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Take A Walk Down The Oldest Street In LA With La Santa Cecilia

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Take A Walk Down The Oldest Street In LA With La Santa Cecilia

Not only did the Grammy-winning band get its start here, but its leader, La Marisoul, also operates a shop in the Mexican Marketplace found on Olvera Street.

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Jamie Drake's Debut Album Was A Decade In The Making

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Jamie Drake's Debut Album Was A Decade In The Making

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After settling in LA, Jamie waited 10 years before she started performing publicly. But, as you are about to hear, the wait was worth it.

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LA Hood Life Tours: A Ride Through The Birthplace Of West Coast Hip-Hop

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LA Hood Life Tours: A Ride Through The Birthplace Of West Coast Hip-Hop

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LA Hood Life Tours take you to where Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle and the larger genre of West Coast Hip-Hop got started.

LA Hood Life Tour on World Cafe

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Possum Dixon Bandleader Rob Zabrecky Found The Magic In Performance

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Possum Dixon Bandleader Rob Zabrecky Found The Magic In Performance

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Not only was he was the rock and roll leader of Possum Dixon, but he's a world class magician, storyteller and now author with his 2019 memoir, Strange Cures, which explores his life and a very untold side of LA.

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LA Trio JEMS Creates Harmonies And Songs To Stand The Test Of Time

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LA Trio JEMS Creates Harmonies And Songs To Stand The Test Of Time

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The Los Angeles trio performs live from the famed club Hotel Cafe, sharing the importance of the venue, and how they discovered they could sing in such perfect harmony.

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A Career-Spanning Conversation With Liz Phair

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A Career-Spanning Conversation With Liz Phair

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We met up with Liz Phair during a Sense Of Place trip to Los Angeles in early March. She performs live and talks about her journey, overcoming expectations, her upcoming album, Soberish.

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Ethan Gruska's Musical Family Tree Goes Way Back

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Ethan Gruska's Musical Family Tree Goes Way Back

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Ethan Gruska has produced for artists including Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers and Manchester Orchestra, but he's also a successful solo artist. He'll play a few songs from his excellent sophomore album, En Garde, for this Sense of Place session.

Ethan Gruska On World Cafe

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Radio DJ Zane Lowe Shares His Take On The Future Of Music

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Radio DJ Zane Lowe Shares His Take On The Future Of Music

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While capturing a Sense Of Place in Los Angeles, Zane Lowe shares the city's current status and where artists and fans might go from here in this strange moment in history.

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Inside Rockbridge Guitars, Where The Music Really Starts

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Inside Rockbridge Guitars, Where The Music Really Starts

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Co-founders Brian Calhoun and Randall Ray make guitars for artists like Dave Matthews, Richie Sambora and Jason Mraz. In this segment, Brian takes us on a tour of the shop and explains how every instrument is a unique piece of art.

Rockbridge Guitars On World Cafe

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Dive Into The Wild, Twisted And Surprisingly Cultured World Of GWAR

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Dive Into The Wild, Twisted And Surprisingly Cultured World Of GWAR

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Join us for a tour of GWAR's "Slave Pit" from our recent Sense Of Place Trip to Richmond, Va.

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A Look Inside Spacebomb Studios, The Creative Hub In Richmond, Va.

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A Look Inside Spacebomb Studios, The Creative Hub In Richmond, Va.

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Founder and musician Matthew E. White hosts a tour around the studio and explains how not being located in a big music city makes Spacebomb so special.

Spacebomb Studios On World Cafe

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Meet The Man Behind One Of Virginia's Oldest Record Stores

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Meet The Man Behind One Of Virginia's Oldest Record Stores

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Take a little field trip to Barky's Record Store, owned by a cool character who's 87 years young.

Barky's Record Store On World Cafe

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Saw Black Is Part Of A Vibrant Music Community in Richmond, Va.

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Saw Black Is Part Of A Vibrant Music Community in Richmond, Va.

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Richmond may not be thought of as a marquee music city name, but the artists there are building something really special.

Saw Black On World Cafe

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Sleepwalkers Shares What Makes Richmond's Music Scene So Special

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Sleepwalkers Shares What Makes Richmond's Music Scene So Special

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The fast-rising Richmond band performs songs from its sophomore album, Ages, live inside Spacebomb Studios.

Sleepwalkers On World Cafe

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There's Something Undeniably Catchy About The Music Of Gold Connections

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There's Something Undeniably Catchy About The Music Of Gold Connections

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Enjoy a live session, recorded at In Your Ear Studios during World Cafe's Sense Of Place trip to Richmond, Va.

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A Virginia Music History Lesson With WNRN's Desiré Moses

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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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Central Virginia Music Scene 101 With WNRN's Desiré Moses

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Central Virginia Music Scene 101 With WNRN's Desiré Moses

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For next month's Sense Of Place, we go from Charlottesville to Richmond. Today we explore both cities with WNRN's managing producer, music writer and host Desiré Moses.

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These Charlottesville Musicians Want To Change The Way You Experience Live Music

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These Charlottesville Musicians Want To Change The Way You Experience Live Music

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David Wax Museum and Lowland Hum invite you to shut your eyes for an immersive listening experience.

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It Doesn't Get More Charlottesville Than The Hackensaw Boys

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It Doesn't Get More Charlottesville Than The Hackensaw Boys

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The Hackensaw Boys have been performing together for nearly 20 years. The veteran act has a knack for storytelling, and many of its songs are about the band's hometown.

Hackensaw Boys On World Cafe

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Rich Tarbell Literally Wrote The Book On Charlottesville's Music Scene

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Rich Tarbell Literally Wrote The Book On Charlottesville's Music Scene

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The longtime Charlottesville, Va., photographer captured local and national bands to document the scene in 'Regarding Charlottesville Music.'

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See Charlottesville Through The Eyes Of David Wax Museum

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See Charlottesville Through The Eyes Of David Wax Museum

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David Wax and Suz Slezak take us on a walk through the city they love and share how they met and what happened when the Unite the Right rally came to Charlottesville.

David Wax Museum in Charlottesville, VA On World Cafe

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