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 396: Saviours of Rock 30.03.2024 1:57:35

Women taking the mic and showing how its done. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18746130/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 395: Black Women In Music 18.03.2024 1:57:48

Black women in soul, funk, jazz and avant-garde. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18682504/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 394: Sotto Terra de Rock 29.02.2024 1:57:57

Some rather unknown indie and post-punk bands in recent history. A few more well-loved and a few more brand new. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18618437/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 393: Dusty & Angie 20.02.2024 1:56:47

On the day of St. Valentines, Angela is welcomed in to talk shop and play records. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18553980/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 392: Ex-Rock and the No-Fly Zone 01.02.2024 1:58:33

Mid to late 90s deconstructed and fragmented underground rock. Chicago plays a major role once again. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18489385/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 335: Episode 391: Splashin Thru With Colors 25.01.2024 1:57:40

Psychedelic and progressive rock leanings for the Januaries with a slight focus to the UK Kent Canterbury scene. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18457846/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 390: Cerebral Inside-Out 18.01.2024 1:56:20

Weird mood so we get moody with experimental wizardry and ambient music both meditative and strange. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18426740/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 389: Blissin' Out 11.01.2024 1:55:13

A focus on Darla's Bliss Out Series in which indie bands did ambient and "chill-out" music from the mid 90s to mid 00s. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18396413/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 388: 2024 Cuts Deep 08.01.2024 1:56:51

Welcome to the next one. Stick with me through dub, experimental, free musics and ambient. And to start, some rock. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18366306/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 387: 99 And Neutral 14.12.2023 1:56:41

2 hours on 2 super influential labels from early 80s New York City: 99 Records and Neutral Records. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18247299/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 386: French Transmissions 13.12.2023 1:40:50

French avant garde and psych. And plenty of weirdness. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18216124/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 385: Thanks And Praise 13.12.2023 1:58:38

Giving thanks with ska, roots and rocksteady. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18185718/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 384: Trees In A Heron Forest 22.11.2023 1:57:45

Uk folk psych, progressive and rock sounds from the holy days of the 1970s. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18154865/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 383: Windsock Blues 15.11.2023 1:56:06

Drifty and windy folked out freak sounds. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18123171/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 382: Freeekin Out 04.11.2023 1:55:32

Some oddball and weirdo rock ripe for the season. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18059987/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 381: Somethin Psychedelic 16.09.2023 1:57:33

60s and 70s psychedelia, from the pop-flavored to the far-out. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17869714/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 380: 6-String Cosmos 16.09.2023 1:59:34

More ambient sounds and atmospheric vibes from guitar bands. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17839212/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 379: The Weird, Wild & Wonderful World of Drag City 03.09.2023 1:59:04

Exploring the consistently excellent independent label out of Chicago: Drag City. Since 1989. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17813056/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 378: We All Love Synth...not that much 21.08.2023 1:57:37

A little runthrough of minimal synth and twilight post punk. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17755912/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 377: Current Investigations & Withering Oldies 08.08.2023 1:59:32

Some new music but developing artists against tired but wonderful songs. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17717417/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 376: No Regard For The Rights 05.08.2023 1:58:34

Some indie, shoegaze, noise rock and some further throwbacks. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17698484/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 375: Getting Further Out and Within 02.08.2023 1:57:40

International curiosities and jazz-fusion laments. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17669832/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 334: Episode 374: All Corners Of The Globe Psychedelia 25.07.2023 1:56:21

Swinging back with psych from Europe, the Far East, South America and the US. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17640958/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 333: Episode 373: Summery Heat Sounds 16.07.2023 1:59:03

Warm air, stiffled overcast, sweaty days with stoney stillness, guitar ambient and a few rough-around-the-edges rockers. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17582686/Searching-For-A-Thread

Episode 372: Supremely Cooked 08.07.2023 1:59:32

A show that runs the gamut from dub and post-punk to ambient space rock and into jazz. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17582904/Searching-For-A-Thread