Highlighting shows that are coming to town this week including Beta Band and David Byrne, plus new music from Automatic and SPRINTS.

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 20, 2025

• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab” – English Teacher
• “Oh Baby Doll” – La Femme
• “Smash It Up” – The (International) Noise Conspiracy
• “No One’s Gonna Love You” – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
• “Ain’t No Love In the Heart of the City” – Bobby “Blue” Bland
• “Al Sharp” – Beta Band
• “Words” – Big Thief
• “Strange Overtones” – David Byrne & Brian Eno
• “Black Box” – Automatic
• “The Rip” – Portishead
• “Queen” – Perfume Genius
• “Seasons (Waiting On You)” – Future Islands
• “Build A Bridge” – Deeper
• “Like Eating Glass” – Bloc Party
• “Coffee” – Yuna
• “Thin Lines” – Kidnap
• “Tonight (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)” – Miguel Migs
• “Happening in the Streets (Domo Domo Rework)” – Domo Domo
• “Deep Dive” – Penza Penza
• “100% Samba” – Roge
• “Autumn in New York” – Makaya McCraven
• “Tell Me A Tale” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “Burnin’ And Lootin” – The Wailers
• “Straight To Hell” – The Clash
• “Try A Little Tenderness” – Otis Redding
• “Love And Hate In A Different Time” – Gabriels
• “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.
• “Better” – SPRINTS
• “SPIDERS” – Lola Young
• “SAME KIND OF LONELY” – Benjamin Booker

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.

A ton of music from Lady Wray, El Michels Affair & Norah Jones, Yeek, Lola Young and Tame Impala, plus throwbacks from Aretha Franklin, Digable Planets and OutKast.

And, for good measure, a preview of this year’s Dally In The Alley and the local music you’ll hear there. The lineup for this year’s event includes dream beach, Bevlove, Delano Smith, Johnstonsons, Oliver Dollar, ADMN, Apropos 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 September 5, 2025

• “Hard Times” – Lady Wray
• “Carry Me Away” – El Michels Affair & Norah Jones
• “Heaven” – Yeek
• “SPIDERS” – Lola Young
• “Valerie (Live, BBC Radio 1 In Lounge, London/2007)” – Amy Winehouse
• “Messy” – Lola Young
• “Dog It” – Digable Planets
• “West Savannah” – OutKast
• “Nobody Knows We Are Fun” – CHAI
• “GOOD LUCK” – KAYTRANADA
• “Never Catch Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” – Flying Lotus
• “Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)” – DARKSIDE
• “Midnight Train To Memphis” – The SteelDrivers
• “Before You feat. APROPOS (Extended)” – Oliver Dollar
• “What Cha’ Gonna Do (feat. Apropos & Boog Brown)” – Oliver Dollar
• “I Cry” – Johnstonsons
• “Remember Me” – Bevlove
• “Nebula (Original Mix)” – Delano Smith
• “Before You Gotta Go” – Courtney Barnett
• “Trick To Happy” – Bahamas
• “Road To Nowhere” – Rogê
• “So Far to Go (feat. Common & D’Angelo)” – J Dilla
• “Skindo Le-Le (S.U.M.O. Rebounce)” – A Bossa Elétrica
• “Yeah Yeah” – Bubaza
• “Waves” – Ista
• “Loser” – Tame Impala
• “Better” – Sprints
• “Midnight” – Jessie Ware
• “Pullin’” – 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.