On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  we’re back to The Leon Loft for a visit with Australian 5-piece band The Paper Kites, playing songs old and new!

Also, in-studio archives from Detroit’s Joe Henry, Philly’s Jeffery Gaines and Jonathan Edwards (soon to turn 80).

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 28, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Mushaboom” – Feist
• “Canopies” – Bedouine
• “Full Of Stars” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Remember Yourself” – Modest Mouse
• “Sunshine” – Jonathan Edwards (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “City Of New Orleans” – Allen Toussaint
• “Stormwall” – The Paper Kites (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Marietta” – The Paper Kites (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Hope Of Fools” – Brother Wallace
• “Michigan” – Margaret Glaspy
• “Keep Us In Song” – Joe Henry (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Good Good Love” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Idaho” – Jobi Riccio
• “Comes Around Again” – The Arcadian Wild
• “Life Can Be Hard” – Paul McCartney
• “Over And Over” – Jeffrey Gaines (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “The Fiddle & The Drum” – Renee Fleming & Bela Fleck
• “If I Could Speak To Leonard” – Rodney Crowell
• “Everybody Knows” – Dayna Kurtz (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Broken Record” – Good Old War (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Tennenbaum” – The Paper Kites (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Every Town” – The Paper Kites (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

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

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.

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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.

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music classic April album releases from Seger, Sam & Dave, Gnarls Barkley, and Gillian Welch.

Also new Detroit tunes from Jack White and Ryan Racine, new Jill Scott, Samm Henshaw, a Prince cover from Low Cut Connie and much more!

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 April 4, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” – Jack White
• “Who Do You Love” – Bother Wallace
• “Project 10” – Satya
• “Sexistential” – Robyn
• “Don’t Bury Me” – Ryan Racine
• “Great Advice” – Courtney Barnett
• “Looking Back” – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (April 1976)
• “Too Much” – Dave Matthews Band (April 1996)
• “Hold On I’m Coming” – Sam & Dave (April 1966)
• “Money” – Foy Vance
• “Dixie Chicken” – Little Feat
• “Jump” – Inara George
  
• “Float” – Samm Henshaw
  
• “Tear My Stillhouse Down” – Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings (April 1996)

• “ThunderWave” – Thundercat ft. WILLOW
• “Wild At Heart” – Neil Diamond
• “Little Red Corvette” – Low Cut Connie
• “Amiss” – waterbaby
• “Stuck In My Mind” – JR JR
• “Sumthin’ Sumthin'” – Maxwell (April 1996)
• “Mother’s Little Helper” – The Rolling Stones (April 1966)
• “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley (April 2006)
• “It’s Only Love” – ROZZI
• “Sad & Beautiful World” – Mavis Staples
• “Doctrine Of Love” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Beat On The Brat” – Ramones (April 1976)
• “Freedom” – Beyonce (April 2016)

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