Today’s playlist features new music from Sparklmami, Dana and Alden, Mitski, she’s green, Pearl & The Oysters, and mary in the junkyard. We also play songs from The Cramps, TV on the Radio, The B-52’s, The Cure, Jeff Tweedy, and Talking Heads.  

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 6, 2026 

• “fajas” – Sparklmami 

• “Summer Nights” – Dana and Alden 

• “Mandarin Moon” – Pearl & The Oysters 

• “Tears for Affairs” – Camera Obscura 

• “Spooky (Single Version)” – Dusty Springfield 

• “30 Century Man” – Scott Walker 

• “Low Key” – Tweedy & Jeff Tweedy 

• “Use Me” – Bill Withers 

• “We Do We Go” – NOMO 

• “Bra” – Cymande 

• “Staring at the Wall” – Norah Jones 

• “Somebody Was Watching” – Pops Staples 

• “Everybody Daylight” – Brightblack Morning Light 

• “Earthforms” – Matthew Dear 

• “Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio 

• “Stay Away (feat. Menahan Street Band)” – Charles Bradley 

• “Earthquake” – This Is the Kit 

• “Lay Down In The Tall Grass” – Timber Timbre 

• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare 

• “TV Set (1977 Version)” – The Cramps 

• “Goo Goo Muck” – The Cramps 

• “Lady Luck” – Richard Swift 

• “Where’s My Phone?” – Mitski 

• “Pretend We’re Dead” – L7 

• “Where to Start” – Bully  

• “Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986) [Remastered]” – The Cure 

• “Give Me Back My Man” – The B-52’s 

• “mettle” – she’s green 

• “Boyfriend” – Best Coast 

• “New Muscles” – mary in the junkyard 

• “Venus Hour (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)” – Automatic & Peanut Butter Wolf 

• “Girlfriend Is Better” – Talking Heads 

• “Cairo FM” – Alewya 

• “Pick Up (12″ Extended Disco Version)” – DJ Koze 

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. 

Alongside comfort classics from Talking Heads, TV on the Radio, Doves, Wes Montgomery and Abdullah Ibrahim are some of the year’s most interesting newer releases from James Blake, Benjamin Booker, pôt-pot, Nirosta Steel and others.

In the 2 p.m. hour, pianist Michael Malis and Constantine Novotny perform their new album “Another Shore, Another Country” live in our studios ahead of their Concert of Colors performance on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Hellenic Museum of Michigan.

Malis’s original song cycle is based on the poetry of C.P. Cavafy, the seminal poet of the Greek diaspora. They will also perform traditional songs in an intimate, stripped-down setting, evoking the beauty and majesty of Greece.

Malis is a recipient of Greek America Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Award. His music has been described as “downright transcendental” and he has shared the stage with luminaries such as Marcus Belgrave, Marion Hayden, Tyshawn Sorey and many others.

Novotny is a baritone who has performed with Apollo’s Fire Singers, American Bach Soloists, Audivi, and many others. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and St. John the Divine Cathedral.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 17, 2026

• “Please Go Easy With Me” — S.E. Rogie
• “Soweto” — Abdullah Ibrahim
• “(Nothing But) Flowers” — Talking Heads
• “O Tempo (Foi O Meu Mestre)” — Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos e Orquestra
• “Thinkin Bout You” — Flea
• “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand” — James Blake
• “Train on the Island” — Aldous Harding
• “I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)” — Joe Webb
• “Bossy Nova” — Gabrielle Cavassa
• “Northern Shuffle” — Julian Lage
• “NRG” — Pigeon
• “22° Halo” — pôt-pot
• “West Side” — Studio
• “FRESH FEELING” — Nirosta Steel
• “There Goes the Fear” — Doves
• “SAME KIND OF LONELY” — Benjamin Booker
• “Province” — TV on the Radio
• “Fishbrain” — Mount Kimbie
• “Gently Trapped” — Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer & Dafnis Prieto
• “Open the Door” — Betty Carter
• “Four On Six (Remastered 2025)” — Wes Montgomery
• “Spellbinder” — Gabor Szabo

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.

Heat advisory? More like beat advisory! We’re turning up the summer soundtrack with songs to help you keep cool, from Jonathan Richman, Hannah Cohen, LCD Soundsystem, The Cure, Teddybears, Twin Shadow, Talking Heads, and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 14, 2026 

• “I Love Hot Nights” – Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers 

• “The Lovecats” – The Cure 

• “Lost In the Supermarket” – The Clash 

• “Moon Rocks” – Talking Heads 

• “Lo Life” – Antibalas 

• “Song for My Father” – Tenderlonious 

• “Be Free. (Joe Goddard Remix)” – NEIL FRANCES 

• “Shadows From Nowhere” – Blue Gas 

• “Le Grand Soleil De Dieu (Psychemagik Remix)” – Francis Bebey 

• “Illegal Hit” – Yttling Jazz 

• “I’m Confessin’” – Fabienne Delsol 

• “Dancer” – Twisted Teens 

• “People Who Died” – The Jim Carroll Band  

• “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” – Tom Waits 

• “New Drink for the Old Drunk” – Crooked Fingers 

• “The Swimming Song” – Loudon Wainwright III 

• “Drivin’ On 9” – The Breeders 

• “That Summer Feeling” – Jonathan Richman 

• “Summer Sweat” – Hannah Cohen 

• “Morning Light (feat. Andreya Triana)” – Andreya Triana & Quantic 

• “Cebollas Verdes (feat. Quantic)” – Khruangbin 

• “Buscando Guayaba” – Ruben Blades 

• “Formant Sweep” – LeonxLeon 

• “You Wanted a Hit” – LCD Soundsystem  

• “Punkrocker (feat. Iggy Pop)” – Teddybears 

• “Alemania” – Twin Shadow 

• “Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose” – Father John Misty 

• “Kashmir” – Led Zeppelin 

• “Everybody Daylight” – Brightblack Morning Light 

• “The Beach Party” – Hot Chip 

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. 

After asking listeners to share their favorite summer tracks on the Groove Hotline, today’s playlist turns up the heat with picks from The Kinks, Frank Sinatra, Talking Heads, Beastie Boys and Leon Russell. We also hear music from Jarvis Cocker, Foxwarren, Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill, and more. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for June 29, 2026 

• “Black Magic” – Jarvis Cocker 

• “Only You Know” – Dion 

• “Back, Baby” – Jessica Pratt 

• “That Summer Feeling” – Jonathan Richman 

• “American Music” – Violent Femmes 

• “Strange Powers” – The Magnetic Fields 

• “Are You Glad to Be In America?” – James Blood Ulmer 

• “The Book I Read ( LP Version )” – Talking Heads 

• “Sycamore” – Bill Callahan 

• “Swingin Party” – The Replacements 

• “Sunny Afternoon” – The Kinks 

• “Kilimanjaro” – Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy 

• “O Samba Da Minha Terra” – Tamba Trio 

• “Se Baila Así” – Mexican Institute of Sound 

• “Summer Wind” – Frank Sinatra 

• “Sabrosa” – Beastie Boys 

• “Nine Years” – Ticklah 

• “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” – Irma Thomas 

• “Holy Thursday” – David Axelrod 

• “Deadhead” – Foxwarren 

• “THE THING” – TOMORA, AURORA & Tom Rowlands 

• “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” – Nina Simone 

• “The Thief That Stole My Sad Days (Ya Blessin Me)” – Moodymann 

• “Fallen Again” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill 

• “Out in the Woods” – Leon Russell 

• “Nobody Knows” – Pastor T.L. Barrett and The Youth for Christ Choir 

• “Easy Street” – Amanaz 

• “Oh Louisiana” – Chuck Berry 

• “Drume Negrita” – Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban 

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. 

Today’s playlist takes a trip around the world, blending jazz, soul, Latin rhythms, funk, rock, and disco with Ryan Porter, Grace Jones, D’Angelo, Bad Bunny, Willie Colón, Seu Jorge, Black Sabbath, and Talking Heads. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for June 25, 2026 

• “Déjà Vu” – Ryan Porter 

• “Bunny” – Ashley Henry & The RE: Ensemble 

• “La Vie En Rose” – Grace Jones 

• “Sugah Daddy” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard 

• “Get Yourself Together” – Jay-u Experience 

• “Disco Dancer” – Kiki Gyan 

• “Pedro Navaja” – Willie Colón & Ruben Blades 

• “DtMF” – Bad Bunny 

• “El diablo” – Gabriel Rios 

• “Changes” – Seu Jorge 

• “Bread (butter version)” – SOFI TUKKER & Seu Jorge 

• “Favela” – Ike Quebec 

• “Fried Neck Bones and Some Homefries” – Willie Bobo 

• “Spellbinder” – Gabor Szabo 

• “Tandem Jump” – Jonathan Richman 

• “Overlander” – The Budos Band 

• “Hand of Doom” – Black Sabbath 

• “Nothin’ in the World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ‘Bout That Girl” – The Kinks 

• “Street Fighting Man” – The Rolling Stones 

• “The Last Time” – Andrew Oldham Orchestra 

• “Baby I Got News for You” – Kelley Stoltz 

• “Baby Drugs” – Tristen 

• “Nothing To Me” – Minna 

• “Skin Is, My” – Andrew Bird 

• “Ghost of Stephen Foster” – Squirrel Nut Zippers 

• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare 

• “I Can’t Hardly Stand It” – The Cramps 

• “No News Is Good News” – Pops Staples 

• “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Dr John 

• “The Great Beyond” – R.E.M. 

• “Heaven” – Talking Heads 

• “Love Is The Drug (Todd Terje Disco Dub)” – Roxy Music 

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. 

From the soulful drift of Willie Wright and The Lijadu Sisters to the sharp rhythms of Liquid Liquid, ESG, and Talking Heads, today’s mix moves through soul, post-punk and global grooves. Along the way are selections from Four Tet, Grace Jones, Labi Siffre, Laura Marling, Clairo, SPRINTS, and Happy Mondays. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for May 28, 2026 

• “I Want to Know (Part I & II)” – Adriano Celentano 

• “Fool’s Paradise” – The Sylvers 

• “Gurbet” – Özdemir Erdoğan 

• “Ansumana” – Susso 

• “Lush” – Four Tet 

• “Life’s Gone Down Low” – The Lijadu Sisters 

• “Temecula Sunrise” – Dirty Projectors 

• “Right On For the Darkness” – Willie Wright 

• “Miracles” – Johnnie Frierson 

• “Slave to the Rhythm (Hot Blooded Version)” – Grace Jones 

• “Easy Street” – Amanaz 

• “Oh Louisiana” – Chuck Berry 

• “Drume Negrita” – Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban 

• “Pipeline” – Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen 

• “Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes” – Link Wray 

• “Ride Me High” – J.J. Cale 

• “Bo’s Veranda” – Morphine 

• “Better” – SPRINTS 

• “Tart Tart (Remastered)” – Happy Mondays 

• “Optimo” – Liquid Liquid 

• “Life During Wartime (Live)” – Talking Heads 

• “Funky Stuff” – Lizzy Mercier Descloux 

• “Outubro” – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding 

• “All Seeds” – Don Glori 

• “Sanctified” – System Olympia & Working Men’s Club 

• “Mercury” – Automatic 

• “Moody (Spaced Out)” – ESG 

• “Life Round Here” – James Blake 

• “Hypnotised (feat. Mel Uye-Parker)” – Matthew Herbert 

• “Patterns” – Laura Marling 

• “Cannock Chase” – Labi Siffre 

• “Add Up My Love” – Clairo 

• “Pride May Put Me To Rest” – Louise Walker 

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. 

 

Today we celebrate Marvin Gaye’s birthday with a mix that honors his legacy and lasting influence, weaving his music throughout the show with reworks and classics. 

We also spin a pair of Talking Heads covers from Rosie Lowe and Astrønne, adding a modern twist to those iconic tracks. The playlist goes into Latin with rhythms fromTito Puente and Ray Barretto and finishes strong with Sly & The Family Stone, Dolly Parton, and Sade. 

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for April 2, 2026 

• “Hang on in There” – Mike James Kirkland 

• “Reaching for Our Star” – Sharon Revoal 

• “A Funky Space Reincarnation” – Marvin Gaye 

• “You Can’t Blame Me” – Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr 

• “Come Around and Love Me” – Jalen Ngonda 

• “Monsters” – Jordan Rakei 

• “Contour” – Pino Palladino & Blake Mills 

• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco 

• “Burning Down The House” – Rosie Lowe 

• “Psycho Killer” – Astrønne 

• “California Stars” – Billy Bragg & Wilco 

• “Goodbye Mr. Blue” – Father John Misty 

• “Tangled Up In Blue” – Bob Dylan 

• “I’m Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You” – Silver Jews 

• “A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off” – The Magnetic Fields 

• “Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut” – Bo Diddley 

• “Gone Daddy Gone” – Violent Femmes 

• “Voodoo Woman” – Koko Taylor 

• “Oye Como Va” – Tito Puente 

• “Son Con Cuero” – Ray Barretto 

• “Summer Maddness S.A.” – Karriem Riggins 

• “Run To My Mother” – Tall Black Guy x Nate Smith x Marvin Gaye 

• “What’s Going On (Paul Oakenfold x Kilanova Remix)” – Marvin Gaye 

• “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” – Marvin Gaye 

• “Thank You for Talkin’ to Me, Africa” – Sly & The Family Stone 

• “Just Like a Baby” – Sly & The Family Stone 

• “Hold Me” – Sault 

• “If I Should Die Tonight (SaLaAm ReMi’s Piano Mix)” – Marvin Gaye 

• “I Want You (A Cappella with Bass & Congas)” – Marvin Gaye 

• “I Couldn’t Love You More (Jam Master’s Deep Rework)” – Sade 

• “Jolene (Todd Terje Remix) [Mixed]” – Dolly Parton 

• “Lady Day & John Coltrane (feat. Rahsaan Patterson) [12″ Version]” – Brian Jackson & Masters At Work 

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.