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 3/29/26

  1. *Alabama Shakes “Hang Loose” Boys & Girls
  2. *Donavon Frankenreiter “Free” Donavon Frankenreiter
  3. *Langhorne Slim “Rock N Roll” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  4. *Langhorne Slim “Dance on Thru” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  5. *Langhorne Slim “On Fire” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  6. *Langhorne Slim “Loyalty” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  7. *Langhorne Slim “Wolves” WC Recording
  8. *Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory “Afterlife” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
  9. *Depeche Mode “Everything Counts” Construction Time Again
  10. *Geese “Cobra” Getting Killed
  11. *Langhorne Slim “Sometimes” Langhorne Slim
  12. *Jalen Ngonda “Doctrine of Love” Doctrine of Love
  13. *Amy Winehouse “Love Is A Losing Game” Back To Black
  14. *Lola Young “Messy” This Wasn’t Meant For You
  15. *The Fugees “Killing Me Softly With His Song” The Score
  16. *Johnny Blue Skies “Situation” Mutiny After Midnight
  17. *Creedence Clearwater Revival “Susie Q” Creedence Clearwater Revival
  18. *Kevin Morby “City Music” City Music
  19. *The Gaslight Anthem “American Slang” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  20. *The Go! Team “Ladyflash” Recorded Live for World Cafe
  21. *Arlo Parks “2sided” Ambiguous Desire
  22. *The Cure “Just Like Heaven” Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  23. *Maggie Rogers “Alaska” Now That The Light Is Fading
  24. *Maggie Rogers “Dog Years” WC Recording
  25. *King Tuff “Twisted On A Train” MOO
  26. *Television “Marquee Moon” Marquee Moon

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 3/27/26

  1. Snoop Dogg – Lay Low
  2. Nate Dogg – Nobody Does It Better
  3. Ludacris – Area Codes
  4. Warren G – Regulate
  5. Dr. Dre – Xxplosive
  6. 213 – So Fly
  7. Fabolous – Can’t Deny It
  8. 50 Cent – 21 Questions
  9. Nate Dogg – Never Leave Me Alone
  10. Nate Dogg – Keep it G.A.N.G.S.T.A.
  11. 2Pac – All About U
  12. Westside Connection – Gangsta Nation

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 3/29/26

Hour 1
Testament: High Noon
Overkill: Armorist
Destruction: No Kings, No Masters
Lamb Of God: Blunt Force Blues
Six Feet Under: Unmistakable Smell Of Death
Kataklysm: The Ambassador Of Pain
Immolation: Adversary
Silence Equals Death: At Peace
Hatebreed: This Is Now
Pro Pain: Oceans Of Blood
Slayer: Repentless
Slayer: World Painted Blood
Slayer: God Send Death

Hour 2
Megadeth: The Puppet Parade
Danzig: Dirty Black Summer
In Flames: Only For The Weak
At The Gates: The Fever Mask
Lions Share: Baptized In Blood
Gypsyhawk: Hedgeking
More: Spirits Of War
Black Label Society; Name In Blood
Exodus: Promise You This
Pantera: 5 Minutes Alone
Pantera: Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks

Hour 3
Venom: Lay Down Your Soul
Arch Enemy: To Your Last Breath
The Agonist: The Gates Of Horn And Ivory
Blue Medusa: Check Mate
Corrosion Of Conformity: Gimmie Some More
Kirk Winstead: Aqua Lung
Moros: Consumed In Agony
Haste The Day: Shallows
For Today: Fearless
Miss May I: Die On The Vine
Nuclear Messiah: Electric Burn
Metallica: Damage Inc

Hour 4
Sepultura: The Place
John Mokko Music: Utopia
Lacuna Coil: Heavens A Lie
Exit Eden: Separate Ways
Fit For An Autopsy: The Wretch
The Acacia Strain: Angry Mob Justice
The Last Ten Seconds Of Life/Signs Of The Swarm: Make It To Heaven
Every King Has A Clown: Revenge
W.A.S.P: Last Runaway
Michel Monroe: Shinola
Metal Allegiance: Black Horizons
Tool: Undertow

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 3/28/26

  1. ACRAZE, Joe Valence, Brae – I Heard It Like This(Extended Mix) – Thrive Music Capitol Records
  2. Castion – Desire(Extended Mix) – SOLOTKO
  3. Ghetto Birds, Seb Todd – Old School(Extended Mix) – Hood Politics Records
  4. Vinny Troia Ft. Jaidene Veda –  Fade Into You(Stan Kolev Dub) – Curve Recordings
  5. Fetish – Bring It Back – Create Music Group –
  6. N3DEK – Push The Limit – Digital Empire
  7. Ski Tour – We Belong – Double Black
  8. Camden, Cox, Biscits – 365 – Insomniac Records
  9. SMACK, Eleganto – Turn It Up(Extended Mix) – Heartfeldt Records
  10. Sadyouth, Elijah Soltan – Jello – ROCK BOTTOM RECORDS
  11. Harwell, Maddix – ACID Ft. Luciana(Extended Mix) – Revealed Recordings
  12. Adan Mor – Stop My Mind – Fingers Records
  13. Solarstone & Emma Hewitt – CHILDREN(Extended Solarstone Pure Mix) – Black Hole Recordings
  14. Kristina Sky, Danni Stubbs, Evan Henzi – Rollercoaster(Glynn Alan Dub) – Black Hole Recordings
  15. Suki, Sniper1 – Purple Haze – Holding Hands Records
  16. Bryan Kearney – Kaia(Extended Mix) – FSOE
  17. Solis & Sean Truby, Anthya – Timeless(Dustin Hussain Extended Remix) – Infrasonic Pure
  18. Audorn Pump – This Party(Extende3d Mix) – Outburst Twilight
  19. Alex Holmes, Darren O’Brien – Beyond The Sky(Allen Watts Extended Remix) – High Voltage Recordings
  20. Scot Projet – G2(Good Times)(Extended Mix) – Outburst Records
  21. Joint Operations Centre – Mom I Dont Feel Well – Subculture
  22. DJ Miss Mynx – Altered Reality(Extended Mix) – Positive State
  23. Daniel Skyver, Kenny Palmer – Caverns Of Time(Extended Mix) – Nocturnal Knights Music
  24. Ascending Force – Turas(Extended Mix) – Subculture

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 3/27/26

Hour One

  1. Outlier f/ Sen Dog of Cypress Hill & Hyro The Hero “Superstar”
  2. Three Days Grace “Animal I Have Become” Blackgoneghost Remix
  3. Ice Nine Kills “Twisting The Knife” f/ McKenna Grace
  4. Bad Omens “Impose” LXS Remix
  5. Codefendants “Lonely Life”
  6. Pop Evil “Trenches” DMC Remix
  7. Puscifer “Bad Wolves”
  8. Nothing More “Angel Song” JD Remix
  9. Hollywood Undead “Hear Me Now” Jonathan Davis Remix
  10. Magnolia Park “Shallow”
  11. Linkin Park “What I’ve Done” Jesse Bloch Remix
  12. Doobie “Beauty In The Boogeyman”
  13. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” Woofax Remix
  14. Falling In Reverse + Marilyn Manson “God Is A Weapon” Nick Hatcher Remix
  15. Rob Zombie “I’m A (Rock ’N” Roller)”

Hour Two

  1. AWOLNATION “Sail”
  2. The Barbarians of California “Bombs To A Knife Fight”
  3. AWOLNATION + Makua “Catch A Wave”
  4. The Barbarians of California “Modern Fashion”
  5. Metallica “Sad But True” DJ Yves Remix
  6. Nevertel & Sleep Theory “Break The Silence”
  7. Shinedown “A Symptom Of Being Human” MUKA Remix
  8. Breaking Benjamin “Diary Of Jane” Synoid Remix
  9. Kurt Deimer f. Josh Todd “In Deep”
  10. Ozzy Osbourne “Crazy Train” MVRK Remix
  11. Backhand Blue “Digging My Grave”
  12. Turnstile “Birds” Debice Destroy Remix
  13. System Of A Down “Aerials” Manshn Remix
  14. Ecco Vandal “Cruising To Self Soothe”

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 3/29/26

  1. Mike Finnigan / Leave That Liar Alone (Salgado)
    2. Selwyn Birchwood / Should’a Never Gotten Out of Bed
    3. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Hell or High Water
    4. Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials / Bad All By Myself
    5. Fabulous Thunderbirds / Full Time Lover
    6. Jimmie Vaughan & Lou Ann Barton / In the Middle of the Night
    7. Joe Bonamassa (BB King Tribute) / To Know You is To Love You
    8. Delaney & Bonnie / Are You a Beatle or a Stone?
    9. Jerry Jeff Walker / LA Freeway
    10. Dave Alvin / Redneck Friend
    11. Jackson Browne / Minutes to Downtown
    12. Keb Mo / Rock Me on the Water
    13. Lucinda Williams w/ Mavis Staples / So Much Trouble in the World
    14. Eric Clapton / I Shot the Sheriff
    15. Toots & The Maytals w/ Bonnie Raitt / True Love is Hard to Find
    16. Stephen Marley / You Don’t Know How It Feels
    17. Marcus Trummer / Hard Time
    18. Mike Farris / Precious Lord, Take My Hand
    19. Sister Rosetta Tharpe/ Gospel Train
    20. Aretha Franklin / Spirit in the Dark
    21. Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps / Gimme Some Skin
    22. Southern Avenue / I Found a Friend in You
    23. Jackie Wilson / Reet Petite
    24. Van Morrison / Jackie Wilson Says (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
    25. Son Seals / Queen of the Slipstream
    26. Taj Mahal & the Phantom Band / Time
    27. Tony Holiday / Twist My Fate (Kevin Burt)
    28. The Movies (Matt Whipkey) / Ruffin
    29. Eric Nelson / Save Yourself
    30. The Black Crowes / Blood Red Regrets
    31. Tommy Castro / I Can’t Catch a Break
    32. Grateful Dead / Cumberland Blues
    33. Sue Foley / Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie
    34. Candice Ivory / Me and My Chauffer
    35. Koko Taylor / Black Rat Swing
    36. Memphis Minnie / When the Levee Breaks
    37. Led Zeppelin . Sugar Mama

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 4/5/2026

Hour One   

  1. Haven21 – PANIC MODE
  2. Featherfoot Charlie – Curse the Wind
  3. Feel Good – Dancing with Ghosts
  4. Salt Creek – The Vine
  5. Weathered – A Belly Full of Knives
  6. The Tale Untold – Battleground
  7. Devil in The Details – Take Me to the Grave
  8. Before We Die – Civil War
  9. The Impulsive – Stranded
  10. Evandale – Remember
  11. Spinalcurve – Angels Fall
  12. Jason Mayer – Too Damn Drunk
  13. Nathan Ma – She’s Wild
  14. Uh Oh – Still Life
  15. The MudPuddles – Make Believe Garden

 

Hour Two   

  1. King Iso – Happy
  2. Jay Influential – Work On Myself
  3. NugZ – Down And Out
  4. Levee – Nostalgic 4 Ur Love
  5. Ancient Posse – Stuck On You
  6. VenomStayDrippin – Love Always, V
  7. Mad Darling – Break Free
  8. The Real Zebos – no style
  9. Dear Neighbor – Down & Out
  10. Bliss – Line of Sight
  11. Immunizer – Choke
  12. Wake Sessions – Normalcy
  13. SAUL – JACK & JILL
  14. Widow7 – Blood Money
  15. VCTMS – The Dearly Beloved
  16. WOLF SKIN – HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE

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 3/29/26

  1. Seafret – “Signal Fire” (Nettwerk, U.K.)
  2. Tove Styrke – “Prayer” (Bud Fox, Sweden)
  3. Sex Mask – “Cold” (Unsigned, Australia)
  4. Yonaka – “Trouble Follows” (Distiller Records, U.K.)
  5. Balu Brigada – “Backseat” (Warner Music Group, Australasia)
  6. Girl Scout – “Operator” (Awal, Sweden)
  7. Max Allais – “Everywhere” (Real Thing Records/Universal Music, New Zealand)
  8. Neiked Ft. Circa Waves – “Sweet Emotion” (Columbia Records, Germany)
  9. Louis Oliver – “Tell Me” (Unsigned, U.K.)
  10. Lusaint – “Shoot You Dead” (Heavenly Fire, U.K.)
  11. Chanin – “Whisper” (Universal Music, Germany)
  12. Overpass – “Union Station” (Communion Records, U.K.)
  13. Vella – “Somebody Else” (Universal Music, Sweden)
  14. *Red Rum Club – “American Nights & English Mornings” (Modern Sky, U.K.)
  15. *Karin Ann – “All My Money” (3am Records, Slovakia)

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 3/29/26

  1. Ratboys – “What’s Right?” from Singin’ To An Empty Chair; New West
  2. Mitski – “I’ll Change For You” from Nothing’s About To Happen To Me; Dead Oceans
  3. XTC – “Ball and Chain” from English Settlement; Virgin
  4. Bethany Cosentino – “It’s Fine” from Natural Disaster; Concord
  5. Weezer & Best Coast – “Go Away” ; Crush
  6. Julia Jacklin – “I Was Neon” from Pre Pleasure; Polyvinyl
  7. Juliana Hatfield – “Long Slow Nervous Breakdown” from Lightning Might Strike; American Laundromat
  8. Deer Tick – “Mary Singletary” ; ATO
  9. Michael Stipe & Andrew Wood – “I Played The Fool” from The Rooster; Warner Bros
  10. The Kills – “The Good Ones” from No Wow; Domino
  11. The Beths – “Metal” from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti
  12. Geese – “Cobra” from Getting Killed; Virgin
  13. Pulp – “The Man Comes Around” ; Rough Trade
  14. The Afghan Whigs – “House of I” ; BMG
  15. Poster Children – “New Boyfriend” from Junior Citizen; Sire
  16. Hair Person – “Window” from Dorsia; self released
  17. Telehealth – “Cool Job” ; Sub Pop
  18. Sugar – “Changes” from Copper Blue; Rykodisc
  19. Hurray For The Riff Raff – “Rhododendron (live)” from Live at the Old Town School…; Nonesuch
  20. Squeeze – “Why Don’t You” from Trixies; BMG
  21. Suitor – “Blank Americana” from Saw You Out with the Weeds; Feel It
  22. Death Cab For Cutie – “Riptide” ; Anti
  23. Ty Segall – “Diversion” from Emotional Mugger; Drag City
  24. Sonic Youth – “Snare, Girl” from A Thousand Leaves; Geffen