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 6/21/26

1. *Emmylou Harris “Wrecking Ball” Wrecking Ball
2. *Dwight James & The Royals “Need Your Loving” Make It Right
3. *Dwight James & The Royals “Black Magnolias” Make It Right
4. *Dwight James & The Royals “Persephone” Make It Right
5. *The Five Royales “Dedicated to the One I Love” Dedicated To You
6. *St. Paul & the Broken Bones “Call Me” Half the City
7. *The Neville Brothers “Yellow Moon” Yellow Moon
8. *Michigander “Freaking Out” Over Before You Know It
9. *Depeche Mode “Enjoy The Silence” Violator
10. *S.G. Goodman “I Can See the Devil” Planting By The Signs
11. *Friko “Seven Degrees” Something Worth Waiting
12. *Feist “1234” WC Recording
13. *Blondshell “Heart Has to Work So Hard” Heart Has to Work So Hard
14. *Kurt Vile “Shame Chamber” Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze
15. *Craig Finn “Luke and Leanna” Always Been
16. *Westside Cowboy “Kick Stones (The Boys)” It Goes On
17. *The Wallflowers “Three Marlenas” Bringing Down The Horse
18. *Brandi Carlile “Life on the Run” single
19. *Sam Smith “I’m Not the Only One” In The Lonely Hour
20. *The War on Drugs “Strangest Thing” A Deeper Understanding
21. *The War On Drugs “Pain” WC Recording
22. *Matthew Sweet “Walk Out” Recorded For World Cafe
23. *Phoenix “1901” Recorded For World Cafe
24. *Kevin Morby “100,000” Little Wide Open
25. *Beth Orton “She Cries Your Name” Trailer Park
26. *The National “Fake Empire” Boxer
27. *Tracy Chapman “Sing For You” Our Bright Future
28. *Death Cab For Cutie “Punching the Flowers” I Built You A Tower
29. *Paul McCartney “Coming Up” McCartney II
30. *Guster “Amsterdam (Gonna Write You a Letter)” Keep It Together
31. *Ratboys “Penny in the Lake” Singin’ to an Empty Chair

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 6/21/26

Hour 1
Havok: Fifth Generation Warfare
Testament: Night Of The Witch
Accept/Phill Anselmo: Fast As A Shark
Mastodon: Your Ghost Again
Byzantine: Signal Path
Black Rose Rebellion: Hail The Rebel Queen
Arch Enemy: To The Last Breath
In Flames: Bullet Ride
Blood Hunter: The Devil’s Own
Slayer: South Of Heaven
Slayer: Eyes Of The Insane

Hour 2
Exodus: Promise You This
Sepultura: Roots, Bloody Roots
D.R.I: Acid Rain
Cro-Mags: Wired For Chaos
Lex Legion: Gypsy Tears
Dir En Grey: Reiketsu Nariseba
Faith No More: Midlife Crisis
Armored Saint/ Hit A Moonshot
Overlorde: Awaken The Fury
August Burns Red: The Nameless
Pantera: This Love
Pantera: Revolution Is My Name

Hour 3
Pro Pain Oceans Of Blood
Kings Of Thrash: Bullets Ready
Shadows Fall: Destroyer Of Senses
Anthrax: It’s For The Kids
Corrosion Of Conformity: Asleep On The Killing Floor
Adrenaline Mob: Undaunted
Who On Earth: Shadows
Torn Open: The Way Things Should End
All Shall Perish: Promises
Carnifex: Roses And Rotting Corpses
DevilDriver: Dead In The Water
Kreator: Pleasure To Kill
Kreator: Terror Zone

Hour 4
Flotsam And Jetsam: Rats In The Temple
Beautifully Deranged: Villain
Otep: Ghostflowers
Sevendust: Is This The Real You?
Darkthrone: Pre Historic Metal
Mayhem: Deathcrush
Hecate Enthroned:.Deathless In The Dryad Glade
Motionless In White/Corey Taylor: Playing God
Devil Wears Prada: Alien
Till Lindemann/Alex Terrible: Es Brennt
Horror Scene: Porn Star
Tool : Hooker With A Penis

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 6/21/26

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 6/28/2026

Hour One   

1. Surreal the MC – Champion
2. M34N STR33T – BESOS
3. Specter Poetics – Soul Sparked
4. Jeff in Leather – GUN
5. Ex Lover – Dancefloor
6. Garst – Fine
7. Annie and the Bang Bang – Let Me Down
8. Social Cinema – Get Along
9. Soda Spill – So Bored (Party Song)
10. Plastic Presidents – Ends Meat
11. Feel Good – Smiling From The Heart
12. Public Figure – Oh, Love
13. Chasing Chance – Pop Punk Sh!t
14. Wake Sessions – Running up That Hill
15. 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 – Hateland
13. Rylie Wyane ft. Luke Mills – The Race Is On

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 6/21/26

1. Lusaint – Love Bites Back” (Heavenly Fire, U.K.)
2. Rum Jungle – “Lowlife” (Sureshaker, Australia)
3. Noga Erez – “Stuck In Heaven” (Neon Gold/Atlantic Records, N. America)
4. Royel Otis – “Sweet Hallelujah” (Ourness, Australia)
5. The Kellows – “Eve” (Unsigned, U.K.)
6. Admt – “Turn The Page” (Bmg, U.K.)
7. Balu Brigada – “Politix” (Warner Music Group, Australasia)
8. Ana Sky – “Blvd Dreams” (Unsigned, N. America)
9. The Clockworks – “Magnificent Seven” (Creation23, Ireland)
10. Meduza Feat. Henry Camamile – “Don’t Wanna Go Home” (Island Records, U.K.)
11. Meek – “Fabulous” (Bmg, U.K.)
12. Thestariders – “Go Somewhere” (Unsigned, France)
13. Dotan – “Last Goodbyes” (Universal Music, Holland)
14. *Rhett Repko – “Bad At Love” (Unsigned, U.S.)
15. *Nothing But Thieves – “Evolution” (Rca Records, U.K.)

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 6/21/26

1. Faith No More – “From Out of Nowhere” from The Real Thing; Slash
2. Faith No More – “Midlife Crisis” from Angel Dust; Slash
3. Weezer – “We Might As Well Be Strangers (feat. Wednesday)” ; Warner Bros
4. Hello Mary – “Footstep Misstep” from Emita Ox; Frenchkiss
5. Julia Jacklin – “Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)” ; 4AD
6. Sammy – “Encyclopedia-ite” from Tales of Great Neck Glory; DGC
7. Elvis Costello – “The Other Side of Summer” from Mighty Like a Rose; Warner Bros.
8. Kiwi Jr. – “Blowin’ Up” ; K
9. Interpol – “See Out Loud” ; Partisan
10. Husker Du – “Chartered Trips” from Zen Arcade; SST
11. Angine De Poitrine – “Sarniezz” from Vol II; self released
12. Butthole Surfers – “Intelligent Guy” ; BMG
13. The Mommyheads – “Spiders” from Flying Suit; Dromedary
14. Thao – “Fossils” ; Kill Rock Stars
15. Glom – “Mirror” from Below; Nettwerk
16. Drivin N Cryin – “Fly Me Courageous” from Fly Me Courageous; Island
17. Guided By Voices – “We Outlast Them All” from Crawlspace of the Pantheon; GBV Inc
18. Sweeping Promises – “Shooting Shadows” ; Sub Pop
19. The Afghan Whigs – “Jungle Roux” ; BMG
20. Matthew Sweet – “If Time Permits” from In Reverse; Volcano
21. The Linda Lindas – “Burning Out” ; Reprise
22. Johnny Marr – “Spin” ; BMG
23. Deer Tick – “ACI” from Coin-O-Matic; ATO
24. R.E.M. – “These Days” from Lifes Rich Pageant; I.R.S.
25. XTC – “Scarecrow People” from Oranges & Lemons; Geffen
26. Sonic Youth – “Unmade Bed” from Sonic Nurse; 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 6/21/26

Hour One

1. Neal Francis
   – Can’t Stop The Rain
   – Problems
   – 150 More Times
2. Otis Gibbs
   – The Darker Side Of Me
   – Raze
   – Small Town Saturday Night
3. From China To Appalachia
   – August Flower
   – Nan Ni Wan
   – Hold Each Other Up

Hour Two

1. Dawn Landes
   – A Woman’s Work Is Never Done
   – Hard Is The Fortune Of All Womankind
   – The Housewife’s Lament
   – The Factory Girl
2. Rhonda Vincent
   – Please Mr. Please
   – The City Of New Orleans
   – Take Me Home, Country Roads
   – 9 To 5
   – There’s A Record Book
   – 9 Song Medley
3. David Mayfield & Company – High On The Mountain Top

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 6/21/26

Hour One

1. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
2. “Is She Really Going Out With Him”-Joe Jackson
3. “Brightside”-Ziggy Marley
4. “Second Best”-Momo Boyd & Infinity Song
5. “Game To Lose”-I’m With Her
6. “Care”-Beabadoobee (in-studio)
7. “Scarlet Tide”-Renee Fleming & Bela Fleck
   ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: FEIST (2012)
   – How Come You Never Go There –
   – My Moon, My Man
8. “Uncertain, TX”-Kacey Musgraves
9. “In Good Trouble”-India Arie
10. “The Long Surrender”-NEEDTOBREATHE (in-studio)

Hour Two

1. “Defiance, Ohio”-Iron & Wine
2. “Riding That Symbol”-Aldous Harding
3. “Software Developer”-Blessing Jolie
4. “Different Light”-Rostam
5. “Little Broken Hearts”- Norah Jones (in-studio)
6. “Fallin’ (solo acoustic)”-Alicia Keys
7. “Often Lately”-Dermot Kennedy
8. “Down South”-Paul McCartney
9. “Live And Let Die”-Frank Turner (in-studio)
10. “Cool To Know You”-The Arcadian Wild
    ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: FEIST (2012)
    – Get It Wrong, Get It Right
    – The Bad In Each Other
11. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco