
Host Geoff Hanson calls his musical stylings the Rootsy Groove. The groove in a vinyl record is where the magic happens. The musical alchemy begins the moment when the needle hits the groove. When The Needle Hits The Groove airs every Saturday on 98.3 The Penguin in Wilmington, NC.
Host Geoff Hanson calls his musical stylings the Rootsy Groove. The groove in a vinyl record is where the magic happens. The musical alchemy begins the moment when the needle hits the groove. When The Needle Hits The Groove airs every Saturday on 98.3 The Penguin in Wilmington, NC.
Episodes

Friday Jan 15, 2021
NYE Drops Gov't Mule Doors
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
More Mule from 2013 in Oakland when they covered the Doors and a few gems from 2016.

Thursday Jan 14, 2021
New Years Drops Dark Side of the Mule 20201_01_09 Set 1
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Continuing with the theme of New Years shows, The needle drops on Gov't Mule's legendary Dark Side of the Mule show.

Thursday Jan 14, 2021
New Years Drops 2021_01_02 Set 2
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
The Grateful Dead's legendary 12/31/90 show and JJ Cale in 1979 are featured on this episode of When the Needle Hits the Groove.

Thursday Jan 14, 2021
New Years Drops Part 1
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
In this episode, we feature New Year's sets from days of yore featuring sets from The Jerry Garcia Band, Widespread Panic, Phish, Chuck Berry and more.

Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Save if for the Better Man -- Al Dean Remix
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
I have been remixing and creating mashups for Pearl Jam songs. Here is Can't Find a Better Man which conjoins Pearl Jam's "Better Man" with The English Beat's "Save it for Later" in which both bands reference one another.

Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Medleys 2020_12_26 Set 2
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Set 2 of my favorite mash ups. My mix of Pearl Jam's and Vicotria Williams' "Crazy Mary"is one of my favorites and "Save it for the Betterman by Pearl Jam and The English Beat is also really cool because while Ed often sings "Save it for Later", in this version the English Beat play "Better Man" so it is a perfect fit.

Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Medleys 2020_12_26
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Deejay Geoff Hanson loves conjoing tunes together, or making "mash ups." Here are some of his favorites he's done. This is the last episode of 2020, which can go fuck itself. But these tunes are awesome.

Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Oceans 2020_12_19 Set 1
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
In This Edition of When the Needle Hits The Groove, we take a deep dive (literally) into songs about the Ocean. The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Big Something, Grace Potter, Van Morrison and more anchor this set.

Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Oceans 2020_12_19 Set 2
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
In this Set 2 of the Oceans edition of WTNHTG, we continue the journey through the deep blue sea. A 30 minute version of Estimated>Eyes tells you all you need to know about this set.

Monday Dec 14, 2020
River Songs Set 2 2020_12_12
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Ride the river on that Boat... You'll hear some JJ Cale, The Grateful Dead, Jimmy Cliff, Leon Brides and more in this sublime set.
