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 18, 2012

8:00 PM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
8:01 PM
Golden Light
Artist : Twin Shadow
Album : Confess
Composer :
Label : 4ad / Ada
8:06 PM
Little Black Submarines
Artist : The Black Keys
Album : El Camino
Composer :
Label : Nonesuch
8:10 PM
Statesboro Blues
Artist : Taj Mahal
Album : Slidin'¿ Some Slide
Composer :
Label : Bullseye Blues
8:13 PM
Hoga
Artist : Sidi Toure
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:16 PM
Holley
Artist : Sidi Toure
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:30 PM
Hoga
Artist : Sidi Toure
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:39 PM
Koima
Artist : Sidi Toure
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:46 PM
Holley
Artist : Sidi Toure
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
8:47 PM
Fergus Falls
Artist : Field Report
Album : Field Report
Composer :
Label : Partisan Records
8:52 PM
Open the Door (to Your Heart)
Artist : Van Morrison
Album : Born to Sing: No Plan B
Composer :
Label : Blue Note Records
9:00 PM
War No More
Artist : Tommy Guerrero
Album : From Soil to the Soul
Composer :
Label : Quannum Projects
9:01 PM
Glass Onion
Artist : The Beatles
Album : White Album
Composer :
Label : Capitol
9:03 PM
Boys Don’t Cry
Artist : The Cure
Album : Staring at the Sea: The Singles
Composer :
Label : Elektra / WEA
9:06 PM
Stubborn Love
Artist : The Lumineers
Album : The Lumineers
Composer :
Label : Dualtone Music Group
9:10 PM
She Thinks I Still Care
Artist : Teddy Thompson
Album : Upfront & Down Low
Composer :
Label : Verve Forecast
9:13 PM
Myth
Artist : Beach House
Album : Bloom
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
9:17 PM
Magpie
Artist : Beth Orton
Album : Sugaring Season
Composer :
Label : Anti
9:21 PM
Castles
Artist : Doveman
Album : Conformist
Composer :
Label : Brassland Records
9:23 PM
Dirty Money
Artist : Antibalas
Album : Antibalas
Composer :
Label : Daptone
9:29 PM
Only You
Artist : Yaz
Album : Upstairs At Eric's
Composer :
Label : Sire/Rhino/London
9:31 PM
Ramona Reborn
Artist : Delicate Steve
Album : Positive Force
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
9:36 PM
Venus As A Boy
Artist : Bjork
Album : Debut
Composer :
Label : Elektra/Wea
9:37 PM
Reboot The Mission
Artist : The Wallflowers
Album : Glad All Over
Composer :
Label : Sony
9:40 PM
Midnight City
Artist : M83
Album : Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Composer : Anthony Gonzalez, Yan Gonzalez, Morgan Kibby, Brad Laner, Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Label : Mute
9:44 PM
Youth Without Youth
Artist : Metric
Album : Synthetica
Composer :
Label : Mom & Pop Music
9:49 PM
Barton Hollow
Artist : The Civil Wars
Album : Barton Hollow
Composer :
Label : Sensibility
9:52 PM
Live and Die
Artist : The Avett Brothers
Album : The Carpenter
Composer :
Label : Republic
9:57 PM
Ana
Artist : Los Straightjackets
Album : Rock En Espanol
Composer :
Label : Yep Roc Records

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World Cafe
2:07 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 7:57 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
4:07 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 Sun May 19, 2013 8:23 am

  • Listen To Latin Roots: Son Jarocho
World Cafe
3:29 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 4:07 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
3:02 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
12:48 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 Sun May 19, 2013 8:49 am

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
1:58 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Next: Laura Stevenson

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Laura Stevenson.

Originally published on Mon May 13, 2013 8:18 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
2:30 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Clive Davis On World Cafe

Credit Dan Hallman / AP
Clive Davis.

Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 2:40 pm

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
1:44 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Rod Stewart On World Cafe

Credit Penny Lancaster / Courtesy of the artist

Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 2:40 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
2:30 pm
Thu May 9, 2013

The Slide Brothers On World Cafe

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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
2:05 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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