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Playlist from 07/14/2025 @ 6:00pm

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Bonnie Raitt

Ain't Gonna Let You Go
Slipstream 2012 via Redwing Records, LLC
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John Gorka

Raven in the Storm
Land Of The Bottom Line 1990 via Windham Hill Records
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Destroyer

The Raven
Have We Met 2020 via Merge
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Todd Snider

Alright Guy
Songs For The Daily Planet 1994 via Mca Nashville
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Black Uhuru

Trouble
Iron Storm 1991 via Rhino / Wea
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8:40 pm
PROMO-WYCE Estate Plan Reminder (click for more info)

Have you ever wondered what you can do to pay it forward and make sure WYCE Radio is here for your kids and grandkids to enjoy?

In addition to your generous continuing support for WYCE while you're still with us, please consider including a financial gift to WYCE in your estate plan.

If you haven't already, we encourage you to consult with your estate planning attorney about the benefits of leaving a gift to support WYCE. 

If you don't have an estate planning attorney, don't hesitate to contact Station Manager Phil Tower([email protected]) for our trusted recommendations.

The Gasoline Gypsies

Walking Trouble
Vagabundos 2018 via Independent

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COMPILATIONS

How's The World Treating You
You Don't Know Me- Rediscovering Eddy Arnold 2013 via Plowboy Records

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8:30 pm
Vertigo - NEW STANDARDS SPONSORSHIP (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Vertigo Music of Grand Rapids, proudly presenting New Standards, airing every Sunday night from 6 to 8 pm. 

Host Larae brings you the very best of the latest new music releases weekly on 88.1 FM WYCE.

Vertigo Music offer tens of thousands of new and used LPs, CDs, and cassettes from all genres, with new stock daily.  

More information is available at Vertigo Music Dot GR.

Y La Bamba

Collapse
Lucha 2023 via Tender Loving Empire
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Taj Mahal

Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Maria Muldaur)
Savoy 2023 via Stony Plain
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8:20 pm

Todd Rundgren

It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
With a Twist 1997 via Capitol
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Bob Dylan & The Band

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Before The Flood 1974 via Sony
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Teddy Swims

Lose Control
Single 2023 via Warner
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JR Clark and The All Star Blues Mob

It's A Man's World
January Rain 2017 via Independent
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8:00 pm
LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST -MOTHS ON TOUR (click for more info)

This summer, the Land Conservancy of West Michigan and Querkus Creative are taking insect appreciation on the road with an event series called "Moths on Tour!" 

"Moths on Tour" features a technique called "light sheeting" to attract moths, beetles, flies, and more for attendees to observe and appreciate the insects. 

There are three after-dark events this summer in Kent, Muskegon, and Newaygo County.

Learn more about "Moths on Tour" at naturenearby dot org slash events.

Carrie Rodriguez

Z
Lola 2016 via Luz
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Freddy Cole

ma, she's makin' eyes at me
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B 2010 via Highnote Records
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Edison Kitt

Whiskey On Her Lips
Whiskey Ramblings 2021 via Independent
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The Claudettes

Exposure
The Claudettes Go Out! 2022 via Forty Below
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Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers

The Worst Facts
Spencer Gets It Lit! 2022 via In The Red
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7:40 pm
Last Mile Cafe (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Last Mile Café, located at 1006 Hall Street Southeast in Grand Rapids. 

Last Mile Café is a local, Black, and woman-owned business that aims to change the narrative of coffee to be more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive. 

They sell only coffees with ethically and sustainably sourced beans, as well as compostable packaging and shipping materials. 

More info is available at lastmile-dot-cafe *(lastmile.cafe)

Petra Haden

This Is Not America
Petra Goes To The Movies 2013 via ANTI Records
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Jann Arden

To Sir With Love
Happy 1997 via A&M
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7:30 pm
SectionLive Presents - Flipturn (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Intersection, presenting Flipturn on Thursday, July 31st. 

Flipturn stops in Michigan following the release of their second album, Burnout Days--a record suspended between modern indie rock and New Wave nostalgia.

Doors will open at 7 pm, and the show begins at 8 pm.

Tickets plus more info are at SECTION LIVE dot COM.

Roberta Flack

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Single Edit)
First Take (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2020 via Atlantic/Rhino
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Roots of Creation

Woman - Dub
Dub Free Or Die, Vol. 1 2021 via Bombshelter
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Julie Kelly

Don't Be That Way
Into The Light 2000 via Chase Music
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7:20 pm
Bell's Brewery - July (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from Bell's Brewery. 

Bell's Eccentric Café and Blackmagic Media present the "Real Laughter Local Comedy Showcase" on Saturday, July 19th. 

The showcase features West Michigan comedians Oba the Artist, Jarell Henry, Micha Dailey-White, and more.

More information on this 18 & up show are available at Bells Beer dot com.

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio

Be Nice
The Long Haul 2023 via Independent
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COMPILATIONS

Inside My Love
Jackie Brown - Music from the Motion Picture 1997 via Maverick

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Pink Martini

Tea For Two
Hey Eugene! 2007 via Heinz Records
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COMPILATIONS

Natural Born Lover
Slidin' Some Slide 1993 via Bullseye Blues / Pgd

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Paul Sachs

Jesse
Survival Is the New Success 2014 via PAul Sachs
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Lloyd Cole

Woman in a Bar
Anti depressant 2006 via One Little Indian Us
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7:00 pm
Gentex Corporation (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Gentex, a proud supporter of WYCE's GRAM on The Green Summer Concert Series on four consecutive Thursday nights, July 17 through August 7, at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

Their Overland-themed Chevy Silverado Trail Boss and matching trailer will be serving up iced coffee on select Thursday nights during the GRAM on The Green concert series, including this Thursday night, July 17th! All concerts are open to the public at no charge.

Gentex is Ottawa County's largest employer with more than 5500 employees throughout West Michigan.

More information is at Gentex dot com slash careers.
 

Leni Stern

Why's Your Skin So White
Black Guitar 1997 via Leni Stern
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Jeff Beck

Thugs Club
Loud Hailer 2016 via ATCO
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Johnny Clegg & Savuka

Woman Be My Country
Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World 1989 via Capitol
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Chris & Meredith Thompson

And You
Clearwater 2002 via Alkali Records
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Bo Diddley

I'm A Man
His Best- The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection 1997 via Chess
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6:40 pm
GRAM On The Green 2025 (click for more info)

The Grand Rapids Art Museum and WYCE proudly present our "GRAM on the Green" concert series for 2025.

Our annual free outdoor music series is made possible with support from Gentex Corporation as well as Bank of America.

GRAM on the Green returns July 17th with a performance from Elizabeth Pixley-Fink starting at 6 pm on the Museum Terrace.

Guests can enjoy food trucks, a cash bar, WYCE merchandise, and iced coffee provided by Gentex.

The Museum will remain open afterward for Meijer Free Thursday Nights.

More information is at ART MUSEUM G R dot ORG (artmuseumgr.org)

COMPILATIONS

Frankie and Johnny
Roots Music- An American Journey 1976 via Calliope

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Roy Book Binder

Ballad Of Amazing Grace And Side Show Dan
Polk City Ramble 1998 via Rounder Select
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6:30 pm
SectionLive Presents - Flipturn (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Intersection, presenting Flipturn on Thursday, July 31st. 

Flipturn stops in Michigan following the release of their second album, Burnout Days--a record suspended between modern indie rock and New Wave nostalgia.

Doors will open at 7 pm, and the show begins at 8 pm.

Tickets plus more info are at SECTION LIVE dot COM.

Peter Cooper

Carnival Jim & Jean
Depot Light - Songs of Eric Taylor 2015 via Red Beet
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Desmond Jones

Wanted by the Law, But Not by You
Why Not 2021 via Independent

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6:20 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.

COMPILATIONS

Bang Bang Boogaloo - The Joe Tatton Trio
ATA Records - Early Works, Vol. 2 2022 via ATA Records

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COMPILATIONS

Soothsayers with Victor Rice (Brazil - UK) - Last Days (Way Out West Mix)
Putumayo presents Lounge World 2024 via Putumayo Discovery

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Mudslide Charley

Papa's Comin' Home
Words & Bones 2018 via Gut Bucket Records
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Sheryl Crow

Don't Walk Away
Evolution (Deluxe) 2024 via Valory Music
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The Rubber Knife Gang

House On Fire
Broken Lines 2015 via independent
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6:00 pm
Gentex Corporation (click for more info)
Support for WYCE comes from Gentex, a proud supporter of WYCE's GRAM on The Green Summer Concert Series on four consecutive Thursday nights, July 17 through August 7, at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

Their Overland-themed Chevy Silverado Trail Boss and matching trailer will be serving up iced coffee on select Thursday nights during the GRAM on The Green concert series, including this Thursday night, July 17th! All concerts are open to the public at no charge.

Gentex is Ottawa County's largest employer with more than 5500 employees throughout West Michigan.

More information is at Gentex dot com slash careers.