In this week’s episode ofRob Reinhart’s Essential Music, upcoming shows and new music from David Byrne, Chris Thile and Jason Isbell… a new tune from Detroit’s own JR JR, a Detroit Cobras classic, acoustic Prince and much more!

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 June 21, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Do Your Thing” – Isaac Hayes
  
• “Everybody Laughs” – David Byrne
  
• “Hemingway” – girl in red
• “What Was That” – Lorde
• “Cry On” – The Detroit Cobras
• “People” – Galactic & Irma Thomas
• “Miss You” – Jose James
  
• “Day One” – Bon Iver
  
• “The Kind That Lasts” – The Doobie Brothers
• “Stevie & Sly” – Young Gun Silver Fox
• “Free” – Prince
  
• “Murder By Numbers” – Christian McBride w/Sting, Andy Summers
  

• “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” – Chris Thile (Acoustic Cafe performance)
  
• “Spit On A Stranger” – Nickel Creek
• “Robin’s Egg” – Iron & Wine + I’m With Her
• “Shake Shake” – Jon Muq
• “Half As High” – The Devil Makes Three (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Yesterday’s Another Day” – Mobley
  
• “Rock The Bells” – LL Cool J
  
• “Songbird” – Waylon Jennings
  
• “Don’t Stop” – The Mighty Rootsmen
  
• “Kid Fears” – Jason Isbell w/Brandi Carlile and Julien Baker
• “One Fine Morning” – Lighthouse (next week, The Canada Day Show!)
  

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.

Our friends from the 4th annual Howdy Fest stop by to talk about the importance of carving out queer space in the country world and the awesome bands (and mechanical bull!) they’ll have this Saturday at the Old Miami. Plus, new music from Foxwarren, Ezra Furman, Four Tet, David Byrne, Madison McFerrin 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 June 18, 2025

• “Strange” – Foxwarren
• “Alone (Four Tet Remix)” – The Cure
• “Into Dust (Still Falling)” – Four Tet
• “Power of the Moon” – Ezra Furman
• “Rock & Roll” – The Velvet Underground
• “Needles in the Camel’s Eye” – Brian Eno
• “Everybody Laughs” – David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra
• “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” – Talking Heads
• “Transmuted Matter” – Stereolab
• “One Pillow” – Theo Croker, Estelle & Kassa Overall
• “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
• “Mr. Man” – Air
• “Lovin’ You” – Johnny “Guitar” Watson
• “Save Their Souls” – Bohannon
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Mi Swing Es Tropical” – Quantic, Nickodemus, Tempo & The Candela Allstars
• “Cumbia Espacial (feat. N. Hardem)” – El León Pardo
• “Una Mañana” – Caramelo Haze
• “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Live)” – Orgone
• “Peaceful Place” – Leon Bridges
• “Don’t Get Me Started” – The Smile
• “False Start Dub” – Kings Of High Speed & JKriv
• “Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)” – Waxahatchee
• “Elderberry Wine” – Wednesday
• “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other (Alternate Version)” – Willie Nelson
• “Sugar Man” – Rodriguez
• “Parade” – Kevin Morby
• “Dream Baby Dream” – Suicide
• “Everything Is Simple” – Widowspeak
• “Everybody’s Stalking” – Badly Drawn Boy
• “Thirty One” – Butcher Brown

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.