On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Jensen McRae joins us in the studio for songs from her second release, “I Don’t Know How But They Found Me!” Starting her career just before the pandemic, Jensen is now reflecting on life and love in her late 20s.

Also featured, some songs from the COVID Summer of 2020, and in-studio archives from The Head & The Heart in 2013, Nilufer Yanya in 2018 and Kathleen Edwards in 2002!

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 June 29, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Back At The Start” – Patty Griffin
• “Fly” – Patty Griffin
• “Sioux Falls” – Wild Horses
• “The Darkness Gets The Best Of You” – The Devil Makes Three
• “Human Touch” – Kathleen Edwards
• “Mercury” – Kathleen Edwards (2003 in-studio performance)
• “Savannah” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)
• “Novelty” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)
• “My Darling My Dear” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• “Eggs In The Morning” – aron!
• “Punisher” – Phoebe Bridgers (June, 2020)
• “That’s The Way The World Goes Round” – Norah Jones (June 2020)
• “A Bus Ain’t A Home” – Luke Tyler Shelton
• “Living And Dying And In Between” – CAAMP
• “Rushmere” – Mumford & Sons
• “Butchered Tongue” – Hozier
• “Chase Me” – Nilufer Yanya (2022 in-studio performance)
• “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” – I’m With Her
• “Robin’s Egg” – Iron & Wine + I’m With Her
• “After The Setting Sun” – The Head And The Heart
• “Let’s Be Still” – “After The Setting Sun” – The Head And The Heart (2013 in-studio performance)
•  “Dopamine” – Jon Vinyl
• “Let Me Be Wrong” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)
• “Praying For Your Downfall” – Jensen McRae (in-studio guest)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it’s back to The Leon Loft for another session with The Devil Makes Three! The band recently released their first album in about seven years, titled “Spirits,” and played some of the new tunes at The Loft back in May.

Also featured, a new collection of Elliott Smith covers is on the way, The White Stripes‘ acoustic classic, performances from Jill Sobule, Cowboy Junkies, Mon Rovia 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 June 22, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “And She Was” – David Byrne & Caetano Veloso
• “Little Ghost” – The White Stripes
• “Lost In Translation” – Uwade
• “Wild And Clear And Blue”  – I’m With Her
• “Rake” – Cowboy Junkies (2023 in-studio performance)
• “I Kissed A Girl” – Jill Sobule
• “Que Sera Sera” – Jill Sobule (1997 in-studio performance)
• “Half As High” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “Ghosts Are Real” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “4+20” – The Wandering Hearts
• “S P E Y S I D E” – Bon Iver
• “Cold War” – Olive Klug
• “Rust” – Mon Rovia (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Room On The Porch” – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo w/Ruby Amanfu
• “Green Green Rocky Road” – Muireann Bradley
• “But Not For Me” – Grant Perez
• “Do What Feeds Your Soul” – Kyshona (2022 in-studio performance)
• “Tomorrow Tomorrow” – Brad Mehldau & Daniel Rossen
• “Shadow In The Frame” – Daniel Rossen (2023 in-studio performance)
• “Independence Day” – Elliott Smith
• “No Champagne (6 AM)” – Cautious Clay
•  “Holding On” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “Spirits” –The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)
• “The Devil Wins” – The Devil Makes Three (in-studio guests)

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!

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 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.