This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Detroit’s Kathy Kosins and Nick Piunti, new music from Thundercat, Trixie Whitley, David Byrne and many more.

Also, cool 70s re-issues from Funkadelic and Elton John!

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 October 24, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “OH GOOD!” – Michigander
• “Laurel Canyon” – Danielle Ponder
• “Hit It And Quit It” – Funkadelic
• “Let Me Sell You A Dream” – David Byrne & Daniel Pemberton
• “Slow Learning” – Nick Piunti
• “Autosmile” – @
• “Stone” – Prince
• “Easy Company” – Joy Oldadokun
• “Street Kids” – Elton John
• “Passing Faces” – Brooke Combe
• “Black Stars” – Smashing Pumpkins
• “Disarm” – Smashing Pumpkins

HOUR TWO:

• “Flying Underground” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
• “Moving At Light Speed” – Thundercat x Button Masher
• “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – Richard Thompson
• “The Kid With The Crown” – This Is Lorelei
• “If Love Could Talk” – Kathy Kosins
• “Jester In A Bowl” – Mon Rovia
• “Strange Memory” – Rainbow Body
• “Church And State” – Brandi Carlile
• “Make America Great Again ” – Frank Turner
• “Say Yes” – Apropos
• “Stone Over Water” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Weather Girl” – Trixie Whitley
• “Sympathy For The Devil” – The Rolling Stones (Bill Wyman is 90 today!)

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