This weekend is filled with events for film enthusiasts, and The Senate Theater is offering a way to start the summer off. 

The theater is launching its “Hot, Sweaty and Weird” summer film series of B-movies to keep audiences engaged this summer.

The series is launching with a Pride-themed event on Saturday, June 27 at 5 p.m. The screening will also feature the documentary “The Cockettes” and John Waters’ “Multiple Maniacs.” 

Larry Bohannan (Sister Gichi Gichi Yaya, or Larry the “T-Shirt” guy) and Elena Theresa (Sister Este Lauder, Harder, Faster) joined the show to discuss the series and the history of Motor City Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a leading order of Queer nuns. 

Hear the full conversation using the media player above.

Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and stream on-demand.

Never miss an episode — subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, NPR, or wherever you get your podcasts.

More stories from The Metro

Today’s playlist features artists like Wire, Buzzcocks, Devo, U2, The Marías, Cleo Sol, Labi Siffre, and IDLES, bridging decades of music from influential classics to emerging artists. Along the way, remixes from Nicolas Jaar, John Beltran, and Prins Thomas add an electronic touch. 

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 24, 2026 

• “Wire” – Omni 

• “Outdoor Miner (2006 Remastered Version)” – Wire 

• “Lie In the Gutter” – Peel Dream Magazine 

• “Heaven (Nicolas Jaar Remix)” – Kasper Bjørke 

• “Sun Circles (John Beltran Project Remix) – Gratts 

• “I Used To Live In A House” – Novablood 

• “Life’s A Beach! (Prins Thomas Mix)” – Studio 

• “Bless the Telephone” – Labi Siffre 

• cad“Doom Mood” – Pearl & The Oysters 

• “Why Don’t You” – Cleo Sol 

• “Kind of Latin Rhythm” – The Juju Orchestra 

• “New Age” – Blitz 

• “Why Can’t I Touch It? (2001 Remastered Version)” – Buzzcocks 

• “Geneva Strangemod” – Glyders 

• “I Want Some” – The Make-Up 

• “The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize” – Devo 

• “I’LL BE YOUR FRIEND” – Ruti 

• “Hush” – The Marías 

• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning 

• “I Will Follow” – U2 

• “Cough / Cool” – The Misfits 

• “Ghost Rider (2019 Remaster)” – Suicide 

• “State Trooper” – Bruce Springsteen 

• “POP POP POP” – IDLES 

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 show, I revealed the lineup for the 2026 Sounds Like Detroit Showcase, as voted on by WDET listeners!

This is WDET’s version of NPR’s annual Tiny Desk Contest, where we present 10 local artists who submitted to the national program and let YOU decide which ones you’d like to see perform live at our showcase happening at Batch Brewing on Aug. 13. Tickets are available NOW. 

On the show, I sampled songs from each of the winning artists, including modern jazz from KTCHEN, a blend of jazz and neo-soul from Aisha Ellis, passionate and poetic hip-hop, R&B and soul from Jubilee Jackson, and then the special MI Local pick, the storytelling folk ballads from singer-songwriter Michelle Held! 

This is the fourth annual Sounds Like Detroit Showcase, and my third time serving as your official emcee, so take my word for it when I tell you: you don’t wanna miss this! It’s a special night with incredible vibes where YOU can discover your new favorite local artist! Or, if you cast a vote, then join us to cheer on your favorite! It’s a celebration of local music, brought to you by WDET! Stay tuned for more featurettes on MI Local in the weeks ahead, and make sure you get your tickets now! 

Meanwhile, we also had a ton of premieres this week on the show, including a new single from Hamtramck-based singer-songwriter John Salvage, who has a new album out in July, along with Ricochet The Kid, The Quitters, Ani Mari, and more!

My in-studio guests were organizers of a special film screening event happening at the Outer Limits Lounge this weekend, where they’ll be showing a rarely-seen music documentary that captures the scene around Detroit in 1979, titled Face The 80s. We talked about the legacy of bands from that era, including The Romantics and Destroy All Monsters, and sampled songs by bands featured in the film, like Algebra Mothers, Sonics Rendezvous Band, and more.

Listen to the full show above for up to two weeks after it airs.

This week on The Shake Out: the origins of an iconic 50s classic, a rare Michigan rock’n’roll record from Little Mac and the Bravadoes, early tunes by the Marvelettes and Martha and the Vandellas (when they were stilled called the Del-Phi’s), the session where Bob Dylan met Robbie Robertson (featuring Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman) plus songs from Outrageous Cherry, The Nerves, Bonnie Raitt and much more. All on vinyl with host Dave Lawson.

The Shake Out playlist for June 23, 2026

• “I’m on My Way” – Mahalia Jackson
• “Old Time Love” – The Rivingtons
• “Twistin’ Fever” – The Marcels
• “Billy’s Blues” – Billy Stewart
• “Love Is Strange” – Bo Diddley
• “No Good Lover” – Mickey and Sylvia
• “Steam Roller” – Mickey Baker
• “He Don’t Love You (And He’ll Break Your Heart)” – Levon and the Hawks
• “I Wish You Would” – John Hammond
• “Juicy” – Willie Bobo
• “Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby” – Jimmy Gilford
• “Dance Baby (with Me)” – Little Mac and the Bravadoes
• “Out of the Blue” – Tommy James
• “Soul Sauce” – Cal Tjader
• “Stay Right Here for a Little While” – Outrageous Cherry
• “When You Find Out” – The Nerves
• “The Ox” – The Who
• “Too Many Tears” – Miles Stone
• “Movin’ Too Slow” – The Exciters
• “Marsanova” – Hank Marr
• “Tossin and Turnin” – Bobby Lewis
• “Twistin’ Postman” – Marvelettes
• “The White House Twist” – Twistin’ Kings
• “I’ll Let You Know” – The Del Phis
• “You’ve Been in Love Too Long” – Bonnie Raitt
• “Payback (instrumental)” – Johnny Good

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.

This week on Visions, I celebrate two greats we lost last week. One of them is Detroit’s very own trumpeter, Rayse Biggs. The other is South African pianist, Abdullah Ibrahim.

In addition to several selections by them, I play the Helen Sung Big Band, sparklmami, Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw, Charles Mingus, Detroit’s Pamela Wise, Elsa Nilsson, Sullivan Fortner, Grant Green, and more.

This episode spans seven decades of music from the late 50’s to the 2020’s. Happy listening!

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

Visions Playlist for June 22, 2026

• “Calling Miss Khadija” – Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw
• “Tintinyana” – Abdullah Ibrahim
• “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – Charles Lloyd
• “Night Mist” – Rayse Biggs*
• “Convergence” – Helen Sung Big Band
• “fajas” – sparklmami
• “Blues for a Hip King” – Abdullah Ibrahim
• “Khalil’s Promise” – Pamela Wise*
• “Organ Grinder” – Sullivan Fortner
• “Reincarnation of a Lovebird” – Charles Mingus
• “Walk On By (Live)” – Grant Green
• “Little Waltz” – Thad Jones* & Pepper Adams* Quintet
• “Piece of Heaven” – Rayse Biggs
• “No Pidas Imposibles” – Melissa Aldana
• “Encounter” – Trio 3
• “Yesterday’s Promise” – Elsa Nilsson
• “Hymn to Freedom” – Oscar Peterson

* indicates Detroit artist

We heard incredible walls of sound in Big Sonic Heaven tonight as I featured the latest single from London’s sadplanet, Brooklyn grungegaze band Glimmer, Warsaw four-piece Midsommar, London duo Rainsong and so much more. Plus, your favorite classic shoegaze, dreampop, and post-punk tracks!

Big Sonic Heaven playlist for June 21, 2026:

• “Ulysses” – Dead Can Dance
• “Seven Hours” – The Fauns
• “Dive In” – Midsommar
• “Life in Mono” – Mono
• “please” – sadplanet
• “Last Night” – Lush
• “Escape (Single)” – Blankenberge
• “Brand New Life” – Doublespeak
• “Sudden Stars (EP Version)” – Stereolab
• “Musette And Drums” – Cocteau Twins
• “Jellyfish” – Left at Orion
• “If You Wonder” – 93MillionMilesFromTheSun
• “Come Together (7″ Version)” – Primal Scream
• “A New Goodbye” – Nation of Language
• “Paris And Rome” – Cranes
• “Faux Sweetness” – Lucid Express
• “Renaissance Affair” – Hooverphonic
• “Someday Sunshine” – Glimmer
• “The Winner” – Primer
• “Burrow” – AtticOmatic
• “Violently Happy” – Björk
• “Westerly” – Mint Julep
• “In the Deep” – Kiara NGL
• “Fly” – Lamb
• “Funerals” – Airiel
• “Glory Box” – Portishead
• “Teenage Sadness (feat. Memory Stitches)” – The Julies
• “New Dress” – Depeche Mode
• “Lose More Slowly” – Still Corners
• “Tears (full arrangement)” – The Chameleons
• “fifteen” – Rainsong
• “Alma” – deary
• “Me and My Charms” – Kristin Hersh
• “The Ghost In You” – Siouxsie & The Banshees

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Feist turned 50 this year, so we’re celebrating that milestone birthday by going back to one of our favorite sessions in 2012. Leslie was touring with the trio Mountain Man in support of her album “Metals.”

Also, past in-studio archives from beabadoobee, NEEDTOBREATHE, Norah Jones and Frank Turner.

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 June 21, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Is She Really Going Out With Him (acoustic)” – Joe Jackson
• “Brightside” – Ziggy Marley
• “Second Best” – Momo Boyd & Infinity Song
• “Game To Lose” – I’m With Her
• “Care” – beabadoobee (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Scarlet Tide” – Renee Fleming & Bela Fleck
• “How Come You Never Go There” – Feist (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “My Moon My Man” – Feist (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Uncertain, TX” – Kacey Musgraves
• “In Good Trouble” – India Arie
• “The Long Surrender” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Defiance, Ohio” – Iron & Wine
• “Riding That Symbol” – Aldous Harding
• “Software Developer” – Blessing Jolie
• “Different Light” – Rostam
• “Little Broken Hearts” – Norah Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Fallin'” – Alicia Keys
• “Often Lately” – Dermot Kennedy
• “Down South” – Paul McCartney
• “Live And Let Die” – Frank Turner (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cool To Know You” – The Arcadian Wild
• “Get It Wrong, Get It Right” – Feist (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “The Bad In Each Other” – Feist (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

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

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we’ll check out forthcoming music from Jack White, newly released work from Vince Staples, Sylvan Esso, Jesse Welles and much more…

Also this week, some Earth Wind & Fire for those who have (and haven’t) seen the new HBO doc, plus the Detroiter who taught EWF some valuable lessons!

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

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for June 20, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Gentle Reminder” – MT Jones
• “Pep Talk” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Fallin'” – Alicia Keys (Songs In A Minor turns 25)
• “Cool Cat” – Us3
• “I Believe (Everything’s Gonna Be Alright)” – Thornetta Davis
• “The Ballad Of Big Balls” – Jesse Welles
• “Serpentine Fire” – Earth Wind & Fire
• “Uhuru” – Ramsey Lewis Trio
• “What You Won’t Do For Love” – Bobby Caldwell
• “Magic Island” – Kathy Kosins
• “Dollar Bill” – Jack White
• “Only In America” – Vince Staples
• “Ain’t No Man” – The Avett Brother (turned 50 at Hill yesterday!)

HOUR TWO:

• “Stranger Danger” – Infinity Song
• “Stay On That” – Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds
• “Right Action” – Franz Ferdinand
• “Burning Out” – The Linda Lindas
• “Black Cloud” – Rosetta Pebble
• “The World Moves On” – Michelle Held (Tiny Desk Detroit)
• “I Am Woman Again” – Vahn Black (Tiny Desk Detroit)
• “Fossils” – THAO
• “Hot Slob” – Sylvan Esso
• “How Come You Never Go There” – Feist w/Mountain Man
• “Run Baby Run” – Grace Potter
• “Funky Dollar Bill” – Funkadelic
• “Keep Your Head To The Sky” – Earth Wind & Fire

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

Stand-in host Darren Revell blends classic soul and alternative rock. Today’s playlist features new music from The Strokes alongside artists Stevie Wonder, Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Jack White, David Bowie, Santigold, and Depeche Mode. 

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 16, 2026 

• “Gabriel (feat. Ryan Yard Act)” – Murkage Dave 

• “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” – Saint Etienne 

• “The Sky Is a Landfill” – Jeff Buckley 

• “No More Lies” – Thundercat & Tame Impala 

• “Rebirth of the Cool” – The Afghan Whigs 

• “Apex (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix – Edit)” – Jaga Jazzist 

• “L.E.S. Artistes” – Santigold 

• “Trap Door” – Death Cab for Cutie 

• “I Don’t Remember” – Peter Gabriel 

• “Pastime Paradise” – Stevie Wonder 

• “Is Your Love Strong Enough?” – Bryan Ferry 

• “Under Two Blue Stars” – Robin Guthrie 

• “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” – Jack White 

• “Monkey Gone to Heaven” – Pixies 

• “Chinatown” – Destroyer 

• “8th Deadly Sin” – Miki Berenyi Trio 

• “Going Shopping” – The Strokes 

• “Groovy Train” – The Farm 

• “Strange Love” – Darlene Love 

• “Skin” – Basement Revolver 

• “Star” – Iceage 

• “Karmapa Chenno (feat. Bembe Segue) [KJM Edit]” – Kyoto Jazz Massive 

• “Wandering Star” – Portishead 

• “Rebel Rebel” – David Bowie 

• “Enjoy the Silence” – Nouvelle Vague, Larry Love & Skye Edwards 

• “The Coward Forgets His Nightmare” – Chanel Beads 

• “Walking In My Shoes (Seven Inch Mix)” – Depeche Mode 

• “Joy” – Dry Cleaning 

• “My Life” – Oingo Boingo 

• “Marriage Is For Old Folks” – Nina Simone 

• “Victim of Love (Remix)” – Erasure 

• “Be Kinder” – Leona Naess 

• “Goodbye Lucille #1” – Prefab Sprout 

• “Kiss Me On the Bus” – The Replacements 

• “Não me convém” – Louis Matute & Dora Morelenbaum 

• “You Do Something to Me” – Sinéad O’Connor 

• “No Name No Slogan” – Acid Horse 

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. 

Today’s playlist features music from Radiohead, Mazzy Star, and LCD Soundsystem, alongside tracks from Broken Social Scene, TV on the Radio, Massive Attack, Pixies, Björk, The Clash and more, spanning a wide range of sounds from shoegaze to electronic and soul. 

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 15, 2026 

• “Only The Good I Keep” – Broken Social Scene 

• “Consulate Case” – Surprise Chef 

• “High and Dry” – Radiohead 

• “We’re Going to Be Friends” – The White Stripes 

• “Long Distance Lover” – Locust 

• “Found A Light (Beale Street)” – BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R 

• “Sink or Swim” – Bad Lieutenant 

• “I’m Coming Home” – September Jones 

• “Scarlet (long Version)” – Lush 

• “Deep Harbour (feat. Alfa Mist)” – Commodo 

• “Sweet Soul Revue” – Pizzicato Five 

• “Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio 

• “Chi Ave/A Love Letter To Salvador” – Yussef Dayes 

• “Jody Ryder Got Killed” – Sam & Dave 

• “Radios In Motion” – XTC 

• “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

• “Sick Of Love” – Lykke Li 

• “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)” – Grace Jones 

• “Spanish Harlem” – Aretha Franklin 

• “Teardrop” – Massive Attack 

• “Crutch” – Love Spells 

• “Flowers in December” – Mazzy Star 

• “Pagan Poetry” – Björk 

• “Pilot” – The Notwist 

• “Trompe le Monde” – Pixies 

• “Air of Superiority (Instrumental)” – Sonedo 

• “Only Tongue Can Tell” – Trashcan Sinatras 

• “Time Attacks” – Swervedriver 

• “Macramé (feat. Mei Semones)” – aron! 

• “30 Degrees” – The Fall 

• “CODE” – The Comet Is Coming 

• “Y Control” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs 

• “Alma” – deary 

• “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” – Frank Wilson 

• “Intruder” – The Darling Buds 

• “Career Opportunities” – The Clash 

• “Dance Yrself Clean” – LCD Soundsystem 

• “Get It Together” – Jackson 5 

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,  after 20 albums with bands over the last 35 years, Joe Pernice (Pernice Brothers, Scud Mt. Boys) is finally making a proper studio debut called “Sunny I Was Wrong.”

Also, past in-studio archives from Gregory Porter, Molly Tuttle, Shemekia Copeland and Linda & Teddy Thompson and much 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 June 14, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Hold You Now” – Vampire Weekend
• “Like A Spark” – Rostam
• “Mexico Honey” – Kacey Musgraves
• “When Love Is New” – Shakey Graves
• “Take Me To The Alley” – Gregory Porter (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “The Longest Time” – Matt Nathanson
• “I’d Rather Look Away” – Joe Pernice (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Deep Into The Dawn” – Joe Pernice (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Love Is Gone” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Cowtown” – Kevin Morby
• “Last American Waltz” – Old Crow Medicine Show
• “Old Me, New Wig” – Molly Tuttle (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Hope Of Fool” – Brother Wallace
• “Rock The Machine” – Dervish w/Iron & Wine
• “Swimming Pool” – Hrishikesh Hirway
• “Same Old Song” – Teddy Thompson
• “Dear Mary” – Linda & Teddy Thompson (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Middle Man (4-track demo)” – Jack Johnson
• “Searching For Heaven” – Swamp Dogg
• “When you Know” – Bebe Stockwell
• “Tell The Devil” – Shemekia Copeland (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Penthouse In The Woods” – Scud Mt. Boys (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “It Got Away From Me” – Joe Pernice (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “It Won’t Be Me” – Joe Pernice (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

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

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we feature songs about songs, singing about singing… basically, just music celebrating the joys and pains of making music! This is the second episode of these songs, and I suspect eps 3 and 4 will be coming soon

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

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for June 13, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Sir Duke” – Stevie Wonder
• “Old Songs Never Die” Rachael Baiman
• “I’m With The Band” – Little Big Town
• “Hip Hop Is Dead” – Nas
• “Crappy Love Song” – Theo Katzman
• “I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song” – Jim Croce
• “I’ve Got The Music In Me” – Kiki Dee
• “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson
• “Doo Wop (That Thing)” – Lauryn Hill
• “Rock And Roll” – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
• “Max’s Kansas City, 1976” – Wayne County & The Backstreet Boys
• “Don’t Stop The Music” – Rihanna
• “Song For Sad Friends” – Feist

HOUR TWO:

• “Lovesong” – The Cure
• “Lovesong” – beabadoobee
• “Lovesong For No One” – John Mayer
• “Love Song” – Shemekia Copeland
• “Love Song 43” – Ryan Racine
• “Love Hate Song” – Alisa Amador
• “Put Your Records On” – Corinne Bailey Rae
• “Crazy About A Jukebox” – Taj Mahal
• “Life Is A Long Song” – Jethro Tull
• “Field Song” – Mon Rovia
• “Song For No One” – Shawn Mendes
• “A Great Idea For A Song” – Artichoke
• “The Entertainer” – Billy Joel
• “A Song For You” – Ray Charles

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

Sit back, move, celebrate or any combination of the three—we’ve got you covered in this week’s events guide. With metro Detroit as a backdrop, enter the enchanting setting of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with some 90s tunes, groove into a new mode of yoga, and cheer on international soccer teams in the heart of downtown.

And, in a uniquely-Michigan event, honor 160 years of Vernor’s ginger ale in the Eastern Market.

Upcoming events (June 12-15)

World Soccer Celebration Watch Parties

Campus Martius

June 12, 19

Free

Join Detroit City FC at Campus Martius Park to root on Team USA as they face Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and the match begins at 9 p.m. Food and beverage will be available for purchase on site. This event is free for all ages and registration is required.  Another watch party will be held on June 19 at 3 p.m. as USA takes on Australia. For more information and to register for entry, visit the Detroit City FC website.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Midland Center for the Arts

June 12, 14

$22.50+

This is the final weekend for the Midland Center for the Arts’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Based on Shakespeare’s work of the same name, the performance will include ’90s music and “moonlit mischief.” The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission starts at $22.50.

Greenfield Village Block Party

Greenfield Village

June 12-14

Free with admission ($37-39)

Welcome the newest historic structure to the Greenfield Village. The Jackson Home was brought in from Selma, Alabama and will showcase the courageous family and community that came together during the Civil Rights Movement. The home hosted Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders as they strategized how to win over the rights owed to them. At this opening event, there will be a Black-owned business market to browse, 40+ double dutch, Southern cuisine, live music, panels, demonstrations and more. Reservations are required if you hope to tour the inside of the home. This event is free for members and included in admission price.

Pawfest

MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption & Education Center

June 13

$5, kids under 12 get in free

Support the care and rescue work of Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit at this bustling, tail-wagging event! From noon to 8 p.m., bring your family, friends, and furry companions by for shopping, adopting and plenty of activities. Fun events throughout the day include bingo, raffles, a cornhole tournament, and more. Plus, there’s a Kid Zone for young ones to run and play too. If you want to adopt one of the pets available on site, adoption fees are waived for the day.

Vernor’s 160th Anniversary Celebration

Riopelle Street in Eastern Market

June 14

Free

Vernor’s is celebrating 160 years with a daylong celebration on Riopelle Street in Eastern Market. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. with a full brunch menu from Marrow in the Market featuring Vernor’s specials. The event will also feature live music, games, and a street-wide toast made at 3:30 p.m. to celebrate Vernor’s 160th anniversary. This event is free to the public.

City Glow Yoga

Campus Martius

June 15

$10

Silent-disco meets zen movement in this signature event. Exercise to the beat and release some stress while meeting new people in downtown Detroit. Headphones for the guided session are provided, but don’t forget to bring your own water and yoga mat. There’s a meet and greet at 7 p.m., with the session itself running from 7:30-9 p.m.

This week on The Shake Out, rare Detroit soul from Tommy Neal, Edwin Starr, Rose Battiste, Andre Williams, the Capitols and more. Plus Michigan rock’n’roll from the Shondells, the Misty Wizards, Jason Merrick and the Finders, and more.

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

The Shake Out playlist for June 9, 2026

• “Shake” – Shadows of Knight
• “Goin’ to a Happening” – Tommy Neal
• “Way Over There” – Edwin Starr
• “I Can’t Leave You” – Rose Battiste
• “Tee Ta” – Tommy Neal
• “Cool Pearl” – The Capitols
• “Pearl Time” – Andre Williams
• “Hard Hustling” – Andre Williams
• “The Gorilla Walk” – Plookie McCline
• “The Dog” – Junior and the Classics
• “Can Your Monkey Do the Dog” – Rufus Thomas
• “Sack O Woe” – The Mar-Keys
• “Hanky Panky” – The Shondells
• “You Shouldn’t Say You Love Me” – Larry Coverdale and the Horsemen
• “Pygmy Pt 1” – The Delegates
• “It’s Love” – The Misty Wizards
• “No Love at All” – Jason Merrick and the Finders
• “The Sneak” – Georgie Young and the Rockin’ Bocs
• “Friday’s Child” – Billie Dearborn
• “Feel Right Saturday Night” – The Velvetiers
• “Sunny” – Les McCann Ltd.
• “Sunny Sunday” – Bunny Sigler
• “Who Loves the Sun” – The Velvet Underground
• “Ain’t That Peculiar” – George Benson Quartet
• “Summertime” – George Benson Quartet
• “When That Evening Sun Goes Down” – Van Morrison
• “Soul Limbo” – Booker T and the MGs

Listen to The Shake Out with host Dave Lawson on Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand. Catch re-airs Friday at midnight.

This week, Detroit-based singer/songwriter Chloe Drallos joined me in the studio to discuss her new album “The Cave,” which comes out this Friday on LifeLike Records.

Drallos has been performing and releasing music for seven years now, primarily under the moniker Zilched.

While Chloe’s previous work, as Zilched, leaned into what she called “doom-pop,” or a beautifully brooding blend of distortion-laden post-punk, dark dreamy shoegaze, and a bit of post-grunge grit. But as it started to grow, more of her long held influences came to the surface, drawing on iconic storytelling songwriters with strong voices; you started to hear even more poise coming to the fore with the way she paired her potent voice with powerful guitar chords. And that’s true, again, on “The Cave.”

Two years ago, after releasing a full-length with as Zilched titled “Earthly Delights,” Chloe started moving toward a proper solo project under her own name. “The Cave” is her formal debut as a solo artist, following a recent EP (“Three Seasons”).

You can catch the release show for The Cave this Saturday at The Field Office, with openers The Hand.

Stream the show above to hear our interview about the songwriting process and recording of “The Cave,” and hear some songs from it as well—including a live performance by Chloe in-studio.

A look back at Sounds Like Detroit 2025

My other guest for this week’s show is Tariq Gardner, a stellar and accomplished jazz composer, drummer, and bandleader who notably won the most votes last year in 2025’s Sounds Like Detroit (SLD) Showcase.

Stand-in host Darren Revell plays new music from James Blake, Kim Gordon, and Jalen Ngonda. Along the way, you’ll hear songs from Jeff Buckley, Beach House, Blood Orange, Patti Smith Group, plus more from Detroit icons Jack White, Thornetta Davis, and Majesty Crush. 

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 9, 2026 

• “Don’t Wanna Dance (Mario C Mix)” – Automatic 

• “Where Are They Now?” – Gene 

• “Nightmares by the Sea” – Jeff Buckley 

• “Chain Gang” – Sam Cooke 

• “Derecho Demonico” – Jack White 

• “Ball of Confusion (USA Mix)” – Love and Rockets 

• “Nothing Is Forever” – Kraak & Smaak & Kosta G 

• “Trying Times – A COLORS SHOW” – James Blake 

• “Madam Butterfly (Un bel di vedremo)” – Malcolm McLaren 

• “They” – Jem 

• “6 Underground” – Sneaker Pimps 

• “Essex_Honey.mp3” – Blood Orange 

• “The Zookeeper’s Boy” – Mew 

• “Bring On the Dancing Horses (Extended Mix) [Bonus Track]” – Echo & The Bunnymen 

• “Cruise Ship Designer” – Dry Cleaning 

• “Take Care” – Beach House 

• “It’s All Right” – The Impressions 

• “What Is Love?” – Deee-Lite 

• “Magic Doors” – Portishead 

• “And Then She Smiles” – A Certain Ratio 

• “State of the Nation” – Industry 

• “Uma” – Majesty Crush 

• “The Breath Of Now (feat. Ian Rankin)” – Pye Corner Audio 

• “Beautiful Object” – Glass Candy 

• “All Night Long” – Peter Murphy 

• “I’m Walkin’” – Fats Domino 

• “Next Life” – Mint Julep 

• “Because the Night” – Patti Smith Group 

• “Get up and Dance Away Your Blues (feat. Marcus Belgrave)” – Thornetta Davis 

• “Blue Morpho” – Ed O’Brien 

• “Burning Temptation” – Jalen Ngonda 

• “Waiting Room” – Fugazi 

• “Your Generation” – Generation X 

• “Vow” – Garbage 

• “PLAY ME” – Kim Gordon 

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 Visions, I celebrate the music of Geri Allen and Marcus Belgrave ahead of their June 12 birthday. I also play a track from Chick Corea who shares the same June 12 birthday.

This episode also features a lot of new music. I play brand new releases from Hannah Marks, Teiku, the James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Kenji Lee’s Fortune Teller Trio, and a never-before released record from the Kenny Barron Trio that will release Friday, June 12.

In the mix I also include the late Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper, Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy, and Happy Apple.

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

Visions Playlist for June 8, 2026

• “Zec” – Marcus Belgrave*
• “500 Miles High” – Chick Corea & Return to Forever
• “Who Is Your Midwest Representation?” – Happy Apple
• “Open-Handed Reach” – Kurt Rosenwinkel & Geri Allen*
• “Three Little Words” – Sonny Rollins
• “Time Was” – Kenny Barron Trio
• “Cohran Blues” – Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy
• “Feed the Fire” – Geri Allen
• “Two Ships Passing in the Night” – Marcus Belgrave
• “Ki Le Noeh (Krumholz Melody)” – Teiku*
• “Liver Juice” – Kenji Lee’s Fortune Teller Trio*
• “Blue Skies” – Robert Glasper Trio
• “Feed the Fire” – Hannah Marks
• “The Sermon” – James Brandon Lewis, Aruan Ortiz, Brad Jones & Chad Taylor
• “Space Odyssey (feat. Marcus Belgrave)” – Geri Allen
• “The Bridge” – Sonny Rollins

* indicates a Detroit artist

Over 150 Michigan performers entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert this year. Only 10 of them will be eligible to appear in Sounds Like Detroit. It’s a local musical showcase that’ll take place at Batch Brewing Company on August 13.

Before the concert starts, Detroiters have the chance to select the top five musicians who go on to headline the show based on their entry videos. 

The top 10 are below:

– IIAJIDE
– Michelle Held
– Aisha Ellis
– KTCHN
– Jubilee Jackson
– Checker
– Vaughn Black
– Rose St. Germaine
– Mild Pulp
– Laurie Love

Jeff Milo is the host of MI Local on WDET. He also is the coordinator and main host of Sounds Like Detroit. He joined The Metro to talk more about the chosen finalists and how they are shaping the local sound.

For more information, go to WDET.org/TinyDesk and cast a ballot before June 19.

– Hayley Gavigan contributed to this piece.

Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on demand.

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

More stories from The Metro