In The Groove: Rocking out in honor of Jack DeJohnette, new music from Neko Case + more

Adam Fox fills in for Ryan Patrick Hooper.

New music from Joanne Robertson, Big Thief, Eliza McLamb, Neko Case, and more! Plus reflecting on the genius of legendary drummer and bandleader Jack DeJohnette who left us this week.

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

In The Groove  playlist for October 28, 2025

• “In the City” – Anika 
• “Works and Days” – Tortoise 
• “What’s Up Front That-Counts” (2023 Remastered) – The Counts
• “Solitude Standing” – Suzanne Vega
•  “Keep Me in the Dark” – Flock of Dimes
•  “Afterlife” – Alex G
•  “Gown” – Joanne Robertson & Oliver Coates 
• “Sweet Revenge” – John Prine
• “Neon Grey Midnight Green”– Neko Case
• “Candy” – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  
• “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – Toots & The Maytals  
• “Lowdown” (2006 Remastered Version) – Wire
• “Disarray” – Preoccupations
• “East of What” – Charif Megarbane  
• “Fazed Out” – El Michels Affair  
• “The Battle” – Weval 
• “I’m So Tired” – Deserta
• “Epilog” – Jack DeJohnette  
• “John McLaughlin” – Miles Davis (feat. Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin) 
• “Peace” – Cass McCombs
• “The Brute Choir” – Palace Music 
• “Town of the Castle” – John Southworth 
• “Aquarius” – Boards of Canada 
• “Line of Fire” – Junip 
•  “Grandmother” – Big Thief (feat. Laraaji) 
•  “Like the Boys” – Eliza McLamb  
• “Where Did Our Love Go?” – Soft Cell
• “On a Better Day I’m Dreaming” (Tall Black Guy Remix) –  Colman Brothers 
• “Scorpio” – Dennis Coffey  
• “Nubian Lady” – Don Was  
• “Affection” – Bullion
• “Cool Ghoul” – The 3-D Invisibles 
• “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” – Bauhaus 

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.