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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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Democracy Now!

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Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am
Homepage URL: 
Democracy Now! on the Web
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Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertlilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug's here too. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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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 on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.  

Live Friday 11am-1pm
Replays Sunday 9-11am
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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Old-Time Radio

Old Time Radio KDRT Davis California

Immerse yourself in programs from radio’s Golden Age.

Live Sunday 10:30pm-Monday 12am
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge
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Divine Intervention Strikes - July 3

Mon, 07/03/2017 - 3:26pm | Jess Goddésse

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George Maharis cover art

This evening on Divine Intervention, we'll listen to some sweet sounds from the bands performing at tomorrow's Fourth of July celebration (thanks to the Davis Live Music Collective). "Which bands?" you ask. None other thanCon Brio, Achilles Wheel, and Element Brass Band. "Will this be fun?" you ask. Actually, no, you don't—because you know from the line-up that the answer is a definite "Yes!" Instead, you ask if George Maharis is in one of these bands. We decline to answer that silly question, but we do hope you'll tune in for the July 4th preview, new music, and, of course, Vinyl Vespers, only on Divine Intervention, 7-9p PT, on KDRT-FM.

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Jazz After Dark June 27 2017

Tue, 06/27/2017 - 7:24pm | Don Shor

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Some boogie, some virtuoso piano, and some soul jazz tonight.

  • Sue Palmer
  • Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Red Norvo, Hank Jones
  • The Lawrence Marable Quartet featuring James Clay
  • Clark Terry
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Oscar Peterson
  • Lionel Hampton & Axel Zwingenberger
  • Roland Kirk
  • The Contemporary Piano Ensemble
  • The Howard Roberts Quartet
  • Brandi Disterheft
  • Jack Sheldon
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Divine Intervention Strikes - June 26

Mon, 06/26/2017 - 6:28pm | Jess Goddésse

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Tonight on Divine Intervention, we'll listen to new rock/pop releases, sprinkle in some random genres, and worship together for a VERY SPECIAL Vinyl Vespers, which may or may  not be a rerun -- who can tell at this point? Certainly not your hostesse. Tune in 7-9p PT, only on KDRT.

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Album of the Week - NEW Garrett Pierce - June 22

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 4:43pm | Jess Goddésse

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The East Bay Express expresses it best: "Garrett pens songs that are literary in style with well-worked lyrics and a voice that soars over dark, ethereal melodies...ranging from raving pop to solemn folk, from Shins-like exuberance to Mark Kozalek's charismatic sadness." Dusk is no exception. Tune in Thursday, June 22, 5-6p, for Album of the Week on KDRT. Jess Goddesse hosts.

 
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Jazz After Dark June 20 2017

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 7:55pm | Don Shor

Bossa nova and jazz samba tonight!

  • Eliane Elias
  • Vince Guaraldi Trio
  • Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz
  • Sam Lazar
  • Dave Pike
  • Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá
  • Kenny Burrell Octet
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk
  • Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill
  • Boots Randolph
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Gerry Mulligan & Jane Duboc
  • Fabrizio Bosso with Strings
  • Jazz Nuances
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Davisville, June 19, 2017: Dan Walters exits the Bee, keeps writing about California

Mon, 06/19/2017 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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If you follow California politics, then you’ve probably encountered the work of Dan Walters. For 33 years he wrote a column for the Sacramento Bee, writing about this state’s extensive cultural, demographic, economic and political changes since the 1960s and 1970s. He left the Bee this month, signed on as a columnist with the nonprofit journalism venture CALmatters, and joins us today to talk about our complex state, where change is constant and common ground can be very hard to find.

 

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Divine Intervention Strikes - June 19

Mon, 06/19/2017 - 4:59pm | Jess Goddésse

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This week, Divine Intervention strikes to save us from that anticlimatic DMF hangover. Yes, the 7th annual Davis Music Fest (and KDRT's 2nd annual DMF live broadcast) was good fun for all—so much fun that it's hard to say goodbye. On top of that, unless you are as intrepid as our own photographista Eunah, you likely didn't catch every band on every stage. To remedy this situation on this hotter-than-hades evening, we'll skip Vinyl Vespers tonight (and even skimp a little on the new tunes) simply to revisit assorted savory sounds from several DMF7 artists. Do tune in, 7-9p Pacific, only on KDRT! For visual accompaniment, peruse Eunah's hot photos here!

 

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Live DiRT at Davis Music Festival, June 16-18!

Sun, 06/18/2017 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Once again, the KDRT Live DiRT crew brings the sounds of the 7th Annual Davis Music Fest to the airwaves. Join KDRT broadcasters for the live-music action:

* The SUDWERKS’s kickoff party on FRIDAY evening, with the Polyorchids, Kaz Mirblouk, The Nickel Slots, and Boca do Rio…

* The K-DiRT Stage at ARMADILLO MUSIC on SATURDAY, with Lillian Frances, Tony Bonacci, Gabe Lewin, Garrett Pierce, Hannah Jane Kile, and Pets…

* The WOODSTOCK’s afternoon party on SUNDAY, with the Golden Gate String Quartet, Be Brave Bold Robot, The Five Thirty, and the West Nile Ramblers.

In addition to broadcasting the musical acts from these fine venues, an expanded Live DiRT crew will roam the streets of downtown Davis on Saturday, collecting interviews, sounds, and samples from across the festival for sharing over the air and social media. See you at DMF7!

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Dead Wax its Final Vinyl show 6/15/17 - so sad

Thu, 06/15/2017 - 8:18am | Pieter Pastoor

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Dead Wax on KDRT

As George Harrison sang "All Things Must Pass" - Tonight is the final episode of DEAD WAX which was created and hosted by Jesse Deere. I had a hand in getting Jesse on the air but tonight, as he celebrates his 100th and final show, he taught me that music is more than just the joy of hearing it but discovering what makes it so. Dead Wax will leave a big hole in KDRT's line up. Jesse played several genres but the main focus was Americana and vinyl. He alsways had a theme to his show and I loved hearing his comments on why he selected the songs he played. So to sum up his 100 shows on KDRT, we have loved having him in the studio and have been blessed to be able to broadcast his passion of vinyl.

All the best Jesse 

Love Pieter and the KDRT gang

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Jazz After Dark June 13 2017

Tue, 06/13/2017 - 7:34pm | Don Shor

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Straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, and sultry vocals tonight!

  • Billie Holiday
  • Erroll Garner
  • Herbie Mann
  • The Jimmy Giuffre 3
  • Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Jimmy Smith
  • Shirley Horn
  • Paquito d'Rivera
  • June Katz
  • Eva Cassidy
  • Lew Tabackin
  • Jimmy Rosenberg
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