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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February 14, 2013

10:06 AM
Change the Sheets
Artist : Kathleen Edwards
Album : Voyageur
Label : Rounder
10:11 AM
Come Down the Coast
Artist : Camper Van Beethoven
Album : La Costa Perdida
Label : 429 Records
10:15 AM
We the Common
Artist : Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
Album : We the Common
Label : Ribbon Music
10:18 AM
Overkill
Artist : Colin Hay
Album : Man @ Work
Label : Compass
10:24 AM
Ice Age
Artist : David Byrne & St. Vincent
Album : Love This Giant
Label : 4AD
10:28 AM
Oh Me, Oh My
Artist : The Motel Beds
Album : Dumb Gold
Label : Derlsongs
10:32 AM
Me and Bobby McGee
Artist : Janis Joplin
Album : The Essential
Label : Legacy
10:36 AM
Watch The Corners
Artist : Dinosaur Jr.
Album : I Bet On Sky
Label : Jagjaguwar
10:42 AM
Nomen Clature
Artist : The Seedy Seeds
Album : Verb Noun
Label : Eurodorable
10:46 AM
Because the Night
Artist : 10,000 Maniacs
Album : MTV Unplugged
Label : Elektra
10:50 AM
My Sweet Annette
Artist : Drive-By Truckers
Album : Decoration Day
Label : New West
10:54 AM
Clouds Below
Artist : Poor Moon
Album : Poor Moon
Label : Sub Pop
11:06 AM
Candy
Artist : Morphine
Album : Cure for Pain
Label : RYKO
11:10 AM
Is Your Love Big Enough?
Artist : Lianne La Hava
Album : Is Your Love Big Enough?
Label : Nonesuch
11:13 AM
If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
Artist : Belle & Sebastian
Album : Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Label : Matador
11:20 AM
Always anf Forever
Artist : Heatwave
Album : The Best Of Heatwave
Label : Sony
11:27 AM
Over the Moon
Artist : Rose Thomas
Album : With Love
Label : Sing A Long Songs
11:30 AM
Crazy Little Things Called Love
Artist : Queen
Album : The Platinum Collection
Label : Sony
11:33 AM
I Never
Artist : Rilo Kiley
Album : More Adventurous
Label : Beaute/Brute
11:44 AM
The Hazards of Love
Artist : The Decemberists
Album : The Hazards of Love
Label : Capitol
11:48 AM
Be My Baby
Artist : The Ronettes
Album : The Best Of
Label : Phil Spector Records
11:51 AM
Honeybee
Artist : Steam Powered Giraffe
Album : Honeybee
Label : Steam Powered Giraffe
11:56 AM
Pork Chops
Artist : The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Album : Two at a Time
Label : The Two Man Gentlemen Band
12:08 AM
Jubilee Street
Artist : Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Album : Push Away the Sky
Label : Nick Cave
12:12 AM
Sunshine
Artist : Mike Doughty
Album : The Flip is Another Honey
Label : Mike Doughty
12:16 AM
Temenos
Artist : The Hiders
Album : Temenos
Label : The Hiders
12:20 AM
Snake Eyes
Artist : The Nicky Kay Orchestra
Album : Barrier Reef
Label : ATOM
12:24 AM
A Tattered Line of String
Artist : The Postal Service
Album : Give Up (Deluxe Edition)
Label : Sub Pop
12:27 AM
Hate Then Love
Artist : The Dears
Album : Gang of Losers
Label : Dangerbird
12:31 AM
We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Artist : Foxygen
Album : We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Pease & Magic
Label : Jagjaguwar
12:36 AM
The Weight
Artist : The Band
Album : The Very Best of
Label : EMI
12:40 AM
Earthbound Starlight
Artist : Duncan Shiek
Album : Whisper House
Label : Victory
12:45 AM
Cornelia and Jane
Artist : Yo La Tengo
Album : Fade
Label : Matador
12:50 AM
Fortune Teller
Artist : Calexico
Album : Algiers
Label : ANTI-

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10:27am

Wed November 28, 2012
Music

Thrash About Dayton. 11/26/2012.

On this months segment of Thrash About Dayton, music and arts writer for the Dayton Daily News, Don Thrasher, talked about the Xenia, OH based band, The New Old-Fashioned. Their Debut album will be released on December 7th, 2012 at Canal Street Tavern during their CD release party. Special guests will include Tim Pritchard and The Boxcar Suite, and Absinthe Junk from Nasville, TN.

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10:30am

Wed November 7, 2012
Music

Four Schillings Short Live on Excursions

Four Schillings Short spend most of their time on the road.  Their current project is called Around the World in 30 instruments, which incorporates traditional instruments from around the world played in both traditional and modern styles.  Four Schillings Short made a return visit to the WYSO studios to perform on Excursions and talk about the eclectic collection of musical instruments.

Four Schillings Short will perform at the Cedarville Library on Wednesday, November 7th at 2pm and at 6:30pm at the Yellow Springs Library.

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3:00pm

Thu November 1, 2012
Film

Producer Julia Riechert on Excursions

Julia Reichert joined Niki Dakota on Excursions to talk about the upcoming premiere of the short documentary Sparkle. Reichert is an award winning documentary film maker with her partner Steve Bognar. This latest film tells the story of Sheri 'Sparkle' Williams a dancer with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) and her journey after what should have a career ending injury and the history of the DCDC. Williams has been dancing with the DCDC since she was nine and since then has become central to the company.

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2:16pm

Fri October 26, 2012
Arts & Culture

The Coffin Daggers Come to Town for Yelloween

The Coffin Daggers

Saturday night marks the third annual Yelloween celebration in downtown Yellow Springs.  Organizer Brother Bear visited the WYSO studios to chat with Niki Dakota about this year's event, which has a sci-fi theme.  The celebration will feature live music from the Coffin Daggers, a New York-based surf punk band with a sci-fi twist of its own, that also stopped by the WYSO studios to share some music ahead of their live performance.

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3:43pm

Mon October 15, 2012
Music

Joe Crow Ryan Live on Excursions

Joe Crow Ryan

Joe Crow Ryan is a well known NYC musician whose subway performances have caught the attention of music fans and writers far and wide including Vice magazine, which produced a documentary about Ryan's busking career.

Joe Crow will perform at the Spirited Goat Coffeehouse in Yellow Springs on October 15th at 7pm.

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