World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
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WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Description:
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Language:
English
Episodes
Los Bitchos' 'Talkie Talkie' is a raucous 1980s discotheque
11/1/2024
Heavily inspired by cumbia, the London-based band has a straightforward ethos: have fun.
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Duration:00:34:38
Tycho on his latest album, 'Infinite Health'
10/30/2024
The record producer and composer sought inspiration from his beginnings in Sacramento for his latest record.
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Duration:00:27:49
The Culture Corner: Digable Planets' 'Blowout Comb' turns 30
10/29/2024
The hip-hop group's second and final album took a sharp sonic turn away from their radio-friendly debut.
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Duration:00:13:46
Cassandra Lewis on her debut album, 'Lost in a Dream'
10/28/2024
The Nashville-based singer-songwriter sought inspiration from Dorothy's journey in The Wizard of Oz.
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Duration:00:34:05
WATCH: Pixies plays songs from their new album, 'The Night the Zombies Came'
10/24/2024
The alternative rock pioneers perform an exclusive set ahead of the release of their latest album.
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Duration:00:13:20
WATCH: Little Feat pours their motley energy into 'Sam's Place'
10/23/2024
The band co-founded by Lowell George and led by Bill Payne has flourished with their gumbo approach to rock and roll.
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Duration:00:41:07
Acadiana Music Showcase: Amis Du Teche
10/22/2024
Hear a live performance from the young Cajun group Amis Du Teche as they perform songs from their latest self-titled album.
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Duration:00:13:16
Sense of Place: Step inside Denver's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/18/2024
Denver's iconic outdoor venue comes with a unique set of challenges.
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Duration:00:13:26
Sense of Place: Boulder-bred Pink Fuzz makes riotous desert rock
10/17/2024
Just like their name implies, this desert rock trio is buzzy, loud and fun.
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Duration:00:34:42
Sense of Place: This Colorado bluegrass quartet was only supposed to play once
10/15/2024
Big Richard formed to play a one-off festival gig, then the quartet fell in love with playing together.
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Duration:00:47:06
Sense of Place: Fort Collins is a melting pot of music
10/14/2024
Tune in to a mini-concert with Latin pop and hip hop group 2MX2, plus learn about the foundation cultivating Fort Collins' music scene.
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Duration:00:21:43
Ride on their latest album, 'Interplay'
10/8/2024
The English rock band looks to '80s synth pop on their seventh studio album.
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Duration:00:32:50
Amos Lee on his latest album, 'Transmissions'
10/7/2024
The Philadelphia musician wanted to reconnect with his tight-knit circle of bandmates on his new record.
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Duration:00:30:39
Tune in to a mini-concert with TEKE::TEKE
10/3/2024
The Montreal-based band blends together different influences, from japanese folk to J-Pop and Brazilian surf rock.
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Duration:00:19:12
American Aquarium on their latest album, 'Fear of Standing Still'
10/2/2024
Frontman BJ Barham talks about working with producer Shooter Jennings and tackling the complexity of Southern identity on the band's new album.
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Duration:00:29:33
Paris Paloma on her debut album, 'Cacophony'
9/30/2024
The English singer-songwriter chats about why "labour" went viral and the inspirations behind her new album.
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Duration:00:29:04
David Gilmour on his latest album, 'Luck and Strange'
9/27/2024
The English guitarist and songwriter joins us to talk about his fifth studio album.
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Duration:00:21:13
Tune in to a mini-concert with English Teacher
9/26/2024
This English indie rock band formed while studying at the Leeds Conservatoire in 2020. Four years laters, they won the Mercury Prize.
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Duration:00:16:15
Tune in to a mini-concert with The Dip
9/24/2024
The funk, soul and R&B band from Seattle explores the more complicated side of love on their latest album, Love Direction.
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Duration:00:14:32
Memories blossom on Hurray for the Riff Raff's latest record
9/20/2024
On The Past is Still Alive, folk songwriter Alynda Segarra reignites visions from a past life and the people they've met along the way.
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Duration:00:28:37