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 20, 2012

10:06 AM
Worry All Your Life
Artist : Sera Cahoone
Album : Deer Creek Canyon
Label : Sub Pop
10:10 AM
Mama was Always Tellin’ Her Truth
Artist : Iris DeMent
Album : Sing the Delta
Label : Iris DeMent
10:15 AM
True Blue
Artist : Gary Louris
Album : Vagabonds
Label : Ryko
10:22 AM
Nothing Was Stolen
Artist : Phosphorescent
Album : Here's to Taking it Easy
Label :
10:27 AM
In Too Deep
Artist : Kevin Bowe
Album : Natchez Trace
Label : Applause
10:31 AM
All Sense of Time
Artist : David Wax Museum
Album : Knock Knock Get Up
Label : David Wax Museum
10:40 AM
12.20.12
Artist : Pulse of the Planet
Album :
Label :
10:42 AM
Wheel inside the Wheel
Artist : Mary Gauthier
Album : Mercy
Label : Lost Highway
10:48 AM
Clouds Below
Artist : Poor Moon
Album : Poor Moon
Label : Sub Pop
10:50 AM
In the Past
Artist : The Be Good Tanyas
Album : A Collection
Label : Nettwerk
11:07 AM
With a Little Help from My Friends
Artist : The Beatles
Album : Sgt. Peppers...
Label : Apples
11:11 AM
I Can Help
Artist : Billy Swan
Album : Country Hits
Label : Time/Life
11:15 AM
Help
Artist : Johnny Cash
Album : Best of
Label : Columbia
11:19 AM
Backatown
Artist : Trombone Shorty
Album : Backatown
Label :
11:29 AM
Sinnerman
Artist : Nina Simone
Album : Verve Remixed2
Label : Verve
11:33 AM
Whatever Lola Wants
Artist : Sarah Vaughan
Album : Verve Remixed2
Label : Verve
11:37 AM
Splitter
Artist : Calexico
Album : Algiers
Label : ANTI-
11:40 AM
12.20.12
Artist : Writers Almanac
Album :
Label :
11:45 AM
Joy
Artist : Tracy Thorn
Album : Tinsel and Lights
Label : Merge
11:49 AM
Ashokan Farewell
Artist : The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band accompanied by the Univ. of Mary Washington Philharmonic
Album : A Fiddler's Holiday
Label : Rounder
12:09 PM
Ta Douleur
Artist : Mike Doughty
Album : Th Flip is Another Honey
Label : Mike Doughty
12:14 PM
Narrow Way
Artist : Bob Dylan
Album : Tempest
Label : Columbia
12:22 PM
First We Take Manhattan
Artist : Leonard Cohen
Album : essential
Label : Columbia
12:27 PM
Berlin
Artist : Brazilian Girls
Album : New York City
Label : Verve
12:32 PM
Tesselate
Artist : Alt-J
Album : An Awesome Wave
Label : Atlantic
12:35 PM
Who
Artist : David Byrne & St. Vincent
Album : Love This Giant
Label : 4AD
12:38 PM
October
Artist : The Helio Sequence
Album : Negotiations
Label : Sub Pop
12:42 PM
Three Strangers
Artist : People Get Ready
Album : People Get Ready
Label : Brassland
12:45 PM
Crazytown
Artist : Aimee Mann
Album : Charmer
Label : Superego
12:50 PM
Kanou
Artist : Fatoumata Diawara
Album : Fatou
Label : World Circuit
12:54 PM
Listening
Artist : Ben Taylor
Album : Listening
Label : Sun Pedal
12:57 PM
Helium
Artist : Tin Hat Trio
Album : Helium
Label : Angel

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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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