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Genre doesn’t matter. Good music does. New releases from Detroit and beyond, plus deep cut classics from back when. In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper is your home on WDET for independent, off-the-radar music that doesn’t get played anywhere else. New music discovery alongside music news, artist interviews, performances, special features and more.
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In The Groove: New music from RAYE, Georgie Sweet, Erykah Badu
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In The Groove: New music from Yukimi & Little Dragon, Yin Yin, Makaya McCraven + more
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In The Groove: New music from Neko Case, a spotlight on Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan
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In The Groove: New music from Mei Semones, Nia Andrews, Oreglo + more
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In The Groove: New music from Destin Conrad, Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Simon Popp, Automatic
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In The Groove: keiyaA, Julia Holter, more bizarro Detroit Tigers theme songs from another dimension
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In The Groove: New music from Radium Dolls, Ibibio Sound Machine, Upchuck
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In The Groove: New music from Dry Cleaning, Automatic, Tyler Ballgame
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In The Groove: Jeff Tweedy’s massive solo album, Big Thief’s ‘Happy With You,’ plus a musical time capsule from 1998
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