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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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3rd Streaming

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Coined in 1957 by Brandeis University professor Gunther Schuller, “Third Stream” is a term used to describe the synthesis of classical and jazz. Join DJ Gary Chew to discover some Third Stream sounds for yourself. 

Live Monday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
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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 Saturday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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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
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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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 Tuesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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A Mix of Music

DJ Dave Reynolds takes you on a journey through the world of music.  

Live Friday 1-2pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dave
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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 13, 2022

Tue, 09/13/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: From 1955-1963 we'll hear Kai Winding with J.J. Johnson, Bobby Hackett, John Lewis, Erroll Garner, Chet Baker, Gigi Gryce Quartet, Miles Davis, Elek Bacsik, McCoy Tyner, and Art Blakey. Then we'll hear 1980s performances by Archie Shepp with Horace Parlan, and Butch Thompson.

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Davisville, Sept. 12, 2022: Searching deepest space, while working from Davis

Mon, 09/12/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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In a remote Chilean desert, the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization is building a huge telescope that promises to see deeper into space than any optical telescope now existing. The work involves five countries and more than a dozen leading universities and institutes — and the president of the nonprofit that’s building it, Robert Shelton, lives in Davis. He joins us today on Davisville to talk about this huge new eye on the distant reaches of space and what it might show us, like whether we’re alone in the universe.

(The rendering depicts the Giant Magellan Telescope, now being built in Chile.)

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Thinking about rain songs, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 9, 2022

Fri, 09/09/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Today's show presents an eclectic selection of songs about rain.

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 8, 2022

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show we talk about heat injury to plants, some flowers to naturalize in the shade, planting onions in our area, and much more.

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The Folk Brothers for Sept. 7, 2022: Far-flung folk

Wed, 09/07/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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While Brother Bill is away for the next few weeks finding new sounds in faraway lands, I decided to explore the sonic landscape a bit farther afield this week myself. So in addition to the usual fiddle and banjo stuff from Appalachia and the UK/Ireland, I dipped into some goth folk from Canada's Mama's Broke, some Americana from Australia's Weeping Willows, and how about some electronic dance folk from France's Green Lads (pictured here). And how about that heat wave, Davis!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 09/07/2022
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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 6, 2022

Tue, 09/06/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight: Quintetto Ritmico di Milano, Italian jazz from the 1940s; then 1957 to 1965 with Teddy Wilson, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Art Pepper, Carmen McRae, Oscar Peterson, and Chico Hamilton; and then we take it out with a late-career pairing of the Dave Brubeck Quartet with Jim Hall in 2007.

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Hot songs for a heat dome, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 2, 2022

Fri, 09/02/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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So what if it's hot? Listen in for some hot songs to cool you down.

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 1, 2022

Thu, 09/01/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: dealing with extreme heat, planting for birds, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Aug. 31, 2022: More songs about miners

Wed, 08/31/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Last week, we played a few sets of songs about coal mining. Then the folk music police saw our playlist and informed us that we needed to be more inclusive, so this week we've diversified a bit and included a few songs about hard rock miners too. But mostly more songs about coal from the likes of Jean Ritchie (pictured), Jez Lowe, Caroline Herring, Doc and Merle Watson, Merle Travis, and Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 08/31/2022
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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 30, 2022

Tue, 08/30/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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We have selections from 1937 to 1973 tonight. We’ll hear Artie Shaw, Coleman Hawkins Orchestra, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Django Reinhardt, Billie Holiday & Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis Sextet, Modern Jazz Quartet, John Coltrane Quartet, Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, and James Moody.

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