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.

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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

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.

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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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Iron & Wine (Sam Beam) returns to the show for his eighth visit! We recorded with Sam at The Leon Loft in Ann Arbor before his show in May at The Michigan Theater.

Also, archives from another SongWriter podcast preview, past in-studio archives from Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, The Head & The Heart with a 15 year old classic and much more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for June 7, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Holes To Heaven” – Jack Johnson
• “Giving Ghosts” – Ben Harper
• “In A Dream” – Arny Margret
• “Turning Away” – Anjimile
• “Rivers & Roads” – The Head & The Heart (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Can’t Be Wrong” – Low Cut Connie (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “In Your Ocean” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “All In Good Time” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Yellow House” – Satya
• “No Place To Be” – Shakey Graves
• “You Can’t Have It All” – Neil Diamond
• “Eldorado” – Donovan (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Near Eureka” – Rhett Miller (SongWriter podcast)
• “All Over Again” – Rhett Miller (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Venus In The Zinnia” – Aldous Harding
• “Look At Miss Ohio” – Ken Pomeroy
• “Pass You By” – Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Any Day Now” – Brother Wallace
• “I Ride Passenger” – Kevin Morby
• “Grace Notes” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Singing Saw” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Dates & Dead People” – Iron & Wine (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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  a long time favorite of ours, Mark Erelli, plays songs from his new album “Spring Green.” Mark collaborates with many artists and has become one of the most respected songwriters in the Boston scene.

Also, archives from Emmylou Harris in 1996, Ye Vagabonds from earlier this year and much more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 31, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Stay With Me” – Barnstar!
• “Heavy Foot” – Mon Rovia
• “Passage West” – Dervish ft. Indigo Girls
• “Martyrs” – Jack Barksdale ft. Sarah Jarosz
• “Over The Edge” – Sarah Jarosz (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Rodeo Clowns (4-track)” – Jack Johnson
• “King Of Nothing” – Mark Erelli (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Harder Than It Has To Be” – Mark Erelli (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Do It For The Love” – Kate Shutt/Steve Seskin
• “Make It To Paradise” – Ziggy Marley
• “Wish You Were Here” – Jake Shimabukuro (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Citizen” – Crys Matthews
• “It Won’t Be Me” – Joe Pernice ft. Rodney Crowell
• “Big Sky” – Hrishikesh Hirway
• “It’s Yr World” – Son Little
• “Orphan Girl” – Emmylou Harris (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Lost In My Mind (demo)” – The Head & The Heart
• “Deep In The Plans We Made” – The Paper Kites
• “Pinup Girl” – Blessing Jolie
• :Sitric Road” – Ye Vagabonds (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Alright” – Hiss Golden Messenger
• “While You Were Sleeping” – Mark Erelli (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Walk Beside Me” – Mark Erelli (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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  a selection of cool covers from the last 12 months, including Mavis Staples covering Porter Wagoner, I’m With Her (Paul Simon), Matt Nathanson (Billy Joel), Al Green (The Bee Gees), Low Cut Connie (Prince) and many more.

Also, there’s one brand new song courtesy of Sharon Van Etten, writing a new song in response to a story from film legend Isabella Rossellini through the SongWriter Podcast.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 17, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Fade Into You” – Gregory Alan Isakov ft. Sylvan Esso
• “Sunday Morning” – Beth Gibbons
• “Little Red Corvette” – Low Cut Connie
• “Time In A Bottle” – Lucy Dacus
• “Get This Groove” – Old Town Love
• “I Go To Extremes” – Matt Nathanson
• “The Obvious Child” – I’m With Her
• “Panic In Detroit” – Steven Brown
• “Satisfied Mind” – Mavis Staples
• “L.A. Freeway” – Jade Bird
• “You’re Cheatin’ Heart” – Beck
• “To Love Somebody” – Al Green
• “For Isabella” – Sharon Van Etten (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Sail Away” – Tyler Ramsey/Carl Broemel
• “Norwegian Wood” – Jacob Collier
• “Kissing Other People” – kissing other ppl
• “Kill Bill” – Vitamin String Quartet
• “Luther” – Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell
• “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” – The Dandy Warhols
• “Chevrolet” – Robert Plant
• “Manhattan Serenade” – Rachel & Vilray
• “Wichita Lineman” – Flea ft. Nick Cave
• “Tomorrow, Tomorrow” – Brad Hehldau ft. Daniel Rossen
• “Melissa” – Warren Haynes ft. Derek Trucks

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  we’re celebrating Michael Franti’s 60th birthday by revisiting a visit from 2016. He brought his band Spearhead to The Leon Loft for a set of fun songs, politics, family and more!

Also, recordings from past in-studio guests Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann, John Moreland and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 10, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Can’t Hardly Wait (cello version)” – The Replacements
• “Minnie” – waterbaby
• “Gabriel” – Hiss Golden Messenger
• “No Springtime” – Allison Russell
• “Long Ride Home” – Patty Griffin (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Texas 1947” – Brennen Leigh
• “Crazy For You” – Michael Franti & Spearhead (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Once A Day” – Michael Franti & Spearhead (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “No More Doggin'” – John Lee Hooker
• “A Satisfied Mind” – Bon Iver
• “Deep Into The Dawn” – Joe Pernice ft. Aimee Mann
• “Patient Zero” – Aimee Mann (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Ride Lonesome” – Beck
• “Guess I’m Doing Fine” – Beck
• “Visitor” – John Moreland (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Pressure” – Matt Nathanson
• “Suspended” – Matt Nathanson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Lone Star State” – Blessing Jolie
• “Sing For You” – Tracy Chapman
• “Particular” – James Hunter Six
• “My Lord” – Michael Franti & Spearhead (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Good To Be Alive Today” – Michael Franti & Spearhead (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Say Hey” – Michael Franti & Spearhead (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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Amelia Day joins us for the first time! The newcomer from Washington State is about 5 years into their career, having just dropped a new EP called “Ego Trip” this week, with a full-length debut coming later this year.

Also, two great covers from past in-studio guests Norah Jones, Grant Lee Phillips  and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 3, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Frown Lines” – Blessing Jolie
  
• “Kentucky Too Long” – Charlie Crockett
  
• “Strawberry Moonrise/Year After Year” – I’m With Her
  
• “Young Love” – Milk Carton Kids
  
• “Song Of Storms” – Jon Batiste & Josh Harmon
• “Lilac Wine” – Arooj Aftab, Beck
  
• “Clementine” – Amelia Day (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Skippin’ Down The Sidewalk” – Amelia Day (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “We Were Made For These Times” – The Klezmatics
  
• “I Guess I Wasn’t Made For These Times” – The Beach Boys
  
• “All For A Man” – ROZZI
• “Next To Me” – Emeli Sande (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Alleycat” – Mumford & Sons
  
• “Dirtbag Saloon” – Emily Scott Robinson
  
• “Got A New Car” – Tyler Ballgame
• “The Store” – Anjimile
  
• “Cold Cold Heart” – Norah Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “This Town (acoustic)” – Brooke Combe
  
• “The Only Time I Prayed” – Dermot Kennedy
  
• “Particular” – James Hunter Six
  
• “Under The Milky Way” – Grant Lee Phillips (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Margie” – Amelia Day (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Eastward Of Eden” – Amelia Day (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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  the ’90s rock icon Melissa Etheridge is our guest this week, playing songs from her new album “Rise.” This is Melissa’s first new set of tunes since 2019, and her life has been tumultuous… but she’s come to embrace her reality at age 64.

Also, archives from the late Barenaked Ladies in 1996, the late Jon Dee Graham and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for April 19, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “My Own Advice” – Belle Canyon
• “Mic On” – Alex Isley
• “Money” – Foy Vance
• “Destroying You” – Anjimile
• “Hello City” – Barenaked Ladies
• “No Ordinary Love” – You+Me
• “Bein’ Alive” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Call You” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Do It Right” – Donovan Woods
• “Mostly Patient” – Courtney Barnett
• “Godspeed” – Mavis Staples
• “Big Sweet Life” – Jon Dee Graham (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Amythyst Kiah
• “Slow Decline” – Sam Weber
• “Unfinished House” – Cautious Clay
• “Joy (Can’t Help But Sing)” – Jose Gonzalez
• “Better Off High” – Marcus Mumford (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Wichita Lineman” – Flea ft. Nick Cave
• “Let’s Get Involved” – Son Little
• “One Stop” – Aldous Harding
• “Heart Of Soul” – Beth Orton (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Matches” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Rise” – Melissa Etheridge (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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  a former social worker turned songwriter, Emily Scott Robinson, joins us for songs from her fifth album called “Appalachia.”

Also, another SongWriter Podcast preview and archives from the late Chris Whitley, plus Joy Clark, The Staves and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for April 12, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Out Of Sand” – Eddie Vedder
• “Old Black Southern Woman” – Rissi Palmer
• “Queen Of The B-Sides” – The Black Crowes
• “The Book Of Love” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “The Obvious Child” – I’m With Her
• “Appalachia” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “The Time For Flowers” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Broken Wing Bird” – Kashus Culpepper
• “You’re Free To Go” – Anjimile
• “Kick The Stones” – Chris Whitley
• “Poison Girl” – Chris Whitley (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “One More Photo” – The Golden Hours (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Singing Saw” – Iron & Wine
• “Rabbit” – Son Little
• “Sleeping In A Car” – The Staves (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “My Hometown” – Nathaniel Rateliff
• “Roller Coaster” – Hrishikesh Hirway
• “Call You” – Melissa Etheridge
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Bathed In Light” – Foy Vance
• “Time Traveler” – Emily Scott Robinson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “The Fairest View” – Emily Scott Robinson (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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  it’s a deep dive into our archives for random thoughts and songs from recent guests NEEDTOBREATHE, Sting, Mon Rovia and Ye Vagabonds. Plus some from decades ago: the late Todd Snider, Rufus and Loudon Wainwright, Rosanne Cash and many more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for April 5, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Say That You Love Me” – Loudon Wainwright (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Grey Gardens” – Rufus Wainwright (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Better Broken” – Devon Gilfillian (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Undiscovered Country” – Rosanne Cash (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Shape Of My Heart” – Sting (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Where The Road Goes” – Rhett Miller (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Ozilline” – Indigo Girls (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Soundtrack” – Matt Nathanson (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “You’re The One” – Rhiannon Giddens (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Spittin’ On Fire” – Buddy & Julie Miller (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “I Get No Joy” – Jade Bird (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Life’s Too Short” – Todd Snider (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Long Surrender” – NEEDTOBREATHE (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “49 Tons” – Fred Eaglesmith (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Crooked The Road” – Mon Rovia (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Angel In The House” – Jonatha Brooke (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Riding With The King” – John Hiatt (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Purple Rain Drops” – Jalen Ngonda (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “The Flood” – Ye Vanagbonds (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “This Girl” – Punch Brothers (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Goodnight New York” – Vienna Teng (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “What You Won’t Do For Love” – Tre. Charles (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)

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