World Cafe

Monday - Thursday, 1-3pm and Friday 2-3pm

World Cafe is a cutting edge, two-hour program of alternative contemporary music. It offers a broad range of innovative sounds drawn from American as well as international music. It includes music that is familiar but also showcases works by new and emerging artists.

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December 27, 2012

1:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Label : Luaka Bop
1:01 PM
Locked Down
Artist : Dr. John
Album : Locked Down
Label : Nonesuch
1:06 PM
Dark Star
Artist : Polica
Album : Give You The Ghost
Label : Totally Gross Nation
1:11 PM
Heavy Cloud, No Rain
Artist : Sting
Album : Ten Summoner's Tale
Label : A&M
1:15 PM
Easy Way Out
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:24 PM
Somebody That I Used To Know
Artist : Gotye
Album : Making Mirrors
Label : Universal Republic
1:30 PM
State of the Art
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:38 PM
Easy Way Out
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:42 PM
Eyes Wide Open
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:47 PM
Eyes Wide Open
Artist : Gotye
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
1:48 PM
Waiting In Vain
Artist : Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album : Exodus
Label : Island
1:52 PM
Tell Me A Tale
Artist : Michael Kiwanuka
Album : Tell Me A Tale
Label : Interscope
1:57 PM
Worms
Artist : Yeasayer
Album : All Hour Cymbals
Label : We Are Free
2:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Label : Luaka Bop
2:01 PM
Gatekeeper
Artist : Feist
Album : Let It Die
Label : Interscope Records
2:03 PM
Itchycoo Park
Artist : Small Faces
Album : There Are But Four Small Faces
Label : Sony
2:06 PM
Happy Pills
Artist : Norah Jones
Album : Little Broken Hearts
Label : Blue Note
2:09 PM
Everybody Here Wants You
Artist : Jeff Buckley
Album : Sketches For My Sweetheart the Drunk
Label : Sony
2:14 PM
Untitled (Love Song)
Artist : Counting Crows
Album : Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
Label : Collective Sounds
2:19 PM
Cool Enough
Artist : Nicole Atkins
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:21 PM
Submarines
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:27 PM
Ho Hey
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:29 PM
Dead Sea
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:34 PM
Stubborn Love
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live For the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:39 PM
Ho Hey
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Label : WXPN
2:40 PM
Revolution Girls
Artist : Mariachi El Bronx
Album : II
Label : Witchita
2:44 PM
Ring of Fire
Artist : Johnny Cash
Album : Love, God, Murder
Label : Lost Highway
2:47 PM
The Lady of Leitrim
Artist : Megan Reilly
Album : The Well
Label : Carrot Tope
2:51 PM
Tiger Lily
Artist : Luna
Album : Bewitched
Label : Elektra/ADA
2:56 PM
Disclaimer
Artist : The Dears
Album : Missiles
Label : Arts & Crafts

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9:00am

Mon February 13, 2012
World Cafe

World Cafe Looks Back: Country And Bluegrass

Credit Courtesy of the artist's estate

Throughout the month of October, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of World Cafe by revisiting some of the best and most memorable interviews of the past 20 years.

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4:49pm

Fri February 10, 2012
World Cafe

Craig Finn On World Cafe

Credit Courtesy of the artist

Ever since Craig Finn's band The Hold Steady first broke through in 2004, he's gotten famous for a mix of hyper-literate story songs and classic-rock arrangements. After releasing a string of highly praised albums and EPs, Finn took a five-month break from The Hold Steady to record his solo debut, Clear Heart Full Eyes.

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4:08pm

Thu February 9, 2012
World Cafe

Nils Lofgren On World Cafe

Originally published on Tue June 19, 2012 10:50 am

Credit Rainer Drechsler

Nils Lofgren has built a stellar reputation as a masterful guitarist in both solo and collaborative endeavors, and his extensive discography showcases a unique brand of high-energy blues-rock.

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4:05pm

Wed February 8, 2012
World Cafe

The Front Bottoms On World Cafe

Brian Sella and Mathew Uychich of the New Jersey band The Front Bottoms have been playing together for years.

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3:41pm

Tue February 7, 2012
World Cafe

Jonathan Wilson On World Cafe

Credit Courtesy of the artist

Jonathan Wilson is practically overflowing with music, if his debut album Gentle Spirit is any indication. The album runs 78 minutes, with several songs spanning more than six minutes. That's a lot of material for a debut, but Wilson is no newbie — he's worked with the likes of Elvis Costello, Robbie Robertson and Jackson Browne.

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