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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2:20pm

Fri May 17, 2013
Music

Excursions hosts Father/Son duo Joe & Jack Waters

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. 

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2:24pm

Mon May 13, 2013
Music

Wolf Cryer Live on Exursions

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

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4:41pm

Fri May 10, 2013
Music

Sideshow Preview on Excursions

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. 

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4:27pm

Fri May 10, 2013
Music

The Rebel Set on Excursions

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.

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2:19pm

Wed May 8, 2013
Music

The Broken Lights and The Real OH Ghostbusters Network on Excursions

This Wednesday, Excursions hosted another of the ten bands that will be performing at the fourth annual 80's Rewind which is taking place this Saturday at Canal Street Tavern in Dayton. The Broken Lights is Tyler Cochran on guitar and vocals, Andy Uzzel on bass and Zach Grove on the drums. While in the studio they  performed three songs, a cover of "Should I stay or should I go?" by the Clash and two original songs off their self-titled album, "Hey, Hey, Baby, Baby" and "Backtrack." 

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