On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Bear Rinehart and his band Wilder Woods play songs from the new album “Curioso” and more. Usually Bear is the frontman of NEEDTOBREATH, but Wilder Woods has been his increasingly busy side hussle since 2019!

Also this week, I’m With Her here in 2019, Cowboy Junkies in 1998, Jeffrey Foucault this year and much 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 Mar. 30, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Confession” – girl in red
• “Where Did She Go” – The Altons
• “No Champagne (6 AM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Maya Maya Maya” – Maya Delilah
• “Those Final Feet” – Cowboy Junkies (1998 in-studio performance)
  
• “Whitney Houston’s National Anthem” – Matt Nathanson
• “Offering” – Wilder Woods (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Heartland” – Wilder Woods (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Break Up With Everything” – Michael Franti & Spearhead
• “Half As High” – The Devil Makes Three
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
• “Overland” – I’m With Her (2019 in-studio performance)
  
• “Open And Close” – Jason Isbell
• “How Long Can You Keep Up A Lie” – Saya Gray
• “What Good Is A Heart” – Mustafa
• “The Meadows” – Everything Is Recorded
• “Crushed Ice And Gasoline” – Jeffrey Foucault (2025 in-studio performance)
  
• “Ripple (SOFT)” – Good Neighbours
• “Ripple” – Jimmie Dale Gilmore (2000 in-studio performance)
  
• “Hey Girl(s)” – Moses Sumney
• “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
  
• “Maestro” – Wilder Woods (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)
• “Time On My Hands” – Wilder Woods (Acoustic Cafe in-studio guests)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it’s a special show featuring the great jazz performances we’ve recorded in our studios over the years…including Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Keyon Harrold, Robert Glasper with Ledisi, guitar greats Lee Ritenour and Pat Metheny and many 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 Mar. 23, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “I Get A Kick (Out Of You)” – Jamie Cullum
• “Stolen Moments” – Cautious Clay
• “Not My Time” – Kat Edmonson
• “Ere pranverore” – Elina Duni Quartet
• “Stepping Out” – Kurt Elling
  
• “Take Me To The Alley” – Gregory Porter
• “Night And Day” – Willie Nelson
• “Morning Glory Jam” – Lee Ritenour
• “Famous Friends” – Judith Owen
• “The Intellectual” – Keyon Harrold
• “Hate Is The Basis (Of Love)” – Rachael & Vilray
• “Summertime” – Zee Avi
• “Sittin’ In The Middle” – Raul Midon
• “Hold On” – Allysha Joy
• “Joshua” – Bobby McFerrin
• “Don’t Know Why” – Pat Metheny
• “The Nearness Of You” – Norah Jones
• “Open Up The Door” – Bilal
• “The Mermaid” – Norma Winstone MBE
• “Stop” – Lizz Wright
• “Little Wing” – Josh Charles
  
• “Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)” – Robert Glasper Experiment with Ledisi

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, guest Crys Matthews, plays songs from her new album “Reclamation”. Crys calls herself “the poster child of intersectionality” as a Queer, Black, Southern, Christian artist… the results of those creative intersections are fascinating!

Also featured this week: past performances from Katie Gavin, Jonny Lang, the trio Joseph, and Mike Doughty with a Soul Coughing classic.

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 Mar. 2, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Wish You Were Here” – Bettye Lavette
• “Living On My Phone” – Gary Louris
• “Tonight With The Dogs I’m Sleeping” – Bonnie Prince Billy
• “Dogs Of War” – Penny & Sparrow
• “White Flag” – Joseph (in-studio performance, 2016)
  
• “For Emma” – Trampled By Turles w/SUMBUCK
• “Like Jesus Would” – Crys Matthews (in-studio guest)
• “Cancel Culture” – Crys Matthews (in-studio guest)
• “Broadcast” – Michigander
• “The Cafe” – Samm Henshaw
• “Long Time Coming” – Jonny Lang (in-studio performance, 2005)
• “Bring It On Home To Me” – Ted Hawkins
• “You’re All I’ve Got” – The Lumineers
• “Long Distance Winner” – Cunningham Bird
• “The Way I Feel” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Sweet Abbey Girl” – Katie Gavin (in-studio performance, 2025)
• “Deportee” – Bart Budwig
• “You Are Not Alone” – Mavis Staples
• “Buddha Rhubarb Butter” – Soul Coughing
• “St. Louise Is Listening” – Mike Doughty (in-studio performance, 2000)
• “Everything Is Peaceful” – Bon Iver
  
• “Clumsy” – Crys Matthews (in-studio guest)
• “Sleeves Up” – Crys Matthews (in-studio guest)

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, our guest Leif Vollebekk tells us about the  discoveries he made during the pandemic that contributed to his new album “Revelation”— his first since 2019. Delving into philosophy, science and alchemy helped to bring out the new songs.

Also featured this week: past performances from Brandi Carlile, Sonny Landreth, Shemekia Copeland and Mike Doughty with a Soul Coughing classic.

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 Feb. 23, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Pablo Picasso” – Matt Nathanson
• “All Behind” – Joy Clark
• “Shell (Of A Man)” – Saya Gray
• “Never Be Without Love” – Billy Raffoul
• “Tell The Devil” – Shemekia Copeland (in-studio performance, 2024)
  
• “Breathe” – J Mascis
• “Rock And Roll” – Leif Vollebekk (in-studio guest)
• “Moondog” – Leif Vollebekk (in-studio guest)
• “Out Of This World” – Loudon & Rufus Wainwright
• “One Man Guy” – Rufus Wainwright
• “Dark Matter” – Amythyst Kiah
• “Father Mountain” – Calexico w/Iron & Wine (in-studio performance, 2020)
• “Daughter” – Beyonce
• “Name Of God” – MUSTAFA
• “Long May You Run” – The Stills-Young Band
• “Like Jesus Would” – Crys Matthews
• “Soul Salvation” – Sonny Landreth (in-studio performance, 2000)
• “Looks Like The End Of The Road” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Son Long, So Wrong” – Alison Krauss & Union Station (in-studio performance, 1997)
• “Crooked The Road” – Mon Rovia
• “In Our Nature” – Jose Gonzalez (in-studio performance, 2008)
• “Happy” – Brandi Carlile (in-studio performance, 2005)
• “Southern Star” – Leif Vollebekk (in-studio guest)
• “Peace Of Mind” – Leif Vollebekk (in-studio guest)