third Streaming. 

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Jazz After Dark July 12, 2016

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 7:20pm | Don Shor

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Jazz with a 60s theme: familiar melodies by some legendary perfomers.

  • Backwoods Jazz Quartet  
  • Dinah Washington  
  • Ramsey Lewis Trio  
  • Paul Desmond  
  • Illinois Jacquet  
  • Frank Sinatra  
  • Gabor Szabo  
  • Gerry Mulligan  
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie and His Orchestra  
  • Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan  
  • Jorge Pardo
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Davisville, July 11, 2016: Managing the Last Record Store in Town

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 12:55pm | Bill Buchanan

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Paul Wilbur manages Armadillo Music downtown. Not too many years ago it would have been one of several record stores in our college town, but the big shift to downloads and streaming has decimated the ranks of traditional record shops. On today’s show Paul (shown here holding a Ramones LP at KDRT) talks about how they make the store work, why people still buy CDs and vinyl, types of music that sell well in Davis, and why the Scorpions are his favorite band. “Music makes us feel good,” he says. “Any bad day [for me] can be instantly corrected if I just put on Love at First Sting.”

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