Singer-songwriter Valerie Salerno started her ambient noise-rock/alt-country solo project — Dick Texas — about five years ago, building up to this Spring’s release of her debut full length LP “All That Fall“ (on Fred Thomas’ LifeLike Records). Salerno visited WDET Studios to talk about the new album and her upcoming show at Third Man Records next Saturday, May 10, with Winged Wheel.

Prior to Dick Texas, Salerno was in the Grand Rapids-based alt/noise-rock group Sojii (which recorded its debut album with the late Steve Albini). Salerno started Dick Texas when she moved to Detroit in 2019.

“Catharsis is in almost everything that I make,” Salerno said, remarking upon one of the most distinctive qualities of “All That Fall” — which involves reverb-splashed guitars that go from resonant twangs into purposefully dissonant crescendos. “And that’s what draws me to a lot of the music that I like. I think in this project — and especially what comes out on this album — my biggest goal as an artist is to just write better and better songs…and I think a lot of that came out in my guitar playing.”

“All That Fall” certainly has some elements of alt-country-conjuring twang to it, and a proclivity toward some grittier textures, but I’m hooked by these primal and honestly satisfyingly abrasive circuitous guitar phrases that singe the edges of each composition. Most of all, the album attains its radiance from the subtle yet spellbinding lead vocals of Salerno, weaving gracefully through those stormy guitars.

Put succinctly, Salerno said: “I do like exploring the extremes of dynamics…”

But we also asked about how these songs, in the best way, seem to take their time — following slowed tempos that stretch tracks into the six-minute mark. “I have low blood pressure” Salerno said, following with a self-aware chuckle. “And I think that slow…it’s a good experience to explore. And if you listen to my old band, Sojii, it was hard and fast and intense, and I think that was a big energy to my early 20s. And, now, I think life in the last few years, I dunno, this slow universe has been really nice…”

Salerno was joined in studio by band member, multi-instrumentalist/audio-engineer Adis Kaltak, who added more anecdotal exposition about the recording process, particularly the vocals for a track we listened to, “Flies,” from “All That Fall.” Stream it for the full interview.

Along with an interview with Salerno, we premiered a lot of new music by local artists this week (as we often do, on MI Local). We started the show with the brand new single from Grand Rapids-based indie-pop ensemble Phabies, along with the Detroit-based alt-country duo Neu Blume, who have a release party coming up on May 31 with Bonny Doon and Conor Lynch at UFO Bar.

Speaking of new releases, we heard the latest from indie-rock/power-pop auteur Ryan Allen, who has an album release party coming up on May 16 at Bowlero Lanes Lounge, and the four-piece ’70s-tinged psych-rock band The Dusty Rose Gang also premiered a song on this week’s show — they have an album that’s also out on May 16 titled “A One from Day One.”

And that’s not all! We heard a new industrial-leaning goth-shoegaze soundscape from Stormfeldt, the latest dream-pop ballad from the duo known as Bluhm, and an indie-rock cut from the band My Time In The Arctic who — like so many other locals of late — have a new album out in the world!

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

MI Local Playlist for April 29, 2025

• “Bloodletting” – Phabies
• “Cold Strange” – Neu Blume
• “Preybirds” – Rabbitology
• “Take It Back” – Jake LeMond
• “When You Come Over” – Bluhm
• “Eastern Palace Identity Crisis” – My Time in the Arctic
• “Lost in a Daze” – Ryan Allen
• “Low Animal” – Stormfeldt
• “Person of Light” – The Dusty Rose Gang
• “Flies” – Dick Texas
• “Long Dirt Driveway” – Dick Texas

Kicking off the show with new music from BADBADNOTGOOD, who are coming to the Masonic Temple on May 13 with Baby Rose, plus fresh selections from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Smerz, Bon Iver, The Bug Club and more.

And a very happy birthday to one of the greatest Motown voices of all time — Tammi Terrell!

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 29, 2025

• “Found A Light (Beale Street)” – BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R
• “Why Am I Alive Now?” – ANOHNI
• “You’re All I Need to Get By” – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• “California Soul” – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• “Right On” – Marvin Gaye
• “Wholy Holy” – Marvin Gaye
• “Silver” – Say She She
• “I’ll Be There” – Bon Iver
• “If Only I Could Wait (feat. Danielle Haim)” – Bon Iver
• “Flames shards goo” – ML Buch
• “Gangsters” – Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke
• “Roll The Dice” – Smerz
• “Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me (Long Version)” – Peter Brown
• “Storm” – Rare Silk
• “Lightworks” – J Dilla
• “Kaytranada_Waitin_115 Bpm (KAYTRANADA Remix)” – Kelela & KAYTRANADA
• “LITE SPOTS” – KAYTRANADA
• “Do the Astral Plane” – Flying Lotus
• “Need U (100%) [feat. A*M*E] [Radio Edit]” – Duke Dumont
• “You got time and I got money” – Smerz
• “Bitter Sweet Symphony” – The Verve
• “I Think I’m in Love” – Spiritualized
• “Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds” – The Beatles
• “First Wave Intact” – Secret Machines
• “Comfort Eagle” – CAKE
• “The Distance” – CAKE
• “How to Be a Confidante” – The Bug Club
• “Legal Man” – Belle and Sebastian

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.

Lots of back-to-backs today, spotlighting new stuff and old stuff from artists and comparing the results/the growth/the whatever.

That included starting things off with the White Stripes, who became the 22nd Detroit act to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night. That’s huge! Congrats! And major points to friend of the show Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press for this depressing statistic about the long-held gender inequity within the Hall of Fame and one of its major backers Rolling Stone Magazine: Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987. Gross!

I also spun back-to-backs from The Beths, Girls of the Internet, Perfume Genius, Nilüfer Yanya, the Magnetic Fields and more, plus new music from Lansing’s own Rodeo Boys.

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, 2025

• “Little Room” – White Stripes
• “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” – White Stripes
• “Speedway” – Rodeo Boys
• “Expert in a Dying Field” – The Beths
• “Metal” – The Beths
• “A Tune For Us” – DjRUM
• “Morning Light feat. Andreya Triana (Extended Version)” – Andreya Triana & Quantic
• “Water Me Down (Pamcy Remix)” – Vagabon
• “Sound Asleep” – Girls of the Internet
• “The Middle (feat. Allysha Joy) [Outro]” – Girls of the Internet
• “Back 2 Me (feat. Sadie Walker)” – Girls of the Internet
• “Nite” – Gossip
• “South (feat. Lex Amor)” – Wu-Lu
• “Garden” – Maria Somerville
• “Alone (Four Tet Remix)” – The Cure
• “To be a rose” – Jenny Hval
• “Queen” – Perfume Genius
• “On The Floor” – Perfume Genius
• “Cold Heart” – Nilüfer Yanya
• “Like I Say (I runaway)” – Nilüfer Yanya
• “Be Honest (feat. Madison McFerrin)” – A Song For You
• “Supernatural (Extended Mix)” – We Are KING
• “Mohabbat” – Arooj Aftab
• “Bless the Telephone” – Labi Siffre
• “Castles Made of Sand” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• “Dark Blue” – George Freeman & Chico Freeman
• “Can’t Say Nothin’” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Night Bus” – The Flying Hats
• “Marmalade Toast” – Marcel Borrack
• “Ride Me High” – J.J. Cale
• “The Book Of Love” – Magnetic Fields
• “I Don’t Want To Get Over You” – Magnetic Fields
• “You Must Be Out Of Your Mind” – Magnetic Fields
• “Buena” – Morphine
• “Decades (feat. Laura Groves & Samuel T. Herring)” – Wilma Archer
• “Baby” – Brittany Howard
• “I Feel for You (Acoustic Demo)” – Prince & the Revolution

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.

Salt-N-Pepa, the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status, and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award. The late record producer Thom Bell, pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award.

The late Cocker, who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover of The Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” had the backing of Billy Joel, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Pete Thomas, a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who argued that Cocker is “about as rock and roll as it gets.”

Soundgarden — with the late Chris Cornell as singer — get into the Hall on their third nomination. They follow two other grunge acts in the Hall — Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Bad Company get in having become radio fixtures with such arena-rock staples as “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Can’t Get Enough” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy.”

The Ahmet Ertegun Award — given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music — will go to Lenny Waronker, a former head of Warner Bros. Records who signed Prince and R.E.M., and had a part in records from Madonna, Randy Newman, the Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon and Gary Clark Jr.

Some nominees that didn’t get in this year include Mariah Carey, Phish, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Maná, the Black Crowes and Oasis.

Checker’s recording of “The Twist,” and subsequent “Let’s Twist Again” are considered among the most popular songs in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The 83-year-old has expressed frustration that he hadn’t been granted entry before, including telling the AP in 2014: “I don’t want to get in there when I’m 85 years old. I’ll tell them to drop dead, so you better do it quick while I’m still smiling.”

Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as “Time After Time” and “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” and went on to win a Tony Award for “Kinky Boots.” OutKast, made up of André 3000 and Big Boi, have six Grammys and a reputation for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop. The White Stripes — made up of Jack White and Meg White — were indie darlings in the early 2000s with such songs as “Seven Nation Army.”

Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction. The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall.

Nominees were voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include “an artist’s impact on other musicians, the scope and longevity of their career and body of work, as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique.”

Last year, Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton all were inducted.

–Reporting by Mark Kennedy, Associated Press entertainment writer

Singer-songwriter Carmel Liburdi joined me in the studio this week during MI Local to talk about her busy Spring, full of upcoming live performances, Tarot and more!

Liburdi is a crafty wordsmith with a knack for dynamics and vocal inflection, along with a sensibility for uniquely toe-tapping alt-indie-folk arrangements; she’s been writing, recording and performing around the local scene for more than a decade (she got started in high school!) and has released several albums since then, including last year’s “Linwood.”

But Liburdi, like so many creative residents of metro Detroit, is a multifaceted artist who works in more than one medium; she’s also an artist, particularly in illustration and graphic design, and she’s one of 22 artists featured in an upcoming group show inspired by the mystical divination of Tarot!

The House of Tarot is an immersive art installation featuring the work of 22 artists, each offering a unique representation of one of the 22 Major Arcana Tarot cards.​​ The opening reception is this Friday night, beginning at 5:25 p.m., hosted at Building 7 within the Herman Kiefer Complex, featuring the recently opened Container Globe performance space. Visitors to the House of Tarot will receive a reading upon arrival and set off on a unique Fool’s Journey through the works, from room to room across four floors. It is an invitation for reflection, disorientation and reorientation.​ The formal art reception wraps up by 8:30 p.m., but live music will proceed throughout the night until at least midnight.

I was also joined by Tim Price, who’s been around and passionately involved in the Detroit art and music scene for decades. He’s currently working with a number of organizations, like Passenger Recovery in Hamtramck, and the Detroit Music Conservancy. Price described his role in The House of Tarot as one of wearing many hats, but predominantly fitting under the banner of production manager and “guy behind the scenes.” Both Price and Liburdi shared a lot about what to anticipate at The House of Tarot this Friday; find more info here.

Another treat during this week’s show was Liburdi’s live in-studio performance of “Hell’s Bathroom Floor,” which, as you’ll hear during our interview, has a connection to Tarot.

I also premiered brand new music from Detroit-based four-piece punk-rock group FEN FEN, from their upcoming full-length vinyl LP “In Yer Sights,” but that energy was mixed with the softer folk vibes of other premieres from local artists like folk singer Anthony Retka!

I also gave a spotlight to two big local music events happening this weekend, including the Detroit X Detroit showcase at the Loving Touch in Ferndale, where local bands perform cover sets of any artist that came from Detroit, be they contemporary, or past legends!

It’s going to be a busy weekend! Have fun out there!

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

MI Local Playlist for April 21, 2025

• “Shellshockt” – FEN FEN
• “Seeing Double” – C.A.D. & the Peacetime Consumers
• “Cool Guy Walk” – meek
• “scry” – Fling II
• “Something” – Vaega
• “MasonJars” – The Vig Arcadia
• “Realities” – James Simonson & Blair French
• “Disappearing Things” – The Codgers
• “Grateful” – Anthony Retka
• “First Day of Spring” – Carmel Liburdi
• “Hell’s Bathroom Floor” – Carmel Liburdi
• “Ceti Alpha Six” – Disc System

We waited 16 years for The Cure’s latest album — and it was well worth the wait. Fans and critics alike praised “Songs of a Lost World,” and it’s been in heavy rotation on In The Groove since its release.

Now, The Cure are extending the life of their latest release with a massive collection of remixes called “Remixes of a Lost World” (out June 13 via Fiction) from folks like Paul Oakenfold, Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno, Mogwai, Twilight Sad and Four Tet, who I’ll focus on today.

I love the way that Four Tet’s remix of “Alone” slowly lets this build, eventually bringing in Robert Smith’s vocals half-way through and keeping that wonderfully distorted guitar in the mix, like this wonderfully crunchy entity hovering above all the clean, warm chord changes.

Four Tet’s remix of “Alone” is one of the first tastes of this remix project and I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out to be one of the best. 

Listen to the In The Groove song of the week below.

What’s up family? Chris Campbell here with The Progressive Underground, and it’s time for this week’s Pick of the Week. We’re shining the spotlight on Al Lindsey — a Detroit soul singer with a voice as smooth as velvet.

Born in Virginia and raised in Michigan, Lindsey first hit the stage while serving in the military, opening up shows for none other than Jimmy “J.J.” Walker from “Good Times.”

After his service, he came back to Detroit and broke out on his own, dropping solo projects since the late ‘80s, always keeping that classic soul vibe alive.

His latest single is called “It’s Gonna Be Alright” — and its my Pick of the Week. 

That was Al Lindsey with “It’s Gonna Be Alright” — pure grown folks soul for your spirit.

If you’re feeling music like this, don’t miss The Progressive Underground — Saturday nights at 6 p.m. on 101.9 WDET. We serve up soul, nu-jazz, rare grooves, and b-side magic just for you! I’m Chris Campbell. Stay tuned, stay soulful.

More from The Progressive Underground: 

• Pick of the Week (April 8): ‘Touching Toes’ by Olivia Dean
• Zo!, Tall Black Guy transcend genres with synergetic ‘Abstractions’
• Pick of the Week (Mar. 29): ‘2 Step in the Living Room’ by Terrace Martin & Alex Isley

Went hard on Mogwai today and their excellent new album “The Bad Fire” (plus some throwbacks from their catalog) ahead of their tour stop at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit.

Twenty years ago, I saw them at the same venue! I was underage, sneaking beers and a buddy got kicked out, but I managed to stay and finish the show. It was one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen and a completely cemented musical memory that I’ll never forget, so I’m really looking forward to that tonight.

Plus a fond farewell to reggae legend Max Romeo, new music from Vegyn (remixing Air), Jadu Heart, Black Country, New Road, The Bug Club, Lily Talmers 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 16, 2025

• “Boys in the Better Land” – Fontaines D.C.
• “How to Be a Confidante” – The Bug Club
• “Jealous Boy” – The Bug Club
• “Just Like Heaven” – The Cure
• “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai
• “Kelly Watch the Stars (Vegyn Version)” – Vegyn & Air
• “Roygbiv” – Boards of Canada
• “So Easy” – Röyksopp
• “The Divine Chord (feat. MGMT & Johnny Marr)” – The Avalanches
• “Got To Keep On” – Chemical Brothers
• “I Just Can’t Take The Risk” – Saint Saviour, Jadu Heart
• “Besties” – Black Country, New Road
• “Lucifer” – JAY-Z
• “Chase The Devil” – Max Romeo & The Upsetters
• “Sun Is Shining” – Bob Marley & the Wailers
• “False Start Dub” – Kings Of High Speed & JKriv
• “Hello? (feat. aden) [Maurice Fulton Remix]” – musclecars
• “Gone Till November (feat. New York Philharmonic)” – Wyclef Jean
• “Sonny Jr. (Dreams) [feat. Robert Glasper & Dwele]” – Black Milk
• “Feed The Fire” – Geri Allen, Lenny White & Palle Danielsson
• “Côte D’ivoire” – Yoni Mayraz
• “TNT” – Tortoise
• “The Big Idea” – Lily Talmers
• “Hog of the Forsaken (Chris Bathgate / Live On WDET Session)” – Michael Hurley
• “Common Blue” – Warpaint
• “Ritchie Sacramento” – Mogwai
• “A.M. 180” – Grandaddy
• “Hunted By a Freak” – Mogwai
• “ASR (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Eja (Dave Okumu Remix)” – Monzanto Sound
• “Under The Pressure” – The War On Drugs
• “They Came in Peace” – Tranquility Bass

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.

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WDET will celebrate the life of one of its musical pioneers this Saturday at the Garden Theater. 

Adams, a former program director and host at WDET for more than 30 years, died in December of 2024. During her time at the station, Adams pushed the boundaries of music programming on the radio in Detroit. Her shows Morphogenisis and The Judy Adams Show were known for mixing genres and blending musical styles, curating an eclectic listening experience for her many fans. 

As the station’s program director, she encouraged the music hosts to experiment and many of the music programs on WDET that followed have adopted the “Judy Adams style.” 

Metro Producer Cary Junior II spoke with Adams’ son, Anthony Minnie, and Essential Music host Ann Delisi about Adams’ work and how her legacy will continue at WDET.

Saturday’s event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. and feature music inspired by Adams’ radio shows, DJed by Ismael Ahmed — host of WDET’s This Island Earth.  “Sean Blackman and Friends” will also perform music honoring Adams’ love of global music and rhythms, and artist Jon Strand will share an visual art set to original music composed and performed by Adams.

WDET is also creating the Judy Adams’ Music Internship, helping foster the education and career development of students with a passion for music, education, community service and radio. 

For more information about Saturday’s event or to RSVP, visit wdet.org/events. 

Use the media player above to hear the full conversation.

More stories from The Metro on Tuesday, April 15:

• Cutting the ribbon on new affordable housing in Southwest Detroit
• A professor’s thoughts on reforming DEI at universities
• Child amputees from Gaza get treatment, hope in Detroit
• Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club

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

The major highlights here are Bon Iver’s stunning new album (featuring Flock of Dimes, Dijon and Danielle Haim, just to name a few), plus new music discoveries from Smerz, Tirzah, Kelela, Lady Wray 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 14, 2025

• “If Only I Could Wait (feat. Danielle Haim)” – Bon Iver
• “Day One (feat. Dijon & Flock of Dimes)” – Bon Iver
• “S.N.C.” – Darkside
• “Aruna” – DJ Koze
• “You got time and I got money” – Smerz
• “This Is How We Walk on the Moon (feat. Tirzah)” – Speakers Corner Quartet
• “Off Om” – Jeff Parker
• “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )” – Saya Gray
• “Waitin’ (unplugged)” – Kelela
• “Charlie (feat. Lil Yachty)” – Lola Young
• “Wrap Myself Up In Your Love” – Say She She
• “Be A Witness” – Lady Wray
• “Best For Us” – Lady Wray
• “Violent Shiver” – Benjamin Booker
• “Defense” – Panda Bear & Cindy Lee
• “Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)” – Devo
• “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)” – Neil Young
• “Could Be Forever” – Joshua Idehen
• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco
• “Back 2 Me (feat. Sadie Walker)” – Girls of the Internet
• “Donuts Mind If I Do” – CHAI
• “Locket” – Crumb
• “Where’s My Brain???” – The Lazy Eyes
• “Made To Stray (DJ Koze Remix)” – Mount Kimbie
• “Modern Love” – David Bowie
• “Let’s Dance” – David Bowie
• “Hunnybee” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Rà-àkõ-st (Unknown Mortal Orchestra Version)” – Lindstrøm & Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• “Alacrán” – LA LOM
• “Sorrowful Horns (feat. James Mollison)” – Joe Armon-Jones
• “Ghost Town” – The Specials
• “Love and Happiness” – Al Green
• “I’m Glad You’re Mine” – Al Green
• “Everybody Hurts” – Al Green

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 is a love song that is absolutely stuck to my ribs.

If Smerz is new to you, know that it’s new to me, too — and probably a lot of other American listeners. Smerz is a Norwegian electronic music duo (Catharina Stoltenberg, Henriette Motzfeldt) based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Oslo, Norway. 

And this woozy, understated anthem is so damn good, I’ve already listened to it three times today (and counting). The lyrics are sensual with a dash of adolescent sweetness and a bit funny, too (“baby, can I see you naked / even though I love how you dress”).

Smerz have a new album, “Big City Life,” out on May 23 via Escho (which also puts out music from Astrid Sonne, who is in heavy rotation on In The Groove, too).

Listen to the In The Groove song of the week below.

Each year, Record Store Day keeps getting bigger than the year before.

Since 2007, when a group of indie record shops decided they should have their own day, it’s become an international celebration of the brick-and-mortar shops that end up playing critical roles in cultural scenes — not just in Detroit — but well beyond.

Consider it a vinyl holiday. It’s a massive economic boon for those indie shops. Musicians make it easy — releasing new material, rare b-sides, re-issues of albums you never thought would be pressed again, you name it. In the shops themselves, in-store performances have become a standard.

The list of releases this year is massive. You can scope out the full list here.

WDET is doing its part to showcase the incredible independent record stores in and around the Motor City by offering an exclusive RSD member drawing!

Anyone who makes a gift to WDET via wdet.org/give on April 11 or April 12 will be automatically entered into the drawing to receive a swag bag filled with gift certificates from participating record stores, Third Man Records vinyl and more.*

And if you’re curious what record shops you should check out, we’ve made a list. And we’d love to see this list grow, so if you don’t see your favorite record store listed, drop us a line and let us know what we should add. We happily will extend it!

Listen: Ryan Patrick Hooper talks Record Store Day, WDET member drawing

Here’s a few of our favorites, plus picks we received from you:

• Third Man Records – 441 W Canfield St, Detroit | 313-209-5205

  

• Peoples Records – 1464 Gratiot Ave, Detroit | 313-831-0864
• Found Sound – 234 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale | 248-565-8775
• Flipside Records – 3099 Coolidge Hwy, Berkley | 248-585-4090
• Melodies & Memories – 23013 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe| 586-774-8480
• Spot Lite – 2905 Beaufait St #4, Detroit| spotlitedetroit@gmail.com
• The Sound Explosion – 3751 Middlebelt Rd, Inkster | 734-890-9320

  

• Hello Records – 4165 Fort St, Lincoln Park | 313-300-5654
• Dearborn Music – 22501 Michigan Ave, Newman St, Dearborn | 313-561-1000
• Dr. Disc Records – 471 Ouellette Ave, Windsor, ON | 519-253-9744
• UHF Records – 512 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak | 248-545-5955
• Weirdsville Records – 61 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens | 586-468-2665
• Encore Records – 208 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor | 734-662-6776
• Underground Sounds – 120 E Washington St, Ann Arbor | 734-327-9239
• Street Corner Music – 26020 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park | 248-967-0777

*You must make a donation through wdet.org/give between 12 a.m. on April 11 and 11:59 p.m. on April 12 to be entered into the drawing. Winner will be notified on Monday, April 14, via telephone. For full WDET contest rules, visit wdet.org/rules. 

There’s no April Fools here! Just a serious love of music — all music, from all genres, brought together through common vibe and feel. New music from High Vis, Bab L’ Bluz, Beth Gibbons (in town on April 7 at Masonic Cathedral Theatre), Lizzo, Orions Belte, Sparklmami and more.

The big thing on the musical menu is revisiting the Garden State soundtrack 20 years later, including selections from The Shins, Nick Drake, Thievery Corporation and Frou Frou.

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 1, 2025

• “Sexy To Someone” – Clairo
• “All I Want” – Broken Social Scene
• “Image” – Magdalena Bay
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Wave To Anchor” – Hundred Waters
• “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” – Paul McCartney & Wings
• “Elevate” – St. Lucia
• “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” – Michael Jackson
• “Mahlalela” – Hugh Masekela & Letta Mbulu
• “Only Good for Conversation” – Rodriguez
• “Bangoro (Gitkin Remix)” – Bab L’ Bluz
• “On The Road” – Rattlesnake Milk
• “New Slang” – The Shins
• “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake
• “Drinkin’ on a Tuesday” – Sarah Mary Chadwick
• “Let Go” – Frou Frou
• “Lebanese Blonde” – Thievery Corporation
• “Reaching Out” – Beth Gibbons
• “Glory Box (Live / Remastered 2023)” – Portishead
• “All Mine” – Portishead
• “Black Coffee” – Sarah Vaughn
• “20 Feet Tall” – Erykah Badu
• “Run Outs” – Alfa Mist
• “Nite” – Gossip
• “South (feat. Lex Amor)” – Wu-Lu
• “TOUCH” – Sparklmami & Les Sons Du Cosmos
• “The Carneddau” – Orions Belte
• “Still Bad” – Lizzo
• “Begin Again (Joe Goddard Remix)” – Jessie Ware
• “Gentle Thoughts” – Herbie Hancock
• “Dangerous” – Surprise Chef
• “Hangin’ on Your Lips” – Cousin Kula
• “Red Room” – Hiatus Kaiyote
• “Mammone (feat. SHOLTO & David Bardon)” – Rachel Kitchlew & SFJ
• “Loso Na Madesu (feat. Natanya) [Lewis OfMan Remix]” – Brian Nasty

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