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Playlist from 05/14/2025 @ 6:00pm

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Playing the best of [insert favorite artists here] since [insert random year here]!

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Heartless Bastards

The Mountain
The Mountain 2009 via Fat Possum
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Jake Shimabukuro

Wish on My Star
Gently Weeps 2006 via Hitchhike Records
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Jake Shears

Big Bushy Mustache
Jake Shears 2018 via Freida Jean/Virtual Label
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Stevie Wonder

Do I Do
The Definitive Collection 2002 via Motown
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8:40 pm
Promo - Submit Music (click for more info)

Are you a Michigan musician or know of a few talented artists?

Submit an album to 88.1 FM WYCE for airplay consideration. 

View a how-to guide by visiting WYCE dot org and then click on the "Connect" tab to see the steps to add a local album to our WYCE music library!

Enya

Storms in Africa
Watermark 1988 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Japanese Breakfast

Picture Window
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) 2025 via Dead Oceans
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8:30 pm
Silva-Valerie June @ The Big Room (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Big Room at Silva, a new music and entertainment venue celebrating its grand opening on Monday, May 26th with a performance by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June.

Located on-site at Silva, The Big Room is designed as a concert and event space for live music, comedy, theatre, and more.

This event is open to the public at no charge. More information is available at THE BIG ROOM GR dot COM 

(TheBigRoomGR.com)

Ibeyi

Lavender & Red Roses (feat_ Jorja Smith)
Spell 31 2022 via XL Recordings
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Joe Jackson

Another World
Night and Day 1982 via A & M
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Mereba

White Doves (Clean)
The Breeze Grew A Fire 2025 via Secretly Canadian
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8:20 pm
Tiger Solar (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Tiger Solar, a solar contractor founded in 2004, they design and build residential, agricultural, and commercial solar systems, and service systems installed by other companies.

Tiger Solar is managed and staffed by professionals familiar with the region and its people. 

More information is at "Tiger Solar dot com."

Scott Miller & The Commonwealth

I Won't Go With You
Thus Always to Tyrants 2001 via Sugarhill [Country]
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Taj Mahal

Jacob's Ladder
The Hidden Treasures Of Taj Mahal 2012 via Legacy
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COMPILATIONS

Mbaqanga
Putumayo Presents- South African Legends 2000 via Putumayo World Music

website

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Amy Helm

Didn't It Rain
Didn't It Rain 2015 via Eone
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Eve Machines

Filthy Rich
Eve Machines 2023 via Foster
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8:00 pm
Wellbeing Foundation - Westside Wiffleball Classic (click for more info)
The "Westside Wiffleball Classic," brought to you by Mitten Foundation, Inc. and The Well Being Foundation, returns to historic Sullivan Field on Friday, May 30th from 4:30 to 9:30 PM.
 
Admission is free, and all event proceeds benefit The Well Being Foundation and The Mitten Foundation, and their support for mental health services here in West Michigan.

Sponsorships are available, and more information can be found at mittenfoundation dot com
 

Rufus Thomas

Do The Funky Penguin [Album Versi
Funkiest Man Alive- The Stax Funk Sessions 2003 via Stax
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The B-Sides

Paris & Harry
The B-Sides 2013 via Spinout Records

website

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Michael Riley

Long Way Down
Michael Riley 2009 via Make Your Own Records

website

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The Bamboos

Nothing I Wanna Know About
Hard Up 2021 via BMG
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Sam Fender

People Watching
People Watching 2025 via Polydor / Capitol
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7:40 pm
Last Mile Cafe (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Last Mile Café, located at 1006 Hall Street Southeast in Grand Rapids. 

Last Mile Café is a local, Black, and woman-owned business that aims to change the narrative of coffee to be more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive. 

They sell only coffees with ethically and sustainably sourced beans, as well as compostable packaging and shipping materials. 

More info is available at Last Mile dot cafe.


 (LastMile.cafe)

They Might Be Giants

The Day
Then- The Earlier Years 1997 via Restless Records
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The Avett Brothers

No Hard Feelings
True Sadness 2016 via Republic
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7:30 pm
Gilmore (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Mangiamo... featuring elevated Italian cuisine and a historic setting on Lake Drive.

Mangiamo is hosting a Wines Of The World Dinner at The Mansion on Wednesday, May 21st, at 6pm.

This is a professionally curated six-course dinner with global wine pairings representing the wine regions of Portugal, France, Argentina, Spain, and Italy. 

Tickets are on sale now at  winedinnergr dot com


(WineDinnerGR.com)

Nicki Parrott

La Mer
New York To Paris 2019 via Arbors Records
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Jake Stilson

Mr. Know It All
Jesus Songs for Life 2015 via Independent
a note about this track

Before Jake Stilson was a Bootstrap Boy, he put out some solo music under his own name. This EP of gospel-ish songs feature just Jake on his acoustic guitar.

website

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7:20 pm
Tiger Solar (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Tiger Solar, a solar contractor founded in 2004, they design and build residential, agricultural, and commercial solar systems, and service systems installed by other companies.

Tiger Solar is managed and staffed by professionals familiar with the region and its people. 

More information is at "Tiger Solar dot com."

Soul Coughing

Circles
El Oso 1998 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Groove Legacy

Moneybags
Groove Legacy 2016 via Independent
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The Little Red Rooster Blues Band

Rather Be Lonesome
Lock Up The Liquor 2018 via Independent
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Sister Carol

Nuh Mash It Dung
Empressive 2003 via Black Cinderella
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RyneShyne

Let Me Sing
Cheers! 2025 via Midwest Gold
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7:00 pm
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum - Casting Light (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

A new showcase exhibit, Casting Light: Photographs of the Vietnam War is now open at the Ford Museum.

It uses iconic photographs from American photojournalists to capture how presidents and the American public grappled with the reality of the conflict.

More information, including museum hours, is  at fordlibrarymuseum dot gov.

Adam Rafferty

I Want You Back
I Remember Michael - A Michael Jackson Solo Guitar Tribute 2011 via Crescent Ridge Publishing
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Nina Massara

Big Easy
Watch Me 2017 via CSP Records
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maraj

MerryGoRound
Voyager 2014 via Double Phelix

website | facebook

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Habib Koite & Eric Bibb

Touma Ni Kelen-Needed Time
Brothers In Bamako 2012 via Stony Plain Music
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The Devil Makes Three

Divide And Conquer
Spirits 2025 via New West
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6:40 pm
Tyler Christopher Productions - Elvis Tribute Show May 23 (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Tyler Christopher productions, presenting The Return Of The King: "An Unrivaled Tribute To Elvis," Friday, May 23rd, at the Wealthy Theatre.

"The Return Of The King" is billed as a start-to-finish journey through Elvis's career, starring national tribute artist Tyler Christopher and The Roustabout Show Band.

Doors for the show on May 23rd open at 6 PM.

Tickets for The Return Of The King: "An Unrivaled Tribute To Elvis" are on sale now at WEALTHY THEATRE DOT ORG.


(WealthyTheatre.org)

Robyn Hitchcock

Ole! Tarantula
Ole! Tarantula 2006 via Yep Roc Records
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The Who

Boris The Spider
Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy 1971 via MCA
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Robert Lockwood

Mean Red Spider
Steady Rollin' Man 1970 via Delmark
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6:30 pm
Gilmore (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Mangiamo... featuring elevated Italian cuisine and a historic setting on Lake Drive.

Mangiamo is hosting a Wines Of The World Dinner at The Mansion on Wednesday, May 21st, at 6pm.

This is a professionally curated six-course dinner with global wine pairings representing the wine regions of Portugal, France, Argentina, Spain, and Italy. 

Tickets are on sale now at  winedinnergr dot com


(WineDinnerGR.com)

The Mighty Mocambos

Theme From Beverly Hills Cop
Scenarios 2022 via Golden Rules
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(REQUESTED)

Cake

Let Me Go
Prolonging the Magic 1998 via Volcano
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6:20 pm
Promo - GR Live (click for more info)

WYCE invites you to tune in weekly for "GR Live," presented by DGRI...Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc., Thursdays at Noon here on WYCE and live on wyce dot org.. 

Hosted by Quinn Mathews, GR Live features live music from groups playing in the area and interviews with people in our regional music and arts community.

You can listen to GR Live on 88.1 FM WYCE, WYCE dot org, our WYCE Smartphone App, or your smart speaker.

Fantastic Negrito

The Duffler
Please Don't Be Dead 2018 via Cooking Vinyl
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The Sailor Kicks

American Spirit
High Tide 2015 via Independent

website

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Steve Earle

Guitar Town
Just an American Boy 2003 via Artemis Records
a note about this track

Steve Earle is going to be performing at The Acorn in Three Oaks on June 22.
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Austin Young Band

Something More
Not So Simple 2016 via Vizztone
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Ben Kweller

Nothing Happening
Ben Kweller 2006 via Red Int / Red Ink
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6:00 pm
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum - Casting Light (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

A new showcase exhibit, Casting Light: Photographs of the Vietnam War is now open at the Ford Museum.

It uses iconic photographs from American photojournalists to capture how presidents and the American public grappled with the reality of the conflict.

More information, including museum hours, is  at fordlibrarymuseum dot gov.