We’re spinning more of your “Belle Isle Bangers” to cool you off in this Detroit summer heat. Today’s listener selections include tracks from Smokey Robinson, Sylvan Esso, The Rascals, The Isley Brothers, and Wolf Alice. We also take a moment to say goodbye to Mexico’s World Cup run with Mercedes Sosa’s “Gracias a la Vida” after last night’s match. 

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 July 6, 2026 

• “Silently” – Tara Clerkin Trio 

• “After the Rain” – Cole Pulice 

• “Going Out” – Carla dal Forno 

• “Liars” – The Durutti Column 

• “Five Seconds” – Twin Shadow 

• “Kaputt” – Destroyer 

• “The One to Wait” – CCFX 

• “Coffee” – Sylvan Esso 

• “Gracias a la Vida” – Mercedes Sosa 

• “Cruisin’” – Smokey Robinson 

• “Island of Real” – The Rascals 

• “Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2” – The Isley Brothers 

• “Bloodline (Marla Kether Remix)” – Samantha Lindo 

• “Saturday Night Special” – Jazzanova 

• “BOSS TRIX (BENNY’S SONG)” – Nirosta Steel 

• “Don’t Delete the Kisses” – Wolf Alice 

• “The Call” – Broken Social Scene 

• “Combat Baby” – Metric 

• “MISK” – Roundabout 

• “DON’T LISTEN” – corto.alto 

• “Unfinished Sympathy (feat. Shara Nelson” – Massive Attack 

• “Somewhere Good” – Tara Clerkin Trio 

• “Desire” – Cleo Sol 

• “Far Cry” – Resavoir 

• “Uirapurú” – Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos e Orquestra 

• “Gadabout Season” – Brandee Younger 

• “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” – Dorothy Ashby 

• “Summertime” – Rosinha De Valença 

• “In a Hidden Nook Between Worlds I” – Cole Pulice 

• “Save It for Later (Live)” – Pete Townshend 

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 we play a bunch of Detroit Stories for the Fourth of July! No city has contributed more stories that have become America’s stories than the Motor City!

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 July 4, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Fingertips” – Little Stevie Wonder
• “Freeway Of Love” – Aretha Franklin
• “Ball Of Confusion” – The Temptations
• “Dancing In The Streets” – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• “Urge For Going (Detroit Demo)” – Joni Mitchell
• “Hotel Yorba” – White Stripes
• “Good Life” – Inner City
• “One Nation Under A Groove” – Funkadelic
• “Money” – Barrett Strong
• “What I Like About You” – The Romantics
• “Detroit, Michigan” – Andre Williams
• “1969” – The Stooges
• “Lose Yourself” – Eminem

HOUR TWO:

• “Boogie Chillen” – John Lee Hooker
• “Sunday Morning” – Thornetta Davis
• “I Wish” – Stevie Wonder
• “Jenny Take A Ride” – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
• “Detroit Sunrise” – Dwele
• “Makin’ Thunderbirds” – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• “Strings Of Life” – Derrick May
• “Motor City” – The Satintones
• “Inner City Blues” – Marvin Gaye
• “Anti-American Graffiti” – J Dilla
• “Be My Lover” – Alice Cooper
• “Eastern Market” – Yusef Lateef

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