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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Exploration with Michio Kaku

Live Monday 12-1pm
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10 Years Forgotten

Live Wednesday 3-5pm
Replays Saturday 5-7pm
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The Audio Ecotone

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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 Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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The News Cycle

The Davis Senior High School's Blue Devil Hub produce this weekly show for the Davis community. The show dives into issues relevant to students and residents. In addition to KDRT, you can find the show at bluedevilhub.com. It is broadcast on 95.7 KDRT at 8 AM on Mondays and noon on Tuesdays.

Live Monday 5-5:10pm
DJ(s): 
DHS Journalism Class
Homepage URL: 
Davis Hub
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Juke In The Back

Live Tuesday 9-10pm
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Stephen Michael Pocus live interview Friday 10/23/15 4:00PM

Fri, 10/23/2015 - 3:05pm | Pieter Pastoor

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stephen Michael Pocus visits KDRT

STEPHEN MICHAEL POCUS - Musician: keyboard. Do not listen to this episode of LISTENING LYRICS while drinking Red Bull or coffee. Stephen will bring all the energy we need. He has been playing piano since the age of 10, but has been surrounded by music his entire life. He began playing by ear, writing songs and leaning from his parents and siblings. By the time he was 14 he was playing at local Winery’s and Brewing companies doing private parties and events as a solo artist. He also was playing in his high school jazz band and his own side project metal bands with friends. During that time, he was also involved in the San Jose Jazz Society programs going to jazz camps during the summertime and participating in their Advanced Youth Latin Jazz Ensemble and Advanced Youth Jazz Ensemble groups throughout the school year. After graduating high school at 16, he began playing in the college level jazz bands at West Valley Junior College and was working steadily as a work for hire pianist.

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Live in the Loam 10/23/15 with FRONT COUNTRY at 3:00PM

Fri, 10/23/2015 - 2:03pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Front Country visit KDRT

Longtime Davis broadcaster Bill Wagman interviews Bay Area quintet Front Country at 3 pm on Friday, October 23rd, live on KDRT. Drawing on a foundation of bluegrass, Front Country's sound incorporates challenging arrangements, unique covers, and original songwriting. Band influences include Bill Monroe, Paul Simon, Prince, King Crimson(!), and the Seldom Scene.  Front Country is lead singer Melody Walker, mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz, guitarist Jacob Groopman, violinist Leif Karlstrom, and bassist Jeremy Darrow. Sake of the Song, their debut album, was released in 2014.

Front Country appears Friday, October 23rd, at the Palms Playhouse in Winters at 8:00 p.m. Visit Front Country on the web: frontcountryband.com

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Album of the Week 10/22/15 "Chasing White Light" by The Lonely Wild

Thu, 10/22/2015 - 4:08pm | Matt Blake

Chasing White Light by The Lonely Wild

Chasing White Light by The Lonely Wild
John Vanderslice to the rescue! I didn't know what to play this week, so i searched the phrase "produced by JV" on the internets and voila! Chasing White Light by The Lonely Wild. This album is *perfect* for AoTW!! 
 
The following description of the album is from the artists' website for two reasons: 1) I know nothing about this band and 2) I am still on my first listen of the thing. I just now found this band and album by searching to see what albums John Vanderslice (owner and producer at San Francisco and now Oakland's Tiny Telephone) had recently produced. CWL has absolutely everything I love in an album for AoTW...
 

Click here to read this full blog entry.

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Jazz After Dark October 20 2015

Tue, 10/20/2015 - 7:32pm | Don Shor

Jazz standards by great artists tonight! Carmen McRae, Stan Getz, Charlie Shavers, Bobby Jaspar, Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Chico Hamilton, Ella Fitzgerald, Grant Green, Butch Thompson, Harold Mabern, Cassandra Wilson, and Benny Colson.

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Album of the Week 10/15/15 Sonny Boy Slim by Gary Clark Jr.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 3:12pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Gary Clark Jr. Sonny Boy Slim on KDRT

Gary Clark Jr.'s versatility is both blessing and curse. The Austin ace's 2012 breakthrough album, Blak and Blu, shuffle-mixed through blues roots; raw, Hendrix-channeling solos; glossy, modern R&B; and points between, but never quite figured out how to connect the dots. Three years later, his studio follow-up does — mainly by focusing on his unfuckwithable guitar. Clark carves out a Prince-ly room of his own with wah-wah-washed acid rock ("Grinder") and ping-ponging, Bootsy-tinted funk ("Star"). There's also the rap-cadence soul of "Hold On," with echoes of Marvin Gaye and Kanye West; the deep groove of "Wings," a slinky duet with Austin singer Tameca Jones; and "Church," a stripped-down folk meditation à la Taj Mahal that unpacks the drama behind one man's prayers. The playing never stumbles, though the writing occasionally does: Murder-ballad tradition and sexy falsetto notwithstanding, the woman-in-the-crosshairs image in "Cold Blooded" seems questionable in a nation toxic with domestic violence.

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Jazz After Dark October 13 2015

Tue, 10/13/2015 - 7:33pm | Don Shor

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Dave Brubeck and friends tonight! Selections from 1959 to 2007 --
Ain't Misbehavin' (with Jimmy Rushing) * Lord, Lord (with Carmen McRae) * Three to Get Ready * Zen is When * Forty Days * I Get a Kick Out of You * La Bamba * Rotterdam Blues * You Go To My Head * There'll Be Not Tomorrow (with Jim Hall) * Take Five

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Davisville, 10/12/15: How to approach the stock market, whether it’s volatile or not

Mon, 10/12/2015 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Even if you don’t own stocks, you’ve probably heard about the steep price swings in the stock market since August, and perhaps wondered what they mean. Brad Barber, a professor of finance at UC Davis, is an often-quoted expert (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN) on the market, investor psychology and related subjects. On today’s show we talk about investing in stocks, this year’s volatility, his research into the habits of the average investor, and the evolution away from pensions that guarantee a defined payout.

 

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Album Review: Jagged Rocks, by Throttle Elevator Music ft. Kamasi Washington

Sun, 10/11/2015 - 9:31pm | Scott Korinke

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Jagged Rocks by Throttle Elevator Music

Jagged Rocks is the third studio album by contemporary jazz group Throttle Elevator Music since the group first started recording music in 2012. Throttle Elevator Music comprises West Coast jazz musicians, including Matt Montgomery and emerging star Kamasi Washington, who has a solo career and was recently featured on Kendrick Lamar's smash hit To Pimp a Butterfly.

Jagged Rocks is 16 tracks of loud, up-tempo jazz. One might mistake it for an instrumental rock album if it weren't for Kamasi Washington's melodic tenor-sax solos on nearly every track. Also at the forefront of the production are the drums and the guitars, which wouldn't sound out of place on a garage-rock recording, as exemplified by tracks such as "Doesn't Matter Now," "Kalim," and "Breaking Dishes." 

This thoroughly enjoyable album never gets boring and never loses energy--worth a look for all jazz fans, especially those wanting a strong influx of energy into their playlists.

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KDRT Broadcasts Live from Armadillo for 2nd Friday ArtAbout - 10/9 6:30P

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 5:02pm | Pieter Pastoor

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KDRT broadcasts live from Armadillo's

The 2nd Friday ArtAbout is a huge favorite in the downtown Davis scene. KDRT is pleased to announce that starting on October 9 we will broadcast LIVE from Armadillo Music for 2nd Friday events. Our host Tim Spangler will interview the performers in between the music. This month's guest will be the Winters band Polyorchids. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

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Rita Hosking to appear on Listening Lyrics - Oct 9, 2015 at 4:00PM

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 2:55pm | Pieter Pastoor

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RRita Hosking to visit KDRT in Davis, CA

Rita Hosking will join us in the studio to talk about her new album “Frankie and the No- Go Road”  Rita is an American composer and musician based in Davis, California. She plays Americana and bluegrass styles of music with both standards and original songs. She has been performing around the country at concerts, festivals, and other venues.

"Hosking's music isn't like the polished, over-produced music found in pop culture. Hers is a minimalist sound that reflects a simpler time and place: a little country town, rather than a big city."

Leading up to her 2010 performance tour of Great Britain, she received increasing attention on the "East Side" of the pond. Reviewer Paul Kerr of Americana-UK remarked that she is "a very talented artist with the ability to step up to that pantheon of great female country folk singers and writers."  Hosking has played to packed venues in England, Wales, and Cornwall. Visit Rita at http://www.ritahosking.com/music

 

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