On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Michigander‘s Jason Singer and Jake Lemond play songs from the new album “Over Before You Know It”!

Also, some songs honoring late greats Dolly Parton and Cassandra Wilson, in-studio archives from Grace Potter, Lady Blackbird, the late Chris Whitley and more!

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Acoustic Café Playlist for September 27, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “I Try” – Macy Gray (2016 Stripped version)
• “The Idea” – Little Big Town
• “Common Ground” – Margaret Glaspy
• “Towel” – Tiny Habits
• “Six Years” – Richard Buckner (1995 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “High On A Mountain” – Rhiannon Giddens
• “Starting A Band” – Michigander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Over Before You Know It” – Michigander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Church And State” – Brandi Carlile
• “I Can’t Stand The Rain” – Cassandra Wilson
• “Wild Country” – Chris Whitley (1998 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “California Blues” – Alex Amen
• “Here No More” – Ghost Hounds
• “Every Step Of The Way” – Keb’ Mo’
• “Apologies” – Grace Potter (2026 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “True Love Will Find You In The End” – Muireann Bradley
• “Rowing The Boat” – The Jayhawks
• “My Blue Tears” – Trio (Parton, Ronstadt, Harris)
• “Dolly P/Jolene” – Beyoncé
• “Like A Woman” – Lady Blackbird (2025 Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Freaking Out” – Michigander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “YYY” – Michigander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, tickets for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival are on sale early this year (NOW!), celebrating their 50th Folk Fest… we’ll check out some of the artists on the bill.

Also, new tunes from Michigander, new albums from Beck, Beabadoobee… and some on the way from Sylvan Esso, Joy Oladokun + a couple leftover “guilty pleasure” songs from the fall fundaraiser shows!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for September 26, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Tumbthumping” – Chumbawumba
• “I Am You” – Prince
• “Sledge” – Sylvan Esso
• “Easy Company” – Joy Oladokun
• “Why You Got Me Crazy” – Dames Brown
• “This Is My Country” – Mavis Staples (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “Tear Stained Letter” – Richrd Thompson (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “High Heels” – The War & Treaty (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “Red Eye To Memphis” – Bob Seger
• “Main Street U.S.A.” – Grace Potter
• “Did Ya Know?” – The Sinseers
• “Parade Of The Loons” – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

HOUR TWO:

• “Proxy” – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
• “Sun And Moon” – Danielle Ponder
• “Falling Through My Hands” – Beck
• “Radio” – Beabadoobee
• “Rebel Eve” – The Rebel Eves (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “If We Were Vampires” – Dupont-Phillips (A2 Folk Fest, 2027)
• “Soon I Might Be Going” – Neil Young
• “Freaking Out” – Michigander (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Taxi” – Michigander
• “Soul Wandering ” – Paul Weller
• “All Around” – The Womack Sisters
• “You Could’ve Been A Lady” – Hot Chocolate

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  it’s a Words & Music show for the Labor Day holiday, including past in-studio stories and songs from Gregory Porter, Arlo Parks, Indigo Girls, and Lady Blackbird. Plus, songs of Union labor from Tom Morello, Steve Earle and Billy Bragg recorded at Meadowbrook in 1995!

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Acoustic Café Playlist for September 5, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Union, God & Country” – Steve Earle (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Love Me Not” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Hope” – Arlo Parks (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Move To The Moon” – Matt Nathanson (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Play That Funky Music” – Judith Owen (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Bein’ Alive” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Sleeper Car” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Love Comes Around” – Rachael & Vilray (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Golden Days” – Graham Nash (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “In Your Ocean” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Go” – Indigo Girls (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Nature Boy” – Gregory Porter (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “There Is Power In A Union” – Billy Bragg (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Nothing I Can’t Do” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Let Me Be Wrong” – Jensen McRae (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “No Such Thing” – John Mayer (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Sunday Sun” – Beck (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Circumstances” – Shemekia Copeland (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “10th Floor” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Javelin” – Kevin Morby (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Let me Speak To Bobby” – Low Cut Connie (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “The Devil Wins” – The Devil Makes 3 (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Am What I Am” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Union Song” – Tom Morello (Acoustic Cafe performance)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, fondly remembering the interpretive genius of Cassandra Wilson who passed this week at age 70.

In happier music news, Jazzfest is here, and we’ll play some of our favorite performers in town, including some cool in-studio takes. Also, Sept. 5 is Loudon Wainwright III’s 80th birthday, so a tip of the hat to the tragi-comic troubadour happens this week as well!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for September 5, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “I Can’t Stand The Rain” – Cassandra Wilson ft. Chris Whitley
• “26-2” – Ravi Coltrane
• “After The Love Is Gone” – Kurt Elling (Acoustic Cafe recording)
• “Touchdown” – Bob James
• “Motel Blues” – Loudon Wainwright III (Acoustic Cafe recording)
• “Say That You Love Me” – Loudon Wainwright III (Acoustic Cafe recording)
• “You Can’t Fail Me Now” – Loudon Wainwright III & Lucy Wainwright Roche (Acoustic Cafe recording)
• “There Is Power In A Union” – Billy Bragg (Acoustic Cafe recording, live at Meadowbrook, July 2, 1995)

HOUR TWO:

• “Seven Steps” – Cassandra Wilson
• “I Can’t Get Next To You” – Dee Dee Bridgewater
• “Stepping Out” – Kurt Elling (Acoustic Cafe recording)
• “Meet The Wainwrights” – Loudon Wainwright III & family
• “Road Ode” – Loudon Wainwright III
• “One Man Guy” – Rufus Wainwright
• “Fanfare For Unity” – Joe Lovano
• “Yes We Can” – Catherine Russell
• “Cominando” – Ron Carter & Foursight
• “Harvest Moon” – Cassandra Wilson

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Grace Potter has just released a new album called “Trespasser.” A conversation of the new album, some new songs and some discussion (and a song) of the old days as Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. Great fun.

Also on the show: archived performances from Loudon Wainwright III, Amos Lee, The Weepies and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for August 30, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Fly Away (acoustic)” – Lenny Kravitz
• “Deep Into The Dawn” – Joe Pernice ft. Aimee Mann
• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters
• “Bobby In Phoenix” – Gorillaz ft. Bobby Womack
• “I’m Alright” – Loudon Wainwright III (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Leave A Light On” – Dervish wft. Glen Hansard
• “Trespasser” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Run Bay Run” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “This Sunlit Morning” – Chris Pierce
• “Drinkin’ Side” – Pieta Brown ft. Amos Lee
• “Windows Are Rolled Down” – Amos Lee (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2011)
• “Black Lavender” – Allison Russel ft. Brittney Spencer
• “Everything Must Die” – Jesse Welles
• “Some Days” – Devon Gilfillian
• “Be My Thrill” – The Weepies (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Late For The Sky” – Ken Pomeroy
• “Call It A Loan” – Shawn Colvin
• “Love Is Gone” – Jalen Ngonda
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Paris (Oh La La)” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Love Me Not” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, fondly remembering Dolly Parton through her own music and interpretations, as well as covers by others.

We also say a fond farewell to the great Tim Curry, and introduce you to some new music from Wyclef Jean, The Womack Sisters, Detroit’s latest newcomer Ayla Ottenbreit and more.

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for August 29, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “French Quarter” – Wyclef Jean
• “Soul Bossa Nova” – Quincy Jones
• “Candy Apple” – Ayla Ottenbreit
• “I Wonder” – Prince
• “I Will Always Love You” – Dolly Parton
• “Two Doors Down” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Seven Bridges Road” – Dolly Parton
• “California Sober” – Iron & Wine
• “Talk It Over” – Leon Bridges
• “Love Me Not” – Grace Potter (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Do The Rock” – Tim Curry (RIP)

HOUR TWO:

• “Rocinha” – Wyclef Jean
• “Rocket Man” – Bob James
• “Human (Sad Gay Version)” – Brandi Carlile
• “Little Sparrow” – Dolly Parton
• “9 To 5” – Alison Krauss
• “World On Fire” – Dolly Parton
• “Don’t Look Any Further” – Meshell Ndegeocello & Liana La Havas
• “Laughter And Tears” – The Womack Sisters
• “How Love’s Supposed To Go” – Alabama Shakes
• “I Am Ready” – Dolly Parton

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  we welcome back Pieta Brown with her first new music in seven years. The new album “Dreamin Of” comes after years of work on interesting instrumental music with the likes of Bon Iver, Don Was, Calexico and others.

Also on the show: archived performances from Gomez, Allen Stone, Kevin Morby and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for August 23, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “So Jealous (acoustic)” – Tegan & Sara
• “Virtuoso” – Ryan Beatty
• “From This Room” – Amy Ray
• “How We Operate” – Gomez (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2006)
• “Hand It Over” – Keb’ Mo’ w/The Soweto Gospel Choir
• “Glitter Town” – Pieta Brown (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Time Of The Night” – Pieta Brown (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Venus In The Zinnias” – Aldous Harding
• “Her Name Is Joy” – MT Jones
• “New To This Town” – Brittney Spencer
• “On The Way Down” – Allen Stone (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2021)
• “And They Call Her California” – Ray Lamontagne
• “Long After Midnight” – Flock Of Dimes
• “Frown Lines” – Blessing Jolie
• “North Dakota Slate Roof” – Bruce Hornsby
• “Dandelion” – Kevin Morby (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2026)
• “Two Angels” – Chris Pierce
• “Working For The Enemy” – Peter Case (Acoustic Cafe performance, 1995)
• “Ex Factor” – Kandace Springs
• “Drinkin’ Side” – Pieta Brown (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Dreamin’ Of” – Pieta Brown (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, a couple tracks from Martha Reeves’ first album in 22 years. At age 85, she’s delivered a really cool album! Also a couple from the new Michigander (Jason Singer) album.

We also say a fond farewell to Frank Beard, founding member and drummer in the trio ZZ Top, who passed this week at age 77.

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for August 22, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Taxix” – Michigander
• “Freedom Bus” – Sheryl Crow ft. Jesse Welles
• “All Around” – The Womack Sisters
• “Across 110th Street” – Bobby Womack
• “I Got It Bad” – Martha Reeves
• “Disappearing Act” – Beck
• “Watch You Dance” – Leon Bridges
• “Sunshine” – Jungle
• “How Many People” – Ziggy Marley ft. Nikka Costa
• “Punish My Mind” – @
• “Shake Shake Dance For Me” – Jon Muq
• “One Man’s Trash…” – Eli Paperboy Reed
• “Lonely USA” – MEELS
• “Ten Dollar Man” – ZZ Top (RIP Frank Beard, 8/17/26)

HOUR TWO:

• “Oh Good” – Michigander
• “One Of Us” – Brandon Flowers
• “Sage” – Joy Oladokun
• “Radio Up” – Ayla Ottenbreit
• “To Know You Is To Love You” – Martha Reeves
• “Lost Boys” – Phoebe Bridgers
• “Memories” – beabadoobee
• “You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore” – The War & Treaty
• “Move” – Mac Saturn
• “Oh No Now My” – This Is Lorelei
• “Ahead By A Century (live)” – The Tragically Hip
• “Human” – Brandi Carlile
• “Cheap Sunglasses” – ZZ Top (RIP Frank Beard, 8/17/26)

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

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  Detroit’s very own APROPOS is our in-studio guest for some recent singles, including his newest “10th Floor.” Steeped in Detroit history, APROPOS is looking forward to spreading the new sounds of Detroit far and wide.

Also on the show: archived performances from Karla Bonoff, Bruce Cockbur, ROZZI and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for August 9, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “There’s A World” – Sufjan Stevens
• “In The Night” – Beck
• “It Won’t Hurt” – Dwight Yoakam (1986)
• “Meet The New Swamp” – Jesse Welles
• “Freedom” – Rose Cousins (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Bar, Guitar & A Honky Tonk Crowd” – Brent Cobb
• “Long Drive” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Simple” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Holy Moses” – Houndmouth
• “OurHome” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
• “Don’t Dream It’s Over” – Neil Finn (1986)
• “Still The One” – Orleans (Acoustic Cafe performance) (1976)
• “Love Is A Golden Lion” – Allison Russell
• “begged” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Three More Days” – Ray Lamontagne  (2006)
• “San Marcos” – Margo Price
• “When You Give It Away” – Bruce Cockburn (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “I Knew You Were Waiting” – Meshell Ndegeocello ft. Cynthia Erivo
• “She Said” – Cynthis Erivo
• “Tears Of Joy” – Leon Bridges
• “Fig Tree” – ROZZI (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Someone To Lay Down Beside Me” – Karla Bonoff (Acoustic Cafe performance)  (1976)
• “10th Floor” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Ain’t No Way” – APROPOS (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  our in-studio guest is the latest UK retro-soul voice, MT Jones. Starting as a busker at age 11, Jones attended the Livepool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), before launching his solo career this year with the album “Joy.”

Also on the show, archived performances from Norah Jones, I’m With Her, X Ambassadors and a Soul Coughing classic from Mike Doughty.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for August 2, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Pegasus (acoustic)” – Arlo Parks
• “Heavy Eyes” – Houndmouth
• “Peaches” – Alex Amen
• “Anything He Was” – Tiny Habits
• “Unsteady” – X Ambassadors (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “You Know I’m No Good (acoustic version)” – Amy Winehouse
• “Gentle Reminder” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Why I Cry” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Burn The Other End” – Billy Strings
• “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Really Real” – Allison Russell
• “Cold Cold Heart” – Norah Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cornbread And Pinto Beans” – John R. Miller
• “Weird Divide” – The Shins
• “Bear Creek” – Lizzie NO
• “Annie, Anything” – Ryan Beatty
• “Mother Eagle (Sing Me Alive)” – I’m With Her (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Super Bon Bon” – Mike Doughty (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Rye Whiskey” – Old Crow Medicine Show
• “Sunday” – Baby Rose
• “Comes Around Again” – The Arcadian Wild
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Nothing I Can’t Do” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, music from the late Glen Hansard from his solo catalog. Also, classic August album releases from The Supremes, Beyonce, Bootsy, Boston and more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for August 1, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Leave A Light On” – Dervish ft. Glen Hansard
• “The Light (4 PM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Sick Of The Times” – THAO ft. TuneYards, The Linda Lindas
• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters
• “When It’s Right, It’s Right” – Nick Behnan
• “Stretching Out (In A Rubber Band)” – Bootsy Collins (August 1976)
• “The Boy In The Bubble” – Paul Simon (August 1986)
• “If Your Girl Only Knew” – Aaliyah (August 1996)
• “Wake Up Everybody” – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
• “Technopagans” – Jesse Welles
• “Winning Streak” – Glen Hansard

HOUR TWO:

• “Rock And Roll Band” – Boston (August 1976)
• “Ring The Alarm” – Beyonce (August 2006)
• “You Can’t Hurry Love” – The Supremes (August 1966)
• “Big Man On Mulberry Street” – Billy Joel (August 1986)
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cigarette Curls” – Beth Orton
• “Your Love Is Electric” – Leon Bridges
• “But, Nvm” – Baby Rose
• “Yes We Can Can” – The Pointer Sisters
• “This Land Is Your Land” – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
• “All You Fonies” – Dropkick Murphys
• “Say It To Me Now” – Glen Hansard
• “Roll On Slow” – Glen Hansard

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