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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.

Hello Davis! spotlights the people and organizations that help define the character of our town. Each week, one of the follow local community organizations hosts the program in rotation, interviewing guests connected to their work — sharing stories, highlighting their programs, and offering a closer look at how they serve Davis.

Live Wednesday 5:30-6pm

Replays Wednesday 11:30pm-Thursday 12am

DJ(s):

Pieter Pastoor

A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, post-punk to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm

Replays Saturday 7-7:30pm

DJ(s):

Chris Mussen

Homepage URL:

A Constant Grin on Facebook

Afrosonic Taxi

DJK lives by the motto “connecting cultures with music.” Each week he invites listeners to hop in the Afrosonic Taxi for a global ride through music with African roots, showcasing artists whose hopeful, defiant sounds uplift, inspire, and make you move.

Live Thursday 10-11pm

Homepage URL:

Afrosonic Taxi on the web

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, Saturday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

RayK

Juke In The Back

Matt The Cat presents the soul that came before rock n’ roll: 1950s rhythm and blues. Each week, this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old Rockola Jukebox in the back.

Live Tuesday 9-10pm

Homepage URL:

http://www.jukeintheback.org/

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Jazz After Dark March 27 2018

Tue, 03/27/2018 - 7:30pm | Don Shor

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Focus on some of the giants of traditional jazz tonight: Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Trixie Smith, Earl Hines, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti

The Mechula, Post-Bop Jazz, live on Listening Lyrics, Friday 3/30/18 at 4:00PM

Tue, 03/27/2018 - 11:48am | Pieter Pastoor

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The Mechula, listening lyrics, kdrt, pastoor,

The Mechula is a jazz trio out of Sacramento, California. They are always searching and experimenting as a post-bop jazz quartet for new ways to interpret the genre, and aim to create music that is interesting and meaningful.

Jackson Riley - Saxophone

Nick Bretz - Keyboards

Peter Bell - Drums

Andrew Mearns - Bass

If you are out of the broadcast area this show is streamed live on www.kdrt.org

Jazz After Dark March 20 2018

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 7:41pm | Don Shor

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Honoring Marian McParland on Jazz After Dark, on her 100th birthday tonight! Performances by:

Marian McPartland, Buddy De Franco Quintet, Horace Parlan, Sam Lazar, Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, Earl "Fatha" Hines. We'll hear Marian McPartland with Tommy Flanagan, and with Renee Rosnes, and then wrap it up with Ed Bickert & Don Thompson.

Davisville, March 19, 2018: Stories from all over wonderful, weird California

Mon, 03/19/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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For five years, and while living in Davis, Sam McManis wrote a column about traveling through California for the Sacramento Bee. He went beyond the usual subjects to write about places like Nitt Witt Ridge ( a counterpoint to Hearst Castle), Rancho Obi-Wan, and the Museum of History in Granite, and has collected and updated the best stories in his new book, “Crossing California: A Cultural Topography of a Land of Wonder & Weirdness.” He’s back in the area from his current home in Yakima, Wash., for a book tour, and talks about his stories—and what he’d recommend to travelers who visit Davis—today on Davisville.

Check out "Low Strung" on Listening Lyrics last week!

Fri, 03/16/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

Low Strung Cello Fest

Doug Kelly stood in for Pieter today to host Low Strung. Somehow all of these wonderful Yale students fit in our TV studio for a video recording and a live radio broadcast.

Listen above to hear the chaos- special thanks to Live Tracks host Jim Buchanan, Bryce Parker for the video, and our own Preacher for helping with camera. It takes a village sometimes!

Special thanks to KDRT operations memeber Diane Crumley for the photo and ushering the group through our space. And, yes, those are all Cello cases in our video editing area....

Jazz After Dark March 13 2018

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 7:45pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Helen Carr, Ruby Braff, Ethel Ennis, Gigi Gryce, Teddy Charles Tentet, McCoy Tyner, Elek Bacsik, Ben Webster, The Rosenberg Trio, Wynton Marsalis, Linton Garner, Stanley Turrentine

Album of the Week for March 14th: The Specials self-titled debut release from 1979

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 3:16pm | Matt Blake

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Courtesy of Wikipedia

Enjoy first wave Brittish ska? Me too. Join me and my co-hosts for a listen of The Specials 'The Specials' from 2 Tone records, produced by Elvis Costello. You'll think "isn't this a greatest hits album?" and I'll say "No! Unless you consider that it was The Specials' first album and every song is a hit." They're all here:

The Five Thirty visits Listening Lyrics, recorded on Mar 9th, 2018

Fri, 03/09/2018 - 5:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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After rocking their homecoming dance in 2015, The Five Thirty - the name taken from the band's childhood area code - began concocting their diverse style, reminiscent of classic rock, pop and funk in a Heat Stroke inducing loft in Davis, California. The band owes their genre bending capability to a myriad of artists not limited to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Zeppelin, and Paramore. The powerful trio fronted by Ben Simmons (Vocals/Guitar) and joined by brother Brian Simmons (Drums) and Alex Timmons (Bass) all grew up in similar music circles, performing shows from a young age with their own separate groups at RockBand University. Ben began producing music professionally at fourteen and met Alex during a recording session. He has a strong musical gut coupled by a facility of the fretboard, and brings his experience with being a singer-songwriter to the band platform.

Jazz After Dark March 06 2018

Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:26pm | Don Shor

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Swing, stride piano, and vocals tonight! Piano Connection & Marcs Boogie, Art Tatum, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, King Cole Trio, Artie Shaw, Mel Tormé, Oscar Aleman, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill, T-Bone Walker, Claude Bolling, Golden Eagle Jazz Band, Steven Mayer

Davisville, March 5, 2018: Brody Fernandez is no longer a council candidate, but his #1 topic is still housing

Mon, 03/05/2018 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Brody Fernandez, who will graduate from UC Davis this year, was a candidate in the June Davis City Council election, then concluded he wouldn't be able to commit the time or resources the campaign would have required. His #1 issue was the housing problem in Davis, a common frustration, especially for students. He based some of his research on what he learned while driving people around as a driver for Lyft and Uber. Today we talk about what he thinks Davis should do, why he wanted to run, and what drew him to Davis in the first place.

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