You never really know why you’re attracted to a certain style of music, but I’ve always had an ear for dub. It’s a wonderful side product of the ska / reggae movement that emerged from Jamaica in the 1960s. 

With dub tracks, they’re making them heavier, with bigger bass and more reverb and a sense of weightlessness with the vocals, as though the singer were drowning and their voice only carries through when they come up for air.

A recent discovery in this vein is Hollie Cook’s sensational dub treatment of her album called “Shy Girl In Dub!” It brings dubbed-out versions of her songs from the record “Shy Girl” under the production lens of Ben McKone, who lovingly adds echo and reverb and pumps up the bass on all 12 of these heavyweight dubs.

It’s been tough to pick a favorite of that dubbed-out dozen, but I’m currently in love with “Dub Me In Your Arms” and its throbbing bassline and gentle stabs of piano. (Reminds me of another great Jamaican track where the Chosen Few cover Smoky Robinson’s “Tears Of A Clown.”) 

When Cook’s voice comes hovering over this track, she’s in full command. It sounds like she’s from another world; like a voice emerging from the static of a television set late at night, surrounded by this swirl of noise and rhythm and crisp snare pops.

Both Cook’s original “Shy Girl” album and this new dub reset are absolutely worth your time.

This story was originally posted on Midbrow.

In Detroit, there’s always a lot of action in liquor store parking lots.

Fender benders. Loitering. Impromptu barbecue pop-ups. Arguments and negotiations. Entrepreneurs hustling their wares. You name it.

This is the first time, however, I’ve witnessed one hosting a World Cup watch party.

Most of the World Cup games so far have been broadcast on a TV or projection screen in the parking lot of Marcus Market, a small liquor and grocery store near Wayne State’s campus.

They sell everything from tacos out of a counter in the back to beer and fresh produce and cigarettes and kayaks (they technically haven’t sold one yet but they are for sale).

It’s a popular spot with college kids and people from the neighborhood; a major community hub of commerce and social interaction in the city’s Cass Corridor.

And now it’s a de facto sports hub for the initiated or those just passing by and curious what the shouting is all about.

Under a pop-up tent in a corner of the parking lot, there’s a loyal band of soccer fans each with their own rooting interests. The crowds have swelled to nearly 90 people for the U.S. men’s soccer matches. Brands and sponsors noticed, dropping off swag for fans.

Other times, often for day games victimized by the sun and heat, it’s just a handful of diehards.

Some are sitting in camping chairs they brought. Some are sitting on milk crates pulled from the back of Marcus Market and provided by cashier Sishir Cherry Buddharaju, who started this whole thing.

“It’s the best way to watch the World Cup,” says Buddharaju, who’s known around the neighborhood simply as Cherry.

Fans are more than welcome to head into Marcus Market and buy a snack or a drink, but it’s really not a sales tactic for the store, he says.

“Most World Cup viewing parties are in bars or you have to RSVP,” says Buddharaju. “There’s not many that are free, that you can stay as long as you want and you don’t have to spend any money.”

In fact, at a lot of these parking lot games, there’s not much drinking at all. It’s become a lazy cliche mostly plastered on sports advertisements, but these watch parties have become bigger than the game itself.

It ended up being more about strangers in the neighborhood getting to know each other and hanging out outside the structure of a bar.

Buddharaju says at least a few regulars have become friends since the watch parties started back in June, showing up together and making plans after the games. Another watch party regular said he’s worried he won’t see his friends as much when the games end. It’s the most time he’s spent with them in a while.

“It almost feels like a summer camp sort of thing because it’s essentially the same group of strangers that show up every day,” says Buddharaju. “They all became friends from just being at the same place every day together for two hours for 30 straight days.”

There’s been some trials and tribulations along the way. A heavy rain forced them to take the television inside the nearby Bronx Bar to watch the rest of the England versus Mexico match. During Argentina versus Cape Verde, a powerful storm popped up quickly and ravaged their set up within seconds, sending the pop-up tent flying and the TV crashing to the ground. 

The screen is cracked and partially blacked out now, but the group watches on.

After Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in the quarter-finals, a handful of fans watching the game thank Buddharaju for setting up once again and start stacking milk crates and put away the 10×10 tent they’ve been watching under. They ask Buddharaju when the next game is and if he’ll be grilling hot dogs again.

“It’s a weird feeling,” laughs Buddharaju, “because I was going to do this even if nobody showed up. It was just going to be me outside watching the World Cup in the parking lot.”

But there hasn’t been a game that he’s watched alone yet. There’s always someone from the neighborhood walking up, sitting down, and watching with him – and the rest of the neighborhood.

There’s still a handful of World Cup watch parties being hosted in the Marcus Market parking lot. They are free and open to the public.

• Tuesday, July 14 – at 3 p.m. for France versus Spain

• Wednesday, July 15 – at 3 p.m. (teams to be determined)

• Saturday, July 19 – at 3 p.m. (World Cup Final)

This story was originally published on Midbrow.

I’m seeing more examples of indie bands (whatever that means today) finding their way to an audience by presenting a solid cover. Australian group Royel Otis is one that stands out, with their solid, true-to-form cover of the Cranberries’ “Linger.”

Chicago indie rockers Friko are another example, first arriving to my ears via their forceful cover of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes,” which, admittedly, is a ballsy one to cover (but they nailed it).

It got me hooked enough that I started digging into the brand new sophomore album, “Something Worth Waiting For,” and have completely fallen in love with the title track.

It starts out like a blurry vision; like an acoustic guitar and a distant voice are just barely making their way out of a dusty vinyl groove off in the distance, before blossoming into this massive anthemic swell of waiting for the good thing even though you might not measure up yourself.

“So I’m waiting for something more
Something worth waiting for
I wanna see you and me
Waking up, glad to be
So I’m waiting for something more
Something worth waiting for”

This is exactly what you love to see from an artist on their sophomore release. More space, bigger sound, the growth they always dreamed up after praying that anyone would even care about the debut in the first place. Luckily for Friko, they’re continuing to carve out a space for themselves and their new stadium-ready sound.

For anyone looking to check them out in Detroit, they’ll be playing at The Loving Touch on Oct. 17.

This story was originally published by Midbrow.

I’m a sucker for a sweet sentiment wrapped up in a flannel-toned, 90’s alternative rock song that sounds like it could be the intro music for a family-friendly teen drama from 1995. 

If that sounds hyper-specific, know that it’s a subset of music that’s very popular right now, thanks to Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby, Kurt Vile , Courtney Barnett and others. It’s rooted in bands chasing that sound of Big Star and Lemonheads; of big guitars with a bit of fuzz and layers of jangle on top. It’s full but non-threatening. 

It’s music for soft, emotional lumberjacks. Or if you want to be boring about it, a contemporary take on college radio from 30 years ago.

No one is doing it better in my book than Widowspeak, the husband-and-wife duo of Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas. They’re now based in Brooklyn but originally from Washington. (You can hear that geography in their music.) They released their seventh album “Roses” on Captured Tracks on June 5.

Their excellent new single “If You Change” is everything I just described and more; a lovely little piece of dream pop with just a splash of alt-country. And the sentiment! Listen to these lyrics:

If you change, don’t change too much
‘Cause I really loved this one

It goes deeper than what I first suspected — a sweet little love song about liking someone as they are, even as they grow old together. According to vocalist-songwriter Molly Hamilton, it’s more than that, writing that she “thought about the fear of change, and when things (situations, objects) feel stuck in time because of a fear of ruining them. You always hear “mint condition” as though it is as an asset, but it also means that thing hasn’t been used, lived with, loved. It never gets to fulfill its destiny.”

Even without that lyrical depth, the song is an absolute banger that’s been stuck in my head for days.

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

This article was originally posted on Midbrow.

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.

An insanely special guest stops by – the legend Ed Love! To celebrate his birthday, he joins Ryan Patrick Hooper for a discussion about his career and shares some stories from back in the day, like introducing Art Blakey at the Hotel Pontchartrain in 1984, and how the sound of jazz made up the soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement.

The set features music from Curtis Fuller, Donald Byrd, Les McCann, Lonnie Liston Smith and more. You can listen starting at the 2:19 mark.

Plus, new music from Hollie Cook, Jordan Rakei & FKJ, alongside tracks from Kelela, Amber Mark, Tom Misch, and Yussef Dayes. 

There’s dance floor energy from Underworld, Hot Chip, and Flight Facilities, plus music from Panda Bear, Sonic Boom, and Adrian Sherwood, with classics from The Beach Boys, Blondie, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Damned, and New York Dolls. 

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 May 6, 2026 

• “Villain” – Annahstasia 

• “Problems” – Jordan Rakei & FKJ 

• “Know You Love Me (Flight Facilities Remix)” – Riva Starr, Flight Facilities & Soul Speech 

• “Different Places” – Amber Mark & John The Blind 

• “idea 1” – Kelela 

• “Days Of Us” – Tom Misch & Kaidi Akinnibi 

• “Marching Band (feat. Masego)” – Yussef Dayes 

• “Rockaway Dub” – Hollie Cook 

• “Slow Down” – Skip Marley & H.E.R. 

• “Whirlpool Dub (Adrian Sherwood Reset in Dub Version)” – Panda Bear, Sonic Boom & Adrian Sherwood 

• “Caroline, No” – The Beach Boys 

• “stupid prizes” – KeiyaA 

• “Bamboo” – Harvey Sutherland 

• “Didn’t Cha Know / Gone Baby Don’t Be Long (Medley)” – Cousin Kula 

• “Too Good (Unknown Mortal Orchestra Remix)” – Arlo Parks 

• “Color My Life” – Chicano Batman 

• “Break Me Down” – Yukimi 

• “Need to Run” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill 

• “Jumbo (Remastered)” – Underworld 

• “Over and Over” – Hot Chip 

• “Pawa! (Boys’ Shorts Remix)” – Asha Puthli & Say She She 

• “Heart of Glass (12-Inch Version)” – Blondie 

• “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

• “New Rose” – The Damned 

• “Trash” – New York Dolls 

• “Cult of Celebrity” – Lambrini Girls 

• “One Thing At A Time” – Courtney Barnett 

• “Goo Goo Muck” – The Cramps 

• “Chantized” – Curtis Fuller 

• “Bup A Loup” – Donald Byrd 

• “Astral Traveling” – Lonnie Liston Smith 

• “Price You Gotta Pay To Be Free” – Les McCann 

• “Mississippi God Damn” – Nina Simone 

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. 

Starting off slow and mellow with tracks from Swamp Dogg, Herbert and Gabrielle Cavassa—who will be performing this year at the Detroit Jazz Fest. Then we go hyperspeed with new music from Dry Cleaning and Soulwax. Tune in and tune out!

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for May 5, 2026

• “Jimtastic Blues” – Greentea Peng
• “Glitter” – BENEE
• “Trying to Live My Life Without You” – Otis Clay
• “Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “Brother Where Are You (Matthew Herbert Remix)” – Oscar Brown, Jr. & Matthew Herbert
• “Hypnotised (feat. Mel Uye-Parker)” – Herbert
• “Just Like A Baby” – Sly & the Family Stone
• “Hold Me” – SAULT
• “If I Should Die Tonight (SaLaAm ReMi’s Piano Mix)” – Marvin Gaye
• “Prisoner of Love” – Gabrielle Cavassa
• “Last Night Reprise (feat. Cautious Clay, Kaki King & Maeve Gilchrist)” – Arooj Aftab
• “Where Would You Be” – Yaw
• “Can We Pretend” – Bill Withers
• “Mary Don’t You Weep (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “Demon In Profile” – Afghan Whigs
• “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai
• “Firesuite” – Doves
• “Here It Comes” – Doves
• “Melody Day” – Caribou
• “Can’t Run But” – Paul Simon
• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” – Midlake
• “Tom The Model” – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
• “Deep Harbour (feat. Alfa Mist)” – Commodo
• “Tek Control (feat. Liam Bailey)” – IZCO
• “Brownout” – Ghost Funk Orchestra
• “Traveling With (feat. Jeff Parker & Anna Butterss) (LIVE ON WDET)” – Daniel Villarreal
• “Dita Cuja” – Nicholas Mariano
• “Uncanny” – Daniel Villarreal
• “R&B (Theo Verney Version)” – English Teacher
• “Sliced By A Fingernail” – Dry Cleaning
• “Rich” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Territorial Call of the Female” – BODEGA
• “Love Is the Drug (Todd Terje Disco Dub)” – Roxy Music
• “Perfect We Are Not” – Soulwax
• “In Person” – Low Island

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.

Opening up the show with our longest “DEEEEETTTRRROOIIIITTTT BASKKKEEETTTBALLLLLLL” yet before jumping into brand new music from Detroit’s own Ian Fink, where he samples Cade Cunningham and turns it into a new hometown anthem. Plus, new music discovery from Honey Dijon, Alabama Shakes, IZCO, Jordan Rakei, Mary in the Junkyard, Dua Saleh and more.

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 May 4, 2026

• “Loud In Detroit” – Ian Fink
• “I Like It Hot (feat. Greentea Peng)” – Honey Dijon
• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal
• “American Dream” – Alabama Shakes
• “Strike a Pose (feat. Camille Munn)” – IZCO
• “It Never Ends” – Jordan Rakei & Femi Koleoso
• “Crash Landing” – Mary in the Junkyard
• “Flood (feat. Bon Iver)” – Dua Saleh
• “HEAVENLY FATHER (Live – Mediolanum, Milan, IT. Nov 05 2022)” – Bon Iver
• “Sycamore” – Bill Callahan
• “Venus in the Zinnia” – Aldous Harding & H. Hawkline
• “You’re Out Wasting” – Andy Shauf
• “When The Sun Soaks In” – Deadbeat Beat
• “Dope On A Rope” – The Growlers
• “22° Halo” – pôt-pot
• “Disintegration” – The Cure
• “Dance Steve (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Anna Butterss
• “Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel)” – Kokoroko
• “Crumb” – John Roseboro & Liana Flores
• “Vento A Favor (Instrumental)” – Sessa
• “Olhos de Sá” – Joutro Mundo
• “Rico Suave Bossa Nova” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “Summer Maddness S.A.” – Karriem Riggins
• “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” – Ananda Shankar
• “The Last Time” – Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• “E.V.A. (Remix)” – Fatboy Slim
• “Back On” – SBTRKT
• “Right On (feat. Joanna Newsom & STS)” – The Roots
• “Norfside (feat. Tierra Whack)” – Jill Scott
• “Gorilla” – Little Simz
• “Dog It” – Digable Planets
• “Diane Charlemagne (Iman Houssein Remix)” – LEFTO EARLY BIRD
• “Puaj” – Salin
• “Ricky Ricardo” – La China de La Gasolina
• “Osa Polar” – Melenas

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 was one of my favorite call-in segments on the Groove Hotline ever! It’s all about obsession songs—not quite earworms, but instead songs you simply can’t get enough of, like some sort of musical fiend. Songs that you wake up with in your head like a jukebox from hell! 

Those picks are noted in the playlist below and include Dirtbombs, IDLES, Paul Westerberg, Buzzcocks, Bryan Ferry and so much more. I’m so grateful for your taste today! 

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 April 28, 2026

• “Underdog (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Dirtbombs

• “Beat On The Brat” – Ramones

• “I’m Scum (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – IDLES

• “World Class Fad (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Paul Westerberg

• “Why Can’t I Touch It? (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Buzzcocks

• “Mamouna (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Bryan Ferry

• “Heavy” – Momoko Gill

• “100 years of Bill & Lil” – Joe Webb

• “Like Swimwear (part two) [feat. Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose & Josh Johnson]” – Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet

• “Ya Banat” – Kazdoura

• “Nahr El Mot نهر الموت” – Zeid Hamdan

• “Sleepwalk (Remastered 2010) (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Santo & Johnny

• “Alegría (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Elia y Elizabeth

• “Aonde Voce Vai (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Antonio Adolfo

• “Olhos de Sá” – Joutro Mundo

• “Gurbet” – Özdemir Erdoğan

• “Alemania” – Twin Shadow

• “Desert Raven” – Jonathan Wilson

• “Alone Again Or (Remastered)” – Calexico

• “Hotel California (Spanish Mix)” – Gipsy Kings

• “Southland (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – Lindsay Lou

• “You Can Bring Me Flowers” – Ray LaMontagne

• “Lavender Buds (In The Groove Obsession Songs)” – MF DOOM

• “White Light” (In The Groove Obsession Songs) – Liam Bailey

• “Time (You and I)” – Khruangbin

• “Could Heaven Ever Be Like This” – Idris Muhammad

• “Use Me (Live)” – Bill Withers

• “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” – Eddie Hazel

• “Road of the Lonely Ones” – Madlib

• “Didn’t I (Dave Allison Rework)” – Darondo

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.

A new single from Beck ahead of his tour date this October 12 at the Fox Theatre, plus new music from Soulwax and Yeek. Detroit stand-up comic Brad Wenzel joins the show to talk about his Bob Seger obsession and new stand-up special “Desperate Times.” A look at the connections between jazz and hip-hop over the years, and lots more.

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 April 22, 2026

• “Run Free (Nite Version)” – Soulwax
• “new body rhumba” – LCD Soundsystem
• “A Vineyard For The North” – Yard Act
• “Underwater Love” – Smoke City
• “Toda Cor” – anaiis, Grupo Cosmo & Luedji Luna
• “Balm” – Bill Laurance
• “Ride Lonesome” – Beck
• “Seasons Come, Seasons Go” – Bobbie Gentry
• “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake
• “I Dig Love” – George Harrison
• “Pretty Boys” – Paul McCartney & Khruangbin
• “The Message Continues (DJ Harrison Remix)” – Nubya Garcia
• “Sol” – musclecars
• “Para Chick” – Tania Marie
• “Daahoud” – Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet
• “To RBI” – Damu The Fudgemunk
• “All Caps” – Abstract Orchestra
• “Grown Up (Radio Edit)” – Danny Brown
• “House in LA” – Jungle
• “Rose Rouge” – Jorja Smith
• “What Kinda Music (Jordan Rakei Remix)” – Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes
• “Till It Shines” – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
• “Mainstreet” – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• “Colonized Mind” – Prince
• “The Cross” – Prince
• “Ain’t That Easy” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard
• “Transcendental Blues” – Steve Earle
• “Nancy From Now On” – Father John Misty
• “Heaven” – Yeek
• “SPIDERS” – Lola Young

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.

Rest in rhythm to the Purple One. Ten years ago today, we lost the musical legend Prince. Longtime Detroit promoter Adriel Thornton and writer, director and producer dream hampton call into the show to share their memories of how they mourned the loss of Prince a decade ago, plus a host of your favorite Prince picks and edits. 

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 April 21, 2026

• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “Another Baby!” – Dijon
• “DNM” – Mk.Gee
• “Sun Khosi” – Ruby Rushton
• “Rush” – Gerald Clayton
• “Red Moon” – Tom Misch
• “Cherry” – J.J. Cale
• “Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)” – DARKSIDE
• “I’m Not Ready for the Change” – Nation of Language
• “Around the World in a Day” – Prince & The Revolution
• “Locked” – Four Tet
• “Sometimes It Snows In April” – Prince
• “2close2farr” – Momoko Gill
• “All That We Were” – Georgie Sweet
• “Into Harmony (feat. Julia Biel)” – Hector Plimmer
• “Uptown” – Prince
• “Purple” – Jamie 3-26
• “I Wanna Be Your Lover (Dimitri from Paris Mix)” – Prince
• “Do I Believe In God (LNTG Muscle Mix)” – Late Nite Tuff Guy
• “Flight Time” – Donald Byrd
• “P7 Blues” – SOYUZ
• “Xoxoxo” – corto.alto
• “Oxbow” – Waxahatchee
• “If You Change” – Widowspeak
• “Talk About The Passion” – R.E.M.
• “Here’s Where The Story Ends” – The Sundays
• “Linger (SiriusXM Session)” – Royel Otis
• “I Don’t Know You” – Mannequin Pussy
• “Alone (Four Tet Remix)” – The Cure

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.

A focus on Chicago composer Charles Stepney, some twee indie soundtrack stuff from DeVotchKa and Yann Tiersen, plus a psychedelic 4/20 friendly journey through blacklight poster / lava lamp favorites like the Beatles, OSEES, Silver Apples and more.

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 April 20, 2026

• “The Last Time” – Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• “Step On Step” – Charles Stepney
• “Ville morose” – Nadine Shah
• “Les jours tristes (Instrumental)” – Yann Tiersen
• “The Winner Is… (DeVotchKa Version)” – DeVotchKa
• “Fire” – Waxahatchee
• “Down By The River” – Buddy Miles
• “Baby” – Donnie & Joe Emerson
• “Hot Dreams” – Timber Timbre
• “Open Your Eyes” – Bobby Caldwell
• “The Old Law” – Father John Misty
• “Khayal” – Kazdoura
• “God, Protect Me from My Enemies” – SAULT
• “Mountain Top” – RIO KOSTA
• “What It Gave Me” – Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda
• “Comin’ Home Baby” – Mel Tormé
• “Never Going Back Again” – Fleetwood Mac
• “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Remastered)” – Rotary Connection
• “Woah! There’s No Limit (feat. Mara TK)” – Lord Echo
• “Genesis” – Chronixx
• “Farewell Transmission” – Jason Molina
• “It’s All Too Much” – Beatles
• “Let It Bleed” – Goat
• “Run To Your Mama (Redg Weeks Remix)” – Goat
• “Think Twice” – Detroit Experiment
• “Program” – Silver Apples
• “Inner Meet Me” – Beta Band
• “Web” – Thee Oh Sees
• “Toe Cutter – Thumb Buster” – Thee Oh Sees
• “Pata Pata (Stereo Version)” – Miriam Makeba
• “Metronomic Underground” – Stereolab

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 from Maurice Louca, who will be at Moondog Cafe later this month, plus selections from David Byrne, Menahan Street Band, and deep grooves from Fela Kuti and Celine Dessberg. We also take a quick trip to the moon in honor of the astronauts on Artemis II, with Norwegian space disco from Todd Terje and a bunch of Pink Floyd.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for April 6, 2026

• “Snoopy and Woodstock (Easter Beagle Edition)” – Vince Guaraldi
• “Juana La Cubana” – LA LOM
• “Jolly Papa (Ife cover)” – Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson
• “Polaris” – Maurice Louca
• “The Winner Is… (DeVotchKa Version)” – DeVotchKa
• “Transliterator” – DeVotchKa
• “We’ve Been Had” – Walkmen
• “Primos” – Adrian Quesada & Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Together” – Misha Panfilov Sound Combo
• “Glass, Concrete and Stone” – David Byrne
• “Home Again” – Menahan Street Band
• “Selenge” – Céline Dessberg
• “Are You with Me Now?” – Cate Le Bon
• “If I Leave” – Mitski
• “Opposite People” – Fela Kuti
• “Inner City Blues” – Zara McFarlane
• “Bad Bad News (feat. Terrace Martin) [Ricky’s Vibe Tape]” – Leon Bridges
• “Beware The Stranger (Chris Seefried’s Ambient Excursion) [feat. Trombone Shorty]” – Lady Blackbird
• “untitled 03 l 05.28.2013.” – Kendrick Lamar
• “untitled 06 l 06.30.2014.” – Kendrick Lamar
• “She Raised Us in Sunset Park” – musclecars
• “Breathe (In the Air)” – Pink Floyd
• “On The Run” – Pink Floyd
• “Delorean Dynamite” – Todd Terje
• “Time” – Pink Floyd
• “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” – Skip James
• “Blue Nile” – Alice Coltrane
• “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” – Dorothy Ashby
• “Lonely Girl” – Dorothy Ashby
• “Hot Water (Sly5thAve Remix)” – Adesuwa

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