This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, tickets for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival are on sale early this year (NOW!), celebrating their 50th Folk Fest… we’ll check out some of the artists on the bill.

Also, new tunes from Michigander, new albums from Beck, Beabadoobee… and some on the way from Sylvan Esso, Joy Oladokun + a couple leftover “guilty pleasure” songs from the fall fundaraiser shows!

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 September 26, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Tumbthumping” – Chumbawumba
• “I Am You” – Prince
• “Sledge” – Sylvan Esso
• “Easy Company” – Joy Oladokun
• “Why You Got Me Crazy” – Dames Brown
• “This Is My Country” – Mavis Staples (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “Tear Stained Letter” – Richrd Thompson (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “High Heels” – The War & Treaty (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “Red Eye To Memphis” – Bob Seger
• “Main Street U.S.A.” – Grace Potter
• “Did Ya Know?” – The Sinseers
• “Parade Of The Loons” – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

HOUR TWO:

• “Proxy” – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
• “Sun And Moon” – Danielle Ponder
• “Falling Through My Hands” – Beck
• “Radio” – Beabadoobee
• “Rebel Eve” – The Rebel Eves (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “If We Were Vampires” – Dupont-Phillips (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “Soon I Might Be Going” – Neil Young
• “Freaking Out” – Michigander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Taxi” – Michigander
• “Soul Wandering ” – Paul Weller
• “All Around” – The Womack Sisters
• “You Could’ve Been A Lady” – Hot Chocolate

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  it’s a Words & Music show for the Labor Day holiday, including past in-studio stories and songs from Gregory Porter, Arlo Parks, Indigo Girls, and Lady Blackbird. Plus, songs of Union labor from Tom Morello, Steve Earle and Billy Bragg recorded at Meadowbrook in 1995!

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 September 5, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Union, God & Country” – Steve Earle (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Love Me Not” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Hope” – Arlo Parks (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Move To The Moon” – Matt Nathanson (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Play That Funky Music” – Judith Owen (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Bein’ Alive” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Sleeper Car” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Love Comes Around” – Rachael & Vilray (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Golden Days” – Graham Nash (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “In Your Ocean” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Go” – Indigo Girls (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Nature Boy” – Gregory Porter (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “There Is Power In A Union” – Billy Bragg (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Nothing I Can’t Do” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Let Me Be Wrong” – Jensen McRae (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “No Such Thing” – John Mayer (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Sunday Sun” – Beck (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Circumstances” – Shemekia Copeland (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “10th Floor” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Javelin” – Kevin Morby (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Let me Speak To Bobby” – Low Cut Connie (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “The Devil Wins” – The Devil Makes 3 (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Am What I Am” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Union Song” – Tom Morello (Acoustic Cafe performance)

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

This week on The Shake Out: hear the Four Tops live at the Roostertail with help from audience members Marvin Gaye, the Supremes and the Everly Brothers, plus more Detroit music from Edwin Starr, Rodriguez, and Larry Knight and the Upsetters. 

You’ll also hear New Orleans funk from Eldridge Holmes and the Meters, the Beatles play ska, Beck remixes Dr. Dog, and much more.

One hour of soul and rock’n’roll on vinyl, every Tuesday at 8 p.m. with host Dave Lawson, The Shake Out on 101.9, WDET.

The Shake Out Playlist for Aug. 11, 2026

• “Shake” – Shadows of Knight

• “Can It Be Me” – Mel Williams

• “I’m Gonna Cut You Loose” – George Wydell

• “I Want My Baby Back” – Edwin Starr

• “How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You” – Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers

• “I Can’t Help Myself (live at the Rooster Tail 1966)” – Four Tops

• “Hitch Hike (live)” – Marvin Gaye

• “Which Way” – The Presidents

• “How Can You Mistreat the One You Love” – Jean and the Darlings

• “Pop, Popcorn Children” – Eldridge Holmes

• “Pig Snoots Part 2” – Natural Bridge Bunch

• “Hurt Me” – Larry Night and the Upsetters

• “Fantasy Island” – Tages

• “Buzzsaw” – The Turtles

• “I Call Your Name” – The Beatles

• “Soon You’ll Be Gone” – The Blues Busters with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires

• “Pound for Pound #1” – Carlos Malcolm

• “Street Boy” – Rodriguez

• “Country Pie” – Bob Dylan

• “The Hedye Rock” – The Incomparable Ralph Jones

• “You Belong to Me” – Elvis Costello and the Attractions

• “The Girl (Beck Remix)” – Dr. Dog

• “Daylight” – Bobby Womack

• “Groove Junction” – Hank Crawford

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Detroit’s very own APROPOS is our in-studio guest for some recent singles, including his newest “10th Floor.” Steeped in Detroit history, APROPOS is looking forward to spreading the new sounds of Detroit far and wide.

Also on the show: archived performances from Karla Bonoff, Bruce Cockbur, ROZZI and more.

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 August 9, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “There’s A World” – Sufjan Stevens
• “In The Night” – Beck
• “It Won’t Hurt” – Dwight Yoakam (1986)
• “Meet The New Swamp” – Jesse Welles
• “Freedom” – Rose Cousins (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Bar, Guitar & A Honky Tonk Crowd” – Brent Cobb
• “Long Drive” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Simple” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Holy Moses” – Houndmouth
• “OurHome” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
• “Don’t Dream It’s Over” – Neil Finn (1986)
• “Still The One” – Orleans (Acoustic Cafe performance) (1976)
• “Love Is A Golden Lion” – Allison Russell
• “begged” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Three More Days” – Ray Lamontagne  (2006)
• “San Marcos” – Margo Price
• “When You Give It Away” – Bruce Cockburn (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Knew You Were Waiting” – Meshell Ndegeocello ft. Cynthia Erivo
• “She Said” – Cynthis Erivo
• “Tears Of Joy” – Leon Bridges
• “Fig Tree” – ROZZI (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Someone To Lay Down Beside Me” – Karla Bonoff (Acoustic Cafe performance)  (1976)
• “10th Floor” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Ain’t No Way” – APROPOS (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