In The Groove: Getting ready for Dally in the Alley with music from Na Bonsai, Noveliss, Ilajide
Listen to “In the Groove” with Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET.
The poster for the 2024 Dally in the Alley festival in Detroit's Cass Corridor neighborhood.
The 45th annual Dally in the Alley returns on Saturday. This is some real Detroit stuff, folks. No corporate sponsorships. Completely community ran. Volunteers run the show. You buying beer is how they fundraise. And it’s truly one of the greatest slices of local music you can see in one place in one day.
You can check out the full schedule here.
I went through and highlighted a few artists that really caught my ear this year, including a heavy dose of conscious-leaning hip-hop from Detroit artists Noveliss and Ilajide. The releases Na Bonsai has put out this year on Bandcamp are incredible (buy them here). You can see the rest below in bold.
I also featured new music from Ruthven, Fontaines D.C., Terrence Parker and more.
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 Sept. 4, 2024
- “I Can’t Go There” – Ruthven
- “Blame” – Gabriels
- “Staring at the Sun” – TV On The Radio
- “My Boo (Hitman’s Club Mix)” – Ghost Town DJs
- “Rock The Boat (L3Ni Remix)” – Aaliyah
- “The House of the Rising Sun” – Nina Simone
- “100 Yard Dash (Nicky D Remix)” – Derobert & The Half-truths
- “1969” – The Stooges
- “Here’s The Thing” – Fontaines D.C.
- “Jackie Down The Line” – Fontaines D.C.
- “Taxi to Baltimore” – Scientist
- “Razzle-Dazzle (feat. Yazz Ahmed, Tamar Osborn, Enrico Terragnoli, Luca Tapino & Marco Frattini)” – Rosa Brunello
- “Choy Soda (Waajeed’s Hi-Tech Jazz Remix)” – Takuya Kuroda
- “Sunlight (feat. Lady Blackbird)” – Goldie, James Davidson & Subjective
- “Because You Know What I Need” – Terrence Parker
- “Viberite (Listen Up)” – Tall Black Guy x Ozay Moore x yU
- “Parabéns” – Marcos Valle
- “Sonido Cósmico” – Hermanos Gutiérrez
- “Paper Trails” – Darkside
- “Fancy Drones (Fracture Me)” – Amythyst Kiah
- “Mahlalela” – Hugh Masekela & Letta Mbulu
- “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare
- “Meet Me in the City” – Junior Kimbrough
- “I Gotta Try You Girl” – Junior Kimbrough
- “Tighten Up” – Black Keys
- “Sleepyhead” – Passion Pit
In The Groove’s 2024 Dally in the Alley preview
- “The Shaded Forests” – Deastro (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Honky Tonk Boy” – Decliner (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Cold Mountain” – Noveliss & Dixon Hill (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Live From Jump” – Ilajide & Def Dee (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Patterns of the Heart” – Na Bonsai (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Sushi” – Eddie Logix (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Take It From The Top” – Double Winter (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
- “Work In Progress (Jon Dixon Remix)” – DJ 3000 (2024 Dally in the Alley preview)
Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.
