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Playlist from 08/07/2025 @ 9:00pm

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Respecting the classics while sharing the odd and unexpected musical gift. If the music you love doesn't occasionally move you to tears, do you really love it? I play what I love and spin lots of new artists and albums. I'm currently grooving on the Crane Wives, Bartees Strange, Vijay Iyer, Terence Blanchard, Arlo Parks, and the Glass Animals. I would describe my setlists as a slow simmer, punctuated by the odd apoplectic shift. Lend me your ears.

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

The Vindys

Electric
Single 2025 via Independent
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Cowboy Junkies

Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)
The Trinity Session 1988 via Strange Fruit UK
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Johnny Iguana

Tripping In A French Ambulance
At Delmark 2025 via Delmark
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Madeline Hawthorne

Typical Love
Single 2024 via Independent
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The Staves

Best Friend
Good Woman 2021 via Nonesuch
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11:40 pm
Promo - Acoustic Cafe and Local Spins Replay on Sunday (click for more info)

WYCE's Specialty programming on Friday includes Acoustic Cafe from 9-11 am and Local Spins from 11 am until Noon.

If you can't catch the shows on Friday, you can now listen to a replay on the weekend. 

On Sunday, it's Acoustic Cafe from 3-5 pm and Local Spins from 5-6 right here on a World of Music, 88.1 FM WYCE, on our app, and streaming online at WYCE dot org.

Dave Matthews Band

The Dreaming Tree
Before These Crowded Streets 1998 via RCA
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11:30 pm
The Hacky Turtles- Pyramid Scheme (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Hacky Turtles, performing on August 21st at The Pyramid Scheme. 

The Hacky Turtles are a West Michigan band, celebrating the release of their album I've Been Here Before.

Their special guest for the night is the band, Empress Eyes. 

 Tickets and more information are available at PYRAMID SCHEME BAR dot COM.

Sydney Sleadd & the Swarm

Tolerant Woman
Single 2024 via Flower Bed
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Paula Cole

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone
This Fire 1996 via Warner Bros / Wea
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11:20 pm
Tiger Solar (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Tiger Solar, a solar contractor founded in 2004. 

The Big Beautiful bill changed many things, but the Commercial Tax Credit currently remains in place.  

Tiger Solar encourages you to learn about how they can assist your business with a solar installation.

More information on commercial solar is at "Tiger Solar dot com."

 

Sigur Ros

Glosoli
Takk 2005 via Geffen Records
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Mon Rovia

Rust
Act 4- Atonement EP 2025 via Nettwerk
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Brian Setzer Orchestra

Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)
Vavoom! 2000 via Interscope Records
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The Verve Pipe

The Freshman
I've Suffered A Head Injury 1992 via RCA

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11:00 pm
Lowell Arts - Solo Seven Exhibition (click for more info)

Lowell Arts announces the Solo Seven exhibition, featuring work by 7 exceptional artists from Michigan. 

A body of work from each artist is on, and a wide range of styles and media are represented. 

The exhibition is open to the public at the Lowell Arts Gallery, 223 W Main St. in Lowell. 

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, and Saturday, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

For additional information, it's www.lowellarts dot org.


McKinley James

Movin
Single 2024 via Red Lodge
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Jason Isbell

Crimson and Clay
Foxes in the Snow 2025 via Southeastern
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Leon Bridges

Panther City
Leon 2024 via Columbia
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May Erlewine

Animal
What It Takes 2025 via 10 Good Songs
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Chance Jones

Ride a Little Closer
Normandie 2023 via Thin Air Records

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10:40 pm
Bells Brewery - The Dead South (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Bell's Eccentric Cafe presenting: "The Dead South" on Monday, August 18th in the beer garden!

The Dead South is a Canadian bluegrass/alternative Americana folk group, appearing as part of Bell's Summer Concert Series.

Doors open at 7pm.

Tickets, plus more information for this 18 and up show are available at Bells-Beer-dot-com.

The Beatles

Here Comes the Sun
Abbey Road 1969 via Apple
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Q-Tip

We Fight-We Love
The Renaissance 2008 via Universal Motown
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10:30 pm
The Hacky Turtles- Pyramid Scheme (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Hacky Turtles, performing on August 21st at The Pyramid Scheme. 

The Hacky Turtles are a West Michigan band, celebrating the release of their album I've Been Here Before.

Their special guest for the night is the band, Empress Eyes. 

 Tickets and more information are available at PYRAMID SCHEME BAR dot COM.

Matisyahu

Close My Eyes
Live at Stubb's 2005 via Or. Music
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Branford Marsalis

Jabberwocky
Metamorphosen 2009 via Marsalis Music
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10:20 pm
Tiger Solar (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Tiger Solar, a solar contractor founded in 2004. 

The Big Beautiful bill changed many things, but the Commercial Tax Credit currently remains in place.  

Tiger Solar encourages you to learn about how they can assist your business with a solar installation.

More information on commercial solar is at "Tiger Solar dot com."

 

Empress Eyes

AI GF
Single 2024 via Independent
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The Black Keys

Psychotic Girl
Attack & Release 2008 via Nonesuch
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Alabama Shakes

Hold On
Boys & Girls 2012 via Ato Records
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The Head and The Heart

Time With My Sins
Aperture 2025 via Verve Forecast
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Brigitte Calls Me Baby

We Were Never Alive
The Future Is Our Way Out 2024 via ATO
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10:00 pm
Franciscan Life Process Center - September Barn Sale (click for more info)
You have the opportunity to shop office and home furniture, decorations, and much more while supporting a local nonprofit at the Franciscan Life Process Center's Barn Sale happening September 5 and 6th at the center, located at 11650 Downes St NE, in Lowell.

From 9 a.m.-5 p.m., community members can explore and purchase items from the Center's recent building renovations. 

All proceeds will support ongoing improvements of the Lowell campus, where the nonprofit provides art programming, counseling, environmental education, music therapy services and more. 

Volunteer opportunities are also available.
 
More information on the barn sale is available at LifeProcessCenter dot org.

Richie Havens

All Along the Watchtower
Grace of the Sun 2004 via Stormy Forest Prod.
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Martin Sexton

My Maria
The American 1998 via Atlantic / Wea
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Rosanne Cash

A Feather's Not a Bird
The River & The Thread 2014 via Blue Note
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The Crane Wives

Higher Ground
Beyond Beyond Beyond 2024 via MI-Independent

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Bartees Strange

Too Much (Clean)
Horror 2025 via 4AD
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9:40 pm
Piecing Together Unity Festival 2025 (click for more info)

Pieces of Reeces Foundation is proud to sponsor the annual "Piecing Together Unity" Community Festival, which will be held this Saturday, August 9th, from 1 to 8 p.m., at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids.

This year's "Piecing Together Unity" Community Festival features live music, kids' activities, food truck options, DJs, dancing, several local vendors, and more.

The event is open to the public at no charge.

The Piecing Together Unity 2025 Community Festival is presented by Stock da Bar & Pieces of Reeces Foundation.

More information is available on the Piecing Together Unity Facebook page.



Anderson East

Say I Love You
Single 2025 via Rounder / Concord
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The Aquaerials

No Man's Anthem
Modern Astronomy 2025 via Independent
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9:30 pm
The Hacky Turtles- Pyramid Scheme (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Hacky Turtles, performing on August 21st at The Pyramid Scheme. 

The Hacky Turtles are a West Michigan band, celebrating the release of their album I've Been Here Before.

Their special guest for the night is the band, Empress Eyes. 

 Tickets and more information are available at PYRAMID SCHEME BAR dot COM.

King Crimson

Walking on Air
THRAK 1995 via Virgin Records
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Chris Smith

Rooster (Street Talk)
Jazz Grunge 2025 via Cellar
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9:20 pm
Tiger Solar (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Tiger Solar, a solar contractor founded in 2004. 

The Big Beautiful bill changed many things, but the Commercial Tax Credit currently remains in place.  

Tiger Solar encourages you to learn about how they can assist your business with a solar installation.

More information on commercial solar is at "Tiger Solar dot com."

 

Serena Ryder

Baby Come Back
Harmony 2013 via Universal
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Allah-Las

Right On Time
Single 2024 via Innovative Leisure
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Cat Ridgeway

Cursive
Sprinter 2025 via Independent
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Robin Trower

Take This Hurt Away
Come And Find Me 2025 via Artone
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Pokey LaFarge

Sister Andre
Single 2024 via New West
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9:00 pm
GRPL - Open Mic Night for Poetry (click for more info)
The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) invites poetry lovers of all ages to Open Mic Night for Poetry on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the Main Library, at 111 Library St Northeast.

This event, hosted by local poet Michael Sikkema, offers a welcoming space for poets of all skill levels to share their work in front of a supportive audience.
Sign Up: A sign-up sheet for performers will be available upon arrival

This free event is open to the public, and anyone interested in performing is encouraged to sign up on-site. 

More information is available at GRPL dot org.