KDRT 95.7FM Davis | Where the Grass Roots Grow

Davis Media Access (DMA) is currently doing its annual funding appeal. It’s important that we raise this money each year, as it keeps KDRT 95.7 operational, and it helps support our local election and youth-media efforts.

DMA operates KDRT 95.7, Davis Community Television, and Educational Access Channel 17. DMA is a dba of Davis Community Television, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and all donations are tax deductible.

Please join our current donors.

OUR PROGRAMS

Live Tracks

Live Tracks highlights a wide range of live musical performances, from early 60s rock to modern rockabilly, from blues to bluegrass. The program frequently features local performers recorded and mixed here in Davis by host Jim Buchanan.

More than just a music program, you will be exposed to completely useless, historic or scientific bits of trivia. Additionally, Live Tracks keeps you current with the weekly segment "50 Years Ago this week in Beatles History."

Live Thursday 7-9pm

Replays Tuesday 10am-12pm, Saturday 9-11pm

DJ(s):

Jim Buchanan

The Electric Compost Heap

Electric Compost Heat DJ Dug Deep hosts a dig through many sound forms—the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more—concocting a rich and fertile musical humus. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Wednesday 7-9pm

Replays Monday 3-5pm, Sunday 12-2pm

DJ(s):

Dug Deep

Silver Nine Volt Heart

Tune in to Silver Nine Volt Heart, and 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 Thursday 5-7 pm

Live Thursday 5-7pm

Replays Saturday 12-2pm

DJ(s):

Rodriguez

That's Life

Host Lois Richter’s That’s Life new format is strictly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; and birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music -- from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii -- but mostly we just talk.

If you want to suggestion a topic for discussion or a person to interview, send a text to Lois at 530-902-0209 or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Thursday 1-2pm

Replays Friday 3-4pm

DJ(s):

Lois Richter

Jazz After Dark

Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie woogie, blues, and ragtime, through traditional and straight ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more.

Live Tuesday 8-9pm

Replays Monday 11pm-Tuesday 12am, Wednesday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Don Shor

Homepage URL:

Jazz After Dark on the Web

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Jazz After Dark May 23 2017

Tue, 05/23/2017 - 8:14pm | Don Shor

Mostly West Coast cool jazz tonight!

Billie Holiday
Paul Desmond
Chet Baker and Art Pepper
Ella Fitzgerald
Herbie Mann & The Bill Evans Trio
Charlie Byrd
Willie Bobo
Dave Brubeck Quartet ft. Jim Hall
Toots Thielemans
Chico Hamilton, Lowell George, Little Feat

Live DiRT with Lesley Kernochan on May 23rd

Tue, 05/23/2017 - 3:55pm | Peter Schiffman

Lesley is a California born songwriter who has moved from jazz to Americana and is touring her latest album, "A Calm Sun".

Lesley will be hosted by Folk Brother Bill Wagman starting at 4 PM.

https://www.lesleykernochan.com

Baked drop by the KDRT studio on 5/23 at 3:30 pm

Tue, 05/23/2017 - 1:25pm | Dug Deep

Brooklyn-based rockers Baked will be dropping by the KDRT studios at 3:30pm PST today for an interview! Baked and local pop/punk band Polyorchids are playing tonight at the G Street Wunderbar, courtesy of the Davis Live Music Collective. Doors open at 7pm for this early show.

Divine Intervention Strikes - May 22

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 6:58pm | Jess Goddèsse

Ministresse JessGoddesse is flying solo this evening for another installment of Divine Intervention. Expect much new music -- we've added a g'zillion new artists/tracks across genres over the past six weeks or so -- plus the questionable magic of Vinyl Vespers. Tune in 7-9p PT, only on KDRT.

Davisville, May 22, 2017: Net neutrality + building a better network for Davis

Mon, 05/22/2017 - 6:05pm | Bill Buchanan

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Today’s guests talk about two internet subjects in the news – net neutrality, the rules of which the Federal Communications Commission recently began to repeal, and the status of the civic effort to build a municipal fiber-optic network in Davis. The outcome of each could greatly affect your experience using the internet in Davis. The guests are Mac Clemmens, founder of Digital Deployment in Sacramento (and a well-regarded recipient of a UC Davis MBA) and Steve McMahon, a broadband expert and longtime board member of the Davis Community Network.

David Jacobin spreads his aura on Listening Lyrics Friday, 5/19/17 at 4:00PM

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

Lets see what David wants to share with us through his lyrics, music and conversation. David Jacobin writes music to reflect the times, searching for beauty, joy, sadness and truth. He hopes that the songs he writes will help inspire people to create a better world for all it's inhabitants. Visit David and listen at https://davidjacobin.bandcamp.com or on facebook.

For those outside of the listening area this show is streamed live on www.kdrt.org

First Cowboy Tracks Program, May 19, 2017

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 1:00pm | Nancy Flagg

Tune in to hear the finest cowboy singers and poets in the land on this first episode of Cowboy Tracks. You'll hear Dave Stamey, Trinity Seely, Sons of the San Joaquin and many more whose words and music are likely to pluck yer ole heartstrings. They're THAT GOOD! Put your feet up and enjoy!

Jazz After Dark May 16 2017 Bossa Nova!

Tue, 05/16/2017 - 7:30pm | Don Shor

Sax and piano tonight, plus Charles Mingus on bass.

Mary Lou Williams/Ben Webster
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Dave Brubeck
Charles Mingus
Gerry Mulligan
Herbie Hancock
Abdullah Ibrahim & Buddy Tate
Herbie Hancock
Jessica Williams
Rob Agerbeek

Get Involved: Attend Our Next Orientation, May 17

Tue, 05/16/2017 - 1:49pm | Eunah

Are you curious about community media? Interested in getting involved at KDRT-FM Grassroots Radio or Davis Community Television? You're in luck, because you're invited to our next orientation. Each and every month, we hold orientation meetings to answer your questions about broadcast and behind-the-scenes opportunities and internships at Davis Media Access, the home of KDRT and DCTV. So mark your calendars for May 17, 2017, and plan to attend! The fun starts at 6:30 p.m. To RSVP, visit DavisMedia.org.

Divine Intervention Strikes - May 15

Mon, 05/15/2017 - 6:53pm | Jess Goddèsse

Tonight on Divine Intervention we're flying by the seat of our pants (even more than usual) -- nothing planned except this masterpiece for Vinyl Vespers -- and new music, of course, likely in the rock vein. Don't be surprised if you hear some old-school beats, too. Tune in 7-9p PT to hear what happens.

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About Us

KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.) DMA is a dba of Davis Community Television, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

Events Calendar

Davis Bike Polo 07/23/2017 - 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Food Not Bombs 07/23/2017 - 1:00pm
Wonderful Town 07/23/2017 - 2:00pm
Bye Bye Birdie 07/23/2017 - 2:00pm
Trivia 07/23/2017 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

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