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About Us

KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.)  DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

OUR PROGRAMS

Album of the Week

With a rotating cast of hosts and in-depth exploration of entire albums, Album of the Week brings a fantastically fun hour to the airwaves.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 1-2pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor, Pieter Pastoor, David A. Reynolds, Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Darrick, Nancy Flagg, Wayne Hagen, Alison B, Ned
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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
DJ(s): 
cswestergaard, ChuckGarcia7
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A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, lo-fi to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm
Replays Monday 9-9:30pm, Saturday 11:30pm-Sunday 12am, Sunday 7-7:30pm
DJ(s): 
Chris Mussen
Homepage URL: 
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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.

Live Wednesday 5-6pm
Replays Sunday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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The Cerealist

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The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Saturday 11-11:30pm
DJ(s): 
The Cerealist
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Music on Canvas with Marilyn Rose Jul 20th, 2018

Fri, 07/20/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Listen now to a unique concept, as Marilyn Rose explains her passion to put the artist and the "sound" on canvas.

Since April, Marilyn has been connecting with as many local musicians as possible in local cities such as Roseville, Sacramento, and Davis. She gathers inspiration from their music while sketching and taking video, from which she creates 9x12” pieces. She doesn’t aim for a photographic likeness of either the musician or the instrument, but strives to express the spirit and passion that results from the interaction of the two.

Fifteen of these “portrait impressions” have been painted, with another 15 to go. Two or three larger, more formal portraits will be added to the collection, and all of the framed paintings will be unveiled at a reception at Watermelon Music in Davis, Nov. 9, from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Jazz After Dark July 17 2018

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 7:46pm | Don Shor

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Brazil, bossa nova, and more tonight on Jazz After Dark! 8 pm at 95.7 FM in Davis CA, live-streaming at kdrt.org.

June Katz, Cal Tjader, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá, Luiz Bonfá, Vince Guaraldi; Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis.  Charlie Byrd solo, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Johnny O'Neal.

Replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday 12am, Wednesday 10-11pm

 

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Jazz After Dark July 10 2018

Tue, 07/10/2018 - 7:40pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Vocals by Helen Carr, Ella Fitzgerald; cool jazz by Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, and Chet Baker. Old-fashioned instrumentals by  Louis Armstrong, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Woody Herman, Illinois Jacquet. John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman on vocals. Rounding it out with modern pieces by Jeff Hamilton and Jimmy Rosenberg.

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Davisville, July 9, 2018: Ideas for downtown in 2040 are starting to emerge

Mon, 07/09/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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The civic project to define what downtown Davis should be in 2040 is making progress. Meg Arnold and Michelle Byars, chair and vice chair of the Downtown Davis Plan Advisory Committee, described the effort on Davisville in April, and today they return with an update on what they've heard so far—about the idea that streets downtown feel too much alike, how to design housing so a wide range of people could live there, coming up with plans that people can count on, what neighbors and property owners want, and how all this work will fit with the rest of the city. They've received about 3,000 comments to date--and that doesn't include whatever they'll hear at the next participatory design workshop this week.

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Matthew Grasso with his 7-string guitar joins Listening Lyrics on Friday July 6

Sun, 07/01/2018 - 9:10am | Pieter Pastoor

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Mathew Grasso visits KDRT

This week Matthew Grasso will join us with his extended play 7-string guitar. Matthew will be joined by his son Miyan Grasso, who plays extended 7-string guitar, along with Mathew’s wife Aya Ueda--a soprano, keyboardist, and choral conductor. They will perform duos and trios for the show.

Matthew Grasso is classical guitarist, composer, arranger, musical instrument innovator, and improviser who began playing guitar at 12. He attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and complemented this training by studying the classical music of North India at the Ali Akbar College of Music with the late sarod master Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

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Finyl Friday - Lets spin some Vinyl on Friday Jun 29th, 2018

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Fun show but a very eclectic selection of some disc's in my vinyl collection. Check out the play list below.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 06/29/2018
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Jazz After Dark June 26 2018

Tue, 06/26/2018 - 7:24pm | Don Shor

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Extended sets tonight on Jazz After Dark. Vocals by Linda Lawson. Then Herbie Mann, Buddy DeFranco, and Earl "Fatha" Hines. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Kubrick’s 2001, A Space Odyssey, we’ll hear Deodato’s version of Also Sprach Zarathustra. Closing out the set with Don Thompson & Pat La Barbera, and the Vince Guaraldi Trio.

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Davisville, June 25, 2018: An exit interview as Rochelle Swanson leaves the council

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Rochelle Swanson has seen Davis from several sides—first as a student at UC Davis, and later as a parent, a participant in various civic projects, as a business owner, and for eight years as one of the five members of the Davis City Council. She decided two terms was enough, and on today’s Davisville we talk about the city, how it has changed, economic development, how she interprets the voters' approval of the Nishi housing project this month, what she’s doing next, and more, as she leaves the council behind on July 9.

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Wyatt Pastoor Price visits Listening Lyrics "spinning summer songs" Jun 22nd, 2018

Fri, 06/22/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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It's June, it's hot, summer is here -- thoughts of vacation and the season are discussed today, all while spinning a selection of summer songs. Listen to the replay as Wyatt Pastoor Price, who helped select the songs and add to the discussion, sits in the studio's RED chair.

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Jazz After Dark June 19 2018

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 7:28pm | Don Shor

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Swing tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Major Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley, Ella Fitzgerald, Illinois Jacquet, Buddy Greco, Elvin Jones, Helen Merrill, Swing de Gitanes, Boots Randolph.

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