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 5/4/25

  1. The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
  2. Neal Francis “How Have I Lived” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  3. Neal Francis “What’s Left of Me” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  4. Neal Francis “Need You Again” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  5. Neal Francis “Broken Glass” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  6. Birds of Chicago “A Stray Goodbye” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  7. Wilco “Impossible Germany” Sky Blue Sky
  8. Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Impressively Average” This House is Made of Corners
  9. Ratboys “It’s Alive!” The Window
  10. Rufus “Tell Me Something Good” Rags to Rufus
  11. The Impressions “People Get Ready” People Get Ready
  12. Veruca Salt “Seether” American Thighs
  13. Horsegirl “Switch Over” Phonetics On and On
  14. Dehd “Bad Love” Blue Skies
  15. Chance The Rapper “Blessings” Coloring Book
  16. Makaya McCraven “Dream Another” In These Times
  17. Donavon Frankenreiter “Free” Donavon Frankenreiter
  18. The Beach Boys “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” Pet Sounds
  19. Craig Finn “Luke and Leanna” Always Been
  20. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “I Need To Know” You’re Gonna Get It!
  21. Leif Vollebekk “Rock And Roll” Revelation
  22. Maggie Rogers “That’s Where I Am” Surrender
  23. Temples “Shelter Song” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  24. Midlake “Head Home” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  25. Mumford & Sons “The Wolf” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  26. Low Cut Connie “Don’t Get Fresh With Me” Art Dealers
  27. Leon Bridges “Laredo” Leon
  28. Jason Isbell “Ride to Robert’s” Foxes in the Snow
  29. Ruston Kelly “Mockingbird” Recorded Live at the World Cafe
  30. Mt. Joy “Coyote” Hope We Have Fun
  31. Radiohead “There There” Hail to the Thief
  32. The Cranberries “Ode To My Family” No Need To Argue

1 Hour every Sunday at 9:00 PM with your host, Sean filled with a positive message that will feel your soul! From Skillet, NF, Elevation Disciple, Thousand Foot Krutch, Social Club Misfit, Blue October, NEEDTOBREATHE, Daughtry and others.

Playlist for 2/16/25

  1. Myles Smith – Nice To Meet You
  2. Mayday Parade – By The Way
  3. Beartooth – I Was Alive
  4. Skillet – Not Afraid
  5. Miles Minnick & IAMSU! – UNDO
  6. Derek Minor, Canon – Bands
  7. Rare of Breed – TAKE A BREATH
  8. Wolves At The Gate – Lights & Fire
  9. OVTLIER – Warriors (feat. Chris Motionless)
  10. Nesdam – The Hill
  11. Austin French – The Lord’s Work
  12. Matt Redman – 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
  13. Josh Baldwin – Made For More
  14. TAYA – Come Into The Light

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 5/4/25

Hour 1
Ghost: Peacefield
Iron Maiden: The Final Fromtier
Carnivore: Armageddon
GWAR: Lot Lizard
Family Garden: Lost Gods
Mastodon: Capillarian Crest
Machine Head: Unbound
Behemoth: The Shadow Elite
Fleshgod Apocalypse: Morohine Waltz
Cradle Of Filth: White Hellebore
Slayer: South Of Heaven
Slayer: 213

Hour 2
Killswitch Engage: Collision
Angels On Fire: Otherworldly Dimensions
Eradicator: Drown In Chaos
Orthodox: Sacred Place
Whitechapel: Hymns In Dissonance
Suicide Silence: Smoke
Slaughter To Prevail: Russian Grizzly In America
Avantasia: The Witch
Helloween: Are You Metal?
Dream Theatre: Midnight Messiah
Pantera: 10s
Pantera: A New Level

Hour 3
Onslaught: Iron Fist
Incite: No Mercy, No Forgiveness
Sepultura: Roots Bloody Roots
Sepultura: Refuse/Resist
Caliban: Dear Suffering
Heaven Shall Burn: The Weapon They Fear
Stretcher: The Chosen One
Cryptopsy: Until There’s Nothing Left
Cannibal Corpse: Demented Aggression
Benediction: Crawling Over Corpses
Gutter Creek: On With The Show
Down: Bury Me In Smoke

Hour 4
Raging Speedhorn: Every Night’s Alright For Fighting
Liv Kristine: 12th February
Nightwish: Elan
Epica: T.I.M.E
Acres: Built To Bleed
Devil Wears Prada: Dez Moines
Wolves At The Gate: Synthetic Sun
Scour: Blades
Revenge: Wolf Slave Protocol)Choose Your Side
Gaahls Wyrd: Time And Timeless Timeline
Sviteknology: Heavy Blues
Tool: Fear Inoculum

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 5/4/25

 

  1. Paul Rodgers / Muddy Water Blues
    2. John Hiatt / Crossing Muddy Water
    3. Van Morrison / Cleaning Windows
    4. Jeff Healey / Come Together
    5. Big Joe Williams / Baby Please Don’t Go (Aerosmith,
    6. Big Bill Broonzy / Night Time is the Right Time (Ray Charles)
    7. Mississippi Shieks / Sitting On Top of the World
    8. Lead Belly / Midnight Special
    9. Muddy Waters (Lomax) / I Be’s Troubled (I Can’t Be Satisfied)
    10. Ann Cole / I Got My Mojo Working (1956/1957)
    11. Bo Diddley / I’m a Man
    12. Earl Hooker / Blue Guitar
    13. Led Zeppelin / You Shook Me
    14. BB King / Rock Me Baby
    15. Buddy Guy / She’s 19 Years Old
    16. Chuck Berry / Maybellene
    17. Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys / Ida Red
    Planting the Seed in England
    18. (1979) Chris Barber w/ Muddy Waters / Kansas City
    19. (1954) Cyril Davis w/ Alexis Korner / Hoochie Coochie Man
    20. (1951) John Mayall / Long Distance Call
    22. (1948) Harry Manx / I Can’t Be Satisfied
    23. (1950) The Rolling Stones / Rollin’ Stone Blues
    24. (1951) Stevie Ray Vaughan / Honey Bee
    25. (1951) Tommy Castro / She Moves Me
    26. (1952) Johnny Winter /Iodine in My Coffee
    27. (1952) Smokestack Lightin’ (Yardbirds)
    28. (1953) Jimmy Rogers All Stars / Blow Wind, Blow
    29. (1954) Foghat / I Just Wanna Make (Love to You)
    30. (1955) Joan Osborne / I Want to Be Loves
    31. (1956) Steppenwolf / 40 Days and 40 Nights
    32. (1955) Allman Brothers / Trouble No More
    33. (1955) Koko Taylor / I’m a Woman
    34. (1956) Eric Clapton / Rock Me
    35. (1960) Joe Bomamassa / Tiger in Your Tank
    36. (1962) Tina Turner / You Need Love (Whole Lotta Love)
    37. (1977) Muddy Waters & Johnny Winter / Blues Had a Baby (and They Called It Rock and Roll)

Host(s): Reily

planeto@897theriver.com & reilyhiles@897theriver.com

For over 21 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 5/4/2025

Hour One   

  1. HAKIM – Romantic
  2. Jay Influential – Ghost in the Room
  3. Grace Lundy – Conversations
  4. cmft – fiji water
  5. Mad Darling – Love Me
  6. Levee – Nostalgic 4 Ur Love
  7. Cody Rathman – Seize That Moment
  8. Salt Creek – Thorn In My Side
  9. Weathered – A Belly Full of Knives
  10. The Introduction – Waste Away
  11. LGHTBRNGER – Nothing I Could Do
  12. Everbloom – The Best of Me (Cover)
  13. Color Code – Start Again
  14. Public Figure – Lindy
  15. Dream Aura – Wasted Time
  16. As Tides Rise – Stand Alone

 

Hour Two   

  1. The Tale Untold – Paper
  2. Beyond The World Ahead – Gods & Man
  3. Chasing Supernovas – A Very Comfortable Amount of Diggity
  4. Etched in Embers – Gemini
  5. Evandale – The Middle
  6. Mr E & The Stringless Kite – Mr. Mystery
  7. thick paint – i knew it was you
  8. Centerpiece – You Walked In
  9. The Hottman Sisters – Afterlife Passerby
  10. Isaiah Dominguez – Carpinteria
  11. Jacob James Wilton – Olive Tree
  12. Anna McClellan – Heart of Hearts
  13. Rascal Martinez – Waiting on You
  14. Jason Mayer – Kind Of Wild
  15. Bucka Ruse – Lipstick

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 5/4/25

  1. Cvc – “Bonnie & Clyde”
  2. Monotronic – “Everything Moves”
  3. Calum Bowie – “Your Anthem”
  4. Vella – “All My Love”
  5. Unpeople – “The Garden”
  6. Waiting For Smith – “I Like Life”
  7. The Molotovs – “More, More, More”
  8. Damiano David – “Next Summer”
  9. Shobsy – “Hold Me Up”
  10. Cassia – “Miles Out”
  11. Spacey Jane – “All The Noise”
  12. The Lottery Winners – “Turn Around”
  13. Carissa Summer Rose – “Scatterbrain”
  14. *Fat Dog – “Peace Song”
  15. *Giant Rooks – “Mind Control”

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 4/27/25

  1. Bright Eyes – “Coat Check Dream Song” from Cassadega; Saddle Creek
  2. Cursive – “Dorothy at 40” from Happy Hollow; Saddle Creek
  3. Momma – “Rodeo” from Welcome to My Blue Sky; Polyvinyl
  4. Blondshell – “23’s a Baby” ; Partisan
  5. Julien Baker & Torres – “Bottom of a Bottle” from Send a Prayer My Way; Matador
  6. Redd Kross – “Stunt Queen” from Redd Kross; In The Red
  7. The Beths – “Best Left” from Expert In a Dying Field; Carpark
  8. Elvis Costello – “Watching the Detectives” from My Aim Is True; Stiff
  9. Tunde Adebimpe – “Ate the Moon” from Thee Black Boltz; Sub Pop
  10. Pulp – “Spike Island” ; Rough Trade
  11. Wet Leg – “Catch These Fists” ; Domino
  12. Scowl – “Let You Down” from Are We All Angels; Dead Oceans
  13. We Are Scientists – “Please Don’t Say It” ; Groenland
  14. Japanese Breakfast – “Here Is Someone” from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women); Dead Oceans
  15. Japanese Breakfast – “Orlando In Love” from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women); Dead Oceans
  16. Japanese Breakfast – “Honey Water” from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women); Dead Oceans
  17. Japanese Breakfast – “Mega Circuit” from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women); Dead Oceans
  18. Japanese Breakfast – “Little Girl” from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women); Dead Oceans
  19. Stereolab – “Aerial Troubles” ; Duophonic
  20. Talking Heads – “Warning Sign (live)” from Live On Tour ’78; Sire/Rhino
  21. Swervedriver – “Volume Control” from The World’s Fair EP; Outer Battery
  22. Bob Mould – “When Your Heart Is Broken” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  23. Adrianne Lenker – “Happiness (live)” from Live at Revolutionary Hall; 4AD
  24. Samia – “North Poles” from Bloodless; Grand Jury
  25. Dean Wareham – “The Mystery Guest” from That’s The Price of Loving Me; Carpark
  26. Sonic Youth – “Tom Violence (live)” from Hold That Tiger; Goofin’

 

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 5/4/25

Hour One

  1. Sweet Honey In The Rock
    – Sweet Honey In The Rock
    – Do What The Spirit Say Do
    – Ella’s Song
    – Breaths
  2. The Nighthawks
    – Guard My Heart
    – Damn Good Time
    – Back To The City
  3. Cristina Vane
    – Make Myself Me Again
    – Getting High In Hotel Rooms
    – Small Town Nashville Blues
    – Time For Leaving
    – Hear My Call

Hour Two

  1. Livingston Taylor
    – With You I Belong
    – Henry
    – Over The Rainbow
    – Railroad Bill
  2. Al Stewart
    – One Stage Before
    – Time Passages
    – On The Border
    – Year Of The Cat
  3. Kathy Mattea & Company – People Get Ready

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 5/4/25

Hour One

  1. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
  2. “Save It For Later”-Eddie Vedder
  3. “Come Out of My Blues”-Sierra Hull
  4. “Blue Embers”-The Head & The Heart
  5. “Can’t Have It All”-Leon Bridges
  6. “What Are You Like”-Indigo Girls (in-studio)
  7. “Shame On The Moon”-Willie Nelson
  8. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: THE WAR & TREATY
    – Home – Drink From Me                                     in-studio interview/performance
  9. “What To Make Of Me”-Olive Klug
  10. “Once More With Caution”-Guy Clark
  11. “The Cape”-Guy Clark (in-studio)

Hour Two

  1. “Breakdown”-Penny & Sparrow
  2. “Changed”-Valerie June
  3. “You Without Me”-Elton John/Brandi Carlile
  4. “North Side Gal”-Alison Krauss & Union Station
  5. “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”-Sting (in-studio)
  6. “I’m Getting Ready”-Seth Walker
  7. “The Rest Of Me”-Michael Kiwanuka
  8. “Carry On”-Mumford & Sons
  9. “Silk And Petals”-Amythyst Kiah (in-studio)
  10. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: THE WAR & TREATY
    – Are You Ready To Love Me – This Day/Sweet Chariot/Down To The River)   in-studio interview/performance
  11. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco