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Playlist from 05/07/2024 @ 9:00am

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Brother Adams

Meet Me on the Dancefloor
Blood 2015 via Independent

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Gil Scott-Heron

Lady Day and John Coltrane
Pieces Of A Man 1971 via RCA
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My Dear Disco

The Way
Dancethink LP 2008 via Independent

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11:40 am
GR Magazine-Best of GR Party (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Grand Rapids Magazine...presenting the inaugural "Best of Grand Rapids Party" this Friday May 10 at New Vintage Place

in Grand Rapids.

The "Best of Grand Rapids Party" offers three floors of food, drinks, live music , and the opportunity to celebrate the winners of Grand Rapids Magazine's annual readers' survey, which will be featured in the May/June issue. 

WYCE Programmer Smitty will be honored as the recipient of the "Best Radio Personality" award!

The "Best of Grand Rapids Party" offers a sampling of several Grand Rapids Restaurants and live music featuring the Brena Band.

Tickets and more information on the "Best of Grand Rapids Party" are at grmag dot com

Devil in a Woodpile

Someday Baby
Devil In A Woodpile 1998 via Bloodshot Records
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11:30 am

Parquet Courts

- Before The Water Gets Too High
Wide Awake! 2018 via Rough Trade/Beggars
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Chicha Libre

The Ride Of The Valkyries
Canibalismo 2012 via Barbes
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11:20 am
Grand Rapids Public Library (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Public Library

On Thursday, May 30,regional artists Jeffrey Songco (JEFF-REE SAWN-CO), Chein-An Yuan (CHEN-ANN YOO-ANN), & Kim Thái Nguyễn (KIM TIE WIN) will participate in a panel discussion on how each artist's Asian American & Pacific Islander heritage has influenced their work and what it's like being an artist working in the Midwest.

The event is open to the public, but registration is required.

More details at grpl dot org slash register 

Black Pumas

Ice Cream (Pay Phone)
Chronicles Of A Diamond 2023 via ATO
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BadBadNotGood

Time Moves Slow
IV 2016 via innovative
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McCoy Tyner

Afro Blue
McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane- Live at the Village Vanguard 2001 via Universal
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11:00 am
Revue Magazine- (click for more info)
Support for WYCE provided by Revue - West Michigan's arts and entertainment guide published by Serendipity Media. 

Celebrating local music, dining, drinking, events and more, Revue is available in print at 600 locations across West Michigan. 

The "Wine & Spirits" issue on Revue is on newsstands now.

Online at revue W-M dot com. 


Jukebox the Ghost

Nobody
Everything Under the Sun 2010 via Yep Roc Records
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Chicano Batman

Freedom Is Free
Freedom Is Free 2017 via ATO Records
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Thirdstory

Hit The Ceiling
Cold Heart 2018 via Verve
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Pine Barons

Chamber Choir
The Acchin Book 2017 via Grind Select
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10:40 am
Kalamazoo State Theatre - Cat Power (click for more info)

 Support for WYCE Comes from the Kalamazoo State Theatre presenting Cat Power Sings Dylan on Tuesday, September 17th. 

Cat Power will be covering Bob Dylan tracks from his 1966 performance at Royal Albert Hall.

Tickets for Cat Power at the Kalamazoo State Theatre are on sale now at the State Theatre box office and at kazoostate dot com.

COMPILATIONS

David Guetta Ft. Skylar Grey - Shot Me Down (Negro Dub Remix)
Negro Dub-10 Years of Electrocumbia 2017 via ZZK Records

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10:30 am

Tennyson

Cry Bird
Uh Oh! [EP] 2018 via Owsla
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Jack White

That Black Bat Licorice
Lazaretto 2014 via Third Force

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Detroit Jr

Somebody Better Do Something
Blues on the Internet 2004 via Delmark
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10:20 am
Grand Rapids Public Library (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Public Library

On Thursday, May 30,regional artists Jeffrey Songco (JEFF-REE SAWN-CO), Chein-An Yuan (CHEN-ANN YOO-ANN), & Kim Thái Nguyễn (KIM TIE WIN) will participate in a panel discussion on how each artist's Asian American & Pacific Islander heritage has influenced their work and what it's like being an artist working in the Midwest.

The event is open to the public, but registration is required.

More details at grpl dot org slash register 

Larry McCray

Soul Shine
Delta Hurricane 1993 via Virgin Records

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The Bootstrap Boys

City Livin'
Hungry & Sober 2023 via Independent

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Tish Hinojosa

Bandera del Sol (Flag of the Sun)
Culture Swing 1992 via Rounder / Pgd
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Balkan Beat Box

My Baby
Blue Eyed Black Boy 2010 via NatGeo
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10:00 am
Revue Magazine- (click for more info)
Support for WYCE provided by Revue - West Michigan's arts and entertainment guide published by Serendipity Media. 

Celebrating local music, dining, drinking, events and more, Revue is available in print at 600 locations across West Michigan. 

The "Wine & Spirits" issue on Revue is on newsstands now.

Online at revue W-M dot com. 


Chet Faker

Gold
Built On Glass 2014 via Downtown
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Calibro 35

Novecento e Mille
Nouvelles Aventures 2023 via Record Kicks
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Richard Bona

Ngad'a Ndutu (Widow's Dance-Celebration of a New Life)
Reverence 2001 via Sony
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Dangermuffin

Waves
Heritage 2017 via Independent
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Bombino

Imuhar
Nomad 2013 via Nonesuch
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9:40 am
GR Magazine-Best of GR Party (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Grand Rapids Magazine...presenting the inaugural "Best of Grand Rapids Party" this Friday May 10 at New Vintage Place

in Grand Rapids.

The "Best of Grand Rapids Party" offers three floors of food, drinks, live music , and the opportunity to celebrate the winners of Grand Rapids Magazine's annual readers' survey, which will be featured in the May/June issue. 

WYCE Programmer Smitty will be honored as the recipient of the "Best Radio Personality" award!

The "Best of Grand Rapids Party" offers a sampling of several Grand Rapids Restaurants and live music featuring the Brena Band.

Tickets and more information on the "Best of Grand Rapids Party" are at grmag dot com

Doc Watson

Rising Sun Blues
The Best Of Doc Watson 1964-1968 1999 via Vanguard
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Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

Criminal
Revelations 2024 via Abeyence
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9:30 am
DGRI (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. 

Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. is proud to support community-powered radio at WYCE and is excited to host Relax at Rosa - the Downtown lunchtime music series every Thursday at Rosa Parks Circle. 

Relax at Rosa is open to the public and features live music from noon to 1:30pm every Thursday throughout the summer. This Thursday,  it's Zion Lion.

Along with live music from local and Michigan-based artists, Relax at Rosa features a variety of local food trucks every week. 

More information is available at downtowngr dot org or @downtowgrinc on all social channels

Calexico-Iron & Wine

midnight sun
Years To Burn 2019 via Sub Pop
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Sleater-Kinney

Don't Feel Right
Little Rope 2024 via Loma Vista
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9:20 am
Grand Rapids Public Library (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Public Library

On Thursday, May 30,regional artists Jeffrey Songco (JEFF-REE SAWN-CO), Chein-An Yuan (CHEN-ANN YOO-ANN), & Kim Thái Nguyễn (KIM TIE WIN) will participate in a panel discussion on how each artist's Asian American & Pacific Islander heritage has influenced their work and what it's like being an artist working in the Midwest.

The event is open to the public, but registration is required.

More details at grpl dot org slash register 

The Philadelphia Experiment

Grover
Live at Newport Jazz Festival 2022 via Newport Jazz Recordings
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Raphael Saadiq

Never Give You Up
The Way I See It 2008 via Sony
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9:00 am