The show kicked off with a run of fresh October 2026 releases, including Takuya Nakamura’s collaboration with Greentea Peng, new electronic sounds from Elkka and Resavoir teaming up with Knox Fortune, alongside new tracks from Sparklmami and Spoek Mathambo. Other standouts included Mei Semones’ “Howl,” Michael Kiwanuka’s “Summer Clothes,” Daniele Luppi’s collaboration with Orion Sun and Kiwanuka, and a new Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power recording

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 12, 2026

• “Shape The Future (feat. Greentea Peng)” — Takuya Nakamura
• “She Makes Me Better” — Elkka
• “In Motion” — Resavoir & Knox Fortune
• “si” — Sparklmami
• “Avant l’aube” — Spoek Mathambo
• “Feminina” — Joyce
• “Howl” — Mei Semones
• “Aquarela Do Brasil (LP Version)” — João Gilberto
• “Para Los Papines (Momoko Gill Remix)” — New Regency Orchestra
• “Motor City Madness” — Waajeed
• “Summer Clothes” — Michael Kiwanuka
• “You Could Be The Sun, I Could Be The Moon (feat. Orion Sun & Michael Kiwanuka)” — Daniele Luppi
• “Chant” — Donald Byrd
• “Flowers” — Gotts Street Park & Pip Millett
• “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” — The Tiffanys
• “Coming Home Baby” — Marian McPartland
• “Falling In Love With Love” — Les McCann Ltd.
• “Heaven (feat. Andreya Triana)” — The Vision & Prince Fatty
• “Don’t You Want Me” — Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power
• “Police & Thieves” — Zara McFarlane
• “Black Magic” — Jarvis Cocker
• “Only You Know” — Dion
• “World on a String” — Jessica Pratt
• “That Summer Feeling” — Jonathan Richman
• “American Music” — Violent Femmes
• “Strange Powers” — The Magnetic Fields
• “Are You Glad to Be In America?” — James Blood Ulmer
• “The Book I Read (LP Version)” — Talking Heads
• “Sycamore” — Bill Callahan
• “Swingin Party” — The Replacements
• “Sunny Afternoon” — The Kinks
• “Care of Cell 44” — The Zombies

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.

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, John Prine would have turned 80 today, so we’ll hear some Prine tunes, including a couple from the Acoustic Cafe archives.

Also, new tunes from Detroit’s Dames Brown, Kylee Phillips and Empty Houses… plus a single from Kevin Morby, a cool cover from Meshell Ndegeocello, another 1976 outtake from Stevie Wonder and more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for October 10, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Take Me As I Am” – Dames Brown
• “Never Can Tell” – Jake Bugg
• “PBJ” – Kevin Morby
• “Don’t You Want Me” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “What Living’s Like” – Kylee Phillips
• “Bad Luck Hideaway” – The Rolling Stones
• “Who’s That” – Brother Wallace
• “Show You Love” – The Altons
• “Like A Ship” – Leon Bridges
• “Situation” – Johnny Blue Skies
• “That’s The Way That The World Goes ‘Round” – John Prine
• “Paradise” – John Prine (Acoustic Café in-studio performance, 1995)

HOUR TWO:

• “Summer Clothes” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “One And Only” – MT Jones
• “My Life Story Of Love” – Stevie Wonder
• “Tears Dry (demo)” – Amy Winehouse
• “Gravity” – Empty Houses
• “Used Copy of Monster” – Ryan Allen
• “What’s The Frequency Kenneth” – R.E.M.
• “Portland, Oregon” – Loretta Lynn & Jack White
• “Rated X ” – The White Stripes
• “Have You Ever Loved Somebody” – Freddie Jackson
• “I Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody” – John Prine (Acoustic Café in-studio performance, 1995)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

Exploring new music from Meshell Ndegeocello, who is getting ready to release an album of covers and duets on Blue Note, plus fresh selections and first spins from Dawn Richard, Danielle Ponder, Ciaran, the Durutti Column, Jess Williamson and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 12, 2026

• “enough” — Dawn Richard
• “Sun and Moon” — Danielle Ponder
• “The Fall” — Rhye
• “Sargasso Sea” — The Durutti Column & Caoilfhionn Rose
• “K-Bar” — Ciarán
• “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” — Meshell Ndegeocello & Cynthia Erivo
• “Don’t You Want Me” — Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power
• “I Used To Live In A House” — Novablood
• “My World (feat. Aidan, Bawo & Ox Eye)” — Jam City
• “Summer Nights” — Dana and Alden
• “Tamborero” — Bomba Estéreo
• “Heaven (Nicolas Jaar Remix)” — Kasper Bjørke
• “The Whole of the Moon” — The Waterboys
• “Tart Tart (The Reflex Revision)” — Happy Mondays
• “Train In Vain (Stand by Me)” — The Clash
• “Hit the North, Pt. 1” — The Fall
• “Let Forever Be” — The Chemical Brothers
• “Wire” — Omni
• “Lie In the Gutter” — Peel Dream Magazine
• “First World Problem” — Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “I Wanna Know If It’s Good To You? (2026 Remastered)” — Funkadelic
• “Nabed Nade Ei Piny Ka (Rework)” — Owiny Sigoma Band
• “Ankle Injuries” — Fujiya & Miyagi
• “Goodbye to All That” — Jess Williamson
• “Keep It To Yourself” — Love Spells
• “Alberto Balsalm (Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Session)” — Dungen
• “Roots” — Ian Carr & Nucleus
• “Ibs” — Duval Timothy
• “Booger’s Bounce of Joy” — Karate Boogaloo
• “Acid and Honey” — Babe Rainbow
• “Rainmaker” — John Carroll Kirby
• “It’s My House (12″ Remix)” — Diana Ross

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.

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Detroit’s very own APROPOS is our in-studio guest for some recent singles, including his newest “10th Floor.” Steeped in Detroit history, APROPOS is looking forward to spreading the new sounds of Detroit far and wide.

Also on the show: archived performances from Karla Bonoff, Bruce Cockbur, ROZZI and more.

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for August 9, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “There’s A World” – Sufjan Stevens
• “In The Night” – Beck
• “It Won’t Hurt” – Dwight Yoakam (1986)
• “Meet The New Swamp” – Jesse Welles
• “Freedom” – Rose Cousins (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Bar, Guitar & A Honky Tonk Crowd” – Brent Cobb
• “Long Drive” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Simple” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Holy Moses” – Houndmouth
• “OurHome” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
• “Don’t Dream It’s Over” – Neil Finn (1986)
• “Still The One” – Orleans (Acoustic Cafe performance) (1976)
• “Love Is A Golden Lion” – Allison Russell
• “begged” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Three More Days” – Ray Lamontagne  (2006)
• “San Marcos” – Margo Price
• “When You Give It Away” – Bruce Cockburn (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Knew You Were Waiting” – Meshell Ndegeocello ft. Cynthia Erivo
• “She Said” – Cynthis Erivo
• “Tears Of Joy” – Leon Bridges
• “Fig Tree” – ROZZI (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Someone To Lay Down Beside Me” – Karla Bonoff (Acoustic Cafe performance)  (1976)
• “10th Floor” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Ain’t No Way” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org