This week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music plays back some classic albums released in April of 1965, ’75, ’85, etc… also the new album from Brandi & Elton, stuff on the way from Wet Leg and Lord Huron, Detroit’s Crossword Smiles takes on Depeche Mode 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 Apr. 5, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “A Taste Of Honey” – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (released April 1965)
• “Nothing I Need” – Lord Huron
• “Best Guess” – Lucy Dacus
• “Iloveu4real” – Q
• “Puppets” – Crossword Smiles
  
• “Black Night” – Bob Seger (released April 1975)
• “Tamborine” – Prince (released April 1985)
• “This Is How We Do It” – Montell Jordan (released April 1995)
• “catch these fists” – Wet Leg
• “Clean Heart” – Perfume Genius
• “Actress” – Maya Delilah
  
• “Have Your Fun” – Maya Mendez
• “America” – Tracy Chapman
  
• “Wave Of Mutilation – Pixies (Frank Black turns 60)

• “No More No More” – Aerosmith (released April 1975)
• “Sisters” – Southern Avenue
• “Enough Is Enough” – The Hives
• “harvest sky” – oklou
• “Spitting Image” – Michigander
• “Landed” – Ben Folds (released April 2005)
• “Chocolate City” – Parliament (released April 1975)
• “Would I Lie To You” – Eurythmics (released April 1985)
• “Little Richard’s Bible” – Elton John & Brandi Carlile
• “Rain In The River”– Bruce Springsteen
• “Just Kissed My Baby” – Jon Cleary
• “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution” – Tracy Chapman

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, 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)