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 8/2/26

1. Leon Bridges “Better Man” Coming Home
2. *Wilco “Outtasite (Outta Mind)” Being There
3. *Josh Groban “Skyfall” CINEMATIC
4. *Josh Groban “Brucia La Terra” CINEMATIC
5. *Josh Groban “To Where You Are” Josh Groban
6. *Josh Groban “Moon River” CINEMATIC
7. *Jonah Smith “Casting A Long Shadow” Jonah Smith
8. *Josh Groban “Groban Sings Casey” YouTube Clip
9. *Josh Groban “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” CINEMATIC
10. Guster “Satellite” WC Recording
11. *Arlo Parks “2Sided” Ambiguous Desire
12. *Ray Lamontagne “You Are The Best Thing” Gossip In The Grain
13. *JD McPherson “Head Over Heels” Let The Good Times Roll
14. *Tracy Chapman “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” Tracy Chapman
15. *Neil Young “I’ve Been Waiting For You” Neil Young
16. *Death Cab for Cutie “Punching the Flowers” I Built You A Tower
17. *Brigitte Calls Me Baby “Slumber Party” Irreversible
18. *Devon Gilfillian “Black Dog Rabbit Hole” Time Will Tell
19. *Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” Franz Ferdinand
20. *Franz Ferdinand “Right Action” WC Recording
21. *The Head and the Heart “Missed Connection” Recorded Live for World Cafe
22. *Shawn Colvin “I Don’t Know Why” Recorded Live for World Cafe
23. *Nicole Atkins “When The Night Falls” Drama
24. *Annie Lennox “Walking on Broken Glass” Diva
25. *LCD Soundsystem “Someone Great” Sound Of Silver
26. *Allison Russell “Black Lavender (feat. Brittney Spencer)” In The Hour of Chaos
27. *Amos Lee “Windows Are Rolled Down” Mission Bell
28. *Broken Social Scene “Not Around Anymore” Remember the Humans
29. *The Red Clay Strays “Wondering Why” Moment of Truth
30. *Alex Amen “California Blues” Sun of Amen

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 7/26/26

Hour 1
Lex Legion: Gypsy Tears
King Diamond: Welcome Home
Flotsam And Jetsam: Rats In The Temple
Godslave: Part Of The Pact
Armored Saint : Hit A Moonshot
Dirty Kings: Out Of Line
Carnifex: Roses And Rotting Corpses
Chelsea Grin: The Foolish One
Ingested/John Gallagher: Watch You Fold
Slayer: War Ensemble
Slayer: Hell Awaits

Hour 2
Zeroking: Falling To Pieces
DevilDriver: Dead In The Water
Daath: Subterfuge
Accept/Phill Anselmo/Kirk Hammett: Fast As A Shark
Pro Pain: Oceans Of Blood
Nailbomb: Guerrillas
Cro Mags: Wired For Chaos
Mastodon: Your Ghost Again
In Flames: The Quiet Place
Anthrax: It’s For The Kids
Pantera: Primal Concrete Sledge
Pantera: Medicine Man

Hour 3
Amberian Dawn: Unchained
Europe: Cult Of Ignorance
Sabaton: Primo Victoria
Judas Priest: You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
Corrosion Of Conformity: Asleep On The Killing Floor
Unearth: Endless
August Burns Red: The Nameless
Kings Of Thrash: Bullets Ready
Strapping Young Lad: Love?
Blood White: All I Said Was A Lie
Southpaw FLHC: Rolling Stone
Bury Your Dead: House Of Straw
Bleeding Through: On Wings Of Lead

Hour 4
Walls Of Jericho: Ascent
Motionless In White: Sunglasses At Night
Evergreen Terrace: Mad World
Atreyu/Max Cavalera: Children Of Light
Nunslaughter: Unsacrament
Vital Remains: Hammer Down The Nails
Gorguts: Forgotten Arrows
Witch Club Satan: The Kids Will Kill Us
Gorgoroth: Incipit Satan
Darkthrone: Pre Historic Metal
Orgy: Dangerous Lyfe
Tool: Vicarious

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 8/2/26

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 8/2/2026

Hour One   

1. JACK – EVERYTHING I DO I DO
2. Vempire – Blattodea (Revolution I Love You Mix)
3. Glow in the Dark – Know Future
4. Ex Lover – Fantasy Girlfriend
5. Ria Gold – Airplane Mode
6. Malek Azrael – ROOM 4U
7. Leila’s Rose – Idle
8. 1Use_C0de – Virtual Dream
9. Grace Lundy – Your Anything
10. Jessica Hottman – Surf the Dawn
11. Dead Marthas – Just Friends
12. The Party After – What’re You Waiting For
13. After Arizona – Time Zones
14. Pony Creek – Emo Creek
15. Drew Morelock – Back Again

Hour Two   

1. The Tolerables – I’m Not Mad, Just Disappointed
2. Arcade Riot – Don’t Let Me Go
3. Public Figure – Better Sleep
4. Lost in the City – Bunk Beds
5. Portside Dive – Figure It Out
6. Feel Good – Alex’s Song
7. Mr. Softheart – Calling Sister Sea
8. treesreach – All I Can Do
9. Porch Light – Upside
10. Bad Self Portraits – All Bark, No Bite
11. Spinalcurve – Angels Fall
12. Etched In Embers – Pieces
13. The Impulsive – Erased
14. The Tale Untold – Its Complicated
15. Escaping The Eclipse – Riptide

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 8/2/26

1. Stand Atlantic – “Velcro” (Virgin Music, Australia)
2. Cassia – “Lemon Gelato” (Love Sundays/Universal Music, U.K.)
3. Temples – “Vendetta” (Heavenly Recordings, U.K.)
4. Overpass – “Fall In Love” (Communion Records, U.K.)
5. Catty – “Pavlov’s Dog” (Unsigned, Wales)
6. Raging Lines – “Yamaha 237” (Unsigned, Norway)
7. D3lta – “Daydream” (Unsigned, Greece)
8. Meek – “Beautiful Freeks” (Bmg, U.K.)
9. Balu Brigada – “Politix” (Warner Music Group, Australasia)
10. Nothing But Thieves – “Evolution” (Rca, U.K.)
11. Alex Spencer – “These Will Be The Days” (Modern Sky, U.K.)
12. Blow – “Evelyn” (Nettwerk, France)
13. D’masiv – “On Our Own” (Unsigned, Indonesia)
14. *Park Rd – “Burn Away” (Loop Recordings, New Zealand)

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 7/26/26

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 8/2/26

Hour One

1. Lilly Hiatt
   – Somewhere
   – Evelyn’s House
   – Thoughts
   – Forever
2. Joachim Cooder
   – Come Along Buddy
   – Throw Me Something Mister
   – Sea Level Man
   – Take This Hammer
3. Woodbine
   – Pine Warbler
   – Tunnel
   – Peach Tree

Hour Two

1. Aaron Lee Tasjan
   – Made In America
   – Lucinda’s Room
   – East Nashville Song About A Train
   – Memphis Rain
   – I Love America Better Than You
2. Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers
   – That Kind Of Life (That Kind Of Day)
   – Game Changer
   – Hoggin’ My Mind
   – Artificial Intelligence
   – The Opportunity To Help Somebody Through It
   – The Road Is A River
3. David Mayfield & Company – Goodnight Irene

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 8/2/26

Hour One

1. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
2. “Pegasus (acoustic)”-Arlo Parks
3. “Heavy Eyes”-Houndmouth
4. “Peaches”-Alex Amen
5. “Anything He Was”-Tiny Habits
6. “Unsteady”-X Ambassadors (in-studio)
7. “You Know I’m No Good”-Amy Winehouse
   ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: MT JONES
   – Gentle Reminder
   – Why I Cry
8. “Burn The Other End”-Billy Strings
9. “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy”-Kacey Musgraves
10. “Really Real”-Allison Russell ft. Norah Jones
11. “Cold Cold Heart”-Norah Jones (in-studio)

Hour Two

1. “Cornbread And Pinto Beans”-John R. Miller
2. “Weird Divide”-The Shins
3. “Bear Creek”-Lizzie NO
4. “Annie, Anything”-Ryan Beatty
5. “Mother Eagle (Sing Me Alive)”-I’m With Her (in-studio)
6. “Super Bon Bon”-Mike Doughty (in-studio)
7. “Rye Whiskey”-Old Crow Medicine Show
8. “Sunday”-Baby Rose
9. “Comes Around Again”-The Arcadian Wild
10. ***INTERVIEW & MUSIC: MT JONES
    – I Don’t Understand
    – Nothing I Can’t Do
11. “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco