On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, our guest is Amythyst Kiah, who picked up a Grammy nomination on her last album, and now returns with the record Still + Bright. Amythyst is also a member of Our Native Daughters with Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell and Leyla McCalla.

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 Jan. 26, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Strawberry Woman” – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
• “Pawnshop” – Kara Jackson
• “Forbidden Road” – Robbie Williams
• “Coming Home” – Beabadoobee
• “Nobody” – The Doobie Brothers (in-studio performance, 2011)
• “Are You Ready For The Country” – Willie Nelson
• “Empire Of Love” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “Silk & Petals” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “Biggest Fan” – Frances Whitney
• “Old Life” – Mustafa
• “Heart Of The Woods” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Time Stands” – Nathaniel Rateliff (in-studio performance, 2020)
• “One And Only” – Michael Kiwanuka
• “As Good As It Gets” – Katie Gavin
• “They’re Not There” – Mon Rovia
• “That’s Not The Issue” – Wilco
• “Give It To Me” – Peter Wolf (in-studio performance, 1996)
• “All My Tears” – Buddy & Julie Miller  (in-studio performance, 2000)
• “Devil’s Spoke” – Laura Marling
• “Looking Back” – Laura Marling
• “Avalon” – Elmiene
• “Play God…” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “I Will Not Go Down” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)
• “S P A C E” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio guest, recorded at Leon Loft)

Big show today! Trying to stay toasty in a frigid Motor City… so went with some wonderfully familiar stuff like Curtis Mayfield, Wilco, Tame Impala and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus new stuff from Jam City and Sharon Van Etten, who will be in town with her band the Attachment Theory on May 5 at St. Andrew’s Hall.

Electronic musician Tycho joined the show to go In The Groove, asking questions about the music that has influenced him over the years. Great picks including early Daft Punk demos, The Beatles and drum-and-bass from Photek.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Jan. 22, 2025

• “Right On For The Darkness” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Darkness, Darkness” – Kieran Hebden & William Tyler
• “Lil Birdie” – DJ Harrison
• “Aphex Twin” – NCY Milky Band
• “Below The Valleys” – Louis Cole
• “Wait A Minute” – King Pari
• “Lydia Wears A Cross” – Julia Jacklin
• “Flutes” – Hot Chip
• “Ankle Injuries” – Fujiya & Miyagi
• “Mad Man” – Mike Nyoni
• “Coffin Maker” – Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family
• “Lazy Bones” – WITCH
• “Iris Is Neil” – Apifera
• “Solitude Is Bliss” – Tame Impala
• “Someone Else’s Song” – Wilco
• “Apho” – Alfa Mist & Bongeziwe Mabandla
• “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
• “All Mirrors” – Angel Olsen
• “Afterlife” – Sharon Van Etten
• “The Tower” – Wye Oak
• “A1” – Darkside
• “Maps” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• “ORACLE (feat. aja monet)” – Machinedrum
• “So Ubuji” – Makaya McCraven
• “Lltb (feat. Wet)” – Jam City
• “Coastal Brake” – Tycho (In The Groove with Tycho)
• “A Day In the Life” – The Beatles (In The Groove with Tycho)
• “Holiday On Ice” – Le Knight Club (In The Groove with Tycho)
• “Rings Around Saturn” – Photek (In The Groove with Tycho)
• “Devices” – Tycho (In The Groove with Tycho)
• “Parasite (feat. Kindelan)” – Sean Khan & The Modern Jazz & Folk Ensemble
• “The Atlantiques (feat. Anaïs Maviel, Jeff Parker & Josh Johnson)” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Telepatía” – Kali Uchis
• “DNM” – Mk.gee

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.