Almost Feral After Midnight | The After Hours Signal Begins
- Mickey Fingers
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Updated: 1 hour ago
Listen to Almost Feral After Midnight, the first Velvet Umbrella Radio After Hours broadcast on WDRT featuring darkwave, post-punk, and late-night atmosphere.
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Almost Feral After Midnight | The After Hours Signal Begins
March 21, 2026
with Mickey Fingers & Celeste Violet
Fridays at 2AM CST on WDRT 91.9FM | Listen Live
Some things don’t belong in daylight radio.
Some songs need a little more space.
A little more tension.
A little less explanation.
Almost Feral After Midnight is the first official broadcast of Velvet Umbrella Radio: After Hours—a late-night extension of Eclectic Wonderland where the edges soften, the mood deepens, and the filters fall away.
This is where the music breathes differently.
What started as a moment…
a joke…
a mild on-air incident involving Björk, an egg pan, and a reminder not to go feral—
…turned into something else.
A thread.
A tone.
A second frequency.
If Eclectic Wonderland is the curated daylight-
After Hours is what happens when no one tells the music to behave.
This week’s transmission moves through darkwave, post-punk, and dreamlike atmosphere - from Cocteau Twins to Boy Harsher -
building slowly, intentionally, and without interruption.
Mickey leads.
Celeste runs the board.
The night does the rest.
You’re not late.
You’re right on time.
✨ Dive into the full playlist below — with videos linked for every track, so you can watch, listen, and wander through the eclectic flow.
Some Back Story ....
Before After Hours had a name…
before it had a time slot…
there was a moment on air that wasn’t supposed to turn into anything.
It did.
And if you’ve been following along…
you already know—
we were warned not to go feral.
Almost Feral After Midnight is part of the Velvet Umbrella Radio After Hours series, produced by DJ Celeste and Mickey Fingers.
Don't Go Feral, Baby ... The Backstory
Last week on Eclectic Wonderland, Mister Announcer Man publicly roasted my use of Björk as a talk bed. He was not wrong. So naturally, this week’s Eclectic Wonderland is the chaotic consequence: an indie shadow‑twin built from the same fire bones, now with 100% less Frosti and 200% more trouble… or is it? Because of course we ended up closing with Frosti anyway, and I made him report his feelings for the record.
-DJ Tea
Mickey’s Corner
The Egg Pan Incident (And the Song That Saved the Day)
Sometimes songs come from heartbreak.
Sometimes they come from inspiration.
And sometimes…
they come from a kitchen incident involving eggs.
During what can only be described as a mildly dramatic culinary moment, Mickey Fingers found himself talking Celeste through a situation that had escalated far beyond what anyone expected from breakfast.
As he listened and tried to calm her down, the advice became rhythm, the rhythm became lyrics, and before long “Don’t Go Feral, Baby” existed.
The song quickly evolved into more than just a track.
[Mickey Fingers - "Don't Go Feral, Baby"]
It became:
• a calming reminder
• a ringtone
• and eventually an alarm designed to prevent future feral incidents.
Because sometimes the best songs don’t come from the studio.
They come from real life… and a slightly overheated egg pan.
Plus!
More fun on the way.. two more shows!
New show on WDRT !
Velvet Umbrella Radio: After Hours
with Mickey Fingers & Celeste Violet
Friday Nights at 2AM
Velvet Umbrella Radio: After Hours is a late-night extension of Eclectic Wonderland, airing Fridays at 2 AM on WDRT Viroqua. Hosted by Mickey Fingers with DJ Celeste Violet running the board, the show explores a darker, more atmospheric side of the music spectrum.
Each episode is carefully curated and theme-driven, featuring a mix of darkwave, post-punk, dream pop, alternative, and experimental sounds. After Hours is designed for late-night listening – immersive, mood-forward, and intentionally paced – offering a space where the music can unfold without interruption and the tone can shift beyond daytime radio constraints.
A late-night space for music without the beige filter.
Set your reminders!
Click The Botton To Find Out More!
We Will Have Updates @ VelvetUmbrellaRadio.com
The After Hours Transmission
After Hours Links:
🎥 Transmission: Visual Layer Activated
The playlist below isn’t just a companion-
it’s part of the atmosphere.
Let it run. Let it linger. Let it get under your skin.
1) Mickey Fingers –
The Signal Begins
2) Cocteau Twins – A Kissed Out Red Floatboat
3) Mickey –
Opening the Night
4) The Cure – A Forest
5) Chromatics – Shadow
6) Mickey –
Velvet Pulse
7) Drab Majesty – Dot in the Sky
8) Lebanon Hanover – Gallowdance
9) Cold Cave – Confetti
10) Mickey Fingers –
Dream Corridor
11) Slowdive – Sugar for the Pill
12) Beach House – Lazuli
13) Mickey –
Threshold
14) Bat for Lashes – Daniel
15) Desire – Under Your Spell
16) TR/ST – Sulk
17) Mickey Fingers –
After Hours Motion
18) Boy Harsher – Motion
19) Mickey –
Slip Back Into the Night
You know where to find us
Transmission Fragments from the Velvet Umbrella
More News From Mickey Fingers
First Show Of The Trilogy
And the song...
Don't Go Feral, Baby - Mickey Fingers
So Now for some ...
Noir Burlesque Egg Priestess Energy
which is not a phrase I expected to say today, but here we are....
“Something feral is coming…”
“Folks… if you find yourself holding two eggs under a spotlight at 2 AM…
it may already be too late.”
We have a Second Show On WDRT-Viroqua! [Click Here For More Information]
Friday's At 2 Am
“The Keeper of the Feral Broadcast.”
“After midnight…”
“Remember folks…
don’t go feral in the kitchen.
Respect the egg.”
Unfiltered
Only On Mixcloud!
(Mixcloud jumped the schedule and posted this one early, so you get the transmission first and the full blog + track list a little later. )
“Welcome to the midnight show.”
“Velvet Umbrella Radio: After Hours”
“Something strange is about to happen after midnight.”
“Click the Velvet Umbrella Radio banner for links and info.”
Links To Visit.
Thank you for listening 💋
Mickey Fingers
Celeste Violet
Originally broadcast on WDRT 91.9FM Viroqua — Fridays at 2AM.