Rest in rhythm to the avant garde blues-funk guitarist James Blood Ulmer, plus new music from Kurt Vile ahead of his show on Thursday at St. Andrew’s Hall and fresh selections from the wonderful voice of Sabina McCalla.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for June 23, 2026

• Are You Glad to Be In America? – James Blood Ulmer
• Zoom 97 – Kurt Vile
• Wild – Molly Burch
• Summer Girl (Bonus Track) – HAIM
• Meu Amor – Julio Secchin & Maria Luiza Jobim
• Bye Bye Papaye (Lexx Mix) – Antena
• Pata Pata (Stereo Version) – Miriam Makeba
• Home to You – Cate Le Bon
• That’s Us/Wild Combination – Arthur Russell
• Strange Overtones – David Byrne & Brian Eno
• Sunshine Kisses – Sabine McCalla
• First World Problem – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• I Wanna Know If It’s Good To You – Funkadelic
• Nabed Nade Ei Piny Ka (Rework) – Owiny Sigoma Band
• Dirty Money – Antibalas
• Ouroboros – Goat
• St. James Infirmary – Allen Toussaint
• Evening Breeze – Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru
• Family – Brenda
• Girl You Need a Change of Mind – Eddie Kendricks
• Tell Me – Clive From Accounts
• Tart Tart (The Reflex Revision) – Happy Mondays
• Train In Vain – The Clash
• Hit the North, Pt. 1 – The Fall
• Let Forever Be – The Chemical Brothers
• Dos Gardenias – Buena Vista Social Club
• Me Gustas Tú – Manu Chao
• Where I’m From (Tom Misch Remix) – Kiko Bun
• Love and Happiness – Monty Alexander
• African Skies – Lars Bartkuhn 

Listen to In The Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Exploring new music today with fresh sounds from Aupinard, Taylor Austin Dye, Louise Walker, and Nugen. Later on, we dig into tracks from Demon Fuzz, Funkadelic, The White Stripes, and Black Sabbath. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for May 11, 2026 

• “Save It for Later (Live)” – Pete Townshend 

• “Summer Girl (Bonus Track)” – HAIM 

• “Water Me Down” – Taylor Austin Dye 

• “Please Be Mine” – Molly Burch 

• “Hot Dreams (Absolutely Free Dub Mix)” – Timber Timbre 

• “The Thing” – Urbs & Cutex 

• “Acid Raindrops” – People Under the Stairs 

• “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” – Flo Morrissey & Matthew E. White 

• “Way to be Loved” – TOPS 

• “Feather” – Little Dragon 

• “un thé?” – aupinard 

• “Parabéns (feat. Marcos Valle) [Quarantine Sessions]” – Tom Misch 

• “Ball and Biscuit” – The White Stripes 

• “Baby I Got News for You” – Kelley Stoltz 

• “Baby Drugs” – Tristen 

• “Nothing To Me” – Minna 

• “Skin Is, My” – Andrew Bird 

• “Pride May Put Me To Rest” – Louise Walker 

• “Speak To Me” – Julian Lage 

• “Waiting for You” – Nugen 

• “Africa” – Bill Laurance & Michael League 

• “How Can We Mend a Broken Heart” – Kahil El’Zabar 

• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare 

• “I Can’t Hardly Stand It” – The Cramps 

• “No News Is Good News” – Pops Staples 

• “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Dr John 

• “grand cru (jazz version)” – aupinard 

• “Little Sunflower” – Dorothy Ashby 

• “Rio É Sempre Rio” – Dom Salvador 

• “Another Country” – Demon Fuzz 

• “Africa” – D’Angelo 

• “I’ll Stay” – Funkadelic 

• “Hand of Doom” – Black Sabbath 

• “Gimme Danger [2023 Remaster] [Iggy Mix]” – Iggy & The Stooges 

• “Desert Raven” – Jonathan Wilson 

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.