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.

Genre: 

Playlist

March 01, 2013

10:06 AM
New Alphabet
Artist : Eels
Album : Wonderful, Glorious
Label : E Works
10:11 AM
All Your Gold
Artist : Bats for Lashes
Album : The Haunted Man
Label : Capitol
10:14 AM
Do Your Own Time
Artist : AC Newman
Album : Shut Down the Streets
Label : Matador
10:19 AM
Let the Hurricane Roar
Artist : State School
Album : Cats in Boxes
Label : State School
10:22 AM
World Upside Down
Artist : Jimmy Cliff
Album : Re-Birth
Label : Sunpower
10:25 AM
The Blues Is Still Blue
Artist : Belle & Sebastian
Album : The Life Pursuit
Label : Matador
10:29 AM
Life’s a Gas
Artist : Southern Culture on the Skids
Album : Countrypolitan Favorites
Label : YepRoc
10:32 AM
Ohio
Artist : The New Old-Fashioned
Album : The New Old-Fashioned
Label : The New Old-Fashioned
10:37 AM
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Artist : Rolling Stones
Album : Hot Rocks
Label : ABCKO
10:42 AM
We the Common
Artist : Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
Album : We The Common
Label : Ribbon Music
10:45 AM
Hey Girl
Artist : Buffalo Killers
Album : Dig.Sow.Love.Grow
Label : Alive
10:49 AM
Wake Up
Artist : Arcade Fire
Album : Funeral
Label : Merge
10:55 AM
Porkchops
Artist : The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Album : Two at a Time
Label : The Two Man Gentlemen Band
11:06 AM
Chains
Artist : The Human Cannonball
Album : Let's Be Friends
Label : Human Cannonball
11:10 AM
San Francisco
Artist : Foxygen
Album : We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Pease & Magic
Label : Jagjaguwar
11:14 AM
Freeway
Artist : Aimee Mann
Album : @#%&*! Smilers
Label : SuperEgo
11:18 AM
The Only Living Boy in New York
Artist : Simon & Garfunkel
Album : The Essential
Label : Legacy
11:22 AM
Snake Eyes
Artist : The Nicky Kay Orchestra
Album : Barrier Reef
Label : ATOM
11:25 AM
Hello Hello It’s Good To Be Back
Artist : Shivaree
Album : Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs
Label : Zoe
11:30 AM
Cherokee
Artist : Cat Power
Album : Sun
Label : Matador
11:34 AM
I Put a Spell on You
Artist : Nina Simone
Album :
Label :
11:37 AM
It Shall Be Revealed
Artist : Tim Pritchard
Album :
Label :
11:40 AM
Sunshine
Artist : Mike Doughty
Album :
Label :
11:47 AM
Los Tarantos
Artist : Nickodemus
Album :
Label :
11:53 AM
The King of Carrot Flowers, pt. 1
Artist : Neutral Milk Hotel
Album :
Label :
11:55 AM
Let’s Get Low Down
Artist : Jon Cleary
Album :
Label :
11:58 AM
Only Sixteen
Artist : Sam Cooke
Album :
Label :
12:09 PM
Doctor Child
Artist : Five Alarm Funk
Album :
Label :
12:13 PM
New York for Life
Artist : Jovanotti
Album :
Label :
12:16 PM
Vega
Artist : William the Accountant
Album :
Label :
12:23 PM
Him Belly No Go Sweet
Artist : Antibalas
Album :
Label :
12:29 PM
Sword + Gun
Artist : Jose James feat. Hindi Zahra
Album :
Label :
12:34 PM
Ain’t Messin’ ’Round
Artist : Gary Clark, Jr.
Album :
Label :
12:39 PM
Goodbye Terry
Artist : Dan Raridan
Album :
Label :
12:43 PM
Back of the Crowd
Artist : Jasper the Colossal
Album :
Label :
12:47 PM
Dumb Gold
Artist : The Motel Beds
Album :
Label :
12:50 PM
Gold Pocketwatch
Artist : Rick Good
Album :
Label :
12:55 PM
Joliet Bound
Artist : Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton
Album :
Label :

Pages

2:15pm

Wed July 21, 2010
Music

Live on Excursions: Northern Howl

As the temperature slowly escalates to the upper 90's, Northern Howl passes by the WYSO studio to provide a wintery mix on a hot summer day. In her interview, Niki Dakota speaks to the young band about life on the road in their second tour through the Midwest and East Coast.

Read more

2:41pm

Wed July 14, 2010
Music

Live on Excursions: Meg Cavanaugh

Singer-Songwriter Meg Cavanaugh performed at the Songwriters Showcase at Canal Street Tavern with fellow Dayton-area natives Tod Weidner (Shrug, The Floods) and Chris Montgomery. Niki Dakota spoke with Cavanaugh the day of her performance about her new album, life in the UK, and how it feels to be back home.

Read more
Tags: 

4:13pm

Fri July 9, 2010
Music

Live on Excursions: Bella Ruse

Bella Ruse arrived at the WYSO studios with a guitar and an organ in a suitcase. In an interview with Niki Dakota, Kay Gillette (vocals, keys) and Joseph Barker (guitar) explain their affection for the suitcase organ and other unusual instruments like a kazoo shaped like a trumpet.

The Minneapolis duo formed in Febraury of 2009 and spent the rest of that year releasing three EPs and touring the Midwest and West coast. Bella Ruse just set out on their latest Midwestern tour and plans to release their first full length album this fall.

Read more

2:54pm

Wed June 30, 2010
Arts & Culture

Rhythm in Shoes Prepare for Final Performance

Credit Andy Snow

Niki Dakota interviews Sharon Leahy and Rick Good of Rhythm in Shoes on Excursions. Rhythm in Shoes will be performing their final show at this weekend's CityFolk Festival in downtown Dayton.

Read more

2:43pm

Mon June 28, 2010
Music

Live on Excursions: Bettye LaVette

Credit Photo by Elizabeth Fladung

LaVette is renowned for her eclectic musical style, combining elements of rock, funk, R&B, country, gospel, soul, and blues.

In her interview, LaVette reminisces over her early beginnings in 1965 and her experiences with famous artists such as Otis Redding and James Brown humorously admitting, "Well, he wasn't that big then."

After listening to the original recording of her chart single "Let Me Down Easy" on Excursions, she states, "I almost cried."

Read more

Pages