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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.

Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass. Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start.

Live Thursday 4-6pm

Replays Friday 10pm-Saturday 12am, Saturday 2-4pm

DJ(s):

Rodriguez

Na Mele O Hawai'i

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

Grist for the Chill

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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Grist for the Chill

In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm

Replays Thursday 7-8am, Sunday 10-11am

DJ(s):

Karen Leyse

Davis Music Connections

Davis has a very unique musical scene — from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Local and visiting musicians are captured by Jim Buchanan on our Live Tracks program. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note, along with those who are currently touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world.

Live Monday 3-4pm

Replays Sunday 9:30-10:30pm

DJ(s):

Ned, Connections Clyde

More programs ...

Album of the Week - Thurs 11/12/15 at 5 pm - "THE DARK" by Guy Clark

Thu, 11/12/2015 - 4:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week’s AotW will feature Guy Clark’s quiet little opus The Dark from 2002. Guy Clark has been writing amazing songs since the early ‘70s and performing regularly up until a few years ago. His extensive body of work defines the genre of music that has come to be known as Americana. He’s recorded 20 albums and his songs are finely honed snapshots of everyday folks and scenarios, real and imagined. Guy Clark’s songs have been recorded by a long list of country music outsiders over the years, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, and Ricky Skaggs. He’s also a master luthier, and The Dark is named after one of his guitars. Though The Dark didn’t spawn any breakout songs, it shows Clark at the age of 60 still at the top of his powers as a writer and performer, evoking quiet moments of reflection and observation. Dug Deep is this week's host.

Jazz After Dark November 10 2015

Tue, 11/10/2015 - 2:22pm | Don Shor

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Cold weather? Time for bossa nova! Coming up at 8 pm tonight -- Classic performances by: Cal Tjader * Charlie Rouse * Kenny Burrell * Luiz Bonfa, Oscar Castro Neves and Lalo Schifrin * Paul Desmond * Jim Hall * and the master himself, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Vocals by contemporary artists Ana Caram and Eden Atwood, and a selection from a brand new album by Northern California’s own Fabiana Passoni. Jazz After Dark replays Thursdays at 11 pm, and Saturdays at 9 pm.

Davisville, 11/9/15: Feeling blue? You’re not alone

Mon, 11/09/2015 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Shades of Blue: Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue is a new collection of essays by 35 writers, edited by Amy Ferris. Two of the writers are Debra LoGuerico DeAngelo, Winters Express editor and columnist for the Davis Enterprise, and David Lacy, who grew up in Davis and now teaches writing in Southern California. "It is possible to find hope and solidarity in these pages, but don’t expect a feel-good trip," says the review in Publishers Weekly. "It’s a true-to-life kick in the pants designed to bring comfort to anyone who’s feeling hopeless." On today’s show, DeAngelo and Lacy talk about Shades of Blue, and the experiences behind their stories—Lacy’s “Allies in the Sky,” and DeAngelo’s “If I Love You, You’ll Leave.”

Album Review: The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You, by The Reverend Shawn Amos

Sun, 11/08/2015 - 10:11pm | Scott Korinke

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The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You is written and sung by Shawn Amos, who delivers classy, old-school blues with a raspy yet soulful voice that sounds like it came straight out of a church choir. The music on the LP is full of energy and refreshingly raw, and the production lets the musicianship and the artistry do the talking. The album has all the blues chords, with a thumping bass, saxophones, and smooth, melodical electric guitar.

The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You is so upbeat and energetic at points that it could be mistaken for a Black Keys album, especially on the tracks "You're Gonna Miss Me (When I Get Home)" and "Joliet Bound." However, this is a blues album, and any blues album would be incomplete without some midtempo, reflective tracks like "Days of Depression" and "The Last Day I'm Loving You." Shawn Amos didn't reinvent the wheel with this LP, but it is defenitely good enough to warrant a listen or two, especially for fans of the blues.

Album of the Week (11/5/15 @ 5pm) Beach House "Thank You Lucky Stars"

Thu, 11/05/2015 - 9:05am | Pieter Pastoor

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Thank Your Lucky Stars strikes a notably downcast tone and posture when stacked next to Depression Cherry. There’s nothing about these songs that is outright melancholic, but there’s also nothing that reaches the same shimmering highs as, say, “Levitation” or “Space Song” on the earlier work, either. The closest this record comes to matching that level of majesty is the album opener “Majorette” and the closing track “Somewhere Tonight.”

Sandwiched between those two songs is an array of fantastically subdued and beautifully constructed dreamy psych-pop offerings that each possess their own unique vibe. Beach House has mastered the art of space by this point and seems to have an instinct for how long to drag out a keyboard melody or a guitar line before bringing in another element to keep things from bogging down. This is especially true on “Elegy To The Void,” which is carried along at a meandering pace by the same reverb-drenched guitar melody pattern, shifted into different chords and matched by an atmospheric synth.

Album Review: Sound and Color, by Alabama Shakes

Sun, 11/01/2015 - 11:25pm | Scott Korinke

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Sound and Color

Sound and Color is the second studio album by Alabama Shakes, an American alternative rock band that has found fantastic success in their short but strong career. Sound and Color is an atmospheric and sometimes psychadelic blend of blues rock, funk rock, R&B, and soulful Americana. Lead singer Brittany Howard powerfully sings mulitple songs on the record, most notably "Gimme All Your Love" and lead single "Don't Wanna Fight." However, the songs in which Howard's vocals aren't as loud can be just as impressive, including single "Future People" and the dreamily psychadelic "Sound and Color." The group has never been more cohesive, seamlessly merging danceable funk guitar beats with blues chords in a way that feels fresh and innovative while staying grounded. Alabama Shakes have dodged a sophmore slump, creating a truly original album that will delight fans of the group while introducing the band to a broader, more diverse audience. Simply put, Sound and Color is an excellent album worthy of multiple listens and many accolades.

Album of the Week (10/29) The Walkmen ~ You & Me

Thu, 10/29/2015 - 12:55pm | Danny

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Stolen from a review in NY Magazine when You & Me was released in 2008. I love these opening remarks:

The Walkmen have just made a gem of a rock album, but should anyone care about such a thing? You & Me is an album in the long-format sense of the word. It plays for about an hour, fourteen songs meant to be listened to one after another with undivided attention. It rewards that attention with small pleasures: guitar and organ playing off each other’s reverb, bass and drum dancing in and out of step, horns and vocals collapsing into a single bellow. In essence, it offers that luxuriant buzz that made rock and roll one of the great narcotics of the last half-century.

Settle into this one and hopefully, buy, enjoy, repeat many times over.

Jazz After Dark October 27 2015

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 6:09pm | Don Shor

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Cool jazz and more coming up tonight: some early Stan Getz; Bobby Jaspar, Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson. Cool vocals by Ella, and new jazz sensation Bria Skonberg. Johnny Hodges, Sonny Criss, and The Jim Galloway Quartet round out the program.
Replays Saturdays 9 - 10 pm!

Davisville, 10/26/15: Tales for the supernatural season with novelist Eileen Rendahl

Mon, 10/26/2015 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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In her Messenger series, Davis novelist Eileen Rendahl tells the story of a young woman living in Sacramento whose unusual powers allow her to recognize and talk to supernatural creatures—including a vampire who’s also an emergency-room doctor, and a werewolf who has tended bar for nearly 100 years. On today’s show we talk about the story, her snarky protagonist, the appeal of supernatural fiction, and why the creatures are no longer the icons of dread they were in the classics ... which doesn’t mean they’re cuddly.

Album Review: Frankie and the No-Go Road, by Rita Hosking

Sun, 10/25/2015 - 8:31pm | Scott Korinke

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Rita Hosking is one of Davis' most prominent local artists, with a successful folk/country career spanning a decade, her first album debuting in 2005, and her latest, Frankie and the No-Go Road, in 2015. Rita's style echoes old-fashioned Appalacian music, and it is evident on Frankie that she wishes not to vary her style too much but instead embrace it completely. Rita sings with passion and power--her lyrics are both timeless and relevant--and it is those deep, thought-provoking vocals that make this concept album shine, especially on tracks "Power Moving In" and the haunting "Our Land." The most prominent instrument on Frankie is Rita's guitar, which strums along melodically and continuously, bringing cohesiveness and consistency to the album. All in all, Frankie and the No-Go Road is another solid addition to Hosking's catalog and a worthwile listen--for Rita's fans and for anyone who enjoys bluegrass, folk, or country music and excellent songwriting.

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