In The Groove: Dr. Dog is back, plus a mixtape of rock legends taking on Motown classics

Listen to “In the Groove” with Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET.

"In the Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper in WDET's studios in Detroit.

"In the Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper in WDET's studios in Detroit.

New music discovery with fresh cuts from Philadelphia band Dr. Dog, getting ready to release their first new record in six years, plus SiR, James Blake, Helado Negro, NxWorries, Mk.gee and more. Detroit-made music from Kyle Hall, Stevie Wonder and a special tribute to rock ‘n’ roll icons taking on the catalog of Motown over the years.

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

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for June 25, 2024

  • “Talk Is Cheap” – Dr. Dog
  • “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
  • “Love and Happiness” – Monty Alexander
  • “ASR (feat. Jeff Parker)” – Meshell Ndegeocello
  • “Satisfaction” – SiR
  • “Have A Talk With God” – Stevie Wonder
  • “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
  • “Page 3 (feat. K-15)” – Steven Julien & Kyle Hall
  • “Thrown Around” – James Blake
  • “Got To Keep On” – Chemical Brothers
  • “Don’t Do It (Live)” – The Band (rock does Motown mixtape)
  • “Ain’t That Peculiar” – Fanny (rock does Motown mixtape)
  • “(I Know) I’m Losing You” – Rod Stewart (rock does Motown mixtape)
  • “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” – Rolling Stones (rock does Motown mixtape)
  • “POP POP POP” – IDLES
  • “Colores Del Mar” – Helado Negro
  • “Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix)” – Antena
  • “I Want” – Mk.gee
  • “WalkOnBy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Rae Khalil)” – NxWorries
  • “Burial Ground” – Decemberists
  • “Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrin’ Bout That Girl” – The Kinks
  • “0%” – Hello Mary
  • “Broken Man” – St. Vincent
  • “Run To Your Mama” – Goat
  • “A Vineyard For The North” – Yard Act
  • “ORACLE (feat. aja monet)” – Machinedrum
  • “ILIKEU (feat. DUCKWRTH)” – Machinedrum
  • “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
  • “Age of Consent” – New Order
  • “Across That Fine Line (Joe Goddard Remix)” – Nation of Language
  • “He Venido Al Mar” – Lido Pimienta
  • “I Am The Black Gold of the Sun (4Hero Remix)” – Nuyorican Soul

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  • Ryan Patrick Hooper
    Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host of "In the Groove" on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.