Before the Breakthrough: Selena
For Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe is diving into the late Tejano performer's ascent to stardom. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...
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WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
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For Alabama Shakes, making music together again was like 'riding a bike'
The trio returns with their first studio album in 11 years. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...
How Brian Jackson reimagined some of his legendary work with Gil Scott-Heron
Jackson and Scott-Heron created some of most memorable protest music of the early '70s, through the duo’s combination of jazz, soul, funk an...
The Womack Sisters leaned on each other to keep their musical ambitions alive
BG, Zeimani and Kucha Womack are music royalty — nieces to Bobby Womack and the granddaughters of Sam Cooke. Their debut album comes after a...
John R. Miller takes to the road on 'The Great Unknowing'
Miller's new album is a sort of travelogue inspired by his years as a traveling musician, but it’s also an exploration of quieter moments. S...
Before the Breakthrough: Los Lobos
For Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe is diving into the East Los Angeles band's career and music before "La Bamba" changed everything. Se...
'You gotta make it wiggly': How The Wiggles set the standard for kid's entertainment
Plus, the Australian children's music group perform a cover of Olivia Dean's megahit, "Man I Need." See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...
For Michaela Anne, the 'humdrum is holy'
The singer-songwriter found her way out of a two-year songwriting drought after finding inspiration in the "absolute magic" of everyday life...
Tune in to a mini-concert with Friko
The Chicago band performs music from their sophomore album, Something Worth Waiting For . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...
Swamp Dogg contemplates the afterlife
The 84-year-old musician and producer has built a cult following for his weird, satirical, hilarious musical personality. See pcm.adswizz.co...
Before the Breakthrough: Daddy Yankee
The Puerto Rican star's 2004 single, "Gasolina," helped launch reggaeton into the stratosphere. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ou...
Bedouine builds a home for herself on 'Neon Summer Skin'
After a trip to her childhood home in Saudi Arabia, the Syrian American musician was left contemplating what it means to "be home." See pcm....
Tune in to a mini-concert with Brother Wallace
The Georgia singer performs songs from his debut album, Electric Love. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of p...
beabadoobee looks toward what connects us on 'Pylon'
The singer and songwriter joined forces with Chino Moreno, Turnstile's Brendan Yates and more on her grunge-leaning fourth studio album. See...
Before the Breakthough: Shakira
For Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe is diving into the Colombian star's career before she made her U.S. crossover with 2001's Laundry Se...
Carly Rae Jepsen pulls out all the stops on 'Day and Night'
The Canadian pop star talks about her ambitious double album, becoming a parent and writing music for the Broadway adaptation of 10 Things I...
Kelsey Lu faces a reckoning on 'So Help Me God'
The vocalist and cellist also performs a stunning set live from World Cafe 's performance studio. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...
Culture Corner: Revisiting DJ Shadow's 'Endtroducing.....'
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explains how the California producer's debut album shifted what music could sound like. See pcm.adswi...
Interpol gets experimental on 'This Mirror Weighs a Ton'
Lead guitarist Daniel Kessler joins World Cafe to talk about the band's eighth studio album. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...
Old Crow Medicine Show reflect on 250 years of U.S. history
Morgan Jahnig and Ketch Secor join us to talk about the band's latest album, Union Made. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...