This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, music from the late Glen Hansard from his solo catalog. Also, classic August album releases from The Supremes, Beyonce, Bootsy, Boston and 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 August 1, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Leave A Light On” – Dervish ft. Glen Hansard
• “The Light (4 PM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Sick Of The Times” – THAO ft. TuneYards, The Linda Lindas
• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters
• “When It’s Right, It’s Right” – Nick Behnan
• “Stretching Out (In A Rubber Band)” – Bootsy Collins (August 1976)
• “The Boy In The Bubble” – Paul Simon (August 1986)
• “If Your Girl Only Knew” – Aaliyah (August 1996)
• “Wake Up Everybody” – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
• “Technopagans” – Jesse Welles
• “Winning Streak” – Glen Hansard

HOUR TWO:

• “Rock And Roll Band” – Boston (August 1976)
• “Ring The Alarm” – Beyonce (August 2006)
• “You Can’t Hurry Love” – The Supremes (August 1966)
• “Big Man On Mulberry Street” – Billy Joel (August 1986)
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cigarette Curls” – Beth Orton
• “Your Love Is Electric” – Leon Bridges
• “But, Nvm” – Baby Rose
• “Yes We Can Can” – The Pointer Sisters
• “This Land Is Your Land” – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
• “All You Fonies” – Dropkick Murphys
• “Say It To Me Now” – Glen Hansard
• “Roll On Slow” – Glen Hansard

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

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