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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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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 Wednesday 11pm-Thursday 12am
DJ(s): 
Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave
Homepage URL: 
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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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10 Years Forgotten

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10 Years Forgotten with your host JonEmery focuses on modern classics and indie standards from 2000–2010, the decade lost in the shuffle due to the Dawn of the Digital Age. TYF also explores the history of record stores in the Sacramento Valley – including why some are still open today –  along with the future of physical and digital music locally, regionally, and beyond.

Live Wednesday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
JonEmery
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Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Taste Talk & Whine

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm
DJ(s): 
Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick
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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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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 17, 2024

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz from the 1930s and '40s tonight. We’ll hear:

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, The Last Time
  • Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
  • Clyde McCoy, Sugar Blues
  • Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, The Big Noise from Winnetka
  • Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Lulu's Back In Town
  • Jimmie Lunceford, For Dancers Only
  • Duke Ellington, New East ST. Louis Toodle-Oo
  • Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle, Viper Mad
  • Fats Waller, Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
  • Benny Carter, Beale Street Blues
  • Benny Goodman, One O'Clock Jump
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Stairway To The Stars
  • Glenn Miller, Rhapsody in Blue
  • Erskine Hawkins, After Hours (Digitally Remastered)
  • Charlie Christian, Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
  • Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, Am I Blue?
  • Bunny Berigan, Skylark
  • Thelonious Monk, 'Round Midnight
  • Les Brown, Leap Frog
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Electric Compost Heap -- Sept. 13, 2024

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 5:33pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight on the Electric Compost Heap, we'll be celebrating Friday the 13 of September with a smattering of tunes from musical artists who will soon be playing in the Sacramento area, including, THE JACKETS from Switzerland, Jon Langford, and Deke Dickerson, plus a slew of other musical compostables. The official color of this evenings program is Russet! Join us at KDRT.org and see what the fuss is all about!

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Rainbow City Park, live on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 13, 2024

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Ryan Williams, Chris O'Keefe and Dani Judith are three members of Rainbow City Park. Their love of music and exuberance of life shine in their musical output. It truly was a pleasure to get to know them.

Here's the band's story from its website: "Rainbow City Park is an indie alt-rock/dream pop band from Northern California. The band draws inspiration from 90’s alt-rock acts such as Third Eye Blind and The Smashing Pumpkins, infusing their music with a modern twist akin to the sounds of Boygenius and Snail Mail. Band members reside in both San Francisco and the Central Valley, converging in Sacramento for rehearsals.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/13/2024
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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Sept. 13, 2024

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 4:00pm | Russ Tolman

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour is comin' at you with music from Iggy Pop, Nick Drake, local heroes Thin White Rope, and much MUCH more. Tune at 5p Pacific — only on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org.

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 12, 2024

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: propagating African violets, garden activities in September, daffodils and narcissus, fruit and seeds on potatoes, tomato viruses and other problems, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 11 September 2024

Wed, 09/11/2024 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Coming your way at 5p Pacific, it's IMPLOSION with your host Nick Saloman, sharing a swell assortment of groovy tunes from bands like the Droogs, the Zoo, and, yes, Fever Tree — right here on grassroots radio KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org!

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In the Key of Folk, Sept. 11, 2024

Wed, 09/11/2024 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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Tune in at 2 p.m. today to listen to In the Key of Folk. We'll start off with a topical song by Scottish singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, followed by music featuring Sarah Jarosz, Rita Hosking, Richard Thompson, Tom Rozum, Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle, Wild Asparagus, Patty Griffin and more. We'll also play a set by the dynamic Spanish-Celtic-American group, Atlantic Folk Trio, with Galen Fraser, Maria San Miguel, and Jésus Enrique Cuaddrado, so join us on your FM radio at 95.7 if you are local, and if you are farther from Davis, listen now or later at KDRT.org. Hope to see you then!

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 10, 2024

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Duke Ellington, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  • Count Basie (Jimmy Rushing vocals), You Can Depend On Me
  • Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge, Ball Of Fire
  • Erskine Hawkins, Tippin' In
  • Gia Maione, Louis Prima, Sam Butera & The Witnesses, When a Man Loves a Woman
  • Miles Davis Quartet, When I Fall In Love
  • Gigi Gryce Octet, Purple Shades
  • Art Pepper, You're Driving Me Crazy
  • Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Lullaby Of The Leaves
  • Jimmy Witherspoon, Trouble In Mind
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Them There Eyes (Live Chicago Opera House)
  • Kenny Burrell, Wavy Gravy
  • Pete Fountain, Bye Bye, Bill Bailey
  • Horace Silver, Sighin' and Cryin'
  • The Taylor Eigsti Trio, They Can't Take That Away From Me
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Davisville, Sept. 9, 2024: Watching wildlife in Davis, plus listening to a voice from a previous pandemic

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Late summer offers a few particular attractions in Davis. The heat fades a bit, if only because the days are shorter, and evenings outdoors are mild. It’s an inviting season to look at the full moon if it’s up, and to think about another year passing. And swat some mosquitoes.

Here on Davisville, early September is a natural time to talk with someone who has spent a lot of time outdoors: Jean Jackman of Davis. She writes the “At the Pond” column in the Davis Enterprise, has taken some serious bike rides, and a quarter-century ago recorded local people talking about Davis history ("Down Home Tales of Davis"). We talk about a variety of things today, starting with the wildlife and birds she writes about in Davis. Later we hear Jean's recording of Jane Van Sant, who lived in downtown Davis, died 18 years ago at 94, and tells us in her own voice what Davis lived through during the flu epidemic of 1917-18.

The photo shows the full moon of August 2022 over north Davis.

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Inner Nature in the studio on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 6, 2024

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week Casey Groat and James Murphy spend some time free-form bantering with me, creating one sweet hour of radio.

Inner Nature (FKA Fashionista Boyfriend) is the work of Casey Groat from Sacramento. Having started as just a kid with an interest in making noises with the computer, the project has matured into themes such as love and loss, as well as experimenting with sampling and songs with meaning and purpose. Artists such as Washed Out, Toro Y Moi, Small Black and Neon Indian are a big influence on the sound. The live act is a three-piece featuring Casey, James Murphy (Ancient Astronaut, Saint Solitaire, Ihabial) and Austin Mooney.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/06/2024
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