World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Episodes
Elsy Wameyo embraces duality on 'Saint Sinner'
The Kenyan-born and Adelaide-based musician talks about the duality behind her debut album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
11/12/24•31m 29s
Orla Gartland sets her own rules on 'Everybody Needs A Hero'
The Irish musician talks about her latest album, and what it takes to be a truly independent, self-funded artist.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
09/12/24•34m 40s
Looper at the ready, Marc Rebillet is game for anything
Watch the music producer and streamer improvise songs about public radio pledge drives and more, live in the studio.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
04/12/24•43m 8s
The Culture Corner: 35 years of Queen Latifah's 'All Hail the Queen'
We take a look at the groundbreaking 1989 debut record from the rapper, singer and actress.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
26/11/24•12m 4s
Michael Kiwanuka strips back his sound on 'Small Changes'
The English singer, songwriter and producer says his fourth record represents a period of big life changes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
22/11/24•33m 4s
Father John Misty's new record feels like an ending, but it's not his last
Father John Misty's Josh Tillman talks about his sixth studio album, Mahashmashana, which is Sanskrit for "great cremation ground."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
22/11/24•35m 41s
WATCH: The Heavy Heavy leans into a larger-than-life sound on 'One of a Kind'
Check out the U.K. band's live performance from this year's XPoNential Music Festival.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
21/11/24•30m 49s
Acadiana Music Spotlight: Julian Primeaux
Hear a live performance from the Louisiana Music Hall of Famer with a gritty southern rock and blues sound.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
19/11/24•20m 28s
Nick Lowe on his latest album, 'Indoor Safari'
Find out how Lowe's longtime backing band, Los Straitjackets, were were the catalyst for the songwriter's return to recording albums.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
15/11/24•42m 2s
X aren't interested in reliving old memories on 'Smoke & Fiction'
The punk pioneers talk about their ninth and final studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
12/11/24•29m 9s
The Softies return with 'The Bed I Made'
The pop minimalists return with a record that feels like calling up an old friend.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
11/11/24•37m 17s
How 'Roxanne' changed Sting's life and more stories from his back catalog
Find out which songs the English musician chose to perform for World Cafe's new feature called Backtracking.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
08/11/24•24m 16s
Mondo Cozmo on his latest album, 'It's PRINCIPLE!'
The Philadelphia musician delivers his most cohesive record to date.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
07/11/24•25m 27s
Saxophonist Colin Stetson's performance style is breathtaking, literally
The saxophonist has spent his life developing his unique, physically demanding performance style.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
05/11/24•44m 19s
Los Bitchos' 'Talkie Talkie' is a raucous 1980s discotheque
Heavily inspired by cumbia, the London-based band has a straightforward ethos: have fun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
01/11/24•34m 38s
Tycho on his latest album, 'Infinite Health'
The record producer and composer sought inspiration from his beginnings in Sacramento for his latest record.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
30/10/24•27m 49s
The Culture Corner: Digable Planets' 'Blowout Comb' turns 30
The hip-hop group's second and final album took a sharp sonic turn away from their radio-friendly debut.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
29/10/24•13m 46s
Cassandra Lewis on her debut album, 'Lost in a Dream'
The Nashville-based singer-songwriter sought inspiration from Dorothy's journey in The Wizard of Oz.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
28/10/24•34m 5s
WATCH: Pixies plays songs from their new album, 'The Night the Zombies Came'
The alternative rock pioneers perform an exclusive set ahead of the release of their latest album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
24/10/24•13m 20s
WATCH: Little Feat pours their motley energy into 'Sam's Place'
The band co-founded by Lowell George and led by Bill Payne has flourished with their gumbo approach to rock and roll.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
23/10/24•41m 7s
Acadiana Music Showcase: Amis Du Teche
Hear a live performance from the young Cajun group Amis Du Teche as they perform songs from their latest self-titled album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
22/10/24•13m 16s
Sense of Place: Step inside Denver's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Denver's iconic outdoor venue comes with a unique set of challenges.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
18/10/24•13m 26s
Sense of Place: Boulder-bred Pink Fuzz makes riotous desert rock
Just like their name implies, this desert rock trio is buzzy, loud and fun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
17/10/24•34m 42s
Sense of Place: This Colorado bluegrass quartet was only supposed to play once
Big Richard formed to play a one-off festival gig, then the quartet fell in love with playing together.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
15/10/24•47m 6s
Sense of Place: Fort Collins is a melting pot of music
Tune in to a mini-concert with Latin pop and hip hop group 2MX2, plus learn about the foundation cultivating Fort Collins' music scene.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
14/10/24•21m 43s
Ride on their latest album, 'Interplay'
The English rock band looks to '80s synth pop on their seventh studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
08/10/24•32m 50s
Amos Lee on his latest album, 'Transmissions'
The Philadelphia musician wanted to reconnect with his tight-knit circle of bandmates on his new record.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
07/10/24•30m 39s
Tune in to a mini-concert with TEKE::TEKE
The Montreal-based band blends together different influences, from japanese folk to J-Pop and Brazilian surf rock.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
03/10/24•19m 12s
American Aquarium on their latest album, 'Fear of Standing Still'
Frontman BJ Barham talks about working with producer Shooter Jennings and tackling the complexity of Southern identity on the band's new album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
02/10/24•29m 33s
Paris Paloma on her debut album, 'Cacophony'
The English singer-songwriter chats about why "labour" went viral and the inspirations behind her new album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
30/09/24•29m 4s
David Gilmour on his latest album, 'Luck and Strange'
The English guitarist and songwriter joins us to talk about his fifth studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
27/09/24•21m 13s
Tune in to a mini-concert with English Teacher
This English indie rock band formed while studying at the Leeds Conservatoire in 2020. Four years laters, they won the Mercury Prize.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
26/09/24•16m 15s
Tune in to a mini-concert with The Dip
The funk, soul and R&B band from Seattle explores the more complicated side of love on their latest album, Love Direction.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
24/09/24•14m 32s
Memories blossom on Hurray for the Riff Raff's latest record
On The Past is Still Alive, folk songwriter Alynda Segarra reignites visions from a past life and the people they've met along the way.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
20/09/24•28m 37s
Acadiana Music Spotlight: Louis Michot & Swamp Magic
World Cafe's new concert series highlights music from Louisiana's Cajun Country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
18/09/24•12m 33s
The Folk Implosion return with 'Walk Thru Me' after decades away
Lou Barlow and John Davis talk about what brought them together again, plus they perform live for World Cafe.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
17/09/24•35m 4s
Jessica Pratt cracks open the sunny veneer of the California dream
The Los Angeles-based musician was inspired by the dark side of state's mythology in the making of her fourth studio album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
16/09/24•29m 4s
For Nick Cave, it took enduring devastation to embrace true joy
The Australian musician talks about the motivation and meaning behind Wild God, a new album with his band The Bad Seeds.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
13/09/24•46m 27s
The Culture Corner: Enter Soweto Gospel Choir's 'House of Worship'
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison digs into the South African gospel group's latest record, which recontextualizes classic club hits.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
10/09/24•10m 14s
Grace Cummings' vocal power is in full effect on 'Ramona'
The Australian artist performs songs from her latest album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
09/09/24•30m 44s
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings look back on turbulent times on 'Woodland'
The folk duo's latest album is named after the East Nashville studio that was destroyed by a devastating tornado outbreak in 2020.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
06/09/24•53m 36s
For Elvis, Memphis was a wellspring of musical creation
A new box set chronicles Elvis Presley's time in Grind City.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
03/09/24•22m 23s
