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 3/23/25

  1. Nada Surf “Inside Of Love” Let Go
  2. The Head and the Heart “Time With My Sins” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  3. The Head and the Heart “Arrow” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  4. The Head and the Heart “Down in the Valley” WC Recording
  5. The Head and the Heart “After the Setting Sun” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  6. The Head and the Heart “Rivers and Roads” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  7. The Head and The Heart “Heaven Go Easy On Me” The Head and the Heart
  8. The Black Keys “Little Black Submarines” El Camino
  9. Radiohead “Lotus Flower” The King Of Limbs
  10. New Order “Be a Rebel” Be a Rebel (single)
  11. Neville Brothers “Fire On The Mountain” Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin (All My Relations)
  12. Momma “I Want You (Fever)” Welcome to My Blue Sky
  13. Luscious Jackson “Naked Eye” Fever In Fever Out
  14. David Bowie “Andy Warhol” Hunky Dory
  15. David Bowie “Ziggy Stardust–Suffragette City” The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  16. The Record Company “Off The Ground” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  17. Josh Ritter “Kathleen” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  18. Fionna Apple “Sleep To Dream” Tidal
  19. Lenny Kravitz “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over” Mama Said
  20. Feist “1234” WC Recording
  21. Mon Rovia “Rust.” Act 4: Atonement
  22. Shawn Colvin “Acadian Driftwood” Uncovered
  23. The Band “It Makes No Difference” Northern Lights-Southern Cross

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 3/23/25

Hour 1
Dream Theatre: Midnight Messiah
System Of A Down: Know
Deftones: Poltergeist
Barbarians Of California: The Library
Machine Head: Unbound
Soilent Green: Leaves Of Three
Raging Speedhorn: Every Night’s Alright For Fighting
Destruction: Scumbag Human Race
Sodom: In War And Pieces
Tiktaaalika: Fault Lines
Slayer: Die By The Sword
Slayer: Black Magic

Hour 2
Aborted; The Pain Will Be Exquisite
Whitechapel: Hymns In Dissonance
Alluvial: Fogbelt
200 Stab Wounds: Hands Of Eternity
Epica: Time
Amaranthe: Electroheart
Lacuna Coil: Gravity
Killswitch Engage: Collision
Fit For A King: Keeping Secrets
Frozen Soul: Mandatory Suicide
Pantera: This Love
Pantera: Revolution Is My Name

Hour 3
Danzig: Twist Of Cain
King Diamond: The Spider Lilly
Life Of Agony: Through And Through
Cradle Of Filth: White Hellabore
Devin Townsend: Power Nerd:
Iron Maiden: Run To The Hills
Ghost: Twenties
Sick N Beautiful: Hate Manifesto
Nightwish: Planet Hell
Edge Of Paradise: Rougue(Aim For The Kill
Stretcher: Chosen One
Agnostic Front: Peace
Agnostic Front: Social Justice

Hour 4
Arcania: Lost Generation
Chained Saint: Animosity
Metallica: Disposable Heroes
Arch Enemy: Paper Tiger
Incite:: Just A Rat
Napalm Death: The Wolf I Feed
The Melvins: The Bride Of Crankenstein
Benediction: Falling Over Corpses
Goatwhore: Apocalyptic Havoc
Behemoth: The Shadow Elite
Avantasia: The Witch
Tool: Sober

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 3/23/25

  1. Elvis Presley / Raised on Rock
    2. Johnny Winter / Rock and Roll
    3. Josh Stone / This Ain’t Love
    4. Larkin Poe / Bluephoria
    5. Mike Farris / Sunset Road
    6. Screaming Cheetah Wheelies / This is the Time
    7. Tab Benoit / Bayou Man
    8. Kris Lager Band / She’s That Kind of Woman
    9.  Rhiannon Giddens / Last Kind Words
    10. Sue Foley / Lonesome Homesick Blues
    11. Ruthie Foster / Hold On, I’m Coming
    12. Eric Bibb / The Freedom Train
    13. BB King / You’re Losing Me
    14. Chris Cain / Blues for My Dad
    15. Allman Brothers / Whipping Post
    16. Marcus King / Me or Tennessee
    17. What’s the Common Thread
    18. Win a Coffee Mug from Crescent Moon Pottery
    19. Pick it up at 1111 Wine Bar in Benson
    20. Enjoy your Sunday morning cup of coffee in style!

    21. Amos Milburn / One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
    22. John Lee Hooker / House Rent Blues
    23. Johnny Adams / I Only Miss Her
    24. Professor Longhair / Mess Around
    25. Duke Robillard / Who’ll Stop the Rain
    26. Creedence Clearwater Revival / Travelin’ Band
    27. John Hiatt / Buffalo River Home
    28. John Mellencamp / We are the People
    29. Galatic & Irma Thomas / Where I Belong
    30. Joanna Shaw Taylor / All the Things I Said
    31. Joe Bonamassa / Shake the Ground
    32. Tommy Castro / Ain’t Worth the Heartache
    33. Beth Hart / Pimp Like That
    34. Deanna Bogart / In the Rain
    35. Cathy Richardson & Sugar Blue / Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
    36. Janis Joplin / Kozmic Blues

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 3/23/2025

Hour One   

  1. Plastic Presidents – Ends Meat
  2. Haper Kill – Death and Taxes
  3. Careful Gaze – we don t get a lot of things to really care about
  4. Midwest Coastal – MIND CROSSER
  5. The Real Zebos – can u dig it
  6. Whitmore – SCREAM QUEEN
  7. Widow7 – Miserable
  8. Etched in Embers – Happy Song
  9. Blind Searcher – Total Loss of Control
  10. Josh Kidney – Black Widow
  11. Pony Creek  – These Days
  12. Steady Wells – Open Fire
  13. Western Haikus – margot
  14. Velvet Velvet – Why Try

 

Hour Two   

  1. NugZ – Down And Out
  2. Popularity Contest – I Know We Got This
  3. Jay Influential – If I Have To
  4. Dream Aura – Just Like You
  5. Cody Rathman – Something Wrong With Your Stereo
  6. Dear Neighbor – Supernova
  7. The Ivory Claws – Oblivion
  8. Garrett Bymers – Love Lost
  9. Bliss – I Still See You
  10. The Party After – Blast Off
  11. Evandale – Coming back
  12. The Impulsive – Can’t Escape
  13. Witherfang – At the Edge of Eternity
  14. The Tale Untold – Burn It Down
  15. Burial Path – The Seeker
  16. Between Monsters & Mercy – Unified Kill Theory

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 3/23/25

  1. Sofy – Front Seat Honey
  2. Acrobvt – A Thousand Times
  3. Vella – All My Love
  4. Fat Dog – Peace Song
  5. Kai Bosch – Angel
  6. Spacey Jane – All The Noise
  7. Monotronic – Everything Moves
  8. The Pale White – Lost In The Moment
  9. Zimmer90 – Whatever
  10. The Amazons – My Blood
  11. Shobsy – Hold Me Up
  12. Circa Waves – Let’s Leave Together
  13. Merci, Mercy – Cigarettes In The Dark
  14. *The Vices – Before It Might Be Gone
  15. *Rhett Repko – Every Night

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 3/16/25

  1. Deep Sea Diver – “Emergency” from Billboard Heart; Sub Pop
  2. Car Seat Headrest – “Gethsemane” ; Matador
  3. Horsegirl – “Well I Know You’re Shy” from Phonetics On and On; Matador
  4. Paul Westerberg – “Dyslexic Heart” from Besterberg: The Best of Paul Westerberg; Reprise
  5. Matt Berninger – “Bonnet of Pins” ; Concord
  6. Father John Misty – “Q4” from Chloe and the Next 20th Century; Sub Pop
  7. Supergrass – “Strange Ones” from I Should Coco; Capitol
  8. Tunde Adebimpe – “God Knows” ; Sub Pop
  9. The Cure – “All I Ever Am” from Songs of a Lost World; Fiction
  10. Wilco – “Cruel Country” from Cruel Country; dBpm
  11. XTC – “The Smartest Monkeys” from Nonsuch; Geffen
  12. Blondshell – “What’s Fair” ; Partisan
  13. Bob Mould – “Here We Go Crazy” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  14. Bob Mould – “Neanderthal” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  15. Bob Mould – “Breathing Room” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  16. Bob Mould – “Hard To Get” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  17. Bob Mould – “When Your Heart Is Broken” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  18. Bob Mould – “Fur Mink Augurs” from Here We Go Crazy; BMG
  19. Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill – “Come To Me” ; JoviWorks
  20. The Bangles – “How Is The Air Up There?” from Ladies and Gentlemen…The Bangles; Down Kiddie
  21. Rilo Kiley – “Portions For Foxes” from More Adventurous; Warner Bros
  22. Ty Segall – “Squealer” from Emotional Mugger; Drag City
  23. Lael Neal – “Tell Me How To Be Here” ; Sub Pop
  24. Nada Surf – “New Propeller” from Moon Mirror; New West
  25. Sonic Youth – “The Empty Page” from Murray Street; Geffen

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 3/23/25

Hour One

  1. Tophouse
    – Better Is The End
    – Waste
    – Number One
    – The Mountain Song
  2. Dar Williams
    – Hummingbird Highway
    – Magical Thinking
    – The Christians And The Pagans
    -Cloud Cult
    – You Were Born
    – One Human Being
    – Time Machine Invention
    – What Would You Do
    – Lucky Today

Hour Two

  1. Stephen Wilson Jr.
    – Calico Creek
    – The Devil
    – Billy
    – Cuckoo
  2. Oliver Wood
    – Green And Blue
    – Strange As It Seems
    – Grab Ahold
    – Little Bit Sweet
    – One More Day
  3. Kathy Mattea & Company – The Weight

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 3/23/25

Hour One

  1. Ani DiFranco – Million Dollar Intro
  2. Jamie Cullum – I Get A Kick (Out Of You)
  3. Cautious Clay – Stolen Moments
  4. Kat Edmonson – Not My Time
  5. Elina Duni Quartet – Ere pranverore
  6. Kurt Elling – Stepping Out
  7. Gregory Porter – Take Me To The Alley
  8. Willie Nelson – Night And Day
  9. Lee Ritenour – Morning Glory Jam
  10. Judith Owen – Famous Friends
  11. Keyon Harrold – The Intellectual
  12. Rachael & Vilray – Hate Is The Basis (Of Love)

Hour Two

  1. Zee Avi – Summertime
  2. Raul Midon – Sittin’ In The Middle
  3. Allysha Joy – Hold On
  4. Bobby McFerrin – Joshua
  5. Pat Metheny – Don’t Know Why
  6. Norah Jones – The Nearness Of You
  7. Bilal – Open Up The Door
  8. Norma Winstone – The Mermaid
  9. Lizz Wright – Stop
  10. Josh Charles – Little Wing
  11. Robert Glasper Experiment ft. Ledisi – Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
  12. Ani DiFranco – Million Dollar Intro