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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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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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Davis Garden Show

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Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades.

Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden.

Submit a question (or a brag!) to DavisGardenShow@gmail.com 

Live Thursday 12-1pm
Replays Saturday 9-10am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter, Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Davis Garden Show on the Web
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Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertlilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug's here too. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Sea Change Radio

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Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated program that covers the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

Live Friday 2:30-3pm
Homepage URL: 
Sea Change Radio on the Web
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Jazz After Dark

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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more. 

Live Tuesday 8-9pm
Replays Wednesday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)
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Jazz After Dark December 28 2021

Tue, 12/28/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: a special program with just five songs. We’ll hear:

Ella Fitzgerald -- Blues in the Night (1961 Version)

Miles Davis -- Concierto de Aranjuez

Dave Brubeck -- Take Five (1972 live reunion concert)

Gerry Mulligan -- Out Back Of The Barn

Paul Gonsalves with Earl Hines -- It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing!

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Davisville, Dec. 27, 2021: ‘Carol’ is more than an ornament, plus prospects for more theater in Davis

Mon, 12/27/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Few things created in 1843 are still relevant, but A Christmas Carol still is. One of the lasting versions of Charles Dickens’ classic story is the adaptation that today’s guest, Richard Hellesen, wrote for the Sacramento Theatre Co. in 1987. Its latest run wrapped up this month. Today we talk with Richard about what he calls the “pure luck” that landed him the offer to write the play, why Carol is timely, and why & how Davis could become more of a regional center for live theater. UC Davis, where Richard studied, is a catalyst.

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Davis Garden Show, Dec. 23, 2021

Thu, 12/23/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's show is about:

  • Ideas for garden apps
  • Gardenias
  • Frost questions
  • Plants Don doesn't sell

and more!

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The Folk Brothers for Dec. 22, 2021: Brother Bill's schmaltzy holiday show

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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It's that time again when Brother Bill drags out (just a small fraction of) his collection of cheezy holiday tracks, including ones by The Three Weissmen, The Yid Kids, Jimmy Sabata, as well as Percy Dovetonsils (who was one of Ernie Kovacs' alter egos). We are off next week and back live on Jan. 5. Happy holidays!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 12/22/2021
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Jazz After Dark December 21 2021

Tue, 12/21/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Seasonal sounds and more: Vince Guaraldi Trio, Dave Brubeck, Bola Sete, Ella Fitzgerald, Ellis Marsalis, Al Di Meola, Cyrus Chestnut, Dave Bass Trio, and Toms Mucenieks.

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Celtic Songlines Winter Solstice

Tue, 12/21/2021 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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We’re now at that special time of year when many of us celebrate holidays during the Winter Solstice, such as Yule and Christmas. Our homes feature candles, mistletoe, holly or pines creating a close connection with the natural world.

The playlist on this week’s Celtic Songlines features artists who celebrate this season through their music, to help us pause and allow us to contemplate our connection with life on this earth and with each other.

Tune in for Loreena McKennitt, Ashley Davis with John Doyle, The Gothard Sisters, Kate Rusby, The Chieftains, John Fitzpatrick, Al Petteway with Amy White, Maggie Sansome and Bonnie Rideout, and Libana.

(image used with permission of the artist, Karen Davis @moonlight and hares)

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Pieter is back in the studio, oh my -- on Listening Lyrics, Dec. 17, 2021

Fri, 12/17/2021 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Yes, your Listening Lyrics producer was back in the studio. With one heck of a show. 

Songs by Nils Petter Molver, Brotherly Mud, Ekimi, The Beatles, The Trials of Cato, Fairport Convention, and even a tune written by Charlie Chaplin. Some holiday stuff, a song about Thomas Paine, and so much more. It's the last show of the year, so hope to see or hear you all next year.

Happy holidays, merry Christmas, and all the best for 2022.

Photo by Ron Lee

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Davis Garden Show, Dec. 16, 2021

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program:

  • Rainfall and chilling hours
  • Germination principles of scarification and stratification
  • Planting bulbs and seeds in wet soil

and much more.

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The Folk Brothers for Dec. 15, 2021: Go Your Way

Wed, 12/15/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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After nearly 15 years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for their second duo album -- Raise The Roof -- on which they cover Anne Brigg's "Go Your Way." Briggs, a key figure in the 1960s British folk revival, recorded only three albums and an EP before calling it a day in 1973. But she had an outsized influence on singers like June Tabor, Maddy Prior, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson -- who penned "Beeswing" with Briggs in mind.

Also on today's show: new tracks from Jake Xerxes Fussell, Christy Moore, The Spell Song Project, Paul Kelly and Grant Peoples.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 12/15/2021
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Jazz After Dark December 14 2021

Tue, 12/14/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: the 1940s, with Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars, Dizzy Gillespie with the Stan Getz Sextet, Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday, and Earl Hines. Then 1955-6 with Herbie Mann, Herbie Nichols, Ella Fitzgerald, the Oscar Peterson Trio, and the Claude Williamson Trio.  From 1962-3 we'll hear Sam Lazar, Charlie Byrd, and McCoy Tyner, and then Milcho Leviev takes it out with a 2006 version of Blues in Elf by Don Ellis.

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