On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  a selection of cool covers from the last 12 months, including Mavis Staples covering Porter Wagoner, I’m With Her (Paul Simon), Matt Nathanson (Billy Joel), Al Green (The Bee Gees), Low Cut Connie (Prince) and many more.

Also, there’s one brand new song courtesy of Sharon Van Etten, writing a new song in response to a story from film legend Isabella Rossellini through the SongWriter Podcast.

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 May 17, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Fade Into You” – Gregory Alan Isakov ft. Sylvan Esso
• “Sunday Morning” – Beth Gibbons
• “Little Red Corvette” – Low Cut Connie
• “Time In A Bottle” – Lucy Dacus
• “Get This Groove” – Old Town Love
• “I Go To Extremes” – Matt Nathanson
• “The Obvious Child” – I’m With Her
• “Panic In Detroit” – Steven Brown
• “Satisfied Mind” – Mavis Staples
• “L.A. Freeway” – Jade Bird
• “You’re Cheatin’ Heart” – Beck
• “To Love Somebody” – Al Green
• “For Isabella” – Sharon Van Etten (SongWriter Podcast)
• “Sail Away” – Tyler Ramsey/Carl Broemel
• “Norwegian Wood” – Jacob Collier
• “Kissing Other People” – kissing other ppl
• “Kill Bill” – Vitamin String Quartet
• “Luther” – Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell
• “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” – The Dandy Warhols
• “Chevrolet” – Robert Plant
• “Manhattan Serenade” – Rachel & Vilray
• “Wichita Lineman” – Flea ft. Nick Cave
• “Tomorrow, Tomorrow” – Brad Hehldau ft. Daniel Rossen
• “Melissa” – Warren Haynes ft. Derek Trucks

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 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 ’90s rock icon Melissa Etheridge is our guest this week, playing songs from her new album “Rise.” This is Melissa’s first new set of tunes since 2019, and her life has been tumultuous… but she’s come to embrace her reality at age 64.

Also, archives from the late Barenaked Ladies in 1996, the late Jon Dee Graham 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 April 19, 2026

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “My Own Advice” – Belle Canyon
• “Mic On” – Alex Isley
• “Money” – Foy Vance
• “Destroying You” – Anjimile
• “Hello City” – Barenaked Ladies
• “No Ordinary Love” – You+Me
• “Bein’ Alive” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Call You” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Do It Right” – Donovan Woods
• “Mostly Patient” – Courtney Barnett
• “Godspeed” – Mavis Staples
• “Big Sweet Life” – Jon Dee Graham (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Amythyst Kiah
• “Slow Decline” – Sam Weber
• “Unfinished House” – Cautious Clay
• “Joy (Can’t Help But Sing)” – Jose Gonzalez
• “Better Off High” – Marcus Mumford (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Wichita Lineman” – Flea ft. Nick Cave
• “Let’s Get Involved” – Son Little
• “One Stop” – Aldous Harding
• “Heart Of Soul” – Beth Orton (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Matches” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)
• “Rise” – Melissa Etheridge (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guest)

Listen to Acoustic Café with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org