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Playlist from 11/18/2022 @ 12:00pm

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Rebecca Ruth

Because I can't resist exploring the unfamiliar, you'll hear mostly new music of all genres on this show.

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Hank Mobley

Split Feelin's
Soul Station 1960 via Blue Note
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Jimmy Johnson

Riding in the Moonlight
Pepper's Hangout 1977 via Delmark
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James Kinds

High Heel Shoes
Love You from the Top 2011 via Delmark
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Austin Benzing

Leverjacker
Live From Dogtown 2022 via Independent
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Honey Harper

Broken Token
Single 2022 via ATO
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2:40 pm
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Brown Rice Family

Tika Tika
Brown Rice Radio Station 2015 via Independent
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H2 Big Band with Bobby Shew

You're It!
You're It! 2011 via Jazzed Media
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COMPILATIONS

Elena, Elena
Big Noise- A Mambo Inn Compilation 1995 via Hannibal

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2:20 pm
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Vinicius Cantuaria

Nunca Mais (Never Again)
Silva 2005 via Hannibal
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Mdou Moctar

Azawad
Niger EP Vol. 2 2022 via Matador
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Skullcrusher

(secret instrumental)
Quiet The Room 2022 via Secretly Canadian
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Big Bliss

Fortune
At Middle Distance 2018 via Exit Stencil
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The Steinbecks

Morell Bridge
Branches and fronds brushing the windows 2003 via Microindie Records
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Robyn Hitchcock

The Sir Tommy Shovel
SHUFFLEMANIA! 2022 via Tiny Ghost
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2:00 pm
Midtown: Brian Vander Ark (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Midtown: An intimate 200-seat venue located at Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids.  

On Saturday, November 26th, The Midtown welcomes Brian Vander Ark for a solo show at 7:30PM.   

Brian Vander Ark is the lead singer and principal songwriter for the multi-platinum alternative rock band The Verve Pipe, recognized worldwide for their radio hits "Photograph", "Hero", "Happiness Is", "Never Let You Down", and the #1 smash single "The Freshmen".

Tickets and details for An Evening with Brian Vander Ark on Saturday, November 26th, are available at The Midtown G R dot com or by visiting the cinema box office inside Studio Park. 

The Midtown Listening Room is located on the second floor of Studio Park at 123 Ionia Ave Southwest

The Kennedys

Galaxy Express
Get It Right 2002 via Jiffy Jam Records
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COMPILATIONS

Swingmatism
An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 1993 via Decca

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New Orleans High Society

On the Sunny Side of the Street
New Orleans High Society 2020 via Slammin' Media
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Georgie Bonds

Dimples
Stepping Into Time 2014 via 8th Train
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Congratulations to Bob, who won a pair of tickets to see Austin Benzing and Grace Tyson at The Midtown here in Grand Rapids on November 23. Have fun at the show, Bob!
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1:40 pm
Midtown: Austin Benzing & Grace Theisen (click for more info)

Support for WYCE today comes from The Midtown: An intimate 200-seat venue located at Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids.  

On Wednesday, November 23rd, The Midtown welcomes Austin Benzing & Grace Tyson at 7:30PM.   

Austin Benzing will be celebrating the release of his new EP, "Live from Dogtown" and Grace Tyson will premiere her new single, "Master of Fire" live as she begins her Fall 2022 tour.

Tickets and details for Austin Benzing & Grace Tyson on Wednesday, November 23rd, are available at THE MIDTOWN G R dot com or by visiting the cinema box office inside Studio Park. 

The Midtown Listening Room is located on the second floor of Studio Park at 123 Ionia Ave Southwest

Orions Belte

Speakeasy
Villa Amorini 2021 via Jansen
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SAULT

The Jungle
Today & Tomorrow 2022 via Forever Living Originals

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1:30 pm
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Conrad Herwig

Better Get Hit in Your Soul
The Latin Side Of Mingus 2022 via Savant
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1:20 pm
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COMPILATIONS

Mamma Mi Piace il Ritmo
Putumayo Presents- Swing Around the World 2005 via Putumayo World Music

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La Femme

El Conque Ducque
Teatro Lucido 2022 via Disque Pointu
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Truckstop Honeymoon

Couch Surfing With a Family of Si
The Madness of Happiness 2014 via Independent
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Sam Bush

John McLaughlin
Radio John_ Songs of John Hartford 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways
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Dom Flemons

Hot Chicken
Prospect Hill 2014 via Music Maker Relief Foundation

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1:00 pm
Midtown: Brian Vander Ark (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Midtown: An intimate 200-seat venue located at Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids.  

On Saturday, November 26th, The Midtown welcomes Brian Vander Ark for a solo show at 7:30PM.   

Brian Vander Ark is the lead singer and principal songwriter for the multi-platinum alternative rock band The Verve Pipe, recognized worldwide for their radio hits "Photograph", "Hero", "Happiness Is", "Never Let You Down", and the #1 smash single "The Freshmen".

Tickets and details for An Evening with Brian Vander Ark on Saturday, November 26th, are available at The Midtown G R dot com or by visiting the cinema box office inside Studio Park. 

The Midtown Listening Room is located on the second floor of Studio Park at 123 Ionia Ave Southwest

Dede and The Dreamers

Sonadora
Powerful 2022 via Earth Work

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Gabor Szabo

Thirteen
Mizrab 1972 via CTI
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The Bright Light Social Hour

Escape Velocity
Space Is Still the Place 2015 via Frenchkiss
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12:40 pm
Gentex Santa Parade (click for more info)
Support today on WYCE comes from the Grand Rapids Santa Parade.

The 101st Gentex Santa Parade will once again stroll down Monroe Ave to kick-off the holiday season in downtown Grand Rapids TOMORROW - Saturday, November 19th, at 10:00AM. 

There will be floats, performances, and celebrity guests Olivia Sanabia from Disney, and NBC's American Song Contest Semi-finalist, Ada LeAnn.

Rosa Parks Circle will host family activities following the parade like photos with Santa, food and drinks, performances, and more. 

A full lineup and additional information are available at Santa Parade G R dot com.

Yoko Ono

Peter the Dealer
Approximately Infinite Universe [2017 Reissue Expanded Edition] 1973 via Secretly Canadian
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COMPILATIONS

Maurice Vander Sicilienne
Pierre Barouh & The Saravah Sound [Jazz, Samba, and Other Hallucinatory Grooves] 2022 via WEWANTSOUNDS

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The Creation

Making Time
We Are Paintermen 1967 via Hit-Ton Records
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Theresa Andersson

The Waltz
Hummingbird, Go! 2008 via Basin Street Records
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The Concussions

Polyester Fester
Newaygo Sound Machine 2016 via Double Crown

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The Slip

(Take A) Beetle To The Badlands
Angels Come on Time 2002 via Rykodisc
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12:20 pm
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Nathan Johnston & The Angels of Libra

Icarus
Nathan Johnston & The Angels Of Libra 2022 via Waterfall
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Sly5thAve & JSWISS

Energy
Somebody's Gotta Do It 2022 via Tru Thoughts
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Ezra Collective

Victory Dance
Where I'm Meant To Be 2022 via Partisan
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Kennebec

The Great Divide (feat. Yazz Ahmed)
Without Star or Compass 2022 via Night Time Stories
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12:00 pm
Midtown: Brian Vander Ark (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Midtown: An intimate 200-seat venue located at Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids.  

On Saturday, November 26th, The Midtown welcomes Brian Vander Ark for a solo show at 7:30PM.   

Brian Vander Ark is the lead singer and principal songwriter for the multi-platinum alternative rock band The Verve Pipe, recognized worldwide for their radio hits "Photograph", "Hero", "Happiness Is", "Never Let You Down", and the #1 smash single "The Freshmen".

Tickets and details for An Evening with Brian Vander Ark on Saturday, November 26th, are available at The Midtown G R dot com or by visiting the cinema box office inside Studio Park. 

The Midtown Listening Room is located on the second floor of Studio Park at 123 Ionia Ave Southwest