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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: keiyaA, Tame Impala, plus your fall song picks from the hotline
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 25, 2025
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In The Groove: New music from Tortoise, Alex G, celebrating 20 years of Broadcast’s ‘Tender Buttons’
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 25, 2025
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In The Groove: New music from Billie Marten, Makaya McCraven, Cate Le Bon, Flock of Dimes
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 23, 2025
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In The Groove: New music from Allysha Joy & Scott Grooves, Celeste, Antibalas & more
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 22, 2025
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In The Groove: Music from Detroit’s own Scott Grooves, a spotlight on El Michels Affair
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 11, 2025
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In The Groove: Jeff Mills returns to Detroit for ‘Star Chronicle’ artist residency at Spot Lite
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 9, 2025
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In The Groove: New music from Georgie Sweet, El Michels Affair, Rosa Brunello & Girls of the Internet
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 8, 2025
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In The Groove: New music from Tame Impala, Lady Wray, Yeek, plus a preview of this year’s Dally in the Alley
Ryan Patrick Hooper
September 5, 2025
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In The Groove: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Pharoah Sanders, Alabama Shakes + more
Adam Fox
September 3, 2025
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In The Groove: Meet Jason Moran, the artist-in-residence for the 2025 Detroit Jazz Fest
Ryan Patrick Hooper
August 27, 2025
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In The Groove: Detroit Jazz Fest artistic director Christopher Collins talks this year’s line-up
Ryan Patrick Hooper
August 27, 2025
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In The Groove: Mansur Brown, Erykah Badu, James Brown + new music from Love Spells
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