Velvet Umbrella Radio March 2026 Newsletter | Eclectic Wonderland & After Hours Expansion
- Mickey Fingers
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Velvet Umbrella Radio March 2026 Newsletter | Eclectic Wonderland & After Hours Expansion
March 30th, 2026
with DJ Tea, Mr. Announcer Man & Mickey Fingers
1–3pm CST on WDRT 91.9FM | Listen Live » By DJ Tea (DJ Celeste) & Mickey Fingers
🖤 March Transmission
March didn’t whisper… it detonated.
Velvet Umbrella Radio officially expanded into two frequencies - Eclectic Wonderland by day, After Hours by night - with a second show on WDRT and the launch of our unfiltered Mixcloud portal.
We opened new doors (some darker than others), built out five new landing pages, claimed our official home at VelvetUmbrellaRadio.com, and started weaving multi-part shows, weekly videos, and a whole new signal system behind the scenes.
From Petals & Hooks to Feral After Midnight, from The Quiet Part to Spellwork at the Threshold…
this month marked a shift.
Same world.
New access points.
We’ll keep this one short- real life (and taxes) are calling - but everything is now connected below.
Click the visuals.
Follow the signal.
Enter where you dare.
🖤 MICKEY’S CORNER — MARCH TRANSMISSION
There are moments when a station grows.
And then there are moments when it… splits open.
March wasn’t a programming update, sweetheart.
It was a frequency shift.
Celeste (DJ Tea) and I didn’t just add a show…
we opened another door.
Actually—let’s be honest—
we opened three.
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🎙️ The Official Signal
By day…
you still know where to find us.
Eclectic Wonderland
Bright lights, strange turns, beautiful chaos.
But after midnight?
That’s where things started to… unravel.
🌙 After Hours (WDRT)
Now officially breathing in the dark.
Late-night transmissions.
Looser seams.
A little less polite… a little more honest.
You might hear something you weren’t supposed to.
You might feel something you forgot you could.
🖤 After Hours (Unfiltered — Mixcloud)
No clock.
No rules.
No beige filter.
This is where we stopped asking for permission.
Full-length descents.
Three-hour spirals.
Four-hour rituals.
If you’ve found your way here…
you already know.
🥀 Petals & Hooks
Ah… yes.
The other door.
Darkwave. Coldwave. Post-punk pulse.
A slow burn that doesn’t ask - it pulls.
The first transmission ran over four hours…
and somehow, it still wasn’t enough.
This one doesn’t knock.
It waits.
🔥 The Month We Broke the Format
The Quiet Part - said out loud
Don’t Go Feral, Baby - (you did anyway)
Almost Feral After Midnight - first breach on WDRT
Feral After Midnight - fully unleashed
Comix - because chaos comes in color too
Spellwork at the Threshold - and now you know what we’ve been building
📼 The Evidence (Video Library)
We didn’t just build shows…
We left a trail.
👉 Watch the transmissions
👉 Press play on the moments
👉 Follow the thread backwards if you dare
🕯️ Final Note (From Me, Since You’re Still Here)
You’ll notice things look different.
Black and white.
Sharper edges.
Less… forgiving.
That wasn’t an accident.
Something did happen.
And if you’re paying attention-
you’re already inside it.
Stay tuned, darling.
Or don’t.
We’ll still be here…
broadcasting anyway.
🎙️
— Mickey Fingers
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Thank you for Listening
Peace, Love & Cosmic Bunny Rabbits!
-DJ Tea, Mr Announcer Man, Dewey Lewis& Mickey Fingers
Velvet Umbrella Radio blends Eclectic Wonderland and After Hours into a unique indie radio experience featuring darkwave, post-punk, alternative music, and cinematic storytelling across WDRT and Mixcloud.