Threading The Needle

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A diverse trip through music new and old with a heavily reliance on left of center artists. Expect focused listening and new discoveries with guests regularly featured. Broadcasting on WRFI Community Radio for Ithaca 88.1 FM. wrfi.org

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Threading The Needle

Episodes

Episode 49: Seeking A Thread 13.10.2026 2:00:08

All heaters, all gold. From my recent pile of records pulled from the collection. Post-punk, free jazz, hip-hop, krautrock, garage, psych what else??? Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/23161704/Seeking-a-Thread

Episode 48: Fall Folk Freakout 29.09.2026 1:59:41

Splashes of english and american acid folk and pastoral atmospheres. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/23075379/Seeking-A-Thread

Episode 47: Useless Landscape - Forgotten Indie 12.09.2026 1:59:03

Indie rock and all the like from the not-so-well-knowns. An accidental focus on bands from Louisville and Bristol, UK. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22975248/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 46: Is Psychedelic Jazz a Thing? 23.08.2026 1:56:50

Well is it? 1970s progressive fusion jazz explored that goes into the heavy psychedelic realm. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22896137/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 45: Deep Listening Excursion 07.08.2026 1:59:07

A different kind of show here..6 LP selections where we sit and listen long form to a side each. Free Percussion, Experimental Psych, Minimal Avant-Garde, Drone and what else?? Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/show/277988/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 44: Clubbing in the Dubyard 27.07.2026 1:58:01

Jamaican spinners from rocksteady, to roots, to ska through dubbed out head hits. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22753418/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 43: Sikepops and Candy Drops 21.07.2026 1:59:12

Another exploration of psychedelia with classic 60s sounds, lonely folkers, UK shakers and other head-spinners. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22653556/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 42: Turn Oof the Clock 29.06.2026 1:59:27

Indie, jangle and underground rock from this year and then. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22620223/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 42: Turn Oof the Clock 29.06.2026 1:59:27

Indie, jangle and underground rock from this year and then. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22620223/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 41: New Sounds In American Primitive with Glenn Jones & Liam Grant 31.05.2026 1:59:33

New primitive (and some old) folk music with special guest artists Glenn Jones & Liam Grant. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22505037/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 41: New Sounds In American Primitive with Glenn Jones & Liam Grant 31.05.2026 1:59:33

New primitive (and some old) folk music with special guest artists Glenn Jones & Liam Grant. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22505037/Threading-The-Needle

Radio Special: The Shape-Shifting Sounds of Brenda Ray 12.05.2026 1:36:08

Underground post-punk, dub, pop, experimental and all-around production chameleon Brenda Ray explored in depth. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22287842/Threading-The-Needle

Radio Special: The Shape-Shifting Sounds of Brenda Ray 12.05.2026 1:36:08

Underground post-punk, dub, pop, experimental and all-around production chameleon Brenda Ray explored in depth. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22287842/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 40: Solo Visionaries 07.05.2026 1:56:37

Non-rock "solo" artists multi-tracking suites of sound on their very own. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22368163/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 40: Solo Visionaries 07.05.2026 1:56:37

Non-rock "solo" artists multi-tracking suites of sound on their very own. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22368163/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 1: Episode 39: From The New Arrivals Bin 20.04.2026 1:59:42

Exploring some new records making into Dusty's home. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22296967/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 1: Episode 39: From The New Arrivals Bin 20.04.2026 1:59:42

Exploring some new records making into Dusty's home. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22296967/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 38: Uno Studio Sul Suono Sperimentale 27.03.2026 1:59:49

Italian music. Avant-garde, minimal, fusion, psych and experimental Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22154263/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 38: Uno Studio Sul Suono Sperimentale 27.03.2026 1:59:49

Italian music. Avant-garde, minimal, fusion, psych and experimental Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22154263/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 37: In the Shoes, In The Clouds 18.03.2026 1:59:52

When indie went psychedelic, when psychedelic whent indie in the 90s. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22084628/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 37: In the Shoes, In The Clouds 18.03.2026 1:59:52

When indie went psychedelic, when psychedelic whent indie in the 90s. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22084628/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 36: The Daily Dance 02.03.2026 1:57:45

Curious pulls sparked by space rock, kosmische, lo-fi 4th world, library music, free folk and cosmic avant-garde. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22014035/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 36: The Daily Dance 02.03.2026 1:57:45

Curious pulls sparked by space rock, kosmische, lo-fi 4th world, library music, free folk and cosmic avant-garde. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22014035/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 35: Fire Jazz Now 09.02.2026 1:55:05

Free and improv jazz from the 60s to the 80s, as inspired by the newly published book Now Jazz Now. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21942909/Threading-The-Needle

Episode 35: Fire Jazz Now 09.02.2026 1:55:05

Free and improv jazz from the 60s to the 80s, as inspired by the newly published book Now Jazz Now. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21942909/Threading-The-Needle