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 6/8/25

  1. Pet Shop Boys “It’s A Sin” Actually
  2. Japanese Breakfast “Honey Water” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  3. Japanese Breakfast “Magic Mountain” For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
  4. Japanese Breakfast “Mega Circuit” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  5. Mitski “First Love / Late Spring” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  6. Japanese Breakfast “Men in Bars” For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
  7. Japanese Breakfast “Men in Bars” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  8. Lee SangEun “Secret Garden” Experience of Mystery
  9. Japanese Breakfast “Picture Window” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  10. Angel Olsen “Lights Out” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  11. Cold War Kids “Hang Me Up To Dry” Robbers & Cowards
  12. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds “There She Goes, My Beautiful World” Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
  13. The Smiths “The Headmaster Ritual” Meat Is Murder
  14. Lorde “What Was That” Virgin
  15. Fontaines D.C. “Starburster” Romance
  16. Hannah Cohen “Dusty” Earthstar Mountain
  17. Tame Impala “Let it Happen” Currents
  18. Tame Impala “Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?” Innerspeaker
  19. Bethany Cosentino “It’s Fine” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  20. Citizen Cope “Bullet And A Target” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
  21. Pulp “Spike Island” More
  22. Arlo Parks “Blades” My Soft Machine
  23. Maggie Rogers “Don’t Forget Me” Don’t Forget Me
  24. Molly Tuttle “Million Miles” When You’re Ready
  25. Jade Bird “Dreams” Who Wants To Talk About Love
  26. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals “Steal My Kisses” Burn To Shine”
  27. The Cure “Alone” Songs of A Lost World

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 6/8/25

Hour 1
Sabaton: Templars
Judas Priest: Painkiller
Danzig: Dirty Black Summer
Ghost: Peacefield
Lorna Shore: Oblivion
Thy Art Is Murder: Reign Of Darkness
Signs Of The Swarm: Hell Must Fear Me
Onslaught: In Search Of Sanity
Motörhead: Motörhead
Slayer: Dittohead
Slayer: Sex, Murder, Art

Hour 2
Fugitive: Spheres Of Virrulence
Incite: Delores
Devildriver: I Dreamed I Died
Raven Black: Death Waltz
Chris Caffrey: Last Time
Diamond Head: Am I Evil?
Killswitch Engage: Collusion
Pridian: Endless
Heaven Shall Burn: Endzeit
Caliban: Dear Suffering
Pantera; Hellbound
Pantera: Regular People(Conceit

Hour 3
Family Garden: Lost Gods
40 Cycle Hum: Rise Up
Mushroomhead; 12 Hundred
GWAR: Lot Lizard
Ornamental: Red Road
Philip H. Anselmo And The Illegals: Usurpers Bastard Rant
Stretcher: Chosen One
Orthodox: Sacred Place
Zao: Free The Three
Fit For A King: Lonely God
Parkway Drive: Sacred
Lamb Of God: Black Label
Slipknot: My Plague
Sepultura: Attitude

Hour 4
Cradle Of Filth: White Hellebore
Machine Head: Unbound
Hatebreed: This Is Now
Death Angel: Wrath(Bring Fire
Slaughter To Prevail: Russian Grizzly In America
Within The Ruins: Feeding Frenzy
Whitechapel: Hymns In Dissonance
Scour: Blades
Mayhem: Psywar
Gaahls Wyrd/ Time And Timeless Timeline
Sleep Token: Caramel
Tool: The Grudge

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 6/8/25

  1. Booker T & the MGs / Time is Tight
    2. Issac Hayes / Soulsville
    3. Staple Singers / We The People
    4. Sam & Dave / I Can’t Stand Up (Elvis Costello)
    5. Irma Thomas & Galatic / Where I Belong
    6. Los Lobos / Love Special Delivery
    7. Shaun Murphy / Man Size Job
    8. Sheryl Crow / Digging in the Dirt
    9. Chris Cain /Blues for My Dad
    10. BB King / Bad Case of Love
    11. Warren Haynes / This Life As We Know It
    12. Marcus King Band / Wildflowers & Wine
    13. Bob Fox / Sally Wheatley
    14. Lindisfarne / Meet Me on the Corner
    15. Sting / All This Time
    16. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) / Why Aye Man
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    22. Bonnie Raitt / When We Say Goodnight
    23. Deanna Bogart / In the Rain
    24. By Water Call / Falls Away
    25. Larkin Poe / Little Bit
    26. Selwyn Birchwood / Horns Below Her Halo
    27. Tinsley Ellis / Devil in the Room
    28. Aerosmith / Jesus on the Main Line
    29. Black Crowes / Bedside Manners
    30. Jimmy Dale Richardson / Beltline Boogie
    31. Louis Jordan / Saturday Night Fish Fry
    32. Kid (Anderson) & Lisa / Day Tripper
    33. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company/ Free) / Let Me Roll It
    34. Jimmie Vaughan / Power of Love
    35. Lou Ann Barton / One Way Street
    36. Mike Farris / Before There Was You and I
    37. Carla Thomas / Country Road

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 6/8/2025

Hour One   

  1. WOLF SKIN – HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
  2. Soulkeeper – Holy Design
  3. Saul – A MILLION MILES
  4. ORIALUS – Bleeding
  5. Jeff Moore – Goodbye
  6. Careful Gaze – Emerald Light
  7. Chasing Chance – Pop Punk Sh!t
  8. Public Figure – Oh, Love
  9. Soda Spill – So Bored (Party Song)
  10. Fox Paw – Moving On
  11. Uh Oh – Am I In Your Head
  12. COWGIRL EASTERN – Heavy Heads
  13. Garst – Fine
  14. The Wildwoods – The Thought of Romance
  15. White Rose Motor Oil – Hateland

 

Hour Two   

  1. Levee – Midwest
  2. Ex Lover – Favorite Time of Day
  3. Jay Influential – No Turning Back
  4. Surreal the MC – Champion
  5. NugZ – Lock Yourself Away
  6. Ebba Rose – Hummingbird
  7. Bad Self Portraits – Julia
  8. Ivory Daze – Little Rabbits
  9. Trees With Eyes – Sunken Eyes
  10. TF BUNDY – On the Table
  11. Before We Die – Blue Lights
  12. We Are Arya – Lonely
  13. Sister Scarlet – Dreams Come Alive
  14. The Impulsive – Chemicals Collide
  15. When Towers Fall – Within Your Heart

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 6/8/25

  1. Monotronic – “Close Enough”
  2. Seafret – “Wait”
  3. Black Honey – “Psycho”
  4. The Lottery Winners – “Ragdoll” Featuring Chad Kroeger
  5. Shobsy – “Hold Me Up”
  6. Picture This – “Let’s Try Love”
  7. The Amazons – “Night After Night”
  8. Djo – “Charlie’s Garden”
  9. The Molotovs – “More, More, More”
  10. Kids Return – “My Hero”
  11. Carissa Summer Rose – “Teleport” )
  12. Unpeople – “The Garden”
  13. Coyle Girelli – “True Love Forever”
  14. *Sofy – “Front Seat Honey”
  15. *Nonē Sunshine – “Stay Gold”

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 6/8/25

  1. Water From Your Eyes – “Life Signs” ; Matador
  2. Camp Cope – “Love Like You Do” from Running with a Hurricane; Run For Cover
  3. Queens of the Stne Age – “The Evil Has Landed” from Villains; Matador
  4. Old 97s – “I’m a Trainwreck” from The Grand Theatre Volume 2; New West
  5. Juniper – “I’ve Done Everything For You” from Second By Second Minute By Minute
  6. David Byrne & St. Vincent – “Optimist” from Love This Giant; 4AD
  7. Deep Sea Diver – “What Do I Know” from Billboard Heart; Sub Pop
  8. Rilo Kiley – “Close Call” from Under The Blacklight; Warner Bros
  9. Bob Mould – “The Last Night” from Black Sheets of Rain; Virgin
  10. Hüsker Dü – “Flexible Flyer” from Flip Your Wig; SST
  11. The Mommyheads – “One Eyed Man” from One Eyed Band; self released
  12. The Lemonheads – “Deep End” ; Fire
  13. Nation of Language – “Inept Apollo” ; Sub Pop
  14. Alan Sparhawk – “Not Broken” from Alan Sparhawk with Trampled By Turtles; Sub Pop
  15. Stereolab – “Transmuted Matter” from Instant Holograms On Metal Film; Warp
  16. Japanese Breakfast – “Picture Window” from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women); Dead Oceans
  17. The London Suede – “Disintigrate” ; BMG
  18. Nada Surf – “Killian’s Red (live)” from Live In Brussels; Mardev
  19. Mike Watt – “Big Train (live)” from Ring Spiel Tour ’95; Columbia
  20. Laura Stevenson – “Honey” ; Really
  21. Conor Oberst – “Barbary Coast (live)” from Salutations; Nonesuch
  22. The Beths – “Metal” ; Anti-
  23. Sonic Youth – “On The Strip” from Dirty; 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 6/8/25

Hour One

  1. I Draw Slow
    – The Lighthouse Daughter
    – About A Bird In An Airport Terminal
    – Don’t Kiss In My Bar
    – Twin Sisters
  2. Kieran Kane  & Rayna Gellert
    – Ironwood
    – Saddle Up The Grey
    – Whatcha Gonna Do About It
    – I Can’t Wait.
  3. The Jacob Jolliff Band
    – The Perils Of Macramé
    – They’re Holding Up The Ladder
    – Vera

Hour Two

  1. Darrell Scott
    – Kentucky Morning
    – You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive (Feat. Kathy Mattea)
    – American Tune
    – Rosana
  2. Dan Tyminski
    – Goat
    – Man Of Constant Sorrow
    – Lover No More
    – God Fearing Heathen
    – Silence In The Brandy
    – Hey Brother
  3. Kathy Mattea & Company –I’ve Just Seen A Face

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 6/8/25

Hour One

  1. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
  2. “I Will Follow You…”-death Cab For Cutie
  3. “Harmattan”-Uwade
  4. “Grand Bouquet”-Maren Morris
  5. “Finally Free”-The Head & The Heart
  6. “Lust For Life”-Sean Nicolas Savage
  7. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: ANDERSON EAST (at The Leon Loft)
    – Say I Love You
    – Chasing You
  8. “Hard Times”-The Devil Makes Three
  9. “Year After Year”-I’m With Her
  10. “Lover”-Jacob Banks
  11. “Everything Almost”-Madi Diaz (in-studio)

Hour Two

  1. “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore”-Prince
  2. “Easy”-Emily King
  3. “Sad Makeup”-Yukimi
  4. “Faithless”-Bruce Springsteen
  5. “One Step Up”-Low Stars (in-studio)
  6. “Oh Boy”-John Prine
  7. “Mad Love”-Lucius
  8. “I Fall In Love Too Easily”-mxmtoon
  9. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: ANDERSON EAST (at The Leon Loft)
    – Never Meant To Hurt You
    – I’d Do Anything
    – Before It Gets Better
  10. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco