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World Cafe Nashville: Colter Wall

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Nashville Sessions

World Cafe Nashville: Colter Wall

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The country singer's startlingly deep voice and the hard-won wisdom in his songwriting belie his young age. Hear a performance and interview.

World Cafe Nashville: Colter Wall

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40 Years In, Blondie's Having More Fun

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Studio Sessions

40 Years In, Blondie's Having More Fun

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Original members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, and drummer Clem Burke are back with a new studio album, Pollinator. Hear an ecstatic performance recorded live at World Cafe.

Blondie On World Cafe

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Old 97's Goes Back To The Beginning

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Old 97's Goes Back To The Beginning

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The alt-country band recorded its major-label debut 20 years ago in a remote studio in Tornillo, Texas. For its new album, Graveyard Whistling, it returned to the very same spot.

Old 97's On World Cafe

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Revisit Gregg Allman's Last World Cafe Performance

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Revisit Gregg Allman's Last World Cafe Performance

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His 2011 record, Low Country Blues, was his first in 14 years. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, Blues featured covers of legendary artists like B.B. King and Muddy Waters.

Gregg Allman On World Cafe

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Hear Pokey LaFarge Perform 'Riot In The Streets'

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Hear Pokey LaFarge Perform 'Riot In The Streets'

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In a live session, the St. Louis roots performer shares a song he wrote in response to the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., just outside his hometown.

Pokey LaFarge On World Cafe

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Hang Out In The Basement With Pinegrove

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Hang Out In The Basement With Pinegrove

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Listening to this band's music gives you that warm feeling of spending time with old friends. Hear a performance of songs from 2016's Cardinal, recorded live for World Cafe.

Pinegrove On World Cafe

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Mac DeMarco: You Can Teach 'This Old Dog' New Tricks

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Mac DeMarco: You Can Teach 'This Old Dog' New Tricks

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The Canadian rocker has always been known for bringing the party, but his latest album includes more sober reflection on his relationship with his father.

Mac DeMarco On World Cafe

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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever On World Cafe

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Studio Sessions

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever On World Cafe

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The Melbourne band consists of a pair of brothers and a pair of cousins, plus one. Hear its Cinderella story — from playing bedroom jams to signing with Sub Pop — in this session.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever On World Cafe

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Joshua James Sings What's Hard To Say Out Loud

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Joshua James Sings What's Hard To Say Out Loud

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The songs on James' latest album, My Spirit Sister, are staggeringly honest snapshots of love and doubt. Hear an interview and performance from the Americana songwriter.

Joshua James On World Cafe

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Goldfrapp Talks New, Glowing Album, 'Silver Eye'

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Goldfrapp Talks New, Glowing Album, 'Silver Eye'

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The duo's latest release is visceral dance music — an album you feel in your body before you process in your brain.

Goldfrapp On World Cafe

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Father John Misty On Exorcising The Demons

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Father John Misty On Exorcising The Demons

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Josh Tillman's latest, Pure Comedy, is skeptical, surreal and sardonic, but also loving, generous and funny. He performs and discusses the Pentecostal upbringing that he defined himself against.

Father John Misty on World Cafe

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Tanya Tagaq: 'Who I Am Is So Attached To My Culture'

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Tanya Tagaq: 'Who I Am Is So Attached To My Culture'

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The breathtaking vocalist explains how she's brought her own interpretation of Inuit throat singing together with punk and electronica.

Tanya Tagaq On World Cafe

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Matthew Logan Vasquez 'Does What He Wants'

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Matthew Logan Vasquez 'Does What He Wants'

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You can't tell the Delta Spirit frontman what to do in this session, featuring songs from his latest solo album.

Matthew Logan Vasquez On World Cafe

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Angaleena Presley Tells It Like It Is

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Nashville Sessions

Angaleena Presley Tells It Like It Is

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On her new album, Wrangled, Presley fearlessly addresses a country music milieu that, in her view, is downright hostile to women who speak their minds. Hear an interview and performance.

World Cafe Nashville: Angaleena Presley

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