Saturday, February 4, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow

Crazy Joe with Ricky Nye, Inc. and Wheels to Perform at WYSO’s Community Concert

"Crazy" Joe Tritschler

Get your dancing shoes on, WYSO’s free community concert is Sunday, August 21st at Riverscape MetroPark featuring Crazy Joe with Ricky Nye, Inc. and Wheels. “This year’s WYSO Community Concert is a joyful celebration of Miami Valley music,” say WYSO Music Director, Niki Dakota. “From the very young stringband, Wheels, to the established powerhouses of… (continue…)

Buffalo Killers To Unveil New Songs on Kaleidoscope, Perform at Peach’s Grill

The Buffalo Killers

Tonight you can catch the Buffalo Killers live on the air on WYSO during Kaleidoscope.  They’re performing at Peach’s Grill in Yellow Springs on Friday, May 27th beginning at 10pm.  On tonight’s radio show, which begins at 8pm, the band will unveil some new songs from the album they’re releasing later this summer.  The local… (continue…)

This Week on Kaleidoscope: Dan Raridan and the Calientes

DanRaridan

Dan Raridan and the Calientes recently completed a new album, Bus, which is available for free download at their website.  They’re gearing up for a fun summer of live music and are slated to perform at Garden Station on May 13th as part of Side Show 6.  The band will join me on this week’s… (continue…)

This week on Kaleidoscope: Honeymoon

Honeymoon

Honeymoon is a Columbus band with some Dayton ties.  This week on Kaleidoscope, they’ll perform a live set and I’ll interview the band about their recent EP, Xyloglphy and more.  Here’s a preview track from the EP: Also on this week’s show, you’ll have a chance to win tickets to Friday’s show at Canal Street… (continue…)

This Week on Kaleidoscope: Support WYSO with the Motel Beds

The Motel Beds at South Park Tavern (Photo by DMM's Brooke Medlin)

Like most public radio stations around the country, twice a year WYSO puts the call out looking for listener support.  This week marks WYSO’s Spring Pledge drive where there’s a special focus on upping the station’s membership from 5% of its listening audience to 10%. On Kaleidoscope, I’ll be celebrating all of the great local… (continue…)

This Week on Kaleidoscope: The Fervor

The Fervor / Photo by Frankie Steele

Louisville’s The Fervor have been making a name for themselves here in Dayton having performed at Canal Street Tavern and more recently, South Park Tavern. The band will return to SPT tonight to celebrate the release of their new album, Arise, Great Warrior on Karate Body Records. They’ll share the bill with the Smug Brothers… (continue…)

This Week on Kaleidoscope: The White Soots

WhiteSoots

Formerly playing as Fuzz Hound, The White Soots have been gaining momentum throughout the end of 2010 and are poised for a great year in 2011.  Late last fall, they released their debut album which you can download for free here.  They’ll be playing at Canal Street Tavern as part of the Dayton Does Dayton… (continue…)

This Week on Kaleidoscope: Splattertude

Splattertude

Splattertude is a band, a comedy troupe and an internet radio show among other things.  Born from the Ghastleee Movie Show hosted by A. Ghastlee Ghoul on DATV, Splattertude will be performing on January 29th as part of the Dayton Does Dayton show at Canal Street Tavern.  You can check out event details on the… (continue…)

The Bengsons Return to Dayton, Celebrate CD Release

The Bengsons (cr Domingos Goncalves)

You may recall last summer, our onStageDayton team forcibly encouraging you to check out out the Bengsons. In case you don’t, here’s the rundown: The Bengsons are Shaun and Abigail Bengson.  They’re based out of New York, but Shaun’s originally from Bellbrook and performed with the high school’s band and theater as well as with… (continue…)

This Week on Kaleidoscope: Starving in the Belly of a Whale

StarvingInTheBellyOfTheWhale

Back in October, Starving in the Belly of a Whale released an album called You Look Like You’ve Seen the Devil.  You can pick up a free copy of the album at Omega Music in the Oregon District.  You can also check out the band tomorrow night on Kaleidoscope, 8-11pm on 91.3FM WYSO.  I’ll be… (continue…)