Ryan Patrick Hooper

Detroit

Radio Host and Producer, Culture Shift at WDET-FM (Detroit MI)

Back in '89, I simply slid into place. Award winning journalist, host of "In The Groove" (weekdays 12-3 p.m.) on 101.9 @WDET Detroit Public Radio

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Culture Convo: Will Calling My Mom Make Me a Better Person?

5 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Ryan Patrick Hooper

I miss my mom. She isn’t dead, so it’s a little weird to write. But I miss her in the way I miss a close friend I haven’t called in a while. And in either situation, it’s selfish not to think they’d appreciate a call. We don’t keep in touch like we should. Or how I think we’re supposed to, which is more often. In the movies, those relationships seem closer. It seems like other people stay close in reality, too. In my head, that’s the right way. In my head, I wonder how they do it.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning ‘The Central Park Five’ Opens at Detroit Opera

6 days ago | hourdetroit.com | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Composer Anthony Davis is making a major return to Detroit this weekend with his Pulitzer Prize-winning opera The Central Park Five. The two-act true-story adaptation follows the wrongful convictions of five African American and Latino teenagers accused of assaulting a white female jogger in Central Park in 1989.
In The Groove: BADBADNOTGOOD, Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Smerz, Bon Iver

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Kicking off the show with new music from BADBADNOTGOOD, who are coming to the Masonic Temple on May 13 with Baby Rose, plus fresh selections from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Smerz, Bon Iver, The Bug Club and more. And a very happy birthday to one of the greatest Motown voices of all time — Tammi Terrell!Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.
In The Groove: New music from Nilüfer Yanya, Rodeo Boys, The Beths + more

2 weeks ago | wdet.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Lots of back-to-backs today, spotlighting new stuff and old stuff from artists and comparing the results/the growth/the whatever. That included starting things off with the White Stripes, who became the 22nd Detroit act to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night.
In The Groove Pick of the Week: 'Alone (Four Tet Remix)' by The Cure

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

We waited 16 years for The Cure’s latest album — and it was well worth the wait. Fans and critics alike praised “Songs of a Lost World,” and it’s been in heavy rotation on In The Groove since its release. Now, The Cure are extending the life of their latest release with a massive collection of remixes called “Remixes of a Lost World” (out June 13 via Fiction) from folks like Paul Oakenfold, Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno, Mogwai, Twilight Sad and Four Tet, who I’ll focus on today.
In The Groove: New music from Madison McFerrin; The Cure, Mei Semones, Lamp + more

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Starting off the show with brand new music from Madison McFerrin, who is getting ready to release her sophomore album “SCORPIO” in June. Plus a dose of J-Pop (Japanese pop) from Lamp and Mei Semones, and The Cure just announced a massive remix album with folks like Four Tet, Mogwai, Paul Oakenfold and others interpreting their songs from last year’s “Songs Of A Lost World” album. Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.
In The Groove: New releases from HAIM, Flying Vipers, Cousin Kula, Durand Jones & the Indications

4 weeks ago | wdet.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Always a good day when we’ve got a fresh Tall Black Guy flip to explore alongside new music from Cousin Kula, Smerz, Flying Vipers, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, SHOLTO, Clea Vincent & Via Mardot, HAIM, Bon Iver, Durand Jones & the Indications and more. Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.
Pianist Jason Moran stuns

4 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Ryan Patrick Hooper

The Detroit Jazz Fest sets itself apart by being the largest free jazz festival in the world. It’s not easy or cheap for a cultural institution to be able to give it all away for free. Getting rid of any barrier of entry, however, ensures that this festival actually looks and feels like Detroit. That’s a big issue in a majority Black city that often struggles to represent itself via arts, culture and media.
Trip-Hop Monday

4 weeks ago | midbrow.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Beth GibbonsMasonic Cathedral TheatreMonday, April 7Ah, the Monday night show. Always a difficult thing to convince your friends to do something cool and fun at the start of the week, because you’re starting to realize that everyone around you is growing up and you’re still going to shows on a Monday like a maniac. Convincing is even harder when you say, “Dude, it’s Beth Gibbons!”Everyone stares back at you like you’re an idiot, or maybe they’re just embarrassed that they don’t know who she is.
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Deliver

4 weeks ago | midbrow.org | Ryan Patrick Hooper

Tina Fey & Amy PoehlerRestless Leg TourFox TheatreSaturday, April 5I didn’t have high expectations for this show at all. That’s really not Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s fault. To be clear, I’ve loved everything that duo has ever done together and on their own. There is an increasing trend, however, of celebrities hitting the road for a live tour and providing little more than a quick discussion and a Q&A with the audience on stage.

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