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Playlist from 06/08/2025 @ 12:00am

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J. Burnz

Let's keep the party going with an eclectic mix of music!

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Nubiyan Twist

All The Same
Find Your Flame 2024 via Strut
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Te'Amir

Back To Abyssinia
Abyssinia Rise [EP] 2018 via Tru-Thoughts
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TSHA

Dancing In The Shadows (feat. Clementine Douglas)
Capricorn Sun 2022 via Ninja Tune
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Eddie Taylor

Goin' Down Slow
Long Way From Home 1977 via Blind Pig
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2:40 am
LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN PSA (click for more info)

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan works with the West Michigan community to permanently protect and care for nearby natural areas. 

By preserving and restoring West Michigan's unique ecosystems--from its big forests and wild rivers to its sandy lakeshore dunes--they give future generations the opportunity to experience and enjoy the natural wonders we treasure today. 

Learn how you can volunteer for The Land Conservancy of West Michigan, explore a nature preserve, attend an informational event, and support the permanent protection of nature in West Michigan at naturenearby dot org. 

Earl McIntyre

All I Have To Give
Brass Carnival & Tribute 2013 via Independent
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Soccer Mommy

night swimming
Color Theory 2020 via Loma Vista
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Neil Young

Terrorist Suicide Hangliders
Peace Trail 2016 via Reprise
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Tony Allen

Cosmosis (feat. Ben Okri & Skepta)
There Is No End (Clean Version) 2021 via Blue Note
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2:20 am
YWCA West Michigan (click for more info)

The YWCA West Central Michigan is a social justice organization with more than 100 years of experience providing service to, and advocating on behalf of the most vulnerable people in our community. 

The YWCA is the only provider of comprehensive domestic and sexual violence services to child and adult survivors in Kent County. 

In any given year, the YWCA, provides services to more than 4,000 individual survivors and family members, and responds to over 2,700 crisis calls related to domestic violence and sexual assault. 

To learn more about YWCA West Central Michigan visit Y W C A W C M I DOT ORG. Or if you are in need of help, please call their 24-Hour Confidential Helpline 616.454.YWCA (616.454.9922)

Clarence Gatemouth Brown

Too Late Baby
Gate Swings 1997 via Polygram Records

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Calexico

Mi Burrito Sabanero
Seasonal Shift 2020 via ANTI
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Claude Fontaine

Reliquia
La Mer 2024 via Innovative Leisure
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GA-20

Crackdown
Crackdown 2022 via Karma Chief
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2:00 am
CASA of Kent County (click for more info)
Every child in foster care deserves a voice in the courtroom, and you can be that voice. 

Court Appointed Special Advocates - known by the acronym CASA - of Kent County is looking for dedicated volunteers to advocate for children in the child welfare system, ensuring they have the support and stability they need. 

No special background is required--just compassion and a desire to make a difference. 

CASA invites you to join them in bringing hope and positive change to a child's life. 

Learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer today.at casakentco dot org.  That's c-a-s-a-k-e-n-t-c-o dot o-r-g!

Freddie Hubbard

Happiness is Now
Pinnacle 2011 via RESONANCE RECORDS
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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard

Lover's Return
Pioneering Women Of Bluegrass [The Definitive Edition] 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Suzanne Vega

Harbor Song
Songs In Red And Gray 2001 via A&M Records
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Bomba Estereo

Ahora
Deja 2021 via Sony Music Latin
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1:40 am
WYCE Celebrates Pride (click for more info)

Join WYCE in recognizing Pride Month.

Here at WYCE we focus on celebrating and uplifting under represented communities, including the LGBTQ+ communities.
Throughout the month of June, and every month, WYCE celebrates LGBTQ+ voices, because love is love.

Anushka

Breathe
Yemeya 2021 via Tru Thoughts
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Valerie June

The Front Door
The Order Of Time 2017 via Concord
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Phabies

I'm Leaving, Don't Follow
EP 2 2019 via Independent
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Fun.

Barlights
Aim and Ignite 2009 via Nettwerk
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1:20 am
North Kent Connect (click for more info)

Are you or someone you know struggling to make ends meet? 


North Kent Connect is here to help.  They're a Christian nonprofit organization providing food, clothing, job resources, and support for families in northern Kent County. 


Whether you need a hand or want to lend one, you belong there.


To learn how you can donate, volunteer, or receive their services, visit nkconnect dot org or call 616-866-3478.

 

Lizzo

Cuz I Love You
Cuz I Love You 2019 via Atlantic
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Omar Souleyman

Mawal
To Syria, With Love 2017 via Mad Decent
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Madlib

Song For My Father
Shades of Blue 2003 via Toshiba EMI
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The Meltdown

How Funny Is Another Mans Pain
The Meltdown 2017 via Hopestreet Recordings
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1:00 am
GRTV Media Presentation Suite (click for more info)

GRTV is offering a new service that allows community members and organizations to digitize their outdated home media through the launch of its "Media Preservation Suite." 


The Media Preservation Suite is geared toward community members and organizations interested in transferring VHS tapes, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs and 8-millimeter film - into digital formats. 

Users must be GRCMC all-access members to use this service then complete a one-time certification training to learn how to use the digitization equipment and software. 

For more information including details on certification training, email help@grtv dot org.

Amy Speace

Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne
Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne 2019 via Windbone
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Dan Croll

From Nowhere (Baardsen Remix)
From Nowhere EP 2012 via Independent
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Jacob Miller

Sinners
Collector's Classics 1989 via RAS Records
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McCoy Tyner

Blues On The Corner
The Real McCoy 1967 via Blue Note
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12:40 am
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum - "Ford After Five Swinging and Swearing In" (click for more info)
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is proud to announce "Ford After Five Swinging and Swearing In" Saturday, August 9, at 6 PM at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids.

You're invited to grab your dancing shoes and join them on the Museum's plaza for swing music performed by 501 Swing Street, plus enjoy a reading of President Ford's famous swearing-in speech from August 9, 1974. 

More information on "Ford After Five Swinging and Swearing In" is available at ford library museum dot gov. 

Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues

King Edward's Throne
Hanapepe Dream 1999 via Tone Cool
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Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers

Queen of the Rodeo
Loved Wild Lost 2015 via Little Sur
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Gemma Ray

There Must Be More Than This
The Exodus Suite 2016 via Bronze Rat
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Anoushka Shankar

Red Sun
Rise 2005 via Angel Records
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12:20 am
WMCAT- Summer Intensive (click for more info)

The weather is warm, and creativity is in the air! 

Do you have a student in grades 7-9 that enjoys exploring their creative side? The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology's new Summer Intensive is now enrolling! 

This 3-day experience has students exploring T-shirt design, beat making, metal stamping, stop motion animation, and more, alongside WMCAT (wim-cat) professional teaching artists. No art experience required. 

Registration ends July 1st! 

For full descriptions, schedule, registration and more visit ARTS TECH dot WMCAT dot ORG (artstech.wmcat.org)

Kelela

Truth Or Dare
Take Me Apart 2017 via Warp
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Robert Ward

Peace of Mind
New Role Soul 2000 via Delmark
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Lisa Richards

Mad Mad Love
Mad Mad Love 2006 via Self Released
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the Soil & the Sun

The Physics of Immortality
Meridian 2014 via Audiotree

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12:00 am
GRPL - Summer Reading Challenge (click for more info)

The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) is kicking off summer with its popular Summer Reading Challenge, designed for readers of all ages. 

Running from June 2nd to August 30, 2025, this program invites the entire community to set reading goals, track their progress, and win prizes at no cost.

There are several reading challenges available.  

To sign up, register online at grpl.org,  or in person at any GRPL location.