The show opens up with a celebration of reggae and dub on a beautiful day from Bob Marley & The Wailers, Lee “Scratch” Perry and King Tubby, before going on a sonic adventure with James Blake, Nilüfer Yanya, Curtis Mayfield, Gil Scott-Heron and MF DOOM.

Newer releases from Olivia Dean, The Marías, The Bug Club and Kurt Vile bring us home in the closing mix.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 13, 2026

• “No Woman, No Cry” — Bob Marley & The Wailers
• “Tom Drunk” — Hopeton Lewis
• “Tears of a Clown” — The Chosen Few
• “Cloud Nine” — Carl Dawkins, Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
• “Take Five” — King Tubby
• “Love and Happiness” — Monty Alexander
• “Ice Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo)” — Battles
• “Rice” — Young Fathers
• “Sometime / Someplace” — Cornelius
• “Meu Amor” — Julio Secchin & Maria Luiza Jobim
• “Bye Bye Papaye (Lexx Mix)” — Antena
• “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand” — James Blake
• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” — Olivia Dean
• “Bless the Telephone” — Labi Siffre
• “OSAKA” — Athletic Progression
• “Rising Son” — Takuya Kuroda
• “Kneel” — Nilüfer Yanya
• “Midnight Sun (King Krule Remix)” — Nilüfer Yanya & King Krule
• “Life Has Its Trials” — Dorothy Ashby
• “T.R.O.Y.” — Heroes Of Limbo
• “Little Child Runnin’ Wild” — Curtis Mayfield
• “Life Is Beautiful” — Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
• “We Almost Lost Detroit (Live)” — Gil Scott-Heron
• “Make You Feel That Way” — Blackalicious
• “Doomsday (Instrumental)” — MF DOOM
• “A Place to Go” — DJ Day
• “Nobody New” — The Marías
• “Una Mañana” — Caramelo Haze
• “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Live)” — Orgone
• “See – Line Woman (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé) [120bpm]” — Atjazz
• “Can’t Do Without You” — Caribou
• “Charmed” — Σtella & Redinho
• “Ann Wants to Dance” — Papooz
• “Jealous Boy” — The Bug Club
• “Julie’s Place” — Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
• “Zoom 97” — Kurt Vile
• “Too Many People (Remastered 2012)” — Paul & Linda McCartney
• “Can You Get To That” — Funkadelic

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A whole bunch of new and old for throwback Thursday including new music from Allison de Groot and Rich Ruth and their standout adventurous blend of banjo-driven folk and big prog rock guitars on “Nervion,” plus classics from Emitt Rhodes (the one man Beatles!), the Zombies, Led Zeppelin and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 8, 2026

• “I Believe In Love” — Tyler Ballgame
• “Somebody Made for Me” — Emitt Rhodes
• “This Will Be Our Year” — The Zombies
• “Draggin'” — Hannah Cohen
• “Going to California” — Led Zeppelin
• “Goodbye Mr. Blue” — Father John Misty
• “Words” — Big Thief
• “Knife” — Grizzly Bear
• “Quick Canal (feat. Laetitia Sadier)” — Atlas Sound
• “In a Dream” — Misha Panfilov Sound Combo
• “Northern Sky” — Nick Drake
• “Don’t Be Cruel” — Billy Swan
• “Save It for Later (Live)” — Pete Townshend
• “Summer Girl (Bonus Track)” — HAIM
• “Water Me Down” — Vagabon
• “Please Be Mine” — Molly Burch
• “Nervion” — Allison de Groot & Rich Ruth
• “Fire” — Waxahatchee
• “The Joke” — Brandi Carlile
• “When I Was Younger” — Bonny Light Horseman
• “Cello Song” — The Books
• “Fake Palindromes” — Andrew Bird
• “Hold on, Hold On” — Neko Case
• “Pretty Pimpin” — Kurt Vile
• “Macho” — Jaakko Eino Kalevi
• “TOY NO” — MUGRE
• “The Quarterdrawing of the Dog” — Siouxsie & The Banshees
• “Love Like Blood” — Killing Joke
• “It’s No Reason (Remastered)” — The Church
• “Spangle (Non-LP Version)” — Jimmy Eat World
• “Diving Woman” — Japanese Breakfast
• “Hot Scene” — pôt-pot
• “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” — The Velvet Underground
• “Willin'” — Little Feat

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 music from Stef Chura, The Tubs, Tyler Ballgame, Sam and Louise Sullivan, Aldous Harding, Westside Cowboy and many more. Plus, Detroit artist Richard Wilson stops by to talk about his favorite Stevie Wonder tracks and his adventure to NYC to see Cleo Sol at Radio City Music Hall.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for September 28, 2026

• “Danny” — Stef Chura
• “Who’s Gonna Love You Now?” — The Tub
• “Live It Down” — Tyler Ballgame
• “Down on Love” — Sam and Louis Sullivan
• “One Stop” — Aldous Harding
• “Miffed It” — Way Dynamic
• “Up on the Sun” — Meat Puppets
• “Days” — Television
• “Kick Stones (The Boys)” — Westside Cowboy
• “Beige Days” — SOYUZ
• “Midnight (Acoustic)” — Jessie Ware
• “Cha Cha Slide” — Getdown Services
• “Lazy Daisy” — Tara Clerkin Trio
• “If I Let You” — The Womack Sisters
• “Waiting on the Right Time” — Thee Sacred Souls
• “Enchantia” — Domenique Dumont
• “free fall” — berlioz
• “Love Is Stronger Than Pride” — Ian Fink
• “Soul Lament” — Kenny Burrell
• “Crazy He Calls Me” — Aretha Franklin
• “Like Swimwear (feat. Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose & Josh Johnson)” — Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet
• “This Is How We Walk on the Moon (feat. Tirzah)” — Speakers Corner Quartet
• “Shadows From Nowhere” — Blue Gas
• “In The Middle of the Night” — Ronald Langestraat
• “On the Level” — Mac DeMarco
• “My Love Is On Fire (DJ Spinna Remix)” — Stevie Wonder
• “God in Disguise” — Sault
• “Can We Pretend” — Bill Withers
• “Knocks Me Off My Feet” — Stevie Wonder
• “As” — Stevie Wonder

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The fall song-a-thon on In The Groove rolls on with so many excellent selections from you. Thank you again for all the great messages and songs—this is by far the most listener-picked songs we’ve ever played on this show! 50+ and counting…

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for September 25, 2026

• “Golden Brown” – The Stranglers (fall song picked by you!)
• “Boy With a Coin” – Iron & Wine (fall song picked by you!)
• “Out on the Weekend” – Neil Young (fall song picked by you!)
• “First Glimmer” – Paul Westerberg (fall song picked by you!)
• “October (Love Song)” – Chris & Cosey (fall song picked by you!)
• “Pass This On” – The Knife (fall song picked by you!)
• “Sunset” – Thornetta Davis (fall song picked by you!)
• “Your Song” – Elton John (fall song picked by you!)
• “Nervion” – Allison de Groot & Rich Ruth 
• “Last Train Home” – Pat Metheny Group (fall song picked by you!)
• “You Know You Know (with John McLaughlin)” – Mahavishnu Orchestra (fall song picked by you!)
• “Across the Universe” – Fiona Apple 
• “Ask Me Anything” – The Strokes 
• “Alberto Balsalm (Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Session)” – Dungen 
• “Fallen (feat. Momoko Gill)” – Matthew Herbert 
• “Train Song (Columbia Single, 1966)” – Vashti Bunyan 
• “My Love Mine All Mine” – Mitski 
• “All Mirrors” – Angel Olsen 
• “Transmission” – Joy Division 
• “It’s No Reason (Remastered)” – The Church (fall song picked by you!)
• “The Rip” – Portishead 
• “La Femme d’argent” – Air 
• “Repetitioner” – THUS LOVE 
• “Leave Your Life (Lonely Hearts Mix)” – Alex Kassian 
• “Across That Fine Line” – Nation of Language 
• “Untitled” – Interpol 
• “Plainsong” – Seefeel 
• “Pink Sky” – Loma 
• “words fell out” – Goat Girl 
• “I Don’t Know You” – Mannequin Pussy 
• “only tomorrow” – my bloody valentine 
• “ “Heroes” (2017 Remaster)” – David Bowie 

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.”

Sept. 23 is John Coltrane’s birthday, and this is his 100^th. Covers and his original works comprise a lot of our show today, but we’re also including new works like “Pursuance” by Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown. So, sit back and get spiritual with us for today’s In The Groove!  

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for September 23, 2026

• “Equinox” – Jessica Williams 
• RIP with John Coltrane” – Patchworks 
• “Bright Moments” – Admin 
• “open this wall” – berlioz 
• “why my love?” – aja monet 
• “Lansana’s Priestess (Remix)” – DJ Spinna 
• “Evolution” – Shola Adisa-Farrar & Florian Pellissier Quintet 
• “L.O.V.E. and You & I” –  Jazzanova 
• “Coffee” – Yuna 
• “Thin Lines” – Kidnap 
• “Equinox” – John Coltrane 
• “Pursuance” – Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown 
• “The Message Continues” -Nubya Garcia 
• “Everybody Loves the Sunshine (feat. José James)” – Takuya Kuroda 
• “Rising Son” – Takuya Kuroda 
• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” –  Midlake 
• “free fall” -berlioz 
• “L.A.” – Elliott Smith 
• “It’s Real” – Real Estate 
• “Caring Is Creepy” – The Shins 
• “I AM!” – pôt-pot 
• “Cloudy” – Daphni 
• “The Homeless Wanderer” – Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru 
• “Blue Train” – John Coltrane 
• “A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement” – John Coltrane 

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