Rock Studio Sessions
Listen Yeasayer On World Cafe WXPN
November 29, 2012 – On Fragrant World, the band adopts a sparser sound. Hear Yeasayer perform live in the studio. WXPN
Listen Jon Spencer Blues Explosion On World Cafe WXPN
November 28, 2012 – The rowdy blues-rock revivalist joins host David Dye in the studio to play songs from Meat and Bone. WXPN
Listen Electric Guest on World Cafe WXPN
November 27, 2012 – Hear this Danger Mouse-approved songwriter perform four songs in the World Cafe studio. WXPN
Watch San Cisco: An 'Awkward' Upstart From Down Under KCMP
November 27, 2012 – Watch the irresistible Australian band perform its hit "Awkward," live at The Current in Minnesota. KCMP
Listen Ben Folds Five On World Cafe WXPN
November 23, 2012 – Hear a four-song set from the wildly popular pianist and his re-formed band. WXPN
Listen Delta Rae On World Cafe WXPN
November 21, 2012 – The popular North Carolina folk-rock band performs a four-song set in the World Cafe studio. WXPN
Watch KCRW Presents: Regina Spektor KCRW
November 21, 2012 – Watch the pianist perform "The Party" for KCRW listeners at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio. KCRW
Watch Sera Cahoone: Sounds Like Home opbmusic
November 20, 2012 – Watch the Seattle singer perform "Deer Creek Canyon" at the Doug Fir in Portland for opbmusic. opbmusic
Listen Grizzly Bear On World Cafe WXPN
November 19, 2012 – Originally started as a bedroom project, the band just released the lavishly produced Shields. WXPN
Listen Titus Andronicus On World Cafe WXPN
November 15, 2012 – The New Jersey band has never shied away from big ideas, dispensed with vein-bulging urgency. WXPN
Listen John Cale On World Cafe WXPN
November 14, 2012 – The producer and songwriter just released his 15th solo album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie World. WXPN
Watch KCRW Presents: Lost In The Trees KCRW
November 14, 2012 – Watch Ari Picker's melancholy collective perform a new song, "Glass Harp," in the studio. KCRW
Watch Jens Lekman: Positively Negative opbmusic
November 13, 2012 – Watch the Swedish star perform the title track from his latest album, I Know What Love Isn't. opbmusic
Listen Neil Halstead On World Cafe
November 9, 2012 – The venerable singer just released a solo album, Palindrome Hunches, while Mojave 3 is on hiatus.
Listen Ian Hunter On World Cafe WXPN
November 8, 2012 – After the glam-rock band Mott the Hoople dissolved in 1974, Hunter became an outspoken solo artist. WXPN