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Playlist from 08/22/2025 @ 9:00pm

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Bat for Lashes

Pearl's Dream
Two Suns 2009 via Astralwerks
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Basia Bulat

Good Advice
Good Advice 2016 via Secret City
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Donna The Buffalo

Each and Every Direction
Rockin' In The Weary Land 1998 via Sugarhill [Country]
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11:40 pm
Support WYCE through your IRA (click for more info)

Are you 70½ or older?   If so, you can make a tax-smart gift to WYCE through your IRA. 


It's known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution -- and it could lower your taxable income while supporting the music you love and hear on your favorite independent community radio station.

To learn more about making a Qualified Charitable Distribution to support WYCE, be sure to check with your IRA administrator or financial advisor.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

I'm Torn Up
Half The City 2014 via Single Lock
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The Decemberists

The Singer Addresses His Audience
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World 2015 via Capitol
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11:30 pm
Wealthy Street Block Party 2025 (click for more info)

The East Hills Council of Neighbors and the Wealthy Street Business Alliance present the Wealthy Street Block Party on Saturday, September 27th, from 12 to 6 PM at Wealthy and Eastern. 

The free event includes live music, kids' activities, food trucks, craft drinks, and local vendors. 

Details can be found on Facebook at Wealthy Street Block Party. 

Thursday

War All The Time
War All The Time 2003 via Independent
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The Mountain Goats

Heel Turn 2
Beat the Champ 2015 via Merge
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11:20 pm
GRPM- Sharks! (click for more info)
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) invites to plan a visit before the summer ends!

The museum's exhibit, Sharks, leaves after August 31. 

The exhibit invites families, students, and enthusiasts to encounter nine life-sized, scientifically accurate, life-like shark models, plus learn about sharks through artifacts and interactive displays.

This event is free with general admission. (*Kent County Kids get in free every day.)

More information is available at grpm dot org

Julien Baker

Sugar in the Tank
Single 2024 via Independent
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Beach Bunny

Year of the Optimist
Single 2025 via Independent
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Melanie

Brand New Key
Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits of Melanie 1999 via Buddha Records
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Koko Taylor

Wang Dang Doodle
Deluxe Edition 2002 via Alligator Records
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Muddy Waters

Rollin' Stone [Alternate Take]
One More Mile 1994 via Mca
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11:00 pm
GRPM- Sharks! (click for more info)
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) invites to plan a visit before the summer ends!

The museum's exhibit, Sharks, leaves after August 31. 

The exhibit invites families, students, and enthusiasts to encounter nine life-sized, scientifically accurate, life-like shark models, plus learn about sharks through artifacts and interactive displays.

This event is free with general admission. (*Kent County Kids get in free every day.)

More information is available at grpm dot org

Chuck Brodsky

Bill And Annie
Letters In The Dirt 1996 via Red House
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Molly Tuttle

Summer of Love
So Long Little Miss Sunshine 2025 via Nonesuch
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Taylor Swift

Right Where You Left Me
Evermore (Deluxe Version) 2021 via Republic Records
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David Bowie

TVC 15
Station to Station (Special Edition) 1976 via Virgin
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10:40 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)

Michigander

Spitting Image
Michigander 2025 via Thirty Tigers
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Chet Faker

Low
Single 2021 via BMG
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DoomTree

Bangarang
No Kings 2011 via Independent
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10:30 pm
GRTV Classes generic (click for more info)

Do-it-yourself TV, podcasting, and filmmaking start here at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center with GRTV!

GRTV's certification classes are now back in full swing, and they offer knowledge & access for makers of every skill level. 

Class offerings include Intro to Video Production, Intro to Podcasting, Studio Production, and others

Once certified, GRCMC Members get free access to GRTV gear, available for checkout during business hours.

You can learn more at grtv dot org slash learn. (grtv.org/learn)

TINI

Cupido
Cupido 2023 via Hollywood / Sony Latin
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Ziggy Marley

Beach In Hawaii
Love Is My Religion 2006 via Cooking Vinyl
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10:20 pm
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum - "The Ford Presidential Museum Celebrates The Greatest Generation" (click for more info)
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum announces the opening of a new, free pop-up exhibit, "The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Celebrates The Greatest Generation!," commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

This new exhibit uses photographs, text, and artifacts to highlight military service, life on the home front, and presidents who served, including President Ford's Naval service, including his role as editor of the USS Monterey's newsletter. 

The pop-up exhibit runs August 23 through September 7, 2025.

More information is available at ford library museum dot gov. 

Howlin' Wolf

Smokestack Lightning
His Best 2011
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Tracy Chapman

Baby Can I Hold You
Tracy Chapman 1988 via Elektra / Wea
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Mary Epworth

Long Gone
Dream Life 2012 via Independent
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Glen Campbell

It's Only Make Believe
Glen Campbell Good Time Album 1970 via Capitol Records
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Mucca Pazza

J'accuse
L.Y.A. 2016 via Leather Bus
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Imogen Heap

Headlock
Speak For Yourself 2006 via RCA
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10:00 pm
Eastown Street Fair (click for more info)

WYCE and the Eastown Community Association are inviting you to the 52nd Annual Eastown Street Fair, Saturday September 6th!

This event is a family-friendly celebration of arts, crafts, food, live local music, and the unique Eastown neighborhood, one of Grand Rapids' most eclectic districts!

The WYCE booth at Eastown Street Fair will have  a huge selection of pre-owned vinyl and CDs. We'll also have your favorite 'YCE merch for sale, including shirts, WYCE hats, and more!

The 52nd Annual Eastown Street Fair runs from 9 AM to 9PM Saturday, September 6th.

Details and more information are at eastown dot org.

Barry Can't Swim

Sonder
When Will We Land 2023 via Ninja Tune
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FKA Twigs

Closer
LP1 2014 via Young Turks
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David Wirsig

Black Eyes
Sunken City 2013 via Independent
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Mt. Joy

Astrovan
Mt. Joy 2018 via Dualtone
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Of Monsters and Men

Ordinary Creature
Ordinary Creature 2025 via Skarkali Records
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9:40 pm
Michigan Irish Music Fest 2025 (click for more info)

Support for WYCE comes from The Michigan Irish Music Festival, returning September 11th through the 14th in downtown Muskegon. 

Over 25 bands will perform on 6 covered stages, including Scottish Celtic rock band Skerryvore (SCARY-vore), Old Blind Dogs and Ally the Piper. 

There will be a shopping market, a pub tent, and food from the Celtic Kitchen and Duff's Tavern.  

Ticket and more information is at Michigan Irish dot Org (michiganirish.org) 

Sage Francis

Sea Lion
A Healthy Distrust 2005 via Epitaph Records
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Chappell Roan

School Nights
School Nights 2017 via Atlantic Records
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9:30 pm
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Paperwhite

Wanderlust
Escape 2016 via Independent
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Pearly Drops

Mermaid (feat. Cub Sport)
The Voices Are Coming Back 2025 via Independent
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Dirty Projectors

Overlord
5 EPs 2020 via Domino

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9:20 pm
Franciscan Life Process Center - September Barn Sale (click for more info)
You have the opportunity to shop office and home furniture, decorations, and much more while supporting a local nonprofit at the Franciscan Life Process Center's Barn Sale happening September 5 and 6th at the center, located at 11650 Downes St NE, in Lowell.

From 9 a.m.-5 p.m., community members can explore and purchase items from the Center's recent building renovations. 

All proceeds will support ongoing improvements of the Lowell campus, where the nonprofit provides art programming, counseling, environmental education, music therapy services and more. 

Volunteer opportunities are also available.
 
More information on the barn sale is available at LifeProcessCenter dot org.

Waxahatchee

Fire
Saint Cloud 2020 via Merge

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Fleet Foxes

Sunblind
Shore 2020 via Anti

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The Velvet Underground

Andy's Chest
VU 1985 via Verve Records
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Sylvan Esso

Rooftop Dancing
Free Love 2020 via Loma Vista
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Pendulum

Driver
Inertia 2025 via Warner Music Group
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9:00 pm
Literacy Center of West Michigan (click for more info)
You can help change a life through literacy--one word at a time, by becoming a Volunteer Literacy Coach! 

No special skills or teaching experience are required--The Literacy Center of West Michigan provides all the training and support you need. 

If you can read and write in English and want to make a difference in your community, this is your chance.

Upcoming information sessions are scheduled for August 20, and September 2:

You can learn more at Literacy Center WM dot org.