Niki Dakota

Excursions hosts Father/Son duo Joe & Jack Waters

Niki Dakota and Kijin Higashibaba — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:37 +0000

Today Joe and Jack Waters joined Niki Dakota in the performance studio. They will be performing at Big Brews and Blues, a fundraiser to benefit Diabetes Dayton, tonight in Dayton.

It's been five years since Joe and Jack Waters came onto Exursions to talk about their newly released album, 10 + 50. Back then, Joe was only ten years old. The father/son duo has continued to work together and expanded their sound to include Joe on the guitar and vocals.

Brett Newski and the Corruption on Excursions

Niki Dakota and Kijin Higashibaba — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:42 +0000

Today Brett Newski and the Corruption came on Excursions for a preview of their performance tonight at Blind Bob's. Brett Newski and the Corruption are Brett on guitar and vocals, Matt on drums, Jeff playing the bass, Mark on electric guitar.

The band originates from Saigon, Vietnam and are making this stop in Dayton on their two month tour in the United States.

Wolf Cryer Live on Exursions

Niki Dakota and Kijin Higashibaba — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:24:28 +0000

Today Wolf Cryer joined Niki Dakota on Excursions to talk about his upcoming performances and, of course, to give a preview performance in the studio. Wolf Cryer is originally from St. Louis Missouri and has been living in Cincinnati for the last 7 years. He will be performing at Taffy's of Eaton Ohio on May 15th and at Ghostlight Coffee in Dayton on May 25th.

To learn more about Wolf Cryer, visit his webpage.

Sideshow Preview on Excursions

Niki Dakota and Kijin Higashibaba — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:41:49 +0000

Excursions was so excited to get to preview the Sideshow in the studio this morning. Jeff Opt and Erin Vasconcelos, the organizers for event were on hand to talk about the music, the art and the fun that is this 8th annual art community event. Also there were A Shade of Red (Georgia Goad and Sean Pennington) and Repeating Arms (Harold on guitar, Ira on mandolin and Max on banjo), two of the bands that will be performing in the Sideshow this weekend.

The Rebel Set on Excursions

Niki Dakota and Kijin Higashibaba — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:27:24 +0000

This Thursday The Rebel Set joined Niki Dakota in the studio to talk about the event they are playing at Blind Bob's in Dayton this Saturday. It's a benefit for Relay for Life, which supports the American Cancer Society. The Rebel Set is Jason Johantas, Tom Gilliam and Gavin Spencer.