Just a dash of new music on the show today from Tame Impala and keiyaA. The rest is a ton of throwbacks, opening up with Led Zeppelin and ending with Prince and sprinkling in a ton of your fall song picks that you left on the In The Groove hotline—thank you so much for those!

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 September 25, 2025

• “Ramble On” – Led Zeppelin
• “Blue Ridge Mountains” – Fleet Foxes
• “So Says I” – The Shins
• “Mansize Rooster” – Supergrass
• “20th Century Boy” – T. Rex
• “Land of the Freak” – King Khan & the Shrines
• “If You Want Me” – Womack Sisters
• “Just A Little Bit” – Etta James
• “I’ll Bet You” – Funkadelic
• “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” – The Temptations
• “Where’s My Brain???” – The Lazy Eyes
• “End Of Summer” – Tame Impala
• “St. Elmo’s Fire” – Michael Franks
• “Red Clay” – Jack Wilkins
• “Motions” – Liz Cooper & The Stampede
• “Freaking Out the Neighborhood” – Mac DeMarco
• “Black Power” – Peace
• “Dooyo” – Dur-Dur Band
• “Glasshouses” – Maribou State
• “5pm” – Otis Junior & Dr. Dundiff
• “Sigo Sin Entenderte” – LOUTA
• “Heart of Glass (12-Inch Version)” – Blondie
• “Guilty” – Lady Wray
• “Whirlpool Dub (Adrian Sherwood Reset in Dub Version)” – Panda Bear, Sonic Boom & Adrian Sherwood
• “Caroline, No” – Beach Boys
• “Stupid Prizes” – KeiyaA
• “Bamboo” – Harvey Sutherland
• “Coltrane (Crooked Man Remix)” – Cymande
• “Last One Standing (Vocal Version)” – Monophonics & Kelly Finnigan
• “In Your Eyes (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson)” – BADBADNOTGOOD
• “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” – Radiohead
• “Purple Rain” – Prince & the Revolution

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.

New music discovery from Rogê, Ista, Larry June & 2 Chainz, The Marias, Anderson East and more, plus lots of your voicemails and picks for your favorite discoveries from 2025 (so far).

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 August 14, 2025

• “Get Sun (feat. Arthur Verocai)” – Hiatus Kaiyote
• “Life Is Beautiful” – Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
• “No Bad Vibes (feat. MARISA DARGAHI & Joe Webb)” – Bluewerks & DARGZ
• “Road to Nowhere” – Rogê
• “Waves” – Ista
• “Human Behaviour (feat. Underworld) [Underworld Mix]” – Björk
• “Closer” – Mr. Fingers
• “SPACE INVADER” – KAYTRANADA
• “Love Is a Natural Magical Thing” – Laurie Miller
• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “Plasty” – LL Burns
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Strange” – Celeste
• “Yeah Yeah” – Blackrock
• “All Your Love” – Magic Sam
• “You’ve Got A Woman” – Lion
• “Ruler Of My Heart” – Irma Thomas
• “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
• “Knife” – Grizzly Bear
• “West Side” – Studio
• “The Seize” – Jordan Rakei
• “Dispose of Me” – Omar Apollo
• “Star Blanket River Child” – Brightblack Morning Light
• “Three More Days” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Will O the Wisp” – Armando Young
• “Someone (feat. Jamila Woods) [Armando Young Remix]” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano
• “É Preciso Dar um Jeito, Meu Amigo” – Erasmo Carlos
• “1968” – Bill Frisell
• “Anyway” – Anderson East
• “Go Home” – Angel Olsen
• “The Joke” – Brandi Carlile

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.

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we reconnect with Paul Thorn! We first met Paul in 1997 when he made his debut (after a brief career as a nationally ranked middle-weight fighter). Paul just turned 60, and is still making music, including his 12th album called “Life Is Just A Vapor.”

Also featured, acoustic Prince and a Prince cover, archive stuff from Amy Ray, Joan Armatrading, Ani DiFranco 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 July 6, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Everybody Laughs” – David Byrne
• “Tomboy” – Maia Sharp
• “I’ll Go Anywhere” – Mustafa
• “Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing” – Ken Pomeroy
• “Shapes & Sizes” – Joan Armatrading (1995 in-studio performance)
• “Free (acoustic)” – Prince
• “Little Red Corvette” – Steve Poltz (1999 in-studio performance)
• “Chicken Wing” – Paul Thorn (in-studio guest)
• “Life Is Just A Vapor” – Paul Thorn (in-studio guest)
• “Nose On The Grindstone” – Tyler Childers
• “bare” — vraell
• “Against All Odds” – Mark Erelli
• “Why Should The Fire Die?” – Nickel Creek (2005 in-studio performance)
• “Hold On” – Leon Bridges
• “Smooth Sailing” – Leon Bridges
• “Suture Up You Future” – QOTSA
• “Old Devil Moon” – dodie
• “A Mighty Thing” – Amy Ray (2023 in-studio performance)
• “Paris (Ooh La La) (acoustic)” – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
• “Lucky Love” – Jon Muq
• “Needle In The Hay” – Elliott Smith
•  “Worthy” – Ani Difranco (1995 in-studio performance)
• “Promises (9 AM) — Cautious Clay
• “Wait” – Paul Thorn (in-studio guest)
• “Old Melodies” – Paul Thorn (in-studio guest)