On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we take a look back at the year so far, with performances and interview clips from each of our in-studio guests, from The War and Treaty to Lady Blackbird, Katie Gavin to John Moreland, social commentary from Crys Matthews and Amythyst Kiah and much more. It’s our first Words & Music Show of 2025!

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Acoustic Café Playlist for June 1, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Sweet Abbey Girl” – Katie Gavin (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Boom” – Sierra Hull (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Universal Fire” – Jeffrey Foucault (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Crooked The Road”  – Mon Rovia (2025 in-studio performance)
• “The More You Say…” – John Moreland (2025 in-studio performance)
• “S P A C E” – Amythyst Kiah (2025 in-studio performance)
• “High Seas” – Drew & Ellie Holcomb (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Extrano” – Alisa Amador (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Tangled Up In You” – The Altons (2025 in-studio performance)
• “A Place In The Sky” – Uwade
• “Out Of The Cold” – Amos Lee (2011 in-studio performance)
• “Like Jesus Would” – Crys Matthews (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Offering” – Wilder Woods (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Broken” – Jill Marsono (USASC winner, 2024)
• “Like A Woman” – Lady Blackbird (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Southern Star” – Leif Vollebekk (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Lesson” – Joy Clark (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Lioness” – ZZ Ward (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Just A Bird” – Blind Pilot (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Pablo Picasso” – Matt Nathanson (2025 in-studio performance)
•  “Beautiful Day” – Keyon Harrold (2024 in-studio performance)
• “I’d Do Anything” – Anderson East (2025 in-studio preview performance)
• “Home” – The War & Treaty (2025 in-studio performance)

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, a new album from Daniel and Josh, better know as JR JR!

Also, a couple new tracks from Jose James‘ tribute to his birth year (1978), an interesting new treatment for Elliott Smith, Cautious Clay and Ledisi with new albums and much more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 31, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Promises (9 AM)” – Cautious Clay
  
• “One Thing” – Lola Young
• “Inside Out” – Jose James
• “Radio” – Jenna Pascale
• “Free My Mind” – JR JR
  
• “Wicked Game” – HAUSER
  
• “I Like It I Like It” – Moses Sumney + Hayley Williams
• “Title Of This Song” – Moses Sumney
• “Darling” – Whitney
• Rumors And Lies” – Kalystaa
• “Tomorrow Tomorrow” – Brad Mehldau + Daniel Rossen
  
• “Repo Man” – Bruce Springsteen
  

• “Fame” – Dennis Coffey
• “BLKWMN” – Ledisi
• “Afterlife” – Alex G
• “Oh Boy” – John Prine
• “The Best Song in The World” – JR JR
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
  
• “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” – I’m With Her
• “Rise Of The Tiger” – Jose James
• “Room On The Porch” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ w/Ruby Amanfu
  
• “Love Interrupted” – Jack White w/Ruby Amanfu
• “Aftertaste” – Katie Gavin (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Devil I Know” – Kylee Phillips
• “Twisting By The Pool” – Dire Straits

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.

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, lots of Detroit legends at Movement, plus up and coming artists as well.

Also, Bruce steps up, new Richard Ashcroft (and the song he used), a 25-year-old Eminem classic, new Cautious Clay, Jose James, Detroit’s Kate Hinote Trio and Dave Boutette and much more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 24, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Love Warrior” – Jeff Mills (Movement 2025)
  
• “Music People” – Moodymann (Movement 2025)
• “All You Children” – Jamie XX (Movement 2025)
• “Broken – Ela Minis (Movement 2025)
• “Love And Affection” – Joan Armatrading
• “Lover” – Richard Ashcroft
  
• “Sky Bound” – Aani
• “Land Of Hopes And Dreams” – Bruce Springsteen, May 14, 2025
  
• “Steppin'” – Amp Fiddler w/Dames Brown
  
• “I’m Old Fashioned” – Sarah Kang, Takahiro
  

• “Black Water” – Octave One (Movement 2025)
• “The Truth” – Carl Craig (Movement 2025)
• “Hold It” – Adlai (Movement 2025)
• “The Realm” – Charlotte de Witte (Movement 2025)
• “Stan” – Eminem (released this week in 2000)
• “Thank You” – Dido (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance, 1999)
  
• “Pretty Little Baby (Spanish version)” – Connie Francis
• “No Rain, No Flowers” – The Black Keys
  
• “Truth Or Consequences” – Dave & Kristi
• “Love Comes A Flower” – Kate Hinote Trio
• “I Am What I Am” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio performance, 2025)

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, Lady Blackbird and producer Chris Seefried join us this week to talk about the amazing emergence of Marley Munroe, becoming Lady Blackbird in 2021!

Also this week, cool archived performances from Amos Lee, The Altons and recent late greats Mike Peters (The Alarm) and Jill Sobule.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 25, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Begin Again” – Maya Delilah
• “Sleeping At The Wheel” – Trousdale
• “Strength” – Mike Peters (1998 in-studio performance)
  
• “Where Is Bobby Gentry” – Jill Sobule (2014 in-studio performance)
• “Stuff That Works” — Willie Nelson
• “Like A Woman” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “I Am What I Am” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Where It Belongs” – Mumford & Sons
• “Bullseye” – Lucy Dacus
• “A Place In The Sky” – Uwade
• “Out Of The Cold” – Amos Lee (2011 in-studio performance)
• “Now You’re Here” – Debo Ray
• “At The End Of The Day” – Lucius
• “Get Even” – Sons Of The East
• “Beautiful Day” — Black Violin & Lalah Hathaway
• “Lost Highway” – Kacey Musgraves
  
• “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” – Muireann Bradley
  
• “Bluebird” – Lana Del Ray
  
• “BLKWMN” – Ledisi
  
• “Show You Love” – The Altons (2025 in-studio performance)
•  “Just Around The Corner” – Low Stars (2007 in-studio performance)
• “Blackbird” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Man On A Boat” – Lady Blackbird (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Sierra Hull plays songs from her first album in five years, “A Tip Toe High Wire.” Hull has been playing professionally since age 8, made her recorded debut at 11, and is now 33… a lifer!

Also this week, cool archived performances from Matt Nathanson from this year, a classic from The Wood Brothers, and Iron & Wine from our first meeting in 2005.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 18, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Black Hole Sun” – Chris Cornell
• “Elinam” – Yukimi
• “Things Behind Things Behind Things” – Bon Iver
• “Witness” – The Wood Brothers
• “Chevrolet” – The Wood Brothers (2012 in-studio performance)
  
• “Aftertaste” – Katie Gavin (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Boom” – Sierra Hull (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Muddy Water” – Sierra Hull (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Fragile” – Sting
• “Eventime” – Uwade
• “Our House” – The Wandering Hearts
• “I feel It Once Again” – Anne Harris
• “Dreamland” – Flor Bromley
• “Crimson And Clay” – Jason Isbell
• “I Can Change Him” – Jensen McRae
• “Map At The Mall” – Matt Nathanson (2025 in-studio performance)
  
• “Ride” – Loren Kramar
  
• “Bluebird” – Lana Del Ray
  
• “Heaven With You” – Michael Franti & Spearhead
  
• “Free Until TheyCut me Down” – Iron & Wine (2005 in-studio performance)
• “Spitfire” – Sierra Hull (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Lord, That’s A Long Way” – Sierra Hull (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, lots of fam… The Jones, Jackson and Pointer sisters.

Also, new and old Counting Crows, classic Death Cab, George Duke and Beck, Flint’s Tunde Olaniran, Toronto’s Tanika Charles and much more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 17, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “How Big Is The Rainbow” – TuneYards
  
• “Dirty Harry” – Gorillaz (Demon Days released this week, 2005)
• “Having A Time” – Tanika Charles
• “Beg, Steal, Borrow” – The Head & The Heart
• “Liminal Space” – Joe Reilly & The Community Gardeners
• “Spaceman In Tulsa” – Counting Crows
  
• “Movin’ On” – George Duke
  
• “catch these fists” – Wet Leg
  
• “Hotwax” – Beck
• “Moody” – Royel Otis
  
• “I Believe In Miracles” – The Jackson Sisters
  
• “Let’s Celebrate” – The Jones Girls
  
• “Dreams” – Infinity Song
  

• “Soul Meets Body” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Waterfalls” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Meet On The Ledge” – Counting Crows
• “How Long” – The Pointer Sisters (Steppin’ released 50 years ago)
• “Too Bad” – Tunde Olaniran
• “How Come” – Ray Lamontagne
  
• “SOBER” – elbow
  
• “We Don’t Have To Be Alone” – Thee Sacred Souls
• “Half As High” – The Devil Makes Three
  
• “The Cobbler (Good For My Sole)” – Matt Andersen
• “Rain King” – Counting Crows
• “I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It” – Stevie Wonder (turned 75 this week!)
• “Uptight” – Stevie Wonder (turned 75 this week!)

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, ZZ Ward joined us in the studio for songs both old and new. Starting as a blues/hip-hop hybrid pop artist, ZZ Ward has fully embraced the blues on her new album of originals and classic covers called “Liberation.”

Also this week, cool archived performances from Joy Clark, Valerie June, Mike Doughty and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 11, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Ribbon” – Milk Carton Kids
• “Train Of Thought” – Olive Klug
• “Number One” – Q
• “happiness (live)” – Adrianne Lenker
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (2025 in-studio performance)
  
• “Rebel Yell” – Joey Hendricks
  
• “Liberation” – ZZ Ward (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Bag Of Bones” – ZZ Ward (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “waste” – Vraell
• “Someday We’ll Be Free” – Lady Blackbird
• “Without You” – Brandon
• “27 Jennifers” – Mike Doughty (2005 in-studio performance)
  
• “Showdown” – Julienne Baker + TORRES
• “Hard To Tell” – Sons Of The East
• “Farmer’s Almanac” – Stoll Vaughn
• “To Love Somebody” – Carla Thomas
• “One Man Holds The World Hostage” – John Moreland (2024 in-studio performance)
  
• “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” – Muireanne Bradley
  
• “Should Have Known Better” – Sufjan Stevens
  
• “Sweet Things Just For You” – Valerie June
  
• “Workin’ Woman Blues” – Valerie June (2013 in-studio performance)
• “Landslide” – Baby Rose
• “Important” – Michigander
• “Put The Gun Down” – ZZ Ward (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Lioness” – ZZ Ward (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, I revisit a 2015 interview with Bob Seger, celebrating the man’s 80th birthday this past week. Also cool new stuff from Ledisi w/Trombone Shorty, some songs for a beautiful day and more.

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 10, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Soak Up The Sun” – Sheryl Crow (Surf Mesa remix, 2025)
  
• “Beautiful Day” – Black Violin w/Lalah Hathaway
• “Beautiful Day” – Keyon Harrold (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Beautiful Day” – U2
• “It’s A Shame” – The Detroit Spinners
• “interview 1” – Bob Seger, 2015 (for Bob’s 80th!)
  
• “interview 2” – Bob Seger, 2015 (for Bob’s 80th!)
• “interview 3” – Bob Seger, 2015 (for Bob’s 80th!)
• “Love The One You’re With” – Bob Seger
• “The Crown” – Ledisi w/Trombone Shorty
  
• “What It Takes” – Trombone Shorty w/Lauren Daigle
  
• “Cake” – Laura Rain & The Caesars
  
• “Love You Madly” – Cake
• “Bluffing In The Snow” – Andre 3000
• “Sea Changes” – Marinero
  

• “Get Out Of Denver” – Dave Edmunds
  
• “Lucifer” – Deep Purple
  
• “Clearer Through You” – Uwade
• “Reborn” – Lady Blackbird
• “In The Next Life” – Ryan Allen
• “interview 4” – Bob Seger, 2015 (for Bob’s 80th!)
• “interview 5” – Bob Seger, 2015 (for Bob’s 80th!)
• “Looking Back” – Bob Seger
• “interview 6” – Bob Seger, 2015 (for Bob’s 80th!)
• “Turn The Page” – Bob Seger
• “A Good Life” – Jill Sobule
• “Praying For Your Downfall” – Jensen McRae
  
• “Time Will Tell” – Aaron Frazer
  
• “Hey Girls” – Moses Sumney
• “Rock And Roll Never Forgets” – Bob Seger

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, The War and Treaty join us in the studio, recorded when they were in the state for some “homecoming shows.” Michael and Tanya Trotter have been WDET favorites since they were living in Albion, making their debut in 2017.

Also this week, cool archived performances from Sting, Indigo Girls, the late Guy Clark and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for May 4, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Save It For Later” – Eddie Vedder
• “Come Out Of My Blues” – Sierra Hull
• “Blue Embers” – The Head & The Heart
• “Can’t Have It All” – Leon Bridges
• “What Are You Like” – Indigo Girls (2009 in-studio performance)
  
• “Shame On The Moon” – Willie Nelson
  
• “Home” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Drink From Me” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “What To Make Of Me” – Olive Klug
• “Once More With Caution” – Guy Clark
• “The Cape” – Guy & Travis Clark (1995 in-studio performance)
  
• “Breakdown” – Penny & Sparrow
• “Changed” – Valerie June
• “You Without Me” – Brandi Carlile (w/Elton John???)
• “North Side Gal” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” – Sting (2024 in-studio performance)
  
• “I’m Getting Ready” – Seth Walker
  
• “The Rest of Me” – Michael Kiwanuka
  
• “Carry On” – Mumford & Sons
  
• “Silk & Petals” – Amythyst Kiah (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Are You ready to Love Me” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Gospel Medley/Down To The River” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers — including The White Stripes, Outkast and Joe Cocker — album releases from the month of May in the past, new Detroit rock from Nick Behnan and Ryan Allen, in-studio songs from Mike Peters (The Alarm) and Jill Sobule, both of whom left us this week at age 66; and much more.

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 3, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Icky Thump” – The White Stripes (R&R HOF inductee 2025)
  
• “Oh, Atlanta” – Bad Company (R&R HOF inductee 2025)
• “Stream Of Consciousness” – Yukimi w/Lianne La Havas
• “Mr. Nelson” – Prince w/Lianne La Havas
• “Brain Lift” – Nick Behnan
• “It’s Not Unusual” – Tom Jones (released May 1965)
  
• “Busting Up A Starbucks” – Mike Doughty (released May 2005)
• “All I Do Is Think Of You” – The Jackson 5 (released May 1975)
• “The Day The Politicians Died” – Magnetic Fields
• “My Stupid Boyfriend” – Magnetic Fields
• “Chain Of Fools” – Joe Cocker (R&R HOF inductee 2025)
• “Ms Jackson” – Outkast (R&R HOF inductee 2025)
• “Heroes” – Jill Sobule (1/16/59 – 5/1/25)
• “I Kissed A Girl” – Jill Sobule (1/16/59 – 5/1/25)

• “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyonce (Cowboy Carter Tour started this week)
• “High Note” – Mavis Staples (coming to Concert Of Colors in July)
• “Wait” – Paul Thorn
• “Ain’t No rest For The Wicked” – Cage the Elephant
• “After I’m Dead” – Ryan Allen
• “The Man’s Too Strong” – Dire Straits (released May 1985)
• “Light Years” – Jamiraquia (released May 1995)
• “Catch the Wind” – Donovan (released May 1965)
• “Rusty Cage” – Soundgarden (R&R HOF inductee 2025)
• “Time After Time” – Cyndi Lauper (R&R HOF inductee 2025)
• “Strength” – Mike Peters (2/25/59 – 4/28/25)
• “Sold Me Down The River” – The Alarm, Mike Peters (2/25/59 – 4/28/25)

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, New Orleans singer-songwriter Joy Clark joins us this week in the studio to play songs from her national debut “Tell it to the Wind.” Joy thrilled the folks back in January at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival.

Also this week, cool archived performances from José González, Rhiannon Giddens, Ben Ottewell (of Gomez) and more.

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Acoustic Café Playlist for Apr. 27, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Letter To The Past” – Brandi Carlile
• “When This Old World Is Done With Me” – Elton John (& Brandi Carlile!?)
• “Cozy You” – aron!
• “Higher” – AHI
• “Sugarcoat” – Ben Ottewell (2015 in-studio performance)
  
• “Let It Be” – Lucy Kaplansky
  
• “One Step In The Right Direction” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “You mean Too Much To Me” – Penny & Sparrow
• “I’ll Be There In The Morning” – Maya Delilah
• “fever call” – vraell
• “El Invento” – Jose Gonzalez (2021 in-studio performance)
  
• “I Think I Love You Again” – Carla Thomas
• “Where You Gonna Go” – Drew & Ellie Holcomb
• “Let’s Go” – Sierra Hull
• “Eileen” – Jason Isbell
• “You’re The One” – Rhiannon Giddens (2022 in-studio performance)
  
• “Mystery Of Love (demo)” – Sufjan Stevens
  
• “Big Deal” – Lucy Dacus
  
• “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution” – Tracy Chapman
  
• “Set In Stone” – Martin Sexton (2015 in-studio performance)
• “Divide & Conquer” – The Devil Makes Three
• “Lesson” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Guest” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Lady Blackbird (pictured above), new songs from Bon Iver, Robert Randolph and Natalie Bergman (new on Third Man Records) and much more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Apr. 26, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Like A Ship (Without A Sail)” – Leon Bridges & Keite Young
  
• “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” – Lady Blackbird
• “I’ll Be Okay” – Michigander
• “Wildfire Season” – Jobi Riccio
• “Be My Own Man” – Phillip Michael Scales
• “Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
  
• “Like A Rock” – Bob Seger
  
• “Ziplock” – Penny & Sparrow
• “Luke & Leanna” – Craig Finn
• “Ride” – B-52s (Kate Pierson turns 77!)

• “From” – Bon Iver
• “There She Goes” – Curtis Harding
• “Gunslinger” – Natalie Bergman
• “Flowers” – Durand Jones & The Indications
• “Lord Have Mercy” – Durand Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2023)
• “What Was That” – Lorde
• “Witness” – The Wood Bros.
• “Staring” – Renée Elise Goldsberry
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2025)
• “Stuck In Reverse” – The Swell Season
• “Novelty” – Jensen McRae
• “Big Women” – Robert Randolph
• “Sex And Drugs And Rock & Roll” – Michael Franti & Spearhead
• “Still Bad” – Lizzo (Lizzo turns 37!)

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.