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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...

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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 Thursday 4-6pm
Replays Friday 10am-12pm, Saturday 2-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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Dinner Bell Roundup

Join DJ Cliff and friends for Dinner Bell Roundup’s tasty plateful of swinging country, western, and Americana music. Come and get it!

Live Saturday 4-6pm
DJ(s): 
Cliff Gamble
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Na Mele O Hawai'i

Na Mele O Hawai'i program KDRT Davis California

Join host Beth Post as she features the unique sounds of Hawaiian music—from early icons of island music to today's innovators—exploring styles, the history of the genre, and revered songs and performers.

Live Thursday 1-3pm
Replays Saturday 10am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Beth Post
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Technocult Radio

Technocult Radio, produced by UC Davis Technocultural Studies students, explores the intersection of cultural history and digital media.

Live Thursday 10-11am
DJ(s): 
jdrew
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Live Tracks

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    Live Tracks frequently airs recordings from local performances  here in Davis. LT began broadcasting Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 679 episodes as of April 2023.  Best experienced with a lava lamp, cool recreational beverage of choice, and a place to chill out.  Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Monday 1-3pm, Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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The Five Thirty in the KDRT studio Nov 4th, 2016

Fri, 11/04/2016 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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One full hour of a very talented up and coming band in Davis, CA.  The Five Thirty combines energetic rock and blues riffs with a funky twist for a fun and groovy sound. The band began in 2015 and features Ben Simmons and Gabriel Reynolds on guitar and vocals, Alex Timmons on bass, and Brian Simmons on drums. They just released their first EP, Here To Stay. Visit The Five Thirty at soundcloud .  Here is a short movie clip of the boys performing in the studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqb7GMRZbuU&feature=youtu.be

 

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Jazz After Dark November 01, 2016

Tue, 11/01/2016 - 7:11pm | Don Shor

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Show time! Jazz from movies and theater tonight --

  • Bill Evans -- On Broadway
  • Julie London -- Cry Me A River
  • Billy Taylor Trio -- With a Little Bit of Luck
  • Peggy Lee -- Bye Bye Blackbird
  • Ruby Braff -- Give My Regards To Broadway
  • Stan Kenton -- Tonight
  • Ella Fitzgerald -- Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Coleman Hawkins -- Climb Ev'ry Mountain
  • Cannonball Adderley -- Matchmaker
  • Wes Montgomery -- Chim Chim Cheree
  • Frank Sinatra -- New York, New York
  • Tony Bennett -- Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  • Oscar Peterson -- The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
  • Etta Jones & Houston Person -- I Could Have Danced All Night
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Davisville, Oct. 31, 2016: Interesting Work, Growth at The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble

Mon, 10/31/2016 - 6:45pm | Bill Buchanan

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The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble is an interesting story for at least two reasons: their work, and the way they continue to grow. Today we talk with Rob Salas (in photo), who co-founded the group in 2010 with Gia Battista, about the support they’re getting, the professional theater they’re building, the appeal of Shakespeare, their 2017 season, why they chose Davis, and one of the festivals they’re learning from: the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.

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"Divine Intervention" Strikes, Halloween Night, 7-9p PT

Mon, 10/31/2016 - 6:44pm | Jess Goddèsse

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Ah, yes, that is the scariest jack-o'-lantern we could find...and, yes, it will be a special All Hallow's Eve edition of Divine Intervention. Please do expect some not-too-terribly expected spine-tingling tunes. And, of course, there will be a bit of new music in the mix, rock, pop, and otherwise. Tune in live, 7-9p Pacific. Want replays/playlists? Visit the program page.

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LIVE DiRT with T Sisters and Kuinka -- Sunday 10/30/16!

Sun, 10/30/2016 - 4:07pm | Dug Deep

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Dug Deep hosts a pre-Halloween Americana double-header edition of Live DiRT with the T Sisters and Kuinka (formerly called Ra!!it Wilde)!  Both bands play live in the KDRT studio on Sunday, October 30th, at 4:30 pm, just ahead of their appearance that evening at the Graduate thanks to the Davis Live Music Collective.    

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Jazz After Dark October 25, 2016

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 7:50pm | Don Shor

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Traditional jazz, some bebop, some cool jazz, and some of the great female vocalists tonight!

  • Jelly Roll Morton
  • Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines
  • Billie Holiday/Bobby Tucker piano
  • Charlie Parker
  • Dizzy Gillespie
  • Miles Davis
  • Dinah Washington
  • Thelonious Monk
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Stuff Smith
  • Carmen McRae
  • Gabor Szabo
  • Dave Brubeck
  • Earl "Fatha" Hines
  • George Benson & Al Jarreau
  • Gerry Mulligan

 

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Album of the Week - Fiona Apple - "Tidal"

Thu, 10/20/2016 - 4:44pm | Jess Goddèsse

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This week's featured album is Fiona Apple's Tidal. Apple's first studio record, it was released in July 1996 on both Work and Columbia Records. By the following year, the release had gone triple platinum, producing no less than six singles. Rolling Stone selected Tidal as one of the best records of the 90s. Quoting RS, "Apple's husky voice and jazzy melodies give an unexpected weight to her confessions on Tidal, as the 19-year-old New York art waif broods over adolescent malaise in off-kilter, insinuating piano ballads like 'Never Is a Promise.' She also comes up with a knockdown theme song in the anomalously hard-rocking 'Criminal,' the anthem of a young woman who's been careless with a delicate man and even more careless with her delicate self." Art waif, indeed.

KDRT's Album of the Week airs every Thursday evening at 5 p.m. PT on KDRT. This week's host is Jess Goddesse.

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Leonie Pickett's 7th Grade History Class Special

Thu, 10/20/2016 - 3:25pm | Jeff Shaw

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Hana, Nic, Claire, Samuel, and Moriah from Leonie Pickett's 7th Grade History Class visit KDRT for a special radio show.  

Featuring award winning ads from a combined History and English project at Da Vinci Junior High.   Check it out!

 

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Jazz After Dark October 18, 2016

Tue, 10/18/2016 - 6:46pm | Don Shor

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An hour of traditional jazz tonight -- 1939 - 68

  • Louis Armstrong
  • Jelly Roll Morton
  • Wynonie Mr Blues Harris with Earl Bostic
  • Artie Shaw
  • Lester Young, Nat ‘King’ Cole & Buddy Rich
  • Billie Holiday
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Billie & DeDe Pierce
  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Illinois Jacquet
  • Roy Eldridge
  • Wynton Kelly
  • Kenny Burrell
  • Don Sebesky
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Davisville, Oct. 17, 2016: Why Gratitude Works

Mon, 10/17/2016 - 6:25pm | Bill Buchanan

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Rachel Cross lives in Davis, works as a registered nurse at a state prison, and previously taught developmental psychology at Sacramento State. For four Thursdays starting Oct. 27, she's teaching a short, free series on gratitude -- not for money or as part of a program, but because she “can’t not" do it. She feels compelled, driven by the demonstrated value of gratitude as a practice -- as something you do. Next month, many people won't be happy with the result of the presidential election, whoever wins. How does gratitude apply there? Does too much gratitude breed complacency ... and who should you be grateful to? We get into all that. Her thoughtful answers draw on her training and experience. 

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