Show Categories: Sunday

A “World Cafe specialty show” refers to a special episode of the NPR radio program “World Cafe” that focuses on a particular genre or theme of music, often featuring in-depth interviews and performances from artists within that specific style, sometimes presented as a mini-series or a one-off episode depending on the topic. Sunday 4 pm- 6pm.

Key points about World Cafe specialty shows:

·         Focus on specific genres:

These shows might highlight artists from a particular genre like indie rock, Americana, blues, or world music, giving listeners a deeper dive into that musical space.

·         Curated artist selection:

The show producers carefully choose artists that represent the chosen genre, often including both established and emerging acts.

·         In-depth interviews:

Besides live performances, the specialty shows often feature extended interviews with artists, exploring their creative process and influences within the specific genre.

·         Potential for recurring themes:

Some specialty shows might become recurring segments, like a monthly “New Music Spotlight” or a seasonal “Holiday Music” feature.

Example of a World Cafe specialty show:

• “Indie Rock Hit Parade”: A special episode focusing on popular indie rock bands with multiple live performances and interviews

Playlist for 3/1/26

1. Pavement “Range Life” Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
2. *Shame “Cutthroat” Recorded Live for World Cafe
3. *Roxy Music “In Every Dream Home A Heartache” For Your Pleasure
4. *Roxy Music “In Every Dream Home A Heartache” For Your Pleasure
5. *Shame “Lampião” Recorded Live for World Cafe
6. *The Cranberries “Zombie” No Need To Argue
7. *Shame “One Rizla” Recorded Live for World Cafe
8. *Shame “Quiet Life” Recorded Live for World Cafe
9. *Hannah Jadagu “Lose” Aperture
10. *Patti Smith “Frederick” Wave
11. *Bruce Springsteen “Cover Me” Born in the USA
12. *Jobi Riccio “Buzzkill” Face the Feeling
13. *Death Cab for Cutie “Little Bribes” The Open Door – EP
14. *MJ Lenderman “She’s Leaving You” Manning Fireworks
15. *Emmylou Harris “I Don’t Wanna Talk About It Now” Red Dirt Girl
16. *Friko “Seven Degrees” Something Worth Waiting For
17. *George Harrison “Awaiting on You All” All Things Must Pass
18. *Blur “Tender” 13
19. *Beach House “PPP” Depression Cherry
20. *Ani DiFranco “32 Flavors” Recorded Live for World Cafe
21. *Pulp “Grown Ups” Recorded Live for World Cafe
22. *Medium Build “Last Time” Last Time (Single)
23. *Mk.gee “ROCKMAN” (Single)
24. *R.E.M. “Man on the Moon” Automatic for the People
25. *Harry Nilsson “Jump Into The Fire” Nilsson Schmilsson
26. *Broken Social Scene “Not Around Anymore” Remember the Humans
27. *Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” Rocket
28. *Panda Bear “Ferry Lady” Sinister Grift

Host(s): Jared Alexander

sundayschool@897theriver.com

Saturday nights at mid-night, Sunday School hits you with four hours of Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal and more. Everything from Pantera and Cannibal Corpse to Cradle of Filth and Iron Maiden.

Playlist for 3/1/26

Hour 1

Iron Maiden: The Trooper
Metallica: Fight Fire With Fire
Death Angel: Cult Of The Used
Kreator: Satanic Anarchy
Black Label Society: Name In Blood
Hatebreed: To The Threshold
Lamb Of God: Into Oblivion
Haste The Day: Shallows
Atreyu: Exes And Ohs
Miss May I: Die On The Vine
Slayer: Dir By The Sword
Slayer: Black Magic

Hour 2

Black Sabbath: Children Of The Sea
Heaven And Hell: The Bible Black
Dream Evil: Metal Gods
Lions Share: Another Desire
Soulfly: No Pain=No Power
King Parrot: It’s A Rort
GWAR: Pink Pony Club
Megadeth: Puppet Parade
Testament: High Noon
Pantera: 10s
Pantera: A New Level

Hour 3

Exodus: 3111
Nuclear Messiah: Electric Burn
Judas Priest: Painkiller
Tailgunner: Eulogy
Metal Allegiance : Black Horizons
Opeth: Slither
Soen: Discordia
Sylosis: Lacerations
All That Remains: Chiron
URNE: The Spirit Alive
Kurantine: Unholy
From Hell: God Of Thunder

Hour 4

Katatonia: A World Without Heroes
Arch Enemy:, To The Last Breath
Once Human: Terminal
At The Gates: The Fever Mask
Myurkur: Touch My Love And Die
Wykked Wytch: Bring Me To Life
Witch Club Satan: Your Wildflower
Pro Pain: Oceans Of Blood
Throwdown : Burn
Blood For Blood: Your Gonna Have To Kill Me
Volumes: Adrenaline
Tool: Pneuma

Host(s): Rick Galusha

KIWRBlues@gmail.com

Sunday mornings from 9 – Noon, PS Blues gives you three hours of blues, Jazz, Folk and Americana music. From the classics like Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters to the latest from Los Lonely Boys, Indigenous and others.

Playlist for 3/1/26

Host(s): Reily

reilyhiles@897theriver.com

For over 26 years running, Planet O has been at the local music leader in the Omaha metro area. Sunday nights from 7 – 9 we hit you with two hours of nothing but Local and Regional music.

In a band? Are you an artist with new music? Want to be on Planet O? E-mail us at planeto@897theriver.com and reilyhiles@897theriver.com.  MP3’s, Wave files, or link to current music, bio and shows.

Planet O
2700 College Rd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

 

Playlist for 3/8/2026

Hour One   

1. Popularity Contest – READY TO WIN!
2. C10 – FOMO
3. NugZ – Lock Yourself Away
4. Specter Poetics – Soul Sparked
5. Jeff in Leather – GUN
6. Ex Lover – Dancefloor
7. Garst – Fine
8. Annie and the Bang Bang – Let Me Down
9. Social Cinema – Get Along
10. Soda Spill – So Bored (Party Song)
11. Plastic Presidents – Ends Meat
12. Feel Good – Smiling From The Heart
13. Public Figure – Oh, Love
14. Chasing Chance – Pop Punk Sh!t
15. Wake Sessions – Running up That Hill
16. We Are Arya – Lonely

 

Hour Two   

1. Keeper of Innsmouth – The Turn
2. Evil Shadows – Light It Up
3. High Card Killer – Idolized
4. Sister Scarlet – Dreams Come Alive
5. TF BUNDY – On The Table
6. Trees With Eyes – Sunken Eyes
7. The Cavves – In The Garden
8. Ebba Rose – Hummingbird
9. Mari Crisler – Garden 2
10. The Wildwoods – The Thought of Romance
11. Matt Cox – Ballad of the Wolf
12. White Rose Motor Oil – Trouble or Nothing
13. Escape The Hive – Separate Live

Every Sunday night at 10pm – 11pm check out the best new music from around the globe. Hosted by Sat Bisla, this show is devoted to bringing you imports, indie bands and new music from around the world, spotlighting those bands that are big in other countries, but haven’t yet made it big here in the United States.

Playlist for 3/1/26

1. Lusaint – “Blind” (Heavenly Fire, U.K.)
2. Neiked Ft. Circa Waves – “Sweet Emotion” (Columbia Records, Germany)
3. Chloe Qisha – “So Sad So Hot” (Columbia Records, U.K.)
4. Balu Brigada – “Backseat” (Warner Music Group, Australasia)
5. Tove Styrke – “Prayer” (Bud Fox, Sweden)
6. Seafret – “Signal Fire” (Nettwerk, U.K.)
7. Max Allais – “Wherever You Go” (Real Thing Records/Universal Music, New Zealand)
8. Sex Mask – “Cold” (Unsigned, Australia)
9. Vella – “Somebody Else” (Universal Music, Sweden)
10. Ruel – “Only Ever” (Giant Music, Australia)
11. Chanin – “Whisper” (Universal Music, Germany)
12. Camber – “Paranoia” (Fierce Panda, U.K.)
13. Cassia – “Miles Out” (Love Sundays / Universal Music, U.K.)
14. *Red Rum Club – “American Nights & English Mornings” (Modern Sky, U.K.)
15. *Rhett Repko – “Bad At Love” (Unsigned, U.S.)

Host(s): Dave

email:  newdayrisingshow@gmail.com

Sundays from 2 – 4, New Day Rising plays the best in fresh, new rock before you will hear it anywhere else. Take a look at what the future of music has to offer with bands like Bright Eyes, Low, Mastodon, and Mike Watt.

Playlist for 3/1/26

1. Maria Taylor – “Never Thought I’d Feel New” ; Million Stars
2. XTC – “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” from Nonsuch; Geffen
3. Hole – “Jennifer’s Body” from Live Through This; DGC
4. Snocaps – “Cherry Hard Candy” from Snocaps; Anti
5. Courtney Barnett – “Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)” ; Mom+Pop
6. Wild Flag – “Romance” from Wild Flag; Merge
7. Hello Mary – “Three” from Emita Ox; Frenchkiss
8. Ratboys – “Penny In The Lake” from Singin’ To An Empty Chair; New West
9. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – “Crimes of Paris” from Blood & Chocolate; Columbia
10. Death Cab For Cutie – “Kinder Murder (live)”
11. Sunny Day Real Estate – “Songs About An Angel” from Diary; Sub Pop
12. The Posies – “Daily Mutilation” from Amazing Disgrace; DGC
13. Soundgarden – “Blow Up The Outside World” from Down On The Upside; A&M
14. Hair Person – “Circle” from Dorsia; self released
15. Weird Nightmare – “Might See You There” ; Sub Pop
16. Sugar – “Long Live Love” ; BMG
17. Nada Surf – “What Is Your Secret?” from The Weight Is a Gift; Barsuk
18. The Beths – “Til My Heart Stops” from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti
19. Esme Patterson – “Kinda Like Praying” from Notes From Nowhere; self relesed
20. Juliana Hatfield – “My House Is Not a Dream House” from Lightning Might Strike; American Laundromat
21. They Might Be Giants – “Wu-Tang” ; Idlewild
22. Kim Gordon – “Not Today” ; Matador
23. Faith No More – “We Care A Lot” from Introduce Yourself; Slash
24. Sonic Youth – “Unwind” from Washing Machine; DGC

Host(s): Larry Groce

Get to Know Mountain Stage

Sundays from Noon – 2, Mountain Stage has been hosted by Larry Groce since 1983. It showcases diverse music from traditional to modern … all recorded before a live audience.

For more than 25 years has been giving radio audiences the best seat in the house for some of the world’s most renowned performers.

Playlist for 3/1/26

Hour One

1. Maya De Vitry
   – Nothing Else Matters
   – Some Rent
   – Dream In Blue
   – Odds Of Getting Even
2. The Arcadian Wild
   – Welcome
   – Hey, Runner!
   – Shoulders
   – Big Sky, Mt.
3. Them Coulee Boys
   – Change, Etc.
   – As Long As You Let Me
   – I Am Not Sad

Hour Two

1. Susan Werner
   – Halfway To Houston
   – For The Love Of Men
   – Jalapeno Cornbread
   – Welcome To Texas
2. Bob Thompson – Wayfaring Stranger
3. Medium Build
   – Crying Over You
   – Bigger
   – Drug Dealer
   – Yoke
   – White Male Privilege
4. Kathy Mattea & Company – Deep River Blues

Host(s): Rob Reinhart

rob@acafe.com

Every Sunday at 7am it’s 2 hours of the latest music from today’s singer-songwriting talents, plus live in-studio interviews and performances. In addition to classic songwriters like Dylan, Mitchell, Young, Cash, Browne, Prine etc., Acoustic Café wants to bring as many newer talents to the table as possible some of which contain a bit of country, rock, blues, folk, pop and more!

Playlist for 3/1/26

Hour One

1. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
2. “Undercurrent”-Perfume Genius
3. “Keeper”-Courtney Marie Andrews
4. “Sweet Ice Tea”-Tinsley Ellis
5. “Somewhere Down In Georgia”-Mon Rovia
6. “Marguerita”-Graham Nash (in-studio)
7. “True Love Will Find You In The End”-Beck
8. “Forever Never Lasts”-Rachael & Vilray (in-studio)
9. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: YE VAGABONDS
   – Sitric Road
   – The Flood
10. “Low And Lonely”-AV & The Inner City
11. “Only A Fool”-The James Hunter 6
12. “Big Money”-Jon Batiste
13. “Ancient Light”-I’m With Her (in-studio)

Hour Two

1. “Radio – Duo”-Alison Mosshart (SongWriter Podcast)
2. “Can You Run”-Rissi Palmer
3. “Aeroplane”-Zach Bryan
4. “Ripple”-The Dandy Warhols
5. “Darkest Hour”-Bob Weir
6. “Only A River”-Josh Ritter (in-studio)
7. “I’ll Change For You”-Mitski
8. “Nothing Comes Easy”-Joy Oladokun
9. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: YE VAGABONDS
   – Long Grass
   – Danny
10. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco