Studio Sessions : World Cafe : NPR

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Jukebox The Ghost On World Cafe

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August 14, 2018 • When three friends are good at what they do and they're having a lot of fun with each other doing it, we're all in for a good time. That's what this session promises.

Jukebox The Ghost On World Cafe

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Nick Lowe And Los Straitjackets On World Cafe

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Nick Lowe And Los Straitjackets On World Cafe

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August 9, 2018 • Los Straitjackets has been backing Lowe for the last few years of touring, so it was only natural that he and the band would record together for this session.

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets On World Cafe

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August 7, 2018 • One of the kings of Americana releases two new albums to bookend his career — one with new tunes and one that dusts off his recordings from 1979.

Jim Lauderdale On World Cafe

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August 6, 2018 • A live performance of songs from one of the most intriguing albums of the year, soil.

serpentwithfeet On World Cafe

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August 3, 2018 • Boz Scagg's new music traces back to an early love of the blues that he first fell in love with growing up in Texas and Oklahoma.

Boz Scaggs On World Cafe

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July 31, 2018 • Mama wants to change that Nashville sound.

Amanda Shires On World Cafe

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July 30, 2018 • A chat with the legend himself and band member Cameron Graves on the new album The Message.

Stanley Clarke On World Cafe

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World Cafe Nashville: Sam Lewis And Birds Of Chicago

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World Cafe Nashville: Sam Lewis And Birds Of Chicago

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July 24, 2018 • Troubled by the divisiveness in America's social and political discourse, folk singer Sam Lewis and folk duo Birds of Chicago found themselves drawn toward poetic openness and humble idealism.

World Cafe Encore Week: Revisiting The Past Year Of Studio Sessions

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World Cafe Encore Week: Revisiting The Past Year Of Studio Sessions

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July 23, 2018 • Listen back to some of the best World Cafe interviews and performances of the past year including Courtney Barnett, David Crosby, Natalie Prass and many more.

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July 20, 2018 • Party band, piano rock, juke jointing. This band can do it all.

Low Cut Connie On World Cafe

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July 18, 2018 • Dessa, a raconteur rapper and slick singer who studied philosophy and dabbled in slam poetry, is one of the most anomalous artists in music today.

Dessa On World Cafe

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'Change Is Never Easy': Dave Matthews' Past Motivates His Present

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'Change Is Never Easy': Dave Matthews' Past Motivates His Present

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July 17, 2018 • Dave Matthews' opinions on U.S. race relations, excitement for a new band line-up and acceptance of "Crash Into Me" are all products of reflection.

Dave Matthews on World Cafe

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World Cafe Nashville: Birdtalker

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July 16, 2018 • There's a beautiful reflectiveness within Birdtalker's song that comes from Zack Green's soul-searching and Dani Green's skill with story and metaphor.

Birdtalker On World Cafe

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July 13, 2018 • Yes, the band makes party music, but the members have worked incredibly hard to get here, surviving hurricanes and discrimination in the music business.

The Suffers On World Cafe

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Neko Case Has Been Through Hell And Back

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Neko Case Has Been Through Hell And Back

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July 12, 2018 • Case reflects on a solitary childhood, the fire that consumed her house, the subjugation of women and the fate of humanity, and performs songs from her latest album, Hell-On.

Neko Case On World Cafe

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Frank Turner Breaks Down The 'Collective Problem' With Politics

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Frank Turner Breaks Down The 'Collective Problem' With Politics

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July 10, 2018 • The message of Turner's new album Be More Kind applies both to the ways we treat the world around us and the way we treat ourselves.

Frank Turner On World Cafe

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Dawes On World Cafe

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July 9, 2018 • Songwriting and musicianship aside, one of the things fans latch on to is that this band feels like a good hang.

Dawes On World Cafe

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The Record Company On World Cafe

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July 6, 2018 • The members of the trio talk about All of This Life, their relentless work ethic and the surprising similarities between touring in a rock and roll band and growing up on a dairy farm.

The Record Company On World Cafe

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Ray LaMontagne On World Cafe

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July 3, 2018 • LaMontagne shares life stories, including how he met his wife at 8 years old, and performs songs from his latest album 'Part of the Light.'

Ray LaMontagne On World Cafe

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Dave Alvin And Jimmie Dale Gilmore On World Cafe

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Dave Alvin And Jimmie Dale Gilmore On World Cafe

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July 2, 2018 • As the longtime acquaintances found out when they were thrown together as tour mates, Alvin and Gilmore have the blues, classic folk and the L.A. club The Ash Grove in common.

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore On World Cafe

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Author Robert Hilburn Shares Stories And Revelations Inside 'Paul Simon: The Life'

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Author Robert Hilburn Shares Stories And Revelations Inside 'Paul Simon: The Life'

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June 29, 2018 • The former Los Angelese Times music critic was given complete editorial control over the singer-songwriter's biography.

Author Robert Hilburn On World Cafe

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Ruen Brothers On World Cafe

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June 26, 2018 • Hear the story of how the brothers went from singing in the pubs of an old steel town outside London to recording at Rick Rubin's Shangri La Studios in Malibu.

Ruen Brothers On World Cafe

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Rare Essence On World Cafe

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June 25, 2018 • Go-go is an offshoot of funk that combines elements of R&B, hip-hop and blues. Rare Essence, the Washington D.C. pioneers of go-go, bring the get-down to World Cafe.

Rare Essence On World Cafe

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Kississippi On World Cafe

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June 22, 2018 • After some ups and downs, Zoe Reynolds persisted and independently released her debut album. Hear a live performance.

Kississippi on World Cafe

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