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Playlist from 04/30/2025 @ 12:00pm

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Lucy

Lucy loves "music with a beat". That works out well, because WYCE tends to feature beat-equipped music in its library.

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Daisy May

We Are
Mother Moon 2007 via Earthwork

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Sarah Jarosz

House Of Mercy
Undercurrent 2016 via Sugar Hill
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Aukai

Last Day
Aukai 2016 via Independent
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2:40 pm
Promo - GR Live (click for more info)

WYCE invites you to tune in weekly for "GR Live," presented by DGRI...Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc., Thursdays at Noon here on WYCE and live on wyce dot org.. 

Hosted by Quinn Mathews, GR Live features live music from groups playing in the area and interviews with people in our regional music and arts community.

You can listen to GR Live on 88.1 FM WYCE, WYCE dot org, our WYCE Smartphone App, or your smart speaker.

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

Come Undone
Hawk 2010 via Vanguard Records
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Nouvelle Vague

Shack Up
Bande a Part 2006 via Peacefrog
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2:20 pm
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum - Casting Light (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

A new showcase exhibit, Casting Light: Photographs of the Vietnam War opens at the Ford Museum on April 21 and uses iconic photographs from American photojournalists to capture how presidents and the American public grappled with the reality of the conflict.

More information, including museum hours, is available at fordlibrarymuseum dot gov.

Mary Youngblood

And We Shall Dance
Beneath The Raven Moon 2002 via Silver Wave
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Vienna Teng

Close to Home
Aims 2013 via Soltruna
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Kid Koala

1 bit Blues (10,000 miles)
12 bit Blues 2012 via Ninja Tune
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Hannah Laine

Make It Easy
Unfolding 2025 via Independent
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2:00 pm
Kendall College of Art & Design (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is  Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design. 

Kendall College of Art and Design is celebrating the accomplishments and creative talents of KCAD's graduating class at the 2025 Annual Student Exhibition, happening May 3-11 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. 

The exhibition is open to the public at no charge. 

Details at K-C-A-D dot E-D-U slash E-V-E-N-T-S.

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Do I Look Worried
Made Up Mind 2013 via SONY MASTERWORKS
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The Devil Makes Three

Spirits
Spirits 2025 via New West
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Ray Charles

Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
Genius Loves Company 2004 via Concord Records
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Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne

Ciao, Ciao Baby
Jumpin' & Boppin' 2016 via Stony Plain Recording
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1:40 pm
All In Hospitality-Donkey Taquiera Cinco de Mayo Party 2025 (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Donkey....a full-service taqueria (TAH-CARE-UH)...  and tequila bar in the heart of Grand Rapids, at the corner of Wealthy & Henry Streets.


Donkey celebrates Cinco de Mayo all this weekend with a street party on Monday, May 5


Donkey's ‍Cinco de Mayo Street Party includes an outdoor bar, Baerrito (Bay-ree-toe) food truck, and live music from La Furia Del Ritmo and Cabildo(KA-BEEL-DOH).


The event is open to the public.


More information is at donkeygr dot com

Mike Farris

Slow Train
The Sound Of Muscle Shoals 2025 via Fame Enterprises
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Steve Winwood

Cigano (For the Gypsies)
About Time 2003 via Wincraft Music
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1:30 pm
Play WYCE Concert Calendar (click for more info)

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Seth Walker

Take Me To The River
Why The Worry 2025 via Royal Potato Family
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COMPILATIONS

Cielo Escarlata
Putumayo Presents- Radio Latino 2006 via Putumayo World Music
a note about this track

Typically a Putumayo World Music compilation is presented as a theme under the title “Putumayo Presents”. The themes can be regional (South Africa, Caribbean, Asia), music styles (reggae, folk, Latin, jazz) and other themes (lounge, groove, party). All albums in the series from 1993 to early 2000 were released on both CD and cassette, with Republica Dominicana being the last album released on cassette.[5]

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1:20 pm
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum - Casting Light (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

A new showcase exhibit, Casting Light: Photographs of the Vietnam War opens at the Ford Museum on April 21 and uses iconic photographs from American photojournalists to capture how presidents and the American public grappled with the reality of the conflict.

More information, including museum hours, is available at fordlibrarymuseum dot gov.

Feist

1 2 3 4
The Reminder 2007 via Cherry Tree
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Leslie Feist (born February 13, 1976), Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada. 1234-the song passed 73,000 total downloads and reached No. 7 on Hot Digital Songs
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Bajofondo

El Anden (feat. Mala Rodriguez)
Mar Dulce 2008 via Decca
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Spoon

Do I Have To Talk You Into It
Hot Thoughts 2017 via Matador
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Willie Bobo

Ci Ci
Lost and Found 2006 via Concord Records
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Matt Andersen

The Cobbler (Good For My Sole)
The Hammer & The Rose 2025 via Sonic
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1:00 pm
Kendall College of Art & Design (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is  Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design. 

Kendall College of Art and Design is celebrating the accomplishments and creative talents of KCAD's graduating class at the 2025 Annual Student Exhibition, happening May 3-11 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. 

The exhibition is open to the public at no charge. 

Details at K-C-A-D dot E-D-U slash E-V-E-N-T-S.

My Brightest Diamond

We Added It Up
All Things Will Unwind 2011 via Asthmatic Kitty
a note about this track

the third studio album from the American rock group My Brightest Diamond. Conceptually, the album is about Detroit, Michigan, class and race, politics, and life and death

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Sierra Spirit

ghost
Single 2024 via Giant Music
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Rick Chyme & Nixon

Do Do Ya (radio edit)
U.N.I.T.S. 1 2015 via Independent
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Alison Wonderland

U Don't Know
Run 2015 via Astralwerks
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David Lindes

Despegar
Peace With A Lion 2025 via Independent
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12:40 pm
Culinary Cultivations (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Culinary Cultivations.

Culinary Cultivations is committed to providing a team of food service professionals for client events, functions, and parties. 

Their team comprises professionals in all positions: chefs, cooks, dishwashers, servers and more.

They pride themselves on honesty, transparency, diversity, and kindness to all team members, and are always looking for food service professionals who desire a flexible schedule.

More information can be found at Culinary Cultivations dot org.

Frazey Ford

Firecracker
Obadiah 2010 via Nettwerk Records
a note about this track

Frazey Ford is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was a founding member of The Be Good Tanyas.
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And The Kids

Creeper
Friends Share Lovers 2016 via Signature Sounds
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12:30 pm
ASM Global - Star Wars May 4th with GRSO (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Grand Rapids Symphony...Presenting Star Wars: A New Hope,  in concert on Sunday, May 4 at Van Andel Arena.

This is an opportunity to watch the iconic film as the Grand Rapids Symphony performs John William's Oscar-winning score.

Tickets for Star Wars A New Hope in Concert live to film are available at Ticketmaster dot com.

This presentation is licensed by Disney Concerts.

Arrested Development

Mr. Wendal
3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of 1992 via Elektra
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Gordon Lightfoot

Carefree Highway
Gord's Gold 1975 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Scottish decent, born in Ontario. He topped the US Hot 100 with many of his tunes including Carefree Highway.
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12:20 pm
Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum - Casting Light (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

A new showcase exhibit, Casting Light: Photographs of the Vietnam War opens at the Ford Museum on April 21 and uses iconic photographs from American photojournalists to capture how presidents and the American public grappled with the reality of the conflict.

More information, including museum hours, is available at fordlibrarymuseum dot gov.

Tab Benoit

Why Why
Single 2024 via Whiskey Bayou
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Alice Smith

Dream
For Lovers, Dreamers & Me 2006 via Bbe
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Victor Wooten

U Can't Hold No Groove
A Show of Hands 1996 via Compass
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Rue Boogaloo

Creeper
Rue Boogaloo 2012 via Independent
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12:00 pm
Kendall College of Art & Design (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is  Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design. 

Kendall College of Art and Design is celebrating the accomplishments and creative talents of KCAD's graduating class at the 2025 Annual Student Exhibition, happening May 3-11 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. 

The exhibition is open to the public at no charge. 

Details at K-C-A-D dot E-D-U slash E-V-E-N-T-S.