"I don't even know if I deserve at age 51 to have this much joy on stage," Dave Matthews says.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
World Cafe WXPN in Philadelphia and host Talia Schlanger present interviews and performances with today's essential and emerging artists.
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Ray LaMontagne.Brian Stowell/Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Neko Case performs live at World Cafe Live (upstairs) in Philadelphia.Senia Lopez/WXPNhide caption
Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall in February 2012 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption
World Cafe Pays Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Death Cab For Cutie inside the World Cafe Performance Studio Dylan Eddinger/WXPN hide caption
Death Cab For Cutie On World Cafe
Femina-X performing live at Nuevofest 2018 Senia Lopez/WXPN hide caption
Jukebox The Ghost inside the World Cafe Performance Studio John Evin Groome/WXPN hide caption
Jukebox The Ghost On World Cafe
Liz Cooper Lindsay Patkos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
World Cafe Nashville: Liz Cooper & The Stampede
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets Jim Herrington/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets On World Cafe
Jim Lauderdale. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jim Lauderdale On World Cafe
serpentwithfeet outside the World Cafe Performance Studio in Philadelphia Dylan Eddinger/WXPN hide caption
serpentwithfeet On World Cafe
Boz Scaggs Chris Phelps/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Boz Scaggs On World Cafe
Rainbow Kitten Surprise Matthew Salacuse/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
World Cafe Nashville: Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Cordovas in Nashville. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Amanda Shires Elizaveta Porodina/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Amanda Shires On World Cafe
Members of the gospel group The Edwin Hawkins Singers pose for a portrait circa 1975. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
The Story Of Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day" On World Cafe
Stanley Clarke Raj Naik/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Stanley Clarke On World Cafe
Josh Ritter (top, credit: Laura WIlson), Blind Boys Of Alabama (bottom, credit:Jim Harrington) and Sunday's webcast schedule. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Adam & Kizzie are featured on this month's edition of Heavy Rotation. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (top, credit: Optimus Danny), Margo Price (bottom, credit: Danielle Holbert) and Saturday's webcast schedule. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The Lone Bellow (top, credit: Eric Ryan Anderson), Bermuda Triangle (bottom, credit: HarveyHale) and Friday's live streaming schedule. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Josh Ritter (top left, credit: Laura Wilson), Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real (top right, credit: Jacob Blickenstaff), Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (bottom left, credit: Optimus Danny), Bermuda Triangle (bottom right, credit: Harvey Hale) Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Amos Lee performing "No More Darkness, No More Light" Still from video/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sam Lewis (left, credit: Ryan Musick), Birds Of Chicago (right, credit: Yves Assad) Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Courtney Barnett (left, credit: Ashley Gellman), David Crosby (top right, credit: Anna Webber), Natalie Prass (bottom right, credit: Galea McGregor) Courtesy of the artists hide caption