A very busy show today! Diving into a world of new music with Mac DeMarco, pôt-pot, Smerz, Glyders and more. 

We spent some time with Acoustic Cafe’s Rob Reinhart, who had the honor of interviewing Todd Snider over the years. The late singer-songwriter died on November 15 at the age of 59.

Plus, Detroit-based artist Via Mardot stops by to talk about her show at the Lager House on Friday. We play a handful of tracks from her album “Higher Higher Burning Fire,” which you can buy directly from the artist via Bandcamp.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 19, 2025

• “Moving Forward” – Bryony Jarman-Pinto
• “Day Dreaming” – Aretha Franklin
• “Cruisin’” – Smokey Robinson
• “I Want You” – Marvin Gaye
• “Parabéns (feat. Marcos Valle) [Quarantine Sessions]” – Tom Misch
• “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Live)” – Orgone
• “Holy” – Mac DeMarco
• “Hot Scene” – pôt-pot
• “One Tiny Flower” – Jeff Tweedy
• “Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)” – Smerz
• “Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “Elderberry Wine” – Wednesday
• “Meet Me In The City” – Junior Kimbrough
• “How Can I Lose” – Shirley Ann Lee
• “Avant Gardener” – Courtney Barnett
• “Conservative, Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males” – Todd Snider
• “Better Than Ever Blues (Acoustic Cafe Session)” – Todd Snider
• “When I Get To Heaven” – John Prine
• “In Spite of Ourselves (feat. Amy Taylor)” – Viagra Boys
• “Got You” – Amyl and The Sniffers
• “This Is Who I Am” – Celeste
• “Pining” – Via Mardot
• “Flea” – St. Vincent
• “Crosseyed and Painless (feat. Money Mark)” – Chicano Batman
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Queenless King” – WITCH
• “Stone Shadow” – Glyders
• “Mother’s Son” – Curtis Mayfield

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.

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it’s Jon Muq telling an amazing story of coming from Uganda, to Austin, TX, then on to Nashville to work with The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach on his debut album.

Also, the return (for the first time) of the Buckingham/Nicks album from 1973, new songs from Folk Bitch trio, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jade Bird 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 August 17, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “32 Flavors” – Ani DiFranco
• “God’s A Different Sword” – Folk Bitch Trio
• “Broken Wing Bird” – Kashus Culpepper & Sierra Ferrell
• “Holy” – Mac Demarco
• “For What It’s Worth” – Martin Sexton (in-studio performance)
• “Whiplash (acoustic)” – Kristen Ford
• “Hello Sunshine” – Jon Muq (in-studio guest)
• “Run Away” – Jon Muq (in-studio guest)
• “Who Wants” – Jade Bird
• “You Called Me Kid” – Pete Droge
• “Crying In The Night” – Buckingham Nicks
• “Races Are Run” – Cunningham Bird (in-studio performance)
• “Way Up To the Sky” – Patty Griffin
• “Truth #2” – The Chicks
• “16 Military Wives” – The Decemberists (20th anniversary of “Picaresque”)
• “California” – Natalie Bergman
• “This Love Is Real” – John Prine (in-studio performance)
• “Youth Gone Wild” – Alex Williams
• “One Ray Of Shine” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Redemption Song” – Bob Marley
• “Old Soul” – Stephen Marley
• “Bend” – Jon Muq (in-studio guest)
• “One You Love” – Jon Muq (in-studio guest)

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.