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Electric Guest.

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November 27, 2012 – Hear this Danger Mouse-approved songwriter perform four songs in the World Cafe studio. WXPN

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Elephant Stone.

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November 26, 2012 – The metallic, resonant drones of a sitar twist the band's pop songs into something unexpected. WXPN

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Dwight Yoakam.

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November 26, 2012 – Hear the country-music veteran perform four songs and sit down for an extended interview. WXPN

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(From left) Robert Sledge, Ben Folds and Darren Jessee of Ben Folds Five.

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November 23, 2012 – Hear a four-song set from the wildly popular pianist and his re-formed band. WXPN

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Delta Rae.

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November 21, 2012 – The popular North Carolina folk-rock band performs a four-song set in the World Cafe studio. WXPN

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Leonard Cohen.

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November 20, 2012 – Music journalist Sylvie Simmons recently wrote a biography of the iconic singer and poet. WXPN

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The Fresh and Onlys.

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November 19, 2012 – Fusing garage-rock and pop with punk, the band just released Long Slow Dance (Mexican Summer). WXPN

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Grizzly Bear.

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November 19, 2012 – Originally started as a bedroom project, the band just released the lavishly produced Shields. WXPN

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Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" is one of the earliest examples of Afro-Cuban jazz.

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November 15, 2012 – Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras visits World Cafe to discuss the conga's place in Afro-Cuban culture. WXPN

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Titus Andronicus.

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November 15, 2012 – The New Jersey band has never shied away from big ideas, dispensed with vein-bulging urgency. WXPN

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John Cale.

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November 14, 2012 – The producer and songwriter just released his 15th solo album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie World. WXPN

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Aaron Embry.

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November 12, 2012 – The Californian recorded his solo debut, Tiny Prayers, after a three-year stint with Edward Sharpe. WXPN

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Field Report.

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November 12, 2012 – The band just released its debut album — the result of years of work for founder Chris Porterfield. WXPN

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Neil Halstead.

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November 9, 2012 – The venerable singer just released a solo album, Palindrome Hunches, while Mojave 3 is on hiatus.

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Ian Hunter.

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November 8, 2012 – After the glam-rock band Mott the Hoople dissolved in 1974, Hunter became an outspoken solo artist. WXPN

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