Excursions

Weekdays, 10am -1pm

Like the name suggests, Excursions is a daily journey across musical genres and eras.  Niki Dakota guides listeners through a broad cross-section of the newest music from Ohio, around the world, and everything in between while also spending time with beloved classic tunes.  Each day is an adventure and on Wednesdays, you'll hear the fresh tunes from great artists new and old during the noon hour.  Play for fun and prizes on Thursday Threads, and you can put a song on the playlist every Friday when we spin theme tunes.

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January 14, 2013

10:06 AM
Wild Mountain Honey
Artist : Birdie Busch
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10:10 AM
Disguised as Someone Else
Artist : Joe Pug
Album : Messenger
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10:14 AM
Fake Moustache
Artist : Husky
Album : Forever So
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10:17 AM
Up There Down There
Artist : Patti Smith
Album : Dream of Life
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10:22 AM
Sun
Artist : Cat Power
Album : Sun
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10:27 AM
Breezeblocks
Artist : Alt-J
Album : An Awesome Wave
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10:31 AM
Waiting Around to Die
Artist : The Be Good Tanyas
Album : A Collection (2000-2012)
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10:36 AM
Puerto
Artist : Calexico
Album : Algiers
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10:40 AM
1.14.12
Artist : Pulse of the Planet
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10:42 AM
Movement and Location
Artist : Punch Brothers
Album : Who's Feeling Young Now?
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10:46 AM
The Point of It
Artist : Yo La Tengo
Album : Fade
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10:50 AM
You Could Get Lost Out Here
Artist : AC Newman
Album : Shut Down the Streets
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10:54 AM
Human Behavior
Artist : Bjork
Album : Greatest Hits
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11:07 AM
Sydney
Artist : Brett Dennen
Album : Loverboy
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11:11 AM
The Jailer
Artist : Erin McKeown
Album : Manifestra
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11:13 AM
Tiny Voices
Artist : Joe Henry
Album : Tiny Voices
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11:20 AM
Dedicated to You
Artist : John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Album : Dedicated to You
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11:25 AM
Hit the Ground
Artist : Lizz Wright
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11:29 AM
Say I Wanna Know
Artist : Nick Waterhouse
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11:33 AM
Hurricane Town
Artist : Trombone Shorty
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11:40 AM
1.14.12
Artist : Writers Almanac
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11:45 AM
Sweet Memory
Artist : Melody Gardot
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11:48 AM
Those Memories of You
Artist : The Holmes Brother and Joan Osborne
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11:51 AM
I Won’t Wait
Artist : Jesse Harris and Conor Oberst
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11:54 AM
Will You Be Sleeping?
Artist : David Wax Museum
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12:19 AM
Sing the Delta
Artist : Iris DeMent
Album : Sing the Delta
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12:16 AM
Calling All Angels
Artist : Ma Muse
Album : Integration of the Awkward
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12:19 AM
Feeling Good
Artist : Meshell Ndegeocello
Album : Pour Une Ame Souveraine - a dedication to Nina Simone
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12:23 AM
Everybody Lies
Artist : Kevin Bowe
Album : Natchez Trace
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12:27 AM
Run My Heart
Artist : Twin Shadow
Album : Confess
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12:32 AM
When the Shadow Falls
Artist : The Helio Sequence
Album : Negotiations
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12:36 AM
Bad
Artist : U2
Album : The Unforgettable Fire
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12:43 AM
Just a Thought
Artist : Gnarles Barkley
Album : St. Elsewhere
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12:46 AM
On Your Way
Artist : Alabama Shakes
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12:50 AM
Mi’ M’ amakim (Out of the Depths)
Artist : The Idan Raichel Project
Album : The Idan Raichel Project
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12:55 AM
Best of All
Artist : The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Album : Twenty Dozen
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3:28pm

Thu September 1, 2011
Music

Live on Excursions: Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band

Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band make a return visit to the WYSO studios ahead of their appearance at the Madden Road Music Festival this Saturday in Mutual, Ohio.  Dye is hosting the festival, which takes place in the Mutual, Ohio's historic town hall and proceeds go towards restorations on the building.  More information is available at www.maddenroadmusic.com

2:45pm

Fri August 5, 2011
Arts & Culture

Muse Machine Prepares for Summer Concert

Credit courtesy of Muse Machine

Every summer Muse Machine produces a song and dance revue spotlighting the most talented student singers, dancers and musicians in the Greater Dayton area.  Next week they'll do it again.  Here Muse Machine Executive Director Luke Dennis visits the WYSO studios to give Niki Dakota a preview of the show.

3:08pm

Fri May 13, 2011
Music

Live on Excursions: Captain of Industry

Captain of Industry spent the past two years on hiatus due to family obligations and one member relocating from Dayton to Portland, Oregon. The band is playing 3 reunion shows, and stopped by the WYSO studios perform live and chat with Excursions host Niki Dakota ahead of their performance Friday night (May 13th) at Gilly's in downtown Dayton with The Receiver, Roley Yuma, and Pretty & Nice.

Hear and download more of Captain of Industry's music by clicking here.

Live music engineered by Tim Berger.

2:28pm

Mon May 2, 2011
WYSO Programming Notes

Host Highlights: Doyle Wright

Host highlights features conversations between WYSO Music Director, Niki Dakota and WYSO's volunteer hosts about their programs, how they came to WYSO, etc. This week, Niki chats with Doyle Wright of Down Home Bluegrass and Rise When the Rooster Crows.  They talk about Doyle's love for Bluegrass music and how he grew up hearing it on WYSO.

Down Home Bluegrass airs Saturday nights 6-9pm. Rise When the Rooster Crows airs Sunday mornings 6-8am.

3:48pm

Tue April 26, 2011
WYSO Programming Notes

Host Highlights: Conrad Balliet of Conrad's Corner

Host highlights features conversations between WYSO Music Director, Niki Dakota and WYSO's volunteer hosts about their programs, how they came to WYSO, etc. This week, Niki chats with Conrad Balliet of Conrad's Corner. They discuss Conrad's rich history with poetry and the relationship between poetry and song.

Conrad's Corner airs weeknights at 7:59 and is also available as a podcast.

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