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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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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

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Russ hoists anchor and sails the sonic seas near and far to discover and recover pleasingly eclectic, genre-defying musical nuggets new and old, fresh and classic. Russ will attempt to amaze with his smooth segues.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
Replays Friday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Russ Tolman
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Cowboy Tracks

Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic Western roots music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, Old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, Western Swing bands, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.

 

Live Wednesday 1-2pm
Replays Sunday 2-3pm
DJ(s): 
Nancy Flagg
Homepage URL: 
Cowboy Tracks
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10 Years Forgotten

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10 Years Forgotten with your host JonEmery focuses on modern classics and indie standards from 2000–2010, the decade lost in the shuffle due to the Dawn of the Digital Age. TYF also explores the history of record stores in the Sacramento Valley – including why some are still open today –  along with the future of physical and digital music locally, regionally, and beyond.

Live Wednesday 3-5pm
Replays Saturday 5-7pm
DJ(s): 
JonEmery
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Big Picture Science

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Through smart, intellectual, and engaging storytelling, Big Picture Science discusses today’s biggest scientific stories and breakthroughs by interviewing leading researchers and scientists. The program delivers the information in unorthodox yet clever ways, proving that science radio doesn’t have to be dry, even if the humor is. 

Live Wednesday 5-6pm
Replays Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
Homepage URL: 
Big Picture Science on the Web
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Jazz After Dark February 12 2019

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 7:34pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: Dianne Reeves, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Donald Byrd, Charlie Rouse, Herbie Mann, Abbey Lincoln, Andy Bey, Houston Person

Photo clockwise from upper left: Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Andy Bey, Abbey Lincoln.

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Davisville, Feb. 11, 2019: Standup comedy in Davis with Ean and Erick

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Ean Kimura & Erick Fierro, both second-year students at UC Davis, are part of the standup comedy scene in Davis. It’s not a big scene—Yelp’s list of 10 top comedy clubs in Davis stops at nine entries, and lists just one location that's actually in town—but we learn more about it on today’s show. We also talk about why Fierro and Kimura enjoy making people laugh, the UC Davis standup comedy club (possibly the same one Hasan Minhaj started), what makes good standup comedy, what happens when you bomb onstage, and more, including the t-shirt cannon bit they presented on the first edition of their KDVS campus radio station show In the Meantime (8 a.m. Mondays).

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Divine Intervention Strikes - February 11, 2019

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 5:52pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes this week with more new music—a lot of rock & pop with a hefty sprinkling of jazz and experimental sounds: Toro y Moi, Cloud Seeder, Ben LaMar Gay, Mozes & the Firstborn, Angel Bat Dawid, John Barera & Will Martin, and much more—plus Vinyl Vespers. See the playlist and stream the show via the program page.

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The Gold Souls live in the studio, recorded Feb 8th, 2019

Fri, 02/08/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Vocalist Juniper Waller, percusionist Billy D. Thompson and bass player Jace Dorn of The Gold Souls were in the studio. The Gold Souls bring the driving grooves of funk, the rich textures of soul, and the compelling storytelling of the blues to the Northern California scene. With the dynamic Juniper Waller at the helm, the band combines their many influences to create a unique sound that rings true to the idioms that inspire them. Their recent efforts include the release and tour of their self-recorded and produced, eponymous EP in May of 2017. This release, while remaining an honest representation, is only the beginning of the band’s creative journey. A new single is scheduled for release Febuary 12, 2019.

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Jazz After Dark February 05 2019

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 7:41pm | Don Shor

Coming up on Jazz After Dark: sax, piano, and guitar artists featured tonight, plus vocals by Mel Tormé and Ella.

Erroll Garner, Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan & Mel Tormé, Dave Brubeck, Bud Shank & Michel Legrand, Milt Buckner, Claude Bolling Big Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Gábor Szabó, Ramsey Lewis

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Divine Intervention Strikes - February 4, 2019

Mon, 02/04/2019 - 5:49pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes this week with so very many new releases from the likes of Sharon Van Etten, HXXS, Deer Tick, Samps, Sneaks… and, of course, Vinyl Vespers. See the playlist and stream the show via the program page.

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Jazz After Dark January 29 2019

Tue, 01/29/2019 - 7:31pm | Don Shor

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1970’s jazz tonight on Jazz After Dark!  George Benson, Donald Byrd, Herbie Mann, Stanley Turrentine, Deodato, Ella Fitzgerald, Grover Washington, Jr., Eddie Harris, Hugh Masekela.

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Davisville, Jan. 28, 2019: Pain and comedy with Karma Waltonen

Mon, 01/28/2019 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Comedy and chronic pain might not seem to have much in common, but on today’s program, they do. UC Davis Continuing Lecturer Karma Waltonen teaches seminars on writing & performing stand-up comedy, among other subjects, and on Jan. 31 she’ll present her one-woman show “Chronic Pain: A Comedy,” at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento. Waltonen has wonderfully eclectic interests – her expertise ranges from The Simpsons to Margaret Atwood – and her sense of humor and comic timing, backed by her clear respect for the serious aspects of her subject, make this an engaging interview.

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Brotherly Mud on Listening Lyrics this Friday Febuary 1, 2019 at 4:00PM

Mon, 01/28/2019 - 12:21pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Brotherly Mud visit KDRT

Brotherly Mud is as if the 60's and 70's folk tradition continued into the modern day, taking influence from today's songwriters while respecting yesterday's honesty.

With members graduating from the Berklee College of Music and the Musician's Institute, Brotherly Mud respects the art of musical creation through both an educational and deeply human lens.

Constantly working to be true to their artistic spirits, Brotherly Mud is currently touring with their original material all over the West Coast, with shows, radio interviews and the occasional secret performance.

For those outside the listening area - fear not, this show will be streamed live (and archived) on www.kdrt.org

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Jazz After Dark January 22 2019

Tue, 01/22/2019 - 7:35pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm tonight: great combos and vocals.

Billie Holiday, Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio, Bobby Hackett & Jack Teagarden, Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith, Paul Gonsalves & Earl Hines, Dakota Staton & The Manny Albam Big Band, Hank Jones, James Moody, Chico O'Farrill, Alex Pangman, Paul Desmond & Don Sebesky Orchestra.

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

Photo, clockwise from upper left: James Moody, Paul Gonsalves, Dakota Staton, Stuff Smith.

 

 

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