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
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
This set features songs with long and tasty intros to great tunes. Dig in and enjoy.
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Here, we dig into live cuts by the Radiators from their albums Snafu, 1991; Bucket of Fish, 1994: Live at The Great American Music Hall, 1998: Earth Vs. The Radiators, 2004.
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
The Radiators
Earth Vs. The Radiators: The First 25
Track List
- City of Refuge
- Crazy Mona
- Midnight Rider
- Junco Partner
- Waiting for the Rain
- Don’t Speak Love
- Make Fire
- Go back the way you came
- River Run
- Meet me down in Bridland
- Sitting on Top of the World
- Danang
- I like My Poison
- Hard Rock Kid
- Fools Go First
- Soul On Fire
- Wild and Free
- Lila
- Lovely You
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
In honor of Big Something coming to Wilmington for a three night stand Oct. 29-31 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Deejay Widda G gets after the music of the good time, smiley dance band.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
In this continuation of the Softer Side series, Deejay Widda G turns the focus on The Rolling Stones. He digs deep in the vault for B sides, live tracks and alternae versions. This is a tope favorite show.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Deejay Widda G continues his softer side series with the second of 2 shows on The Grateful Dead.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Deejay Widda G continues his softer side series with the first of 2 shows on The Grateful Dead.
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
The softer side of Widespread Panic
Deejay Widda G (Geoff Hanson) continues his series The Lighter side of... with Widespread Panic. The six piece from Athens, GA can rock as hard as any band out there, but they also have a more melodic side and this show dives deep into that dimension of the band.
Intro>Drivin TEWSY>Nobody’s Loss>Pilgrims acoustic intro>Pilgrims Everyday>May your glass be filled>C. Brown>Gradle >Can’t change the past>Jack>Down TEWSY>Disco Jojpo piano Brave little friend video>Dream Song Set 2:Pickin up the Pieces>JB and Mikey chat>Vacation Severe Driving Problems >Space Wrangler 5/28/94 Webster Lake, OH>Blight TEWSY>Wudda G>Stop Go>Wonderin 4/22/97>PleasnGlendal PA 1994>End of the show
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
In this episode, DJ Widda G (Geoff Hanson) takes a deep dive into some of the more mellow, melodic songs of Pearl Jam, who Geoff considers the greatest rock band of the last 30 years.
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
One of the mysteries of the Grateful Dead is the song Believe it or Not, a stunning lov song sung by Jerry Garcia. The band debuted the song in June 23, 1988 at Alpine Valley and played it 6 times in regular rotation until October 21 at Reunion Theater in Dallas. It seemed as if the band had found another beautiful song for the post Drums>Space section of the show.
And then they dropped it (they did bring it back once on March 990 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.
Why did they stop playing it? one thought is that the song was too painful for Garcia to sing. It is a very personal song and perhaps it was too difficult to play. Perhaps he didnt think it was a very good song. This one is hard to believe because he put his heart and soul into it which suggests he liked it.
One other thought is that it sounded too much like the song Gommorah that Jerry played with JGB. Here are the two songs conjoined to one another. They are definitely musical siblings.