On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, our guest is Amythyst Kiah, who picked up a Grammy nomination on her last album, and now returns with the record Still + Bright. Amythyst is also a member of Our Native Daughters with Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell and Leyla McCalla.

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 Jan. 26, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Strawberry Woman” – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
• “Pawnshop” – Kara Jackson
• “Forbidden Road” – Robbie Williams
• “Coming Home” – Beabadoobee
• “Nobody” – The Doobie Brothers (in-studio performance, 2011)
• “Are You Ready For The Country” – Willie Nelson
• “Empire Of Love” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “Silk & Petals” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “Biggest Fan” – Frances Whitney
• “Old Life” – Mustafa
• “Heart Of The Woods” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Time Stands” – Nathaniel Rateliff (in-studio performance, 2020)
• “One And Only” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “As Good As It Gets” – Katie Gavin
• “They’re Not There” – Mon Rovia
• “That’s Not The Issue” – Wilco
• “Give It To Me” – Peter Wolf (in-studio performance, 1996)
• “All My Tears” – Buddy & Julie Miller  (in-studio performance, 2000)
• “Devil’s Spoke” – Laura Marling
• “Looking Back” – Laura Marling
• “Avalon” – Elmiene
• “Play God…” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “I Will Not Go Down” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “S P A C E” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)

On this episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, we’ll mark the passing of the last original member of The Band, Garth Hudson.

Plus, songs for this unique moment in history from Mavis Staples to Aretha Franklin, from Pussy Riot to The Clash, Curtis Mayfield to Gregory Porter and 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 Jan. 25, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Shufflin’ Back To Memphis” – The Band (in-studio performance,1996)
• “Chest Fever” – The Band
  
• “Sleeves Up” – Crys Matthews
  
• “Stand Up” – The O’Jays
  
• “I Had A Dream” – Loudon Wainwright III
  
• “Evil That Men Do” – Queen Latifah
  
• “All You Fonies” – Dropkick Murphys
  
• “From Red To Blue” – Billy Bragg
  
• “A Change Is Gonna Come” – Aretha Franklin
  
• “Change” – Mavis Staples
  
• “Lives In The Balance” – Richie Havens
  
• “America Made Me” – The Decemberists
  

• “Empire Of Love” – Amythyst Kiah (Acoustic Cafe preview, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “Blk Girl Soldier” – Jamila Woods
  
• “Bomb The World” – Michael Franti & Spearhead
  
• “What Are Their Names” – David Crosby
  
• “Fight For Your Mind” – Ben Harper
  
• “Make America Great Again” – Pussy Riot
  
• “Clampdown” – The Clash
  
• “Evil” – Stevie Wonder
• “Willing To Fight” – Ani Difranco
• “Power To The People” -Curtis Mayfield
• “Take Me To The Alley” – Gregory Porter (in-studio performance,2016)
• “This Land Is Your Land” – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
  

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.