Started off with a pair of fresh selects from Ni Maxine and corto.alto before diving into a bunch of throwback Thursday tracks by Nino Ferrer, John Lee Hooker, Bobbie Gentry, and Nick Drake.

Plus, the bartenders behind BOP OR SWAP at Last Chance Saloon stop by. The idea is simple. You bring a record. They play the full A side. The crowd votes. Is this a BOP (we love it—let’s play the other side!) or a SWAP (it’s terrible—onto the next record!). It’s one of my favorite music-related events in the city, every Thursday starting at 7 p.m. at Last Chance. Tell ‘em In The Groove sent ya—and have your bops ready!

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 13, 2025

• “Time” – Ni Maxine
• “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” – corto.alto
• “Uno Punto Uno” – Women In Jazz & Rosa Brunello
• “There, There” – Radiohead
• “Get Dressed” – Jeff Parker
• “Looking For You” – Nino Ferrer
• “Roll Your Daddy Right” – John Lee Hooker
• “Luv N’ Haight” – Sly & the Family Stone
• “Dancin People (Part 1 & 2)” – Stars
• “Jingo (Luke Una’s Dancing in Outer Space Edit)” – Manu Dibango, King Sunny Ade & Luke Una
• “Lo Life” – Antibalas
• “Seasons Come, Seasons Go” – Bobbie Gentry
• “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake
• “I Dig Love” – George Harrison
• “Afraid” – Flock of Dimes
• “Another Life” – Alabama Shakes
• “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (feat. Kameron Whalum)” – Zeshan B\
• “Summertime” – Rosinha De Valença
• “Alemania” – Twin Shadow
• “Works And Days” – Tortoise
• “I’ll Bet You” – Funkadelic
• “Yes We Can” – Lee Dorsey
• “Slow Down” – Loose Ends
• “I Can’t Help It” – Michael Jackson
• “Big Time Sensuality” – Björk
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “Судно (Борис Рижий)” – Molchat Doma
• “Vampiro” – French Police
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Carry Me Higher (Elite Mix) [10 Inch Version]” – The Blessed Madonna, Joy Anonymous & Danielle Ponder
• “Neverender (Kaytranada Remix)” – Justice, Tame Impala

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.