KDRT 95.7FM Davis | Where the Grass Roots Grow

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 the show 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 Sunday 7-8am

DJ(s):

Preacher

Davis Music Connections

Live Tuesday 1-2pm

Replays Friday 7-8am

DJ(s):

Connections Clyde

Music To Make Pancakes To

Tune your radios to 95.7 and heat the skillet to 420, 'cause Presto Pancakes will be flipping records while you flip your 'cakes! Psych, soul, and funk is what's up.

Live Sunday 11am-12pm

DJ(s):

Presto Pancakes

Roots, Shoots, and Leaves

DJ Tree has a theory of music that involves a tree. Suffice it to say that it involves a trinity, an exploration of themes and connections among recording artists, and otherwise very few boundaries. Listen for music old and new, known and unknown. And if you listen long enough, you may experience some musical enlightenment.

Live Tuesday 6-8pm

Replays Monday 1-3pm, Sunday 4-6pm

DJ(s):

Tree Kilpatrick

The Folk Brothers

The Folk Brothers—Bill and Peter—explore an eclectic range of music, including traditional folk of the British Isles and the U.S, contemporary singer/songwriters on both sides of the Atlantic, and American roots music and some of its lesser-known offshoots. Tune in for a great music mix served with just a shake of sibling rivalry.

Live Wednesday 10-11am

Replays Monday 7-8am, Saturday 6-7pm

DJ(s):

Peter Schiffman, Bill Wagman

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The Folk Brothers

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Bagpipes in the Studio 12/18/15 on Listening Lyrics

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 3:38pm | Pieter Pastoor

That's correct: For our last show of 2015, it's all about bagpipes as local bagpipe celebrity Cameron Scott brings his talent to the studio. As a young lad, Cameron took up the bagpipes and even spent some time with a bagpipe band in Scotland. That band won third position in the world during the yearly championships. On top of that, Cameron is an awesome person with a great radio voice. I have been looking forward to this all year. Join us for another great hour!

All Listening Lyric shows are live on Fridays from 4:00PM to 5:00PM.(PST) on KDRT 95.7FM. For those outside the listening area, the show streams live online at KDRT.org . It will also be available for replays in the show archives or as an podcast on iTunes under LISTENING LYRICS.

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Album of the Week - Thursday 12/17/15 at 5:00PM - "Leviathan" by Mastodon

Thu, 12/17/2015 - 4:25pm | Pieter Pastoor

With their 2004 beast, the aptly titled Leviathan, Mastodon finally find their niche as a thinking man's metal band. Blending Voivod's neuro-thrash, Therion's majestic gloom, Morbid Angel's spirit of restless and morphing liquid black melody, and EyeHateGod's Southern rock gone awry, Leviathan is nothing short of supernatural. Evincing a decade's worth of maturity gained in just two short years, Mastodon have authored a bombastic modern interpretation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick, the classic metaphor for mortality's eternal (and unwinnable) struggle with divine injustice.

The Joy of Living on The Folk Brothers 12/16

Wed, 12/16/2015 - 9:35am | Peter Schiffman

The Joy of Living is a new 2-CD tribute album celebrating the centenary of Ewan MacColl's birth. MacColl – born Jimmy Miller in Salford, England – was an actor, playwright, social activist, musician, and controversial figure at the heart of the British folk revival in the 1950s and 60s. Joy of Living – produced by his sons Neill and Calum – celebrates MacColl the songwriter. Although best known for the love song “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” as recorded by Roberta Flack, MacColl also wrote many songs about the less-heralded members of British society: fishermen, miners, and travelling people. There are excellent tracks contributed by U.K. folk stalwarts and MacColl contemporaries including Dick Gaughan, Martin Carthy, Paul Brady, and Norma Waterson. For those in the U.S., this album also serves as introduction to luminaries of the contemporary British folk scene – Eliza Carthy, Seth Lakeman, Karine Polwart, and The Unthanks. Tune in to KDRT as The Folk Brothers feature The Joy of Living on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 10 AM.

Album review: Pray for Rain, by Pure Bathing Culture

Sun, 12/13/2015 - 9:52pm | Scott Korinke

Pray for Rain is indie dream-pop group Pure Bathing Culture's second LP, following their 2013 debut album, Moon Tides. Pray for Rain is full of danceable beats and shimmering, rythymic guitars, which--combined with lead singer Sarah Versprille's dreamy and lofty vocals--creates a trancelike, even hypnotic sonic atmosphere. The album sounds consistently upbeat and rarely ventures far from its dream-pop structure, but its lyrics on tracks like "The Tower" and "Darling, Save Us" are thematically hefty, contemplating mortality and the fleeting nature of life. Other standout songs include title track "Pray for Rain," probably the most energetic track sung nearly entirely with rhetorical questions, and the thoughtful and laid back "In the Night, In the Peaceful Night," an excellent ending to a fine album. Pray for Rain is perfect for dream-pop fans--it's an enjoyable, relaxing, blissful album that will help you unwind from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Civilization Phaze IV Dec 13th, 2015

Sun, 12/13/2015 - 11:05am | Eunah

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Its a VERY busy time of the year, so spend an hour with Eunah Cho and her show to listen to some very special laid back grooves. As only Eunah can do she explains the music to make it come alive. Today's "theme": WINTER sounds (with a heavy electronic & Icelandic spin...but also some Max Richter-Vivaldi & Tim Hecker) !

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KDRT LIVE Broadcast from Armadillo Music on 12/11/15 at 6:30PM

Fri, 12/11/2015 - 6:01pm | Pieter Pastoor

Andrew Castro will perform at Armadillo Music on Friday, December 11th, at 6:30 p.m. The KDRT crew will be on hand to interview Andrew and broadcast his appearance. Andrew's new EP Red Hearts released on December 4th and broke the Top 100 in sales nationally on iTunes. A talented, passionate, and prolific performer, Andrew is sure to entertain both the in-house and radio audience. This performance is free and open to all ages in conjunction with the Downtown Davis 2nd Friday ArtAbout.

HEAVY EP24 - Return of the SikTh - 12/11/15

Fri, 12/11/2015 - 12:05pm | Dmitry Shemetov...

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LISTEN NOW as we celebrate SikTh's first new release in 9 years, Opacities.

SikTh - Wait For Something Wild
SikTh - Can't We All Dream?
SikTh - When Will The Forest Speak?
SikTh - Each Other And Themselves
SikTh - Summer Rain
Protest the Hero - Yellow Teeth
Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
Skyharbor - Evolution
In Colour - Listen For The Rain
Sikth - Tokyo Lights
Sikth - Walking Shadows

Album of the Week - Robyn Hitchcock "I Often Dream of Trains" - TH 12/10

Thu, 12/10/2015 - 12:37pm | Jess Goddèsse

This week's featured album is I Often Dream of Trains by British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock. Robyn started out in the 1970s with the Soft Boys before going solo in the early 1980s. He's known for quirky, haunting poetic lyrics that in early days drew comparisons to the style of Syd Barrett.

I Often Dream of Trains is his third solo album, released in 1984. It's an all acoustic effort, with Robyn's lyrics and vocals at the front, backing himself on electric and acoustic guitars and piano.

Today, Robyn remains an active recording and touring artist, with no less than 20 studio albums under his belt. His most recent release, The Man Upstairs, came out in 2014. Check out the man and his music at robynhitchcock.com.

KDRT's Album of the Week airs every Thursday evening at 5 p.m. PT. This week's host is Jess Goddesse.

Dave Nachmanoff on The Folk Brothers, December 9th

Wed, 12/09/2015 - 9:40am | Peter Schiffman

Davis resident Dave Nachmanoff is an award-winning singer-songwriter and renowned guitarist. He tours nationally and internationally as a solo act, as well as valued accompanist to Al Stewart. Over the many years he has resided in Davis, Dave has been a generous supporter of this community. In a rare local appearance, Dave will do a benefit concert on December 12th for Yolo Food Truck, which is raising the funds to purchase a new refrigerated truck. Dave will join the Folk Brothers live in the KDRT studio between 10 and 11 AM on Wednesday, Dec. 9th. He’ll bring his guitar, play some songs, talk about his storied musical career, and tell us why we heard him singing in Starbucks across North America last month. Please join us!

Jazz After Dark December 08 2015

Tue, 12/08/2015 - 7:29pm | Don Shor

Jazz 1946 – 68 tonight. Cool, soul, mellow, and more. Metronome All Stars (Frank Sinatra vocals) * Nat King Cole * Vince Guaraldi (Autumn Leaves) * Stan Kenton * Ella Fitzgerald * Illinois Jacquet * Jimmy Giuffre & Jim Hall * Art Blakey * George Benson * Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington * and wrapping it up with guitar by Al Di Meola from 1999. Happy 100th, Frank!

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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...