World Cafe

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The premier public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country. Visit World Cafe to see what's playing. 

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December 18, 2012

6:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
6:00 PM
Blister in the Sun
Artist : Violent Femmes
Album : Violent Femmes
Composer :
Label : Rhino / WEA
6:06 PM
Chained
Artist : The xx
Album : Coexist
Composer :
Label : Recordings
6:08 PM
The Maker
Artist : Daniel Lanois
Album : Acadie
Composer :
Label : Red Floor Records
6:12 PM
The Mountain
Artist : Levon Helm
Album : Dirt Farmer
Composer :
Label : Vanguard Records
6:16 PM
Freiderick
Artist : Sara Watkins
Album : Sara Watkins
Composer :
Label : Nonesuch
6:20 PM
Gawd Above
Artist : John Fullbright
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
6:27 PM
Satan and St. Paul
Artist : John Fullbright
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
6:35 PM
Moving
Artist : John Fullbright
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
6:40 PM
By the Sea
Artist : Summer Fiction
Album : Summer Fiction
Composer :
Label : Summer Fiction
6:42 PM
Dear God
Artist : XTC
Album : Skylarking
Composer :
Label : Warner Music Latina
6:46 PM
Tessellate
Artist : AltJ
Album : An Awesome Wave
Composer :
Label : Atlantic
6:49 PM
Baby Missiles
Artist : The War on Drugs
Album : Slave Ambient
Composer :
Label : Secretly Canadian
6:52 PM
Halfway Home
Artist : TV On The Radio
Album : Dear Science
Composer :
Label : Geffen Records
6:58 PM
Damn Good Time
Artist : They Might Be Giants
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
7:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
7:01 PM
Valentine’s Day is Over
Artist : Billy Bragg
Album : Worker's Playtime
Composer :
Label : Yep Roc Records
7:05 PM
Valentine
Artist : Trey Anastasio
Album : Traveler
Composer :
Label : Ato Records
7:12 PM
AM/FM
Artist : !!!
Album : Strange Weather, Isn't It
Composer :
Label : Warp Records
7:17 PM
Nothing Arrived
Artist : Villagers
Album : Awayland
Composer :
Label : Domino
7:20 PM
Boy With A Coin
Artist : Iron and Wine
Album : Boy With A Coin
Composer :
Label : Overcoat Recordings
7:24 PM
My Time
Artist : Minus the Bear
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
7:25 PM
Default
Artist : Django Django
Album : Django Django
Composer :
Label : Ribbon Music
7:29 PM
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Artist : The Postal Service
Album : Give Up
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
7:33 PM
Knock Knock
Artist : Band of Horses
Album : Mirage Rock
Composer :
Label : Columbia Records
7:37 PM
You’re Goin’ Miss Your Candyman
Artist : Terry Callier
Album : What Color is Love
Composer :
Label : Verve
7:38 PM
That’s Still Mama
Artist : Cody ChesnuTT
Album : Landing on a Hundred
Composer :
Label : Vibration Vineyard
7:42 PM
Tenderness
Artist : General Public
Album : The Beat Goes On
Composer :
Label : I.R.S Records
7:45 PM
Know Til Now
Artist : Jim James
Album : Regions of Light & Sound of God
Composer :
Label : ATO
7:52 PM
The Right Stuff
Artist : Bryan Ferry
Album : Bete Noire
Composer :
Label : EMI International

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World Cafe
3:08 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Frightened Rabbit On World Cafe

Credit Tim Richmond / Courtesy of the artist
Frightened Rabbit.

Originally published on Sat May 18, 2013 8:57 am

Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchinson has been creating compelling, sometimes even uplifting, songs about abject failure since the Scottish band's first album, Sing the Greys, came out in 2006.

On this installment of World Cafe, Hutchinson tells host David Dye how the entire band was involved in writing lyrics for its new album, Pedestrian Verse. The singer also discusses Frightened Rabbit's unique experience during a recent tour of northern Scotland.

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World Cafe
4:50 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Latin Roots: Son Jarocho

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Los Angeles' Las Cafeteras recorded a version of the classic son jarocho song "La Bamba."

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 2:09 pm

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World Cafe
4:50 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside On World Cafe

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Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside.

Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 5:07 pm

  • Listen To Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside On World Cafe

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside's music was raw and forthright from the beginning, when its album Dirty Radio came out in 2011. The Portland band captures the energy of early-'50s music, with blues and country influences that earned it a rockabilly designation early in its career.

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World Cafe
4:02 pm
Wed May 15, 2013

RNDM On World Cafe

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RNDM.

RNDM is a new band featuring Joseph Arthur, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and drummer Richard Stuverud. Ament and Arthur met when the latter opened for Pearl Jam on tour.

Ament tells World Cafe host David Dye that he was mesmerized by Arthur's ability to create band sounds by looping his guitar and vocals. He also describes how RNDM formed and explains the process behind creating its debut album, Acts.

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World Cafe
1:48 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Dawn McCarthy On World Cafe

Credit Lindsey Rome / Courtesy of the artist
Bonnie Prince Billy and Dawn McCarthy.

Originally published on Tue May 14, 2013 3:55 pm

In this installment of World Cafe, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (the stage name of Will Oldham) and Dawn McCarthy perform their own versions of classic Everly Brothers songs — as heard on their latest album together, What the Brothers Sang.

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World Cafe
2:58 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Next: Laura Stevenson

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Laura Stevenson.

Originally published on Mon May 13, 2013 9:18 pm

  • Hear Two New Songs By Laura Stevenson

Laura Stevenson describes herself as an "unfunny Woody Allen," which is another way of saying that her work channels her obsessions with death and doubt. On her third album, Wheel, she finds a way to make it all sound downright jaunty.

Stevenson came to her more folk leanings from roots in punk, as well as a musical family; her grandfather, choral director Harry Simeone, was responsible for "Little Drummer Boy." Listen to two songs from Wheel on this page.

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World Cafe
3:40 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Clive Davis On World Cafe

Credit Dan Hallman / AP
Clive Davis.

At 81, music mogul and Columbia Records president Clive Davis has slowed down just enough to write his autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life. The book, which describes how he's consistently made hit records, has itself become a bestseller.

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World Cafe
2:44 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Rod Stewart On World Cafe

Credit Penny Lancaster / Courtesy of the artist

Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 3:40 pm

Rod Stewart has little to prove as a rock star. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame twice, once solo and once with The Faces. More recently, he's had enormous success with a series of standards titled The Great American Songbook, and published an autobiography that inspired him to return to songwriting.

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World Cafe
3:30 pm
Thu May 9, 2013

The Slide Brothers On World Cafe

Credit Brad Gregory / Courtesy of the artist
The Slide Brothers.

Calvin Cooke, Aubrey Ghent and brothers Darrick and Chuck Campbell are The Slide Brothers. The band's self-titled album debut album was produced by Robert Randolph, the spectacular young pedal-steel guitarist who became the first player from the Sacred Steel tradition to break out to a wider audience.

On this installment of World Café, the band plays three songs from its album and tells host David Dye about the difference between performing for the congregation at Church of the Living God and playing on club and concert stages.

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World Cafe
3:05 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

Phosphorescent On World Cafe

Credit Steve Gullick / Courtesy of the artist
Phosphorescent.

It's easy to hear the steady growth in the music of Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck since the release of his band's 2009 Willie Nelson tribute album, To Willie. In 2011, Here's to Taking It Easy was a sprawling, languid epic written with his road band's performances in mind.

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