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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.

 

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IMPLOSION

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IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick began buying records as a small child in the late 1950s, then moved on to going to gigs and playing in bands as a teenager in the late ’60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music he loves – psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more – with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 7-8pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass.  Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart  you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start. 

Live Tuesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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Divine Intervention alt. w/Electric Compost Heap

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Divine Intervention with Jess Goddésse strikes on 1st & 3rd Fridays with an unholy assortment of rock, pop, punk, psych, funk, jazz, roots, and randomness across the decades plus brand new releases. For the truly devout, Vinyl Vespers, a celebration of record-store bargain bins, plus Goddess of the Month and Critter Corner!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Blue Light Central

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Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
Blue Light Central on the web
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Live Tracks

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 LT began broadcasting on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 776 original programs by September 2026.  Join me on my quest to reach show number 777.  Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Davisville, Aug. 26, 2019: LGBT issues dis-unite the Methodists

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Schism is an old word, meaning two sides with strong opinions breaking apart. The term might now apply to the United Methodist Church, a denomination of 13 million members worldwide that faces dis-unifying over gay rights. Brandon Austin, pastor of the Davis Methodist congregation, talks about the dispute, why it matters to people who might never give a thought to church, how to wrestle with the question of which traditions to keep and which to discard, and the choice of the Davis church to align with the pro-LGBT “reconciling” movement more than 20 years ago.

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Frank Fox His Life and Doo Wop, recorded Aug 23rd, 2019

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Born on a mountain top , no no Brooklyn Brownsville East NY, raised on Jewish , African American and Latin music from the moment my ears were aware. Founder and vocal arranger for Frankie and The Fabletones, , acappella ensembles AKA, Spirit Feel, Full House, Doo Wop after Dark. Back in the 20th, hit recordings of Unchained Melody and Gloria and novelty versions of Hello Dolly and High Noon, with Vito and The Salutations. Been singing ever since i can recall, love to sing everything but especially the blues. Singing harmony instructor since 1956- in Davis since 1983, classes at Learning Exchange Experimental College Davis Art Center, currently pursuing a new career as a KDRT DJ.

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Jazz After Dark August 20 2019

Tue, 08/20/2019 - 7:33pm | Don Shor

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All jazz from 1959 tonight on Jazz After Dark. We’ll hear from the greats:  Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Nat "King" Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall, Cannonball Adderley Quintet & John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Dave Brubeck Quartet

Photo, clockwise from upper left: Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Ella Fitzgerald.

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High Country Music Radio debut show!

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:49am | Jeff Shaw

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Tune into the debut show of High Country Music Radio tomorrow, Tuesday, August 20 at 11am and "leave the big city behind," as your host Rusty Nail says.   

Starting tomorrow, every Tuesday at 11am consider it your time to tap your feet to "music born from the mountains, plains, rivers and deserts"  - check out the show page here to listen to the archive if you can't make the debut:   https://kdrt.org/program/high-country-music-radio

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Listening Lyrics for Aug 16th, 2019

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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We are back - enough of the reruns as Jeanne and I were on vacation.

We came back a couple of days early and had a rerun scheduled but coundn't resist going into the studio. It felt good.

So we played some music from acts we missed - stuff we saw on the road - and some extra tidbits - check out the playlist.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/16/2019
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Jazz After Dark August 13 2019

Tue, 08/13/2019 - 7:52pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark!

8 pm Tuesday at 95.7 FM, KDRT-LP in Davis CA

Live streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Nat King Cole, Don Ewell / Sidney Bechet, Johnny Smith, Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges, Billie Holiday, Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio, Benny Carter, Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Dave Brubeck & Gerry Mulligan, Claude Bolling Big Band, Nancy Wilson & The Great Jazz Trio

Archives and playists here:

https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

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Davisville, Aug. 12, 2019: One year later with Councilmember Dan Carson

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Dan Carson has completed his first year on the Davis City Council, and today on Davisville we get his take on several of the public questions the council has faced -- paid parking downtown, muni broadband, new rental housing projects, the ballot measure to indefinitely extend the extra 1-cent city sales tax, and the prospect that the state’s response to California's housing shortage might compel Davis to add thousands of new homes over time.

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Jazz After Dark August 06 2019

Tue, 08/06/2019 - 7:34pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: cool jazz artists from 1954 – 2007.

Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete, Roy Haynes & Kenny Clarke, Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá, Al Haig, Mel Tormé, Dave Brubeck Quartet ft. Jim Hall.

Live Tuesday 8-9pm. Replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Check us out on iTunes, PlayerFM (https://player.fm/featured/jazz), and other podcast sites!

Blog with playlists at https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

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Woodstock 50th Anniversary Featured Aug. 14 and 15 with 7 Hours of Live Recordings from Back to the Garden

Sat, 08/03/2019 - 3:41pm | Diane Crumley

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This August 15th  marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, that included many of the most influential musicians of the sixties era.  Longtime KDRT programmers Wayne, Rodriguez, and Jim are pre-empting their regular programs this week to bring you 7 hours of live recordings selected from "Woodstock – Back to the Garden – 50th Anniversary Experience" - a 10 CD collection, including all 32 Woodstock bands. KDRT's special programing continues Thursday, August 15th, from 5-9pm with Rodriguez and Jim "Live Tracks" Buchanan. From 5-7pm, Rodriguez will feature selections from mid-concert bands such as Mountain, Grateful Dead, CCR, Janis, The Who, Jefferson Airplane and Joe Cocker.  At 7-9pm, Jim will continue with Country Joe and The Fish, The Band, Johnny Winter, CSN&Y, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Jimi Hendrix.  BONUS: Each Sunday in August, DJ Alligator will dedicate The Golden Road show 4-6 pm to live Woodstock recordings as well.

 

 

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Jazz After Dark July 30 2019

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 7:15pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: the soulful sounds of Houston Person and Etta Jones, together and with others, from albums spanning 1960 to 2008. Plus a little Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson.

Live Tuesday 8-9 pm. Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Blog with playlists at https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Check us out on iTunes, PlayerFM, and other podcast sites!

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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