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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.

 

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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
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Classical Excursions

Greg LaTraille

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.  

Live Friday 11am-1pm
Replays Sunday 9-11am
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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Blue LIght Central

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Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
Blue Light Central on the web
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IMPLOSION

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IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick started buying records as a small child in the late 1950s and began going to gigs and playing in bands as a teen in the late 60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music that he loves (psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more), with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure. Nick says: "If I like it, then there have got to be a few other people who will too.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 7-8pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Roots, Shoots and Leaves

Roots, Shoots and Leaves' DJ Tree has a theory of music that involves a tree. Suffice it to say that it involves a trinity — an exploration of themes and connections among recording artists — and otherwise very few boundaries. Listen for music old and new, known and unknown. And if you listen long enough, you may experience some musical enlightenment. 

Live Tuesday 6-8pm
Replays Saturday 5-7pm
DJ(s): 
Tree Kilpatrick
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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 19, 2023

Thu, 01/19/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Citrus problems and drainage, early blooms for bees, why plant names change, and training a young fruit tree.

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The Golden Road, Jan. 18, 2023: From Winterland, more Quicksilver plus Santana

Wed, 01/18/2023 - 9:10pm | Wayne Hagen

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Here on the Golden Road, New Year's Eve 1968-69 at Winterland in San Francisco continues.

Today: More Quicksilver Messenger Service, plus Santana. Next week: the 1968 Dead!

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 17, 2023

Tue, 01/17/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Mellow jazz tonight on Jazz After Dark: Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio, Tommy Flanagan, Art Pepper, Miles Davis, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Sonny Clark, Trudy Desmond, Houston Person, and Ramsey Lewis.

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The News Cycle, Jan. 16, 2023: Flooding from storm takes over the county

Mon, 01/16/2023 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

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Flooding across the state has caused a rise in questions regarding climate change. Also today: a new exhibition in Davis interests UFO enthusiasts, and the drama class put on a production of Davis High School Drama Scenes this past week at the Brunelle Theater.

Packages by Max Davis-Housefield, Naneh Grigor, and Sean Campbell.

Produced by Maria Anderson and Naneh Grigor.  Music by Daniel Ruiz-Jimenez.

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Song of Dinosaurs 19

Fri, 01/13/2023 - 8:00pm | Professor A

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A tribute to Jeff Beck this week on Song of Dinosaurs

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Henry Kapono on Na Mele O Hawai'i

Thu, 01/12/2023 - 3:10pm | Beth Post

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Today, we were so honored to interview the one and only Henry Kapono. What a treasure he has been and continues to be to not only Hawaiian music but Hawaiian culture and the world.  We also pay tribute to two folks we lost in the last 10 days: Danny Kaleikini, the Ambassador of Aloha, and Milan Bertosa, an engineer of the highest grade and someone who contributed to an incredible catalog of Hawaiian recordings.

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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 12, 2023

Thu, 01/12/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: January calendar of flowers, plus conversation about roses, weather and garden centers and house plants, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Jan. 11, 2023: Remembering Ian Tyson and Blaze Foley

Wed, 01/11/2023 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Ian Tyson passed away at his cattle ranch on Dec. 29. Long after folk stardom with Syliva Fricker in the 1960s, Tyson had a long career as a singer-songwriter who almost single-handedly revived Western (aka "cowboy") music. Blaze Foley (pictured) died by gunshot in 1989. But Brother Bill watched Ethan Hawkes' biofilm Blaze over the holiday, and was inspired to present music from that soundtrack. And more.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 01/11/2023
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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 10, 2023

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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All live performances tonight: Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & The Orchestra, Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge, Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, George Benson, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis.

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Meraki Radio, Jan. 10, 2022: Nita Thoreson / Acharaya, Nepali singer and Woodland educator

Tue, 01/10/2023 - 12:30pm | Alison B

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On this episode of Meraki Radio, we meet Nita Thoreson / Acharaya by way of Michael Gangitano. Nita is an educator in Woodland but has recently started investing in her music career and is recording songs in Nepal -- here's one of the videos. Learn more by tuning in!

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