World Cafe

Weeknights, 8pm - 10pm; Sundays, 6pm - 8pm
David Dye

From live in-studio performances and interviews with top musicians to new and undiscovered artists from around the globe - World Cafe is the place to hear contemporary popular music! Host David Dye spins a two-hour mix of adult alternative records that's always two steps ahead of the mainstream.

World Cafe features interviews and exclusive in-studio performances from today's most popular acts, e.g., Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, John Williams, Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal and Elvis Costello, to name a few. And the Cafe spotlights new and emerging artists like Dar Williams, Beth Orton, and Ani DiFranco with occasional trips into the world of jazz and R&B with stars like Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny and the Kronos Quartet.

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Playlist

September 28, 2012

8:00 PM
Descarga Cubana
Artist : Israel Lopez Cachao
Album : Descargas Cubanas
Composer :
Label : T.H. Rodven
8:00 PM
If I Needed You
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:04 PM
Whispers in the Dark
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:05 PM
Sophia
Artist : Laura Marling
Album : A Creature I Don't Know
Composer :
Label : Domino
8:09 PM
Catch My Disease
Artist : Ben Lee
Album : Awake is the New Sleep
Composer :
Label : New West
8:10 PM
Lover¿s Eyes
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:13 PM
Down by the Water
Artist : The Decemberists
Album : The King Is Dead
Composer :
Label : Capitol
8:16 PM
Yet Again
Artist : Grizzly Bear
Album : Shields
Composer :
Label : Warp
8:17 PM
Ghosts that We Knew
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:21 PM
Kids
Artist : MGMT
Album : Oracular Spectacular
Composer :
Label : Sony
8:22 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
8:24 PM
If I Needed You
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:28 PM
Lover¿s Eyes
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:30 PM
Lazuli
Artist : Beach House
Album : Bloom
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
8:35 PM
Swallowed By The Night
Artist : Sun Airway
Album : Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier
Composer :
Label : Dead Oceans
9:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
9:01 PM
Luxury
Artist : The Rolling Stones
Album : It's Only Rock and Roll
Composer :
Label : UMVD Labels
9:06 PM
We Can’t Have Nice Things
Artist : Kelly Hogan
Album : I Like to Keep Myself In Pain
Composer :
Label : Anti
9:09 PM
Birdhouse In Your Soul
Artist : They Might Be Giants
Album : Flood
Composer :
Label : Restless
9:12 PM
Myriad Harbour
Artist : New Pornographers
Album : Challengers
Composer :
Label : Matador Records
9:16 PM
Bearing Witness
Artist : David Bazan
Album : Curse Your Branches
Composer :
Label : Barsuk
9:17 PM
This Head I Hold
Artist : Electric Guest
Album : Mondo
Composer :
Label : Downtown
9:20 PM
Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing
Artist : Chris Issak
Album : Forever Blue
Composer :
Label : Reprise / WEA
9:23 PM
The Only Place
Artist : Best Coast
Album : The Only Place
Composer :
Label : Mexican Summer
9:26 PM
Think I’m In Love
Artist : Beck
Album : The Information
Composer :
Label : Interscope Records
9:29 PM
Divine Hammer
Artist : The Breeders
Album : Last Splash
Composer :
Label : WEA/Elekra
9:32 PM
Hall of Mirrors
Artist : The Hello Sequence
Album : Negotiations
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
9:36 PM
Coast Reprise
Artist : The War On Drugs
Album : Wagonwheel Blues
Composer :
Label : Secretly Canadian
9:37 PM
A Heart Like Mine
Artist : Dwight Yoakam
Album : 3 Pears
Composer :
Label : Warner Bros./Wea
9:42 PM
Found Out About You
Artist : Gin Blossoms
Album : New Miserable Experience
Composer :
Label : Acony Records
9:44 PM
I Might
Artist : Wilco
Album : The Whole Love
Composer :
Label : dBpm Records
9:48 PM
Angels
Artist : The xx
Album : Coexist
Composer :
Label : XL Recordings
9:51 PM
I Walk on Gilded Splinters
Artist : Paul Weller
Album : The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter Five Years of Music from The Wire
Composer :
Label : Nonesuch
9:56 PM
The Last Song I Will Write
Artist : Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Album : Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Composer :
Label : Thirty Tigers

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World Cafe
11:12 am
Wed February 22, 2012

Los Campesinos! On World Cafe

Credit Courtesy of the artist
Los Campesinos! has earned a reputation for dark humor and danceable beats.

After first coming together as a trio at Cardiff University in 2006, Los Campesinos! has blossomed into a septet with a reputation for lively indie-rock, in the spirit of everyone from Modest Mouse to Broken Social Scene to Belle and Sebastian. The generous joy in the Los Campesinos!

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World Cafe
12:28 pm
Tue February 21, 2012

Cass McCombs On World Cafe

Credit Courtesy of the artist
Cass McCombs released two of his six albums in 2011. His latest is Humor Risk.

Originally published on Tue February 21, 2012 12:30 pm

Born in Northern California in the 1970s, Cass McCombs grew to adopt a wanderer's lifestyle.

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World Cafe
2:00 pm
Mon February 20, 2012

Julia Nunes On 'World Cafe Next'

Credit Shervin Lainez / Courtesy of the artist.
Julia Nunes is this week's World Cafe: Next featured artist.

Before the eyes of her YouTube subscribers, Julia Nunes went from being a teen covering her favorite artists to a young woman playing live shows with them.

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World Cafe
8:00 am
Mon February 20, 2012

World Cafe Looks Back: Blues And Gospel

Credit Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images

Mavis Staples performs with The Roots at the Climate Rally on the National Mall on April 25, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

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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World Cafe
10:40 am
Fri February 17, 2012

Chairlift On World Cafe

Credit Alejandro Cardenas
Chairlift.

Produced by Hot Chip's Dan Carey, Chairlift's new album Something blends upbeat, synth-heavy pop with eerie lyrics that depart from the purely effervescent sound of the 2008 hit "Bruises." On Something, singer Caroline Polachek takes risks — manipulating her vocals with AutoTune and even programming synth parts to mimic the sou

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World Cafe
3:28 pm
Thu February 16, 2012

Real Estate On World Cafe

Originally from Ridgewood, N.J., the Brooklyn transplants in Real Estate have built a reputation for cheerful yet sentimental beach-pop. The band's self-titled album broke through on the strength of the lead single "Beach Comber," and that record's 2011 follow-up (Days) achieved widespread critical acclaim and popularity in its own right.

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World Cafe
2:22 pm
Wed February 15, 2012

Air On World Cafe

Credit Wendy Bevan / Courtesy of the artist
Le Voyage Dans La Lune is AIR's seventh release, written as a soundtrack for a re-release of the 1902 Georges Méliès film of the same name.

Originally published on Wed February 15, 2012 3:52 pm

World Cafe
1:14 pm
Tue February 14, 2012

Kathleen Edwards On World Cafe

Credit Courtesy of the artist
Kathleen Edwards' new album is titled Voyageur.

Originally published on Tue February 14, 2012 1:15 pm

Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards is enjoying a huge career boost with her new fourth album, Voyageur. Produced in part by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Voyageur sounds deeply personal and genuine: Edwards sings of failed marriages, life in the spotlight and the delicate happiness that comes with new beginnings.

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World Cafe
2:04 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Bright Moments On 'World Cafe: Next'

Credit Courtesy of the artist
Bright Moments' debut album, Natives, comes out Feb. 21.

With its fresh, upbeat sound, Bright Moments' debut album Natives will likely sound familiar when it's released later this month.

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World Cafe
8:00 am
Mon February 13, 2012

World Cafe Looks Back: Country And Bluegrass

Credit Courtesy of the artist's estate

Charlie Louvin (right) and his brother Ira, a.k.a. The Louvin Brothers.

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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