Show Categories: Weekends

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 5/10/26

  1. *The White Stripes “We’re Going To Be Friends” White Blood Cells
  2. *The Pretenders “Stop Your Sobbing” Pretenders
  3. *Amy Grant “The Me That Remains” The Me That Remains
  4. *Amy Grant “Please Don’t Make Me Beg” The Me That Remain
  5. *Amy Grant “The Sixth of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” The Me That Remains
  6. *Kaia Kater “Rising Down” WC Recording
  7. *Amy Grant “Baby Baby” The Me That Remains
  8. *Amy Grant “Friend Like You (feat. Vince Gill)” The Me That Remains
  9. *James Mercer “New Slang” WC Recording
  10. *Hozier “Damage Gets Done (feat. Brandi Carlile)” Unreal Unearth
  11. *Alabama Shakes “Another Life” (single)
  12. *Sharp Pins “I Don’t Have The Heart” Balloon Balloon Balloon
  13. *The Only Ones “Another Girl, Another Planet” The Only Ones
  14. *Coldplay “God Put A Smile On Your Face” A Rush Of Blood To The Head
  15. *The New Pornographers “Pure Sticker Shock” The Former Site Of
  16. *Gary Numan & Tubeway Army “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” Replicas
  17. *Tori Amos “Caught A Little Sneeze” Boys For Pele
  18. *Medium Build “Last Time” (single)
  19. *The Bird And The Bee “Panama” WC Recording
  20. *Zero 7 “In The Waiting Line” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  21. *Beach House “Walk In The Park” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  22. *Johnny Blue Skies “Situation” Mutiny After Midnight
  23. *Dire Straits “So Far Away” Brothers In Arms
  24. *Broken Social Scene “Superconnected” WC Recording
  25. *My New Band Believe “Numerology” (single)
  26. *New Order “Bizarre Love Triangle” Brotherhood
  27. *Horsegirl “Switch Over” Phonetics On and On

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

Friday nights at 11pm Houston Alexander and Shor-T are longtime friends, DJs, and ambassadors for the Hip Hop Culture. We’ll take you on a journey into 50 years of Hip Hop with news, tributes, and stories, accompanied by classic and timeless Hip Hop music. Culture Shock Radio is where Hip Hop lives!

Playlist for 5/8/26

  1. The Pharcyde – Ya Mama
  2. Lil’ Kim – Not Tonight (Remix)
  3. OutKast – Ms. Jackson
  4. 2Pac – Dear Mama
  5. Tha Dogg Pound – Let’s Play House
  6. Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)
  7. Erykah Badu – Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)
  8. Lil’ Mo – Superwoman Pt. II
  9. Above the Law – Black Superman
  10. Foxy Brown – Big Bad Mama
  11. LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out

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 5/10/26

Hour 1
Judas Priest: You Got Another Thing Comin
Anthrax: Indians
Black Label Society: Name In Blood
Armored Saint: Hit A Moonshot
Devildriver: Dig Your Own Grave
Chimaira: Secrets Of The Dead
At The Gates: The Dissonant Void
Venom: Kicked Outta Hell
Hellripper: Mortrchem
Slayer: Angel Of Death
Slayer: Raining Blood

Hour 2
The Quill: Lights Turn Low
Nuclear Messiah: For Mad Men Only
Down: Bury Me In Smoke
Corrosion Of Conformity: Asleep On The Killing Floor
Torn Open: The Way Things Should End
Carnifex: Condemned To Decay
Fit For An Autopsy: The Wretch
Kreator: Satanic Anarchy
Carcass: Unfit For Human Consumption
Cold Steel: No Escape
Pantera: Flood
Pantera: Hellbound

Hour 3
Southpaw FLHC: Rolling Stone
Terror: Still Suffering
Agnostic Front: Peace
Sepultura: All Souls Rising
Haste The Day: Oblivion
Demon Hunter: Artificial Light
Miss May I: Die On The Vine
Who On Earth: Any Other Way
Clutch: A Shogun Named Marcus
GWAR: Pink Pony Club
Lamb Of God: Blunt Force Blues
Every Time I Die: Underwater Bimbos From Outer Space
Diecast: Rise And Oppose
The Agony Scene: We Bury Our Dead At Dawn

Hour 4
Geoff Tate: Power
Heaven And Hell: Children Of The Sea(Live
King Diamond: Sleepless Nights
Lion’s Share: Baptized In Blood
Six Feet Under: Mutilated Corpse In The Woods
Cattle Decapitation: Kingdom Of Tyrants
Immolation: Bend Towards The Dark
Dimmu Borgir: Ascent
Darkthrone: Pre Historic Metal
Horror Scene: Porn Star
Tool: Hooker With A Penis

Host(s): Zoltar

zoltar@planetzoltar.com

Friday nights at midnight, Subterranean brings you two solid hours of Acid, Dance, Trance and Progressive music.

Playlist for 5/9/26

  1. Craig Oram (UK) – Andys Broadcast (Extended Mix) – Monkey Leaugue
  2. Hills, Anyma (ofc) –  Dreams – The End Of Genes
  3. Amy Wiles – I Never Want This To End – Anjunabeats
  4. MRPHLNDR – D-TUNE – A State Of Trance
  5. Nitrous Oxide Seb Hennig – Igni (Extended Mix)- Enhanced
  6. Schiller, Peter Heppner – Leben…I Feel You (8Kays Remix) – Human Nature Records
  7. YOTTO – Call Me Back – Odd One Out
  8. Mazdem, Enveak – Osiris Code – Codex Recordings
  9. Corti Organ – Legendary(Extended Mix) – Armada
  10. AXim, Maskin Mind – Azure Skies(Array) – Yeiskomp
  11. Fragma – Toca’s Miracle (2000 Extended Mix) -Soundness Records
  12. Jaguar – Wild – Utopia Worldwide
  13. Dok & Martin, Patrick Scuro – Dharma (Extended Mix) – Animarum Recordings
  14. Crubbixz, TREDECIM – Salvation(Extended Mix) – Monster
  15. Tchami, BL3SS – R 2 Me(Extended Mix) – Atlantic Records UK
  16. Alexandefr Kamarov – Fading Star (Simply Drew Extended Remix) – Interplay Global
  17. Andrea Scopsi, Patrick Scuro, Bouras – B.D.A.T. – Animarum Recordings
  18. Chlar – Volte Face  – Primal Instinct
  19. Cris SX – Leo(Extended Mix) – High Voltage Recordings
  20. Sam Alfred, NewTone (NL)  – Samba – bebe recordings
  21. Vascotia – Verano (Chris Element Afterhours In Montreal Remix) – Serendipity Muzik
  22. Leon Vera – Cloudburst – bebe recordings
  23. Grant Trowbridge, Sunda – Siam Dream (Extended Mix) – Pure Trance NEON
  24. SAMDMA – Connection (Marie Vaunt Edit) (Extended Mix) – Kurai Records

Host(s): DJ Allison Hagendorf and Malcolm

Friday nights from 9 – 11, Scratch n Sniff takes some of the biggest songs from rock and hip-hop and blends them together to make an unbelievable mixshow.

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Playlist for 5/8/26

Hour One

  1. Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine” Mark One Remix
  2. Papa Roach “Scars” Wyrm Remix
  3. Fozzy “I Know Evil”
  4. Falling In Reverse “Popular Monster” Nightmare And Galantis Remix
  5. Beartooth “Free”
  6. Green Day “American Idiot” Blackburn Remix
  7. MGK & Fred Durst “FIX UR FACE”
  8. Faith No More “Epic” Utah Saints Remix
  9. Pop Evil “Paranoid (Crash And Burn)” Zardonic Remix
  10. Social Distortion “Born To Kill”
  11. Metallica “Master Of Puppets” Dance With The Dead Remix
  12. KoRn “Reward The Scars”
  13. Rage Against The Machine “Guerrilla Radio” Plan B Remix
  14. Bad Omens “Just Pretend” Flote Remix
  15. Sleep Theory “Words Are Worthless”

Hour Two

  1. Foo Fighters “My Hero” Zerovis Remix
  2. Dayseeker “Crawl Back To My Coffin”
  3. System Of A Down “BYOB” Alok Sevenn Remix
  4. Stone Sour “Through Glass” MBNN Remix
  5. Everlast “Stones”
  6. Breaking Benjamin “The Diary Of Jane” Jesse Bloch Remix
  7. Wage War “Blindfold”
  8. Five Finger Death Punch “Bad Company” Steve Aoki Remix
  9. Theory Of A Deadman “Angel” Siphi Remix
  10. Codefendants “Lonely Life”
  11. Nirvana “Heart Shaped Box” Ubbah Remix
  12. Ryan Perdz “Sour”
  13. White Zombie “More Human Than Human” Meet Bambi In The King’s Harem Remix
  14. Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now”
  15. Jonathan Davis Remix 30.Architects “”Broken Mirror”

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 5/10/26

  1. Matthew Curry / Rather Float a River
    2. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Shout Out
    3. Tommy Castro / Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
    4. Albert King / I’ll Play the Blues for You
    5. Deanna Bogart / Have a Little Faith in Me
    6. Buddy Guy w/ Bonnie Raitt / Feels Like Rain
    7. John Hiatt / Riding with the King
    8. Linda Ronstandt / When We Ran
    9. Boz Scaggs w/ Duane Allman / Loan Me a Dime
    10. Bonnie & Delaney / Gift of Love
    11. Tinsley Ellis / Too Broke
    12. Led Zeppelin / Black Country Woman
    13. Fabulous Thunderbirds / Dirty Work
    14. Lucinda Williams / Sing Unburied Sing
    15. Santana / Soul Sacrifice
    16. Los Lonely Boys / Heaven
    17. The Black Keys / She Does It Right
    18. Finding Kels / 6ft Under
    19. The Rolling Stones / In the Stars
    20. Mike Farris / Monkey Man
    21. Matt Whipkey & the Movies / Regular Room
    22. Matt Whipkey & the Movies / Self Imaginary Love
    23. Matt Whipkey & the Movies / Lonely Town 2
    24. Matt Whipkey & the Movies / Ruffin
    25. Sebastian Lane / Floatin’ Away
    26. Mark Broussard & Joe Bonamassa / I’m Going Home
    27. Aiyana Lee (Anderson) / Housebroken
    28. U2 / American Obituary

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 5/10/2026

Hour One   

  1. Ria Gold – Airplane Mode
  2. Sand – The Box feat. Ebba Rose
  3. Arcade Riot – Don’t Let Me Go
  4. The Real Zebos – NO HARM NO FOUL
  5. Vempire – Blattodea (Revolution, I Love You Mix)
  6. Levee – Consumerism
  7. Glow in the Dark – Know Future
  8. Dream Ghoul – Murmuration Spaceship at a Georgia Truckstop, 1995
  9. Bad Self Portraits – All Bark, No Bite
  10. treesreach – All I Can Do
  11. Everbloom – The Best of Me (Cover)
  12. Color Code – Start Again
  13. Feel Good – I’m Smart But I’m Human
  14. DAKOTA – Gone Mad
  15. Of The Skies ft. Kate Lewis – Hello World

 

Hour Two   

  1. Ex Nihilo – Worship of Asherah
  2. The Perilous Ones – In Time
  3. Endless – Drown
  4. Sister Scarlet – No Heaven For Me
  5. Wake Sessions – Intentions
  6. The Party After – Whatre You Waiting For
  7. Dead Marthas – Just Friends
  8. Infielder – Little While
  9. Porch Light – Upside
  10. Grace Lundy – Your Anything
  11. Drew Morelock – Back Again
  12. Jason Mayer – Kind of Wild
  13. Pony Creek – Emo Creek
  14. The Farewell Season – You’ll Find A Way
  15. Clarence Tilton Feat. Marty Stuart – Fred’s Colt

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 5/10/26

  1. Alex Spencer – “Farewell To Forever” (Modern Sky, U.K.)
  2. Rum Jungle – “Coal Dust” (Sureshaker, Australia)
  3. Lusaint – Love Bites Back” (Heavenly Fire, U.K.)
  4. Brigitte Calls Me Baby – “I Can Take The Sun Out Of The Sky” (Ato Records, U.S.)
  5. Dotan – “Last Goodbyes” (Universal Music, Holland)
  6. Temples – “Jet Stream Heart” (Heavenly Recordings, U.K.)
  7. Meek – “Fabulous” (Bmg, U.K.)
  8. Balu Brigada – “Politix” (Warner Music Group, Australasia)
  9. Seafret Ft. James Morrison – “Driftwood” (Nettwerk, U.K.)
  10. Master Peace – “My Guitar” (Pmr Records, U.K.)
  11. Tove Styrke – “Prayer” (Bud Fox, Sweden)
  12. The Haunted Youth & Max Fry – “Deathwish” ([Pias], U.K.)
  13. Thomas Azier – “Year In A Spiral” (Hylas Records, Holland)
  14. *Yonaka – “Trouble Follows” (Distiller 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 5/10/26

  1. Wilco – “I Am My Mother” from Cruel Country; Dbpm
  2. Kurt Vile – “Zoom 97” ; Verve
  3. Maria Taylor – “Shades of Blue” from Story’s End; Million Stars
  4. King Tuff – “Invisible Ink” from Moo; Thirty Tigers
  5. Father John Misty – “The Payoff” ; Sub Pop
  6. Yuck – “As I Walk Away” from Stranger Things; Mame
  7. The Fall – “Pacifying Joint” from Fall Heads Roll; Narnack
  8. Redd Kross – “Stunt Queen” from Redd Kross; In The Red
  9. she’s green – “Paper Thin” ; Photo Finish
  10. Better Oblivion Community Center – “Dylan Thomas” from Better Oblivion Community Center; Dead Oceans
  11. Crackerbash – “Human Alarm Clock” from Crackerbash; Empty
  12. fIREHOSE – “For the Singer of REM” from If’n; SST
  13. The Breeders – “Wait in the Car” from All Nerve; 4AD
  14. Weird Nightmare – “Searching For You” from Weird Nightmare; Sub Pop
  15. Weird Nightmare – “Forever Elsewhere” from Hoopla; Sub Pop
  16. Weird Nightmare – “Pay No Mind” from Hoopla; Sub Pop
  17. Weird Nightmare – “Might See You There” from Hoopla; Sub Pop
  18. Weird Nightmare – “Lusitania” from Weird Nightmare; Sub Pop
  19. Jesse Malin – “Hollywood Forever” ; Wicked Cool
  20. Paul Westerberg – “Dirty Diesel” from Come Feel Me Tremble; Vagrant
  21. The Beths – “Metal” from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti-
  22. The Strokes – “Going Shopping” ; RCA
  23. Primal Scream – “When the Bomb Drops” from Riot City Blues; Sony
  24. Sonic Youth – “Doctor’s Orders (T-vox version)” from Bull in the Heather; DGC