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Folk Alley nominated The Brother Brothers for this month's edition of <em>Heavy Rotation</em>.Crossover Touring/Courtesy of the Artisthide caption

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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World Cafe Nashville: A New Music Roundup WXPN-FM

"It was the greatest time of my life. Living the dream of dreams," Steve Perry says, "But you don't have to look too far to see people not surviving fame and fortune."Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artisthide caption

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Steve Perry Makes His Return WXPN-FM

Watch Hozier Perform 'Nina Cried Power' On World Cafe

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Watch Hozier Perform 'Nina Cried Power' On World Cafe

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by Bruce Warren

October 12, 2018 • The Irish singer-songwriter performs a stripped-down version of the song from his latest EP.

Hear Rosanne Cash's Instant Classic 'Not Many Miles To Go'

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Hear Rosanne Cash's Instant Classic 'Not Many Miles To Go'

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by Bruce Warren

October 11, 2018 • This uptempo song from Cash's upcoming album, She Remembers Everything, bares the message that love carries with it the certainty of loss.

Arc Iris Offers Up Optimism In 'If You Can See' Video

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Arc Iris Offers Up Optimism In 'If You Can See' Video

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by Bruce Warren

October 10, 2018 • The band's official music video is a visual collage of faces of all shapes, sizes and colors.

Hear The Bangles Cover The Three O'Clock For Paisley Underground Compilation

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Hear The Bangles Cover The Three O'Clock For Paisley Underground Compilation

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by Bruce Warren

October 9, 2018 • The Bangles, The Three O'Clock, The Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade all cover each others' songs for the project, which celebrates the psychedelic rock scene from the early 1980s.

Watch The McCrary Sisters Gospel Roots Of Rock And Soul Concert

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Performances

Watch The McCrary Sisters Gospel Roots Of Rock And Soul Concert

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by Bruce Warren

October 5, 2018 • Ann, Deborah, Regina and Alfreda dazzled a packed house at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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HAERTS On World Cafe

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by Talia Schlanger

October 5, 2018 • Listening to HAERTS' album 'New Compassion' feels like you're hearing a couple work through their relationship from both sides in real time.

HAERTS On World Cafe

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David Crosby's 'Vagrants Of Venice' Captures His Rich, Classic Timbre And His Collaborative Spirit

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David Crosby's 'Vagrants Of Venice' Captures His Rich, Classic Timbre And His Collaborative Spirit

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by Bruce Warren

October 4, 2018 • Croz is back, again. Singer-songwriter David Crosby releases his latest album, 'Here If You Listen' on Oct. 26.

The Supreme Court Is A Musical Muse For 'Radiolab' Host Jad Abumrad

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The Supreme Court Is A Musical Muse For 'Radiolab' Host Jad Abumrad

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by Talia Schlanger

October 3, 2018 • Host Jad Abumrad discusses '27: The Most Perfect Album,' an album inspired by amendments to the United States Constitution.

Jad Abumrad On World Cafe

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This Is Muscle Shoals: The Playlist

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by Bruce Warren

October 1, 2018 • Listen to a selection of timeless classics recorded at FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.

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Aaron Lee Tasjan On World Cafe

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by Stephen Kallao

October 1, 2018 • Tasjan's latest album walks a fine line between timelessness and a record very much of this moment.

Aaron Lee Tasjan On World Cafe

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

September 29, 2018 • September brought us a single from indie favorite Kurt Vile's upcoming album, a slinky, slow-burn success from the indomitable Neneh Cherry and a razor-sharp Ray Charles cover.

World Cafe Nashville: The War And Treaty

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World Cafe Nashville: The War And Treaty

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by Ann Powers

September 28, 2018 • This duo makes inspirational music pulled from Americana roots music and the couple's personal experience of surviving and thriving in the sometimes perilous 21st Century.

The War And Treaty On World Cafe

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DeVotchKa On World Cafe

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by Talia Schlanger

September 27, 2018 • DeVotchKa has released a handful of charming albums that blend the spirit of indie, cabaret and world music with a whole lot more that can't be described.

DeVotchKa On World Cafe

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World Cafe Nashville: A New Music Roundup

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Nashville Sessions

World Cafe Nashville: A New Music Roundup

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by Jewly Hight

September 25, 2018 • The new music that's come out of Nashville in recent months is an embarrassment of riches.

30 Years Later: Was 1988 The Greatest Year In Music?

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30 Years Later: Was 1988 The Greatest Year In Music?

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by Bruce Warren

September 24, 2018 • It's 1988. A gallon of gas is about 90 cents and movie tickets average $3.50 a flick, but what was new in your music collection?

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Performances

Watch The McCrary Sisters Perform Live

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by Bruce Warren

September 21, 2018 • This live performance from WXPN's Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul project features a unique style of gospel influenced by classic soul, Americana, blues and R&B.

"It was the greatest time of my life. Living the dream of dreams," Steve Perry says, "But you don't have to look too far to see people not surviving fame and fortune." Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Steve Perry Makes His Return

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by Talia Schlanger

September 21, 2018 • Perry's latest solo album, Traces, out Oct. 5, marks his reunion with his own voice. And yes, it's emotional.

Steve Perry On World Cafe

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Between Chaos And Desire: A Conversation With Christine And The Queens

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Between Chaos And Desire: A Conversation With Christine And The Queens

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by Talia Schlanger

September 20, 2018 • Talia Schlanger chats with pop music's weird cousin about the new album Chris and its blurred distinctions between aggressive and vulnerable, masculine and feminine, identity and presentation.

Christine and the Queens On World Cafe

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Leon Bridges On World Cafe

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by Talia Schlanger

September 19, 2018 • Although Leon Bridges didn't perform live songs with a band for this session, he required no special prodding to croon a capella during our chat.

Leon Bridges On World Cafe

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Nashville Sessions

The Best Acts We Saw At AmericanaFest

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by Bruce Warren

September 17, 2018 • Five great minds in public radio talk about standout events and artists across the six-day celebration.

Sounds From The Camp Stage At 2018 Philadelphia Folk Festival

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Sounds From The Camp Stage At 2018 Philadelphia Folk Festival

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by David Dye

September 17, 2018 • Hear performances from Scottish instrumental trio Talisk, Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon and a two song set from the bilingual, Texas-based singer-songwriter Gina Chavez.

Philadelphia Folk Festival Camp Stage On World Cafe

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