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U.S. Girls' Meg Remy Turns 'Less Is More' Upside Down

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U.S. Girls' Meg Remy Turns 'Less Is More' Upside Down

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Over time, the sound and lineup of U.S. Girls has evolved from just Meg Remy. On the group's latest record, Heavy Light, up to 20 musicians recorded in the studio at the same time.

U.S. Girls on World Cafe

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Classic World Cafe: John Mayer En Route To Superstardom

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Classic World Cafe: John Mayer En Route To Superstardom

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Today, you can pretend it's 2001: John Mayer visits the World Cafe just after the release of his debut album Room For Squares, which sold over 4 million copies and won him his first Grammy award.

Classic World Cafe with John Mayer

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How The War On Drugs Perfected The Art Of The Socially Distanced Livestream

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How The War On Drugs Perfected The Art Of The Socially Distanced Livestream

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The leader of The War on Drugs, Adam Granduciel, talks from his LA home about how the band perfected performing together, even though they were recording from places all across the country.

The War On Drugs On World Cafe

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Steve Earle Tells The Story Of A West Virginian Mining Disaster Through Song

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Steve Earle Tells The Story Of A West Virginian Mining Disaster Through Song

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Earle knows the value of storytelling as a way to find our shared humanity. He used that talent to write the music for a play called Coal Country and make his latest album, Ghosts of West Virginia.

Steve Earle On World Cafe

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Classic World Cafe: Sheryl Crow On Her Debut Album, 'Tuesday Night Music Club'

Sheryl Crow won three Grammy awards in 1995, including record of the year for "All I Wanna Do" off her album, Tuesday Night Music Club. For this session, we revisit her 1993 interview about her debut. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption

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Classic World Cafe: Sheryl Crow On Her Debut Album, 'Tuesday Night Music Club'

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Today, you can pretend it's 1993: One month ago, a new singer-songwriter named Sheryl Crow released her debut album called Tuesday Night Music Club, but it wasn't an immediate success.

Classic World Cafe with Sheryl Crow

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Stream Our Public Radio Music Day Playlist, Featuring Songs About The Radio

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Stream Our Public Radio Music Day Playlist, Featuring Songs About The Radio

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From Steely Dan's "FM" to Donna Summer's "On The Radio," from R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe" to LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio," stream our playlist to celebrate Public Radio Music Day.

Life Has Been Unpredictable For Maggie Koerner

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Life Has Been Unpredictable For Maggie Koerner

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The New Orleans artist was on her way to getting a master's degree in child psychology when a friend inspired her to focus on music. Hear her soulful, powerful, voice in this session.

Maggie Koerner On World Cafe

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Caroline Rose On 'Superstar', A Concept Album Recorded While She Gained Fame

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Caroline Rose On 'Superstar', A Concept Album Recorded While She Gained Fame

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In the aftermath of her previous album Loner's success, Caroline Rose's new record is a concept album about a person who wants to be famous.

Caroline Rose on World Cafe

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A Virginia Music History Lesson With WNRN's Desiré Moses

Desiré Moses says you can't talk about the music of Charlottesville, Va., without mentioning that Dave Matthews Band got its start here all those years ago. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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A Virginia Music History Lesson With WNRN's Desiré Moses

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From Sparklehorse and Pavement to Silver Jews and, yes, Dave Matthews: our Charlottesville affiliate station managing producer plays guest DJ to help us explore the music of central Virginia.

Desiré Moses, Guest DJ on World Cafe

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'Everything Has Changed' For Best Coast

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'Everything Has Changed' For Best Coast

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10 years after her band's debut made her an indie darling, Bethany Cosentino is ready to put some of those early 20s demons — pessimism, depression, instability — to bed.

Best Coast On World Cafe

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Soccer Mommy Is In Control

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Soccer Mommy Is In Control

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Sophie Allison has a keen understanding of how music works – not just the technical intricacies, but how it all fits together, too.

Soccer Mommy On World Cafe

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Aubrie Sellers Talks About Her Journey In 'Far From Home'

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Aubrie Sellers Talks About Her Journey In 'Far From Home'

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In this session, hear Sellers perform songs from her new album. We also discuss her journey and the joy of anonymity in a new place.

Aubrie Sellers On World Cafe

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Great Grandpa Hits Its Stride On 'Four Of Arrows'

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Great Grandpa Hits Its Stride On 'Four Of Arrows'

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Hear a mini-concert of songs from the band's sophomore album in this session.

Great Grandpa On World Cafe

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