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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

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 Friday 11am-1pm
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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Independent and Local

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands, including "Moments" — brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Monday 4-5pm
Replays Saturday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Sam Hawk
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NextGen Talks

NextGen Talks  is a youth-driven program that offers a fresh perspective on state politics, featuring interviews with city officials and state leaders. Hosted by Jazmin Garcia, a high school junior with extensive experience in local government, the program highlights issues that matter most to young people, such as public safety, housing, and education. By focusing on the local actions that shape the future for youth, NextGen Talks aims to bridge the gap between young citizens and their city leaders, fostering a more engaged and informed community.

Live Friday 5-5:30pm
DJ(s): 
Jazmin Garcia
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Live Tracks

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Live Tracks  frequently airs recordings from local performances here in Davis. LT began broadcasting on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 720 original episodes as of August 2024. Best experienced with a lava lamp, cool recreational beverage of choice, and a place to chill out. Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Listening Lyrics

Listening Lyrics, Pieter Pastoor, KDRT
Welcome to an hour of LISTENING LYRICS. Right here on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, California. Listening Lyrics is a genre free zone - we feature the artist. What makes them do their thing. Listen to the hope and satisfaction in their voices. Listen to what only commercial free community radio can bring you. Close your eyes - open your ears - relax your mind. Join host Pieter Pastoor as he sends color to your ears. Now lets enter, the mother of all that is music and lyrics and the human capability of producing art.
Live Friday 4-5pm
Replays Tuesday 10-11pm, Sunday 12-1pm
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
Homepage URL: 
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Juan Miranda in the studio, recorded on Nov 30th, 2018

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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We covered a lot of topics with this very special guest.

Juan Miranda is a recent Ph.D. of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, with an emphasis in Performance Studies from the University of California, Davis, focusing in Spanish, Southern Cone and Latinx Literature, Cinema and Culture. He is a radio host for KDVS 90.3’s Correveydile (Every other Monday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.), an associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal Spanish and Portuguese Review, and an activist in various non-governmental institutions. In addition, he is a writer (including the plays ¡Mama! Grandes Funerales and The Karma of Fools), actor (La Fronteriza Theatre Company; La Poltrona; The Art Theater of Davis), and a performer in the Sammy award winning musical project group Bomba Fried Rice.

Juan and Listening Lyrics encourage you to read Julio Cortazar's book, "Todos los fuegos el fuego" (All Fires the Fire) (1966) as discussed on this broadcast.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 11/30/2018
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Jazz After Dark November 27 2018

Tue, 11/27/2018 - 7:51pm | Don Shor

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Traditional and mainstream jazz, old and new, 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Gabor Szabo, Bix Beiderbecke & Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and the All-Stars, Sidney Bechet, Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Billie & DeDe Pierce, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Claude Bolling Big Band, Zoot Sims, Bob Schultz & His Chicago Rhythm Kings, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Photo clockwise from upper left: Sidney Bechet, Billie & DeDe Pierce, Zoot Sims, Claude Bolling.

 

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Davisville, Nov. 26, 2018: Listening to a survivor, and the story, of Jonestown (repeat from 2014)

Mon, 11/26/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

In August 2014, author Julia Scheeres and Thom Bogue spoke at the Avid Reader about her book, “A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Jonestown,” and his memories of the remote South American camp of the Peoples Temple where 918 people were killed or committed suicide one day in November 1978. Bogue, then a teenager and now mayor of Dixon, was one of the relatively few survivors. Scheeres’ critically praised book draws on previously unavailable recordings and records from the temple, which once had a major presence in San Francisco. They talk about it in this 2014 interview on Davisville.

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Jazz After Dark November 20 2018

Tue, 11/20/2018 - 7:08pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark, here’s the lineup:

Dianne Reeves -- I'm All Smiles;

Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet -- Almost Like Being in Love;

Art Pepper/Conte Candoli -- Old Devil Moon;

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong -- Autumn In New York;

Cannonball Adderley -- Love For Sale;

Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges -- Villes Ville is the Place, Man;

Betty Roché -- Where Or When;

Ben Webster -- Over The Rainbow;

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery -- Night Train;

Abbey Lincoln -- Brother Can You Spare A Dime;

Hank Jones -- Emily.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

 

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Vintage Blues Vinyl with Tari, Recorded Nov 16th, 2018

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Remember sitting up all night with friends listening to vinyl. Thats what this hour is about. Listening to Tari's vintage vinyl blues collection and some talking with Tari and friend Lee. This show embraces the concept of community radio.

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KDRT Welcomes Visiting Singer-Songwriter Lew Hopson This Saturday Noon - 1 PM On Silver Nine Volt Heart

Thu, 11/15/2018 - 10:52pm | Diane Crumley

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Lew Hopson visits KDRT Saturday Nov. 17th on Silver Nine Volt Heart

DJ Rodriguez is thrilled to be hosting Lew Hopson, in-studio guest this Saturday when we will be treated to what Hopson calls Brand New, Old School Funk, Soul and R&B.  Hopson is a man with many hats including singer/songwriter, author/poet, and actor in films and television, to name a few.  For those of you who have been long-time listeners to DJ Rodriguez, you may have heard several tracks from Hopson's " When U Pick Up Da Funk" album played on The Grapevine show that aired for many years on KDRT.  Lew Hopson grew up in Chicago listening to WVON radio, and was influenced by Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Smokey Robinson and Etta James.  He produced When U Pick Up Da Funk and the more recent Goody Bag albums with his friends at RudeLab Records and remains grateful to our grassroots community station for airing them on several of our shows.   

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Jazz After Dark November 13 2018

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 7:30pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark! Traditional and mainstream jazz, bootleg Ella from East Berlin, and Mary Lou Williams as our featured artist tonight.

Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford, Duke Ellington, Sweet Emma & Her Dixieland Boys, Jim Robinson's New Orleans Band, Mary Lou Williams & Ben Webster, Mary Lou Williams, Milt Jackson, James Moody, Ella Fitzgerald, Dick Wellstood, Jerry Fielding, Pat Longo Super Big Band. Photo, clockwise from upper left: Mary Lou Williams, Benny Goodman, Milt Jackson, James Moody.

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Davisville, Nov. 12, 2018: If movies reflect our times …

Mon, 11/12/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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… then what do some of the latest movies say about us? That’s one of the discussions on today’s 8th annual fall movie show with Davis film critic Derrick Bang (Davis Enterprise, Derrick Bang on Film). He also lists a few end-of-year movies he looks forward to, a few that have him anticipating the worst, and one that he says will likely allow no middle ground of opinion: Anna and the Apocalypse. As usual, this is a lively discussion!

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Jazz After Dark November 06 2018

Tue, 11/06/2018 - 7:49pm | Don Shor

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Brubeck and more tonight!  It’s West Coast Cool jazz on Jazz After Dark: Carmen McRae, Vince Guaraldi, Joe Morello, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz.

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Mike Blanchard & the Californios perform at Armadillo for Davis 2nd Friday ArtAbout, Nov. 9, 6:30PM

Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:47am | Pieter Pastoor

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mike and the Californios at KDRT, 2nd Friday ArtAbout, Armadillo Music

Mike Blanchard & the Californios are a country and western band playing traditional Americana and are unabashedly proud of their California roots.

Founded by Mike Blanchard of The Tattooed Love Dogs, the band that has been playing the West Coast for more than 20 years plays an Americana grab bag with a mix of originals, gospel and honky tonk, as well as covers of their favorite artists old and new. For more information, visit www.mikeblanchardandthecalifornios.com.

Anyone who can’t join in the fun at Armadillo Music may join KDRT 95.7 FM live and streaming at kdrt.org. Armadillo Music is at 207 F St. in downtown Davis and can be found online at armadillomusic.com.

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