I got an email from a listener today. They wrote: “way to get a grown man to cry at work with this drake tune lol.”

What an honor! And no, it wasn’t Drake the Canadian rapper — it was Nick Drake, the reclusive, mysterious English musician who sadly died at the age of 26 but left behind some insanely good music, like “Northern Sky.”

There’s also a new Boy Harsher remix of Pet Shop Boys, Eddie Chacon’s killer collab with John Carroll Kirby and a spiritual jazz epic courtesy of Work Money Death. Then, we make a brief but important pit stop exploring the new Dark Entries Records release of Patrick Cowley’s From Behind on the anniversary of the pioneering musician’s death (another talent gone far too soon). Lots of reasons to cry today on In The Groove.

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 Nov. 12, 2024

• “ASR (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “New London boy (Boy Harsher remix)” – Pet Shop Boys
• “Breathe” – Brighter Days Family
• “Lady Day and John Coltrane” – Gil Scott Heron
• “Impossible” – Andre Williams & Velvet Hammer
• “Empire (feat. John Carroll Kirby)” – Eddie Chacon
• “Respect Yourself” – Staple Singers
• “Home Is Where The Hatred Is” – Gil Scott Heron
• “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
• “In a Moment Divine” – Freak Heat Waves & Cindy Lee
• “Soldissimo – EDC Remix (with Air)” – Etienne de Crécy
• “New Star in the Sky (Demo 1)” – Air
• “Iko Iko” – Patrick Cowley
• “Gentle Persuasion” – Doug Hream Blunt
• “Green Fuzz” – Naked Giants
• “What Are You” – Pete Brandt’s Method
• “No Go (For Louis Macneice)” – The Cleaners From Venus
• “High Pressure Days (Todd Terje Remix)” – The Units
• “You Make No Sense” – ESG
• “The World and The Sun” – Moon Duo
• “Freedom as a Heartfelt Song” – Work Money Death
• “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “Northern Shuffle” – Julian Lage
• “Meet Me In The City” – Junior Kimbrough
• “28-50” – Joe Webb
• “100 years of Bill & Lil” – Joe Webb
• “C + F” – Sam Prekop
• “Northern Sky” – Nick Drake
• “Blue Moon” – Beck
• “Sunrise Fool” – SHOLTO
• “Where’s My Brain???” – The Lazy Eyes

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.

Back into the mix on a moody Monday that brings together shoegaze and post-punk from Mount Kimbie, Mogwai and Fleeting Joys, alongside funk classics courtesy of Ike & Tina Turner, Funkadelic and Childish Gambino’s contemporary classic “Redbone.”

Plus new music from Doves, the 10th anniversary of Mitski’s “Bury Me At Makeout Creek,” and a 25th anniversary celebration of Fiona Apple’s “When The Pawn,” her sophomore album released this week back in 1999.

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 Nov. 11, 2024

• “Come Together” – Ike & Tina Turner
• “Whole Lotta Love” – Ike & Tina Turner
• “Ain’t That Peculiar” – Fanny
• “To Be Still” – Brittany Howard
• “I Don’t” – Brittany Howard
• “Last Laugh” – BADBADNOTGOOD
• “Ouroboros” – GOAT
• “Black Tables” – Other Lives
• “Firesuite” – Doves
• “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai
• “Pull The Rope” – Ibibio Sound Machine
• “Goatbrain (Radio Edit)” – GOAT
• “ROCKMAN” – Mk.gee
• “Flames shards goo” – ML Buch
• “Fishbrain” – Mount Kimbie
• “First Love/Late Spring” – Mitski
• “My Love Mine All Mine” – Mitski
• “Moon River” – Frank Ocean
• “Paper Bag” – Fiona Apple
• “Fast As You Can” – Fiona Apple
• “Let You In (feat. Hutch the Great & Melodi Marsh)” – Max Sinal
• “Let The Light In (feat. Father John Misty)” – Lana Del Rey
• “Silently” – The Delfonics & Adrian Younge
• “Devil’s Pie” – D’Angelo x Tall Black Guy
• “Sunshine” – Bilal
• “Staring at the Sun” – TV on the Radio
• “Soft Spot” – JMSN
• “Future Lover” – Thee Sacred Souls
• “Daydreaming” – NxWorries, Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge
• “Redbone” – Childish Gambino
• “One Nation Under a Groove” – Funkadelic
• “Renegade (In The Groove Song of the Week)” – Doves
• “Cedar Room” – Doves
• “Go And Come Back” – Fleeting Joys

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.

Coming into this week with a heavy heart as we say goodbye to Quincy Jones, a musician so massive in the American sonic landscape of music that just calling him a musician seems insulting. I loved what WDET’s own Chris Campbell wrote about Jones — you can read that here. For my part, I played original work from Jones, his arranging for Frank Sinatra, his early stuff with an equally young Ray Charles, his work with Sarah Vaughn and of course Michael Jackson, who he changed the landscape of pop music with.

On top of that, a spotlight on Cleo Sol, her remarkable voice and her new single “Fear When You Fly,” plus new releases from Friko, Royal Otis, Ezra Collective, Common Saints, Michael Kiwanuka and more.

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 November 4, 2024

• “My Room” – Divorce
• “If I Am” – Friko
• “If Our Love Is Dead” – Royel Otis
• “Shaking Body” – Ezra Collective
• “Zanzibar” – Marcos Valle & Azymuth
• “Thirteen” – Big Star
• “Daisy and Joaquin” – Ball-Point Birds, Tim Bluhm & Greg Loiacono
• “Dance For You” – Dirty Projectors
• “Lilia” – Jonathan Wilson & Milton Nascimento
• “Dream On” – Common Saints & Taloula
• “Rebel Soul” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Fear When You Fly” – Cleo Sol
• “Why Don’t You” – Cleo Sol
• “One” – Cleo Sol
• “Pulled Up (Alternate Pop Version)” – Talking Heads
• “Jumbo” – Underworld
• “100 years of Bill & Lil” – Joe Webb
• “Skimming Stone” – Beth Orton
• “Defense” – Panda Bear & Cindy Lee
• “Forever” – Mildlife
• “Scaled to Survive” – Leyla McCalla
• “Anything” – Adrianne Lenker
• “Everything Is Simple” – Widowspeak
• “The Big Idea” – Lily Talmers
• “Who Does She Hope To Be?” – Dave Easley
• “Pop-Jazz Structures” – Sven Wunder
• “Sounds From Below” – Lake Trout
• “Soul Bossa Nova” – Quincy Jones (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “One Mint Julep” – Ray Charles (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Fly Me To the Moon (Live At The Sands Hotel And Casino/1966)” – Frank Sinatra  (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Come Fly With Me (Live At The Sands Hotel And Casino/1966)” – Frank Sinatra  (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Summer In the City” – Quincy Jones (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Misty” – Sarah Vaughan (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Rock With You” – Michael Jackson (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” – Michael Jackson (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Michael Jackson (tribute to Quincy Jones)
• “Sun Circles (John Beltran Project Remix)” – Gratts

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.

The first new music Friday of November with fresh cuts from Samora Pinderhughes, High Vis, Friko, Machinedrum, Leifur James and a triumphant return of Cleo Sol.

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 Nov. 1, 2024

• “Guided Tour” – High Vis
• “If I Am” – Friko
• “Pulga” – St. Vincent
• “Hey Bulldog” – Fanny
• “Gotta Get Up” – Harry Nilsson
• “Tenderness” – Parquet Courts
• “OK! (feat. Joekenneth Museau & Kota the Friend)” – Machinedrum
• “Slow Time” – Samora Pinderhughes
• “Higher” – Kokoroko
• “Willow (Birch Community Mix)” – Bryony Jarman-Pinto & Werkha
• “Without Us” – Melanie Charles
• “Gap In The Clouds” – Yellow Days
• “Balloon” – Crumb
• “Sun Circles (John Beltran Project Remix)” – Gratts
• “Proceed” – Speakers Corner Quartet
• “Magic Seeds” – Leifur James
• “Paper Trails” – DARKSIDE
• “Don’t Get Me Started” – The Smile
• “False Start Dub” – Kings of High Speed & JKriv
• “Repent” – JKriv
• “Another Star” – Stevie Wonder
• “Begin Again (Joe Goddard Remix)” – Jessie Ware
• “Cubano Chant” – Peggy O’Keefe
• “Fear When You Fly” – Cleo Sol
• “Les Fleurs” – Minnie Riperton
• “Olhos Coloridos” – Sandra de Sá
• “Esperar pra Ver” – Evinha
• “Le cœur au bout des doigts” – Jacqueline Taïeb
• “Road of the Lonely Ones” – Madlib
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Apho” – Alfa Mist & Bongeziwe Mabandla
• “Dub Je Je” – Antibalas
• “Jealous Guy (Live)” – Donny Hathaway
• “Take Yo’ Praise” – Camille Yarbrough
• “Never Be Another You” – Lee Fields & The Expressions
• “Chantized” – Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef
• “Baltimore” – Nina Simone

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.

The term “devil’s night” has been dead in Detroit for some years… but I do reference it because it went on for such a long time in this city (hence for the photo for this post). This show was a precursor to Halloween, when I’m really going to dive into music that feels like Halloween without actually being a Halloween song. You helped with these — huge thanks to your voicemails! I’ve noted which tracks are listener picks below.

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 October 30, 2024

• “Uriel” – Mary Jane Dunphe
• “Method Actor” – Nilüfer Yanya
• “Crossbow” – Tamar Aphek
• “Nothing Can Surprise Me” – Tamar Aphek
• “Svefn-G-Englar” – Sigur Rós *listener pick*
• “Cherry Sunshine” – somesurprises
• “Talk For Hours” – High Vis
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Crazy for You (Alternative Version – Demo Version)” – Slowdive
• “Suns of Gold” – Leifur James
• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal
• “Firestarter (Jitwam Remix)” – The O’My’s
• “i ain’t scared of no devil (feat. dj godfrey ho)” – Jitwam
• “Mad Man” – Mike Nyoni and Born Free
• “Coffin Maker” – Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family
• “Lazy Bones” – WITCH
• “Frankenstein” – The Edgar Winter Group *listener pick*
• “7/4 (Shoreline)” – Broken Social Scene
• “New York” – Cat Power
• “Hey” – Pixies
• “All Over The World” – Pixies
• “Somebody Was Watching” – Pop Staples
• “Searching (feat. Sam Gendel)” – Tristan De Liege & Bryony Jarman-Pinto
• “Graucha Max (In The Groove Song of the Week)” – DARKSIDE
• “X Ray Eyes” – LCD Soundsystem
• “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – Derobert & The Half-truths
• “Lucid Girl” – Thee Sacred Souls
• “Hurting Lies (feat. Allysha Joy)” – EX GENERATION
• “Mind Playing Tricks on Me” – Geto Boys *listener pick*
• “Easy Easy” – King Krule
• “Road Head” – Japanese Breakfast
• “Black Cow” – Steely Dan

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.

After a lovely WDET Travel journey to Switzerland, I’m back in the fold and dropping new stuff from Nilufer Yanya, Julian Lage, Kokoroko, GOAT, Las Palabras & Angélica Garcia, plus lots more new discovery. Also had to put an artist spotlight on IDLES and their fantastic album from earlier this year, Tangk. I can’t stop listening to this more gentle take on post-punk from the group — definitely their best album yet. And it’s always a pleasure to play a jazz epic from Jeff Parker as he gets ready to release a new album later this year on International Anthem (I’ll be spotlighting this label later on this month).

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 Oct. 15, 2024

• “Just A Western (Boy Harsher Remix)” – Nilufer Yanya
• “Things You Do For Love” – Apiento
• “To Ardent (feat. Nancy Sinatra) [Horse Meat Disco Remix]” – Black Devil Disco Club
• “Jungle” – IDLES
• “Roy” – IDLES
• “POP POP POP” – IDLES
• “Why Am I Alive Now?” – Anohni
• “You’ve Been In Love Too Long” – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• “Elevator” – Gavin Turek
• “Don’t Leave Me” – Sugar Tradition
• “Northern Shuffle” – Julian Lage
• “Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel)” – Kokoroko
• “Late Autumn (feat. Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose & Josh Johnson)” – Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet
• “Hit Or Miss” – Odetta
• “Little Failure (Live On WDET)” – Winestoned Cowboys
• “Sorry Tomorrow (Live On WDET)” – Winestoned Cowboys
• “Pour Man” – Lee Hazlewood
• “It Ain’t Nothing To Me” – Sanford Clark
• “Ouroboros” – GOAT
• “I Can’t Hardly Stand It” – The Cramps
• “They Call Me Country” – Sanford Clark
• “La Misma Luna” – Las Palabras & Angélica Garcia
• “First Class” – Khruangbin
• “Gemini” – Angelica Garcia
• “Billboard Heart” – Deep Sea Diver
• “Farewell Transmission” – Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee
• “On the Floor (Noise NY version)” – Galaxie 500
• “Free Money” – Patti Smith
• “I’ve Never Loved A Man” – Aretha Franklin

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.

On this episode of In The Groove, hear new music from Ezra Collective, Tall Black Guy, Joy Orbinson, HiTech, Caribou and more.

Plus, a special anniversary spotlight on Earth Wind & Fire’s “Spirit” and Stevie Wonder’s “Songs In The Key Of Life,” both released this week back in 1976.

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 Sept. 30, 2024

• “Asc. Scorpio” – Oracle Sisters
• “The Conversation (Aphophenia Version)” – The Jellies
• “My Love For You” – ESG
• “Don’t Get Me Started” – The Smile
• “The Smoke (Dennis Bovell RMX)” – The Smile
• “Biyo” – Earth Wind & Fire
• “I Wish” – Stevie Wonder
• “Ajala” – Ezra Collective
• “The Traveller” – Ezra Collective
• “Beating (TONE Remix)” – Tirzah
• “Sun Is Shining (Yes King Remix)” – Bob Marley & the Wailers
• “Spanish Joint” – D’Angelo
• “The Big Purple Donut” – Stro Elliot & James Brown
• “Lansana Remix” – Konald Byrd
• “Hello Detroit” – Tall Black Guy
• “N the D (feat. Twisted T)” – Sheefy McFly
• “Flight FM” – Joy Orbinson
• “SPANK!” – HiTech
• “Volume” – Caribou
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Luna Roja” – Soda Stereo
• “Ceremony” – New Order
• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Sick Of The Blues” – Porridge Radio
• “DNM” – Mk.Gee
• “Nothing To Say ft. SZA” – Kon
• “Yep (DJ Harrison Remix)” – Catpack
• “Better Days” – Tom Misch
• “Gravity Rides Everything” – Modest Mouse
• “Prefixo” – Marcos Valle
• “Starman” – Seu Jorge
• “Olhos Coloridos” – Sandra de Sá
• “On Your Face” – Earth Wind & Fire
• “Another Star” – Stevie Wonder
• “Getaway” – Earth Wind & Fire

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

A wonderful new music Friday with Tara Lily, Jihoon, Allysha Joy, Amyl and the Sniffers, Mogwai, Sachal Vasandani & Gretchen Parlato and a new Kaytranada remix of Justice & Tame Impala. Plus, more of a spotlight on High Vis and Special Interest, both playing on Saturday at the Magic Stick.

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 Sept. 27, 2024

• “Speak In The Dark” – Tara Lily
• “Neverender (Kaytranada Remix)” – Justice, Tame Impala
• “Be Your Girl (Kaytranada Edition)” – Teedra Moses & KAYTRANADA
• “Good In the Bad (Thomas Xu Remix)” – Jihoon
• “Passionfruit (feat. John Carroll Kirby)” – Elkka
• “Raise Up” – Allysha Joy
• “Let Me Go” – Sault
• “Carry Me Higher (7 Inch Version)” – The Blessed Madonna, Joy Anonymous & Danielle Ponder
• “What Not to Do (Moodymann Remix)” – Róisín Murphy
• “Big Dreams” – Amyl and the Sniffers
• “Talk For Hours” – High Vis
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Street Pulse Beat (Boy Harsher Remix)” – Special Interest
• “Young, Gifted, Black, in Leather” – Special Interest
• “God Gets You Back” – Mogwai
• “It’s Alright” – Baby Rose, BADBADNOTGOOD
• “Brownout” – Ghost Funk Orchestra
• “Pelota (Cut a Rug Mix)” – Khruangbin & Quantic
• “Dita Cujo” – Nicholas Mariano
• “Uncanny” – Daniel Villarreal
• “R&B (Theo Verney Version)” – English Teacher
• “I Just Needed You To Know” – Girl Scout
• “Daniel” – Real Estate
• “I Just Want To Talk To You” – Charles Brown & Sleepy Creek
• “Not Dead Yet” – Lord Huron
• “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
• “Across The Universe” – Fiona Apple
• “The Flower Called Nowhere” – Stereolab
• “Under My Skin” – Stereolab
• “Right on Time (feat. Nate Smith)” – Sachal Vasandani & Gretchen Parlato
• “Androgynous” – The Replacements
• “All My Friends” – LCD Soundsystem
• “Transmission” – Joy Division

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

I knew Winestoned Cowboys were a band to watch when they dropped their excellent Live at the Old Miami debut album.

That’s bold to lead with the live product but a smart move I hope more local bands follow. As it stands, most bands struggle to recreate the sound on their album on the stage. And Winestoned Cowboys delivered.

This is cosmic country at its finest — a musical blend of roots, Americana and outlaw country first and foremost, with sarcastic lyrics about loss, drugs, drinking and everything else you’d expect to come out of a dusty old saloon that this band would probably play.

We had to invite Winestoned Cowboys in for a Live on WDET session to see if they could strike magic once again. The seven-piece didn’t disappoint. This is by far one of the best sessions we’ve welcomed — and I’m happy to say Winestoned Cowboys will be performing at WDET’s upcoming event at Batch Brewery on Friday, Oct. 18!

You can grab your tickets at wdet.org/events.

Winestoned Cowboys is:

• Matt Horne – vocals and guitar
• Nick Cicchetti – bass
• Brenda Mahler – vocals
• Elliot Moses – high-strung acoustic guitar
• Bob Monteleone – lead guitar
• Jordan Siden – pedal steel guitar
• John Porter – drums

Listen to In the Groove weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org.

So much music, so little talking.

Thank you to everyone that helped us reach our goal during this year’s WDET Fall Fundraiser — especially the folks who showed so much for In The Groove!

In return, not a lot of chatting this week from me. We deserve just a giant wave of music to cool our brains and enjoy together after listening to so much talking. I totally get it.

A heavy focus on High Vis — who will playing at the Magic Stick on Sept. 28 — and Mk.gee, who plays a sold out show at St. Andrew Hall’s in October.

Plus, new records from Rogê, Belair Lip Bombs (thanks Jon Moshier!), Deep Sea Diver, Alfa Mist and more.

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 Sept. 23, 2024

• “100% Samba” – Rogê
• “Kodama” – Kikagaku Moyo
• “Volva” – Jacco Gardner
• “Sally Go Round The Sun” – Elephant Stone
• “Brownout” – Ghost Funk Orchestra
• “Good In the Bad (Thomas Xu Remix)” – Jihoon
• “Say My Name” – The Belair Lip Bombs
• “Soonish…” – Dummy
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Hoppípolla” – Sigur Rós
• “Just Dreams” – Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet
• “Alter Ego (feat. Brainstory)” – El Michels Affair & Black Thought
• “My Baby’s Got It Out For Me” – a.s.o.
• “Billboard Heart” – Deep Sea Diver
• “Farewell Transmission” – Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee
• “On the Floor (Noise NY version)” – Galaxie 500
• “Maps” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Take A Picture” – Frankie Cosmos & Good Morning
• “Ride Me High” – J.J. Cale
• “You’re Dead” – Norma Tanega
• “Ansumana” – Susso
• “Locked” – Four Tet
• “Darkness, Darkness” – Kieran Hebden & William Tyler
• “Sick Of The Blues” – Porridge Radio
• “DNM” – Mk.gee
• “Nothing To Say ft. SZA” – Kon
• “Yep” – Catpack & DJ Harrison
• “Love Is the Drug (Todd Terje Disco Dub)” – Roxy Music
• “Are You Looking Up” – Mk.gee
• “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” – The War On Drugs
• “Walking Wires” – High Vis
• “Nullspace” – Dummy
• “Heroes” – David Bowie
• “T-U-V” – Group Climate
• “Don’t You Want to Stay?” – Bill Withers
• “Tanto Arriba Como Abajo” – Chicano Batman

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Yet again giving our flowers to a talent we lost, a major one for Detroit, because I can’t think of an artist who wasn’t from here that was so beloved, adopted and adored by the Motor City.

Yes, I’m talking about Frankie Beverly, who died Tuesday at the age of 77. It was Marvin Gaye who took Beverly under his wing and helped him sign a deal with Capitol Records in 1977. I played some of that early material when it was Frankie Beverly’s Raw Soul (of course it became Frankie Beverly & Maze, which was Marvin Gaye’s suggestion). A true giant, who provided the ultimate summer soundtrack to cruising on Jefferson Avenue and a whole bunch of Belle Isle bangers. Rest in rhythm forever, Frankie!

On top of that, I continue my obsession with Tall Black Guy and his wonderful world of edits, new music from Bilal, Buddy, Demuja and more.

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 Sept. 11, 2024

• “Sunshine” – Bilal
• “Misdemeanor” – Tall Black Guy x Sylver Ahmed
• “I Love Luv You More” – Tall Black Guy x Sade x Donny Hathaway
• “Crown Love” – Tall Black Guy x Kendrick Lamar
• “Joy and Pain” – Frankie Beverly & Maze
• “Piano Joint” – Conor Albert
• “Ezekiel’s Wheel” – Erick the Architect & George Clinton
• “Like This” – Buddy
• “Burn” – Afriqua
• “Dis & Dissolve” – Molinaro
• “levels (IZCO & Reek0 Remix)” – oreglo
• “The Difference” – Logic
• “All I Need” – Kaidi Tatham
• “We Chillin’ Out (feat. The Easy Access Orchestra)” – Kaidi Tatham
• “Before I Let Go” – Frankie Beverly & Maze
• “Diets” – Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn
• “Don’t Get Me Started” – The Smile
• “High Speed Dubbin’” – Kings Of High Speed & JKriv
• “I Get Down” – At One & Atjazz
• “Morning Clouds” – Demuja
• “Closer” – Maria Chiara Argirò
• “Beating (TONE Remix)” – Tirzah
• “Sun Is Shining (Yes King Remix)” – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• “Dub Je Je” – Antibalas
• “Right On for the Darkness” – Curtis Mayfield
• “We Are One” – Frankie Beverly & Maze
• “Superwoman” – Tall Black Guy x Donny Hathaway
• “Take Five” – Dave Brubeck Quartet
• “Take It Higher” – Ashley Henry
• “Summer In The City” – Quincy Jones
• “Passin’ Me By” – Pharcyde
• “What Color” – Frankie Beverly’s Raw Soul

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.

Genre doesn’t matter. Good music does.

A true genre-busting show today with music from Black Thought, The The, Yazmin Lacey, Mk.Gee, Kevin Reynolds, Shadow Show and many more. Plus, birthday candles for one of the greatest jazz drummers ever, Elvin Jones, and vibraphonist frontman Roy Ayers.

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 Sept. 10, 2024

• “Bad Company” – Yazmin Lacey
• “We Live In Brooklyn, Baby” – Roy Ayers
• “Cognitive Dissident” – The The
• “Firesuite” – Doves
• “Alone” – El Michels Affair & Black Thought
• “Getting Nasty” – Ike Turner
• “Sports” – Aaron Parks
• “Self” – Cleo Sol
• “Old Life” – Mustafa
• “The Upper Peninsula” – Sufjan Stevens
• “Tahquamenon Falls” – Sufjan Stevens
• “Learning Lessens” – Andrew Ashong, Kaidi Tatham & Shy One
• “Steps” – Joshua Crumbly & Samora Pinderhughes
• “Are You Looking Up” – Mk.gee
• “Family Tree” – Kevin Reynolds
• “Floating” – Maria Chiara Argirò
• “Everything In Its Right Place” – Radiohead
• “Rust (feat. Tom Misch)” – Yussef Dayes
• “April” – Local Natives
• “Freedom” – Jordan Rakei
• “Mr. Jones” – Elvin Jones
• “A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement” – John Coltrane
• “Love Is Everywhere” – Pharoah Sanders
• “The Puzzle Dust” – Jonny Drop & Andrew Ashong
• “Thrown Around” – James Blake
• “Everybody Loves the Sunshine (feat. Theo Croker)” – Kiefer
• “Liquid Love (feat. Sylvia Cox)” – Roy Ayers
• “I’ll Go With You” – La Luz
• “Mystic Spiral” – Shadow Show
• “Kokoro” – Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima
• “Stompin & Motorik’n” – Penza Penza
• “TURBULÊNCIA” – Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly
• “Dub Je Je” – Antibalas
• “Like I Say (I runaway)” – Nilufer Yanya
• “Money Shows (feat. Eartheater)” – John Glacier
• “Times” – Wu-Lu
• “Fugue (Bin Song)” – Squid

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Today it’s first-time spins from Porridge Radio, Claude Fontaine, Supergrass, Special Interest, RAH & the Ruffcats, plus a special spotlight on Ezra Collective.

I also give a fond farewell for the man responsible with helping to bring Brazilian rhythms to America — the one and only Sergio Mendes — as well as an ultimate secret weapon on the bass, Herbie Flowers, who played on more than 500 hit records in his lifetime. Massive losses for the music community, but two figures that left everything they had on the stage and on the record. Rest in rhythm to Sergio and Herbie.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Sept. 9, 2024

• “Sick Of The Blues” – Porridge Radio
• “Streets is Calling (feat. M.anifest and Moonchild Sanelly)” – Ezra Collective
• “God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (feat. Yazmin Lacey)” – Ezra Collective
• “Set It Free (feat. Richie)” – Nubya Garcia
• “Agidi” – RAH & the Ruffcats
• “Maybe” – Katy J Pearson
• “Pretty Girls” – Honeyglaze
• “Talk For Hours” – High Vis
• “Follow Me” – Special Interest
• “Common People” – Pulp
• “Pumping On Your Stereo” – Supergrass
• “Caught By The Fuzz” – Supergrass
• “Concha Do Mar” – Claude Fontaine
• “For What It’s Worth” – Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
• “The Look Of Love” – Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
• “Magalenha” – Sergio Mendes
• “Electric Fish” – Ana Frango Elétrico
• “Mais Que Nada” – Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
• “Can I Kick It?” – A Tribe Called Quest
• “Rebel Rebel” – David Bowie
• “Jump Into The Fire” – Harry Nilsson
• “Crystal Breath” – Kim Deal
• “I Play My Bass Loud” – Gina Birch
• “Make It Up” – Tirzah
• “17 Days (Zach Witness Remix)” – Prince
• “I Would Die 4 U” – Lauren Auder & Wendy & Lisa
• “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” – Deftones
• “Maps” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “Someone Great” – LCD Soundsystem
• “For The Time Being” – Erlend Øye & La Comitiva
• “Mumma Don’t Tell (Faltydl Remix)” – Leifur James
• “Expander” – Bonobo
• “Douha (Mali Mali)” – Disclosure & Fatoumata Diawara
• “Nomalizo (Eddie C Rework)” – Letta Mbulu

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Thank you to everyone that called the station to say they love Antibalas as much as me. They are true Afrobeat kings keeping the spirit of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen alive.

A random thread of today’s show is Panda Bear of Animal Collective and his many gigs lending a voice to other peoples projects like Sonic Boom and Bullion, who released the excellent album Affection earlier this year on Michigan-grown label Ghostly International. Plus, I serve up a stunning cover of Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” by Lauren Auder & Wendy & Lisa for a new project from Red Hot Org celebrating the trans experience through music.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Sept. 5, 2024

• “17 Days (Zach Witness Remix)” – Prince
• “I Would Die 4 U” – Lauren Auder & Wendy & Lisa
• “Self” – Cleo Sol
• “Likufanele” – Zero 7
• “Common Blue” – Warpaint
• “And They Called Her California” – Ray LaMontagne
• “All Comes Down to This” – A Certain Ratio
• “Straight to the Morning (feat. Jarvis Cocker) [Myd Remix]” – Hot Chip
• “Spare Me the Decision (Cutouts Remix)” – Nation of Language
• “In Person” – Low Island
• “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
• “Futile Devices (Shigeto Remix)” – Sufjan Stevens
• “Stretch (You Are All Right)” – Tortoise
• “Fragile Eyes” – Raquel Martins
• “Difficulties” – Forest Law
• “Edge of the Edge” – Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
• “Caroline, No” – Beach Boys
• “World_Train” – Bullion & Charlotte Adigéry
• “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” – Talking Heads
• “Ride out the Storm (feat. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly)” – Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21
• “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” – Seu Jorge & Almaz
• “In My Craft (feat. Miryam Solomon)” – Huw Marc Bennett
• “Dub Je Je” – Antibalas
• “Ice Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo)” – Battles
• “Dirty Money” – Antibalas
• “Tears can be so soft” – Christine and the Queens
• “Strangers” – Portishead
• “My Baby’s Got It Out For Me” – a.s.o.
• “Army Of Me” – Julia Jacklin & RVG
• “King Of Sweden” – Future Islands
• “A City’s Never” – Bullion & Panda Bear
• “Silver Soul” – Beach House
• “Many Times” – Dijon
• “Are You Looking Up” – Mk.gee
• “Whole Wide World” – Wreckless Eric
• “Walking Wires” – High Vis
• “Love Like Blood” – Killing Joke

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The 45th annual Dally in the Alley returns on Saturday. This is some real Detroit stuff, folks. No corporate sponsorships. Completely community ran. Volunteers run the show. You buying beer is how they fundraise. And it’s truly one of the greatest slices of local music you can see in one place in one day.

You can check out the full schedule here.

I went through and highlighted a few artists that really caught my ear this year, including a heavy dose of conscious-leaning hip-hop from Detroit artists Noveliss and Ilajide. The releases Na Bonsai has put out this year on Bandcamp are incredible (buy them here). You can see the rest below in bold.

I also featured new music from Ruthven, Fontaines D.C., Terrence Parker and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper Playlist for Sept. 4, 2024

• “I Can’t Go There” – Ruthven
• “Blame” – Gabriels
• “Staring at the Sun” – TV On The Radio
• “My Boo (Hitman’s Club Mix)” – Ghost Town DJs
• “Rock The Boat (L3Ni Remix)” – Aaliyah
• “The House of the Rising Sun” – Nina Simone
• “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – Derobert & The Half-truths
• “1969” – The Stooges
• “Here’s The Thing” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Jackie Down The Line” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Taxi to Baltimore” – Scientist
• “Razzle-Dazzle (feat. Yazz Ahmed, Tamar Osborn, Enrico Terragnoli, Luca Tapino & Marco Frattini)” – Rosa Brunello
• “Choy Soda (Waajeed’s Hi-Tech Jazz Remix)” – Takuya Kuroda
• “Sunlight (feat. Lady Blackbird)” – Goldie, James Davidson & Subjective
• “Because You Know What I Need” – Terrence Parker
• “Viberite (Listen Up)” – Tall Black Guy x Ozay Moore x yU
• “Parabéns” – Marcos Valle
• “Sonido Cósmico” – Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Paper Trails” – Darkside
• “Fancy Drones (Fracture Me)” – Amythyst Kiah
• “Mahlalela” – Hugh Masekela & Letta Mbulu
• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare
• “Meet Me in the City” – Junior Kimbrough
• “I Gotta Try You Girl” – Junior Kimbrough
• “Tighten Up” – Black Keys
• “Sleepyhead” – Passion Pit

In The Groove’s 2024 Dally in the Alley preview

• “The Shaded Forests” – Deastro (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Honky Tonk Boy” – Decliner (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Cold Mountain” – Noveliss & Dixon Hill (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Live From Jump” – Ilajide & Def Dee (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Patterns of the Heart” – Na Bonsai (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Sushi” – Eddie Logix (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Take It From The Top” – Double Winter (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
• “Work In Progress (Jon Dixon Remix)” – DJ 3000 (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)

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.

Here’s the basics. The Bug Club just dropped one of my favorite albums of the year. It’s called On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System, and it’s out now via Sub Pop Records. Go buy it!

They lead off the show that includes fresh spins from Laura Jane Grace, Kali Uchis, Adrianne Lenker, Honeyglaze, Lady Blackbird and more. Plus, a focus on composer and multi-instrumentalist Leifur James and West Coast shoegaze overlords Somesurprises. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for September 3, 2024

• “We Don’t Care About That” – The Bug Club
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab” – English Teacher
• “Are You With Me Now?” – Cate Le Bon
• “Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrin’ Bout That Girl” – The Kinks
• “Fire and Brimstone” – Link Wray
• “Rumble” – Link Wray
• “Baby, Baby” – Laura Jane Grace
• “Silver Leaf and Snowy Tears” – Superchunk
• “Cherry Sunshine” – Somesurprises
• “Be Reasonable” – Somesurprises
• “My Moon” – Habibi
• “Never Be Yours” – Kali Uchis
• “Mumma Don’t Tell (Faltydl Remix)” – Leifur James
• “Last Night Reprise (feat. Cautious Clay, Kaki King & Maeve Gilchrist)” – Arooj Aftab
• “For the Time Being” – Erlend Øye & La Comitiva
• “Grandma’s Hands” – Bill Withers
• “Suns of Gold” – Leifur James
• “Problem With It” – Plains
• “Once A Bunch” – Adrianne Lenker
• “Pretty Girls” – Honeyglaze
• “Let Not (Your Heart Be Troubled)” – Lady Blackbird
• “Mary, Don’t You Weep (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)” – Aretha Franklin
• “Thankful For You” – Andre Gibson & Universal Togetherness Band
• “Ain’t That Peculiar” – Fanny
• “Mentira (Chega de Mentira)” – Marcos Valle
• “Cascavel” – Antonio Adolfo
• “Too High” – Stevie Wonder
• “Towers” – Hundred Waters
• “Wave to Anchor” – Hundred Waters
• “Timbre (feat. Momoko Gill)” – Forest Law
• “Outubro” – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
• “Tudo o Que Você Podia Ser” – Milton Nascimento
• “Catamaran” – Allah-Las
• “Veni Vidi Vici” – Black Lips
• “Say I Wanna Know” – Nick Waterhouse

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Busy show in the best way! New music from Dummy, Freya McKee, Mint Field & Mabe Fratti, English Teacher take on Billie Eilish and fresh stuff from Jamie xx. 

On top of that, a preview of who to see and what to do at Hamtramck Labor Day Festival, which features a ton of great Detroit acts including Double Winter, Dusty Rose Band and Jack White teaming up with local punk legends The Henchmen. See the full schedule here.

WDET’s The New Music Show host Shigeto drops in to preview his new album, Cherry Blossom Baby, out October 25 via Ghostly International. He also talked about his tribute to the late musician Kraig Kilby taking place at Spot Lite on Saturday. Tickets are available here.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Aug. 30, 2024

• “Blue Dada” – Dummy
• “Grow In Pains (feat. SUGARTHIEF)” – Freya McKee
• “Cherry Sunshine” – Somesurprises
• “Grow Up To” – Miss Grit
• “Army of Me” – Julia Jacklin & RVG
• “El Mar Me Veía” – Mint Field & Mabe Fratti
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – English Teacher
• “Last Night With You” – Wu-Lu
• “They Came In Peace” – Tranquility Bass
• “Water” – Salar Ansari
• “Neon_cave” – Ian Fink
• “Dafodil (feat. Kelsey Lu, John Glacier & Panda Bear)” – Jamie xx
• “Bam Bam” – Sister Nancy
• “False Start Dub” – Kings of High Speed & JKriv
• “Hello? (feat. aden) [Maurice Fulton Remix]” – musclecars
• “Restoration” – Monty Alexander
• “Take It From The Top” – Double Winter
• “Person Of Light (unreleased)” – Dusty Rose Band
• “Old Scratch Blues” – Jack White
• “Bless Yourself” – Jack White
• “That’s How I’m Feeling” – Jack White
• “Ouroboros” – GOAT
• “Ooo, I” – Forest Law
• “Fuzz Jam (Harvey Sutherland X-Tra Fuzz Remix)” – The Lazy Eyes
• “Ready. Set. Flex.” – Shigeto, Zelooperz & Ian Maciak
• “The Punch!” – Shigeto & Kesswa
• “Sometime Soon” – Kraig Kilby
• “Strawberry Point” – Kraig Kilby

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Gearing up for 2024 Detroit Jazz Fest — my favorite festival in all of Detroit — with a live in-studio performance from legendary saxophonist Wendell Harrison and Tribe, his band that takes the name from the record label and collective Harrison started in Detroit decades ago. His band included Louis Jones on drums, Jacob Schwandt on guitar, Damon Warmack on bass and Pamela Harrison on piano.

Over the course of his distinguished career, he has played with some of the biggest names in the business, including Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Sun Ra and Grant Green (played some of his stuff on the show today).

Harrison is also a founder of the legendary Detroit jazz label and ensemble, Tribe. He has released numerous albums as a solo artist and bandleader, showcasing his unique blend of bebop, soul and funk.

Wendell Harrison and Tribe will perform at 1:15 p.m on the JPMorgan Chase Main Stage at Cadillac Square/Campus Martius on Saturday. You can check out the full 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival schedule here.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Aug. 29, 2024

• “FromHere (feat. Snoop Dogg & October London)” – NxWorries
• “That’s the Way of the World” – Earth, Wind & Fire
• “Run To My Mother and Father” – Tall Black Guy x Nate Smith x Marvin Gaye
• “Strange World” – La Luz
• “Sad Cowboy” – Goat Girl
• “Beyond The Sun” – Beth Gibbons
• “Light” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Don’t You Want to Stay?” – Bill Withers
• “Tanto Arriba Como Abajo” – Chicano Batman
• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Joy Division
• “Shout You Down” – Galaxie 500
• “Livin’ For The City” – Dirtbombs
• “You Can’t Blame Me” – Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr
• “Lost Without You (feat. Dames Brown)” – Will Sessions & Amp FIddler
• “Ain’t Gonna Cry” – Universal Togetherness Band
• “Melliflous Manner” – Setwun
• “Through Your Soul (feat. Bubz Fiddler & J Dilla)” – Amp Fiddler
• “I’m Doing Fine (feat. Amp Dog Knight)” – Moodymann
• “Altitude (feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo)” – Nate Smith
• “What’s Up (Live On WDET)” – Wendell Harrison & Tribe
• “Woo In Tribute (Live On WDET)” – Wendell Harrison & Tribe
• “Lord Not Another Lover (Love On WDET)” – Wendell Harrison & Tribe
• “Walk In The Night” – Grant Green

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Gearing up for 2024 Detroit Jazz Fest — my favorite festival in all of Detroit — with a live in-studio performance from saxophonist Kasan Belgrave and his band (Michael Abbo on bass, Jordan Anderson on piano, Kaleb Robinson on drums). Kasan is the son of Marcus Belgrave, one of the most iconic jazz musicians and educators to come out of Detroit and an internationally recognized talent. 

There’s some really powerful legacy there for sure, but Kasan is stepping out and doing his own thing on his debut album, Dual Citizen, due out later this year. During his session on In The Groove, he performed two songs from the upcoming record. Kasan’s session was absolutely incredible — I’m still buzzing from it!

You can experience it for yourself when Kasan and his band will perform on Monday at 2 p.m. ET on the Carhartt Stage at the Detroit Jazz Festival. Check out the full schedule here.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Aug. 28, 2024

• “Kodama” – Kikagaku Moyo
• “Sleeping Ute” – Grizzly Bear
• “Do I Move You?” – Nina Simone
• “Whatever Happened To My Rock ‘N’ Roll (Punk Song)” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• “Firesuite” – Doves
• “Tile By Tile” – Alvvays
• “Far Away” – Eddie Chacon
• “Loso Na Madesu (feat. Natanya) [Lewis OfMan Remix]” – Brian Nasty
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Golden Lady” – Stevie Wonder
• “Livin’ And Lovin’ In My Own Way (feat. Pete Rock)” – Brandee Younger
• “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
• “Futile Devices (Shigeto Remix)” – Sufjan Stevens
• “Connaissais de Face (Tiger?)” – Khruangbin & Ginger Root
• “Mission Statement” – Julius Rodriguez
• “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb & Angel Olsen
• “Brown Paper Bag” – DIIV
• “Talk For Hours” – High Vis
• “Ruby My Dear (Radio Edit)” – Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel
• “Turiya and Ramakrishna” – Alice Coltrane
• “Hold Up (Live On WDET)” – Kasan Belgrave
• “Switch Lanes (Live On WDET)” – Kasan Belgrave
• “Number Three (Live On WDET)” – Kasan Belgrave
• “African Rumble” – Timo Lassy
• “Choy Soda (Waajeed’s Hi-Tech Jazz Remix)” – Takuya Kuroda

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.