February 2026 was a big month for Eclectic Wonderland on WDRT 91.9 FM, celebrating the show’s 4-year anniversary, welcoming Mickey Fingers as a new co-host, and launching the After Hours world of Velvet Umbrella Radio. The month’s broadcasts featured indie, dream pop, darkwave, and Valentine-themed mixes curated by DJ Celeste (DJ Tea) and Mr. Announcer Man.

Petals & Hooks is the After Hours darkwave ritual from Velvet Umbrella Radio, curated by Mickey Fingers and DJ Celeste. Four continuous hours of post-punk, coldwave, darkwave, and shadow-soaked synths stitched together as one long nocturnal transmission. From Chromatics and Boy Harsher to Molchat Doma, Bauhaus, Dead Can Dance, and Fields of the Nephilim, the mix drifts from frozen city streets to cathedral-sized gothic finales before dissolving into the early-morning haze.

There’s a moment in every show where you know it’s about to go off the rails. This week? That moment involved a kazoo. DJ Celeste (DJ Tea) built the detonation chamber (psychedelic pop, novelty brilliance, machine love, cartoon boyfriends) and then handed me the fuse. My Love Explodes wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t polite. It wasn’t meant to be. And honestly? Neither are we. (If you’re curious what happens after the curtain closes… stay tuned.)

🎩✨ It’s official: Mickey Fingers has officially joined the Eclectic Wonderland family. If you’ve been listening for a while, you already know he’s been haunting the edges of this show for years, whispering song suggestions, sending late-night mixtape texts, and helping shape the sound of Wonderland behind the scenes. But now? He’s not just a guest voice… he’s part of the crew. This episode is our 4-year anniversary celebration: full of love songs, goth classics, indie devoti

This week’s Eclectic Wonderland is a dreamy Valentine mixtape filled with indie romantics, bittersweet pop, and shadowy after-hours devotionals. ✨ Featuring: Belle & Sebastian, Mazzy Star, The Postal Service, Fiona Apple, Bat For Lashes, and more… 🌌 PLUS — a special Gala Violet premiere: 🔥 “The Truth Between the Ribs” from our new release: Of Starlight & Myth: Fragments from the Stardust Archives (out now!)

January is usually when we ease back in with an Alternate Wednesday, but this year we did things a little backwards. We also used the month to celebrate two of our all‑time creative north stars: David Lynch and David Bowie. They’re both Davids, both January babies, and both left this world in January, and all three of us are deeply influenced by their work as artists, filmmakers, and recording artists.

Celebrate Mr. Announcer Man’s Unbirthday with a genre-hopping, mind-bending sonic toast: from “Pac-Man Fever” to “Mr Oxford’s Underwear,” this show is a chaos confetti cocktail of joy, rebellion, and absolute absurdity. Playlist includes tracks from They Might Be Giants, Spike Jones, Frank Zappa, Worm Quartet, Gala Violet, Mickey Fingers, Subsuelo, and more...birthday zingers, and surprise moments from the vault. Unofficially, But Officially… Welcoming Mickey Fingers to Eclec

This week we celebrate our collective Capricorn chaos - DJ Tea, Mr. Announcer Man, and Mickey Fingers, - all born in the heart of winter, all creatively caffeinated since birth. Our unbirthday bash blends Wonderland whimsy, theatrical flair, and just enough glitter to keep things weird.

A sideways stardust tribute to David Bowie — full of alternate versions, dreamy covers, and 4 originals from the man himself. This Alternate Wednesday episode asks you to fill in the blank: Everything Has Been ______ Since Bowie Died. A strange, heartfelt, interdimensional mix featuring Culture Club, Amanda Palmer, Aurora, Duran Duran, Beck, The Church, The Muffs, Bauhaus, and more.

The playlist is a tapestry of Lynchian brilliance: • Music from his films (Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Dune, Twin Peaks) • Songs inspired by his work (My Cousin Dallas’ “Wrapped in Plastic,” Surfer Blood’s “Twin Peaks”) • And haunting performances by artists like David Bowie, Julee Cruise, Lou Reed, Chris Isaak, and more.

Forget the ball drop — this year we launched a disco-drenched asteroid into a cosmic conga line and never looked back. 🪐✨ The latest Eclectic Wonderland is a retro-futuristic glitter bomb of novelty nuggets, outsider anthems, robot anthems, and total kazoo mayhem. From singing fish heads to intergalactic hairdos, it’s a full-blown New Year’s Eve audity.

If holiday music makes you think of the same old songs on repeat—think again. This week’s Eclectic Wonderland is here to rescue you from the sonic tinsel trap with Fruitcake Rebellion: All Indie Holiday Delights. It’s a Better Than K-Tel week, featuring two brand-new tracks from Gala Violet’s Dysfunctional Holiday Sampler—plus weird festive gems, lounge oddities, rockin’ sleigh rides,🎙 Hosted by DJ Tea & Mr. Announcer Man 🎄 Special guest: Mickey Fingers (rum balls, sass, a

This week’s Eclectic Wonderland is a holiday grab-bag of mischief, glitter, and musical therapy — including elf anthems, surf-sleighs, barking carols, and space-age nativity confusion. From indie heartbreakers to lounge lizards and sugar-fueled cover songs, we’ve stuffed the show tighter than your aunt’s stocking.

Our Holiday Newsletter & Show Schedule. It will Be Updated Throughout the season!

Reindeer Games launches our 4-part Eclectic Wonderland holiday series with vintage cheer, dreamy alt-pop, and just enough sleigh-bell chaos to keep things weird. It's An Alternate Wednesday As Well As Our First Holiday Show Of The Season!

Eclectic Wonderland returns with our annual Turkey Drop — the indie-pop fever dream inspired by WKRP’s legendary “Turkeys Away.” Tune in for post-punk poultry, quirky holiday cuts, and a brand-new spin on gratitude season. Featuring this year’s Gala Violet holiday drops and the 2025 Dysfunctional Holiday Sampler, it’s the perfect soundtrack for leftover sandwiches, emotional support pie, and your family’s seasonal weirdness.

This week’s Eclectic Wonderland is all about comfort and reunion. We’re talking root-deep indie faves, friend-sent treasures, and bands that span high school memories to soul-family collabs. From three tracks by The Mommyheads (I’m obsessed), to new released gems from Gala Violet (“Babbling Buffoon”) and This Twisted Wreckage, this mix hugs you with warm chords, then dances you gently through the wreckage.

This week’s episode of Eclectic Wonderland is titled In Pieces, a tribute to grief, healing, memory, and music. Featuring the new Gala Violet single released in loving memory of DJ Tea’s brother Mikey, this show holds space for those walking through the fire. With five sets that blend dream-pop, alt-rock, electronica, and broken beauty, this mix is a reminder that even when things fall apart… love remains.

“It’s a cover set — but not a costume.” This week on Eclectic Wonderland, we walk barefoot through broken mirrors and lift the floorboards to let the buried scream sing. A velvet-soaked ritual of post-Halloween shadow work and sonic spellcraft — featuring reimagined classics from Marilyn Manson, Lorde, MEG MYERS, Nine Inch Nails, AURORA, Rasputina, and more. You are not broken. You are re‑covered. And you are still singing.

It’s the final week of Rocktoberrr, and we’re closing it out with a graveyard full of sonic strangeness. Eclectic Wonderland gets a full dose of demented delight in this Audities-themed episode. Expect cursed soup, tangled strings, and a Halloween PSA for the ages. We promise… no beige.