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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report is a weekly review of global news stories recorded via shortwave radio. 

Live Tuesday 5-5:30pm
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
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NextGen Talks

NextGen Talks  is a youth-driven program that offers a fresh perspective on state politics, featuring interviews with city officials and state leaders. Hosted by Jazmin Garcia, a high school junior with extensive experience in local government, the program highlights issues that matter most to young people, such as public safety, housing, and education. By focusing on the local actions that shape the future for youth, NextGen Talks aims to bridge the gap between young citizens and their city leaders, fostering a more engaged and informed community.

Live Friday 5-5:30pm
DJ(s): 
Jazmin Garcia
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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 Thursday 10-11am, Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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Crossing Continents

In this World Music show, Gil covers the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian sub continent, including traditional and contemporary musical styles. This is not a pop music show!

Live Monday 10am-12pm
Replays Sunday 12-2pm
DJ(s): 
Gil Medovoy
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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 22, 2024

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On this episode: more about vegetable seedlings, February garden calendar, fertilizing citrus, conversations about compost, willow trees, and more.

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IMPLOSION -- 21 February 2024

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 1:10pm | Nick Saloman

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Get ready to be astounded by the latest installment of IMPLOSION, coming up (Feb. 21) at 5 p.m. Pacific! Join your host Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond for the greatest sounds around, including tracks from Suicide, the Troggs, the Purple Gang, and, yes, Timebox — it's all happening on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org!

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Jazz After Dark, Feb. 20, 2024

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Will Bradley Trio (Don Raye vocals), Down The Road A Piece
  • Billie Holiday, Baby, I Don't Cry Over You
  • Miles Davis, Baby Won't You Please Come Home
  • Johnny Hodges, Blues-A-Plenty
  • Mary Lou Williams, It Ain't Necessarily So
  • Mary Lou Williams, Olinga
  • Sarah Vaughan, Gloomy Sunday
  • Sarah Vaughan, Have You Met Miss Jones?
  • Sarah Vaughan live concert, Rainy Days and Monday
  • Tommy Flanagan, Beyond The Bluebird
  • Gerry Mulligan with Dave Brubeck, These Foolish Things
  • Junior Mance, Stormy Weather
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Davisville, Feb. 19, 2024: Measure N is normal in Davis, unusual in California

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Measure N is the latest Davis schools parcel tax to come before voters — the latest in a string that goes back 40 years. Relatively few school districts in California have such taxes, and few levy as much as Davis does.

The sample ballot for the March 5th election presents the arguments for and against Measure N, plus a list of what the $768 tax supports. For context, today’s Davisville talks with John Fensterwald, an editor at large with EdSource, about how Californians pay for public schools, the pros and cons of parcel taxes, and why Davis receives less money per student from the state than most other districts receive. EdSource, a nonprofit, reports on education issues in California.

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Joel Daniel, house concerts made easy, on Listening Lyrics, Feb. 16, 2024

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 10:30am | Pieter Pastoor

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Joel Daniel and special guest Alex Jordan discuss how an app like SonicMixer could be a game-changer in live music.

Musicians (artists) are caught between streaming services and the corporatization of music venues. In this episode of Listening Lyrics, Joel discusses an app that works like Airbnb for house shows.

It is extremely difficult for a start-up band (or even an established one) to get a show and cut their teeth. Venues are tough to crack, but houses are abundant and could be used for house shows more than they are. 

The app is easy to use and it works. Joel helped to launch it in Austin last November. In the show he talks about how to get more potential hosts to open their homes to the idea. 

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Divine Intervention – Feb. 16, 2024

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 9:28am | Jess Goddésse

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Prepare yourself for another edition of Divine Intervention this evening — Friday, Feb. 16, 6 p m. Pacific. Join your hostesse Jess Goddèsse for new releases — including tracks from bands with local roots and ties — old indie chestnuts, some tunes from our Goddess of the Month, and a special Vinyl Vespers spin — only on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org!

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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 15, 2024

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we have additional information on citrus rootstock, shrubs for deep shade, stump grindings and toxicity and nitrogen, knowing the different bay trees, and more. 

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Jazz After Dark, Feb. 13, 2024

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz for Valentine’s Day:

  • Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  • Jimmy Yancey, State Street Special
  • Nat King Cole, L-O-V-E
  • Jimmy Hamilton, I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  • Hal McKusick, What's New
  • Pérez Prado & His Orchestra, Besame Mucho
  • Bobby Timmons, Chet Baker and His Crew, Lucious Lu
  • The Ella Fitzgerald Quarter, My Funny Valentine
  • Lee Morgan, P.S. I Love You
  • Pete Fountain, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
  • Pete Fountain, Poor Butterfly
  • Stan Getz, Love Is Here to Stay
  • Toots Thielemans, Please send me someone to love
  • Etta Jones, You Better Go Now
  • Joe Pass, Blues for Alican
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Listening Lyrics returns to the air this Friday, when Joel Daniel will discuss the business of music

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 11:00am | Pieter Pastoor

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Joel Daniel in the KDRT studio

 

Musicians (artists) are caught between streaming services and the corporatization of music venues. Joel has the details and some answers. Tune in this Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at 4 p.m., as Listening Lyrics returns to the airwaves.

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ELectric Compost Heap, Feb. 9, 2024

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 4:51pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight (Feb. 9) at 6 p.m. on the Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep remembers Wayne Kramer and Mojo Nixon, two iconoclastic artists who both left us recently. Don't know if they ever met one another, but our guess is they would have got along great! Lots of other musical compost tonight, hope you can join us at KDRT.org.

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