A focus on Chicago composer Charles Stepney, some twee indie soundtrack stuff from DeVotchKa and Yann Tiersen, plus a psychedelic 4/20 friendly journey through blacklight poster / lava lamp favorites like the Beatles, OSEES, Silver Apples 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 April 20, 2026

• “The Last Time” – Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• “Step On Step” – Charles Stepney
• “Ville morose” – Nadine Shah
• “Les jours tristes (Instrumental)” – Yann Tiersen
• “The Winner Is… (DeVotchKa Version)” – DeVotchKa
• “Fire” – Waxahatchee
• “Down By The River” – Buddy Miles
• “Baby” – Donnie & Joe Emerson
• “Hot Dreams” – Timber Timbre
• “Open Your Eyes” – Bobby Caldwell
• “The Old Law” – Father John Misty
• “Khayal” – Kazdoura
• “God, Protect Me from My Enemies” – SAULT
• “Mountain Top” – RIO KOSTA
• “What It Gave Me” – Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda
• “Comin’ Home Baby” – Mel Tormé
• “Never Going Back Again” – Fleetwood Mac
• “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Remastered)” – Rotary Connection
• “Woah! There’s No Limit (feat. Mara TK)” – Lord Echo
• “Genesis” – Chronixx
• “Farewell Transmission” – Jason Molina
• “It’s All Too Much” – Beatles
• “Let It Bleed” – Goat
• “Run To Your Mama (Redg Weeks Remix)” – Goat
• “Think Twice” – Detroit Experiment
• “Program” – Silver Apples
• “Inner Meet Me” – Beta Band
• “Web” – Thee Oh Sees
• “Toe Cutter – Thumb Buster” – Thee Oh Sees
• “Pata Pata (Stereo Version)” – Miriam Makeba
• “Metronomic Underground” – Stereolab

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 Throwback Thursday opens with tracks from Nouvelle Vague, Feist, and Brittany Howard, moves through the sounds of Pete Brandt’s Method, NOMO, Nino Ferrer, and Folk Bitch Trio, and into timeless classics from The Beatles, LaVern Baker, and Terry Callier. 

We feature Detroit DJ Deon Jamar’s track “Ok Dub,” along with soul, folk, and rock moments from Bill Withers, Steve Earle, and The War on Drugs, leading into closing tracks from Tranquility Bass and LEFTO EARLY BIRD. 

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 April 9, 2026 

• “Heart of Glass (feat. Gerald Toto & Mélanie Pain)” – Nouvelle Vague 

• “Mushaboom” – Feist 

• “Stay High” – Brittany Howard 

• “What You Are” – Pete Brandt’s Method 

• “Nova” – NOMO 

• “Looking For You” – Nino Ferrer 

• “Cathode Ray” – Folk Bitch Trio 

• “Revolution (Esher Demo)” – The Beatles 

• “You’re Goin’ Miss Your Candyman” – Terry Callier 

• “ASR (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Meshell Ndegeocello 

• “Ha Ya! (Eternal Life) [feat. Natalie Greffel]” – musclecars 

• “ORACLE (feat. aja monet)” – Machinedrum 

• “Ok Dub” – Deon Jamar 

• “El Bandido” – Nicolás Jaar 

• “Paloma” – Angélica Garcia 

• “Carry Me” – Nubiyan Twist & Seun Kuti 

• “Trust” – Jordan Rakei 

• “Don’t You Want to Stay?” – Bill Withers 

• “levels” – oreglo 

• “Soul On Fire” – LaVern Baker 

• “Blues for Monday” – The Emanon “4” 

• “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” – Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton & Ted Poor 

• “Nine Hundred Miles” – Barbara Dane 

• “Train Song” – Benjamin Gibbard & Feist 

• “Fire” – Waxahatchee 

• “Farewell Transmission” – Songs: Ohia 

• “Transcendental Blues” – Steve Earle 

• “Under the Pressure” – The War on Drugs 

• “They Came in Peace” – Tranquility Bass 

• “Diane Charlemagne (Iman Houssein Remix)” – LEFTO EARLY BIRD 

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. 

Shaking off the gray and settling into the afternoon with a far-reaching mix that moves from the heart-worn soul of Bobby Womack and the gravelly wisdom of Tom Waits with psychedelic touchstones from The Beatles and George Harrison.

Also, we go into deep-pocket grooves from D’Angelo and the Vanguard, luminous soul from Lianne La Havas and Michael Kiwanuka, all flowing together in a set that feels reflective, rhythmic, and quietly expansive as the day moves forward. 

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 February 17, 2026 

• “Please Forgive My Heart” – Bobby Womack 

• “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )” – Saya Gray 

• “It’s a Mirror” – Perfume Genius 

• “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (2023 Remaster)” – Tom Waits  

• “Northern Shuffle” – Julian Lage 

• “It’s All Too Much” – The Beatles 

• “Wah-Wah (2014 Remaster)” – George Harrison 

• “Someone I Know” – Margo Guryan 

• “Detroit ‘67” – Sam Roberts 

• “Highway” – Lewis Ofman & Empress Of 

• “Tokyo Midnight” – Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima 

• “Khayal” – Kazdoura 

• “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand” – James Blake 

• “Bittersweet” – Lianne La Havas 

• “Ideal Woman” – Celeste 

• “A Couple Minutes (A COLORS SHOW)” – Olivia Dean 

• “Blues for Monday” – The Emanon “4” 

• “Sugah Daddy” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard 

• “Life’s a Gas” – T. Rex 

• “Listen2me” – Foxwarren 

• “Kingdom of Rust” – Doves 

• “So Says I (2023 Remaster)” – The Shins 

• “Knife” – Grizzly bear 

• “Love and Hate in a Different Time (Original)” – Gabriels 

• “Floating Parade” – Michael Kiwanuka 

• “Someone to Love You” – Sault 

• “Last One Standing (Instrumental)” – Monophonics & Kelly Finnigan 

• “Baby” – Brittany Howard 

• “I Feel for You (Acoustic Demo)” – Prince & The Revolution 

• “Harlem” – Bill Withers 

• “It Only Takes 2” – Thandii 

• “Burn” – Afriqua 

• “In My Life” – The Beatles 

• “Thinking Bout You” – Flea 

• “Someone Great” – LCD Soundsystem 

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 week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we’ll hear music from albums and artists having “Big O” birthdays this year, including classic albums from Stevie and Joni (both turning 50), Corrine Bailey Rae’s debut at 20, and lots of artists with big birthdays, from Zach Bryan at 3-0 to Buddy Guy turning 9-0!

Also this week, in-studio performances from Lou Barlow and Ben Folds (both 60), Peter Wolf and Loudon Wainwright III (both 80) 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 January 25, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Shine” – Dolly Parton
• “I Need You” – Jon Batiste (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Snow” – Zach Bryan
• “Coyote” – Joni Mitchell
• “Stockings” – Suzanne Vega (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Hasten Down The Wind” – Warren Zevon
• “Weary” – Solange
• “Soul Meets Body” – Death Cab For Cutie (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Have A Talk With God” – Stevie Wonder
• “Not A Fan” – Ben Folds (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Holding Back The Year” – Lou Barlow (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “For No One” – The Beatles
• “Put Your Records On” – Corrine Bailey Rae
• “Give It To Me” – Peter Wolf (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Sunny Came Home” – Shawn Colvin
• “Guitar Town” – Steve Earle
• “Dilate” – Ani Difranco
• “Shankill Butchers” – The Decemberists
• “Greetings To The New Brunette” – Billy Bragg (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Love The Life I Live” – Buddy Guy
• “Cuyahoga” – R.E.M.
• “Whenever” – Beth Orton
• “Tuesday (Unerthd Version)” – Toro y Moi
• “My Moon My Man” – Feist (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I’m Still In Love With You” – Al Green
• “Tear Stained Eye” – Son Volt (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “One Man Guy” – Loudon Wainwright III (Acoustic Cafe performance)

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