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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

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 9-11pm, Sunday 4-6pm
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 Friday 11am-1pm
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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The Cerealist

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The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm
DJ(s): 
The Cerealist
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Praise Time with Preacher

Praise Time with Preacher

The word "gospel" is derived for the old Anglo-Saxon word meaning “good message” or “good news." Host Preacher believes gospel music is powerful, whether the listener is or is not Christian — that everyone can enjoy listening to gospel because it is uplifting and inspiring, sung with passion and belief from the artist, touching all who hear it in a good and heartfelt way. The aim of Praise Time is to help listeners find what Preacher believes lives in everyone: a good spirit that drives us to be the best we can be.

Live Tuesday 4-5pm
Replays Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am, Sunday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Preacher
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High Country Music Radio

Bluegrass, country, blues, music

HIGH COUNTRY MUSIC 

Tune into High Country Music with host David Arthur Reynolds, for a celebration of bluegrass, old-time music and country blues. Spend an hour on the front porch with High Country Music as we follow the high lonesome sound of contemporary musicians and legendary roots artists, maintaining a vibrant connection to our folk and country songbook. 

Live Tuesday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
David A. Reynolds
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Nat Lefkoff interviewed on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 30, 2024

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Nat Lefkoff is 29 and has a cat named Sweetie who is just the best. Nat likes going on long walks and listening to books about history. He also likes bugs, birds, and especially roller blading. The Central Valley that dominates the interior of California is his home. Big open skies and fields with swampy spots and woods scattered throughout. Family and friends are super important, but so is the music he makes.

In his own words, "I'm so grateful to be able to call this my life. Best job I ever had. I'm a happy person but I get real down sometimes and these songs are the product of that. The pearls of my pain, the rainbows of my rain, the Ernie to my Bert, the worm in my dirt."  

Natt will appear for his latest album release event at the Davis Odd Fellows on Sept. 14, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Check out ticket availability here

This show is streamed at KDRT.ORG and available on most podcast apps under Listening Lyrics.

Weekly Playlist These are selected songs from Listening Lyrics, songs talked about but not necessarily played. Enjoy. Updated weekly.

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Aug. 30, 2024

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:00pm | Russ Tolman

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Join us at 5 p.m. Pacific as your favorite host Russ Tolman chats with his long-time compadre Steve Wynn about Davis in the '70s plus Steve's brand new album and memoir! Listen here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org (and wherever fine podcasts are downloaded).

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 29, 2024

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: house plants for novices, protecting a young bougainvillea from cold, time for summer pruning of fruit trees, one funny sunflower planting technique, plants that can grow with Alstroemeria, mutated dwarf spruce and thornless berries, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 28 Aug. 2024

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 4:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Join your host Nick Saloman at 5p Pacific for a brand new edition of IMPLOSION! Hear groovy sounds from Devo, Guided by Voices, the Moving Sidewalks, and more, right here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org!

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Join Us for Suds & Sounds – Aug. 28!

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 3:23pm | Jess Goddésse

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Come socialize with KDRT DJs, friends, and fans; pick some vinyl to spin; and sip a beverage at our monthly Suds & Sounds event starting at 4p at Armadillo Music in beautiful downtown Davis! (Yes, of course the air conditioning is ON!)

This event happens on the last Wednesday over every month — mark your calendars!

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In the Key of Folk for Aug. 28, 2024

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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This afternoon at 2PM, on In the Key of Folk, we have a variety of songs related to the upcoming holiday, Labor Day. The songs variously touch on the subjects of migration, jobs, settlement of the country, and the workers' sacrifices. Selections are by musicians including Tim O'Brian, Dick Gaughan, Woody Guthrie, Lady Maisery, Nanci Griffith, Los Cenzontles, Jez Lowe, Gordon Lightfoot, and the Harris-Parton-Ronstadt trio.  Again, tune in at 2PM Wednesday on KDRT.org I hope that you'll join us.

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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 27, 2024

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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1950s jazz tonight:

  • Pearl Bailey, They Didn't Believe Me
  • Earl Bostic, Bostic's Boogie Blues
  • Don Elliott and the Cool Jazz Stars, Muskrat Ramble
  • Terry Pollard, Where or When (2015 - Remaster)
  • Ethel Ennis, Blue Prelude
  • Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce, Social Call
  • Art Pepper/Sonny Redd, Deep Purple
  • Earl "Fatha" Hines, 'S Wonderful
  • Cal Tjader, Summertime1Clarinet
  • Ruby Braff, But Not For Me
  • Helen Humes, When I Grow Too Old To Dream
  • Ella Fitzgerald, All of Me
  • Mose Allison, Creek Bank
  • Wynton Kelly, Softly As In a Morning Sunrise
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Davisville, Aug. 26, 2024: Got an additional $25 to $49 for the library?

Mon, 08/26/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Davis has two local tax measures on the ballot this fall and today we talk about the one for the library, Measure T. (We looked at the other one, sales tax increase Measure Q, last month.) Measure T would raise about $1.1 million a year to pay for operations at what will eventually be Davis’ two public libraries — the existing one in north central Davis, and the new one in south Davis due to open in 2026.

Measure T would raise an existing property tax by about $49 per house or $24.50 per apartment, to $172 or $86 respectively per year. Today on Davisville we talk with Jim Provenza, a Davis member of the county Board of Supervisors, and Katie Caceres, a student at the University of California at Davis and an intern in Provenza’s office. They’re both part of the campaign. We talk about what the money would buy, how the county calculated the amount needed, libraries as town squares for speech and information, and how people use libraries as print gives way to digital.

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Justin Cox interviews Pieter via the After the Deluge podcast, on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 23, 2024

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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After the Deluge is a music podcast about songwriting, albums, and whatnot hosted by Justin Cox, a KDRT friend. I replay most of this podcast in this week's Listening Lyrics. Seasons about Bright Eyes, Jackson Browne, and Against Me! are in this feed, plus other interviews.

We talk about my failed attempt to interview poets in the “late 1900s,” open mic nights, recording live and not overthinking it, interviewing locals > interviewing pros, KDRT, Rita Hosking, don’t be lame just make stuff, biking across Holland, Jackson Browne (ding ding), The Lovin’ Spoonful, Bright Eyes’ “We are Nowhere and it’s Now,” Paul Simon’s “Graceland,” Pieter reads a poem, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan’s “Tempest,” Herb Alpert, The Avett Brothers, and: what was the best five-year stretch of your life?

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Divine Intervention – Aug. 23, 2024

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 5:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Join your hostesse Jess Goddèsse at 6 p.m. Pacific for another fine edition of Divine Intervention, featuring new releases from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, MAITA, Thee Oh Sees, Soundcarriers, Guided by Voices, Redd Kross... some sumptuous tunes from our Goddess of the Month, Ms. Dinah Washington... and a mystery track as we celebrate Vinyl Vespers... all this and more on KDRT 95.7 fm  |  KDRT.org!

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