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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December 28, 2012

10:06 AM
I Met Him on a Sunday
Artist : Laura Nyro and Labelle
Album : Gonna Take a Miracle
Label : Columbia/ Legacy
10:08 AM
Stoned Soul Picnic
Artist : Laura Nyro
Album : Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
Label : Columbia/Legacy
10:12 AM
Stay Human (all the freaky people)
Artist : Michael Franti and Spearhead
Album : Stay Human
Label : Six Degrees
10:16 AM
Adventures of Turtle and Seahorse
Artist : Zoe Boekbinder
Album : Artichoke Perfume
Label : Zoe Boekbinder
10:19 AM
The Sound of the Life of the Mind
Artist : Ben Folds Five
Album : The Sound of the Life of the Mind
Label : Sony
10:25 AM
When My Train Pulls In
Artist : Gary Clark Jr
Album : Blak and Blu
Label : Warner Brothers
10:33 AM
The Song Remains the Same
Artist : Led Zeppelin
Album : Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Volume Two
Label : Atlantic
10:38 AM
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
Artist : Miss Tess
Album : Sweet Talk
Label : Signature Sounds
10:44 AM
Please Don’t Water it Down
Artist : The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Album : Two at a Time
Label : The Two Man Gentlemen Band
10:47 AM
Sun
Artist : Cat Power
Album : Sun
Label : Matador
10:50 AM
Robots
Artist : Flight of the Conchords
Album : Flight of the Conchords
Label : Sub Pop/HBO
10:54 AM
The Golden Age
Artist : Beck
Album : Sea Change
Label : Geffen
10:58 AM
Algiers
Artist : Calexico
Album : Algiers
Label : Anti
11:06 AM
The Riptide
Artist : Beirut
Album : The Riptide
Label : Pompeii
11:10 AM
Wolf
Artist : First Aid Kit
Album : Wolf
Label : Wichita
11:14 AM
Arise, Awake
Artist : Paul Banks
Album : Banks
Label : Matador
11:18 AM
Steel and Blood
Artist : Minus the Bear
Album : Infinity Overhead
Label : Dangerbird
11:25 AM
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Artist : Paul Simon
Album : Live in New York City
Label : Concord Music Group
11:29 AM
Lester Williams Polsfuss, 1915-2009
Artist : Annie Gallup
Album : Little Five Points
Label : Waterbug
11:32 AM
Duquesne Whistle
Artist : Bob Dylan
Album : Tempest
Label : Columbia
11:38 AM
Den Storste Daalighed
Artist : Annbjorg Lien
Album : Khoom Loy
Label : Compass Records
11:48 AM
And When I Die
Artist : Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Album : Greatest Hits
Label : Columbia
11:51 AM
Something Good
Artist : Alt-J
Album : An Awesome Wave
Label : Atlantic/Canvasback Music
11:55 AM
Circus Heart
Artist : Rebecca Loebe
Album : Circus Heart
Label : Black Wolf Records
11:58 AM
Pop Rocks & Coke
Artist : Los Straitjackets
Album : Jet Set
Label : Yep Roc
12:09 PM
Danny’s All Star Join
Artist : Rickie Lee Jones
Album : Rickie Lee Jones
Label : Warner Bros.
12:13 PM
Dirtywhirl
Artist : T.V. on the Radio
Album : Return to Cookie Mountain
Label : 4AD/Interscope/Touch and Go
12:17 PM
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)
Artist : The Beach Boys
Album : Pet Sounds
Label : Captiol
12:22 PM
Three White Horses
Artist : Andrew Bird
Album : Hands of Glory
Label : Mom + Pop
12:25 PM
Forever
Artist : Ben Harper
Album : By My Side
Label : Virgin
12:28 PM
The Mayan King
Artist : Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Album : Sweat Like the Old Days
Label : Good Ship
12:34 PM
Like Rock and Roll and Radio
Artist : Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Album : God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise
Label : RCA
12:41 PM
Not Alone
Artist : Ben Taylor
Album : Listening
Label : Sun Pedal
12:44 PM
Longevity
Artist : Yeasayer
Album : Fragrant World
Label : Secretly Canadian
12:47 PM
Doctor Child
Artist : Five Alarm Funk
Album : Anything is Possible
Label : CD Baby
12:52 PM
Poor Boy Got to Move
Artist : Jon Cleary
Album : Occapella!
Label : FHQ
12:55 PM
Iron Lion Zion
Artist : Bob Marley and the Wailers
Album : Gold
Label : Island

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1:54pm

Fri October 12, 2012
Music

David Wilcox Live on Excursions

Credit Rhys Albrecht

Singer-songwriter David Wilcox has a long history with Yellow Springs and WYSO, having attended Antioch College.  He returns to the area ahead of a performance in Springfield to lend support to WYSO's Fall Membership Drive, sharing songs and stories with Niki Dakota.

David Wilcox will perform with Susan Werner on Friday, October 12th at Kuss Auditorium in Springfield.

11:14am

Wed October 10, 2012
Music

Miami Valley Music Men Perform on Excursions

The Miami Valley Music Men features 4 quartets and over 35 local men who gather regularly to sing together in traditional barbershop harmonies.  Two of the quartets, Treblemakers and The Daytones, visited the WYSO studios to share some tunes and talk about their upcoming performance: Movie Night, which will feature music performed by the quartets and the larger choral-style group.

The Miami Valley Music Men will perform their annual concert on Saturday, October 13th at the Randy Chisholm Memorial Auditorium on Smithville Road in Dayton.

10:55am

Wed October 10, 2012
Music

Dawns Live on Excursions

Hailing from Montana, songwriter David Boone's project Dawns began with a batch of songs sent to a UK producer Danton Supple.  This resulted in Boone traveling to the UK to work with Supple and a host of musicians including a string arranger.  Boone travels with a six-piece band but also performs acoustic.  He visited the WYSO studios for an acoustic performance and spoke about the experience of working on the various incarnations of the Dawns project.

Boone will perform at Ghostlight Coffee on October 9th.

11:39am

Mon October 8, 2012
Music

BJSR Live on Excursions

On October 5th, 2012, Ben Rivet aka. BJSR stopped by Excursions to chat with Niki Dakota about his yoga / music project called Go W/ The Flow, and perform a few songs. While at the station, he demonstrated his looping station which allows him to create one person songs using mathematical phrasing.

Ben performed this past weekend, on October 6th,  at the Midwest Outdoor Experience. He hit the stage once at 3pm where he performed his own music, and again at 7pm for an hour of Go W/ The Flow yoga.

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1:21pm

Fri October 5, 2012
Around the Miami Valley

The Midwest Outdoor Experience Takes Place This Weekend, Oct. 5-6.

The Midwest Outdoor experience kicks off today, Oct. 5th, at 6:00pm, and will last until tomorrow night, Oct. 6th, at Eastwood Metropark.  Teamed with Dayton Music Festival and vendors from around the country, this year's event is expected to draw a larger crowd than in recent years.

This year's event will provide activities for the whole family icluding: camping, fly fishing, climbing, slacklining, IMBA bike village, geocaching, and disc golf. There will also be a 5k run taking place this evening. More experienced athletes can compete in any of the competitions.

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