Skip to main content
Home
  • Listen Now
  • Programs
  • Schedule
  • Events
  • About
  • Support
Media Player Error.
If you are having trouble with the stream cutting in and out, open the following in your audio player (i.e. iTunes): http://kdrt.org:8000/kdrt.
Questions? Contact us. Request line: 530.792.1648

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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

The Audio Ecotone

The Audio Ecotone logo

Join Eddy Owt as he explores the rich genre diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing in the back waters and tributaries of the past 100 years of music: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and much more.

"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno

Live Friday 3-4pm
Replays Thursday 10-11am, Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
  • Read more about The Audio Ecotone
  • Add new comment

E-Town

eTown KDRT

E-Town, taped before a live audience in Boulder, Colorado, features today’s top folk and Americana artists, along with information and discussions on the environment and conservation. Host Nick Forster nimbly walks the line between musician and radio journalist, playing guitar, mandolin, or lap steel with musical guests and then switching gears to engage artists in conversation. Co-host Helen Forster lends her voice to both the spoken and musical portions of the show.

Live Saturday 10-11am
Homepage URL: 
E-Town on the web
  • Read more about E-Town
  • Add new comment

Dashboard Diaries

Hop in for a trip through ever-changing musical landscapes, from familiar highways to roads less travelled. Dashboard Diaries host Ray K loves to share hand-picked tunes spanning broad styles of music, with a nod to the real, organic disc jockey-driven radio of his youth. It's all about the journey...

Live Thursday 3-5pm
Replays Wednesday 10am-12pm
DJ(s): 
RayK
  • Read more about Dashboard Diaries
  • 2 comments
  • Add new comment

Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Taste Talk & Whine

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm
Replays Friday 2:30-3pm
DJ(s): 
Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick
  • Read more about Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines
  • Add new comment

Twang Thang

Twang-Thang-farmstead-image-Yolo

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
  • Read more about Twang Thang
  • 5 comments
  • Add new comment
More programs ...

Listening Lyrics Features Greg Johnson: Songwriting & Software. Recorded Oct 25th, 2019

Fri, 10/25/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

G Johnson.jpeg

What a fascinating hour. Songwriter Greg Johnson displays his art and explains his tools. Song writing is knowing music and having a knack for lyrics. Greg explains his best songs are authentic and real. One of his "instruments" he uses is a software program called "Band In A Box", and boy does he know how to use this. Greg has been in song writing workshops with renowned song writer Steve Seskin and is active in the songwriting scene both locally and nationally. Listen in to some of Steve's songs soundcloud

  • Read more about Listening Lyrics Features Greg Johnson: Songwriting & Software. Recorded Oct 25th, 2019

Jazz After Dark October 22 2019

Tue, 10/22/2019 - 7:04pm | Don Shor

jazz October 22 2019.jpg

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: Earl Bostic, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, The Curtis Fuller Quintet with Zoot Sims, Oscar Peterson, Dave Pike, Stan Getz, Count Basie, Dianne Reeves, Howard Roberts.

Photo clockwise from upper left: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Earl Bostic, Dianne Reeves, Stan Getz.

Broadcasts live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

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

https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-oct-22nd-2019

  • Read more about Jazz After Dark October 22 2019
  • Don Shor's blog
  • Add new comment

Davisville, Oct. 21, 2019: Preparing to become as hot as Arizona

Mon, 10/21/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

Becoming Arizona front page.png

“Sacramento is projected to feel much like Arizona by 2100,” writes Kat Kerlin in the five-part online project UC Davis is presenting this fall, Becoming Arizona. “What can it be doing now to prepare?” On today’s Davisville I talk with her and Helene Margolis, an associate adjunct professor in the UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine, about the series, the public health aspect, what to anticipate, what's being done, and how to get ready. 

  • Read more about Davisville, Oct. 21, 2019: Preparing to become as hot as Arizona
  • 1 comment
  • Add new comment

High Country Music Radio Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019

Mon, 10/21/2019 - 2:44pm | David A. Reynolds

Screen Shot 2019-07-26 at 7.25.05 AM.png

This Tuesday, October 22 at 11 am, Rusty Nail's playlist features artists such as Yonder Mountain String Band, Crooked Still, Yarn and Breaking Grass, continuing the exploration of nontraditional arrangements within bluegrass.

Diggng deeper into High Country Music Radio’s music library, Rusty is also excited to include a pair of songs from a talented Nashville based musician, Bennie Boling, who supports himself as a luthier. This week’s show also includes an unusually arranged cover of Dueling Banjos.

  • Read more about High Country Music Radio Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019
  • David A. Reynolds's blog
  • Add new comment

Sam Nelson Shows His Singing/Songwriting Skills. Recorded Oct, 2019

Fri, 10/18/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

Sam Nelson.jpeg

Sam Sancho Nelson has a hobby that is flourishing into a profession. His singing and songwriting shows a depth that leaves you in awe. Lyrics and composition grabs the listener. The diversity of his material keeps the your ear wanting more. This was one fine hour of time spent with a wonderful human being.

In addion we spun some tunes from Adrian West, Jesse Harris and The Polyorchids. See playlist below for details.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 10/18/2019
  • Read more about Sam Nelson Shows His Singing/Songwriting Skills. Recorded Oct, 2019

Jazz After Dark October 15 2019

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 7:37pm | Don Shor

jazz October 15 2019.jpg

Coming up tonight at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: West Coast cool, Ella and Louis, and a tribute to Milcho Leviev.

Ella Fitzgerald & Frank Devol's Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Milcho Leviev, Milcho Leviev & Friends, Gil Evans.

Broadcasts live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

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

Photo clockwise from upper left: Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan, Nat King Cole, Milcho Leviev.

  • Read more about Jazz After Dark October 15 2019
  • Don Shor's blog
  • Add new comment

Blue Mango Founders and Musicians To Appear on KDRT Thursday October 17

Tue, 10/15/2019 - 3:00pm | Diane Crumley

2019-Blue-Mango-1979-group-w-sign (2).jpg

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary for Davis' legendary Restaurant Cooperative and Coffeehouse - the Blue Mango.  Tune  in or stream this Thursday at 1 pm for "That's Life" as host Lois Richter interviews some of the founding member/workers of the Blue Mango, including Ken Kemmerling, Maura Metz, and Russell St. Claire.  Additionally, local music fans can tune in Thursday evening 7-9 pm to "Live Tracks" when host Jim Buchanan welcomes special guest guiarist Bill Scholer to the studio, and Jan Peters via phone.  Both musicians are part of the more than 300 musicians who played at the Blue Mango during its 1979-94 "life" as a creative hub and community gathering space.  They are in-town this week to play at Friday night's special KDRT benefit concert 6 - 8 pm on the patio of Parkside Bar and Lounge, site of the Blue Mango, and for Saturday night's Blue Mango Anniversay Celebration for former workers/staff/Blue Mango family.

  • Read more about Blue Mango Founders and Musicians To Appear on KDRT Thursday October 17
  • Diane Crumley's blog
  • Add new comment

Silver Nine Volt Heart, Abbey Road and 1969. Recorded on Oct 10th, 2019

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 7:10pm | admin

abbey Road.jpeg

Listen now to the replay as guest host Pieter Pastoor plugs in for this weeks SILVER NINE VOLT HEART radio show. (Thank you Rod for allowing me to fill in.)

Pieter will cover the Beatles Abbey Road Road album in covers. The Abbey Road release is celebrating its 50th anniversary.  So every song on Abbey Road will be played by a cover artist. Included in the EPIC 2 hour show will be songs from 1969 and including some tid bits about that infamous year. Tune in from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday October 10, 2019.

Silver Nine Volt Heart playlist for 10/10/2019
  • Read more about Silver Nine Volt Heart, Abbey Road and 1969. Recorded on Oct 10th, 2019

Dorothy Lane - The Band talks Music and the VYBE Charity Concert

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 8:58am | Pieter Pastoor

dorothy lane.jpg

dorothy Lane vists KDRT

This week, guest host Doug Deep, will be in control. (thank you Doug)

Dorothy Lane is a Rock & Roll band from Martinez, CA. Here's the catch, they are so much more. Family oriented, fun loving and super involved in their greater community plus oh that talent makes this rock group a powerfull force. Nicky Knobs i(guitar) joins us this week along with a surprise guest. Dorothy lane will be performing at the VYBE event in Folsom, CA. on Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7 p.m. at the Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College.

  • Read more about Dorothy Lane - The Band talks Music and the VYBE Charity Concert
  • Pieter Pastoor's blog
  • Add new comment

Jazz After Dark October 08 2019

Tue, 10/08/2019 - 5:10pm | Don Shor

jazz October 08 2019.jpg

Some soulful jazz coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark. The Moe Koffman Quartet, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby & The Duke's Men, Chico Hamilton, Sonny Stitt, Erroll Garner, Etta Jones, James Moody, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Clifford Jordan, Eliane Elias, Frank Wess.

Photo clockwise from upper left: James Moody, Chico Hamilton, Clifford Jordan, Moe Koffman.

  • Read more about Jazz After Dark October 08 2019
  • Don Shor's blog
  • Add new comment
  • first
  • previous
  • …
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • …
  • next
  • last
KDRT Facebook Button  KDRT Bluesky Button  KDRT Instagram Button 

Search form

SUPPORT KDRT

DONATE YOUR CAR

If you have a van,

please contact us first.

For cars, CALL 855-500-RIDE (7433)

or VISIT CAR EASY



Unless otherwise stated, the content of this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.

DJ Login - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service