Today’s show brings together indie, jazz, funk, and electronic music. We spin tracks from Bronx River Parkway, RIO KOSTA, Cousin Kula, and Parquet Courts, alongside Caroline Rose, Cola Boyy, and Smerz. 

Other highlights include John Carroll Kirby, Common & Pete Rock, Hannah Cohen, The Shacks, and a live version of “Hell Is Near” by St. Vincent with Jules Buckley. 

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 March 25, 2026 

• “Song for Ray” – Bronx River Parkway 

• “One with You” – RIO KOSTA 

• “Clothes Off” – Cousin Kula 

• “Gap in the Clouds” – Yellow Days 

• “Walking at a Downtown Pace” – Parquet Courts 

• “One Inch Punch” – Yin Yin 

• “Jeannie Becomes a Mom” – Caroline Rose 

• “Beige 70 (Domenique Dumont Bilingual Remix)” – Cola Boyy 

• “Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)” – Smerz 

• “You got time and I got money” – Smerz 

• “In a Dream” – Misha Panfilov Sound Combo 

• “Blueberry Beads” – John Carroll Kirby 

• “Summer Sweat” – Hannah Cohen 

• “Trip To Japan” – The Shacks 

• “Golden Gate” – Miranda Lee Richards 

• “Hell Is Near (Live)” – St. Vincent & Jules Buckley 

• “Mohabbat” – Arooj Aftab 

• “Home to You” – Cate Le Bon 

• “Germfree Adolescence” – X-Ray Spex 

• “Big Dreams” – Amyl and The Sniffers 

• “Punishers” – Die Spitz 

• “Dumb Guitar” – Mount Kimbie 

• “Pressha” – Jill Scott 

• “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock 

• “DAYDREAMIN” – Matthewdavid 

• “Air (feat. DOOM)” – Dabrye 

• “Jasmine (Demo)” – Jai Paul 

• “DNM” – Mk.gee 

• “Play (Objekt Remix)” – james K 

• “So Sheik (Los Hermanos Remix)” – DJ 3000 

• “Cumbia No Get Enemy” – Mitchum Yacoub 

• “Sun Circles (John Beltran Project Remix)” – Gratts 

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. 

Blasting through the brick wall with Beastie Boys before cooling things down with new music discovery from Jill Scott, Daev Martian, Thundercat, Shy One, IZCO and much 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 February 16, 2026

• “Sabotage” – Beastie Boys
• “Excursions” – A Tribe Called Quest
• “Norfside (feat. Tierra Whack)” – Jill Scott
• “Bright Moments” – Admin
• “TRUMPETS (feat. 070 Shake)” – _BY.ALEXANDER
• “Rico Suave Bossa Nova” – Jay Dee & J Dilla
• “Babido’s Theme” – Daev Martian
• “I Did This To Myself” – Thundercat
• “Moonlight (feat. Private Joy)” – Shy One
• “Strike a Pose (feat. Camille Munn)” – IZCO
• “9th Wonder (Blackitolism)” – Digable Planets
• “BIG POPPA” – Kassa Overall
• “Vibes from the Tribe” – Phil Ranelin
• “Chantized” – Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef
• “Let Your Hair Down (feat. Hutch the Great)” – Max Sinal
• “The Creator Has a Master Plan (Live)” – Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra
• “Big Beat Bam (Remix)” – Sister Nancy
• “Sun Is Shining” – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “La Piña Madura (feat. Quantic) (Violla Remix)” – Abelardo Carbono
• “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” – Baz Luhrmann
• “Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman)” – Major Lazer
• “Praise You” – Fatboy Slim
• “Melodie Is A Wound” – Stereolab
• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco
• “Bloodlines” – Franc Moody
• “Big City Life” – Smerz
• “Roll The Dice” – Smerz
• “Can’t Run But” – Paul Simon
• “Found A Light (Beale Street)” – BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R

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.