In The Groove: Olivia Dean, Celia Cruz, Sky Jetta + more
Warm weather outside today sets the tone for a playlist built on warm sounds from James Blake, Olivia Dean, Jessie...
In The Groove: Jorge Ben Jor, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen + more
For today’s Throwback Thursday, we move across soul, rock, jazz, and global sounds, opening with Jorge Ben Jor and playing...
In The Groove: More Valentine’s Day listener picks from Stevie Wonder, Imogen Heap, Mazzy Star + more
We’re back with another Valentine’s Day show, featuring listener picks from Lauryn Hill, Outkast, Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, Imogen Heap, Mazzy Star, and Frank Ocean. Today’s show spreads...
Acoustic Café: A look at albums and artists celebrating ‘BIG O’ birthdays this year
On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, we'll hear music from albums and artists having "Big O" birthdays this year,...
In The Groove: Stevie Wonder, Prince, D’Angelo, Brittany Howard and beyond
A strong mix of soul, blues, and left-of-center grooves this week, with selections from John Lee Hooker, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, and D’Angelo alongside newer...
The Progressive Underground: Martin Luther King Jr. tribute
Each year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered through a narrow lens. A quote. A speech. A dream, often...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: A look at classic albums celebrating anniversaries in 2026 (1966 – 2006)
Since we usually look at classic album anniversaries on the first Saturday of the month, this week on Rob Reinhart's...
In The Groove: Celeste’s stunning voice, plus new music from Glyders & Yellow Days
Scoping out new music from Glyders, a psyched-out trio from Chicago on Drag City, plus Yellow Days is back with...
In The Groove: Sade’s ‘Promise’ released on this day in 1985, plus protest songs for Election Day in Detroit
Another busy show today with quite a few focus changes. I started off with some protest anthems for election day...
In The Groove: Jeff Tweedy’s massive solo album, Big Thief’s ‘Happy With You,’ plus a musical time capsule from 1998
Cracking open a couple of musical time capsules by throwing it back to the releases of Stevie Wonder’s magnum opus...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Classic September album releases, new Trombone Shorty and Spoon, Detroit’s Apropos + more
In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, some cool September albums released from 1965-1995. Also, new tunes from...
In The Groove: Stevie Wonder’s 75th birthday, plus new music from Ezra Furman
Blowing out 75 birthday candles for Stevie Wonder today! That’s always a pleasure on this show. I make it clear...