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Robert Earl Keen

Gringo Honeymoon
Gringo Honeymoon 1994 via Sugarhill [Country]
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Dirty Water
Stories 2002 via Independent
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Cry Cry Cry

Shades of Gray
Cry Cry Cry 1998 via EMI Int'l
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Lake Street Dive

This Paddleball Game
Promises, Promises 2008 via West Side Music
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8:40 pm
Promo - Acoustic Cafe and Local Spins Replay on Sunday (click for more info)

WYCE's Specialty programming on Friday includes Acoustic Cafe from 9-11 am and Local Spins from 11 am until Noon.

If you can't catch the shows on Friday, you can now listen to a replay on the weekend. 

On Sunday, it's Acoustic Cafe from 3-5 pm and Local Spins from 5-6 right here on a World of Music, 88.1 FM WYCE, on our app, and streaming online at WYCE dot org.

Little Feat

Fat Man in the Bathtub
Waiting for Columbus 1978 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Diana Krall

Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
Wallflower 2015 via Verve
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8:30 pm
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Rodney Crowell

Shame on the Moon Redux
Acoustic Classics 2018 via RC1 Records
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Ry Cooder

Boomer's Story
At The Great American Music Hall Live 2013 via Nonesuch
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8:20 pm
SC4A - JUMP INTO SUMMER (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Saugatuck Center for the Arts!

The Saugatuck Center for the Arts kicks off summer with its annual Jump into Summer celebration on Friday, June 6th.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with tunes from Chicago's "DJ Alexander Great," plus hands-on art activities, food trucks, and live music with Rudy de Anda and his 5-piece band at 7:30 p.m. 

SC4A's Jump into Summer is open to the public and all ages at no charge. Registration is strongly encouraged at S C 4 A dot org. (sc4a.org)

Eric Clapton

Bell Bottom Blues
The Lady In The Balcony [Lockdown Sessions] 2021 via Mercury
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John Prine

Paradise
German Afternoons 1988 via Oh Boy
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Gregory Isaacs

Dance Curfew
Dance Curfew 1997 via Hollywood Records
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John Hiatt

Damn This Town
Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns 2011 via New West Records
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8:00 pm
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Jan James

Trouble with the Water
Calling All Saints 2017 via Blue Palace Records
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Seth Avett

Laughing River
Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown 2022 via Ramseur/Thirty Tigers
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Brian Setzer Orchestra

Rock This Town
The Dirty Boogie 1998 via Interscope Records
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Joe Reilly

Geronimo's Cadillac
Planting Gardens 2006 via Independent

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7:40 pm
Outback Presents - The Avett Brothers (*BACKEND) (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Outback Presents... presenting An Evening With The Avett Brothers, on Friday June 27 at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo.  

The Avett Brothers are a folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina.

Tickets are on sale now at WINGSEVENTCENTER DOT COM. 

Buffalo Springfield

For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield: Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin 1973 via ATCO
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Billy F Gibbons

Missin' Yo' Kissin'
The Big Bad Blues 2018 via Concord
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7:30 pm
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids - Kindertransport (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids.

The Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids is proud to present "Kindertransport," opening Thursday, June 5th, for six performances through Sunday, June 15th, at GRCC's Spectrum Theater.

Kindertransport by Diane Samuels explores the emotional aftermath of a young Jewish girl, Eva, sent from Nazi Germany to England for safety, and her later identity struggle as an adult. 

For reserved tickets and more information, it's JTGR dot ORG


Harry Nilsson

Jump Into The Fire
Nilsson Schmilsson 1971 via RCA
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7:20 pm
SC4A - JUMP INTO SUMMER (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Saugatuck Center for the Arts!

The Saugatuck Center for the Arts kicks off summer with its annual Jump into Summer celebration on Friday, June 6th.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with tunes from Chicago's "DJ Alexander Great," plus hands-on art activities, food trucks, and live music with Rudy de Anda and his 5-piece band at 7:30 p.m. 

SC4A's Jump into Summer is open to the public and all ages at no charge. Registration is strongly encouraged at S C 4 A dot org. (sc4a.org)

The Iguanas

The First Kiss Is Free
Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart 2003 via Yep Roc Records
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Mustard's Retreat

Solitary Beach
A Resolution of Something 2003 via Mustards Retreat

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Sweet Japonic

Kiss Me Once
Through the Eyes of Lucie Blue 2005 via Sweet J

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BEATrio

Countryside
BEATrio 2025 via Thirty Tigers / The Orchard
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7:00 pm
Long Road Distillers (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is Less Traveled by Long Road Distillers, located at 959 Cherry Street SE in Grand Rapids.

Less Traveled, an East Hills cocktail bar,  offers custom-crafted cocktails and one of the neighborhood's few open patios for outdoor drinks.

Less Traveled by Long Road Distillers--respecting the craft, honoring the journey, and taking no shortcuts.


The Head and The Heart

After The Setting Sun
Aperture 2025 via Verve Forecast
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Arcade Fire

I Love Her Shadow
Pink Elephant 2025 via Columbia
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Beatlejazz

Twist And Shout
Reunion 2025 via Yama
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Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival

'59 Cadillac
Retrograde 2025 via J & R Collective
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Willie Nelson

Shame On The Moon
Oh What A Beautiful World 2025 via Legacy
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6:40 pm
FMG - Tuesday Evening Music Club 2025 (click for more info)

Frederik Meijer Gardens and WYCE are proud to once again present the Tuesday Evening Music Club for 2025.


Tuesday Evening Music Club brings local and regional musicians and bands to the Meijer Gardens Amphitheater on Tuesday nights, June 17th through August 26th. Performances are free for Meijer Gardens members and included in general admission for others.


This series is supported by *Ayers Basement Systems, Meyer Music, Corporate Live, and 88.1 FM WYCE! 


See the full lineup at **MEIJER GARDENS dot ORG slash TEMC 

**(meijergardens.org/temc)

Kathy Kosins

Foxey Lady
Mood Swings 2003 via Chiaroscuro Records

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Mae Moore

Red Clay Hills
It's A Funny World 2002 via Paras Recording
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6:30 pm
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids - Kindertransport (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from the Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids.

The Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids is proud to present "Kindertransport," opening Thursday, June 5th, for six performances through Sunday, June 15th, at GRCC's Spectrum Theater.

Kindertransport by Diane Samuels explores the emotional aftermath of a young Jewish girl, Eva, sent from Nazi Germany to England for safety, and her later identity struggle as an adult. 

For reserved tickets and more information, it's JTGR dot ORG


Dave Alvin

The Man in the Bed
Ashgrove 2004 via Yep Roc Records
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Charlie Musselwhite

Leaving Your Town
Ace of Harps 1990 via Alligator Records
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6:20 pm
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.

Eliza Marshall

Our Times
New Birth EP 2025 via Real World X
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Charles Chen

Straw Hat
Building Characters 2025 via Cellar
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Eliza Gilkyson

Dark Night Of The Soul
Dark Ages 2025 via Realiza
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Robin Trower

Time Stood Still
Come And Find Me 2025 via Artone
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6:00 pm
Long Road Distillers (click for more info)

Today's WYCE Day Sponsor is Less Traveled by Long Road Distillers, located at 959 Cherry Street SE in Grand Rapids.

Less Traveled, an East Hills cocktail bar,  offers custom-crafted cocktails and one of the neighborhood's few open patios for outdoor drinks.

Less Traveled by Long Road Distillers--respecting the craft, honoring the journey, and taking no shortcuts.