In The Groove: The return of Howdy Fest, plus new music from David Byrne, Madison McFerrin

Our friends from the 4th annual Howdy Fest stop by to talk about the importance of carving out queer space in the country world and the awesome bands (and mechanical bull!) they’ll have this Saturday at the Old Miami. Plus, new music from Foxwarren, Ezra Furman, Four Tet, David Byrne, Madison McFerrin and more.

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 June 18, 2025

• “Strange” – Foxwarren
• “Alone (Four Tet Remix)” – The Cure
• “Into Dust (Still Falling)” – Four Tet
• “Power of the Moon” – Ezra Furman
• “Rock & Roll” – The Velvet Underground
• “Needles in the Camel’s Eye” – Brian Eno
• “Everybody Laughs” – David Byrne & Ghost Train Orchestra
• “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” – Talking Heads
• “Transmuted Matter” – Stereolab
• “One Pillow” – Theo Croker, Estelle & Kassa Overall
• “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
• “Mr. Man” – Air
• “Lovin’ You” – Johnny “Guitar” Watson
• “Save Their Souls” – Bohannon
• “Nobody New” – The Marias
• “Mi Swing Es Tropical” – Quantic, Nickodemus, Tempo & The Candela Allstars
• “Cumbia Espacial (feat. N. Hardem)” – El León Pardo
• “Una Mañana” – Caramelo Haze
• “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Live)” – Orgone
• “Peaceful Place” – Leon Bridges
• “Don’t Get Me Started” – The Smile
• “False Start Dub” – Kings Of High Speed & JKriv
• “Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)” – Waxahatchee
• “Elderberry Wine” – Wednesday
• “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other (Alternate Version)” – Willie Nelson
• “Sugar Man” – Rodriguez
• “Parade” – Kevin Morby
• “Dream Baby Dream” – Suicide
• “Everything Is Simple” – Widowspeak
• “Everybody’s Stalking” – Badly Drawn Boy
• “Thirty One” – Butcher Brown

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.