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 31, 2012

10:06 AM
Ha Di Ka
Artist : Galactic
Album : Carnivale Electricos
Label : Anti
10:09 AM
Soft Six
Artist : Five Alarm Funk
Album : Anything is Possible
Label : CD Baby
10:15 AM
The Harder They Come
Artist : Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia
Album : Keystone Companions
Label : Fantasy
10:23 AM
Get It
Artist : Buffalo Killers
Album : Dig, Sow, Love, Grow
Label : Alive
10:27 AM
Dumb Gold
Artist : The Motel Beds
Album : Dumb Gold
Label : Derl Songs
10:30 AM
Made of Gold
Artist : Human Cannonball
Album : Let's Be Friends
Label : Human Cannonball
10:32 AM
It Shall Be Revealed
Artist : Tim Pritchard
Album : It Shall Be Revealed
Label : Get Yer Dang On Songs
10:35 AM
Chin Up, Darlin’
Artist : The New Old-Fashioned
Album : The New Old-Fashioned
Label : The New Old-Fashioned
10:44 AM
This Land is Your Land
Artist : Woody Guthrie
Album : This Land is Your Land
Label : Smithsonian Folkways
10:46 AM
Faithfully
Artist : Matt the Electrician
Album : Animal Boy
Label : Matt the Electrician
10:50 AM
With a Little Help from My Friends
Artist : The Beatles
Album : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Label : EMI/Apple
10:53 AM
Whenever You’re Lonesome
Artist : Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Album : 50th Anniversary Collection
Label : Columbia/Legacy
11:06 AM
We Sing Electric
Artist : Mr. Gnome
Album : Madness in Minature
Label : El Marko
11:10 AM
Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat
Artist : Mike Doughty
Album : The Flip is Another Honey
Label : Snack Bar
11:12 AM
People Get Ready
Artist : Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Phoebe Snow
Album : Cover the World
Label : Putomayo World Music
11:18 AM
Monkey Pants
Artist : Rusted Root
Album : The Movement
Label : Shanachie Records
11:24 AM
Go On Ahead and Go Home
Artist : Iris DeMent
Album : Sing The Delta
Label : Redee
11:28 AM
The Boxer
Artist : Jerry Douglas featuring Mumford & Sons and Paul Simon
Album : Traveler
Label : Entertainment One
11:32 AM
Little Black Bear
Artist : The Be Good Tanyas
Album : A Collection (2000-2012)
Label : Canada/Netwerk
11:34 AM
Guttersnipe
Artist : Bhiman
Album : Bhiman
Label : Boocoo/Redeye
11:46 AM
New Coat of Paint
Artist : Joe Bonamassa
Album : Driving Towards the Daylight
Label : J&R Adventures
11:51 AM
Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)
Artist : The Staples Singers
Album : The Best of the Staples Singers
Label : Stax
11:54 AM
Purple Rain
Artist : Daniella Cotton
Album : The Gun in Your Hand
Label : Marathon Entertainment
12:10 PM
Golden
Artist : My Morning Jacket
Album : It Still Moves
Label : ATO
12:14 PM
On the Radio
Artist : Regina Spektor
Album : Begin to Hope
Label : Sire
12:17 PM
Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love
Artist : Pink Martini
Album : Hang on Little Tomato
Label : Heinz
12:22 PM
Cover of the Rolling Stone
Artist : Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Album : The Best of Shel Silverstein His Words His Songs His Friends
Label : Columbia/Legacy
12:25 PM
Tony the Tripper
Artist : Fruit Bats
Album : Tripper
Label : Sub Pop
12:29 PM
Ari Degbe
Artist : Antibalas
Album : Antibalas
Label : Daptone
12:41 PM
The Times They Are A’Changin
Artist : Herbie Hancock feat. the Chieftans, Toumani Diabete, and Lisa Hannigan
Album : The Imagine Project
Label : Hancock
12:49 PM
Will You Be Sleeping?
Artist : David Wax Museum
Album : Knock Knock Get Up
Label : David Wax Museum
12:52 PM
Flowery Girls Quintet
Artist : Rick Good
Album : The Human Banjo Player
Label : Rick Good
12:55 PM
Imagine
Artist : John Lennon
Album : Imagine
Label : Apple/EMI
12:58 PM
High Society
Artist : Dave Greer’s Classic Jazz Stompers
Album : Those Sentimental Gentlemen from Dayton
Label : Dave Greer

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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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