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ABOUT US

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.

Join Wayne Hagan and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots, and its many offshoots. Past DJs include Alligator, Lee Maddex, and Rod Moseanko. What a long strange trip!

Live Tuesday 2-4pm

Replays Sunday 6-8pm

DJ(s):

Wayne Hagen

IMPLOSION

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. Nick says: "If I like it, then there have got to be a few other people who will too.

Live Wednesday 8-9pm

Replays Friday 8-9am, Sunday 5-6pm

DJ(s):

Nick Saloman

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

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

The Yolo Backyard Bulletin (YBB) features local news, commentary, music, gossip, and true stories from the heart of Yolo County, California, USA. The Yolo Backyard Bulletin broadcasts live from the studios of KDRT-95.7 FM in Davis, CA. Guests on the program come from a wide variety of sources and backgrounds, to share news and views about what’s going down in our County of Yolo. Guests are generally not scheduled far in advance but are invited to the program as current events arise. The show is podcast in case listeners missed what was discussed on-air.

Live Thursday 5-6pm

Homepage URL:

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

The Cerealist

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 Wednesday 7:30-8pm

Replays Sunday 10-10:30pm

DJ(s):

The Cerealist

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Davisville, Sept. 8, 2025: We talk with Benjy Egel, food editor for Abridged, a major new source of regional news

Mon, 09/08/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Greater Sacramento will gain a promising new source of news and information when Abridged, part of Sacramento public TV station KVIE, officially debuts on Sept. 16. Benjy Egel (pictured), who grew up in Davis and formerly wrote about food for the Sacramento Bee, is Abridged’s senior food editor, and he describes the new journalism project today on Davisville.

The venture employs several journalists who, like Egel, have already worked in this region. We learn how Abridged will work and what it will write about (generally no crime, or politics that aren’t local). Its main product will be a written newsletter, plus video, free to all. The name plays off the idea of building bridges through information, Tower bridge, and writing succinctly. He says Abridged already has enough money for the first three years despite the Trump administration's cuts to public media.

Because Benjy knows Davis, we also took this opportunity near the end of the show to get his thoughts on the city's places to eat.

KDRT schedule switcheroo – September 2025

Sun, 09/07/2025 - 11:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Listen up! Swell schedule switcheroos start this week, including music in the mornings, 7-9 a.m. Monday-Friday! Just a sampling:

MON: The KDRT Monday Morning Show, live w/DJ Ned [NEW SHOW!]

TUES: Silver Nine Volt Heart, live w/Rodriguez [NEW TIME!]

WED: It's a Twang Thang, live w/DJ Dirk [TWANG ON!]

We also welcome Ray K.'s Dashboard Diaries to the air on Thursday afternoons, a best of The Folk Brothers show collection on Mondays & Fridays, and more syndicated music shows for night owls, including The Night Train Cocktail Lounge, Nuestra Musica, and The Reggae Cruise!

Get smart! Check out these shows and more via the schedule tab at KDRT.org, where replays are available to you anytime!

Divine Intervention – Sept. 5, 2025

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 5:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Oh, yes, it's almost time for Divine Intervention, bringing you new music — Anton Barbeau, Art d'Ecco, The Hives, Hunx & His Punks, Sloan, Thee Oh Sees, Vandoliers, more — and a Vinyl Vespers spin. The fun starts at 6 p.m. sharp, Friday, Sep. 5, here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT (and thereafter via the web and podcasts)!

'Eyes of the Storm' photos by Paul McCartney, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 5, 2025

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Nearly 60 years after the Beatles performed their final concert at Candlestick Park, Beatlemania is back in the Bay in the form of "Eyes of the Storm" at the de Young, an exhibit of more than 250 personal photographs by Paul McCartney. Images of screaming crowds and paparazzi show the magnitude of the group’s fame and the cultural change they represented.

In this hour, I play the music of artists mentioned in this photo display -- music the Beatles enjoyed in the early 1960s.

Go back in time. Listen in.

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Sept. 4, 2025

Thu, 09/04/2025 - 3:00pm | Russ Tolman

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This week on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, a mix of music guaranteed to please, including tunes from Allah-Las, Arc de Soleil, Dylan Earl, Gill Landry, Nicks Cave and Drake, and more. Tune in at 9 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org! Stream anytime via the web or the podcast apps!

Davis Garden Show, Sept. 4, 2025

Thu, 09/04/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: broccoli and cauliflower, verticillium wilt vs. tomato russet mite, planting in a city open space, and more

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 3, 2025

Wed, 09/03/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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One thing about a road trip is that it can leave you wishing for more! Another thing about a road trip is that you definitely need music, a playlist! So tune in today at 2 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, or online at KDRT.org, to listen to In the Key of Folk revisit some of the music that recently kept 16 hours on the road joyful. We'll include tracks from Amble, My Politic, Anne Briggs, Casey Driessen, Dave Stamey, Iris Dement and more! I hope that you'll join in!

Jazz After Dark, Sept. 2, 2025

Tue, 09/02/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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West Coast cool jazz on tonight’s show:

Buddy Tate, Vine Street Breakdown
Shelly Manne & His Men, Summer Night
Art Pepper, Everything Happens to Me
Cy Touff, It's Sand'Man
Miles Davis, Just Squeeze Me
Shorty Rogers, Infinity promenade
Gerry Mulligan, May-Reh
Stan Getz, I Only Have Eyes for You
Dave Brubeck Trio, Indiana
Dave Brubeck, Zen is When
Chet Baker, Star Eyes
Cal Tjader, Morning
Tito Puente, Take Five

The Electric Compost Heap – Aug. 29, 2025

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 5:30pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.7FM, it's the latest edition of The Electric Compos t Heap, featuring new tunes from the Black Lips, the Smashing Times, Delicate Steve, and the Beths, whose new album, Straight Line Was a Lie, just came out today! We'll spin lots of other musical detritus from the last 100 years as well. Hope you can join us on the radio or online at KDRT.org!

MyDavisCalifornia on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 29, 2025

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Heads up: This live recording comes with a few “authentic” technical hiccups (let’s call it character, not static). Luckily, the enthusiasm more than makes up for it—it practically jumps through the speakers.

In the studio with me are Richard Jia and Gray Eby of MyDavisCalifornia, chatting—sometimes loosely, sometimes wildly off-track—about their website and the quirky little town we all love, Davis.

Now, this isn’t your average “local blog where someone posts about their cat and favorite burrito joint.” Nope. MyDavisCalifornia is a full-on content playground: stories, visuals, collaborations, insider tips—the works. Born in 2021 out of sheer enthusiasm (and possibly too much coffee), it’s become the digital buddy you didn’t know you needed for exploring Davis.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/29/2025

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