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Mike Doughty On World Cafe

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December 3, 2013 • The former Soul Coughing frontman talks with host David Dye about why his years with the band were some of his darkest moments in life. He also plays a set of revamped Soul Coughing songs.

Mike Doughty On World Cafe

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Mike Doughty Annuls The 'Dark Marriage' Of His Former Band

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Music Interviews

Mike Doughty Annuls The 'Dark Marriage' Of His Former Band

September 15, 2013 • The former Soul Coughing frontman is revisiting his old band's work. Doughty's new album, Circles Super Bon Bon, presents those songs the way he says he'd always wanted them to sound.

Mike Doughty Annuls The 'Dark Marriage' Of His Former Band

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Mike Doughty On Mountain Stage

March 12, 2013 • Hear the singer-songwriter perform his own tunes and some from his latest album of covers, The Flip Is Another Honey.

Mike Doughty On Mountain Stage

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Concerts

Mike Doughty In Concert

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November 18, 2011 • With an off-kilter sense of humor and a tendency to venture into realms of experimental rock and jazz, Doughty took the stage at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Mike Doughty In Concert

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Mountain Stage

Mike Doughty On Mountain Stage

November 29, 2010 • Hear a live performance by the former frontman for the jazzy experimental rock band Soul Coughing. Here, Doughty performs with his longtime touring partner, cellist Andrew "Scrap" Livingston.

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Concerts

Mike Doughty In Concert

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October 30, 2009 • After leading the frenetically inventive band Soul Coughing throughout the '90s, Doughty embarked on a solo career. Though doing so meant making a huge shift from eclectic big-band alt-rock to sparse acoustic sets, he found remarkable success during a long cross-country tour. Hear Doughty perform live in concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Mike Doughty In Concert

World Cafe

Mike Doughty Navigates 'Stars at Night'

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February 21, 2008 • Mike Doughty is likely best known as the former frontman of Soul Coughing, the "deep slacker jazz" group spawned in 1992. Since the band's break-up, Doughty has built a strong following as a solo artist. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

Mike Doughty Navigates 'Stars at Night'

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Songs for Mike Doughty's Muse

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February 20, 2008 • "27 Jennifers" is Mike Doughty's new single. In anticipation of his upcoming session on World Cafe, it's a full show of songs about that inspirational girl.

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Music Interviews

Mike Doughty Gets Relaxed, Joyful

February 16, 2008 • After his "deep slacker jazz" band Soul Coughing broke up in 1998, Doughty spent years on the road finding his voice with just a rental car, an acoustic guitar and a cult following. His new album, Golden Delicious, finds him in a relaxed and joyful setting.

Mike Doughty Gets Relaxed, Joyful

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Opinion

From Our Listeners

Mike Doughty: The Making of the Small Rock

May 4, 2005 • Singer-Songwriter Mike Doughty begins the first day of his self-proclaimed 'Small Rock World Tour' by taking caller questions and performing songs from his new album Haughty Melodic at NPR's Washington studios. Doughty is the former frontman for the group Soul Coughing.

Mike Doughty: The Making of the Small Rock

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All Songs Considered

The Mars Volta, Shout Out Louds, Stephen Malkmus

April 20, 2005 • Music from a found diary: The Mars Volta; Progressive rock classic from Gentle Giant; Stockholm pop from Shout Out Louds New instrumental electronica from Moby; Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and more.

The Mars Volta, Shout Out Louds, Stephen Malkmus

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Political Songs and Satire

July 24, 2004 • In this election year we put out a call for music about politics. What we wanted was satire; what we got were earnest and passionate songs that mostly bashed the incumbent president

Political Songs and Satire

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